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About Us... We volunteer with Rainbows For Kids, a 501 (c) (3) charity started by our family, for families of children with cancer or other serious illnesses. www.RainbowsForKids.ORG. We give credit and thanks for all talents and gifts to our Lord. "He will keep in perfect peace all those who trust Him, whose thoughts turn often to the Lord." Isaiah 26:3 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us." Romans 8:18 |
Rob Rains is the Sports Editor of the new Globe-Democrat.com. He is an award-winning journalist who has published more than 25 books. He started as a reporter for United Press International (UPI) and then covered the St. Louis Cardinals for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, eventually moving to USA Today and USA Today Baseball Weekly. He was awarded the Freedom Forum Grant to teach Journalism for one year at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State, and for the past 12 years he has been writing books, magazine articles and doing radio, and is thrilled to be back in the daily newspaper business. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a BS in Journalism. Sally Tippett Rains, who has had 12 books published got her start as a sports reporter at KMOX/CBS Radio in St. Louis where she worked as a writer for Bob Costas. Her book The Making Of A Masterpiece, The True Story of Margaret Mitchell's Classic Novel Gone With The Wind is being made into a television documentary. Sally attended the University of Missouri- Colunbia eventually transferring to Webster University where she got her degree in Media/ Journalism. She has served on several national committees including the Missouri Society in Washington, D.C. where she headed upthe state of Missouri's involvement in the National Cherry Blossom Festival and put on a a reception in the US Capitol with two congressmen in attendance. B.J. Rains is the On-line multi-media producer for the new Globe-Democrat.com.. To follow BJ go towww.Globe-Democrat.com or www.Twitter.com/BJRains. Last year he covered the Cardinals for major league baseball and previously covered the University of Kansas athletics for the Associated Press (AP). He has written for the Lawrence Journal World and the University Daily Kansan. In January 2009 he traveled to Phoenix, AZ where he covered the Jayhawks' appearance in the Insight Bowl. He graduated with a Journalism degree from KU in Dec. 2008. Mike Rains is a pursuing his degree in Sports Management at Fontbonne University. He bowls in the anchor position for the Fontbonne bowling team (NCAA). For the past five years he has worked for Orlando's Catering as a banquet worker. |
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Our friend, Stan "The Man" Musial and his lovely wife, Lil. |
At a booksigning with Whitey Herzog. Rob and Whitey signing 'Whitey's Boys'. |
B.J. Rains, Mike Rains, Eagle Scouts |
Booksigning with Ozzie Smith |
Auctioning off St. Louis Rams player, Adam Timmerman's Jersey for charity. |
"Tony LaRussa, Man On A Mission" By Rob Rains ON SALE AT BOOKSTORES OR ONLINE NOW |
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UPCOMING EVENTS |
Dec. 12 (Sat) 10a.m.- Crestview Senior Living Presents "Memories of Gone With The Wind, 70 Years Later." - Sally Rains, talk and booksigning. Free, open to the public. 8660 Grant Rd. St. Louis, Mo 63123 Feb. 8- Montgomery Bank Presents Sally and Rob Rains-"Feb. The Month Of Love…Baseball and GWTW" Public welcome, free. 3808 Union Road St. Louis, MO 63125 *Feb. 13-Featured speaker-Missouri Press Women * Feb. 14 "GWTW At The Historic Gillioz Theatre" (Built in 1926)- Springfield, Missouri- Sally Rains Check back for more as they are released. |
NEWS: ** Listen to B.J. Rains on KFNS Radio (www.kfns.com) on Thursday nights from 10pm- 12. **Get signed up for the Globe.Democrat.com. First issue is Dec. 8. **Fontbonne University Bowling Team's season is underway--Mike Rains bowling anchor. |
James Naismith The Man Who Invented Basketball, By Rob Rains with Hellen Carpenter Foreword by Roy Williams |
Sally with actress Ann Rutherford (who among the many roles she played in her career, starred as Scarlett O'Hara's little sister Carreen in Gone With The Wind) at the GWTW 70th Anniversary Event in Marietta, GA. (Scroll down for more photos) |
Sally speaking at an author panel. TCM's Robert Osborne, who was also on the panel, looks on. |
MariettaGone With The Wind Museum, Scarlett On The Square Event |
Turner Classic Movie Channel's Robert Osborne. |
The event featured a "ball." |
After the speaking engagement, the museum sold out of her book in a few hours. It was a three day event and her book sold out the first day. |
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