Unofficial election
results from the St. Clair Co. Clerk’s office: AC Alderman: Ward I - Preston 27 Ward II - Dines 26 City Question: yes 43 no 20
The A.C. Spring City
Wide Garage Sale will be April 12 - 13. Permits are $5 and can be purchased at
City Hall until April 10. Permits to set up in the A.C. Park are $25 for the
pole shelter, $15 for a stage permit and $10 for a lawn permit. The price for
Park Permits is good for both days and these can also be purchased at City Hall
on a first come, first served basis. Maps will be available at Food Fair,
Powell's True Value and Casey's beginning Thursday afternoon. House of Joy
Ministry will be at the City Park on Saturday from 4:00-5:00 to pick up
donations. If you have questions, please call Dianne Foster at 476-2390.
The AC Museum will
participate in the City Wide Garage Sale Friday, April 12 at the Museum. Donations to sell will be accepted there
1:30-4:30 on Wednesday and Friday March 27, April 3, 5 and 10. No clothing please. For information or other donation times, call
Susan 660-476-5579.
The St. Clair Co.
Democratic Committee will have their 2019 Spring Banquet 6:00 p.m. Saturday,
April 6 at the Boy Scout Building in Lowry City, MO. Tickets are $20 and reserved tables are
available for $125 that will seat up to 8 (reserve in advance). Speakers will be Brandon Garrison, MO Rural
Caucus Chair, Joe Poor, State Committee Person for the 28th
Senatorial District and 2018 candidate for the 28th Senatorial District
and Cindy McDaniel. Contact Karen
Hubbard, Gary Mitchel, Jeanine Jacomb or Dave Gover for more information or
email stclaircountydems976@gmail.com.
A Fish
"Fry-Day" Dinner at Immaculate Conception Church in Montrose will be
April 5 from 5:00 - 7:30 in St. Mary’s School Hall. They will serve the “best fried fish around”,
Suzy Q's, green beans, cole slaw, cornbread, cookie and a beverage. Adults eat for $10, children (under age 10)
for $5.
Appleton City Manor
and AC Journal would like to invite you to join them Saturday evening April 13
at the AC Manor for the 2019 Appleton City High School Junior/Senior Promenade.
Prom attendees will be announced and photographed then featured in the Journal,
AC Manor’s Facebook and Newsletter. Family, friends and area residents are
invited to share this event with the residents. Guests should arrive early to
assure proper seating. Couple names to be announced promptly at 6:00 and then
Prom will continue at the High School. The theme this year is Rock Concert.
The annual PTO Bake Sale will be held at Food Fair Saturday,
April 20 from 8:00 a.m. until sold out.
Grab your goodies for Easter breakfast or dinner! If you are willing to
donate any kind of baked good(s), please plan to have them delivered to Little
Apples Daycare/Sarah Eye between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Friday, April 19 or
dropped off at Food Fair by 7:45 a.m. Saturday morning. This event raises funds
that allow elementary students to participate in field trips throughout the
school year, as well as fund additional requests from teachers throughout the
school year.
The Appleton City FFA
will be hosting a Mother’s Day spaghetti dinner with salad, garlic bread and
dessert on May 12 from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. in the high school commons area.
This free will donation dinner is to help fund FFA members who will be
attending Washington Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. this summer.
Appleton City
students again made a very successful showing at the WEMO Conference Art Show
held from March 15-27 at Adrian. In high school, Sydney Bock won a blue ribbon
and 3rd Place Best of Show in the 2-D category. Jenna Long won a
blue and a white ribbon, and Jeremy Howery won two blue ribbons. Also winning blue ribbons were Joe Young,
Elizabeth Gallagher, Wyatt Dixon, Wyatt Oberly, and Savannah Mount. Winning red
ribbons were Tayton Dains, Marcus Thompson, Ashlynn Dorris, Shiann Mart, and
Brady Dutcher. In middle school, Peyton Long received 3rd Place Best
of Show and a blue ribbon. Hailey Gress, Landon Oehring and Taylan Schiereck
also won blue ribbons. Winning red ribbons were Jared Davis, Gabby Hernandez,
Daylyn Vermillion, and Alivia Bray. ACHS sent six brave artists to the 3rd
annual WEMO Live Art Competition at Adrian on March 27. The students have 2
hours to create a work of art and have it judged against other WEMO Conference
students. Shiann Mart won a 3rd place in the Still Life Painting
category. Sydney Bock, Elizabeth Gallagher and Jasmine Phillips created works
in the Still Life Drawing category, and Savannah Mount and Ashlynn Dorris drew
from a live model posing for them.
The Historic St.
Ludger’s Church at Germantown will be hosting its first Easter Cantata on April
13 at 7:00 p.m. This is the first time
that the Garden City Community Choir will be performing there. There are several members from our local
community that sing in this choir of 80+ strong this year and this is the
choir's 48th year of praising God with the help of many different denominations. This year, the Cantata, entitled "Thou
Art Worthy" by Clydesdale, will have its first performance locally and
they promise you it will start the Easter week off by preparing us for what is
to come. It will begin with about 15
minutes of great "old time gospel" music that you will want to hear,
followed by the Cantata, which will last about 35 minutes. You may contact Lynn
Westhusing if you have questions at 660-476-2590.
St. Clair County
Cattlemen's April Monthly Meeting will be 7:00 p.m. April 9, 2019 at the Farmhouse
Kitchen in Appleton City. Appleton City Feed Service will be the Speaker/Sponsor.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 3 Trinity
United Methodist Church Lenten Noon Service and Light Lunch
April 4 Hudson
R-IX Elementary annual preschool & kindergarten screening
April 5 Fish
Fry at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Montrose 5:00 – 7:30 p.m. in St.
Mary’s School basement
April 6
Democratic Spring Banquet 6:00 p.m. at the Boy Scout Building in Lowry
City
April 9 St.
Clair County Cattlemen's Meeting 7:00 p.m. at the Farmhouse Kitchen
April 12-13
Citywide Garage Sales in AC
April 13 ACHS
Prom
April 13 Easter
Cantata at St. Ludger’s Church in Germantown 7:00 p.m.
The last Box Top, Best Choice and Food Fair receipt
collection will take place on May 6.
Please send in all of your labels and receipts with your student at this
time. Any community members may
contribute by dropping them off at the elementary office during school
hours. Box Tops cannot be expired and
Food Fair receipts need to be from January 1, 2019 through April 30, 2019. All older receipts will not be counted. Please help the PTO earn money through this
on-going fundraiser!
The ACHS Alumni
meeting is May 25, 2019. Reservations$12/person
may be sent to Patti Purvis Young x68, 101 E. 3rd St., Appleton City, MO 64724.
Class Representatives to contact are: 1959 Ellen Nichols Higgins; 1964 Sandra
Waite Long; 1969 Deb Durst Seider; 1974 Len Gilmore; 1979 Paul Noble; 1984 La
Donna Knight Green; 1989 Pam Parsons Craft; 1994 Kisa Monard Eye; 1999 Zeb
Salmon; 2004 Katie Dains Evans; 2009 Micach Noble; 2014 Katie Parsons Dunnman. Please
report (since May, 2018) deceased alumni or if you have questions, contact
Linda Lampkin 660-476-5857 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. or acmolampkin@yahoo.com. Alumni
still working and traveling distances like to receive information early.
The Appleton City
High School Alumni Scholarship Foundation, Inc. will be awarding five $1,000
scholarships to the graduating seniors in May, 2019. Students may attend any type of post-secondary
training. The applicants' names are
eliminated from the forms before being mailed to the out-of-town alumni
judges. Seniors may pick up their forms
from the school counselor. The deadline
for application is March 27, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.
All ACHS seniors are encouraged to participate. These awards are made possible by
contributors interested in the youth of the Appleton City area.
The AC Fair will be
June 6-8 in the evenings. The theme is
"A Salute to Volunteers”. You may become a Proud Sponsor by giving a
donation. Proud Sponsor and booth forms
are available at City Hall. You can keep
up on Facebook at Appleton City MO Fair 2019.
If you have questions, contact Linda Lampkin at 660-476-5857 or acmolampkin@yahoo.com 9:00 a.m. – 9:00
p.m.
The Appleton City Area Ministerial Alliance will hold
Community Services as follows: Holy Thursday Service April 18, 7:00 p.m. at the
Rockville River of Life Church with Pastor Gar Garman; Good Friday Service
April 19, 7:00 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church with Pastor Alan Black;
and Sunrise Service April 21, 6:30 a.m. at Church of God Holiness with Pastor
Ryan Campos. Everyone is welcome.
Holy Week schedule for Immaculate Conception and St.
Patrick’s Catholic Churches: Holy
Thursday – 5:30 p.m. St. Patrick’s, 7:30 p.m. ICC. Good Friday: 3:00 p.m. St. Patrick’s, 7:00
p.m. ICC, Holy Saturday: 8:00 p.m. ICC, Easter Sunday: 8:00 a.m. ICC, 10:00
a.m. St. Patrick’s.
OATS BUS schedule for the week of April 8: St Clair County
to Windsor April 9, St Clair County to Clinton April 11. For those that live in St Clair County
wishing to ride the OATS Bus please call John at 417-309-3464, Julia at
417-309-3463, in the Lowry City area call Heidi Carden at 417-309-0146. Need a ride, call on OATS. Available to
everyone (not “just” Seniors/Disabled) 24 hour reservations advance reservation
required. Donation per stop is
suggested. OATS is a door to door, shared ride service; all vans are equipped
with ramps and helpful drivers!
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient
specialist services for April, 2019.
Call 660-476-2111, ext. 5257 for appointments: Apr 4– OB/GYN – Dr.
Kallberg, Apr 9- Ortho – Dr. Gray, Apr 10 - Upper GI, Colonoscopy–Dr. Namin, Apr
12 - Ophthalmology – Dr. Soni, Apr 15– Rheumatology – Dr. Latinis, Apr 17 -
Upper GI, Colonoscopy–Dr. Vardakis, Apr 18 - Urology – Dr. Boullier, Apr 23-
Ortho – Dr. Gray.
One of the highest
input costs for a cattle operation is meeting cattle daily nutrient needs. One way to reduce the cost is to increase
grazing forage consumption and reduce grain-based supplements. Two ways to do that include increasing forage
growth and utilization efficiency as well as forage quality consumed. University of Missouri Extension agriculture
specialists, Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) employees and
Missouri State Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) work together to
educate the public on utilizing MiG in their cattle operation through regional
grazing schools. Upcoming regional
grazing schools include: May 9- 10 at the First Baptist Church, Osceola,
Mo. Fee, which includes meals and
materials, is $130 per person or $150 per couple sharing materials. For registration and more information, please
contact the St. Clair County Mo. SWCD office at 417-646-8108, ext. 3. May 14 -
15 at the Vernon County Fairgrounds home economics building, Nevada, Mo. Fee, which includes meals and materials, is
$130 per person or $150 per couple sharing materials. To register or for more information please
contact the Vernon County Mo. SWCD office at 417-667-8137, ext. 3. These
schools have limits on the number of attendees, so if you are interested in
attending please contact the offices as soon as possible. To receive cost share benefits, you need to
attend one school.
Both first time
gardeners and seasoned professionals can benefit from the "Vegetable
Planting Calendar" guide available from University of Missouri Extension.
The guide provides a complete list of planting dates and varieties that do well
in southwest Missouri. Everything from
asparagus to zucchini that is listed in the planting calendar represents the
varieties that provide the best yield, quality and disease resistance under
Missouri conditions. The guide also deals with when to plant certain vegetables
by giving planting dates for south, central and north Missouri. If you live within the Ozarks plateau, you
may want to follow the north Missouri planting dates due to the possibility of
late spring frosts. "If you follow the south Missouri planting dates for
spring plantings, be prepared to cover plants for frost protection. This MU
Extension guide also provides information on the following: how much to plant
per person; how much seed to purchase for a 100 foot row; row spacing; inches
between plants in the row; depth of planting; days from planting to eating; and
vitamin content of the vegetable. If you need additional gardening and
horticultural advice, or want to obtain a copy of the Vegetable Planting
Calendar (Guide sheet 6201), contact the Master Gardener Hotline at (417)
874-2963, search for and download the file online at extension.missouri.edu or
contact the St. Clair County MU Extension center on the first floor of the
courthouse in Osceola, (417) 646-2419 or e-mail: stclairco@missouri.edu.
On April 23 and 25,
at the El Dorado Springs Veterinary Clinic in El Dorado Springs, Mo., MU
Extension will be working with Dr. Brian Collins, DVM and Zoetis to conduct a
bull BSE clinic. The BSE will be
performed on the bull to ensure that he is reproductively and structurally
sound before entering the breeding season.
The veterinarian will examine the testicles for adequate size, penis and
prepuce to make sure there are no injuries, the accessory sex glands to make
sure they are sound, and the semen for adequate motility and morphology. In addition, the veterinarian will look at
the structural soundness of the bull to determine if he is physically sound to
breed cows during the breeding season. In addition to the BSE, MU Extension
Regional Livestock Field Specialist Davis will educate cattle producers on bull
body condition scoring (BCS) and foot scoring (FS) which are tools to assess
the energy status and structural soundness of your bull. Since Zoetis is a partner, the bulls will be
given booster vaccinations as well as treated for internal and external
parasites at no charge to the producer.
Contact the El Dorado Springs Veterinary Clinic for scheduling bulls for
the BSE Clinic and fees associated with the BSE and other tests, such as
trichmoniasis or genomic testing at (417) 876-5805. For more information on prebreeding bull
management and BSE, contact your local MU Extension Livestock Field
Specialist.
