October
21
logo Kimberly Crites
kcrites@msn.com
Welk Resort Branson
417-337-SHOW
www.WelkResortBranson.com
1984 Hwy 165
Branson, MO   65616

Name Reader Wanted

Branson, MO, October 16, 2008:
For the twelfth year the Welk Resort Branson will host the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, known as “The Wall,”.during the 2008 Veterans Homecoming celebration This moving tribute to our fallen and missing Vietnam Veterans will be open to the public for viewing at the Welk Resort Branson, November 5 through November 11, 2008. A special locator book will be available to assist visitors in finding specific names.

This official half-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the most visited memorial in Washington, D.C., spans nearly 240 feet in length and lists the more than 58,000 names of the nation’s fallen heroes in the Vietnam conflict.
in honor of our Veterans during our Veterans Homecoming Week Celebration.

A special opening ceremony for “The Wall”, will be held at the Welk Resort on Tuesday, November 5, at 10:00 AM.
As is customary, the names inscribed on the wall will be read aloud throughout the seven-day period. The Welk Resort welcomes any volunteers wishing to read, the names and hometowns of the more than fifty-eight thousand Americans whose names are inscribed on “The Wall”. Normally readers are asked to read for at least 30 minutes. Please call the Welk Resort at 417-336-3575 ext. 118 or call 800-505-9355. There will also be a POW/MIA Service of Tribute and Remembrance held at The Wall at 8:00 AM on Friday, November. 7.

“It is with a sense of gratitude and honor that the Welk Family and The Welk Resort sponsor this tribute,” Dathan Atchison, General Manager of the Welk Resort. “We invite our visitors and our neighbors to come experience this moving memorial.”

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October
21
logo Kimberly Crites
kcrites@welkgroup.com
Welk Resort Branson
417-337-SHOW
www.WelkResortBranson.com
1984 Hwy 165
Branson, MO   65616

(Branson, Missouri) – The Welk Resort Theatre is adding more world-class entertainment to their 2009 fall schedule with the addition of a brand new show featuring Lee Greenwood and The Bellamy Brothers. Known for his heartwarming patriotic anthem, “God Bless The USA,” Lee Greenwood will perform with The Bellamy Brothers, the singers and songwriters of the smash hit single, “Let Your Love Flow.”
The Lee Greenwood-Bellamy Brothers schedule covers six weeks: September 14th through October 24th. Performance times will vary from 2 & 8 p.m. daily, excluding Sunday. Prices range from $43.50 (elite seating) to $39.50 (adults) and $19.25 for children, and are available by phone at 417-337-7469 or on-line at WelkResortBranson.com.

Lee Greenwood
Discovered by Mel Tillis’ road manager, Larry McFaden, Lee Greenwood has seven #1 hits and 23 Top-Ten records including “Dixie Road,” “Ring On Her Finger, Time On Her Hands,” “Hearts Aren’t Made To Break (They’re Made To Love),” “Going, Going, Gone,” and “God Bless The USA.” In addition to his solo hits, Greenwood has recorded a number of popular duets with Barbara Mandrell, including the chart topping single, “To Me.” Greenwood has received Top Male Honors with a Grammy Award, CMA Award and an Academy of Country Music Award. Because of his patriotic work during the 1991 Gulf War, he was awarded a Congressional Medal of Honor Society Patriot Award and a Points of Light Foundation Award.

The Bellamy Brothers
One of the most popular and widely recognized country music duos, The Bellamy Brothers have charted fourteen #1 singles including “Let Your Love Flow,” “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” and “Redneck Girl”. The Bellamy Brothers first made an impression on the music industry when they wrote the smash hit “Spiders & Snakes,” recorded by Branson’s own Jim Stafford.
The Bellamy Brothers have many accolades to attribute to their names. They hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association (CMA) for the most duo nominations. After 30 years of success in the Country Music Business the Bellamy Brothers are coming to Branson to show a new generation of country music fans how it’s done.

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October
21
logo Dawn Black
dawn@myerhotels.com
Myer Hotels
417.336.4345
www.myerhotels.com
3601-A Shepherd of the Hills Expwy
Branson, MO   65616

Branson, MO – Myer Hotels in partnership with Girl Scout Troop #244 of Branson recycled 1,632 telephone directories from each of the 5 Myer Hotel properties. As part of this effort a total of 47,000 books were collected by the entire Southwest Missouri Girl Scout Council of Dogwood Trails, Inc. This effort helped raise funds for the Girl Scouts for each telephone book that they collected to be recycled.

“We offer our customers numerous phone books and this was a great way to recycle the olds ones and help protect the environment and at the same time raise funds for Girl Scouts. It’s a great win-win for the community,” stated Gail Myer, Vice President of Operations.

Troop #244 Co-Leader Lauree Hanson stated, “The Myer hotels staff was all very accommodating and we truly appreciate it.”

The phone books will be recycled by the Nestlé Purina® PetCare Company into Yesterday’s News® brand products.

Branson Environmental Specialist Debbie Redford said recycling old phone books can make a big difference when it comes to the environment. For every ton of phone books recycled, 17 trees are saved along with 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space. For a visual image, a ton of phone books stacked on top of each other would be 120 feet high.

“We would encourage other hotels across the country to recycle their phone books on an annual basis,” stated Chris Myer, VP of Marketing for Myer Hotels. “This is just one item of many that we do at Myer Hotels to help protect the environment.”

Other items that Myer Hotels does to help protect the environment include a customer led sheet change program, a customer led towel reuse program, low flow shower heads and aerators, recycling plastic buckets through reuse by the Gift of Green tree planting program.

Wherever possible, Myer Hotels also uses lower wattage fluorescent lights instead of incandescent lighting and they have two properties with energy management systems on HVAC systems and will install the third this coming winter.

About Myer Hotels

In the lodging business for 40 years, the Myer family has actively contributed to Branson’s hospitality market for over 25 years and received numerous national awards. Myer Hotels includes the Best Western Center Pointe Inn, Best Western Music Capital Inn, Comfort Inn at Thousand Hills, Comfort Inn & Suites Branson Meadows and Comfort Inn West. The properties emphasize excellent locations, countless amenities and exceptional customer service while focusing on great value in the upper mid-scale area.

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