Saturday, June 03, 2006

RAMBLING WITH THE EDITOR - Tony Brockmeyer

Will City Council President Bob Kneemiller’s reign be one of
secrecy?

A work session of the St. Charles City Council meeting was held Tuesday evening. The meeting was held to discuss proposed changes to the City Charter that the voters will be asked to vote on in November. This is one of the most important documents in this City. It dictates the government that our residents must live under. But it was not televised on the City cable channel. The discussions were held at City Hall but the residents at home were deprived of the opportunity to listen to the debate. I am disappointed Council President Bob Kneemiller did not have this meeting televised. I hope that this is not an indication of things to come. All meetings of the City Council are important to the residents of St. Charles and they should all be televised.
Papa Lugi’s Pasta

Papa Lugi’s Pasta on Main Street has opened in the old waterworks building, formerly home to Maryland Yards. If you have not yet had the opportunity to stop in and partake of their offerings please do so. Everyone I spoke with who have eaten there raves about the food. Don and Mary Hart and their staff will be happy to welcome you into their restaurant. They are open from 4 pm to 10 pm Tuesday through Friday and from 11 am to 10 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. Plans are in the making to enlarge their deck, which they say, is already the largest deck at a restaurant in St. Charles.

Free Flicks

Historic Frenchtown is in their second year of providing free outdoor movies. They are presenting them on the fourth Friday of each month at the park on North Second Street.

New Town at St. Charles is offering outdoor movies every Friday evening at the New Town amphitheater. Rudy’s Ribs is the place to go in New Town on Friday evenings for popcorn and soda to enjoy with the movies. The movies are Free in both locations.

Indoor Volleyball Leagues at the Rec-Plex

If you can bump, set and spike, bring your volleyball skills to the St. Peters Rec-Plex and have fun in a competitive league this summer.

Women’s and Coed Competitive Volleyball Leagues are available at the Rec-Plex for players with better than average skills. Women’s Volleyball Leagues meet on Monday evenings beginning June 26. Coed Volleyball Leagues meet Wednesday evenings beginning June 28. An A/BB division (more highly skilled) and B division is available for both Women’s and Coed leagues.

The cost is $240 per team with each league needing a minimum of five teams to begin. To register or to learn more, call 636.939.2FUN or go online to stpetersmo.net and search Rec-Connect.

Summer Schedule

We will now be on our summer publishing schedule. During the months of June, July and August the First Capitol News will be published twice a month. Usually on the first and third Saturday. We will return to our weekly publication on September 9. In the meantime, you can follow breaking stories on our daily web log, firstcapitolnews-today.blogspot.com.