Posts Tagged ‘Charles Bryson’

A breakout from the St. Louis jail this morning prompted the columnist to phone Charles Bryson for confirmation.  Bryson, who heads the Department of Public Safety, said, “I’m not going to comment on anything
at this time.”

In the St. Louis county circuit court a judgment of  $768,100 was awarded in the case of Big Red LLC vs. J.W.Terrill Insurance for being negligent in failing to obtain insurance covering the tornado that destroyed Big Red’s building in a Fairview Heights shopping center in 2006.  Victorious barristers: Teresa Dale Pupillo and Kelly Farrell of the Carmody MacDonald law office. . .. Joe Scott‘s Crown Country Brewery has begun to reach out its distribution to the southern Illinois, Chicago and Kansas City markets. Barnwood Blonde, Big Bison and Worktruck Wheat are the most popular brands. Soon the company will release a new Double IPA and Summer Style ale, under brewmaster Carl Wiersma and Jim Krone.  The company’s new root beer is branded Fizzy Izzy (cutesy?). . .St. Louis City Hall staffers back-slapped and well-wished three of the most dependable

Mayor Slay, Barb Fehr and Ron Smith

and popular civil servants with a combined total of 118 years racked up. Upon his return from a trip to China, Hizzoner skipped jetlag to give a send off into retirement for: exec sec’ty Barb Fehr (44years); architectural manager, building commissioner and most recently, exec director of operations Ron Smith (32 years) and exec sec’ty Judy Boggs 42 years). Smith, by the way,is the first African-American to hold his predecessor Marie Jeffries‘ powerful job. He’ll go into a consultancy business, which between you and the columnist, has been doing all along with his business partner-redeveloper, Barry Edelstein.  (Conflict of interest?  The jury’s still out.).  Faces in the crowd included Patti Hageman, Ruby Bonner, Charles Bryson, Parrie May, Todd Waelterman, Paul Payne, Freddie Dunlap and Sherry Wibbenmeyer.. . Authorized by the descendants of wartime statesman Sir Winston Churchill and his granddaughter, Edwina Sandys, Chesterfield-based uber sculptor Don Wiegand is creating a bas-relief likeness of the wartime hero to mark his Iron Curtain speech.  More than twice the size of the
average man, the work will rest at the entrance of the National Churchill Museum in Fulton, Mo.  With an outstretched arm, it is to remind visitors of the prime minister’s line in which he said, “An iron curtain has descended. . .Young Ben Kerner, with his partners, has launched Upper End Properties real estatery. . .Pat Schwarz, daughter of the late hell-razing television personality, Charlotte Peters, has transferred her mom’s videos to DVD.  They are on sale now at the family dinery, Charlottte’s Rib on Manchester.

Missourians for Haiti held their first fundraiser in the Forest Park Vistors Center.  Those who attended the Radio One pouring learned how “Peanut Butter Medicine” has helped to prevent malnutrition forf thousands of Haiti children.  Mo. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder and FOX2′s Shirley Washington co-hosted the event and informational segment.  Dr. Patricia B.Wolff, ;prof of clinical pediatrics at WashU School oif Med., was lauded for her brainchild, Meds & Food For Kids.  Kinder hailed that he had previously arranged a Sabreliner corporate jet for Dr. Wolff and her colleagues to go to Haiti.  Guests later learned that Kinder’s pop, the late Dr. Jim Kinder, practiced pediatrics for 52 years in Cape Girardeau. On hand were:  Charles Bryson; Steve Taviner; Creston Waters; Paul Kindl; Daraisha Cosby; Dr. Tim Rice; Janae of HOT 104.1 and DeAmon White.