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Laurie Elks honor top member

Osage Community Elks Lodge 2705 in Laurie recently recognized one of their own as “Elk of The Year.”

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Local groups give big to those in need

“Generosity is not so much what you give, but who you are.” Pam Evans said she believes such an attitude of the heart could easily be ascribed to the following Lake Area individuals and businesses business.

SFCC announces fall 2011 academic honors

State Fair Community College has named the following students to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.

Elks honors LCTC January Students of the Month

Laurie Elks Lodge No. 2705 recently honored Lake Career and Technical Center (LCTC) January Student of the Month recipients Linnea Gatz and Heaven Morgan.

Knights of Columbus to hold Fish Fry Feb. 17 in Laurie

Knights of Columbus Council 10381 will hold an “All You Can Eat” fish fry on Friday Feb. 17. and the Fridays during the Lenten season, starting Friday, Feb. 24-March 30 at the Shrine of St. Patrick in Laurie.

Gala to benefit animal shelter set for Feb. 14

Plan to attend a special evening benefiting Society for the Treatment of Abandoned and Fractured Friends (STAFF) Animal Rescue, a not-for-profit, no-kill animal shelter in Sunrise Beach.

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Candidate signups for April 3 election complete

Candidate filing for the April 3, 2012 election closed on January 17 and by the end of the filing period there were a full slate of candidates for the races for the various governing board in the three-county area.

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Highway 5 traffic will not be interrupted for Hurricane Deck Bridge project

Officials say once construction is complete, it will take only about 20 or 30 minutes to switch traffic from the old Hurricane Deck Bridge to the new span

Despite earlier estimates that it would take five to seven days to reroute Highway 5 traffic from the old Hurricane Deck Bridge onto a new span, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials now say the road will only be closed for “15 or 20 minutes” once the new bridge is built.

LOCLG tries for federal funding to realign Routes MM, TT, F

The Lake of the Ozarks Council of Governments (LOCLG) recently applied for a federal grant to help in re-aligning Routes MM, TT and F in the Sunrise Beach area.

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Gravois Firefighters Memorial project underway

After a high anticipation and long wait, passers-by the G-5 Firehouse in Laurie are now seeing the Gravois Firefighters Memorial construction underway.

January is National Blood Donor Month

Since 1970, January has been declared National Blood Donor Month, and with good reason. January is the month that presents the most challenges for blood collection.

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Lake residents speak out about FERC’s attempt to enforce its version of Ameren’s Shoreline Management Plan

Property owners at Lake of the Ozarks say the federal government should leave management of shoreline development in the hands local officials and Ameren Missouri

Private property owners, local business owners and community leaders gathered at two public forums, last week, to ask for clarification of a number of issues surrounding the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) input into Ameren Missouri’s Shoreline Management Plan (SMP) for Lake of the Ozarks.

Contract awarded for Hurricane Deck Bridge construction

A project to replace the Hurricane Deck bridge on Missouri 5 in Camden County is moving forward.

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Community Snapshots: Memorable moments in 2011

Memories are best remembered when captured on film. For readers of The Lake Today, they’ve enjoyed sifting through the newspaper’s Community Snapshots section to see familiar faces out and about at various events in their community.

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Laurie Elks Lodge 2705 gives to local families in need

The Osage Community Elks Lodge 2705 and the Lady Elks Auxiliary in Laurie have lived up to their motto "Elks care Elks share."

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