Community digest 9/8/05

Arrowhead Campground holding musical event

Pure Country Radio and Arrowhead Campground will hold a classic country music event from 1 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Camping is available. Bring lawn chairs. No alcohol or drugs will be permitted. The campground is on Highway 34 about 15 miles west of Marble Hill, Mo., or 18 miles east of Highway 67 in Grassy, Mo., on Route Y. For more information, call (573) 495-2137 or 243-5063.

Smelterville, May Greene reunion set for Saturday

A reunion for all former residents of Smelterville and students, teachers and principals of May Greene School will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at May Greene School. Hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and drinks will be provided. No alcoholic beverages will be allowed. Bring lawn chairs and old pictures.

Community contra dance being held at church

Cape Friends of Traditional Music and Dance will hold a community contra dance from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church, 101 N. Fountain St., Cape Girardeau. For more inforamtion, call Judy at 334-5289 or John at 335-7315.

Tuschhoff family reunion to be held Sunday

The Tuschhoff family reunion will have a basket dinner at noon Sunday at Cape County Park North, shelter No. 6. Bring family pictures and family tree information. For more information, call Vera Birk at 243-5472 or Helenmarie Koenig at 243-2364.

Bollingers plan to reunite at Jackson restaurant

The Bollinger reunion is planned for noon Sunday at Delmonico's in Jackson. All friends and relatives of Henry Monroe Bollinger are invited. For more information, call 243-4371.

Nitsch family holding reunion in Jackson park

A potluck meal celebrating the Nitsch family reunion will begin at 11 a.m. Sept. 18 at Jackson City Park, shelter No. 6.

Jackson class of '45 meets this month

The Jackson High School class of 1945 will celebrate its 60th reunion Sept. 23 at the Knights of Columbus, lower hall, 3305 N. High St., Jackson. Registration will be at 5 p.m. For more information, call Betty Myer at 243-3712.

Reunion to be held at Post Oak Church

A 12:30 p.m. meal is planned for the Crites and Bollinger reunion on Sunday at Post Oak Church off Highway 72 near Meadow Heights School in Patton, Mo. Bring a covered dish, chair, pictures and family history.

Parents can get children fingerprinted at fair

Farmers Insurance agents Barb Curnell-Herndon and Leslie Sadler will be fingerprinting children at their booth at the SEMO District Fair in the Arena Building from 3 to 9 p.m. Sept. 10 to 17 with the exception of Monday, when they will return to the booth after the parade.

Wild horses and burros will be up for adoption

The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management will hold a wild horse and burro adoption Sept. 17 and 18 at Eastern States Wild Horse and Burro Holding Facility, 22451 Sheep Farm Road, Ewing Ill. For more information, call (800) 370-3936 or visit www.wildhorse and burro.blm.gov.

Free health screenings at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club

The diabetes "Aware and Care" event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 24 at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores nationwide. The event will provide customers free health screenings, including blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure tests.

More than 50 attend Friedrich reunion

The Friedrich reunion was held at Delmonico's in Jackson Aug. 21. Fifty-two attended from Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Oak Ridge, Leopold and surrounding communities. Fred Nebel of Cape Girardeau, 90, was the oldest in attendance; Ashley Hillis of Tulin, Mo., 7 months, was the youngest; Paul and Maxine Friedrich of Jackson had the biggest family with six children; traveling the farthest was Cherry Hinderberger of Columbia, Mo. Next year the reunion will be held Aug. 22 at Delmonico's.

-- From staff reports