The Southern Missouri Bee Club will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21 at the First United Methodist church, located at 1600 N. Central. "Diseases and pests of the honey bee" will be discussed. Anyone interested in beekeeping is welcome to attend. For more information, contact John Schmidt at 235-7726 or Steve Ostertag at 235-7989.

Work to replace the bridge deck and repaint sections of the Highway 39 bridge over Table Rock Lake at Shell Knob is scheduled for completion on Monday, May 20. The Shell Knob Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are planning a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 22, in an observation parking area at the southwest corner of the bridge. The bridge project began Sept. 4, 2012 with completion by Memorial Day 2013. The bridge deck was replaced one-half at a time. Crews repaired girders and other structures underneath the bridge deck and painted sections of the bridge. Construction cost was $ $5.4 million.

The Arnhart Cemetery Association requests all flowers be removed by June 10 so normal mowing may resume.

A reception for retiring Verona R-7 school superintendent William Sweet will be held on Thursday, May 23 at Verona City Hall.

The Cox Monett Hospital Auxiliary will hold their ninth annual salad luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, May 31 at the First United Methodist Church in Monett. Over 40 salads will be offered, along with croissants, crackers, cupcakes and a drink. Tickets are $6 each. Recipe books containing the salad luncheon recipes will be for sale for only $2 each. All proceeds will benefit the Auxiliary's health care scholarship fund. For more information or to purchase tickets, please stop by the hospital's information desk during normal business hours or call 417/354-1199.

The Barry County Council on Aging will meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28 at the Cassville Health Care and Rehab Center, located at 1300 Farm Road RD.

The Pleasant Ridge Special Road District commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20 in the basement of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church on Highway Z.

The Barry County Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 20 at the Barry County Museum on Highway 112, south of Cassville. A program on Ancestry.com will be presented.

All branches of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day.

The Pierce City Senior Citizens Center will host its monthly dance at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 23. Admission is $3. Finger foods are welcome.

The Monett American Legion Post #91 is selling United States, Missouri and P.O.W. flags. Purchases can be made at Top Hat Cleaners, located at 210 W. Broadway.

The Lawrence County Health Department, located at 105 W. North St., will offer food service training workshops at the department office in Mt. Vernon from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on May 24 and from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on May 31. Cost is $10 per participant. To enroll, call 417-466-2201.