Community briefs10/1/07

Cape Girardeau County AARP to meet today

The Cape Girardeau County chapter of AARP No. 4041 will meet at 1:30 p.m. today at Grace United Methodist Church at Broadway and Caruthers Avenue. There will be a 20th anniversary celebration and entertainment.

Scott County Womenin Agriculture to meet

The Scott County Women in Agriculture will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Diebold's Orchards in Benton, Mo. The group will carve pumpkins. All women are invited to attend. The group addresses topics such as gardening, cooking, farming, family activities and helping the community. For more information, contact Kay Dover at the USDA Center at 545-9027.

Sullinger, Hitt reunion to be marked with potluck

All family and friends of the Sullinger and Hitt families are invited meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Fairview General Baptist Church, near Advance, Mo., for a potluck lunch.

Nature Center to hold arts program Saturday

Nature and the Arts will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. Area artisans will share the ways they incorporate nature into their work. Artisans will include painters, potters, spinners, carvers, poets, musicians and sidewalk artists. For more information, contact Mary Jane Fieser at 290-5218 or MaryJane.Fieser@mdc.mo.gov.

<B>[--] From staff reports