“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 Always FREE! Your source for local news and entertainment INSIDE... July 1 - 2, 2020 • Vol. 1, Issue 105 Weekend protest: Two sides clash again on The Strip. Page 2 Safe July 4: BFD provides safety tips for the 4th. Page 3 Precious bundle: Skarlette Ruiz and baby Paulo. (Submitted to Branson Globe) Legend passes: Carl Reiner dies at age 98. Page 17 WEATHER...page 11 Highs in the low 90s. Lows in the 70s. Special delivery: Baby born outside Cox Branson Urgent Care Submitted to Branson Globe Skarlette Ruiz smiles as she recaps her son Paulo’s unusual birth story: An urgent arrival on the Urgent Care sidewalk, just steps away from the Cox Branson’s front doors. “I live about an hour away, so I was really paying attention to the time between my contractions,” says Ruiz, who lives in Cape Fair. “When they suddenly got closer together, I called my dad at work and told him it was time to go!” By the time Ruiz got to the hospital’s entrance Saturday afternoon, her water broke on the sidewalk and she crouched down on her hands and knees, afraid to move. “My dad frantically yelled for the Urgent Care staff because I felt the baby coming,” she recalls. “I was so afraid to stand up. It just all happened so fast.” Dr. Heather Bridges was working in Urgent Care when she heard a frantic knock on the door. SEE BABY, PAGE 3
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