MEETING TONIGHT NOV 8,2011 at GRBIC Banquet Hall 4071 Keokuk 7 pm…representative for the Police Dept asn city officials will be at the meeting!

DWNA meeting 10/11/2011 GRBIC Restaurant 4071 keokuk at 7 pm…

Dutchtown West Block Captain Training

When: Sunday, August 28, 2011

Time: 3:00 PM (The training should take approx 1 hour)

Where: St Louis City Police Department – South Patrol Division

Address: 3157 Sublette Ave, Saint Louis, MO 63139 (see map here)

The Dutchtown West Block Captain Training and Refresher Course has officially been scheduled! Special thanks to our Dutchtown Community Outreach Officer, Keith Novara for securing our meeting location.

We are looking to have a Block Captain on every block of our neighborhood to help keep an eye on what is going on in your area (crime, problem properties, etc.), serve as a resource for neighborhood information, and enhance the lines of communication with neighbors on your block.

We need volunteers who are interested in being a block captain in our DWNA area (see map here)!

The next Block Captain Training and Refresher Training will be held on Sunday, July 24th at Grbic’s Restaurant and Banquet Center (4071 Keokuk St., St. Louis, MO 63116) from 4 PM-6 PM. All other Block Captains are requested to attend.

For questions,  please call Matt Walters, DWNA Block Coordinator Captain at 636-346-9925 or email him at Matt@dutchtownwest.org

Hope to see you there!

Sponsored by: First District Police and Business Partnership Join us on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 at 7pm at Carondelet Park near the boathouse for our annual FREE BBQ—neighborhood meeting and FUN. 7:00pm— Officer Awards presentation + K-9 special recognition 7:15 pm— “Blessing of the Pets” by local religious leaders 7:25 pm— Three DOG race for all breeds—see below 7:40pm– Guest Speakers + Captain Howard + Nat’l Child Study Free BBQ—snacks—beverages— served from 6:30pm—8:00pm A custom made SLMPD skateboard will be given away in a free raffle, donated by Zack Delcortivo, owner of “Menu Skateboards” Shriners Clowns will provide face-painting and balloons Bring a food dish if possible and a lawn chair as picnic bench seating is limited We will provide “doggy bags” to handlers in case of an “accident” This is an excellent chance to meet-n-greet neighbors, Police, politicians and celebrate Officers receiving awards. Hope to see you there. We are accepting/seeking donations of any kind that will benefit our event, especially dog and cat treats/food There will be 3 dog races, small, medium, large breeds. Placing judges needed. PRIZES FOR TOP THREE FINISHERS Contact P.O Mark O’Brien to donate items 444-0176

City offices, City Courts, and the Municipal Garage will be closed on Monday, May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.

The City of St. Louis Refuse Division would like to remind residents with roll carts that the trash collection schedule will be adjusted to accommodate the Memorial Day holiday.

Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Mondays and Thursdays will have their trash collected on Tuesday, May 31st and on Thursday, June 2nd.

Residents who normally have their roll carts collected on Tuesdays and Fridays will receive trash collection on Wednesday, June 1st and recyclables collected on Friday, June 3rd.

The yard waste collection regularly scheduled for roll carts on Wednesday, June 1st is canceled due to the holiday.  Roll cart yard waste collection will resume on its regular schedule, Wednesday, June 8th.

For convenient reference, the Holiday Trash/Recycling  Pickup Schedule is posted on the Refuse Division website at:  http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/street/refuse/documents/trash-pick-up-holiday-and-winter-schedule.cfm where residents can also find answers to questions about Remodeling and Renovation, Illegal Dumping and Businesses, Bulky and B.O.A.T. (Batteries, Oil, Appliances, Tires) Items, Yard Waste and Christmas Trees, and Recycling.

In response to the recent rash of crimes in District One and the obvious and justified concern of our citizens, I am holding a “ Town Hall “ meeting tomorrow night, May 11^th, at 7p.m. This meeting will be held at Grbic’s Restaurant located at 4071 Keokuk. I plan to discuss these crimes as well as the police response. I will also speak about several new initiatives that have begun in the First District. Please pass the word along to your constituents. I want this to be well attended so that people understand that the Police Department is aware, is concerned and has a plan – and that success will require cooperation from them as well. Please pass this information along to anyone I may have missed. Thank you.     Captain Daniel E. Howard Commander, District One SLMPD

DWNA expresses its deepest sympathy to Yen Nguyen, the Family and Friends of the late Hoang Nguyen.  We will be working closely with city officials and the St. Louis Police Department to help make this neighborhood a safer place.  Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

The Block Captain Training Scheduled for March 22^nd has been cancelled due to an accidental double booking of meetings.

We apologize for any difficulties.

The training will be rescheduled to occur hopefully in April.

It will be announced at the next DWNA meeting as well as through email and website announcements.

DWNA Leadership

For questions or concerns please feel free to call Matt Walters at 636-346-9925.

MARCH meeting CANCELLED-Its ELECTION DAY remember to GET OUT AND VOTE!!!  Due to GRBIC being a polling place we will not be able to have our March meeting as scheduled.  We will be there for about 30 minutes to discuss any issues or concerns and to hand out flyers.  GET OUT AND VOTE!

REMINDER: DWNA Yard Sale will be Sat April 30th…Any questions contact Christy Roberts christy@dutchtownwest.org 314-852-2063

MoDOT Closes Delor Bridge Over I-55 on March 14
A full closure of I-55 will take place March 18-21 to remove bridge

http://www.modot.org/stlouis/news_and_information/District6News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=66245

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri Department of Transportation will close the Delor Bridge over Interstate 55 starting Monday, March 14 to remove and replace this bridge. Motorists affected by this bridge closure can detour to Virginia, Bates, Loughborough or 4500 South Broadway. During construction, there will be various lane closures on Interstate 55 throughout the bridge replacement project. The Delor Bridge is expected to reopen in early October 2011.

There will be a full closure of Interstate 55 from Carondelet to 4500 Broadway starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, March 18 and reopening by 5 a.m. on Monday, March 21 to allow the contractor to safely remove the bridge. Motorists can use the following detour while this section of Interstate 55 is closed:

·        Southbound I-55 – Exit at Broadway and turn left. Turn right on River City Casino Boulevard. Continue to Carondelet Avenue and follow to I-55.

·        Northbound I-55 – Exit at Carondelet and turn right. Continue on River City Casino Boulevard. Turn left on Broadway and follow to I-55.

This construction is part of the Interstate 55 Bridge Replacement Project to remove and replace the Holly Hills and Delor Bridges. Both of them were built in the early 1960s and have deteriorated beyond the point of simply repairing the bridges.

The Holly Hills and Delor Bridges will be built in the same location with a higher clearance over the interstate to meet current Federal Highway standards. MoDOT will also upgrade the sidewalks and pedestrian ramps to American Disabilities Act (ADA) standards. Replacing both the Holly Hills and Delor Bridges costs a total of $3 million dollars. The entire Interstate 55 Bridge Replacement Project is expected to be complete by the end of 2011.

DWNA would like to give a BIG Thank you to everyone that participated in and supported the 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off. 

the WINNERS ARE……..

1st Place – Josh Nardie

2nd Place – Matt Walters

3rd Place – Alderman Shane Cohn

Honorable Mention: Christy Roberts & Jason Rennegarbe

We would also liek to thank the Mayor for speaking about Earnings tax as well as several other area political leaders that joined our meeting!  A great time was had by all, we raised some money, communication with the Mayor and other area political leaders!  Photos coming soon!

DWNA Dines Out at Grbic’s

6:30pm Grbic’s Restaurant on Wednesday February 23^rd.

Come share dinner with neighbors and friends as DWNA Dines Out:

This month’s restaurant of choice is Grbic’s:  

Grbic’s is located at:

4071 Keokuk
Saint Louis, MO 63116
(314) 772-3100

 Please call Grbic’s and let them know you will be dining with the DWNA group.

Just let them know how many of you there will be.

We will all be sitting together as a group.

You will be responsible for your own bill.

~ * ~ * ~ * Feb 8, 2011 is the NEXT DWNA meeting  ~ * ~ * ~ *
You can look forward to a visit from:  – Mayor Francis Slay to discuss earnings tax  -a representative to discus Police Control   AND…..
DWNA’s 2nd ANNUAL CHILI CookOff ~ Come meet your neighbors and city officials, Support our Fundraiser and learn about what is going on in the neighborhood!!!
 Please join us for our 2ND ANNUAL CHILI BOWL (Chili Cookoff) – $2.00 donation to vote  Tuesday, February 8, 2011 @7pm Grbic Banquet Hall (4071 Keokuk)
 To sign up your famous chili or for Questions, Contact:  ChristyRoberts christy@dutchtownwest.org 314-852-2063 or Matt Walters 636-346-9925 matt@dutchtownwest.org 

Looking forward to tasting lots of great chili!
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BE AWARE:  This has been verified by the FBI (their link is also included below). Please pass this on to everyone in your email
address book. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call.  Most of us take those summonses for jury duty seriously, but enough people skip out on their civic duty that a new and ominous kind of fraud has surfaced.  
 
The caller claims to be a jury  DUTY coordinator. If you protest  that you never received a summons for jury duty, the Scammer asks you for your Social Security number and date of birth so he or she can verify the information and cancel the arrest warrant. Give out any of this information and bingo, your identity was just stolen.  
 
The fraud has been reported so far in 11 states, including Oklahoma , Illinois , and Colorado , AZ and more. This (swindle) is particularly insidious because they use intimidation over the phone to try to bully people into giving information by pretending they are with the court system. 

The FBI and the federal court system have issued nationwide alerts on their web sites, warning consumers about the fraud.  

 Check it out here:  http://www.fbi.gov/page2/june06/jury_scams060206.htm 
  And here: http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp 
 

Alert Message has been issued by the St Louis MO Office of Emergency Management.

Monday January 31, 2011 6:16 AM CST:  Updated Forecast http://goo.gl/cGkF9 Freezing drizzle/light rain moving into area late morning/early afternoon.

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
610 AM CST MON JAN 31 2011

Winter Storm warning remains in effect until 12 pm, Wednesday, 2/2/2011. Freezing drizzle or light freezing rain will develop during the late morning or early afternoon hours.  For full details, go to https://local.nixle.com/alert/4644308/?sub_id=176185.

Contact Information:
Brett K. Lord-Castillo
Office of Emergency Management
314-628-5400    blord-castillo@stlouisco.com