The Missouri 4-H Foundation marks its 75th anniversary this year with plans to highlight impacts from decades of dedication to nurturing young leaders and fostering community development across the state.
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5/15/24
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The Humansville Schools would like to invite everyone to a retirement reception in honor of Rita Hill and Becky Peters. The reception will begin at 2 p.m. on Friday, May 17, at the Humansville cafeteria.
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5/15/24
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There is just something about a turtle. Maybe it’s the way they move with such dogged determination or the low-stress lives they seem to lead. Perhaps it’s how they lock themselves away when things are unpleasant and simply shut the world out until they can cope again. I don’t know, but they are just so cute, and I find nothing sadder than seeing one squished on the side of the road.
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5/15/24
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My mother never made cinnamon rolls for breakfast or an apple pie for supper, leastways none that I can recall.
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Jim Hamilton
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5/8/24
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The Marion C Early Class of 1964 will hold a 60th anniversary class reunion from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, in the FEMA Building of the MCE Campus from 4 to 7 pm.
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5/8/24
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Writer puts a name to a fuzzy face
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By Gwen Rockwood
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5/3/24
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I find myself at the crossroads as I recently realized I may have traversed the bridge to old fuddy-duddyness. I noticed the first traces of it about five years ago, probably around the time the first grey hair appeared at my temples.
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5/1/24
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All a telephone was good for when I was a boy was talking to people beyond earshot.
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Jim Hamilton
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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5/1/24
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Kathy’s Pasta and Savour, at 329 S. Main Ave, have been in Bolivar for years but came under new ownership in December, when husband and wife, Iris Pogue and Edward Cahoj, took over the business.
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5/1/24
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All Branches Closed May 8
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5/1/24
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My brother often tells me that a favorite expression among gardeners is “maybe next year” when things didn’t necessarily go according to plan. Maybe the weather conditions weren’t exactly right that year or maybe there just weren't enough hours in the day to implement whatever it was, but there was always that hope that perhaps next year would be different.
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Janet Gordon
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4/30/24
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The value of making mistakes
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By Gwen Rockwood
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4/26/24
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It was one of those random conversations spurred by a bit on the news about population growth: Benton County, Arkansas, has experienced phenomenal growth.
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JIM HAMILTON
jhamilton000@centurytel.net
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4/24/24
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The unmistakable, all too familiar sound came from outside the living room window, on the west side of the fence where the yard and pasture meet. At first, I sat in my designated recliner at my boyfriend’s house, listening to the complaint of his residential killdeer giving an earful to whoever was wandering too close to her nest. After her chirps became more incessant and, in my mind, panicked, I jumped up and quickly made my way outside to the area where she created her nest. “Be careful, don’t slip, it’s wet outside,” I heard Tom, my boyfriend, yell as I bolted out the door. I didn’t care if I was being dramatic. I had a soft spot for this bossy little bird and the treasures she was guarding. Unfortunately, she hasn’t had the guidance of a top-notch real estate agent espousing, “location, location, location,” for she picked the least optimal spot to lay down her nest - on the rocky driveway inside the cow pasture.
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Nicole Emmons
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4/24/24
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The Matilda Polk Campbell chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its monthly meeting at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Open Hearts United Methodist Church, Bolivar.
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4/19/24
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Writer says goodbye to true blue companion
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By Gwen Rockwood
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4/19/24
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Spring turkey season has begun and, alas, you haven’t harvested a bird yet.
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By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
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4/17/24
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I told myself I wouldn’t write this column, but Angela just won’t let go, nor would I wish it so. This is for all who mourn Angelas of their own:
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By Jim Hamilton
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4/17/24
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Church folks are my parents’ type of people and they are, to my surprise, a sometimes cheeky group to be around. There are four specifically that, when joined by my parents, form a group of six who tend to hang out quite a bit. They have monthly game days, go on excursions to antique shops or hole-in-the-wall restaurants, and gather for occasional holidays when the rest of their families aren’t coming out to visit. They have always been exceedingly kind to me, even extending invitations to join their game festivities or visit for holiday meals when my parents were out of town.
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4/17/24
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Sunshine Bowls and Bakery
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4/17/24
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Due to the Elections on April 2, the Aldermen meeting was moved from its usual Tuesday to Thursday evening. The session began with the approval of the elections followed by the swearing-in ceremony for the four Aldermen elected at the beginning of April.
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Nicole Emmons
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4/17/24
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How to beat the “I don’t wanna” beast into submission
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By Gwen Rockwood
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4/12/24
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Good news, armchair critics: Young people can still write compelling and coherent prose and poetry with exceptional candor and grammatical skill.
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4/10/24
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No matter how much is written about how beneficial black snakes are to humans, these rodent-eating reptiles will always be at the top of many people’s fear lists.
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By Francis Skalicky
Missouri Department of Conservation
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4/10/24
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Spring fever
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By Janet Gordon
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4/10/24
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