The Things! Big Picture Small Town posts include anything that doesn’t fit into any other categories. If it isn’t a person, place or event, it will be here!
Take a look at some of the pages in the photo above from a local newspaper out of Mound City, MO. They cover all the local towns, including our town of Oregon, MO. In two pages, you can see all those values that small towns cling to. The importance of family, history, faith, giving, and civic duty are all covered here. There are fundraisers, free lunches, anniversary announcements, local church info and history from decades ago.
Both Christmas Around The Square and the Christmas music have become traditions that I look forward to every year. I will tell you more about Christmas Around the Square in a later blog post. It is amazing. But, there are many traditions here, big and small. Traditions are both new and old, with some repeated for decades.
One of my favorite things about small town life is a small town restaurant. Undoubtedly, I know many city dwellers who will travel a long way, down a curvy blacktop road, in the middle of nowhere to get to a small town cafe. The reason? The food and the atmosphere of these little places can not be beat.
Everyone can agree that we don’t want the fair to go away. We want our grandkids’ grandkids to feel the same excitement we do! We also don’t want kids sports, the town events, the pretty flowers, parks, etc to go away. Everyone has to pitch in. Many hands make light work.
One of the greatest things about living in a small town is that city blocks don’t run very far. Which means, it doesn’t take much driving to be out in the country. And out in the country is exactly where you want to be to witness the best sunsets.
Watch for deer could be one of the most uttered phrase in rural small town Midwest America. Parents urge their teenage drivers to watch for deer as they head out of the driveway. Wives remind their husbands on the way to work. The words were on the inside of a glass door in a former restaurant. You couldn’t miss it as you were leaving.
Do country people really keep old rusty cars on their lawns? I ran across this question in an online forum recently. It made me laugh and stop to read some of the answers.
Country Roads: What is so special about the country road that makes it song worthy?
If you have looked for a rental within the last year or two in the city of Oregon, MO, you know the troubles and how difficult it has become to find something open. Rentals are snatched up quickly and the monthly dues are rising. The picture shows a section of one of the few multi…
Small Town Mural in Oregon, MO depicts a small town parade similar to the one hosted by Oregon every year during the fall festival.