Wentzville Briefs for July 20
The Wentzville Community Club is planning "An Old-Fashioned Homecoming" Aug. 30 and 31.
A homecoming parade at 10 a.m. Aug. 30 will kick off the celebration. The parade will travel east from Holt High School on Pearce Boulevard, cross the railroad tracks and end at the Community Club, 500 W. Main St. It will include several cars and a float featuring many of the homecoming queens from 1937 to 1968. Children are encouraged to enter the parade by decorating their bikes or by being part of the pet parade.After the parade, residents may attend a meet-and-greet with former homecoming queens. The day also will include a car show, square dance demonstrations and lessons, music from the Concert Arts Association and an evening of dancing to the music of Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats.
Sunday's entertainment will include the St. Louis Harmonica Club, Asaph's Brothers and another music group yet to be determined. Both days will feature inflatable rides, games and food booths starting at noon.
The Community Club is seeking participants for the parade, and prizes will be offered in a variety of categories. Booth space also is available to not-for-profit organizations for food and games. The spaces are free and all profits will go to the individual groups.
For a parade or booth application, visit the club's Web site, www.wentzvillefleamarket.org, or call Diane Ransom at 636-332-8296. For information on the car show, call Pat Orf at 636-332-9216.
Timberland junior attends youth forum
Jonathan Walsh, a junior at Timberland High School, was nominated to represent his school and community at the National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine.
Sessions for the forum take place in eight U.S. states. Scholars will join other high school students from around the country who demonstrate academic excellence, leadership potential and an interest in a career in medicine.
Throughout the 10-day forum, students are introduced to a variety of concepts in public health, medical ethics, research and general practice. It also includes site visits to medical facilities and clinics. Scholars engage in a simulation using problem-based learning, an educational method in which students are presented a fictional patient's case history and must diagnose and develop a treatment plan. They also have the opportunity to hear from and interact with medical professionals.
Walsh was to attend the forum July 6-15 in Phoenix. His sponsors include Daniel and Emily Cohen; the Colagiovanni family; John and Margie Haug; Roger and Allyson Heidenreich; Steve Rovak; Andrew Ruben and Leila Sadat; Bill and Barbara Turkington; State Farm Agent Hank Wiese; and various anonymous sponsors.
Officials learn about ethical, legal issues
Representatives of the Wentzville School District joined nearly 300 other elected and appointed Missouri public officials in an all-day conference on ethical and legal issues.
Attorney General Jay Nixon sponsored the July 10 conference in Jefferson City. Participants included Board of Education member Michael Cecil, Assistant Superintendent Susan Hladky, Chief Financial Officer Kari Monsees and Nancy Sickler, executive assistant to Superintendent Terry Adams.
Educating public officials on the laws defining ethics in government was the first step in the fight to clean up government, Nixon noted.
Sessions during the conference covered the Sunshine Law; conflicts and disclosure/elections ethics; consumer protection services available from the Attorney General's office; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the effect of the Hancock amendment on local government; employment issues; nepotism; environmental issues; sexual harassment; and sovereign immunity. Assistant attorney generals who specialize in these topics made presentations and answered questions.
Following the conference, Adams said school officials would do everything in their power to continue to improve the Wentzville district.
"Our administration is held to the highest possible standard of ethical behavior and this conference is part of our ongoing commitment to being leaders as well as role models for our school children," he said.
