The Yellow Rose Day is coming so residents of the Appleton City area your support is needed in placing the over 2000 yellow silk rosebuds on the oldest graves in the Appleton City Cemetery in time for Memorial Day. Roses will be placed on THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 at 8:30 a.m., with a rain date of Friday, May 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. All individuals, families, clubs or groups are welcome. For information contact: Pam Bartz, 417-321-4177, Donald Yoss, 660-492-7218 or City Hall, 476-2631.
The last labels collection for this school year will be NO LATER than Friday May 9. Food Fair receipt dates for this round is January 2025 to May 2025. They cannot accept any prior to January. Please send all your Food Fair receipts and Best Choice UPC labels with your student or you may also drop them by St. Clair County State Bank or Little Apples Learning Center NO LATER than Friday May 9. PTO would like to thank the community for collecting and supporting the students and PTO. Continue collecting through the summer. They will collect again in September.
The monthly Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God will be 7:00 a.m. Saturday May 10. All the men of the community are invited to join them for a time of great food and fellowship. Sam Setzer will have a short devotional.
The Knights of Columbus will have a breakfast buffet with pancake and sausage plus ham, eggs and potatoes, coffee, juice or milk at the Knight’s Hall in Montrose 8:30 – 10:00 a.m. Sunday May 11 (Mother’s Day). Treat your mother and other important ladies in your life to a hot breakfast you don’t have to cook or clean up. A free will donation will be greatly appreciated. Proceeds will benefit the Immaculate Conception Altar Sodality.
Ellett Memorial Hospital and AC Rural Health Clinic Community Appreciation Day, will be 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, 2025 or until they run out. They will have free pulled pork sandwiches, chips, cookie and a bottle of water for curbside pickup at the front doors of the hospital. This is their way of saying thank you to the community for their support or EMH and AC Rural Health Clinic.
The next Meet Me On Main, Second Wednesday Shop and Stroll will be 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. May 14. May’s participating businesses include: Jina’s Junque, Rural Roots, 3 Wishes, 4th Street Fika, Bluebird Lounge, Bulldogs Nutrition, Cork & Keg, Sandi’s Kitchen, Red Door Salon, Floral & Boutique, Revive Hydration & Wellness Spa and A.C.TNR.
The Annual “Little Ladies Dance” will be held Saturday, May 31 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at the Appleton City Elementary gym. Any preschool age to 6th grade Little Ladies from Appleton, Hudson, Montrose, Ballard, Davis and Zion schools are invited to bring their best dancing partner out for a “Night Under the Stars”. Admission (at the door) per couple is $20, with an additional $5 per extra family member.
Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant Program online applications are due 4:00 p.m. June 23, 2025. The priority of this grant program is to return currently vacant, unsafe or under-utilized historic properties into productive use. Properties must be used for commercial and/or community activities only. As part of the grant process, you will be required to outline the planned intended use for the property after the revitalization project has been completed. Priority will be given to projects that are currently on the National Register of Historic Places and that will finalize the preservation, rehabilitation or restoration of the resources during the grant period, which will end August 31, 2027. Local government entities, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and private owners of commercial and/or community properties may apply. Properties must be located in designated downtown and historical districts within Missouri region served by the Kaysinger Basin Regional Planning Commission (Bates, Benton, Cedar, Henry, Hickory, St. Clair and Vernon Counties). For more information and application workshop dates, visit the Kaysinger website at: www.kaysinger.com or https://kaysinger.com/development/funding/pbhrgrant/
The ACHS Alumni Meeting will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 24, 2025 with a noon meal/meeting. Reservations of $15 to ACHS ALUMNI, (with names of those attending and class year) should be mailed to Patti Purvis Young, 101 E. 3rd St., ACMO 64724 by MAY 15. Cost at the door is $20
The AC FFA is holding their spring plant sale until the end of school. The FFA greenhouse will be open for business from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on any day school is in session. Just stop by the Ag Building for assistance. The FFA has garden vegetables and flowers for sale, such as tomatoes and peppers as well as potting flowers like petunias, annual vinca, impatiens and geraniums. Flowers and vegetables can be purchased as packs, individuals or as hanging baskets. Photos and information about all the items available in the greenhouse are located on the school website, as well as the Facebook pages. Costs are $2/packs, and $12/hanging basket or 3 hanging baskets/$30. For information, call Mrs. Leiber 660-424-3668.
Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton City offers outpatient specialist services for May 2025. Call 660-476-2111 for appointments: May 7 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, May 9- Ortho-Dr. Gray, May 13 – Rheumatology-Dr. John, May 14 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Vardakis, May 15– Podiatry- Dr. Pace, May 21 – Upper GI, Colonoscopy-Dr. Namin, May 28 – Ortho-Dr. Gray, May 28 – Ophthalmology, Dr. Soni, May 29-Neurology- Dr.- Shoaib.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 9 Deadline to turn in best choice labels and Food Fair receipts for AC School
May 10 Men’s Fellowship Breakfast at the Appleton City Church of God 7:00 a.m.
May 11 MOTHERS DAY
May 11 Knights of Columbus Mother’s Day buffet breakfast 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. at the Knights Hall in Montrose
May 14 Ellett Memorial Hospital Community Appreciation Day 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. with free pulled pork sandwich meal pickup
May 14 Meet Me On Main, Second Wednesday Shop and Stroll will be 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
May 15 Yellow Rose placement at AC Cemetery 8:30 a.m.
