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Area nonprofits to open warming center in Branson Branson Globe to Collect Food and Toys

A Little Christmas Fun See how the fun helps area families - Page 2

Riley’s Treasures in downtown Branson will provide a space for those who need it during cold weather. (FILE)

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Local woman’s fight against COVID - Page 3

By KD Michaels, Staff Writer Two area non-profit agencies are joining forces to open a warming center to help those in need this winter.

Riley’s Treasure Thrift Store is teaming up with the Caring Community Thrift Store to provide a place for the homeless in our community to find food and shelter on cold Branson nights.

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“shop” for gifts for their children ages 0 to 17 for Christmas.

Advertisers and friends of The Branson Globe will be assisting with the collection of donations.

Currently, donations may be taken to The Rogue Chef, located at 2715 West 76 Country Boulevard, The World’s Largest Toy Museum (Memory Barn Entrance) at 3609 West 76 Country Boulevard, or The Flag Store at 114 South Commercial Street. Donations may also be taken to The Branson Globe office, located at 2460 South Business 65, Suite 106, in Hollister.

Additional drop-off sites will be added soon.

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Tracy Banks, who, along with her family, owns and operates Riley’s Treasures in downtown Branson explained how the concept became a reality.

“We had heard that the warming house, previously at the Salvation Army, was not going to open this year,” noted Banks.

The management and staff of The Branson Globe are joining forces with our advertisers to help those in need in the area, through two local nonprofit organizations.

The Branson Globe and friends are holding a food drive and toy drive now through December 23, collecting nonperishable food items and new, unwrapped toys.

Food items collected will be donated to Christian Action Ministries, a local help-agency who assists those in need with groceries, through food banks in both Branson and Forsyth, and mobile outreach.

Toys collected will be taken to the Salvation Army for use in one of their holiday assistance programs, the Toy Store, slated for later in December where parents can

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Meeting local needs with a little Christmas fun

By Cindy Thomas, Staff Writer Area families took advantage of the nice weekend weather to enjoy the Branson First Baptist Church Christmas Bash on Saturday afternoon and the Hollister Santa Train on Sunday afternoon, before heading downtown

on Sunday evening for the Adoration Parade.

Both the Christmas Bash and the Santa Train were held in drivethrough format instead of their usual venues, but plenty of families still showed up to enjoy the fun. FBC outreach pastor Terry

Brown said 600 boxes of groceries were given away on Saturday, plus nearly 125 gift cards that were on hand as a backup. While driving through the route at the RecPlex, families also enjoyed Christmas music and a live Nativity display.

Volunteers from Kanakuk Institute

staged a simulated skating party and Christmas tree hunting expedition—not an easy feat at 58 degrees in the sunshine!

In Hollister on Sunday, at least 210 kids received water bottles, cookies, popcorn and a gift bag as their families proceeded through

Kanakuk Institute volunteers staging a simulated skating party at the FBC Christmas Bash. (Photo by Cindy Thomas)

Santa and one of his helpers wait expectantly for letters to fill Santa’s mailbox. (Photo by Cindy Thomas)

Volunteers at the FBC Christmas Bash deliver boxes of groceries to cars driving through the event. (Photo by Cindy Thomas)

Hollister High School band and color guard provided Christmas music at the Santa Train event. (Photo by Cindy Thomas)

the route of six different goody stops staffed by volunteers from the chamber of commerce and the community. Each child was also given a coloring packet containing a letter to Santa, which they could complete and drop into Santa’s mailbox as the jolly old elf was on hand to greet and wave to each carload. The Hollister High School band presented a program of Christmas music and festive color guard routines.

For many families, such events are an important part of their Christmas celebration, helping provide gifts for their children. That is especially true this year as budgets are tight due to pandemic-related shutdowns and reduced work hours. Philip Thomas, a schoolteacher in Stone County, said as he left school on Friday a student told him she was excited to go to the Santa Train because “my mom isn’t able to work much in the winter, and we get really good stuff.”

It’s not too late to help families in need this Christmas. Some shows, including Clay Cooper’s Country Express, are offering discount performances with a donation of food; check websites and Facebook pages of your favorites. The Salvation Army, Christian Action Ministries, Gift of Hope, and other local organizations have donation and volunteer information on their websites, and local schools and churches can put donors in touch with families needing assistance.

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Globe writer Tiffany Brown releases her first book

By Cindy Thomas, Staff Writer Regular Branson Globe readers may have noticed a few new staff names lately, most recently writer Tiffany Brown. Her recent memoir piece about the closing of Ozark Mountain Regional Healthcare Center in Crane, Missouri, helped readers identify with the plight of displaced families and employees; and her article of tips for navigating COVID-19 challenges probably resonated with just about everyone.

Tiffany is also preparing for the release of her first book, Landmarks, with print copies anticipated next week. Landmarks is an honest look at a painful journey through abuse, depression, bipo-

lar disorder, and a messy divorce, along with its effects on her three children. Considering herself a failure after plummeting from leadership in her church to wallowing on the couch, wondering whether her very life was worth it, she cried out to God. As she shares in the book and on her blog, “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” God met her in the mess, bringing his glorious presence and with it, new purpose. Anyone who feels caught in the middle of their own mess, or knows someone who is, will want to read this book.

Landmarks is the debut book project of “Heroes and Miracles,” a nonprofit started by former Crane attorney Dale Wiley. Wiley, who

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Cox Branson nurse shares her ‘Christmas miracle’ Submitted to Branson Globe Becky Camden did something this year she’s never done: Put up her tree before Thanksgiving. Her wife Tracy was fighting for her life against COVID-19 and both believed the magic of the holiday season would grant them a Christmas miracle.

Becky, an ER nurse at Cox Branson, began feeling what she thought were allergy symptoms in mid-October. Around that same time, Tracy who drives a school bus in Branson, was feeling extra cranky.

“That’s so out of character for me,”

she says. “I drove my route and just felt grumpy. After I dropped off my last kid, I went to step out of my bus and my legs almost buckled. By the time I got to my car, I could barely breathe.”

The Camdens knew it was time to be tested for COVID-19. When the results came back positive, they hunkered down at home—both completely exhausted. By day six, they were feeling okay and even created a Facebook video for family back home in Illinois.

“We wanted our loved ones to

see we were okay,” Becky recalls.

“Our heads were a little foggy since COVID clouds your mind, but we were getting stronger.”

The next day, Tracy took a turn for the worse. Becky tested Tracy’s oxygen with an at-home monitor and her levels had dipped into the 80s. She took Tracy to the ER, and she was sent home on oxygen and seemed to be doing fine. However, when Tracy woke up the following morning, her oxygen had tanked even more, she lost her appetite, and her low-grade SEE MIRACLE, PAGE 8

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Can there be Christmas without CHRIST? First Amendment to the United States Constitution Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

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By Gary J. Groman, a.k.a The Ole Seagull, Columnist Emeratus The “Grinch” never came any closer to stealing the true meaning of Christmas than has trying to be “politically correct.” In recent years, there has been a strong move to change the traditional Christmas greeting of “Merry Christmas” to the “politically correct” terminology of “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings.”

“But one wouldn’t want to offend those who are celebrating Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, or something else, would they?” Absolutely not, but most people are not offended using the term “Merry Christmas.” Yet, it is essential to

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the vast majority of Americans to whom the celebration of Christmas is so significant. Those who want to preserve the spirit, history, and tradition of the “Christmas” that the U.S. Congress des-

ignated as a legal holiday on June 26, 1870.

What do “Happy Holidays” and “Seasons Greetings” have in common with “_ _ _ _ _ _ mas?” They both leave “Christ” out. So what?

What does “Christ” have to do with the celebration of Kwanza, Hanukkah, Santa Claus, presents, office parties, red-nosed reindeer, decorating trees, wreaths, holly, sleigh bells, retail sales, booze, atheism, and feasting? Not much!

What does Christ have to do with CHRISTmas? Everything!

Without Christ, there can be no CHRISTmas. There can be a holiday, a season, festivals, and religious observations of every

persuasion. Still, without Christ, there can be no CHRISTmas. One cannot even say or spell the word “CHRISTmas,” let alone explain its actual history, meaning, or origins without CHRIST. The Concise Columbia Encyclopedia states that Christmas is “Christ’s Mass in the Christian calendar, the feast of Jesus’s nativity.” The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines “Christmas” as “A Christian feast commemorating the birth of Jesus.” Jesus who?

Jesus, the Christ Child, the only begotten Son of God, born of the virgin Mary in Bethlehem over SEE OLE SEAGULL, PAGE 12

Try journaling to build your relationship with God

By Cindy Thomas, Staff Writer Most Christians agree that a personal devotional time of prayer, Bible study, and meditation improves our relationship with God. Hopefully, it also helps infuse godly character into our relationships with others. I’ve recently rediscovered Richard Foster’s classic, “Celebration of Discipline,” which emphasizes those important practices.

I was privileged to hear Foster lecture during his time as writer-in-residence at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, while I was a student there. From him, I first heard the idea of keeping a devotional journal. I’m only

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sorry I waited a long time to put it into practice. For the last few

years, though, I’ve been journaling faithfully, and I’m glad.

The very act of writing helps us focus our prayers and remember them. I tutored English grammar and usage in a learning lab where students were not allowed to simply read through sample sentences and insert commas or cross through wrong words. Instead, they had to copy the entire sentence as they corrected the mistakes, based on research about the brain connection between the physical act of writing correct sentences and remembering the rules, similar to practicing a sports skill. People who take notes during sermons and

lectures usually report better retention, even though a handout may contain the same information. It’s easy to type a quick “thoughts and prayers” comment on someone’s social media post, but grabbing my journal and writing a quick prayer helps ensure I actually pray about the need and remember to keep praying.

Journaling also helps clarify exactly what my wants and needs are. It helps me think through what might be best in a situation and examine whether my desires are actually biblical. And if I don’t know, it’s okay to write that, encouraging myself to adSEE REFLECTIONS, PAGE 16

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‘Landmarks’: An excerpt from Tiffany Brown’s new book

By Tiffany Branson, Staff Writer Dead inside. That’s how I felt.

Like an empty shell of a person laying there on my forty-dollar thrift store sofa in an empty two-bedroom apartment. The silence spoke volumes. It spoke of extinguished dreams. It spoke of loss, failure, loneliness, and regret.

The cold, quiet heaviness gripped me so tightly that nothing could break its hold. Things that once distracted me from my pain—music, TV, reading, writing—had no effect. All I could do was stare, as if my living room wasn’t a living room but a shapeless, endless void. Sometimes I would fall asleep. Other times I’d cry myself to sleep.

Sit, stare, cry, sleep. That was my routine for days or weeks or months, I can’t really even remember. What I do remember is thinking that it would never end.

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I’d been building a utopian dreamworld my entire life up until this point. Hoping, planning, laboring. Striving to be that extraordinary woman that the world would behold and deem worthy of the highest honor. Now at the

age of thirty-four, I was wallowing in the stagnant pool of a failed marriage and a shameful divorce, dragging my three children behind me through the muck of their father’s and my failures, soiling their innocence with the painful reality that their family was falling apart.

“But you promised you’d never get a divorce! Why did you lie to us?”

I didn’t think I was lying once upon a time.

Once upon a time…

Once, we were happy. Once, we were madly in love. We were a family. We were highly respected members and leaders in our church. We had what others could only dream of having.

Once, people thought I was something special. And once upon a time, I had everyone fooled.

That’s what I thought anyway.

Now, it had all slipped away like sand through my fingers. Love

was an insidious joke. Prayers were only vain mumblings that got you nothing and brought you nowhere. Now, there was only dead, dark, cold silence. I gathered up just enough strength to send out one last desperate prayer.

“God, where are you?”

Instantly, my world of gray filled with vibrant color. Memories replayed in my mind like a movie reel. Every milestone along my journey—the triumphs and failures, the happiness and hard times, the accolades and offenses—were unveiled before my eyes as if God had gathered them into his photo album like a proud daddy. Through every remembrance, one constant remained.

“I’ve been here all along.”

I could see it now in panoramic glory. He’d been there all along, encouraging me, cheering me on, providing for me and sustaining

me. Loving me. Every destination on my pilgrimage was saturated with God’s favor. Even when I wandered off on thorny paths bleeding and tripping over briars and brambles, He was there. And He was bleeding too.

If He had been there with me through every season of my past, surely He was with me even now.

It was all significant to Him because it was all a part of my story and He was the author. Every valley, mountain, river, and desert were chapters inscribed by His divine hand and they all had a name.

They were my landmarks …

(Excerpted from Tiffany’s new book, “Landmarks”).

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Using her nursing knowledge, Becky could see the supplemental oxygen was no longer meeting Tracy’s needs. She was quickly getting worse. A new X-ray showed no pneumonia, but her lungs were riddled with COVID and were already showing scar damage.

“This is the point I began to get terrified,” Becky says with a pause. “When she came home, I’d set my phone alarm for every 30 minutes so I could test her oxygen again. She just kept getting worse.”

While Cox Branson now cares for acute COVID patients, at the time, all CoxHealth hospitals were sending their COVID patients to Cox South. The couple knew it was time to head to Springfield, but Tracy resisted because she was afraid she’d end up on a ventilator.

“We both just laid there for an hour and half crying,” Becky says. “I knew if she was admitted to critical care, I may never see her again. That’s a really hard feeling to even describe.”

Becky made the decision to take Tracy to Springfield, but she was too emotional to drive up there. Her ER co-worker, Jason Froeschle, also had COVID at the time. He came over to the Camden’s home and agreed to drive them.

“I sat in the back with Tracy and our minds were racing,” Becky remembers. “I wanted to get her

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up there as fast as we could to get treatment, but I didn’t want that time in the car with her to end.”

When they arrived at the ER at Cox South, Becky and Tracy had to part ways.

“Becky had to leave me,” Tracy says with tears in her eyes.

“I knew I was okay when she was with me, but now my angel was gone. I just told myself that it’s just me and the nurses now, and I’d have to fight to get back home.”

Looking back now, Tracy realized how hard she did have to fight. She was transferred to the COVID Critical Care unit at Cox South and doesn’t remember much from the first few days there. Becky does though—recalling how she lived for the daily update from doctors. Things didn’t look good.

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“We were actually approached by the Caring Community Thrift Store, because we had the space available to use.

Banks and her family are transforming the upper level of Riley’s Treasures, originally a living quarters before the thrift store moved in, into a warming center that will be more like a home than a shelter, with a place for visitors to shower, and wash clothes, as well as enjoy both dinner and breakfast during their stay.

“We are turning the apartment upstairs into ‘House of Hope’,” Banks explained. “We will have cots available, blankets, and pillows, as well as snacks available all evening. We will be preparing a meal every evening, or having a sponsored night where people in the community provide the meal. We will also have snacks

available in the evening, and will be providing a breakfast before they leave the next morning.

Our goal is to make the apartment feel like a home from the time they enter the door until the time they leave.”

The new warming center has room to accommodate 25 people in the upstairs apartment, with capabilities of serving an additional 15 in the warehouse area, in an overflow situation.

Banks and her family opened the Riley’s Treasures Thrift Store

to fund their family’s missions in Kenya, Africa.

“We have a school that we have built, and 275 of the sweetest kids that attend, full time, free of charge. The thrift store came about as a means to help fund our school,” said Banks.

“When we started the thrift store, we thought that it would just be to fund our mission in Kenya, but since, we have grown to love it as a new mission to help the community. We have always said that the thrift store, in it-

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self, is a whole other mission, and serving now with the House of Hope brings it full circle for us. We have had a lot of different organizations within Branson reach out to help us. This is definitely going to be a community project. We are just blessed to be able to host them at Riley’s Treasures.”

The House of Hope warming center will be open any night that the temperature is expected to dip to 32 degrees. Opening day will be Saturday, December

12. Doors will open at 6 pm, with dinner served at 7 pm, and lights-out between 10:30 and 11 pm. Breakfast will be served at 8 am with departure thereafter. The warming center is located at 215 Veterans Boulevard. Visitors will check in at the building’s back entrance.

“Our ministry is all about loving on people, and through House of Hope, I feel like we can dig deep within ourselves to love on some of the most vulnerable people in the community that really need some help,” said Banks.

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Even the most notable current secular symbol, the 19th century “Ho, Ho, Ho,” jolly old Santa Claus seen everywhere during the Christmas season, was first made famous in New York. The European traditions of “Sinterklaas” and “Saint Nicholas” go back hundreds of years, but first, there was “Christ.”

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There are even those who would try to replace the bright guiding light of the Star of Bethlehem with the red glow of the nose of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.” Rudolph’s nose has been guiding Santa’s sleigh since 1939 when Robert May wrote a verse for a Montgomery Ward promotional comic book. In the late 1940s, his brother-in-law adapted the verse and used it in the song “Rudolph the RedNosed Reindeer,” and the cowboy crooner, Gene Autry, made Rudolph famous, but first there was “Christ.”

When someone says “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings,” rather than “Merry Christmas,” those wanting to share the gift of Christmas ask, “What Holiday?” or “What Season?” What better way to create or reinforce awareness of the “reason for the season?” That very first Christmas when “God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life?”

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Dimitri’s Greek Gyros and Deli: Authentic Greek food in downtown Branson

By Cindy Thomas, Staff Writer Craving some cultural variety in your dining out? You can get a delicious taste of the Mediterranean right here in Branson.

Check out Dimitri’s Greek Gyros and Deli at 111 E. Main Street, just up the hill from Branson Landing.

This local favorite is rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on both Yelp and TripAdvisor, and 5 stars on Facebook reviews. The reason why, according to owner Dimitrios Tsahiridis, is simple. “I like to cook,” said Tsahiridis, who goes

by Dimitri. “I use good, fresh ingredients; everything is homemade. I guarantee everything on the menu.”

Long-time Branson locals will remember Dimitri’s Gourmet Restaurant, which opened in 1977 and operated until 2001 when the city bought the property for the development of Bran-

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Greek Gyros and Deli opened in 2014.

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The other constant in the business is the family atmosphere.

Family photos line the walls behind the cash register, and all of the Tsahiridis’s children worked in the business while growing up before moving into successful careers of their own. Several grandchildren still help out when they are home on college breaks.

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Tracy’s body was experiencing a cytokine storm, which is where the body starts to attack its own cells and tissues rather than fighting the virus. She, by this time, also had COVID pneumonia and was in respiratory failure.

Back home in Branson, Becky channeled her worry into believing in the magic of Christmas. It’s her and Tracy’s favorite holiday, and she held onto hope as well as a special trinket on her bedside table.

“I have a glittery little plastic tree I’ve had for years,” she says.

“I shake it when I need extra prayers or have extra worries. I kept shaking it, trusting that some Christmas magic and prayers would help Tracy turn a corner.”

Five days after arriving at Cox South, something finally sparked Tracy to wake up and come around—it was Becky’s voice on

a FaceTime call with the nurse.

“That’s what it took to get me to snap out of my fog,” she says.

“Once I heard her voice, my will to fight took over and it was game on. She was my reason to get back home.”

Over the next few days, Tracy was alert but still critical. She was on a bipap, which provides a high flow of oxygen through a mask and is often the final intervention before a patient is placed on a ventilator. Tracy describes the feeling of lying there in the COVID unit, surrounded by sadness and fear.

“People were dying on all sides of me,” she says with a pause.

“My fear was that I wasn’t going to make it out of there either.”

That’s when she says an “angel nurse” named Billy caught her attention as he cared for a patient in the bed next to her.

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days watching him,” she says. “I was so inspired by the gentle way he cared for the lady by me. He was so gentle with the tape on her arms and the tubes. She nor her family knew how amazing he was to her.”

The next day, Tracy looked over and the patient was gone.

Like others surrounding her, she hadn’t made it.

“I just kept telling myself that they were looking at the same ceiling as me and had family at home like me, yet they didn’t make it. I was getting better, so I told myself God must not be done with me yet.”

As the days dragged on, Tracy began to improve. On the 13th day in the COVID unit, doctors shared the good news: She was ready to be transferred to a regular hospital room and would be reunited with her wife.

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rived, a nurse Tracy recognized by her eyes since that’s the only part visible through her PPE. “Her beautiful eyes were crying,” Tracy says. “She came over to me, grabbed my hands and told me something I’ll never forget.

She said I’m the only one of her patients who made it out alive over the past few months. The only one. Me. I realized then what

a celebration it is when a person recovers. My heart broke at the heavy load these caregivers carry each and every day.”

When Tracy arrived at her regular hospital room, there was a long-awaited reunion with Becky, who had only seen her through FaceTime.

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“I can’t even tell you what that felt like,” Tracy says. “She hugged me and I smelled her hair.

It was the first time I had been able to smell anything for almost three weeks. I just couldn’t let go of her.”

Tracy’s critical care nurses admit they didn’t believe Tracy would survive. But, after 16 total

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days in the hospital, she was going home for the holidays.

Becky’s Cox Branson family in the ER showered the Camdens with meals, cards and even a table on their porch so others could drop off goodies.

“The support they showed us is what family is all about,” Becky says. “They were there for us when we needed them most.”

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“Becky’s team has always treated me like one of their own,” Tracy says. “I’ve never seen a family environment like that anywhere she’s ever worked. I have no words.”

Tracy is still on oxygen at home but is getting stronger each day.

She’s excited for the day when

she’s reunited with some of her other favorite people.

“My school bus kids,” she says with a huge smile. “I can’t wait for the day they hop on that bus and see Miss Tracy behind the wheel! What a great day that will be!”

Until then, the Camdens are celebrating each other and have a new outlook and an

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“It’s the magic of the season. I believed in it all along,” Becky says. “There’s something special about this time of year that brings out the best in everyone. This is our time now. There’s no bigger blessing than to be home with those you love. This lady right here is my Christmas miracle.”

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mit it. My journal has plenty of “Please, God, I don’t know what to do” entries—in good company with some of the Psalms!

Perhaps the best part of journaling, though, is looking back and realizing that God has, in fact, answered prayer. My prayer for my son, floundering in “what next” mode after graduation? Seeing that note, realizing he now has a good job and a fulfilling ministry position brings tears of gratitude for God’s provision. Nearly two years ago, I made the hard decision to leave a good job in order to help my dad, age 95, and care for his property. I prayed some desperate prayers about the 40 percent drop in our family income, asking God to provide flexible part-time work. Now I have actual paid writing and speaking gigs, plus I enjoy gardening and other skills that save money. Finding that journal page a while back, I spent a few minutes consciously thanking God.

bransonglobe.com What about prayers God didn’t answer the way I hoped or the ones where I’m still waiting?

Again, the journal helps. Sometimes I see my original motive has changed or I’ve learned something in the wait. And if I’ve neglected to keep praying for a need, I renew my focus and commitment. When a relative recently passed away, it was tough to reread my prayer for his healing and wonder why a young man had to go so soon. Yet it was an opportunity to remember that we live in a broken world and that he had, in fact, received the ultimate healing in God’s presence. It was also a reminder to ask God how I might help his wife and children.

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Two shows keep audiences entertained at Grand Shanghai Theatre

By KD Michaels, Staff Writer The Grand Shanghai Theatre (formerly the Mickey Gilley Theatre) on Branson’s 76 Country Boulevard is home to two spectacular shows.

Country legend Mickey Gilley continues to call the Grand Shanghai Theatre home. Gilley, who will turn 85 in March, has enjoyed a phenomenal career with 17 number one songs to date. Gilley is known for such hits as “Room Full of Roses,” “CIty Lights,” “True Love Ways,” “I Overlooked an Orchid,” and “Stand by Me,” to name a few.

Gilley’s 2020 season which ended in November featured the dynamic and personable performer displaying equal amounts of energy and talent as he performed many of his hits, as well as shared video highlights of his career with the audience. Though an accident several years ago keeps Gilley

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Gilley, who opened his Branson show in 1989, has performed in Branson for over 30 years and is planning to return for the 2021 season in April.

Joining Mickey Gilley on stage for the 2020 season was country great Johnny Lee. Most known for songs such as “Cherokee Fiddle,” “Yellow Rose of Texas,” and “Lookin’ For Love,” Johnny Lee has amassed a total of 17 top-40 country hits throughout his career, primarily in the 1980s.

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Consignment Clothing Exchange popular with buyers and sellers

By KD Michaels, Staff Writer Consignment Clothing Exchange in the Shoppes at Bran-

son Meadows offers a truly unique shopping experience.

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business, Consignment Clothing Exchange opened in 2013 when owner Terri Clark selected Branson as the ideal location for a new store. Clark’s original shop, located in Platte City, Missouri, has been in operation for nearly 30 years.

“There were many thrift stores in the Branson area but not many upscale resale shops,” Clark explained. “Many people don’t understand the difference between thrift stores and upscale resale shops. We are very particular about the items that we accept from individuals, as we only accept designer and department store brands. We are also very particular about how we display

our merchandise in our store.

We want to make our customers’ shopping experience pleasurable.”

Consignment Clothing Exchange is truly popular with visitors and local shoppers alike.

They carry a large selection of clothing for men and women, as well as juniors and plus sizes. The shop also features shoes, purses and wallets, jewelry, scarves and other accessories, as well as a small section designed for pets.

“Many of our customers frequent our store on a regular basis to see what is new, as our merchandise changes daily,” noted Clark. “We put out an average of

150 new items on our sales floor every day.”

Consignment Clothing Exchange is not only popular with shoppers, but with sellers as well. The shop accepts gently worn clothing in excellent condition from consignors. Items brought to the store must be relatively new, two years or less in age. Consignors receive 40% of the sale price when an item sells.

Consignment Clothing Exchange now has over 3,200 consignors.

Located at 4370 Gretna Road, Consignment Clothing Exchange is open Monday through Sunday, 10-6. For more information, visit their website at www.consignmentclothingexchange.com.

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Taney County Health Department updates COVID-19 numbers Submitted to Branson Globe The Taney County Health Department (TCHD) is saddened to confirm the deaths of eight Taney County residents due to COVID-19. The first death was a male in his 80s. The second death was a male in his 50s. The third and fourth deaths were females in their 80s. The fifth death was a

male in his 70s. The sixth and seventh deaths were females in their 80s. The eighth death was a female in her late teens. The total of Taney County residents whose deaths can be attributed to COVID-19 is now 46.

TCHD continues to encourage residents to take appropriate COVID-19 precautions as we enter the fall and winter

seasons. These include physical distancing, hand hygiene, staying home when sick, wearing a face covering, and disinfecting commonly touched surfaces. TCHD also highly encourages residents to get a flu vaccination, as flu season is here.

“As we approach winter and holiday seasons, prevention is

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“Cooler weather encourages indoor gatherings, which increases opportunities for transmission. We need our community to continue their diligence in hand hygiene, physical distancing, watching gathering sizes, staying home when sick and wearing face coverings.”

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Hollister’s Twinkle Market offers unique decor

By KD Michaels, Staff Writer Twinkle Market in Hollister features a variety of unique and affordable home decor. Located on Hollister’s Historic Downing Street, Twinkle Market began as a hobby instead of a business.

“We started this whole operation in my mom’s garage where

we made our first twinkle lamps,” said Twinkle Market owner and operator Sidney. “We had no intention of starting a business, we just wanted some cute solar lamps, but one thing led to another.”

Sidney, and her mother Dena, who spends most of her time helping run the business, moved the

operation from Dena’s garage to Sidney’s backyard barn and began adding inventory, as well as holding barn sales in both the spring and fall.

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The shop that Sidney found for Twinkle Market is itself unique.

Visitors to the store move from room to room, much like a home, with displays specific to each room. In the “kitchen” you’ll notice food items and kitchen decor, household decor in the “dining

room” and painted signs line the hallway. Other original pieces are located throughout the shop— lamps, decorative pieces, ornaments, holiday decor, gift items and much more.

“The building was designed the way it is when we purchased it,” said Sidney. “We tore down a few superficial walls, but we believe it was once a business in the front and living quarters in the back.”

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tured the music of both stars.

The Urban Cowboy Reunion show featured each entertainer doing a number of his own songs before joining together for the show’s finale, bringing the audience to their feet.

Though the Mickey Gilley show has ended for the season, the other show that calls the Grand Shanghai Theatre home is in full swing.

New to Branson this year, AMAZE, has literally amazed audiences of all ages throughout the season.

Traditionally, the Grand Shanghai Theatre has been home to the Amazing Acrobats of Shanghai, but this year COVID-19 changed that.

“Due to the travel ban, we were unable to bring our acrobats from Shanghai,” explained theatre general manager Cindy

Thomas. “Mr. Tan, the theatre owner, has been blessed to meet and work with acrobats all of his working life where he met and kept many friends. During COVID, he reached out to those friends to create a show for Branson.”

The new-for-2020 show, AMAZE, features nine fabulously talented entertainers from all corners of the earth, performing truly unique and amazing acrobatic feats. They come together in a fantastic show that definitely wows the audience.

The first response from many of the theatre’s repeat guests was one of surprise with the change in cast. The surprise was quickly replaced by joy and delight as audiences discovered that AMAZE was a different production than that of the Amazing Acrobats of Shanghai, but every bit as amazing.

AMAZE is currently entertaining audiences with a show

designed specifically for the Christmas season.

“This show is unlike any other show you will see in Branson,” explained Thomas.

“These award-winning, trained athletic performers AMAZE audiences over the world with extraordinary gymnastic feats of strength, skill, grace and charisma. Embrace the skillful control of their bodies in numerous aerial acrobatics, contortions, juggling, and balancing acts, coupled with dance, magic, comedy and fire, with AMAZE Christmas.”

AMAZE performs at 8 pm Monday through Thursday with shows at 3 and 8 pm on Friday and Saturday. AMAZE Christmas will continue through New Year’s Eve. The show will return for the 2021 season in March.

For more information on AMAZE or the Mickey Gilley Show, contact their box office at 417-336-0888.

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A fascinating hula hoop routine at the Grand Shanghai Theatre. (Photo

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Hummingbird Inn holds ribbon cutting

By KD Michaels, Staff Writer Hummingbird Inn Bed and Breakfast, located in Reeds Spring, held a grand opening and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, with many members of the community in attendance.

Those attending the ribbon

cutting enjoyed refreshments and beverages, as well as a tour of the beautiful facility.

The Bed and Breakfast, owned by Chris and Hollie Dortch, is more than just a romantic getaway, according to the property’s sales and pro-

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motions manager Rose Wilcox.

“It is a great Ozark Mountain experience,” said Wilcox. “Hummingbirds are seen throughout the year. This is a quiet area on a hill away SEE INN, PAGE 24

Hummingbird Inn Bed & Breakfast sits on a quiet hill near Reeds Spring, with beautiful views and, of course, hummingbirds. (Photo by KD Michaels)

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ensure they continue to offer a line of items that are new and trendy.

In addition to home decor, Sidney and Dena offer several special services at Twinkle Market.

“One of my favorite things to do is to take old, ugly furniture and bring it to life. We sell refurbished furniture in the shop, as well as refurbish our customers’ own furniture. We also have porch signs. We stock a ton of unique, handmade fence board signs, as well as fill customer orders. We can make almost any Pinterest dream come true.”

Another service that Sidney offers is Create and Take classes.

“The classes are so much fun! I teach several classes a year on our patio,” Sidney noted. “It’s an opportunity to create your own porch sign. We serve small bites and wine, which only adds to the fun.”

Twinkle Market is very popular with visitors and local shoppers alike. In fact, this year Sidney re-

alized exactly how loyal her customers really are.

“I had my son at 28 weeks, due to complications from COVID. The outpouring of love from our customers and community has been overwhelming,” said Sidney. “I would love to take this opportunity to thank our customers and the city of Hollister for being so kind to us. We will be forever grateful. Francis Hays was born July 23—11 weeks early— and spent 70 days in the NICU in St. Louis. My mom has been op-

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erating the store full-time since, and our customers have been nothing short of a true blessing, bringing Francis all sorts of gifts, coming into the store to check on my mom, holding prayer in the store. I just couldn’t be more grateful for them. Francis is now home and thriving!”

Twinkle Market, located at 18 Downing Street in Hollister, is open Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm. For more information, visit their website at www.shoptwinklemarket.com.

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from homes. The view is inspiring. There are a few goat, and a mascot pig named Hampton that guests enjoy feeding as well. The rooms are 5-star quality, the beds are so comfortable, and there is a sauna.

The Hummingbird Inn experience is totally relaxing and carefree.”

Hummingbird Inn features six guest suites and includes

bransonglobe.com a spacious, three-bedroom family-style suite with a full kitchen. Guests can enjoy a delicious continental-style breakfast or opt for a hot breakfast, delivered to their suite.

Hummingbird Inn is located at 256 Ruby’s Rest in Reeds Spring, just off of Highway 248 and Hampton Road, near all of Branson’s shows and attractions. For more information or reservations, visit the inn’s website at www.BransonBNB. com

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92-year-old man finds college jacket with social media help

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — More than 60 years after Mal Osborn earned a varsity letter jacket from the University of Maine as a track runner, he still wore it. That is, until the 92-year-old lost it in October.

Osborn, who has lived in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, since 1964, told his daughter Beverly Amick that he couldn’t find the treasured jacket, the Bangor Daily News reported on Monday. Amick and other relatives retraced Osborn’s usual routes on the assumption that he’d placed the jacket on his car and it had fallen off while he was driving.

When they failed to find it, Amick posted a photo of Osborn on Facebook wearing the jacket at a Master’s swimming competition in 2016 and asked for help finding it.

“This man would be ecstatic if this well loved (sic) jacket was found,” she wrote in the post that was shared more than 1,000 times.

Osborn ran long-distance track and cross-country events from 1949-52 at the University of Maine, the Bangor Daily News reported. He told the newspaper the letter jacket had become a part of him after so many years.

“I just know how much it meant to him,” Amick told The Associated Press. “I was going to do everything in my power to find it.”

Amick said she got an email from a woman who lived near her father and had found the coat in her yard, covered with leaves.

Osborn has been sporting the jacket since Amick had it dry-

Mal Osborn, 92, of Winston-Salem, N.C., wears a treasured 1952 letter jacket while posing at a Master’s swim tournament where he won multiple gold medals. (Beverly Amick via AP)

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cleaned and returned it to him, she said.

“As challenging as this year has been, this has given us some hope,” she said.

It was especially poignant given the difficult year everyone has experienced.

“I appreciate all the kindness and compassion that was shown during the last 24 hours. This experience is certainly a positive event to finish out 2020,” she wrote on Facebook after the jacket had been found.

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By Daryl Weather, Weather Forecaster I sure hope you enjoyed the warmer temps we have had this past week as that all comes to an end today.

Our weekend and upcoming week has some much cooler temps in store for us here in the Ozarks.

A low pressure system offshore of the Baja Peninsula will get pulled into the upper level flow as

a shortwave moves into the western CONUS. The resulting system will move through our neck of the woods today, bringing rain and potentially a few rumbles of thunder (near the Arkansas Border)into to-

night. Currently looking for 0.751.30 inches of rain with the system, with the greatest amounts over the eastern part of the state. Not expecting any flooding with this. Expect highs mainly in the 50s today.

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1620 Mayflower Pilgrims come ashore at in Plymouth Bay, traditionally thought to be at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts 1620 Myles Standish and a group of 18 settlers are attacked by 30 Native Americans, which became known as the “First Encounter” 1719 1st recorded display of Aurora Borealis in north American colonies (New England) 1792 France’s King Louis XVI goes on trial, accused of high treason and crimes against the state 1816 Indiana becomes 19th state of the Union 1844 1st dental use of nitrous oxide, Hartford, Connecticut 1862 Battle of Fredricksburg in Virginia begins between Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside 1872 Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback takes office as the first African American US

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Govenor in Louisiana 1896 Chief Electrical Engineer of the British Post Office, William Preece, gives a public lecture in London called “Telegraphy without Wires”, praising the work of 22 year old Guglielmo Marconi 1906 US President Theodore Roosevelt attacks abuses in the Congo 1909 Colored moving pictures demonstrated at Madison Square Garden, NYC 1913 “Mona Lisa” recovered 2 years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum 1928 Buenos Aires police thwart an attempt on President-elect Herbert Hoover 1930 Bank of the United States closes in New York City 1931 Japan leaves the Gold Standard 1931 Statute of Westminster gives complete legislative independence to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland (Free State), and Newfoundland (not then part of Canada) 1936 Edward VIII announces

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in a radio broadcast that he is abdicating the British throne to marry Wallis Simpson 1941 Dutch government in London declares war on Italy 1941 Germany & Italy declare war on USA 1946 UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) established (Nobel 1965) 1961 JFK provides US military helicopters & crews to South Vietnam 1964 Che Guevara speaks at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.

An unknown terrorist fires a mortar shell at the building during the speech.

1967 People’s Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) established 1967 Supersonic airliner prototype “Concorde” 1st shown (France) 1971 The Libertarian Party of the United States is formed 1981 Spacelab I arrives at Kennedy Space Center 1983 1st visit to Lutheran church by a pope (John Paul II in Rome) 1985 General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC 1990 US 69th manned space mission STS 35 (Columbia 11) returns from space 1991 William Kennedy Smith found not guilty of rape 1997 Delegates from 150 industrial nations attending a UN climate conference in Kyoto, Japan, reach agreement to control heat-trapping greenhouse gasses 2001 The People’s Republic of China joins the World Trade Organization.

2008 Bernard Madoff arrested and charged with securities fraud in $50 billion Ponzi scheme 2012 British physicist, Stephen Hawking, wins the $3 million Fundamental Physics Prize,

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the most lucrative academic prize in the world 2013 Pope Francis is named Time magazine’s person of the year 2017 US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand calls for the resignation of President Donald Trump given 16 women have accused him of sexual harassment 2017 Landmark trial for Huntington’s disease in London announces positive results - first time a drug has been able to slow an incurable brain disorder 2018 Time Magazine Person of the Year 2018 is “the Guardians” journalists targeted for their work, including Jamal Khashoggi 2018 US President Donald Trump says he would be “proud” to shut down the government in contentious meeting at The White House with Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer

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1934 Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball’s National League 1934 NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) 1951 Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball 1981 Muhammad Ali’s 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick 2009 Tiger Woods announces an indefinite leave from professional golf to focus on his marriage.

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1889 Walter Knott, American farmer who created the Knott’s Berry Farm amusement park in California and introduced the boysenberry to America, born in San Bernardino, California (d. 1981) 1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Russian writer (Cancer Ward, Nobel 1970), born in Kislovodsk, Russia (d. 2008) 1944 Lynda Day George, American actress (Casey-Mission Impossible), born in San Marcos, Texas 1944 Teri Garr, American actress (Mr. Mom, Young Frankenstein), born in Lakewood, Ohio

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1967 “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner”, directed by Stanley Kramer, starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier and Katharine Hepburn, premieres in NYC (Hepburn - Academy Award for Best Actress 1968) 1980 “Magnum P.I.” starring Tom Selleck premieres on CBS 1987 “Wall Street” film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen is released

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1946 Hank Williams begins to record on Sterling label 1951 “The Wild Side of Life” single recorded by Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys (Billboard Song of the Year 1952) 1960 Cy Coleman and Carolyn Leigh’s musical “Wildcat” with Lucille Ball premieres in New York City 1961 “Please, Mr. Postman”

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Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.‌ (Matthew 11:28-29)

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