Branson Globe, July 21, 2023

Santas converge on Branson for school

By K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

A unique activity is underway this week in Branson.

School is in session at the AmericInn by Wyndham and Conference Center in Branson where you’ll find a School of Santas.

Organized and operated by Spangle the Clown, the School of Santas is an annual gathering in Branson, dedicated to those who give of themselves to perform as Santa, Mrs. Claus and Santa’s elves.

A typical Santa School includes vendors, classes and talks given by industry professionals, a cookies and milk reception, a group photo, fellowship, and of course, plenty of Branson entertainment. This week the Santas plan to visit the Acrobats of Shanghai, Legends in Concert and Elvis! Live, and will

enjoy some special entertainment at the conference center as well. It’s an event where education and fun meet, according to Spangle. And it offers several glimpses of Santa around town each summer. This year’s Santa School was divided into two sessions. The first was held July 13-16, and the second is underway now through July 23.

“The last session we had around 100 people registered,” Spangle explained. “This one we have about 80. This is our fifth season of Santa School. It would have been our sixth season, but Covid shut us down one year.”

If you’d like more information on Branson’s School of Santas, find them on Facebook under School of Santas.

Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrates 50th Anniversary in Kimberling City

BY CYNTHIA J. THOMAS & TIFFANY GRAVETT, Staff Writers

Kimberling City Hall and Police Department hosted a 50th Anniversary celebration for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 5-3 of Kimberling City on

Friday, July 14. The festivities held at the Kimberling City Hall/ Police Department celebrated 50 years of the USCG Auxiliary actively volunteering on Table Rock Lake.

Local dignitaries were present, as well as District 8WR Com-

modore Brock Stephens and Chief Warrant Officer, Daniel Garver. During the ceremony, DCO Stephens presented the Kimberling City Flotilla with the USCG Auxiliary National Commodore’s Achievement Award in recognition of 50 years

of outstanding contributions in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Flotilla 5-3 Commander, Scott Bailey was present to receive the award which included a plaque and a 50- year flag streamer.

The Coast Guard AuxiliaSEE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY, PAGE 32

Several Santas surround Nancy, the breakfast attendant at AmericInn by Wyndham, during the weekend School of Santas. (Special to Branson Globe)

Deadline quickly approaches for songwriting competition

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

An event that is quickly becoming a popular tradition amongst area music lovers is set for September.

The Hooked! Songwriting Contest is a celebration of original songs penned by very talented songwriters.

Interested songwriters should submit their original song(s) to be a part of this year’s contest. Songs of all genres, written by songwriters aged 12 and up are welcome. The top-ten finalists of

Forsyth Community Square Dance enjoyed by all ages

BY CYNTHIA J. THOMAS, Staff Writer

The Forsyth Community Square Dance was held Friday evening, July 14, at the Forsyth Farmers Market Pavilion on Hwy. 76, Forsyth. Although the festivities ended early after Sheriff Brad Daniels stopped by with an update on the rapidly-approaching and damaging storm, the event was great fellowship and fun for dancers, musicians and observers alike.

The dance was coordinated by Faith Marshall, a young Taney

County resident who has been involved with Ozark Mountain Music Association and other traditional music and dance activities around the area. Caller Cade Crockett provided plenty of instruction, including basic steps and slow walk-throughs of the calls, before bringing the dancers up to tempo with music from guitarist Hawken Boldman and fiddler David Scrivner, along with volunteer fiddler Coy Stephan and volunteer accordionist Mason

SEE SQUARE DANCE, PAGE 52

the Hooked! Songwriting Contest will have the opportunity to share their music during a songwriter’s roundtable on September 22 at The Nest, a beautiful and intimate venue on Branson’s Highway 248.

This competition gives songwriters the opportunity to get their music heard, to network with industry professionals and other songwriters, to obtain press and social media coverage and to win cash prizes.

“Song submissions are listened to by some of the best songwrit-

ers, entertainers and audio engineers throughout the country,” explained Brydon Brett, a part of the multi-faceted group Prince Ivan. “This is a great opportunity to get your music in front of others and share your music with the world.”

The Hooked! Songwriting contest is set for Saturday, September 23 at 3 p.m. at the Dick Clark American Bandstand Theater in Branson.

To submit your songs to the competition, visit hookedsongwritingcontest.com.

H2Ozarks announce 23rd annual Shoreline Cleanup Event

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On the weekend of September 15-17, hundreds of volunteers will descend upon the shorelines of Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo, and Bull Shoals Lake wearing gloves, pulling old tires out of mud, and picking up trash for the 23rd annual H2Ozarks Shoreline Cleanup, an event that has become an annual ritual for the local community.

“Each year the shoreline cleanup brings communities, businesses, visitors, co-workers, friends and families together for a common cause that helps the environment. It is a great way to give back,” Jerry Harman, H2Ozarks Program Director in Missouri, said.

Over the last 22 years, volunteers have spent over 60,000 hours picking up over 400 tons of trash on the

shorelines of these lakes. “We love our lakes! It is our duty to protect them and our planet for future generations,” one volunteer said.

H2Ozarks encourages everyone to get involved by joining a cleanup team, donating to the event, becoming a sponsor, or doing all three! This event is solely funded by donations and sponsorships, and all registered event participants receive a free T-shirt!

For Table Rock and Bull Shoals, teams can pick any location on the shorelines for their team to clean.

On Taneycomo, volunteers can meet H2Ozarks staff at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 16 at the City of Branson RV Park shelter next to the bridge on Veteran’s Blvd. to organize the area cleanup.

Sponsorship opportunities are

available! H2Ozarks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and donations are tax deductible! To register and/or for sponsorship information, visit the H2Ozarks website at: https:// h2ozarks.org/events/cleanup/.

H2Ozarks is dedicated to maintaining and improving the water quality of the Upper White River Basin watershed for over 20 years. The watershed includes four major impoundments, three major rivers and numerous smaller lakes and streams crisscrossing over 14,000 square miles in 19 counties in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. With your help, we will work together to make Beaver Lake, Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo and Bull Shoals Lake the four cleanest man-made lakes in North America!

After instructions, groups of dancers enjoyed practicing their new skills. (Photo by Cynthia J. Thomas) SEE MORE PHOTOS ON PAGE 52.

We’re proudly displaying this important sign

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

Many Branson businesses and residents are proudly displaying signs and materials encouraging those in the Branson and Hollister School Districts to vote YES for a publicly funded library on August 8.

The Taneyhills Library sincerely thanks each person who is helping to spread the word about the upcoming decision.

Signs, posters, buttons, bookmarks and brochures may be picked up at the Taneyhills Library, 200 S. 4th Street in downtown

Branson during regular business hours, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday;

10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday; and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. (Special to Branson Globe)

Deadline nears to enter Route 66 Talent Competition

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Attention anyone with a talent to share: We want YOU to bring your skills to the Great Route 66 Talent Show at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival in August!

KY3 and the City of Springfield are proud to host the inaugural talent competition, which is free to enter. There are categories for both amateur and professional performers. The deadline to enter is Aug. 3. Go to https://www.route66festivalsgf.com/talent/.

Festival organizers will review all submissions and select acts in the Amateur and Professional categories to advance to the semifinals. A panel of four local judges, well versed in the entertainment industry, will review the videos of the semifi-

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nals and determine 10 professional acts and 10 amateur acts to advance to the final live competition.

Judging criteria includes 25% showmanship, 25% execution of performance, 25% general audience appeal, and 25% technical skill. In cases of ties, the general audience appeal score will be considered. In semifinal rounds, judges will use the same criteria. However, at least three of the four judges must vote for performers to advance in order for contestants to be selected for the final live round to take place at the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival.

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BY LINDA PAGE Entertainment Writer

If you like country and gospel music, I have just the place for you to be on Sunday afternoons and nights. At 2 p.m. at the Grand Country Music Hall you’ll hear some good old Southern gospel when the Ozarks Gospel cast hits the stage. Then, after lunch at the Grand Buffet, the same group gathers back on stage at 7 p.m. and shows what country music is all about in the Ozarks Country show. Heading up both of these shows are two of Branson’s favorites.

Tammy and Tonya Bilyeu have a rich history in entertainmentstarting with their mom who is a sister to the famous Mabe brothers. As most everyone knows, the Mabe brothers started the original Baldknobbers show in 1959 when Jim, Lyle, Bill and Bob relocated their production from the lakefront to an old skating rink in town and became an instant hit.

Both Tammy and Tonya began their careers in the theater with

Area Entertainment: Super Sundays at Grand Country

their parents and uncles. Tammy stated she grew up on that stage on the 76 Strip from the age of six to age 20. She sang with her older sister Renee and her mom and dad. Her dad was known as “preaching Tom” in the show and also served as the emcee.

Tonya joined the Baldknobbers show after Tammy left and sang there for five years. Tonya didn’t begin her singing career until age 16, but Tammy says her sister is the best female vocalist ever.

Proud sister.

In 1990 the sisters got to sing together for one year at the Texans show in the theater where Clay Cooper currently has a show. Following the time with the Texans, Tammy and Tonya joined the Ozark Mountain Opry for a year with Barbara Fairchild.

Then in 1992 came a big break when Mel Tillis hired Tammy and Tonya as his Stutterettes and the

ladies officially became a duo. They toured all over the world with Mel and the Statesiders for 16 years and performed with him in his Branson theater for 13 of those years, touring during the off season. Tammy said that Mel was the kindest, most gracious man and the duo learned so much from him during those wonderful years.

The sisters took a break to stay home with family, but continued to sing with their brother Jamie as the Bilyeu Trio. Jamie now sings in the Ozarks Gospel show with his sisters.

For 25 years the Bacon family had the Sunday time slot at Grand Country and when they retired, Tammy and Tonya were asked to carry on the Sunday shows. These were big shoes to fill but the ladies are now in their seventh year at Grand Country Music Hall and loving every minute of it.

Ozark Country is chock-full of

country favorites, both oldies and current country. You’ll hear hits like Brooks & Dunn’s “My Next

Broken Heart,” Montgomery Gentry’s “Hillbilly Shoes,” Merle HagSEE ENTERTAINMENT, PAGE 10

Tammy and Tonya Bilyeu (Photo by Linda Page)

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Dave Says: Different personality types can be a good thing

support him best in terms of encouraging and communicating with him? I want him to know I care, that I want to help and that I’m proud of him.

Grace

Dear Grace,

about it or turn it loose—even after hours or on weekends. That’s when she knows to step in and say, “Honey, did you ever think about this possibility?” Sometimes she’s a little more straightforward, and I’ll hear something like, “You know, you really need to just slow down and chill.”

your lives, because you’ll be making steady progress that’s more predictable and reasonable, rather than things launching into the stratosphere and being followed by the inevitable crashes that are bound to happen from time to time.

BY DAVE RAMSEY,

CEO, Ramsey Solutions, and an eight-time No. 1 national best-selling author, and host of The Ramsey Show

Dear

Dave, My husband is an entrepreneur. He has a very hard driving, energetic personality and way of doing things, while I’m more laid back and soft spoken. How can I

I think you’ve already taken a good first step toward all of that by recognizing and identifying your personality styles. If he’s a hardcharging entrepreneur, there’s a good chance God sent you into his life to slow him down a little, and help him keep it between the ditches. That’s what my wife does for me, and I’m so thankful she does. Once in a while, I’ll get so wrapped up in a project or opportunity that I can’t stop thinking

The fact that you two are wired a little differently, and that you can be thoughtful and calm when he’s all over the place, is one of the most valuable benefits you bring to your relationship. Once he understands this, he’ll begin to respect it more. And when it happens, you folks are going to win in your relationship and in business. It’s going to make such a positive impact on

As you grow to better understand the other’s thinking, and how each is necessary for success, a great thing will be created. Your quieter, thoughtful side, and his energy and passion to pull things forward, will become the key to you two reaching heights together that you never would’ve achieved apart from each other.

I love these discussions about family relationships and business. Great question, Grace!

— Dave

Stock Market Insights: Nice half

time, I showed my Poppy the bad spots on the potato I was peeling, hoping I could toss it. But he said to cut off the bad because we can still eat the good half. He appreciated a good half. Thinking about the markets so far this year makes me appreciate the good half., too.

learned through the year’s first half.

1. Inflation doesn’t just go up. The return to normal supply/demand and business expenses easing a little are both helping push the inflation rate down—which has helped both stock and bond markets bounce back.

3. Bonds look like bonds again. After a weak 2022, bonds are back and should be considered an important part of a balanced portfolio.

We can still eat the good half.” When I was a boy, I didn’t love peeling potatoes. One

As I chart a course for the accounts I manage for the rest of the year, I find it helpful to review the first six months of 2023. It’s probably fair to say the outcome has been a bit better-than-expected for both stock and bond markets, especially compared to 2022’s volatility.

Here are the major points we

2. Consumer spending continues to be strong and continued low unemployment has helped the U.S. avoid a recession…so far. The Federal Reserve continued to raise interest rates during the first half and will probably do so again but may begin lowering them as early as the end of 2023.

The rest of the year looks like a mixed bag. We’ve seen improvement in the bond market, and I believe there are still plenty of opportunities for growth and income—assuming both inflation and interest rates continue to move lower, as expected. The bond market could offer opportunities for the first time in over 15 years. Stocks have already had some

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BY CYNTHIA J. THOMAS Staff Writer

There’s an expression about “walking a mile in someone’s shoes” to better understand why they behave as they do. Recently, I’ve gained a new appreciation for that expression—not through shoes, but through a car.

Since my dad died, I’ve kept his

Reflections: Drive awhile in my car

car for errands while remodeling his house and as a sort of “contingency vehicle.” That mid-1990s Chevrolet has come in handy a few times, including when a couple of friends and one of my kids faced unexpected loss of a vehicle or a high repair bill. It has also brought some comic relief to dealing with Dad’s passing;

I can almost hear him saying “Pay as you go, so you’ll never owe,” or “Why replace it? It still runs,” when I start the engine.

It does have drawbacks—it’s obviously old, with a few mysterious nicks and dings and fewer extras than newer cars. On the other hand, it’s paid for; and it not only runs, but actually has far fewer miles on it than our other vehicles, which are

nowhere close to brand-new but have more current styling. And it came in handy during a recent mysterious issue when one of them required a diagnostic trip to the shop. Driving it for several days, I noticed something I hadn’t thought about on just quick errands: I am treated differently when driving it. At my regular gas station, a customer glanced at my car and then cut rudely in front of me as I walked to the cashier. When I pulled out to return to the highway, a driver in a pickup pulling a huge trailer gunned it to get around me, obviously assuming such an old car couldn’t pick up speed fast enough for his taste and throwing road gravel, a chunk of which

chipped my windshield. (He was wrong, BTW; it does zero to highway speed quite well.) At a store, a trendy-looking woman directed her kids on a wider-than-necessary berth around me and my Chevy. You get the idea.

After a few such incidents, I determined it was not just my imagination, and that started me thinking about times when I’ve allowed someone’s appearance, circumstances, or yes, their vehicle, to shape my assumptions. And God says that is wrong: In 1 Samuel 16:7, God reprimands the prophet Samuel, preparing to anoint a new king, for assuming qualifications based on outward appearance; rather, “God looks on the heart.”

In the New Testament, James 2:3 strongly warns churches against favoring visitors who appear to be wealthy.

I’ve seen the principle in action as former junkies and felons turn their lives around through the power of the Holy Spirit, some even entering ministry themselves, but now I better understand how they might feel when someone judges their physical appearance (or maybe the amount of time it takes them to save up for a car). I’m tempted to keep driving Dad’s car as an interesting social experiment, as I ask God to help me remember the lesson I’m learning and treat people as they really are: Precious in His sight.

Been Thinkin’ About... The vintage Wal-Mart

of a clock ticking, my drive down Highway 65 fills with memory. Earlier summers, lost times, crisscrossing threshold spaces just out of reach. A haze blankets the rolling farmland, lit by an orange sun. Hayfields, livestock, cornfields, all tumble by.

BY JOSHUA HESTON StateoftheOzarks Media & Design

The hot summer wind blows in from Kansas. Ominous black clouds rise from the West. In the quiet thickets of oak and hickory, an almost deafening silence echoes — Storms coming to the Ozarks. Despite the sense

White paint lines soothe the blacktop and memories come unbidden. I, just 14, also on strange thresholds, not able to understand the storms ahead but sensing them just the same. Life does weird things to us all. Ahead, a needed stop. I could choose McDonald’s but turn right to the Wal-Mart in Buffalo, Missouri. It’s the only Wal-Mart I really like. It is vintage.

Earlier generations had their general stores with wide plank floors, and then their dime stores with tiny shopping carts that wobbled. But for me at the polestar age of 14, my life was weirdly defined by our farm town Wal-Mart. Not a cavernous “super center” or an ersatz “neighborhood market,” not an economic juggernaut, not an impersonal force in yellow and blue. The Wal-Mart of my adolescence felt different, potent, an opportunity to find something important and strangely inexpressible. Some of that something was even made in the USA back then.

If I at 14 were to walk into the Buffalo Wal-Mart today, I

wouldn’t be shocked. Men’s clothing to the left, food in the middle, baby products to the left-and-back, sporting goods in the back-on-theright, music straight ahead. In my mind, the clock rolls back. It’s Tuesday morning, August 3, 1993. The summer morning is overcast, cloudy but hot. I stand next to my mom as she looks over the diapers in the baby section. My first nephew is almost to be born, a whole new life in the family, a whole new hope.

I hold my already-purchased Sawyer Brown cassette. My mom refrains from rolling her eyes but I know she thinks I am wasting money. Cassettes are expensive

and I buy new ones every chance I get. I defensively hitch up my 30/32-inch Rustler jeans, the stiff ones that hang perhaps uneasily on my new frame. It seems I’ve sprouted up to six-feet tall overnight, leaving me feeling a stranger in my own family. Adolescence is hard no matter how you cut it. That was 30 years ago. Many storms, many summer winds, many hopes and dreams, wishes whispered to the stars. I hitch up my worn jeans, not too many sizes larger than those from long ago, and head to the checkout. Tomorrow, I will find my Sawyer Brown music. And close my eyes. And forever remember.

Breakfast at Tiffany’s: It’s okay to ask questions...

is to search out a matter.” Proverbs 25:2

BY TIFFANY GRAVETT Staff Writer

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings

I was taught from a young age that God’s existence is proclaimed through His creation and in the miracle of a changed heart. Our family traveled a lot and surrounded ourselves with natural beauty. There was no doubt in my mind that all of these things were the result of a loving Creator. I fully believed the words of the psalmist who said, “The heavens de-

clare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands” Psalm 19:1. Additionally, having been raised in church and accepting Christ at a very young age, I experienced the love of God in many profound ways. I could feel His presence within me and around me. The evidence of God’s existence through nature and through the experience of salvation were more than enough to convince me that He was “as real

as the nose on my face.”

While childlike faith was sufficient to maintain my relationship with God over the years, I wasn’t completely free of the typical questions people naturally ask about God. Then my brother--who was raised to serve the Lord exactly the same way I was—went to a secular university. There, he took a religion class which made him question everything he was ever taught. Shortly thereafter, he

became agnostic and had plenty of arguments to defend his reasoning. I realized then that simply trying to explain my faith based on my own experience was insufficient when trying to win over a person who highly values logic and reasoning. God was requiring more from me.

Lee Strobel is a former atheist and reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He went on an investiga

BY HEATHER HAYGOOD Columnist

Courage is not the absence of fear, but the mastery of it. – Mark Twain

FEAR…We’ve all been afraid. Fear has crippled some of us, maybe all of us at one point in

time. However, fear has also challenged us and caused us to step outside of our comfort zone. Fear is often a catalyst for change.

You can either live your dreams or live your fears; the choice has always been and will always be yours. How many of us have settled into our fears? How many of us have stepped forward with courage and challenged fear?

It is impossible to live out your true potential when you are walking in submission to fear.

When we face fear, we have two choices. Firstly, we can change albeit temporarily because we

are afraid of an outcome. This response rarely leads to lasting change. Secondly, we can face our fear with courage. Courage is always born of love. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been made perfect in love. – 1 John 4:18 I battled horrible fear throughout my childhood and well into my twenties. I feared rejection, loss of something I loved, physical harm, abandonment and the list goes on. At some point in my late twenties, this scripture came alive to me.

I started to ask God, “Where do I need to be healed?” I treated fear like a symptom that was leading me down a path of discovery instead of a reality that I needed to submit to.

This practice has taken years to implement. Humans are definitely creatures of habit and old habits die hard.

You are worth the fight. There is a sweet spot in God’s will for you, but you have to want it for yourself more than anyone else wants it for you. Here is the truth: NO ONE WILL FIGHT HARDER FOR YOU THAN YOU. This is how it is supposed to be. You have a beau-

tiful life full of potential, waiting for you to push back and lean into everything good that God has for you.

Oddly enough, your toughest battle will also be with yourself. You will have to fight putting down roots in the first set of comforts you obtain. Growth is crucial in this life. My husband always says that when he meets God, he wants to hobble into the throne room and say, “I used everything you gave me. I have nothing left.”

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. – Mark Twain Go get ‘em.

Train Up a Child: Sometimes dad’s ‘Got No Respect!’

certain amount of respect simply because he is dad. However, there are many things he can do to make respecting him easier for all with whom he comes in contact. Following is a list of suggestions:

• Show respect to the children and their mom. You will get respect in return.

BY PAT LAMB Columnist

It is too bad that sometimes dad does not have the respect he should have in his family. I’m sure he feels like Rodney Dangerfield at times when he would say, “I got no respect!” No matter what kind of dad he is, dad deserves a

• Dad, say what you mean and mean what you say. When you tell a child to do something and then don’t follow through to see that it is done, the child thinks you will forget it the next time and he/she can get by without obeying.

• Don’t make promises you may not be able to keep. Learn to say, “I will try to do ______” instead of “I will do ______”.

• Be kind and gentle to Mom. The kids are watching how you treat her. If you mistreat her, they think they can mistreat her also. They love their mom and will resent anyone hurting her. They will respect you for being patient with her and treating her nicely.

• Speak kindly of neighbors and acquaintances.

• Honor your debts. Pay bills quickly and try not to be indebted to others.

• Discipline the children out of

love and concern, not anger. They know the difference. When you discipline with anger, it is because you are thinking of how you have been inconvenienced, not what is best for the child.

• Spend time with the children and take interest in their activities at school and church.

• Be quick to say “I’m sorry” when you have done wrong. False pride causes us to think we will be disrespected if we admit weakness, but actually the opposite is true.

• Be honest in all business dealings. The kids are watching.

• “Take the bull by the horns” and be the spiritual head of your household. Make sure the family goes to church.

• Remember birthdays. Do whatever it takes to help you remember even if it means putting notes on the bathroom mirror.

• Practice what you preach. “Do as I say and not as I do” doesn’t work.

How often do we hear, “Kids show no respect anymore?” One of the reasons some children do not respect parents and other adults is that we do not do the things necessary to earn that respect. We can each improve in this area.

BY GARY J. GROMAN a.k.a. The Ole Seagull

1. How can any reasonable person really believe that a giant cosmic flatus created the orderly universe in which we live?

2. If people have children they cannot afford to raise, why is that not child abuse?

3. What percentage of all the

A ‘baker’s dozen’ of things an Ole Seagull Ponders

jobs created by the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on Branson TIFs pays enough to support a family of two adults and two children?

4. Why is not more innovation and funding invested in marketing Branson’s four “Fs,” Fun, Family, Faith and Flag?

5. How can the Branson/Hollister Library Subdistrict use funds the voters might approve for “library services” during the August 8 General Election to build a new library facility at an estimated cost of $12 million?

6. After the August 8 General Election, is it possible to increase the $.18 Levey for “library services” voters might

approve for the Branson/ Hollister Library Subdistrict without further approval of voters?

7. If we are all created in the image of God, who does God look like, you or The Ole Seagull?

8. How is it possible that no one went to jail over the “cluster bomb” way in which the “Spirit of 76” cost taxpayers millions?

9. How can we create someone with the above-average agility and athletic ability of Patrick Mahomes and the below-average agility and athletic ability of An Ole Seagull, if all people are created equal?

10. Are illegal immigration, our

“Gimme Pig” entitled society, failure to control our borders, low teachers’ salaries, and a “kingly” federal judicial system indications of the “suicide” Abraham Lincoln warned of? He said, “At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide?”

11. In the United States of America, in the year 2023, why should any person get any

economic advantage because of their skin color?

12. How can a government appearing to, and those who support abortion, object to letting its elderly elect to die with dignity and fail to provide the same effort and funding on their behalf that is currently spent on supporting abortion?

13. How many people will decide whether to go on vacation or visit Branson because there are power lines over the Branson Strip?

The comments on opinion pages are the opinions of the writers, and not necessarily those of Branson Globe, or its staff

Bonus ‘Dave Says’: Find an advisor with the heart of a teacher

Dear Dave, I’m a widow, and I retired recently. My husband took care of most of our finances. We never had any debt, but after my husband died and I started learning a little bit more about how money works, I’m concerned too much of it may be invested in CDs. The total nest egg is a little over $1.5 million, with $300,000 of that in CDs. There’s also a $317,000 annuity, a 403(b) and around $900,000 in IRA mutual funds. I want to learn even more about financial matters, so how do you think I should handle things going forward?

Naomi

Dear Naomi,

Well, the CDs (Certificates of Deposit) give you stability, if

nothing else. They’re generally considered a safe, low-risk investment, but they don’t really give you the best bang for your bucks. If you’ve had good luck with a variable annuity, that’s fine, too. It sounds like you’ve also been very fortunate with your mutual fund investing. So, with all this money in different

areas, you’re definitely diversified.

In my mind, it’s just a matter now of wrapping your arms around it all and developing a deeper understanding of things going forward. I’d urge you to find an investment professional in your area with the heart of a teacher. I’m talking about some-

one who wants to help people, and is interested in more than just making money off fees or commissions.

It sounds like you understand the value of learning about this stuff, and I’m really impressed SEE DAVE SAYS, PAGE 37

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gard’s “Ramblin’ Fever” and, Daryle Singletary’s “Too Much Fun.”

The funny man on both of the shows is Droopy Drawers, Jr., a.k.a Tim Mabe, who is a first cousin to Tammy and Tonya. A highlight is when Droopy plays the washboard and the ladies join him for a rousing “Truck Drivin’ Man.” Droopy has been making people laugh for 28 years on the Branson 76 Strip and shows no sign of slowing down.

The show has an amazing group of performers in addition to the sisters and Droopy. Mel Barber has been with the show for three years and is an amazing vocalist and guitarist. Jim Garstang was Mel Tillis’ keyboard player and is now band leader and keyboardist for this show. Todd Brumley, grandson of Albert Brumley who wrote many

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nice gains for the year. With a mild recession still a potential, I plan to be less aggressive in the second half of this year than I was in the first half. This doesn’t mean stocks cannot go up from here, but I see the risk/reward in stocks and bonds to be evenly balanced.

Overall, the opportunities in the year’s second half may not be as strong as in the first half, but I still believe there are investment op-

great gospel songs, is bass guitar player and vocalist. Payte Dugger is the newest member of the band and plays drums. John Lance, a well-known musician in town is on vocals and lead guitar. Tim Prososki has been with the band for seven years on steel guitar. All the members of the Ozarks Band are extremely talented and can play most all the instruments on stage.

Tammy said, “The most important thing to us is our audience. There is nothing like looking out over the audience and seeing smiles coming back at you. Our goal is to put a smile on people’s faces and a song in their heart. When that happens, our day is complete.”

Be sure to catch these shows at the Grand Country Music Hall at 1945 W. 76 Country Blvd. Call 417-3352484 or go to grandcountrylivemusic.com for information and tickets. Ask about their multi-show discount.

portunities to be had. The American economy is resilient.

I didn’t mind peeling potatoes once I convinced myself it was just like whittling. Some of the best potatoes I’ve ever eaten were peeled with my Poppy on the river bank and then fried with fresh fish. I don’t know if it was the cast iron skillet, the grease, or the ambiance of the gravel bar, but he was right. The good half really was that good. Have a blessed week!

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Area seniors are encouraged to weigh in on tax legislation

BY CYNTHIA J. THOMAS, Staff Writer

On July 6, 2023, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed Senate Bill 190 into law, following its overwhelming bipartisan approval in the Missouri General Assembly.

Starting in January 2024, the

bill exempts Social Security and public pension payments for Missouri senior citizens from state income tax. Prior to this legislation, Missouri has been one of 11 states taxing Social Security benefits. In Missouri, such payments are currently taxed if the resident’s income is $85,000 or greater

($100,000 for married couples).

Although some lawmakers expressed concern about the resulting decrease in state revenues, many also acknowledged something must be done to help seniors maintain a workable budget in an inflationary economy. Gov. Parson defended the tax cut as necessary, explaining that several of his line-item vetoes were intended to address spending levels in order to free up funds.

Another provision of SB 190 would freeze property tax rates for seniors age 65-plus on their primary residence. In southwest Missouri, this would particularly benefit retirees who have seen recent increases in their assessed values due to the real-estate boom and surrounding new development.

Concerned Taney County resident Josh Smith reached out to local media to make sure residents realize the property tax portion of SB 190 is not automat-

ically implemented statewide. It must be implemented on a county-by-county basis, with the paperwork and documentation also determined by each county since software systems and processes vary. The property tax freeze can be implemented one of two ways: One is for the county commission to discuss the provision as an agenda item, with opportunities for public input, and then vote. If the commission does not use this route, a petition process must be allowed, and the question must be placed on the next county ballot, if signatures are obtained from at least 5% of the registered voters who voted in the last gubernatorial election. Smith’s calculations indicate this would be about 1,310 signatures in Taney County, 922 in Stone County, and 2,300 in Christian County.

As with the Social Security portion of SB 190, the obvious question is how the various en-

tities in the county that benefit from property taxes would be impacted by lowered revenue. Numbers are hard to determine exactly, because some seniors rent or lease and others are long-term care residents. However, Smith’s preliminary research indicates at least some of the entities receiving tax funds would be in favor of the freeze due to concern for area seniors on limited income. He also points out that the residents affected would continue to pay property taxes, just not subject to continued increases. Many have downsized their homes for retirement, meaning the dollar amount could be significant on personal budgets but not a sizable percentage of county revenue.

Since there are costs to the county for a petition and ballot process, and unofficial preliminary indications are that the measure would pass overwhelmingly, SEE TAX LEGISLATION, PAGE 20

Coffee Creations in Branson celebrates with ribbon cutting and grand opening event

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

A recently opened coffee shop in Branson celebrated with a ribbon cutting and grand opening event on Friday. Many in the community turned out to support the business.

Said Table Rock Lake Chamber of Commerce’s Michelle Cochran. “This is a special place. They provide support and opportunities to people with developmental disabilities in both Stone and Taney counties.”

Coffee Creations is an offshoot of Cedar Creek Coffee, opened and designed to help those with special needs learn job skills, communication and social skills through on-the-job training. Located on Branson’s Animal Safari Road, off of Branson’s Historic Highway 165, Coffee Creations is located in the recently remodeled building

that houses Cedar Creek Coffee, where the beans are roasted and the facility’s delicious coffee is brewed.

Raeanne Zurn and her caring and compassionate team at Cedar Creek Coffee and Coffee Creations work hard with their clients, helping them each to become an active and integral member of their community.

Following the ribbon cutting, Cochran turned the microphone over to Lucas Gardner, one of the uniquely-abled employees of Coffee Creations, who shared his thoughts, on behalf of himself and his special co-workers, on the exciting day.

“We are finally here,” said Gardner. “Today can be summed up in one word—ability. For many years the disabled have been called many things which I will not speak about because of

negativity. But, I will say, with this grand opening I hope those in the facility and their guardians will realize that everyone has a purpose, a dream, an ambition, while our plans sometimes are much smaller than the plans that God has for us.”

Gardner continued, “I know it’s not easy having special needs— or for better words, special abilities—but it is easy getting caught up with what life does to us. Many people who have special abilities have had rough lives, but are super thankful to programs like this. They give us a chance to shine our abilities. We, as human beings, must work together, no matter the limitations of our abilities. We all have a special gift that can positively impact our community. You never know until you try. So, I’ll end with this.

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Ribbon cutting at Coffee Creations in Branson (Photo by K.D. Michaels) SEE

Popular Branson West restaurant opens Branson location

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

The latest in a long list of amazing Mexican restaurants opened recently in Branson.

El Lago Mexican Restaurant is located on State Highway 248, near the intersection of Missouri Highway 65. El Lago is the sister eatery to a restaurant by the same name in Branson West.

El Lago is open seven days a week for dine-in and carry-out meals. Located at the site that

formerly housed Choices Concert Hall, Guitars and Cadillacs and Planet Branson, El Lago serves a wonderful lunch menu until 3 p.m., which includes a la carte, lunch combos and their special Rapido Lunch, guaranteed to be ready in 15 minutes or less. El Lago also serves delicious fajitas and steaks, seafood, combo plates, specialties and much more.

El Lago Branson is located 449 State Highway 248. The

venue is open daily at 11 a.m. The facility closes at 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. El Lago Branson West, a well-established local favorite restaurant is located at 1984 Business Hwy 13.

For more information on El Lago Branson, call 417-5440014 or visit them on Facebook.

To order online from either El Lago locations, visit www.ellagotogo.com.

El Mago Pop performs Branson debut, holds ribbon cutting celebration

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

El Mago Pop, the newest show to call Branson home, celebrated its Branson debut last week with

a ribbon cutting event.

“We are so excited to be here at the Branson Magic Theater with Antonio Diaz,” said Janet

Minor of the Branson Chamber/ CVB, introducing Diaz, a Spanish Illusionist and headliner of the wildly popular El Mago Pop.

“This is our first show here, at the reopening of this amazing theater,” said Diaz. “We are really excited and really grateful with everything. We are in the Branson Magic Theater, the old

Encore Theater. It’s an amazing honor to be here. We’ll do our best to make you proud. We have an amazing enthusiasm here. I hope you enjoy the show. We’re very happy to be here in Branson.”

Diaz performed one show, wowing the audience with never-before-seen illusions and

magic, before heading out for performances in Los Angeles and Broadway.

Said Diaz, “For me, going to Broadway is an amazing dream, but let me tell you, being in Branson and having my household here, I feel very, very happy here and very grateful to everyone I’ve met here.”

Diaz won’t be returning to his theater, the former home of country legend Mel Tillis on Branson’s Highway 248, for a while.

“Next year, we’ll come here in May,” Diaz explained. “Our plan is to be here the rest of the year. I’m really excited.”

Said Minor, “We’re so glad you chose Branson. Thank you for being in our community.

El Lago Mexican Restaurant opens a new location in Branson. (Photo by K.D. Michaels)

RUSSELL THOMAS MACK-

LIN,

47, REEDS SPRING

Russell Thomas Macklin, Reeds Spring, MO, son of Ronald Lee and Leora Louise (Crispin) Macklin, was born November 12, 1975, in Los

Banos, CA, and departed this life on July 11, 2023, at the age of 47.

Russell moved to the area in 2006 from Oregon. He worked as a painter.

He is preceded in death by his

mother, Leora Louise Macklin. Russell is survived by his father, Ronald Macklin, partner Lisa McGhee; two sons: Kaiden Macklin and Brandon Hollars; daughter: Daisy Lynn Savannah; two broth-

Junior Golf Tournament to be held in Hollister

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

The Lakes Area is proud to host the American Junior Golf Association Golf Tournament.

The tournament, to be held at the Buffalo Ridge Golf Course in Hollister, will feature the country’s best golfers aged 12-19.

More than 8,000 junior golfers from all 50 states as well as 60 foreign countries are members of the AJGA, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the growth and development of young men and women hoping to earn college scholarships through

Junior Golf competitions.

A total of 78 of the best junior golfers will participate in the tournament, which will include 54 holes of golf.

The tournament is set for July 31-August 3.

A Junior American Fundraising Tournament is set for Sunday, July 30, one day prior to tournament play.

A practice round of golf on the Buffalo Ridge course is available on July 31 for those participating in the tournament, with actual tournament play beginning August 1.

ers Richard Macklin and his fiancé, Beth Ann Oldham; and Randall Macklin and his wife, Tarine; and two grandsons: Oliver Ashworth and Braxton Hollars.

A memorial service will be held

at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Ignite Church at Lakewood, Branson West, MO. Cremation is under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, Kimberling City, MO.

Branson Public Schools backto-school information provided

Submitted to Branson Globe Branson School District will begin its new school year on August 23.

Returning student registration through the Parent Portal will be available beginning July 24. Instructions and additional information will be emailed to returning school families. It is recommended that a laptop computer, desktop computer or tablet device be used to complete returning student registration. Registration using a smartphone is not recommended. Families may complete the registration at any Branson Schools campus, and must be completed by August 4.

Families that have experienced a residency change must update their address by bringing a current proof of residency to the student’s school building. The proof of residency must be in the parent/legal guardian’s name with the physical address listed. Examples are: current utility bill, signed rental/ lease agreement or property tax statement. Additional questions should be directed to the student’s school building office.

New student enrollment is scheduled for July 31 through August 4 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the District Offices located at 1756 Bee Creek Road. The following documents are required for all students enrolling: proof of residency, student’s proof of age (i.e. birth certificate or passport), student’s immunization record, and proof of legal guardianship or foster care placement letter, if applicable. If families are unable to enroll their new student during this time, new student registration will be available starting August 7 in the building the student will be attending.

Specific questions regarding orientation and registration may be directed to the respective buildings:

• Cedar Ridge Primary: 417336-1887

• Cedar Ridge Elementary: 417334-5135

• Cedar Ridge Intermediate: 417334-5137

• Buchanan Elementary: 417243-2530

• Buchanan Intermediate: 417332-3201

• Branson Junior High: 417-3343087

• Branson High School: 417334-6511

Reader’s Corner: More learning opportunities coming up at area libraries

BY CYNTHIA J. THOMAS, Staff Writer

As we experience the summer Ozarks heat and humidity, how about some travel stories and pictures from one much cooler spot—Iceland! Plan to join friends at the Kimberling Area Library on Wednesday, August 9, for “Lights, Camera, Action: A Travel Talk with Jim and Bettylynne Gregg.”

As part of the KAL “Learning on Wednesday” series, the Greggs will share a presentation on their Fall 2022, travel to Iceland. They

viewed beautiful lights, enjoyed the culture, and learned the geography of this Arctic Island nation, while taking hundreds of photos and experiencing lots of activities with their travel group. They will share tips and tricks in preparing for the nineday journey, learning about some unique Icelandic customs and sites, and of course displaying the wonder of viewing the Northern Lights.

The session begins at 10:15 a.m. in the Library community room. Coffee and light snacks are provided; pre-registration is not required,

and attendance is free. Attendees will be encouraged to participate in the discussion and ask questions.

As you make plans for the remaining weeks of summer, take a moment to reflect on the value these and other learning experiences offer our community. Both Kimberling Area Library and Taneyhills Community Library offer adults and children alike a variety of opportunities to expand their cultural knowledge; learn new skills such as art, chess, or gardening, or practical ones such as avoiding online scammers or preparing for

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it seems the agenda item/public hearing process would be the most efficient, with time allotted for key stakeholders receiving property tax funding to weigh in as well. At the time of this report, Smith did not have an official response from

college; and access a wealth of printed and digital resources. Check out upcoming classes at www.kalib.org or www.taneyhillscommunitylibrary.org.

If you live in the Branson or Hollister school district, please consider voting “yes” on the library funding question on August 8. In terms of the average cost to property owners, the resources provided by the library are a great return on investment. This writer was recently grateful for a place to get work done while dealing with home internet repair issues. And, during even just that one visit, I

the Taney County Commission as to making the question an agenda item. As a frequent champion speaking up on behalf of area citizens, he is starting groundwork for the petition process if needed.

An online search of “Missouri Social Security and Property Tax Legislation July 2023” will produce press releases as well as

couldn’t help eavesdropping on families who were collecting educational and entertaining books to check out and discussing a family-friendly movie to rent for an evening of entertainment.

Even if you don’t use the services often, think of this as a way to help people in the community who depend on the computer and internet availability, who turn to the library for quality time with their kids, or even just need a place to relax and read for a while away from the heat. More details about the proposed tax are available at the library website.

several informative articles from other Missouri counties. Citizens are encouraged to study the information and call their county commissioners and express their opinions about this issue. Anyone wishing to assist with a petition, if one is needed, can call 417-3343872 or email Josh.m.smith25@ gmail.com.

Summer Reading, summer fun continue at Taneyhills Library

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

Summer Reading continues at the Taneyhills Library. Nearly 300 children are participating in the free summer event. Summer Reading is held each Tuesday at the Taneyhills Library in downtown Branson. Children enjoy a

story, a craft, a STEM activity and a hands-on project.

Adults and teens are also enjoying summer reading this year, utilizing a fun bingo-style game to encourage reading.

Summer Reading, a six-week program, wraps up next Tuesday.

FAR RIGHT: Area youngsters enjoy a hands-on learning project.RIGHT: Fun with Legos (Photos by K.D. Michaels)

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tive journey to prove Christianity wrong, but after discovering a treasure-trove of irrefutable evidence supporting the life and resurrection of Jesus, he became a Christian himself (1). He said, “If I had stopped asking questions, that’s where I would have remained (2).” His story showed me that it’s okay to ask questions. In fact, I now believe that God welcomes it. Getting answers to tough questions is what alleviates doubt. Jesus himself set this example. Cara Murphy said, “Something in each of us needs to be pointed repeatedly toward these truths. The questions of Jesus serve as the signposts, showing us the way (3).”

I knew that if a complete atheist like Strobel could find the truth, so could my questioning brother. I prayed for years that he would continue his search for truth, and that God would lead him in that pursuit. Almost twenty years later, my brother is now serving God wholeheartedly and raising his family to do the same.

Whether you grew up in church or never stepped foot in one, you may have burning questions about God and His existence. You may have doubts regarding the Bible’s authenticity. You may wonder if Jesus was simply a good man rather than the incarnate Son of God. Before anyone on a high horse tells you that you are a bad person for having questions, let me assure you that you are not. If you stop asking questions, that’s where you will remain. If you don’t seek an-

swers, you’ll never find the truth. If you have questions but don’t know where to begin, I highly recommend the following books:

1. Lee Strobel, The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus. (Zondervan, 1998)

2. Lee Strobel, The Case for a Creator: A Journalist Investigates Scientific Evidence That Points Toward God. (Zondervan, 2004)

3. Cara L.T. Murphy, The Inquisitive Christ. (Hachette, 2020)

Four mistakes DIYers make

By Stephanie Callahan, Owner/Lightspeed Electrical

After 17 years in business, I can safely say that 50% of what we do is new installations, and 50% is repairs for DIY electrical. Here are the top four mistakes that frustrate even the most ambitious DIYers.

1. The homeowner purchased the wrong part and they cannot wire it or get it to work properly. Some examples of these are: the wrong size breaker, using a single pole switch where a 3-way switch is needed, or installing bulbs or dimmers that are incompatible with each other. The immense variety of electrical parts at big box store can be confusing and overwhelming when you are not exactly sure what you need.

2. The YouTube video showed a simple installation…but the actual existing wiring looked different…not enough wires, not the right colors, too many wires. Often the wiring in homes has been retrofitted once already to accommodate something being added. If that wiring addition was not done by an electrician, it could be a confusing puzzle that the homeowner is not prepared to solve.

3. The issue is a two-part prob-

lem, and the homeowner has fixed only one part of it. Many times, one electrical problem creates another problem, so there are complex, or compound issues to resolve. Often a “workaround fix” has been done by a clever repair person to restore electricity, but the workaround hasn’t solved the underlying hazard…resulting in a two-part problem.

4. The most dangerous mistake made by a DIYer is forgetting “STEP 1”- turning OFF the power before beginning work on an electrical component. When you have not done a specific process repeatedly, it is easy to forget a step. Working on electrical wiring while it is “hot” is the main cause of electrical injuries and deaths. If you find yourself in one of the above scenarios, don’t be embarrassed to call an electrician. Pat yourself on the back for having the motivation to tackle the repair yourself - that is a work ethic that is admirable and hard to find in today’s society. We all need a little help sometimes, and the team at Lightspeed would love to assist you in the safe installation and repair of your electrical system. Give us a call at 417-239-5050.

Stephanie Callahan, Owner/Lightspeed Electrical

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Memories from the Homestead: A closer look – Hall Photo No. 333

In this week’s installment of George Hall’s Shepherd of the Hills series of 1909 picture postcards, today we have one that continues to remain popular with the fans. It’s The Matthews Cabin, Hall photo number 333. Today we know this as Old Matt’s Cabin here at the Shepherd of the Hills Farm property.

As some of you know, I’ve been researching the Garber area and Roark Valley history for thirty years and there are thousands of images of this structure. This home still holds the record of “most photo-

graphed home” in Missouri. I truly believe that this particular image is the oldest known photo to exist of the cabin. And yes, when George Hall took the photo, J.K. Ross and his wife Anna (Old Matt and Aunt Mollie in the novel) were still living there. But very soon, they would sell their mountain top farm overlooking Mutton Hollow to the south.

The cabin was completed in 1895. Ross and his son Charles began construction on it in late 1894 upon making the decision to homestead this particular 160 acre property. They built the house at this spot because of the frequent breeze, the beautiful view into Boone and Carroll counties in Arkansas, and the fact that there was an excellent number of white oak trees that were the perfect size for construction of a log home. It was time consuming work indeed. J.K.

and Charles spent the entire winter working on it as best they could, taking up residence with their new neighbors the Powells on the upper end of Fall Creek. Finally by

late spring 1895, it was completed. They had spent the past ten years as Greene County residents.

Everyone admired the craftsmanship of the home. It was considered “fancy” for this particular area. Charles moved to California in early 1908 nearly a year after his father had accepted the Garber Postmaster position, a distance of two and a half miles to the north. In late 1910, J.K. and Anna found a buyer for the farm. It would be William L. Driver, head football coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas. It was Driver who had the vision to open the farm to the public due to the overwhelming response of “The Shepherd of the Hills” novel.

Driver’s friend Jesse Burt from Fort Scott, Kansas, began a remodel project on the cabin home in 1911, adding the rock work— the columns along the front porch and the fireplace and chimney that was put in over the doorway on the east side. Today this is the present look of the home. J.K. and Anna Ross would move permanently to Garber, moving into a new home in the summer of 1911. This is where they spent the rest of their lives, greeting the hundreds of fans that would come by train to meet them. The Rosses passed away in 1923, one hundred years ago.

It’s fortunate that Hall took

native of Taney County, and a member of the Sons of the Pioneers.

Hall photo No. 333, the Matthews Cabin, home of J.K. and Anna Ross from 1895 through late 1910. The home would be remodeled to its present look by 1912. (Photo courtesy John Fullerton)

Former Branson High School demolition progressing quickly

BY K.D. MICHAELS, Staff Writer

Built as the Branson High School, this building at the corner of 6th Street and College saw many graduating classes walk through the doors over the years. The building would later serve as the junior high, and more recently housed kindergarten classes

before the construction of the Cedar Ridge Campus.

The property was sold last year to make way for housing in the downtown area.

Demolition on the building began recently and is moving quickly

CALL 417-337-3772

(Photo by K.D. Michaels)

‘Get Laked’ at the Lake Store in Kimberling City

BY CYNTHIA J. THOMAS, Staff Writer

The Lake Store, located at 13099 St. Hwy. 13, Suite E, in Kimberling City, celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting on Thursday, July 14. Members of the Table Rock Lake Area Chamber of Commerce gathered with friends and community members to enjoy delicious refreshments and browse the store’s great selection of ways to “get laked,” including apparel, supplies and accessories to help make a day on the lake, or just a visit to the area, safe and fun. Owner Steve Schmaranzer said the “@getlaked” hashtag is a way to express what the lake means to him and might mean to others. Originally from Chicago, his family vacationed in the area in the 1990s while his stepdad recuperated from an accident, and ended up loving the locale so much they decided to relocate. Steve is a 1994 graduate of Reeds Spring High

School and says he thoroughly enjoyed growing up around the lake area.

Schmaranzer said he dreamed for a long time of opening a lakethemed apparel shop, and the restrictions of COVID-19 presented the opportunity to take the first step as he acquired some shirt-printing equipment and set up in his garage. Now, he’s eager to help other people enjoy “whatever the lake means to them,” just as he has come to appreciate the area over the years. Whether you need a fun shirt, unique gift,

cooler, décor item, or even an inflatable paddleboard, you’ll find something to help with that goal.

The Lake Store is also a reflection of other small businesses around the area, as Schmaranzer is committed to sourcing from local artists, printers and other suppliers in Kimberling City, Stone County and the lake area as much as possible.

The store is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily except Wednesdays. Visit the Facebook page for updates and events, and stop by soon to browse and “get laked.”

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Just one of lots of shirts; Connect with other visitors by marking where you’re from and leaving a message; Owner Steve Schmaranzer prepares to cut the ribbon. (Photos by Cynthia J. Thomas)

‘Get laked’ with The Lake Store’s great selection of apparel and accessories.

(Photo by Cynthia J. Thomas)

Partial Listing of Items to be Sold...

COWBOY – WESTERN INDIAN - 7 ft. hand carved cigar store Indian, Bronze statuary to include large coming through the rye, stamped Fredrick Remington other Remington statues include Bronco Buster, wicked pony, and others. Standing black bear, large buffalo head, royal elk head mount, raccoons in boat, mountain sheep, caribou head, red fox and many other small animal mounts, large tanned steer hide, great collection of wildlife and western art by famous artists like Bev Doolittle, C.M. Russell, G. Harvey, Robert Summers and others. Wells Fargo iron strong box, handcuffs, leg irons coat rack with Winchester advert., 7 ft. longhorn steer horns, trophy size whitetail deer head mounts, bobcat on log.

INDIAN ART & ARTIFACTS - Big collection flint arrow and spear points, stone ax collection, Sioux red stone pipe, Hopewell type idols, bird and banner stones, Navajo and Kachina dolls, Indian prints and paintings, Indian baskets and pottery.

ANTIQUE & HUNTING GUNS (FROM THE LIVING ESTATE OF DICK MITCHELL) - Including Henry ZZ Brass frame LA Rifle, Browning 243 lever action with night scope, Valmet 12 ga. and 30-06 O/U made in Finland, Benelli super black eagle 12 ga shot or slug gun with Burris scope (hard to find), Benelli ethos 12 ga. 3” mag with nickel receiver, Benelli O/U shotgun 12 ga. with nickel receiver, Tarus 38 special revolver, other antique guns include Winchester mdl 24 12 ga. dbl., Winchester mdl 12 20 ga. pump, Winchester mdl 12 20 ga. W S-1, Winchester mdl 12, 12 ga. black diamond trap, fox sterling worth 12 ga.

double barrel, Colt heavy frame lightning 45-85285 pump rifle deluxe, rossi 50 cal black powder with scope, Colt 45 single action army scroll engraved with bone grips, Colt bisley 32 cal revolver, Colt S.A. army 45 with 5 1/5 barrel mfg 1896, Colt S.A. army 45 with 4 3/4” barrel, colt frontier six shooter 44-40 with bone grips, Colt six shooter with scroll scratching and bone grips,Colt calvary S.A. army 45, Colt anaconda nickel with 8” barrel. ACCESSORIES

- Leopold binoculars with case, Bushwell bone collector range finder 850 yards, 2 ammo boxes with ammo, pistol carrier, rifle cases, camp chairs, double holster Rio and more!

ANTIQUE FURNITURE & PRIMITIVES COLLECT-

IBLES – 3 pc walnut bedroom suite w/ marble top dresser and commode, leaded glass windows and antique leaded glass lamps, nice collection of old stoneware jars, jugs, crocks and churns many are very early, collection of advertising signs for oil, gas, auto, food and drink both old and more modern, oak spool cabinet, snow shoes, large snake hide on board, child’s rocker, several oak and walnut rockers, stage coach trunks, wooden duck decoys, glass churns, minnow traps, Persian carpets, hand carved dough bowl, copper and brass weather vanes, walnut parlor, clocks, plus much more!!

JEWELRY- Gents 14k ring w/ 2.50 ct rnd Diam soli & 3/4 ct ruby, 14k ear studs w/ 4.05 ct Diams tw, 14k ring w/ 27 ct Tanzanite cabochon & Diams, 14k chain & bezel w/ US $20 St Gaudens, 14K ring w/ 1.76 ct princess cut diam soli on diam band, 14K fashion ring

w/ 1 1/2 ct Diams, 14K bezel w/ $10 Indian gold, 14K ear studs w/ 1 ct Diams TW, 14K ring set w/ 2.41 ct rnd Diam soli, Platinum bracelet w/ 17 cts Diams excellent estate piece, 14K necklace & bracelet w/ 41.58 cts tanzanite & 1.21 ct Diams, 14K bracelet w/ 16 cts Rubies, 14K ring w/ 3 ct Aquamarine, 14K ring w/ 5.41 ct tanzanite & approx. 2 cts Diams, 14K ring w/ 1.61 ct yellow sapphire, 14K ring w/ 8 ct rubies in Diamond mnt, 14k Ring w/ 14.99 ct kunzite & 1.30 ct Diams, 18K ring w/ 5.05 ct cushion cut diam soli w/ EGL certification, 14k ring w/ 7.40 ct ruby & 1.60 ct Diams , 14K ring w/ 12.41 pink sapphire in Diam mnt, several 1 ct Diam solitaires, nice selection colored gemstones, all diamonds gemstones guaranteed to be authentic.

RARE COIN COLLECTION SILVER & GOLD – Set Indian hd cents short one coin 1877, Complete set silver Washington quarters, set Buffalo nickels, set of Silver eagles 36 coins, Big collection of high grade Morgan dollars, rare & key date Morgan $, Carson City’s, over 50 UNC & proof commemorative silv dollars, over 300 Indian hd cents, over 500 Mercury dimes, 200 Walking Liberty half $, rolls of UNC Peace $, Draped bust $, $500 bill, over 100 Peace $, bust half $ & other type coins. GOLD- 2 1/2 $ Indian 2 1/2 $ Liberties, rare $3 gold Princess, $5 Indian & Liberties, $10 Indian & Liberties, High Relief Gold St Gaudens, 1 oz Buffalo & 1 oz Eagles, US $20 Liberty Gold, $20 St Gaudens & more. SILVER – 100 oz silver bars, 50 oz silver bars, Kilo Silver bars, over 200 Silv buffalo rnds. Gold & Silver coins & bullion are guaranteed authentic.

This is just a partial listing. There are many more things available for viewing on sale day!

Amaretto Cake with Whipped Topping and Macerated Berries

By Chef Jeff Woodward, The Rogue Chef

Prep Time: 1 hour

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients For the Cake:

• 2 ½ C AP Flour

• 2 ½ tsp Baking Powder

• ½ tsp Salt

• 1 C Butter, softened

• 1 ¾ C Sugar

• 4 Large Eggs

• ½ C Milk

• ¼ C Disaronno Amaretto Liqueur

Instructions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F and spray a 9 x 9 cake pan with nonstick spray.

2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.

3. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

5. Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, alternating with the milk. Begin and end with the flour mixture, mixing just until combined after each addition.

6. Stir in the Disaronno amaretto liqueur until the batter is smooth and well incorporated.

7. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan and spread it evenly.

8. Bake in the preheated oven for about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

9. Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.

Ingredients for the Whipped

Topping:

• 1 ½ C Heavy Cream

• 3 T Powdered Sugar

• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract or Seeds from 1 Vanilla Bean

Instructions:

1. In a chilled mixing bowl, com-

bine the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract.

2. Using an electric mixer, beat the mixture on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form; be careful not to overbeat, as it may lead to the cream becoming butter.

Ingredients for the Macerated Berries:

• 2 C Fresh Berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries)

• 2 T Sugar

• 1 T Disaronno Amaretto Liqueur

Instructions:

1. Rinse and pat dry the berries. If using strawberries, hull and slice them.

2. In a bowl, combine the berries, sugar, and liqueur.

3. Gently stir the mixture until the berries are coated in sugar and liqueur.

4. Let the berries sit at room temperature for about 20-30 minutes, allowing them to macerate and release their juices.

To Assemble:

1. Using a 2 inch round cutter, cut circular pieces of the cake and place each one on a serving plate.

2. Put whipped topping in a pastry bag with a star tip and pipe in a circular motion from the center out on top of the piece of cake.

3. Arrange the macerated berries over the whipped topping. GO ROGUE by adding toasted, slivered almonds.

If you’d like Chef Jeff to make this dessert, or any other foods for you, please contact him at www. TheRogueChefBranson.com.

Foil Potatoes

BY KERRY DAWN GREEN

Ingredients:

• 5 potatoes, diced

• 1/2 cooked bacon pieces

• 1/2 sweet onion, diced

• 1/2 Tbsp. garlic, minced

• 2 Tbsp. butter

• Salt

• Pepper

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients together, well.

2. Wrap tightly in foil and cook in the oven at 350 for 30 minutes or on the grill at medium heat for 25-30 minutes.

Ozarks Teen Challenge receives capacity building grant from Ozarks Food Harvest

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Ozarks Teen Challenge recently received a capacity building grant thanks to Ozarks Food Harvest’s $1 million investment in agency infrastructure in southwest Missouri. The grant funding will purchase a commercial reach-in freezer which will help increase their food storage capacity for their food program that feeds the young men enrolled in their residential recovery program. Ozarks Teen Challenge was one of more than 70 organizations chosen

by Ozarks Food Harvest to receive an agency capacity grant to assist with hunger-relief efforts.

“This grant is a blessing as we will be able to accept more donations, thus reducing the cost of goods we have to purchase to feed the young men we serve” said Scentio Wallace, kitchen manager at Ozarks Teen Challenge.

“Thanks to Ozarks Food Harvest, we’re able to take in and distribute more food now and in the future.”

Ozarks Food Harvest is the

Feeding America food bank for southwest Missouri, serving 270 charities across 28 Ozarks counties. This capacity building investment is part of The Food Bank’s multi-faceted strategy to address needs identified in Missouri’s Food Assistance and Hunger in the Heartland 2021 report conducted by the MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security.

“These grant funds are an investment in the future of our community’s food system,” said Bart Brown, president/CEO of Ozarks Food Har-

vest. “Increasing access to food is key as our network of hunger-relief charities continue to deal with the expanding cost of food and fuel.”

Every month, Ozarks Teen Challenge is responsible for serving at least 3,720 meals and snacks. Since 2011, Ozarks Food Harvest’s partnership with Ozarks Teen Challenge has unequivocally served as a vital part of their food program, assisting them in providing food for the hundreds of adolescent boys that have sought hope and healing from life-controlling

issues over the past twelve years of that partnership.

About Ozarks Teen Challenge

Since 2007, Ozarks Teen Challenge has provided at-risk teen boys who have struggled with substance use disorder and other life-controlling issues with a 15-month comprehensive, faithbased residential program that is focused on their personal, social, academic, physical and spiritual growth. Learn more at OzarksTeenChallenge.com, or facebook. com/ozarksteenchallenge.

CoxHealth named one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces’

Submitted to Branson Globe CoxHealth has been named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” in 2023 by Newsweek Magazine.

The list, released earlier this month, features 1,000 organizations with 1,000-or more U.S.-based employees. CoxHealth achieved a 4.5-star rating out of a possible five stars based on results from one of

the largest employee review studies on benefits, workplace environment, work-life balance and more. CoxHealth was one of 69 hospitals/ health systems across the country to be included on the list.

“We strive to encourage, inspire and support our employees to be their best every day,” says Andy Hedgpeth, vice president of human resources at CoxHealth. “It’s an honor to be recognized on the national stage for an award that is determined by our own staff, and I think it speaks to the supportive culture our team members have built across our organization.”

CoxHealth has several programs focused on supporting employees in the workplace, including competitive health, wellness, and retirement benefit packages.

From employer-paid mental health support to increased tuition reimbursement for certain positions, CoxHealth has adjusted several of its benefits in the last few years to better serve employees and their needs, in both their personal and professional lives.

“Workforce experience is a pillar in our strategic plan, and it’s encouraging to see that the work we are doing for this organization is impacting our employees in a positive way,” says Hedgpeth.

The 1,000 highest-scoring employers were included in the “American’s Greatest Workplace List,” which appears in Newsweek online through this link, https://www.newsweek.com/rankings/americas-greatest-workplaces-2023.

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ry was established by an act of Congress in 1939. As the official civilian volunteer segment of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Auxiliary is committed to providing safe boating practices to the recre-

ational boating community.

As part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Auxiliary members provide a number of services ranging from classroom-style safe boating classes, vessel safety checks, safety patrols by boat and air, and work alongside the active duty Coast

Guard in times of national need. DCO Stephens oversees District 8WR, which consists of sixteen states and leads a group of volunteers roughly as large as the NYPD. District 8WR ranks sixth for service assets in operational patrol hours. Stephens stated that the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is the “best kept secret in the neighborhood” because few are aware that it exists at the local level. Auxiliary volunteers are trained to the same standards as the U.S. Coast Guard, from whom they receive authorization and qualifying training to serve recreational boaters. The role of Flotilla 5-3 is to advise and assist boaters on Table Rock Lake, and be available for on-water support.

The free vessel checks are an examination of the vessel’s equipment for compliance with state and federal safety requirements. The volunteers performing the service are trained to look for some of the more common problems which might occur in a boat or its associated safety equipment, including the following:

• Registration/Documentation

• Personal Flotation Devices; Life Jackets

• Visual Distress Signals

• Fire extinguishers

• Ventilation

• Backfire flame control

Flotilla 5-3 pictured from left to right: Dan Maresh, Joe Beran, Al Olson, Milissa Barrett, Gary Pollard, Steve Larson, Scott Bailey, Rosemary Maresh (Photo by Tiffany Gravett)

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Left to right: Al Olson and Steve Larson attach 50 year streamer to flag. (Photo by Tiffany Gravett)

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• Sound producing devices

• Navigation lights

• State requirements

• Overall vessel condition

If a vessel meets all of the Vessel Safety Check requirements, it is awarded a VSC decal; having a current decal can save time when routine inspections are being conducted on the water. Vessel inspections are conducted monthly in the Kimberling City or Shell Knob area of Table Rock Lake; follow the Facebook page for updates and reminders about safety inspection and safe boating class opportunities.

The Coast Guard Auxiliary also supports the U.S. Coast Guard by providing safety zones for any event on or near the water, as well as serving with search and rescue operations as needed. Auxiliary members can receive training and earn certification in nearly all functions performed by the U.S. Coast Guard. Anyone age 17-plus who is physically capable of performing the necessary duties is welcome to join; some volunteers are retired from active Coast Guard duty

or volunteering in honor of an active duty family member or friend, but prior affiliation with the Coast Guard is not required.

Chief Warrant Officer Garver commended Kimberling City Flotilla 5-3 for “getting the job done” noting that over 60% of operations by District 8WR’s sixteen states is conducted by Kimberling City’s flotilla.

Learn more about the Auxiliary at www.cgauxa.org, where

you can also find links to local units and training opportunities. Flotilla 5-3 meets the second Thursday of each month, at 7 p.m. at the Kimberling City Community Center. Visitors are welcome, and the meetings are a great way to get more information and start getting involved. For more information or any questions, call 712-210-2123 or contact through Facebook at U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flo-

tilla 5-3. We at the Branson Globe would like to congratulate the Kimberling City USCG Auxiliary on its achievements and say a huge thank you for 50 years of dedicated service to keeping our waterways safe!

Left to right: District Commodore Brock Stephens presents award to Commander Scott Bailey (Photo by Tiffany Gravett)

– Featured at the Branson Centennial Museum’s Tuesday Talk on July 18 were Jody Madaras, creator and producer, and Valerie Hill, associate producer, who presented highlights of their show, All Hands On Deck, currently at the Copeland Theatre. (Photo by George

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the photo when he did. There’s one other taken in 1910 by another photographer that was made available to the public. These are the only two images known of to show the home before Burt remodeled it. Hall no. 333 is definitely one to grab if you ever come

across it! And look out; it will sell for a high price!

Join me for a tour of this amazing cabin, and I’ll show you everything on the inside as well!

Next week, I’ll take you across the county line a few miles to the Forks and discuss an awesome photo, also included in George Hall’s Shepherd of the Hills series.

BRANSON CENTENNIAL MUSEUM TUESDAY TALK SPOTLIGHTS ‘ALL HANDS ON DECK’

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Sara Forhetz, Tammy Trent, Louie Michael to speak at Resilient Brave Hearts

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Need some fellowship and encouragement? Come to Branson, Missouri, on August 19-20, 2023, to attend The Resilient Brave Hearts Girls’ & Women’s Conference at Yakov’s Theatre. Brave Heart Workshops is excited to announce the keynote speaker will be Sara Forhetz.

Sara Forhetz is a speaker, journalist, and podcaster. After spending 17 years as an Emmy Award-winning television news reporter and anchor, Sara now speaks full-time all over the world. Her travels often take her to Africa, where she speaks at open tent revivals. Sara is also a wife and a homeschooling mother of three children, ages 10, 12 and 14. She loves swimming, biking and running and often competes in triathlons. But most of all, Sara is a fervent follower of Jesus Christ. She speaks to leadership conferences and churches across the country and around the globe, urging people to be bold in their faith and to mentor someone.

Sara and her husband, Ethan For-

hetz, have been named one of the most influential couples in Southwest Missouri, and recognized as such by multiple publications. Sara was also honored with a “30 under 30” award.

Women and girls of all ages will also enjoy meeting and hearing from Tammy Trent. A gifted communicator who draws her audience close with her contagious humor and fun, energetic personality, Tammy also shares the sincerity of her heart and wisdom of life experience through every word she speaks and sings.

Since signing her first record deal in 1995, Tammy has been ministering to audiences around the world through her music and speaking, and in early 2023, she became the new co-host on LIFE Today TV alongside co-host Randy Robison. She says, “One of my greatest privileges on this journey of hope is to be able to remind others that we can never interpret our numbness as God’s absence in our lives.

A surprise addition to the speaker lineup is the talented Louie Michael.

Although Louie has several titles— entertainer, author, speaker, realtor—“cheerleader of people” would be his favorite. His 35 years in the entertainment business encompass early days as an Elvis tribute artist; circus ringmaster; and working with vocal groups like Backstreet Boys and N’Sync. He has also been a successful realtor and a volunteer fire department chaplain. He loves to encourage people through his nonprofit, Choosing to Live, Inc.

Along with his list of successes and talents, though, Louie deals with

something most observers would never know about: He has suffered from depression, anxiety, PTSD and suicidal thoughts at various times throughout his life. Now his goal is to encourage others experiencing these feelings to fight for another day, doing whatever they can to make it to another tomorrow where things can and often do change for the better.

“Never wave the white flag,” he says. Louie helps others decide that giving up is not an option.

Other conference speakers include Jill Reynolds, Dee Forbes, Brenda

Ring Wood, Mandy Farrow, Cynthia Thomas, Sue Detweiler, Dr. Brittany Wright, Dr. Marina Hofman, Brenda McClintock, Carolyn Boss, Mary Starr, and Julie Hedenborg.

For even more inspiration, plan to arrive a day early on August 18, 2023 to see the Sight & Sound Theatre production of “Queen Esther ‘’ and get equipped with courage “For Such a Time as This.”

Register now by going to Brave Heart Workshops Website and clicking on the Register Button.

https://braveheartworkshops.com.

Sara Forhetz

Tammy Trent Louie Michael (Special to Branson Globe)

Reeds Spring students attend FBLA National Conference

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Six Reeds Spring High School students attended and competed at the 2023 National Leadership Conference of Future Business Leaders of America in Atlanta,

Pictured left to right: Talon Lemoine, Kaden Colman, Evan Brandsma, Ronda Hursh-Plaster, Faith Jones, Rylie Lacy and Layna Lebow represented Reeds Spring High School at the FBLA National Conference in Georgia. (Special to Branson Globe)

Georgia.

Evan Brandsma and Faith Jones competed in Entrepreneurship, Kaden Colman took part in Computer Game Simulation, Talon Lemoine in Political Science, Rylie Lacy in Business Management, and Layna Lebow in Accounting.

FBLA is the nation’s largest Career and Technical Student Organization focused solely on business. The event attracted more

than 13,000 middle school and high school students and educators from across the country.

In addition to the competition, students also experienced learning workshops and met with representatives from more than 60 colleges, universities, and businesses.

“I am very proud of them and their accomplishments. They represented Reeds Spring School District very well,” said FBLA Advisor Ronda Hursh-Plaster.

Gibson Tech students shine at international conference

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Ten students from Gibson Technical Center put their EMT skills to the test against other future healthcare professionals at the HOSA International Leadership Conference in Texas last month.

Ten Gibson Tech students competed at the HOSA International Conference in Texas last month. (Special to Branson Globe)

They qualified by placing in the top two at the state competition in March. The team of Maci Doak and Angel Dowdy placed in the top 20 at the international competition.

Other participants included Jack Jackson, Ella Carpenter, Bri Hirschi, Hailey Tharp, Kailey Vallance, Rachel Quintana, Andrew Cavaness and Tristan Maxwell.

Altogether, nearly 11,000 students competed. They came from all over the U.S., as well as Canada, Korea and China.

HOSA is an international student organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Its mission is to promote career opportunities in the healthcare industry and to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare to all people.

Branson Fly Fishing Expo is July 27 - 29

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Check out all things fly fishing at the Branson Fly Fishing Expo 2023, July 27 - 29 at the Lions Community Building, 1015 E. State Hwy. 76 in Branson.

More than 70 fly tyers will showcase their skills, plus bucket raffles, silent auctions, live auc-

tions, a fly tying contest, casting instruction and demonstrations will be offered. A kids-only fly-tying event will be held Saturday morning. Commedian Terry Sanders will also make an appearance.

Hours for the expo are noon to 5 p.m. on July 27; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 28; and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on

July 29. Admission is free. Food and drinks will be served by the Branson/Hollister Lions Club. For more information, contact Expo Director Ron Leggins at 912-980-0766 or ronleggins@ gmail.com, or Howard Hawkins, 417-234-6806, or pdgpcc@yahoo. com

Reeds Spring School Board members recognized

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The Missouri School Board Association recently recognized Reeds Spring school board members Perry Phillips and Amanda Rogers.

Phillips, the board president, has achieved Distinguished Board Member Certification from MSBA. That means he earned at least 60 training credits, completed annual refresher training as required by law, read a book related to school board service, observed a board meeting in two other districts, attended at least two MSBA regional or statewide events, and demonstrated leadership, advocacy and presentation skills in a va-

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by that. It’s a smart and necessary thing. From here on out, every time you see an investment person—whoever it may be— your goal should be to leave the

riety of activities related to school board service.

Rogers has achieved Advanced Board Member Certification. That means she earned at least 12 additional training credits, completed annual refresher training through MSBA, read two books related to school board service, attended at least two MSBA regional or statewide events, and wrote an essay relating to board service.

All of this is above and beyond the 18-and-a-half hours of training required by the Outstanding Schools Act of 1993 for new board members.

Phillips and Rogers were recognized at the MSBA Summer

room smarter, and with more financial understanding, than you had before.

Naomi, I’m truly sorry about your husband. But you two did an amazing job with your finances over the years. You’re worth well over $1.5 million, and you

Summit in Branson on June 17. The Missouri School Boards’ Association is a private, not-for-profit organization that exists to help public school boards ensure all students succeed.

TOP PHOTO: Reeds Spring School Board Member Amanda Rogers (center) is recognized by the Missouri School Board Association. Also pictured are MSBA’s Ray Murphy (left) and Melissa Randol (right).

BOTTOM PHOTO: Reeds Spring School Board Member Perry Phillips (center) is recognized by the Missouri School Board Association. Also pictured are MSBA’s Ray Murphy (left) and Melissa Randol (right). (Special to Branson Globe)

have no debt. So, you’re basically set for life.

Be wise, and be careful, Naomi. God bless you.

— Dave

One-of-a-kind activities: Experience the best of Big Cedar Lodge this summer

ence for both overnight guests and daily visitors. We’ve compiled an amazing lineup of the top five activities that embody the true spirit of this extraordinary resort. Whether you’re a family craving an adrenaline-fueled nature getaway or simply looking for a funfilled afternoon, we’ve got you covered!

and take in the panoramic views. Whether you’re planning a private celebration, a corporate gathering, or a group event, let the Lady Liberty be the enchanting backdrop to your next dining experience. Whether it’s a brunch, day, or dinner cruise, sit back and relax and let the good times begin!

treated like royalty with a special hair style and exquisite makeup.

As the summer season heats up, America’s Premier Wilderness Re-

sort, Big Cedar Lodge emerges as the ultimate summer destination, offering a one-of-a-kind experi-

See below for details on our must-do summer activity list: Lady Liberty cruises: Experience the epitome of dining elegance surrounded by the breathtaking natural beauty of the Ozarks on Big Cedar Lodge’s luxury yacht, Lady Liberty. Indulge in a mouthwatering meal while cruising the beautiful waters of Table Rock Lake. Our custom-built 62-ft. vessel boasts a meticulously designed main cabin, a stunning fantail veranda, and a sprawling open-air upper deck. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of sophistication as you savor delectable cuisine

Royal treatment at Cedar Creek Spa: Indulge your senses in a world of rejuvenation and tranquility at the renowned Cedar Creek Spa & Salon. Mother-daughter duos looking for a special memory making experience, we have the perfect afternoon planned just for you. Our royal treatment for Mommy and Me promises to create cherished memories that will last a lifetime. Step into a world of luxury as we cater to both you and your little princess with a one-hour hands-on service like no other. While you luxuriate in our plush pedicure thrones, your little one will be

Fun Mountain: Embark on an adventure-filled day at Big Cedar Lodge’s Fun Mountain, where thrill and excitement await visitors of all ages. This is the ultimate destination for non-stop entertainment that will bring out the child in everyone! Prepare for an exhilarating experience within our expansive 50,000 square feet of action-packed activities that will keep the entire family enthralled. From a thrilling arcade and bumper cars to underwater-themed bowling, laser tag, a golf simulator, and an array of exciting options, we have it all. No matter the season, our doors are open, inviting you to discover the exciting rock climbing wall and a pirate ship adorned with thrilling slides. Get ready for an adventure like no other—it’s time to embark on your Fun Mountain journey with the whole family!

Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail: Uncover the hidden wonders of the Ozarks by exploring the captivating Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail at Top of The Rock. This captivating 2.5mile journey atop an electric cart allows visitors to view breathtaking rock formations, cascading waterfalls, and panoramic vistas of Table Rock Lake await. Immerse

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Lady Liberty Yacht (Special to Branson Globe)

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yourself in the awe-inspiring beauty of this trail, thoughtfully designed to showcase nature’s marvels at every turn. Make sure to make a pit stop at the Bat Bar for a refreshing beverage of your choice, adding a delightful touch to your excursion. As a special treat, this remarkable experience also grants you access to the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum, where you can delve into the rich heritage of this fascinating region. Prepare for an unforgettable journey that will leave you with cherished memories of the captivating wonders found at the Top of the Rock Lost Canyon and Nature Trail.

Dinner at the Worman House: Nestled amidst the lush surroundings of America’s Premier Wilderness Resort, the Worman House stands as a testament to its rich history, originally built in the early 1920s as a private haven for Frisco Railroad executive, Harry

Worman. This incredible restaurant has been lovingly restored and expanded, paying attention to every little detail. It’s like stepping into a time of grandeur and charm. You’ll be captivated by the breathtaking views of Table Rock Lake while you dine at the Worman House. It’s not just a regular dining experience, it’s something

truly extraordinary. Treat yourself to delicious, themed cocktails and gourmet cuisine as you create unforgettable memories.

Big Cedar Lodge is truly where thrilling adventures, blissful relaxation and mouthwatering dining all come together, creating memories the whole family will treasure forever!

X-rays, Exam, and Cleaning

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Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail (Special to Branson Globe)

Dinner at the Worman House (Special to Branson Globe)

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Guardians, I’m speaking to you. No matter your child’s special abilities, he or she has a purpose. And, no matter what it is, with love, successes and a program like this, anything is possible.”

Located at 433 Animal Safari Road in Branson, Coffee Creations is open Tuesday through Saturday, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. The coffee shop, complete with a pet-friendly patio, serves delicious hot and cold beverages and treats for every taste. Find them on Facebook by searching Coffee Creations.

As the ribbon cutting event came to a close, Gardner offered a special prayer.

Gardner prayed, “Heavenly Father, please make your presence known. We pray that your blessings upon the coffee shop

and those that work for it and each and everyone here that comes through these doors remind us that with you, anything is possible. We thank you for everything you’ve done and will do with this program. I pray that this program will grow and have a positive impact on this community.”

Open for business at Coffee Creations (Photo by K.D. Michaels)

Ready to serve customers at Coffee Creations (Photo by K.D. Michaels)

Silver Dollar City hires Brandei Clifton as Public Relations Manager

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Silver Dollar City is pleased to announce Brandei Clifton as the 1880s theme park’s new Public Relations Manager.

Clifton joins the team after serving six years as Communications Manager at Cox Medical Center Branson, where she was nationally recognized for her marketing strategies, focused on heartfelt storytelling.

Clifton will carry her love of writing over to her new role,

and she is excited to share tales from The City that honor its roots and celebrate its innovation.

“I get goosebumps just walking through the park,” Clifton says. “There is a story to be told around every corner, and I can’t wait to grab a pen! The traditions, the love, the beautiful citizens who are memory makers—it’s all right here.”

“This is an exciting and historic time at The City,” said

Out of the mouths of babes...

BY TIFFANY GRAVETT, Staff Writer

• I had the privilege of teaching Bible studies for two weeks at Sac River Stables for the day camps. Every day the kids had a memory verse to memorize and say back to me for a prize. One day a second grade student repeated the verse perfectly

but didn’t say where the scripture was found, so I asked him, “Where is that verse found in the Bible?” He replied, “Colonoscopy 1:14!”

• “You created me for free. I was a DIY project.” -Marlowe, age 7 (littlehoots.com)

• Me: Jeremiah you need to get your room cleaned up.

Nick Guevel, Silver Dollar City’s VP of Marketing. “We believe Brandei is the perfect person to share the news and stories of our Ozarks home. We are grateful she joined our work family.”

Clifton’s love of Silver Dollar City goes back to when she was a kid in rural Kansas.

“Branson is the only vacation we ever took, but it’s all we needed,” she explains. “When I see kiddos exploring The City,

I see myself in them—standing there with excited eyes, eating ice cream, waiting for the train. There is definitely a great past ahead of me!”

Clifton received her Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Missouri State University in 2003. Her career includes previous work at KOLR 10 and the Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks. She and her husband Trevor have three sons who attend Branson schools.

Jeremiah: But you need to help me, Mom.

Me: Jeremiah, you made that big mess, you need to do it.

Jeremiah: Mom, Jesus said you supposed to help each other.

-Jeremiah, age 5

• On her way to bed….”Goodnight, fellow citizens!” -Gracie, age 7 (littlehoots.com)

Brandei Clifton (FILE)

Fly through the stars during the all-new ‘Summer Nights’ at Silver Dollar City

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As summer heats up, nights are cool for families at Silver Dollar City’s all-new Summer Nights festival, where ride-into-the-night hours and family-centered entertainment anchor the summer season. Summer Nights runs through

July 30 with extended moonlit hours to 10 p.m., ending each night with a fireworks finale at the 1880s theme park, voted Tripadvisor’s No.1 Theme Park in the U.S.

The all-new Summer Nights festival brings a different dimension of thrills to The City, complete

with cooler-temperature nightrides and drop-in-the-dark thrills on all of the award-winning theme park’s rides and attractions. Plus, exclusive specials and discounts at various iconic restaurants, eateries and storefronts throughout The City streets starting at 7 p.m. each evening.

Fly at night through the pitchblack Ozark Mountains on Time Traveler, North America’s fastest, steepest and tallest spinning coaster; speed through the triple-inverting Outlaw Run wooden coaster, voted as one of the Top 10 Coasters in America by USA Today’s 10Best; and make a nighttime splash on Mystic River Falls, featuring the tallest drop on a water raft ride in the Western Hemisphere. Meanwhile, family adventures abound in two themed areas—the Grand Exposition and Fireman’s Landing—designed for smaller ones in the family but full

of fun for adults, too.

Plus, there’s magic and music throughout the park during Summer Nights, including Pittsburgh’s high-energy saxophone and drum trio Big Blitz, master illusionist Peter Gossamer and, at the 6,000seat Echo Hollow Amphitheater, ABBA Tribute: Dancing Dream. Plus, a special performance from

‘80s cover band Members Only July 17. Each night’s grand finale features a fireworks show over Echo Hollow.

In total, there’s more than twelve hours each day to play during Silver Dollar City’s all-new Summer Nights festival, with a special $40 plus tax ticket available each evening for entry after 5 p.m.

Enjoy Silver Dollar City at night through July 30. (Special to Branson Globe)

College of the Ozarks scores financial grade of ‘A+’ per Forbes magazine

Submitted to Branson Globe Forbes magazine awarded College of the Ozarks an “A+” financial grade, per their recently released 2023 College Financial Grades ranking.

Using the most recent data available from the government’s National Center for Education Statistics database, Forbes analyzed all private not-for-profit colleges in the U.S. with enrollment of more than 500 full-time students. Schools are graded by balance sheet strength and operational soundness, plus other indicators of a college’s financial condition, including endowment assets per full-time equivalent student, primary reserve ratio, return on assets, and the percentage of freshmen receiving institutional grants and instruction expenses per student.

The mission of College of the Ozarks is to provide the advantages of a Christian education for youth of both sexes, especially those found worthy, but who are without sufficient means to procure such training.

All students at College of the Ozarks work, rather than pay, for their education. The cost is met by a combination of gifts from donors, private scholarships and grants. The College openly discourages debt by not participating in any kind of loans.

With a successful work program that employs nearly 1,500 students in over 100 workstations, C of O not only ensures that their students graduate debt free, but also that the College remains financially healthy.

“Our hardworking students, faculty and staff have kept C of O’s financial health stronger than ever and continue giving our students the opportunity to graduate debt free,” said Dr. Brad Johnson, C of O president. “In the current economic climate, we must remain vigilant about controlling costs and being wise financial stewards of our entrust-

ed resources to sustain financial health into the future. We are grateful for the faithful donors and friends of the college who appreciate our efforts to impart traditional Christian and American values to our students and have generously stood beside us for many years.”

For the full list & methodology, visit: https://www.forbes.com/ sites/emmawhitford/2023/04/26/ forbes-2023-college-financialgrades-the-strongest-and-weakest-colleges/?sh=9a04e6010974.

C of O ensures that their students graduate debt free. (Special to Branson Globe)

Branson Christmas Coalition: New for Christmas 2023!

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Branson has long been famous for its backdrop of natural Ozarks beauty in juxtaposition to the bright lights and neon excitement of the live shows and attractions that fill the 76 Entertainment District. This holiday season, the 2023 Community Christmas Tree will celebrate that perfect balance of nature and neon—and it’s just one stop on a new Christmas tree treasure hunt and interactive mobile adventure that debuts on November 1.

The Branson Christmas Coalition is producing both new holiday experiences. Dubbed, “Evergreen and Ever Glowing,” this year’s Community Christmas tree is set to be a colorful spectacle from top to bottom with warm white, strobe, and synchronized, multi-color, morphing lights (5,926 LEDs in all!) plus a new, neon sign on its base wishing the world a “Merry Ozark Mountain Christmas.” Gi-

ant pinecones will add a beautiful natural accent to the tree’s 196 faux evergreen branches and topper. This 39-ft. display pays tribute to the unique balance between nature and neon, one of the enduring appeals of the Branson area. The Branson Community Christmas Tree will be located in front of the Branson Ferris Wheel at 3335 West 76 Country Boulevard from November 2 (its first lighting) until the end of the Ozark Mountain Christmas season on January 7, 2024.

“This year’s tree is both timeless and trendy,” explains Ann McDowell, Executive Director of the Branson Christmas Coalition, a nonprofit organization that has been working to grow and enhance the holiday season in this area since 2015. “Walls of greenery with neon messages have recently become popular across the country in all sorts of gathering spaces. Since Branson has been

an amazing combination of nature and neon for over 50 years, we decided to jump on this trend to celebrate a continuing hallmark of our region.”

The Branson Christmas Coalition formed in 2015 with the goal of increasing visitation to the region in November and December, a period that had shown little growth for Branson compared to other destinations around the country. The nonprofit worked to inspire and help implement holiday experiences the community could do together, that would increase interest and intent to visit from traveling consumers, while also enhancing the look and feel of Christmas in Branson. Partially because of these efforts, the area has grown by 400,000 holiday visits over the last eight years.

The new addition of “America’s Christmas Tree Trail” will encourage this ever-growing number of SEE CHRISTMAS, PAGE 47

An interactive Christmas Tree Trail is set to enhance the Ozark Mountain Christmas Season. (Special to Branson Globe)

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Ozark Coffee Company restores history, supports humanitarian efforts in U.S. and Africa

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The new Ozark Coffee Company located at 9336 E. State Highway 76 in Branson West offers a wide array of specialty coffee, treats and teas, but the business is much more than a typical coffee shop. Owners Valerie and Robert Budd, who also own Rent Branson—a vacation rental property management company—took their dream of owning a coffee shop to the next level. They have built a business that preserves local history and gives back in a big way.

“We are a family-owned com-

pany and take pride in giving back. We donate a portion of the proceeds to Convoy of Hope and Simone’s Kids,” Valerie said.

Simone’s Kids is a nonprofit for-purpose organization that serves the underprivileged children of the world. Established in 2010, Simone’s Kids aims to open the minds and hearts of children who have been handed nothing in life. Simone’s Kids’ first priority is to serve orphans in Uganda, and the organization was founded on the belief to care for children and help them escape the vicious cycle of poverty.

“Simone’s Kids serves the poorest of poor and many orphans in Uganda. Our goal is to help the school become self-sustaining and less reliant on donations,” Robert said. “Growing and/or roasting coffee for export is an avenue for the school to develop a revenue stream so they may continue to grow and flourish.”

Convoy of Hope is an American nonprofit humanitarian and disaster relief organization that provides food, supplies and services to impoverished or otherwise needy populations throughout the world.

“My husband serves on the board of directors for Simone’s Kids. We also have clients of RentBranson.com that serve the Convoy of Hope. We believe these organizations bring immense value to the communities they serve,” Valerie added.

Thirty-eight years after dreaming of owning a coffee shop, the Budds found a beautiful and historical location to transform their dream a reality. The 96-year-old building (between Silver Dollar City and Stonebridge Village) used to be the workshop for the Silver Dollar City woodcarver

and was renovated and restored over the last year and a half.

“We had to renovate so much, but we wanted to preserve the history of the building, especially the logs,” Robert said. “Each of the logs was completely restored; I am proud of how they turned out.”

The coffee shop is the newest locally based coffee shop in the Branson area that provides a boutique coffee experience with free WiFi and a homey atmosphere. The shop also has and private meeting space that can be reserved. For more information, visit their Facebook page.

Current events reviewed at Stone County Republican Club meeting

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Sharon McSpadden, Political Action Committee Chairman, was the key speaker at the Stone County Republican Club meeting on July 13, 2023, at New Testament Church, Reeds Spring. McSpadden facilitated

an interactive discussion and enlightened participants with information from her extensive research of current events affecting all Americans.

Shane Schoeller, candidate for Secretary of State, was in attendance and was invited to

speak. Schoeller, a former Missouri State Representative and current Greene County Clerk, spoke about the importance of election integrity and answered questions from club members. Federal legislation updates from Senator Josh Hawley, Sen -

ator Eric Schmitt and Representative Eric Burlison will be featured at the next Republican Club meeting. Stone County Republicans will meet on August 10, 2023, at New Testament Church in Reeds Spring. The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m.

and an optional dinner is served at 6 p.m. Additional information is available on Facebook at StoneCountyRepublicans.

Taney County Health Department: Don’t let ticks ruin your summertime outdoor fun

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Enjoying time outdoors with family and friends is a big part of summertime fun. Don’t let tick bites ruin that fun, learn how to protect you and your family from ticks.

According to the Missouri Department of Conservation, the three most common ticks in Missouri are the Deer Tick (Blacklegged Tick), the Lone Star Tick, and the American Dog Tick. Ticks can carry diseases such as Alpha-Gal,

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holiday visitors to explore the area, see more than 25 of the town’s biggest, brightest and most unique Christmas trees, and complete activities along the way. Challenges will include finding a neon cloud, butterfly, musical note or other icon in the branches of a Christmas tree, answering questions or taking photos at various tree locations. Participants will earn points and online

Lyme Disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. The best way to prevent getting these diseases is to avoid getting bitten.

Here are some tips to help you avoid tick bites:

• Avoid outdoor areas with tall grass, brush, or trees.

• Wear long sleeve shirts, pants, and tuck your pant legs into your socks when out hiking.

• Use repellents like DEET, and Picaridin on your skin or Per-

stickers for visiting Christmas trees and successfully completing challenges. The free, downloadable app and game will be available starting November 1, 2023.

For more information on the Branson Christmas Coalition, the 2023 Community Christmas Tree “Evergreen and Ever Glowing” and “America’s Christmas Tree Trail,” go to www.BransonChristmas.org. To make plans for a visit to Branson for the holidays, go to www.ExploreBranson.com.

methrin on your clothing. Check yourself for ticks as soon as possible after being outside Here are some tips to remove a tick:

• Use fine tipped tweezers or a tick remover to remove the tick as soon as possible.

• Grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as possible.

• Pull the tweezers upwards; do not twist or pull.

• Wash the area of the bite thoroughly with rubbing alcohol or soap and water .

• Watch for signs such as rashes or flu-like symptoms, and see your doctor immediately if you experience any of these.

Ticks are active year around, even in the winter months. For more information on ticks, visit https://www.cdc.gov/ticks. For more information contact the Taney County Health Department at 417-334-4544, visit our website at www.taneycohealth.org, or like us on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.

Governor Parson proclaims July as Lake Appreciation Month

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On May 30, 2023, Governor Mike Parson signed a proclamation designating July as Lake Appreciation Month in Missouri to encourage all Missourians to recognize the importance of our lakes as one of Missouri’s most valuable natural resources and emphasize the need to protect them now so they will be sustained for generations to come. Missouri is the 29th state to declare July as Lakes Appreciation Month.

Lakes and their surrounding watersheds provide valuable ecosystems for both people and wildlife. Recognizing their importance of providing clean water for drinking and a healthy environment is the first step to protecting this crucial resource.

The driving force behind the proclamation request from Governor Parson was H2Ozarks. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining and im-

proving the water quality of the Upper White River Basin watershed, H2Ozarks has been protecting the waterways of southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas for over 20 years.

H2Ozarks Program Director, Jerry Harman, stated, “Our lakes, rivers, and streams are sources for drinking water, recreation, habitat for wildlife, and is the engine that drives the economy in many regions of the state. The Lake Appreciation proclamation made by Governor Parson shows the state of Missouri truly cares about protecting these waterways for the future.”

NALMS (North American Lakes Society) reminds us, “You work and play on them. You drink from them. But do you really appreciate them? Growing population, development, and invasive species stress your local lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. All life needs water; let’s not take it for granted!”

You can help celebrate Lake Appreciation Month in Missouri by:

• Organizing a hike or biking event with a focus on your local lake

• Enjoying your local lake, pond, or reservoir with fun summertime activities, such as boating, kayaking, canoeing, sailing, or rowing; swimming; SCUBA

diving; fishing; or enjoying the natural scenery with friends and family

• Helping monitor your local waterbody or watershed

• Have your septic system pumped if you live close to a waterbody

• Go birding or take pictures at a lake or pond

• Tapping into your artistic side and draw or paint a lake scene for your home or office. Be sure to send us a copy!

• Organizing a lake field trip for students

To learn more about how to help protect Missouri lakes and waterways, volunteer, or donate to this cause, visit the H2Ozarks website at www.h2ozarks.org.

About H2Ozarks: H2Ozarks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the water quality of the Upper White River Basin watershed for over 20 years. The watershed includes four major impoundments, three major rivers and numerous smaller lakes and streams crisscrossing over 14,000 square miles in 19 counties in southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. With your help, we will work together to make Beaver Lake, Table Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo and Bull Shoals Lake the four cleanest man-made lakes in North America!

Crystal clear water at Table Rock Lake (FILE)

MoDOT is hiring service-oriented individuals to join winter maintenance crews

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The Missouri Department of Transportation is seeking individuals who are interested in a career to “come for the snow, stay for the mow” and keep Missouri moving during the winter season and beyond.

MoDOT is currently hiring maintenance personnel for winter operations, with opportunities for year-round employment including mowing, striping and other maintenance functions. The department currently has hundreds of full-time and emergency maintenance positions available across the state. Maintenance worker position salaries begin at $19.08 per hour, depending on level of experience and area of operation, and is also eligible for an additional $3 to $6 per hour when working winter and

emergency operations.

“These positions are critical to Missouri travelers once the snow starts to fall, but also include critical work to maintain our highway system throughout the year,” said MoDOT State Maintenance Director Natalie Roark. “If you’re a dedicated, hard-working individual looking for a job with excellent benefits where you can make a difference, there’s no better time to apply than right now.”

Career opportunity job postings can be found online at modot.org/ careers. In addition, MoDOT is hosting hiring events across the state from late July through the month of August. These events will provide applicants an opportunity for an accelerated hiring process, including on-site interviews and potential job offers;

followed by initiating criminal background checks, drug testing and work simulation physicals. Offers made could result in new employees starting within a week. For details on these events, and to learn more about these career opportunities, visit modot.org/opportunities-maintenance.

Full-time maintenance employees receive training and a long list of benefits including paid leave, medical, vision and dental insurance, a retirement plan, and a culturally diverse workplace that is dedicated to safety and personal development. Applicants need to be at least 18 years old and

successfully complete a criminal background check (a misdemeanor or felony conviction is not an automatic restriction to employment). It’s preferable for applicants to have a CDL permit, but assistance and training is available to help new employees achieve their CDL.

Around Town: Here’s what’s going on

JULY

• Thru 7/30 Ballparks of America 2023 Summer Tournaments, through Aug. 31 ballparksofamerica.com

• 17 - 21 Student Life East 2023, Branson Hilton Convention Center. studentlife.lifeway.com

• 20 Yarn Tanglers Guild at Branson Community Center, 201 Compton Drive, meets every third Thursday, 6 p.m. First visit is free. Members broaden knit and crochet skillsets. All fiber artists are welcome. Visit yarntan-glersguild.org for more in-

formation.

• 22 Live music starting at 7 p.m. at Malt & Barrel Brewing Co. as we welcome the return of talented musician, Avery Waltz. Malt & Barrel Brewing Co. is located at 225 Cross Creek Suite G; for info, phone 417-242-1048

• 22 Farmers Market, Branson Landing, south end, each Tuesday, 3 – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. through October 31 loveyourfarmer.com

• 22 - 23 Kidz Roc, Clay Cooper Theatre claycoopertheatre.com

• 23 “Acquire the Fire” Rally with Dr. Cecil Todd at Yes! Church, 360 Emerson Road, Reeds Spring. Morning rally at 10 a.m. and evening rally at 5:30 p.m. Open to the public.

• 23 - 29 Princess of America Pageant, The Mansion Theatre for Performing Arts. princessofamerica.com

• 25 Berries: Program presented by University of Missouri Extension and Master Gardener Marie Ewing who grows many types of berries. Program starts at 1 p.m. Registration is required. Please call library’s circulation desk at 417-334-1418 or register online at https:// www.taneyhillscommunitylibrary.

• 25 Farmers Market, Branson Landing, south end, each Tuesday, 3 – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. through October 31 loveyourfarmer.com

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• 26 Elevate Entrepreneurs info session: 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. or 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Elevate Branson campus, 310 Gretna Road, Branson. Elevate Entrepreneurs offers comprehensive resources and education to help you with tools necessary to expand your financial margin through creation of your own side business. You must attend informational session to be considered for enrollment in Elevate Entrepreneurs. Contact Chris Hunter: Chris. Hunter@ElevateBranson.org.

• 27 Pickleball Party @ the Park. Stockstill Park (625 Stockstill Ln), 6-9 p.m. Open to the public. 12 courts: 3 hours. Beginner courts, organized open play, challenge courts. Bring your chairs. Branson Pickleball Club and Branson Parks Dept. - https://www.bransonparksandrecreation.com/778/Pickleball

• 27-29 Branson Fly Fishing Expo 2023. Thursday, July 27: noon-5 p.m.; Friday, July 28: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, July 29: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Branson-Hollister Lions Club, 1015 East State Hwy 76, Branson. Free

* LATE SHOWS ON FRI & SAT ONLY

admission. For information, contact Ron Leggins, 912-9800766, ronleggins@gmail.com; or Howard Hawkins, 417-2346806, pdgpcc@yahoo.com. Website: MTFA-Springfield. org; Facebook: MTFA Branson Chapter.

• 28 Red Cross Blood Drive, noon - 5 p.m., Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church Parish Center, 202 Vaughn Dr., Branson. www. redcrossblood.org

• 28-30 Vacation Bible School: “Pets Unleashed VBS” PreK5th grade at Faith Lutheran, 221 Malone St., Branson, July 28: 5-8 p.m.; July 29: 8:30 a.m.11:30 a.m.; July 30: 9 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Register at FaithBranson. org, or call 417-334-2469 by June 15 for free summer fun gift bag or register before July 4 for free VBS t-shirt.

• 29 Farmers Market, Branson Landing, south end, each Tuesday, 3 – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. through October 31 loveyourfarmer.com

• 29 Matt Gumm & Company, 2 p.m., Clay Cooper Theatre. claycoopertheatre.com

• 29 Car Cruise In, Wild Bill’s Travel Center, 4 – 8 p.m., Ridgedale

• 29 Music on the Lake 2023 featuring Table Rockers (rock & roll), 7 p.m., Kimberling City Shopping Center veteransoftheozarks.com

• 31 - 3 American Junior Golf Association Tournament, Buffalo Ridge Golf Course, Hollister. ajga.org

• 31 - 4 Branson UMC Heartland Day Camp for K-6th grade. (All campers must have completed kindergarten to come to camp.)

Branson United Methodist Church, 1208 W. 76 Country Blvd. Five days of Christian camp led by experienced counselors. 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sign up in June and received 25% off regular price. Register online at https://www.heartlandcamps. org/branson-umc or call the church office: 417-294-7948.

AUGUST

• 1 Farmers Market, Branson

Landing, south end, each Tuesday, 3 – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9

a.m. - 1 p.m. through October 31 loveyourfarmer.com

• 5 Farmers Market, Branson

Landing, south end, each Tuesday, 3 – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9

a.m. - 1 p.m. through October

31 loveyourfarmer.com

• 5 EquipmentShare Summer

Concert Series: Cinderella’s Tom Keifer Band with Winger & John Corabi (Live Loud Tour). Black Oak Amp, Table Rock Lake, 1728 State Hwy H, Lampe. Doors: 6 p.m., show: 7:30 p.m. Free parking. For more information, to buy tickets: Blackoakamp.com.

• 6 Spaghetti Sunday Lunch at

Branson Masonic Lodge, 100 Chiefs Ct., Branson, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

• 8 Farmers Market, Branson

Landing, south end, each Tuesday, 3 – 7 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. through October 31 loveyourfarmer.com

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Herbold. Boldman’s “Missouri 65” group is popular at traditional and bluegrass events around the Ozarks; and Scrivner was recently involved in the Smithsonian Institution’s Ozarks Folk Life Festival in Washington, D.C.

Ms. Marshall thanked Glenda Hunt of the Forsyth Senior Friendship Center for coordinating use of

the market pavilion. She pointed out that organizing the dance was a team effort among young adults, middle-aged, and senior adults—the very type of multi-generational legacy that traditional music and dance helps to perpetuate. Dancers and observers were a variety of ages, as well. Proceeds from the event were donated to the building fund for the new Senior Center building planned for the property adjacent to the

Farmers Market and pavilion.

“Despite us being different ages, we all love old-fashioned country music, and that brought us together on this project,” said Marshall. Several attendees said they hoped the dance was the first of more to come; watch the Farmers Market and Ozark Mountain Music Association Facebook pages to stay in the know on such special events.

Musicians Mason Herbold, Coy Stephan, David Scrivner, and Hawken Boldman

(Photo by Cynthia J. Thomas)

Dancers of all levels enjoyed receiving instruction and trying new skills. (Photo by Cynthia J. Thomas)

Caller Cade Crockett is an active performer in Ozark Mountain Music Association and other traditional music activities. (Photo by Cynthia J. Thomas)

Don’t miss the 2023 edition of The Best Bets of Branson Live Talk Show, featuring Carrie Anne Mitchell and Shelley Carroll-Drew, every Thursday at 11:15 a.m., inside the lobby of The Nashville Roadhouse Theater, and streaming live on Facebook and YouTube. During our 2023 show season, we are excited to be featuring; everything that is fun to share, and to talk about, involving info on the Branson & the surrounding Ozarks area, done from a 2 person, unique local perspective, and a fun, positive spin.

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Family Crossword

Solution: onlinecrosswords.net/49514

Across

1. Male parents

5. Mud brick

10. Shoo!

14. Army division

15. Festive occasions

16. Jazz great ____ Fitzgerald

17. Agreement to marry

19. Surrealism’s Salvador ____

20. Reduces

21. North African

23. Ledger entry

25. Lodger

26. Bangkok residents

30. Flax product

32. Stern

33. Brother’s sib

34. Walk in water

38. Sports ring

39. 1/3 TBSP

40. Desert beast 41. Orderly 42. Stool pigeon 43. Peaks 44. Surrendered 46. Elk’s kin

47. Biblical mountain

51. Baseball’s ____ Rose

53. Gruesome

55. Xylophone’s kin

60. Revise copy

61. Change

63. Innings number

64. Shoe spike

65. Curdle

66. Hounds

67. Adolescents

68. Skirt edges

Procrastination

Word find from Beck Museums of Branson

Down

1. Sword fight

2. Green Gables girl

3. Makes a hole

4. Terminals (abbr.)

5. Travel ____

6. ____ in distress

7. Grand ____ Opry

8. Forbids

9. Manors

10. Auto

11. Heidi’s cousin

12. Edgar ____ Poe

13. Contaminate

18. Female Japanese entertainer

22. Coop dweller

24. Blunder

26. Comparison word

27. Tortoise’s opponent

28. Locale

29. Ain’t, correctly

31. Small bite

34. Texas city

35. Bullets, for short

36. Inferior grades

37. Other

39. Tiny amount

40. Snapshot taker

42. Take back

Chores Paying Bills Scraping the Grill

Ironing Homework (Changing) Diapers

Dusting Gift Shopping Washing Windows

Dieting Cleaning House Weeding (the Grass)

Laundry Walking the Dog Sweeping (the) Porch

Mowing Cooking Supper Sweeping (the) Garage

Trash Day Washing the Dog Cleaning (the) Litterbox

Emptying (the) Dishwasher

Sudoku

On this day in history...

• 1853 Central Park in New York created when New York State Legislature puts aside more than 750 acres of land on Manhattan Island.

• 1861 First Battle of Bull Run [Battle of First Manassas], first major battle of the US Civil War is fought near Manassas, Virginia, Confederate victory

• 1865 In Market Square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt is what is regarded as the first true Western showdown.

• 1873 Jesse James and James Younger gang’s first train robbery at Adair, Iowa.

• 1904 After 13 years, the 4,607mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed.

• 1925 John T. Scopes found guilty of teaching evolution in the “Scopes monkey trial” in Dayton, Tennessee, fined $100 and costs

• 1930 U.S. Veterans Administration forms.

• 1942 Actress Mae West (48) divorces vaudeville performer Frank Wallace after 31 years of marriage.

• 1943 Musical film “Stormy Weather”, directed by Andrew L. Stone, starring Bill Robinson, Lena Horne and Fats Waller (singing “Ain’t Misbehavin’”) premieres in the US

• 1945 Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A’s play 24 inning 1-1 tie.

• 1954 Geneva Accords for Indochina signed, dividing

SOLUTION to last week’s Sudoku

French colonial territories into the countries of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam), the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam), Cambodia, and Laos.

• 1957 First black to win a major U.S. tennis tournament was Althea Gibson.

• 1963 PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Dallas Athletic Club: Jack Nicklaus wins first of five PGA championships by two shots from fellow American Dave Ragan.

• 1969 Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT).

• 1970 Aswan High Dam opens in Egypt, enables human control of the flooding of the Nile.

• 1974 US House Judiciary approves two Articles of Impeachment against President Richard Nixon

• 1998 American astronaut and first American in space, Alan Shepard, dies of leukemia at 74.

• 1998 Robert Young, American actor (Father Knows Best, Marcus Welby, M.D.), dies at 91.

NOTICES

BETTY JANE SIMMONS

PASSED AWAY May 10, 2023, and left no signed will. The family is requesting any alleged creditors to estate to contact the family member acting as Executor of the Estate, Joe Simmons, at bettysimmonsestate@gmail.com.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY is a place to heal from your hurts, habits, and hangups. We meet every Monday night at 6:30 PM at Music City Centre, 1839 West 76 Country Blvd., Branson. For more information call 417–320-2055 See you there!

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THE AMERICAN LEGION POST #220 invites all former and current US Military friends to join us Monday mornings at 9 a.m. for coffee and pastries!! Come join us at Faith Lutheran Church, 221 Malone Dr., Branson, MO. We look forward to meeting you!! HOOAH!!

IF MY PEOPLE, WHICH ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14

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CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION: Representatives from Convoy of Hope will talk about their outreach to victims of disasters at the Christian Women’s Connection luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 9. Plus, speaker Desiree Smedley will address how some choices change the direction of our lives. The event, called “Choices, Choices!,” sponsored by Stonecroft Ministries and held at the Pointe Royale Clubhouse, costs $17 per person; call 417-294-1287 by August 7 for a reservation.

DEADLINE FOR FRIDAY’S PAPER: Wednesdays @ 10 a.m.

VETERANS & MILITARY COALITION OF THE OZARKS is an all-volunteer organization of veterans serving veterans. Contact us if you feel that you, as a veteran or veteran family, may not be receiving the benefits you deserve. Go to VMCO1. org and click on CONTACT at the top of the home page. VMCO meets monthly on the third Thursday of the month (no meeting in July or November) at the Golden Corral in Branson with 11:15 a.m. (optional) lunch buffet and 12-1 p.m. meeting.

ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION SUPPORT GROUPS meet at location #1: Branson United Methodist Church, 1208 West 76 Country Blvd. Branson, the first Thursday of every month at 1:30 PM; and at location #2: Branson Hollister Senior Center, 201 Compton Dr., Branson, the third Friday of every month at 1:00 PM For more information about either support group, you may call 417-598-3122.

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GRIEF SHARE SUPPORT

GROUP: IN AUGUST, 2023 a new class of Grief Share will begin at the Branson United Methodist Church. This is a 13 week class of support for those who have lost loved ones. We welcome all ages from the community as well as our church family. For questions call Peggy at 641919-1533. The class will meet every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.in the church library.

SERVICES

OFFERED

MASTER ELECTRICIAN. No job too big or small. FREE ESTIMATES. Ph. 417-337-1747.

FREE ESTIMATES AND TIMELY RESPONSE. Full remodels, decks, pole barns, garages, fencing and small projects. Call 417-699-1635.

ACE HOME IMPROVEMENT:

Heating and air, HVAC service and repair, doors, windows, decks, fences, pressure washing, interior and exterior painting, siding, roofing, flooring, tile and drywall. Handyman work! Call Ryan: 417-335-1347.

DAN & KS PROPERTY MAINTENANCE offers cut-in for driveways, clearing land, landscaping, removal and mulching. Call 417-559-9741

MOVING SALE SAT., JULY 22: 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., 610 S. Old County Rd. W/D, toys, books, games, golf clubs, beds and a 1966 Chevy Caprice.

FOR SALE

VEHICLE FOR SALE: 2005 GMC SIERRA PICKUP TRUCK. Very clean with extended cab. 350 V8 Vortex. Call for details. Asking $5,800 OBO. 417-327-5546.

RAZORBACK PROFESSIONAL WINDOW WASHING AND CLEANING. Businesses, hotels, some residential. Free estimates. Branson. Phone 870-421-9651.

CLEANING SERVICES OFFERED: Residential, commercial, resorts, cabins, new construction and hauling services. Serving Tri-Lakes area. FREE ESTIMATES. Call Tina or Randy: 417-824-3092 or 417-294-3104

LIQUIDATION SALE: 1,591 personalized Branson souvenir glasses with rotating display included. Closeout pricing at $2 ea. OBO. Also, we have a huge selection of UGEARS Mechanical Models, also at closeout pricing. Call 417-545-0898.

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FOR SALE ROOMS FOR RENT COMMERCIAL SPACE

RENT TO OWN AUTOS:

Low down payment. NO initial taxes & license fees. NO credit check. Free 1 year warranty on motor & transmission. Rent to own your auto today! 1119 E. Hwy. 76, Branson. 417-335-5400. renttoownautosbranson. com

ROOMS FOR RENT

BRANSON ROOM FOR RENT for an individual, $450/ mo. Private bath, garage for parking only (not for storage). No pets, druggies, no partiers. Mature household. Laundry off site. First & last months’ rent plus $300 security deposit, $1,200 total. Call 417-213-1927.

WEEKLY MOTEL ROOM

RENTAL. Family friendly. Deposit and rule agreement required. Cable/WiFi, fridge and micro included. Branson West 417-272-8414.

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HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

LOOKING TO SHARE a two-bedroom, one-bath rambler style home on Truman Drive with another woman who also appreciates peace and quiet. No live-in children or pets. $500 per month. $500 deposit. Front and back porches! Smoking outside only. References please. I’d love to hear from you with any questions! Phone 763464-1672.

1 & 2 BR APARTMENT HOMES

1-1/2 BATHS, POOL, REC. ROOM

1 BR STARTING @ $595/MO

2 BR STARTING @ $725/MO

Furnished Units, Carports & Lakeviews Available CALL 417-546-3334

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FOR LEASE: OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL SPACE on Bus. Hwy. 13 in Branson West. Over 1,000 sq. ft. available. Various sizes and reasonable rates available. Call 417-248-0062.

HELP WANTED

TIMBER VALLEY RUSTIC FURNITURE under new management, and looking for an honest, strong person with a great work ethic to help me build the business. Must have valid drivers license and bank account. Come by the store at 18192 Business 13, Branson West, and see Sissie, 9:30 to 5, Monday through Sunday.

GUMI CAMP, a healing retreat for American Veterans, is in need of a dog caretaker. Paying weekly. Please call Tim Hadler at 417-559-3892 if you are interested.

MR. GILBERTI’S PLACE. Now hiring all positions. Fun, working atmosphere. Come in and fill out an application. 1451 Arcadia Club Rd., Hollister.

POINT LOOKOUT NURSING & REHAB is excited to announce that we are currently hiring RNs, LPNs, CNAs, NAs, CMTs, housekeeping, and dietary staff. We are currently offering a great benefit plan. We acknowledge Covid-19 vaccination exemptions. For more information, call 417-334-4105 or apply in person at 11103 Historic Hwy. 165, Hollister, MO. EOE

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Jesusanswered,“Iamthewayandthetruthandthelife.NoonecomestotheFatherexceptthroughme.–John14:6