Irving Berlin wrote the song and Bing Crosby made it famous, reminiscing about an old fashioned holiday setting in White Christmas. The weather forecast heading into December 25th had everybody dreaming of just that.
The Scotland County R-I Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, December 10, 2012. President George Koontz called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., with six members present. Dr. Tobler arrived at 7:15.
Voting delegates considered a wide range of policy issues at the 98th Missouri Farm Bureau Annual Meeting December 2-4 at the Lake of the Ozarks. The last day of the meeting they finalized policy for 2013. Some of the more important issues on the minds of delegates included the looming "fiscal cliff" and estate tax reform, and a Congressional passage of a new farm bill as soon as possible.
When county residents submit their personal property accounts next year to the county assessor's office, there will be a new place on the forms to enter the vehicle identification numbers (VIN).
All that is missing is the snow. Area residents have once again enhanced the Christmas spirit with festive holiday decorations. On Saturday, the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce rewarded the three best decorated homes in the group's annual Christmas Decorating Contest.
