Category Archives: Profile

Mascot On a Mission

He’s known to build up and rally the Kansas City Chiefs fans on game day, jokingly tease 200-plus-pound football players on the field and bring laughter and entertainment to millions on national television as the Chiefs’ KC Wolf. Dan Meers, the man inside the mascot, is also known for his community support and rapport, as […]

A Foundation of Excellence

It is the early 1960s, Palmyra, New Jersey, was like most suburbs. Children were running from house to house and playing in the street. Deron Cherry, former free safety for the Kansas City Chiefs experienced many opportunities there during his youth.

More Than a Half Shell Delicacy

Tucker’s Shuckers is a one-of-a-kind restaurant and venue, open year-round on the Bagnell Dam Strip. head Chef, Chris Bond, attended Apicius Culinary Institute in Florence, Italy and brings over twenty years of industry experience to the Lake of the Ozarks. Bond and the management team work hard to ensure that the family of employees at […]

The Legend of Santa Claus

He’s the holly; white-bearded, portly legend that most of us were raised to know and love. Living at the North Pole, he works year-round with a team of elves to create enough Christmas toys to deliver to good boys and girls as an example of giving on the eve of the birth of Christ

The Tale of Ozark

When 20,000 men converged on lake Ozark to build the Bagnell Dam in the late 1920s, they couldn’t have foreseen the blank canvas they started with would create a beautiful lake destination for millions of people to enjoy long after they were gone. While Lake of the Ozarks has since built itself with the help […]

Mizzou Made

Football is a game of numbers: wins/losses, tackles, yards passing, and receiving yards, Mizzou is serious about football. Since 1890, the University of Missouri has been steeped in tradition; Marching MIZZOU, elaborate tailgating, Truman the tiger, stadium chants of MIZ-ZOU, the white-rocked “M” behind the end zone, the notorious fight song, and some fans may […]

Comfort and Joy

A holiday social is not complete without a sweet treat and a warm, cozy drink. With Ozark Cookie Company’s Cinnamon Whiskey Eggnog Cream Sandwich Cookie and 1932 Reserve’s  Wita’s Coffee, you are sure to satisfy your guests’ cravings.