“Christmas on the Trail Chuck Wagon Dinner Show” is one of Branson’s most unique holiday shows and the many of the Creekside Community members experienced it firsthand! Everyone gathers in a headed pavilion on the Shepherd of the Hills Homestead. The evening kicked off with a hearty cowboy meal served from an authentic Chuck Wagon […]
A “good ole ’family fish fry” brought back fond memories for the community members at Creekside! Many stories were told of gatherings from long ago by a river bank. Memories of them “cooking them up fresh” while telling tales of who caught the most fish, rushed back like only yesterday. Even though there was no […]
A community project for our adopted neighborhood school was fed by fond memories and the love of teaching. Eight of our community members, who are all retired school teachers, wanted to support the teachers of the future generation. These ladies gathered together for several days and did what teachers do….cut, paste, and create! Thirty […]
No one expected that a day trip to Terrell Creek Goat Farm and Dairy would be so wonderful. The fourteen community members that went were so glad they didn’t miss it! Nestled in the back country of the Ozarks is a goat farm that produces amazing goat cheese. They sell their cheese at local farmer’s […]
Have you ever been curious about what a Reflexology treatment can do for you? The Community Members at Creekside were seeking information about the subject. A Certified Reflexologist came to campus and taught them all about the benefits it can provide. Reflexology is used primarily for relaxing tension in different parts of your body. Doctors […]
What do golf carts, caves and waterfalls have in common? The answer is a Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail tour in the heart of the beautiful Ozarks. Ten golf carts with 4 passengers each, wound their way through two and a half miles of nature’s wonders. The ride included going through an Amish bridge, […]
The Dickerson Park Zoo made a surprise visit to Creekside to show off three new members of the traveling zoo family. The first new animal was Ebony, a solid black chinchilla that the zoo adopted when her owner went away to college. The Zoo often takes in animals that the public is no longer […]
Community Members rang in the “New Year” in their newly renovated Clubhouse! It was the first big event held in the Clubhouse, and what a great way to initiate the building! The evening began with entertainment from a comedy group from Springfield Improv. Laughter filled the building as the entertainers used volunteers from the audience […]
You can always expect a crowd when Chefs Jamie and Geoff hold a cooking demonstration at Creekside. They audience knows that they are not only going to learn how to cook something new, but that they will be entertained by these two humorous fellows. This time they were demonstrating how to make salmon patties with […]
Eunice Williams, an avid outdoor adventurer came to Creekside to share her most “unique” travel adventure of her life with us. She and her husband went to the Arctic Circle for two years and worked with wild reindeer. They took their highly trained “herding dog” named Dolly and helped train the wild reindeer so that […]
Creekside at Elfindale
1601 South Fort
Springfield, MO 65807
Phone: (417) 831-3828
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