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CHURCH ACTIVITIES Coon Creek VBS Aug. 8-15

“Digging into God’s Word and Building a Foundation” is the theme of the Union Coon Creek Vacation Bible School, which will be held Aug. 8-15.

The kickoff and enrollment night will be held Aug. 8 at the church and will feature an introduction of VBS and what will happen throughout the week, a special guest speaker and a scavenger hunt. The evening will wrap up with a meal.

VBS will be at the church on both Monday, Aug. 9 and Tuesday, Aug. 10, beginning at 5:30 p.m and will move to the Doug and Dianna Crawford residence in Trenton on Wednesday, Aug. 11 with a fun water night and BBQ. Due to the Bright Futures Trenton Back to School Event scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 12, no VBS activities will be held. Friday’s activities will include a special fun night for those with special needs at the church, beginning at 5:30 p.m.

VBS will wrap up with a lock-in at the church, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 14 and running through Sunday morning, Aug. 15. The lock-in is for youth in grades seven through 12 and will include games and activities. Breakfast will be served by the youth prior to Sunday School, which starts at 10 a.m. The 10:45 a.m. worship will feature the VBS program and a message from the pastor, followed by a lunch after the service.

Transportation will be provided, however, it is best that parents bring their children to the enrollment night so all contact information can be filled out. For more information, contact Dianna Crawford at 660-635-0760, Caina Chapman at 660-789-2014 or David Burkeybile at 660-654-1605.

HIGHLIGHTS WITH HEGEMAN

12th District State Sen. Dan Hegeman Room 332, State Capitol Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: 573-751-1415 dan.hegeman@senate.mo.gov

THE TIME HAS COME

COVID-19 is still here. For nearly a year and a half, all of us have made sacrifices to one degree or another. We have chosen to sit out family gatherings, graduations and reunions. We have opted against going somewhere for vacation, in order to keep this virus at bay and protect ourselves and our loved ones. Through it all, we have managed to make some strides against the coronavirus, but it still does not seem to be enough.

Earlier this year, breakthrough vaccinations were made public. Some require two shots, others only need one. We started to see the number of people with the virus start to level, and then drop. Our hospitals started to report lower numbers of people on ventilators. The number of deaths from COVID was dropping.

And then, suddenly, all of this started to change… again.

If you look at the numbers from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, we started to see an increase in positive COVID-19 cases in early June. Officials there say the delta variant is partially to blame for this surge. At the same time, health officials all over the country are seeing the same type of increases, along with another similarity: the bulk of new COVID cases are among people who have not been fully vaccinated.

I made the decision to get a COVID vaccination. No one forced me to do this. I was not threatened by the government to do it. For me, it was the right thing to do, not only for myself, but for everyone around me. Getting the vaccine does not make you immune to the virus. It does, though, add a layer of protection that could make the difference between a long hospital stay, or death.

Getting vaccinated is also easy to do. People can visit www.MOStopsCovid.com to get the facts about the vaccines and how to get registered for a vaccination. I encourage anyone who has not yet received the vaccine to do so as soon as possible. We want to beat this virus and return to the life we knew before it. The time has come to take back our lives.

As always, please feel free to call, email or write with your ideas or concerns. My Capitol office number is (573) 751-1415, my email is dan.hegeman@senate.mo.g ov and my mailing address is Room 332, State Capitol Building, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

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Presidential trivia was the program at a meeting of the Southside Farm Club, held July 21 at Uprooted Kitchen in Trenton.

Those attending the meeting were Jackie Altenderfer, Janice Belvel, Sue Brewer, Marti Campbell, Marie Dolan, Babette Hill, Jacky Mack, Robin Meservey, Viola Paschall and Judith Urich. Amelia and Evan Schachstick of rural Monroe City were guests.

Mrs. Brewer, club president, welcomed members and guests after the noon luncheon. Mrs. Hill, hostess, conducted roll call with “what’s your favorite summer fruit?” Mrs. Urich read last month’s meeting minutes and it was voted to donate $25 each to the cancer fund and Children’s Mercy Hospital. Mrs. Mack collected for the club’s flower fund and it was announced that a “thinking of you” card was set to Marian Campbell. Mrs. Belvel won the hostess gift and guessed the mystery gift.

Mrs. Hill conducted very informative program on “Presidential Trivia Questions.”

The Aug. 18 meeting is tentatively scheduled to be held at Mrs. Urich’s rural home.

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Trenton Area Calendar of Events

SATURDAY

Church Women United Thrift Shop, 17th & Harris, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Grief Share Self-Help Group, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 4:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m.

Grundy County Museum open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. SUNDAY

Narcotics Anonymous, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church, 4 p.m.

Grundy County Museum open 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

MONDAY

North 65 Center: Line Dancers, 9:30 a.m.; Light and Lively Exercise Group and Cards, 12:30 p.m.

Green Hills Alcoholics Anonymous, Tenth Street Baptist Church, 6 p.m. For more information, call 359-2704 or 3572367.

Lose to Win Club, Wesley United Methodist Church. Weigh-in at 10:30 a.m., meeting at 11 a.m. For m ore information, call 359-6144.

MI Group of Alcoholics Anonymous, 2901 Hoover Drive, 7 p.m. TUESDAY

Trenton Lions Club, First Christian Church Fellowship Hall, noon.

Domestic Violence/Anger Management Group, North Central Missouri Mental Health Center, 7 to 9 p.m.

Spickard Coffee Club, Wise Community Center, 8 a.m.

North 65 Center: Cards, 12:30 p.m.