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The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette �� September/October 2013

The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette September/October 2013 �

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What’s Happening!By Sydney Stone

Titanic Mascots Molly & Carterare going into semi-retirement at the endof the year. If youhaven’t met thesedarling girls, you’remissing out! They arepictured here withFirst Class MaidJaynee. They havepaid tribute to the 10dogs on board Titanicand have been active inthe community, includ-ing work for local animalcauses. The Margaret“Molly” Brown Displaywill close at year’s end.She was an extraordinarywoman in many ways andTitanic has done a nice trib-ute to her that includes

wonderful photographs and many personal items.Stay tuned — always something new hap-pening at Titanic!

The stars are out in full force inBranson this fall. Moon River Weekendspresent several guest entertainers includ-ing Clint Black and Rich Little. (SeeLinda Burlingame’s article on the AndyWilliams Theatre.) Mel Tillis arrives inSeptember at the Clay CooperTheatre. Jim Stafford and MickeyGilley continue their full season ofshows. And this just in — if youenjoyed the “musical stylings” ofMike Cathcart at the Moon RiverGrill, Mike is now performing withthe Jim Stafford Show!

Congratulations to Gilley, hewas recently inducted into theNational Traditional CountryMusic Hall of Fame in Iowa. (How

many does that make?!) Gilley has a new DVD

coming out. It is a tribute to Joey Riley, who losthis battle with colon cancer. Joey was an extraor-dinary entertainer and for many years was withGilley’s show. Featuring Joey’s appearances withGilley, all DVD proceeds will go to Joey’s wifeKelli, to help offset the huge medical billsincurred.

Fall is a gorgeous time here in the Ozarks.“The hills are alive …” not only with “the soundof music” but also the vivid color of leaves, crisp,clear skies. The weather is perfect for golf on oneof Branson’s championship golf courses and oftenwarm enough for a swim in the lake or a dip in thepool.

Be sure Branson is on your Christmas list,too! New this year The Starlite Theatre is pre-senting The Toy Shoppe, written by KennyRogers and starring Billy Dean. All your favoriteshows will be celebrating the season. Of course,when you are here this fall, you can do some won-derful Christmas shopping at our local stores andtheater gift shops! Enjoy!

September/October 2013

The Shepherd of the Hills Gazette � September/October 2013

Moon River WeekendsBy Linda Burlingame

This fall The Andy Williams Theatre hosts a con-cert series on Friday and Saturday nights September20—October 19. Master Impressionist, Rich Little,takes the stage September 20-21 with his one-manshow Jimmy Stewart and Friends, mesmerizing audi-ences with more than 40 famous voices. His wit, com-bined with incredible talent with the voices of entertain-ers and politicians, make anincredibly entertainingexperience.

Award-winning LeeGreenwood performs aninspirational showSeptember 27-28. His GodBless America has beenvoted the most recognizablepatriotic song in America. Itwas CMA’s Song of theYear in 1985. Greenwoodhas been honored as Male

Vocalist of the Year by the Country Music Association(twice) and the Academy of Country Music.

Country music star Clint Black returns to MoonRiver October 4-5. A country music traditionalist fromTexas, Black helped kick-start the popularity of coun-try in the '90s. He has written, recorded and releasedmore than 100 songs, including dozens of #1 HitSingles, Top 5 and Top 10 Hits.

The Happy Together Tour rep-resents four hit-making groups of the60’s. The Tour is on stage at MoonRiver October 18-19 and stars TheTurtles, featuring Flo and Eddie;Monkees’ lead singer MickyDolenz; Gary Puckett and theUnion Gap; and Mark Lindsay,former lead singer for Paul Revereand the Raiders. This 60’s musicaljourney delights audiences. (I knowall the words!)

Oh What a Night tribute to Frankie Valli and theFour Seasons plays through Oct. 24 and Cat’sPajamas Vocal Band appears through Dec. 7. Both funshows!

The Andy Williams Christmas Show, starringthe Osmonds and the Lennon Sisters, and The DanielO’Donnell Show both run Nov. 1 – Dec. 7. Ireland’sDaniel O’Donnell skyrocketed to worldwide acclaimon PBS, and Ireland’s top female vocalist Mary Duffshares the stage in this exciting live show. The Lennonsand Osmonds all have a performing history with AndyWilliams. Together with other musicians and varietyacts and the outstanding Moon River Orchestra thewonderful legacy of the Andy Williams ChristmasShow continues.

The beautiful Andy Williams Moon RiverTheatre, the only theater ever featured in ArchitecturalDigest, has a unique exterior remarkably in tune with itssetting. Inside, oak floors and high ceilings of Africanribbon-striped mahogany are an elegant backdrop toartwork and celebrity photos from Andy’s TV shows.

By Linda Burlingame

It was time for lunch; so I suggest-ed we have a bite at Vasken’s Deli outby Branson Mill Craft Village. I toldmy two grandchildren that I needed totalk to Rattlesnake Eddie anyway,and we’d find him at the Mill. Well,should’ve taken a photo of their facesright then. “Who?!”

That’s what everyone calls EddieWood, and you will find him and hisw i f eDebbie att h e i rC ro o k e dS k yTr a d i n gPost insidet h eB r a n s o nMill CraftVillage onN o r t hG r e t n aRoad. It isa customl e a t h e rshop … and a whole lot more.Eddie does beautiful leather-work that includes belts, guitarstraps, holster rigs, gun slings,an extensive variety of things.It’s interesting to watch himwork; and though he’s a quietperson, he enjoys talking withvisitors in his shop. He cutsquite a handsome figure in histall boots, western pants and shirt,vest, western necktie and hat. (Youcan get a start outfitting yourselfthere.) And Debbie always lookssmart in clothes with western touchesand lovely jewelry.

The shop covers a large area and isfascinating. There are traces of NativeAmerican heritage in their back-grounds and they have an enthusiasmfor products that will be treasured forgenerations. The beadwork Debbie

creates and the many other things inthe shop, like the vintage turquoisejewelry and the designer copper jewel-ry certainly will be!

Eddie’s leatherwork began duringhis rodeo days in the ‘70’s, when herode and fought bulls professionally atrodeos all over the country. And as youcan see, the kids found out he’s notscary at all! We bought souvenirs;Sydney got a necklace and Dillonscored two sweet little “bullet” knives.

And web o u g h tRattlesnakeEggs. Now,that’s amust-havesouven i r.(Be sure tokeep themin a coolplace.)

T h eB r a n s o n

Mill is a wonderful place to browseand shop. It is 40,000 sq. ft. of retailspace with working artists andcrafters. Woodcarving, pottery, cus-tom embroidery, wonderful mosaicwork (Say hi to my friend Juanita!),handmade musical instruments and alot more in the 150 showrooms. Thenew Vasken’s Express Deli andGram’s Snack Shop (with Nathan’sHot Dogs!) and nice oak tables andchairs provide a relaxed place to gath-er. Enjoy!


Crooked Sky Trading Post~ in Branson Mill Craft Village


The Shepherd of the Hills ...A family affair

By Linda Burlingame

Terry Sanders is a familiar facearound Branson but you may notknow him by thatname. You mightknow him as “HomerLee,” “Joan Rivers,”or any one of morethan 20 characters. AtThe Shepherd of theHills Outdoor Dramahe has two identities,“Ollie” and “Doc.”His son EvanSanders also plays“Ollie.” When Evanwas eight, he startedplaying “Little Pete.”He literally grew into

the “Ollie” role. Evan’s older broth-er Austin also assumed the “LittlePete” role at eight; Austin now doeslights and sound for the show, with

an occasional stand-in performance.Evan works in the booth, too, whennot performing.

Terry is very quick-wit-ted. While he may be work-ing from a script, each per-formance is unique and canturn on a dime! I notice thiswhen I see him as “Ollie.”During the “chat” with theaudience, he needs hisquick reactions! He plays“Ollie” six nights a weekand “Doc” one night aweek.

See SHEPHERD FAMILY,

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By Linda Burlingame

This show is always one of my favorites. #1 Hitsof the 60’s is high-energy and fast-paced, taking theaudience on a wonderful adventure through 60’smusic. Motown, the Britishinvasion, California Surfin’,the Age of Aquarius — quitethe musical journey. Thereare 100 costume changes.The bell-bottoms, psyche-delic colors, and hairdos!There are gorgeous gowns,too, like the black, shim-mery dresses and boas forStop! In the Name of Love.

The show is well stagedand moves at a good pace.The cast does more than 90

#1 and Top 40 songs. There’s fun audience partici-pation, too, such as the quiz: is this a 60’s song ora 50’s song?! Along with the musical history of thedecade, you see video clips showing some histori-cal, noteworthy events. You can think back to the

first moonlanding, firstheart transplant… John, Martinand Bobby.Poignant andfun, the audi-ence experi-ences everymood.

This is the11th season for#1 Hits of the60’s. I love the

high school skit they do. The “plot” is the upcom-ing school dance. Who has a date? There’s“Johnny” in his black leather jacket with the collarturned up, “Irving” with his nerdy outfit, the girls.Oh, and the “school marm!” The songs and dancestell much of the story. And you might not guesswho ends up singing Born To Be Wild! The “swim,”“locomotion” and the “mashed potato” … so manydances and songs. What a great decade!

Just think — Dance to the Music, It’s My Party,You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling, Johnny Angel, YouDon’t Have to Say You Love Me, Leavin’ on a JetPlane, songs from the Beach Boys, Joan Baez, TheRonettes, The Hollies, Chiffons, Simon &Garfunkel … The Supremes! It was an incredibleera of music; the cast truly does it justice. Thearrangements and the harmonies are excellent. Sotake a step back in time, for a rockin’ good time.Enjoy!

#1 Hits of the 60’s ...a show filled with talent and fun!

By Linda Burlingame

The Hamner Barber Variety Show offers songand dance, magic, comedy, ventriloquism, gorgeousbirds — a unique, tender tribute to America’sVeterans. I’m not sure the definition of “variety”covers all that. Ishould look up “vari-ety.” It may say, “SeeHamner BarberShow!”

Jim Barber andDave Hamner aremulti-talented enter-tainers. With aremarkable cast andsome fine-featheredfriends, they have afun-filled show. Jimis an expert ventrilo-

quist and clever comedian; Dave is a gifted illusion-ist. The show is exciting. Consider:

Dave waves flaming swords; two white cocka-toos fly out of the flames. Then, some brightly col-ored scarves and whoosh — a bright green and red

macaw appears to make an impres-sive flight over the audience. Davetears a newspaper into the shape of abird; you guessed it: a live birdappears. And as closely as I watch….

Now here’s Jim Barber with a“dummy” and a routine that makeshim look like the dummy. It’s “Barberand Seville!” All three sing reallywell. (Three?) I love the hilariousBaby in the Bag routine, too. AndChico Pete is adorable and hilarious.

Singers and dancers add more

excitement and variety. Denise Hamner (bird wran-gler!) makes several appearances — and disappear-ances! TheH a m n e rBarber hom-age toVeterans ise x t r a o r d i -nary. Thereare tapedi n t e r v i e w swith threesurvivors ofthe flag rais-ing at IwoJima. Their

SeeHAMNERBARBER,

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Hamner Barber Show ...fun variety for everyone!

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By Linda Burlingame

There are many ways to have fun inBranson … that’s so-o-o evident whenmy family visits in the summer. So muchto do, so little time! Big fansof the Vigilante ZipRiderat The Shepherd of theHills, they decided this yearthey also wanted to experi-ence Branson ZiplineCanopy Tours. It was awonderful experience andwe have the picture to proveit!

There are severaloptions, including ziplinecanopy tours (guided excur-sions across zip lines, skybridges, and platforms) like

the 2.5-hour Ozarks Xplorer CanopyTour and the 1.5 hour Flying ProspectorCanopy Tour. The Blue Streak Fast Line& Freefall Xpress is a thrilling zip frommountaintop to a 100 foot platform, then

a freefall dismount. Adventures includetopographical, ecological, and historicalinfo — and some Ozarks storytelling!Branson Zipline Canopy Tours offersworld-class eco-adventures and fun for

all ages.

The kids had never been toWolfe Creek Preserve and wereimmediately impressed by thelodge. Amish-built, it is extraor-dinary, even the beautiful woodfloor inside. The gift shop isincredible. Wolfe Creek Stationis filled with unique souvenirsand specialty items, includingAmish Feast products, crafts,nostalgic items, hats, handbags,all sorts of T-shirts and

See ZIPLINE, Page 21


Branson Zipline Canopy Toursat Wolfe Creek Preserve


NEW at the Jim Stafford Show ...Michael Cathcart joins the cast

By Linda Burlingame

Mike Cathcart has joined the cast of the JimStafford Show! Jim has a wonderful show that isalways evolving; it’s full of comedy, of course, andreally, really good musicianship. Jim is a world-class guitarist and likes good talent around him.

Mike, who is the son of Peggy Lennon and thelate Dick Cathcart, is an outstanding guitarist and iswell known to many Branson visitors. He was withthe Lennon Cathcart Show last year and also playedpiano and sang at Moon River Grill. Andy Williamsonce said, “Mike is the best singer I know.”

Jim and Mike do some songs together on theguitar, including Classical Gas and Malaguena.Mike says it’s “an honor to be on stage with Jim.”Mike’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ is nice, and you’ll enjoyhis original-the-way-Jimmy Webb-wrote-it versionof Galveston.

The entire show is artfully arranged, mixingmusic with comedy in a “thrill ride” of fun. Jimmakes “every-day” thingsf u n n y .S o m e t i m e syou chuckleand smile.Other timesyou laugh outloud; and, ofcourse, Jimreminds you to“let it out!”

Cow Pattiand Spidersand Snakesare just two ofJim’s popular comedy songs. The 1974 Spiders sitsin the top 50 of Billboard’s Hot 100 Country Songs,

along with the hits of Elvis, Glen Campbell, FaithHill, Shania Twain, Marty Robbins and other leg-

endary recording artists. Jimtold me he’s been “makin’ aliving” with his guitar sincehe was 16.

Jim and Ann’s Shea andG.G. have been part of theshow since they werebabies; I remember Annwalking down the theateraisle with them when eachwas just a few days old, asJim sang his That’s WhatLittle Kids Do. Shea is 20now and G.G. is 16! They’renow good musicians, veter-an performers. Don’t miss

The Jim Stafford Show. When the curtain goes up,the fun begins!

by Linda Burlingame

“Eating local” is a must whenyou’re on vacation; we’re sharingsome local favorites you won’t findanywhere else in the world. From

fun fare to fine dining, Branson has itall. Dolly Parton says her DixieStampede is “the most fun place toeat in Branson!” I won’t argue —great show, too!

Paddlewheel Pub atBranson Landing is funfood on Lake Taneycomo,with live music outsidesome evenings.

A friend said sherecently had a nice mealon the patio in (author)Janet Dailey’s RiverStoneRestaurant at Ye OldeEnglish Inn (100 yearsold!) in Hollister, on thesouth edge of Branson;

there’s a din-ing room andthe BlackHorse Pub,too. Also inH o l l i s t e r ,V i n t a g eP a r i sG o u r m e tCoffee Shop& FrenchCafé is verypopular andyou mightcatch somelive music onthe patio, orperhaps amovie show-ing on theback patio wall.

You’ve read often in theGazette about Dobyns DiningRoom at The Keeter Centerand Chef Bob Stricklin. Manymenu items include ingredi-ents from the College garden.It’s Chef Doug Knopp incharge out at Chateau on theLake. Gorgeous view … andask about his Chef’s Table.Another nice restaurant onTable Rock Lake is Devil’sPool at Big Cedar Lodge. BigCedar also boastsThe WormanHouse, BuzzardBar and TrumanCoffee and Café.

A n o t h e rfriend is alwaysposting pics ofsomething yummyshe had for lunchat Sugar LeafBakery at GrandVillage. In oldd o w n t o w n

Branson Rocky’s is alongtime local favorite.(I love the pasta conbroccoli!) Up on the“strip” the OutbackSteak & Oyster Bar isunique in many ways,including the manyantiques from Australia.The Outback Pub rightnext door often has livemusic. Live music of adifferent sort, a wonder-ful western sort, isserved up at Sons of thePioneers ChuckwagonDinner Show at TheShepherd of the Hills.

W i t hmore than300 eatinge s t a b l i s h -ments serv-ing every-thing fromdown homecookin’ toe x o t i cfoods, youreally canfind it all,right here inBranson!


Unique dining around Branson ...We’ll feed you right!

Dixie Stampede

Chateau on the LakeChateau on the Lake

Devil’s Pool in front of Big CedarDevil’s Pool in front of Big Cedar

Chef StrickinatKeeterCenter


This 2013 Christmas seasonmarkes the 10 year anniversary forthe most unique Christmas experiencein Branson, Christmas on the TrailChuckwagon Dinner Show at TheShepherd of the Hills Homestead,located in the Pavilion Theatre.

Get your bellies full with a good‘ole chuckwagon dinner of three-beantrail stew, Cookie’s Sparklin’ Dutch-oven taters, an oven roasted chickenquarter, flame-roasted ear of corn,cornbread with honey butter, andDutch-oven cobbler before enjoying aone-of-a-kind Cowboy Christmas.

Join the cast in creatingChristmas memories your family issure not to forget with unforgettable

cowboy Christmas music, favoriteChristmas carols, and Christmaspoems sure to put you and yours inthe Christmas spirit. Sing alongaround the campfire set in the Ozarkswith the cast and remember the truereason of the season. The songs andpoems are sure to touch your heart.

It’s never too early to start mak-ing plans and your reservations tomake sure to attend this one-of-a-kinddinner show, and the best part, yourticket also gains you admission to theTrail of Lights ... so it’s two Trails forthe price of one! The Trails open Nov.1 and run through Dec. 31, so call 1-800-OLD-MATT today and remem-ber Christmas the way it was backthen.

Christmas onthe Trail

celebrates 10 years


Super Summer Cruise 2013Super Summer Cruise 2013

SHOW/ATTRACTION LOCATION PHONE#1 Hits of the 60’s Caravelle Theatre 417-339-19603 Redneck Tenors New Americana Theatre 417-339-466370’s Music Celebration w/Barry Williams RFD-TV The Theatre 417-332-2282Acrobats of China New Shanghai Theatre 417-336-8888Adventures of Marco Polo White House Theatre 417-335-2396Amazing Pets Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Andy Williams Christmas Show Moon River Theatre 417-334-4500A Neil Diamond Tribute Jim Stafford Theatre 417-335-8080Ayo starring Voices of Glory Hughes Brothers Theatre 417-334-0076Baldknobbers Baldknobbers Family Theatre 417-334-4528Barbara Fairchild Show Golden Corral 417-336-6297Branson Country USA Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Branson Scenic Railway, Inc. Old Downtown Branson 417-334-6110Branson Zipline and Canopy Tours Wolfe Creek Station 417-561-2500Brett Family Singers Dick Clark Bandstand 417-336-4222Buck Trent Show RFD-TV the Theatre 417-332-2282Buckets n’ Boards Clay Cooper Theatre 417-337-7123Butterfly Palace & Rainforest Butterfly Palace 417-332-2231Cassandre’ The Voice of An Angel New Americana Theatre 417-339-4663Cat’s Pajamas Vocal Band Moon River Theatre 417-334-4500Christmas in Hollywood King’s Castle Theatre 417-334-2500Christmas on the Trail The Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191Clay Cooper’s Country Music Express Clay Cooper Theatre 417-337-7123Comedy Jamboree Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Dancing Queen ABBA’s Greatest Hits King’s Castle Theatre 417-334-2500Daniel O’Donnell Moon River Theatre 417-334-4500Dinner with Yakov Yakov Smirnoff Theatre 800-728-4546Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction Dixie Stampede 417-336-3000Doug Gabriel's #1 Hits Tribute Show Doug Gabriel Theatre 800-954-8554Down Home Country Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Dutton Family Show Dutton Family Theater 417-332-2772George Dyer Show Dutton Family Theater 417-332-2772Grand Jubilee Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Hamner Barber Variety Show Hamner Barber Theatre 417-334-4363Haygoods RFD-TV the Theatre 417-332-2282Hollywood Wax Museum Hollywood Ent. Complex 417-337-8277Hooray for Hollywood King’s Castle Theatre 417-334-2500Hot Hits Theatre Old Downtown Branson 417-337-7426Hughes Brothers Christmas Show Hughes Brothers Theatre 417-334-0076IMAX Entertainment Complex IMAX Entertainment Complex 417-335-3533Inspiration Tower The Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191it ... small word, big show Hughes Brothers Theatre 417-334-0076Jim Stafford Show Jim Stafford Theatre 417-335-8080Joseph Sight & Sound Theatre 800-377-1277Joseph Hall Elvis Rock n Remember Tribute NewAmericana Theatre 417-339-4663Kenny Rogers Presents The Toy Shoppe Starlite Theatre 417-337-9333Kirby VanBurch Show Kirby VanBurch Theatre 417-544-9075Larry's Country Diner Starlite Theatre 417-337-9333Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Oak Ridge Boys Theatre 417-335-2000Legends in Concert Dick Clark Bandstand 417-339-3003

SHOW/ATTRACTION LOCATION PHONELennon Sisters Moon River Theatre 417-334-4500Little Opry Theatre IMAX Entertainment Complex 417-335-3533Mel Tillis Show Clay Cooper Theatre 417-337-7123Mickey Gilley Show Mickey Gilley Theatre 417-334-3210New Jersey Nights King’s Castle Theatre 417-334-2500New South Gospel Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Oak Ridge Boys Oak Ridge Boys Theatre 417-335-2000Oh! What a Night Moon River Theatre 417-334-4500Osmonds Moon River Theatre 417-334-4500Ozark Mountain Jubilee Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Paul Harris & the Cleverlys White House Theatre 417-335-2396Pierce Arrow Pierce Arrow Theatre 417-336-8742Presleys’ Country Jubilee Presleys’ Theatre 417-334-4874Price is Right LIVE Welk Resort Theatre 417-337-7469Pure Comedy Joey I.L.O Jim Stafford Theatre 417-335-8080Ralph Foster Museum College of the Ozarks 417-690-3407Rankin Brothers Clay Cooper Theatre 417-337-7123Red Hot & Blue Clay Cooper Theatre 417-337-7123RED - Skelton Tribute Hamner Barber Theatre 417-334-4363Reelin in the Years Starring John Tweed New Americana Theatre 417-339-4663Ride the Ducks Ride the Ducks 417-334-3825Ripley’s Believe It or Not Ripley’s Museum 417-337-5300Roy Rogers Jr. Show RFD-TV The Theatre 417-332-2282Shepherd of the Hills The Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191Historic Homestead TourShepherd of the Hills The Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191Outdoor DramaShepherd of the Hills Trail of Lights The Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191Shoji Tabuchi Show Shoji Tabuchi Theatre 417-334-7469Showboat Branson Belle White River Landing 417-338-8174Silver Dollar City Silver Dollar City 417-336-7180SIX Mickey Gilley Theatre 417-334-3210Sons of the Pioneers Dinner Show Pavilion - Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191Sunday Gospel Jubilee Grand Country Music Hall 417-335-2484Texas Tenors Starlite Theatre 417-337-9333Titanic Museum Attraction Titanic Museum Attraction 417-334-9500Todd Oliver & His Talking Dogs New Americana Theatre 417-339-4663Tony Roi's Elvis and More Jim Stafford Theatre 417-335-8080Twelve Irish Tenors King’s Castle Theatre 417-334-2500Veterans Memorial Museum Veterans Memorial Museum 417-336-2300Vigilante Extreme ZipRider The Shepherd of the Hills 417-334-4191White Water White Water 417-339-6806World Famous Platter Review Tribute Theatre 417-239-1000World’s Largest Toy Museum World’s Largest Toy Museum 417-332-1499

. Show & Attraction Guide .


Call 1-800-523-7589to reserve your shows today!


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remarks and the amazing illusionwith the statue make it a poignanttribute.

The Hamnersreceived the presti-gious MagicMasters Award;have twice won theI n t e r n a t i o n a lMagician Society'sMerlin Award.They appeared onNBC’s World’sGreatest Magic.Jim came toBranson with GlenCampbell’s show;he also workedhere with TonyOrlando and TheOsmonds. Jim does corporate eventsand USO shows across the world; he

was a featured artist on the maidenvoyage of the Cunard’s Queen Mary2. Barber has been on every major

television network and was on TheLate Show with David Letterman.

Impressive entertainers!

Another show I love at HamnerBarber Theater is Tom Mullica’sRed Skelton Tribute. Tom hasmastered Red’s timing andmovement and presents someclassic Skelton characters andsketches. Tom has a 10am show.A new 3 p.m. show there is TheFair Family.

This is the last year for theHamner Barber Show — it’sdisappearing! Jim is pursuingnew opportunities next year; theHamners return (reappear) tothe venue with a new productioncalled Hamners’ UnbelievableVariety. Tom Mullica and sev-eral other entertainers/shows

will call Hamner Variety Theaterhome. Stay tuned!


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Evan plays “Ollie” remarkably well, too.Unlike the part of “Little Pete,” which is mostoften quite poignant, “Ollie” is a rascally, too-big-for-his-britches citified fellow who is the butt ofmany jokes. Evan’s “Ollie” is very “visual.” It’sevident he watched a lot of Buster Keaton andLaurel & Hardy with his dad!Evan, now 18, stays busy like hisfather. Besides jobs at Shepherd,he hosts at Cantina Laredo atBranson Landing. Austin, 22,works at Shepherd, is in two rock‘n’ roll bands, and is the Beer andScotch Specialist at Macadoodles!

But the boys can’t hold a can-dle to Dad. Terry, who has a BFA inSpeech and Theater from MSU,has eight jobs, including Shepherd;five characters a day at SilverDollar City; eight within a one-hour show on the VacationChannel; “Deputy Birdy Tweedle”

at Big Cedar; many special appearances, etc.

Terry remembers visiting Branson when hewas five. He went home and “built SilverDollar City” in his backyard: a general store, atree house, a blacksmith shop. He told his

grandpa, “I want to be in Branson. I want to do itall.” Terry is certainly doing it all! Great show,Terry! Thanks for all the laughs.

Another family note — when I started workingat the Gazette in 1990, Dana Lackey was playingSammy Lane. I attended her wedding to DanEmbree, and her baby shower for daughter, Kelly.Dana, who also works in productions at SilverDollar City, now plays “Aunt Molly” and herdaughter Kelly Embree is playing “Sammy!” Andso it goes. “Shepherd family.”


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jackets, stuffed animals, jewelry —well, you get the idea.

Besides ziplining and shopping,another nice opportunity is WolfeCreek Photo Safari, which begins(as all the adventures do) with a rideto the top of the mountain in aPinzgauer Swiss Army TroopCarrier, then a guided, gentle down-hill walking tour through Wolfe

Creek Preserve. Plentyof observation decks, too… it’s all fun. Whenguests arrive back at thelodge after their adven-ture, all eyes go to thevideo screens to see theirphotos. We heartily rec-ommend BransonZipline Canopy Tours.Who’s ready to “goagain?!”

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Church DirectoryThe Shepherd of the Hills Gazette � September/October 2013

Assembly of GodFirst Assembly of God600West Main, Branson

417-334-3803

BaptistFirst Baptist Church

400 South Sunshine, Branson417-334-7437

Calvary Baptist Church625 Truman Dr., Branson

417-336-3475

Skyline Baptist Church949 State Hwy. 165, Branson

417-334-6729

Bible ChurchBranson Bible Church

533 Branson Landing Blvd., Branson417-334-3678

Fellowship at Cross CreekT Hwy. - T-10, Branson

417-335-8008

CatholicOur Lady of the LakeVaughn Dr., Branson

417-334-3350

ChristianBranson Christian Church

213 S. Commercial, Branson417-334-3453

Church of ChristChurch of Christ

432 Eagle Rock Road, Branson417-239-1036

Church of GodChurch of the Apostolic Faith

100 East Main, Branson

Church of Jesus Christof Latter Day Saints

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day SaintsChurch Road, Branson

EpiscopalShepherd of the Hills Episcopal

107Walnut, Branson417-334-3968

FoursquareBranson Foursquare Church2287 Fall Creek Rd., Branson

417-339-5911

Full GospelRiver of Life, Church Alive!1307 Bird Rd., Branson

417-334-8287

Jehovah’sWitnessesKingdom Hall of Jehovah’sWitnesses

Hwy. 65-70, Branson417-334-5507

LutheranFaith Lutheran

Parnell & Malone St., Branson417-334-2469

Peace Lutheran Church ELCA350 State Dr.,Hollister

417-334-1499

MethodistUnited Methodist

1208W.Hwy. 76, Branson417-334-3423

Non-DenominationalSalvation Army Church

1819W.Hwy. 76,Branson

417-339-4434

Unity of the Hills4868 Hwy. 248, Branson

417-334-6224

PentecostalOld Branson Pentecostal600West Main, Branson

417-334-3803

PresbyterianFirst Presbyterian

420West Main, Branson417-334-3468

Spirit FilledFaith Center

8537 State Hwy. 76, Branson West417-338-8537

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Shepherd of the Hills Gazette | Fall 2013

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