Area News

Katie, the Doggie, Plays a Trick …
…on Bill. During the really cold weather, Bill brings Katie, the lab/blue heeler mix into the house at night. He puts her leash on her to bring her to the house, because we are afraid that she will run toward the highway. We lived at the south end of the lane in the woods when she came to us as a little puppy, and we have been careful with her here, because she isn’t used to the highway.
When he went out to get her one evening last week, it was already dark.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, March 2
• St. Elmo Business Association, noon, Mary Ann’s Restaurant.
• St. Elmo Women’s Civic Club, 10 a.m. tour at Effingham County Museum; meet at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary’s parking lot to pool rides.
Saturday, March 4
• St. Elmo Lions Club pancake and sausage breakfast, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Phillips Building.
Sunday, March 5

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Thursday, February 23
• ExxonMobil Annuitants will not meet until in March.
Saturday, February 25
• See article below on Bridal Snobs Flea Market that is being held this Saturday at the Summer Breeze Winehouse and Barn Venue.
Sunday, February 26
• St. Elmo First United Methodist Sunday Night Live Youth – High school in church parsonage; and grade school and junior high in church fellowship hall.
Monday, February 27

Celebrate birthday
Dane and Belinda Harpster, and Mahala and Harper Jacquin, all of St. Peter, visited with Belinda’s mother, Helen Limes, at Lutheran Care Center on Sunday. They took her cards and gifts to help celebrate her upcoming 81st birthday on Feb. 1.
They also visited with Mary Harpster while there.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Sunday morning worship attendance was 167. Guest speaker was the Rev. Robert Cochrane of St. Louis. The organist was Rita Yagow. Emma Chambers served as acolyte.