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The Salem Community Garden Committee will kick-off the 2010 garden season in March with a variety of activities and tasks to prepare for new programs and gardening opportunities.  The original Community Garden site will accommodate individual beds and a number of specialized plots for experiments and demonstrations planned for the 2010 season.  A nearby site, the Annex Garden, will be used for harvesting for food pantry donations.  The committee will also continue to present workshops and “how-to” sessions on a variety of gardening practices to increase productivity and beauty of any home or market garden. The 2009 garden was a cooperative effort of the University of Missouri Extension’s Healthy Lifestyle Initiative, Salem United Methodist Church, local organizations, and citizens.  Eric Stevens, an AmeriCorps VISTA member, headed the effort as the garden coordinator through February 2010.  His one-year position with AmeriCorps has ended and he has accepted a new position in Illinois.  Management of the Salem Community Garden will be coordinated by several Master Gardeners for 2010. Many hundreds of hours were spent to make the garden a success, and many individuals and businesses donated seeds, services, tools and materials for the garden’s operation. The methods used to grow vegetables in the Salem Community Garden are described as bio-dynamic, intensive raised bed gardening.  This means that organic techniques are used to grow vegetables, herbs and flowers in an intensive spacing of many plants, in soil prepared using organic materials and the micro-organisms living within the soil. With the expansion of the Salem Community Garden, any donations of tools, seeds or other gardening resources are appreciated. Any resident interested in signing up for an individual garden bed at no cost or volunteering their time to help at the garden should contact Sarah Hultine Massengale at Dent County Extension, 729-3196, or Master Gardener Jim Almond at 729-6708. 

The Dent County Cattlemen will hold their annual meeting tonight at The Commons starting at 6:00. The Sligo United Methodist Church ladies will serve the meal at 6:30 and there is a cost of $5.00 per plate. Children under the age of five can eat free. This is also the time to renew your membership. Dues are $10 for the county membership and $70 for membership to the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association. Jason McCann, the President of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association will be speaking as well as Ben Eggers from Sydenstricker Genetics. Please call the University Extension Center at 729-3196 to let them know if you will be attending or if you have any questions.

An accident occurred on Monday, February 22^nd at 3:38 in the afternoon at the intersection of Highway 19 and West Franklin Street in Salem. According to the Salem Police report, a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Michael Cramer of Salem was attempting to cross the highway and made contact with a 1991 Ford Escort driven by Joshua Janson of Salem, that was traveling southbound on Highway 19. The Jeep Grand Cherokee sustained minor damage, and the Ford Escort sustained extensive damage. An occupant in the Jeep suffered minor injuries. Janson and an occupant in the Ford Escort suffered moderate injuries and were transported by ambulance to the Salem Memorial District Hospital for treatment.

An accident happened in Phelps County at 9;00 Wednesday evening at 9:00 on Highway 63 about a half mile south of Yancy Mills. According to the highway patrol report, 37-year old Heath Foster of Licking, driving a 1994 Toyota southbound, lost control of the vehicle and it traveled off the right side of the roadway. The car struck an embankment and came to rest. Foster suffered moderate injuries and was taken to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center by the EMS. The 1994 Toyota had moderate damage and was removed from the scene by Dishman’s Towing of Rolla. Foster was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident.

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