POPLAR BLUFF - Almost $20,000 was raised Friday night at Poplar Bluff’s Relay For Life hosted at the Black River Coliseum. Shanna Gilberto, Relay for Life Specialist, said about 54 Butler County cancer survivors participated in this year’s event, with many attending the annual Cancer Survivor’s Dinner the evening before. Ten teams raised money throughout the year, and several area businesses also made donations to the effort. “The unique thing about this event is that 100 percent of the proceeds actually goes to the American Cancer Society in funding its mission to eliminate cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing the suffering that comes from cancer. The money goes to research, education, advocacy, and service,”
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When I was growing up in Southeast Missouri, there were no cultural events to attend. If one wanted to see a concert, stage play, and certainly something as unique as a ballet, travel as far as St. Louis or Memphis was in order. Once I moved away to college, I understood what a huge disadvantage that was for me. In order to be truly educated, one must have some background in the arts. Thankfully, that is changing. In Poplar Bluff, that change has, in large part, been brought about by Three Rivers College's building of the Tinnin Fine Arts Building in 1997 and the more recent productions sponsored by the Patrons of the Arts Society. Since its inception, the Patrons
Sep 16,I've always wanted to live in a fairytale. Not for the handsome prince, the magic apples, the seven dwarves nor even the castles. I've always wanted to live in a fairytale for the little house hidden in the woods. It's the kind of house that will only fit me and a few really special people I invite into my magical world. I finally found my magical fairytale land and you'll never guess how close it is: near Pocahontas, Ark., on the Eleven Point River. It’s a place called Shady River Getaway, a 120-acre paradise owned by Linda and David Bowlin. There are three little houses on their property, each less than 500 square feet. The beauty of a tiny house is that it is ingeniously planned
Sep 15,It is as if even the weather has conspired with the The Stage Company's cast to transport us from hot and humid Southeast Missouri to England's West Country, where the fogs of the moors give everything an ominous and mysterious feel. If you are a fan of Arthur Conan Doyle and his classic English detective Sherlock Holmes, you will want to make sure you see “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, which opens tonight at 7:30 p.m., at the Historic Rodgers Theatre. Though she has been with Stage Company for seven years, this marks Amy Pfeffer's directorial debut. From a director's standpoint, it has its challenges. This is not theatre to attend for belly laughs and sheer entertainment. The Hound of
Sep 12,[Publisher's note: this article will also appear in Thursday's newspaper.] UPDATE: The legislature voted at 11:55pm on Wednesday night; the Governor’s veto stands. Jefferson City is a strange place these days. Literally, things can turn upside down overnight. That's been the case with House Bill 1326 and Senate Bill 506. The bills, deemed the Mo Farm Bills, are supported by both the Missouri Cattle Producers and Missouri's Dairy Cattle industry. They were designed to strengthen Missouri's agricultural industry, which pretty much everyone agreed was a good thing. Just over two months ago these bills were also heavily supported in the state capitol. At the time of passage, the Missouri Cattlemen's Association's (MCA) wrote, “The MCA strongly supports the bipartisan 105
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