May 1, 2024
INSTALLED – A royal court was announced on Tuesday at the Land of Lakes fairgrounds to reign over the youth fair festivities which concluded on Friday, July 15. Crowned for the brief rein were Queen Jaydn Lower, Princess Abigail Lame and Junior Princess Hadley Shelby. From left: Lane Mead and Queen candidate Gracie Mead, Jamie
Once more it is picnic time again, in fact the 141th 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
El Dorado Springs Community Foundation is pleased to announce the establishment of the Mark Koca Memorial Scholarship Fund. The local memorial scholarship fund of $15,000 was established with donations from family and friends of the late Mark Koca. The family wishes to honor his memory by creating a perpetual scholarship fund for financial assistance to
THROUGH EDUCATION AND SERVICES – Katie’s House, a pregnancy and family resource center located at 1308 S Hwy. 32 in El Dorado Springs, was honored with a El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting on Tuesday, July 12. Katie’s House is a non-profit organization offering pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, healthy pregnancy education, prenatal and infant
DAVIS RETIRES – Jim Davis has announced his retirement as General Manager of Sac Osage Electric Cooperative, effective October 31. Mr. Davis has led the Cooperative in that capacity since 2013. Prior to taking over as General Manager, Mr. Davis was the Assistant Manager/Engineer. Upon his retirement he will have served the cooperative for more
Councilman Jim Luster called for a point of order during the Tuesday, July 5, council meeting as the discussion teetered close to executive session issues. During the Public Forum Kathie Truitt addressed the council about a vulgar bumper sticker on the back of a city employee’s vehicle. Truitt said that it looked bad for the
You may have seen runners out this summer in the mornings. This will continue through at least the beginning of November as a big group. They have been instructed to run on the left side of the road so that they can see traffic. So if you see runners out, please give them some space
WINFIEL HONORED – Past District Governor Charles Winfiel honored for 50 years of service as a member of the El Dorado Springs Lions club The El Dorado Springs Lions Club recently celebrated its 60th Birthday complete with a party, cake and ice cream, on June 25th, 2022. Many Lions were in attendance, both past and
There will be a “Meet and Greet” at 6 p.m. at the Opera House Theater in El Dorado Springs on Monday, July 18. All candidates for public office are invited and the community is welcome to meet them. A question and answer session will follow at 7 p.m.
This year the Sun is giving away four Armbands that can be used on any night of the Picnic. The first one will be given away by the tried and true method of a clue to the hiding place: the next two will be given away by use of a QR code – and we’re
