“If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way.” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Always FREE! Your source for local news and entertainment INSIDE... July 17-18, 2020 • Vol. 1, Issue 111 Branson is considering mandatory face covering ordinance Taste of Summer: Mommy’s a Good Cooker. Page 5 By Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull (Please note: To meet printing deadlines this was sent to the printer before the meeting was held. The July 19 online edition of the Branson Globe will be updated to include what actually happened at the meeting.) Tax Free Bill: Governor signs COVID relief bill. Page 10 Radio personality Janet Ellis, left, and station manager Steve Willoughby. (Submitted to Branson Globe) Icon in Branson radio to hang up her headphones...for now By Karen Halfpop, Digital/Production Direcctor For the past 26 years, the Playing in a bubble: Find out what it’s like for NBA. Page 18 WEATHER...page 13 Highs in the mid to upper 90s, lows in the 70s. cheery voice of Janet Ellis has started the day for thousands of locals and visitors to Branson. Whether she brightened up your commute or prompted you to slap the clock radio and go back to sleep, Janet Ellis was always there to start the day with the “hup-de-do” known as a morning show on KRZK/KOMC radio. On Friday, July 31, Ellis will hang up her headphones and head in to retirement. According to station manager and long-time on-air partner, Steve Willoughby, Ellis had an immediate impact on the stations and the Branson area. “She knew proper grammar, that really helped a whole bunch. And she could remember names, that was really, really amazing,” Willoughby laughed. “She’s always had a consistent desire to do better for people.” Ellis and Willougby hosted “Steve & Janet in the Morning” for 22 years on KRZK. In 2016, Willoughby stepped away to do other things, and Janet continued the morning show with “Janet & Friends from Ellis Island.” Over the last four years, Ellis has battled - and defeated - breast cancer, helping and inspiring many by sharing her personal story. She’s also filled the role of caretaker for her mother, Joyce, affectionately known as “J.E.” In retirement, Willoughby said, Ellis will take some much needed time to SEE JANET ELLIS, PAGE 3 The Branson Board of Aldermen will hold a special, public Board meeting on Thur. July 16, 2020, at 2 PM in the Branson City Hall. Its purpose is to discuss amending Chapter 58 of the Branson Municipal Code to mandate the wearing of face coverings in public spaces to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. The proposed ordinance will require all individuals age 13 and older to wear face coverings while in “indoor and outdoor public spaces” unless excepted. (Section 58-387) A “public space” is defined as “an indoor or outdoor area to which the public is invited or in which the public is permitted.” (Section 58-1) This includes, but is not limited to, Branson’s restaurants, attractions, theaters, hotels, schools, the vast majority of its SEE ORDINANCE, PAGE 2
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