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The Salem Memorial District Hospital Board of Directors will hold their regular meeting this evening in the hospital library beginning at 6:00 PM. Administrator Dennis Pryor will give the summary of operations and statistics report for June along with the nursing services, ancillary services and auxiliary reports. Pryor will also address the hospital activity calendar, legislative updates and the inpatient and ER patient satisfaction results. Following the Chief of Staff report, in old business, there will be a physician office building report, information on technology updates and a strategic planning update. New business to be addressed includes the public tax meeting scheduled for August 23rd at 6:45 PM and an election of officers. Following the regular meeting, the Board will be in closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel, contracts and pending litigation. The regular meeting of the Salem Memorial District Hospital Board of Directors is open the public.

The Missouri Department of Conservation wants to help pond owners who want to maintain good fishing to be alert for conditions that could lead to summer fish kills. Conservation Department fisheries biologists say three conditions can cause fish die-offs in ponds: shallow water, excessive aquatic vegetation and too many fish. In all cases, the ultimate culprit is lack of oxygen. Ponds should be at least 8-feet deep to enable fish to survive hot weather. Shallow ponds heat up faster and reduce the ability of water to hold oxygen. Overabundant vegetation also can make things tough for fish. Plants need oxygen to live, and although they normally produce more oxygen than they use, this condition is reversed on cloudy days. The number of fish in a pond also determines how they are affected by low oxygen levels. The biggest fish, those most prized by anglers, usually are the first to die. If pond owners see fish gulping air at the surface, it is time for action. For more information, contact the Conservation Department near you.

The Salem R-80 Board of Education will conduct their regular meeting tonight at 7:00 PM in the district administrative offices boardroom. After the approval of the consent agenda and communications, Administrator Steve Bryant will give an assessed valuation, address the committee on education equality update, open house dates and times and give an Upper Elementary addition and facilities update. Bryant will also give the random student drug testing update, discuss the annual school bus inspection and MASA leadership. New business will include: several program evaluations, bids on milk, bread, energy and pest control, the Board will consider the 2007/2008 salaries, set a tuition rate for 2007/2008, consider approval of the DNR energy loan, consider approval of the revised athletic policy, set a tax rate hearing, budget hearing and regular August Board meeting and the City Library/Lower Elementary property boundaries. The Board may then adjourn and go into Executive Session. The regular meeting of the Salem R-80 Board of Education is open to the public.

Today is the last day to get your tickets for the Salem Chamber of Commerce murder mystery dinner, “Murder on Maui” this Saturday at 6:00. Tickets are $22.50 each and can be bought at the Chamber office located at 200 South Main.

Sports [TOP]

Kip Wells twirled eight stellar innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Florida Marlins, 6-0, in the rubber match of a three-game series at Dolphin Stadium. Wells (4-12) yielded just two hits over his dominant outing while striking out four and walking a pair for the Cardinals, who have won three of four. Wells entered with a 1-8 mark on the road this season. Juan Encarnacion knocked in three runs and So Taguchi finished with two RBI and two runs scored in a winning effort as the Cardinals beat the Marlins for the eighth time in the last 10 meetings. The evening was not all filled with good news. Scott Rolen traveled back to St. Louis on Wednesday to have his left shoulder examined. The standout third baseman received an injection in the shoulder, but is expected to resume playing in a few days. The Cardinals travel to Atlanta to start a four-game series tonight starting at 6:00 and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio.

Billy Butler and Alex Gordon each drove in two runs as Kansas City edged Boston, 6-5, in the rubber match of a three-game set at Fenway Park. Odalis Perez (5-8) allowed seven hits and five runs with two walks and two strikeouts over five innings, earning his first win since June 18. Ross Gload and Mark Grudzielanek also knocked in runs for the Royals, who won two straight to end the series and have now won three of five. After taking two of three in Boston from September 8-10, 2006, Kansas City has won back-to- back series at Fenway for the first time since taking both three-game sets there in the 2000 season. Octavio Dotel entered in the ninth and gave up a two-out single to Ortiz before retiring Ramirez on a pop out to end the game, earning his 10th save of the year. Kansas City is off today and they will travel to Detroit for a three-game set starting Friday.

Major League Baseball Scores:

Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 1
Oakland 6, Texas 0
NY Yankees 6, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 7, LA Angels 2
Detroit 3, Minnesota 2
Seattle 6, Baltimore 5
Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 3
Washington 7, Houston 6
Chicago Cubs 12, San Francisco 1
LA Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 4
Cincinnati 5, Atlanta 4 (15 inngs)
Arizona 5, Milwaukee 2
San Diego 5, NY Mets 4

Obituaries   [TOP]

Private graveside services for Roger Edwin Swan of Salem, age 63, will be held Friday at 10:00 at the Fee Fee Cemetery in Bridgeton. A memorial visitation will be Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 at the Nieburg-Martin Funeral Home in Warrenton. A memorial Celebration of Life will be held Saturday at 4:00 in Warrenton. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church in Salem or the cancer research of your choice.

Funeral services for Mary E. Roberts of St. James, age 92, will be Friday at 2:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in St. James. Visitation will be this evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the James & Gahr Chapel in St. James. Interment will be in the St. James Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Boys and Girls Town.

Funeral services for David Wymon Skaggs of Rolla, age 68, will be Friday morning at 11:00 a.m. at the Vichy Campground Church of God in Vichy. Visitation will be this evening from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the James & Gahr Mortuary in Rolla.

Graveside services for Clark “Pete” D. Lewis of Rolla, age 85, will be Saturday at 11:00 at the Kinder Cemetery in Cuba. All the arrangements are under the direction of the James & Gahr Mortuary in St. James.

Funeral services for Irma Jean Ilges of St. James, age 51, will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the James & Gahr Chapel in St. James.

Weather [TOP]

Today..Partly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers this afternoon, high of 89.
Tonight..Patly cloudy with a 60% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 66.
Friday..Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance for showers, high of 83.
Friday night..Partly cloudy, low of 58.
Saturday..Mostly sunny, high of 86.