University of Missouri Extension offers a fall vegetable gardening weekly webinar series in August and September. The four-session Zoom series is an opportunity to learn new techniques as well as proven methods that benefit fall gardens, said MU Extension horticulture specialist Debi Kelly.
There is a $3 suggested contribution for meals for those 60 years and over and $6.75 cost for meals for those 59 years and under. Meals are delivered Monday thru Friday, from 10:30 – 12:00, except on holidays.
The Marceline Middle School boys basketball team held camp from June 27-29. The campers were, front row (l-r): Blake Barnhart, Ty Gulley, Ethan Stallo, Trace Terrell, Justin Rowe; back row: Weston Molloy, Gage Teeter, Cody Lowe, Owen Thornburg, and Connor Barnhart. Not pictured are Payton Gladbach and Head Coach Dustin Watson.
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.
At the Brookfield Rotary Club's weekly Tuesday meeting Tracy Carlson took the oath of office and is now the club's new president. Carlson was given the oath by outgoing president, Harold Lloyd. Lloyd served as president the last two years.
Downtown Brookfield was busy Saturday with a variety of events throughout the day. Summerfest sponsored by Downtown Brookfield, was held in Twin Parks and featured a bounce house, bicycle parade, music, food trucks, vendors and more. The Brookfield Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Summerfest Concert featuring Members Only Band with local favorite Engineers With Principal Saturday evening. Early on Saturday morning the North Central Missouri YMCA hosted its annual Color Run.
Both gardeners and their plants need extra care when it’s hot outside, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Donna Aufdenberg. She reminds gardeners to take care of themselves first so they can tend to gardens and flowerbeds.
On June 15 the Brookfield Public Library hosted a magic show as part of its weekly programs in conjunction with its Summer Reading Program. Gerry Tritz with the MidMoMagicShow performed a variety of tricks for the packed audience which included children and adults of all ages.
Despite a rain-out of their scheduled home opener a week ago today, the Chillicothe Mudcats college-level, summer wood-bat baseball team has its 20th season of play underway. After hosting three games at "June" Shaffer Memorial Park Stadium's "Chuck" Haney Field the latter part of last week, the team hosted (weather permitting) defending MINK League playoffs champion and top rival St. Joseph last night and is due to have home contests tomorrow, Friday and Saturday at 7:05 p.m. as part of a busy slate of early-season home dates. The team's season will run through late July with nearly two dozen home games for local and area fans of all ages to enjoy. (Butch Shaffer/C-T PHOTOS)
Ongoing • Linn County Historical Society Tillman House Museum open to the public. Saturdays.