Your World Today – Thursday, August 11, 2016
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NEWS: Thursday, August 11, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
The City of Salem Park and Recreation Board will conduct a meeting, called by Park & Recreation Director Tye Lydon and Park Board President, Stan Podorski, for tonight at the Salem Community Center located at 1200 West Rolla Road beginning at 6:00 PM. The Board will address the responsibilities of the Park Board, as well as review and approve Board member positions. The Board will discuss capital improvement projects, and the all inclusive park playground. There will be a review and approval of prior Park Board minutes, and the Board will review the pool revenue and other pool documents. There will be an update on the grounds, a programming update and any other business that needs to come before the Board. The meeting of the City of Salem Park and Recreation Board is open to the public.
From now through August 26th, Artisans of the Ozark Fiber Fling will offer an exhibit that represents a walk from fleece to fabric at the Ozark Natural & Cultural Resource Center 202 South Main, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM-5:00 PM. Admission is free. On display will be spinning wheels, various looms, needle felted items, and fleece for the public to touch. There will also be finished goods such as shawls, jewelry, fashion accessories, and home goods. Some of these are available for purchase by the public. There will be live demonstrations of spinning, weaving and various knitting skills. Susan Wilson will be demonstrating Drop Spindle Spinning and regular and beaded finger weaving each Wednesday in August from 1:00 -5:00. Lois Wissmann will be demonstrating spinning or stick weaving this Friday from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Also, the artisans will have a Sale Day on Saturday, August 20th from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. with all kinds of fiber art goods to choose from. The demonstration schedule so far: Lois Ann Anderson will be demonstrating various knitting skills on Tuesday August 23rd from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. For information about this exhibit contact the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center by calling 729-0029.
Route K in Shannon and Texas Counties will be CLOSED as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement overlay. The section of roadway CLOSED is located from Akers Ferry at the Current River in Shannon County to Route KK in Hartshorn in Texas County. Weather permitting work will be performed Monday, August 15th through Thursday, September 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. Road will be open to thru traffic only and nightly. The work zone will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For additional information, contact MoDOT’s Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-888-ASK-MODOT (1-888-275-6636).
THIS FOLLOWING EVENT HAS NOW BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE AUTUMN AT LOGGERS LAKE.
This Friday evening, Bill and Judi Aaron, the campground concessionaires at Loggers Lake campground, will be hosting an “Astronomy Education Event” with local astronomer Joseph Schuster. The Aarons are very excited about hosting this event with Mr. Schuster and will be waving the $2.00 Day-Use-Fee from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm for the folks attending this FREE event. The public is encouraged to bring along their telescopes and binoculars. As it turns out, August 11th and 12th will be the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower. It is said the Perseid Meteor Shower is one of the best meteor showers to observe. At its peak this meteor shower has been known to produce as many as 60 meteors per hour. Mr. Schuster will also point out the Moon, Jupiter and other stars and constellations with his telescope. There will also be a “waxing gibbous moon” (half-moon or first quarter moon) on August 11th and the moon will set shortly after midnight, leaving a fairly dark sky for late night viewing of the meteor shower. This event will take place from 8:00 to 9:30 pm. Saturday, August 13th will be the backup date should the weather not cooperate on Friday and rain is in the forecast. If you want to camp out at Loggers Lake, you can reserve a campsite through Recreation.Gov. There are also a few camp sites that can be used on a First-come, First-serve” basis. For more information about the Mark Twain National Forest or the Salem Ranger District in particular, you can contact us at 729-6656.
Interested in dove hunting but have never given it a try? The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) in partnership with the National Wild Turkey Federation, Quail Forever, Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, the Missouri Prairie Foundation, and private landowners will provide mentored dove hunts for first-time hunters on 12 fields primarily located on private land across the state. Field locations near our area will be in Rolla. There will be three hunts offered on each field including one on opening day of dove season, September 1st, and then two other days with dates to be determined. Field assignments will be determined on a first-come-first-served basis. First time hunters can attend multiple hunts as registration space permits. Each participating new hunter will be assigned a mentor and pre-hunt workshops will provide basic hunter safety in addition to information about dove biology and management, the importance of hunters and hunting, and the opportunity to practice shooting a shotgun. Participants are encouraged to attend a dove hunting workshop or hunter education prior to participating in a hunt. Each field will be limited to two first-time hunters and their mentors per acre to maximize safety and provide a quality experience. Priority will be given to anyone 11 and older that is hunting for the first time. Second priority will be given to new migratory-bird hunters and youths 11-15. Get info on MDC dove-hunting workshops at mdc.mo.gov/events. For more information, contact John Burk at (573) 676-5994 or Elsa Gallagher at (660) 277-3647.
SPORTS [TOP]
Matt Carpenter and Jhonny Peralta homered to back up a second straight dominant start by Jaime Garcia as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Wednesday night. Garcia (9-8) needed just 85 pitches to get through 8-plus innings. Seung-Hwan Oh earned his 10th save. The Cards will start a four game set in Chicago tonight starting at 6:20 on KSMO Radio.
Lorenzo Cain's two-out single in the 14th inning scored Christian Colon from second base and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Wednesday night. Cain laced a single to center to score Colon, ending the 4-hour, 34-minute game, the longest by the Royals this season. Dillon Gee, struck out three in two perfect innings to pick up the victory. The Royals play Chicago tonight at 7:15.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for 84 year-old Lucille Scherill Stammers of St. James will be today at 2:00 at the St. James Chapel of the James & Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of services. Memorials are suggested to the St. James Athletic Department.
Funeral services for Sharon Ann Smith of Fenton, formerly of Sullivan, age 61, will be held Saturday at 2:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 11:00 until time of services.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny with a chance for an afternoon showers,high of 91.
Tonight..Partly cloudy, low of 73.
Friday..Partly sunny with a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, high near 90.
Friday night…Mostly cloudy with a 70% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low around 70.
Saturday..Partly cloudy with a 50% chance for showers, high of 84.
