The Little Apple
Homecoming this year
will be September 26 against the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00
p.m. Coronation will take place during halftime. Parade will be at 2:30
and anyone wanting to join the parade should line up in the school parking
lot at 2:00 p.m.
The 2025
EMH Community Block Party will be 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Saturday,
September 27, 2025 at Ellett Memorial Hospital in AC. The Block Party will
have little something for everyone. Reduced-price
lab draws will be available from 8:00-11:00 a.m. Booths will be
set up with health information on available services and
resources. Come shop the vendors! It’s never too early to start
your Christmas Shopping and they have small business vendors on-site
selling a wide range of products. There will also be several
activities for the kids to enjoy: bounce house, petting zoo, face
painting, kid’s games, fire truck and ambulance. EMH will also be
providing free snow cones, popcorn, and cotton candy. The St. Clair Co
Sheriff’s Department will have K-9 demos. Bring the whole family for a
fun day at the EMH Community Block Party! Check the EMH Community Block
Party Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=emh%20community%20block%20party for
more information.
The A.C. Fall
City Wide Garage Sale dates are set for October 3-4. Permits are $5 and
can be purchased at City Hall through Tuesday, September 30. Permits to
set up in the City Park are $25 for the pole shelter, $15 for the stage,
$10 for lawn permits and these fees cover both days. Park permits can also
be purchased at City Hall on a first come, first served basis and cannot
be reserved by phone. Maps will be available at Food Fair, Casey's, Fika
and Powell’s True Value beginning Thursday afternoon. House of Joy
Ministries will be at the City Park on Saturday from 3:00-5:00 to collect
donations, but may leave earlier if the trailer is full. For questions,
please contact Dianne Foster at 660-679-1125.
Growing In Grace Community
Center, 700 W. 4th St., Appleton City, will have a
garage sale September 25-26 to raise money for the center
Growing In
Grace Community Center will have a community dinner 3:00-6:00 p.m. October
4 at Forest Park, with a Christian Rock band and grilling at the park with
side dishes. Please come and enjoy. Donations only. October 18
is Kid's Fun Day at the community center from 3:00 p.m. -6:00 p.m. There
will be baking Halloween cookies with Breanna Swartz, Halloween goodies
bags to take home, along with games and food.
The AC Library
is starting to plan for this year's fall events and first on the list is
for Halloween. If you are interested in participating in the Safe Trick or
Treating event this year, please email the library at [email protected] to
let them know, so they can add you to the participant list.
The MU
Extension office in St. Clair County is offering a Barn Quilt class in
Osceola on October 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The class will be held at
the library in Osceola, 115 Chestnut Street. Jocelyn Wheeler from Hickory
County will be the instructor for the class. Participants will have the
opportunity to construct either a 2 ft x 2 ft design for $45.00 or a 1 ft x 1 ft design for $25.00. The 1 ft x 1 ft board is intended for
those who would like to hang their barn quilt indoors. It is not durable
enough for outdoor hanging. Register for the class at the Extension
office located inside the west door of the courthouse, 655 Second Street,
in Osceola, or by calling 417-646-2419, by October 7. For more information
or for ADA accommodations please call the St. Clair County Extension
office at 417-646-2419.
2025 marks 90
years since Dr. Ellett first opened Ellett Hospital in 1935. To
help commemorate this great milestone the hospital is hosting a 90th Anniversary
Celebration on October 24 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. A slideshow of
Ellett Hospital throughout those 90 years will be part of the festivities.
To complete the slideshow they are asking for help from the local
community. If you have photos of Ellett Hospital from years past,
please reach out to Michelle Siegismund. They
are especially interested in photos from the old hospital building and photos
of the current facility from 1973-early 2000’s. You can contact
Michelle Siegismund at by phone at 660-476-5249, email at [email protected] or by
sending a Facebook messenger message to the Ellett Memorial Hospital
Facebook account.
West Central Missouri
Community Action Agency will host its 60th Anniversary
Denim & Diamonds Casino Night on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at
Primitive Olde Crow & Winery in Clinton. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The
fundraiser includes dinner, casino-style games, raffles, and prizes, with
proceeds supporting housing, food assistance, job training,
transportation, and small business programs that strengthen rural families
and communities across the region. Tickets are $50. For more information
visit: wcmcaa.org/denim-diamonds-fundraiser
The Montrose FBLA is
continuing their Shoe Drive through October 17. If you need to dispose
of some new or gently used shoes (no holes or missing soles), please
contribute them to their drive. Drop off points are at Montrose R-XIV
School, Montrose Savings Bank, and Ellett Memorial Hospital, St, Clair Co.
State Bank or Bartz Photography. Their collection goal is
2500 pairs of shoes, sandals, boots, tennis shoes, cleats, flip-flops,
Crocks and more. For more information, contact Robyn Eckhoff, FBLA Adviser,
at [email protected] or at (660)
693-4812, ext. 0310.
Ellett
Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for
September, 2025. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments. Sept 30 Rheumatology
- Dr. John.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Sept
25-26 Growing In Grace Community Center
garage sale
Sept
26 ACHS Homecoming: Parade 2:30. Game against
New Heights Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Coronation at half time
Sept
27 EMH Community Block Party will be 9:00
a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Oct
3-4 AC City wide garage sales
Oct
4 Living Waters Ranch of Osceola
18th Annual Free Fall Festival 11:00-5:00 p.m.
Oct
4 Growing In Grace
Community Center community dinner 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Forest Park
Living Waters
Ranch of Osceola is gearing up for its 18th Annual Free
Fall Festival October 4 from 11:00-5:00 p.m. Many fun outdoor activities
will be set up including the zipline, archery, BB guns, outdoor games,
hayride, giant slide, mechanical bull, pony rides, exotic animal petting
zoo, wild edibles (plants and bugs) and back by popular demand the Forgers
for Christ ministry. Kids will step up on a large trailer with old time
forging stations and forge either a dinner bell or a tomahawk to take
home. There is a limited number available so come early and get signed up.
The festival is free to attend however, since a concession stand is
available, it’s requested that no outside food or drink be brought in.
Sponsors are still being accepted for this event to help offset the cost
of the activities. Please contact Joyce Brown, Director, by email at: [email protected] if
you are interested in sponsoring an activity or you have any questions.
Donations are welcome at the gate, but not required. The festival is one
of several free outreach programs offered by LWR. Monthly day camps are
hosted each month for special needs adults and their
staff/caregivers. Free field trips are available for area K-12 grade
special needs students. Blessings Store for grandparents to choose gifts
for grandchildren at Christmas and Christmas from the Heart allows
children to make and take Christmas gifts home to their loved ones. If
you’d like to know more about the LWR ministry contact Joyce at the above
email address. Churches and civic organizations who would like a
presentation may also contact her to set up a time and location. Living
Waters Ranch is located 6 miles south of Osceola at 4520 SE 450
Road. Follow signs posted to the festival. The mission of the ranch is to
share the love of Jesus and provide wholesome, family fun in the beautiful
outdoors that God created.
Mediacom/Extreme has
come to Appleton City. Mediacom has provided cable TV to this
area for several years, but now offers fiber backbone high speed internet
and phone service. Mediacom is the 5th largest cable operator
in the U.S. serving more than 1.45 million homes and business across
22 states. Overall, more than 15% of their total broadband
customers subscribe to Gigabit services. They feature month to month
agreements. No more long- term contracts for basic services.
They also offer the latest technology in cloud-based voice phone systems
and business Wi-Fi with Advanced Data Security. For residential
service call 855-633-4226. For business service call your
local commercial sales representative, Gary Woody, at 816-315-9650 or
email [email protected].
Funds are needed for
the backpack program. Holy Trinity Church in AC houses this project,
which is funded by you, the community. They now are sending 35
packs of food home with school kids weekly. The cost is $950 per month and
they are reaching out for help. Donations may be made to: TUMC, with memo:
Backpack. Thank You.
River of
Life Fellowship hosts Third Sunday meetings each month called “All the
More” meetings at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend
and they will have a variety of “different kinds” of meetings over
the year including singspirations, times of fellowship, formal and more
informal times of worship. They will enjoy snacks and
fellowship after each meeting. The next events are Sunday, October 19:
Monegaw Strings Bluegrass Gospel and Sunday, November 16: Phil & Pam Morgan
Gospel Ministry.
Ingathering4
is coming soon to River of Life Fellowship in Rockville
soon. Nightly October 6 – 13, come and hear the Word of God
taught and preached as it’s time for the Ekklesia to be
the Ekklesia. Visiting area ministry every night from
throughout the area as different churches are represented, leading worship
and sharing the message. Meal begins each night at 6:00 p.m. for
those able to attend, especially the visiting ministry, followed by
worship meeting at 7:00 p.m. There will be fellowship and snacks each night
following the meeting. A love offering will be taken nightly
for visiting ministry. Come and be a part of God’s
End-Time Ingathering.
The Appleton
City Ministerial Alliance meets throughout the year providing community
services and opportunities for the area churches to gather together for
worship. Additionally, the ACMA helps people through the region
in a variety of ways. In 2023 the ACMA founded the Tony Reynolds
Memorial Scholarship, which is a $1000 scholarship awarded locally to an
area student pursuing continuing education post-high
school. Some in the community have asked about the ability to
make donations directly towards the scholarship fund that are not used in
other ACMA endeavors. At any time, you may make
donations towards the ACMA and we encourage you to do so. You
may make donations at any of our community meetings, or feel free to
contact one of the ministers serving in the ACMA for more information.
The Ellett
Memorial Hospital Foundation was established in 2000 by a local couple to
benefit and carry out the purposes of Ellett Memorial
Hospital. The Foundation has played a major role in the
Hospital’s recent renovation/expansion project. The Foundation is a
501c3 organization and plays an important role in ensuring the future of
the Hospital by providing an avenue for individuals, groups and
corporations to lend their financial support through tax-deductible
contributions. The Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation would like to
extend an invitation to the community to assist with this
project. They would like to welcome all current and past
members of the community and service area to make a donation to the Ellett
Memorial Hospital Foundation. Donations can be restricted or
non-restricted for use as the donor identifies. Recognition will be
given for all contributions. For further information,
contact Julee Snyder, Ellett Memorial Hospital, 660-476-211.
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Apple” was started by the A. C. Economic Development as way of informing
residents of news and events sponsored by area businesses and
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