The wall-to-wall crowd that filled the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center in Hannibal, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 28, took part in contests and taste-tested hot wings at seven booths, while helping fund the Great River Honor Flight scheduled in May. All past and present military personnel were admitted to the Wing Ding free.
The Hannibal teens participating in the Kids in Motion summer pre-employment program do many service projects at local agencies and parks, including nursing homes, and some of the recipients also give back by hosting fund-raisers. One such event was a spaghetti dinner Friday, Jan. 27, served by residents at Willow Care Center.
Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri have begun their annual cookie sales.
You may have seen this ad in the paper recently.
The Courier-Post is looking to collect game day recipes for the upcoming Super Bowl.
The eighth annual Wing Ding sponsored by the Hannibal Jaycees and Miller Lite will be on Saturday, Jan. 28, at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center.
At the end of October, Pam Rivera closed the Abby Rose in downtown Hannibal after five years. Early next year Rivera plans to re-open the restaurant for at least one day a week, not to turn a profit, but to meet what she believes is a local need - feeding Hannibal’s hungry.
After Mike and Pam Ginsberg reported they had all the main course foods provided but still needed donated desserts to complete their traditional free Christmas dinner at LulaBelle’s restaurant, they were overwhelmed with donated pies, cakes, cookies and candies.
It’s not uncommon at this time of year to find someone making a gingerbread house. But how often do you see such a structure built with swimming pools or American Disabilities Act compliance in mind? That is exactly what was done by 28 Hannibal fifth-graders, who are a part of the Logic Enrichment Academic Pursuit (LEAP) program.
For many, thoughts of building a gingerbread house brings back fond memories of a winter afternoon spent at grandma’s side. For 28 Logic Enrichment Academic Pursuit (LEAP) students in Hannibal, they will remember their gingerbread-building experience as educational and fun.
