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Chicken and Noodles at Fair Haven Park

This Friday, June 17, treat yourself to fried, pasture raised chicken and noodles plus sides at the Fair Haven Park. The all you can eat meal begins at 4:30 p.m. and lasts until 7:30 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the Stoney Creek School and payment is by donation only. For more information call

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SATURDAY NIGHT PICNIC FEATURE

Shotgun and Lace, a Country/Rock trio made up of siblings Jordan, Joanna and Erika Coleman from Schell City, has been signed to perform Saturday, July 23, at the El Dorado Springs Picnic.

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City Council hears speeding complaint, others

During the El Dorado Springs City Council meeting on Monday, June 6, several citizens took advantage of the public forum to vent their frustration over several issues. Virginia Davis voiced her concern about speeders in her neighborhood. She said they speed by her house on South Main and don’t stop at the sign at Main

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Sac Osage Electric annual meeting Tuesday

The Sac Osage Electric annual meeting will be Tuesday, June 14. Registration of members – 5-6:30 p.m. Entertainment. Business Meeting Call to Order – 6:30 p.m. Children’s Prize Drawing Door Prizes – Grand Prizes – Large Flat Screen TV, Apple iPad, Garman GPS and others. Free Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Chips, Drinks and Schwann’s Ice Cream

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Celebrate Freedom scheduled for end of June

The annual El Dorado Springs Sun Celebrate Freedom issue will publish on June 30. Please submit information and a picture of your active military family member by Friday, June 17. You can bring it by the office at 125 N. Main or e-mail it to sunpub@ceturylink.net and sunads@centurylink.net.

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Apply for Picnic booth space

The El Dorado Springs Picnic Committee is still accepting applications for booths for the 135th annual El Dorado Springs Picnic to be held July 21, 22, 23 with set up Wednesday, July 20. Contact Judi at 417/876-2691 or El Dorado Springs City Hall at 417/876-2521.

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Good Samaritans rescue man after tree pins him in trailer

Anyone who saw Lon Peruzzi’s trailer in Woody’s Mobile Home Park after the storm last Thursday evening blew a huge tree down on it would likely have to agree that (1) the Good Lord was looking out for him and (2) he is fortunate that James Edwards and Michael Owens heard him hollering for help.

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To the rescue

FRIENDS IN DEED – Lon Peruzzi (center) and his dog, Skeeter, had two friends on Thursday, June 2, when they needed them. James Edwards (right) stopped out of curiosity in the driving rain, stuck his head into the demolished trailer and hollered. Lon answered. Michael Owens (left) stopped to help, crawled into the wreckage and

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Open for everyone

IT”S OFFICIAL – The community and Camp Galilee owners and personnel celebrated the camp’s new lease on life with an official El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, in front of the camp entrance. Visitors were  encouraged to tour the facilities and enjoy an all-time camp favorite,

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Camp Galilee to host grand opening under new ownership

After closing its doors more than two summers ago, Camp Galilee will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand re-opening of the facility on Saturday, June 4. In September 2014, Camp Galilee, which had been an active and popular rustic youth camp for more than 50 years, was closed by the Missouri Conference of

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