Society

Fall activities usually begin in September with festivals and fairs that bring people outdoors to shop and enjoy cooler weather.  One September tradition is the Edwards Fall Festival put on by the Edwards Area Community Center and the Deer Creek Fire District. This year it was held on September 15, an unusually sunny and hot day compared to cool or rainy days of the past. 

Rain or shine, the Cole Camp Fair was bound and determined to go on as planned for its final day on Saturday, September 8, 2018.

Although the raining lead to the canceling of the Saturday morning parade, plenty of activities still went on, providing entertainment for all.

Just a few of these events included a turtle race, tractor pull and a ring toss for younger children starting at 1:15 PM.

Following those were a frisbee throw contest, team plank walking and water balloon toss for the older kids in attendance.

Friends of Donny Keele gathered at the Shawnee Bend Golf Course on Saturday, August 25, to honor his memory as well as to raise money for Disabled Veterans.

The First Annual Donny Keele Golf Tournament raised $2800 for Disabled Vets, also allowing Donny’s friends to remember him while enjoying a day of golf.

“Donny cared about the veterans who he helped by designing artificial limbs and braces,” said his widow Debbie Keele.  “This was a wonderful way to remember him.”

Eighty-one year old Shirley Green of Warsaw was named the first place winner at the Missouri State Fair Idol contest on Sunday.  While Shirley has been singing all of her life, she was not expecting to win.

“I told my friends that I would go up there and sing in the first round but I was sure that I wouldn’t make it past the first round, then I went on to the next round and I was just so surprised when I was selected for the finals,” said Shirley.  “I could not believe I had won.  I mean, me up there with all those talented younger women.”