WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Warm up from the winter chill Saturday, Jan. 16, at the annual Friends of the Garnett Library chili supper, set for 4:30 to 7 p.m. in the Magnolia Room at the West Plains Civic Center, 110 St. Louis St.
The fund-raising event, sponsored by Wendy’s restaurant in West Plains, is being held prior to the Missouri State University-West Plains Grizzlies’ annual homecoming basketball game against Region 16 arch rival Three Rivers College of Poplar Bluff in the Joe Paul Evans Arena at the civic center, according to organizers.
For $7.50 per person and $3 for children age six and under, area residents can stop by and have a hot bowl of hearty chili with all of the fixings, as well as dessert and something to drink, before attending the game, organizers said. Complimentary game tickets also will be given to those attending who do not already have passes to the game, they added.
Tickets for the chili supper may be purchased in advance from the Missouri State University-West Plains development office, 905 W. Main St., or the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St.; or they may be purchased at the door. Organizers encourage attendees to purchase tickets in advance, even though walk-ins will be welcomed. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of furnishings for a collaborative learning space in the Garnett Library, organizers said.
For more information about the chili supper, call the Garnett Library at 417-255-7945. For more information about Friends of the Garnett Library, visit the organization’s website, wp.missouristate.edu/development/FriendsHomepage.htm or call 417-255-7940.