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Stonehouse Diary – The Snow Day

The Snow Day An early February morning and the first heavy snow of the winter is falling, setting a fine mantle upon the land. We got a skiff when Mom was visiting over the Christmas holiday, but was a miserly snow, icy and thin. Nothing like this. This is a real snow. A snowman building…

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Council Adopts New Policies For City Utilities Services

By Sue Curry Jones Council approved a resolution to strengthen the application process for new applicants securing services from the City of Ava Tuesday evening. The proposed changes and new standards were discussed last month when Administrative Director Peggy Porter explained that a modification to the city’s utility deposit policy was needed to help protect…

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Youth Competes In Pageant, Program To Be Televised

Samantha Keyes, age 7, daughter of James and Amy Keyes of Ava, and granddaughter of Glenda Jones, owner of P.G.’s Grocery, recently participated in a Toddlers & Tiaras Pageant held in Poplar Bluff, Mo., on Saturday, Feb. 4. Competing in the 7-8 year-old age group, Samantha won the following divisions: Most Beautiful, Best Smile, Best…

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T.O.P.S.

Tuesday, February 7th we had thirteen people weigh in, with a total loss of twelve and 1/4 lbs. Two people stayed the same weight.  Kathleen was high-loser. Margaret received a charm for walking 100 miles. Congratulations! Kathleen presented the program with an article from womenshealthmag.com entitled, “Twenty Habits That Make You Fat”. T.O.P.S. (Take Off…

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Ava, Plainview and Skyline School Lunch Menu

Key: (A)        = Smart Choice entrée item (16 grams of fat or less) (B)        = Homemade fresh in the Opaa Kitchen (C)        = Whole Grain item (D)         = Fresh Missouri Product (E)        = Made with peanuts   Ava Elementary School Breakfast Menu   Monday, February 20: 1. Pancake, Orange Smiles, Milk 2. General Mills Cereal,…

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Community Events

Community – Events- This column is for fundraisers, benefits, or community functions for which a fee or membership dues are collected. Items will be printed in this column twice for a single fee of $5 for 20 words or less. ****** Three Rivers Hospice Benefit Volleyball Tournament at MOCH on February 18, 9 a.m. to…

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Calendar of Events

  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. * * * The Douglas County Support the Handicapped Board Meeting, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6 p.m. at Do. Co., Inc. Sheltered…

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Dale H. Ussery, 70

Dale H. Ussery, 70 years, passed away on Feb. 7, 2012 at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, Mo. Dale was born Oct. 23, 1941 in Greene County, Ill., to Lloyd and Mildred (Bechdolt) Ussery. Dale was a resident of the Ava community for the past eight years moving from Pisgah, Iowa, where he retired from Union Pacific…

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Roxie Faye Swearengin, 95

Roxie Faye “Johns” Cook Swearengin was born on Sept. 27, 1916 to Ora Lee and Muriel Blanch (Daniels) Johns near Seymour, Mo. She departed this life on Jan. 27, 2012 at St. John’s hospital at the age of 95 years and 4 months. On Aug. 21, 1934 Roxie married John Cook. To this union five…

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Charles "King" Shollenberger, 91

Charles “King” Shollenberger, age 91, of Springfield died on  Jan. 29, 2012 in Mercy Villa after a short illness. King was born Jan. 10, 1921, in Ozark, Mo., to Charles and Ethel (King) Shollenberger. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, James Norvell (Fritz) Shollenberger; and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Shubert. Along with…

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