[Nfbmo] Last Minute Items Before State Convention

Mon Mar 22 15:59:01 UTC 2010

hi,

good info, thanks.

Bryan Schulz

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matthew Sievert" <msievert at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:55 AM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Last Minute Items Before State Convention

> Your hotel is located within walking distance to,
>
> Cheddars,
> Culvers
> Olive Garden
> T.G.I.Fridays
> Applebees
> And the  Battlefield Mall (which has a food court)
> There is also a McDonald's in the mall parking on the south side, which is 
> where you are coming from.
>
> If you are walking to the mall (15 minute casual stroll) you can cut 
> through the ford car lot located just north of the hotel to bypass walking 
> on the side of the access road.
>
> Once past the car lot, there Is a traffic signal controlled intersection, 
> and another small shopping center before you reach the intersection of 
> Glenstone and Battlefield.
>
> The shopping center has on the left an office supply store and a kmart, on 
> the right side is the freestanding olive garden and a Barnes and Noble
>
> Once past that there is the dual left turn lane intersection of glenstone 
> and battlefield road.
>
> I highly recommend you cross battlefield road using this spot only. It is 
> the best controlled intersection in that area. There are other traffic 
> light cotrolled spots along that side of the mall, but I consider the main 
> intersection the safest.
>
> I have walked that route for many years in the past. Once on mall property 
> you can enter the mall on the south side at the (women's) Dillards and 
> make your way to the food court, which is located on the far west side of 
> the mall.
>
> The mcdonald's is located in the parking lot between the dillard's and the 
> food court.
>
> If you go to the mcdonald's please be mindful of all the secondary 
> driveways that can be used by vehicles to enter the mall. One entrance has 
> a traffic control device and the other (closest to mcdonald's does not 
> have one) I have been hit and nearly hit at each of these  intersections 
> by cars that were moving very fast but trying to turn onto Battlefield 
> road. Needless to say, I usually avoided the mcDonald's at the battlefield 
> mall.
>
> There is a target directly south of your hotel Which is less than five 
> waking minutes. It is very safe.
>
> In the target parking lot is a culvers(burgers and ice cream) and an 
> applebees.
>
> There is a wal mart super center located a half mile south of the target
> Please do not walk there. Get a cab or some other vehicle. You have to 
> walk on the shoulder with a very active road on one side and a big 
> drainage ditch on the other. Plus once you get to the wal mart the traffic 
> patterns around the store are lousy.
>
> The bus does stop on the east side of the store though.
>
> Please consult Gary on the weekend schedule of that bus.
>
> Enjoy your trip to Springfield. The citizens are nice. Please do not take 
> their over-burdening desire to assist you as a sign of weakness, it is 
> just how they are, trust me. I lived there for 22 years and they are 
> overall nice people who mean well. Just tell them you are fine and wish 
> them a good day.
>
> Radio
> NPR is 91.1
> Country is 94.7
> Classic country is 92.9
> Easy listening is 101.3
> Adult contemporary is 105.9
> And the kiddie music is 96.5 and 95.5
> The religous channels are around 88 and 98
>
> Tv
> These are the local Cable channel numbers not the actual station numbers
> Channel 12 is NBC
> Channel 9 is CBS
> Channel 8 is abc
> Channel 13 is PBS
> Channel 3 the weather channel
>
> Local newspaper is the Springfield News-Leader their web site is
> Www.news-leader.com
>
> Hospitals
> St johns is a mile and a half northwest of the mall
>
> Cox south is two miles to the southwest of the mall
>
> Bass Pro Shops is located at the southwest corner of Campbell and Shnshine 
> street, about three miles from  the hotel
>
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> On Mar 22, 2010, at 12:36 AM, "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> 
> wrote:
>
> there's always different stories;
> i was told the hotel shuttle will take people the short jaunt to battle 
> creek mall for free as i may go that route for lunch plans.
>
> Bryan Schulz
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Horchem Gary" 
> <ghorchem at gary-springfield-mo.net>
> To: <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:02 PM
> Subject: [Nfbmo] Last Minute Items Before State Convention
>
>
> Good evening folks as convention nears i'm posting info on ground 
> transportation and last minute hotel items for the state convention let's 
> start with ground transportation
>
> Taxi service is provided by Springfield Yellow Cab the phone number is 
> 417-862-5511 some of their cabs are equip to take credit cards but you 
> must call and request one their rates are $2.50 pick up fee and $2.50 a 
> mile this is per person the cheaper option is the city bus
>
> The Bus run by City Utilities of Springfield runs 15 day routes and 4 
> night/Sunday routes the day routes run from 6:05 AM to 6:35 PM some run 
> hourly some run every 30 minutes line 5 S. Glenstone (the bus that runs in 
> front of the hotel) runs every 20 Minutes between 2:05 PM and 5:05 PM 
> night service runs hourly 6:10 PM and the last run is at 10:10 PM on 
> Saturday all the day routes run once an hour some depart the downtown 
> transfer station at :05 after the hour some depart at :35 after the hour 
> the bus fares are below
>
> Adult single ride $1.25
> All day pass $3.75
>
> Children (5 to 18) single ride $1.00
> All day pass $3.00
>
> Elderly and disabled single ride $0.60
> All day pass $1.80
>
> Transfer for all passengers are $0.10
>
> for more information on using the city bus or to get info in using Access 
> Express (para transit) you may call 417-831-8782 between the hours of 7:00 
> AM to 7:00 PM Monday tru Friday words of wisdom Don't smoke in a bus 
> shelter this is against city ordnance also if you are paying reduced fare 
> you must have a Medicare card or an reduced fare i.d from you home town 
> transit system no other forms of id will be accepted if you qualify to use 
> para transit you still must pay to ride the fixed route bus.
>
> The hotel shuttle now requires one days notice and can only be used for 
> transportation to and from the airport and greyhound
> The earliest check in time at the hotel is 3:00pm
>
> Please remember if you haven't bought your Banquet, luncheon or your 
> prayer breakfast ticket and you wish to attend these meals please buy them 
> the Springfield chapter WILL BE COLLECTING TICKETS AT THE DOOR
> Have a good evening.
>
> Gary Horchem
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