Thayer Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 8 in downtown Thayer from 4 to 8:30 p.m. There will be food, crafts, games, live music and a pumpkin carving contest. Booth rental is $25 and booth rental with electricity is $30. Registration forms can be picked up at KKountry 95/The Gift or download the form at www.thayer-chamber. com For additional information, call Bec Eckman at 417-280-0142 or Lorrie Sandridge at 870-371-2085.
Several contests are held each year at the Annual Ozarks Black Gold Walnut Festival on the historic court square in Alton on Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Friday night's 5K Run/Walk kicks off the event with registration beginning at 5:30 p.m. The registration fee has been changed to $10 for all entries, regardless of age, but medals will be awarded in both student and adult categories. The race will start at 6 p.m. Proceeds from the race are donated each year to an Alton High School athletic team. This year's beneficiary is the boys’ basketball team.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is conducting its annual search for a large Christmas tree for use on the governor's mansion lawn in Jefferson City. MDC is asking landowners, homeowners, businesses, and communities that may have possible candidate trees to contact the Department.
Ozarks Healthcare recently recognized Savannah Mc-Cune, registered nurse (RN) in Ozarks Healthcare’s Obstetrics (OB) Department with the DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award. Mc-Cune was awarded The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses for the level of compassionate care she provided to a mother and her newborn during delivery. The DAISY Award is part of the DAISY Foundation's programs to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.
West Plains Bank and Trust Company was recently named sixth among the 2022 Biz 417’s Best Places to Work. The awards program was created by Biz 417 in partnership with Best Companies Group. This is the second year the bank has made the list, placing ninth in 2021.
Governor Mike Parson has signed a proclamation declaring Sept. 11-17, 2022, as Water and Wastewater Treatment Professionals Week in Missouri. The Governor’s proclamation recognizes the vital work that water and wastewater treatment professionals do to keep Missourians healthy and our communities strong.
Elaine Brown R eporter ebrown@cherryroad.com Why not engage the family in a nice 42-mile road trip through the Ozarks? There will be no off-road tours on this ride, just a nice time enjoying the scenery as fall offers its lush greenery soon to be intermingled with deeply reddened and golden-glazed leaves. The ride is held on Saturday, Sept.
Myrtle Yester-Daze is finally back on the schedule after a two-year hiatus. The one-day festival to benefit the Myrtle Volunteer Fire Department will be held on Saturday, Sept. 24. Excited to provide a day of entertainment for Myrtle Yester-Daze lovers, the committee chose “Stronger Together” as the 2022 theme.
The Maynard Alumni and Friends Reunion is planned for Saturday evening, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. at the Maynard High School Cafeteria. You do not have to be a graduate or ever attended school at Maynard to attend. Membership to the Maynard Alumni Friends Association is $15 and includes a delicious meal prepared by the BETA Club. Meal for a guest is $10 per guest.
Renee Janes E ditor rjanes@cherryroad.com Working to help provide for area seniors, Senior-Age centers in Howell and Oregon counties will host a winter clothes drive and will be accepting donations of new coats, new scarves and new gloves to help seniors in need in the upcoming colder months. The winter coat drive is helping to provide items so area seniors will not have to go without.