Local News – Thursday, November 29th, 2018
This Saturday will be a festive day in Salem. Residents and guests are encouraged to check out the 13th Annual Trees and Trains Exhibit at the Ozark Natural and Cultural Resource Center from 9:00 in the morning until 1:00 in the afternoon. It is a collection of beautifully decorated Christmas trees along with wreathes and other Christmas arrangements, not to mention watching those miniature trains make their way through scenery and towns. This year’s theme is “Winter Wonderland at Night.” At the Salem Community Center @The Armory, there will be holiday gift wrapping done to help benefit the Salem High School Project Graduation. If you already have found gifts for your loved ones and don’t have time to wrap them or really just struggle mightily trying wrap, let them do it for you and they only ask for a donation toward Project Graduation. They will be there from 10:00 in the morning until 2:00 in the afternoon. They will also have coffee, hot chocolate, candy cane and baked goods available for purchase. Out at the American Legion Walker-Roney Post #99, the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary will have a Kid’s Party for children from newborn up to 10-years of age. There will be a Coloring Center, gifts, crafts, cookies and juice, and parents can take pictures of their children with Santa, but bring your own camera as no photographer will be in attendance. Also on Saturday, Town & Country Bank will be hosting an Open House. Santa Claus is expected to make an appearance there plus they will have cookies and cocoa available. Stop by anytime between 2:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon at the Highway 32-72 East location. And of course, the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce and City of Salem annual Christmas Parade of Lights will start at 5:30 starting on Grand Avenue and making its way east down Franklin, then going north on McArthur and turning east at 4th Street before ending around the courthouse square. The theme this year is “The Wonder of Christmas Morning” with George Gruendel from Salem having been selected as this year’s Parade Marshall. As of Wednesday at noon, there were 43 entries in the parade. Make plans to attend all the events if you can, and enjoy getting into the season this Saturday in Salem!
A accident happened early Wednesday morning at 6:31 in Phelps County about a mile north of Rolla on Phelps Country Road 2030. According to the highway patrol report, a 2010 Chevrolet Impala being driven by 22-year old Samantha Vaughan of Rolla was traveling northbound when she fell asleep. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. The Chevrolet was totaled in the accident and removed from the scene by C & C Towing. Vaughan received minor injuries and was taken to Phelps County Regional Medical Center for treatment. The driver was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident.
Members of the Salem Chamber of Commerce are providing shoppers the opportunity to win up to $200. To enter, bring your receipts to the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Office and for each $100 spent at Chamber members businesses. Shoppers will be entered in the drawing one time. Only receipts from Salem Chamber Members will be entered and receipts must show business name, the date and the amount of the purchase. Shop now through November 30th, then turn in the receipts before 11:00 Monday morning, December 3rd for the drawing to be held that morning. Receipts for December 1st through 7th drawing are to be turned in by December 10th for the 11:00 AM drawing on that date. The third week of shopping will be from December 8th through 14th with receipt turn in by December 17th for the 11:00 AM drawing on that date. The final shopping period will be from December 15th through 21st. There will be an early drawing for the fourth week due to the holidays on December 21st at 11:00. For more information or to acquire a list of Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Members contact the Chamber of Commerce office at (573) 729-6900.
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will host public open houses in December and take comments on options for a future, limited elk-hunting season in Missouri. MDC will hold the open houses in communities around its elk management zone in Carter, Reynolds, and Shannon counties. They will run from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and be held Monday, December 3rd at Van Buren High School Cafeteria, on Tuesday, December 4th at Ellington City Hall and Thursday, December 6th at Eminence High School Cafeteria. At the open houses, MDC staff will inform the public about how the Department is managing wild elk in and around its elk management zone in the Ozarks, including herd size and anticipated growth, herd health, and how MDC is working with area landowners. MDC staff will also seek public input for a limited, future elk hunting season, including season timing, season length, hunting methods, permit allocation, future landowner opportunities, and more. Staff will also be available to answer questions. To learn more about the elk population in Missouri from the Conservation Department, check out this site: nature.mdc.mo.gov/