Auburn Creek plans celebration for today

A picnic will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at Auburn Creek Assisted Living and the Arbors, 2910 Beaver Creek Drive, Cape Girardeau. Barbecue, music and fireworks after dark are planned. For more information, call 651-0199.

Panel discussion will involve WWII veterans

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Six World War II veterans from the Poplar Bluff area will tell their stories at a panel discussion from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Bloodworth House, 626 Cynthia St. They are Pernell Barwick, James Dement, Dr. William C. Jackson, Carl Johnson, James Johnson and Cecil Million. Dr. Frank Nickell, a WWII expert and director of the Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri State University, will moderate the discussion. The event is free and open to the public. The panel discussion is one of two special events to mark the opening of a traveling exhibit of more than 30 WWII photos from now through July 9. For more information, call Stacey at (573) 686-3040 or 429-8638.