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The 2014 4-H/FFA Expo is going on now out at the Oakwood Mule Farms on Highway HH. Today, the livestock registration will be from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and the livestock weigh-ins will be held at 1:00 pm. Then at 5:00 pm the Achievement Day Events will begin and from 7:00 to 10:00 pm there will be entertainment and family games for everyone. On Friday, The Hog Show starts at 8:00 am. At 1:30 that afternoon will be the Sheep/Goat Show, the Small Animal Show will begin at 3:00 with the Beef/Dairy Show at 4:00. Again that night from 7:00 to 10:00 pm there will be family games and evening entertainment. On Saturday, July 19, the final day of the 2014 4-H/FFA Expo there will be an FFA Tractor Pull at 9:00 am, the Buyer’s Luncheon will start at noon and the 4-H/FFA Market Sale will start at 1:00. KSMO Radio 1340 AM will be broadcasting live the 4-H/FFA Market Sale. Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the weekend as local vendors will have food available and admission is free to all events during the 2014 4-H/FFA Expo at the Oakwood Mule Farms located on Highway HH.

The Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center located at 202 South Main Street (Highway 19) will be the place of the Salem Summer Art Institute, sponsored by the Salem Area Arts Council. Tonight from 6:00 to 8:30 will be the workshop on Mexican Art and Culture, suitable for persons age 6 to 13 years and the cost is $5 per person. Participants will be able to create artwork that is inspired by Mexico. Supplies will be provided. For more information regarding this workshop, call the ONCRC at 729-0023 or 247-8568.

The Salem Ranger District is requesting your comments on the Proposed West Black River Bottomland Restoration project. This project is located on 30 acres of National Forest system land on the West Fork of the Black River in Reynolds County. This project is being proposed to: work towards the restoration of the hydrology of the West Fork Black River bottomland area, to restore spring within the area to a natural flow. Restoring the hydrology of this area will help to increase the diversity of plants, insects, birds and mammals. Actions include placing large wood debris in the pond to increase values for pond habitat and re-route the waters flow in the ditch to flow down the hillside in a sheet-like pattern, and also to collect and save desirable plants for later placement later. In the past, springs were dammed and ditched to dry out the area to make it suitable for farming. Restoring a more natural flow of these springs will help support bottomland hardwoods, wetlands, and meadows. These wetlands would provide habitat for several species of plants. The District Ranger of the Salem Ranger District is the responsible party for selecting an alternative for the project. Individuals and organizations desiring to comment need to send their name, and current physical mailing address, title of the project, “West Fork Black River Bottomland Restoration Project” along with their comments on the proposed action and supporting reasons for consideration to Thomas Haines, District Ranger, Salem Ranger District, 1301 South Main Street, Salem, MO 65560. Oral comments must be provided during normal business hours, Monday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm. All comments are due by August 10, 2014.

The exhibition “For the Love of Birds” will feature the work of two Missouri artists, David Plank of Salem and Jim Barksdale of Steelville. The gallery exhibition “For the Love of Birds” will run now through Sunday, July 27^th. Mr. Barksdale will also be demonstrating on July 19^th and 26^th at noon. Gallery Zeke is located at 106 East Main Street in Steelville. For more information, call 573-775-1000.

Experience the Ozark’s musical heritage with bluegrass music on Saturday, July 19^th at Alley Spring.  The Current River Bluegrass band will perform their acoustic mix of bluegrass near the Storey Creek School.  This FREE concert will begin at 7:00 p.m. and is part of the festivities recognizing Ozark National Scenic Riverways’ fiftieth anniversary. Alley Mill will be open for the public from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on Saturday as well as Sunday.  The public is invited to see the Alley Mill restoration in progress. Alley Spring is located five miles west of Eminence, Missouri on State Route 106. For information on Ozark National Scenic Riverways, visit the park website at www.nps.gov/ozar or phone (573) 323-4236.

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