I would like to let the voters in the Northwest R-1 School District know that they lost a valuable board member on April 6th.  He was dedicated to doing the best job for the district, with no personal agenda.  He was more than qualified for the position on the board, and an asset to the district statewide. His name is Nelson Weber. . .

Historic Caveland in Festus, Missouri held it's first concert in a long time.  A Los Angeles based band named Gooding ( http://www.GoodingMusic.com ) played a huge set to the delight of over 100 people invited to the event. 

Amy Schachner, a Truman State University master of arts in education student from Hillsboro, Mo., has been selected for a Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Fellowship, created to support outstanding beginning teachers. . .

This month's Fourth Friday Art Walk in Ste Genevieve on April 23 from 6 to 9 pm will feature regional and national artists, a talk with sculptor Gary Mifflin, a new gallery, and entertainment. . .

     I just picked up on the article by Deborah Sleeper on turning hog manure into asphalt, and I would say Ms. Sleeper is well-named.  Perhaps she could wake up long enough to notice the basic idiocy of her story and the people she is writing about. . .