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Shell Knob school is excited to announce Grandparent Breakfast on Friday from 7:45-8:45 a.m. Grandparents may come to school and enjoy breakfast with their grandchild.

Through the Years, Sept. 21

Cassville’s 1972 Homecoming queen candidates included, front row, from left: Leann Warrent and Lisa Kammerlohr; back row, from left, Cheri Williams, Connie Stewart and Lynne Wilcox. File photo/Cassville Democrat

On new turf

Cassville softball christens new facility The Cassville softball program christened its completed turf field on Sept. 13, with former coach Bonnie Cox ceremonially throwing the first pitch at the new facility prior to a contest with Monett.

Cassville Season Football Stats, Week 4

Passing Bodee Rose, sophomore 17 C, 30 A, 445 Y, 5 TD Rushing Bodee Rose, sophomore Trey Wilson, , senior 41 A, 301 Y, 7 TD Bryson Jacobson, junior 29 A, 170 Y, 3 TD Receiving Garrett Ewing, junior 9 C, 275 Y, 4 TD Trey Wilson, senior 4 C, 896 Y, 1 TD Riley Ruark, senior 2 C, 82 Y, 1 TD Defense Riley Ruark, senior 17 S, 4 A, 2 TFL Bryson Jacobson, junior 15 S, 4 A, 1 TFL DJ Glidewell, freshman 10 S, 4 A, 2 TFL Garrett Ewing, junior 10 S, 6 A, 0 TFL 44 A, 287 Y, 1 TD .

Coming to play on Grandparents Day

Daryl Wedel, left, grandfather to second-grader Arlie Wedel, took some time on Grandparents Day Friday to visit Arlie in his classroom at Cassville Primary School and do some coloring together. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cherryroad.com

Scoreboard

The Cassville girls golf team hosted a 9-school tournament on Thursday, with Joplin taking first place in the team scores with a 402, and Cassville second with a 409. Individually, Avery Chappell took first place, and Gracie Harmon medaled by taking eighth. On Aug. 30, Chappell and the Lady Wildcats competed in the Reed Spring tournament, with the junior state placer last year shooting a 77 to take 3rd out of about 80 golfers. The tournament was held at theThousand Hills Golf club in Branson.

Kyle Troutman: Hearty foods for fall

Fall is on its way, and I don’t know about you all, but there’s one thing I enjoy a bit about Autumn more than anything else — the food. My wife and I kicked off the season Wednesday by pressure cooking the most marbled chuck eye roast you’d ever laid eyes on. OK, maybe it wasn’t that marbled, but after years and years of overcooking roasts in a crockpot, I give our pressure cooker every bit of kudos.