“Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.” George Eliot Always FREE! Your source for local news and entertainment INSIDE... July 24-25, 2020 • Vol. 1, Issue 113 Board to vote on mandatory face coverings on July 28 By: Gary J. Groman, a.k.a. The Ole Seagull On Thursday, July 16, 2020, More Than Coffee: Cedar Creek Coffee offers opportunity. Page 3 July 16, 2020, the Branson Board of Aldermen held a special public meeting to discuss a bill amending Chapter 58 of the Branson Municipal Code. The amendment would mandate the wearing of face coverings in public spaces to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Todd Oliver & Irving: Entertaining again in Branson. Page 10 Sterett Hollenbach, CT Technologist at Cox Branson. (Special to Branson Globe) A medical professional’s journey with COVID-19: ‘mask up for me’ Special to Branson Globe Sterett Hollenbach Virtual Dove Class: MDC offers online class for hunters. Page 18 WEATHER...page 13 Highs in the 90s; chance for a shower or storm today. hadn’t called in sick a single day in her 16 years at Cox Branson until this April when she was diagnosed with COVID-19, the same virus that would kill her mother a few weeks later. Sterett got the call on April 2 that she’d been exposed. By the next day, the fever set in and she was tested for COVID. “I just kept thinking it was going to be fine,” says Hollenbach, a CT Technologist at the medical center. “I just thought it would be another little bug to fight off.” By the time the test came back positive two days later, Hollenbach had been in self-quarantine and her symptoms were getting much worse. “I had lost my sense of taste, wasn’t hungry, and flu-like symptoms were coming on strong,” she recalls. “I remember being so tired I could hardly function.” She thought she would recover after a few days of rest, but that’s when she began to experience shortness of breath, a symptom that really scared her. “I couldn’t even walk up the stairs at home. I’d have to sit down after crossing the room,” she says. “I remember going into the shower but running out of enSEE MASK UP, PAGE 12 After a staff report recommended the bill’s approval and hours of comments by the public, the board postponed voting on the bill until its July 28 meeting. During a meeting with city officials earlier this week, they said that there would be no further public comment before that vote. City Administrator Stan Dobsaid, “Residents bins in each Ward of Branson elect two aldermen to represent their interest. Together, the Board is responsible for voting on legislation for the City. This is not always an easy task. Especially when issues arise that people on both sides feel strongly about. The Branson Board of Aldermen has the best interest of their ward, the City, and our community at heart and are doing the best they can to make the best decision based on SEE FACE COVERINGS, PAGE 13
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