The Hannibal Nutrition Center, under the direction of Debbie Catlett, was the recipient of a Community Betterment Award from the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce, during the 100th annual meeting and banquet on Jan. 10. Terry Sampson, executive director of the chamber, said the award “is being presented to an organization that has a tremendous presence in Hannibal and continually makes major improvements. Under the direction of the board of directors, Executive Director Debbie Catlett has coordinated and overseen these efforts. The most recent efforts include an extensive capitol campaign for a new facility.”

The commodity foods that are distributed monthly by local agencies, such as Douglass Community Services in Hannibal, often include the same type of items, month after month. At DCS the food is distributed on the first Thursday of each month.

ST. LOUIS – The peanut butter used in cookies sold by members of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) is not sourced from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) – the supplier involved in the FDA’s investigation concerning a recent Salmonella outbreak thought to be caused by tainted peanut butter. 

After serving and delivering free Christmas dinners throughout Hannibal for the past 18 years, LulaBelle’s restaurant expects to increase the meal count this year from 300 to more than 500. This is because some new agencies will have meals delivered.

Quincy Fire Fighters Local No. 63 will meet at Walmart at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, to shop for children whose angel tags still remain on the Angel Tree.  The tags represent children who might not have gifts under the tree this year if it were not for the generosity of individuals and groups such as the fire fighters.

With the holidays quickly approaching and the economic downturn hitting close to home,
there are many who need a helping hand this holiday season. When Quincy Medical Group Employees were looking to help others through the season, they didn’t have far to go. Several fellow QMG employees are experiencing a tough time of year due to the economic impact in their own family.

The holiday season is once again upon us.  This should be a time of joy but for many it is a time of stress.

The Pike County Senior Center at 220 W. Adams in Pittsfield, Ill., will host a fund-raiser fish fry from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11.

What do the senior adults sharing lunch at the Hannibal Nutrition Center have in common with the youth involved in the summer Kids In Motion program?

Hannibal Free Will Baptist Church will take orders for Angel Food from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6