CNSTC: March 11, 2020

March 11, 2020

Cottleville goes green

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School WSD senior named National Merit Scholarship Finalist.

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Photo courtesy Hannah Anderson Once again, a large crowd is expected for Saturday’s Cottleville’s Shamrock Run and Parade. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m. Roads into downtown Cottleville will be closed to anyone without a travel pass between 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday. The roads will not reopen until crowds have dispersed after the parade. Surrounding areas will have heavy traffic.

Cottleville Firefighters Outreach Shamrock Run & Parade has become the region’s fastest-growing St. Patrick’s Day celebration

By Brett Auten For Keith Smallenberger, it’s his Christmas. And then some.

“It’s every holiday wrapped into one,” the Lake St. Louis resident said.

Smallenberger is the self-professed, “loud-mouth with the microphone trying to get the crowd riled up,” for the O’Hara’s Clan float and his favorite day of the year is coming up.

The ever-popular and ever-growing Cottleville Firefighters Outreach Shamrock Run & Parade are slated Saturday in Cottleville. It is the 12th incarnation of the gathering that has seen crowds in the past swell to 40,000.

Garrett Ryan, Executive Director of the Cottleville Firefighters Outreach and parade chairman, said the mix of a kid-friendly atmosphere and gallons of green beer is what keeps the parade growing and growing. You won’t find utter and complete bawdy debauchery in Cottleville, yet you can let your hair down. Soccer moms and college bros can exist in harmony.

“The duality of the groups is a fun part of it,” Ryan said. “When the weather is perfect, (the crowd size) is pretty wild.”

Carla Klaskin is the Community Liaison with Mercy Hospital Tri-County Regional Office. It will be her seventh year walking alongside the Mercy float.

“There is a lot of energy and you don’t have to go outside St. Charles County,” Klaskin said. “Everyone really loves having it here. Its great people can come together in a time of celebration.”

The parade starts at a new time, 11:30 a.m., on Weiss Road near the Warren Elementary school entrance. It will travel down Weiss Road on to Hwy. N through historic downtown Cottleville and end at Francis Howell Central High School entrance. The parade is expected to end at 1:30 p.m. However, the roads will not reopen until crowds have dispersed. The float pathway will be See ’GREEN’’ page 2

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‘GREEN’ from cover behind the barricades for parade watchers along the route and on shoulders of the roadway.

Ryan recommends parking at St. Charles Community College (no public parking on the orange lot) and using free shuttles traveling between the college and downtown Cottleville while the roads are open. SCC is approximately 1.5 miles from downtown Cottleville and the paved walking trails may be much quicker than the shuttles when the crowds are large. There is no parking on any private property without permission.

Non-permitted vehicles parked in resident/owner-only zones may be towed at the owner’s expense. No pets, large coolers, or other large items will be allowed on the shuttles. Shuttle times are as follows: • 6:30 a.m. - Shuttle service begins • 7:30 a.m. - Road closures begin; no shuttle service • 8 a.m. - Shamrock Run begins - roads closed • 9:30 a.m. - Roads reopen; shuttle service resumes • 11 a.m. - Road closures resume; no shuttle service • 11:30 a.m. - Shamrock Parade begins - roads closed • 1:30 p.m. - Roads reopen; shuttle service resumes • 4 p.m. - Shuttle service ends For more in-depth shuttle information, visit www.shamrockparade.com.

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Francis Howell Central Parents Club plans to offer paid parking for the school lot. Handicap accessible parking is also available at Francis Howell Central. Spartan Football Booster Club will be selling food and drink at the entrance of FHC and Highway N.

Photos courtesy Hannah Anderson Once again, a large crowd is expected for Saturday’s Cottleville’s Shamrock Run and Parade. The parade starts at 11:30 a.m.

Roads into downtown Cottleville will be closed to anyone without a travel pass between 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday. The roads will not reopen until crowds have dispersed after the parade. Surrounding areas will have heavy traffic.

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St. Joseph Church Youth Ministries has $10 parking with entry to the church lot from Motherhead/Gutermuth Roads only. St. Joseph Church is also offering $20 reserved parking near the front of the Church that you can purchase now at the Parish Center office.

Tents and setting up early to watch the parade Barricades will be set out on Thursday and Friday. Once they are in place, public spaces are first-come, first-serve. Tents can be set up only after the barricades are erected on Friday. Tents and chairs are allowed so long as they meet the following guidelines: They are set up on Friday after the barricades have been placed. They are not blocking or inhibiting movement on public sidewalks, trails, parking spaces or intersections. They are not attached to the barricades or inhibiting the movement

of the barricades. They are not on private property without the owner’s permission.

Any items that do not meet these criteria may be moved or confiscated by the Cottleville Police Department. Confiscated items will be available for pickup at the Cottleville City Hall on Monday.

Road closures and traffic congestion Roads into downtown Cottleville will be closed to anyone without a travel pass between 7 a.m. - approximately 2 p.m. on Saturday. The roads will not reopen until crowds have dispersed after the parade.

Surrounding areas will have heavy traffic.

Ryan suggests that you plan accordingly and note that these times may vary and the roads will not reopen until crowds have dispersed.

Motherhead at Gutermuth Road will be closed unless you are gaining entry to paid parking at St. Joseph Church.

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‘GREEN’ from page 2 Highway N will be closed just east of the Knights of Columbus (5701 Hwy N).

Weiss Road at Cottleville Parkway will be closed. Resident and business passes may be used during local traffic only times via Lohmar Lane in this area.

Highway N will be closed at FHC Campus Drive.

Resident & business passes may be used during local traffic only times from Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

Resident and business passes St. Patrick’s resident and business travel passes for those located within the run or parade route can be obtained Mon-Fri from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at Cottleville City Hall. This includes Harmony Ridge, Madison Park, Rosedale, Old Town Historic Area, and Timberwood Farms Subdivisions.

When the roads are closed during the run and pa-

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rade, no traffic is allowed through even if you or your employees have a business or resident travel pass. These passes are to be used during “open to local traffic” only times.

Portion of Westwood Drive reopens to two-way traffic, construction to continue

The 5K Shamrock Run The 5K Shamrock Run begins at 8 a.m. and features a new route around Cottleville. The race starts at Highway N and Chestnut and ends on Highway N just past 5th Street. For the safety of the runners, they will begin clearing the route at 7:30 a.m. The business owners and residents between Cedarfield Dr. (Timberwood Farms) and Mid Rivers Mall Drive will not have any closures during the run this year.

Volunteers are still needed for the Shamrock Run & Parade between March 9-14, contact Ryan at 636-447-6655. All proceeds got to support the Cottleville Firefighter Outreach’s ongoing fundraising efforts. For additional event details, check out www.shamrockparade.com.

The St. Charles County Highway Department reopened a portion of eastbound Westwood Drive to two-way traffic on March 4, following construction of new pavement, enclosed drainage, curb and gutter and sidewalks. The area, which has been restricted to oneway traffic since August 2019, is between South Breeze Lane and Motherhead Road. The Highway Department is using changeable message boards along the roadway to notify motorists about the reopening.

While two-way traffic has been restored, additional construction work along this portion of Westwood Drive will continue until May 2020. Motorists are advised to use caution while driving through the area.

This road project is part of a continuing effort by St. Charles County Government to improve the County’s road system for the safety of the travelling public. For more information about road projects underway in unincorporated St. Charles County, please call the Highway Department at 636-949-7305 or visit sccmo.org/ Road-Projects.

St. Charles County Parks hosts volunteer training for FrogWatch USA

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The St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department is again teaming up with the Saint Louis Zoo to offer FrogWatch USA volunteer training. FrogWatch USA is a citizen science program and volunteering is open to individuals, groups, and families interested in learning about the wetlands in their communities by reporting on the calls of local frogs and toads. Being a part of this program allows trained volunteers to become directly involved with gathering information that can ultimately lead to practical and workable ways to stop amphibian decline.

The training session will be held from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Friday, March 13 at the Broemmelsiek Park Visitors Center, located at 1795 Highway DD in Defiance. You don’t have to be a frog or toad expert to be a FrogWatch USA volunteer. All you need is to do is to have an interest in frogs and toads, join the Saint Louis Zoo’s FrogWatch Chapter, participate in our volunteer training session, and commit to monitor a site of your choosing for at least three minutes twice in the evenings throughout the frog breeding season—February through August.

The volunteer training session is free and is suitable for participants 11 years of age and older. Pre-registration is requested; call the parks department at 636-949-7535 or visit http://bit.ly/FrogWatchTrainingRegistration to reserve your spot.

Over 2,000 amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction and many more are experiencing sharp population declines. This alarming trend may be a sign of deteriorating wetland health because amphibians can serve as indicator species. The valuable data collected will be submitted to a national online database and will be used for future studies.

FrogWatch USA was started by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1998 to report on observation of frogs and toads throughout the US and is sponsored by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Visit https://www.aza.org/become-a-frogwatch-volunteer/ to learn more, or contact Michael Dawson, naturalist instructor at the Saint Louis Zoo, at dawson@stlzoo.org or 314-646-4551.

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St. Charles Girl Scout goes for the gold Kristi Lewis, a student at Orchard Farm High School, has recently earned the mark of the truly remarkable – the Girl Scout Gold Award. This young change-maker demonstrated extraordinary leadership through a measurable and sustainable community service project.

Fewer than one in 10 adolescents consume the daily recommended amount of fruits and vegetables, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since children develop unhealthy dietary behaviors at an early age, this results in 19 percent of youth becoming obese. After learning about the lack of nourishing food variation in children’s diets, Lewis decided to take action providing resources for children to make nutritious decisions.

To earn her Gold Award, Lewis partnered with the St. Charles

Borromeo School to provide 20 students with a three-week healthy eating program. After researching and planning, Lewis designated each week with a theme around camping, farming and beach-going. Lewis then taught the children how to make apple s’mores, watermelon pigs and fruit smoothies, among other healthy snacks. During the camp, Lewis took pictures and detailed instructions, which she turned into a recipe book. She gifted the book to the St. Charles Borromeo School to use as a reference for healthy snacks in the future.

The Gold Award is earned by a high-school-aged Girl Scout who has dedicated on average more than 80 hours to address an issue she’s passionate about in a way that produces meaningful and permanent change.

Whether it’s on a local, national

Photo courtesy Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri Kristi Lewis, a student at Orchard Farm High School, has recently earned the Girl Scout Gold Award.

or global level, Gold Award Girl Scouts, like Lewis, provide innovative solutions to pressing and relevant challenges.

Inspiration Corner: Temperance in the age of rage “A stone is heavy, and sand is weighty, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.” Proverbs 27:3 Jennifer Hywari was 22 years old when she provoked the driver. She was driving too slowly, so he sped up, cut her off and hit the brakes. I saw the traffic on my way to work but didn’t learn about my high school friend until days later. News traveled slower in 1997 than it does today, but I have never forgotten the impact of the headline. It was the first time I heard the term, “road rage”.

Have you ever struggled with unbridled emotions?

A co-worker stopped by my desk recently to “unload.” He lamented the manners of people in his office.

He said, “They send me messages with no greeting. They don’t even use the words ‘please’ or ‘thank you’. It’s so rude!” He listed of a bevy of actions he planned to take as revenge.

I said, “Sometimes people are just in a hurry.”

His response? “That’s no excuse. Email decorum matters!”

His lack of restraint concerned me.

Temperance is a virtue some of us never considered. In our, ‘If it feels good, do it” culture, we forget the impact our unbridled emotions have on those around us. That affects our waistlines, our relationships and can even be life threatening.

Lisa Lewis writes in her book, ‘It’s No Accident: The Real Story Behind Senseless Death and Injury on Our Roads’, “Based on 2001 data, the National Safety Council estimates that one out of every 78 people living in the U.S. will be killed in a transportation-related crash during his or her

lifetime. Almost all of these deaths will take place on U.S. roads. In addition, one in 20 people living in the U.S. will be seriously injured on U.S. roads during his or her lifetime.”

We are in a hurry. We are frustrated. We are apathetic. We are distracted. We don’t want to harness or take responsibility for our emotions.

We would rather project, deflect, or deject our neighbors. When we don’t agree, we denigrate.

We don’t apologize. We would rather attend a funeral and eulogize.

But what if instead of being controlled by our feelings, we found a way to harness them? What if we took inventory and evaluated our triggers?

What if we made a plan for how best to respond the next time our emotions swell and threaten to rupture? We must remember that our neighbors are not provocations, they are people.

Merriam-Webster defines temperance as “moderation in action, thought, or feeling: restraint.”

Jennifer Hywari passed away Aug. 11, 1997. Her killer was mad because her brake lights caused him to spill his coffee. Her parents lost their only daughter. I lost a friend. What if he chose temperance instead of rage? 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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O’Fallon reminds residents of new golf cart ordinance With spring approaching, O’Fallon residents are reminded of the new city ordinance allowing golf carts on some city streets. The ordinance, which was passed in October, builds on state of Missouri laws, and clarifies the guidelines and better spells out how residents can use golf carts in a manner that is safe for both the cart riders and drivers and those in cars.

According to the new ordinance, a golf cart is defined as any motor vehicle that is or was originally designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour (MPH). Please note: All-terrain vehicles and off-road vehicle are not “golf carts” within the meaning of these regulations.

Rules of the road Under the new guidelines, golf carts may be operated on any public street, other than a state or federal highway, having a speed limit of 30 mph or less. Carts may cross federal or state highways or another street with a speed limit over 30 mph; however, no golf cart may cross a street with a posted speed limit that exceeds 45 mph.

Golf carts may be operated on public sidewalks and public pedestrian and bicycle paths which have a travel surface of at least six feet wide, unless prohibited by posted signs.

Golf carts may not be driven at any time between a half hour before sunset and a half hour before sunrise, unless the golf cart is equipped with a lamp on the front with a white light visible from at least 500 feet to the front and either a solid red taillight visible from 500 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful low-beam headlights on a motor vehicle or a flashing LED taillight together with a red reflector visible for 600 feet. In addition, all golf carts must have a bicycle safety flag, triangular in shape, with an

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area at least 30 square inches in a dayglow color and extending at least seven feet above the ground attached to the rear of the golf cart and must be equipped with a horn or other device capable of emitting an audible warning signal.

Operator rules: Additionally, no person shall operate a golf cart: • Without a valid driver’s license.

• In a negligent or careless manner so as to endanger any person or property of another.

• While under the influence of alcohol or any controlled substance.

• Who is less than 16 years old.

• With more passengers than the golf cart is specifically designed to carry while seated.

• With any passengers standing in the rear bag storage area or hanging onto the golf cart.

Any person operating a golf cart shall: • Yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian or bicyclist, and • Give an audible signal before overtaking or passing a pedestrian or bicyclist, and • Move the golf cart to the far-right side and yield to faster-moving vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and • Maintain proof of financial responsibility or maintain any other insurance policy providing equivalent liability coverage for operation of a golf cart • Adhere to all applicable state and local laws including, but not limited to the provisions of this code.

• Not operate a golf cart on any private property without permission of the property owner.

St. Charles Optimist Club recognizes Jefferson Intermediate School spelling bee winners The City of St. Charles School District and the St. Charles Optimist Club co-sponsored this year’s fifth and sixth grade spelling bee contest.

The Jefferson Intermediate School conducted its spelling bee on Jan. 14.

The Optimist Club recognized the top winners on Feb. 25 at a luncheon with parents and the school representative. This year’s winners are: first place, Andy Nguyen, second place, Alyric Ballard and third place, Shivansh Neuli.

Andy Nguyen will compete in the Regional Semi-final level of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 2020 Spelling Bee at McKendree University on March 7.

Since the Optimist Club’s motto is “Friend of Youth,” members of the club were honored to recognize these students for their prepara-

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Submitted photo Pictured (from left) are Steve Harker (Club President), Shivansh Neuli (third place), Alyric Ballard (second place), Andy Nguyen (first place) and Stacy Stubit (Jefferson Spelling Bee Coordinator).

tion and study and extend continued success to Andy as he competes at the semi-final level.

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WSD senior named National Merit Scholarship Finalist Senior Logan Brenningmeyer from Timberland High School has been selected as a finalist in the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Finalists represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, and have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $31 million. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

Brenningmeyer has a GPA of 4.44, has earned a score of 35 on the ACT, and is ranked second in his class. He is currently enrolled in his tenth Advanced Placement course. Brenning-

meyer is a member of National Honor Society, DECA, and has attended Missouri Scholars Academy and Missouri Boys State. He has played tennis all four years, has an interest in graphic design, enjoys video games, and is starting a clothing company with a friend in his spare time. He also enjoys playing the saxophone, piano, and guitar. Brenningmeyer will attend the University of Missouri – Columbia in the fall and plans to major in business.

To become a finalist, Brenningmeyer and Timberland High School had to submit a detailed scholarship application in which they provided information about Brenningmeyer’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstration of leadership abilities, and honors and awards received. Prior to being named a semifinalist, Brenningmeyer had to provide documentation of an outstanding academic record throughout high school, he had to be endorsed and rec-

Photo courtesy Wentzville School District Senior Logan Brenningmeyer from Timberland High School has been selected as a finalist in the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

ommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT/ACT scores that confirm his earlier performance on the qualifying test. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

WSD Board of Education approves new principal for Heritage Intermediate

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The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Jodi Oliver as principal of Heritage Intermediate for the 20202021 school year. Oliver, who is currently serving as principal at Crestwood Elementary in the Lindbergh School District, will replace Dr. Todd Kraft who is retiring at the end of the school year. Oliver has taught first, second, fifth and sixth grades in Utah and Missouri and has worked as both a literacy coach and assistant principal before becoming a principal in 2013.

Oliver holds a bachelor of science degree from the University of Missouri – St. Louis, both a masters and specialists of educational administration from Lindenwood University and a doctorate in educational administration from Maryville University.

“I am thrilled to be joining

Photo courtesy Wentzville School District The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the hiring of Dr. Jodi Oliver as principal of Heritage Intermediate for the 2020-2021 school year.

the Wentzville School District as the new principal of Heritage Intermediate School,” shared Oliver. “I am so excited to work alongside the staff, students, and families in this fantastic organization.”

Oliver resides with her husband Adam in O’Fallon.

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Home Builders Association donates more than $16,000 to Rainbow Village On behalf of the Home Builders Charitable Foundation (HBCF), HBA Executive Vice President Celeste Rueter (left) presented a $16,135 donation to Abby Kim, donor relations manager for Rainbow Village.

The funds will be used to replace the driveways and sidewalks leading to the front porches of two of Rainbow Village’s 89 affordable, accessible neighborhood homes for adults with developmental disabilities. Rainbow Village strives to enhance the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities by providing safe, affordable and well-maintained neighborhood homes. The organization currently has 307 residents living in 89 homes in neighborhoods throughout St. Louis City and County, St. Charles County and Jefferson County. Living in a neighborhood home instead of a nursing home or institution gives Rainbow Village’s residents a better quality of life and more independence.

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than 600 member firms representing the residential construction industry. The Home Builders Charitable Foundation, the HBA’s charitable arm, is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing housing assistance to people or organizations with special shelter needs.

Sher the Experience celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting Owner Sherry Polite celebrated the grand opening of Sher the Experience with a ribbon cutting on Feb. 20.

Joining Polite were family, friends, clients, board members and ambassadors with the Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce.

Sher the Experience is located at 3767 New Town Blvd, next to Massa’s Restaurant and is a creative studio in St. Charles offering a variety of events. From crafting classes and painting classes and using different mediums, Sher the Experience uses upcycled wine bottles, door mats, or old window frames to help you create new home décor

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items at a reasonable cost.

Their space is also available for rent and the perfect venue for holding your bridal or baby showers, small family gathering or even leads group meeting

space. For more information on all Sherry offers at Sher the Experience, please give her a call at 636-757-3417 or visit her website at www.Shertheexperience.com.

Dardenne Prairie advances Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex At its March 4 meeting, the city of Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen voted to move forward on renovation of the Dardenne Prairie Athletic Complex. The envisioned project, located adjacent to Dardenne Prairie City Hall on Hanley Road, would substantially upgrade the existing ballfields.

The proposed project is expected to include three renovated ballfields, new lighting, a paved parking area, new restrooms, an equipment and storage building, a new maintenance building, and two pickleball courts.

It is anticipated that the improvements would be funded from a portion of the one-half cent retail sales tax for parks and storm water control. The

sales tax, intended to improve and expand recreation programs offered by the city, was approved by voters in November 2017.

A construction management firm and a design firm were previously retained by the city to assist with implementing the project. Construction is expected to start after the summer baseball season concludes in mid-July, and be completed in time for the start of practice in Spring 2021.

As stated by Dardenne Prairie Mayor David C. Zucker, “We are excited to be moving this project forward; when it’s completed it will be a great asset for the community and a valuable recreational resource for our citizens.”

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EVENTS March 12-14: Theater production

The Holt High School Theatre Department will present Joseph Kesselring’s “Arsenic and Old Lace” on March 12, 13, and 14. The performance will be held at the C.H. Jones Auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults and $4 for students when purchased online; tickets are available at the door for $8 for adults and $6 for students.

March 13: Middle school trivia night

Middle-school students, father your friends for a night of trivia at St. Dominic High School. The event runs from 7 - 9:45 p.m. in the SDHS Fallon Family Center. Proceeds benefit St. Dominic’s performing arts programs. Register online at www.stdominichs.org/ trivia.

March 14: Trivia night

Enjoy an evening of trivia at St. Dominic High School’s 2020 PALS Trivia Night. The doors to St. Dominic’s Fallon Family Center open at 6:30 p.m. and trivia begins at 7 p.m. Proceeds benefit St. Dominic’s performing arts programs. Register online at www.stdominichs.org/trivia.

March 14: Summer drama camp registration

Wentzville Christian Church will once again hold its summer drama camp for youth currently in the secondthrough-eighth grades. This year’s production will be “Frozen Jr.” Camp dates are May 30- June 5, with performances on June 5 and June 6. Registration is Saturday, March 14 at 7 a.m., and you can only register by calling 636-219-3238. For all the information about camp, please go to the church website at www.wentzvillecc.org/frozen.

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.

March 21: Quilt social

Spring Fling Quilt Social will be held at Immaculate Conception Parish at Dardenne Prairie. Doors open at 10

a.m. and bingo begins at noon. Lunch is available for purchase.

March 22: Brass concert

For an evening of fun with brass, come see, hear, and enjoy the Saint Louis Brass at Zion Lutheran Church at 3866 Old Hwy 94 in St. Charles at 3 p.m.

The Saint Louis Brass will perform a great variety of selections featuring music from their CD “Pops Music of the Americas” and from several other CDs plus their DVD. Tickets may be purchased at the church office prior to the event and at the door on the day of the performance. General admission ticket prices are $10; free admission for children five and under. For more information and directions, log on to www.zionharvester.org or contact Mark Thoelke, Director of Worship and Music at 636-441-7425.

March 26: Dinner theatre

A one-of-a-kind dinner theatre experience will take place as the Crusader Players present “Guys and Dolls.” Dinner is at 5:30 p.m. in the Fallon Family Center, followed by curtain at 7 p.m. in the Amy Dickherber Performing Arts Center. Reservations required. Proceeds benefit St. Dominic’s performing arts programs. Register online at www. stdominichs.org/dinnertheatre.

March 29: Breakfast and blood drive

The Knights of Columbus at St. Robert Bellarmine Church at 1424 First Capitol Drive South in St. Charles will hold an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Breakfast includes: made to order omelets, pancakes, sausages, scrambled eggs, biscuits and gravy, juice, milk and coffee. Cost for adults is $8, for children six to 11 is $4 and children five and under are free. In addition a blood drive will be held at the same time as the breakfast. Those who donate blood that day will receive a free breakfast. For additional information please call 636-946-6799.

April 3: Art exhibition

St. Charles Community College will host the MFA Invitational Art Exhibit, featuring art created by Masters of Fine Arts students from Washington University, Southern Illinois, Fontbonne University, University of Missouri and Missouri State University. A variety of media and styles will be represented. The exhibit will run through April 3 in the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building gallery. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday. A free reception is open to the public and will take place from 6-8 p.m. March 25. For more information contact Brian D. Smith at 636-9228575 or bsmith@stchas.edu.

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 636441-0329 or Melinda Oliver at 636940-3333 x240.

April 4: Trivia night

The Collector Car Trivia Night, hosted by the Archway Oldsmobile Club, will be held at the American Legion 312 at 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles.

Trivia begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 11 p.m. Price is $160 per table of eight or $20 per person. Benefiting the St. Louis Honor Flight Program and Animal Welfare, the evening is packed with old car trivia and other facts, plus 50/50 raffle, silent auction, and door prizes, and a prize for the winning team.

For more information or to reserve your table, please call 314-825-2980, or email olsonrsa@gmail.com. Make checks payable to the Archway Olds Club, 350 Ashfari Drive, Florissant, MO 63034.

April 16: Gala fundraiser

Boone Center, Inc. (BCI) will hold its 13th Annual Behind the Mask Gala at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Bogey Hills Country Club located at 1120 Country Club Rd. in St. Charles. The black tie optional evening includes a cocktail reception, silent auction, dinner, and live music by Vote for Pedro.

Proceeds will benefit the non-profits’ employment facilities and programs for adults with disabilities. Tickets are $150 per person and $1,400 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, visit https:// one.bidpal.net/bcigala2020/welcome.

April 20-22: Used book sale

The St. Charles Community College library will host the 27th Annual SCC Library Book Sale from 7:30 a.m.-9 p.m. April 20-22. The sale will be held in the Paul and Helen Schnare Library, located in the Learning Resource Center on the SCC campus, at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. Both fiction and non-fiction materials will be available for purchase. Books will be sold for $1 for paperbacks and $2 for hardbacks. The library is still accepting donations of used books.

Proceeds from the sale will be used to purchase new materials for the SCC library. For more information, contact Theresa Flett at 636-922-8620 or tflett@stchas.edu.

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 IHOP, 10 Layla Lane, Wentzville, MO.. For more information contact Ed Jurotich at 314560-1868.

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 636-206-5306.

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 636-447-9056.

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.

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

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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: Choral Arts Singers practice

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 636-561-6947.

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

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 636-949-3372.

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

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 636-5618951.

Tuesdays: Optimist Club meeting

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

For more information contact Jack

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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

Weldon

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 314583-0538.

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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: Toastmasters Meeting

7 p.m. at the Midwest Bank Centre Board Room at 2299 Technology Blvd., O’Fallon, MO 63368. Info: 636379-2505.

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: St. Charles American Legion Post 312 spaghetti dinner.

Tuesdays: Monthly veterans coffee

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Tai Chi at the St. Charles County Family YMCA

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.

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.

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. 314369-6521.

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Connection Recovery Support Group

Wednesdays: Food pantry

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.

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.

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Family Support Group

Wednesdays: Talk

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.

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.

Corp

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

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

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.

Tuesdays: O’Fallon Garden Club

Wednesdays: Crossroads Cribbage Club

Meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at the Ladue Chapel.

Info: www.showmestitchers.com.

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.

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.

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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: 636-9281928.

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.

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Coffee

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: Marine League meeting

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

Meets at 1380 Boone St., at 12 p.m. in Troy. 636-528-8379.

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UMSL advances in the GLVC tourney The University of Missouri-St. Louis has its men’s basketball team excelling in the post season.

After earning a share of the regular season GLVC title, UMSL’s team will have the chance to win the league’s tournament championship when they make the program’s first appearance in the title game.

On Saturday, the top-seeded and 16th-ranked Tritons led from start to finish in a 78-63 win over fourth-seeded Southern Indiana in the semifinals, shooting 51.7 percent and forcing the Screaming Eagles into 21 turnovers.

The No. 1 seed UMSL (27-5) got a quick start on the No. 4 seed Southern Indiana (22-8) as they took a 34-20 lead into the break after a stellar defensive half that saw the Tritons force 12 turnovers and outscore USI, 11-2, in points off turnovers.

A 19-9 start to the second half by Southern Indiana trimmed the UMSL lead to 43-39 with 12:52 to play, but the Tritons followed that with a 10-2 run to go back up 53-41.

Highlights included: *Senior Jalen Wilkins-McCoy finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists *Redshirt sophomore Steve Webb added 12 points, five assists and three steals *Junior Yaakema Rose Jr. followed with 11 points UMSL will take on the winner of No. 2 seed Indianapolis or No. 3 seed Truman State. *Show time Lindenwood advances in the GLVC tourney Lindenwood University’s women’s basketball team seeded fifth, winners of their past six games, defeated fourth-seeded Truman State 79-59 to advance to the GLVC Semifinal Round.

The win moves Lindenwood to 19-8 overall this season.

Highlights included: • Kallie Bildner led the way for Lindenwood with 24 points, 15 rebounds and five assists-the unanimous first-team All-GLVC honoree shot 9-15 from the field and 5-5 from the line

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Bildner’s 24 points give her 555 points this season, topping her own Lindenwood NCAA record for single-season points scored • Lindenwood point guard Lindsay Medlen scored 10 points in 19 minutes of play while picking up three steals and three assists • This win will help solidify Lindenwood’s post-season bid for at at-large spot in the Midwest Regional. The Lions entered today, seventh in the regional rankings and Truman State ranked ninth *Exciting time of the season Indoor football league to play outdoor in 2020 Last year the St. Louis Stampede was scheduled to play indoor football at the Family Arena with the National Gridiron League (NGL).

The league never was able to get all 12 cities together to start so this year the NGL will play eightman, outdoor football on a 50-yard field. The field will be constructed at the baseball Gateway Grizzlies facility, the GCS Credit Union Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois.

Head Coach Jeff Hunt will have his assistant Coach Norman King at his side to lead the inaugural season starting April 19 in Houston, Texas against the Houston Bighorns.

The first home game will be April 25 against the Dayton Firebirds at 4 p.m.

More details to follow.

Go to www.NGLFootball.com for all the details. *It will be here before you know it 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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Reuben Sandwich Servings: 2

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter, softened 4 slices rye and pumpernickel swirl bread 4 slices swiss cheese 6 ounces corned beef 2 tablespoons, plus 2 teaspoons, Thousand Island Dressing, divided 4 tablespoons sauerkraut Directions: Heat nonstick skillet over medium heat.

Spread 1 tablespoon butter on one side of two bread slices. Place buttered side down in heated skillet. Add two slices cheese to each bread slice. Spread 2 tablespoons dressing over cheese slices.

Add 3 ounces corned beef to each bread slice.

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Spread remaining butter on one side of remaining bread slices. Place buttered side up on top of sauerkraut.

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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.

orty years ago, the 1980’s officially began with new attitudes and fashion trends, especially clothing lines inspired by the TV series “Miami Vice.” For film fans, this decade also featured offbeat, strange and often wonderful films that now serve as a video time capsule for us. The 1987 cult classic “The Monster Squad,” for instance, focuses on a group of young people that battle the likes of Dracula, the Mummy and other monsters. It also contains scenes with outdated devices like payphones.

The 1980’s definitely made stars out of many performers as well. Coming off Broadway success, Matthew Broderick starred in films such as 1983’s “War Games” and the underrated adventure “Ladyhawke” opposite Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. A few years later, the actor took the lead role in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” a classic comedy that became part of pop culture. In 2012, Broderick paid homage to the character in a Superbowl ad that showed him getting his own day off.

Although they didn’t do well at first, some 80’s films became beloved cult classics. Fred Ward, who played astronaut Gus Grissom in 1983’s “The Right Stuff,” took the lead role

serum. Like “Freaky Friday,” the body swap is a plot device to help the parent and child understand each other. Fred Savage and Judge Reinhold also got into the act in “Vice Versa,” the tale of a distracted father and his son who change bodies and gain new perspectives. “Big,” the Tom Hanks/ Penny Marshall comedy, almost fits into this category as well, but the main character simply got his wish to be “big.”

Adventure stories featuring Photo courtesy Paramount Pictures teens and pre-teens also were in “Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins.” common at the time. One of these, Steven Based on the “The Destroyer” series by War- Spielberg’s “The Goonies” became a memoren Murphy and Richard Sapir, the character rable movie, especially for those who cameoriginally was a police officer before being in- of-age in that decade. Directed by Richard voluntarily recruited by the government. His Donner, the plot focuses on a group of adhandler/trainer is Chiun (Joel Gray), a master venturous, imaginative kids who live in Asof the Korean martial art called “Sinanju.” It’s toria, Oregon. Their parents may lose their not a great film, but it does feature funny mo- homes to foreclosure, so the children try to ments and extended scenes of the Statue of locate a legendary treasure left behind by a pirate named One-Eyed Willy. It’s a fun advenLiberty renovation.

Body-swapping films practically became ture that features the song “Goonies ‘R’ Good a subgenre in the 1980’s. In 1987, Dud- Enough” sung by Cyndi Lauper.

Films from the 1980’s pop up on cable quite ley Moore and Kirk Cameron starred in the comedy “Like Father Like Son.” Moore often. YouTube also is a great resource if you played Jack Hammond, a doctor who switch- want to check out other films that decade es bodies with his son thanks to a mysterious served up.

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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

By Cindy Moore

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t’s been a super kind of year so far. There have been so many things that have that title in them.

We just experienced a Super Moon—a.k.a. the Snow Moon. Word is, a nearby supernova created a supercell, which in turn created a super blizzard that dumped a super amount of snow on the moon. Naturally, under all that excess weight, the moon dropped considerably closer towards the earth. Totally true; it’s all right there in Wikipedia.

Then there’s the Super Bowl: This year my husband’s and my team won, which made it supercool. The halftime event featuring superstars produced a lot of controversy which some say was super gross. I must have missed it. That’s the time I left to make nachos and drinks, supersized, of course.

There’s a super virus out there which is wreaking havoc on the world. This teeny tiny super bug even caused the big giant markets not be so super. What can be done? Do we need a supersized swatter to crush this bad bug? How about a superhuman with superpowers to come down and rescue us? Maybe Superman or Superwoman? But we all know that’s not going to happen.

They’re both too busy making another super blockbuster movie fighting evil monsters and space demons while earning super bucks.

Then there’s that other event that created so much angst and negative energy – Super Tuesday. This was the time when the superrich brought their superegos and pandered for a super amount of votes. It left the country’s underpants in a super knot. So much blather!

Something needs to be done about all the lies

Super duper and super hype. I suggest Superglue; applied generously right around the mouth area.

I have an even better idea. Instead of all of these partisan crybaby wars we should have just left well enough alone. We all know Tuesdays were reserved for one thing and one thing only.

Why ruin a good idea with all this silly madness?

Load up your plates, supersize your drink and enjoy it like it was intended to be enjoyed…

Taco Tuesday!

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.

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23. Source of white meat 26. They are often grand 30. “Ever” to a poet 31. Mrs. Potts of “Beauty and the Beast” 34. Cough syrup balsam 35. Russians, e.g.

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19. Does like Matryoshka 22. *An airball doesn’t do it to either rim or net 23. Outdoes 24. Thing of the past 25. One of the Muses 26. *Final ____ 27. India’s sacred flower 28. *Like last eight 29. More sure 32. Like Bob Ross’ hair 33. Layer 36. *Cavaliers’ state 38. Make amends 40. Slow-witted 41. Demosthenes, e.g.

44. Waits for approval, e.g.

46. Being of service 48. D in LED 49. Former prisoner 50. Rigid necklace 51. Catapult 52. One from Glasgow 53. Canceled 54. Olden-day French coin 57. Goes with borrowed and blue 58. Indigo extract

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