Help Save Chief Sarcoxie Days.

Sammi Smith, Nashville recording artist will be featured in a concert at Sarcoxie Football Stadium on July 17th 8:00 P.M.. Also appearing will be Palomino Moon and Friends. All proceeds from the concert will go to save the Chief Sarcoxie Days celebration, which has been a tradition in Sarcoxie for the past century, beginning as Harvest Days and changing it’s name to Chief Sarcoxie Days about 40 years ago.

Sammi Smith’s song "Help Me Make Through The Night", is a legendary country music classic, rated by Country Music Magazine as the number one country song ever, in a recent survey. It sold two million copies in it’s initial release, earning Sammi a Gold Record, a grammy and Female vocalist of the year honors in 1973, by the Country Music Association. Over the past thirty years it has sold an additional five million copies.

In 1967, Sammi was "discovered" by Johnny Cash’s bass player, Marshall Grant. He introduced Sammi to Johnny and he was so impressed he secured her first record contract with Columbia records.

Sammi made friends with Kris Kristofferson while in Nashville. She and Kris recorded a demo of some songs he had written. The songs included "Bobby McGee", "For The Good Times", "Sunday Mourning Comin’ Down", and "Help Me Make It Through The Night". A disc jockey in the Midwest found "Help Me Make It Through The Night" and started playing it. Within a few weeks it had spread like wildfire throughout the country. On February 13, 1971, it hit number one on both country and pop charts. She followed with other hit records, including "I’ve Got To Have You", "Today I Started Loving You Again", "For The Kids" and "Then You Walk In".

She toured with Waylon Jennings and then in 1975, moved to Texas and hooked up with "Outlaw Movements", led by Willie Nelson. She was a regular at all of Nelson’s early Picnics and Waylon, gave her the nickname of "Girl Hero". A talented songwriter, Sammi penned Jennings’ hit, "Cedertown, Georgia" and her "Sand Covered Angels" was recorded by Conway Twitty. She wrote "Sanders Ferry Lane", which is a haunting song that is a favorite of her fans, and her tribute to Marilyn Monroe, "Norma Jean" hit the charts in 1978.

As a performer, Sammi still has great appeal. She ranks among the greats of country music.

Advance tickets for the concert are available for $5 each in Joplin at Ernie Williamson’s 925 S Range Line, in Carthage at Main Street Cellular on the west side of the square or at Hunter Tire on W. Central, in Sarcoxie at first National Bank and Sarcoxie Insurance and in Pierce City at Thompson’s Drug Store.

Tickets also available by calling 417-625-1103, 417-548-7639, 417-246-1099 or writing to Tickets, PO Box 214, Sarcoxie MO 64862. Tickets will be available at the gate for $7.00.

Alice in Wonderland at artCentral.

By Lee Sours, artCentral

Two of the artCamp classes for kids ages 8-14 will feature Alice in Wonderland characters. These classes will be taught by Andrea land who has her degree in French and art.

On Thursday, July 29, she will be teaching Alice in Wonderland: Story Illustration. In this class you will illustrate your own ideas from the book. You will create a stand-up Hare, Hatter, Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Dum, Queen of Hearts, Cheshire Cat or Caterpillar. Bring your camera for a photo shoot of you and your character. Disposable cameras are fine.

On Friday, July 30, she’ll be teaching Alice in Wonderland- The Mad Hatter. In this class you will create amazing sculptural teapots and outrageous hats for our own "Mad Hatters’ Tea Party!" There will be scrumptious treats and readings from the story. Bring your imagination and a camera to this event.

Our Ancient Americas: Jewelry and Sculpture class taught by Anne-Marie Gailey is about full. In this class, students will be designing items based on animal and plant forms of ancient Mexico, Central America and South America.

Since the classes are filling up fast, it would be a good idea to call artCentral soon and leave your name and address if you would like us to send you a registration form. Each class costs $15 and lasts from 10a.m. to 2:30p.m.

The Membership Show ends Friday, July 9. The next show will open July 16 and will be a group exhibit by Studio 55 of the Springfield area.

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Sunday 12 -5 • Closed Mon. and Sat.

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Used ta be folks would install lightin’ rods on their house to protect their investment. I don’t know if the idea itself was faulty or folks just decided it wasn’t worth it, but ya don’t see many of those pointed rods stuck on roofs anymore.

I’m guessin’ havin’ a lightin’ rod greatly increases the odds that sooner or later it’s gonna get hit by lightin’.

It’s prob’ly better to just lay low and hope lightin’ will strike the neighbor’s house with all that scrap iron stickin’ up in the sky.

These days the real concern for most is the loss of electrical equipment durin’ a lightin’ storm. It would be hard ta calculate the cost of a couple hunderd computers bein’ cooked and losin’ the information stored.

‘Course nature has always found a way to interact with us and our machines.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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Oak Street health & herb

Natural Nutrition

By Mari An Willis

MSM, or methylsulfonylmethane, is a naturally occurring element which our bodies utilize for a variety of daily functions. In a recent article by Dr. George Gillson, M.D., Ph.D., printed in the BIO/TECH NEWS, he explains MSM in layman terms. You may have heard about it on a few of the T.V. talk or news shows in the recent past. Dr. Gillson states that MSM helps allergies & asthma "by moderating the response to all types of allergens including the things we eat, breathe and touch. " MSM has been effective for the relief of stomach pain, indigestion, and bloating: "it may eliminate the need for antacids and prescription acid-blocking drugs. It can normalize bowel function." Dr. Gillson goes on to state the benefits he has seen in those suffering from leg cramps, arthritis, tendonitis and healing of wounds. He has seen especially dramatic results in those suffering from psorasis.

Sounds too good to be true until you realize that it is another of the nutrients which is no longer available in our foods, but our bodies require. It is available in very fresh foods which have been watered by the rain, not the garden hose. Unfortunately, most of us eat the vegetables which have been picked green and shipped in refrigerated trucks then maybe sprayed with ethylene oxide to ripen them. No MSM there.

MSM should not be confused with "sulfa". This is not the same element and there is no evidence to back allergic reactions to MSM. We have seen some remarkable results in our family with skin conditions and achy joints.