Area News

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, May 15
• Vit-Em-In Sunday school class potluck, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall.
Saturday, May 17
• St. Elmo Community Clothes Closet, 9 a.m.-noon, First United Methodist Church parsonage.
• St. Elmo Horticulture plant sale, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. in the high school agriculture building.
Monday, May 19
• The Fayette County Board of Home and Community Education, 10 a.m., Vandalia Extension Office.

Callie the Kitty, under the Weather
Calico Gal (AKA Callie) deemed to have an excessive thirst lately and, although she has been eating more than usual, she was not gaining weight. Also, her thirst seemed unquenchable, with the to-be-expected results.
Recognizing the symptoms as those of a human with diabetes, but not sure if a cat has the same symptoms, a call was made to Dr. B’s clinic, and Callie was on her way to the vet.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, May 8
• Lunch Bunch, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• The St. Elmo Library District Board, 7 p.m., St. Elmo Public Library.
• The Effingham Chapter #110 Order of the Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m., Effingham Masonic Temple.
Friday, May 9

Weekend Visitors
Mitch Harpster of Cape Girardeau, Mo., and his brother-in-law, Brandon Spitzmiller of Peoria, spent Thursday night at the home of Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter. They attended the NRA show in Indianapolis, Ind., on Friday. They returned on Saturday and went mushroom hunting with Dane.
They returned to their homes on Sunday.
Visits Daughter
Belinda Harpster of St. Peter spent Friday and Saturday nights with her daughter, Mahala Jacquin of Villa Ridge, Mo. They enjoyed shopping in Chesterfield on Saturday.