Gene Sally Parkway
dedication ceremony
set for Sept. 30
The public is invited to attend the “Gene Sally Parkway” dedication ceremony which will be held on Friday, Sept. 30 at 4 p.m. in the courtyard in front of Rolla City Hall, located at 901 N. Elm Street.
The Rolla City Council recently approved an ordinance to designate an overlay of the 10th Street Bridge in Rolla as the “Gene Sally Parkway” in honor and memory of the former Missouri State Senator and State Representative Gene Sally who was a prominent Rolla real estate developer, and community leader largely responsible for the construction and funding of the 10th Street Bridge in Rolla.
In addition, Sally was largely responsible for much of the development that has occurred in the east area of Rolla, including the Forum Shopping Center, Forum Hills subdivision, and Rolla Technical Institute. In addition Mr. Sally was instrumental in the purchase of Rolla National Airport for $1, and was one of the purchasing partners of Oak Meadow Country Club. He was also an active supporter of Rolla youth sports.
After a brief ceremony with remarks from Mayor Bill Jenks, Gene Sally and other community leaders at the City Hall courtyard, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at the corner of 10th and Elm Streets. A reception will be held afterward on the 3rd floor of Rolla City Hall.
“Gene Sally had a tremendous impact on Rolla’s growth, development and prosperity while he was a stage legislator, real estate developer and community leader,” said Rolla Mayor Bill Jenks, III. “Naming the 10th Street Bridge the Gene Sally Parkway is a very fitting legacy for an individual who contributed so much to our community.”
For more information, please call Rolla City Administration at 426-6948.
Mayor Jenks receives
The Missourian Award
Rolla Mayor Bill Jenks, III was presented The Missourian Award, an acknowledgement of the most accomplished citizens of the State of Missouri, during a ceremony held on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011 in Jefferson City.
Rolla Mayor Bill Jenks, III (pictured center), is presented The Missourian Award during an awards banquet held on Sept. 17, 2011 in Jefferson City. Also pictured (l-r) are David Appleby, 2005 Missourian Award Recipient, Colonel, Retired, Special Forces, and Attorney at Law, Springfield, Mo.; and Ralph H. Slavens, Chairman & Founder, Missourian Awards Program, 1999 Missourian Award Recipient, and Attorney at Law, Ralph H. Slavens & Associates, Springfield, Mo.)
Jenks, who is serving his second 4-year term as Mayor of Rolla, said he was very honored to receive the award. “I sincerely appreciate being nominated and selected for this award,” said Jenks.
A graduate of Westminster College in Fulton, Mo., Jenks said he was particularly pleased Dr. George B. Forsythe, President of Westminster College, was also chosen to receive The Missourian Award. Mayor Jenks attended the awards banquet with his wife, Jeannie Jenks, who is an active volunteer with the City of Rolla’s VIPS program (Volunteer in Police Service).
The prestigious state-wide award, first established in 1994, is presented to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to their state or nation in the fields of civics, business, arts or politics. Among those who have received the award include: President Harry S. Truman, Thomas Hart Benton, Walter Cronkite, General Omar Bradley, Governor Mel Carnahan, Mark Twain, Walt Disney, and Vincent Price.
City-wide Clean Up
set for Oct. 1 in Rolla
The City of Rolla Environmental Services Department will hold the annual City-wide Fall Clean-up on Saturday, Oct. 1. If you wish to participate, please place all items near the curb by 6 a.m.
Examples of items that will be accepted are furniture, microwaves, televisions, old clothes, and normal household trash. Items that will not be accepted are appliances, water heaters, yard waste, tires, or construction debris such as sheet rock, shingles, concrete or rock. Loose items should be placed in boxes or bags and small pieces of lumber should be bundled.
We ask that you do not place rollout trash containers at the curb because during this special fall clean-up they will not be emptied. For more information, please call 364-6693.
Rolla City Council
Mtg. set for Oct. 3
The next Rolla City Council meeting will be held on Monday, Oct. 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Rolla City Hall, 901 N. Elm Street. During the meeting the final reading of the City’s 2011-2012 annual budget will also be made.
Rolla City Council meetings are ordinarily held the first and third Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. except when there is a conflict with an observed holiday. To review a copy of the City Council agendas or the full agenda packet, please visit http://www.rollacity.org/admin/agenda.shtm. For more information, please contact Rolla City Administration at 426-6948.
City Council meetings are also broadcast live on Rolla Channel 16 (RC16). To check to see when the City Council meetings are rebroadcast, please check the RC16 Program Guide online at http://rollachannel16.pegcentral.com.
MoDOT Update on
Kingshighway/I-44 roundabouts
Roundabout construction at the I-44 Business Loop interchange. Crews have completed work at the eastbound on-ramp to I-44. The on-ramp to westbound I-44 is also complete. Motorists should expect additional ramp closures at the 184 mile marker interchange as construction continues. Closures are scheduled every two weeks, and construction is staged so only one ramp will be closed at a time. Weather permitting, work on the off-ramp from westbound I-44 is underway and the off-ramp from eastbound I-44 is scheduled to close Oct. 3. Work on the roundabouts should be complete by late 2011.
Smithsonian to make stop in Rolla
with The Way We Worked Exhibit
Nov. 17-Dec. 19, 2011
The exhibition focuses on why we work and the needs that our jobs fulfill, featuring multiple interpretive opportunities for visitors through large graphics, audio components, relevant objects and work clothing.
"Our work takes places everywhere—on the land, on the streets of our communities, in offices and factories, in our home and even in space,” said Rolla Mayor Bill Jenks, III. “The Way We Worked will allow us to tell that evolving story on a national level and relate it to our own community.”“The Missouri Humanities Council hopes Phelps County residents and those in the surrounding areas will enjoy the exhibition and think a little deeper about the journey of American workers and how that it is reflected in the world today, both locally and nationally,” said Geoff Giglierano, Executive Director of the Missouri Humanities Council.
The exhibition explores the tools and technologies that enabled and assisted workers, which led to a faster, more complex and often more stressful work environment, the diversity of the American workforce, and how individuals and communities identify themselves with work.Visitors are free to travel through the exhibit on their own or with a guide. Guides help visitors personally connect to the exhibit through conversations and observations on the exhibit themes.
The Way We Worked will begin in Ste. Genevieve at The Bolduc House Museum from Oct. 8 - Nov. 5, 2011 and will continue the tour in Rolla from Nov. 19 - Dec. 17. Additional stops will include the following cities throughout 2011 and 2012:
- Poplar Bluff—Jan. 3- Jan. 31, 2012, Wheatley Historic Preservation
- Fulton—Feb. 11- March 10, 2012 The National Churchill Museum
- Lawson—March 24- April 21, 2012, Watkins Wollen Mill State Park & State Historic Site
- Savannah—May 5- June 2, 2012, Andrew County Museum & Historical Society
For more details about The Way We Worked exhibit tour and associated calendar and special events planned for each site, contact the Missouri Humanities Council at 800-357-0909 or view the Missouri Humanities Council website at www.mohumanities.org.
Organizations interested in bringing a Museum on Main Street exhibit to their community should contact the Missouri Humanities Council to discuss available opportunities in their areas.
Rolla Channel 16
live streaming
24/7 on the Web
If you happen to miss the airing of a Rolla City Council meeting, Planning & Zoning meeting, Rolla Public School Board meeting or Board of Public Works meeting, you can now watch them online on the Rolla Channel 16 Website at http://rollachannel16.com.
Rolla Channel 16, Rolla’s premiere Education and Government channel, is also now live streaming (24/7) at http://rollachannel16.com. RC16 is live streaming all Rolla City Council meetings, Rolla Planning & Zoning Commission meetings, all future episodes of “City Minutes”, all Rolla Public Schools board meetings, and Rolla High School Review.
Other syndicated content on RC16 such as Missouri Outdoors, Army Newswatch, and Capitol Dialogue will also live stream on RC16 at http://rollachannel16.com.
For more information regarding programming or DVD duplication of Rolla City Council meetings, Rolla Planning & Zoning meetings, and Rolla Public Schools board meetings, etc., please contact Gabe Mankin, Digital Media Operations Manager, at (573) 426-3377 or at Gabe.Mankin@fidelitycommunications.com.
Be sure to watch Rolla Channel 16 – Education, Government and Community for you!
Rolla Sesquicentennial
posters available
at City Hall
Rolla Sesquicentennial commemorative posters are available to the public for purchase at Rolla City Hall, (901 N. Elm Street). The 4-color, 11x17 glossy Sesquicentennial posters, designed by Angi Yowell, RTI Graphic Design Instructor, are selling for $2 each. In addition to the posters, the newly designed Rolla City flags are available for purchase in the Community Development Department (2nd Floor) at Rolla City Hall for $40 each.
Proceeds will be used to offset costs and expenses incurred for Rolla’s Sesquicentennial Celebration festivities.
The City of Rolla, incorporated 150 years ago on Jan. 25, 1861, continues to celebrate its Sesquicentennial Anniversary, which was Jan. 25, 2011. For more information, please call Scott Grahl, Communications Officer, at 426-6943 or visit the City’s Website at www.rollacity.org and click on the Rolla’s 150th tab.
2011 Environmental Services Dept.
List of Important Dates:
(Clip & save for easy reference!)
Oct. 1, 2011 - City-wide Fall Clean-Up: Saturday (residential only)
Nov. 24, 2011 – Thanksgiving Day: Thursday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Dec. 25, 2011 – Christmas Day (Observed Dec. 26): Monday’s trash will be picked up Tuesday; Tuesday’s trash will be picked up Wednesday.
Holidays NOT affecting trash
or recycling collection:
Oct. 10, 2011 – Columbus Day
Nov. 11, 2011 – Veterans Day
Nov. 25, 2011 – Day after Thanksgiving
Hotline number: 341-1168
Upcoming Events
SEPTEMBER 2011
30 – Gene Sally Parkway Dedication (4 p.m.); Rolla City Hall, Courtyard
OCTOBER 2011
1 - City-wide Fall Clean Up (items to curb by 6 a.m.); residential only
3 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
8 - Autumn Arts & Crafts Festival (9 a.m.-4 p.m.); downtown Rolla
17 - City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
19 – Grand Opening of the Deible Loop Pedestrian Bike Path (5:30 p.m.); intersection of Lions Club Drive and Southview Drive
31 – Trick or Treat Night at Rolla City Hall, The Centre, RPD, and Rolla Fire & Rescue (5-7 p.m.)
31 – Have a Safe Trick or Treat (5-7 p.m.); downtown Rolla
NOVEMBER 2011
4 – Operation Neighborhood Clean Up (6:30 a.m.); meet at Carpenter’s Hall on Hwy. 72 (For details, call Vince Giacolone/RPD at 308-1213)
4 – U.S. Armed Forces Victory Dinner (doors open at 5 p.m.; dinner at 6 p.m.); Lions Club Den, Lions Club Park (Call Judy Wright at 364-2419 for tickets; $20/adults; $10/children 10 & under); proceeds to benefit Veterans Memorial Park
4 – Operation Neighborhood Clean Up (6:30 a.m.); meet at Carpenter’s Hall on Hwy. 72 (For details, call Vince Giacolone/RPD at 308-1213)
7 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
21 – City Council Mtg. (6:30 p.m.)
Scott A. Grahl
Communications Officer
City of Rolla, Missouri
(573) 426-6943
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