January 3, 2024
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
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. Please come and enjoy a delicious meal while supporting St. Mary’s School.
The St Clair County State Bank has limited services on Saturdays as of January 1, 2024. The Appleton City and Lowry City locations will be Drive Thru only on Saturdays. Access to safety deposit boxes will be available. They encourage all St Clair County State Bank customers to call ahead (660-476-5453) and make arrangements for other services, such as new accounts.
Area residents are invited to vote for their favorites on Rural Missouri Magazine’s “Best of Rural Missouri” favorites website. You can promote our area by voting for local businesses or attractions. REA customers who received their magazine this week can refer to page 33 for details, but remember 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 drawing shows a Christmas tree being decorated with forest animals. 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 deadline to vote is January 15, 2024. The site to 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.
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 davismp@missouri.edu.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for January. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: Jan 4– OB/GYN, Dr. Kallberg, Jan 9 – Rheumatology-Dr. John, 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 13-14 River of Life Fellowship in Rockville Deliverance Seminar
