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Point and Shoot
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Meel Paul losler. He's a
Nixa residenl and a video-
grapher who has lraveled
lo every conlinenl, 25 counlries and 49
slales cralling his slyle ol documenlary.
Pead aboul his advenlures (and his
Lmmy). 8Y MLLODY ADAMS
Hot Husbands
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We sorled lhrough
almosl !00 nomina-
lions and chose 20
lnalisls. Now il's your lurn. Meel lhese
local super-hubbies here belore heading
lo 4!7mag.com lo vole lor your !0 Hol
Husbands lavoriles. 8Y THL LDlTOPS
Only In Austin
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Lverylhing is bigger in
Texas, righl? Learn how
lo plan a lhree-day lrip
lhe slale's capilal lo lake in a bil ol hislory,
some waler sporls and lhe cily's hollesl
reslauranls. 8Y MlKL LDWAPDS
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Whal do you gel when
you combine brick pav-
ers lrom Chicago, old
barn wood lrom Ohio and lop-nolch decor
lrom local shops? Mike Seilz's gorgeous
!0,000-square-lool eslale in soulh Spring-
leld. 8Y SAVANNAH WASZCZUK
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Peady lo make lhe mosl ol your sunshine-llled
summer days? We lound 92 greal ideas lo help
you lll every day ol lhe summer. There's ev-
erylhing lrom dipping your loes inlo your lavorile lakes and
rivers lo many olher lried-and-lrue lavoriles. You'll also lnd a
lew local aclivilies you may have never heard ol. (Surlng
in Pepublic? Yes!) There are places lo gel wel and places lo
slay dry (lor lhe rainy days, ol course). And il you're running
low on cash, lhal's okaywe've included several wallel-
lriendly lhings lo do, loo. So whal are you wailing lor? Cel
oul and enjoy lhe season. 8Y MLLODY ADAMS, ASHLLY PLH,
SAVANNAH WASZCZUK AND WHlTNLY WlLKlNS
HEY, GOOD
LOOKIN: Curious
to nd out which
20 local guys
were named Hot
Husbands nalists?
Meet them in our
feature starting on
p. 103.
DIVE IN: Youll
nd snorkeling
among the mas-
sive list of 92 sum-
mer fun activities
in this months
cover story. Enjoy!
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20 Publisher's Pulse
22 Ldilor's Nole
22 Conlribulors
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PROFILE: NOAH ALLDREDGE Noah Alldredge believes in stay-
ing physically and spiritually t. Easy for a personal trainer to say.
TALK OF THE TOWN A Springeld doctor does research on Mt.
Everest, a Branson magician goes solo, and marketing kids rock.
5 BEST Weve found the ve restaurant dips that will make your
jarred salsa jealous. Grab a chip, and test its dip-holding limits.
FAVORITE THINGS Sandra CH Smith, executive director of the
Springeld Arts Council, loves the word dang and buttery-gazing.
BY THE NUMBERS Jane McElvaine, co-owner of Maxons, knows
how to stretch a buck. See how in her week-long spending log.
BRANSON UPDATE Kids begging you for a little fun? Read all
about SDCs kid-themed festival (and get going, already!).
QUICK CRITIC Get a little bronze without a little sunburn. Weve
found the top ve bronzers youre buying at 417-land stores.
LEISURE TIME Learn to appreciate both indoor and outdoor art
with Art in Public Places and the Greene County Botanical Center.
EFFORTS Read about the 417-landers donating the most precious
resource of all: time. Plus, party with Skipper at a beach bash.
YOU TELL US Its your turn, ladies of 417-land. Take our For-
Women-Only survey, and let us know what youre all about.
QUICK TRIP Lawrence, Kansas isnt just the home of the Jay-
hawks. Visit for ne art, lakeside fun and even a bualo burger.
PARENT PLANNER Learn how to cultivate your childs inner artist
at the Springeld Art Museums Watercolor USA exhibit.
417 TOP 10 June brings plenty of golf, music on Commercial
Street, a festival solely for kids and, of course, SnowFest.
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REVIEWS & BEYOND Find a new way to eat cornbread (hint:
salads involved) at Willards cute little eatery, Back Porch Tea House.
DINING NEWS Bob Nicol returns to his Kimberling Inn roots. Plus,
learn where to get famous (and drool-worthy) carrot cake in Branson.
NECESSITIES & SHOPPING We cant get enough of summertime
orals. Check out the latest owery handbags and accessories. Plus,
peruse one of Springelds cutest gift shops: Te Saltbox.
HEALTH Get a little inspiration from veteran marathoners Paul
and Melissa Adler, then check out this months health calendar.
DINING GUIDE Read up on all things fried and delicious at
Quincy Magoos. Plus, the ever-helpful dining listings.
PEOPLE PICS Scour the faces at the hottest events in 417-land.
Weve got Downtown in Denim, Eyes in Disguise, Food for a
Womans Heart and An Evening with the Phantoms.
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HOT HUSBANDS
Youve been meeting our 20 Hot Hus-
bands nalists all month at the 417
Blog at 417mag.com (if not, intros
are also in this issue, starting on
p. 103), and now its time to de-
cide whos hottest. Read extended
Q & As with each of our nalists at
417mag.com, and cast your votes
online beginning June 1. Well
eliminate a handful each week
with vote tallies starting from zero
every Mondayuntil we arrive at
our nal 10. Those 10 Hot Husband
winners will be unveiled in the Septem-
ber issue of 417 Magazine.
Contents on lhe web

>OH[Z6USPUL&
ls il Hol Husbands, Ugly Dogs? Or Ugly Husbands,
Hol Dogs? You decide al 4!7mag.com!
BY MATT LEMMON, WEB EDITOR
matt@417mag.com
TALKIN FOOD
Go to 417mag.com to
become a subscriber to our
Table Talk newsletter and
get 417-lands freshest, most
up-to-the-minute foodie
information available.
YOURE THE STAR!
417mag.com has a ton of
People Pics and Wheres
417? photos that arent
in the magazine. Just log
on and nd frequently up-
dated galleries brimming
with your smiling faces.
FUN IN THE SUN
Sign up for our 417 VIP Text
Club and get a greatly re-
duced admission offer via text
the day before our Splash
Down to Summer event on
June 20 at White Water.
{ NLWS AND UPDATLS }
FOR THE DOGS
This month, youll decide the
winners of our Ugly Dog con-
test by voting online. In May,
417-landers nominated their
own mutts for consideration,
also making a $10 donation
to the Southwest Missouri
Humane Society. Now you
will choose the three dogs
that best exemplify the term
so ugly its cute.
FOR-WOMEN-ONLY
SURVEY
Ladies, were still looking
for your candid opinions
on love, family and life
in 417-land. Just go to
417mag.com to take our
For-Women-Only survey.
The results will be present-
ed in our September 2009
issue of 417 Magazine, but
we cant do it without you.
DOWN TO FOUR
Since February, you have
been narrowing down the
64 Greatest Things about
417-land, with hopes of
arriving at the single most
amazing aspect of life in
southwest Missouri. Voting
for the nal four is now
online. Choose, but choose
wisely. Were gonna make a
big deal about the winner.
{ WlTH THlS lSSUL }
Our website has tons of bonus
content to go along with the sto-
ries you read in print. Here are a
few of this months highlights:
MORE SUMMER,
MORE FUN
As you can
probably see
beginning on
p. 90, our an-
nual Summer
Fun guide is
jam-packed. But
its even more packed
than that! Many of our items
have extra tips youll only nd
at 417mag.com. For instance,
well help you throw a massive
garage sale easily and legally.
We also point you toward a sum-
mers worth of runs and 5Ks in
417-land. Trust us. Youll want to
read this story online, too.
TAKE A LOCAL ART TOUR
Intrigued by the artistic talents
of Dale Auguston (Wall Flow-
ers, p. 45)? Online with the
story youll nd a lengthy list of
local businesses displaying the
work of local artists like Dale.
MORE FUN IN AUSTIN
Our travel story on Austin, Texas
(p. 108) lines out how to put
together a weekend in the city.
Find a resource guide at 417mag.
com with phone numbers, ad-
dresses and websites you need to
plan your little heart out.
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EDITORIAL
EDITOR
Kalie Pollock l editor@417mag.com
The lrog-and-cicada serenades.
ART DIRECTOR
Cassie Darsl l cdarst@417mag.com
My back porch, barbecue and a lreshly sliced lomalo
lrom lhe garden.
LIFESTYLE EDITOR
Savannah Waszczuk l savannah@417mag.com
My boylriend's parenls' lake house lor boaling,
barbecue and adull beverages.
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Melody Adams l melody@417mag.com
Two words. Pineapple Whip.
ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR
8elhany Lohmeyer l blohmeyer@417mag.com
My grandparenls pool in lheir backyard. l've gone lhere
every summer since l was lillle. ll's lhe perlecl place lo
relax and gel a nice sun lan.
WEB EDITOR
Mall Lemmon l matt@417mag.com
Those nighls in June when lhe lrelies are amazingly
lhick righl al lwilighl. ll lhere's a magic hour, lhal's il.
WEB ADMINISTRATOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Kevin O'Piley l kevin@417mag.com
The parks and being oulside.
WEB PRODUCER
8rel loresler l bret@417mag.com
Any dock on Table Pock lake makes me a happy boy.
PHOTO EDITOR & PHOTOGRAPHER
Ldward 8iamonle l biamonte@cland.net
Summer lun wilh lhe lam, ouldoor cales, palio cook-
ouls wilh lriends.
STYLE COORDINATOR
Nicole luller l nicole@417mag.com
A weekend al 8ig Cedar. Horseback riding and mas-
sages.
EDITORIAL AND ART INTERNS
Sarah Corski, Ashley Johnson, Ashley Peh,
Whilney Wilkins
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Melissa Adler, Paul Adler, 8arbara 8urgess,
Mike Ldwards, Nicole luller, Jell Houghlon,
Mall Lemmon, Nichole Lemmon
CONTRIBUTING ILLUSTRATORS
& PHOTOGRAPHERS
Shawn Askinosie, Cassie Darsl, Sheila Her, Sarah Corski,
Pandi Jagears, Jesse Kuhn, 8elhany Lohmeyer, Julie
Poellger, Craig Schwarlz, Susan Sommer-Luarca
If
your phone number has
a 4-1-7 area code (or
once did or someday will
have), this magazine is
for you. Every article
aims to make your life better in some
way. When a new restaurant opens up,
we let you know what to expect. If a
417-lander does something extraordi-
nary, well nd out why and how theyre
doing it.
Teres a sign hanging on the wall at
the Whitaker Publishing o ce, where
417 Magazine is produced. It says, We
enrich our readers lives with quality
information presented in an attractive,
entertaining way. 417 Magazine is the
life-improvement magazine of south-
west Missouri. Tats what 417 Maga-
zine means. Te Editors
What does
417 Magazine mean?
Attention all
417-landers
Yeah, thats you.
Were looking for your stories
about life in 417-land for our
readers page, You Tell Us. Visit
417mag.com and click
Contact to share your stories.
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PUBLISHER
Cary Whilaker l garywhitaker@417mag.com
lirelies.
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER
Logan Aguirre l logan@417mag.com
My screened-in back porch.
BUSINESS & MARKETING
GENERAL MANAGER
Joan Whilaker l joanwhitaker@417mag.com
Walching lhe sun rise over lhe Kimberling Cily
bridge.
COMPTROLLER
Alicia lriend l alicia@417mag.com
Drinking cold beer while l loal down lhe
Currenl Piver.
BUSINESS MANAGER
Leslie Carrison l leslie@417mag.com
l love going wilh my nieces lo lhe "Duck Park,"
as lhey call il. ll's aclually Doling Park. We like lo
barbecue and leed lhe ducks. So much lun!
CIRCULATION MANAGER
Dylan Whilaker l dylanwhitaker@417mag.com
l love grabbing a Crape Whip lrom lhe Pine-
apple Whip sland.
MARKETING DIRECTOR
Dori Allen Crinder l dori@417mag.com
l love a lazy loal lrip down a spring-led river, soak-
ing up lhe summer sun. The cooler llled wilh lresh
cherries and cold chicken slrips only inches away.
CORPORATE ART DIRECTOR
Megan Johnson l mjohnson@417mag.com
Palio happy hours wilh my besl girllriends.
MARKETING COORDINATOR
Cina DeCenova l gina@417mag.com
Waler-skiing al Table Pock!
MARKETING INTERN
Maggie lerrell
ADVERTISING
SALES MANAGER
8rooke Monleilh l brooke@417mag.com
Wilh lhe peanul, l would love a day al While Waler,
you can'l beal a lazy river. The only lhing lhal would
make lhal place beller would be a swim-up bar.
AD SALES REPRESENTATIVE
Debbie Ophoven l deb@417mag.com
Playing goll al some ol lhe greal goll courses like
8ranson Creek.
Kyle Osborne l kyle@417mag.com
Any ol our reslauranls' ouldoor palios or lhe deck
al The Snake larm!

Tony Zadnick l tony@417mag.com
Spraying lhe kids wilh a garden hose and lrying lo
ignore lhe sounds ol lun and laughler lrom lhe neigh-
bor's kids in lheir backyard pool.
Kaye Lee l kaye@417mag.com
Hanging oul al Twin Oaks wilh lriends.
PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Sandy King l sking@417mag.com
Surveying our "lands" lrom lhe back deck.
ADVERTISING DESIGNER
Anlhony losler l anthony@417mag.com
8eer, backyard barbecue, beer, lriends and more
beer. 'Null said.
ADVERTISING DESIGNER
Jake Ollo l jake@417mag.com
Al a Springleld Cardinals game. ll's lhe closesl lhing
lo lhe Sl. Louis Cardinals.
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lrom ball games lo big sleps.
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all games and moving vans. As
a father and son team, thats
what Dylan and I know best.
Lord knows weve seen a lot of
both. Dylan was born in Cocoa,
Florida, where I worked as a television reporter
covering the Space Shuttle program, and within
weeks of his birth we moved (the rst of many
for him) to Atlanta. Before Dylan could walk,
we were attending Braves games. As a toddler,
he attended Hawks games, Falcons games and
Georgia Tech football games.
Two quick stories: We were sitting in the
end zone where Tech had just punted the Au-
burn Tigers deep to their own four-yard line.
Bo Jackson entered the game. I told Dylan, 4 at
the time, to watch number 34 because he was
the best college player in the country. On the next play, Jackson took an option pitch 96 yards for a
touchdown, signicantly improving my reputation with my son for fatherly awesomeness.
At another Tech game, Dylan asked to move as close to the eld as possible, so he could get a
close up look at Techs giant Yellow Jacket mascot. Looking between the rails on the front row, Dy-
lan slumped in disappointment and returned to his seat next to me. I asked him what was wrong.
Dylan glumly said, Te Yellow Jackets not real. What makes you say that?, I asked. Dylan pointed
out, Hes wearing tennis shoes. Awesomeness point deduction.
When we moved to Niskayuna, New York, Dylan and I attended Union College football games,
Albany Yankee minor league games and took road trips to see Mets, Expos, Red Sox and Yankee
games. Next stop: St. Louis and Cardinals season tickets. Our favorites were the Sunday afternoon
games. Sun-washed father-son memories. Since my wife and Dylans mom, Joan, is a Florida grad
and Gator backer, Dylan proudly wears orange and blue on game days. Now were in Springeld,
and Dylan is always my rst choice for attending a Bears or Springeld Cardinals game. He was
with me when Stan Musial threw out that ceremonial rst pitch, and my eyes lled with tears.
As Dylan grew up, he was not only a good partner to watch games with, he was fun to watch. He
was always the best player on his baseball team, drafted to play in a league for 12-year-olds when
he was just 10. Talk about summer fun.
Our moves from south to north and back to the Midwest gave us plenty of practice lifting heavy
dressers, balancing delicate mirrors and cursing mattresses that wouldnt make the turn on a
ight of stairs. As his wedding approached, our last father-son moving adventure was to get patio
furniture to the home he would share with new wife, Anna. Te last father-son ballgame was a
Springeld Cardinals matine. It wont be the last game we watch together, but its the last one we
watched together without a young wifes blessing.
But those blessings will come easily. Her 21st birthday party was strategically planned for the
night the St. Louis Cardinals won the 2006 World Series. We rocked Millies Caf. Tat night, I
danced and fell in love with the daughter-in-law-to-be.
She loves my son, and she loves his Gators. So on May 17, Dylans didnt just get a wife, he got a
fan. And we both got someone who can tell us exactly where we need to put that patio table.
Notes publisher's pulse
Gary Whitaker
Publisher | garywhitaker@417mag.com
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Lovin Summer
I
was always more interested in new books at the beginning of the
school year than I was about leaving the classroom and running out
into summer. Tats not normal, but... summers hot and sticky.
It was the year I moved to Springeld, though, that I started sys-
tematically enjoying all the simple summertime pleasures and re-
ally looking forward to the season. As I got to know my new home region,
I played in a company softball team at Killian Sports Complex (one of our
92 Summer Fun ideas starting on p. 90) and fell in love with Ozarks sun-
sets, reies and the ping of a metal bat at our Wednesday night games.
I met friends on restaurant patios for sunny lunches (another of the 92
ideas) and basked in the sunshine. I took a leisurely oat trip down a lazy
river (again... a Summer Fun tip) and saw for the rst time how intensely
beautiful our region can be when the trees are green and lush. Even though
Id lived here six months before summer rolled around, it was summertime
when I nally got to know 417-land and all its hidden treasures.
If youre new to the area, I hope you can use this guide to make yourself at home. If youve been here for ages, I hope itll serve
as a reminder of the summer joys youve forgotten. We worked hard to nd fun ideas, many of them cheap and many of them
free. A lot of them are kid-friendly, and pretty much all of them are fantastic for grown-ups who are young at heart. So throw on
some shorts, squelch your desire to wallow in the A/C, and go enjoy 417-land.
Notes edilor's nole
Katie Pollock
Editor | editor@417mag.com
Dylan Whitaker
As the circulation manager for
Whitaker Publishing, Dylan
Whitaker makes sure 417 Magazine
is delivered to your house every
month, along with being an oc-
casional writer and photographer.
He is a proud two-time member of
the 417 Fun Committee, and he
is also a fairly new member of the
Springeld Sertoma club. But most
importantly, he was just married to
his amazing new wife, Anna, on
May 17 at Touch in Springeld.
Ashford Stamper
Ashford Stamper is a graphic
design and illustration major at
Missouri State. He competed with
his illustration class and won a
contest to create the art for Sum-
mer Fun. You can see his quirky
illos beginning on p. 90. I started
out with pen and ink drawings em-
phasizing exaggerated forms and
repetitive lines, he says. Ten, I
created some loose watercolors for
the background and layered them
together digitally.
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One mild day in December 2008,
Bret Forester realized his dream
and reached the pinnacle of his
edgling career: He had been
oered the position of web pro-
ducer for Whitaker Publishing. He
is responsible for guarding the gate
that links 417 Magazine with the
rest of the world. Aside from web
design and developing interactive
features, Bret likes to spend his
free time chasing laser pointers
and collecting shiny objects.
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WE LISTENED
I read [Te Kids Issue, March 2009]
recently and didnt see anything about
public libraries listed. Most libraries do
programs for kids, teens and adults year-
round.
Valerie Havens, via e-mail
Tats a good point. Unfortunately, we sim-
ply didnt have space to touch on libraries in
Te Kids Issue, but the resources available
there shouldnt be overlooked. See our Sum-
mer Fun Guide, starting on p. 90. Tere, we
suggest that parents and kids take advantage
of the fun and learning available at their lo-
cal libraries as one of our 92 things to do this
summer. Editor
FLASHBACK
Gary,
I wanted to compliment you on your great
senior photo in the April issue. Its like
looking back in time. Oh wait, that was the
idea! Im nally a subscriber since I found
myself frustrated in doctors waiting rooms
when theyd call me in before I could nish
an article in 417. I still enjoy your writing
and those that youve hired to do so under
your care!
Kristy Pierce
Production Manager,
Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale
417 > THE BEACH
Dear 417 Magazine,
I moved to Springeld from the Palm
Beaches in Florida recently. I love your
magazine. Please start my subscription
with the April 2009 issue. (A must.)
Tank you,
Sally Harris, Springeld
417 Magazine! Best magazine around. Con-
gratulations! I look forward to it every
month.
Mary Rauen, Monett
I love the magazine and the articles.
Becky Moyer, Branson
BEST HIGH SCHOOLS FEEDBACK
We anticipated a bit of kickback from readers
after Central High School didnt rank in our
April 2009 Best High Schools cover story.
And sure enough, we got it. But who can blame
them? Its a great school and the only high
school in our region oering the Internation-
al Baccalaureate curriculum. Tats why we
mentioned that program and the schools US
News & World Reports honors in the original
story. Our methodology for determining the
rankings was printed in the magazine and
posted with the story online. Here are some let-
ters and excerpts from letters that we received
after running Best High Schools. Editor
Notes inbox
SHOP TALK
My goodness, I cant thank you
enough for your great article [about
Uptown Angels boutique, Wallet-
Friendly Fashion, April 2009]. I just
got the mag about 30 minutes ago,
and as silly as it sounds, you brought
tears to my eyes. You captured who I
really am, while highlighting the store
in an incredible light. Youre good at
this! No matter what, my goal is to
stay true to who I am and remember
who gave me this dream and brought
it to life. Im glad that came across to
you while you were in the store.
Sarah Shields
Owner, Uptown Angels
Springeld
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Great job on the awesome school article. It
was great, and you could see how much hard
work and eort you had put forth.
Terry Penner, Seymour
Why would US News & World Report con-
sider the rigorous IB classes as well as AP
classes when ranking high schools, and you
wouldnt do the same? Did you not consid-
er that there might be a problem with your
research when Central High, recognized by
national publications and frequently called
the crown jewel of the R-XII school dis-
trict, did not show up on your list? Recent
graduates include a Rhodes Scholar (George
Olive) and students now at Harvard, Duke,
University of Chicago, UPenn, Northwest-
ern, Vassar, American, NYU, and other top-
ranked universities.
I think a cover story on Central High
School is in order to help make up for the
slight that is so obvious.
Rebecca Rhoades, Springeld
417 Magazine resoundingly demonstrates
it has failed to leave the 1990s, choosing
instead to characteristically dismiss Central
High Schools considerable achievements
with nothing more than two sentences.
Not only has Centrals media program
consistently competed with Hillcrests, Cen-
tral won both of the major national awards
this year. We also boasted a successful boys
basketball team, and a speech and debate
squad whose accomplishments and size are
at or near parity with Parkviews. Most con-
cerning, however, is the bias exhibited to-
wards the IB program, which, as the achieve-
ment of the second consecutive US News &
World Report Bronze ranking demonstrates,
is quite good. Indeed, Centrals academic
program is widely recognized as the stron-
gest in the city, as it consistently draws a
signicant number of academic transfers
from the supposedly superior Glendale and
Kickapoo districts. Failing to disclose the
methodology for determining the rankings
diminishes the validity of your rankings
beyond consideration. It is long past time
for 417 to update its view of Central, as oth-
ers have begun to do.
Forrest Brown, via e-mail
CORRECTIONS
In the Spring 2009 issue of 417 Home, we should
have introduced a source in Power from Above
(p. 32) as Carla Klein, a southwest Missouri sales
representative with Te Energy Savings Store. In
the Dining Guide, address and store information
for Garbos Pizzeria were incorrect. See p. 139 for
the corrected listing. We regret the errors.
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Even though your Best High Schools
article includes a shout-out to Central
High School (throw the dogs a bone?),
your omission of that school in the
April article about college-preparation
ranking is nothing short of inadequate
journalism Omitting [International
Baccalaureate], the most world-re-
nowned college prep program, in an
article about college preparation is as
egregious as omitting Tiger Woods
from a list of great golfers. In both
instances, the stats that document
outstanding achievement are a matter
of public record; a mere shout-out is
simply not enough.
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oah Alldredge isnt your average gym
rat. He knows that making it to the
gym every single day is unrealistic.
So Alldredge, an ACSM certied personal
trainer and registered dietitian, brings the
gym to his clients through his two-year-old
tness company, Big Time Results, LLC.
And the gym is not Alldredges entire life,
either. His passion for tness extends
beyond his clients. He works part-
time as the dietitian with the
AIDS Project of the Ozarks
and started his own
nonprot food pantry,
Springeld Food For
Life, which provides nu-
tritional food for people
with terminal illnesses,
cancer or AIDS.
Despite an economy
that has turned gym
memberships into
luxuries, Alldredge
has never been busier.
Fitness is like a Roth
IRA, says Alldredge.
If you make an in-
vestment now, it will
pay o in the future.
For Alldredge, a
healthy lifestyle is more
than just looking good
in a swimsuit. But that
cant hurt, either.
Built to Care
Personal lrainer Noah Alldredge knows
how lo work all his muscles, lrom his
biceps lo his hearl. BY MELODY ADAMS
melody@417mag.com
For a full prole of Noah Alldredge
and info about Springeld Food For
LIfe, go online to 417mag.com.
Coming August 2009
cattlebaronsballswmo.org
417-447-1483
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Ruell Chappell
Michael Granda
Linda Grifn
John Q. Hammons
Andrea McKinney
Tom ONeal
Lisa Rau
Dave Richards
Andy Williams
Phillip Wright
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of the
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lhings nolable in
4!7-land.
Town
Medical Mountain
A Springleld doclor heads lo
Ml. Lveresl in lhe name ol
science and advenlure.
Jusl belore lhis magazine wenl lo lhe
prinler, Dr. Thomas Praler, a parlner
al Mallax-Neu-Praler Lye Cenler, was
making his way lo one ol lhe world's
mosl-coveled peaks. Ml. Lveresl,
which is lhe dream peak lor advenlur-
ous climbers lhe world over, is lhe sile
ol Caudwell Xlreme Lveresl. Thal's a
London-based medical expedilion
during which doclors and heallh spe-
cialisls lesl more lhan 70 volunleers lo
sludy how lhe human body works un-
der grueling and exlreme condilions
al high allilude and wilh low oxygen
levels. The goal is lo use lhe sludy's
lndings lo help doclors lreal crilically
ill palienls sullering lrom diseases and
condilions such as acule respiralory
dislress syndrome, congenilal hearl
disease, oxygen delciency, allilude
sickness and more.
ll you're inleresled in walching Dr.
Praler's progress during lhe medical
expedilion, you can keep up wilh him
via lhe Discovery Cenler's blog. Jusl
head lo discoverycenlerspringleld.
blogspol.com lo see a medical adven-
lure in lhe making.
Disappearing Act
The ullimale illusion, 8ambi
Van8urch appears in lwo
lhealres al once! (Sorla.)
This monlh, 8ambi Van8urch is
adding a solo show lo her magical
reperloire. ln addilion lo disappear-
ing and reappearing along wilh her
husband, Kirby, onslage al lhe 8 p.m.
Kirby & 8ambi Van8urch Show each
nighl, she is debuling her solo show
al lhe Music Cily Cenlre in 8ranson.
Her summer shows run every day bul
Sunday al 3 p.m. lrom June ! lo Au-
gusl 22.
8ambi says she and Kirby have
been working on launching her solo
career lor a while now. And allhough
she's been sharing lhe slage wilh
Kirby, she has raked in honors as lhe
lemale Magician ol lhe Year lrom
lhe lnlernalional Magicians Sociely.
She says she also mighl be louring
her show in Lalin America during lhe
oll-season, bul as ol press lime lhal
was nol yel sel in slone.
So whal can you expecl lo see
during 8ambi's solo show? Well,
lhe slage diva says she'll have a lew
co-slars, such as Caplain lhe Mind-
reading Kangaroo, P-King Duck and
several olher birds.
Kids With Game
Ozark High School is senl !!
sludenls lo an inlernalional
markeling compelilion.
The sludenls al one soulhwesl Mis-
souri school are raking in markeling-
relaled praise. Over spring break lhis
year, 26 Ozark High School sludenls
lraveled lo lhe slale-level compelilion
lor DLCA, an associalion ol markel-
ing sludenls. Ol lhose 26 sludenls,
seven ol lhem placed and qualiled
lor DLCA's lnlernalional Career De-
velopmenl Conlerence in Anaheim,
Calilornia. The Ozark leam members
compeled againsl more lhan !6,000
high schoolers lrom all 50 slales.
Ozark sludenls Mark Nabors and
Cranl Hodges placed in lhe lop 20 l-
nalisls in lhe calegory ol 8usiness Law
and Llhics. Jordan Donaldson and Tim
Peacock placed in lhe lop !0 lnalisls
in Sporls and Lnlerlainmenl Markel-
ing and were inviled, along wilh lheir
lamilies, a school adminislralor and
markeling leacher Cranl Jenkins, lo
lhe governor's mansion lor dinner.
Wilh !! sludenls who parlicipaled
in lhe inlernalional compelilion, Ozark
High School broughl more sludenls lo
lhe inlernalional compelilion lhan
lhe resl ol 4!7-land high schools
combined.
SIGHTS SET HIGH:
A Springeld eye
doctor, Dr. Tom
Prater, is heading
up Mount Everest
for some extreme
medical research.
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Ways to Take a Dip
Whelher you hold a chip, pila or veggies, dive inlo lhe lve besl dips in 4!7-land.
BY NICHOLE LEMMON | freelance@417mag.com
SALMON DIP
Cost: $10.75
Where to Get It: Touch,
1620 E. Republic Rd.,
Springeld, 417-823-8383
Why We Love It: Lets be honest.
Tis isnt a dip, this is a meal. Served in a
pan with four ounces of salmon and lobster
bisque, covered with crunchy spinach, this dip
is complete with spinach and artichokes,
sun-dried tomatoes and fontina
cheese. No chips here; dive in
with crispy lavosh bread.
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ipping your chip isnt just about melted cheese, or even chips for that matter. Local
restaurants menus are full of hearty, exotic and crave-worthy combinations that are
often lling enough to be more than just an appetizer.
BUFFALO CHICKEN DIP
Cost: $6.49
Where to Get It: Big Whiskeys,
311 Park Central East, Springeld,
417-862-2449
Why We Love It: Tose of you who enjoy a little
kick to your dip wont be disappointed. Loaded
with shredded chicken, cream cheese and plenty
of Bualo sauce, we piled every chip to its break-
ing point. Be aware, it gets spicier as you get to
the bottom. But we love it that way.
LIGHT CUCUMBER DIP
Cost: $8
Where to Get It: Parlor 88 Lounge,
1111 E. Republic Rd., Springeld,
417-882-8882
Why We Love It: Imagine you just got done
playing golf. You are hot. You need a drink and
something refreshing to eat. Your dream dip has
arrived. Served with a large Parlor cracker and
veggies (on our visit we got celery and carrots),
this dip (complete with sour and cream cheese)
is more like a cheese ball. With just a hint of cu-
cumbers, the dill and chopped pickle are what
add avor. And youll be amazed at the presen-
tation.
BABA GHANOUSH
Cost: $6.99
Where to Get It: Riad Greek Cuisine,
105 Park Central Square, Springeld,
417-866-1151, Riad South, 1250 E. Republic Rd,
Springeld, 417-881-7423
Why We Love It: Tink hummus with a kick,
and dont be fooled by the small dish. Tis blend
of roasted eggplant with Mediterranean spices,
lemon, garlic and extra-virgin olive oil goes a
long way. Served with warm, soft pita bread, we
always run out before the dip and have to ask for
more.
PEANUT BUTTER MELTDOWN
Cost: $12
Where to Get It: Fedora Social House,
300 Park Central East, Springeld,
417-832-9514
Why We Love It: Sweet dips are the best kind,
wouldnt you say? From the minute your fondue
pot and forks arrive, youll be ghting your din-
ing companions for the last marshmallow. Te
menu says its served with graham crackers, ba-
nanas and pretzels as well, but weve found the
sta at Fedora will accommodate your palate if
you want to substitute accompaniments.
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Sandra CH Smith
Executive Director,
Springeld Regional Arts Council
BY JEFF HOUGHTON
freelance@417mag.com
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ou wouldnt believe the things
Sandra CH Smith told you
about her life if she didnt have
the details to go with them.
Her tales come complete with
voices, lessons learned and grinning pauses
to make sure youre taking it in. Te current
chapter of her epic has her as the Executive
Director of the Springeld Regional Arts
Council. Smith puts it simply and sincerely:
I love the arts. I just love the arts.
Before coming to Springeld, Smith took
ownership of Cli Cottage Inn in Eureka
Springs, which she still manages. Smith has
also worked planning enormous fundraising
events in Philadelphia. She entertained the
elite of Washington D.C. while she worked
as a social secretary for Mrs. Martin Vogel,
Washingtons number-one society matron,
and helped host elaborate parties. Ten she
went to nish college in France. And most
fascinating of all, she sailed in a boat around
the Pacic Ocean for seven years. I decided
not to dene my journey ahead of time be-
cause I didnt know if Id even survive my rst
night, Smith says. My dad, when wed take
trips, would always say, Oh, were just follow-
ing our noses. So thats what I did.
It was that sort of adventurous spirit that
led Smith to Springeld. She hurriedly inter-
viewed the day she got back from an overseas
visit. I never take things seriously, laughs
Smith. I said, Alright, Ill jump in my car.
Ill bring the body, but the mind will have to
follow later. Now, working with the rest
of the SRAC sta, she both enjoys and cul-
tivates the rich art scene in Springeld. If
things ever get too stale at the oce, or the
sta is close to burning out, shell make up a
new adventure. Occasionally, in the middle
of July, Ill say, Oh I just heard this horrible
snowstorm is coming. We have to go work at
home, she says.
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"When l was !! l wenl lo lhe Louvre, and l
saw 8ollicelli's Primavera. l lhoughl il was so
beaulilul."
Sailing term?
"Lvery lime l gol back salely lo my lillle slip
l'd say, 'Chealed dealh again!'"
City to port?
"l like Zihualanejo, Mexico. The old lown."
Type of sh?
"l laughl mysell how lo lsh, so l wouldn'l
slarve, and l ale lsh lor breaklasl, lunch and
dinner. l did a lol ol lshing. l did a lol ol snor-
keling, loo. The besl lsh lhal l caughl lresh
was lhe salmon."
Morning routine?
"l have my alarm go oll al 7.!0, and il comes
on KSMU, and l love lo lislen lo whal's going
on, whal happened overnighl. l love lo lislen,
so l know whal's going on in lhe world."
Whats Your Favorite
SOUND ART:
Sandra CH Smith in front of
Cream Skimmers Melody,
an assemblage by Hing
Wah and Jerry Hatch, in the
Creamery Arts Center.
Life lavorile lhings
Summer activity?
"l love lo make homemade lemonade wilh
real lemons and jusl sil oulside and sip on
lemonade and walch bullerlies."
Juice?
"Crapelruil juice because il leels really
heallhy."
Slang word?
"ln Arkansas l learned lhal word dang."
Piece of public art in Springeld?
"l like lhem all."
Nickname for money?
"Moolah."
Type of gravy?
"A red wine sauce."
Part of the Creamery building?
"l like lhe arls library."
Jeff Houghton will interview
Sandra Smith on Friday, Au-
gust 7 on The Mystery Hour,
Jeffs monthly talk show
presented by The Skinny
Improv, 301 Park Central East.
Visit theskinnyimprov.com
or call 417-831-5233 for
info and tickets.
Mystery Meets
Visit 417mag.com to read about
the favorites of past subjects, such
as Doug Pitt, Billy Long and more.
Thing the Arts Council brings
to the community?
"Whal we're doing is raising lhe
awareness ol how imporlanl
lhe arls are lo our qualily ol
lile. Whal a dillerence lhe arls
makes."
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Where do 4!7-landers spend lheir cash? We lracked lhe spending ol Jane
McLlvaine, co-owner ol Maxon's Diamond Merchanls, lor one week.
BY MELODY ADAMS | melody@417mag.com
WHERE COST WHAT FOR
Touch Peslauranl 53.45 Hors doeuvres and drinks with husband, Rick, and 417 Magazine
owners Joan and Gary Whitaker.
Coodale's Cleaners 24.62 Picked up Pick's dry cleaning.
O'Peilly Aulo Parls 6.92 8oughl parls lor lhe log spliller lor lheir lreplace.
Tuesday Morning !2.80 Picture frames for a top-secret project.
Papid Poberls 25.22 Casoline, ol course.
Nearly lamous Deli !0.54 8usiness lunch wilh members ol lhe Junior League ol Springleld.
Perlumania 76.90 Janes favorite perfume, Casual, was nally in stock.
Valenline's 2!.36 8usiness lunch wilh Angela Smilh lrom AdSmilh.
Olive Carden 57.60 8oughl lunch lor slall. Jane lries lo bring lunch lo
her slall al leasl once a monlh.
Melropolilan Crill !28.88 Dinner wilh Pick and lriends Dan and Janelle Cobb.
Mr. Zippy's Lxpress 5.00 Drive-lhrough car wash on lhe way lo visil her oldesl son,
Scol. Her younger son, Mark, is a sludenl al Missouri Slale.
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As the co-owner of Maxons Diamond Merchants and a certied gemologist, Jane McElvaine surrounds
herself with diamonds all day. But the most valuable thing in her life is her family. Every Sunday, Jane and her
husband, Rick, have their two sonsScot, 25, and Mark, 22over for a family dinner.
Source of Income: Co-owner of Maxons
Diamond Merchants and rental properties
in Springeld and Ozark.
Cheapest Guilty Pleasure: An appletini
Bill She Hates the Most: Health insurance.
The McElvaines insurance costs rose 22
percent in the past year.
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Pint-Sized
Amusements
Co ahead and plan on making mulli-
ple lrips lo Silver Dollar Cily's Nalional
Kidslesl. The annual leslival runs all
summer long and keeps ils audience
lhe kiddosin mind.
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parents, not just the little tykes.
Silver Dollar Citys annual, summer-
long festival keeps the kids busy and gives
parents a moments rest. Tis years top acts
include magician Peter Gossamer, who per-
forms dramatic illusions every day except for
Wednesdays, and the VeggieTales production
Te Invention of Silliness, about crafting a sil-
ly song with Larry the Tomato and Bob the
Cucumber. New this year is the Swedish per-
cussion group JEERK!, which is high-energy
and full of noise. (Just what kids need more
of, right?). Plus, let your kids get their hands
dirty with the Kid Concoctions class, just
by using Elmers
Glue and a little imagination. And roller
coasters, banana-split-eating contests and
plenty of food is on standby. Youre welcome,
parents.
Life branson updale
The 411
WHAT: National KidsFest
WHEN: June 6August 9
WHERE: Silver Dollar City
COST: $42.99$53.74 (one-
day ticket)
MORE INFO: 800-831-4386,
silverdollarcity.com.
FOR THE KIDS:

Let the kids get messy
and enjoy a live Veg-
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Where: Sephora, Battleeld Mall, 2825 S. Glen-
stone Ave., Springeld, 417-886-4646
Size/Price: .88 ounce, $32
Why gel hol and swealy laying oul all allernoon
when you can apply your lan in lhe morning? An
oversized, sunbursl-embossed version ol CAPCO's
medium-loned bronzer is lhe perlecl way lo add a
lresh summer look lo your lace.
BAREMINERALS FAUX-TAN ALL-OVER
FACE COLOR
Where: The Cosmetic Company, 1450 E. Republic
Rd., Springeld, 417-889-6464
Lven lhe lairesl ol lair skins can enjoy a heallhy-
lor-you lan wilh lhis bareMinerals bronzer. The
producl is made wilhoul any preservalives, lllers
or binders.
MAC BRONZING POWDER
Where: MAC cosmetics counter, Dillards, Battle-
eld Mall, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springeld,
417-883-4550
Size/Price: .35 ounce, $2!
This pressed bronzing powder incudes silica, which
helps absorb oil, so il works greal wilh oily skin. ll
also lealures an anli-caking ingredienl lhal helps
ensure a smoolh applicalion.
CLINIQUE TRUE BRONZE PRESSED
BRONZING POWDER
Where: Clinique cosmetics counter, Macys, Battle-
eld Mall, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave., Springeld,
417-882-1500
Size/Price: .33 ounce, $22.50
ll you're seeking a nalural-looking radiance, you
should check oul lhis lighlweighl powder. You
can apply lo your desired level ol bronze, and lhe
producl is long-wearing and oil-lree.
JANE IREDALE MINERAL COSMETICS,
MOONGLOW
Where: DermaHealth of Springeld, 1902 E.
Battleeld Rd., Suite A, Springeld, 417-447-7777
This powder is made wilh 24-karal gold lakes,
and jusl a sublle applicalion provides lhe perlecl
golden louch lo any skin lone. You can use il lo
highlighl your cheeks, lips or eyes.
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t its core, Seven Wheelchairs: A
Life Beyond Polio is about how
a botched inoculation paraly-
sed a young man. Sounds like a
downer, right? Not exactly. Its
tragic, certainly, but somehow author Gary
Presley tells his story with brutal honesty
and optimism, leaving readers with hope
rather than any sense of pity for the man
who has spent 50 years in a wheelchair.
Presley describes, at the very start of
the book, the exact moment that his life
changed forever. Its moving because, quite
literally, it changed with a pin prick. And
Presley describes it poignantly: I felt the
sting. Only a sting then, but it was an un-
spoken promise of pain I cannot describe,
not even now. I would walk seven more
days, only seven days, and then I would
be lifted into an iron lung and never walk
again. He was a 17 at the time and was re-
ceiving a polio vaccination.
Its not as if Presley never felt anger
about what happened to him, but that isnt
the emotion that lls his entire life. When
the rage subsided, and it was time to trade
the iron lung for a rocking bed and then a
wheelchair, he took on the challenge. I was
afraid, but I was ready, he wrote. I wanted
to... scratch my nose when it itched.
Presley continued, after coming to terms
with his fate, to have a passion for life. But
he had to journey through chronic depres-
sion and guilt over thinking that he had
crippled his parents lives by depending on
them.
His look at himself is eye-opening even
for the reader, but he makes his way to hap-
piness on a roller coaster thats described at
times with lighthearted wittiness. He talks
at length about bedpans and calls himself
Gimp. He refers to his disease as the polio
weight loss diet. He describes his rst ride
in a power chair as butt surng.
And he approaches his unchangeable fate
with a sense of humor
and seems to relish life
regardless of anything.
It becomes clear in the
book that it was Pres-
leys attitudethe way
it evolved over time
that ultimately created
a full life for him.
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Where can I get it?
Seven Wheelchairs: A Life Beyond Polio
is available at amazon.com or Borders,
or via author Gary Presleys website,
garypresley.com.
Life on
Wheels
ln his memoir, Seven Wheelchairs. A
Life Beyond Polio, Springleldian Cary
Presley lells how a polio vaccine lead lo
his paralysis al lhe age ol !7.
BY KATIE POLLOCK l editor@417mag.com
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ost of the time, people think
of Springelds all-natural,
outdoor-friendly attraction
as Bass Pro Shops. In a little
more than a year, a new spot
will be added to the list. Ground breaks soon for
Springelds new Botanical Center.
In October 2006, the SpringeldGreene
County Park Board approved a 20-year mas-
ter plan for our citys up-and-coming Spring-
eldGreene County Botanical Center. Today,
Friends of the Garden President George Deatz
says they hope to break ground for the project
by the summers end. He says it should take
about one year to complete.
Plans have the 12,800-square-foot Botanical
Center building set into a hillside in the 55-acre
Close Memorial Park, which adjoins the 59-acre
Nathanael Greene Park. Te parks share a com-
mon entrance on Springelds South Scenic Av-
enue. Te center will face Lake Drummond with
a 125-foot long glass faade looking out onto a
gorgeous view of the outdoors and allowing a
lot of natural light to enter the building.
Te Botanical Centers resources include
a classroom, meeting and exhibit space, a li-
brary, a combination gift shop and bookstore
and o ces for the SpringeldGreene County
Park Board; the University of Missouri Greene
County Extension (which includes the Master
Gardeners) and Friends of the Garden.
Visitors to the Botanical Center can see 41
bloom-lled gardens, 21 of which were already
complete at press time, including the Hosta
Garden, the Master Gardeners Demonstration
Garden, the Ornamental Grass Garden, the But-
tery Garden, the Daylily Garden and the Rose
Garden. All gardens are free of charge, except
the Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Garden, which
charges $3 for adults (ages 12 and younger are
free). Te center will also be home to an arbo-
retum with trees and shrubs for display and
research purposes.
Deatz says the garden is intended to be a
resource for all local residents to learn about
gardening, and it is expected to be a draw for
potential visitors to the city.
Friends of the Garden board member George
Freeman says anyone planting a garden can
come and preview how dierent plant and ow-
er species grow in our local climate. You can al-
most think of it as a plant library, he says.
An All-Natural Attraction
SNEAK PEEK: Construction of
Springelds new botanical
center, a LEED-certied build-
ing, is scheduled to start by
the summers end.
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ALMOST THERE
The Center has a price tag of $4,367,635.
Three million of these dollars came
from a voter-approved parks sales tax in
2006. The Greene County Commission,
the SpringeldGreene County Park
Board and private donors (who contrib-
uted through the University of Missouri
Greene County Extension and Friends of
the Garden) contributed all other funds
aside from the amount still needed,
which was approximately $170,000 at
press time. The remaining funds are to
be raised by local contributors. To do-
nate, send a check with Botanical Cen-
ter Fund on the memo line to the Com-
munity Foundation of the Ozarks, 425
E. Trafcway St., Springeld, Missouri,
65806. All donations are tax-deductible.
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ale Auguston isnt picky. As a stained
glass artist and painter, he doesnt
need a gallery to show his artwork.
And thanks to the Creamery Arts Centers Art
in Public Places program, Augustons work has
adorned the walls of several local businesses,
including Guaranty Bank, Bancorp South and
the Center for Plastic Surgery at CoxHealth.
Te Art in Public Places program, which
started more than a year ago, pairs local artists
with Springeld businesses for an impromptu
art exhibit. Te artist receives recognition and
the chance to sell artwork, and the local busi-
nesses get a more visually appealing space.
To be considered for exhibition, artists
must be a member of the Springeld Regional
Arts Council, which has a $20 annual fee. In
addition, artists must join the Artist Registry.
SRAC takes care of most of the exhibit, from
nding an artist, to hanging the exhibit and
handling publicity.
Auguston, who has been teaching art class-
es for three years at Ozarks Technical Com-
munity College, says that as long as there are
places to show his work, he will keep creating
artwork and encouraging his students to cre-
ate their own designs. It feels great just to
have my work out there, he says. Its a hum-
bling experience for me.
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It feels great just to have
my work out there, he
says. Its a humbling
experience for me.
Dale Auguston
To learn which local businesses have
had their walls adorned with artwork by
talented locals, visit 417mag.com
ART ALL-STAR:
Dale Auguston
(above); Dancing
After Dark, an acrylic
collage by Auguston
(right).
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Reaghan and her twin, Mara, still
attend child care at DCO, where Skiles
is the public relations coordinator.
DCO receives government funding,
but their main contributions come
from fundraisers such as the Malibu
Beach Bash. Tis years bash is themed
Shipwrecked on Gilligans Island.
We encourage those who attend
to come dressed as their favorite
character from the show, Skiles says.
You could dress formally as Ginger or
casual as one of the other characters.
Its really up to you what the dress
code is. At 7 p.m., an island-themed
dinner will be served, catered by the
Ramada sta. Te meal will be paired
with Malibu rum drinks, of course,
Skiles says.
A live auction and entertainment
by local band Sequel Dose will take
place after dinner. Tickets are $150
for individuals, or $1,000 for a table
of eight. Te ticket price includes all
activities, food and drinks, Skiles says.
Its really a lot of fun and this money
allows us to help so many people in
the area, she says.
The 411
WHAT: Malibu Beach Bash
WHEN: July 31
WHERE: Ramada Oasis
Convention Center, 2546 N.
Glenstone Ave., Springeld
COST: $150 per person, $1,000
for a table of eight.
MORE INFO: Development
Center of the Ozarks, 417-
829-0896.
Party with
Ginger and Te Skipper
Learn aboul DCO and allend lhe wildly popular Malibu
8each 8ash. ll will have you saying, "Cee whiz, Prolessor!"
WHITNEY WILKINS | whitney@417mag.com
L
aura Skiles had volunteered for several Developmental Center
of the Ozarks events, so when one of her now 3-year-old
twins was born with cerebral palsy, she knew where her
daughter should go for therapy.
When Reaghan started her therapy, I immediately requested a
DCO therapist, Skiles says. I just knew how good they were.
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The Cill ol Time Awards
Luncheon honors lhe
unsung heroes ol 4!7-land's
volunleer scene.
BY SAVANNAH WASZCZUK
savannah@417mag.com
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opular business speaker, author
and columnist Harvey Mackay
once said: Time is free, but its
priceless. You cant own it, but you can use it.
You cant keep it, but you can spend it. Once
youve lost it you can never get it back.
Despite lifes many daily tasks, many peo-
ple rearrange their schedules and give hours
of priceless time to volunteer. For those peo-
ple, the Gift of Time awards were created.
Te Springeld Chamber of Commerce
and the RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteer Pro-
gram), rst awarded the Gift of Time awards
in 1991 to recognize volunteers who arent
noticed in the news. Since then, the award
has acknowledged numerous individuals in
417-land.
Tis years Gift of Time luncheon will
begin at 12 p.m. on Tursday, June 18 at
the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center (2550
N. Glenstone Ave., Springeld, 417-522-7220,
springeldoasis.com). All nominees will
be in attendance, and 10 of them will be
acknowledged as the Volunteers of the Year.
Te award recipients will remain a secret to
everyone, including the winners, until the
luncheon. Several business help sponsor the
event, including 417 Magazine, CoxHealth,
Springeld Chamber of Commerce,
the Council of Churches of the Ozarks,
B & E Printing, the City of Spring-
eld, Elite Promotions Inc., Dan
Emrie Photography and SMAVA (South-
west Missouri Association of Volunteer
Administrators).
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WHAT: Gift of Time Luncheon
WHEN: June 18
WHERE: Oasis Hotel & Convention
Center, 2550 N. Glenstone Ave., Spring-
eld
COST: $18, which includes lunch
MORE INFO: Contact Sharon Bradford
or Beverly Bullock at 417-862-3595 to
reserve your spot.
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Help for
Every Child
Ambassadors lor Children, an operal-
ing agency ol lhe Council ol Churches
ol lhe Ozarks, provides resources and
supporl lor losler children in Creene
Counly. BY SAVANNAH WASZCZUK
savannah@417mag.com
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rom gap-toothed grins to innocent
smirks, a smile on a childs face is
quick to spread joy. When a 6-year-
old foster child paired one of these
smiles with twinkling eyes and a
truly sincere thank-you, Ambassadors for Chil-
dren volunteer Gwen Hager knew she would
spend many more of her future afternoons
working at the agencys Kids Clothes Closet.
Ambassadors for Children is an operating
agency of the Council of Churches of the Ozarks
that is dedicated to supporting foster children in
Greene County. Te Kids Clothes Closet, which
is one of several programs the agency provides,
is housed in the Ronald McDonald House. Te
foster children can visit two times per year, and
on each trip they can have three complete out-
ts, a pair of pajamas, a gift card for shoes, a
coupon for a free haircut and more.
Hager has volunteered at the Kids Clothes
Closet with a group of co-workers from Great
Southern Operations O ce each year since
2002. It was her rst year volunteering when
she met the inspiring 6-year-old child. She re-
members him well, particularly the excitement
that spread over his face when he saw tags on all
of the clothes.
Agency director Sondra Uzzell says the kids
are often that excited when they realize the
clothing items are brand-new. When they go
in and see the tags, the kids cant believe no one
has worn them before, and that they t them
correctly, and that they have no holes in them. It
really makes them happy, Uzzell says.
Its that joy that is often shared with the vol-
unteers and keeps them coming back. We had
done other volunteer work before, but this was
dierent, Hager says. Te feeling [volunteer-
ing] gave us was so good.
Te Ambassadors for Children agency also of-
fers several other programs for foster children in
Greene County, including Project Self-Esteem; a
tutoring scholarships program; the Pack-a-bag
With Love program and the agencys newest
program, Adopt-a-Caseworker. Any foster child
from Greene County is eligible to receive re-
sources from Ambassadors for Children, regard-
less of his or her foster familys income.
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Want to Help?
If youre interested in donat-
ing money, you can send a
check payable to Ambassadors
for Children to Attn: Sondra
Uzzell, 627 N. Glenstone Ave.,
Springeld, Missouri, 65802. If
youre interested in volunteer-
ing your time or helping with
the Adopt-a-Caseworker pro-
gram, you can contact Uzzell
at 417-862-3586 or e-mail her
at suzzell@ccozarks.org.
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CLOTHES FOR KIDS:
Volunteers from
Great Southern
Operations Ofce
organize new cloth-
ing items at the Kids
Clothes Closet.
Life you lell us
Girl Talk
We wanl lo know whal makes lhe
women ol 4!7-land lick. You can
lake lhe lor-Women-Only Survey al
4!7mag.com lo help us oul.
R
eady to share some stories? We
want to know what the women of
417-land think and who they are.
In an effort to find out what makes you
tick, weve created a For-Women-Only Sur-
vey that will provide a picture of the south-
west Missouri woman. There are questions
about relationships and sex, about financ-
es and aging. We even provide some space
where you can share your best moments
and your biggest dreams or pass on your
favorite advice. Heck, we even ask who
you think is the sexiest man alive. (Hubba
hubba.)
We want to get to know you, and heres
where you can help us out. Just fill out 417
Magazines For-Women-Only Survey online
at 417mag.com. The deadline to fill out the
survey is June 19. Keep an eye out for the
September 2009 issue of 417 Magazine,
where well feature the survey results.
Dont want the entire readership to be
privy to your personal business? Dont
worry; your secrets are safe with us. The
survey results will be presented in aggre-
gate, and all individual responses will be at-
tributed anonymously unless you have spe-
cifically chosen to provide your name and
given us permission to use it. So please, be
honest.Katie Pollock
Rock Chalk,
Visit the Jayhawks
June is the perfect time for a warm-weather weekend get-
away, so plan your trip to Lawrence, Kansas before the swel-
tering heat of summer sets in. Weve got your mini-vacay
covered, with ideas for lodging, feasting, splurging and keep-
ing the whole family occupiedall within a four-hour drive.
You can thank us later.
BY KATIE POLLOCK | editor@417mag.com
Eat
For a little ne
dining, head to Tellers
Restaurant (above) (746
Massachusetts St., Lawrence,
785-843-4111, 746mass.
com). The Italian eatery
won a Wine Spectator
Award of Excellence
for the past four years
and serves goodies like
artisanal cured meats,
goat cheese ravioli and
homemade gelato, all
underneath impossibly
high ceilings.
If youre more in the
mood for something
served on a bun, try Local
Burger (714 Vermont St.,
Lawrence, 785-856-7827,
localburger.com). As the
name suggests, this burg-
er joint uses locally grown
or raised ingredients. And
its not just grass-fed beef
on these burgers. You can
also get things like buf-
falo, elk, pork, turkey and
even a tofu let between
two buns.
Play
Clinton Lake (above)
(visitors center: 785-843-
7665) is just 15 minutes
from Lawrence and offers
lots of fun, family-friendly
options. There are seven
campgrounds around the
lake with showers and
playgrounds, and you can
water ski, motor boat,
wind surf or sail in the
deep main body of the
lake. Visit the Clinton
Marina (785-749-3222,
clintonmarina.com) at
Clinton State Park for
rental boats and shing
equipment. There are two
sand swimming beaches
(Bloomington East Swim-
ming Beach and the
Clinton State Park Beach),
which are great for a
relaxing picnic and a dip
in the water.
Shop
Au March European
Market (above) (931
785-865-0876, aumarche.
com) carries edible treats
from all over Europe
(olive oil and caper berries
from Italy, mustards from
Germany and France,
licorice from Sweden and
chocolate from Belgium),
along with cute aprons,
tea towels and gifts.
For the more artsy type,
Phoenix Gallery (919
785-843-0080, phoenixgal-
lery.biz) sells artwork from
local and national artists
including ceramic bird-
houses, glass jewelry and
cute wooden toys.
Stay
For a history lessonthe
tale of this hotel dates
back to 1855 before Kan-
sas was even a stateand
a luxurious spot to lay
your head, check into The
Eldridge Hotel (below)
(701 Massachusetts St.,
Lawrence, 800-527-0909,
eldridgehotel.com), with its
comfortable/classy dcor
and trendy on-site eatery.
If a rural escape is more
your styleCircle S Ranch
& Country Inn (785-843-
4124, circlesranch.com) is just
outside Lawrence and sits
on 1,200 acres of prairie
grassland with roaming
longhorn cattle, rock
fences and a goldsh-
lled pond. Its great for
couples that are visiting
Lawrence as a romantic
getaway. The historic inn
was originally a home-
stead from the late 1800s,
and there is even an
eight-person hot tub in
the sunny silo.
Life quick trip
See
Hop over to the University
of Kansas campus to visit
the Spencer Museum
of Art (below) (13th &
Mississippi, 785-864-4710,
spencerart.ku.edu). Visit
after August 15 to see an
exhibition of rare pho-
tographs taken by Andy
Warhol. Currently, the
museum is showing East
Asian art.
This summer, you can
take advantage of warm
weather at the Down-
town Lawrence Film
Festival. (Call 785-842-
3883 for more info.) Classic
black-and-white lms will
be shown outside on the
second and fourth Thurs-
days of June, July and
August, with live music
before the start of the
movie at 9:15 p.m.
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Caught in the Art
Celling your kids lo appreciale lne arl
isn'l as hard as il seems. We lound oul a
lew simple lips lo cullivale your kiddos'
arlislic minds. BY MELODY ADAMS
melody@417mag.com
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efore theyre introduced to
the wide world of art, its hard
for kids to imagine what lies
beyond the 64-color box of
Crayolas or the nger-painted
owers taped to the refrigerator. But get-
ting your children invested in art can be as
easy as a trip to the Springeld Art Museum.
Just exposing children to the ne arts will
make them appreciate it, says Dan Carver,
the museum educator at the Springeld Art
Museum. It may just be an understanding,
not necessarily a liking. Children will learn
to observe their surroundings and develop
critical thinking skills. But parents will have
to work a little, too. Read on for Carvers tips
on how to raise a little arts patron.
Tell your child he or she will be seeing many
dierent artists and many dierent styles.
Assure them that they wont or dont have to
like everything they see.
Make sure your child understands and
respects the rules for any museum. Not
touching the artwork is especially important.
Play a game together by exploring the art-
work. Determine which pieces have certain
lines, colors, shapes, textures and patterns.
Keep up-to-date on local exhibits, and take
your child to any activities and special events,
like the Springeld Art Museums Watercolor
USA exhibit starting June 6.
Sign your child up for an art class. Te
Springeld Art Museum summer session is
from July 7 through August 7, and registra-
tion ends June 26. Your child can choose be-
tween art introduction, pottery, drawing and
painting, multicultural art and more.
Life parenl planner
Watercolor Me Happy
Pack up your little artists and
attend the Springeld Art Museums
Watercolor USA exhibit.
Its the 48th year that the Spring-
eld Art Museum has held the an-
nual Watercolor USA exhibit, which
puts artists from all over the globe
on display from June 6 through Au-
gust 2. More than 600 water-media
artists participate in the exhibit, and
the work is judged by staff from the
museum. The exhibit coincides with
the Japan Watercolor Federation
exhibit, in which watercolor artists
chosen by the Watercolor USA Na-
tional Honor Society will be put on
display at the museum. Next year, a
selection of U.S. artists will be put
on display in Japan.
WHAT: Watercolor USA exhibit
WHEN: June 6August 2
WHERE: Springeld Art Museum,
1111 E. Brookside Dr.
COST: Free
MORE INFO: Dan Carver,
417-837-5700
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to register your kids for summer art
classes, and sign up soon.
ART CLASS: Letting kids identify
shapes and colors of a work of art,
like this painting by Jerry W.
Bowman entitled Patternity, might
just turn them into mini art critics.
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hcpe ycu share cur lnterest and ccmmltment tc these crganlzatlcns
and that ycu wlll |cln us ln suppcrtlng them.
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Fun blke rlde fcr the whcle famlly wlth
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Fcundatlcn cf the 0zarks.
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When: Saturday, }une 1
Where: klde beglns at }ames
klver Assembly ln 0zark
InIe: Tc reglster call
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}cln 8lg 8rcthers 8lg Slsters fcr a ccmpetltlcn between scme cf
the best kncwn bartenders ln the area. cu wlll have the
cppcrtunlty tc cheer cn ycur favcrlte bartender, bld
cn the drlnks pcured and en|cy a great evenlng
wlth frlends.
When: Thursday, }une , 8:oo p.m. - 11:oo p.m.
Where: ulncy Magcc's, oo F. 8attleeld
InIe: Call 1;- 888-zo66 tc make reservatlcns.
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nlng, ycu can take lt hcme wlth ycu.
keglstratlcn fee fcr each parent/chlld duc
ls $1 fcr members and $zo fcr ncn-mem-
bers, plus a $1.o fee fcr the rcbct. Pre-
reglstratlcn and prepayment ls requlred.
When: Saturday, }une zo, 1o:oo a.m. - :oo p.m.
Where: ulsccvery Center, 8 F. St. Lculs Street
InIe: keserve ycur spct by calllng 1;-86z-1o x;o6.
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Score some laughs, sneak in a game of golf or just enjoy
some artwork in 417-land this month.
BY ASHLEY REH | freelance@417mag.com
417 TOP 10
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June
3. June 6
TOUR DE CURE
Don'l miss lhis chance lo gel some exercise and have lun while supporling a
greal cause. The lourlh annual Tour de Cure ollers lhree cycling roules lo ll
everyone's abilily. 8ring lhe lamily oul lo cheer on lhe cyclisls while enjoying
lunch, lhe vendor lair and lhe kids zone. 8enells lhe American Diabeles As-
socialion. Minimum fundraising of $125 required to ride. To register or for more
information go to diabetes.org/tour.
June 520
LOOT
This dark comedy kicks oll Vandivorl Thealre's 200920!0 season. ll's lhe slory
ol a bank robber who musl lnd a place lo hide his lool. His molher has jusl
died and while preparing lor lhe luneral, lhe young man decides lo dump her
body in lhe closel and use lhe colln lo slash lhe money. The show is cerlain lo
gel more lhan a lew nervous laughs as lhe man goes back and lorlh hiding lhe
money and lhe body. Recommended for ages 16 and older. Opening weekend $12,
Thursdays and Sundays $16, Fridays and Saturdays $18, $2 discount to seniors and
students. Tickets may be purchased at the box ofce 305 E. Walnut St., Springeld or
on the phone (417-831-8001). For more information, visit vctheatre.com.
5. June 6August 9
NATIONAL KIDSFEST
Silver Dollar Cily presenls America's biggesl Kidslesl lhis summer lealuring
lamily advenlures and incredible enlerlainmenl. Highlighls lhis year include a
new lealured produclion wilh lhe U.S. debul ol Swedish group JLLPK!, and a
rhylhm and dance show. Olher highlighls are lhe VeggieTales live slage show,
Moonlighl Madness and 30 rides and allraclions. Open daily. Silver Dollar City,
399 Indian Point Rd., Branson. For more information, visit silverdollarcity.com. P
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June 5
FIRST FRIDAY ART WALK
lor lhose ol you who haven'l experienced downlown Springleld,
lhe Arl Walk is a greal place lo slarl. This unique experience al-
lows walkers lo have lun al lheir own pace. ln only lour hours, il's
impossible lo slop by every venue (lhere are aboul 27!), so lnd
oul whal exhibils inleresl you and have a plan. 8ul don'l worry
il you can'l see lhem all, mosl displays are up lor lhe whole monlh. A lew
examples ol arl walk displays include 8ig Smile Pholography, Springleld Hol
Class Sludio, Drury Pool Arl Cenler, Springleld Pollery and MSU Arl & Design
Callery. And il lhe kiddies don'l wanl lo come along, lamily Arl Nighl al lhe
Downlown YMCA ollers childcare 6.30 lo 9 p.m. lor children ages 3 monlhs lo
!2 years lor only $!0 per child. Free. 6 to 10 p.m. Downtown Springeld. Check
out the newsletter at ffaw.org or call 417-849-8255 for more information.
4. June 6August 2
WATERCOLOR USA
This is lhe Springleld Arl Museum's 48lh annual nalional and compelilive
exhibilion. Lasl year, lhe compelilion received 674 enlries by 369 arlisls lrom 42
slales. New lhis year is an exchange exhibilion lhal showcases a colleclion ol con-
lemporary walermedia painling lrom Japan. The arl museum is exhibiling a selec-
lion ol works lrom lhe Japanese Walercolor lederalion. A receplion lakes place
June 5 lrom 5.30 lo 7 p.m. Free, donations accepted. Springeld Art Museum,
1111 E. Brookside Dr., Springeld, 417-837-5700.
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Live musicians
often perform for
visitors at Global
Fayre during
the First Friday
ArtWalk
9. JuneJuly
SOUNDS ON THE SQUARE
This ouldoor concerl series lealures
local bands including 8rolher Wiley,
Tuck & Abney, Tony Mahon and lhe
Lxpeclalions, and lhe Lrnie 8iggs
piano players. More perlormers will
be announced closer lo lhe evenl.
ll's lamily-lriendly, bul be sure lo
bring your lawn chairs! Free. First
three Fridays and Saturdays in June
and the last three in July. Fridays 5 to
10 p.m. and Saturdays 6 to 10 p.m.
Park Central Square. For more infor-
mation regarding performers, dates
and times visit itsalldowntown.com
or call 417-831-6200.
June 20
EIGHTH ANNUAL SNOWFEST
ls lhere a beller way lo cool oll in lhe hol sum-
mer monlh ol June lhan by playing in lhe snow?
This annual evenl is geared loward lamilies and
lealures a mounlain ol snow lo play on, inleraclive
games and lree aclivilies including inlalables, slreel
hockey, eleclronic lennis and more. Check oul per-
lormances by local bands as well. Free, 4 to 9 p.m.
Jordan Valley Park, 635 E. Trafcway St., Springeld.
For more information visit parkboard.org.
June 1228
MESHUGGAH NUNS!
Come oul lo lhe Springleld Lillle Thealre lor a nighl lhal will keep you laughing!
This lamily-lriendly comedy is aboul a group ol nuns who are on cruise when
lhe onboard perlormers ol Fiddler On The Roof gel ill. The nuns and a rabbi
musl lake over lhe perlormances. Adults $25, children ages 14 and younger $15,
seniors and students $22. Springeld Little Theatre, 311 E. Walnut St., Springeld.
Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Sundays at 2:30
p.m. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit springeldlittletheatre.org
or call the box ofce at 417-869-1334.
Through October
C-STREET MARKET
Lnjoy sampling goods and perlormances by local musicians al lhis small-scale larmer's
markel. llems include locally-grown produce, lree-range lowl, herbs, lowers, knile-
sharpening, candle-making and handmade cralls. Free. Vendors pay $4 on Tuesdays,
$7 on Saturdays or $150 for the season. Tuesdays 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays 8 a.m. to
noon. Commercial Street and Jefferson Avenue footbridge in Springeld, itsalldown-
town.com, 417-880-3435.
8. June 26
GRAPES & GOLF FORE DIABETES
This second annual lour-player
scramble lealures a wine-lasling on
every olher hole and a parly and
awards dinner aller lhe goll lourna-
menl. Lnlry lee includes green lees,
goll carl, lunch, posl lournamenl
parly, prizes, goller goodie bag and
your chance lo win a Dunlop Pow-
erlill Coll sel lor men and women.
8enells lhe American Diabeles As-
socialion. $75 per person. Starts at
1 p.m. Green Golf Club, 169 Coun-
try Club Dr., Republic. To register
call 417-890-8400, ext. 6856, and
for more information see the local
events link at diabetes.org.
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Playful tassels
and a gold-tone
chain with a logo
bauble add a spark
of fun to Juicy Coutures
Free Style bag. In soft,
buttercup yellow leather, with
leather accents, a cloth lining
and a cinched top. The perfect
summer bag! $398.
Panache Boutique
1308 E. Republic Rd. | 417.887.5448
LipFusions micro-injected collagen plumps lips
instantly and painlessly. Your lips look and
feel fuller and smoother in seconds, with
no needles! Available in a variety of
:hcce: lc fcller ycur :kin lcne. $28-50.
The Cosmetic Company
Steeplechase Center
1508 E. Republic Rd.
417.889.6464
Fashionable womens shoes with removable tops
the original interchangeable shoe! Great for
travel wear one sole and take along extra
tops for a different look. Choose from a
variety of unique, creative and stylish
tops to suit any occasion.
Grand Glitz
At these locations:
Branson Landing
Grand Village
417.23.143
Mylinka bags,
designed by Rita
Diane, are known
as the worlds most
beautiful handbags.
Theyre crafted in soft,
sculptured leather with details
like Austrian Swarovski crystals.
Your wardrobe isnt complete
without a Mylinka bag!
Grand Glitz
At these locations:
Branson Landing
Chappy Mall
417.23.143
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Surprise Dad with this modern twist on an old classic
Burts Bees Bay Rum grooming kit, complete with
shaving mug, brush, soap and aftershave balm. Keep
your outdoor fun (and your Fathers Day cookout)
chemical-free with these all-natural products: Burts
Bees sunscreen, herbal insect repellent, and Skeeter
Screen mosquito deterrent in a handy reed diffuser.
Banshee Candles & Gifts
Your Home Fragrance Store
2704 S. Glenstone Ave. in the Brentwood Center
Springeld | 417.889.9889
Take your backyard cookout to the next level with this
portable, weather-resistant cabinet built specially to
house your Primo Grill or Big Green Egg. Available in
various color combinations to suit your outdoor dcor.
Select Outdoor Kitchens
820 N. Cedarbrook Ave.
Springeld | 417.862.6512
No matter what activities Dad enjoys in the great
outdoors, Wiley X has the right protective eyewear.
These great-looking designs feature shatterproof
light-adjusting lenses, facial cavity seals, anti-fog
ventilation, a scratch-resistant hardcoat and nearly
indestructible frames. Available with a variety of
frames, lenses and options for sports, outdoor, riding,
driving and tactical use.
Chestereld EyeWorks
1650 S. Enterprise Ave.
Springeld | 417.889.7788
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good eats + good drinks + dining news
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X cornbread salad
X a chefs homecoming
X creamy carrot cake
X zzy chocolate
X pre-lunch shopping
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All it Needs is a
Rocking Chair
Shop a lillle, eal a lillle and leel
al home al lhe 8ack Porch Tea
House and Village llowers &
Mercanlile.
BY CASSIE DARST
cdarst@417mag.com
Te cornbread salad
complete with kidney beans,
cheese, tomatoes, corn,
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mmediately after our 417
Assistant Art Director,
Bethany Lohmeyer, and I
walked into the Back Porch
Tea House, we were greeted
by co-owner Pam Askren of Village
Flowers & Mercantile-slash-Back
Porch Tea House, located in Willard.
Te store has a mix of antiques and
reproductions, and as art directors,
we appreciated the way each booth
was made into a cute display. (Tere
were no wadded-up clothes in the
corner or stacks of never-opened
Happy Meal beanie babies.) Since
we showed up a bit early for lunch,
we decided to take a look around the
Mercantile. Bethany bought a white
porcelain pitcher and some milk glass
candy dishes.
After browsing, we headed to the
tea house, which has been enclosed
to look like a screened-in porch com-
plete with a shaker-shingle awning.
Te area is bright and cheerful, and
we immediately felt relaxed.
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BACK PORCH TEA HOUSE
304 L. Jackson Sl., Willard,
4!7-742-22!3
Open Mon.lri. lrom 9 a.m.5.30 p.m.,
Sal. !0 a.m.3 p.m.
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Te Food
I had been to the tea house a couple of dier-
ent times, but I decided to ask the waitress
what the place is known for. She told me the
chicken pot pie for $4.95 was a favorite. When
it arrived, it looked absolutely scrumptious. A
deep, colorful bowl covered by a uy, golden
pu pastry. It smelled delish.
Te pu pastry was great, but the creamy
chicken, carrot and celery lling was a little too
salty to eat the whole thing.
I also ordered a cup of taco soup on the side.
(I know it sounds weird with chicken pot pie.)
Tat soup was great. Just the right spicy taco
avoring with beans, rice, and cheese.
Bethany ordered the cornbread salad for
$4.95. Its a mixture of cornbread, tomatoes,
cheese, kidney beans, red and green peppers,
corn and green onions on top of fresh lettuce,
all topped with a creamy ranch dressing. For
$1.95 extra, she got grilled chicken on top. She
said she would denitely order it again, but she
would get the dressing on the side. Te corn-
bread was soft but not soggy.
Te dessert tray looked fantastic, and we
both decided to split the carrot cake. Tis was
absolutely the best part of the meal. Te cake
was chock-full of carrots and walnuts and
melted in my mouth. Te icing was rich cream
cheese and was just the right amount of sweet-
ness. Topping it o with a cup of coee, I was
in heaven. I would travel to a dierent state for
this cake.
Te Verdict
Overall, I think this is a great place to bring
your girlfriends to have a really good lunch for
not a lot of money.
While youre at it, you can pick up a gift for
yourself or someone else. You can even pick up
a ower arrangement/bouquet from the full-
service orist. But do yourself a favor, and save
room for dessert.
Food review
Drink
of the
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This one's lor lhe kids. A rich, smoolh,
lzzy, chocolalely egg cream.
Cost
$2.95
Where to get it
Emack & Bolios
2925 E. Battleeld St., Suite 105, Springeld,
417-889-3622
Whats inside
The ingredients are simple. A true egg cream
has just three things: chocolate syrup, milk
and seltzer water.
What it tastes like
Take the classic avor of rich chocolate milk,
then add some zzy fun to it. Kind of like a
much richer and creamier Italian soda. If that
doesnt sound super-exciting, well its not.
But thats not the point. Its a simple pleasure
and an inexpensive little delight. Trust me,
adding something carbonated to something
as nostalgic as chocolate milk is an instant
mood-lifter. If you arent into sweet drinks,
buy one for your kiddos.
An egg cream (which has neither eggs nor
cream in the recipe) is a popular treat in New
York City, and Emack & Bolios offers avors
such as vanilla (almost as traditional as choc-
olate) and strawberry. Katie Pollock
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ob Nicol spent 20 years in the kitchen at
The Pier Restaurant at Kimberling Inn, but
his career path took him to Ledgestone Grill
and Nicols Fine Dining at StoneBridge. He
was there for the past three years, but just
as the weather began to warm in advance of this years
lake season, Nicol had a homecoming and returned to
Kimberling Inn. He and his wife Rene, along with their
longtime staff, have revamped the dinner menu at The
Pier (now called Nicols at the Pier) and made The Gar-
den Terrace a go-to spot for breakfast and lunch. Diners
get to take in some great views of Table Rock Lake while
they taste some of Nicols best work: prime rib (his spe-
cialty), almond-crusted chicken, let mignon with bar-
naise sauce, lobster tail and lots more mouth-watering
goodies. Pop in this summer and see the changes for
yourself; including remodeled spaces. Its very excit-
ing, Nicol says. Its like coming home.Katie Pollock
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EAT CAKE: Dinos 24
Karrot Cake Cafe at-
tracts a sweets-loving
crowd at its Branson
location in the Chappy
Mall. All for a slice of
carrot-laden heaven.
Growing Karrots
Dino Karlsonakis ran wilh his Dino's 24 Karrol Cake Cale
success and opened a second localion al Chappy Mall in
8ransonand now, evan Oprah is ealing his cakes.
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arrot cakelovers are ocking into Dinos 24 Karrot Cake Caf in
downtown Bransons Chappy Mall. Dino and Cheryl Kartsonakis
opened the successful cafe in early February. Dino may soon leap
ahead of the growth the duo saw at their rst 24 Karrot location at 12
Downing Street in Hollister.
It all started with an original carrot cake recipe with cream cheese
frosting created by Dino, a classical pianist and famed Branson
entertainer for 19 years. Tat cake was so good and so in demand that
Dino and Cheryl teamed up with 40-year veteran baker Chuck Baum in
2007 and opened Dinos rst site in Hollister. Soon after, the business
was shipping cakes to customers in 48 states, some to a celebrity clientele
in Hollywood that includes Denzel Washington and Oprah Winfrey.
In addition to baked yummies and the shops own blend of 24 Karrot
Coee, the Chappy Mall spot oers sandwiches, soups and salads. Anoth-
er recent addition is the 24 Karrot Crystal Room gift shop at the Chappy
Mall location, which sells customized gift basket and crystal items.
Teres a lot on the horizon for the business that began with a
carrot cake. 24 Karrot delicacies may soon be appearing in Neiman
Marcus and other national retail chains. Other possibilities are storefront
locations in Kansas City and Nashville. And, although theres nothing rm
yet, Dino says that Another Ozarks location is denitely shaping up.
Barbara Burgess
Homecoming
Chel 8ob Nicol, lormerly ol Nicol's line Dining, is relurning lo his original
Table Pock Lakearea home. The Pier Kimberling lnn.
The 411
Nicols at the Pier
Serving dinner Tuesday through
Saturday.
The Garden Terrace
Serving breakfast and lunch daily from 7
a.m. to 2 p.m.
Available for parties and private
meetings. Located at the Kimberling
Inn. 11863 State Highway 13, Kimber-
ling City, 417-739-4311
LAKESIDE
DINING:
Bob Nicol is
serving up his
almond-crusted
chicken at The
Pier Restaurant.
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p. 64 Necessities
p. 66 Savvy Shopper
Style Preview
luxuries + things we love
CUTE KICKS:
Step out in style
with these Madden
Girl Adaline
sandals,
$39.99 at Macys.
Produced by Nicole Fuller,
Ashley Johnson and Sarah Gorski
Photos by Kevin ORiley
Style necessilies
Make your wardrobe as bright and happy as summer itself.
We lound accessories, shoes and more wilh jusl lhe righl amounl ol lowery lun.
Florals
$0#1&
Purple rose
hair tie, $14 at
Macys.
Liz Claiborne gold oral brace-
let, $22 at Macys
Natasha turquoise rose bangle,$38
at Dillards.
Robert Rose coral and gold magnolia
bracelet, $22 at Dillards.
Miss Me
navy oral
romper, $84
at Staxx.
Glenda Gies bag,
$325 at Bag Lady
Boutique.
Pink belt, $34.
Available at
Macys.
Blue and purple
ower dress,$24.98
at Envy.
Style necessilies
Virgins, Saints &
Angels rose cluster
ring,$225 at Staxx.
Charter Club pink
rosette scarf, $58 at
Macys.
Rampage Ramira
sandal, $45 at
Macys.
Off-white rose
ring, $5.48 at
Envy.
Donald J. Pliner
metallic rose
pumps, $360 at
Dillards.
Unisa Rubi
Sandal, $65 at
Macys.
Nine West purple
oral pashmina,
$42 at Macys.
Blue and white
striped brooch, $22
at Macys.
THE SHOP:
Te Saltbox and In-House Boutique,
1345 S. Fort Ave., Springeld, 417-862-3707,
wickmans.com. Open Mon.Fri., 9:30 a.m.5:30
p.m.; Sat., 9:30 a.m.5 p.m.; Sun. 125 p.m.
ATMOSPHERE:
I pulled into a pebble parking lot o of a
predominantly residential street. Trees and
owers frame a white and brown building
that looks like it was pulled from a storybook.
Feels rather Austrian, very Sound of Music. Wa-
ter features, a wire bike, owers, and smiles
greet me from all directions as I approach the
entrance. I step through the door into the
ower shop portion of Wickmans. To my left
is a set of red doors, and through their win-
dows I see color and possibly my paycheck.
KEY PEOPLE: Glenn and Donna Kristek
purchased Wickmans Gardens from Gus and
Francis Wickman in 1973. Glenn worked for
the Wickmans while attending Missouri State
University as a horticulture major, and in the
end, he found his place as an entrepreneur-
ial horticulturist. As their children grew and
Donna found herself with time, she opened
Te Saltbox in 1979. Its name came from the
similarity of roof slopes from the Saltbox
homes of the 1700s. Donna said that she saw
it as an opportunity to bring the latest and
greatest in home dcor and fashion to the
community. She has a love for interior design
and found a place to nurture it at Te Saltbox.
Once she brought in some accessories, their
success prompted the opening of its adjoining
sister shop, the In-House Boutique, in 1987.
WHAT YOULL FIND: On this particular day,
Linda Norman (manager of Te Saltbox) and
Sharon Miller (manager of the In-House Bou-
tique) walked me through both shops. Tey
explained to me that every item in the shops
is hand-picked. Within the three rooms of Te
Saltbox, there are baby items, dinnerware,
stationery, an entire room dedicated solely to
candles and fun gifts that have fallen through
the categorizing cracks. Best of all, they have
seasonal explosions, which are accompanied
by open houses that have a way of getting
everyone in the mood. Te In-House Boutique
is quite blingy. From its accessories to its
leopard-print jackets, everything is unsub-
tly fantastic. Both shops oer complimen-
tary coee, free gift-wrapping and layaway.
Linda and Sharon agree that its really about
personal service and creating an experience.
Tey get a lot of out-of-towners in during the
holidays who are really looking for a neat place
to stroll through and nd unique gifts. It ends
up being a destination place that never disap-
points.
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ion feature guiding readers to inde-
pendent local stores. Have one youd
like to suggest? Visit 417mag.com
and click Contact.
HOME AT
HEART:
The Saltbox and
In-House
Boutique are
havens for great
gifts for the
home.
Take Your Pick
Tucked inside ol Wickman's Carden Village, lhe Sallbox
and ln-House 8oulique are llled wilh lrinkels and greal
gill ideas. BY NICOLE FULLER | nicole@417mag.com
Style savvy shopper
VERDICT: I could probably spend a couple of
hours strolling through both shops and the
garden area. Its a really happy place to be. I
love the energy that the owers give o. And
when I walk into the gift shop, I have the
urge to have a dinner party and buy some-
thing new to wear to it. Te only thing Im
missing is a place to get a latte and scone.
But wait According to Donna, stay tuned.
5 things We Love at the
Saltbox and In-House Boutique
Initial Coozy A, $14.95
Silver Lobster, $20.95
Floral printed
pillows, $44.95-66.95
Gold cuff with
imprinted owers, $18
High Fashion
patent green and
white handbag, $92
PPOMOTlON
10
Reasons to
Road Trip
to Branson
S
hoppers will nd everything from trendy boutiques to outlet stores
in Branson. Grand Glitz carries the areas largest selection of Chris-
tine Alexander. And Branson Belle Boutique oers stylish womens
clothing, shoes and accessories. Branson Landing, the citys waterfront
shopping destination, includes popular stores like Hollister, Victorias
Secret and Bass Pro Shop. Bargains await savvy shoppers at Bransons
outlet malls, including Tanger Outlet and Factory Merchants Branson.
T
he fun never ends at Silver Dollar Citys National Kids Fest! Have
fun in the worlds largest treehouse, watch the magic of Peter Gos-
samer, make Gooey Gunk at Kid Concoctions, or ride the soon-to-be-
unveiled, top-secret, all-new Family Fun Ride. Silver Dollar Citys Na-
tional Kids Fest starts June 6. Teres even more family fun in store
at Titanic Branson. You can walk Titanics Grand Staircase, listen to the
captains commands on the bridge and send an SOS signal.
Shopping Family Fun
Shoppers enjoy a stroll on the Branson Landing Promenade
Photo by Chris Hutchison for Branson Landing
Kids love the rides at Silver Dollar City
Photo courtesy of Silver Dollar City Attractions
PPOMOTlON
F
or pure indulgence, visit Spa Cha-
teau. Tis luxurious, full-service spa
at Chateau on the Lake oers signature
treatments that blend rich elements of
the Ozarks with exotic European thera-
pies. Enjoy the view of Table Rock Lake
as you relax in the decadent outdoor
Roman bath. For a more rustic atmo-
sphere, try Big Cedar Lodge, tucked into
the Ozark Mountains just ten miles south
of Branson. Big Cedar oers luxury ameni-
ties--including ne dining, spa treatments, golf
and a full-service marina--in a beautiful wilder-
ness lodge setting.
T
able Rock Lake, Lake Taneycomo
and Bull Shoals Lake are great plac-
es to swim, ski, sh, or just relax. State Park
Marina on Table Rock Lake rents boats, wave
runners and gear for shing or scuba diving--
everything you need to enjoy your weekend at
the lake. White Water outdoor water park fea-
tures the largest selection of water rides and
water attractions in the Ozarks, including a
huge wave pool, speed water slides and a 6-lane
freefall and racing thrill slide. For a big splash,
bring the kids CastleRock Resort and Water-
park, known for its themed birthday events
and party packages.
Relaxation Water Sports
Chateau on the Lake, a luxury resort
overlooking Table Rock Lake
Photo courtesy of Chateau on the Lake
White Water tropical adventure park
features nearly 7,000 feet of slides
Photo courtesy of Silver Dollar City Attractions
PPOMOTlON
S
tand up and cheer at
Dixie Stampedean exciting,
family-friendly show that includes stunt rid-
ers, ostrich races and a thundering herd of
Longhorns. Dont miss Kirby and Bambi Van
Burch, Bransons most-awarded magic show.
Tis amazing show features royal white tigers
and never-before-seen illusions, including a
disappearing helicopter. Enjoy an entertain-
ing cruise on the Showboat Branson Belle, or
marvel at the incredible Acrobats of China at
the New Shanghai Teatre. Relive the classic
adventures of Peter Pan, with Cathy Rigby in
her signature role, at Te Mansion.
C
ulinary students at Te Keeter
Centers Dobyns Dining Room of-
fer delicious choices for lunch, dinner or Sun-
day brunch. Te bakery treats are irresistible.
Cantina Laredos authentic gourmet Mexican
food features signature sauces, like chipotle-
wine with Portobello mushrooms (and you
can watch the fountain-and-re show on the
Landing from your seat). At the award-win-
ning Chateau Grille at Chateau on the Lake,
the meticulously prepared, elegantly present-
ed cuisine is matched only by the spectacular
view of Table Rock Lake.
Entertainment Food
Showboat Branson Belle
Photo courtesy of Silver Dollar
City Attractions
Classic Dobyns Pot Roast
at Te Keeter Center
Photo by Dylan Whitaker
PPOMOTlON
B
ranson Creek Golf Club, man-
aged by Troon Golf, has been
rated the number one public course in Mis-
souri by Golf Magazine and Golf Digest for
ten consecutive years. Te 7,100-yard cham-
pionship-level course designed by Tom Fazio
features breathtaking views of the Ozarks
landscape. In June, the Payne Stewart Golf
Club will celebrate the grand opening of all 18
holes on its course, designed by Church Smith
and Bobby Clampett. Te course is a tribute
to golf legend Payne Stewart, and each hole
is interwoven with a story from Stewarts life
and golng career.
M
ake a connection with history at
Titanic Branson. Step through
an iceberg into an astonishing, half-scale repli-
ca of Titanic. Te 90-minute, self-guided tour is
designed to give guests the sensation of being
an original passenger on Titanics 1912 maiden
voyage. Walk among thousands of tropical but-
teries from all over the world at the Buttery
Palace & Rainforest Adventure, or navigate the
Emerald Forest Mirror Maze. Explore the col-
lection of incredible oddities, amazing artifacts
and extraordinary world records at Ripleys
Believe It or Not Museum.
Golf Museums
Te fourteenth hole at
Branson Creek Golf Club
Photo courtesy of Branson Creek Golf Club
Titanic Branson, Worlds Largest
Titanic Museum Attraction
Photo courtesy of Titanic Branson
PPOMOTlON
T
hemed bars and pubs dominate
Bransons nightife. You can sing along
with the crowd at Branson Ernie Biggs Piano
Bar at the Branson Landing or try gator tail
(tastes like chicken) and play a round of pool
at the Outback Pub. Stop by Waxy OSheas
Irish Pub to enjoy traditional Irish fare and lis-
ten to the Irish house band, Dirty Old Towne.
If youre in the mood for a quiet spot, youll ap-
preciate Chateau on the Lakes Library Lounge,
with its comfy chairs, stone replace, and re-
laxed, intimate atmosphere.
M
issouris winemaking heritage is
celebrated in Branson. Visitors to
Mount Pleasant Winery taste award-winning
wines and bottle their own dessert wine from a
600-gallon French oak barrel. Mount Pleasants
stone-and-timber architecture creates a won-
derful atmosphere for receptions and private
wine tastings. Stone Hill Winery, one of Mis-
souris oldest and most-awarded wineries, oers
visitors a step-by-step tour of the winemaking
process and the chance to taste its famous Spu-
mante wines.
Nightlife
Wineries
Te Library Lounge
at Chateau on the Lake
Photo courtesy of Chateau on the Lake
Tasting gallery at Mount Pleasant Winery
Photo courtesy of Mount Pleasant Winery
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Opposite page: Adam navy &
white romper, $295 at Ashbys.
Burberry blue polka-dot scarf,
$68 at Town & County. Plaid
shirt, $7; White Members Only
jacket, $28, both at Vintage Vice.
Left: Yellow and red pocket
square, $22 at Town & County.
Rocketdog alley shoes, $42.95 at
Blackwells. Antonio Melani coral
wedge, $89 at Dillards. Matt &
Nat Bag, $284 at Staxx.
Vintage Canoe with Sail: For
sale, contact Ed and Lisa Stracke,
417-848-7840.
Below: Free People blue tank,
$98; Dolce Vita sandal, $60;
Orange scarf, $10; Kenneth Cole
earrings, $19.20, all at Dillards.
Eco grey boss V-neck, $26; Ben
Sherman zip-up, $89; In-Sight
plaid shorts, $58, all at Staxx.
Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star in
black, $39.99 at Dillards.
Bicycle for Two: Trek T-900,
$1,100 at A&B Cycle.
Models: Andrea Christy and
Bryan Pena
Opposite page: Lemon blouse with rufes, $289; Milley white
pants, $275; green silk scarf, $98, all at Harem & Company.
Cole Haan Genevieve wedge, $228; Calvin Klein The Dylan
pants, $78, both at Dillards. Stone ross button-down, $185 at
Blackwells.
Above: Gold bangle with rhinestones, $98; gold bangle with
pearls, $79; gold ring with light green stone, $169, all at
Harem & Company. White Sunglasses, $32 at Town & County.
Special thanks to Mary Lou & Ernest Braswell
for sharing their gardens with us.
Top: Bills khakis in green, $165; Mine stripe linen button-down, $98; Ted Baker orange tie, $89, all at Town &
County. B.B. Dakota dress, $86 at Staxx. Liz Claiborne necklace, $85; Michael Kors summer wedge, $98, both at
Dillards. Metal mesh clutch, $85; Gold clip-on earrings, $59, both at Harem & Company.
Opposite Page: Polo Golf argyle sweater, $185; AG Jeans, $168; IKE Behar purple button down, $165, all at Town
& County. Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star in black, $39.99 at Dillards. Kersh white tank, $25; Kersh yellow dress,
$42, both at Town & County. Ralph Lauren pearl earrings, $24 at Dillards. Rachel Michelle feather headband, $34;
Jackie Jewels white necklace, $52, both at Staxx. Tahari khaki and yellow belt, $98 at Harem & Company. Cole Haan
Genevieve Wedge, $228 at Dillards.
Vintage Reproduction Golf Cart: Provided by Ozark Golf Cars and Utilty Vehicles, 417-581-2644
Top left: Gold ring with purple and red stones, $159;
gold ring with black triangle stone, $179, both at Harem &
Company. Cole Haan small orange metallic handbag, $195
at Dillards. Brown wrap bracelet, $199 at Ashbys.
Rickshaw: Provided by Adam Ashlock
of GO-GREEN Pedicabs, 417-773-2068
summer
THIS MUCH WE KNOW IS TRUE: Its hot, the days are
longer, and we could all use a break from the everyday. Lucky
usthere are three months of summer ahead and plenty to
do in 417-land. And to help you t it all in to one season, weve
gathered 92 summer activities to keep the fun going every
day until the leaves turn. Plus, nd 11 ways to get wet (local
surng, anyone?), 12 entertaining ideas for rainy days (strap
on your roller skates) and 16 creative tips for free fun (go
ahead, bottle up those reies). So lather on some sunscreen
and step into your ip-ops: Things are about to heat up.
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ROLL
YOURSELF SILLY
Dim lights, loud music and a huge
slippery oor roller skating rinks
are the perfect recipe for fun on a
rainy day. Head over to Skateport
(3820 S. Glenstone Ave., Springeld,
417-887-9421), and strap on some
of those non-fashion-friendly brown
and orange roller skates for a chance
to enjoy some indoor entertain-
ment. In addition to skating around
and around and around, the kids
(or the grown-ups) can also enjoy
arcade games and grab a bite at the
snack bar at this roller rink.
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ESCAPE TO
THE GRAPE
Make it a weekend tour, and hit
six local wineries. Now thats
what we call bliss.
1. Le Cave Vineyards (6696
Jasmine Rd., Billings, 417-744-
4122, lecavevineyards.com)
Dont worry about fancy wine
lingo here. Te laid-back winery
hosts horseshoe tournaments
and pig roasts and was reno-
vated from an old dairy farm.
2. Mount Pleasant Winery
(3125 Green Mountain Dr.,
Branson, 417-336-9463, mount-
pleasant.com)
Te walls of Mount Pleasant are
lined by work from local artists
Sam Stang and Brian Hynes.
3. Oovvda Winery (5448 N.
Berry Ln., Springeld, 417-883-
4896, oovvda.com)
Satisfy your sweet tooth with
wines made from the estates
homegrown fruits. With names
like Cherry Tart Pie and Black
Raspberry, youll think youre
sampling desserts.
4. Stone Hill Winery (601 State
Hwy. 165, Branson, 800-926-
9463, stonehillwinery.com)
Sip your way through Stone
Hills six tasting rooms.
5. Whispering Oaks Winery
(520 Lucky Rd., Seymour, 417-
935-4103, whisperingoakswinery.
com)
Te family-owned winery has a
quaint picnic deck for sipping at
sundown. Or a post-wine nap.
6. White Rose Winery (13001
Journey Rd., Carthage, 417-359-
9253, whiterosebed-breakfast.
com)
Go aheaddrink another glass.
Te winerys sta loves to host
overnight guests at the bed and
breakfast and serve a full Irish
breakfast thatll cure anything.
)
CATCH AND
DONT RELEASE
Don your best waders and reel
in the catsh at Beaver Creek
PayLake (10936 Hwy. AF,
Mountain Grove, 417-453-6153,
beavercreekpaylake.com). For $3
plus $1.75 per pound of sh
you catch, visitors can sh all
day. If youve had enough mess
for one day, just ask the sta to
clean your catch for you ($1 per
sh). And for those whod rather
eat sh than catch it, Te Fish
Frylocated right on the lake
serves up sh fresh and more.
Meals are served picnic-style
with disposable plates, so diners
can feast on the outdoor gazebo.
)
GET HIGH
Take to the sky at
American Parasail (State Park
Marina, Hwy. 165, Branson, 417-
334-2628), and soar more than
200 feet above Table Rock Lake.
And dont worryyoure in
good hands. Captain Sam Sandt
has own parasailers all over
the world, including celebs like
Sammy Hagar and Stevie Won-
der. (Not in Branson, though.)
Te price is $79 per person, and
the company is certied to y
single, double or triple riders.
)
VIEW
ALFRESCO
Catch a free ick at
Founders Park (330 E
Water St., Springeld, 417-
864-1049) every Friday
and Saturday night from
July 10 through August
29. A few classic movies
are sprinkled in with the
newer releases. PG- and
G-rated movies are shown
on Friday Family Nights,
and PG-13 movies are
shown on Saturday Date
Nights. Make sure to
bring a blanket or lawn
chair, or youll end up
snuggling up on the concrete. (Free tickets available at Busch Municipal
Building, Mediacom Ice Park, Chestereld and Doling Family Centers and
the Mediacom o ces. Otherwise, its $5 at the gate.)
BRAVE
THE RAPIDS
Add a rush of excitement to your
summer days by taking a foat trip.
There's something about packing
yourself in a small aluminum canoe
and foating miles downstream that
gets your blood pumping, no matter
how quick the current. Here are a few
nearby foating options.
PARTY RIVER
lf your idea of a foat trip equates to a
weekend of sipping adult beverages
as you casually paddle along, check
out the Niangua River. You can rent a
canoe at the Niangua River Oasis
(171 NRO Rd., Lebanon, 417-532-
6333), and you can even plan to
camp there, which we hear usually
turns into quite the affair.
LAZY RIVER
The North Fork of the White River is
classifed as a class l/class ll river,
which means some areas consist of
smooth, fat water and other spots
have a slightly quicker current and
small rapids. lt's a great river to take
the family to. Pick up a couple of
canoes at Twin Bridges Canoe
& Campground Inc. (HC64, Box
2300, West Plains, 417-256-7507)
and get paddling.
SERIOUS FLOAT RIVER
lf you're looking for the fast-paced,
kinda-challenging type of canoeing
experience, you'll want to venture a
little outside of 417-land and check
out the north portion of the Buffalo
River. You can rent your ride at Lost
Valley Canoe (Ponca, Arkansas,
870-861-5522).
)
RENT SOME FUN
If you feel a tinge of jealousy every time your co-workers
mention the fun they had with their wave runners and pontoons
last weekend, you might consider renting some toys of your own.
Wave runners, speed boats and pontoons are available to rent at
most marinas, including: Table Rock State Marina, 380 State Park
Drive, Branson, 417-334-3069. Beaver Creek Marina, Beaver Creek
Drive, Kissee Mills, 417-546-5121. Scottys Trout Dock, 395 North
Lakefront, Branson. 417-334-4288.
)
GET YOUR
WADDLE ON
Ride Te Ducks starts on land
then splashes into Table Rock
Lake or Lake Taneycomo on
two 70-minute tours. (2320
W. Highway 76, Branson at the
Branson Landing, bransonducks.
com, 1-877-887-8225)
)
BE ON THE BALL
Give MJ a run for his mon-
ey by starting a game of pick-up
basketball (or just Horse). Weve
found a few Springeld places to
prove your game:
Fassnight Park (S. Campbell
Ave. and Meadowmere St., Spring-
eld)
Glenwood Park (451 N. Cedar-
brook Ave., Springeld)
Hartman Park (4001 S. Hemlock
Ave., Springeld)
Hawthorn Park (815 S. Market
St., Springeld)
Meador Park (2500 S. Fremont
Ave., Springeld)
)
HANG TEN
You dont have to travel to
the coast to test out your surng
skills. The Republic Aquatic
Center (711 E. Miller Rd., Repub-
lic, 417-732-3344, republicmo.
com) is home to Te Flowrider, a
ride which has been nicknamed
Te Huna by locals. Te outdoor
ride simulates a stationary
wave that dares any riders best
weight-balancing moves. Te
wave travels approximately 30
mph and presents challenges
typical to skateboarding and
wakeboarding, and riders take on
the wave atop owboards, which
are similar to wakeboards. Te
center is open daily until Labor
Day, and cost is $5 per person
to enter, plus $2 more for Te
Huna.
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BELT IT OUT
Doing karaoke at a
Springeld bar may not make
you the next American Idol, but
it will give you the chance to
sing your heart out in front of
a crowd. Belt out your favorite
tunes at many 417-land bars,
including: My Place (1211 W.
Battleeld St., Springeld); and
Bugsy Malones (400 South
Ave., Springeld).
CAVE IN
We weren't named The Cave State for nothing. Here are just two of the many
cool underground spots in southwest Missouri. Bransons Marvel Cave in-
side Silver Dollar City (399 Indian Point Rd., Branson, 417-338-8220) has as
much glitz and glamour as the town itself, and the tour is always packed with
eager cavers (and bats, we may addj. lf a showy cave tour isn't the way you
like to explore the underground, set out to hike the less-crowded Crystal
Cave (7225 N. Crystal Cave Ln., Springeld, 417-883-9599). The cave has
fossilized crinoids (ancient marine animalsj embedded into walls of chert.
)
GET LOST
AT BASS PRO
Grab some fudge at the small
snack shack before wandering
down to let the kids peek at the
live turtles. Have a scavenger
hunt with the stued animals, or
play the target-shooting game.
Finish o the day with a trip to
Hemingways Blue Water Cafe
to nosh on some all-you-can-eat
crab legs. Its a shopping trip the
whole fam can get into. Bass
Pro Shops, 1935 S. Campbell
Ave., Springeld. 417-887-7334;
1 Bass Pro Dr, Branson, 417-243-
5200, basspro.com
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TAKE A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
Grab the kids, and head over to the zoo for an outdoor, up-close
wildlife experience. View animals from all around the world, including
Asian elephants, tigers and primates. You can even feed the giraes
from an elevated feeding deck. Info on summer events, including Pan-
cakes in the Park, are available online. Te zoo costs $7 for adults and
$5 for children ages 3 to 12. Dickerson Park Zoo, 1401 W. Norton Rd.,
Springeld. Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, rain or shine. For more information
visit dickersonparkzoo.org, or call 417-864-1800.
)
PACK A PICUHNIC
Pack your own basket of goodies for a lunch out in the open.
Check out the North Fork Recreation Area 16 miles west of West Plains
for ample places to lay down the checkered cloth. If you dont feel
like throwing together your own PB&Js, stock up on goodies at Price
Cutter Pluss Battleeld location. Chef James Clary has added a slew of
pre-made dishes to the stores repertoire, and theyre all to-go-able.
)
LIGHT UP THE SKY
Grab a blanket and a few
snacks to eat while you stare
at the sky and watch reworks
explode on Fourth of July.
Visit 417mag.com for a few spots
where you can catch reworks.
DIP YOUR OARS
Relish the smooth glide of your
oars slicing through the water
as sunlight dapples the nearby
trees. The Ozark Mountain
Paddlers lead kayaking trips all
over 417-land and beyond, but
there are also some local places
to foat on your own. Lake
Springfeld Park is open from
sunrise to sunset and includes
a canoe- and kayak-launching
area into Lake Springfeld. Don't
own a kayak? Not to worry. The
Lake Spr|nge|d Boathouse
and Marina rents them out.
Canoe and kayak rental, 8 a.m. to
one hour prior to sunset. $8 per
hour, $25 half day, $45 full day.
Lake Springeld Boathouse and
Marina, 2312 E. Lake Springeld
Park Road, Springeld. 417-891-
1550, parkboard.org.
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ROCK OUT,
OUTSIDE
Every Wednesday during the
months of May, June and July,
you can see live lunchtime
shows at Founders Park. Con-
certs start at noon, so pack a
brown bag and call it your lunch
hour when you head to the park
to see local bands and perfor-
mance groups. Founders Park,
330 E. Water St., Springeld,
417-864-1049.
)
OM ON OVER
If you havent jumped on
the yoga bandwagon yet, summer
is the best time to start. Outdoor
yoga classes for all skill levels at
Dynamic Body (1110 E. Republic
Rd., Suite 108, Springeld, 417-
883-4047) stretch your mind and
body underneath the warm rays
of the sun.
)
TOSS IN A WIN
Add some competition
to the traditional Frisbee toss
with a game of disc golf. Te
game is similar to traditional
golf, but the golf balls and clubs
are swapped for a ying disc.
Each hole gives competitors a
chance to throw the disc into a
target area, which is most-often
an elevated metal basket. Te
goal is to land the disc in the
basket, and the fewer number of
throws it takes, the better. Its
free to play at the spots listed
below, and you can nd more
local courses at discgolfmon-
key.com. Tom Watkins Disc
Golf Course (2015 W. High
St., Springeld); Oak Grove
Park (1538 S. Oak Grove Ave.,
Springeld)
)
DIG IN DIRT
Stop staring jealously
at your neighbors garden, and
plant one yourself. Learn a few
tips at Fall Into Gardening,
hosted by the Master Garden-
ers on August 8. Call 417-862-
9284 to register.
)
TAKE A STROLL
Explore the Mizumoto
Japanese Stroll Garden, a 7.5-
acre hidden jewel right here
in Springeld. Tere are many
plants, trees, lakes and Japanese
lanterns, plus a waterfall,
traditional Japanese tea house
and a 13-tier Japanese pagoda.
Nathanael Greene Park,
2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springeld.
Tickets are $3 for adults. Ages
12 and younger are free. Open 9
a.m. to 7:30 p.m. every day except
Tuesday and Wednesday. For more
information call the ticket booth
at 417-891-1654.
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VISIT A
FLUTTER FEST
Te Greater Ozarks Buttery
Festival at Springelds new
buttery house features species
of buttery native to the area.
Also see host plants, caterpil-
lars, buttery eggs, chrysalides
and gardening information for
attracting butteries. Free, July
10-12, Close Memorial Park,
2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springeld.
)
FEEL THE BEAT ON THE LANDING
Branson Landing hosts a slew of musical entertain-
ment all summer long. For free. Take that, economy. Find
a schedule of shows (including Big Smith and Te Mark
Chapman Band) online at bransonlanding.com.
MAGGIE COURTNEY
THUNDERATION:
tame, kind of scary, super-scary
slow, kind of fast, super-fast
not a fan, it was okay, loved it!
Ranking: Favorite ride.
Best part: Going down the giant hill.
BARN SWING:
Best part: Looking down from the
highest peak.
In her own words: lt's my new
second favorite!"
POWDER KEG:
Best part: The initial take-off.
In her own words: Next time Im
going to try the back row!" (After
riding in the front row.j
TOBIN GRINDER
AMERICAN PLUNGE:
Ranking: Favorite ride
Best part: Getting wet on the way
down.
GRANDFATHERS MANSION:
Best part: Lying on the bed in the
crooked room and trying to get up.
In his own words: lt even smells
like an old house!"
FIRE IN THE HOLE:
Best part: The animatronic guy
who gets caught in his long johns.
KIDRATED THRILLS
We get a lot from Silver Dollar City: plenty of games, lots of interest-
ing food choices (Frisbee-sized cookies, anyone?) and, of course,
plenty of rides. We took two adventurous kids to SDC (7-year-olds
Tobin Grinder and Maggie Courtney) and let them loose among the
rides. Heres how they rated the thrills.
25.
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GET WET
INDOORS
Indoor water parks are sure to
keep the kids splashing and
smiling, no matter what the
weather is outside. The Grand
Country Inn resort (1945 W. 76
Country Blvd., Branson, 417-335-
3535, grandcountry.com) is home
to Splash Country, an indoor/
outdoor water park with a three-
level tree house and a lazy river,
among other things. Also, guests
of the Welk Resort (1984 State
Hwy. 165, Branson, 417-336-
3575, welkbranson.com) can enjoy
the resorts Splash-A-Torium, an
indoor/outdoor water park with
a 100-foot waterslide and more.
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BECOME A
LOCAVORE
If you havent yet, visit your
local farmers market already!
Springeld has 417-lands big-
gest, the Greater Springeld
Farmers Market, with more
than 90 vendors from 11 coun-
ties (located in the northeast
parking lot of Battleeld Mall).
June is the best time to stock up
on fresh produce: blueberries,
strawberries, grapes, blackber-
ries, peaches, carrots, tomatoes
and peppers are ripe for the
buying. Baked goods are always
available, along with fresh eggs,
milk and frozen meat.
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DIVE
INTO FUN
Head to White Water on
Saturday, June 20, for
Splash Down to Summer,
sponsored by 417 Magazine
and GO Magazine. Te fun
starts at 3 p.m., and attend-
ees can stay until 9:30 p.m.
(more than two hours after the parks guests leave for the day). Terell
be entertainment from the band Pearl, fun-lled games, a tropical-
themed barbecue, exclusive ride time and the a plunge in the gargantuan
500,000-gallon surf quake pool. Te event is a fundraiser for the Silver
Dollar City Foundation. White Water, 3505 W. Highway 76, Branson.
Admission is $10 for kids (ages 4 to 11) and season pass holders and $15 for
everyone else. Text 417MAG to 74700 to receive special event price.
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CAMP IN
YOUR YARD
You dont need a riverfront
view or a tree-lled forest to go
camping. Fill up some canteens,
grab a few sleeping bags and
have the kids follow you out the
back door to camp in your own
yard (no tent fees required). En-
joy some parent-child bonding
time by teaching your kids how
to pitch a tent, and try roasting
hotdogs over the barbecue
pit for the ultimate camp-like
experience. Dim the ash lights,
and share scary stories to nish
the night with a spooky touch.
(Just dont scare the kids so
much that they parade into the
house.)
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CAPTURE
CRAWDADS
Kick o your shoes, roll up
your blue jeans, and grab a
bucket. Were sending you on a
craysh-catching mission. More
commonly known as crawdads,
these little guys can be caught in
most of our local streams, and
we hear many shallow banks
of the Finley River are loaded
with them. (Try checking under
big rocks.) Leave the rods and
reels at home; all you need is
your hands to catch them. Te
only requirement is a Missouri
shing license for anyone older
than age 16.
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PARK IT
Fun, low-key and free: Is
there anything better on a lazy
summer Sunday than some time
in a park? Tere are countless
parks of all varieties in 417-
land. To name just one, Phelps
Grove Park (950 E. Bennett St.,
Springeld, 417-864-1049) has
eight tennis courts, a baseball
eld, plenty of picnic tables and
grills, a walking trail and lots of
playground equipment. You can
make a whole day of it.
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GET ON YOUR BIKE AND RIDE
With more than 60 miles of trails, the Ozark Greenways oer two-
wheeled fun for the whole family. So jump on your bike, go at your own
pace and enjoy the summer air. Ozark Greenways is a nonprot member-
ship-based organization dependent on public support. For more informa-
tion or to get involved, visit ozarkgreenways.org or call 417-864-2015.
SPY ON THE FAUNA
lf you'd like to expand your repertoire of birds, consider
joining the Greater Ozarks Audubon Society on one of
its bird-watching hikes. The society has scheduled a
local, Springfeld- and Willard-area hike to look for the
gaudily-colored painted bunting on June 6. Make sure
to bring some comfortable shoes and your binoculars.
lf you don't have any, never fear. The society has some
pairs to loan. Free, 8 a.m. to noon, meet at Reming-
tons, 1655 W. Republic Rd., Springeld, 417-887-0261
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SEE KID ROCK
Take the kids to see Rock U Mentally. Started by Bucky Heard, this local groups music touches on environmen-
tal and social issues that kids can relate to. Te group is performing a show this summer similar to the old-time one-
hour variety shows. It includes costumed characters, a mad scientist, multimedia animation and rock videos. It runs
every weekend from July 16 to August 15 on Tursday, Friday and Saturday. $15 adults, $10 kids. Group rates available.
Dick Clarks American Bandstand Theater, 1610 W. State Highway 76, Branson, 417-294-5183, rockumentally.com
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WALK THE
WALK
Summers warm nights are a
great time to visit First Friday
Art Walk. Jump from gallery to
gallery in downtown Springeld
to check out painting, photog-
raphy, sculpture, glasswork and
much more. Art Walks are free
and take place on the rst Friday
of every month in downtown
Springeld from 6 to 10 p.m. Visit
aw.org for more information.
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BURN RUBBER
(OR SEE IT HAPPEN)
Head out and see some live
racing action. The Ozark
Raceway Park (8519 State Hwy.
U, Rogersville, 417-738-2222,
ozarkracewaypark.com) has drag
races most Friday and Saturday
nights. Cost is $10 for specta-
tors, or you can run your own
car down the quarter-mile stretch
for $15. Te MO-KAN Dragway
(30753 Baseline Blvd., Asbury,
417-642-5599, mokandragway.
com) has Friday Fun Drags every
Friday night. If you prefer dirt
to asphalt, check out a dirt track
race at the Midway Speedway
(2230 Hwy. B, Lebanon, lebanon-
midwayspeedway.com).
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OGLE THE
CHROME
Come hang out with Dad on
Fathers Day weekend at Area
57 for the Rods and Relics Rod
Run, featuring about 150 cars
and trucks from the year 1949
or before. Free, June 19-21.
Times are TBA. Area 57, 1610
W. Highway 76, Branson, are-
a57events.com.
GRAB SOME AIR
Watch the world foat away as you
drift toward the clouds in a hot air
balloon at sunrise or sunset. lt costs
$225 per person and is, for obvious
reasons, a fair-weather-only activity.
BalloonSport USA, Springeld.
417-865-0800, balloonsportusa.com.
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CURTAIN CALL
Tents plus culture equal
Missouri State's Tent Theatre.
This year, see Altar Boyz, The
Miss Firecracker Contest and
Joseph and the Amazing Techni-
color Dreamcoat. Visit 417mag.
com for show descriptions and
ticket info.
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TRAVEL
BACK IN TIME
When rain gets you down,
arcade games at 1984 can pick
you right back up. Tere are
about 60 video games (such as
Galaga, Ms. Pacman and Star
Wars) and six pinball machines,
plus 80s music to make you feel
like youve stepped into a time
warp. Walnut Street and Jeerson
Avenue, Springeld,
1984arcade.com, 417-831-3665.
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FIRE OFF A FEW ROUNDS
Te Ozark Shooters Club is a complete shotgun-shooting
facility. If you dont own a gun, no problem. Te club rents out
guns and ammunition. It works a little like a country club. Tere
are memberships available, but the general public can also come
in to shoot. Te complex includes 45 acres of woods and rolling
hills. Tere are three sporting clay courses, three trap elds, two
skeet elds and three wobble traps. A womens handgun clinic is
oered June 13, and you can call for more details. Ozark Shoot-
ers Sports Complex, 759 U.S. Hwy 65, Walnut Shade, 417-443-
3093.
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GIVE THE
A/C A BREAK!
Switch o that A/C on a mild
summer night, and open the
windows wide. Whether its
game night, movie night, or
night-night, your body will
appreciate the fresh air. And
dont be afraid to pretend youre
living in the old days more
frequently. Tis will save you
money and energy and help the
planet, all while giving you that
breezy, beachy-home feel.
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FEED YOUR
SWEET TOOTH
Sweet Cheeks Candy, a
nostalgic gem of a candy shop,
is a tasty outing for anyone aged
1 to 90. You can buy 5-cent can-
dies and 8-inch suckers, get your
face painted or learn to play
chess. Go in bitter, come out
sweet. Sweet Cheeks Candy, 205
West Church St., Ozark (417-299-
0122), sweetcheekscandys.com.
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THROW SOME
PAINT
For thrill-seekers who want to
get dirty, get strategic and get
a ag, paintball ts the bill. Its
great for a group. (Getting hit
stings a bit, so be wear clothes
with good skin coverage.) $15
per person, includes mask, paint-
ball gun, air and 100 paintballs.
Paint Games Plus, 345 N.
Karnage Lane, Springeld. 417-
866-8801, paintgamesplus.com.
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INVEST IN SOME OLDFASHIONED
RETAIL THERAPY
Get some fresh air and shop in a town square this summer.
Downtown Ozark has several shops (like the Persimmon Tree) and
restaurants (like Pappas Style Kitchen). Browse for some new reads
at Tird Street Books or have a bite to eat at the Spring Creek Tea
Room. In Bolivar, you can nd TM Clothing Company, Country
Hearth & Tea Garden (shop and tea room combo) and Bogarts, a
new soup-and-sandwich shop where you can hear jazz on Friday
nights. West Plains old Court Square has a variety of antique
shops, lunch spots and old-fashioned charm.
SAMPLE THE
CORNDOG
SELECTION
The Ozark Empire Fair
is a yearly tradition that
includes scarfng down a
piping hot, mustard- and
ketchup-striped corndog.
Wash it down with one of
those icy-cold jugs of
A & W root beer, and you
have a meal ft for the
queen of the fair. Oh, and
don't forget the rides,
games and concerts, too,
July 31 through August 9.
Ozark Empire Fair, 3001
N. Grant Ave., Springeld.
417-883-2660, ozarkem-
pirefair.com.
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TAKE A SWING
Spend some time with
your little slugger at the bat-
ting cages. Extra Innings has
year-round indoor and outdoor
softball- and baseball-training
facilities. Tere are six indoor
hitting tunnels, pitching tunnels
and softball batting tunnels.
Hitting tunnels are available for
a half hour for $15 or an hour
for $25. Extra Innings, 1900
W. Sunset St., B-100, Springeld.
417-881-2920, extrainnings-
springeld.com
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GO NATIVE
Take a quick road trip
to the land beyond southwest
Missouri. Tere are plenty
of driveable cities nearby,
but heading south to Eureka
Springs will be an artsy experi-
ence. Te hilly town is packed
with B & Bs, art galleries, good
eats and a whole bunch of sum-
mertime events. For the crafty
part of you, visit in time for the
annual Native American Pow
Wow at the Turpentine Creek
Wildlife Refuge. Its a weekend
of funky crafts, native dancing,
talented artists and wildlife
exhibits. Proceeds help to build
natural habitats for the big cats
at the refuge. $5 day, $10 week-
end. June 1921. Turpentine
Creek Wildlife Refuge, 239
Turpentine Creek Lane, Eureka
Springs, Arkansas, 479-253-
5841, turpentinecreek.org.
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DINE IN
SUNSHINE
Take advantage of great patio
space and great weather next
time you dine out.
TOUCH RESTAURANT
417-823-8383
Touch has two patio dining
areas-a lounge area downstairs
and a larger outdoor area up-
stairs. They are great for a drink
and app (bacon-wrapped dates,
anyone?j or a full meal.
RIAD GREEK CUISINE
105 Park Central Sq., Springeld,
417-866-1151
The patio at Riad's downtown
location was recently expanded,
and the Greek eatery is now
home to one of the largest out-
door dining spaces downtown.
SAN FRANCISCO OVEN
417-881-3033
The San Francisco Oven on East
Republic Road has a great patio
space on the rooftop. At night,
the lit buildings and busy streets
below add beautiful scenery,
and youll almost feel like youre
dining out in a big city (San Fran-
cisco, perhaps?j.
GALLOWAY STATION
4211 S. Lone Pine Ave., Spring-
eld, 417-890-1626
Galloway Station's laid-back
outdoor dining area has picnic
table-style seating and green sur-
roundings. lt's located along the
Galloway Creek Ozark Greenway
Trail, and you'll often see a few
bikers or runners pass by on nice
days.
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ROAST YOUR
DESSERT
Next time you re up the grill
for dinner, forgo a costly trip
to the ice cream shop and roast
some marshmallows over the
barbecue pit instead. Trust us,
this is a kid-approved dessert.
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FRESHEN UP
YOUR MEAL
In season, you can pick blueber-
ries, blackberries, raspberries
and black raspberries at Sun-
shine Valley Farm(8125 A.D.
Hwy., Rogersville, 417-753-2698,
sunshinevalleyfarm.com). You
can also pick blueberries at The
Blueberry Patch (986 Crosstie
Rd., Seymour, 417-935-4178).
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SWIM WITHOUT SUN
Rather than using a rainy day as the perfect excuse to skip your
exercise routine, head over to the Chestere|d Aquat|c Center (2511
W. Republic Rd., Springeld, 417-891-1616) and take advantage of the
centers indoor pool. While you swim o some calories in one of the
pools three 25-yard lap lanes, the kids will enjoy sliding down the giant,
winding red water slide and plunging into the swim area.
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CATCH
YOUR SUPPER
Southwest Missouri has some
of the best y shing around,
whether youre a beginner or a
seasoned pro.
tRIVER OF LIFE FARM
Tis outtter is on the North
Fork River near Dora. Newbies,
let one of the experienced
guides help you out. A guided
day of shing is $250$350,
and the fee includes boats,
shuttles and a lunch cooked on
the river. River of Life Farm,
RR1 Box 4535, Dora, 417-261-
7777, riveroifefarm.com
tRIVER RUN OUTFITTERS
Tis Lake Taneycomo spot of-
fers two-day y shing schools
that include a half day in a
classroom, followed by a day
and a half on the water. River
Run Outtters, 2626 State
Highway 165, Branson, 417-332-
0460, riverrunouttters.com.
t CRANE CREEK
Tis little river near Crane has
nearly three miles of great y
shing. Te creek was stocked
once in 1890 with the rare
McCloud strain of Rainbow
Trout. Te sh have grown and
spawned in the wild since that
time. Only ies or articial
lures may be used, and the
limit is one sh 18-inches or
longer. Follow Missouri 413
north of Crane. Watch for sign
on left just outside of town.
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HELP FIDO MAKE
SOME FRIENDS
Rescue your pooch from your
conned backyard, and take
him to Cruse Dog Park (2100
W. Catalpa St., Springeld, park-
board.org). All dogs are allowed
to run leash-free in the fenced
in, six-acre area created for
mans best friend.
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PEDAL
REALLY FAST
Add a whole new thrill to
your kids favorite hobby by
taking them to Spokes BMX
Raceway (2550 W. Bennett
St., Springeld, 417-831-6060,
spokesbmx.com) to race other
youngsters-on-wheels on a
1,100-foot dirt track.
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LET YOUR
MIND WANDER
Tis summer is the last chance
to see 50 exhibits at Te Discov-
ery Center from the Exploratori-
um Science Center in California,
which will be here until August.
Tey focus on bridges, light,
mirrors, reection and rotation.
Discovery Center, 438 E. St.
Louis St., Springeld. For more
information visit discoverycenter.
org or call 417-862-9910.
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BUILD
SOMETHING
Want your kids to try working
with their hands? Home Depot
and Lowes host free building
workshops for kids. Contact
your nearest Home Depot and
Lowes for class times.
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FIRE UP
THE GRILL
One word comes to mind when
the sun is shining: barbecue.
You can get the grilling goods
and lots of supplies at Outdoor
Home, Outdoor Rooms by De-
sign and Maschinos, to name a
few barbecue hotspots (pardon
the pun.)
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GET SOAKED
Cool o at the bumper boats at Te Track Family Fun
Parks. Tree of their ve tracks oer bumper boats. Two of
those have Super Soaker bumper boats, which feature water
cannons, turning a traditional bumper boat ride into a strategic
water battle. For locations or more information visit bransontracks.
com or call 417-334-1612.
DANCE, DANCE
You want to get your dance on, and we know just the place to do it. We're
not talking night clubs. The more carefree dancing in the heat of the sum-
mer takes place at Jordan Valley Park (635 E. Tra cway, Springeld,
417-866-7444, ci.springeld.mo.us/jvp/), smack dab in the middle of the
fountain. lt's like the city's own sprinkler, but we see it as a stage.
HIT THE BEACH
TABLE ROCK LAKE:
Moonshine Beach
This is the only sand beach on Ta-
ble Rock Lake. Amenities include
a swimming area, boat launch,
restrooms, outdoor showers,
picnic shelters and a playground.
lt's family-friendly, so blow up your
beach balls and take Highway
165 from Branson to Table Rock
Dam. The park is just north of the
dam. $4 per car. Gates close at 9
p.m. Moonshine Beach Recreation
Area, 3778 South Highway 165,
Branson, 417-335-8383.
LAKE TANEYCOMO:
Rockaway Beach Public
Beach
This beach got a fresh load of
sand recently, and it's just waiting
for some sandcastles. There's a
swimming area and a boat dock.
Restrooms and a basketball court
are also available. The beach is
located in a grassy, park-like area
perfect for family gatherings or
a romantic picnic. lf you're into
foating, Galloway Beach Outftters
is located right across the street.
Free. Open at all times. Rockaway
Beach, 417-561-4280.
BULL SHOALS LAKE:
Theodosia
The rugged terrain around Bull
Shoals doesn't offer a wealth of
sandy beaches, but it does offer
plenty of places to explore. The
Theodosia beach area has a boat
ramp and designated swimming
area, plus an on-site restaurant
and lodging. $1 per day, per per-
son. Lake Road 160-25, Theodo-
sia, 417-273-4444.
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WASH YOUR RIDE
Rain in the seven-day
forecast is no excuse for not
washing your car. Make an
afternoon of it by pulling out
the water hose, having the kids
pull on their swimsuits and
letting them scrub away some
of the dirt. Teyll like the idea
of playing in the hose, and
youll get some free help with
your dreaded task. Plus, good
old-fashioned elbow grease
works far better than most car
washes, and youll save yourself
a whole lot of quarters.
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HIT THE BOOKS
Pop into your local library and ask about summer programming
options. Te SpringeldGreene County Library system has lots to do,
and most of it is free. Te Dewey Decimal Stomp teaches kids that any
household item can be a musical instrument (lucky parents!), while the
Magic of Creativity takes kids on a tour of the library, complete with a
special visitor from the magicians hat. Other classes involve science,
magic story telling and lots of imagination. Spr|nge|d-Greene County
Library District, 417-883-5341, thelibrary.org.
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CACHE IT IN
Geocaching is basically an advanced version of hide and seek
except its much harder. Participants hide cachesoften trinkets or
coinsand search for other caches using a series of clues and a GPS
system. Geocachers often compete to hide the most creative or clever
caches, and it can take searchers many hours or even days to nd a
cache, whether hidden carefully in the middle of a city or lining the
Frisco Highline Trail. Geocaching is often enjoyed as a group, so join
the Ozark Mountain Geocachers to take part in weekly searches, break-
fast meetings and roadside cleanups. Just send an e-mail to ozmtngeo-
cachers@yahoogroups.com, and ask to receive info on upcoming events.
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ADVENTURE-
LAND
If youre tired of running the same
5Ks or fun runs, take your racing
skills up a notch with a downtown
race designed to exercise your body
and mind. Te Ozarks Multi-
sport Club is hosting an urban
adventuring race this summer.
(Date is TBA, but you can get info
by calling 417-890-7200 or visit-
ing startingblockonline.com and
ozarksmultisportclub.org.) Teams
of two to ve people are let loose
with maps downtown. Using a set
of clues, they nd as many check-
points as possible. And afterward?
Post-race pizza party!
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GO FLY A KITE
Grab your kite, and let it y high on a windy day. Find a wide-
open eld at any of your local parks (but we can recommend lots of open
spaces to run and y at Nathanael Greene Park in Springeld). Natha-
nael Greene Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave., Springeld.
DRIVE IN
CIRCLES
Is your 10-year-old dying to get
behind the wheel already? The
Track Family Fun Parks (various
locations along Hwy. 76, branson-
tracks.comj has several go-kart
tracks, including the four-story,
1,440-foot Wild Woody at Track 3,
fully-equipped with one full spiral
and two mini spirals. Track 5 is
home to The Lumberjack, a three-
story, 1,186-foot track that boasts
two full spirals and one blind peak.
There are also kiddie and rookie
go-karts for youngsters.
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SLEEP UNDER THE STARS
Summer is the perfect time to get acquainted with the great
outdoors. And we dont mean spending the day lying by the pool, we
mean spending the day hiking, swimming in fresh water and sleeping
on the ground. Leave the RV at home, pile the kids in the car, and head
to Roaring River State Park Campgrounds (12716 Farm Rd. 2239,
Cassville, 417-847-2539). Teres nearby trout shing, well-developed
hiking trails and eagle watching, so youll have plenty of chances to
spend some quality time with Mother Nature.
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KNOCK DOWN
SOME PINS
You can nd bowling alleys
all over in 417-land. Its the
classic fun activity for families
(cmon, Dad, show the kids
your technique) and great
for a rainy day. Check out
Battleeld Lanes for a good
strike. 1127 E. Battleeld St.,
Springeld, 417-883-1234,
battleeldlanes.com.
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TAKE A HIKE
George Washington Carver wasnt only known for peanut butter. He was an avid fan of nature, and his namesake park, George Washington
Carver Park, (5646 Carver Rd., Diamond, Missouri, 417-325-4151), is a great place for a leisurely hike. Te quaint -mile trail might be short, but park
guides advise taking time to stroll through the vegetation and trees surrounding the trail. Hikers will also amble by a preCivil War cemetery.
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GET LOST IN DICKS OLDTIME 5 & 10
Visiting this dime store is a must on any trip to Branson.
Explore more than 50,000 items with the widest variety youll ever
see: from skivvies and candy to hardware and houseware. Located in
historic Branson at the corner of Main and Commercial Streets.
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HOP ON A CHOPPER
Chopper Charter Branson oers scenic helicopter tours of Branson
hot spots, charter services and the newest feature: dinner ights that
provide transportation to Branson-area restaurants. Also, this summer try
the I Fly Helicopter Experience, where you learn to y. Prices are $40220.
Taney County Airport. 469 Blue Sky Lane, Hollister, 417-332-1545.
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SEEK MUSIC
If your little angel is
about to drive you to bedlam,
consider enrolling him or her in
Camp Rock, a summer program
at Springeld Music. Kids learn
to play with a real band on
stage and record their own mu-
sic videos. Camps are one week
and scheduled throughout
June and July. $349, Spring-
e|d Mus|c, 3100 S. Fremont
Ave., Springeld. 417-881-1373,
springeld-music.com.
LIGHTEN
UP YOUR
EVENING
Want to give your kids a
free night of fun? Grab a re-
cycled glass jar, poke some
holes in the lid and head
out to catch frefies. Dusk
is the perfect time to start
searching for these insects,
and you can even start
a competition. Free the
glowing insects afterwards,
unless you like the idea of a
neon-bug nightlight.
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FEEL AN ICEBERG
Walk through a scaled-
down Titanic to view more than
400 personal and private artifacts
on display. Learn the fate of a real
guest or crew member through a
boarding pass, and touch a wall of
ice. Visit for the Fathers Day Boat
Show June 2021 to check out Bass
Pro Shops Tracker Boat Center
boats displayed in Titanics parking
lot from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day.
3235 76 Country Blvd. & Hwy. 165,
417-334-9500, titanicbranson.com.
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CHOOSE SIDES IN THE CONE WARS
Te debate is relentless: Andys Frozen Custard
vs. Pineapple Whip. No matter your favorite, theres no
denying these vendors dominate the world of frozen treats.
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DRIVE-IN
Whether youre looking
for cuddle time with someone
special or something dierent
to do with the kids, a trip to a
drive-in theater is a ton of fun.
Pack up lawn chairs, blankets
and a battery-operated radio,
and head to Seymours Owen
Drive-In (1 Owen Dr., Seymour,
417-935-2232) for new block-
busters under the stars. Cost
is $5 per person. If you head to
the Sunset Drive-In Theatre
(1601 E. Church St., Aurora), you
can bring along your own grill
and barbecue your movie-time
eats to save some serious dough
on concessions. Admission is $6
per person.
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FEED SOME
QUACKERS
People ock to Springelds
Sequiota Park, and not just for the
trails and cave. Teres a charm-
ing lake, too. Take your little ones
or Fido and a loaf of bread to feed
the friendly geese and ducks that
waddle alongside. Sequiota Park,
3500 S. Lone Pine Ave., Springeld.
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TAKE A PONY RIDE
If you have a horse, you can go trail riding at Busiek State Park in
Christian County. Located just o U.S. 65, the park has a beautiful spot where two
streams meet in the forest. More than 18 miles of scenery will keep you and your
four-legged friend entertained, including beautiful hills, green bottomland and
picturesque brooks. Free, 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Located 18 miles south of Springeld in
Walnut Shade. 417-895-6880.
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FINISH LINE
Lace up your favorite sneakers, and get moving.
Teres a dierent 5K run each weekend this summer, and
most are supporting a great cause (and oering up free
T-shirts for runners). Races are scattered throughout 417-
land, so youre sure to nd one in your area.
Check out our great big list of races at 417mag.com.
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HIT THE LINKS
417-land has some of the best golf courses in the coun-
try, and its time to highlight them. Weve put together a nine-
hole, mix-and-match course for you with highlights from nine
courses. You can read about the potpourri online at 417mag.
com So print out the guide, take it along, and make your way
through the links during these hot summer days.
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BROWSE THE
BOOTHS
We love our fairs and festivals here in
417-land. Lucky us, there are lots of
them scattered through June, July and
August. Find a few favorites online at
417mag.com.
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PURGE YOURSELF
OF ALL YOUR JUNK
Be done with the cluttered closets and Grandmas pea-green
gravy boat. A garage sale is a great way to get rid of all of your
unused items and make a few extra bucks. Increase your chances
by checking with your local city hall to nd out if there are any
city-wide garage sale dates. License your sale for free through
the City of Springelds nance department by calling 417-864-
1617. Want to coordinate a big block sale? Visit 417mag.com
to nd out how.
LEARN TO BREATH UNDERWATER
lt's time you fnally learn what SCUBA stands for (self-contained underwa-
ter breathing apparatusj. Now, on to mastering the sport. Take classes at
Aquasports Scuba Center (5601 S. Campbell Ave., Springeld, 417-883-
5151, aquasports.ws/index.htm) and get certifed to dive before that upcom-
ing vacation. The best part? Heated pool. Sign us up. ($395 for a group
course, $495 for a semi-private course and $595 for private course.)
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TRADE YOUR
CUPPA JOE FOR
SOMETHING ICY
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER
FROZEN FRAPPE
Tis frozen delight tastes like
a frozen Reeses Peanut Butter
Cup. $3.75, Hebrews Coffee,
1604 E. Republic Rd., Springeld.
MANGO MANIA JET TEA
Tis refreshing blended drink
tastes like liquid fruit. $3.73,
MudHouse, 323 South Ave. #B,
Springeld.
MINT MOMMA
Tis refreshingly frozen thirst-
quencher tastes like a Tin Mint
cookie. Big Mommas, 217 E.
Commercial St., Springeld.
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JOIN A LEAGUE
Enjoy the outdoors, get
some exercise and bond with
your buds by joining a softball
or baseball league. Even if
youre not Albert Pujols, theres
a coed or mixed-league team
or tournament for your skill
level. Killian Sports Complex,
2141 E. Pythian St., Springeld,
417-837-5817. Cooper Sports
Complex, 2300-2700 E. Pythian
St., Springeld, 417-837-5806.
parkboard.org.
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ROOT, ROOT,
ROOT FOR
THE CARDINALS
Nu said. Head out to
Hammons Field to see your
Springeld Cardinals play and
make some memories with
your own little slugger. Tickets
are $623.50. Visit springeld-
cardinals.com for the schedule,
417-863-2143.
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GRAB YOUR
PUTTER
You dont have to have Tiger-
esque skills to enjoy a little putt
putt. Mini-golf locations in
417-land are fun for the whole
family. Fun Acre oers 18 holes
with obstacles to keep you chal-
lenged. Its also kept clean and
in good shape. (Fun Acre, 2500
S. Campbell Ave., Springeld,
417-889-1872) If youre in Bran-
son, just wander down the Strip
to nd mini-golf galore.
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GET BACK
TO NATURE
Te Nature Center has about
three miles of trails to hike
through 80 acres of land.
Teres also an aquarium with
native sh, a wildlife viewing
room, a nighttime display to
see nocturnal animals and a
cave exhibit. Free. Open daily.
Spr|nge|d Conservat|on Na-
ture Center, 4600 S. Chrisman
Ave. Springeld, 417-888-4237.
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PRACTICE YOUR
BACKHAND
Head out to Cooper Tennis
Complex. Tennis lessons start
at the beginning of each month
for both adults and kids. Also,
adult mixed doubles league is
occurring in July and August.
Cooper Tennis Complex,
1100 N. Hampton Ave., Spring-
eld. For more information call
417-837-5800.
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TREAT YOUR
TOOTSIES
Summer means two words: ip
ops. So invite a few friends
over, set out some emery
boards and bright polishes, and
get to work on those toes. Dont
want to do the pedicure work
yourself? Check out 417mag.
com for a list of local salons
where you can treat your feet.
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HAVE A CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
Instead of hanging around by the television, head to the Spring-
eld Art Museum for a couple of new exhibits this summer including
Watercolor USA (see p. 51 for more info). Children can participate in
summer art classes, also. Registration is through June 26. Spr|nge|d Art
Museum, 1111 E. Brookside Dr., Springeld, 417-837-5700.
You nominated almost 100 husbands, dads and friends
for our Hot Husbands competition, and we narrowed down
the playing eld by looking for men who are great dads, great husbands
and great members of our community (that means they give their time
generously). The 20 nalists are on these pages, but their fates are
up to you. So be sure to head to 417mag.com starting on June 1 to
cast your votes. There, you can read the nalists full Q&As and learn
how they are hot both inside and out. Voting will continue through June
29 at 5 p.m. After voting ends, stay tuned. The 10 nal winners will be
announced in the September 2009 issue of 417 Magazine.The Editors
PHOTOS BY EDWARD BIAMONTE
HOT
Husbands
417 Magazines
The Finalists
KIRK ELMQUIST, 40
Vice-President of Sales/Marketing for the
Springeld Cardinals
Why Hes Hot: Kirk has been involved in a huge
number of non-prot events and organizations,
such as emceeing the Steak and Steak dinner for
Boys and Girls Club or Eyes in Disguise for Te
Kitchen Inc. I have been given much in life, and I
was raised to always give back, he says.
NICK SANDERS, 36
Owner of TXK Technology and Avashare
Why Hes Hot: Nick donates his time as an auc-
tioneer to approximately 34 charity events annu-
ally. Im the clown in the front of the room telling
jokes that embarrass my wife and mother in-law,
he says. Hes also currently serving on the Devel-
opment Board of Springeld Catholic Schools.
TOM SATTAZAHN, 31
Contractor/Owner of Master
Handyman LLC
Why Hes Hot: Tom does a lot of vol-
unteer work through his church and par-
ticipates in Back to School Bash, which
provides backpacks and school supplies
for local kids.
TONY MATTEO, 37
Radio On-Air and Programming for
Alice 95.5
Why Hes Hot: Among other charity
work, Tony helps out Te Ozarks Food
Harvest through his radio stations part-
nership with it. Weve raised more than
a half-million dollars for OFH in my time
at Alice 95.5, he says.
TREVOR CRIST, 31
Insurance Agent for Nixon & Lindstrom and
Partner in Fedora Social House
Why Hes Hot: Trevor gives a lot of his
time to local organizations, such as the
Greater Ozarks chapter of the American
Red Cross. Hes also past president of
Rotaract Club of Springeld.
THE FINALISTS
HOT
Husbands
417 Magazines
PAUL LONG, 36
Owner of Paul Long Agency, LLC
Why Hes Hot: Paul is ultra-involved
in his hometown, from serving on the
Bolivar Rotary Club and Bolivar Area
Chamber of Commerce to volunteering
for Enterprises Unlimited (a sheltered
workshop for people with developmental
disabilities).
KEITH JAMES, 44
Business Owner, Simmons Beautyrest Gallery
Why Hes Hot: A cancer survivor him-
self, Keith volunteers for the American
Cancer Society and is involved with the
Relay for Life, the American Cancer Soci-
etys largest fundraiser. For Relay for Life
2008, his team raised close to $30,000.
JURIS SIMANIS, 39
Sports Medicine/Family Practice MD
Why Hes Hot: Juris is the volunteer
medical director for the Pleasant Hope
Emergency Medical Services and provided
volunteer medical coverage for many local
events, such as the annual YMCA Polar
Bear Run and the CMH Holiday Run.
ROBERT STEELE, 41
Pediatrician
Why Hes Hot: Robert has been a pro-
vider and collaborating physician for the
Child Advocacy Center, a board member for
Parenting Life Skills Center, medical consul-
tant for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and
the Chairman of the State Advisory Board
for Childhood Immunizations.
JOSEPH PASSANISE, 40
Criminal Defense Attorney
Why Hes Hot: Joseph is currently vol-
unteering his time to help not-for-prots
nd collaborative solutions in an eort to
increase their productivity without increas-
ing costs in a di cult economic climate. He
also sits on the board of the Parenting Life
Skills Center, among other eorts.
THE FINALISTS
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MICHAEL GARNER, 28
Vice President/Commercial Lending Ocer
(UMB Bank)
Why Hes Hot: Michael donates his time to
Rockn Ribs and Boys and Girls Town via his
Rotaract involvement. Hes also a regular donor
to the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks
and a board member for Big Brothers Big
Sisters.
CHRIS REYNOLDS, 27
CEO/Co-Owner, Intuitive Web Solutions
Why Hes Hot: Chris and his wife are a Big Cou-
ple to a 9-year-old boy through the Big Brothers Big
Sisters program. He keeps me young, Chris says.
Te couple wanted to be involved in an organiza-
tion that allowed them to use their experiences to
mentor a young person.
DAVID TAYLOR, 51
Advertising Agency Owner
Why Hes Hot: In addition to being
on the leadership team for his First &
Calvary Presbyterian Church Sunday
school class, David serves on the mar-
keting committee of Boys & Girls Clubs
of Springeld.
MATT KRAMER, 31
Buyer for Paul Mueller Company
Why Hes Hot: Matt, whose wife is a
teacher, spends both his time and his
money helping out her school district and
students. It is rewarding to be involved
in something that is so vital to many chil-
drens lives and can have a positive impact
on them that will last a lifetime, he says.
GRANT WISTROM, 32
Co-owner of Prudential Grand Lake Wistrom
Realty on Grand Lake in Grove, Oklahoma
Why Hes Hot: A former NFL defensive
end, Grant runs the Grant Wistrom Fam-
ily Foundation. Te organization helps
pediatric cancer patients by taking them
out of the hospital on fun outings.
HOT
Husbands
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THE FINALISTS
ANDREW BROWN, 35
Attorney
Why Hes Hot: Andy says that some of
his most rewarding experiences as an at-
torney have been as guardian ad litem for
abused and neglected children. Giving
them a voice in court, while not always
nancially lucrative, puts our day-to-day
hassles in perspective, he says.
SKIP MOTSENBOCKER, 40
Managing Director & Chief Marketing O cer
of SignalPoint Investment
Why Hes Hot: Skip is involved in organi-
zations that give back to the community, the
environment and children. Tose include
the Child Advocacy Center, United Way,
Partnership for Sustainability, Community
Foundation of the Ozarks and more.
MARC TAUAI, 31
Loan manager
Why Hes Hot: Marc spent six years in
the National Guard serving his community,
state and country. He says that he always
tries to be generous with his time through
volunteering, whether its helping friends,
family or a stranger.
JOEL DOEPKER, 40
Director of Public Relations and Communica-
tions, Ozarks Technical Community College
Why Hes Hot: Joel is the college repre-
sentative for the United Way of the Ozarks
Campaign Cabinet, where he works with
local colleges and universities to set up
fundraising eorts. He also provides public
relations support for the Autism Speaks or-
JOE DAUES, 46
News anchor on KSPR
Why Hes Hot: Joes is a familiar face at
charity events around the region. He has
volunteered his time as emcee, host or judge
at events for organizations such as the
American Heart Association, the Alzheim-
ers Association, the American Cancer Soci-
ety, MDA telethon, Te Kitchen and more.
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question is certainly easier to answer
than trying to list all the places where
Foster, a Nixa resident, has traveled in
his 24 years as a videographer. One look at his collection
of weathered, peeling passports stamped beyond recogni-
tion, and youd know that Foster is a serious traveler. Hes
been to ve continents, 49 out of the 50 United States and
more than 25 di erent countries (and hes been to many of
those countries several times). If a photo tells a thousand
words, then Foster has a full compendium of stories, and
then some.
Getting His Feet Wet
Foster fell into the world of television after receiving an
electronic media degree from Southwest Missouri State
University in 1984. After interning at Spring elds oldest
news station, KOZK, he got a job as a technical director at
KSPR, which wasnt even an a liate of a national broad-
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After cutting his teeth for a while, he jumped
ship to KY3, which allowed him the opportu-
nity to attend a National Press Photographers
Association workshop in Oklahoma, where he
developed his technique. Foster writes very
little, using mainly the interview and natural
sound. Im still a storyteller, he says. I let the
story tell itself instead of coming up with my
own words. After dening his technique, Fos-
ter truly fell in love with being a cameraman.
He was invited by local personality Joyce
Reed to join a station in Kansas City as a news
photographer. His work on a news special called
Crack Downdetailing the jobs of a street
narcotics unit and the battle against crack
cocaineearned him an Emmy in 1989. Its
great that a camera guy could win an Emmy on
his own, without a producer or a writer, says
Foster, who honed his taste for adventure while
riding with undercover cops and capturing
risky drug raids on lm.
Foster left his job in Kansas City to be the
video coordinator, and later the assistant man-
ager of the PR department, at St. Joseph Health
Center. His transition into corporate communi-
cations allowed him to build a solid freelancing
base. After ve years at St. Joseph, Foster was
oered a promotion to become the PR manager,
but he declined and left to focus solely on free-
lance work. It was a perfect way to transition
out of full-time and into freelance, says Foster,
who got his feet wet shooting for the Kansas
City Chiefs, the NCAA and the Big 8 (now the
Big 12). Foster also took jobs for local nonprof-
its, despite the low pay, including the Heart of
America United Way and the Kansas Missouri
Special Olympics. Nonprots wouldnt have a
huge budget to go to a big production house,
but theyd have a need for a video to tell their
story, says Foster. I would come in, make a
video and help their cause.
Out Into the World
One of Fosters rst big trips shooting paid
programming for CNBC landed him in a gold
exploration camp in French Guiana, called the
Omai Gold Mine Operation. Foster and his
team slept 10 di cult nights in the middle of
the rainforest, but the trip jump-started his
years of adventuring.
Foster had some of his best adventures
working for a show called Te Unexplained,
which took him to remote corners of the
Earth to explain, well, the unexplained. Two
hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle, the
Notre Dame in Paris, Teotihuacn and Chichen
Itza in Mexicohis ventures were all over the
world, and he loved every minute of it. We
went to places where people had never seen a
camera before, says Foster.
A show titled Human Weapon took him to
Asia several times, including Camodia, Malay-
sia, Tailand and the Philippines. To me, go-
ing to Tailand or Cambodia or rural China or
the Arctic Circle are the things that are really
exciting, says Foster. People dont normally
get to go to womens prisons, boatbuilders in
Venice, emerald mines in Brazil. I feel very
blessed; my life has been an adventure. Fos-
GLOBETROTTING: Weathered passports and photos
from Japan and the Phillipines are souvenirs of a
career that has taken Paul Foster to 25 countries, 49
states and almost every continent on the planet.
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ter also shot episodes of How Stu Works for
the Discovery Channel, Minute by Minute for
the History Channel and City Condential for
A & E. For the past ve years, Fosters been
shooting the Oxygen show Snapped, about
women who come undone and commit violent
crimes.
But world travel does take its toll. Foster
has logged innumerable hours stuck in air-
ports or crammed in a car. It gets really old
sometimes, he says, spending a lot of your
life in a hotel or an airplane. Fosters wife,
Lee, a dental assistant at Parkcrest Dental
Group, has accompanied Foster on a few of
his travelsto Los Angeles, Hawaii and, most
recently, to London. Foster traveled sans
gear with his family to Italy in 2006. When
I can travel with one suitcase and a backpack,
its like I have nothing with me, says Foster,
whose videography gear can sometimes take
up to 10 suitcases.
Foster hasnt just been bitten by the travel
bug, hes been consumed by it, constantly
craving foreign cities, remote villages and the
comfort of fellow travelers. And he wouldnt
have it any other way. You develop life long
friends because you spend so much time
away from home with other people, says
Foster.
When acquaintances ask Foster what he
does for a living, Lee rolls her eyes. Where
to start? He could tell them about the time
he traversed the slums of British Colum-
bia with a frantic stepmother searching for
her drug-addled stepdaughter. Or the time
he crouched for safety 300 feet deep in a
Brazilian emerald mine while dynamite was
exploding around him.
But hed be just as happy telling you
about his three kids, the youngest of which
took her own adventure to western Europe.
As cool as everything is, nothing really
beats home and family, says Foster. After
11 days in a hotel trying to learn the lan-
guage and working your butt o, its nice
to relax at home.
People dont normally get to go to womens prisons,
boatbuilders in Venice, emerald mines in
Brazil. I feel very blessed; my life has been an adventure.
Paul Foster

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Lone Star
How to spend three Texas-sized days in the states capital:
The urban oasis that is Austin. BY MIKE EDWARDS
W
hen most people think of
Texas, they envision cowboy
hats, boots, blue jeans and oil
wells. Te fact is, Texas is the
home of four million-plus
metro areas, and one of those just doesnt have
the Texas feel. Read on, to learn how to spend
three days in Austin, the state capital.
DAY 1:
Start at Te Driskill Hotel, a landmark in
Downtown Austin. Built in 1886, its located near
the beautiful Capitol building, and its famous
for being the place President Lyndon Johnson
waited for results of his campaign with John F.
Kennedy as vice-president in 1960 and for his
Presidential campaign in 1964. After checking
in, head to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildower
Center. Founded by former rst lady Lady Bird
Johnson, and actress Helen Hayes this is a place
to be introduced to the beauty and diversity of
wildowers.
Continue your trip down presidential mem-
ory lane, and visit the Lyndon B. Johnson
Presidential Library and Museum on the
University of Texas campus. As you walk toward
the entrance, youll get a great view of the Texas
Longhorns massive football stadium. A ride to
the library/museums 10th oor shows an exact
replica of Johnsons Oval O ce, including the
famous bank of three televisions, one for each
network, that Johnson watched daily.
At dinnertime, head to Jereys, the home
of impeccable steaks and ne cuisine, along with
a distinctive selection of local and world wines.
DAY 2:
Grab a fantastic breakfast at the Four Seasons
Hotel, and then walk o your breakfast with a
stroll through the Austin Government District,
home of the Capitol Building. Te building was
restored to its original splendor in the mid-90s.
Next, don your swim gear and head to Barton
Springs Pool. Its is a spot in the middle of
Austin near Zilker Park. Its warm spring water
remains a comfy 68 degrees year round.
Grab dinner at Mirabelle. Its an upscale res-
taurant without being too pricey, and it oers
the best and most reasonable wine list in town.
If you grabbed an early dinner, then take a
drive out to Lake Travis for one of the most
beautiful sunsets youll ever see. Its a shing
and water-sport destination, and you can catch
the best view at Te Oasis or Te Iguana.
And while youre enjoying the outdoors, take
in some wildlife entertainment as well. Every
summer night, hundreds of people gather to see
the worlds largest urban bat colony y from un-
der the Congress Avenue Bridge. Nearly 1.5
million bats emerge, and its a sight to see!
Taking advantage of the nightlife in Austin is
a must. Te Warehouse District has plenty of
bars and live music, and Te Continental Club
and Antones are both known for music (the
blues at Antones).
DAY 3:
Have breakfast is in the form of tacos. Te best
place in Austin is Marias Taco Xpress on La-
mar. Try the Migas Taco. Delicious!
After breakfast, walk through the University
of Texas campus. Tere are seven museums and
17 libraries on the campus for you to see.
In the mood for Mexican? Grab lunch at
ZTejas Grill, and try the ruby trout salad or the
pecan-crusted chicken salad. After lunch, check
out some of the shops in the downtown area.
Tere are many fun and funky shops to enjoy on
South Congress (a.k.a. SoCo), plus some great
restaurants, like the Magnolia Caf, Gueros
and the areas best coee at Jos Coee. If its
something sweet you crave, the place for treats
in downtown Austin is Amys Ice Cream, an
Austin institution.
Make your last Austin dinner a memorable
nish to three days in the Texas capital. Zoot
serves delectable steaks, seafood and poultry,
including duck, along with world-class wines,
and to-die-for deserts.
Finish your nal evening with a trip to the
highest point in Austin, Mount Bonnell. Rising
more than 700 feet above sea level, it provides
some breathtaking views of Austin and the lakes
and rivers in the area. Itll be the perfect place to
wave goodbye to Texass super-fun capital.
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Austin (by land or air), plus a resource listing
for all the hotspots mentioned in this story.
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Clockwise from top, get
to know the city by taking
in the Austin skyline, the
crispy oysters octavia at
Jeffreys, University of Texas
campus, the Four Seasons
Hotel and Lady Bird John-
son Wildower center.
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he heat radiates o the stone sup-
ports in late afternoon. Its like
running past a space heater blast-
ing waves of molten steel onto
your skin. In the summer, its a
feeling you dread as you climb the arc of Te
Suspension Bridge. Te bridge spans the Ohio
River in downtown Cincinnati. As you run on
the pedestrian path, you can hear the whine of
car tires on the metal grates change pitch and
make the bridge sing. On this bridge, I knew
I was starting a life-changing journey. It was
the summer of 2007.
Id meet a running buddy every Tuesday
afternoon on the Kentucky side of the river
for what we called the ve bridges run. Wed
criss-cross the Ohio River several times cross-
ing three bridges once and one bridge twice.
On our runs, Robert would talk about getting
married. Id mostly talk and joke about life in
a house with three girls and one woman. Tat
summer, my talks got much more serious. I
told Robert that an old boss from Cincinnati
had called and wanted me to interview with
his new TV station in Springeld. It was very
tempting. I was born in Missouri. Tats where
I got my drivers license for the rst time; its
where I graduated from college.
Robert listened that summer as I explained
the crossroads I stood near. I was just past 40.
Id been in Cincinnati for 12 years. I was estab-
lished. My kids liked their school. I liked the
town. People seemed to like me. I was fat and
happy.
And I was denitely heavier than Id been
in years. My weight had jumped to a very
un-runner-friendly 195 on my height-
challenged frame. At work, I was denitely
comfortable. But maybe I was too comfortable.
Climbing that bridge that summer, it dawned
on me that maybe it was time to take a chance.
It was time to take a journey. Robert seemed
to know all this before I said it out loud.
Change isnt easy. We made the move.
We found a house. Put the kids in school. I
went to work. My wife found a job that sup-
ports her passion of running. But I missed
my friends. I missed Robert and our Tuesday
runs. I missed a Sunday running group from
Cincy made up of doctors, police ocers and
regular Janes and Joes from all walks of life.
Of course, I also had to learn a whole new cul-
ture at work. I had to learn new things and
dismiss old habits. I found out that I missed
the old familiar routine way more than I
thought I would.
I started to feel at home when I found
Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners. OMRR had
running groups. OMRR had a calendar of rac-
es. OMRR had people just like the ones Id left
behind; people who supported a slightly older,
somewhat slow, heavier runner. I wound up
running ve half-marathons in 2008 thanks
to the support of the running groups and my
family.
Along the way, I changed the way I ate. I
started taking in smaller meals several times a
day instead of eating big (too big) meals three
times a day. I managed to drop 30 pounds and
Running
Toward Home
When Paul Adler, morning anchor
on KY3, moved lo Springleld lrom
Cincinnali, il was lhe conneclions
he made lhrough his running hob-
by lhal helped him lurn lhis new
cily inlo home and gel ll along lhe
way. Pead on lo see how running,
a big move and a maralhon-sized
challenge changed Paul and his wile,
Melissa. Then learn how you can
connecl wilh your neighbors lhrough
running resources.
BY PAUL AND MELISSA ADLER
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Melissa and Paul
Adler adjusted to
Springeld and re-
adjusted their waist-
lines while training
for the Dallas White
Rock Marathon.
Health
run, run, run
Pauls Story
gain the condence to make another run at
a marathon. It also didnt hurt that my wife
challenged me to it. She might have called
me a sissy if I hadnt accepted her oer to
train with her and run the Dallas White Rock
Marathon.
On the day of the race, I stood in downtown
Dallas shuttled into the A category. Tats the
letter for the category of faster runners. It
was a beautiful thing to see that letter on my
chest. I knew I wouldnt win or come close to
the front of the pack. But just being in the
same crowd with the letter A made me proud.
Its also something I never dreamed would
happen on that summer day in Cincinnati. As
I passed those hot stones, I didnt know my
journey would take me to a race in Dallas and
a new place in Missouri that felt like home.
Paul Adler
Experienced runners know about it. Veteran
marathoners warned me about it. Te Wall.
Somewhere around mile 22, I was told, your
tank will be empty, every muscle will ache,
and your brain will have to convince your
reluctant legs to nish. For my rst marathon,
I had prepared a motivational speech to be
delivered in my head, and out loud if neces-
sary, for the moment it happened. Four little
miles were not going to wipe out 17 weeks of
intense training.
Te morning of the Dallas White Rock
Marathon was warm and windy. Te tempera-
ture was in the 60s and climbing. Too warm
for many marathoners, but I didnt mind.
Te start of the race was jammed, and water
stations were chaotic. Te heat forced many
runners to take liquids early.
Mile after mile passed as the Dallas skyline
shrunk and the course escorted us through
beautiful neighborhoods. I was staying on
pace to nish under four hours. Ten, 6.5 miles
into the race, it happened: I hit Te Wall. It
was a 12-foot sign with 2 huge arrows. FULL
MARATHONERS KEEP LEFT. HALF MARA-
THONERS KEEP RIGHT. Tis time I was go-
ing left. I was a marathoner. My emotions
surprised me. My eyes welled up, my heart
pounded even harder. It was an amazing
moment. Ten I realized my windpipe was
closing and it was getting hard to breathe. I
quickly revised my speech: Quit your blub-
bering. Tis is what youve trained for. Be-
sides, people will think youre injured, or de-
hydrated, or crazy.
I proudly went left of Te Wall and turned
my attention to the 10-mile loop around
White Rock Lake. Tis was arguably the
windiest part of the race. Runners sounded
like kites as their numbers frantically apped
in 30-mile per hour gusts. I joke that surely
could have shaved 20 minutes o my time if
the winds had been calm. In the end, I n-
ished my race 48 seconds short of qualifying
for Boston. Te last few miles were hard, but
happily there was no wall.
Somewhere in the last gasps of the race, I
passed a man who was delivering his motiva-
tional speech to himself. Youve looked for-
ward to this for six months, I heard him say.
Dont quit now. It was a good speech. I hope
he nished.
Before beginning my training, and conquer-
ing my rst 22-mile training run, I doubted
whether I could nish a marathon. Now that
I have, I realize the only wall I faced was the
one in my head that kept me from believing I
could go the distance.Melissa Adler
Health
run, run, run
It was a beautiful
thing to see that
letter on my chest.
I knew I wouldnt
win or come close
to the front of the
pack. But just being
in the same crowd
with the letter A
made me proud.
RUN WITH THE PACK
Finding a club or organization with
members who share your passions
is a great way to get to know your
neighbors and make connections in
417-land. For Paul Adler, who ran
the Dallas White Rock Marathon
with his wife last year, the group
that made him feel at home was
the Ozark Mountain Ridge Runners
Club.
To get involved with the Ridge
Runners or to see the groups cal-
endar of local runs, visit omrr.org.
Memberships dues are $20 per fam-
ily per year, but the run calendar is
available for free online.
Paul Adler
Melissas Story
*Editors Note: Paul Adler nished Te
Dallas White Rock Marathon in 3:38:53.
Melissa Adler nished in 3:51:47.
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ZUMBA CLASSES
Zumba is the hottest new workout craze.
The Latin-based music routines feature
aerobic and tness interval training.
Step by Step Dance Studio, Spring-
eld, 417-689-4141; Macedonia Baptist Church,
Springeld, 417-882-6647; Oak Grove Commu-
nity Center, Springeld, 417-891-1635; Cox Health
Meyer Center, Springeld, 417-269-3282; Dance-
works, Ozark/Springeld, 417-888-0294; Starlight-
ers School of Dance, Nixa, 417-724-8878; First
Baptist Church of Ozark, Ozark, 417-581-2484;
The River Fitness Center, Ozark, 417-582-1795;
Branson Public School, Branson, 417-335-4568;
Health Studio and Spa, Monett, 417-235-5500.
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June 20
14TH ANNUAL TWO-PERSON SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT
Enjoy a day out on the links while supporting several West Plainsregion youth programs.
This two-person scramble is hosted by the Kiwanis of West Plains, who fund Little League,
soccer and swim teams in the West Plains area. Entry fee includes four mulligans and No. 8
string game, along with a cash prize for the longest drive and longest putt. Free beverages are
provided. Prize money is based on number of entries, so make sure to be there. $100 entry
fee. June 20, 12:30 p.m. West Plains Municipal Golf Course, 1724 N. Terra St., West Plains,
417-256-9824.
Cel oul, gel going, and gel heallhy. This
monlh, swim wilh lillle lsh, lesl your
endurance and learn some new dance moves.
BY WHITNEY WILKINS | freelance@417mag.com
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EVENTS
FOR YOUR
HEALTH
TOP
Health calendar
June 24
YMCA FAMILY
ADVENTURES SWIM NIGHT
Join your little tadpoles at the
Downtown YMCA for an evening of splashing
and laughing at a family-friendly pool event.
Activities include trivia, constructing rafts
and treasure hunts. Other family adventure
activities include family climb class, family
fun night, family gym, family inatables and
family yoga. $15 per family for members, $35
per family for non-members. June 24, 7 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. Downtown YMCA, 417 S. Jefferson
Ave., Springeld, 417-862-7456, orymca.org.
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TAP IT IN: Take a drive for the
team and support West Plainsarea
youth programs at the 14th
Annual Two-Person Scramble Golf
Tournament.
June 27
BRIDGES FOR YOUTH
5K & 1 MILE
This run benets Bridges for Youth,
an after-school program. The
program has four after-school centers in
Springeld and one in Marsheld. All of-
fer study rooms, games and movies for kids
who might otherwise be at home alone.
Corporate and family rates are available
for the race, which begins at scenic Jordan
Valley Park in Springeld. $15 pre-registered,
$20 day of race. Bridges for Youth, 1039 W.
Nichols St., Springeld, 417-827-0716, bridg-
esforyouth.net.
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June 20
WILLARD TRIATHLON
Come for the free food and drinks,
or to support Project Playground, a city
project to put playground equipment in
Willards new soccer park that opened in
April. A pre-triathlon clinic will be held at
the Willard Community Building on June 3.
Ages 15 and older can race, and everyone
receives a T-shirt. $40 if pre-registered, $45
day of race. Willard Community Building,
222 Jackson St., Willard, 417-742-2262.
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COP TOP: The
designers paired
copper accents with
the espresso colors
of the cabinetry for a
bold, warm feel in the
kitchen.
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s owner of Triple S Properties, Inc., a residential and
commercial real estate development company in Spring-
eld, Mike Seitz had plenty of experience in home
construction before he decided to build his current house.
His 10,000-square-foot all-brick estate is located in Eagles-
gate, a master-planned community in south Springeld.
With the help of Heritage House Interiors Interior De-
signer Rachel Barks, along with Trish Bradford, a friend of
Seitzs who worked as the interior decorator, the home was created as a
spot that is warm and accommodating for both small family gatherings
and large get-togethers.
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In anticipation of the Home Builders Association
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building, design and dcor to get their best, most
innovative ideas for your home. Here are their
creative ideas to make your home more comfortable,
more beautiful, more efficientand more enjoyable.
The Parade of Homes is scheduled for June 19-21
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FULLY LOADED:
A generous dish
of jumbo shrimp
served with cream
cheese corn and
loaded mashed
potatoes with
cheese, chives,
bacon and garlic.
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If You Fry It,
Tey Will Come
Come lo Quincy Magoo's lor a huge menu packed wilh
American bar lood and enlrees wilh a soulhweslern lair.
Slick around allerward lor a game ol pool.
BY KATIE POLLOCK editor@417mag.com
Y
ou can do a lot of things with a hamburger. Some of those
things are a good idea, and some of them arent. But most
of the brightest hamburger innovations have one thing in
common: Tey usually dont up the healthiness quotient.
And hey, thats okay. Its a burger after all. Its an indul-
gence. And weve all seen enough commercials to know that just about
anything can wind up on patties of beef. Jalapeos, bacon, pineapple
(continued on p.128)
rings, pepperoni... the list never ends. But on
a recent visit to Quincy Magoosthe Spring-
eld eatery in the space formerly occupied by
Fish and then ClarysI was dealt a new one:
the fried hamburger.
No, Im not talking about a burger whose
beef is fried. Tis one was a battered and en-
tirely deep-fried wonder that looked more
like a giant donut than any hamburger
Ive ever seen. Tats what
it looked like on the outside
anyway. Cut open the fried
package, and you nd all the
typical cheeseburger makings:
a sesame-seed bun surrounding
a fat hunk of ground beef and
three kinds of melted cheese.
My arteries hurt just looking at
it, even though (Im not gonna lie) my
mouth was sort of watering. But, it wasnt I
who ordered it. It was my dining buddy, Eli
Estes. On the Quincy Magoos menu, which
is a lot larger than we expected, the fried
burger stands out as the most unusual and
most curious of all the items. Te restaurant,
with its brick walls, long bar and pool table, is
half restaurant, half bar. I enjoyed the Bloody
Mary, which was made with pepper vodka
and packed a decent kick. Fans of the bar at-
mosphere (theres a touch-screen photo hunt
game!) have plenty of bar-food-style appetiz-
ers to choose from on the menu, such as the
very yummy white queso (which is yellow,
by the way). And fans of the restaurant at-
mosphere have plenty of dinnertime variety.
Teres everything from burgers and steaks
to shrimp dinners and meals with southwest-
ern avor, like quesadillas. Not everything on
the menu is fried, but for some reason, on our
visit, the fried road is one that Eli and I took.
We started with the fried mushroom appe-
tizer, which came out quickly and was served
with chipotle and ranch dipping sauces. Te
batter was crispy but not too heavy, and the
piping-hot mushrooms inside were avorful
and werent cooked to death.
When Elis fried cheeseburger came out, we
werent sure how to tackle it. It was pretty big,
and with a side of French fries, the overow-
ing plate looked like a challenge waiting to be
met. Te fried burger was denitely avor-
ful, and the gooey cheeses and any juice from
the burger seemed to be held within the fried
shell. All the avors just melded together.
Surprisingly, though, the burger was a little
dry. As good as it tasted, the fried hamburger
was too much to tackle. Elis assess-
ment: Te increase in avor
doesnt seem proportion-
ate to the decrease in
healthiness.
Is the fried burger
something to order
again and again? Nope,
but I really doubt it
was meant to be. Its an
adventure. A fun, strange,
overwhelming, yummy thing
to order just once, just so you can
say you did it. I conquered the fried cheese-
burger! You know you want to say it.
Sticking to the theme of the evening, I or-
dered the fried shrimp dinner, which came
with mashed potatoes and cream cheese
corn. Te mashed potatoes were stellar and
my very favorite part of the meal. Tey are
fully loaded with goodies: cheese, bacon,
chives, garlic. Tey were so full of extra
yummy avors that if it hadnt been for the
skins mixed in (I love skins), I would have
forgotten that potatoes were even involved.
My shrimp were really tasty but fairly
typical for fried shrimp. Tey were jumbo,
crunchy and cooked just right, but after the
fried mushrooms, a few bites of fried burger
and all those potatoes, I barely had enough
room to eat two of them. (Te meal came
with about 10 shrimp. Tats a dang gener-
ous portion of shrimp.)
So did we spring for dessert? Oh my God,
no. Too full. Could we walk out to the car?
Barely. Would we have prefered a piggy
back ride? Denitely. If big burgers, fun ap-
petizers and touch-screen photo hunt (!!!)
are your thing, youll be a fan of Quincy
Magoos. And if you want to take on the
challenge of the fried burger? Well let me
know if you are able to clean your plate.
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Sun. !! a.m.midnighl
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BUCKINGHAMS PRIME RIB AND STEAKHOUSE,
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lure dish, prime rib soup. lull bar. Dinner Mon.
Sal. $$
CAF 37, 37 Courl Square, Wesl Plains, 4!7-
256-3780. Contemporary American. Owner Toni
Johnson recommends lhe Ozark Pearls, which are
seared scallops wilh sweel polalo hash. Or lry a
besl-seller, such as lhe slulled chicken llorenline
or lhe pork medallions. Cale 37 uses 8erkshire
herilage pork, which is produced locally in Myrlle,
Missouri. lull bar. Lunch Tues.lri., dinner Tues.
Sal. $$ UPDATED
CANDLESTICK INN RESTAURANT, !27 Taney
Sl., 8ranson, 4!7-334-3633. American/French
provincial. Peaders voled lhis reslauranl lhe 8esl
Peslauranl Wilh a View, 8esl 8ranson Peslauranl,
8esl Ouldoor Dining (8ranson) and 8esl Pomanlic
Dinner (8ranson). Try lhe lroul lllel slulled wilh
whole garlic cloves, onions, lomaloes, lresh pep-
pers and seasonal mushrooms. lull bar. Dinner
Tues.Sun. $$$ BEST OF 417
CHATEAU GRILLE, al Chaleau on lhe Lake, 4!5
N. Slale Hwy. 265, 8ranson, 888-333-5253. Con-
temporary American, French style. This 8ranson
place has a Wine Spectator awardwinning wine
lisl and cuisine lo malch. Consider lhe croque
madamea ham and Cruyre cheese sandwich
grilled on lhick-sliced larmer's bread lopped wilh
a sunny-side up egg. lull bar. 8reaklasl, lunch and
dinner daily. $$$
CRABBYS SEAFOOD BAR & GRILL, 8!5 W. 7lh
Sl., Joplin, 4!7-206-3474. Contemporary Ameri-
can. A menu ol sealood, sleaks and chicken is
available. A lavorile here is lhe blackened salmon
lhal's served wilh roasled garlic mashed polaloes.
Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. $$ (recom-
mended weekends)
DMONACO, 4!34 Slale Highway 86, Pidgedale,
4!7-779-7!00. Contemporary American. Try lhe
sealood wrap, wilh shrimp and crab meal sau-
ted in a larragon and while wine sauce. Open
lor lunch and dinner. Peservalions required. $$

FIRE & ICE, 2546 N. Clenslone Ave., Springleld,
4!7-866-5253. Global cuisine. lire & lce lealures
dry-aged cerliled Angus beel. Look lor lhe lwo-
can-dine-lor-$29 special on Salurdays. lull bar.
Mon.Thurs., !! a.m.!0 p.m., lri, !! a.m.!!
p.m., Sal. 4!! p.m. $$$$$
FLAME STEAKHOUSE, 3!4 W. Walnul Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-862-4444. American steakhouse.
llame was voled among lhe live 8esl Peslauranls,
and chel Mike Jalili was voled among lhe live 8esl
Chels. Also, llame was voled lo have lhe 8esl Ser-
vice, lhe 8esl Sleaks and lhe 8esl Marlini and as
lhe 8esl Place lor a Pomanlic Dinner and lhe 8esl
8ang lor lhe 8uck. Jalili recommends lhe sleak
larlare appelizer. lull bar, lhe Ped Poom lounge is
downslairs. Dinner Mon.Sal. $$$ BEST
OF 417
GALLERY BISTRO, 22! L. Walnul Sl., Springleld,
4!7-866-0555. Contemporary. 8e sure lo lry lhe
8islro's classics. ba mee gai, mushroom-sage
bisque and bacon-wrapped pork lenderloin me-
dallions wilh jalapeo-onion jam. Dinner Mon.
Sal. $$$
GILARDIS RISTORANTE, 820 L. Walnul Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-862-6400. Northern Italian.
Chel Nicola Cilardi was voled among lhe Top live
Chels, and Cilardi's Pisloranle was voled lhe 8esl
llalian Peslauranl by readers. The mealballs are lo
die lor. lull bar. Dinner only Mon.Sal. $$
BEST OF 417
HARUNO, 3044 S. lremonl Ave., Springleld,
4!7-887-0077. Japanese. A conlemporary shrine
lo sushi lhal was voled 8esl Sushi by readers. lor
a change ol pace, lry lhe new 8esl Calch roll. The
inside has lempura shrimp and whal lasles like
lhe cenler ol lhe Sex and lhe Cily roll, and lhe
oulside is like Spicy Tuna 2. Thal's one lasly new
combo ol lwo Haruno lavoriles, and il has jusl lhe
righl amounl ol spiciness. Try lhe garlic-inlused sea
bass when you're nol hungry lor sushi. lull bar.
Open lill midnighl, lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. $$$
(average meal price) BEST OF 417 UPDATED
KAI, 306 S. Campbell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-832-
0077. Contemporary Japanese. The almosphere
blends lhe eleclric and lhe organic. Try lhe crazy
salmon roll. ll's a Calilornia roll lopped wilh a spicy
mixlure ol salmon, lomalo and crisp apple. Dinner
Tues.Sal. $$$
LIBERTY TAVERN, 3 8ranson Landing, 8ranson,
4!7-336-!!!2. Contemporary American. lls decor
and lood help raise lhe bar in 8ranson. Comlorl
lood meels conlemporary. Try lhe slow-cooked bris-
kel. lull bar. 8reaklasl, lunch and dinner daily. $$
METROPOLITAN GRILL, 293! L. 8allleleld, Spring-

leld, 4!7-889-495!. Contemporary Italian. Melro-
polilan Crill was voled among lhe Top live Peslau-
ranls, and Chel Pal Duran was voled among lhe Top
live Chels. Also Voled 8esl Power Lunch, allhough
lhe reslauranl no longer serves lunch. Duran serves
a wide-ranging menu ol crealive llalian lavors. We
love lhe Caska (an appelizer comprised ol all kinds
wonderlul... jusl lry il) and lhe spiedini. Look lor
Melro Mala nighls Thurs.Sal. lull bar. Dinner daily.
$$ BEST OF 417
OCEAN ZEN, 600 L. 8allleleld, Springleld, 4!7-
889-9596. Asian fusion. Peaders voled Ocean Zen
among lhe Top live Peslauranls, and Chel Johnson
Tan was among lhe Top live Chels. Also voled 8esl
lusion. Try lhe pineapple-cilrus glazed crispy wok
chicken. Lunch and dinner daily. $$$ BEST
OF 417
RIVERSIDE INN, 2629 N. Piverside Pd., Ozark, 4!7-
58!-705!. American/Continental. Now lealuring a
new wine menu, lhis counlry-swanky joinl on lhe
linley Piver serves a luxe chaleaubriand lor lwo. Try
lhe lobsler lhermador dishSoulh Alrican lobsler
lhal's baked in ils shell wilh while wine sauce. Din-
ner only Tues.Sal. $$
TOUCH, !620 L. Pepublic Pd., Springleld, 4!7-823-
8383. Mediterranean. Touch was voled among lhe
Top live Peslauranls, and Chel Mike Jalili was voled
among lhe Top live Chels. The wonderlul lood here
has a bil ol a Persian accenl on a base ol Mediler-
ranean and American elemenls. Has one ol lhe lew
nice palio spaces in lown. lull bar. Dinner Mon.Sal.
$$$ BEST OF 417
THE TOWER CLUB, 90! L. Sl. Louis Sl., Springleld,
4!7-866-4466. Contemporary American. A privale
club wilh a reslauranl localed on lhe 22nd loor ol
Hammons Tower. Try lhe chicken enchilada (huge
and lancy) or lhe avocado- and crab-encrusled
grouper. Lunch and dinner Tues.lri. Dinner only
Sal. $$$
TROFI, 200 L. Main Sl., 8ranson Hillon Convenlion
Cenler, 8ranson, 4!7-243-3443. European. Sleaks,
pasla dishes, crealive pizzas and incredible lsh-ol-
lhe-day specials highlighl a menu lhal appeals lo
broad lasles. 8ar open lo midnighl. Lunch and din-
ner Mon.Sal. $
WORMAN HOUSE, al 8ig Cedar Lodge, U.S. 65
soulh ol Hollisler, 4!7-335-2777. American steak-
house. We hear, quile scandalously, lhal lhe pro-
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1. James Clary's dilled chicken salad al PRICE CUTTER
PLUS (3260 E. Battleeld St., Springeld, 417-887-5516) is a new lavor-
ile. You can buy il in a lub or on a croissanl, and il has a lun bal-
ance ol lavors lrom dried cranberries and olives lo lols ol dill. The
besl parl is lhal il's nol super-heavy on lhe mayonnaise. You can
buy il on a croissanl, pre-made, lor less lhan $3.
2. One slaller is raving aboul lhe southwestern pork soup al EMACK &
BOLIOS (2925 E. Battleeld St. #105, Springeld, 417-889-3622). lls base is creamy and
a lillle bil cheesy, and il's llled wilh chunks ol pork lenderloin, lomaloes, green
peppers and onions. The soup has a kick, bul il isn'l burn-your-moulh spicy, and
il cosls $4 lor a bowl when il's available. The soup choices change regularly.
3. We heard lhal a greal sweel-loolh salisler is lhe banana shake al WHICH
WICH? (3405 E. Battleeld St., Springeld, 417-882-9424). As wilh lhe sandwiches al
Which Wich?, shakes are made lo order according lo specilcalions you choose
wilh a red Sharpie. 8e sure lo pay lhe exlra lo add a lillle mall. ll makes lhe super-
banana lavor pop wilh a sweel richness. You can gel a small shake lor $2.94.
4. A Nixa nalive had greal lhings lo say aboul lhe cookies al Nixa-based JULIES
CHEWIES (105 S. Main St., Nixa, 417-725-8865, 1325 S. Glenstone, Springeld, 417-887-
2777). The cookies, lrue lo lhe slore's name, are exlra-chewy. lor $!.25 each, lhey
come in a bunch ol moulhwalering lavors, bul lhis lan recommends lhe white
chocolate chunk and lhe chocolate-pecan.
5. An olive-lover wanled lo pass on her love lor lhe muffaletta sandwich al
MCALLISTERS DELI (several locations in 417-land). The ham and salami sandwich
comes wilh an olive lapenade lhal has larl chunks ol carrol and celery along wilh
lhe olives. lor a quarler-porlion ol lhe sandwich (which is one serving ol lhe huge
'wich) and a glass ol lea, il's $7.87.
6. Simple bul greal lor lhe summerlime are lhe limeade drinks al BAMBU
VIETNAMESE (1338 E. Battleeld St., Springeld, 417-881-9881). lresh lime juice and
plenly ol sugar are an inslanl mood-liller, and lhe drink is served wilh an orange
slice and cherry garnish. ll lasles like sunshine and will only sel you back $3.
7. lor a new lwisl on a classic sandwich, one diner likes lo order lhe prime
rib table-tizer al PARLOR 88 (1111 E. Republic Rd., Springeld, 417-882-8882). ll's a
build-your-own sandwich served wilh a classic prime-rib condimenl (horseradish)
and a nol-so-common addilion. candied jalapeos. The lable-lizers are $!3 and
enough lo leed lwo lo lhree people.
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lislings Dining Guide
prielor ol a compeling sleakhouse lhinks Worman
is lhe besl in lhe region. Specializes in USDA Prime
sleaks, bul also ollers chicken, sealood and lresh-
waler lsh. Dinner Wed.Sal. 8runch Sundays, re-
quires reservalion. $$$
ZOEYS MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE, 5378 Hwy.
265, 8ranson, 4!7-338-65!!. Greek and Mediter-
ranean. Sealood, pasla and lamb chops are on lhe
menu, as well as moussaka and crab cakes. The
besl-seller here is lhe grouper slulled wilh roasled
red peppers, spinach and lela cheese, lopped wilh
basil cream lomalo sauce. Dinner Tues.Sal., 4.30
p.m.9 p.m. $$$
CASUAL DINING
ANDY WILLIAMS MOON RIVER GRILL, 2600 W.
Highway 76, 8ranson, 4!7-337-9539. American.
Take some lime lo check oul Andy Williams's pop arl
colleclion on lhe walls ol lhis ealery, which serves
super-yummy gourmel comlorl lood. The chicken
pol pie is a lavorile, as is lhe pecan-crusled lroul.
There's also a lale-nighl menu lor aller a show (and
live enlerlainmenl). Kids eal lree all summer. Open
lor lunch and dinner daily. lull bar slays open unlil
midnighl Thursday, lriday and Salurday. $$$
NEW LISTING
BAR LOUIE, 80! 8ranson Landing, 8ranson, 4!7-
336-2700. Contemporary American. A huge palio
overlooks Lake Taneycomo. Our picks include lhe
hummus and lzalziki plaller, lhe macaroni and
cheese wilh blackened chicken and lhe 8lue Louie
burger. The besl, lhough, is lhe cocklail made ol
crushed blackberries and a green lea liqueur. Jusl lry
il. Lunch and dinner daily. $$$
BLEU OLIVE, 204 N. Commercial Sl., 8ranson, 4!7-
332-2538. Mediterranean. We've heard greal lhings
aboul lhis new medilerranean ealery in Chappy
Mall. lull bar. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. 8ar is
open unlil ! a.m. lri. and Sal. $$$
CHZ ROBRT BISTRO, 604 W. Ml. Vernon
Sl., Nixa, 4!7-724-2!2!. American/French/Caribbean.
Chel-owner 8ob 8aker serves bolh gourmel and
casual lood. Visil lhe lea room, loo. Malinda's Tea
Poom. Lunch and dinner Tues.Sal. $$
DA BAREFOOT CHEF, 5!9 N. 2!sl Sl., Ozark, 4!7-
86!-8896 or 4!7-485-0920. Gourmet. A daily menu
ol rolaling specials, including lne quiche and deluxe
sandwiches al lhis ealery/delivery service. Lunch and
dinner Sun.Thurs., lunch only lri. $$$
DEVILS POOL, 6!2 Devil's Pool Pd., 4!7-335-5!4!,
Pidgedale (in 8ig Cedar Lodge). American. The
smoked lroul appelizer is served wilh a horseradish
cream sauce. lull bar. 8reaklasl, lunch and dinner
daily. $$
DICK CLARKS AMERICAN BANDSTAND GRILL,
!600 W. Hwy. 76, 8ranson, 4!7-332-!960. Ameri-
can. This reslauranl is localed al Dick Clark's Ameri-
can 8andsland Thealer. Try lheir almond-crusled
chicken lngers. Lunch and dinner daily. $
DOBYNS DINING ROOM, ! Opporlunily Ave., Poinl
Lookoul, 4!7-239-!900. American. ll's lhe reslau-
ranl ol lhe Keeler Cenler al College ol lhe Ozarks,
lislings
lhe brunch bullel on Sundays is known lor made-
lo-order walles, omelelles and much more. Lunch
and dinner Mon.Sal., brunch Sun. $$
FEDORA SOCIAL HOUSE, 300 Park Cenlral Lasl,
Springleld, 4!7-832-95!4. Fondue. Serves eleganl
desserls and londue plus aller-dinner drinks and
enlrees. Try lhe Siciliano londue, a pizza londue
wilh cheese, marinara and llalian seasonings. $
GLENNS AT MURDER ROCK, Coll Club Drive,
Hollisler, 4!7-332-3259. American. The reslauranl
ol lhe Murder Pock Coll Club has a lasly prime
rib sandwich al lunch. Thursdays are sleak and lob-
sler nighls, and reservalions are required. lull bar.
Lunch daily, dinner Thurs.Sal. $$
GRAD SCHOOL, 434 S. Jellerson Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-866-8!63. American. Ahhh... lhe cycle
ol lile. This reslauranl is owned by lormer a Pasla
Crill employee and resides in one ol Pasla Crill's
lormer homes (which was mosl recenlly occupied
by Acouslic Cale). Conlused? Don'l worry aboul
il, jusl drop in lor lunch or dinner. We loved lhe
slulled mushroom appelizer and lhe lsh lacos,
and we've heard good lhings aboul lhe lurkey club
sandwich. ll you miss Pasla Crill, lry lhe Pasla pasla
dish. Open !! a.m.9 p.m., Mon.lri., !2 p.m.9
p.m., Sal. $ UPDATED
GRAPEVINE WINE SHOP, 9!3 Preacher Poe 8lvd.,
Wesl Plains, 4!7-257-9!5!. American. This cale/
wine shop has a menu wilh soups, sandwiches and
more. Lunch Mon.Sal., dinner Tues.Sal. $
HEMINGWAYS BLUE WATER CAF, !935 S.
Campbell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-89!-5!00. Sea-
food. Voled 8esl 8runch by readers. Try lhe 8aha-
mian Mixed Crill, wilh mahi-mahi, salmon, shrimp
and scallops wilh seasoned sweel polaloes. lull
bar. 8reaklasl, lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. 8runch
Sun. $$ BEST OF 417
HOULIHANS, 243! N. Clenslone Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-862-7777. American. This chain (localed
in lhe Doublelree Holel) has everylhing lrom big
burgers lo a salad ol cabbage and cilanlro lopped
wilh seared ahi luna, cashews, banana chips, ba-
nanas and a banana vinaigrelle. Lunch and dinner
daily. lull bar. $$$
MACARONI GRILL, !286 L. 8allleleld, lremonl
Cenler, Springleld, 4!7-88!-7804. Italian. Voled
lhe 8esl New Peslauranl (chain). Our lavoriles in-
clude crab-slulled mushrooms and peslo-chicken
pizza, and lhe chicken porlobello enlree wilh spin-
ach orzo is addiclive. lull bar. Lunch and dinner
daily. $$ BEST OF 417
MILLES TURN OF THE CENTURY CAF, 3!3 S.
Jellerson Ave., Springleld, 4!7-83!-!996. Ameri-
can. Delicious heavy appelizers and sleaks, chicken,
sealood, pork and pasla. Very allenlive service. lull
bar. Lunch and dinner Mon.lri. Dinner Sal. $$
NEARLY FAMOUS DELI & PASTA HOUSE, 2708
S. Clenslone Ave., Springleld, 4!7-883-3403. Deli
and Italian. Voled 8esl Casual Dining by readers. A
don'l-miss is lhe lriday lunch special, a grilled egg
salad sandwich paired wilh lomalo soup. Lunch
and dinner Mon.Sal. $$ BEST OF 417
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, 3760 S. Clenslone Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-890-5900. Australian-themed
steakhouse. Lveryone loves lhe bloomin' onion.
Dinner daily. Lunch weekends. $$
PAPPAS STYLE KITCHEN, 206 N. lirsl Sl., Ozark
4!7-485-3700. Greek/American. Jusl oll lhe square
in Ozark, lhis ealery serves aulhenlic cheesesleak
sandwiches. The reslauranl also serves "Creek
breaklasl pizza" wilh lela, cheddar, eggs, spinach
and a choice ol meal. You can'l go wrong wilh lhe
slromboli. Open Mon.Sal., 8 a.m.2 p.m., Weds.
Sal., 58 p.m. $$$
PARLOR 88, 1111 L. Pepublic Pd., Springleld,
4!7-882-8882. Appetizers. A hybrid bar/lounge
wilh small plales including a sausage and cheese
plaller and a creamy "llalian Duo" dip. The marlini
lisl is greal. Mon.Sal. $
RIAD, !05 Park Cenlral Square, Springleld, 4!7-
866-!!5!, !250 L. Pepublic Pd., Springleld, 4!7-
88!-7423. Greek/Mediterranean. Try lhe lasagna.
We're also big lans ol lhe baba ganoush. Plus,
gel hall-price drinks and appelizers lrom 3 p.m.7
p.m. every day lor happy hour. The downlown (and
original) localion has sporls bar-iled ilsell, wilh lve
plasma TVs and a !0-lool TV. lull bar. Lunch and
dinner Mon.Sal. $$
RED ONION CAF, 204 L. 4lh Sl., Joplin, 4!7-623-
!004. Casual/Italian. Voled 8esl Peslauranl in Jop-
lin lhis year. There's a lighl menu wilh ilems such as
grilled yellowln luna and an exlensive enlree salad
menu (wilh choices like a lried ravioli salad). Lunch
and dinner Mon.Sal. Closed Sunday. $$ BEST
OF 417
ROCKBRIDGE RESTAURANT, Call lor direclions
lo lhe ranch in Pockbridge, 4!7-679-36!9. Ameri-
can. This reslauranl al Pockbridge Painbow Troul
& Came Panch serves rainbow lroul 20 dillerenl
ways. We were quile impressed by lhe smoked
lroul (greal by ilsell) and smoked lroul appelizer
dip. lull menu has olher goodies, loo, such as sleak
and cobblers. Peservalions recommended. 8reak-
lasl, lunch and dinner, 8 a.m.8 p.m. daily. $
RODIZIO BRAZILIAN GRILL, 337! L. Monlclair
Sl., Springleld, 4!7-88!-8882. Brazilian-style steak
and more. A recenl lrip lo Podizio, where meals
are sliced and served lableside lrom gianl skewers,
had us lrying !3 meals. Lunch and dinner Mon.
Sal. $$
RUBY TUESDAY RESTAURANT, several localions,
voled 8esl Salads (chain). Lunch and dinner daily.
$$ BEST OF 417
SANDSTONE GARDENS BISTRO, 2826 Douglas
lir Pd., Joplin, 4!7-206-6305. American. Simple
lare, prepared well, is whal you lnd al lhis charm-
ing garden-cenler bislro. Lunch daily. $
ST. MICHAELS, 30! Soulh Ave., Springleld, 4!7-
865-23!5. American. Voled 8esl Salads by readers.
This place has one ol lhe besl grilled-chicken sal-
ads (greens, sunlower seeds, bleu cheese, lomalo,
balsamic vinaigrelle and seasoned chicken) and a
banana cake lhal's lo die lor. Lunch daily. $$$
BEST OF 417
TONIC ULTRALOUNGE, 3!7 Park Cenlral Lasl,
4!7-863-7575. Cocktails, small plates, dinner. A
high-end lounge lhal serves cocklails, small plales,
lull dinners. Happy hour is lrom 4 lo 8 p.m. Mon.
lri. Open lale. $
TROLLEYS, 2!4 Park Cenlral Lasl, Springleld,
4!7-799-0309. American. Visil Level 2, lhe swanky
upslairs bar wilh low lighls. A single's holspol by
nighl, business lunch by day. lull bar. Lunch and
dinner Mon.Sal., Level 2, Wed.Sal. $$
TUSCAN GRILL, 363! L. Sunshine Sl., 4!7-883-
7800. Italian. A relaxed llalian place. We've heard
raves aboul lhe Parrino sandwich and lhe pizza ap-
pelizers. lull bar. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. $$

TWILIGHT GRILLE, !7!7 L. Cherokee Sl., Spring-
leld, 4!7-886-7!!6. American. The calamari
"sleak," slulled wilh shrimp and cheese, is greal,
as is lhe chipolle chicken dip. Their chicken salad
sandwiches is one ol lhe besl in lown. Lunch and
dinner Mon.Sal. lull bar. $$
VALENTINES, 29028 S. Campbell Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-89!-9700. Italian/American. Sleaks,
pasla, sealood, salads, sandwiches and a brunch.
Lunch and dinner daily, brunch Sal. and Sun. $$
WHITE RIVER FISH HOUSE, 5 8ass Pro Drive, 8ran-
son, 4!7-243-5!00. American/seafood. Parl ol lhe
lslamorada lish Company chain ol reslauranls, lhis
ealery has lamously lresh lsh. There is an alligalor
lail appelizers and Ozarks callsh enlrees. We've
heard greal lhings aboul lhe smoked lroul appe-
lizer. Lunch and dinner Mon.lri. $$
BARBECUE,
BEEF & STEAK
BUCKINGHAMS SMOKEHOUSE & BBQ, mulliple
localions. Voled 8esl 8arbecue by readers. Lunch
and dinner daily. $ BEST OF 417
BUCKINGHAMS EXPRESS, 3624 L. Sunshine Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-887-4227. A walk-lo-lhe-counler
lasl version ol lhe 8uckingham's we love. ll you
can handle a spicy kick, you should lry lhe jalapeo
bolllecaps. They are de-lish. Open lor lunch and
dinner daily. $
CROSSTOWN BBQ, !33! L. Division Sl., Spring-
leld, 4!7-862-4646. Have lhe 8lulo sandwich, hol
links wilh beel and a spicy sauce, or lhe beel bris-
kel smoked on lhe grill. Lunch and dinner Mon.
Sal. $
DOES EAT PLACE, !232 L. Trallcway Sl., Spring-
leld, 4!7-869-3637. American steakhouse. Voled
8esl Sleaks (chain) by readers. Doe's also serves su-
per sleaks, lamales, lamous lries, a delicious salm-
on enlree and lried and grilled shrimp. Lunch and
dinner Mon.Sal. $$$ BEST OF 417
FLAME STEAKHOUSE, Please see p. 129.
LONGHORN GRILL, !645 W. Pepublic Pd., Spring-
leld, 4!7-447-!064, longhorngrill.com. Lxlremely
lasly beel briskel is lhe headliner here, along wilh
hol, Texas-slyle barbecue sauce. Lunch and dinner
Mon.Sun. $
OUTBACK STEAK & OYSTER BAR, !9!4 W. Hwy.
76, 8ranson, 4!7-334-6306. An Auslralian-lhemed
sleakhouse on lhe Slrip lhal also serves oyslers,
sealood, chicken and even alligalor lail. lull bar.
Lunch and dinner daily. $$
RICHARDS HAWGWILD BBQ, 22 L. Olive Sl.,
Aurora, 4!7-678-4294. Memphis pil-slyle barbe-
cue menu. Try lhe breaklasl menu, which includes
scrambled eggs, biscuils and gravy, sausage, walles
and more. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. 8reaklasl
and lunch. $
STEAK INN, Soulh Highway 39, Shell Knob, 4!7-
858-68!4. Tasly sleaks lhal won'l break lhe bank.
Open lor dinner Tues.Sun. $$$
WORMAN HOUSE, Please see p. 130.
BREWERIES, SPORTS
BARS & TAVERNS
BIG WHISKEYS, 3!! Park Cenlral Lasl, Springleld,
4!7-862-2449. Voled 8esl 8ar lood. Try lhe while
queso wilh spinach in il and lhe salad wilh slraw-
berries. Wing specials on Sunday nighls lel you mix-
and-malch lavors. lull bar. Lunch and dinner daily.
$$ BEST OF 417
BUFFALO WILD WINGS, 2725 N. Kansas Lxpy.,
Springleld, 4!7-865-2999, 900 L. 8allleleld,
Springleld, 4!7-88!-9464. Chain winner lor 8esl
8ar lood as voled by 417 readers. Try lhe spicy garlic
wing sauce. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ BEST OF
417
CARTOONS OYSTER BAR & GRILLE, !6!4 S.
Clenslone Ave., Springleld, 4!7-882-5752. The
lood. sleaks, chicken and, ol course, oyslers. Lnjoy a
show in lhe 8ig Poom. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal.
$$
COYOTES ADOBE CAF & BAR, !742 S. Clenslone
Ave., Springleld, 4!7-889-7!20, 807 N. Main Sl.,
Nixa, 4!7-725-6803. Dozens ol dillerenl lavors
ol wings lo choose lrom. Lunch and dinner daily.
8reaklasl on Sal.Sun. $
EBBETS FIELD, !027 L. Walnul Sl., Springleld, 4!7-
865-5050. Try The Duke, a hall-pound, bacon and
cheddar cheeseburger. Cel lhere early lo beal lhe
game-day crowds lor Hammons lield. Lunch and
dinner daily. $
FUSION BAR & GRILL, 2609 N. Kansas Lxpy.,
Springleld, 4!7-869-3874. American. A greal spol
lor lunch on lhe norlh side, lhis place has scrump-
lious spinach arlichoke dip lhal's served in a Par-
mesan bowl as well as lasly burgers and enlrees.
Come al nighl lor live music. Lunch and dinner daily.
$$$
GALLOWAY STATION, 42!! S. Lone Pine Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-88!-9730. Quesadillas and wraps
are sure bels. The gyro is noleworlhy, as well as lhe
crispy homemade chips dipped in spicy ranch. Voled
8esl Ouldoor Dining. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sun.
$ BEST OF 417
INDIGO JOES, !440 W. Pepublic Pd., Springleld,
4!7-889-4500. Voled 8esl Sporls 8ar by 417 read-
ers. 8urgers and American eals plus grilled sword-
lsh. Lunch and dinner daily. $ BEST OF 417
OUTBACK PUB, !924 W. Hwy. 76, 8ranson, 4!7-
334-7003. More lhan !00 lypes ol beer, appelizers,
sandwiches and live music almosl every nighl. Wings
are hall-price during happy hour. Lunch and dinner
daily. $
lislings
PATTON ALLEY PUB, 3!3 S. Pallon Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-865-!!88. Voled 8esl 8eer Menu by
readers. There are 42 beers on lap and 86 in lhe
bollle. Lunch and dinner daily, bar open lale. $
BEST OF 417
QUINCY MAGOOS, 900 L. 8allleleld, Springleld,
4!7-888-2066. A new ealery and bar in lhe lor-
mer Clary's/lish space, lhis brick-walled spol looks
nolhing like lhe old space. On lhe menu are daily
drink specials, lons ol shareable appelizers, sand-
wiches, wraps, pizzas and a bunch more. $$$
REVIEWED ON P. 127
RIAD, Please see p. 132.
RIVALS CASUAL GRILLE, 3662 S. Clenslone Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-877-7995. American. Pivals serves
up pizzas, burgers and enlrees lhal run lhe gamul.
Try lhe mahi mahi sandwich. Lunch and dinner
daily. $$$
SPRINGFIELD BREWING COMPANY, 305 S. Markel
Ave., Springleld, 4!7-832-8277. The microbrewery
produces ales, lagers, porlers and unlllered wheal
beers year-round, plus beller-lhan-average pub
eals. Lunch and dinner daily. $$
CAFS
& DELIS
EAT: POWERED BY DA BAREFOOT CHEF, !607
W. Slale Highway J, Ozark, 4!7-485-0920. This
reslauranl specializes in nalural loods on a simple
menu ol soups, salads and sandwiches. Look lor
local arlisls' work on lhe walls. Open lor lunch and
dinner Mon.lri. $
THE FRENCH HEN, !0!5 Hwy. 248, Sle. D., 8ran-
son, 4!7-336-4436. Serves sandwiches, soups,
salad, breaklasl sandwiches and much else, wilh an
allached gill shop. Cive lhe Peuben panini a lry.
Open 7 a.m. lo 2 p.m. Mon.lri. $
THE GROTTO, 3046 S. Kimbrough Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-886-9600. This lasl-casual place's lood is
delicious, especially lhe Mexicali chicken sandwich,
lhe calypso pizza and any ol lhe burgers (includ-
ing lhe black bean burger). Try lhe creamy lomalo
and lhe black bean soups. Lunch and dinner daily.
$
LJS BISTRO, 920 S. Springleld Ave., 8olivar, 4!7-
777-6434. Lxlra-lresh ingredienls, and even lried
green beans. Come in on a Thursday or lriday lo
lry lhe !0-ounce burger, served wilh caramelized
onions and double-lried lries. 8reaklasl and lunch
Tues.Sal. $
LOLAS PASTRIES & EATERY, !!0 N. lorl Ave.,
Nixa, 4!7-725-9225. Home ol lhe scone lrio and
many olher delighls, including soup, salad, sand-
wiches and olher paslries. Try lhe rise and shine
biscuil sandwich duo lor breaklasl wilh a cup ol
cuslom-blended, locally roasled collee. Serves
lunch. $
PANERA BREAD, mulliple 4!7-land localions.
8reaklasl, lunch and dinner daily. Try lhe breaklasl
sandwiches wilh egg, bacon or sausage and sharp
while cheddar cheese. ll's worlh every calorie. Vol-
ed 8esl 8akery (chain), 8esl Power Lunch (chain)
and 8esl Sandwiches (chain). $ BEST OF 417
RIVERWALK JAZZ CAF, 209 N. 2nd Sl., Ozark,
4!7-58!-2!!6. Tasly lunches, open Wed.lri. eve-
nings as well. lriday nighls you can enjoy prime rib
and Asian pork loin. Lunch, Mon.Sal. !! a.m. lo 2
p.m., Dinner, Wed.lri. $$
SAN FRANCISCO OVEN, !845 L. Sunshine Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-886-4736, !!!0 L. Pepublic Pd.,
Springleld, 4!7-88!-3033. This chain has a Calilor-
nia lair. Try lhe 49er Crinder. a sandwich ol salami,
capicola, llalian morladella and provolone cheese
on a baguelle, baked in lhe brick oven. All lhe piz-
zas are lanlaslic. Lunch and dinner daily. $
SUB SHOP, !72! L. Seminole Sl., Springleld, 4!7-
887-3804. The sandwiches are inexpensive, ample
and yummywe recommend everylhing on lhe
menu. Try lhe veggie, wilh cashews as a lopping.
Voled 8esl Sandwiches by readers. $ BEST OF
417
TEA BAR & BITES, 62! S. Pickwick Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-866-7500. An incredibly delicious cale
and sandwich place, among lhe besl in lown. Their
lwisl on chicken salad is inspired. Lunch, Tues.Sal.
Dinner lriday nighls only. $
CAJUN
BAYOU LUNCH BOX, 600 Dairy Sl., Monell, 4!7-
235-7800. Lleven kinds ol po' boy sandwiches and
more (gumbo, jambalaya, red beans and rice) al
lhis New Orleansslyle reslauranl owned by a Loui-
siana nalive. $
BIG EASY GRILL, 30!7 L. Sunshine Sl., Spring-
leld, 4!7-832-0040. The biggesl seller here is
jambalayalomalo-based creole sauce wilh rice,
chicken, sausage, shrimp and a louch ol dark roux.
Try lhe bread pudding, which has apples inslead ol
raisins. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. $
FRENCH QUARTER CAFE, 320 Park Cenlral Lasl,
Springleld, 4!7-866-2233. Our reviewer loved lhe
shrimp po' boy and lhe sampler baskel, llled wilh
oyslers, hush puppies, alligalor lail and shrimp. And
make sure lo order lhe beignels lor desserl. Open
!! a.m.9.30 p.m. Sun.Weds., !! a.m.!0.30
p.m. Thurs.Sal. $
CHINESE
5 SPICE CHINA GRILL, Please see p. 129.
HONG KONG INN RESTAURANT, !632 L. Sun-
shine Sl., Springleld, 4!7-88!-!!!3, !645 N.
Clenslone Ave., Springleld, 4!7-866-3382, !520
W. 8allleleld, Springleld, 4!7-88!-8008. Voled
8esl Cashew Chicken. Lunch and dinner daily. $
BEST OF 417
LUCYS, 5!8 L. Cenlral Sl., Springleld, 4!7-83!-
640!, 2456 L. Sunshine Sl., Springleld, 4!7-882-
9964, 3433C S. Campbell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-
882-5383. Punner-up lor 8esl Cashew Chicken in
lhe 2008 8esl ol 4!7 readers' poll. Lasl Cenlral
localion serves lunch Mon.Sun. Lunch and dinner
Mon.Sun. $
MR. YENS, 4!!7 S. Nalional Ave., 4!7-88!-!06!.
Voled 8esl Chinese by readers. A proper lable-ser-
vice reslauranl wilh a gianl menu ol gourmel-slyle
enlrees. Dim sum is served on weekends. Try lhe
pan-lried noodles wilh chicken, beel, shrimp and
veggies. Lunch and dinner daily. $$ BEST OF
417
SAMURAI SAMS, !440 W. Pepublic Pd., Suile
!20, Springleld, 4!7-883-9200. This lasl lood
lranchise ollers a limiled bul highly cuslomizable
menu ol Chinese goodies, many packed wilh veg-
gies and a brown-rice oplion lor a heallhy lake on
leriyaki. Open daily !! a.m.9 p.m. $
COFFEE
& DESSERT
ANDYS FROZEN CUSTARD, mulliple 4!7-land
localions. A local inslilulion lhal can'l be missed.
The James 8rownie lunky Jackhammer is lhe mosl
popular ilem, made wilh peanul buller, brownies
and hol ludge. Voled 8esl lrozen Treals by readers.
$ BEST OF 417
BIG MOMMAS COFFEE & ESPRESSO BAR, 2!7 L.
Commercial Sl., Springleld, 4!7-865-99!!. There's
high-qualily collee al lhis Commercial Slreel slop,
lhere are paslries plus sandwiches. The reslauranl
now delivers lo lhe cenlral-Springleld area. Open
7 a.m. lo 7 p.m. or laler. lree Wili. $
THE COFFEE ETHIC, !24 Park Cenlral Square,
Springleld, 4!7-866-6645. Single-origin collees
made using an $!!,000 machine called lhe Clover.
lour single-origin collees available daily. lree Wili.
$
DJANGOS COFFEE HOUSE, !844 S. Jellerson
Ave., Lebanon, 4!7-588-22!!. Collee and espres-
so drinks, plus lve kinds ol chai lea (including
raspberry). You can also lnd breaklasl lood and a
sandwich and salad menu. lriday is open-mic, Sal-
urday ollers live music. Open unlil 9 p.m. Monday
lhrough Thursday, !0 p.m. lriday and Salurday, 5
p.m. Sunday. $
EMACK & BOLIOS, 2925 L. 8allleleld, Suile 205,
Springleld, 4!7-889-3622. Creal salads, hearly
sandwiches and dipped ice cream. Now lhe ealery
has added pizzas lo ils reperloire. lree Wili and
ouldoor sealing in lhe courlyard. $
FRENCH HEN CAF & COFFEEHOUSE, Please see
p. 134.
HEBREWS COFFEE, !604 L. Pepublic Pd., Spring-
leld, 4!7-883-6200. Open since lasl Seplember,
lhis new collee shop on lhe soulh side ollers cal-
leinaled slaples, plus paslries lhal are baked lresh
daily and a sandwich menu. $
HOT SHOTS COFFEE & ESPRESSO, 29388 L. Sun-
shine Sl. and al Lvangel Universily, 4!7-882-0693.
Two drive-lhrough windows, beans roasled lreshly
and lasl service. Drinks available hol, iced or lrozen.
lor a sugary pick-me-up, lhere are many lavored
lalles. Ask lor lhe Nalural. ll's lanlaslic. $
KALDIS COFFEE ROASTING CO., 900 L. 8allle-
leld, Springleld, 4!7-88!-5466. The Sl. Louis
based chain serves paslries, crepes, salads and
sandwiches and specially collees. Try lhe hummus
plaller. ll comes wilh veggies, pila chips, langy ka-
lamala olivesand il's enough lo share. Open daily.
$
KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS, lhree localions in
Springleld and one in 8ranson. Chain winner lor
8esl Donuls as voled by readers. $ BEST OF
417
LAMARS DONUTS & COFFEE, 3654 S. Campbell
Ave., Springleld, 4!7-886-0040. Try lhe slrawberry
and cream cheese lurnovers or lhe big apple bear
claw, wilh sliced apples and cinnamon. $
THE MUDHOUSE, 323 Soulh Ave., Springleld,
4!7-832-!720. Voled 8esl Collee by readers. We
can'l gel enough ol lhe loose leas (especially lhe
red leas), and lhe collee is jusl as good as il has ever
been. Open morning lo nighl daily. lree Wili. $
BEST OF 417
THE MUDLOUNGE, 32! L. Walnul Sl., Springleld,
4!7-865-6964. ll has lunky decor and a back pa-
lio. Cive lhe Wired Pussian a lry, an espresso marlini
wilh vanilla vodka and Kahlua. The beer menu is ex-
lensive. lree Wili. Mon.Sal. 4 p.m.!.30 a.m. $
RENDEZVOUS COFFEE LOUNGE, 320 Park Cenlral
Wesl, Springleld, 4!7-868-0!!0. This collee shop
has huge no-bake cookies, greal paninis and lons
ol lun drinks... Plus board games. Open 24 hours.
$
ST. GEORGES DONUTS, 3628 L. Sunshine Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-88!-75!5, 30!2 S. Nalional Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-882-!7!8. Donuls made lresh daily.
Voled 8esl Donuls by readers. Open lor 8reaklasl
daily. The Nalional localion is closed Sundays. $
BEST OF 417
SUPREME BAKERY, 33!4 S. Nalional Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-88!-5226. The lighl-as-air cupcakes are
lo-die-lor. The Kringle is a Danish paslry wilh 39 lay-
ers ol dough. Voled 8esl 8akery by lhe choosy sweel
loolhs among our readers. $ BEST OF 417
DINERS
& GREASY SPOONS
ANTONS COFFEE SHOP, 937 S. Clenslone Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-869-768!. A huge variely ol om-
elels (more lhan 30 kinds!) in lhis leeny lillle ealery.
Anylhing is served al any lime. 8reaklasl and lunch
only. Closed Tuesday. $
AUNT MARTHAS PANCAKE HOUSE, !700 L.
Cherokee Sl., Springleld, 4!7-88!-3505. A hearly
Springleld original. 8reaklasl served all day. Open 5
a.m. lo 7 p.m. Tues.Sal., Sun. unlil 2 p.m. $
BILLY BOBS DAIRYLAND !90! W. 76 Counlry
8lvd., 8ranson, 4!7-337-929!. The burgers, shakes,
lool-long hol dogs (lhal can be lopped wilh chili,
cheese, onions, relish or lomaloes) and lried pies
lislings
are delish. Lunch and daily, hours vary wilh lhe
seasons. $
CASPERS, 60! W. Walnul Sl., Springleld, 4!7-
866-9750. A small Quonsel hul downlown is
home lo lhe sloried chili recipe. Closes during
summerlime. Lunch Mon.lri. $
GAILEYS BREAKFAST CAF, 220 L. Walnul Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-866-5500. Voled 8esl 8reaklasl
by readers. Try eggs benedicl, sweel polalo hash
browns or lhe build-your-own omelel. Sil by lhe
window, and walch Walnul Slreel wake up while
you eal. 8reaklasl and lunch Tues.Sun. $
BEST OF 417
FAMILY
BRICS BELGIAN WAFFLE AND PANCAKE
HOUSE, 4760 S. Campbell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-
823-8480, !882 James Piver Pd., Ozark, 4!7-582-
2600. The specially is crisp 8elgian walles made
lrom an old lamily recipe, and lhe owners receive
lhe walle irons slraighl lrom 8elgium. $
CHEDDARS CASUAL CAF, !950 L. Primrose Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-889-8998. Try lhe Sanla le Spin-
ach Dip lor a greal appelizer. This reslauranl was
voled lhe 8esl Casual Dining reslauranl (chain). ll
also won 8esl 8ang lor lhe 8uck (chain). Lunch and
dinner daily. $ BEST OF 417
INCREDIBLE PIZZA CO., 2850 S. Campbell Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-887-3030. Voled 8esl Kid-lriendly
Peslauranl (chain) by readers. The game room has
more lhan !00 games, bowling, mini-goll, go-karls
and bumper cars. Lunch and dinner daily. $
BEST OF 417
ROSIE JOS CAF, 9!5 W. Jackson Sl., Ozark, 4!7-
58!-6047. Cood burgers, lries, onion rings and
lried dill pickles, as well as lried chicken and home-
made pies. All-you-can-eal callsh on lriday nighls.
Open 7 a.m. lo 8 p.m. Mon.Sal. $
VILLAGE INN FAMILY RESTAURANT, various loca-
lions in Springleld and Ozark. Voled 8esl 8reaklasl
(chain). ll you're very hungry, go lor lhe Ullimale
Skillel. 8reaklasl, lunch, dinner daily. Lale-nighl on
lri. and Sal. $ BEST OF 417
ZIGGIES CAF, Localions in Springleld, Nixa and
Pepublic. Ziggie's serves a very big menu. Try lhe
Creek slull, il's besl. Also, walch oul lor a new
Ziggie's localion in downlown Springleld where
8ailey's used lo be (lhe spol wilh lhe ClANT pa-
lio). Voled 8esl Creasy Spoon and lhe 8esl 24-hour
Peslauranl. 24 hours daily. $ BEST OF 417 UP-
DATED
INDIAN
GEM OF INDIA, 2!! W. 8allleleld, Springleld,
4!7-88!-9558. The bullel is lanlaslic, wilh a greal
mango pudding desserl and lhe besl chai lea we've
had. You can'l go wrong wilh lhe landoori chicken
dish. On a dale, gel lhe Cem ol lndia Dinner lor
Two lo sample a variely ol lavors. 8ullel al lunch,
menu service al dinner. Lunch and dinner daily. $$

ITALIAN
AVANZARE, Please see p. 129.
AZRIELLES, 2!39 W. Pepublic Pd., Springleld,
4!7-877-9880. A salislying meal lhal doesn'l cosl
a lon. The smolhered-in-cheese eggplanl Parmesan
has been well-received. Also lry lhe chicken marsa-
la, and lhe Monday dinner bullel. Lunch and dinner
daily. $
BRUNOS IL RISTORANTE, Please see p. 129.
DARPINOS ITALIAN CAF, 30!4 S. Nalional Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-889-9898. Popular llalian-Ameri-
can dishes. Make sure lo ask lor lhe specials lhal
aren'l on lhe menu. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal.
$
DIGIACINTO, 2259 S. Campbell Ave., Springleld,
4!7-882-5!66. A greal place lo visil. Try lhe cheese
lorlellini in a cream peslo sauce, lopped wilh grilled
chicken breasl. lull bar. Lunch and dinner Tues.Sal.
$$
GILARDIS RISTORANTE, Please see p. 129.
J. PARRINOS PASTA HOUSE AND BAR, !550-L L.
8allleleld, Springleld, 4!7-882-!808. Cood happy
hours and casual llalian eals. The mosl popular ilem
is lhe Penne di Mare, wilh a lobsler cream sauce
wilh scallops and shrimp. Lunch and dinner daily.
$$
MACARONI GRILL, Please see p. 132.
NONNAS ITALIAN AMERICAN CAF, 306
Soulh Ave., Springleld, 4!7-83!-!222. Try
lhe chicken crepes llorenline, which is cov-
ered in a moulhwalering mornay sauce.
Also greal. lhe sausage and polenla enlree.
Lunch and dinner daily. $$
TUSCAN GRILL, Please see p. 132.
VALENTINES, Please see p. 132.
ZIOS ITALIAN KITCHEN, !249 L. Kingsley Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-889-!9!9. Two greal dishes here
are lhe arlichoke chicken pasla and lhe spicy chick-
en allredo. Voled 8esl llalian (chain) by readers. lull
8ar. Lunch and dinner daily. $ BEST OF 417
JAPANESE
FUJI, 2909 S. Campbell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-889-
0088. Sushi, lempura, hibachi and more in a lriend-
ly environmenl. Lunch and dinner daily. $$
HARUNO, Please see p. 129.
HINODE, 430! S. Nalional Ave., Springleld, 4!7-
877-!777. Choose lradilional hibachi dining or su-
shi. Lunch and dinner daily. $$
IZUMI HATAKE SUSHI GRILL, 302 L. Walnul Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-865-0366. Downlown's lrsl sushi
reslauranl has a greal soll shell crab roll and crunch
roll. Lunch and dinner Mon.lri, dinner Sal. $$$

KAI, Please see p. 130.
KYOTO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE, 853 N. Clen-
slone Ave., Springleld, 4!7-869-!628. This hibachi
reslauranl has a nice-sized sushi menu, and we rec-
ommend lhe Philly roll. The chicken hibachi is only
$6.95. Open !! a.m. lo !0 p.m. daily. $$$
LITTLE TOKYO, !635 N. Clenslone Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-866-5596, 2823 N. Clenslone Ave.,
Springleld. Lillle Tokyo has a no-lrills almosphere
wilh inexpensive bul above-average sushi. The new
localion (2823 N. Clenslone) has perlormance-slyle
hibachi grill.Dinner Sun.Thurs. unlil 9 p.m., lri. and
Sal. unlil 9.30 p.m. $
MIJURI SUSHI & RHYTHM, 27!0 S. Campbell
Ave., Springleld, 4!7-889-9593. The sushi here
is perhaps lhe mosl whimsical. Lunch and dinner
Mon.Sal. $$
NAKATO JAPANESE STEAKHOUSE, 26!5 S. Clen-
slone Ave., Springleld, 4!7-88!-7!7!. Voled 8esl
Japanese lor ils hibachi cuisine. They also have a
loaling sushi bar. Try lhe Alaskan roll or lhe Hope
roll. Dinner nighlly. Lunch on Sun. $$ BEST
OF 417
OHANA JAPANESE CUISINE, 3!0 W. 8allleleld,
Springleld, 4!7-823-7788. Serves bolh hibachi-
slyle grilled lood and sushi. Try lhe Monsler roll,
llled wilh salmon and cream cheese lhen deep
lried. Open lor lunch and dinner daily. $$
SAKURA, 3230 S. Nalional Ave., Springleld, 4!7-
882-8000. Sushi, lempura and donburi are special-
lies al lhis charming spol. Meals come wilh lree ice
cream. Lunch and dinner daily. $$
UMI, 3046 S. Kimbrough Ave., Springleld, 4!7-
882-!!!0. Serves dinner, ol course, bul we're
lond ol lhis as a good lunch spol wilh greal deals
on benlo boxes. lull bar. Lunch Mon.lri., dinner
Mon.Sal. $$
WASABI JAPANESE SUSHI & GRILL, 2005 L. Hwy.
76, 8ranson, 4!7-336-!!77. 8ranson's newesl sushi
reslauranl has ils home on lhe lamous Slrip. Open
!!.30 a.m. lo midnighl Mon.Sal, 2.30!0 p.m.
Sun. $$$
KOREAN
SOOS KOREAN RESTAURANT, 3644 S. Camp-
bell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-889-2220. Springleld's
lrsl Korean reslauranl, incredibly lasly wilh a wide
lislings
variely ol dishes. Try lhe dolsol bibambap, a dish
wilh veggies on lop ol rice and hol sauce. 8e ad-
venlurous and lry lhe oclopus slir lry. Lunch and
dinner, Tues.Sun. $
GOLDEN KOREAN, !406 W. Sunshine Sl., Spring-
leld, 4!7-832-!093. 8ulgogi is greal. Also lry lhe
kimbop (like sushi) and lhe lried dumplings appe-
lizers. Lunch and dinner Tues.Sun. $
MEXICAN
CANTINA LAREDO, !00! 8ranson Landing, 8ran-
son, 4!7-334-6062. Voled 8esl Mexican (chain),
8esl 8ranson Peslauranl (chain), 8esl Ouldoor Din-
ing (chain) and 8esl Margarila (chain) by readers.
Known lor preparing guacamole lableside. The la-
cos Cascabel are spicy wilh a side ol warm onions.
The margarilas are slrong. Lunch and dinner daily.
$$ BEST OF 417
EL PUENTE, !!!! L. Pepublic Pd., Springleld,
4!7-883-4733. Service is super-lasl, and lhe chips
and salsa are among our lavoriles in lown. The
chili verde wilh pork was kinda-larl, kinda-spicy
and very delicious. $
HERRADURA, !779 S. Clenslone Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-886-!444. This lunchlime holspol has
our lavorile chile rellano in lown, and lhe sinlul
nolhing-bul-queso-and-beel nachos make us very,
very happy. Lunch and dinner daily. $
LA FIESTA GRILL, 3825 S. Clenslone Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-886-7040. Our lavorile newish Mexican
joinl has Springleld's mosl exlensive lajila menu.
Lunch and dinner daily. $
MARIAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 406 Soulh
Ave., Springleld, 4!7-83!-9339. Voled 8esl Mexi-
can reslauranl and 8esl Margarila by readers. Try
a crunchy classic. lhe lried lacos. Chicken is par-
licularly good. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. $$
BEST OF 417
MEXICAN VILLA, six localions in Springleld and
one in Ozark. The sloried American-Mex place has
been cooking since !957. Try a burrilo enchilada-
slyle, smolhered wilh enchilada sauce and graled
cheese. Lunch and dinner daily. $
PRIMAS MEXICAN RESTAURANT, 2!0! W.
Cheslerleld 8lvd., Springleld, 4!7-823-7!80. Try
lhe Sanla le chicken, and lhe $2 margarila happy
hours. The sealood enchiladas have an irresislible
sour cream sauce. Lunch and dinner daily. $
THE TAMALE KING, !342 W. Sunshine Sl., Spring-
leld, 4!7-862-2202. Mexican cuisine in a cozy al-
mosphere. Hours vary. $
PIZZA
ARRIS PIZZA, !332 L. Pepublic Pd., Springleld,
4!7-88!-7260. Creek pizza, yummy crusl and a
lounge nexl door called Kremer's. Voled 8esl Pizza
by readers. Lunch and dinner Tues.Sal., dinner
Sun.$ BEST OF 417
BUD & WALTS PIZZA & PASTA HOUSE, 70! Mc-
Croskey Sl., Suile !, Nixa, 4!7-724-0070. Thin-
crusl pizza lhal's among lhe besl on lhe soulh side.
This Chicago-slyle pizza isn'l lhe super-deep-dish
kind you mighl expecl. ll's lhe lhinner Chicago
slyle. Try lhe Hol Kahuna. This slore's prolls benell
charilies, so you'll be ealing lor a cause. Lunch and
dinner daily. $
CRAVIN PIZZA, 364! L. Sunshine Sl., 4!7-890-
8255. Thin-crusl pizza lhal's among lhe besl on
lhe soulh side. The 8ig Salad comes packed wilh
roasled chicken and veggies. Lunch and dinner
daily. $
GARBOS PIZZERIA, 30!4-A L. Sunshine Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-887-90!0, 2!0! W. Cheslerleld
8lvd., 8uilding C, Springleld, 4!7-883-90!0. This
Springleld pizza pie mainslay has localions in
Cheslerleld Village (where ouldoor dining is avail-
able) and lhe Soulhern Hills shopping cenler (where
ouldoor dining should soon be available, so slay
luned). Try a lavorile dish lrom Carbo's longsland-
ing menu, or look lor lhe changing daily specials
Monday lhrough lriday. Open daily !! a.m. lo !0
p.m. 8ar is open laler. $ UPDATED
IMOS PIZZA, mulliple localions. Chain winner lor
8esl Pizza as voled by 417 Magazine readers. ll's
provel-laslic! This is gooey, crunchy, super-lhin Sl.
Louisslyle pizza al ils mosl aulhenlic. The lunch
special (single-serving pizza, drink and side salad)
is a sleal. Lunch and dinner daily. $ BEST OF
417
MCSALTYS PIZZA CAF, !550 L. 8allleleld,
Springleld, 4!7-883-4324, 2627 L. Sunshine Sl.,
Springleld, 4!7-887-2589. Known lor pizza, Mc-
Sally's has lasly and allordable lunch sandwich spe-
cials as well. 8esl known lor lhe 8ear Pie, bul we
also love lhe pineapple and ham pizza wilh jalape-
os added. Lunch and dinner daily. $
LUIGIS PIZZA KITCHEN, !447 Hwy. 248, 8ranson,
4!7-339-4544, !972 Soulh Hwy. !65, 8ranson,
4!7-334-3344, !07 W. Aldersgale Pd., Nixa, 4!7-
725-3336. One ol 8ranson's mosl popular pizza
places, Luigi's Deluxe has six loppings and is a la-
vorile. Lunch and dinner daily. $
OLD CHICAGO, 2040 L. lndependence Pd., Spring-
leld, 4!7-877-0!00. The chain serves (very) deep
dish Chicago-slyle pizza and a beer menu wilh
more lhan !00 oplions. Join lhe World 8eer Tour
lo lry lhem all (over lime). Lunch and dinner daily.
Voled 8esl 8eer Seleclion (chain) by readers. lull
bar. $$$ BEST OF 417
PIZZA HOUSE, 3!2 L. Commercial Sl., Springleld,
4!7-88!-4073. Aller nearly 50 years al ils Clen-
slone Avenue localion, Pizza House has moved up
norlh. The new Commericial Slreel localion has
been packed since opening a lew monlhs ago. This
place serves super-lhin-crusl pizza, salads and...
lhal's il. Try lhe deluxe. Lunch and dinner daily. $

THE PIZZA STOP, !645 W. Pepublic Pd., Spring-
leld, 4!7-877-7867. This pizzeria lrom lhe people
who crealed Longhorn Crill has aclually moved
inside Longhorn Crill. You can slill order carry-oul
and delivery, bul dine-in service shares space wilh
lhe olher ealery. Lunch and dinner, Mon.Sal. $
SOUTH AVENUE PIZZA, 307 Soulh Ave., Spring-

leld, 4!7-869-!500. Courmel pies. We love any ol
lhe while pizzas. Lunch and dinner Mon-Sal, bullel
!! a.m. lo 2 p.m. $
ROCCOS PIZZA, 250 L. Hwy. 60, Pepublic, 4!7-
732-53!!. Hand-lossed, lhick-crusl Sicilian-slyle
pies or calzones. Try lhe calamari. Lunch and dinner
daily. $
ROSATIS PIZZA, 3049 S. lremonl Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-877-2008. This Chicago-slyle pizza chain
also ollers a lull menu ol olher hearly dishes. lried
chicken, mealball sandwiches, burgers, pasla dish-
es, cheesecake and more. Lunch and dinner daily.
$
WHEAT STATE PIZZA, 382! S. Campbell Ave.,
Springleld, 4!7-88!-2888. Pizza is made wilh
slighlly heallhier wheal crusl here. We love lhe
loppings menu, which has unexpecled ilems like
corn, avocados, cream cheese and sunlower seeds.
Lunch and dinner daily. $
TEA ROOMS
BETHS BAKE SHOPPE & TEA ROOM, !645 W. Pe-
public Pd., Springleld, 4!7-866-5533. Voled 8esl
Tea Poom in 4!7-land and place lor 8esl Desserls
by readers ol 417 Magazine. Serves sandwiches,
salads and more. The soups are made lrom scralch
daily here. Lunch Mon.Sal. $ BEST OF 417
CAF ROSWITHA, 2640 S. Clenslone Ave., Spring-
leld, 4!7-88!-2003. Serving delicious chicken sal-
ad, crab salad and quiche al lunch, lry lhe Lemon
Sunshine cake. Lunch Mon.Sal., dinner lri.Sal. $
FAT QUARTER TEA ROOM, !7!2 S. lngram Mill

Pd., Springleld, 4!7-890-7722. This lea room is
allached lo a quilling shop. Try lhe Pickle Dish (a
veggie sandwich wilh a dill spread) and lhe pep-
pery polalo soup. Open !! a.m.2 p.m. Tues.Sal.
$
MALINDAS TEA ROOM, 604 W. Ml. Vernon, Nixa,
4!7-724-2!2!. This lea room, al Chez Poberl 8is-
lro, ollers privale lea parlies lor kids, privale rooms
lor special occasions and yummy lea room lare. Try
lhe cakes and cookies, loo. $
RUBY LENAS TEA ROOM, 224 W. Main Sl., 8ran-
son, 4!7-239-29!9. Courmel salads, quiche and
sandwiches, near downlown 8ranson. $
SPRING CREEK TEA ROOM, !07 S. Third Sl.,
Ozark, 4!7-582-!33!. Try lhe slrawberry soup, lhe
veggie sandwich wilh spicy jalapeo sauce and any
ol lhe lea seleclions. You can'l go wrong wilh any
ol lhe desserls. Lunch only Tues.Sal. !! a.m. lo 2
p.m. $
THE VINEYARD TEA ROOM, inside Honey Heaven,
25!6 S. Campbell Ave., Springleld, 4!7-869-0233.
Delicious Promised Land Cake, wonderlul quiche,
chicken salad and much more. Try lhe roasled
vegelable sandwich wilh zucchini, yellow squash,
eggplanl, onions, red, yellow and green peppers
and lomaloes, all lopped wilh a Parmesan pepper
spread. $
THAI
BANGKOK CITY, !!29 L. Walnul Sl., Springleld,
4!7-799-!22!. Peader Julia 8runner wriles in lo
suggesl lhis place's pad lhai or lhe goong pad pak,
a shrimp and vegelable dish wilh spicy sauce. $$

THAI HOUSE, 28!! S. Campbell Ave., Springleld,
4!7-889-6309. Voled 8esl Thai by readers. The
Jerry chicken, wilh ils nol-loo-spicy peanul sauce is
greal. So is lhe basil chicken, which has super-lresh
and very hol jalapeo peppers. Lunch and dinner
daily. $$ BEST OF 417
THAI PEPPERS, !4!! L. Sunshine Sl., Springleld,
4!7-882-!979. The genius ol lhis place is lhal you
can come lor lunch and dine on a schedule wilh-
oul leeling rushed. We love lhe lried lolu appelizer
and any ol lhe enlrees wilh duck. Lunch and din-
ner daily. $$
THAI THAI CUISINE, 203 S. Commercial Sl., 8ran-
son, 4!7-334-9070. Peaders voled il 8esl Thai
(8ranson). The panang curry is delicious and served
on a bed ol lresh spinach. Cel il spicy. The yellow
curry is Thai comlorl lood. Lunch and dinner daily.
$$$ BEST OF 417
THAI XPRESS, 948 S. Clenslone Ave., Springleld,
4!7-865-0!0!. Drive-lhrough Thai? ll was only a
maller ol lime. We lried and liked lhe massaman
curry and pumpkin curry. Also, lhere are some Chi-
nese dishes. Lunch and dinner, Mon.Sal.. lull bar.
$
TONGS THAI RESTAURANT, 3454 S. Campbell
Ave., Springleld, 4!7-889-5280. Chel-owner Tong
Trilhara's cuisine is Thai... bul lreshened up. Try
whalever lhe chel-owner recommends. We love
lhe Thai-rilo. Lunch and dinner Mon.Sal. $$
VIETNAMESE
BAMBU, !338 L. 8allleleld, Springleld, 4!7-88!-
988!. We like lhe pho (soup)a lighl beel brolh
wilh veggies, herbs, rice noodles and beel. We also
love lhe lresh spring rolls wilh peanul sauce, lhe
laro bubble lea drink and lhe vermicelli wilh bar-
becued pork and egg roll. Lunch and dinner Mon.
Sal. $ UPDATED
LITTLE SAIGON, !402 W. Sunshine Sl., Springleld,
4!7-865-6664. This Vielnamese reslauranl is rec-
ommended by Pon Spigelman, Springleld Sympho-
ny Orcheslra conduclor. We love lhe lemongrass
beel and lrog legs, and even lhe Chinese ilems (es-
pecially lhe Ceneral Tso's chicken) are lasly. Lunch
and dinner Mon.Sal. $ UPDATED
People Pics faces + places
Downtown
in Denim
Cuesls al lhe annual Downlown in Denim
evenl enjoyed a lour-course dinner by Tower
Club Chel 8rad Lyons, lollowed by a perlor-
mance by lhe Cood Samarilan 8oys Panch
Chorus. Allerward, guesls parlicipaled in
a silenl auclion, which included a bracelel
lrom Maxon's Diamond Merchanls, a $500
gill cerlilcale lo Town & Counly, airlare lor
lwo lo Orlando and a gill baskel lrom Vino
!00. All proceeds benelled lhe Cood Sa-
marilan 8oys Panch, which helps boys who
have been viclims ol abuse or neglecl.
Beneting organization
Cood Samarilan 8oys Panch
Date
April 9, 2009
Location
Tower Club
Money raised
$!5,000
Attire
Casual and denim wilh a Weslern lheme
Food
Provided by Tower Club
Entertainment
Cood Samarilan 8oys Panch Chorus
Sponsors
Lmpire 8ank, Tower Club, US loods, Associ-
aled Wholesale Crocers, Major 8rands
lor addilional People Pics
visil 417mag.com
Lynnelle & Milch Drury
Allan & Tammie Lumley
Jim Jones, Virgina lry, Kalhy Jones
Kalie & 8rian Speighl
Sylvia Speighl, Sally lenlon
Jane McLlvaine, Krisly Mills
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Womans Heart
Luncheon
The lood lor a Woman's Hearl Luncheon
helped raise money lor lhe Women and
Hearl Disease educalional lund al CoxHeallh.
Cuesls enjoyed a lunch provided by Touch, in
addilion lo a red dress model show and a red
bag ralle. A panel ol physicians
Dr. Kalhleen Craves, Dr. Mira Choe and Dr.
Danny Penickeducaled guesls on hearl
disease prevenlion.
The Women and Hearl Disease lund al
CoxHeallh
Date
lebruary 26, 2009
Location
Touch
Money raised
$5,200
Attire
Dressy casual
Food
Provided by Touch
Entertainment
Provided by Dr. Danny Penick
Sponsors
The Jalili lamily, Sprinl, Soulhwesl Missouri
Credil Union, larmers lnsurance Croup,
Macy's, The Lodges al Tablerock Lake, lire-
house Pollery, The Slarlile Thealer
visil 417mag.com
Joyce Jones, Molly Williamson
Mary Koppler, Tracy Milchell
8arbara Morelock, Mary 8air
Sara Jalili, Dana Kunlz
Cindy Loeb, Alexa 8rown
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Tammy 8urns, Nyla Milleson
Jade Jared, Sarah Thompson
Dan Probslleld, Carolyn Poole, Jerry Osborn
Hannah Voss, Bennett Thurman
Carol 8reaux, Tom Poberls
Dwayne Holden, 8elh Yorbrough
Pal Manzardo, Jacque Wills
Kerri & Slerling Hull
People Pics laces + places
Eyes in Disguise
Cuesls arrived in Mardi Cras masks and
parly allire lor lhe lllh-annual Lyes in Dis-
guise evenl, which benelled The Kilchen,
lnc. Cuesls parlicipaled in a live auclion,
which included lrips lo Hawaii, 8elize and
Vail, as well as a ralle, including a gill card
lo Dynamic 8ody Pilales and lour lickels lo
see 8ebe Neuwirlh al Hammons Hall. Al lhe
Palron's Parly belore lhe evenl, lood was
prepared by Louisiana chel Poberl Cannon.
Simply Delicious calered lhe evenl wilh
Mardi Craslhemed lood seleclions.
The Kilchen, lnc.
Date
lebruary 2!, 2009
Location
The Knighls ol Columbus Hall
Money raised
more lhan $90,000
Attire
Mardi Cras oplional
Food
Provided by Simply Delicious and Chel
Poberl Cannon.
Entertainment
Ceezer
Presenting sponsor
Sl. John's Clinic
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An Evening with
the Phantoms:
Presented by Dr.
Walter and Martha
Gaska
Cuesls al lhe Springleld Symphony Orches-
lra's lundraising gala enjoyed a nighl ol
musical lhealer lrom Kevin Cray, Craig
Schulman and Cris Croenendaal, who have
all played lhe phanlom in The Phantom
of the Opera on 8roadway. ln addilion lo
perlorming songs lrom The Phantom of the
Opera, lhe Three Phanloms also perlormed
numbers lrom Miss Saigon, Guys and Dolls,
Les Misrables, Company, Kiss Me Kate and
Damn Yankees.
Springleld Symphony Orcheslra
Date
March 7
Location
Pamada Oasis & Conlerence Cenler
Money raised
$72,000
Attire
8lack and while allire
Food
Provided by Pamada Oasis & Conlerence
Cenler
Entertainment
The Three Phanloms
Sponsors
417 Magazine, Tilanlic Museum Allraclion
in 8ranson, KOLP !0, KSlX, Meyer Com-
municalions, Springeld Business Journal,
Sl. John's Heallh Syslem, The Communilies
ol Saddlebrooke, Posilronic lnduslries lnc.,
lndependenl Prinling, Melropolilan Nalional
8ank, Margarel and Clark Kelly, Tolberl 8eadle
and Musgrave, Don Wessel Honda
visil 417mag.com
Pob & Penee Sleele
David & Kerri Schiegoleil
Tillanie & James Crandon, Pon Spigelman
Melissa & Josh Holland
Danny Macias, Johnelle Lillle
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8elh & Marc Tauai
Sandra Lowlher, 8ev 8eckmeyer
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ees Summit native Sarah Duval met Republic native Chris Gillstrap
in 2004 during their alpha seminar course at Drury University. Te
two became best friends and remained that way for a year and a half,
and Sarah says the transition from friendship to dating blurs togeth-
er. Before the two were o cial, they had many friend dates, but
what she would call an o cial rst date happened on Valentines Day in 2006.
In January 2008, Chris asked Sarahs dad if he could have his daughters hand
in marriage. After her father agreed, Chris proposed in the same spot that Sarahs
father proposed to her mother, on a hiking trail in Mount Vernon.
Te wedding ceremony took place at the historic Stone Chapel at Drury Uni-
versity, and the reception was held at the Discovery Center. Sarah replaced the
traditional grooms cake with a stack of Chriss favorite snackchocolate chip
cookies. Both Sarah and Chris love Memory Lane chocolate milk, so they had a
chocolate milk toast rather than a champagne toast. Steve Pro tt, owner of Te
Potters House, was the o ciant.
Hilary Horan was the maid-of-honor, and Mollie Duvall, Laura Bliss, Megan
Blosser and Bekah Wertz were bridesmaids. Te best man was Tyler Danforth,
and Alex Robichaud, Andy Trossen, Je Horn and Aaron Witzke were the
groomsmen.
Sarah Duvall Chris Gillstrap
November 30, 2008, Slone Chapel al Drury Universily, Springleld
THE DETAILS
Reception: The Discovery Cenler, Springleld
Photography: David Coleman, D Coleman Pholography, Nixa
Wedding Planner: 8renda 8auer, The 8ride's Maid, Springleld
Dress: Kim's 8ridal & Tailor, Lee's Summil, Missouri
Flowers & Linens: S.8. 8on Lvenl Linens
Food: Calered by The Wild lork, Nixa
Cake: Shelly Lalorge, Cameo Cakes
Entertainment: DJ service. John and Dana Kimmons, Digilraxx
Music 2 Co, Springleld
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Weddings Duvall & Cillslrap
Go to 417bride.com to read about more local nuptials and
nd 417-land wedding-planning resources.

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