FeaturesAugust 28, 2016
FYI - 8-28-16
Zion Lutheran Church will host a dinner from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today at the church, 176 County Road 226 in Gordonville. The meal will include kettle beef, chicken and dumplings, various sides, homemade bread, desserts and a drink. Tickets for the event will cost $11 for adults; $5 for children ages 6 to 12; and will be free for children 5 years old and younger. Carry-outs will be available for purchase. For more information, call (573) 204-1944...
Zion Lutheran Church to host dinner
Zion Lutheran Church will host a dinner from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today at the church, 176 County Road 226 in Gordonville. The meal will include kettle beef, chicken and dumplings, various sides, homemade bread, desserts and a drink. Tickets for the event will cost $11 for adults; $5 for children ages 6 to 12; and will be free for children 5 years old and younger. Carry-outs will be available for purchase. For more information, call (573) 204-1944.
Nancy Jernigan to speak
Nancy Jernigan, executive director of Partners in Sustainable Development International, will speak about the holistic model for poverty eradication that PSDI and the Poverty Eradication Program offer to poor people in Bangladesh at noon Monday, Aug. 29, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1820 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau.
Elks Soccer Shoot planned
The Jackson Elks will host an Elks Soccer Shoot beginning at 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29, through Thursday, Sept. 1, at Jackson City Park, Highway 61 North in Jackson. Children ages 7 and younger will compete Monday; children ages 8 and 9 will compete Tuesday; children ages 10 to 15 will compete Wednesday; and children who were unable to make the others dates will compete on Thursday. The event is free, and children's ages are determined by their age as of Aug. 1. Awards will be given for first, second and third place in each age group. First place winners will go on to districts, which are planned for Sept. 25 at the park. District winners will go on to compete on Oct. 7 and 8 in Jefferson City, Missouri. For more information, go to elks.org.
Benton Neighbor Days to be held
The Benton Neighbor Days Festival will be from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 2, and from 10 a.m. to midnight on Saturday, Sept. 3, at 300 Chester St. in Benton, Missouri. The festival will include carnival rides, games, exhibits and a parade. For more information, call (573) 545-3525.
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St. Joseph Parish Picnic set
The St. Joseph Parish Picnic will be from 1 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at the parish, 138 St. Joseph Lane in Apple Creek, Missouri. The event will include games, a country store, fancy stand, prize raffles, bingo starting at 5 p.m. and more. The all-you-can-eat buffet, running from 2:30 to 7 p.m., will include kettle cooked beef, fried chicken, hamburgers, fish, grilled cheese, ice cream, soda and a beer garden. The meal will cost $9 for adults, $4.50 for children ages 6 to 11 and will be free for children ages 5 and younger. Carry-outs will be available for purchase. Live music will be presented by the Back Street Cruisers from 7 to 11 p.m. Funds raised will be matched by the Western Catholic Union. The Rev. Jim French will preside at Saturday evening Mass beginning at 4 p.m.
Home fire prevention campaign to begin
The American Red Cross Southeast Missouri Chapter will host a home fire prevention campaign beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, at the Jackson Civic Center, 381 E. Deerwood Drive in Jackson. The Red Cross is partnering with the Jackson and Fruitland fire departments to assist area residents who wish to have smoke alarms installed in their homes. Trained volunteers will install the smoke alarms and provide education about fire safety. To make an appointment for an alarm installation, call (573) 335-9471, ext. 1310, by Sept. 5.
Duck Regatta to be held
The second annual Cape West Rotary Duck Regatta will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, in the lazy river at Cape Splash, 1565 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. The first race, the Big Quacker Adult Race, will begin at 4:15 p.m. and will be for those ages 13 and older. The second race, the Big Chief Business Battle Race, will begin at 4:45 p.m. and will be for area businesses. The final race, the Duck Wild Kids Race, will begin at 5:15 p.m. and will be for children 12 and younger. Ducks will be available to buy for the adult and kid races at $5 per duck or $25 for six. The corporate ducks will cost $100, and the business gets to decorate and retain the duck. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Special Olympics and the Cape West Rotary Foundation. To register for the event, go to capewestrotary.org/duckrace.
VFW and Auxiliary essay contests scheduled
The Cape VFW and Auxiliary is sponsoring essay contests that are open to youth in the Cape Girardeau area attending public, private or home school. The Patriot's Pen contest (for children in sixth through eighth grades) theme is "The America I Believe In," and the Voice of Democracy (for children in ninth through 12th grades) theme is "My Responsibility to America." The deadline tributed to local schools. For more information, call (573) 587-2424.
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