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Early education tax proposal: Investment in public safety
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Watch out!
A long winter has
wrecked havoc on area
roads, as potholes seem
to be popping up more
p. 3
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Business
1/4-cent tax to be controlled by “existing community task force”
By Dillan Conn
Sen. Bob Dixon proposed a bill specifically
allowing Greene County
and any city inside the
county’s limits the right
to levy a 1/4-cent sales
tax to be used for early
childhood education.
If a municipality inside
the state is to tax residents
of their own accord, they
are required to get
approval from the state via
legislation. Springfield’s
Law Enforcement Sales
Taxes were required to
garner the same approval
from the Missouri General
Assembly before they
were allowed on the ballot.
Interestingly, this bill
only gives Greene County
clearance to raise the tax.
“There have been sena-
tors that have asked for it to
be expanded (to their
counties and cities),”Dixon
said,“but I think it would be
best to do it as a pilot program to see if it works first.”
see TAX, 6
Spring construction
Area developments
underway for many areas
of Springfield
Both sides of the aisle
p. 11
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Reps. Norr and
Austin reflect on
the first half of the
legislative session
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become a blackhole,
sucking away your
favorite pair of jeans?
Control the clutter with
expert tips
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p.14
Outdoors
Headin’ to camp
Camp Wakonda is celebrating 100 years, but still
offers memorable experiences and life lessons for
campers
p.18
Courtesy of Liberty School District
Dr. John Jungmann visits with some Liberty School District youngsters. Jungmann will take
over as superintendent of Springfield Public Schools July 1.
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Parental engagement
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Jungmann: Parent, student learning is “personal”
By Dillan Conn
When he takes the
helm July 1, parental
engagement will be a
major priority for Dr.
John Jungmann, the
incoming superintendent
of Springfield Public
Schools.
“The key is that parent
engagement, just like student learning, should be
personal,” he said. “There
are many ways for parents to engage and we
should (offer) a wide
variety of partnership
opportunities that allow
parents to engage in the
way they want to engage
and can have the most
impact on our students.”
In the Liberty school
district, where Jungmann
is currently superintendent, parents and commu-
nity members are meeting with individual students one-on-one to build
support
relationships
and offering advice
through groups to help
inform changes in the
district’s system.
Kim Webber, president
of the Missouri Parent
Teacher Association, has
worked with Jungmann at
the state level and agrees
see INVOLVEMENT, 7
The current legislative
session has just passed
the halfway point and
the view in the Missouri
House always has a lot to
do with what side of the
room you’re on.
For local representatives, Democrat Charlie
Norr and Republican
Kevin Austin that is certainly the case.
WORKERS
AND UNIONS
Of all the bills up for
consideration this session, Austin sees the
right-to-work bill (HB
1770) as the most in
need
of
passage.
Sponsored by Rep. Eric
Burlison, the measure
would prohibit labor
contracts from requiring
that all employees pay
union fees, regardless of
whether they are union
members.
“[Not being a right-towork state] is the main
thing holding this state
back from being the economic success story of
the Midwest,” Austin
said.
Supporters of the bill,
including House Speaker
Tim Jones, argue that it
would raise wages and
create
jobs.
But
Democrats, including
Gov. Jay Nixon, say that
nothing could be further
from the truth.
The way Norr sees the
measure, along with the
recently passed paycheck protection bill
(HB 1617), it’s legislation
best suited for the paper
shredder. He said right to
work and—what the
Democrats have dubbed
“paycheck deception”—
are something akin to
traveling back in time.
HB 1617 would prohibit
public employee unions
from using employee
fees for political purposes without annual writsee THE HOUSE, 6
Renovations underway at MSU
By Daniel Snyder
The
campus
of
Missouri State University
is currently undergoing a
facelift.
Late last year, the university’s board of governors awarded a contract
to DeWitt and Associates,
Inc., to begin work on
four different athletic
facilities
on
the
Springfield campus.
The project is funded
by
2014
Auxiliary
Enterprise
Revenue
Bonds, which will be paid
back through a studentapproved
Bears
Experience
and
Recreation fee.
Four recreational and
athletic facilities will
undergo renovations or
new construction and are
scheduled to be completed by Fall 2014.
According to Doug
Sampson, MSU architect
and director of planning,
the projects include:
Constructing new 4,000
seat bleachers and mov-
ing the football field at
Plaster Sports Complex,
building a sand volleyball
court at the southwest
corner of Hammons
Student Center and constructing a National
Collegiate
Athletic
Association (NCAA) compliant track and soccer
complex north of Glass
Hall and a NCAA compliant field hockey and
lacrosse field north of
Hammons
Student
Center.
Sampson said that the
cost for all four projects is
$26.8 million.
“It’ll be a huge
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LOCAL NEWS
City public works director dies
The city’s public works
director Phil Broyles, 65,
died March 20 after a
short battle with cancer.
“Our hearts are heavy at
the City. It is unfair that
Phil has been taken from
us,” said City Manager
Greg Burris in a city news
release. “Phil possessed a
‘can do’ spirit, but with the
easygoing style of a longtime friend that made
people want to work with
him … He was a champion
of transportation, neighborhoods and doing
things right. Phil will be
missed within our City
family, and our thoughts
and prayers go out to his
family and friends.”
Broyles was promoted to
the position in July 2011
after he had taken over as
interim director in 2010.
He had previously served
as assistant director of
operations, prior to which,
he spent two decades
working for the Missouri
Department of
Transportation.
Judge rules on motions in
case against Wood
Craig Michael Wood, the
man accused of killing
local 10-year-old Hailey
Owens, made his first
physical appearance in
court March 26, a day
after his 46th birthday.
According to local media
reports, Judge Mark
Powell ruled on several
motions regarding how
the case would proceed,
but no further evidence
was revealed and Wood
was informed that he
would not yet see all the
evidence the state has
against him. Wood is
charged with first-degree
murder, child kidnapping
and armed criminal action.
The judge overruled a
motion filed by the
defense to see evidence
prior to an April 24 preliminary hearing. Public
Defender Patrick Berrigan
also requested that TV
cameras no be permitted
during court proceedings,
arguing that it would hinder the jury selection
process. He also referred
to media coverage of the
case, including a
Springfield News-Leader
article that reported Wood
as the “perpetrator” in
sexual abuse committed
on Owens. The NewsLeader reported obtaining
the information through a
Sunshine Law request to
the state Children’s
Division. The results of
Owens’ autopsy report
have not yet been made
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Council approves rezoning request for potential VA Clinic site
By Daniel Snyder
City Council approved
rezoning 20 acres south
of Kansas Expressway
and Republic Road into a
general retail district.
The change puts the site
into the running as a potential
location for a new Veterans
Administration Clinic.
At the March 24 meeting, Councilwoman Cindy
Rushefsky called for an
amendment
that
addressed the water runoff
concerns of neighborhood
residents and increased
the amount of green space
if the site is developed.
If the site it chosen, the
VA would build a 90,000
square foot VA Medical
Clinic.The other potential
sites are a vacant lot east
of Kickapoo High School
and property south of the
Library Center on South
Campbell Avenue.
According to architect
Geoffrey Butler of Butler,
Council hears plans for multimodal connection
By Daniel Snyder
At a March 25 lunch meeting, City Council heard an
update on the city’s workforce development plan as well as
plans to build a multimodal connection between Glenstone
and Grant avenues.
Mary Ann Rojas, the city’s director of workforce development
discussed the Missouri Career Center, which helps individuals
find jobs through various programs and training.
“We think it is important that staff have the capacity and
infrastructure to be able to implement workforce programs
and partner with our economic development partners,”
Rojas said.
Rojas said the career center has been working on strengthening partnerships in the community. In 2013, 10,000 individuals participated in workshop training and over 300 people
were trained in various occupations. Additionally, the center
helped 492 at-risk youth ages 14-21.
“Over 3,000 people are receiving temporary assistance
in a seven-county area and we are that agency responsible for providing training to them,” Rojas said.
Rojas said the center’s goals for 2014 include securing
additional funding sources, increasing community partnerships, developing marketing and communications
plans and addressing the top improvement opportunities
for employees. The center predicts seeing 50,000 visitors in 2014.
Central Street Plans
Ozarks Technical Community College continues to
expand and seeks to partner with the city to add a multimodal connection between Grant and Glenstone avenues.
“This is one of the most exciting projects I’ve worked
on in the last few years,” said Mike Giles, the city’s principal civil engineer. “It’s a project that we are able to
take from the beginning and shape it and it’s going to
be a really attractive project.”
The first part of the project would include moving a
stoplight on National Avenue from Central Street to
Pythian Street and closing a section of Central Street
between National and Sherman avenues to make way
for a 500-foot pedestrian mall on OTC’s campus. A
connector street would join Pythian Street and
Sherman Avenue to account for the closure of a portion of Central Street.
“We decided that this should be a gateway to all
those people along Central Street,” Giles said. “Our
goal for this project is to create a multimodal connection from Glenstone to Grant that is a safe, attractive
and enjoyable walking and biking trail.”
Giles said the concept coincides with the city’s Field
Guide 2030 plan and the partnership allows for a complete 2-mile-long connection that would utilize what is
called a “complete streets concept.”
The concept would allow for wider bike lanes, pedestrian walkways and increased landscaping. It would also
tie into the LINK bicycle trail and build roundabouts
along the connection.
The entire project would take about 10 years to complete and begin in spring 2016. The first phase would
cost $1.925 million, funded through loans previously
given to the Missouri Department of Transportation. The
other phases would use federal, state and local funds.
In order to move forward, council would have to
approve the project, the budget adjusted and an agreement between OTC and the city ironed out.
Rosenbury and Partners,
the developers favor the
site located at Kansas
Expressway and Republic
Road.
Services would include
primary care, mental
health,a lab,radiology and
audiology. The VA would
close the Mt.Vernon clinic once the Springfield
location is complete and
all staff will be given the
opportunity to relocate.
OTHER COUNCIL ACTION
• Council approved
incentives for developers who use green
designs and pervious
pavement construction
to encourage sustainable
building practices and
allow for the increased
absorption of stormwater. If developers utilize
those practices, the city
would
reduce
the
required open space by
up to 25 percent.
According to Ralph
Rognstad, the city’s director of planning and development, developers can
take advantage of the
ordinance by increasing
the size of buildings that
would have previously
cut into the open space
requirements.
• Council held a public
hearing for a bill that
would allow the city to
apply for Community
Development
Block
Grants and HOME funds.
The bulk of the funds are
for Affordable HUD redevelopment
activities.
According to Brendan
Griesemer, the city’s
neighborhood conservation manager, $1.28 million in CDBG funds and
$740,000 in HOME funds
are available. Griesemer
said the city has seen a 25
percent decrease in
CDBG funds and a 50 percent decrease in HOME
funds.
• A public hearing was
held about a potential
agreement with the City
of Springfield, Missouri
State
University,
Springfield
Public
Schools, the Watershed
Committee of the Ozarks
and Drury University to
address improvements to
stormwater
retention
basins. The agreement
would allow partners to
retrofit water basins and
add features to increase
the
efficiency
of
stormwater management
on the various campuses.
“I believe it is a benefit to
our community for people to get educated to see
how these features work
and some of the parking
lots’ rain gardens will be
in the islands and those
are features I don’t think
you would normally see
at your normal shopping
mall,” said Kirk Juranas,
the city’s assistant director of public works.
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The new spring crop of potholes
By Daniel Snyder
Potholes. The nemesis
of car tires everywhere.
Potholes can form on
any road and, after this
year’s winter, more of them
seem to be popping up.
“We seem to have a lot
more this year because of
the heavy freeze-thaw
cycles that we’ve had,”
said Ron Bailey, superintendent of streets for the
city. “The
extended
amount of time when the
ground has been frozen
for a long time and then
quickly thawed out really
contributes to potholes
popping up.”
For 10 years, residents
have been able to report
potholes online or via a
telephone hotline. Bailey
said, this year, a substantial
number of reports have
been coming in.
According to Bailey, the
city averages about 5,000
pothole repairs per year
at a cost of around
$100,000. Last year 5,228
potholes were repaired at
a cost of $91,400. As of
March 21, 1,471 potholes
have been repaired at
$14,500—which beats
last year’s average.
But how do potholes
form?
“Basically it’s water intrusion into the sub-grade or
anything in between the
layers of materials that
form the roadway and as it
freezes it expands and
pops out the surface layer
of the asphalt,” Bailey said.
“Potholes can form just
about anywhere, but typically in most cases the
freeze-thaw cycles cause
them.”
Higher traffic does not
necessarily increase the
number of potholes, but a
high amount of compression on the material can
cause the asphalt to distress quicker.
Stormwater runoff and
drainage can lead to water
getting into the sub-levels
and Bailey said that once
cracks in the asphalt
form, problems can arise.
“Once you have cracks
in the pavement, you have
an issue of water getting
in there,” he said. “It may
not have anything to do
with stormwater.”
Missouri is known for its
wacky weather—where it
can be in the 70s one day
and snowing the next—
and the extreme temperature changes means more
problems with potholes.
Bailey said he is
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REALTY
PARADE
Photo by Daniel Snyder
Once reported, potholes are usually repaired within 24 hours.
unaware of any road material that is resistant to potholes—they’re just part of
the life of asphalt.
The city uses either a
‘hot mix’ or a ‘cold mix’ to
fill potholes, but during
this time of year the
asphalt plants that make
hot-mix aren’t operating.
“This time of the year we
have to use a cold-mix
product, which isn’t as
good as the hot mix,” Bailey
said. “It doesn’t stick as
well, so there are instances
where we’ve gone out and
repaired potholes using
the cold mix material and
fairly quickly—within a
month or so—it has
popped back out again
because it doesn’t have the
same properties as the hot
mix does.”
Typically, when repairing a pothole with coldmix, workers use what is
called a ‘throw and roll’
technique, where patch
material is placed in the
pothole, compacted by a
truck and topped with a
crown. It is widely used
during colder months.
“When we get a notice of
a pothole, we try to
respond within 24 hours,”
Bailey said.“We usually have
the pothole fixed within 48
hours of the notification.”
To report a pothole, call
864-1010 or fill out an
online form at springfieldmo.gov/webapps/serv_re
q/index.jsp.
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Council and CU discuss utility rates, bus station during joint meeting
The new Park Central Bus
Transfer Station and a possible plan
to ask businesses to help save energy were among topics discussed
April 1 during a meeting between
City Council and City Utilities.
Associate general manager of electric
supply,Steve Stodden said CU has been
discussing the possible implementation
of the Electric Demand Response program. It would allow the Southwest
Power Pool—that Springfield is a part
of—to confidentially ask businesses to
voluntarily shut down high volume
electric sources during peak hours.
According to Stodden, due to the
confidentially of the program, CU
staff would have no way of knowing when it was initiated. He added
that the program could complicate
electrical systems operations and
,although it does have its place in
the industry, it would take “specific
circumstances” to make sense.
“The last thing we should do is
allow an unknown entity to control
CU,” said Bill Kirkman,chairman of the
board of public utilities. “Why do I
want to give up control in our community if it doesn’t benefit everybody?”
Stodden said the next step is to
research the program’s impact and
decide if council should implement
rules that designate CU to manage
and coordinate future Demand
Response market participation.
Council also heard that construction on the bus transfer station at
College Street and Main Avenue
should begin at the beginning of
2015. CU interim director of transit,
Chris Jones said designing the project should take about six months.
The project will utilize grant money,
all of which has been received.
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Hank Billings in
brief:
15 MINUTES
WITH…
Stories of
the past
By Dillan Conn
Hank Billings, a life-long
Springfieldian,
started
writing for newspapers in
the first grade, started flying planes the day he
graduated high school,
went to work for the
Springfield News Leader
and Press and hasn’t
stopped telling stories
since.
Although he doesn’t get
to fly anymore, his hobby
was his work, flying aerial
photographers around
the Ozarks for a living as
well as reporting news
himself. Billings still
writes a column that
appears on the front page
of the News-Leader’s
“Community”
section
every Monday.
Billings said he thinks
people identify with and
enjoy the experiences
he’s had and they’re
delighted with stories of
the past and how it differs
from today.
“I think there is still a
spirit of friendliness
throughout the city,” he
said. “Although it’s gotten
awfully big.”
How did you learn to
fly?
On a May day in 1944, I
graduated high school
and I soloed an airplane. I
learned to fly out at
Springfield
Municipal
Flying Service. They started us on 65-horsepower
Piper Cubs. I heard a story
when I was a kid about a
man who had a 40-horsepower Cub and would be
flying it back down to
Springfield from Kansas
City while he was getting
passed by the cars on the
highway. The 65-horsepower engine was much
better than the 40-horsepower.
There was a civilian
pilot program at Drury
and Southwest Missouri
State at the time.The idea
was to weed out fellas
who might not make
good pilots in the Air
Force.
Many of the young men
in the classes were planning on going into the Air
Photo by Dean Curtis/News-Leader
Hank Billings is a man of many hats who has worked for
newspapers and flown aerial photographers as a pilot.
Force. My instructor was
in uniform and all. I wasn’t able to serve though
because I had a bad hip.
Several years later, a good
friend said I really ought
to have a commercial
license since you’re flying
photographers for the
paper. He offered to give
me lessons for free to get
me certified if I would pay
for the plane rental time
and that’s just too good of
a deal to pass up.
What was it like
working at the NewsLeader back then?
Well the News Leader
and Press, they had three
papers back then. I started on the evening side
but moved to the morning paper.When I worked
the morning paper I
wrote obituaries and
rewrote stories from the
evening paper for the
next day’s issue.
What
was
your
favorite part of working at the paper?
I reported on about
everything but society,
but I wrote about police
reporting for the longest
amount of time when I
was there. In the summer
of 1953, the cobras got
loose up on St. Louis
Street. It was pretty exciting for me to be up there
reporting because even
Life Magazine came down
to report too. There were
about 12 snakes that got
loose and they caught one
alive and took it over to a
professor at the university
and he couldn’t believe it
was a cobra. They ended
up donating that to the
Dickerson Park Zoo. The
snakes were delivered to
Reo Mowrer, who owned
a pet shop. I don’t think
he ever admitted to ordering them. A young man
found the bag of snakes
and didn’t know what
they were and just let
them go.
Did you go to school
for journalism?
I started writing in the
first grade.We had a paper
called the Boyd Bugle and
in Junior High I went to
Jarrett for seventh, eighth
and ninth grade and was a
part of the Jarrett
Broadcaster. Later on, I
worked for the Central
High Times, which was
printed right there at
Central High. But I didn’t
go to college and I regret
that because the world is
so much more complicated these days. I did take
two classes over at SMS
from Dr. L.E. Meador. He
actually helped write the
Missouri Constitution and
was a fine teacher. I took
economics and Missouri
state and local government from him. I think he
helped my newspaper
reporting a bit too.
How was it flying
aerial photographers
for the paper?
I don’t think there was
a single week that went
by without me going up
at least once.At the time,
Hometown:
Springfield
Family: Wife (married
since 1952), three sons
and a daughter
Hobbies: Billings has
flown planes, built
model trains and
taught Bible school
What makes him
interesting: He
worked for three
newspapers before
graduating high
school and continued
in journalism with no
professional schooling
we ran a series called
“Just Visiting” about daytrips to local areas. We
would fly out to take aerial pictures of the whole
town to set the scene of
local places like Ozark or
another town nearby.
There was an aerial photographer named Betty
Love; she was an art
teacher at Jarrett who
was hired away from the
school to be a cartoonist
before being moved to
photography. She said she
wouldn’t fly with me
because she remembered
how I was when I was
younger, so some other
pilots had a little fun
with her. She went up in
a Twin Cessna with them
to
cover
President
Truman’s dedication of
the Simon de Bolivar statue in Bolivar and they
passed around a bottle
and acted like they were
drunk. They didn’t tell
her it was a joke until it
was all over. She flew
with me later for a picture of the Sears and
Roebuck. When I asked
her if she got the picture
she said, “I don’t know. I
closed by eyes.” She did
get that picture.
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April 2 - 15, 2014
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SPS goes to court over land purchase misunderstanding
By Dillan Conn
Springfield
Public
Schools has updated its
practices when it comes
to land acquisition, following a deal gone wrong
when the district purchased a parcel of land
thought to be larger than
it was.
According to SPS chief
financial officer, Steve
Chodes, all land acquisitions will now include a
mandatory survey of
potential purchases.
The 2012 purchase of
2.85 acres on Fremont
Avenue just south of
Chestnut Expressway has
come
into
question
because the district
believes Realtors misrepresented the size of the
land they bought, Chodes
said.
“I don’t want to imply
they were lying,” he said.
A strip of land 280-feet
long and 50-feet wide
was, according the district, included in the
$345,000 purchase and
would be necessary for
the site’s future plans.
Without it, there is no
space for busses to turn
left onto Chestnut. It was
intended that the site
would connect to the
Transportation Center on
Chestnut,
something
made impossible without
the strip of land. The lot
would also provide additional parking for the
General Services Center.
SPS went back to land
brokers, Hilton Realty
LLC, to cancel the purchase but the company,
instead, offered to sell the
strip in a separate deal.
Chodes, who is responsible for land acquisition,
said the district believes
the realty company is
overvaluing the strip and
wouldn’t cut a deal.
Now the district will
have its day in court.
“We’re suing them for
damages in an amount
that is necessary to
acquire the strip of land,”
said SPS attorney Todd
SCHOOL NOTES
Local universities partner with art museum for educational event
On April 5, Drury, Missouri State University and the
Springfield Art Museum are partnering to help artists
explore educational opportunities 2-6 p.m. at the
Springfield Art Museum, 1111 E. Brookside Dr. The free
event, “Flexible Art Worlds: Graduate Art Education in
Springfield and Beyond,” will help artists with an art
degree with portfolio review, keynote lectures, panel discussions and informational material. The event is aimed at
artists exploring graduate degree programs. For more
information, contact Tom Parker, director of Drury’s
Summer Institute for the Visual Arts at martsiva@drury.edu or Nick Nelson, director of the Springfield
Art Museum at 837-5700.
Evangel University president to retire
Evangel President Robert H. Spence has announced
that effective April 30, he will retire as president and
serve as Chancellor. His primary responsibilities will be
working in fund development, donor relations and as
ambassador for Evangel, promoting the university while
reporting and working closely with Evangel’s new president, Dr. Carol Taylor. His role as chancellor will be a parttime appointment. According to a news release from
Evangel, Spence is one of the longest serving college
presidents in the U.S. with 40 years of service. Taylor, an
Evangel graduate, will start as the fourth president of
Evangel since 1955 on May 1.
Fifth-graders experience culture exchange at MSU
Boyd and Rountree fifth-graders got an opportunity to
interview Missouri State University international students on
different perspectives about local issues at the Jim D.
Morris Center. According to a news release from Springfield
Public Schools, the program was designed to introduce students to global views while developing their in-depth
research exhibition. The students interviewed students from
Saudi Arabia, Syria, South Korea, China and other countries.
New SPS construction bids awarded at lower-than-expected cost
Recent bids for construction at Kickapoo and Glendale
high schools have been awarded for about $573,000 less
than originally estimated. Springfield Public School staff
worked with local organizations, including Missouri State
University to promote a favorable bidding atmosphere.
The two projects are a part of the 2013 bond initiative,
which includes other projects like the Fremont
Elementary School expansion, constructing a new
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Johnson. “Subsequently
the property will be
appraised without that
strip of land and the difference between that
strip and the land without
it will determine the cost.
The dollar amount is not
named in the lawsuit.”
In December, SPS purchased land at 2945 E.
Pythian St. for $2.5 million
with plans to move the
Transportation Center to
the site.
Chodes
said
the
Fremont location was
funded with $345,000 in
rainy day funds, which
came from extra dollars in
the operating budget.
“We don’t budget for
retail purchases because
why would we tie up
budget on an annual basis
for something that might
or might not happen,” he
said. “We’d rather use
budget to pay for teachers
and students.”
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ten permission from workers.
“These two, as far as I’m concerned, are an attack on workers,” Norr said “They are an
attack on labor forces; they are
union busting bills.They won’t
create jobs. We don’t want to
go backward in salary and
things that we pay; that’s the
worst thing we could do.”
HEALTH
CARE AND
MEDICAID
On the other hand, Norr said
Medicaid expansion, for people who need it, is something
that is long overdue. He said
Missourians are relying far too
much on emergency room
treatment for conditions that
should be taken care of—and
better still, prevented—in a
doctor’s office.
“You go to the
emergency room
with
a
giant
toothache
and
what do they do?
They give you
pain pills and Norr
something
for
infection and a month later
you’re back with the same
toothache,” Norr said. That’s
not the way to treat people;
that’s not the way to keep people healthy.”
But Austin said, while he
doesn’t rule out Medicaid
expansion in the future, without reforms, it’s just too soon.
He argues that the price tag is
simply too daunting for
Missouri taxpayers.
“In Missouri, the projected
cost to the state would be
about $200 million annually—
even with the federal incentives,”Austin said.“However, we
have tried to reach a compromise on Medicaid reform with
those on the other side of the
aisle, but we were soundly
rejected. Without reform and
without a solution that the feds
will accept, we cannot ‘just
pass it.’”
Norr has discussed the issue
with local doctors who have
Medicaid expansion on the top
of their wish lists. He said they
want to keep their hospitals
open and hire more staff so
they can treat people.
“It’s really been a thorn in
my side here in discussions on
the floor about other bills we
were going to finance and
pass,” Norr said.“And not a single word about Medicaid
expansion.”
OPPOSITION
ON THE FLOOR
on a whim; it is already a decision they take very seriously.
With only one clinic in the
state providing the procedure,
the obstacles only serve to
make a difficult situation even
worse.
“I believe in women’s
rights,” Norr said. “Why do a
bunch
of
male
House
Democrats and Republicans
even have to get involved in
this? It’s federal law. I’d like to
see no abortions. I’d like to see
more birth control, more education.”
When it comes to household
battles, Austin said one of his
bills didn’t exactly win most
popular. The tort reform bill
IS THE GLASS HALF-EMPTY
(HB 1482) aims to put a cap on
OR HALF-FULL?
the punitive damages that a
plaintiff can seek against a
With the state budget out of
defendant in a medical mal- the way and out the door,Austin
practice suit.
is feeling very positive about the
“This bill was a high priority session so far. He said it is a balfor our Springfield Chamber— anced budget that is destined to
and for good reason,” Austin remain that way because it errs
said. “However, the trial attor- on the side of caution.
neys have mounted a very
“If we over-calculate and
strong defense to this.
budget too much, then we will
“Paradoxically, my tort face a devastating shortfall,”
reform (HB 1929) aimed at
Austin said. “On
helping our tourism industry
the other hand, if
has been met with bipartisan
we budget consersupport.And, my court funding
vatively, we may
(HB 1825) has been met with
have an excess at
great support too, again on a
the end of the
bipartisan basis.”
year—and what’s
And though Norr is con- Austin
wrong with that? I
vinced his legislation to estabhave no problem
lish a cleanup program for asking less from the taxpayer.”
properties contaminated by
As far as Austin is concerned,
the manufacture of controlled halfway through the session,
substances (HB 2115) won’t the glass is half-full. Norr, on
see the light of day this ses- the other hand, in anticipation
sion, he’s ready to return next of the failure of Medicaid
year with a bullet-proof bill if expansion, sees things a little
differently.
need be.
“The glass is not half-full.The
Still, he said the bills that
have heard the most debate on glass is not half-empty. It’s comthe floor were the ones involv- pletely drained; it’s bone dry,”
ing abortion, such as one that Norr said.“To me, the glass was
would require women to wait full when we went in in
72 hours to undergo the proce- January and now it is empty ...
dure instead of the current 24 It’s empty because now we’re
hours (HB 1313). Another going to attack labor and workwould require a woman to ing people with the right to
have an ultrasound and review work and the paycheck decepit with her doctor before the tion … If we were waiting for
a drink out of the glass with
waiting period (HB 1379).
Norr doesn’t approve of this session, it ain’t going to
abortion, but he thinks that it’s happen.”
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Dixon’s SB 947 does not
expressly define what the
monies would be used for outside of early education, but it
does say “an existing community
task force selected by a governing body of the county/city”
would be in charge of the
money “in accordance with a
budget approved by a city/county governing body.”
A similar tax was soundly
defeated in November 2005,
said Greene County Associate
Commissioner Roseann Bentley.
“It’s a good cause
and it would be a
great benefit to get
kids off to a better
start with their
lives,” she said.
“Many of our jail
overcrowding
Bentley
problems began (in
2005 and before) with the early
childhood.”
In 2005, Bentley wrote an oped in the Community Free Press
outlining the efficiency of
spending on early childhood
education. Citing a 40-year study
by the Federal Reserve Bank,
every dollar spent on early education created a $17 return on
investment in reduced jail time,
recidivism, crime rates and
school failures.
The failed 2005 sales tax was
dubbed the Community Safety
Initiative and would have added
Springfield police officers,
Greene County law enforcement and 911 services, funded a
regional
crime
lab
and
addressed “root causes”of crime
by focusing on the early education of children, especially on
their early development.
While the city and county
have since addressed some of
the issues in the failed initiative,
the $2.7 million set aside for an
Early Childhood Resource
Center and the hiring of family
resource facilitators haven’t
come to fruition.
According to Bentley, the proposed Center would have been
a resource of information for
parents, held a small library for
children with activities and
ranked programs for parents
and their children
the same way the
Better
Business
Bureau might.
In her 2005
opinion article,
Bentley noted that
some corrections Dixon
officials use the
third grade reading failure
rates as a predictor of how
many jail cells they will need
in 15 to 20 years.
“The kindergarteners are
more violent than they used to
be and even in 2005 we were
hearing anecdotal evidence
from teachers expressing the
same kinds of increases,” she
said. “After volunteering in elementary schools today I can see
that it’s pretty much mayhem to
get kids to sit down and learn
something.”
Just because the Community
Safety Initiative wasn’t passed
and the Resource Center wasn’t
built doesn’t mean the battle
was
forgotten.
Recently,
Springfield’s
Every
Child
Promise has taken up the fight
to educate parents, connect
them with resources and
improve the preparedness of
children before they reach
kindergarten.
Addressing why the tax designates only Greene County,
Dixon said the “community is
calling for it and other communities are not.”
It is unclear what Dixon
meant when he referred to the
“community” as city and county
representatives have said they
did not lobby Dixon in support
of this bill.
“This bill will not raise a tax,”
he said. “That would be a local
initiative and local decision
would be involved in spending
the money. It’s my opinion that
any money we keep out of Jeff
City would be better spent close
to home.”
Attempts to reach City
Council members before press
time were unsuccessful.
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improvement over what we had,”
Sampson said about the new Plaster
Sports Complex, the largest of the four
projects. “Part of that project takes the
track out of the existing football complex and we can move the football field
a little more to the west. It creates a better fan experience by getting the fans a
little closer to the field.”
Sampson said MSU students approved
the projects, which are the most visible
currently underway on campus.
“The students overwhelmingly were
in support,” Sampson said.“The students
are behind it; the administration is
behind and I think it will be an excellent
addition to our campus that will last for
years and years.”
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CONSTRUCTION
Renovations to two residence halls will
begin at the end of the academic year.
The MSU Board of Governors recently
approved spending $1.075 million to renovate Sunvilla Tower,833 E.Elm St.,built in
1963, and $1.8 million for Kentwood Hall,
700 E. St. Louis St., built in 1926.
Improvements to Kentwood Hall—formerly the Kentwood Arms Hotel—will
INVOLVEMENT, from 1
with the idea of gaining
parental insights as well as
their educational elbow
grease.
“There’s a difference
between involvement and
engagement,” she said.
“Engagement is a two-way
street. The administrators
and teachers need to
come with their thoughts
and questions to the parents, just as the parents
have a responsibility to
question the teachers and
administration; checks
and balances all-around.”
Webber’s sentiment is
echoed by some of
Jungmann’s thoughts.
“A culture of mutual
respect, trust and partnership between parents and
educators must be the
foundation,” he said. “We
must insist our teachers
reach out to parents and
not only invite them to
(take part) but to engage
the community outside
the walls of our schools.”
Jungmann said he is
focused on challenging
leaders to think differently and give them the permission to take risks
when it comes to doing
the work of educators.
In one Liberty elementary school, parents and
community volunteers are
taking part in a pilot program in which they are
“very strategically” supporting students who are
struggling with reading.
“This is all about making
sure students are getting
include new paint, drapes, fixtures and
carpeting and most of the building’s outdated plumbing will be replaced.
“It’s a 1920-era building and it has
needed improvement,” Sampson said.
“This building has a waiting list for next
fall, so the students are ready for those
improvements.”
Sunvilla Tower will be closed during
the 2014-2015 school year to install a
fire-suppression system, reconfigure
stairwells and add new carpeting, paint,
fixtures and drapes.The work is slated to
be complete by August 2015.The university will also construct a $1.3-1.4 million
FEMA storm shelter inside Sunvilla.
MSU officials have stated that both Sunvilla
and Kentwood will be “wet” residences,
meaning that students ages 21 or over will be
allowed to have alcohol in their rooms.
Sampson said renovations will also be
made to Pummill Hall and the interior
and lobby of Hammons House and an
academic center will be constructed at
the Forsythe Athletic Center.An additional $3.8 million will go to the construction of a Welcome Center at the corner
of Bear Boulevard and National Avenue.
MSU officials are also planning to build
a third parking structure in the future, but
no solid plans have been made.
every opportunity they
can in school,” Webber
said.“That is the great thing
about public schools—
everyone has the chance
to rise to the top.”
Parents need to be
engaged so they know the
playing field and stay on
the same page as their
children and other parents, she said.
“Parents must establish
a relationship of respect
and responsibility, participate in extracurricular
activities and talk about
what’s going on on the
school bus and on the
playground,” Webber said.
Many parents have more
than one job or are just too
busy to be as involved as
they want to be, she said,
but “not giving up”is important.
Jungmann said parents
must play an active role in
promoting the importance of education at
home, but it is also the
responsibility of schools
to provide support and
accountability to parents.
“We often only ask parents to help us with noneducational tasks,”he said.
“Some parents desire to
be engaged at a deeper
level and we are often
scared to invite them in to
truly assist with the learning aspects of the classroom and school.”
Conversely,Webber said
parents are often scared
to get involved.
“Parents will have to feel
comfortable,” she said.“You
have to meet on common
Get involved
early and often:
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Go to the school
you want to volunteer
at and fill out volunteer paperwork.
Pass the state and
national background
check.
Volunteer at a one school
or a number of schools.
Fill out paperwork early
and the volunteer office
will pay for the $17.50
background check.
grounds where everyone
feels good and there is a
connection.”
Jungmann quoted one
of his colleagues. “Culture
eats strategy for breakfast,”
meaning all of the best
systems in the world can’t
trump a unified group of
community members and
participants working for
the same goals.
“Culture begins with
an expectation that parents must engage with
the school and their students,” he said. “(As a
maximizer I am) never
satisfied with the current
level of performance and
always looking for ways
to move a system from
good to great.”
Webber said there is no
one who will work harder
than Jungmann.
“He is an open, honest
man who understands
the system as a whole
and has high expectations for his district,” she
said. “It’s truly a big win
for Springfield.”
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Attorney General releases Urban Crime Summit report
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster released a report
outlining recommendations for public safety in the state. The
report is the result of a four-day Urban Crime Summit that
Koster sponsored in September in response to the high rate of
crime in Missouri’s urban centers. Some of the nation’s leading
criminologists and law enforcement authorities put their
heads together to determine a course of action toward
greater public safety. “Just as methamphetamine use migrates
from rural to suburban regions, violent crime spills over city
borders into neighboring counties throughout Missouri,”
Koster said in the report, noting that without public safety, no
community can prosper and as the report was being drafted,
there were more than 100 homicides in both Kansas City and
St. Louis. “This problem isn’t confined to our large urban centers. Missouri’s overall homicide rate is the ninth highest
among all 50 states,” Koster said. The report focuses on four
points: prevention, intervention, enforcement and re-entry, and
six recommendations that include “best practices” suggestions for local government and law enforcement. To view the
full report, visit ago.mo.gov/UrbanCrimeSummit/.
Missouri no longer meth capital in 2013
For the first time in more than a decade, Missouri no
longer has the distinction of being the methamphetamine
capital of the United States. According to a recent report
by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, during 2013, that distinction went to Indiana, with 1,797 laboratory seizure incidents, followed by Tennessee, with 1,545. Missouri comes in
third with 1,495 incidents compared to 1,985 in 2012—a 25
percent drop. The nation’s total last year was 11,490 compared to 12,088 in 2012. Greene County saw 67 seizures last
year, compared to 94 in 2012. The highest rates in the state
go to Jefferson County (223), St. Charles County (119), St.
Louis County (74) and Franklin County (68), according to
the Missouri State Highway Patrol data.
Food bank distribution reaches highest level in history
According to the Missouri Food Bank Association (MFBA),
more than 117 million pounds of food was distributed through
food banks in the state last year—an increase of 23 percent
compared to 2012. According to an organization news
release, the numbers are the highest they have been in the
state’s history. “The increased demand due to a slow economic recovery coupled with cuts to federal nutrition programs has caused more people to turn to charitable organizations for support,” the MFBA said in the release. “It is estimated that cuts made to the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) in November equated to over
3.5 million fewer meals for Missouri recipients.” According to
the release, the poundage equates to 97,505,980 meals. The
MFBA is an association of the Feeding America food banks
in Missouri: Second Harvest Community Food Bank, St. Louis
Area Foodbank, Harvesters Community Food Network,
Southeast Missouri Food Bank, The Food Bank for Central &
Northeast Missouri and Ozarks Food Harvest.
Senate passes mental health care legislation
The Senate passed a version of the “Excellence in
Mental Health Act” March 31, a bipartisan bill Sen. Roy
Blunt co-sponsored with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.
The legislation would establish pilot programs in eight
states over the next two years in which community mental health clinics providing certain health services could
get more federal funding. According to a news release
from Blunt’s office, “the bill also establishes criteria for
certified community behavioral health clinics to ensure
the providers cover a broad range of mental health services—including 24-hour crisis care, increased integration
of physical, mental and substance abuse treatment so
they are treated simultaneously rather than separately
and expanded support for families of people living with
mental health issues.” The legislation was initially introduced in response to the 2013 Sandy Hook Elementary
School shooting in Connecticut in that proper and early
treatment of mental illness could prevent such tragedies.
According to the release, the original bill was co-spon-
Airport to begin redevelopment
By Daniel Snyder
The Springfield-Branson
Airport will soon redevelop 12 acres to be ready
for construction of new
airplane hangars.
The area to be redeveloped is part of the
General Aviation (GA)
complex that caters to
businesses and corporate
aircraft. The work will
allow corporations to
build and lease hangar
space from the airport.
“We won’t actually build
hangars; all it is going to do
is get that 12 acres cleaned
up and make it hangar
ready,”
said
airport
spokesman Kent Boyd.
“Sort of like when a developer gets land ready for a
subdivision. In this case
we’ll get the taxiways in
there and once that work
is done, corporations can
lease hangar lots on which
to build hangars.”
Boyd said work is
scheduled to begin the
first week of June and finished by fall.
The redevelopment is
funded through a $5 million grant from the
Missouri Department of
Transportation and the
airport will provide an
additional $565,563 for a
total cost of $5.6 million.
“Well, the bottom line is
that we don’t have any
place at the moment for
corporations that would
want a hangar for aircraft,” Boyd said. “The
chamber will tell you that
often times when they’re
talking to companies that
are thinking about moving here, sometimes they
want to know about
hangar facilities because
they have corporate airplanes. This will allow us
to have hangar space if
the corporation needs it.”
Currently the airport
has 27 GA hangars that
can house 110 aircraft.
The redevelopment project will be divided into
two phases. The first, to
make the land ready for
eight hangars and, if the
demand is there, a second
phase will make land
ready for six hangars.
Boyd said during the
recession GA took a big hit
because of rising fuel
costs, but it has rebounded
as of late, leading to the air-
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sored by 25 senators and supported by more than 50
mental health organizations, veterans organizations and
law enforcement groups.
Union members rally in state capital
Hundreds of Missouri union members rallied in Jefferson
City March 26 against legislation being mulled over in the
House of Representatives. Sponsored by local Rep. Eric
Burlison, the Freedom to Work Act aims to prohibit labor
contracts from requiring that all employees pay union fees,
whether they are union members or not. According to
media reports, Gov. Jay Nixon expressed his opposition to
the bill at the rally. “This is wrong and would move our
state backward,” he said. The sentiment was met with
applause. The annual rally is sponsored by the Missouri
State Building and Constructions Trades Council.
Man sentenced 15 years for planning, not committing crime
The 21-year-old Bolivar man who admitted to planning,
but never carried out shooting up a movie theater in
November 2012, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
According to media reports, Blaec Lammers’ attorney,
Don Cooley, intends to appeal the sentence. Tricia
Lammers had reported her son to authorities after he
purchased an AR-15 and another semi-automatic weapon
from a Walmart. He later told investigators he decided the
“better choice” was to shoot up a Walmart instead of a
theater showing the movie “Twilight.” Tricia Lammers was
hoping that reporting her son would get him the psychiatric help he needs. Blaec Lammers had originally been
charged with first-degree assault, making a terrorist
threat and armed criminal action, but the terrorist threat
charge was later dropped. According to Polk County
prosecuting attorney, Kenneth Ashlock, the statutory definition of first-degree assault includes an “attempt to
cause serious physical harm.” The defendant was sentenced to 15 years on both charges, but they would be
served concurrently. According to media reports, Blaec
Lammers had previously been hospitalized for psychiatric
problems seven times and was diagnosed with a personality disorder.
port board’s decision to go
ahead with the project.
“We’ve started to see it
trend up again in the past
18 to 24 months,” Boyd
said. “ I think it’s a pretty
good sign that the economy
is definitely getting better.”
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public and Wood is not
charged with a sexual
abuse crime.
City Utilities adjusts
rates for electric, fuel
In 2014, electric customers with City Utilities
can expect to pay $1.10
more for service from April
through September compared to the same period
in 2013. Natural gas customers can expect to pay
$1.13 more per month compared to last year. The
increases are based on
average residential usage
and the increases are due
to CU’s practices to balance the costs of providing
the service. According to a
news release, an average
customer uses 1,000 kWh
or electricity and 50
therms of natural gas per
month.
SPD launches volunteer
program to help motorists
The Springfield Police
Department recently
launched the Motorist Assist
Program (MAP), developed
to help stranded motorists
in Springfield. According to
a city new release, MAP is
staffed by community volunteers who undergo a background check and program
training provided by the
SPD. Volunteers make contact with stranded motorists
whose vehicles have
become immobile on the
streets and utilize the MAP
vehicle to provide them with
cover and to alert other
motorists. When a MAP volunteer is available to assist
with a stalled vehicle along a
roadway, officers are able to
remain available for law
enforcement duties and
respond to other calls. MAP
is part of the SPD’s
Volunteers in Police Service
(VIPS) program. Residents
interested in volunteer
opportunities can call 8641351 or visit the volunteer
page on the SPD website.
Officers search home of man
found dead on Walmart lot
After a man was found
dead in a car on a Walmart
parking lot March 19, the
Greene County Sheriff’s
Office obtained a warrant
to search the man’s home
in the 2300 block of South
Orchard Crest Avenue —
finding marijuana, smoking
devices, syringes and pills.
According to local media
reports, Greene County’s
chief medical investigator,
Tom Van De Berg docu-
mented that William C.
Gabler, 26, died six to eight
hours before emergency
personnel arrived. The
cause of death was undetermined, but an autopsy
revealed no trauma to
Gabler’s body and toxicology reports are still pending.
It is believed that Gabler
died in his home several
hours before officers were
called about the unresponsive man. According to
reports, documents identify
the caller as Gabler’s girlfriend, Megan Keith, 26.
Officers questioned Keith
and a friend, Ryan Keeter,
25, who was also present.
Keeter said Keith was
reluctant to call law
enforcement and Gabler
had told him the night
before he died that he was
under the influence of
Xanax. According to
reports, while traveling to
the hospital, Keith called
911 and stopped in the
Walmart parking lot at
Sunshine Street and West
Bypass to perform CPR.
Doug Harpool appointed
to federal bench
The U.S. Senate confirmed
that former Missouri State
Rep. Doug Harpool has been
appointed as a federal district judge for the Western
District. From 1983 to 1992,
Harpool served five terms as
the house representative for
the 134th District. In 2006, he
ran unsuccessfully to represent the 30th District in the
Senate. He earned his
Bachelor of Science degree
at Missouri State University in
1977 and his juris doctorate
at the University of Missouri
Columbia School of Law in
1980. Since serving on the
state legislature, he has been
in private practice. President
Obama nominated Harpool
to the federal bench last
August to replace Judge
Richard Everett Dorr, who
died in April of last year.
Local attorney’s
license suspended
Prominent Springfield attorney Darryl Johnson Jr., will not
be able to practice law for at
least six months after a March
25 Missouri Supreme Court
ruling. Johnson’s license was
suspended indefinitely after
he was found guilty of professional misconduct, according
to the Office of the State
Courts Administrator. Media
reports indicate that three
clients accused Johnson of
misconduct. One client, seeking his representation in a
divorce case, said he was not
informed that Johnson was
already representing the
SCHOOL NOTES, from 5
Sherwood Elementary School, adding
classrooms to Hickory Hills K-8 School and
upgrading technology districtwide.
Local elementary student headed to
National Spelling Bee
Harrison Elementary School fourth-grader, Krishan Ghosh is heading to the
National Spelling Bee after winning the
man’s wife. Another client
accused him of failing to file
timely motions and not telling
him when court hearings were
scheduled for his case. A third
client accused him of lewd
comments and showing her
photos of a naked woman.
According to reports, Johnson
said he did that so that his
client would understand what
could be brought up in a
divorce case. The chief disciplinary counsel also accused
Johnson of improperly handling his office accounts and
advance fees paid by clients.
Johnson admitted that he
commingled funds but he
denied stealing any money.
Johnson cannot apply to be
reinstated until at least six
months has passed. Johnson
owns Johnson & Johnson
Attorneys At Law, L.L.C. with
his wife Lynn. He has previously been accused of groping a client in 2012 and subsequently charged with deviate
sexual assault. The charges
were later dropped for lack of
evidence. Johnson’s attorney
said the client sent emails
praising his work until she
received his bill for $8,500.
April 2 - 15, 2014
announced a nationwide
search would be conducted
to replace Nicholls.
April is Child Abuse
Prevention Month
During the month of
April, Isabel’s House and
the Crisis Nursery of the
Ozarks are meeting with
businesses and organizations to raise awareness
about what can be done to
prevent child abuse and
neglect. According to an
organizational news
release, more than 6,000
Missouri children have suffered abuse or neglect.
Greene County has the
highest rate of child abuse
in the state of Missouri.
Isabel’s House provides
immediate refuge for children from birth to age 12
whose families are in crisis.
According to the organization, 460 children were
served and 241 families
were given support in 2013.
For more information on
how to prevent abuse and
neglect, visit
isabelshouse.org.
Mercy Hospital president
announces resignation
Pediatrician and president of Mercy Hospital
Springfield, Dr. Robert W.
Steele has announced that
he has taken a position as
chief strategy officer at
Arkansas Children’s
Hospital in Little Rock.
During his time as president, Steele has overseen
the opening of the new
children’s hospital and the
construction of Mercy
Rehabilitation Hospital
Springfield. He will remain
in his position until May 2
when Jon Swope, president
of Mercy’s Central Region,
will assume duties as interim president during the
transition period.
Emergency management
director leaves … again
dig
it
The city’s emergency
management director Ryan
Nicholls has accepted the
position of emergency
management planning specialist for the Washington
University School of
Medicine in St. Louis.
According to a city news
release, he will begin his
new duties April 7. Last
March he left his position
to take a new job as director of the State Emergency
Management Agency in
Jefferson City, but he
returned the following
June. City Manager Greg
Burris and Greene County
Administrator Tim Smith
Southwest Missouri Regional Scripps
Spelling Bee at Missouri State University.
More than 30 students from 13 area
schools participated. Ghosh spelled
“strophic” in the championship round to
advance to the Scripps National Spelling
Bee in Washington, D.C., May 25-31. In
addition to being an excellent speller,
Ghosh also attends Cherokee Middle
School in the afternoon to take eighthgrade math.
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E-mail Bob Mace: bmace@cfpmidweek.com.
ne recent Sunday morning The
ing to pay a couple of hundred
Edge sorties for errands and
bucks for a Keurigosity that brews
some of that people watching.
one cup at a time from little dollar a
Observation relieves the amalgamashot foil pans that look for all the
tion of boredom and road rage resultworld like jelly tubs in a greasy
ing from traffic light synchronization
spoon eatery.
simpatico only with the jerky moveIt’s perplexing to see otherwise
ments of the soccer vans with pilots
sane fellow citizens of this nation
more intent on cosmetics and texreduced to Soviet-style standing (or
ting than on navigation. The Edge
driving) in lines to get the most basic
Bob Mace
experiences each and every red light
of consumed commodities. One
that morning.
wants to yell from the window,“We
THE EDGE
As the journey progressed fitfully,
are predominate in the world, we
the oddity of coffee habits began to dawn. By don’t wait in line behind a dozen of comrades
way of prelude, in the Edge’s youthful years to pay black market prices for bean-flavored
people didn’t much go out for coffee. water.
Moreover, one didn’t need to speak pidginThat whole line thing reaches apex at one of
Italian to communicate preferences for a those re-designed McDonald’s with the double
morning cup. No Cappa-Frappa-Expresso- lane thing. If one visits a supermarket on the
Macchiato-Chino with apricots, a cinnamon day before Thanksgiving, it’s a busy place.
stick and marinara sauce. Mocha was a color People scurry about trying to find the
used by tailors who arrogantly referred to Starbuck’s line or provisioning for the coming
their craft (building dresses) as haute couture. feast. Here’s the point: the grocery store doesIn the days when an unapologetic America n’t react to being crowded by opening a secled the world in all things, coffee was served ond meat department, they open more checkblack, with cream and/or sugar.Those were the out lines because that’s where the bottleneck
innocent days of Chase & Sanborn, Maxwell occurs.
House and Folgers. Ordering any of those
Looking at the line of coffee seekers at this
blends would set one back perhaps a dime as two-lane drive through it comes to mind that
opposed to the more modern norm of a four- cards should be shuffled, not cars! Regardless
dollar extravagance paper cup with corrugat- of the number of ordering lanes, everybody
ed sleeve to keep one’s hands from discom- merges back to a place where there’s one kid
fort.
who splits time between taking orders, asking
In our neighborhood, the Page’s house was a if we want fries with that coffee and tendering
gathering spot. Phil and Dee Page had four currency. Go figure how these McCafenistas
children, a bird dog and a shiny percolator that could build a bigger facility that increases
ran most all the time. Denominated, “The rather than decreases customer wait time.The
Coffee Pot,” the percolator was, to anyone’s coffee’s good, but it’s not that good.
memory seldom full and seldom empty. Going
The Edge returns home to use seven-dollar a
out for coffee in those days often meant wak- pound hazelnut flavored beans from the freezing across the street, going through the only er, grind them fresh and then brew them in a
void in an always trimmed hedge and entering ridiculously expensive Mr. Coffee drip thing.
the back door leading to the coffee pot and
A moment of Edge reflection brings reverie
the kitchen that surrounded it.
of long-missed simpler brews with the Page
Most recently it’s spendthrift-crazy-demean- family across the street and “the coffee pot!”
My guess is probably not much of
anything. I don’t
think people have
been motivated to
get things done, or
they don’t think
they can pass anything. In our
Missouri Legislature,
we really need to get some people out of
there. I’ve been really frustrated with it all.
Jill Lohmeyer
Nothing except
take away freedoms. They can do
all the little stuff
they want, but
diminishing people’s rights is a big
deal to me and at
that point there’s
nothing good to
say about it.
Chris Rose
They provide funding for me to go to
school. Allocating
money for grants
and scholarships
doesn’t just happen,
that takes a legislator. Without that I
wouldn’t be able to
go to school.
Nataleigh Ross
Nothing but make
life harder each
year. Because I got
in trouble once
when I was 18, now
as a 34-year-old,
some jobs won’t
hire me, some
places won’t rent
to me. How am I
supposed to successfully support my
family?
Willis Bystrom
I work in the children’s division for
the state, so
they’ve paid me.
Also Sen. Bob
Dixon has advocated for more technologies in the
field, like iPads, to
increase our efficiency.
Chris Chiarino
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FYI
Unemployment rate rises in January
The Springfield unemployment rate for the metropolitan area rose nearly a full percentage in January.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, all
eight of Missouri metropolitan statistical areas experienced an increase in the unemployment rate. In the
Springfield MSA, comprised of Greene, Christian,
Webster, Dallas and Polk counties, the unemployment
rate rose to 5.5 percent from 4.7 percent in December.
Springfield MSA was the second lowest in the state.
Columbia MSA was the lowest with 4.5 percent.
Missouri sales tax ranks top 20 in nation
The independent tax policy research organization, the
Tax Foundation released the 2014 Facts & Figures report
that ranks Missouri as having the 14th highest state and
local sales tax in the nation. As of Jan. 1, Missouri averaged a 7.58 percent combined state and local sales tax.
Tennessee has the highest tax rate with 9.45 percent and
Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon were
the lowest because there is no sales tax in those states.
Local retailers join Farmers Park
In May, Jellybeans and STAXX will be joining the local
businesses at the Farmers Park Development that is set
to be completed in April. Both retailers will be celebrating anniversaries, Jellybeans with 20 years in business
and STAXX with 10 years in business. The Farmers Park
Complex is designed to create a healthy and environmentally conscious community that focuses on local
food and shops. Other local retailers and restaurants at
Farmers Park include Five Pound Apparel, Studio 417,
Hudson Hawk Barber & Shop, Metropolitan Farmer,
Aviary Cafe, 417 DryBar and Ellecor.
Old Missouri Bank to purchase Bank of Ash Grove
An agreement has been made by Old Missouri Bank
to purchase the Bank of Ash Grove. The deal was,
according to news publications, a cash deal with
undisclosed terms and is expected to close around
June 30. The purchase would increase Old Missouri
Bank’s branches to four. The Bank of Ash Grove has
two locations, one in Ash Grove and the other in
Walnut Grove. Old Missouri has two branches in
Springfield. Old Missouri will take on $65 million in
assets from the Bank of Ash Grove and almost $60
million in deposits. The purchase will increase Old
Missouri’s employee count to around 50.
Renovations continue without CID
By Daniel Snyder
Despite the city’s decision not to
establish the Country Club Plaza
shopping center as a Community
Improvement District, developer
Curtis Jared, president and CEO of
Jared Enterprises, has moved forward with renovations.
A year ago, Jared approached City
Council to establish the CID to renovate the facade and establish the
area as blighted.
“What we’ve done is we went
ahead and got the rest of the property owners to go along with redoing
the parking lot, redoing the lights
and we restructured the parking lot
layout,” Jared said.“We needed to go
ahead with the remodel regardless.
We went ahead and pushed forward
and did ours and hopefully,down the
road, everybody will be in a better
position to do theirs.”
Jared’s company owns about half of
the center and he said he has plans to
resubmit the CID proposal.Much of the
center is rented out to various owners.
“Just like anything, it would have
been nice to renovate the whole
center and get everybody else on
board,” Jared said. “I know the city
likes to have things look nicer and
have things redeveloped, but not
everybody is in the same position.”
A new Family Dollar will be built
By Daniel Snyder
According to a news release from the Springfield Area
Chamber of Commerce, five finalists have been named for
the 2014 W. Curtis Strube Small Business Award. The finalists are: Everything Kitchens, LLC, led by owner and CEO
Emily Church, Paragon Architecture, Inc., led by president
and CEO Brad Erwin, People Centric Consulting Group,
founded by Randy Mayes and Don Harkey, App Pros,
LLC., led by CEO Jody Chaffin and The Greek Corner, led
by owner Jason Parke. The winner of the award will be
announced during the Chamber’s annual awards luncheon, May 7. Last year’s winner was Connell Insurance Inc.
There’s a lot of construction activity happening along Kimbrough
Avenue
and
Bryan
Properties is behind it,
with plans to build a quality living environment for
students.
Construction is currently underway for Bear
Village, 815 S. Kimbrough
Ave., a 9-acre studenthousing complex with a
clubhouse, pool and other
amenities for residents.
The entire project
encompasses an area
from Madison to Grand
streets and Kimbrough to
A report released recently from the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics show employment increased 2.9 percent in
Greene County. The data showed that as of Sept. 30,
Greene County employers counted 156,100 workers, an
increase of 1.3 percent compared to September 2012.
Greene County was ranked 51 in the nation out of 344
counties tracked by the BLS in percent change. An average
weekly wage in Greene County was $712 during the third
quarter compared to a $922 average U.S. weekly wage.
at the location formerly occupied
by Smillie’s Market and the store is
expected to open in April.
If council approved the CID and
the area was established as blighted
under state laws, it would allow business owners to implement an additional sales tax, up to 1 percent, to
fund improvements on the center.
Jared said while he tried to educate council members on the project, he didn’t think that the designation would be approved.
“Here’s the issue; you work with
the City of Springfield to accommodate any of their questions or concerns and they’re behind it and
then City Council looks at it and
they don’t quite understand,” Jared
said. “I tried to educate everybody
and sit down with council mem-
bers to no avail.”
Jared said although he will continue to
make improvements, a CID designation
would help with the overall economy.
“At the end of the day, I have to
move forward. I’ve got tenants that
want to move in [that] are not
going to move in if the center is not
updated,” Jared said, adding that
without the use of similar tax credits, much of downtown Springfield
would not be in its current state.
“Look at downtown Springfield; if
they didn’t do those historic tax
credits, if they didn’t do that CID and
do all that other stuff, if you go back
15 to 20 years, downtown was a
dump and look at it now.It’s a vibrant
area,” Jared said. “At the end of the
day,you can actually see what people
around here do with the tax dollars.”
Changes in the
neighborhood
Chamber names Small Business Award finalists
Wages on the rise in Greene County
Despite not obtaining a Community Improvement District
designation, Curtis Jared, owner of Jared Enterprises and a
portion of the Country Club Plaza, went ahead with some
renovations including a new sign.
Roanoke avenues.
“The main thing that
we’re doing right now is
we’re building a state-ofthe-art clubhouse for our
residents and it’s going to
have a 24-hour café inside
that the students can
come in and get something to eat or coffee,”said
Bryan Magers, owner and
president
of
Bryan
Properties. “It will open
up to the swimming pool
and it will be connected
by an elevator, where students in that building will
be able to walk down the
hall and go right into the
clubhouse.”
Bryan Properties, LLC. is currently developing a 9-acre plot
of land into what will be known as Bear Village.
Magers said the clubhouse will be ready Aug. 1
and will feature a media
room, two pool tables,
shuffleboard and a weight
room. He said the complex currently has housing for 96 students, but by
Aug. 1, it will have enough
for 300 students.
The clubhouse construction will cost $15
million and the cost of the
entire project is around
$40 million. Once the
other buildings are completed, it will provide
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By Daniel Snyder
Judgment-free zone
Starting a downtown tradition
Working out at a gym
around a bunch of strange
people and even stranger
equipment can be intimidating your first time, but
the “judgment-free zone” at
Planet Fitness promises to
change all that.
Planet Fitness, which
opened in Springfield March
18, prides itself on being
available for anyone who is
interested in getting the
body they’ve always wanted.
“We’re known for our
judgment-free zone and
what that means is everybody is welcome, we don’t
cater to body builders or
Travis Satterthwaite, district manager at Planet Fitness, stands in
power lifters,” said Travis
front of some of the more than 100 pieces of cardio equipment at
Satterthwaite, district manthe gym. Planet Fitness opened March 18 and already has 2,000
ager at Planet Fitness.
members signed up.
“We’re geared more toward
general fitness.”
With more than 100 pieces of cardio equipment at the ready,
Planet Fitness
it’s no wonder that Planet Fitness is known for its cardio. The
company also sponsors The Biggest Loser TV show.
Hours: 24/7
The gym offers two membership choices. For $10 a month,
Address: 2857 W.
membership includes the opportunity to attend classes led by
Republic Road
a fitness instructor and no contract. For $19.99 a month, the
Phone: 877-0244
Black Card membership includes access to the gym, fitness
Online:
classes, massage beds, tanning beds, the ability to bring a
planetfitness.com
guest in for free and access to any of the 700 locations
nationwide.
Satterthwaite said the gym started a presale in January and it currently has about 2,000
members.
“We have a great clientele; it’s not just the younger crowd, it’s across the board,” he said.
“I’ve signed people up in their 90s and as young as 14.”
Members must be at least 13 years old to sign up. Minors require parental permission and
they must be at least 16 years old to attend without a parent or guardian.
Satterthwaite said the company plans to open up multiple locations in Springfield and has
committed to a second location in the fall and a third in the summer of 2015.
The popular local restaurant, McSalty’s is now making roots in central Springfield.
McSalty’s opened in 1979, but they recently decided that having one location on East Sunshine Street wasn’t enough for their regulars. On March 14,
they moved into the location vacated by Dairy Queen. (The East Battlefield
Road location is under different ownership).
“A lot of loyal customers now went to Missouri State and visited the Delmar location before we moved,” said owner Sarah Dunlop. “We wanted to reconnect with
the younger generation, so we can be a part of their family tradition later on in life.”
Dunlop said McSalty’s will continue to focus on the high quality of food at
their new home.
And as for being downtown, Dunlop said it is full of opportunities to get the
McSalty’s name out there.
“It’s been great; we’ve gotten in touch with a lot of businesses,” Dunlop said. “And
we’re really excited about the potential for having live music and getting a chance to
become a part of downtown, especially since some college students might not know
who we are event though we’ve been around for 35 years.”
Hours: 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday
Address: 307 S. Jefferson Ave.
Tell Us About Your
Phone: 887-3680
Local Business
Online: mcsaltys.com
Welcome to Ziggie’s Café
Local breakfast staple, Ziggie’s Café is doing well
at its new south side location.
The latest restaurant opened in September and
area residents seem to be happy with it. The staff
feels that way about it too.
“We absolutely love it and the customers are
thrilled to have us in this neighborhood because there really isn’t a sit-down breakfast place,” said Christine Forte, dining room manager at the Republic Road location. “It has a different feel, a different ambiance; our store looks great.”
Ziggie’s offers both breakfast and lunch menus, but are probably best
known for their expansive breakfast menu.
“So far it’s been wonderful. Of course, the weather hasn’t been our friend
but we’re getting by,” Forte said. “I have a lot of people who come here in the
mornings and have their coffee and take their time and just relax.”
Hours: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday-Sunday
Address: 2129 W. Republic Road
Phone: 720-1628
Online: ziggiescafe.com
How climate change may impact business and investing
T
he climate is changing. To deny it is to
ignore the facts.
However, I’m not sure
that man’s activities are
the cause of it, or that
man can change it no matter how much money government throws at it.
The climate is always
changing. In the early
20th
century,
Dr.
Raymond Wheeler, a professor at the University of
Kansas, devoted three
decades to the study of
climate cycles over the
last 2,500 years, and how
they influenced human
activities, including business.
Most of the results of
Wheeler’s work is documented in the book,
“Climate: The Key to
Understanding Business
Cycles,” edited by Michael
Zahorchak.
Wheeler
discovered
100-year weather cycles
divided into four phases:
1. warm and wet, 2. warm
and dry, 3. cold and wet,
and 4. cold and dry. He
also found that about
every 500 years the earth
experiences a long cycle
of weather extremes in
which temperatures vary
1.5 to 2 degrees
best.
above or below
Both
dry
its average of 57
phases, on the
degrees.
other
hand,
For example,
were consistentduring
the
ly times of eco“Little Ice Age,”
nomic stagnawhich
lasted
tion and depresfrom the mid-14
sion. The 1930s
th Century to
period was a
the
mid-19th
warm-dry
Century, temper- Kelsey Garman phase. In fact
FINANCIAL INSIGHTS
atures dropped
1930 was the
as low as 2.7
driest
year
degrees below normal.
recorded in his study of
Wheeler believed these American weather cycles.
temperature variations
It was also the year the
were driven by solar activ- U.S. economy crashed in
ity, not greenhouse gases, the wake of the stock
as do many today. It is market plunge in October
impossible to explain of 1929. The warm-dry
how greenhouse gases phase continued throughmade the earth hotter out the 1930s, creating
hundreds of years ago the great dust bowl in
when there were no America’s heartland, forcgreenhouse gases.
ing farmers to abandon
In 1950, Wheeler pub- their land.
lished his findings related
As a small child in 1937,
to weather and business I remember that dry concycles in America since ditions on the farm forced
1794. He found a remark- my father to take a job in
able correlation between a bakery in town for 40
weather patterns and cents an hour.
business conditions.
Wheeler’s studies indiHe found the wet phas- cated that the extreme
es to be best for business warm-dry phase in the
with the warm-wet phase 1930s was a major climate
being the best and the cycle that occurs about
cold-wet phase second every 100 years. Each of
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these phases has been
associated with an economic breakdown.
Most economists today
consider such meteorological theories to be fanciful and unsophisticated.
But, apparently they never
bother to check the facts.
No theory is perfect,
but Wheeler’s studies
show a degree of correlation that would make
most economists envious.
His studies show a year-toyear correlation of 78 percent between weather
conditions and business.
When longer periods are
considered, the correlation was more than 85
percent—much better
than most modern economic theories.
Eight boom periods are
distinguishable in the U.S.
during the period of
Wheeler’s study. Without
exception they took place
in the wet weather phases.
Students of Wheeler’s
theories say that we have
been in a warm-wet cycle
since the late 1990s,
which would account for
the
earth
growing
warmer. The next phase
will be a warm-dry phase,
which they expect in
about 15 years. If that is
the case, the earth will
continue to warm for
another few years no matter what man does to
change it.
Of course, these phases
may be moderated or
intensified by other economic or social cycles
operating in history.
Kelsey Garman is a
former financial consultant. E-mail him at
kgarman@live.com.
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and coral to
custom
aquariums
Photos by By Daniel Snyder
By Daniel Snyder
The ocean is vast and
the majority of it hasn’t
even been explored, but
you can bring a segment
of the ocean into your
home without having to
move closer to the water.
At the Aquarium Shoppe,
owner Harold Isaak works
with his clients to design,
install and maintain both
saltwater and freshwater
aquariums in their homes.
After being a Springfield
middle school teacher for
16 years, in 2008, Isaak
started an aquarium maintenance
business,
Underwater World, before
eventually buying the
Aquarium Shoppe in 2011.
“I was a hobbyist; I
taught science in middle
school and that’s where I
started saltwater aquariums
and had amazing support
from the administrators to
help me get going on that
in the classroom,” Isaak
said. “It was time to leave
education. I was there for
16 years and it was time for
a different picture. I took a
year off from teaching,
knowing I could go back if
Harold Isaak, owner of the Aquarium Shoppe, was a saltwater aquarium hobbyist for 15 years before he decided to take
a break from teaching and start his own aquarium maintenance business before buying a retail store.
I failed and it’s been six
years now.”
In addition to offering
on-site
consultations,
designing, installing and
maintaining clients’ aquariums, the Aquarium
Shoppe provides everything needed to make
your little piece of the
ocean a reality, including
fish, coral and tanks.
“Having been a hobbyist, that gives us credibility
with the people we speak
with because they know
we have an interest in it
too,”Isaak said.“We can be
as involved as you want us
to be. We have clients we
visit once a week; we
have clients that we visit
three times a week. It’s
kind of like designing an
outdoor landscape.”
Isaak and his staff can
help with existing aquarium setups or consult with
new homeowners during
construction to design
the perfect underwater
kingdom the way their
clients want it. And after
the install, his staff works
out the best way to maintain the watery world.
Each member of his
staff specializes in a certain niche. For example,
one employee may know
more about freshwater
fish or coral habitats, but
each aquarium Isaak
installs is a symbiotic
example of the ocean or
lake in your home.
“They’re really like a living piece of art,” Isaak
said. “If somebody goes
out and they spend
$3,000 on a painting and
put it in their home, well
then there it is. This
changes all the time and
sometimes that’s a positive and sometimes it’s a
negative because you are
dealing with something
that is living.”
And as for running both
a retail and a maintenance
business, Isaak said it is a
lot tougher than his previous career path.
“It is more work than I
ever imagined in my life,”
Isaak said.“The struggles I
went through are not
unique to anybody starting a new business, but
we have never had a
client who fired us.”
So what does the future
hold for Isaak and his
business?
“We will focus on moving some specialty stuff
online and continue to
expand that aspect of it,”
Isaak said. “We plan on
still continuing growing
the service aspect of it
and, hopefully, getting
into more custom stuff
and working with new
homeowners who would
want an aquarium incorporated in their house.”
Prices for different services vary from client to
client but, at the Aquarium
Shoppe, it isn’t just about
making the big sale.
“One thing we have to
our advantage is we are
hobbyists and the second
thing is that all of my guys
are not just some schmoes
off the street,” Isaak said.
“We want to teach; we’re
not just selling this tank to
get it off the floor. What
we really want you to do is
get this aquarium and
come back to us and let us
help you through the
process of maintaining
your aquarium.”
Nonprofit to move into College Station
By Daniel Snyder
College Station across from Regal
Cinemas is currently undergoing
infill work to provide spaces for
local businesses and nonprofits.
The space, nicknamed the “gravel
museum”by local residents, has been
vacant since Scott Tillman developed
the $12 million project in fall 2008.
On the other side of the development, the Hamels Foundation is the
only tenant, but soon local nonprofit Art Inspired will be moving in
with plans to expand.
“We are taking a portion of the
College Station for our production
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housing for 800 students.
The market-rate apartments will cost $575-600 per
month per bed for a four-bed,
four-bath unit. Each unit will
facility and we just received approval
for funding for opening a thrift store on
the corner called Inspired Boutique,”
said Jacquie Atkins, general manger of
Art Inspired.“The thrift store will provide a better quality of life for individuals that have developmental disabilities
because they will be able to receive
donated goods for free.”
Atkins said the organization plans
to move in within 60 days and
hopes to be open by early summer.
Art Inspired is a document disposal service that takes unwanted
documents and turns them into
paper products. The organization
include a 12-month lease.
Magers,who started buying
properties
near
Missouri State University in
1985, has always had big
plans for the area.
“I ended buying 43 hous-
also employs individuals with
developmental disabilities.
“We make furniture, wine racks,
picture frames, decorative items all
out of the paper pulp,” Atkins said.
“We employ individuals with developmental disabilities and give them
a meaningful place to work and
they receive the same wages as
their co-workers who are not developmentally disabled.”
Art Inspired has operated at its
current location, 310 S. Campbell
Ave., since August 2012 and will
continue to operate that space as
an art gallery.
es in that block and it just
got time, after 30 years of
buying and leasing property, to see my dream come
true and that was to provide a real quality project
for Missouri State stu-
dents,” Magers said.
Magers said he also
plans to build three Greek
houses on Grand Street—
two fraternities and one
sorority—within the 9acre project area.
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Controlling the chaos
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Simple systems keep clutter bugs ahead of the curve
By Dillan Conn
W
ith spring air
comes the urge
to freshen up
the home, a chance to
reset for another year and
organize all of the junk
stashed over the winter.
Gutting the garage is
often a daunting undertaking and cleaning out
the closet can be just as
overwhelming, but there
are people who make a
living from organizing
clutter—and they have
some words of advice.
With a handful of daily
tasks, a few systems put
into place and the desire
to keep the clutter in
order, every homemaker
can clean up their habits
and live a more stress-free
lifestyle.
Owner of local business
2B Organized since 1997,
Betsy Miller has been featured on Home and
Garden TV and the TV
shows Hoarders and
Extreme Home Makeover.
Miller said studies show
clutter can wreck havoc
on your mood and productivity.
“It’s not just about
being a neat freak and
anal about your space,”
she said. “It’s about
respecting your space and
the things you’ve worked
hard to earn.”
So how does one tackle
a clutter monster years in
the making?
“People become overwhelmed and don’t know
where to start,” Miller
said. “When I come in, I
take the lead and have a
plan. A lot of times that’s
what they don’t have and
that’s the number one
rule of starting project.”
HAVE
A PLAN: START
WITH THE PURGE
Miller said the first step
to every project she
works on is the purging
process. This is where
someone goes through all
the stuff and decides
what they need to keep,
what they can throw
away and what they can
donate.
“Don’t get bogged
down on one item during
this process,” Miller said.
“Don’t let the totality of
the project slow down
because you can’t figure
out what to do with something. Just move on; the
quicker the better.”
Sharon Johnson is
another
professional
organizer around town.
Her business, Clutter-Free,
began after 22 years of
professional
kitchen
organization and she
agrees the first step is to
purge.
“If you’re going to do
this on your own, a good
mark to aim for is de-clutter by 20 percent,” she
said. “If you’re overwhelmed, divide it into
zones. Break it down into
four zones and work on
one at a time.”
Both organizers say
clothes are usually a primary source of clutter
because of lack of organization or that unused garments are taking up
space.
“Most people wear 20
percent of their clothes
80 percent of the time,”
Miller said. “This is one
reason I really like the
idea of a donation station.”
A “donation station” is a
designated place in the
home to put things that
have been deemed unnecessary. Whenever the pile
starts to climb, donate it
to charity and turn it into
a tax write-off.
STICKING
TO A SYSTEM
After the space is organized, the real work begins.
The hard part for most is
following through with
keeping things in order. A
few simple tips can make
it easier.
Clearing off flat zones is
a classic way to keep a
space
looking
tidy.
Johnson says cleaning off
tables, floors, dressers and
any flat surface will destress an individual and
make it easier to stay on
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From diaster area to straightforward and easy to navigate, this closet is no longer an eyesore.
top of the buildup.
One of Johnson’s ways
of accomplishing this is
by implementing the
O.O.P.S. method. OOPS
stands for Only One Place
Specified. It means that
everything—whether it’s
scissors, shoes or dirty
dishes—has one home.
“I work with a lot of
families and children; this
system does really well
with younger kids,” she
said.“For adults, I say you
can put it down only once
before you put it back to
its home.”
Another organizational
acronym Johnson champions is more of a mantra
than a system. C.H.A.O.S.
is a way to motivate your-
self to sticking to your
guns.
CHAOS works two
ways: It first describes the
negativity around the
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HOME & REAL ESTATE NEWS
Springfield home prices
see increase in February
MSU Ag education for
Mo. high school students
According to a report from
real estate tracking firm
CoreLogic, Springfield home
prices rose 3.5 percent in
February compared to
February 2013. Home prices
decreased .2 percent from
January. Nationwide home
prices increased 12.2 percent
in February 2014 compared
to the same month last year.
The William H. Darr
School of Agriculture at
will host the first-ever
George Washington Carver
Agricultural Academy July
21-25. Carver developed
more than 100 uses for the
peanut and countless farming techniques. The free
academy is offered to high
school juniors and seniors
and 30 students from
Missouri will be selected to
attend. During their time at
the academy, students will
participate in agricultural
workshops, educational
field trips and industry presentations. To apply, students should have an interest in science and a minimum of 2.5 GPA.
Applications must include:
A completed application
form, a 500-word essay, a
high school transcript and
three letters of recommendations submitted to the
Darr School of Agriculture
by April 18. For more information, call 837-2506 or visit
blogs.missouristate.edu/ag
Home sales in state
down in February
According to a news
release from the Missouri
Association of Realtors,
Missouri residential housing
sales fell 17 percent in
February. Agents sold 3,300
homes in February 2014
compared to 4,060 homes
sold in February 2013.
Although sales numbers
declined, Missouri’s average
residential property selling
price rose 6 percent in
February 2014 compared to
the same time last year. The
release said that homes sat
on the market fewer days in
February, averaging 133
days until a sale.
CHAOS, from 14
The Missouri Department
of Conservation and the
Missouri Department of
Transportation are asking
residents to help fight litter
by doing some spring
cleaning outdoors during
the No More Trash! Annual
Trash Bash throughout the
month of April. Volunteers
are asked to clean up litter
from roadsides, parks,
neighborhoods, rivers,
streams, trails and other
outdoor locations.
Participants are asked to
report their efforts to
receive a No More Trash!
thank-you pin. For more
information, visit nomoretrash.org/trash-bash or call
1-888-ASK-MODOT.
Foreclosures in
Springfield down
According to real estate
market tracker company,
CoreLogic Inc., the
Springfield foreclosure rate
dropped to .53 percent in
January, down from .86 percent the same month last
year. Local foreclosure rates
ranked below the U.S. average of 1.97 for January. In
Missouri, the rate dropped
Quick hit clutter tips
house—Can’t Have Anyone Over
Syndrome—which should be changed
to Can Have Awesome Organized
Surrounding.
“Until people see the need to fix
what’s bothering them, it won’t happen,” Johnson said. “They have got to
desire to change. It’s a mindset that you
deserve to have a peaceful surrounding.”
According to both organizers, creating
systems are key in organization, but it’s
not so simple for people to flip a switch
and become an organized “neat-nick,” as
Miller says.
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MDC and MoDOT call for
Missourians to fight litter
TIPS TO MAKE IT EASY
Miller said the most common problem
at the start of a job is people just have
too much stuff.
“Most people have a lot of incoming
and not a lot of outgoing,” she said.“No
matter what you bring into the house,
something needs to leave. If you get a
candle, burn out the old one. If you get a
new pair of jeans, throw one out.
“If you keep that flow of one in and one
out, you’ll always break even and you’ll
never have too much stuff to deal with.”
Johnson has another cleaning system
for kids she calls “Clutter Patrol,” where
children are given a whistle and they tell
each member of the family where
they’re going to clean for 15 minutes.
“It doesn’t matter what they do,” she
said.“It’s a matter of engaging the child.
The purpose is kids have to have order
and cleaning up the clutter de-stresses
the home.”
For adults, she tells them to set a timer
for 15 minutes and clean as hard as they
can and any job that can be done inside
of two minutes needs to be knocked out
right then.
“Don’t serve mail for dinner,” Johnson
Make a plan
Purge: Keep it, pitch it, donate it
Don’t get bogged down: Keep moving and break into zones
Set up a “donation station”
Keep flat spaces clean
OOPS: Only One Place Specified
(everything has a home)
One in, one out: Applies to everything but children
Set a timer and clean hard
Don’t serve mail for dinner: Stop
dropping it on the kitchen table
Maximize wall space: The most
underutilized organizational technique
Contact Info
2B Organized
Owner: Betsy Miller
Contact: 880-2325; betsy@2b-organized.com; 2b-organized.com
Rate: $100/three hours (three-hour
minimum, hording rates cost more)
Clutter-Free
Owner: Sharon Johnson
Contact: 459-8988;
2BeClutterFree@gmail.com
Rate: $30/hour ($25/hour for 10
hours or more)
said.“Weed out the junk mail, open it up
and don’t leave it on the kitchen table.”
Miller’s final tip for controlling the
chaos is a missed opportunity in using
garage space.
“Everyone stores things on the floor
when there’s so much space on the
walls and so many ways to organize on
the walls,” she said. “Maximizing wall
space is great. Also people have stuff to
purge in the garage.
“If you had less stuff, that’s less to manage, which means more time to enjoy
your life.”
to .71 percent in January,
from 1.07 percent a year earlier, according to a news
release from the company.
Top real estate
agents receive award
The Greater Springfield
Board of Realtors awarded
four area Realtors at its annual Realtor of the Year award
ceremony. The recipients
were nominated by their
peers and take into consideration business accomplishments among other traits.
The award winners were:
Antonio Serano, Broker of the
Year; Laura Daly, Salesperson
of the Year; Andy Trussell,
2013 Rookie of the Year and
Linda Brown, Margaret Martin
Cooperative Spirit Award.
April 2 - 15, 2014
Farmers Market of the
Ozarks celebrates two years
The Farmers Market of the
Ozarks will host a two-year
anniversary Party and
Spring Gardening Kick-Off 8
a.m. to 1 p.m. April 5 at the
Farmers Park Development.
Over the past two years, the
farmers market has grown
to become the largest in the
region with over 100 vendors and 10,000 customers
shopping weekly. Party
activities include paleo
cooking demonstrations,
festive music, food sampling
and a children’s activity
booth. Whispering Oaks
Winery and Vineyard will
provide wine samples. For
more information, visit
springfieldfarmerspark.com.
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Healthy options outside
By Daniel Snyder
W
hile winter took its
toll on the city of
Springfield, chances
are it also took its toll on your
waistline.
Now that the weather is
warming up, there are no excuses to keep from heading outside
for some much-needed exercise.
According
to
americawalks.org, brisk walking
has been shown to reduce body
fat, lower blood pressure,
increase high-density lipoprotein and even reduce the risks
of bone fracture.
Springfield has over 70 miles
of Ozark Greenways Trails for
walking, running and biking,
but before you decide to hit the
pavement, it’s important to first
have a plan of attack.
“I think that it is important
that they start first by looking at
their shoes and that they get a
good quality pair of shoes, so
they don’t risk injury while
they are out there,”
said Marilyn Hill,
administrative
director of Mercy
Corporate Health
and
Wellness
Springfield. “Start
slow and work up Marilyn Hill
by setting goals
each week so you can see the
progress. Always be hydrated
and don’t walk after a heavy
meal.”
A number of Springfield
parks have stretching bars,
which are great for warming up
before jogging or walking. And
if you can’t get to the trails or a
gym, Hill said other daily tasks
can help with cardiovascular
health.
“Just parking a little further
away when they are doing their
shopping is another great activity to do as well,” Hill said.
“Walking up stairs is another
good idea. If you are walking
outside, do a couple of squats
and then keep walking, so you
are doing a couple of different
exercises. You don’t have to go
to a gym to get your exercise
during the day.”
If you’re apprehensive about
getting started or having trouble finding the motivation,
there is a solution.
“I would say try it and ask
around because everyone has
been in that position,” said
Rebecca Wilcox, wellness coordinator at Mercy Springfield.
“Try and get a group together
that really helps with motivating each other.
“Staying motivated is a really
big part of it or volunteer for a
5K just to see how it works and
to get inspired to say ‘maybe I
could do that.’”
Hill said hiking is another
good exercise and a great way
Mercy to open new facility in April
By Daniel Snyder
Mercy staff has been in
the process of moving into
a new 60-bed rehabilitation
facility next to its orthopedic hospital at Highway 65
and Evans Road.
The $28 million 63,000
square foot facility will
offer inpatient services for
patients recovering from
strokes, brain or spinal
cord injuries, amputations,
orthopedic injuries and
other conditions.
“We’ve found that the
need for rehabilitation has
outgrown our 35 current
beds,” said Brad Haller,
media relations specialist at
Mercy.“Instead of being put
on a waiting list, patients
Mercy will host a grand opening of their new $23 million,
63,000 square foot rehab hospital on April 16. The rehab hospital will have 60 beds for patients who have undergone a
life-changing illness or injury.
will have access to one of
60 beds. In addition, we’ll
be able to provide inpatient rehab for people as
young as 13. Before this,
folks in that age category
had to go three or so hours
away for rehab.”
Haller said Mercy did
not originally plan for the
two facilities to be sideby-side and patients in the
rehab hospital are typically more long-term than
those at the orthopedic
hospital.
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Winter is finally over, now it’s time to walk, run or bike off the holiday dinners by utilizing local parks, trails or bike paths for low-impact activities.
to experience nature. Biking is
another low-impact activity that
is easier on your joints or finding a personal trainer at a fitness center could be another
option.
Wilcox said even groups of
co-workers can help you get
started during your lunch
break.
“Here at Mercy we get coworkers to do it on their break
and a 10-minute walk three
times a day,”Wilcox said.“I think
it keeps you functioning all the
way around and it definitely
decreases stress and keeps your
The rehab facility will
include some unique features for patients, including apartments, an outdoor walking trail, gymnasiums
with
therapy
devices, a room specifically equipped for burn
patients, a brain injury
unit and a dedicated
stroke unit, along with
other high-tech rooms.
“There are so many
patients in this area who
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past but have not been
able to access the service,
due to bed availability in
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for cardiovascular
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Both Wilcox and
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looking to get
started with walking or running,
Rebecca Wilcox springfieldmissouri.org has a list
of several activities in the area,
like 5Ks or fun-runs.
“There is a lot of opportunities around that people can take
advantage of,” Hill said.
“Different things motivate different people.”
Rehabilitation Hospital of
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According to Ganson,
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Sticking with your systems NEW LIFE DENTAL CENTER
It isn’t easy to turn a
new leaf but these tips
might get you there
things will give you the
energy and momentum to
tackle bigger things. That
goes for a daily routine or
a lifestyle change.
By Dillan Conn
Do you suggest creating lists?
I love lists. I put things
on my lists just so I can
knock them off. Lists help
you stay focused, keep
your eye on the goal and
make sure you don’t forget something. Today’s
world is so noisy, a text
message or phone call
could get you off track
and things will start to fall
through the cracks.
Sometimes people put
really big items on their
lists. I like to break these
down into smaller actionable steps to make the list
feel less overwhelming.
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Starting a new workout
plan isn’t easy. If it were
easy, everyone would do
it. But here
comes summer and it’s
time to get
that beach
body
whipped
into shape.
Melissa Miller
Local
life
coach, Melissa Miller, coowner of Zen Life
Solutions, has
some
insights that may help you
push on through to the
fitter side.
What are the classic
pitfalls for people trying to start a new
lifestyle plan, such as a
workout regimen?
People often try to
change too many things at
once. They realize: Hey,
my life isn’t working, and
try to change everything
at once.That sets them up
for failure because they
didn’t get there all at once
and can’t expect to get
out all at once. It’s better
to change one or two
things at a time and be
very systematic about it.
Start with a few goals
and then add a few more.
It doesn’t mean you can’t
set big goals, but they
need to be logical goals.
Slow and steady will
increase your chances of
success.
Slow and steady
makes sense. Do you
recommend smaller
goals first?
It’s really good to take
on things you can tackle
first and start building
momentum. People talk
about losing weight, but if
you haven’t been to the
gym at all, you can’t
expect to go an hour a
day seven days a week.
You’re body would give
out. But you can go three
times a week for 20 minutes and you’ll feel
accomplished.
The same thing goes
with spring-cleaning.Take
it room by room. If you
take those smaller steps,
the bigger steps seem easier. I tell people to tackle
little things in the morning. Starting with smaller
”
Change
takes work
and if it weren’t
work then we
wouldn’t be working toward something.
— Melissa Miller
with yourself at the gym.
Make a note to visit the
farmer’s market; you’ll
buy something there and
eat healthier. I’ll even put
learning more about
something or cooking a
meal at home on the list.
Is there an advantage
to being more specific
with your goals?
It’s the smart, measured
goals that generate more
success. If you have a time
frame on goals, it gives
you a timeline to actively
work toward instead of a
vague, I’ll lose weight
some day. Timelines spur
the action part of it.
It sounds like timelines help fight procrastination and apathy.
Procrastination is well
fought by the specific
goals, including timelines.
This is especially the case
when you’re not quite
committed. Saying, I’m
going on a diet tomorrow,
will never get you there
because there’s always
another tomorrow. At
some point you have to
say, I’m going to do this
now. It’s mind over matter.
If you visualize your
end result, you are more
likely to beat this feeling.
What is (your goal) going
to feel like? What will it
change for you? How will
it affect your life? How
badly do you want that?
How can you break
the bad habits holding
back success?
Placing notes around
the house telling you not
to do things is a good
start. No more boredom
eating. No more mail on
the coffee table. I say it
takes 21 days to make a
habit. If you can force a
change for 21 days, it
won’t seem forced eventually. Soon it will become
automatic.
When
plans
fall
apart, many people fall
into a self-pity and give
up on the original commitment. How do you
reset and take back
control?
You have to give yourself permission.That’s one
of the reasons I say take
one or two things at a
time. If you’re trying to
change everything and
you can’t, you’ll say, screw
it, and go buy a pack of
cigarettes and some tequila. Change takes work and
if it weren’t work then we
wouldn’t be working
toward something.
One piece of birthday
cake isn’t going to undo
three weeks of work, but
you have to acknowledge
that you did it and get
back on track. You’re
going to appreciate that
bathing suit so much
more if you worked that
hard to get in it.
Do these positive
actions bleed into
other parts of our life
as you make progress?
Once you start to
change things, like getting
in shape [or] quitting
smoking, other areas of
your life start to fall in line
because you’ve tackled
one area.You either make
life happen or life happens to you. Once you
take
some
personal
responsibility and work
toward some change, you
start to find some hyperawareness and have more
clarity because you’re
more focused on yourself.
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Molding youths into successful adults
By Daniel Snyder
C
aring,
honesty,
respect
and
responsibility are
traits that often define a
successful individual.
For 100 years, Camp
Wakonda has been teaching youths those traits.
They are the four core values of the YMCA.
“Now, what parent
wouldn’t want their kids
to learn those things?”
said Camp Wakonda director Steve Maynard.“Those
are the four core values
and we live them every
day, our counselors really
embody them.”
Camp Wakonda started
in 1914 on the banks of
the White River in
Forsyth, Mo., before moving to its current 100-acre
location in Ash Grove.
At the camp, which
runs from June 15 to Aug.
2, boys and girls ages 8 to
17 can attend a one-week
summer camp and participate in a various programs.
When kids first arrive,
camp counselors make
sure that each child is an
adequate swimmer and, if
they are not, swimming
lessons are added to their
program.
Camp
begins
on
Sundays with an introduction to what Camp
Wakonda is all about.
“Sunday afternoon starts
with an opening campfire
and it’s meant to be zany
and silly and fun,” Maynard
said.“The campers and the
counselors dress up in the
craziest outfits and it could
be a themed cabin, they
could be all dressed up as
ninjas or it could be anything. They get the idea
right off the bat that it’s different than what they
experience at home or at
school.”
Campers can choose
between a variety of activities, including archery,
basketball, a high ropes
course, fishing, outdoor
cooking, swimming, soccer and more.
“The kids coming from
an urban environment
don’t normally get to
experience those things,”
Maynard said. “Those 8, 9
and 10-year-olds are getting their first taste of
independence. They get
to make their own decisions as far as what they
want to do. The campers
get to choose what activities they do throughout
the week.”
Campers will stay in
one of nine cabins on-site
along with two counselors per cabin.
Other fun things at Camp
Wakonda include a recreation hall with foosball, air
hockey and pool tables, a
minigolf course, a treehouse, a 40-foot tall climbing and a swimming pool.
“The activities that are
here are great activities
and fun and kids really
enjoy them,” Maynard
said.“They’re tools to help
kids grow in self-confidence and self-esteem and
relationship building. The
kids don’t even realize
that they’re gaining those
things.”
The older campers can
join the Counselor In
Training (CIT) program if
they are interested in
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becoming a counselor.
“CIT will foster a lot of
leadership skills and
whether or not they
become a counselor here
or go out into the world,
those skills will come with
them,” said Hayden Ponsar,
camp staffer for five years
and CIT program leader.“If
they are a counselor here,
we want to see them
become a leader at camp
and embody the four core
values.”
Maynard knows that in
order for campers to have
the best time possible,
they need to have great
role models to show them
the ropes.
“The lessons and the
experiences that campers
have here definitely helps
mold them into the people that they’ll be,”
Maynard said.“That’s why
it’s so important to have
good leadership and
mature, caring leaders and
Christian leaders. They’re
role models and they
know that coming in.”
Parents can choose
from three camping packages and scholarships are
available for qualifying
campers.
“Anybody can come
and that’s our goal, to
ensure that any child that
wants to come to camp
Hayden Ponsar (left), is a five-year staff member and former
camper and Steve Maynard is camp director at Camp Wakonda.
can come to camp,”
Maynard said. “I came to
camp as a scholarship
camper. Our board chairman came to camp as a
scholarship camper, so it’s
near and dear to our
hearts and we know the
value that camp can
have.”
Maynard said registra-
tion has already begun
and so far they have 20
kids signed up. He said
this year will be full of
new surprises.
“We’re excited, really
excited. There’s so many
new and innovative
things that we are doing,”
Maynard said. “It’s going
to be a great year.”
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“The Scarlet Pimpernel”
at Parkview H.S.
The theatre department at Parkview High
School, 516 W.
Meadowmere St. is producing the musical version of “The Scarlet
Pimpernel.” Based on the
play by Baroness Emma
Orczy, the musical adaptation features music by
Frank Wildhom and lyrics
and book by Nan
Knighton. The story is set
in England and France
during the Reign of
Terror of the French
Revolution, where the
hero, The Scarlet
Pimpernel, keeps his
identity secret under the
alias, Sir Percival
Blakeney, as he recruits a
league of gentleman to
join him in rescuing prisoners from the guillotine.
The play was originally
produced in 1903 and
met little success. After a
rewrite, the play was later
well received. The novel
was published soon after
to much success and
numerous adaptations
followed over the years.
The Broadway musical
version was first produced in 1997. See “The
Scarlet Pimpernel,” 7 p.m.
April 10-12 and 2 p.m.
April 13. Admission is $15
for adults and $13 for students/seniors.
Refreshments are included. To purchase tickets,
call 523-9300 or visit
phstheatre.org.
An evening of French
chansons
The SRO Lyric
Theatre will present
Café des Artistes:
Chanson Realiste, 7:30
p.m. April 11 at The
Creamery Arts Center,
411 N. Sherman
Parkway. Attendees will
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For those about to rock! We salute you!
By Daniel Snyder
W
hat do KISS,
Metallica,AC/DC,
Aerosmith and
Members Only have in
common?
The ‘80s, duh.
Eighties tribute band,
Members Only, recently
returned from a trip
Down Under, where they
played music and hung
out with A-list celebrities.
But that’s just one highlight for the band that has
been playing together
since 2008.
Members Only started
out with high school
friends, lead singer Brent
Thornton and drummer
Justin Gabossi.They wanted to start a Journey tribute band and eventually
more musicians made
their way into the fold.
Guitarist Seth Jaeger
said the band is an homage to Jake Simpson and
the 4 Jax, a popular area
band back in the late ‘90s
and early 2000s.
“They were really popular and we’re all big fans
of them, so we wanted to
continue on the tradition,” Jaeger said.
The band’s first gig was at
the now defunct Jordan
Creek nightclub and the current members have played
together for three and a half
years.In that time,their popularity has grown substantially because, let’s face it,
who doesn’t love the ‘80s?
“The best thing about
the ‘80s is the diversity;
they are the songs that
people can sing the cho-
ruses to,” Jaeger said.
“They’re the rock songs
that are just about having
fun. You want to get people singing and dancing
and this is the kind of
music that is doing it.You
don’t have to be a really
big fan to know every
word of the songs we
play; it’s just that kind of
music. It’s nostalgia; it’s
good, fun party music and
it’s been a successful formula for us.”
And the band’s awesome live shows have
generated international
interest.
After hearing Members
Only play, international
event planner David
Tutera asked them to play
a New Year’s Eve party on
a private island in the
Great Barrier Reef.
“It was incredible,”
Jaeger said.“It was a lot of
fun both professionally
and being able to travel
out there as well. It was
pretty incredible because
my wife and I had breakfast on the morning of Jan.
1 next to some pretty big
name A-list celebrities.”
In 2012, the band
played at Hammons Field
during the Fourth of July
Fireworks at the Field
event. Jaeger said it was
definitely a defining
moment for a bunch of
guys who just happen to
love playing ‘80s music.
“That was a pretty high
point because, at one
point, they let the crowd
come out on the field and
it was a huge rush and an
Courtesy of Members Only
Members Only prides itself as the nation’s premier ‘80s cover band. Consisting of bassist Sam Adkins,
drummer Justin Gabossi, guitarist Seth Jaeger, guitarist Zach McClease, keyboardist Will Clark and Brent
Thornton on vocals, the band recently returned from a trip to Australia to play a New Year’s Eve show.
incredible feeling,” he said.
Another high point was
when Members Only
opened for the ‘80s bands
that they cover, including
Journey
and
Def
Leppard—who gave them
a shoutout from the stage.
“Our last show in
Springfield
was
our
record show and we’ve
been very fortunate,”
Jaeger said. “When you
realize that people plan
their weekends around
our schedule, it’s pretty
incredible. We’re very
lucky that we’ve been
able to do this for so long
in Springfield and in reality, it’s not slowing down.”
Members Only also
makes it a point of playing
benefit shows and food
drives in support of charitable organizations, like The
Kitchen, the Breast Cancer
Foundation of the Ozarks
and Habitat for Humanity.
A teacher by day, Jaeger
has also brought the music
into the classroom. He is
currently doing a project
with his students where he
has them creating bands
and a mock tour.
“They have to do the
budgeting, planning and
everything for a tour,”
Jaeger said.“They are writing their own music and
they have to promote their
own music. It’s half
real/half fake, but it has a
very high interest level
because we are talking
about the history of rock
‘n’ roll and what it takes to
get out there on the road.”
Now that the band is
back from being international rock stars, Jaeger
said that 2014 will be
another year to remember.
“We’re looking forward
to another huge year,”
Jaeger said.“We have a lot
of cool stuff happening.”
Jaeger said the band is
working on expanding
their reach to cities like
St. Louis, Kansas City and
Oklahoma City, but he
knows that without the
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STA theatre season
Springfield Theatre Alliance has
announced the line-ups for the 20142015 season.
Springfield Contemporary
Theatre Center Stage
Wilhoit Plaza, 431 S. Jefferson Ave.
831-8001; springfieldcontemporarytheatre.org
“Don’t Dress For Dinner” (June 6-22)
“The Spitfire Grill” (July 11-26)
“Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill”
(Aug. 8-23)
“Moonlight and Magnolias” (Sept. 12-27)
“The Normal Heart” (Oct. 17 to Nov. 1)
“Around the World in 80 Days” (Nov.
21 to Dec. 14)
“Shining City” (Jan. 9-24)
“Painting Churches” (Feb. 13-28)
“The Tempest” (March 20 to April 4)
“Spring Awakening” (April 24 to May 17)
Springfield Regional Opera
Lyric Theatre
The Creamery Arts Center, 411 N.
Sherman Parkway
863-1960; srolyrictheatre.org
“Elixir of Love” (Oct. 24-26)
“Voices of Christmas, The Wise
Women” (Dec. 5-7)
“Street Scene” (Feb. 20-22)
“Master Class” (March 27-29)
“Café des Artistes: Roma Fellini”
(April 24-25)
Springfield Little Theatre
The Landers Theatre, 311 E. Walnut St.
869-1334; springfieldlittletheatre.org
“Mary Poppins” (Sept. 12 to Oct. 5)
“The Phantom Tollbooth Jr” (Oct. 17-26)
“A Streetcar Named Desire” (Nov. 14-23)
“The Littlest Angel” (Dec. 5-14)
“The 25th Annual Putnam County
Spelling Bee” (Jan. 23 to Feb. 8)
“Disney’s My Son Pinocchio Jr” (Feb.
27 to March 1)
“The Wizard of Oz” (April 10-26)
“Tuna Does Vegas” (May 15-26)
“Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” (June 12-28)
Drury University Theatre
873-7255; drury.edu/theatre
“Dog Sees God: Confessions of a
Teenage Blockhead” (Oct. 1-4)
“Violet” (Nov. 12-15)
“Wit” (March 4-7)
“Tartuffe” (April 22-25)
“Broadway Cabaret” (May 7-8)
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April 3-19: Operation Hope Tote
is collecting hygiene items for
Victory Mission Ministry Center,
1715 N. Boonville Ave. on the second floor, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday. Info: 831-6387
April 3: Farmers’ Market of the
Ozark, 4139 S. Nature Center Way,
4-8 p.m. Thursday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Saturday. Info:
Lane@LoveYourFarmer.com; 7668711
April 4: Operazzi: “Songs of
Hope,” presented by Springfield
Regional Opera at the Historic
Firehouse No. 2, 101 E. Commercial
St. 7-9 p.m. This fundraiser for Lost
& Found Grief Center will feature
music from SRO Lyric Theatre artists.
Free admission. Info: 863-1960
April 3-4: “Dog Sees God:
Confessions of a Teenage
Blockhead,” presented by Tabula
Rasa Theatre Production Co., Mille’s
Cafe Banquet Hall, 313 S. Jefferson
Ave. 7:30 p.m. Info: Info: 434-5670
or eritschel@gmail.com
April 3-5: “Love, Loss and
What I Wore,” presented by
Springfield Contemporary Theatre,
431 S. Jefferson Ave., Suite 136,
7:30 p.m. Tickets: $25; $22 for ages
55 and older and students; $10 cash
student rush or $12 charge if available. Info: 831-8001; springfieldcontemporarytheatre.org
April 3-6: Bassmaster Elite,
Table Rock Lake, Branson. The third
of nine 2014 Bassmaster Elite Series
professional bass fishing tournaments. Info: bassmaster.com
April 3-5: “A Place Called
Eden,” Stained Glass Theatre, 1996
Evangel St., Ozark, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets: $10, $11 day of performance
and $8 or $9 day of performance for
ages 2-12; $8 for groups of 15 or
more. Info: 581-9192; sgtheatre.com
April 3, 10: Rejuvenate Your
Retirement at Drury University,
900 N. Benton Ave. 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Fee: $39 including spouse. Info:
Nicole, 631-4840
April 3-6: 2014 Shrine Circus at
JQH Arena, 685 S. John Q.
Hammons Parkway. 7 p.m. April 3;
7:30 p.m. April 4; 11 a.m., 3 p.m.
and 7:30 p.m. April 5; 2:30 p.m. and
6:30 p.m. April 6. Gates open one
hour before show. Admission: $937; $8 general admission opening
day. Info: 836-7678; missouristatetix.com; springfieldcircus.com
April 4: “Diary of a Worm”
Storytime at Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, 3055 S. Glenstone Ave.
10 a.m. Free. Info: 885-0026
April 4: First Friday Art Walk, a
self-guided art gallery tour, downtown Springfield, 6-10 p.m. Free.
Info: 862-2787, ext. 25; ffaw.org
April 4: Edible Books Festival at
Park Central Branch Library, 128
Park Central Square, 7-8 p.m.
Professional bakers will present
cakes fashioned after the themes
from “The Call of the Wild.” All ages.
Free. Info: 831-1342; thelibrary.org
April 4: “The Mystery Hour,” a
live taping with host Jeff Houghton
and special guests at Gillioz Theatre,
325 Park Central East, 7 p.m.
Tickets: $5. Reservations: themysteryhour.com/see-the-show-live
April 4-6: Spring Ag and Urban
Fest at the Ozark Empire
Fairgrounds, 3001 N. Grant Ave. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Free admission and
parking. Info: 833-2660; ozarkempirefair.com
April 4-27: “Shrek, The
Musical,” Springfield Little
Theatre, 311 E. Walnut St. Tickets:
$28; $25 for ages 62 and older, students and military; $15 for ages 14
and younger. Info: 869-1334; springfieldlittletheatre.org
April 4-5: The 2014 Jackson
Day Celebration; 8 a.m. April 5:
Alliance Breakfast at the Tower Club,
901 E. St. Louis St. 6 p.m. April 5:
The Jackson Day Banquet at The Old
Glass Place, 521 E. St. Louis St.
Info: gcmodemocrats.org; Info: 8868980
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836-7678; theatreanddance.missouristate.edu
Juanita K. Hammons Hall for
the Performing Arts
525 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway
836-7678; hammonshall.com
“The Music Man–In Concert” (Sept. 26-27)
“Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole
Christmas!” (Oct. 24-25)
“Camelot” (Feb. 6-7)
“Million Dollar Quartet” (May 1-2)
Tent Theatre
Missouri State University campus
836-7678;
tenttheatre.missouristate.edu
“Forever Plaid” (June 11-21)
“You Can’t Take It With You” (June 26
to July 3)
“Fiddler on the Roof” (July 9-20)
COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR
April 3: Opening Day:
Springfield Cardinals vs. San
Antonio Missions at Hammons
Field, 955 E. Trafficway St. 7:10 p.m.
Info: 863-0395; springfieldcardinals.com
SPIC & SPAN
Theatre & Dance
“Columbinus” (Sept. 18-28)
“City of Angels” (Oct. 23-26)
“Our Town” (Nov. 20-23)
“Runaways” (Feb. 12-15)
“Tartuffe” (March 26-29)
“Spring Dance Concert” (April 23-26)
April 4-5: The Ozark Women’s
Living Expo at the Springfield Expo
Center, 635 St. Louis St. 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Tickets: $7; $5 with discount
card at Price Cutter stores; free for
ages 8 and younger. Info: womenslivingexpo.com; 203-259-3351
April 4-26: Art Reception at
Waverly House Gallery, 2031 S.
Waverly Ave. 5-7:30 p.m. April 4.
Jazz guitar by John Strickler. The
exhibit will continue through April
26. Free. Info: 882-3445; waverlyhouse.com
April 5: Simon Kidgits Club
Easter Bunny Eggstravaganza at
the Battlefield Mall, 2825 S.
Glenstone Ave. 1-3 p.m. Free for
Simon Kidgits club members; $5 to
sign-up for an annual membership.
Info: 883-7777;
simon.com/mall/battlefield-mall or
facebook.com/BattlefieldMall
April 5: Giboney Cave Tours
Giboney Dave at Doling Park, 301 E.
Talmage St. 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Walking tour is $4, tunnel tour is $6;
school trips: $75 minimum. Ages 6
and older. Info: 833-8923; parkboard.org
April 5: Firehouse Bluegrass
Jam, 4 p.m. and Bluegrass Show,
6:30 p.m., Firefighters Union Hall,
2350 N. Clifton Ave. Free; accepting
donations. Info: Josh Gilbert, 8499521
April 5: Walk-in Weekend
Theater: “The Hunger Games,”
(PG-13), Park Central Branch
Library, 128 Park Central Square,
6:30 p.m. Grades 7 and older. Free.
Info: 831-1342; thelibrary.org
April 5: Cherry Blossom Kite
Festival, presented by Springfield
Sister Cities Association at the
Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial
Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. 11 a.m. to
3 p.m. Free admission; kite kits
available for $5. Admission is free to
the stroll garden the day of the festival. Info: 864-1341; peacethroughpeople.org
April 5: Mission in the
Mountains Dinner and Concert
at the Hopedale Baptist Church,
5307 N. Missouri NN, 4:30 p.m.
Dinner: $10; $8 for children.
Proceeds benefit mission trip to
Lynch, Ky. Info: 581-3836
April 5: Hellam Young Artists’
Competition at the Barnett Recital
Hall, Evangel University, 1111 N.
Glenstone Ave. Semifinals 9:30 a.m.,
finals 1:30 p.m. Free. Info: 8646683; springfieldmosymphony.org
April 5: Park Cleanup Day at
Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield,
intersection of Greene County ZZ
and Farm Road 182, Republic, 8:30
a.m. registration; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Bring work gloves, hat, work boots
and sunscreen. Info: 732-2662, ext.
225; nps.gov/wicr
April 5: Native Plant Sale and
Seminar at the Springfield
Conservation Nature Center, 4601 S.
Nature Center Way, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
All ages. Free; no registration
required. Info: 888-4237
April 5: Springfield Cardinals
vs. San Antonio Missions at
Hammons Field, 955 E. Trafficway
St. 6:10 p.m. Info: 863-0395;
springfieldcardinals.com
April 5: Sudsy Soap Making at
the Brentwood Branch Library, 2214
Brentwood Blvd. 2-4 p.m. Ages 18
and older. Free. Info: 883-1974; thelibrary.org
April 5: Traditional Dance and
Music Society of the Ozarks
Contra Dance at the Northview
Center, 301 E. Talmage St. 7 p.m.
Admission: $6; $4 for students and
members. Info: 862-8681; springfieldcontra.org;
springfieldcontra@hotmail.com
April 5: Walk MS Springfield at
Mercy Montclair Building, 3045 S.
National Ave. 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free
admission, accepting donations.
Info: 268-9010; msmidamerica.org
April 5-15: Greater Springfield
Farmers’ Market at the Battlefield
Mall, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave. Spring
hours: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays 8
a.m. to noon Tuesday and Thursday
beginning April 15. Info: 708-1909;
info@springfieldfarmersmarket.com
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In honor of
a lost friend
By Dillan Conn
A family of friends came
together again this year to
play some Yahtzee, support each other, pay tribute to their lost friend and
raise awareness about the
silent killer that took her
too young.
Julie Messick died last
March from a brain
aneurysm. She was 51
years old.
Last year, the group
gathered at The Flea for
beer, music and to enjoy
Messick’s favorite pastime, Yahtzee. The event
raised $4,000 for her
headstone and her two
children.
The group did it again
this year, but this time the
$632 raised went to the
Brain
Aneurysm
Foundation, according to
Todd Thomas, a friend
who helped organize the
event.
MEMBERS ONLY, from 19
support of their fans it
would
all
be—as
Aerosmith says—“dream
on, dream on, dream yourself a dream come true.”
“We consider ourselves
so fortunate for the sup-
IN BRIEF, from 19
enjoy an evening of lovely
French cabaret music and
selections from American
musical theatre. The show
is directed by Stephen
Bomgartner, with Jimmy
Benecasa on piano and
stars members of SRO’s
Young Artist and Studio
Artist programs. Admission
is $10. For more information about SRO, visit
srolyrictheatre.org.
Shrine Circus coming to
town
The circus is headed our
way again, promising
trained tigers, Chinese
acrobats, motocross, a
human cannonball and
Ragtag Rascal the clown
with her sidekick Baby Bo.
The Shrine Circus will be at
JQH Arena, 685 S. John Q
Hammons Parkway. Show
times are 7 p.m. April 3; 11
a.m. and 7:30 p.m. April 4;
11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
April 5; 2:30 p.m. and 6:30
p.m. April 6. Doors open an
hour before the show.
Admission is $9-37. Seats
are general admission April
3 and cost $8. To purchase
tickets, call 836-7678, visit
MissouriStateTix.com or
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The Stagaroos were Julie Messick’s favorite local band. Bringing their brand of classic country-western rock and roll, they’ve played each of her benefits.
“It’s not as much as we
raised last year,” he said.
“But we’ll do it again next
year and maybe we’ll raise
$1,000.
“Aneurysms do come
out of nowhere but there
are things to do to minimize the risk. People
need
to
recognize
aneurysms are a family
history issue; they don’t
just happen randomly
and people can get
screened to see if they’re
at risk.”
Smoking and drinking
can increase the risk of an
aneurysm and women
and African-Americans
are at a higher risk.
Messick’s fiancé, Steve
Hogan, remembers her as
“a great person who
could kick your ass in
Yahtzee.”
“If we got home and
had nothing to do, we’d
play a game of Yahtzee,”
he said. “She loved that
game; she loved people
and she loved music.”
Another friend and
Yahtzee comrade, Isabelle
Walker also helped organize the event.
“She was a very special
person,” Walker said. “She
brought a lot of us together and the people up her
right now are like a second family.”
port we get in our hometown, our friends and family and our fans that we
have met, so we’re going
to keep improving and
see where this goes,”
Jaeger said. “There are
some people who were at
the very first show and
those people are still
around.To see what it has
become is quite incredi-
ble. We’re so fortunate to
have awesome fans in
Joplin and Springfield.”
drop by the box office 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. MondayFriday. On event days, the
box office will open 10 a.m.
Blue October in April
Texas four-piece alt-rock
band, Blue October is
bringing its musical
stylings to the Gillioz
Theatre, 325 Park Central
East 8 p.m. April 10. Making
music since 1995, Blue
October was originally discovered by former Kid
Rock manager, Michael
Rand when the guys were
playing the Atchafalaya
River Café in Houston.
Apparently, he liked them
enough to get them
booked for more than 350
shows before they were
even signed. The band’s
album, “Approaching
Normal” made the 2009
Billboard Top 15 and album
“Any Man In America”
made it to the 2011
Billboard Top 10. Blue
October is promoting,
“Sway,” the band’s first
album in two years.
Admission is $27 in
advance. To purchase tickets, call 863-9491, visit
gillioz.org or drop by the
theatre box office noon to
5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
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EVENTS, from 20
April 5, 12,19: Playhouse
Improvised Show for Kids at the The
Skinny Improv, 308 South Ave. 11:30
a.m. Admission: $5; free popcorn. Info:
831-5233; theskinnyimprov.com
■
To submit ideas for a local
Delightful Dish, email
editor@cfpmidweek.com
April 6: Cocktails and
Cupcakes, presented by I Wish I
May at the Twin Oaks Country Club,
1020 E. Republic Road, 3-5 p.m.
Proceeds benefit the organization’s
goal in assisting birthday celebrations to area children. Tickets: $20
advance; $25 door. Info:
wishimay.org
April 6: The Succulent Society
of the Ozarks meeting at the
Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell, 7
p.m. Free and open to the public.
Info: ssozarks1000@gmail.com
April 6: The Grand Canyon in
Pictures at the Springfield Botanical
Center, Nathanael Greene/Close
Memorial Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave.
6 p.m. Ages 15 and older. Free. Info:
891-1515; parkboard.org
April 6: First & Calvary’s
Musical Offerings present
Community Band at the First &
Calvary Presbyterian Church, 820 E.
Cherry St. 2:30 p.m. Free. Info: 8625068; firstandcalvary.org
April 6: MSU Concert Chorale at
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1115 N.
Campbell Ave. 7 p.m. Free. Info:
836-5182
Purple Burrito
Dish: Fish tacos
Cost: $2.25 each; Mexican Coke $1.50
Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Address: 1510 N. National Ave.
Phone: 866-7040
Online: ThePurpleBurrito.com
By Dillan Conn
If you’re a fan of authentic Mexican food, you probably have a favorite restaurant around town already.
If you’re a fan of traditional home-cooked meals, you
probably don’t eat out that often. But, if you enjoy
both of those things equally, family-owned and operated Purple Burrito could graduate to your favorite
lunch or dinner joint—and in the case of the location
at 1510 N. National Ave., a new favorite breakfast
spot.
Each of the four Purple Burritos around town have
the same base menu, so if you have a favorite item, it
will always be there. But, the location operated by
certified cook Eddie Ramos, also serves breakfast,
along with other items like lengua tacos (cow
tongue), barbacoa (spicy shredded beef) and other
classic Mexican dishes. Ramos has 12 years of experience cooking at Cesar’s Palace in Las Vegas.
“We cook Mexican food because we’re Mexicans,”
Ramos said. “This is the kind of food when you go
home and mom and dad cook you something, this is
what it’s like.”
At Purple Burrito, nothing comes from a can or a
bag, and the first thing you taste, after biting into
one of the over-stuffed fish tacos, is the homemade
tartar sauce. Almost like a creamy dressing, the tartar
maintains the natural allure of a fish taco by keeping
it light while still packing a lot of flavor.
There is a healthy amount of colorful cabbage salad
filling the walls of the tortilla, but that is not to say
they’ve skimped on the fish. Hand battered and fried
tilapia is just crispy enough and flaky-white inside.
The classic Mexican salsa comes standard on this
taco; tomatoes, onions and cilantro are familiar, but if
you’re a culinary risk taker—or perhaps you just like
salsa—Purple Burrito offers four to choose from.
Ramos said the sweet and smoky salsa is great on
chicken and barbacoa; the green is a classic tomatillo-based salsa with just a little green habanero for
flavor and the hot salsa is made with grilled Japanese
chilies.
To keep all the flavors fresh, a new batch of salsa is
made ever 45 minutes.
April 6: Magic Engineer Joe will
be performing his Magic for the S/W
Mo INVENTOR’S Network at the Library
Center, 4653 S Campbell Ave. 2 p.m.
Free and open to the public. Info: magicengjoe@gmail.com, 466-8013
April 6: Springfield Urban-Warrior
Challenge at Hammons Field, 955 E.
Trafficway St. 8:30 a.m. Obstacle race
designed by Missouri State University
Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Participants can register as an individual or with a team of four people. Fee:
$75-105 individual registration; $275350 for teams. Register: embracethesuc.com; 885-4597
April 7: Get a Job at Midtown
Carnegie Branch Library, 397 E.
Central St. 3:15-4:30 p.m. Grades 612. Free. Info: 862-0135;
thelibrary.org
April 7: Making Sense of
Numbers Storytime at Brentwood
Branch Library, 2214 Brentwood
Blvd. 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-6. Free.
April 7: Simple and Delicious
Cooking on a Budget with Chef
Chadwick at the Library Center, 4653
S. Campbell Ave. 7 p.m. Adults.
Free; registration required. Info: 8820714; thelibrary.org
April 7: MoGardens—
Greenhouse Biochar Stoves
and Home Fruit Production at
the O’Reilly Cancer Center, 2055 S.
Fremont Ave. 6 p.m. Cost: $20 for
the evening or $35 for two.
Registration required. Info: 881-8909
April 7-28: Master Gardeners
Potting Shed University,
Mondays, Springfield Botanical
Center, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. 6:307:30 p.m. Fee: $5 a class. Info: 8911515; parkboard.org/botanical
April 8: EU Jazz Orchestra
Concert at the Barnett Recital Hall,
1111 N. Glenstone Ave. 7:30 p.m.
Free. Info: 865-2815, ext. 7212
April 8: Get a Job at the Midtown
Carnegie Branch Library, 397 E.
Central St. 3:15 p.m. Grades 6-12.
Free. Info: 862-0135; thelibrary.org
www.cfpmidweek.com
April 8: Chevelle at the Gillioz
Theatre, 325 Park Central East, 7:30
a.m. Tickets: $28.50. Info: 863-9491;
gillioztheatre.com
April 9: Story Time With Ms.
Ladybug at the Springfield
Nature Center Way, 11-11:30 a.m. Ages
2-6. Free; no registration required. No
organized groups. Info: 888-4237
April 9: Money-Saving Ideas
from Pinterest at the Library
Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave. 7
p.m. Adults. Free. Info: 882-0714;
thelibrary.org
April 9: Nick Nelson, director of
Springfield Art Museum will speak at
Studio 55 Fine Arts Guild meeting at the National Avenue Christian
Gallery, 1515 S. National Ave. 1 p.m.
Info: 869-7812
April 9: Tech N9ne at Gillioz
Theatre, 325 Park Central East. 8
p.m. Tickets: $30-$50. Info: 8639491; gillioztheatre.com
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April 10: Blue October, 8 p.m.,
Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central
East. Tickets: $27. Info: 863-9491;
gillioztheatre.com
April 10: Behind the Baton at
Newk’s at Newk’s Eatery, 2639 S.
Glenstone Ave. 5:30 p.m. Info: 8646683. Free. Info: 864-6683; springfieldmosymphony.org
April 10: EU Chorus and Chorale
Concert at the Barnett Recital Hall,
campus of Evangel University, 1111
N. Glenstone Ave. 7:30 p.m. Free.
Info: 865-2815, ext. 7212
April 10: Little Acorns: Worm
Squirm at the Springfield
Nature Center Way, 11-11:45 a.m. or
1:30-2:15 p.m. Ages 3-6. Free; registration required. Info: 888-4237
April 10: The Women’s Council
of Realtors House of Friends
Auction, 319 W. Walnut St. 5:30
p.m. Proceeds benefit the Child
Advocacy Center, Girls on the Run and
the Killuminati Foundation. Tickets:
$5. Info: Birdie Watson, 766-2630
April 10: Spring Clean Eating at
Hy-Vee, 1720 W. Battlefield Road, 67:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Register: Info:
881-1950
April 10-12: “The Scarlet
Pimpernel,” musical at Parkview
High School Theatre, 516 W.
Meadowmere St. 7 p.m. April 10-12
Tickets: $15; $13 for students and
senior citizens; includes refreshments. Info: 523-9300; phstheatre.org
April 11: “Balto” (G) matinee at
the Midtown Carnegie Branch
Library, 397 E. Central St. 1-3 p.m.
All ages. Free. Info: 862-0135; thelibrary.org
April 11: “The Call of the Wild”
(Northview Book Club) at the
Northview Center, 301 E. Talmage St.
10:30-11:30 a.m. Senior adults.
Free. Info: thelibrary.org
April 11: Crafts for Dogs at the
Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell
Ave. 2-4 p.m. Materials provided. Kgrade 5. Free. Info: 882-0714; thelibrary.org
April 11: Missouri Public
Affairs Hall of Fame Induction
Banquet at the Ramada Oasis
Convention Center, 2546 N.
Glenstone Ave. 5 p.m. Tickets: $35
online at publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/halloffame/induction.htm;
Info: 836-4143
April 11: Ghost Tour at the
Pythian Castle, 1451 E. Pythian St.
see EVENTS, 23
The Food You Grew Up With
OPEN: 11am-10pm 7 Days a Week
Mexican Villa El Taco
1595 W. Jackson
Ozark | 582-0600
Mexican Villa El Taco
316 W. Kearney |
869-4340
Mexican Villa West
1110 W. Sunshine |
886-7292
Mexican Villa
1408 S. National
869-4459
Mexican Villa
Comida
434 S. Glenstone |
831-6196
Mexican Villa South
2755 S. Campbell |
883-1040
www.mexicanvilla.net
Mexican Villa East
1337 E Sunshine |
887-1010
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EVENTS, from 22
8-9:30 p.m. Cost: $15. Info: 8651464; pythiancastle.com
April 11: School’s Out Play-in-aDay Workshop at the Landers
Theatre, 311 E. Walnut St. 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Ages 5-12. Cost: $30. Info: 8693869, ext. 15; springfieldlittletheatre.org
April 11: Survival of the Fittest
at the Library Station, 2535 N.
Kansas Expressway. 4-6 p.m. for
grades 4-8 and 6-8 p.m. for grades
6-12. Free. Info: 865-1340; thelibrary.org
April 11-13: SATO48 Kick-off
and filming weekend, April 1113, film competition in which dozens
of filmmaking teams each shoot and
edit a five-minute movie in 48 hours.
Info: sato48.com
April 11-12: Café des Artistes:
Chanson Réaliste, a showcase of
SRO’s Young and Studio Artists,
Exhibition Hall, Creamery Arts Center,
411 N. Sherman Parkway, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $10. Info: 863-1960
April 11-14: Camping World of
Springfield RV Sale Battlefield Mall,
2825 S. Glenstone Ave. During mall
hours. Info: 883-7777;
simon.com/mall/battlefield-mall;
April 11-12: WOW National
Outdoor Recreation &
Conservation School, Ritter
Springs Park, 3683 W. Farm Road
190. All ages. Fee: $30 or $60 for a
family of four. Registration required:
gregistration@wondersofwildlife.org
April 11-13: Electronic Recycle
Event to benefit St. Jude’s
Children’s Hospital sponsored by
Complete Electronic Solutions and
SCS Home Entertainment, parking
lot of SCS Entertainment 2868 S.
Glenstone Ave. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Minimum donation of $10 per vehicle of electronics CRT TVs are an
additional $10 disposal fee.
Volunteers are needed. Info:
Shannon@cesspringfield.com
April 12: Basic Herbal First Aid
at the Midtown Carnegie Branch
Library, 397 E. Central St. 1-2 p.m.
Adults. Free; registration required.
April 12: Children’s Choirs of
Southwest Missouri TwentyFirst “We Love CCSM!” Season
“Songs with Heart” Spring
Showcase Concert at the Gillioz
Theatre, 325 Park Central East, 7
p.m. Pre-concert at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets: $12-$15. Info: 861-3591;
childrenschoirs.org
April 12: Central Assembly Kids
Easter Celebration at the Fusion
Center, across from main church
building, Central Assembly of God,
1321 N. Campbell Ave. 9:30-11:30
a.m. Easter egg hunt is for newborns
to age 5. Free admission. Info: 8665013; centralassembly.org
April 12: Color Me Rad 5K at
Jordan Valley Park, 635 E. Trafficway
St. 9 a.m. Entry fees and registration:
colormerad.com/race/springfieldmo; Info: 836-8894
April 12: Drury Humanities and
Arts Film Series: Chris Rock’s
“Good Hair,” at the Moxie
Cinema, 305 S. Campbell Ave. 1-3
p.m. General admission: $7. Info:
873-6954; drury.edu/du/humanities/Moxie-Film-Series
April 12: Community Autism
Awareness Fair at the Burrell
Autism Center, 1300 Bradford
Parkway, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.
Submit Events:
events@
cfpmidweek.com
Info: 761-5333;
burrellautismcenter.com
April 12: Easter at the Farm at
Rutledge-Wilson Farm Park, 3825 W.
Farm Road 146, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Free; some activities have a small
fee. Info: 837-5949; parkboard.org
April 12: Easter Egg-stravaganza
at the Ozark Community Center, 1530
W. Jackson St. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ages
10 and younger. Hunts will be separated into age groups. Free; accepting
donations. Info: 581-7002, ext. 2005
or recreation@ozarkmissouri.com
April 12: Celebrate the 44th annual Earth Day at the Discovery Center,
438 St. Louis St. 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Activity stations available 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Reduced admission: $7 a person.
Info: 862-9910; discoverycenter.org
April 12: Hiking Club: Roaring
River State Park at the Springfield
Nature Center Way, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ages 18 and older. Free; registration
required. Info: 888-4237
April 12: Hosta Dividing
Seminar and Sale at the
Springfield Botanical Center,
Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial
Park, 2400 S. Scenic Ave. 9, 10 or
11 a.m. Adults. Free. Info: 891-1515;
parkboard.org
April 12: Hunter Hayes at JQH
Arena, 685 S. John Q. Hammons
Parkway, 7 p.m. Info: 836-7678,
888-476-7849; missouristatetix.com
April 12: Ozarks Chapter of
American Christian Writers
meeting at the University Heights
Baptist Church, 1010 S. National Ave.
10 a.m. to noon. Info: OzarksACW.org;
OzarksACW@yahoo.com
April 12: Live Well Fitness Fest
and Expo at the Fieldhouse
Sportscenter, 2235 W. Kingsley St.
8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tickets: $20
at 417mag.com
April 12: Reading Pals—Big
Read Style at the Library Center,
4653 S. Campbell Ave. 10-11 a.m.
Grades K-5. Free. Info: 882-0714;
thelibrary.org
April 12: Republic Parks and
Recreation Easter Egg Hunt at
J.R. Martin Park, 300 E. Hines St. 10
a.m. to noon. The Great Egg Drop at
10:15 a.m. For ages 12 and younger;
divided into age groups. Free. Info:
732-3500; republicmo.com
April 12: Springfield
Symphony: Russian Fireworks
at the Juanita K. Hammons Hall for
the Performing Arts, 525 John Q.
Hammons Parkway, 7:30 p.m. Preconcert lecture at 6:30 p.m.; preconcert music at 7 p.m. Tickets:
$11-$33; Info: 836-7678; hammonshall.com; Info: Info: 864-6683;
springfieldmosymphony.org
April 12: Simon Kidgits Club
Little Planet Helpers at Battlefield
Mall, 2825 S. Glenstone Ave. 1-3
p.m. Free for Simon Kidgits Club
members; $5 to sign up for an annual membership. Info: 883-7777;
April 12: Fifth annual Tarang at
the Plaster Student Union Ballroom
and Theatre, 1110 E. Madison St. 69:30 p.m. Tickets: $15; $12 students; $8 for ages 5-12. Info: 7719888; email: ISA@MissouriState.edu
April 2 - 15, 2014
April 12: Starlight Debonaires
Couples Dance at the Elks Club,
2223 E. Bennett St. 7:30-10:30 p.m.
Cost: $20 a couple. Info: 861-7051
April 12: Free Tax Help at the
Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell
Ave. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: 7202000 to make an appointment; 8820714; thelibrary.org
April 12: Walk-in Weekend
Theater “City Slickers,” (PG13), Park Central Branch Library,
128 Park Central Square, 6:30 p.m.
Grades 7 and older. Free. Info: 8311342; thelibrary.org
April 12-Jan. 3: “Passages”
Interactive Living-History
Exhibit, 3534 E. Sunshine St. 10
a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
Tickets: $15.95; $13.95 for age 62
and older; $11.95 for military and
college students with ID and ages 617; free for ages 5 and younger. Info:
888-297-8011;
ExplorePassages.com
April 12-13: Repticon Reptile
Show at the Ozark Empire
Fairgrounds, 3001 N. Grant Ave. 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. April 12, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. April 13. Tickets: two-day pass:
$15, $5 for ages 5-12; free for ages
4 and younger; one-day pass $10,
$5, free for ages 4 and younger. VIP
tickets available. Info: 833-2660;
repticon.com
April 13: Sunday Concert
Series: High Hopes Bluegrass
at the Library Center, 4653 S.
Campbell Ave. 2 p.m. All ages. Free.
April 13: Caring Bunny at
Battlefield Mall, 2825 S. Glenstone
Ave. 10 a.m. to noon Info: 883-7777;
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April 13: The Chancel Choir of
Central Christian Church presents
Mendelssohn’s unfinished oratorio
“Christus,” 9:30 a.m. Central
Christian Church, 1475 N.
Washington Ave. Free. Info: 8697241
April 13: Big Party Half
Marathon at Mercy Hospital, 1235
E. Cherokee St. 8 a.m., 5K at 8:30
a.m. and stroll at 7:45 a.m. Half
marathon and 5K will end at Jordan
Valley Park. Proceeds benefit Camp
Barnabas. Registration and info: bigpartymarathon.com; 476-2565
April 13: Community Helicopter
Egg Drop at King’s Way United
Methodist Church, 2401 S. Lone
Pine Ave. 3 p.m. Free. Info: 8816363, ext. 235; KingsWayUMC.com
April 14: Ready for Disaster:
Just in Case at the Library Station,
2535 N. Kansas Expressway, 7 p .m.
Adults. Free. Info: 865-1340; thelibrary.org
April 15: “Quiet Bunny”
Storytime at Barnes & Noble
Booksellers, 3055 S. Glenstone Ave.
10 a.m. Free. Info: 885-0026
April 15: EU Orchestra Concert
at the Evangel Chapel Auditorium,
1111 N. Glenstone Ave. 7:30 p.m.
Free. Info: 865-2815, ext. 7212
April 16: Spring Wildflower Hike
at the Springfield Conservation Nature
Center, 4601 S. Nature Center Way, 12:30 p.m. Ages 8 and older. Free;
registration required. Info: 888-4237
April 16: Association Free
Lutheran Bible School Concert
Choir at the Immanuel Lutheran
Church, 2756 S. Blackman Road, 7
p.m. Free. Info: 881-1020;
immanuelfreelutheran.org
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