Bingo at the

Big Lake Tour

Nutrition Center
of Homes

Community
VBS Aug. 3-7
Tarkio Community Vacation Bible School will be
held August 3-7, 2015, from
9 a.m. to 12 noon at the
United Methodist Church
in Tarkio for boys and girls
ages four through those who
have completed the sixth
grade. Churches participating are Assembly of God,
Baptist, Christian, Methodist, and Presbyterian. Each
church is responsible for one
days activities. Registration
will begin at 9:45 a.m. on
Monday, August 3.
The theme this year is
Everest, Conquering Challenges with Gods Mighty
Power! The weeks adventure will help kids explore
Gods incredible power and
love for his children. Kids
will have an amazing time
trying out new games, songs,
awesome science experiments, and more!
The Everest experience is
open to all boys and girls in
Tarkio and the surrounding
area! A program of songs
and a video of the weeks
events will be held for parents and friends at 6 p.m.
on Friday, August 7. It will
be followed by a swimming
party at the Tarkio Municipal Pool. For more information or to pre-register, call
Anne Amthor 660-736-5785.

If your looking for some

Bingo fun, look no further
than the Tarkio Nutrition
Center on Thursday nights.
Early bird bingo begins at
6:30 p.m. and the regular
games begin at 7 p.m. The
payout is $25 for the regular games. The progressive
jackpot starts at $200 and
adds an additional $50 per
week until it reaches $500.
Then $10 per week is added
after $500 is reached.
The Nutrition Center is
located at 412 Main Street.
The concession stand is open
during bingo so enjoy some
great food, too!

Lions Club
calendar

If you have changes or additions that need to be made

to the Tarkio Lions Club
calendar, please contact the
Tarkio Avalanche ASAP
(660-736-4111). The calendar contains birthdays and
anniversaries of local residents through the months
of August, 2015, to August,
2016. All changes and additions are due by Tuesday,
June 30.
The Tarkio Lions Club
will be contacting local businesses for listings printed
on the calendar top. If your
business was not included
last year and you would like
to be added, please contact
any Tarkio Lions Club member.

The Big Lake Improvement Association (BLIA) is

sponsoring a Tour of Homes
on Saturday, June 20, 2015,
featuring eight homes at
Big Lake, MO. The tour will
start at the BLIA building at
407 Lakeshore Drive, where
tickets for the tour can be
purchased and a map of
the homes locations can be
picked up. The tour is open
from 12-5 p.m. The BLIA
will be selling fireworks and
t-shirts on that day at the
associations building.
The homes featured on
the tour are Denny and Beth
Saunders, which is listed for
sale by Barnes Realty; Trent
and Donna Tiemeyer; Vince
and Peggy Caputo; Kenny
and Linda OMeara; Jeff
and Marilyn Wirth; Tom and
Patty Lemon; Richard Pollands bunkhouse; and Mac
and Linda Stillwell, which
is listed for sale by Miller
Realty.
All of the homes on the
tour were built after the
2007 flood, with the exception of the OMeara home
that was built after the 2011
flood. The seven homes that
went through the 2011 flood
came out unscathed due to
being built above the flood
level. For years, Big Lake
was full of small, old fishing
cabins for part-time and vacationing occupation. Today,
beautiful homes also line
the shores for both full-time
and part-time residents.

Baby boy for

Longs
Rebecca and Shannon
Long of Fairfax, MO, are
pleased to announce the
birth of their baby boy, Jonah Paul Long. Jonah was
born at 10:09 p.m. on Thursday, June 4, 2015, at Community Hospital-Fairfax in
Fairfax, MO. He weighed
six pounds and five ounces.
Besides by his parents, Jonah is welcomed by brother,
Jude Alexander.
Maternal grandparents
are Bobby Smith and Donna
Smith of Elmo, MO. Paternal grandparents are Dennis Long and Julie Reading
of Minnesota and Patricia
Johnson of Mound City, MO.
Maternal great-grandparents are Joan and Norman
Maurer.

90th birthday
for Dr. Ashler

Please join the family

as they celebrate the 90th
birthday of Dr. Fred Ashler
with an open house Sunday,
July 5, 2015, from 2 to 4 p.m.
at the United Trinity Church
in Hamburg, Iowa. If you are
unable to attend, cards may
be sent to 508 Moody Drive,
Hamburg, Iowa 51640.

Thursday, June 18, 2015 - Page 19

Swim lessons begin June 22

Swim lessons begin at
the Tarkio Municipal Pool
on Monday, June 22, and go
through Friday, July 3. Lessons are $5 for preschool age
children and $10 for children
ages six (or children who
have completed kindergarten) and up. To sign up your
child, call Marty Farley at
660-736-5786. The following
is the list of swim sessions:
PRESCHOOL
(AGES 4 AND 5)
June 22-26
Session I - 11-11:30 a.m.
Session II - 11:30 a.m.-12

noon

June 29-July 3
Session III - 11-11:30
a.m.
PARENT/CHILD
(AGES 3 AND UNDER)
June 29-July 3
11:30 a.m.-12 noon
KINDERGARTENERS
ON UP
June 22-July 3
9-9:50 a.m. - Levels 2A, 3,
and 6
10-10:50 a.m. - Levels 1,
2B, and 5
11-11:50 a.m. - Levels 2B
and 4

1965: News from 50 years ago

JUNE
Mrs. Ned Seymour has accepted a position at Tarkio
High School as a vocational home eonomics teacher.
Tarkio College will receive a federal aid grant of
$200,000 to be used in the proposed $600,000 construction
of a new library on campus.
Fields Clothing has some wonderful gifts for Dad for
Fathers Day! Dress shirts are only $2.99!
Specials this week at Hy-Vee include: Miracle Whip, 1
qt. jar, 39 cents; and chuck roast, 69 cents per pound. With
every $10 order, you will receive an additional 100 free S&H
Green Stamps.
High School Championship Rodeo July 9,10, and 11
Free pony drawing nightly! Free Bar-B-Q on Saturday
night! Sponsored by the Tarkio Chamber of Commerce
JULY
American Gas Company is offering free installation of
gas conversion burners for your old oil burners. Convert to
gas now. It is the future of home heating!
A Head Start flag was raised this week at Tarkio City
Hall. It is in recognition of the Head Start program that
has begun in over 2,000 American communities, including
Tarkio.
Damage to Atchison Countys agriculture will total at
least $2.3 million dollars due to the recent storms. President Johnson has okayed an ASCS request for federal funds
to help farmers here recover from flood damage.
More than 600 area children and youth participated in
this years Red Cross swimming program according to Mrs.
Charles Sheppard, director.