CN: Nov. 14. 2012

November 14, 2012 Vol. 91 No. 46

Knowledge is power, especially during winter.

Winter Weather is on the Way

IN this Issue

November 14, 2012 has been designated Winter Weather Awareness Day for the state of Missouri. What does the winter of 2012/2013 hold for the St. Louis metropolitan area? Julie Phillipson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Weldon Spring, Mo., said the three-month outlook (December 2012 through February 2013) from the Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.

The 2011/2012 winter season was warmer than average. Phillipson said the seasonal average temperature last winter was 40.1 degrees, more than six degrees warmer than the 33.7 degree average temperature. Average precipitation in the bi-state area for the three-month timeframe is 6.85 inches.

The National Weather Service uses specific winter weather terms to ensure that people know what to expect in the coming days and hours. A Winter Storm Watch means that severe winter conditions, such as heavy snow and/or ice, may affect your area, but its occurrence, location and timing are still uncertain.

A winter storm watch is issued to provide 12 to 36 hours notice of the possibility of severe winter weather. A winter storm watch is intended to provide enough lead time so those who need to set plans in motion can do so. A watch is upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning when 4 or more inches of snow or sleet is expected in the next 12 hours, or 6 or more inches in 24 hours, or 1/4 inch or more of ice accretion is expected. Winter Weather Advisories inform you that winter weather conditions are expected to cause significant inconveniences that may be hazardous. If caution is exercised, advisory situations should not become life-threatening. A Blizzard Warning means that snow and strong winds will combine to produce a blinding snow (near zero visibility), deep drifts, and life-threatening wind chill. Be sure to listen carefully to the radio, television, Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Learn & Play/Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

and NOAA Weather Radio for the latest winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories. For more information, visit the Winter Weather Awareness web page at: http://www.weather.gov/om/winter.

Winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding, wind-driven snow that lasts for several days. Some winter storms are large enough to affect several states, while others affect only a single community. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes by strong winds, icing, sleet and freezing rain.

What should I do?

• Dress in several layers of lightweight clothing, wear mittens and a hat (preferably one that covers your ears).

• Wear waterproof, insulated boots to keep your feet warm and dry and to maintain your footing in ice and snow.

• Minimize travel. If travel is necessary, keep a disaster supplies kit in your vehicle.

• Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio or other local news channels for critical information from the National Weather Service (NWS).

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• Winterize your vehicle and keep the gas tank full. A full tank will keep the fuel line from freezing.

• Insulate your home by installing storm windows or covering windows with plastic from the inside to keep cold

air out.

• Maintain heating equipment and chimneys by having them cleaned and inspected every year.

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Historic Florissant Hosts Christmas House Tour

The Auguste Aubuchon House, circa 1800, will be the oldest home on Historic Florissant’s House Tour this year. It is located at 1002 St. Louis Street.

Historic Florissant’s House Tour returns this year with a wonderful collection of homes guaranteed to fill you with Christmas spirit. The tour will be held from 2–6 p.m. on the Sunday following Thanksgiving, November 25. Tickets are $12 each and may be purchased at Dooley’s Florist or Korte’s, both in the 600 block of St. Francois, or at the Historic Florissant office in the Gittemeier House at 1067 Dunn Road.

All the sites on the tour are located in Historic Old Town, easily within walking distance of each other. The houses range in age from 212 years to 80 years, including some new to HFI’s tour. Most of the sites will offer light refreshments.

One lucky ticket holder will receive $100 worth of books on Florissant’s history. A ticket number will be drawn at 6 p.m. when the tour ends. The winning number will be posted on Historic Florissant’s website as well as Dooley’s, Korte’s and the Gittemeier House.

The winner will need to present the winning ticket to collect their books.

For more information on the house tour, call 314.921.7055 or email historicflo@aol.com.

Halloween Safety Center The City of Black Jack teamed up with Jamestown Mall and the St. Louis County Police Department to bring the Halloween Safety Center to the Children of North County, as hundreds of children visited the Spooktacular Event in Center Court at Jamestown Mall on Halloween Night.

Children were treated to candy provided by the City of Black Jack and the St. Louis County Police Department, as well as a costume contest for the children. The event, which is held annually, continues to grow every year and is open to children of all residents of North County. Mayor Norman C. McCourt of the City of Black Jack said, “To see the children of the community having a great time while being safe is why we have these events. We could not have asked for a better event. Make sure and mark your calendars for next year’s event, it will be a great event once again.”

The next event for the City of Black Jack will be the Children’s Holiday Event to be held on SaturThe winners of the costume contest. day, December 15 at Jamestown Mall.

For any more information, please contact Randy Gardner at 314.355.0400 ext. 120

St. Louis Celebrates the 13th Annual National Adoption Day On Saturday, November 17, St. Louis County Family Court will join an unprecedented number of courts throughout the country to be part of National Adoption Day. This one day celebrates the joys of adoption and encourages more people to create or grow families through adoption. The St. Louis celebration such is part of a nationwide effort to call attention to the more than 100,000 children waiting in the United States foster care system.

Every year more than 4,000 adoptions are finalized as part of National Adoption Day, and communities host events to celebrate families formed through adoption. It is also a day to draw attention to the nearly 30,000 children who turn 18 every year without having a forever family.

An estimated 4,000 children in the St. Louis region are currently in foster care. 400 of these children are available for adoption. About 25 children will be legally adopted at the St. Louis Adoption Day event on November 17.

“Our court is proud to join the hundreds of volunteer lawyers, foster care professionals, child advocates and judges working together nation-

wide on this special day to celebrate the adoption process,” said Judge Burton. “To collaborate with such great people to ensure that many of our county’s children are permanently placed in loving homes is quite a privilege. On this special day, we open our typically closed doors and invite our community to pay us a visit and learn more about adoption by attending a National Adoption Day event with their families.”

Since 1987, the number of children in foster care nationally has doubled, and the average time a child remains in foster care has lengthened to nearly five years. Each year, nearly 30,000 children in foster care will age out of the system without ever being placed with permanent families.

“God makes families in a variety of ways. For me and my son, it was through adoption. I encourage others to consider opening their families to children who are waiting for a family to call their own,” said Diane Williams of Spanish Lake.

“Loving these children makes a powerful difference in their lives. And you get back incredible joys and rewards.”

Nearly 48 million Americans have considered adoption from foster care, according to a recent National Adoption Attitudes Survey commissioned by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. If just one in 500 of these adults adopt, all the more than 100,000 children in foster care waiting for adoption would have permanent families.

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60th Wedding Aniversary Bob and Irene Bolin of Bolin Services in Florissant, celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary on October 18, 2012.

Congratulations!

City of Florissant Senior Citizen Christmas Trip Experience the Joy of Christmas with an afternoon of spectacular music at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis! Follow that with a candlelight dinner at the Florissant Senior Dining Center. The trip will run from 1:30 – 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 16. Tickets are $40 per person, and that covers the transportation, the concert and dinner. Tickets are on sale now from 9 – 11 a.m. at the Florissant Senior Dining Center, 621 St. Francois. These tickets are for senior residents with a current resident card. If there are tickets left, a second registration will be held for residents and non-residents from 9 – 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20 at the Florissant Senior Dining Center. The cost for a nonresident is $42. For more information call the Florissant Senior Office at 314.839.7605.

New Year’s Eve for Florissant Seniors Celebrate the heritage of historic Florissant and ring in 2013!

This event is for Florissant seniors only, and will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31 at the James J. Eagan Center. Tickets are $15 per person and include dancing, music from the Michael Lacey Band, and dinner and cheesecake! The ticket also includes: appetizers, beverages, wine, noisemakers, non-alcoholic champagne and fantastic attendance prizes.

Countdown to the New Year will be at noon. Tickets are on sale in the Florissant Senior Office in Florissant City Hall. For more information, please call 314.839.7605.

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WINTER WEATHER from cover • Bring pets/companion animals inside during winter weather. Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas with non-frozen drinking water.

• Running water, even at a trickle, helps prevent pipes from freezing.

• All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside and kept clear.

What supplies do I need?

• Water – at least a 3-day supply; one gallon per person per day • Food – at least a 3-day supply of non-perishable, easy-toprepare food • Flashlight • Battery-powered or handcrank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible) • Extra batteries • First aid kit • Medications (7¬day supply) and medical items (hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, cane) • Multi¬purpose tool • Sanitation and personal hygiene items • Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies) • Cell phone with chargers • Family and emergency contact information • Extra cash • Baby supplies (bottles, for-

mula, baby food, diapers) • Pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl) • Tools/supplies for securing your home • Sand, rock salt or nonclumping kitty litter to make walkways and steps less slippery • Warm coats, gloves or mittens, hats, boots and extra blankets and warm clothing for all household members • Ample alternate heating methods such as fireplaces or wood or coal-burning stoves What do I do after a storm?

• Go to a designated public shelter if your home loses power or heat during periods of extreme cold.

• Avoid driving when conditions include sleet, freezing rain or drizzle, snow or dense fog.

• Before tackling strenuous tasks in cold temperatures, consider your physical condition, the weather factors and the nature of the task.

• Protect yourself from frostbite and hypothermia by wearing warm, loose-fitting, lightweight clothing in several layers.

Stay indoors, if possible.

• Help people who require special assistance such as elderly people living alone, people with disabilities and children.

• Check on your animals and make sure that their access to food and water is not blocked by snow drifts, ice or other obstacles. If possible, bring them indoors.

Caution: Carbon Monoxide Kills • Never use a generator, grill, camp stove or other gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal-burning devices inside a home, garage, basement, crawlspace or any partially enclosed area. Locate unit away from doors, windows and vents that could allow carbon monoxide to come indoors.

• The primary hazards to avoid when using alternate sources for electricity, heating or cooking are carbon monoxide poisoning, electric shock and fire.

• Install carbon monoxide alarms in central locations on every level of your home and outside sleeping areas to provide early warning of accumulating carbon monoxide.

• If the carbon monoxide alarm sounds, move quickly to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door.

• Call for help from the fresh air location and remain there until emergency personnel arrive to assist you.

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‘Scouting For Food’ Campaign Collection November 17 More than 30,000 Scouts and thousands of additional volunteers and parents will collect food items during the 28th annual “Scouting for Food” drive in November. Scouts from throughout the Greater St. Louis Area Council, Boy Scouts of America distributed more than one million bags on Saturday, Nov. 10, and will collect the filled bags on Sat., Nov. 17.

Volunteers organized coverage of the food drive by producing maps that divide 27 counties in eastern Missouri and 10 in southern Illinois into more than a thousand areas for Scout units. More than 500 food pantries throughout the region rely on Scouting for Food and the generosity of the community to help stock their shelves before the holiday season and cold winter months. Scouting for Food donations provide up to a four-month supply

for some pantries.

Scouts who collect food in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County will take donations to one of 46 fire stations where it is sorted and boxed. (Food collected outside of the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County is taken directly to food pantries in those communities.)

For the ninth consecutive year, Sunset Transportation, Inc., will transport the food from the fire stations to the St. Louis Area Foodbank. Sunset Transportation will move 55 truckloads of food in cooperation with dozens of truck drivers who donate their time, use their own trucks, and pay for their own fuel.

The Scouts collected more than 45 million food items during the first 27 years of the drive.

NCCU’s Annual General Covenant Renewal Ceremony on November 18 North County Churches Uniting for Racial Harmony and Justice (NCCU) will be holding its Annual General Covenant Renewal Ceremony on November 18 at 3 p.m. at John Knox Presbyterian Church, 13200 New Halls Ferry Rd., Florissant.

Eleven Pastors of various denominations from 11 Parishes and Churches will be participating including two Monsignors of Sacred Heart and St. Ferdinand Catholic churches will be participating for the first time. One of our speakers will be the retiring Police Chief ,William Karabas, of the Florissant Police Department, and our Keynote speaker will be Interim Executive Presbyter of Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery. He is the leader of the Presbyterian Church for churches on the East side, St. Louis Metropolitan area, and downstate Missouri. Our choir will be the Christ Our

Redeemer AME Church’s choir.

For the last eleven years, NCCU has held a general Covenant Renewal Ceremony at one of our member churches. President Thomas says “we like to move around to our various churches within our Organization. This offers our churches the opportunity to come closer together to refresh our mission of promoting understanding.” It is open to the public, and everyone’s participation is welcomed. Individuals do not have to be members of one of NCCU to attend and participate.

It is always followed by a wonderful reception and an opportunity for attendees to fellowship.

NCCU is an Organization consisting of 22 churches in North County of various denominations and independent churches working to promote understanding between the races and social justice within the County.

Volunteer this Holiday Season United Way of Greater St. Louis has gathered dozens of opportunities to volunteer during the upcoming holiday season. Starting in November, go online to www.unitedwaystlcares.org to find a volunteer project from Thanksgiving through end of the year.

This holiday volunteer site is the way to find a variety of opportunities through a variety of organizations for families or individuals to give back during the Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa season throughout the metro St. Louis region. It’s the perfect time of year to volunteer your time and help build a healthier community for all.

To find information on volunteering year-round, please contact St. Louis Cares, a United Way volunteer program, at 314.539.4063 or online at www.stl.unitedway.org/volunteercenter.aspx.

Through programs such as St. Louis Cares, 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance, BoardLinkSTL, GenNext and more, United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Volunteer Center connects thousands of people to quality volunteer opportunities each year in a wide variety of areas. This United Way Volunteer Center is one of the oldest in the nation.

You Need a Personal Safety Plan for Black Friday The National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC), home of McGruff the Crime Dog, advises shoppers develop a personal safety and security plan to keep criminals at bay.

This year many shoppers will be out early to find those big bargains on Black Friday or online for Cyber Monday, but the criminals will be out, too. NCPC has 10 great tips to help you shop safely while getting those great holiday bargains throughout the shopping season.

1. Do not buy more than you can carry. Plan ahead by taking a friend with you or ask a store employee to help you carry your packages to the car.

2. Shop online with companies you know and trust. Check a company’s background if you are not familiar with it. Remember, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

3. Save all receipts. Print and save all confirmations from your online purchases. Start a file folder to keep all receipts together and to help you verify credit card or bank statements as they come in.

4. Consider alternate options to pay for your merchandise, such as onetime or multiuse disposable credit cards or money orders, at online stores and auction sites.

5. Wait until asked before taking out your credit card or checkbook. An enterprising thief would love to shoulder surf to get your account information.

6. Deter pickpockets. Carry your purse close to your body or your wallet inside a coat or front trouser pocket.

7. Have your keys in hand when approaching your vehicle. Check the back seat and around the car before getting in.

8. Do not leave packages visible in your car windows. Lock them in the trunk or, if possible, take them directly home.

9. Tell a security guard or store employee if you see an unattended bag or package. The same applies if you are using mass transit.

10. If you are shopping with children, make a plan in case you get separated. Select a central meeting place and make sure they know they can ask mall personnel or store security employees if they need help.

To find more useful shopping tips and personal safety information, visit the National Crime Prevention Council’s website at www. ncpc.org.

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Recent Greater North County Chamber Ribbon Cuttings: Ashley Furniture Homestore The Greater North County Chamber welcomed new member Ashley Furniture Homestore to Florissant with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, November 5. The new store, owned by the Phillips family is located at 2409 N. Lindbergh Blvd. The phone number is 314.942.1101. Photo by Debbie Wright Present for the Ribbon cutting and Grand opening for Ashley- Furniture Homestore are Mayor Thomas, P. Schneider, Matthias Phillips Director of Education and Co-owner, Michael Phillips VP of Advertising and Co-owner, Stephen Phillips President and CEO, Carolyn Marty President of the Chamber, Julie Berthold Chairwoman of the Chamber, Councilwoman Jackie Pagano, Bob Russell Director of Economic Development, Councilman Keith English and Councilman Pat Stinnett and other Chamber members.

This 38,000 square-foot store located at 2409 North Lindbergh is the anchor tenant and is one of seven retailers in this plaza that was recently developed for $10 million.

The store will employ 40 full-time and part-time Retail sales, Administrative and Warehousing jobs. Approximately 110 more jobs will be created by the other six tenants.

Petco, Panda Express and Five Below are currently open. Ulta Beauty & Spa is expected to be open by the end of November. Chipotle Mexican Grill is expected to open in January 2013. This total development generated over 100 construction jobs over the summer.

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GNCC Casino Night The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce held its Casino Night on October 20 at the Park Terrace building at Crystal Creek Health & Rehabilitation Center.

MDR (Mobile Device Repair)

The Greater North County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony for new member MDR (Mobile Device Repair) on Friday, October 26. MDR is located in the Florissant Meadows Shopping Center at 720 N. Hwy 67 in Florissant. Pictured in the photo and cutting the ribbon are Mike Radcliff, owner of MDR, along with Florissant Mayor Tom Schneider, Florissant city officials and representatives from the chamber staff and ambassador committee.

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Statepoint Crossword Theme: Famous Athletes

Middle Pick:

“Noah Webster & His Words” Seize the day – set your mind to doing what you want and forge ahead. There’s plenty of gumption in “Noah Webster & His Words,” by Jeri Chase Ferris.

Born in Connecticut in 1758, Noah had oodles of confidence. What he didn’t have was a passion for farming, a fact that stuck in his dad’s craw like chewing gum to a gym floor.

Hardheaded Noah wasn’t going to have any of plowing and planting. He wanted to use his brain and go to college. That cost money – and his dad footed the bill, with the thought in mind that Noah would pay him back. That never happened because the Revolutionary War broke out, but Noah didn’t fight. He put his book learning to practice and became a teacher.

In those days, no one had heard of a dictionary, in fact with the birth of America lots of new words were being used, with no consistent spellings. Noah thought that was a crying shame. He set to work writing the “blue-backed speller,” and eventually compiled his “American Dictionary of the English Language.”

It wasn’t an easy task – in fact it turned out to be Noah’s life work. His dictionary wasn’t published until 1828, when Noah was 70. He ages quite well in this book about stick-toit-tiveness, entertainingly illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch.

Community News is proud to offer our readers “Book Buzz.” This column will feature great books for children in three categories: Youngest Pick: early childhood to the first or second grade, Middle Pick: elementary school children, and Oldest Pick: middle school children. Enjoy!

Reprinted with permission, Missourian Publishing Company. Copyright 2012.

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6. Western omelet ingredient 9. One of the Three Bears 13. Japanese port 14. International Labor Organization 15. Peeled or trimmed 16. Drawing support 17. A nervous ___ 18. Plural of #10 Down 19. *Most decorated Olympian 21. Unwelcome to a comedian

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23. High rocky hill 24. Ditto 25. Wear and tear 28. Opposite of warp in weaving 30. Exhort 35. South of Market Area in San Francisco 37. Like Oscar in "The Odd Couple" 39. Composer of American military marches 40. Wing-shaped 41. *2002 gold medal skater, Hughes 43. Angelina's husband 44. Like a wall covered with certain evergreen 46. Hurtful remark

47. *Quipping Hall-of-Famer 48. *PGA great, Byron 50. Snakelike sushi staple 52. Last word of "America, the Beautiful" 53. Wasn't straight 55. Romanian money 57. *He led an army?

60. *"His Airness" 63. Rub hard 64. Boiling blood 66. Farewell, to ami 68. African tea or chew 69. Rank above maj.

70. Prison-related 71. Strong desires 72. ___ Aviv 73. Go the way of Vesuvius DOWN 1. Tiller's tool 2. Hurry!

3. Poison ivy woe 4. Clay pigeon shooting 5. Render something holy 6. Not misses 7. *Rhyming fighter 8. Cafe order 9. Central to NYC 10. Seed cover 11. *Soccer great known by single name 12. Online pop-ups 15. *Reggie Miller's team 20. *Ali seem to relish it 22. Down Under bird 24. With an illustrious past?

25. *Fastest man on Earth 26. To crack, as in case 27. Inbox letter 29. We pledge allegiance to it 31. Pass 32. Continental money 33. Missouri River tributary

“Flight”

Denzel Washington turns in another solid performance in “Flight,” a film that takes a hard look at

the true nature of heroism. Washington plays Captain Whip Whitaker, a pilot for the fictional Southjet Airlines whose personal life may be his undoing.

After a heavy night of partying, Whip sits in the pilot’s seat during a violent Florida thunderstorm. Less than an hour later, the plane is in an uncontrolled dive towards Georgia. In a last-ditch attempt to save the passengers and crew, Whip and his co-pilot invert the plane and stabilize the descent. The jet ultimately crashes in a field, but 96 out of the 102 people on board survive.

Though he’s branded as a hero in the media, the National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) asks hard questions about Whitaker’s physical condition in the days leading up to the flight. Because 6 people died in the crash, Whip could go to jail for manslaughter if his blood alcohol level was too high.

In many ways, the airplane crash featured in “Flight” is secondary to the story of Whip Whitaker and the people whose lives he touches. The captain is a superb pilot with some very bad personal habits.

His friends and co-workers evidently have turned a blind eye to his drinking and other abuses for years. In light of the crash, though, it is hard to ignore or cover up for him anymore.

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34. *Bela Karolyi prodigy 36. Mars, to the Greeks 38. *He was passed by Hammerin' Hank 42. Conversation starter 45. Sorrows 49. Not a thing 51. Colorful Mexican wrap 54. Order 56. Milk dispenser 57. Dull pain 58. Multicolored horse 59. Brazils or filberts, e.g.

60. Become gelatinous 61. Hokkaido language 62. Less than average tide 63. Blue hue 65. Future fish 67. Last, abbr.

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his grandfather was a Tuskegee a i r m a n .

Wa s h i n g t o n takes Whip and runs with him, delivering a highly believable performance as the troubled pilot.

Kelly Reilly also does a solid job as Nicole, a troubled young woman whose path crosses with Whip’s at the hospital.

Photo courtesy of Paramount Pictures Nicole has her own substance abuse problems, but after Whip takes her in, she gets her life back on track. She tries to do the same for the troubled pilot, but without much success.

John Goodman has some funny moments as Harling Mays, but his role seems almost like a throwaway.

Goodman is over the top at times playing this character, who turns out to be a good friend and supplier to Whip.

More psychological than anything else, “Flight” focuses on a capable hero who makes some poor choices in his off-hours. Whip Whitaker saves dozens of people, but he may not be able to save himself.

“Flight,” rated R for drug and alcohol abuse, language, sexuality/nudity, and an intense action sequence, currently is playing in theaters.

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“Show-Me ShakeOut” Earthquake Poster Contest On Feb. 7, Missourians will participate in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut, an earthquake preparedness drill that teaches the "Drop, Cover and Hold On" protective actions to take in the event of an earthquake.

To promote the ShakeOut, the State Emergency Management Agency and the Missouri Seismic Safety Commission are sponsoring the "Show-Me ShakeOut" poster contest. Third, fourth and fifth grade students across Missouri are invited to create a classroom poster promoting the ShakeOut and earthquake safety.

Because many Missourians live within the New Madrid Seismic Zone – one of the most active seismic zones in the country – each February Missouri observes Earthquake Awareness Month. On Feb. 7, 1812, Missouri was rocked by one of the largest earthquakes ever to hit the continental United States. Centered in New Madrid, in southeast Missouri, the earthquake altered the flow of the Mississippi River, turned rich farmland into fields of sand and destroyed countless structures. People on the East Coast of the United States felt shaking and church bells reportedly rang as

far away as South Carolina.

The risk of another large earthquake continues, and today the New Madrid Seismic Zone includes many population centers. Preparing and planning to respond to a major quake are essential.

The statewide contest winners will receive gift cards and emergency first aid kits for their classrooms.

These prizes are courtesy of ABNA Engineering, Inc. of St. Louis, Central Electric Power Cooperative of Jefferson City, the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Department of Geological Sciences, and the Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Winning posters will be displayed on SEMA's website and featured at earthquake awareness events during 2013.

Contest Guidelines: • Each school will select a winning poster for each of the three grade levels.

• Posters may be scanned or digitally photographed and submitted electronically in JPEG, GIF, PDF or PNG format. Schools should retain the original poster if a submission is made electronically.

• All submissions must include the name of the school, name and age of the student, name of school principal and name of classroom teacher.

• All posters must be submitted to SEMA by Jan. 18, 2013 to be eligible.

• The school principal or lead teacher must submit or mail poster entries to: Steve Besemer State Emergency Management Agency P. O. Box 116, 2302 Militia Drive Jefferson City, MO 65102 E-Mail: steve.besemer@sema.dps.mo.gov • Winners from each statewide grade level will be notified by Feb. 4, 2013.

• Winning results will be posted on the SEMA website (sema.dps.mo.gov) and announced in press releases.

Additional information about the ShakeOut is available at http://www.shakeout.org/centralus/. Additional information about the New Madrid Seismic Zone and earthquake safety is available at http:// sema.dps.mo.gov/earthquake_preparedness/.

PHS Senior Class President Named Outstanding Leader

PHS Students Named National Merit Commended Students

Isaac Caverly, Pattonville High School’s senior class president, was named a 2012 Outstanding Student Leader by St. Louis County Youth Programs. The county's Outstanding Student Leadership Program provides training and recognition to youth in St. Louis County, assisting youth with development of the skills they need to be effective leaders and citizens. One senior from each county high school is nominated annually by his or her principal for participation in a leadership conference and recognition ceremony through this program. During a recent ceremony, Caverly was recognized and awarded a certificate for his accomplishment by St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley.

Pattonville High School seniors Roger Netherton and James Sorsen were named Commended Students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. Netherton and Sorsen are two of approximately 34,000 students throughout the na-

tion to be recognized for this honor based on their exceptional academic skills. They placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition.

Wyland Teacher’s Day Made Better As she worked with a group of her students on Tuesday, Oct. 2, Laura Lewis, a second-grade teacher at Wyland Elementary School, received a surprise visit from OfficeMax staff who were loaded with approximately $1,800 in classroom equipment and supplies.

Lewis was one of 20 teachers in the St. Louis metropolitan area and one of 1,000 teachers

nationwide chosen to receive free gifts as part of OfficeMax’s “A Day Made Better” event. Lewis, who is Wyland’s 2012 Diamond Circle Teacher, was nominated for “A Day Made Better” honor

by Principal Kathy Pfeifer for her dedication to her students.

Ritenour Students Cast Ballots for 2012 Election All students in the Ritenour School District had the opportunity to experience the democratic process and cast their ballots through Kids Voting. Ritenour students voted online at their school from Oct. 22 through Nov. 5, as determined by each school's Kids Voting coordinator.

Students in pre-k through third grade had an abbreviated ballot that includes candidates for president, U.S. senator and Missouri governor, while students in grades 4-12 voted for the same candidates and is-

sues that appeared on their parents' ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 6. All Kids Voting Missouri ballot results were electronically tabulated and were available when the official polls closed on Nov. 6.

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SAINT CHARLES Christmas Traditions Welcome to St. Charles Christmas Traditions!

Where Christmas Past Comes to Life

Information from www.stcharleschristmas.com

Close your eyes and listen to

the sounds of holiday music from the Victorian Carolers, and the Fife & Drum Corps. Smell the roasting of chestnuts in the air. Capture in your mind a time in America when life was simpler, and Christmas was elegant and magical.

This holiday celebration is staged in a charming village on the Mis-

souri River known as St. Charles.

The street comes alive with Christmas Legends and Santas from around the world. Over 30 characters have joined in the festivities, each wearing hand crafted clothing representing their heritage and carrying trading cards to give to visitors as a keepsake. Shop and dine along the brick-lined streets

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festively decorated with greenery and red bows.

The South Main Preservation Society first created this truly unique family event in the early 1970s, while an effort was underway to revitalize the South Main Historic District. Now almost 40 years later, Christmas Traditions remains a favorite festival, attracting a wide range of visitors to our area. Funding for this event is provided by the City of Saint Charles, via the Greater Saint Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau.

For a complete schedule and many more local events, please visit www.stcharleschristmas.com.

Friday – November 23, 2012 5 p.m. • Berthold Square, 200 block of S. Main Street You won’t want to miss the annual lighting of St. Charles’ official Christmas Tree. City officials will be on hand for the ceremony along with some of your favorite Christmas Traditions characters.

Be sure to bring a camera, as this is a perfect spot for snapping that special holiday photo of family and friends. And while you’re there, take the chill off the evening air with a cup of piping hot wassail, provided compliments of AT&T Missouri.

Opening Ceremony

Breakfast with Santa

Friday – November 23, 2012 • 11 a.m.

Kister Park Gazebo, 400 block of S. Main Street Santa arrives by horse-drawn carriage, escorted by the Lewis & Clark Fife & Drum Corps and the Legends of Christmas. Festivities will continue all day with caroling, vendors, and Santas from around the world.

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Saturdays, November 24 and December 1, 8, 15, and 22 • 9 a.m.

Mother-In-Law House, 500 S. Main Street Come enjoy breakfast at the beautiful Mother-In-Law House Restaurant for an up-close-andpersonal visit with Santa. Bring your holiday wish list. Plus, don’t forget the camera to capture all the holiday fun.

Doors open at 9 a.m., and breakfast is served at 9:30 a.m. Parking is

free on the street and nearby lots.

Tickets are $15 for children (12 and under) $18 for adults and reservations are required. But hurry!

Only a limited number of tickets are available.

To order tickets, contact Karen Godfrey at 636.255.6155.

“A Clueless Christmas” A Comical Interactive Christmas Mystery

Dinner Show – December 2, 9, 16, and 23 • 6 p.m.

Lunch Show – December 2 • 10:30 a.m.

Grand Opera House Banquet Center and Event Center , 311 N. Main Street Ever wish you could be the one to figure out who-dunnit? Come join us for this mysterious show with attendees such as Ms. Scarlet, Col. Mustard, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Peacock. Although Mr. Body may be the first to be murdered, anyone could be next! If you guess the true murderer, you could leave with your own fabulous Christmas gift.

We’ll give you a hint... it wasn’t Col. Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick!

Dinner show tickets are $62.50 per person and lunch show tickets are $50 per person. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served at 6 p.m. Parking is free on the street and nearby lots.

To order tickets, contact Karen Godfrey at 636.255.6155.

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Begins at 1000 S. Main Street and ends in Berthold Square at 200 S. Main Street Enjoy the pageantry of a live parade led by the Lewis & Clark Fife & Drum Corps, and topped off with Santa and Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawn carriage. Follow the procession to Berthold Square for caroling and a short, familyfriendly program. Enter your child to win a ride with Santa at www. historicstcharles.com.

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SAINT CHARLES Christmas Traditions Decorations

Saint Charles is one of America’s great Historic Districts. There is no other place quite like South Main Street, which features 10 blocks of historic buildings, some dating as far back as the late 1700s.

For Christmas Traditions, we pull out all the stops to create a festive setting the whole family can enjoy. With more than 10,000 feet of fresh greenery, 150 wreaths, 1,200 hand-tied red velvet bows, and thousands of white lights in the trees and on the buildings, you just can’t help but get caught up in the holiday spirit.

In the daytime, the crisp reds and greens provide a colorful backdrop as you walk the brick streets enjoying all that Christmas Traditions has to offer. And in the evening, the white lights make a nighttime stroll or drive down Main Street one of St. Louis’ best free light displays.

The holiday decor on Main Street is just one more way that Christmas Past Comes To Life in Saint Charles during Christmas Traditions.

Photos with Santa

Opening Day – November 23 – Noon - 5 p.m. and 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Saturdays during Festival – 11 a.m. - 5 p.m..

Sundays during Festival – 12 - 5 p.m.

Lower Level of Tourism Center, 230 S. Main Street Come visit Santa and his elves, and make sure he knows what you would like for Christmas! For a nominal fee you can purchase professional photos that come in a gold-foil-trimmed frame. Additional photos in varying sizes can be ordered online. Please note that Santa will join the parade from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. on Opening Day and each Saturday and Sunday during the festival.

Board the carriage at the Tourism Center at 230 S. Main Street.

Take a relaxing carriage ride along Main Street during the holiday season (weather permitting – not operating during parade). Rides are $5 per person.

To reserve a carriage for a special event or evening during the holiday season, please call 636.398.4123.

Trains on Main

November 23 thru December 24, Wednesday thru Friday – Noon - 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday – Noon - 5 p.m.

Hosted by Frenchtown Heritage Museum. A festive train display including a Victorian winter scene and various other themes. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children (ages 3 to 12 years). For more information, call 636-724-2106.

Las Posadas Procession

Saturday, December 1 • 6 p.m.

Begins 1000 S. Main Street and ends in Frontier Park Gather your candles, luminaries, lanterns and flashlights and join the beautiful procession by candlelight that has been a Spanish tradition for centuries. Follow behind a live re-enactment of Mary and Joseph searching for a room at the “inn.” Procession begins at the

corner of South Main and Boone’s Lick Road, travels north on Main Street to First Capitol Drive, and culminates in Frontier Park with a live nativity, the traditional Yule Log lighting, and caroling. (Produced and funded by Main Street Church).

Sleigh Bell Singers

Fridays during Festival Various Restaurants on N. Main Street Our own Sleigh Bell Singers join us for a night of merriment singing the songs of the 1930s and 1940s while stopping at various restaurants in the historic North Main Street district.

Marshmallow Roast

Fridays during Festival • 7 p.m.

Chestnut Roasters’ Fire Pit, Between 700 and 800 blocks of S. Main Street Join some of your favorite Christmas Traditions characters at the Chestnut Roasters’ fire to enjoy roasting complimentary marshmallows and listening to holiday story-telling around the fire.

the perfect spot for you to fall in love or rekindle the joys of yesteryear.

Gingerbread Village

Festival Hours until December 22 at 6 p.m.

Main Street Church, 116 N. Main Street Visit the candy filled world of Gingerbread Village. All gingerbread houses from the decorating contest will be on display for your holiday enjoyment. For more information, visit www.churchonmain.com/gingerbreadold.

Gingerbread House Decorating Class

Saturday, November 24 – 10 a.m.

- Noon and 1 - 3 p.m.

Main Street Church, 116 N. Main Street Kick off the Holiday Season and enjoy a great family activity by decorating your own Gingerbread House. Enter it into the In-

augural Gingerbread House Contest sponsored by the Main Street Church and The Olde Town Spice Shoppe. Make your own house, or stop by to learn decorating secrets for preparing a no-hassle house.

Pre-register for classes by signing up online at www.oldtownspices. com/university. Each two-hour class includes gingerbread house, instructions, all decorations and refreshments. You’ll enjoy time with your family and we clean up the mess! Cost for the class is $50 per house created.

Santa Send-off

Monday, December 24 • 1:30 p.m.

Begins at 1000 S. Main Street and ends in Berthold Square at the corner of First Capitol Drive and S. Main Street.

Don’t miss the opportunity to send one final wave and cheer Santa on as he heads back to the North Pole for the big night!

Kissing Ball

Kister Park Gazebo, 400 block of S. Main Street A special bundle of mistletoe, holly, ribbon and evergreens mark

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Carriage Rides

Opening Day - November 23 • 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Saturdays during Festival • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sundays during Festival • 12 - 5 p.m.

Monday, December 24 • 11 a.m.

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Sports

Gary Baute Women’s Ice Hockey Welcomes Penn State To Lindenwood ***Here for Two Game Series The Lindenwood women’s ice hockey team is set to host Penn State on November 16 and 17.

The Lady Lions are welcoming Penn State as they hope to earn their first victories of the young season. Lindenwood so far is 0-8-0 on the year, but six of its opponents have either been ranked at the time of the contest, or receiving votes in the national

poll.

This season marks the second year as the team being a member of the NCAA and its first season as a member of the College Hockey America Conference. Penn State is also a first year member of the conference and as of November 9, they hold a 4-5-1 overall record.

Allysson Arcibal and Lyndsay Kirkham lead the team in goals with two a piece.

Lindenwood has seven goals in 166 shots. The team will have 12 more games on their home ice throughout the season. ~~~Thanks to Jen Lawson, Sports Information-Graduate Assistant of Lindenwood Thanksgiving Eve-Guns ‘N Hoses ***Police Box Against Firefighters in a Great Fundraiser Wednesday November 21st at the Scottrade Center will be the site for the premier boxing matches. Money raised from the event go to The BackStoppers, an organization that provides immediate financial aid and long-term financial and other support to the families of Police Officers and Firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty.

Grey Eagle Distributors and Budweiser have been title sponsors of Guns ‘N Hoses since the event began in 1987. It will feature 17, three-round boxing matches between area Police Officers and Firefighters. The men and women who participate, train vigorously months before the event.

To purchase tickets, go to http://www.stlgunsandhoses.com/Tickets.html. ~~~Never know when you will need assistance

Joe Morice

Jets Landing in the Lou For the Rams ***Redemption Time The St. Louis Rams take to the 2012 football season as the youngest team out of the 32 in the National Football League (NFL).

The team has licked their wounds and has turned the page to move on after being embarrassed in front of the Queen across the pond in London on the last weekend of October. A week prior to that they allowed more points than normal to the Packers.

Assistant coach Dave McGinnis comments on the lack of defense recently.

“What has happened the last two weeks… everyone that is associated with this defense – players and coaches – knows it’s totally unacceptable. With that knowledge, now the next thing you have to do is you have to accept, beginning with me, the responsibility to change it. We know what it is to play good defense. We’ve shown that we can play good defense. That we’ve shown the last two weeks is not good defense. It doesn’t matter who you’re playing, you have to set a standard for yourself and you can’t just do it some of the time if you want to be something in this league. I’ve been on really, really good defenses and one characteristic they always have is consistency. So, as I said, we’ve had some real thorough self-examination – players and coaches together – and been very honest and open and a very rankles, nameless debriefing where everybody laid it out there as far as to what’s gone on. That’s not acceptable, that’s not how we plan to play defense and so we all take responsibility -- and as I said, beginning with me – to get it fixed.”

NEXT HOME GAMES: November 18 - Sunday: against New York Jets at Noon (time could change) December 2 - Sunday: against San Francisco 49ers at Noon (time could change) December 16 - Sunday: against Minnesota Vikings at Noon (time could change) LAST HOME GAME Check the website www.StLouisRams.com for all the information. ~~~Get back to that good defense

“Over the Fence”

Editorial

It Boggles the Mind If you draw a line straight across a graph the length of city block and then mark one inch of it at the end, it’s a good comparison of how long our civilization has been on Earth; one inch worth. Staggering, right? Try this: If we fit that one inch of time into the entire Universe, it might compare to an atomic particle among all the uncountable numbers in all of Earth’s solar system. It boggles the mind.

Given all this mind-boggling, I can’t understand what makes us underestimate the kazillion-to-one odds against the delicate unimaginable process that took place to create our planet and its consequent civilization.

It’s said that five million, million (whatever that is) atoms can fit on the head of a pin. The number that makes up the human body would most likely consist of too many zeros to fit on this page. Yet all those ka-zillions of atoms came together to become a functional, incredibly complicated machine called a human being and in fact, billions of them. They can walk, talk, think and do just about anything including building extremely complicated machines to help them survive and advance society...or destroy it.

Oddly, in the last 100 years or so, our society has advanced far more than the previous hundreds of centuries since man stood upright and huddled in caves in fear of the night. Even more oddly, human beings are pound for pound, the weakest of all Earth’s creatures, yet they are perhaps the most successful because they have the ability to reason. I said ‘perhaps’ because I once watched a Jerry Springer TV show

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Human beings share many of the instincts of animals such as the herd instinct, survival instinct and so on. But we’ve been gifted with the ability to reason that would overcome the base instincts of animals that would kill each other to control their groups or kill other groups of the same species to steal their food or territories. Of course, admittedly, some of our species doesn’t always overcome those base instincts as proven by Middle East terrorists.

There is another incredibly large number to consider; many scientists who study such things agree the odds against all of the aforementioned happening become greater as they advance their understanding of the process. It might compare to the odds against finding a needle in a haystack the size of Jupiter. The events that brought all this about are so complex and inconceivable, perhaps there really was a supreme being to bring it about...or as some of my more skeptical acquaintances believe, aliens from a different world made it all happen. Who knows? Perhaps Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock cruised by in the Starship Enterprise and seeded our planet.

Yet this is the fun of it! It’s not knowing and searching for the truth with open minds. When I see a person or a group of people proclaiming their concept of life is the end all, be all of existence, I feel sorry for them. They’ve closed their minds to the great wonders of our world and often live in fear and intolerance of those who haven’t. By asking no questions and refusing their own curiosity, they’re missing all the fun.

A small child who totters across a meadow and discovers a butterfly landing on a wildflower looks on in round-eyed curiosity.

Our existence relies on open-minded curiosity and the ability to learn…and we’ve only just begun.

“Satisfaction of one’s curiosity is one of the greatest sources of happiness in life.” -Linus Pauling

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Common Sense is in danger I heard a statistic the other day on talk radio. Credit scores are rising, and it’s because Americans today are saving more money than they have since the 1950s.

Hurray! I pray that you, my reader, held onto your job, or have found another. Did you change anything about your life over the past two to three years? Did you eat out less, buy fewer pairs of shoes or decide to wait on the 60-inc LCD television until you could actually afford it? Are you prepared for what’s next? You know what’s next, right? Black Friday. Sure, it’s more than a few days away, but retailers began looking to the giftpurchasing season before Halloween. And before we all start acting like we’ve got money to burn, I think a motherly lecture on Common Sense is due.

I understand wanting something so bad you can taste it. That’s perfectly human. What I cannot understand is signing your life away because a slick and well-trained sales person tells you that you won’t have to pay a dime until 2014. Live for today, right? Never mind that when you’re 65 you’ll be living in a cardboard box.

What happened to the language of Common Sense?

She says things like, “I’ll have to review these documents first,” or “This seems too good to be true,” or “Something in my gut tells me that I won’t be able to

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afford personal property taxes, insurance and gasoline for this $40,000 vehicle. Why are we so willing to ignore the gut feelings and sell our future (and quite possibly our souls) and our children’s future to keep up with the Joneses?

Our grandparents had the right idea. The time to buy is when the cold hard cash is in your quivering hand.

Delayed gratification, not instant insanity. Is this really the life we want for our children?

Common Sense is suffocating my friends. We’ve buried her alive under a mountain of big-screen televisions, the newest and most gadget-stuffed cell phones, and the latest must-have fall fashions.

Ask yourself a few questions. If I lost my job tomorrow, how long could I afford to live in my home? Do I have the cash to pay for the James Bondish cell phone (and the two-year contract that accompanies it), or will I just charge it? If I die next week, will my children inherit a pile of debt along with grandma’s pearls?

Common Sense. For too long Americans have looked past her to Lady Luck. Lady Luck is long gone, riding into the sunset with the Wall Street executives in Bentleys and Lamborghinis. Common Sense still has a pulse, albeit weak and thready. There is time to re-

vive her. It will take tough love on our part, for our sake and the sake of our children. It will take saying the word, “No,” over and over when confronted with the latest and greatest. It will take a willingness to regain control over our own financial situations and lives.

Cash for Clunkers was nice, and there were some wonderful incentives for first-time home buyers. There are lots of people and more than a few plans out there designed to stimulate spending and get America moving in the right direction, and I applaud the ideas. I just pray that each of us takes a good hard look today at what we can realistically afford, and if it’s things we really need to fulfill our dreams. We’ve allowed things to become more important than people, and we’ve devalued values.

It’s time to let Common Sense, not nonsense, back into our hearts and minds. She’s not new, nor is she hitech or come with 85,000 “apps.” The good news? You don’t have to wake up at 3 a.m. and stand in line for 90 minutes in hopes of getting one of only three in stock.

Common Sense is ready and waiting, and she’s free!

Entertaining from Harvest to Holiday (Family Features) As the season changes, so does your recipe repertoire. But, to create a memorable meal, you don’t need fancy techniques, elaborate dishes, or even professional grade cookware.

Oven Roasted Root Vegetables Prep: 35 minutes • Roast: 50 minutes • Makes: 8 servings

Ingredients: - Vegetable cooking spray - 3 medium red potatoes (about 1 pound), cut into 1-inch pieces - 2 cups fresh or frozen whole baby carrots - 1 pound celery root (celeriac), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 cups) - 1 rutabaga (about 3 pounds), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 6 cups) - 2 medium red onions, cut into 8 wedges each - 2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 1 1/2 cups) - 5 cloves garlic, cut into thin slices - 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary leaves or fresh thyme leaves

- 1 tablespoon olive oil - 1 cup Swanson Vegetable Broth (Regular or Certified Organic)

What you need are classic styles, good wine and do-able recipes. Here are some easy ways you can make your dinner one to remember, from the start of harvest through the holidays.

Setting – Don’t worry if you’re not a craft maven or can’t quite pull off the table setting ideas you see on Pinterest. Just iron a pretty tablecloth and set of napkins – you’ll be surprised how elegant the table will look with crisp linens. For a centerpiece, set out your favorite tray with a few votive candles on it to create a cozy glow.

Wine – Good wine doesn’t have to be complicated. Hillary Stevens, winemaker for The Naked Grape wines says, “In my house, the host picks the wine! I recommend picking one that showcases your personality. If you’re feeling bold,

try a robust Cabernet Sauvignon, and if you’re feeling sassy, try a crisp Pinot Grigio.” For your next feast, she recommends their newest offering, Harvest Red Blend, a medium-bodied red wine blend with juicy flavors of raspberry and red plum. Visit The Naked Grape on Facebook to find the right wine for your holiday celebrations.

Recipes – No matter what your main dish, make sure you have side dishes that are also full of flavor. This recipe for Oven Roasted Root Vegetables is an easy, elegant addition to the holiday table. The harvest season is the best time to serve fresh vegetables, and roasting them sweetens their flavor. Add fresh herbs for just the right highlight – with very little work from you.

Directions: 1. Heat oven to 425°F. Spray 17 x 11-inch roasting pan or shallow baking sheet with cooking spray.

2. Stir potatoes, carrots, celery root, rutabaga, onions, parsnips, garlic, rosemary and oil in prepared pan. Roast vegetables for 30 minutes. Pour broth over vegetables and stir.

3. Roast for 20 more minutes or until vegetables are fork-tender.

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What’s Happening

Church Nov. 16: Fish Fry & Musical Coffeehouse St. Andrew UMC (near Lindbergh & Old Halls Ferry) is combining its famous Fish Fry with the Musical Coffeehouse for the whole family to enjoy. The Fish Fry will go from 4:30-7 p.m. with “iwiTness” providing some dinner music during the last part of the fish fry. Then we will adjourn to the Worship Center to hear The Answer & Daphne Rice-Bruce with desserts/coffees/ teas in between those two groups.

Babysitting will be provided. Call 837-4233 or go onto www.saintandrewumc.net for info. Hope to see you all there!

Nov. 18: Pancake and Sausage Breakfast 8 - 11:30 a.m. The Friends of Old St. Ferdinand Shrine will hold a pancake and sausage breakfast.

In the old schoolhouse. “All-YouCan-Eat” pancakes and sausage will be provided for $6 per adult and $3 per child ages 12 and under. Gluten-free pancakes will be available upon request and will be prepared without any cross-

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contamination. Drinks include juice, coffee, water and milk. Diabetic-friendly syrup included as well. The Book Fair will be open with special event pricing of $4 per bag. Tour guides will be available to conduct tours and to answer any questions regarding the complex which dates to 1819. Please plan to stop by and support this local historic landmark at #1 rue St. Francois. For more information visit www.oldstferdinandshrine. com or call 314-837-2110.

Nov. 19: St. Rose Philippine Duchesne Feast Day Mass 7 p.m. In 1940 St. Philippine was beatified by Pope Pius XII followed by her canonization in 1988

by Pope John Paul II. Light refreshments will be served after the Mass.

Nov. 21: Thanksgiving Eve Service 7 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Living Christ, 2725 Concord Drive Florissant, MO Dec. 1: Basement & Tailgate Sale At Northside Christian Church, 9635 Hwy. 367 (Lewis & Clark

Blvd.), St. Louis, MO. Church basement sale, Tailgate sale to sell your own treasures. LOTS of New items have arrived. Basement/Tailgate is 8 a.m. - Noon. $10 for a double parking spot to sell your own treasures. Call: 314-8685722, to reserve your tailgate spot.

First and Third Fridays: Fish Fry 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Bellefontaine United Methodist Church, 10600 Bellefontaine Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63137. Single entrée $7, double entre $9. Kids under 6 are free. Info: 314.867.0800.

Saturdays: ESL Classes 10 – 11:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Chapel, 11100 Old Halls Ferry Road, St. Louis. Free. All are welcome. Info: 314.849.6949.

Events Nov. 17: Jamestown Mall Holiday Concert 12:30 - 3:30 p.m. Jamestown Mall business owners present Holiday Concert Series in the JC’s Five Star Outlet and Macy’s Department Stores wing. Featured artists are J. Oscar School of Music band, recording artist Jordan Brewer and recording artist Alfred T. Wilson and many more. Jump start your holiday shopping at Jamestown Mall. The first 100 adult shoppers to check in at the hostess table will receive a free gift (while supplies last).

Nov. 18: Orchestra Cooncert 3 p.m. The Communications Department of St. Louis Community College at Florissant Valley presents the Florissant Valley Symphony Orchestra (Ivy Allen, Conductor and Music Director) and the St. Charles Community College Ochestra (Mary Sweetin, Conductor and Music Director) in joint performance. Held in the Terry M. Fischer Theatre. Admission is free.

Rossini - La Gazza Ladra Overture, Grieg - Symphonic Dances, Franck - Symphony in D Minor.

Nov. 28:UMSL Master of Science in Nursing Informational Meeting 6 – 7:30 p.m. at St. Charles Community College, Room 205 in the Student Center. Meet program coordinators, faculty and academic advisors. Info: 636.936.8675.

Saturdays: Veterans: Learn guitar for FREE! We meet every Saturday at 9:30 am in Historic St. Charles. Call Bill Dennis for more information 314479 5750.

Calling All St. Augustine’s Classmates Planning is underway for an All School Reunion. If you attended St. Augustine’s School located at Herbert & Lismore streets in the city of St. Louis we want to hear from you. Please contact a member of the planning committee: Sandy Tricamo (‘66) 314.791.7714;

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Leo Neuner (‘65) 972.951.4853; Don Becker (‘68) 636.399.0088; Tom Hartnett (‘66) 314.623.9950.

You can also register on Facebook as you reminisce viewing the old parish pictures which have been posted. Search for: St. Augustine Catholic School - St. Louis Mo. Bridgeton Trails Library Branch Programs 3455 McKelvey Rd., St. Louis, MO 63044. Info: 314.994.3300. Story Time: Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

9 months to 2 yrs. Room 1(Lap Time); Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.

Ages 3–5. Room 2; Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3–5. Room 1.

Inviting All Florissant Senior Citizens To Join One Of The Bingo Clubs With The City Of Florissant!!

Please contact the Florissant Senior Office for more information at 839-7604.

• Monday Club: Meets every Monday for Bingo from 11:30-2:30 on the lower level of the James J. Eagan Center. Bring a sandwich coffee and tea are available. Interesting day trips to St. Louis Area locations are also scheduled.

• Florissant Older Adult Club: Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 11-1:30 on the lower level of the James J. Eagan Center.

Bring your lunch! Bingo, Trips, Speakers and special events are planned.

• Wednesday Club: Meets every Wednesday for Bingo from 11:302:30 on the lower level of the James J. Eagan Center. Bring a sandwichcoffee and tea available. Interesting day trips to St. Louis Area locations are also available.

Every Sunday Now-Oct.: Free Tours at Old Ferdinand Shrine 1-4 p.m. Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, #1 Rue St. Francois, Florissant, is offering free tours every Sunday during the months of August, September and October. For info. contact: Vicki Wittman, email vicray01@aol.com or phone: 314.921.7582

www.mycnews.com • Community News • November 14, 2012 Last Saturday of Each Month: Writers Workshop 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Looking for new Authors and Songwriters.

Come join us and let us help you with your dream. We have Authors, Songwriters, Playwrites, Teachers and more. Meet at the Baden Liberary 8448 Church Rd. For more info call 314.388.2400.

Health Dec. 6: Caregiver Classes If you are someone’s caregiver or will be a caregiver in the near future, come to this caregiver class, free to the public. 10:30-11:30 a.m., Siteman Cancer Center conference room at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital campus. Learn more about legal documents and relations, qualifications for assistance and deductions from an elder law attorney.

Every Sunday: Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse 6:30 – 8 p.m. at 7401 Delmar Ave. in University City. Info: 314.993.5421.

3rd Saturday: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group 9 a.m. at Delmar Gardens North, 4401 Parker Rd., Florissant, MO 63033. Contact Kathy Gallyoun at 314.355.1516 or call the Helpline at 800.272.3900 for info.

Last Saturday: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group 10:30 a.m. at Mother of Good Counsel Home, 6825 Natural Bridge, St. Louis, MO 63121. Contact Doris Schmitt at 314.383.4765 or call the Helpline at 800.272.3900 for info.

Last Tuesday: Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group

1 p.m. Missouri Veterans Home, 10600 Lewis & Clark, St. Louis, MO 63136. Contact Buffy Huffman at 314.340.6389 or call the Helpline at 800.272.3900 for info.

Christian Hospital To register call 314.747.9355 Dec. 4 & 19: American Red Cross Blood Drive Christian Hospital is teaming up with the American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive open to the general public. Stop by to roll up your sleeve and give blood to help save lives. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments have priority. Free.

• Location: Christian Hospital Detrick Building Atrium, 11133 Dunn Rd. 63136 Registration: www.redcrossblood. org and use the sponsor code: christianhospital: or contact Sandy Barnes at slm9123@bjc.org Dates: Dec. 4, 19 Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

• Location: Northwest HealthCare Community Room, 1225 Graham Rd. 63031 Registration: www.redcrossblood. org and use the sponsor code: northwesthealthcare; or contact Mindy McLain at mlm7458@bjc. org Date: Dec. 19 Time: 12-4 p.m.

Dec. 6: A Really ‘Bazaar’ Christmas in The Village 1-3:30 pm. Join us at this holiday bazaar with items and services for purchase from a variety of vendors and enjoy a warm atmosphere, delicious holiday treats and shimmering decorations. Bring a friend or make a new one. Location: Village North Retirement Community, 11160 Village North Dr., 63136 (just west of Christian Hospital off Dunn Rd.). Cost: Free. Registra-

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Dec. 8: The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia & Alzheimer’s Disease 10 a.m. - noon. Christian Hospital Mental Health Services is partnering with the Alzheimer’s Association to provide this informative program on detection, cause and risk factors, stages of the disease, treatment and much more. Location: Christian Hospital Atrium, 11133 Dunn Rd. 63136. Cost: Free.

Registration is required by calling 314-747-WELL (9355).

Dec. 19: Healthy Holiday Tips 9-10 a.m. Now is the perfect time to invest in your health and take control of your food choices. Learn how the food choices you make today can affect your health and wellbeing for life. Join us and learn tips and suggestions on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle during the holidays. Location: Jamestown Mall Food Court. Cost: Free. Call 314-747-WELL (9355) to register.

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Christian Hospital is calling out for volunteers that can do a significant amount of walking to run errands within the hospital. Discover the rewards of volunteering!

If you’re looking for a rewarding way to spend your time, volunteering at Christian Hospital is an ideal match. Volunteer positions are available in many different areas.

You’ll meet a variety of interesting people while making a difference in our community. Applications are available at www.chrisitianhospital.org in the Volunteer Office, located off the hospital’s main lobby. For more information, call the Christian Hospital volunteer office at 314-653-5032.

SSM DePaul Healthy Happenings Every Mon. and Tues. in Oct.: HMR Program Orientation Mondays: 6 – 7 p.m. Tuesdays: Noon – 1 p.m. At SSM DePaul Wellness Center. Attend a free orientation to learn: the Five Success Variables needed to lose weight, different diet options available and

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Ongoing 8-week sessions: Smoking Cessation Classes SSM DePaul Health Center SSM DePaul, partnering with St. Louis County’s tobacco-free initiative called “Let’s Face It,” is offering free smoking cessation classes to the public. The 8-week course assists participants in determining their readiness to quit smoking and provide the tools necessary to increase their success rate in becoming smoke free. Space is limited for these on-going classes. Call 1.866.

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SSM DePaul Wellness Center Tired of getting locked into longterm memberships that you never use? Join the DePaul Wellness Center and receive a personalized program for your specific needs. Classes available on strength training, nutrition and smoking cessation.

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Tickets for 26th Annual Budweiser Christian Hospital’s Just Lose It Weight-loss Guns ‘N Hoses Now Available Challenge has Life-changing Results The 26th annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses will take place Thanksgiving Eve, Nov. 21, at Scottrade Center.

The boxing event features threeround matches between police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel from Missouri and Illinois. Both male and female boxers are scheduled on the 17-bout card.

The event begins at 7 p.m. and has raised more than $3.6 million since 1987 to benefit The BackStoppers, a non-profit organization that assists families of first responders who die in the line of duty.

“Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses has become one of the great holiday traditions in St. Louis,” said David Stokes, president of the St. Louis Guns ‘N Hoses Boxing Association. “Every year St. Louisans come together with family and friends for a great night of boxing that supports the families of our fallen heroes. I can’t think of a better cause or a better way to kick off the holiday season.”

“Guns ‘N Hoses is a great tradition that has always brought the St. Louis community together,” said Joe Buck, FOX Sports announcer and Guns ‘N Hoses board member. “It’s always a fun event, but what’s most important is that all proceeds go to The BackStoppers, an organization that has been important to my family for as long as I can remember.”

Presented by the non-profit St. Louis Guns ‘N Hoses Boxing Association, the event is sponsored by Budweiser and Grey Eagle Distributors, the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in St. Louis County.

Tickets are $30, $20 and $10 and are available by calling 314.691.1377 in St. Louis City, 314.560.9226 in St. Louis County or 618.973.1200 in Illinois. Tickets are also available at all Hair Saloon locations, the Scottrade Center Box Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com.

The BackStoppers cover St. Louis City, the Missouri counties of St. Louis, St. Charles, Cape Girardeau, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Perry, Pike, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Warren and Washington and the Illinois counties of Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe and St. Clair. BackStoppers also cover members of Troop C of the Missouri Highway Patrol and District 11 of the Illinois State Police.

After a loss of life, The BackStoppers provide money for emergency expenses and later arranges to pay bills, mortgages, debts, college costs and other expenses. The organization was founded in 1959.

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Christian Hospital’s latest round in the Just Lose It weight-loss competition ended Nov. 2 with the last weigh-in showing the 334 participants lost a total of more than 1,000 pounds!

Congratulations to the top winners, based on weight-loss percentage: • Sam Wood lost 28.897% of his body weight after shedding 82.5 pounds during the 12-week challenge. His goal is to lose another 20 pounds.

• Maura Crump lost 24.944% of her body weight after losing 45 pounds in the session and has reached her goal weight. She’s lost a total of 108 pounds in 2012 through participating in Just Lose It. • Kate Floyd lost 19.520% of her body weight after losing 36 pounds this round, with a total of 106 pounds lost through the Just Lose It competitions. She has also met her goal weight.

Wood was motivated to lose weight and get healthy to let his family know he was going to be around for his grandchildren. He knew his extra weight wasn’t healthy and he wanted to feel better and have more energy. His advice to others: “Don’t give up, it will happen,” says Wood. “It’s 80 percent diet and 20 percent exercise, but you must do both to make the change happen. If you start eating fruits and veggies you will get a craving for them. They taste good to me now!”

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Others to recognize who made it into the Top 10 for body-weight percentage loss are: • Michael Huber (15.837%) • Christopher Irving (14.2111%) • Johnda Green (12.636%) • Linda Kane (11.133%) • Kimberly Wesley (11.111%) • Susan Truetken (10.729%) • Joanne Bailey (10.495%) The next session of the Just Lose It challenge starts on Jan. 12, 2013. You must be registered to join by calling 314.747.

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