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2010 Delta Fair Parade
Posted Wednesday, September 8, at 8:30 AM Hard to believe that is it only 3 weeks until the Delta Fair! It just goes to show that despite whatever is going on in our lives, things keep rolling around us. A few guidelines for the parade: The date of the fair is September 28 -- October 2, with the parade being on Tuesday, September 28. ...
Getting Old is Just Hail Late in his life my granddaddy Diser Allen was contacted by a niece he never knew due to some family circumstances in the 1920's and from that point forward our family received a real blessing in the guise of a 4'11" true Texas belle. Pansy was almost 70 when we first met her and her husband, "Jelly". ...
The Greatest Gift I am an erratic blogger at best, but my own personal circumstances changed so dramatically last fall that I have been unable to put thought to paper until now. Shortly after my August blog, my mother was diagnosed with esophageal cancer and after weeks of additional testing, we were told that it had progressed to Stage IV, invading most of her body...
Missouri State Fair For the sake of my sanity and my blood pressure, I'm taking a detour from political issues and reporting from the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. This is my third year to serve on the State Fair Commission and I have almost figured out where everything is on the 440 acre grounds...
Stupid Is As Stupid Does I consider myself an average American, part of the working middle-class. The last few years I have paid a bit more attention during presidential campaigns, but by the time I go to vote, the barrage of campaign propaganda pushes me to the point that I feel I am voting not for the most qualified person but for the one I think will do the least damage. I rarely do in-depth research myself on those running for office, or on their legislative agenda once they are elected. Until now...
From TEA to Trash I have been so very concerned that our America, our great nation of strong, independent, free-thinking individualists is fast becoming weak, dependent and easily manipulated and then suddenly my spirit is restored over, of all things, taxation and trash...
Happy Birthday, Barbie It's hard to believe that Barbie is 50 this year, even tougher to admit that I am old enough to remember that my first Barbie did not have bendable legs. I did get the newer version and I remember thinking how awesome it was to be able for Barbie to sit down and put her feet on the floor. ...
The Penalty of Self-Sufficiency I need help, please! Someone needs to explain to me the exasperating system of disaster assistance so that my blood pressure does not hit the roof every time I see a symbol of the various agencies involved in the process. FEMA asked us to help organize a meeting with the area churches and service agencies so that a long-term recovery committee of local folks could be formed. ...
Let There Be Light Yippeee!! Our office electricity came on Monday, and at home last night. Much of the power within the city limits has been restored and many lights are going on throughout the county. We will, at least for a time, appreciate the things that we have done without since January 27th...
Addicted to power I tried to think of a kinder, gentler term than "addicted," but I just have to admit it - I am absolutely, completely, mentally and physically addicted to power. Electric power, that is. I didn't realize how strong this addiction was until the ice started coming down on Monday night. ...
Community Connections--Opportunity Knocks, Part 1 Opportunity is all around us, but we often fail to take advantage of it. I've had the opportunity to work with Frank Spano, a site consultant, for the last few days and to see Kennett as he would see us as a location for a new manufacturing or distribution facility. We'll go into more detail about how we can take advantage of Mr. Spano's visit, but before we can move forward we have got to let go of some of the past...
Community Connections -- Get out and vote! As Americans, we have become accustomed to so many individual freedoms, rights and privileges that we often take many of them for granted. One such right is the right to vote. Tuesday, August 5th is a primary election. If you have never registered to vote, register now. Check out the FAQs at www.sos.mo.gov. If you don't get registered in time to vote on August 5th, you'll still have a golden opportunity to vote in the general election on Tuesday, November 4th...
Community Connection-Nobody Puts Baby in the Corner O.K., I admit it -- I am a die-hard Dirty Dancing fan. The movie, that is, and I'd like to say that it's because it's about a young girl who finds her own path and stands up for the underdog. Yeah, yeah, but it doesn't hurt that in 1987 Patrick Swayze was hot. I still crank it up in time to hear him say "Nobody puts Baby in the corner." Oh, my...
Community Reflections -- Southern Comfort I was a banker for many years prior to coming to work for the Chamber and both of the banks for which I worked were owned by larger banking corporations. While I worked for Commerce Bank (formerly Cotton Exchange Bank, now Southern Missouri Bank), I was a loan officer and also the investment representative. ...
Community Reflections -- Just Do It One of my mother's best friends, Nancy Fox, wound up living in Great Falls, Montana and over the years my family and the Fox clan would take turns making the Missouri/Montana trek. I still have a picture taken when I was about 3 years old in front of what was then my grandparents' home at the end of one of our trips, with me in full Montana dress -- a forecast of my enthusiasm for travel...
Community Connections - On the Road Again Throughout most of my professional life I have had jobs which required travel and this job is no exception. This time of year I make a half-dozen or so trips to Jefferson City and, as many of you know, there is just no easy way to get to the middle of the State from the Bootheel...
Community Connections - I'm a Believer When I was in the 5th grade my dad went to work for the Missouri State Highway Patrol as a drivers' examiner. The only opening they had at the time was in Poplar Bluff, so we moved and my parents soon became good friends with the other drivers' examiners and their families. ...
Community Connection -- The Right to Remain Silent One of my favorite comedians is Ron White. The first time I listened to the Blue Collar Comedy Club CD my son was attending Linn State Technical College and I had stopped by to visit him on my way home from Jefferson City. As I waited on the parking lot I popped the CD in and within a few minutes I was laughing so hard I was almost crying. To this day I still imagine a few teachers and students at Linn wonder who the heck that crazy lady on their parking lot was...
Community Connections -- Trimming the Fat I love food, especially ice cream and candy and chicken and dumplings and cornbread. My grandparents, Diser and Beulah Allen, owned a small grocery store in Friendship and I spent lots of time there growing up. It was a friendly place where in the winter the men played checkers or dominos and in the summer it seemed everyone in the world had to have a bologna sandwich. ...
Community Connections -- Community My parents and their friends used to make an annual trek to Big Springs each fall to enjoy the nice weather and beautiful foliage. They started taking me along when I was about a year old and because my birthday is in October, it became a family tradition to celebrate my birthday at Big Springs. As my children grew up we continued this tradition...
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