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Learn about Cub Scouts
2026-08-26 18:00 - 19:00 UTC
All boys and girls and their parent(s)/guardian(s) are welcome to attend the Pack 88 meeting to learn more about scouting Wednesday, August 26, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be at the Tarkio Library, 405 S. 11th Street, Tarkio, Missouri. The troop meeting for sixth grade and above will be at the same time and location. You can join any time in the year!
For more information contact Ethan Piveral at 660-623-0193. For more information on scouting, visit www.scouting.org or www.ponyexpressbsa.org

Last Tarkio Chews & Cruise
2026-08-28 17:00 - 19:00
The Tarkio Parks & Recreation Board is hosting its last Chews & Cruise night this year on Friday, August 28. Starting at 5:00 p.m., cruise up and down Main Street and enjoy some tasty treats at several food trucks, including The Enchilada Lady, Mother Talisa’s Woodfired Pizza, Stillwell’s Outdoor Krazy Korn, Hot-Diggity Dogs, and Curbside Cravings By Payten.

East Atchison Volleyball Tournament
2026-08-29 08:00 - 17:00

RPHS 70s & 80s Reunion “End of Summer Bash 2026”
2026-08-29 17:00 - 2026-08-30 00:00
The RPHS 70’s & 80’s Reunion “End of Summer Bash” will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at the Atchison County Memorial Building in Rock Port.
A social gathering for all who attended or graduated from Rock Port High School in the 1970s and 1980s will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Former coaches, teachers and administrators are invited to attend.
Groovy’s Grub food truck will be on-site from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. for everyone to buy their own meals. Owners/operators are Mike and Michele Pfeil (Class of 1982 and 1988). Bring your own beverages. Free bottled water will be available.
Class pictures will be taken at 7:45 p.m. by W.C. Farmer (Class of 1987.)
The following event will be open to the public at 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Used Cars, an Omaha-based tribute band featuring the greatest hits of The Cars, will be playing a variety of songs from the 70s and 80s from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight.
You don’t want to miss this epic event! Make it more fun by wearing something nostalgic from the 70s and 80s and make plans now to road trip back to good ol’ Rock Port.
There is a $10 cover charge (cash only) and you must be 21 to attend.

Award-winning nature photographer coming to PSC
2026-09-03 19:00 - 20:00
Michael Forsberg is an accomplished photographer, conservationist, author, and filmmaker who has been perfecting his craft for 30 years. He is a Nebraskan and has many journeys and stories throughout the Great Plains.
Peru State College and the PSC Foundation will be hosting Forsberg Thursday, September 3, in the college’s Performing Arts Center. The event will be free and open to the public. The event will begin at 7:00 p.m. Sign up at: https://alumni.peru.edu/e/michael-forsberg-2026-event. You may also call or email the PSC Foundation at 402-872-2304 or pscfoundation@peru.edu to register, or scan the QR code included with this article.
Forsberg has authored books including “On Ancient Wings – The Sandhill Cranes of North America” in 2005, “America’s Lingering Wild” in 2009, and “Into Whooperland – A Photographer’s Journey with Whooping Cranes” in 2024.
He participated in two documentaries: “Crane Song” by Nebraska Public Media in 2007, and “Great Plains – America’s Lingering Wild,” a PBS film released in 2013, based on his book.
Forsberg’s most recent work is titled “Pedaling the Whooper Highway.” Starting in the southeast corner of Texas, he set out to bike across the entire United States and finish in Saskatchewan, Canada. This two-month journey was inspired by the Whooping Crane migration path to better understand the birds’ habitat preferences and to preserve the species for generations to come.
Among Forsberg’s awards and honors for his work are: Highly Commended, BBC International Wildlife Photographer of the Year (2003); Great Plains, Gold Medal, Best Regional Non-Fiction, Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs, 2010); Nebraska Master Naturalist (2016); and Into Whooperland, Silver Medal, Nature Category, National Outdoor Book Award (2025).
Forsberg’s work is guided by a keen sense of responsibility toward the environment. He said, “I feel we are blessed to be stewards of this planet, but in many cases, we have forgotten that with this privilege comes responsibility. Photography can be a powerful witness to our shortcomings, but also to show that beauty and hope still exist in the natural world.”

T.M. Wharton Blue Jay Classic Sunday, September 6
2026-09-06 10:00 - 13:00
The 2026 T.M. Wharton Blue Jay Classic will be held Sunday, September 6, at the Rock Port Golf & Country Club. The Blue Jay Classic Golf tournament began in 2010. In 2014, the tournament was renamed to remember a beloved Blue Jay, T.M. Wharton.
The four-person scramble is a fundraiser for the Rock Port High School Booster Club. Tee-off for the four person scramble is at 10:00 a.m. At least one Rock Port alum, current student, or teacher must be on the team. The entry fee is $60 per person (includes mulligans). You must provide your own cart. Lunch will be provided by RPHS Dance Team (free will donation).
To register, scan the QR code or contact Sheena.Roup@rpbluejays.com or Jennifer.Vogler@rpbluejays.com.

The Brownville Concert Series to present Robert Walters: Oboe
2026-09-13 14:00 - 15:00
The Brownville Concert Series will welcome acclaimed American oboist, Robert Walters, in concert Sunday, September 13. Walters is a native of Los Angeles, raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, and is a professor of oboe and English horn at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music. The show will begin at 2:00 p.m. Sponsors are John and Mary Lauber.
Robert Walters joined The Cleveland Orchestra as solo English horn in 2004. Mr. Walters made his concerto debut with the Orchestra in 2006 performing Ned Rorem’s English Horn Concerto, and has subsequently played Peteris Vasks’s English Horn Concerto and, on the oboe d’amore, Bach’s Concerto in A Major, BWV1055. In November 2015, he premiered Bernard Rands’s Concerto for English Horn with The Cleveland Orchestra, which was commissioned for Mr. Walters as part of the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
Mr. Walters has also appeared as guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Beijing Radio Symphony, China Film Philharmonic, Qingdao Symphony Orchestra, New York Chamber Soloists, Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra, Phoenix Symphony, Redlands Symphony, and most recently at Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, California. Prior to coming to Cleveland, Mr. Walters was the solo English horn player of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (2000-2004) and with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (1997-2000). As an oboist, Mr. Walters performed and recorded frequently with the Philadelphia Orchestra and was active as a freelance musician in New York. Mr. Walters was also a frequent performer with James Laevine and the Met Chamber Ensemble at Carnegie Hall.
Robert Walters spent five summers with the Marlboro Music Festival and has toured as a member of Musicians from Marlboro. In addition to teaching at the Music Academy of the West, Mr. Walters has appeared at the festivals of Banff, Bard, St. Bart’s, Caramoor, Grand Teton, and Spoleto. His annual series of masterclasses at Hidden Valley Music Seminar in Carmel, California, attracts top players from across the country. Mr. Walters has served as an artist faculty member of the Aspen Music Festival and School and, for the past eleven years, at the Colorado College Summer Music Festival. Mr. Walters is a frequent coach with the New World Symphony and at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
A fourth-generation college music professor, Robert Walters has taught at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music since 2006, and was appointed professor of oboe and English horn in 2010. His students have secured solo positions in leading orchestras across the United States.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.brownvilleconcertseries.org, on Facebook or call 402-825-3331. The Nebraska Arts Council, a state agency, supports this program through a matching grant funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment.

Rock Port’s Old Fashioned Saturday Night Sept. 19
2026-09-19 17:00 - 20:00
The 42nd annual Old Fashioned Saturday Night will be held September 19, 2026. The event is held on Main Street in Rock Port. The festivities will start at 5:00 p.m. with “The Star Spangled Banner” near the Atchison County Memorial Building.
Duncan’s Carriage Rides and the Little Tuggers Tractor Pull will be in Rock Port again this year. Registration for the Little Tuggers Tractor Pull will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the pull will start at 6:30 p.m. The tractor pull will again be at the intersection of Opp and Main.
Local businesses, clubs and organizations are invited to set up booths, games, and activities of all kinds. If you would like to have a booth this year please let Betty Stoner know. Registration forms will be available after August 3. You can contact Betty at 660-787-0531 or text her at the same number and she will get you a form. The registration form can also be found on the Rock Port Chamber Facebook page. The fee for a booth is $10.00 and can be paid the night of the event. If you want the same spot as you have had before please let Betty know so she can reserve it for you. The spots will be done on a first come, first served basis. All registration forms need to be turned in by September 8 in order to get the map made up and turned in to the Atchison County Mail.
“Everyone get your thinking caps on as to what you want to do,” Betty said. “Hopefully we will have a successful night.”
If you would like to see something different this year let Betty know and maybe (with your help) they can get something new this year such as more games and entertainment for the kids. If you would like to sponsor something for the kids please let someone with the Rock Port Chamber of Commerce or Betty know.
Old Fashioned Saturday Night is a fun-filled event geared toward all ages. Come out and have a great time! Watch for updates on the Atchison County Mail Facebook page or the Rock Port Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

Blood drive in Tarkio Sept. 30
2026-09-30 13:00 - 18:00
The Tarkio and area community members are invited to give a life-saving blood donation at the Community Blood Center Blood Drive Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Tarkio Activity Center (TAC). Sponsored by the Tarkio High School Chapter of National Honor Society, the blood drive will be held on the upper level of the gym at the TAC, located at 110 N. 13th Street in Tarkio, Missouri.
Sign up today at savealifenow.org/group and use group code EG4W. Those who donate will receive a stainless flip-spout water bottle. Those who plan to donate must: eat well and hydrate beforehand; must be 17 and older (or 16 with a parental consent form) and bring a photo ID; meet minimum weight requirements; and feel good and illness free. For more information, call 877-468-6844 or visit savealifenow.org.

Local makers invited to join Holiday Makers Market
2026-11-07 10:00 - 15:00
Calling all makers! Mark your calendars for Atchison County Artisans’ 5th Annual Holiday Makers Market at the Rock Port elementary cafeteria in Rock Port on Saturday, November 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This fun event will provide an opportunity to shop for Christmas gifts made by local artisans, including woodworking, wood burning, stained glass, crochet, and much more.
AC Artisans invites local makers to sign up now. Participating vendors must sell goods that are homemade, homegrown, or value added (an item that has been altered in some way to add to its value). Vendors will pay a nonrefundable $15 fee to participate. To sign up, please contact Sandy Thompson at 660-253-7272 or Mary Salmond at 660-253-0546 or complete a registration form at https://forms.gle/k6FS9oJXg94DLmkt7.
