{"id":643,"date":"2009-02-26T05:31:49","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T11:31:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/?p=643"},"modified":"2009-02-26T05:31:49","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T11:31:49","slug":"discover-the-%e2%80%9cdiamonds%e2%80%9d-in-the-ozarks-%e2%80%93-what-can-we-become","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/2009\/02\/26\/discover-the-%e2%80%9cdiamonds%e2%80%9d-in-the-ozarks-%e2%80%93-what-can-we-become\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the \u201cDiamonds\u201d in the Ozarks \u2013 What Can We Become?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ozark Mountain Legacy Town Hall Meeting on March 6th, \u201cThe Most Impacting Town Hall Meeting Our Area Has Ever Experienced!\u201d<\/p>\n

All residents of Stone and Taney County are invited to come and let their voice be heard at this very important and defining Ozark Mountain Community Town Hall meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat will be our Legacy in Ozark Mountain Country?\u201d If you have ever asked yourself this question, then now is the time for you to come and speak into our area\u2019s core values and future together as we move forward in these uncertain times.<\/p>\n

Jory Rolf, who helped to initiate this citizen-led Legacy Initiative believes, \u201cWith so much that is changing in our world around us, it is vital that we know who we are and what we want to be when we grow up. Then, we need to be intentional about every decision we make. This Ozark Mountain Legacy Initiative will help us define our preferred future and course for our Ozark Mountain Country for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Citizens from all across Stone and Taney County are invited to gather at the Tri-Lakes Center, located on Hwy 248, March 6th, from 5:00-7:00pm for a Community-wide Town Hall Meeting, as we \u201cDiscover the Diamonds Together\u201d. Attendees will hear the vision for the Ozark Mountain Legacy Initiative and will be invited to actively join in the \u201cLegacy\u201d process by answering survey questions and participating in small group discussions. Community Leaders from across the Ozarks will be present to speak and to \u201chear\u201d what the citizens of Ozark Mountain Country have to say.<\/p>\n

Local area citizens initially invited community leaders from several Ozark Mountain cities to help develop and lead this cooperative effort in our region. These leaders include: John Baltes (Silver Dollar City Foundation), Howard Boyd (Branson Hills Pastor), Larry Cline (Rockaway Beach Mayor), Steve Erixon (Skaggs Hospital CEO), Doug Hayter (Branson City School Superintendent), Sue Head (College of the Ozarks \u2013 First Place), Jack Herschend (Herschend Family Entertainment), Dean Kruithof (Branson City Administrator), Mike Mason (Reeds Spring Superintendent), Gail Myer (Myer Hotels), David Oliphant (Forsyth Mayor), Chuck Pennel (Taney County Commissioner), Raeanne Presley (Branson Mayor), Jory Rolf (AIM International\/Make Believers), Ross Summers (Branson Chamber President) and Rick Ziegenfuss (Hollister City Administrator).<\/p>\n

Rolf said, \u201cWhether you\u2019re a frontline employee or employer, a grandparent or a student, or simply a concerned citizen\u2026your voice can be heard! We live in one of the greatest places on earth and we have to be great stewards of the greater gift that has been given to us here in Ozark Mountain Country. Come let your voice be heard!\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information go online to: www.ozarkmountainlegacy.org<\/a>. Please RSVP for the March 6th Legacy Town Hall Meeting by contacting Jory Rolf at: 334-8001 or email us at: rsvp@ozarkmountainlegacy.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ozark Mountain Legacy Town Hall Meeting on March 6th, \u201cThe Most Impacting Town Hall Meeting Our Area Has Ever Experienced!\u201d All residents of Stone and Taney County are invited to come and let their voice be heard at this very important and defining Ozark Mountain Community Town Hall meeting. \u201cWhat will be our Legacy in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/broadcast.branson.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}