Day: August 25, 2022

The 9^TH  annual Fishing Dock Bar and Grill and the Drexel VFW post #4347 and Camp Valor will host their Annual Squirrel Tournament on Saturday, October 8^{TH t}.

Sign-up will be at 6:00 am and weigh-in at 12:30  at the Fishing Dock 101 South West Outer Road in Archie. Entry fees are $20.00 per 2-person team with a $5.00 extra for the big Squirrel pot.

The 9^TH Annual Squirrel Tournament will be paying the top 3 places 60-30 and 10 percent of the total weight of 3 Squirrels. Heaviest Squirrel must be marked. The Big Squirrel Pot will be 100 percent payout. Squirrels must be harvested on the day of the tournament.  

Early sign-ups do not need to show up at 6 am.

To pre-register or for more information contact Bryan Wimsatt at the Fishing Dock or VFW member Jim Pierce 816-896-7016 Rain Date will be Saturday, October 15^TH.

50 Percent of all proceeds will go to the Drexel VFW and Camp Valor.

Osage Valley Pecan location in Butler closed in the late spring of this year. The Media is informing the public and letting everyone know that Missouri Northern Pecan Growers recently purchased part of Osage Pecans business and will be carrying their best-selling items!

The company will be located in Nevada and they are very excited about this opportunity and look forward to meeting, serving, and building a long-term relationship with Osage customers!

The Missouri Northern Pecan Growers are a family business located in southwest Missouri.

• This farmer-owned company started in 2000.

Their specialties include certified Organic and non-Organic Native Pecans, Pecan Oil and Pecan Meal-Flour. We are ecstatic to be carrying Osage Pecan items and expanding their non-pecan offerings!

Their pecan products are available year-round, and they ship all over the world.

The new retail store will be open to the public and is located on 3011 E. Austin Blvd in Nevada and is open Mon-Fri, 8am-4:30pm throughout the year with some extended hours in Fall.

•  see them on the web at www.mopecans.com.

That’s The Missouri Northern Pecan Growers new retail store stocking all of your favorites from the Osage Pecan Store that was located in Butler. Shop online or at their new location in Nevada.

If you are looking for something to do as a family that will be entertaining

for everyone then we have just the thing, half-price admission tickets to

Barco Drive-In, these are normally $8.00 each but you can get them from FM 92 for only $4.00.

If your children or grandchildren have never been to an outdoor movie

theater then now is the time to plan a trip. It’s all about watching a movie

from your car or back of the truck or in a lawn chair using the window

speakers, getting something from the concession stand or playing on the

swings as you watch the movie.

Barco Drive-In is just down the road in Lamar and is one of only a few

outdoor movie theaters left in the United States. It’s something that

everyone should experience before they are all gone.

Get your half-priced admission tickets from FM 92 and the Bargain Buy

Shopping Show for only $4.00 by calling 660-679-4191 or stop by the

studios at 800 East Nursery Street. These tickets sell fast and will expire on

October 31, 2022 so don’t wait, call us today.

You can see the schedule of movies on the Barco Drive-In Facebook page.

The Archie Festival Committee is looking for vendors,  for their fall festival, those interested may go to the festival website and fill out the registration form. The festival will hit Archie on Saturday, October 8^th.

Other events that need advance attention and registration will be the Archie Festival Parade, which will include cars, tractors, horses,  floats,  organizations, and businesses that would like to promote their business or just have fun. The parade hits Main Street at 10:45 am.

The baking of the Apple Pie” contest is sponsored by Koehns Bakery of Butler. Pies in the contest must be turned in at the Vortex in Archie between the hours of 8:30 am and 9:30 am on the day of the festival for judging. All the rules and regulations may be found on the Archie Festival Committee Facebook page or on the KMAM KMOE Facebook page as we have shared all the details.

It’s a full day of family fun in Archie on Saturday, October 8^th. Volunteers are needed for many of the events. Contact them on their posts or message the committee from the Archie Festival Facebook page.

More details as they develop, but for now see the Archie Festival Facebook page for scheduled events and information.