The Senior Class of Appleton City High School is holding a soup and chili lunch 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Sunday, January 29 at the AC Depot. Please come out and enjoy some lunch and support the class with fundraising for their senior trip. The menu includes your choice of chili, vegetable, chicken noodle, or potato soup, dessert and drink for $10.00. You can dine in or carryout.
AC PTO is collecting Food Fair receipts and Best Choice UPC labels January 17 (the date was postponed due to school weather closures). Food Fair receipts need to be from August, 2024 to the present. If they are older, they cannot be submitted. Please send them with students or place them in a plastic bag or envelope and drop them off in the Elementary School Office, St. Clair County State Bank with Janet Payton or Little Apples Learning Center by Friday, January 170. This on-going fundraiser raises a substantial amount of money for PTO to use for the children's classroom trips and teacher requests for supplies.
Golden Apples will meet at Forest Park building at 5:00 p.m. Thursday January 16, 2025. Golden Apples will be providing pizza. Please bring sides and desserts to go with pizza. Come for some pizza and enjoy a few games of bingo.
The Appleton City Board of Aldermen meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday January 21, 2025.
The Appleton City Alumni Association luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. May 24, 2025. If you are in a class that ends in 5 or 10 they have information to share with your class coordinator. For questions, contact acmolampkin@yahoo.com
The 7thannual Farm to Fork Summit and Expo, hosted by New Growth, will be held 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the Nevada Community Center in Nevada, Missouri. The event connects Midwest farmers, food producers, buyers, and advocates to strengthen the local food supply chain. Sessions will cover diverse topics from marketing to financing such as selling through regional food hubs to using AI for small businesses and participants will enjoy a locally sourced lunch. Tickets are $45 online ($50 at the door), with discounts available for beginning farmers with less than 10 years’ experience. For more information, visit newgrowthmo.org/farmtofork or email info@newgrowthmo.org.
Funds are needed for the backpack program. Trinity United Methodist Church in AC houses this project, which is funded by you, the community. They now are sending 37 packs of food home with school kids weekly. Donations may be made to: TUMC, with memo: Backpack. Thank You.
The Appleton City Ministerial Alliance meets throughout the year providing community services and opportunities for the area churches to gather together for worship. Additionally, the ACMA helps people through the region in a variety of ways. In 2023 the ACMA founded the Tony Reynolds Memorial Scholarship, a $1000 scholarship awarded locally to an area student pursuing continuing education post-high school. Some in the community have asked about the ability to make donations directly towards the scholarship fund that are not used in other ACMA endeavors. At any time, you may make donations towards the ACMA and they encourage you to do so. You may make donations at any of their community meetings, or feel free to contact one of the ministers serving in the ACMA for more information.
The Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation was established in 2000 by a local couple to benefit and carry out the purposes of Ellett Memorial Hospital. The Foundation has played a major role in the Hospital’s recent renovation/expansion project. The Foundation is a 501c3 organization and plays an important role in ensuring the future of the Hospital by providing an avenue for individuals, groups and corporations to lend their financial support through tax-deductible contributions. The Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation would like to extend an invitation to the community to assist with this project. They would like to welcome all current and past members of the community and service area to make a donation to the Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation. Donations can be restricted or non-restricted for use as the donor identifies. Recognition will be given for all contributions. For further information, contact Julee Snyder, Ellett Memorial Hospital, 660-476-211.
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Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for January 2025. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: Jan 15– Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Jan 16– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, Jan 22- Ortho-Dr. Gray, Jan 27 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Jan 13-18 43rd Annual Appleton City Basketball Tournament continues
Jan 16 Golden Apples meeting 5:00 p.m.at Forest Park building
Jan 21 AC Board of Aldermen meeting 7:00 p.m. (Rescheduled)
