CNSTC: January 15, 2020

January 15, 2020

Bringing ice to life

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St. Charles hosts inaugural Chanukah on Main Street.

Pg. 3 O’Fallon eatery donates meals to thousands. Pg. 3 Wabash teacher wins grant to transform classroom.

Pg. 5 Visiting Care Giving Services celebrates grand opening. Pg. 5

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The Fete de Glace St. Charles Ice Festival will be held on Jan. 25 from 9 am to 3:30 pm between the 100 and 200 blocks of North Main Street in downtown St. Charles.

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The Fete de Glace St. Charles Ice Festival marks its 22nd year in historic downtown St. Charles

By Brett Auten It is considered the crown jewel, albeit one that can soon dissipate.

The Fete de Glace St. Charles Ice Festival will mark its 22nd year in historic downtown St. Charles on Jan. 25. Annually, a large crowd gathers between the 100 and 200 blocks of North Main Street to watch professional ice carvers bring massive blocks of ice to life in a friendly competition. Armed with electric chainsaws, grinders, sanders, chisels, and hand saws, carvers draw oohs and ahhs aplenty with their amazing, but ephemeral, creations.

For the competitors, the festival is special not only for its longevity but also for the encouragement to be as creative as possible.

Intricate downhill snow skiers, a nine-foot tiger balancing on a ball, and the famous St. Louis Rally Squirrel have been about the tawdry of creations.

Each carver starts with a single block of ice weighing 260 lbs. and dissects it and reassembles it into wondrous sparkling creations.

“This is the only real outdoor ice carving competition in the area that is art-related,” Penny Pitman, the co-chairperson of the Fete de Glace, said. “You will see the fin-

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est ice carvers working to create amazing sculptures. It is hard to believe that their creations came out of a solid block of ice.”

Joe Modica has done the competition every year since its inception.

“I like to compete and see what everybody else is doing,” Modica said. “As a carver, it is unique in that you are free to do whatever you want as long as you can do it.”

The first Fete de Glace was in 1998 and the festival was put in place in part to help bring people back down to the Main Street area after the Christmas holiday and is an ideal family activity with outdoor fire pits See ‘ICE’ page 2

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Submitted Photo The Fete de Glace St. Charles Ice Festival will be held on Jan. 25 from 9 am to 3:30 pm between the 100 and 200 blocks of North Main Street in downtown St. Charles.

‘ICE’ from cover and restaurants bustling to help keep the bystanders warm and cozy.

Team competition (two-person teams using five, 250-pound blocks of ice) takes place in the morning from 9:30 am until noon. The afternoon portion picks up at 1 p.m. and runs until 3:30 pm with the individual competition (each artist competes using a single block of ice).

The Fete de Glace has a unique component in that both the team and individual contests will be judged by the crowd. Ballots may be picked up at the information booth located at the center of the festival. Both adults and children vote for their favorite sculptures and all awards will be given out around 4 p.m. Cash and trophies will be handed out to first and second place winners in the Team Division and first, second, and third in the individual competition.

The festival is presented by the Greater St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau along with the Historic Downtown Association of St. Charles with support from the Special Business District of St. Charles and the Arts and Cultures Commission of St. Charles. For more information, visit the Fete de Glace St. Charles Ice Festival Facebook page.

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Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, volunteered to help the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) by hauling used, natural and debris-free Christmas trees to the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles to return them to the environment as fish habitats.

In partnership with the city of Wentzville, Meridian Waste will collect and haul undecorated, natural Christmas trees to the MDC for the reef project.

Meridian Waste donated hauling services as well as clean tree inspection services for this recycling project with a direct impact on the local environment.

“We believe in a clean environment and the true cycle of recycling within our communities. Repurposing these trees back into the MDC is a perfect example of how we help to take care of our one Earth responsibly,” said Area President Bob Mathis.

Undecorated, natural Christmas trees can be donated at the three drop-off locations in Wentzville and at the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. Charles:

Submitted photo Troy Boone of Meridian Waste manages the roll-off truck filled with recycled Christmas trees.

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Progress Park, 968 Meyer Rd., Heartland Park • 100 William Dierberg Dr., Rotary Park • 2577 W. Meyer Rd. • Trees can also be dropped off at the August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area is in St. Charles on Highway D, approximately two miles west of Highway 94 or at the lakes between now and Jan.15.

The trees will be sunk and used to create a natural reef for fish to spawn and develop homes. According to the MDC, the trees benefit some of the most popular fish that anglers like to pursue, including largemouth bass, bluegill, red ear sunfish, and crappie.

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Progress West Hospital welcomes first baby of 2020 Progress West Hospital welcomed its first baby of 2020 early on New Year’s Day. Chad Garland and Raven Jones are the proud parents of their son Caidyn, who was born at 6:52 a.m. and weighed four pounds, thirteen ounces.

Caidyn was also welcomed by siblings Lexi, 3, Jordan, 2 and Liam, 1.

The Barnes-Jewish St. Peters and Progress West Hospital Auxiliary presented the family with a gift basket in recognition of being the hospital’s first baby of 2020.

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O’Fallon eatery donates meals to thousands When Scott Ellinger first decided to serve free meals on Thanksgiving six years ago, the idea started small for The Brass Rail restaurant owner.

“I said I’m just going to feed people who can’t be with their families,” he recalled.

It snowballed from there.

The number of meals increased to 1,000 and then jumped to 7,000. This past Thanksgiving, Ellinger and his team comprised of staff and thousands of volunteers served over 10,000 meals to individuals and families. A winter hat and a pair of gloves was also included with every meal.

In November, The Brass Rail was awarded a $3,200 Operation Round Up grant to help cover the expenses of the meals which are offset by donations.

The restaurant is located at 4601 Highway K in O’Fallon.

The meals are delivered within a 60-mile radius of the

Submitted photo The Brass Rail received a $3,200 Operation Round Up grant in support of the restaurant’s effort to provide over 10,000 meals on Thanksgiving. Pictured (from left) are Doug Steinmeyer, Cuivre River Electric Community Trust member; Scott Ellinger, restaurant owner; Frank Klaas and Lisa Dunham, Cuivre River Electric Community Trust members.

restaurant.

“It feels awesome to help out,” Ellinger said. “The notes that come back. That part is awesome. We sit and decompress and read it all. That is the best part.”

This year, Ellinger said the plan is to feed 15,000 people.

To volunteer in the future, contact the restaurant at 636329-1349 or follow their Facebook page or website.

St. Charles hosts inaugural Chanukah on Main Street On Dec. 22, the first night of Chanukah, more than 300 people gathered to kindle a nine-foot public menorah at Berthold Square on St. Charles’ Historic Main Street. Following the lighting ceremony and remarks by Bassy and Rabbi Chaim Landa, co-directors of the Chabad Jewish Center of St. Charles County, as well as

by County Executive Steve Ehlmann and Mayor Dan Borgmeyer, there was a “gelt drop,” holiday refreshments, and everyone had a chance to meet and take a photo with “dreidel man.” Chabad of Greater St.

Photo courtesy Bill Motchan

Louis’ regional director, Rabbi Yosef Landa was honored

with reciting the blessings and lighting the menorah.

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Visiting Care Giving Services celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting

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Visiting Care Giving Services celebrated the grand opening of their new business with a ribbon cutting on Dec. 12, 2019.

Cutting the ribbon were Office Liaison Wendy Hausman and Owner Ndae Cece’. St. Peters Alderman Terri Violet, board members and ambassadors with the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce welcomed all who attended.

Inspiration Corner: I fell in love with “Becky” in the late 80’s because of a sitcom called Full House. The love story between she and “Uncle Jesse” prompted a million “tween-age” hearts to pitter-patter as they day-dreamed about romance. It is only one of many roles Lori Loughlin has played over the years. Most recently, her job as “Abigail Stanton” on the Hallmark Channel program, “When Calls the Heart” inspired all of us to take courage in the face of adversity. That is why I have read the news reports of her unfortunate choices with sadness.

Blaise Pascal wrote, “Truly it is an evil to be full of faults; but it is a still greater evil to be full of them and to be unwilling to recognize them, since that is to add the further fault of a voluntary illusion.”

Has our culture become so enamored with illusions that we embrace and embody them? Why are we, like Lori, unwilling to take responsibility for the poor choices we make and cling to the false identities we weave for ourselves? Then, when our indiscretions are exposed, why do we grope at the tattered shreds of our fake integrity and try to glue the pieces back together, as if no one will notice the difference?

I am no different than Lori because my heart is just as corrupt. Not that I gave someone $500,000 to make sure my child got into college, but because I too have shrouded my mind from the imperfections in my heart.

Pascal wrote, “Man is only a subject full of error, natural and ineffaceable, without grace.

Nothing shows him the truth. Everything deceives him. These two sources of truth, reason and the senses, besides being both wanting in sincerity, deceive each other in turn.”

Visiting Care Giving Services provides senior home care, in-home health services, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, companion care services and respite and long-term care assessments.

For more information on Visiting Care Giving Services, please call 636-493-9058 or visit their website at www.visitingcaregivving.com.

Auspicious integrity What then is the impetus by which we manifest moral purity? Where do we find the grace we lack – grace that will revoke error and illuminate the illusions our reason and senses prefer?

We must align our hearts and minds with a knowledge of the truth. Not truth we manufacture by way of thoughts, feelings or preferences, but solid truth that not only withstands but overcomes our impropriety.

Jesus said, “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me.”

(John 14) By learning to obey God’s commandments, auspicious integrity has become a close companion. When I love God more than anything in this world, He enables me to love my neighbor as well. This knowledge of the truth stops me from committing sin against myself and others. It is a truth that would serve Lori Loughlin well. That is why I pray for her and for all those who struggle to discern illusion from truth. For more inspiration, follow me on my blog: www.destinationdiscipline.com.

Margaret Wolfinbarger is a wife and mother of three peculiar children.

She lives in St. Charles and likes to shine light into dark places.

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Wabash teacher wins grant to transform classroom Wabash Elementary special education teacher Jodi Owens has earned a grant worth up to $20,000 from Freedom Interiors to transform her classroom to suit her students’ needs. The Free 2 Learn Grant provides the winning teacher’s school one fully-furnished classroom, all tailored specifically for students via a 3D scan.

This is the first year of the Freedom Interiors Free 2 Learn Grant, and Owens is thrilled about what the makeover will mean for her students. She even asked to reduce some teaching space in order to maximize learning space for her students.

“My overall goal for applying for the grant was to provide my students with a flexible learning environment that will allow them to transfer fluidly between small group and independent work,” said Owens. “I am beyond grateful for this opportunity to be able to provide them with a fun and inviting learning space where they are excited to learn.”

Freedom Interiors will perform a 3D laser scan of her current classroom, and then review and assess student and teacher learning/instruction styles to create a flexible, collaborative classroom. Owens will have an opportunity to view through virtual reality what the classroom will look like before the new furniture even arrives,

Photo courtesy Wentzville School District Wabash Elementary special education teacher Jodi Owens has earned a grant worth up to $20,000 from Freedom Interiors to transform her classroom to suit her students’ needs.

along with a 3D generation of the scene.

“The great thing about the furniture in the room is that it is all on wheels,” Owens said.

Whether it’s the Genga blocks and bench seats, or dry-erase tabletop and multisensory half round, anything can be moved to better suit ever-changing student needs. “I wasn’t really sure how everything we talked about would fit, but I am really pleased with how it looks so far!”

The classroom transformation is tentatively scheduled to take place during Spring Break in March. An education furniture and classroom design company serving Kansas and Missouri, Freedom Interiors creates active and modern learning environments with the goal of helping teachers bring their curricula

to its full potential, utilizing 3D scanning, virtual reality and live design to reach that goal.

Learn the art of making sweet maple syrup with St. Charles County Parks St. Charles County Parks staff and volunteers are making maple syrup again at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance, and everyone is invited. Join in the fun from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m., Feb. 8, at “Hands-On Heritage: Making Maple Syrup.” Admission is free.

You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to turn gallons of raw sap into edible sweet syrup. Park staff are tapping the trees and gathering the liquid sap to demonstrate this 19th century, historic process. At the event, guests will be able to view and handle antique equipment used during that period and ask questions of the frontiersmen and women leading the program. Then, everyone can sample pure maple syrup with complimentary pancakes!

Guests also will learn the modern-day method of making maple syrup with Hart|Beet Farm, a diversified farm in Eolia, Missouri. The farm’s staff will showcase the equipment used on the farm to turn 40 gallons of sap into one gallon of edible maples syrup. A variety of delicious syrups will be available for purchase.

This educational event is open to all ages. For more information, call The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 636-798-2005.

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EVENTS Jan. 23: Dr. King celebration

The Social Justice in Action Committee of Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service will celebrate the Life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at 6 p.m. at Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service in the Celebration Room located at 4116 McClay Road in St. Charles. The public is invited to attend this celebration. Come early to see and hear an overview of Dr. King’s dedication to service and to mankind. Stroll through the copy photo gallery to see those persons who walked with and worked with Dr. King. The Keynote Speaker will be the Rev. Rodney O. Bozeman, Pastor of Hopewell M.B. Church in Wentzville. Rev. Bozeman formerly served as a member of the Board of Directors at the Care Service. Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP at 636-441-1302, ext. 350.

Leave your message. You may also email ffazio@jacares.org.

Feb. 7: Valentine dinner

Crossroads Clinic’s 10th Annual Valentine Dinner, Dance and Silent Auction takes place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Christy Banquet Center in O’Fallon.

For tickets please call 636-399-6635.

Feb. 8: Quilt bingo

The St. Patrick Quilt Social Bingo doors open at 9 a.m. with bingo starting at 10:30 a.m. in the parish social hall. Come have fun while trying for a chance to win a beautiful hand-sewn quilt made by St. Patrick Quilters. A quilt is won every fifth game of bingo, with 30 games played. Other prizes include embroidered pillowcases and towels and crocheted items. Morning pastries and coffee, as well as lunch sandwiches, chips and dessert will be

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available for purchase. No one under 16 allowed in the hall during bingo. For details, visit www.stpatrickwentzville. org/bingo.

ONGOING EVENTS Mondays: Optimist Club meetings

The Wentzville/Lake St. Louis Optimist Club meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Wentzville Schnuck’s meeting room located on Wentzville Parkway in Wentzville. For more information contact Ed Jurotich at 314-560-1868.

Mondays: Take off Pounds Sensibly

Take off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) meets every Monday from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Weigh-ins begin at 8:30 a.m. We meet at Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park at 1900 Randolph St. in St. Charles. For more information contact Joyce at 636206-5306.

Mondays: Take off Pounds Sensibly

TOPS meet every Monday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 8945 Veterans Memorial Hwy in O’Fallon. Meetings at 9:30 a.m. with weigh in beginning at 8:30 a.m. For more information please call Linda Wilcox at 636-4479056.

Mondays: Parent support group

Because I Love You, (BILY), Gateway parent support group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church at 801 First Capitol Dr. in St. Charles. For information and directions, please contact the helpline

at 314-993-7550 or email gateway_parent_help@yahoo.com. BILY is a program of self-help for parents of troubled children (all ages). We are not professionals, but parents helping each other.

The meetings are free to attend.

Mondays: NAMI St. Louis Connection Recovery Support Group

If you have mental health concerns and need support, please come on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Friedens United Church of Christ at 1703 Old Highway 94 South in St. Charles.

Mondays: Alcoholics Anonymous

If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help.

Call Alcoholics Anonymous at 636970-0013.

Mondays: Seasoned eye carvers meeting

Meetings are held from 9 to 11 a.m. at the St. Charles Senior Citizens Center at 1455 Fairgrounds (near the Bass Pro Shop). Visitors are always welcome.

For more information visit http://www. stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ or contact Charles Sapp at cwsapp@charter. net.

Mondays: practice

Choral Arts Singers

Choral Arts Singers resume practice on Mondays, at 7 p.m. at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in Lake St. Louis. New singers are welcome. Auditions are not required.

See www.concertarts.org.

Mondays: St.Charles County Council of the Blind meetings

Business meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (second Monday in September due to Labor Day) unless otherwise specified. No meetings are held in June, July, or December.

Meetings are held in the Community Council Building (Second floor of the Spencer Branch Library) from 6:30 8:30 p.m. For more information contact Beverly Kaskadden (Treasurer) at 636561-6947.

Mondays: Measurement Mondays:

10 a.m. - 12 noon at the ST. Charles Health Deparment in the Upper Level Conference room. Measurement Mondays is a family-friendly breastfeeding support group. We are open to all moms and moms-to-be who are breastfeeding or interested in breastfeeding. The group is supported by the St Charles County WIC program so there will be information about the program available at each meeting. Each meeting will be a little different than the last. There will be baby weigh-ins, introductions, games, interactive education, group conversation, and even snacks.

Mondays and Wednesdays: Tai Chi for arthritis class

Every Monday and Wednesday a Tai Chi for arthritis class, sponsored by the city of St. Charles Parks and Recreation, takes place from 9:15 - 10 a.m. at Webster Park across from the Family Arena.

This is a class that is taught nationally to manage arthritis and to prevent falls.

For more information call 636-9493372.

Tuesdays: Women’s AA weekly meeting

Candlelighters Women in Recovery meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Dardenne Prairie Presbyterian Church (enter at Adam Lamb pre-School, turn left) at 7400 South Outer 364 at the corner with Bryan Road.

Tuesdays: Cribbage Club

Mondays: American Legion Post 388 Meets

Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at American Legion Hall, 607 Westridge Dr., O’Fallon, 636-2190553.

A diabetes support group meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month except November and December from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at 400 Medical Plaza, Suite 102 in Lake St. Louis. A new speaker each month. Questions? Call Amanda Meyer at 636-625-5447.

Tuesdays: Kiwanis Club of St. Charles

12:05 p.m. at Bogey Hills Country Club in St. Charles. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The group is looking for new members who want to better our community and help its youth. If you are interested in making a positive impact in St. Charles for generations to come, please come for lunch. For more information call 636448-4277. You can also visit http://stcharleskiwanis.com.

Tuesdays: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 1-4 p.m. Free. Quilt for local charities.

No sewing experience required.

Tuesdays: St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Male Caregiver Experience

Tuesdays: Gateway Spotlight Chorus Rehearsal

St. Peters Senior Center plays bridge from 9 a.m. to noon on Monday and Thursdays, and would love to have any player, regardless of skill level, to join in.

Call Mary Ann at 636-397-0866 if you are interested in playing on Monday or Thursday morning.

Tuesdays: Diabetes support group

Tuesdays: Seniors group

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Fitness First Exercise Class

Mondays and Thursdays: Bridge

Cottleville Weldon Spring Kiwanis Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. and the third Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. Both meetings are at Rack House Kitchen Wine Whiskey.

New club looking for new members who want to better our community.

Contact Christy at 314-583-0538.

Tuesdays: Toastmasters Meeting

Noon at St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd. www.stpetersrotary. org.

9:30-10:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wentzville.

314-369-6521.

Weldon

Meets every Tuesday, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. at The Falls Golf Course Clubhouse.

Relaxed, friendly play and is open to all. Call 314-779-6892 for more information.

Please join us on the third Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for a gathering for senior adults. There will be lunch (no charge), cards and bingo (no charge), community program referrals, occasional health and wellness presentations and clergy available upon request. The event takes place at Church of the Transfiguration at1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in Lake Saint Louis. For more information call 636-561-8951.

Mondays: St. Peters Rotary Club

Tuesdays: Cottleville Spring Kiwanis Club

Gateway Spotlight is a women’s a capella chorus that meets at First United Methodist Church at 801 First Capitol Dr. in St. Charles every Tuesday evening beginning at 7 p.m. Call 636-2566823 for more details.

Tuesdays: Optimist Club meeting

The St. Charles Optimist Club meets Tuesdays at noon at Pio’s Restaurant.

For more information contact Jack Ross at 314-287-0569 or jack-ross@att.net.

Tuesdays: Cribbage

Looking for an evening out? Come and play cribbage Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Rookies at 15358 Veterans Memorial Pkwy in Wentzville. Win prizes and awards with semiannual tournaments.

ACC sanctioned. For more information contact Dee at 636-233-8032.

7 p.m. at the Midwest Bank Centre Board Room at 2299 Technology Blvd., O’Fallon, MO 63368. Info: 636-3792505.

The group meets on third Tuesday of every month from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Alzheimer’s Chapter Office at 9370 Olive Blvd. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease, support, or the Male Caregiver Experience, please call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 or visit www. alz.org/stl. Registration is requested before the first meeting.

Tuesdays: Social club for widows and widowers On the first and third Tuesday of each month a social club for widows and widowers meets at 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ at Fifth and Jackson Streets in St. Charles. On the first Tuesday there are refreshments and on the third Tuesday there is either a speaker or entertainment. The group also goes to breakfast, lunch and dinner monthly, and has a pot luck dinner each month.

Tuesdays: Monthly veterans coffee

Veterans from all branches of service are invited to the Wentzville Green Lantern Senior Center at 506 S. Linn Ave. in Wentzville on the second Tuesday of each month from 9 – 10:30 a.m. for coffee, pastries and camaraderie. Come meet with fellow veterans who served

www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • January 15, 2020 is looking for new members who want to better our community and help its youth. If you are interested in making a positive impact in St. Charles for generations to come, please come for lunch. For more information call 636448-4277. You can also visit http://stcharleskiwanis.com.

Tuesdays: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 1-4 p.m. Free. Quilt for local charities.

No sewing experience required.

Tuesdays: Toastmasters Meeting

7 p.m. at the Midwest Bank Centre Board Room at 2299 Technology Blvd., O’Fallon, MO 63368. Info: 636-3792505.

Tuesdays: St. Louis Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association Male Caregiver Experience

The group meets on third Tuesday of every month from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Alzheimer’s Chapter Office at 9370 Olive Blvd. For more information about Alzheimer’s disease, support, or the Male Caregiver Experience, please call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 or visit www. alz.org/stl. Registration is requested before the first meeting.

Tuesdays: Social club for widows and widowers On the first and third Tuesday of each month a social club for widows and widowers meets at 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ at Fifth and Jackson Streets in St. Charles. On the first Tuesday there are refreshments and on the third Tuesday there is either a speaker or entertainment. The group also goes to breakfast, lunch and dinner monthly, and has a pot luck dinner each month.

Tuesdays: Monthly veterans coffee

Veterans from all branches of service are invited to the Wentzville Green Lantern Senior Center at 506 S. Linn Ave. in Wentzville on the second Tuesday of each month from 9 – 10:30 a.m. for coffee, pastries and camaraderie. Come meet with fellow veterans who served our country and share your experience.

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Connection Recovery Support Group

If you have mental health concerns and need support, please come on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Grace United Church of Christ at 8326 Mexico Rd. in St. Peters.

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Family Support Group

If you have a family member or friend who is having mental health concerns there is a support group for you. It meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Grace United Church of Christ at 8326 Mexico Rd. in St. Peters.

Tuesdays: Dardenne Presbyterian Church Basketball

8-9:30 p.m., in the Christian Life Center, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Open to high school and adult men.

Tuesdays: Central Missouri Railroad Association meeting

This unique organization is for railroad modelers, railfans, photographers and railroad retirees with layouts in O, HO, N hoping to add G scales. Meetings are on second Tuesdays of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warrenton Masonic Lodge. For more info call 636-279-5522 or 636-456-0776 or visit our Facebook page.

Tuesdays: Cancer support group

Cancer Companions Support Group is a support group for any cancer patient in treatment or post treatment, their caregiver and their loved ones that meets on the second Tuesday of each month at Dardenne Presbyterian Church at 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie at 7 p.m. in the parlor.

Registration is not required.

Tuesdays: Show-me Stitchers Embroiderer’s Guild of America

Meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at the Ladue Chapel. Info: www.showmestitchers.com.

Tuesdays: O’Fallon Garden Club

Meets at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd.

Info: Barb at 636.978.5930. Club does not meet in August or November.

Tuesdays: St. Charles American Legion Post 312 spaghetti dinner.

5pm, St. Charles American Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles on the last Tuesday of the month. $6 per person. For more information call Post 312 at 636.947.7666.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Tai Chi at the St. Charles County Family YMCA 10:15-11:15 a.m. No experience necessary. 636-928-1928.

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Get Fit Exercise Classes

9-10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Hall, New Melle. 314-369-6521.

Wednesdays: Food pantry

Food pantry open Wednesdays to the public from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Cornerstone UMC at 1151 Tom Ginnever Ave. in O’Fallon. Bread, canned goods other necessities.

Wednesdays: Veterans Coffee Talk

Veterans from all branches of the service are invited to attend “Coffee Talk” every Wednesday at. 9 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 3601 Ehlmann Rd. in St. Charles (Take I-70 to the Cave Springs exit). We will have applications for VA health care, applications for the honor flight, reports from local American Legion and VFW halls and lots of good comradery. Come join us for free coffee and donuts and enjoy an hour with your fellow veterans.

Wednesdays: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers

Meetings are held from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Hollenbeck Middle School at 4555 Central School Road in St. Charles. Visitors are always welcome.

For more information visit http://www.

stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ or contact Charles Sapp at cwsapp@charter. net.

Wednesdays: Marine Corp League meeting

On the first Wednesday of each month the St. Charles County Marine Corps League meets at the American Legion 313 old town St. Peters at 7:30 p.m. All Marines and FMF Corpsmen are welcome. For more information visit www. stcharlesmarine.org.

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TOPS is a national non-profit weightloss organization that supports its members in attaining their goal weight.

There is no cost for the first meeting. All are welcome. Weigh-ins begin at 9 a.m.

Contact Judy Bauer at 636-541-2263 for further information.

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On the first Thursday of each month, American Legion Post 323 meets at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall at 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd. in Wentzville.

For more information call 636-3276060.

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fishing

Gateway Bass ‘n Gals all women’s bass club has monthly meetings the first Wednesday of every month at JJ’s Restaurant at 1215 S. Duchesne Dr. in St. Charles at 7 p.m. Women of any fishing level please come and check out our women-only fishing club.

Wednesdays: Crossroads Cribbage Club 12 noon. Meets at 1380 Boone St., Troy, MO 63379. 636.528.8379.

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the United Methodist Church at 725 N. Wall St. in Wentzville. TOPS is a national non-profit weight-loss organization that supports its members in attaining their goal weight. There is no cost for the first meeting. All are welcome.

Wednesdays: Men’s Golf League

Wednesdays, April - October. 5 p.m., tee off at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage of Hawk Ridge. For more information, contact the Lake St. Louis Community Association at (636)625-8276.

Wednesdays: Charity Bingo

6:45pm, Doors open at 5 p.m. VFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon. 636272-1945 or www.vfwpost5077.org.

Wednesdays: Yoga at The St. Charles County Family YMCA 6-6:55pm Any level. Info: 636.928.1928.

Wednesdays: Hope & Healing

5-6pm, Dardenne Presbyterian Rock Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie on the first Wednesday of the month. Unique service of music, worship, and prayer for those in need of hope and healing.

Wednesdays: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers

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7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Meetings are held at the Hollenbeck Middle School at 4555 Central School Road, St. Charles, Missouri on the first and third Wednesday of the month. Visitors are always welcome! For more information check the club web site: www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ or contact Charles Sapp.

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the parish hall of Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church at 907 Jungermann Rd. in St. Peters.

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Soccer Ambush loose key player for season The St. Louis Ambush play in the South Central division of the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) with home games at the Family Arena.

The Ambush defender Magui will miss the remainder of the 2019-20 season due to a torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament), the team announced.

Magui was injured in the Dec. 27 match against the Tacoma Stars at the Family Arena.

Following the injury, he underwent tests to determine the extent of the damage. After an MRI was inconclusive, Dr. Kevin Quigley orthopedic surgeon, sports medicine physician and former St. Louis Steamers player, recommended a scope be performed and those results showed a significant tear in the ACL, requiring full replacement of the ligament.

Magui underwent successful surgery, performed

by Dr. Quigley on Wednesday. He will begin the rehabilitation process Jan. 10. The prognosis is for a full recovery and a return to action for the 202021 season.

He joined the Ambush last season, appearing in 23 of the team’s 24 games. He posted 10 goals, 12 assists and 22 blocks. In five games this season, he has two assists and three blocked shots. *Ouch Ambush halftime to be entertaining The St. Louis team’s annual Mascot Mania returns this Sunday, Jan. 19 when the team hosts the Utica City FC at 3:05 p.m.

Come join Bushwhacker, Louie - St. Louis Blues Mascot and all of their friends for a sure-to-be-hilarious halftime game! *Party time on the field Lions play well on the court Lindenwood University’s men’s volleyball played well as a team to defeat Lincoln Memorial in four sets. Additionally, the Lions held the Railsplitters to a .233 attack percentage.

The match was tied at a game apiece heading into the break, but Lindenwood regrouped to win a tight third set 25-23.

In the fourth, Lindenwood hit .364 while hold-

ing the Railsplitters to a .059 attack percentage and won the final set 25-20.

The Lions rise to 1-1 overall this season.

Highlights: - AJ Lewis was the top point scorer for the Lions in the match as a true freshman having 16 kills, three blocks and one ace.

- Diego Negron had 13 kills with one error on 28 attempts for a team-leading .429 attack percentage and added six digs, four blocks and an ace.

- Jeremy Kirch tallied 12 kills with a .417 attack percentage while leading the team with eight digs.

- Setter Elijah Tabuarua recorded 48 assists in his first collegiate start.

- Kyle Deutschman started at libero for Lindenwood, posting seven digs.

- As a team, the Lions out-blocked Lincoln Memorial 11-5, led by Sam Schindler who had eight total blocks. *Great teamwork New O’Fallon baseball team needs your help The O’Fallon Hoots play in the Prospect League, a collegiate, wood bat summer baseball league comprising teams of college players from North America and beyond.

They are looking to name the Owl themed mascot. The team is looking for submissions that will be screened by the staff and finalists will be chosen in January.

The person who suggests the name will get four tickets to the home opener and will throw out a first pitch.

Go to www.OFallonHoots.com *Good names are out there Gary Baute, a St. Louis native, may be educated in business but he lives and breathes sports.

As a fan or an athlete, Gary is all sports all the time. He hosted a radio sports program on KFNS, emceed the River City Rascals’ inaugural season, and co-hosted SportsRadioSTL.com, and is currently hosting a Health show on 97.1 FM, ‘Prime Time Health’ www.PrimeTimeSTL.com It broadcasts Saturday nights at 8 and Sunday mornings at 9.

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hether you’re looking for a family meal or a dish to feed a different type of crowd, taking advantage of kitchen tools like your slow cooker can help take the effort out of preparation. Flavored using cranberries and oranges, this Cranberry-Orange Pork Loin is a classic dish that’s perfect for entertaining any type of group.

Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 1 pork loin (4 pounds), tied at 1-inch intervals 14 ounces cranberry sauce 1 cup dried cranberries 3/4 cup orange juice 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon 3 strips orange zest salt, to taste pepper, to taste

Directions: In skillet over medium heat, heat oil.

Sear pork loin on all sides.

In slow cooker, stir cranberry sauce, dried cranberries, orange juice, cinnamon and orange zest until combined. Set pork loin in middle of sauce mixture and drizzle sauce over meat.

Cover and cook on low 4 hours, or until meat reaches 140-145 F. Transfer pork to cutting board. Remove twine.

Strain cranberries from slow cooker; set aside. Pour strained liquid into skillet. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Simmer 7-8 minutes.

Spoon cranberries and sauce over pork loin.

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Cinema 2020: ‘Fantasy Island,’ ‘Snake Eyes’ and ‘Doolittle’ coming to theaters

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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.

he Walt Disney Company had a fantastic 2019, especially when “Avengers: Endgame” became the highest grossing film of all time.

Highly anticipated releases like “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” and “Frozen II” are still playing in theaters and will eventually make their way to Disney+, the company’s popular new streaming service.

In “Star Wars” terms, the Force was strong with Disney last year, but what about in 2020? Looking at the release schedule, superheroes are not as prevalent but a few intriguing reboots and reimagined stories are due out in theaters.

Arriving on Valentine’s Day, “Fantasy Island” is based on a popular TV series from the 1970s and 80s. Paired with “The Love Boat” on Saturday Nights, this show focused on Mr. Roarke (Ricardo Montalban), the genial host of an island resort where fantasies would come true. Many episodes involved the supernatural and there were hints that Mr. Roarke was a powerful immortal being.

In the film, the talented Michael Pena plays Mr. Roarke, the host who tells everyone that they must see their fantasies through to the

Harrison’s beloved 1967 musical version. Downey and “Doolittle” arrive in theaters on Jan. 17.

Due out in October, “Snake Eyes” could kickstart the “G.I. Joe” franchise back into action.

Years ago, the military-themed action figures became part of the popular culture (Eddie Murphy’s reference to “G.I. Joe with the kung-fu grip” in “Trading Places” is still classic.) In the early 1980s, Marvel Comics collaborated with Hasbro to create a new comic book series. With characters like Photo courtesy Columbia Pictures Hawk, Scarlett and Rock ‘n Roll, end. In this adaptation, though, director Jeff “G.I. Joe” enjoyed a long run at Marvel as Wadlow shifts the focus from the magical to well as theatrical success. the horrific. The current movie trailer feaThe “Snake Eyes” spinoff features one of tures a guest whose fantasy is revenge on a the most popular “Joes.” Wearing a mask childhood bully. She expects her time on the and black body armor, the character doesn’t island will give her closure, but she’s shocked say much but his fighting abilities speak to see her bully about to be tortured for real. volumes. The story should cover the charRobert Downey Jr. has stepped away from acter’s origins, something that was explored the Marvel Cinematic Universe and into an- here-and-there in the comic books. In many other fantastic world. The actor plays the ti- ways, though, Snake Eyes is still a mystery. tle role in “Doolittle,” the story of a physician Films like “Fantasy Island,” “Snake Eyes” who can communicate with animals. Eddie and “Doolittle” will set the tone for the comMurphy played the character in a few mov- ing cinematic year as superhero’s make room ies that were set in modern times, but this for other fantastic stories. There’s definitely adaptation has more in common with Rex more to come.

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‘Yeggs’ is a comic series about Robert and Bill, two rabbits who have opened their own egg franchise in the Midwest (St. Louis area). We follow their day to day lives, watching as 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.

By Cindy Moore

Moore On Life New Year. New me. Time for a drastic change and by that, of course, I mean to my wardrobe – a larger pant size. Yes, the holidays have wreaked havoc on my waistline. It began with Halloween.

Unfortunately, we got fewer candy beggars at the door this year due to a drastic temperature plunge.

The little goblins were too chilled to plead for treats. If they held out their tiny hands they’d be left frostbitten. So, parents kept them home. Thus we were left with a huge bowlful of delicious, chocolatey gooey, high caloric, waist-expanding candy bars that needed to be disposed of quickly. I made sure they disappeared over the following hour. Burp!

Before I could atone and complete the first deep knee bend, Thanksgiving handed me a heaping pile of temptations. Oh, the mountains of potatoes and turkey-lurkey covered in rich, smooth gravy; the sweet potatoes whipped with brown sugar and covered in toasted marshmallows; the fat puffy buttered rolls; the creamy pies; the quivering, globby cranberry mold still intact and indented with the grooves of the can…tossed in the garbage. Eww! Afterwards, I regrouped and had just begun a serious exercise routine. It was the day after Thanksgiving that I started the first of my excruciating toe touches, but I couldn’t get right side up again until the Christmas season began.

By then I was accosted with cookies and cakes and candies along with parties and feasts laden

with nogs and nuts and sugar plums and puddings and burgers and fries.

What?!? You’ve never heard of Christmas burgers? The green pickles and lettuce with the red tomatoes and ketchup bring on such a blissful feeling of festivity.

So, absolutely, diet! Right after I’m done eating all the goodies that came in my Christmas stocking, which should put me at around, Feb. 14. Oopsie!

Well, positively right after I finish up my box of Valentine’s chocolates and candy conversation hearts and truffles, which should end around Easter. Hmm? And, unquestionably, after I finish my chocolate rabbits and jelly beans and marshmallow Peeps and Robin Eggs. It looks clear after that.

So-o looking forward to my new spring wardrobe. A mumu--XXL.

New Year’s revelation

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. Fresh talk 5. Jet follower 8. Sherlock Holmes’ assignment 12. U in I.C.U. 13. Tiny river 14. Fires 15. Weather ____ 16. *”How to Make an American Quilt” author 17. Distinguishing feature 18. *Master of legal thriller 20. “Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay” singer 21. Keyboard key 22. G, in solfa 23. *Master of Western fiction 26. Flavorful rice dish, pl.

30. Former name of Tokyo 31. Broadcasting devices 34. Whiskey without water 35. Dried fruit and spices, in a pie 37. Member of Shoshonean people 38. Discombobulate 39. Drawn to light 40. Young traveler’s inn 42. “____ it or lose it!”

43. Hindu spiritual retreat, pl.

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47. Philosophical system 48. Single-cell protozoan 50. Home on a limb 52. *James Bond creator 54. Cafe option 55. Site of Taj Mahal 56. First queen of Carthage 59. Goes up or down 60. Jiffs 61. What accomplices do 62. 2 aspirin, e.g.

63. Old college one 64. Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday DOWN 1. Blazer or Explorer 2. Baptist leader?

3. *”I ____ The Body Electric” by Whitman or Bradbury 4. Sound setup 5. Like a ballerina 6. “I do” spot 7. Thieve 8. *Master of romance and particularly prolific 9. Palm tree berry 10. Sleigh runners 11. Is, in Paris 13. Podium 14. Counter seat 19. Habituate 22. Female sib 23. Helping theorem

24. Bye, in Castile 25. Calendar unit of time 26. *William Shakespeare or Dr. Seuss 27. Sick and tired 28. Wrong answer adjective 29. *Her every novel was a best-seller 32. Abbott and Costello, Rocky and Bullwinkle, etc.

33. “____ all fun and games...”

36. *Master of detective novel 38. “My wife can vouch for me,” e.g.

40. Expression of doubt 41. Swellings 44. Daisy-like bloom 46. Summer shoe 48. *Master of the dime novel 49. Bryan Stevenson’s “Just ____” 50. Brussels’ org.

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