| Another busy day at the caboose yesterday. 30 visitors. Among them folk who had seen the caboose from the highway and McDonalds several times but never taken the time to stop in, folk looking for cemeteries in this area (Our Oregon County map is a great tool in these cases.) Several families were on their way to Branson. Everyone enjoyed seeing inside the caboose, especially the children. |
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
| 40 visitors to the center yesterday! A great start for the holiday weekend. I expect the rest of the weekend to be as busy. Lacy is developing into a great volunteer. She has the personality that fits right in. I am glad we have her 'on board.' This week we had visitors from Switzerland and New Zealand. We so enjoy welcoming other nations to our little corner of the world. They are alway complimentary of our nation, state and area. Our visitor count for May at closing time yesterday is 366. Since March 1st we have welcomed 1170 visitors. We are 'on track' for another good season. Laus Deo |
Thursday, May 20, 2010
| Welcome aboard Lacy!! My Great-Niece, Lacy Cozort came on board yesterday as our newest volunteer. She is going to be a great addition to our crew. We really miss volunteer Viola Scallions. She is contending with a very serious health condition right now. She needs your prayers. Chris McIntosh has resigned volunteering at the center. He too is having health problems. Please pray for him. Laus Deo |
Monday, May 17, 2010
| Yesterday morning, May 16 at 9:45 am we welcomed our 1,000th visitor to the center for the 2010 season!! We normally don't open until 1:00pm on Sundays, but I had gotten ready for church early so decided to open the center for an hour before I left for church at 9:50. (I worship at the Thayer church of Christ which is just across the street/parking lot from McDonald's and the center.) I was getting ready to lock the north end of the caboose and put up our sign 'We will return at 12:30' when I heard a child say, 'They're open!' I opened the door to a mother, grandmother and two children. The grandmother was from Doniphan, the mother and children from Ohio. The grandmother said she just wanted to show her children 'this part of the country.' She even bought a souvenir Missouri key ring to send back to Ohio to a daughter who 'didn't get to come.' Anyway, when they came in our visitor count was 996. When they signed the guest book, our total reached 1,000!!! I had planned to make a big 'TaDa' moment, but they were in a hurry to get on with their day, and I had getting to church on time. So now since I missed making a splash out of that landmark, I will do my best to make a big deal when our 1050th visitor stops in. So if you are around the center in the next couple weeks, come in, you could be a winner. Laus Deo |
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
| We closing in on another landmark at the TIC. We are going to welcome our 1000th visitor for the 2010 season sometime this week. That will be a 500 a month average. Our '10,000' goal is getting closer. Chris had the brilliant idea for us to provide free bottled water for mothers for Mother's Day yesterday. We had 16 visitors which was good for a Sunday afternoon. We will have free water for fathers on Father's Day. I was on duty at the center yesterday and had the honor of welcoming a honeymoon couple to the center. They had married Saturday, are staying at a B&B in Hardy and had been told to come see Mammoth Spring State Park and Grand Gulf State Park. They are a lovely couple and I wished them a long and happy life together. Just another 'perk' of our 'job.' It is raining this morning so the center won't be too busy today, but the Triple Knock-Out roses around McD's and the Angel Trumpets in the flower bed on the west side of the caboose are going to love it. Our corner will be a traffic stopper this year. Come see us. Laus Deo |
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Just to let you know - if you are visiting 'Caroline's Corner' from the thayerchamber.org website and wish to return to the chamber site, click on the 'back arrow' at the top left of 'Caroline's Corner,' and you will go directly back to the chamber site. (I'm sure you already know this, but just in case . . .  |
| We've had a busy start to the month. I've been busy at the center and in my personal life so am behind in updating the 'corner.' The pictures I promise of the young lady from Mississippi were lost. I hope she will send me copies of the pictures we took with her camera. (Or better yet, maybe she will stop in again.) Most of the Dogwood Daze activities were cancelled or postpone due to expected rain last week. However most of the yard sales went on, and those I've spoke to tell me they had a good response and sales. The golf tournament will take place this weekend. |
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The center started yesterday the way we like it. I opened the doors at 10:00 and by 10:15 Chris and I were both 'entertaining' guests. My guest were a couple from Minnesota who had come to the area planning to camp on Spring River, but after the weather forecast on KKountry 95, decided to go to their 'plan B.' They came to the center looking for directions, information and recommendations on Branson. They were excited to learn they'd be in Branson for Silver Dollar City's 50th Anniversary celebration this weekend. They left with smiles and thanks. My next guest was a beautiful young lady from Mississippi who had just spent time with her biological father in Springfield. They had never met, he works for BNSF in Nebraska. Springfield was a central location for them to meet. As she was traveling through Thayer on 63, she said she looked over and saw the Burlington caboose, turned around and came back for a better look. She was such a joy for me to entertain. She wanted to know and see everything! I had her to myself for 30 mins or so then Chris came in, and we really wowed her (and she us. Chis will give his comments and add pictures when he checks in. These are the kinds of visitors we enjoy. We get more than we give at these times. The bad weather has dampened Dogwood Daze, but looks like most of the yard sales will go on. Our total visitor count yesterday was 11 bringing our YTD count to 810. 9190 to 10,000. Have a good weekend. |
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