Local Events
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, at Dora High School in Dora. Area residents are asked to participate in this effort that helps supply CBCO, the sole local provider of blood for patients at 40 area hospitals in southwest Missouri,...
The Center will hold its regular first Sunday fried chicken dinner fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children younger than 10. The meal includes a beverage and dessert. Diners enjoy a delicious dinner while helping provide financial support for The...
Needmore Church of God near Dora will dedicate its new multi-purpose building at 2 p.m. Sunday. These photos show the exterior (above) and interior (below) of the new building. Photos courtesy Lindsay Collins.
Needmore Church of God will celebrate completion of its multipurpose building with a dedication service at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29. The Elmores will sing, and the Rev. Gale Wooten, former pastor of Mammoth Assembly of God, will be the dedication speaker.
“We also are scheduling a prayer vigil from 7...
Revival
The 2017 Ozark County Christians Unite to Worship revival will be held Oct. 23-28 in area churches. The theme is “Unity and Maturity in Christ – Ephesians 4:1-16.” Each night’s service begins at 7 p.m. and will include a welcome, an opening prayer, two songs and a sermon, followed by another two...
GermanFest
Mountain Home (Arkansas) Moose Lodge #1953, on Highway 5 south in Mountain Home, will hold its 12th annual GermanFest Saturday, Oct. 21. Social hour begins at 4:30 p.m., with food service beginning at 5:30 p.m. The event features traditional German music and food including sauerbraten, bratwurst,...
The Tecumseh Volunteer Fire Department will host an appreciation dinner at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19, to thank all the members who volunteered during and after the April flood. The TVFD annual membership meeting will follow the appreciation dinner.
The dinner is free, and everyone is encouraged...
Ladies prayer brunch
This month’s ladies prayer brunch will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 21, at Lilly Ridge General Baptist Church in Gainesville. All are women are invited.
Rockbridge Rainbow Trout Ranch
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Chapter 695 of West Plains will meet at noon Tuesday, Oct. 24 at the Rockbridge Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch Restaurant in Rockbridge.
All active and retired federal employees and spouses are invited to attend.
The South Central Cattlemen’s Fall Cattle Drive event will be held Saturday, Oct. 28, at the West Plains Civic Center in West Plains. The all-day event will include morning presentations by Natural Resource Conservation Service health specialist Drexel Atkisson and MU Extension beef nutrition...
Bakersfield fire chief Greg Watts
A benefit auction to help Bakersfield resident Greg Watts will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Jerry Taylor Gymnasium at Bakersfield High School. Watts, the father of three young girls, has served with the Bakersfield Volunteer Fire Department since 1989 and has been chief since 1992...