Models took to the runway for several fashion shows coordinated by Chic Chick, JC Penney, and One Stop Costume and Party Shop. It was all for a good cause, with the women's show raising funds for the Russell House, a haven for abused women and their children.

Rainy weather failed to dampen the spirits of the more than 500 who attended the “Lipstick & Purse-N-Ality” event at the Lions Club Den.

Fraternity and sorority members at Missouri University of Science and Technology will help children in foster care connect with prospective parents at the Linking Hearts Carnival on Friday, Sept. 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Lion’s Club Park, U.S. Highway 63 South in Rolla.

The monthly cruisin drew a crowd of onlookers for the vintage vehicles that pulled up in the JC Penney parking lot. It was also time for nurses' graduation, the visit of the Prayer Force One van, and the election of officers for Coterie.

The Old Stagecoach Stop will be hosting its 4th Annual Appreciation Day Saturday, September 26th from 11 am – 3 pm.

Approximately 1,000 people attended Rolla’s Second Annual Patriot Day Rally at Lions Club Park. Hosted by Rolla’s Landmark Baptist Church, the event was designed to celebrate the theme of “One Nation Under God.”

The annual Salem Avenue Baptist Church vehicle show brought together classics of all ages, from full size to the model size, along with plenty of food and entertainment. For more pictures, visit this site's Snapshots Monday.

The Rolla Area Chamber of Commerce and US Cellular are holding a free Movie Under the Stars on August 21 featuring “We Are Marshall” at the downtown Bandshell.  The movie will begin at twilight/8:45 p.m.

The Rolla Downtown Business Association (RDBA) will host the 31st Annual
    Arts and Crafts Festival on Saturday, October 24.

From campouts to car washes, from civic clubs to pet shows, past weeks' reader submissions have run the gamut.

Pageants for all ages highlighted this year's Phelps County Fair.

Living history programs will highlight the schedule of programs
commemorating the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Wilson’s Creek on
Saturday, Sunday and Monday, August 8, 9 and 10.

Pageants for all ages were among the many events taking place at the Phelps County Fair.

Pageants were the feature of the Phelps County Fair, with contests for all ages.

The Phelps County Fair offered up a look-alike contest for both mothers and daughters and fathers and sons, some medieval swordplay and jousting courtesy of the Society for Creative Anachronism, more rides, and some bull riding.