Summer holds this amazing blank slate and also simultaneously this incredible pressure if you’re not careful. Let’s keep it fun and remember that you don’t need to have a “successful” summer.

Or maybe you do? But you get to define what “success” is and it’s not related to social media or keeping up with anyone. Including the long list of ideas you’ve got swirling around.

My name is Emma, and I am a new member to the JBS Team this year. The other day I got to go around Bolivar. Now, it was a gloomy day, but whenever I drove around more, I started to realize all of the gems Bolivar has to offer.

The walking path at Dunnegan Memorial Park is just over a mile long, and in spring it changes every week. One week the red buckeye is in bloom over the trail.

Makenzie grabbed lunch from Sweet Kayle, spread a gingham blanket on the lawn at Dunnegan Memorial Park, and ate a grilled sandwich with a green smoothie, looking out at the pond. Shoes off. Socks still on. No other plans. Spring in the 417 has about a six-week window.

Makenzie grabbed lunch from Sweet Kayle, spread a gingham blanket on the lawn at Dunnegan Memorial Park, and ate a grilled sandwich with a green smoothie looking out at the pond. Shoes off. Socks still on. Just middle-of-the-workday vibes.

Ellaina's senior session on the Bolivar Square was shot at golden hour in the evening and this version of our Bolivar, MO downtown is one of my favorites. Late afternoon light on the courthouse, the shops still open, a few people cutting through the square on their way somewhere. Bolivar, Missouri has that kind of energy year-round, and the events calendar is a big part of why.