Lake of the Ozarks Business Journal Blog2010-09-09T05:47:35ZDarrel WillmanCopyright 2010, Darrel WillmanSPHPBLOG Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks Hosts 3rd Annual Real Estate Symposium Anyone interested in attending is welcome, there is no charge, but seating is limited. Topics will include the mortgage industry, a national and local perspective on real estate, auctions at the lake, local real estate statistics comparing 2010 with previous years, and foreclosures and how they affect our market.
“This symposium is a must attend, for anyone interested in Lake of the Ozarks Real Estate. It is important to review our trends, and understand where our market is within the state and national scene” comments Frank Christensen, CEO of RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks.
For more information and to RSVP to the symposium, please visit http://resymposium2010.eventbrite.com.]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100827-0828092010-08-27T00:00:00Z2010-08-27T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Symphony of the Lake listens to the masters --- Pablo Picasso One of the world’s preeminent artists and influencers of the 20th century, Picasso repeatedly broke down stylistic conventions and was undaunted by the art world’s status quo. His irreverent spirit, captured in the quote above, was unfettered as he pursued his calling and followed his muse – great art that answered to no one, yet inspired everyone.
During the collapse of the global economy, we can draw inspiration from Picasso’s words and choose not to listen to the conventional wisdom encouraging us to follow the pack and lower quality. Instead we see an opportunity to be liberated, abandoning our past to embrace the future, one that redefines the essence of who we are. We can be “curators” of the best design the world has to offer.
"I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer." ---Benjamin Franklin
These words encourage and support the mission of Symphony of the Lake to inspire the community to make great choices and enjoy richer results through outstanding music, new and emerging musicians and excited audiences.
Please help as a musician, sponsor/donor, or as a board or committee member. Call 573-365-1605 or e-mail Nancee @ info@designvues.com. ]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100827-0825542010-08-27T00:00:00Z2010-08-27T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Lake Regional Urgent Care Announces New Saturday Hours “The new Saturday hours will allow area residents and visitors to be treated earlier so they can start their weekend plans sooner,” said Peter Rao, executive director of Lake Regional Medical Group. “Plus, the hours are similar to those of local pharmacies, like Lake Regional Pharmacy – Osage Beach, so patients can have their prescriptions filled nearby.”
Lake Regional Urgent Care is staffed by Randall C. Barnes, D.O., Ann Blackman, M.D., Janet Udelhofen, FNP, and other Lake Regional family practice physicians. These providers treat walk-in patients of all ages for minor injuries or illnesses, such as sprains, cold and flu symptoms, earaches, muscle aches and pains, and difficult or painful urination.
For more information, visit lakeregional.com/urgentcare, or call 573-302-3200.]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100826-0913062010-08-26T00:00:00Z2010-08-26T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 ProStar Auctions sells the single largest transaction home at the Lake of the Ozarks in 2010 “ProStar Auction has sold over 40 properties and this is the second property over $2 million. We have established that real estate auctions are a proven method of real estate sales and we enjoy our working with the Realtors throughout the Lake Area. ProStar has already paid out more than $600,000 to Lake Area realtors either on the listing side or the buyer side,” concluded Shively.
“Real estate auctions are the growing ‘first choice’ method of selling homes, condos, land and commercial property,” according to Shively. “Sellers and buyers alike are enthusiastically flocking to auctions across the country, excited to be a part of the expedited process.”
“When a seller signs up with ProStar we begin the high profile marketing campaign for an upcoming auction in the distinctive style that has become synonymous with our company,” concluded Shively. Then the professionals at ProStar busy themselves as they go about their duties that will culminate in another successful home sale.
In the meantime the sellers wait with anticipation, looking forward to once again hearing that their property ‘Sold’ with the accelerated auction method of real estate sales.
ProStar Auctions is a Lake of the Ozarks based company with over 30 years of experience in selling real estate by auction throughout the United States. ProStar Auctions offices are located at Bus. Hwy. 54 and Crossing West Drive in Lake Ozark, Missouri 65049 and can be reached at 573-365-7272.]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100823-0853432010-08-23T00:00:00Z2010-08-23T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 SFCC named to 2011 ‘Military Friendly School’ list The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s veterans as students. SFCC is one of 24 Missouri schools recognized.
Criteria for making the list included efforts to recruit and retain military and veteran students, results in recruiting military and veteran students and academic accreditations. Schools on the list also offer additional benefits to student veterans such as on-campus veterans programs, credit for service, military spouse programs and more.
The G.I. Jobs Web site called SFCC “an excellent choice for military members” because the college has an extended campus location at Whiteman Air Force Base and provides classes for students seeking associate of arts degrees. Classes can be taken online or in the classroom and are taught by professional practitioners highly qualified in their area of expertise.
Special certificate classes are also offered by SFCC on contract to the Air Force in specific military requirements areas. SFCC is also a General Education Mobile school for Community College of the Air Force and provides the online general education classes for Air Force members worldwide who are working on the AAS degree with CCAF.
Enlisted personnel receive the in-district tuition and fees rate, which is the lowest rate offered. Spouses and dependents of military personnel also can receive the in-district tuition and fees rate.
About 600 military or veteran students are enrolled at SFCC-WAFB. The graduation rate for veterans at SFCC-WAFB is 100 percent.
The tens of billions of dollars in tuition money now available with the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill last year has intensified an already strong desire by colleges to court veterans into their classrooms, said Rich McCormack, G.I. Jobs publisher.
“This list is especially important now because the Post-9/11 GI Bill has given veterans virtually unlimited financial means to go to school,” he said. “Veterans can now enroll in any school, provided they’re academically qualified … Veterans need a trusted friend to help them decide where to get educated. The Military Friendly Schools list is that trusted friend.”
Derek Blumke, president of Student Veterans of America and a member of the list’s Academic Advisory Board, agrees.
“The Military Friendly Schools list is the gold standard in letting veterans know which schools will offer them the greatest opportunity, flexibility and overall experience,” he said. “It’s especially important now with so many schools competing for military students.” The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last April during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide.
To see the complete 2011 list, go to www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/2011list. G.I. Jobs (www.gijobs.com) is published by Victory Media, a veteran-owned business, which also publishes The Guide to Military Friendly Schools, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur magazines and annually rates the nation’s “Military Friendly Employers,” “Military Spouse Friendly Employers” and “Best Corporations for Veteran-Owned Businesses.” ]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100823-0839572010-08-23T00:00:00Z2010-08-23T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Columbia College–Lake of the Ozarks announces dean’s list honorees for March-July award period Jennifer Brotherton Versailles MO Tricia Pratz Urbana MO Sandra Buchheit Sunrise Beach MO Robin Wibbenmeyer Sunrise Beach MO Wanda Brown Roach MO Kimberly Strickland Roach MO Christina Baldwin Osage Beach MO Lisa Zaritz Osage Beach MO Rachel Shadrick Montreal MO Aaron Salsman Linn Creek MO Amanda Laporte Laurie MO Kasey Pyke Lake Ozark MO Jasmine Roe Lake Ozark MO Marlan Myers Kaiser MO Dianna Baker Gravois Mills MO Sharlene Seeley Gravois Mills MO Sean Abel Eldon MO Troy Bashore Eldon MO Darrell Elliott Eldon MO Shellie Gavette Eldon MO Lonnie Perry Eldon MO Charles Williams Eldon MO Melynda Connelly Camdenton MO Chelsey Ellis Camdenton MO Karen Hicks Camdenton MO Dawn Powell Camdenton MO Ronald Russell Camdenton MO Thomas Gordon Albuquerque NM
Columbia College, a private, nonprofit institution, was founded in Missouri in 1851 as Christian Female College, the first women’s college west of the Mississippi River to be chartered by a state legislature. The college changed its name to Columbia College in 1970 when it became coeducational.
The Lake Ozark campus was established in 1990. In 2004, a new 17,400-square-foot building was constructed, completed in spring 2005. The first classes held in the new facility began in June 2005.
Columbia College educates more than 28,000 students each year and has more than 64,000 alumni worldwide. For more information on the Lake Ozark campus, visit www.ccis.edu/lakeozark. ]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100819-1426492010-08-19T00:00:00Z2010-08-19T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Lake Regional Hosts Informational Forum on Heart Failure Topics will include an overview of heart failure, how to manage it through diet and exercise and what to expect if hospitalization occurs. The forum will be presented by Lake Regional Chronic Care Coordinator Marty Megenhardt, R.N., BSN, and Anita Marlay, R.D., L.D., and Kim Farris, R.N., with Lake Regional Cardiac Rehab.
The program is free, but registration is required. Visit lakeregional.com/events to register, or call 573-348-8222 for more information.
Lake Regional offers a variety of educational programming topics during the year, such as diabetes, heart disease and childhood obesity. Several health fairs and screenings also are held annually throughout the lake area. For information on upcoming events, visit lakeregional.com/events.]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100819-1008302010-08-19T00:00:00Z2010-08-19T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Tim Hadfield at Camdenton Optimist Club
Camdenton High School Principal Tim Hadfield, who was introduced to Camdenton Optimist Club by Program Chairman Dale Wilkerson, told of the great progress in reaching academic goals by students and the challenges of seeking continued improvement in a difficult economic environment.]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100817-0842272010-08-17T00:00:00Z2010-08-17T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Many Lucky Ducks Walk Away Winners From the Great Bagnell Dam Duck Drop The early winners of the day in the 5K Fun Run and Waddle Walk are as follows: Under 12 - 1st - Grant Gamm - 25:00, 2nd - Blake Dymond - 25:25; 13-18 Years - 1st - Vincent Sabourin - 24:12, 2nd - Monica Cisar - 28:55; 19-29 Years - 1st Place - Jason Urlicks - 22:39, 2nd Place - Jimmy Cook - 23:46; 30-39 Years - 1st Place - Jill Durnin - 21:19, 2nd Place - Jesse Shields - 23:27; 40-49 Years - 1st Place - David Stock 19:17, 2nd Place - Todd Leeman - 21:10; 50-59 Years - 1st Place - Rodney Wright - 23:20, 2nd Place - Jim McDermott - 25:26; 60+ Years - 1st Place - Gil Hartman - 27:33, 2nd Place - Lawson Barclay - 28:20.
Linda Rowland, a teacher with School of the Osage, was awarded the first prize of $5000. Second Place of $1000 was awarded to Tracy Evans. Bev Thomas was awarded third prize which was a $500 Paul’s Supermarket Grocery Card. Gabe Wilson, Ed McManus, Osage Animal Hospital, Suzanne Frey and Nathan Arnold were each winners of $100 Hy-Vee gift cards. $50 Pickled Pete’s certificates along with $50 Kwik Kar gift cards were awarded to Deb Garman, Kendall Kolb, Sue Defosset and Murry Ferris, while the lame duck prize of a frozen duck went to Ken Hall. On behalf of the Kiwanis of Ozark Coast, The Bagnell Dam Strip Association and The Lake Area Chamber of Commerce we congratulate all of the winners as well as thank all of the sponsors and volunteers who helped make the event another great success!
Plans are already underway for the 3rd Annual Great Bagnell Dam Duck Drop in 2011 for which information will be released as it becomes available.
Duck Drop Fun Zone]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100817-0840442010-08-17T00:00:00Z2010-08-17T00:00:00Z Deprecated: Function split() is deprecated in /home/webjournal/www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/scripts/sb_feed.php on line 277 Ozarks Writers League quarterly workshop Speakers include novelist Angie Fox and creative writing teacher Susan Swartwart. Fox, the New York Times bestselling author of the “Accidental Demon Slayer” series, will give a discussion called “Lining up the Bones: Crafting Your Novel from Beginning to End.” Swartwart, who teaches creative writing at Southeast Missouri State University, will talk about “getting in the door” in literary magazines and small presses in today’s economic climate.
Registration begins at 8:30. To find the workshop, enter the college campus then follow Opportunity Avenue to the Plaster building, the third major building on the right.
OWL workshops are held four times a year, on the third Saturday of February, May, August and November. Cost is $20.
For more information, visit www.ozarkswritersleague.org and click on “meetings” or “OWL newsletter.” ]]>http://www.lakebusjournal.com/sphpblog/index.php?entry=entry100816-1000032010-08-16T00:00:00Z2010-08-16T00:00:00Z
