coming events

BATES FAMILY REUNION The James Bradford Bates Family Reunion will be held, with doors to open at 10 a.m., at the Fox Community Room in Licking on Saturday, June 29. Lunch will be noon; please bring a side dish. INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION The Licking Independence Day Celebration will be held Saturday, June 29, at Deer…

STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 20. TEXAS COUNTY REPUBLICANS MEETING The Texas County Republicans will meet for a Potluck Dinner at 6 p.m. and meeting at 6:45 p.m. at Houston Lion’s Den, Hwy. 63, on Thursday, June 20. SIDE-BY-SIDE RIDE…

MONTAUK HAPPENINGS Flag Day will be celebrated on Friday, June 14. A Stream Team Clean Up of the Upper Current River will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. from the headwaters of the Current River to the end of Montauk State Park, on Saturday, June 15. Registration and sign up are from 8…

LHS SUPER REUNION The LHS Super Reunion will be held at the Resort at Boiling Springs on Friday, June 7, 7-11 p.m., KC Ritz Band (gates open at 5 p.m.), and Saturday, June 8, with gates opening at noon, and events until dark, when fireworks will be held in honor of Doc Hatch. All LHS…

LICKING DOWNTOWN RODEO CRAFT SHOW Licking Downtown Rodeo Craft Show will be Saturday, June 1, on Main Street. Events include Cloggers, music by The 3 C’s and the Rodeo Parade. Reserve vendor space now with Joan Brannam at TJ’s Flowers or call 573-674-2547. MOTORCYCLE CRUISE-IN The 15th season of MC Cruise-In will be held from…

STARS & STRIPES SOCIAL A Stars & Stripes Social will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, at American Legion Post 41, 1515 S. Sam Houston Blvd., Houston. All veterans are welcome. DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF PHELPS COUNTY The DCPC’s May Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at the Phelps County Courthouse on Thursday,…

STORM SIREN TESTING Testing of the Licking storm sirens is scheduled to take place at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 16. END OF SCHOOL YEAR CARNIVAL Fostering By Faith will host a free End of School Year Carnival from 5 to 7 p.m. at 122 W. Walnut, Houston, on Thursday, May 16, for foster families,…

MONTAUK HAPPENINGS Old Mill Days will take place from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11, at Montauk State Park. The celebration will include mill tours, old-time music and games, woodcarving, Dutch oven cooking, blacksmithing, living history performances and other Ozarkian crafted arts. Friday is Student’s Day, and Saturday…

RAIN DATE FOR MOTORCYCLE CRUISE-IN The rain date for the April 25th Cruise-In is Thursday, May 2. The 15th season of MC Cruise-In will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Sonic in Licking, the last Thursday of the month, April through September, with a rain date of the following Thursday. Join DJ Lew of the…

MOTORCYCLE CRUISE-IN The first MC Cruise-in of the 15th season will be held at Sonic in Licking on April 25, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Join DJ Lew of the Road Show DJ service as he plays great tunes, vy for door prizes and enjoy the company of fellow bikers. It takes place the last Thursday of…