Lifestyle
Through the years, May 24
50 YEARS AGO: Probably the most outstanding job of traffic control ever experienced in this area was in the process of being carried out in this photo. Sheriff Vernon Still, second from left, and three members of the Missouri Highway Patrol, are shown working vehicles in the vicinity of the Ozark Folkfair over the Memorial Day weekend. Local and state officers confined their efforts to the Missouri side of the line. Just over the wooded hill in the background, and in Arkansas, there were an estimated 25,000 people attending the Bluegrass music event throughout the holiday. The fog shrouded tree line gives an idea of the typical weather throughout the three-day holiday.
Junior Beta Club attends state convention in Branson
On March 1 and 2, nearly 50 Cassville Junior Beta Club members attended the State Beta Club Conference at the Branson Convention Center. The 2022-23 school year is the inaugural year for the Cassville club.
Through the Years, May 17
50 YEARS AGO: Members of Girl Scout Cadette Troop 154 of Cassville put the triple-tap on a Cassville businessman Saturday for the benefit of the American Legion Auxiliary veteran’s poppy sale. Receiving his recognition for the contributions is Russell Moore. The three young ladies among troop members assisting Saturday, from the left are: Cheryl Weigel, Holly Edmondson and Brenda Snyder. Efforts last Saturday yielded $60 for the veteran program, according to Mrs. Sue Mitchell, project chairman.
Middle School shop class gets grant
The Cassville Middle School industrial arts program has been awarded a $4,000 grant through the Barry Electric Cooperative (BEC) Sharing Success fund. Funds will be used in conjunction with a 50/50 matching grant to update the drill press and bandsaw and add a wood planer machine in the shop.
History comes alive at living wax museum
Mason Long, right, listens to Kingston Nichols perform as Adolf Sax during a sixth-grade living wax museum event held at the FEMA Event Center on May 9.
Cassville school kitchens win Silver Spoon Awards
All three kitchens at Cassville R-IV School District were awarded Silver Spoon Awards from the Barry County Health Department this year.
Ribbon cut at Zone 4
Zone 4 Mini Golf and More recently held a ribbon cutting. Front row: Chad Butler, Jason Taylor, Owner Shannon Beemer, Owner James Beemer, Johnny Bishop, and Shon Bishop.
Miller 1 of 30 selected for Missouri Agribusiness Academy
Saige Miller, of Cassville, was one of 30 high school sophomores recently selected to participate in the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Missouri Agribusiness Academy (MAbA). Miller and the other students selected will spend a week in June in the St.
Through the years, May 10
Cassville’s two ball parks now have the most modern lighting available. Summer activities will be conducted on he two parks, giving much more play area available to programs. Installation of new lights on the second field was com-Meted this week in a joint effort of Barry Electric Cooperative and equipment from KAMO Electric at Vinita, Okla. With quick dispatch the project of installing eight poles, ranging in length from 60 to 70 feet, was completed during part of a morning’s effort. KAMO crews assisted since local equipment will not handle the lengthy poles. Costing an estimated $16,000, the new lighting was provided by the recreation appropriations of city sales tax collections. Democrat file photo
Through the years, May 3
This was the scene at the old Blalack Motor Co., building at Fifth and Main in Cassville about 2 p.m. Monday, by nightfall the building was completely down. The structure, dating back to the late 1920° was being demolished to make way for a new Hardee’s fast-food franchise here. The franchise will occupy the entire block between Fifth and Sixth Streets, with a former service station building eliminated from the site earlier. Owners of the franchise say the business will be in operation within 45 days of construction start.
