Local News – Thursday, February 14th, 2019
Friday, March 1st marks the opening of catch-and-keep trout fishing in Missouri at the state’s four trout parks: Bennett Spring State Park near Lebanon, Montauk State Park near Licking, Roaring River State Park near Cassville, and Maramec Spring Park near St. James. The catch-and-keep season at the trout parks runs through October 31st. The Missouri Department of Conservation operates trout hatcheries at all four parks. To help predict angler turnout on opening day, hatchery staff rely on permit records going back more than 80 years. Records show that good weather and opening days that fall on weekends tend to attract more anglers. With this year’s opening day falling on a Friday, hatchery staff at Montauk, Bennett Spring, and Roaring River expect crowds of about 2,300 anglers at each location opening day. Maramec Spring staff are planning for a crowd of about 1,600. Based on these predictions, hatchery staff will stock three rainbow trout per expected angler on opening day for a total of more than 21,000 fish averaging around a foot in length. The hatcheries will also stock a mix of “lunkers” ranging from three to 10 pounds. Trout anglers will need a daily trout tag to fish in Missouri’s trout parks. Daily trout tags can only be purchased at each of the four trout parks. Missouri residents 16 through 64 and nonresidents 16 and older will need a fishing permit in addition to the daily tag. People can buy Missouri fishing permits from numerous vendors around the state, online at mdc.mo.gov, or through MDC’s free mobile apps, MO Hunting and MO Fishing, available for download through Google Play for Android devices or the App Store for Apple devices.
The Doe Run Company is pleased to announce several promotions at its corporate office that will enable the company to continue to pursue operational excellence in finance and accounting. Gary Mard has been promoted to vice president of finance and chief financial officer, who is succeeding Terry Fox who recently retired. Over the last decade, Mard has instituted defined processes, controls and practices that have enabled Doe Run to reduce debt, strengthen the balance sheet and build a very competitive supply chain, all of which have contributed to solid financial results under varying market conditions. Mard is a certified public accountant with over 40 years of finance knowledge and expertise. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA, both from Saint Louis University. Additional promotions include Greg Mackey to corporate controller and Robert Hart to manager of financial planning and analysis.
The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce will hold a “Business After Hours” on Thursday, February 21st at Echo Bluff State Park starting at 6:30 in the evening. Please make your reservation at chamber@salemmo.com or call 729-6900 if you have not yet done so. A bus will be available at Salem United Methodist Church to transport members to Echo Bluff. Due to limited seating, RSVP is required. The bus will leave at 5:30 that afternoon for the “Business After Hours.'” This event is being held in lieu of the February Chamber luncheon meeting.
An accident happened last Monday afternoon at 3:50 resulting in moderate injuries to the driver. According to the police report, a 2012 Chevrolet Malibu, driven Austin Reed of Salem, and owned by Kaitlyn Ball of Salem, was traveling South on McArthur when the Malibu crossed the centerline and the Northbound lane at struck a parked and unoccupied 2011 Dodge 1500 owned by Randall Moser of Salem. The Malibu then came to rest on its top after the accident. Both vehicles received extensive damage and were both towed from the scene. Reed was transported by ambulance to Salem Memorial District Hospital.
On January 23rd, the Salem Chapter of FCCLA attended STAR events (Students Taking Action for Recognition) and participated in the Missouri Region 5 Officer Elections. Salem R-80 is proud to announce the election of Trinity Lewis as Region 5 Parliamentarian. Lewis will serve as the Parliamentarian for Region 5 for the 2019/2020 school year. She will conduct regional trainings at FCCLA State Conferences, plus she and the other officers will be responsible for putting on the Regional Conference next October. Lewis will also conduct the Regional elections next January. Lewis is currently the Recreational Leader in the local Salem FCCLA chapter. Congratulations Trinity!
If you’ve ever wondered where maple syrup comes from or how it is made, join personnel from the park staff at the Montauk Spring parking lot for this rare winter program this Friday morning from 9:00 until 11:00. You will learn how to identify and tap maple trees, collect the sap and make pure maple syrup during this program. Dress appropriately for the weather as it is often cool and breezy this time of year. Montauk State Park is located 22 miles southwest of Salem on Highway 119 in Dent County. For more information about the event, call the park at 573-548-2225 or visit us on our Facebook page.