PROGRESS 2017
A special issue from the publishers of the Maryville Daily Forum
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Smooth landings
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A variety of aircraft sit parked along the flight line at Northwest Missouri Regional Airport in December during a chili luncheon and fly-in hosted by the Hawk Road Flyers, a local aviation club affiliated with the Experimental Aircraft Association. A newly rebuilt runway at the airport was cleared for operations late in 2016, paving the way for a marketing push to publicize the facility as a regional resource for general aviation enthusiasts and commercial aircraft.
Airport wings its way to bright future By TONY BROWN Staff writer
A much-improved city-owned Northwest Missouri Regional Airport is open for business. On Sunday, Dec. 4, the rebuilt 4,600-foot runway was approved for daylight takeoffs and landings. Clearance for 24-hour usage — in the glow of a revamped runway lighting system — was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration later that week. The airport closed in mid-June of 2016 so that crews from Ideker Construction in St. Joseph could begin breaking up the old runway, which was beginning to pose safety issues related to disintegrating pavement. Not included in the rebuild was the newest, southernmost 600 feet of the runway, which was added as an extension in 2008 along with a second taxiway. The remainder of the original 75-foot-wide airstrip, all of which has been replaced, was built in the mid-1990s. Pilot reactions to the new landing surface and other upgrades have been overwhelmingly positive
“We’re extremely happy with what’s been happening at the airport, to say the least,” said Hawk Road Flyers member Mike Rogers, who noted that additional improvements, such as a new fuel island and online access to data recorded by the airport’s automated weather station, have significantly raised the facility’s profile within the regional aviation community. The Flyers are a group of local aviation enthusiasts who focus on sharing their passion for the sky with area young people through regular Eagle Flights and other special events. On Jan. 21, the organization celebrated the airport opening with a chili luncheon and fly-in that attracted pilots from across the four-state area. Now that the runway is complete, the City of Maryville is taking steps to raise the profile of the airport as a full-service stop for both general aviation aircraft and small jets. In the past, according to Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland, the airport has been underutilized and little known outside Nodaway County, serving as a fairly typical smalltown aviation facility catering to hobby pilots and the oc-
casional crop duster. But now, said Heiland, who serves as lead airport administrator, the time has come to start telling people that Maryville is home to an aviation asset primed for growth. As a first step, Heiland and other municipal staff have begun working with Hue Labs on developing a new airport website that will offer pilots information about weather, fuel prices, and flight planning. The Nevada-based company is the same firm that created the popular Mozingo Lake Recreation Park site, which is credited with helping turn the 3,000-acre park and reservoir into a regional tourist destination. In addition to aviation-related resources, the site will provide flyers and passengers alike with suggestions about where to eat and lodge in Maryville along with opportunities for terminal rental, courtesy ground transportation, and other services. “As is the case with Mozingo, the website will provide an excellent marketing tool for both the airport and the community overall,” Heiland said. “Northwest Missouri ReSee PILOTS, Page 2
WHAT’S INSIDE Schneider Center for the Performing Arts............................................................ Maryville’s Downtown Farmers Market............................................................... Mozingo Conference Center................................................................................... Watson 9 Youth Golf Course................................................................................... Voters approve transient guest tax for campus facility/tourism.......................... Northwest Missouri State Bearcat Football team wins 6th national title........... Lettuce Dream hydroponic greenhouse harvests first crop................................. Brad Ford fills in at Shelter Insurance after Dave Weigel’s retirement............. St. Francis Hospital unveils new emergency room/trauma center ..................... Encryption breakout room adds entertainment to downtown............................ Bullseye pawn and gun locates in former Casey’s location..................................
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Blue Willow provides retail gift destination downtown........................................ Home by Sonja moves into former Store of Colors.............................................. Happy Garden repurposes former laundromat.................................................... On the Spot Design locates near post office........................................................... United Methodist Church launches new Gathering Space.................................. Warehouser purchases former Energizer facility................................................. Louigi’s brings Italian flare to South Main in Maryville..................................... North Main “gateway” gets much needed facelift................................................ Minnie Lane has stories to tell on downtown square............................................ Brighton Wellness Spa relocates to Daily Forum building..................................
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New welcome mat
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The runway at Northwest Missouri Regional Airport opened for daylight landings and takeoffs in 2016.
Pilots, officials across area hail airport improvements Continued from Page 1 gional Airport has not had a featured website in the past.” Pilots, Heiland said, also have access to an electronic code that provides access to the terminal 24 hours a day. In addition, flyers are free to use a city-owned van kept parked in an adjoining lot. He added that the meeting room at the terminal is perhaps its most underused feature, and that the space is available for rent to any-
one seeking to host a gathering there. In addition to an enhanced online presence, Heiland also wants to seek more exposure for the airstrip through trade publications and other marketing avenues. He said the airport’s location, along with the availability of both jet fuel and aviation gasoline, makes it a low-traffic alternative for pilots seeking to skirt both Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph and the Charles B. Wheeler
Downtown Airport in Kansas City. More than 90 percent of the funding for the $3.4 million runway reconstruction project came from an FFA Airport Improvement Program grant. The city financed its $339,000 local match using a low-interest Statewide Transportation Assistance Revolving Fund loan, a state program known as STAR. Heiland is hoping to assemble a similar financing package that will be used to repave the existing
airport “apron,” essentially a parking lot for airplanes, sometime this summer. As for long-range improvements, Heiland said the Airport Board, a volunteer advisory panel appointed by the City Council, is looking at the possibility of eventually constructing a “corporate hangar” capable of housing larger aircraft, including small jets, overnight. Jet landings are relatively rare at the airport, but they do happen.
And while the facility’s main function remains providing service to general aviation pilots, Heiland is hoping expanded awareness about the airstrip will increase the number of company planes landing here either to fuel up between cities or because Maryville is their primary destination. While business drops off in the winter, Heiland said, between 10 and 15 aircraft on average land or take off at Northwest Missouri Regional Airport each day.
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Schneider Center dedicated at MHS A cherished yearsold dream on the part of Maryville High School parents, alumni, and staff became a reality in September with the completion of the Lee and Nina Schneider Performing Arts Center. Financed with proceeds from a $10.25 million bond issue approved by voters in April 2014, the new performance space was also made possible through a major bequest from the Schneiders, both of whom are deceased. Lee Schneider began teaching at the Maryville R-II school district in 1960 and led the instrumental music program there for 32 years. Under his direction, the Maryville Marching Spoofhounds became regionally known for their precision marching and instrumental flair. In 1990 the ensemble performed at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Nina Schneider was also a music teacher and served as the vocal director at MHS from 1976-1978. She was the band director at Horace Mann Laboratory School for more than three decades and spent 20 years at St. Gregory’s School leading both the vocal and instrumental programs. In addition, she was the longtime music director at Maryville’s First Presbyterian Church. Additional fundraising for the Schneider Center was carried out by the Maryville R-II Educational Foundation. The new facility has a footprint encompassing 19,000 square feet and seats about 700 people. R-II Superin-
Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts
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After more than a year of construction the 700-seat Lee and Nina Schneider Center for the Performing Arts opened in September. The center is named for the late Maryville music educators whose financial gift made the center possible. Additional financing was included in a $10.25 million bond issue approved by R-II District patrons in April 2014. tendent Becky Albrecht said the auditorium is designed to provide performance and educational offerings not previously available to MHS students. Besides plays, musical, concerts, and multimedia presentations, the center is intended for use as an instructional, testing, and professional development space and is equipped with pullout
desk panels so students and faculty can take notes or access portable electronic devices. The road traveled to completion of the center was not without its share of potholes. In late 2014 the R-II Board of Education fired its construction management firm after a series of cost overruns then hired a new general contractor a few months later.
The board voted to halt work on the high school expansion after the bills for site preparation, foundations, and footings began to spiral out of control. Bondfinanced renovation of the cafe, kitchen, and commons area at Eugene Field Elementary School, since completed, stalled as well. Then-superintendent Larry Linthacum said the
breaking point came after the low bid on the auditorium’s foundation work came in at $887,000 — $604,000 more than the original estimate. That offer was rejected by the School Board. Also rejected was a proposal to scale back the auditorium from 700 seats to around 450 in an effort to get the project back on fiscal track.
After about a year’s delay to the original construction timeline, the center was officially dedicated in October during a ceremony attended by the Schneider’s daughter, Terri Schneider Modlin. However the real “opening” came in November with a rollicking MHS student production of the classic Broadway musical, “The Music Man.”
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Farmer fresh in the downtown
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Connie Callow of Callow Farm Fresh Produce greeted customers to her booth at the new farmers market location at the corner of Fourth and Buchanan in Maryville.
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A community-wide celebration was put on by the Maryville Host Lions in the spring of 2016 officially welcoming the revitalized Maryville Farmers Market to downtown. With the ribbon held by Host Lions President Larry Wickersham and Past President Matt Gaarder, Host Lions member and Farmers Market co-chair Jerry Lutz, and cochair Alisha Francis cut the ribbon together.
Farmers Market finds new life downtown The farmers market has been a regular summer fixture in Maryville since the early 1960s, but in 2016 it got a facelift thanks to the Host Lions Club. The market’s new location is the parking lot at the northwest corner of Fourth and Buchanan streets. Throughout the summer months, it was open from 7:30 a.m. until noon every Saturday from May 21 through Oct. 22. “In the last several years it’s been just a few random growers showing up at the Mary Mart shopping center on random days and selling whatever produce they had
available,” said Sam Mason, Host Lions member. The lack of organization, combined with a poor growing season and the liability insurance requirement of the new Mary Mart owners, all but shut down the market in 2015. There was talk around town about starting a farmers market committee, but most producers were more interested in growing and selling than organizing. Inspired by a similar Lions Club-sponsored farmers market in Bonita Springs, Florida, his former home, Mason decided to approach the Host Lions in Maryville
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about sponsoring the market. Alisha Francis, assistant professor of psychology at Northwest Missouri State University, supported the venture. “Alisha is the one who really started keeping the idea alive,” Mason said. “We made a pitch to the Host Lions about the benefits of sponsoring the market and
the benefits of the market to the community, and the Lions agreed to take that on.” Aside from simply providing fresh produce that promotes healthy living, the market encourages family and friends to gather to fellowship, as well as generate interest in nearby businesses. An added benefit is an in-
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matching funds from the state of Missouri for advertising, the market has been promoted on pole banners along Fourth Street from Main to Fillmore, and around the Maryville square. In addition to produce, vendors looking to sell plants such as flowers and herbs, value-added food products, and artisan crafts are encouraged to rent a stall. For more information about the Maryville Farmers Market or to complete a vendor application, call Mason at 816-392-3381 or visit www.farmersmarket64468.com.
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By a mere five-vote majority, Maryville residents approved an eighth-of-a-cent sales tax in April 2016 that will partially finance construction of a new conference center and golf course clubhouse at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. An architect’s rendering of the new center is pictured here.
Voters approve conference center sales tax Addressing the razor-thin margin favoring the conference center, City Manager Greg McDanel said the city was looking forward to ‘carrying forward the project and making it something the entire community can be proud of.’
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Equipment operators move earth in preparation for construction over the coming months of a new conference center and clubhouse at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. When completed, the facility will house a modular banquet hall embracing 5,500 square feet, enough to seat up to 500 guests. Other amenities are to include indoor golf cart storage, immediately convertible space available for use as a storm shelter, and a full-service restaurant staffed and operated by a private third-party vendor.
Supporters of further development at city-owned Mozingo Lake Recreation Park won a major victory April 5 as voters approved a pair of sales tax proposals that kept current park funding in place and created a mechanism for financing construction of a combination convention center and golf course clubhouse. An existing half-cent-onthe-dollar Mozingo sales tax collected since the mid1990s easily won renewal for another 20 years by a margin of 727 votes to 453. However, a new eighthof-a-cent sales tax needed to build the center pulled through with only a fivevote margin, 588 to 583. Addressing the razor-thin margin favoring the conference center, City Manager Greg McDanel said the city was looking forward to “carrying forward the project and making it something the entire community can be proud of.” Approval of the first measure means that the existing half-cent sales tax providing about half the 3,000-acre park’s annual $1.9 million operations and facilities budget will remain on the books for another two decades. Rejection of the levy at the polls would almost certainly have resulted in higher user fees at the park for golfers, boaters, RV enthusiasts, and patrons staying at rental cabins and the Mozingo organized youth camp. The second sales tax question, which City Hall took pains to present as a separate issue, set the stage for construction, now under way, for a new $4 million conference center that will
replace the existing golf course clubhouse. At year’s end, construction was proceeding in conjunction with the building of a privately developed 40-room hotel planned by Boulders Inn & Suites of Denison, Iowa, and a local investment group. Center construction had been labeled a top priority by the City Council and municipal officials. Estimates predict that the Maryville complex could attract as many 250 events a year — everything from golf and bass tournaments to weddings and corporate retreats — attended by more than 20,000 people. When completed, the center will replace the existing 20-year-old golf course clubhouse, which Assistant City Manager Ryan Heiland has described as offering limited space and suffering from structural deficiencies. The new conference center will house a modular banquet hall embracing 5,500 square feet, enough to seat up to 500 guests. Other amenities are to include indoor golf cart storage, immediately convertible space available for use as a storm shelter, and a full-service restaurant staffed and operated by a private third-party vendor. Passage of the oneeighth-cent sales tax raised Maryville’s total per-dollar levy on local purchases to 8.6 cents, one of the higher rates for comparable cities statewide. However, when current debt on the Maryville Community Center is paid off in 2021, the combined tax will drop to its current level of 8.475 cents.
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Watson brings PGA magic to course opener One of professional golf’s great masters, Tom Watson, was in Maryville May 14 to strike the first ball on the nine-hole youth course that he designed, and which bears his name — the Watson 9 at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. A large crowd that included a host of local civic leaders and other dignitaries turned out for the opening, which took place on a crystal-clear spring day tailor made for walking down pristine, emerald fairways. Watson offered brief remarks to those assembled before joining University of Missouri golf standout Ryan Zech and two local youths in playing the course’s inaugural round. Mozingo Lake staff pulled out all the stops in order to infuse the day with a little PGA glamour, even setting up gallery ropes along the fairways and greens — standard practice at a professional tournament — so that spectators could follow the Watson foursome as the players made their way around the course. In addition to Watson’s star turn, the day-long golf fest included a series of free youth clinics taught by Mozingo golf pro Kyle Easter, along with Zech and PGA teaching professionals Kevin Beard and Matt Van Cleave. And while the youngsters were pitching and putting, older players got
a chance to check out the latest golfing gear during a demonstration hosted by the Titleist and Callaway companies. While much has been made of Watson’s involvement in the course’s creation, the initiative to get Watson 9 built was a grassroots effort that involved dozens of local citizens and community groups. Their contributions were recognized throughout the dedication, which included a ribbon cutting at Watson 9’s signature stone bridge, material for which was provided by the Maryville Rotary Club. Singled out for special recognition was Dr. Bruce Twaddle, the Maryville dentist who led the campaign to raise more than $1 million, money that was used to build the course and launch the Junior Golf Foundation, an organization pledged to providing instruction, equipment, and financial support to young people across the Maryville region interested in learning the game. Other major contributors included Orval Heywood, who donated $60,000 for construction of one of Watson 9’s singular features, a large, centrally located practice green subsequently named in Heywood’s honor. Twaddle, who was responsible for enlisting Watson’s involvement in the course’s creation, conceived his vision for Wat-
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PGA golf legend Tom Watson watches his drive sail down the fairway during the inaugural round played on the Watson 9 junior golf course at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. son 9 during a visit to Great Britain in 2011, when he played golf at the Links in North Berwick, Scotland. While on the course, a caddy directed Twaddle’s attention to an adjacent youth course established in 1888 and marked with a sign reading, “No Adults Allowed Unless Under the Direct Supervision of a Child.” The fulfillment of Twaddle’s dream attracted major attention in the golf world even before a single hole was played. In March the course was listed by Golf Digest magazine as one of 15 “exceptional hybrid courses” in the United States and Canada, “hybrid” in golf lingo meaning non-traditional courses of fewer than 18 holes.
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Maryville voters came out in force on Nov. 8 to cast ballots in support of a transient guest tax to be paid by hotel patrons that will be used to help fund the Northwest Multipurpose Complex, a mammoth athletics and special events center to be constructed on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University. Of the estimated $215,000 in anticipated new annual revenue, $150,000 will go to Northwest, leaving around $65,000 a year for tourism and marketing initiatives.
City, university applaud bed tax win Citizens casting ballots in the Nov. 8 general election responded to an intensive “voter information campaign” conducted by the City of Maryville and Northwest Missouri State University by approving a 5 percent “bed tax” that will add about $4 a day to local hotel bills The levy, also referred to as a transient guest tax, passed 2,156 votes to 1,659. A portion of revenue produced will be handed over
to Northwest to help finance the proposed $20 million “Northwest Multipurpose Complex,” a gigantic athletics facility also designed to accommodate events like concerts and trade shows. Northwest officials have been talking about the possibility of building such a facility for years, and plans for the complex were included as part of a recently completed campus master plan. According to an agree-
ment struck between university leaders and City Hall, the city intends to contribute a total of $3.45 million for the complex over 23 years using proceeds from the tax, which is expected to generate about $215,000 annually, given current hotel occupancy rates. The bed tax was supported by local hotel owners in addition to the Greater Maryville Chamber of Commerce, Nodaway County Economic
Development, Maryville Downtown Improvement Organization, and Maryville Parks & Recreation. Maryville voters rejected a similar tax proposal in 2003, when the measure failed by a mere 21 votes. Since then, according to City Manager Greg McDanel, the taxing mechanism has become far more common, with hotel-bill levies being collected by at least 72 Missouri cities or counties. Under state law, funds from such a tax can only be used for the promotion of tourism and economic development, and that will be the case in Maryville, officials say. “Thousands of visitors each year will participate in
a wide range of university and community activities at the facility, generating additional sales to local businesses and increasing community pride,” McDanel said. “Remaining revenues will be used by the city, Chamber of Commerce, and Nodaway County Economic Development to market Maryville as a destination by supporting advertising and special events.” Of the estimated $215,000 in anticipated new annual revenue, $150,000 will go to Northwest. That leaves around $65,000 a year for additional tourism and marketing initiatives. Once completed, the huge structure — about three acres under a single roof — will feature a 100-yard artificial
turf practice field, a 300-meter indoor competition track, spectator seating and meeting rooms, and a removable flooring system for use during exhibitions, graduation exercises, concerts, trade fairs, large conferences, and other special events. Such a building is an obvious boon for Northwest’s intercollegiate athletics programs, but city officials have promised that Maryville residents will have significant access to the multipurpose complex as well for such things as youth and school athletics events and Maryville Parks & Recreation programs. Construction of the facility could begin as early as July 2017 and is expected to last about a year.
‘Thousands of visitors each year will participate in a wide range of university and community activities at the facility, generating additional sales to local businesses and increasing community pride … Remaining revenues will be used by the city, Chamber of Commerce, and Nodaway County Economic Development to market Maryville as a destination by supporting advertising and special events.’
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The Northwest Missouri State University Football team and coaching staff hold up the 2016 National Championship Trophy after beating North Alabama 29-3 on December 17.
Bearcats post 6th national championship KANSAS CITY, Kan. — When the Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats football team exited the doors of Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, on Saturday, Dec. 17, they passed over the threshold as champions — again. Northwest, ending the year with a perfect 15-0 record, won the NCAA Division II national championship 29-3 over North Alabama in college football’s most recent version of the Ice Bowl.
Head coach Adam Dorrel, in his final game helming the Bearcats, said his players lived up to their mantra of being the “toughest, hardest working, best conditioned student-athletes in college football.” It was the Bearcats’ second consecutive national title and their sixth championship finish overall. The Bearcat offense got off to a slow start, amassing 62 yards of offense in the first quarter on a day of snow and relentless cold. After the 13th punt of
the first half, the Bearcats finally found the end zone when Randy Schmidt took the snap and found Jordan Grove on a shovel pass for a seven-yard touchdown. Northwest took a 7-0 lead with 58 seconds left in the first half. The Lions managed a field goal before the end of the first half, which cut the Bearcat lead to 7-3. Senior running back Phil Jackson put the Bearcats ahead 14-3 with 5:57 remaining in the third quarter with a two-yard touchdown rush.
With 8:14 left, Northwest forced another punt, but the ball went over the Lion punter’s head and out of the end zone for a safety. That gave the Bearcats a 16-3 lead and the ball back. Northwest didn’t need to score anymore, but the Bearcats did anyway. Shane Williams caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from Zimmerman to put the Bearcats up 22-3 with 6:12 remaining. The Lion offense continued to struggle, and the Bearcats got the ball back in time for Jackson to put a
cherry on top with a 10-yard touchdown run. That gave the Bearcats the 29-3 lead that held. After the game, Dorrel confirmed that he was leaving Northwest to accept the head coaching position at Abilene (Texas) Christian University. His replacement, named the Monday after the championship game, is former Bearcats defensive coordinator Rich Wright. As usual in “Title Town,” it was a big year for football at Maryville High School as well, though the Spoofhounds
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Lettuce Dream markets its first crop After years of work, planning and, yes, dreaming, a local effort to build a brighter, more productive future for area residents with cognitive and developmental disabilities has literally taken root. In late October, from a refrigerated “end cap” toward the front of the store, the Maryville HyVee began selling hydroponically raised lettuce produced at the completed Lettuce Dream greenhouse complex located just northwest of the Highway 71/East First Street interchange. The brainchild and passion of Diane Francis, the mother of a grown son with special needs, Lettuce Dream is a non-profit organization seeking to provide people with disabilities the post-high school vocational training, skills, and experience they need to hold a job. Those skills are to be taught, in true north Missouri fashion, by planting seeds and harvesting a crop. Scores of local residents have joined the effort to turn Lettuce Dream into reality. Over the past three and a half years, through a combination of grants, gifts, and fundraisers, the grassroots organization has raised the more than $600,000 to get the project off the ground. Francis and her fellow board members, including vice president Wayne Pierson, a retired Army general, and Rego Jones, a horticulturist at Northwest Missouri State University, used a business model established by Wendie Blanchard, founder of Arthur & Friends, a New Jersey-based nonprofit with a greenhouse operation serving wholesale and retail markets across greater New York City. The ultimate goal in Maryville is to create a year-round produce operation that will eventually include up to 16 greenhouses and
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Lettuce Dream board member Rego Jones, left, and Director Jackie Allenbrand stand beside a hydroponic platform supporting about 1,200 mixed-leaf lettuce plants at the non-profit’s greenhouse complex located at 1623 E. Second Street just west of the Pizza Ranch restaurant. Organizers of the alternative agriculture operation, which aims to provide vocation training for people with developmental and cognitive disabilities, began marketing produce at the Maryville Hy-Vee supermarket in October. support facilities on the existing Lettuce Dream property. A two-bay greenhouse was completed this summer, and with a hands-on push from Jones, Executive Director Jackie Allenbrand, and a couple of Northwest Missouri State University horticul-
ture students, produced a crop of “Five-Star” mixed lettuce that HyVee shoppers began snapping up as soon as it hit the shelves. The organization is currently accepting applications from area families for trainees — people with disabilities in need of post-
secondary vocational training. Applicants are to be screened by a panel consisting of a state vocational rehabilitation professional and Lettuce Dream volunteers with backgrounds in social services and special education. “It has been above my expecta-
tions,” said Hy-Vee Produce Manager Cory Frank of the produce partnership. “This is a win-win for Maryville. The newest, latest trend (in retail food sales) is locally grown produce. People want to know where their food comes from.”
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Ford succeeds Weigel at Shelter Insurance When Dave Weigel announced his retirement, he left some big shoes to fill. Brad Ford was more than excited to fill them. Ford had been working for Shelter Insurance since 2012, when he served as an agent in his hometown of Milan, Missouri until being moved up to Recruitment Development Specialist in July 2014. He was drawn to being an insurance agent by his family’s agent early on. “I looked up to my family’s agent,” Ford said. “He had a nice career, he helped people, and he was a visible pillar in the community. “When I got out of college, I really stumbled my way into insurance as a stop-gap measure to find the right career path. It ended up being the right path for me, though, and I realized it after awhile.” Ford graduated from Milan High School in 2000, enrolling at Northwest Missouri State University in the business department. He said he was a little lost throughout college as far as his degree path was concerned. “I was unsure of what to do originally,” Ford said. “I was in the business department for awhile finding my way and ended up in advertising as a sort of culmination of all of the changes I’d made along the way. “They basically said, you’ve got enough credits, time to do something about it, and offered either an advertising or marketing degree, and since advertising was faster, I took it. I
wasn’t sure what I wanted to do before college, either, I just knew I wanted to go to college, and I’m just glad to have the degree.” Ford graduated in 2004 with his bachelor’s degree in advertising and went back to Milan to work for Barnes Insurance Group (now McNerney Management Group based in Columbia) until 2005, when State Farm hired him as an agent in Milan. Ford spent the next three years with State Farm in Milan and, later, St. Joseph, before leaving and considering whether or not to open his own independent practice. From 2008 until 2012, Ford did freelance insurance and marketing work with several independent companies in Lake of the Ozarks before Shelter Insurance gave him a call. Ford said the biggest difference between being a recruiter and an agent is the interaction. “As a recruiter, you don’t interact with customers as much,” Ford explained. “We went to the towns where we were looking to open agencies and went to what’s known as the ‘centers of influence,’ such as the Chamber of Commerce and business owners. “They referred to me candidates for the agency, and we took a look at those people and put them through our screening and interview process to see if they would fit. I was boots on the ground, getting connections and making referrals.” That’s why recruiting was
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Brad Ford sits at his desk, waiting for clients to give his office a peek. After spending the first weekend of 2017 doing a small renovation to the Shelter Insurance office on the corner of North Buchanan and West First Streets, Ford officially took over Dave Weigel’s insurance practice. never the long-term plan for Ford. “I was on the road a lot of the time, and I didn’t want to do that for the rest of my life,” Ford said. “I was traveling during the week and I spent my weekends getting ready to travel again. “I never lost the desire to be there for people, I just grew as a recruiter because I was training. So when I heard Dave was retiring, I had to decide if I wanted to stay corporate and end up who knows where, or come to Maryville to renew my passion for helping people.” There was more incentive to coming to Maryville and taking over Weigel’s practice, however.
“I was really excited about the idea of coming back to Maryville,” Ford said. “Maryville had been part of my life and my family for a very long time, and I had been looking for a reason to come back almost since I left. “My mom was pregnant with me when she walked across the stage at graduation, and my family has always been season ticket holders for the Bearcats. My brothers also came through Northwest.” Ford said he might be joined by another Northwest alumna at his practice. “My girlfriend Samantha (Oder) and I have been together four plus years, and
she used to be an agent as well,” Ford said. “She let her credentials lapse when I went into recruiting, but she is looking to get licensed again once she graduates from Northwest. “She’s going to be very hands on and helping me out. She’ll be looking to tagteam with me on this.” Ford is a professed fan of the Kansas City Royals, the Kansas City Chiefs, and all things Northwest. He said his hobbies revolve around those things and his family. “I follow my sports teams and spend time with my family and friends, which are big for me,” Ford said. “Samantha and I like to camp when the weather is
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State of Mozingo Lake Recreation Park As we begin a new calendar year, the City of Maryville would like to take a moment and reflect on the success of Mozingo Lake Recreation Park over the past year. With continued citizen and visitor support, the park made significant strides for the future of the community and region.
Watson 9 This past May, Mozingo Lake Recreation Park and the community welcomed legendary golfer and designer, Tom Watson to the Grand Opening of the Watson 9. Mr. Watson was an unbelievably gracious guest and could be found chatting with all in attendance and even providing youth impromptu lessons on the Orval Heywood Practice Green. Tom wrapped up the day by playing the inaugural round on the course with local youth. The nine hole short course was made possible by generous donations from the community and tireless efforts of the Junior Golf Foundation. As 2017 will mark the first full year of the Watson 9, numerous new activities are planned this upcoming golf season. A new partnership with Moila Country Club and St. Joseph County Club will create a PGA Junior League of Northwest Missouri. The new league is a traveling, competitive golf league with each course recruiting two teams of twelve youth golfers (ages 13 and under). Each team will represent their home course in competition. In addition, the teams will have the opportunity to compete at the regional and national level against other PGA Junior League teams, all of which are backed by the PGA of America. Other events planned for the year at the Watson 9 include Family Night (Friday’s), expanded Junior Golf Program, and a Family 4-some Scramble Tournament.
Conference Center Thanks to the support of the voters this past April, the Conference Center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park is now under construction! The 30,000 squarefoot facility will feature indoor events for up to 500 people, new golf pro shop, full-service restaurant, office space, cart storage, and storm shelter space. The Conference Center at Mozingo Lake Recreation Park is primed to become the premier regional destination for weddings, business conferences, golf tournaments, and other large gatherings. Staff estimates the facility will be ready for use in late fall.
Additional Cabins Mozingo Lake Recreation Park partnered with the Maryville R-II School District and the Northwest Technical School once again to construct an additional cabin. Construction is under way and Cabin No. 8 will be available for public rental in July. The new cabin enjoys amazing views of the lake and the Sechrest 18 golf course. The rustic cabin features three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a sizeable loft area.
Park Improvements Over the past year, staff has accomplished numerous in-house maintenance projects to improve existing amenities. Significant improvements were made both to the primitive tent camping area and the public beach. Staff also completed development and expansion of two concrete trails that have greatly enhanced the highly used trail system at the park. A substantial amount of shoreline stabilization was also completed with the placement of concrete rip rap along the shoreline. The majority of stabilization efforts occurred along the shoreline north of
the City Boat Ramp. Continued shoreline stabilization efforts have been identified as a top priority by both the Mozingo Advisory Board and City Council to ensure the longevity and water quality of Mozingo Lake.
Cabin No. 8 In partnership with the Maryville R-II School District through the Northwest Technical School, Cabin No. 8 was finished this past year. The cabin opened up for public use in July and has proven to be a very popular amenity. The new cabin enjoys amazing views of the lake, the Sechrest 18 golf course, and will have a fantastic view of the Mozingo Conference Center when completed. The cabin is fully furnished, sleeps fifteen, and includes a dynamic back porch spanning the entire length of the building.
Let Us Know What You Think This is an exciting time for us and we appreciate your continued support of Mozingo Lake Recreation Park. A good source of information on park needs, improvements, or programs often comes from public input. Every suggestion will be considered and is appreciated. We urge all citizens and park users to contact staff at to provide feedback at 660-562-2323 or visit our website at
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April 4th CIP Ballot Question The City of Maryville will place a question on the April 4, 2017 ballot regarding an existing capital improvement sales tax. The City is dedicated to providing information for voters to make an educated decision regarding this issue.
BALLOT QUESTION EXISTING SALES TAX RENEWAL
Capital Improvement Funding in action (before and after)
“Shall the City of Maryville, Missouri, be authorized to extend its capital improvement sales tax of one half of one percent until September 30, 2038, unless further extended by a vote of the people?” The City of Maryville has received support of a one half (1/2) of one percent (1%) capital improvement sales tax since approved by voters in 2008. The existing sales tax is scheduled to sunset on September 30, 2018 unless renewed by the voters. The capital improvement sales tax provides funding for infrastructure improvements throughout the community along with assisting in equipment replacements. Generating approximately $920,000 annually, the revenue source has provided for several notable projects including, but not limited to: 16th Street, South Main from 1st to Halsey, Munn Avenue, Depot Street, 4th Street, drainage improvements to Peach Creek, Storm Warning Siren Replacement, dump trucks for snow removal, fire pumper and brush truck unit, street sweeper refurbishment, and traffic signal improvements to the intersection of South Main and South Avenue. In addition to the above, the capital improvement funding has partnered with outside grants to complete six trail projects: St. Gregory’s, Eugene Field, Hospital to Middle School, Beal Park, 7th & 9th Street, South Munn, and Spoofhound trail Extension.
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The proposed twenty year extension of the existing sales tax coincides with the recently adopted Maryville Comprehensive Plan and allows for long-term financing of larger projects. Top priorities identified by the City Council include improvements to South Main Street, replacement of the Maryville Public Safety Facility, and a significant investment in asphalt road conditions.
South Main Street Improvements, Phase I
In 2014, SK Design Group, Inc. completed the South Main Traffic Corridor Study to identify long standing issues with development and traffic patterns along the corridor. Over the years, South Main has developed into the commercial hub of growth with numerous traffic issues due to congestion, conflicting turn movements to businesses, misguided traffic signal timing and markings, and the lack of appropriate pedestrian amenities. In 2015, the City proceeded with full design of improvements to Phase I, the critical section of South Main Street from South Avenue to the north entrance of Walmart. In 2017, the design will be complete and the shovel ready project will feature intersection widening at South Ave & Main, alignment of business entrances, storm drainage improvements, and significant pedestrian and aesthetic features to create a safe and attractive corridor.
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The Maryville Public Safety Department currently operates in a refurbished 1970’s era grocery store located at 222 E. 3rd Street. The facility has experienced numerous issues with deterioration and maintenance along with lacking appropriate space for today’s law enforcement and firefighting standards/equipment. According to a needs assessment by WSK&F Architects, the MPS Facility is currently 6,545 square feet with over a 22,000 square foot facility recommended based on current standards. While a replacement may not result in such a large facility, policing and fire services have changed dramatically requiring proper space for evidence collection, interrogation/interviews, dispatch, fire apparatus, gear storage, and training.
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Each year, the City Council authorizes considerable resources toward improving street conditions through an annual asphalt mill and overlay program. While nearly $3 million has been invested over the last five years, a significant need remains. A multi-million dollar asphalt mill and overlay project is recommended to improve the condition of nearly eleven miles of roadway throughout the community. Major thoroughfares to be considered as a part of the project will include the remainder of N. Main Street, Frederick, East 2nd Street, and a wide variety of residential streets. All asphalt roadways not receiving an overlay prior to 2010 would be resurfaced with the project. In addition to the priorities listed above, capital improvement sales tax revenue may assist with equipment replacements such as patrol cars, aerial ladder fire truck, fire pumper, or other equipment used to provide city services. For more information, please visit www.maryville.org/CIPrenewal or follow updates for public meeting schedules on social media.
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St. Francis unveils new emergency room After more than three years of planning and nearly a year of construction, the new emergency and trauma center at SSM St. Francis Hospital opened on Sept. 27. The fully renovated space adds significant square footage to the old Emergency Department and includes four examination rooms, two trauma rooms for severely injured patients, and a triage room.
‘For patients in that personal time of crisis everything else stops … that’s why you need an emergency department that is exceptional.’ — Mike Baumgartner
St. Francis President
Space within the revamped department has also been set aside for children, people with eye injuries, and women requiring gynecological care. “We went from one private room and four semiprivate rooms with curtains between the beds to seven private rooms,” said Emergency Department Nurse Manager Pat Giffin, who noted that the remodeled waiting room is smaller than before because, with private rooms, family members will
more often be able to remain with their ailing loved one. “We are hoping to get patients out of the waiting room and into the exam rooms with the increased number of rooms, improving throughput for the department,” Giffin said. While the new Emergency Department offers enhanced privacy — something St. Francis President Mike Baumgartner said has been a consistent priority for patients — glass doors entering on each room will give nurses, doctors, and other staff greater visibility, allowing patients to be monitored more closely. A centrally located nurses’ station, equipped with computers for three nurses, an ED technician, and a physician, also allows staff to keep a closer eye on patients, since it offers a view of all treatment areas except for the triage room, which is generally bypassed in cases involving critical injuries or illness. “For patients in that personal time of crisis everything else stops,” he said. “That’s why you need an emergency department that is exceptional,” Baumgartner said. In key locations visibility has been enhanced with LED lighting, and a new call-light system, for the first time, serves as a communications link to registration as well as between patients and nurses. Other new gear includes a treatment recliner and obstetrics/gynecology stretcher purchased with assistance from the St. Francis
‘We are hoping to get patients out of the waiting room and into the exam rooms.’
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Hospital Foundation. The renovation cost approximately $1.7 million dollars and was funded
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Community Resource Nurse Jackie Ross shows some of her co-workers at SSM Health St. Francis Hospital one of the new trauma rooms located in the medical center’s remodeled and expanded Emergency Department. The renovated space adds significant square footage to the former ED and includes four examination rooms, two trauma rooms, and a triage area.
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Encryption adds to entertainment offerings Maryville’s escape room experience gained a new puzzle in 2016. Encryption, which has been open just north of the Square on Main Street since April, celebrated the opening of “Zombie Outbreak,” its second escape room experience to kick off the month of October.
‘Our rooms don’t come prebuilt, we believe that eliminates creativity … we build the puzzles ourselves, we collect the furniture, we put together the rooms from scratch.’ — Dee Dino
Encryption
The puzzle for the escape room seems simple enough: the people who go into the room have just been infected with the zombie virus, and have one hour to break into the next room over in order to get the cure. Owners Dee Dino and Jeremy Baumli say this story is temporary, only lasting until they open their third escape room. “When the third room opens, the second and third rooms will be competitive against each other,” Dino
said. “The zombies in the second room will be trying to break in to stop the researchers in the third room from making the cure widely available, while the researchers in the third room will be finishing the cure and trying to get into the second room to cure the zombies.” Work on the new experience at Encryption has been a long time coming, and Dino said the puzzles the room included can change quite often. “The initial designs of the room change as we build it,” Dino said. “If we find a piece of furniture we really want to be in the room, we change some things around to fit the furniture in. “Vice versa applies, too; if we can’t find something we’re looking for, we adapt the puzzles to work without it.” Baumli said preparation for the room took more than TOM PINNEY/DAILY FORUM four months. “We were trying to get Shown here are members of the first team to go through Encryption’s new escape room experience, “Zombie it open by the [Nodaway Outbreak.” Pictured are, from left: Kaela Fritts, Johnny Looram, Tamara Lynn, Stacy Eychaner, April Acklin, and County] Fair, but it didn’t Elizabeth Chadwick. work out,” Baumli said. “We announced that both traffic by being so close to it with our followers, and other escape room experi- perience,” Dino said. “We they do the same for us. We ences is the uniqueness. haven’t found any furniture, rooms were on their way be- the Square. “Our rooms don’t come it will take us about a month fore the Fair.” “We’re so close to the feel more connected to the As part of the effort to center of commerce in this town because we are right in pre-built, we believe that at least just to find all the eliminates creativity,” Dino pieces and put them in. get the rooms up and run- town, people pass us by to the middle of it.” The fair was also a boon explained. “We build the “The puzzle itself is about ning, Encryption started a get where they’re going GoFundMe page to raise and get interested in what for the business, according puzzles ourselves, we col- 80 percent planned, and – Serving you for over 30 years – the funds necessary to build we have and what we’re to Dino; they were able to lect the furniture, we put even that will morph as we 1305 E. 1st. • Maryville, components of the room. doing,” Dino MO said. “We’re set up a table right outside together the rooms from search out the pieces we need. It’s the little stuff that The page’s sole donor, Kae- also networking with other and answer questions, as scratch.” Dino said that’s why takes the longest when it la Fritts, was given the abil- businesses on the Square to well as booking people for ity to participate in the first • Mufflers make sure we’reExhaust cross-pro- appointments in what was Zombie Outbreak and its comes to putting the rooms • Custom their only room at the time, companion have been in the together.” run of the escape room as a moting forOil, each other. • Lube, Filter Fool’s Gold. works for so long. Encryption is located at result. “For if Vintiques • Major andinstance, Minor Auto Repairs Dino said what sets En“We just finished the 422 North Main Street, just • State Inspection on FaceDino said Encryption has shares something Flowmaster & Magnaflow reaped the benefit of foot • book, we make sure to share cryption apart from some base room for the third ex- off the Square.
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New Rogers Pharmacy nears first anniversary Rogers Home Medical Equipment in Maryville has dramatically expanded its line of services having relocated in March of 2016 to a newly renovated facility at 125 E. South Ave. “We are still offering the complete line of home medical equipment we have provided for Maryville area customers since July of 2008, and we have added a full-service pharmacy,” said Kurt Clark, the company’s chief operating officer. “We are thankful for our customers and we invite the community to stop in to see how we can serve their healthcare needs.” Rogers now operates pharmacies in Mound City, Tarkio, and St. Joseph, as well as the Maryville location. The company was launched by Melvin Rogers in 1967 in Fairfax and expanded to additional locations in Mound City, Tarkio, Oregon, and St. Joseph. The Fairfax and Oregon locations have since closed. The new Rogers Pharmacy in Maryville is staffed by registered pharmacists Rick Carter and Julie Simmerman; and pharmacy technicians Debbie Garrett, Tonya Runde, and Stephanie New. According to Carter, cus-
Rogers Pharmacy • 125 E. South Ave tomers kept commenting how convenient it would be to fill and pick up prescriptions and purchase durable medical equipment in one place. “Now, it’s all in one place,” said Carter. “We’re a one-stop healthcare shop.” Carter owned and operated his own pharmacies in Maryville, Platte City, and Weston, and he was trained at Rogers in the 1970s. While with Rogers Pharmacy, Carter got to know retired pharmacist and founder Mel Rogers and Chief Financial Officer Benne Rogers long before Benne
helped run the company. “When this opportunity to work for an independent came up,” Carter said, “It’s the only one I’d work for. Being independent makes all the difference.” “We’re independent, local, and ready to serve your family,” Carter said. “If we don’t treat you differently here, we’ve done something wrong.” Simmerman came from a corporate setting, and at Rogers she said she feels like she can help customers better and give them the attention they need when they have questions
about their medications. According to Clark, “Our Maryville location is a fullservice pharmacy with a drivethrough window and we offer free delivery in the Maryville area.” “We are open six days a week to suit the needs of the Maryville community,” he said. “We are open Monday through Saturday, but not on Sundays.” Hours are 8 a.m.-6 p.m. serving pharmacy and durable medical equipment customers, and the pharmacy is open Saturday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Customers may purchase durable medi-
cal equipment Saturday, but customization services are not available on that day. Janice Fritz and J.D. Dirks comprise the staff on the home medical side of the business, providing a complete assortment of durable medical equipment to meet patients’ needs related to mobility issues, oxygen supplies, and respiratory equipment. Selections of diabetic shoes and colostomy supplies are also offered. Melvin Rogers continues to serve as president of the company. Benne Rogers is the owner and chief financial officer.
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Bull’s Eye gun and pawn shop opens After about 18 months of emptiness, the former Casey’s at the corner of East First and North Laura Streets in Maryville was repurposed in November. The building underwent a full renovation inside, and on the outside gained a new front façade, welcoming customers into the expansion location of Bethanybased gun and pawn shop, Bull’s Eye Trading. Owner Patrick Miller said Maryville was an ideal location for expansion. “We had been looking to expand through northern Missouri for awhile,” Miller explained. “We needed to find a town that fit our needs, and after meeting with the city administration, Maryville became a perfect fit.” After six weeks of work on the building, Miller gave the former gas station and convenience store a complete makeover. He said Bull’s Eye would have plenty of stock to open the store.
“Our opening stock is over 100 guns, and it should be over 200 within the first six months,” Miller said. “We also have over 100 caliber choices for ammunition and a full line of targets and holsters. “We’ll also offer loans on used guns, free layaway year-round, payday loans, and a full-service pawn shop, but our main focus is the gun shop.” Miller’s open stock is varied between handguns and rifles. “We start out with your basic Hi-Points, the entry level will start out at $199,” Miller said. “Our stock goes up to Glocks, which are what people normally carry concealed, which start around $570, and everything in between. “The higher end includes 1911’s, Colts, and a few others.” The guns Miller offers also vary in color, as he said different colored guns have become very trendy
lately. He said the store will be equipped to do scope mounting and boar sighting as well. Keeping with the pawn shop feel, Miller said he will also offer jewelry, coins, and other things for sale. Management of the new store stays in the family, keeping to the tradition started with the Bethany location. Glenn Gentry, Miller’s father-in-law, serves as the store’s general manager. Even though the store is now open, there are still a few things missing from completing the inside of Bull’s Eye. “We’re still waiting on some shelving, and some of our inventory is still on its way,” Miller said. “But we will sell it as soon as it becomes available, and we’ll make progress this week as we open. “We’re also still waiting on the sign, but that should come in this week as well.”
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Owner Patrick Miller stands behind the cash register of Maryville’s new gun and pawn shop, Bull’s Eye Trading. The shop officially opened for business in early November. Miller had nothing but complimentary things to say about working with the City of Maryville in the process of opening Bull’s Eye.
“The city has been excellent to work with, especially the building inspectors,” Miller said. “They were really helpful and informative
throughout the process.” Bull’s Eye Trading is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The shop is closed Sundays.
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With locally owned retail businesses on the rise in downtown Maryville, Blue Willow Boutique opened its doors at 220 N. Main St. in November to join in the effort. Previously a lifelong Kansas City resident, store owner Stephanie Campbell moved to Maryville in May. In June, when she was looking for a gift item for a friend’s birthday, she bought it in Kansas City, where she works as a Farm Bureau insurance agent. “I wanted to buy it locally, but at the time, there was just a lack of places to go for gifts,” Campbell said. “Maryville is an awesome place with great people, but we needed more pretty places to shop.” With degrees in accounting and public administration, and a lengthy sales background, Campbell set out on a venture to take advantage of the business opportunity she saw. She sought out building owners Mike and Sheila Phillips, who previously ran The Bookstop Coffee Shop in that location. She now rents the location from them. After both structural and cosmetic updates, Campbell has filled the location with what she considers the in-
ventory her customers are looking for, including home décor, gift items, and apparel. “I want customers to drive the inventory by telling me what they want,” she said. “I want this to be the town’s store.” Nothing in the store is priced more than $40, as affordability is a priority for Campbell. “Right now, it’s about 50/50 with what is made in America, but I’m hoping to move more toward 80/20,” Campbell said. “I want to eventually source as much as I can from the four-state area, but it’s a process.
When building her inventory, she searched what isn’t found in Maryville, and for what she considered “responsible companies,” that are mindful of how their product is produced and affects the environment. She is interested in partnering with local artisans and crafters to put more locally produced inventory in the store. Blue Willow Boutique employs four part-time employees, all university students. Blue Willow’s store hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
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Home by Sonja offers designs for life Since changing hands toward the end of last year, one of Maryville’s signature downtown businesses, the former Store of Colors paint and home décor shop at 103 S. Main St., is undergoing a transformation while still offering customers the products and services for which it has been known for more than half a century. The business was recently purchased by Sonja Wolbert, who operated her own home decorating business in Maryville — Elements Interior Redesign — before joining Hineline Home Furnishings here as a decorator and sales consultant. In 2014, Wolbert left Maryville to manage the Furniture Mall of Kansas store in Topeka, a $40 million a year operation with a staff of 25 salespeople. “It was a good job — a great job,” Wolbert said, “but it was also a seven-days-a-week job, and I was yearning to come back to a small town where you really know your guests (customers). And I wanted to be closer to family.” So, when the Maryville native and 1991 Northwest Missouri State University graduate — she has a degree in psychology — was offered a chance to acquire the Store of Colors by former owners Elizabeth and Peter Kamstra, she leaped at it. A former educator and community development professional, Wolbert ran the Parents as Teachers program for the Maryville R-II School District in the late 1990s and served four years as principal of St. Gregory’s School, which is operated by the local St. Gregory Barbarigo Roman Catholic Parish. But she said in a recent interview that interior design has always been her passion. She recalled that during a
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Owner Sonja Wolbert, seated, and Amy Schreck make up the design team at Home by Sonja, the former Store of Colors paint, flooring, and drapery business located at 103 S. Main St. in Maryville. Wolbert, who has an extensive background in interior decoration and retail furniture sales, says she is keeping most of the store’s existing products and services while adding new lines, such as Bassett Furniture, a company that specializes in high quality pieces, customizable in more than 600 fabrics. Maryville High School English class, she and other students were asked to create a collage illustrating what they would like to be doing in 20 years. Wolbert’s piece was all about paint, flooring, carpet, drapes, and furniture. Alas, in the late 1980s, there wasn’t much call in rural northwest Missouri for interior design specialists, and so Wolbert set her sights on what she thought was a more practical career. But as things have turned out, what the teenage Wolbert wanted to do most ended up being what she does best, and she feels her
long experience, both as a designer and in the retail furniture business, has given her a unique feel for helping people create domestic environments that are right for them. In approaching a home design challenge, Wolbert said, the best strategy is often to start where the customer is. When it comes to color, décor, and furnishings, she explained, most people already have a pretty good idea about what they like. “I like to try and use what people have but maybe in a different way,” Wolbert said. “Most
of the time people have already purchased things they love in a certain style or color, things that bring them joy. But they don’t always know how to arrange them to get the look that they want. That’s what we do.” Founded in 1960 by Leroy and Shirley Wedlock, Store of Colors has always been one of the main places where Maryville homeowners and businesses purchase paint and other interior design products. In addition to contractor-provided installations, the store continues to offer Benjamin Moore
paints, Old Masters stains, window treatments, blinds, draperies, floor coverings, wallpaper, and various decorator items. Except for a picture matting and framing operation, which has been eliminated, Wolbert says she plans to keep that lineup of products and services intact while adding Bassett Furniture, a company that specializes in high quality pieces that can be customized in more than 600 fabrics. Home by Sonja will also offer just about anything else homeowners might need to create the perfect look for any room, including tables, lamps, accessories, decorative pieces, and art. To this end the store, following remodeling this month, will include a “foundation room” display space designed to help people visualize various furniture combinations and decorator schemes. More than just selling paint, flooring, window treatments, and furniture, Wolbert said she is in the business of providing customers with the experience of living in a welcoming space that is all their own. “We want them to feel welcome and comfortable,” she said, to walk into their home and absolutely love it.” The Home by Sonja staff also includes Amy Schreck, another local designer who worked with Wolbert during her Elements Interior Redesign days. Together, Wolbert said, the two women offer customers an experienced design team capable of taking on just about any decorating assignment. Among other things, Wolbert and Schreck plan to offer evening design classes and “trunk shows,” which will feature themed presentations of specialty décor items and other merchandise.
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New building, new feel for Happy Garden Happy Garden gained a happy new home in 2016. Formerly located in the same building as Ali’s Bakery, the longtime favorite Chinese restaurant moved across the street to the building previously occupied by the Uptown Cleaners. The former dry cleaner and coin laundromat closed early in 2016, according to the Nodaway County Assessor’s office. Jessie Ye, the manager at Happy Garden, said the restaurant moved because they needed more room. When the former laundromat went for sale, it seemed like a perfect investment opportunity. The owners contacted Brandon Jensen, who owns and runs Jensen Construction, to work on remodeling the building. Jensen said this was no easy task. “When they bought it …” Jensen explained, “… they knew they would need the place to be remodeled from the ground up. We basically gutted the entire interior and we ended up cutting concrete, putting in all new walls, new plumbing, and we re-wired the place.
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The new location for Happy Garden is pictured here just before the lunch rush came through. Happy Garden, which was located at 523 N. Main in Maryville, moved across the street to take over the building formerly occupied by the Uptown Cleaners. “We only saved the outer shell of the building; everything else is new.” In addition to a much larger dining area which seats about 60, the building includes a private area
that can accomodate 20 additional guests. Ye said that was a bit of a necessity. “We’ve had people ask about booking us for their meetings and
private parties,” Ye explained. Ye said she took over management of Happy Garden in 2008. “We were friends with the owner,” Ye said. “And when we came to Maryville, we stepped in
to manage the Happy Garden. We had worked with them before.” As it has for many others, Ye said Maryville felt like home when they arrived. “It’s a small town,” Ye said. “Everybody knows everybody, and they’re all friendly and nice.” Jensen said working with the people at Happy Garden was a point of pride for him. “It was great to work with [them],” Jensen said. “They’re nice people and easy to work with; it’s actually an honor and a privilege they asked me to work on the remodel.” Ali Elzen, owner of Ali’s Bakery and the space which was previously occupied by Happy Garden, said he’s still in the process of filling the space. “[Happy Garden’s] lease ends at the end of the month,” Elzen said. “Once they remove all they had left in there and turn over the keys, I will start remodeling the place.” The remodeling is nearing completion, and Elzen said he would welcome anyone who is interested in potentially taking over the space.
On the Spot design studio now open in Maryville After a full day at work, Sabrina Theas used to like coming home to a craft project. Now, she’s taking it to work with her. After 21 years of working in Maryville – 20 at Kawasaki, one at Rapid Refill – Theas has opened her own design shop right next to the Smoke Shop on West Fifth Street. On the Spot Designs will be a craft and design studio which focuses on unique-
ness. “I do custom gifts, glass etching, personal ornaments, tiles, promotional items for businesses, invitation and business card design, t-shirts, koozies, and many other things,” Theas said. “The big thing is that everything I make is custom-made. “Some other shops focus on mass production, where I’m okay with just making one t-shirt, one coffee mug … I’m favoring uniqueness
over mass production.” However, On the Spot is not just for Theas’ works. “I’m also displaying and selling local crafts as well,” Theas said. Design was always part of Theas’ life, but it was always a side project. After work, she would come home and make crafts as gifts and sell them to coworkers. “I always loved seeing the look on their faces when they’d see something
I made,” Theas said. “That’s one of the biggest reasons I decided to open my own store.” For the past eight months, the store has been “in the works,” as Theas and her boyfriend, Denny Florea, looked for a good place to house the shop. Soon enough, the location opened up. “It used to be the [West Side] Tattoo Shop,” Theas said. “The most difficult part of moving in is fixing it up to look like a trendy craft shop. “Denny was supportive the whole way through, and his daughter Brandi (Bonde) came in and helped me clean it up and make it look good.” With the renovation near-
ing completion, Theas is feeling a lot of emotions. “I’m nervous, but excited, and I hope everyone loves having somewhere to go to get crafts like the ones I make,” Theas said. “Tri-State Ford is one of my biggest clients so far,” Theas said. “I’ve also done work for Northwest Audio Visual; I’ve really had great clients so far.” Theas’ main goal is to complement the burgeoning economy of Maryville. “We have Minnie Lane that just opened, a new coffee shop going in near the Square, and we’re about to open up, offering another new thing that Maryville doesn’t have yet,” Theas
said. “It would be nice to have more places in Maryville to shop. “Mozingo is trying to build itself as a destination, it would be nice for Maryville to become a destination city to complement it.” The hours for the new store are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. The shop is closed Sundays and Mondays. Theas said anyone interested in a design but unable to come in during business hours can send an e-mail to sabrina@onthespotdesigns. com or call the store. The landline for the store is 660241-5050, and the store cell phone is 660-541-3590.
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Gathering Space reflects future of faith In the first expansion of its campus since the 1950s, the First United Methodist Church of Maryville in June held an open house reception and ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of its new Gathering Space. The addition includes a fully accessible church entrance, accessible restrooms, a multi-passenger elevator, and lobby-like furnishings. Completion of the space was carried out in conjunction with remodeling work throughout the church’s 1950s-era education wing and the addition of a new prayer chapel, nursery, and courtyard. Constructed by local builder Jeff Smith, the $1.9 million expansion symbolizes the congregation’s determination to “look toward the future,” according to the Rev. Scott Moon, the faith community’s senior pastor. Moon added that the spacious, contemporary hall is helping FUMC meet the spiritual and social needs of a changing population of believers and seekers that includes a growing number of young families, singles, and students. Among other things, the addition has become the home of “Catalyst,” a non-traditional Saturday evening worship service that emphasizes group discussion, relationship building, and dialogue organized along the lines of an informal college seminar. The congregation has also made the space available to a number of non-church activities viewed as serving the greater good, such as the Memory Café Alzheimer’s support group sponsored by SSM Health at Home. Investing in the Gathering Space, Moon said, has not only positioned the church for the future but has strengthened the
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The Rev. Scott Moon stands inside the First United Methodist Church of Maryville’s new Gathering Space. Completed this past summer, the large, lobby-like hall was designed to meet the spiritual and social needs of a changing population of believers and seekers that includes a growing number of young families, singles, and students. 120-year-old house of worship’s historic ties to Maryville’s central business district. “It will help us reach a number of goals,” said church member and building committee chair Tye Parsons. “It gives the church more of a welcoming feeling because it can be a difficult church to find your way around in. Also, it’s a place where people can meet and mingle
before services.” Among other things, the expansion gives the church a clearly identifiable front entrance, something Moon said has been lacking for decades. Since a large parking lot was added to the rear of the church, most worshippers have been using the back door, which offers only indirect access to the sanctuary.
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The original main entrance fronting on Main Street sits atop a short flight of concrete stairs. This created accessibility issues and also forced people to walk about a half block from the rear parking area. Completed after five years of planning and fundraising, Moon said the project created some apprehension at first on the part of
some members who hadn’t been through a major church expansion. But once the plans were drawn up and work got underway, the congregation grew united in its determination to move forward “It is a fairly large project,” Moon said. “It is the largest the church has taken on since 1957, and it’s a sign that we are trying to reach out and continue the ministry.”
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Warehouser buys former Energizer plant After years of uncertainty about the ultimate fate of the former Energizer battery plant in Maryville, the halfmillion-square-foot factory, idle since 2013, was sold in late May to L&L Holdings, which announced plans to use the sprawling structure for warehousing and leased office space. Headed by CEO Logan Walker, L&L Holdings owns Midwest Warehousing, a company that operates several similar facilities in St. Joseph and plans to use the 45-year-old plant to “accommodate various light manufacturing industries” and “provide warehouse space and storage facilities to both new and existing customers.” The purchase price was not disclosed. “I am honored to welcome Logan Walker and L&L Holdings to the Maryville business community,” said NCED Executive Director Josh McKim in a prepared statement. “Mr. Walker is dedicated to the productive re-use of the former Energizer facility and has vast experience working with multi-tenant industrial/warehousing facilities in the St. Joseph area. NCED is proud to partner with Mr. Walker and L&L Holdings in its efforts to rejuvenate the former En-
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Unsold and vacant for more than three years, the former Energizer battery plant on the east end of Maryville finally acquired a new owner in 2016 after it was purchased for an undisclosed sum by L&L Holdings. L&L is the corporate owner of Midwest Warehousing, which operates several similar facilities in St. Joseph and announced plans to use the 45-year-old plant to “accommodate various light manufacturing industries” while providing “warehouse space and storage facilities to both new and existing customers.” ergizer facility.” Midwest Warehousing specializes in the loading, distribution, and storage of freight, and provides commercial warehouse and materials distribution services both locally and nationally.
Maryville City Manager Greg McDanel said the city worked with NCED to facilitate the sale, and that the acquisition could create as many as 60 new jobs. McKim said that total could eventually expand
to as many as 100 workers but probably not in the short term. For decades a mainstay of the Maryville region’s economy, the factory, which began producing household batteries in 1971, had been
shuttered for more than three years. In late 2012, then-corporate parent Energizer Holdings said the closure was part of an international restructuring plan designed to save the corporation about
$200 million annually. At the time the factory, which had already seen significant downsizing, had a payroll consisting of about 300 full-time employees and between 150 and 200 part-time contract workers. The building was acquired in Dec. 2015 by Mercy Foundation, a Florida-based non-profit that purchased the building and grounds “for $1 and other valuable consideration.” Mercy Foundation, which described itself as a non-profit working to “reduce the effects of poverty by supporting microloans to the poor across the globe,” immediately passed the factory on to its subsidiary 3131 E. 1st Street LLC. Following the acquisition, according to county officials, the new owners failed to pay back taxes, which meant the property could not be re-sold with a clean title. That situation was finally resolved in March when three parcels of real estate comprising about 60 acres of farmland attached to the factory were sold by 3131 to Kirby and Rosemary Stiens and the Alan P. Stiens Trust, a local farm family that insisted all tax questions be settled before the deal moved forward.
Italian restaurant replaces Diner 71 Maryville has an Italian restaurant once again. Over Thanksgiving weekend, Luigi’s Italian Restaurant opened its doors for the first time, taking over the space vacated by Diner 71. Moving to Maryville has been in the works for the Oklahoma-based restaurant, according to owner Roberto, who wished to have his last name withheld. “We have two other locations, both in Oklahoma,” Roberto said. “We started looking at Maryville as a new location last year.” Roberto said Luigi’s has been trying to get its foot in the door in Maryville, but were unable to do so because they couldn’t find an ideal location. When Diner 71 closed, however, Luigi’s was able to take over the lease. Roberto noticed there was a void in Maryville for authentic Italian cuisine. He said they decided to come because the town offered a similar feel to what the restaurant hopes to create. “We are a family-owned business,” Roberto said. “We wanted
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The dining room of Luigi’s Italian Restaurant sits empty, waiting for people to come in for authentic Italian cuisine. The new restaurant, which took over the storefront vacated by Diner 71 in October, opened over the Thanksgiving weekend. to come to Maryville because it’s a family-oriented town. “Maryville is a nice place with good, quiet people living here. Maryville also has a college, which could bode well for our business.”
Roberto said the restaurant offers a taste of authentic Italian cuisine. “We have chicken, pizza, spaghetti, seafood, and many other choices,” Roberto said. “Our lunch special includes most of
our items, and it’s only $6.95.” Alcohol will be available at Luigi’s, but not for a few weeks; Roberto said the restaurant is still in the process of opening and will be filing for a liquor license soon. Luigi’s Italian Restaurant is
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City smooths out North Main ‘gateway’ Long-awaited improvements to one of Maryville’s transportation gateways finally became a reality in September when Keller Construction Co. of St. Joseph began milling and asphalt overlay work on North Main Street from Highway 71 to just south of 242nd Street at the entrance to the Timber View Estates subdivision. Keller was also contracted by Timber View residents, whose homes are located outside the city limits, to repave streets serving the single-family housing development. Upfront funding for the Timber View project was provided by the County Commission and will be repaid by property owners at no interest over a period of years. Badly degraded prior to last year’s resurfacing project, North Main was something of a public relations problem for the city because it often provides one of the first impressions new students have of Maryville when arriving to attend Northwest Missouri State University. The highway-like stretch of road extends about two miles north from 16th Street before it crosses 71 and becomes Route C, a short stretch of blacktop that serves as a link to Highway 148. Only the northernmost mile of North Main was being paved last year due to a reduction in the amount of municipal capital improvement funds available for such repairs. Though Maryville’s halfcent capital improvements sales tax brings in about a half-million dollars a year, most of that money is now
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A Keller Construction Co. Crew uses a milling machine to grind away worn pavement along a mile-long stretch of North Main Street before applying fresh asphalt. The long-awaited improvement represented the city’s only street overlay project during the 2016 fiscal year. obligated for debt service related to earlier projects. The levy sunsets in 2018, and city officials are expected to ask voters to renew the tax in this April’s municipal election. But until that happens, funding for smoother streets must largely be taken from the city’s General Fund. The relative scarcity of money during fiscal 2016 meant that North Main was the only such street project
carried out during the summer construction season. The funding package for the $230,000 North Main project was to have included $84,000 in Surface Transportation Program grant funds through the Missouri Department of Transportation. But MoDOT later decided that the city’s bid specifications did not meet its requirements. In order to move the job forward, the City Council dropped plans for resur-
facing South Davis, South Saunders, and Galaxie and reallocated the MoDOT grant funds to a planned overhaul of South Main Street between South Avenue and Wal-Mart tentatively scheduled for this year. When plans for repaving North Main were first broached by municipal staff, it was suggested that the southern half of the thoroughfare between Timber View Estates and 16th Street
take place sometime during summer 2017. However, capital improvement funds will be limited this year as well, and the current General Fund budget approved in late September allocates only $300,000 for street overlays. Of that amount, $170,000 is to come from the General Fund and $130,000 from what remains of discretionary capital improvement tax revenues. Though no specific over-
lay projects are listed in the budget, city officials have said that the southern half of the North Main corridor is still one of the city’s most important street maintenance priorities. The south half of the strip is in somewhat better shape than the north half, and City Manager Greg McDanel said other streets inside the city proper may need to be addressed first, which could set completion of the corridor back at least a year.
Burns, Strong elected to county office In January, a new sheriff — Randy Strong — became Nodaway County’s top uniformed law enforcement officer. In the county’s only other contested race in the Nov. 8 general election, Republican Chris Burns, a major-claims insurance adjuster and local businessman, was elected to the North District County Commission seat held by Robert Westfall, who is retiring. Burns defeated Democrat Merlin Atkins, a retired farmer known for his volunteer work with the Nodaway
County Ministry Center food pantry. Strong, a former Maryville Public Safety officer and detective who until recently worked as a deputy/ investigator for the Holt County Sheriff’s Office, unseated incumbent Darren White, who was seeking a third four-year term. Now 60, Strong retired after a 31-year career as a Maryville Public Safety police officer and investigator and subsequently worked as an investigation supervisor for the Missouri Department of Corrections before accepting the position with Holt
County. His boss there, Sheriff Scott Wedlock, who was defeated in his own bid for reelection, will now become a senior deputy under Strong. During his law enforcement career, Strong has received numerous accolades, including Officer of the Year honors bestowed by the Center for Missing and Exploited Children in recognition of his role in the 2004 Bobbie Jo Stinnett murder and kidnapping case. Following the Stinnet case, Strong was among the officers summoned to Wash-
ington, D.C., and congratulated personally by President George W. Bush. He also received the Federal Law Enforcement of the Year award and was honored by the U.S. Attorney’s Office after participating in the investigation of the 1990 murder of Christine Elkins, which ended in the conviction of two suspects. While still a Maryville
detective, Strong served as a U.S. marshal’s deputy assigned to Task Force NITRO (the Northwest Missouri Interagency Team Response Operation), where he was assigned to duty as an undercover narcotics officer. In electing Strong, voters heeded his repeated campaign claim that nearly 40 years of law enforcement experience with multiple
agencies made him “the best candidate for sheriff.” Burns, 47, has worked as an independent contractor for Zurich Insurance and owns a pair of local businesses: Burny’s Upper Deck, a bar in downtown Maryville, and Motors & Cycles Sales on North Main Street. He grew up in Ravenwood and has lived in Nodaway County for 42 years.
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Minnie Lane opens on the downtown square Minnie Lane Vintiques, Curiosities, Collectables, and Gifts, a Rustic/Shabby Chic vintage store which sells a variety of items such as jewelry, hats, ceramic ware, bags, and needle work is located at 112 E. Third St. in Maryville. The store is a multi-faceted endeavor that combines both goods and services to a large target audience throughout northwest Missouri. Minnie Lane opened to the public on July 13.. Melody Blair, owner, is excited about her new business venture. “There is something for everyone,” Blair said. “Whether you want to walk down memory lane or want to get something really cool and everything in between, we’ve got it.” Blair began her love of antiquing at a young age and wants to share her passion for antiques and collectibles with the Maryville community. “I moved here with my family from Colorado in 1991,” Blair said. “We chose Maryville because it is a great place to raise a family and it’s a college town. We hope to be a place where students come as well as the community at large.” Blair has acquired many vintage, antiques, and collectables for the store and says that shoppers will not be disappointed at what Minnie Lane has to offer. “We have quality new and used items,” Blair said. “Our items will constantly be changing and you will see new product monthly. Our items have stories to tell and stories the
Melody Blair, owner of Minnie Lane Vintiques, Curiosities, Collectables, and Gifts community needs to hear.” Minnie Lane also sells items from two local vendors. Blue Sign Vintiques owned by Kathy Nothstine and Windmill Antiques owned by Al and Shelby Lawson have permanent displays at the store.
Minnie Lane also offers opportunities for the community to connect with one another through events and unique offerings like Brown Bag Respite, an invitation to fellow workers from around the Downtown Square to bring their lunches and eat somewhere other than the workplace.
“Brown Bag Respite is a comfortable place at Minnie Lane where people can come to sit and eat lunch together,” Blair said. “We want to provide fellow workers a way to visit outside the office.” Blair also offers “First and Third Friday” events, which showcase lo-
cal talent in visual arts and music. “I want to be part of bringing life back to the downtown square,” Blair added. “We hope our store helps build a better, stronger community to our downtown area and supply a social and cultural outlet as well.”
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Aesthetician, masseuse join forces in new spa After relocating in July 2016, the team at Brighton Wellness Spa is complete. At an open house Friday, Sept. 9, Brighton owner and aesthetician Sara Stiens and massage therapist Twila Swinford celebrated their new partnership with wine, fruits, and friends. Stiens said she is excited about what the new partnership and location will bring. “Between Twila and I, we’re excited for more business in a nicer building,” Stiens said.
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Aesthetics is a profession which interested Stiens after she realized she would be in Maryville for awhile. “I wanted to make people feel better about themselves, and I didn’t want the traditional 9-5 job,” Stiens said. “I figured I’d probably be [in Maryville] forever, so I went and got my license.” Stiens graduated from Northwest Missouri State University in 2009, having studied psychology and nutrition. She was married in 2011. Stiens was licensed at the Academy of Aesthetic Arts based in Shawnee Mission, Kansas in Sept. 2012, opening Brighton Wellness Spa in May 2013 at the corner of East First Street and North Market Street. However, Stiens realized she needed a change earlier this year as the Maryville Daily Forum
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Sara Stiens (left) and Twila Swinford pose at the Brighton Wellness Spa open house Friday, Sept. 9. The open house celebrated the new partnership between Stiens and Swinford, as well as the opening of the new location. office underwent renovations. When the remodeling project was complete, Stiens said she wanted to be included in the development. “Phil [Cobb] is a respectable businessman, and when I said I wanted to be included, he worked it out with me to make sure it happened,” Stiens said. “I had a few specific plans for what my new space would look like, and Brandon Jensen made it all happen.”
Brighton Wellness Spa opened in the new location in July, but there was still something missing for Stiens. That’s where Twila Swinford came into play. Swinford graduated from North Nodaway High School in Hopkins in 1978, got married, and moved to Maryville. Swinford worked at the Energizer plant until 2008. “When your career ends, you don’t really know what to do,” Swinford said. “But when God closes one
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that opportunity before.” Swinford worked at Maryville Chiropractic as a self-employed massage therapist after earning her license. She decided to partner with Stiens to take advantage of a bigger workspace. Stiens and Swinford work by appointment only. Brighton Wellness Spa’s new location is 111 East Jenkins St. Suite B in the east side of the Maryville Daily Forum building.
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