The Bucklin Community Association held its annual Irish Stew Dinner on March 12. Organizers reported a good crowd was in attendance. The winner of the Lottery Board drawing was John A. Shoemaker Sr. The attendance drawing prize was a t-shirt won by Arleta Stone.
Ongoing • Sewing Class at the Brookfield YMCA. Free sewing class on Mondays and Thursdays at 10 a.m.
The Brookfield Senior Center can be reached at 660-258-2577. There is a $3 suggested contribution for meals for those 60 years and over; and $6.75 cost for meals for those 59 years old and younger. Please be sure to store any uneaten meals in the refrigerator. Milk is provided with each meal.
The Gallatin Theater League thespians are preparing to present “Ripcord” by David Lindsay-Abairewill a play about two women in a senior living facility. The cast will perform “Ripcord” at 7 p.m., on March 24, 25 and 26 at the Courter Theater in Gallatin.
The Brookfield General John J. Pershing VFW Post started serving Saturday breakfasts at the VFW hall. Post Commander Rodney Burch said the Ladies VFW Auxiliary and post work together to insure diners get a satisfying meal. The post will serve the free will donation breakfast on Saturday’s through March and April from 7-10:00 a.m., of eggs, pancakes, sausage, biscuits and gravy with beverages.
The Yellowstone River is the longest undammed river in the United States. It originates at 12,800 feet above sea level in the Absaroka Mountains of Wyoming. Flows north into Montana, turns east at Livingston, and by the time it reaches the Missouri River in the plains of western North Dakota, the river has descend 11,000 feet to a mere 1,800 above sea level. The biodiversity of the Upper Yellowstone River is drastically different than that of the lower regions. But as our climate changes, species are finding new homes.
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Missouri. The birds were seen on March 3 in Willard by a Purple Martin enthusiast – one of many throughout the eastern and central United States who track and report on the birds’ annual migration on behalf of the Purple Martin Conservation Association.
CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon (3.8 liters) as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is contributing to already-high prices at the pump.
St. Patrick’s Day is a time to celebrate Irish culture and everything green, including leprechauns and shamrocks. While shamrock is a well-known symbol of good luck, another interesting plant associated with good fortune is bells of Ireland, says University of Missouri Extension horticulturist Michele Warmund.
The Department of Social Services has begun accepting applications for the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), a new program that may be able to help with a one-time payment for water and/or wastewater bills. LIHWAP can help with disconnection or reconnection fees, threats to disconnect water or wastewater, and current or past due water or wastewater bills. The maximum benefit amount available is $750.