Need Parenting help? There is hope!
Attend the Satellite feed seminar featuring some of today’s top parenting experts.
Where: Woodland Hills Family Church – 3953 Green Mountain Drive (Castle at Celebration City)
When: March 14, 2009 8:30 am until 2:30 pm
Cost: $15 Singles; $25 for Couples
Call 417.336.5452 or go to www.woodhills.org for more information or to purchase tickets.

Andy Williams Moon River Grill will be open for their third season in Branson on March 27th!

Join Moon River Grill on Friday, March 27th to kick off an exciting Spring Season!

Enjoy fine dining at casual prices at Moon River Grill.
Andy’s personal pop art collection gives the restaurant a warm, but sophisticated feel. The Grill has nightly dinner music by Michael Cathcart which provides a relaxing and elelgant ambiance for dining!

Our Reputation is built on quality “home made” food and excellent service presented in a beautiful setting. Moon River Grill features some of Andy’s Mother’s recipe’s and made from scratch desserts.

Enjoy late night menu and entertainment after the show! Andy Williams Moon River Grill………………..Where the Stars Come out at Night!

Please join the White River Valley Historical Society Sunday, March 8th, for our Spring Quarterly Membership Meeting and enjoy another program on Dance in the Ozarks. This time, we will explore clogging. Clogging is a traditional folk dance that was born in the Appalachian Mountains. It’s danced in tap shoes with double taps on the heels and toes and it has some elements of tap and Irish step dancing.
The thing that people notice most about clogging is its speed. Our presenter is “Kicks Studio”, which is the home of High Voltage National Champion Competition Teams. Kicks Studio’s mission is to provide high quality clogging instruction that promotes self esteem, builds self confidence and develops lifelong relationships. They represent the modern-style clogging that is sweeping the nation as one of the fastest growing dance forms today, along with staying true to traditional clogging footwork.

Kicks Studio is located in historic downtown Nixa, at 111 South Main Street, and features three instructors and five levels of dance instruction, for ages 5 through adult. Instructor Kelle Graves has been competing nationally for over 22 years. She is the Director of High Voltage competition teams, teaches advanced & competition classes, and has performed at Silver Dollar City, Baldknobbers Theatre, & the Grand Ole Opry. Shari Jones has been teaching for 11+years–teaching all ages from beginner to adult.

Tori Jones has been clogging for 11 years, since she was 5, and assistant teaching for 3 years. She recently won 1st Overall Female Champion in both regional and national competitions.

The meeting will be held at The Taney Center, 20130 US Highway 160, east of Forsyth. Social time begins at 1:00 pm, and the program will start at 2:00 pm. The meeting and refreshments are free, and the public is encouraged to attend. The White River Valley Historical Society preserves, protects and promotes the cultural history of the White River Valley, concentrating on Taney County, Missouri. For more information, call 417 546-9892.

All those interested in participating in or getting additional information on Branson’s first “Hand in Hand Branson Honors Purple Heart Recipients” event, to be held on April 24-25, are invited to attend a press conference/meeting at the Hamner Barber Theatre at 2:00 p.m. on March 3. Marlyce Stockinger, Special Veteran Events Coordinator for the event’s sponsor, Branson.Com, said the primary purpose of the press conference is to outline the activities of the two day event, introduce key event participants, and answer any questions about the event the public press may have.

Another purpose Stockinger said, was to let the public know how they can participate in remembering and honoring the sacrifices of those who have been wounded in action in the defense of our country and have received the Purple Heart. She points out that this event is a first of its kind in the nation and that although none of the event’s activities will cost the Purple Heart recipients anything, the active participation of the community in attending and participating in the activities will be a vital element in honoring them.

She particularly encourages public participation in the Opening Ceremony at the Hamner Barber Theatre at 2:00 p.m. on April 24, the Entertainment Show at the Hamner Barber theatre at 2:00 p.m. on April 25 and, especially at the special “Mountain Majesty Twilight Ceremony,” to be held at Branson Landing at 6:00 p.m. on April 25.

MISSOURI WINE FESTIVAL
April 25, 2009 – April 26, 2009
www.mowinefest.com
phone: 417-699-6199

Featuring Missouri Wines and Artisan Cheeses, The Missouri Wine Festival is a two day celebration of the National and Inter-National recognition of wines produced in the state of Missouri. Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26, at The Chateau on the Lake Resort, the exhibit hall will open for tastings of Missouri Wines from many of the nearly 80 wineries located in the Show Me State. Exhibitors also include artisan cheese makers, chocolatiers, gourmet foods, and fine cigars for the aficionado. Live music will be performed all day, both days. Medals will be awarded by our panel of wine experts to the outstanding label in multiple varietals and there will be a juried targeted art show sponsored by The Branson Arts Council. The days are filled with samples, seminars and demonstrations. Learn from the experts how to pair the right wine with the right dish. Cooking with wine demonstrations by an award winning chef. Plus, each night at 7 pm, there will be a gourmet dinner paired with a different wine selection for each course, prepared by The Chateau’s own Head Chef, Doug Knopp, winner of Wine Spectator Magazine’s “Award of Excellence”. Daily admission includes a tasting journal, to record your favorite labels, and a collector tasting glass. Complete details of all the activities are available at www.mowinefest.com .

You’re invited! Please plan on attending the Grand Opening of Dino’s 24 Karrot Cake Café.

When: Wednesday, February 11 at 11:00 a.m.

There will be a ribbon cutting ceremony and press conference with “surprise guest and announcement”.
Where: 24 North Commercial St. (In The Chappy Mall), Branson, MO 65616.

America’s piano showman, Grammy-nominated artist and international television star, Dino Kartsonakis, opens a second location for his wildly popular and critically acclaimed 24 Karrot Cake Company called “Dino’s 24 Karrot Cake Cafe”. He and wife, Cheryl, will be opening the doors to this sister store at 11:00 a.m. in downtown Branson, Missouri on February 11, 2009.

While Dino and Cheryl are known for their superb Broadway-style musical productions and their annual Christmas extravaganza in Branson, they also deliver a rich and savory product that has the Country hooked on 24 Karrot cakes. Dino adds, “The 24 Karrot Cake Cafe will be the sweetest spot in town.”

For more information and to place orders call 1-800-775-DINO or visit the website at www.24karrot.com

Baby it’s cold outside…
Looking for somewhere warm to spend a Sunday afternoon?

New for this season the Springfield Symphony is delighted to introduce a special Sunday Brunch Concert Series featuring the Springfield Symphony, conducted by Ron Spigelman, coupled with the famed Sunday Brunch at the Keeter Center at the College of the Ozarks in Branson, Missouri. Each concert will last approximately 1 hour and will include music from our Classics series as well as surprise works that can only be heard at these concerts!

The sumptuous Brunch is served buffet style in the elegantly rustic Dobyns Dining Room from 10:30am to 2:00pm and includes full breakfast selections (including personalized omelets and waffles), hand-cut fresh seasonal fruits, domestic and imported cheese, crudités’ and made to order Caesar salads along with original seafood creations, southern fried chicken and carved award-winning College of the Ozarks smoked ham. The concert begins at 2:15pm and is in the auditorium right next door.

Tickets are available for the brunch and concert combined or just the concert alone. So in keeping with our season’s theme we invite you to come and spend a Sunday with the Symphony and enjoy what promises to be a true feast for the senses!

Sunday February 15, 2009
Featuring Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue

Sunday March 15, 2009
Music by Respighi and Mozart

Brunch and Concert – $40
Concert only – $15

For tickets – please contact the Symphony Office at
(417) 864-6683

March Schwartz—a Steelers aficionado and Carol Sanders—a Cardinals buff, have placed a bet on the most important day of their life- their wedding day. Winner pays all expenses for wedding costs and wedding dress.

This Super Bowl season, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will definitely raise some interesting bets. But none of these bets can compare to the one made between March Schwartz, a Steelers fan, and his wife to-be Carol Sanders, a Cardinals fan, both residents of Lake Havasu City.
So what’s at stake for Schwartz and Sanders ell, the cost of their wedding!

The wedding is planned to take place in Catalina Beach, Long Beach in early April. The lavish event is a ways from home and the travel cost are not lost on the happy couple. Their plan to battle the high costs is sure to make the winner one happy but very poor man. Schwartz is certain the Steelers will win; he is just sorry the outcome has to be against the Cardinals.

“I’m a big Cardinals fan,” he said. “I live in Arizona, and it would not kill me to see the Cardinals win, but once a Steeler, always a Steeler.”

He said. “Carol has a small quote: Growing up in Arizona, we’ve been starving for this.”

“I’m happy for Cardinals’ fans, having grown up in Pittsburgh and attending two Super Bowls, I know the feeling of excitement Cards fans are feeling for the first time and the pride a Super Bowl champion can bring to a city and state. I want Cardinal fans to experience that feeling, just not today.”

Schwartz became a Cardinals fan with the help of his fiancé, Sanders. But his appreciation for the team many be short lived as he’s made it clear he has no vexed loyalties. Even though he wore a Cardinals Jersey over a Steelers one for the NFC Championship in Phoenix a few weeks ago, when ot comes down to choosing sides, Swartz in a Steelers man all the way.
“Although my body resides in Havasu, my heart still lives in Pittsburgh.” He Said.

Tonight the couple will be attending a Super Bowl Party at their friend’s house. At the party Schwartz will probably be the only Steelers fan in the room. He said that he will sit in harm’s way just in case fists might fly. He is predicting a 40-10 blowout, in favor of his Steelers, but out of kindness, he is giving his fiancée the seven-point spread odds-makers in Las Vegas are predicting.

Schwartz and Sanders are both well employed. Schwartz works for Fedex and Sanders is a realtor at Above All Realty in Lake Havasu City. Nevertheless, the weddings costs are not something they take lightly. Though times are bad economically, they are are still interested in a big family wedding, though Sanders has her doubts on how they will they pay for their wedding. They idea for this bet came after both their favorite teams won the league championship.
This could look odd to people on the outside looking in but to this couple it’s only natural.
“I believe timing is everything,” Schwartz said. “It just happened because the circumstances dictated it. We met at a Super Bowl party two years ago, so it just seemed logical.”

Schwartz is not new to gambling as he is a big poker fan and player. He even attended the World Series of Poker in 2006. He is going to use his poker skills to predict the smartest bet, the Steelers.

Schwartz and Sanders might look as if they are against each other, but really are both taking this risk for the greater good, Love. Win or lose, this couple is going for the real prize of eternal marriage.

The SWMO Venom, an outdoor, 11 man, NFL style, semipro football team will be holding open tryouts on Saturday, January 17th at 8 am. Tryouts will begin promptly at the Lake Country Soccer Complex in Springfield, MO.

“We are looking for players for all positions, as well as cheerleaders/dancers for our Venom Girls. As this is our inagural season, we expect the Springfield/Branson area to produce the high caliber of players that it’s very well known for.” Said Mike Langford, owner of the team.

Mike went on to say that he has very high hopes for the team and encourages anyone who plays football, and even those that have never played an organized game in their life, to come and tryout. “There’s untapped talent here, as well. As long as a player has heart and dedication to the team, we can work on fundamentals.” Mike also said.

As far as the requirements, it’s suggested that you visit the website for details. You can find them at www.swmofootball.com.

BRANSON, MO – The US Coast Guard Auxiliary, 8th Western Rivers District, will be hosting its “FALCON” District Fall Conference in Branson, Missouri, on September 18 and 19, 2009. Over 200 members are expected from 13 nearby states comprising the 8th Western Rivers District. The “FALCON” District Conference includes training, a business meeting, Friday Fun Night, and banquet with an awards ceremony.

The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed civilian component the United States Coast Guard dedicated to the safety of recreational boaters through teaching boating safety classes, examining boats for safety equipment and patrolling local lakes – helping stranded boaters. With the proper training, a qualified Auxiliarist can also support all Coast Guard missions except law enforcement. There are over 35,000 Auxiliarists nationwide donating their time to support the US Coast Guard and its missions.

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