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There are some very serious issues at stake in this year’s election – so many that some people may not be able to see the forest for the trees. Individual issues are the trees, but the forest is the future of America as we have known it.

The America that has flourished for more than two centuries is being quietly but steadily dismantled by the Obama admin-istration, during the process of dealing with particular issues.

For example, the merits or demerits of President Obama’s recent executive order, suspending legal liability for young people who are here illegally, presumably as a result of being brought here as children by their parents, can be debated pro and con. But such a debate overlooks the much more fundamental undermining of the whole American system of constitutional government.

The separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial branches of govern-ment is at the heart of the Constitution of the United States – and the Constitution is at the heart of freedom for Americans.

No president of the United States is authorized to repeal parts of legislation passed by Congress. He may veto the whole legislation, but then Congress can override his veto if they have enough votes. Nevertheless, every president takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws that have been passed and sustained – not just the ones he happens to agree with.

If laws passed by the elected representa-tives of the people can be simply overruled unilaterally by whoever is in the White House, then we are no longer a free people, choosing what laws we want to live under.

When a president can ignore the plain language of duly passed laws, and substi-tute his own executive orders, then we no longer have “a government of laws and not of men” but a president ruling by decree, like the dictator in some banana republic.

When we confine our debates to the merits or demerits of particular executive orders, we are tacitly accepting arbitrary rule. The Constitution of the United States cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution. But if we allow ourselves to get bogged down in the details of particu-lar policies imposed by executive orders and vote solely on that basis, then we have failed to protect the Constitution – and our-selves.

Whatever the merits or demerits of the No Child Left Behind Act, it is the law until Congress either repeals it or amends it. But for Barack Obama to unilaterally waive whatever provisions he doesn’t like in that law undermines the fundamental nature of American government.

President Obama has likewise unilater-ally repealed the legal requirement that welfare recipients must work, by simply redefining “work” to include other things like going to classes on weight control. If we think the bipartisan welfare reform legislation from the Clinton administra-tion should be repealed or amended, that is something for the legislative branch of government to consider.

There have been many wise warnings that freedom is seldom lost all at once. It is usually eroded away, bit by bit, until it is all gone. You may not notice a gradual erosion while it is going on, but you may eventually be shocked to discover one day that it is all gone, that we have been reduced from citizens to subjects, and the Constitution has become just a meaning-less bunch of paper.

Obamacare imposes huge costs on some institutions, while the president’s arbitrary waivers exempt other institutions from having to pay those same costs. That is hardly the “equal protection of the laws,” promised by the 14th Amendment.

John Stuart Mill explained the dangers in that kind of government long ago: “A government with all this mass of favours to give or to withhold, however free in name, wields a power of bribery scarcely surpassed by an avowed autocracy, ren-dering it master of the elections in almost any circumstances but those of rare and extraordinary public excitement.”

If Obama gets re-elected, he knows that he need no longer worry about what the voters think about anything he does. Never having to face them again, he can take his arbitrary rule by decree as far as he wants. He may be challenged in the courts, but if he gets just one more Supreme Court appointment, he can pick someone who will rubber stamp anything he does and give him a 5-to-4 majority.

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Where are the jobs?to the editor:

Every time the question is asked, “Where are the jobs?” I want to ask, “Yes, where are the jobs? The Bush tax cuts (for the job makers) have been in effect for 10 years and I would like to know, “Where are the jobs?”

Sharon OwensManchester

Putting a spin on itto the editor:

On Fox News Sunday (Aug. 19) Chris Wallace posed a question to former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs’ answer left me speechless.

Appearing before an audience of hun-dreds of blacks Vice President Joe Biden charged that Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, are “going to put y’all back in chains.”

Given the audience makeup Wallace asked if Biden’s comment didn’t smack of racism. The spin put on this by Gibbs’ answer was incredible.

According to Gibbs, Biden’s assertion was in response to Republican vice presi-dential candidate Paul Ryan’s promise to

“unshackle” the economy by loosening bank regulations. From what I took to be the incredulous look on Wallace’s face he wasn’t buying this – and neither should anyone with a modicum of common sense.

Given the difference in the makeup of the two audiences it was patently obvious that Biden was using a racist metaphor to rally support for his boss among the Democrat Party’s largest constituencies. For Gibbs to expect Wallace and his audience to believe his spin, shows he is either among the dumbest of press secretaries or a politi-cal lapdog extraordinaire. In any case his answer showed a lack of respect for the intelligence of this country’s citizenry.

As I see it, were there an Olympic Medal for Blue Sky Gibbs would easily win silver. Gold would go to his boss.

John R. StoefflerBallwin

Responding to the ‘Fate of Obamacare’to the editor:

Recently two individuals wrote in support of Obamacare. Mr. Unterreiner (West News-magazine, July 25) allowed that the legisla-tion needed some tweaking, but stated it made him “feel good” and that those leaders who wanted to repeal it were exhibiting an

“infantile approach to leadership.” I cannot recall the other gentleman who wrote in, but in support of Obamacare he referred to the various other government programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc., that were created to “protect us.”

To the latter gentlemen, I ask, protect us from what? Our own laziness or inability to do what prudent people do and save for retirement? Getting an education, working hard, earning a decent job that provides insurance? Providing for yourself so that others do not have to?

None of the programs mentioned are in good financial standing and all are contrib-uting to America’s financial demise – is this the “protection” you are referring to? Obamacare simply adds to the list. None of these programs were created to protect us, they were created to make us dependent upon the state and they have been, unfortu-nately, successful.

One of the writers indicated that Repub-licans have not offered alternatives to Obamacare. First, I suggest you stop get-ting all your news from MSNBC or the Post-Dispatch. The Republicans offered many market-based alternatives during the health care “debate” (they numbered in the

“teens” if memory serves), but the Demo-cratically controlled Congress would not entertain them. Go figure.

A recent study on Obamacare by the con-sulting firm Deloitte indicates that 9 percent of employers will drop employee insurance within three years, 81 percent will continue and 10 percent are unsure. That’s almost one in five that will drop or are on the fence.

Smaller companies were more likely to dump coverage – this group is where the majority of jobs are created. Additionally, the CBO released a revised report indicat-ing that small business owners will pay some $4 billion more in taxes than pre-viously estimated. And that the laws will now cover millions fewer people.

Is this good for our economy? Does this “protect us”?

How am I protected if my company drops its insurance coverage and I am forced to find it elsewhere-am I guaranteed the same coverage, the same doctors?

How am I protected when the sale of my home will now be taxed to help pay for this monstrosity?

How am I protected when a government official determines what treatment I or my elderly parents should receive?

How am I protected when this legisla-tion adds to the certainty of America going bankrupt?

I love how using other people’s money

makes folks like Mr. Unterreiner “feel good” and how that somehow eliminates the finan-cial implications of the legislation.

If you are a believer that “we “must all look out for each other,” Mr. Unterreiner, then by all means please put your money where your mouth is. Many of us “hard-hearted conservatives” already do so. And really, Obamacare needs “tweaking”? A deal done with no transparency, no open debate, and literally, no one reading it before voting for it, and it needs only “tweaking”?

Those infamous words – “We need to enact it in order to find out what’s in it.” How many lies were told in the process of getting this rammed down our throats? All of this is what you call leadership? Does the end justify the means? I’ve spoken mostly of financial implications but there are other implications as well. Liberty. Freedom. Ring a bell? I applaud and fully support those who call for Obamacare’s total repeal.

As for the Supreme Court’s decision, I believe Chief Justice Roberts did us a favor and simply placed the ball on the tee for the coming elections.

We as a nation need to come to grips with the stupidity of former and current “lead-ers” and get our financial house in order. We have men and women in our military dying for our freedoms and we as a nation cannot endure some financial pain to fix our problems? A sorry state indeed.

“The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.” – Greek historian Plutarch (c. 46-120 A.D.)

Jon SchulteManchester

Baxter Road improvementto the editor:

I read the two articles on the Baxter Road improvements with interest. When I read the comments of Chris M. (West News-magazine, July 25), I discounted them as from someone who was uniformed.

After reading comments from Carolyn H. (West Newsmagazine, Aug. 1), I felt com-pelled to respond.

I find it interesting that these two people are acting like this is a stealth project, con-ceived in the dark of night to frustrate the local residents!

Where have they been for the past three years? There have been public meetings, articles in the West Newsmagazine and certainly communication from their Home Owner’s Associations who have received tens of thousands of dollars in compensa-tion for land that the County acquired for

this important road project.Chris M. impresses me as being one of

these new age people who feel that some-one should have communicated to him directly about this project. I cannot believe that he lives off Country Ridge Drive and was not aware that this project and road closure that was scheduled. He should be aware that it would be easier to get to Clayton Road by driving west on Country Ridge Drive to Clarkson and then south on Kehr’s Mill instead of going way east to Schoettler Road.

Also, these two people vilified Paul Sneed, the project engineer for not putting up detour signs through the affected subdi-visions. This was a decision that was made between the city of Chesterfield and the affected subdivisions. None of us felt it was prudent to have hundreds of cars diverted through our subdivisions endangering our children and pets. It was preferred that the traffic found alternate routes around but not through these subdivisions.

This is a three-month closure to replace and repair a faulty culvert under Baxter Road. Surely these adults can find alter-nate routes around this closure without endangering the local residents and with-out feeling like they are being personally inconvenienced.

Dennis F. Chesterfield

McCaskill duplicityto the editor:

I find it interesting that when more than two-thirds of Missouri voters opposed Obamacare, Senator McCaskill, who was elected to represent the voters, voted against the will of the people when she cast the deciding vote in favor of this legislation. Now, in an apparent about face, McCaskill believes that Congressman Akin should remain her opponent in the Senate race because it was the will of the voters who nominated him.

So let me see if I understand her positions. When it comes to ideologically driven, liberal legislation, she will vote with her party regardless of the opinion of those she is supposed to represent, however, when it is advantageous to her political career, she suddenly becomes righteous about the will of the people.

This glaring duplicity and self-serving behavior is exactly why McCaskill is not fit to represent the citizens of Missouri.

Carl SchroederWildwood

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It’s the fun year – the one that comes around every four years. It’s a year when some memories are short, while select sound bytes run long and hard.

For Todd Akin, his words will not be silenced. Justified or not, he is being forced to deal with his words.

Luckily, no other candidate for office has made memorable misstate-ments.

For instance, no one remembers …

‘’The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.’’

– President Barack Obama, in remarks after a health care roundtable with physicians, nurses and health care providers, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2009

‘’No, no. I have been practicing ... I bowled a 129. It’s like it was like Spe-cial Olympics, or something.’’

– President Barack Obama, making an off-handed joke during an appear-ance on “The Tonight Show,’’ March 19, 2009. Obama later apologized to the Special Olympics. All was for-given.

“Folks, I can tell you I’ve known eight presidents, three of them inti-mately.”

– Joe Biden, Aug. 22, 2012

“Stand up, Chuck, let ‘em see ya.” – Joe Biden, to Missouri Sen. Chuck

Graham, who is in a wheelchair, Columbia, Mo., Sept. 12, 2008

“I mean, you got the first main-stream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”

– Joe Biden, referring to Barack Obama at the beginning of the 2008 Democratic primary campaign, Jan. 31, 2007

“You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent...I’m not joking.”

– Joe Biden, in a private remark to

an Indian-American man caught on C-SPAN, June, 2006

“When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the tele-vision and didn’t just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, ‘Look, here’s what happened.’”

– Joe Biden, interview with Katie Couric, Sept. 22, 2008. Obviously Biden was unaware that FDR wasn’t president when the stock market crashed in 1929 and that only experi-mental television sets were in use at that time.

“Look, John’s last-minute economic plan does nothing to tackle the num-ber-one job facing the middle class, and it happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S, jobs.”

– Joe Biden, Athens, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2008

As we get ready to elect a president and vice president we might do well to remember these sound bytes and take into consideration that candidates on both sides sometimes say things they would like us to forget.

But let’s also give Vice Presi-dent Biden credit. He has said some things that were very intelligent. For instance, when he said, at a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., Sept. 10, 2008: “Hillary Clinton is as quali-fied or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me.”

Another interesting summation being made during this year of fun is the oddity that being a self-made mil-lionaire is so very bad if you’re run-ning for the highest office in the land. Isn’t that going against the Demo-cratic Party in some way? Is it sug-gesting John F. Kennedy was actually a terrible president because he was out of touch with the average person? No. Wait! We forget, Kennedy didn’t actually have a job. His millions were already made for him. It was family money, which made him just like any other average Joe.

Ballwin heroesEDITORIAL

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an unjust process this has been.”

– Johan Bruyneel, Lance Armstrong’s former team manager, on the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation of Armstrong

“This is a heartbreaking example of how the win-at-all-costs culture of sport,

if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition.”

– Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO

Ballwin Mayor Tim Pogue (left) and Chief of Police Steve Schicker (right) with Officers Michael Hitchcock and Nathan Jaeger (top) and Kyle Duke and Mark Kramer, who received the Chief’s Distinguished Service Citation for Valor and the Citizen Service Citation. For more on this story see page 38.

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Fatal accidentA two-car accident on Manchester Road

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According to Ballwin Police spokesper-son Sgt. Nancy Walker, the impact propelled the car into the Moore Automotive Group parking lot. The man driving the truck was injured and taken to the hospital. He was later released. The women driving the Toyota and the male passenger, both in their 60s, were critically injured. The passenger died Aug. 22. The woman is still in the hospital.

An accident report will not be released until Ballwin Police completes its investigation.

CHESTERFIELD

House fire avertedOn Aug. 20, Monarch Fire Protection Dis-

trict units were dispatched to Carriage House Court for a house fire. The Monarch battal-ion chief arrived on the scene first and found nothing showing. Upon entering the home, he found a trash can built into the kitchen cabi-nets that was completely involved with fire.

The fire was quickly extinguished by Monarch crews, and no hidden fire was detected. Investigation revealed that a 4-year-old boy started a stick on fire, and then put the stick into the trash can. His 13-year-old sister, who was babysitting, found the fire. She exited the building with her brother and called 911.

Monarch Fire Marshall Roger Herin said, “This incident was tragedy avoided, and is very preventable.”

Monarch officials state that this is a very common situation in terms of children playing with fire and remind residents that the district will be hosting its second annual Safety Fair on Sept. 29 at Chesterfield Mall from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Levee trail to be extendedThe Chesterfield City Council at its

Aug. 20 meeting approved awarding a $275,000 contract to L. Krupp Construc-tion for the construction of Phase V of the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail. The project will be entirely funded by a grant from the Great Rivers Greenway District and the Chesterfield Valley Transportation Development District. The new stretch of trail will extend east from the Ice Rink Trailhead under Hwy. 40 to connect to the existing trail near the intersection of Baxter Road and Edison Avenue, making the levee trail nearly 12 miles long. Work will begin in mid-September and is scheduled for completion by year’s end.

EUREKA

CERT training offeredEureka EMA, Eureka Fire District and

Eureka Police Department will present Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on consecutive Mondays from Sept. 10 through Oct. 22 at the Eureka Fire District Training Center. Each three-hour session begins at 7 p.m. Graduation will take place from 6-10 p.m. on Nov. 29.

CERT is made up of volunteers who have completed a course of study outlined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland

Security. These volunteers help public safety organizations within the community if a disaster strikes. Ongoing training for the volunteers will also be offered to keep them prepared.

To register, call Eureka Police Depart-ment at 938-6600 or visit efpd.org.

TOWN & COUNTRY

Sexual misconduct arrestFor the second time this summer, Marco

A. Castaneda, 63, was arrested on charges of sexual misconduct. The latest incident occurred on Aug. 16 at approximately 2 p.m.

According to Captain Gary Hoelzer of Town & Country Police, the police depart-ment responded to a complaint in the 13200 block of Pinetree Lake Drive that a male had exposed himself to a teenage girl who was in her own yard. The man allegedly was sit-ting naked in an adjoining yard and staring at the teenager. He then approached the fence that separated the yards and continued staring while touching his genitals. The investigation at the scene led to the arrest of Castaneda.

The Prosecuting Attorney’s office also has issued a warrant for sexual misconduct in the second degree against Castaneda stem-ming from a similar incident that occurred on June 19 at 763 South New Ballas in

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Town & Country. In that incident Castaneda allegedly exposed himself to an 18-year-old female at the office building at that location. Castaneda is out on bond in both incidents.

WILDWOOD

City Council to vote on BP liquor license request

The Wildwood Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 20 gave a unanimous final vote to send an unfavorable recom-mendation to the City Council regarding a petition for a liquor license at the BP convenience store located at Hwy. 109 and Wild Horse Creek Road.

Karim Abdian, co-owner of the BP loca-tion and petitioner of the request, said his business is struggling and if the city does not grant his business the license, it might have to shut down. However, allowing alco-hol would change the city’s master plan.

Joe Vujnich, director of planning and parks, said the master plan is intended to provide a high degree of expectation to res-idents, business owners and others about future land use, and if the plan is constantly changed, no resident or other entity can be assured these changes will not have a nega-tive impact on them and their investment.

Abdian has come before the Commis-sion multiple times since 1998.

“The Commission’s position remains unchanged in this matter from its previous reports (excepting 2002),” the recommen-dation said. “Specifically, the desire of the operator of this business to add the sale of alcoholic beverages does not justify chang-ing the city’s master plan and comprehen-sive zoning map. Without those changes, the property’s zoning district designation cannot be amended either.”

Therefore, P&Z denied the request.“This proposal deals with one person, one

entity trying to maximize his profits,” resi-dent Bill Kennedy said. “That is not cause to change our master plan, just as menial, triv-ial, isolated issues are not cause to change our Constitution. So we agree with staff, we agree with the recommendation and we hope you will send it onto Council where they will turn it down also.”

The letter of recommendation will go to the Council, where it will have the final vote.

WEST COUNTY

Citizen advisory budget committee meets

The newly formed citizen advisory budget committee of the Monarch Fire Protection District held its first meeting Aug. 15 and heard background information from district officials on their operations, the maximum tax levies and those now in effect, and how revenues from those levies are used.

Serving on the committee are Dick Barber and Russ Lake, both of Chester-field, and Dr. Craig Spiegel of Creve Coeur. The three members of the Monarch board of directors each named one person to the advisory panel.

Among other things, the committee heard that:

• Monarch has separate tax levies on res-idential, commercial and agricultural real estate and on personal property for each of its four budgeted funds – general, ambu-lance, dispatch and pension.

• The assessed value of real estate and personal property in the Monarch district jumped substantially during the early part of the last decade but declined from 2009 through 2011. For 2012, there was a frac-tional increase.

• Tax levies in 2012 for most budget funds are below or no higher than what they were earlier in the last decade.

• Compared with other nearby fire pro-tection districts, Monarch’s residential and agricultural tax levies are the lowest while its commercial and personal property rates are fourth lowest of the six districts exam-ined. The other districts in the comparison were Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Metro West, Pattonville and West County.

Plans call for the committee to review the 2012 budget at its next meeting, now scheduled for Sept. 2, consider ways to streamline the spending plan and begin looking at 2013 revenue and budget pro-jections.

Citizen Police Academy scheduled

The St. Louis County Police Department, Fenton Precinct and West County Precinct will co-host a Citizen Police Academy at the West County Precinct, 232 Vance Road, on eight consecutive Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 12, from 7-9 p.m. (with the exception of Oct. 31). Graduation will be on Nov. 7. Participants learn about what steps they can take to avoid becoming the victim of a crime and get an inside look at how the County Police Department operates.

Classes are instructed by law enforce-ment professionals in various fields.

The Citizens Police Academy is open to all St. Louis County residents and is free of charge. Advanced registration is required and seating is limited. To obtain a registration form or other details, contact Officers Aaron Dilks at adilks@stlouisco.com or call 349-8120. Calls may also be made to Vincent Bazzoni at 615-0707. Individuals with disabilities or special needs who wish to participate in this pro-gram should contact the Department’s ADA Coordinator at (314) 615-4273 (voice) about any questions or accommodations you may need to make the meeting site or information accessible.

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By CAROL ENRIGHTThe first day of school was a traumatic one for an 8-year-

old girl in the Parkway School District who was dropped off at the wrong bus stop and ended up wandering in Creve Coeur Park on Aug. 14.

According to Parkway spokeswoman, Cathy Kelly, the mix-up began when a change in bus routes during the day was not communicated to the school and the little girl was placed on the wrong bus – a bus that runs through her neigh-borhood, but makes different stops.

When she realized that the bus had passed her normal stop, the girl alerted the driver. According to Kelly, the driver stopped two stops past the girl’s normal stop and let her out, because the girl told the driver that she could walk home.

“The bus driver did not follow the appropriate protocol.

The bus driver is not allowed to drop students off at a differ-ent stop,” said Kelly.

The bus driver should have either radioed the transporta-tion department or the school to verify the student’s stop or turned the bus around and taken her to the correct stop.

After the girl got off the bus, she made a wrong turn and ended up walking toward Creve Coeur Park instead of toward her home. Fortunately, a good Samaritan saw the little girl and asked her if she needed help.

“The little girl said, smartly, ‘I’m not supposed to get in the car with strangers,’” Kelly said.

So the woman contacted the girl’s mother, who had been frantically calling the transportation department and the school to find out why her daughter never made it home.

Kelly said district officials spoke to the mother and told her they were “terribly, terribly sorry, that this should not have happened, and that safety is the No. 1 thing we do every day with kids.”

Parkway Superintendent Keith Marty recommended that the bus driver be terminated for the incident, but the Board of Education will have the final say on whether the driver is fired.

Craig Elementary School Principal Bill Senti visited the girl’s bus stop on Aug. 16, where he talked with parents and students. The little girl was not at her stop that morning, but Senti and Parkway’s director of transportation, Will Rosa, have offered to ride the bus with her so that she will feel comfortable riding the bus again.

Parkway bus driver drops student at wrong stop

By SARAH WILSONAfter Councilmember Troy Pieper (District 2) made

a motion to drop the Ellisville City Council’s proposed amendment to change the city’s recall process at a special meeting on Aug. 16, the Council unanimously agreed.

“I really feel that this is not the right time for this Charter amendment,” Pieper said. “There’s a lot going on in Ellis-ville, and to be honest, we don’t really need it right now.”

The proposed ordinance amendment came up after the Article 9 Alliance, a group of Ellisville citizens against the Walmart TIF project, informed the city of its plans to recall Pieper and Councilmember Linda Reel (District 2) from office. The Council declined to reveal who created the pro-posed amendment.

Residents in the audience cheered after the Council voted on the decision.

“Maybe you’re starting to listen by dropping this ordi-nance this evening,” Liz Schmidt, chair of the Article 9 Alliance, said to the Council. “I’m not entirely sure that’s the case. But I would advise you to carefully reconsider bringing this up again because the opposition to this situa-tion that you created is mounting day by day by day, and it’s poisoning the spirit of this community.”

The Article 9 Alliance recently completed a door-to-door opinion poll of all residents in District 2 affected by the Wal-mart project. Volunteers knocked on a total of 1165 doors, or 94 percent of the doors. The question posed to residents was: “Should the City Council vote for granting the devel-oper a condition use permit?” There were 101 residents who were in favor of the project, 396 who were opposed and 63 who were undecided.

“What the Council doesn’t understand is that a majority of Ellisville is angry and in opposition to this Walmart,”

Schmidt said. “They’ve always claimed that it’s a vocal minority, but our survey shows differently.”

“My position on the recall is if you can throw out … people out of town, then we can throw you people out of office,” Ed O’Reilly, Ellisville resident and former mayor, said to the Council.

Reel said that since the beginning, she has been torn over her decision to approve a Walmart.

“I have serious concerns that our city needs to encourage business, and I care deeply for our residents and their wel-fare. It is also a fact that it is the Council’s responsibility to keep the city solvent. My most serious concerns have been for the financial security of our city. Yes, we are OK right now, but we have nearly exhausted our options for cutting budgets, and we need to attract new revenue.

“When we lost Gordmans and Best Buy; this heightened my concerns. For that reason, I voted yes for this develop-ment. That does not mean I don’t care about the folks who would be directly affected. I have argued for everything they have asked for, and we have gotten almost all requests agreed to.”

In response to a question about her perspective on the recall and the Article 9 Alliance, Reel told West Newsmaga-zine: “I can honestly say we, the Council, gave this devel-opment much serious thought and consideration before moving forward.”

“It is hard for me to understand how someone can be sub-ject to recall for doing their job in a difficult situation,” she said. “I do not believe that the intended purpose of Article 9 in our charter is to punish. I believe it was intended to pro-tect against malfeasance. Our government cannot function if those in office must fear any disagreement would lead to recall, which is why I do not agree with Article 9 Alliance.”

Ellisville drops proposed recall amendment

“Not only his comment, but politics in general is to blame. We need honest people who will work for the people who elect them and are not out for themselves or the lobbyists. Yes, it was wrong, but not any more wrong than the backstabbing and complicated political games of Washington. We need to get back to the basics.”

– Carol Lundstrom, Des Peres

“It was appalling the state-ments he made. It was insult-ing to women. I think he’ll lose a lot of women voters if he stays in the race. His state-ment was in poor taste.”

– Peggy Miller, Chester-field

“Actually, I know Todd Akin. He’s a good man and I know he is not what some people are stereotyping. I was shocked when I heard and read about it in an article from the Post-Dispatch. A lot of the outrage came from the use of “legitimate rape” (the words he used). He meant to differentiate between statutory rape and forced rape. So it sounded like he was insensitive to women. Rape is rape and it is unfortunate choice of words. I think there will still be some things to be sorted out if he stays in the race.”

– Virginia F., Des Peres

“The man is an idiot. It just shows how out of touch he is with reality.”

– Jan Weick, Ballwin

“I think he was misinformed and misspoke. He is more conservative than anyone running for the Senate, and we need him right now. He’s a good man.”

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Akin statement reactionU.S. Rep. Todd Akin faced an onslaught of

judgment as the result of a statement made on “The Jaco Report” on FOX 2 Aug. 19. He said, in part, to a question on abortion, “If it’s a legiti-mate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

In the wake of that comment, West County residents had plenty to say. Below are a few of those comments.

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By CAROL ENRIGHTAt its meeting on Aug. 20, the Chester-

field City Council approved by a vote of 6-0 to amend the zoning ordinance of a 65,000-square-foot office building at the intersection of Boone’s Crossing and Hwy. 40 to allow for 72-hour overnight stays for up to six patients at medical offices slated to built there. Citing conflicts of interest, councilmembers Bob Nation (Ward 4) and Connie Fults (Ward 4) abstained from voting. (Nation’s wife is employed by a local hospital, and Fults works in the health care industry.)

Dr. George Paletta, orthopedic surgeon and head team physician for the St. Louis Cardinals, went before the city Planning Commission on May 30 to request amend-ing the zoning ordinance to allow overnight stays for recovering orthopedic surgery patients. The amendment stipulates that the overnight stays are for observational pur-poses only, which Paletta has said would be primarily post-operative pain management.

Paletta practices at The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis (TOC) and is also part of a new group, Regeneration Orthopedics, which is operating out of temporary offices in Chesterfield Valley until it can move into the new building. Paletta’s attorney, Mike Doster, told the Council that Paletta will continue practicing at both TOC and Regeneration Orthopedics.

Members of the Missouri Hospital Asso-ciation have argued before the Planning Commission and the City Council that allowing 72-hour overnight stays qualifies the facility as a hospital and that the facility should have to meet the licensing require-ments of a hospital.

Prior to the vote, David Durbin of SSM Health Care addressed the Council.

“We do have continuing concerns about patient safety and care. I understand that the

city’s primary concern is with land use plan-ning and zoning. … I’m concerned that we have a proposal here that appears, at least based on my information, to propose for caring for six or seven people in a week for up to 72 hours in a week. And, according to Mis-souri statutes, that sounds surprisingly like a hospital in the state of Missouri,” he said.

Missouri law defines a hospital as a facil-ity that treats three or more non-related indi-viduals for longer than 24 hours at a time.

Although she abstained from voting, Fults voiced her concerns before the vote.

“I know it’s land use, but I am concerned with the precedent we’re setting for our office buildings,” said Fults.

Councilmember Randy Logan (Ward 3) reiterated the Council’s position that the city’s job is approving land use, not licens-ing hospitals.

“What we approved was the land use and the hours of operation and the parameters for operation under our rules. I understand that, at this point in time, there are hospi-tals who would prefer for doctors not to be able to administer care for 72 hours after surgery – and that’s not for us to decide. That’s for the state hospital association, the state licensing programs for hospitals and doctors, to determine,” Logan said.

He noted that although the city has approved the facility’s land use “that doesn’t mean that they will actually be able to operate in the manner that they have petitioned us. For them to be licensed at that facility, they have to approach the appropriate state licensing boards for hos-pitals and medical offices.”

“There are lots of surgeries that are per-formed outside of hospitals now. I’ve had wrist surgery ... elbow surgery, and none of it was done in a hospital. And as near as I can tell, the hospitals didn’t mind that. This is a fight for them to fight, not for us,” he said.

Chesterfield City Council approves overnight stays in medical office building

Patrick J. McCormick, 55, of Chester-field, was sentenced Aug. 17 to one-year in jail and five years probation for his role in a fatal car crash nearly one year ago.

On Aug, 26, 2011, McCormick driving a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe crossed the center line of Wild Horse Creek Road near Riv-erdale Drive and collided with 50-year-old Janet Esrock, a Whitfield math teacher driving a 1992 Infinit G20.

Esrock died Sept. 11 as the result of her injuries. Her teenage son Jonathon was in the car at the time of the crash and was seriously injured but survived.

According to Chesterfield Police, McCor-

mick’s blood alcohol level was 0.14 percent at 12:30 a.m., about two hours after the crash. In June, he pleaded guilty in St. Louis County Cir-cuit Court to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault in the 2011 accident.

In addition to jail time, St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas J. Prebil also ordered McCormick to wear an alco-hol-detecting device for one year after his release.

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By JIM ERICKSONWith construction well under way, the new

Emergency Communications Center, located in Ohlendorf West Park in West County, is expected to be operational early in 2014.

Florissant Police Chief William Kara-bas, chairman of the St. Louis County Emergency Communications Commission, said the 35,000-square-foot, $16.2 million structure will incorporate the latest tech-nology to facilitate rapid communications between police, fire, public health and other emergency agencies throughout a seven-county bi-state area in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency. Key government offices and facilities such as Lambert-St. Louis International Airport also will be part of the system.

Counties with agencies included in the new communications set-up are St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin in Mis-souri and Madison, St. Clair and Monroe in Illinois, Karabas said.

Ohlendorf West Park is located on the east side of Hanna Road, south of Big Bend. The general contractor for the project is Orf Construction in Bridgeton.

Karabas said initial work at the site began about three months ago. By mid-August, exterior walls were being erected.

The facility is being built to withstand an F-3 tornado, which includes winds up to 206 miles per hour. According to national weather statistics, some 99 percent of all tornadoes in the United States from 1950-94 were of F-3 intensity or lower.

Funding for the new center comes from a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax hike voters approved in 2009.

The Federal Communications Commis-

sion originally declared the project had to be completed by the end of this year, but the commission sought and received a deadline extension.

Karabas said a new 911 system to be incorporated in the center will enable emer-gency personnel to pinpoint the location of callers using cellphones to report an emer-gency. The new capability will deal with situations in which a caller unfamiliar with the area is unable to provide an address or

other specific location information where emergency help is needed.

A request for proposals for the new system is being prepared and will go out as soon as officials believe specifications incorporate the latest technology available, the commission chairman said.

Use of land at Ohlendorf West Park meant the purchase of another site wasn’t necessary. In light of that saving, Karabas noted the commission has given $350,000

to the St. Louis County Parks Department for improvements elsewhere on the park property. Upgrades include new play-ground equipment and a walking trail.

In St. Louis County, the new emergency system also includes a nearly complete network of some 200 warning sirens. Kara-bas said testing of the sirens has resulted in adding about 14 new sirens and chang-ing locations of a few others to achieve the desired coverage.

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By SARAH WILSONAfter a Wildwood resident expressed

his concerns regarding potentially harm-ful chemicals caused by bug spraying in neighborhoods, the Wildwood City Coun-cil on Aug. 13 approved a motion to look more closely at the bug spraying services it receives.

Wildwood resident David Schneider said he was walking his dogs in his neighborhood when trucks came by to spray for bugs.

“I’ve had the unfortunate experience in my subdivision, where homes are 30 feet apart from each other, of being exposed to mul-tiple assaults of chemicals being sprayed by commercial sprayers,” Schneider said. “I’ve been told that we [the city] have some regulations in place for these sorts of issues in public spaces but none for pri-vate neighborhoods, which seems to me to be completely insane. … The commercial sprayers are coming in, they’re spraying these materials, and they have no way of containing them. In my case, now I have a lung condition as a result of being exposed to these materials.

“So I want to ask each and every one of you to consider putting some regulations in place that will severely limit the use of potentially dangerous chemicals in our neighborhoods. This community is founded on preserving … our neighborhoods, our neighbors and the environment, but we’re spraying and using chemicals in this com-munity that are very dangerous, and there is nothing on the books to prevent people from doing this.”

Councilmember Tammy Shea (Ward 3) said the chemical “does have some pretty nasty side effects.”

She said spraying is the least effective method for controlling adult mosquitoes and said a small portion of spraying actu-

ally gets to its target.“So it’s not only dangerous; it’s a waste

on top of it,” she said. “It doesn’t really do much.”

Shea said the city should do research and take a closer look at it.

“And frankly, West Nile Virus, which is the big problem everybody’s trying to grasp with this spraying, is really not that big of a problem,” she said. “And with this dry weather we’ve been having, I can’t imagine that there’s a lot of standing water that is facilitating the population.”

Ryan Thomas, director of public works/city engineer, said St. Louis County Vector Control manages and schedules all vari-ous types of mosquito control, including spraying, and completes that throughout municipal contracts. Wildwood for 2012 is scheduled for spraying on any given Sunday night, weather permitting. Spray-ing normally is done beginning at sunset but occasionally will be done in the morn-ing before sunrise.

“Then the city receives a bill at the end of the season for the amount of services that they do provide in Wildwood,” Thomas said.

He said it usually costs between $5,000 and $10,000 per year and is part of the city’s public works operating budget.

“So that’s something that we could review and determine whether we wish to continue or limit the type of services that they complete because they don’t just spray,” Thomas said.

He said they also get rid of standing water areas.

“So we could potentially limit it to just that or I guess for starters just get a good understanding of what all they do and what all they can do and determine whether or not that’s what the city of Wildwood wants to continue or modify in the future,” Thomas said.

But even as Wildwood considers its options, St. Louis County has already made the decision to add extra shifts to its aerial assault on local mosquitoes. On Monday, Aug. 27, the St. Louis County Health Department began morning as well as eve-ning spraying in certain areas throughout the county.

An increase in West Nile Virus cases throughout the country prompted the pro-active strike; however, no cases of West Nile Virus have been reported locally.

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By DOUG KAUFMANA series of 10 recent hate crimes directed

against Muslim houses of worship in North America, including a mosque destroyed by fire in Joplin, have alarmed local Muslims and the religious community at large.

“This is a very troubling trend, that we have so many hate crimes going on in such a short period of time,” said Faizan Syed, executive director of CAIR-St. Louis (Council on American-Islamic Relations). “This is very troubling for the Muslim com-munity, and also for the larger community, because what is the future? What is going to happen with all these crimes going on right now?”

In the first half of August, a gunman killed six people at a Sikh temple in Wis-consin, the Joplin mosque was destroyed in a suspicious fire, a Chicago area Islamic community center was shot at by a man with an air rifle, vandals shot paintballs at an Oklahoma mosque, and, most recently, the gravestones of a Muslim family in Chi-cago were defiled by graffiti. There were also several other hate crimes around the United States and Canada.

In response, on Aug. 15, Muslim, Chris-tian and Jewish leaders gathered for a press conference at the Dar-Ul Islam Mosque in West County to unite in denouncing these hate crimes.

“We got members from the interfaith community and other civil rights organi-zations to come out and publicly support the Muslim community in Joplin, Mo.,” Syed said.

Members of the ACLU, the Anti-Defa-mation League and Missouri Immigration and Refugee Advocates discussed the hate crimes and said, “As Americans we must all condemn these attacks.”

Rabbi Brigitte Rosenberg of United Hebrew Congregation in West County, who is also president of the St. Louis Rab-binical Association, attended the press con-ference and feels strongly about supporting religious freedom.

“One of the things that’s happening in our own country is we’re getting confused about what it means to be American,” Rosenberg said.

“To be American doesn’t mean that we have to be the same. When our country was founded, it was founded on the basis of dif-ferences. Specifically, (the founders) were fleeing persecution, and in essence it was religious persecution. But (now) we have people in our country from all walks of life, from all races, from different nations, from different religions.”

Part of the issue with these hate crimes, she said, is fear of the unknown.

“That if somebody next to you is differ-

ent, does that mean they are going to try and change you, or convert you, or want you to be the way they are? Or are they going to take over?”

Most people in this country aren’t inter-ested in taking over, Rosenberg said.

“People want to live here freely, comfort-ably and have the same dreams that every-body else has,” she said.

The possibility of a local attack on Mus-lims has people here nervous, Syed said. The police provided additional security on Aug. 19, he said, for the Eid day of prayer to conclude the month of Ramadhan.

“They’ve been tremendously helpful and extremely supportive,” Syed said. “We are worried, in a sense, but we’re very grateful and happy with the support of the police departments in St. Louis.”

He added that these hate crimes signify a low point for Muslims living in the U.S. and Canada.

“Relations have never been this bad, even after the attacks of Sept. 11. … All of these incidents are not isolated incidents,” he said.

“Rather they are a direct result of an atmosphere of hate that is being propa-gated by a small group of Islamophobes. But unfortunately their message is being given legitimacy by certain politicians who are using their hate rhetoric in order to win votes because of the upcoming elections. And also by some media outlets who per-petuate this type of conspiracy theory and these ideologies.”

The Muslim community in Joplin is unbowed, Syed said, and they will have a new Islamic center.

“They are a very dedicated group of people, and they will rebuild, and they’re not going to be intimidated or driven out of that community,” he said.

CAIR is offering a $10,000 reward and the FBI is offering a $15,000 reward for any information about the Joplin mosque burning, Syed said.

Rosenberg attended a candlelight vigil for the Wisconsin Sikh victims held Aug. 8 at the Gurdwara Sikh Study Circle, a Sikh temple in St. Peters. She found it welcom-ing and enlightening, and said understand-ing and cooperation would improve if more people would be open to cultural and religious differences.

“It wasn’t anything that I personally would disagree with,” she said. “It just hap-pens to be a different theology and a differ-ent faith. But it was wonderful to be able to see it, and be exposed to it, when otherwise I might not. Because we all do tend to live within our own communities and our own comfort areas. And unless we’re invited out, we don’t always venture out.”

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Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

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25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

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Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Serving St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

8/31/11

BEFORE

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www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

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St. Louis

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

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t BACK Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

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q F q B Expiration Dateq F q B Offer(s)q F q B Websiteq F q B Email

Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Never PaiNt Your House agaiN

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

t FRONT Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

t BACK Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Serving St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

8/31/11

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

t FRONT Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

t BACK Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

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Call now to schedule a FREE in-home inspection and estimate

See more examples of our work atwww.getrhinoshield.com

877-25rHiNo or 314-239-7947

rhino shield Ceramic Protective Coating gives you...

25-YEARWARRANTY

You must present this ad at time of purchase.Hurry, offer expires 4/30/12!

the classic coffered wood ceiling at a small fraction of the price

WiNTeR 2012 | county living magazine | 21

the affordable Solid wood Ceiling

“there weren’t any surprises —except good ones!”

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

St. Louis

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www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

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St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

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Never Paint Your House Again

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Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Serving St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

8/31/11

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Call now to schedule a FREE in-home inspection and estimate

See more examples of our work atwww.getrhinoshield.com

877-25rHiNo or 314-239-7947

rhino shield Ceramic Protective Coating gives you...

25-YEARWARRANTY

You must present this ad at time of purchase.Hurry, offer expires 4/30/12!

the classic coffered wood ceiling at a small fraction of the price

WiNTeR 2012 | county living magazine | 21

the affordable Solid wood Ceiling

“there weren’t any surprises —except good ones!”

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

St. Louis

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

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t BACK Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Never PaiNt Your House agaiN

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

t FRONT Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

t BACK Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

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Checklist Please proof the front and back of your postcard carefully and check the appropriate box below if the item is correct. Always double-check the most important information: phone number, street address, web address, e-mail, dates, disclaimers and special offers. Please notate any errors or changes and fax them immediately to (636) 386-7789. F=Front/B=Back

Serving St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

8/31/11

BEFORE

Call now to schedule a FREE estimate877-257-4466

www.getrhinoshield.comLooks like paint. Lasts like vinyl.

Never Paint Your House Again

25-YEARWARRANTY

AFTER

St. Louis

Rhino Shield Ceramic ProtectiveCoating gives you…• 25 year transferable warranty• Looks thicker and richer than paint• Hassle-free, no maintenance, won’t peel, chip or crack!• Waterproof and breathable• BASF Tested and proven to last• Bonds to all wood, even cedar, stucco, vinyl, brick, block, masonite and aluminum.• EPA certified to encapsulate lead and asbestos.

Save 15% On Any Job Up To

$1,999 OFFFOR A FREE IN-HOME INSPECTIONCALL 877-25RHINO or 314-239-7947

www.getrhinoshield.comServicing St. Louis, Kansas City and Lake of the Ozarks.

By Midwestern Coatings, Inc.An Authorized Rhino Shield Dealer

©2011 RSVP Publications. All rights reserved. 6/11

You must present this card at time of purchase. Hurry, offer expires 7/30/11!

Not valid with any other offers, previous contracts or the $5000 project minimum.

RHINO SHIELD HAS BEEN FEATURED ON

t FRONT Red dotted line indicates trim area. Blue dotted line indicates safe area.

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By MOLLY JAMESThe Town & Country Board of Aldermen

voted unanimously to change the munici-pality’s animal ordinance code at its Aug. 13 meeting, adopting St. Louis County’s ordinance concerning regulations for what constitutes a dangerous animal.

In its previous code, Town & Country specified the breed “pit bull dog” as a vicious animal.

Captain Patrick Kranz, administrative services commander for the Town & Coun-try Police department, called the issue one of enforcement.

“The old regulations have been in effect since 2000, but then this year I received some calls on what could possibly be a pit bull and realized, wow, this wording is outdated and could be difficult to enforce,” said Kranz. “We talked about impounding the animal and talked to county and found that the county had no breed specific ordi-nance so they couldn’t take it.”

The county had already removed the breed specific section in its animal regula-tions and would not impound the pit bull. Since Town & Country could not impound the animal and they could not turn the dog over to the county, the process of changing the regulation began.

“Captain Gary Hoelzer, operations divi-sion commander for Town & Country, brought this issue to Alderman Chuck Lenz and then the ball got rolling,” said Kranz.

The police commission recommended that the Board of Aldermen remove breed specific language and also proposed taking out the redundant content already covered by the county.

The resulting new ordinance removed the section about vaccinations and tags and impoundment for running at large, so that these tasks will be the sole responsibility of the county. Kranz explained that for St. Louis County nothing would change.

Any animal that has posed a threat to other humans or dogs, will be subject to the county’s code concerning dangerous and vicious dogs.

St. Louis County takes a case by case understanding that dogs need exercise socialization, food and water and proper care; without proper care any pet will become more unpredictable.

“We want to hold irresponsible owners accountable and not penalize responsible owners,” said Julie Jordan, of the St. Louis County Animal Care and Control office.

Approximately 4.7 million Americans are bit each year by a dog. But in Town & Country the problem is relatively small.

“Since 2000, I have only tracked seven dog bites and none involved a pit bull,” said Kranz.

From 2009 to 2011 bites have dropped from 1,480 to 888 in all of St. Louis County because of community outreach programs.

“Bites have dropped substantially since we have gotten into the public offering free ser-vices like leashes and collars and rides home for lost pets with tracking chips,” said Jordan.

Town & Country will still be responsible for responding to pet concerns in its munic-ipality, including bires.

“We will also handle any issues related to leash law, animal nuisances and inhumane treatment of animals,” said Kranz.

If a dog bite did happen, Kranz explained that Town & Country police would go on the call, but the county would handle the investigation and quarantine the animal.

For issues on dangerous animals, Town & Country will defer to the county code, which requires among other things that pet owners keep a dangerous animal properly confined to a securely locked fence, post a visible public sign with the words “dan-gerous (dog, cat, or other animal)” have an electronic chip implanted and reported as a dangerous animal and must be properly spayed or neutered.

The 8-0 vote came in the midst of a law-suit in Manchester over the breed specific language in that municipality’s animal code.

Hoelzer, who attended the Board meeting, could not comment on the specifics of the Manchester case, but did mention that in their research they found that cities with bans on a breed are often subject to lawsuits.

“In our case, we did not have a ban on pit bulls, but we did have restrictions,” said Hoe-lzer. “And now those restrictions are lifted.”

Town & Country resident Ryan Cox of Ryan R. Cox and Associates, LLC, includes animal law in his practice. In this debate Cox said he can understand the fears behind the pit bull breed.

However, he believes that the trend is moving away from breed specific language and that the revised statute in Missouri is part of the change. In 2009, Missouri statute 273.036 was amended so that the owner became liable for damages if a dog bit without provocation. The law makes exceptions for trespassers and in that instance the owner would not be liable.

“We once followed a one-bite rule,” Cox said. “Now we can look at this law and see that it is subject to all dogs and that before it was often difficult to prove that the dog bite in fact happened.”

Cox framed the Manchester case as fair.“If I have a dog that has not done any-

thing to warrant being labeled vicious that (labeling the dog) is inherently unfair,” Cox said. “It is like looking at a person and judging him based on certain characteris-tics without knowing anything about him.”

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By DOUG KAUFMANThe recent 4-3 Missouri Supreme Court

decision overturning the $350,000 cap on non-economic medical malpractice awards either reaffirms a constitutional right for Missourians, or is a step toward financial jeopardy for doctors and hospitals – it’s all in who you talk to.

The cap was part of a tort reform package that passed the Missouri General Assem-bly in 2005. On July 31, 2012, in Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, the Court ruled the cap unconstitutional.

In response to the ruling, SSM Health Care expressed its concern in a corporate statement.

“SSM Health Care is very disappointed that the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to eliminate the state’s cap on damages in medical malpractice cases,” the statement said. “Eliminating the cap will increase health care costs and could ultimately drive physicians out of the state, limiting Missou-rians access to high quality care.”

Dr. Jeff Zohner, who has a private, concierge-style internal medicine prac-tice at the St. Luke’s Medical Complex in Chesterfield, knows Illinois physicians who practice in Missouri because the malpractice settlements in Illinois can be very costly. He said if medical malpractice

insurance rates increase in Missouri due to this decision, there will probably be a cost to patients. Concierge patients, who pay an annual fee to be part of a smaller patient group, might see an increase in what the doctor charges, Zohner said. Doctors with traditional practices would likely have to increase the turnover rate – the time a doctor spends with each patient.

“And that’s already a problem,” he said.

“That’s one way you would see this extra cost spread to patients. Basically they would have less time with the doctor. It would be a meat packaging kind of thing – you bring them in and move them out as quickly as you can.”

In a statement available on the Missouri State Medical Association (MSMA) web-site, MSMA President Dr. Stephen Slocum said the current reversal is a backward step and “an immeasurable disappointment.”

“It turns back the clock to a time when a medical lawsuit crisis had pushed Missouri doctors to the breaking point,” Slocum said. “Scores of physicians moved away, and access to health care was threatened in every corner of the state.”

The Missouri Association of Trial Attor-neys (MATA) has a different take. In a state-ment on their website, the MATA said the ruling “is significant and a victory for vic-tims of catastrophic medical malpractice.”

Former Missouri State Supreme Court Justice Mike Wolff, a professor of law at St. Louis University School of Law, does not expect a rush of large “pain and suffering” settlements as a result of this new ruling. From 2002 to 2010, he said, the number of yearly malpractice claims in Missouri has remained about the same.

“It’s a case involving one kid,” Wolff said. “… So, the number of cases in which the cap is going to be reached or exceeded is really small.”

In the case of that “one kid,” Deborah Watts, on behalf of her son Naython Watts, sued Lester E. Cox Medical Centers of Springfield, Mo., plus specific doctors, claiming their medical negligence caused her son’s dis-abling brain damage. A jury awarded Watts $1.45 million in non-economic damages. When the damages were reduced to the cap

level of $350,000, Watts appealed, saying her right to a jury trial – guaranteed in the state Constitution – was violated because the jury award was not honored.

“This applies to the right to a jury trial, that the right to a jury trial remains invio-late,” Wolff said. “It applies, then, to injury cases and medical negligence, because there was such a thing as medical negli-gence in 1820, when the (Missouri) Con-stitution was adopted.”

The Court, according to the MATA statement, based a portion of its ruling on Article I, Section 22(a) of the Missouri Constitution, which says “the right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate.” The Court found that allowing the legislature to limit the amount a jury could award took the power out of the hands of the jury, in direct contradiction to the Missouri State Constitution.

Tim Dollar, president of the MATA, said the Court ruling “leaves no doubt” when it said the right to a jury trial shall remain inviolate. Dollar applauds the decision.

“The losses that we’re talking about in these cases are the worst kind of losses – human losses,” Dollar said. “Everyone who believes in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights should be thrilled with this decision because it protects children like Naython Watts.”

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Exploring social mediaAs NASA’s Curios-

ity rover approached Mars, Christine Nobbe, a second-grade teacher at the Center for Creative Learning, was cheering from her hotel room and eating peanuts. Having spent the past few days attending a NASA social event at Glen Research Center in Ohio, Nobbe said she was thrilled to be part of the historic event.

“At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, peanuts are eaten for good luck,” Nobbe said. “When JPL broke out the peanuts, I did, too.”

Nobbe was among approximately 125 people nationwide who were invited to par-ticipate in the social event. She was invited because of her connection to social media.

“Your ability to communicate using social media is a major factor in the selec-tion process,” Nobbe said. “It’s exciting to take part in social events with other science and social media enthusiasts because we are all using Twitter, Facebook and other tools to share our experience with the world.”

Curiosity, the largest rover to land on Mars, is on a mission to determine if Mars could have supported life.

The event is the third social for Nobbe. She also attended a social at the National Air and Space Museum and the first SpaceX launch.

“The experiences I’m gaining are incred-ible,” Nobbe said. “It’s awesome to get a behind-the-scenes look at monumental events in space exploration and be able to share them with my students in the class-room and the world through social media.”

Follow Nobbe on Twitter @nobbechris-tine to learn more about science and her space exploration experiences.

Teacher of the Year finalistJanice Wenger, a third-grade teacher at the

Center for Creative Learning, was selected as a finalist in the 2012 Missouri Teacher of the Year program. School districts across the state submit their top teachers for consider-ation in the program, and Wenger is one of six to be named a finalist.

“We’re excited Janice’s contributions to her students, school and the district have been recognized by the state,” said Bruce Borchers, Rockwood superintendent. “Our schools are outstanding because of teach-ers like her, and we’re proud to have her represent Rockwood in this program.”

The six finalists will also be recognized at the Missouri Teacher of the Year banquet on Oct. 15.

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This is the fourth year that scholarships have been awarded, and about 12 families have received them.

To obtain a scholarship, applicants must email or phone Kindermusik Academy with details of their situation, the age of their child or children and what class times fit their schedule. All information is kept confidential. The awards are given based on need and the date received. The scholar-ship does not include materials fees.

For more information, call Jan Fishman, director of Kindermusik Academy, at (314) 434-9496.

A-plus for transparencyThe Rockwood School District website

recently received the highest rating for trans-parency from Sunshine Review, a nonprofit group focused on state and local govern-ment accountability. Using a “transparency checklist,” Sunshine Review evaluated the 10 largest school districts in Missouri.

Rockwood was the only district in Mis-souri to receive an A-plus.

The grade indicates that the district met

all 10 criteria regarding its accessibility of information pertaining to taxes, budgets, meetings, elected officials, administrative officials, contracts, audits, public records, academics and background checks.

Rockwood revised policyThe Rockwood Board of Education

approved a revised policy for reduction in force of permanent teachers, probationary teachers and administrators in certificated positions at its meeting. According to Kelvin McMillin, Rockwood’s assistant superin-

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tendent for human resources, the need to change the policy became apparent in 2011 when the district had to reduce staff in order to make up a shortfall in its 2012 budget.

“A year ago, we had to use the policy for the first time in decades and, as we used it, we found out there were some things that were really out of date in the policy,” McMillin said. “There were some things that were sup-posed to be used as criteria that we no longer have in the district. So just as a part of our normal process of updating policies, we went back through and made it up to date to the things we use now as criteria for it.”

McMillin said the changes were not sub-stantial in terms of content but necessary to provide clarity.

“This is a policy that gets used so little, not just in Rockwood but throughout the state, that when it came time for us to actu-ally use it, there were so many interpreta-tions of it,” McMillin said.

To read the revised Policy 4740, visit rockwood.k12.mo.us/boardofeducation/policiesandregulations/pages/default.aspx.

Drug prevention participantsJessika Buehler, a senior at Eureka High,

and Madison Robinson, a junior at Rock-wood Summit High, attended the Com-munity Anti-Drug Coalitions of America four-day Mid-Year Training Institute in Nashville, Tenn., with Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition staff. They were among 1,800 pre-vention specialists and students honing their skills in developing and implementing effec-tive prevention programs. Both students are members of Rockwood Helping Others Remain Safe, the youth arm of the coalition.

“There were over 400 kids at this confer-ence, but very few others from Missouri, and I was so glad to be one of them,” Robinson said. “I learned some new strategic skills, and I know this will give us an edge in improving RHORS this year. I’m excited to get started.”

Renee Heney, director of the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition, and Shannon Green, project and youth coordinator, attended the conference with the students.

“We spent a week with other organiza-tions and coalitions from across the coun-try and are anxious to put our prevention skills to work to help make our community a better place,” Green said.

CADCA’s Mid-Year Training Institute is designed specifically for community-based substance abuse prevention organi-zations. Participants took part in a variety of courses to expand their knowledge in prevention science and improve their skills in implementing evidence-based strate-gies to reduce drug and alcohol use. The conference covered a wide range of topics, including prescription drug abuse, under-age and binge drinking, synthetic drugs, marijuana myths and environmental strate-gies to combat these issues.

New additionChesterfield Day

announced that Rachana Creeth has accepted the position of director of finance and administra-tion. Creeth previously served as the business controller at Spartech Corporation and held financial leadership positions at MEMC, Ethicon Endo Surgery and General Electric.

Creeth currently is an involved parent at Chesterfield Day.

“Our mission has always been clear to me as a parent, and I am thrilled about now having the opportunity to spend my days working to make the mission a reality,” Creeth said. “I am incredibly excited and can’t wait to join the dedicated CDS team in September.”

Young scholarGriffin Sauter, of Wildwood, was one of

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School principals or counselors nomi-nate the scholars, who had to have com-pleted the seventh-, eighth- or ninth-grade by June 2012. This year’s 422 Scholars were selected from 4,746 nominees on the basis of their formal application, school transcript, letter of recommendation and test scores in the top 3 percent on either the ACT, SAT or PSAT. The Academy is split into two three-week sessions each summer. The scholars are offered one three-week class from a list of courses.

Sauter started the eighth-grade at Rock-wood Valley Middle this fall.

Local student goes to Boys StateParkway senior Ryan Michael Fidell par-

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Five students at Parkway South Middle were among the 238 students awarded grants through the Parkway Alumni Asso-ciation’s “Granting Dreams” program during the 2011-12 school year.

Adriana Beale, now an eighth-grader, was granted $250 for her “Dream for a Normal Life.” Beale has a condition known as alo-pecia, which is an autoimmune disorder that causes a people to lose their hair. In addition to losing hair on their scalp, they can lose eyebrows, eyelashes and other body hair. While sometimes temporary, it is often a life-long hair loss. Beale’s grant will go toward the cost of a custom-made wig, which can cost up to $6,000.

Beale has been playing the violin for four years and is a Level 5 gymnast. She also has been on the Manchester Stingrays water polo team and dances with the Kirkwood Dance Center. Her motto to live by is, “Even if you fall on your face, keep moving forward.”

Maleah Fallahi was awarded $100 for her “Improving Your Net Worth” grant request. She is a volleyball enthusiast and will use the grant for camp. She was on the Ace Xtreme select team before being selected for the Parkway Lightning Vol-leyball Club, where she has played for the past three years. Fallahi hopes to earn a college scholarship in the sport, where she specializes as an outside hitter and spiker. She also enjoys playing basketball.

Seventh-grader Samantha Jaros also received a $250 grant to attend a two-week summer camp at Camp Lakewood. After attending the camp during the Parkway sanctioned Outdoor School this last school year, Samantha applied for the grant. At camp, she played volleyball – her favorite sport – and also participated in archery, swimming and arts and crafts. She looked forward to meeting new friends and spend-ing the week of her birthday at camp.

Jaros spent a lot of time with her dad before his death late last year. He was her inspira-

tion and encouraged her to pursue her inter-ests in sports. Now, Jaros’ mom is battling a second bout of cancer, and Jaros draws a lot of strength from her former elementary coun-selor at Barretts Elementary, Kelly Crupper.

“Sam is someone who is very resilient and smart and tries so hard, against all odds,” Crupper said. “She hasn’t given up. She’s a fighter.”

Adam Krueger, also a seventh-grader at South Middle, received a $100 grant toward a “Men’s Gymnastic Mushroom.” Krueger is a Level 5 gymnast and has been compet-ing in unsanctioned meets for two years. Accompanying his written grant proposal were photos of gymnastic mushrooms, which can cost anywhere from $300 to $400.

“I compete in six events: floor, high bar, rings, vault, parallel bars and pommel horse/mushroom,” he said. “Together, the pommel horse and the mushroom combine one score.”

During the 2011 meets, Krueger placed second overall for his age and level in championships. This year, championships were held at the end of March and he placed fifth for his age and level.

“It was my pommel horse/mushroom score that really brought my all-around score down,” Krueger said. “I was a little disap-pointed in my overall performance. I hope to do better for next year’s competitions. My mushroom will help me achieve it.”

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Parkway Alumni Association’s Jan Misuraca with grant winners (from left) Adam Krueger, Adriana Beale, Branden Speckman, Samantha Jaros and Craig Fenner, principal. Maleah Fallahi not pictured. (Bonnie Krueger photo)

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Taking students to new heightsWestminster Christian Academy sent 18

rising seniors and five adults to Washington and Oregon this summer on the school’s annual Senior Seminar trip.

“The purpose of the summer seminar program is to provide students an oppor-tunity for hands-on learning in God’s creation,” said Sarah Holley, Westminster advancement staff member and chaperone. “Students prepare for the trip by reading and writing prior to departure, as well as participating in class time while on the trip and responding with papers.”

During the 10-day trip, the group visited

the Oregon Coast, Oregon Rain Forest (near Cascade Locks), Mounts Rainer and St. Helens and rafted on the Deschutes River.

Holley explained that the outdoor class-room gives students the opportunity to learn beyond the traditional means and build strong relationships with their fellow classmates and teachers.

“Spending 11 days with people and facing hard things builds a beautiful com-munity among students and teachers that doesn’t always exist in the classroom,” Holley said.

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Westminster Christian Academy alumna Holly Sumner is living out the school’s global mission having recently traveled to Nicaragua with a group from the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Mo.

Sumner, having discovered her pas-sion for the Spanish language early on at Westminster, challenged herself to study the language intently throughout her time there. Now, at 17, she is completely fluent and is using her excellent command of the language to make a difference and impact lives all over the world. She is an advocate for Compassion International and had the opportunity to visit one of four children she sponsors (one of nine with whom she corresponds) during her visit to Nicaragua.

While there, she also became involved with translation and interpretation work for a documentary called “Hit Man to Hero,” a feature-length film being produced by a group of St. Louisans, also in attendance on the trip. The film tells the account of a Nicaraguan man now devoted to liberating women and child victims of prostitution and sexual slavery. On the trip, Sumner visited the rehabilitation center established by the film’s main character and was at one time asked to translate between a nurse and an ill patient.

The footage of the translation was filmed for possible use in a Univisión special about the making of the film later this month.

Now in St. Louis, Sumner continues to assist with the film project in any way she is needed, namely by transcribing the film’s Spanish entries for its eventual translation into English.

Sumner says she was deeply impacted by the level of poverty in Nicaragua, specifi-cally by the hopeless mindsets of so many women at the rehabilitation center.

“They are single moms making hardly any money, unable to provide for their family and feeling that there is no other way than resorting to prostitution,” Sumner said. “Poverty in Nicaragua is so differ-ent from what I’ve ever understood in the United States. I have never seen people who are so lost; my heart breaks for them. Through my work on this project, I hope that I am able to help give them a voice.”

Earlier this year, Sumner completed her high school coursework through the University of Missouri and graduated in May. She hopes to complete her education degree and move to Nicaragua to teach English and Spanish literacy to children in grades kindergarten through eight.

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Forks & Corks will run from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater – the venue voted by West Newsmagazine readers as “Best Thing to Happen to West County in 2011.” Hosted by the city of Chesterfield in partnership with Entertainment St. Louis, it will fea-ture fine food from several Chesterfield-area restaurants, wine and craft beers.

“This will become a signature event for West County over Labor Day weekend for years to come,” said Chesterfield Parks & Recreation Director Tom McCarthy.

Tastings will be provided by Balaban’s wine cellar & tapas bar, Charlie Gitto’s, Dierbergs, Espino’s Mexican Bar & Grill, Sarah’s Cake Shop, The Press Box, Veritas, Villa Farotto, Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro and others. To complement the cuisine, an assortment of wines and craft beers from around the region will be offered. Tasting booklets will be priced at $15 for six tickets, with separate tickets for food and drink.

Admission to Forks & Corks is free, so guests will be able to take in the cooking demonstrations, live music and artist vil-lage at no cost.

Children from ABC Chefs Cooking Academy in Chesterfield will wow the

crowd with their cooking talents. Fans of the Food Network’s “Iron Chef” won’t want to miss Chesterfield Arts’ “Art on the Spot: Culinary Challenge,” a lively dem-onstration that will pair local chefs with artists who will be challenged to create an “artful meal” using a basket of supplied ingredients.

The artist village will showcase the works of local artists exhibiting pieces created in a variety of mediums.

An exciting lineup of talented musicians will entertain on the Chesterfield Amphi-theater stage throughout the event, begin-ning with the Jim Stevens Group, driven by saxophonist Jim Stevens and featuring music of soul, blues and rock greats.

Next up will be Dr. Zhivegas, widely known for bringing audiences to their feet with its high-energy disco, rock, soul and R&B numbers.

St. Louis’ own blues diva, Kim Massie, will take the Forks & Corks stage twice. A master at singing the blues, Massie’s amaz-ing versatility allows her to belt out tunes in genres ranging from R&B, jazz and gospel to rock, pop and country.

Last up will be Platinum Rock Legends, an impersonation band noted for its exag-gerated exploitations of iconic rock stars.

Forks & Corks will culminate with a fireworks display beginning at 9:45 p.m.

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By CAROL ENRIGHTAn urban developer trying to woo home-

buyers to the city with a marketing campaign that takes a shot at Chesterfield is hoping the flagship suburb can take a joke. UIC (Urban Improvement Company), a developer in the Botanical Heights neighborhood, recently began distributing bumper stickers and bar coasters emblazoned with the slogan, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Live in Chesterfield.”

Why Chesterfield?“We figured they had a better sense of

humor than their surrounding suburbs,” said Brent Crittenden, UIC’s managing principal.

Crittenden called the campaign “tongue-in-cheek” and said it was primarily designed to attract buyers in the city.

“We weren’t gearing it to attract people from Chesterfield to move here,” said Crittenden.

That would be a tough sell, according to Pat Sullivan, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri.

“The urban builder running this campaign knows that he has a harder sell than does Chesterfield,” said Sullivan. “He needs to make some noise, call some attention, in whatever ways he can, to what he is selling. And what he is selling will have a strong appeal to a segment of the buying public.”

But Sullivan called people looking to buy in the city and those looking in Chesterfield “two different markets.” He said, “Very few buyers are choosing between Chesterfield and the city of St. Louis.” UIC’s Chris Hulse, who grew up in Wildwood near Chesterfield, had a lot of praise for his former stomping ground. Ironically, it was an offhand com-ment by Hulse that led to the “Friends Don’t Let Friends…” campaign.

“We figured Chesterfield was the nicest suburb in St. Louis – and they could take

it,” said Hulse.It seems that UIC figured right.“Frankly, it’s given me a chance to talk

about all the things that are going on in Chesterfield,” said Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger.

Geiger praised UIC for a successful mar-keting campaign and said he didn’t believe many residents would take offense.

“The people love it out here, and they’re more than happy to take little jabs like that,” said Geiger.

Crittenden and Hulse said the campaign wasn’t aimed at Chesterfield, but designed to promote the growth of sustainable, walkable, vibrant, urban neighborhoods. But Sullivan said the argument that city living is more walkable and sustainable has weakened.

“Look at the new Wildwood downtown area, or New Town in the city of St. Charles. These communities are very walkable and sustainable, and they have much more green space near them than do older, inner-urban, walkable communities,” said Sullivan.

Geiger said that Chesterfield has become much more walkable through the growth in its trail system – including the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee trail and the Riparian Trail – which includes eventual plans to connect to the Katy Trail. He also referred to the city’s plans for developing a down-town Chesterfield north of the Chesterfield Amphitheater between Burkhardt Place and Wild Horse Creek Road. Geiger said development of this “urban core” – which has been zoned for a million square feet of residential, retail, commercial and dining – has been stalled due to the poor economy.

Recently, West Newsmagazine (“West County remains ‘in demand,’” July 18) cited Census data showing growth in the nation’s major cities for the first time in more than nine decades. However, as the article pointed out, this national trend has done nothing to slow the growth in western suburbs such as Chesterfield, Wildwood and Eureka, which all experienced signifi-cant population growth in the last decade.

Crittenden said he believes a strong urban core is good for the entire region and sees easier travel as a way to “break down the barriers” between the city and the suburbs.

“I would like to see a better effort to strengthen regional mobility, especially through Metrolink,” said Crittenden.

Hulse said the developer supports the con-cept of a “unified, regional government.”

“We should all be rowing in the same direction,” he said.

What would he say to those Chesterfield residents who take offense at UIC’s dig at Chesterfield?

“Lighten up,” said Hulse.

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By MARCIA GUCKES“How do you lead from the troubling times

in which we live?” That’s the question raised by former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to about 500 area leaders gathered recently at Living Word Church in Wildwood.

Rice’s speech was telecast live to those leaders and about 65,000 others gathered at satellite sites across the country for the Global Leadership Summit on Aug. 9 and 10. The annual summit is sponsored by the Willow Creek Association in Chicago and will be telecast to 160,000 leaders in 260 cities in 85 countries by the end of this year.

Rice was one of 12 speakers offering their views on leadership during the two-day meeting.

She told her audience that these are trou-bling times because the world has suffered three big shocks over the last 11 years, which have forced us to question our physi-cal and economic security, and the stability of some of the world’s governments.

“The first big shock was on Sept. 11 (2001). Here we were the world’s most powerful country and a group of stateless terrorists at a probable cost of about $300,000 created the greatest devastation on this United States since the War of 1812,” Rice said.

According to Rice the second big shock was the economic crash of 2008 and the third began in 2010 with the revolutionary upheav-als in the Mideast known as the Arab Spring.

Rice used these events to draw several lessons for leaders.

“The strong cannot exploit the weak. If the strong exploit the weak then the democ-racy will not be stable,” she said.

“Every life is worthy,” Rice said. “Every life is also capable of greatness. And if every life is capable of greatness, we have an obligation as citizens of a democracy to make sure that the opportunity is there.”

She told the faith-based leaders that they

play a special role in providing opportunity for all people.

“There’s a lot that the government can do but it cannot deliver compassion. The church, when it goes out into the world, understands its responsibility to act like every life is worthy,” Rice said.

“Leadership is not simply about people following you, but helping people to see their own leadership capacity,” Rice said.

Rice added that leaders must believe that the future can be better.

“I’ve come to believe that the most essen-tial character of the leader is irrepressible optimism,” she said.

According to Rice, a leader stays optimis-tic by keeping perspective and remember-ing that after the struggle comes the victory. She reminded her audience of leaders who seemed to be in impossible situations yet struggled for change. She noted Nelson Mandela’s vision of a multiracial society in South Africa and Lech Walesa’s dream of freedom for the Polish people.

“Or how could a little girl who grows up in segregated Alabama where her parents couldn’t take her to a restaurant grow up to be Secretary of State?” Rice said about her own struggle.

“The true calling of leaders,” Rice said, “is to never accept the world as it is. Always work for the world as it should be.”

This was the fifth year for Living Word Church to host the Global Leadership Summit according to Lead Pastor Michael McIntyre. He said attendance has grown every year and this year representatives from more than 100 churches and organi-zations were at the meeting.

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Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice speaks to church and organization leaders gathered at Living Word Church in Wildwood. (West Newsmagazine photo)

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Cheerleading champsThe Marquette High School varsity com-

petition team secured their fourth consecu-tive Regional Championship in the Missouri High School Cheerleading Regionals Class 5 Large division on July 17 at St. Francis Borgia High School in Washington, Mo.

The win in the highly contested 5A Large Division assures the Marquette team will be a front-runner at the state competition in Columbia, Mo., Oct. 20-21.

The Marquette junior varsity team also took first in their division – their second straight win since the school started enter-ing their JV squad last year. Both teams performed deduction-free routines.

Led by head coach Abbey Gradle and new assistant coach Morgan Kapp, a Marquette grad and former MHS cheerleader, the 22 member varsity team beat out local rivals Eureka, Parkway South, Oakville, Patton-ville and Francis Howell North for the title.

The 5A Class runs deep at both the regional and state level, and Marquette has placed in

the top three at state for the last five years, including a state championship in 2008.

The competition performance consists of a three-minute routine packed with stunts, jumps, tumbling, dance and cheers.

“At our dress rehearsal earlier in the week, we were all really nervous,” explained Jordan Ehlert, senior co-captain. “But when it came time to compete on Tuesday, not one girl on the team was in doubt. We all turned on our smiles and knew that all we could do was perform like the Marquette cheerlead-ers we know we are.”

“We could not have asked for a better group of girls this year,” said Mary Riggio, senior co-captain. “We performed our rou-tine to the best of our abilities and hit it without a single deduction. We cannot wait to dominate at state as well.”

“Work ethic is a big part of our program, on the performance mat, at school, and in life,” Gradle said.

In the 5A division, Marquette will face other large schools from around the state,

including their toughest competition from Kansas City area schools.

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cheer squad finished in first place in the Superlarge division at the annual St. Louis Regional Cheer Competition (Missouri High School Cheerleading Regionals) and are now eligible to compete in the Missouri State Cheerleading Championships at Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo., Oct. 20-21.

The squad of 23 girls is coached by Sandra Schuler.

This is the second consecutive year the school has placed first in their division at Regionals.

Squad members are Lindsey Baris, Gabrielle Bushman, Andrea Chelist, Molly Dicker, Lindsey Fafoglia, Caroline Fenton, Melanie Gavril, Megan Goddard, Alyiah Lanius, Jana’t Love, Marilyn Monroe, Jessie Mayer, Emily Novak, Molly Por-fidio, Zoe Raft, Jamila Scales, Megan Schwandner, Lauren Skelly, Sophie Spiz-man, Marissa Turkin, Sallie Unell, Julia Wasserman and Christina Wilson.

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The primary focus of the team will be skill development as well as teaching funda-mentals. Players born after May 1, 2000 are eligible to tryout. This program is designed to prepare players who are interested in con-tinuing to play in high school.

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High school footballA fresh matchup highlights the game

for week two of the high school football season as Eureka hosts CBC.

The two teams will play at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30 to get the second week of play under way.

“This is my eighth year in the program at CBC and we have never played them,” CBC coach Scott Pingel said. “To my knowledge, CBC has not played them before.”

CBC is fresh off a Class 6 state final appearance while Eureka puts good teams on the gridiron year in and year out.

Certainly, the Wildcats have caught the attention of Pingel.

“Oh man, they’re the real deal,” Pingel said about Eureka. “With coach (Farrell) Shelton, you’ll get some great ballplayers and some disciplined ballplayers. We saw them in their recent jamboree and they looked good.”

In addition to meeting Eureka for the first time, playing on Thursday also will be a first for the Cadets.

“We’ve never played on a Thursday before,” Pingel said. “They said they needed to play the game on Thursday. They requested it. We accommodated them.”

What does Pingel expect by playing a day earlier than normal?

“We’ll find out,” he said. “Really, you try and do as much as you can. The worse part of all of this is the newness. We don’t know about about them other than they are a good football and they will be playing at home. We’ll just push everything up a day and get ready.”

It will be the home opener for the Wild-cats, who played at Lafayette to begin the 2012 campaign.

Certainly, they have the respect of Pingel.“They’re great. Their speed is good. Their

athleticism is good and they’re a very dis-ciplined football team,” he said. “On both sides of the ball, they don’t make mistakes. I hear it’s tough to play there. They have very good crowds. Eureka is a country setting, but they have a great atmosphere.”

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EUREKA WILDCATS2011 Record: 23-7, reached Final Four in Class 4 and placed fourth in stateCoach: Mark Mosley, entering third year with a record of 37-14 at Eureka Returning: 12 lettermen, 8 startersPlayers to watch: junior SS Jamie Fowle (all-state last year), junior outfielders Kelsey Tepen and Allie Craft, sophomore 2B Jessica Poore, junior 3B Samantha Witte, junior P Maddie KrumreyNewcomers expected to help: junior OF/IF Hope Waller, freshman C Katelyn MassaTeam strengths: Will have a very solid lineup from the top to bottom, outfield will be fast, defense up the middle will be very strong, pitching should be really good again. Last year gave this group a lot of good experience.Goals: Win conference and districts.Teams in the Suburban West Confer-ence: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, Parkway SouthFavorites to win the Suburban West Conference: Lafayette will be our tough-est opponent this year in the conference; Parkway South, even though they lost some key players, will still be very strong and Oakville will be strong again. Quote: “I’m very pumped up about this season because I think we have great poten-tial to do something special,” Mosley said. “I think on paper we have one of the best teams in the state, but our entire conference is strong, and our district is incredibly dif-ficult to get out of, so we will have to focus one game at a time in order to meet the goals we share as a program. This is a group of girls that I love working with because they work hard but have fun doing it.”

INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY 2011 record: 6-13Coach: Rachel Gill, entering third year as varsity head softball coach at IWAReturning: 8 lettermen, 7 startersPlayers to watch: junior shortstop Hannah Harris, senior CF Emily Kolisch, senior P Megan Flynn

Newcomers expected to help: junior OF Courtney Armentrout, freshman IF Katie LacefieldTeam strengths: Expect the team to be very strong defensively.Goals: Win districts this year and then go from there. Teams in MWAA White: Cor Jesu, Incar-nate Word Academy, Nerinx Hall, St. Joseph’s Academy, UrsulineQuote: “We have a very good core group of athletes that are able to play multiple positions,” Gill said. “Once the field is set, I expect perfection on defense. Offensively, we lost our two big power hitters from 2011 (Reese Passante and Alexis Doherty). What we do have is consistency and speed offen-sively. I am excited to see who comes up with the big hit in the right situation. Over-all, we are going to approach the season in a way that we take it one game at a time, play the game we love and have fun doing it.”

KENNEDY CELTS2011 record: 18-5, district runner-up and AAA conference runner-upCoach: Troy Ufert, entering fifth year as head coach with a 75-21 record at KennedyReturning: 6 lettermen, 4 startersPlayers to watch: senior SS/3B Michelle Silva, junior C Taylor Miller, junior CF Kathleen Miller, senior RF Macy McAn-drews, junior 2B Rachel KozuzcekNewcomers expected to help: freshman P Amanda Cabrera, sophomore 1B/OF/P Lind-sey Lehman, sophomore OF Michelle Kast-ing, sophomore 1B Carly Sowell, junior P/OF Abby Schmidt, junior 3B/SS Lexi DonahueTeam strengths: Should be strong up the middle with catcher Taylor Miller, pitcher Amanda Cabrera, shortstop Michelle Silva, and center fielder Kathleen Miller.Goals: Main goal is the same every year – want to improve every day so we can be playing our best softball in early October when districts come around.Teams in AAA: Borgia, Cardinal Ritter,

By Warren MayesBatter up! Several teams will be competing to return to state. Last year, Eureka reached

the Final Four in Class 4 and Westminster Christian Academy did the same in Class 3. Both squads finished fourth and would like another opportunity.

Parkway South has a new coach in Amy Belding. She was the assistant varsity coach under Terry Bazzell, who stepped down. The Patriots finished 24-3 last year but were upset in the district championship game.

Westminster Christian Academy has Rich Van Gilst, the baseball coach who has won back-to-back state championships, taking over the softball job. Ex-Cardinal Andy Benes chose to step down. Van Gilst is the interim coach for the Wildcats this year.

Kennedy went 18-5 last year and has four starters back from that squad.Here’s a look at the teams in alphabetical order, with insight from the coaches.

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DuBourg, Duchesne, Kennedy, Lutheran St. Peters, Rosati-Kain, St. Dominic, TrinityFavorites to win the AAA: Large school divi-sion – Borgia, St. Dominic, Rosati, Duchesne, DuBourg Small school division – Christian O’Fallon, Lutheran St. Peters, TrinityQuote: “We are very excited for the upcoming season,” Ufert said. “We have some holes to fill because of graduation. Right now it looks like freshman Amanda Cabrera will take over for Brooke Miller (who is at Lindenwood this year) in the circle. Amanda may be a freshman age-wise, but her ‘softball age’ is well beyond that. She has probably played more soft-ball than everyone in the program with the exception of a couple of the upperclassmen girls. Three-year returning starters Taylor Miller and Michelle Silva will need to be our leaders on and off of the field. Both are coming off of very productive summers. The key to a successful year will depend on how much we improve throughout the season. I think we have all of the pieces of the puzzle. Now it is our job to put those pieces in the right places. If we keep work-ing hard and improving each day we will have another successful season.”

LAFAYETTE LANCERS 2011 record: 16-13Coach: Scott DeNoyer, entering ninth year as head coach with a 161-66-1 record at LafayetteReturning: 5 lettermen, 5 startersPlayers to watch: senior OF Mara Worley, senior OF Ashley Parks, sophomore P Maddie SeifertTeam strengths: pitching and defenseGoals: Win state.Teams in the Suburban West Confer-ence: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, Parkway SouthQuote: “I am very excited to start playing games,” DeNoyer said. “With the return of five of our starters in addition to the newbies to varsity, I expect to be very competitive. We will be young with only two seniors.”

MARQUETTE MUSTANGS2011 record: 5-17Coach: Chris MeadorReturning: 10 lettermenTeam strengths: Looking at multiple line-up combinations and we will continuously look until we find the best group of players that give us the best chance to win.Goals: Competing for the Suburban West championship and our district and see what happens from there.Teams in the Suburban West Confer-ence: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, Parkway SouthFavorites to win the Suburban West:

Eureka, Parkway South, Lafayette, OakvilleQuote: “We had a very challenging season and we are looking forward to the start of the season to try and get a better reflection of our abilities,” Meador said. “We return 10 play-ers from last year’s team and we are adding five new players to the mix. We have com-petition all over the field with many of our players pushing each other for playing time.”

PARKWAY CENTRAL COLTS 2011 record: 2-19Coach: Tim Cerutti, entering eighth year as varsity head coach at Parkway Central with a 96-82 recordReturning: 7 lettermen, 6 startersPlayers to watch: senior SS Alyssa Waitz, senior P/1B Jamie Lazaroff, senior CF Taylor Johnson, sophomore C/3B Melanie Wasser-man, sophomore C/IF Jaime GottliebTeam strengths: Excellent senior leader-ship. The improvement shown thus far by many of our players.Goals: Besides the two yearly team goals – improve every day and have fun – we hope to be more consistent defensively and in our pitching.Teams in the Suburban South Confer-ence: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Park-way North, Parkway West, Seckman, Summit, University City, Webster GrovesFavorites to win the Suburban Central Conference: Seckman is the defending champ and will be good again, but Webster Groves should be right there with them.Quote: “I look forward to each day practic-ing and coaching these kids,” Cerutti said. “Last year, even during long losing streaks, they maintained great attitudes and gave very good effort. This season I think we can improve upon last year. I know that the team will work hard toward achieving that.”

PARKWAY NORTH VIKINGS2011 record: 12-13Coach: Amy Doyle, entering third year as head coach with a 20-29 record at Parkway NorthReturning: 10 lettermen, 9 startersPlayers to watch: senior outfielders Emily Lavine, Kara Montgomery and Amanda Kinamore; senior infielders Emilee Curtis and Courtney McClure; sophomore Anna Chisolm, P Courtney NorrisTeam strengths: Our team chemistry and overall playing experience improve every year as the players continue to get stronger mentally and physically. We have a tight knit group this year most of whom have played together for at least a year. Our returning sophomores – Emily Evans, Kailyn Graham, Sarah Stevens, and Kassidy Taggart – will continue to make an impact to our varsity program. Goals: Our goal this year is to win every pitch and to stay in games both mentally

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and physically. If we can leave it all on the field after each and every game the season will be a success. Teams in the Suburban South Confer-ence: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Park-way North, Parkway West, Seckman, Summit, University City, Webster GrovesFavorites to win the Suburban South Conference: Seckman and Webster Groves are always tough opponents.Quote: “We have a great group this year and I anticipate an exciting season,” Doyle said.

PARKWAY SOUTH PATRIOTS2011 record: 24-3, lost in district cham-pionshipCoach: Amy Belding, entering first year as head coach at Parkway SouthReturning: 9 lettermen, 5 startersPlayers to watch: senior P Sheridon Sprague, seniors Cassie Emerson, Shekinah Grif-fith, Allison Biggs, Kelsey Harper, Taylor Monaco, Tayler Regelsperger, Meaghan Mcgowan, sophomore SS Kaylyn BreitbachNewcomers expected to help: Lexi Glaser (who was hurt in 2011), Tori Spiguzza, Alyson Bisang, Kay BettendorfTeam strengths: Lots of senior leadership and strong pitching. Goals: Continue a winning tradition and win conference. Teams in the Suburban West Confer-ence: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, Parkway SouthFavorites to win the Suburban West Conference: It’s not personal, we want to win all conference games. Quote: “Hard work and doing the little things right have a positive outcome,” Beld-ing said. “If we do those things than win-ning will be the outcome.”

PARKWAY WEST LONGHORNS2011 record: 6-20Coach: Jeff Chazen, entering fourth year at Parkway West with a 22-45 recordReturning: 6 startersPlayers to watch: SS Kennedy Frank, 2B Taylor ScottNewcomers expected to help: 3B Ellie Ottensmeyer, a transfer from St. Charles West.Team strengths: Should have an all around better team defensively and offensively. Having six returning players makes us more experienced than in the past. Goals: Be competitive in conference and districts.Teams in the Suburban South Confer-ence: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Park-way North, Parkway West, Seckman, Summit, University City, Webster GrovesFavorites to win the Suburban South Conference: Parkway North, Summit and Seckman will be up there.Quote: “We are hoping and expecting this

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ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY ANGELS 2011 record: 16-10, won district and sec-tional, lost in state quarterfinalsCoach: J.P. Cummings, entering 19th year as head coach with a record of 199-122 at St. Joseph’sReturning: 12 lettermen, 9 startersPlayers to watch: senior SS Haley Kavanaugh, senior 3B Anna Lanhorst, junior C Ally Knopp, junior P Emily WeibleNewcomers expected to help: freshman Jennifer PendeltonTeam strengths: Athleticism and offensively we should be able to get the ball into play.Goals: To get better each game, to be emo-tionally consistent, and to be playing our best in October.Teams in MWAA White Conference: Cor Jesu, Incarnate Word Academy, Nerinx Hall, St. Joseph’s Academy, UrsulineFavorites to win the MWAA White: Everyone is so well coached and prepared. It’s great competition and great sportsman-ship makes it fun.Quote: “I’m very excited about veteran starters mixed with very athletic under-classmen for the season,” Cummings said.

WESTMINSTER CHRISTIANACADEMY 2011 record: 19-8, won district, sectional and quarterfinal. Finished fourth in Class 3 state tournament.Coach: Rich Van Gilst, interim head coach this year. Van Gilst assisted for five years in the 1990s and was an assistant in 2010 and 2011.Returning: 7 lettermen, 5 startersNewcomers to watch: sophomore Stepha-nie Strothkamp, freshmen Kendra Slater, Taylor Dorsey and Annie BacksTeam strengths: Infield and outfield defense.Goals: To get better at every practice and at every game. Hopefully we will be ready at district time to compete for another district title. If so we will go from there. Winning the conference is always a goal.Teams in the Metro League: John Bur-roughs, Lutheran North, Lutheran South, MICDS, Principia, Villa Duchesne, West-minster Christian AcademyFavorites to win the Metro League: Lutheran South, Principia and Villa Duch-esne will all be a challenge for us.Quote: “If the girls continue to work hard they may surprise quite a few people – even themselves,” Van Gilst said.

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Dietician Marisa Moore reviewed apps for diabetes and gave 5-star ratings to two apps: Blood Sugar Tracker, which she said allows users to easily log blood sugar levels, set target blood glucose ranges and view history and simple graphs to quickly identify out-of-range numbers; and Vree for Diabetes, which enables tracking for blood glucose, nutrition, activity, medica-tion and blood pressure, and also features progress charts.

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Fruity chocolate in our futureScientists in the United Kingdom have

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Chemists at the University of Warwick removed much of the cocoa butter and milk fats that normally go into chocolate bars and instead infused the candy with orange and cranberry juice. The chemistry does not take away the chocolate “mouth feel” provided by fatty ingredients, nor does it reduce chocolate’s glossy appear-ance, texture or ability to melt smoothly in the mouth.

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Come join us SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 for the 3rd Annual “Run to Remember” in remembering the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001. The 5K race starts at Wildwood Town Center, runs through the city of Wildwood, including running through the apparatus room of Metro West Fire Station #3 and concludes back at Wildwood Town Center. This year we have added a Public Safety Division with a special race shirt for Policeman and Firefighters. We also added a kids’ race around the Wildwood Town Center.

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By JIM ERICKSONAs first responders, police officers, fire-

fighters and paramedics regularly put themselves in harm’s way. And while it’s part of the job and more or less taken for granted, the fact they may face a life-or-death situation on the next emergency call puts them in a unique category.

Recent incidents in the West County area have demonstrated, though, that ordinary citizens, who may or may not have any special training, are also willing to step up and lend a hand – regardless of whether or not they know the person needing help, regardless of the life-threatening dangers involved.

These good Samaritan, and often heroic, acts challenge the oft-heard observation that we live in self-centered times when the emphasis is only on No. 1.

Braving the flames“I guess you’d call it a situation when

your body takes over and your mind catches up later,” said Joe Caruso, a Des Peres resi-dent, businessman and father of three.

On Aug. 14, he charged into the middle of flaming wreckage from an auto accident to rescue the two drivers who were injured in a smash-up on the east side of Man-chester.

“It all happened so fast,” he said of the collision, which almost involved him and his 15-year-old daughter Sophia, who were riding in the family’s Volkswagen SUV.

Caruso said he and his daughter, who was in the back seat on the driver’s side, were returning to their house after taking Sophia’s friend home.

“Sophia has her learner’s permit, so she asked me if she could drive home,” Caruso recalled. “It was dark, so I thought I should do the driving. In light of what happened, that probably was a good thing.”

When Caruso reached the intersection of Carman Road and Dougherty Ferry and was preparing to turn onto the latter, the light turned green and he started through the intersection. Glancing to his left, he saw a silver Chevy Blazer stopping for the red light and a black Chevy Tahoe coming up fast behind it.

“I could see there was going to be some kind of collision, so I floored the accelera-tor to get through the intersection and out of the way,” he said.

Caruso saw his fear realized when the Tahoe rear-ended the Blazer, sending both cars careening through the intersection and causing the Blazer to burst into flames. Had he not acted quickly, one or both of

the other vehicles would have hit Caruso’s car on the driver’s side.

“Somehow they missed us,” he said. “It seemed more like a scene from some action movie because I didn’t think cars exploded into flames like that in real life.”

Caruso caught his breath for a second as he realized how close they had come to getting hit.

“I didn’t know how many people in the other two cars might be alive or dead. But I had to see what could be done, so I told Sophia to call 9-1-1 while I checked the other cars.

“She kept saying, ‘Don’t go, don’t go.’ I’m sure she was afraid something might happen to me. But I just couldn’t stand there and do nothing, so I told her again to call 9-1-1 and get some help.”

At that point, there were no other cars around and Caruso was on his own. Because the Blazer was on fire, he approached it first and spotted a person in the driver’s seat. The heat intensified as he got closer and tried unsuccessfully to open the door.

“I’m not sure if the door was jammed or just locked, but suddenly it popped open and the driver – a woman – fell out and into my arms. The smoke and heat were pretty bad, so I dragged her away as fast as I could,” Caruso continued.

Caruso had just gotten the woman a safe distance from the burning car when

it exploded, sending pieces of metal and glass flying in all directions.

“I couldn’t tell if she had been burned or not, but her clothes weren’t on fire and I told her she was going to be ok and that help was on the way.”

The woman told Caruso there was no one else in her car and he turned his attention to the Tahoe, which had wound up side-by-side with the Blazer but headed in the opposite direction. The second car wasn’t on fire, Caruso said, but flames from the other burning vehicle were quickly closing in on the driver’s side.

Caruso approached the passenger side of the car and saw a man, clearly unconscious, slumped over the steering wheel. It was then he noticed a white car had stopped nearby and a blond-haired woman was coming to help. At about the same time, Manchester Police Officer Gerad Gonzalez arrived on the scene after another motorist had alerted him that there was a fire at the intersec-tion. Fortunately, when told of the problem, Gonzalez was just a short distance away on Carman Road and he reached the accident scene quickly.

Caruso recalled that he, Gonzalez and the woman managed to lift and pull the unconscious driver over the center console, out the passenger door and away from the endangered vehicle.

“While we were getting the driver out and

dragging him away, the main sound that I heard was the fire crackling and windows popping from the heat,” Gonzalez said.

Downplaying his own role, the Man-chester policeman, a 16-year veteran of the force, praised Caruso’s actions. Both men noted the fact that an off-duty nurse also had come upon the scene and had stopped to help the woman in the Blazer. Unfortu-nately, from their perspective, neither man learned the names of the nurse and the woman in the white car.

During a later meeting of the Manchester Board of Aldermen where both men were honored for their life-saving efforts, “Gonzo” – as Gonzalez is known by his co-workers – also gave Caruso a personal note in which he described Caruso as both a “super-dad” and a “super-hero.”

Gonzalez’s wife, their two sons, ages 8 and 6, and his parents witnessed the award presentation, along with Caruso’s wife, his parents, Sophia, and one of his sons, Anthony. An older son, Joe, is a sophomore at the University of Kansas.

Personnel from the West County Fire Protection District, Des Peres Public Safety Department and St. Louis County police responded to the accident. West County took both drivers to Mercy Hospital.

Caruso noted that the emotional impact of the incident lingers.

“Sophia said to me later, ‘You left me,’ and so we’ve talked about that. She understands. As a family, we’ve talked about pretty much everything and things will be ok. We’ve got good kids. They’re well grounded.”

At presstime, the St. Louis County Police report on the accident was not yet available and officials at Mercy could provide no information about the two drivers’ injuries without their names.

Helping a neighborKyle Duke, of Ballwin, was enjoying a

quiet evening at his home on Coral Terrace Lane on June 2 when his next-door neigh-bor came to the door.

“He was very upset and told me his house was on fire and that his wife was trapped in an upstairs bedroom,” Duke said.

Another neighbor, Mark Kramer, also came to help and the two men tried to enter the home. Kramer was forced back by heavy smoke. Duke located a ladder, propped it against the rear of the home and unsuccessfully attempted to get in through an upstairs window.

About that time, Ballwin Police officers Michael Hitchcock and Nathan Jaeger arrived and joined the effort to rescue the

Good Samaritans save lives in West CountyWho says heroes don’t exist?

Manchester Police Officer Gerad Gonzalez and Des Peres resident Joe Caruso (featured on the cover) rescued the occupants of the vehicles shown above.

(Metro West Fire Protection District photo)

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trapped woman. Smoke also stymied their attempt to enter the home, so Jaeger used the ladder to climb to the bedroom window. He smashed out the window, crawled in and found the unresponsive woman.

Although flames had flared up, Jaeger, with help from Hitchcock, pulled the woman through the window and lowered her to Metro West Fire Protection District personnel who had arrived at the scene.

For their actions that night, Duke, Kramer, Hitchcock and Jaeger were honored at the Aug. 20 Ballwin Board of Aldermen meet-ing. Duke and Kramer received Citizen Service Citations, awarded to those who help the police department without regard to their personal welfare. Hitchcock and Jaeger were awarded the Chief’s Distin-guished Service Citation for Valor, the highest honor given by the Ballwin Police Department.

“You know, I was so caught up in the moment, trying to reach my neighbor’s wife and get her out, that it never entered my mind that I was ever was in any danger,” Duke modestly said.

More than bystandersJust a few hours before Ballwin honored

its police officers and residents on Aug. 20, Ricky Ferguson, a truck driver, was on Hwy. 364 headed to his home in St. Peters when the car next to him swerved and hit the road’s median wall.

“I looked over and saw the driver appeared to be unconscious,” Ferguson remembered. “The car hit the median again and then kinda skidded along the wall until it stopped.”

Ferguson pulled his vehicle over, stopped in front of the other car and got out to see what he could do to help.

“All the doors were locked, but I saw that the moonroof was open so I climbed up on the top of car and crawled through the opening.”

Inside the car, Ferguson turned off the ignition and unlocked the doors.

“I was a little freaked out so when this man and lady came up and said they could help, I got out of their way,” Ferguson said.

The man was William Smith, a former firefighter from Concord, Mass., who now lives in St. Charles. The woman was Joy Tettamble, of Arnold, a delivery nurse in the obstetrics department at Mercy Hospital.

“As soon as I saw him (the driver), I knew he was in trouble,” Smith observed.

Smith, who is now a field technician for a cellphone company, said he had admin-istered CPR on several hundred people during his 15 years as a firefighter and on three occasions since then.

“The problem was that he was sitting upright in the driver’s seat and CPR works much better when the person is lying down,” he noted.

But with the left side door up against the

median wall, accessing the seat controls posed a problem, especially because the stricken driver was a large man. With few options remaining and the clock ticking, Smith climbed up on the car and began administering chest compressions on the driver through the moonroof.

It was then that Tettamble concluded she might be able to improve the situation. She managed to wriggle over the unconscious driver, reach down to the seat controls and recline the driver’s seat.

Smith said he carries a specialized mask on his key ring for use in mouth-to-mouth resuscitation cases, protecting the aid-giver should the victim vomit. He gave the mask to Tettamble who quickly began forcing air into the driver.

Although the exact timing is unclear, Maryland Heights police officers Ryan Metz, Mark Storer and Randy Thurman arrived on the scene and had with them an automated external defibrillator (AED).

“I’ve administered CPR on patients but I’d never used a defibrillator on a person before,” said Tettamble.

However, she had practiced with one in a work-related training session and that experience kicked in.

The driver had no detectable pulse, so Tettamble applied the AED. The first jolt brought no response from the driver. Tet-tamble resumed the CPR and then used the AED a second time. That produced a faint but recognizable pulse, although the man remained unconscious.

It was about this time that a crew from the Monarch Fire Protection District arrived and took charge of the victim. A Monarch summary of the incident reported that within seven minutes of their arrival, the firefighter/paramedics had removed the driver from his car and placed him in their emergency vehicle. Fifteen minutes later, he was at Mercy Hospital where he subse-quently underwent bypass surgery, accord-ing to the Monarch summary.

“I didn’t really think too much about what had happened until the man’s wife called a while ago,” Ferguson said, two days after the incident. “She thanked me and blessed me. And I guess that’s when the whole situ-ation really hit me. She said her husband was better and they wanted to invite me to the hospital when he was out of intensive care so that he could shake my hand.”

Tettamble, who is married and has two children, said, “I only did what I hope anyone else would do if my dad, brother or husband ever was in the same situation as the man we tried to help.”

The Monarch report applauded the efforts of all three and the Maryland Heights police officers, as well as Monarch emergency crew members Ken Hansel, Dana Buckley, Justin Rottman and Joey Newton.

“Everyone involved … gave a man a chance to live,” the report said.

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Fall 2012 fashion blends old with newBy SUE HORNOF

The big picture in fashion this fall com-bines concepts borrowed from the past with some brand new looks.

Seasonal trends reported by fashion blog-gers and area boutique owners include:• Layering of clothing and jewelry• Colors: burgundy; black and navy worn together; gem tones• Sheer pieces

• Embroidered embellishments• “Vintage” pieces featuring small,romantic prints• Loose-fitting blouses• Fur and faux fur accents• Military-inspired coats and jackets• Colored denim and printed denim• Fringe• Denim shirts• Shrunken blazers

Shamballa-style bracelets – sometimes called “disco ball” bracelets – are a craze that recently has been spotted on dozens of celebrities, male and female alike. Kim Riordan, who carries a local designer’s Swarovski Crystal version at Jeans, Jackets & Jewels in Chesterfield, said the item has been “super hot, especially in St. Louis.” The bracelets feature an adjustable slide closure, and beads are available in a variety of colors.

Old-fashioned embroidery has made a comeback and is showing up as an embellishment on clothing, bags and shoes. Pictured is JWLA’s “Gillian Kimono” in hunter green, featuring tribal-inspired embroidery and made for layering. The piece is available at Meka Boutique in Chesterfield.

Fringe comes and goes, and this fall, it has found a place on bags, boots, tops, skirts, sweaters, jackets and even jewelry. The

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The “Lyndsey” dress by Caite combines something old (embroidery) with something new: black and blue. Wearing black with navy once was considered a fashion taboo, but this fall, the color combination is everywhere. The dress is available at Meka Boutique in Chesterfield.

Denim shirts were popular in the ‘80s and are among the hottest trends this fall, according to Tania Rakel of Marta’s Boutique in Ellisville. “They are fun to wear over skinny, colored denim and with a funky scarf,” Rakel said. Marta’s carries a line from Bella Dahl (pictured) that has been photographed on Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez and other stars.

Colored denim remains popular, but the bright colors seen last spring are replaced for fall by darker tones, like burgundy and forest green. Also big for fall is printed denim, such as Black Orchid’s “Jezebel” brocade print skinny jeans (pictured), sold at Meka Boutique in Chesterfield.

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• • •Drs. Andrew Labelle and Bobby Shah

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physicians are in practice with Drs. John Best, Neil Ettinger and Daniel Potts.

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• • •Chesterfield resident

Michele Duvall, CPA, has joined the firm of Abeles and Hoffman as a senior accountant.

PLACESMercy and Jefferson Regional Medi-

cal Center, a private, 251-bed hospital in Crystal City, have entered into a formal letter of intent to make Jefferson Regional a part of Mercy. The parties expect to com-plete the transaction in four to six months.

• • •Tommy Bahama has opened at the Saint

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• • •The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce

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• • •The West County Chamber of Commerce

holds a First Friday Coffee Club network-ing event from 7:30-9 a.m. on Friday, Sept 7 at Sam’s Club, 13455 Manchester Road in Des Peres. To register, call 230-9900 or visit westcountychamber.com by Sept. 5.

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Approximately 130 artists from around the St. Louis region and the U.S. will exhibit at the juried show, offering a rare opportunity for the public to see and pur-chase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists. On display will be a unique blend of different styles and mediums including ceramics, draw-ings, paintings, photography, jewelry, prints, digital art, glass, mixed media, fiber, sculptures, wood and more.

More than $4,500 in cash and prizes will be awarded at the show, which is judged by a nationally renowned panel.

Among the featured artists is longtime Chesterfield resident Louise Gawlik, 83, who moved here from the Chicago/Mil-waukee area 44 years ago.

“I began learning the art of stained glass in 1986 at a local studio and haven’t stopped doing it since,” said Gawlik, who will be displaying her fireplace screens, mirrors, various objects d’art and window art.

Gawlick also accepts personal commis-sion work, such as stained-glass entryways.

“I love abstracts, but also find myself designing pieces from nature depicting flowers, birds and beautiful scenery,” she said. “I have always been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and admire his earth-toned colors and designs.”

Gawlick’s process is exact, and it some-times takes her months to complete a project. She begins by drawing her design in full-size on special design paper. Next, she chooses and cuts glass according to color, texture design and thickness. After placing them in the design, lead strips are enfolded around

the edges of all pieces and soldered together. Finally, she applies a glass finisher.

Gawlik has won the Art Fair at Queeny Park’s St. Louis Artmart Award for three-dimensional work. She also has exhibited as far away as Colorado, but these days, she stays mostly in the St. Louis area.

“The Queeny show is my favorite to do, and I’m looking forward to it this fall,” she said.

In addition to fine art and fine crafts, the Art Fair at Queeny Park presents an appeal-ing and fun atmosphere for everyone with live music, wine tastings, children’s activi-ties and art raffles.

Fair hours are from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31; from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1; and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2.

Admission is $5 at the door and free to those age 18 and younger. Tickets are valid for all three days, and the parking is free. To learn more about the show and to download a $1-off coupon, visit artfairatqueenypark.com.

The Greater St. Louis Art Association’s Art Fair at Queeny Park features original works of approximately 130 artists.

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Chesterfield resident Louise Gawlick, a stained-glass artist, will be among the artists exhibiting at the Art Fair at Queeny Park.

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6-9 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31, from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 and from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 2 at the park’s Greens-felder Recreation Center, 550 Weidman Road. The event is one of the largest juried fairs in the bi-state region and features a variety of art for sale, live music, wine tastings, chil-dren’s activities and more. The work of more than 130 artists will be featured. Admission is $5. Visit artfairatqueenypark.com.

• • •Chrystal Jackson, local resident and

nationally known artist, teaches a water-color class from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday evenings for four weeks beginning on Thursday, Sept. 6, at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. For more information or to reg-ister, visit ballwin.mo.us or call 227-8950.

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KidSmart Push for Pencils through Friday, Aug. 31 at the Town & Country location, 1160 Town and Country Crossing Drive. The nonprofit is collecting school supplies throughout the month to replenish the KidSmart Free Star for the start of the school year, helping provide thousands of children with supplies needed to succeed in the classroom. Visit kidsmartstl.org.

• • •Woman’s Place, a drop-in center serving

adult women who are experiencing the effects of abuse in their lives, hosts its third annual wine tasting from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30 at Grapevine Wines in Kirkwood. Proceeds benefit Woman’s Place services. Call (314) 645-4848 for reservations.

• • •The Prudential Select Properties Golf

Tournament to benefit The Sunshine Kids is at 11 a.m. (check-in) on Thursday, Sept. 6 at The Courses at Forest Park. Course games, a putting contest, drawings, raffles and more are featured. The registration fee includes greens fees and cart, beverages, lunch and dinner. Call Stacey Sanders at 299-1171.

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The Kennedy Classic Golf Tournament is at 1:30 p.m. (registration starts at 12:30 p.m.) Saturday, Sept. 8 at The Landings at Spirit Golf Club. Proceeds benefit Kennedy Catholic High’s operating costs and tuition assistance. For more information, contact Bonnie Higgins at 227-5900, ext. 405.

• • •The Coldwell Banker Gundaker Chester-

field West office hosts a golf tournament to benefit Ronald McDonald House, The Humane Society, and Assistance League at 12:30 p.m. (shotgun start) on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Landings at Spirit Golf Club. The fee is $100 per person and includes lunch, golf, dinner, drinks and a silent auc-tion; hole sponsorships are available for $100. Call 532-0200.

• • •The Body, Heart & Spirit 5K Run/1-

Mile Fun Walk is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Chesterfield Athletic Club, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road. The annual event is in memory of Chris Zandstra, who was diagnosed with cancer of the nervous system at 4 months of age and was treated for bone and liver cancer. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Call 532-9992 or visit chesterfieldathleticclub.com.

• • •The Endangered Wolf Center hosts the 26th

annual Wolf Fest from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Sat-urday, Sept. 15 at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center, 6750 Tyson Valley Road in Eureka. The event raises funds to preserve endangered wolves, and guests enjoy opportunities to view and photograph endangered wolves from around the world. Exhibits from conservation groups, demon-strations by the Kahok Dancers, presenta-tions by local canine groups, live music and children’s activities also are featured. It is the only opportunity to visit the center with-out prior reservations. Admission is $25 per carload. Visit endangeredwolfcenter.org.

• • •The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to

End Alzheimer’s is at 9 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Busch Stadium. The organization works to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care,

support and research. Call (800) 272-3900 or visit alz.org/stl.

• • •An Antique Show & Sale sponsored

by Old Trails Historical Society is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 on the historic grounds of the Bacon Log Cabin, 687 Henry Avenue in Ballwin. Barbecue, a bake sale and folk music are featured. Proceeds are used for the preservation and maintenance of the Bacon Log Cabin. Call 527-2522.

• • •A Supper and Fashion Show is at 5 p.m.

on Thursday, Oct. 11 at Dream House and Tea Room, 15425 Clayton Road in Ballwin. Guests enjoy a fashion show while dining and receive a coupon for 15 percent off all purchases. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and is preceded by an hour of appetizers (free) and wine ($4). Door prizes also are featured. Admis-sion is $30, $10 of which will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In addition, 10 percent of all cash register sales will be donated to the charity. Tickets are sold through Sept. 10 and can be reserved with a credit card by calling 227-7640.

• • •St. Mark Presbyterian Church hosts a

Holiday House Tour from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at five West County homes. Brunch is served from 10-11:30 a.m. at the church, 601 Claymont Drive in Ballwin. Homes are decorated for the Christmas season, and proceeds benefit Lydia’s House, which serves battered and abused women and their children. The cost for brunch is $7; the tour is $10. The first 100 ticket-holders receive a commemora-tive Christmas ornament. Call 227-9116.

FAMILY AND KIDS The city of Ballwin holds the North

Pointe Dog Swim from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at North Pointe Aquatic Center. All non-aggressive dogs with cur-rent vaccinations are welcome. Admission is $10. Call 227-8580 or visit ballwin.mo.us.

• • •The city of Des Peres holds Dog Days

of Summer, a dog swim, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at The Lodge Des Peres. Owners must show current proof of vaccinations. Admission is $10 per dog;

pre-registration is not required. Call (314) 835-6150 or visit desperesmo.org.

• • •The city of Ellisville Pooch Plunges are

from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6 and from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at The Edge Aquatic Center. A copy of each dog’s current rabies vaccination record is required. Admission is $7 per dog and $3 per person age 3 and older. Handlers much be at least 18 years of age, and there is a limit of two dogs per handler. Call 227-7508.

• • •Manchester Homecoming is from

6-11:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 and from 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Paul A. Schroeder Park. Carnival rides, con-tests, raffles, live entertainment, games, food and beverages and more are featured. Visit manchestermo.gov.

• • •The city of Manchester holds a Doggie

Paddle Party from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Man-chester Aquatic Center in Paul A. Schroeder Park. Owners must provide complete vac-cination records. Admission is $10 for dog and owner (limit two dogs) and $3 for each additional person. Proceeds benefit a local animal charity and the Manchester Home-coming Committee. Call 227-1385 or visit manchestermo.gov.

• • •The Wheels in Motion Classic Car Show

is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Westport Plaza. Visit westportstl.com.

• • •Square dance lessons sponsored by the

West County Spinners Square Dance Club begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 and run weekly at Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road in Chesterfield. Sin-gles and couples of all ages are welcome, and no experience is necessary. The first class is free; all others are $5 per person. For more information, call (314) 890-9086, or visit westcountyspinners.com.

• • •The Parent Network for the St. Louis

Archdiocese Catholic High Schools spon-sors a presentation on the heroin epidemic at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Chami-nade College Preparatory School. For more information, visit parentnetworkstl.org.

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• • •BreakDown STL performs in a high-

energy multimedia presentation at 8 p.m. (gates open at 7 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Vet-erans Place Drive. The free community event empowers teens to make positive choices regarding sex, relationships, drugs, alcohol, self-harm, bullying and suicide by providing preventative health education. For reservations, visit breakdownstl.org, email dawn.mclaughlin@breakdownstl.org, or call (314) 960-7625.

• • •The St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash

is on Saturday, Sept. 29, and Sunday Sept. 30 at the Wildwood Town Center. Amateurs and professionals compete for the grand prize in several categories including ribs, brisket, chicken, chili, pork steak, People’s Choice, chicken wing eating, best-decorated booth and more. Sponsorship opportunities for local businesses are available. Call Frank Schmer at 256-6564 for details.

SPECIAL INTERESTGriefShare is offered from 2-4 p.m. on

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• • •The West County Swing Dance Club

meets from 8-10:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 Fee Fee Road. The not-for-profit social group hosts more than 350 dancers each week and offers basic to advanced swing dance lessons before the dance (at 7 p.m.). Visit wcsdc.com.

• • •The National Active and Retired Fed-

eral Employees, Chapter 2071, features Esley Hamilton, historian for St. Louis County Parks, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6 at Young’s Ice Cream Parlor and Grill, 206 Meramec Station Road in Valley Park. Hamilton speaks on historic cemeter-ies and churches in the metro area. Call Corne Huelsebusch at 391-5781.

• • •Westward Hoe Garden Club meets at

6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Westmin-ster Christian Academy. A guided tour of the grounds is led by Mark Jennings. Call 391-6469.

• • •Commerce Banks holds a shredding

event from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 at its Town & Country Banking Center, 1090 Schnucks Woods Mill Plaza. Bring as many as 10 boxes of documents for shredding by a third-party service pro-vider. Call (314) 746-5052.

Bandana Bashthe sixth annual Bandana Bash to

benefit Leukemia 24/7 and Friends of Kids with Cancer opens at 8 a.m. on saturday, sept. 8 at Zick’s Great Out-doors, 16498 Clayton Road in Wildwood. the event includes bone marrow test-ing from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8-11 a.m. (free will donation); a 5K walk; burgers, brats and more served from 12-4 pm.; live music featuring four bands on three stages from 12-10 p.m.; texas hold ‘em and bingo, with registration at 2:30 p.m. and first call at 3 p.m; a pig roast from 5-8 p.m; and silent and live auctions.

Lafayette High graduate todd Zick founded Leukemia 24/7 in 2007 after his leukemia diagnosis to help others battle blood cancer by raising research money and hosting cheek-swab bone marrow registration drives. Zick lost his battle with leukemia in 2010, but his mission to serve others continues. Friends of Kids with Cancer provides recreational, educational and emotional support for children with cancer and their families.

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By Suzanne CorBettSummer’s sizzling heat may have caused area rivers to

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Situated at the crossroads of Big Bend and Sulphur Spring roads, Lazy River is dedicated to quality food and service and is known for its unique recipes and diverse selection of house specialties. In fact, the restaurant’s menu has gar-nered various honors, the latest of which was being chosen as the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce’s Best Seafood Restaurant and coming in second (behind Annie Gunn’s) for Best Special Occasion Restaurant.

“While we’ve always featured beef, pork and chicken on the menu, we became known for our fish because when we first opened, we had more fish on the menu than most other places,” said owner John Marciano, an avid fisher-man who has outfitted his restaurant with vintage fishing equipment to create an outdoor motif that makes for a fun and nostalgic dining environment.

Lazy River Grill’s reputation for providing a wide vari-ety of fish continues. Counted among the daily catch on

the menu’s “Hot Fish” section, diners usually can find grouper, walleye, tilapia, salmon and Australian-harvested basa, which according to Marciano has become one of the most popular fish on the menu. All fish dishes are prepared fresh, and the chef uses a variety of treatments, including classic broiled, baked and flash-fried preps. Also offered are signature, featured spe-cials, such as Pretzel-encrusted Walleye and Bronzed Grouper, which is pan-seared with a sun-dried tomato pesto.

Non-fish offerings are designed to please the most discriminating carnivores. Top picks include the top-choice, custom-cut rib eye and the bacon-wrapped filet mignon, which are nicely marbled to ensure maximum flavor. There’s also a duo of French-cut pork loin chops that are charcoal-broiled, apple butter-glazed and served with roasted apples.

“We have people that come in just for our pork chops,” said Marciano, who noted that the heartier entrées such as the chops and steaks always have been customer favorites, especially during the cooler seasons.

For those looking to grab a sandwich and a beer, Lazy River offers seven specialty burgers and a variety of other sandwiches, such as Buffalo Chicken, tossed with hot sauce and baked with cheddar cheese, Grilled Tilapia, and the 8-ounce Rib Eye Steak served on a toasted hoagie roll.

A nice selection of appetizers, soups and salads, plus a Yellowstone Jr. menu for the younger set, also are featured.

Now is the time to plan for those holiday parties and

special events, and Lazy River Grill offers a semi-pri-vate special occasion room for groups numbering 20-40 guests. Hosts can build their own menus or select from one of the restaurant’s banquet menus. Lunch, dinner and hors d’oeuvres reception options are offered with all-inclusive pricing.

In October, Lazy River will celebrate its 11th anniversary, a testament to the consistent service and quality dining it provides to the community.

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You to Stop By Either Location!

Catering for All Occasions!

Wedding/Rehearsal DinnersGraduations & Office Meetings

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Custom Woodworking • Bars • BookshelvesMantels • Doors • Stairs • Media Kitchens • Basements • Baths

Roy KinderMaster Carpenter #1557

Custom Contractor/Builder

(636) 391-5880Insured • Satisfaction GuaranteedSince 1979 • www.finishtrim.com

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YOUR STAIRS

ST. LOUIS STAIR & WOOD WORKSVisit our showroom in the Maplewood Area!

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Open Up Existing Stairs • Do-It-Yourself or Let us Install It•FREE D-I-Y Installation Instructions w/Purchase•

• 1 Room Or Entire Basement• FREE Design Service• Finish What You Started• As Low As $15 sq. ft.• Professional Painters, Drywall Hangers & Tapers

Call Rich on cell 314.713.1388

Established in 1979

We Fix LeakiNG ChimNeys GuaraNteeDWe solve smelly fireplace odors

We do more than sweep chimneysBrickwork / Tuckpointing

Replace rusted chimney topsDryer Vent & Air Ducts

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FAUCET LEAK TO FULL REMODELTILE • CARPENTRY • PLUMBING

ELECTRICAL • DRYWALL

DON JAMESHANDYMAN SERVICE

25 YEARS EXPERIENCE

FREE ESTIMATES

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Patios Driveways Pool Decks firepitsFoundations Retaining Walls

Evening and Weekend Hours Available

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Organizing and Storage Solutions• Paper & Filing Systems • Room Makeovers

• Garage/Basement/Attic • Downsizing• Moving/Relocation • De-Cluttering

“We’re ToughOn Grime”

(636) 393-0441 (Cell:(636) 485-7723)

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Residential • Commercial • New Construction

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See our website for Landscape Lighting Specials

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Landscape ContractorsProfessional Landscape Design and Installation

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Landscape Lighting and RepairUpdate Existing Landscapes

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Now AvailableOutdoor

Fireplacesand

Fire Pits

Free Estimates

(314) 822-0849

Specializing In:

Driveway & PatioNew and Replacement

Traditional Finishes To Old World CharmExposed Aggregate, Decorative Stamped, Traditional Concrete

New Service- Repair- RemodelingTroubleshooting - Free Estimates

636-458-1559*Ask about our discounts*

D-K ElectricResidential- Commercial

Licensed- Bonded- Insured

SeabaughFurniture & Decorating Co., Inc

Since 1930Upholstering, Repairing and Refinishing

17322 Manchester Road

(636) 458-3809

Top Gunn Home ImprovemenT

Custom DecksStainingSealingFencesInt/Ext PaintConcretePowerwashing

BasementRemodeling

SidingWindows

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DrywallHauling

“We do IT all”Senior Discount • Free estimates

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DRIVEWAYSPATIOS & MORE

Driveways • Patios • Sidewalks • Porches Steps • Garage Floors • Repair Work Exposed Aggregate • Stamped Concrete

Family Owned • Insured • Since 1963

FREE Estimates 314-849-7520

Bi- State ConcreteSpecial izing in Residential

Tear Out & ReplacementProfessional Workmanship

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call On aPrOfessiOnal!

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Call J.D. At 636-233-4484

“Finally, An Affordable

Mole Service”

MOLES

Ceiling Fans • Wholehouse Fans Gable Vent Fans • Recessed Lighting

Specializing in installation for two story homes with no wiring on first floor.

When Handyman Quality Just Won't Do.

(314) 510-6400

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...A Certified Belgard Installer...Retaining Walls (Any Size)

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Specializing in Large, Difficult Projects $50 Off Any Job Over $500Check us out @ Stoutlandscaping.com

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Expires 2-29-12

636-451-2498 Certified Aquascape Contractor • “Family Owned & Operated” • Fully Insuredwww.natural-designs-landscaping.com

Custom Landscaping and InstallationPond & Pondless Water Features

Erosion / Drainage Control / Rain GardensDrought repair/Lawn & Landscape

Block and Stone Walls / Walks and Patios

(314) 494-7719

• Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning• Power Washing • Deck Restoration

Insured • Free Estimates

Call Today!Squeaky Clean

Custom-Designed & BuiltDecks • Porches • Gazebos

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FREE ESTIMATES

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COFFERS • CEILING BEAMSSTAIRS AND MORE!

IF YOUR WALLS COULD TALK, THEY’D ASK FOR TRIM!

FULLYINSURED

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Interior & Exterior Woodwork

NEED ELECTRIC?T.D. DeVeydt Electric L.L.C.

Cheapest Rates in Town!Licensed - Bonded - Insured

New Service • Repair • RemodelTroubleshooting • Upgrade • Back-Up Generators

314-606-8160Call for a free estimate today!

Now accepting all major credit cards.

Free Estimates ∙ Over 18 years experience

DUSTIN HANN 636-484-2967

Deck Restoration Co.∙ Power Wash ∙ Stain and Seal

∙ Mold & Mildew Removal

∙ Deck Repair

Cleaning Fences, Concrete & Vinyl Siding

Penick Construction

636-938-6330www.penick-construction.com

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Vinyl siDing & roofingsoffit & fascia Work

FREE ESTIMATES • HUNDREDS OF REFERRALS

a+ rating

Pond & Waterfall Experts

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waterfalls and ponds ~ landscape lighting paver patios ~ fire pits ~ walks and steps ~ stone work

landscape design ~ commercial and residentialreferences available ~ owner on every job

TILE YOUR HOME

Suburban Tile Company

636-394-0799636-346-6386

Est. 1980 • Insured • Free Estimates

Kitchen * Bath * FireplaceFloor * Shower * Entry

31 Years of Professional Service

Paving • Sealing • Excavatingat Reasonable Prices

Residential • Commercial • Subdivision Work

WEGENER ASPHALTPAVING, INC.

314-849-2604

Don’t have the right tool

for the job?

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ittle Joe'sawn andandscape

Lawn Maintenance • Fertilizing Mulch • Retaining Walls

Landscape Design and Installation

314.941.1851Serving West County

Since 1989

Landscaping/Lawn Service

ittle Joe'sawn andandscape

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our everyday low price WATER HEATERS $100.00 OFF

HUMIDIFIERS $75.00 OFFIN NEED OF FINANCING? WE HAVE YOU COVERED 0% FOR 36 MONTHS

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Service at your home or office for:• PC problems or set-up • PC won't start or connect

•Spyware •Adware •Virus Removal •Hardware •Software Upgrades $30 diagnostic charge only for first ½ hour

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call Mike at 636-675-7641

Accounting

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15 yrs. exp. w/home computer usersAffordable • Proud member of AngiesList.com

Call Steve 314-965-5066

Specializing in Home Offices and Small Businesses. County Computer Consulting LLC, can support your computers and networks. Call Ray for more in-formation at 636-391-3853 or www. CCC-LLC.BIZ.

On Site COMPUTER SERVICESREPAIR • CONSULTING • TUTORING

Every Day 8am - 9pmNo Trip Charge

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Ellisville, MO 63011Apply in person, M-TH 2-4

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Monthly

Move in & Move Out

Your Satisfaction is Our Goal

Insured/Bonded 314-426-3838

AFFORDABLEPRICING

$10 OFF New Clients

Now Accepting Credit Cards

Family Owned & Operated

TUES/ThUrS SPECIAL: FREE 1 HOuR CLEAnInG for new Clients (after 3 hrs.) by KEEP-ING IT CLEAN. Work is guaran-teed, flex sched, move-ins/outs. Res. & Comm. Bonded/insured/screened employees. Pet-friend-ly. FREE estimates. Accept Visa, MC, Discover & Debit. 314-852-9787. KeepingItClean.biz.

Concrete

Flooring

CARPET REPAIRS Restretching, reseaming & patching. No job too small. Free estimates. (314) 892-1003

WOOD FLOOR REFINISHING : Add instant equity to your home. Professional Floors of St. Louis 31 year old fully insured company serving entire metro community. Sanding, re f i n i s h i n g, re p a i r s , n e w installation, most manufacturers available. Free estimates 314-843-4348, profloorstl.com.

Concrete Driveway replace-ment - Plus sidewalks and patios. For an estimate, call 314-581-3162. Mike Amburn Construction.

For Rent

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Flea Market

Electric

Destin Florida Area. Beautiful 3 bed, 3 bath condo or home, Gated Gulf Front community. Includes beach front cabana, 3 pools, tennis courts & more. Call for Special Spring/Sum-mer rates and availability. To view pictures, please go to www.vrbo.com /127089 or /148365. For Additional info, Call 314-922-8344.

Foundation Repair

Top Notch Waterproofing & Foundation Repair LLC. Cracks, sub-pump systems, structural & concrete repairs. Exterior drain-age correction. Serving Missouri for 15 yrs. Free estimate 636-281-6982. Finally, a contractor who is honest and leaves the job site clean. Lifetime Warranties.

Glass

Since 1966, Ballwin Glass Co. hasserved W. Co. for all glass needs from home to business and all types automotive glass & repairs. Call us today for a FREE ESTIMATE (636) 227-1424 or go to www.ballwinglass.com

Hauling

J & J HAULING WE HAUL IT ALL

Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, appliances, household trash, yard debris, railroad ties,

fencing, decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up

Neat, courteous, affordable rates.

Call: 636-379-8062 or email: jandjhaul@aol.com

HandymanMinor Repairs, Carpentry, Electrical, Painting, FREE

Estimates, West County Area

(636) 227-1173

Caulk Specialties: Expert application and product knowledge. Specializing in showers, tubs, windows, doors and trim. Stop the leaks and damage. John Hancock. 22 years experience. 636-795-2627.

J&S Home Services Handyman • Carpenter25 + Years Experience

Cheap Rates! Free Estimates! House Closings • Deck Repairs

Commercial Door Repairs All Jobs Big or Small.

Licensed, Bonded, Insured. Call James at 314-420-3562

Patrick Interior Finish Co., LLC: Specializing in interior home remodeling, drywall, trim, taping & painting. Over 25 years experience. nO PAY TIL JOB COMPLETE! Honest Day's Work for Honest Day's Pay. References available. Licensed & Bonded. Call Pat 314-415-0377.

Home Improvement

Did You Know That

DIRT CHEAP

POWER WASHDoes More Than Just Power

Wash One Story Ranch Style

Homes For Only $95.00?

314.378.9064Interior Painting Is Another

Fine Service We Offer!

No Tools? No Time?No Problem.

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Total Bathroom Remodeling Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical

20 Years Experience

NOW hIrING: (Donut Shop) Part or Full Time Evenings. Fryer/Decorator. Will train. Call Ann or Kelly at 636-527-2227.f

Small Repairs to Renovations

Call Brad 314-378-1116

Handyman Home Repair & Remodeling

"Things done right the first time"

- Affordable & Reliable -Fully Insured & Bonded

KC MAID SErvICE - Trustworthy and affordable. One person cleaning company. Bonded and insured. Serving residential and commercial. Weekly, Bi-weekly and Monthly. Apt. $70.00, Houses $80.00-$105.00. Call Kasie @ 314-799-5066.

Outdoor Wheelchair Lift For Sale: Trus-T-Lifting Platform, Model 7200. Extreme weather resistant design, zero-load start in bottom position, 550 pound lift capacity, 72” height limita-tion. $1800.00. Call 314-221-8591, please leave message.

Daytime help Wanted- Hiring Delivery Drivers & Crew must be willing to work weekends & evenings. Exp. is a + but not necessary. Apply in person: Bel-lacino's Pizza & Grinders, 13951 Manchester Rd. Town & Country 63011.

ERIC'S ELECTRIC - Licensed, Bonded and Insured: Ser-vice upgrades, fans, can lights, switches, outlets, basements, code violations fixed, we do it all. no job too small. Competitively priced. Free Estimates. Just call 636-262-5840.

Account Coordinator work w/Sr. Acct. Exec. on acct. opportu-nities. Arrange mtgs, maintain contacts, assist w/quotes. Of-fice, MSOffice req. Productive, results & action oriented. Exp. helpful. Strict n/S office. Email resume to latinfax@aol.com or fax 636-536-9456.

Inside Sales: PT person to set appointments for professional market. Accounting knowledge helpful. Experience in cold call-ing very helpful. Excellent pay. Ellisville. 636-271-9190.

GUTTEr CLEANING & rEPAIr Roof debris & tree removal. Mold/mildew abatement. Powerwash houses, decks, poolhouse, drive-ways. Window & Chimney Clean-ing. FREE Estimates. $20 Discount if you mention this ad.available. 314-629-4252.

INDOOrS - VALLEY PARK RE-SALE & FLEA MARKET at 141 & Marshall Rd. Thousands of items! Open 6 days/wk. M-W: 10-6, TH: 12-6, F: 10-8, Sat: 9-6, Sun: Closed. Check out our ever-changing store! Over 80 vendors! LIKE us on facebook! OPEn LABOR DAY!

Miss Daisy - Personal Assistants for Seniors. Errands, light house-work, shopping, companionship. Call 636-220-8077 or visit www.missdaisystl.com.

Skips Hauling & Demolition! Serving the Bi-State Area includ-ing St. Charles County. Applianc-es, furniture, debris, construction, rubble, yard waste, excavating & demolition! 10, 15 and 20 cubic yard rolloff dumpsters. All type clean-outs & hauling! Affordable, dependable and available! no conditions! 20 yrs. service. Toll Free 1-888-STL-JunK (888-785-5865) or 314-644-1948.

JT Dunn Heating & Cooling - 24/7 - Small Prices - Big Service. Discounts available online at www.jtdunnhvac.com. Call 314-809-3019 now for Expert Advice Over the Phone!

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Landscaping

Landscaping

Snow Removal

Plumbing

Public Notice

J. D. Schlegel Landscaping

~ Established 1961 ~Experienced, Licensed, Insured

Complete Lawn andTree Services

Retaining Walls • PatiosWater & Perennial Gardens

Drainage ImprovementsCall TODAY for

FREE Consultation314-872-3203

ANYTHING IN PLUMBING - Good Prices! Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired. Fast Service. Call or text anytime: 314-409-5051.

V a l l e y L a n d s c a p e C o . Spring cleanup, mulching, m o w i n g, t re e a n d s h r u b trimming and removal, complete lawn care. (636) 458-8234 .

Complete Lawn Maintenence for Commercial & Residential

Spring Cleanup • Mowing • Dethatching Mulching • Sodding • Fertilizing • Spraying

Weeding Pruning • Trimming • Planting Brush Removal • Edging • Retaining Walls

Paver Patios & Draining Work

#1 In Quality, Service & ReliabilityEst. 1995 for a Free Estimate

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U N D E R W O O D L A N D S C A P I N GLAWN RENOVATIONSSOD INSTALLATIONS

Family Owned & Operated 10+ years experience

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Painting

Painting

PAINTER PROFESSIONAL: 27 years experience. Interior/Exterior painting. Deck, drywall repair, wallpaper removal. Free estimates and insured. Call 314-567-7957 or 314-629-7852.

Riverside Painting - Residential -

Interior/ Exterior PaintingInsured. Senior discount!

We just keep rolling it on! Call Ken 636-391-1746

AdvAntAge PAinting & PowerwAshing

636.262.5124

Interior & Exterior Painting

Mold Removal • Wallpaper StrippingTop Quality Work • FREE Estimates

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SNOWREMOVAL

Commercial & Residential

314-426-8833

DAN VOLLMER PAINTERI AM INCORPORATED INC.

INTERIOR SPECIAL 2012$75 Per Average Room Size

(12'x12' Walls 3 Room Minimum)FOR 35 YEARS Exterior Painting

FREE ESTIMATES: CALL DAN(636) 265-0739

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCity of Clarkson Valley, Missouri

A Public Hearing will be held at 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, Septem-ber 4, 2012, at the Clarkson Ex-ecutive Center, 15933 Clayton Road, at which time citizens may be heard regarding the prop-erty tax rate proposed by the City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri. The tax rate is set annually to produce revenue as per the ap-proved budget -- fiscal year be-ginning July 1, 2012. The final tax levy to be set by the City shall be established in ac-cordance with the provisions of Section 137.073 and 137.115.2 R.S.Mo. 1986 and Article X, Sec-tion 22 of the Missouri Consti-tution, and said determination shall be made in accordance with the most current informa-tion as to the 2012 assessed valuation for the City as is now known and provided by St. Louis County. Information and records concerning the City’s rollback calculations will be available at the Public Hearing. Scott Douglass, MayorCity of Clarkson Valley, Missouri

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A+ rated from BBBServing STL for over 30 years

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LUIS GODINALawn Mowing & Maintenance

CLEAN-UP!Trim Bushes • Mulch • Sodding Retaining Walls • Patio Pavers

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Certified Arborist on Staff

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Mulch & Decorative RockSpecialize in 1-Time Clean-ups

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HUFFMAN CONTRACTING LLC- Commercial/Residential repaint. Excellent References, Reliable, Free estimates. Best Value! 22 years in St. Louis. Insured. Make It A Great Paint Job! Call Ed @ 314-828-8791. huffmancontract-ingllc.com.

Handyman Corner Inc.Reliable Home Repair

PLUMBING • ELECTRICAL CARPENTRY

30 yrs. Experience - Free Estimates

(636) 230-3588CELL: (314) 799-4334

Home Improvement

All Around Construction LLC - All interior and exterior remodeling and repairs. Historic restoration, molding duplication. Finished basements, kitchens, baths and decks. Liability, workmens comp, and EPA certified in lead removal. 18 years exp. Call 314-393-1102 or 636-237-3246.

HANDYMAN PLUS - home re-pairs + senior living aids installed by craftsman. Carpentry, plumb-ing, painting, electrical, grab bars, handrails, door widening, furniture platforms, ramps, etc. 314-956-7437 or www.stlhandy-manplus.com. DISCOUNT AVAIL-ABLE.

Jewelry

WE BUY DIAMONDS!

Immediate Cash Paid20 years in Business-BBB

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by appointment only

Diamond & Jewelry Brokers, Inc.

We BUY GOLD • DIAMONDS

Immediate Payment636-391-6622

www.diamondaa.com473 Lafayette Center • Manchester

Gary smith

Painting & RePaiRInterior/Exterior • Wallpaper

Dry Wall • Crown Molding & Trim25 years experience

Fully Insured • Owner/Operator

Call Gary 314-805-7005

Karen's Painting Looking for a job done right the first time? On time? Neat & organized? Some-one who respects your home like her own? Interior & exterior paint-ing. Free estimates. Discounts on empty properties. Call KAREN 636-352-0129.

Jim's Paint & Trim Service Interior & Exterior painting, crown and decorative moulding, wallpaper removal, texturing, drywall and rotten wood repair. Call 636-778-9013.

FREE Estimates 636-230-0185

We Use Environmentally Friendly - NO VOC Paints

Custom InteriorsCustom Exteriors

SuMMER DISCOuNtS

KEVIN'S PAINT SERVICE - Expert & Professional. New & old house interior/ exterior painting, dry-wall & acoustical ceiling repair. 25 years painting experience. Low rates/ Free Estimates. Call Kevin at 636-322-9784.

Pets

We take care of Pets in yOuR hOME

Where Pets Prefer Pet Sitting & Dog Walking.

POOP'R SCOOP'R Services Available! Insured West County Pet Care

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Convenient Dog Grooming

Full service grooming in your home...

Reasonable rates • Free consultationAll services available

Keep your pets stress-free at home - great for older dogs Ask about discounts for rescues!

Call for appointment

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Prayers

ST. JUDE NOVENA May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and pre-served throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Je-sus, pray for us. St. Jude, Worker of Miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, Help of the Hopeless, pray for us. Say prayer nine times a day; by the 8th day prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days. Then publish. Your prayers will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Thank you, St. Jude. LM

NOvENA TO ST. CLAIRELight a blessed candle. Ask St. Claire for 3 favors, 2 impossible & 1 for money. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days. Promise publication. God of Mercy, you inspired St. Claire with the love of poverty. By the help of her prayers, may we fol-low Christ in poverty of spirit and come to the joyful vision of your glory in the Kingdom of Heaven. We ask this through our Lord Je-sus Christ., Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen. O Glorious St. Claire, God has given you the power of work-ing miracles continually, and fa-vor of answering the prayers of those who invoke your assistance in misfortune, anxiety, and dis-tress. We beseech you, obtain for us from Jesus, through Mary, his Blessed Mother, what we beg of you so fervently and hopefully. If it be for the greater honor and glory of God and for the good of our souls. Amen. Please hear my Novena St. Claire. I believe in the power of prayer and miracles. Thank you St. Claire! BW

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Residential • CommercialComplete tree Service

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Storm Clean-Up • Plant HealthcareFully Insured • Free Estimates

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Piano Lessons in BallwinOnLy $20/half hr.

for Ages 6 & up

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