The second annual Oak Ridge Rural School Reunion and carry-in dinner will be held Sunday, June 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the Oak Ridge General Baptist Church.
The church is eight miles north of Bloomfield.
Speakers for the afternoon will be S.E. Lewis, a former student, the Rev. Gary Cooper and Glynda Bates and Shelby Spears, who recently wrote a book on the rural schools of Stoddard County.
Anyone interested in attending should bring lawn chairs, any old school and community pictures or any item of interest.
For more information, call 624-2414 in Dexter, 568-2725 in Bloomfield, 733-4260 in Bell City or 722-3567 in Advance, or write Maxine Rampley, 25264 County Road 219, Bloomfield, MO. 63825.
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