June 3, 2026
Thank you to everyone who made the Yellow Rose Project a success for another year. Thirty-five members of the Appleton City High School National Honor Society, along with sponsor, Matt Stephan, and 6 adults from the community made short work of placing the roses in mid-May. They are equally grateful to the 10 community members willing to brave the water and mud to remove them June 1. This beautiful memorial paying tribute to our community members of the past is only possible through dedicated community involvement.
Appleton City Carousel will be open weekends through Labor Day, Friday-Sunday 4:00-7:00 p.m. It will close if inclement weather is happening. There have been people from 37 states and 7 countries that have visited.
The AC Pool is open to the public Sunday-Saturday 12:00-5:00 p.m. General Daily Admission Costs are ages 11+ $3.00, ages 4-10 $2.00 and ages 0-3 free with paid adult. Sundays and Wednesdays are $1.00 for everyone. Season Pool Pass Costs are $60 for 1 person and $20 for each additional person added. Pool Party Costs are 1 hour $90 and 2 hours $150. Start time for parties is 6:00 p.m.
Appleton City Public Library has registration open for 4th-6th Grade Book Club and Adults Summer Reading programs. Register via Facebook OR stop by the library. Programs for 4th-6th Grade begin June 8 and Adult's Reading Programs begin June 3. See their flyers for more information
First Baptist Church of AC VBS 2026 will be 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. June 16-19. The theme is "Come explore at Rainforest Falls". You can register early at https://vbspro.events/p/695541
Growing In Grace Community Center will have a fish fry 3:00-6:00 p.m. June 6 to help with Kaylee Starnes from Osceola, Mo medical expenses. There will also be a silent auction (donations accepted), the thrift store will be in the back, and music from Squeeze Play. Come inside eat and listen to music, or come get a meal to take home. Please help support this cause.
The Golden Apples will meet 5:00 p.m. Thursday June 4 at Farmhouse Kitchen Banquet room. This week's theme is Pot Luck. Please bring main dishes, sides and desserts to round out the meal. As always, come for the fellowship, enjoy the food and stay for the fun.
There will be a Quilt Show at the Appleton City Museum June through August. The Museum will be open Fridays 1:30-4:30 and the same hours on second Saturdays, June 13, July 11 and August 8. Appleton City Landmarks Restoration is celebrating 40 Years this year. Forty two quilts have been pulled out of storage for showing. They range in age from 1876-2016, the oldest traveled on a covered wagon from Indiana to Missouri. There are friendship quilts from surrounding communities, scrap quilts, quilted wall hangings and more. You are invited to visit the Museum and Clark House to see the collection and vote for your favorite quilt. The Museum is located at 503 N. Maple, one block north of the caution light.
The AC Rural Health Clinic is excited to announce that Dermatology PA, Dylan Timmerman, is increasing his dermatology clinic days through the summer months. Traditionally, Dylan's dermatology clinics have been scheduled for one Friday per month. In June, July, and August he is increasing that to four clinics per month. Along with Fridays, some of Dylan's additional days over the summer will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For scheduling or any other dermatology clinic questions, please call the EMH Outpatient Clinic at 660-476-5257.
The Appleton City Rural Health Clinic is offering free Sports Physicals on Wednesdays throughout the month of June. An appointment is required to be seen. To schedule an appointment, please call the clinic at 660-476-2121.
The Knights of Columbus will have their monthly pancake and sausage breakfast at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose on Sunday, June 12 from 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Treat your family to a hot breakfast you don’t have to cook or clean up. A free will donation will be greatly appreciated
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for June. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments. June 4 - OB/Gyn- Dr. Kallberg, Friday, June 5 - Dermatology- Dylan Timmerman, PA, Tuesday, June 9 – Dermatology- Dylan Timmerman, PA, Friday, June 12 –Orthopedic-Dr. Gray, Tuesday June 16 - Rheumatology- Dr. John, Thursday, June 18 – Podiatry– Dr. Pace, Friday, June 19 Dermatology- Dylan Timmerman, PA, Tuesday, June 23– Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, Wednesday, June 24 – Orthopedic- Dr. Gray, Wednesday, June 24 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, Thursday, June 25 - Neurology- Dr. Shoaib, Friday, June 26 – Orthopedics- Laura Noble, FNP, Tuesday, June 30 – Dermatology- Dylan Timmerman, PA
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
June 12-13 AC Fair
June 14 Knights of Columbus pancake and sausage breakfast 8:30-10:00 a.m. at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose
The 22nd Annual Appleton City Car Show will be July 11 in the City Park, on 52 Hwy across from Zink Motor Co. Check in 8:00 a.m.-noon. Car Show noon-3:00 p.m. This is a judged event. There is a $10 entry fee, with proceeds going to two scholarships for local high school students. Top 85 cars and trucks combined, top 3 motorcycles, and top 3 rat rods. There will be food concessions, music, goody bags, live auction, door prizes, 50-50 drawing and dash plaques for all entries. Along with the AC Car Show, Zink Motor Co (across from the Car Show) is hosting the KC Antique Car Club at their dealership. Model A’s and T’s will be on display. The Zink Motor Museum will be open and ready for tours that day. This event is free.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation is sponsoring 2 raffles to support local healthcare. You can buy tickets to enter for the chance to win 1/2 a hog. There will be two chances to win and winners will be drawn at the AC Fair on June 13. The hog was donated by Ethan Bracher family and processing by Murray’s Butcher Block. The second raffle is for a chance to win a Stihl air inflator or Blackstone Griddle. Winners will be drawn at the AC Car Show July 11. All tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. All money raised will support local healthcare through Ellett Memorial Hospital.
In this, the 250th year of the independence that our first military fought and won for US, DbarJ Quilts etc, along with Marge Zink, will have at least 3 drawings for quilts this year. There will be no cost to sign up. You need to be a veteran and have a name and phone number. You or a friend/family member can call Marge at 660-207-8063 or Joyce at 660-679-1809 or drop by DbarJ Quilts etc in Rockville, MO to give them your name. Drawings will be Flag Day, Independence Day and Veterans Day.
Do you have gently worn, used, or new shoes you no longer need? Give them a second life by donating to the England & France Trip Shoe Drive Fundraiser. For more information, contact these students or their parents: Bryce Eaton, Hunter Moss, Easton Engeman, William Deel, Liz & Katelynn Drake, Kinsley-Jane Thompson, Draya Fennewald. Shoes are being collected through the end of June 2026.
The 2026 Appleton City Fair
FRIDAY & SATURDAY
JUNE I2-13
Friday, June 12
1:30-4:30 pm Historic Quilt Show at Appleton City Museum (503 N. Maple)
6:00 pm Parade (Lineup 5:15 pm on 5th & Poplar)
7-10 pm Live music from “Monegaw Strings”
7-10 pm Carnival Rides provided by Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun
7-10 pm Dunk Tank
5-9:00 pm Food vendors
Saturday, June 13
8-11 am Biscuits and Gravy provided by The Masonic Lodge
10-10:30 am Performances by Dusti’s Dance Academy
10:30 am Baby and Toddler Show (Registration at 10:00)
1:30 pm Senior Royalty Crowning
Noon-10 pm Carnival rides provided by Joe’s Old Fashioned Fun
12:30-2:30 Live music from “Truman Lake Dulcimer Band”
12:30-1:30 Kids Games
1:30-4:30 Historic Quilt Show at Appleton City Museum (503 N. Maple)
1:00-2:00 Bake Off! (Bring items to park building from 11:00-1:00)
2:30-3:00 St. Clair County Sheriffs’ K-9 Demonstration
3:00 pm Bake Off! Winners announced. Bake Off Auction and Raffle Winners announced
5-10 pm VFW Beer Garden
6-10 pm Dunk Tank
6:00 pm Cornhole Tournament
7-11 pm Live Music by “Sparrowfoot”
AC Optimist Dunk Tank-Friday 7-10 pm & Saturday 6-10 pm
Craft Vendors- Saturday 10 am-5 pm
KDKD Radio will broadcast live Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Food Vendors- Friday 5-9 pm. Saturday 11- 9 pm
Taqueria Mary Chuy, Sherlene’s Catering, The Dirty Brunch Co., Shivers Ice House, Lemon Bevvy, LLC, The Crumb House, St. Clair Co Cattlemen’s, 1st Christian Church, Eric & Vickie Christie, The Masonic Lodge, Growing By Grace and AC Achievers
Offering: ribeye sandwiches, Rockville reubens, burgers, nachos, hot dogs, street tacos, pulled pork sandwiches, funnel cakes, fried ice cream, dole soft serve, cotton candy, lemonade slush, fresh limeades and lemonades, nutritional teas and dirty sodas.
Parade line up is 5:15 p.m. at 5th and Poplar Streets (Baptist Church). Floats only enter from Maple on 5th. Horses unload on North Hickory St and line up on 5th Street toward Poplar Street
Advance sale carnival tickets (24 count for $15) will be available June 3-11 at City Hall, Food Fair and Tru-Value. Tickets at the Park will be $20 for 24. There will be no arm bands this year.
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