Community

Favored by the Easter Bunny

Three children out of each age group at the Cedar County Memorial  Hospital Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday, March 29, were  lucky enough to find the right eggs which entitled them to big Easter Baskets filled with surprises. AGES 0-3 – (from left) Mykele Owens, Brocklyn Wilson and Kenzi Swager. AGES 4-6 – (from left)

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AWARD WINNER

AWARD WINNER – Local Sonic Manager Dustin Decker holds two award plaques won by the El Dorado Springs  drive-in at a Sonic Awards Banquet on March 17. One plaque is for the highest dollar amount and the other was for the highest percentage.  The local franchise competed against 19 other stores in Missouri and Kansas.

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Simrell, McIntire engaged

Julia Rose Simrell of Walker and Jason Daniel McIntire of Louisburg, are happy to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Merle and Orpha Simrell of Walker. She is a 2008 homeschool graduate who has worked in elder care and currently resides on her family farm. The prospective groom is

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Gardening Charlotte

April Gardening Chores There’s so much growing, I love taking my walks to see what’s popped up or getting ready to bloom. Clean out composters and add to flower beds and fruit trees. Mix with existing soil for now; you will mulch this later. Leave a good bucket of finished compost as starter for the

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TOPS morning group moves to new location

We have two important messages.  We have moved. Starting Thursday, April 5, 2018, we will meet in the Methodist Church at 201 E Broadway, El Dorado Springs. We will continue to start weigh-in at 7:45 a.m. and the meeting will start at 8:45 a.m. We will hold an Open House on Thursday, April 12. The

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New books at Cedar County Library

The Affliction by Beth Gutcheon – When a talkative teacher is murdered during the tensions of an evaluation to see if Rye Manor School will remain open, retired school head Maggie Detweiler is joined by madcap socialite friend, Hope, to identify a killer among multiple suspects. Plum Tea Crazy by Laura Childs – When a

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Farmers Market can use Medical Mall parking lot

The Cedar County Memorial Hospital Board met on Monday, March 19, with a quorum of three members: Carla Griffin, Johnny Walker and Judy Renn, presiding. Julia Phillips was absent. Also present were CEO Jana Witt, RN/CNO Rob Simmons, Hospital Attorney Bryan Breckinridge, Community Services Manager Susan Hall and Recording Secretary Terri Heitz. Witt mentioned that

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MONEY FOR YOUTH

MONEY FOR YOUTH – Joe Barger (left) representing the EL Do Youth Center and Jared Kouba (right) representing the Lighthouse Children’s Theatre received $1,000 each from the Matthews Children’s Foundation Board of Trustees. The foundation makes grants to benefit organizations helping children. These grants were made possible through Matthews International Casket Division and Artco Casket

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Crowder Collage fall graduates

Matthew Boch, El Dorado Springs, AA, Business Administration; Chayna Penney, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies; Jennifer Sanderson, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies; Jennifer Floyd, El Dorado Springs, AA, General Studies and Amber Bogardus, Schell City, AS, Occupational Therapy Assistant.

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