Howdy! Well, the snow's melting, and we got lots of mud. I wonder if there was so much mud back in the days before a lot of dirt was hauled in? Those of you who live close by--Tuesday, 23 Jan, 2001, at 6 pm, a meeting is being held at Una's Cafe (remember, Ideana?) for folks interested in preserving the history of the WRV, Taney County in particular. We are eating at 6, and someone'll probably start talkin' about 6:45 or so. Two purposes for the meeting, which will be announced on both Hometown Radio and in the local papers: 1) to let folks know about Outlaw Roundup, to be held 19 May, 2001. We still need volunteers and donors. If y'all don't think you have time to get involved, I understand...but please remember, even a little bit of help goes a long way, and is greatly appreciated. 2) There will be a questionnaire for folks to fill out in regards to their interests in history, be it genealogy or cultural or whatever floats your boat. I'm thinking of starting an ad campaign for cemetery cleanups--"Do you like to garden? Tired of rearranging your over-landscaped yards? Come work at a cemetery, and landscape "new ground!" or summat lak thet. Me not being a gardener, I don't understand the compulsion to try out new kinds of flowers in my rocky flowerbeds. Matter of fact, folks'll tell you I can kill silk houseplants--dust keeps the sunlight from getting on them! All kidding aside, come join us 23 Jan. There are lots of folks doing more and more projects, be it cemeteries or schools or document preserving...and sometimes, folks get discouraged, thinking they're the only ones. Some have some really great ideas for fundraisers and the like, and having other people to bounce ideas off of helps. Hope to see you there! Vonda ListMom for MOTaney and MO-AR-WRV http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gregvonda/