Lone Star Christmas 2010

Time for Lone Star Christmas once again!
Saturday, Dec. 11, 7:00 ish...come at 6:30 to visit before the service starts at 7:00 p.m.
Bring finger foods and snacks.

ALMUS HAZEN RAGSDALE

Rick's Uncle Almus Ragsdale passed away on 10/14/09. His obituary and service times can be viewed on the website of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, Mt. Vernon, MO.

http://www.fossettmosherfuneralhome.com/obituary.php

WHITE RIVER VALLEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Hello, everybody,

As you may know, from August 16 until September 26, the White River Valley Historical Society will be hosting New Harmonies, a Smithsonian traveling exhibit on American Roots Music. We are very fortunate to have this exhibit in Taney County, as only six towns in Missouri were selected for the opportunity in 2009. Along with the exhibit, we will be hosting concerts, lunch time music at our new museum, weekly noon time lectures from some of the Ozarks' best known traditional music experts, and special children's activities. All of these events, except for the Shadowrock Jubilee on September 26, are free.

A complete list of activities can be found by going to our website http://www.wrvhs.org, and then opening the events link.

OUR FIRST SPECIAL EVENT WILL BE ON SUNDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16

BIG SMITH @ SHADOWROCK

OPENING ACT POKEY LAFARGE AND THE SOUTH CITY 3

MUSEUM WILL BE OPENED 12-4

GATES OPEN AT 4 PM

MUSIC STARTS AT 5

FOOD WILL BE AVAILABLE; BRING LAWN CHAIRS

Hope to see you at this and many more of our events,

Ingrid Albers

President, White River Valley Historical Society

TWO YARD SALES, Aug 7 & 8 !!

This is a yard sale sign that we saw in Oregon....thought it was kinda interesting, but you know I do take pictures of odd things!

The Real Story here is Yard Sale time again at Dogwood Acres
Date: FRIDAY, AUG 7 - 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, AUG 8 - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Biggs Barn & Crum's Yard For directions, watch for signs at both ends of H Hwy, we are near the Christian/Taney County Line and there will be signs directing you to both places.

What Do We Have? Several guns, Horton Crossbow, Antique Furniture, homemade trailer, box truck, Home Interiors. LOTS of other miscellaneous items.

Men & Women's Clothes - several sizes (we do not always wear the same size)
Kids Clothes - Lots of little girl stuff, name brands such as Gymboree, Gap, Children's Place & Old Navy....Sizes 2T, 3T & 4T.
Boys clothes, size 7 & 8.

Welcome to my Facebook World

facebook.com/elane.crum

JOHN LEE COMER~BOOK SIGNING

"Life Through the Seasons" is John Comer's newly released book which chronicles the story of his life growing up on a farm in Douglas Co., MO. John's home church was Sandy General Baptist, where Rick and I attend and our son is the pastor.
Book signing is Sunday, April 19, 3-6 p.m. @ The Taney Center between Forsyth and Taneyville.

SANDY CHURCH CELEBRATES 70 YRS

Sandy General Baptist Church Celebrates 70 Years

Sunday, Dec. 14

4:00 p.m.

Video Presentation,

Memories & Letters to be shared

Annual Christmas Dinner served at 4:00 p.m.

LONE STAR CHRISTMAS

Lone Star Christmas

Saturday, Dec. 13

7:00 p.m.

LANDOWNERS Right to Hunt

....courtesy of Connie Hammond

Subject: Small Landowners to lose free right to hunt

With all the furor of election coverage, the MO Department of Conservation is about to hit the small land owners of Missouri with an unwarrented whammy unless somebody intervenes and yells real loud... So here's my voice and I hope you start yelling in their direction immediately too !!! We only have until the end of November to change their minds in our best interests.

In the name of $$$ the MDC wants to hit those of us who own less than 80 acres ( 78,000 by reported accounts) with hunting permit fees to harvest deer and other wildlife on ON OUR OWN LAND starting next year. Yet, they want our co-operation in "thinning the herd"... "taking more does"... "growing more wildlife food plots"... "protecting young bucks" ... "lowering the number of deer/vehicle collisions"... "observing seasonal dates and limits"... and "supporting sales tax % for Conservation" . Several hunters we know ALREADY BUY other tags ( and their visiting family members, too ) for hunting on public lands or their neighbors' land by agreement. This alone negates the MDC claim that this would increase their permit fee-base substantially to aquire more Federal Funds per paid hunter. If anything, they will send a message that allienates a longstanding good will and a thank you for a service well appreciated. Where is the incentive to work WITH the Dept. ? Or why would we want a Life-time Permit to hunt on the very land we bought and feel obligated to take care of ? If the MDC can't budget what has already been entrusted, then they need to move on, tighten their belts, and plan better for rainy days like the rest of us. When the non-hunting public has even higher car insurance or medical bills after bad experiences with wildlife, or poachers get even bolder with their defiance of imposed regulation, the public can blame the system that wants to penalize "the little folks" for their attempts at responsible management of the thousands of privately owned acres across the state. We don't need the urban problems here in the Ozarks from over-population of deer, etc. that already plague areas without adequate harvests. What about all the donated meat to charities the annual hunting season provides? Seems like they shouldn't want to fester up a hunter BOYCOTT !!!

Please be pro-active and make these concerns known however you can through meaningful dialogue. Thank You for your consideration.

-- Connie Hammond, Forsyth, MO in Taney County.

Many have asked how to contact MDC and other agencies via reg. or E-mail in defense of landowners' rights, so here are some places to send YOUR comments because several repeats just get ignored :

a trapping forum that has a lot of posts concerning the MDC latest: http://www.trapboard.com/index.cgi.

Missouri Department of Conservation
c/o Dave Erickson
P.O. Box 180
Jefferson City, MO 65102

MDC Online Comment Form
http://mdc.mo.gov/cgi-bin/comments/comments.cgi?referer=http://www.mdc.mo.gov/

Governor Matt Blunt, Online Contact Form
http://governor.mo.gov/constituentform.htm

Legislator Lookup
http://www.senate.mo.gov/llookup/leg_lookup.aspx

US Representative Jo Ann Emerson, Dist. 8 Contact Form:

http://www.joannemerson.com

Senator Kit Bond, Online Contact Form
http://bond.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm

Senator Claire McCaskill, Online Contact Form
http://mccaskill.senate.gov/contact/

Missouri Register - Secretary of the State
http://www.sos.mo.gov/adrules/moreg/moreg.asp

Home addresses of all the MDC Commissioners. You can fill their mailboxes with your complaints about the new rules, regs and price hikes, before they meet again:

Chip McGeehan
1420 Mill Dam Road
Marshfield, MO 65706

Lowell Mohler
4054 Hwy 179
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Becky Plattner
Route 2, Box 10-27
Grand Pass, MO 65339

Don R. Johnson
110 Jackson Terrace
Festus, MO 63028

The Heading for this is "Missouri Political Issues" and has several entries / catagories.

**** THANK YOU for taking a stand with sooooo many others today. -- CJ

Mr. & Mrs. Martin Hodges

New Vision Craft Bazaar

Craft Bazaar
Silent Auction & Quilt Show
Sunday, November 2, 1-4:00PM
New Vision Church (in new building)
E. Hwy 76 (between Forsyth & Taneyville)
Lunch Served at 1:00
Silent Auction ends at 2:30

Fall & Christmas Craft items
Baked Goods &
Donation Items for sale

Meal Available (for donation)
Chili, hot dogs, soup & desserts
Proceeds go for local women’s missions projects

SHADOWROCK JUBILEE

Lone Star Homecoming

Lone Star Homecoming 2008
OCTOBER 12

Meadows School Reunion,9/27/08

Here are some pictures that I took at the Centennial Reunion in 2006

Jayne Meadows with Mr. & Mrs. Wade Meadows.

Miss Eva Meadows, a former teacher at the school, accompanied by her two nieces Bonnie Voss, Martha Quesenberry, & Bonnie's husband, Jim Voss

Clifford Bilyeu & Hal Meadows

Taney County, MO, New Judicial Center

Rick and I were privileged to attend Open House for the new $27.2 million Taney County Judicial Center in Forsyth, Missouri, on Thursday. It is a very impressive building which the citizens of Taney County can be proud of. After taking a walking tour of the 120,000 sq. ft. complex, we have a greater appreciation for the size.
There was a very nice opening ceremony with a number of speakers including officials from all levels of county and state government.
Special recognition was given to Chuck Keithley for his 20+ years of service as Sheriff of Taney County. Chuck's handsome grandsons stood at his side as he shared his appreciation and special memories .

AUCTION, ESTATE OF ARTIE RAGSDALE

AUCTION
SAT. JUNE 28 at 9:06 A.M.

ESTATE OF ARTIE RAGSDALE,
REBA RAGSDALE OWNER.

FROM US HWY 160 IN FORSYTH TAKE SHADOW ROCK DRIVE AND FOLLOW SIGNS TO 519 BLAIR.

NICE 4 BR, 2BA ATTACHED GARAGE WALKOUT ON 225’ X 150’ LOT CALL FOR MORE INFO

* TOOLS, CAST IRON, FURNITURE, COLLECTIBLES, FRIDGE, FREEZER, GUNS*

Large lot hand tools, craftsman drill press, cast iron including Wagner, Griswold, Favorite, #13 footed corn pone, dutch ovens, camel bells, child’s oak rocker, leaf blower, large lot of garden tools, antique wash stand, antique chair, 2 drawer table, rocker, old school desks, lot pictures some very old, feather art, antlers, long horn set, shoe shine box, afghans & blankets, portable dishwasher, whirlpool fridge, Roseville pitcher, old coffee grinder, collection of tea pots, mustache cups, marcrest pottery, telescope, 3 pc bedroom suite, book case, corner desk, lg lot books including lots of westerns, old spurs, Noblet Paris wood clarinet, Conn French horn, New Haven mod 152, Stevens 20 ga 107b, victor S&W 22 ctge, Remington army w/two clips, Franchi 20 GA made in Italy, Remington mod 31 20 GA, 20 GA pump w/polychoke, 16 GA Remington 1148,, pellet guns, ant table & chair, file cabinet, oil lamps, biscuit jar, cookie jars, 4 drawer chest, 2 antique churns, Deitz red globe lantern, oak school desk, old trunks, organ, sears fridge, Citation freezer, ss milk pail, lot crock bowls, wash boards, Kenmore W/D, ant dressers w/beveled mirror, granite pan, antique cook stove, antique heating stove, live trap, wall mirror, quilts, ant table w/ 4 chairs, x-long full size bed, old jelly dipper mandolin, railroad pictures, wash tubs, several vises, several cow bells, wheel barrow, wagon wheels & rims, lot scrap metal, LOT MISCELLANEOUS TOO NUMEROUS TO MENTION

ESTATE OF ARTIE RAGSDALE, REBA RAGSDALE OWNER. TERMS ARE CASH OR APPROVED CHECK. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE.
ANNOUNCEMENTS DAY OF SALE TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER PRINTED MATERIAL.


MOUNTAIN COUNTRY AUCTIONS

RICK FINDLEY 546-8794 BILL AUSTIN 796-2484

BOOK REPORT

Oh, how I hated writing book reports as a kid in school. I think it was because I found it hard to be brief. Has anything changed? Well, I take time to write a book report tonight because these books would make excellent Christmas gifts and there's not much shopping time left! The first book I purchased today was "DOWN HOME" BY Wayne Glenn. This book of over 350 pages contains more than 1400 photos and according to the front cover "provides a Nostalgic Trip to Spokane, Bluff, Chestnut Ridge, Day, Eaudevie, Green Mound, Oak Ridge, Ponce de Leon, Reno, Tauria and Windy City." I purchased it at Forsyth Library, but I understand that the books are also available at Nixa Hardware and Mr. Glenn will be there on Saturday to personally autograph copies.
Book Report #2 - Elmo Ingenthron's "The Land of Taney". First published in 1973 it has been out of print for quite some time, but recently reprinted through efforts of the White River Valley Historical Society. It can also be purchased at the Forsyth Library.

LONE STAR RESCHEDULED

Lone Star Christmas is rescheduled for next week due to inclement weather. The Tree is up and trimmed, cookies and pies are baked, but snow and freezing rain has begun. Although the roads may be passable we just have too many elderly people that do not need to be out in this kind of weather. SO - hope to see many of you a week from tonight at 7:00 p.m.