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Soroptimists Encourage Women to Live Their Dream
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education & Training Awards for Women®. Even though the program has gone by other names since 1972, including the Training and Awards Program and the Women’s Opportunity Awards, its goal to...
Habitat for Humanity Veterans Build Helps Those Who Served Our Country
By Don Lowe Taking care of all those who have served our country should certainly be a priority here at home, and the Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity, which has operated for 32 years, is doing its part. Five years ago, this generous local non-profit...
The Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex: Your Place To Be
By Ann Leach The Harry M. Cornell Arts & Entertainment Complex, a new home for the performing and visual arts, began as a dream of area arts leaders 15 years ago, and this month, it becomes a reality as the Cornell Complex opens its doors with celebrations that...
A Naturalist Voice – Golden Hour in the Fall
Field notes by Jeff Cantrell, photos courtesy of the Missouri Dept. of Conservation I’ve known many wildlife photographers and naturalists who refer to the time before sunset as the golden hour. This sector of time may vary easily from 30 minutes to a 90-minute...
Mammary Calamity: The Fight for Basic Breast Cancer Screening in Men and Women
By Allison Lee Riechman-Bennett When Kristi Seibert and Kathryn Wall of Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks received three phone calls from young women looking for tumor diagnosis, red flags began flying up. Kristi and Kathryn are a part of vital cancer diagnosis...
Why I Run – Brady Beckham The Laidback Runner: For Brady Beckham, Running is All About Balance
By Savanah Bandy Some people run to lose weight, some to relax and others to compete. For Brady Beckam of Carthage, running is just a part of who he is. “In some ways, I run because I always have,” Brady said. “I began running competitively in grade school with the...
Carthage Lady Tigers Golf Star Shay Gaddis Strives to Take Her Game to Another Level
By Don Lowe In only about a year’s time, since Carthage Lady Tigers sophomore standout Shay Gaddis first picked up golf in 2021, she’s become laser focused on taking her game to a much higher level. While Gaddis has three more years of high school golf in...
Pumpkin spice: A mixture of nutrition
By Bradley Morris Fall is officially here and all sorts of pumpkin spice-flavored foods and snacks are all around us. While a lot of the snacks being sold in grocery stores or fast-food restaurants are not healthy choices, the good news is pumpkin spice itself...
The Creative Edge Whimsy & Wonder: Experience the Joyful Art of Beth Ytell Kang
By Savanah Bandy Author Ursula K. Le Guin once said, “The creative adult is the child who survived.” She could have very well been describing Carthage artist Beth Ytell Kang. Beth started creating as a child and, to this day, her work retains a sense of childlike...
Williams Honored to be Grand Marshal of Carthage’s Annual Maple Leaf Festival
By Don Lowe As someone who has lived in the Carthage area his entire life, Roger Williams couldn’t have been more ecstatic to be selected as grand marshal of the upcoming 56th Annual Maple Leaf Festival. “It’s something not everyone’s asked to do, and just to...
Join in on Apple Butter Makin’ Days
Provided by Brittni Bates, Director, Mt. Vernon Area Chamber of Commerce Apple Butter Makin’ Days (ABMD) is a valued tradition that has continued for more than five decades in Mount Vernon, Missouri. The food and craft festival is scheduled for its 56th year October...
Journey Through Slime: A Faith Story
By Kathleen Swift Photos by Mandy Edmonson For Travis Bolin and his daughter, Amelia, a dream led to a new business and a blessing. “About 6 years ago, Amelia and I were in a life transition,” said Bolin. “During that time, Amelia, who was 6, started making slime. She...
Faces & Places
Calling All Singles
Show Me The Ozarks Magazine is looking for single individuals to highlight for February's "Singles in the City". If you are single and ready to mingle, email us at [email protected] Be sure to include your contact information and short biography in your...
“Find the Green Smiley Face” Contest Winner
Congratulations to Ella Hudson, winner of the September edition "Find the Green Smiley Face" contest Ella wins 2 Gift certificates for McAlister's Deli in Joplin, MO. The Green Smiley face was on page 53, in the bottom left photo in the Joplin Petland ad.
10th Annual Cutest Pet Contest
We are so excited that it is time for our 10th Annual Cutest Pet Contest! Winners are chosen by our panel of judges. The 1st place winner will be on the cover our September edition! If chosen, your pet must be available for a photo session. The 2nd and 3rd place...