January 24, 2024
Because
of the icy conditions on Monday this week, AC trash pickup will be on Friday,
January 26 instead of the normal Thursday.
The
Appleton City High School Alumni Scholarship Foundation, Inc. will be awarding
seven $3,000 scholarships to the graduating seniors in May, 2024. Students may be attending any type of post-secondary
training. The applicants' names are
eliminated from the forms before being mailed to the out-of-town alumni
judges. Seniors may pick up their forms
from the school counselor. The deadline
for application is March 6 at 9:00 a.m.
All ACHS seniors are encouraged to participate. These awards are made possible by
contributors interested in the youth of the Appleton City area.
Due to
the inclement weather last weekend, River of Life Fellowship, 2nd and
Vernon Streets in Rockville, has rescheduled the Deliverance Seminar to the
weekend of January 27 - 28. They will
have a meeting at 3:00 p.m. with Dr. Steve Highlander and Pastor 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, to begin near 6:00 p.m. 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
Sunday night at 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.
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.
The
Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at
the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, February 4 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
According
to state statute Sec. 262-577, RSMo 69, citizens of voting age in St. Clair
County have the opportunity to vote and elect members of the University of
Missouri Extension Council in January. At least one person has been nominated
for each of the elective positions in their respective district. County
residents can vote in person during the week of January 21 at the University of
Missouri St. Clair County Extension Office, 655 Second Street, 1st floor
of the Courthouse in Osceola. If you are
unable to reach the voting site, you can cast your vote on-line. On-line voting is simple. Just log onto
http://extension2.missouri.edu/stclair and click on “Council election”. Cast
your vote for the representatives of your district by following the simple
instructions. This year’s candidates are: North District (Townships: Appleton,
Monegaw, Chalk Level, Butler, Jackson, Taber, Osage and Center) Sharon
Murray. South District (Townships: Osceola,
Polk, Dallas, Collins, Washington, Doyal, Roscoe and Speedwell) Karry Phillips
and Kathy Colby.
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.
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: Feb 1– OB/GYN, Dr. Kallberg, Feb 7– Upper
GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, Feb 9 -
Ortho-Dr. Gray, Feb 13 –
Rheumatology-Dr. John, Feb 14– Upper GI,
Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, Feb 15– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, Feb 21 – Upper GI,
Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Feb 28 - Ortho-Dr. Gray,
Feb 28 – Ophthalmology-Dr. Soni.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Jan 26 Trash pickup in Appleton City
Jan
27-28 River of Life Fellowship
Deliverance Seminar
Feb
3 St. Mary's School (Montrose) annual
dinner 5:00 - 8:30 p.m. in St. Mary's School basement
Feb
4 Knights of Columbus pancake and
sausage breakfast at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
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