Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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ARA worker Kill lis RliisiK-sliclps.icuvliimcrplckouiiliniyhmiis. Diiiikm ' Doiuils cmploNccs wore required to ulleiui a fise-week training course in Hi».Iom. Plioio h Jaek Vaught. Randall liacon. manager of the Coniie As)iuiii. sorls ihrough a seel ion ol eoinies. The comic store opened in June allhc North Side Mall and was ihcoiil one of it ' s kind in Marw ille. Ph ilo bv Chris Tucker. Allison Todd stocks cereal at Maryvillc ' s newest grocery store. Value Fair. The store added more competition, with bulk items at discount prices. Photo by Chris Tucker. Codi Holhrook and Aiigie .Aley enjoy some ot the new items that Taco Johns offers. With the relocation and expansion of the restaurant, Taco Johns also increased their menu. Photo by Chris Tucker. Student Life 11

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A REFORM IN BUSINESS RECENT ADDITIONS BECOME AN INNOVATIVE REALITY BYSUEMOHAMED W ' aryville was going through a transitional phase, giving college students and the community a change. Everyone was excited at the prospects of flourishing businesses in town. Students gave a high rating for the Maryviile Aquatic Center, which opened on Memorial Day. The idea was to bring in a large crowd and add something new for Maryviile. Shawn Powell, assistant manager, said. The $1 .6 million project attracted 1,500 swimmers on their best day. The remodeled pool included diving boards, four therapeutic jets and lanes were increased from six lanes to eight. The slides were terrific, Sue Steins said. 1 was really surprised they did it that way. This was Maryviile. 1 had never dreamed anything like that. Dunkin Donuts also received an overwhelming response when business began in August. With ARA being the second on-site production facility in the country, Jerry Throener, director of food services, was optimistic and expanded selling hours to include Saturday and Sunday mornings. A new Taco Johns, located between South Main and South Avenue, opened for business on June 1 4. According to manager Dave Williams, the old Taco Johns was too small to accommo- date the expanding business. New items such as deli-club burritos and Mexican pizzas, which we were introducing, required more kitchen space, Williams said. The Comic Asylum was a newcomer to North Side Mall. After opening in July, busi- ness was good and manager Randall Bacon planned to add more shelves and a bigger se- lection. A new liquor store located next to the post office was Cork n Keg. Despite competition with other stores, business was expected to prosper. We had to keep the prices down in line with everyone else. owner Darren White said. We offered more in ways of service, not just the product. Northwest would even add something for fitness-conscious students. The $6 million Lamkin Gym renovations would be completed in June 1994. Additions included basketball, tennis, volleyball and racquetball courts, suspended walking and jog- ging tracks, lights and motorized bleachers, athletic training room, classrooms and a physiology lab. This renovation was necessary because the old gymnasium was over 30 years old and had limited facilities. Bob Lade, coordinator of renovation, said. Mozingo Lake, a $5 million project that began in the mid-60s. was coming true for citizens of Maryviile. Construction began in 1990 and the lake was to be completed in 1994. Mozingo offered a recreational facility with camping, beaches, fishing, boating, golfing and hiking. It would give students and community a choice of a different place to go. I had to go down to St. Joseph for activities and entertainment, Carol Davis said. I was looking forward to the Mozingo project so that it would keep us in town. With new businesses in operation, Maryviile was turning in to a new lease of life and a place to call home for many students. 10 New To The ' Ville

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FLOOD LECACY AMES, IOWA: The flooding from the Skunk River and Squaw Creek swept through Iowa State University pouring 16 feet of wa- ter into Hihon Coliseum. DESMOINESJOWA: Flood waters damaged the main water plant leaving 250,000 residents without safe drinking water for 1 7 days. HANNIBAL, MO.: A new flood wall protected downtown, but a levee broke one mile up- stream which caused 9,000 acres of farmland to flood. JEFFERSON CITY, MO.: The main link to Columbia, U.S. Highway 63, was closed. Most of several hundred residents of north Jefferson City were evacuated. KANSAS CITY, MO.: Kemper Arena and American Royal buildings filled with three feet of water and went without electricity for 18 hours. K f PARKVILLE, MO.: After ap proximately five feet of water flooded the downtown area, three fourths of the businesses were covered in mud. The city hall and post office also had to be moved temporarily. ST. JOSEPH, MO.: The water system that serviced 85.000 resi- dents was knocked out for a week. Buildings at Iowa Sate University in Ames, Iowa, were heavily damaged, in- cluding Hilton Coliseum, where 14 feet of water stood on the main level. School officials believed water would not touch the complex, therefore it was never in- sured against flood damage. Photo by Jon Britton.