Lifestyle
March food service report released
The Health Department divides food service code violations into two categories; Priority and Core items. Priority items are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination, or illness and/or injury.
Chamber hosts ribbon cuttings for area businesses
Brett Rapien and Trish Rapien, owners of The Barn at Bear Ridge in Cassville, marked the opening of the general purpose venue with a ribbon cutting ceremony hosted by the Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce. Attending the event were Bob Boelsen, Phyllis Boelsen, Briggs Huddleston, Bryce Huddleston, Paige Huddleston, Marilyn Rapien and Jim Rapien. Contributed photo
Through the Years
50 years ago May 31, 1972 The Cassville United Methodist Church has a new pastor. Rev.
Through the Years
50 years ago May 24, 1972 Silver Leaf Benefit Club met this week to install new officers. Those installed were Wanda Peterson, president; Mary Francis Baker, vice president; Ida Blalack, secretary; and Louise Fisher, treasurer; and Sue Mitchell, corresponding secretary.
Through the Years
50 years ago May 17, 1972 Two Cassville High School grads will now become faculty members, according to Superintendent James Ford. In the home economics department, Ann Maloney will be filling the vacancy of Joan Biles, and in the music department, Charles Kellim will be replacing Billy Windes.
Entrepreneurship Day winners named
Cassville FBLA students Avery Chappell, Ryan Knight, Jazmin Bradford, DJ Glidewell, Courtney Wall and Meadow Richardson recently earned first place in the Product-Commercial category at FBLA Entrepreneurship Day. Contributed photo
Cassville FBLA qualifies 24 to SLC
For the first time in two years, the Cassville FBLA Chapter traveled to the District V competition in Monett, where they had 48 medalists and 24 students qualify to attend the State Leadership Conference in April. Since the start of the COVID pandemic, the District V competition has been held online. Students moving on are: Jonathan Oliphant, Emerson Grossman, Sharayah Seymour, Ella Reuter, Samantha Sparkman, Cosmo Rhoads, Joey Burton, Reese Heiden, Jacob Martinez, Avery Chappell, Emma Berndt, Jaycie Ertel, Isabella Dunbar, Landry Parnell, Isabella Muise, Angela Cortez-Gonalzes, Jillian LeCompte, Annie Moore, Chaney Cox, Kyah Saffold, Macie Walker, Avery Crain, Maddock Roark and Marianne McCrackin. Contributed photo
Arning provides donation to CMS industrial arts students
Employees at Arning Companies recently made a donation of $500 to the Industrial Arts Program at Cassville Middle School. Funds were raised through Arning’s Casual Friday for Charity (CFFC) fund, which gives employees the opportunity to “dress-down” on Fridays by making contribution to the fund. Employees then select a local organization to donate funds raised through the CFFC program. Robbie Artherton, industrial arts teacher, plans to use the donation to purchase a new circular saw and a grinder for the shop. Front row, from left: Ashlyn Stringer, Jadyn Stewart, Julie Gregory, Riley Stumpff, Payton Ray and Kennedy Truman. Middle row, from left: Ethan Sizemore, Cayden Rohde, Tyra Sturgell, Gage Barnes and Colton Roark. Back row, from left: Artherton; Mark Speakman, director of production at Arning; Eric Bohmke, manufacturing manager at Arning; and Merlyn Johnson, Cassville superintendent. Contributed photo
