More vacation-from-hell stories from readers - Kansas City Star

More vacation-from-hell stories from readers Kansas City Star Casey Rausch, Kansas City: My worst vacation was our last camping trip, to Lake of Three Fires in Iowa. Due to a botched transmission fluid change, ...

Church Lady: Marco youth volunteer at special needs camp - Marco Eagle

Church Lady: Marco youth volunteer at special needs camp Marco Eagle On Aug., 7 a team of 11 teens and two adults traveled to Camp Barnabas in Missouri to minister to campers with special needs. The team was lead by the Rev. ...

Faces & Places - Take a 'mini vacation' in beautiful Oregon County - The News

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Faces & Places - Take a 'mini vacation' in beautiful Oregon County The News Though no camping is allowed, it is a popular destination for exploring the natural wonders of the Ozarks, just relaxing, or enjoying a family picnic. ...

Steamboat residents to canoe 2320 miles to raise money for Haiti - Steamboat Pilot

Steamboat residents to canoe 2320 miles to raise money for Haiti Steamboat Pilot “There will be a lot of camping,” he said. “I imagine some nights we will be sleeping on uninhabited islands or bunking up with friends who live in towns ...

Television movies for the week of Aug. 29 - Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Television movies for the week of Aug. 29 Pittsburgh Post Gazette While staying at a cabin in the woods, telepathic friends confront aliens that are being hunted by the military. (R) (2:15) MAX: Wed. ...

101 things to do in Wyobraska

Nothing to do? No way! For years we’ve heard the lament that there’s nothing to do in Nebraska. At the Star-Herald, we don’t believe that.

More vacation-from-hell stories from readers

A sick world after all Judy Ostrom, Overland Park: Our bad vacation was last summer. We planned a week at Universal Studios with a side trip to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We arrived on Sunday, and things were great. Then on Monday our 14-year-old daughter started feeling bad, with chills, cough and fever, and we figured we’d tag team our two kids. I’d stay with our daughter at the hotel; my husband ...

Trail-blazers building legacy for generations to come

Leaving the blare of music, television, cell phones and the hustle and bustle of the city behind, volunteers and users of the Ozark Trail System become more attuned to nature.

Steamboat residents to canoe 2,320 miles to raise money for Haiti

Michael Gutschenritter, his couusin Louis Gutschenritter, fellow Steamboat resident Brett Poche, and at least seven other people from across the country will begin to paddle down the Mississippi River on Sept. 3 to attempt to raise $50,000 dollars for the Lambi Fund of Haiti.

Church Lady: Marco youth volunteer at special needs camp

We are all familiar with the words in the song “Kid’s” from the musical “Bye Bye Birdie”—“Kids! I don’t know what’s wrong with these kids today!” However, whenever the church lady visits one of the houses of worship she doesn’t see the “disobedient, disrespectful oafs” or the “noisy, crazy, dirty, lazy, loafers.” Better strike the reference to noisy, as Vacation Bible School (VBS) activities can ...

Homestead hits 50

submitted photo Members of the cast host a square dance with members of the audience during intermission of the “Shepherd of the Hills Outdoor Drama,” which is celebrating 50 years in Branson this month.

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Passengers still climb aboard BA despite strike fears

Despite fears that British Airway’s cabin crew dispute could widen, passengers still flew with the airline in the peak month of August, when the airline carried 3,154,000 people. BA has referred to the figures

Noranda plans $38M expansion project

to greatly increase production capacity. The Governor's announcement, which included additional economic incentives from the state of Missouri, is a re-launching of a capital project that was put on hold by global economic conditions and the