CITIZEN. Allied Waste Services to Deliver FREE Polycarts to Joplin Households M I S S O U R I. January Contacting the City of Joplin

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1 C I T Y Contacting the City of Joplin O F M I S S O U R I Emergency Police/Fire City s Main Number Department Ext. Animal Control Builing Coes/Inspections City Clerk City Manager Community Development Engineering Finance Human Resources (Personnel) Jail Mayor/City Council Information Municipal Court (Traffic Tickets, Court Dates, Fines) Neighborhoo Improvement Public Information Office Prosecutor s Office Recycling Zoning & Planning City Departments/ Direct Dial: Airport Animal Control Athletic Complex Cemeteries Convention & Visitors Bureau Emergency Management Fire Dept. (non-emergency) Health Dept Library MAPS (Metro Area Public Transit System) Memorial Hall Parks (Shelter reservations) Parks Office Police Dept. (non-emergency) Recreation Programs Schifferecker Golf Course Sunshine Lamp Trolley Trash Service Resiential WIC (Women, Infant & Chilren Supplemental Foo Program The Joplin Citizen is a quarterly newsletter publishe by the City of Joplin for all city househols to receive by mail. Please sen questions or comments to Lynn Iliff Onstot, Public Information Officer, City of Joplin, 602 South Main Street, Joplin, MO or you may sen an to lonstot@joplinmo.org. CITIZEN January 2011 Allie Waste Services to Deliver FREE Polycarts to Joplin Househols Taking out the trash may no longer be the reae chore of househols by the en of January. It coul be easier because only one trip to the curb (or alley in some cases), shoul be neee with the new 96 gallon polycart each househol will receive from Allie Waste Services, Joplin s resiential trash service provier. The Joplin City Council recently passe a change to the soli waste agreement with Allie that inclues resients using roll-out carts for trash. Allie will eliver 96 gallon polycarts to every living unit insie the city limits unless a request from the resient is mae preferring the smaller 65 gallon polycart. Cart elivery starts January 17, an will take approximately two weeks to eliver to all in Joplin. Resients may begin using the carts as soon as they are istribute. Resients are aske to place all of their trash (except bulky items) into the cart. There is no aitional charge for the polycart. Other noteworthy items inclue: Allie s thir-party contractor will eliver the polycarts along with instructions an a toll-free customer service telephone number. Aitional trash set next to the polycart will be picke up at no charge by the river. Aitional polycarts will be issue for free on an as neee basis an etermine by Allie. Physically impaire customers (who o not have an able-boie person living at the house) will be given a 65 gallon polycart an will continue to have their trash picke up at their oor instea of the street/alley. If the resient is physically unable to place the trash in the cart, the Allie river will place the trash in the polycart. To be place on the special pickup list, resients or their representative may call the City at , ext FREE 96 Gallon Polycart provie via Allie Waste Service to Joplin househols Polycarts shoul be place at the curb, away from vehicles an mailboxes in a manner that the arm of the automate truck is able to grab the polycart. (Cart has irectional arrows.) For resients with existing alley service, their polycarts will continue to be service in the alleys. A front-loa truck will be use instea of the new automate trucks. Polycarts will remain the property of an be maintaine by Allie. If a polycart becomes amage, stolen, or missing, the resient shoul call Allie customer service. The polycart must stay with the property if resient moves from that location. Bulky Items will continue to be picke up at no aitional charge by Allie, however the resient will nee to call customer service prior to trash ay so a non-automate truck can be ispatche. (Continue on page 7 )

2 CITIZEN Members of the Joplin City Council MAYOR MAYOR Mike Woolston MAYOR PRO TEM Meloee Colbert Kean General Council Members MIKE WOOLSTON (December 1997 April 1998; ) MORRIS GLAZE ( ) BILL SCEARCE ( ; ) JACK GOLDEN ( ) TRISHA RANEY ( ) Zone 1 GARY SHAW ( ) Zone 2 MELODEE COLBERT - KEAN ( ) Zone 3 BENJAMIN D. ROSENBERG ( ) Zone 4 MICHAEL SEIBERT ( ) Please sen City Council corresponence to: Joplin City Hall 602 South Main Street Joplin, MO C I T Y O F M I S S O U R I Fun Family Entertainment Offere at Memorial Hall Looking for something to o? Why not check out one of the upcoming shows feature at Joplin Memorial Hall? Below are some of the highlights for the next few months. Other events at Memorial Hall are liste on page 6. If you woul like more information, please call RIVERDANCE, the thunerous celebration of Irish music, song an ance that has tappe its way onto the worl stage thrilling millions of people aroun the globe will be here at the Joplin Memorial Hall on their Farewell Tour to perform ONLY ONE outstaning show. Mark your calenar for Wenesay, January 26, 2011 to catch this performance. Show time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Price are: front part of the Main Floor: $55; back part of the Main Floor an all seats in the Mezzanine: $45; Balcony seats: $32. Ticket prices inclue service fees. Purchase tickets through by phone at , or you can buy them at the Joplin Athletic Complex Shrine Circus offers a great event for everyone in the family. With tigers, trapeze artists an tons of thrills, auience members are sure to enjoy the show. Hel uring the weeken of January 28-30, show times are: Friay, Jan. 28th at 6:30 p.m. Saturay, Jan. 29th at 2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Sunay, Jan. 30th 2 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Chilren 12 years an younger are $12, an ault tickets are $16. Tickets sol at the box office one hour before each performance. JEREMY CAMP LIVE! with Special Guests Linsay McCall an Aam Kappa, will appear at Joplin Memorial Hall on Friay, February 4. Concert begins at 7 p.m. Ticket prices are: VIP $38 with meet an greet opportunity an a souvenir poster; $23 for Main Floor an Mezzanine seating; $17 for Balcony seating. Tickets may be charge by phone at or or purchase online at com. Groups of 10 or more will receive a $4 iscount in all sections except for VIP. Ticket prices inclue $3 service fee. Congrats, Kuos & Applause Joseph Njenga, MPH, MHA, Community Health Planner an Regional Epiemiology Specialist for the Joplin an Jasper County Health Departments, has recently complete a secon Masters Degree; a Masters in Health Aministration (MHA) from Missouri State University. Congratulations Joseph! Lawrence R. Mac McKeough, MPA, CEM, Regional Response Planner for the Joplin an Jasper County Health Departments, was certifie as a Missouri Certifie Emergency Manager (MoCEM) in November, His commitment to Stanars of Excellence in Emergency Management, an a thorough knowlege of all aspects of emergency management, training, experience, an formal eucation lea to this certification. Congratulations Mac! Joplin, Missouri has been chosen as the host site for the 2012 National Fireworks Association Trae Expo that will be hel September 5 through September 8, The Joplin Convention an Visitors Bureau worke closely with Holiay Inn an Resience Inn by Marriott to acquire this show. The annual Expo brings together manufacturers, importers, wholesalers an retailers from the USA, China an other countries. Over 500 attenees will converge on Joplin for four ays of meetings, prouct expo, an emonstrations. The Expo will feature seminars an a trae show at Holiay Inn & Convention Center, with over 100 booths of prouct isplay. Although this event is not open to the public, resients can expect to see/hear a series of fireworks each evening after ark as there will be nightly fireworks emonstrations at Schifferecker Park. The emos are scheule to run from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. each night. January 2011

3 Keep Joplin Flying! by Mark Rohr, City Manager The New Year brings many new opportunities an prospects for the City of Joplin an our citizens. If 2011 is similar to years past, we will witness a positive energy throughout the community. In 2010, many contribute to Joplin by supporting various events such as Boomtown Days an 3 r Thursays. Some attene meetings or complete surveys to voice their opinions about City services, or partnere in community cleanup work by volunteering for the Great Day of Service this past September. It is evient that when people get involve, positive things happen. On February 10, the Joplin Regional Airport will welcome a new commercial air service. American Eagle, the regional carrier for American Airlines, will offer two flights a ay to Dallas/Fort Worth (D/FW) at competitive prices with other airports in the outlying regions. In a recent stuy of people who fly to an from this area, they inicate their esire for a service that provie better connectivity at afforable prices. Basically, they wante a legacy carrier that flies into a large hub that can offer numerous flight options to other parts in the Unite States, as well as the worl. In aition, they wante a carrier that offers this service with a convenient flight scheule. American Eagle oes all of this. DFW is one of the largest airline hubs in the U.S. with connections to 184 estinations, incluing every major U.S. city. Flights leave Joplin for DFW at 7 a.m. an at 3:30 p.m. Inboun flights arrive at 2:55 p.m. an 8:55 p.m.. The cost of flights is very reasonable compare to our other regional options. To check this, a local travel agent ran some roun-trip comparisons as follows: Roun-trip Comparisons Destination / From Joplin Springfiel Northwest Ark. Atlanta $ $ $ New York $ $ $ Los Angeles $ $ $ (Fares are subject to change.) Along with reuce travel time an free parking, the convenience of traveling into an out of the Joplin Regional Airport is har to beat. Flights offer 66 passenger seats, along with other passenger conveniences of flight attenants, onboar service an a restroom. American Airlines recognizes the positive momentum in our community Joplin an our region are on an upswing, an they are now a part of this new energy. Representatives inicate that if their service is use, then aitional flights an estinations can an will be ae. But we have to use the service for it to grow. This is a turning point for Joplin. Commercial air service is a great asset to the community. Let s join together an keep Joplin flying by flying Joplin. You can get more etails about American Airlines service in Joplin at EVENTS Events liste are from the Joplin Convention & Visitors Bureau s website at an are printe as space allows. If your organization woul like to be liste, please contact the CVB office at for etails. January 26 Riverance Joplin Memorial Hall, 7:30 p.m. Irish music, song & ance. Tickets: front Main Floor $55, Back Main Floor & Mezzanine $45, Balcony $ or at Joplin Athletic Complex January Shrine Circus Joplin Memorial Hall, Friay at 6:30 p.m., Saturay an Sunay at 2:00 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. Aults $16. Chilren 12 years & uner $12. Tickets on Sale one hour before each performance at Memorial Hall box office. Information: February 4 JEREMY CAMP LIVE! With Special Guests Linsay McCall an Aam Kappa Joplin Memorial Hall, 7 p.m.. VIP Tickets $38 with meet an greet an souvenir poster, Main Floor an Mezzanine $23, Balcony $17. Charge by phone or or online at www. joplinmemorialhall.com. Groups of 10 or more $4 iscount in all sections except for VIP. March 1 Germany, Pale Mother Film Festival Cornell Auitorium in Plaster Hall at MSSU, 7 p.m., FREE. Information: or March 15 The Joke Film Festival Cornell Auitorium in Plaster Hall at MSSU, 7 p.m., FREE. Information: or March 29 The Lay with the Dog Film Festival Cornell Auitorium in Plaster Hall at MSSU, 7 p.m., FREE. Information: or (Continue on page 5 ) January

4 Parks an Stormwater Improvements Benefit Citizens With the sunset of the Parks an Stormwater Improvement Sales Tax looming in 2012, the City Council has begun iscussions about the renewal of this ¼-cent tax. Voters passe this sales tax in November 2001, an the citizens have seen a lot of improvements in these past years, sai Joplin Mayor Mike Woolston. The Council will be appointing a Citizens Task Force to review the nee for a renewal, as well as to prioritize improvements ientifie by our various sources, incluing the public. In review of the past projects complete with funs generate through the Parks an Stormwater Sales, citizens are now enjoying the two aquatic centers, numerous improvements at neighborhoo parks, the construction of Phase I of the Joplin Athletic Complex, along with general beautification to the green spaces in Joplin an manageable roaways uring large rainfall incients incluing the main corriors in the owntown area. These projects were all liste as priorities through the work of the 2001 Citizens Task Force, as the citizens iscusse numerous projects before setting the priorities to recommen to Council for the sales tax referenum. The project list resulte in a compilation of $30.6 million of improvements. Since that time, nearly all projects have been complete. Remaining parks projects inclue Schifferecker Park, Spiva Park improvements an completion of softball fiels in Phase II of the athletic complex. Schifferecker Park has been a recent topic for the City, but ue to the age an emerging maintenance issues of the pool, planning ha been postpone until we coul etermine the best options using various scenarios, sai City Manager Mark Rohr. Rohr note that the park s plan is scheule for Council iscussion in early Recent park improvements at McClellan Park inclue a new shelter an installation of new playgroun equipment, aing four parking areas, an paving of two entryways into the parking areas. Playgroun equipment was also installe at Mohaska Park, locate at Mohaska an Sergeant Avenue, an Roanoke Park at Byers an Islington. McInoe Park benefite with new playgroun equipment, as i Garvin an Iron Gates Parks along with new shelters an pave parking. Earlier park projects involve both Ewert an Cunningham pools being renovate to aquatic centers an Memorial Hall receiving necessary enhancements to the stage, auitorium, restrooms, kitchen, lobby, an concession stan. Citizens utilizing the City parks easily ientify with these park projects, while those traveling through Joplin may recall the multiple stormwater improvements mae, especially if the work area altere their riving routes. Completing a near recor number of rainage improvement projects in 2010, City officials note that these projects were virtually in all areas of Joplin. They inclue 7 th Street & Maien Lane intersection 15 th Street an Murphy Boulevar, McClellan Boulevar, near 30 th Street A Street an McCoy Avenue 32 n to 33 r West of Connecticut Davis Detention Pon work along Joplin Creek near 25 th an Davis Boulevar These projects significantly improve the infrastructure of Joplin, allowing stormwater to move swiftly through our City without negatively impacting motorists, businesses or homeowners. Citizens may remember rainfall incients when transportation was not as easy, especially in the owntown area where the Willow Branch Creek runs uner roaways an businesses. The first project initiate with these revenues aresse this large unergroun water source, as it ha create owntown floos in years past. Many people might remember the owntown area flooing ue to the Willow Branch Creek, sai Davi Hertzberg, Director of Public Works. Prior to this improvement, many of the builings in the owntown area remaine vacant. Now, the owntown is nearly full an offers retail an office space, restaurants an resiential living. Recent Stormwater Improvements 7 th Street & Maien Lane intersection 15 th Street an Murphy Boulevar, McClellan Boulevar, near 30 th Street A Street an McCoy Avenue 32 n to 33 r West of Connecticut Davis Detention Pon work along Joplin Creek near 25 th an Davis Boulevar Willow Branch stormwater improvements, which stretche from 7 th an Virginia streets to the southwest area of Joplin, near 17 th an Maien Lane, inclue a 100-year storm rain replacing existing pipes. It was a significant investment in the owntown infrastructure an serve as an initial incentive for owntown reevelopment, Hertzberg note. Stormwater projects were initially ientifie in the 1998 Stormwater Management Master Plan. This plan was upate in 2009 an will be utilize by the Citizens Task Force to prioritize projects to inclue in a possible renewal request of this sales tax. The City has hel several public meetings regaring parks an recreation nees for the community, an this information will also be inclue in the task force s work in Future articles will provie upates of their work. 4 January 2011

5 REMINDER! The City remins property owners an occupants to please keep their siewalks in goo repair, an clear of any ice or snow uring this winter season, as inicate in Joplin City Coe Sec Thank you for your cooperation. In February 2010 the Joplin Police Department implemente IMPACT (Improving Methos Proactively Against Crime Trens) to aress community crime problems an quality-of-life issues face by our citizens. In short, IMPACT is an in-epth analysis of statistical information for the purpose of ientifying crime trens, patterns an hotspots. Creative strategies are formulate to counter increasing inciences of crime, an then appropriate resources an police personnel are eploye to confront ientifie crimes proactively. Effectiveness is continually evaluate through further statistical analysis. The four principles utilize in IMPACT are: Accurate an timely intelligence: At the core is the use of computer-generate an other statistical ata that are gathere an presente at monthly IMPACT meetings. The analysis of this information then triggers action on geographically impacte areas, patterns an crime trens. Effective tactics: Supervisors are accountable for the creation, evelopment an implementation of crime reuction strategies for the purpose of minimizing the ientifie crime trens. Rapi eployment: Once an issue has been ientifie, personnel an resources are rapily eploye to increase the likelihoo of affecting the problem before it shifts to another ay, time, or area. Relentless follow-up an assessment: An essential element in any operational plan is the assessment of what, if any, impact the implementation of the plan has ha on targete goals. The primary metho for measuring a successful outcome of a crime reuction strategy is via har numbers, that is, crime statistics. In the ten months Joplin Police Department has utilize the IMPACT moel, police officers have effectively combate crime in the City of Joplin to see a 9% reuction from this same time last year. Each month, officers are irecte to concentrate on a specific area an/or crime in which to focus their efforts. As a result of their collective strategies, ecreases have been reporte for every irecte area/crime the following month. This proactive approach to crime has evience in a short perio that irecte patrol prouces favorable results. As the police epartment continues to work towar making Joplin a safer community for its citizens, IMPACT will remain an important element in that effort. Police Initiates New Program to Aress Crime I M P A C T Improving Methos Proactively Against Crime Trens EVENTS (Continue from page 3) April 9 Fur Ball Holiay Inn Convention Center, 6 p.m. 11 p.m., $50 for members/$60 for non-members Procees help animal aoption an the Resource Center. Information: or April 12 The Last Stage Film Festival Cornell Auitorium in Plaster Hall at MSSU, 7 p.m., FREE. Information: or May 7 Walk MS Joplin Lanreth Park, 9 a.m. 1 p.m., $25 onation is appreciate. Information: or For more information, go to January

6 Community Development Seeking Projects, Volunteers, an Tools The following events will take place at Joplin Memorial Hall. Other events will be announce as etails are confirme. If you woul like more information, please call or the number liste uner the event. Ticket information is available at January 3-May 18 Zumba Fitness Spring Session Monays & Wenesays 6:45 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. $3 per visit. No classes on Jan. 26 an April 27. Throughout January 2011 Little Dribblers Monays 5:50 p.m. to 6:35 p.m. For information Ault Co-e Volleyball Tuesays 6:45 p.m. For information Ault Basketball Thursays 6:30 p.m. For information January 28, 29, Shrine Circus Show times: Friay at 6:30 p.m. Saturay at 2 p.m. an 6:30 p.m. Sunay 2 p.m. an 6:30 p.m. Tickets available at the oor 1 hour before show time $12 Chilren 12 an uner; $16 Ault February 11 Day Daughter Date Night for tickets February 19 Joplin High School JROTC Drill Meet March 4 5 Tangle Footers Dance Club April 21 Senior Citizen Prom Luncheon & Dance $5 a ticket, April 30 Joplin Area Catholic Schools Annual Auction UPCOMING EVENTS The City of Joplin s Planning an Community Development ivision offers resources to citizens neeing assistance with yar work, minor househol repairs an general maintenance issues. To complete their mission, staff members coorinate citizen volunteers with the requeste projects, an often also provie the tools to complete the job. During January, Connie Chrisman is organizing tasks an gearing up for warming weather, offering ieas to citizens on how they can help with community improvements: Volunteer: Community Development is looking for energetic an committe people to join our team of volunteers. If looking for a prouctive way to make a ifference in our community, we have a great opportunity for you. Volunteers are neee throughout the year, an can provie help by proviing time an service; offering refreshments for the volunteers, an/or onating tools to be use in the Tool Lening Library. Donate Your Ol Tools: The Tool Lening Library is always in nee of various tools. Citizens can onate new or ol tools in goo repair to the Lening Library. Citizens sometimes request tools that are not part of the Tool Library. Your onation coul help someone in the community with their improvement project. Call Us if You Nee Help: City of Joplin resients who nee help with mowing, raking, painting, or small property maintenance projects can call Connie Chrisman, Community Development, at , ext. 570 to be put on a list that is given to volunteers. The list is ongoing year aroun. Community Development staff members also work with property owners in the City s Neighborhoo Improvement Program an coorinate many of the projects inclue in the Great Day of Service, a community ministry organize by College Heights Christian Church Outreach Efforts. For more information about this area, contact Connie Chrisman at Ext. 570 City to Hit One Million Riers in 2011 Will you be the lucky one? For more than 12 years, the City of Joplin has provie a significant service to our citizens through the public transportation program. In 2011, the City will celebrate its ONE MILLION rie milestone an that lucky One Million Rier will receive a FREE Pass for 2012 for unlimite ries! As the One Million Rie celebration raws near, the City will offer various promotions in upcoming months. The first promotion will be on Friay, April 22 n, Earth Day. All ries on the Sunshine Lamp Trolley will be provie free of charge on this ay. This is just the first of several promotions, so please watch for more etails as the year continues an YOU coul be the lucky ONE MILLION Rier! Initially starte in 1998, five vans shuttle resients to an from their necessary estinations through MAPS (Metro Area ParaTranist Service). In 2007, the City introuce the Sunshine Lamp Trolley with a one-hour loop in the northeastern part of Joplin. In 2009, the City ae two more routes which overlappe the existing route. Riers can now reach nearly all areas of the City through public transportation. On average, 11,000 ries are given each month through the Trolleys an MAPS vans. The service has become very popular an many rie on a regular basis. So climb aboar an iscover the benefits of public transportation an you may be the City s ONE MILLION Rier! For more information or to receive a Trolley Route map, please call January 2011

7 Power Outage May Affect Foo Storage Simple Guielines Provie Safe Measures As weather turns coler, many may remember the bleak icy ays of 2008 an recall various methos use by families to store foo in an effort to save it from an unesirable an expensive fate isposal. In an extene power outage, the safe storage of potentially hazarous foo proucts requiring refrigeration becomes a serious public health concern. Refrigeration an freezer units without power can only maintain a safe prouct temperature for a short perio of time. The Joplin Health Department provies recommenations for safe foo storage in orer to maintain your foo in a wholesome conition. If electricity has not yet been restore to your home an you have been unable to make alternate arrangements for the storage of your refrigerate, potentially hazarous foo proucts, the following guielines are to be ahere to: All refrigerate, non-shelf-stable, potentially hazarous foo items must be maintaine at a temperature of 45 egrees Fahrenheit or below an be protecte from physical amage incluing water, chemicals, unauthorize personnel, etc. Potentially hazarous foos are primarily those containing meat, fish, poultry an airy proucts. If the temperature of any non-shelf-stable, potentially hazarous foo item excees 45 egrees Fahrenheit for more than a two hour perio, the prouct shoul be ispose. If the temperature of any non-shelf-stable, potentially hazarous foo item excees 45 egrees, an you cannot etermine how long the prouct has been above 45 egrees, the prouct shoul be iscare. Frozen foos that become thawe, but remain below 45 egrees Fahrenheit pose quality concerns, NOT public health concerns. Decisions regaring the use/an or refreezing of these proucts rest with their owner. If, however, the temperature of the thawe proucts excees 45 egrees Fahrenheit for a perio of two hours, they too shoul be iscare. 45 Fahrenheit Do not attempt to be charitable an give potentially spoile, unsafe foo to neighbors or less fortunate people. You may believe you are being helpful, when you may simply be contributing to an illness an opening yourself to a potential liability. Remember that this is your responsibility for you an your family. Public foo establishments will be reviewe by Health Department staff members or their authorize representatives to ensure compliance with foo coe regulations. REMINDER! Business licenses are ue on April 14. If you have questions, please contact the Finance Department at , x 242. Allie Waste Services to Deliver FREE Polycarts to Joplin Househols (Continue from page 1 ) The two-week istribution process will have to be complete first before issues can be aresse. The new automate collection vehicles will be in use by the en of March. Billing for trash services will continue to be liste on resients Missouri-American Water Company bill. Resients are aske for their cooperation an unerstaning uring this transition. Information will be istribute with the polycart an we encourage everyone to rea the hanout, as this will explain the program an proper polycart etiquette. Please refer to the com website for more information. All resients who have been paying rent for their existing cart will receive a refun from Allie. Please allow 4-6 weeks. Rent will be cancelle effective December 31, Carts marke American Disposal will get swappe out for a new cart. Carts marke Allie Waste will be swappe out ONLY if it nees repair. Unwante trash can options: 1) Take them to the Joplin Recycling Center for recycling or reuse. 2) Place on the curb with NO trash insie on the ate that will be specifie in the cart elivery instruction sheet. Any resient wishing to receive the smaller 65 gallon polycart shoul call Allie Waste Services at or go online to to make the request. To be place or remove from the Physically Impaire Pick Up List: Ext. 501 Allie Services Inc. Customer Service: Billing Questions: , Ext. 501 save theate Boomtown Days June 9 11, 2011 Festival of Music, Foo & Fun! January

8 C I T Y O F M I S S O U R I 602 South Main Street, Joplin, Missouri PRSRT STD. U.S. POSTAGE P A I D JOPLIN, MO PERMIT NO th Annual Day Daughter Date Night Das an their aughters are invite to Joplin Parks an Recreation Department s 12 th Annual Day Daughter Date Night on Friay, February 11. Das can bring their favorite gal(s) to an evening of music, ancing, games, buffet inner an prizes. The event is hel from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Joplin Memorial Hall. The Parks Department will provie a free picture for each couple. Tickets can be purchase at the Joplin Athletic Complex, 3301 West 1 st Street. Seating is limite to 200 couples. The fee is $25 per couple, an $6 for an aitional chil. For more information, call Boomtown Run Offers Fitness Opportunities for Entire Family June 11 Ah, January a new year often brings resolutions for new hobbies an activities. This year, instea of setting weight loss goals, set fitness goals to mark your progress. The Boomtown Run on June 11, 2011 offers several fitness opportunities for families, incluing a zumbathon, kis run, 5k an half marathon. Whether a beginner runner or more experience, you can join a running group that provies incentives to increase your pace or istance. Area fitness clubs offer running classes for all levels, an Zumba classes are offere at Memorial Hall as well as at fitness clubs. ALL Boomtown Run participants will enjoy a variety of refreshments at the post-race party an receive a FREE event button 1 for the Boomtown Days Festival on June 9 through 11. Half marathon an 5k participants will receive an official Boomtown Run technical shirt an an official Boomtown Run cooling heaban, with custom meals for those finishing the half marathon. For event etails, training opportunities, an online registration, visit the new website com. Prefer to participate by cheering on the expecte 1,000+ athletes who will participate in Boomtown Run event? Sign up online to be an event volunteer, an take part in one of the region s fastest-growing events. Staye tune for more event announcements this spring!