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Senior Center News WEEKLY MENU July 9--July 13
Lunch Served Monday-Friday -11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Monday - Baked Pork Chop, Fried Potatoes, Mixed Vegetables, Grape Salad, Herb Cheese Biscuit Tuesday - Chicken Strips, Loaded Mashed Potatoes, Spinach Bake, Melon Chunks, Wheat Bread Wednesday - Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Peas & Pearl Onions, Caesar Salad, Peach/Blueberry Cobbler,Wheat Bread Thursday - Baked Ham, Fresh Sweet Potato, Mac & Cheese, Lima Beans, Pineapple Pudding, Cornbread Friday - Fried Chicken, Potato Wedges, Cole Slaw, Corn, Strawberries, Biscuit
Hand & Foot • Bingo
•The Hand & Foot Club met on Thursday, June 28, at the Paris Senior Center with 18 members participating. •Drawing for the meal tickets was held and the winners were: Faye Johnston and Ruth Seelow. •Bingo was held on Monday, July 2, with 15 people participating. The winners of a meal ticket were Ted Ball, Harold Johannaber and Eileen King. •Make sure to stop by our booth at Old Threshers on July 12-14 - Support your Senior Center!
Along Life’s Highways and Byways by jere e
As you travel along Life’s Highways and Byways one road, Highway 154 will take you to Perry, Missouri where there is always something of interest going on...the bustling little berg that is located only eight miles from Mark Twain Lake is filled with adventure and interesting things to do this week... The Perry Blood Drive will be held on Thursday, July 5 from 2 - 6 p.m. at the VFW Hall located at 105 S. Palmyra St and all presenting donors will be entered into a drawing to win a life-sized cutout of Elvis so make plans for this much needed project. On July 8-13 Ralls County will be holding the Ralls County Fair at the fair barn located at the Center Elementary School in Center. There will be a featured Horse Show held at the Lazy J Ranch near Perry with concessions available. Contact: Amy Hodges at 573-9853911 for information on the fair. For those who haven’t yet noticed the new recycle bins that are popping up all around the lake and Perry area, start saving those cardboard products, boxes and such; plastics; and paper. Thanks to a Solid Waste District Grant, Perry Christian Academy and Yancy Auto Parts this project is well under way. The Corps has agreed to allow the bins to be placed at various recreational areas along Hwy J as well as local businesses in Perry at Hickmans IGA and PCA. Please use these containers for their intended purposes so the program can expand and keep our community clean and pristine as possible. All proceeds go to PCA in Perry. Kudos to Timber Ridge Resort guests Leroy and Marvin Wolfmeyer as they picked up trash along Hwy J on their vacation. Perry also hosts a weekly AA meeting in the basement of St. Williams Church on Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. anyone is welcome to attend. Hope to hear from all of you soon, if you have an event coming up in Perry or local area that you would like to tell others about for next weeks issue, just give me a call at 573-473-7644 before Friday. Have a great week...
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Senior Center Board Member Sarah Dawson was surprised for her 92nd Birthday with balloons and cake at the Paris Senior Citizen’s Center APPEAL PHOTO
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Perry Presbyterian Church - Part II
Church now serves as eclectic antique/thrift store Part II: “It was a pretty beautiful church,” these are the words of Diana Gramling, from Fayetteville, Ark., about the Perry Presbyterian Church where she had attended 4-H meetings. “We brought her here for church for the Piddletown Busy Bee 4-H Club (of Hutchinson),” said her mother Jayne Robinson. “We came here 30 years ago for church.” The church is still here due to the efforts of Jere Nelson, who decided that this Perry landmark was not going to be torn down and instead took the initiative and has turned the gorgeous structure into an eclectic antique/thrift store combination that people walk through looking at the goods on sale but also gawking at the incredible architecture, ornate wood carvings and striking stained glass windows. Nelson has converted some of the 25 odd rooms into separate enclosures with each having a definite theme. There is a chapel for medication, a soon to be finished Thomas Kincade sitting room, a children’s room, and a tea room with Amish jams, jellies and honeys. “I have Watkins,” said Nelson. “I have pictures on tin, we have piñatas, we have something for everyone.” “There is a lot of open space to display my inventory,” said Nelson. “We also have 30 vendors on the main floor and a thrift store in the basement.” “I have everything for pottery and concrete lawn and garden fixtures,” said Nelson. There are still rooms that are going to be developed time permitting. The pride of joy of Nelson’s venture though is going to be her gardens. She has grandiose plans to put in butterfly gardens, rose trellises, a soon to come gazebo, and other garden fixtures. Nelson has tea, water, soda and homemade cakes by J&C Bakery (Jeannie Nobis) on hand for sale. Nelson bought the building because she hated to see it torn down, loved the area for her gardens and wanted to just restore the building. “I was crowded in my old building and this gave me more room,” said Nelson. Editor’s Note: This is the second part in a three part series about the Perry Presbyterian Church and its new owner. Next week - What’s Next!
Pond Management Workshop July 21
A pond management workshop has been set for Saturday, July 21. The event is sponsored by Natural Resources Conservation Service, Missouri Department of Conservation and Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Pike and Ralls County. The workshop will start at 9 a.m. and last to 12 p.m., at Frankford Elementary School Gym in Frankford. Light refreshments will be served and one should call 573-324-3201, Ext. 3 to reserve a spot or seek information.
Happy Birthday Sarah Dawson...
Thursday, July 5, 2012
(Top) The Perry Presbyterian Church is under new ownership and is used for a different purpose than worship. (Bottom left) Angels abound on the outside of the building. (Bottom right) Visitors Jayne Robinson, left, and Diana Gramling, right, with owner Jere Nelson, center. APPEAL PHOTOS
Ralls County Soil and Water sponsors Alpaca Farm Tour
On Wednesday, June 20, Ralls County Soil and Water Conservation District (Ralls SWCD) sponsored an educational trip for Ralls R-II summer school students to Stark Brothers Nursery and to Martin’s Starlight Alpaca Ranch, in rural Center. Students of grades 4th through 8th grade were exposed to the process of grafting of seedlings, the labor involved to start and grow new plants, and the marketing of the plants. The tour was guided by Mr. Elmer Kidd, production manager for Starke Brothers. The tour was planned by Mrs. Debbie Epley, Outreach Director from Stark Brothers. Students were able to pet an Alpaca Caria (very young) baby Alpaca. The students were very interested in the animals because they are different from our area farm animals. Josiah, Martin’s grandson from Arizona, informed the group that Alpacas are very different animals due to the area they were naturally raised. They originated from the mountain Highlands of Peru. The tour was possible through the help from area businesses. The transportation cost were possible due to the help from Farmers COOP, of New London; Lake Farms,
Liter Fertilizer & Chemicals, LLC, Ralls County Electric Cooperative, and Steven Lewton Insurance Agency. Food and drinks were sponsored by Hickman IGA, of
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Perry; Ruba’s General Store, of New London; Farm Bureau Insurance, of New London; and Northeast Missouri Soybean Council.
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