🌱 How Kimberling City’s First Baptist became a new shoebox hub
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In today's newsletter:
- How Kimberling City’s First Baptist became a new shoebox hub
Also on today's calendar: Kimberling City Police Department Hosts 5th Annual National Night Out.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 74 and low of 56 degrees.
- Sunday: Sunny and warmer, temps: high: 81, low: 53.
- Monday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Behind the scenes with Operation Christmas Child in SW Missouri (bransonglobe.com) — Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes can be dropped off this year at First Baptist Church in Kimberling City, one of several collection sites across the Ozark Mountain Area. Local churches recently met in Branson to coordinate packing, collection, and evangelism efforts, and residents are encouraged to pack boxes, volunteer at drop-off locations, or support the program through donations and prayer. 
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Upcoming Events in
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Nathan Bryce and Loaded Dice →
Crazy Craig's Shipwreck Bar & Grill, 11863 MO-13 Suite 26, Kimberling City
6:00 pm
Saturday October 17
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Other local events
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Kimberling City Police Department Hosts 5th Annual National Night Out →
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Kimberling City Park Name Reveal and Groundbreaking Celebration →
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Tuesday October 6
Friday October 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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HS Cross Country at Nixa
Reeds Spring R-iV Reeds Spring, MO 65737
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Cross Country @ Fayetteville Chile Pepper Festival
Branson R-iV Branson, MO 65616
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HS Girls Golf Mid-Lakes Conference Tournament
Reeds Spring R-iV Reeds Spring, MO 65737
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HS Girls Tennis at Hillcrest
Reeds Spring R-iV Reeds Spring, MO 65737
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Softball v Nixa
Branson R-iV Branson, MO 65616
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Volleyball v Camdenton
Branson R-iV Branson, MO 65616
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HS Volleyball Home vs. Monett
Reeds Spring R-iV, 20277 MO-413, Reeds Spring
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HS JV Football - Home vs. Fair Grove
Reeds Spring R-iV Reeds Spring, MO 65737
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HS Girls Tennis at Willow Springs
Reeds Spring R-iV Reeds Spring, MO 65737
4:30 pm
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
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🗞 Nearby News
Branson
- Wild Blue Car Wash raises more than $1,000 for ‘The Chronicles of Narnia' production in Branson (bransonglobe.com)
- A red carpet night for the 48th Annual Branson Terry Awards (bransonglobe.com)
- Aquarium at the Boardwalk dives into Ozark Mountain Christmas with all-new 'Christmas Under the Sea' (auroraadvertiser.net)
Hollister
- Out on the backroads: How a valley floor built Hollister (bransonglobe.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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