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Volume 104 • Number 30 • Thursday, February 13, 2014 • PO Box 188 • 111 E. Jenkins • Maryville, MO
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MHS spotlights academic success By KEVIN BIRDSELL Staff writer
TONY BROWN/DAILY FORUM
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North Walnut Street, which in places north of Fourth consists of little except potholes and patches, is on the city of Maryville’s list of resurfacing projects for 2014. The city plans to spend $375,000 on paving projects this year, enough to apply fresh asphalt to more than three linear miles or roadway.
City plans paving projects By TONY BROWN News editor
The Maryville City Council may seem largely occupied these days with determining where and when local residents can consume alcohol. However, the council has also been conducting quite a bit of other business lately, including consideration of what streets will get fixed when warm weather returns and a new asphalt overlay season begins. During its regular meeting this week, the council accepted a report from City Manager Greg McDanel and Public Works Director C.E. Goodall identifying streets currently on the 2014 overlay list. Maryville plans to spend $375,000 on asphalt projects this year, enough money to resurface a little more that three miles of roadway in addition to the paved lanes at Oak Hill Cemetery. Candidate streets as proposed by McDanel and Goodall include Maryvue Drive, the 200 block of North Laura, Sunset Drive, West Halsey from Walnut to Dunn, South Dunn from Cooper to Edwards, North Walnut between Fourth and Prather, Lisa Lane, Seventh Street between Laura and Depot, Lincoln Circle, Lincoln Street between Main and Walnut, the 200 block of East Grant and the 700 block of South Vine. Four additional streets are listed as alternate projects that could be added to the lineup if the contractor bid is low enough. They are: West Thompson, West Fifth between Fillmore and the street’s dead end, Faustiana Drive and Vista Lane. Missing from the roster of streets badly in
need of fresh pavement is West Ninth between Main Street and Northwest Missouri State University. McDanel told the council that though the street is in rough shape, repairs will have to wait until 2015. The reason is this year’s planned construction of a cement hiking/bicycling path east then south along Ninth and North Main streets then east again on Seventh Street to Davis. It is feared that the weight of cement trucks used in trail construction would tear up new asphalt if Ninth were added to this year’s list. Other trail projects on tap for 2014 include Munn Avenue between South Avenue and Victory Lane and a new looped section of walkway that will add length to an existing path at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. One very poor street targeted for asphalting this year is North Walnut, a project that will give motorists a smooth drive from one end of town to the other. South Walnut from Fourth to Lincoln was repaved last year, and completion of several building demolitions on the north end, which created increased truck traffic, means the other half the of street can now be resurfaced. Other paving plans this spring and summer include a Missouri Department of Transportation project that will lay new asphalt on East First Street between Main and Depot, while redesignating the street as Highway 46. As currently signed, 46 is routed down Third Street east of Main. Other local MoDOT paving projects in 2014 include the Highway 71 bypass and an “L”shaped stretch of road extending east along Route V from Munn Avenue then south down Main Street.
Maryville High School held its annual academic awards assembly Wednesday, honoring students who have attained classroom excellence during the current school year. The ceremony, originally scheduled for last week, was postponed due to severe winter weather. “The important thing is that we recognize the academic success of our students,” Maryville High School Principal Jason Eggers said. “We have a lot of success throughout the year, and sometimes the academic side goes unnoticed. But we want to try to recognize that as much as possible.” This year’s event included recognitions for Teacher of the Year and Support Staff Member of the Year, the recipients of which are selected by students, in addition to numerous awards honoring student accomplishments in the classroom. Teacher of the Year was first-year faculty member Justin Gabbert, who teaches English and advises the yearbook staff. The support staff award went to attendance secretary Susan Mattson. “It means a lot to me that (the students) would vote for me,” Mattson said. “It was very overwhelming, but amazing,” Gabbert said. “I wasn’t expecting this the first year in by any means. I consider it a huge honor and an amazing experience. I honestly figured it would go to somebody with a few more years under their belt. For me jumping in and having this happen was very overwhelming but a very positive experience.”
‘We have a large number of students who are performing excellent in the classroom.’ — Jason Eggers The Spectrum show choir opened the assembly by performing the National Anthem and several songs from their competition repertoire. Spectrum competed at the Northwest Missouri State University Show Choir Invitational last Saturday and placed second in its division. Academic award winners were then recognized for their accomplishments.
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Top teacher
Justin Gabbert, who teaches English and serves as yearbook advisor at Maryville High School, received the school’s Teacher of the Year award Wednesday during the annual MHS academic awards assembly. This is Gabbert’s first year teaching at Maryville High School. Group honorees included Bronze Certificate recipients, who earned a 3.2 to 3.69 grade-point average for the first semester. There were 112 recipients, 46 freshman, 28 sophomores, 16 juniors and 22 seniors. Silver Certificates went to students who earned a 3.7 to 3.99 GPA for the first semester. Of the 111 students who received the award, there were 27 freshman, 28 sophomores, 17 juniors and 49 seniors. Students who achieved a 4.0 GPA for the first semester received Gold Certificates. Of the 52 straight-A students five were freshman, 18 were sophomores, 15 were juniors and 19 were seniors. “We have a large number of students who are performing excellent in the classroom,” Eggers said. “It’s great to take some time to recognize their achievements and recognize the hard work that they put in, and that teachers and staff are putting in on a regular basis.” Also performing during the assembly was the drama class, which staged a skit titled “2013: The Year in Review See MHS, Page 3
St. Francis expands online records access MARYVILLE, Mo. — Since March 2013 St. Francis Family Health Care patients have been able to access doctor visit information using an online personal health record application called MyChart. Now patients can use that same application to look up information about hospital stays. “This gives patients more control over their health information,” Regional Applications Manager Tammy Thompson said. “It’s easier to take care of health business
when you see every visit, either at the office or the hospital, listed in one place.”
Francis’ electronic patient record system. Through MyChart, patients can
Based on the same technology used to provide online banking services, MyChart offers access to nearly 20,000 records in St.
call up their clinical records; track past and current visits; and access health-related information on topics such as allergies, health status
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and prescribed medications. Before MyChart was launched, patients had to visit the records department at either the hospital or the clinic and request information in person. “Having access to this information is critical in emergency situations,” Thompson said. “For instance, if a patient has the MyChart app and needs to visit another hospital’s emergency room, the patient can quickly provide the medical provider with health information such as medications,
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health status and recent tests right from his or her cell phone.” St. Francis patients can access the MyChart application free of charge, however they need an activation code to register for the service. New patients can receive a code during an appointment at St. Francis Family Health Care, during an inpatient stay at the hospital or by calling (660) 562-2525. Patients and families can sign up for the app from their home computer or mobile device.
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