State Representative Donna Lichtenegger is currently serving the 146th District of the Missouri House of Representative. Born July 26, 1950, in St. Louis, MO. A 1969 graduate of Normandy High School. She received an A.S. in Dental Hygiene in 1973 from St. Louis Community College -- Forest Park. Rep. Lichtenegger has 37 years of experience as a dental hygienist. She resides in Jackson with her husband, John. They have two children, Brent and Leigh Ann. Current and past memberships: Missouri Dental Hygiene Association; American Dental Hygienist Association; Southeast Missouri Dental Hygienist Association. St. Paul Lutheran Church -- Ladies Guild; Jackson Noon Optimist Club; Cape Girardeau Boys and Girls Club, board member; Cape County Black and Gold Club; Lutherans For Life; University of Missouri Alumni Association; and the Regional Samaritan Clinic, board member; and former memberships with JC Wives and the Lutheran Family Children Services' Cape Girardeau board. Public Service: 20 years Republican Central Committee; the Republican State Committeewoman from 1998 to 2010 for the 25th Senatorial District; Chair of the 32nd Judicial District for six years; ten years Chair for the Eighth Congressional District.

Special Constituents

Posted Thursday, November 29, 2012, at 10:21 AM

*STATE-WIDE NEWS- Three Oak Ridge High School students were recognized during MoDOT's Ninth Annual Bridge Building Competition. Students had several weeks to design and build the most efficient model bridges. Southeast Missouri high school students put their bridges to the test earlier this month. The competition challenges high school juniors and seniors to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials-15 pieces of balsa wood, thread and glue.

Congratulations to the following Oak Ridge High School students who were recognized for building the lightest bridges that carried the greatest loads:

1st place -- Ethan Seyer; 2nd --Lance Rohde; and 3rd --Alexis Wunderlich

Oak Ridge, Ste. Genevieve and Kennett High Schools received first, second and third place for best overall performance, respectively. These schools received cash prizes donated by the Transportation Employees Association of Missouri, as well as a U.S. flag donated by U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson.

You can link here to view videos of the competition: http://www.modot.org/southeast/talkin_transportation/BridgeCompetition.htm.

*Special congratulations to Hunter Hoxworth of Jackson. After surviving an intense, six-month chemotherapy regime for leukemia, he entered the Dream Pursuit (http://www.dreampursuit.org/) program and felled a red stag as his dream-come-true life-adventure. I recall my Optimist Club providing support for Hunter and his family after he was diagnosed with the aggressive cancer called acute myeloid leukemia.

*The Meier Horse Shoe Pines farm in Jackson was chosen this year to provide the celebrated Christmas tree for the Governor's Capitol Office. It will be gloriously displayed at the top of the Grand Staircase in front of the Governor's Capitol office entrance.

*Get those fishing rods out! Cape Girardeau Conservation Nature Center to Host Winter Trout Fishing Clinic -- The event will take place December 1; 10:00 to 11:30 AM at the conservation center. You'll discover great tips and techniques for trout fishing locally at Jackson's Rotary Lake, as well as at trout parks throughout Missouri. Ages 8 and up. Registration required. Early registration is already taking place. Please reserve your spot by December 1, 2012.

Don't forget you can subscribe to the Missouri Conservationists or Xplor (http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/subscribe-2,). You can receive these publications either in hard copy or via email.

To contact the Missouri Department of Conservation with a question or leave a comment, visit http://mdc.mo.gov/about-us/how-contact-us/contact-form.

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