PC Health Department to Hold World Breastfeeding Week Celebration Events

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by Johnnie Howell,

BFPC

In recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, the Putnam County Health Department will host a variety of events to support women.

Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the health department will host a meet and greet with Johnnie Howell. Johnnie is the Breastfeeding Peer Counselor for the health department. She provides a resource and support person for prenatal and postpartum mothers through their breastfeeding and/or breast pumping experience. The meet and greet will be held in the lobby of the health department from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Recipes for lactation cookies and samples will be available at this time.

Wednesday, August 2, 2023, information on The Milk Bank will be available with registrations being accepted for donations. The health department partnered with The Milk Bank in May of 2022 to become an official donation drop-off center. Donors may con- tact Johnnie for information on how to become a registered donor. Stop by the office between 8:30 am to 4:00 pm for additional information.

Thursday, August 3, 2023, informational booklets will be delivered to healthcare providers throughout Putnam County. Healthcare providers play a pivotal role in the success of a breastfeeding family. We recognize their importance and strive to support their participation through handouts and consultations.

Friday, August 4, 2023, will be a grand celebration! Join us at the Unionville City Park at 10:00 am for a LatchA-Thon. Breastfeeding mothers can join us at the park for an opportunity to meet other breastfeeding/pumping mothers and have their photo taken with their child.

A grand prize drawing will be awarded on Monday, August 7, 2023. Entries can be obtained by attending the events mentioned above and interacting with Facebook posts on the health department’s PCHD Preg- nancy & Breastfeeding Support Group page. The grand prize consists of various breastfeeding and pumping support materials and aids!

The health department, through a contract with Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, Women, Infant, and Children Supplemental Food Program that supports pregnant, breastfeeding women, post-partum women and children under the age of 5 by providing health screenings, health referrals, breastfeeding support, breastfeeding resources, nutrition education, and nutritious foods. Additional information on the WIC Program can be obtained by calling the Putnam County Health Department at 660-947-4100. The office is located at 103 N. 18th St. Unionville, MO 63565. Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

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The Bixler 108 Listening Room and the Pollock Sesquicentennial Join Forces to Present Jess Klein on the Pollock Sesquicentennial Stage on Friday, July 28 at 5PM

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Jess Klein, a North Carolina based singer songwriter, was originally scheduled to present her July 28 concert at the Bixler 108 Listening Room on the Unionville Square. However, due to fact that the Pollock Sesquicentennial starts on the 28th as well, Klein will be appearing on the Pollock stage as part of their celebration. “We booked Klein many months ago, but when I learned about the Pollock celebration and their lineup of music, I decided that we should join the fun, so I am sending Klein to Pollock where even more people can enjoy her music,” said Tom Keedy, the force behind the Bixler 108. ”Jess is excited about this opportunity to add to the musical entertainment at Pollock,” Keedy added.

A native of Rochester, New York, Klein learned to play acoustic guitar and started writing songs while studying music as a college student in Kingston, Jamaica. Klein moved to Boston upon her return home and began per- at 5 PM on Friday, July 28, followed by the Eastern Heights band at 7 PM. The Pumptown Band (3 PM) and Rhonda Vincent and the Rage (7 PM) are Saturday’s featured performers. Klein ...

Sarah Lou (Hill) Levardsen

Sarah Lou Levardsen, 90, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Thursday, June 22, 2023.

Sarah Lou (Hill) Levardsen was born in rural Unionville, Missour,i to Floyd and Myrtle (Steele) Hill.

In earlier times, when her first marriage ended, Sarah raised her four daughters as a single mom. Her daughters were her world, and she did what she could to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. With the same strong resolve, she instilled a high level of determination and independence in her girls.

In 1984 she met Richard Levardsen at her church and they were married in Houston, Texas, in 1985. Family was very important to her, and she loved them unconditionally. She always had an ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on, advice if we asked and an infectious laugh for all our mostly silly antics. When her daughters were grown her grandchildren and great-grandchildren became the lights of her life also. Her family will miss her quiet spirit, her ready smile and her outstretched arms tremendously.

Throughout her life, Sarah worked diligently to create a warm and inviting home inside and out. When visiting you often found her tending to her beloved vegetable and flowers gardens. It was her outdoor sanctuary where she loved to spend her time. Her nurturing side was also extended to those around her. She had a giving nature and a tender heart. She was known to most as “the hugger.” She recognized the need in people to be touched and was known for her robust, loving hugs, which she gave indiscriminately to anyone who needed one. Family gatherings never ended without the group standing in line for goodbye hugs, spouses and grandchildren included.

Unionville Granite Works will be closing its office permanently effective Aug. 1, 2023

Centerville Monument Company, who has owned Unionville Granite Works since 1995, will still be servicing the entire area with the same personal care to each family and providing the highest quality memorials and services that you have come to expect from Unionville Granite Works.

Our Centerville office is located at 1215 E. Maple St. in Centerville, right next to the Oakland Cemetery. Call Mason and Taren Whisler at 641-856-2565, or stop by our office Monday through Friday, 8:00-12:00; 1:00-4:00 for all your monument needs.

We look forward to continuing the same great tradition that Unionville Granite Works has built over the years.

Although she was soft spoken, she had a strong inner strength that was put to the test many times during her years. Most notably when she fought off breast cancer twice in her life. After her last bout with breast cancer and Richard’s passing, she moved to an independent senior living community where she extended her caring spirit to the other residents. She seemed to collect people everywhere she went. Mother enjoyed the comradery of social events, needlework, quiet times reading and her daily walks on the grounds of her complex (always with her dog Shelley until its passing).

Sarah had a strong faith and was at one time an active member of Second Baptist Church West Campus where she was a member of the Tie That Binds class, participated in numerous women’s bible studies, and became the official greeter (hugger) as members walked through the door. In 2007, she traveled to Israel to follow Jesus’ trail through the

Holy Land. It was a trip of a lifetime for her and one she would always remember.

Sarah is survived by her four daughters and their spouses: Deborah (David) Stern, Sandra Cook, Julia (Terry) Vine and Deanna (Randy) Golden. She also leaves behind five wonderful grandchildren: Alex (Golden) & Michael Ratterree, Jacqueline Golden & Tyler Hunter, Nataly Cook, Beckett Vine and Addison Vine; and four great-grandchildren: Gaines and Quinn, Mila and Indy; and many nieces and nephews. Sarah has one surviving brother, Richard “Dick” Hill. She was preceded in death by her husband Richard; her parents; seven brothers and sisters: Albert Lee Hill, Hugh Edward Hill, George Raymond Hill, Max Hill, Julia Marilyn Elliott, Clifford Hill, Lois Lucille Cooke; her brothers-in-law Frank Elliott and George Cooke; her sisters-inlaw Colleen Hill and Lois Hill; and a nephew, Dwight Hill.

A celebration of life will be held for Sarah and her sister Lois Cooke on Saturday, July 29th, at the Putnam County Café and Resource Center in Unionville at noon.

Sarah will be interred alongside her husband, Richard, at the Houston National Cemetery,

10410 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston, TX 77038 on August 11th at 10:30 a.m.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www. earthmanbellaire.com for the Levardsen family.

Lois (Hill) Cook

passed away peacefully surrounded by family at Putnam County Memorial Hospital in Unionville, Missouri on Thursday, March 9, 2023 after a brief illness.

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Lois Cooke, 92, of Unionville, Missouri,

A celebration of life will be held for Lois and her sister Sarah Levardsen on Saturday, July 29th at the Putnam County Café and Resource Center in Unionville at noon.

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