Events

Currently the White House is being petitioned to make the day after the Super Bowl a national holiday, because last year an estimated 111 million people watched the Super Bowl.  According to Fox Sports fun facts about the Super Bowl, nine out of 10 of the most watched U.S. TV programs have been Super Bowls and 51.7 million cases of beer are sold.

Here are the top four places in Sedalia to grab a cold one and watch the Baltimore Ravens play the San Francisco 49ers at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3.

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I took the kids to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Sprint Center in Kansas City.  I grew up watching Meadowlark Lemon, Curly Neil and Goose on TV. The spirit of the team lives on with new players and the show was fantastic. The trick plays were timed perfectly and they do amazing things with a basketball. The announcer added excitement to the "championship game" by pointing out how close it was. Of course, the Globetrotters were victorious. Here's a few photos from the event.

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Kids, here's a look at some of the happenings going on this weekend!

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UPDATE: Congratulations to 14-year-old Cheyenne Anderson of Smithton, winner of the 2013 Youth of the Year Award.  Cheyenne will move on to the state competition held in Jefferson City in early April.

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According to the Washington Post, the Super Bowl has been the most watched television broadcast in history for three consecutive years.  Super Bowl XLVII has the potential to make it four consecutive years. Weather it is for the game, the commercials, halftime show or the party, millions of people watch the NFL's championship game every year.

Here are top four places in Warrensburg to watch the Baltimore Ravens face the San Francisco 49ers at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 3.

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Family Pawn of Sedalia was once again kind enough to donate a guitar for me to take to Memphis on my trip to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.  Lots of country stars were kind enough to sign the guitar for us.  We will auction the guitar to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at the 'Thom Shepherd & Friends' show at Dukes & Boots on Jan. 30.

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Last weekend, I got to go down to Car Mart for their customer appreciation.They had a Chili cook off!  Five of the employees laid it on the line and went for the bragging rights.  Check it out!

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be on Jan. 21, but several activities are going on at the University of Central Missouri in the next week in observance of this day.  L. Douglas Wilder, former governor of Virginia and the first elected African American governor in the United States, will be the keynote speaker for the University of Central Missouri’s annual Freedom Scholarship dinner,  planned for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The event is the highlight of the university’s 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.

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In remembrance of William Blaine Whitworth, who was killed in a shooting last September in Warrensburg, the Go Big or Go Home fund will host a 5K run on Saturday, April 6 at 8:30 a.m., beginning at 115 N. Holden St. in Warrensburg.

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Here are some of the events going on this weekend! 

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