The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO--Weekend http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:16:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186111141.html 'We can't get another Herbie': Trucker recuperating after crash http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186111141.html Herb Poppe has been able to keep things in perspective. He feels that the very fact that he is here to talk about the accident is nothing short of a miracle. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:23:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186112218.html Anne Kettenbrink: Finding gray hairs is not cool http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186112218.html I got my first gray hair when I was barely past 20.The offending hair was immediately yanked from my head. It didn’t match the others, and I like things that match. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:26:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186112614.html Mike Pound: Plenty to worry about on vacation http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186112614.html My wife and I sometimes don’t travel so well. I suppose the reason my wife and I don’t travel so well is because my wife and I tend to take different attitudes toward travel. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 11:32:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186113226.html Book review: ‘Wannabe Princess’ takes herself far too seriously http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186113226.html It’s an accepted fact that many little girls want to be princesses. However, most of us grow up and realize that, hey, it’s time to put away the crown and get on with everyday life. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186103402.html Rich Brown: Joplin church helps provide soles around the world http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186103402.html I’m guessing you’ve never heard of Soles4Souls. Neither did the congregation at South Joplin Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, until recently. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186104356.html AP: Welcome to VBS 2.0: Summer Christian camps get a face-lift, at a price http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186104356.html It’s a wonder vacation Bible school made it out of the 1960s. Back in the days of black-and-white TV, churches offered kids lemonade, cookies and flannel-board stories about Jesus, all set to a clanging piano. Children sat in short wooden chairs and listened to the tales for what seemed like an eternity. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:39:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186103957.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_186103957.html All area men are invited to attend a breakfast meeting of the Greater Joplin Area Chapter of Business Men’s Fellowship at 7:30 a.m. today at Ryan’s Restaurant, Seventh Street and Range Line Road. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:55:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179144625.html <img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/extra.gif" border=0>Spirited search: Ghost hunters investigate claims of paranormal activity at Carthage bar<font color="#ff0000"> w/ video</font> http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179144625.html According to employees at Jim’s Place, there have been several unexplained incidents and a general sense of something unworldly and “spooky” at the Carthage bar. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:38:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179143650.html Mike Pound: The cat vs. the redundant pillows http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179143650.html Making matters worse, at least for the cat, was the fact that I didn’t notice that I was burying our cat under a mound of redundant pillows. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:30:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179142958.html Anne Kettenbrink: How does your garden grow? http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179142958.html The gist of the story is, I’ve never really grown anything. So you can imagine my surprise when I found myself working at a nursery a few months ago. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:27:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179142658.html Revised library Web site includes database updates http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179142658.html Most of the databases the library offers are available from home and they are being constantly updated. Two of the databases reviewed this year have some changes. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:11:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179121051.html AP: Drive-in worship - Georgia church hopes to draw visitors with unique service experience http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179121051.html The service has all the markings of traditional worship — hymns, a Scripture reading and a sermon — but everything is broadcast over an AM radio station. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:06:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179120531.html Rich Brown: Group to offer Highest Praise during OCC concert http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179120531.html This is the 26th year for the Joplin college to hold the talented teens’ event. The two groups of youths are returning this weekend from a 12-day tour as far north as Montana and south to Arizona. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179115913.html Church briefs http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_179115913.html A dedication service will be held at 10 a.m. Sunday at New Life Outreach, 3220 E. 13th St. The service will celebrate the recently remodeled building. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:45:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_172111442.html 92-year-old woman says activity key to long life http://www.joplinglobe.com/weekend/local_story_172111442.html Zelma Zebert said she never has grown up.At 92 years old, her hands are more stiff, her hair whiter and her face more wrinkled. But Zebert refuses to get old. On any given day, the Joplin resident is tending her large lawn with a push mower and her own two hands.