NewsMarch 3, 2005
Community digest 3/3/05
Action agency plans back-to-school fair; Music benefit on tap at Deerfield Lodge; Cheerleaders raise funds for tsunami victims; Trivia night proceeds go to Head School; Retreat planned to help with grief; Zonta Club getting ready for flea market; Training offered for development grants; Tax assistance available through VITA program
Action agency plans back-to-school fair
A back-to-school fair meeting will be held at 10 a.m. today at the East Missouri Action Agency office. Individuals interested in being a part of the back-to-school fair committee should attend.
Music benefit on tap at Deerfield Lodge
Music will play all afternoon Saturday at Deerfield Lodge. The jam will benefit Michele Dawn Bailey, 43, to help defray medical expenses after kidney failure. From 2 p.m. until 10 p.m., bluegrass, folk, country and gospel music will be played by local groups. There is no charge for admission but donations will be taken at the door. Raffle items will be given and dinner will be served from 4 to 6 p.m. Guest hosts at the events include Randal Lee, host of "Heartland Bluegrass," "Golddust Saturday Morning," and "Midweek Bluegrass Breakdown" on KWKZ, and Barney Hartline, host of "Your Folk Connection" on KRCU.
Cheerleaders raise funds for tsunami victims
The Meadow Heights and Oak Ridge cheerleaders recently teamed up at a Meadow Heights basketball game to raise money for tsunami victims. The teams took sponsors for three-point shots and free throws, had a 50/50 drawing, raffled off baskets and T- shirts, and accepted donations. A total of $365 was collected for tsunami relief and sent to the Women's Missionary Union Heartfund Tsunami Relief, a foundation through the Southern Baptist Convention. All the donations will benefit victims.
Trivia night proceeds go to Head School
The Scott City Historical Preservation Society will hold a trivia night on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Schock Community Center in Scott City. Proceeds will benefit the commission's efforts to renovate the Head School, a 150-year-old schoolhouse. For more information, call 264-3187.
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Retreat planned to help with grief
A retreat for widowed, divorced or separated individuals to help work through grief is planned for March 11 to 13 at the DePaul Center in Cape Girardeau. For more information, call 264-4459 by Saturday.
Zonta Club getting ready for flea market
The Zonta Club of Cape Girardeau will hold its annual flea market from 7 to 11 a.m. on March 19 in the Centenary United Methodist Church Family Life Building, 300 N. Ellis St., Cape Girardeau. Proceeds will benefit local charities. Zonta International is a professional women's service club. The local club's efforts focus primarily on literacy projects.
Training offered for development grants
The Department of Economic Development will hold a training session from 10 a.m. to noon on April 1 to assist applicants in completing applications for the fiscal year 2006 Community Development Corporation Grant Program. The training will be held at the Harry S. Truman Building, room 510, 301 West High St., Jefferson City. Registration is not required but seating is limited. Grants through this program provide funds to Community Development Corporations that administer projects aimed at helping underserved and hard to reach persons in a community. The state funds can be used to implement a specific housing, human service or economic development project within the corporation's jurisdiction. For more information or to reserve a seat for the training session, call Nicoll Clarkston at (573) 522-4938 by March 18. The grant application deadline is April 22.
Tax assistance available through VITA program
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, sponsored by the East Missouri Action Agency, will file income tax returns free of charge for low-income residents through April 15. Volunteers are trained and use computer software provided by the IRS so tax returns can be filed electronically. Volunteers will determine if clients are eligible for earned income or child tax credits as well. Answers to questions on income eligibility guidelines, maximum credit amounts for EIC and appointments may be made by calling 334-5533 or (800) 430-2978.
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