Local Events
Mae Johnson peruses local gardner Miriam Schrippe’s selection of plant starts and baked goods at the 2017 Ozark County Homegrown and Homemade Festival. This year’s festival, to be held Saturday on the Gainesville square, will feature vendor booths by local farmers, gardeners, artisans and others.
The fourth annual Ozark County Homegrown and Homemade Festival will fill the west side of the square with creative vendors and a variety of appealing activities from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.Local farmers, artisans and other “merchants” will be peddling their wares, which must be made or grown...
Join us for the first-Sunday fried chicken dinner fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. May 6. You’ll enjoy a delicious dinner while helping The Center – and also the Bakersfield students who will be serving the meal to collect tips for the Scholar Bowl, an academic Quiz Bowl in which students...
Thursday is National Day of Prayer, and the Ozark County Ministerial Alliance will sponsor a community prayer service at noon in the gazebo in front of the Ozark County Courthouse.Local coordinator Betty Stanley says the theme for this year’s Day of Prayer is unity, and to emphasize the theme,...
Theodosia Marina Resort is holding a Crappie Tournament from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Registration begins at 6 a.m. at Theodosia Marina. The entry fee is $50 per team (cash only). There’s a $10 side pot for big fish, with a $200 guarantee for the winner. The tournament is paying out 100...
Ozark County Missouri University Extension will sponsor a workshop series dealing with bovine reproduction and artificial insemination May 10 and May 15 in Gainesville.Both workshops begin at 6 p.m. at the Ozark County Extension Office, 526 Third St. just east of the Gainesville square.Instructors...
The Theodosia Area Pastors Association are sponsoring a prayer breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursday, May 3 at Cookie’s Restaurant in Theodosia in observance of the National Day of Prayer.Tickets are $10 each and can be bought at the Theodosia Do It Best Store. Seating is limited.For more information...
Pontiac Cove Marina is holding their 13th Annual Blessing of the Fleet Saturday, April 28. “To kick off the day, PCM is sponsoring ‘Lola’s Lake Cleanup’ from 9 a.m. to noon,” said marina manager Jabet Wade. “We will provide trash bags and gloves to anyone who would like to participate, and then we’...
St. Paul Lutheran Church in West Plains will host a “huge” inside yard sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday, May 3 and 4 at 291 N. Kentucky St. Prices on many items are only a quarter, organizers say, and $100 of the proceeds will be donated to the West Plains Christian Clinic.For more...
The Brixey-Rockbridge Volunteer Fire Department will host a “Spring Fling” fundraiser event from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the firehouse on Highway 95 between N Highway and Bryant Creek. Everyone is invited.The event will include a pulled-pork dinner and pie auction with proceeds...
Sunday, April 29, the Gainesville Saddle Club is holding their first fun show since last year’s catastrophic flood. After lots of hard work by members, the arena is ready. The show starts at 2 p.m. and is open to everyone. Classes include walk/trot, pleasure, horsemanship, egg and spoon, musical...