Posted by: sgriffy

Dale and Kim Wayland from Fayette are active community members always willing to help others. Dale has kidney failure and began dialysis March 1, 2010. He is only able to work part-time due to his illness. Please join us to help raise money for their ever rising medical expenses.
St. Joseph Church Hall, Fayette
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Lunch 11am-1pm
Fried chicken, ham and all the fixings
Live Auction 1pm
Guns, Thomas Kinkade prints, quilts, antique quilt rack, etc
Silent Auction from 11am-1:30pm
Sponsored by Friends of Dale & Kim and Fresh Ideas, Fayette For more info contact Serese 660-728-9866 or Shannon 660-537-0520
Additional volunteers from Shephard of the Hills Lutheran Church and a portion of the donations will be matched by Thrivent Lutheran.

Posted by: mommapat

Does anybody know how to get a taxi here in Boonville. All 3 numbers in the phone book do not work?

Posted by: Sharon Lammers

Boy Scouts will sponsor a breakfast on Sunday February 5th from 8 am to 1 pm at the Saints Peter and Paul Church hall. The boys will be serving sausage, pancakes, coffee, milk and juice. Please come support the Boy Scouts of Troop 67 in their fundraiser for summer camp. It is open to the community and is a free-will offering

Dear Mr. Deubner,
Welcome to Boonville. I imagine by now you have discovered what this community is about and I hope you enjoy it here. It includes people of all ages, races, and many diverse ethnic groups. It has a unique identity but I imagine it’s not unlike many other small Midwestern towns with similar populations. Most people feel safe here, make a living here, and find the people here to be friendly.
I am writing you because I am concerned about two articles published last week, one by you and one by Ms. Tilk, about Senator Blunt’s visit on 5 January 2012 (Note for Ms Tilk: Mr. Blunt is a “US” not “State” Senator). Your article and her’s were making different points. I believe your point was how limited participation at Mr. Blunt’s visit could be attributed to the time it was held and Ms. Tilk’s point was how politicians could learn from corporate public relations on getting messages out.
These points by themselves are certainly your opinions and, in my opinion, worthy of healthy debate. However, both of you also made points about the ages of people in the audience. Ms. Tilk wrote, “Sitting at the local carpet barn with a majority of folks old enough to be my great-grandparents, I knew from the beginning that this political event would probably not help me out.” You wrote, “One pattern that was more disturbing about this event… was the demographics. Admittedly, I’m a younger guy, but these roundtable meetups are very frequently – and I use the term with the utmost admiration – old. They’re old.”
In my view, you and Ms. Tilk are promoting ageism, albeit with apparent admiration for the elderly. No matter the age, it is commendable when a citizen goes to the effort to be better informed.
Yes, the Senator did select a time just before lunch break—there are worse times. Yes, there are many ways to reach people through different PR strategies—I think most politicians get that. However, making reference to the age of concerned citizens in a negative light is not acceptable. You and Ms. Tilk owe the participants of that visit and the readers an apology.
Again, welcome to Boonville. I hope you get to know us better, no matter how old we are.

Sincerely,
Mike Kelley

Posted by: cameraguy

Good day,
We have just moved to Boonville and really enjoying the community. We watched the Pirate Homecoming Parade and it was very nice, We have been privileged to watch many parades in the 35 years we have lived in Missouri and wonder why “No Color bearers to lead the parade” . This was the first parade we have been to that NO Colors were presented. As a veteran, I think that our flags MUST be displayed at every event. We want the next generation to realize how important this is and how great a Country we live in because of our FREEDOMS.
Enjoy your station every day.
Log Bill the cameraguy

Posted by: angwatch

There’s only one week left of the festival of lights. I have complained to the city council. I have complained to the newspaper and I know it’s been on this forum as well. The downtown lights on the buildings look terrible. If I was driving through the city, I would never stop because it seems like the city doesn’t care about itself. Can we citizens of Boonville make more of a cry to our council members to get the burned-out lights on the buildings replaced?

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Posted by: Janice Cary

KWRT has been part of my daily routine since 1953. We are lucky to have a local station…….too often we take it for granted. Thanks for being there for us.

Posted by; Mudder_3

I recently was coming back to Boonville from New Franklin, and noticed how dark it was on the Boonville side of the bridge. I realized that half the lights were out. I counted over 13 lights that were not working or were covered with the trees, on the first two blocks of Main St. It certainly wasn’t very inviting for anyone coming into our town over the bridge from the North, nor is it very safe. Don’t know how many of our Council people are aware of this, but hopefully I’ve brought it to their attention, through this media…. and they can get them replaced, and the trees shaped up a bit. There are so many things that will be going on in Boonville over the next few months, with lots of visitors through the Summer Season, I hope this gets addressed ASAP. Thanks for the opportunity to express my opinion.