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Looking Backward 11.14.2013

  25 Years Ago November 10, 1988   Democrat Rolla Swofford unseated Western District Commissioner Kenneth Adams in the Douglas County general election on Tuesday. Records are now being checked to determine if – and when Douglas County voters have ever elected a Democratic county commissioner. Local football honors were handed out by members of…

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DCAR & Douglas County ARES®

Our monthly club meeting will be on November 16th at 11:00 a.m. for lunch and meeting to follow. After our meeting our event will start. We would like to remind everyone that this Saturday, November 16 at 1 p.m. the DCAR and Douglad County ARES® invited you to our free event: All Hazard Weather, Storm…

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What About This…? 11.14.2013

By Wayne William Cipriano I was watching professional soccer on television because my favorite team (whoever is playing Dallas) wasn’t playing. I guess you would tell me it is an acquired taste, and I tried to get into the groove. But, geez, I watched as a game (match?) was played on a field (pitch?) that…

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Calendar of Events

This column is provided to our readers free of charge to announce upcoming events that are free to the public. Publication of the same announcement will be limited to two insertions. * * * Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church hayride and wiener roast and chili and snacks. Saturday, Nov. 2, 4:00 p.m. It will be…

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AIDC legal

LEGAL NOTICE   The annual AIDC (Ava Industrial Development Corporation) stockholders meeting will be held at the Ava Lion’s Club Building on North Jefferson Street, November 19, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.   10-31-06-2t

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Bears Will Play Eldon Monday For District Championship

The Ava Bears scored a touchdown with a minute and a half left in the game here Wednesday night to keep their playoff hopes alive. The Bears will travel to Eldon Monday night, Nov. 11, to play the Mustangs for the Class 3, District 3 football district championship. The game begins at 7 p.m. The…

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Ava Graduate Recognized in Rural Missouri Write-Up

The November issue of Current Times, a newsletter produced by the White River Valley Electric Cooperative (WRVEC), has a one-page story on Ava High School graduate, Rocky Valentine.  The write-up focuses on Valentine, his educational accomplishments, and the opportunity he obtained through Operation Round Up, a scholarship venue funded by WRVEC. The story provides an…

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Looking Backward 11.7.2013

  25 Years Ago November 3, 1988   Open house was held at the Ava Head Start Center on Sunday, Oct. 23. The Head Start program moved this past August into a newly reno­vated building on N.W. 10th Street that was formerly Ava Fitness Center.  The building is owned by Jean Barnes. The Ava Retail…

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This Veterans Day, Reforms to Honor Our POW/MIA

By U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill    Every Veterans Day, I pay tribute to those who have fought to provide us with the security and freedoms that we all too often take for granted. As a United States Senator, I’ve also tried to use the holiday to remind myself that honoring our troops requires actions, not just…

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What About This . . .? 11.7.2013

By Wayne William Cipriano Like many in Douglas County, unfortunately not all, we had a spectacular year so far.  Now, it’s the best season of all – Autumn!  The bugs are inactive, the sweltering heat is gone, it’s cool and not yet cold, and humidity is not a problem.  Firewood gathering warms you twice.  Halloween. …

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