Your World Today – Thursday, January 14, 2016
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NEWS: Thursday, January 14, 2016
Candidate filings for school boards, hospital board, the health board as well as for offices for the City of Salem continue through close of business on Tuesday, January 19th. The Oak-Hill R-1 school board has two seats available with both incumbents, Jessica Raulston and Sandra Headrick having filed. The Green Forest R-2 school board also has two seats available and both incumbents Craig Smith and Austin Konkel filed for those positions. The Dent-Phelps R-3 school board has two seats on their board available with incumbent Justin Headrick having filed as well as Travis Fulton and Will Loughridge. Filing for the two seats available on the Northwood R-4 school board were Kathy Crocker, Dee Jessen and Wes Mobray. At Salem R-80, both incumbents Dustin Howard and Bernie Sirois have filed for the two available seats on the board. The Salem Memorial District Hospital has one seat available for their board and having filed for that seat is incumbent Dennis Fiebelman. The Dent County Health Board of Trustees has two openings and the incumbents, Kim Smith and Sandra Headrick have both filed for those positions. The City of Salem also has one West Ward Alderman and one East Ward Alderman seat available as well as the position of Mayor. Those having filed for the East Ward Aldermanic seat are Jerry J. Gibbs, Jr. and Kim Shelton. Those interested in the West Ward Aldermanic position and having filed are Tyler McConnell and incumbent Molly C. Zettel. Current Mayor J.J. Tune has re-filed for the Mayoral position. Those interested in filing for a position on any school board or the hospital board should file at each particular entity and there is no cost to file. Those wishing to file for a position on the Dent County Health Board need to go to the Dent County Clerk’s office to file. Those wishing to file for either Aldermanic position or for the position of Mayor for the City of Salem should file at the City Administrative building and there is a $25 fee to file. Again, the deadline to file for any of these positions is Tuesday, January 19th at the regular close of business.
The City of Salem Park Board will conduct a meeting, called by President of the Board, S.N. Ball, tonight at the Salem Community Center @ the Armory located, 1200 West Rolla Road beginning at 6:00 PM. During the meeting will be the reorganization of departments and office location, the scheduling of upcoming seasons, any pressing items and issues and a proposed long-range planning update process. The meeting of the City of Salem Park Board is open to the public.
University of Missouri Extension will host a “Freeze Branding Workshop” at the University of Missouri Wurdack Farm near Cook Station from 3:00 to 5:30 pm Tuesday, January 26th. This workshop is designed to provide participants with “hands-on” training required to successfully administer freeze brands to their livestock. Freeze branding is an excellent way to permanently identify cattle and other livestock species. The process involves chilling branding irons using liquid nitrogen or dry ice, than applying the irons to the animals hide, which results in destroying or altering the pigment producing cells of the hair follicle. When properly administered the hair grows back white in color making for a very legible brand, especially when applied to dark-hided livestock. Topics for the workshop will include all necessary steps required for properly freeze branding livestock using liquid nitrogen or dry ice, as well as information pertaining to the Missouri Brand Law. To provide hands-on instruction, participants will have the opportunity to assist in freeze branding replacement heifers at MU Wurdack Farm. The cost of the workshop is $10 per person and the class size is limited. Reservations are required by Friday, January 22nd. For more information or to reserve a space, please contact Ted Cunningham, Livestock Specialist at the Dent County MU Extension Office at 573-729-3196 or visit www.extension.missouri.edu/dent/.
SPORTS [TOP]
The Salem Lady Basketball Tigers will host the Ava Lady Bears tonight at the SHS gym. The JV game starts at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow at about 7:15. Salem enters the game with an 11-3 record and they are 2-0 in the SCA Conference. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio, online at ksmoradio.com and it will be recorded for Fidelity Local 6.
The St. Louis Blues will be hosting the Carolina Hurricane tonight starting at 7:00. Due to the Salem Basketball game, the game will have delayed start of 9:00 and you can hear the game on KSMO Radio. The Blues have won two straight since losing five games in a row.
The St. Louis Rams are headed back to Los Angeles. A long Tuesday of votes and re-votes ended with 30 of 32 NFL owners approving Rams owner Stan Kroenke's ambitious plan to move his team to the site of the old Hollywood Park racetrack in Inglewood, California, about 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles. The Rams will play at the old Los Angeles Coliseum in 2016 through 2018 before the new stadium is completed for the 2019 season. Kroenke bought the land in 2014.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Memorial services for Rose Callie Gibbs of Salem, age 66, will be held this morning at 10:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. There will be no interment. Visitation will be from 9:00 until service time. Memorials may be made to the Spring Creek Artisans.
Funeral services for Carol Ann Swyers of Sligo, age 72, will be held Friday at 11:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be tonight from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Sligo Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Sligo Cemetery.
Funeral services for Charlene Scafe of Rolla, age 79, will be Friday at 12:00 PM at the Rolla Chapel of James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be Friday from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM at the Chapel.
Funeral services for E. H. “Tickey” Snodgrass of Salem, age 96, will be held Friday at 2:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be tonight from 6:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Morrison Cemetery with Full Military Honors. Memorials may be made to the Gideon’s.
Funeral services for Elsie Mae Asher of Rolla, age 84, will be held Saturday at 12:00 at the Wilson Mortuary in Salem. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be it the Boss Cemetery.
Funeral services for Laura M. Gotthardt of Salem, age 79, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Null and Son Funeral Home in Rolla. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Ozark Hills Memorial Garden Cemetery in Rolla.
Funeral services for Sheldon Leonard “Len” King of Viburnum, age 73, will be held Saturday at 5:00 at the Wilson Mortuary Viburnum Chapel. Visitation will be held from 3:00 to 5:00 Saturday. Memorials may be made to the Siteman Cancer Institute.
Memorial services for Charles Hayes of Salem, age 89, will be held Saturday, January 23rd at 1:00 at the Dent County Memorial Chapel. Visitation will be from 11:00 until service time. Interment will be in the Cedar Grove Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Post 99.
Linda Lou (Haney) Anderson of Salem passed away January 12th at the age of 56. There will be no funeral services. All arrangements are under the direction of the Wilson Mortuary of Salem.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high of 55.
Tonight..Cloudy with a s50% chance for showers after midnight, low around 41.
Friday..Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance for showers before noon, high of 45.
Friday night..Cloudy, low near 25.
Saturday..Partly sunny, high near 35.
