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USPS-299800 Vol.137, No. 17 La Plata, MO, 63549 12 Pages • 1 Section • 50 Cents
Serving Macon County Since 1876 Subscribers to the Home Press are the nicest people! This week we salute
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Honky Tonk Angels Now Playing
John Cavett
Kirksville, MO LOCAL CHURCH TO HOST FALL SMORGASBORD IN LA PLATA A local ministry will host an AllYou-Can-Eat Fall Smorgasbord on Saturday, November 10, 2012, from 11:00 to 2:00 P.M., in celebration of the opening day of deer season. All local residents are encouraged to attend. The event will be held at the La Plata Elementary School. Volunteers from Church WithOut Walls, family and friends will prepare a meal including ham, turkey, homemade noodles, dressing, yeast rolls and over a dozen kinds of pie. A free will offering will be taken at the door. Workers will prepare at eight large turkeys, ten hams and more than 80 lbs. of mashed potatoes to serve around 300 meals. Thirty batches of homemade noodles have been prepared including more than 100 eggs and 75 cups of flour. Takeouts for hunters are also welcome. Marla Gander and Erica Baker will coordinate the meal with help of volunteers from the church and others. Traditional fall homecoming dinners for churches of the past have included bazaar items including crafts and auction items including quilts, wood, grain, livestock, hay, and hams. During those times, many women raised birds just for the annual meals, in addition to quilting, crocheting, and knitting other homemade items to sell. This event continues that tradition with simple, Thanksgiving fare. For more information about Church WithOut Walls, visit www.goatlantachurch.com. To help or promote this event, contact Erica Baker at (660) 473-6300 or houseofbakers@gmail. com.
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SUNDAY, NOV. 4
There is still time to get tickets for The Honky Tonk Angels playing at the Royal Theatre in Macon Maybe Kitty Wells is right and God didn’t make Honky Tonk Angels, but the little gals on stage in the Maples Rep production of Ted Swindley’s entertaining review will make country music lovers think they are in honky tonk heaven. The production of The Honky Tonk Angels now playing at the Royal Theatre in Macon, Missouri has audiences clapping and cheering The cast of professional actresses hails from Cali-
fornia, Ohio and New York, but their country roots certainly show as they tackle over 30 classic country tunes with a hilarious story about three gutsy gals who are determined to better their lives and follow their dreams to Nashville. The all-hit song list includes “I’ll Fly Away,” “Stand by Your Man,” “9 to 5,” “Coal Miner’s Daughter,” “Ode to Billy Jo,” “These Boots Are Made for Walking,” “Rocky Top,” and “I Will Always Love You”. Backed by a live band onstage, these girls deliver the music, stories and jokes. The Maples Repertory Theatre pro-
duction is currently playing at the Royal Theatre in Macon, Missouri. The Honky Tonk Angels closes on November 4th, so look at your calendar and try to get tickets to this one. For more information and to order tickets call the Maples Box Office at 660-385-2924, order online at www. maplesrep.com, or go by the theatre located on corner of Rubey and Vine in Macon, Missouri. Box office hours are Monday-Saturday 10-5 and Sunday 11-4.
MARCHING BULLDOGS PERFORM IN HANNIBAL On October 9th the LHS Marching Bulldogs traveled to Hannibal to participate in the 64th annual Mark Twain Marching Band Festival. The non-competitive nature of the festival allowed the Bulldogs to gain much needed experience, as well as to receive constructive criticism from two of northeast Missouri’s most sought after adjudicators. Of the comments received, one judge said “For such a small band you are doing a GREAT job…Congratulations on your sound.” Following the performance at Hannibal, the band also traveled to Kirksville on October 20th to participle in the annual Truman State University homecoming parade, where they delivered yet another stellar performance. The band concluded their marching season with a competitive parade on October 27th as part of the Culver-Stockton Homecoming activities in Canton, Missouri. Congratulations to the Marching Bulldogs for all their hard work and success over the past several months.
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