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NewsDecember 25, 2017

Stooges Restaurant in Jackson hosted a free Christmas lunch for the third consecutive year on Dec. 25, 2017, offering a warm meal to all who attended, free of charge.

Karen Cross, of Jackson, keeps an eye on the food during a Christmas lunch at Stooges Restaurant on Dec. 25, 2017, in Jackson.
Karen Cross, of Jackson, keeps an eye on the food during a Christmas lunch at Stooges Restaurant on Dec. 25, 2017, in Jackson.
Bob Collier of Pocahontas, Missouri, sings "White Christmas" on karaoke during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson. Collier is a member of the band Southern Harmony.
Bob Collier of Pocahontas, Missouri, sings "White Christmas" on karaoke during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson. Collier is a member of the band Southern Harmony.
In her third year of volunteering at the Stooges Restaurant Christmas lunch, Shorty Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, carries a hot pan of gravy to the food line Dec. 25, 2017, at in Jackson.
In her third year of volunteering at the Stooges Restaurant Christmas lunch, Shorty Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, carries a hot pan of gravy to the food line Dec. 25, 2017, at in Jackson.
Rowan Smithey, 1, plays patty cake with Janice Lumsden of Jackson, during a Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Rowan Smithey, 1, plays patty cake with Janice Lumsden of Jackson, during a Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Tom Redmond of Jackson is served a helping of gravy during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Tom Redmond of Jackson is served a helping of gravy during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Cindy Job, left, helps Patricia Bell, of Patton, Missouri, select a dessert during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Cindy Job, left, helps Patricia Bell, of Patton, Missouri, select a dessert during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Shorty Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, prepares ingredients for sweet potato topping during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Shorty Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, prepares ingredients for sweet potato topping during a free Christmas lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Randall Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, plays Christmas carols on guitar during a free lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Randall Johnson, of Scopus, Missouri, plays Christmas carols on guitar during a free lunch Dec. 25, 2017, at Stooges Restaurant in Jackson.
Alynda and Dustin Smithey pose for a photo with their daughter, Rowan, 1, during a Christmas lunch at Stooges Restaurant on Dec. 25, 2017, in Jackson.
Alynda and Dustin Smithey pose for a photo with their daughter, Rowan, 1, during a Christmas lunch at Stooges Restaurant on Dec. 25, 2017, in Jackson.
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Stooges Restaurant in Jackson hosted a free Christmas lunch for the third consecutive year on Dec. 25, 2017, offering a warm meal to all who attended, free of charge.

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