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The 51^st Annual Rose Holland Trout Derby will take place at the Montauk State Park on October 3^rd, 4^th and 5^th. Derby registration will be held Friday from 5:00 to 9:00 pm, Saturday from 6:30 am to 9:00 pm and Sunday from 6:30 to 11:30 am and registration is $2. Derby Fishing hours will be Saturday from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm and on Sunday from 7:30 to 11:30 am. There will be a Cruise In Car Show from 4:00 to 9:00 sponsored by the Current River Cruisers Club and then Trout Bingo at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 3^rd. On Saturday, October 4^th, there will be free health screenings from 9:00 am until noon at the lodge sponsored by the Salem Memorial District Hospital, the Country Store and Bake Sale will run from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm, and the children’s activities start at 9:00 am and go to 3:00 pm in the field between the lodge and the mill. There will be Hike’s For Your Heart from 10:00 to 11:30 am and from 1:30 to 3:00 pm, and at 7:30 Saturday night, there will be the Night Hike! There will also be live entertainment from noon until 4:30 in front of the lodge and an Auction will be held at 5:00 pm Saturday in front of the lodge. On Sunday, October 5^th, the final day, prizes will be awarded at noon at lodge for men & women’s heaviest stringer, kids heaviest stringer, heaviest brown trout as well as tagged fish caught and registered. All proceeds from the 51^st Annual Rose Holland Trout Derby go to benefit the American Heart Association.

The Wurdack Research Center in Cook Station will hold their annual Field Day this Friday starting at 8:30 and lasting until noon. Discussions will be featured on Cattle markets, now and in the future, using the Missouri Timber Price Report, new fescue results, Drone technology and farm application, the benefits of early pregnancy diagnosis by ultrasonography, hay sampling, a sawmill demonstration, and recycling. There will be tours of the facility and a free lunch will be served at noon. There is no charge to attend the Field Day. The Wurdack Research Center is located about two miles from Cook Station on a gravel road between Cook Station and Highway 19. For more information, call the Dent County Extension Center at 729-3196 or go to wurdack.cafmr.org.

On Friday, October 3^rd and Saturday, October 4^th, The Doe Run Company (Doe Run) and the Viburnum community will hold the 28th Annual Old Miners’ Days festival, honoring generations of miners who established Missouri’s rich mining history and brought economic vitality to the region. The weekend will feature a number of family-friendly activities, including a public showing of a new historical mine video and historical mine photos, as well as tours of Doe Run’s underground lead mining operations in Viburnum. On Saturday, Oct. 4, the company will host a unique RAM 1500 HFE truck, which features natural gas hybrid-electric start-stop vehicle (NGHV) technology. The truck will participate in the Grande Parade and be on display throughout Saturday. This innovative NGHV technology incorporates advanced lead-based batteries, and can provide a cost-effective, safe and environmentally-beneficial alternative to conventionally designed gasoline or diesel engine vehicles. Old Miners’ Days events include a historical mine video and photo presentation at the Viburnum Bowling Alley and free mine tours for guests 12 or older on Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Mine tour guests must register at Doe Run’s Old Miners’ Days booth. Buses will transport guests to and from the tour site. Other activities include a parade, car show, craft booths, children’s games, a tractor pull, gold panning contests and more. Visit oldminersdays.com for the full schedule.

Results of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s annual wild-turkey brood survey are in, and the news is good, especially in the northern half of the state. Each summer, citizen volunteers and Conservation Department staff record the number of wild turkey hens and recently hatched turkeys they see. This year’s wild-turkey brood survey showed strong reproduction, bolstering gains posted in 2011 and 2012. Resource Scientist Jason Isabelle, the Conservation Department’s turkey program leader, tallies the number of young turkeys, called poults, seen by observers. Then he divides this number by the number of hens reported. The resulting poult-to-hen ratio is a good measure of turkey nest success and poult survival. From 2007 through 2010, the statewide poult-to-hen ratio ranged from 1.0 to 1.2, well below the long-term average. This year’s survey showed a ratio of 1.7. That is 21 percent and 26 percent greater than the past 5 and 10-year averages, respectively, and the same as the past 20-year average. Northeastern Missouri had the best news this year, with a ratio of two poults per hen. Northwestern Missouri was close behind with a ratio of 1.9. The lowest poult-to-hen ratios were reported in the western Ozarks (1.3), in western prairie counties (1.4), and the Mississippi Lowlands (1.5). The rest of the state was near or above the 20-year average. Isabelle says the strong showing of turkeys in northern Missouri is very heartening, because that area was most affected by the downturn in turkey reproduction that began in the early 2000s. Perhaps more significant to the majority of turkey hunters is what three years of strong turkey reproduction portends for future spring seasons. Results of the 2014 wild turkey brood survey and details about fall turkey hunting regulations are found in the 2014 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations & Information booklet. It is available wherever hunting permits are sold or online at mdc.mo.gov.

All 4-H enrollments for the 2014/2015 4-H year will be done online and paper enrollments will no longer be accepted. NO special program or download is needed, just an Internet connection is all. Enrollment can be found on the 4-H website 4h.Missouri.edu/enroll with the start date moved to October 15^th. Each family will be required to setup a “family profile” entering parents/legal guardians first, then each child. Before beginning you family profile, you will need: family information including birth dates, projects for each child and also health insurance information. The health form is included in the enrollment process and will replace the need to fill out for each 4-H event. Once you have submitted your enrollment, they will be approved and activated. Letters have been sent out to all 4-H families prior to October 15^th with complete information.

Flu Shots are available at the Dent County Health Center on a walk-in basis, Monday through Friday. The cost is $30, and they will bill Medicare, but you need to bring your card with you. The Center for Disease Control recommends an annual flu shot for all those 6-months of age and over. The Health Center is located at 601 North McArthur. For more information call 729-3106.

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Funeral services for Earlene Mae Steelman of Salem, age 86, will be held Friday at 2:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Dry Fork Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home.

Funeral services for Salina Rene-Ann Young of Salem, age 30, will be held on Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Salem Chapel. Visitation will be held Monday from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Young family for funeral expenses.

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