Cherokee County Jail Report

Ashton Daley Cramer, 24, was arrested Wednesday by Baxter Springs Police officers on three counts of failure to appear and is being held in lieu of $865 bail.

Meals On Wheels Lunch Menu

Meals are for those 60 years or older. Consultation with SEK-AAA dietitian may be arranged. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. To order or cancel a meal, please call your site between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. on the day before.

Area Accident Report

A westbound vehicle struck pedestrians walking east on Country Road October 31.

What's for lunch?

Columbus Unified Schools USD 493, breakfast and lunch menus for Monday, November 21 to Friday, November 25. Prices: Student breakfast $1.75; Adult breakfast $2.35. Elementary lunch $2.60; High School $2. 80; Adult lunch $3.75 Breakfast is served with choice of 100 percent juice and choice of milk.

Rooster disrupts hotel reservation

Holding a cell phone to my ear, a rooster kept crowing in the background while I made hotel reservations for an impromptu jaunt later this month. A rooster? Really. I was speaking to a reservationist for Hilton/Hampton properties. I didn’t expect to hear a rooster crowing his head off.

P.E.O. Chapter BT holds memorial service

At the November 7 P.E.O. Sisterhood meeting, a memorial service was held in honor of Bobbi Wood, one of the Baxter Springs BT Chapter P.E.O. sisters who recently passed away. Group members say she will be missed. The group met at the Baxter Springs United Methodist Church.

Giving thanks

The Spanish name for the Thanksgiving holiday is “El Día de Accion de Gracias,” which translates roughly to “The Day of Giving Thanks.” The Spanish name for the holiday drives home the active nature of giving thanks, whereas the English name seems a bit more passive.

CALENDAR

Friday, November 18 •WWII veterans memorial fly over Columbus at approximately noon. Saturday, November 19 •Biscuit and gravy breakfast at the Baxter Springs Lions Club begins at 6 a.m. Sunday, November 20 •CAC Thanksgiving Service 6 p.m. at Camp Joy Church in Columbus.