Calendar of Events
This column is provided to our readers free of charge to announce upcoming events that are free to the public. Publication of the same announcement will be limited to two insertions. * * * Miller-Hall Reunion, Ava City Park by the pool, Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. until ? Bring a dish, potluck served at…
Read MoreLooking Backward 9.12.2013
25 Years Ago September 8, 1988 Wade Hightower, Hartville, exhibited the grand champion foal in the opening events of the 1988 Show & Celebration on Monday afternoon. Shakin’ Jake placed first in the colt class then went on to claim the foal championship on the stake class. The 29th Senatorial District met for…
Read MoreNew Beginnings, Old Traditions
By Sue Curry Jones The ‘family farm’ is an expression viewed sentimentally. For many, it connotes an esteemed lifestyle, a tradition or birthright, and for Ava’s agriculture teacher, Wes Davis, it is the best part of teaching in Ava, it’s home. He is thrilled to be home, and back on the family farm. Raised in…
Read MoreCity Council Meets, Approves Summit Natural Gas Contract
The Ava Board of Aldermen met Tuesday afternoon to hold the first meeting in September, with only a few items on the agenda. Council also held an executive session, but no decisions or votes were reported. During the meeting, councilmen unanimously voted to sign a contract renewal with Summit Natural Gas of Missouri, a distribution…
Read MoreWhat About This . . .? 9.12.2013
Who says you can’t fight City Hall? Who says bureaucracies are intractable? As many of you know, the Social Security Administration (SSA) deals almost daily with 150,000,000 people more or less. So, it is not surprising that every now and then, the folks at the SSA make a small error. As an example of such…
Read MoreGrandparents Day at Ava Victory Academy
On Thursday, Sept. 5, Ava Victory Academy held the first school wide chapel to celebrate the beginning of a school year, and to honor grandparents.
Read MoreHomegrown With Love For Sports
By Sue Curry Jones Growing up in a family involved in sports, Jessie Sawyer confesses life would not seem normal without athletics. She admits that she has always been interested in sports –– she loves being involved, and loves playing. And now, as elementary physical education teacher in Ava, she hopes to impart to students…
Read MoreWorld Grand Champion Missouri Fox Trotter
The new World Grand Champion Missouri Fox Trotter, crowned in the closing event of the Show and Celebration last Saturday night, is Ima Momas Girl, shown by Randy Williams for Gary Cornett and Derek Cornett, of Huntsville, Ark. A large crowd was on hand for the championship show of the MFTHBA on Saturday night and…
Read MoreVolleyball Lady Bears Get Win Over Fordland
The Lady Bear volleyball team took on the Spokane Owls last Thursday. The games were played in the middle school gym because of maintenance work in the high school. The JV game ended in a two-set victory for the Lady Bears with scores of 25-21 and 25-21 which improves their record to 2-1. The Lady Bears…
Read MoreThe Snoop 9.15.2013
These dog days of September have even got the varmints riled up. And apparently they’ve got something against preachers. A couple of weeks ago, Mark Hatcher, pastor of Highway Church of the Nazarene, had an encounter with a bunch of hornets. He said the result was Hornets 6, Mark 0. The next morning Mark quoted…
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