Silver Dollar City Unviels Rollercoaster Opening in 2013- Outlaw Run

Silver Dollar City opened the construction site for a new roller-coaster which will open in 2013. Outlaw run will be the first wood coaster to turn upside down with a 720 degree double barrel role and the second fastest wood roller coaster in the world.  See the full press release below.

BRANSON, Mo., Aug. 9, 2012 -- Thrill ride enthusiasts around the world will mark a first-of-its-kind ride debut at Branson, Missouri's Silver Dollar City in Spring 2013 when the 1880s-style theme park makes history with the opening of Outlaw Run, the world's most daring wood coaster. The new $10 million ride sends passengers soaring through the Ozark Mountains on a ground-breaking wood coaster that includes several firsts:

• World's steepest drop on a wood coaster More than 16 stories, 162-foot drop at 81 degrees, nearly vertical 
• World's only wood coaster to twist upside down A record-breaking three inversions including a 720-degree (double) barrel roll 
• Second fastest wood coaster in the world Top speed of 68 mph, world's fastest wood coaster on steel wheels

 "Our Silver Dollar City fans told us they wanted a new thrill attraction, and we were determined to create a world-class experience even they couldn't imagine," said Brad Thomas, senior vice president, Silver Dollar City Attractions. "We pushed to take the classic wood coaster to a place it's never been before by applying modern technology and techniques to traditional wood coaster building methods. The result is a wood coaster with never-done-before thrill elements." The new ride takes advantage of the natural mountain terrain, with a more than 10-story lift that leads to a 162-foot drop (16 stories) into a valley. Custom-designed "stagecoach" trains take riders on a journey of unexpected drops, thrilling twists and rolling inversions. Riders soar through nine locations where they will experience "airtime" – or weightlessness. The park collaborated with Idaho-based Rocky Mountain Construction on the innovative engineering, design and construction of the new ride. Silver Dollar City, awarded for theme development, designs attractions with compelling storylines based in real history. In the creative concept, Outlaw Run takes passengers aboard a stagecoach west where a wild chase ensues. "All generations will enjoy this bold and daring ride where the 'good guys always win,'" Thomas said. Silver Dollar City, the number one attraction in Branson, Missouri, has 30 rides and attractions, award-winning festivals, and an authentic crafts colony 100-strong.

Stone County 2012 Primary Election Results (Final)

Northern Associate Commissioner  

• Mark Maples (R)     1,307
•  Robert Stone (R)     833
• Larry Scobee (R)     717
• Tim Stowe (R)     682

Southern Associate Commissioner 

• Jerry Dodd (R)     1,907
• Hank Smyth (R)    1,887

Sheriff 

• Doug Rader     5,132
• Richard Hill     2,508

Public Administrator  

• Wendy Metcalf     3,914
• Sharon Walles     2,932

County Surveyor

• Rick Kemp          2,510
• Eddie Wolfe         1,713
• John Read           2,428

37% Turnout

Taney County Primary Election 2012

Absentees
Boston Center
Bradleyville
Branson 1
Branson 2
Branson 3
Cedar Creek
Forsyth 1
Forsyth 2
Hollister 1
Hollister 2
Hollister 3
Kirbyville
Kissee Mills
Mark Twain
Merriam Woods
Mount Branson
North Branson
Rockaway Beach
Skyline
Taneyville
Walnut Shade

Registered Voters 33982 - Cards Cast 10211 30.05%

Num. Report Precinct 22 - Num. Reporting 22 100.00%

U.S. SENATOR - DEM DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 725 CLAIRE McCASKILL 725 100.00%

GOVERNOR - DEM DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 790 JEREMIAH W. NIXON 687 86.96% CLAY THUNDERHAWK 52 6.58% WILLIAM B. CAMPBELL 51 6.46%

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - DEM DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 743 SUSAN MONTEE 297 39.97% DENNIS WEISENBURGER 65 8.75% FRED KRATKY 21 2.83% BECKY LEE PLATTNER 33 4.44% JUDY BAKER 84 11.31% SARA LAMPE 133 17.90% JACKIE TOWNES McGEE 17 2.29% BILL (WILLIAM) HAAS 93 12.52%

SECRETARY OF STATE - DEM DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 741 JASON KANDER 614 82.86% MD RABBI ALAM 127 17.14%

STATE TREASURER - DEM DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 699 CLINT ZWEIFEL 699 100.00%

ATTORNEY GENERAL - DEM DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 717 CHRIS KOSTER 717 100.00%

U.S. REP DIST 7 DEM Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 812/33982 2.4 % Total Votes 706 JIM EVANS 706 100.00%

U.S. SENATOR - REP REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8969 TODD AKIN 3599 40.13% JERRY BECK 177 1.97% SARAH STEELMAN 3158 35.21% JOHN G. BRUNNER 1604 17.88% MARK MEMOLY 60 0.67% MARK PATRICK LODES 58 0.65% ROBERT (BOB) POOLE 125 1.39% HECTOR MALDONADO 188 2.10%

GOVERNOR - REP REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8244 JOHN D. WEILER 694 8.42% DAVID (DAVE) SPENCE 4913 59.59% BILL RANDLES 1320 16.01% FRED SAUER 1317 15.98%

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - REP REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8518 CHARLES W. KULLMANN 594 6.97% BRAD LAGER 3872 45.46% PETER KINDER 3167 37.18% MIKE CARTER 885 10.39%

SECRETARY OF STATE - REP REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8304 SCOTT RUPP 1710 20.59% SHANE SCHOELLER 3652 43.98% BILL STOUFFER 2942 35.43%

STATE TREASURER - REP REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 7284 COLE McNARY 7284 100.00%

ATTORNEY GENERAL - REP REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 7811 ED MARTIN 5513 70.58% ADAM LEE WARREN 2298 29.42%

U.S. REP DIST 7 REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8824 TOM STILSON 1652 18.72% BILLY LONG 5849 66.29% MIKE MOON 1323 14.99%

STATE SENATOR DIST 29 REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8971 JAMES E. STRAHAN 3222 35.92% GAYLE WRIDGE 1025 11.43% DAVID SATER 2649 29.53% JIM STRAFUSS 2075 23.13%

STATE REP DIST 138 REP Total Number of Precincts 2 Precincts Reporting 2 100.0 % Times Counted 260/873 29.8 % Total Votes 219 DON PHILLIPS 219 100.00%

STATE REP DIST 155 REP Total Number of Precincts 10 Precincts Reporting 10 100.0 % Times Counted 3283/8925 36.8 % Total Votes 3045 LYLE ROWLAND 2398 78.75% MIKE LIND 647 21.25%

STATE REP DIST 156 REP Total Number of Precincts 15 Precincts Reporting 15 100.0 % Times Counted 5807/24184 24.0 % Total Votes 5593 JEFF JUSTUS 3359 60.06% GAIL HINSHAW 2234 39.94%

CIRCUIT JUDGE CIRCUIT 38 REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 7503 MARK ORR 7503 100.00%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER EASTERN REP Total Number of Precincts 16 Precincts Reporting 16 100.0 % Times Counted 5430/17692 30.7 % Total Votes 5224 TRAVYS SAFFLE 426 8.15% DANNY STRAHAN 1585 30.34% CHARLES STIFFLER 411 7.87% TIM CONNELL 1236 23.66% ALAN K. LAWSON 900 17.23% WALTER ROGERS 164 3.14% MIKE SCOFIELD 502 9.61%

COUNTY COMMISSIONER WESTERN REP Total Number of Precincts 10 Precincts Reporting 10 100.0 % Times Counted 3920/16290 24.1 % Total Votes 3697 ROD GLAZE 1031 27.89% GARY T. LEACH 744 20.12% BRANDON WILLIAMS 1922 51.99%

SHERIFF REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 9077 STEVE DALTON 3104 34.20% JIMMIE RUSSELL 5457 60.12% KENNY EDMONDS 516 5.68%

ASSESSOR REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8935 RUSSELL JACKSON 4311 48.25% CHUCK PENNEL 4624 51.75%

COUNTY TREASURER REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 9055 RON HERSCHEND 2813 31.07% MELANIE SMITH 4628 51.11% NATHAN EASLEY 1614 17.82%

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 8590 CAROL S. DAVIS 5090 59.25% SCOTT STARRETT 3500 40.75%

CORONER REP Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 9350/33982 27.5 % Total Votes 7943 KEVIN TWEEDY 7943 100.00%

COMMITTEEWOMAN - BRANSON REP Total Number of Precincts 8 Precincts Reporting 8 100.0 % Times Counted 2891/12392 23.3 % Total Votes 2544 D. JEAN WOOLERY 854 33.57% VICKI NAIOTI 1162 45.68% HAVEN J. HOWARD 522 20.52% Write-in Votes 6 0.24%

COMMITTEEMAN - BRANSON REP Total Number of Precincts 8 Precincts Reporting 8 100.0 % Times Counted 2891/12392 23.3 % Total Votes 2526 DAVE WOOLERY 1290 51.07% BARNEY NAIOTI 1232 48.77% Write-in Votes 4 0.16%

COMMITTEEMAN - CEDAR CREEK REP Total Number of Precincts 2 Precincts Reporting 2 100.0 % Times Counted 137/361 38.0 % Total Votes 133 LYLE ROWLAND 111 83.46% DAVID BURT 22 16.54% Write-in Votes 0 0.00%

COMMITTEEMAN - JASPER REP Total Number of Precincts 5 Precincts Reporting 5 100.0 % Times Counted 745/3298 22.6 % Total Votes 614 THOMAS J. STROM 334 54.40% JEFF ADKISSON 271 44.14% Write-in Votes 9 1.47%

COMMITTEEMAN - SCOTT REP Total Number of Precincts 4 Precincts Reporting 4 100.0 % Times Counted 1267/4320 29.3 % Total Votes 1016 BRAND KOPP 405 39.86% SCOTT RODGERS 599 58.96% Write-in Votes 12 1.18%

COMMITTEEWOMAN - SWAN REP Total Number of Precincts 6 Precincts Reporting 6 100.0 % Times Counted 2393/6587 36.3 % Total Votes 2003 LINDA STILLINGS 1462 72.99% NANCEE WALKER-MICHAM 534 26.66% Write-in Votes 7 0.35%

COMMITTEEMAN - SWAN REP Total Number of Precincts 6 Precincts Reporting 6 100.0 % Times Counted 2393/6587 36.3 % Total Votes 2043 BUDDY ROBERTS 1316 64.42% MICHAEL DAVIS MICHAM 719 35.19% Write-in Votes 8 0.39%

U.S. SENATOR - LIB LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 14 JONATHAN DINE 14 100.00%

GOVERNOR - LIB LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 14 JIM HIGGINS 14 100.00%

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - LIB LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 13 MATTHEW COPPLE 13 100.00%

SECRETARY OF STATE - LIB LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 14 CISSE W. SPRAGINS 14 100.00%

STATE TREASURER - LIB LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 14 SEAN O'TOOLE 14 100.00%

ATTORNEY GENERAL - LIB LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 14 DAVE BROWNING 14 100.00%

U.S. REP DIST 7 LIB Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 15/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 15 KEVIN CRAIG 15 100.00%

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR - CST CST Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 6/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 6 CYNTHIA L. DAVIS 6 100.00%

SECRETARY OF STATE - CST CST Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 6/33982 0.0 % Total Votes 6 JUSTIN HARTER 6 100.00%

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 Total Number of Precincts 22 Precincts Reporting 22 100.0 % Times Counted 10211/33982 30.0 % Total Votes 9735 YES 8923 91.66% NO 812 8.34%

Let's begin coverage with the 2010 Taney County Primary Results

2010 PRESIDING COMMISSIONER	REP
		Total
Number of Precincts		23
Precincts Reporting		19	82.6 %
Times Counted		7630/31500	24.2 %
Total Votes		7405
RON HOUSEMAN		3001	40.53%
CHUCK PENNEL		2812	37.97%
RON HERSCHEND		1592	21.50%

Legend of Kung Fu - (Show Review)

Legend of Kung Fu - Show Review 


The White House Theater in Branson, MO has been transformed to  a living embassy for Chinese creative talent.  Inside the theater, the Legend of Kung-Fu allows complete immersion into Chinese culture,  and a unique experience unmatched in Branson where most entertainment venues follow a standard localized format.

The Legend of Kung Fu breaks the mold of Branson’s entertainment offering by bringing celebrated international entertainment,  to our  vacation destination.

The show is a carnivalesque display of a lifetime dedication to the performance arts. The complex background changes between scenes and an orchestra of world class talent is no accident. 

The lifetime of dedication and training is apparent in even the youngest performers. Perhaps the most fantastic feat is demonstrated by a group of children under the age of eight who can spring from a no-handed flip to perfect balance on their head retrieving to a reverse flip balancing back to their no handed head-stand again. The trick seems to defy physics and the capacity of the human body to balance itself. 

The show is a demonstration of national pride for China and was showcased during the Beijing Olympics in addition to venues throughout the world. 

Branson is without a show with as much cumulative talent and skill. The hour and a half  theatrical presentation marries  acrobatics, gymnastics, dance, music and of course martial arts. 

Great For Children
The rapid pace was able to engage both a six year old and  a teenager with severe hyperactivity - nothing less than a miracle itself. 

Each scene provides a spectacular and diverse display of skill varying greatly in form from one to the next. Some scenes feature dance with graceful fluidity while others display hand-to-hand combat skills with rapid movement of appendages.  In one scene actors focus extreme force to shatter objects. 

The elegant dance scenes to death defying feats (such as balancing a body upon a spear) successfully achieve the show’s intent - an opportunity for China to showcase its greatest talent for an international audience. 

The plot of the show is secondary to the visual splendor of the actors; but mirrors the very path each participant must follow to qualify as a performer. Children leave their families for training at an academy between the ages of 5 and 6 years old. They leave their family before engaging extreme technical training. As in China, the players live communally in Branson. They have a personal chef who prepares meals in a giant wok four times daily. 

While the show shares Chinese culture, Branson has left an impact on the performers. They’ve developed a taste for bananas, nike shoes, blue jeans, Silver Dollar City Roller Coasters, hershey chocolate and  pretzel M & M's.

People travel from around the world to see Branson. The Legend of Kung-Fu is a world-class theatrical performance brought to Branson and a must see for visitors and locals alike.

Cell Phones Tracked At Rapidly Increasing Rates

Police forces around the country are using data acquired from cell phone companies at a rate that has alarmed civil rights activists.

Results from a Congressional study on the topic are being reported on the front page of the New York Times this morning.

The article reports 1.3 million requests have been made this year from a variety of law enforcement agencies, many fulfilled without judicial revue , without subpoena. Information includes content  from cell phone text messages and cell tower dumps. A cell tower dump allows law enforcement to review individuals in a specific area during a specific time. AT&T claims 230 of 700 daily requests are fulfilled without subpoena. Sprint reports 1,500 such requests are made daily.  The number of such requests are increasing at a rate of 12 to 17 percent annually.
Full Article: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/09/us/cell-carriers-see-uptick-in-requests-to-aid-surveillance.html?pagewanted=1&hp





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Branson's New Street Design

Branson's New Street Design

Barney Naoti and Wife Vicki Vie For Branson Township Republican Leadership Position

Local Attorney Barney Naoti announced his intentions to run for Committeeman over the weekend by issuing the following press release:

Like most people, we couldn’t be more dissatisfied with the current “leadership” in this Country.  Vicki and I have decided to become more involved on the local level because it is the only way we know to make a difference, and we are encouraging others to get involved as well.

 

We are running for Committeeman and Committeewoman on the Republican Central Committee, Branson Township.  These are volunteer, non-paid positions, and we will not accept campaign contributions or monetary “perks” at anytime. An important part of our campaign is to educate people about these positions and why they are important.  Basically, as Committee members we will support Republican candidates and serve as a conduit for local voters who want their voices heard at the State and National levels. 

 

Between now and the August 7 election we will post information and will appreciate your thoughts, consideration, and feedback.  Our names will appear on the Branson ballots only, which will cover 7 polling places in and around Branson. Please call or email if you want more information, and let us know if you would support our campaign by handing out brochures, calling friends and family, or by providing Branson yard-sign locations.