Going bananas

LEARNING SAFETY IN THE KITCHEN – Aspiring young chefs spent part of their day at the Osage Prairie YMCA Summer Camp at the Liston Center in El Dorado Spring learning to use knives safely and correctly while preparing a snack for themselves – peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Camp counselor Haley Thurman looks on.  

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ELDo All-Stars to Shine Thursday of Picnic

Grab another corndog and just stay put after the Talent Show on Thursday, July 18. The ElDo All-Stars will brighten your life. The following line-up (never before on the same stage) might just be the highlight of your Picnic experience. Along with the outstanding talent, prizes will be thrown to the audience close to the

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Contribute to Bright Futures

The Bright Futures El Dorado Springs Chapter is ready to start the new school year. Bright Futures is again helping to collect school supplies for West Central Community Action Agency. Our goal is to collect the following items that will be used in back to school backpacks for students. Harold Fugate and Fugate Motors is

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Dr. Magee supports levy increase

Facts and thoughts – R. L. Magee, M.D., said,  “The Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board has not asked for (even) a slight increase in their tax levy since its inception in 1960.” He didn’t mention it, but the Hancock Amendment rolled back the original levy from the initial  20¢ to just over 15¢. Dr. Magee

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The Rock Wall

I don’t have a long list of things to tell you which can be dangerous. The best news I have is that Davis, Erica, Ben and Reese have moved from Nevada to El Dorado Springs. Reese, at four months old can recognize people. Erica said that when Reese turned two months old she decided that

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34th Annual Summer Memorabilia and Collectibles show

The Barton-Jasper County Collectors Association will sponsor the 34th Annual Summer Coin, Stamp, Postcard, Sports Memorabilia and Collectibles show at the Carthage Memorial Hall from 0 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 13, located at 407 S. Garrison (Hwy. 571). Dealers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas will offer 54 tables at the largest

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The Band Plays On

El Dorado Springs Municipal Band Gearing Up for Picnic      It is so encouraging to look out at the crowd from the bandstand to see smiling faces to play for during our concerts! It sure does make our weekly concerts more fun! We have had quite a few folks to play for at each

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Reality…Truth

Editor: Republican Taliban? Republicans debate their opponents, the Taliban decapitate theirs. That makes the above terminology self-contradictive. Just like today’s explosion of fake news. Reality. It exists and is immutable; non destructible. Each person has only one of three options. 1) Try to escape it. Drugs, alcohol, etc. Always temporary and to wake the next

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Cedar County Hospital Board to meet

The Board of Directors of Cedar County Memorial Hospital will convene a meeting at 11:30 a.m. on July 15, 2019, in the classroom at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. The tentative agenda of this meeting includes: New Business: •Financial Report; •Payrolls—Review/Approve; •Accounts Payable—Review/Approve Carla Gilbert, Director of Finance Policies and Procedures—Review and Approve Nursing Report:  Rob

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Common complaints BBB receives about petsitting

Finding a reliable pet sitter or boarding facility is critical for pet owners who travel.  Besides entrusting the care of your furry, scaly or feathered friend to another person or business, using a sitter means that person will have access to your home. Common complaints Better Business Bureau (BBB) receives about kennels, boarding facilities and

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