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Vickers Brothers host Apple Butter Weekend at Vickers Farm. From left Bradley, Stanley and Gary. Gene Dale peeling apples under the watchful eyes of Dorothy Dale and Shirley Vickers. Mike and Chris Buser and Gary and Shirley Vickers at the 49th Apple Butter Festival.

by Connie Maupin The Cedar County Historical Society met on Monday, Oct. 25, at the museum in Stockton. The meeting was called to order and the Pledge of Allegiance recited. Bob Phillips brought in pictures of the Bear Creek School after it had burned many years ago. He noted that the stone from which the

Submitted by Lana Sue Jones Our Oct.11 Twentieth Century Club meeting was hosted by Evelyn Boyle, co-hosted by Glenda Ware. President Georgia Detwiler called the meeting to order. Committee reports; from membership was our voting on electing our new member and entertainment was to decide on our program for the December meeting. Old business was

Thank you for the cards, flowers and food. A special thanks to Sheldon Funeral Home, it was perfect, they were very caring and helpful, the VFW Post and American Legion Post 230, also Don Barger for a great service. Johnnie Chambers and family

On Thursday, Oct. 21, at 11:17 p.m. the fire chief was dispatched to a residence on W. McCrary to a smoke/carbon monoxide alarm activation. No problem was found. On Saturday, Oct. 23, at 8 a.m. the Fire Department attended a liquid propane gas training class.

has recently accepted the position of Registration Coordinator/Managed Medicare-Medicare Clerk in the Business Office at Cedar County Memorial Hospital. She brings with her five years of hospital experience as OP/ER Clerk – and we are so very happy to have her move into this position as Coordinator. Congratulations.

Zachary Smith and Anela’lani Kim were married Oct. 2, 2021, at his parent’s home in rural El Dorado Springs. Zack’s father, Gary Smith, and mother, Penny Smith, stood up for the couple. The bride’s daughter, Lily, was flower girl/junior bridesmaid. Brent Bland officiated the ceremony. Zack is a 2003 graduate of El Dorado Springs High

TOPS Chapter 9319 El Dorado Springs met in the Bethel Free Will Baptist Church, 1300 S. Summer St, El Dorado Springs on Thursday, Oct. 21, for their weekly weigh-in and meeting. Linda Hall, Leader, called the meeting to order. Carol led us in singing “Hey Look Me Over.” We said our TOPS and KOPS pledges.

Reported cases since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic (1698) Active COVID-19 cases (10) # of deaths (31 confirmed PCR, 8 by antigen. Updated Oct. 21). Total Cedar County Test Count (total of negative line list + # positive cases) Negative Cedar County Test Count (30795 reported to CCHD on Oct. 16). Positive Cedar County Test Count

The Wayside Inn Museum on Spring Street in El Dorado Springs is undergoing much needed repairs to the balcony and balcony support pillars on the porch below. Preserve Our Past Society President Faye Koger said that the GFWC Progress Club had given the Museum $2,000. Koger had also applied and received $1,000 from the Community