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

University City Finances / Sunday April 22nd

The UCityUnited Leadership U City series continues on Sunday, April 22nd
with a seminar on University City Finances. The seminar will be held at
Bais Abraham Synagogue at 6910 Delmar Boulevard from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Assistant Collector of Revenue in St. Louis County, Tim Lee, will be
discussing the various taxes collected by St. Louis County and how they are
distributed to the 92 municipalities in the county. He will also be talking
about the pool and point-of-sale cities and how that system of tax revenue
collection works. He will be followed on the program by Janet K. Watson,
the new Deputy City Manager and Director of Finance in U City. Watson will
talk about University City finances specifically - where does the money go
and how is the budget developed. Watson will also be discussing other
aspects of the University City financial picture.

The Leadership U City series is free and open to anyone interested in
attending. Pre-registration is encouraged. You can register by calling
314-725-9094 or by e-mailing ucityunited@ucitymo.com.

The final program in this series, Economic Development in University City,
will be held on May 12th at 9:30 am at Crown Center.

Speaking of the University City budget…..

The City Council will be holding a Public Comment session on the city budget
on Monday, April 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in the Council chambers. If you would
like to share your thoughts on where our money should be used, please attend
this session and give the Council your input. Comments will be limited to
three minutes for each speaker.

Panel discussion on energy and the environment

Missouri State Representative Maria Chappelle-Nadal is sponsoring a panel
discussion on energy and the environment on Sunday, April 22nd from 2:00 pm-

4:00 pm. at the University City Public Library. Representatives from the
Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Ameren UE will be on hand to
answer questions. The program is free and open to the public. To register
e-mail maria.chappellenadal@house.mo.gov.

Spring is here, so it is time to get some plants in the ground…

And what better place to get them than the U City in Bloom Perennial Plant
Sale. The sale takes place on April 28th and 29th from 9:00am -1:00 pm at
the Heman Park Community Center, at the corner of Pennsylvania and Vernon.

U City in Bloom needs volunteers to help set up on the 7th - anytime after
7:00 am. And they can use volunteers on the two days sale. Contact
727-4232 if you can help.

Events for the School District of University City

Kindergarten Round Up at Delmar-Harvard - from the Delmar-Harvard PTO

Delmar-Harvard is having a Kindergarten Open House this Thursday, April
19th. The program will start at 6:30 pm, in the school library. If you have
a
kindergartener starting this Fall, please come. Also, if you know of anyone
who might be interested, please would you pass this information
on to them. The registration requirements have changed a bit, here’s the
link:
http://www.ucitysch
ools.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=208&Itemid=19

Any questions may be directed to our Principal, Chauna Williams at 290-4390
or Marty Walter at 726-5417.

U City’s own high school musical

University City High School presents the musical Phantom from April 19th
through the 21st. For more details contact Daphne Dorsey at ddorsey@u-city.
k12.mo.us.

Are you a garage sale type of person?

If you are, you should know about two upcoming sales, proceeds from which
will benefit our schools.

FLYNN PARK GARAGE SALE
April 21, 2007
7:30am-2:00pm
7220 Waterman

BRITTANY WOODS BARGAIN GARAGE SALE
April 28, 2007
8:00 am-12:00pm
8125 Groby Road

(Donations accepted until 12noon on Friday, April 27th.)

Need more information? Contact School Board member Ellen Bern at 721-1841

Dine Out In The Loop!

Would you like to know where you can enjoy entertainment by an award winning
high school jazz band, spend a relaxing moment with good friends, enjoy a
delightful meal in one of a variety of good restaurants AND support the PTO
of U. City High School? C’mon down to the Loop Dine-out from 5:30 to 8:00pm
on Tuesday, May 1.

Participating establishments include:
Big V’s Burger Joint (6655 Delmar)
Blueberry Hill (6504 Delmar)
Cicero’s Restaurant and Entertainment Plex (6691 Delmar)
Crazy Bowls and Wraps (6329 Delmar)
Loop’s Subway Shop (6633 Delmar)
Riddles (6307 Delmar)
St. Louis Pizza Haus (6602 Delmar)
Saleems (6501 Delmar)
and nightcap with Ben and Jerry’s (6380 Delmar)

Tell your server that you are eating out to support University City High
School and the restaurant will donate a percentage of your bill to the PTO.

Come to the Market in the Loop and enjoy the award winning UCHS Jazz Band.
Purchase raffle tickets for chances to win many valuable prizes. (Winners
drawn at 7:45 p.m.) For more information, please call Linda Fried at
314/727-4232.

Celebration of Learning Night!

On April 25th there will be a Celebration of Learning night in the cafeteria
of University City High School. For more information contact Daphne Dorsey
at ddorsey@u-city.k12.mo.us.

Have an old tire to recycle?

The Public Works Department is accepting old tires for recycling behind the
Heman Park Community Center by the recycling area. Tires accepted from
8am-4pm Monday through Friday and from 8a,-12noon on the weekends. They
will not be accepting oversized tractor tires or tire rims.

Town Hall Forum on Race, Class and Culture: An Educational Perspective in
University City

UCityUnited is sponsoring its second town hall forum on May 2nd at 7:00 p.m.
at Brittany Woods Middle School. The forum is on Race, Class and Culture:
An Educational Perspective in University City. Speaking at the forum will
be University City resident Dr. Robert Williams. Dr. Williams is Professor
Emeritus at Washington University in African and Afro-American Studies. He
is the author of the book Racism Learned at an Early Age. However, at the
forum he will be talking about the latest research on race and class in our
society. Also speaking will be Assistant Schools Superintendent Joylynn
Wilson, and Assessment Coordinator Bridget Cochren.

Following the program there will be an open microphone. You can ask
questions of the speakers, share your thoughts about the program or anything
else that concerns you in University City.

Interested in the history of University City?

If you like history and would like to work with other interested folks in
renovating and utilizing a piece of old University City, consider joining
the Sutter-Meyer Society. This is a newly-formed organization of people
interested in renovating the 1873-era Sutter-Meyer farmhouse which is
located on Chamberlain Court. We need all kinds of help o this exciting
project. If you want more information e-mail
suttermeyersociety@ucitymo.com.

The Sutter-Meyer Society meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00
p.m. at Pershing Elementary School.

Like to play golf? Well then….

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.

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

Registration has opened for the 2007 Leadership U City program. This
program, a series of three seminars designed to educate participants about
University City and its government, will be held in April and May and is
FREE and open to all University City residents, new and old. The scheduled
seminars and speakers are:

1.) TOPIC: University City: Its history and government
Monday, April 9, 2007
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Nathaniel Hawthorn Elementary School
1351 N. Hanley Road

SPEAKERS: (Partial List)
Esley Hamilton, Histories, St. Louis County
John Lamb, long-time resident
John McDonnell, long-time resident
Elsie Glickert, long-time resident
Ilene Murray, University City author and genealogist
Marvin Boisseau, former City Judge
Sylvan Robinson, former member of Charter Committee
David Harris, former School Board member
Rick Reynolds, former School Board member

2.) TOPIC: University City Finances
Sunday, April 22nd
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bais Abraham Synagogue
6910 Delmar Boulevard

SPEAKERS:
Janet Watson, Deputy City Manager and Director of Finance, City of
University City
Tim Lee, Assistant Collector, St. Louis County

3.) TOPIC: Economic Development in University City
Saturday, May 12th
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Crown Center
8350 Delcrest Drive

SPEAKERS:
Lehman Walker, Director of Community Development, City of University City
Richard Ward, Senior Principal/Chairman, Development Strategies

The Leadership U City program is being sponsored by UCityUnited, a new
independent, non-partisan and non-governmental body committed to shaping the
future of University City by facilitating communications among the diverse
groups of the City on matters of mutual concern, whose members believe great
cities are created by informed and involved citizens. This inaugural
Leadership U City program is an effort to inform interested residents about
our community.

Participants may take part in one or all of the seminars. Space is limited,
though, so pre-registration is required. To register or for more
information please e-mail ucityunited@ucitymo.com or call 314-725-9094.
Register with your name and all contact information, and let us know which
of the three seminars you would like to attend.

The Leadership U City program is FREE. Light refreshments will be served.

UCityUnited had a very successful Town Hall forum February 22,2007. About sixty people came together to discuss the issue of race, class and culture in University City. The meeting was so successful that the Board of Directors of UCU has decided to continue this discussion at its next Town Hall forum on May 2nd. So please MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Wednesday, May 2, 2007
7:00pm at the Brittany Woods Middle School
for the second in a series of UCityUnited Town Hall forums on
Race, Class and Culture in University City.

UCU Issues Link-up
During the Open Mic portion of the Town Hall meeting a number of issues arose. Other issues have been discussed at previous meetings. These issues will be discussed and explored in small group sessions at the UCU Issues Link-up that is scheduled for March 8th at 7:00 pm at Flynn Park Elementary School. If you would like to work on any of the following issues please drop by this first-even UCU Issues Link-up.

1.) Race, class and culture in University City. How can we continue this community discussion?

2.) What can be done to encourage neighborhood associations around University City to become more active? What can residents do? How can the city government help?

3.) What can be done by our community to increase the academic performance and subsequent success of all students in our public schools?

4.) University City and Ameren UE - what can we do as a community to ensure better service in the future from Ameren UE?

5.) How can we establish a place where the youth of our community can meet to play, socialize, talk, be together off the streets? What should this look like? Where would it be? How would it be funded?

6.) What is the impact of Washington University on our community, financially and otherwise. What could be done to improve the positive and lessen the negative impacts?

This will be the first UCU Issues Link-up event. We don’t know how it will work, but we are hoping interested residents will come together, meet each other, and come up with plans on how to move forward on these issues.

So, do come. Thursday, March 8th. 7:00 p.m. Flynn Park Elementary School.

And be on the lookout for an upcoming notice about the FREE Leadership U City program that will start later this month!

Bronwen Zwirner, Secretary
UCityUnited

UCityUnited Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, February 22nd
6:30 p.m.
Pershing Elementary School
TOPIC: University City: An Intersection of Race, Class and Culture
Join a community discussion on race, class and culture in University City.
FREE. Everyone is welcome.

UCityUnited, a new civic organization in University City, is sponsoring a series of seminars designed to help residents learn about their community. The program, tentatively called Leadership U City, will be a series of three seminars held in March, April and May. The scheduled seminars are:

TOPIC: University City: It’s history and government
Thursday, March 22nd
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Nathaniel Hawthorn Elementary School

TOPIC: University City Finances
Sunday, April 22nd
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bais Abraham Synagogue

TOPIC: Economic Development in University City
Saturday, May 12th
9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Crown Center

Anyone interested in any of these topics is invited to attend. The seminars are free. However, organizers encourage pre-registration so that sufficient hand-outs and food can be prepared for each session.

To pre-register or for more information contact Organizing Committee member Elsie Glickert at 314-725-9094.

UCityUnited is sponsoring a workshop for anyone who is thinking about running for public office, or has already made that decision. The free workshop will be held on Thursday, November 16th at 7pm at the Julia Goldstein Early Childhood Center. At the workshop you will hear from a former School Board and Councilmember about what it takes to work on one of those bodies. You will hear details about how to set up a campaign committee and the rules and regulations connected with campaign committees. You will get tips on how to get a campaign up and running, coming up with a campaign plan, and how to raise the money you will need to run a campaign.

Spread the word! At the first workshop held three years ago, some people from Wildwood attended to gather some detailed and concise information about
how to run a campaign.

Filing for the April 2007 elections opens on December 12th.

For more information contact Miriam Wilhelm at 314-726-2547 after 5pm.

If you would like to be a monitor for UCityUnited please attend a Monitors Training Session on Wednesday, October 25th at 7:30pm at the home of Ed and Mary Dee Schmidt at 819 Jackson (right across from Mooney Park. The meeting will not last more than an hour and light refreshments will be served. Do let us know if you are coming by responding to this
e-mail or by calling Mary Dee Schmidt at 314-863-7464.

Monitors will have the opportunity to get a close-up look at the work of the boards and commissions in our community, and share what they see and hear with other residents through the UCityUnited website. So, think about it. It should be fun!

Hikes into History on October 28th
St. Louis County Historian and University City resident Esley Hamilton leads two Hikes into History on Saturday October 28th. The hike will be on Mt. Olive and the North Side. For more information call 615-0357.

American Association of Retired People on Friday, October 20th
The local chapter of the American Association of Retired People (AARP) meetings at 10am on Friday, October 20th at the University City Library.

U City Art Association meets on Monday, October 23rd
The U City Art Association meets on Monday, October 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the University City Library.

Historical Society Annual Meeting
The University City Historical Society holds its annual meeting on Tuesday, October 24th at the University City Public Library. The program, which starts at 7:30 p.m., is on the Life and Accomplishments of E.G. Lewis. The presentation will be made by Anne woodhouse, Ph.D.

Sutter-Meyer Society
Before and after the Historical Society meeting you will have the chance to learn about a new organization in University City called the Sutter-Meyer Society, a group of University City residents working to preserve the Sutter-Meyer House. That building is located at 6826 Chamberlain Court and is thought to be the oldest surviving buiding in University City.

A general meeting of people interested in being involved in the Sutter-Meyer Society will be held on Thursday, November 9th at 7 pm at Pershing Elementary School. If you are interested in working to preserve a part of our history, please come to the meeting. Bring any of your friends who might want to help. For more information contact me at billandshelley@ucitymo.com or at
314-727-6852.

Halloween Happening! on October 27th
The annual Halloween Happening! For children ages 3-10 will be held on Friday, October 27th from 5-7pm at Centennial Commons.

Ciao.

Shelley Welsch

DINE OUT IN THE LOOP Tonight, Tuesday, October 3, 5:30-7:30 pm
EAT at one (or more) of the following restaurants and 20% of your bill will
go to the Brittany Woods PTO. Get a BW PTO supporter sticker from a
volunteer outside any restaurant (except The Melting Pot, they will
distribute inside). Tell your server that you are dining out to support
Brittany Woods and give them your sticker to put on the bill.

PARTICIPATING RESTAURANTS: Ben & Jerry’s, Big V’s Burger Joint, Blueberry
Hill, Cicero’s, Cold Stone Creamery, Jimmy John’s, The Melting Pot, Qdoba’s,
Racanelli’s, The Red Sea, Riddle’s, St. Louis Pizza Haus, Saleems, Smoothie
King, Loop’s Subway, and Tomatillo Mexican Grill.

Brittany Woods DRUM LINE AT 5:30. RAFFLE AT 7:30 in the Market in the
Loop. BUY TICKETS for $1 ea. Or 6 for $5 that night from volunteers. Need
not be present to win. PRIZES INCLUDE: (2) $25 gift certificates to Fitz’s
Restaurant, (1) $20 gift certificate to NAPPS Hair Salon, (2) $10 gift cards
to AMC Theaters, A Lava Lamp, A Handcrafted Necklace, (2) Tickets to “Of
Mice & Men” production at The Repertory Theater of St. Louis.

UCityUnited meeting on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial
Commons. School Superintendent James Victory speaks.
UCityUnited is a newly-formed civic group committed to shaping the future of
University City by facilitating communications among the diverse groups of
the City on matters of mutual concern. The group consists of University
City residents who believe great cities are created by informed and involved
citizens. The aim of the group is build community, accountability, and
transparency in our organization and in the U-city government.

The group will meet on Wednesday, October 4th at 7:30 p.m. at Centennial
Commons and will hear from University City Schools Superintendent James
Victory. Dr. Victory will be accompanied by a number of his cabinet-level
staff, and School Board members Ellen Bern and Avery Watson. After he speaks
there will be Q & A.

Following the presentation UCityUnited members will vote on by-laws for the
new group and for members of a new Board of Directors. The draft by-laws say
that there should be at least three Board members from each ward. Only
members can vote for the Board. The by-laws recommend membership at
$5/year. PLEASE COME AND TAKE PART!

And check out the UCityUnited blog that will be used until our website is up
and running. You can find it at:
http://ucityunited.wordpress.com/2006/10/01/general-meeting-oct-4-2006/

Board of Education Meeting Agenda from School Board member Ellen Bern
Thursday, October 5
7 p.m.
McNair Admin. Building

Approval of Agenda
Announcements
School recognition: Delmar-Harvard
Citizen Comments
Superintendent’s Reports and Recommendations
Action: Auditor’s Report
Action: Special School District Resolution (to support Prop.S tax increase.)
Info: Revised policy: Religion
Info: Next Level of Work Update by Executive Cabinet
Consent Agenda:Drawing checks & conference attendance

(Please see the minutes from the last meetings which are copied below.)

LOOP IN MOTION this weekend in the Loop
The 20th annual Loop in Motion Festival will be held in the Loop this
weekend on Friday, October 6th and Saturday, October 7th. For more details
check out http://www.ucityloop.com/.

Centennial Concert on Sunday, October 8th
The University City Symphony Orchestra and the Festival Chorus hold a
Centennial Concert at 3:00 p.m. at University City High School.

Tennis Block Park in University Cityt!
The City of University City, The United States Tennis Association, and
Beginners World Tennis is sponsoring a Tennis Block Party next weekend,
Saturday October 7th from 1 to 4pm on the new Heman Park Courts. This event
is open to all ages. There will be tennis games and activities
for everyone. Prizes, including new racquets, will be given away. Please
encourage your students and their families to participate. University City
High School has received grants from the USTA for player development and has
had State caliber teams for both the boys and girls programs for many years
thanks to the efforts of local Coaches and the City programs. This
“swinging” event is for everyone. For more info contact the City of UCity at

505-8615.

City Council meeting on Monday, October 9th and 23rd
The City Council meets on Mondays, October 9th and 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in the
Council chambers at City Hall.

Olive Business Association meeting
The Olive Business Association is scheduled to meet at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
October 10th at the Heman Park Community Center.

U City in Bloom Bulb Sale on October 13th and 14th
The U City in Bloom Bulb Sale is scheduled for Friday and Saturday October
13th and 14th. The sale will be held from 8am-4pm both days at the Market
in the Loop.

The U City in Bloom Annual General Meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on
Monday, October 16th at the University City Library. There will be a
presentation on vegetable gardening at the meeting. Anyone and everyone is
invited to attend.

Hikes into History on October 14th and 28th
St. Louis County Historian and University City resident Esley Hamilton leads
two Hikes into History on Saturdays October 14th and 28th. The hikes will
be on Maryland Terrace and Linden Avenue (on the 14th) and Mt. Olive and the
North Side (on the 28th). For more information call 615-0357.

American Association of Retired People on Friday, October 20th
The local chapter of the American Association of Retired People (AARP)
meetings at 10am on Friday, October 20th at the University City Library.

U City Art Association meets on Monday, October 23rd
The U City Art Association meets on Monday, October 23rd at 6:30 p.m. at the
University City Library.

Halloween Happening! on October 27th
The annual Halloween Happening! For children ages 3-10 will be held on
Friday, October 27th from 5-7pm at Centennial Commons.