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138th Schell City Alumni meeting

The Schell City Alumni Association will meet for their 138th annual alumni banquet for 2025 on Sunday, May 25 at the NEVC Elementary Campus in Schell City. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for early registration and the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. The cost is $6 per person. The meal is potluck so

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Lions Club to hold breakfast buffet

The El Dorado Springs Lions Club will have a breakfast buffet from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday, May 24 at 1109 South Jackson. Menu includes pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage and scrambled eggs. The cost for the breakfast will be a free will donation. Proceeds go to benefit Lions projects, including park and grounds maintenance

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Learn about canoes and kayaks at May 21 virtual MDC program

Program will have introductory information on paddling Missouri streams. Whether you enjoy fishing area streams or you like to relax by spending a day paddling a local waterway, kayaks and canoes are great ways to connect with the outdoors. People can learn more about these popular watercrafts at the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) May

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Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks to meet Wednesday

The monthly meeting of the Civil War Round Table of the Ozarks will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Library Center , 4653 S. Campbell, Springfield, MO, in the Community Room Wednesday, May 14. Dr. Doug Scott will present “Dreadful were the Vestiges of War”: Surviving Bullet Struck Structures and objects from the First

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Fishing with MO Department of Conservation Cape Nature Center

If it’s been a while since you last went fishing or you want to learn more about fishing together as a family, Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Discover Nature — Fishing is for you. • Discover Nature – Fishing Lessons 1 & 2: | 5:30 – 7 p.m. on May 10 at Cape Girardeau Conservation

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Register by May 8

Backyard Laying Hen Workshop scheduled for May 10 Patrick Davis, MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist, states that backyard poultry production is increasingly being integrated into family lifestyles. This small-scale poultry production serves both as a food source for families and an income stream. Consequently, MU Extension, in collaboration with Lincoln University Cooperative Extension, aims to

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Revival at Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church

There will be a Revival meeting starting at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 5, at the Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 11990 South West Hwy Y, Schell City, MO. (Take Hwy 82 North out of El Dorado Springs to Hwy H, go north to Hwy Y, then west about a mile on Hwy Y.) Brother

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The Hunt is On!

• Physicians Medical Easter Egg Hunt Thursday, April 17, 5 p.m. • Pictures with Easter Bunny, One Golden Egg per age group wins an Easter Basket. • Community Springs Healthcare Easter Egg Hunt Friday, April 18, 2 p.m. – The child who finds the golden Egg in each group will win a prize. Community Springs

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Square Dance Friday, April 18

On Friday, April 18, Mo-Kan Square Dancers will be dancing to the calling of Mike Huddleston.  We will be dancing in the Dining Hall of the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada.  Admission is $7 per dancer and all interested persons are welcome. For more information call the Harolds at 417-465-2241 or the Eberts at 417-684-2794.

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Learn the basics of trap shooting at Andy Dalton Shooting Range

The Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) Andy Dalton Shooting Range and Outdoor Education Center will present a Learning to Shoot: Trap – Intermediate on Saturday, May 3 from 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. Trap shooting is a fun and exciting way to further your shotgun shooting knowledge. We will spend time talking about the game of

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