Correspondence

Gordon Sansom turning 90 next week May is sure breezing by pretty fast too. Do you think time just gets faster and faster, some wise folks told me this years ago and really do think they knew what they were talking about. Stop to smell the roses and take in the fragrance of life!

Announcing graduation dates for both eighth grade and high school Congratulations to GP senior Mariska Sheurman on her selection as the “Brad Lipcaman Country Financial Student Athlete” for the month of April! Mariska is described as “a leader and demonstrates grace, understanding, responsibility, hard work and determination.” She plans to major in nursing through Blessing-Reiman…

The Big River Band show May 24 Birthdays and Anniversaries for the week of May 14 – 20, 2025: May 14 — MaKayla Robbins, Steve Dean, Philip and Kendyl Armistead May 15 — Allen Ellis, April Myers, Walter and Hattie Stolte May 17 — Larry Ruble, Roger Liehr II, Roy Dooley May 20 — Andy…

The beautiful Spring weather was pretty but windy all week. On Saturday there was a quick storm that generated rain and hail. In Batchtown this storm didn’t last very long.  Some of the weather reports said that there was a loss of electricity in Hardin and Brussels.  In fact, at the 6:30 mass at St.…

Another bad storm hit the area on Friday afternoon.  High winds, pea-sized hail and hard rain causing more damage around the area.  Hardest hit was the St. Louis area where a tornado traveled almost 23 miles across the area and devastating destruction was done, as well as 5 lives lost.  Again, Sunday night rain and…

Kampsville was a busy place Saturday as the Pavilion hosted the Wade Gibson Benefit. Everyone came together to show support for someone who means the world to so many Wade Gibson (aka Papa Toodles), who is currently battling Pancreatic Cancer. Basket Raffles, a live and online auction, food, bands and so much more. Wade got…

It’s beautiful outdoors. The Spring season and month of May brings us peony bushes, Iris in full bloom, and other familiar wildflowers. The gardens now have vegetables planted and growing. The memorable Spring event of the High School Prom was Saturday, May 10. It was also the week that a new Pope in the Catholic…

More intermittent showers throughout the week. I thought once April was over with the April showers might let up a bit. We did have a wonderful weekend which made Sunday a great day for all the mothers to celebrate their special day.

Monday started the first day of the bridge closure. Our guys on the Kampsville Ferry were doing an amazing job getting commuters across the river very timely and they all had smiles and waves. They are the best.