FeaturesSeptember 22, 2013
FYI 9-22-13
The annual Old McKendree Day will be at 3 p.m. today at Old McKendree Chapel. The Rev. Fred Leist, superintendent of the Southeast District of the United Methodist Church, will be guest speaker on the topic of "Heritage and Horizon." The annual service will be on the grounds of Old McKendree Chapel, located between Cape Girardeau and Jackson at 4080 Bainbridge Road. ...
Old McKendree Day to honor early settlers
The annual Old McKendree Day will be at 3 p.m. today at Old McKendree Chapel. The Rev. Fred Leist, superintendent of the Southeast District of the United Methodist Church, will be guest speaker on the topic of "Heritage and Horizon." The annual service will be on the grounds of Old McKendree Chapel, located between Cape Girardeau and Jackson at 4080 Bainbridge Road. Special music will be provided by Grace, a vocal group. For more information about Old McKendree Chapel, visit jacksonmo.com/sights/oldmckendree.htm.
Wild West Show at Lazy L Safari Park
The Wild West Show at the Lazy L Safari Park in Cape Girardeau will be at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. today. Festus the Horse, Ruby the Zebu and Pecos the Water Buffalo will be among the animal performers, and children will be able to play horseshoes and rope the dummy steer in the Kiddie Corral. Children ages 8 and younger can bring their own stick horse for the Kids' Stick Horse Races. For more information, contact the Lazy L Safari Park at 573-243-7862 or visit lazylsafari.com.
*** Library card sign-up month
September is library card sign-up month at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The library is joining the American Library Association and public libraries nationwide to make sure students have a library card. Resources at the Cape Girardeau Public Library are available to anyone who has a library card, and students can turn to the library for materials, programs and services that support academic achievement. For more information, contact Betty Martin, library director, at 573-334-5279 or visit capelibrary.org.
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Community Counseling Center tournament
The Community Counseling Center Foundation will hold its 14th annual benefit golf tournament at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 4. The tournament will be an 18-hole, four-person scramble at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. The tournament fee is $125 per player and includes 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch and beverages. Lunch is at 11:30 a.m. with tee times at 12:30 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in this flighted tournament, and corporate sponsors will receive special recognition and be able to enter team players. Proceeds will go to the Community Counseling Center Foundation to support the treatment of mental illness. For more information, contact John Harding or John Grimm at 335-3316 or Larry Essner at the Community Counseling Center Foundation at 339-6512.
Kenny Rogers Children's Center charity walk
The 40th annual Kenny Rogers Children's Center charity walk will be Oct. 5 at the First Assembly of God Recreational Complex, 1219 N. Ingram Road in Sikeston, Mo. Registration is from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and the 1.6-mile walk begins at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will follow. For more information, contact the Kenny Rogers Children's Center at 573-472-0397 or visit kennyrogerscenter.org.
*** Swinton Christian Church reunion
The Swinton Christian Church will hold its annual reunion at noon Oct. 6. The reunion will feature a basket dinner and sermon by the Rev. Gary Cooper. Former members, families and residents of the town are invited to the reunion. The Swinton Christian Church is located on Route U in Whitewater, Mo.
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