We need info on Shannon County.... (Poplar Bluff, Town and Country: car rental, for sale, rental)

[CaboolBound]

We want to move soon. We are from Michigan and are looking into moving to Winona, Mo. Can anyone gives info on the schools, recreation, city or county sports,do they have hockey for boys? We have read alot on the county and city from websites online but would like to have info from residents . We hate the city and want to move where it is slower, cheaper and more beautiful. We want to move asap. WE are hoping to make a road trip soon. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

God Bless,

Jim and Kim

[Ozarks21]

I would classify Shannon County as remote. If you hate the city and want beautiful scenery, then you should like it. I don't know much about the area economy or schools, but I think Missouri's rural schools are pretty good, except maybe in the very poorest areas. You will not have much in the way of amenities there I would guess. The rivers in the area are beautiful, and great for floating, but during the summer weekends they are filled with drunk 20-somethings.

[CaboolBound]

Thank you so much for your reply. We are hoping on coming down this Sunday. Does anyone know of any car rental places that would be open around 2 am on Monday? We are thinking of taking the train but the closest it gets to Winona is Poplar Bluff and unfortunatly the train comes in at that time. Any help would be great. My husband has a spinal cord injury and we think that driving all that distance from Michigan would be too hard so we are stuck with the train.

God Bless,

Jim and Kim

[lorigleason]

hi kim,
i live in winona,and it is a pretty cool place, everyone is pretty nice, and the rivers doesnt always have drunk 20 somethings, you just have to know where to go! if you go to the spots all the touests go then , maybe! but there are loads more than those spots! i have 3 kids! a seven yr old a four year old and a two year old!

[Coldspring]

Winona is small and very poor. It is one of the poorest places in the state. Some people like that, some don't. I don't think there is a dentist anywhere near, and that shows. There's no jobs here that would offer dental insurance anyway. I can't say that the schools offer a quality education, but they are safe and offer small-town common sense. There is definitely no hockey, or football. I think the town only has one restaurant, which is actually pretty decent. It is near some of the best natural scenery, floating rivers, and public lands in the state.

[wildcat holler]

Winona, is my home town. I moved away when I was 16. Lived in St.Louis and in Chicagoland
Retired to Winona in 2000. At first it took some getting used to not being able to run out any hour of the night for shopping.
I think this is a great place to live, people look you in the eyes when you speak to them, they stop and help you when you are stuck in a ditch, they wave at you even if they don't know who you are.
I remember a teacher by the name of Ms Clara, she taught us to pray before we ate and to wash our hands, because water and soap were cheap. She also taught us how important table manners were and to show respect for others no matter how rich or poor they were.
No Winona is not a rich town as far as money goes. But we are RICH as for as love thy neigbhor goes. When someone has tragedy or illness someone will host a benifet and the community turns out to help.

[ozarksboy]

Originally Posted by CaboolBound

We want to move soon. We are from Michigan and are looking into moving to Winona, Mo. Can anyone gives info on the schools, recreation, city or county sports,do they have hockey for boys?

It's been a good long while since I was over there, but I don't recall a hockey rink anywhere nearby.

Are you real sure you want to move from the city to the Deep Ozarks?


Addendum: I just reread the original post in this thread, and discovered it is very OLD. I wonder if CaboolBound ever found a hockey rink in the hills. Anyone know?

[Silvermouse]

Originally Posted by ozarksboy

It's been a good long while since I was over there, but I don't recall a hockey rink anywhere nearby.

Are you real sure you want to move from the city to the Deep Ozarks?


Addendum: I just reread the original post in this thread, and discovered it is very OLD. I wonder if CaboolBound ever found a hockey rink in the hills. Anyone know?

Just for grins I went back and looked over some of CaboolBound's posts. Looks like they did settle in Missouri and seem to be pretty happy. She hasn't posted for a couple of years, looks like.

Originally Posted by CaboolBound

We do have some properties for sale in Cabool. Oh, yeah, when we registered the kids for school we found out that they offer more clubs, programs than the school district that we were in up in Michigan. WE have alot of community functions that we are looking into. We can't do much until we know what is going on with Jim's mom but the things that we heard about sound really cool. Small town things. I love that. Everyone has been so friendly here. People wave at you even though they don't know you. There are full service gas stations that don't cost a penny more than self serve. At the Town and Country grocery store in town the baggers will load your groceries into your car if you want. The laid back attitude is wonderful. Oh yeah, we have a community pool in town too. So much to say not alot of time. I will have to write little posts at a time.

Kim

[aragx6]

Thanks Silvermouse, it's always nice to hear when folks are happy with their choice!