The Happenings! Big Picture Small Town posts that are all about the goings on around town! This includes events, occasions and other fun stuff happening in the community.
A mom slowly loses grip of her impatient kindergartner in one hand while hats, gloves, and coats are piled in her other hand. The line is long and little Susie’s patience is short. Little Susie knows that If a kid can step off the line just a little and stretch to the tops of her tippy toes, she might be able to get a glimpse of the guests of honor.
The bar had closed for the night and the employees are finally sitting down for a break. The ideas that come after the bar closes aren’t the ones we expect to be great. But Sonja had a great idea. And it would turn into a 7-year (and going) tradition of serving the southern Holt County, MO community.
Something very special happens on the courtyard in Oregon, MO every 2nd and 4th Thursday. Everyone in the community is invited, but usually a handful or less make their way to the gazebo at 12:30pm. Community member, Theresa Mackey, saw the need for the meetings back in March of 2021. Our community and the world was in the midst of the Covid pandemic and felt division and isolation.
It’s harvest season! We all know what harvest is. And we may even have the word “Harvest” in our fall home decor. But what does harvest mean to a small town?
Harvest happens during the fall months, anywhere from mid September into November. Many small town residents are not farmers. But we do know a few. And we know when it’s harvest time.
Everyone can agree that we don’t want the fair to go away. We want our grandkids’ grandkids to feel the same excitement we do! We also don’t want kids sports, the town events, the pretty flowers, parks, etc to go away. Everyone has to pitch in. Many hands make light work.
Hector Sabates called his puppet show, “The Smallest Show on Earth”. But it sure didn’t feel like the smallest show on Earth! People, young and old, gathered inside the barn behind the Holt County Museum.
In previous years, Forest City has made a whole day of the event. They host softball or kickball games, baby and princess/prince contests, live music and maybe even a greased pig contest for the kids.
Mushrooms aren’t usually the first thing that pops in to your head when you think of hunting. Unless it is spring in a small town in Northwest Missouri! And mushroom hunting is for everyone! Morel mushrooms are the easiest to find during a short 4-6 week time span in the spring. To hunt these mushrooms grab…
Fundraisers like the annual firemen’s barbecue are what keep several programs going in our community. One of these programs is the volunteer fire department serving Holt County. This photo shows that there is not an empty parking spot near the community center during the event hosted by the department. The firemen cook a meal and…