News from Appleton City
The Board of
Directors, administration and staff of Ellett Memorial Hospital in Appleton
City would like to remind hospital district patrons who call 911 for an
emergency to please tell the 911 dispatcher what district and facility you
would like to have respond to your needs. It is also important to provide a
proper address and call back number. Since the Ellet Hospital District is
closely bordered by Bates, Henry and Vernon Counties, if no instructions are
given, the dispatcher may mistakenly send response teams from areas further
away than Appleton City, thus causing a dangerous delay in response time.
Please be mindful that if Ellett’s ambulance is away on another emergency run
or transfer, the emergency caller will still get the closest ambulance
available. Unfortunately, this situation would be out of Ellett’s control.
The 19th
annual “Spirit of Christmas” at St. Ludger Catholic Church in Germantown will
be held Saturday, December 14 at 1:00 p.m.
Come and enjoy the beautifully decorated Church and listen to a variety
of soloists and musicians. The Butler
Brass Band will again be performing.
Refreshments will be available as well as a raffle for a gift
basket. A free will donation will be
accepted in lieu of admission. All
monies go to the St. Ludger Fund for Historic Preservation.
The monthly Men’s
Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God (Holiness) will be 7:00
a.m. on Saturday, December, 14. All the
men of the community are invited to join them for a time of great food and
fellowship. Alan Black will be doing a
short devotional.
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.
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.
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.
Ellett
Memorial Hospital in AC offers outpatient specialist services for December. Call
660-476-2111 for appointments: Dec 11 - Upper GI, Colonoscopy– Dr. Vardakis, Dec
16 – Rheumatology – Dr. Latinis, Dec 18 - Upper GI, Colonoscopy–Dr. Namin.
AC Rural Health
Clinic now has flu shots. FLUAD is an inactivated influenza vaccine recommended
for 65 and older and is indicated for active immunization against influenza
disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and type B (H1N1) (H3N2) contained
in the vaccine. Flucelvax Quadrivalent
is for patients ages 4-64, and is an inactivated influenza vaccine indicated
for active immunization against influenza disease caused by influenza virus sub
types A & B. Contraindication is for persons allergic to egg proteins.
These are the recommendations for the 2019- 20 season. Flu shots can be given without an appointment
or provider visit from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call the
clinic at 660-475-2121 with any questions. The cost for FLUAD is $105 and
Flucelvax $43.50. Please bring your
Medicare or insurance card with you and they will file for insurance
benefits.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Dec
11 AC Jr. High and High School band
concert
Dec
12 AC Elementary Winter Concert in
the East Gym 6:30 p.m.
Dec
13 AC Varsity Basketball against
Montrose 5:30 p.m.
Dec
14 Spirit of Christmas at St. Ludger
Church in Germantown 1:00 p.m.
Dec
14-21 WEMO Basketball Tournament at
Archie
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
