#Callaway County

[uniqueartisanconnoisseur]

Delightful, Historic Fulton, Missouri!

Beautiful Fulton, Missouri has a charming downtown with shopping opportunities, history galore, and tons of fun things to do. This town with a population of around 13,000 has had some pretty famous visitors, from Winston Churchill to past Presidents! The National Winston Churchill Museum stands in a historic 900-year-old church next to Westminster College. There is also an amazing sculpture that…

[conandaily2022]

US Marshals arrest Florida's Adalyn Burkett, Wisconsin's Marquan Edwards; 2 missing kids found in Milwaukee

Adalyn Jean Burkett, 18, of Callaway, Bay County, Florida, United States was friends with Breanna Leach, 23, of Panama City, Bay County. The latter is Tina Leach‘s daughter and Aleia Leach‘s sister.

[untilthenexttee]

(via 2023 PGA Show VLOG - Demo Day ("Golfmas"))

[fatehbaz]

Big week for news about “mountain lions wandering back into historic habitat where they were once persecuted to extinction” in February 2023.

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Central Texas:

Headline and screenshots from: Priscilla Aguirre. “Potential mountain lion sighting in San Antonio area raises awareness.” My San Antonio. 14 February 2023.

Excerpt from this article: Officials at the San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department are asking others and the surrounding areas to be cautious about potential mountain lions in Central Texas. Officials said the message comes after the department received a call about a potential sighting of a mountain lion at Upper Purgatory Creek Natural Area in San Marcos on Sunday, February 12. [...] In Central Texas, it’s extremely rare to see a mountain lion in person, according to a report from the San Antonio Express-News. [...] Only one mountain lion has been confirmed in Bexar County in the past decade, on November 24, 2013, according to TPWD. [End of excerpt.]

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Great Plains and Nebraska:

Headline and screenshot from: Damon Bennett. “Nebraska mountain lion now looking for a name after 700-mile journey.” Lincoln Journal-Star. 16 February 2023.

Excerpt from this article: A Nebraska mountain lion that found itself in a sanctuary in Indiana after a 700-mile journey through four states is now looking for one last souvenir: a name. Back in the fall, the big cat made its way from the scenic Niobrara River valley all the way to suburban Springfield, Illinois, according to the GPS tracker that Nebraska Game and Parks had tagged it with a year prior. "A lot of people were watching him," said [the director of an “exotic feline rescue center”] in Center Point, Indiana, where the mountain lion has been since October. When the lion overstayed its welcome near Springfield, it was sedated by federal wildlife officials, who offered to return it to Nebraska. Nebraska declined.’ [...] "I'm incredibly impressed with this animal; he crossed both the Missouri and Mississippi rivers [...]." [End of excerpt.]

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Ozarks and Missouri:

Headline and screenshot from: Julia Wilson. “Mountain lions in Missouri? We’re seeing more than usual this winter.” Columbia Missourian. 16 February 2023.

Excerpt from this article: Footage from a trail camera taken Jan. 3 confirmed that a roaming mountain lion made a rare appearance in northern Boone County. Since then, the Missouri Department of Conservation documented three additional sightings around the state last month — one in Callaway County, another in Montgomery County and a third that was hit by a vehicle south of St. Louis.  Reports of mountain lions, also known as cougars, pumas and panthers, have increased over the past decade in the state. Between 2013 and 2022, a total of 65 were counted around Missouri. Compare that to the years between 1994 and 2006, when only 12 were spotted. [...] The animals may come from an established colony in the Black Hills, cross Nebraska and wander into Missouri, according to the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. Missouri’s extensive forest coverage, which includes 35% of state acreage, then becomes an ideal destination for the animals. Mountain lions have roamed Missouri since pre-settlement times. Their range crosses the western hemisphere from Canada to southern Chile. [...] Although they are seen across the state, over half of all sightings have been documented within 40 miles of Mark Twain National Forest in southeast Missouri. [...] Trophy hunting by early colonists wiped out most of the population east of the Mississippi River. [...] Except for the recent encounter in Franklin County where a lion was hit by a vehicle, the last documented human contact occurred in December 2021 during another vehicle collision. [End of excerpt.]

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[justicefor]

Do you recognize this tattoo?

It was on the upper right chest of a John Doe found in the Missouri River in Tebbetts, Missouri, on May 28, 2019.

He was 5'8 to 5'10 feet tall and 170 to 200 pounds.

Race, eye color, and hair color unknown.

He had cutting marks on his left wrist.

If you know him, please contact Callaway County Sheriff's office at (573) 592-2414.

Othram is raising funds to ID him.

Here is his NAMUS page:

[veravee-blog]

OC | Vera Callaway

Age 24 | Born June 14, 1877 | Gemini

Being a motherly figure to her friends, Vera often finds herself scolding and praising them. She is the very definition of loyalty and passion. Even though Vera can be rather ditsy and forgetful at times, she always tries her hardest at the things she commits to. There has never been a moment that she hasn’t had the best interest of her loved ones in mind.

Vera is a collector of beautiful things. Memories, trinkets, letters, photographs, flowers, gifts, and anything pocket-size. Everything anyone gives her is precious to her.

Writing, reading, gardening, traveling, carpentry, sewing, and drawing are all things she has put a lot of time and effort into over her lifetime.

Eventually, Vera would love to write about her love story.

Vera comes from a little town quite far away from Syn County. She was raised by a mother who tailored and a father who owned a carpentry company. Her younger sister, Jennie, passed away from pneumonia when Vera was 12 years of age. The two sisters were as close could be with a two-year age gap. Grief and loneliness lead Vera down an angsty path full of teenage rebellion, stealing, and trespassing with some of her peers. Her actions strained the relationship she held with her parents, friends, and neighbors. This carried on until Vera turned 15. After a more serious bout of revolt, her parents grounded her and forbade her from leaving the house for months. Her only escape from her home was working at her father’s shop. Weeks passed and Vera sunk into a depression caused by losing her outlet.

One cloudy day in autumn, a boy around Vera’s age entered her father’s shop with his family. The young boy took an immediate interest in her after they met, coming back daily to try and get the chance to spend time with her. Despite her efforts to keep to herself, Vera couldn’t help but to warm up to him. Holden Barnes. The depression that once engulfed her very being, making her more miserable by the day, was fading with every word he spoke. For the next few months, Holden would stop by the shop where she was working and spend hours upon hours getting to know her. He brought her flowers, candies, and on occasion, little wooden sculptures he crafted himself. Time passed and Vera’s punishment ended. It seemed like every waking moment of her day was spent with Holden and the two became inseparable. She confined in him some of her deepest thoughts and he listened intently, gazing at her as if she was the world’s prettiest painting. In their spare time, they could be found by the lake. Vera would lay her head in Holden’s lap as he reads her excerpts from books she picked out and caresses her hair. Their love was profound, accepting, wholesome, dignified- it was the sort of relationship found only in old stories.

Holden proposed with his great grandmother’s ring on a sunny spring morning, a year and a half after they met. She was 18 and he was 19 at the time. They planned the wedding on the date of their first meeting, in fall. Both families were delighted to hear the news after witnessing such a harmonious love blossom. Vera’s mother gave her the wedding dress her grandmother wore, and it fit perfectly, as if it was meant to be.

Vera visited Jennie’s grave often, but even more so as the date of the wedding got closer.  She dreamt of Jennie’s excitement from the engagement, how beautiful Jennie would look like as her maid of honor, and what Jennie’s opinion of Holden would be. Vera was sure that her sister would have approved of her fiancé if she were there. Jennie was the sort of soul that radiated happiness and excitement. She chased love and she embraced her surroundings. Vera knew that Jennie would have simply been happy that someone was able to heal her broken heart.

Holden worked as a farmhand on his family’s land just outside of town. No more than two weeks before the wedding, machinery that Holden was using malfunctioned, giving him fatal injuries. His family rushed him into town, desperately trying to get to the local doctor and searching for Vera. By the time news reached Vera and she raced to the clinic, Holden had succumbed to his wounds.

Sorrow, anguish, and despair are not words strong enough to describe the agony Vera felt after losing another loved one. The wedding was cancelled, and apart from Holden’s funeral, she did not leave her home for a month. The first person she visited after prying herself away from her bed was Jennie. Sitting in front of her grave, Vera sobbed until she ran out of tears and then she wailed until night came. Having lost her voice, she laid down on the grass surrounding Jennie’s grave and whispered her thoughts. A week later, Vera visited Holden’s grave.

Months passed and 20-year-old Vera continued working at her father’s shop. There was a melancholy resemblance to before Holden was in her life, as if nothing had happened at all. Every time the shop door would open, a tiny part of Vera’s heart would break by seeing the absence of him. Not being able to withstand the heartbreak in her hometown anymore, she said her farewells to her loved ones and left.

Vera spent four years traveling by herself and in that time, she learned how to fend for herself, get by without having much of anything to call her own, and carve little wooden figures.

Now, in 1901, 24-year-old Vera Callaway resides in Syn County. She had no intention of staying until feeling the presence of home in the beautiful landscapes. It was unlike any other county she had crossed before. While she’s unsure what awaits her, there is a mixed sensation of excitement and hope growing inside.

Vera carries a photograph that was taken of her and Holden when they got engaged as well as a small wooden figure of a bear that was carved by Holden.

The diamond ring Vera wears has not come off of her finger since Holden proposed with it. 

Vera Callaway was born with a strong, independent will. She has always been a force to be reckoned with and there is not a single thing that could change that about her. Even in the darkest, most agonizing moments of her life, Vera remained the same strong young woman. There are some people who go almost their entire life without facing pain, loss, intense disappointment, or life-changing moments. Then there are some people who face those hurdles young, and in those cases, not many reach the finish line and can still recognize themselves.

Holden’s love for Vera was driven by his appreciation and deep respect for her. He looked at Vera in such a way that could make anyone believe in true love. It was a gaze full of delight and desire. So gentle yet flooded with lust. Each time she laughed his heart beat twice as heavy and every time she would yawn he would stop and stare at the way her nose crinkled slightly. Her giggles, sneezes, cries, yells, whispers, and snores were Holden’s favorite noise. There wasn’t a moment that they spent together when he wasn’t cherishing her presence and thanking the universe for introducing him to her. Some days, Holden believed that it was Vera’s world and he just lived in it.

Vera’s love for Holden wasn’t driven by her grief and loneliness. She loved way his lips curled when he said something cocky. She loved it when he would hold one hand and put the other on her waist when she was stepping over something. She loved his natural scent and unbelievably charming sense of humor. Their mutual respect and nurturing care for each other was the foundation of their devotion to one another. She embraced every part of Holden when she couldn’t do the same for herself. There wasn’t a thing in the world she wouldn’t give up for him. Vera wondered how it was possible for her mind to be so completely intimate with his, some days.

I imagine the first photo is Vera (17) in 1894, the second photo is Vera (18) in 1895, and the third photo is Vera (24) in 1901.

This is my first time writing about an oc anywhere except my Word documents lol. I originally created Vera to play as in a RedM server but as I was writing her backstory I fell in love with her a little bit. Her love story with Holden makes my heart a lil happy and a lil hurt. Every day I get the inkling to write one-shots about them.

If you've read this far let me give you a hug :> because I appreciate it a lot. I'm too embarrassed to read all of this to my friends lol.

[darkmaga-returns]

WWE legend The Undertaker, also known as Mark Callaway, made his own election video on social media following remarks made by fellow wrestling star Dave Bautista, who had criticized former President Donald Trump earlier in the week.

In the video, The Undertaker stood alongside his former WWE colleague, Kane (Glenn Jacobs), who is currently serving as the mayor of Knox County, Tennessee. The video featured both Callaway and Jacobs addressing voters and discussing the choices they will face in the upcoming election.

“All right everyone. Nov. 5 – ElectionMania. The choice is yours. You can go with President Trump, Kane and The Undertaker or you can take Kamala Harris, Dave Bautista and Tim Walz. Choose wisely – the nation depends on it,” Callaway said in a TikTok video.

“And that should be an easy choice,” Trump added.

The Undertaker’s involvement in the election conversation highlights his public support for conservative candidates, alongside Kane’s transition from wrestling to politics, where he is an active political figure.

[culdesacbot1]

Callaway County, MO, USA 38.8090, -91.7870

[lakelandg]

Riverview woman charged with making threats against Governor DeSantis

A Riverview woman was arrested and charged Tuesday after she allegedly made online death threats against Governor Ron DeSantis. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported the threats to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office on Monday. The messages were received by Governor DeSantis’ office on his state website. The message was authored by Danyele Callaway, 20, and included a request…

[orchidsandtulips]

Okay, so Vocal Coaches are amazing. They give you personalized advice for singing based on your own voice and it’s great.

However, if you can’t get a vocal coach, it’s possible to learn through observation. This gets a bit tricky since it’s very easy to fall into mimicking other people’s voices, which isn’t healthy/sustainable for most singing purposes. Ideally, you want to mimic the technique, not the voice. Now, a good thing to do when you want to learn new techniques is to find singers who have voices similar to yours and see what they do.

If they have a similar voice to yours, the vocal maneuvers that are healthy for them have a better chance of translating over to you.

You can track them to find more fun songs to sing.

When looking for these singers, match your voice types, vocal timbres, and preferred music genre.

Voice types are: Soprano (High Female), Mezzo Soprano (Middle Female), Alto (Low Female), Tenor (High Male), Baritone (Middle Male), Bass (Low Male)

Some things that describe vocal timbres are: “Bright” (Sounds higher, more youthful. Think 1937 Snow White for high female voices, 1997 Anastasia for lower female voices. The closer it sounds to Spongebob or a Wicked Witch, the brighter it is), “Warm” or “Dark” (Sounds like it has depth, a little more mature. Think 1959 Sleeping Beauty for soprano voices, 1950 Cinderella for Mezzo or Alto Voices. The closer it sounds to a Femme Fatale character or to Patrick Warburton, the darker it is), and there are more but I don’t know the technical terms. If a voice type is a range, then a timbre is the way a voice sounds within that range.

I haven’t heard a song that wasn’t from a musical since 2016, so all my examples of singers are broadway or movie musical stars. I have blind spots. You can find more people using your ears, a recording of your own singing, and a radio/music streaming service.

Soprano or Mezzo - Bright: Laura Osnes (Bandstand, Bonnie & Clyde, 2013 Cinderella), Lauren Worsham (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Lisa O’Hare (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Kristin Chenoweth (Wicked, Candide, Descendants, and so much more), Kristin Stokes (Percy Jackson Musical), Kara Lindsay (Newsies, also Wicked), Caroline Innerbichler (Frozen Tour), Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect, Movie Last Five Years, Movie Into the Woods, etc.), Sutton Foster (Little Women, Shrek the Musical, Anything Goes, Drowsy Chaperone, etc.), Liz Callaway (Film Anastasia, Lion King II, etc.), Jessica Vosk (Wicked, Dreamland, more than that), Annaleigh Ashford (Legally Blonde, Sweeney Todd Revival, Wicked, etc), Jessie Mueller (Six, Beautiful the Carole King musical, definitely more), Laura Bell Bundy (Legally Blonde, probably more than that), Sherie Renee Scott (Broadway Last Five Years, definitely more)

Soprano or Mezzo - Dark/Warm: Kelli O’Hara (Light in the Piazza, 2012 Brigadoon, Bridges of Madison County, Days of Wine and Roses, etc), Patti Murin (Frozen Broadway), Barbara Streisand (Funny Girl, Hello Dolly!, many more), Kate Baldwin (Big Fish Broadway Musical), Barbara Cook (Original Music Man, She Loves Me), Laura Benanti (She Loves Me revival), Sierra Boggess (Phantom of the Opera, The Little Mermaid Broadway, etc.), Phillipa Soo (Hamilton, 2022 Into the Woods, 2023 Camelot, Amelie, etc), Christy Altomare (Anastasia the Musical), Idina Menzel (Wicked, Rent, Disney’s Disenchanted, etc), Julie Andrews (Sound of Music, Original Camelot, Mary Poppins, My Fair Lady, etc), Denee Benton (Great Comet, I know she has been in other things, but I don’t know what they are), Emily Rohm (Ride the Cyclone), Erika Henningsen (Mean Girls broadway, The Theory of Relativity, almost definitely more), Gelsey Bell (Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, probably more Dave Malloy things)

Mezzo/Alto - Bright: Caroline O’Connor (Anastasia Broadway), Patina Miller (2022 Into the Woods), Capathia Jenkins (Newsies, might not be an alto), Faith Prince (Original Broadway Guys and Dolls), Ciara Renee (Big Fish the musical, might not be an alto), Susan Egan (Beauty and the Beast broadway, Movie Hercules, etc), Barret Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls, Heathers, probably much more), Eva Noblezada (Hadestown, The Great Gatsby, definitely more), Amber Gray (Great Comet, Hadestown, I’ll bet there’s more)

Mezzo/Alto - Warm/Dark: Brittain Ashford (Great Comet, Ghost Quartet, more Dave Malloy things, etc.), Judy Garland (The Wizard of Oz film, Meet Me in St. Louis film, etc), Mary Beth Peil (Anastasia Broadway), Sara Bareilles (Waitress, 2022 Into the Woods), Meryl Streep (Mamma Mia film, Into the Woods film, etc), Jill Paice (American in Paris Broadway Musical), Stephanie J. Block (2012 Brigadoon, she has many other credits but I don’t know them), Marla Schaffel (Jane Eyre the Musical), Molly Gordon (Alice by Heart, probably more)

Tenor - Bright: Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, The Great Gatsby, Movie Last Five Years, etc), Rory O’Malley (Book of Mormon, I don’t know his other credits, but I bet they exist), Robert Fairchild (American in Paris), Johnathan Groff (Movie Frozen, Little Shop, 2024 Merrily We Roll Along, Hamilton, etc), Lin Manuel Miranda (Hamilton, In the Heights, anything he has written), Ben Fankhauser (Newsies, The Mad Ones, etc. Kind of in the middle with the bright/dark tones), Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Newsies, Tuck Everlasting), Michael Crawford (Original Phantom of the Opera, Movie Hello Dolly, etc), Chris McCarrell (Percy Jackson Musical, One of the Les Mis casts, etc), George Salazar (Percy Jackson Musical, Be More Chill, etc), Johnathan Raviv (Percy Jackson Musical), Sam Primack (Dreamland, probably more than that), Nirvaan Pal (Dreamland, probably more than that), Corey Cott (Bandstand, Newsies, almost definitely more than that), Colton Ryan (Alice by Heart, probably more)

Tenor - Warm/Dark: Derek Klena (Anastasia broadway musical, Pretty sure he was in Moulin Rouge, but I don’t know if he was the cast recording cast, etc.), Aaron Tveit (Movie Les Mis, another Moulin Rouge person that I don’t know about cast recording status), Hugh Jackman (Movie Les Mis, Greatest Showman, etc), Norbert Leo Butz (Wicked, Big Fish, etc), Bryce Pinkham (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Gavin Creel (2022 Into the Woods, I’ll bet there are more), Santino Fontana (2013 Cinderella, there are more), Ramin Karimloo (Anastasia broadway, Phantom of the Opera, Funny Girl Revival, he’s either a tenor or a baritone with RANGE), Bobby Steggert (Big Fish Musical), Ross Lekites (2012 Brigadoon, probably more), Ben Platt (Dear Evan Hansen, definitely more than that)

Baritone - Bright: Christian Borle (Little Shop, Something Rotten, definitely more than that. Either he’s a high baritone or a tenor), Jefferson Mays (Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder), Tom Alan Robbins (Little Shop - same cast as Johnathan Groff, probably more), Zachary Levi (Tangled, She Loves Me Revival), Chris Pine (Movie Into the Woods, Wish. Either a high baritone or a tenor), Robert Preston (Original Music Man, Movie Music Man,

Baritone - Warm/Dark: Josh Groban (Great Comet, Sweeney Todd Revival, etc), John Bolton (Anastasia broadway cast), Constantine Germanacos (Anastasia broadway, probably more), Brian D’arcy James (2022 Into the Woods, Days of Wine and Roses, Shrek the Musical, etc), John Dosset (Newsies, probably more), Peter Gallagher (Original Broadway Guys and Dolls), Brandon Uranowitz (American in Paris broadway musical, probably more), Patrick Wilson (Movie Phantom of the Opera, 2012 Brigadoon, probably more), Michael Ball (2020 Les Mis)

Bass (There are so few of these in musical theatre and just in general that I can’t split it up by timbre) - Patrick Page (Hadestown, Hunchback of Notre Dame, probably more), Michael McElroy (Dreamland, definitely more than that), that one soloist in “A Rumor in St. Petersburg,” that one ensemble member from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder.

[abwwia]

Alice Eugenia Ligon, Embroidered Garment, ca. 1949, embroidered muslin, cotton crochet; pencil; cotton rick-rack trim, 43 3⁄4 x 38 1⁄2 in. (111.1 x 97.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr., 1989.78.2

#BornOnThisDay Alice Eugenia Davidson Ligon. Birth: 19 Apr 1886. Crawford County, #Missouri, USA. Death: 23 Aug 1959 (aged 73). Fulton, Callaway County, Missouri, USA.

#textileart #AliceEugeniaDavidson #textileartist #embroidery #embroideryart #botd #PalianShow

[otoseyir]

Vintage Ferrari owners’ favorite mechanic charged with theft, fraud

Few mechanics post photos of themselves on Venetian canals or brag about buying $30,000 artworks, but this was Ferrari and Alfa Romeo restorer Donnie Callaway's life before he found himself booked in in Arizona’s Maricopa County on charges of theft, trafficking stolen property, forgery and fraud.

[untilthenexttee]

2023 PGA Show VLOG - Demo Day ("Golfmas")

There are certain days in our lives that we look forward to. Perhaps, it’s the first day of spring or summer. Maybe, its the day that you retire, freeing up more time for golf or fishing. It could be a golf trip – I hear that these exist – or it could be an event, like a concert or The Masters. For me, Demo Day at the PGA Show is one of these days. Demo and Fitting Day gives me the opportunity…

[southjerseyweb]

Callaway to address Liberty and Prosperity, and 10 more South Jersey stories you may have missed

Michael Suleiman, the Atlantic County Democratic chairman, said Thursday he will lobby for changes in New Jersey law to ban payments to those who act …

[mddeck]

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[windwatch]

Schuyler County ladies warn of dangers of windmills #MO

Two property owners from Schuyler County in Northeast Missouri are warning property owners in Audrain County about the pitfalls of having a wind farm next to one’s property. Nakila Blessing and Carrie March both made the drive down from Lancaster in Schuyler County to Mexico on Dec. 11, to join a joint meeting between Audrain and Callaway County Commissioners to discuss property rights. Both ladies live next to wind farms and said the turbines have drastically reduced the quality of . . . https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2023/12/24/schuyler-county-ladies-warn-of-dangers-of-windmills/