PLATE 1. From left, “Abner” Leon Weaver and brother “Cicero” Frank Weaver with June “Elviry” June Petrie Weaver. The Weaver Brothers and Elviry by Joshua Heston All but forgotten today, the Weaver Brothers & Elviry, originally of Christian County, Missouri, were one of the greatest stage attractions to ever tour North America and Europe. Combining…
C of O Hotel & Restaurant Management Club The College of the Ozarks HRM Club is the place to expand yourknowledge in the culinary arts. Chefs, cooks, and food preparation workers prepare, season, and cook a wide variety of foods from soups and appetizers to entrees and desserts in the college kitchens. The program offers…
White River Coffee Co Our little coffee shop on a hillside tucked away in Rockaway Beach serves a variety of hand-crafted drinks, sandwiches and pastries. We are also the perfect location for your next event. Visit our eclectic cafe and spacious patio! “Wonderful little coffee shop with a wonderful mission.” “Adorable atmosphere.” “Awesome place to eat.”…
Kilwins Branson From the moment you walk in our door your senses will be enticed with the sweet aroma of chocolate, fudge, caramel and other fresh homemade confections. Watch as our caramel apples are hand dipped right before your eyes! Experience the sight of golden caramel corn or sweet brittle being poured from a copper…
Heritage Chickens by Joshua Heston I was reading a blog about a rural Arkansas road trip and discovered my chickens. They weren’t actually my chickens. They would not, for example, recognize me if we were to meet. But they looked just like my chickens. It was a little surprising. You see, I have some heritage…
Castle Ghosts: Pythian Castle by Joshua Heston with Stephen Meek There was a knock on the heavy oak door, a door sheltered beneath massive Carthage limestone. “So, have you met the ghosts?” The question came from a covey of OACAC non-profit agency employees, former daytime residents of the Pythian Castle — a monolithic structure of…
Bois D’Arc Memories by Joshua Ong In the distance, I could hear the pounding of a drum and the hoots and hollers of people in the night. As I drew closer, I could see people dressed in animal skins dancing around a fire. Behind them stood a teepee. Occasionally the sparks from the fire would…
The Legend of Bread Tray Mountain RETOLD BY JOSHUA HESTON In the midst of the 15th century — 70 years before Englishmen stepped into the swamp that was to become Jamestown — Spanish conquistadors journeyed into the Ozarks. They were looking for treasure. It is said they found a special mountain overlooking the White River.…
All Through The Night BARD Y BRENNIN FIRST VERSE: Sleep my child and peace attend thee, All through the night. Guardian angels God will send thee, All through the night. Soft the drowsy hours are creeping, Hill and vale in slumber sleeping, I my loving vigil keeping, All through the night. SECOND VERSE: While the…
A Christmas Need by Dale Grubaugh A Fraser fir is standing in my living room. Decorations have been found. Cookies are baking in the oven. Popcorn is popped; the cranberries and string are gathered for old-fashioned garland. Presents are being wrapped. Hot chocolate is simmering on the stove. The house fills with the sounds —…