MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital is the only facility in mid-Missouri that offers urgent transport services, child life and music therapy and neonatal and pediatric intensive care units. The 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon wraps up today (Friday) at 6 pm. EVERY dollar raised stays in mid-Missouri. Last year’s radiothon raised a record $260,000. You’re hearing from more Miracle families today, as they share inspiring stories about health and healing. The 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon raises money to cover the cost of lifesaving equipment and to support program needs at the hospital. MU Health Care child life specialists Erica Thurman and Tailor Schlotzhauer joined Gary Nolan and Brian Hauswirth live on 939 the Eagle’s this morning to discuss the importance of the radiothon: Erica and Tailor both grew up in mid-Missouri’s Cooper County:
Columbia’s retiring city manager and former parks director Griggs to reflect on career Saturday on 939 the Eagle
Columbia deputy city manager and former parks and recreation director Mike Griggs will retire from the city on April 12, after 37 years of service to Columbia. Mr. Griggs is in the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame.
City manager De’Carlon Seewood praises Mr. Griggs’ service, commitment and dedication. Mr. Seewood says Mike Griggs has demonstrated that he’s passionate about making Columbia a better place. Mr. Griggs will join host Fred Parry in-studio from 7-8 tomorrow (Saturday) morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable.”
Griggs says the parks and recreation industry has become a powerful engine for economic activity. He describes the Gans Creek cross country course as a world-class facility. Mr. Griggs says he’s had many great days in Columbia government, but he’ll also talk about his worst day, which happened in 2011. That’s the day Columbia Parks and Recreation employee William Bell died in an accident while working on the MKT trail.
18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon wraps up today
MU Health Care’s Children’s Hospital is the only facility in mid-Missouri that offers urgent transport services, child life and music therapy and neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.
The 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon wraps up today. It began again at 6 this morning and airs through 6 pm on the Eagle, along with four other Zimmer mid-Missouri stations.
Every dollar raised stays in mid-Missouri. Last year’s radiothon raised a record $260,000. You’ll hear from more Miracle families today, as they share inspiring stories about health and healing. You’ll also hear from MU Health Care executives, who plan to integrate Children’s Hospital into the central hospital Columbia campus in June.
The 18th annual 939 the Eagle Missouri Credit Union Miracles for Kids Radiothon raises money to cover the cost of lifesaving equipment and to support program needs at the hospital.
Former Columbia College president Dr. Ruthenberg remembered for his wisdom, financial skills
A memorial service is set for this morning for former Columbia College president Dr. Donald Ruthenberg, who died earlier this month.
The 94-year-old Dr. Ruthenberg served as Columbia College’s 15th president, from 1984 through 1995. The school notes Dr. Ruthenberg championed diversity, equity and inclusion during his career in higher education. He led the renovations of St. Clair, Dorsey and Williams halls during his time as president.
Under his leadership, the school reduced its debt from $1.8 million to zero. Columbia College spokesman Samuel Fleury describes the late college president Dr. Donald Ruthenberg as one of the school’s greatest treasures. Current Columbia College president Dr. David Russell praises President Ruthenberg’s legacy, saying he was full of wisdom, humor and deep affection for higher education.
A memorial service for former Columbia College president Ruthenberg is this morning at 10:30 at Missouri United Methodist Church, which is on south Ninth in Columbia.
(LISTEN): Columbia’s Goodwill Excel Center free adult high school has threefold mission
(This is fourth and final part of the series from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth on the Columbia Goodwill Excel Center)
Downtown Columbia’s Goodwill Excel Center free adult high school currently has about 100 students, with capacity for 200. The free adult high school is for those 21 and older, and students currently range in age from 22 to 79. Goodwill Excel Center career and college readiness coordinator Abby Courtney encourages you to check out the facility on North 4th street.
“We have like a threefold mission. One, a high school diploma. That’s super important. But then we really work on getting them trained, getting certifications, getting them in college, getting them jobs, getting them better jobs. And so there are a lot of opportunities here ranging from the daycare to learning the computer skills even is huge,” Ms. Courtney says.
Ms. Courtney praises Central Bank of Boone County president Ed Scavone for his support of the school. She tells 939 the Eagle she recently asked for backpacks, and that Central Bank of Boone County provided a room full of backpacks.
Meantime, the president of Columbia’s largest bank describes downtown Columbia’s Goodwill Excel Center free adult high school as a highly-advanced organization. Central Bank of Boone County has hired two of the school’s students full-time and will soon be hiring a third for their call center. Bank president Scavone recently toured the school with a 939 the Eagle reporter:
“Taking individuals, have some basic skills and we can teach them a career or a career path in financial services and get them started and have them progress, especially in our organization. You can come at an entry-level and have a career. We have many individual who could come with a high school degree and advance as far as their ambition takes them,” Mr. Scavone says.
Mr. Scavone notes many residents don’t realize the facility is there. It’s on North fourth street in downtown Columbia, in the former “Tribune” building.
Brian Brennaman as an adjunct teacher at the school and now teaches math. Mr. Brennaman loves math and loves teaching there:
“One of the things I heard before I got here was that some of these people at the table saying how much the students loved it and how much they enjoy being here and it’s like a second family to them. To be honest, I might have been a little skeptical of that. But students in my class you know between breaks, between term one and term two we have a week off, and hearing the students saying I don’t know what I’m going to do next week, I’m going to miss being here … tells you what it’s like here,” says Brennaman.
Students also receive a dedicated life coach, career counseling and free childcare. You can reach the downtown Columbia Excel Center at (573) 499-1220.
939 the Eagle news director Brian Hauswirth toured downtown Columbia’s Goodwill Excel Center free adult high school on January 26, 2024. Here is Brian’s full unedited interview with Central Bank of Boone County president Ed Scavone, Goodwill Excel Center career and college readiness coordinator Abby Courtney and numerous other school faculty members:
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