January 10, 2024
The
monthly Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God will be 7:00
a.m. Saturday, January 13. All the men
of the community are invited to join them for a time of great food and
fellowship. Aaron Johnson will have a short devotional.
River of
Life Fellowship, 2nd and Vernon Streets in Rockville, will host a
Deliverance Seminar the weekend of January 13 - 14. They will have a meeting at 3:00 p.m. with
Steve Highlander and Cody Persell both sharing about deliverance, followed by a
light snack meal. They will then have an
evening worship meeting followed by teaching and a time of individual prayer
for healing and deliverance. Regular
Sunday morning includes Sunday School and fellowship at 9:30 a.m. followed by
worship service with Cody ministering and praying over needs, beginning around
10:15 a.m. The weekend concludes with an
evening service 6:00 p.m. that will have a time of worship and teaching, as
well as a mass deliverance meeting.
There is no cost associated with any of these meetings and all are
welcome to attend any or all of them.
The
Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at
the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, January 14 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
It is
once again time for any non-profits to determine if they could use a quilt to
help with their fund raising needs. All
you have to do is write an essay and send it in. Best essay wins. Your essay should tell who your non-profit
is, what it does and how you would use the quit to raise money for the
non-profit. Be sure to include your
mailing address and phone number. Send the essay to Elva Gwinn Huffman Essay
Contest c/o DbarJ Quilts etc, PO Box 48, Rockville MO 64780. This year, they
will accept email submissions at [email protected]. All essays need to
arrive before March 31, 2024 as they will be read April 2. Any question may be
asked at 660-679-1809.
The City
of Appleton City requires you to license your pet yearly. The cost is $5.00 and you must have proof of
current rabies vaccination. This year they
also have a form to fill out for the new Animal Control Division. It can be found at https://acmogov.com/pet-licensing
Please
remember the deadline to vote on Rural Missouri Magazine’s “Best of Rural
Missouri” favorites website is January 15, 2024. Everyone can promote our area
by voting for local businesses or attractions. REA customers who received their
magazine can refer to page 33 for details, but anyone, anywhere can vote. You
do not need to vote for every category, just the ones you feel comfortable
with. Possible local ideas are available in the December 22 issue of “The
Appleton City Journal” and on the AC City Hall webpage, https://acmogov.com/city-hall.
On the webpage, select “Home” on the white bar on top. The second picture (click the right arrow or
the second circle at the bottom of the picture) will bring up some suggestions
and a link to the Rural Missouri survey. Entering your area favorites could allow you
to win $500. The website to vote is: https://ruralmissouri.org/best-of-2024.
By voting, it can bring attention to our area to others who may not be aware of
what this area has to offer. The AC Carousel seems to be gaining some following
on the site.
St. Mary's
School will have their annual dinner on Saturday, February 3 from 5:00 - 8:30 p.m.
in St. Mary's School basement. The
dinner consists of spaghetti, salad, breadsticks, dessert, tea, and
lemonade. The dinner is a free will
donation. They will also be having a
silent auction, 50-50 raffle, and 2 basket raffles. Names will be drawn for everything at 8:30 p.m. You do not need to be present to win.
Extension
services from universities of Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Missouri, and
Arkansas are providing a joint conference titled the KOMA Beef Cattle
Conference. This year’s Missouri portion
of the conference will be held on February 12, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at the MU Southwest Research Extension and Education Center, 14548 State
Rd H, Mount Vernon, MO 65712. This year’s conference will update the public on
recent research from the 4 universities in cattle feeding, supplementation,
reproduction, and grazing management.
These presentations will be given by university agricultural graduate
students and professors. In addition,
there will be a keynote presentation given by James Mitchell who is an
extension livestock economist with the University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture. A catered lunch will be provided by MERCK Animal Health. In addition, snacks and drinks will be
provided throughout the day. Agriculture businesses that support the event will
also have booths set up. Attendees can
visit the booths and learn how their products can help improve their beef
cattle operation. To attend the event, register and pay the fee prior to
February 8. Fee for the event is $20 per
person. No refunds for cancellations
after the registration deadline. No
walk-in registrations allowed. Register
online at https://extension.missouri.edu/events/koma-beef-cattle-conference. For questions related to registration or the
conference contact the Cedar County MU Extension Center at (417) 276-3313, ext.
4, or by email at [email protected].
Ellett
Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for January.
Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: Jan 10– Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr.
Vardakis, Jan 12 - Ortho-Dr. Gray, Jan
17 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Jan 18– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, Jan 23 – Rheumatology-Dr. John, Jan 24 -
Ortho-Dr. Gray, Jan 24 – Ophthalmology-Dr. Soni.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Jan
8-13 ACHS Invitational Basketball Tournament
Jan
10 Food Fair and Best Choice labels
due for AC School
Jan
10 Meet Me On Main Shop and Stroll.
Several businesses in AC will be open 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Jan
13 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at
the Appleton City Church of God 7:00 a.m.
Jan
13-14 River of Life Fellowship in
Rockville Deliverance Seminar
Jan
14 Knights of Columbus pancake and
sausage breakfast at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.