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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,

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

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

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

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.

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,

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

Alfonso and Trisha Camberos, El Dorado Springs, are proud to announce the birth of a son, Cole Rudell Camberos. He weighed 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary to Post 257 recently sponsored a Patriotic Youth Art/Essay Contest for students in grades K through 5  who attend school in El Dorado Springs. Students in K and first grades created original posters showing how a person can be a patriot. Posters included such entries as military personnel, bald eagles,

If anyone would like to meet with our Post Veterans Service Officer, he will be available at the Post home at the corner of First and Pine Streets in El Dorado Springs.  He is available each Friday afternoon from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Anyone interested in becoming a member of the VFW, please call Commander