UCityUnited

May 23, 2007 and beyond

Get out your running shoes!
The 32nd annual Memorial Day Run will be held on Monday, May 28th. You can still sign up to run in the 10k, 5k or Fun Run. Drop by the library or call 314-727-3150 for more information. On-line registrations can be made at www.active.com . This run benefits the Green Center, the University City Children’s Center, U City in Bloom and the library. It’s a great event - lots of fun meeting your neighbors. And afterwards? Head to the Heman Park pool which will be opening for the season later in the day.

Organizers might still need volunteers. If you can help, contact Jan Oberkramer at the Green Center at 725-8314 or joberkramer@thegreencenter.org .

Want to help some U City trees?
University City resident Rose Jenkins is forming a “Friends of Trees” group to help work on the trees along the Midland Boulevard median. Rose has been in contact with St. Louis County, who manages the trees, voicing her concern about the ways the trees have been mulched. She is looking for people willing to help “de-mulchify” the trees, which have been mulched too high
for the trees’ health. She has the support of St. Louis County, which has supplied her with safety vests and gloves. Some additional volunteers would help the work get done more quickly. If you are interested in helping contact Rose at plasma@brick.net or call 863-2241. Ms. Jenkins has been in touch with University City’s forester James Crowe about this project.

Sutter-Meyer house archaeology dig
The Mound City Archaeological Society opens its 2007 dig at the Sutter-Meyer farmhouse this Saturday, May 26th. If you are interested in the archaeological work going on at the oldest building in University City, feel free to stop by from 9am-3pm. The Sutter-Meyer farmhouse is located at 6826 Chamberlain Court, which is off Ferguson Avenue just north of Olive. For more information on the dig, contact Greg Paulus, the President of the Mound City Archaeological Society. He can be contacted at 314-704-3507 or bgpaulus@archaeologist.com.

Want to work on the Sutter-Meyer farmhouse?
The newly-formed Sutter-Meyer Society is looking for people interested in working to renovate and utilize this building for the benefit of University City. The Society meets on the third Tuesday of every month in the library at Pershing Elementary School, which is within walking distance of the building. The meetings start at 7pm. If you would like more information call 314-727-6852 or e-mail suttermeyersociety@ucitymo.com.

Like to play golf?
Plan to take part in the University City Parks Foundation Golf Tournaments on June 23rd. The Parks Foundation is now looking for sponsors and players. For more information contact Ruth Park Golf Pro Ron Akin at 727-4800.

It’s time for the summer reading club!
The following is from the University
City Public Library. GET A CLUE @ THE LIBRARY” SUMMER READING PROGRAM. The Youth Services Department is gearing up for another great Summer Reading Program which will
run from June 3 - August 3. A complete schedule of weekly activities and special programs will be available in the department. Teen Volunteers are needed for the 2007 Summer Reading Program as well. Volunteers listen to children report on their reading, award prizes, assist with special events and attend fun “volunteer only” events. Volunteers also participate in the program by reading and reporting and earn “volunteer only” prizes. Volunteering at the library is a good way to earn Community Service hours required by many schools. Applicants must have completed 6th grade, enjoy working with children, have a U.City library card and be available to work one or two times a week for at least 4 weeks of the program. Attendance at a training session is required. For more information visit the Youth Services Department on the second floor.

And speaking of books….
A plug for a University City author who has written a book for children. University City resident and retired professor Allan Richard Shickman has published a novel entitled Zan-Gah: A Prehistoric Adventure. In it the hero, Zan-Gah, seeks his lost brother in a dangerous world. Encountering suffering, conflict, love and victory, he passes from an uncertain boyhood
to a tried and proven manhood and a position of leadership among his people. Zan-Gah is an exciting, thought-provoking, and beautiful story. It is intended for readers age 11 to 111. The website is: www.zan-gah.com

UCityUnited work continues throughout the summer
UCityUnited has completed a very successful first year of programming - with a Candidates’ Workshop, two town hall forums, and the inaugural three-part Leadership U City series. And the work of the group continues throughout the summer through its three working groups.

Cool Cities Initiative Working Group
This working group wants to work with the city to develop ways to combat global warming on a community level. In 2006 University City Mayor Joseph Adams signed the Cool Cities Initiative, joining dozens of other mayors in doing so. For more information on the Cool Cities Initiative check out http://www.coolcities.us/. The group is discussing a strategy for presenting and enacting proposals for curtailing global warming and promoting energy efficiency. For more information contact Leslie Lihou at leslielihou@brick.net.

Race, Class and Culture Working Group
Group members are working together to determine how to begin an on-going community discussion on the issues of race, class and culture in our community. For more information about this group contact Margaret Johnson at johnsonmk@aol.com.

Schools Working Group
The Schools Working Group is composed of people interested in working to improve student achievement in the University City schools. If you would like more information about this group, please contact Therese Siegel at pfpactt@sbcglobal.net .

News from the School District
YES, there are still plenty of open slots in our first ever Summer Sports Camp. This camp is held the week BEFORE summer school starts. Kids can take only one clinic or as many as four clinics. If you have kids currently in grades 4 - 7, then please encourage them to try a few new or favorite sports at the Summer Sports Camp on June 11 - 15. This program is sponsored
by the UCHS Athletic Department and the Booster Club and features a full variety of sports taught by our high school coaching staff. Sport clinics are held for 1 1/2 hours for 5 days, and you can take only one or up to 4 clinics. At $20 a clinic or $85 for the week it’s the best deal in town.
Sports featured include basketball, tennis, soccer, baseball, field hockey, wrestling, swimming & water polo, and cheerleading. For more information or to register contact Nancy Mozier, evenings only at 314-721-7554 or via email at nancymozier@sbcglobal.net.

WATER POLO ANYONE?
There are many opportunities for boys and girls ages 6 - high school to learn and play water polo this summer. For children aged 6 - 14 there will be a program at Heman Park Pool during the week of June 25, and at other area pools throughout the summer. For high school students there is an intensive and well-coached program at Shaw Park pool weekdays from 6:30 - 8:30 a.m.

For more information about the School District programs contact:
Daphne J. Dorsey
ddorsey@u-city.k12.mo.us

UCHS Athletic Boosters Golf Tourney to be held Friday, June 29, at Forest
Park.
Join in some fun for a good cause! The UCHS Athletic Boosters hope this tourney grows to include lots of Alumni, Community Business Owners, Parents, area Golfers, and, we hope to make lots of new Friends too. The day will have something for everyone! Golf and dinner or just dinner and laughs with great people! Sign up early, space is limited!! We are in need of donations for prizes and awards as well as hole sponsors and donations of beverages and lots of goodie bag gifts. This tournament is always fun and this year we will play 18 holes at Forest Park with dinner to follow. Please pass the attached flyers around and let’s really make a difference for the student-athletes of University City! I’m kind of partial…but, we have lots of great things going on at U. City High and lots to be proud of. All funds raised through this tourney are used to benefit the athletic programs at the U. Come early, play hard, stay late! See you at Forest Park on Friday, June
29th!

School District starts E-Blast to share news about the district.
The following is from Daphne Dorsey, the head of PR in the district….. “Our goal is simple - we want to ensure that you, our school community, is aware of the great things that occur within this district. The School News E-Blast will provide a snapshot of building events and activities. If you
have questions regarding the news items listed within the attachment, please contact Daphne Dorsey, Public Relations Coordinator at 314-290-4016 or via email at ddorsey@u-city.k12.mo.us. Thank you.”

If you have any events you would like included in a future University City Bulletin Board, please send them to me at billandshelley@ucitymo.com And, please share this bulletin board with anyone and everyone you think may be interested in what’s happening in University City.

Ciao.

Shelley Welsch
7141 Delmar Boulevard
University City, MO 63130-4304
P: 314-727-6852
F: 314-727-6466
E-mail: billandshelley@ucitymo.com