GNM 10-25-17

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City contemplates sewer plant repair Steve Guthrie of People Service led a discussion and his job is to fix the client’s requests. on the sewer plant during the meeting of the GallaPolice Chief Mark Richards submitted a report tin Board of Aldermen held Oct. 23. on activity for Oct. 23. There was: 1 sex offense; 1 People Service has collected bids on replacing runaway juvenile; 3 juvenile problems; 2 animal the windows and doors at the sewer plant lab. The problems; 1 traffic accident with damage; 3 welfare aerator and digester have been checks; and 1 theft. There are painted. The maintenance opBe scared, be very scared no dogs in the pound. erator’s schedule has been The glow sticks have arrived Gallatin Mayor Barb Ballew adjusted so testing occurs at for Halloween night. Police urges you to enjoy the “Scare on the 8 a.m. daily to collect accurate Chief Richards plans to distribSquare” this Saturday, Oct. 28. City trend line data. ute them on Oct. 31. Mr. Guthrie recommended aldermen will help hand out candy at Public Works Director Mark the city’s trunk or treat from 3-5 p.m. the board consider covers for Morey announced the items the clarifier. He also informed Gallatin’s Police Department will play selling on the Purple Wave Aucmusic and show a movie. the board that the infiltration/ tion will close on Wednesday. inflow issue is the biggest issue The street crew has finished with the sewer collection/treatment facility. People sealing cracks on Prospect and they are almost Service also plans to shift the load brackets down done with Richardson Street. The water crew has for the ultraviolet treatment panels. Mr. Guthrie been busy replacing meter pits. Mr. Morey has col(continued on page 3) assured the board their concerns have been heard

MDC and CFM encourage deer hunters to consider options in ‘Share the Harvest’ The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) and the Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) encourage deer hunters around the state to share their harvests through the state’s Share the Harvest program. Participating meat processors in the area include: ● Brown Custom Meats, 13227 Drake Ave., Pattonsburg, (660) 663-5010; ● Flowers Processing LLC, 33389 Axle Ave., Brimson, (660) 7893600; ● Stoney Ridge Custom Processing, 25504 St. Hwy 190, Jamesport, (660) 684-6850.

Administered by MDC and

CFM, Share the Harvest coordinates the efforts of thousands of deer hunters, numerous participating meat processors, many local supporting organizations, and a handful of statewide sponsors to help feed hungry Missourians. The program works by deer hunters donating their extra venison — from several pounds to whole deer — to participating meat processors throughout the state who grind and package the deer meat. The packaged venison is then given to food banks and food pantries for distribution to Missourians in need of food assistance. “Hunters started Share the

Harvest because they saw a need in their communities,” said MDC Director Sara Pauley. “And hunters remain the driving force behind this popular program that helps feed our fellow Missourians who are in need. We sincerely thank the thousands of deer hunters who support Share the Harvest, along with the many participating meat processors and sponsors.” Processing fees are covered entirely or in part by numerous local sponsors, along with statewide sponsors that include: MDC, CFM, Shelter Insurance, Bass Pro Shops, Missouri Chapter Safari Club International, (continued on page 3)

It’s definitely a small world! by Troy Lesan

Recently, a couple of Lake Viking Association members discovered an amazing connection. It’s a coincidence that defies the odds! Dan August had given Dennis Schlaiss (everyone calls him “Shoe”) a call because he was having computer problems. He didn’t really know Dennis but had heard about his computer savvy. Dennis told him to bring his laptop over. When Dan arrived at the Schlaiss home, the two began to converse. Dennis mentioned that he was originally from Chicago, and the conversation went something like this: “Oh, yeah, I’m originally from Chicago, too,” Dan said, and then he asked Dennis what part of Chicago he was from. “North side,” was the answer. “Me, too,” Dan August replied. “What part?” “My family owned a house on West Ainslie Street,” Dennis stated. Dan was amazed. His family had also lived on West Ainslie Street! Out came the Google maps. More information was exchanged. As the two compared locations, they came to the realization that they had lived just two houses apart! This was too much coincidence. So, Dennis called his father, and then gave the phone to Dan for the two men to converse. Like Dennis, his father, Ben Schlaiss, grew up in the house on West Ainslie Street, and there was only a few years difference

in Ben’s and Dan’s ages. Chicago is heavily Catholic and has a huge parochial school system — with the schools and churches established along ethnic lines. Ben Schlaiss went to the German Catholic School, and Dan August went to the Polish Catholic School. They existed in different circles, but they definitely remembered each other. Dennis remembered riding his bicycle around the neighborhood as a boy and recalled that the driveway of the August house was one of his boundaries. By the time Ben Schlaiss and Dan exchanged names of different people they had known and memories of the old neighborhood, they had been on the phone for almost an hour. Both families had strong roots in Chicago. Dennis’s grandmother worked for years at the hallowed grounds of Chicago’s Wrigley Field. Ben now resides in Arizona. Members of Dan’s immediate family have left Chicago but he still has second and third cousins there. West Ainslie Street, in the meantime, because of its proximity to Chicago’s near north end, has become a trendy neighborhood with memories of the quiet middle-class neighborhood faded forever — with the lingering reminder to Dennis Schlaiss and Dan August that it’s truly a small world. Editor’s note: This is reprinted from the October 2017 issue of Lake Viking News, where Mr. Lesan is a frequent contributing writer

Highway 13 bridge replacement scheduled May to August, 2018 Plans are underway to replace the bridge on Route 13 over Honey Creek. The Missouri Department of Transportation held a community briefing on Oct. 19 at the Gallatin R-5 School in the commons area. Area farmers expressed concern that construction might interfere with field work. Designers and engineers from the Missouri Department of Transportation said the goal is to start before farmers need to get in the field, and also before school starts. According to MoDOT’s timetable, the design phase and comment period is taking place now. The letting for contractor bids will take place next March; contracts will be awarded in April; and the contractor will have authority to begin work in May. The completion date is set for Aug. 2018. The schedule is only a proposal and is subject to change.

MoDOT personnel attending the Oct. 19 meeting included Tim Miner, highway designer; Darin Splittgarber, with the consulting firm for the bridge design; Rick Orr, project manager; Austin Hibler, area engineer; Marcia Johnson, communication specialist; and not pictured, Emily Bryan, communication specialist. Representative J. Eggleston also attended. Once the contract has been awarded, MoDOT will meet with the contractor to determine the exact schedule of the closure. Area farmers asked if the new bridge would be any wider. The new bridge will be six feet wider. The current bridge is 22 feet wide, has two 10-foot lanes

and one-foot shoulders. The new bridge will be 28 feet wide with two 12-foot lanes and two-foot shoulders. Fishermen and trappers — that have occasion to be under the bridge — told the engineers that the bridge shakes when traffic goes over. MoDOT officials

said if the bridge were not safe, people would not be allowed to drive over it. The present bridge was built in 1934 and does not meet current standards and has a weight limit. The new bridge will meet current standards and the weight restric-

tions will be removed. The road will be closed during construction. Closing saves taxpayer money by allowing the contractor to work more efficiently, (continued on page 3)


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