Rodney Schad, MO - House Dist. 115

The main job of the state legislature every year is the budget. And this year, we faced a $500 million dollar shortfall. To get to a balanced budget, both chambers of the General Assembly had to make some difficult choices. Last week, we truly agreed and finally passed next year’s budget.
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Lisa Boggs, R.N., BSN, left, receives the 2012 DNP Student Award for Overall Excellence from MU Sinclair School of Nursing Dean Judith Fitzgerald Miller.

Lisa Boggs, R.N., BSN, with Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach, recently received the 2012 Doctor of Nursing Practice Student Award for Overall Excellence from the MU Sinclair School of Nursing. The award, which recognizes the potential for clinical proficiency, academic excellence and professional commitment, was presented April 27 at the 22nd Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony in Columbia.
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Maria Davis

The Resort at Port Arrowhead is pleased to announce the return of Maria R. Davis, CMP as the resort’s new Director of Sales. In this capacity, Davis will be responsible for growing the resort’s Meetings and Conventions business and overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Sales Department. Davis represents 20 years of Hotel/Resort Sales experience.
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Mexicali Blues is hosting a Silent Auction to benefit Relay For Life Camden County and the fight against cancer on May 15th at 5 p.m.

The restaurant will feature $1 tacos and "Sax on the Beach".

For more information: Call Lisa at (573) 280-6501 or Lacey (573) 368-0376

Lake Regional Health System will host a town hall meeting on health care reform at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 31, in the hospital’s third floor conference rooms. The community is invited to attend.

Presenter Thomas McAuliffe, health policy analyst at the St. Louis-based Missouri Foundation for Health, will discuss what’s in the health care law, and who and what is covered. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation, which will include a special focus on how the law affects small businesses.

The program is free, but registration is requested. Visit lakeregional.com/events to register, or call 573-348-8222 for more information.

Summertime!

School's out. The days are long. It's vacation time. That doesn't have
to mean an extended getaway and spending lots of money -- in the
Show-Me State, a vacation can be a single day or weekend when you
attend our summer festivals and fun events. The Missouri Division of
Tourism's website, VisitMO.com, highlights more than 340 summer events
statewide . . . and the list grows daily.


Lake of the Ozarks Aquapalooza July 21
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The Lake Ozark Daybreak Rotary successfully concluded their seventh annual Benefit Car Raffle where a 2012 Camaro RS was proudly declared on May 5th.

The Camaro, provided by Hulett Chevrolet, Buick, GMC in Camdenton, was raffled off during the trophy presentation at the Magic Dragon Street Machine Nationals. The winner was from suburban St. Louis, and vacations often at the Lake of the Ozarks.
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Neatorama brings us news that Disney is once again offering memberships to their uber-exclusive Club 33 inside Disneyland. The perks are many and the price is steep.

Read more on the limited offering of $25,000 memberships here.