Holiday Project

MHS class of 2011 celebrates at Project Graduation (05/23/11)
Lots of food and fun greeted the Marshall High School senior class at the Project Graduation celebration held Sunday, May 22. Approximately 165 seniors and 65 guests attended the all night party held at Missouri Valley College's Burns Athletic Center...

MU Extension offers holiday budget advice (12/17/10)
For many, the holidays bring a sense of community and togetherness. What few discuss, however, is the tremendous amount of stress that comes the last two months of the year, not to mention January. Consumers spend seven to 15 percent more with plastic than with cash, according to Cynthia Crawford of University of Missouri-Extension...

Community lines up for Holiday Project (12/09/10)
A line stretched out the doors of Martin Community Center as people waited in their winter coats to sign-in. The Holiday Project shopping day, Thursday, Dec. 9, served approximately 400 families in Saline County -- amounting to roughly 1,000 individuals...

GE employees contribute trikes to Holiday Project (12/06/10)
Tucked away on a lot behind the city park, Slater General Electric employees and their families contributed to Saline County's Holiday Project over the weekend. Saturday, Dec. 4, marked the fifth year GE has held its annual Red Wagon event, as adults and children worked together to assemble wagons and tricycles for the Holiday Project...

Holiday Project grows, needs support (12/02/10)
According to Holiday Project organizers, the number of food and gift recipients has tripled in the past couple of weeks. Organizers are asking for more help from the community as they now say more than 1,000 individuals, approximately 400 families, will be served this year...

Holiday Project looking substantial for Inter-Agency members (11/23/10)
The Holiday Project, an annual project to provide food and Christmas gifts to families in financial need, was a focus for discussion at the Saline County Inter-Agency Council meeting Tuesday, Nov. 23. As of Tuesday, the project had a balance of $7,037.33, with a $125 check to add to the balance. Several toys have already been purchased but MaryAnn Piper, who heads the project, said many local schools and churches have been holding toy drives as well as sending monetary donations...

Holiday Project seeks donations, volunteers (11/16/10)
With 351 individuals already signed up, Holiday Project coordinators are gearing up to serve Saline County once again. The Holiday Project is an annual program, offering food and gifts to area families that may go without during the Christmas season...

Medical Reserve Corps seeks volunteerism (09/28/10)
Russ Donnell, of Saline County Medical Reserve Corps, was on-hand during the InterAgency Council meeting Tuesday, Sept. 28. Donnell discussed the need for volunteers, particularly for widespread incidents such as a 20-car pile up on Interstate 70 or the need for vaccinations...

Emergency preparedness raises questions for Inter-Agency Council (07/28/10)
The Inter-Agency Council discussed emergency preparedness at its meeting Tuesday, July 27. Saline County Citizens for Disaster Recovery, a committee that had been promoted by some council members, hit a dead end. The council entertained the idea in an effort to team community groups together in the event of an emergency...

CART fund revenue up in December (12/17/09)
For the first time since September, County Aid Road Trust revenues were up in Saline County, commissioners reported at their meeting Thursday morning, Dec. 17. Collections in December totaled $57,908.80, compared to $54,456.95 in November and $56,742.99 in December 2008...

Volunteers help prepare Holiday Project store for Thursday's shoppers (12/09/09)
It may be a time of economic recession, but at Martin Community Center Wednesday, Dec. 9, rooms were filled with piles of toys, boxes of nonperishable foods and many other items in preparation for the annual Saline County Holiday Project Thursday, Dec. 10...

Marshall council approves returning land to property owner, sets election date (11/16/09)
The Marshall City Council approved two new ordinances at its meeting Monday, Nov. 16. Council members agreed for the city to return a tract of land on Ridge Street to private ownership. The land was intended for street use, possibly as a cul de sac, as part of development that never occurred, Marshall Mayor Connie Latimer said...

Marshall Senior Center collects cereal for Holiday Project (11/06/09)
From the looks of the large pile of cereal boxes, breakfast is the most important meal of the day at Marshall Senior Center, at least for now. The center is collecting hot and cold cereal, or monetary donations, for the 2009 Saline County Holiday Project, with a goal of 400 boxes by Friday, Dec. 4. As of Wednesday, Nov. 4, the center had already collected about 200 boxes since it began a couple of weeks ago...

County Commission gets update on courthouse project (10/27/09)
Just after their regular meeting Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, Saline County Commissioners met with Dennis Paul and Jeff Harrelson of Septagon Construction Company to discuss the courthouse renovation project. In his construction manager's report, Harrelson wrote, "Progress has been pretty good on the project over the past month."...

Commission makes first payment on courthouse renovation bond (09/24/09)
At their meeting Thursday morning, Sept. 24, Saline County Commissioners approved two large financial transactions. First, commissioners transferred funds in order to make the first payment, of $299,996, on the courthouse renovation bond. Commissioners also approved the disbursement of $211,740.84, collected from fines and forfeitures, to county schools. This is an annual transaction...

Glasgow bridge opens to traffic Wednesday afternoon (09/23/09)
After many delays, the newly renovated Missouri River bridge at Glasgow will open to traffic on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 23. It will be the first time vehicles have been on the bridge since the closing on Aug. 4, 2008, according to a news release from Missouri Department of Transportation...

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