Barry County

Through the Years, Sept. 10
30 YEARS AGO: APPLE HARVEST — Apples are red, ripe and ready for picking at Vollenweider Orchards in Exeter. Roberto Smith, field foreman at the orchard, said that the time it takes pickers to pick a bushel of apples varies from 30 minutes to an hour and a half depending on ripeness and weather. Orchard workers come to Barry County each fall for the apple harvest from as far away as Florida, Michigan and Ohio.

Southwest spikers 3rd at Verona Volleyball Invitational
The Southwest volleyball team finished third in the 10-team Verona Tournament Saturday. The Lady Trojans defeated Golden City, Gloria Deo Academy and tied Thomas Jefferson before losing to Lockwood and Galena, who played for the championship.

Bluegrass fills air at Kings Prairie Benefit Concert
The Kings Prairie Festival closed with an 80-minute set by the Flyin’ Buzzards. Their selections ranged from the Everly Brothers’ “Dream, Dream, Dream,” to Randy Travis’s “Three Wooden Crosses,” Flatt and Scruggs’ “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” to gospels hymns “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” and “Beulah Land.” New to their set this year was Jay Ungar and Molly Mason’s “Ashokan Farewell,” with the melody played on mandolin by Bill Harris, of Cassville, at left. Other players, continuing from left, were Wayne Clevenger, of McDowell, on mandolin, Duwane Blevins, of Reeds Spring, on bass, and Steve Ennis, of Victory, on guitar. They closed the show with a spirited rendition of Albert Brumley’s “I’ll Fly Away,” the traditional final number and sing-along at Kings Prairie.

Year in Photos — Barry County baseball
Wheaton’s Bodie Lauderdale lats a pitch go in action against Exeter last season.
News Briefs, Sept. 10
The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library System is hosting a food drive, which began on Monday and continues through Sunday.
Roller bond revocation motion denied
A motion to revoke the bond of a Washburn man accused of multiple sex crimes has been denied.

Fledgling Lady Eagles prepare to fly
A year removed from its first double-digit wins season since 2016, the Purdy volleyball team is hungry — and young.
CS Bank adds 2 to Board of Directors in Southwest Missouri
Charlie Cross, Chief Executive Officer, CS Bank, has announced the appointment of two new board members for the growing bank’s Cassville/ Southwest Missouri market.
Kings Prairie Festival expanding
The annual Kings Prairie Music Festival and Craft Show will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, on the grounds of the historic Kings Prairie Schoolhouse, southeast of Monett.

Through The Years, Sept. 3
50 YEARS AGO: SMILING GRAPE GROWERS — The smiles on the faces of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Tomblin of Cassville are typical of those displayed by grape growers this season as a bountiful harvest nears an end.



