Advertising – Publication – Show Me The Ozarks Magazine – Joplin MO

Serving Advertisers & Readers – 4 State Areas

Since 2001, Show Me The Ozarks Magazine has boldly and uniquely showcased the people, places and events that make the 4-States such a fantastic place to live, work, play and visit.

We continue to celebrate with you, our loyal readers and advertisers, all that makes our region so exceptional. The sights and the sounds. The parks and the trails. The dining. The shopping. The sports and the theatre. The nightlife and the day trips. The rich heritage and the promising future.

ShowMe The Ozarks Magazine promises to provide you with the highest possible level of quality, integrity and professionalism possible. If you have a story that you’d like to share with our readers, or if you have comments, questions or suggestions, we would like to hear from you!

!Editor’s Letter

Traditions – New and Old 

Traditions. The holiday season would not be the same without the family traditions being passed down from generation to generation. Family traditions are not only a time to reminisce about holidays past, but an opportunity to create memories to one day, too, be cherished. Family traditions help us remember the past while looking toward the future. 

Each year, we create new traditions or add to existing ones. We decorate a gingerbread house or wear new matching pajamas to bed. We add our own twist to a family recipe or holiday celebration. Traditions, new and old, connect us and hold the magic of the season.

Show Me has a tradition. Each year during the holiday season, we remind our readers the importance of shopping local. We recognize the significance of supporting small businesses without our community. Shopping local creates jobs, keeps money spent right here at home, promotes better customer service, and local business owners are the biggest supporters of non-profits. Shopping local helps turn someone’s dream into a reality. 

Each year, I share, as a local business owner, the meaning of support from the community. I tell the story of how a community of local business owners helped my dream come true. Show Me the Ozarks Magazine is here because of the support of small business owners who live and work right here in our region and the individual people who value our art by reading our magazine each month. Sharing my story and promoting shopping local are two of my favorite things to do during the holiday season. 

This year, I want to add to the tradition. I want to put a twist on it. I want to encourage you to “do one more”. If you have not shopped local to purchase gifts for loved ones, start by buying one. Look at your list and find one item made or offered locally at a small business right down the street. If you have started the tradition to shop local during the holiday season, find one more gift and purchase locally. 

If each of us “do one more”, we can make a difference. Our region continuously proves we are stronger collectively than we are as one. One more turns from an individual goal to a community mission. 

“Do one more” can create a job, help support a local sports team, help gives funds to an animals shelter or provides medical care to someone in need. “Do one more” can make a difference, if we do it together. 

I wish you a happy holiday season and New Year. I hope you are surrounded by warmth, love and the true spirit of the season. 

Lee Radcliff-Timmsen