Officials with the Aurora R-8 School District have leased Lowell School, 5 West Delta, to the Ozark Area Community Action Corporation.
Bargains will abound along the roadway.
People of Marionville are making plans for the annual Applefest.
Several area people are learning about the responsibilities of leadership.
OACAC officials are reporting "success" among participants of the Step Up to Leadership classes.
A fund established over 10 years ago continues to grow and allow an annual donation to the bi-county library system.
A local group is investigating the possibility of having a community garden to stretch food dollars and maybe include some income.
Sometimes “mother knows best.” Enjoy the story Sherri Oehme submitted about her son earning the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award a youth can earn in Boy Scouts.
The Master Gardeners of the Ozarks will be hosting their sixth annual Fall Gardening Workshop designed for homeowners seeking tips on garden management.
You can grow it, shuck it, pop it, cook it, make fuel with it and for the last 11 years … even play in it!
“The weather has been wonderful! Perfect for enjoying our beautiful Ozarks outdoors. Take advantage of the weather and get outdoors with your family!” said Janey Derby, food mission director at First Presbyterian Church in Aurora, which sponsors the monthly Angel Food Ministry.
“The August Angel Food Menu has a variety of things for your grill. Steaks, chicken breast, pork chops, and ground beef taste better when grilled,” suggested Derby for an easy meal.
People a short distance south of Aurora were surprised to see a young, black bear in their backyards recently. Reports from those who saw the bear indicated he stayed around to enjoy food items he found he yards and then made his exit.
“We have a young, male, black bear that has been found in the Aurora area. He has caused some minor problems, mainly getting into people's trash and bird feeders. We are hoping, with cooperation from the public, we will be able to prevent any further damage,” said Conservation Agent Andy Barnes with the Missouri Department of Conservation.
Various programs have been offered this summer for children and adults alike at the Marionville branch of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library.
“We try to have a wide variety of programs to try and meet everyone’s need,” said Janea Coker, Marionville branch supervisor.
Members of the community attended the annual combined country school reunion on Sunday, June 28, at Robinson Elementary School in Aurora.
Glenna Williams, vice president, conducted the meeting in the absence of the president. Clyde Sharp led the Pledge to the Flag, while Mary Jo Henderson led the opening prayer.
The summer heat has arrived and we are still cool at the library! Come in for a welcome relief from the heat and see what we have going on while you are here!
As always, we have great, new, bestselling books coming in all the time. Here are a few of our newest additions:
June 30 marked a change in leadership for the Aurora Rotary Club.
Rich Jenkins, who has served as president for the past year, made a presentation to Nina Eads, who serves as a lieutenant governor for this Rotary district, in the form of checks totalling $2,000. The funds are earmarked for the organization’s ongoing efforts at eradicating polio worldwide.
Several things are happening at St. John’s Hospital--Aurora on Tuesday, July 7.
The community is welcome to take part in the events, according to hospital personnel.
The kick-off of the Aurora hospital’s 50th Anniversary Celebration starts with the picnic that day.
Gary Presley, author of the acclaimed memoir Seven Wheelchairs: A Life Beyond Polio, from the University of Iowa Press, will speak on creative non-fiction at the Springfield Writers' Guild meeting at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 25, at the Heritage Cafeteria.
Presley, a former Aurora resident, came late to writing, first inspired by winning an essay contest sponsored by the Joplin Globe. He wrote a few freelance articles before discovering his love for the personal essay. He has had essays published in the Ozark Mountaineer, Salon.com and other venues.
Since 1917, the Gripka family farm has been a fixture at the crossroads of LC 2175 and 1170. The family has been at the location so long the area is known as “Gripka Corner.”
“We’ve had the power out and called the electric company and just tell them it’s at Gripka Corner,” relates Angie Gripka Sperandio. “They know where we are.”
The current generation of Gripkas running the family farm include siblings AlbertGripka, Paul Gripka, Angie Sperandio and Regina Quintin.
