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Cedar County Historical Society news

by Connie Maupin The monthly meeting of the Cedar County Historical Society was held March 25, in the Stockton museum. Those present were President Judy Nichols, Vice President Judith Cain, Secretary Connie Maupin, Assistant Treasurer Anna Hopkins, Luella Phipps, Sharyl Henry, Ellis Benham, Chris Barber and Bob Phillips. The meeting was called to order and

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Good nutrition for healthy life

by Lauren Weinand Presented by Compass Health Network Good nutrition impacts every aspect of our lives, starting in the womb and lasting until our deaths. Did you know, the development of a fetus depends as much on the mother’s lifelong nutrition as it does on her nutritional intake during pregnancy? Or, that what we eat

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Revival in progress at Bethel

Bethel Missionary Baptist Church started a revival March 25 with Bro. Ron Pitts helping the pastor, Bro. DJ Ford. All weekday evening services start at 7:00 p.m. Sunday evening services start at 6:30 p.m. as usual.  Bethel is located at 21853 S. 1500 Road, Nevada (about five miles south of Nevada on Hwy. BB).  Everyone

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BLESSED ACHIEVEMENT

BLESSED ACHIEVEMENT – Judd Abbott Lawson, who celebrated his 7th birthday on Sunday, also celebrated his perfect church attendance and was presented a Certificate of Achievement by Jan Nelsen. As always, it was a blessing to gather with brothers and sisters in the LORD’s house. Those mentioned for special prayer were Phyllis Shouse, Kerry Schmidt,

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Rambling by an old Lady

by Jane Hutchison Have you ever been in Dederick? If not forget it, you’re too late. Dederick used to be a booming little town, especially to a bunch of smaller kids. It had a one room school house teacher, Blanch VanHorn. Some of the big kids would bring in a bucket of water in the

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Twentieth Century Club news

by Lana Sue Jones Our March 11 meeting was hosted by Sandi Eaves and co-hosted by Georgia Detwiler. The meeting was called to order by president Jean Wernel. The treasurers report was the only one given. Evelyn Boyle provided the opinion. Her concern was about people in the medical field that are not good with

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Death ruled suicide

On the morning of Tuesday, March 12, according to a report by a Missouri Park Ranger, workers at the Stockton State Park discovered a deceased male who appeared to have hanged himself from a tree on the beach. After investigation which included members of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the Cedar County Sheriff’s office and the

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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

The Veterans Affairs (VA) website offers  resources to support suicide prevention. Visit www.mentalhealth.va.gov/suicide_prevention for information including warning signs; contacts like the Veterans Crisis Line and National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; how to locate a local Suicide Prevention Coordinator; and educational materials. The Veterans Crisis Line can be reached by phone at 1-800-273-8255 or text – 838255.

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New books at Cedar County Library

The Chef by James Patterson – Accused of committing murder in the lines of duty, detective Caleb Rooney of the New Orleans PD uses the contacts from his moonlighting job as celebrity food-truck chef to counter a terrorist plot. Connections in Death by J.D. Robb – Helping to build a new school and youth shelter,

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Union Hall 4-H meets

by Sam Priesendorf The Union Hall 4-H Meeting was held on Wednesday, March 13, at the Land O-Lakes fair grounds. The meeting was called to order by President Avery Schiereck. T-shirts were distributed to 4-H members to represent Union Hall 4-H. 4-H Members will prepare for the Cedar County Fair (June 19-22, 2019) and the

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