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A Word from NCI's Executive Director,
Rebecca Zoll
Hello & Happy New Year!
As we kick-off 2009, North County
Incorporated, Regional Development Association welcomes
in a new Board
of Directors. Lillie Dumas with Commerce Bank
will be taking over the reins from 2007-2008 President,
Mark Tranel. Mark did a fantastic job this past
year, spending numerous hours working to help lead
the organization to have an extremely active and
successful year. A BIG THANK YOU to Mark for all
his hard work and dedication. (Click
here for a complete list of NCI’s 2008 accomplishments.)
Lillie Dumas |
Lillie, along with our new officers
and the board are eager to get started on the many
activities we have planned for 2009.
NCI’s officers this year are:
President – Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank
1st Vice-President – Kim Bakker, SSM Health
Center
2nd Vice-President – David Reed, St. Louis
Mills
3rd Vice-President – Richard P. Dorsey, Ahlheim
& Dorsey, L.L.C
Treasurer – Fletcher Wells II, St. Johns
Bank & Trust
Secretary – Hannah Folmar, Edward Jones
Past President -- Dr. Mark Tranel, Public
Policy Research Center, University of Missouri-St.
Louis
Also, a big welcome to our newest
board members: Cheryl Compton, Ed.D., Superintendent
of Ritenour School District, Chief Terry Loehr,
Pattonville Fire District, Representative Gina Walsh,
State of Missouri, and Councilwoman Helen Weissler,
City of St. Ann. (Click
here for a complete list of NCI’s Board of Directors.)
Mark
Your Calendars!
North County Inc., Greater North County, Maryland
Heights, Northwest, and North County Chambers Legislative
Reception for North County on February 12,
2009, 6pm at Covidien. For details call (314)
895-6241. Reservations required.
NCI’s 32nd Annual Breakfast
on May 15, 2009, 7:30 am at the St. Louis
Airport Marriott. Watch future newsletters for details.
These are two events that you won’t
want to miss!
A special welcome goes out to
our newest NCI members:
Please remember if you have an item
you would like posted in our Enewsletter, please
be sure to submit it to us. (Click
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In this edition:
Best
regards,
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North County Legislative
Reception, hosted by North County Inc., Greater
North County Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Heights
Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Chamber of Commerce,
and the North County Chamber of Commerce, Thursday,
February 12, 2009, 6 p.m. at Covidien, 675 McDonnell
Boulevard, Bldg 10, Hazelwood, MO. Please join this
community, civic and business collaborative to hear
from our legislators about matters impacting North
County and the State of Missouri. You must be a member
of one of the host organizations to attend. RSVP by
January 30 to 314-895-6241. Space is limited. |
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Christian
Hospital presents "Understanding Cholesterol"
with speaker Hari Thanigaraj, M.D., January 13,
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. at St. Louis Mills, entrance #2.
Free. Call 314-747-WELL for more information. |
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Missouri Department
of Conversation presents Eagle Days 2009
at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge January 17 &
18, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Bundle up and bring the
family to the bridge on Riverview Drive off I-270
to view bald eagles. Admission is free. CLICK
HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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East-West
Gateway Council presents Transportation Improvement
Program (TIP) Project Development Workshops. The
Missouri workshop will be held January 22 from
9 a.m. - noon at the Webster Groves Recreation Complex,
33 E. Glendale Rd., Webster Groves, MO 63119. If you
need more information, contact Jason Lange at JasonL@ewgateway.org
or (314) 421-4220 or (618) 274-2750. Advance registration
is required. Deadline for registration is January
16 and available at www.ewgateway.org.
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University of Missouri
Center for the Humanities presents Monday Noon
Series January 26 - April 27, 12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
Empire and Tumbleweeds and Tire Treads: An Artist's
Illustrated Talk (Bale Creek Allen) on January 26
and Drawing on Reality: An Artist's Illustrated Talk
(Mary Sprague) on February 2. For more information
call 314-516-5699 or visit www.umsl.edu/~cfh/. |
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Hazelwood
School District's Hazelwood West Winter Play "Crimes
of the Heart" runs January 29th through January
31st at 7 p.m. each night; tickets available for
purchase at the door. |
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Florissant
Old Town Partners Pancake Breakfast - Sunday February
1st - 8:00 a.m. – Noon at the Old Town Wedding Chapel
646 rue St. Francois. Join
us on Ground Hog Day and chase those shadows away!
Pay at the door: Adults $6.00
ea. - Children $3.00 ea.
(includes, coffee, juice, pancakes and sausage)
CLICK
HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION.
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Kudos to the
Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department for
being recognized as a State Certified Law Enforcement
Agency at the Missouri Police Chief’s annual conference
in December 2008. The Bellefontaine Neighbors Police
Department is the first Police Department in the State
of Missouri to be recognized as “certified” by the
Missouri Police Chief’s Charitable Foundation Certification
Division. CLICK
HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE. |
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Kudos
to Emerson on receiving the 2008 Ameren Corporate
Citizenship Award. |
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Kudos to Hazelwood
School District for having two Hazelwood educators
earn National Board Certification. Kelly Gilchrist
of McCurdy Elementary School and Lisa Williams of
Lusher Elementary School completed a rigorous program,
that sometimes takes up to three years to complete,
to become nationally board certified. |
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Kudos
to the Lambert Airport Rotary Club for
their charitable giving of gifts and food to local
families in need this holiday season. |
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Welcome to Pattonville
School District's new assistant superintendent
Barry Nelson for Human Resources. |
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Kudos
to SSM DePaul Health Center regarding the opening
of their brand new 20-bed patient unit. The telemetry
unit is part of the SSM Neurosciences Institute and
has been specially equipped and staffed to treat stroke
patients and others needing complex neurological care.
CLICK
HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE. |
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Installation begins
for Lambert’s New Baggage Carousels - Lambert-St.
Louis International Airport takes another big
step this week in its Airport Experience Program with
the installation of a new in-line baggage system in
the Main Terminal. Lambert is replacing all six of
its Main Terminal baggage carousels and two large-claim
units. The project also includes the installation
of a new conveyer system that travels between airline
baggage tugs and the carousels. Only one carousel
will be shut down at any one time. The project is
scheduled for completion no later than June. The $5.5
million Baggage Claim project is part of the first
phase of renovation projects (totaling $16.7 million)
in Lambert’s Airport Experience Program. CLICK
HERE FOR PRESS RELEASE. |
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St.
Louis Mills Mall in Hazelwood has a new store,
work wear manufacturer Dickies opened its first Missouri
retail store. Dickies said it chose Hazelwood for
its new retail store because of the city’s proximity
to St. Louis and the Illinois border. CLICK
HERE FOR ARTICLE IN ST. LOUIS BUSINESS JOURNAL. |
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St.
Louis Airport Marriott opened a new state of the
art, technology ready conference center. The view
is fantastic. Call today: 314-423-9700. |
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City
of Florissant has finalized contract negotiations
with Meridian Waste Haulers for all waste and recycling
residential services for residents of Florissant.
This new program will go into effect April 1, 2009.
For more information call 921-5700. |
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Spanish Lake Community
Association needs your help on Saturday morning,
January 10th at 9 a.m. They will be cleaning up foreclosure
properties along with County staff from Neighborhood
Preservation and Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Jim
Kircherer, Channel 9, will be filming volunteer efforts
for a January 26th program. Meet at The Twillman House
at 11840 Bellefontaine Road. Dress warmly for the
weather since we'll be working outside. Contact Dora
Gianoulakis, 314-741-8425 for more information. |
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The
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce is now
accepting applications for their annual scholarship
program. Application deadline is Friday, February
27, 2009. Applications can be picked up at your local
high school or by contacting the chamber office at
314-831-3500. Scholarships are awarded to graduating
seniors who reside in the Greater North County Chamber
of Commerce service area which includes Florissant,
Hazelwood, Black Jack, Spanish Lake and parts of unincorporated
north St. Louis County. For more information contact
831-3500. |
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