December 6, 2023
On Friday
night, December 8, the Appleton City FBLA will host the final Pink Night of the
year at the Home Basketball Game against Montrose. They have been fortunate to receive such
wonderful community support this year and appreciate everyone that has
supported us in this endeavor. All
proceeds this year have gone to Jeanette Hill, who has been a huge member of the
school and community over the years and they look forward to your continued
support Friday night. FBLA thanks all of
you that have supported them in giving back to her as she fights cancer. She has given the school and community so
much and now is the time for us to support her as she continues this
journey. FBLA will have games, a 50/50
drawing, t-shirt sales, and the students have chosen this as their community
service project to take to the state FBLA contest. They look forward to seeing you Friday night
to increase their gifts to such a beloved community member and retired teacher
of the Appleton City School District.
Sunday,
December 10, Trinity United Methodist Church will sponsor a Dinner
Theater/Vesper Service with Communion at the Manger with the animals at the
Rustic Duck Restaurant. The play, “The Christmas Story, Upon Grandma’s Feather
Bed!”, will feature area ministers and the community choir. Dinner tickets are
$20 and $10 (10 years & under). Tickets available at Rustic Duck Restaurant
and Trinity UMC 660-492-7591. Dinner will be served at 5:00. Doors open at 4:30.
(Play only at 6:30: Donation, doors open at 6:00). Balcony seating with (Handicap seating
available). A limited amount of dinner tickets will be sold. Proceeds will go
toward the AC Ministerial Alliance and Backpack Program
The
AC/Montrose band is doing a pancake breakfast/open mic 8:00 - 10:30 a.m.
December 9 in the AC elementary gym. They are trying to raise money to go to
St. Louis. There is a contest at Six Flags they are going to perform at but
they need money for hotel rooms, food, etc. If you would like to perform at the
open mic or help with the pancake breakfast, please contact Dr. Yancey at
[email protected]
The
monthly Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God will be 7:00
a.m. on Saturday December 9. All the men
of the community are invited to join them for a time of great food and
fellowship. Jonathon Smalley will have a
short devotional.
Santa
Claus will be returning to Rockville United Methodist Church Saturday, December
9 from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Come visit Santa, get your picture taken, and hear some
stories about the true meaning of Christmas. Each family will receive a small
gift. There will also be some ornament crafts for the kids to make while they
are waiting. Milk and cookies will be provided.
The
“Spirit of Christmas” annual celebration at St. Ludger Church, Germantown,
Missouri will be held 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 9. St. Ludger Church is listed on the National
Historic Register and this is a wonderful opportunity to view this historic
building, beautifully decorated for Christmas.
A variety of local soloists and musicians will perform. There will be a Christmas gift basket raffle
and refreshments available. Admission is
free but donations are gratefully accepted.
All monies go to the St. Ludger Fund for Historic Preservation.
The
Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at
the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, December 10 from 8:30 – 10:00
a.m. Treat your family to a hot
breakfast you don’t have to cook or clean up.
A free will donation will be greatly appreciated
Hudson
R-IX Christmas Program, “The Littlest Christmas Tree”, presented by K-8th,
along with a preschool performance as well, will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday,
December 13 in the gym. All are welcome.
The ACHS
FCCLA will sponsor a blood drive 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. Monday, December 18 in the
Elementary Gym. Appointments are
preferred. Book your appointment at savealifenow.org/group. Enter Group Code: KCZ6. For more details, contact Dallas Gutshall at
660-476-2161 or [email protected].
All presenting donors will take home a free Chiefs T-shirt.
Our
community is ringing the bell at Food Fair on Fridays and Saturdays until
Christmas. This year, total collection will go to AC Area Ministerial Alliance
and the Backpack Program. These programs
are for the community funded by our/your community. Thank you for your
continued support.
MU
Extension in St. Clair County is offering a Beginning Beekeeping Workshop on
Tuesday, December 19, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church, 555
Walnut Street in Osceola. If you are considering trying your hand at
beekeeping, this class is for you. Before you invest in bees and equipment,
knowledge is essential. Join MU Agronomist, Terry Halleran, as he provides
important information focusing on getting started in the world of honeybees.
There is no cost to attend but registration is required. Call the St. Clair
County Extension office at 417-646-2419 to register.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec
7 Senior Citizen’s Dinner noon in
the Appleton City School Elementary Gym
Dec
8 Pink Night at the ACHS
Basketball games against Montrose
Dec
9 The AC/Montrose band pancake
breakfast/open mic 8:00 - 10:30 a.m. in the AC elementary gym
Dec
9 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at
the Appleton City Church of God 7:00 a.m.
Dec
9 Santa Claus at Rockville United
Methodist Church from 10:00-11:00 a.m.
Dec
9 The “Spirit of Christmas” annual
celebration at St. Ludger Church, Germantown, Missouri 1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Dec
10 Knights of Columbus pancake and
sausage breakfast 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose
Dec
10 Dinner Theater/Vesper Service
with Communion at the Manger with the animals at the Rustic Duck Restaurant.
Doors open at 4:30 p.m.
Dec
13 Hudson R-IX Christmas Program at 7:00 p.m. in
the Gym
Dec
18 ACHS FCCLA sponsored blood drive
2:00 – 6:00 p.m. in the Elementary Gym
If you
are looking for a novel gift for someone the Appleton City area, AC Chamber
Bucks might be worth checking out. The
Bucks are issued in $10, $15 and $25 denominations and can be used like cash at
most Appleton City business establishments.
Using the Bucks increases local business and “keeps the money in
town”. To purchase the Bucks, or for
more information, contact Janet at St. Clair Co. Bank in Appleton City.
Ellett
Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for
December 2023. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: Dec 5 – Rheumatology-Dr.
John, Dec 6– Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr.
Vardakis , Dec 7– OB/GYN, Dr. Kallberg, Dec 13– Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr.
Vardakis, Dec 20 – Upper GI,
Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Dec 21– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, Dec 27 - Ortho-Dr. Gray
In compliance
with Rs.MO 115.127.5, notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of
Community Memorial Hospital District dba Ellett Memorial Hospital that pursuant
to an order duly made by the Board of Directors of Community Memorial Hospital
District, the annual Municipal Election will be held April 2, 2024 for the
purpose of electing one director to serve a term of 6 years. All candidates for
the office of said director must file their declaration of candidacy at Ellett
Memorial Hospital during the hours of 8:00 a.m.to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday beginning December 5, 2023 and closing December 26, 2023.
The
Appleton City R-II School District encourages qualified persons interested in
running for a position on the school board to file to be a candidate in the
April 2, 2024, election. Interested persons may file at the Superintendent's
offices located at 408 W. 4th Street, Appleton City, MO. 64724. For more
information contact Sarah Miller at 660-476-2161. Filing will begin on December
5, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. and will continue during the district's regular business
hours, which are Tuesday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Except for
the first and last day of filing, filing will not occur on days that the school
district's central offices are closed due to inclement weather. Filing will
also not occur on the following holidays and breaks when the school district's
central offices are closed: December 21, 2023 - December 25, 2023 for Christmas
Break. Filing will resume on December 26, 2023, from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. There are
two positions available with three-year terms.
Nominations
are being accepted for the January 14-20 public election of St. Clair County’s
University of Missouri Extension Council. Candidate recommendations may be made
by contacting the county extension center, (417) 646-2419. Nominees will then
be contacted to secure their permission before being placed on the ballot.
Nominations for the 5 open positions must be made prior to December 20, 2023. 2
Candidates are needed from the North District (Appleton, Monegaw, Chalk Level,
Butler, Jackson, Center Osage and Taber Townships). 3Candidates are needed from
the South District (Osceola, Polk, Dallas, Doyal, Roscoe, Speedwell, Washington
and Collins Townships). St. Clair County’s council election will be held at the
same time as all other counties in Missouri, the third week of January
(specifically Jan. 14-20, 2024). The election is being held in accordance with
state law (Chapter 262.550-262.620 R.S. Mo. 1969).
Bull
breeding soundness exams (BSE) are important to make sure bulls are ready for
the upcoming breeding season. These
exams determine if bulls are physically and reproductively sound to breed cows
during the breeding season. Using bulls
that are unsatisfactory in reproductive and physical soundness can lead to poor
conception, pregnancy, calving and weaning rates which results in poor cattle
operation productivity and profitability. The BSE is a good time to deworm and
vaccinate bulls to make sure they are not bringing anything into the herd that
will cause health or performance problems. Therefore, veterinarians work with
ZOETIS to provide vaccinations and parasite control at a reduced rate during
these BSE Days. Also, this is a good
opportunity to provide education to cattle producers and collect data to use
for educational purposes. Patrick Davis
MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist, along with MU Extension, was able to
partner with four SW MO veterinary clinics to educate 40 farms and collect data
on 164 bulls during October bull BSE days. One reason for the BSE is to
determine if the bull is reproductively sound for the upcoming breeding
season. Soundness is determined by
palpation of the reproductive tract and evaluation of semen quality. Of the 164 bull records collected, 5 bulls
were failed or deferred because of the semen quality issue such as abnormal
sperm morphology or not giving a semen sample. One young bull had abnormal
sperm morphology and the veterinarian chose to defer the bull and have him
retested in 60 days due to his age to see if his semen is acceptable. However, in this bull's case, if he has
unacceptable semen at retest, he should be culled. Another reason for the BSE
is to determine if the physical structure of the bull is sound to breed cows
during the breeding season. Foot scoring
was evaluated on the bulls by looking at the claw set which evaluates the hoof
and the foot angle which evaluates the pastern and heal. These are evaluated separately on a 1 to 9
scale with the ideal range for both measurements being 3 to 7. For the bulls evaluated during the bull BSE
Days, 3 bulls had a foot angle and claw set score greater than 7. The veterinarians passed two of these bulls
and failed one of them. The bull that failed had a hoof injury and the
veterinarian trimmed the hoof, treated the injury and blocked one of the claws
on the hoof to help it heal. Even though
the veterinarian felt the other two bulls were sound enough to breed cows. Cattle
producers need to watch bulls with poor foot scores closely for lameness
issues. If lameness appears in these
bulls they should be evaluated immediately by the veterinarian to determine if
the bull can be treated to an acceptable outcome or if he needs to be replaced.
Bulls with untreated lameness issues will negatively affect the bull’s ability
to breed cows, as well as operation productivity, and profitability. Body
condition score (BCS) is a measure of the animal's energy status. Optimum energy status is important as bulls
enter the breeding season to make sure they have the energy to breed cows
during the breeding season. The ideal
BCS for bulls as they enter the breeding season is a 6, which is a smooth
appearance of condition throughout the body.
Sixteen of the 164 bulls evaluated had a body condition score of 4,
which is considered thin. Of these 16
bulls, 3 bulls failed the BSE due to bad semen morphology or hoof injury. Cattle producers should evaluate bull BCS at
BSE time and adjust nutrition, so bulls reach that optimum BCS of 6 prior to
the breeding season. Six of 164 bulls failed the BSE and are not acceptable
bulls for the upcoming breeding season.
This is 3.7% which is below the typical range of 10 to 20%. Since the beginning of this program in 2005
approximately 5,591 bulls have been tested and the extremes for fail/deferral
rate were from 17% to 3.2%. The
important part of this program is that the owners of 5 of these bulls know that
their bulls are subfertile and these bulls either need to be retested later under
veterinary recommendation or culled and replaced with bulls that have passed a
BSE. As for the owner of the injured
bull, if the bull recovers from his injury and passes a BSE, he would be
acceptable to breed cows. Furthermore,
these events help cattle producers make decisions that promote operation
productivity and profitability. For more
information on any information discussed in this article contact Davis at (417)
276-3313 or by email at [email protected] or your local MU Extension
Livestock Field Specialist.
The
December edition of the MU Extension SW MO Cattle Call Newsletter is available. This newsletter is put out by MU Extension Ag
Specialist to let cattle producers know about upcoming meetings that provide
education on management strategies to help make their cattle operations
successful. Furthermore, this newsletter
provides educational articles to cattle producers to help make there farming
operations successful. Here is the link
if you want to sign up to receive the newsletter electronically: http://muext.us/cattlecall
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