Although Betty Henderson lives near Monett, she is a fine friend and neighbor to Neosho.
“I grew up in Neosho and always took the fish hatchery for granted.”
Paxton Williams has been a good neighbor to everyone in Southwest Missouri for five years, but now this good neighbor is moving away.
“When you volunteer, you shouldn’t expect anything in return.”
These are comments made by Mark Kaufman as he stood beside an outdoor grill behind the concession stand at McDonald County High School.
I have been reading about problems in Joplin regarding the "bed tax," which was set up to promote tourism in Joplin. Various factions are in dispute over the tax, questioning its use and the lack of participation from those who are legally entitled to participate in the use of the tax. There are threats to organize a repeal of the tax unless changes are made.
As Paul Revere is reported to have said, “The British Are Coming!”
If you have not driven by the Neosho National Fish Hatchery lately, you need to do so. There is an amazing transformation going on. You will see a wonderful thing rising there that will mean so much to our community.
Snow and ice have been all the talk for a couple of weeks.
Can’t you just hear those sleigh bells? Old Santa Claus is greasing up the runners on his big sled and the reindeer are raring to go.
The hardback copies of the new fish hatchery book are here and will be given out this coming week. If you ordered a book, you can pick them up from Larry James or me starting tomorrow.
As many of you know, I have been named “Citizen of the Year” by the Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce. With this in mind, I am going to take that to mean that, for a short time at least, I have a small platform to talk about our city. In fact, I believe Dr. Shaver used the word “ambassador” in his presentation which announced the honor I was given.
I had forgotten how much some of my readers appreciate the poem about the wild geese.
We have now rolled around to October — the month of falling leaves, pumpkin patches, nippy cool mornings and trick or treaters. This may well be my favorite month of the year so I need to remember to take a few moments each day and just thoughtfully soak in the joy of the season and soak in the beauty.
