CN: March 29, 2023

March 29, 2023

Live to dance

Modern American Dance Company celebrates nearly half a century of providing modern dance and education to the St. Louis community

By Wendy Todd

In 1976, Alcine Wiltz and Ross Winter started the Mid America Dance Company with the intention of providing space for professional dancers to live and work in the Midwest while performing and providing educational opportunities to the community. Now known as the Modern American Dance Company (MADCO), it is in its 47th season, striving to stay afloat and continue providing modern dance and education to the St. Louis community.

MADCO is the oldest dance company in the region and known for its combination of athleticism and artistry.

“There is a physicality about the move-

ment that has become a signifying characteristic of MADCO performances,” the managing director of MADCO, Arianna Russ said. “It is also the only dance company that is founded solely on the principles of modern dance.”

But even for those with MADCO’s history and credentials, securing funding has long been a challenge for many cultural arts organizations and programs.

For instance, in schools, STEM programs are often prioritized before art programs, thereby decreasing the opportunities for art education and the development of professionals in the industry. But Russ believes that the cultural arts and dance is essential to our lives and well-being.

“Art, and more specifically dance, has the unique ability to allow people to tap into empathy and vulnerability,” she said. “The body holds a person’s history, which includes the joys, sorrows and trauma that comes with life. Dance has the very unique power to help people release those traumas that are stored in the body. Additionally, when people watch dance, they experience something called kinesthetic empathy. In other words, watching dance allows us as viewers to mentally and emotionally put ourselves in someone else’s shoes and allows us to connect on a deeper level to those around us. Thinking of dance in this way shows how invaluable it

Submitted photo

Modern American Dance Company dancers rehearse for the production “Right Here, Right Now.”

is to community and society as a way to connect and communicate with one another.”

MADCO not only shares that experience with audiences who come to the dance company’s performances, but also the students they work with in their educational outreach programs in elementary schools throughout the region.

“In the past, we provided students of all ages with a program called Resilience, which emphasized the power of art as a path to healing and as a way to overcome challenging, traumatic periods of one’s life,” she said. “This program was built in collaboration with movement therapist, Elise Ringenberg. Although the COVID-19 pandemic halted much of this program’s success, MADCO was able to produce and deliver most of the intended programming.”

Another initiative MADCO implements with grade schools is “Books in Motion,” a 10-day program where dancers read

books with students.

“The program fosters not only an appreciation for reading and learning, but also students’ confidence and relationship skills,” Russ said.

MADCO also has partnerships with the St. Louis Academy of Dance, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Lindenwood University and Webster University, where the organization facilitates student development courses and activities.

But the ability for MADCO to continue its work is facing a financial threat.

The dance company is currently running a campaign to raise funds to sustain operations. It has a $50,000 goal. If all goes well, MADCO will continue its partnership with The Luminary where they recently put on a production “Right Here, Right Now,” that creatively outlined the group’s financial struggles. It will also continue its school programming and create trauma-informed programming that centers on mental health.

Looking past the immediate challenges, MADCO holds out hope about celebrating the organization’s 50th anniversary in 2025.

Crisis Nursery presents prestigious H.U.G.S. & K.I.S.S.E.S. awards

The area’s foremost child abuse and neglect prevention agency, the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, will present its prestigious H.U.G.S. & K.I.S.S.E.S. “Healthcare Partner of the Year” award to Mercy and its Woman of the Year Award to Pam Duffy of Chesterfield.

For 26 years, the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has bestowed the H.U.G.S. & K.I.S.S.E.S. awards to individuals, businesses, and groups who have shown Helpfulness, Uncommon Generosity, Sincere Kindness, Integrity, Shining Service and Extraordinary Support for the Crisis Nursery. There is no higher award from this nationally known organization. Mercy has been a valuable and generous champion of the Crisis Nursery; they currently host three Crisis Nursery Family Empow-

erment Centers. In 2017 the Family Empowerment Center -Jefferson County, based at Mercy Hospital Jefferson, opened; in 2018, the Crisis Nursery’s Family Empowerment Center – South County opened at Mercy Hospital South. Most recently, the Family Empowerment Center--Lincoln County opened on the Mercy Hospital - Lincoln campus.

Crisis Nursery CEO DiAnne Mueller said, “It has been such a blessing for all these years to have Mercy’s dedication and passion to the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery and our mission of child abuse prevention! Because of Mercy’s commitment to the communities it serves, the Crisis Nursery is positively impacting many more families in the underserved regions of Jefferson and Lincoln counties. We are excited to name Mercy the Crisis Nursery’s ‘Healthcare Partner of the Year’ in recognition of Mercy’s long-standing mission of transforming the health and wellness of our communities.”

“Collaborating with the Saint Louis Crisis Nursery is a true win-win situation,” said Eric Ammons, president of Mercy Hospital Jefferson. “We are able to help

the Crisis Nursery reach people in need of their services. We are able to easily connect our patients, community members, and our own co-workers to the support Crisis Nursery provides. The entire community is better served by Mercy and the Crisis Nursery working together.”

The Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has also received funds from Mercy Caritas, established to provide funds for health and human services programs that meet unique community needs.

Duffy is the President of Rhodey Construction and has been a Crisis Nursery supporter for over ten years. She is a member of Crisis Nursery’s Board of Directors and served as the Board President from July 2020 to June 2022. Mueller said, “Pam is our Woman of the Year because she has been a fantastic supporter for many years. Her term as Board of Directors President included the worst years of the pandemic, but under Pam’s guidance, while other agencies had to close their doors, the Crisis Nursery remained open. Pam continues to help the nursery in many ways –from Rhodey Construction sponsoring Crisis Nursery events to Pam recently backing a pajama drive that resulted in new pj’s for nearly 500 children!”

Duffy said, “I am truly honored to receive this award. I am proud to be involved with an organization like the Crisis Nursery. It is important to me to give back, and the Crisis Nursery is wonderful—the staff is amazing to work with and they help so many families in St. Louis!”

The award will be presented at the Crisis Nursery’s Razzle Dazzle Ball on April 1.

Modern American Dance Company dancers rehearse for the production “Right Here, Right Now.”

Submitted photo

North County Writing and Arts Network launches book celebrating North

St. Louis County

“Roots, Rainbows, and Truth: The North County Anthology” features 30 writers, poets, and artists as they showcase their talents and tell their stories of their lives, neighborhoods, memories, and landmarks from the place they call home – North St. Louis County.

Moments of genuine creativity and organic artistic identity radiate through the art and words of those who live, work, play, and are shaped by North St. Louis County. In pieces like “Half-Mile Prayer,” “Will You Feel Safer?” and "Remember to Pull Yourself Up by Your Bootstraps," writers bare their souls and speak raw truths. “Roots, Rainbows, and Truths” presents their stories.

“North St. Louis County, Missouri, is filled with childhood memories and familial ties. It's the site of decades-long school rivalries, church picnics, and fish fries. North County is also a place hungry for equity and justice. This area holds space for hope even in the worst of times. It is a location full of promise and Promise Zones; it’s a place ripe for investment and full of residents fiercely loyal to their neighborhoods and communities,” said Marie Chewe-Elliot, contributing editor.

“This anthology celebrates life and loss through poetry, stories, essays, and artwork from a diverse group of folks with deep connections to North County. They, too, sing America in voices loud and clear as they write ‘…at the edge of rebirth…’ with ‘… not a trace of imperfection….’” said Jane Ellen Ibur, St. Louis Poet Laureate in the book’s forward.

“The North St. Louis County Anthology, ‘Roots, Rainbows, and Truth’ explores not only reflective glimpses of the past and welcome hope for the future but also a demand for empowerment and righteousness,” said Marilyn O’Neill, musician, and writer.

Join NoCoWAN and local poets and storytellers for Poetry Month Celebration Live takes place April 15 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at Reprieve Spiritual Wellness Center in St. Ann. Performances will be livestreamed on Facebook.

“Roots, Rainbows, and Truth: The North County Anthology” is now available online at Amazon, eBay, Barnes and Noble, and locally at Spine Indie Book Store at 1976 Arsenal.

MoDOT closes Dunn Road at Lynn Haven Lane

Drivers who regularly use Dunn Road should be aware of a closure near Lynn Haven Lane. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) has closed both eastbound and westbound Dunn Road in that area in both directions for four weeks, beginning March 27.

The closures will allow crews to reconfigure Dunn Road to run continuously from Hanley Avenue to McDonnell Boulevard, creating the final connection from Dunn Road to Southbound Lindbergh Boulevard.

“These upgrades will allow those who wish to travel Dunn Road west to drive all of the way to McDonnell Boulevard, without needing to access Taylor Avenue,” said Eric Kopinski, I-270 North Project Director.

During the closures, those traveling east on Dunn Road will need to travel Lynn Haven Lane to Imperial Drive, and then south to Dunn Road, where they can continue on Taylor Avenue or connect to either northbound or southbound Lindbergh Boulevard. Those wanting to travel west on Dunn Road, will need to travel Lynn Haven Lane to Imperial Drive, and then south to Dunn Road. Access to Village Square will be available via Lynn Haven Lane.

The closures and construction work are part of the $278 million I-270 North Project infrastructure upgrades. To stay updated on the status of this closure

and view a project overview and graphic displays of planned construction, please visit the I-270 North Project website at: www.i270north.org. Travelers can also contact MoDOT’s customer service center at 1-314-275-1500 or the I-270 North Project Team at:I270North@modot.mo.gov.

EVENTS

April 22: Shred event

The 12th Annual “Free Document Shredding Day” will be held at St. Ferdinand Park in Florissant and traffic will be directed accordingly. The event is from 9 a.m. to noon (or until trucks reach their capacity). All information will be destroyed in a manner to which it cannot be recognized or recreated. All paper will then be recycled. You may bring up to five bags or boxes. Types of boxes include copy paper boxes, banker boxes and shoe boxes. Types of bags include shopping bags, grocery bags and trash bags. No three ring binders, hanging file folders, CD’s, DVD’s or hard bound books. The event is open to the public.

April 27: Shred event Shred Day! Drive, Drop and Donate takes place from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at Steve Robbins’ Office Parking Lot at 325 Rue St. Francois in Florissant. Help us support T.E.A.M. Food Pantry while cleaning out your old documents. If you are able, please bring a minimum of one canned food item for each bag or box you would like to shred. If you are unable to make it during this time, you are welcome to drop off your documents and canned items throughout that morning.

RECURRING EVENTS

Weekdays: Food pantry volunteers needed The Harvey Kornblum Jewish Food Pantry is in need of ongoing adult volunteers to sort food, stock shelves and shop with clients. Two-to-four

Senior Living

hour shifts are available, Monday-Friday 8:45 a.m.-3:45 p.m. To learn more or to join this fun group, contact Chelsey Banaskavich at 314-513-1674 or cbanaskavich@jfcs-stl.org.

Mondays: Choral Arts Group meetings

Choral Arts Group practices every Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at Connection Christian Church at 1332 Feise Rd. in O’Fallon. Auditions not required. Ages high school and older are invited to join. There will be spring and fall public concerts. For more information call Marty at 636-5799227, or email concertartsa@ gmail.com.

Mondays: City council meetings

City of Pine Lawn holds regular city council meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre

Ave. in Pine Lawn on the second Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Mondays: Workshop meetings

City of Pine Lawn holds regular workshop meetings at city hall at 6250 Steve Marre Ave. in Pine Lawn on the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.

Mondays: A cappella singers

All men who like to sing are invited to come sing with us, The Men of Harmony. We practice every Monday night at 7 p.m. at 5500 Parker Raoad which is the first house on Uthe Lane. We sing four-part harmony a capella (without accompaniment). We sing some traditional songs, as well as show tunes and more contemporary music. We do per-

Still In This Together:

AsI write this, I am actually the proud owner of two of the most wonderful homes I could ever have imagined being ours.

Tomorrow, the first house will be photographed, praised, measured and walked through just as it was the first time we laid eyes on it…bare of furniture and ready to be loved.

I remember stepping through the door, holding three-year-old Christopher’s hand and carrying baby Adam, crying at the possibility of it and wondering aloud, “How in the world could anyone ever fill all these closets and cabinets?”

But we did fill them all, and then some, with everything needed to raise four children, instead of the two we had always imagined, watching those children take their first uneasy steps, picking out wallpaper and carpet, filling closets with ever larger sizes of clothes, adding two bedrooms and additional living space in the basement, and watching in awe as our dreams, and theirs, came true and they moved away and left us with all the memories a couple could hope for.

And they came back, those children of ours, to visit and celebrate, share good news and bad, to introduce each of our grandchildren to the home where they grew up and tell wonderful stories of trees that were planted then climbed, backyard soccer games and swimming pools, a kitchen table that never quite fit all of us but was the source of so many great gatherings and homework solutions, birthday cakes and graduation decorations, date interrogations and phone book risers on the chairs for the newest toddlers.

Dreams came true in this home I will walk through tomorrow as I try to imprint every memory and face and conversation and piece of furniture onto my brain, because there is another home that we own now, and the fingerprints of our youngest three-year-old twin grandsons are on the windows from yesterday’s visit, as they watched cows on the farm behind us come up

form for the public at various functions. Persons interested can come right on in or for more information call Al at 314-993-6134.

Mondays-Thursdays: Volunteers needed Community Action Agency of St. Louis County is in need of volunteers to stock shelves, sort food shipments and pack bags for Food Pantry Clients Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Two to four hour shifts are available. If you are interested, please contact Cheryl Piece at 314-446-4440 or cpiece@ caastlc.org for additional information.

Tuesdays: Bingo

Florissant Elks Bingo takes

place at 16400 New Halls Ferry every Tuesday. Doors open at 4 p.m., bingo starts at 6 p.m. No outside food or drinks allowed per St. Louis County. Food and drinks available for purchase. Maximum 150 players. Must wear mask to enter. Social distancing followed.

Tuesdays: A cappella singers

The Gentlemen of Sound are looking for men who like to sing or want to learn. They practice Tuesdays at Lady of the Pillar school at 401 S. Lindbergh from 7 – 9 p.m. They try to do public events monthly. Always looking for new members. Come by or call Kirk at 314-954-7920 .

By Vicki Bahr

the hill for dinner and screamed with excitement as an orange bulldozer graded the dirt for the yard that will be next door.

Our kids encouraged this move: a garage for the first time, a smaller yard, a dishwasher, a main floor laundry, a place to walk and dream again, a place to watch cows and listen to trains passing in the night, a place to make new friends and finally be able to open the kitchen table for all of us to gather and reminisce, a home as perfect now as the first one was 45 years ago.

They helped us purge and pack, plan and choose, unhook computers and cable boxes, clean out closets and paint basement walls, carry things that we couldn’t up steps that aren’t as easily maneuvered as they used to be, and shared our grandkids’ energy and packing skills, laughter and enthusiasm with us.

They knew when to come help us and knew when to leave, they knew on the day of the move that we needed to go ahead of them and let them soak up the last of the memories as we began new ones and I simultaneously cried because we were leaving our first home and cried for the wonderful things waiting for us in the new one.

And once again I walked through the door and said, “How in the world will we ever fill all the closets and cabinets?”

Vicki Bahr is an inveterate word lover and story sharer, a published author in magazine, newspaper and blog forms. As a mom of four, grandma of nine, and wife of one for 50 years, she finds that inspiration and wonder are everywhere.

The opinions expressed in this column are the columnist’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News

A tale of two houses

SUDOKU AND CROSSWORD ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND ON STC PAGE 15 THIS WEEK.

Recipe: A hoppy easter cake

INGREDIENTS:

Nonstick cooking spray

2 eggs, plus 4 egg whites, at room temperature

3/4 cup cream of coconut

1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained

2 teaspoons coconut extract

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups flour

1 cup sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature

Buttercream Frosting:

3 cups powdered sugar

2 sticks unsalted butter, softened

3 tablespoons milk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon coconut extract

4 thin pretzel sticks

1 bag (10 ounces) sweetened shredded coconut

8 drops green food coloring

2 large round chocolate candy melts

6 chocolate chips

mini candy-coated chocolate eggs, for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 325 F.

Line muffin pan with four paper liners. Spray oven-safe glass bowl with nonstick cooking spray.

In large bowl, whisk eggs, egg whites, cream of coconut, pineapple, coconut extract and vanilla extract until combined.

In food processor, pulse flour, sugar, baking powder and salt until combined. Add 6 tablespoons butter. Pulse until combined. Add remaining butter. Pulse until coarse meal forms.

In large mixing bowl, add coarse flour butter meal. Add half of egg mixture. Beat 1-2 minutes. Add remaining egg mixture; beat until combined.

Fill each muffin cup 2/3 full. Bake 18-20 minutes, or until done. Cool completely.

Pour remaining batter into prepared oven-safe bowl. Bake 1 hour, 40 minutes, or until done. Cool completely.

To make buttercream frosting: In large bowl, add powdered sugar and butter;

Easter Bunny Butt Cake

Servings: 10-12

beat until fluffy. Add milk, vanilla extract and coconut extract; beat until creamy.

Turn bowl upside-down on cake stand until cake removes from bowl. If cake needs leveled, turn cake over and trim to flatten. Frost cake.

Remove wrappers from cupcakes. Using two pretzel sticks, press into base of cupcakes and anchor to bottom rim of bowl cake to create bunny feet. Frost feet.

Take third cupcake and cut muffin top off. Cut muffin top in half. Using one pretzel stick, anchor one muffin top half at bottom of full cupcake to form

Getting

Movie:

By Steve Bryan

Born and raised in South St. Louis, Steve Bryan is now based in Anaheim, California, and has been allowed access to movie and television sets to see actors and directors at work. Though his writing has taken him far from St. Louis, Steve is, at heart, still the same wide-eyed kid who spent countless hours watching classic movies at neighborhood theaters.

–

One of comedian George Carlin’s most memorable stand-up routines was “A Place for my Stuff.” Carlin’s observation was directed at people who literally have too much stuff in their homes. I fell into that category. I worked in St. Louis for 14 years before I was laid off and later found a job on the West Coast. That job also ended and, after a fruitless search for another job, I planned a move back to my hometown. Unfortunately, I never realized how many items my closets, bags, duffels, boxes and suitcases could hold until I started opening them. In retrospect, it was frightening.

When I was a child, my parents were concerned that I spent too much money on comics and they were right. After carrying my collection from residence to residence in my adult years, I finally donated my collection to an ill friend who owned a comic shop. As the boxes went out the door, I did some mental arithmetic and felt queasy realizing how much those four-color books cost me

toes. Repeat with second muffin top half for other foot. Frost toes.

Attach final cupcake with remaining pretzel stick to butt area of cake to make tail. Frost tail.

Apply 1 1/2 cups shredded coconut all over cake. Press chocolate candy melts into bottoms of bunny feet to resemble foot pads. Add chocolate chips to resemble pads for toes. Place remaining coconut in plastic bag. Add green food coloring. Toss in bag until coconut is colored. Spread around base of cake for grass. Decorate grass with chocolate eggs.

over the years. Some comic books had intrinsic value but, these days, if you don’t have rare comics such as the first appearance of “Spider-Man” in “Amazing Fantasy #15,” most collectors won’t be interested.

I’m also a freelance writer and, in the 2000’s, I was offered movie junket trips to Los Angeles to cover new films and interview celebrities. Those offers included airline tickets, rooms in nice hotels and a per-diem to cover additional expenses. I also walked away from those gigs with press kits that contained press notes and lots of great photos. I carried my collection of press kits from place to place until they became too heavy and burdensome. Because collectible shops no longer had interest in press kits, they went down the trash chute during my current move.

My significant other also flew to California to help me move the rest of my stuff. I thought I did a good job throwing things away but, when

she opened my apartment door, she was shocked at what remained. It took both of us hours to get our van loaded and ready to go. Because I hadn’t pre-booked hotels along the route, we stopped at various hotels along the route to get some sleep. We planned to stay in Tulsa but, due to a shortage of rooms, we drove to Joplin to find lodging.

Instead of avoiding the inevitable, I should have been tossing stuff and packing the “essentials” long before the Christmas season began, but I focused on my job search rather than getting rid of junk. Additionally, I should have contacted companies that would have taken my stuff for free.

I did fill several boxes with items for Goodwill, which made me feel a little better, but my lack of planning will continue to bother me.

My biggest fault has always been impulse buying things that ultimately will land in a box and then in the trash. Learn from my mistakes and get rid of the clutter.

Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all the digits 1 through 9.

Photos courtesy Bigstock

CROSSWORD: EARTH DAY

‘Yeggs’ is a comic series about Robert and

who have opened their own

they go about the hectic task of preparing for their one big day every year. Along the way they have adventures filled with fun, comic doings and pathos.

Midwest

Moore on Life

Men and women are wired differently and I have irrefutable proof.

The other day my husband and I went out shopping together, which as any woman knows is a mistake from the get go. But against my better judgement, I allowed him to tag along only if he behaved himself and earned his keep.

First, he would have to push the shopping cart then he would have to lug my groceries into the trunk and most importantly, promise not to question any of my purchases. Oh, and buy me lunch, definitely buy me lunch – and not one of those cut-rate coupon deals either.

So, we had just walked into the entryway of the big box store and were immediately accosted by five huge televisions screens positioned right smack dab in front of our viewing space. There was no getting around them. We stood transfixed.

Each screen showed the same program; a cooking segment with a lady chopping colorful vegetables, whisking up a tasty broth and adding yummy chicken chunks to a pot.

Here’s the response:

Me: “Oh wow, look at that tasty soup. I need to get the recipe.”

Him: “Holy crap! That’s gotta be at least a 70inch screen!”

“Really? Are you even paying attention? That’s an amazing pot of soup being created there.”

“Huh? Soup? Are you hungry already? Could be 75 inches. I better go measure it.”

I had to quickly lure him away from the bright shiny object or he would have invested all of our grocery money into one of those gigantic beasts on the spot.

“Hey, I think they’re giving out pizza sam-

By Cindy Moore

Wired up

ples on aisle twelve. If we hurry we can beat the crowd,” I said.

His need for food overpowered his obsession over the super-sized screen and a catastrophe was avoided thanks to free handouts. As we waited in line for our turn, a mom in front of us grabbed a few samples for her toddler and herself.

“Wasn’t that a cute little boy in front of us?” I asked as we finished up our snack.

He looked at me sheepishly, “There was a kid? I only saw a very hot lady.”

He was immediately sent to the car and all future outside privileges were permanently cut off.

Cindy Moore is the mother of three superlative kids, servant of two self-indulgent felines and wife to one nifty husband. Her ficticious occupation? Archeological Humorist: someone who unearths absurdity and hilarity in strange and unusual places including public restrooms, the lint filter, and church meetings. Most recently, she excavated a find in her neighbor’s bird feeder.

The opinions expressed in this column are Cindy Moore’s alone and do not reflect the opinion of the owners or staff of Community News.

ACROSS

1. Blood-related problem

5. Econ. measure

8. Blue

11. A perch for Christmas partridge?

12. Domain

13. Fill college entrance form

15. Archaic preposition

16. Chili seed

17. Ski run

18. *Swedish environmental activist

20. Makes lace

21. Pi meson, pl.

22. Digital map marker

23. *Rachel Carson’s “____ Spring”

26. Heater

30. “Wheel of Fortune” vowel request

31. Trouble, in Yiddish

34. Epochs

35. Type of single-story house

37. Noble title

38. Sandler and Driver

39. Not “out of”

40. Advice on shampoo bottle

42. *Pollinator of plants

43. ____ Cray, a.k.a. the father of supercomputing

45. *Earth Day founder

47. Benatar or Boone

48. Lacking clarity

50. Singer-songwriter Tori

52. *1969 Santa Barbara disaster

55. To some degree

56. Dig like a pig

57. Honoree’s spot

59. Apartments, e.g.

60. Swine and avian diseases

61. Primary source for Nordic mythology

62. Cash machine

63. It’s all the rage

64. Swallow’s house

DOWN

1. PC “brain”

2. Christian fast

3. The Hippocratic one

4. Group of minstrels, e.g.

5. *Environmentallyfriendly

6. Draws close

7. Spasm of pain

8. See him run?

9. “The Sound of Music”

backdrop

10. Yellow #5 in list of ingredients

12. Highly-ranked ecclesiasts

13. On the move

14. Arranged in advance

19. Usually the last inning

22. Wound fluid

23. Delhi dresses

24. Absurd

25. Like a dryer trap

26. *Cuyahoga River disaster, Clean Water Act precursor

27. Omani and Yemeni

28. Tarantino in his own movie, e.g.

29. Ruhr’s industrial center

32. ____-friendly

33. Mourner’s wish

36. *Refuse turned fertilizer

38. Consumed (2 words)

40. Monotonous routine

41. Teenagers’ emotions

44. A mirage?

46. City in Netherlands

48. Between violin and cello

49. Not silently

50. Polly to Tom Sawyer

51. Disfigure

52. ____ Approach, music education

53. Serve soup

54. *Plastic tops of coffee cups

55. Sine ____ non

58. College entrance exam, acr.

Bill, two rabbits

egg franchise in the

(St. Louis area). We follow their day to day lives, watching as

John Hanna Yeggs