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Zizzer faculty, staff honored
West Plains R-7 School District officials are celebrating teachers and staff chosen by their peers and students and their parents to receive a district award of excellence. Teachers are honored as part of the regional #TeacherProud social media campaign that typically celebrates teachers on the second Tuesday of each month. October’s highlighted teachers is West Plains High School social studies teacher Jenni Campbell. Staff recognized as Zizzer Champions are West Plains Elementary Office Manager Sarah Mayfield and District Maintenance Director Brad Tilley. To nominate a teacher or staff member to be honored in November, visit ow.ly/gNoO50PFXUC. more
Despite falling temperatures and windy conditions, there was a great turnout at the Thayer Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival held Saturday in downtown Thayer. There were plenty of games of skill for the younger set, many of them fundraisers for local youth and religious organizations. Here, a girl takes a turn at trying to climb a rope ladder to reach a $20 bill taped to the top, but gets topsy-turvy before reaching her goal and landing upside down on the straw laid down below.
Despite chilly weather, Thayer Fall Festival has great turnout
A crowd of about 80 people can be seen gathering as Molly Clair Corman and her tremendously talented bluegrass band tune up to take the main stage at the Downtown Fall Block Party.
Downtown Fall Block Party: A celebration of community and unity in West Plains
Amid the backdrop of downtown West Plains’ historical charm, the second annual Downtown Fall Block Party held Saturday transformed the place into a vivid mosaic of music, laughter, color and community spirit. Even though the cool, grey weather cast its looming presence, it couldn't dampen the spirits of the roughly 800 attendees who came out in support of the West Plains Downtown Revitalization organization's showcase event. more
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Summersville Library Friends sought
The Friends of the Summersville Library group, which supports the Summersville branch of the Texas County Library, is looking for some fresh new faces to show up at its meetings. more
Several West Plains R-7 Schools faculty and staff attended an externship event at the Southern Missouri Technical Institute during a professional development day held Oct. 9. The staff had the opportunity to see how the academic skills students learn in classrooms are applied in work settings, including in Scott Heidy’s Commercial and Advertising design class. The day was described by participants as a powerful learning experience for everyone.
Zizzer faculty, staff get hands-on experience at SoMo Tech
Willow Springs High School students Macy Pearson, left, and Braiden DeWitt opened the Speech and Debate season with a 2 ranking in their very first varsity round at the Nixa Tournament, held Oct. 7, shares district Communications Director Jenny Hayward.
Bears earn high marks in first varsity Speech and Debate contest of season
FYI: Fall Events
Trike ’n’ Treat Oct. 25 at Carmichal Field more
FYI: Fall Events
Trike ’n’ Treat Oct. 25 at Carmichal Field more
From left: Tuesday Study Club members Kathleen Carel and Mary Knott, former member Norma Gilmore and members Pauline Cape, Jane Bailey, Claudia Marvin, Geneva Moody and Peggy Miller.
WILLOW SPRINGS TUESDAY STUDY CLUB: 2023 Fall Party
The Willow Springs Tuesday Study began its 98th season with its annual Fall Party on Oct. 3 at Club 60 in Mtn. Grove. The hostesses for the day were Pauline Cape, Kathleen Carel and Claudia Marvin. Using Claudia’s abundance of fall decorations, she and Pauline worked their usual magic decorating the banquet room at Club 60. more
$1M Scratchers winners surprised as ‘The zeros kept coming!’
“We have a little saying before we scratch our tickets — ‘Maybe this will be the big one!’” Shared a Missouri Lottery winner, while claiming a $1 million prize from a “500X” ticket she purchased at Snappy Mart, 600 S. Harris St., in Willow Springs. more
Willow Springs Senior Center to host fish fry
The Willow Springs Senior Center will host a fish fry at 4 p.m. Saturday at 501 Senior Lane off of Park Street in Willow Springs. more
West Plains School District officials extend congratulations to the West Plains Elementary Kindergarten Character Kids of the Month, noting to the children, “Your kindness and respect shine bright.” A special thanks to Community First Banking Company is also expressed for its sponsorship of the program. From left are bank employee Ruth Li-Whittington; Kindergarten Safe Character Kids Emilia Mares, Chrimson Orum, Macee Sanders, Oaklyn Schofield, Elijah McClung-Werner, Greyson Durbin and Jaxton Carey; and “Character the Kid” making a special appearance for the occasion.
WPE names Kindergarten Character Kids
Willow Springs Arts Council fundraising campaign underway
Fall color is starting to show and that means it is time for the Willow Springs Arts Council’s annual sponsorship campaign. Once a year, explain council members, from October through December, the arts council raises funds to continue supporting art events for the area. more
Arts Alliance Calendar of Events
Arts Alliance member events and activities: more
EVENT BRIEFS
Colton’s hosts fundraiser for CASA today more
Short-term education abroad program to Costa Rica scheduled for summer 2024
Students at Missouri State University-West Plains can learn more about Costa Rica during a short-term education abroad opportunity scheduled for summer 2024. more
Marcus Allen, lead minister at Pomona Christian Church, standing at left, recently spoke to the Sunrise Rotary Club about an upcoming trip to Dibra, Albania. A small country on southeastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula, Albania is a former hard-line communist country, even to the point that the former USSR was deemed too soft, resulting in Albania aligning itself with China, Allen explained, adding that formerly, the official state religion was atheism. Now a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, the predominantly Muslim populace is said to be pro-America and tolerates Christians which make up less than 2% of the population. Allen, along with Nurse Practitioner Hilda Newell and Doctors Derrick Morrison and Gary Finke, will be making their fourth trip to the eastern region of Albania to provide medical care in small villages. Newell, standing at right, stated that poverty, poor hygiene, dirty water and a general lack of transportation in the region results in numerous parasite infections and other often undiagnosed illnesses. The group will provide medical education and screening in addition to treating residents.
Rotarians hear of medical mission to Albania
An autumn affair to remember: The 2023 Downtown West Plains Fall Block Party unveils
The air is crisp, leaves are commencing their spectacular color dance, and the community spirit is blossoming — signaling that it's time once again for the highly anticipated Downtown West Plains Fall Block Party. With last year's event having leaf-peeping and party-going folks flocking in masses, the upcoming soiree, scheduled for Saturday, is set to be an even grander, more splendid affair that aims to un-be-leaf-ably enchant attendees in a spectacular fall festivity. more
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Last year’s Fall Festival drew a large crowd to downtown Thayer with more than 60 vendor booths to patronize and a performance from Red Line band. On Saturday, the festival returns with family-friendly activities including a car show, children’s games and a pumpkin carving contest. Musical performers this year are the Highway W Band, The Jumpin’ Jacks and Molly Corman.
Thayer’s Fall Festival is Saturday
This year's Thayer Chamber of Commerce Fall Festival will be held from 3 to 8 p.m. Saturday in downtown Thayer. more
South Central Retired Teachers to meet Thursday
The South Central Retired Teachers and School Personnel will meet at 11:15 a.m. Thursday at the West Plains Senior Center, 416 E. Main St. more
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