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Congratulations to Ehlers Variety on the occasion of their 30th anniversary. It seems as if they have always been there. I explained to Davis that Sibley and Thatch Supermarket was in the building where Ehlers is now, Haynes Variety was in the building just west of there and Evans Drugs was downtown when we first

It has been a long time … maybe forever.. since the Optimist Club hasn’t incorporated an outhouse into their float the El Dorado Springs Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. They were dressed as cute (that’s debatable) little elves and handed out candy. Or lobbed it at people, which ever seemed appropriate at the time. It

Christmas Parade coming! There are a lot of activities this weekend, but save time for the annual Christmas Parade which begins at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec 14, which by-the-way is Kenny’s birthday. The weather folk say it should be about 50 degrees. But be prepared for anything. Our end of Main street usually gets

Thanksgiving was wonderful. For a few hours on Wednesday evening, the Sun office was turned in to a running, jumping, screaming playground. Five out of six grandkids, ages 7 – 1 can morph into a whirlwind easily. Thursday wasn’t without its challenges. Everything went pretty well until 1⁄2 the sweet potatoes  ended up on the

We want to wish everyone a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving. We hope you enjoy the history of Thanksgiving on page 2. If you like things like that, please let us know so we can continue with  the column by Bob Ford. The Gilfoils will be here briefly and we are really looking forward to seeing

I thought I would have a lot to talk about this week, but I spent so much time preparing for Thanksgiving…I take that back. I spent so much time thinking about preparing for Thanksgiving that I’ve forgotten all the clever things I’ve heard this week. I still have to clean off the dining room table

One of the first things I want to do is apologize for my phone going off during the Veterans Day Assembly at the school.  It surprised me and luckily I was next to the door and scramble out all the while trying to turn it off. So, I’m sorry. Thanksgiving is only two weeks away

Good Halloween? The VFW reports that hey served 684 people, 275 sno-cones, 512 hot dogs and 20 bags of popcorn on Halloween. Ok. It has been reported that I misspelled Michelle LeRoux’s name. I think I can fix that if I decide that the “r” stands for Richard. Then I’ll know that it is Leroux

I found out the other day from John Beydler’s newest book “Picked Clean” that not all slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation. Nope. Lincoln’s proclamation only affected slaves in the states that seceded from the union. Since Missouri was considered to be a Union State even though some people had slaves. In fact, at

After finishing the Empire of the Summer Moon and the Myth of the Lost Cause, I’m now reading Jerico Spring’s native son John Beydler’s new book – Picked Clean. I keep having to remind myself that when he talks about Clintonville and Stockton and Nevada City with no mention of El Dorado Springs, that this