Branson Globe, September 2 - 3, 2020

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September 2 - 3, 2020 • Vol. 2, Issue 1

Five interesting trivia questions about Branson

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Celebration of Life:

New location for Kim’s celebration of life. Page 2

A ‘Hart’ for Family:

Melody Hart & family perform at Choices. Page 2

‘Prince’ of Workshops: Prince Ivan benefits BRAC. Page 8

WEATHER...page 17

Cool with a little rain now, nice Friday and Saturday.

Many decorated boats will be featured in the Table Rock Lake Float Parade. (Facebook)

Saturday float parade to support nation

By K.D. Michaels Staff Writer Kimberling City will be the launch site of a special parade to show support for our president. The ‘2020 Labor Day Table Rock Lake Float Parade’ will begin at noon on Saturday, September 5 at the Kimberling City Bridge. Everyone is invited to participate. Simply bring a decorated boat or jet ski, and join the parade.

“When I created the Facebook group ‘2020 Labor Day TRL Float Parade’ I knew it would get a good response, but I never anticipated how well it would be received,” said Organizer Brett Taillon. “I started this after spending the after-

noon on the lake, talking about it with friends. We wanted a way to show our support for our country and it’s leadership.”

The parade has only a few simple rules. Boats will travel at a nowake speed. Boaters are asked to follow, and not get in front of, lead boats. Everyone is asked to show respect to other boaters, dock owners and guests. If a boater wants to exit the parade, stay outside of the parade line. Anyone wanting to join the parade at any time along the route should wait until the lead boats pass then merge into the parade line.

Those without a boat, jet ski or other floating device are encour-

aged to come cheer on the parade from the banks of Table Rock Lake. Residents who live along the parade route are also urged to decorate their homes or boat docks and wave their flags at passing boats.

The parade will travel at speeds of 8 - 10 miles per hour to an area just past the Table Rock Dam. A second parade will get underway at the same time, departing from the Shell Knob Bridge and traveling to the Eagle Rock Bridge.

“We are looking for a fantastic turnout,” said Taillon. “We believe this is going to be one of the biggest gatherings on Table Rock Lake.”

By Gary J. Groman Staff Writer The story of how a little town, nestled amid the Ozark Mountains, became one of the most popular tourist destinations in America is well known. Not so well known however, are some of interesting underlying historical facts. Here are five questions, the answers to which that we hope you will find interesting: 1. Could Branson be an April Fool’s joke? Well it was incorporated on April 1, 1912 and was almost destroyed before it even got started. An early morning fire on August 30, 1912 burned all but three of the city’s businesses to the ground.

2. Has “Branson’s” most popular paid attraction, never been located within the city limits of Branson? The 1880s styled Silver Dollar City, easily Branson’s most popular paid attraction, is located on Indian Point, miles from Branon’s western border. Since the very early days of tourism the term “Branson” has covered entertainment and attractions outside the city limits of Branson. Even the first theatre on the now famous Branson Strip, the iconic “Presleys Theatre” was miles outside of the Branson city limits when it opened in May of 1967.

3. Is the city of Branson named after Ruben S. Branson? In 1882 SEE BRANSON TRIVIA, PAGE 3

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Melody Hart offers true family show at Choices

By K.D. Michaels Staff Writer One of Branson’s newest shows features one of the area’s bestloved performers.

Melody Hart, well known for her vocals and fiddle playing, is the star of her own weekly show at Choices Concert Hall. Melody Hart Family and Friends, which

opened in May, is truly a family show. Joining Hart on stage are her husband, Wayne Massengale and their sons, Garrett and Dillon Melody and family take the au-

Melody Hart and husband Wayne Massengale entertain the audience with twin fiddles. (Photo by K.D. Michaels)

dience on 90-minute musical journey through Country Classics, Western Swing, a Cajun tune, a couple recent country hits, a tribute to our veterans, and even some beautiful twin fiddle selections.

Melody performs most of the vocals, in her admirable dynamic country style while also playing fiddle and occasionally guitar.

Wayne Massengale not only plays fiddle in Melody’s show, but brings his own brand of comedy to the stage. Wayne and Melody, who just celebrated 22 years of marriage, enjoy some easy banter and good-natured humor throughout the show. Wayne has performed as part of the cast of Country Tonite, as well as The Roy Clark show, among other Branson shows. He has several television credits to his name, and for a number of years has served as fiddle player at the many shows inside the Grand Country Music Hall.

Garrett is the family percussionist. Now 20, Garrett began SEE HART, PAGE 7

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City-wide Fall Cleanup set for Sept. 18 and 19

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Celebration of life set Friday

Staff Reports There will be a celebration of life for Branson Globe publisher Kim Rohde at noon on Friday, September 4 at Adams Funeral Home, 504 W. Walnut St, Ozark.

The Branson Globe will publish on its regular schedule, however the Globe offices will be closed on Friday, September 4.

COVID-19 in Stone and Taney counties, by the numbers: (As of 09/01/2020. Data provided by TCHD and SCHD websites) CONFIRMED POSITIVE CASES TANEY COUNTY 914 STONE COUNTY 286

RECOVERED CASES TANEY COUNTY NA STONE COUNTY 218

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TANEY COUNTY 16 STONE COUNTY 2

Submitted to Branson Globe BRANSON, Mo – The Branson Public Works Department will conduct its annual Fall Cleanup on Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19. This is a service the city offers at no cost to help residents properly dispose of large unwanted items that are not typically picked up by trash haulers, and to help keep Branson beautiful.

Due to COVID-19 related budget cuts, there are some notable changes to the Fall Cleanup this year. Because the city believes this is an important service for residents, the city is working to provide this service while reducing the cost to taxpayers. This year, residents are asked to take their old furniture, scrap metal, brush and limbs directly to the Cooper Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant, located at 2855 Fall Creek Rd., between Friday, September 18 and September 19 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Verification of Branson residency in the form of a driver’s license or water bill will be required.

Here are some things to keep in mind when dropping off items: • Garbage normally collected by private refuse haulers will not be allowed.

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This service is available to individual residents of Branson, but not for businesses or commercial entities.

• No more than one dump truck load of limbs and brush will be allowed from any one residence.

• Items such as tires, batteries, leaves, including paint, stain or cleaning supplies will not be allowed.

• BAGGED LEAVES will not be allowed. The nearest option to dispose of green waste is Hansen’s Tree Service (417-272-8733) in Reeds Spring.

• TIRES will not be allowed.

Those can be taken to the Taney County Transfer Station (417-336-6589).

• ELECTRONICS will not be allowed. Those can be taken to Best Buy of Branson (www.bestbuy.com), Tantone Industries (417334-7447), or Computer Recycling of Springfield (417866-2588).

For any questions about the 2020 Fall Cleanup, call the Branson Public Works & Engineering Department at 417243-2730.

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Ruben S. Branson, who operated a general store near the mouth of Roark Creek and the White River, opened a post office in his store and named it “Branson” after himself.

In 1902 the post office name was changed to “Lucia” and there was no “Branson” post office. The name was changed back to “Branson” again in 1904 after the two Township Plats, “Lucia” and “Branson,” were acquired and combined by Charles Fulbright and his “Branson Town Company” at the end of 1903. When the city of “Branson” was incorporated in 1912 did it take its name from “Ruben” or its post office?

4. Is a Guiness World Record set at every performance of Presleys’ Country Jubilee? Just about everyone knows that the first theater on the now famous Branson Strip was the iconic Presleys’ Theatre.

What they might not know is that two of the original cast members of Presleys’ Country Jubilee, the hilarious “Herkimer,” played by Gary Presley, and the shows smiling drummer, his younger brother, Steve Presley, have continuously performed in the show since its opening over 50 years ago.

5. Is Branson’s oldest continuously operating attraction a cave?

“Marble Cave,” was first opened as an attraction to visitors by William

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Lynch and his two young daughters, Genevieve and Miriam in 1894.

It was renamed “Marvel Cave” in 1927 and in 1950 was leased to the Herschend family, Hugo, Mary and their two teenage sons, Jack and Peter. The Herschend family has operated the cave under lease ever since. After signing a 99-year lease, the Herschends made many improvements to the cave, but wanted something for people to do up on the surface while they were waiting to

Sept. 2 - 3, 2020 • 3 tour the cave. Hugo’s vision was to have Ozark craftsmen demonstrating their crafts. That vision, along with some insight from an old-time resident of the town that used to be located at the mouth of the cave, “Momaros,” were the seeds which were planted and nourished by the Herschend family. Those seeds blossomed into an 1880s themed town named “Silver Dollar City,” located at the entrance to the cave, which opened May 1, 1960.

Originally named Marble Cave, the renamed Marvel Cave, located withiSivler Dollar City, is considered “Branson’s” oldest continuing operating attraction. (Photo courtesy of Silver Dollar City)

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Annual Autumn Daze brings new vendors

By K.D. Michaels Staff Writer The 47th Annual Autumn Daze Arts, Crafts and Music Festival will be held September 17 - 19 in Historic Downtown Branson.

Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, there was discussion about cancelling, but ultimately the decision was made to hold the popular annual event.

“I’m really happy that we’re going to keep that tradition going,” said Jessica Luthardt, Executive Director of the Downtown Branson Betterment Association.

“With the current situation, we’ll be practicing safety, of course, and keeping in mind those that are concerned with Covid-19. We just want everyone to enjoy a really great event.”

Luthardt noted that the current world situation has actually worked in the favor of Autumn Daze.

“We’re seeing a lot of cancellations of area events and festivals,” Luthardt explained. “Because of that, this year we have a large influx of vendors that have never been here before. We have some that will be doing demonstrations, and artisans that will be showing us quilting, looming, and jewelry making. There’s a vendor who will turn corn into cornmeal. I’m just really excited about all the new vendors and new items they will be bringing to town.”

Another highlight of the festival is the entertainment. This year’s festival will feature Branson area SEE AUTUMN DAZE, PAGE 9

Cox Branson among nation’s top hospitals for treatment of heart attacks Submitted to Branson Globe Cox Branson has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2020. The medical center is one of only 140 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.

The award recognizes Cox Branson’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It signifies that staff has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/ American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations.

To receive the Chest Pain – MI

Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Cox Branson has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain – MI Registry for two consecutive years (2018 and 2019).

“Achieving such an outstanding award is evidence of our hospital’s commitment to delivering the highest quality cardiovascular care,” says Rachel Stone, STEMI Coordinator at Cox Branson. “It reflects the teamwork and collaboration within our hospital as well as our EMS partners and emergency departments from nearby hospitals who work to get patients to us for appropriate care in a timely manner.

I am so fortunate to work alongside people who are so dedicated to the care of our community.”

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Train Up a Child: Helping children with reading

In Memory: Kim Rohde Publisher Brenda Meadows Editor & Staff Writer (417) 231-7601 info@BransonGlobe.com Gary Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull Staff Writer, Columnist Emeritus KD Michaels Staff Writer (417) 251-2776

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By Pat Lamb Many parents shy away from helping their children with homework.

Often, this is because they are afraid they will not do it the way the teacher wants, or perhaps they feel inadequate. There are six basic subject areas for which children may receive homework. They are reading, math, language, social studies, writing, and science. In this column, I would like to make comments about helping children with reading.

It is helpful to understand how reading is taught in schools today. In the past there were arguments about whether sight reading or phonetic reading was best. Actually, both are used. There are certain words that children should simply memorize and learn by sight. A good basis of phonics is absolutely necessary for a child to be able to decode words on his/her own.

One of the best ways to help a child with sight words is to use flash cards.

Teachers can give parents a list of words that children should know by sight. Children can make their own flash cards or flash cards may be purchased. The advantage for a child to make the cards is that the child learns about spelling and writing at the same time as the words are learned. The advantage of purchasing the cards is that the print is similar to what the child sees on the pages in books. Either or both are helpful.

If a parent feels inadequate to teach phonics, that parent can ask the child to teach the parent. The child learns the sounds at school and usually

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knows them but simply needs review and practice for reinforcement.

Sometimes a parent may need to put a finger over part of a word to help the child break the word down. Much

of reading depends on the vision of a child...both the physical vision and the way the child sees the word in his/her mind. By covering part of a word, the child can see parts of the word in the mind rather than just seeing a bunch of letters of the alphabet.

The best thing any parent can do to help with a child’s reading is simply have that child read, read, read. Older children can read stories to younger children or to the parents. The children need to be familiar with the local library and have enjoyable books on hand to read at all times. Reading at home should generally be easy reading. If a child does not know five words to a page, that book is too difficult for the child. Reading easy books develops a feeling of self-satisfaction.

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The child becomes more fluent and develops speed. Usually, it is best to leave the difficult books for the school to handle. Encouraging a child to read enjoyable and easy books develops a good foundation for reading in years to come. If reading is always difficult, the child will shy away from it.

Parents should see that books are available for children all the time.

Books should be in the car, so that when a child has to wait for a parent somewhere, the child can be reading. Children can help make and read grocery lists. They can read directions on packages to mom or dad when meals are being prepared.

Parents can find many opportunities to help children with reading and need not hesitate to do so.

The best thing any parent can do to help with a child’s reading is simply have that child read, read, read.

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performing in his early teens, and started working as a drummer at The Grand Country Music Hall at the age of 16. Garrett adds his voice to the family show, and is featured on a couple of country solos. Garrett also handles merchandising, as well as the Melody Hart Family and Friends Fan Club Facebook page. Dillon, 16, is also a talented vocalist. Dillon began singing at the age of 12. He recently began playing bass guitar and made his first public appearance on the instrument. performing with the family on a regional television show in March. Dillon spent the two months that Branson was shut down perfecting his bass playing, and now plays full time alongside his family, as well as adds some solo vocal numbers to the show.

“Performing with my family is an unbelievable experience,” said Hart. “I’ve often worked with Wayne, but having your kids up there, it’s a feeling like no other.

There’s such a level of support.

Everybody that I’ve worked with in Branson has been supportive, but when it’s a family thing, we’re all on the same page, and it just makes things a lot easier.

Plus it’s fun to see people enjoy my kids. They’ve worked hard to get where they are, and it’s just a humbling experience for me to get to see them do what they do!”

Rounding out the group are John Lance on keyboards and vocals, and Dino Strunk on guitar and vocals. Both are talented musicians who have performed throughout Branson. Lance came to Branson as the band leader for Ray Stevens. He has also performed on stage at the Country Tonite show, the Clay Cooper show, and is currently a part of Ozarks Country

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and Ozarks Gospel shows at the Grand Country Music Hall.

Strunk currently performs with Branson favorite Doug Gabriel, and with the talented Kari Garrison, along with many artists throughout the area. A career highlight of Strunk’s was sharing the stage with guitar great Leon Rhodes of The Texas Troubadours.

Melody Hart and crew perform weekly at Choices Concert Hall. Shows are 5:30 - 7:00 pm each Thursday. Located at 440 State Highway 248, near the intersection of Missouri Highway 65, Choices offers fabulous dining, with a menu ranging from appetizers to hearty dinners.

Choices also has a full bar, and the area’s largest dance floor.

One of the Ozarks’ top performance venues, live music is featured most nights at Choices, with a variety of guests and musical genres.

When not performing her own show, Melody continues to be a featured vocalist and fiddle player in the long-running Down Home Country Show at the Grand Country Music Hall. Down Home Country, which opens on September 9, is a Classic Country show, starring Hart, Jamie Haage, and Comedian Jarrett Doughterty.

Hart is also part of the cast of the weekly television and radio show Branson Country USA.

Sept. 2 - 3, 2020 • 7 “My goal is for everyone in the room to have fun,” explained Hart of her show “There’s dancing, there’s food, the show is an hour and a half straight through, with country music. If you like all of those things, this is the place for you.

If you want to come out and have a great time, and feel the energy, come join us. We have a great time every time we step on that stage -- and we know you will, too!”

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Delayed ‘Prince Ivan’s Modern Songwriting and Production Workshop’ benefits BRAC

From left, Aaron Space and Brydon Brett host a Modern Songwriting and Production Workshop to benefit Branson Regional Arts Council, on Saturday, September 5. (Submitted to Branson Globe)

Submitted to Branson Globe It may be six months delayed, thanks to the pandemic, but ‘Prince Ivan’s Modern Songwriting and Production Workshop’ is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 5 at the Historic Owen Theatre, 205 South Commercial Street in downtown Branson.

The workshop is hosted by the Branson Regional Arts Council, which will benefit from the $20 registration fee. Participants may secure seat for the event at BransonArts.org/princeivan.

Throughout the past couple of years, Branson based songwriting and production duo, Prince Ivan, has traveled between Branson and Los Angeles to collaborate with writers, producers and engineers who have worked with everyone from Snoop Dogg, Lady Gaga to Justin Bieber. Along the way they have learned many of the secrets of commercial songwriting and pro-

duction. Now, through this special three-hour workshop, they will be sharing their experience and information with budding song writers from across the Ozarks.

They will take participants behind the scenes and into the process of creating their music and share everything from song structure to top-lining, beat making to recording and all of the elements that needed to create high quality music for today’s competitive musical marketplace.

Whether a beginner or seasoned writer or producer, attendees will benefit from the knowledge and experience Prince Ivan will share in this workshop.

Prince Ivan is a songwriting, production and performing duo consisting of Brydon Brett and Aaron Space. The duo calls their musical output, SpectraPop— a fresh fusion of styles from across SEE PRINCE IVAN, PAGE 9

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entertainers all three days. While the list of performers has not yet been finalized, Luthardt noted that a host of Branson stars will be on hand to entertain, as well as shake hands, and promote their shows.

“We work hand-in-hand with the Branson shows,” said Luthardt.

“We end our festival at 6:00 in the evening, and we really encourage folks to then get out and see our area shows.”

Shoppers are guaranteed to find some great bargains with the sidewalk sales, which will begin on September 15, prior to Autumn Daze.

While some merchants don’t have the ability to bring their wares out to the sidewalk, most will offer specials in their downtown stores. Other festival activities include Free Movie Friday Night, and inflatables for the kids on Saturday.

Of course no Arts and Crafts Festival is complete without food, and Autumn Daze will have a variety of food vendors, including one that is new to the area.

“This year we have a vendor called ‘Fried What?’. It’s really fun,” said Luthardt. “He has fried key lime pie, fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, fried mini tacos, and of course things like fried twinkies, oreos and about any dessert you can imagine!”

Autumn Daze gets underway on Thursday, September 17, in down-

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the Top 40 spectrum designed to break down cultural and musical boundary lines. From being a trio to being a duo, to seeking a record deal and not getting it, and then almost quitting altogether, Prince Ivan has been through the fire over these last two years.

Their first full length album, “The Preface,” (released on December 13, 2019) marks the completion of that phase of their story and the beginning of a new chapter in the

Autumn Daze features sales, crafts, music and more in Historic Downtown Branson. (ExploreBranson.com)

town Branson, with much of the action being held under the giant tents, located behind Dick’s 5 & 10.

Hours are 9 am to 6 pm on Thursday and Friday, and 9 am to 4 pm on Saturday.

Applications for vendors are still being accepted through the end of the week.

“Please come and join us for Autumn Daze,” Luthardtt added.

“This event will have something new for those who have come year after year. Also, this is really good for our community. Let’s all get out. I know we’re trying to do it safely -- and it will be a safe event.

Let’s just get out and have some fun together!”

For more information on Autumn Daze, call the DBBA at 417-3341548 or visit their website, www. downtownbranson.org.

Chronicles of Prince Ivan. Their new song from that album, “Let Her Be Beautiful,” will be featured in an upcoming film release “The Never List.”

Prince Ivan onstage combines the energy and hype of a DJ dance party with the connection and intimacy of a singer-songwriter set.

Their fully produced live concert can be experienced on tour at high schools, colleges, festivals and cities all across North America.

For more information about Prince Ivan’s music, message and mission visit: princeivan.com.

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Report ranks Missouri 4th in U.S. for elder fraud

By Mary Schuermann Kuhlman, Courtesy of Public News Service JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - It’s estimated that 17% of Missourians ages 60 plus are swindled out of their hard-earned money each year, according to a new report.

Some 334,000 incidents of financial fraud targeting older people are reported to authorities annually.

And Paul Bischoff, editor of the consumer website ‘Compairtech. com,’ explained that may be a fraction of the real total - as the vast majority of these incidents go unreported.

His group’s research found roughly eight million incidents of elder fraud annually, with Missouri ranking fourth among states with the highest rates.

“Missouri lost about $4.4 billion over 247,000 cases,” said Bischoff.

“Obviously, the vast majority of those cases are not reported to authorities.”

Suspected fraud can be reported to the Missouri Attorney General’s office. There’s also a National Elder Fraud Hotline, 833-FRAUD-11 (833-372-8311).

The report found elder-fraud losses total nearly $149 billion each year in the U.S, with the average victim losing more than $17,000.

Given the rise in online and telephone scams in recent years, Bishoff said he believes they’ll continue to target older adults.

He contended greater investments are needed in programs that support seniors, including Adult Protective Services.

“Maybe about 30% of crimes that are reported to them are actually investigated and substantiated,” said Bischoff. “So, better funding for Adult Protective Services, and long-term care and other social and health services, can really help prevent this sort of crime.”

Bishoff added that family members of older people also have a role to play.

“Keep an open line of communication with them so that they know that they have somebody they can ask for help,” said Bischoff. “A lot of victims are maybe not sure about whether they even have even been scammed; or if they have been scammed, they may be ashamed to talk about it.”

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S. Justice Department focused on elder-fraud scams and charged more than 400 defendants.

Buy native trees and shrubs from MDC State Forest Nursery

By Jill Pritchard Courtesy of MDC JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Need trees and shrubs for your landscape? Go native with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC).

Native trees and shrubs can help improve wildlife habitat and soil and water conservation while also improving the appearance and value of private property.

MDC’s George O. White State Forest Nursery near Licking offers a variety of low-cost native tree and shrub seedlings for reforestation,

windbreaks, erosion control, wildlife food and cover, and other purposes.

The nursery provides mainly oneyear-old, bare-root seedlings with sizes varying by species. Seedlings varieties include: pine, bald cypress, cottonwood, black walnut, hickory, oak, pecan, persimmon, river birch, maple, willow, sycamore, blackberry, beautyberry, buttonbush, deciduous holly, hazelnut, redbud, ninebark, spicebush, elderberry, sumac, wild plum, witch hazel, and others.

Seedlings are available in bundles SEE NATIVE TREES, PAGE 12

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MDC offers chronic wasting disease sampling and encourages share the harvest

By Joe Jerek Courtesy of MDC JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – With deer hunting in Missouri opening for archery season on Sept. 15 and for firearms portions in the coming months, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wants hunters, landowners and others to know key information about chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the Department’s related efforts to limit the spread of CWD in Missouri deer by finding new cases as early as possible and slowing its spread to more deer or more areas.

MDC has a CWD Management Zone consisting of counties in or near where CWD has been found.

The CWD Management Zone for this year includes these counties: Adair, Barry, Cedar, Chariton, Christian, Clark, Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Hickory, Howell, Jefferson, Knox, Linn, Macon, Mercer, Oregon, Ozark, Perry, Polk, Putnam, St. Charles, St. Clair, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stone, Sullivan, Taney, Warren and Washington.

MDC will again offer statewide voluntary CWD sampling and testing of harvested deer during the entire deer season at select locations throughout the state. Sampling and test results are free. Participating hunters can get test results for CWD-sampled deer online at mdc.mo.gov/CWD-

TestResults within weeks after the sampling date.

Find locations and more information online at mdc.mo.gov/cwd or by contacting an MDC regional office.

Hunters who harvest deer in any county of the CWD Management Zone during the opening weekend of the November portion of the fall firearms deer season (Nov. 14 and 15) are required to take their harvested deer, or the head, on the day of harvest to one of MDC’s 71 CWD sampling stations throughout the zone.

Hunters must follow carcass movement restrictions when traveling to a sampling station (see Carcass Movement and Disposal section below).

Sampling and test results are free. Participating hunters can

get test results for CWD-sampled deer online at mdc.mo.gov/CWDTestResults within weeks after the sampling date.

Find the list of sampling locations online at mdc.mo.gov/cwd or from MDC’s 2020 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations & Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/ fall-deer-and-turkey-hunting-regulations-and-information.

Any changes to mandatory sampling requirements due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will be posted by Nov. 1 at mdc. mo.gov/cwd and be available from MDC regional offices.

MDC will be taking precaution-

ary measures at sampling stations this year given the COVID-19 pandemic: • Hunters and those with them will be asked to remain in their vehicles while their deer is being sampled.

• Social distancing will be practiced by MDC staff at all stations.

• MDC staff will wear gloves and face masks at all times.

• There will be a continued emphasis on efficiency in order to expedite sampling.

CWD is a deadly disease in white-tailed deer and other members of the deer family, called cervids. The disease has no vaccine or SEE DEER HUNTING, PAGE 12

MDC takes people virtually way down yonder in the pawpaw patch

By Francis Skalicky Courtesy of MDC CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – For some people, one of the sweetest, tastiest signs that summer is ending and autumn is arriving is when pawpaws start to ripen along Missouri’s streams and wooded valleys.

People wanting to learn more about the fruit some refer to as the “Missouri banana” should sign up for the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) free virtual program “Pawpaw Pickin,’” This online program 10-10:30 a.m. on Wednesdsay, Sept. 3 host-

ed by the staff of MDC’s Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center. This program is designed for ages 12 and up. People can register at: mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventDetails/174211 MDC Naturalist Angela Pierce

will discuss how pawpaw fruit has a long history in parts of rural Missouri. She will discuss where this fruit can be found, how to harvest it and will also discuss the different ways pawpaws are used for food. Though this program is free, registration

is required. To participate, use the link above. Registrants must provide an e-mail, so a program link can be sent to them. This program will include a chatbased question-and-answer period where participants can interact with the presenters.

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cure and eventually kills all cervids it infects. The infectious prions that cause CWD are most concentrated in the spines

and heads of cervids. Moving potentially infected cervid carcasses out of the immediate areas where they were harvested and improperly disposing of them can spread the disease.

MDC has established a CWD

Management Zone consisting of counties in or near where CWD has been found.

There have been no reported cases of CWD infecting people, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) strongly

recommends having deer tested for CWD if harvested in an area known to have the disease. The CDC also recommends not eating meat from animals that test positive for CWD. Get more information on CWD regulations and other CWD in-

bransonglobe.com formation online at mdc.mo.gov/ CWD, or from MDC’s 2020 Fall Deer and Turkey Hunting Regulations & Information booklet, available where permits are sold and online at huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/ fall-deer-and-turkey-hunting-regulations-and-information.

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Ashcroft celebrates National Poll Worker Recruitment day, asks Missourians to help out Courtesy of Missouri Secretary of State’s Office Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is celebrating National Poll Worker Recruitment Day today by urging Missourians to sign up to be a poll worker for the Nov. 3 general election.

“While often overlooked, poll workers are a vital piece of our democracy,” Ashcroft said.

“They are the dedicated few that ensure our elections run smoothly

and continue to be fair, safe and secure. We encourage all Missourians who are willing and able to sign up to help out this November.”

Poll workers’ duties include setting up and preparing polling locations, greeting voters, verifying voter registrations and issuing ballots. They also guide voters through the voting process, demonstrating equipment as needed. Poll workers are overseen and trained by their local election authority.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A group of Missouri student-athletes is planning a march through the Columbia campus to continue a discussion on social justice issues.

The public is invited to attend the March with Mizzou starting at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Missouri Athletics Training Complex. It will end at the MU Columns, with a sit-in and speeches, The Columbia Missourian reported.

The march is being coordinated by the Black Student Athlete Association and the new Female Athlete Minorities at Mizzou. Track and field athletes Olivia Evans, Atina Kamasi and Cason Suggs and football defensive lineman Kobie Whiteside are leading the planning for the march.

“We desire to use our platform as college student-athletes to shed light on the injustices that are plaguing our country, and to help promote CHANGE!” the organizers said in a statement. “We refuse to ignore racism and police brutality.”

The march comes after the Missouri football team held meetings to discuss social justice issues rather than practice on Friday. The team also discussed plans for future initiatives to continue focusing on the issue.

Earlier this summer, the football team, joined by Coach Eliah Drinkwitz and other coaches and administrators, walked through campus to the Boone County Courthouse, where 62 players registered to vote.

Missouri athletes organizing social justice march on campus

Deer hunting in Missouri opens for archery season on Sept. 15 and for firearms portions in the coming months. The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) wants hunters, landowners and others to know key information about chronic wasting disease (CWD) and the Department’s related efforts to limit the spread of CWD in Missouri deer by finding new cases as early as possible and slowing its spread to more deer or more areas. (Special to Branson Globe)

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of 10 or increments of 25 per species.

Prices range from 22 – 90 cents per seedling. Sales tax of 6.1 percent will be added to orders unless tax exempt.

There is an $8 handling charge for each order. Receive a 15% discount up to $20 off seedling orders with a Heritage Card, Permit Card, or Conservation ID Number.

The nursery grows millions of seedlings each year, but some species are very popular and sell out quickly.

Occasionally the seedlings succumb to uncooperative weather or hungry wildlife, despite the nursery staff’s best efforts.

“We had some late season cold weather this year, with nighttime lows in the 20s. Staff stayed up several nights in a row running the irrigation to keep the plants from freezing, but we still lost some. The hardest hit was a popular choice, the flowering

dogwood,” said MDC Nursery Supervisor Mike Fiaoni. “I would encourage people not to wait when placing their orders.”

Fiaoni said that even if a species is listed as sold out, customers can still place an order for them.

Sometimes orders get cancelled, freeing up inventory. Customers won’t be charged for seedlings unless they are available to ship.

Learn more and place orders through MDC’s “2020-2021 Seedling Order Form.” Find it in the September issue of the Missouri Conservationist, at MDC regional offices and nature centers, online at mdc.mo.gov/seedlings, or by contacting the State Forest Nursery at 573-674-3229 or StateForestNursery@mdc.mo.gov (link sends e-mail). Place orders now through April 15, 2021. Orders will be shipped or can be picked up at the nursery near Licking from February through May.

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Missourians can visit this link to sign up to be a poll worker, or they can contact their local election authority for further details.

Information entered at the signup link will be directed to the individual’s local election authority.

Ashcroft has taken steps recently to make the polls safe for

both voters and poll workers. In May, he drove more than 5,000 miles and visited all 116 election jurisdictions. He delivered 17,000 face masks, 17,000 face shields, 500 gallons of sanitizer, 40,000 floor strips for physical distancing and 16,000 posters that encouraged six feet

of distance between voters. In early May, he began distributing $4.5 million to local election authorities allowing funding for them to meet their jurisdiction’s individual needs. More recently, the office shipped 4,900 more face masks at the request of some election officials.

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Apple, Google build virus-tracking tech directly into phones

By Matt O’Brien, Associated Press Apple and Google are trying to get more U.S. states to adopt their phone-based approach for

tracing and curbing the spread of the coronavirus by building more of the necessary technology directly into phone software.

That could make it much eas-

ier for people to get it on their phone even if their local public health agency hasn’t built its own compatible app.

The tech giants on Tuesday

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launched the second phase of their “exposure notification” system, designed to automatically alert people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

Until now, only a handful of U.S. states have built pandemic apps using the tech companies’ framework, which has seen somewhat wider adoption in Europe and other parts of the world.

States must choose whether they want to enable the Apple-Google system. If they do, iPhone users in those states will automatically be able to opt into the system without having to download an app. They’ll be prompted with a notification asking if they consent to running the system on their phones.

For people with Android phones, Google will automatically generate an Android app for public health agencies that phone users can then download.

The companies said they expect Maryland, Nevada, Virginia and Washington, D.C., to be the first in the U.S. to launch the new version of their tool. Virginia says

nearly half a million residents have downloaded its app since the state in August became the first to launch a customized pandemic app using the Google-Apple framework.

But state officials have said their app doesn’t work as well outside Virginia, although they expect a group of coordinating public health agencies to get a national server up and running before long so other states can join in.

The technology relies on Bluetooth wireless signals to determine whether an individual has spent time near anyone else who has tested positive for the virus. Both people in this scenario must be using the Google-Apple app. Instead of geographic location, the app relies on proximity. The companies say the app won’t reveal personal information either to them or their public health agency.

Individuals who receive such proximity alerts will typically be offered testing and health advice to prevent potential future spread.

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USAID announces $1.17 million for awards to support Venezuelans

Courtesy of USAID From the American People The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced, on August 27, $1.17 million for five BetterTogether Challenge awards to directly benefit Venezuelans in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela.

The awardees will provide critical solutions to improve access to food, education and employment opportunities, as well as promote entrepreneurship, social cohesion and women’s economic empowerment.

In Colombia, the International Rescue Committee will support learning outcomes in 16 major schools in the border city of Cúcuta, while also addressing youth violence and xenophobia toward migrants.

In Brazil and Ecuador, Caritas Brasilia will launch a dynamic, comprehensive online portal in both Portuguese and Spanish to provide thousands of Venezuelans with access to a trusted network of legal, logistical, and humanitarian services available.

In Brazil, the Instituto Terroa will build on its nationally recognized program and work with Venezuelan and Brazilian youth to enhance social cohesion, employability and integration in Brasilia, Manaus, and São Paulo through an innovative in-person and remote entrepreneurship skills-building program.

In Venezuela, with USAID funds, a local organization will work with communities to develop innovative, sustainable agriculture techniques to im-

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Trump calls on Big Ten Conference to play fall football

By Eric Olson, Associated Press The Big Ten Conference, already in court and under pressure from players and parents over its decision to cancel fall football, is now hearing from President Donald Trump.

Trump tweeted Tuesday that he had spoken with Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren about reinstating the fall season.

“Had a very productive conversation with Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, about immediately starting up Big Ten football,” the tweet said. “Would be good (great!) for everyone - Players, Fans, Country. On the one yard line!”

The Big Ten, in a statement, said a White House representative reached out to Warren to set up a phone call with Trump.

The statement said Warren and Trump had a “productive conversation.”

“The Big Ten Conference and its Return To Competition Task Force, on behald of the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C), are exhausting every resource to help student-athletes get back to playing the sports they love, at the appropriate time, in the safest and healthiest way possible,” the statement said.

The conference is filled with teams from battleground states that will prove critical in the upcoming election between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden.

The Big Ten announced Aug. 11 it would move its football season to the spring semester because of health risks associated with the pandemic. The Pac-12 followed suit, joining the Mid-American Conference and the Mountain West. Other leagues are playing shortened seasons.

Warren has been under pressure for three weeks as the outcry against the decision has

grown louder. Last week, a group of Nebraska players filed a lawsuit seeking a reversal of the decision, and Gov. Pete Ricketts has been a vocal proponent of the Cornhuskers playing fall football.

“Before the Big Ten’s decision, we were already working with the university and public health officials on plans to play football this fall,” said Ricketts, a Republican. “We would love for the Big Ten to give schools the flexibility to make decisions that are right for them.”

The Associated Press and other outlets reported last week that Big Ten officials are working on multiple plans for staging a football season — including one that would have the league kicking off during the Thanksgiving weekend. Soon after, Trump brought up the state of college football.

“No, I want Big Ten, and all

other football, back - NOW,” Trump tweeted then. “The Dems don’t want football back, for political reasons, but are trying to blame me and the Republicans. Another LIE, but this is what we are up against! “ Trump downplayed the seriousness of COVID-19 for college-aged football players.

“These are big, strong guys.

They’ll be just fine,” Trump said Friday. “Big Ten. Get with it.

Open up your season, Big Ten.” Trump, before boarding Air Force One on Tuesday, again framed the debate over player and fan safety as a political one.

He said “the biggest headwind we have is that you have Democrats who don’t want to see it happen.”

Trump said he spoke with Warren and “we had a very good conversation, very productive, and maybe we’ll be very nicely surprised.”

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3-year-old girl safe after being lofted by kite in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 3-year-old girl in Taiwan was reported safe after becoming caught

Click to watch the video in the strings of a kite and lifted several meters into the air. The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival Sunday in the seaside town of Nanlioao when she was caught up by a giant, long-tailed orange kite.

Video shot at the scene showed her twisting several times above a crowd of adults who struggled to pull the kite back to earth.

News reports said the girl was frightened but suffered no physical injuries in the incident.

One of three cubs orphaned by famous bear’s death captured

Big Ten presidents voted 11-3 to postpone the football season until spring, bringing some clarity to a key question raised in a lawsuit brought by a group of Nebraska football players. The vote breakdown was revealed Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, in the Big Ten’s court filing in response to the lawsuit. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

LEBANON, N.H. (AP) — One of three black bear cubs orphaned by the recent death of their famous mother was captured Monday morning and will be taken to a rehabilitation center for the winter.

Officials have been searching for the cubs since Tuesday, when the mother bear known as Mink was found dead. She had gained fame when New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu spared her life in 2017 and when she traveled thousands of miles in a looping route through Vermont and New Hampshire to return to her

home territory after being relocated to nearly the Canadian border.

Andrew Timmins, bear project leader for New Hampshire’s Fish and Game Department, said the male cub was captured near Route 10 in West Lebanon.

“We’re getting reports of the other two being in the area,” he said.

Although officials initially thought Mink had been hit by a car, a necropsy performed Thursday at the Kilham Bear Center in Lyme suggested she died of natural causes. Ben Kilham also revealed that the bear, previously thought to be in her teens, was between 20 and 30 years old.

Kilham will care for the 8-monthold cub over the winter and release it in the spring. Its siblings were be-

lieved to have been spotted off Route 120 near the Hanover-Lebanon line Saturday, and authorities are hopeful they are traveling back to their den and stomping grounds near the Mink Brook Nature Preserve.

Mink had been set to be euthanized, along with three of her earlier offspring, in 2017 after repeated problems with them feeding from trash and bird feeders culminated in two bears entering a home in Hanover. Sununu instead ordered them to be moved to far northern New Hampshire. One of the yearlings was killed within weeks by a hunter in Quebec, Canada.

Mink wasn’t captured then because she left town to mate and later returned with four cubs in 2018. She was fitted with a track-

ing collar in June of that year and moved about 120 miles north, but

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Nancy Comeau, right, of the USDA wildlife services, keeps a hand on a tranquilized bear. The bear, tagged and fitted with a tracking collar, was later relocated to far northern New Hampshire. (Jennifer Hauck/ The Valley News via AP, File)

Your Branson Area Weather Source Loving The Ozarks

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By Daryl Weather, Weather Forecaster It’s been an on and off stormy and wet weather pattern the past few days across the Ozarks. The

lower humidity and cooler temps have been welcomed however!

The cooler temps will hang around and at least part of our upcoming holiday weekend looks to be nice!

Friday and Saturday at this point look to be the nicest days (almost fall-like) with highs in the low to mid 80’s and overnight lows in the upper 50’s

to lower 60’s. Rain chances move back into the area again on Sunday.

Get out and enjoy the weekend as always, Be Safe!

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44 BC The first of Cicero’s Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the next several months.

31 BC Battle of Actium: decisive naval battle that effectively ends the Roman Republic. Octavian’s forces defeat those under Mark Antony and Cleopatra off the western coast of Greece.

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1798 First bank robbery in the US: Bank of Pennsylvania robbed of $162,821 at Carpenter’s Hall, Philadelphia 1807 The Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.

1859 Gas lighting introduced to Hawaii 1859 A solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service.

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1864 Union General William T. Sherman captures and burns Atlanta during Savannah Campaign (US Civil War) 1885 In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who were struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town.

1898 Machine gun 1st used in battle 1898 Battle of Omdurman: Lord Kitchener retakes Sudan for Britain 1900 Telegraph use between Germany & US begins 1901 Theodore Roosevelt advises “Speak softly & carry a big stick” 1914 The US Treasury Department establishes the Bureau of War Risk Insurance

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1944 Future US President George H. W. Bush bails from a burning plane during a mission in the Pacific 1945 Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam independent from France (National Day) 1945 V-J Day, formal Surrender of Japan aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II (Japanese date, 1st September in US) 1954 Hurricane Edna batters NE US, killing 20 1956 San Francisco cable line replaced by bus service 1963 Alabama Governor George Wallace prevents integration of Tuskegee High School 1963 CBS & NBC expand network news from 15 to 30 minutes 1969 The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York.

1974 US President Gerald Ford signs Employee Retirement Income Security Act 1978 John McClain performs 180 outside loops in an airplane over Houston

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Sports • 1960 American sprinter Wilma Rudolph wins the coveted 100m gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 11.0; beats Britain’s Dorothy Hyman by 0.3; 1st of 3 gold medals for Rudolph • 1962 St. Louis 1st baseman Stan Musial’s records his 3,516th hit in Cards’ 4-3 loss v NY Mets; jumps him over Tris Speaker into 2nd place behind Ty Cobb on the MLB all-time list • 1965 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his MLB 400th career HR (off Curt Simmons) in Chicago’s 5-3 win v St. Louis at Wrigley Field; Simmons also gave up Willie Mays’ 400th HR in 1963 • 1971 Teenage debutants Chris Evert & Jimmy Connors win their first matches at the US Open Tennis Championships at Forest Hills • 1972 For the first time since the advent of the Modern Olympics in 1896, a non-American wins the pole vault gold medal; East German Wolfgang Nordwig clears 5.5m at the Munich Games • 1973 Billy Martin is fired as Detroit Tigers manager due to continual differences with the front office; goes on to manage Texas, Oakland and NY Yankees (in 5 separate stints) • 1977 One of the great anti-climaxes in sport; 43-yearold transsexual Rene Rich-

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Music • 1931 Bing Crosby makes his solo radio debut • 1972 Rod Stewart’s 1st #1 hit (You Wear it Well) • 1991 “Ropin’ the Wind” 3rd studio album by Garth Brooks is released (Billboard Album of the Year 1992) Brthdays • 1901 Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (d. 1977) • 1936 Joan Kennedy, 1st wife of Mass Senator, Ted • 1936 Andrew Grove, Hungarian-American pioneer in the semiconductor industry and one of the founders and CEO of Intel, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2016) • 1937 Peter Ueberroth, American organizer of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and commissioner of baseball (1984-89), born in Evanston, Illinois • 1941 John Thompson, American Basketball Hall of Fame center, coach and broadcaster (NBA C’ship 1965, 66, Boston Celtics; coach NCAA C’ship 1984, Georgetown), born in Washington, D.C. (d.

2020) • 1943 Rosalind Ashford, rock vocalist (Martha Reeve & Vandellas), born in Detroit, Michigan • 1948 Christa McAuliffe, American teacher who died in Challenger space shuttle disaster, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1986) • 1948 Terry Bradshaw, NFL

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Weddings • 1978 Singer Gloria Estefan (21) weds musician and producer Emilio Estefan (25) (Miami Sound Machine) • 1989 NBA basketball star Michael Jordan (26) weds Juanita Vanoy (30) at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas • 1995 Actor Charlie Sheen (30) weds model Donna Peele (25) in Malibu, California Deaths • 1973 J. R. R. Tolkien, British author (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings), dies of an ulcer at 81 • 2001 Troy Donahue, American actor (Hawaiian Eye), dies at 65 • 2005 Bob Denver, American actor (Gilligan’s Island), dies of complications from treatment for cancer at 70 • 2015 Alan Kurdi, 3 year old Syrian refugee drowns off the coast of Turkey, his death and photograph prompt international reaction

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6 - 8 hours a week with an occasional 10 - 12 hour week.

Must be able to use Adobe InDesign; Photoshop and Illustrator a plus.

Newspaper experience preferred, but not a deal-breaker.

Must be able to work on deadline!

Really fun side-hustle you’ll love!

INTERESTED?

Email production@ bransonglobe.com

APARTMENTS

RVS

APARTMENTS

Furnished 1 bed 1.5 bath Apt. Call for details!

No smoking. No pets.

HOLLISTER-BRANSON full time or vacation home, 43ft. RV, 5 slides, large deck, gazebo, patio, washer/dryer, quiet area. $39,500. 417-213-1783.

09/30

Shepherd of the Hills Estates www.soheapts.com

VEHICLES FOR SALE

AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!

417-546-3334

RENT TO OWN AUTOS

1&2 BR APARTMENTS 1-1/2 BATHS, POOLS, REC. ROOM

$550 MONTH & UP

LOW Down Payment NO Initial Taxes & License Fees NO Credit Check FREE One Year Waranty on motor & transmission

Furnished Units Available, Lakeviews Available

RENT TO OWN YOUR AUTO TODAY

Shepherd of the Hills Estates

1119 E. State Hwy 76, Branson 417-335-5400 renttoownautosbranson.com

CALL 417-546-3334

www.soheapts.com

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Worship Directory

You are encouraged to worship with us!

To advertise your church on our worship pages, please give us a call at the Branson Globe: 417-334-9100, or email info@bransonglobe.com.

Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.…

(Matthew 11:28-29)

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

(Jeremiah 29:11)

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