January 17, 2024
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.
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 joyce@dbarjquilts.com. 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 davismp@missouri.edu.
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.
