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We received 3 inches of rain last week. It’s pretty hard to know when to cut hay. Larry Grisham got some up last week.It seems like when one thing happens on the farm, something else will follow. Our well went out Saturday, and we got water from our neighbor, Leroy Morrison. Pipes had to be pulled...
Please note that the dates of the election of the Senior Citizens of Ozark County board have changed. We welcome voters to mark ballots from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, June 13-15. Board member nominees are Carol Cooper and incumbents Buddy Festervand, Sue Herning and Lynn Bentele. Voters...
We appreciate the little showers that still come now and then. Paul got the lime on Thursday.On Wednesday, he started to spread across the road and drove into a soft spot and almost turned the truck over. By taking out lots of lime and holding it with the tractor, he pulled the truck out with the...
We have had several rain showers in the last week, and we had some large hail on Saturday. As I write this on Sunday, it is a bright sunny day. We had trouble getting the lawn mowed in between showers. Some farmers have been able to mow and get some hay bailed. Randy and Gina finally got some...
Sympathy to the family of Georgia Robbins-Evans and especially to her sister Ovia Marie McGinnis, who is married to my second cousin, Leroy McGinnis. Leroy’s parents were Alva McGinnis and my first cousin, Callie Crawford McGinnis.Marlyn and Kathy Atkinson of Excelsior Springs came to see me again...
The Center’s next First Sunday fried chicken dinner fundraiser will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 3. The meal includes a beverage and dessert. The cost is $8 for adults, $5 for children younger than 10. Students from the Gainesville High School FBLA will be serving the meal to earn...
The past few days we have had around 4 inches of rain. So good.Paul and I went to West Plains to get some chemicals to spray the foxtail grass that has come into the Bermuda grass.Friday evening, Kevin Kastning came by to return some supplies to the shop. He had visited his mother, Pat, and sister...
It’s always great to have spring and summer arrive with their new growth of vegetation. Our winter was agreeable, which was nicer than in past years.Master Sgt. Jonathan Mitchell, with his family, recently transferred from Japan to Ogden Air Force Base in Utah. He is my step-great-grandson. His...
Great Gatsby party Residents and staff at Gainesville Health Care Center marked National Nursing Home Week by celebrating each day with a different theme. Those enjoying the Great Gatsby party, part of Friday’s 1920s theme, included, seated, from left, Charlotte Dockins, Robbie Stephenson and Leona Colter. Back: David Peirce and Avianna Novak with her mother, GHCC social service director Savannah Ingram
Hello from our home to yours. It was a fun and exciting week at the Gainesville Health Care Center. Last week, we celebrated National Nursing Home Week with a different theme packed full of joy each day. Monday was our western day. Employees dressed up in their best western attire. We started off...
‘Matriarch of the dining room’ Gainesville resident Bonnie Coffey, 94, was honored recently by The Center as the “Older American Month Hero.” In awarding the recognition, The Center’s administrator Lisa Engelhardt said, “Bonnie Coffey’s beautiful smile is the first thing you see most mornings at The Center…. When asked how long she’s been volunteering here she’s not sure. I asked around, and no one remembers her not being here. When she first started, she served in the kitchen from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every day. These days she doesn’t put in as many hours, but we still rely on her being here to make sure the dining room is neat and pretty and ready for our guests. Our goal at The Center is to have an environment that is reminiscent of a family reunion every day. Bonnie is a big part of that as she serves as the matriarch of the dining room. Most people find their way to her table at some point just to get a hug or a smile. Bonnie reflects what The Center is all about.”
The Senior Citizens of Ozark County Board will hold an election in June to elect members to the board. Voting will be open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the week of June 11-15 at The Center off Highway 5 near the Gainesville city limit.Board member nominees are Carol Cooper and incumbents Buddy...