BRANSON, Mo., September 15 2013 – Ever thought about giving the gift of life to someone by donating your organs upon your demise? The First Presbyterian Church Ministry Team is hosting a free workshop that will not only explain what it means to be an organ or tissue donor and how to sign up to be on the National Donor List, but provide an opportunity for attendees to get any questions about organ or tissue donation answered. The workshop will be held on Sunday, September 22, in the Fellowship Hall of First Presbyterian Church at 420 W. Main Street in Branson.

Professionals scheduled to be present at the workshop include Marjorie Bryan – Mid West Transplant Services; Matthew Aumiller – Taney County Ambulance; Jan Harper – Cardiac Pulmonary Rehab Cox Hospital; Henry Chaney – Greenlawn Funeral Home; Dr. Peter Marcellus MD; Michael Horn – Attorney; Pastor Tom Willcox – First Presbyterian Church and Mended Hearts Support Group.

Local resident, John Long, himself a heart transplant receiver, and one of the organizers of the workshop said, “Without that donor heart I would have been the donor for other organs. I just celebrated ten years with that donor heart.” Long sees the workshop as an opportunity to make the community aware of the importance of being an organ donor.

For further information on the workshop please call the First Presbyterian Church of Bransonat 417.334.3468.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Branson Landing
100 Branson Landign Blvd
Branson, MO

Registration 9 am / Walk 10 am

No fee, but donations requested. Register online at www.alz.org/walk or at
the event. All funds raised benefit the support, care and research efforts
of the Alzheimer’s Association. All ages welcome!

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Point Lookout—College of the Ozarks will host Mr. Bill O’Reilly, host of FOX News The O’Reilly Factor, to speak at a Patriotic Education Convocation on October 10, at 7 p.m., in the Howell W. Keeter Athletic Complex.  Free tickets to attend this convocation are available on a first-come, first-serve basis at www.cofo.edu.

“The College is extremely excited to host Mr. O’Reilly to speak on the importance of patriotic education,” said C of O Dean of Character Education Dr. Sue Head.  “With his ‘no spin’ approach, we know Mr. O’Reilly will spark a desire for those in attendance, especially our students, to further develop their patriotism.”

A journalist for more than 30 years, Bill O’Reilly has now risen to the top of his profession. Monday through Friday on the Fox News Channel, The O’Reilly Factor causes the powerful in America to duck for cover as the rigidly enforced “No Spin Zone” deals with the nation’s most important issues in a straightforward and provocative manner. Blending news analysis with investigative reporting, The Factor has gained international prominence as well – it is now seen in more than 30 countries.

With 12 straight New York Times Bestsellers including The O’Reilly Factor, The No Spin Zone, Who’s Looking Out for You, Culture Warrior, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, and Pinheads and Patriots, and his most recent NYT bestseller, Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever; as well as over 5 million copies of his books in print, Bill O’Reilly continues to be a highly sought-after author and speaker.

Mr. O’Reilly also writes a syndicated newspaper column that is carried by hundreds of papers across the USA. Raised in a working class family in the huge housing subdivision of Levittown, New York, Mr. O’Reilly has stayed close to his roots. He still lives on Long Island and his best friends are neighborhood guys. But education sparked O’Reilly’s career. He graduated with a degree in history from Marist College, with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University, and attained another master’s in public administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Bill O’Reilly has won three Emmy Awards for Excellence in Reporting. He was awarded two National Headliner Awards while working as a national correspondent for ABC News and was honored by The National Academy of Arts and Sciences for his reporting and analysis on and after September 11^th, 2001.

The Patriotic Education Convocation featuring Mr. O’Reilly is sponsored by the College’s Keeter Center for Character Education, which provides convocations and programs that educate the head, heart, and hands of students, as well as the community.

Comedian and Impressionist Rich Little pays tribute to one of the most beloved screen actors of all time, Jimmy Stewart, in his hilarious and touching ONE MAN SHOW! “Jimmy Stewart and Friends”

Includes “Guest Appearances” by John Wayne, Dean Martin, Johnny Carson, and hundreds of other impressions that earned Little the title of “Man with a Thousand Voices”
Book Now for Best Seats! 800-MOON-094

Stone and Taney County Residents Ask for Local Discount!

Grand Ole Opry member and Country Music Hall of Fame Inductee, Mel Tillis has entertained millions as a singer, songwriter, and actor. This September thru December, Mel Tillis will entertain crowds with his award-winning talent and beloved, chart topping songs including “Detroit City”, “Ruby,” and “Coca Cola Cowboy” right here in Branson at Clay Cooper Theatre. www.claycoopertheatre.com

Call for schedule and times @ (417) 332-2529.

Clay Cooper Theatre
Thursday, August 2nd
11:00pm - Midnight
TIckets only $10
Call 417-332-2529 to reserve your tickets

The Veterans Boulevard Bridge northbound lane is scheduled for closure starting at 6 am on Thursday, August 15, 2016 and will be reopened by 7 pm.  This closure will affect only the northbound traffic.  Southbound traffic will not be affected.  Veterans Boulevard Bridge is the bridge over Roark Creek just south of Cox Hospital.  Detour signs will be in place directing traffic to College St. and Branson Landing Boulevard.   The closure is being done so that the City of Branson’s contractor can install new LED street lights along the bridge.
Contact:  David Miller, city engineer/public works director, 417-337-8559

For more information call: 417-883-5678 or visit our website at www.florentinasspringfield.com.

(Branson, MO.) The all new hit show “Dinner with Yakov” is returning to the Branson stage in the fall of 2014 with his side-splitting comedy and a delectable mouth- watering feast.

As scheduled for this season (2013), Yakov will be performing “Dinner with Yakov” at his Branson theater during October and November of 2013, after traveling around the U. S. with his acclaimed “The Happily Ever Laughter Tour.”  “Dinner with Yakov” gives fans a chance to enjoy a delicious dinner with a star, while laughing the entire way through their meal.

Since 1992, Smirnoff has performed in his own 2,000 seat theater in Branson, Missouri, where he has entertained over four million visitors and produced several outstanding award-winning shows. His comedic style is firmly grounded within his mission statement “to experience happiness and teach it to the world with passion through comedy and sensitivity.”

In Yakov’s all new show, audience members will enjoy his insightful and laughter-filled philosophy on life, love, family and country. He takes his comedy to a new level to showcase laughter’s effects on relationships and envisions a world where sadness and tears are replaced with love and laughter. The New York Times called his one man hit Broadway show, “warm-hearted, delightful and splendidly funny.”

A mainstay in the entertainment scene since the late 1970’s, Smirnoff was a regular guest star on the award winning NBC sitcom, Night Court.  He has been a popular guest on numerous national TV shows including the Tonight Show. You’ve seen him on HBO and enjoyed his humor on his highly praised Showtime special.

America’s Favorite Comedian, Yakov, has also co-starred in movies with Robin Williams in Moscow on the Hudson, Tom Hanks in The Money Pit, Meryl Streep and JackNicholson in Heartburn, and Richard Pryor in Brewster’s Millions.  He was invited to perform at the White House for several presidents and honored guests. President Ronald Reagan called Yakov a “national treasure.”

“Yakov is a funny philosopher,” stated The Philadelphia Inquirer. His humorous philosophies can also be heard at Missouri State University and Drury University, where Smirnoff is a professor who teaches about the relationship of love and laughter.  Also a bestselling author, Yakov received his master’s degree in psychology from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania.

Whether on stage or in a classroom, Smirnoff’s audiences love him. He is passionateabout helping people extend their honeymoon stage of their relationships and “fall in love and laughter all over again.” While in the process of doing so, he leaves his crowd in stitches, fulfilling his promise that you will laugh your Yak- off.