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This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. Guess what? There is a major American holiday that happens between Halloween and Christmas! You may not notice this among the retailers, but it is on the calendar! It’s called Thanksgiving — that’s the day before Black Friday.

This week, my assigment was as unique as they come, interviewing a Bigfoot hunter. Master Trackers Rick Dyer and Jeremy Ware have been around town, and when we saw their truck, we just had to ask what they were doing here. The story on Dyer is filled with hoaxes, the Men in Black and some unabashed confidence that there is a Bigfoot down in Butler Hollow near Seligman. Dyer plans to use deer urine and pork ribs to lure the creature out. I, for one, am just glad they don’t like trout. This photo Dyer provided is a Bigfoot he said he killed and had confiscated. I have just a couple questions. Are Bigfoot naturally blurry? Will Dyer sas-squash his critics? Is there a cave creature hiding in Roaring River Spring? Nevermind. Let’s just move on before I scare myself over a baffle.

While attending the Cassville football game versus Monett a few weeks ago, my nephew Silas asked, “When was the first time Cassville played Monett?” This seems to be a perfectly reasonable question to ask someone labeled a historian sitting right next to you. However, I told him I’d have to get back with him, as I didn’t have the information at the top of my head.

As we move closer to Thanksgiving, many people’s thoughts turn toward family gatherings and sharing the things we are most thankful for. When I think of November, I think of the two major holidays, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving; but something else also falls in the month of November — National Family Caregivers Month.