hank you for all the help

Dear Editor:

The Vernon County Historical Society/ Bushwhacker Museum would like to thank all the businesses and individuals who contributed to the Third Annual "Night at the Museum" event on March 14. The evening was a huge success with more than 250 guests enjoying great food and entertainment. Many thanks also to all those who attended.

Event sponsors:

Edward Jones -- Myles Miller, Metz Bank, Donna Logan, Steve and Peggy Pyle, Hedges Properties, State Farm Insurance --Bill Foster, Don and Jean McQueen, 1st National Bank, Renwick Insurance, Missouri Farm Bureau -- Carl Johnson, Ellis Furniture, B.G. Wolfe, CPA, Attorney Brandon Fisher, Hoffman Financial Resources, Jerry and Jenise Burch.

Silent auction donors:

Academy of Cosmetology, Stafford and Judy Agee, The Barnes Company, Jack Bastow, Maynard Browning, Belle Rose Café, Buzz's BBQ, Century 6 Cinema, Cash's Quality Electric, C&L Supply, Ginger Clapper, Cavener's Office Supply, Mike Conway, Helen Cleveland, DeLaney Vineyard & Winery, Linda Dodge, Del Way Drive In, Doug Cass Pest Control, Ellis Furniture, Ernsbarger Heating & Cooling, Jim Erpenbach, Eye Care Professionals, Floors & More, 54 Feed & Seed, Tom Gladden, Nevada Griffons, Virginia Habjan, Hacker's Jewelers, Millie Hall, The Hair Handlers, Hertzberg Furniture, Katherine Hinkle, Chuck and Sandra Horvath, Jagged Edge, Dr. Ron Jones, Dan and Leslie Keller, Kountry Style Salon, Kitchen Essentials, Liter's Automotive, May's Floral, Max Motors, Don McQueen, United Methodist Church, Missouri Mule Mud Company, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Penne Moore, Ed and Dorothy Morris, Brad Mowry, Sheryl Mowry, Nine Patch Quilts, Orscheln Farm & Home, Missouri Northern Pecan Growers, Osage Prairie YMCA, Jim Phillips, Patricia Pike, Missouri House of Representatives, Pat's Designs, Tom Ramsey, Rinehart Jewelry, Martha Scott, Show Me Country Metals, Stephanie Spruill, Sutherlands Home Base, Thorpe's Appliance, James & Deborah Tollerton, Undercover Apparel, White Grill, Wilkinson Pharmacy, Wilson Tire, Scott & Jan Woody, Sondra Woody, Wyandotte Nation Casino

Entertainers/ reenactors:

Frank Arnold, Border Creek Raiders Wild West Troop (Fort Scott), Daniel Bugner, Al Fenske, Millie Hall, Kenny Jones, Dan Keller, Julie Mader, St. Mary's Knights of Columbus Council No. 855 (casino tables), Chris Modzeleski, Glory Reichard

Special thanks to:

Bushwhacker Museum volunteers, Community Council on the Performing Arts, Gobbler's Roost, Missouri Eagle Beverage LLC, Virginia Marquardt, Constance Beaver, and Al Fenske (for taking so many hours to paint the walls of the Wild West Saloon).