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October 30 - 31, 2020 • Vol. 2, Issue 26
INSIDE:
Branson Globe staff share their cancer journeys
Veteran’s Week:
See the schedule for the week of activities. – Page 3
Branson City Diner:
Chow down on homestyle eats. – Page 8 Veterans Memorial Garden on W. Highway 76 reminds us that many who served are still not home. The P.O.W. Network assists the families of P.O.W.s and M.I.A.s. (Special to Branson Globe)
Vote on Tuesday:
Ballots for Taney, Stone counties – Pages 16 - 17
WEATHER...page 25 Pleasant days and chilly nights in the upcoming week
P.O.W. Network serves missing soldiers and their families By Cindy Thomas, Staff Writer As November approaches, many organizations in Branson are preparing to welcome veterans to Veterans Week, November 5–11. One of those is P.O.W. Network, which is sponsoring the 24th Annual Military Gala on Nov. 8 in addition to hosting a POW/MIA remembrance
ceremony and assisting with many of the week’s events. What some people may not realize though is that P.O.W. Network works tirelessly year-round to serve veterans who may never make it to Branson—some of whom have never made it home and news about whose fate has never reached their
anxious families. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the group has worked since 1989, the last 25 years in Branson, to find and distribute information about soldiers missing in action or thought to have been captured and held as prisoners of war. SEE POWs, PAGE 27
Staff Reports Almost every cancer survivor and cancer treatment patient remembers “the phone call.” The one from the doctor’s office saying, “We need to talk further with you about your test results,” or “Can you come in tomorrow, and bring your husband/wife with you?” It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out the news isn’t going to be great. Globe staff writer Cindy Thomas got that call 12 years ago but remembers it well. “I told them waiting six hours for my husband to get off work wasn’t going to help my frame of mind any, so just tell me and get it over with,” said Thomas, who found she had Stage 3 colon cancer. Now cancer-free, Thomas immediately sympathized with Globe digital/production director Karen Halfpop, who recently was diagnosed with Stage 1 SEE JOURNEYS, PAGE 26
Branson Globe offices move to new location Effective November 1, the offices of the Branson Globe have a new location. The new physical address is 2460 S. Business 65, Suite 106, Hollister, MO 65672. The mailing address is P.O. Box 652, Hollister, MO 65673. The phone number 417-334-9100 - is unchanged.