What's happening today 5/24/09

Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association meets

Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association at Fruitland will have its annual meeting at 11 a.m. Weldon Macke will be the speaker. Old Santa Fe will provide the music. An old-time basket dinner will take place under the trees after the service. Attendees should bring table service, folding tables and lawn chairs. People wanting to make contributions to the cemetery fund may mail them to Ruth Tinnin, 2825 Bloomfield Road, Apt. 107, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703.

Choir presents 'Patriotic Celebration'

The Adult Choir and Mission Bells of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau will present a "Patriotic Celebration" at 4 p.m. The concert is free and will feature patriotic anthems by the choir and handbell group, with opportunities for attendees to participate.

Thebes Annual Memorial Day Picnic

There will be gun and bow shoot ($5 entry fee), six-family yard sale, quilt raffle and face painting in Thebes, Ill. Food includes barbecue, homemade ice cream, hot dogs, nachos, pies and cakes.