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July 2, 2021 • Vol. 2, Issue 73
15th Annual Back-to-School Bash is Aug. 8
INSIDE:
PAGE 14: Track Family Fun Parks celebrate 40 years
God Bless America! The American flag, along with flags from each branch of the military, waves proudly in the breeze at Patriots Park, College of the Ozarks. (Photo by George Kurland)
PAGE 19: Elevate Work celebrates June graduates
WEATHER...page 21
Beautiful weather for our holiday weekend!
Many weekend celebrations on tap for Independence Day By K.D. Michaels, Staff Writer Independence Day celebrations abound throughout the Ozarks, as locals and visitors alike enjoy fireworks and festivities. This year you can enjoy three days of Fourth of
July fun. The Fireburst Independence Day fireworks display will be held at dusk on Friday, July 2. The Table Rock Chamber of Commerce invites everyone to celebrate July
Fourth with a fabulous professional fireworks display originating from directly above the Kimberling City Bridge. Enjoy the fireworks from the shores of Table Rock Lake or SEE CELEBRATIONS, PAGE 17
Submitted to Branson Globe For 15 years, the Back-toSchool Bash has helped families and students in Taney and Stone counties get ready for the school year, and every year it gets bigger and better, its sponsors say. This year’s Bash will be on Sunday, August 8, from 5-8 p.m. at the Branson RecPlex Park. According to Terry Brown, associate pastor at First Baptist Branson, about 2,500 to 3,000 attend every year. For about a month, Brown begins to partner with sponsors who donate dollars to purchase thousands of backpacks and school supplies. “We have also had some key media sponsors for all 15 years such as radio stations like 106.3 KRZK,” according to Brown. A few summers ago, Janet Ellis, former host of KRZK’s Janet & Friends said, “ ‘I am so proud to again support FBC’s annual Back to School Bash! It is a HUGE parSEE BASH, PAGE 2