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Salvation Army dinner features BBQ chicken The Salvation Sedalia Army, 1200 E. Broadway will host its monthly Dinner on Aug. 21. Serving begins at 5 p.m. This months menu will include barbecue chicken. The public is welcomed and encourage to attend. All proceeds go towards The Salvation Army world services. For further information, please call Capt. Lisa Irvine at 473 6456. Concert at Light House to benefit Hope House A benefit concert for Hope House, a branch of There is Hope Ministries, will be held Aug. 23 starting at 3 p.m. at Light House Christian Academy, 3604 S. Grand Ave., Sedalia, featuring four live bands, including Matt and the Testifiers, Friends of the King, 9th Hour and Isaiah the Illusionist. In addition, there will be a silent auction, pool tables and foos ball, and a snack bar. Tickets are $5 each ($7 at the door) and are available at Goody's Steakburgers, 901 S. Limit, and The Shepherd's Place, 305 S. Ohio Street. For more information, visit www.myspace.com/hopehousebenefitconcert. WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. - The Missouri Army National Guard will host a ground breaking ceremony for Whiteman Air Force Base's newest facility on Monday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. The $30 million project will consist of a 109,691-square-foot masonry and steel facility with a standing-seam pitched metal roof, located off Arnold Avenue adjacent to the post's flight line. The new facility will include an eight-bay aircraft maintenance hangar, allied trades support shops, general administration space and logistical support space. Supporting facilities include a controlled waste handling facility, flammable storage building, aircraft parking and taxiway, parking, exterior lighting, fire protection and security fencing. Follow-on phases will add an aircraft storage facility, ground support equipment storage, an aircraft wash facility and loading dock. Hughesville fish fry scheduled for August 30 The annual Hughesville Fire Department Fish Fry and Whole Hog Supper will be held Saturday, Aug. 30 starting at 5 p.m. at the fire station located on Cravens Street. The benefit will feature a 50-50 cash drawing, a raffle drawing and live entertainment. For more information, call 826-6885. Fire Truck Pull, COP Youth Day announced The seventh annual Fire Truck Pull to benefit Special Olympics, sponsored by the Sedalia Police Department, will be held Saturday, Sept. 13 at Liberty Park in conjunction with the 16th annual COP Youth Day, also sponsored by the SPD. Teams of up to 10 people attempt to pull a 47,000-pound fire truck 20 feet in the fastest time. In addition, an Iron Man (one person pulling) competition will be held as well. Registration for the Fire Truck Pull is $30 per person, or $300 per team. Registration for Iron Man is $30. All money raised benefits Special Olympics in the local area. Trophies will be presented to the winning teams and to the "Iron Man." All participants will receive a free T-shirt. COP Youth Day starts at 10 a.m., with lunch to be served between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. For more informatoion, call Sandy Goff at 826-8100, or visit www.somo.org. Memory Walk scheduled for September 20 The Alzheimer's Association's annual Memory Walk will take place on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Nearly 300 people from Sedalia and the surrounding area are expected to participate in this year's event. Walkers plan to raise $29,000 and funds will be used to help area families and patients with Alzheimer's disease. This year the event has a new chair, Lisa Hayworth, a nurse from Four Seasons. She said that as a nurse, she sees the effects Alzheimer's and dementia daily. "Alzheimer's does not just affect the individual diagnosed with this disease ... it effects everyone -- husbands, wives, sons, daughters, grandchildren and friends." The walk committee is calling on volunteers of all ages to become Champions in the fight against Alzheimer's by signing up a team for the 2008 Sedalia Memory Walk. Champions include those living with the disease, families, caregivers, and corporate and community leaders. Any one interested in helping the committee with the event is invited to the planning meeting on Monday, Aug. 4, at Renee's Diner. To start a team or make a donation, contact the Alzheimer's Association Mid-Missouri Chapter at www.alz.org/mid-missouri or 573.443.8665, email: midmoinfo@alz.org The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's research, care and support. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's. For more information visit www.alz.org. BRHC Foundation plans fall fund-raiser The Bothwell Regional Health Center Foundation has announced that it has started work on a premier fund-raising event to be held this fall. The event, dubbed "A Star-Studded Evening, will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Sedalia Country Club. Activities planned include special entertainment and multiple hors d'oeuvre and cocktail stations. Tickets are expected to go on sale in early September. "We want to introduce the Bothwell Regional Health Center Foundation to the community in a big way," said Foundation Chairman David Floyd. "Multiple teams of volunteers have been planning the details of this event for some time, and things are really starting to come together. We think the community will be pleased with the results." Proceeds from the event will be used to purchase equipment for the BRHC Cancer Center, according Executive Director Melia Douglass. The fund-raising goal has been set at $60,000. "Cancer treatment is the health center's fastest-growing service," Douglass said. "Our Star-Studded Evening lets the community have a role in helping the health center continue to enhance its cancer treatment capabilities, while having a good time in the process. It's what you could call a win-win situation, and we hope it will be the social event of the season." |
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