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Year in Photos — Cassville girls track
Cassville’s Marianne McCrackin, right, celebrates a record run with coach Casey Parsons at the Cassville Relays last season.
Kim Healey: Small town values
KIM HEALEY I grew up in Seligman with my two sisters as a child. Growing up, we were taught to respect and love one another.
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Jeff Fugitt: We are God’s handiwork
We read in Ephesians 2:10 that, “We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Some translations say, we are God’s “workmanship.” Others even use the word “masterpiece.” That is an amazing thought.
Storm clean-up continues
Josh Corn, with Treesout Express, launches a log of soft maple from the roof of the home of Jason and Katesha Johnston on North Spring Street in Cassville on Friday.
Wheaton Historical Society meets
The Wheaton Historical Society held a meeting on Aug. 7, where new officers were elected and plans were made to man the pop stand, as in years before, at the Wheaton Fire Department’s annual barbecue, which is Saturday.
Through the Years, Aug. 23
30 YEARS AGO: SOLVING PROBLEM OF HEAT — A pair of Exeter youngsters were about to solve the heat problem late Sunday afternoon as this photo was taken. The youths, Cosmas Trotter and Greg Parks were taking a plunge into Flat Creek from the Jefferson bridge on Route Y. The plunge meant about a 20 foot drop from the rail of the bridge into cooling waters.
Kyle Troutman: Make yourself small, reap a big reward
There’s nothing like an extended vacation to revitalize the mind and soul, whether it’s taking a weekend away from home nearby or squeezing as many activities into 132 hours as possible. We opted for the latter last week, flying out Wednesday afternoon to Orlando, spending the following day at Magic Kingdom at Disney World, then embarking on a three-day cruise to the itsy bitsy Bahamanian island of Bimini upon the Carnival Liberty cruise ship.
‘Back 2 Bash’ collects school supplies, delivers fun
Though they were outnumbered, the boys in the foreground managed to pull their way to victory over the girls in a friendly game of tug of war at the Back 2 Bash on Aug. 2. The event, hosted by the Eagle Rock Friends of th eLibrary, aimed to collect school supplies for local children in need.
Comments open for land-application permits
A Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) public notice regarding the land application of processing waste materials by Denali Water Solutions — and 18 other companies who land-apply processing waste in Missouri – is now open for public comment on the department’s website. Residents can comment on the proposed permit at https:// dnr.mo.gov/water/what-weredoing/ public-notices, referenced as No-Discharge Land Application of Process Wastes Operating Under Permit Exemption, through Dec.
