April 23, 2025
Answering Emails: What’s wrong with my hanging basket? “I bought the most amazing hanging baskets… they are now both dead. What happened?” — Lisa Hi Lisa, it’s easy to over-fertilize plants, especially those in hanging baskets. They do grow quickly with fertilizers but once the fertilizer moves through the soil, nothing is left to sustain
RUN FOR A REASON START – At about 8 a.m. Saturday morning, July 22, Emcee Travis Farran gave the countdown and sent about 100 runners on their way for the Run for a Reason 5-K and about 200 walkers on a shorter course. The hill on west Spring Street is just steep enough to give
Forty-six Missourians will be inducted into the Missouri 4-H Hall of Fame at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center on the State Fair Community College campus in Sedalia. The Missouri 4-H Foundation annually recognizes the work of 4-H friends and volunteers through its recognition and awards program, said Rachel
TWILIGHT GARDENERS SPRUCE UP GARDEN – Members of the Twilight Gardeners Garden club met for a workday at the pink Garden adjacent to the first baptist church. Pictured from left are Marilyn Dresch, John Roseman, Doug Abbas, Ursula Fuller and Mona van Wey. Also present but not pictured was Rama Hart, the photographer.
0-3 MONTHS GIRLS – 1. Adele Taffner. 0-3 MONTHS BOYS – 1.Rhyker, 2. Braxton Geer and 3. Rhyatt Keith. 4-7 MONTHS GIRLS – 1. Harper Highfill, 2. Brayleigh Ducey and 3. Freya Heatley. 4-7 MONTHS BOYS – 1. Emry Nichols, 2. Zayne Mitts and 3. Andersen McKinney. 8-11 MONTH GIRLS – 1. Quincy Nobal, 2.
HULA HOOP – Age 5 and under: first place – Ellie Wood; second place – Hadlee Varner. HULA HOOP – Age 6 – 8: first place – Avery Rogers; second place – Kyndal Swopes ; third place – Allie Thompson. HULA HOOP – Age 9 – 11: first place – Emma Edmonds; second place – Ryan Roberts; third
CLASS OF 1951 HOLDS 66th REUNION – The El Dorado Springs Class of 1951 attended their 66th class reunion on July 22, 2017, in the Cedar House Grill. Master of Ceremonies was Ronald Mark. Our favorite teacher, Mr. Foster, drove from Jefferson City to be with us. A short business meeting was held and
TOPS Chapter 319 El Dorado Springs met in the Church of Christ Sanctuary on Thursday, July 20. Leader, Robbie C opened the meeting and Kay S. led us in singing “To TOPS Club We Will Go”. We welcomed two visitors, Nancy and Laddy, former members and current TOPS chapter members in Kansas. Linda H and
Tri-County Quilt Club met Monday, July 10, at the Rockville United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall at 109 Osage St. for their regular meeting. Nineteen ladies enjoyed a festive evening celebrating our UFO (unfinished quilting projects). After dinner we had our regular meeting and enjoyed quilter’s bingo.
The 136th El Dorado Springs Picnic began booth set up at 6 p.m. on Main St. on Wednesday, July 19. Trailers were set first with tents or tables coming in after. Picnic Committee members directed set up. Any local vendor may open on Wednesday night when their booths ready to serve. At 8 p.m. the
