Posted on August 20, 2021August 20, 2021

Pacific Hailed for Community Spirit in Music Festival to Benefit Historic First Baptist Church Restoration

Pacific got more than donations to help restore a historic church at the First Baptist Church (FBC) of Gray Summit Gospel Sing last Sunday. Six area churches, of black and white congregations, gathered in song to help a group of Pacific citizens restore Historic First Baptist Church of Pacific that was severely damaged by flood water in 2016. The August 15 music festival was the second Gospel Sing that FBC hosted to benefit the Pacific church restoration project. Music has … Continue reading “Pacific Hailed for Community Spirit in Music Festival to Benefit Historic First Baptist Church Restoration”

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021

Saving Shiloh: Movie Filmed in Pacific to be Shown at the Senior Center Friday Evening August 20

If you’re one of the Pacific residents who got yourself in the movies in 2006 when Hollywood came here to film a little family flick called Saving Shiloh, you might want to come to the Tri-County Senior Center on Friday evening to see yourself on the big screen – back when you were younger and looking for your big break. Saving Shiloh is the second movie in the Senior Center’s monthly Movie Night, recently launched as fundraising activity for the … Continue reading “Saving Shiloh: Movie Filmed in Pacific to be Shown at the Senior Center Friday Evening August 20”

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021 2 Comments on Aldermen to Approve Myers New Job Tuesday / City Attorney Won’t Say in Writing Why He Thinks It’s Legal

Aldermen to Approve Myers New Job Tuesday / City Attorney Won’t Say in Writing Why He Thinks It’s Legal

Aldermen are set to approve the hiring of former mayor Steve Myers as city economic development director at a salary of $70,000 at Tuesday evening’s board meeting. Pacific City Attorney Bob Jones declined a request to provide a written explanation to this blog of why Myers accepting immediate employment with the city is not in violation of state statute 105.454. The decline to explain to Pacific citizens came in an Aug. 11, telephone conversation between the attorney and me (Pauline … Continue reading “Aldermen to Approve Myers New Job Tuesday / City Attorney Won’t Say in Writing Why He Thinks It’s Legal”

Posted on August 16, 2021August 16, 2021

Company Says Shortage of Drivers and Truck Parts Are the Reason for Delays in Picking Up Trash / Asks for Patience

The company that picks up waste and recyclables in Pacific says it is experiencing trouble in keeping drivers and obtaining parts to keep all its trucks in safe operating condition. The company says COVID is the cause of both delays. In a letter to Pacific officials, Tony Lamantia, municipal representative with the city’s waste hauler, Waste Connections, said the firm is tackling a range of challenges to keep up with pick-ups. The biggest issue the firm faces is having enough … Continue reading “Company Says Shortage of Drivers and Truck Parts Are the Reason for Delays in Picking Up Trash / Asks for Patience”

Posted on August 14, 2021August 15, 2021 1 Comment on Owner of 59 Years Tackles Restoration of Classic 1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe – Icon of American Pop Culture – Hotrods and Drag Racers

Owner of 59 Years Tackles Restoration of Classic 1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe – Icon of American Pop Culture – Hotrods and Drag Racers

Catawissa resident Bob Carter chuckles at the idea that he might be preserving his 1940 Chevrolet business coupe as a prototype of hotrods, and drag racing.  The coupes were mass produced in 1932 and would give birth to hotrodding and become an icon of American pop culture. Classic Auto Trader magazine notes that the 1940 Chevrolet body has been a favorite choice of Hot Rodders since the 1950s. After World War II, small military airports throughout the country were rarely … Continue reading “Owner of 59 Years Tackles Restoration of Classic 1940 Chevrolet Business Coupe – Icon of American Pop Culture – Hotrods and Drag Racers”

Posted on August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

Joy Bryant to Sing in Gospel Music Celebration in Gray Summit This Sunday

Joy Bryant, veteran St. Louis area gospel music performer brings a big voice to a music festival in Gray Summit this coming Sunday The music celebration, set for 3:00 p.m. Aug. 15 at First Baptist Church at Gray Summit, 2705 Highway 100, is titled a Gospel Sing.  There is no charge to attend but donations will be accepted. The event is to benefit the Historic First Baptist Church in Pacific restoration project. This is the second Gospel Sing that First … Continue reading “Joy Bryant to Sing in Gospel Music Celebration in Gray Summit This Sunday”

Posted on August 11, 2021August 12, 2021

Hillside Developer Avoids Prison After All

On July 30, we posted a report that the contractor who excavated Pacific’s hillside without a permit was ordered to go to prison for acts committed far from Pacific. We said at the end of our article that we could not confirm that he actually showed up at the prison. It turns out that was a wise disclaimer. The wily contractor avoided serving any time behind bars after all. And he did it legally. In 2017, Chad Neal, operating Orchid … Continue reading “Hillside Developer Avoids Prison After All”

Posted on August 10, 2021August 11, 2021 5 Comments on Residents Question Mayor Steve Myers Accepting Paying Job with City Immediately on Leaving Office / City Attorney Has No Concerns

Residents Question Mayor Steve Myers Accepting Paying Job with City Immediately on Leaving Office / City Attorney Has No Concerns

State Statute 105.454 Says an elected official shall not take a paying job with a city where he was an officer for one year after leaving office. Pacific residents question how former mayor Steve Myers can take a paying job with the City of Pacific overseeing certain departments immediately after leaving office when state law says he has to wait a year.  The City of Pacific announced Myers retirement as mayor and his accepting the position of Director of Economic … Continue reading “Residents Question Mayor Steve Myers Accepting Paying Job with City Immediately on Leaving Office / City Attorney Has No Concerns”

Posted on August 7, 2021August 8, 2021Tags 2 Comments on City Edges Toward Goal of Improving Truck Routes as 1st & Osage Widening Moves Forward / Historic House to Come Down

City Edges Toward Goal of Improving Truck Routes as 1st & Osage Widening Moves Forward / Historic House to Come Down

The City has applied for a federal grant to cover 80 percent of the $1.1 million cost to widen the heavily travelled intersection at First and Osage streets. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments has a recommended approval of the federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) grant, but award of the grant is subject to approval at the East West Gateway October, 2021 meeting.   The federal amount of the 80-20 matching grant is $892,173. The City’s 20 percent match … Continue reading “City Edges Toward Goal of Improving Truck Routes as 1st & Osage Widening Moves Forward / Historic House to Come Down”

Posted on August 7, 2021August 8, 2021Tags 1 Comment on Bikers’ Poker Run Yields Big Hand for Church Restoration Project

Bikers’ Poker Run Yields Big Hand for Church Restoration Project

The July 24, second annual Danny “Turtle” Johnson motorcycle poker run landed a big hand for the Historic First Baptist Church restoration project. When the 150-plus poker hands, tee shirt sales, auction and meals were tallied, the day had yielded a total of $15,411. Of that $1,300 was donated to the American Heart Association, in Johnson’s honor, leaving $14,111 to help complete work on the church. “It took a lot of people to bring it all together,” said Norbert Gildehaus. … Continue reading “Bikers’ Poker Run Yields Big Hand for Church Restoration Project”