Your World Today – Friday, August 12, 2016
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NEWS: Friday, August 12, 2016
LOCAL NEWS:
The Dent County Commission met Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell indicated grading would be done on Dent County Roads 5100, 5103, 5105, 5610, 5615, 5700, 6020, 6040 and 6570. Purcell went on to say brush would be cut on Dent County Road 5530. He said replacement crossover pipes were being installed on Dent County Roads 5110, 5170 and if time allows on county road 6400. A new pipe was being installed on Dent County Road 5180. In the District 2 report, Supervisor Sam Gorman stated grading would be done on Dent County Roads 3335, 4030 and 4330 while brush would be cut on county road 3200. Gorman said material would be added and grading done on county road 3370, and service was being done on tractor #6. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles attended the MRPC Transportation Advisory Committee meeting last night as well as attended the MRPC meeting. There was a discussion on the results from the “Our Missouri Waters” Meramec River Watershed meetings. At the last commissioner meeting, the commission approved the purchase of 7,000 gallons of diesel from County Fuel for $1.49.9 per gallon and 1,000 gallons of unleaded from County Fuel for $1.69.9 per gallon. County Fuel was lowest bidder that included MFA Oil and Phil-Mart. The commission also signed the 2016 Conflict of Interest Ordinance Resolution Policy, Ordinance #1. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Monday morning at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
The “Astronomy Education Event” with local astronomer Joseph Schuster that was scheduled for tonight at Logger’s Lake near Bunker has been postponed until this fall due to the forecasted poor weather. The event will be made up, but no date has yet been set.
The Salem R-80 2016 Open Houses would be held Monday, August 15th and will run from 5:30 to 6:30 for William Lynch Elementary and from 6:30 to 7:30 for the Salem Upper Elementary. On Tuesday, August 16th, the Open House will be from 4:30 to 6:00 for the Salem Middle School and from 6:00 to 7:30 for the Salem High School.
The 88th Annual Dent County Fall Festival continues today and Saturday at the Commons in Salem. “Honoring Our Veterans” is this year’s theme and our local VFW will be selling food in the large cook shack today and Saturday so be sure and stop by and make sure you thank them for their service. Tonight on the main stage, the 399th Army Band from Fort Leonard Wood will be performing from 6:00 to 10:00. On Saturday, the Fun Dog Show for all breeds of dogs will start with check-in at 8:30 in the morning in the barn and the show will start at 9:00. The “Kids” games will be from noon to 2:00. The Roy Stevenson and the Together Again Band will perform from 6:00 to 10:00 and the Demolition Derby will start at 7:00 with inspections from 1:00 to 5:30. The cost for the Demo Derby is $10 for adults and $5 for kids 10 and under. There will be something for everyone and all are invited to come out and enjoy the 88th Annual Dent County Fall Festival at the Commons in Salem.
The Salem Park Board met Thursday evening at the Salem Community Center @ The Armory. The board was distributed income and expense statements for the Parks and Recreation Fund, a comparison of the Salem Pool and other local aquatic centers, a pool incident report of which there were four minor instances this year, and a map where the city parks are. President Stan Podorski said he would like to see how each individual activity or sport fairs on their own, but those statements were not available at the time of the meeting. He did say there were additional pool revenues this year as well as additional income for the baseball and softball program which was positive. He reported he had still not received any guidance on the actual responsibilities of the park board from the city attorney and apologized to the board, and also did not have a report on the offer for naming rights for the All-Inclusive playground. Christy Decker reported on pool activities and some items that need to be addressed including the pool house roof and plumbing structures. Those items would have to be bid out and President Podorski feels that the Park Board should request that those items be paid from the Capital Improvement Sales Tax and not the Parks and Recreation Sales Tax as this has been a problem for a few years, but there was no vote taken. Parks and Recreation Director Tye Lydon reported the pool will close this Sunday with a “Paw Pallooza” that day where people can bring their dogs to the pool with them. The cost for each dog will be an additional $2.00 on Sunday. He said registration for flag football would begin on August 22nd and last until September 5th at the City Administrative Offices at 400 North Iron Street. The cost per child will be $20. The league will start on September 24th. He said flyers will go out once school starts. He said he is looking to start a co-ed volleyball league in October, and may start basketball in November this year while the adult basketball program would be held January through March. Podorski asked the Park Board members to visit each local park and to come back to the next Park Board meeting with suggestions, comments and/or criticisms of what they see, or suggest if additional parks are needed. It was brought up that the local parks are really not convenient for those with a handicap as they were built many years ago and that needs to be addressed. He visited the parks and felt in order to put the parks in shape, the board needs to look at developing a five-year plan that works in conjunction with the city’s five-year plan. Since the park board still does not have a definitive direction from the city attorney, no date was set for their next meeting and this meeting was adjourned.
SPORTS [TOP]
Anthony Rizzo drew a bases-loaded walk from Zach Duke with two outs in the 11th inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Thursday night for their 10th consecutive win. The Cardinals fell 13 games behind Chicago in the NL Central and lost Matt Holliday in the 10th after he was hit on the right hand by Mike Montgomery's 94 mph fastball. The Cardinals play the Cubs today at 1:20. You can hear the game on KSMO Radio.
The St. Louis Cardinals announced they have recalled outfielder Randal Grichuk from Memphis (AAA) and placed first baseman Matt Adams (left shoulder inflammation) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 10.
Danny Duffy pitched his first complete game to win his eighth straight decision and the Royals beat the White Sox 2-1 on Thursday night. The Royals play the Twins tonight at 7:10.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
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.
Funeral services for Mary Belle Chandler of Arnold, Missouri, age 89, will be held Sunday morning at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 Saturday. Interment will be in the Shoal Creek Cemetery.
Funeral services for Raymond Dale Rowe of Edgar Springs will be Tuesday at 1:00 at the Rolla Chapel of the James and Gahr Mortuary. Visitation will be Tuesday from 11:00 until the 1:00 service time.
Graveside services for Vernis I. Williams, age 91 of Newburg, will be Friday at 3:00 at the Green Forest Cemetery in Salem
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Partly sunny with a 50% chance for afternoon showers, high of 89.
Tonight…Mostly cloudy with a 70% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low around 70.
Saturday..Partly cloudy with a 60% chance for showers, high of 84.
Saturday night..Cloudy with a 40% chance for showers and thunderstorms, low of 68.
