The Centralia Public Library has a date. A date, that is, for a vote on the ballot issue for their proposed 25-cent operating levy increase. The library’s board of trustees has decided to wait until April 2014 to ask for the voters’ approval. “More people will be going to the polls in April,” said Patt Olsen, library director. “Also we will be able to share the cost of the election.
Commerce would be promoting the trip with their memberships as well as Columbia church and youth groups. “That’s the idea,” Stevens said, “to fill the train.” The train would arrive to and exit from the Lakeview Street crossing, Zoellers said. The Centralia R-VI School District has been approached regarding the district supplying their school busses to transport the visitors to the Collier Street entrance of the Centralia First Baptist Church
Over 30 minutes, the pint-sized lunch tables and caramel-colored folding chairs in the Chance Elementary School cafeteria gradually filled. The estimated 79 future Centralia R-VI kindergarten students and their parents or guardians were there for the annual Parents as Teachers event “Kindergarten Here We Come.” The visitors, split into classroom-sized groups and guided by a parent-educator toured the school with 10-minute long stops in various rooms. Those included two classrooms,
The Centralia Public Library has a date. A date, that is, for a vote on the ballot issue for their proposed 25-cent operating levy increase. The library’s board of trustees has decided to wait until April 2014 to ask for the voters’ approval. “More people will be going to the polls in April,” said Patt Olsen, library director. “Also we will be able to share the cost of the election.
Funds are being shepherded into the future at the Sturgeon School District. After listening to teachers discussing various aspects of the district’s self-funded career ladder proposal, R-V superintendent Shawn Shultz and the R-V Board of Education reviewed the various hoops they will jump through on their way to a balanced 2013-14-district budget. Points of his presentation included: • State revenue will drop by $36,144. • Federal revenue will decline eight
Commerce would be promoting the trip with their memberships as well as Columbia church and youth groups. “That’s the idea,” Stevens said, “to fill the train.” The train would arrive to and exit from the Lakeview Street crossing, Zoellers said. The Centralia R-VI School District has been approached regarding the district supplying their school busses to transport the visitors to the Collier Street entrance of the Centralia First Baptist Church
By Jeff Grimes Anchor Fest is right around the corner and some of the busiest days of our year are upon us. For the next few days, we here at the Guard will be preparing the annual Anchor Fest program which will appear in the Guard along with the Monroe County Appeal and the Mexico Ledger next week. For those interested in the city-wide garage sale, our deadline for that
By Jeff Grimes With graduation past, school almost over and AnchorFest just two weeks away, summer is almost upon us, and this has to be the most unusual spring we have ever had. Just a couple of weeks ago I was sweeping snow off the windshield, and the fields have been so cold and then wet that farmers have been very slow to get their crops in the ground. 2013
By Jeff Grimes The General Assembly is again at it with a plan that will limit your voting rights. The argument is that sometimes having a “non-election” election is better because a city can save a few bucks. This could have a big impact on future municipal elections in Centralia, Hallsville and Sturgeon. In Jefferson City, Senate Bill 90 has been amended by the House Elections Committee to allow for
The Centralia Public Library has a date. A date, that is, for
Commerce would be promoting the trip with their memberships as well as
The Centralia Public Library has a date. A date, that is, for
Commerce would be promoting the trip with their memberships as well as
Centralia Regional Economic Development, Inc. and the Centralia Chamber of Commerce are
Over 30 minutes, the pint-sized lunch tables and caramel-colored folding chairs in