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What’s Inside 3

Country Classic Cars Dealing in nostalgia on the interstate.

6 Kids in court

New program will ease the trauma.

7 Legoland

Something different for Father's Day?

15 A unique summer job Local girl lands in Yellowstone.

16 Chinese Lantern Festival MoBOT holds special.

18 "The Tree of Life" Film is dreamlike, ambitious.

19 What's on your plate?

New dietary guidelines announced.

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What’s Happening Friday June 17___________

to 1 a.m.

• Fuchi Vatos, Trainwreck Saloon at West Port, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• 3rd Story, Fairmount Park, • St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas Collinsville, 6:30 to 11 p.m.

• That 80’s Band, Casino City Royals, Busch Stadium, St. Queen, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Louis, 7:15 p.m.

• Wyld Stallyns, Twisted Bull • ZOOFARI 2011, The St. Louis Saloon, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Zoo, St. Louis, 7 p.m. to 12 a.m.

• Midsummer Night’s Dance, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• Radio Rich and the 4th Row, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

• F u n ky B u t t B ra s s B a n d , Edwardville City Park, Edwardsville, 8 p.m.

• Opera Theatre of Saint • Ambassadors in Harmony, Louis: The Death of Klinghoffer, The Touhill, University of Missouri The Virginia Jackson Browning St. Louis, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Theatre at Webster University, St. • Earth, Wind & Fire, 8 p.m., The Louis, 8 p.m.

Fox Theatre, St. Louis • Vegas & the Rat Pack, Powell • St. Louis Cardinals vs. Kansas Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. City Royals, Busch Stadium, St. • O l d T i m e M u s i c O z a r k Louis, 6:15 p.m.

Heritage Festival, square in West • Great Green Adventures, Plains Missouri Botanical Gardens, St. • A Chorus Line, Robert G. Reim Louis, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

Theatre, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

• A Conversation with Ben • A m e r i c a n I d l e , H e l e n Franklin, The Magic House, St. Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 Louis, 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. a.m.

• Children’s Art Class: About • Mix Tape, Hilton at the (Your) Face, Edwardsville City Ballpark, St. Louis, 5 to 7 p.m. and Park, Edwardsville, 9 to 10:30 a.m.

10 p.m. to 12 a.m.

• Opera Theatre of Saint • Whiskey Dixon, Sybergs on Louis: Don Giovanni, The Virginia Dorsett, Maryland Heights, 9 p.m. Jackson Browning Theatre at

Saturday June 18___________

Webster University, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

• Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival, square in West Plains • A Chorus Line, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 4 and 8 p.m.

• Extremely Pointless, Helen Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Mike Mattingly, Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis, 4 to 6 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m.

• Street Entertainment - Joe the Juggler, West Port Plaza, St. Louis, 6 to 8 p.m.

• Oliver Johnson, Jim Manley & Mark Friedricks, Jimmy’s On the Park Cafe-Bistro and Bar, St. Louis, 8 to 11 p.m.

• Celebrity Mugshots, Trainwreck Saloon at West Port, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Dave Caputo Duo, Crown Valley Winery, St. Genevieve, 2 to 6 p.m.

• Janet Savage and Bruce Britton, Crown Valley Tievoli Hills Resort, Clarksville, MO, 2 to 6 p.m.

• Jim Manley & Mark Friedricks, Jimmy’s On the Park • Trixie Delight, Twisted Bull Saloon, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

• Dirty Muggs, Casino Queen, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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People You've always wondered about it Country Classic Cars in Staunton lines the interstate with nostalgia

SARA HALL For The Edge

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any people strive for being able to someday turn a hobby into a successful career. By using his passion for buying and selling classic cars through his business Country Classic Cars, Russell Noel is able to be one of those lucky people.

Noel, along with his wife Anita, first began buying and selling cars in 1992 at their home

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time.”

Country Classic Cars now has over 600 cars on its lot.

Noel said he either purchases the cars at auctions or hosts the cars for others through consignment.

To acquire the cars, Noel said he travels to different locations throughout the country on a weekly basis.

He said he keeps a calendar of the different places he will be traveling, citing Missouri, Oklahoma, and Minnesota as places he has recently visited.

“We drive all over, “ he said. “I go about 1,000 miles north, south, east and west.

Noel said over the years, he has gone to certain annual auctions in farther distances, such as Florida and Minnesota.

Noel said the number of cars at each show ranges from 300 to 2,000 cars. He said the number of cars he purchases at each show can vary.

“I always come back with at least one car at each show,” he said. “The most I’ve come back with is 18.”

Noel says he hauls the cars on a trailer, or his brother picks the cars up.

Noel said he purchases cars anywhere from the 1920s to the 1980s.

“To be a classic car, it has to be 25 years old,” he said.

Noel said when he is choosing which cars to purchase, he has a range of tastes.

“I buy just about anything that jumps out at me and I think ‘I’d like to have that’,” he said. “I also really like the '40s and '50s models.”

Noel said he tries to keep the prices of the cars reasonable.

“We like lower priced cars,” he said. “Our prices are anywhere from the high teens or less. A lot of cars are $5,000 to $10,000.”

Noel said he has seen customers of all ages stop in at the business.

“We’ve had 94 year old man who bought a 1926 Model T to drive for himself,” he said.

“We also get the younger guys that bring their boys in here to get their first cars (for them).”

Noel said he has met new people through his business.

“After doing this for so many years, a lot of people know me and buy as repeat customers,” he said. “A lot of time men come and bring their wives and pick out stuff,” he said.

Noel said the business even brings customers from countries overseas, such as Aruba and Switzerland.

“People hear about the business through word of mouth,” he said.

Noel said these people view the cars on the business’ website, which contains descriptions, prices and pictures of every car available at Country Classic Cars, and contact him with their requests.

Noel said he is happy with his decision to work with Country Classic Cars full-time.

“I enjoy this more than farming, he said.

“I like the travel involved with this. It keeps me busy.”

Country Classic Cars is located off Interstate 55 in Staunton, just off Old Route 66. It is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For additional information, visit www. countryclassiccars.com

in Edwardsville.

“We live on a farm and started with one car there, “ he said. “It was kind of a hobby when we started, and the first thing you knew, I had three or four cars.”

In 1998, Noel said they decided to move Country Classic Cars to a new location in Staunton.

Since moving to this current location, he has stopped farming to focus on his car business full time.

Noel said his decision was necessary to keep up with the demand of business.

“When I wasn’t farming, I’d buy a car and sell it,” he said.

“We got to so busy with the car business, I was out buying cars when I should have been out farming.”

Even after they moved to their new location, Noel said he didn’t expect the business to be such a success.

“We moved out with 40 cars,” he said. “We thought this was just going to be mom-andpop operation and that we’d be doing it part

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People People planner The Fox to host YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!

available at the Fox Box Office, by calling (314) 534-1111 or at www.metrotix.com

Ranger-led tours of Arch grounds offered

Hip Hop legend Biz Markie, and Razzle Dazzle Gabba! favorite Leslie Hall will join DJ Lance Rock and the colorful cast of characters on stage for YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE! It’s Time to Dance! Presented by Kia Motors. The tour is on the heels of the show receiving two Daytime Emmy nominations, a season 4 pick up from Nickelodeon and phenomenal ticket sales for their upcoming live tour in Australia.

Enthusiastic fans of all ages have the opportunity to see the characters come to life on stage for a live show experience like no other.

YO GABBA GABBA! LIVE!: It’s Time to Dance! Presented by Kia Motors promises to be a memorable experience, featuring a mix of classic Yo Gabba Gabba! favorites, as well as new songs and new performances. The stateof-the-art, high-energy production features DJ Lance Rock, Brobee, Foofa, Muno, Plex and Toodee, and a mix of music, animation, games, singing and dancing.

Performances are Saturday, September 17 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Tickets are $39.50, $34.50 and $29.50 and are

In an effort to raise awareness of the outdoors and the importance of exercise, especially among children, the National Park Service is helping Americans stay healthier by offering free outdoor activities for individuals, families and groups.

Bike-with-a-Ranger – Take in the sights around the Gateway Arch on a free RangerLed Bike Tour. Rent a bike (fee required) or bring your own and pedal six miles round-trip along the Mississippi Riverfront Trail, while you learn about the natural river features and how people began to change the river in the 1800s.

Every Saturday 8:30-11:00 a.m. (weather permitting) through September 3, 2011 Reservations must be made in advance by calling 877-982-1410 Walk-with-a-Ranger – Join a National Park Service Ranger for a free Walking Tour of the Gateway Arch grounds. Tours start at the north leg of the Gateway Arch. They

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will vary each day and include topics such as: History of the Park Grounds, Construction of the Gateway Arch, Colonial St. Louis and the Mississippi River.

Daily 10:30 -11:30 a.m. (weather permitting) through September 5, 2011 Reservations for groups must be made in advance by calling 877-982-1410 Summer hours: Memorial Day - Labor Day 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

All programs are FREE of charge and open to the public. For more information about programs and exhibits, please call the park at 314-655-1600.

Alton Farmers & Artisans’ Market open for season The Alton Farmers & Artisans’ Market kicked off June 4 and will run from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday thereafter through mid-October. The market is located in the parking lot at the corner of Henry Street and Landmarks Boulevard. A wide selection of locally-grown seasonal fruit and vegetables is available, including heirloom varieties and organically grown crops. Along with produce, shoppers will

also find plant materials, grass-fed meat, local honey, fresh bread and other baked goods, and a large assortment of hand-crafted artwork. The location provides plenty of on-site parking.

The Alton Marketplace Association sponsors and organizes the market, which has been in operation for approximately 17 years.

“We have been increasing the customer base and recruiting more great vendors than ever before,” said Sara McGibany, Executive Director, “Our participation has doubled over the past few years; around seventy vendors took part during the 2010 season, and we are a l w a y s l o o k i n g f o r m o re . ” A n y t h i n g that is homegrown or at least 50 percent handmade is welcome to be sold at the market, and anyone interested in being a vendor is encouraged to call Alton Marketplace at 463-1016.

The event’s vendor registration form is available for download on the “Events” page of www.AltonMarketplace.com. For more information, please contact Sara McGibany, Executive Director of Alton Marketplace, at 618-463-1016 or Bob Sancamper, Head Farmer, at 618-372-3018.

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People People planner Butterfly House hosts bird house contest Building is for the birds! Bird lovers ages 5 and over will have the opportunity to construct a bird house and enter it to win a permanent home at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House.

Participants are challenged to create an eco-friendly bird house for native Midwestern birds. Bird houses can be functional or decorative and must be constructed of non-toxic materials that can withstand the outdoors.

Contestants will find useful information by logging onto www. epa.gov/glnpo/greenacres/ wildones/handbk/wo26bird.html.

Twenty native Missouri birds are listed, including wren, chickadee, purple martin, bluebird and wood duck, along with suggested bird house construction dimensions and features listed for each species.

Entries will be judged on their quality of construction, style and organization, and attention to theme.

One winner will be selected per age bracket (youth, ages 5 to 12; teen, ages 13 to 17; and adult, ages 18 and over).

Winning entries will be announced on Wednesday, Aug. 24 and placed on permanent display on the Butterfly House grounds. Drop off completed entries and entry forms on Sunday, Aug. 21 from 1 to 5 p.m.; Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; or Wednesday, Aug. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon.

For complete contest information and to download an entry form, visit www.butterflyhouse.org.

The Bird House Contest is part of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s TREEmendous year of activities celebrating the U.N. International Year

of Forests.

The Butterfly House is located at 15193 Olive Blvd. at Faust Park in Chesterfield, Mo., accessible from Interstate 64 at exit #19B. For more information, visit www. butterflyhouse.org or call (636) 5300076.

Meramec Caverns offers lantern tours The spotlight is on fun every Friday and Saturday night during June at Meramec Caverns. That’s when visitors can take guided, hand-held lantern tours of the largest single cave formation in the world.

The tour offers enlightening insights into the natural beauty and fascinating history of Meramec Caverns. The 80-minute specialty tours begin at 7:30 p.m. from the Meramec Caverns welcome center in Stanton, Mo., located only one-hour southwest of St. Louis’ Gateway Arch.

Reservations are required and can be made by calling 1-573-4682283. Tour tickets are priced at $12 for children 5-11 and $24 for adults.

Glowing lanterns highlight the amazing geological specimens inside the cave. Along the tour, visitors will meet a cast of historical characters including the infamous Jesse James, a Civil War soldier, a member of the Osage Indian tribe, and pioneer women who share stories of adventure, folklore and the history of Meramec Caverns.

Prior to the special evening lantern tours, visitors can spend a fun-filled day at other Meramec

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Family Focus

When kids have to go to court Grant will allow judicial system to study needs of children involved in neglect and abuse cases

By STEVE HORRELL Of The Edge A program is coming to Madison County soon that promises to help children already traumatized by abuse and neglect to navigate the maze of the court system.

The program will rely on volunteers to give a voice to kids who may be unable to give information judges need to make the right decision.

The 3rd Judicial Circuit recently received a grant to study the needs of children involved in the abuse and neglect docket. A psychologist who interviewed the children found there was a “gap in communication” between the children and authorities, according to Chief Judge Ann Callis.

“These children would show up in court, and they really weren’t sure why they were there,” she said recently. “What the volunteers will do is just really comfort these kids during the process and then help them with the communication. We think this will fill a gap that has long been recognized in Madison County.”

The volunteer help will come from a non-

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profit organization known as Court Appointed Special Advocates, which has operated in St. Clair and Monroe counties since 1988. There are 377 children on the abuse and neglect docket there, served by 101 volunteers, says Mechiko White, executive director of CASA. CASA recruits and trains volunteers who serve as a “voice for the children,” White said. While many of the volunteers are retired, others are professionals who volunteer during their time off. “It’s a very, very diverse group of people,” White said. Volunteers don’t need to have direct experience working with children, though there are at least three character traits they should have. “Patience, first, and objectivity,” she said.

“And they really need to have an unconditional love of children.”

Volunteers work at least 10 hours a month, though many work more.

CASA runs them through an intense 30hour training program, then puts them in the courtroom for 10 more hours to watch courtsupervision cases, White said.

Volunteers are closely supervised by CASA volunteers. “They’re not just out there as loose canons,” she said.

The CASA program began 35 years ago after a

Seattle judge, David Soukup, noticed recurring problem in his courtroom. According to CASA’s account of the group’s origins, Soukup decided to act after the abuse and neglect cases began to bother him.

“In criminal and civil cases, even though there were always many different points of view, you walked out of the courthouse at the end of the day and you said, ‘I’ve done my best; I can live with this decision.’ But when you’re involved with a child and you’re trying to decide what to do to facilitate that child’s growth into a mature and happy adult, you don’t feel like you have sufficient information to allow you to make the right decision. You can’t walk away and leave them at the courthouse at 4 o’clock. You wonder, ‘Do I really know everything I should?’ Have I really been told all of the different things? Is this really right?”

The organization today has 900 programs nationwide.

In recent months, White has been working closely with Callis and Associate Judge Janet Heflin to bring the program to Madison County.

CASA is scheduling a “massive” recruiting campaign for October with the goal of starting the program here in January of 2012.

Family Focus

L e g o l a n d

Let dad be a kid on Father's Day

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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ut down that tie and leave the socks on the shelf. This year, why not treat Dad to a Father’s Day he’ll never forget with a trip to LEGO Star Wars Days at LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26.

The Force is strong at a LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago as the Jedi, Droids and Clone Troopers return for three days of intergalactic fun to celebrate LEGO Star Wars Days. The legendary battle over MINILAND – a scaled down version of Chicago made out of LEGO bricks – continues as the Clone

Troopers fight to keep the city safe from the destructive Battle Droids.

If he’s like most guys, he’ll revel in the chance to experience the center’s cool collection of Star Wars-themed exhibits and activities including, model builder workshops, opportunities to assist the master model builder in a Yoda group build and life-sized LEGO Darth Vader and LEGO R2-D2 models that give guests the best photo opportunity in the galaxy.

Once the photos are done, check out 1,000 clone trooper and battle droid minifigures ready for battle in MINILAND. Then take part in a scavenger hunt to find 10 characters hidden throughout MINILAND with the chance to win a family four-pack of annual passes.

There’s also Star Wars building activities

with prizes and giveaways, as well as discounts in the center’s retail shop. He’ll be like a kid in a candy store with all those Star Wars goodies to choose from. (WARNING: Mom, you might have to step in and remind him to give the kids a look too.)

“LEGO Star Wars Days has quickly become our most popular event of the season,” said LEGOLAND Discovery Center ’s own Master Model Builder, Daniel Morey. “We have a lot of great new activities planned for the weekend, including a very special makeover of MINILAND that will capture the essence of a true Star Wars battle.”

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Chicago is an indoor family entertainment destination with over 2 million LEGO bricks and nine attractions including: Model Builder

Workshop; Jungle Expedition; Dragon Ride; Technicycle; LEGO 4D Cinema; Build and Test; LEGO Factory Tour; and MINILAND featuring iconic Chicago landmarks.

Located at the Streets of Woodfield, 601 N. Martingale Rd. in Schaumburg, LEGOLAND Discovery Center is 30 minutes from downtown Chicago by car. Adult Admission is $19. Child Admission is $15. Special annual pass and ticket offers are available at www.

LEGOLANDdiscoverycenter.com. Last guest admission is two hours before closing. Extended hours are available on school vacation days and national holidays.

Visit www.legolanddiscoverycenter. com for updated daily opening times.

LEGOLAND Discovery Center is a part of the Merlin Entertainments Group.

Toronto couple keeps baby's gender a secret NEW YORK (AP) — Ridiculous or ultraenlightened? A Toronto couple’s decision to keep the gender of their 4-month-old baby a secret has touched off a sometimes nasty debate over how far parents should go in protecting young ones from society’s boy-girl biases.

Kathy Witterick and David Stocker recently landed on the front page of the Toronto Star, explaining that they hope their third child, Storm, can remain untouched by the connotations of pink versus blue, male versus female, long enough to make up his or her own mind.

The decision has online haters and supporters of the family on hyperdrive. Child development experts, meanwhile, question the impact on the cherubic infant later in life and whether the couple has gone too far in their quest for gender neutrality.

“This is not a secret without consequences,” said Mike Brody, a child psychiatrist in Washington, D.C., and instructor at the University of Maryland. “This seems more controlling than the helicopter parents.”

Soon after the baby was born, in a pool of water at home, Witterick, 38, and Stocker, 39, sent an email announcing to loved ones:

“We’ve decided not to share Storm’s sex for now — a tribute to freedom and choice in place of limitation, a stand up to what the world could become in Storm’s lifetime (a more progressive place? ...).”

The couple has been overwhelmed by attention since the story was published last week, telling The Associated Press in an email Friday the idea that “the whole world must know what is between the baby’s legs is unhealthy, unsafe and voyeuristic. We know — and we’re keeping it clean, safe, healthy and private (not secret!).”

Storm’s two older siblings — both on-therecord boys — know the baby’s gender, along with a close family friend and the midwives who delivered him. They plan to keep the secret as long as Storm, 2-year-old Kio and 5year-old Jazz are OK with it.

There’s nothing unusual about Storm’s genitalia, the parents note, but they’ve been stung by criticism of their older children for liking pink and purple clothes, bikes and other “girly” things, like the occasional dress and long hair for Jazz, who’s currently sporting braids.

Among neighbors and others, the couple has faced the cringe-inducing question so

many other parents have also heard: “Oh what a lovely child. Boy or a girl?” But, Stocker told the paper, “If you really want to get to know someone, you don’t ask what’s between their legs.”

Liza Hough, 29, a student of traditional medicine in Alameda, Calif., isn’t a parent but felt so strongly about the family’s “courage” in trying to knock down gender walls that she began a Facebook page in support. She called their approach “peaceful radicalism” and told the AP: “Whether these parents intended it as a political move or not, it is precisely what it has become.”

Throughout history, Hough said, people have had to go to what was considered “‘too far ’ and radical in order to break down barriers.”

Wi t t e r i c k “ u n s c h o o l s ” a l l t h re e o f her children. It’s a fringe style of home schooling based on a no report card, textbook or test philosophy of letting kids explore the world for themselves. She and Stocker, who teaches at a small alternative school, say they have the support of the children’s grandparents, though the grandparents were confused at first about the gender-free secret for chubby-cheeked,

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blond-haired Storm.

Can a child at a very young age navigate a gender choice for him or herself, as these parents hope? Or is it a case of political correctness gone awry?

“When I read the article it kind of angered me, that I would read something like this about parents doing this kind of social experiment on their own kids,” said Stephan Tan, 36, a music school owner and father of four young children in Brampton, Ontario.

He put up a Facebook page in opposition to the family’s secret and has commenters hurling insults and threatening to report the couple to child abuse investigators.

“What struck me was that the father had made a statement that he found it obnoxious that so many parents make so many choices for their children, but it’s plain to see that he himself is making a very extreme choice for his child,” Tan said.

Jayme Poisson, the Star staffer who wrote the story, spent a couple of days with the family and told the “Today” show she believes “they care very deeply about their children,” regardless of whether you agree with their approach.

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Music Music calendar **If you would like to add something to our music calendar, email it to theedge@edwpub.net.

Thursday, June 16 Annual Concerts in the Courtyard, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Edwardsville Municipal Band, Edwardsville City Park, Edwardsville, 8 p.m.

Music in the Park, Grafton, 8 p.m.

Thursday Night LIve, Madison and High Streets, Jefferson City, 6 p.m.

Dirty Muggs, Helen Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

My Own Medicine, Trainwreck Saloon at West Port, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Slam & Griffin & the Gargoyles, Party in the Plaza, West Port Plaza, St. Louis, 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday, June 17 Radio Rich and the 4th Row, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Funky Butt Brass Band, Edwardville City Park, Edwardsville, 8 p.m..

Vegas & the Rat Pack, Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival, square in West Plains American Idle, Helen Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Mix Tape, Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis, 5 to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Whiskey Dixon, Sybergs on Dorsett, Maryland Heights, 9 p.m.

to 1 a.m.

Fuchi Vatos, Trainwreck Saloon at West Port, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

3 rd S t o r y, F a i r m o u n t P a r k , Collinsville, 6:30 to 11 p.m.

That 80’s Band, Casino Queen, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Wyld Stallyns, Twisted Bull Saloon, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Saturday, June 18 Ambassadors in Harmony, The Touhill, University of Missouri St. Louis, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Earth, Wind & Fire, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis Old Time Music Ozark Heritage Festival, square in West Plains E x t re m e l y P o i n t l e s s , H e l e n Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m Mike Mattingly, Hilton at the Ballpark, St. Louis, 4 to 6 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m.

Street Entertainment - Joe the Juggler, West Port Plaza, St. Louis, 6 to 8 p.m.

Oliver Johnson, Jim Manley & Mark Friedricks, Jimmy’s On the Park Cafe-Bistro and Bar, St. Louis, 8 to 11 p.m.

Celebrity Mugshots, Trainwreck Saloon at West Port, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Dave Caputo Duo, Crown Valley Winery, St. Genevieve, 2 to 6 p.m.

Janet Savage and Bruce Britton, Crown Valley Tievoli Hills Resort, Clarksville, MO, 2 to 6 p.m.

Jim Manley & Mark Friedricks, Jimmy’s On the Park

Trixie Delight, Twisted Bull Saloon, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Dirty Muggs, Casino Queen, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday, June 19

Matthew Morrison, The Fox Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Mike Mattingly, Crown Valley Wooden Nickel Winery and Saloon, Litchfield, 2 to 6 p.m.

Lucky Dan and Naked Mike, C r o w n Va l l e y B r e w e r y, S t .

Genevieve, 3 to 7 p.m.

Monday, June 20 Soulard Blues Band, Broadway Oyster Bar, 9 p.m., St. Louis Legally Blonde, The Muny in Forest Park, St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Karaoke, Sybergs on Dorsett, Maryland Heights, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

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Tuesday, June 21 Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt, 8 p.m., The Fox Theatre, St. Louis Dueling Fiddlers- Adam DeGraff, The Sheldon, St. Louis, 7:30 p.m.

Karaoke, Helen Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.

Jesse Gannon Duo, Jazz & Blues Concert, West Port Plaza, St. Louis, 5 to 7 p.m.

Three’s a Crowd, Trainwreck Saloon at West Port, St. Louis, 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 22 Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me A Tenor,” Directed by Mark Bacus, Dunham Hall Theater, SIUE Campus, 7:30 p.m.

Whitaker Music Festival: The Jenny Kavanaugh Band, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, 7 to 9:30 p.m.

Motley Crue and Poison, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, St. Louis, 7

p.m.Open Mic Night, Villa Marie Winery, Hear the area’s aspiring musicians and enjoy free tacos, 6 to 9 p.m.

Mexican Sake Karaoke, Helen Fitzgerald’s, St. Louis, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

The Accidentals, Morgan Street Brewery, St. Louis, 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 23 Matt & Kim w/The Thermals, Autobot from Flosstradamus, 8 p.m., The Pageant, St. Louis, Mo. Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me A Tenor,” Directed by Mark Bacus, Dunham Hall Theater, SIUE Campus, 7:30 p.m.

Edwardsville Municipal Band, Edwardsville City Park, Edwardsville, 8 p.m.

Music in the Park, Grafton, 8 p.m.

Thursday Night LIve, Madison and High Streets, Jefferson City, 6 p.m.

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Music Tuning in Stone Hill Winery to host Cajun Concert Aye-eeee! Stone Hill Winery is gearing up for the 22nd annual Cajun Concert on the Hill, set for July 8, 9 and 10. Recording artist Ed Gary and the Louisiana Cajun Aces will make the 800-mile trek from the bayous of Louisiana again this year to perform the three-day concert.

Over the past two decades, this everpopular concert has evolved into the summertime event of the season, drawing thousands of visitors from across the nation.

The band, known for being “true Cajun,” released its first compact disc, titled Cajun All Time Favorites, in September 1999 to great reviews.

The band’s 2002 recording, C’est la Vie, was nominated by the Cajun French Music Association as best recording of the year in 2003, and Ed Gary was nominated for vocalist of the year. In 2004, the band released Du Coeur, and Gary was inducted into the CFMA Hall of Fame. In 2009, 20-Year Reunion...Dancing at Stone Hill Winery was released to coincide with Stone Hill Winery’s 20th annual Cajun Concert. The band’s authentic Cajun music runs the gamut from slow, poignant waltzes to heartpounding, rug-cutting two-steps.

Accompanying the band will be a number of Cajun dancers who will encourage guests to join in and learn the tricky steps to all their dances during the three-day extravaganza.

They’ll even perform their own version of Mardi Gras on Sunday, and they’ll offer free dance lessons to all pavilion ticket holders one hour before each concert.

Cold wine and zesty Cajun dishes of catfish, andouille sausage, jambalaya and red beans and rice will be available in our pavilion, and a more extensive Cajun menu will be offered at the Vintage Restaurant located next to the winery.

The concerts are scheduled, rain or shine, for Friday night, July 8, 6 p.m.

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- 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 10, 1 p.m.

- 6 p.m. Tickets may be purchased at the door two hours before each concert. Adult pavilion tickets–$12 each day; Grounds tickets–$5 each day. Special two- and three-day passes and children’s tickets are available. For more information, call 800-909-9463.

2000 with the release of their first single, “Kryptonite.” The band’s fifth album, “Time of My Life”, is scheduled to be released this summer.

Jason Aldean, winner of the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Top New Male Vocalist Award in 2006 and nominee for this year ’s ACM Entertainer of the Year Award, will entertain fairgoers Sunday, Aug. 14. Five of his songs – “Why,” “She’s Country,” “Big Green Tractor,” “The Truth” and “Don’t You Wanna Stay” - have reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Grammy nominee Chris Young will sing his hit singles “Gettin’ You Home,” “Voices” and “The Man I Want To Be.” Thompson Square also will perform.

The Illinois Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago cast of Million Dollar Quartet will give a free concert Monday, Aug. 15. Million Dollar Quartet is inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time. The musical is currently running on Broadway at the Nederlander Theatre and at the Apollo Theater in Chicago.

Luke Bryan will sing his chart topping hits “Rain Is a Good Thing” and “Someone Else Calling You Baby” Tuesday, Aug. 16. Trailer Choir, who is touring to support its debut album, “Tailgate,” will open for Bryan.

The legendary Oak Ridge Boys and Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin B ro t h e r s w i l l t a k e t h e s t a g e Wednesday, Aug. 17. The Oak Ridge Boys have won dozens of awards and sold more than 30 million records during their 30 year career.

Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers became one of country music’s most successful acts of the 1970s and 1980s.

Greyson Chance has been booked t o o p e n f o r A l l s t a r We e k e n d Thursday, Aug. 18, Bliefnick said.

Chance released his debut single “Waiting Outside the Lines” in 2010 and is set to release his debut album “Hold on ‘Til the Night” Aug. 2, 2011. Allstar Weekend released its debut album “Suddenly Yours” and guest starred on the popular Disney Channel series “Sonny With a Chance” last fall. .38 Special will perform hits like “Hold On Loosely” and “Caught

of the Year and Top Vocal Group of the Year at the 2011 ACM Awards.

Stealing Angels will open the show.

All concerts begin at 8 p.m. except for the Allstar Weekend concert, which begins at 6:30 p.m. and the 38 Special concert, which starts at 5 p.m. Tickets can also be purchased on the internet at Ticketmaster.com, by calling 1-800-745-3000 or visiting any Ticketmaster outlet.

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Music lineup announced for state fair Tickets for 2011 Illinois State Fair concerts can be purchased at the Grandstand box office on the fairgrounds. It will be open weekdays, except holidays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Grandstand box office will also be open July 30 and Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“I think fairgoers will find this year’s line-up very appealing and very diverse,” State Fair Manager Amy Bliefnick said. “We have country, comedy, rock, rap, R&B and even a Broadway musical. There’s something for everyone to enjoy!”

Ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham will open the State Fair concerts Friday, Aug. 12. Dunham has starred in several Comedy Central specials, including “ J e ff D u n h a m : A rg u i n g w i t h Myself,” “Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity” and “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special.”

3 Doors Down will take the stage Saturday, Aug. 13. 3 Doors Down rose to national fame in

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Loverboy, April Wine and The Tubes also will rock the stage Friday, Aug. 19.

Rapper MC Hammer and Boyz II Men will headline the Saturday, Aug. 20 concert. MC Hammer won numerous awards for his 1990 smash hit “U Can’t Touch This.”

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Religion We all have a heavenly father I’ve often in the past written about my life as a child on the farm where my family lived. I know I’ve spoken about the difference in my mother’s life than mine.

But, since tomorrow will be Father ’s Day, I find myself remembering my dad.

For me, he was a very special father…one that others could emulate. I knew him as a very gentle person, a loving but strict father, generous and giving to others, someone who lived what he said he believed.

I remember how strict he could be but how I never went to sleep without him assuring me that he wanted me to be the best person possible and he loved me very much.

I came from a family that enjoyed dancing. I remember Saturday nights when the radio broadcast music from WLS (country music) and also a famous dancehall in Chicago…modern dancing. I recall my father dancing with me around the round dining room table.

When I was very small, I stood on

Doris Gvillo his feet.

When I married Bill, the bridesmaids and I were waiting for the processional and suddenly someone asked where my dad was.

He was sitting on a chair with his feet propped up because he said his legs were feeling really weak.

When my folks gave up farming, they moved into town and my father worked for his brothers who ran a grocery store that delivered groceries. Dad was the deliveryman. When my children were born, I stayed a few days with my folks and I can close my eyes and see my father rushing home at noon, eating a hurried lunch and sitting by the bassinette watching that tiny little grandchild of his sleep. He was so proud and so delighted to be a grandpa.

Funny the things we remember but one memory is embedded in my heart and mind. At his visitation before his funeral, a man who had worked for my father

said something like this…”I always admired your dad and the kind of man he was.”

He worked hard. He shared what he had. He was generous, forgiving, and most of all loving.

You’d never read about his life in the newspaper or a book, but those who knew him, I believe, knew someone who touched their lives.

Now, having said all of that let me share with you a few of my thoughts about another father… our heavenly father.

God is a creator God. Everything that exists in our world originally came from Him. We have inventors who develop concepts that produce the ‘things’ we now have to make our lives easier, and most will say ‘better ’.

But it was and is God who is the ultimate ‘creator ’. And it is from God that we as His children can learn the concepts that make a life lived according to His way different.

We say, “We love because He first loved us”. If we read scripture, we are given precepts by which we

are guided in how we are to live.

We are to be loving, generous, forgiving…we are not to forgive once but over and over again. We aren’t only to give to those we love but to those ‘in need’. We aren’t to be the judge and jury but to give God the ultimate judgment.

There is a verse in Luke that reminds us that to whom much has been given, much will be required.

As I’ve told you so many times, I am no theologian, but to me such an admonition seems similar to what we as earthly parents would give to our children. We give them what we can and we want them to follow a path that leads them on to a better and more fulfilling life.

But we also hope they use the gifts we’ve provided wisely and not only for themselves but to reach out and help others. And I think (for what my thoughts are worth) that our God, who has blessed us so greatly, is waiting patiently for us to respond to His love and make the choice to live as he would have us live.

Most all of us pray the “Lord’s

prayer” which is the prayer Jesus gave to his disciples when they asked how to pray. That prayer begins with the words, “Our Father”.

While we may not all still have an earthly father, or perhaps our earthly father wasn’t the example that we choose to emulate, each and every one of us have a heavenly father.

That Heavenly Father is ready to offer comfort when we are feeling broken and alone, strength when we feel we can no longer go on, peace when our lives seem a total mess, forgiveness when we ask with a repentant heart, and always, always, a love that surrounds and sustains us whatever the circumstances.

So I wish all of you fathers a Happy Father ’s Day. But, I also want to remind all of us that we have a heavenly father that we can always trust and who is with us now and forever.

Oregon Senate votes to remove spiritual defense for murder

care for their infant daughter.

Another couple was convicted last year of criminally negligent homicide in the 2008 death of their teenage son.

The Oregon House unanimously approved the bill in March, and the Senate passed it Monday. The bill now returns to the House for a vote on Senate changes.

15-year-old from his congregation is about force, fear and her faith in a church that shamed her and banished her to Colorado.

The trial of Ernest Willis of Gilford opened on a dramatic note, when the woman who says he raped her twice in 1997 testified about how “brutal” it was to face hundreds of churchgoers at Concord’s Trinity Baptist Church and apologize for getting pregnant out of wedlock.

Tina Anderson, now 29, says thenpastor Chuck Phelps arranged for her to move in with a Baptist family in Colorado and place her infant daughter up for adoption.

Willis, who is 51, pleaded guilty last week to one count of having sex with Anderson, who was under the legal age of consent at the time.

Doris Gvillo is a member of Eden United Church of Christ.

Religion briefs Chaplains: Troops may fear sharing beliefs on gays WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of 21 religious groups that send chaplains to the military want C o n g re s s o r t h e P e n t a g o n t o guarantee that troops won’t be punished if they openly discuss their religious objections to homosexuality.

In a joint letter to chaplain chiefs of the Navy, Army, and Air Force, the chaplain endorsers express concern that repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” could marginalize or silence troops who believe same-sex relationships are immoral.

The letter says, “Service members should know that chaplains’ ministry and their own rights of conscience re m a i n p ro t e c t e d e v e r y w h e re military necessity has placed them.”

Military training to apply the new law allowing gays to serve openly began earlier this year and is expected to be completed by midsummer.

Kansas joins effort to save Utah highway crosses TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas has joined 19 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a dispute over crosses along Utah highways honoring state troopers who died while on duty.

Kansas Attorney General Derek

Schmidt says he joined the effort because he wants to protect the right of free expression on public land.

F o u r t e e n c ro s s e s h a v e b e e n erected by the Utah Highway Patrol Troopers Association, using private funds. Each 12-foot-high cross contains a biography of the trooper who died and the state patrol’s logo.

An atheist group sued over the crosses in 2005 and a federal appeals court ruled in the group’s favor, concluding the crosses were an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. Utah then appealed.

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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers have approved a bill that would remove faith healing as a legal defense in murder or manslaughter cases.

The legislation was drafted largely in response to the deaths of children among members of the Followers of Christ Church in Oregon City, who rely on spiritual treatments instead of medical care. A couple that belongs to the church stands trial this week on criminal mistreatment charges for failing to seek medical

FA I R B A N K S , A l a s k a ( A P ) — An Alaskan couple has translated the New Testament into Gwich’in.

Meggie and Pierre DeMers read a passage from a copy of their translation of the New Testament during Sunday morning services at the St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Fairbanks.

Parishioners responded with a standing ovation.

The Fairbanks Daily NewsMiner says the DeMers, who are missionaries with Wycliffe Bible Translators, have worked for 31 years to complete the Gwich’in translation of the New Testament. The Gwich’in people are the only Athabascan tribe to have the New Testament in their language.

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The Arts Artistic adventures Kemper to screen “Dr. Strangelove” It is among the most indelible images of Cold War-era film: Slim Pickens, as Major “King” Kong, riding an atom bomb to extinction, cowboy hat waving in the wind.

T h e s c e n e i s f ro m S t a n l e y Kubrick’s pitch-black political satire “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”(1964), which tells the story of an unhinged United States Air Force general who orders a first-strike nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.

Yet Pickens’ iconic pose finds a contemporary echo in a recent multimedia work by conceptual artist Cosima von Bonin, titled MISSY MISDEMEANOR #02 (THE BEIGE VOMITING CHICK, MISS RILEY (LOOP #02, 2006), MVO’S VOODOO BEAT & MOV’S ROCKET BLAST BEAT).

Consisting of a large stuffed chick saddling a 36-foot long fiberglass rocket, MISSY MISDEMEANOUR is the centerpiece of the exhibition Cosima von Bonin: Character Appropriation, now on view at the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.

In conjunction with the exhibition, the Kemper Art Museum will host a free outdoor screening of Dr. Strangelove at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 17, in its east parking lot. Popcorn will be provided, though viewers should bring their own seating.

Rain location will be Steinberg Auditorium.

Preceding the screening, at 7 p.m., will be a gallery talk by exhibition curator Meredith Malone. The talk will explore von Bonin’s work and its wide-ranging artistic vocabulary, which encompasses her own biography and the work of other artists as well as film, electronic music, cartoon characters and luxury lifestyle branding.

Cosima von Bonin: Character Appropriation is the first solo museum exhibition in the American Midwest for the artist, who lives and works in Cologne, Germany.

Inspired by Rockstars (Character Appropriation) (2003), an early example of von Bonin’s signature textile “paintings” in the permanent collection of the Kemper Art Museum, the exhibition surveys the last decade of her career and remains on view through Monday, Aug. 1.

The Kemper Art Museum is located near the intersection of Skinker and Forsyth boulevards.

Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. The museum is closed Tuesdays.

For more information, call (314) 935-4523 or visit kemperartmuseum. wustl.edu.

Sheldon to pay tribute to Mary King The Sheldon Art Galleries presents Mary King: A Selected Retrospective, June 17 – August 13, 2011 in the Bellwether Gallery of Saint Louis Artists. Gallery hours are Tuesdays, Noon – 8 p.m.; Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, Noon – 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. Admission is free. For more information on the exhibition visit the galleries’ website at www.thesheldon.org/ galleries.asp.

B o r n i n S t . L o u i s , p a i n t e r, sculptor and ceramicist Mary King

studied art history at Barnard College in New York with Julius Held and took classes with Meyer Shapiro at Columbia University in the 1950s. King also took classes with Philip Guston and Hans Hoffman. In New York, King met and became friends with Elaine and Willem DeKooning, Franz Kline, Jackson Pollock and other members of the post-war arts community who frequented the Cedar Bar and the Club on 14th Street. In St. Louis, where she moved in 1958, King was art critic for the St. Louis Post Dispatch from 1964-1983. The exhibition provides a selective overview of the artists’ career from the 1950s to the present. She has worked in painting, drawing, ceramics, welded steel, and has made proposals for architectural projects and public sculpture. Some of the ideas for outdoor installations have become the mainstay of her unique garden –a garden of ideas. Of particular strength are her portraits of friends and family members, which are frank and penetrating as well as graceful. Energy is a dominant characteristic of all her work, whether romantic, erotic or celebratory. The subjects found in King’s work are very personal and reflect her interest in the development and expression of the self, as well as how we interact with, and find meaning in, the landscape.

Mary King Sculpture Garden Tour: Wednesday, June 29, 2 – 4 p.m., rain or shine. Tour the artist’s private sculpture garden and hear from the artist about her inspiration for the installations that she created. $25 per person, advance

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The 2011 Season will kick off with the Muny premiere of “Legally Blond” (June 20 – 26). Next, the Cole Porter favorite “Kiss Me, Kate” (June 27 – July 3) will grace the stage. Following will be the Muny and St. Louis premiere of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” (July 6 – 14), opening Wednesday, and featuring two extra performances. Tapping its way across the Muny stage next will be “Singin’ in the Rain” (July 18 – 24).

Rounding out the season will be “Little Shop of Horrors” (July 25 – 31), “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” (August 1 – 7), and the season finale, “Bye Bye Birdie” (Aug. 8 – 14).

Group tickets are on sale now, with great seats available each nigh Discount rates are available for groups of 20 or more by calling the Group Sales Department at (314) 361-1900, ext. 308.

Wildey sets June movie schedule Movies, movies and more movies fill the Wildey Theatre’s June schedule, sponsored by Anderson Hospital.

The Wildey salutes director Alfred Hitchcock and actor Jimmy Stewart with two heart-pounding classics – “Vertigo” and “Rear Window”. Both films play on June 12 & June 16, and are available as individual showings or at a special price as a double feature.

June 17 is a true movie lovers day, as we offer two showings of Steven Spielberg’s beloved film “E.T.: The Extraterrestrial”, followed by a midnight showing of the Jeff Bridges/John Goodman cult fave “The Big Lebowski”.

Having added double features, the Wildey has scheduled our first Triple Feature, the Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd comedies “Back to the Future” and BTTF parts 2 & 3. The June 18 showings

are available individually, or at a special price of $15.00 for all three movies.

Another double feature salutes writer/director Mel Brooks, with showings of “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles” alternating on June 23 & 24, and available at a special price for both.

Finally, The Wildey is teaming with Encore Wine Bar to present “A Wine Tasting & a Movie”. A broad selection of excellent wines will be available for tasting in the theatre’s lobby from 6:30 to 7:45pm, followed by a showing of the Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin comedy-drama “It’s Complicated” at 8:00pm. Tickets for the wine tasting and movie are $15.

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A Chorus Line, Robert G. Reim Theatre, St. Louis, 8 p.m.

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A view of Yellowstone Park. Inset photo is of Debra Kraner.

The ultimate summer job

By SARA HALL For The Edge

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fter the stressful and hectic process of graduation, most seniors will be spending their summers attending graduation parties and relaxing before heading to college.

But recent Staunton High School graduate Debra Kraner has different plans. Three days after graduation, she traveled over 24 hours and 1,300 miles to spend her summer working in Yellowstone National Park.

Kraner is participating in a seasonal work program sponsored through Yellowstone National Park. She will be working as a retail employee at Canyon Village, one of the seven different locations throughout the 26,000 acre park.

Kraner said she first became aware of the program when her family visited Yellowstone National Park over five years ago.

“When we were out in 2006, I saw younger kids working,” she said. “I talked to one of the kids, and he said he came out to work mid-May until October.”

Kraner said she then Googled "Yellowstone summer jobs," found more information and applied online.

Kraner said she began the application process for her the summer position in September 2010.

“I applied for the job (in September), and recieved an e-mail notification that they recieved my application,” she said. “I then had a 45-minute phone interview and was offered the job at the end of the call. It was pretty simple, and (Yellowstone) was very prompt and to the point.”

Kraner said she had many employment options from which to choose.

“There are different jobs you can apply for, such as an office or retail worker,” she said.

“Returning employees get first dibs, but you can pick (where you work) to an extent,” she

Staunton girl finds work in Yellowstone Park said.

Kraner said Canyon Villeage is one of the larger locations in the park. Kraner said nine retail employees work at her location, with two to four workers on staff during each shift.

Kraner said she will be working at least 40 hours per week, and she said she will be able to work more hours if she wishes.

Although Kraner will be working frequently, she still expects to have time to explore the park and take part in the many events they offer.

“From the people I’ve talked to, they’ve said there’s more free time than you would think,” she said. “The store is open from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Because (the store) has such wide hours, I could have a six hour shift and get off at 2 or 3 p.m., so at least there’s the rest of the day to do something.”

Kraner said she looks forward to spending a longer time at Yellowstone to further absorb the park.

“I only got to spend a day and half there the first time I visited, and it wasn’t enough time to soak it in,” she said.

Kraner said she is eager to experience the many aspects unique to Yellowstone National Park, such as its numerous geothermal features.

“I don’t think people realize how crazy it is there,” she said. “You’re basically under a volcano.”

Kraner said the park also comes with surprises.

“Sometimes there will be bison in the road, and you just have to sit and wait for them to go,” she said.

Kraner said she will have to adjust to the differences of living somewhere new, such as the drastic change in temperature.

“I’ve talked to a couple of people out there, and (Yellowstone) just got six inches of snow,” she said.

Kraner said she plans to participate in events held by Yellowstone Co-Op Employee Recreation Program, or YCERP. She said YCERP provides a weekly schedule of events just for the employees, such as back country camping trips and hikes.

Kraner said the employees are also provided with supplies such as backpacks, tents and kayaks upon their request.

Kraner said working at Yellowstone provides other incentives.

“There are little perks here and there, such as dicscounts at local restaurants and shops,” she said.

Kraner said the nearest retail store is one and a half hours from Yellowstone, but the area provides the basic items she will need.

“There’s a general store and a post office in the village I can go to,” she said. “Also, working in the store itself will be helpful. All the essentails are around.”

Kraner said at one and a half hours away, Cody, Wyoming and Jackson Hole are the nearest main shopping centers for bigger purchases.

“They’re a good ways away, but they’re still accessible,” she said.

Kraner will be living in a dormatory setup at the Canyon Village. Kraner said that Yellowstone has a weekly deduction system for employees for their living and food costs.

She said employees are given a swipe card to use for these.

Kraner said the deduction is very reasonable and thinks the system is very useful.

“I don’t have to worry about getting food with my swipe card,” she said. “It reminds me a lot of college.”

Kraner said although she won’t know anyone from home while working at Yellowstone, she has gotten in contact with other seasonal workers through a Facebook group for the Yellowstone Workers of 2011.

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“I’ve met someone working with me from Virginia,” she said.

Kraner added that the students in the group are not only from the United States, but also from countries abroad.

“You can find people from everywhere, (even) a couple of international people,” she said.

Kraner said since this will be her first expericnce away from home, she expects that adjusting to a new environment will be interesting.

“No one will be watching me making sure go to bed, eat breakfast,” she said. “I’ll have a lot more freedom. I’ll be living my own life.

Being so far away (from home), you’re kind of plucked out by yourself.”

Kraner will have her own car at Yellowstone. Her parents, Ron and Barb Kraner, followed her in their camper, and helped her unpack and get situated in her dorm.

Kraner said although her parents will miss having her home for the summer, they’re glad she will be able to have such a unique experience.

“They’re very excited,” she said. “All of us, we’ve talked about this for so long.”

Kraner said she will miss seeing her friends, especially because they will be going their seperate ways once they begin their college careers, but she said the experience of working at Yellowstone outweighed her other options.

“It’s something I wanted to do for a long time,” she said.

Kraner said she will return to Staunton on Aug. 11 and start college at Lewis and Clark Community College on Aug. 22.

Kraner will be obtaining her general education requirements at LCCC. She then plans to attend Bastyr University in Washington to study Holitsic Medicine.

Those interested in learning more about Yellowstone’s seaosnal job program may visit http://www.yellowstonejobs.com/SeasonalPositions-7522.html.

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A scene from "Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night."

MoBOT to host Chinese Lantern Festival

By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge

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eleasing Chinese lanterns into the night sky has become the trendiest new way for brides and grooms to round off their wedding festivities. This is a far cry though from the truly spectacular sight that will light up the sky at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis next year.

“Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night” is an international exhibition of 26 larger-than-life, lighted works of art from Zigong, China that will be on display for visitors to marvel at May 26 through Aug. 19, 2012. View the art by day and experience the illuminated magic by night.

Visitors from throughout the country will be able to experience one of China’s most treasured events and ancient traditions – the annual lantern festival - right here in St. Louis.

This outdoor exhibition is the first of its kind and size in the United States, offering visitors a unique opportunity to witness a spectacle rarely staged outside of Asia. Elaborate outdoor sets crafted of silk and steel will celebrate Chinese culture through bold color, dazzling light and striking design.

“As one of the region’s premier cultural attractions, the Missouri Botanical Garden is delighted to bring an international event of this caliber to the St. Louis area,” said Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden. “The Garden has a longtenured tradition of botanical research and collaboration with China through our Flora of China project, a significant endeavor which we anticipate completing at the end of 2012. Coupled with the presence of our beautiful Chinese Garden, the Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, it seemed only fitting for the Garden to host the first Lantern Festival

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in the country, celebrating in what will be our ‘Year of China.’”

A festival rich in Chinese history and tradition Lantern festivals are deeply rooted in Chinese history and myth, dating back to the ancient dynasties of more than 2,000 years ago. In modern times, lantern festivals traditionally culminate the 15-day celebration of the Chinese New Year. Giant, ornate lanterns of complex design fill cities with light in vivid, festive spectacles.

A team of 35 to 40 skilled artisans from Zigong in the western province of Sichuan, the center of the lantern-making industry in China, will spend two months in residence at the Missouri Botanical Garden to construct 26 elaborate, multi-piece sets from scratch.

Working from reference drawings, sets begin as large outlines on the ground. Steel rods are carefully placed and welded together to fashion the framework of each figure.

Structures are draped with specially-treated Chinese silk, designed to withstand outdoor display for several months. Silk is secured to frame edges with a gold trim. The final creations are lit from within or adorned with an exterior piping of lights, giving them a brilliant evening glow.

Each lantern design is full of Chinese tradition, symbolism and meaning. Greeting visitors at the Garden’s entrance is a welcoming gate of dragon pillars, Hua Biao, modeled after a more than 500-year-old pair at the Tiananmen Square in China. The original Chinese gates were built to activate the good luck of the Ching dynasty; similarly, the Garden’s Hua Biao represents good prospect and turns bad luck into good. Standing sentry at the Linnean Plaza entrance, The Terracotta Warrior set features four 10-foot-tall figures depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China. Chinese opera, an art form rich in tradition that combines music, dance and song, is celebrated with masks in The Faces of Chinese Opera, the only indoor

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lantern display.

Celebrate the Year of the Dragon In a nod to the 2012 Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, several elaborate lantern sets prominently feature the dragon, a mythical creature and cultural symbol of Chinese nationality that represents hopes and wishes for a better future. A swirling dragon embraces a pillar rising from the waters of the Garden’s Latzer Fountain. Intricate porcelain dragons, created by stringing and stacking hundreds of porcelain dishes in long, curving rows to form a scaled body, stretch the length of the reflecting pools located between the famed Climatron conservatory and the Garden’s original stone gate entrance. The Nine-Dragon Mural uses color, expression and emotion to replicate the artistic architecture of a similar sculpture in Beijing.

A huge, color-changing vase spins in the center of the Gladney Rose Garden, surrounded by eight-foot-tall stems of lotus flowers, a symbol of aspirations to “rise towards the light.” The Heavenly Temple is a three-story-tall showpiece designed to mimic the beauty, magnificence and majestic presence of the 15th century Beijing Heavenly Temple, where emperors would pray for a fruitful harvest. A sail boat made from thousands of recycled plastic bottles glides through the calm waters of a pond near the Dry Streambed Garden to represent “doing everything well.” A pathway sparkling with lit arches of crescent moons and stars symbolizes a happy and celebratory occasion, a rousing and iconic scene at any traditional lantern festival.

In keeping with the garden’s commitment to sustainability, Ameren Missouri Pure Power will donate Missouri wind energy credits to offset the electricity required to power the exhibit for nighttime viewing.

Details Special exhibition admission rates will apply during Lantern Festival evenings, Thursdays through Sundays, May 26 through

Aug. 19, 2012. There is no extra charge to view the works of art by day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Nighttime viewing hours are 6 to 10 p.m. (last entry at 9 p.m.). Tickets will be available for advance purchase online at www.mobot.org/lanternfestival in the months preceding the exhibition. Advance group bookings of 15 or more receive discounted admission rates; contact the Tourism Department at 1-800-332-1286 or tourism@ mobot.org.

General admission is $8; St. Louis City and County residents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and free admission on Wednesday and Saturday mornings until noon (exception: special admission rate events - third weekend of May, Labor Day weekend and first weekend of October). Children ages 12 and under and Garden members are free.

The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, Mo., accessible from Interstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and from Interstate 64 at the Kingshighway North & South exit. Free parking is available on-site and two blocks west at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

The garden is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day except Dec. 25. Grounds open at 7 a.m.

Wednesdays and Saturdays (exception: special admission rate events). Park for free on site and two blocks west at the Shaw-Vandeventer intersection. The Garden is easily accessible by taking the MetroLink commuter rail line to the Central West End station and picking up a Metro bus (www.metrostlouis.org).

For more information about “Lantern Festival: Art by Day, Magic by Night,” visit www.mobot.org/lanternfestival.

For general Missouri Botanical Garden information, visit www.mobot.org or call (314) 577-5100 (toll-free, 1-800-642-8842).

For more information, visit www.mobot. org/lanternfestival. Emerson, a global manufacturing and technology company based in St. Louis, is the presenting sponsor of Lantern Festival.

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QuickGlance Movie Reviews “The Hangover Part II”

It’s hard to imagine a worse attempt at cashing in a second time.

Seriously, it feels like the script was pieced together with the help of Mad Libs, with only slightly different and raunchier details replacing those that helped the original “Hangover” from 2009 become the highest-grossing R-rated comedy of all time. But so much of the allure of that first film was the novelty of the premise, the unpredictability of the adventures, and the sense that we, too, were wandering in a daze, helping solve the mystery of the debauched night before.

Giving the people what they want is one thing. Making nearly the exact same movie a second time, but shifting the setting to Thailand, is just ... what, lazy? Arrogant? Maybe a combination of the two.

That’s essentially what director Todd Phillips has done. This time, Ed Helms’ mild-mannered dentist, Stu, is the one getting married at a resort in Thailand, his fiancee’s family’s home country. Although he insists he doesn’t want a bachelor party, he, Phil (Bradley Cooper) and Alan (Zach Galifianakis) still manage to wake up in a stupor in a squalid Bangkok hotel.

RATED: R for pervasive language, strong sexual content including graphic nudity, drug use and brief violent images.

RUNNING TIME: 101 minutes.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: One and a half stars out of four.

“Beginners”

Cutesy little gimmicks and devices are plentiful here, and on paper they all could have conspired to make the movie too cloying or self-conscious, but writer-director Mike Mills finds just the right tone every time. He also draws lovely, natural performances from Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor as a father and son who are finally getting to know each other, truly, toward the end of the father’s life. And Melanie Laurent, who was so striking as the daring theater owner in “Inglourious Basterds,” shows a softer side here, and an effortless gift for comedy, as the young woman who teaches McGregor’s character how to fall in love, for once, as a grown-up.

McGregor stars as Oliver, a graphic artist who’s remembering his father in flashbacks at the film’s start. Plummer, as Hal, has just died of cancer. And yes, this is a comedy — because at the same time that he announces he’s suffering from the terminal disease, he also declares that he’s gay, and that with the passing of his wife of 45 years, he finally feels ready to come out of the closet and reveal his true nature. Mills based the story on his own life — his father came out at 75 and was thrilled at the prospect of starting a new life — but “Beginners” never feels self-indulgent.

RUNNING TIME: 104 minutes.

RATED: R for some language and sexual content.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three and a half stars out of four.

“Love, Wedding, Marriage”

To describe this as sitcommy would be an insult to sitcoms, which can and do succeed in inspiring genuine laughter. This is more like a tedious slog through a series of strained moments with characters who never even come close to resembling actual human beings. As the veteran of many a romantic comedy himself, including “My Best Friend’s Wedding” and “The Wedding Date,” Dermot Mulroney should know better than to wallow in trite conventions; instead, he runs right toward them and piles them on in making his directing

debut. And it even has the word “wedding” in the title, just to add one more cliche. Mandy Moore, who continues to make terrible movie choices, stars here as a marriage counselor who’s just tied the knot herself (to wooden “Twilight” hunk Kellan Lutz). But then her parents (James Brolin and Jane Seymour) announce that they’re planning to divorce just as they’re about to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Moore pouts and preens and pratfalls her way through the film’s increasingly hysterical antics. Her character is supposed to be the voice of reason, but makes a false 911 call suggesting her father has tried to kill himself, just to get her mom to fall for him all over again. And it works! Ha ha! The joke’s on us for doubting the lovability of her desperate craftiness.

RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes.

RATED: PG-13 for sexual material and language.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Zero stars out of four.

“Submarine”

This teen tale is not like anyone’s real-life coming-of-age, loss-ofvirginity, first-love kind of experience. It’s too clever, too mature, the characters are too self-aware to really reflect the bumbling trialand-error approach through which most of us satisfy our early romantic yearnings. Yet first-time director Richard Ayoade’s film is a joy to watch, a story that stirs up nostalgic longing for a time we willingly traded away our innocence, even if our own experiences were so much more prosaic than the literate fantasy world of Oliver Tate. Adapted from Joe Dunthorne’s novel, the film stars Craig Roberts as 15-year-old Oliver, an awkward, lyrical Welsh youth pursuing a rebellious classmate (Yasmin Paige) while trying to save the marriage of his dowdy parents (Sally Hawkins and Noah Taylor). Oliver’s romance is a sweet, touching tale of young love, with authentic interludes of blissful obsession and abrupt disregard that really capture a sense of the fickleness of teen relations. The cast is delightful, even as the action turns darker than expected. Paddy Considine provides a nimble comic touch as a New Age windbag wooing Oliver’s mother.

RUNNINT TIME: 97 minutes.

RATED: R for language and some sexual content.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

“X-Men: First Class”

The prequel to the “X-Men” trilogy is one of the best Marvel Comics adaptations, packed with action, humor, retro 1960s style that’s both campy and sexy and a revisionist history lesson that puts the super-powered mutants at the center of the Cuban missile crisis.

Bryan Singer, who directed the superior first two “X-Men” flicks, returns as a producer and idea man, and Matthew Vaughn, another filmmaker adept at blending smarts and action (“Stardust,” “KickAss”), was wisely recruited as director and co-writer. The young cast led by James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender is no match for Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen and the rest of the grand ensemble Singer enlisted for the first “X-Men” in 2000. Yet McAvoy’s playful energy and unshakable nobility and Fassbender ’s slow-burning wrath and unflinching pragmatism nicely prefigure Stewart’s august Professor X and McKellen’s dogmatic Magneto. Kevin Bacon’s a blast as a mutant bad guy aiming to start a nuclear war.

With January Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne and Nicholas Hoult.

RUNNING TIME: 130 minutes.

RATED: PG-13 for intense sequences of action and violence, some sexual content including brief partial nudity and language.

ASSOCIATED PRESS RANKING: Three stars out of four.

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In this publicity image released by Fox Searchlight films, from left, Jessica Chastain, Tye Sheridan, and Brad Pitt are shown in a scene from “The Tree of Life.

"Tree of Life" dreamlike, ambitious

By CHRISTY LEMIRE Associated Press Gorgeous and ambitious, pretentious and baffling, tightly controlled yet free-flowing, “The Tree of Life” is unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. And yet it’s very much the culmination of everything Terrence Malick has done until now — all four features he’s made over the past four decades.

All his thematic and aesthetic signatures are there from earlier films like “Badlands” and “The Thin Red Line”: the dreamlike yet precise details, an obsession with both the metaphysical and the emotional, an ability to create suspense within a languid mood.

It is simultaneously mesmerizing and maddening as it encompasses nothing less than the nature of existence itself. As writer

director, Malick ranges far and wide, from intimate moments with a growing family in 1950s Texas to the dawn of time — complete with awesome images of the cosmos and, yes, those dinosaurs you’ve surely heard about — and back again.

“The Tree of Life” is deeply spiritual, but Malick isn’t one to preach. Instead, he gives you the sense that he’s genuinely asking questions to which the answers may be unknowable — he’s putting them out there for himself, and for us all. Of course, we’ll never know his intentions: Malick is notoriously elusive, which is admirable from an artistic perspective but probably frustrating for those who’d like to know what the hell he means by all this.

But if you’re open to letting the imagery wash over you, to allowing yourself to get sucked into the film’s rhythms and fluidly

undulating tones, you’ll be wowed. And even if you’re not a spiritual person yourself, given to the kind of seeking that frequently marks the characters’ voiceovers in “The Tree of Life,” you’re unlikely to find the film’s religious themes alienating.

“Lord, why? Where were you?” wonders the mother in the family, played as an idealized vision of nurturing womanhood by Jessica Chastain. “Who are we to you? Answer me.”

Malick offers an intriguing contrast between these heavy, eternal concepts and prosaic childhood memories: light, wispy snippets of sight and sound, of trees and sky and grass, of a mother’s voice. (The technical elements here are just stunning, including Emmanuel Lubezki’s cinematography, Jack Fisk’s production design and Alexandre Desplat’s score). These moments are intentionally

impressionistic — and “The Tree of Life” feels defiantly plotless and, sometimes, selfindulgent — but they all represent an accurate depiction of how our early recollections can come back to us in fragments. Some are idyllic, while others are frightening.

Eventually, “The Tree of Life” becomes rooted in the reality of the O’Brien family: a father (Brad Pitt), mother (Chastain), and three little boys. Pitt makes the character an intimidating figure, a capricious mix of toughness and tenderness, and it’s probably the best work of his career. Chastain, a relative newcomer to the screen, balances him out with sweetness and grace but also with a playful nature and an open, expressive face; you get the sense that she only wants happiness for her children, in whatever form it comes to them.

"X-Men" sequel truly a first-class affair

By ROBERT GRUBAUGH Of The Edge I don’t review most adapted movies as an expert on their source material. I am, of course, not an expert on most topics. Despite or maybe because of - my natural curiosity, I rely on Wikipedia to get me through a great many conversations and situations. This said, I do know a good movie when I see one. Such is the case when you see nearly two hundred of them each year. "X-Men: First Class" is a good movie because it makes story a priority. Specifically, it takes characters we know, spins them into a vantage point most of us have never considered, and tacks it all together against the backdrop of one of the most significant events of the 20th Century. Simple, right?

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This is the fifth movie to feature the mutants of Marvel’s famous comic franchise. Many of the characters from the previous films are absent (Cyclops, Storm, Colossus), but that’s because this picture focuses on the turbulent 1960s events that first led to the creation of Xavier ’s School for the Gifted. Long before they were enemies as Professor X and Magneto, Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lehnsherr (Michael Fassbender) were friends brought together during a time of great upheaval. This movie, as well as its predecessors, completely destroy the chronology of the comic storylines and character arcs, but this will be largely unnoticed by many and inconsequential to most. Just don’t try to think about it too much, especially during cheeky cameos by

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Rebecca Romijn and Hugh Jackman.

The telepathic Charles, as depicted by the dashing young McAvoy, becomes as close to an unofficial head of the mutant population as exists when, during an investigation into Russian military installations on Cuba in 1962, the CIA becomes aware of the individuals with special gifts. He quickly recruits a team of other young people to help put a stop to the ageless, energyabsorbing Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) and diamond-plated Emma Frost (Mad Men’s January Jones, barely clothed in more than bikini tops, mini-skirts, and go-go boots), a tandem of wicked villains bent on nuclear war as a way to boost the mutant powers of their own species. Some of these characters are familiar to

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us, like shape-shifting Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and hulking, acrobatic Beast (Nicholas Hoult, my personal favorite), but even better are the newcomers like Havok (Lucas Till), a lad that c a n g e n e r a t e l a s e r b o l t s f ro m his chest, and Banshee (Caleb Landry Jones), a sonic-voiced mutant that can fly using highpitched sound waves. They’re different and a lot of fun, this lot.

While the kids are a focal point, it’s clear that the central team of Xavier, Lehnsherr, and Rose Byrne’s CIA operative, Moira MacTaggert, are in charge. They create a plan and training agenda to prepare this unique cell the opportunity to both introduce mutant-kind to the world and save it by stopping what has

today become known as the Cuban Missile Crisis. Xavier ’s i d e a l i s m a n d M a c Ta g g e r t ’ s p a t r i o t i s m , u n f o r t u n a t e l y, d o not outweigh Lehnsherr ’s sense of vengeance. He splinters off to take other put-down mutants on a course that will eventually become the horrific Brotherhood while Xavier launches his school to help the future “X-Men” (a humorous take on government agent “G-Men”) become the heroes we know today. It’s fun and fascinating - certainly a standout in a crowded, comicsheavy Summer season.

••• "X-Men: First Class" runs 141 minutes and is rated PG-13 for scifi action violence, some sexuality, and some language. I give this film three stars out of four.

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By KRISTA WILKINSON-MIDGLEY Of The Edge Twenty years after of being told that eating lots of bread, pasta and cereal is good for you, as per the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food pyramid, the government has finally got wise to the fact that all carbs are not created equally.

And so, it’s goodbye food pyramid - hello food plate.

This month, First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate. This revamped icon simplifies the often confusing guidelines of the food pyramid, which nobody ever really followed anyway. Instead, the new plate icon goes back to basics by emphasizing the familiar food groups our grandmothers used to swear by - fruit and vegetable, grains, protein and dairy. According to the USDA, the intent is to prompt consumers to think about building a healthy plate at meal times.

Originally identified in the Child Obesity Task Force report, which noted that simple, actionable advice for consumers is needed, the food plate replaces the food pyramid image as the government’s primary food group symbol consistent with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The food pyramid will still remain available to interested health professionals and nutrition educators in a special section of the new website.

Dietary Guidelines The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, launched in January of this year, form the basis of the federal government’s nutrition education programs, federal nutrition assistance programs, and dietary advice provided by health and nutrition professionals.

The Guidelines messages include: Balance Calories • Enjoy your food, but eat less.

• Avoid oversized portions.

Foods to Increase Just think of it like this. Fill half your plate with fruits and vegetables, one quarter with some sort of protein, and the remaining quarter with grains, preferably whole ones.

(Tip: The whole wheat pasta is usually near the bottom shelf in the supermarket.) Finally, wash it all down with a glass of milk or have a pot of yogurt for dessert to get your daily requirement of dairy.

There’s even a snazzy new website, ChooseMyPlate.gov, help confused consumers make healthy food choices. The website provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for

• Make half your plate fruits and vegetables.

• S w i t c h t o f a t - f re e o r l o w - f a t ( 1 percent) milk.

• Make at least half your grains whole grains Foods to Reduce • Compare sodium (salt) in foods like soup, bread, and frozen meals, and choose foods with lower numbers.

• Drink water instead of sugary drinks. dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information.

Later this year, the USDA will unveil a “goto” online tool that consumers can use to personalize and manage their dietary and physical activity choices.

Obama, who has committed herself to tackling the childhood obesity epidemic with the Let’s Move! initiative, praises the new food plate icon’s simplicity.

“This is a quick, simple reminder for all of us to be more mindful of the foods that we’re eating and as a mom, I can already tell how much this is going to help parents across the country,” she said in a statement.

“When mom or dad comes home from a

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long day of work, we’re already asked to be a chef, a referee, a cleaning crew. So it’s tough to be a nutritionist, too. But we do have time to take a look at our kids’ plates.

As long as they’re half full of fruits and vegetables, and paired with lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy, we’re golden. That’s how easy it is.”

According to Vilsack, the new icon is “an uncomplicated symbol to help remind people to think about their food choices in order to lead healthier lifestyles”.

Over the next several years, USDA will work with the first lady, along with public and private partners to promote MyPlate and ChooseMyPlate.gov, as well as the supporting nutrition messages and “howto” resources. A multi-year campaign calendar will focus on one action-prompting message at a time starting with “Make Half Your Plate Fruits and Vegetables.”

“What we have learned over the years is that consumers are bombarded by so many nutrition messages that it makes it difficult to focus on changes that are necessary to improve their diet,” said Secretary Vilsack in a statement.

“This new campaign calendar will help unify the public and private sectors to coordinate efforts and highlight one desired change for consumers at a time.”

The MyPlate icon and web address should be credited to the U.S. Department of Agriculture or USDA.

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Nutrition information per 2 tablespoon serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 28 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 7 g carbohydrate; 0 g protein; 0 g fiber; 0 mg sodium.

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Nutrition information per 2 tablespoon serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 82 calories; 50 calories f ro m f a t ( 6 1 p e rc e n t o f t o t a l calories); 6 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 1 g fiber; 6 mg sodium.

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Clerical - Combined Dental Assistant position available Previous experience preferred; for dental offices located in Belleville and Edwardsville, working both locations and Saturdays on a rotating basis is required. 4 days per week. Must be team focused, enthusiastic, people-oriented, good communications, and experienced in all facets of dental office duties and dental assisting. Good benefits.

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Carrier Routes 401 CARRIER NEEDED! Rt. 101 - Newspaper carrier needed in the area of Austin Ave, Collinsville St, Covered Bridge Ln, Madison Ave, Summit Ave, Clay St in Glen Carbon. There are approximately 31 papers on this route. The papers need to be delivered by 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday and 8:30 a.m.

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4 23” DeVino Mallet Chrome rims with tires, excellent condi- Advertising Sales Career tion. $1,200.00 618/604-5051 The Edwardsville Intelligencer is hiring an outgoing, ambitious individual to join its’ inside sales team. Should be organized, have communication skills and reliable transportation. Extensive computer knowledge a must. Creative thinking and sales experience a plus. Full benefits package. Resumes only please to: Advertising Manager, Edwardsville Intelligencer, P.O. Box 70, Edwardsville, IL 62025 EOE M/F/D/V.

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Alton, IL: 8-10 neat appearing, hard-working CARPET SHAMPOOERS, to fill immediate positions. Call today: 618/974-9224

ATTENTION COLLEGE STUDENTS & 2011 HS Grads $15 base-appt, FT/PT schedules, sales/svc, no exp nec, all ages 17+, conditions apply 618-223-6184 CHIROPRACTIC ASST., PT, Tues. & Fri., 9am-6pm: basic computer & typing skills. Experience not necessary—will train. Mature individual with good people skills. Send resume to Robert P. Devine, D.C., 211 Hillsboro Ave., Edwardsville, IL 62025.

Dental Assistant Our busy dental practice is seeking the expertise of an experienced dental assistant for a full time position. If you are interested in maximizing your talent, educating and adding to the total care of patients, then we are the dental team for you.

Resumes with references to PO Box 604 Highland, IL 62249

Beautiful large solid oak rolltop computer desk w/matching hutch-to—$500; FOUR drawer oak file cabinet—$100. 618593-8662.

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2 bedroom, newly remodeled. 1 bedroom apt. near downtown Central air & heat. 2 car garage Edw, $350/mo plus utilities & workshop. Downtown E’ville. 618/656-4677 $850/mo.1 year lease 792-1704 1 bedroom bsmt. apt., Edw. 3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 2 Car Fully furnshd. Utilities, cable, garage, Washer, Dryer, Stove, W/D usage incl;$650/mo.+ $850 Refrigerator, $1500/mo Call deposit. No pets. 618/973/0773.

530/4044 1 Bedrooms (single occupan3660 Wanda Rd, Edw. 3+ bdr cy). $350-$450 monthly, plus 1.5 bth w/stove, frig, full bsmt, 2 utilities and deposit. No pets. car gar. $950 per mo + deposit. 288-5618.

Avl 6/18. 920-8726 or 692-6043 1 BR upstrs apt, downtwn Edw., 4 BR, 1.5 BA, 2 car gar.; w/ remodld. $525/mo. + dep., water washer, dryer, fridge, stove. No incl.; 1 yr. lse. Refrnces. No smoking, no pets. Near dwntn pets. Avail now. 618-781-1487.

Edwardsville. $1250/mo. $45 2 Bdrm apt in Glen Carbon. credit/bckgrnd check. 978-5044 W/D hookups. $740 per month.

4BR, 3 BA home in great Edw. Avail. Aug. 1st. 618-975-0975 neighborhood! New/Nice! 3-car 2 BDRM apts available in Edw. gar, large fin. bsmt. & yd. $575 to $650, No pets. Deposit $2,100/mo./OBO 618-581-1999 required. Call 618-520-2813.

Move in Special Custom home on private 1st Month 1/2 off wooded cul-de-sac lot in Merid2 BR, 1.5 Bath Glen Carbon ian Woods. Glen Carbon.

Cottonwood Sub., w/d hook$899,000 618/402-2990 ups, Garden APTS & TH, Newly FSBO 3 bedroom, 1 bath all Renovated, starting at $625 brick maintanence free. Call (618)346-7878 656-0681 $157,500 must see! www.osbornproperties.com FSBO, 3br lakefront home, HolNICE 2 bedroom apt, large iday Shores, $285K, ownrooms, walkin closet, coin-op ers.com/gpp8880, 972-6072, laundry. 10 minutes to SIUE. 1787 Commodore Walk $525/mo. 618-560-4761.

FSBO: LeClaire, Edw., 2 bdr, 1 Quiet residential neighborbath, hardwood fls, bsmnt, hood. 2 BR; all appliances garage, fenced corner lot, new incl. wshr/dryer; w/s/t. appliances. $109,000; 540-421Garages available. $750/mo.

3883 Adorable cottage.

Call 618-343-4405 or go to: FSBO: Modern ranch w/update www.maryvilleilapartments.com desirable Edw. location. 3 Bd, 2 Quiet, 2 bed, 1.5 bath, Conve- BA, open floor plan. Finished niently located Montclaire area basement. $185,000. Call Joe townhouse. Full kitchen, w/d at 618-779-4698. hookup $675/mth. 288-7802 FSBO: Open House 2 BR 1Bth apt, Troy: Close to hi6/18 2-4pm 1834 Esic Dr. Edw. way access, off street parking, Modern ranch, 3 BD, 2 BA 712 on-site laundry. No smoking, no Roommates Call Joe @618-779-4698 Apts, Duplexes, & Homes pets $600/mo. 618/975-0670 Visit our website MERIDIAN WOODS 2 BR apt., $580/mo. ,Maryville, Roommate Wanted: Newly renwww.glsrent.com 656-2230 Custom home sites in private, WST, stove, refrig.

Newly ovated condo w/private room, gated setting. Glen Carbon.

PARADISE FOR RENT: 3BR remodeled, off street parking. fully furnished w/washer & dryer 618/402-2990.

3BA STUNNER, see thru gas 10 minutes from SIUE. Now in unit, quiet cul-de-sac. 3 minfireplace, inground pool, 3 stall available. 618-288-3286. utes from SIUE, private parking OPEN HOUSE SAT.-SUN. 2-6: wood horse barn, 1.5 car detch 201 STURBRIDGE BLVD., GLEN 2BR Townhomes 1.5BA, W/D in spot. $375 + security deposit.

CARBON IL $295K 618/288-3479 gar, 2 car attch gar, 2 horses unit. I-255/Horseshoe Lake Rd. 563-581-2234.

4BR, 4BA; lg kit w/granite, applistay on property. Edw. Schls. In area.15 min to St. Louis & SIUE. ances included, Mstr BR on town with horses! 1mi. west of No pets.

No smoking. Commercial Space m/f., lg Mstr BA w/spa, new roof, I-55 & 143 on 143. $2600/mo. $650/mo. 618.931.4700.

For Rent 720 beautiful landscaped fenced yd, Agent owned.

618-407-5300 ingrnd sprinkling system, lg www.hiddentrailsranch.com 3 BR 1 BA, 1800 s.f. APT., Edw; FP, wood flr, ceil fans, lndry rm, Attention Dentist: Office in deck. Edwrdsvle School District. off-st. pking, deck. $875/mo., w/ Edwardsville, complete with OPEN SUN., 1-3 (618)541-8799 s/t incl. Lv msge 618/307-4876 mechanical. Available Oct. 1st.

Woods, wildlife and a wrapPlease call for details, 3 BR 2 BA apt.: dwntn Edw. around porch welcome your Meyer Realty 618-656-1824 family to this new 4 BR 4 BA Private home in the country, lrg Newly remodeled. No smokcountry home on 6 ac. Bethalto rms, 2 BR, 2 car gar, w/d hook- ing/pets. $950/mo. $950 dep., Wanted area/E’ville Schools. $289,900. up, fireplc, hrdwd flrs, yr lease, $45 credit check. 618/978-5044 $900/mo. incl wtr/swr/trsh. Avail- Accepting applications for 1 To Rent 735 able Now 314/574-3858 Lots bedroom unit in Edw. Fridge,

Staunton: Clean mobile home. stove, window AC’s furnished.

2BR, 2BA, carport, refrigerator, 618-466-8296 or 618-530-6939. stove. Very Nice. $475/mo.

APTS/CONDOS/HOUSES (618)637-4444 COLLINSVILLE/MARYVILLE 1 bed $425-$475 Bed - Queen PillowTop Mattress Apts/Duplexes 2 bed $475-$1250 Set, NEW, in the plastic, $200 3 bed $900 (618) 772-2710 Can Deliver For Rent 710 SHILOH Oak Mission Sytle dining table 2 bed $500 1 excellent 3BR, 1200 sq.ft. TH: and chairs $220. 974-8115.

HARTMANN RENTALS Collinsville, near 157/70; 12 344-7900 min. to SIUE, FP, DW, W/D, ceilfor Photos & details Appliances 418 ing fans, cable, sound walls, offwww.HartRent.info st. prkng. Sm pets OK, yr. lse.

24/7 recording 345-7771 $780/mo. 618/345-9610 give Available Now! 3 Bdrm TownGREAT USED APPLIANCES: AM/PM phone.

4200 Hwy. 111, Pontoon Beach 1 & 2 Bdrm apartments & town- home-$1260 2 Bdrm Duplex618-931-9850. homes conveniently located. $1030. 2 Bdrm townhomeLarge Selection — Warranty Most utilities paid. NO deposit $825. Ask about our Crazy Specials & Look N’ Lease. Cerw/1 year lease. 618-931-0107. tain Restrictions Apply. 618-6921 BDR lofts,1bdr dup.

CREDIT 9310 www.rentchp.com Pets 450 CHECK. No pets, no smoking Glen Carbon: 2 BR, loft family $550mo. $550dep; $585mo. room, off-street parking, W/D $585dep. 656-8953. hookup. $650 incl. W/S/T, lawn 1 Bedroom 327 M Street, Edw. care. No pets. 618/344-1838.

W/S/T paid. $550/month.

Immediate Occupancy: 1 & 2 618-581-5154.

Bedroom apartments. W/S/T We can help sell 1 Bedroom Apartment in paid. 50 Devon Court., Edw. those special Maryville: $335/month + 656-7337 or 791-9062 puppies, kittens or deposit. 288-7677.

SUMMER RENTAL: small house, For Sale 820 fenced yd.; 2-10 wks; 2 lg. dogs.

House for sale by owner travel- LOT level clear Edw N Main hist ling would be ideal. (904)824- area, irr 70’frontage X 100-/+ d 9318. Email gail@salantai.com X130-/+rear. Single family, duplex, TH, 20K 618-530-1854.

SUN RIDGE ESTATES 2+ Acre Lots, Edwardsville Call for special prices 618/792-9050 or 618/781-5934

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Wooded 2.85 ac. Home Site All utilities. Edw. schools .5 mi to Gov Pky 4 mi SIUE 285k OBO 972-0948

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HOSPICE OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS POSITIONS Belleville Positions ADMISSION NURSE AND REGISTERED STAFF NURSE– F-T Active Illinois RN license, a minimum of two years experience in a health care setting required. On call required.

INTAKE NURSE – F-T Active Illinois RN license. Build rapport with referral sources.

Prefer three years experience as a hospice admission nurse. Requires excellent clinical assessment, organizational, interpersonal relationship and communication/customer service skills. On call required.

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Edw. law firm seeks exp’d Legal Secretary/Paralegal for 1, 2, & 3 BR Maintenance-free Homes & Villas areas of litigation, estate planNew construction ning, & traffic matters. Must have 5 years exp. & extensive DOLCE PROPERTIES www.dolceproperties.com background working for multiple 618/972-5415 attorneys, drafting docs, & trial prep. Paralegal certificate pref.

1350 Franklin, Edw: 3BR, FR w/ Send resume & salary requirefplc, lg yd, new crpet; lawn care, ments to: bar@bcpklaw.com. kit. applnces furnshd; well cared for! $975/mo. 618-920-3641.

Welder needed—Send resume 2 BD 1BA 1134 Prickett Ave, and references to: BB#220, % Edw. quiet nghbrhd. $700 + Intelligencer 117 N. 2nd St., dep; No pets/no smoking, cr ck Edwardsville, IL 62025 rqrd. Avail. July 1st 692-8164.

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REGISTERED STAFF NURSES (Evening Shift)– F-T Active Illinois RN license, with a minimum of two years experience in a health care setting required. Shift differential for Evenings.

HOSPICE AIDES (Night Shift)– F-T Requires an Illinois certification & 2 years experience in a hospital, long term care facility or home health, prefer hospice experience. Shift differential for Nights.

All positions require reliable transportation with proof of auto insurance. Benefits package included. (EOE)

To apply forward resume to: Hospice of Southern Illinois, Inc. 305 S. Illinois St. • Belleville, IL 62220 Fax 1-618-235-3130 or Email to: hsiadmin@hospice.org

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