To all Gunsmoke and Dennis Weaver Fans: Just a note to tell you about the event featuring Dennis Weaver as the main guest that is scheduled for April 16, 1999 at Missouri Southern State College in Joplin, MO. Dennis, of course, is a Joplin native and a graduate of Joplin Junior College which expanded into Missouri Southern in the mid 1960's. The event is scheduled to feature Dennis and Gerry Weaver, Ed Begley, Jr. of "St. Elsewhere" and Linda Gray, who played Sue Ellen on "Dallas." The Auction/Barbecue is open to the public. It benefits, in part, the Dennis Weaver Scholarship for Ecolonomics--an extremely worthy cause. Tickets are $35 for the auction/barbecue and and additional $15 for the pre-event cocktail reception. Proceeds from the event, which will include silent and live auctions of lots of items donated by celebrities including Dennis, Mike Farrell, James Coburn (who just won an Academy Award), Sally Struthers, Linda Evans and many more. There will also be music and dancing. The deadline for getting tickets is April 5th! Contact Lee Elliff Pound at the Missouri Southern Alumni Office. Her telephone # is (417) 625-9355 or e-mail her at alumni assoc@mail.mssc.edu. Or write: Missouri Southern State College Alumni Office 3950 E. Newman Road Joplin, MO 64801