Society

First Baptist Names Revitalization Pastor

Published by admin on Wed, 01/15/2020 - 10:54am
First Baptist Church of Warsaw unanimously voted for Thomas Renfro to be its Revitalization Pastor on December 13, 2019. He had been filling in at First Baptist’s pulpit since October 20 in the absence of a regular pastor. Church elders and the congregation saw him as the answer to making their church come alive again so it would have an impact on the community.

Local Artist Becomes Rising Star As Author

Published by admin on Tue, 12/31/2019 - 9:46am
Janet Adams is a retired teacher living in Benton County, who is using her experience in education, her talent as an artist and family stories to publish inspiring and entertaining children’s books. Her latest book is entitled Sally The Cow, which was launched on November 22, 2019.

What A Year It Was! A Look Back At 2020

Published by admin on Tue, 12/31/2019 - 9:45am
 As the year 2019 draws to a close, we at the Enterprise flipped through the files of the big stories here in Benton County. The top story of the year was the record setting flooding of Truman Lake and the Lake of the Ozarks during the spring and summer.
Truman Lake recorded a level of 33 feet above its normal pool.
Managers dumped water at the rate of 40,000 cubic feet per second in an effort to keep the lake from rising more.

Pantry Saw A Big Boost For The Holiday Season

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2019 - 1:11pm
Truman Lake Dental wanted to give back to the community at Christmas this year, and decided to do a Reverse Advent Calendar to help them fill food boxes for the Benton County Food Pantry. According to www.goodtoknow.co.uk, a Reverse Advent Calendar  is a new way to use the calendar to mark off each day by putting an item of food or clothing into a box for charitable giving at Christmas. Ordinarily, advent calendars are a way to count down the days until Christmas Day, bringing on more excitement as the big day gets closer. 

Christmas Is Over: Now What?

Published by admin on Tue, 12/24/2019 - 1:10pm

Christmas On The Harbor Brings Out The Holly Jolly

Published by admin on Thu, 12/19/2019 - 7:26am
Children of all ages enjoyed the annual ‘Breakfast With Santa on December 14 at the Warsaw Community Building sponsored by the Benton County Human Services Council.
Over one hundred children, parents and volunteers enjoyed breakfast as well as a visit with Santa Claus and many other activities.

Holiday Season Picks Up Steam

Published by admin on Wed, 12/11/2019 - 9:39am
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the Kaysinger Bluff village over the weekend to visit the Annual Kaysinger Pioneer Christmas display sponsored by the Kaysinger Bluff Pioneer Heritage Association.
The village was lit by hundreds of luminaries and visitors were welcomed to walk down the path to visit the decorated cabins.
At the Ed Elmore Cabin, the visitors were greeted with the sweet smell of the cedar Christmas tree decorated with homemade decorations.
The Crabtree cabin had a roaring fire to allow visitors to warm up.

Expanded Christmas Lights Bring On The Razzle-Dazzle

Published by admin on Wed, 11/27/2019 - 10:38am
Christmas on the Harbor will take place at Drake Harbor on December 13 - 14 this year with all of the expected holiday excitement, food and events. The City-made light displays will brighten and beautify the harbor, Main and Commercial Streets. New this year are lighted snowflakes decorating the area around Walmart, and candy cane displays surrounding the courthouse. More trees have also been wrapped and lighted. The schedule has been slightly altered so that the hayride will take place Friday night in order to allow the Christmas parade on Saturday the grand finale.

The Magic Of Books Comes Alive For Kids

Published by admin on Wed, 11/27/2019 - 10:36am
First United Methodist Church of Warsaw (FUMC) is one of the organizations that help serve the needs of people in Benton County, and its latest venture is to supply free books to Warsaw students in Early Childhood Education, Prekindergarten and Kindergarten. It began the program in October, and plans to continue it in future school years.

Christbaumfest Ready With Wunderbar

Published by admin on Wed, 11/20/2019 - 1:52pm
Cole Camp is the place to be to start Christmas shopping on Saturday, November 23, as they host their 32nd annual Christbaumfest Craft Show. The one-day show will showcase over 50 crafters in the Jaycee Hall and the Lutheran School gym from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Numerous new crafters will be joining the show this year with various new crafts.
“We are so excited about having a very good show,” said craft show coordinator Marilyn Heimsoth.  “All the new crafters will give shoppers a wide variety of things to choose from.”