Top: Army Reservists head off on their humanitarian rescue mission — part of their drill — on Sept. 14 at Carlyle Lake. Inset: World War II veteran Tom Wobbe (on right) shares a laugh with Army Reservists following the Sept. 14 exercises on Carlyle Lake. (Photos by Bryan Hunt) Army Reservists from five units converged on Carlyle Lake this past Saturday, Sept. 14 to demonstrate a part of what they do when they’re called to duty.
The public was invited to what was billed as a Reserve Expo on the Dam West Day Use Area and boat ramp, which opened at noon — a static display of the equipment involved and what the personnel would be tasked with — followed by the exercise at 2 p.m.
Col. Marc F. Hoffmeister, assistant commandant of the U.S. Army Engineer Regiment at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, served as narrator for the event, which involved the placement of and assembly of floating sections of an Improved Ribbon Bridge off the Dam West beach.
Special boats were then tasked with pushing the bridge and its cargo — three vehicles totaling 13 to 14 tons — to the lake’s Point One, the soldiers rescuing their objective, then returning to the beach and delivering the “victims” for triage and treatment.
Hoffmeister called the exercise as a show of “the ability to move across the battlefield anywhere, anytime. Our ability to rapidly place a bridge across a major river, even under fire, exceeds that of any other army in the world.”
During Monday’s Central Community High School board meeting, a budget hearing was presented and approved by the board.
According to Superintendent Dr. Dustin Foutch, the preliminary fiscal year 2020 budget was presented last month and has been on public display for the past 30 days.
"For the FY20 budget, we estimated projected revenues conservatively," he said. "Business manager Becky Boeschen will give you our increase in local property tax dollars consistent with the increase in the estimated assessed valuation (EAV)."
During the hearing, Boeschen said that they are always conservative with revenues estimating low and their expenditure budgeting high.
"This year, our state funding is forecasting some decreases from last year, mainly from transportation state payments," Boeschen said, adding that they will be about $30,000 to $35,0000 less than last year.
"Our Evidence Based Funding had an increase of $36,000, which includes the categorical payments," she said, adding that they also had an increase of property tax payments of 2.7 percent.
"The Education Fund and Transportation Fund and Site and Construction Fund is estimating a deficit balance for the fiscal year," she said, adding that the increased transportation and salary costs play a role in that.
"With the site and construction fund, they are trying to spend out the last of the funds and are not receiving any money in," she said.
She said that local revenues continue to increase at 87 percent, which will probably never change.
Fifth-graders at Albers Elementary School, along with village president Steve Schomaker, school superintendent Mike Toeben and police chief Brian Vielweber are ready to take part in the D.A.R.E. Jeep fun run this Saturday. Registration will start at 9 a.m. at event sponsor Robertson’s Auto Body in Albers. (Photo by Bryan Hunt) Vehicles of all makes and models are invited to take part in the D.A.R.E. to Jeep With Us, a fun run with a purpose, set for this Saturday, Sept. 21.
What is the cause behind the run? It is a benefit for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program taught at Albers Elementary School by the Albers Police Department.
Fifth-grade students, along with organizer Rocky Robertson, Albers Police chief Brian Vielweber, Superintendent Mike Toeben and Albers village president Steve Schomaker helped publicize the event on Sept. 11 outside the school.
This will be the second year for the benefit run.
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