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The El Dorado Springs Senior Center will hold a Deck the Halls Christmas luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Senior Center. Everyone is welcome. For 60 years and over, there is a suggested donation of $4. For 60 and under, the cost is $7.30. There will be Mr. and

Pauline Hlavacek will celebrate her 95th birthday on Dec. 18. If you would like to send a card, please send it to 1309 Esry Dr. Apt. B, El Dorado Springs, MO 64744.

The El Dorado Springs Senior Center will hold a Deck the Halls Christmas luncheon from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, at the Senior Center. Everyone is welcome. For 60 years and over, there is a suggested donation of $4. For 60 and under, the cost is $7.30. There will be Mr. and

Through this Saturday, Dec. 7, toys valued from $10 to $20 may be dropped off at Fugate Motors.  Wednesday, Dec. 11 at 9 a.m. volunteers are needed  to wrap the hundreds of gifts the community has so generously donated.  Bring your scissors and your holiday spirit and join us at the First Baptist Church.  Please

On Friday, Dec. 6, the Mo-Kan Square Dancers will have a dance with Mike Huddleston calling. This will be held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Home Ec Building at the Vernon County Fairgrounds, Nevada. All area dancers and interested persons are invited. For more information call the Harolds at 417-465-2241, the Millers at

This is your last chance for the Progress Club Christmas flower sale. We have wreaths and saddles for your loved ones, decorations and table arrangements for your home. Recycled and very low prices. Ome in and see what we have. Corner of Park and 54 Hwy. next to Classy Look Salon. Open from 10 a.m.

Korth Senior Center will host a holiday craft fair from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Dec. 7, at 309 West Englewood Drive in Stockton. Call 417-276-5306 for more information.  A wide variety handcrafted items, jewelry, soaps, baked goods and more Breakfast of biscuits and gravy will be served from 8 to 10. After breakfast,

Owl found on prairies will be focus of hike at Shawnee Trail Conservation Area. Short-eared owls don’t have short ears but they have a number of characteristics that make them interesting members of Missouri’s bird world. People will have a chance to hear – and possibly see – short-eared owls on Dec. 7 at the

Cedar County Democratic Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3,  in the courthouse in Stockton. Lindsey Simmons, attorney from Hallsville and candidate for representative of the 4th Congressional District, will be our guest speaker. Come out and meet Lindsey. Darrell Martin, secretary 296-3754.

Several blood types at lower than normal levels – Donors urged to give now Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO), the area’s exclusive provider of blood products to patients at over forty area hospitals, is experiencing a shortage of type A positive, O negative and B negative blood products.  Donations are needed immediately to