Vol 31 no 28 | July 12, 2023
The award winning ACHS FFA BBQ team, Smokeshow BBQ, is having a rib sale until July 17. Slabs of smoked ribs will sell for $20 per rack of ribs. They will be vacuum packaged, which can store for 2 years in the freezer. The ribs will be delivered before the end of the month. They will contact the buyer when they are done and when they would like them. The fund is going towards the Smokeshow BBQ team to compete in more competitions. You can contact them and order at 660-492-5472 or smokeshowbqq@gmail.com.
Appleton City Church of God is having a 1-day Vacation Bible School 6:00-8:00 p.m. July 19, 2023, Kids aged 3 years through 6th grade are invited to a thrilling adventure of faith (children must be potty-trained to attend). They will learn to be “Fishers of Men” and the power of trusting and obeying Jesus, inspired by the story from Luke 5:1-11. The event includes interactive activities, games, and a delicious meal. Register on Facebook or in-person upon arrival. Don’t let this opportunity swim away!
The Appleton City Ministerial Alliance is excited to offer a Singspiration at Forest Park 6:00 p.m. Sunday July 16. Everyone is welcome to enjoy traditional gospel, hymns, and contemporary worship in a comfortable setting. Anyone who would like to sing, please text John at 573-263-8206.
The Appleton City Fair will be August 19. Events include the Stout Baby Show, toddler swimsuit contest, kids games, pitch tournament, cornhole tournament, petting zoo, face painting, dunk tank, street dance, pancake & sausage breakfast, bounce houses, gellyball course and the parade at 5:00 p.m. Overload Band will be performing. Anyone wanting vendor registration forms or any other information can email appletoncityfair@gmail.com
It’s too hot to cook at home, right? Golden Apples Senior Club invites men & women, 50+ to let them make dinner for you 5:00 p.m. Thursday, July 13 at Forest Park. Bring a friend to this free dinner. The menu is sandwiches, soups & salads. Bring a side dish, dessert or donation, if you wish. Dinner will be followed by more fun playing Bingo and winning prizes. For any questions, call Wanda at 913-526-9029 or Anita 660-492-0170.
The AC Fair Committee is having an AC Fair 2023 fundraiser drawing for ½ hog with processing. 2 winners will be drawn on August 19 at the Fair. Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20. The winners will receive ½ hog with basic processing. Delivery to Heatherington’s in Clinton is provided. Winners will need to make arrangements to pick up processed meat once it is done. For tickets, contact Fair Committee members: Becky Hill (660-492-2203), Lyndsi Rivera (660-464-2575), Katie Hearting (60-492-3571) or Nicki Munsterman (6600-492-2464).
The “Golden Apples Senior Club” would like to announce and congratulate the winners of the “Chiefs Fundraiser Raffle”. Patty Thompson won the autographed football and Bob Roos won the Patrick Mahomes framed print.
The Appleton City Optimist Club will be holding flag football (grades 1-6) and volleyball (grades 4-6) signups from July 17-August 6. There will be no late signups, so make sure to mark your calendars. Sign up will be online starting July 17 at the Appleton City Optimist Club facebook page.
Livestock and forage producers need education on management strategies to make the farming operation more sustainable in dealing with future droughts. Furthermore, as farmers are dealing with and recovering from drought it is the best time to discuss and implement these management strategies. Therefore, MU Extension Ag Field Specialists are working together to provide a workshop titled “strategies to build a sustainable forage and livestock operation” at 12:30 p. m. on August 3 at the Forest Park Building, 206 East 5th Street, Appleton City, MO 64724. MU Extension Ag Field Specialist will discuss management strategies for livestock and forage operations to utilize as they deal with and recover from drought. Also, these strategies can build operation sustainability to deal with future droughts. Specific areas that will be covered include: Cattle nutrition and management, Small ruminant nutrition and management, Forage management and alternatives and Market outlook. To attend the free event, register online at https://shorturl.at/guBC0 by August 1. For all registration questions, contact the St. Clair County MU Extension Center at (417) 646-2419. For all other questions, contact Davis Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist at (417) 276-3313 or email at davismp@missouri.edu.
The AC Board of Aldermen meeting has been postponed until Tuesday July 18, 2023
Free private tennis lessons are offered to anyone at the tennis courts at Donnohue-Dugan Park. Rackets and balls will be provided. To set up appointments for your private lessons or if you have questions, call Dennis Dunham at 476-2151 or 476-5514 or Tommy Payton at 816-863-6624. Open tennis is every day 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tennis is exercise that is fun!
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
July 13 Golden Apples Senior Club dinner 5:00 p.m. at Forest Park (men & women, 50+)
July 16 Appleton City Ministerial Alliance Singspiration at Forest Park 6:00 p.m.
July 18 The AC Board of Aldermen meeting
July 19 Appleton City Church of God 1-day Vacation Bible School 6:00-8:00 p.m.
The Appleton City R-2 School District is proud to be able to, once again, provide free school supplies for elementary students. High School students will have access to the basics, such as pencils, paper, notebooks and folders. The only items students will be asked to bring are a water bottle and backpack. Resources are available for these items if needed. They would also appreciate any donations of Clorox wipes and facial tissues. They hope that providing these items for our students continues to benefit the parents and families in the community. If anyone wishes to donate to help offset this cost, an account has been set up at Community First Bank under the name “TUMC School Supplies”. Donations can also be dropped off at the school. The School appreciates any and all donations so they can continue to provide this service for their students.
The Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation was established in 2000 by a local couple to benefit and carry out the purposes of Ellett Memorial Hospital. The Foundation has played a major role in the Hospital’s recent renovation/expansion project. The Foundation is a 501c3 organization and plays an important role in ensuring the future of the Hospital by providing an avenue for individuals, groups and corporations to lend their financial support through tax-deductible contributions. The Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation would like to extend an invitation to the community to assist with this project. They would like to welcome all current and past members of the community and service area to make a donation to the Ellett Memorial Hospital Foundation. Donations can be restricted or non-restricted for use as the donor identifies. Recognition will be given for all contributions. For further information, contact Julee Snyder, Ellett Memorial Hospital, 660-476-211.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for July, 2023. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: July 12 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, July 14 – Ortho-Dr. Gray, July 19 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, July 20– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, July 24 – Rheumatology-Dr. John, July 26 – Ortho-Dr. Gray, July 26 – Ophthalmology – Dr. Soni.
Native warm season grasses can provide good forage to graze cows and calves during the summer months. Furthermore, there are good financial incentives to help incorporate native warm season grasses into a forage grazing system. Therefore, MU Extension is collaborating with Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to provide an educational Native Warm Season Grass Pasture Walk on August 1. The educational workshop will begin at 3:00 p. m. at the Vernon County Fairgrounds Centennial Hall at 1617 East Ashland Street, Nevada, MO 64772. This pasture walk will include a lecture portion at the fairgrounds. The lecture portion will include NRCS Soil Health Specialist Drexel Atkinson, MU Animal Science Associate Teaching Professor Harley Naumann, and MDC Private Lands Conservationist Josh Cussimanio discussing the topics of Cattle grazing management of native warm season grasses, Conversion process of cool season grass pastures to native warm season grass pastures and Benefits of incorporation of native warm season grasses into cattle grazing pastures. Following the lecture portion there will be an evening pasture walk to provide demonstration and further discuss lecture topics. This pasture walk will take place at Prairie View Stock Farm at 2172 South State Hwy WW, Rich Hill, MO 64779. Some of the things that will be outlined in the pasture walk include cattle grazing management of the original prairie and conversion of approximately 220 acres of cool season grass pastures to native warm season grass pastures. Since dinner will be provided at this free event, registration is required to attend. MU+MDC Native grass group will be providing the meal, so in order attend, register online at https://extension.missouri.edu/events/native-warm-season-grass-pasture-walk by July 27. For questions related to registration, contact the Vernon County MU Extension Center at (417) 448-2560. For all other questions contact Patrick Davis, MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist, by phone at (417) 276-3313 or by email at davismp@missouri.edu.
In response to worsening drought conditions throughout the state and upon the advice of the Missouri Drought Assessment Committee, Governor Mike Parson announced the availability and process for Missouri family farms to obtain emergency hay and water: Boat ramps at 25 Missouri state parks will be open for farmers to collect water with almost 700 acres available for haying at 17 state parks. Boat ramps at 36 Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) areas are also now open for water collection. MoDOT is offering special overwidth hauling permits at no charge to help farmers and ranchers move hay. Water may be accessed from state park and MDC boat launches and water access points during normal operational hours. Contacting MDC area managers prior to collecting water from conservation areas is required. Water is available for livestock needs only and not for resale. Farmers will need to provide their own pumping and hauling equipment. Contact information and a map displaying locations to pump water from state boat ramps are available at dnr.mo.gov/drought. Missouri state parks with haying opportunities are available to view online at mostateparks.com/drought. Anyone interested in obtaining hay from these locations can contact the park superintendent to view the designated area. The first person who views the area and wants the hay will be issued a license to cut the hay at no cost. Guidelines and boundaries for cutting the hay on state park property will be provided at that time. Signing a license is required before haying can begin. Missouri State Parks will allow haying on or after June 25, and hay must be removed before Sept. 25. In addition to the contracts already in place on some conservation areas across Missouri, other opportunities to cut hay on conservation areas might be available to assist farmers in need of hay to harvest. Anyone wanting to inquire about cutting hay on conservation areas should contact their local MDC regional office. Details for each of these regional offices can be found on MDC’s website at mdc.mo.gov/contact-engage/regional-mdc-offices. Special hay hauling permits can be requested through the MoDOT Carrier Express online service, located at www.modot.org/mce. MoDOT permits cover movement within Missouri only and are required for each truck. Questions may be directed to MoDOT’s Motor Carrier Services office at 1-800-877-8499 Residents are encouraged to assist local, state, and national decision makers better understand drought conditions in their area by submitting a survey form via the Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) service linked via dnr.mo.gov/drought. More information about drought conditions, agricultural resources, and drinking water assistance is available at dnr.mo.gov/drought.
University of Missouri Extension welcomes David Brown, Livestock Field Specialist (small ruminants) to St. Clair County. He will be serving the West Central region. David Brown earned a Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Animal Science from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He received a Ph.D. in small ruminant nutrition from the University of Limpopo, South Africa. He worked at Virginia State University Cooperative Extension (small ruminant program) prior to joining MU Extension. David Brown has been working with small ruminant for more than a decade and has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers on topical issues relating to nutrition, production, and general animal health. His interest lies in low-input small ruminant production. In his new role, he plans to create outreach and extension programs that serve the needs of the Missourians, such as natural/novel means of parasite and predator control, exploring alternative feed source for small ruminants, benefits of multi species grazing, etc.
He is excited to work collaboratively with producers, field specialists, researchers, and stakeholders. For more information, please contact the MU Extension office, St. Clair County at 417-646-2419 or davidbrown@missouri.edu
