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Places to go, things to do and people to see in Missouri ; January 2015 issue Featuring Winter activities, weekend getaways, travel and tourism in Missouri
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4 l www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com, January, 2015
Do You Want to Build a Snowman?Come on, let’s go and play. I never see you anymore.
Come out the door. It’s like you’ve gone away. We usedto be best buddies. And now we’re not. I wish you wouldtell me why...
The very first family home movie ever taken at ourhome was of my - at age five - and my father building asnowman. We actually built a whole family. There wasthe Mama and Papa and the child. Mother even joinedthe fun by finding a sweater, a scarf and
These lyrics from above come from the ever popularmovie, “Frozen.” My grandchildren know it by heart. Ilistened to “Let it Go”enough I should even knowthe lyrics. It was even included in the school Christ-mas program. You’d have to live under a rock some-where if you haven’t heard these songs at least oncein the past six months. Now we have the chance tosee the Frozen characters come alive as they present“Disney On Ice” in St. Louis at the Scottrade Centerin Feb./March. What an appropriate story for Wintertime. If you are more interested in trying your handat making your own snowman, check out a build-a-snowman contest on page 15. This event is actuallyfree. Or our very own Weekender Magazine get-away giveaway is asking for snowman photos. (Seethe “on the cover” description - this page.)
This whole issue is is centered around fun winterplaces to go, things to do and people to see. It evenincludes a variety of concerts for those who preferthe warmth of indoors. So enjoy and until nextmonth...
Happy New Year!Kathy Barnett, Managing Editor
UP CLOSE From the EditorThanks to the movie,
“Frozen” building snow-
men has become a fa-
vorite activity during the
winter. Send us a pic-
ture of your snow cre-
ations at the email
address below or post
them on our Facebook
pages and you will be
entered to win our next
FREE weekend get-
away giveaway!
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The Bootheel Bluegrass Festi-val is held at the Bavarian Halleby Drury Inn in Fruitland: I-55,exit 105.
Guest bands are welcome. En-tertainment includes the fol-lowing this year:
Mountain Faith SylvaNorth CarolinaThe GordonsBob & Barb LewisThe LewisesCharlie & The GirlsHerbie Johnston & Fiddlers
FrolicBull Harman & Bull's EyeThat Dalton GangThe GibsonsThe Baker FamilyGeorge Portz & The Friends
of Bluegrass.
Tickets: Thu., $8; Fri. & Sat.,$15 each; weekend pass, $28.Ages 16 and younger, free. Formore information and the fullschedule, visit our website.
The Bootheel Bluegrass Festi-val started in 2005 with ThePunches Family hosting at theBavarian Halle in Fruitland.They decided to go on the roadfull time with their music andcontacted Bull & Tammy Har-man in 2011 to see if they
would be willing to take it overfor them. The hotel wanted tokeep the festival and the peoplewanted to attend. So, theyagreed! 2014 was a successfulyear for the event, with a recordbreaking crowd on Thursdaynight for the all Gospelevening. Friday and Saturdayshows were also very well at-tended.
“We have some excitingplans underway for2015!” said Tammy.“Folks, as long as youkeep coming we'll keepworking and striving tobring you the entertain-ment and music talentsthat you want to see andhear.”
This is your festival andwe want to continue withthe same hospitality andefforts that Bruce and Bo-bette started several yearsago. Hopefully, someday,they will be in town inJanuary and can join usagain!
For more information,call 573-335-1631 or visitonline at www.bootheel-bluegrass.com For roomreservations at Drury Inn,call 573-243-9200.
January, 2015, www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com, l 13
Places to Go: Bootheel Bluegrass FestivalJan. 22-24Jackson, Mo
Join Safe Kids Springfield atMediacom Ice Park for theDo You Want to Build aSnowman event on Saturday,February 14th! This eventfrom 10 a.m. to noon, willfeature visits from princesses,ice skating, building a realsnowman, crafts and muchmore! Proceedsfrom this eventbenefit thewater safetyprograms forSafe KidsSpringfield.
This event isideal for kidsages 4-10 wholove princesses,snow, and win-ter activities! Feel free towear your own princess orsnowman costumes (not re-quired!).
A parent or guardian must
be present during the event--no drop offs! Parents can ac-company child on ice if theyregister with their child. Ifparent does not choose to goon skates, they will not becharged, but only registeredskaters are allowed on ice.Payment must be completed
online at time of registration.Cost is $25/child and$8.50/adult (if skating).
Please dress your child ac-
cordingly. In addition todressing for weather outside,please keep in mind that theice rink and snowman build-ing area will be cold, so hatsand gloves are recommended(with coats, of course!).
Get your photo taken witha princess! Build areal snowman!Make crafts! Iceskate! We will haveso much fun!
Your registrationfor this event impliesyour permission touse event photos onSafe Kids Springfieldsocial media sitesand materials.
Register online athttp://events.r20.constantcon-tact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07eacegaxpea0d5ea5&llr=qwc744dab
January, 2015, www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com, l 15
Things to Do:
Join the Contest
Saturday, Feb. 14Springfield
_______________Do You Want to Build a Snowman?________________
Lilleys' Landingwill again hosttwo winter trouttournaments tolaunch somefriendly competi-tion on Lake Tan-eycomo in 2015 --the Master TroutTournament onJanuary 24 and theVince Elfrink Me-morial on Febru-ary 28. These aretwo-anglers/perteam tourna-ments, fishing from boats only (nowading.) Each tournament costs$50 per team to enter. Cash prizesand trophies will be awarded tothe top four teams. The teamswith the heaviest brown trout andrainbow trout are awarded BigTrout Cash Prizes.
This annual event is a publicfishing tournament at Lilleys'Landing Resort and Marina, onLake Taneycomo. The cold-waterlake offers great rainbow andbrown trout fishing.
The rules of the tournament re-quire artificial baits only; this is a
catch-and-re-lease tourna-ment.
Each tourna-ment starts at 8a.m. and weighin is at 4 p.m.Each team ischecked at thedock in theorder in whichthey signed up,boating past thetournament di-rector with livewells and ice
chests open for inspection. Eachteam will then indicate whether itwill "fish up or down" -- a desig-nation unique to Lake Taneycomoand these contests. Because ofTaneycomo's Trophy Area, andthe special rules that apply there,anglers are allowed to fish aboveFall Creek (lower boundary of theTrophy Area) but may only weighin rainbows less than 12-inches orrainbows 20-inches or more sincethe slot limit prohibits netting fishin that range.
These tournaments are restrictedto artificial lures and flies only.
The Missouri Department of Con-servation defines live bait as anynatural or live bait or any artificialbait that is soft (plastic or natural)or scented -- so all Power Bait orGulp baits are prohibited.
For more information, visit on-line at www.lilleyslanding.com orcall 417-334-6380.
January, 2015, www.TheWeekenderMagazine.com, l 17
PLACES TO GO:
Before the city of Bran-son built the Landing andeliminated the city boatdocks on Lake Taneycomo,the downtown marinashosted trout tournaments.They were well attendedby locals and visitors alike,drawing men and women,father and sons and just"good ole boys" fishingbuddies who delighted infishing a couple of week-ends each winter andspring. These tourna-ments were doomed to diewith the new developmentuntil the Lilleys decided tohost these tournamentsand keep their traditionalive.
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