Society

Tools Of The Trade Exhibit Makes Culinary Fan A Winner

Published by admin on Wed, 03/20/2019 - 9:57am
The Boonslick Regional Library branch in Warsaw makes learning fun with reading programs, special events, displays, contests and more. Valerie Fauquier won a recent contest at the library related to a Tools of My Trade display of unusual cooking items on loan from Lonnie Taylor. Fauquier’s prize was a year’s subscription to the Benton County Enterprise. 

WHS All Class Reunion

Published by admin on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 11:53am
The 34rd Biennial Warsaw All School reunion will be held June 8, 2019 at Warsaw High School Gymnasium on Wildcat Drive (Old 65 Hwy) South of Warsaw (20363 Lane of Champions for GPS users).
WHS will be open all afternoon for anyone who wants to get together with their class before the reunion. 

Elks Herd Folks In For Anniversary Bash

Published by admin on Wed, 03/13/2019 - 11:52am
About 75 members and guests of the Benton County Elks Lodge 2783 gathered on Saturday, March 9, to celebrate its 25th year in the county. Lodge President, Dennis Schoen, made opening remarks before the noontime dinner, and gave a special welcome to charter member Lew Baough, and to Sherman Stroup who has been an Elk for nearly 52 years. Board members got together to ceremoniously cut the red and white anniversary cake, and afterwards, the Lodge Boys Band entertained the crowd. 

Lincoln- Joplin Brings A Jingle

Published by admin on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 1:34pm

Quarter Mania Brings Frenzied Fun

Published by admin on Wed, 03/06/2019 - 1:32pm
Despite the frigid weather, the Warsaw Community Building was filled to capacity on Saturday night at the Ninth Annual Quarter Mania sponsored by the BSJ (Bourbon Street Jesters) Cancer Fighting Team.  “This event gets bigger every year,” said organizer Sharon Guess.  “I am overwhelmed by the support of our community. This year we raised $20,300 to help cancer victims.”

Kolby Estes Captures Top Spot In Wrestling

Published by admin on Wed, 02/20/2019 - 1:43pm
The third time was the charm as Warsaw’s Kolby Estes defeated Whitfield’s Matthew Schieddig 8-3 to win the Class 1, 152 pound wrestling championship in Columbia, MO. on Saturday.
Tyler Ross, of Lawson, had defeated Estes in the finals the last two seasons. Ross, who beat Estes for a third time, moved up in weight class, so a third championship meeting never happened.
Estes finished 46-2 for the season.

Star Studded Line-Up For 53rd Jubilee Days

Published by admin on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 12:48pm
In a few months, the 53rd Annual Jubilee Days will be celebrated in Warsaw. Pageants will begin with the Baby Contest on June 5th, and major festivities will be Friday and Saturday, June 7-8. The Jubilee Days Committee has been busy preparing for the event that drew 5,000 people last year, and has scheduled two new bands to play in the evenings.

Daughter Tells Story Of The Heroic Dad She Never Knew

Published by admin on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 12:25pm

New R-Bar Brings An Urban Twist To Warsaw

Published by admin on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 9:28am
The Roadhouse Restaurant and R-Bar, located on Lake of the Ozarks and Warsaw Avenue, thrived from 2014 until 2018. But, serious wear and tear of the building caused owners, Kevin Lapittus and Stacey Smalley Taylor, to close the building on December 15 and reopen their new restaurant, the R-BAR Restaurant, across the street. They opened R-BAR five weeks later, at 6 PM, January 18, just a few hours after gas lines were hooked up. 

An Immigrant Tells Her Story

Published by admin on Wed, 01/30/2019 - 9:19am
Immigration is currently a buzz-word, and is especially concerning along the U.S./Mexican border. Immigrants have contributed to our country in many positive ways, but there is a fear that those who enter unlawfully may be “up to no good!” Maria Brown, who lives in the local area, legally immigrated to the U.S. in the 1980s and is angered by those who try to enter without going through the visa process.