On the Edges

Billings

Annual fair coming up

The city of Billings will hold its 35th annual Agri-Business Days and Fair, Aug. 31-Sept. 2.

Fair books were released in the first week of August and can be found at local businesses in Aurora, Billings, Clever and Marionville.

The event includes beef and dairy judging, truck and tractor pulls, as well as a carnival and pie-eating contest. The gymnasium at Billings School will host the arts and crafts booths, and the horticulture and floriculture competitions.

Nixa

Schools celebrate centennial

The weekend of Sept. 2 is a momentous one for the Nixa R-II school district.

On Sept. 2, the district will hold its All-School Reunion in conjunction with its centennial celebration.

The first half of the reunion will be held 10 a.m.-noon in the old high school building, 205 North St., for graduates from the class of 1982 and after.

The reunion continues at the old junior high school building for graduates from the class of 1981 and prior, to be held 1:30-3:30 p.m.

The reunion is the culmination of the year-long project "Century of Learning," according to Becky Glenn, Nixa schools' director of curriculum and assessment, who also chairs the event committee. With the theme "Honoring the Past Celebrating the Future," volunteers have collected historical documents and items from the past 100 years of Nixa schools for viewing at the event.

On Sept. 3, the public is invited to the dedication ceremony of the new Nixa High School, to be held at 2 p.m. at the high school, 514 Nicholas Road.

Attending officials include U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt, Nixa Mayor Jay Wasson, Nixa Superintendent Dr. Stephen Kleinsmith and Carter Ward of the Missouri School Board Association.

There will be a ribbon cutting, reception and guided tours of the new facility.

Ozark

Liquor license opposed by church

The battle over liquor sales in Ozark continued at a recent Ozark Board of Aldermen meeting Aug. 7.

Petitioner Bill Macier of the Andrea Development Group asked city officials for a license to sell wine and 3.2 percent beer at the Carriage Steak House on Ozark's downtown square, according to an Aug. 9 report by the Ozark Headliner News. In opposition is the congregation of the Ozark Full Gospel Church, which is within 100 feet of the restaurant.

State law prohibits liquor sales within 100 feet of a church or a school.

Macier also needs the city's recommendation before he can get a state liquor license.

To circumvent the distance issue from the church, which also houses the Ozark Christian School, he offered to create a separate entrance to the restaurant, where liquor sales could be more than 100 feet away.

The board asked Macier to appeal the state for the subdivision of his business and took no action on the issue at the meeting.

Marshfield

Annual event promotes health

The Webster County Team for Education and Assistance with Community Health (TEACH) is recruiting for the third annual Race to the Square, to be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 16.

TEACH Coordinator Louise Bigley said in a press release that the event is designed to encourage healthier lifestyles and promote unity for the citizens of Webster County.

The race is a team relay that will go approximately 28 miles from Marshfield to Rogersville and includes the travel options of running, horseback riding or bicycling. Each team must have at least 10 members ranging in age and gender.

Entry fee is $10 per person, and the deadline to register is Sept. 1. For more information call 859-2532.