St Joseph Calendar of Events Things to Do in April - 03/31/09 09:37 PM

April 2-3-4---7pm/8pm-National Federation of Professional Bullriders-Civic Arena
April 3-7:30pm-Spring Dance featuring Johnny I and the Receders with Janelle Frost-
        JRP Senior Center
April 4-6pm-Apple Blossom Princess and Queen Pageant-Missouri Theater
April 5-2-4pm-Allied Arts Council-Arts Fund Drive Kick-Off-
        MWSU Downtown University-515 N 6
April 9-8pm-MWSU Concert featuring Blake Shelton with Joey & Rory-Civic Arena
April 11-2pm-Second Saturday Story-time for Kids-free with paid admission-
        Remington Nature Center
April 14-2-6pm-Career Fair-Civic Arena
April 17-7-9pm Aids Memorial Quilt Opening Ceremony-Civic Arena
April 18-10am-8pm-Aids Memorial Quilt Viewing-Civic Arena
April 18-7:30pm-Voices of America Spring Show-Missouri Theater
April 19-Noon-3pm-Aids Memorial Quilt Viewing-Civic Arena
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Historic Missouri Theater....St Joseph MO - 03/20/09 12:23 AM
                                 
Historical Missouri Theater, a $1,000,000 1200 seat  "Movie Palace" opened in 1927, residents had watched the construction for over a year of the extravagant  "open air playhouse" while listing to bizarre stories of the exotic sculpture inside the building done by 20 year old Wayland Gregory.  Publix Theatre Corporation, a division of Paramount, owned the gala theatre.
                                                                   
The road of ownership was long and rocky for the first 50 years, the building still structurally sound, had fallen into a sad state of neglect.
In 1976 a non-profit Town Hall Center, Inc, was organized by a group interested … (10 comments)

A Rising Star of Innovation~Electric Tractor~St Joseph Mo - 03/14/09 10:45 PM
 
Andy DeShon is a rising star of innovation by not taking "no" for an answer, while others complained of fuel prices and global warming, Andy did something about it.
Andy became interested in electric motors when his uncle's dealership sold an electric lawnmower manufactured by General Electric.  In the 1980's he began working with battery-powered forklifts in his warehouse job.  In 1998, he started doing serious research and development work on his electric motors and electronics. 
You can talk on the phone while you're mowing the yard, as there is no roar of the engine, any puff or exhaust.  Even … (9 comments)

St Joseph Real Estate Market Report February 2009 - 03/11/09 11:35 PM

In February 2009 there was 36 single-family residential closed sales in the City of St. Joseph, compared to 46 closed sales in 2008.  A breakdown of zones and the sales in each area are shown below.
St Joseph MLS is divided into 4 zones for the City of St. Joseph (in town)
**The statistics are for single family homes and do not include condo's, multi-family or out of the 4 zone areas.
Active Listings                       2009                                        2008
NE Buchanan                          114                                  139
NW Buchanan                         237                                  323
SE Buchanan                            29                                    45
SW Buchanan                          92                                   136
Pending Sales
NE Buchanan                           12                                     16
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The Twins first snow-camera in the right place/right time - 03/01/09 11:34 PM

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