A&E
The Cameron Area Arts Council (CAAC) met last week to continue plans for an all-inclusive festival scheduled for October 12.
“Stand Up and Be Counted,” will be the theme of as day when artists from all over the area are invited to share their talents. The event will be co-sponsored by CAAC, The...
The holiday season is here, so let the festivities begin! This is the time of year that loved ones travel across the states to visit and celebrate the holidays. Many holiday traditions revolve around special meals with recipes passed down through generations. Spiked eggnog, hot apple toddy, ales...
Say the word "Santa Claus" and we immediately bring up an image of a jolly old man in a red suit, with a white beard. But that was not always his image.
In 1862, Harper's Weekly depicted Santa as an elfin creature wearing tan clothing. Later, he was sometimes shown as a tall, gaunt figure...
Members of the Cameron Rotary Club met with City Management recently to work on a proposed covered fishing deck for Sunrise Lake. The Rotary Club has been working with the City of Cameron for nearly a year to provide a safe place for disabled people to enjoy fishing. With a Veteran’s Home in...
This week’s musician spotlight takes us north a few miles, but still in the Cameron area, to Bethany, the current home of the band Seven Years Out. We chatted with their lead vocalist, Patrick McGuire, who told us that Seven Years Out is a five-piece Post Grunge group, featuring heavy guitar riffs...
While telling Cameron history, one must mention some of the beautiful old homes that adorn our streets. Some of the old structures are known for their architecture and others for the interesting residents they’ve had over the years.
Homes like the Darby House on South Walnut, the Hale house (Ted...
James H. “Jim” Cochenour
Jim Cochenour was born and raised in Hale, Mo. He graduated from Hale High School in 1961 and took a job with Hallmark Cards in Kansas City. He joined the United States Air Force in 1963.
He took basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas. From there he went...
Our second article in a series about area musicians focuses on the band Secondhand Smoke. We chatted with their lead guitarist, Cory Valenti, recently, and he gave insight as to their music, their past, and their future.
The band was named Secondhand Smoke due to the fact that all five members have...
Our seventh in a series of articles about gardening in the Cameron area takes us a few miles east of town to the home of Jeron and Barbara Drager. They have owned their 21-acre property since 1980, so they have had time to create a lovely landscape. Jeron and Barbara recently built a new house and...
Our sixth in a series of gardens in the Cameron Area takes us to South Pine Street in Cameron, the home of Steve and Sheila Medlam. Their garden is well-known as “the place across from the pool with the cannon.” Indeed, the first thing you see in their front yard is a monument to American military...