August 14, 2024
The next AC Saturday Street Festival will be August 24 with fun for the whole family, vendors, food, DJ entertainment by G & N Productions and a beer tent by Montrose VFW Post 8820. They will have 2 water slides, an obstacle course bounce house and a bounce house which will be free to the public (sponsored by AC Saturday Street Festival and Ellett Memorial Hospital). Dinner is from 5:00 - 8:00 cooked by the AC Fire Department.
The Annual Labor Day Picnic at Immaculate Conception Parish (606 Kansas Ave., Montrose) will be held on Monday, September 2. The menu includes fried chicken, mashed potatoes & gravy, dressing, green beans, law, bread & butter pickles, and homemade pie. All this is only $15 for adults, and $10 for children age 5-10 and preschoolers eat free. The all-you-can-eat dinner is served from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the basement of St. Mary’s School, which is handicap accessible. Outdoor tent seating and carry-out are also available. There is a huge country store open from 8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. There will be corn hole, bounce house and bingo open at 11:00 a.m. A homemade pie auction will begin at 3:30 p.m., followed by the cash and quilt raffles.
River of Life will be hosting Ingathering3 again this year at the church in Rockville. Meetings nightly Wednesday, October 16 through Wednesday, October 23. They will feature different ministers and worship leaders/teams each night throughout the 8 days of meetings. Look for posters in the area soon or contact Pastor James Damon (jdamon@rockvillechurch.org) for more information. They will have a light meal each evening at 6:00p.m., followed by worship beginning at 7:00 p.m. nightly. Offerings will be taken each evening for visiting ministry. Any donations to help with meeting expenses are welcome as well, but the meetings are free to attend and all are welcome. Come enjoy worshiping together with friends and family, and other brothers and sisters in Christ as it is “time for the Ecclesia to be the Ecclesia”.
Management Intensive Grazing School will be held September 10-12 at the First Baptist Church Family Life and Outreach Center in Lamar, MO. This is a cooperative effort between MU Extension, Natural Resource Conservation Service, Barton County MO SWCD, and the MO Forage and Grasslands Council to educate grazing livestock producers on forage and livestock management practices to promote optimum management and utilization of forage resources. Registration and fee payment is required by September 5. Registration can take place online at https://shorturl.at/BQqzL or by contacting the Barton County MU Extension Center at (417) 682-3579.
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Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for August. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments. Aug 26 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, Aug 28- Ortho-Dr. Gray.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Aug 22 School Begins at Hudson R-IX - The doors will open at 7:40 a.m.
