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E-Newsletter - September 14, 2007 Citizens Supporting Columbia Crossing Gather At High School  Gene Bergmann discusses Columbia Crossing with a large gathering of people at last night’s Progress For Columbia meeting. A group of citizens have formed the group Progress For Columbia to advocate for the resolution of the quagmire that has become the Columbia City Council and issue of Columbia Crossing. The group met last night at Columbia High School to share information about the development, the possible use of tax incentives and the lawsuit filed against the city last week by developer G.J. Grewe. “This has been and is a complex issue from start to finish,” said Bill Phelps, president of the Columbia School Board. “That’s why there is so much misinformation about what it is and what it will become.” The meeting was led by Phelps, Ron Langhans, Jon Lewis, Gene Bergmann and Alan Pirtle, and the nearly 100 people in attendance had several opportunities to ask questions. Pirtle, who is an attorney but is not involved with the lawsuit, explained the potential liability of the city, which could top $2.5 million, and pointed out no one yet knows if the city’s insurance would cover a judgment. “If the city’s insurance policy will not cover such a lawsuit, I imagine if there is a judgment of thousands or millions of dollars, the city will pay out of our own pockets, the pockets that are filled by the taxes of the citizens of Columbia,” Pirtle said. The attendees were urged to contact their aldermen, attend city council meetings and write letters regarding the current council’s inability to honor the agreement previously created with Grewe, Bergmann said. The group will meet the second Thursday of each month at Columbia High School. Read the September 21 issue of The Independent for the full story of the lawsuit and Progress For Columbia.
Commercial State Bank Celebrates 125th
Anniversary Commercial State Bank of Waterloo Vice President Scott Goeddel, center, welcomes CSB teller Helen Kohler and senior board member Glenn Gross to the bank’s 125th anniversary gala Thursday evening at their newly remodeled main facility lobby. Other officers greeting guests were CEO Dave Weatherfield, David Sternberg, Trisha Gross, Betty Gross, Becky Dunlap, Sandy Foster, Kathy Young, Barb Johnson, Karen Grueninger, Susie Schmidt and Candace Weatherfield. “We wanted to host a celebration as a way to say ‘thank you’ to all of our loyal customers and friends that have banked with us over the years,” said Weatherfield. Matthew Davis of Kansas City must pay $500,000 to the parents of Amber McGathey, reports the Kansas City Star. Davis, 42, was ordered by a Jackson County jury to pay the fine for mistreating a corpse. Davis reportedly found McGathey, 22, dead of a drug overdose in his apartment in 2004. He placed the corpse in his SUV and waited several days before notifying the police. Davis is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence for abandoning a corpse and drug possession. McGathey’s parents, Debbie Augustine of Waterloo and Boyd McGathey of Parkville, Mo., will each receive $250,000. (Information from this story provided by the Kansas City Star.) The Horse Experience show is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SWIC’s Red Bud campus. The event features parades of breeds and grooming, cutting and Healing Touch for Animals demonstrations. The Valmeyer Church Picnic is Sunday, September 16 at the grounds between St. John UCC and St. Mary’s Catholic Church. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Food served will include barbecue pork steak plates, hamburgers, brats and hot dogs. There will be live music all day. Christy and Christopher Muertz of Maeystown will exchange wedding vows this weekend. The Gateway Two Cylinder Club’s annual cruise through Monroe County is this weekend. They will gather at John Meier’s place on Saturday and head down to Modoc. Be on the lookout for the antique tractors cruising along the back roads. Bette and Lloyd Hoffmann’s 50th wedding anniversary is today, September 14. The American Red Cross will have a blood drive Tuesday, September 18, from 2 to 7 p.m., at St. Paul UCC in Waterloo. Appointments can be made by calling 939-8360. Walk-ins are also welcome. The Red Cross asks donors not to drink tea 24 hours before giving blood because it can lower iron counts. Humane Society of Monroe County’s Pet of the Week:  Makayla is a beautiful, two-year-old, 55-pound Shepherd / Husky mix. She does fine with people of all ages and would love for someone to take her home and make her a part of their family. To adopt Makayla visit the shelter at 4172 State Route 3. Our next adoption event is Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at PetsMart on LeMay Ferry Road.
Recent Obituaries Loretta Marion nee vogt of Waterloo, formerly of Chicago, died September 13. She was preceded in death by husband, Joseph Marion; sisters Helen Anderson and Theresa Vogt; and brother, Donald Vogt. Survivors include sons Donald (Joann) Marion and John (Renee) Marion; and sister, Arlou Becker. Visitation is Friday, Sept. 14, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at DeFabio Funeral Home. Funeral is Saturday, Sept. 15, 9:30 a.m., at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Waterloo. Estella Stirnaman, 57, of Bonne Terre, Mo., formerly of Ruma, died Sept. 12, at Missouri Baptist Hospital. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Prairie du Rocher, Greyhounds Companions of Missouri and former member of the Randolph County Police Association. She was preceded in death by husband, Courtland “Buck” Stirnaman; father, Bert Barker; and siblings Jerry Rose, Mary Jane Schieber and Leonard Kramer. Survivors include mother, Bernadine Barker; son, David Madden; daughter, Zelina (Matthew) West; stepchildren Wayne (Janel) Stirnaman and Doris (Joseph) Neff; sisters Marie (Jim) Pyatt and LouAnn (John) Wolz; brothers John (Charlotte) Barker, Bart Barker and Kim (Lisa) Barker; and special friend, Darrell “Bob” Weible. Visitation is Friday, September 14, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in Red Bud. Funeral is Saturday, Sept. 15, 10 a.m., at the funeral home.
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