We had a successful neighborhood cleanup while servicing 88 households! We, once again, had amazing support from the Sunset Church of Christ volunteers and from the church for letting us use their parking lot. The participants offered many thanks to Community Partnership of the Ozarks and the City of Springfield…
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We are looking forward to once again hosting our neighborhood cleanup, aka, trash day, May 4, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. We will be at the Sunset Church of Christ at the corner of Fort and Sunset. You are able to dispose of trash, yard waste and scrap metal. Please ensure that…
Mark Twain keeps things rolling as we’ve been enjoying spending time with neighbors and friends at our Mark Twain Days at Champion Park on Sept. 24. We hope you were able to make it and enjoyed yourselves! Speaking of things you may have missed – we had the amazing Pam Stoelzel…
Mark Twain has had a busy spring! We held our neighborhood cleanup on May 5. While it rained on us most of the day, we ended the day with a total of 4.5 trash bins and almost three bins filled with yard waste. We greatly appreciated all of the volunteers that…
We are looking forward to spring here in Mark Twain! Our speaker in March was Kathryn Kekufahl, master gardener. In April, we will hear from the Fire Department for our quarterly check-in. We will also hear from our own Johanna Wood. She will offer guidance on property value and what we can…
Mark Twain had a great time participating in the Sunset Church of Christ Trunk or Treat and the Bass Pro Marathon! We look forward to participating again in the future. We hope everyone liked our pirate ship! We are looking forward to an amazing 2022. Be on the lookout for our spring…
Sunset Church of Christ will once again hold a Trunk or Treat in their parking lot 4-6 p.m. Oct. 30 from 4-6 p.m. This was a great event last year and the Mark Twain board can’t wait to participate again this year.
In August, we elected our new officers for the next two-year term. We are very proud and thankful for everyone that stepped up to serve on the board. The term runs September 1, 2021 – August 31, 2023. Our new board is as follows: President – Samantha Spartan Vice President…
If you have driven through a major intersection in the neighborhood, you have probably noticed our new signs. We are so excited to finally have them up!
On the trash-covered surface, neighborhood cleanups are about getting rid of unwanted junk and picking up litter. But underneath the debris, the value is even greater. The recent Mark Twain Neighborhood cleanup resulted in seven trash dumpsters (14.5 tons) of discarded trash, 2.1 tons of metal, three brush dumpsters and…