Community digest 9/17/07

Neighborhood group meets Thursday

The Neighborhood Connections group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at 101 N. Fountain St. in Cape Girardeau for a discussion of how the city comprehensive plan will help the neighborhood. Cape Girardeau police Cpl. Ike Hammonds will be there to answer questions. Plans will be made for the upcoming third annual Neighborhood Connections picnic from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13. For more information, call 651-4567.

Date changes for Crump School reunion

The annual Crump School reunion will begin at noon Sept. 29 with a covered-dish luncheon at the Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Crump.

First 'pretty in pink' fund-raiser planned

Style Stop Lifestyles, 3812 E. Jackson Blvd. in Jackson, will hold a Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation fund-raiser from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct 6. Cosmetologists will hold a cut-a-thon, perform blindfolded cuts and create glamour styles in just three minutes. The event will include two relaxation sessions, raffles, silent auctions, photos with the "Pink Panther" (a truck owned by Jane Tipton), a bazaar, games and "Saxy Jazz" live music. There will be food and drinks. Call 243-1070 for information on booth space.

Riverside Library accepts donations for sale

Friends of Riverside Regional Library in Jackson are accepting donations of books, audio books, videos, DVDs and CDs in good condition for use in their upcoming fall book sale. Friends of the Library can preview the sale from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18. The sale is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 19 and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 20. The Buck-A-Bag sale will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. All money raised will be used for special projects at the Jackson branch of the library. For more information, call 243-8141 or visit www.riversideregionallibrary.org.

Deadline for Branson trips is Oct. 1

Christmas trips to Branson planned for Nov. 9, 10 and 11 and an Opryland Hotel trip to Nashville, Tenn., scheduled for Nov. 30, Dec. 1 and 2 have an Oct. 1 deadline for those interested in attending. For more information, call Mary Klaproth at 243-5426.

Amelunke reunion planned for Oct. 7

The annual Amelunke family reunion will be held Oct. 7 at Immanuel Lutheran Church Parish Hall, 496 Route F in Jackson, near Tilsit. It will include a carry-in meal at 12:30 p.m. For more information, call 243-2788.

Coach Bess to speak at Oak Ridge banquet

The 51st annual Oak Ridge R-6 alumni banquet will be held Oct. 27 at the Oak Ridge High School cafeteria. Doors open at 3 p.m., meal begins at 5. Basketball, volleyball and bingo will precede dinner; a business meeting and entertainment will follow the dinner. Coach Gene Bess, a 1953 graduate of Oak Ridge High School, will speak at the banquet. He is currently in his 38th season as athletic director and men's basketball coach at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. Bess is the all-time winning junior college coach with a record of 1027-270. He will autograph copies of the book "Gene Bess: College Basketball's Winningest Coach." For ticket information, contact Laurie Bolen by writing to her at 2228 County Road 415, Friedheim, Mo. 63747, calling (573) 788-2729, or e-mailing l_bolen2003@yahoo.com or visiting <I>www.showme.net/ork12/alumni.

-- From staff reports