College of the Ozarks assistant education professor Kerry Moore teaches in a school in San Antonio, Belize, during Thanksgiving break. Moore worked with two elementary education majors, while psychology professor Sheryl Haile held a behavioral health workers conference to assist caseworkers with the help of three psychology majors. Dean of the College Eric Bolger and Director of Christian Formation Jennifer Freeman hosted a parallel conference for 20-30 pastors and church workers. Trip sponsor Janet Bolger and Career Center Director Jim Freeman led a discipleship program with several students for 11-14 year olds in San Antonio.

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Customers seeking free chicken camped out as early as 24 hours ahead of time for the Dec. 3 opening of Springfield’s second stand-alone Chick-fil-A restaurant. The first 100 who entered the 425 W. Sunshine St. restaurant when it opened at 6:30 a.m. received one free meal a week for a year. The meal vouchers equate to roughly $32,000. Retired U.S. Air Force officer Brian Heberlie bought the franchise rights on the $478,000 project.

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Women in Need of the Ozarks raised $10,700 through its Wild Turkey Wednesday bake sale, $2,700 over last year’s sum. Held at Uncle Bentley’s the day before Thanksgiving, WIN co-founder Carrie Quesenberry said members, friends and family baked cakes, pies, dinner rolls and other sweets for the 13th annual event. The nonprofit seeks to provide resources necessary to enable women in need to become women of strength.

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Members of CoxHealth’s inaugural Young Professionals Council gather for orientation Nov. 30. The group, all between ages 21 and 39, will serve as a sounding board for the CoxHealth Leadership Team and the chair has a vote on the board of directors. Pictured, left to right: Brad Erwin of Paragon Architecture; Mike Brothers of Drury University; Logan Aguirre of 417 Magazine; Marshall Kinne of Med-Pay; Stephanie Sumners of Ozarks Technical Community College; Emily Johnson of Marlin Network; Krystal Russell of Spectrum Accounting; Marc Mayer of Great Southern Bank; Megan Morris of Bass Pro Shops; Carrie Brown of Elliott Robinson & Co.; Teresa Coyan of CoxHealth; Bryan Simpson of Five Pound Apparel; and Mitchell Cox of CoxHealth. Not pictured are Scott Fitzpatrick of MariCorps U.S. and Jeff Seifried of the Branson/Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce.

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