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A message from NCI President/CEO, Rebecca Zoll
NCI President / CEO, Rebecca
Zoll |
Hello and Happy New Year! As we start 2010, North
County Incorporated, Regional Development Association
is excited to welcome Kim Bakker of SSM DePaul
Health Center as the new Chairwoman of our Board
of Directors. Kim has been on the NCI Board of Directors
since 2007 and served in various roles on our Executive
Board in 2008 and 2009. Kim will be taking over
the role of Chairwoman from Lillie Dumas
of Commerce Bank, who did a fantastic job as Chair
of the Board in 2009. NCI would like to sincerely
thank Lillie for all of her hard work and dedication
in 2009; her leadership helped ensure a successful
and active 2009, filled with many exciting accomplishments.
In addition to a new Chairwoman, NCI is also pleased
to announce that four new members will join our
Board of Directors in 2010. Please join us in
welcoming the newest Board members: Dan Boyle, The
Boyle Law Firm, LLC; Kim Braddy, Maryland Heights
Chamber of Commerce; Andrea Jackson Jennings, St.
Louis County; and Anita Martinez, ManorCare Health
Services.
NCI has also elected its officers for 2010:
Chair - Kim Bakker, SSM DePaul Health Center
Vice Chair - Patty Gould, Pattonville School
District
Treasurer - Fletcher Wells II, St. John's
Bank & Trust Company
Secretary - Sandra Weber, US Bank
Past Chair - Lillie Dumas, Commerce Bank
CLICK
HERE [PDF] for a complete
list of the 2010 NCI Board of Directors.
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Your Calendars! NCI is already busy gearing up for
our annual events this year, and we are happy to
announce that dates have been set for the 2010 North
County Legislative Reception and our 33rd Annual
Breakfast. NCI will once again partner with the
Greater North County Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland
Heights Chamber of Commerce, the North County Chamber
of Commerce, and the Northwest Chamber of Commerce
to present the 2010 Legislative Reception for
North County. This event is scheduled for Thursday,
February 18, 2010 from 6-7:30 p.m. at SSM DePaul
Health Center. Reservations are required and you
must be a member of NCI or one of our North County
area Chambers of Commerce to attend. Space is limited.
Call NCI at (314) 895-6241 for more information
and to make your reservations.
NCI's 33rd Annual Breakfast will be held
on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 7:30 a.m. at the
St. Louis Airport Marriott. More details will be
available in the coming months, so make sure to
pay attention to upcoming eNewsletters for further
information.
Welcome to NCI's newest member:
Quick Lane Tire & Auto Service Center
Richard & Thomas Cerame
11655 New Halls Ferry Road
Florissant, MO 63033
Phone: (314) 262-7070
CLICK
HERE [PDF] and HERE
[PDF] for Quick Lane coupons
offered to NCI members!
In this edition:
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Join the Emerson
Family YMCA on January 1st, 2010 to ring
in the New Year in style! Tour the facility, meet
the staff & take a class! Activities include: 4th
Annual Chili Cook off**, Bounce House for the kids,
Raffle Prizes, Arts & Crafts, Family Swimming (12:30-2:00),
Family Gym Games. Healthy Lifestyle Demonstrations
include: Aqua Aerobics - swim attire required, Belly
Dancing, Slide Dancing, Boxing Basics, Latin Zoomba.
This event is FREE and open to the community Friday,
January 1st 10:00 am - 2:00 pm **Chili Cook-Off Registration
Fee $5.00** To register call 521-1822 |
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Valley
Industries Sheltered Workshop opens its Thrift
Store every Wednesday from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
at their location at 143 A James S. McDonnell Blvd.
The thrift store offers great bargains on everything
from clothing and furniture to computers and collectibles.
Gift certificates are available and all purchases
will benefit Valley Industries. CLICK
HERE for more information or call (314)
731-1771. |
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The Riverview Gardens
School District will have two open seats on its
School Board beginning in April 2010. Candidates interested
in serving three-year terms may file for the April
6th election through January 19th. CLICK
HERE [PDF] for information
about application dates, times and processes or contact
Sha Fields at (314) 869-2505, ext. 2422 or shafields@rgsd.k12.mo.us.
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Hazelwood
School District's Hazelwood West High School will
present their winter play, "The Life of Galileo",
from January 28th-30th at 7 p.m. in the Hazelwood
West Auditorium. For more information, call Nez
Savala at (314) 953-5054, or you can CLICK
HERE [PDF] for details
about this play and other important HSD dates throughout
January. |
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Ritenour School District's
Operation Graduation committee will host a Trivia
Night on January 29th at 7 p.m. at Overland
Wild Acres Gymnasium, located at the corner of Ashby
Road and Midland Blvd. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and
the cost is $15 per person or $120 for a table of
eight. All proceeds will benefit the Ritenour High
School class of 2010 to help provide them with an
all-night, chemical-free graduation party. For
more information,
CLICK HERE [PDF] or
call (314) 493-6135. |
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Valley
Industries Sheltered Workshop invites community
members and local businesses to attend and sponsor
the 2010 Mayors Ball, which will be held on
March 6th from 7-11 p.m. at Florissant City
Hall, 955 rue St. Francois.
CLICK HERE for more information about
the sponsorship packages available and/or call (314)
731-1771 for further details. |
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Christian
Hospital for being nationally ranked among the
highest-quality health care organizations for their
clinical excellence in stroke care. In results released
in the 12th Annual HealthGrades® Hospital Quality
in America Study, which analyzes national Medicare
data at nearly 5,000 hospitals, Christian Hospital
received a number of accolades: the Stroke Care Excellence
Award for the third year in a row; the Critical Care
Excellence Award; the Highest Possible Star Ratings
for Sepsis; the Highest Possible Star Ratings for
Stroke Survival, and much more. For more information,
call Bret Berigan at (314) 653-5304. |
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Christa Musick |
Hazelwood School District's Christa Musick,
a vocal teacher at Lusher Elementary School, for recently
being accepted to the Bach Society of Saint Louis
Chorus. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read more. |
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Hendel's
Market Café and Piano Bar for recently celebrating
its 15th anniversary. Hendel's founder, Ed Bennett,
succeeded in creating a place where guests can enjoy
a fine-dining experience in a restaurant that honors
its historic past. Nathan Bennett, General Manager,
said, "We believe our quality of service coupled with
the unique dining experience we offer has allowed
us to continue serving our many patrons. We are very
thankful for our loyal customers and for our employees,
past and present, who have helped us become a success."
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Midwest China Hub delegation |
The Midwest-China Hub Commission for recently
being honored by the Chinese Ambassador to the United
States, Zhou Wenzhong, in an effort to demonstrate
China's continued commitment to the development of
a St. Louis commercial air cargo hub. The Midwest-China
Hub Commission has been actively working with government
leaders and the Chinese to generate interest in and
eventually create a Midwest-China air cargo hub. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read the
entire press release and HERE
[PDF] and HERE
for more media coverage about this possible development.
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Normandy School District board
members, administrators, community members,
parents and students break ground for the construction
of the district’s new elementary school.
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Normandy School District for the recent groundbreaking
of their new elementary school. A groundbreaking ceremony
was held on December 10th at the intersection of Jennings
Station Rd. and Vetterer Ave., which will be the site
for Normandy's new 65,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art
facility. Construction for the new school, which will
house students in kindergarten through sixth grade,
is expected to be complete in the fall of 2010. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read more
about this new addition to the district. |
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Tammarra Lewis |
Julie Linck |
Kelli Risse |
Ben Schamber |
Pattonville School District teachers Tammarra Lewis,
Julie Linck, Kelli Risse and Ben Schamber for
their recent awards and accomplishments. Ms. Lewis
recently received the "Apple for the Teacher" Award
from the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.. Ms. Linck,
Ms. Risse and Mr. Schamber are among a select group
of educators nationwide who earned the National Board
Certification this year - the highest professional
credential in the field of teaching. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read about
all of these teachers' accomplishments, as well as
other news from the Pattonville School District. |
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Ritenour High School
for receiving the Career and Technical Educators
Ingenuity Award through the Northwest Chamber of
Commerce. Ritenour High School was awarded a $500
grant from the Northwest Chamber to fund an activity-based
project to help students obtain needed career skills
and prepare them for the workforce of the future.
For more information, CLICK
HERE [PDF]. |
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Ritenour High School junior
Tapley Rasch (second from left) was honored
for his actions at the Ritenour Board of Education
meeting in December. He is joined by (l to
r) RHS Principal Dr. Anthony Robinson, Board
of Education President Bob Young, and his
parents – Monika Ringer and Robert Rasch.
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Ritenour School District student Tapley Rasch
for recently being given "Citizen Recognition" by
the Overland Police Department for helping to save
a three-year-old girl in November. Rasch noticed the
young child walking alone alongside Woodson Road and
then saw her walk onto the street and into traffic.
He quickly realized that she was in danger and went
into the street to lead the girl to safety, then took
her to a nearby business and asked them to call the
police. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read more
about this heroic act. |
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Christian Hospital employees recently donated
hundreds of toys to the U.S. Marine's "Toys for Tots"
program. Hospital employees, volunteers, physicians
and their office staff donated toys by placing them
in collection boxes. The "Toys for Tots" program is
to deliver, through a new toy for the holidays, a
message of hope to less fortunate young people. For
more information, call Bret Berigan at (314) 653-5304.
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Adnan Siddiqui, MD |
The Christian Hospital Wound Care Center has
named Adnan Siddiqui, MD, as its new medical director.
Dr. Siddiqui has been on the Christian Hospital medical
staff for three years and will continue as the medical
director of Infection Prevention while also serving
as the director for the Wound Care Center. The Christian
Hospital Wound Care Center was recently honored with
the Center of Distinction Award from Diversified Clinical
Services, Inc. (DCS), the world's largest wound care
management company with more than 300 hospital clients.
CLICK HERE [PDF] to
read more about Dr. Siddiqui and the Wound Care Center.
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The City of Florissant
announced that it will receive $6.6. million in
federal grant money to be used for public infrastructure
projects. The following projects have been approved
for the City of Florissant in 2010: Phase II of the
Lindbergh Blvd./North Highway 67 Corridor Enhancement
Project; Phase I of the Greenway Chase Drive Bridge
Replacement Project; the MoDOT Sidewalk Installation
Project along Halls Ferry Elementary School; MoDOT
Safe Routes to Schools Project for Halls Ferry Elementary
Schools; and Phase II of the Greenway Chase Drive
Bridge/Road Improvement Project. For more information
about the planned projects, contact City Engineer
Scott J. Smith, P.E., at (314) 839-7643. |
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The
City of Florissant recently featured Metro's
"Moving Transit Forward" initiative on its Florissant
City Television station. CLICK
HERE to watch Kerry Luster interview Metro's
Jessica Mefford-Miller and Christopher Poehler about
Metro's immediate, short- and long-range transit plans
for the region. |
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Express
Scripts has completed their purchase of WellPoint
Inc.'s NextRx subsidiaries in a $47 billion deal that
includes a 10-year agreement under which Express Scripts
will provide pharmacy benefits management services
to WellPoint's health plan members. CLICK
HERE to read press coverage of this story.
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North
County Incorporated had a busy and productive
2009 and we are very proud of our many accomplishments!
CLICK
HERE to see what we were up to in 2009. |
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Pattonville School District's POSITIVE School
at Pattonville High School recently received a $750
grant from the Exxon Mobile Educational Alliance Program
to help pay for instructional materials and curriculum-related
field trips. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read more
about this grant and other news from the Pattonville
School District. |
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Paul
Cerame's Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center is offering
great deals on a number of their quality services.
Quick Lane Tire and Auto Service Centers are part
of a 500+ strong nationwide network of customer-oriented
tire and automotive service stores. They are locally
owned, but are also backed up by the quality, training
and resources of the Ford Motor Company. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to learn
more about the Quick Lane Tire and Auto Center in
Florissant, and CLICK
HERE [PDF] and HERE
[PDF] for the many coupons available
to customers. |
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St.
Louis Community College at Florissant Valley is
looking for host families who are willing to open
their homes and hearts to an international student
for five months until May 2010. Host families will
provide the student with adequate room and board (with
the help of a monthly stipend), help the student stay
focused on his/her studies and program goals while
in the U.S., and assist the student in adapting to
U.S. culture and the local community. CLICK
HERE [PDF] to read more
about this opportunity and/or contact James Carrawell
at (314) 513-4124 or jcarrawell@stlcc.edu
for more information. |
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