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Thank you to those who recommend women for this year’s ladies’ journal. Over the past few weeks, I’ve met fascinating and engaging women who inspire and care deeply about their …
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EnJOYable JOURNEY: JOY BEAMER
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10/26/21
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What I’m about to tell could not be verified, other than what Phoebe Rogers Lemon told Dan Manning and me. First, let me say that Phoebe manned the genealogy booth at the Reunion for many …
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By Marilyn Smith
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10/6/21
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I attended a Boy Scouts of America luncheon this past week honoring local banker Bill Monday. He was honored with the Forever Eagle, an award given to those who lived the Scout Oath and Law …
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EnJOYable JOURNEY: JOY BEAMER
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9/17/21
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I would like to share with you about a good time I had this past weekend. If you’ve never attended one of the annual Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festivals & Highland Games, then I …
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STEVE JOHNSON — EDITOR
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9/16/21
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“Pawpaw,” my granddaughter Katie asked on the telephone, “What can I do for a butterfly with a broken wing?”
“I don’t know,” I told her. “I’ve …
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Ozarks RFD: Jim Hamilton
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9/16/21
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From the first year to right before his passing (he conducted the August meeting), Carl Buckner has been a valuable fixture of the Fair Grove Historical and Preservation Society. Donna, Carl’s …
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Marilyn Smith — A Tale or Two
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9/8/21
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Not only is the food delicious (served between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. each day) at the Fair Grove Senior Center, getting to visit with my friends is great fun. One fellow reads my column, and …
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Marilyn Smith
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9/1/21
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Paul Campbell
Listen to your body’s wake-up calls
If you listen carefully, your body will tell you when you need to do something differently than you are now doing. I …
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Paul Campbell
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7/27/21
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Everybody needs a Lendol Condren in their life. I learned to drive, change a tire and the basics of safe driving from him in driver’s education class.
There is no wonder that Missouri is the …
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EnJOYable JOURNEY: JOY BEAMER
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7/21/21
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Ozarks RFD: Jim Hamilton
The Bonanza phenomenon
Once upon a time a young former Union Carbide executive from Kokomo, Ind., launched a steak house phenomenon in Springfield, …
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Ozarks RFD: Jim Hamilton
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7/21/21
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In 2006, Jane Hale published a book titled “Every Day is Father’s Day.” Prior to publication of this excellent book, Jane asked me to submit a memory of my father. Here is what I …
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7/14/21
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I’m a horrible neighbor
I thought …
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7/14/21
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