CNSTC: January 29, 2020

January 29, 2020

A baseball life

Around Town O’Fallon’s Environmental Services to host events.

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Wentzville School District says thanks to the faithbased community. Pg. 5

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Photo by Brett Auten Wentzville resident Ron Hunt (right) is pictured inside his farmhouse with his wife Jackie. Hunt, a St. Louis native, played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball with the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, the Montreal Expos and the St. Louis Cardinals.

A St. Louis native and longtime Wentzville resident reflects on a record-setting, 13-year career in Major League Baseball

By Brett Auten About a mile south of bustling Interstate 70 resides a throwback.

Ron Hunt, a St. Louis native and longtime Wentzville resident, played 13 seasons of Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1974.

Hunt’s story begins when he met his future wife, Jackie, at Ritenour High School and the pair have been married since 1961.

Hunt spent two years in the Texas League playing Double A baseball before he made his major league debut. Though the Mets were seven deep at second base at the time, Hunt made his way into the lineup and never relinquished it. Hunt was runner-up to Pete Rose

for rookie of the year in 1963 when he batted .272 with 10 home runs, which would be his career-high, and 42 runs batted in, which he would tie in 1964.

“I should have been rookie of the year,” Hunt said. “I had better stats than Rose but he had a better team.”

The next year, he became the first New York Mets all-star, starting for the National League All-Stars in 1964. After a shoulder injury derailed his 1965 campaign, he came back a year later and played in the ‘66 All-Star Game in his hometown of St. Louis.

In November 1966 Hunt was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was a move that

stunned Hunt, who had thought he would have been a Met for his entire career, and it opened his eyes to the business-first aspect of professional sports.

“After you get traded for the first time you stop caring (about the organization),” Hunt said. “You play for the money and you play for the fans.”

After batting .263 during the 1967 season, he was traded again, this time to the San Francisco Giants. In his first season with the Giants 1968, he batted .250 with two home runs. After two more seasons in San Francisco, Hunt was traded to the Montreal Expos.

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‘BASEBALL’ from cover In nearly four seasons in Montreal, he batted .277, including a career-high .309 in 1973. Late in the 1974 season, he was waived to his hometown St. Louis Cardinals, with whom he closed out his career after playing 12 games. In his 12-year career, Hunt batted .273 with 39 home runs and 370 RBIs in 1,483 games played.

He was the consummate leadoff hitter and one of the most difficult batters to strike out, fanning 382 times in 5,235 at-bats, or once in every 13.70 at-bats. In 1973, he set an Expos record by only striking out 19 times in 401 at-bats, the fewest ever in franchise history by a player who had at least 400 at-bats on the season.

Hunt had a .273 lifetime average in 12 years, but he was famous for something else.

He set a seemingly unbreakable mark when he was hit by pitches 50 times in one year.

During that year, he was hit three times during a doubleheader. In 1969, Hunt tied a Major League record with three HBPs in a game against the Cincinnati Reds. At the

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time, he was only the fifth player to be hit by a pitch three times in one game. He led the National League in getting hit by pitches in each of his final seven Major League seasons, and the Major Leagues in all but his final season. He retired after 243 hit by pitches that included some even to the head, including a good one by Tom Seaver.

“My job was to get on base and I didn’t give a (expletive) how I did it,” Hunt said.

Hunt was quoted once for saying, “A lot of people give their body to science. I gave mine to baseball,” and unfortunately that looks to be true. These days, instead of opposing pitchers, Hunt’s biggest challenge is Parkinson’s. He could have gotten the neurodegenerative disorder regardless of his rough and tumble play but a doctor told the Hunts that it could’ve resulted from injuries during his playing days.

“I got six concussions in baseball and four in high school (playing football),” Hunt said.

At 79-years-old, Hunt has had his stum-

bles. Along with tremors and at times, he can be difficult to understand. Days are spent with Jackie on the 110-acre ranch they bought early on in his playing days, therapy sessions, and visits from his son and daughter.

“He wouldn’t have changed anything about the way he played,” Jackie Hunt said.

“Every team he played for he was the leadoff batter. His on-base percentage was over .400. They don’t even know what that is today.”

Hunt ran and hosted the Ron Hunt Eagles Baseball Association camp in which kids from around North America, including Montreal and New York, would fly in for multiple weeks of instruction and games. Hunt ran the camp for 18 years.

“Most neighbors had a swimming pool but we had an infield,” Hunt said.

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O’Fallon’s Environmental Services to host events

Funding now available for O’Fallon’s popular home improvement and siding programs

To help residents dispose of unwanted household items, O’Fallon’s Environmental Services Department is sponsoring two events in February, the Electronics & Appliance Recycling Event and the Bulk Waste Drop-off.

Low-to-moderate income residents who qualify may be eligible for O’Fallon’s Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make improvements to their homes or address code improvements. 2020 funding is now available, and residents are encouraged to apply quickly for these first-come, first-served programs.

To be eligible for the programs, residents must meet all Federal income and eligibility guidelines, live within the city of O’Fallon and must have owned the home in which they live for at least one year. Applicants may not have any pending bankruptcies and must be current on all mortgage and property tax payments.

O’Fallon offers two CDBG-funded programs for home improvements.

Electronics & Appliance Recycling Event – Drop off unwanted appliances and electronics for recycling in the west parking lot at CarShield Field from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 1. The parking lot is located at the southwest corner of Tom Ginnever Ave. and T.R. Hughes Blvd. in O’Fallon.

In general, items with an electric cord or which take a battery can be dropped off: household appliances, water heaters, furnaces, air conditioners, microwaves, computer monitors (including CRTs), printers, keyboards, laptops, hard drives, scanners, cell phones, pagers, fax machines, answering machines, radios, stereos, speakers, VCR and DVD players, DVDs, power tools, lawn and garden equipment (must have gas and oil removed), and LED/LCD TVs. The drop-off is available to all, including schools, churches and businesses as well as individuals. There is no cost except for the following items: • LED/LCD/Plasma televisions = $20 • CRT Monitors = $5 • CRT TV’s 26” or less = $30 • CRT TV’s 27” or greater = $50 • Wood Console and True Big Screen/Projection TVs = $50 • Any freon containing unit = $10 Please, do NOT bring smoke detectors, glass lamps, light bulbs, VHS tapes or alkaline batteries.

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The city of O’Fallon’s Home Improvement Loan Program (HILP) provides a one-time, no-interest forgivable loan of up to $5,000 to eligible residents to make repairs and improvements their homes. Eligible repairs include repair or replacement of water heaters, sump pumps, windows, HVAC systems and other large and small-scale projects.

The Siding Program assists low-to-moderate level income O’Fallon residents with siding repairs that they would not otherwise be able to afford. The program awards up to $10,000 in the form of a one-time grant to address siding issues.

For a full list of eligibility requirements and eligible repairs or to apply for the programs, please visit www.ofallon.mo.us/grants-assistance or call 636-379-5411.

Bulk Waste Drop-off – Open and free to O’Fallon residents enrolled in the city’s trash collection service, items too large to fit into residents’ curbside trash containers can be brought to the O’Fallon waste transfer station from 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Feb. 8. The waste transfer station is located at 1572 Progress West Lane 63366. Visit www.ofallon.mo.us/bulk-waste for directions.

To use the drop-off, customers need a current photo ID with their O’Fallon address and must unload their own items.

Acceptable items include: furniture, carpets, swing sets, bikes, toddler pools, sports and exercise equipment, lawn mowers with oil and gas removed (but not riding mowers), large hand tools, barbecue grills, computer monitors, televisions and fluorescent bulbs.

To request curbside pick-up of these items, call Environmental Services at 636-272-0477. (Weight and size limits may apply.) The fee will be added to the customer’s bi-monthly trash bill.

Unacceptable items include: appliances, automotive tires, parts and batteries, yard waste, railroad ties, and liquid household hazardous waste: paints and stains, gas, oil, solvents, pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. (For information about disposal of unacceptable and other items visit St. Charles County’s recycling resource webpage at www.sccmo.org/918/Recycling-Centers or call 636949-1800.)

For questions contact Environmental Services at ofallonrecycles@ofallon.mo.us or 636-272-0477.

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Six file for three open seats in April 7 Fort Zumwalt Board of Education election On April 7, voters in Fort Zumwalt School District will choose three members for the Board of Education. There are six candidates running for a three-year term. Voters will vote for three.

Candidates are listed in order they will appear on the ballot: Arnie C. AC Dienoff, Craig Stephen Moore, John A. Callahan, Erica Powers, Gabriel R. Helms and Scott Alan Grasser.

Spring and summer lawn mowing assistance available for elderly or disabled St. Peters residents Elderly or disabled St. Peters residents could qualify to have their lawns mowed up to 10 times between April and October through the city’s Lawn Mowing Assistance Program.

Applications for the program will be available Feb. 3 and must be submitted by 5 p.m. Feb. 14.

To qualify, homeowners must meet established guidelines and income levels. Everyone living in the home must be at least 62 years old or severely disabled. Applicants are required to provide proof of income. The maximum household income must not exceed the following levels: • One-person household ($28,500) • Two-person household ($32,550) • Three-person household ($36,600) • Four-person household ($40,650) To download an application for the program beginning Feb. 3, visit www.stpetersmo.net. From

Inspiration Corner: “Our souls being realities and having a goal which is appropriate to them, God has bestowed on them intelligence; that is to say, the possibility of education. Social education, when well done, can always draw from a soul, of whatever sort it may be, the utility which it contains.” Victor Hugo, Les Miserables We often look in the mirror and see things about ourselves we wish to change. Our nose has a bulb at the end. Our chin is not cleft nor particularly square. Our hips bulge in the wrong places.

We sometimes compare our bodies to those we see in magazines but more often with the people to whom we come into contact every day. For example, the “skinny” co-worker earns our ire if we deem ourselves too “thick.” Thus, we settle comfortably on superficial ideals and do not contemplate true virtues.

The ideals in our hearts are more difficult to remediate, especially if we are prone to distraction.

We don’t like to be alone with our thoughts and choose instead to clutter our minds with trivialities. When unstirred, our brains take the shape of a stagnate pond with Candy Crush and Fortnite forming the slimy green algae of our collective minds.

But why do virtues matter?

I read with interest about the transformation of Jean Valjean to Monsieur le Maire. The great hero of Victor Hugo’s work, “Les Miserables” was a thief and ex-convict who learned chastity. When we first meet him, he has recently departed prison and, when given the chance, steals a pair of silver candlesticks from the only man willing to help

the home page, click on “Residents” and scroll to Community Programs. Next, select “Lawn Mowing Assistance.”

You may also request ahead of time to have an application mailed to you after Feb. 3 by calling 636-279-8279 and choosing Option 4. Be sure to spell your name and provide your street address and phone number.

Completed applications with required documents must be returned to St. Peters City Hall before 5 p.m. on Feb. 14. Applicants may also email completed applications, with required documents, to communityprojects@stpetersmo.net.

The city received Community Development Block Grant funds for the Lawn Mowing Assistance Program from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Funds will be disbursed based on lowest income first.

Valiant virtues him. When captured by police and forced to face Monseigneur Bienvenu, the priest gives to him that which was stolen and bids him go in peace.

This act of grace changes the trajectory of his life and le Maire becomes known for his charity and kindnesses.

I know Les Misérables is fiction, but nonetheless I have been searching for his doppelgänger in real life. Where is the man who is described as such; “when known to have a sum of six hundred and thirty thousand francs lodged in his name (with Liffitte); but before reserving these, (he had) spent more than a million for the town and its poor”?

Where is the man of means who builds a hospital, a school and a “fund for aiding old and infirm workmen?” And why, when I ask these questions, do I find myself looking in the mirror and saying, “If you have anything at all, you have something to give”?

We must look in the mirror to see who we are, but then we must leave the mirror to create the person we know we ought to be. And if, as a culture, we have forgotten the virtues, we must prioritize a way to learn them once again. 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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Wentzville School District says thanks to the faithbased community School counselors, church partners and the WNEA were all recognized for their contributions to this year’s Holiday Assistance Program. When all was said and done in December, 362 families received assistance and 1,003 students had gifts to open for the holidays.

“Each of those efforts is a tremendous undertaking and only made possible through the work of our dedicated school counselors in cooperation with our faith-based community, staff, student groups, families, community groups, local businesses and caring individuals,” said Wentzville School District Chief Communications Officer Mary LaPak.

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Invited guests included school counselors who organize the efforts at their building, Julia Luetkenhaus from WNEA, representatives from Calvary Church, Wentzville

United Methodist Church, LINC, The Way, Bridge Church, Morning Star Church and the Wentzville Walmart store.

WSD Board of Education approves new principal for Frontier Middle School The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Laura Rowe as principal of Frontier Middle School for the 2020-2021 school year. Rowe, who has been serving as an assistant principal at Lakeview Elementary for the past three years, will replace Dr. Jeri LaBrot who has been hired as the new Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for the District.

Rowe has worked for the WSD since 2010. Prior to becoming an administrator, she taught English at both Frontier and South Middle and taught middle and high school English previously at two districts in Illinois.

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Rowe holds a bachelor of arts degree from the University of Illinois, a master of education degree from Benedictine University, an education specialist degree in administration from Lindenwood University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Maryville University.

“I am humbled and honored to be selected to serve as head principal at Frontier Middle School! It is with great excitement that I return to FMS, where I began my tenure as an educator in the Wentzville School District ten years ago,” shared Rowe. “As principal, I look forward to the opportunity to support the culture and tradition of academic ex-

Photo courtesy Wentzville School District The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Laura Rowe as principal of Frontier Middle School for the 2020-2021 school year.

cellence in a learning environment in which students come first.”

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EVENTS Feb. 1: Trivia night

The Kiwanis Clubs of O’Fallon and Cottleville Weldon Spring are partnering to present a trivia night at the Harvester Lion’s Club at 4835 Central School Road in St. Charles. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the game starts at 7 p.m. Cost is $25 per person (eight players per table) $200 per team. Beer and light snacks will be provided. Players are welcome to bring food and drinks.

All money raised will support youth programs in the O’Fallon, Cottleville and Weldon Spring local communities.

Register online at www.ofkiwanis.com or mail your registration and check to Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon, P.O. Box 1459, O’Fallon, MO 63366. For more information call Mary at 314-581-0497 or Ed at 636-357-3060.

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. 7: Fundraising event

Crossroad Clinic is hosting its eighth annual fundraising event to raise funds to provide primary healthcare for uninsured adults. The Valentine Dinner/ Dance & Silent Auction is at The Christy Banquet Center in O’Fallon. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., dinner is at 7:30 p.m. to conclude at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $60/adult and include an open bar, dinner, music/dancing, silent auction and much more. Please call Leslie Held to purchase tickets 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 available for purchase. No one under 16 allowed in the hall during bingo. For details, visit www.stpatrickwentzville. org/bingo.

Feb. 9: Hymn festival

Zion Lutheran Church and School invites the public to its 17th annual Hymn Festival, featuring many hymns arranged by guest composer and organist Phillip Magness, Director of Sanctuary Worship at Concordia Lutheran Church in Kirkwood in collaboration with Zion’s choirs and instrumentalists. The Hymn Festival will be held at Zion Lutheran Church at 3866 S. Old Highway 94 in St. Charles at 3 p.m. For more information and directions, log on to www.zionharvester.org or contact Mark Thoelke, Director of Worship and Music at 636-441-7425.

Feb. 9: Piano concert

The Wentzville United Methodist 2020 Concert Series will welcome Jim Hen-

dricks as the featured pianist during the 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services, and perform in concert that afternoon at 4 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public. Wentzville United Methodist Church is located at 725 Wall Street in Wentzville. For more information visit www.livelovegrow.org.

Feb. 13: Blood drive

Wentzville United Methodist and Faith United Church of Christ are sponsoring an upcoming American Red Cross Blood Drive at Faith United Church of Christ at Pearce Blvd. and Kent Drive from 3 - 7 p.m. Register at redcrossblood.org

Feb. 22: Trivia night

The city of O’Fallon’s Senior Resident Advisory Committee will host a trivia night at the Krekel Civic Center at 6 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit Meals on Wheels. To register, please visit http://tiny.cc/0nmaiz.

Feb. 29: African Cultural Jamboree

An African Cultural Jamboree fundraiser to celebrate diversity and give hope will take place at St. Peters City Hall – Cultural Arts Centre at One St. Peters Centre Blvd. in St. Peters from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is to raise funds for orphan assistance, free health fairs and community assistance in Africa. There will be free multicultural food, music, dancing and a cash bar. For more information call 314-393-0630.

March 14: Trivia night

St. Charles County Historical Society Trivia Night takes place at St. Peter Catholic Church Parish Center at 3rd and 1st Capitol Drive in St. Charles.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m., trivia begins at 7 p.m. Price is $160 for table of eight or $20 per person. Reserve by calling SCCHS at 636-946-9828 or go to www. scchs.org.

March 17: Genealogy program

Focus on Genealogy free program titled “Google Search Secrets Revealed” takes place at the Kathryn Linnemann Library at Elm and Duchesne in St. Charles at 7 p.m. Come see how you can take your genealogical searching to the next level. The presenter is Patti Dickherber. a present member of the St. Charles County Historical Society Board, as well as an active member of several Lineage Societies. The program is free and open to the public. Reservations are required and can be made by calling the library at 636-723-0232 or going to www.youranswerplace.org.

April 4: Bowling fundraiser

The Tri County Advisory Board is holding the 21st annual Crazy Bowl at O’Fallon Bowling Lane at 420 Sonderen St. in O’Fallon. Registration is at 5:30 p.m., bowling begins at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $20 per bowler. For more information call Esther Angelos at 636-441-0329 or Melinda Oliver at 636-940-3333 x240.

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

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: St. Peters Rotary Club

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

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Fitness First Exercise Class 9:30-10:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wentzville.

314-369-6521.

Mondays and Thursdays: Bridge

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Mondays: practice

Tuesdays: Women’s AA weekly meeting

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.

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

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.

Tuesdays: Seniors group

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.

Tuesdays: Gateway Spotlight Chorus Rehearsal

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.

Tuesdays: Cottleville Spring Kiwanis Club

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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: Diabetes support group 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.

www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • January 29, 2020 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 636279-5522 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

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Wednesdays: Marine League meeting

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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.

Wednesdays: Women’s fishing club

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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.

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9-10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Hall, New Melle. 314-3696521.

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.

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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.

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River City Rascal players join Gateway Grizzlies The Gateway Grizzlies have found themselves at the bottom of the Frontier League for the past five seasons. The addition of the Rascals players will likely be a new beginning for the organization, with the leadership of Steve Brook along with current 500-win manager Phil Warren the Grizzlies should be in for an exciting 2020 season.

The River City Rascals announced on Aug. 12, 2019 that they were going to cease operations, ending their run that began in 1999. The Rascals responded by winning the Frontier League Championship in 2019, a fitting end to what was a sad story for the community of O’Fallon.

Former Rascals turned Grizzlies: • Steve Brook - Grizzlies Pitching Coach During his tenure, Brook led River City to a record of 542-415 (.566). The Rascals brought home the Frontier League title twice over the course of Brook’s regime (2010, 2019). River City appeared in the Frontier League championship six times during that span.

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Pitchers • Taylor Purus - 1-2, 2.70 ERA, 29 games Purus, a left-handed pitcher from Hudson, North Carolina spent his first professional summer pitching out of the bullpen for River City.

• Jason Zgardowski - 2-1, 2.38 ERA, 30 games Zgardowski, a right-handed pitcher from San Antonio, Texas spent his college career at Angelo State University. Signed as a free agent in 2014 by the Philadelphia Phillies, Zgardowski spent two years in the Phillies system before being released.

He also played with the St. Louis Cardinals, making it Double-A Springfield.

Zgardowski returned to the River City Rascals in 2018 and become a key piece of the Rascals bullpen in 2019.

• Austin Dubsky - 1-1, 3.00 ERA, eight starts Dubsky made his debut in the Frontier League in 2017 with the Southern Illinois Miners pitching 27 games mostly out of the bullpen. In 2018 and 2019 Dubsky won a total of 11 games before being moved midseason to the River City Rascals Position Players • infielder Trevor Achenbach - .259 BA, 14 HR, 45 RBI Achenbach, a NAIA starter at Oklahoma Wesleyan University where he compiled a .476 batting average that included 21 home runs, 86 RBI, 10 doubles, and six triples his senior season.

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infielder Andrew Penner - .285 BA, 4 HR, 45 RBI Penner, a utility player from Frazier Park California, played his college ball at California State University of Bakersfield before making his professional debut with the River City Rascals in 2019.

Penner’s versatility has continued at the professional level playing both the outfield and shortstop for the Frontier League Champions in 2019.

• outfielder Nick Anderson - .242 BA, 10 RBI, (two HR in playoffs) Anderson, a Sugarland, Texas native played his college ball in state at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. 2019 was Anderson’s first professional season playing 50 games for the River City Rascals.

Anderson’s biggest impact came in game three of the Frontier League Championship Series where he hit a walk-off homerun against the Florence Freedom.

• outfielder Kameron Esthay - .267 BA, 8 HR, 45 RBI Esthay, was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 26th round of the 2017 MLB Draft. Before entering the minor leagues, Esthay spent three years at Baylor University where he had a career .303 batting average.

Esthay spent two years in the Nationals minor league system before joining the River City Rascals in 2019 where he appeared in 92 games.

• catcher Tanner Murphy - .221 BA, 6 HR, 25 RBI Murphy, a native of Poplar Bluff, Missouri was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the fourth round of the 2013 MLB Draft.

Murphy spent seven seasons in the Braves system moving all the way up to AAA Sacramento before being released by the organization in 2018.

Murphy signed with the River City Rascals in 2019 where he played in 66 games, providing stability behind the plate. ~~~New team, different results, time will tell

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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Ingredients: 3 ripe bananas 1 container (8 ounces) fat-free whipped topping, thawed 7 low-fat honey graham crackers, coarsely crushed 1 pound strawberries, hulled and quartered

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Oscar contender ‘1917’ is stark, violent and engaging

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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.

With films like “American Beauty,” “Road to Perdition” and “Skyfall,” Sam Mendes proved himself to be an able storyteller. As director, co-writer and producer of “1917,” Mendes worked overtime on a tale of two soldiers tasked with a seemingly impossible mission during World War I. It’s a harsh and gritty story about the horrors of war as well as the shining bits of humanity that emerge under the worst of circumstances.

British Lance Corporals Tom Blake (Dean Charles-Chapman from “Game of Thrones”) and Will Schofield (George MacKay from “Captain Fantastic”) are stationed in France when they receive orders to hand deliver a message to the Devonshire Regiment. Although it appears that the German army has retreated, reconnaissance planes discover that the Germans moved to a more strategic position in order to attack the regiment. Blake and Schofield must deliver this information on foot and hopefully save hundreds of lives.

On the surface, “1917” is a very simple story about two young men doing their duty.

At first, Corporal Blake isn’t aware that their

for a few precious moments.

When the two soldiers get into what’s called “No Man’s Land,” they must crawl over the bodies of men and horses in order to move forward.

Mendes’ continuous shooting style puts the focus on Charles-Chapman and MacKay. Surprisingly, even with their fine, tireless acting, neither man was nominated for an Oscar. Mackay is exceptional as a soldier who Photo courtesy Dreamworks has a lot to lose by taking on an apparent suicide mission. task means crossing dangerous ground. He Charles-Chapman’s Tom Blake is highly mopicks Schofield to come with him because he tivated to succeed because his brother might thinks they are simply going to get supplies perish if they fail. The Academy of Motion for the troops. Their path takes them across Picture Arts and Sciences overlooked two battlefields littered with the dead and through fine very performances here. an abandoned German bunker. Blake is espe“1917” is, however, up for a Best Picture cially motivated to keep moving because his Oscar, facing films like “Ford v Ferrari, “Jokbrother is part of the Devonshire Regiment. er” and “Little Women” that earned acting Director Mendes filmed this epic to make it nods. Even without those nominations, Dean look like one continuous shot. In that way, the Charles-Chapman and George MacKay shine audience is walking along with Tom and Will in this film and help make it an Oscar conas they navigate some decidedly hostile terri- tender. tory. Mendes starts the action in the British “1917,” rated R for violence, disturbing trenches, showing war-weary soldiers claim- images and language, currently is playing in ing little bits of space to escape from the war theaters.

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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.

Moore On Life Blue Monday just happened. It is claimed to be the most depressing day of the year and rightly so. For beginners, if you’re a northerner, the weather conditions ahead look grim. On top of that, the fun and frolicsome holidays are over and the New Year’s resolutions are typically broken by this time.

But since I’m an overachiever, I got a jump on it and broke mine weeks before Blue Monday. I chose the typical resolution: lose a few pounds. My diet began on January one. It ended on January two.

In my defense, I was in a vulnerable position and already developing a bad case of the shimmy shakes from going eight hours without proper sustenance. I started to forage around in the refrigerator looking for some beet tops and grain husks to put in my low-cal smoothie.

Then from out of nowhere (actually, it was hidden behind the cottage cheese and not very well I might add) I was violently accosted by a wedge of butter cream chocolate cake with sprinkles. Yeah, it wasn’t pretty. Yeah, I’m not proud. Let’s just leave it there.

To add another layer of misery to this time of year, the after-Christmas sales have ended.

If you got a late jump on exchanging or taking back gifts--too late. That ship has sailed.

Me: “I’d like to take back this Christmas sweater I got for my cat. He claims it’s too scratchy.”

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“But it’s still new and even has the price tag on it.”

“Oopsie. It’s already been clearanced. I can give you 87 cents.”

“But I paid thirty bucks for it.”

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“I don’t think my cat would keep them on.”

So, I was stuck with my purchase. On top of it the weather started to act up--snow and sleet.

Such a depressing time of year.

I went home and made some hot cocoa and put on a warm sweater. The cat was right. It was too scratchy.

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. Cracked open 5. Protrude 8. *”Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood” supporting nominee 12. Eggnog time, traditionally 13. Pol request 14. Capital of Senegal 15. *Jo Van Fleet won for her role in “East of ____” 16. Augmented 17. Shoemaker without shoes, e.g.

18. Ones full of desire 20. VSCO girl’s shoes 21. New Zealand native 22. “The Nutcracker” step 23. Boiled bread product, pl.

26. Guarapo de jagua fruit 30. Edith Wharton’s “The ____ of Innocence” 31. “____ ‘er ____!”

34. *1935 Best Picture nominee “A ____ of Two Cities” 35. Plant a.k.a. golden buttons 37. *Dustin Hoffman was nominated for role in “____ the Dog” 38. Does like Matryoshka 39. Narrative poem 40. Brunch drink 42. Gumshoe 43. 10-sided polygon 45. Qatar native

47. Greek R 48. “Friends” favorite spot?

50. Fodder holder 52. *Oscar winner for “The Revenant” and 2020 nominee 55. Uses a paring knife 56. Twelfth month of Jewish civil year 57. Whirlpool 59. *The first to refuse his award, for “Patton” 60. *He was nominated for “Lost in Translation” 61. Sunburn aid 62. Negative contraction 63. Chi precursor 64. *”The Marriage Story” nominee DOWN 1. Reply to a captain 2. *Renée Zellweger’s role 3. Away from wind 4. Dub again 5. *Movie with most 2020 Oscar nominations 6. First cradles 7. *Oscar-winners Gore, Fonda and Cameron did this talk, pl.

8. *South Korean black comedy thriller 9. Image in an Orthodox church 10. Soaks in rays 11. The old college one 13. With numerous veins 14. Backless sofa

19. Campaign trail gathering 22. Coach’s talk 23. Diminished 24. Open-mouthed 25. Relating to a gene 26. Garbage in, garbage out 27. Primo, on Italian menu 28. What tailor shops do 29. *He won an Oscar for role in a Scorsese movie 32. *Oscar-winning writer Julius Epstein to Oscarwinning writer Philip Epstein 33. Ewe’s mate 36. *She’s nominated in 2020... twice 38. Civil rights org.

40. Jersey call 41. Sudden increase in wind 44. *Whoopi Goldberg scored an Oscar for this movie 46. *”Phantom ____,” 2018 nominee 48. Locomotive hair 49. Round openings 50. Cul de ____, pl.

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