bransonglobe.com LOCAL May 17-19, 2020 • 3 It’s market time! Farmers Market of the Ozarks returns for a new season Submitted to Branson Globe Despite a late start due to COVID-19 and social distancing, Farmers Market of the Ozarks will open for the season in Branson Tuesday, May 19, from 3 to 7 p.m., at the south end of Branson Landing. “Yes! we are opening this comNewly installed outdoor warning sirens test May 18 places an outdoor warning siren on four new outdoor warning sirens around the community next week that will replace units that are more than 30 years old and are no longer serviceable. Work will begin on Monday, May 18, and is expected to be completed by Wednesday, May 20. Once installed, the outdoor warning sirens will be tested individually. There may also be system-wide testing of all 23 outdoor warning sirens. New siren location include: • Buccaneer Boulevard - Southside of the Branson Junior High near the city water tower • Gretna Road - At the employee entrance of White Water • Fall Creek Road - On the property of the Meadows Water Treatment Plant. This unit reCountry Bluff Drive • Champaign Boulevard - On the property for the new Fire Station #4. This unit replaces an outdoor warning siren on Enterprise Lane Drivers are asked to be careful driving in these areas as utility trucks and workers may be on or adjacent to roadways. These sirens are used to notify people who are outdoors at area attractions, golf courses, water parks and shopping malls to seek shelter indoors and to seek information. The sirens could mean anything, including flooding, a severe thunderstorm or even a tornado. That is why it’s important to find a safe place indoors when the sirens sound, then find out what is going on. As a reminder, the City also performs a monthly operational test to the outdoor warning sirens on the second Wednesday of each month. Submitted to Branson Globe The City of Branson Fire Department will help install ing Tuesday, and we’re so excited to be back in Branson for another great year of fresh food and fantastic fun,” said Jesse Stone, Market Manager for Farmer’s Market of the Ozarks. “We have a great lineup of new vendors this year, as well as many returning favorites that we couldn’t do without.” Farmer’s Market of the Ozarks includes local produce, meat, baked goods, ready to eat meals, art, soaps, jellies, dried foods and sauces, all produced by local farming families. According to Stone, FMO requires their vendors to live within a 150-mile radius of their market, and to produce their goods themselves. FMO frequently completes inspections to make sure this is the case, and to keep a top quality product according to both health codes and FMO standards. “When you buy at FMO, you are buying from a local farmer in your own community,” said Stone. “That means that for your local economy, every dollar you spend at FMO gets put right back into your local community, and therefore eventually back into your own pocket.” Because of the delay in opening this spring, FMO received some much needed help from Branson Landing. “We were given help from the Branson Landing to accommodate our rental agreement, given the losses we’ve suffered this spring as a non-profit, so we owe a big thanks to them for lending a helping hand to our market and farmers, and by extension, to the Branson community,” Stone explained. FMO will be at Branson Landing each Tuesday from 3 until 7 p.m. throughout the summer. For more information about Farmer’s Market of the Ozarks, see www.loveyourfarmer.com. Farmers Market of the Ozarks returns to Branson Landing beginning this Tuesday, May 19. (Special to Branson Globe)
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