Local SAFE students win prizes for seatbelt, traffic safety

Throughout the 2020-2021 school year, students in Cherokee County participated once again in the Seatbelts Are For Everyone (SAFE) Program.

Pancake supper at Neutral Methodist

A pancake dinner will be held at the Neutral Methodist Church Saturday, May 29 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. They will be serving custom ground whole hog sausage, pancakes, biscuits and gravy for a donation. There will be seating inside and outside. Also carryouts are available.

McKee Cemetery meeting

The McKee Cemetery Association annual meeting will be held Sunday, May 30 at the cemetery at 2 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the meeting will be canceled. For more information call 620-597-2941.

One night only CCAA presents ‘Miscast!’

A special one night only performance will be presented by the Cherokee County Arts Association in the Baxter Springs High School Auditorium, May 29 at 7 p.m. Miscast! is a very unique musical revue in which performers sing songs they would never be cast to perform.

Special Olympics holds Columbus bocce ball tournament

Special Olympics held a bocce ball tournament on the Columbus softball field recently. Bocce ball is considered the third most played sport among Special Olympics athletes. Each athlete teamed up with a student in Columbus Unified High School Future Educators of America club to compete.

Highland students recently

Highland students recently collected donations for the Dream Big Little One Foundation. Students presenting the donations include front row left to right Molly Keithley, Owen Keithley and Jase Mooney. Back row left to right Zoey Clark, Lyndee Smiley, Cora Rider and Juliette Dainty.

Johnston Library ‘Reader Zone Challenge’

Reader Zone Challenge begins Monday, May 24. Read 1,000 minutes (about twenty minutes per day) this summer and earn prizes along the way. All ages are welcome to participate. Find Reader Zone in your app store, choose JPL Summer 2021, enter the code 16672, and start tracking your minutes.

Happy BIRTHDAY

May 24 Brian Bigando Timothy Epler McCade Mason Fern Sandella May 25 David Brewster Karlene Brumback Nancy Dickerson Melissa Estle Sharon Hoffmeir Nick Trayer

Optimism or pessimism

In most areas of life it is demonstrably better to be an optimist than a pessimist, especially when the outcome of our efforts is not assured, such as job interviews and athletic competitions. But there are times when it is better to be pessimistic.

First Christian Church sets Easter record

Skipping forward for this week’s history lesson, we take-a-look at attendance. The First Christian Church had a full house for Easter Sunday in 1950 to hear the message of Rev. George Jones.