We are on our way home, passing through Arizona, and should be home Sunday morning. Woke up to piles of snow on the ground. I’d almost forgotten that we are heading back into winter.
This is my last blog post. Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. I have appreciated your support. Thanks also to Diana Williams and the rest of the staff and chaperones for being so accommodating.
Most of all, thanks to the band kids. I don’t need to tell any of you this, but it’s a great group. Once they got used to the idea of a reporter hanging around, they really embraced me and let me be a part of their group. I had fun hanging with them and watching them show off their talents throughout the week.
Check out Sunday’s Globe for a final story about the trip. We’ll see you soon!
Thank you Emily for all the blogs. You made us feel as if we were there. You will always hold a special place in are hearts. Once again we say Thank You!!!
Thanks for posting all of the exciting things they did and gave us information of where you were on the trip. Grandmother of Kyle Miller live in West Mineral, Kansas, so this was my informative facts of the trip. I really appreciate what you did.
Well I for one am a fan of yours Emily.. I have really enjoyed reading your blog, your article in the paper, and seeing the pictures.. it was great seeing it all from your eyes.. and hearing through your ears.. I wish you well and look forward to seeing more of your articles in the paper and I hope the Globe realizes what a gift you are.. I am glad you went on this trip and covered the story. It’s been great!! Thanks for taking the time out of your life and doing this. It was much appreciated but also nice to see what an outsider thought of it all… thanks for your stories and your writing skills.. it was also a time for you to show off your talents as well.. you rocked it!!!! ; )
Thank you Emily! You were awesome! You made us feel we were right there with the band! I look forward to your articles in the Globe!
Thanks so much for all the pictures you did a great job!! Do you happen to have anymore of when the Jazz band was playing a Disney?? I would love a copy.
Have a safe trip back!!! Thanks again for all your hard work wish we could have been there!
Thanks for the pics and comments! It means a lot to this mom (dad, brother and grandparents!) Thanks!!!!
Thank YOU!!!! This was wonderful….I have bought all the papers too so she can scrapbook them with her pics and the ones i have printed off of here…..YOU did an awesome job as well
Thanks so much for keeping us up to date on the happenings at Pasadena. You did such a good job.
Emily, It’s been so fun to keep up with the Webb City kids on your blog. That’s where I’ve been since 2000. Of course, there are some Joplin kids that really make me proud of them as I watch them flourish in their careers. I’m sure it was reading Rebecca that started you on your journey. HA! Great blog and Globe articles – they (and your public) are blessed to have you.
Thank you for including us all in this fantastic opportunity by posting pictures and stories. Made us at home feel connected in some small way. Glad you are all just about home safely.
Very nicely done all the way around. I love how the JOPLIN globe sent a reporter with WEBB CITY where as just a snip it of joplin’s and rivertons performances were mentioned in the paper. I love it !!! GO WEBB CITY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am very proud of those youn people. They did a great job. There hard work paid off. Thanks for the coverage that You did. Sue Car Grandmother of Bethany Herron
Emily, you are one AWESOME reporter! You kept us up to date and had great pics and comments and the kids loved you! We were so lucky to have you on the trip and you made all of us parents feel like we were right there with the kids! Thank you for a job well done . . . . Now we can only hope that Mr. Negative ( Dave Woods) realizes that positive, uplifting reporting about a wonderful thing (rather than the sensationalistic, negative and hurtful stuff written by a bitter, crazy guy (HYY) that Dave promited and fostered and allowed to be printed is much more helpful and constructive for a community that is so proud of a great program like Webb City’s Band! Yea Emily and a sound ‘boo’ to Dave Woods!
Thanks for all the work you did on the blog; we enjoyed seeing the band march down the avenue; we applauded from our armchairs! I’m writing from my home in Tucson, AZ and remembering attending the Rose Parade with my mother, son (age 5) and daughter (age 4) in 1964. What a crowd! I think the parade marshall was Lorne Greene. Bouquets to you!
I echo the comments of everyone. You did a great job….she was even on the bus every time I took roll!
And she made every single check in!
Mr. Oglesby