Celebrating
Work Anniversaries this week:
- Melinda Mehaffy, Economic Development Director - 5 years
- Justin Biermann, PT Community Center Building Monitor - 1 year
Recognizing Administrative Professionals this week, who provide invaluable support to their departments: Susan Conyers (City Manager & Council), Sarah Davis (Fire), Barb Eckles (Police), Janet Morehead (Parks), Lisa Morgan (Community Development), Kathy Twitchell & Debby Willimetz (Public Works).
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner held last week - was so nice to relax & enjoy time with the many volunteers who give the City so much of their time & expertise. Volunteers showed up on Friday & Saturday to clean up our community in celebration of Earth Day.
Highlighting community leaders serving on Hospital Board of Trustees - Mike Anderson, Martha Buckman, Ed Duncan, Jerry O'Dell, Tim Pence, Dr. Bob Shemwell, & Jeanine Stubbs. Thank you for your leadership & attention to maintaining programs that improve our Community Health. We are proud of our heritage for health & wellness.
Kevin & Sonya Morgan received the prestige McReynolds Award from Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation honoring their work through the years in preserving the history of our community. Appreciation to Mayor Sharon Powell & Mike Boudreaux for bringing back the Mayor Prayer Breakfast & its uplifting message.
Thrive Excelsior hosted the National Communities of Excellence Conference last week at The Elms. COE 2026 was created to improve the lives of people across the US starting at the community level. The program focuses on what it considers the greatest challenges facing our nation - educational attainment, job creation & health status - with a goal for improvement by 2026, the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding. The approach is a grassroots effort to improve the performance of communities & the people who lead & live in them. Every community already has the ability within their midst. COE provides the framework to guide how we identify & address our weaknesses & identify & celebrate our strengths. Please take the Citizen Survey!
