Stories from Saturday, August 20, 2022

The Ellington Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce bluegrass duo Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley will be the headline artists at the Ellington Concert Series fall concert on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Barn at the Hamptons in Ellington. The evening will also feature Poplar Bluff bluegrass band Alex Riffle and The Stiff Riffs, who will open the concert at 7 p.m., according to a press release from the chamber of commerce...

Only five hours a week of moderate exercise could help ward off a cancer diagnosis, according to a study published by Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. The study found strong evidence correlating physical activity to lower rates of cancer and other chronic conditions like heart disease, stroke, and dementia, according to a press release from Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center...

The July meeting of Cane Creek Community Club was held on July 13 at the home of Glenda Phillips. Phillips opened the meeting with a poem asking for a definiteness of purpose in our lives, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. A tribute to long-time club member, Marie Boxx, who recently died, mentioned the many and various ways she had contributed to Cane Creek Community Club. ...

With the start of fall just over a month away, the Agee Community Club has begun to look toward its anniversary celebration and the holiday season. The Agee Community Club held its monthly meetings in July and August at El Acapulco. In July, Nickey Orton hosted, while Cathy Womack hosted in August. The meetings were opened with the ladies repeating the club motto, “When the heart is full of love, the world is full of beauty.”...

“Go out there and leave your own footprints. Leave a mark.” We would like to second the words of Christy Frazier-Moore, the keynote speaker Thursday at the Daily American Republic’s Difference Maker banquet. Frazier-Moore has left her own mark, through the creation of Chi & Company, a group that visits junior high girls to try to help them learn self-esteem and kindness...