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Kwanzan Cherry Blossom tree was planted by the Marshfield Public
School District outside of Hubble Elementary on Thursday, April 28 at
8:30 AM in remembrance of Principal Leasha DeCamp
 This was the official start of the 2011 Marshfield Cherry Blossom Festival. The tree will be a reminder of Principal DeCamp when it blossoms with pink blooms each spring. |
The
Cherry Blossom Festival was honored to receive a special message from
George H.W. & Barbara Bush accepting the star on the Marshfield Missouri Walk of Fame on behalf of Dorothy Walker Bush |
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sure to click on anything that is BLUE and underlined - it is a link to more information!!! (must have Adobe pdf reader to access most of the extra information, you can download it here - Adobe PDF ) Last update 10/15/2011 7:00 PM |
The
Webster County
Historical Society hosted a display on the telephone in Webster County. The exhibit featured telephones beginning in the late 1800's. The display also featured a switch board from the Beach community. The Webster County Historical Society is normally open Monday through Saturday from 1 - 4 PM  Photo Credit: Bill Schroder |
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 Chris Truscott & Ken Hechler at the Hubble Awards Dinner |
 Ken Hechler & George Cleveland at the Prayer Breakfast on Saturday Morning at the Wedding Chapel |
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Future Leaders of America Forum: Catherine Roosevelt, Devon Nixon, Shannon Lanier, Merrill Eisenhower Atwater, Rett Adams Friday, April 29, 9:30 AM at CrossBridge Church 
Moderator:
Emily Griffeth
Griffeth
is the
Marshfield Mail & South County Mail Editor & General
Manager. Previous experience includes serving as editor of
the Cedar County Republican in Stockton, MO; associate editor of the
Bolivar Herald-Free Press; and design editor of the Harrison, AR Daily
Times and Newton County Times in Jasper, AR. She is a
graduate of the School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in
Columbia. |
Walk of Fame Ceremony2011 Walk of Fame HonoreesJerry Jones - Owner Dallas CowboysGreg Giese - played babies in Gone With the Wind Donna Douglas - played Elly May Clampett Hubert Wheeler - Missouri's 1st Education Commissioner Dorothy Walker Bush - mother of George H.W. Bush Claude V. Ricketts & Myron Ricketts - Naval Admirals ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Colonel Don Ballard took part in the ceremony. Also, in attendance was Ambassador George Herbert Walker III, first cousin of President George H. W. Bush (Ambassador to Hungary from 2003-2006) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Speaker: Maggie Peterson Mancuso (Charlene Darling of the Andy Griffith Show) |
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| Ella
Dickey Literacy
Award Thursday, April 28 4:15 PM Presented by the Webster County Literacy Council Free Event Strafford High School Choir will be singing Location: CrossBridge Church Honorees include: Deborah Dozier Potter, author Curtis Roosevelt Annette Dunlap, author Garst Family Mary McDonough (Erin Walton from the Walton's television show) George McGovern, historian, former US Representative, Senator & Democratic presidential nominee |
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 Pictured: Curtis Roosevelt, Annette Dunlap, Garst family representative , Mary McDonough & George McGovern |
 Curtis Roosevelt, Arnold Schnobrich, Ken Hechler & George McGovern |
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Location: CrossBridge Church Special Speaker: Annette Dunlap Author of Frank: The Story of Frances Folsom Cleveland, America's Youngest First Lady
Annette
Dunlap has been a North Carolina-based freelance writer for
over 30
years.
She has written for a variety of
publications, including op-eds for the Charlotte
(NC)
Observer and The Pilot,
in Moore County, NC, human
interest and health articles for the Asheboro , NC Courier-Tribune,
inspirational magazines and business
publications.
Annette began work on
“Frank” in 1994, when she was teaching Advertising
at St.
Andrews
College, in Laurinburg, NC.
In 2005, after
a
hiatus of 10 years, she picked up her research and completed the
manuscript.
Annette is at work on her second book, scheduled to be published by SUNY Press in 2012. She holds a B.A. from the University of Arizona and an M.B.A. from Washington University in St. Louis. She and her husband of 30 years live on a farm and raise cattle. They have four children and two grandchildren. |
 Dr. Alveda C. King, niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. will be part of the Dred & Harriet Scott Reconciliation Forum and will be representing the King family for the Hubble Medal presentation. |
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 English Tea at Holy Trinity Catholic Church Everyone had a lovely time and the ladies at the Catholic church did an excellent job hosting the tea in their beautiful new building.  |
Annual
Presidential Family Forum Donnie Kendrick, Marie Clinton Bruno, John Truman, Tom Washington, Jarett Adams, Chris Truscott Richard II & Austin Gatchell, Davis Webb, Bertram Hayes-Davis, Devon Nixon, George Cleveland, Richard I & Emory Gatchell, Greg Roosevelt, Shannon, Madison, & Chandra Lanier, Catherine Roosevelt, Neita Campbell Barbara Webb, Maggie Peterson Mancuso, Donna Douglas, Nicholas Inman, Ken Hechler Held Saturday, April 30, 1:30 PM at Marshfield Assembly of God, 1538 W. Washington |
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| One-Room
Schoolhouse Teacher Reunion Special Speaker: David L. Burton (click for bio) Thursday, April 28 - 11:30 AM  (click for menu) 1301 W. Jefferson, 417-468-1303 One-Room Schoolhouse Interesting link: Driving tour of one room schoolhouses in Texas County, MO |
Some
of the special
things Freda's is
cooking up for the Cherry Blossom Festival this year!!!  Review on 417 Magazine web-site |
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Marshfield Cherry
Blossom Festival is honored to have Lynne Jackson & the Dred & Harriet Scott Reconciliation Forum Hosted by the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation Location: CrossBridge Church 2:30 PM, Friday, April 29 (click here for Lynne's bio)  Bertram Hayes-Davis & Lynne Jackson at the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival photo credit: George Cleveland |
The
Dred Scott Foundation
Read more about efforts to honor Dred & Harriet Scott by a high school in Mehlville: History teachers raise funds to construct statue in downtown St. Louis Proposed statue of Dred & Harriet Scott |
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Jerry
Jones
 Owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones, was presented his 2011 Star on the Walk of Fame at a ceremony held in November due to his unavailability during the Cherry Blossom Festival each year (NFL draft time). Nicholas Inman and Fay King are shown in the picture to the left with Jerry holding his star and Jerry is seated above with his mother Arminta Jones. |
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Brig.
General Homer Case Medal of Patriotism will be presented at the Hubble Dinner Friday, April 29, 6:30 PM Location: Holy Trinity Catholic Church |
Greg
Giese Click here for an interview on YouTube with Mr. Giese  Cast to portray both newborn babies in Gone With the Wind, Giese was filmed at just 11 days old. He played Melanie's baby son Beau Wilkes and also Scarlett's baby girl Bonnie Blue Butler. Read more about Giese by clicking here... |
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2011 Hubble Medal awarded at the Annual Hubble Award Dinner Dr. Christopher Sullivan - has a practice in Akron, OH and will be receiving the award for his work in preserving American history through his preservation of artifacts associated with Gone with the Wind. His collection is now in the Marietta Gone With the Wind Museum in Georgia. Lynne Jackson (Dred Scott descendent) - lives in St. Louis. She is the great granddaughter of Harriet & Dred Scott and the founder and president of the Dred Scott Heritage Foundation. She is being honored for her work in continuing the legacy of Dred & Harriet Scott. Dr. Martin Luther King - The late Dr. King is receiving the Hubble Medal for his work in demonstrating initiative in the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. King's life work was to see that all men were treated equal in the United States. His niece, Alveda King of Atlanta, Georgia, will accept the award and will represent the King family. |
2011
Cherry Blossom Medalists Melba Hosmer Dr. Tommy Macdonnell Jack Watters |
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| Commemoration
of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War Free Public Event Location: United Methodist Church Historical speakers, music & dedication of the Honey Locust Tree (symbolic of the Witness Tree from Gettysburg) Saturday, April 30, 10:30 AM Scheduled speakers: Lynne Jackson (great-great granddaughter of Harriet & Dred Scott), Bertram Hayes-Davis (great-great grandson of Jefferson Davis) & Dr. Ken Hechler (long career as a public servant including serving with F.D.R. & Truman) Click here for a program |
Scheduled to attend: Merrill Eisenhower Atwater (Great-Grandson of Eisenhower) Curtis Roosevelt (Grandson of Franklin D. Roosevelt) Tom Washington & family (Washington) Richard Gatchell & family (Monroe) Marie Clinton Bruno (Clinton) Bertram Hayes-Davis & family (Jefferson Davis) Davis Webb (Jefferson Davis) Devon Nixon (Nixon) Greg Roosevelt (Roosevelts) John Truman (Truman) Shannon Lanier & Family (Jefferson) Rett Adams (Adams) George Cleveland (Grandson of Grover Cleveland) John, Neita & Jill Campbell (James K. Polk) Mary Todd Lincoln family Lynne Jackson (Dred & Harriet Scott) Donna Douglas (Beverly Hillbillies) |
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Annual
Cherry Blossom
Festival Author Showcase & Book
Signing
Hosted by the Quill and Ink Club
Historic Marshfield Square
(Check back as more authors will be added as they are confirmed) Amanda J. Barke author of A Distant Rumble & The Sleepy Little Sun Lee Ann Russell photographer & author of How to Write Poetry Brenda Brinkley author of Albert's Happy Thanksgiving Susie Macomber author of Into Fear and Back Jean Stringam author of The Hoarders Shirley McCann author of A Collection of Mysteries Ursula Gorman author of Old Acquaintances Reta Spears-Stewart author of Troubles, Faith and Peace in the Valley: The Red Foley Story Click here to see more of our author's pictures and read MORE about them & their work
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 Curtis Roosevelt Author of Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents, Franklin and Eleanor In the past twenty years writing has become Roosevelt’s occupation (he says, working harder than he ever did in his professional life). He is now recognized by the archivists at the Roosevelt presidential library at Hyde Park as the “family historian”. (click here for more biographical info.) |
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| Observing
the 150th Anniversary of The Civil War: Celebrating Gone With The Wind's 75th Anniversary
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English Tea Hosted by Holy Trinity Catholic Church 515 East Washington Street at 2:30 PM Thursday, April 28, 2011 |
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2011 State Dinner Saturday, April 30 Blackberrry Creek Retreat Bed & Breakfast Tickets were SOLD OUT (note: we have started a reservation list for 2012 State Dinner! Email klgore63@live.com to get your name on the list)  Special Speaker this year is Merrill Eisenhower Atwater See Atwater's bio by clicking here. |
Cherry Pie Contest & Auction was a SUCCESS! Thank you to everyone who participated! |
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| Hubert
Wheeler,
father of
Georgeanne Nixon, was Missouri's Education Commissioner from 1945 to 1971. Wheeler grew up at Elkland and graduated from high school in Marshfield, MO 
MO First Lady Georganne Nixon with Geroge Cleveland by the Cherry Tree she planted at the 2009 Cherry Blossom Festival |
Presidential
Prayer
Breakfast Speaker: Donna Douglas (Elly May Clampett of the Beverly Hillbillies)  Donna Douglas with Danny Cheek at the 2008 Cherry Blossom Festival Sunrise Service 8:45 AM Location: Whitestone Wedding Chapel 2669 Hwy CC, Marshfield, MO sponsored by Elkland Independent Methodist Church |
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 Deborah Dozier Potter author of Let Buster Lead |
 Curtis Roosevelt & Ken Hechler |
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