By Jerry Haferkamp
Well, folks, we’re on the way. Our new Convention Center has hosted its first function that fulfilled its mission to bring tourists to St. Charles. They hosted the annual Mayors’ Ball and it drew at least 18 tourists. I know it is fact because I saw 8 of them on the front page of the St. Peters paper and I assume they, and the one not pictured, each brought along an escort or guest. I wonder how many came a day early and visited South Main. I’m sure they stayed in our motels, ate at our restaurants and shopped in our stores. Some came from as far away as Foristell, way out on the edge of St. Charles County.
This weekend’s Home and Garden Show should bring guests from at least that far. I’m sure Steve will tell us of the hundreds, no, thousands who stayed in our motels from as far away as Warrenton and had an economic impact in the millions. Mission accomplished. Now, can they get another $300,000 to pat themselves on the back?
Yes, it is a beautiful building, but the types of events being booked and the parties they throw for themselves on your dollar make some people wonder where their heads are. I don’t wonder. I know.
Did you ever notice how, in an attempt to be “first”, some news organizations put out a story without checking to be sure of the facts? It’s really annoying. You’ll not get that in the St. Peters Journal. They finally mentioned the Tommy Mayer/ City administrator incident the TV stations and the FCN told you about a month ago. Good going, St. Pete Journal. You don’t want to rush into these things. Of course, when they did finally get around to doing some St. Charles news, it was headlined, “Police officer fights firing”. It should have read, “Officer fired for not doing what his boss told him to do”. Under their banner they could add: “All The Spin You Need To Read In 45 Days Or Less”
Maybe former officer Mayer’s lawsuit against us can be settled out of court. Naturally the Council (and the public) doesn’t want to pay him thousands of dollars for doing FOP work for which the FOP is already paying. Maybe he would drop the suit if we re-instate him and pay him 100 hours per year for time off to visit his lady friend. C’mon folks! We know a “win-win” when we see one.
Note to Stchuckwatch: Don’t whine about “trying the suit in the paper”. His attorney couldn’t file the case without TV there. Oh, heck. Go ahead and whine. We know it’s what you do best.
Letter to the Editor of the St. Peters Journal” (I have to write it here since they won’t print any letter I send them-I think it’s something about them disliking truth and fact)
Dear Editor;
Your recent tirade against Dottie Greer for wanting to make using fireworks in St. Charles legal is typical of your editorial thinking.
Councilwoman Greer tried to make the sale illegal, but failed. Since Mrs. Greer is not a hypocrite, (look it up in the dictionary. It’s spelled H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-T-E) she probably felt it is wrong to sell fireworks and profit from the sales while making the subsequent use illegal. There has been much said about the hypocrisy (look it up-it’s there, too) of our present ordinance. Councilwoman Greer tried to eliminate this hypocrisy and you took her to task over it.
Your defense of hypocrisy explains much of what I read in your editorials.
Jerry Haferkamp
Last week I wondered aloud whether our City could fire anyone. Apparently they can, so:
Has Steve Powell been fired yet? Why not?
