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Roscoe to host movie night

Join us for a free, family-oriented movie, something to eat and the opportunity to make new friends and acquaintances.  Roscoe Christian Church will offer a free movie night Friday, November 4 in the church basement.  The movie will show at 6:30 p.m. Free movie presentations are offered the first Friday of each month in the

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Thanksgiving Dinner at Roscoe Church

Roscoe Christian Church will host its annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 12, beginning at 12 noon.  The meal will take place in the church basement, which can be accessed by using the door on the east side of the building. The dinner is open to anyone living in the Roscoe area and is

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Veteran’s Sunday at 1st Christian

Nov. 6 will be a special day for Veterans at First  Christian Church, service starts at 10:30 a.m. Shawn Abele will be present in worship with a service dog trained to serve Veterans. The youth will perform a skit, and Pastor Jack will have a short message, “ Good Soldiers, Bad Wars.” Each veteran will

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Square dance red, white and blue

On Friday, Nov. 6, Mo-Kan Square Dancers will have a Red, White, and Blue dance with Kenton Sullivan calling from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building on the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. Admission is $5 per adult dancer and $3 per youth dancer.  All area dancers are invited. For more information, call

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Cooking Matters for Families — free cooking classes coming soon

Eating healthy can be affordable and delicious, and beginning Nov. 1, families in the El Dorado Springs area will have the opportunity to learn how to stretch their food dollar with easy nutritious meals through the “Cooking Matters for Families” program being offered once a week for six weeks. Classes will be held at the

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2016 search for Little Mr. and Miss Santa

G.F.W.C. Generation III is again sponsoring the Little Mr. and Miss Santa contest open for kindergarteners and first graders only. The club is now accepting candidates. Please submit two photos with the child’s name, grade, parents, address and contact number on the backside of the photo. Photos must be received by Thursday, Nov. 10, 2016,

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Tourney set on Lake Stockton

American Bass Anglers Division 126 will hold a qualifying tournament on Stockton Lake Saturday, Nov. 5, launching out of Old State Park. Director Becky Minor will be at the ramp by 5:30 the morning of the tournament to take registration and memberships. This event is open to ABA members from age 14, with or without

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90th birthday for Luella Phipps

Please join the family and friends of Miss Luella Phipps as we celebrate her 90th Birthday on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016 from 2  – 4 p.m. at the Church of God (Holiness) Family Life Center, 1607 South Park in El Dorado Springs. In lieu of gifts, please leave Luella a note or card.

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Phillips to celebrate 40th

Bob and Julia Phillips will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. Their family is hosting a celebration from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6, at the Stockton Community Building.  Family and friends are invited to join them for cake and punch. The couple requests no gifts. Bob and Julia were married at Moniteou Chapel in Fayette. They

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St Andrew Lutheran Church to hold craft fair

The Lutheran Women’s missionary League of St. Andrew Lutheran Church has plans underway for their 9th annual craft fair on Nov. 12. The event will be held in the fellowship hall of the church located on Hwy. 39, south of Stockton. Along with the craft sale, there will be a bake sale, offering many homemade

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