2004

• Monday, January 5 - LWV on the Paul Pepper Show on KOMU, 10 a.m.
• Thursday, January 1 - Columbia Values Diversity Celebration.  Holiday Inn Expo Center, 7:00 a.m.  Cost is $12 at the door.  To attend, either call Liz Schmidt (445-0655), to sit at a LWV table, or the City of Columbia 874-7488 for general seating.
  
• Tuesday, January 20 - First Presbyterian Church 16 Hitt St., Judge Christine Carpenter, a member of the League of Women Voters, will join us for lunch and will speak to us about progress in the new Mental Health Courts program in Boone County.  11:30 lunch, 12:15 speaker.
• Wednesday, January 21 - Morning unit meeting, 9:30 a.m. Topic: National Program Plan, Lael Von Holt's home
• Thursday, January 22 - Afternoon unit meeting, 1:30 p.m. Topic: National Program Plan, First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Tuesday, January 27 - Local Board meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St. 
• Wednesday, January 28 - Evening unit meeting, 7:00 p.m. Topic: National Program Plan.  Midge Pinkerton's home.
• Monday, February 2 - LWV on the Paul Pepper Show on KOMU, 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, February 3 - Presidential primary
• Friday, Feburary 5 - Legislative Night, Get to know your Boone County state legislators!  Ask questions!  Columbia Public Library, 6:30 cookies, 7:00 p.m. events.
• Tuesday, Feburary 17 - Local Board meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Wednesday, Feburary 18 - Morning unit meeting, 9:30 a.m. Topic: Local Program Plan
• Wednesday, Feburary 25 - Evening unit meeting, 7:00 p.m. Topic: Local Program Plan
• Thursday, February 26 - Afternoon unit meeting, 1:00 p.m. Topic: Local Program Plan
• Monday, March 1 - LWV on the Paul Pepper Show on KOMU, 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, March 9 - LWV Luncheon, First Presbyterian Church, 11:30 lunch, 12:00 program: Missouri LWV President Mary Merritt will speak about the State League's activities.
• Tuesday, March 16 - Local Board meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Tuesday, March 30 - LWV will hold a candidate forum at the Columbia Public Library. See who's running for mayor, city council and school board! Refreshments served at 6:30, forum begins at 7:00.
• Wednesday, March 31- LWV of Missouri Annual Legislative Day at the Capitol in Jefferson City. This is your opportunity as a Leaguer to meet with other Missouri members from all over the state and to learn from our Legislators the satus of legislation we are supporting/opposing, and where our influence would be most effective. A registration form is included in the January/February Missouri Voter. The cost is $10 to cover the cost of the information packet. A carpool from Columbia will leave from the Ice Chalet parking lot at 7:45 a.m. Please email or phone Maydell Senn, 445-7844, if you want to carpool.
• Monday, April 5 - LWV on the Paul Pepper Show on KOMU, 10 a.m.
• Tuesday, April 6 - Election Day
• Saturday, April 17 - Huntsdale Yard Sale - LWV will have a booth with Voter Registration Forms, LWV information, pins etc. Directions: I-70 west to Midway exit, south on Nwy UU to Hwy. O to Huntsdale.
• Tuesday, April 20 - Local Board meeting at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, April 25 - Earth Day--look for the LWV booth, #171, on Elm St. just east of 8th St.
• Tuesday, April 27 - Annual Meeting.  Guest Speaker: Linda McDaniel, former president of the Missouri LWV, now a member of the national LWV Board. There will be a business meeting, with a vote on the report of the Nominating Committee, the budget for the upcoming year, a change in the Bylaws and Local Program. Bring your LWV Voter to the meeting, which will be at the First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., at 7:00 p.m.
• Saturday, May 1 - LWV-MO State Convention, St. Louis
• Sunday, May 2- MU's Comparative State Policy class poster session. The public is invited. Time: 8:00-9:30 PM in Stotler Lounge of the Memorial Union, Hitt St., University of Missouri campus
• Monday, May 3 - LWV on the Paul Pepper Show on KOMU, 10 a.m.
• Thursday, May 6 - LWV Energy Matters Committee, 10:00 a.m.
• Wednesday, June 16 - LWV Fundraiser Play Will Rogers Follies by the Columbia Entertainment Company
• Monday, July 5 - LWV on the Paul Pepper Show, 10 a.m.
• Saturday, July 10 - Presidents and Treasurers of State LWV's meet in St. Louis.
• Tuesday August 24, 10:00 a.m. - Board Meeting, First Presbyterian Church, Hitt St. Start time: 10:00 a.m.
• Monday September 13 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• Tuesday Septemer 14, 12:30 p.m. - Board Meeting, First Presbyterian Church, Hitt St. Start time: 12:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 15, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting. The topic of September's unit meetings is Library Taxes and Tax Boundaries.
• Tuesday September 21, 11:30 a.m. - Luncheon at First Presbyerian Church Fellowship Hall, with special guest Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Phyllis Chase. Dr. Chase will speak for 20 minutes on current issues including the No Child Left Behind Act and the West Boulevard Elementary initiative; the current bond issue construction projects; the final evaluation of the new summer school program; the Board of Education decision concerning the school vending machines; the financial health of the school district. There will be time for questions. Please bring a salad, sandwich, fruit, vegetables or cookies to share. Beverages, plates and utensils provided.
• Wednesday September 22, 7:30 p.m. - Evening Unit Meeting, Rachel Brekhus' home. The topic of September's unit meetings is Library Taxes and Tax Boundaries.
• Thursday September 23, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting. The topic of September's unit meetings is Library Taxes and Tax Boundaries.
• Sunday September 26, 7 p.m. - Forum for the candidates for Secretary of State: D- Robin Carnahan; R- Catherine Hanaway, and Libertarian, Christopher Davis. This is set for Windsor Auditorium, Stephens Campus. Stephens College, LWVMO, LWV Columbia-Boone County, and the Columbia Daily Tribune are the debate sponsors. Help is needed at the volunteer table in the lobby to distribute voter registration cards, LWV voter guides, and candidate literature.
• Thursday September 30, 10 a.m. - Study: School Vending Machines. The Health and Education Chairs invite any interested LWV member to participate in one of the most interesting opportunitites within the league. The study of the issue of school vending machines endorsed by the membership at the spring general meeting. Meet at the Roger Wilson Boone County Government Building, 2nd Floor, Room 220. Information from numberous health and consumer groups has been gathered. We need help from members who would be willing to summarize this information and do additinoal research (pro and con) via the internet and the library. A great deal of federal and some state legislation has been initiated. This too needs to be researched and summarized. Call Pat Danner (449-1823) or Marci Lower (441-8220) for more information or suggestions. A second meeting at the same location is planned for October 14 at 10:00 a.m.
• Saturday, October 2, 2004 - LWV booth at Columbia Sustainable Living Fair. We still need volunteers!
• Monday October 4 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• Tuesday October 5 - Governor Forum is set for this date in Columbia. Co-sponsors are the Missourian, KOMU, KBIA and the Missourinet.
• October 9 and 16 - Voter Service Committee meetings, 1:00 p.m. at Maydell Senn's home.
• Tuesday October 12 - U.S. Senate Debates. Main Sponsor is the Missouri Press Association; co-sponsors include KBIA, KOMU, the Missourian, the Missouri News and LWVMO. It will take place from 5:30-7:00 p.m. in Jesse Hall. LWVMO will distribute 100 tickets among the local Leagues. Candidates include Kit Bond (Rep.), Nancy Farmer (Dem.), Kevin Tull (Lib.), and Don Griffin (Constitutional Party). Bob Priddy is the moderator.
• Thursday October 14, 10:00 a.m. Second meeting, School Vending Machine Study (see September 30 above)
• Tuesday October 19: Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, Hitt St.
• Wednesday October 20, 1:30 p.m. Tour of the new Community Health Center (formerly Nowell's, corner of Worley and West Blvd.). Replaces October unit meetings.
• Wednesday October 20, 6 p.m. Supper Jack's Gourmet, 1903 Business Loop 70 East. RSVP to Liz Schmidt, 445-0655 by SATURDAY OCTOBER 17th! Guests are welcome.
• Thursday October 21 - 6:30-8:00, Ninth Congressional District debate, (Hulshof vs. Jacobsen) Columbia College Launer Auditorium. At 8:00, our forum for Boone County candidates (Sheriff, Commissioners, Public Administrator) will follow.
• Thursday October 28 - Local candidate and issue forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and the Columbia Public Library, to be held in the Columbia Public Library Friends Room at 7:00 p.m., coffee at 6:30. This will cover State Senate and State House candidates, and all three Propositions.
• Monday November 1 - LWV on Pepper and Friends
• TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2 - ELECTION DAY!!!
• November Unit Meetings: Topic: the USA PATRIOT Act
• Wednesday November 10 - Morning Unit Meeting on the USA PATRIOT Act, at Liz Schmidt's home, 9:30 a.m.; Evening Unit Meeting (same topic), also at Liz Schmidt's home, 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday November 11 - Afternoon Unit Meeting on the USA PATRIOT Act, at the 1st Presbyterian Church on Hitt St., 1:30 p.m.
• Saturday November 13 - LWV State Conference, Sedalia
• Tuesday November 16 - Report to the Community on Mental Health Issues (state and local speakers)
• Monday December 6 - LWV on Pepper & Friends

2005

• Monday January 3 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• Friday-Saturday January 14-15 - State Board Meeting, Columbia
• Monday January 17 - MLK Birthday Holiday. Car parade/motorcade begins at 11:00 at Progressive Baptist Church, 702 Banks. Program at Second Baptist at 12:00 noon, followed by free lunch. Stephens College program at 4:00, candlelight procession at 6:30.
• Tuesday January 18 - LWV Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, 12:30 p.m.
• Wednesday January 19 - Morning Unit Meeting, 9:30 a.m., Jo Sapp's home. Topic: State Program Planning
• Tuesday January 25 - General Meeting on Taxes (lunch)
• Tuesday January 25 - Come and participate in the Liberty Circles -- Elda Kurjeski, chair. Liberty Circles are a good, participatory way to learn about the Bill of Rights. Location: First Presbyterian Church. Liberty Circle begins at 7:00 p.m. coffee and cookies at 6:30 p.m.
• Wednesday January 26 - Evening Unit Meeting, 7:30 p.m. at Joni O'Connor's home. Topic: State Program Planning
• Thursday January 27 - Afternoon Unit Meeting, 1:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. Topic: State Program Planning
• Thursday February 3 - Legislative Night, Columbia Public Library 7:00 p.m., cookies at 6:30.  This is a wonderful chance for the Boone County public (not just League members!!) to meet our legislators for the new legislative session.
• Monday February 7 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• Thursday February 10 - Energy Matters Committee meeting, 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Columbia Water & Light Department Office at 15 N. 7th St.   Columbia Water & Light Director, Dan Dasho, will discuss plans to implement Proposition 3, the Renewable Energy Plan.  For more information, call Win Colwill, 445-4663.
• Tuesday February 15 - LWV Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, Hitt St.
• Wednesday February 16 - Morning Unit Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Topic: Local Program Planning , 801 College Park Dr.
• Wednesday February 23 - Evening Unit Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Local Program Planning, Rachel Brekhus' house
• Thursday February 24 - Afternoon Unit Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Topic: Local Program Planning, 16 Hitt St. (Presbyterian Church)
• Monday March 7 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• Wednesday March 9 - Evening Unit Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Topic: Marijuana
• Thursday March 10 - Afternoon Unit Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Topic: Marijuana
• Monday March 14 - Energy Matters Committee, 9:30 a.m. Columbia Public Library, Rm. A
• Tuesday March 15 - LWV Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, Hitt St. 12:30 p.m.
• Wednesday March 16 - Morning Unit Meeting, 9:30 a.m. Topic: Marijuana Study Group Report. RSVP and directions, call Eleanore Wickersham, 817-1512.
• Thursday March 17 - Candidate Forum (School Board, Ward 5 City Council), 6:30 meet & greet, 7:00 forum. Columbia Public Library Friends Room
• Wednesday March 30 - Women's Lobby Day in Jefferson City (State Capitol House Hearing Room). Tentative schedule: 8:00-9:00 Registration, breakfast for all Legislators, office holder, attendees. Everyone is welcome; invite a friend. Fee $10 per person. To register, mail your check to League of Wmen Voters of Missouri, 8706 Manchester Rod., St. Louis, MO 63144-2724. Include your name, the name of your local League (LWV of Columbia Boone County) and your mailing address. For more information call 573-642-6354 or 314-831-5359. See also this link for the comments of Laura Worstell, our Legislative Action Director and the Guide to State Action now available online at www.lwvmissouri.org.
• Monday April 4 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• TUESDAY APRIL 5 - ELECTION DAY!!
• Tuesday April 12 - General Meeting: Homeland Security Measures and Their Implications
• Wednesday April 13 - Educational Tour: University of Missouri Life Science building, 1:30 p.m. Park in the Virginia Ave. garage and be careful of construction in the area. Meet Mike Chippendale, Senior Associate Director, inside the front door.
• Tuesday April 19 - 12:30 LWV Board Meeing, 1st Presbyterian Church, Hitt St.
• Thursday April 21 - Educational Tour: Jefferson Junior High School, new addition. Park north of the school on the street or in the restricted lot on Seventh. 10:30 a.m., meet inside the north door of the new west addition. Tour: Nyle Klinginsmith, Principal. 12:00 Lunch, Columbia College cafeteria, $4.00, Dulany building, private room. Update on the college and tour of the newest building, Atkins - Holman Student Commons. Tour: Columbia College Development Office. You may come for either or both tours.
• Friday April 22, 11:00-4:00 - Energy Matters Committee sponsored Open House in New Bloomfield. See solar and wind power, biodiesel and hydrogen production at work. To carpool, call Joni O'Connor.
• Sunday April 24, noon to 6:00 p.m. Earth Day Festival downtown. Bs sure to stop by the LWV booth #G-3 next to Peace Park on 8th St.
• Tuesday April 26 - Annual Meeting. Featured Speaker: Dr. Wendy Libby, President, Stephens College. 6:30 p.m. for cookies, 7:00 p.m. for program. Agenda: Election of Officers, budger, Adoption of Local Program. These will be topics that have been recommended for next year, and will be discussed and debated. These topics were discussed at Unit meetings helf in Feburary of this year. All members, please do your best to attend at least part of the meeting; a quorum is needed!
• Monday May 2 - LWV on Pepper & Friends
• Saturday-Sunday, May 14-15 - LWV State Convention, Resort at Point Arrowhead in Lake Ozark (formerly Holiday Inn). All LWV members are invited to attend as observers; LWV-Columbia-Boone also sends 5 delegates. Special room rate of $76 for single or double room, but you must register with the hotel by April 6 for that rate; be sure to tell them that you are with the LWV. Phone: 1-800-532-3575. Watch the MO LWV website for more information.
• Saturday June 18 - "Local Voices: Citizen Conversations on Civil Liberties and Secure Communities" Holiday Inn Expo Center, 2200 I-70 Dr. S.W., north of Columbia Mall (12:00-5:00 p.m., lunch provided). You don't need to be any kind of expert...you just have to be willing to talk and listen and give up 5 hours of your weekend. After we hold these conversations, we'll submit everyone's comments to the U.S. Congress when the Patriot Act comes up for renewal. Interested? call Elda at 445-4633.
• Thursday evenings in June: Twilight Festival, downtown Columbia (The District). Look for the LWV booth on 10th St., just south of Broadway. Also look for the "Vote Girl" walking around with sandwich boards and voter registration cards on a clipboard.
• Thursday June 30, 1:00 p.m. - KOPN program on our Local Voices program (see June 18)
• Monday August 1 , 10:00 a.m. -League on Pepper & Friends
• Saturday August 27, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.- Local Board Meeting at Calvary Episcopal Church, to
  begin with the fall plans.  You can come in the back door, off the parking lot, which faces 8th street, and is near Bank of America.  Liz will be at the front door for Midge to come in, and there is an elevator.  The front
  door, off ninth street, has no steps.  The back door has steps into the building.  We will leave the 8th street door unlocked, but will lock the 9th street door during the meeting. Lunch:  No formal plans at the moment, other than -- Upper Crust and Panera are nearby.  We can either scatter out for lunch, or if it looks
  best, we can order out and bring in.  Anyone with special needs can bring
  a sack lunch, too.
• Monday September 12, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Tuesday September 20, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Wednesday September 21, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting on Taxes (at 1017 S. Glenwood, call 449-7042 for directions)
• Thursday September 22, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting on Taxes, 1st Presbyterian Church
• Tuesday September 27, 6:30 refreshments, 7:00 meeting - General Meeting/Forum: "What To Do About Marijuana." Fellowship Hall, First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Wednesday September 28, 7:30 - Evening Unit Meeting on Taxes (at 1700 Forum Blvd #3101, call 445-0655 for directions)
• Monday October 3, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Thursday October 6, 7:00-8:30 (6:30 refreshments) - Voter Service Forum about the tax issues on the November 8th Special Election ballot. Taxes affect everyone. Be knowledgeable about the issues when you vote on November 8th. We and the Columbia Public Library are co-sponsoring a voter forum with speakers presenting the pros and cons of the six ballot issues regarding taxes that will be on the November ballot. Program takes place at the Columbia Public Library.  City Manger Ray Beck, Mayor Darwin Hindman, and TARRIF members Ben Londeree and Kathy Wilson-Kleekamp will be present, so come and get involved in the discussion.
• Tuesday October 11, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Wednesday October 19, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting on Civil Liberties
• Wednesday October 26, 7:30 p.m. - Evening Unit Meeting on Civil Liberties
• Thursday October 27, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting on Civil Liberties
• Wednesday November 2, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting on Marijuana Position Restudy.
• Monday November 7 - League on Pepper & Friends
• Tuesday November 8 - DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!!!
• Wednesday November 9, 7:30 p.m. - Evening Unit Meeting on Marijuana Position Restudy
• Thursday November 10, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting on Marijuana Position Restudy
• Saturday November 12 - State LWV Conference, Sedalia.
• Tuesday November 15, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, 1st Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Tuesday November 15, 7:00 p.m. - League Forum: "Critical Decisions - Columbia's Future Power Supply," with Dan Dasho of Columbia Water & Light at the Columbia Public Library. 6:30 refreshments, 7:00 forum. Issues: Should the city increase the size of its power plant? buy power from other large coal-fired plants? increase the use of renewable energy sources and conservation?
• Saturday November 19, 10:30-3:30 - Smart Growth retreat, Boone Co. Gov’t Center. Light lunch provided
• Wednesday November 30, 6:00 (preshow) 7:00 (film) - LWV co-sponsors the Side by Side Film Fair, featuring Wall, a personal documentary film about the wall separating Israel and the largely Palestinian West Bank. Preshow includes food, poetry, and other cultural experiences.
• Thursday December 1, 1:30 p.m. - Health Committee meeting at Health Department. Three Guest Speakers.
• Friday December 2, 5:00-7:30 p.m. - LWV co-sponsors CATV open house at Windsor Auditorium, 1405 E. Broadway on the Stephens College campus. Participate in a live broadcast at 8:00 p.m.!!
• Monday December 5, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Thursday December 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m. - Energy Matters Committee, Columbia Public Library Conference Room A
• Tuesday, December 15, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, First Presbyterian Church
• Tuesday December 20, 11:30 a.m. - Holiday Party at Jack's Gourmet Restaurant. Guest Speaker Tim Harlan, former 23rd District MO House and longtime LWV member. Instant Runoff Voting activity. Cost: $14 per person. Send your check (payable to LWV) to Joni O'Connor, 2401 Tahoe Ct., Columbia, 65203. Include your name and phone number. Vegetarians or other special dietary needs call Jack's for special meal, 449-3927.

2006

• Monday January 9, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Tuesday January 10 and Wednesday January 11, both days, 1:30 p.m, at Liz Schmidt's, 1700 Forum Blvd, #3101 -- National Program Planning set-up.  RSVP 445-0655.  We will try  both days, whichever we can get people to come out for, to plan for the units on national program planning, which will be held near the end of January. The bulletin will carry the National Program as it is now, and we can go from there.  Civil Liberties, Energy, Campaign Finance Reform, and all the old topics.  Bring the sheet; if you don't have it, Liz Schmidt will have extras at the meetings.
• Thursday January 12, 7:00 to 8:45 a.m. - Diversity Breakfast at the Expo Center.  All LWV-designated tickets have now been sold, but if you'd still like to go, contact the City Cultural affairs office, 874.6386 or 573.874.7488 TTY.
• Thursday January 12, 1:30 p.m. - Energy Matters Committee Meeting, Columbia Public Library.
  If the weather is questionable, call 445-4663.
• Tuesday January 17, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Friday January 20, 5:00 p.m. and Saturday January 21 at 12:30 p.m.: CATV, Channel 3, program on mental health, taped by LWV member Elaine Blodgett
  will appear on Monday at 7 PM, , and Friday at 5 PM, and Saturday at 12:30 noon.
• Wednesday January 25, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting: National Program Planning, at Barb Allen's 111 W Briarwood
• Wednesday January 25, 7:30 p.m. - Evening Unit Meeting: National Program Planning, at Midge Pinkerton's, 1014 Westport
• Thursday January 26, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting: National Program Planning, at First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Tuesday, January 31, 11:30/noon -- Ray Beck, who recently retired after 20 years as city manager of Columbia, will discuss some of the highlights of his 46-year career with the city, at a luncheon meeting of the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County. The program is free and open to the public. Questions and comments from the audience are always welcome. 11:30 lunch; bring a salad or sandwich for two;  12:00 noon talk.  First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St., Social Hall.
• Thursday February 2, 7:00 p.m., 6:30 coffee, - Legislative Night at the Columbia Public Library, Friends Room. The public is invited to participate in the annual LWV town meeting with state legislators. The League offers this opportunity to members of the community to meet with their state legislators face to face and hear their priorities and expectations for the current legislative session. The event is free and open to the public and is co-sponsored by the library.
• Monday February 6, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Wednesday, February 8, 10:30 a.m. - Boone County Government Center, Voter Service Committee meeting
• Thursday February 9, noon - Patriot Act & Civil Liberties committee meeting at Columbia Public Library
• Thursday Feb. 16, 1:30 p.m. - Energy Matters meeting, at the Columbia Public Library.
• Wednesday February 15, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting: Local Program Planning and discussion of Marijuana Position (venue will be in the newsletter)
• Tuesday February 21, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.
• Wednesday February 22, 7:30 p.m. - Evening Unit Meeting: Local Program Planning and discussion of Marijuana Position (venue: 1605 Handley Place)
• Thursday February 23, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting: Local Program Planning and discussion of Marijuana Position (venue: First Presbyterian Church, 16 Hitt St.  (Miller-Wallin Lounge)
• Tuesday February 28 -- First filing day for the candidates for office in the fall.
  LWV will have a presesnce in Jefferson City
• Thursday March 2, 1:30 p.m. - Energy Matters Committee, Columbia Public Library Conference Room A
• Monday March 6, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Tuesday March 7 - Legislative Day in Jefferson City. Please call the State League office at 314-961-6869 for details, or refer to your January-February Missouri Voter. Maydell Senn coordinating rides there from Columbia.
• Thursday March 9 at 1:30 pm - Energy Matters Committee, Columbia Public Library, Conference Room A
• Thursday March 9, 6:30 p.m., refreshments at 6:00 (NOTE: THIS IS 30 MIN. EARLIER THAN MOST OF OUR FORUMS!) - Voter Service Forum at the Columbia Public Library (cosponsor), Friends Room.
• Candidates invited: For City Council - Barbara Hoppe & Valerie Barnes [6th ward], Chris Janku & Brian Toohey [2nd ward]. For School Board - Michelle Gadbois, Elton Fay, Michael Tan, Steve Calloway & Arch Brooks. Sales Tax to expand county government space. For Ward Maps, go to the City Map. To check what ward you are registered to vote in, follow the "Find Your Polling Place" link on the County Clerk's site. (Note: if the Boone County Address listed there is not current, you may update your address to a new Boone County location online at the County Clerk website, too -- look under the Voter Registration sidebar.)
• Wednesday March 15, 9:30 a.m. - Morning Unit Meeting (Energy). Elda Kurzejeski's house

• Tuesday March 21, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting, First Presbyterian Church
• Wednesday March 22, 7:30 p.m. - Evening Unit Meeting (Energy). Rachel Brekhus' house
• Thursday March 23, 1:30 p.m. - Afternoon Unit Meeting (Energy). First Presbyterian Church, Miller-Wallin Lounge
• Wednesday March 29, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., Registration at 8:00 a.m. - Renewable Energy Conference, Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building on the University of Missouri campus. Cost:$25. State and national energy expets will speak on a variety of topics, including: Missouri's wind resources, low energy buildings, biodiesel fuel, federal energy credits for energy efficiency and renewables, net metering and more. See: http://weather.missouri.edu/webs for schedule and updates.
• Monday April 3, 10:00 a.m. - League on Pepper & Friends
• Thursday April 6, 6:30 p.m.  Town Hall meeting with Councilman Jim Loveless, Helis Communication Center, Stephens College (1405 Broadway E.).  The event will be taped for cablecast on CAT3 and offers a great opportunity to talk with one of our city government officials in a small-group setting.
• Tuesday, April 11, 1:30 p.m. - "Solar Water Heaters - How They Work and What They Cost";, Columbia Public Library, Rm. B.  Henry Rentz, Missouri Valley Renewable Energy, from Hermann, MO will present the
  program.  Join LWV energy committee members to hear this interesting discusssion.
• Tuesday April 18, 12:30 p.m. - Local Board Meeting
• Wednesday April 19, 10-11:30a.m. Education Tour: West Blvd. Elem. School
  319 West Blvd. N. (park north of school on Again Street & meet in lobby)
• Thursday April 20, 1:00-2:30p.m. - Education Tour: Columbia Area Career Center
  4203 So. Providence Rd. (park in front of school, meet in lobby)
• Sunday April 23 - Columbia's Earth Day Fair - LWV Table is on the south side of Elm St. east of 8th St., number B-3.
• Tuesday April 25, 7:00 p.m. -- Annual Meeting. Convene for Refreshments 6:30 p.m., Business Meeting 7:00 p.m. . First Presbyterian Church, 100 Hitt Street. This is where the local League decides on positions, approves next year’s priorities, and elects officers.  We’ll also hear about Community Access Television (CAT3) from Beth Federici, who was the driving force behind getting it started in Columbia and is serving as interim director of the station.
• Wednesday April 26, 7:00-8:30p.m. - Moberly Area Community College, Columbia Center 1805 E. Walnut (parking is very limited around the school - meet in west Stephens Lake Park parking lot off of Old Hwy.63 at 6:55 p.m. & will walk or carpool to building)
• Thursday April 27, noon. Defense of Liberties task force meeting, Columbia Public Library
• Saturday April 29 - State League Council.  Windsor Lounge of Stephens College's Stamper Commons, on the southeast corner of College and Broadway.  This semi-annual meeting is a great chance to meet other Leaguers from around the state and learn what’s going on.  Featured speakers will include Mary Rhodes Russell, Judge Missouri Supreme Court, Dr. William Altemeier, and Melissa Carr, Director of the Daniel Boone Regional Library and President of the Secretary's Council on Library Development.  Sessions begin at 9:15 and will end at 3:00.   Cost -  $25.00 includes lunch. Make check payable to LWVMO and mail to 8706 Manchester Road, Suite 104, St. Louis, MO 63144.  Reservations must be received by April 24, 2006.

|

---

A service of the League of Women Voters of Columbia-Boone County, Missouri
Contact Webmaster