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The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library. FICTION Cursed at dawn – Heather Graham Rock bottom – Fern Michaels Holly : a novel – Stephen King Payback in death – Payback in Death Clive Cussler: Condor’s fury – Graham Brown Things we left behind – Lucy Score Queen Charlotte – Julia Quinn Assistant to the villain – Hannah Nicole Maehrer The traitor among us – Anne Perry 23 1/2 lies : thrillers – James Patterson The Obsidian Chamber Brad Thor A little Life - Hanya Yanagihara The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller PAPERBACK Claiming his Convenient Princess – Susan Meier Wedding Planner’s Deal with the CEO – Nina Milne Sailing to Singapore with the Tycoon – Ruby Basu Parisian Escape with the Billionaire – Michele Renae To Trust a Hero – Alexis Morgan Her Hometown Cowboy – LeAnne Bristow Winning over the Rancher – Viv Royce When Love Comes Calling – Syndi Powell The Rough Rider - Maisey Yates NON FICTION Becoming free indeed : my story of disentangling faith from fear – Jinger Duggar Vuolo Sandra Lee semi-homemade slow cooker recipes 2 Good apple : tales of a Southern evangelical in New York – Elizabeth Passarella Meals she eats - Tom and Rachael Sullivan This Machine kills Secrets: Julian Assange, the Cypherpunks, and their fight to empower whistleblowers INSPIRATIONAL PAPERBACK Big Sky Secrets- Amity Steffen Mountain Abduction Rescue – Darlene L.

Three Rivers College Patrons of the Arts will present ‘Mutts Gone Nuts’ at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.

The Three Rivers College Championship College Rodeo, presented by Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, will be held Oct. 5-7. The event, co-hosted by the Sikeston Jaycees, will be held at the Art Saunders Arena at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds.

The Rector Area Chamber of Commerce will host their annual membership meeting from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the Rector Community Center. Lunch will be catered by Traveling Wisk for a cost of $15 per person the day of the meeting.

Black River Area Development Corporation has announced the Summer Entergy Assistance Program will close Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Program coordinators report applications for Summer Energy Assistance will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. In turn, the applications will be processed until it appears the funds have been fully depleted.

The Rector junior and senior high girls basketball teams are holding a community calendar fundraiser. The calendar will consist of birthdays, anniversaries, memorials, etc. and will be available for purchase later this year. The cost to have dates included will be $5.00 per each date listed. Forms are available at https://docs.google.com/ document/d/ 1pBJJH8Uy67dzRUq9_n71 mCGQ7xFvoww_ d52zW0PnZU/ edit?usp=sharing. Forms and money are due by Friday, Sept. 29 and may be turned in at the elementary of high school office. Contacts for the fundraiser are Coach Shea McCain, 870-278-1994 or Coach Bill Taylor, 870926-3931.