Area News

Spending Week with Grandparents
Madison and Dru Eller of Jackson, Mo., are spending the week with grandparents, Dane and Belinda Harpster of St. Peter.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church News
Sunday morning worship attendance was 135.
The vacancy pastor is the Rev. Josh Frazee.
The organist was the Rev. Alan Holtz.
Attending elders were Paul Reynolds and Brien Guy.
Remember in Your Prayers
• Those with health concerns:
-Jay Rothe
• Those with long-term health concerns:
-Mark Dunaway

Rabbit Population Growing
We believe Buddy Bunny’s cousins, aunts and uncles may be joining him on the Homestead, as we are seeing more of the cute, fuzzy, little critters hopping around in our yard in the early mornings, much to Katie, the doggy’s disapproval.
She barks loudly and threateningly every time she sees one of them, and they seem to like to play near her pen.
We think that she looks at them as big cats with long ears and fuzzy little tails.

Announcements
Thursday, July 27
• ExxonMobil Annuitants, noon, Litchfield Maverick Restaurant.
Sunday, July 30
• The First Assembly of God Church will show the DVD “In Our Honor” at the 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. sservice. It is on the 1967 story of when the Jews took back Jerusalem.
Wednesday, August 2
• St. Elmo City Council, 6 p.m., city hall.
• “Exploring the Arts” for grades 3-8, 6-8 p.m., St. Elmo Christian Church.
Thursday, August 3

It’s Not Too Late …
… to visit our Fayette County Fair, quick, while the sun is shining. We, the human inhabitants of the Homestead, enjoyed going over to the fairground Sunday evening and following our tradition of eating a Knights of Columbus fish sandwich.
Steve Barker was at the window to take our order, while cooks were filling the orders and frying up the fish with crispy coating on the outside and tender well-cooked fish on the inside.