Your World Today – Monday, November 23, 2015
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NEWS: Monday, November 23, 2015
The Salem R-80 Board of Education met Thursday evening at the administration offices boardroom along with numerous parents and children. The children were there as part of an Upper Elementary Program where 5th graders wrote and illustrated their own stories before reading them to 2nd and 3rd graders. The board heard from five of the children who read and showed the board the illustrations in their books. These students all came from Mrs. Aubrey Letchworth’s class. The student liaison to the board Josh Sirois reported Natalie Leathers made the All-State Choir and Sydney Wood was an alternate. CPA Matt James from Willow Springs was in attendance to review the audit report for the Salem R-80 School District which showed the district is in good financial position. He showed where last year with the construction being done, expenses were almost 2.6 million dollars more than normal which was covered by the bond issue, but if you removed that number from the normal operating expenses and revenues, the school actually had a small gain of just over $9,000. As of July 1st, the school had $2.4 million in the General Fund, $277,000 in the Debt Service Fund and $674,600 in the Capital Improvements Fund. He also reported the schools pension plans are in good shape as the school has made the full employer contributions each year. Assistant Superintendent John Smith reported on the Annual Performance Report that showed Salem R-80 schools getting 90.4% of points in 2015. Smith reviewed each category in depth and told the board that Salem is already on track to have even a better score next year in a couple categories. In the Parent-Teachers Conference report, 91% of the students and parents at William Lynch participated while at the Upper Elementary, 98% participated. At the middle school, 87% of parents and students participated in Parent-Teacher Conferences. Superintendent John McColloch gave the budget update for the last month and told the board that some budget adjustments will need to be made as money previously used to pay the phone bill provided by the state can now only be used to buy new technology equipment; plus the equipment budget for the year is already overbudget due to a $60,000 payment for roof work that came out of the this year’s budget and not last year’s plus some other expenses like sealing parking lots and the changing of heating systems at William Lynch. Overall, the school is good financial shape. In the school reports, the William Lynch Elementary Christmas program will be held December 7th at 6:00 followed by the Upper Elementary 4th and 5th grade winter Program at 7:00 at the high school gym. The middle school band will have their Christmas concert on December 12th at the high school gym, while the middle school choir will perform on December 13th at 1:30 at the Grace Community Church. The Mr. SHS contest will be held at the high school gym on December 18th. The board approved the election sign up dates for two new board members from December 15th through January 19th. Bernie Sirois and Dustin Howard’s terms will be expiring. The board also approved holding graduation on May 20th at 7:00 at the Salem High School Football Field. The board then went into closed session.
An accident happened Thursday afternoon at 2:11 in Texas County on Route BB about 7½ miles south of Licking that took the life of a man from Licking. According to the highway patrol report, 61-year old Theodore Johnson of Licking was driving a 2000 Yamaha 4-Wheel ATV northbound when he tried to climb a right-of-way embankment. The ATV overturned backward on top of Johnson, trapping him under the ATV causing his fatal injuries. Johnson was pronounced dead by acting coroner Texas County Deputy Rowdy Douglas at 3:09 Thursday afternoon. His body was taken to the Fox Funeral Home in Licking. Johnson was not wearing any safety devices when the accident occurred. The ATV sustained moderate damages and was removed by the owner.
The Salem High School Chamber Singers captured first place in the SCA All- Conference Vocal Competition held this past Saturday at Willow Springs! Congratulations Tigers!!!!
SPORTS [TOP]
For the Salem Lady Tigers Saturday, Payton Curley scored 22 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead Salem to a 60-44 win over Hallsville. Kara Powell added 13 points and seven rebounds while Baylee Bilyeu netted nine points for Salem who had only eight turnovers in the game. The Lady Tigers will be in Plato tonight with the JV game at 6:00 with the varsity game to follow.
The Boys Varsity Tigers waltzed past Hallsville, 78-55 in their game while the JV game was much closer, ending up with Salem winning, 52-47. The Boys will host Desoto tonight starting at 6:00 with the JV game followed by the varsity contest on www.ksmoradio.com. The basketball game may be joined in progress after Blues Hockey on KSMO if time remains. The Salem Basketball game can be heard on a delayed basis at midnight on KSMO Radio.
Teemu Pulkkinen's overtime power play goal gave Detroit a 4-3 overtime win Saturday night over the Blues. Vladimir Tarasenko tied the Game with his 13th goal of the season late in the 3rd period to tie the game and at least gave the Blues a point in the standings. Kyle Brodziak and Jori Lehtera also scored for the Blues. They will be in Buffalo tonight to face the Sabres at 6:00 with the pre-game show on KSMO at 5:30.
St. Louis lost four fumbles Sunday, the last leading to the game winning field goal for Baltimore as the Rams lost, 16-13. The Rams had a ten point lead in the game but Quarterback Case Keenum could not ignite the Rams offense. The Rams have lost three straight and are 4-6 on the year. They will be at Cincinnati Sunday.
Justin Houston intercepted Philip Rivers and returned it 17 yards for a touchdown as the Kansas City Chiefs trounced the free-falling San Diego Chargers 33-3 Sunday. Alex Smith completed 20 of 25 passes for 253 yards. He also ran seven times for 33 yards. The Chiefs are now 5-5 on the year and they will play Buffalo on Sunday.
Jalen Hurd rushed for a career-best 151 yards on 34 carries and Joshua Dobbs had Tennessee's only touchdown on an 8-yard run with 17 seconds to go in the first half. That along with four Aaron Medley field goals led Tennessee past Missouri Saturday, 19-8. The loss drops Missouri to 5-6 and dampens their hope of a bowl bid. The Tigers will play Friday afternoon against Arkansas.
OBITUARIES [TOP]
Funeral services for Bill Wisdom of Bunker, age 69, will be held Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the McSpadden Funeral Home in Bunker. Visitation will be today from 5:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Greeley Cemetery. Memorial may be made to Autism Awareness.
Memorial services for Lucas Samuel Blue, infant of Steelville will be Tuesday evening at 6:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be at 5:00 until time of the service.
Funeral services for Lavern McPeters (nee Weber) of Steelville, age 87, will be held Wednesday at 11:00 at the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home in Steelville. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5:00 to 8:00. Interment will be in the Liberty Cemetery in Steelville.
Memorial services for Ellis Turnbough of Davisville, age 83, will be held Saturday at 1:00 at the Britton Bennett Funeral in Steelville. Visitation will be at 11:00 until time of service.
WEATHER [TOP]
Today..Mostly sunny, high around 56.
Tonight..Most ly clear, low of 32.
Tuesday..Mostly sunny, high near 60.
Tuesday night..Becoming mostly cloudy, low of 38.
Wednesday..Mostly cloudy, high near 55.
Wednesday night..Mostly cloudy with a slight chance for showers, low of 46.
