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FOURTH SUNDAY
EACH MONTH
Country Music
Associates
Med Baker will be playing at
the CMA Hall in St. Mary at Pine
and Seventh St. There will be a
meal at 11 a.m. and a dance at
noon. For more information call
(573) 543-5117.
EVERY MONDAY
TOPS Meeting
The First Presbyterian
Church at 6 E. Ste. Maries St.
will host the Take Off Pounds
Sensibly (TOPS) program,
Featuring real people and real
weight loss. Join the group
every Monday at 5 p.m. in the
meeting room through the side
entrance. For more information
please call (573) 547-6352.
LAST MONDAY OF
EACH MONTH
Parents Support Group
All parents are welcome to
join a peer led parent support
group to discuss topics such
as parent self-care behavioral
disorders, anger management
and parenting tips as well as
others.
The meetings will be from
6 to 7 p.m. at the First Assem-
bly of God located at 1324
West Grand St. in Perryville.
For more information contact
Cindy W. at (573) 517-9284.
EVERY FRIDAY
Perryville Narcotics
Anonymous
The First Presbyterian
Church will host the Perryville
Narcotics Anonymous meet-
ing every Friday evening from
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Visitors
should enter the back door to
the Fellowship Hall near the
post office. First Presbyterian
Church is located at 6 E. Ste.
Maries St. For more informa-
tion please contact Chuck D. at
(573) 513-7018.
EVERY SAT. AND WED.
Farmers Market
Fresh fruits, vegetables,
jams, jellies, crafts and more.
Located behind the Perry Park
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SHOE DEPARTMENT
Center on Wed. 2:30-6 p.m. and
Sat. 7-11 a.m. For more info
contact Janet Jannin (573) 547-
8549.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14
Moms of PreK
Come join the Moms of
Preschoolers (Pregnancy
through kindergarten) for con-
versation, food crafting and
fun. Meeting will be held at the
Perryville Family Church from
6-8 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 15
Feltz Park Opening
Join the Parks Dept. for the
official grand opening of the
Feltz Street Park, located on
Feltz Street.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 16
Wall to Wall Ride
The American and POW/
MIA flags flown over the Viet-
nam Wall in Washington DC
will be escorted 800 miles by
motorcycle to be raised over
the location of the Missouri’s
National Veterans Memorial
site in Perryville. More infor-
mation please call (573) 605-
1305.
THURS., SEPT. 22
Meet and Greet
The New Life Mission Inn
will host a surprise event party.
It may be a craft, it may be a
game! Stop by to meet new
friends at the First Presbyteri-
an Church. Event begins at 6
p.m. and all are welcome.
MONDAY, SEPT. 25
Bereaved Parent
Support Group
The Bereaved Parents
Support Group meets at 6 in
the evening at St. Paul Luther-
an Church, 223 W. Adams St.,
Jackson. The topic will look at
dealing with the randomness
of death. We will take a look
at what enables us to see life
as a continuous story, see grief
as part of the bigger picture,
taking steps, ever so small,
to reclaim life. This commu-
nity-wide group is open to all
bereaved parents regardless
of how old your child was at
death or when your child died.
(Use back fenced-in parking
lot. Take steps or elevator to
lower level.) For more informa-
tion, contact (573) 275-3744.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
BSC BBQ Cook Off
The Biehle Social Club is
hosting a BBQ cook-off. Enter
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your best bbq recipes in cate-
gories such as chicken, pork
ribs, pork butt and choice.
Entry fee of $30 per category,
$100 fee for all. Judging begins
at 11:30 a.m. For more info.
contact the club at (573) 547
2737.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 30
Heroes for Kids
The third annual fundraiser
for the Children’s Miracle Net-
work hosiptals will be held on
the Perryville Walmart parking
lot. Stop by to show your sup-
port from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 7
Cruise-In
The Downtown Revitaliza-
tion Committee welcomes car
enthusiasts and families to join
on the square for an afternoon
of good music, friends and
muscle cars for the month-
ly Cruise-In on the Square.
Events begin at 5 p.m.
ALL EVENTS LISTED WILL BE HELD
AT THE SENIOR CENTER, UNLESS
OTHERWISE STATED.
EVERY MONDAY
AND WEDNESDAY
Stronger Seniors
Workout
A chair-side exercise that
is safe and easy to follow. The
program will start at 10 a.m.
MONDAY - FRIDAY
Meal Delivery Volunteers
Needed
No driving required. 2
hours per day or less. Volun-
teer as many days as you can,
no limit, no requirement. Call
(573) 547-2188 M-F 7:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 12
Bingo
Pville. Join the staff for
Bingo with BJ. Games begin at
10:30 a.m.
WED., SEPT. 13
Christas Capers
Pville. Christas Capers will
be on hand for entertainment,
you never know what will hap-
pen next.
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Understanding the Alphabet
Soup of USDA programs
For the Republic-Monitor
This workshop helps be-
ginning farmers, ranchers
and veterans understand the
ABCs of USDA and other
agencies.
Registration is open for a
free September 18 workshop
to help beginning farmers,
ranchers and veterans learn
about resources offered by
state and federal agencies.
University of Missou-
ri Extension sponsors the
workshop with funding from
the USDA Office of Advo-
cacy and Outreach through a
grant to help veterans, Lati-
nos and socially disadvan-
taged beginning farmers and
ranchers.
“Understanding the Al-
phabet Soup of USDA”
workshop for beginning
farmers and ranchers will
start at 9 a.m. on Septem-
ber 18, at the Follis Hall, 700
Plaza Drive, Fredericktown,
said Richard Proffer MU Ex-
tension specialist.
Representatives of the
USDA Farm Agency, Natu-
ral Resources Conservation
Service, and Rural Develop-
ment will provide informa-
tion on how to access their
Tyree joins Perryville Prudential office
For the Republic-Monitor
PERRYVILLE – Pruden-
tial Financial, Inc. (NYSE:P-
RU) announced today that
Donna Tyree has joined The
Prudential Insurance Com-
pany of America’s Greater
Heartland Financial Group.
It is located at 111 N Wal-
nut Street, as a Financial Pro-
fessional Associate (FPA),
serving the insurance and fi-
nancial services needs of cli-
ents in Missouri and Illinois,
concentrating in Perry Coun-
ty and surrounding Counties.
Through Prudential’s in-
novative Career Develop-
ment Program, Tyree com-
pleted an extensive training
and development curriculum
VA to host special photography event for veterans
 For the Republic-Monitor
On Saturday, between
the hours of 10 a.m. and 3
p.m., the John J. Pershing
VA Medical Center in Pop-
lar Bluff will host a special
“Patriot Pictures” photogra-
phy event for area Veterans.
“Here and there, we kept
hearing about Veterans who
had few or no photographs
of themselves,” stated Dr.
Patricia Hall, VA Medical
Center Director.  want to.”  The “Patriot Pictures”
“They wanted some-
thing to share with family;
something that would help
start a conversation about
their service.  After it came
up a few times, we decided
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agency’s services.
Afternoon sessions will
include Missouri AgriAbili-
ty and Vocational Rehabilita-
tion for Veterans Administra-
tion (VRVA).
A free lunch is served.
Register by September 14 by
contacting Richard Proffer at
(573) 243-3581 or proffer-
rd@missouri.edu. Interested
participants may also contact
their local FSA office.
MU Extension, through a
grant from the USDA Office
of Advocacy and Outreach
to help veterans, Latinos and
socially disadvantaged per-
son who want to farm, offers
the program to increase agri-
businesses and enterprise de-
velopment. Karen Funken-
busch serves as director. Pa-
tricia Barrett, Debi Kelly and
Eleazor Gonzalez serve as
co-directors.
The USDA 2501 grant
helps beginning farmers and
others evaluate and plan their
farm enterprise. Participants
attend a set of practical sem-
inars and field days to learn
from MU Extension special-
ist, farmers and agribusiness
operators. The grant comes at
a critical time, Funkenbusch
says. More than 300,000 vet-
and also at-
tained Pro-
ducer licens-
es in both
Missouri
and Illinois
with lines of
authority in Donna
Life, Health, Tyree
and Variable
contracts.
Graduates of the pro-
gram are well positioned to
help clients focus on ways to
help grow and protect their
assets.
Tyree, a resident of Per-
ryville, and can be reached at
(314) 780-0051.
Prudential Financial, Inc.
(NYSE: PRU), a financial
services leader, has opera-
to get together with some
donors and volunteers and
see if we could help.”
On Patriot Pictures Day,
a professional photographer
will be taking pictures of
Veterans and printing them
out on site for the Veterans
to take with them.  ect, and we think that is
“Veterans can bring their
uniforms or medals – their
military memorabilia,” said
Hall.  “But they can also
just wear ‘civvies’ if they
Hall noted that attendees
do not have to be VA pa-
tients to participate. “Also,
we are talking with the
Stars and Stripes Museum
in Bloomfield about cre-
DURING THE Hello
CALL TODAY! 573-547-1214
erans are expected to return
to their rural Missouri roots
in the next decade. “Many of
them will seek work in agri-
culture,” Funkenbusch says.
Latinos also represent one of
the fastest-growing popula-
tions of new farm operators.
USDA helps fund this pro-
gram as part of an $8.4 mil-
lion set of grants to 24 states
through the outreach and as-
sistance for socially disad-
vantaged and veteran farm-
ers and rancher program, also
known as the 2501 Program.
“Understanding the Alphabet
Soup of USDA Programs”
is offered near military
bases and areas identified by
USDA as “Strike Force” and
“Promise Zone” initiatives as
part of the grant.
SBDC/Extension busi-
ness programs are also spon-
sored by the Small Business
Administration and Univer-
sity of Missouri and are open
to all interested residents. Re-
quests for special accommo-
dations will be considered if
made two weeks in advance
by calling (573) 243-3581
and asking for Richard Prof-
fer.
tions in the United States,
Asia, Europe, and Latin
America.
Prudential’s diverse and
talented employees are com-
mitted to helping individu-
al and institutional customers
grow and protect their wealth
through a variety of products
and services, including life
insurance, annuities, retire-
ment-related services, mu-
tual funds, and investment
management.
In the U.S., Prudential’s
iconic Rock symbol has
stood for strength, stability,
expertise and innovation for
more than a century.
For more information,
please visit www.news.pru-
dential.com.
ating an exhibit featuring
local Veterans,” said VA
Public Affairs Officer, An-
gela Smith. 
“Patriot Pictures Veter-
ans will have the opportuni-
ty to indicate if they would
like to be a part of this proj-
very exciting.”
The event is free to all
Veterans, and will take
place between 10 and 3, or
as long as supplies last. 
photographer will be in
Room GD-045A, on the
ground floor, just behind the
elevators.  South lot parking
and entrance are the easiest
ways to reach the event.