Clarksdale Happening May 2025

May 2025

"There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." – Margaret J. Wheatley

Dog Clinic   May 3rd

Mother’s Day   May 11th

CAF Meeting   May 13th

City-wide Clean-up             May 17th & 18th

City Council Mtg (6:30pm City Hall) May 20th

Memorial Day (City Hall closed) May 26th

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Live! Paperless water bills! Sign up for paperless bills at https://clarksdale-mo.com/bill-payment.

Consumer Confidence Report – The current 2024 Consumer Confidence Report is available at https://dnr.mo.gov/ccr/MO1010167.pdf. Call City Hall at 816-393-5363 for a paper copy. Or it can be viewed at clarksdale-mo.com

ELECTION: This year's election winners are Natascha Hays, Mayor; Christy Keesaman, Alderman; Zech Hays, Alderman. A complete list of Aldermen, Mayor, and City employees go to https://clarksdale-mo.com/council-members 

Dog Clinic - Sat. May 3rd,  9am -Noon at the City Park.  Dr. Stan Goodwin will be here to give shots to your dogs and cats. The City Clerk will be there for you to purchase city licenses. Payment accepted as cash or check, but pay the City and Stan separately.

Cash or check. Separate payments for City of Clarksdale and Maysville Veterinary clinic.

*Proof of rabies shot required to receive dog license.

2nd Annual Sing 4 a Cause - May 3rd 6pm - Clarksdale Christian Church  All money donated is given to the Mosaic Cancer Center Patient Assistance Fund, in Loving Memory of Connie Drowns! We will have a silent auction and a free will offering along with a Home Made Pie Auction that will be sure to be lots of fun! Pies are being donated by some of Clarksdale’s most famous bakers! They will definitely be a hit!!

Surveys - We are mailing out the 3rd request for an income survey. 50% of you have been so helpful and filled it out and returned the survey. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!  But we NEED  85% participation before we can turn it in. It is completely anonymous. Mo-Kan makes City Hall randomly numbered address labels, we number a survey and stuff it into an envelope with a stamped return envelope.  It goes to Mo-Kan. We DO NOT see it, and they don’t have names. Completely anonymous. But SO helpful! Once we get all of them back and determine our status, we can apply for more grants.  Like the $2,500,000 Water project putting in new water lines, and the $456,633 Streets Grant for resurfacing most of our streets. Our previous income survey helped us qualify for those gants. PLEASE help us qualify for more, we know things are not getting cheaper!

Photo Contest Alright Clarksdale, let’s have a little fun!!! Let’s show some Clarksdale Pride with a little photo contest!

As you know, members of the community, organizations and the City of Clarksdale, Missouri have been working together and have replaced the “Welcome to Clarksdale” sign.

Whether you are from Clarksdale, the surrounding area or you simply drive by our new landmark sign, take a family photo, a creative photo or a fun photo with the new sign and post it in the comments below!!

LET’S SHOW OUR CLARKSDALE PRIDE AND GET THOSE PHOTOS SUBMITTED!!!!

LIONS THREE GUN RAFFLE

• Diamondback DB15 5.56 NATO, Henry Golden Boy 17 HMR,
• Ruger American Predator 308 Win w/threaded barrel and Konus 550 3X9X40 Scope.
• ONLY 100 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD !!! $50.00 per ticket
• Drawings (there will be three drawings) will be held at the Clarksdale Lions when 100 tickets have been sold. Winners do not need to be present to win.
• Drawing 1- Winner will get choice (of the three), Drawing 2- Winner will get choice (of remaining two), Drawing 3- Winner receive the remaining gun
• Winners will be notified and they must pick up their gun at “On Target Guns & Ammo in Clarksdale, MO”.
• RAFFLE TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED FROM ANY CLARKSDALE LIONS CLUB MEMBER. PROCEEDS GO TO SUPPORT THE CLARKSDALE LIONS CLUB ANNUAL ACTIVITIES. SPECIAL THANKS TO “ON TARGET GUNS & AMMO, LLC CLARKSDALE, MO.

Recycling - The price of trash has gone up and the St. Joe landfill, and many may be seeing that on your trash bills.  One way to help is to recycle. Stewartsville recycling center is open Mon. - Saturday, 7am to 7 pm. Maysville is open 24/7. They have bins for paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, cans, etc. PLEASE, NO trash.

The Clarksdale Yard Waste Site - The Yard Waste Site is Only for yard waste! Not for trash, plastic bags, construction debris, anything that has nails or metal in it. Sorry for the inconvenience, but until further notice the yard waste site will be closed due to an abundance of illegal dumping of materials. We are cleaning up the entire site, in order to utilize the space for the upcoming event on June 7th. If you are needing to get rid of any Yard Waste items, please contact Tascha at 660-483-0955 or Zech Hays and we will be happy to discuss alternatives.  Please, do not drive around the fence in order to access the site. We have found numerous nails, spikes and screws. The city will not be held liable for damage.  If you have any questions, contact us.  Thank you for your understanding.

Pop's EventsPop's Presents: Hootin' & Hollerin' Dekalb County Style

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOWGo here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pops-presents-hootin-hollerin-dekalb-county-style-tickets-1298779046089?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR1rO6aGo-8sgwBvM_bDI3w760HLpYy7KegMD55iGzmNcT6ktX695REX2_A_aem_kpaEd-ZOwbnbfgVK_ElA3Q     

Get yours today, there are a limited number of tickets to be sold, so don't miss out!!  

Get your tickets and get your cowboy boots ready, we're gonna do some Hootin' & Hollerin, Dekalb County Style, June 7th in Clarksdale MO!!

Tickets also available at ON Target Guns & Ammo!!! 

Save this date: June 14th, Clarksdale Lions club will be celebrating Flag Day at the Lions Hall in Clarksdale. We have a member who will be displaying  his Military Museum. It will run from 12:00 to 4 pm with a presentation at 2pm.

More info will be given later. You do not want to miss this Day!!  There will be a free will donation and all proceeds will be given to the Cameron Veterans home....

Clarksdale Advancement Foundation  is looking for great people who want to make Clarksdale fantastic and help us achieve our goals. Come to our next meeting Tues., May 13 th at 6:30pm at City Hall. “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in”.~Author Unknown

The Clarksdale  Lions Club meets every 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month and we welcome anyone to come and hear what our club does for the community and we are always looking for new members.

Lions Club - Thank you to everyone who works so hard to make the Lions club auction happen! 

Easter Egg Hunt & Pie Sale-Thank you to all who helped make our 2 annual Easter Egg Hunt and Pie Sale a big success! Hope to see you again next year!  

Don't Fry Day - The Friday before Memorial Day is Don't Fry Day!

The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention designated the Friday before Memorial Day as Don’t Fry Day. The Council’s goal is to encourage sun safety awareness by reminding everyone to protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors on Don’t Fry Day and every day.

Remember to Slip! Slop! Slap! and Wrap! when you're outdoors. Slip on a shirt, slop on sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher, slap on a hat, and wrap on sunglasses.