Photos by Sally Ince Guests attending the third annual Power of the Purse event on May 9 at the Jefferson City Country Club were able to bid in both a silent and live auction as part of the event. The event, hosted by the United Way of Central Missouri and sponsored Missouri Care, sold 325 […]
Council of Clubs disbands after 103 years of service to Jefferson City Story and photos by Sally Ince “Sometimes we have to move on,” Council of Clubs 1971-72 president Pat Sanders wrote when she heard the council would be disbanding this January. For more than 100 years the Council of Clubs has served...
Helias student receives national award For charity work By News Tribune staff A Helias Catholic High School student has been recognized by the National Catholic Educational Association for her work with the charity she started. Helias student Olivia Hennon received the 2019 Youth Virtues, Valor and Vision...
Organization strengthens women in careers and self-esteem Story and photos by Sally Ince Racheal Balke, a Lincoln University softball team member and marketing major, heard about Dreams to Reality through Lincoln’s career services where she was then submitted into the referral process. “I feel...
Story and photos by Sally Ince Commemorating their final day of business with heartfelt smiles and a champagne toast, Saffees clothing store has closed their doors after 96 years of service, fashion and friendship. The four siblings who owned Saffees announced in October they would be retiring...
Pretty in Pink Ladies Cocktail Party 2018 Council of Clubs Fall Fashion Show Zonta Says No 5K Second Annual Holiday Mart Fundraiser Festival of Trees CASA Fundraising Meet & Greet/Social Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association Gala Princess Party fundraiser Miss Fashionetta Cotillion...
Strut Your Style Fashion Show & Luncheon models walk the runway for a reason Story by Samantha Pogue • Photos by Julie Smith They are wives, mothers, sisters and grandmothers. They are leading business women in Mid-Missouri and volunteers in the community. They are strong, positive, beautiful...
Story by Samantha Pogue Six months before her scheduled mammogram in 2001, Nancy K. Gratz felt God was with her. At that time, she had mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection. Then she discovered a lump. “I was very busy and I did think about canceling...
A recurring theme Lori Hoelscher heard throughout her battle with breast cancer is “You’re going to be OK.” Her husband Delbert, her family, her friends and loved ones who had been through the same battle often said those words, but they said it with conviction. This simple, powerful declaration...
Liz Morrow knew soon after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was not going to let it win. After going in for a routine mammogram Nov. 28, 2017, shortly after finishing her doctorate degree classes, she was called back for a biopsy on Dec. 4. Her mother Bertha Armstead was with her when...
