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Terrah Stratton
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Thumbs up, Thumbs down:
Thumbs up to Jo Ann Emerson-Gladney.
While it looks
like any Republican would
have won easily last week
her closing of her debate where she
called opponent Tommy Sowers out on
not sticking up for Poplar Bluff was an
amazing call. The op research dept. was
right on. Now if she could only distance
herself from the corrupt Sikeston machine
of Loyd Smith she might really be
on a roll. Well only time will tell.
Thumbs also up to Tommy
Sowers. The former green
beret put up stellar fight, but
in the end Barrack Obama was
just too much of an anchor to overcome.
Good lord is it possible for any
politician to be less popular. We would
encourage Tommy to try again, but it
looks like he would only be drowned by
the impending Palin wave coming….
might should have taken the advice of
that guy on the porch in Stringtown and
denounced Pelosi and Obama became
an independent and drove home the fact
that he was the only major candidate
that lives south of highway 40. Oh well.
Thumbs up to Brad Paisley.
The CMA entertainer of the
year, who by the way has
performed at the Black River
Coliseum, put on a great show last night
taking home the big award. Also the
performer of one thumbs favorite songs,
I’m gonna miss her.
Thumbs up to Al Boeving. Al
had the best political sign of
the year see the pic here. No
it wasn’t for a candidate but
Al’s: “There is always free cheese in the
rat trap” on his truck was not only witty,
but also spot on.
Thumbs down to Barrack
Obama. Awful…just awful.
Worse than awful.
Thumbs up to Gene Shalit.
In the spirit of real men don’t
quit they get fired vein. The
crazy hair often lampooned
on Family Guy movie critic’s final day
on NBC’s Today Show went with a 3
minute tribute to him followed by him
no-showing his last day….that’ll teach
that stuck up Matt Laurer.
Thumbs up to our veterans.
Gotta bring some love and
respect to our veterans. We
owe every freedom and liberty to them.
All the respect in the world.
Thumbs down to the Duggar
Family. The northwest
Arkansas reality tv family..of
now over 20 is adding another
child to the group. There must be a
Barry White CD almost worn out over
the Springdale. Does the world really
need another Duggar. Bottom line isn’t
20 kids enough?
The week in review
Thumbs down to Mel Gibson.
Mel finally had to break down
an pay his girlfriend Oksana, and
dude she had some coin coming.
TMZ has some wicked audio tapes of
Braveheart going off on everyone from her,
to Jews, to that bomb on Danny Glover’s
toilet. Thumbs just has to wonder if the
judge will be celebrating Hanukkah or
Christmas next month?
Thumbs up to Poplar Bluff’s
Stage Co. We heard the recent
“Dracula” production was the
most-watchable piece of work they’ve put
on all season. Well, actually, we heard most
folks didn’t leave at intermission, and that’s
our way of putting a positive spin on it. Anyway
you look at it, we’re blessed to have a
local theatre group not afraid to take risks,
even if it means occasionally missing the
mark. Thumbs knows all about that...
Thumbs up to our friend
Russ Oliver in Stoddard
County. We love seeing a
good fight, and Thumbs is
proud of Oliver’s election victory over
the incumbent. It’s time for some new
blood in the courthouse in Bloomfield.
Thumbs up to SEMO Times
publisher and 573 Media
president Scott R. Faughn
and his lovely wife Sarah
Jane. The couple celebrated an anniversary
this week. Ain’t love grand?
Also, Thumbs hopes the happy couple
will accept this public recognition of
their anniversary in lieu of a card or
gift, because well, we forgot. It’s hard
to tie a string around your finger when
all you’ve got is two thumbs.
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Bread Company launches monthly art showcase series
Laura Isaacs
SEMO TIMES
The Bread Company, at 1385 North
Westwood in Poplar Bluff, just got a little
classier.
Beginning on Nov. 1, owner Gary
Featherston launched a monthly series
where he allows local artists space in his
busy restaurant to showcase their work.
“One of the things I’ve heard over
and over from our customers is that when
they come into the Bread Company, they
don’t feel like they’re in Poplar Bluff
anymore,” Featherston said. “We launched
our art series to bring in a more metro
flair.”
Ben Craig is the current featured
artist. A 14-year-old photography protégé,
Craig has been snapping photos since he
was 11 years old.
Featherston said Craig has gotten several
phone calls about his featured work,
and has even scheduled a few appoint-
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ments for upcoming photos from new
clients who discovered him via his display
at the Bread Company.
“Ben is actually my nephew,”
Featherston said. “He was a great artist to
launch the series with. He’s very talented
and I knew he’d be patient with me as we
get this series started.”
Debbie Dunnegan will be featured
in December’s display. Dunnegan, an art
teacher at Poplar Bluff High School, has
done work for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
and the St. Louis Cardinals. Patrons
can expect to see Dunnegan’s sketches
and paintings on display, including a few
autographed portraits of Cardinals players.
“Our series here is just a chance for
local art to be seen and appreciated,”
Featherston said. “We’re looking forward
to what’s in store here.”
For more information about the series,
including how to display your work,
call Featherston at (573) 785-8500. Ben Craig’s photography will be featured at the Bread Company through Nov. 30.
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hunting chic:
Stratton shares passion for outdoor sports
Laura Isaacs
SEMO TIMES
T
errah Stratton has masterfully
achieved success in a
male dominated sport, and
she’s passionate about sharing
what she loves to do with others.
A petite blond with long wavy
hair, a sunny complexion and perfectlyapplied
red nail polish on her manicured
hands, one might be surprised to learn
Stratton received her first .22 hunting
rifle at age 3 as a gift from her father.
Stratton almost immediately shot her
first rabbit, and has been hooked on
hunting and the outdoors ever since.
“My childhood was pretty diverse
I suppose,” Stratton said. “Dad would
wake me up at the
crack of dawn on For more information about
Saturday mornings to Stratton, visit the Boot Den’s
go rabbit hunting. We fan page on Facebook. The
would clean them for Boot Den is located at 2227
mom to cook up and West Maud Street in Poplar
right after breakfast it Bluff. Call (573) 776-7463.
was off to the tub and
shortly after, my mom
would be setting my
hair with hot rollers
for a beauty pageant.”
Now, a “Momtrepreneur”
in her mid-
20s, Stratton is an accomplished hunter,
a full-time mother and the proprietor of
the Boot Den in Poplar Bluff. Stratton’s
shop specializes in outfitting folks with
footwear for safety, hunting, riding and
casual wear. Located on West Maud
Street, the interior of the shop juxtaposes
both sides of Stratton’s personality:
Scented candles waft welcoming scents
through the air; her desk is adorned with
old photographs, a stray tube of pink
Beauty Rush lip gloss and her Mason
jar of sweet tea; and fresh fall floral
arrangement provide sharp contrast to
the rugged footwear and camouflage apparel
ornamenting her shop’s walls and
merchandising areas.
“I always preferred hunting to the
pageants but my mom was nice enough
to let them announce my favorite color
was camo,” Stratton said about her
childhood with a chuckle.
Though Stratton has hunted a variety
of animals in a variety of settings,
including a recent trip to the Mississippi
River where she shot Asian Carp out of
the air with her bow, she’s most passionate
about sharing her sport with others
now.
“Getting folks, especially children,
involved with the outdoors in general
is something I absolutely love to do,”
Stratton said.
She has sponsored numerous
archery and outdoors events involving
children, but is most proud of her
involvement with Dream Pursuit; a nonprofit
organization dedicated to giving
kids with life-threatening illnesses what
Stratton calls “the hunting experience of
a lifetime.” As an ambassador, she led a
wheelchair-bound child suffering from
a rare form of muscular dystrophy on
a hunting trip where
he was successful in
harvesting a Whitetail
Deer that scored 135.
“I knew this hunt
would be an amazing
experience but I
never knew just how
much it would touch
my life, as well as all
the others involved,”
Stratton said. She
now serves as a board
member of Dream
Pursuit and looks forward to helping
make kid’s hunting dreams come true.
Stratton is working actively to bring
more outdoors sporting events of this
kind to Southeast Missouri.
Even though Stratton is passionate
about local deer hunting, she’s got a “hit
list” of more exotic animals she’d like
to kill.
“I wanna to stick everything from a
Gator to a Mountain Lion. If it’s an animal
most folks are scared of, you can bet
I wanna hunt it” Stratton said excitedly.
In December, Stratton is planning
a trip to Texas for hog hunting out of a
helicopter and has quite a few exciting
hunts booked for the upcoming year.
Stratton is dedicated to ethical
enjoyment of outdoor sports and is a
member of organizations including Missouri
Bow Hunters Association, National
Rifle Association, Quality Deer Management
Association, Women Bowhunters
Association and is a proud member of
the New Breed Nation, HunTTrader and
Muck Boots Pro-Staff.
“Hunting has spanned
from generations-togenerations
and you can
guarantee I will help keep
it going,” Stratton said as
she walked out the door in
her signature camo Muck
Boots with diamonds and
her New Breed bow in hand.
For more information
about Stratton, visit the Boot
Den’s fan page on Facebook.
The Boot Den is located at 2227
West Maud Street in Poplar
Bluff. Call (573) 776-7463.
Terrah and
her 6-year-old
daughter Lunden
share a love for
the outdoors.
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Modern Domesticity: Weekend ritual
Sunday morning, I woke
up bathed in late morning light
after setting our clocks an hour
back the evening before, and
then I felt chilly for the first time
in 18 years. Or so it seemed.
I guess you could say got the
first whiff of autumn.
That scent carried me back
a few decades, and all of a
sudden, in my minds’ eye I was
a little girl running barefoot
through my grandparents’ old
ranch-style country house, my
feet moving quickly to avoid touching the
cold wooden plank floor beneath me for
more than a moment at a time.
I felt wistful.
Laura Isaacs
Back in reality, I pulled a
fleece sweatshirt over my head,
listening to my hair crackle
with static charged by the dry
autumn air and friction from
my swift action. I drew wool
socks over my bare feet; to keep
them warm as they don’t move
as quickly these days. I headed
toward the kitchen, stepping
carefully to avoid snagging my
socks on the uneven planks
making up our home’s old
wooden floor, then scooped a
few tablespoons of ground coffee into the
machine, filled the tank with water, pushed
the button, and waited for the comforting
gurgle of the brewing beverage to begin.
Silence Dogood: Getting settled
Now that things are settled down…
I for one enjoyed watching this election cycle unfold,
but like most of you was glad to see it come to an
end last week. While I have a particular interest in the
next election thankfully it is a couple years away. That
said now that things are settled down from an eventful
few months it is time to get down to governing.
I am very excited about the new 8 Points Development
coming to north Poplar Bluff, and it is great
to see the benefits of the highway project coming to
harvest before it is even complete, but progress doesn’t
begin or end there.
The area desperately needs a coordinated effort to
see the highway corridor completed. Whether we have
the guts enough to see it or not we are in direct competition
with Jonesboro in regards to how 67 winds
through northeast Arkansas, and we have to step up
and help our friends in Pocahontas and Corning.
Another coalition is desperately needed to educate
the new congressman in northwest Arkansas on the
needs of the area, and what an advantage it would be
to see it complete. Further MODOT should relieve the
City of Poplar Bluff from it’s sales tax commitment
The smell of brewing coffee always
comforts me, reminding me of the thick
black Sanka my grandfather drank in his old
ranch-style country house on cool mornings
just like this. Instead of sipping my
beverage from an easy chair while flipping
through channels on the old cabinet TV
placed adjacent to the wood-burning stove
as my grandfather would have, I enjoyed
my morning coffee sitting in our home
office, hugged by the leather arms of the
desk chair, skimming through headlines on
Google News and reading the online weekend
edition of the New York Times.
With the wistful feeling heavy in my
heart, I felt close to my grandfather. Though
this autumn marks eight passing years since
his death, enjoying his simple weekend
just as the people of the City of Poplar Bluff relieved
MODOT of it’s responsibility of it’s promises of the
15 year highway plan. I had a person from Dexter
approach me this week about running for state senate.
I told him we would support a candidate here and in
Cape that would filibuster the MODOT budget to right
a wrong.
However, more than that real substantive efforts
need to be taken to make Three Rivers a four year college.
I love the move of dropping community from the
name, and hopefully it is the start of a plan. This is one
that Dr. Stevenson cannot do alone. He has more than a
plateful with the changes he is implementing at Three
Rivers, so others in the community have to strike out
and really put their shoulder behind the plow.
There are always naysayers. Highways are built in
honor of naysayers, the yellow stripes in the middle
are in tribute to them. Many will say that Three Rivers
doesn’t need a four year college. Well tell me why
Kirksville has Truman State, or Rolla has UMR or tell
me why Joplin has one an hour from Missouri State?
Many will say these are bad economic times and
cannot be afforded. Well that is exactly the point. If
ritual is still one of my favorite ways to
spend a cold morning.
Times have changed, but retaining those
old-fashioned traditions, even those as
simple as a hot cup of coffee on a Sunday
morning, seem to make the changes easier
to bear. Though my view of the world
comes from the Internet and not an ancient
TV set; though I sip coffee from Guatemala
Antigua purchased from Starbucks and my
grandfather drank the Sanka he became
accustom to nearly three-quarters of a
century ago during the Great Depression;
and even though my feet don’t move as
quickly across the cold wood plank floor as
they did during my youth, I’m thankful for
those memories and glad I can carry them
with me.
you plan and make your case in a recession then when
new money comes to the state coffers it will be time to
strike, but the groundwork must be laid now.
Many will say that the community isn’t ready for
these changes. Well I would submit that this community
did not elect a young state representative because
it wasn’t thirty for bold forward thinking leadership.
Some would say our new voice for a brighter future.
Well to me that brighter future looks like a four lane
corridor from Chicago to Dallas coming through Poplar
Bluff, and four year college.
However, you cannot turn to Devin Stevenson
and Todd Richardson to wave a wand and make these
projects a reality. They will require others to step up.
When they do they will fail, but failure is a key part of
progress.
Real failure would be to see another election cycle
come without a plan in place to help Arkansas complete
the highway 67 corridor or deliver bachelors
degrees (from Three Rivers) at a college in Poplar
Bluff. Ken Dobbins can deal with it..he’s dealt with
disappointment before.
-Silence Dogood
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Ramblin’ with the Men in Black
Gordon Johnston
A friend of mine went with me
Halloween weekend to see Ralph
Stanley at the River Centre in Van
Buren. He showed up dressed entirely
in black, and when we got in the car, he
said, “Do you know what my costume
is?” I hadn’t realized
it was a costume,
but instinctively I
said, “Johnny Cash?”
“Close,” he said,
“the ghost of the
Man in Black.”
A few miles
down the road I
turned on the radio, and a show called
American Routes on Jonesboro public
radio station was playing Johnny Cash:
“Get Rhythm” and then “The Man in
Black.” Kinda spooky.
Speaking of spooky, another man in
black graced the Rodgers Theater stage
Friday night. Dracula could have used a
few more rehearsals, but it was as good
as it needed to be—perfect Halloween
entertainment. There were some missed
cues and clunky staging, but it was well
cast, and there were some moments of
genuine creepiness. The scene where
Mrs. Harkin’s recounting of her seduction
by the Count morphs into an onstage
reenactment via flashback was particularly
effective.
Seeing the promotional picture of
Ralph Stanley wearing a black suit gave
me the idea for the men in black theme.
We arrived at the theater at 8 p.m., the
publicized show time. Unfortunately,
local banjo prodigy (I bet he hates being
called that) Alex Riffle had already
completed his set and Elizabeth Cook
was taking the stage. Cook is blessed
with a classic country voice and a
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Ralph Stanley’s autobiography,
Man of Constant Sorrow: My Life
and Times, was published about
a year ago. It’s a great read and
available at your local college
library. Check it out!
disarming, slightly goofy personality,
and except for a couple of dreadful
numbers designed for CMT airplay—
hillbilly hip hop or some such terrific
songs. The spare instrumentation,
electric guitar, standup bass, and her
own acoustic guitar, duplicated Elvis
Presley (another man
in black) and the
original Blue Moon
Boys’ setup. And she
jigs too!
The Clinch
Mountain Boys took
the stage in black
suits, jewel-toned
shirts, and white hats—all except one
hatless youngster with shoe-black hair and
sideburns. Looking like the winner of an
Elvis impersonator contest, he turned
out to be Ralph’s Stanley’s grandson.
After a brief instrumental, Dr. Stanley
appeared, hatless as well, and threw my
whole “men in black” scheme out of
whack. Confounding my expectations,
he walked onstage in a high-waisted
sequined tuxedo matching the color of his
hair (silver), a wine-colored shirt, and a
very shiny bolo.
Ralph doesn’t work very hard these
days. He’s 83 after all, and has been doing
this since 1946. The Stanley Brothers
ended when brother Carter died in 1966,
and Ralph toiled on in obscurity until the
O, Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack
brought him widespread recognition.
I expected more boomers and younger
people in attendance, but most of the
audience members appeared to be original
Stanley Brothers fans.
An adept master-of-ceremonies, warm
and funny, Stanley kept the proceedings
rolling, but let others do much of the
work. The grandson did a couple of solo
numbers, and a son appeared as well.
The intention I suppose was to promote
their careers, but Ralph’s star only shone
brighter by comparison.
Arthritis I imagine prevents him from
doing much picking; he only did one
banjo tune. You could see him coughing
off-mike, but he was nevertheless in fine
voice on the numbers he sang—mostly
old Stanley Brothers classics: “Man
of Constant Sorrow, “Little Maggie,”
“Angel Band,” “Rank Strangers.” Another
oldie, “A Robin Built a Nest on Daddy’s
Grave,” exhibited the streak of Victorian
sentimentality that runs throughout classic
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bluegrass music.
Then there was the a cappella “O,
Death.” There’s not much to say about
it other than that it operates on a level of
artistic achievement where distinctions
like “popular,” “folk,” and “serious” lose
their relevance. It was a great honor to see
this major American work performed by
the master.
Ralph Stanley’s autobiography, Man
of Constant Sorrow: My Life and Times,
was published about a year ago. It’s a
great read and available at your local
college library. Check it out!
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El Acapulco: Great food, fast
When
you’re
pressed
for time at lunch
but want something
that doesn’t
come through a
window or out of
the microwave,
El Acapulco at
2260 North Westwood
Boulevard,
shines like a delicious
beacon of
midday hope.
With an assortment
of lunch
items on the
menu all prepared
and served to you
within 10 minutes
of ordering,
hurried dinners
will appreciate
the speedy,
“I’m honored. Is there anything to
do about this town but eat?”
uncompromised service and the relaxing
atmosphere.
Lunch combination prices start around
$6. Monthly lunch specials for November
include a halforder
of their
amazing cheese
dip for a mere
$1.99. If you’re
looking for something
lighter the
veggie quesadilla
is filling, satisfying
and still
friendly for those
watching their
waistlines. If
you’ve got time
for dessert, the
fried ice cream
at El Acapulco
is a real treat.
Served in a flash
with a dollop of
whipped cream,
it’s a sweet ending
to a midday
Mexican fiesta.
El Acapulco is
located at 2260 North Westwood Boulevard
in Poplar Bluff. For more information,
including hours, call the restaurant at
(573) 776-7000.
Few people appreciate the comedic
genius of the late Chris Farley and David
Spade more than the staff here at the
SEMO Times. The quote above is not
only a classic line from the 1995 masterpiece
Tommy Boy, but it’s what comes
into our minds when thinking about the
SEMO dining scene, especially here in
Poplar Bluff.
Dick and Jane are retiring, and that’s
left us in an interesting place; we’re now
at A Fork in The Road. And from here,
we’ll be bringing you reviews of favorite
local restaurants, recipes and food ideas
all to showcase some of the best of what
our abundant area has to offer.
Got a suggestion or restaurant tip for
us? E-mail addesk@semotimes.com.
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A L S O T H I S W E E K
NUTCRACKER comes to TRCC
Audiences accustomed to the traditional Nutcracker
ballet are in for a surprise this weekend.
A new version of “The Nutcracker” will be
presented by the St. Louis Repertory Theatre
at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center at Three Rivers,
Saturday, November 13. While the central plot
and the magical elements of the story remain,
the tale has been re-imagined as a children’s
musical about the spirit of Christmas and the joy
of making new friends.
“Our goal is to bring new and different shows
to the Tinnin Center, because these will attract
new and different groups of people,” said Dr.
Wes Payne, Vice President for Student Learning
and facilitator of Tinnin Center events.
Tickets are available for purchase at the Poplar
Bluff Chamber of Commerce, the Three Rivers
business office, and online at trcc.edu/tinnin.
-- News release
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Paranormal Activity 2
‎1hr 31min‎‎
- Rated R‎‎
- Horror‎
12:30 2:50 5:10 7:40 9:55 p.m.
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ACROSS
1. Make someone laugh
6. Anglo-Saxon slave
10. Listen
14. Coarse files
15. Mother of Zeus (Greek
mythology)
16. Otherwise
17. Stud on a shoe
18. Rodents
19. Trot
20. Porcupine
22. Crowned
24. Inheritor
25. Ebbs
26. A place for concubines
29. A three-tone Chadic
language
30. Send forth
31. Choking
37. Pepper_____ or
spear_____
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39. Paddle
40. Strange or spooky
41. Foliating
44. Impudence
45. Biblical garden
46. Precipitated
48. Lie
52. Rotating mechanisms
53. A protective embankment
54. Wonderful
58. Swarm
59. A cooperative unit
61. Lariat
62. Sea eagle
63. A famous American
canal
64. An anesthetic
65. Sow
66. A computer maker
67. Playfully harass
DOWN
1. A curved structure spanning
an opening
2. Boys and men
3. Not new
4. Pasta
5. Admiration
6. Mistake
7. Long coarse nap
8. Mesh
9. Not western
10. Aids
11. Run away to marry
12. City in Colorado
13. Tall woody perennial
grasses 21. Snake sound
23. A Siouan people
25. Acquire knowledge
26. Used to make rope
27. Genus of the dogfish
28. Wedding or engagement
29. It travels on rails
32. Carried with difficulty
33. Make laws
34. Modern day Persia
35. River in Egypt
36. Emasculate
38. An expression of
contempt 42. Improved or
altered
43. Seize
47. Talisman
48. Distributes
49. A valley in France
50. Vista
51. Crippled
52. Desert animal
54. Flunk
55. Occupational Safety
and Health Administration
56. Utilizes
57. Achy
60. Before
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Entertainment review: Microsoft changes game
Laura Isaacs
SEMO TIMES
Last week Microsoft gave Xbox 360
users a chance to change their game. Kinect,
a motion-controlled addition to the
popular gaming console, has revolutionized
the way games are played. Well, at
least in my household anyway.
We added the Kinect to our home’s
gaming options after a weekend trip
to Best Buy, where we were almost
surprised to see the unit on the shelves
as they were temporarily out of stock
on Amazon.com days after the Nov. 4
launch.
When sharing the news of our weekend
purchase with a coworker Monday
morning, he immediately asked me
if the Kinect was “like the Microsoft
Wii.” While there are some similarities,
comparing the two systems is kind
of like comparing apples to oranges.
Both systems seem to support gaming
experiences that focus on motion and
fun, but the Kinect takes that fun to the
next level with graphics quality, controls
and more. With the Kinect, users don’t
have a controller in hand or a balance
board under foot, making their gaming
experience completely dependent on
one’s own movement.
Here’s the breakdown of my new
Kinect experience:
The good: The voice control feature
is spot on, the full-body motion sensor
gives you a chance to put your whole
body in the game, and the intuitive interface
is really cool. The game library
available at release surely has something
for everyone. Multiple players can
get into the game; I’m sure the Kinect
would be a blast at parties.
The bad: The motion sensor requires
players to be approximately six feet
away from the sensor, which is placed
with the TV monitor. This meant we had
to move furniture to play. Those with
“cozier” or smaller game-playing spaces
might have trouble using this technology.
Also, though the new interface is
rather intuitive, there’s a slight learning
curve.
For me personally, the good far outweighed
the bad. The system, priced at
$149.99, came with Kinect Adventures,
allowing users to explore and have fun
with the new technology. The bottom
line is that the Kinect is a great way
for casual players to have fun and get
moving with a fun motion-controlled
system.
Real Estate Section
Get Kinect-ed at Hastings
Matt Blume, store manager at Hastings,
has his finger on the pulse of Poplar Bluff’s
entertainment options. And he’s eager about
the Kinect.
“With no new system
out this year, the
peripherals will be a big
deal for this Christams,”
Blume said.
Blume said his
store’s initial shipment
of the Kinect was sold
out within three days
of the Nov. 4 release.
Along with the motioncontrolled
sensor for
the popular Xbox gaming
system, Hastings
Matt Blume
Hastings store
manager
also sold out of the Dance Central game within
days of its release.
Hastings also sells bundle packages which
include the Kinect, Xbox console, the Kinect
Adventures game and various accessories.
While the Kinect sensor costs $149.99, prices
for bundles start at under $400.
“Both the Kinect and the Playstation Move
are shaping up to be hot items this year,” Blume
said.
Hastings is located at 950 North Westwood
Boulevard in Poplar Bluff. Call (573) 778-1611
for more information, including store hours.
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