Dona Reynolds, Blog: March 2010

For over 30 years the 36th Street Food and Drink served St Joseph as one of the finest restaurants in town. 

(Sorry, the photo of the building below is a older photo that I happen to have and could not find a better one.)

Recently the building and land was sold.

Last week it became reality to local residents as the building became the victim of the wrecking ball.

Looking toward the future, the popular 36th Street Food & Drink Restaurant has relocated to Mitchell Park Plaza. 

If you have not read about the restoration of the "Big Chief Tablet" factory into one of St Joseph's finest loft apartments and the vision of the Mitchell Park Plaza here is the article Western Tablet Building.

Pony Up St. Joseph as we celebrate 150 years of the Pony Express!  The legend that is still alive today making St. Joseph a historic destination well known worldwide.  Before the railroad and the telegraph, there was the Pony Express. 

The legendary overland mail service began on April 3, 1860, as a lone rider left the Pikes Peaks stables in St. Joseph, MO and rode into history.  Take a step back in time and let your mind wrap around the concept of delayed response and conversation. 

Today it is so easy to jump on the phone and make a phone call, pull up your computer and send an email, grab your cell phone and send a text message, and a hundred other new ways to instantly make contact with others. 

The exhibits at the Pony Express Museum illustrate the need, creation, operation, and termination of the Pony Express, the real beginning of communication.  Can you imagine the look on your teenagers face when they learn that they'd have to wait weeks to hear back from their best friend?!?  It is hard for them to understand as they have been raised in a totally new aged generation, but as they learn it their faces light up and it all begins to sink in on how we have gotten to where we are today.   

Let them relive it and come learn about it yourself....many events and activities are scheduled to celebrate the 150^th anniversary on April 1, 2 & 3, 2010.  The celebration will feature museum exhibits, gala balls and banquets, a re-ride, trail trips, family festivals, and more.  For a full line up of events please visit  the Pony Express.

The NCAA Women's Division II Elite 8 Basketball Championship will be hosted at the St Joseph Civic Arena starting March 22. 

Teams have already begun battling it out for the title, 8 of them will make it to the finals here in St Joseph, competing to determine who will be the 2010 National Champion! 

Players, coaches and fans from all over the United States will be in St Joseph to support their home teams. 

The St Joseph community is thrilled about hosting this Championship and our hometown pride will help them fill the Civic Arena in front of the National Spotlight!

Schedule of Events                                          Community Outreach

Additional Events:

Saturday, March 20, 2010- Elite 8 Happy Scamper 5K Walk/Run
9:00am at Bartlett Park

Thursday, March 25, 2010- Elite 8 youth Clinic featuring Women's Basketball All-time leading scorer Jackie Stiles 5:30-7:30pm at MWSU Field-house

Friday, March 26, 2010- Championship Night Social 5:00-7:00pm at Boudreaux's Louisiana Steaks & Seafood

Everyone is looking for ways to go green and a local company is doing just that, turning trash into treasure, specifically black gold!  

Ideker, Inc. is collecting old asphalt shingles from roofs and recycling the shingles into asphalt for our roads. 

They are keeping asphalt shingles out of our landfills and saving contractors money at the same time. 

Roof tear-offs account for an estimated 11 million tons or about 53 million cubic yards of landfill waste each year and it currently costs around $30 per ton to dump at the landfill.  The old shingles are 15 to 23 percent asphalt cement, they are crushed into a fine powdery substance and put back in to hot-mix asphalt for use in our roadways. 

The recycled shingles can also be used for dust control on rural roads, temporary roads or driveways, aggregate road base, new shingles, and fuel.  This benefits our environment, businesses, and even you! 

 Ideker, Inc. is now taking those off your hands at no charge you can drop them off at 4614 South 40^th Street. 

The asphalt shingles can contain nails and tar paper, but must be free from wood, metal and other construction debris. 

Team Calloway Family Health & Fitness Club.....St Joseph MO 64505

Most likely if your like me, you keep saying you've got to get in shape!   Today, I decided to do something about the extra pound (or two) that have accumulated this long and cold winter, I signed up at Team Calloway Family Health & Fitness Club! 

Team Calloway is personally instructed and owned by Rob Calloway, 14 time Professional Boxing Champion and 2005 WBF Heavy Weight World Champion in Australia.

Robin Calloway gave me a tour of the Club, which was quite impressive by itself, along with being a very relaxed atmosphere.  There were hundreds of different types of exercise equipment including exercise bikes, work out benches, punching bags and even an amateur boxing ring, along with lots of memorabilia of Robs professional career of boxing.

Rob Calloway's, past college days was a major in physical therapy, and has been a physical therapist assistant at Heartland Health in St Joseph for over 10 years.  Rob has a Specialist Accreditation in, industrial, shoulder and knee rehabilitation along with strength & conditioning and weightlifting.

This morning was ladies day and I met Linda Nold who Robin was assisting on the exercise bike.  Linda said she enjoys coming every other day to keep her body toned up and keep the extra pounds off.  Early morning is very busy with professionals arriving at 6am to work out before starting their business day. 

Rob Calloway also concentrates on his, Calloway Boxing Team of 40+ amateur boxers that he trains including his son, Chase "Kid Dynamite" Calloway.

Rob and Robin are very active community members in the greater St Joseph area joining in on many fundraisers for organizations, along with sponsoring a annual basketball tournament.

To join in living a healthier lifestyle, call Rob or Robin at (816) 232-2348

or visit them at 5901 N Woodbine Road