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More than 200 community, civic
and business leaders attended the Legislative
Reception for North County, Thursday, February
7, 2008 at SSM DePaul Health Center. This
collaborative event, hosted by North County
Incorporated, the Florissant Valley Chamber
of Commerce, the Maryland Heights Chamber
of Commerce, the Northwest Chamber of Commerce
and the North County Chamber of Commerce allowed
area leaders to hear from our State legislators
about matters affecting North County and the
State of Missouri. Program moderator, Ann
Brand from St. Louis Community College at
Florissant Valley, presented the 2008 North
County legislative priorities on economic
development, education, healthcare, transportation
and general issues.
State legislators in attendance
were: Senator Rita Days, Senator Timothy Green,
Representative Bruce Darrough, Representative
Albert Liese, Representative Michael Spreng,
Representative Gina Walsh, Representative
Juanita Walton, Representative Jake Zimmerman
and Representative Clint Zweifel. Representative
Michael Corcoran and Senator Joan Bray were
planning to attend, however unforeseen circumstances
prevented their attendance.
North County Inc., the Florissant
Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Maryland Heights
Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Chamber
of Commerce and the North County Chamber of
Commerce collaboratively represent more than
1,000 area businesses, civic and community
organizations. SSM DePaul Health Center generously
hosted this event for area leaders.
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North County State Officials (standing)
Rep. Liese, Sen. Green, Rep. Spreng,
Rep. Zimmerman,
Rep. Darrough; (seated) Rep. Zweifel,
Sen. Days, Rep. Walsh, Rep. Walton
(lft to rt) St. Louis County's Daryl
Cothrine, Karin Hagaman, Everett Ballard
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Valley Industries' Carol & Mark Simms
and Hazelwood's Colleen Klos
St. Louis Community College-Flo. Valley's
Ann Brand, Zelema Harris, Marcia Pfeiffer
Ann Brand and SSM Depaul's Steve Johnson
Mike Reid and David Durbin
Rep. Clint Zweifel
Rep. Juanita Walton
JoAnn Donovan-Took, Senator Rita Days
North County Chamber's Jean Montgomery,
UMB's Joan Cleaveland
Lowell and Beverly Girardier, Grace
Zykan
News 20's Randy Gardner, Maryland
Heights Chamber's Kim Braddy, Pattonville
School District's Patty Gould
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DePaul's Kim Bakker, Florissant Valley
Chamber's Diana Weidinger and Tony
Mathews, NCI's Rebecca Zoll, and Florissant
Councilwoman Karen McKay
Karen McKay and Mayor Norm McCourt
Dan Boyle, Diana Weidinger, Mayor
T.R. Carr
Rep. Zweifel, Rep. Walsh, Rep. Spreng,
Rep. Liese
Rep. Mike Spreng
Rep. Albert Liese
Rep. Gina Walsh
Rep. Bruce Darrough, Rep. Tim Green
Chief of Police Bob Schrader, County
Council Woman Kathleen Kelly Burkett
John O'Mara and Steve Hoven
Black Jack's Mayor McCourt, Donald
Krank, St. Johns Bank's Fletcher Wells
Bellefontain Neighbor's Councilwoman
Shirley Paro, Bob Doerr
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