July 29, 2021
IT”S NO PICNIC WITHOUT A MERRY – GO-ROUND – If the lack of a Merry-Go-Round and a Ferris Wheel was of great concern to the throngs of people who piled into downtown El Dorado for the three nights of the Annual Picnic, they didn’t say much about it. However, for a lot of local folk
TALENT CONTEST PICKS CHARITY CLAYTON – At the end of the Picnic Talent contest on Friday, July 23. Charity Clayton stood out as the overall winner out of a field of 24 competitors across three age groups. More pictures next week.
Congratulations to the people who did a little research and came up with the right answers to my questions to win an armband. Question 1 – What did the Hightowers have to do with the founding of El Dorado Springs? – winner – Britney Spencer – the Hightowers came to ElDo when Mrs. Hightower was
THE HOME STORE HAS RIBBON CUTTING – The El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for The Home Store, newly opened in the building once occupied by Norval Schwalm Furniture and Appliances, 100 North Main in El Dorado Springs on Wednesday, July 21. Pictured (from left, first row) Chamber Board Administrative Assistant
We are announcing a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive program in Missouri. The MO VIP campaign will give vaccinated Missourians a shot at winning $10,000 dollars. http://MOStopsCovid.com/win.
Once more it is picnic time again, in fact the 140th Annual Picnic. Each year we pause to remember day’s gone bye, renew old friendships, meet new friends, have some school class reunions, and enjoy the carnival and entertainment in our City Park and our downtown area. Certainly, we at the Police Department want to
JUST 30 MINUTES – That’s how long it took Kason Roe to find the double armband prize on Wed. July 14. It was under a mailbox across from the Catholic Church. Mom Amber Roe drove him to the spot.
The El Dorado Springs Picnic baby contest sponsored by McDonald’s is on Saturday July 24, at the community center. Registration is 10am until 10:55 a.m. The contest will be in the gym at 11 a.m. Groups will be split into boys/girls and into age groups. Eligible ages are 0-18 months. Prizes from donors will be
The Wayside Film Festival will present 23 of the 29 films that were submitted for viewing Thursday – Saturday. July 22 – 24, at the Opera House in downtown El Dorado Springs. These dates coincide with the annual El Dorado Springs Picnic. The film festival has attracted films from all over the world as well
A DAY SHE WILL NEVER FORGET – Luella Phipps looks at the page in her diary that records when she was saved at the Herriman Chapel Camp Meeting on Aug. 18, 1943. She said she was saved after the morning with Sister Englund preaching.
