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October 21, 2022 • Vol. 3, Issue 42
C of O holds presidential inauguration on October 13
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PAGE 2: Annual Prayer March held in Branson
BRANSON CAR AUCTION BRINGS IN THOUSANDS – This 1973 Ford Mustang Convertible was one of the stars of the annual show. (Photo by K.D. Michaels) SEE STORY AND MORE PICS ON PAGES 32 and 33. PAGE 33: Taney County 100 Club benefits from charity auction.
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Starting on page 28 • Opinion............................ 6 • Education Briefs............ 34 • Weather........................... 45 • Puzzles............................. 47 • Classifieds....................... 48 • Churches......................... 50
World War II Veteran to celebrate her 100th birthday at Military Gala By CYNTHIA J. THOMAS, Staff Writer Attendees at this year’s Military Gala on Wednesday, November 9, 2022, will get to be in on a special family celebration. World War II Veteran Alice Cain of El
Dorado Springs, Missouri, known as “Mom” to family and friends, will be joined by at least 15 area family members to celebrate her 100th birthday at the Gala. Cain, a U.S. Army veteran, served in Roswell, New Mexico,
working in communications and radio in 1944 and 1945. Her first husband, Louis Metzinger, was an Army veteran of the Korean conflict; and Virgil Cain, whom she married after Louis’s death,
SEE 100th BIRTHDAY, PAGE 11
Submitted to Branson Globe College of the Ozarks hosted the presidential inauguration for Dr. Brad Johnson, the 17th president of the College, on October 13 in the Howell W. Keeter Athletic Complex. College of the Ozarks has not held an inauguration ceremony in more than 40 years. To help commemorate this special moment, delegates from around the country attended the event. Speakers representing the students, staff, faculty, workstations, alumni and School of the Ozarks extended special greetings to Johnson. Activities included a faculty luncheon and campus tours. The inauguration began with an introductory welcome given by Dr. Eric Bolger, dean of the College, followed by the singing of the National Anthem by the College of the Ozarks Chapel Choir. Speakers at the event included former U.S. SEE C OF O INAUGURATION, PAGE 5