Local News – Friday, February 8th, 2019
The Spring Creek Artisans Hearts Day will be tomorrow from 9:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon at the historic Bonebrake Center in Salem. The Artisans will be featuring the work of their newest artist, Sohia Delatt, and will feature dulcimer music by Carol Spurlock. You will find unique handcrafted gifts at Heart’s Day! A wide variety of handmade items will be available from original paintings, wood carvings and turnings, pottery, baskets, fiber art, quilts, stained glass, wire wrapped jewelry, cards, metal sculpture, gourd art and Holiday items will be on sale. We will have beautiful and unique Valentines created by Upper Elementary Art Students on display. Come enjoy cookies and apple cider, while shopping. Register to win the door prize, a beautiful turned wooden bowl by Missouri Hands Artist Davis Spurlock. We have several new artists creating beautiful and original work. Come check it out Saturday at the Bonebrake Center starting at 9:00 AM!
The Ozark National Scenic Riverways will soon replace several deteriorating or flood-damaged restroom facilities at various locations in the park. New vault toilets will be installed at Rocky Falls, Shawnee Creek Campground, Buck Hollow Access, and Rymers Access. New water-borne restrooms will be installed in the 200 Loop of the Big Spring Campground and the 400 Loop of the Alley Spring Campground. The new restroom facilities are all constructed of cast concrete and designed for use in flood zones. The existing outdated vault toilets at Buck Hollow, Rymers and Rocky Falls are in very poor condition and were already a high priority to be replaced prior to the 2017 flood. They are scheduled for demolition beginning the week of February 11. Once demolition begins, there will be no restrooms available at those locations until the new facilities are installed. Installation is expected to occur from late February to early March. The new vault toilet at Shawnee Creek Campground will also be installed at that time. Currently, there is no restroom at Shawnee Creek because the previous restroom was destroyed in the 2017 flood. Installation of new water-borne restroom facilities in the Big Spring 200 Loop and Alley Spring 400 Loop is scheduled to occur in late March. The previous restrooms in those locations were destroyed during the 2017 flood. Installation is expected to take approximately one week. Landscaping and construction of sidewalks will occur after facility installation, and is expected to be finished prior to April 15. For more information, contact the park headquarters at (573) 323-4236.
There will be a Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Blood Drive today at Salem Wood Products off Highway 19 North at 200 Stave Mill Road. The blood drive will be held from 11:00 in the morning until 5:00 in the afternoon. Blood reserves are needed for all “O” and “B” type blood and also “A” negative. You must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and bring a picture ID to donate blood.
Jason Stotler will be the guest speaker for the Dent County Historical Society dinner speaker series Tuesday night at 6:00 at the Salem Pizza Inn meeting room. Stotler will tell the story “Death of a Champion,” which is the story of the former Missouri State Champion Short Leaf Pine Tree that once stood in Dent County with bald eagles nesting in its crown. Photos, paintings, plaques and cross sections of the tree will be on display. Everyone is welcome. Dinner on your own will be at 5:00 Tuesday in the meeting room at the Pizza Inn. For more information on the program call Dent County Historical Society President, Deloris Gray Wood at 729-2545.
The Salem Area Arts Council will host their first “Art Party” for the year 2019 tonight starting at 6:30 at the Creative Arts Center behind the Salem ONCRC with artist Danielle Norris. Come by yourself or with a significant other and paint a fun scene and put your own creative spin on it. The cost is $25 for a single person or $40 for couple and that include all the supplies you will need. For more information or to reserve your space, please call or text 247-0279.