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Activities Planned to Celebrate Independence Day
There are lots of activities in Wayne County Friday and Saturday in celebration of Independence Day. Greenville and Wappapello will have festivals and fireworks displays. Piedmont and Williamsville will have fireworks displays.
The Williamsville Lions Club
Plans Activities Friday
The Williamsville Lions Club has a slate of activities planned for Friday, July 3, at the 4A Picnic Grounds. Activities will kick off with a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m.
Activities will resume at 4 p.m. The Otter Creek Band will take center stage at that time. Concession sales, bingo, a waterslide, and novelties will also take place from 4-9 p.m. The day’s events will conclude with a fireworks display at 9 p.m.
Fireworks Display Saturday in Piedmont
The Piedmont Area Chamber of Commerce will host a fireworks display Saturday evening in Piedmont. The display will be held at Piedmont Area Park, adjacent to Clearwater High School.
Chamber of Commerce Administrative Assistant Betty Hawkins said that a concession stand will open at 6 p.m. in the park, selling sandwiches, snow cones, and drinks. The display is slated to begin at dusk.
Greenville Picnic and Parade to Be Held Saturday
The city of Greenville will sponsor the annual Greenville 4th of July Picnic and Parade Saturday. The event will kick off at 11 a.m. with a parade. The parade will begin at Greenville High School and march and roll its way through town. The parade will feature floats, horseback riders, bicycles, and classic cars.
Immediately following the parade, the picnic will begin at the city park. Picnic activities will include a large slate of old-time games, including tug-of-war, egg toss, balloon toss, three-legged race, fat man’s race, wheelbarrow race, and much more. There will also be a “bring your own turtle” race.
Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. From 2-5 p.m. there will be a sound system by Jeremy Russom. The Otter Creek Band will play from 5-7 p.m. The Kenny Joy Band will entertain from 7-8 p.m. There will be square dancing from 8-10:30 p.m. The day’s activities will conclude with a large fireworks display at 10:30 p.m.
Fireworks Friday Night at Wappapello;
Waterfest to Be Held Saturday
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers at Wappapello Lake will host Independence Day activities on Friday night and Saturday. On Friday, July 3, a fireworks display will kick off the weekend festivities. It will begin at dusk at the Visitor Center/Redman Creek Recreation Area. On Saturday, July 4, the annual Ranger Willie B. Safe’s Wet’n’Wild Waterfest will be held. This free event is sponsored by the SEMO Regional Water Safety Council and will be held at the Redman Creek Beach from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Day use fees will be waived at the Redman Creek Beach for the event. Waterfest combines fun and safety together through cool activities.
The following activities are scheduled:
10 a.m. Registration
Begin constructing cardboard boats
10:15 a.m. Life Jacket Fashion Show
10:30 a.m. OHIO Challenge
Optical Hydro Illusion Obstacle Challenge
11 a.m. Canoe Races
12:45 p.m. Inner Tube Races
Sand Sculpture Contest begins
1:30 p.m. Hypothermia Game
OHIO Challenge
2 p.m. Tug-O-War
Sand Sculpture Judging
2:30 p.m. Water Balloon Toss
3 p.m. Cardboard Boat Races
4 p.m. Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest
4:30 p.m. OHIO Challenge
5 p.m. Waterfest Event Ends
6 p.m. Bo Bo the Clown Magic Show
inside the Visitor Center
6:30 p.m. Randy Hendrickson and the Southern Country Tradition outside Visitor Center
7 p.m. Bo Bo the Clown Magic Show
inside the Visitor Center
License Office Contract
To Be Awarded Through
Competitive Bid Process
In a move to bring greater accountability and efficiency to Missouri’s motor vehicle/license offices, the management contract for the license office in Wayne County will be awarded through a competitive bidding process championed by Gov. Jay Nixon. The Department of Revenue announced Tuesday that the local license bureau is one of six that will be bid out in August.
The local license office is currently managed by Linda Shrum and is located on Main Street in Greenville. Shrum has operated the office the last four years. She has said that she plans to submit a bid and hopes to retain the contract. The Piedmont Area Chamber of Commerce has also expressed an interest in running the license bureau office.
“The process of awarding the opportunity to run a local license office has changed dramatically since I took office,” Gov. Nixon said. “Instead of politics and patronage determining who gets an office, the new process emphasizes sound business plans and customer service.”
See this week's newspaper for the rest
of the story.
Missouri Highlands Opens New Medical Clinic in Greenville
For many years, people living in the Greenville-Silva area have had to drive at least 20 minutes for medical treatment. That is no longer the case; they will be able to get treatment in Greenville.
Wayne County Medical Clinic opened at 135 Main Street the week of June 8. The clinic is part of the Missouri Highlands Health Care system. The new clinic has three exam rooms, a procedure area, and a lab. A portable x-ray machine will be installed in the near future.
The clinic is housed in the building that formerly housed MPS Inc. (Misdemeanor Probation Services Inc.) and, before that, Clubb Fitness. The building was remodeled to fit the needs of a clinic. Missouri Highlands began rehabbing the building in January and work was completed in April.
See this week's newspaper for the rest
of the story.
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