The
Yellow Rose Day is coming so residents of the Appleton City area your support
is needed in placing the over 2000 yellow silk rosebuds on the oldest graves in
the Appleton City Cemetery in time for Memorial Day. Roses will be placed on Thursday May 14, 2026
at 8:00 a.m., with a rain date of Friday, May 15, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. All individuals, families, clubs or groups
are welcome. For information, contact:
Kathy Gengler, 660-492-7065, Pam Bartz, 417-321-4177, Donald Yoss, 660-492-7218
or City Hall, 476-2631.
Ellett
Memorial Hospital cordially invites the community to their annual Community
Appreciation Day. On Wednesday, May 13, lunch is on them! As a way to say
"Thank You" to the community for its unwavering support of EMH, they
will be serving free pulled pork sandwiches, chips, drinks, and cookies from 11:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (or until supplies run out). Meals will be packaged for pickup
in the EMH front drive.
Ellett
Memorial Hospital is sponsoring a Morgan-Anne uniform, scrub and accessory sale
Wednesday, May 13, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Outpatient Clinic. The sale is open to the public. Payment methods are cash, check and
credit/debit card.
The AC
FFA is holding their spring plant until the end of school. The FFA greenhouse will be open for business
from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on any day school is in session. Just stop by the
Ag Building for assistance. The FFA has garden vegetables and flowers for sale,
such as tomatoes and peppers, as well as potting flowers like petunias, annual
vinca, impatiens and geraniums. Flowers and vegetables can be purchased as
packs, individuals or as hanging baskets. Photos and information about all the
items available in the greenhouse are located on the school website, as well as
the Facebook pages. Costs are $2/packs, and $15/hanging basket or 3 hanging
baskets for $40. For more information, feel free to give Mrs. Leiber a call at
660-424-3668.
The
Appleton City Rural Health Clinic is offering free Sports Physicals on
Wednesdays throughout the month of June.
An appointment is required to be seen.
To schedule an appointment, please call the clinic at 660-476-2121.
Hudson
R-IX Elementary will hold their annual kindergarten screening the morning of
Monday, May 18. Please call (660)
476-5467 to set up an appointment. You
will need your child's social security card, birth certificate and current
immunization record. If you call and the
school office is closed, please leave a message and they will get back to you.
Ellett Memorial
Hospital Foundation is sponsoring 2 raffles to support local healthcare. You
can buy tickets to enter for the chance to win 1/2 a hog. There will be two
chances to win and winners will be drawn at the AC Fair on June 13. The hog was
donated by Ethan Bracher family and processing by Murray’s Butcher Block. The
second raffle is for a chance to win a Stihl air inflator or Blackstone
Griddle. Winners will be drawn at the AC
Car Show July 11. All tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. All money raised will
support local healthcare through Ellett Memorial Hospital.
Golden
Apples will meet 5:00 p.m. Thursday, May 14 at Farmhouse Kitchen. This week's
food theme is pork roast and mashed potatoes with gravy. Please bring sides and
desserts to go with the meat and potatoes. Come for the food stay for the
fellowship and have some fun.
The
Appleton City High School Alumni Luncheon will be held Saturday, May 23, 2026
at 11:30. They are missing a class contact for the classes of 2016 and
2021. Reservation/meal is $15 in advance
$20 at the door. , Mail reservations to Patty Purvis Young, 101 E. 3rd St.,
Appleton City, MO 64724. Please include class year and names for each person
attending.
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Ellett
Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for April
and May, 2026. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments. Wednesday, May 20 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin,
Friday, May 22 – Orthopedics- Laura
Noble, FNP, Wednesday, May 27 –
Orthopedic- Dr. Gray, Wednesday, May 27
– Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, Thursday, May
28– Neurology- Dr.- Shoaib, Friday, May 29 – Podiatry – Dr. Pace.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May
13 Ellett Memorial Hospital Community
Appreciation Day lunch 11:00 – 1:00
May
14 Yellow Rose Day at the AC Cemetery
8:00 a.m.
May
17 ACHS Graduation 2:00 p.m.
May
21 Last day of classes at AC School
May
22-24 Montrose Festival
May
23 ACHS Alumni Luncheon 11:30 a.m.
May
25 Memorial Day Holiday
