Merry Widows

01/17/2025

05/22/2023

Our group has remained very active since its birth in November 2022. We went to the enchanted lights in Laurie Park, went to Boonville to see the Clydesdale horses, attended 3 movies: A Man Named Otto, Jesus Revelation, Are you there God? it's me, Margarett. All shows were really great, luncheon at Willows, and fish fry at the catholic church.

We met on Friday May 19th. Everyone was busy playing a game of some sort, except Betty Greenley, she just enjoys watching and being around people. Would like to welcome a new member Kathy Carlton who came with Julie. She is a hoot to be around she livens things up. Was also excited to see Carol Easter attend the meeting.

We finalized the details of the camping trip that begins this Tuesday YEAH…. If anyone plans to come out for the day, we are asking you to bring a sack lunch. Thank you, Sharon Vest, for the cookies you brought to the meeting they were great! She left the remaining cookies for us to take camping, it is greatly appreciated.

We are sorry to see that Nancy Milburn is not able to stay the 2 nights but will try to come out for the afternoon on Wednesday.

Looking forward to our trip to Cole Camp June 2nd we will do a little shopping then have dinner at German Table restaurant.

Sherry Haase

05/22/2023

Merry Widows met on Friday May 19th. Everyone was busy playing a game of some sort, except Betty Greenley, she just enjoys watching and being around people. Would like to welcome a new member Kathy Carlton who came with Julie. She is a hoot to be around she livens things up. Was also excited to see Carol Easter attend the meeting.

We finalized the details of the camping trip that begins this Tuesday YEAH…. If anyone plans to come out for the day, we are asking you to bring a sack lunch. Thank you, Sharon Vest, for the cookies you brought to the meeting they were great! She left the remaining cookies for us to take camping, it is greatly appreciated. I will be posting pictures later this week.

We are sorry to see that Nancy Milburn is not able to stay the 2 nights but will try to come out for the afternoon on Wednesday.

Looking forward to our trip to Cole Camp June 2nd we will do a little shopping then have dinner at German Table restaurant.

Sherry Haase

04/10/2023

Merry Widows met Friday April 7th. We would like to welcome Mary Fiser and Nancy Carbonell who have attended their first meeting with us, we are glad you came and joined us. Others in attendance: Barbara Byers, Beth Marsala, Betty Greenley, Betty Snitker, Bobbie Jones, Carroll Rinker, Coleen Modglin, Karen Dobbins, Marilyn Rothove, Marsha Lennie, Martha Bultemeier, Nancy Milburn, Ruth Morris, Sherry Haase, Shirley Scott, and Sharon Vest. We missed having Judy Tookey, Julie Putnam, and Cindy Diehl, who said they were not feeling well. Hope you are back on your feet soon.

Plans have been made to attend the Prison and Golden Star memorial in Jefferson City May 4th.

We would like to work on getting dates setup to attend other churches of our members. We had a member ask why we couldn't attend any of the surrounding churches. I said there wasn't a reason why we couldn't we can make plans to do it.

We will soon set a date to go to Cole Camp and have lunch or dinner at the German Restaurant.

I am getting ready to order more name tags. If you would like a name tag, please let me know they are $5.00. It takes about a week to get them back. I would like us to start wearing these name tags when we go out on events together to spread interest in our group.

Thank you Karen and Martha for the wonderful snacks. Karen made Pineapple Sheet Cake, that everyone loved and asked for the recipe so it is listed below.

Next meeting will be April 21st. Marylin and Sherry will bring the snacks. We will need to restart a snack list as we have reached the end of our 6-month list. Hope to see everyone at the 21st meeting.

Pineapple Sheet Cake
2 C. Sugar
2 C. Flour
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Soda
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/2 C. Salad Oil
1 lg. can Crushed Pineapple
Frosting
1 C. Sugar
1 sm. Can Pet Milk
1 stick margarine

Cake: Mix all at once and pour in large greased sheet pan 10 x 15 inch. Bake at 350* fir 25 minutes. Frosting: Mix all together and cook 10 minutes on stove or 6 minutes in microwave. Add 1 1/2 Cups Coconut, 1/2 C chopped nuts, 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix well and pour over cake.

03/18/2023

Merry Widows originated on November 4th, 2022. We have 2 meetings a month on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month. We currently have 27 active members, and there are an additional 22 members who are interested in being apart of the group.

Since the start of our group, some of us have attended the following activities: Enchanted Christmas Lights, Warm Springs Ranch, Movie Theater “A Man Named Otto”, Lunch at Willow’s Restaurant, Movie Theater “Jesus Revolution”, and Fish Fry at St Patrick’s Church.

We have scheduled a camping trip to Bennett Springs in May, and we are currently making plans to visit the Jeff City Prison and the Gold Star memorial, and a luncheon at a German Restaurant in Cole Camp, MO.

I would like to plan a trip to Brandon to Site and Sound Theater later this summer to see Queen Esther. There are many interests within our group that we meet the needs of anyone interests.

If you are interested in joining our group, we meet at West Lake Christian Church on the first and third Friday of every month from 1-5. We have the 4-hour window making it possible for everyone to have an opportunity to come during that time frame. We know people have busy lifestyles and commitments to doctor appointments, family coming to town etc.

Look forward to seeing you soon.

03/17/2023

Merry Widows met today at West Lake Christian Church. Most all had green on. I think Judy and Coleen had the most while Martha ran third place. Those in an attendance were: Cindy Diehl, Coleen Modglin, Judy Tookey, Marilyn Rothove, Martha Bultemeier, Sharon Vest, Sherry Haase, and I would like to extend a hearty welcome to our newest guest Connie Gilliland. We look forward to seeing her again.

I would like to shout out to those who could not attend today due to illness: Barbara Byers, Betty Greenley, Shirley Scott, and Pauline Rivera, I hope you are all feeling better very soon.

Today was a great day to just sit around and talk. Coleen said it would be a great idea to have 1 question each meeting that everyone goes around the room to give an answer. That is a way we can get to know one another and learn there maybe someone there that has the same interests as you do. Today we found that 2 of the ladies there do not care to play cards but would rather sit and talk. We have several ladies that feel the same way, so the idea is to get them connected.

Connie has said she loves camping and has been added to the list of those attending a camping trip in May.

Next meeting will be April 7th and snacks will be provided by Martha Bultemeier and Karen Dobbins.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe St. Patrick’s Day.

03/06/2023

Merry Widows met Friday for cards and conversation, it was a great time. Thank you, Julie, and Barb, for the wonderful snacks.

Those in attendance were Barb, Betty G, Betty S, Julie, Sherry, Marilyn, Cindy, Carroll, Ruth, Nancy M, Becky K and Martha.

We discussed the camping trip in May and Nancy has 1 cabin and a camp site for the camper secured for May 23 and 24. There will be 6 total (Nancy M, Julie, Marilyn, Carroll, Sherry, and Barb) who plan to camp out for 2 days and nights. Looking forward to it the peace and quiet, good conversation and oh yes trout fishing!

I have ordered name tags for those who have been coming to the meetings. I will order the other name tags when I hear from you that they would like one. Name tags are $5.00, so just let me know if want me to order one for you. Starting in May we will decide which church we want to visit and will attend as a group. Hopefully we will peak the interests of other widows who would like to join our group.

Other discussions during the meeting for future events: A luncheon in Cole Camp at the German Restaurant, a trip to Jefferson City to visit the Prison and Gold Star Memorial. Keep these in mind for the next meeting so we can plan a date and time to go for those interested. I would like to plan a trip to Branson for later this summer like August or September to see Queen Esther at Site and Sound Theater.

Nancy M asked if there was anyone who would like to attend Saint Patrick Church Fish Fry. Nancy, Marilyn, Sherry, and Barb went and had a wonderful dinner. They seriously fill your plate. We had 4-5 pieces of fish, or baked fillets, green beans and carrots, choice of Mac and cheese or fries or both, cornbread, coleslaw, dessert, and drink. If you walked away hungry it is because you didn't finish your dinner.

Prayers go out to Pauline Rivera and Naomi Turner as this is the anniversary month of the loss of their spouse.

Just a quick note to let you know that you were missed to Judy T, Coleen M, Pauline R, Naomi T, Shirley S, Beth M.

Our next meeting will be March 17th. Snacks will be provided by Cindy D and Sherry H. Hope to see you there.

02/18/2023

Merry Widows met at Willow's Resturant in Linn Creek for lunch. Those in attendance were: Nancy Milburn, Barbara Byers, Nancy Caldwell, Karen Dobbins, Shirley Dull, Marilyn Rothove, Pauline Rivera, Beth Marsala, Betty Greenley, Kim, Betty Snitker, Carroll Rinker, and Sherry Haase. The food was great and conversation was even better. Several came back to the church to play cards. We missed Judy Tookey, Coleen Modglin, Cindy Diehl and Julie Putnam who had to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances. Thank you to all who attended. It was great to have Nancy Caldwell from KC join us today.

01/31/2023

Marilyn, Diane, Becky, Chris, Norma (my granddaughter) and myself (Sherry) went to the movie “A man named Otto” yesterday. It was a good movie sad and funny. Thank you ladies for coming. We will have to do it again.

12/17/2022

Our Merry Widows group meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday of every month from 1-5. We have a 4 hour windows so everyone has a chance to join us at some point in that 4 hours. Some ladies still work, others may have doctor or hair appointments etc. Everyone gets a chance to come and join.

When we are together we make plans for future events like the trip to Warm Springs Ranch last night and we are planning a camping trip to Bennett Springs in May staying in Cabins and Camper for 2 days and nights. We play cards Uno, Phase 10, Skipbo, Mexican train dominos or regular dominos. We have many other games and everyone is encouraged to bring their favorite games to share. We also have adult coloring books or if you like we can just sit and talk and enjoy the snacks of the day.

If you are interested in joining our group please reach out to anyone of the ladies in this group.

Current Members of the Merry Widows are: Barbara Byers, Becky Kilpatrick, Beth Marsala, Betty Greenley, Betty Snitker, Bobbie Jones, Carol Easter, Carroll Rinker, Chris Weis, Clara Rosche, Coleen Modglin, Diane Ziehl, Jan Fields, Judy Heide, Judy Tookey, Judy Woytovich, Julie Putnum, Karen Dobbins, Marilyn Rothove, Marsha Lennie, Martha Bultemeier, Mary Fiser, Mary Jepson, Missy Mann, Missy Rothove, Nancy Caldwell, Nancy Milburn, Naomi Turner, Pauline Rivera, Rhonda Courtney, Ruth Morris, Sharon Vest, Sherry Hasse, and Shirley Jobe.

Look forward to our next meeting next year January 6th at West Lake Christian Church. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to All!

12/17/2022

Last night a few of the Merry Widows ventured to Warm Springs Ranch in Boonville MO to see the Clydesdale horses. What beautiful creatures and so gentle. Those who attended: Karen Dobbins, Marilyn Rothove, Coleen Modglin, Judy Tookey, Ruth Morris, Cindy Diehl, Barbara Byers, Missy Mann, Bobbie Jones, Martha Bultemeier, Carroll Rinker, Betty Snitker, Julie Putnam, and Sherry Haase. After a tour of the beautiful horses and Christmas lights, we found our way to Main Street Diner in downtown Boonville and had a wonder dinner. Ladies it was a pleasure to travel with you and I believe we all had a wonderful evening thank you for participating even though the temperature was right at the freezing mark of 33 degrees.