2020 Little Mr. & Miss Santa contestants

The boxes for Little Mr and Miss Santa are out for voting. Hopefully these pictures will work for the paper. Boxes will be pulled the Thursday before the parade to calculate the winners. Any questions can be directed to me at 876-1819. Thank you,  Shelly Barger

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TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly)

Tops Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)  met in the Bethel Free Will Church, 1300 S Summer St El Dorado Springs, on Thursday, Nov. 5, for their weekly weigh in and meeting. Susan S, Leader called the meeting to order Carol led us in singing “Halloween Song”. We said our TOPS and

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Continued recovery for Ronda Sorrells

by Marge Zink & Julia Snethen Morning message at Rockville United Methodist Church by Pastor Larry Sorrells was “Keep Alert” from Matthew 25:1-13. You are always welcome to worship with us at 9 a.m Sunday, Bible study Tuesday at 9 a.m, Women’s Bible Study Thursday at 5 p.m. Mt. Zion area enjoyed some beautiful weather

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Birth Announcement

Matthew and Jenny Watts of El Dorado Springs are happy to announce the arrival of their daughter, Emberlyn Paige Watts. Emberlyn was born at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Freeman Hospital. She weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 inches long. She was welcomed home by big brothers, Braxton, Camden, Trevin and

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Cedar County Memorial Hospital opened its doors on Nov. 6, 1960

Plans for Cedar County Memorial Hospital began in 1957 after a poll sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce showed favorable response to having a rural hospital. In the balloting, 663 people voted “yes” and three voted “no.’ An Advisory Committee consisting of  five local members – Dr. S. Lyle Conway, chairman; Walter Tough, Charles Bucas,

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High School in Condition Yellow

The Sun heard Covid news from the school late Monday and called Superintendent Heath Oates for an update.  Supt. Oates said the school was in the process of calling parents to inform them the High School will be in Condition Yellow through the end of the week (and maybe into next week.) “We have over

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CHRISTMAS PARADE ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY

The annual El Dorado Springs Christmas parade is Saturday, Nov. 21. With the theme of angels among us, the parade will Celebrate our Healthcare Heroes. Parade line-up is at 1:30 followed by the parade at 3. The lighting ceremony follows in Park. The holiday Ex-po in the Park Community Building is from 10 – 3.

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Veterans Day Assembly cancelled

Due to unforeseen circumstances and with a heavy heart, the El Dorado Springs DECA Chapter will cancel the 25th Annual Veterans Day Assembly on Wednesday, Nov.11. We hope you know how much we respect and honor our area Veterans and those who are currently serving. Thank you for your service and we hope to see

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Annex provides more space for more history

CHAMBER RIBBON CUTTING HONORS MCKINLEYS – History buffs and friends of the museum gathered in the recently finished annex named in honor of Cleo and Wilma McKinley to welcome in a new way to display El Dorado Springs memorabilia. Present for the event were: (Left-Right) Peggy Snodgrass, Gary Allison, Joe Barger, Maja Beese, Charity Middleton,

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