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Two days after Christmas in 1947, the Saturday Evening Post featured a cover of iconic painter Norman Rockwell’s “Tired Salesgirl on Christmas Eve.” In Rockwell’s beloved painting, a dazed sales clerk slumps against a wall with her shoes kicked off amid a scattering of disheveled dolls and wrapping paper remnants. While we may smile at

By Helen Ellerman Madalyn’s Kitchen, south of Schell City, will hold her Thanksgiving dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, Madalyn will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, and will reopen on Friday, Nov. 25. Bob and Cheryl Ellerman, of Edwards, spent Friday, Nov. 4, in the home of Jewell and

by Marge Zink and Julia Snethen Morning message at the Rockville United Methodist Church Sunday by Pastor Nick Van Dam was titled “Will there be Physicians in Heaven” from Like 20:27-38; join us at 9 a.m. for Sunday morning worship. Mt. Zion Bible study meets in the home of Tom and Beverly Pelkey at 7

Bug-Busting Mums Do you have a mum in your garden? Have you looked at it closely? Go ahead, take a peek. I will wait. What did you see? OK, so the flowers are starting to fade on one side. And yes, most of us need to water our mums more than we do. See anything

TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs met in the Church Of Christ meeting room on Thursday, Nov. 3. Linda H opened the meeting and Kay led us in singing “Hooray”. We said our pledges and Linda led us in roll call.  Chris was the week’s best loser with a loss of 4.2 lbs. Twenty-two members

by Dora Jean McKinley Tex McKinley and Dora Jean saw Ashley Entrikin on Four-State Horses on channel 7. Way to go Ashley, we’re proud of you. We can’t find a pecan anywhere this year. I don’t think the squirrels did either. The retired state employees had a reunion at Marmaduke Park Saturday. A good crown.

The family of Cheryl Berry wishes to express a very heartfelt thank you to everyone for their love and support through our time of need. Thank you to Victorious Living Church for the service and meal and to Fairview Church for the food. Cheryl Berry family Thank you to everyone that made my Retirement Open

Something Kimball did not consider when she picked our wedding day – Halloween 1975 – how hard it would be to find an anniversary card. I mentioned that to Debbie Floyd who was just shopping for Halloween cards. She agreed. Then I found it: two ghoulish looking characters, a heart between them and the words:

A rash of intentionally set fires in Cedar, St. Clair and Vernon counties had local residents talking in September. It also had the Missouri Fire Marshall investigating. Now, according to Cedar County Sheriff Leon Dwerlkotte, two have been arrested and charged and four more individuals are on the run according to court documents obtained by