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June 29-July 1 • Dixon Red, White & Blue Country Festival Missouri Festival Park 573-759-2378 www.missourifestivalpark.com July 1-Oct 31 • Columbia Columbia Farmers Market 573-823-6889 www.columbiafarmersmarket. org July 1-Sept. 3 • Valley Park Amazing Animal Encounters Saturdays and Sundays World Bird Santuary 636-225-4390 www.worldbirdsanctuary.org July 1-29 • Poplar Bluff 25th Annual Pictures by the People Margaret Harwell Art Museum 573-686-8002 www.mham.org July 1 • Ava Celebrate America Highway Church of Nazarene 417-683-5341 www.avachamber.org July 1 • Walnut Grove Brenda Meyer Band 7C’s Winery 417-788-2263 July 3-Aug 30 • Sikeston Three-of-a-Kind Art Exhibit Sikeston Depot Museum & Gallery 573-481-9967 www.sikestondepotmuseum. com July 3-4 • Dixon Swap Meet & Car Show Missouri Festival Park 573-759-2378 www.missourifestivalpark.com July 4 • Sikeston Elk’s 4th of July Celebration Recreational Complex 573-471-6362 July 4 • Arrow Rock Impromptu Parade Main Street 660-837-3231 July 4 • Lincoln Draft Horse Pull, Obstacle Course, Plowing and Fireworks Lincoln City Park 660-547-2718 July 4 • Salem Chamber of Commerce Parade & Fireworks – “America’s PastPresent-Future” Downtown 573-729-6900 www.salemmo.com July 4 • Lake Ozark Independence Day Fireworks 800-386-5253 www.funlake.com July 4 • Cape Girardeau Fourth at the Fort! Fort D Historic Site 800-777-0068 www.visitcape.com July 8 • Walnut Grove ParrotHead Day featuring Cruize Control 7C’s Winery 417-788-2263 A R O U N D M I S S O U R I July 8 • Mansfield Heritage Day Festival Baker Creek Pioneer Village 417-924-8917 http://rareseeds.com/ heritagedays July 8 • Fulton Just Jesus Music Festival featuring Rhonda Vincent Veterans Park 573-310-1449 http://pleasantgrove.church. missouri.org July 9-13 & 16-20 • Columbia Stephens College Summer Musical Camp Historic Senior Hall 573-876-7207 www.stephens.edu July 9-14 • Lebanon Laclede County Fair County Fairgrounds 417-322-5349 www.lebanonmissouri.org July 10 • Osage Beach Lake Area Community Orchestra Hope Lutheran Church 573-782-8203 www.lakeareacommunityorchestra.org July 12 • Richland July Jamboree featuring Stephanie Pittman, Richland Beautification Fundraiser Methodist Church 573-765-3434 www.betterlivestoday.org July 12-14 • Raymondville Community Garage Sale Raymondville Firehouse 573-453-0341 July 12-14 • Ava Douglas County Fair Ava County Fairgrounds 417-683-4594 www.avachamber.org July 12-15 • Ste. Genevieve Ste. Genevieve County Fair County Fairgrounds 573-883-3885 www.stegencountyfair.org July 13 • Lake Ozark Hot Summer Nights Classic Car Cruise Bagnell Dam Strip 573-348-4053 www.cruisehotsummernights. com July 13-14 • Memphis Community Yard Sales 660-328-6313 July 13-15 • Jefferson City Missouri Bluebird Conference N.H. Scheppers Distributing Co. Clydesdale Room 573-638-2473 www.missouribluebird.org photos courtesy of Steve Garr, Missouri Bluebird Society Learn more about Missouri’s State Bird, the Eastern Bluebird, at the Missouri Bluebird Conference, July 13-15, in Jefferson City. For more information, visit www.missouribluebird.org or call 573-683-2473. Events are published as space allows and must be submitted at least 60 days in advance. Include a telephone number for publication. Send materials to Rural Missouri Events Calendar, P.O. Box 1645, Jefferson City, MO 65102; e-mail events@ruralmissouri.coop or fax 573-636-9499. Dates and times of events are subject to change; please call ahead. For more information, go to www.visitmo. com. To submit photos for possible publication, e-mail your JPEG file to the e-mail address above. July 4 • Smithville Annual Fireworks Display Smithville Lake Dam 816-532-3897 www.smithvillemo.org July 4 • Vienna Leona Williams 4th of July Bash Vienna City Park 573-422-3359 July 4-7 • Hannibal National Tom Sawyer Days Downtown 573-221-2477 www.hannibaljaycees.org July 4-7 • Rolla Lions Club Carnival Lions Club Park 573-364-4386 www.rollalions.org July 4-7 • Rich Hill Famous for the 4th Celebration West Circle Park 417-395-4636 www.richhillmissouri.info July 4-7 • Marshfield Rodeo Marshfield Fairgrounds 417-859-3925 July 5-7 • Ozark 76th Christian County Fair Finley River Park 417-581-3558 www.ccmofair.com July 5-7 • Conway 27th Annual Starvy Creek Summer Bluegrass Festival Starvy Creek Park 417-589-2013 www.starvycreek.com July 6 • Fredericktown Independence Day Celebration Vance Vineyards 573-783-8800 www.vancevineyards.com July 6-7 • Holden Rodeo Holden City Park 816-732-4156 July 6-8 • West Plains 4th of July Celebration Trail Ride Flying-R-Ranch 417-469-2267 www.flying-r-ranch.com July 6-8 & 13-15 • Colony Colony #1 Flea Market 217-617-8947 www.fleamarketincolony.com July 6 & 14 • Steelville Gini Gaunt Art Exhibit Evans Art Center 573-775-1000 www.steelvilleartscouncil.org July 7 • Eminence Independence Day Celebration Alley Spring 573-323-4236 www.nps.gov/ozar July 7 • Lexington Summer Block Party Downtown 660-259-3082 www.historiclexington.com July 7 • Steelville Country Variety Show Meramec Music Theatre 573-775-5999 http://mmt.misn.com July 7-8 • St. Robert Christmas in July Bazaar St. Robert Bellarmine Fellowship Hall 573-774-5137 www.visitpulaskicounty.org July 7-8 • Jamestown 175th Birthday Celebration Downtown & Lions Park 660-849-2339 30 WWW.RURALMISSOURI.COOP http://www.missourifestivalpark.com http://www.columbiafarmersmarket.org http://www.rareseeds.com/heritagedays http://www.rareseeds.com/heritagedays http://www.columbiafarmersmarket.org http://pleasantgrove.church.missouri.org http://www.worldbirdsanctuary.org http://pleasantgrove.church.missouri.org http://www.mham.org http://www.stephens.edu http://www.avachamber.org http://www.lebanonmissouri.org http://www.lakeareacommunityorchestra.org http://www.lakeareacommunityorchestra.org http://www.missouribluebird.org http://www.sikestondepotmuseum.com http://www.sikestondepotmuseum.com http://www.visitmo.com http://www.visitmo.com http://www.betterlivestoday.org http://www.missourifestivalpark.com http://www.smithvillemo.org http://www.ccmofair.com http://www.steelvilleartscouncil.org http://www.avachamber.org http://www.nps.gov/ozar http://www.starvycreek.com http://www.stegencountyfair.org http://www.hannibaljaycees.org http://www.historiclexington.com http://www.vancevineyards.com http://www.cruisehotsummernights.com http://www.rollalions.org http://mmt.misn.com http://www.salemmo.com http://www.cruisehotsummernights.com http://www.funlake.com http://www.flying-r-ranch.com http://www.richhillmissouri.info http://www.visitpulaskicounty.org http://www.missouribluebird.org http://www.fleamarketincolony.com http://www.visitcape.com http://WWW.RURALMISSOURI.COOP

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Rural Missouri - July 2012

Rural Missouri - July 2012
Contents
Comments
Columns
A peach of a place
Quilting for a cause
Outdoors
Corralling the faithful
Out of the Way Eats
Platte City’s jewel
Reeling in the competition
Hearth and Home
News Briefs
Rita & Little Ollie
Around Missouri
Marketplace
Neighbors
Just4Kids

Rural Missouri - July 2012