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Jay Kerner

Publisher/Urban Explorer

While I was born and raised mostly in St.Joe, Ive also lived, worked, eaten out, and

had all kinds of adventures all over the lands

north of the river.

My earliest memories of the area involve

trips south on the highway to see KC relatives.

I wonder how many of you used the same

point of reference to let you know you were

getting close to the city. We called him the

Martian Piano Player. Maybe you did, too.

Others perhaps knew him as the Purina grainelevator adjacent to the highway at Platte City.

The top of the tower looked like a head with sunglasses on. The tubes directing

grain to various parts of the building looked like arms and ngers spread across

the checkerboard roof-line. My siblings and I all tried to be the rst to see it.

Once a year or so the whole family would head down to the Gold Buffet

(...well known from coast to coast the Gold Buf-fet!) Mountains of food in

multiple buffet lines. Chocolate pirate coins for the kids. One time Whizzo the

Clown was there, and we waited it seemed like for hours to shake his hand and

get a picture and autograph.

Right after high school my

folks moved to Platte Woods. NoZona Rosa back then, but you

could go east on Barry Road and

drive through the undeveloped

countryside for 20 minutes or so

before coming to Metro North, the

coolest mall we had ever seen.

We discovered Pizza Shoppe.

Thin crust to die for. Salads with

the pink stuff.

We discovered LCs Ham-

burgers. The original place before

they built the new one. My little

brother got a job there and ipped

burgers for almost a decade. Still

among the best burgers Ive ever

had. Their Big Deal really was

one.

After college I bounced around

a bit, got married, and took a sales

job at The Elms Hotel in Excelsior

Springs. Id never been to the ho-tel, or the city either for that matter.

I remember driving in for the inter-

view, making my way through the

crazy winding streets to the base of

the grand structure. With its massive stone construction, it looked like it should

be on the side of some mountain in Europe or somewhere. Even after I left my

employment there, my wife and I have continued to escape to the Elms for

romantic getaways now and again.Once the Queen and I settled for good back in St. Joe, we started having

kids of our own. Once they were big enough, we started taking them to KC

sporting events and productions at Kemper like Disney on Ice. No trip to the

big city was complete without a side trip to In-A-Tub Drive-In on North Oak. I

hope you have had the gringo/Mexican sensation that is the In-A-Tub taco. If

not, let me describe it to you. Start with the homemade shell. Then the meat

and beans. Then the whole thing is deep fried all together before the crowning

touch, a healthy sprinkling of powdered cheese in a uorescent orange color

that couldnt possibly exist anywhere in nature. The juices and the cheese mix

together in some kind of culinary miracle and the result is no less than fast foodmagic!

I made up a little song about the place for my daughter we call Bubba, (30

on her next birthday) She was a kid at the time and we were on our way to a

Chiefs game. Its to the tune of the little ditty sung while doing the tomahawk

chop, and goes: I...love In-a-tub...Its the food... for me and Bub. Dozens of

years and events later and it still is!

So, now as we embark on this new Regular Joe project we get to revisit

some old favorites as well as discovering new ones. And as we do, well share

them with you. Thanks for reading!

My Northland Adventure


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Dear Joe,

Picked up the paper in Smithville and really enjoyed

it. The piece about The Jerkcracked me up. My

family quotes from it all the time too. I dont know

if I ever considered it as the Greatest American

Film like Mr. Hamilton, but enjoyed his arguments

anyway.Larry Greene

Dear Joe,

Who the heck do you people think you

are? The content is amateurish at best. The

layout is comical. What directional state

school did you unk out of. You all should

quit now and save yourself a world of con-

tinued embarrassment.Concerned Reader

Dear Mom,

We know thats you. How are you get-

ting internet access? I told you were not

paying for that! Quit having things billed

here! Look at this rag, does it look like

were made of money?

Joe

Dear Joe,

Contact The Regular Joe

816-617-5850

[email protected]. Box 1304 St. Joseph, Mo. 64502

Read us online

www.theregularjoepaper.com

Hey Joe,

The wife read your story about Carbon

Monoxide poisoning and thought your

description of your symptoms soundedfamiliar. Wed both been complaing about

headaches for weeks.

She picked up a cheap detector on the way

home and it started

screaming the minute I put the battery in.

Turned out the u pipe from the water

heater was jacked up.

The story was funny but it could have been

a life saver for us. Were passing it on bytelling all our friends to get detectors too.

Thanks so much, and keep up the good

work. Well also be looking for The Regu-

lar Joe every issue!


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5/20

Danny R. Phillips

Regular Joe Music Guy

What we need as humans constantly changes as we cast off the trap-pings of youth and march onward toward adulthood. Ryan Howe, co-host

of the popular local podcast Myers-Howe Type Podcast, announced at

the closing of a recent episode that it would be his last.

There are many things I wanted for this podcast, he said. To

branch out, to talk with bands, to get people of differing opinions to

discuss things. To do that would take more money, more time, and with a

family, I just dont have that.

Starting the podcast in October/November of 2011 with college

friend Brian Myers, the show is a place for discussion on topics ranging

from celebrity deaths, politics, the functions of various body parts andwhatever came to mind. Often the show is a sanctuary for free-thought

and fart jokes, but the show, more often than not, is about the lost art

of conversation, the world, its faults and what could be done to make it

a better place. All cleverly shrouded in the raunchy mentality of high

school boys talking about a decadent Saturday night on the town.

Myers and Howe worked perfectly together,

each ones personality complimenting the other.

I did the show with Myers because I needed an

outlet for the strange things that bounce around

my head and Brian is a great person for that. He

can listen to those said ideas and see if he can top

it. While a podcast can still be a bit of a foreign

concept to people in the middle of America, Howe

saw it as a way to build a dialogue and share ideas.

He says he never thought of it in terms of fans

though. Its nice to know that people enjoy listen-

ing to us ramble on for 90 minutes once a week. If

we brought entertainment or enjoyment, or could

be a portal for people to bring things or ideas topeople for a brief moment in time during their

week, then our work is done. Opening minds in a

part of the country that is otherwise closed is the

most important part.

Howes departure, while disappointing, does

not mean the end of the beloved podcast, its just

time for a change. We wanted to do different

things with the podcast, Myers told me, and Im

going to try and bring new, different things to the

show. I just wonder what it will be like if Howeisnt there to keep me grounded, he said with a

laugh. Howe was the moral center of the show; I

said all the horrible things.

The changes have already begun to take place. The rst guest was

local music scene regular and founder of www.vocalsontop.com, Clint

Weiderholt. The discussion ranged from the ever-growing power of St.

Josephs music scene to Weiderholts hate of internet memes. It was alot of fun being on the show and talking about random things, Weider-

holt said. Just dont drink and go on the air, he said with a chuckle.

Myers plans to feature local musicians (his episode with Weiderholt

showcased the music of local blues rockers Gastown Lamps), the show

will soon have its own theme song furnished by area favorites Hubcap

Bandits, and focus on things that are happening in our community. Id

like to get people of opposing viewpoints to come in and discuss what

they think and what they want for St. Joe. Id like the podcast to be more

a place where people can discuss ideas or whatever is on their minds.

Myers-Howe Type Podcast has always been a sanctum for talking

about topics, both popular and controversial. Howe will be missed but

with Myers at the helm, you can be guaranteed that, even if you do not

agree with what is being said, at least you will be entertained.

Co-host of popular podcast bids adieu


6/20

Movie Review

by Matt Maier

Like many people in my generation, I have grown up watching Disney

icks. From Snow White to Pocahontas, I saw nearly every animated Disney

lm under the sun. In fact, my rst theater experience was seeing a re-release of

The Little Mermaid, according to my mother. Alas, I was just a baby, too young

to recall such a memory.

Though I may be a 24-year-old male now, I still have a heart out for Dis-

ney lms. I love watching the beautiful brush strokes unfold in The Lion King,

or the rousing animated interpretation of music and sound in Fantasia. It is all

art and I love art to the fullest.

Since the release of Toy Story in 1995, animated lms have invariably

moved to the realm of computer generated imagery. Very rarely do you ever seea traditional (hand-drawn) animated lm these days.

But even then, computer generated imagery, or CGI, has allowed for some

really cool animated movies to be made. Take Wall-e, for example. Since its

release in 2008, Wall-e has stayed consistent as my favorite animated movie of

all-time.

However, one movie is quickly shaking at the coattails of Wall-e for me.

And let me tell you, this movie completely came out of left eld.

That movie is Frozen, the surprise hit that I was not expecting to be as

good as I had thought. Like, seriously. When I saw posters go up early last fall,

I thought to myself, Eh, another Disney movie attempting to make an adorable

PG-rated Pixar wannabe. I discarded any further thoughts about the movie.

But I could not avoid the word-of-mouth that began spreading like wildre

through my social media feeds. On Facebook, I was seeing friends talk about

it. On YouTube, I noticed cover versions of tunes from the movie pop up, most

notably the standout Let It Go (more on that in a moment). And my Tumblr

was getting clogged with all sorts of gifs and images from Frozen (most notably

the blatantly unaware snowman, Olaf).

My determination to see this movie went from being somewhere way low

to I must see this! And that was all because of the positive word-of-mouth I

was seeing.

To give you a brief synopsis of Disneys Frozen, the lm follows twosisters, one of whom has the ability to create snow and ice (akin to X-Mens

Iceman, for example). Sadly, she cannot control this power, leading to the lms

main source of conict during the 102 minute runtime. I dont wish to tell you

more than that, so I leave it to you to watch the rest!

What separates this lm from most other Disney lms are the characters,

notably the two lead sisters. These two ladies are not your typical Disney prin-

cesses. In fact, they have more in common with todays women than any past

Disney princess.

For starters, the two sisters both love chocolate. And honestly, who doesnt

love chocolate? I love myself some chocolate any day of the week.

And secondly, both of these ladies in Frozen are headstrong. There are nodominant male roles here to control their destinies. Anna, the sister that does not

possess any freezing powers, is very condent in her actions, always charging

forth where men fear to tread. About the closest past Disney princess that comes

to this level of determination is Beauty and the Beasts Belle.

Elsa herself is perhaps the most realistic Disney princess ever. For exam-

ple, she doesnt wake up as a work of art; she drools and her hair is a complete

mess. She dreams of traveling and being swept off her feet by the man of her

dreams. Shes just a normal girl, longing for normal things.And no mentioning of Frozen can go by without talking about the stellar

music and animation. Both aspects of the lm culminate in the spectacular set

piece Let It Go. If you havent seen this yet, head over to YouTube and check

it out!

Frozen is out on DVD March 18.

Frozenwont leave you cold


7/20

Shannon P. Bond

Peddling down a stretch of gravel

with a tail wind is invigorating. Main-

taining that 20 miles per hour pace iseffortless; suddenly we cant imagine

why this was so hard, invincibility

is ours. This is especially satisfying

since we are on gravel. Gravel races

seem to be designed by people, for

people that like to suffer. Its different

from mountain bike racing, there are

no trees, or creeks to distract you, no

rock gardens to keep you occupied.

I imagine its different from roadracing as well, where you have allies

to form a peloton and strategies to

formulate. This is just a guess, since

Ive only read about road racing.

As we glide around the lake cove

on our training ride, I am suddenly and merci-

lessly turned the other way, our ally the wind has

forsaken us by throwing up a erce wall of resis-

tance. As we duck our heads and grind against

our new adversary, our spirits drop along with

our speed. From 20 miles per hour to 12, then to

8. The wind must be raging at least 50 miles per

hour, and its right in our faces. We cant even

hear the gravel crunching, everything is wind

noise.

Come on! Is my initial reaction to this

demoralizing turn of events. But, after struggling

through the gale force for eternal muscle aching

minutes, we turn a corner and at least get a cross

wind. Now its time to lean and struggle, which is

far better than charging straight into it.

The rst few hours go by like this. We are

pelted by rain that turns into hail and then the

temperature drops. What doesnt drop is our

determination. We are here to get better. This

thought rolls through my mind with every peddle

stroke. This type of riding slows life down, you

get inside of the moments. You are present in a

very real sense.

Eventually, I realize, we are approaching this

wrong. I will be better after this ride. Maybe not

tomorrow. Tomorrow I will be sore and beat up.

I will dread the short recovery ride that I know I

have to do. But the day after that, I will be better.

So with this in mind, the wind, and the rest

of the offending elements become our training

partners. They are making us better, stronger and

helping us develop our mental tool kit along with

our bodies.

The miserable ride starts to im-

prove. Just like in everyday life, we

need a little suffering to enjoy the

good bits. When we suffer, the hap-

piness is that much sweeter. Im not

talking about bone crushing emotional

suffering, but challenges that engage

us. Things to overcome. Its just as

important to train our will, and our

attitudes as it is our bodies.

Upon reection, I understand that

this is what the wind was helping us

with. It gave us mad bouts of rush-

ing speed when it pushed us along,

and then it helped us build ourselves

up by earning those bouts. Much the

same as conquering a long climb; you

feel like youve earned that downhill

on the other side. We can use those

hills, the wind, and those goals to

make us better.

So thank you wind, for making me better.

See more at: www.shannonbond.com

Thank You, Wind!


8/20

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9/20

Magoons Famous Deli

632 S. 8th in St. JoeSat 3/1 Desodean

Sat 3/8 Hector Anchando

Wed 3/12 the Motors

Fri 3/14 Missouri HomegrownThurs 3/20 Jeff Lux

Fri 3/21 The Motors

Sat 3/22 Bugsy Maughs CD release showThurs 3/27 Tommy Lewis

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Bugsy Maugh


10/20

Shawn Murphy

It was long week at school with

Valentines Day as the big nale

on Friday. If you have ever been

in an elementary school for Valen-

tines Day you might have an idea

of what my day was like. The kids

start rolling in at 7:10 a.m. carting

all kinds of elaborate Valentines

boxes they stayed up until midnight

fabricating. The owers and candybouquets start arriving from various

orists shortly thereafter. By lunch-

time there are so many balloons and

assorted candy concoctions on the

ofce counter that you can barely

navigate and the whole place smells

like a funeral home from the hoard

of owers. The kids just cant wait for the

party and are completely wired before the rst

bell rings. Picture any party scene from AnimalHouse and youve got some idea of what the day

was like.

When it nally ended I headed home to

relax. Upon my arrival, I found it odd that my

dog was not waiting at the door to jump on me

and spin in circles howling. I found him in thedining room. He had that look, you know, head

lowered looking sheepishly up at you as if to say,

Please forgive

me my sins. I

was possessed. I

love you. Next

to him on the

oor was the box

of chocolates my

son had given methe day before.

It was complete-

ly emptylicked

clean.

Attila, I said in

my best teacher

voice, Whats

this? Did you

eat my candy

Was that a goodchoice? No, bad

dog. I looked

him square in the

eyes. He knew

hed done wrong. The look of shame

was written all over him.Then the thought struck me that

chocolate is BAD for dogs and can be

very toxic. I began to panic, sure that

my dog was now going to die due to

my neglect in leaving the box where he

could get it. I stroked his big, oppy

Vizsla ears, remembering all the good

times and convinced that this was the

end. I thought about all the times Id

yelled at him for dragging his buttacross the carpet or for sitting in the

middle of the living room licking his

crotch. How I had shunned his affec-

tions more than once because I came

home to nd the contents of the trash

can evenly distributed throughout the

entire house. I remembered once being

mortied when I brought company home only to

nd a mostly eaten feminine hygiene product ly-

ing on the living room rug that hed dug out of thebathroom trash can. I had visions of the funeral,

scattering his ashes out the car window, having to

tell my son I killed his dogthe guiltIm kind

of dramatic like that. I prayed to God to let him

be O.K. I promised to walk him every day and

to mentor orphans in my spare time if he would

just let my dog live. Frantically I searched online

and found the Dog Chocolate Toxicity Meter on

Pet MD. Yes, this is not something I made up, it

really exists. I put the type and amount of choco-late he ate and his weight into the calculator. It

indicated that the amount he ate would not have a

toxic effect on him, although I swear he looks like

he sort of has a good buzz going on. I feel better

now and I guarantee hes not worried about it

hes a dog. All he wants to know is, when he gets

to heaven, will he get his testicles back and do

they have cheese?

Its good to experience these kinds of events

periodically to remind us of whats really im-portant. I think the next time he uses the side of

the sofa as a face towel I will just smile and say,

good boy.

Happy Valentines Day to Me.

Or... How I Almost Killed My Dog.


11/20

Michael Crane

The Latin Bistro (6924 N. Oak Trafcway, Gladstone,

MO) is an authentic experience of Latin American cuisine.

Chef Tito was classically trained in Mexico. You can sense his

passion for cooking in the atmosphere of his restaurant as well

as the menu. The main portion of the restaurant has a bar near

the front and a demonstration kitchen in the back where he and

his staff offer cooking classes. The wait staff was friendly and

welcoming. The waitress didnt seem to mind answering ques-

tions as we perused the menu.

For an appetizer, I had the Quesadilla Flor de Calabaza.

Basically a squash quesadilla. It had squash blossoms, herbs,

and cheese in a corn tortilla. I would order it again.

The second dish I had was Chef Titos favorite according

to the menu. Cochinita Pibil, an 8-hour roasted pork wrapped

in a banana leaf. It came with rice, black beans, pickled red

onions and corn tortillas. Its a mild dish. Although I enjoyed

it, there were a few dry pieces of pork. Next time, I will ordersomething with some heat.

This is the type of food, especially that second dish, you

would nd at a Mexican family gathering. I know, Ive been to

a few. I will denitely be going here again. Its a great spot in

the Northland for an escape into Latin American cuisine.

The Latin Bistro

Fine Mexican Dining in the Northland

in St. Joseph


12/20

Jimmy Hambone Hamilton

Spring has sprung. The calendar nally says it is so. Now, you may be a

stickler for such particulars, but me, I track the seasons by the activity in the

park by my house.Once the last bowl game is in the books, just around the time the college

basketball season is wrapping up, one by one, the ball gloves come out from

hibernation.

When Major League pitchers and catchers are reporting for spring training

in warmer climates, in other parts of the country, kids are standing in slush and

playing with parkas on.

In my neighborhood park, the ancient backstop gets plenty of use as rusty

arms are limbered up and tiny kids swing bats twice their size at pitches in the

dirt or 3 feet over their heads.

Once the season starts, its a major operation of players, coaches and

umpires, fans and volunteers. From the rst practice to the last post-seasonAll-Star game, somethings happening there almost every day weather allows.

Youve got dads dragging the ineld as the next games opponents warm up

outside left and right eld. Grandparents in lawn chairs.

Winners and losers from the last game stand in line together at the con-

cession stand where Pixie Stix and a suicide (every avor of soda mixed

together) is still a staple.

Its a rite of spring, passed on from generation to generation. Its baseball

at its base level.

Nothing warms my heart like a father and son playing catch, though its

not necessarily so gender specic anymore. Girls absolutely play, too.

I watch the young ones and hope for the future. Because while you might

not notice it looking at a eld full of elders, baseball is in trouble. In fact its

under attack by a foe from foreign lands.

Yes, we got trouble my friends with a capital T and that rhymes with

P and that stands for Soccer!

Okay, it doesnt, but lets not miss the point here. Soccer is killing

baseball.

Yeah, yeah, I know. World game, all that. Whatever.

Look, Id have no problem with soccer if soccer would have been

content with their niche. Fresh air, running and kicking is all pretty

healthy stuff, but its also a description of kindergarten recess. Take theunmotivated that need some exercise, and the foreign kids that were

raised with lesser sports. Give them a place to play and leave them to it.

But no! Soccer didnt have their own spot on the calendar like the

other sports. So it went after baseball. Soccer landed itself smack dab in

baseball season and made parents choose.

It was an easy target.

Baseball is to Soccer like Chess is to no, I was going to say

Checkers but its more like Candyland. Everyone can play and you

dont really even have to know the rules!

Parents can cheer unburdened by any knowledge of the game. Its

the perfect sport to sit through while you scroll through emails on your

tablets and smart-phones.

Baseball is hard. Baseball is grace and skill and speed and power.

Baseball is learning to hit the curveball and eld the tough-hop ground-

er. Soccer is standing in line with your hands over your junk while some kid

blasts a ball into your face.

Baseball is a beautiful ower. Soccer is a weed. Soccer is kudzu, choking

out the indigenous plants.

And make no mistake, thats whats happening. The youth leagues thatgenerate ongoing interest in the sport are dwindling as parents switch their kids

to soccer.

Its expensive to eld a baseball team. Uniforms, helmets, untold bats and

balls. Soccer is easier. A dozen blue T-shirts and youre good to go.

Baseball is a team game with a lot of opportunity for individual failure.

With soccer theres no more embarrassment for you or him, when your kid

strikes out or drops a y ball. Your precious angel can just run back and forth

all game and never come within 20 yards of the ball! Afterwards you can say

encouraging things like, Good effort!

Random Made Up Facts: Every U.S. President played baseball. (Washing-

ton and Lincoln with axe handles.) (FDR played in a wheelchair.)Zero U.S. Presidents admit to ever playing soccer!

Ill let you draw your own conclusions, but is it pure coincidence that

almost all of the countries that excel at soccer, were at one time at war with the

United States?

I myself, have seen high level internet propaganda, speculating that The

Boys from Brazil was actually an experiment to breed genetically superior

Nazi soccer players with one name, then cast them out among the various

leagues of the world to inltrate and destroy our moral ber. Hard to believe?

Take this simple test: Look around your neighborhood. More soccer moms or

baseball moms? Exactly!

So I say to you now. Stop this soccer madness while there is still time.

Mammas dont let your babies grow up to play soccer! If they dont have ball-

gloves, get them one, now, before its too late.

Choose baseball! Choose America! Thank you.

Choose Baseball... While You Still Can!


13/20

Gratitude Can Change Your AttitudeBy Stefanie Baines, life coach, Mosaic Life Care

As a life coach, I often hear my clients state, I just want to

be happier. Lets face it, we all want to be happy, right? Well,

the good news is happiness is not just wishful thinking and it

isnt something that we must find. Happiness is an important

goal that will boost your overall feelings of well-being, one

that we all have a right to pursue and the ability to achieve.

The bad news (and this isnt really bad) is that most of us just

dont know how to go about doing it and it will require a little

bit of eort on your part.

So what is happiness? Merriam-Webster defines happiness

as 1.) a state of well-being and contentment and 2.) a

pleasurable or satisfying experience. Happiness is both aprocess and an outcome.

What would make you happier? Take a few minutes to think

about it, maybe make a list. Does your list include any of the

following items:

A relationship?

Losing weight?

More money?

A baby?

More time?

Mine did, too. Surprisingly, according to scientific research,

what we think will make a big dierence in our lives, only

makes small, short-term dierences. So now you are asking,

if those things wont make me happier, what will?

Heres some more good news. There are multiple evidence-

based, happiness-increasing activities that you can

incorporate into your daily living, but just as with our

personal clothing, there is no one size fits all. As individuals

we have unique needs, interests, strengths and values, anddepending on those, certain activities might work better for

certain people. As a coach, I can help you find an activity that

is right for you. One activity that has proven to be eective

for me, and a lot of my clients, is expressing gratitude.

How gratitude boosts happiness?Research clearly shows you can be happier if you cultivate

an attitude of gratitude. Gratitude promotes the savoring

of positive life experiences. By really cherishing and taking

pleasure in some of the gifts of your life, you will be able to

gain maximum satisfaction and enjoyment. Gratitude can

help you cope with stress and trauma and reinforce self-

worth and self-esteem. After a time of expressing gratitude,

you can re-wire your brain from thinking woe is me, to

thinking about all of the things that you value and are

thankful for, and be thankful things arent worse.

How to practice gratitude?Gratitude Journal:Take some time to reflect on three to

five things for which you are grateful for. These may include

people who have helped you, things you are good at, goals

you have accomplished, or opportunities you have enjoyed.Research states that on average, doing this once a week is

most eective, but experiment to find what works best for

you.

Express Gratitude Directly to Another:Express your

gratitude and appreciation to someone you are grateful

for, either in person or through a letter. William Arthur

Ward stated, Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like

wrapping a present and not giving it.

Variety is Key:Keep your strategy fresh. Mix up the activitiesand dont over practice it. Remember the goal is to make you

happier, not unhappy!

Are you ready for a happier, more fulfilling life?

Stefanie Baines is a member of the life coach team at Mosaic Life Care.

Learn more about Mosaic Life Care at myMosaicLifeCare.org to locate a

physician, service or oce near you. Stefanie finds great joy in helping

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USA Todayreportedrankings on the Top

10 Fastest-GrowingEconomies on Feb. 1 and

St. Joseph ranked seventh

on that list. The article said

that St. Josephs economy

grew by almost 10 percent

in 2012 and that while

it failed to grow at the

same pace in 2013, the

unemployment rate is well

below national and state

unemployment figures. In

November 2013, according

to the U.S. Department

of Labor, St. Josephs

unemployment rate was

4.8 percent, while the

Missouri and U.S. rates

were 6.1 percent and 7

percent respectively.

St. Joseph is a major

center for agricultural

sciences and animal health

businesses. Many of the othercities on the list are tied strongly

to energy development, including

Midland, Texas; Odessa, Texas;

Pascagoula, Miss.; Sioux Falls,

S.D.; Fargo, N.D. and Bismarck,

N.D. (ranked 1-6, with Midland

being the fastest-growing

economy).

The article stated that many

local economies rely on one

production or trade sector, andwhen that sector starts to fail, it

causes a major problem for the

local economy.

The way that St. Joseph differs

itself from the other fast-growing

economies is that we arent tied

strongly to just one industry,

said R. Patt Lilly, President and

CEO of the St. Joseph Chamber

of Commerce. While we are

very proud to be a leader in the

Animal Health Corridor, we also

are fortunate to have a broad

manufacturing sector in St.

Joseph. Some of the top employers

that are manufacturers in St.

Joseph without an animal health

tie include, Triumph Foods, Altec

Industries, Hillshire Brands,

WireCo WorldGroup, Gray

Manufacturing and Johnson

Controls. Animal health employers

include Boehringer Ingelheim

Vetmedica Inc., Bayer HealthCare

LLC, Nestle Purina PetCare,

Ameri-Pac, AgriLabs, Clipper

Distributing and more.

The rankings are based on

the Conference of Mayors mostrecent economic report, produced

in conjunction

with forecasting

company IHSGlobal Insight. This

new ranking for

St. Joseph comes

on the heels of

St. Joseph being

named fourth in the

nation for real gross

domestic product

growth by the U.S.

Bureau of Economic

Analysis late last

year.

The USA Today

report is another

reminder just how

well St. Joseph

is really doing

economically, Mr.

Lilly said. You dont

see other Missouri

cities on these

lists. We should recognize these

rankings as a reflection of all ofthe good work happening in our

community.

To see the article, please visit:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/

money/business/2014/02/01/

america-growing-shrinking-

economies/5089373/

To see more about St. Joseph

employers, visit choosestjoseph.

com.

St. Joseph Ranked Seventh-Fastest Growing Economy in the U.S.Submitted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce

The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that it has launched a new website to help

small business owners. The Small Business Resource Center, www.stjosephsmallbusiness.com, provides

a wealth of information about a variety of subjects that affect your small business. This can range from

financing and planning to sales, marketing and insurance. Whether youre just starting a business

or youve been in business for a while, there are lots of decisions to make. With the Small Business

Resource Center, you will have combined years of experience, proven strategies, and knowledge forsuccess at your fingertips. The site is presented by American Family Insurance. Please check it out today

and let us know your thoughts as it continues to grow.

stjosephsmallbusiness.com

St. Joseph ranks as the seventh fastest-growing economy, according to a U.S. Conference of Mayors report. This is thanks to a wide array ofmanufacturing opportunities in St. Joseph, as well as being a hub of the Animal Health Corridor.


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