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Meet Angela Speck, Brad Stag, and Kara and Benjamin Hook. Ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by creating positive change in their community and in the lives of others.
UNIQUE LIVING
Jordan and Violeta Douce talk about changing the path of foster parents at Coyote Hill, and its many rewards.
WELCOME HOME
Local shelter helps homeless veterans, families, get back on their feet.
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True/False Film Fest Queen Kristina Bradley, known as Glitter Storm, leads the March March down Ninth Street | Sarah Bell/Columbia Daily Tribune
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Marilyn Cummins’ “The Aermotor” in Columbia Art League’s exhibit Quintessence | Sarah Bell/Columbia Daily Tribune
Orr Street Studios 573-875-4370 orrstreetstudios.com Sager Braudis Gallery 573-442-4831 sagerbraudisgallery.com
MUSEUMS State Historical Society of Missouri 573-882-1187 shsmo.org/about/columbia University of Missouri Museum of Anthropology anthromuseum.missouri.edu University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology 573-882-3591 maa.missouri.edu Walters-Boone County Historical Museum 573-443-8936 boonehistory.org
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The Blue Note 573-874-1944 www.thebluenote.com
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Café Berlin 573-441-0400 cafeberlincomo.com Cooper’s Landing 573-657-2544 www.cooperslanding.net Mizzou Arena 573-884-7297 www.mutigers.com/facilities Rose Music Hall 573-874-1944 www.rosemusichall.com Whitmore Recital Hall MU Fine Arts Building 573-882-2604 music.missouri.edu
Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri choralartsallianceofmissouri.com Columbia Entertainment Company 573-474-3699 www.cectheatre.org Jesse Auditorium University of Missouri campus 573-882-3781 concertseries.missouri.edu/ venue/jesse-auditorium Macklanburg Playhouse/ Stephens College Performing Arts 573-876-7199 www.stephens.edu/services/ box-office
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Maplewood Barn Community Theatre 573-227-2276 www.maplewoodbarn.com Missouri Contemporary Ballet 573-219-7134 missouricontemporaryballet.com Missouri Symphony Society 573-875-0600 mosymphonysociety.org
Rhynsburger Theatre/ MU Department of Theatre 573-882-7529 theatre.missouri.edu Talking Horse Productions 573-268-1381 talkinghorseproductions.org
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The rehearsal of “Fiddler on the Roof” at Maplewood Barn | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
CALENDAR OF EVENTS OCTOBER
NOVEMBER
Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival
Columbia Jaycees Holiday Parade
Held the second full weekend in October in Hartsburg, the event features craft vendors and a variety of pumpkin-related activities, plus lots of pumpkins for sale in all shapes, sizes and colors. www.hartsburgpumpkinfest.com
University of Missouri Homecoming
Celebrate with a parade and tailgates, plus myriad campus activities over the preceding week, including extravagent Greektown house decorations. www.missouri.edu
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series
The jazz program brings in top talents to Columbia, offering an educational program and films to promote, preserve and celebrate jazz. Performances generally start in October and are scheduled through the following spring. www.wealwaysswing.org
Odyssey Chamber Music Series
This concert series presents intimate yet ambitious chamber music performances at First Baptist Church. The series consistently calls on local talent, yet mingles in guest performers from across the country and world. Concerts generally get underway in October and run through May. Odyssey also works with a number of other cultural organizations to present The Plowman Chamber Music Competition and Festival during the spring of odd-number years. www.odysseymissouri.org
Citizen Jane Film Festival
Stephens College and other venues host this film festival that features independent films made by women. Events include workshops, discussions, parties and more. www.citizenjanefilmfestival.org
On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, this kid-friendly event includes a parade with visits by Santa and Mrs. Claus. www.columbiamojaycees.com
Black Culture Awareness Week
Centered on the mission of the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center at MU, the weeklong event features a soul food dinner, musical performances, guest speakers and discussions. gobcc.missouri.edu
DECEMBER Living Windows Festival
On the first Friday in December, the downtown district hosts live window displays, strolling carolers, visits with Santa and more. www.discoverthedistrict.com
Holiday Homes Tour
Serving as the primary fundraiser for the Women’s Symphony League, the tour featres some of Columbia’s most decorated homes to celebrate the holiday season. The event hosts a silent auction and bake sale. www.mosymphonysociety.org/womenssymphony-league
From left, Sandy Leticky, Genevieve Ray, 5, and Adalyn Ray, 8, daughters of Adam and Corissa Ray of Columbia; sing in the window at Bluestem Missouri Crafts | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
City Kwanzaa Celebration
This annual event celebrates the black holiday based around family and community. A free holiday feast, entertainment and community awards will be given at the event. www.gocolumbiamo.com
JANUARY Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Through art, music, dance, awards, discussion and food, residents celebrate diversity and the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. www.gocolumbiamo.com
EVERY MONTH North Village Arts District First Fridays
Citizen Jane Film Festival
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difference makers Ordinary people who accomplish extraordinary things by creating positive change in their community and in the lives of others.
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ANGELA SPECK AGE: 46
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Director of Astronomy, University of Missouri
I RUN THE OBSERVATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI and conduct talks and activities related to astronomy. I moved to Columbia 15 years ago to work at MU. At the time, I was not all that keen on being in the Midwest. But it didn’t take long for me to love CoMO.
There’s so much to do in CoMO – it’s never boring. It’s is such a locavore place – so many great local businesses and artists all doing stuff for the local community. Sparky’s is one of my favorite places; it’s fun and silly, and who doesn’t love weird ice cream flavors?
FAVORITE COMO ACTIVITY: Visiting Sparky’s Ice Cream
My favorite little-known fact about Columbia is that coming here turned Harlow Shapley from journalism to astronomy. He went on to be an important name in astronomy and is as important as Edwin Hubble, who is also from Missouri. And a contemporary of Shapley. FALL/WINTER 2017
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I MOVED TO COLUMBIA FIVE YEARS AGO to become the senior
minister at First Christian Church. In addition to preaching, teaching, leading and pastoring the congregation of First Christian, I provide the Bright Spot messages on KFRU 1400AM radio and KBXR 102.3FM and serve on the board of trustees for Columbia College. First Christian Church provides 26 ministries ranging from Sunday morning worship services to housing 12-Step Groups which average 500-plus attendees per week. Having moved from Houston, which is such a sprawling metro, I love that Columbia provides big-city opportunities 14
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but with small- town spirit and an easy commute. My Houston friends envy that I can make it anywhere in Columbia in 20 minutes or less; movies, concerts, church, games, parks and trails. Everything is so accessible! My favorite Columbia event is the Palm Parade at Ninth and Broadway every Palm Sunday, in which downtown churches of all faiths join together for song, prayer and a blessing! Not only is it an ecumenical moment that makes my heart sing, but all the local merchants each year give permission for this faith event to take place in the public square, which speaks volumes about Columbia’s
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openness and awareness of diverse faith perspectives. I always tell my friends in Texas that what makes Columbia such a great place is that the people here are genuinely good, loving trusting people. From their goodness, love and faith, comes their spirit of compassion, mercy and generosity! I like to remind people that one of “the other schools” in town, Columbia College is a Disciples of Christ affiliated college formed by the leaders of First Christian Church with a current nation-wide enrollment of 25,000 students. CC is not as “little” as many people think!
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KARA & BENJAMIN HOOK AGE:
Kara, 35 / Benjamin, 40 BENJAMIN GREW UP IN COLUMBIA AND KARA MOVED TO TOWN IN 2000 to attend MU. After meeting in 2007, we moved to Virginia, where Benjamin completed his master’s degree, and then on to Toronto to earn his doctorate. We returned to Columbia in 2013. Columbia has been a long-time epicenter of creativity, education, and energy, bringing together people from all backgrounds. We opened The Atelier one and a half years ago. The Atelier is
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Owners/Directors/Teachers at The Atelier a school of creative learning, offering preschool and primary school programs with a process-based, hands-on, holistic approach to all learning through and artistic and musical lens. We also offer music and art classes for babies and toddlers with a caregiver. Whether you are from a bigger city or smaller town, we know you will find that Columbia is a relaxed community with a lot of activities going on all year round, including True/False Film Fest, Roots, Blues, and Barbecue, Show Me State Games, and Art in the Park, and lots
FAVORITE COMO ACTIVITY: Berlin Bazaar
more. We have something to offer for every interest. We are thrilled about the growth of the North Arts District. It is awesome to see the downtown community come together to support the arts, theatre, music, the farmer’s market, and more. Our newest favorite event is the Berlin Bazaar, a crazy cornucopia of local artisans, taking place at Café Berlin (10th and Park). We will be there this year, hosting some fun art projects for kids. Come on out and bring the whole family! FALL/WINTER 2017
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Coyote Hill (left) / parents Jordan and Violeta Douce (right) | Sarah Bell
unique living Coyote Hill By Katherine Cummins
JORDAN AND VIOLETA DOUCE WERE LIVING IN CHICAGO, pursuing careers in engineering and clinical research, respectively, when they said they became disillusioned with their pursuit of the traditional American dream. They decided they wanted to pursue something that would have a bigger impact. So when a friend from church brought up the possibility of working at Coyote Hill, they decided it was just what they had been looking for. “It gave us the ability to help children who found themselves in difficult situations, most of which were out of their control, and it allowed us to work alongside each other in ministry,” Jordan said. The couple moved to Columbia and began living and working at Coyote Hill, in July 2016 and have been making an impact on children’s lives ever since. Have you always worked in a foster home setting, or did you start off fostering children in your own home? Yes and no. I (Jordan) grew up with foster brothers and sisters. My parents have always worked with children/youth at risk through several different organizations. As an adult, I did not see myself immediately following in my parent’s footsteps, but my experience in working with foster children always left me with great compassion toward them. Violeta grew up in Ecuador and did not have the same experience with foster children, but she did work extensively with several organizations that focused on children in poverty. Her heart had always been to work in ministry. What made you decide to go the route of serving as house parents in a foster home environment? We felt disillusioned with what we were pursuing in Chicago. Even though on the outside we started to look like “successful” 20-somethings, inside we did not feel like we were accomplishing anything outstanding. We felt empty and like the work we were doing lacked meaning and purpose. It took a lot of time to trust that quitting our jobs and pursuing something different would be worth it, but eventually we did and now we are here. FALL/WINTER 2017
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on road trips together. We eat meals at the table together and talk about our favorite parts of our day. We try to have an atmosphere where kids feel free to be themselves and feel safe to make mistakes. We do this by not pretending like we are perfect and by being genuine and vulnerable. We argue, cry and laugh like any other family. What are the qualities/traits that it takes to be a good foster parent?
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The biggest reason for choosing to work as home parents was a selfish one, it gave my wife and I the ability to work together every day. As teammates, we would take on each day’s challenges knowing that we would have each other’s backs. We were also looking for something full time, we didn’t want to volunteer or work part-time in ministry; we were at a place where we were ready to jump in with both feet. Coyote Hill became an open door, and after many conversations and weighing our passions and goals, we decided to walk through it. What are some of the biggest challenges of serving as house parents a foster home? Many times, our impact seems small. We love, invest, care for and protect the children in our home, but eventually they move on and it’s hard to know what kind of impact we’ve had on them. A lot of the kids who come here do not want to be in foster care and they resist relationships and connection. It is challenging to give so much of ourselves and our time to someone who does not want it. Even though we are here for them and love and care for them, instead our kids desire the love and support from the very people that have hurt them or caused them so much pain. Every day we have to remind ourselves that our calling is to continue to love them, even if all we are met with is resistance and animosity. We remind ourselves that whether they show it or not, love changes lives and is impacting them even if we can’t see it. What are some of the rewards? The rewards are so many! The smiles and the laughter. The moments where we see them enjoy life and enjoy being kids. The moments when they make eye 18
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contact with us when they are up on stage receiving an award or performing a recital. When they look for us to make sure we saw them shoot that basket at a basketball game. When we are swimming at our lake and all you can hear from all of them is, “watch me Miss V!” and, “watch me Mr. Jordan!” When a child comes in with their arms crossed and an angry face that says, “my walls will never come down,” but four months later they are asking you for hugs or to be tickled, and you know somehow the life of this child has a little more hope than it did before. The excitement in their eyes when they experience something for the first time or when we teach them something new. It is so rewarding to see a child make a habit out of something that we have tried to teach them. Little things like being kind to others, making their beds, using table manners or letting others be first in line. Though these may seem like small accomplishments, to us these are huge! It is also very rewarding to us knowing we are fulfilling our call to live for something greater than ourselves. We no longer feel empty like we mentioned earlier; we are now overflowing with purpose and meaning in what we do. What goes into making a foster home feel like home for the children you work with? A lot of throw pillows and pretty curtains (Violeta)! We have found that the more at home we feel, the more at home the children will feel. We treat this space like it’s our home and we treat the kids like they belong here and encourage them to treat this like their home, too. We do family activities together as well as go
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Being good at confrontation and quick to let things go. Hurt people hurt people, and with our children it is no different. We have learned that being quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry will get us far in building a relationship with our kids. Having thick skin and the ability to avoid power struggles are also two very helpful qualities. Ultimately, I think one of the biggest qualities to be a good foster parent is to have the ability to love a foster kid like you would your own child. What brought you to the Columbia area/ Mid-Missouri? I (Jordan) grew up in Columbia, and despite moving to Ecuador at the age of 14 and then living in Chicago for a few years, I have always felt like this is home. It was exciting to think about coming back with my wife and reconnecting with family and people in the area. I (Violeta) grew up in Ecuador (where I met Jordan, long story) and then went to college in Chicago. After college, Jordan and I got married and worked there for a few years, but we always felt far from family. My family is still in Ecuador, which is over 2,000 miles away, so I always felt like the closest family I had was Jordan’s family. Columbia always felt like a second home, especially since we visited whenever we had a day off and on many weekends. When we decided we no longer wanted to pursue the glamour that a big city like Chicago had to offer, moving to Columbia felt natural. What do you enjoy the most about living here? I (Jordan) enjoy the city feel without living in a big city. You are never further than 15 minutes away from wide open spaces and the peace of the countryside. I (Violeta) enjoy how approachable and friendly people are. My first week in Harrisburg I waved at so many people while driving through our little town that my hand started to get tired! I love the stars and the fresh air and the weather. Chicago was cold!
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Homes in El Chaparral neighborhood | Travis Gallup/Columbia Daily Tribune
Columbia real estate market continues to grow THE COLUMBIA REAL ESTATE MARKET CONTINUES TO HOLD STEADY. Sales in early 2017 already are on track to
match or exceed those of 2016, according to Columbia Board of Realtors (CBOR) President Jim Meyer. Single-home sales fell slightly in 2016, with 2,198 homes sold compared to 2,205 in 2015, according to numbers from the Columbia Board of Realtors. Although sales remained fairly steady in 2016, the Columbia and Boone County market saw a lower level of inventory throughout the year compared to 2015, Meyer said. He has seen more sellers on the market so far this year. “Last year was a little tight for buyers, but I think it’s going to be a little more balanced this year,” Meyer said.
The cost of homes continues to rise. In 2016, single-family home sales averaged $210,335—up from $205,328 in 2015 and $196,571 in 2014. One factor that might affect future numbers, especially those surrounding new construction, is the revised Unified Development Code under review by City Council. Among existing homes in the central part of the city, price appreciation has been noticeable, Meyer said. “There is a lot of upscale renovation to the ’40s and ’50s bungalows, so those prices are going up,” he said. For more information and projections on the local real estate economy, visit the CBOR website at cbormls.com. FALL/WINTER 2017
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JUST OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS down East Broadway, El Chaparral offers convenient access to both Interstate 70 and Highway 63. It is also just a few miles away from the Conley Road shopping area, which includes a variety of businesses ranging from grocery and clothing stores to restaurants. Bob Dierks, who has lived in El Chaparral for more than five years, said he and his wife, Jen, enjoy that it is a quiet and calm neighborhood with a sense of community. “This is seen most often in group events – neighborhood garage sales, a neighborhood barbecue and most especially at Halloween.” El Chaparral neighborhood | Sarah Bell/Columbia Daily Tribune
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RESIDENTS DESCRIBE THORNBROOK AS A FRIENDLY welcoming neighborhood that is a community within itself.
Thornbrook neighborhood | Sarah Bell/Columbia Daily Tribune
“It has a very neighborly feel, a very community feeling,” said resident Gerardo Pico. “We have electronic communication, our own newsletter, the pool and a community area to help people get together. They make a parade for the Fourth of July, activities for kids at Halloween. It’s a very close-knit community within the Columbia community.” Pico said Thornbrook is where his colleagues and friends told him to move when he and his family came to Columbia from Puerto Rico in 2016. He said the houses are nice and the neighborhood is well kept, which makes buying a home in Thornbrook “a good investment.”
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“The prices of the houses tend to stay very competitive, and houses do well on the market,” he said. Wanda Gebhardt described herself and her husband as the grandparents of what she said is a “young neighborhood.” They moved to Thornbrook in 2015 because they wanted to live in the 65203 zip code.
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Data from Columbia Board of Realtors.
S i n g l e F a m i ly H o m e s 2014
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2016
Single family homes sales in Boone County
2,017
2,203
2,198
Existing single family homes sales in Boone County
1,758
1,907
1,923
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Single family homes average sold price in Boone County
$196,571
$205,345
$210,335
Existing single family homes average sold price in Boone County
$183,801
$193,086
$198,543
New construction single family homes average sold price in Boone County
$277,456
$287,791
$279,627
Single family home average days on market
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Single family homes average cumulative days on market
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New Construction single family homes sales in Boone County
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Bearfield Meadows AVERAGE HOME SIZE: 1,861 SQ. FEET AVERAGE HOME SOLD PRICE: $175,566 AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET/ CUMULATIVE DAYS ON MARKET: 12/33 SCHOOLS: NEW HAVEN ELEMENTARY JEFFERSON MIDDLE SCHOOL ROCK BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL VOTING WARD: WARD 6
Bearfield Meadows neighborhood | Sarah Bell/Columbia Daily Tribune
living in columbia IN ADDITION TO BEING A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE and buy a home, Columbia offers a unique lifestyle that includes an active art scene, the world renowned True/False film fest, the Roots N Blues music festival that draws big name acts each year and was recognized by Forbes magazine in 2015 as one of the Top 25 places to retire. Columbia is home to Missouri’s Show-Me State Games, the largest state games in the country, with more than 32,000 amateur athletes of all ages competing in Olympic-style competition.
From film, the Blues, work, and retirement COLUMBIA is more than a place you call home! IN 2015 • Obrella.com ranked Columbia No. 16 in the Best Commuter Cities in Missouri, citing the city’s high rate of carpoolers and mass transit users and noting 88 percent of Columbia locals get to work in 29 minutes or less, with an average commute time of 17.4 minutes. • Columbia was once again included in Livability.com’s Top 10 College Towns — No. 3 for 2015 — ahead of destinations such as Berkley, Calif., Cambridge, Mass. (home of Harvard University and MIT) and Gainesville, Fla. (home of the University of Florida).
IN 2014 • Milken Institute ranks Columbia the No. 3 Best City for Aging in its smaller metros category. Raven Wolf Jennings performs during the annual Earth Day celebration at Peace Park | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
Living and thriving in Columbia is wonderful. It is a place you unexpect!
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Welcome Home
Local organization provides shelter, services to veterans ESTABLISHED IN 1994 BY FOUR VIETNAM VETERANS,
the mission of Welcome Home is “to reduce veteran homelessness by providing services and resources to meet basic needs and improve overall quality of life.” It is the only shelter in Columbia dedicated specifically to providing emergency and transitional living services to veterans and their families.
“They deserve any help we can give them,” said Sophia Swyers, director of shelter services. The organization helps clients access Social Security and service-related benefits, food stamps and substanceabuse treatment, among other services. The organization also has a peer-mentoring program and small groups that help veterans get involved in the community and expand life skills. Zoe Alsbury, second from left, flips her rifle in the air with other members of the MU ROTC Pershing Rifles Drill Team during the seventh annual Military Recognition Day | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
ACCORDING TO THE VETERANS ASSOCIATION, BOONE COUNTY IS HOME TO 10,702 VETERANS. Kim Wischmeyer, quartermaster at VFW Post 280, said the post has more than 600 combat veterans in the area who are members. He estimated that about 20 percent of area veterans are women.
“We try to do as much as we can to help them build on their lives in the time we have them here,” Swyers said. The organization works closely with Supportive Services for Veterans’ Families, which helps veterans and their families obtain and sustain stable housing. Welcome Home also works with Feeding America
and with the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri. Most clients arrive at Welcome Home based on referrals from the Veterans’ Association (VA) or from community members. A majority of clients are between ages 35 and 50, and they stay 190 days, on average, Swyers said. Welcome Home has served 161 homeless veterans since 2010 and 63 veteran families since 2012. Of those served, 95 percent have attained or maintained housing. The shelter housed 62 veterans in 2016, up from 39 in 2015. In part, that’s because fewer veterans are staying for the full six months allowed under the VA grant that funds many of the shelter’s activities. The organization’s emergency shelter has a capacity of 13 male veterans, though it sometimes provides hotel rooms for veterans and their families. Construction is underway on a new facility that will have 32 bed spaces, including space for families and female veterans. The facility is set to open this summer. For more information on Welcome Home, visit welcomehomelessveterans.org.
According to the Veterans Association, as of Sept. 30, 2014, Missouri has 494,346 veterans. Of those: • 365,367 are wartime veterans • 22,201 are World War II veterans • 42,481 are Korean War veterans • 167,248 are Vietnam War veterans • 147,496 are Gulf War Veterans • 128,979 are peacetime veterans • 38,277 are female • 456,070 are male Welcome Home building | Photo courtesy of Welcome Home
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Honor Flight gives veterans special ‘thank you’ By Katherine Cummins
veterans services Missouri Veterans Commission 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 214A 573-882-5135 mvc.dps.mo.gov U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Columbia Vet Center 4040 Rangeline Street, Suite 105 573-814-6206 or 877-927-8387 www.va.gov Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital 800 Hospital Drive 573-814-6000 www.columbiamo.va.gov VFW Post 280 1509 Ashley Road 573-442-8413 vfw280.org American Legion Herbert Williams Post 202 3669 Legion Lane 573-442-2950 www.americanlegionpost202.org Central Missouri Women, Post 1111 PO Box 7482
STARTED IN 2005 shortly after completion of the World War II Memorial, Honor Flight is a national network of volunteer groups that fly veterans to the nation’s capital. Priority is given to World War II veterans, followed by Korean War and Vietnam War veterans. Central Missouri Honor Flight was started in 2008, and the group’s first flight was in May 2009. Since then, more than 2,000 local veterans have made the trip to Washington D.C. “It needed to be done,” founder Mary Paulsell said of starting Central Missouri Honor Flight. “My brother and I jumped in as co-founders because our dad was a World War II veteran — Silver Star in the Battle of the Bulge — but he did not live long enough to see it built.” Each Honor Flight veteran is accompanied by a volunteer “guardian” who is a medical professional or younger veteran. The tours include the war
memorials and the Iwo Jima, Air Force and Women in Military Service memorials as well as a visit to Arlington National Cemetery for the Changing of the Guard. Honor Flight also provides the community with an opportunity to show its appreciation. Each veteran receives a packet of cards and letters from local schoolchildren. A large group of motorcycle riders accompanies each bus as an honor guard for the last leg of its return trip from the airport in St. Louis and a large crowd of family, friends and community members await them at their return point. Honor Flight is funded entirely by private contributions from individual donors and groups.
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Meets the third Tuesday of each month at Harry St. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital, third floor conference room B3444. Richard T. Kelly Post 238 PO Box 7733 573-896-5079 Welcome Home, Inc. 1206 Rangeline Street 573-443-8001 welcomehomelessveterans.org Ousley Family Veterans Service Center, Columbia College 226 Missouri Hall, 1001 Rogers Street 573-875-7504 or 800-231-2391 ext. 7504 web.ccis.edu/Military/veteranscenter MU Veterans Center N-5 Memorial Student Union, 518 Hitt Street 573-884-4383 veterans.missouri.edu Show-Me Heroes Veteran Employment Services, Missouri Job Center 800 Cherry Street 573-441-6361 or 888-728-5627 jobs.mo.gov/jobseeker/veteran-employmentservices FALL/WINTER 2017
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Osher provides opportunities for lifelong learners By Katherine Cummins
HENRY FORD ONCE SAID,
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” If learning keeps a person young, the University of Missouri Extension’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is Columbia and Boone County’s fountain of youth. Osher offers a variety of classes aimed at helping those over age 50 keep their minds active. Various membership levels are available, allowing people to take as few or as many classes as they are interested in. Volunteers teach courses such as “Cycles of Poetry and Song,” “Bees, Flowers and Pollination,” “French Conversation” and “Terrorism and Contemporary Cultures of Violence.” Special discussions and events also are held. On Fridays, Osher hosts a brown bag seminar series and a free film class complete with popcorn in the afternoons. The institute also has offered classes at the senior center. “We try to have a variety of literature, science and politics, and we often have something related to computers and genealogy,” said Helen Washburn, chair of the Osher Advisory Council. “Besides classes, there also is a social element. We have parties and gatherings and encourage people to bring a guest.” Among the most popular courses are public-events classes focused on local- or state-related issues and religion classes. Course subjects largely are dependent on what the instructors want to teach, said Michael Porter, chair of Osher’s outreach committee. “Every session is something new. We have teachers with such a breadth of knowledge it boggles my mind,” Porter said. “I think our Osher program benefits greatly from being in a college town.”
Washburn first got involved with Osher at the suggestion of a neighbor shortly after moving to Columbia. All of the literature classes intrigued her, and she soon became hooked. “What I soon discovered is the people in the classes are as interesting as the instructors,” said Washburn, noting the institute has more than 500 members. “People are really engaged in the classes. They do the reading and come with questions and opinions.” Columbia is lucky to have the Osher program to help keep its active community members engaged, Porter said. “We have people that take two, three, four courses a session. Their only complaint is they have two classes they want to take scheduled at the same time,” he said. “It’s a good problem to have, and that’s our biggest compliment.” Most of the funding for Osher comes from member fees, but the program also receives University Extension funding. Many instructors are retired teachers and professors, though Washburn said educational experience is not necessary. The institute’s mission of promoting lifelong education builds on the legacy of people such as Ford and Bernard Osher, the philanthropist who started the national program. “All the research says mental development is crucial to keeping you active and engaged and avoiding Alzheimer’s,” Washburn said. “The more you stretch your brain, the better the payoff. We’ve had people come and say, ‘My doctor told me I needed to take a class.’” To read more information on Osher and to view a schedule of courses, visit extension.missouri.edu/ learnforlife.
Senior services Senior Network The Senior Network of Columbia is composed of representatives of area organizations, agencies and businesses, as well as individuals who are interested in promoting the quality of life for the senior citizens of Boone County. A directory can be found online at www.silcolumbia.org. The directory has listings for everything from food and home-delivered meals to volunteer opportunities. 50+ Program and 50+ Trips 1907 Hillcrest Drive (Hillcrest Community Center, Waters-Moss Memorial Wildlife Area)
573-874-7475 Activities: Music, dances, painting, crafts, instructional classes, social activities, travel opportunities. A function of Columbia Parks and Recreation. AARP Missouri 9200 Ward Parkway, Suite 350 Kansas City 573-449-4181 Local meetings at 10 a.m. every second Monday of the month at Boone Electric Cooperative’s community room for Mid-Missouri Chapter 5390, 1413 Range Line St. Services: Advocacy, travel, tax assistance, driver safety program Adult Day Connection MU campus, 137 Clark Hall 573-882-7070 adcshp.missouri.edu Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Services: State-licensed adult day health care program that includes nursing supervision, hot lunches, daily activities and therapeutic exercise, respite for caregivers. Alzheimer’s Association 2400 Bluff Creek Drive 573-443-8665 | help line: 800-272-3900 www.alz.org/mid-missouri Services: Referrals, help line, patient and caregiver support groups, newsletters and educational materials, respite funds, advocacy.
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Central Missouri Area Agency on Aging 1121 Business Loop 70 E., Suite 2A 573-443-5823 | TTY: 573-443-0105 www.cmaaa.net Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eligibility: Age 60 and older A federal/ state/private-funded not-for-profit organization that serves 19 Central Missouri counties. Services: Information and assistance, care coordination, case management, options counseling. Respite assistance program. Long-term care ombudsman program for nursing home residents. Transportation assistance (call for details). Medicare education and assistance with enrollment.
Experience Works 573-442-0067 or 573-445-4509 www.experienceworks.org Services: Training, employment and community service opportunities for workers 55 and older. Family Support Division 573-882-9180 1500 Vandiver Drive, Suite 103 www.dss.mo.gov/fsd/ Food stamps, supplemental aid to the blind, Blind Pension, nursing home assistance, MO HealthNet (based on age eligibility or disability).
Central Missouri Community Action 807B N. Providence Road 573-443-1100 www.showmeaction.org
Services for seniors and people with mental or physical disabilities, with door-to-door transportation for grocery shopping and medical appointments. Call for intake process.
Central Pantry 1007 Big Bear Boulevard 573-874-7848
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Services: Daily meals, blood pressure and glucose screenings, volunteer opportunities and activities, including cards, dances, dominoes, exercise, pool and educational seminars.
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No-fee services for honorably discharged veterans, their dependents and survivors. Assists in filing for VA benefits, compensation pensions, death benefits/ burial allowances, military grave markers, education and training. Applications for state veterans’ homes and the Missouri Veterans Cemetery System.
Services for Independent Living 1401 Hathman Place 573-874-1646,TDD 800-766-1968 www.silcolumbia.org
Arthritis Foundation exercise program; arthritis self-management program; chronic disease management program; other services.
Columbia Senior Activity Center 1121 Business Loop 70 E. 573-874-2050 www.columbiaseniorcenter.com
Missouri Veterans Commission 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 214A 573-882-5135 mvc.dps.mo.gov
Services for Medicare or Medicaid beneficiaries. Assists with concerns about quality of care, educational materials on HMOs, reviews quality complaints regarding Medicare.
Central Missouri Regional Arthritis Center 1205 University Avenue, Suite 1100 573-882-8097 www.moarthritis.org
Provides supplemental food to lowincome individuals; emergency food assistance; shopping assistance can be arranged.
Services: Meal delivery to Columbia residents, hot noon meals, box suppers
Primaris 200 N. Keene Street, Suite 101 573-817-8300 www.primaris.org
Services: Emergency utility assistance, weatherization, tax assistance, foster grandparent program.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Meals on Wheels 800 Hospital Drive 573-886-7554 Email: mowheels@gmail.com www.mealsonwheelscolumbia.org
Yoga instructor Jackie Schneider leads chair yoga, a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair, or standing using a chair for support. | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
LEAD Institute (Leadership through Education and Advocacy for the Deaf) 2502 W. Ash Street Phone/TTY 573-445-5005 Crisis line: 800-380-3323 www.deaflead.com Education, advocacy, crisis intervention services, free counseling and other direct services for the deaf, hard of hearing or deaf and blind. Free counseling for hearing and deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest and child abuse.
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homes & lifestyle SPIRITUAL LIFE COLUMBIA IS HOME TO AN ACTIVE AND DIVERSE FAITH COMMUNITY. The
city has more than 130 places of worship in religions ranging from Christianity and Judaism to Buddhist and Islam. Those include 20 non-denominational Christian churches, 16 Baptist churches, nine United Methodist churches, four Lutheran churches, three Catholic parishes, two Jewish synagogues, a Hindu temple, a Baha’i church and an Islamic center among many others. For a full listing of places of worship visit our website at www.themovecolumbia.com
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Worship Listings AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL St. Paul AME Church 501 Park Avenue 573-449-5823
ANGLICAN
ASSEMBLY OF GOD First Assembly of God 1100 N. 7th Street 573-443-3626 New Life Community Church 1300 Blue Ridge Road 573-443-5433
New Evangelical Church (ACNA/CANA) 333 E. Clearview Drive 562-728-3079
Praise Assembly of God 4300 Clark Lane 573-474-0911
APOSTOLIC
BAHA’I
Landmark Christ Jesus Apostolic 3203 Brown Station Road 573-447-7530
Baha’i Faith 23 S. 8th Street 573-693-2326
Refuge 5310 E. St. Charles Road 573-489-5166
BAPTIST
The Latter House Kingdom Ministries 4914 Prairie Ridge Street 573-474-5885
Bible Baptist Church 4275 E. Highway WW 573-447-4558
God’s People Ministries 6401 S. Sinclair Road
Charity Baptist Church 1401 N. Ballenger Lane 573-474-6895
Columbia Korean Baptist Church 3601 I-70 Drive N.W. 573-446-6036 Cornerstone Baptist Church 20 E. Green Meadows Road 573-443-8833 Countryside Baptist Church 11171 N. Highway VV 573-443-1076 First Baptist Church 1112 E. Broadway 573-442-1149 Liberty Baptist Church 7461 N. Brown Station Road 573-474-9392 Little Bonne Femme Baptist Church 5350 E. Boone Femme Church Road 573-443-0617 Memorial Baptist Church 1634 Paris Road 573-443-1408 Mount Hope Baptist Church 6881 E. Mount Hope Road 573-474-9783
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Open Door Baptist Church 4838 E. Meadow Lark Lane 573-499-0705
Northwood Baptist Church 2345 E. Northwood Drive 573-214-0030
Parkade Baptist Church 2102 N. Garth Avenue 573-443-4585
BAPTIST SOUTHERN
Pueblo De Dios 6401 S. Sinclair Road 573-445-3707 Sugar Grove Baptist Church 5400 E. Sugar Grove Road 573-449-1629 Victory Baptist Church 9401 I-70 Dr. N.E. 573-886-7834
BAPTIST AMERICAN BIBLE Bethel Church-American Baptist 201 E. Old Plank Road 573-442-4775 Grace Bible Church 601 Blue Ridge Road 573-449-6794
BAPTIST FREE WILL Rejoice Free Will Baptist Church 1900 Chapel Hill Road 573-447-1685
BAPTIST INDEPENDENT Bethlehem Church 4250 E. Highway WW 573-443-1383 Faith Baptist Church 3909 Brown Station Road 573-474-3490 The Latter House Kingdom Ministries 4914 Prairie Ridge Street 573-474-5885 Northwood Baptist Church 2345 E. Northwood Drive 573-214-0030
BAPTIST MISSIONARY Mount Celestial Baptist 1410 Grand Avenue 573-443-3514 Progressive Missionary Baptist Church 702 Banks Avenue 573-443-0611 Second Missionary Baptist Church 407 E. Broadway 573-449-4703 34
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Calvary Baptist Church 606 Ridgeway Avenue 573-449-3144 Heritage Baptist Church 7201 E. Highway WW 573-489-8412 Midway Heights Baptist Church 6801 W. Rollingwood Boulevard 573-445-3622 Mizzou BSU Ministries 812 Hitt Street 573-449-3843 New Providence Church 4641 N. Route E Open Heart Baptist Church 2519 N. Lake of the Woods Road 573-474-1802 Prairie Grove Baptist Church 960 E. Park Lane 573-474-5106
BUDDIST SGI-USA, Nichiren Buddhist 573-446-2651 • 573-449-6419
CATHOLIC ROMAN Our Lady of Lourdes Parish 903 Bernadette Drive 573-445-1688
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE First Church of Christ, Scientist 800 W. Broadway 573-442-0800
CHURCH OF CHRIST Eastside Church of Christ 5051 Ponderosa Street 573-449-7131 Fairview Rd. Church of Christ 201 S. Fairview Road 573-445-2213 Rice Rd. Church of Christ 4710 Rice Road 573-474-9975 Valley View Church of Christ 2606 Rose Drive 573-446-4182
CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST Monument of Grace Church of God in Christ 700 W. Sexton Road 573-875-4074 Step of Faith Ministries 1414 Rangeline Plaza, Suite H 573-424-8149 Wright’s Temple of God in Christ 8 E. Sexton Road 573-449-3206
COMMUNITY OF CHRIST
Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 Locust Street 573-443-3470
Fairview Rd. Community of Christ 1111 S. Fairview Road 573-445-6313
St. Thomas More Newman Center 601 Turner Avenue 573-449-5424
DISCIPLES OF CHRIST
CHRISTIAN Blue Ridge Christian Church 2400 Blue Ridge Road 573-474-8046 Columbia Chinese Christian Church 3316 Rock Quarry Road 573-442-3957
CHRISTIAN INDEPENDENT Columbia Christian 4802 E. St. Charles Road 573-474-3285
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Northeast Area Christian Church 2700 E. Nifong Boulevard 573-442-5815 Dripping Spring Christian Church 2701 W. Dripping Springs Road 573-442-8217 Fifth St. Christian Church DOC 401 N. 5th Street 573-442-7713 First Christian Church 101 N. Tenth Street 573-449-7265 Oakland Christian Church 2929 Oakland Church Road 573-474-6860
HINDU
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Hindu Temple & Community CenterMid Missouri 2006 Holly Avenue 573-814-1286
Alive in Christ Lutheran Church 201 Southampton Drive 573-499-0443
HOLINESS Rock Bridge Church of God Holiness 3515 Valencia Drive 573-443-4015
INTERDENOMINATIONAL Karis Church 1703 W. Worley & 1020 E. Walnut
ISLAM Islamic Center 201 S. 5th Street 573-875-4633 Islamic Center | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
Olivet Christian Church 1991 S. Olivet Road 573-442-0336 Rock Bridge Christian Church 301 W Green Meadows Rd. 573-777-3594
EPISCOPAL Calvary Episcopal Church 123 S. Ninth Street 573-449-3194
EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH OF AMERICAN Compass Evangelical Free Church 600 Silvey Street 573-445-7206
Campus Lutheran Church 304 S. College Avenue 573-442-5942 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church WELS 4540 N. Oakland Gravel Road 573-474-8755 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 914 West Boulevard S. 573-449-5674 Trinity Lutheran Church 2201 W. Rollins Road 573-445-2112
Islamic School of Columbia Missouri 408 Locust Street 573-442-1556
JEHOVAH’S WITNESS Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall 301 W. Smiley Lane 573-817-0181 Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 350 E. Old Plank Road 573-256-5065
JEWISH Chabad Jewish Center 313 E. Brandon Road 573-442-5755 Jewish Congregation Beth Shalom 500 W. Green Meadows Road 573-499-4855
LATTER DAY SAINTS
International Community Church 1107 University Avenue 573-256-1720
The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS 904 Old Highway 63 S. 573-875-2800 • 573-815-9945
GREEK ORTHODOX
The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS 305 S. College Avenue 573-442-6922
St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church 510 Audubon Drive 573-817-0050
The Church of Jesus Christ of LDS 4708 Highlands Parkway 573-443-2048
Second Baptist Church’s 150th Celebration | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
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MENNONITE Columbia Mennonite Fellowship 573-479-0370 Columbia Mennonite Mission 6320 Riverbirch Place 573-445-3330
METHODIST UNITED Community United Methodist Church 3301 W. Broadway 573-445-6131 Fairview United Methodist Church 3200 Chapel Hill Road 573-445-5391 Mid State District Office United Methodist Church 3601 Amron Court 573-441-8878
Discovery Church 3681 Mexico Gravel Road 573-814-3880 Family Worship Center 4925 E. Bonne Femme Church Road 573-441-1140 Forum Blvd. Christian Church 3900 Forum Boulevard 573-443-3900 LifeRock Church 10 W. Nifong Boulevard 573-228-9036 New City Church 1020 E. Walnut 573-239-6948 New Hope Church 4201 I-70 Drive S.E. 573-443-3777
Korean First Presbyterian Church of Columbia 16 Hitt Street 573-777-3410 The Crossing 3615 Southland Drive 573-256-4410 Trinity Presbyterian Church 1600 W. Rollins 573-445-4469
PRESBYTERIAN PCA Christ Our King Church Moss Building, 1905 Hillcrest Drive 573-723-1323 Redeemer Presbyterian Church 101 N. Grace Lane 573-443-2321
Midway Locust Grove United Methodist Church 2600 Locust Grove Church Road 573-445-4667
New Jerusalem Outreach Ministry 1301 Vandiver Drive, Suite S 573-356-4200
Missouri United Methodist Church 204 S. 9th Street 573-443-3111
Office of Creative Ministries 3009 David Drive 573-474-7155
New Horizons United Methodist Church 1020 S. El Chaparral Avenue 573-443-7058
Revolution Church 211 E. Leslie Lane
REFORMED
Shiloh Christian Worship Center 11 E. Worley Street 573-875-1875
Grace Reformed Church 3100 Falling Leaf Court 573-446-9270
United Community Catheral 5210 S. Cowan Road 573-449-0340
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST
Russell Chapel C.M.E. Church 108 E. Ash Street 573-443-6028 St. Luke United Methodist Church 204 E. Ash Street 573-443-5423 Wilkes Blvd. United Methodist Church 702 Wilkes Boulevard 573-449-4363
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Destiny Pointe Church 3300 Vandiver Drive
Unity of Columbia 1600 W. Broadway 573-447-0414 Valley View Community Church 2900 Barberry Avenue 573-446-1410
QUAKERS Quaker-Columbia Friends Meeting 6408 E. Locust Grove Drive 573-474-1827
Sunnydale Seventh-Day Adventist Church 6964 Audrain Road 9137 573-682-5313 Columbia SDA Church 1100 College Park Drive 573-445-2712
Columbia First Nazarene 2601 Blue Ridge Road 573-474-5787
Victory Christian Church 212 Portland Street 573-499-9087
NON-DENOMINATIONAL
Woodcrest Chapel 2201 W. Nifong Boulevard 573-445-1131
All Peoples International Ministries 219 McBaine Avenue 573-449-9991
PENTECOSTAL UNITED
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST
Calvary Chapel of Columbia 601 Business Loop 70 West, Suite 104 573-356-8702
United Pentecostal Church 211 Benton Street 573-442-4121
Unitarian Universalist Church 2615 Shepard Boulevard 573-442-5764
CenterPoint Church 1900 N. Providence Road, Suite 120 573-256-1229
PRESBYTERIAN
UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST
Christian Fellowship 4600 Christian Fellowship Road 573-445-8561
First Presbyterian Church 16 Hitt Street 573-442-1164
Columbia United Church of Christ 3201 I-70 Drive N.W. 573-445-7931
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SOVEREIGN GRACE Redeeming Grace Church 4115 S. Providence Road
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Heart & Sole American Shoe keeps Mid-Missouri decked out in fashionable footwear By Nate Birt
STEP BY STEP, AMERICAN SHOE HAS CLIMBED ITS WAY TO SUCCESS on the heels of a uniquely youthful
energy. Its founder, Lebanese immigrant Elias Thomas, arrived on Ellis Island as a teenager knowing barely any English and worked his way across the U.S. to friends in central Missouri. He opened his first shoe store in 1919 in Jefferson City. “He did pretty well for the education that he had,” says Sara Quinn, third-generation partner in the business, which opened its Columbia location in 1976 under the watch of her father, James. “My dad kind of picked up the business and ran with it.” The family continues to invest in its youth, as evidenced by the newly remodeled Columbia store at 816 E. Broadway. The fourth generation of American Shoe leaders—including two of her sons, Luke and Michael, and her niece, Sara Norden—spearheaded the changes introduced in June. The boutique space features dark wood floors offset by pristinely white walls, golden orb light fixtures suspended from the ceiling and rugs and chairs with bold black-andwhite geometric patterns. “It was extremely organized. It looks phenomenal,” Quinn says. “It’s very upscale, warm, very approachable.” Family Ties. Business isn’t always easy, particularly when colleagues are blood relatives. But for the American Shoe team, the tireless spirit of the founder—who grew up repairing shoes in Aintoura, about 25 miles northeast of Beirut—has inspired the family to persevere.
American Shoe partners, from left back, Dan Quinn, Luke Quinn, Mike Quinn, Sarah Slay, Ann Slay and Sara Quinn | Sarah Bell
“He worked hard at that trade and then decided that the grass looked greener across the ocean,” says Quinn, who works with her husband, Dan, and her sister, Ann. “He took it upon himself and took off.” She likens running a business to raising children. It requires discipline and the ability to develop built on a healthy give and take. “The work ethic that trickled down from my grandfather to my father to myself is unlike any I’ve ever seen. We work as a team,” Quinn says. “We’re a big family.” A Good Fit. American Shoe has found a fit in Columbia much like patrons of the company fit into shoes from the dozens of fashionable and functional brands.
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“We are a sit and fit,” Quinn explains. “We try to accommodate the customers who walk through the door. If there are needs, we definitely want to help.” Just as customers’ shoe preferences and needs change over time, so too has the vibrant city that surrounds American Shoe continues to grow. “We have a really good local base that continues to shop with us, which we are just so appreciative of,” Quinn says. “That family atmosphere is one of the things that draws customers back, knowing that they’re seeing the same friendly faces, the same great customer service.” The family also remains active in the community through work at their respective churches. For years, they have supported local fundraisers by fraternities and sororities, providing donations and raffle items. In April, they sponsored a fundraiser for juvenile diabetes research because their grandson (one of their son Robert’s children) has Type 1 diabetes. “We’re proud to help out with that one event, and hopefully people will step up and take notice of kids that are living with that illness,” Quinn says. Timely Trends. Fashion is always on the move, and few businesses are as capable of keeping up with the times as American Shoe. The stores will continue to stock brands that appeal to all ages, including young professionals that increasingly have cash to spend. “Sometimes I have to shake my head and say ‘I can’t believe we’re doing this,’” jokes Quinn, referencing some of the upand-coming shoe brands the stores carry. “There’s the oldies but goodies, and then there’s the new blood coming in, and it’s great.” American Shoe will celebrate 100 years in business in 2019. 40
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education in columbia WITH THE STATE’S FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY, award-winning public schools and a slew of private options, education is one of the cornerstones of Columbia. With more than 13,000 full-time faculty and staff members, the University of Missouri is Columbia’s largest employer. As a member of the Southeastern Conference and a major research university, the campus is a $2.1 billion enterprise that makes a big impact on the local economy. Columbia College and Stephens College — which together serve more than 4,000 undergraduate students — also count among Columbia’s cultural and educational assets and are a big part of why Columbia was named among the Top 10 Best College Towns by Liveability.com. The seventh-largest district in the state, Columbia Public Schools has an enrollment of 18,015 students and is another top employer with 2,417 faculty and staff. The district’s ACT and SAT scores exceed state and national averages, and 80-90 percent of Columbia students extend their education beyond high school. Columbia Public Schools has been recognized as a District of Distinction by District Administration magazine, a Top 15 School District ranking by Niche.com and has been nationally recognized by SchoolMatch with a “What Parents Want” award. Columbia also offers a number of private school options from preschool through high school, with two Catholic schools and three other faith-based academies, several Montessori options for early childhood education and a secular independent school.
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education in columbia HIGH SCHOOLS
BATTLE HIGH SCHOOL 7575 St. Charles Road | 573-214-3300 | www.cpsk12.org/Domain/26
OPENED IN FALL 2013, Battle High School was named in honor of Dr. Muriel Battle, an educator who served Columbia Public Schools for 40 years. Battle was a pioneer in the desegregation of both the school district and the community at large. Starting as a social studies teacher at Douglass High School, Battle spent the bulk of her time with CPS at West Junior High School, where she worked as a teacher, department chairperson, assistant principal and principal. The motto at West Junior High while Battle was at the helm was, “We’re glad you’re here.” She retired as the first female associate superintendent of Columbia Public Schools. The Battle Spartans have achieved success in the short time they have been competing, with a state championship in football in 2014. Mascot: Spartans Year opened: 2013 Number of students: 1,393 Students per classroom: 19 Feeder Schools: 2 Lange Middle School: Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary, Blue Ridge Elementary, Derby Ridge Elementary, Eliot Battle Elementary, Two Mile Prairie Elementary Oakland Middle School: Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary, Blue Ridge Elementary, Cedar Ridge Elementary, New Haven Elementary, Shepard Boulevard Elementary
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DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL 310 N. Providence Road | 573-214-3680 | www.cpsk12.org/Domain/15
FREDERICK DOUGLASS HIGH SCHOOL has been many things since it was first incorporated into the Columbia School District in 1865 as an all-black school. The high school program is believed to have been started around 1887. After Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, Douglass was designated one of Columbia’s seven elementary schools and the junior and senior high programs were slowly phased out. In 1967, Douglass became the home of the district’s new continuing education program created by former principal Eliot Battle. The district’s Secondary Learning Center — recognized by the district and by former Gov. John Ahscroft as a model program — was relocated to the Douglass building in 1985. In November 1992, the Columbia School Board voted a name change for the Secondary Learning Center back to Frederick Douglass High School. Douglass once again became an official, accredited high school in 1993, and its mascot was changed to the original bulldog. Douglass’ mission is to “re-engage students at risk of dropping out to achieve successful high school completion and design a positive, productive post-secondary transition plan.” Mascot: Bulldogs Year opened: 1885 Number of students: 189 Students per classroom: 10
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FR. TOLTON HIGH SCHOOL 3351 E. Gans Road | 573-445-7700 | www.toltoncatholic.org
OPENED IN FALL 2011, Fr. Tolton Catholic High School was the result of years of grassroots fundraising and planning efforts by local Catholic parishes and families. The high school was named for John Augustin Tolton, America’s first black priest. Tolton was born a slave in Brush Creek, Mo. In 1854, he escaped to join the Union Army. He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome because no American seminary would accept him. Fr. Tolton High School started off with just over 50 ninth and tenth graders, expanded the next year to serve grades 9-11 and graduated its first senior class in spring of 2014. The school’s mission is to educate students “within a community of faith founded upon the teachings of Jesus Christ and His Church” and “facilitate the growth of the whole student: spirit, heart, mind and body.” Fr. Tolton has nationally-recognized AdvanceED accreditation. The girls’ track team secured the Trailblazers’ first team state championship in 2015. The school also has a state title in cheerleading. Mascot: Trailblazer Year opened: 2011 Number of students: 300 Students per classroom: 16 Feeder School: Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School
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HICKMAN HIGH SCHOOL 1104 N. Providence Road | 573-214-3000 | www.cpsk12.org/Domain/19
COLUMBIA’S OLDEST OPERATING HIGH SCHOOL is named for David Henry Hickman, who donated part of his estate — which had formerly been home to a horse race track and grandstand — for construction of the new school in 1927. Legend has it the school gained its Kewpie mascot after a school secretary placed her Kewpie doll in the center of the court during a basketball game and the entire game was played around it without it being broken — as the team won, it became a good luck charm. The school’s motto is “Keep smiling.” As a two-time Blue Ribbon School and a Missouri Gold Star School and being named in the top 5 percent of high schools in the nation by “Newsweek” magazine in 2006, Hickman has had a lot to smile about. Mascot: Kewpies Year opened: 1927 Number of students: 1,689 Students per classroom: 18 Feeder Schools: 2 Smithton Middle School: Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary, Derby Ridge Elementary, Midway Heights Elementary, Parkade Elementary, Paxton Keeley Elementary, Russell Boulevard Elementary, Shepard Boulevard Elementary, West Boulevard Elementary West Middle School: Benton Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Grant Elementary, Parkade Elementary, Russell Boulevard Elementary, West Boulevard Elementary
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ROCK BRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 4303 S. Providence Road | 573-214-3100 | www.cpsk12.org/Domain/32
OPENED IN 1973 to meet the needs of a growing Columbia, Rock Bridge is named for the state park just two miles away. The school’s original architectural design won a national award in school design. It was the student body who decided on the Bruins mascot (patriots, turtles, road runners and rebels were also considered) and the Kelly green and new gold school colors. Student Sam Smith also designed the Bruin logo. Continuing that student-led theme, in 1973 a humanities class created the school crest with the motto, “Omnes Vincent Ursi” or “Bruins Conquer All.” The Bruins have indeed conquered all with a number of state athletic titles. Mascot: Bruins Year opened: 1973 Number of students: 1,906 Students per classroom: 22 Feeder Schools: 2 Gentry Middle School: Grant Elementary, Lee Elementary, Midway Heights Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, New Haven Elementary, Paxton Keeley Elementary, Rock Bridge Elementary, Russell Boulevard Elementary Oakland Middle School: Benton Elementary, Blue Ridge Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Grant Elementary, Lee Elementary, Mill Creek Elementary, New Haven Elementary, Paxton Keeley Elementary, Russell Boulevard Elementary, Shepard Boulevard Elementary
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School Listings HIGH SCHOOLS (GRADES 9-12)
Battle High School 7575 St. Charles Road 573-214-3300 www.cpsk12.org/bhs Douglass High School 310 N. Providence Road 573-214-3680 www.cpsk12.org/dhs Hickman High School 1104 N. Providence Road 573-214-3000 www.cpsk12.org/hhs Rock Bridge High School 4303 S. Providence Road 573-214-3100 www.cpsk12.org/rbhs
MIDDLE SCHOOLS (GRADES 6-8)
Gentry Middle School 4200 Bethel Street 573-214-3240 www.cpsk12.org/gms
Benton STEM Elementary 1410 Hinkson Avenue 573-214-3610 www.cpsk12.org/bee
Ridgeway Elementary 107 E. Sexton Road 573-214-3550 www.cpsk12.org/rwe
Good Shepherd Lutheran School 573-445-5878 www.columbialutheran.org
Beulah Ralph Elementary 5806 S. Hwy. KK 573-214-3840 www.cpsk12.org/beu
Rock Bridge Elementary 5151 Highway 163 S. 573-214-3290 www.cpsk12.org/rbe
Heritage Academy 573-449-2252 heritageacademyofcolumbia.com
Blue Ridge Elementary 3700 Woodland Drive 573-214-3580 www.cpsk12.org/bre
Russell Boulevard Elementary 1800 W. Rollins Road 573-214-3650 www.cpsk12.org/rus
Cedar Ridge Elementary 1100 Roseta Avenue 573-214-3510 www.cpsk12.org/cre Derby Ridge Elementary 4000 Derby Ridge Drive 573-214-3270 www.cpsk12.org/dre Eliot Battle Elementary 2600 Battle Avenue 573-214-3790 www.cpsk12.org/bes Fairview Elementary 909 Fairview Road 573-214-3590 www.cpsk12.org/fve
Jefferson Middle School 713 Rogers Street 573-214-3210 www.cpsk12.org/jms
Grant Elementary 10 E. Broadway 573-214-3520 www.cpsk12.org/gre
Lange Middle School 2201 E. Smiley Lane 573-214-3250 www.cpsk12.org/lms
Lee Expressive Arts Elementary 1208 Locust Street 573-214-3530 www.cpsk12.org/lee
Oakland Middle School 3405 Oakland Place 573-214-3220 www.cpsk12.org/oms
Midway Heights Elementary 8130 W. Highway 40 573-214-3540 www.cpsk12.org/mwe
Smithton Middle School 3600 W. Worley Street 573-214-3260 www.cpsk12.org/sms
Mill Creek Elementary 2200 W. Nifong Boulevard 573-214-3280 www.cpsk12.org/mce
West Middle School 401 Clinkscales Road 573-214-3230 www.cpsk12.org/wms
New Haven Elementary 3301 New Haven Road 573-214-3640 www.cpsk12.org/nhe
ELEMENTARY (GRADES K-5)
Parkade Elementary 111 Parkade Boulevard 573-214-3630 www.cpsk12.org/pke
Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary 5801 Arbor Pointe Parkway 573-214-3200 www.cpsk12.org/ahl
Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary 201 Park DeVille Drive 573-214-3570 www.cpsk12.org/pax
Our Lady of Lourdes Interparish School 573-445-6516 ollisk8.org Shalom Christian Academy 573-256-4824 shalomchristianacademy.com
Shepard Boulevard Elementary 2616 Shepard Boulevard 573-214-3660 www.cpsk12.org/she Two Mile Prairie Elementary 5450 N. Route Z 573-214-3560 www.cpsk12.org/tmp West Boulevard Elementary 319 West Boulevard 573-214-3670 www.cpsk12.org/wbe
Stephens College Children’s School 573-876-7260 stephens.edu/services/youthprograms/childrens-school The Community Montessori 573-777-3131 www.facebook.com/ columbiacommunitymontessori/ The Islamic School 573-442-1556 www.theiscm.org
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Tolton Catholic High School 573-445-7700 www.toltoncatholic.org
Apple School 573-449-7525 www.appleschoolmo.org Children’s House Montessori of Columbia 573-443-2825 www.comomontessori.com
Windsor Street Montessori School 573-441-9767 windsorstreetmontessori.com
Christian Chapel Academy 573-874-2325 www.cca-columbia.com
Other education
Christian Fellowship School 573-445-8565 www.cfsknights.org
Columbia Area Career Center www.career-center.org
College Park Christian Academy 573-445-6315 www.cpchristian.org
Center of Responsive Education www.cpsk12.org/core
Columbia Christian Academy 573-441-1140, ext. 206 www.fwcacademy.org
(Gifted Education)
Field School www.cpsk12.org/eee
Columbia Independent School 573-777-9250 www.cislions.org
Center for Early Learning - North (Preschool, Early Childhood Special Education and Parents as Teachers)
Columbia Montessori School 573-449-5418 www.columbiamontessori.org
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Lazer Tag at Lazer Lanes Galactic Fun Zone | Courtesy of Laser Lanes on Facebook
FUN ON A BUDGET Want to get out of the dorm for a study break, but don’t have much money? Here are some fun activities in and around Columbia that won’t break your piggy bank:
THE MUD ROOM Location: 1103 E. Walnut St. (inside the Central Missouri Computer Center building) Call: 573-441-1683 Hours: Tue-Thur | 11 am-5 pm Fri & Sat | 11 am-7 pm Sun | Noon-5 pm While you’re hitting up the art district, try making some of your own. At The Mud Room, you can paint pottery to make a custom piece to decorate your dorm (or a great gift for Mom) or get even more creative in the hands-on clay working studio. There is a $5 painting fee, with pieces ranging from $5 to over $40.
LEARN HOW TO PAINT Have you always wanted to paint but aren’t necessarily artistically gifted? Columbia is home to two locations where you can tap into your inner Picasso with guided classes. 50
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Location: 706 E. Broadway, Ste. 100 Call: 573-443-2222 Check their website, www.canvasonbroadway.com for a schedule of classes with specific paintings and to reserve a spot. They also have open painting during class times. Cost: Depends on the size of the painting; ranges from $15 for an 11”x14” canvas to $35 for a 16”x20” canvas.
PAINT THE TOWN
Location: 2703 E. Broadway Call: 573-777-7795 Check their website, www.paintthetowncolumbia.com for a schedule of classes with specific paintings and to make a reservation. They also have open painting during class times. Cost: Depends on the size of the painting and class time; ranges from $15 for an 11”x14” canvas to $40 for an 18”x24” canvas for 5 p.m. classes and from $30 for an 11”x14” or 12”x16” canvas to $45 for an 18”x24” canvas.
EMPIRE ROLLER RINK
Location: 1305 Business Loop 70 E. Call: 443-7375 Flash back to your childhood as you roll around the hardwood. Skate rental is $1.50 for quad skates or $3 for inlines/speed skates, or you can bring your own, as long as they are clean. Empire has public sessions throughout the week: Wed | Noon-2 pm & 6:30-8:30 pm for $5.50 (per session) Family Fun Fri | 7-10 pm for $8.50 Sat | 2-4 pm or 7-9 pm for $7.50 (per session) Sun| 1:30-3:30 pm for $7.50 They also have special events throughout the week: Hardball Pick-up Hockey 8-9 p.m. on Tuesdays for $6 Wednesday is Pizza Night during the public sessions. For $25 you get four admissions, a large pizza and four sodas. Adult Pick-up Hockey 8-9 p.m. on Thursdays for $6
LAZER LANES GALACTIC FUN ZONE
Location: 3412 Grindstone Pkwy. Call: 447-6021 Hours: Mon-Wed | 4-10 pm Thur | 4-11 pm Fri | 4 pm-Midnight Sat |10 am-Midnight Sun |Noon-10 pm Lazer Lanes is a three-for-one center of fun, with bowling, laser tag and an arcade. Bowling is $4.25 per person per game, plus $1.99 shoe rental. Laser tag is $6.50 per person per 12-minute “mission.” The arcade charges 25 cents per token, with games ranging from one to four tokens.
Our focus, from preschool to adult career education, is excellence. Our vision is to be the best district in the state and our mission is to provide an excellent education for all students. • Ranked in the Top 10 percent of school districts nationwide by Niche.com • Nationally recognized as a District of Distinction by District Administration magazine • Nationally recognized by SchoolMatch with the “What Parents Want” award • Top 10 school district ranking for exemplary and innovative use of technology by the National School Boards Association • Nationally ranked high schools by Newsweek magazine • Student graduation rates are above 90 percent, exceeding state and national averages • ACT and SAT scores exceed state and national averages • Of the students taking advanced placement courses, 75 percent earn college credit
Columbia Public Schools 1818 West Worley Columbia, Missouri 65203
(573) 214-3400 www.cpsk12.org
DISC GOLF
Columbia is home to three 18-hole disc golf courses. Two are located at Albert-Oakland Park, 1900 Blue Ridge Rd. in northeast Columbia. The third is located at Indian Hills Park, 5009 Aztec Blvd.
George Smith practices throwing discs at Albert-Oakland Park | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
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Columbia’s population swells with the start of each new school year, and all those new people mean more cars. As you head into the community, here’s what you need to know about parking:
PARKING GARAGES The city has six multi-level parking garages in downtown Columbia, which all include hourly spaces. The hourly spaces at the Seventh and Walnut garages use a “ticket and attendant” system. Most of the rest of the garages utilize pay machines that use a pay in advance system — a patron notes their parking space number and pays the machine for that space for the anticipated time they will be parked. The exception is the Eighth and Cherry Street garage, which has parking meters. Meter rates are 50 cents per hour in the hourly spaces.
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METERS The city has 138 metered off-street parking spaces and 1,683 metered on-street spaces. Time limits on most downtown spaces ranges from 24 minutes to four hours, with some as long as 10 hours. There are also 71 disabled access parking spaces. Metered parking enforcement is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Meter rates are 60 cents per hour downtown and 75 cents per hour in the campus zone.
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FINES Parking violations and fines include: • Public parking violation: $15 • Parking in municipal rental lots: $15 • Parked in rental space-municipal garage: $15 • Overtime parking in disabled zone: $15 • Parked overtime at time limited space: $15 • Parked overtime at time limited meter: $15 • Handicapped parking violation: $100 Fines on these violations increase to $30 if not paid within 15 days. 54
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COLUMBIA COLLEGE
1001 Rogers St. | 573-875-8700 www.ccis.edu
ORIGINALLY FOUNDED IN 1851 AS CHRISTIAN FEMALE COLLEGE, the school was the first women’s college west of the
1200 E Broadway | 573-442-2211 www.stephens.edu
Today, Columbia College is a four-year, coeducational liberal arts and sciences college that prides itself on its faculty, quality educational programs and small class sizes.
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The school offers 10 associate degree programs, 59 bachelor’s degree programs and four master’s degree programs in Columbia and at 36 extended campuses in 13 states and Cuba, as well as an online program. Columbia College has accumulated a number of accolades, including being named to U.S. News and World Report’s list of best online programs for its bachelor’s degree offerings, criminal justice, education and MBA programs and as a “best buy” by GetEducated.com for affordability and for its business, criminal justice, MBA and psychology and human services programs. It was named a “college of distinction” by Student Horizons Inc. and was recognized with a “most affordable” award and as the most popular online school in Missouri by Online U. Columbia College also has received recognition for its service and educational support for veterans. The school made Military Times’ lists of “Best for Vets: Colleges” and “Best for Vets: Business Schools” and was named a top school for military and veteran education by Military Advanced Education and was named to the Military Friendly Schools list. Columbia College is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and of the American Midwest Conference. The Cougars compete in 13 sports, including baseball, softball and men’s and women’s basketball, soccer and track and field. The school has earned national titles in volleyball and men’s basketball. 56
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Founded in 1833 as Columbia Female Academy, Stephens is the second-oldest women’s college in the country and prides itself on its emphasis on leadership. The school offers 21 undergraduate degree programs and seven graduate and continuing education programs — including the master in strategic leadership and health information administration programs, which are both 100 percent online. Stephens is also home to the TRYPS Institute —a children and youth theater program — and the Children’s School — a lab school embedded within the teacher education program that educates children from preschool through fifth grade. Pride points for Stephens include being the only private college in Mid-Missouri to be included in the Princeton Review’s Best 378 colleges; its theater program is rated 11th in the nation by The Princeton Review; its fashion program is ranked 13th in the world by Business of Fashion, London and rated first for long-term investment; consistently ranked among the top regional colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report; and its master’s program in strategic leadership is ranked No. 2 in the country for quality and affordability by GetEducated.com. Stephens is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and is a member of the American Midwest Conference. The Stars compete in eight sports, including basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball and others.
BRYAN UNIVERSITY
3215 Lemone Industrial Blvd. www.bryanu.edu A private institution that offers focused, career-based training for students with campuses in Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas. The Columbia campus has been in operation since 2010 and serves about 100 students.
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI Columbia, MO | 573-882-2121 www.missouri.edu
FOUNDED IN 1839, the University of Missouri was the first land grant university west of the Mississippi River. Other firsts for the university include the world’s first School of Journalism, founded in 1908; Missouri’s first College of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1946; the first engineering program west of the Mississippi, founded in 1849, and the nation’s first College of Education at a public university, founded in 1868. Also known as MU and Mizzou, the school is a major landgrant institution and is the state’s largest public research university, conducting millions of dollars in federal research each year. It is one of only 34 public universities (and the only in Missouri) selected for membership in the Association of American Universities. Mizzou offers more than 300 degree programs and is among only five institutions in the country with law, medicine, veterinary medicine and a nuclear research center — the most powerful university research reactor in the country — on one campus. The campus itself is designated a botanic garden, with more than 42,000 plants and trees, and serves as an outdoor laboratory for 10 academic programs. MU also operates a Museum of Art and Archaeology and Museum of Anthropology, both of which are open to the public. The university has been nationally recognized by the National Science Foundation as one of the top 10 universities in the country for undergraduate research opportunities. Other accolades include being designated “Research University/Very High” and “Community Engaged” by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; accreditation through the Higher Learning Commission; named a veteran-friendly school by G.I. Jobs, U.S. News and World Report and other national media; the university, the Trulaske College of Business and the College of Education’s graduate program are all listed in the top 50 by the U.S. News and World Report; the Journalism School is consistently a top ranked program by organizations and publications such as the NewsPro-Radio Television Digital News Association, USA Today and College Magazine and the Energy Star CHP Award from the Environmental Protection Agency for significant pollution reduction and energy efficiency. The University of Missouri is a Division I member of the NCAA and joined the Southeastern Conference in 2012. Since making the switch, the athletic department budget has grown to more than $90 million. The Tigers compete in 18 sports and have achieved notable success in everything from gymnastics and wrestling to football and basketball.
CENTRAL METHODIST UNIVERSITY
1400 Forum Blvd. | 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 216 www.centralmethodist.edu The private, four-year university was founded in 1854 and educates more than 5,000 students in Fayette, and about 700 students work on their bachelor’s degrees on the Columbia campus. CMU has two Columbia campuses; one in the Forum Shopping Center and another in the Parkade Center in partnership with Moberly Area Community College.
MOBERLY AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 601 Business Loop 70 W., Suite 216 www.macc.edu
The two-year college provides day and evening classes to about 5,000 students. The school is based in Moberly but has satellite locations, including a Columbia campus in the Parkade Center on the Business Loop.
WILLIAM WOODS UNIVERSITY
218 Parkade Center, 601 Business Loop 70 W. www.williamwoods.edu The coeducational, professions-oriented institution serves more than 1,000 students at its Fulton campus and at a campus in the Parkade Center on the Business Loop in Columbia.
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Corey Koch, a dentist at Family Dental Center in Columbia; applies fluoride varnish to Armani Buckhalter, 5, daughter of Trevor and Kelli Buckhalter of Columbia. | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
health care WHETHER YOU ARE A TODDLER WITH AN EAR INFECTION, a senior in need of a hip replacement, a cancer patient undergoing treatment or any of a myriad of other conditions, Columbia has a health care provider who can cure what ails you. With two full-service hospitals that each have their own affiliated cancer centers, a top-ranked veteran’s hospital and multiple options for family care, women’s health, pediatrics, orthopedics and surgical care, Columbia is home to a thriving medical community. Outside of general health, there are numerous providers for vision, dental, chiropractic and mental health needs as well as a plethora of pharmacy options. There is no need to travel elsewhere for medical care, Columbia has you covered.
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BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER
1600 E. Broadway | Find a doctor/make appt. 573.815.6400 | Gerneral Info. 573.815.6400 | www.boone.org
BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER consistently ranks as a top health-care provider in the region, the state and even the nation. It has earned special recognition for its nursing staff, obstetrics and stroke care. Boone is a 397-bed, full-service regional referral center covering 26 counties. It ranked No. 1 among mid-Missouri hospitals in 2015 and No. 3 among state hospitals in 2016, according to U.S. News and World Report. Boone is one of only 64 hospitals in the nation to rank highperforming in all nine U.S. News and World Report categories. Boone is the only Magnet hospital for nursing excellence in the area. It has received the designation three consecutive times, placing its nursing staff in the top 1 percent worldwide. This year, the Women’s Choice Award named Boone one of America’s Best Hospitals for Obstetrics. The award— based on national accreditations, consumer assessment surveys and 60
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hospital outcome scores—signifies that Boone is in the top 17 percent of U.S. hospitals offering obstetrics. “Our award gives a woman the confidence that her choice of a hospital for her delivery will be the best in terms of quality care and patient safety for her and her baby,” said Delia Passi, founder and CEO of the Women’s Choice Award. “As the trend of women waiting longer to start their families continues, having the Women’s Choice Award seal is especially important for older moms who face increased risk and need a top hospital to provide her care.” U.S. News and World Report also rated Boone at Stroke Award Gold Plus and named the hospital to its Stroke Elite Honor Roll in 2015. The ratings reflect consistent 85 percent or higher adherence to quality measures and at least four consecutive quarters of 75 percent or higher achievement of door-to-needles times within 60 minutes, respectively.
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“The interdisciplinary team at Boone Hospital Center works and communicates closely with the patients and family. Our common goals are to provide rapid intervention to save brain, implement care to prevent further strokes and initiate early rehabilitation to get our patients back to their lives at home,” said stroke program coordinator Donna Pond, BSHA, RN, CEN. Boone has worked to achieve highquality facilities, as well. In 2011, the hospital completed work on a state-ofthe-art addition that provides patients with private rooms. Boone continues to expand its services. It leads the market in imaging technology and in minimally invasive robotic surgery. Improving patient access to quality care is a priority moving forward. Boone is growing its primary-care and specialtycare clinic networks, including with a new specialty clinic in Moberly.
I’m a Boone Baby! When it comes to having a baby, the Boone Touch is your touch. We don’t tell you how to have your baby. We listen to how you want to have your baby. From low intervention to high risk and everything in between, your trusted family of Boone Hospital professionals is with you. That’s the Boone Touch. And whether it’s breast feeding or formula, rooming in or nursery, that’s your touch.
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MU HEALTH CARE
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AS THE STATE’S PREMIER ACADEMIC HEALTH CENTER,
University of Missouri Health Care provides patient-centered care that is at the forefront of medical research and technology. With five hospitals and more than 55 outpatient clinics throughout central Missouri, MU Health Care offers patients a full spectrum of care. Patients and families who choose MU Health Care also have access to more than 600 physicians trained in more than 60 specialties and subspecialties, whether they are receiving primary care or highly specialized, multidisciplinary treatments for the most severe illnesses and injuries. MU Health Care’s family medicine physicians are recognized as national leaders in their field. The MU School of Medicine’s Department of Family and Community Medicine has been ranked among the top 10 family medicine programs for 23 consecutive years by U.S. News and World Report. MU Health Care’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital is the only dedicated women’s and children’s hospital within 120 miles. Its pediatric specialists offer exceptional care in more than 30 pediatric subspecialties. MU Women’s and Children’s Hospital earned the global Baby-Friendly® designation from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations International
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Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF). Expectant mothers can choose to have a birthing experience with minimal medical intervention through mid-Missouri’s first and only low-intervention birthing program. Ellis Fischel Cancer Center’s medical teams work together with a common goal: to provide the latest cancer treatments and to improve and extend quality of life for thousands of people each year. Ellis Fischel is the first academic certified member of MD Anderson Cancer Network, a program of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Ellis Fischel offers patients access to specialists who provide treatment for a wide range of cancers including colorectal cancer, breast cancer, melanoma and skin cancer, prostate cancer and pediatric cancer. MU Health Care offers the region’s only American College of Surgeons-verified Level I trauma center and a Level I stroke center at University Hospital. MU cardiovascular specialists were the first in mid-Missouri to offer Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), a heart valve-replacement procedure for high-risk surgical patients MU Health Care’s neuroscience specialists provide care through nationally recognized programs, making
MU Health Care a leader in the areas of sleep disorders, stroke, and epilepsy and movement disorders. At the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute, Missouri’s largest and most comprehensive freestanding orthopaedic center, more than 30 expert orthopaedic surgeons offer team-approach care. Mizzou BioJointSM is the first and only treatment of its kind, bringing biological solutions to knee, hip, shoulder, ankle and other joint problems. Rather than using artificial joint replacements, our surgeons utilize natural tissue grafts of tendons, ligaments, cartilage, menisci and bone to improve joint function. University of Missouri researchers have developed the Missouri Osteochondral Allograft Preservation System. It more than doubles the storage life of bone and cartilage grafts from organ donors. At MU Health Care, we recognize that a patient-centered approach is not just about providing quality care but also about being accessible to patients in person, online and via secure messaging. Through our robust patient portal, patients can go online to view their physician notes and lab results, request medication refills and pay bills. By offering online registration forms, we give our patients more face-to-face time with their health care team. Submitted by MU Health Care
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TRUMAN VETERANS’ HOSPITAL
800 Hospital Drive | 573-814-6000 | www.columbiamo.va.gov
IN A TIME WHEN VETERANS’ SERVICES are often in the news because
of issues with the quality of service provided, Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital continues to receive recognition for the opposite.
Truman is a four-star facility and was among only 32 VA medical facilities recognized as a “top performer” by The Joint Commission and continues to be ranked in the top 30, which Public Affairs Officer Larry S. Gaither attributed to the overall quality of patient care. He said Truman consistently ranks high in satisfaction for customer service. 64
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Truman has 398 medical staff members, 123 operating beds and provides both inpatient and outpatient services in primary care, medical and surgical specialty care, behavioral health, physical rehabilitation and pharmacy services, as well as serving as a referral center for heart care services. They also offer homebased primary care, a seamless transition clinic for newly enrolled combat veterans, an addiction treatment program, suicide awareness and prevention and support for homeless veterans among other services. Serving about 38,000 veterans, Truman maintains eight communitybased outpatient clinics located in
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Jefferson City, Osage Beach, Kirksville, Marshfield, Mexico, Sedalia, St. James and Waynesville. The hospital also has affiliations with the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine, the Sinclair School of Nursing and the School of Health Professionals, among others, providing training opportunities for about 900 students each year. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital is landlocked, which limits opportunity for expansion, but there are plans to build a new ICU unit on top of the OR extension that was completed less than two years ago, and plans are also underway to add a new floor to ambulatory care.
Health Listings EMERGENCY Boone Hospital Center 1600 E. Broadway 573-815-3501 Boone Hospital Center 1600 E. Broadway 573-815-3501
URGENT CARE Boone Convenient Care 601 Business Loop 70 573-874-0008 Broadway Urgent Care 2003 W. Broadway No. 100 573-777-5880 401 N. Keene St. 573-876-1677 Columbia Urgent Care 619 N. Providence 573-234-1070 Mizzou Quick Care Clinics Conley Hy-Vee 25 Conley Road 573-884-0169 Rock Bridge Hy-Vee 405 E. Nifong Blvd. 573-884-0146 West Broadway Hy-Vee 3100 W. Broadway 573-884-0036 After-hours call 884-2401. Mizzou Urgent Care 551 E. Southampton Drive 573-882-1662 Providence Urgent Care 202 E. Nifong Blvd. 573-874-6824 403 N. Stadium Blvd. 573-818-6500 2910 Trimble Rd. 573-397-7434 University Physicians Urgent Care 1020 Hitt Street 573-882-1662
Boone Plaza Pharmacy 1600 E Broadway 573-815-6255
MU Student Center 911 E. Rollins Street 573-884-4373
D&H Drugstore 1001 West Broadway 573-777-7333
Orthopaedic Institute 1100 Virginia Avenue 573-884-3020
1814 Paris Road 573-777-7373 Flow’s Pharmacy 1506 E. Broadway 573-449-5366 303 N. Keene Street 573-447-8093 Gerbes Supermarket Pharmacy 1729 W. Broadway # 1 573-445-9451 2900 Paris Road 573-474-9418 205 E. Nifong Blvd. 573-442-2951 Hy-Vee Pharmacy 25 Conley Road 573-442-7703 3100 W. Broadway 573-447-0133 405 E. Nifong Blvd. 573-442-2951 Interlock of Columbia 1812 Paris Road 573-814-1365
Smiley Lane 2325 Smiley Lane 573-817-3555 Sam’s Club Pharmacy 101 Conley Road 573-875-1095 Schnuck’s Pharmacy 1400 Forum Blvd. 573-446-2804 Target/CVS Pharmacy 2400 Bernadette Drive 573-445-9544 Walgreens Pharmacy 222 E. Broadway 573-874-3562 Walmart Pharmacy 415 Conley Road 573-499-1933 1201 Grindstone Parkway 573-442-9989 1000 Club Village Drive 573-449-8330
No matter what your medical needs are, you have options in Columbia. Here’s a look at licensed health care providers by the numbers, according to the Missouri Division of Professional Registration:
Chiropractors: 45 Dentists: 76 Dental Specialists: 25 EF Orthodontics: 35 Physical Therapists: 143 Psychologists: 157 Medical Physicians, pediatricians and Surgeons: 901
Optometrists: 40
Kilgore’s Medical Pharmacy 700 N. Providence 573-442-0194 Toll Free: 877-442-0194 1608 Chapel Hill Road 573-447-4444 Toll Free: 877-591-4706 Mizzou Pharmacy University Hospital Lobby 1 Hospital Dr # 1L29 573-882-8600 Ellis Fischel One Hospital Drive 573-882-8890 Fairview 101 S. Fairview Road 573-884-1100
PHARMACIES
Keene Street 404 N. Keene Street 573-499-6022
Accurate Rx Pharmacy 103 Corporate Lake Drive 573-256-4279
S. Providence 551 E. Southampton Drive 573-882-3151
Dr. Daniel Hoernschemeyer, left, gets a high five from Brycen, two and one-half years; with his parent Steven McCool | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
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Top Employers in Columbia UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 105 Jesse Hall 573-882-2121 Number of Employees: 10,700 this number includes MU employees as well as UM System and extension employees. MU HEALTH CARE 1 Hospital Drive 573-882-2121 Number of Employees: 5,447 COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS 1818 W. Worley Street 573-214-3400 Number of Employees: 2,524 BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER 1600 E. Broadway 573-815-8000 Number of Employees: 2,000 VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS 1400 Veterans United Drive 800-884-5560 Number of Employees: 1,442 TRUMAN MEMORIAL VETERANS’ HOSPITAL 800 Hospital Drive 573-814-6000 Number of Employees: 1,400
jobs & business WITH MAJOR INDUSTRIES like health care, education, financial services, construction and manufacturing providing a healthy mix of large corporations and small businesses, Columbia’s economy is thriving.
According to Regional Economic Development Inc., Columbia has a labor force of more than 200,000. Top employers include the University of Missouri and MU Health Care, Columbia Public Schools, Boone Hospital Center, Veterans United Home Loans and Shelter Insurance. Small and mid-size locally owned businesses also have a strong presence: Columbia and Boone County are home to more than 225 businesses that each employ between 51 and 500 workers. The city is No. 4 on Forbes’ list of best small places for businesses and careers in 2016. Nerdwallet.com named Columbia the fifth-best midsize city for women in the workforce. Residential and commercial construction are on the rise, about $73 million worth of public and private school construction is underway or in the planning stages, and local technology service providers have recently invested millions in infrastructure upgrades — all signs that Columbia only continues to grow.
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Masen Gallup, 10, collects rocks from a stream at Rock Bridge State Park | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
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A group of visitors walks on the Greenbriar Trail in Columbia | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
WITH MORE THAN 3,200 ACRES of parks, green spaces and
recreation facilities — not to mention over 53 miles of trails — Columbia offers a plethora of options for individuals and families seeking to spend a little time outdoors. The city maintains 32 neighborhood parks, two regional parks, eight nature parks, 14 community parks and five special-purpose parks. Amenities include two golf courses, an archery range, three disc golf courses, 10 garden plots available for rent, a skate park, three pools, two water play areas and a swimming lake. Whether you want to have a picnic, go fishing, play anything from soccer to roller hockey or simply take your kids to the playground, Columbia has what you’re looking for. After the successful renewal of a quarter-cent sales tax for capital improvements, Columbia Parks and Rec has plans for a number of projects, including completion of Atkins Park, Phase II of Douglass
Park — which includes the addition of a skate spot, replacement of playground equipment and a new shelter — and continued development of Gans Recreation Area, Columbia’s newest regional park. On the recreation side, the department is working on growing popular events such as the Splat! youth mud run and adding new programs like Yappy Hour — a social hour at Twin Lakes Recreation Area for dogs and their owners — as well as expanding events that use the city’s trail system, such as the Roc 7k trail run and the Bear Creek Run half marathon. “In the past few years, our programs geared toward active lifestyles have been very popular,” said Tammy Miller, marketing specialist with Columbia Parks and Recreation. “Our enrichment programs — martial arts, dance and fitness at the ARC also continue to be well-received and well-attended.”
Things to do ATHLETIC GROUPS AMF Town&Country Lanes www.amf.com Big Tree Cycling Team www.bigtreecycling.com Columbia Bike Club www.columbiabikeclub.com Columbia Disc Golf Club www.cdgc.org Columbia Multisport Club www.columbiamultisport.com Columbia Rugby Football Club www.pitchero.com/clubs/ columbiarugbyfootballclub CRFC Black Sheep Women’s Rugby Club www.facebook.com/MidMoRugby Como Polo www.facebook.com/groups/comopolo Columbia Track Club www.columbiatrackclub.com FALL/WINTER 2017
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Deuce Pub & Pit www.deucepub.com/leagues Ultramax Sports www.ultramaxsports.com Show-Me Pickleball Club www.facebook.com/ ShowMePickleballClub
GOLF
(PUBLIC COURSES) L.A. Nickell Golf Course 1800 Parkside Drive 573-499-4653 www.gogolflan.com Lake of the Woods Golf Course 6700 St. Charles Road 573-499-4653 www.gogolflow.com
Old Hawthorne 573-442-5280 www.oldhawthorne.com Poe Golf Co. 573-445-7546
PARKS A. Perry Philips Park 5050 Bristol Lake Parkway www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Philips Albert-Oakland Park 1900 Blue Ridge Road www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Albert-Oakland Bethel Park 4500 Bethel Street www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Cosmo-Bethel Bonnie View Nature Sanctuary 3300 Rollins Road www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Bonnie_View_Nature_Area Cosmo Park 1615 Business Loop 70 W. www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Cosmo_Park Douglass Park 400 N. Providence Road www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Douglass Nifong Park 2900 E. Nifong Boulevard 3700 Ponderosa Street www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Nifong
Dan Frost chips out of the sand on the 12th hole at the Country Club of Missouri | Staff/Columbia Daily Tribune
(PRIVATE COURSES) A.L. Gustin Golf Course, University of Missouri 573-882-6016 www.gustingolfcourse.com Columbia Country Club 573-449-4115 www.columbiacc.net Country Club of Missouri 573-449-7201 www.ccmo.net Midway Golf 573-445-8100 www.midwaygolfcomplex.com 70
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Shelter Gardens 1817 W. Broadway www.shelterinsurance.com/ aboutshelter/sheltergardens Stephens Lake Park 2001 E. Broadway www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Stephens_Lake
POOLS & WATER PARKS Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center 573-474-5331 www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Albert-Oakland/ oaklandaqua.php ARC Water Zone 573-874-7700 www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ ARC/arc_water_zone.php
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Douglass Family Aquatic Center 573-442-5019 www.visitcolumbiamo.com/ directory/douglass-familyaquatic-center-2 Hickman Pool 573-874-7476 www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Parks/Hickman_Facilities Lake of the Woods Pool 573-474-7878 www.visitcolumbiamo.com/ directory/lake-of-the-woods-pool Little Mates Cove 573-445-8839 www.visitcolumbiamo.com/ directory/little-mates-cove-attwin-lakes Stephens Lake Park www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Aquatics/facilities.php#SL Flat Branch Sprayground www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Aquatics/facilities.php#flatbranch Douglass Park Sprayground www.como.gov/ParksandRec/ Aquatics/facilities.php#DFAC
STATE PARKS Finger Lakes State Park 1505 Peabody Road 573-443-5315 Open: 6am to 10pm www.mostateparks.com/park/ finger-lakes-state-park Rock Bridge Memorial State Park 5901 S. Highway 163 Office: 573-449-7402 Trail Hotline: 573-442-2249 Open: Sunrise to Sunset www.mostateparks.com/park/ rock-bridge-memorial-state-park Katy Trail State Park www.mostateparks.com/park/ katy-trail-state-park
TRAILS Albert-Oakland Park Trail 1900 Blue Ridge Road 1 mile Bear Creek Trail Access points at: 1615 Business Loop 70 W. 3201 Creasy Springs Road 2799 N. Garth Ave. 2304 Northland Drive 1900 Blue Ridge Road 4.8 miles
Cosmo Park 1615 Business Loop 70 W. Includes Cosmo Nature Trail, 1.75 miles; Cosmo Fitness Trail, 1.25 miles and Rhett’s Run Mountain Bike Trail, 2.4 miles County House Trail Twin Lakes Recreation Area, Stadium Boulevard at College Park Drive, 2 miles Garth Nature Area Trail 2799 N. Garth Ave. 1.1 miles Grindstone Nature Area and Capen Park Trail 2011 Old 63 S. 3 miles Hinkson Creek Trail 2011 Old 63 S. 1600 Capen Park Drive 2 miles Indian Hills Park Trail 5009 Aztec Boulevard 1.25 mile MKT Nature/Fitness Trail Access points at: Fourth and Cherry streets 501 S. Providence Road 800 S. Stadium Boulevard 2701 Forum Boulevard 3662 Scott Boulevard 4.7 miles of city trail, plus another 4.2 miles of countyowned trail Nifong Park Trail 3700 Ponderosa Street 1.3 miles Philips Lake Trail 5050 Bristol Lake Parkway 1.44 miles South Providence Trail Runs alongside Providence Road between Old Plank and Green Meadows roads, 1.7 miles Stephens Lake Park Trail Old 63 S. and Broadway, 0.4 mile lake trail and 1.7 mil park perimeter trail
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All Creatures Animal Hospital 1300 Business Loop 70 W. 573-875-0907
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Bed and Biscuit, LLC 1412 Jade Road 573-474-3515 Columbia Pet Hospital 400 Nebraska Avenue 573-443-7274 Creekside Pet Center 5820 Missouri Hwy. 163 573-256-7387 Dog Daze Playcare, LLC 815B Blue Ridge Road 573-999-5077 Greenridge Farm Pet Resort and AKC Handling 9535 I-70 Dr. N.E. 573-474-7500 Horton Animal Hospital Central location: 1700 I-70 Dr. S.W 573-445-4466 Northeast location: 2608 Paris Road 573-474-9508 Noah’s Ark Animal Hospital and Bird Clinic 1003 N. Fairview Road 573-445-1388 Pet Center Ltd. 2504 W. Worley St. 573-445-3000 The Pet Fair 1706 I-70 Dr. S.W. 573-445-7783 South Paw Acres, LLC 5500 W. Gillespie Bridge Rd. 573-446-2733
Columbia City Council Mayor Brian Treece mayor@CoMo.gov 573-874-7222 (daytime) First Ward Councilman Clyde Ruffin ward1@CoMo.gov 573-268-4783 (daytime) Second Ward Councilman Michael Trapp ward2@CoMo.gov 573-256-0174 (daytime) Third Ward Councilman Karl Skala ward3@CoMo.gov 573-474-2195 (home) Fourth Ward Councilman Ian Thomas ward4@CoMo.gov 573-239-7916 (cell)
City Clerk Sheela Amin cityclerk@como.gov 573-874-7208
Office of Neighborhood Services 573-817-5050 Public Works Department David Nichols, Director pubw@como.gov 573-874-7250
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Sixth Ward Councilwoman Betsy Peters ward6@CoMo.gov 573-874-7812 (home)
City Manager Mike Matthes cmo@como.gov 573-874-6338
Columbia Fire Department Randy White, Chief fire@como.gov 573-874-7391 573-874-7450 (weekends and after-hours)
Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services Stephanie Browning, Director 573-874-7355
Fifth Ward Councilman Matt Pitzer ward5@CoMo.gov 573-823-7037
City Departments and Leadership
Columbia Police Department Ken Burton, Chief Richard.Dochler@como.gov (executive assistant to the chief) 573-874-7402 (chief) 573-874-7652 (main office)
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Boone County Commission 573-886-4305 showmeboone.com/ commission Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill Northern District Commissioner Janet Thompson Southern District Commissioner Fred Parry
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Downtown Columbia, known as The District | Travis Gallup/Columbia Daily Tribune
County Clerk Taylor Burks 573-886-4375 showmeboone.com/clerk Recorder of Deeds Nora Dietzel 573-886-4345 showmeboone.com/recorder
GOVERNMENT (STATE)
Missouri House of Representatives 43rd District Rep. Jay Houghton Jefferson City 573-751-3649 jay.houghton@house.mo.gov 44th District Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch Jefferson City 573-751-1169 cheri.toalson-reisch@house.mo.gov
Other Elected Officials County Assessor Tom Schauwecker 573-886-4270 showmeboone.com/assessor County Collector Brian McCollum 573-886-4285 showmeboone.com/collector Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight 573-886-4100 showmeboone.com/pa Public Administrator Sonja Boone 573-886-4190 showmeboone.com/publicadmin Sheriff Dwayne Carey 573-875-1111 showmeboone.com/sheriff Treasurer Tom Darrough 573-886-4365 showmeboone.com/treasurer County Auditor June Pitchford 573-886-4275 showmeboone.com/auditor Circuit Court Christy Blakemore, Clerk 573-886-4000 www.courts.mo.gov/hosted/circuit13 74
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45th District Rep. Kip Kendrick Jefferson City 573-751-4189 kip.kendrick@house.mo.gov 46th District Rep. Martha Stevens Jefferson City 573-751-9753 martha.stevens@house.mo.gov 47th District Rep. Chuck Basye Jefferson City 573-751-1501 chuck.basye@house.mo.gov 50th District Currently Vacant
Missouri Senate District 19 Sen. Caleb Rowden Jefferson City 573-751-3931 caleb.rowden@senate.mo.gov
GOVERNMENT (NATIONAL)
Missouri House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives Rep. Vicky Hartzler Washington, D.C. 202-225-2876 hartzler.house.gov Columbia office: 573-442-9311
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U.S. Senate Sen. Claire McCaskill Washington, D.C. 202-224-6154 mccaskill.senate.gov Columbia office: 573-442-7130 Sen. Roy Blunt Washington, D.C. 202-224-5721 blunt.senate.gov Columbia office: 573-442-8151
PRESCHOOLS/DAYCARES A Discovery Zone Child Care adiscoveryzonechildcare.com A Good Start agoodstartpreschool.com Academy of Early Childhood Learning - East academycastle.com Academy of Early Childhood Learning - South academycastle.com Apple School appleschoolmo.org Big Steps Early Learning Center, Inc bigstepselc.com Bright Star Learning Center, LLC brightstar-kids.com Bright Start Academy (East) bsacolumbia.com Bright Start Academy (West) brightstartcolumbia.com Building Blocks Learning Center 573-445-9768 Cannery Row Preschool 573-445-1600 Carousel Playschool carouselplayschool.com Columbia’s Finest CDC columbiafinestcdc.com Columbia KinderCare kindercare.com/our-centers/columbia/mo Columbia Montessori School columbiamontessori.org Countryside Nursery School cnskids.com Discovery Days Preschool-MUMC facebook.com/discoverydayscolumbia
Down to Earth Preschool downtoearthpreschool.com Garden Gate School gardengatepreschool.org Grant Montessori Preschool rollinsreading.org/grant_ montessori.php Green Meadows Preschool greenmeadowspreschool.com Humpty Dumpty Preschool humptydumptypreschool.org King’s Kids www.facebook.com/ kingskidscomo Latter House Childcare Center latterhousekingdomministries.org Little Miracles Preschool littlemiraclespreschool.webs.com Lots of Love Preschool Childcare Center 573-818-6343 Luke’s Treehouse Child Care & Preschool lukestreehousechildcare.com Nora Stewart Early Learning Center norastewart.com Panda Pals Preschool & Daycare 573-445-0512 Precious Hearts Learning Center preciousheartslearningcenter.com Ready Set Learn Early Childhood Learning Center readysetlearnpreschool.com Sprout Academy Preschool sproutacademypreschool.com Stephens College Children’s School stephens.edu/childrens-school Tiger Tots Academy of Early Learning tigertots.com TigerSide Intergenerational Preschool tigersideigp.com
A World of Discoveries Daycare aworldofdiscoveries.com
TELECOMMUNICATIONS Bluebird Network, LLC 573-777-4200 bluebirdnetwork.com Boone Electric Satellite Systems 573-876-1266 booneelectric.coop CenturyLink 573-886-3336 centurylink.com SOCKET 573-817-0000 socket.net Charter Communications 888-438-2427 charter.com
American Airlines offers two daily round flights between Columbia Regional Airport (COU) and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and two daily round trip flights between COU and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). Additional transportation services include Amtrak out of Jefferson City, Greyhound, limousine, shuttles to the airports at Kansas City and St. Louis along with local taxis.
UTILITIES City of Columbia Utilities 573-874-7380 como.gov/Finance/Utilities
Alliance Water Resources, Inc. 573-874-8080 alliancewater.com Ameren Missouri (electric and gas) 800-552-7583 ameren.com Boone County Regional Sewer District 573-443-2774 Boone Electric Cooperative 573-449-4181 booneelectric.coop Public Water Districts Consolidated Water Supply No. 1: 573-443-7494 Consolidated Water Supply No. 9: 573-474-9521
Mediacom 573-489-1919 Mediacomcable.com Charter Business 314-706-7572 charterbusiness.com Lamm Tech 660-827-9944 lammtech.com Towner Communications Systems 573-874-3339 calltcs.com Quantum Wireless Internet 573-256-1166 quantumwirelessinternet.com
TRANSPORTATION Go COMO Bus Service 573-874-7282 gocomotransit.com Columbia Paratransit 573-874-7290 PTScheduling@GoColumbiaMo.com OATS, Inc. 573-443-4516 oatstransit.org
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OATS is a public transportation for medical, essential shopping, business and nutrition purposes that is available to everyone.
Turn the Page Child Development Center turnthepagecdc.com
Columbia Regional Airport 573-874-7508 flycou.com
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