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Tom's Tomes August 15, 2010
The school year is upon us. Our Bishop Hogan teaching staff has returned this past Thursday and Friday to begin preparing for the 2010-2011 school year. The staff for Bishop Hogan is as follows: PreK 3 Kerri Cook; PreK 4 & 5 Pam Luzader; Kindergarten Toby Minnis; 1st and 2nd Grade Emily Constant; 3rd and 4th Grade Denise Toole; 5th and 6th Grade Donna Saccaro; 7th and 8th Grade Brian Murrell; Music/Computers Mary Garr; Wellness/PE Krystal Stover; Library Pat Nichols; Kitchen Master/IT Craig Myers; School Secretary Jim Luzader; Custodian Joe Darr; Parish Administrative Assistant Kim Murrell; Pastor/Principal Fr. Tom Hermes As we prepare for the first day of School at Bishop Hogan (Tuesday, August 17, 2010), we still have many openings in the school. At times people say they do not send their children to Bishop Hogan because they are not able to afford the tuition cost. I do want to say that there is always a way to work out the tuition payment and all Catholic children need to be attending our parish school. Secondly, any child in Chillicothe or Livingston County is able to attend Bishop Hogan. Our school is not only for Catholic students and is open to any child. Tuition costs for non-Catholics can also be worked out. There should be no reason why a child is not able to come to Bishop Hogan. This past Monday night I attended the Chillicothe City Council meeting. At the end of the regular session of the council meeting there was a discussion raised about the animals which come into the Catholic Cemetery and the condition of the property across the road from the Catholic Cemetery. This discussion was raised because many people have signed a petition expressing concern about these events to Dean Brookshier, Administrator for the City of Chillicothe. I want to thank Mayor Chuck Haney, Dean Brookshier and Police Chief Knouse along with the Livingston County Commissioners of Eva Danner, Ken Lauhoff, and Todd Rodenberg for working together on this situation. The request being made is very difficult. The house is just outside of the city limits in which the new nuisance law does not cover and the State of Missouri does not allow at this time Livingston County to enact and enforce laws concerning the quality of housing. However out of the meetings I have had with both the officials of the city of Chillicothe and Livingston County it is possible for the sheriff to help enforce the part of the ordinances to keep the horses, goats, geese, dogs, and other animals off of the cemetery property. I know over the past several years many animals have come over into the cemetery and have grazed. Hopefully this will be resolved. We must all remember this is a process and it is important to be patient and respectful of all who have worked on this situation. I know many would have liked to have seen something accomplished with the property across the road from the cemetery but we must remember this is the private property of someone else. In our country many values are present and we need to respect one another and try to live in harmony. God bless you this week. Handing Down the Faith - It is individuals, parents, grandparents, etc. who bring the faith to children. They do this by living, sharing, and passing their faith down. Bishop Hogan helps in this process by teaching how to live and share the faith. Every day the school stresses how to be "apostles". For more information on Bishop Hogan School, please contact the office at 660-646-0705. Help your child (children) become apostles. |