St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page 227

SERVING: Antonia, Arnold, Barnhart, Byrnes Mill, Cedar Hill, Crystal City, De Soto, Dittmer, Festus, Fletcher, Goldman, Grubville, Hematite, Herculaneum, High Ridge, Hillsboro, Horine, House Springs, Imperial, Kimmswick, Mapaville, Morse Mill, Murphy, Oermann, Olympian Village, Otto, Parkdale, Pevely, Richwoods, Scotsdale, Valles Mines, Victoria, Vineland, Ware, Weber Hill (2) 1CI MONDAY, MAY 8, 2000 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH It! SPORTS: Herculaneum athlete deals with father's death. Page JC13 hot A i) io to role on banc 01 udff 11 coroora MCI Ml Imperial Paleo-lndian spears will be made at free workshop Anyone with an interest in prehistoric Native Americans and their weaponry might like to attend the Paleo-lndian Spear Factory workshop that will be held at Mastodon State Historic Site in Imperial on June 3. The free event, which is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At the workshop, spear points will be made from stone, and spear shafts from wood and cane, with ties made of plant fibers, and spear-throwing devices at-latls from deer antler or wood. Those who attend will have the opportunity to practice throwing spears at a target An atlatl (spear-throwing accuracy) competition sponsored by the World Atlatl Association will be held at 2 p.m. The Spear Factory event will take place outside the museum. No registration is necessary. The museum has a $2 entrance fee for visitors over the age of 14.

The Mastodon State Historic Site museum is located at 1050 Museum Drive. To get there take 1-55 south to exit 186, then follow the outer road north to Museum Drive and watch for signs. For information call 636-464-2976. Proposed boundaries of Imperial JEFFERSON CO. 1Y1 Imperial knowledge IN COURT: Citizens to Incorporate Imperial is seeking a declaratory judgment May 17 to determine whether the Jefferson County Commission erred in not allowing a public vote on formation of the city in 1998.

AT ISSUE: A state law requiring areas that want to incorporate to take the initial step of asking bordering cities to be annexed. County officials say organizers of the incorporation effort failed to ask Arnold and Kimmswick to consider annexation. THE PLAYERS: Imperial resident Mary Laulo initiated the original incorporation effort. She opposes annexation and has entered the Democratic primary race for 2nd District County Commissioner to try to unseat incumbent Ron Casey, who cast one of three votes to keep the measure off the ballot. Casey says the commission is awaiting the court ruling to determine whether state laws were met.

der Arnold and Kimmswick. It would take in a 30-square-mile area bounded by the intersection of Old Highway 21 and East Rock Creek Road at its northwest corner, then go south to Highway east to the Mississippi River and north to Arnold. Imperial would border Arnold and surround the city of Kimmswick. County counselor Mike Valenti said he recommended commissioners not place See Imperial, Page 2 Citizens group is claiming they met all the requirements Case will be heard May 17 BYTIMROWDEN Of the Post-Dispatch Two years ago, Imperial area residents or-. ganized an effort to have the area incorporated.

A petition signed by 1,300 area residents was presented to the County Commission but stalled after commissioners refused to place the measure on the ballot A judge will decide this month whether commissioners erred in not allowing a public vote on the issue. Citizens to Incorporate Imperial is seeking a declaratory judgment to determine whether the group met all of the statutory requirements needed to allow a vote on incorporation. The case is scheduled to be heard in Jefferson County Circuit Court before Judge Dennis J. Kehm May 17. At issue is a state law requiring areas that want to incorporate to take the initial step of asking bordering cities to be annexed.

The proposed city of Imperial would bor- Arnold .1 I ml i Imperial Wjmmswiclc' 2t If ILL. Barhnart POST-DISPATCH Route OK'd to continue work on new Highway 21 County officials applaud effort By Chris Carroll Of the Post-Dispatch A state commission that oversees highway development approved a route Friday for the continued construction of New Highway 21. Jefferson County residents and officials in attendance at the meeting, held in Chesterfield, applauded the continuing effort to replace the current Highway 21, often referred to as Blood Alley. "We are glad this is moving forward," said Wayne Wiley, head of the Highway 21 Task Force, composed of Jefferson County residents pushing for the new road. "Since 1991, 30 people have been killed on Old Highway 21, two of them just last night." Wiley was referring to a crash Thursday on Highway 21 just south of Yellow Rock Road in De Soto that killed Freddie E.

Henry, 62, and Marie V. Henry, 54, both of Hillsboro. Rhonda M. Netteler, 16, of De Soto, was injured after her vehicle crossed from the southbound lanes and struck the Henry's pickup, police say. The 14-mile segment approved Friday stretches from Lake Lorraine Road near Hillsboro and ends at the intersection of Highways and near De Soto.

In addition, the state Highways and Transportation Commission accepted a bid from J. Berra Construction to pave a section of the road that stretches from the current terminus of New Highway 21 near Otto to Lake Lorraine Road. See Highway, Page 2 '1 5 LHAKLtS Area of detail WAYNE CROSSLINPOST-DISPATCH revealed he had been convicted of a good sheriff if given the opportunity. You do something wrong; you get punished and you pay for it, and everything is OK. But then you get punished again.

I think it stinks. Edward Joseph Manley III Ousted candidate for sheriff guys," he said. "You do something wrong; you get punished and you pay for it, and everything is OK. But then you get punished again. I think it stinks." Manley says he never tried to hide his criminal record.

The form candidates fill out to run for office asks only whether a person is qualified to serve; Manley says he thought he was and signed the form. See Manley, Page 2 i "C0. fiSHr franklin m. co. iA Jefferson ill v- s( Hillsboro Hotel-restaurant classes will be dropped in fall Jefferson College's Hotel and Restaurant Management program will be no more after next school year.

The college's Board of Trustees voted in its regular April meeting to terminate the program. Administrators set a goal of 15 students enrolled in the program when it was reviewed in 1996, but enrollment never rose to the necessary level, they said. Competition from a similar but much larger program at St Louis Community College at Forest Park is thought to be partly responsible for the demise of the program. Students now enrolled will be informed they have one year in which to complete their degrees, the board said. FEtiTor Fire district will show off engine house, rescue dogs The Fenton Fire Protection District will hold its annual open house on May 20 in recognition of Emergency Medical Service Week.

The open house will be held from noon to 3 p.m. at the No. 2 Engine House at the corner of Bowles Avenue and Ho-ran Drive. There will be a fire safety demonstration at the "Safehouse" and tours of the firehouse. Search and rescue dogs from the Midwest Search Rescue Canine Unit will be on hand, and the public can see a demonstration of the Roll-Over simulator from the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Twin Cities Scouts and Garden Club help Dow on Earth Day Boy Scout Troop 426 joined the Crystal City Garden Club, the state highway department and employees of Dow Chemical to pick up trash, plant new seedlings and spread mulch at Pitarin Roadside Park in Pevely as part of Dow's 10th annual Earth Day Celebration on April 22. Troop 426 is chartered by the Festus-Crystal City Elks Lodge and is one of the largest troops in the River Trails District of Jefferson County. Jefferson County Beekeepers will discuss raising the queen bee Jefferson County Beekeepers will meet to discuss their hobby at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 9 in Hillsboro. Guest speaker will be Ted Jansen of Chesterfield, a long-time beekeeper and area guru on the subject, says Tim Henrick-son, president of the 60-member Jefferson County Beekeepers Association. The title of Jansen's talk will be "Raising a Queen Bee for the Hive." There will also be a question-and-answer time.

The meeting will take place at Jefferson County Extension Center, 10820 Highway 21. The public is welcome. Refreshments will be served. For information call 636-797-5391 or 636-274-2096. -H I1 i I Sheriff candidate Edward Manley was ordered off the August primary ballot after was assault in 1980 for stabbing a man.

Manley, 43, of Hillsboro, said he would have made Judge orders sheriff candidate Manley off the primary ballot victed on July 30, 1980, of felony assault with intent to kill for stabbing Louis Wayne DeRousse with a hunting knife in 1978. State law bars people convicted of a felony from holding office as sheriff. Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed suit in Jefferson County Circuit Court in April to bar Manley from running for office. Presiding Circuit Judge M. Edward Williams last week ordered Manley removed from the ballot.

Williams was the prosecutor who charged Manley in 1978. Manley, 43, of Hillsboro, Said he was disappointed with the judge's ruling. "I always wanted to be one of the good Manley was convicted of a felony in 1980 and thus, according to state law, he is ineligible to serve as sheriff. BYTIMROWDEN Of the Post-Dispatch Edward Joseph Manley III wanted to be a good guy, but his bad-guy past caught up with him. Manley filed in March as a candidate for sheriff in the primary election Aug.

8. He was ordered off the ballot last week after it was discovered he had been con.