Guest Speaker – Dale Dye

236th Marine Corps Birthday Ball

What: 236th Annual Marine Corps Birthday Ball
When: November 10, 2011
Location: Branson Convention Center (Hilton)
Cost: $60 per person
Attire: Semi-formal
Speaker: Dale A. Dye
For reservations or information call: (800) 569-3493

After joining the Marine Corps at 18, Dale Dye served in Vietnam in 1965 and 1967 through 1970 surviving 31 major combat operations. He emerged from Southeast Asia highly decorated including three Purple Hearts for wounds suffered in combat. He spent 13 years as an enlisted Marine, rising to the rank of Master Sergeant before he was chosen to attend Officer Candidate School. Appointed a Warrant Officer in 1976, he later converted his commission and was a Captain when he was sent to Beirut with the Multinational Peacekeeping Force in 1982-83. He served in a variety of assignments around the world and along the way managed to graduate with a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland.

He worked for a year at “Soldier of Fortune” Magazine when he finally decided to retire from the Marine Corps in 1984. He spent time in Central America, reporting and training troops in guerrilla warfare techniques in both El Salvador and Nicaragua before leaving the magazine in 1985 and heading for Hollywood.

Starting with the Academy Award-winning Platoon, Dye has matched his mission with Hollywood’s need to look smart. His specialty is training. By putting actors through a week or more of military-like drills—as he did for Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan and Tom Hanks’s Band of Brothers, and most recently in the new HBO maxi-series The Pacific, –he makes them convincing soldiers and better actors. He has worked on more than fifty movies and television shows. He’s also a well-known actor, and can be seen in TNT’s Falling Skies.

He is also an accomplished author, having written six novels including the best-selling novelization of Platoon. His latest book is the gripping Peleliu File, companion to his earlier Laos File. He and his wife Julia also co-wrote the graphic novel Code Word: Geronimo.

Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, USA (Ret.), best-selling author of ‘On Killing’ and ‘On Combat,’ said “Capt. Dale Dye has done more than any other man alive to influence the way that America (and the rest of the world) views the U.S. military.”

For reservations or information call: (800) 569-3493

On November 9, 2011, from 11am – 1pm, the Rose Petal Memorial Service and Women Veterans Appreciation Lunch will honor women who have served their country. Held at the Stone Castle Hotel & Conference Center, Draw Bridge Room, 3050 Green Mountain Drive, Branson, the event is open to women and men who wish to honor women veterans.
Amy Bennett, Missouri Women Veterans Coordinator, will speak at the Rose Petal Service. Bennett has been with the Missouri Veterans Commission since 2010, first as a Veterans Service Officer and as of April, 2011, Women Veterans Coordinator. In her current position she conducts outreaches for women veterans in Missouri, prepares reports to include statistical data reflecting the number of women veterans and is senior editor for the quarterly Missouri Women Veterans Newsletter.
Major (Retired) Vicki Lynn Jones, a decorated US Army veteran, will also be speaking at the Women Veterans Appreciation Lunch. She has the distinction of being the first female helicopter pilot in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, and the first Native American female helicopter pilot in both the Oklahoma Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army.
For the seventh year, the service will pay tribute to women by dropping rose petals into water in remembrance of those who gave their lives.
For registration information, contact Barb Riggle at [email protected] or [email protected], 417-339-6823 or 417-337-8387. The cost of the lunch is $20.00. The registration form will be on the www.bransonveterans.com website.

Several Veterans Events Planned During Veterans Week At College of the Ozarks
By: Matt Farmer

During Veterans week, College of the Ozarks will honor American veterans with the dedication of Veterans Grove Plaza, special guest speakers, and other events November 9-11.

The Veterans Grove Plaza is an expansion of the Veterans Grove. It will display flags representing each branch of the military, as well as the American Flag.

Veterans Grove honors World War II veterans who have participated in Patriotic Travel with College of the Ozarks students. Each Veteran is honored with the planting of a Sugar Maple, which is aligned with others to create the same unique pattern of the marble crosses at the American cemeteries in Europe. Next to each Sugar Maple is a bronze marker with a Veteran’s name.

The events begin Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 9:30 a.m., with a Special Forces A-Team lecture and display at The Keeter Center’s Royal Oak Forum.

On Thursday Nov. 10, at 9:30 a.m., Pearl Harbor witness and survivor Dorinda Nicholson will speak about her memories of the attack. A World War II mini-reunion begins at 4 p.m. Both the lecture with Dorinda Nicholson and mini-reunion will take place in the Royal Oak Forum. At 6 p.m., College of the Ozarks will dedicate the Veterans Grove Plaza on the Alumni Center lawn.

The events conclude Friday, Nov. 11 at 1 p.m. in the Royal Oak Forum with presentations from Paramount’s Vice President of Productions Stratton Leopold, New York Times best-selling author David Perlmutt and Charlie “Two Shoes” Tsui from the true story Charlie Two-Shoes and The Marines Of Love Company.

All the events are free and open to the public. For more information, please call the Public Relations office at (417) 690-2212.

College of the Ozarks Presents “The Count of Monte Cristo”
By: Chelsea Kliethermes

The College of the Ozarks Theatre Department will present “The Count of Monte Cristo” on October 14, 15 and 17 at 7:30 p.m. and October 16 at 2:30 p.m., in the Jones Auditorium on the College campus.

Betrayal, obsession and redemption provide the backdrop for this compelling drama adapted by Charles Morey from the classic novel of Alexandre Dumas. While unjustly imprisoned, Edmond Dantes befriends a neighboring inmate who bequeaths him an enormous treasure.

Dantes eventually escapes and returns to society disguised as the Count of Monte Cristo with plans to enact his revenge on those who betrayed him. But as Dantes becomes increasingly consumed with his quest for vengeance, he finds himself losing his humanity and any hope of reconciling with the love of his life.

Tickets are required to attend this production. Adult tickets are $10, senior citizens and
non-C of O students are $8 and children are $6.

To make reservations, please call the Jones Theatre Department at (417) 690-2626.

CBS Moneywatch.com Ranks College Of Ozarks As One of “Top 25 College With The Best Professors”

By: Chelsea Kliethermes and Matt Farmer

This week, CBS MoneyWatch.com released the top “25 Colleges with the Best Professors in 2011” based off of Forbes magazine’s 2011 college rankings. College of the Ozarks ranked #15 out of 650 superior schools for outstanding professors.

According to the CBS MoneyWatch.com article written by Lynn O’Shaughnessy, “None of the Ivy League schools, for instance, crack the list of the top 25 schools with the best professors. Princeton came the closest at 57th best.”

Forbes determines the rankings through information provided by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, which uses RateMyProfessors.com to assess the quality of teaching at schools. The website asks students to evaluate their professors in three categories: easiness, helpfulness and clarity. Forbes also uses schools’ freshmen retention rate, graduation rate, student debt levels, graduates’ salaries and more.

“College of the Ozarks has always focused on effective teaching, but it’s great to be recognized for what we do,” says Professor of Education Dana McMahon.

Eager parents of seniors and aspiring college scholars dash to the local bookstores and scan online to see which schools top the list, and Forbes is acclaimed for its “top” lists.

For more information or to see the MoneyWatch.com’s “25 Colleges with the Best Professors in 2011,” please visit http://bit.ly/qSUVMI.

Airtran Airways #1 In On Time Performance At Branson Airport

Branson Also Takes Divisional “Top Station” Award

BRANSON, MISSOURI – Branson Airport recently won AirTran Airways’ Top Station Competition for their division, and placed first system wide for On Time Departure Performance.
In this goal-oriented competition, the airport competed based on Turn Time Performance, or when an aircraft arrives late but is “turned” and departs on time, in On Time Departure Performance, or keeping departures on schedule and in Missed Bag Goals, making sure bags arrive with their passengers.
“While the prize is yet to be announced, bragging rights are enough of a reward,” stated commercial services manager, Sharon Morris. “We went into this with determination to better serve our passengers, but it’s such an honor to know that we finished first in August. It was a great team effort. ”
This summer, the Branson Airport team was consistently ranked high in the above AirTran Airway’s categories. In August, they ranked first in AirTr\an Airways’ system wide On Time Departure Performance category.

About Branson Airport: Opening its doors May of 2009, Branson Airport LLC is the first privately developed and operated commercial service airport in the United States. Currently serviced by AirTran Airways, Frontier Airlines and Branson AirExpress; additional carriers and destinations are on the horizon. Located in the heart of the Ozarks and centrally located in the Midwest, the airport also boasts a state of the art FBO, Branson JetCenter and a full service travel agency and public charter operator, FlyBranson Travel LLC d/b/a Branson AirExpress. For more information on Branson Airport LLC and any of its subsidiaries please visit FlyBranson.com.

COSIFE Hosts “Prelude to EntreLeadership”  As Pre-Event To Convo Featuring Mr. Dave Ramsey

College of the Ozarks Students in Free Enterprise (COSIFE) will host “Prelude to EntreLeadership,” a panel discussion on entrepreneurship and servant leadership featuring Branson/Hollister Community Bank President of Arvest Greg Baker, Regional Frito Lay Zone Sales Leader Ken Jodock, founder/CEO of Kerusso, Inc., Vic Kennett, and Executive Director of Christian Healthcare Ministries Reverend Howard Russell. Terry Bowen, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Kerusso, will serve as the panel moderator.

COSIFE will welcome SIFE teams from Crowder College, Ozarks Technical Community College, Evangel University and Southwest Baptist University to attend “Prelude to EntreLeadership,” which will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 4 from 3-4:15 p.m. in The Keeter Center’s Royal Oak Forum. The public also is invited to attend this free event; tickets are not required.

“Prelude to EntreLeadership” will serve as a pre-event to the October 4, Community Convocation “EntreLeadership” featuring Christian financial advisor/author Mr. Dave Ramsey. COSIFE has taken a leadership role in promoting financial stewardship and leadership education.

“COSIFE is providing financial literacy to students to help them obtain the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions regarding money matters,” said COSIFE Advisor Rachel Mullinax.

Beginning last year, the COSIFE helped launch a financial stewardship course for College of the Ozarks students. Mr. Ramsey designed the college curriculum and C of O Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice David Vogt and his wife Abbey teach the course on campus. Through the generosity and support of Christian Healthcare Ministries, a total of 250 C of O students will have taken this Dave Ramsey college curriculum course by the semester’s end.

“The Vogts and COSIFE are dedicated to providing these courses because students today have a real hunger for financial education,” said Mullinax.

For more information on “Prelude to EntreLeadership,” please contact COSIFE at (417) 690-2291.

Tantone Thrift Store Grand Opening and Community Awareness Event – October 8, 2011

Join us on Saturday, October 8 from 10:00am – 2:00pm for the grand opening of our Thrift Store. Get a FREE reusable shopping bag with every Thrift Store purchase.
We will have a bounce house, facepainting, games, prizes, food, fun and more.
Need documents shredded? We will provide FREE secure document shredding that day. (Limit 50 pounds per household, not for commercial shredding.)

Tantone Industries, Inc. is a sheltered workshop. We provide meaningful employment for adults with developmental disabilities in Taney County.

www.tantone.org – 1629 E State Hwy 76 Branson – 417.334.7447

Annual Auction Slated at College of the Ozarks – October 8, 2011
By: Ashley Bench

College of the Ozarks will host its annual auction Saturday, October 8, 2011 at 10 a.m. near the transportation garage on campus.

This year’s auction will feature cars, trucks, office furniture, farm equipment, musical instruments, weight equipment, vintage unique electronics, a van, machine shop equipment, Blodgett 4-door oven, fire truck with foam equipment, photo equipment, and large appliances.

Robert Owen of Holt Auction Co., will serve as this year’s auctioneer. For more information, contact the Dean of Administration Office at (417) 690-2204.

COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS AUCTION
SATURDAY OCTOBER 8th 10:00 AM
POINT LOOKOUT MO.

FROM DOWNTOWN BRANSON MO. FOLLOW HWY 65 SOUTH APPROX. 3 MILES TO HOLLISTER EXIT THEN RIGHT TO COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS. WATCH FOR SIGNS!
* CARS * TRUCKS *VAN * MACHINE SHOP EQUIPMENT * OFFICE FURNITURE * BLODGETT 4 DOOR OVEN * FIRE TRUCK w/ FOAM EQUIPMENT * PHOTO EQUIPMENT * FARM EQUIPMENT * LARGE ANT. SAFE * MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS * WEIGHT EQUIPMENT * LARGE APPLIANCES * VINTAGE UNIQUE ELECTRONICS * ESTATE ITEMS * SCRAP & SALVAGE

94 DODGE RAM 350, 1 TON, AUTO 15 PASSENGER VAN – 89 CHEVROLET 4 DOOR, RV SERIES DULLY, 1 TON, FLAT BED w/ 5th WHEEL BALL – 89 FORD F 150 XLT LARIAT, 300, 6 CYL. 4 SPEED w/ AIR – 94 THUNDERBIRD LX V 8 – 76 OLDS. CUTLASS, 350 AUTO – 1982 FORD PICK UP 4 x 4, 302 AUTO – 1986 MAZDA 323 – 1968 FORD 500 FIRE TRUCK V 8 w/ FOAMING SYSTEM – HOME MADE HOG TRAILER – LeBLOND REGAL LATHE, 3 PHASE – TOLEDO, 999 PIPE THREADING MACHINE, 110 – NIAGARA STOMP SHEAR, 16 GA. MAX – GENIE PERSONAL LIFT, MAX. 24 FEET – NEW HOLLAND MANURE SPREADER [College will not stand behind the manure spreader] – POWER SPRAYER – LARGE SCALES FROM FEED MILL – TRACTOR MOUNT FENCE POST DRIVER – LARGE 3’ x 4’ SAFE ON ROLLERS – R 12 FREON RECYCLER ON WHEELS – WOOD SHOP EQUIPMENT – LG. COPIER – DRUMS – ORGAN – GUITAR – PRO MAX LEG PRESS – MULTI STATION WEIGHT CAGE SYSTEM – LARGE WHIRLPOOL ATHLETIC FITNESS TUB – PROCESS CAMERA, LARGE NEGATIVE DEVELOPER – BLODGETT 4 DOOR RESTAURANT OVEN – 100 PLUS SCHOOL DESK – 20 METAL OFFICE DESKS – 20 WOOD DESKS – LEATHER OFFICE CHAIRS – LARGE LOT FILE CABINETS – METAL DOORS – LARGE LOT OFFICE PETITIONS – LARGE LOT OFFICE CHAIRS – LARGE WOOD STORAGE SHELF – LG. METAL DOUBLE FILE CABINET – METAL COMPUTER RACK EQUIPMENT – LARGE LOT SCRAP METAL – PALLET ALUMINUM WINDOWS – PALLET WOOD WINDOWS – LG. BLINDS – LIGHTING – WHIRLPOOL ELECT. STOVE – DOUBLE DOOR REFRIGERATOR – OVERHEAD SHELF UNITS – SHOWER DOORS – LOT VINTAGE ELECTRONICS – LEGER COMMERCIAL PRESS – 2 AIR HOCKEY TABLES – SPEAKERS – TRAFFIC LIGHTS – VINTAGE TYPE WRITER – BUNN BUNDLER – 2 CORNER LIGHTED HUTCHES – WINDOW AC – 60s VINTAGE FURNITURE – SMALL APPLIANCES – PRIMITIVE WOOD CABINET – COFFEE & END TABLES – WOOD & METAL BOOK SHELVES – ANT. AND IRONS – STORAGE CABINETS – STAINLESS TURN STYLES – LARGE LOT STACK CHAIRS – 2 WING BACK CHAIRS – WATER FALL CHEST & DRESSER – CURIO CABINETS – TVs & VCRs – LIVING ROOM CHAIRS – COFFEE TABLE – LOVE SEAT – SLEEPER SOFA – MICROWAVES – RADIOS –VIDEO TRI PODS – LARGE LOT BEDDING – SEVERAL TWIN MATRESSES – WATER COOLER – SEVERAL COFFEE MAKERS – FOOD PROCESSOR – BOARD GAMES – WOODEN CHILDS TOYS – SPEAKERS – LOT BICYCLES – 7 ELECTRIC FIRE PLACE INSERTS – 30 QUEEN BOX SPRINGS – 3 QUEEN MATTRESSES – 10 SOFAS – VACUUMS – TOILETS – SINKS – 20 SETS VINTAGE SNACK SETS IN BOXES – APT. REFER – AND SO MUCH MORE!

AUCTIONEERS NOTE; COME PREPARED TO HAVE A GREAT TIME!

THIS LIKE ALL OUR “COLLEGE OF THE OZARKS” AUCTIONS WILL BE HUGE!
THIS MAY BE OUR 30th YEAR!

SEE: holtauctionservice.com FOR COMPLETE LIST & PHOTOS

ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER ALL PRINTED MATERIAL. NEITHER OWNERS OR AUCTION COMPANY RESPONSIBLE FOR ACCIDENTS OR LOST OR STOLEN ITEMS ON OR AROUND AUCTION SITE! CONCESSIONS & RESTROOMS ON SITE!

HOLT AUCTION SERVICE
BILL HOLT ROBERT OWEN DOAD CHILDS
417-546-8787 417-699-0996 417-443-3935

Dutton Customer Appreciation Day – September 30, 2011

Branson, MO…The Dutton Family is holding a Customer Appreciation Day on Friday, September 30th to celebrate their fans as part of their 20th Anniversary Show celebration.

According to marketing manager Judith Dutton, “This is much more than the typical appreciation show! Festivities begin in front of the theater at 6:30 PM with refreshments at our “Dutton Party in the Parking Lot”. The Dutton’s 20th Anniversary Show at 8 PM, complete with door prizes that include vacation packages for the Dutton Inn, gift certificates for Abby’s Tourist Trap, tickets for The Duttons and George Dyer shows, and much more.”

Over the past 20 years, the Dutton fame has spread across the world and the family has built an entertainment complex in Branson with their Dutton Family Theater, the Dutton Inn, and Abby’s Tourist Trap. Additionally, the Dutton Family Theater #2 was opened this past year in Mesa, Arizona for winter performances. In 2007, the Duttons gained even greater national acclaim as they made it into the Top 10 finalists on America’s Got Talent.

In 1999 Boxcar Willie offered his theater for their show, which was renamed to the Dutton Family Theater in 2000 and purchased by the family in 2001. Since then the theater has been modernized with a renovated lobby, state of the art digital sound system, significantly upgraded heating and ventilation, and new stage flooring. Additionally, the family operates the Dutton Inn directly behind the theater and Abby’s Tourist Trap next to the theater on Highway 76.

To celebrate two decades as professional entertainers, all of the Duttons wanted to create a very special, high-energy anniversary show for their fans by bringing back the crowd favorites from over the past 20 years. From bluegrass to classical, country to rock ‘n roll, clogging to comedy, the show has been receiving rave reviews as one of the highest energy shows in Branson. The singing and dancing is literally non-stop in this highly choreographed extravaganza with a liberal sprinkling of humor. Look for such favorites as Splish-Splash, Mr. Sandman, Rocky Top, Cotton-Eyed Joe, This Little Light of Mine, Dueling Banjos, Vivaldi, I Saw the Light, a Beach Boys medley including Fun, Fun, Fun, Til Her Daddy Takes the T-Bird Away, Blue Moon, and much, much more.

Last year Ben Dutton created a comic sensation with his identical twin cousin from Spain, Julio. This year Julio auditions for a part in the show by bringing the missing musical ingredient to the stage – horns. But in this case, he doesn’t blow the horns, he wears them and fires up the audience with a unique rendition of the Julio Iglesias (his namesake) song “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”.

This year, as part of the celebration, The Duttons have taken their show to several communities around the country in Texas, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Utah, and Arizona among others. Most recently, they packed up the show and put it on board a Holland America cruise to Alaska. “Alaska was the last state in our country that we hadn’t performed in,” said Sheila Dutton. “What a great time for us to go there as part of our 20 years in entertainment!”

In honor of their 20th Anniversary show, the Duttons are offering tickets for this special show for a special box office rate of $20 + tax. For reservations and additional information, contact the Dutton Family Theater at (417) 332-2772 or (888) 388-8661, or visit www.TheDuttons.com.