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Tossing Life Your Way
LOVE: THE AMAZING MIRACLE OF TRANSFORMATION Stress is everywhere we turn. Impending difficulty awaits on so many fronts. The conquering tactic for each individual is singular; love. It seems so strange that the very thing that describes God “loving” the world coupled with the very factor that bursts through our hearts in joy, that love…
Read MoreScotland County Nutrition Center Menu
Thursday August 27: Taco Salad, Lettuce, Bean/Chips, Tomatoes, Peas, Applesauce, Cookie Friday August 28: BBQ or Plain Riblett, Scalloped Potatoes, Carrots and Pineapples, Jello Salad, Bread, Pudding and Fruit Monday August 31: Hamburger on Bun, French Fries, Green Beans, Applesauce, Cake Tuesday September 1: Liver and Onions or Chicken Patty, Sc. Corn, Buttered Beets, Cottage…
Read MoreNew Arrivals-Library News
These audio books & DVDs are available for curbside pickup. Audiobooks Carolina Breeze, by Denise Hunter Closer Than She Knows, by Kelly Irvin The Farm Stand, by Amy Clipston A Beautiful Arrangement, by Beth Wiseman Promises of Tomorrow, by Shelley Shepard Gray A Walk Along The Beach, by Debbie Macomber Butch Cassidy: the True Story…
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Thursday August 20: Meatloaf, Mac & Cheese, Fruit Juice, Coleslaw, Peas, Slice Bread, Cookies Friday August 21: Fish Fillet, Potato Salad, Baked Beans, Cornbread, strawberry shortcake & topping Monday August 24: Chicken Strips, Scalloped Cabbage, Buttered Carrots, Bread, Apple Crisp Tuesday August 25: Tenderloins on Bun/Onions, Pasta Veggie Salad, Green Beans, Watermelon and Cantalopue Wednesday…
Read MoreScotland County Commission Minutes
Submitted by Scotland County Clerk Batina Dodge Thursday, August 6, 2020 PLACE OF MEETING: Scotland County Courthouse Commission Chambers. The meeting was called to order at 8:30 A.M. PRESENT WERE: Presiding Commissioner, Duane Ebeling, Eastern District Commissioner, Danette Clatt,…
Read MoreGratitudes for Groundhog Days
For a steady few months now, I have been exchanging daily gratitudes with Sara via text. Often mine are inspired by writing first about what is not going so great with my life. And if you know my personality at all, you’ll know that one thing that is especially challenging for me right now is…
Read MoreBerkowitzes 50 Years in Education
In 1970 Sam and Sheila Berkowitz began their teaching careers in the Scotland County R-1 School District. Sam started in January, 1970, finishing the semester term for a teacher who had resigned, and both started the fall term in August, 1970, as first-year teachers. The Berkowitzes are graduates of Northeast Missouri State University (now Truman…
Read MoreMOMENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY
General George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army, creat- ed the Badge for Military Merit at Newburgh, New York on August 7, 1782. The badge consisted of a heart-shaped piece of purple silk, with a narrow binding of silver and the word Merit stitched across the face in silver. The badge was to…
Read MoreScotland County Nutrition Center Menu
Thursday August 13: Chicken Salad Sandwich, Potato Chips, Lettuce Salad, Pineapple, Donuts Friday August 14: BBQ or Plain Ribs, Parsley Potato, 3 Bean Salad, Hot Roll, Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler Monday August 17: Juicy Burger on Bun, French Fries, Cauliflower Blend, Veggies, Mandarin Orangers, Cake Tuesday August 18: Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Sauerkraut, Cranberry Sauce,…
Read MoreIt’s For the Birds
By Sandra Ebeling These nice days get all of us thinking of fall. Birds are deciding this as well. This year my Purple Martins arrived late and so they are still here. I am sure they are wondering what is going on. I enjoy them so, I hate to see the day come when they…
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