Making the Connection Hras Are Back

Making the Connection Hras Are Back

[SPRINGFIELD CITY EMPLOYEE NEWS EXTRA ] April 2013 Making the Connection The 7 a.m. shift Wednesday, Jan. 30 began like most at the 911 dispatch center in the middle of an Ozarks winter – calm and essen- tially uneventful. “The biggest problems we thought we would face that morn- Cherry Blossom ing, in addition to routine service Kite Festival calls, included getting a quick break for breakfast and making Sat., April 6, 10 a.m. – sure someone made coffee,” says 4 p.m. Celebrate spring Telecommunicator Daphne and the opening of the Dauzat. Mizumoto Japanese Stroll Three minutes into the shift, Garden by flying your kite or everything changed. building one with us. Free Seven-year-old Kailee Mangan origami and crafts available called 911 from a cell phone. She, at Nathanael Greene/Close her 5-year-old brother Wyatt and Memorial Park. Presented by her mom’s boyfriend had been the Springfield Sister Cities 911 Telecommunicator Stacey Blair (left) and Kailee met in-person at the MoNENA in a car accident. Kailee and her annual meeting at Tan-Tar-A. Association. brother were both injured and terrified. She was afraid her mom’s and unsure of their location – the mained calm and provided useful Wilson’s Creek boyfriend was seriously hurt or burden of locating and reassuring information about the accident and Tree Planting dead (he was unconscious) and she them falls to us,” Dauzat says. injuries until help arrived. didn’t know their location. Blair’s training and experience Within seven minutes, firefight- Volunteers will plant Telecommunicator Stacey immediately kicked in. She located ers were administering CPR and trees April 5-6 in a section Blair, a six-year 911 veteran and the scene of the accident, request- removing Kailee and her family of Wilson’s Creek, just north mother of three, took Kailee’s call ed emergency medical response from the vehicle. of the Springfield South- that morning. and kept Kailee talking. Blair Blair stayed on the line with west Wastewater Treatment “When a 911 dispatcher gets reassured Kailee that help was on Kailee until police arrived within a Plant. It’s part of an effort to a call like this – an upset child its way. restore the riparian corridor involved, terribly traumatized With Blair’s help, Kailee re- 4See 911 AWARD on page 3. and when complete the project will restore approxi- mately two miles of stream bank and the adjoining HRAs are back - Save time in June corridor, to a more natural InBalance will offer Health state. Risk Assessments to City em- The project includes a ployees starting in June. Dates new fence that excludes for these are tentative and will be cattle from the riparian announced next month. area, the initial planting of Last year, 44 percent of City 126 larger trees and a large employees received HRAs. volunteer effort to plant impact in our employees’ lives. The “Wellness is a journey,” says 7,000 seedlings. Care and HRA is the tool that provides that City Manager Greg Burris. “As maintenance of the trees starting point, and over time, will an organization, we are investing will be provided by the city. allow us to track our progress.” in wellness because we want to City Manager Greg Burris has his blood drawn make sure we are having a positive during HRA testing in 2012. 4See inBalance HRAs on page 3. Celebrate Earth Day Follow the Goose! Do you know? BeCivilBeHeard.com Respect Other Views Events planned all 3 See who has received Get to know Respond to different month to educate and the Golden Goose 6Nicki Woods 7 opinions with a fair and open mind. celebrate the environment. Award this month. in Information Systems. [SPRINGFIELD CITY EMPLOYEE NEWS EXTRA] PRODUCTION EDITOR Cora Scott GRAPHIC DESIGNER Kristen Linsenbardt EDITORIAL CARTOON Mark Montgomery CONTENT MANAGER Sharon Spain City Manager Greg Burris (second from left) listens in as the tour group makes its way down Patton Avenue through downtown. COPY EDITOR City Council, City and City Utilities officials met with the City’s Student Advisory Council and Springfield Police to find locations Sharon Smith downtown that might need enhanced lighting. DISTRIBUTION Jenni Lewis Students and City leaders take RETIREE LIAISON Finance Department Downtown tour to improve safety The SCENE is published monthly by the City of Springfield, Springfield’s Student maybe something that 840 Boonville, P.O. Box 8368, Advisory Council, leaders SEE something, SAY something! hasn’t come forward, and Springfield, MO, 65801. Comments and articles which appear in from the City of Spring- Help improve safety Downtown or in your we can always continue to The SCENE do not necessarily reflect the field, City Council, Urban own neighborhood by reporting insufficient make everyone’s experience views or opinions of City administration or any employee thereof, but are for Districts Alliance and City lighting or suspicious activity. better.” Utilities met at a down- “With the increase in information only. 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Left-click on the Signature button and select default signature options drop down boxes and left- Signatures… click on OK when you are finished. printed on recycled paper 2 SCENE City celebrates Earth Month/Arbor Month Once a year on Earth 13, McDaniel Park (corner of include a number of tree plantings at local Day, April 22, the world National and Sunset). schools throughout the month. SPRINGFIELD CITY celebrates the birth of the • Potting Shed University: • Party for the Planet at Dickerson Park modern environmental EMPLOYEE NEWS EXTRA Perennials, 6:30 p.m. April 15, Zoo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., April 27. ] movement. Botanical Center Workshop. The City of Springfield • Potting Shed University: Learn to Identify Cost is $5. takes this celebration to the Common Garden Insects, 6:30 p.m., April 29, next level, reaffirming its • 13th Annual Springfield/ Botanical Center Workshop. Cost is $5. commitment to sustainabil- Greene County Choose Envi- • Parks will host Outdoor Initiatives events ity and a healthier planet ronmental Excellence Awards throughout the month of April. Activities with a month-long series of Luncheon, April 19, Springfield include Nature Hike, Dutch Oven Cookery events and activities, which include: Area Chamber of Commerce. Clinics and Geocaching April 20 at Ritter • First Friday with Friends Arbor Day • Discovery Center Free Day, 9 a.m. to 6 Springs; Cold Weather Canoeing Clinic at Talk & Walk, 10 a.m., April 5, Botanical pm. April 20. Lake Springfield, Giboney Cave Tours at Center Atrium. Doling Park and Ha Tonka State Park Day • Lake Springfield Clean-up, 12:30-4:30 Hike all on April 21; Ritter Springs Camp- • Native Plant Sale, April 6 at Springfield p.m., April 20. Check-in at Southwood access out April 26-28; and a second Geocaching Conservation Nature Center. off Evans Road. event at Ritter Springs on April 27. For more • Potting Shed University: Miniature Wet- • Potting Shed University: Eliminate In- information on Outdoor Initiatives, please lands, 6:30 p.m., April 8, Botanical Center vasive Plants, 6:30 p.m., April 22, Botanical visit parkboard.org/info/outdoor/index.htm. Workshop. Cost is $5. Center Workshop. Cost is $5. • Clean Air Week, the last week of April. • South Creek Clean-up, 9 a.m.-noon April • Arbor Day, April 26. City ceremonies 911 AWARD from page 1. Dauzat was so touched by the experi- few minutes of the fire department.

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