The Center news: July 12, 2017
<p class="p1">The fried chicken dinner fundraiser was a great success. We served more than 100 individuals from the community. Linnie Ingram celebrated her 95th birthday and brought more than 20 family members with her to celebrate and enjoy a delicious fried chicken dinner.</p><p class="p1">We are thankful to the Thrivent Financial Action Team for providing $250 toward the purchase of the food for the meal.</p><p class="p1">Thank you to all the helpers from the Senior Citizens of Ozark County Board along with friends and family who volunteered to help. In addition, we thank the young ladies from the Nicaragua Mission Trip who served the customers and were so very helpful and friendly. They received tips and donations from our customers to use toward their mission trip to Nicaragua in August. </p><p class="p1">And a big thank you to the community for attending our Sunday dinner fundraisers. Our next one will be Sunday, Aug. 6. Watch for more information in the <em>Ozark County Times</em>.</p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>Menus</strong></p><p class="p1">Lunch is served daily from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and is open to everyone. The cost is $6 for those younger than 60; a $3.50 donation is requested for those over 60. Call 679-4746 to order take-out for 25 cents more.</p><p class="p1">Wednesday, July 12: breakfast for lunch – biscuit and gravy, eggs, sausage, pecan pie bread, pudding. Thursday, July 13: country-fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, peas, roll, pumpkin cake. Friday, July 14: fried fish, brown beans, coleslaw, cornbread, tapioca. Monday, July 17: Philly cheesesteak, fries, peas, peanut butter bars; Tuesday, July 18: oven-fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, roll, gooey butter cake. Wednesday, July 19: burrito, beans, tomatoes and zucchini, cookie. Thursday, July 20: hand-breaded pork tenderloin, potato salad, peas, blushing peas.</p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>Activities</strong></p><p class="p1">Thursday, July 13: bingo, 1 p.m.; music jam session, 6 p.m. Friday, July 14: arthritis exercise class, 1 p.m. Monday, July 17: arthritis exercise class, 1 p.m.; bingo, 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 18: gentle stretching class, 9 a.m.; board meeting, 2 p.m. Thursday, July 20: bingo, 1 p.m.; music jam session, 6 p.m.</p><p class="p2"> </p><p class="p3"><strong>OATS</strong></p><p class="p1">OATS transportation is available to the entire county and is available to anyone regardless of age, income, disability, race, gender, religion or national origin. If you don’t see your area listed, call driver Angela Pleasant, 417-343-0573, for help arranging your ride. For rides from Bakersfield, Caulfield and Dora, call Jean Lawing, 284-7377; from Theodosia and Gainesville, call Mary Piepergerdes, 679-4142.To arrange rides to Springfield, call Lawing or Pleasant. </p><p class="p1">This is the OATS schedule for the rest of July: Each Thursday of the month Caulfield and Bakersfield go to West Plains. Monday, July 17: Caulfield and Bakersfield go to Mountain Home, Arkansas. Tuesday, July 18: Theodosia and Gainesville go to Mountain Home. Tuesday, July 25: The whole county comes to Gainesville. We are having a picnic at Hoerman Memorial Park this day, followed by our business meeting at 12:30 p.m. Also, the Ozark County Food Pantry will be open this day at a special time for OATS riders only. Monday, July 31: Pontiac goes to Branson. </p><p class="p1"> </p>
<p class="p1">Volunteers who worked at Sunday’s fried chicken dinner at The Center included, from right, Harry Clark, and members of the Nicaragua Mission Trip and their supporters, Audrey Lovan, Ivey Lovan, Kady Lovan, Harlee Berning and Angie Lovan, and board members Arlene Eccardt and Mary Lee Adamson. The mission team earned $536 in tips and donations to help with the expenses related to their upcoming trip to Nicaragua.</p>
