Here's the latest: I didn't realize until after I left the house yesterday that it was the 24th. However, whatever meeting was to take place last night was likely the county commissioners, and they don't really have the authority or jurisdiction here. There are committees at state levels over this sort of thing, changing names of geological features, etc. They pass recommendations onto the national level, which then usually follows whatever the regional/state committee suggests. A former director of the historical society, Gordon McCann, sits on the MO committee, so "Miz Jo", Jo Albers, prez of the historical society, called him yesterday afternoon. Mr. McCann said the next meeting is in May, so your letters in support would still be valuable. But he also assured Jo that the name change--which would affect maps, etc.--would not be taken lightly, and they usually don't happen on something like this. Susan Snapp Bearden is going to be filing at state level to make the name legal, so that no one can do something like this in the future without a lot of expense. So there you go. I still have petitions out, and I will be turning them into Susan in the near future. Have a GREAT Week! ListMom for MO-AR-WRV http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~moarwrv/