Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry

The Tarkio/Westboro/Fairfax Food Pantry is currently low on the following items: tomato juice (64 oz. can), saltine crackers, brownie mix, boxed potatoes (au gratin, scalloped), Chicken Helper, vegetables (15 oz. – canned potatoes, green beans, mixed vegetables, whole kernel corn, cream style corn, peas, carrots, kraut), tomatoes (diced, diced chili ready, tomato sauce, rotel), pasta (ramen noodles, macaroni, medium egg noodles, spaghetti), and ground beef (1 lg. pkg.).

The food pantry will be open the fourth Tuesday and Thursday of October from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Good News Church will open the pantry in October.

The food pantry schedule for the months of November and December will change. The pantry will open one week earlier in each of those months due to the holidays. The Tarkio Christian Church will open the pantry November 11, 13, 18 and 20. In December the board will open the pantry on December 9, 11, 16, and 18. Clients should be mindful of those earlier November and December opening dates.

The food pantry is located at 315 Main Street in Tarkio.

Rock Port Food Pantry

The Rock Port Ministerial Alliance Food Pantry is low on the following items: stuffing mix, canned chicken, pancake mix, syrup, saltine crackers, canned chili beans, and diced tomatoes.

The food pantry will be open  Friday, October 24, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday, November 4, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

Donations can be taken to the Rock Port United Methodist Church, 211 W. Opp, Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, and placed in the shopping cart. Monetary donations may be mailed to the Rock Port Ministerial Alliance, P.O. Box 164, Rock Port, MO 64482.

If you would like to volunteer, contact Rebecca Liess at 660-253-3535.