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April 1, 2020

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Photo courtesy Inventor Forge Makerspace Inventor Forge Makerspace’s Bill Plemmons collects and seals up face shields to be donated to area healthcare providers in the battle against the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Face Shield Initiative STL is developing facemasks for local EMTs, nurses and doctors

By Brett Auten The fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is continuing on several fronts.

Inventor Forge Makerspace, located in the Economic Development Center (EDC) of St. Charles County Incubator, is helping lead a regional effort to help the medical community defend themselves while trying to heal those who are afflicted with the highly-contagious virus.

Emily Elhoffer and David Cervantes helped organize Face Shield Initiative STL, a group of St. Louis volunteer designers, fabricators and doctors researching and developing designs to provide facemasks for local EMTs, nurses and doctors. Face Shield Initiative STL has been working closely with

Barnes-Jewish Hospital to provide alternate sources for much-needed medical supplies.

Currently, there are around 30 community members who are voluntarily running 3D printers to help build small batch supplies for face shields. Along with Inventor Forge, two other makerspaces (MADE Makerspace and Arch Reactor) are assisting with the hands-on manufacturing needs.

Over the weekend, Inventor Forge delivered 50 headbands and 175 face shields to Doctor Madhu Kancherla at Mercy Hospital. Dr. Kancherla said the plan is to donate the face shields to the ICU staff at Mercy. Dr. Kancherla, a heart specialist who has lived in St. Louis for over 20 years reached out to Inventor Forge. He stressed that there are some very sick patients in the Mercy hospitals for which, the health care

workers, need better protection at Mercy South Hospital and the main Mercy Hospital, especially for the frontline doctors and nurses working in our Intensive Care Units.

“When we found out about (Face Shield Initiative STL) we were like, ‘Let’s do this,’” Inventor Forge member Luke Offner, a St. Peters resident, said. “We were all on Slack (a chat room app) talking and sharing ideas.

It just snowballed from there.”

Inventor Forge is a nonprofit group of makers, inventors, artists and free thinkers in the St. Charles area who actively support STEM and STEAM (Science Technology Engineering Arts and Math) initiatives and provides classes in as many areas of STEAM it can support.

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Photo courtesy Inventor Forge Makerspace 3D printers are running constantly at Inventor Forge in the EDC Incubator in St. Charles County as they collaborate with other tech groups in the St. Louis for Face Shield Initiative STL to create face shields for the medical community. Donations are now needed for PETG and PLA filament and elastic bands to secure the shields.

“These are all volunteers with a goal of delivering 300 masks,” Inventor Forge member Luke Offner said. “After that, we will see what else they need us to do.”

Inventor Forge Makerspace serves as a creative ideas lab and creation space for any age. It is a membership-based shared space where hobbyists, professionals, novices, and all of those in-between can come to imagine and create both individually and together using woodworking to laser cutting, programming electronics to 3D-Printing.

Printer operators include George Fetters, Doug Vaugn, Bill Plemmons, Gary Liming, Adam Scearce, Eric Bowman, Carl Schoeneberg, and Josh Medley. Laser operators include Greg Buescher James Kantor, and Plemmons. Supplies (including bags, bands, and labels: Offner and George Fetters.

After a flurry of Zoom conference calls, laser cut-prototypes, and other quick-turnarounds, Face Shield Initiative STL has been working around the clock, and out of pocket. All donated funds are used to help this jump-started organization pay for materials (PETG sheets and filament, PLA filament, and more) and administrative needs (website, utilities) as it evolves.

Starting last week, Cervantes began corralling all the local resources he could for 3D printing and fabrication. Between the volunteer leaders at MADE Makerspace, Inventor Forge, and Arch Reactor, they banded together to hammer out a working small-scale design and manufacturing operation to make the much-needed medical face shields for healthcare professionals.

Face Shield Initiative STL has amassed over $4,000 in material costs, and plan to order more materials in the coming weeks. For more information on Face Shield Initiative, visit its GoFundMe page.

NEXT WEEK The first of a two-part series on how area educators are dealing with keeping our children engaged during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and what tips they have for those who are trying their best at homeschooling.

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St. Peters Senior Center Meals on Wheels moving to one delivery of frozen meals per week The Mayor Tom Brown Senior Center in St. Peters has changed Meals on Wheels service to one delivery of frozen meals per week. Volunteers will make one weekly delivery of five frozen lunch meals per week for each client.

The Senior Center has reduced meal service to pick-up only for congregate participants as well as Meals on Wheels deliveries to eligible homebound residents. The Senior Center is closed to in-person meal service and activities.

Call 636-278-2410 for more information about Senior Center meal services. If you would like to volunteer to deliver Meals on Wheels, you also may call 636-278-2410.

If you are a senior in need of housing or other essential services, please call Aging Ahead at 636-579-0555. Visit www.stpetersmo.net for the latest information on COVID-19 and how it is affecting City of St. Peters services.

Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service food pantry remains open The Client Choice Food Pantry at Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service remains open to serve food to insecure families and individuals in our program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our Client Choice Food Pantry has adapted to a drive-through service during this crisis. Families in our program can pull up to the pantry door in their vehicles, and pantry staff will load prepackaged bags of food directly into the trunk of each car,” said Pamela Struckhoff, executive director of Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service. “This process creates effective social distancing, creating the safest and most efficient way to provide these children and families with needed nutrition.’

As one of the largest food pantries in our service area, the Client Choice Food Pantry strives to provide nutritious, supplemental food each week to more than 125 low-income households struggling

with food insecurity. The pantry distributes food to low-income households, as well as much-needed hygiene items which cannot be purchased with food stamps. In 2019, the food pantry served 430 unduplicated households (1,035 individuals) resulting in a total of 5,305 food distributions.

As one of the only food pantries in the area still open, the Care Service is currently working with several school districts and community partners in the area to offer assistance.

“In the combined tri-county area 32 percent of the population faces food insecurity and 49 percent of those are children,” said Struckhoff. “An average of 41 percent of the children in the combined tri-county area receive free and reduced lunch.

Our agency will be working with the two largest school districts in our area, and have reached out to four others to offer our assistance.”

St. Charles County Executive issues additional COVID-19 guidance St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann issued new guidance on March 23 for all St. Charles County residents, requiring them to remain within their residence or on the property surrounding their residence, except to engage in activities they deem necessary to their physical, mental or spiritual well-being, or for employment. Additionally, local retail stores and all other places of public accommodation must communicate social distancing requirements to customers. The restrictions are a measure to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

“The restrictions do not specify which businesses are essential,” says Ehlmann. “Businesses and residents, not county government, should determine what is essential. There is no way government can be aware of the unique needs of every individual.

“As this pandemic worsens,” he says, “it is essential that government not get in the way of the essential supply chain that will deliver services and products to fight this pandemic, or in the way of individuals who have medical and other needs.” Ehlmann continued, “Businesses know that for the long-term good, we need to ‘flatten the curve’ and they will determine on their own that they need to close – either because people don’t see them as essential, or for the protection of their employees and customers.”

Ehlmann says, however, that stronger restrictions or mandates may be necessary in the future as COVID-19 continues to spread.

“We need to maintain the confidence of our residents as, if this pandemic continues to worsen, county government will be forced to take even stronger, more intrusive measures to protect people from contagion. We need to keep everyone’s trust in this crucial time.”

The restriction includes all incorporated and unincorporated areas of St. Charles County.

Ehlmann stresses that social distancing is crucial.

“The county has three positive cases just today that are community-acquired, meaning they are not related to travel,” he says. “We are getting reports that some businesses are doing a great job and others are not. All businesses need to enforce the six-foot rule.”

Ehlmann said residents who have questions about what services are essential are encouraged to visit the numerous websites available suggesting how that decision could be made. For information and questions about COVID-19 please visit sccmo.org/COVID, or call the St. Charles County Department of Public Health Information Hotline at 636-949-1899, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

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Help fight the spread of COVID-19 Public health departments and medical professionals across the globe are responding to an expanding global outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The illness is caused by a novel (new) human coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, that was first identified in December 2019. Cases of COVID-19 illness have now been confirmed worldwide, including positive cases in all 50 U.S. states and in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area. For updated information on the illness and St. Charles County’s activities, please visit https://www.sccmo. org/COVID. St. Charles County Government and the Department of Public Health continue activities to lessen the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in this community. County officials are working closely with local, regional, state and federal partners to investigate the illness, monitor individuals who may have been exposed to the virus and implement procedures to reduce the spread of illness.

Staff is also connecting with community partners in health care, education, businesses, community services and other areas to provide support to those organizations and the clients they serve.

For questions about the pandemic disease, testing and resources available, St. Charles County’s COVID-19 Information Hotline at 636-949-1899 is answered from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily.

How is this disease spread?

As COVID-19 is a newly discovered disease, further investigation is underway to confirm all possible ways it can be spread. However, medical experts note that human coronaviruses are most commonly spread through: • Coughing and sneezing • Close personal contact with infected persons • Touching an object or surface containing the virus and then touching your mouth, nose or eyes before washing hands People are thought to be most contagious when they display symptoms, but further investigation on the ability to spread the virus without showing symptoms is necessary. Those who are at elevated risk for exposure to the virus include: • Healthcare workers • Close contacts of infected persons • Travelers returning from affected geographic areas Symptoms COVID-19 symptoms typically begin 2-14 days following exposure to the virus and are similar to those reported by cold and flu suffers, including: • Cough • Fever • Shortness of breath • Fatigue Illness reports from COVID-19 patients range from infected individuals with little or no symptoms to those who are severely ill and those who have died. Older adults and people with underlying health conditions like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, lung disease and other respiratory ailments appear to be at a greater risk for developing severe illness.

Prevention and Treatment Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent COVID-19 infection, nor is there a specific recommended treatment. Supportive care to relieve symptoms and maintain hydration is suggested.

The best way to prevent this illness is to avoid exposure to the virus. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends everyday preventative actions, including: • Regularly washing hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds and drying hands thoroughly.

• Practicing “social distancing” – keeping a distance of at least 6 feet from others and avoiding non-essential activities.

• Cleaning and disinfecting frequently touched objects and surfaces often with household sanitizer.

• Avoiding touching eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands.

• Those who have respiratory symptoms (coughing, sneezing or difficulty breathing) and who have suspected COVID-19 infection should wear a medical mask around others.

What to do if you think you’re sick or exposed to COVID-19?

If you think you or someone you know may have been exposed to COVID-19 and you/they develop a fever and other symptoms, please call the St. Charles County COVID Information Hotline at 636-949-1899 or contact your healthcare provider for medical advice. Do not visit a hospital emergency room, urgent care facility, testing facility or other healthcare provider without calling first. A screening call is necessary to begin the testing process.

Seek Facts to Alleviate Anxiety New and unusual illnesses like COVID-19 can be scary. Seek factual information and guidance during these unprecedented times to help alleviate anxiety and stress. Go to trusted sources of information to discover what you can do to protect yourself and family, assist others in this community and stop the spread of rumors.

The St. Charles County Department of Public Health has created a website — sccmo.org/COVID — with information related to the COVID-19 pandemic and St. Charles County’s response activities, as well as links to resources available for county residents and businesses. Here’s a link to other reputable sources: • Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services – health.mo.gov • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cdc.gov • World Health Organization who.int • You can also follow St. Charles County on Facebook and Twitter: • facebook.com/StCharlesCountyPublicHealth/ • twitter.com/SCCHealth • facebook.com/StCharlesCountyMo/ • twitter.com/sccmo

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City of O’Fallon to close playgrounds due to COVID-19 In order to protect the health of children and families, the city of O’Fallon made the difficult decision to close all playgrounds in the city until further notice. Additionally, all restrooms and drinking fountains in O’Fallon parks also will be closed.

City parks will remain open to the public and open spaces and trails are available for residents to walk, run or exercise. All parks users are asked to obey the following guidelines: • Please practice social distancing and avoid close contact with others. The CDC recommends a minimum of a 6-ft. dis-

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tance to help reduce the risk of spread between individuals.

Do not congregate in groups of 10 people or more. During this time, parks should be used for private exercise only. Please avoid social gatherings in O’Fallon parks at this time.

Please stay home if you are sick and practice good hygiene. Sanitize your hands after touching surfaces within the parks.

Avoid touching your face. Sneeze or cough into a tissue or the inside of your elbow. Place garbage in trash receptacles.

Renaud Center closed in O’Fallon In response to continued evaluation of the information presented by the St. Charles County Health Department, the Federal Government and State officials, the city of O’Fallon announced the closure of the Renaud Center through at least April 3. All classes and programs at the Renaud Center and throughout O’Fallon Parks were previously cancelled through at least April 3.

The city also reminds residents to make every effort to avoid entering city buildings during this

time, including the O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City Hall). The city’s website allows self-service options for bill payments, permit applications, submitting questions and most other city services.

Residents are encouraged to take advantage of these services. Municipal bill payments also may be dropped off in the mailbox behind city hall 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The O’Fallon Veterans Office located in city hall also is closed until further notice.

City of St. Peters makes changes to Utility Franchise Tax refund distribution in wake of COVID-19 The city of St. Peters is making some changes to the annual Utility Franchise Tax refund distribution as they continue to address the challenges from the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) situation, the recommendations from health care professionals and the current emergency declarations from local and state officials.

This is being done to minimize the number of residents who need to visit city hall. The goal is to keep everyone safe and healthy, including residents, visitors and city staff.

St. Peters residents who are 62 years and older or those considered totally disabled by Social Security may be eligible to apply for a refund of their 2019 St. Peters utility franchise tax. This is the amount listed on your 2019 electric and gas bills as “St. Peters tax” and on the cable bills as “franchise fees.”

To be eligible, your maximum 2019 adjusted gross income, excluding any taxable Social Security income, must not exceed $45,550 if single or $52,050 if married.

If you received a utility franchise refund last year, you are not required to visit city hall in person to go through the process and receive your utility franchise tax refund. Here’s how your refund will be processed this year: • A city representative (with a phone number from St. Peters City Hall on your caller ID) will contact you directly, by phone, to verify the information in their files regarding your utility tax refund amount and your current mailing address.

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After they contact you by phone and confirm your contact information, they will mail you the refund.

This process for your refund will begin in the next few weeks. You will begin receiving phone calls in the near future. Please do not call or visit city hall about your refund — they will call you directly.

If you haven’t participated in this tax refund program in the past, you will need to set up an appointment to come to St. Peters City Hall to complete your refund application process.

Call city hall at 636-477-6600, ext. 1225 to set up your appointment and for more information about the process. Appointments will be available beginning April 1 and will end May 29 during regular business hours. You must have an appointment to come to city hall to process your application as a new participant.

If you are new to the program and need to come in to city hall to process your application, you’ll need to bring the following items with you to complete your application: • Proof of 2019 income • Proof of age • 2019 letter of award from Social Security (if disabled) • 2019 electric, gas and cable bills Please note — you are only eligible for a refund for the months when you were at least 62 years old or considered totally disabled.

For more information, call 636-477-6600, ext.1225.

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St. Charles County government buildings now closed to the public

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To protect the health and safety of the community and help mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), the St. Charles County Government buildings and facilities listed below will closed until further notice. Staff will remain on-site to conduct business, answer telephones, and assist customers with processing items online. Future announcements will be made about public meetings typically held in these facilities.

For a list of online services available through St. Charles County Government, visit sccmo.org/ OnlineServices. Visit sccmo.org/Directory for a list of department and division phone numbers or call the main switchboard from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 636-949-7900.

For more information about COVID-19 from the St. Charles County Department of Public Health, visit sccmo.org/COVID or call the Information Hotline at 636-949-1899.

County Buildings and Facilities Closed to the Public as of March 24: • Administration Building at 201 N. Second St. in St. Charles • County Parks: While park open spaces, as well as natural, paved and multi-use trails for hiking, biking and equestrian use, fishing lakes, and disc golf courses will remain open, indoor meeting facilities, playgrounds, dog parks, drinking fountains, restrooms, campsites, cabins and shelters, as well as The Heritage Museum at 1630 Heritage Landing in St. Peters and Youth Activity Park at 7801 Hwy. N. in Dardenne Prairie, will close. The gift shop at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Hwy. F in Defiance also will close to the public and tours of the home are suspended.

The Parks Department continues to suspend Parks programs until further notice. Parks staff will contact guests who have camping and shelter reservations affected by these closures. Parks are open daily from 7 a.m. until 30 minutes past sunset, and guests visiting are encouraged to practice proper social distancing to prevent the spread of the virus.

• County Police Department at 101 Sheriff Dierker Ct. in O’Fallon: The In-House officer is available for questions. Records, concealed carry weapon (CCW) permits, evidence viewing, and property retrieval are closed.

Fingerprinting is available only on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. In-person sex offender compliance continues.

• Department of Public Health at 1650 Boone’s Lick in St. Charles • Executive Building/Historic Courthouse at 100 N. Third St. in St. Charles • Family Arena box office at 2002 Arena Pkwy. in St. Charles

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• Highway Department at 301 N. Third St. in St. Charles

• Juvenile Justice Center at 1700 S. River Rd. in St. Charles • Municipal Court at 399 Turner Blvd. in St. Charles: The Municipal Court building is closed to the public. The court has suspended all court sessions until April 17. The court will notify any defendant that is currently scheduled for a suspended court session via U.S. Mail of rescheduled court dates. A link to pay tickets online is available through sccmo.org/ MunicipalCourt and courts.mo.gov/casenet, or call 800-444-1187.

• Pet Adoption Center at 4850 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. in St. Peters: Open for appointments only to reclaim lost animals.

• Recycle Works Centers at 60 Triad South Dr. in St. Charles and 2110 E. Pitman Ave. in Wentzville: Both centers remain open; however, the offices are closed to the public.

Items that require payment or help to unload will NOT be accepted; this includes televisions, computers, miscellaneous electronics, bulbs, appliances, and Household Hazardous Waste. Recyclables still accepted at both facilities include paper, cardboard, plastic, tin, aluminum, clothing, oil, antifreeze, cooking oil, and Recycle Works West accepts glass.

Additional and Earlier Building Announcements • Corrections (County Jail) at 301 N. Second St. in St. Charles: Inmate visits were suspended as of Monday, March 16, 2020, for the next 30 days. Attorney visits are permitted; however, the location, days and times may be modified from the current procedures. The lobby remains open at this time to access video visitation and Jail ATM services.

• Election Authority at 397 Turner Blvd. in St. Peters: Office remains open for essential services, including absentee voting, candidate filing, and voter registration.

• Missouri Job Center/Workforce and Business Development at 212 Turner Blvd. in St. Peters: The center closed to the public on Friday, March 20, 2020, for at least one week. The center will continue to be staffed.

Signs have been posted on the doors directing customers to call 1-888-728-JOBS (5627) or locally, 636-255-6060, or go online to jobs. mo.gov to access resources until further notice.

• Prosecuting Attorney, Public Administrator and Public Defender at 300 N. Second St. in St. Charles: Visit their websites or call for questions and information: • Prosecuting Attorney: 636-949-7355, sccmo.org/ProsecutingAttorney • Public Administrator: 636-949-7315, sccmo.org/PublicAdministrator • Public Defender: 636-949-7300, sccmo. org/PublicDefender

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Timberland senior wins third place in University of Missouri music competition Timberland senior Adam Routt has won third place in the High School Jazz Division of the 2020 Creating Original Music Project at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Routt’s musical composition, “Groove Grave,” will be performed during the Senior Division recital at the 2020 Creating Original Music Project Festival on April 25 at the University of Missouri in Columbia. This is the second consecutive year that Routt has placed in the

project; in 2019, he won second place in the High School Jazz Division.

Routt is currently enrolled in two Advanced Placement (AP) courses: AP Statistics and AP Macroeconomics. He is in the improv group at Timberland, performed in both one-act plays produced by the theater department this year, and is a member of the concert choir.

Routt plays the piano, guitar, and takes vocal lessons, and has been composing music for the

last six years.

“Adam loves music and composing,” said Ronda Fields, Timberland Choir Director.

“He is very talented and driven to compose.”

In recognition of his musical achievement, Routt will be awarded a $500 prize, and Timberland High School will also receive $500. In addition, he will receive a scholarship to attend the 2020 Missouri Summer Composition Institute June 21-27, at the University of

Missouri in Columbia.

The Creating Original Music Project (COMP) was founded in 2005 to encourage K-12 students in Missouri to write original music and to provide performance opportunities for those works. It is a joint venture of the University of Missouri’s Mizzou New Music Initiative and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, which provides an annual gift of $80,000 to sponsor the competition.

Photo courtesy Wentzville School District Timberland senior Adam Routt has won third place in the High School Jazz Division of the 2020 Creating Original Music Project at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

CYCLE program looking for sophomore leaders Are you a leader in your community and school? Do you want to learn more about state government?

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is looking to send six high school sophomores to the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program this summer.

The annual contest is open to high school sophomores who live and attend school in CREC’s general service area, or who have the co-op’s service in their homes. Local teachers are invited to nominate sophomore students to serve as CYCLE delegates, or students may apply independently.

As part of the application process, sophomore students are asked to submit a narrative about their school activities and community service. Applications are available at cuivre.com, at CREC offices in Troy and Lake Saint Louis and at local high schools.

The application deadline is April 15. A panel of judges will select six CYCLE delegates, and the names will be announced on May 11.

CYCLE delegates will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Jefferson City, July 15-17, to participate in the CYCLE program conducted by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC).

The conference provides an action-filled experience for the students, offering them opportunities to learn what it’s like to be involved in politics, community service, today’s pressing issues, the cooperative form of business and being a leader. Delegates will have the opportunity to tour the Missouri State Capitol and the National Winston Churchill Museum in Fulton.

The CYCLE program is in its 17th year and is a past recipient of the National Community Youth Service award for the top youth program among all electric cooperatives in the country. Since 2004, Cuivre River has sponsored and provided more than 60 students with a continued focus on youth leadership and educational opportunities at CYCLE. For more information about the CYCLE program, contact Tim Schmidt at 636-695-4837 or by email at tschmidt@cuivre.com.

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Are you a leader in your community and school? Do you want to learn more about state government?

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative is looking to send six high school sophomores to the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program this summer.

The annual contest is open to high school sophomores who live and attend school in CREC’s general service area, or who have the co-op’s service in their homes. Local teachers are invited to nominate sophomore students to serve as CYCLE delegates, or students may apply independently.

As part of the application process, sophomore students are asked to submit a narrative about their school activities and community service. Applications are available at cuivre.com, at CREC offices in Troy and Lake Saint Louis and at local high schools.

The application deadline is April 15. A panel of judges will select six CYCLE delegates, and the names will be announced on May 11.

CYCLE delegates will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Jefferson City, July 15-17, to participate in the CYCLE program conducted by the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC).

The conference provides an action-filled experience for the students, offering them opportunities to learn what it’s like to be involved in politics, community service, today’s pressing issues, the cooperative form of business and being a leader. Delegates will have the opportunity to tour the Missouri State Capitol and the National Winston Churchill Museum in Fulton.

The CYCLE program is in its 17th year and is a past recipient of the National Community Youth Service award for the top youth program among all electric cooperatives in the country. Since 2004, Cuivre River has sponsored and provided more than 60 students with a continued focus on youth leadership and educational opportunities at CYCLE. For more information about the CYCLE program, contact Tim Schmidt at 636-695-4837 or by email at tschmidt@cuivre.com.

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The events listed in this section are the latest updates as of press time, please check with individual sites for the most up to date cancellations and reschedule info.

EVENTS 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 636-922-8575 or bsmith@stchas.edu.

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 19: Bunco Bonanza Fundraiser

Bunco Bonanza Fundraiser for Rural Parish Workers of Christ the King, sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of The Knights of Columbus, Cottleville will take place at 5701 Highway N in St. Charles. The doors will open at 2 p.m. and the dice will roll at 3 p.m. $20 per person includes appetizers, snacks, desserts, soda and tea. Plus two complimentary adult drink tickets. There will also be attendance prizes, basket raffles and 50/50. To

reserve your seat or for additional information please email ladiesauxbunco@gmail.com.

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.

May 19: History program

The St. Charles county Historical Society if offering a free program titled “Preserving Properties in a Historic District” from 7 - 8:30 p.m. This program will include what rules and regulations go along with doing exterior work to your property and what the process is to get that work approved through the Landmarks Board. This free program will be at the Kathryn Linnemann Library at Elm and Duchesne in St. Charles. Reservations are necessary. Phone the library at 636723-0232 or visit www.mylibrary.org.

Sept. 12: Craft fair

Tri County Citizens Advisory Board to Probation and Parole Probation and Parole District 17, Missouri Department of Correction will hold their Seventh Annual Christmas in September Craft Fair at Calvary Church at 3998 Mid Rivers Mall Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crafters are needed.

Please contact Esther Angelos at marlofan@charter.net or 636-441-0329 or 314-477-5096.

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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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.

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Ambush player nominated for Rookie-of-theYear Now that the season has ended for the St. Louis Ambush, awards will start being handed out.

Turf and Boards are an Arena Soccer league group that closely follows the game and also provides awards for excellence. The 2019-20 Boards awards will include Rookie, Coach, Defender, Goalkeeper and Most Valuable individuals of the year.

Eduardo Mota De Carvalho, better known by his nickname “Duduca” (pronounced doo-DOOka), is a target forward for the Ambush and has been nominated by Turf and Boards as Rookie of the year.

His experience in the Concordiense Futsal Association (ACF) and National Futsal League, along with the championships that he has won while playing with Chapecoense has brought a level of experience to the team this past short year.

Duduca’s ability to score consistently has led to his solicitation by Futsal teams from all over Brazil.

His stature (6’1”, 209 pounds) will add a physical presence to the Ambush offense. *Best of luck A special note to the Ambush fans Like all professional sports throughout the country, the MASL is waiting out the current crisis, with an eye on kicking off the 2020-21 season in the fall. Fans who purchased tickets for the unplayed games that were originally scheduled for March 13 and March 15 can send refund requests to info@stlambush.com. Season ticket information for the 2020-21 season is expected to be announced next month. *Get set for future games UMSL tennis player gets special title A few days before the COVID-19 pandemic brought college sports to an abrupt halt, including that of the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) women’s tennis team, senior Marina Prediger solidified herself as the program’s ‘Queen of

the Court’, becoming the all-time career singles wins leader.

Prediger accomplished the feat on March 11 as the Tritons defeated regional foe Michigan Tech, 6-1, in which she earned a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles to garner career win number 80, surpassing Natalia Carvalhais (2012-16).

Entering her senior season with 66 wins and adding another 11 during the fall portion of the schedule, it wasn’t a matter of if she would break the record, but a matter of when it would happen.

“I knew the record was there, but it wasn’t something I thought about every time I stepped on the court,” Prediger said. “I knew if I played well, it would come.”

Ironically for someone who broke a career record with so many matches still on the schedule, tennis wasn’t even something Prediger began playing until she was 11 or 12. It was soccer that was her first sport of choice. “It was just me and the group of boys playing in Brazil,” she recalled.

But then she went with a friend to see his father play and after that she decided to try and hit the ball with a racquet.

She will graduate in May with degrees in marketing and international business and then plans to stay at UMSL to begin her MBA in the fall. And with NCAA indicating an extra year of eligibility will be awarded to spring sports student-athletes, the door is wide open for Prediger to build on her career singles record. *More wins to follow 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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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.

f you turn on the news or read any online commentary, chances are good the words “social distancing” will be mentioned at least once. We’ve been asked multiple times to stay at home and only go outside for walks and to get essential supplies (i.e. food and medications). On those journeys out of our homes, the government has asked that we stay at least six feet away from each other to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

Social distancing was not on anyone’s mind last year; however, when “Avengers: Endgame” arrived in theaters. Lines were long at the box office and the concession stand. Auditoriums were packed during the first weeks of its release and it was impossible to keep away from other moviegoers. If you were lucky, you could stop someone from using your armrest, but people would still push past you to go to the restroom.

Currently, most theaters are closed to the public, which has caused shockwaves in the movie industry. Production has ceased on film sets and some scheduled releases have been postponed. Late last year, the Regal Cinemas location near me started a long renova-

leases, but it’s a bit pricey. “Birds of Prey,” for instance, is available to purchase for $19.99, which is about the cost of two adult movie tickets.

Mike Reyes at Cinemablend published an article last week about “My Spy,” a family-friendly comedy starring Dave Bautista from Marvel’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” franchise. Reyes makes an argument for the family-friendly film to be made available via Netflix. Bautista plays a CIA Agent doing surveillance when his cover is blown by a nine-year-old girl who wants him to train her as a spy.

Sometime in the hopefully notPhoto courtesy Bigstock so-distant future, we will be able to tion process, but they remained open until the resume our normal lives and head back to the government requested that they close tem- theaters. After long periods of social distancporarily. The renovation is still going on, but ing, will people flock to theaters as they once there are no ticket or concession sales to help did? I imagine the rigorous cleaning protocols offset the costs of remodeling. theaters and other businesses put in place will Some notable new films like “The Invisi- continue once the “stay-at-home” mandates ble Man,” “The Hunt” and “Sonic the Hedge- are lifted. We may think twice about buying hog” will be available via Video On-Demand, that large popcorn and soda, though. though. These films had an abbreviated theFor now, streaming services and VOD are atrical release due to the outbreak. All AMC available options for watching new releasTheaters are currently closed, but the theater es. Please continue to stay safe and healthy at chain has their own “on-demand” service home and I hope to see everyone at the movies where you can buy digital copies of new re- sometime soon.

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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.

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Keep your distance Day nine of confinement: My husband decided we needed to inventory our virus quarantine supplies.

“Inventory? Why?” I asked, “I already stocked up on the essentials.”

“I don’t call ice cream, cookies, chocolate bars and a large bag of Tootsie rolls essentials. Besides, they’re all gone,” he said.

“Well that explains the COVID15,” I said.

“It’s called COVID19.”

“Not according to my scale. I’ve gained 15 pounds since we’ve been locked up with nothing to do except eat our survival snacks.”

We headed over to pantry to assess our provisions. Things looked pretty bleak.

I began the inventory, “Cat kibble?”

“Check – 45 bags.”

“Toilet paper?”

“Check – 270 rolls. Why so many? What did you intend to do with all these, make a casser-roll?” He chortled.

“Not funny,” I said, “We’ll have to use it for currency in the near future. Continue.”

“Actually, it would be much quicker if I just told you what we do have. One tube of toothpaste – bubble gum flavored with sparkles. An expired can of artichokes. A box of crackers.”He lifted it up and shook it then said, “Make that an empty box.

Twelve cans of tuna. Scratch that; twelve cans of seafood mariner catch, cat food. That does it. I’m making a trip to the grocery store!”

“But you can’t!” I said in a hushed voice, “There are…you know…people there.”

“I’ve got to go or we’ll be eating kibble and seafood stew.”

“Okay, but be careful. Put on your hat and sunglasses and wear gloves and a surgical mask.”

“We don’t have any masks.”

“Here,” I said, “Use this snorkel gear and make sure you don’t speak to any strangers; don’t let anyone touch you and wash your hands really well afterwards.”

“Sounds like the warnings my mom gave me when I was ten and wanted to walk to my friend’s house.”

“There are real dangers out there. Oh, and make absolutely sure you social distance.”

“Social what?”

“You know, keep far away from any human being.”

“Is that what they call it now? Pshaw! I’ve been self-isolating from your friends and family for years. This will be a piece of cake.”

“Then get ice cream too.”

“Huh?” “To go with that piece of cake.”

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. Happen again 6. Promotions 9. Field mouse 13. UV absorber 14. Seek a seat 15. Eagle’s nest 16. Jury ____ 17. Mad King George’s number 18. Bad-tempered one 19. *Two or more people on the road 21. *Fines can do that?

23. Scot’s woolen cap 24. Give an impression 25. Last month 28. Willy Wonka mastermind 30. Lay down to rest again 35. Container weight 37. Damaging precipitation 39. One born to Japanese immigrants 40. Windows alternative 41. Clown act 43. London subway 44. What Motion Picture Association of America does 46. Lentil soup 47. Pulitzer winner Bellow 48. Little Women to Aunt March 50. Victorian and

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52. Dropped drug 53. Type of dam 55. Post Malone’s genre 57. *Traffic separator 60. *Kind of lane 64. Tiger’s and lioness’ offspring 65. J. Edgar Hoover’s org.

67. Capital of Vietnam 68. Between wash and dry 69. 1985 Kurosawa movie 70. Village V.I.P. 71. Brewer’s kiln 72. Play part 73. Young salmon DOWN 1. Campus drilling grp.

2. Poet Pound 3. Coconut fiber 4. Not fitting 5. Add a new magazine 6. Seed cover 7. *Punishable driver offense, acr.

8. Like a hurtful remark 9. Action word 10. Like face-to-face exam 11. Don’t cross it?

12. Comic cry 15. Keenness in a certain field 20. D-Day beach 22. Old-fashioned over

24. Move like a serpent 25. *Go back the way you came 26. Hawaiian veranda 27. Banal or commonplace 29. *”Raised ____, “ or “Don’t Walk” 31. Small fragments 32. Bar order, with the 33. Puzzle with pictures and letters 34. *Up-side-down triangle sign 36. Biz bigwig 38. Yarn spinner 42. “The Nutcracker” protagonist 45. Crafting with stitches 49. One of Sinbad’s seven 51. Miss America’s accessory, pl.

54. Prefix for below 56. Church song 57. Actress Sorvino 58. Shining armor 59. Negative contraction 60. Pub order 61. ____-China 62. Christmas season 63. Horizontal wall beam 64. *Keep your hands at ten and ____ 66. *Measurement of alcohol in body, acr.

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