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University of Missouri Extension Update - Southwest Missouri News

Urban 4-H Club in Springfield First in 30 Years or more It has been at least 30 years since Greene County has had an urban 4-H Club in Springfield. That trend changed at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 when the Springfield Aggies 4-H Club gathered in the community classroom (Red Barn) at the Rutledge-Wilson Community Farm Park, 3825 W. Farm Road 146, Springfield, to elect officers. This club is targeting youth in the city of Springfield which has been a real void for 4-H in Greene County. The Springfield Aggies, led by George Davis, begins with 31 members. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=444l05wzt4U     Botanical Center Construction Update 1-26-10 Concrete floors were poured for the new Botanical Center in Springfield, Mo. on Jan. 26, 2010, despite the cold weather and bitter wind. When complete in August of 2010, the Botanical Center will feature three different classroom spaces and meeting rooms as well as offices for the Friends of the Garden, the University of Missouri Extension program in Greene County and the Master Gardeners of Greene County. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mr_f7vx7uaI     Food Policy and Food Policy Councils Dr. Mary Hendrickson with University of Missouri Extension outlines the issues involved with food policy and the establishment of food policy councils in Missouri during this presentation. This video comes from a special late-2009 presentation given by Dr. Hendrickson to members of the Well-Fed Neighbor Alliance in Springfield, Missouri. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrk88j7YlM     Greene County Extension Programs in Review Programs and events done by University of Missouri Extension in Greene County reached over 18,000 youth and adults during 2009. What types of programs are done by MU Extension in Greene County? Watch this video tour of program highlights and learn more about what is offered. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBZiQrWhJYA     A Day in the Life of MU Extension (1/12/10) Tuesday, Jan 12 was set aside this month to give a snapshot of the impact MU Extension classes, programs and activities have on southwest Missouri, one day at a time. Over 130 people were reached by MU Extension programs on this single day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BWd-HzH_PY     Emergency Preparedness Advice for Winter Weather Winter Weather information and safety advice as it relates to severe winter weather. For more information, contact the nearest University of Missouri Extension Center or visit MU Extension online at http://extension.missouri.edu. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBi6jnr6JAc     Making Snow Ice Cream - the Safe Way What could be more fun than eating clean, white, soft snow gathered in our own yard? Snow ice cream is safe (if you make it the right way) and this video includes an easy recipe. Tammy Roberts, a nutrition and health education specialist with University of Missouri Extension, says the key is treating it like other desserts and eating it in moderation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6GUoAjyIoU     What to do with Fall Leaves So your yard is covered in fall leaves? Should they be raked, mulched or bagged? What are the best options and which options give the best results. This video provides the answers. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRMVmGuufso     Master Gardeners of the Ozarks -- Celebrating the Beauty of the Ozarks The Master Gardeners of the Ozarks is based in Stone and Taney County in southwest Missouri and has 75-plus active members. The chapter is given direction, support and training by University of Missouri Extension specialists and the Missouri Master Gardener program. Learn more in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0iAt3qQBfw     How to Prepare a Disaster Kit Amanda Marney, an agriculture preparedness specialist with University of Missouri Extension, offers recommendations and examples of what to pack in a family disaster kit. Get prepared and learn more online at http://extension.missouri.edu. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxGGUO1u3Q4     The 4-H Specialist's Job and Role Ever wonder what the job, role and responsibilities are of the 4-H youth development specialist in Greene County, Missouri? Watch this informative video to learn more about the job and rules that govern 4-H. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Ad9BCf_xY     4-H Horse Show: Back to School Blast The 1st Annual "Back to School Blast" 4-H Horse Show, which was open to 4-H'ers nationwide, was a great success. See the highlights and learn how to enroll in the 2nd Annual Show set for 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv-HuhEBSzg     What Can Greene County Extension Do For You You can learn more about the services offered at the MU Extension Center in Greene County by watching this video and visiting MU Extension online at extension.missouri.edu/greene. There shouldn't be anything mysterious about the great educational programs offered by MU Extension http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be_TiwTSDec     One Room School Students from the Past Nearly 50 black and white school photos (of the entire student body) taken at one-room schools in Greene County, Missouri. Most photos are identified and are shown here as part of the Rural Schools Project done by Greene County Extension and David Burton. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJW-oybdj9w     Tour of the Rural Schools in Greene County, Missouri The Rural Schools Project, a program by University of Missouri Extension in Greene County, offers this quick video tour of the historic rural (one-room) schools that are still standing in Greene County, Mo. See these schools for yourself and learn more about the Rural Schools Project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qkWqUGSTXw     Tour of Xeriscape Garden in Springfield, Mo. Take a tour of the Xeriscape Garden in Springfield, Mo. This garden is maintained by Master Gardeners who are trained by University of Missouri Extension. The Springfield-Greene County Park Board and Springfield City Utilities have provided funding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DggH3u0Ky0     Master Gardener Demonstration Garden in Springfield, Mo. The Demonstration Garden at Nathaniel Greene Park in Springfield, Mo. is maintained by trained volunteers with the southwest Missouri chapter of the Master Gardeners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jonfXhoHOaw

Branson's Top Political Contributions

Contributor Recipient Occupation Amount Date HERSCHEND, JACK MR Blunt, Roy (R) HERSCHEND ENTERTAINMENT CORP/EXECUT $9,600 06/30/09 HERSCHEND, PETER F MR Blunt, Roy (R) HERSCHEND FAMILY ENT. CORP./OWNER $9,600 06/04/09 HERSCHEND, JO D Blunt, Roy (R) HOMEMAKER/HOMEMAKER $4,800 06/04/09 HUFFMAN, RICHARD E Blunt, Roy (R) HCW LLC/CEO - OWNER $4,800 03/31/09 HERSCHEND, SHERRY MR Blunt, Roy (R) HERSCHEND FAMILY ENT. CORP./OWNER $4,800 06/30/09 HERSCHEND, PETER F 7th Dist Congressional Republican Cmte HERSCHERD FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT/VICE $3,750 08/25/09 HERSCHEND, JO DEE 7th Dist Congressional Republican Cmte NOT APPLICABLE/HOME MAKER $3,750 08/25/09 HERSCHEND, PETER F 7th Dist Congressional Republican Cmte HERSCHERD FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT/VICE $3,750 10/30/09 JOSLYN, JOHN A Goodman, Jack (R) WESTGATE ENTERTAINMENT CORP./PRESID $2,500 03/20/09 HUFFMAN, RICHARD E Blunt, Roy (R) HCW LLC/CEO - OWNER $2,400 03/31/09

Tri Lakes Building and Home Show Looking For Vendors

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  CONTACT: Jim Slagter The Vacation Channel Ph. (417) 239-1042 Email: jimslagter@tvcbranson.com  Booth Spaces Filling Up Fast for 14th Annual Branson Tri-lakes Building & Home Show  Branson, MO - Time is running out to secure your exhibitor space at the 2010 Branson Tri-lakes Building & Home Show.  Booth spaces are limited.  This is the 14th annual event for Branson's "Don't Miss" trade show of the year.  The show is being held at the Branson Convention Center on February 26-28, 2010.  Attendees include homeowners involved in all stages of remodeling, home building, landscaping, and decorating their homes.  This show offers the perfect venue for connecting buyers and sellers who wish to exchange ideas and learn about the latest goods and services available to homeowners in the Branson area.  With an expected attendance of over 4,000 people, the opportunities to earn business from this show are hard to duplicate in the normal course of business.  Exhibitors at the show are viewed as leaders in their respective fields.  This year's line-up includes companies that provide: home building, custom cabinets, tree service, professional services, plumbing, windows, doors, flooring, landscaping, energy, home décor, recreation, health care, and much more.  As a result of the exposure gained at the show, it is not uncommon for exhibiting companies to see sales continue throughout the year.  In addition to quality leads and networking opportunities available during the show, organizers are preparing to launch a host of powerful and innovative online marketing tools, available exclusively to show exhibitors.  10'x10' Booths start at only $515.  Larger sizes are available to accommodate a variety of space or equipment needs.  Electricity, internet, and several booth enhancements are available to make your presentation the best possible.  The Branson Tri-lakes Building & Home Show is a production of The Vacation Channel.  Utilizing the best marketing outlets in the area, the home show will be promoted through several media outlets including radio, television, newspaper, billboards, direct mail, and the web.  Take advantage of this once a year event to receive tens or hundreds of leads all at one time.  Reserve your booth today by visiting www.tvcevents.com where you can register online.  It only takes a few minutes, but the benefits can last all year long.  For questions, contact show manager, Jim Slagter, of The Vacation Channel at (417) 239-1042.  ### http://MissouriNetizen.com http://www.bransonedge.com http://bransonmissouri.missourinetizen.com

Andy Williams Interview - Bankrate.com

Fame & Fortune: Andy Williams By Jay MacDonald • Bankrate.com Before Michael Jackson, before Donny Osmond, there was Andy Williams. The cardigan-wearing Emperor of Easy was the youngest of the singing Williams Brothers who performed on radio and in front of sold-out crowds and appeared in movies in the 1940s and early '50s. After the brothers disbanded, Andy went on to become one of America's favorite song stylists on the strength of gentle pop ballads, including his iconic "Moon River." In the book "Moon River and Me: A Memoir," Williams looks back on a 70-year career that includes 18 gold and three platinum albums, two decades as a headliner at Caesar's Palace, and a long-running television variety show on which he introduced the world to the Osmond Brothers, among many others. A longtime host of the Grammy Awards and countless Christmas specials, Williams left the rat race in 1992 and built his Moon River Theater in Branson, Mo., where he still performs several months each year. At 82, Williams still sounds timeless. Bankrate: Brother acts seemed to find their way onto "The Andy Williams Show," true? Andy Williams: Yes. In fact, when my father brought the Osmonds to me, he said, "You've got to give these kids a helping hand because somebody helped you along the way. So you put them on your show." And I said, "Yes, sir!" Bankrate: Was he the classic taskmaster manager? Williams: He was. He was like the Osmonds' father. He was a taskmaster, but he was very gentle about it. He wasn't like I understand Michael Jackson's father was, which was quite a bit tougher. Bankrate: You and your brothers started out singing for shoes and groceries, right? Williams: We were very poor to begin with and remained poor until the late '40s and early '50s. Bankrate: Did you learn how to handle what money you made? Williams: (Laughs) Well, not then. I was still 19 years old. Like everybody else, we made some money, but when the act broke up and I went out on my own, I spent it pretty quickly. Bankrate: Steve Allen rescued you when he invited you aboard "The Tonight Show." Williams: He did. If I hadn't gotten that, I don't know what I would have done. It was my first time on TV. I was on that show for 2½ years, and because of that exposure, even on a late-night show, I got a record deal. Bankrate: That must have been good training for your own show. Williams: Yes, I learned a great deal during that show about what to do with cameras. I got used to doing comedy sketches with Steve. He would say, "All right, Andy, you're going to play a Russian bartender." I had had some training in comedy with my brothers. All of that I used in my own show later on. Bankrate: Were you prepared to handle the success of "The Andy Williams Show"? Williams: Most people, when they get a break, sometimes they're not ready for it. When I got mine, I was ready for it. I had worked a lot, with my brothers and then Steve Allen. All of those things helped make me a better performer. Bankrate: How did you invest your money? Williams: My dad was a very bright guy; he was in real estate and insurance, but he also read up a lot on tax laws. He invested for me in a lot of citrus groves, and all of that came to be very good stuff. Bankrate: You could have continued as the king of Las Vegas or the toast of New York, but you decided to establish a theater in tiny Branson, Mo. Why? Williams: I was ready to be off the radar. I was on the road all the time in Asia, Japan and Australia and all through the U.K., over and over and over again for 10 years and I was really fed up. About that time, my brother Don was managing some country acts, including Ray Stevens. He invited me down to Branson and I liked what I saw. I would be the only pop singer in a country town. So I built a theater and it's been wonderful having everything just the way I want it: the lights, the sound, the band. There are no surprises. It's like walking out into your living room -- a big living room with 2,000 seats. You never have that out on the road. Bankrate: What advice would you give young musicians starting out today? Williams: It's very difficult for young people to suddenly get some money and then not spend it. It's good to spend it, but you shouldn't spend all of it. Always put some away, whether it's $10 or $100 or $1,000, so that when things aren't going so well you have something to fall back on. But don't focus on the money. Try to be the best at whatever you're trying to be and everything will work out. If you really want something badly enough, don't give up too easily. That's my sermon for today.

Andy Williams Admits to Using LSD in Canadian Clinic

(Branson, MO) -- Legendary entertainer Andy Williams opens up in his new memoir that reveals his life in the spotlight was not all glitz and glamour. In his new tell-all book "Moon River And Me", Andy Williams talks frankly about his 70 years in show business - including some revelations that may surprise you.  He had a hit TV show, 18 gold and 3 platinum albums and a terrific family.  But something was missing. "The fact that I took LSD is going to surprise a lot of people," Williams reveals.  "And, England, for instance, from where we just came, there were headlines saying, 'Andy Williams was an LSD User,' which is not true.  I took LSD under the supervision of a doctor in a clinic up in Canada because I wanted to find out why I seemed to have everything, wonderful marriage, wonderful kids, wonderful career, and yet I wasn't happy.   In a life filled with memorable moments, some turned out to be tough to write about.  "One of them was my friendship with Robert Kennedy, and I was there the night that he was killed," Williams recounts. "And, I was supposed to meet him right after he got off to saying, 'I'm now on to Chicago.'   Instead went back to the hospital, and flew back on his, the plane, that I guess President Johnson had sent for him, Airforce 2, and then singing at the funeral.  And, then being on the train on the way to Washington.  That was all very hard to write about.   It was hard to write about my ex-wife's, Claudine's, accidental shooting of her boyfriend, up in Aspen, Colorado, and killing him.  That was hard, all the trial, and all that was very difficult to write about."   And at 82,  Andy's still singing one show a night, 4 months a year at his theater in Branson, relishing every moment... "I go out there very relaxed every night and really enjoy just performing and talking to people, and singing.  It's fun."

Jack Goodman statement on President Obamas State of the Union Address - 01/27/2010 (Campaign jack.jackgoodman.org)

MO-7th Congressional Candidate State Senator Jack Goodman issued this statement tonight in response to President Obama's State of the Union Address: "Southwest Missourians are looking for real solutions to our very real problems like job-loss and out of control government spending.  Tonight, we did not hear any solutions; just more rhetoric. Sadly, President Obama and those Jack Goodman Congressional Campaign Website that run Washington D.C. are not listening to the American people. Americans are putting politicians on notice that they will no longer stand by while Congress recklessly spends their tax dollars on bailouts, stimulus bills and federal healthcare takeovers.  While I commend the president for proposing a spending freeze for next year, we need to pass a balanced budget amendment, implement a moratorium on all earmarks and an immediate across the board spending freeze on non-essential services to return America to a sound financial foundation. Until we see this administration actually leading on things like deficit and debt reduction, healthcare solutions with patients driving the marketplace, job creation and getting back to the free market principles that have made our nation great, America will be prevented from achieving its greatest potential and putting families back to work." Press Release Published by Darin Codon Chat Google Talk: bransonedge Contact Me http://MissouriNetizen.com http://www.bransonedge.com http://bransonmissouri.missourinetizen.com