July 30, 2026
Colleagues, I am beyond proud of our Bulldog Band. As some of you may know, we traveled to Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar on Friday, April 7, for the annual MSHSAA State Large Ensemble Festival. These festivals are held across the state by districts. There are two parts to the State Large Ensemble process. The
The El Dorado Springs FFA Chapter had lots of success at Districts this year. We took 41 kids to competition (40% of our chapter. Great participation.) and they competed against 77 schools from the Southwest District. We had three teams qualify to represent us at State Competition in two weeks. Ag Sales: 2nd Place Team
ENTOMOLOGY TEAM – Levi Smith, Allyson Snodgrass, Emily Sutton, Jace Cundiff. HORSE EVALUATION – Madison Whitaker, Haylea Walker, Madison Brewer. (Not pictured: Maggi Medley). AG SALES – Amy Ford, Chance Koger, Makenzie Melton (Not pictured: Wyatt Graves).
Missouri 4-H members are digging deep into learning about healthy soils. Missouri 4-H’ers are joining 4-H’ers across the nation in the 4-H Ag Innovators Experience, sponsored by the National 4-H Council and Monsanto. This year’s Ag Innovators Experience, called the Healthy Soils CSI (Carbon Soil Investigation) Challenge, helps 4-H’ers in third through eighth grade learn
Courtney Lame, daughter of Robert and Stephanie Lame and Annette and Nathan Keith, has received scholarship(s) at Pittsburg State University for the 2017-2018 academic semester(s). Her Major/Minor is music/music ED.
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) met in the Church of Christ Meeting Room on Thursday, April 6. Kay led us in singing “The Place For Me.” We said our TOPS and KOPS pledges. Twenty nine weighed in today. Tammy was the best loser of the week with a loss of
by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church was by Pastor Nick Van Dam titled “Having a God Festival” from Matthew 21:1-11. Join us Easter Sunday at 8 a.m. for breakfast then 9 a.m. worship at the Rockville United Methodist Church, no sunrise service. Mt. Zion Home Bible study
Managing Moles There are six species of moles living in North America. It may seem like all of them are working your yard at once but the one that makes all of those runs is the Eastern Mole. These pointed-nose insectivores tunnel year around looking for earthworms, grubs and other insects. If you have a
by Hellen Ellerman Bob and Cheryl Ellerman, of Edwards, spent Tuesday night, April 4, and Wednesday, April 5, in the home of Jewell and Helen Ellerman. They all had breakfast at Shay’s Restaurant at El Dorado Springs Wednesday morning, April 5. A friend, Rosie Taylor, went with them. Jewell and Helen Ellerman went on the
by Dora Jean McKinley Marilyn Entrikin has been without wheels for a week. The car parts have been ordered. Helen Jackson is back in the hospital. She can’t seem to stay out. It’s good to have boys who are mechanics. Boys will get her car fixed. The boys are always good about doing it. Doug
