Truckasaurus

As we mentioned earlier in our blog, Dan Greer has many vehicles at his disposal. The giant van was the first "trading picture."

Now, the second in the series, check out Truckasaurus!

You really just need to be here when Dan pulls this monstrosity onto the parking lot. Out climbs an adult, usually in a shirt and tie. I'd need a stepladder to get into this thing.

There are a few more vehicles in the Dan Greer collection. Collect all four!

April Barbecue Winner

While we've received the most amount of entries from Joplin, April marked the first time in the contest that we made a delivery to Joplin. This month, the lucky people in the Teacher Education Department Office at MSSU got to enjoy barbecue from Richard's Hawgwild. Apparently, someone in the department was celebrating a birthday, so along with the barbecue were a couple extra desserts.

And Richard brought another unique item to lunch; this time it was Italian sausage.


If you haven't entered yet, we're drawing our next winner on Friday, May 1.

DIY Diva Gets a New Accessory

Of all the tools and accessories owned by the DIY Diva, a hard hat is one that's been missing, until now.

Thanks to the kind folks at Commercial Metals Company (C.M.C. Recycling in Joplin) that dream has now come true. They even put her name on it!

You know the Google "button" is a favorite at Good Morning Four States, so for those who are curious, a little history lesson on the hard hat:

The first hard hat was created by Edward Bullard in 1919. He patented a “hard-boiled” hat, created through steaming canvas with resin, gluing several layers together which provided that hard molded shape. Although useful, it wasn't until 1933 that the idea of head protection really took center stage. That was the year construction started on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. It was the first construction site that required safety helmets.

The rest is history, let's just hope the hard had won't be needed on the set of Good Morning Four States.

See Our Set!

Over the years, several hundred people have made themselves comfortable on this piece of furniture. In fact, many guests have commented on our couch and how they could easily fall asleep on it (I hope it's due to the early hour and not our company). We've even caught a few people napping on it. Now the couch has gone through one modification over the years, and one you can't see on air. We used to have a problem with guest getting lost in the couch and sometimes, it was a struggle for them to escape it's comfort. But through the magic of the DIY Diva, we slapped a board under the cushions to help guests sit upright. Which unfortunately is not true of the chair that Shannon and Alan occupy during interviews. If anyone should fall asleep, we will get photos and post them. So if you're a future guest, you've been warned.

Mother's Day Contest

Okay, we ran out of time this morning to talk about our Mother's Day Contest. However, if you are interested in entering, we're giving you a heads up on the blog (you lucky blog reader). Go to our website at www.fourstateshomepage.com, click News, then GMFS, then Contests, and you'll find all the information. I won't tell you everything about the contest here, but Dairy Queen plays a big part.