There will be an Easter Sunrise service beginning at 7 am, Sunday, April 16, at the Ravenwood Christian Church, Ravenwood. Breakfast will follow. Easter service will be at 10:30 am.

Cowboy Church will meet Sunday, April 16 at Braddy Hall in Braddyville, IA. Joining the Cowboy Church Band will be special guest Sarah Davison, Nashville, TN. Braddy Hall opens at 5:30 pm and the service begins at 6:30 pm. A free will offering will be taken.

The Skidmore City Council will meet at 6:30 pm, Monday, April 17 at the Skidmore City Hall.

The Crosswinds Chapter of the Christian Motorcycle Association will meet at 7 pm, Monday, April 17, at Pizza Hut, 732 South Main Street, Maryville. All interested motorcyclists are invited to attend.

Freedom of Road Riders® Local 26, Maryville, has started the 2017 riding season with the popular “eat ‘n rides” beginning at 6 pm, Tuesdays, weather permitting. The group leaves from Break Time, 1517 East First Street, Maryville. Scheduled rides are: April 18, Junction Cafe, Bedford; April 25, Edson’s, Stanberry; May 2, Senior Barrigas, Savannah; May

The Maryville Public Library, 509 North Main Street, Maryville, will hold the following activities: • Story Hour, “Rainbow Magic,” for children ages three to eight, 5:30 to 6:30 pm, Tuesday, April 18. • Book Nibblers, 9:45 to 10:15 am, Thursday, April 20. For infants to age three, must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

An Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet at 6 pm, Wednesday, April 19, in the chapel at Oak Pointe Assisted Living and Memory Care, 817 South Country Club Road, Maryville. For more information, contact Stephanie Reed, 660.562.2799 or Jessica Loch, 816.261.2440 or lochjess@classicnet.net.

Elvis Hugh “Duke” Bix, 82, Belton, formerly of Hopkins, died Saturday, April 8, 2017, at Belton. Funeral services were held Tuesday, April 11 at Ritchie Funeral Home, Clarinda, IA with Pastor Laura Rand officiatingomH. Burial was in Memory Cemetery, New Market, IA. Memorials may be directed to the Elvis Bix Memorial. Online condolences may be

Francis Willard Hilton, 83, died on March 30, 2017 in Beaverton, OR at his residence. He was born on October 26, 1933 in Maryville, Nodaway County, to Harold E. Hilton and Lula J. Dowden Hilton. He was formerly from Hopkins. Cremation was handled by Pegg Paxton Springer Funeral in Beaverton, OR. A memorial gathering was

Kevin and Rachel Jermain announce the birth of a son Jalen Ray Jermain on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. He weighed seven pounds and 13 ounces and joins a brother, Shea. Maternal grandparents are David and Laura Stevens, Albany. Paternal grandparents are Raymond and Marilyn Jermain, Conception Jct. Maternal great grandmother is Marilyn Magley, Centralia.