The sun was out and the crowd was there until light showers dampened the Cool Car Show – but not the spirit of the event - held on the grounds of Bethany Meadows/Bethany Home-Brandon on Aug. 23.
If you’re a member of the Ode clan, it’s likely you already know your Fourth of July plans for next year, and the year after that, and for years to come.
Nearly three years ago, Amanda Christopherson moved her home-based online business, beautique, to a commercial retail space on Cedar Street in Brandon.
A knee replacement may have kept David Betz from Automania a year ago, but Betz, who travels the country as a Buford T. Justice impersonator with his brown Pontiac LeMans, was back among the lineup of autos this year.
When the kids return to classes at Valley Springs Elementary this fall, they’ll take notice of more than just the “Welcome Back” banners, smiling teachers and polished hardwood floors. They’ll also see a garden of blooming native wildflowers and prairie grasses.
