Your World Today – Thursday, December 11, 2015
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The Dent County Toy Drive is going on now and they are still looking for donations of new and gently used toys from the general public. Your donation of toys or money to purchase toys can help provide less fortunate children with a memorable Christmas. Toys or cash donations can be left at the Dent County Fire Protection District Firehouse, KSMO Radio studios and also at the Salem Community Center @ The Armory. Your contributions last year helped the program serve over 200 children in Dent County. TODAY is the last day parents can signup your children at the Dent County Fire House from 3:00 to 6:00. The toys will be distributed on Monday, December 21st.
Don’t forget that Wal-Mart and The Salvation Army have joined together again this holiday season to create their “Angel Tree” that includes the names and ages of children in our community that need Christmas gifts. Shoppers can now adopt an angel from the tree by selecting a tag that represents a specific child. It is preferred that you shop for the gifts based on the parent’s suggestions, but you do not have to purchase everything on the tag as this is just a guideline. Bring the unwrapped gifts to the Wal-Mart Service Desk along with the angel tag by Saturday, December 19th. Gifts will be distributed to your adopted “angel” Monday, December 21st. Again, TODAY is the last day parents can submit an application for their child for the “Angel Tree.” Those signups are also at Dent County Fire Department from 3:00 to 6:00 pm. For questions about the “Angel Tree,” please contact the Salvation Army at 729-8163.
The Missouri School Boards’ Association through its Missouri Center for Education Safety (CES) is pleased to announce the Salem R-80 School District has been awarded a school safety grant in the amount of $10,000. The funds will be used by the district to upgrade security equipment at Salem Upper Elementary and William Lynch Elementary. The district competed with other public schools in the state for a limited amount of funding, which is aimed at enhancing school safety in local school districts. The funding for this initiative was made possible through a legislative appropriation to the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education and that is being administered by MSBA through CES, which is the state’s school safety center. The CES provides comprehensive support to all schools in Missouri, through training, technical assistance, and other safety related initiatives. The Missouri School Boards’ Association is a private, not-for-profit organization that exists to help school boards succeed.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 9,733 deer during the antlerless portion of fall firearms deer season, November 25th through December 6th. Top harvest counties were Pike with 302, Callaway with 294, and Lincoln with 263. Last year, hunters checked 9,120 deer during the antlerless portion of firearms deer season. Deer hunting in Missouri continues with archery deer hunting through January 15th, firearms alternative methods portion December 19th through 29th, and firearms late youth portion January 2nd and 3rd. Missouri offers some of the best deer hunting in the country and deer hunting is an important part of many Missourians' lives and family traditions. Deer hunting is also an important economic driver in Missouri and gives a $1 billion annual boost to the state and local economies.
VIP Properties proudly presents, Christmas with Cash and the King, a tribute to the legends, starring Sean Michael as the King of Rock-n-Roll himself, Elvis Presley and Roger Robinson, formerly of the Stamps as country music icon Johnny Cash on Saturday, December 12th at the City Hall Auditorium beginning at 7:15 PM and M. C. will be Rockin’ Rod Leathers. Food and refreshments will be sold by Common Ground Bistro. Also sponsored by KSMO Radio 1340 AM, Ad-Par Construction, Inc., Nanci R. Wisdom Attorney at Law, Phil-Mart, Reary Chiropractic, LLC., Bottorff’s South-Town Furniture, Salem Publishing, C&E Auto and Salem Residential Care. Cost of admission is $8 and all the proceeds will go to benefit Down Syndrome Group of the Ozarks. For more information call (806) 598-2310.
Ozark National Scenic Riverways is hosting an old fashioned Christmas celebration for the public at the Alley General Store this Saturday, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Bring the whole family and your friends to view Alley Mill and the general store all dressed up in holiday decorations. Feast on cookies, cider and hot chocolate. Try out your creativity by making old-time ornaments that you can take home and hang on your Christmas tree to enjoy. If you’d like, bring a child’s school photo to create a tree ornament. The FREE old-time festivities end at 1:00 PM, so come early to allow plenty of time for cookie munching and ornament crafting. Alley Mill and General Store are located six miles west of Eminence, Missouri, on State Route 106. For more information, call (573) 323-4236 during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM or visit the park’s Facebook page, or website at www.nps.gov/ozar.
The Dent County Collectors Office will have extended hours for those wishing to pay their personal property and real estate taxes. The Dent County Collectors Office will be open this Saturday from 9:00 am to 12:00 (noon). On Monday through Thursday, December 28th through the 31st, the Dent County Collectors Office will be open from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM. Taxes may be paid in person at the Dent County Collectors Office, mailed , dropped off at the drop box outside the courthouse or now online. All taxes MUST be paid by December 31st to avoid paying interest and penalties. For more information about the methods to pay your personal property or real estate taxes, call the Dent County Collectors Office at 729-3911.
Tonight at the Trees and Trains Exhibit at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center, you can hear the Salem Upper Elementary Choir perform starting at 6:00. There is no charge to attend the exhibit or hear the choir.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Boys Basketball Tigers will be in Cuba tonight to face the Wildcats starting with the JV game at 6:00 with the Varsity game to follow. You can hear the varsity game on KSMO and online at ksmoradio.com at about 7:15. Salem is 2-1 on the season.
The St. Louis Blues will host the Philadelphia Flyers tonight starting at 7:00. The game can be heard on KSMO on a delayed basis after Salem basketball.
Kevin Puryear scored 18 points and hauled in eight rebounds as Missouri held off Omaha for an 85-78 victory Wednesday night. Terrence Phillips caught the hot hand early, making his first three 3-point attempts for a total of nine first-half points, finishing with 14 points. Missouri is now 5-3 on the year and will play Sunday night against Arizona Tucson at 6:30.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Richard Dale “Dick” Shaw of Salem, age 77, will be held Friday at 1:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the North Lawn Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Funeral Service for Willis “Bill” Hunter will be at 1:00 on Friday at the Dent County Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until service time Friday. Interment will be in the Green Forest Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Green Forest Cemetery and Arnold Elks Lodge #2372.
Funeral services for Scott Gott of Salem, age 47, will be held Thursday, December 17th, at 1:00 at the Dent County Memorial Chapel in Salem with Full Military Honors. Visitation will be held from 11:00 until service time next Thursday. Interment will be at a later date.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 65.
Tonight..Mostly clear, low of 43.
Friday..Partly sunny, high of 64.
Friday night..Mostly cloudy, low around 55.
Saturday..Mostly cloudy, high of 69.
Saturday night..Cloudy with a chance for showers and thunderstorms, low around 55.
