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🌱 CMH invites neighbors to remember loved ones Nov. 16

Bolivar, Missouri Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Bolivar! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • CMH invites neighbors to remember loved ones Nov. 16
  • Bolivar soccer bids farewell to 14 seniors after winning season
  • Remembering Cheryl Sliffe, Bolivar cook and baker, at 77

Also on today's calendar: Hospice Lights of Remembrance and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, breezy and nice, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler; breezy in the p.m., temps: high: 55, low: 29.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. CMH Hospice's annual Lights of Remembrance event set for Nov. 16 (bolivarmonews.com) — Bolivar residents can honor loved ones at CMH Hospice's Lights of Remembrance gathering at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16. The public event takes place in Community Rooms 1 and 2 at Citizens Memorial Hospital, 1500 N. Oakland Ave., with music from local school groups and Ron George, plus refreshments.
   

2. Soccer Liberators Finish Strong (bolivarmonews.com) — Bolivar's soccer team finished 19-5 after a 2-0 loss to Helias Catholic in the district championship at home Nov. 4. The finale closed the high school careers of 14 seniors, whose four seasons produced 68 wins and two district runner-up finishes. Several returning players already have varsity experience.
   

3. Cheryl Ann Sliffe, 77 (hermitageindex.com) — Cheryl Ann Sliffe of Bolivar died Nov. 3 at age 77. Raised around her mother's restaurant in Hermitage, she carried a lifelong love of cooking into award-winning pies and 25 years of preparing church meals. She is survived by her husband, Donald, and other family members.
   

4. CMH welcomes emergency medicine physician Daniel Becak, D.O. (bolivarmonews.com) — Citizens Memorial Hospital has announced Daniel Becak, D.O., as a new emergency physician for its Bolivar emergency department, with a listed start date of Nov. 1. Board certified in emergency medicine, Becak previously practiced in Colorado and taught at East Carolina University, where he also completed an emergency medical services fellowship.
   

5. Sally L Fleenor, 100 (hermitageindex.com) — Sally L. Fleenor of Wheatland, a pilot and longtime Lake Pomme de Terre area volunteer, died Nov. 1 at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar. She was 100. Her life included medical work, cross-country flights with her husband and singing in the St. Bernadette Catholic Church choir, where services were held Nov. 10.
   


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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bolivar

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday November 14
  • Church Service →
    Bolivar Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1704 E Division St, Bolivar
    11:00 am

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Other local events
    Thursday November 12
  • Girls Basketball against Pleasant View
    Bolivar High School Bolivar, MO 65613
    5:00 pm
  • Wrestling at Jarrett
    Bolivar High School Bolivar, MO 65613
    5:30 pm
  • Friday November 13
  • Special Olympics Bowling Tournament at Enterprise Lanes
    Bolivar R-i Bolivar, MO 65613
    9:45 am
  • Girls Basketball at Pipkin/Westport
    Bolivar High School Bolivar, MO 65613
    5:00 pm
  • Monday November 16
  • Girls Basketball against Lebanon
    Bolivar High School Bolivar, MO 65613
    5:00 pm
  • Hospice Lights of Remembrance →
    1500 N. Oakland Ave., Bolivar
    5:30 pm
  • Tuesday November 17
  • Wrestling against Reed Spring, Buffalo and Warsaw
    Bolivar High School Bolivar, MO 65613
    5:00 pm
  • Sabbath School Counsil Meeting →
    Bolivar Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1704 E Division St, Bolivar
    5:30 pm
  • Board Meeting →
    Bolivar Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1704 E Division St, Bolivar
    6:00 pm
  • BMS Choir concert
    Bolivar High School Bolivar, MO 65613
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • Family Night
    Fair Play R-iI Fair Play, MO 65649
    5:00 pm

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Bolivar

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