In case any of you are interested there is a photo of the historic White River Hotel, that now has been razed to make room for the Branson Landing Project at The Message Tree March 2002 Photo Essay [http://www.geocities.com/themessagetree/photoessaymarch2002.htm ] As well as other photos of Ozarks landmarks schedule to be removed to make way for progress. Ed -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Carlile [mailto:br_car@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, April 11, 2003 8:38 PM To: MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOTANEY] what are they building Vonda What are they building across from the Dixie Stampede Barb in OK >From: "Vonda Sheets" <vonda@peoplepc.com> >Reply-To: MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com >To: MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [MOTANEY] it's spring >Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:31:11 -0500 > >Good morning! > >Well, the Branson mayoral and alderman elections were held Tuesday. The >mayor and one alderman retained their seats; the other 3 aldermen up for >reelection lost theirs. The board is still mostly in favor of the Branson >Landing "World Class" entertainment/timeshare condo district and convention >center, but now the Springfield paper is leaning on the board to listen to >constituents. In all but Ward 3, voters were split pretty much down the >middle on the issue. Of course, they've destroyed all the buildings on the >lakefront, but the term "world class" offends me--people used to come here >for what was unique about us, not because we had the same attractions every >other tourist town has. > >The dogwoods began blooming Tuesday, when Greg and I went up to Swan on a >gallivant. The north central section of Taney County is one of my >favorites >at this time of the year, for the dogwood blooms are wisps of cream through >the still-gray hillsides full of the hardwood trees. Crocus, wild violet, >and wild Sweet William are all in bloom, and my yard is showing some >dandelion (yuck, time to mow already!) and clover blossoms. I don't have >one favorite season--I'm always ready for each one as it comes, for >watching >the changes through them is one of the best things about gallivants. Each >season has its own beauty, and I don't much like the idea of living >anywhere >else in the world (not that I'm a world traveler, by any means). > >I'm planting some ornamental corn, Cherokee corn, tomatoes, onions, and >echinacea (purple coneflower) this year. I had high hopes of getting other >veggies planted, but a lack of time and space may prohibit it. I really, >really, want to get some sunflowers planted, too. We had freeze warnings >the last 2 nights, but most of my seeds are in those little Jiffy starter >pots/peats, and so I'll be setting them out sometime soon. Now that I >think >on it, I also early-started some watermelon, and I'm going to throw some >canteloupe seeds out as well. (I learned last year that canteloupe will >grow anywhere--such as in a mulch pile!) > >There's other things to discuss, too. I'll send them in different emails. > >Everyone have a GREAT weekend! >Vonda > > > >==== MOTANEY Mailing List ==== >"Life is a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present, an >indication of a future beyond knowledge, the quality that gives a touch of >divinity to matter."-C. Lindbergh, "Is Civilization Prgress?" Jul 1964 > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, >go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ______________________________

Thanks for this, Ed..... Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Crabtree To: MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:00 AM Subject: RE: [MOTANEY] what are they building In case any of you are interested there is a photo of the historic White River Hotel, that now has been razed to make room for the Branson Landing Project at The Message Tree March 2002 Photo Essay [ http://www.geocities.com/themessagetree/photoessaymarch2002.htm ] As well as other photos of Ozarks landmarks schedule to be removed to make way for progress. Ed