The Montrose Festival
Committee will be hosting a Corn Hole Tournament on December 28 at the Montrose
Community Building. Tournament will
start at 5:00 p.m. with registration by 4:30 p.m. Entry fee will be $40 per
(two person) team. Prizes will be given
for the top four prizes and an additional prize for the top all woman
team. Soup, chili, chili dogs and nachos
will be served, starting at 4:30 p.m. It
is helpful but not required to pre-register with David (492-7749) or Joe
(351-2994) to assist in bracket, etc.
Proceeds will be used for future festival activities.
Christmas and New
Year’s Masses at Immaculate Conception Church in Montrose and St. Patrick’s
Church in Butler are as follows:
Christmas Eve - Immaculate Conception 4:00 p.m., St. Patrick 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Day - Immaculate Conception 8:00 a.m. St. Patrick 10:00 a.m.
A reminder to
Appleton City residents that taxes are due December 31. A penalty will be assessed for any late
payments. Taxes are now payable to the County Collector at the courthouse in
Osceola.
Darrell Pohlman will
host his annual Christmas display (weather permitting) from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday,
Friday, Saturday and Sundays in December. The display can be seen at 513 W. 7th
St. in Appleton City.
FarmHouse Kitchen
will be closed December 23 - January 2 for remodeling and repair. They will open Thursday January 2 at 11:00
a.m. for regular hours. Sumo's Pub will
be closed December 23 – 26 and reopen Friday 27 at 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 28 at
11:00 a.m. They will be open New Years Eve December 31st at 5:00 and closed
January 1. They will reopen Thursday
January 2 at 5:00 for regular hours.
Donations are
currently being accepted for Appleton City’s Weekend Backpack Food
Program. AC elementary students who are
in need of food assistance on the weekends are receiving two days of healthy,
child-friendly food in a bag to take home with them every weekend. Your gift of $5.00 will feed a child for one
weekend. $10.00 will feed a child for
two weekends. $15.00 will feed a child
for three weekends. $20.00 will feed a
child for four weekends. $45.00 will
feed a child on the weekend for one school quarter (nine weeks). $90.00 will feed a child on the weekend for
half a school year. $180.00 will feed a
child on the weekend for an entire school year.
To help feed a child in our community, you may make checks payable to
Trinity United Methodist Church at 214 E 3rd St. Please notate on your check memo that your
donation is for the “Backpack Program.”
Appleton City
Sesquicentennial Historic Fashion Show will be in June 2020. The fashion show
committee is looking for authentic historic clothing and accessories from all
decades and categories covering the past 150 years. Please contact Shellie
Unell at shellie.unell@gmail.com or 417-309-0607 to notify the committee of any
item you have to be included or if you are interested in participating in the
show.
Sesquicentennial
items are available for those hard to find the right gift for people,
especially those who grew up in the area.
The items would be a trip down memory lane for them. Quasquacentennial
books and 2020 SQC calendars are available at AC banks
MU Extension – Henry
County Center and Care Connection for Aging Services are partnering to teach an
eight (8) session course focused on reducing falls. A MATTER OF BALANCE course will be every
Monday and Wednesday, January 6-29 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Clinton Senior
Center (970 E. Sedalia Avenue.) Care Connection for Aging Services is accepting
registrations at 1-800-748-7826. This course offers instruction and group
discussion to help older adults explore ways to reduce fall hazards and the
risk of falls and fall injuries.
Starting
Wednesday, January 8, MU Extension will teach a Stay Strong, Stay Healthy
course at the Clinton United Methodist Church (601 S. 4th Street). This class
will meet twice weekly on Wednesdays and Fridays from 2-3 p.m. until Friday
February 28. The Stay Strong, Stay Healthy program is based on simple,
strength-building exercises that will improve balance, health and state of
mind. These exercises are easy to learn, safe and effective and do not require
special supplies or equipment – just you, stable and comfortable shoes and a
water bottle. Exertion is not at a level you will need to shower or change
clothes afterwards. You will learn exercises that you can continue at home. The
cost for this eight week class is $50 per person. Preregistration before
Thursday January 2 is required. Call 660-885-5556 to register and learn more or
stop by the MU Extension Center at 120 E. Lincoln (under the Clinton water tower).
University
of Missouri Extension in partnership with Care Connection for Aging Services
has scheduled a Diabetes Self-Management Program class at the Clinton Senior
Center Training Room, 970 E. Sedalia Avenue, Clinton every Thursday morning
from January 9 to February 13 from 9-11:30 a.m. Over the course of six weeks,
certified instructors will help class participants learn more about healthy
eating, physical activity, health monitoring, understanding emotions and stress
management, problem-solving, action-planning, communicating and working with
health professionals. The Diabetes Self-Management Program class is free and
interested individuals can register for this six-week course by calling the
University of Missouri Extension – Henry County Center at 669-885-5556 or
e-mailing HenryCo@missouri.edu. This course is limited to 10 participants, so
call to register right away.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec
18 First Baptist Church living
nativity 2:15-4:30 p.m.
Dec 18 Hudson R-IX Christmas Program at 7:00 p.m.
Dec
19 Early Dismissal AC Schools at 12:25, Hudson
R-IX at 12:35 p.m.
Dec. 20 -
Jan. 2 Christmas Break at AC Schools
