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September 23, 2020

Shapes of the community

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Submitteed Photos (Left) Local artist Michael Quintero’s piece Zig Zag Ziggurat sits in Westhoff Park in O’Fallon as part of the Shape of the Community Sculpture Series. (Right) Artist Cat Chiu Phillips’ piece Kites III is displayed at the Renaud Center in O’Fallon as part of the Shape of the Community Sculpture Series.

O’Fallon’s citywide Shape of the Community Sculpture Series showcases artists from all around the country in prominent public spaces

By Brett Auten In a way, Michael Quintero has brought ancient aliens to O’Fallon.

Quintero, a faculty member of the Art Department at St. Louis Community College, Florissant Valley, is one of the renowned artists to contribute to O’Fallon’s citywide Shape of the Community Sculpture Series.

Quintero’s piece, “Zig Zag Ziggurat” was finished in 2016 at the Six Mile Sculpture studio in Granite City, Illinois. For his creation, Quintero latched on to the idea of ancient aliens as a metaphor for human beings. The stepped steel pyramid form is a reference to the ancient pyramids of Mexico and Egypt.

“Humans ‘arrive’ on Earth and then we spend our whole lives trying to figure out what it means to be alive in this world,” he said. “I don’t believe that aliens built the pyramids, but the imagery of aliens building such monuments captures my imagination. I imagine the pyramid to be a spaceship, carrying us as we rove this planet.

So in my mind, we are simply researchers studying our own existence. We are the descendants of ancient researchers.”

His art is inspired by the art and architecture of ancient worlds, Buddhist concepts and imagery, and nature.

“I consider my works to be objects of meditation,” Quintero said. “It’s kind of like I’m trying to make my own medicine

– something that can still the mind and calm the spirit. For me, “stillness” can be very healing. I think this kind of stillness can be personally and socially transformative, leading to a world view (and a world) that is inclusive and celebratory. Ultimately, I hope that my work inspires people to engage in the world with a sense of curiosity and wonder, rather than judgement, of things that may be “alien” to them.”

Quintero was born in Japan in 1967 and immigrated to Texas in 1973. He has taught at various institutions and also served as senior technician in the sculpture area of the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Art, Art History, and Design. In 2007, he See ‘SHAPES’ page 2

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“There are so many talented people in this region and to be part of this community is a privilege,” Quintero said. “I am thankful to the city of O’Fallon and Martin Linson for including Zig Zag Ziggurat in this exhibition.”

The city has installed large-scale works of art throughout the community that are on loan from distinguished nationally-known artists for an 18-month period.

This type of artistic scenario is unique to the St. Louis metro area, and is intended to bring people to O’Fallon and to the various sculpture sites. The city’s Cultural Arts Commission received Submitted Photo dozens of entries from all parts of the Artist Coral Penelope Lambert’s piece Sky Diamond sits at the U.S., then reduced the entries down to Ozzie Smith Sports Complex in O’Fallon as part of the Shape of the Community Sculpture Series. the 10 finalists whose works are now displayed.

Marty Linson, O’Fallon Cultural Arts Coordinator, said that all of the artists are exhibiting nationally and eight of the 10 are exhibiting internationally.

“We have been lucky to draw a very high quality of artists for this exhibition,” Linson added. “The artists come from all cultural backgrounds and areas of our country.

They bring cultural experiences and perspectives to our citizens that they may not have considered.”

O’Fallon communications director Tom Drabelle said that whether it’s through these sculptures, the popular theater program, O’Fallon Theater Works, or offering unique art classes and programs for residents to explore their own artistic sides, it is all about O’Fallon having something for everyone when it comes to scratching that creative itch.

“The Shape of Community sculpture series really adds a vibrant, cultural aspect to our parks and public spaces,” Drabelle said. “Having the opportunity to bring these great works of art to our residents is part of what makes O’Fallon such a great place to live. We strive to offer our residents a diverse experience throughout our city, and a dynamic cultural arts program is a key component of that effort.”

Drabelle added that he isn’t aware of any neighboring cities doing anything like the sculpture series.

The sculpture series started in 2018 at the request of the city council and the Cultural Arts Commission and the program is directed by the city’s Cultural Arts Coordinator. This year is the second round of sculptures. The exhibition began in June and the city is hoping to install the next sculpture series in May or June of 2022.

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O’Fallon’s Shape of the Community Sculpture Series has one work of art on display in each of the following 10 public locations: • • • • • • • • • •

City Hall Renaud Center CarShield Field Ozzie Smith Sports Complex Civic Park Dames Park Westhoff Park Fort Zumwalt Park Sports Park O’Day Park.

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Fort Zumwalt Park temporarily closing to traffic and disc golf on Oct. 12, for Celebration of Lights setup To prepare for the city of O’Fallon’s annual Celebration of Lights display, Fort Zumwalt Park will be closed to vehicles from Oct. 12, through Jan. 18, 2021, so that crews can safely install holiday lights and scenes throughout the park. The boardwalk circling Lake Whetsel and the park’s disc golf course, “The Fort,” also will be closed during this period.

Walkers and joggers are welcome to enjoy the park during daylight hours, but for safety’s sake

all people and pets are required to stay on the paved drive through the park. And everyone is invited to see the Celebration of Lights, which will open the day after Thanksgiving at 6 p.m. on Nov. 27, and continue nightly through Dec. 30, closing only for Christmas, Dec. 25. Please visit www.ofallon.mo.us/col for the detailed schedule of drive-through nights and specialty rides, plus the Old-Fashioned Holiday Stroll on Dec. 7 and 8.

Five Acres Animal Shelter partners with the city of St. Charles Animal Control The city of St. Charles has a new partnership with Five Acres Animal Shelter and the city’s Animal Control division. Through this partnership, Five Acres Animal Shelter will be assuming the care of the animals brought in by the St. Charles Animal Control and will be providing more services to city residents and area animals.

“We are excited about the opportunity to provide care to even more dogs and cats and help them find their forever homes,” said Steve Brooks, executive director of Five Acres. “We look forward to a strengthened relationship with the city of St. Charles.”

Five Acres will be responsible for the physical, behavioral, and emotional care of dogs and cats brought in by animal control. They will be taking intakes and adoptions at 2835 West Randolph

Street as well as the Five Acres facility on Pralle Lane. Animal control officers for the city of St. Charles are still responsible for enforcing city pet ordinances, investigating animal abuse/neglect cases, issuing commercial permits for animal-related businesses, managing animal capture and performing bite investigations.

City of St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer says this partnership, “Gives us the opportunity to provide more service to our residents and the animals in our area, while partnering with a wonderful asset to the community – Five Acres. We look forward to working with them.”

For more information on the Five Acres Animal Shelter, visit www.fiveacresanimalshelter. org.

Usher in autumn at St. Charles County Parks’ annual Fall Harvest Festival Oct. 10 Fall is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the new season than by bringing the family out for a day of crafts, historical demonstrations and outdoor festivities. Join the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 10, for the annual Fall Harvest Festival at the Educational Agriculture Area in Broemmelsiek Park at 1615 Schwede Road in Wentzville. Admission is free.

To keep guests safe, hand sanitizer will be available, and demonstrations and entertainment will be spread out throughout the park’s three-acre agriculture garden. This year’s family-friendly activities include: • Wreath making using natural materials gathered in the parks.

• Old-fashioned woodworking and fiber arts/spinning.

• Paper marbling and other hands-on crafts.

• Antique farm equipment and machinery display and demonstrations from the ILMO Tractor and Engine Club.

• Festival-goers of all ages will enjoy spinning about while using the historic sorghum press to make molasses.

• The three-acre corn maze is back with more twists, turns and dead ends than ever.

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Submitted photo Join the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Oct. 10, for the annual Fall Harvest Festival at the Educational Agriculture Area in Broemmelsiek Park at 1615 Schwede Road in Wentzville.

Park staff and vendors will sell pumpkins and other vegetables from the agriculture gardens, as well as a variety of historical toys and candy from the festival’s general store tent.

Registration is not required and there is no charge to attend the event, but wreath building is $3 – $5. For more information about the Fall Harvest Festival, call the Parks Department at 636-949-7535 or visit http://bit.ly/2020FallHarvestFestival. If there is inclement weather on the day of the event, check the Rainout Line app on our website at stccparks.org or call 636-7070011.

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The city of St. Charles and Five Acres Animal Shelter present the First Annual Paw Parade The city of St. Charles and Five Acres Animal Shelter are teaming up to host the First Annual Paw Parade on Oct. 3 to celebrate their new partnership.

“We feel this is the perfect event to kick off our partnership,” says Steve Brooks, executive director of Five Acres. “It gives the community a chance to come out and join us for a day of fun and festivities with their pet.”

The pet parade will begin at 10 a.m. and will travel down Second Street to Clark Street, ending at the ACF parking lot. There will be a Vendor Fair afterwards until 2 p.m. where area businesses will be in attendance, providing offerings for pets and their owners. There will be a two animal maximum per walker in the parade and all animals must wear a leash. Costumes are welcome but not required.

The city of St. Charles Animal Control Division and Five Acres Animal Shelter officially began their partnership in August. Five Acres is responsible for the physical, behavioral, and emotional care of dogs and cats brought in by animal control.

They will be taking intakes and adoptions at 2835

West Randolph Street as well as the Five Acres facility at 1099 Pralle Lane. Animal control officers for the city of St. Charles are still responsible for enforcing city pet ordinances, investigating animal abuse/neglect cases, issuing commercial permits for animal-related businesses, managing animal capture and performing bite investigations.

“We are so excited about this new partnership. It gives us the opportunity to provide enhanced services to our community,” says St. Charles Mayor Dan Borgmeyer. “The Paw Parade will be a great way to show the community our commitment to Five Acres and this partnership.”

The city of St. Charles and Five Acres ask that everyone who attends the event practice safe, social distancing and encourage everyone to wear a mask. Social distancing procedures will be implemented at both the parade and the vendor fair for the safety of everyone in attendance.

Registration is required for the parade and is available, along with more information on the event, at www.fiveacresanimalshelter.org.

All proceeds from the event will benefit Five Acres Animal Shelter.

Inspiration Corner: When pain is the question, prayer is the answer “Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry! For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol.” Psalm 88:2-3 In 1789, Mr. Hubbell set out from Norwalk, Connecticut on the rocky path to Wolcott, Vermont. His aim was to settle in that beautiful country with his wife and five girls. He little imagined the hardships he would face nor the tenacity with which he would fight for survival.

During the journey, one of the oxen that pulled his cart grew ill and he was forced to shoulder the load. He carried hay, food, and even his children on snowshoes over those last, lonely miles. They ran out of food regularly in the early years and had to ration. Once, he was able to trade with a Native American for a moose, on which they subsisted when they ran out of grain. The necessity for a cow to plow with was a staunch reality in those desperate days but each time he procured one, an unfortunate accident would claim its life.

Finally, having no financial means, he thus heard of a merchant who would purchase snakeroot and sicily. With the help of his daughters, they dug, dried and delivered a cartload only to learn the merchant did not peddle in such things. Still, he persuaded the man to trade for a three-yearold heifer after which he wrote, “Though my faith was weak; yet being vigilant and persevering, I obtained the object, and the wilderness produced me a cow.”

The hardships we face in America today seem far from comparison. Our frustrations have little to do with starving bellies or dying cattle – unless we live on a farm. Still, our fears emerge in the form of political affiliations, health concerns and

loneliness.

Mr. Hubbell and his family were the first settlers in Wolcott. He possessed one axe and an old hoe, with which he cleared about two acres and planted corn. When he traded goods with others he said, “All were friendly and ready to assist me in my known distress, as far as they had ability.”

Can we say the same today?

Suffering pervades our culture, but what is the source of our discomfort? We often seem to lack the necessary fortitude to approach life’s daily problems. Our hearts feel the ache and – in pain – we lash out at those nearest to us. This behavior tears at the soul of society. We long for something substantial but we often reject the good and true.

Friends have failed us. Foes assail us. Who will save us?

Ruth Alla Wager wrote, “I know not what the future holds, what lies along my trail; I only know that God is real, His power can never fail. I know not what the hours may bring, what pain, what grief, what task; I only know God’s help is mine, if I but stop and ask.”

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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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County parks set record attendance while maintaining pandemic safety Despite limiting program participants and postponing some events because of the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Charles County Parks already has had a record year for attendance. The county’s 17 parks surpassed the three million mark at the end of August, and in July, topped the previous record high set last year at more than 2.5 million.

“While other parks in the region have closed, we have remained open,” says County Executive Steve Ehlmann.

“We have had very few issues with people not complying with our requests to social distance and they appreciate our extra efforts to ensure their safety. Our park programmers have designed or changed classes and events to accommodate social distancing and our park workers have done an excellent job of ensuring visitors social distance by monitoring and restricting the number of visitors to popular park areas. I greatly appreciate their continued efforts to keep residents and visitors as safe as possible.”

With nearly 4,000 acres of St. Charles County parkland, there is plenty of space for people to enjoy the outdoors while maintaining appropriate distance from others. Outdoor shelters have remained open, and when people make reservations, they are reminded to take precautions. Indoor venues require renters to fill out a special form that outlines their plan for use during the pandemic. Events and activities are monitored by park rangers, St. Charles County Police and park maintenance staff. Additional precautionary measures include cleaning all bathrooms in every park multiple times daily; drinking fountains are closed until further notice.

The addition of three new parks in 2018 have contributed greatly to the increase in visitors this year, as they did in 2019. In August 2018, the parks department opened Riverside Landing, a 7.73-acre park with river access located between Kampville Drive and Huster Road in St. Charles, and in September 2018, opened The Park at New Melle Lakes, a 153-acre former golf course in New Melle that offers fishing, kayaking and canoeing, disc golf, trails and more. In October 2018, the 120-acre Veterans Tribute Park opened in Weldon Spring, offering a destination playground for children of all abilities, the Veterans Memorial Garden, and fishing, trails, a dog park, and shelters.

“Nature is comforting, and it provides people with the ability to disconnect and decompress,” says Ryan Graham, Director of St. Charles County Parks. ”We have received a lot of positive feedback over the last several months. Many visitors are finding our parks for the first time, and we’ve heard from others who visited before but didn’t realize all we have to offer.”

While Veterans Tribute Park continues to be the most visited park in the system, the parks department reports that camping at Klondike Park in Augusta, and Indian Camp Creek in Foristell, has been extremely popular this year with people opting for “stay-cations” rather than traveling. This summer, water activities on lakes at Klondike, The Park at New Melle Lakes and Broemmelsiek Park in Defiance, were popular ways to endure the pandemic. Other popular outdoor spots in St. Charles County parks include The Historic Daniel Boone Home in Defiance and the Youth Activity Park in Dardenne

Environmental Services offers free Shred-It Day for O’Fallon residents O’Fallon’s Environmental Services Department is offering a free “Shred-It Day” where anyone can bring in boxes of paper to be shred in a secure environment. The event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26th, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Environmental Services building at 1550 Progress West Lane.

To participate, simply place the documents in cardboard bankers’ boxes, or cardboard boxes of a similar size, and drive up to the facility and drop them off. Please make sure the boxes are not too heavy to lift or filled to overflowing. The service is free for residents for up to five bankers-sized boxes. Additional boxes will be accepted for a cost of $5 per box for any over the limit. Additionally, non-residents can drop off their paper for shredding for a cost of $5 per box.

Residents must bring photo identification showing O’Fallon residency and all trash customers must have their account in good standing in order to receive the free services. All of the material will be shredded including the boxes if they are not wanted back. The event is indoors, so it will be held rain or shine. Due to COVID, all attendees are asked to stay in the car while staff unloads the boxes. If attendees want to witness their boxes being shredded, they simply need to inform staff at check in, and accommodations will be made.

Please do not bring computer discs or hanging file rods. If you can tear it, then you can shred it with this complimentary service. It is okay for documents to have staples or paper clips.

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

New website offers residents a chance to provide input and monitor O’Fallon’s comprehensive planning process The city of O’Fallon is working with PGAV to draft a new comprehensive plan for the city.

The previous comprehensive plan was adopted in 2008 and later updated in 2015. This eight-to12-month process will help provide guidance for the O’Fallon City Council on how the city should grow in the coming decade.

Obtaining input from residents, business owners and community stakeholders is a key element

of the comprehensive planning process, and the process will begin in earnest this week. On Sept.

14, PGAV launched www.EngageOFallon.com, a website designed to give residents a chance to offer opinions, ideas and new concepts for the plan. The site also will allow residents to monitor the comprehensive planning process and react to many of the ideas presented.

Prairie, home to the largest asphalt pump track in the nation.

“It’s extremely important for people to have these outlets,” says St. Charles County Director of Public Health Demetrius Cianci-Chapman. “The pandemic has kept us away from our families and friends and being able to do a lot of the things we love to do. Taking away the open space people need in order to feel some relief from the pandemic is not good for our health.

“Mentally,” Cianci-Chapman continues, “being able to get fresh air can help us emotionally. This pandemic is stressful and being able to walk or run and just be in an open space can make a huge difference in our mental attitudes. Physically,” he says, “it’s important to exercise.

Studies suggest that engaging in physical activity regularly may be beneficial in protecting the body and limiting damage caused by COVID-19. Our parks offer the perfect opportunity to address our mental and physical well-being.”

The county forecasts the parks will reach four million visitors by the end of the year.

“One aspect of the parks department’s vision is to promote the high quality of life that exists in St. Charles County. This, perhaps, has never been as important as at this time,” Ehlmann says. “And while reaching record numbers are important statistics to keep so our taxpayers know we are using their dollars wisely, those numbers are not nearly as important as providing safe, clean, open spaces at a time when we all need them the most.”

For information on St. Charles County Parks, visit stccparks.org or call 636-949-7535.

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Moody’s Investors Service maintains top rating for the Wentzville School District Moody’s Investors Service has released its Annual Issuer Comment Report for the Wentzville School District. In the report, Moody’s maintains an Aa2 rating on the district’s outstanding general obligation debt, one of the highest ratings for any school district in Missouri.

“We are very pleased with Moody’s rating,” said Richard Angevine, District Chief Financial Officer. “Despite the district’s current budget deficit, the high rating underscores the WSD’s overall sound fiscal position and ability to weather expenses related to the pandemic and what will hopefully be a short-term reduction in funding at the state level.”

According to the report, the favorable rating reflects the district’s “stable financial performance supported by maintenance of healthy reserves, a large and

growing tax base, and above-average resident income levels.”

The report acknowledges the effects of the pandemic on the district’s finances.

“These attributes are weighed against an expected modest contraction of operating reserves in fiscal 2020 and 2021 because of the state’s reduction of education funding in response to pressured revenues during the coronavirus pandemic, though reserves are anticipated to remain healthy.”

The report also cites the district’s conservative fiscal management and governance as a reason for the strong rating.

The district closed fiscal 2019 with $67.5 million in general fund liquidity, representing 35.5 percent of general fund revPhoto courtesy Wentzville School District enues. Details about the district’s budget Moody’s Investors Service has released its Annual Issuer Comment Report for the Wentzville School District. In the for 2020-2021 can be found on the WSD report, Moody’s maintains an Aa2 rating on the district’s outstanding general obligation debt, one of the highest ratings for any school district in Missouri. website.

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St. Charles County Department of Public Health, area organizations to provide free flu shots Avoiding a dual pandemic with two contagious respiratory illnesses — COVID-19 and influenza (the flu) — is top of mind for health care workers across the country. That’s why the St. Charles County Department of Public Health is joining with area organizations to distribute 800 flu vaccinations during a free, drivethrough clinic from noon to 7 p.m., Oct. 7 at St. Charles Community College at 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. The event will be held on the college’s Yellow Parking Lot. “The COVID-19 pandemic is going to continue to be a health threat this flu season, says Department of Public Health Director Demetrius Cianci-Chapman. “Getting a flu vaccine will help to prevent the spread of respiratory illness, making our community more resilient to viruses we are facing this winter. We appreciate the support from St. Charles County healthcare, education, non-profit and other organizations in providing this beneficial service to our residents.

Participants should remain in their cars and follow instructions from event staff at the site.

No appointment is necessary to receive a vaccination, but groups of six or more planning to arrive in the same vehicle should call 636949-1857 before Oct. 2. All participants who complete an event evaluation following their vaccination will be entered to win a gift package courtesy of Martian Car Wash.

Two types of vaccinations will be offered at the clinic, including: • Quadrivalent influenza vaccination – protects against the four most prevalent vi-

ruses expected this season: H1N1, H3N2, and two influenza B viruses. It is appropriate for those ages six months or older.

• High-dose influenza vaccination – for those age 65 or older. It contains four times the amount of antigen than the traditional quadrivalent shot to boost the body’s ability to create antibodies against the illness.

Annual flu vaccination provides the best opportunity to strengthen the immune system and protect those six months of age and older against influenza.

“Getting a flu vaccine helps one’s body develop antibodies to fight the flu,” Cianci-Chapman notes. “This immunity not only helps the person who gets vaccinated but also helps prevent the spread of the disease to those around that person — making everyone healthier. Those who get a flu vaccination are less likely to get the flu or have milder symptoms if they do get the flu.”

Assisting the Department of Public Health with this drive-through clinic are BJC Health Care (Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress West Hospital), SSM Health (St. Joseph Hospitals in St. Charles, Lake Saint Louis and Wentzville), Compass Health, Cottleville Fire and Rescue, Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Club, St. Charles Community College, St. Charles County Ambulance District and St. Charles County Parks.

For additional information and tips on preventing the flu, please visit sccmo.org/flu or cdc. gov/flu.

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Cuivre River Electric joins other Missouri electric co-ops sending hurricane help to Louisiana Eight Cuivre River Electric Cooperative linemen left earlier this month to join linemen from across Missouri’s electric cooperatives to assist a Louisiana electric cooperative as it works to recover from Hurricane Laura, which devastated a large swath of southwestern Louisiana late last month. Beauregard Electric Cooperative based in DeRidder, Louisiana, reached out to the electric cooperatives in Missouri with a call for help after gauging the extent of the damage.

“This cooperative has been hit very hard,” says Rob Land, who coordinates the relief effort for the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives (AMEC).

“Immediately after the storm the cooperative was 100 percent down with a tremendous amount of devastation. 75 percent of the system remains down now.”

The impacted cooperative has taken additional steps to help the linemen stay safe during the COVID-19 crisis. The men are expected to stay in a tent city designed to protect them from the virus. Special air filters capable of removing 99.4 percent of the virus have been

installed on the HVAC equipment and beds have been spread out farther than would normally be done.

They are expected to stay for at least 10 days. If the repairs take longer, a rotation will be set up to send fresh crews into the effort.

CREC General Manager and CEO Doug Tracy met with the co-op’s linemen before they started their journey south.

“Most of our linemen have volunteered to help other cooperatives after hurricanes in the past and this time is no exception. They know what they’re getting into but feel strongly that the people impacted need their power restored as soon as possible,” Tracy said. “Our linemen take a lot of pride in what they do and it’s in times like these that they can step up and make a real difference. Those going are committed to safely helping get power back on for this co-op and its members. I’m proud of our linemen and their commitment to help others,” he said.

Missouri’s electric cooperatives are no stranger to hurricane help. The assis-

Submitted photo CREC linemen just prior to leaving for Louisiana to help Beauregard Electric Cooperative with restoring power.

tance began in 2004 when linemen from Missouri traveled to Mississippi and Alabama in the wake of Hurricane Ivan.

They have since assisted electric co-ops in Louisiana, Florida and South Carolina in addition to Alabama and Mississippi.

Electric cooperatives in the south returned the favor when Missouri was devastated by ice storms in 2007 and 2009.

Brett Hull's Junction House, an upscale sports restaurant and bar in Wentzville, to open in October St. Louis Blues hockey legend Brett Hull has added his name to a new upscale sports restaurant and bar called Brett Hull's Junction House to be opened in October in Wentzville. Originally announced as Junction House in March, the multi-level eating and drinking establishment will occupy more than 9,400 square feet including the main restaurant area, a large covered outdoor patio, and a 1,500 square-foot open-air rooftop suitable for both public use and private events. All three areas of the restaurant will feature a full-service bar and seating for dining with special Brett Hull photos and memorabilia.

"We've been in talks with Brett Hull for about two years now and are absolutely thrilled to now have him come on board as a partner and add his name and the energy and excitement he brings to our already exciting venue," said Keith Horneker, a local entrepreneur, restaurateur and Wentzville resident who developed the Junction House concept along with a group of five other St. Louisans with more than 20 years of combined experience in the local food and beverage industry. "Having Brett involved has always been our long-term plan, and now we'll also serve signature cocktails made with Brett's very own Codigo brand; a super-premium tequila."

"I'm excited to be part of such a great group and bring such a neat concept to the city of Wentzville," said Hull. "As we bring our vision to life and share it with everyone in the community, I'm really happy I could help create jobs in these

trying times. I can't wait to relax out on the rooftop and enjoy some great food and many Codigo cocktails with the great people of Wentzville."

"Scoring the fourth-most goals in NHL history, Brett is not only the best Blue we've ever had, but he's one of the best to ever play in the NHL," Horneker added. "Brett is a hero in our city and we want to prominently feature him throughout our establishment. Brett plans to be at the grand opening next month and plans to visit regularly with friends throughout the year. We'll be announcing the grand opening date soon."

Brett Hull's Junction House will be the centerpiece of a new 13,600 square-foot commercial development now under construction at 1311 Lodora Drive in Wentzville overlooking Interstate 70 and the rapidly growing development area called The Junction of Wentzville. A new fitness gym called F45 Training Wentzville will occupy the remaining 3,000 square feet of retail space in the new building and will be located adjacent to Brett Hull's Junction House. It is also scheduled to open later in October 2020.

Sullivan Bank is providing $4.3 million in construction financing for the project, which is being developed by LayneCo Construction Services.

Patrick Wittenbrink of Carmody MacDonald P.C. is representing Horneker and his partners in the development.

For more information, visit www.Junction-House.com.

“Cooperation among cooperatives is one of the principles that guide electric cooperatives,” says Caleb Jones, CEO of the Association. “It’s hard to watch the destruction these storms cause without thinking that could be us. Our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in the hurricane’s path. We are happy to be able to offer help to our friends in Louisiana.”

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EVENTS Oct. 2-3: Civil War battle field tour

The Civil War Round Table of St. Charles is sponsoring a battlefield tour of the Pilot Knob, Missouri battlefield on Oct. 2, and Oct. 3. The entire tour will take place outside and participants will use their own vehicles on the tour.

There is no fee for the tour. For more information, call, text, or e-mail Doug at historynutt@hotmail.com or 636290-0710.

Oct. 5: Golf tournament

Operation Food Search, a nonprofit hunger relief organization, will host its 27th annual Swing to Heal Hunger golf tournament presented by Ascension Health with registration beginning at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon.

The tournament will be held at WingHaven Country Club, located at 7777 Winghaven Blvd. in O’Fallon. Tickets – which are $300 per golfer or $1,200 per team of four golfers – include 18 holes with a golf cart, golf goodie bag, lunch, dinner and an auction. Proceeds will go toward ending childhood hunger and family food insecurity in the St. Louis bi-state region. For ticket details or to become a sponsor, call 314-726-5355 or visit http://www.OperationFoodSearch.org.

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.

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:

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

Call Alcoholics Anonymous at 636970-0013.

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: Seasoned eye carvers meeting

Mondays and Wednesdays: Tai Chi for arthritis class

Mondays: NAMI St. Louis Con nection 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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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.

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

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

Tuesdays: Cribbage

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

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

Tuesdays: Cottleville Spring Kiwanis Club

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Cottleville Weldon Spring Kiwanis Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. and the third Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. Both meetings are at Rack House Kitchen Wine Whiskey. New club looking for new members who want to better our community. Contact Christy at 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 Ginghams Homestyle Restaurant, 1566 Country Clcub Plaza Drive, 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 636206-2483. 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.

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: Toastmasters Meeting

Tuesdays: Seniors group

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

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

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.

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: Optimist Club meeting

Tuesdays: Social club for widows and widowers

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

On the first and third Tuesday of each month a social club for widows and

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

Tuesdays: Monthly veterans coffee

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

Come meet with fellow veterans who served our country and share your experience.

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Connection Recovery Support Group

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

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Family Support Group

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

Tuesdays: Dardenne Presbyterian Church Basketball

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

Tuesdays: Central Missouri Railroad Association meeting

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

Tuesdays: Cancer support group

Cancer Companions Support Group is a support group for any cancer patient in treatment or post treatment, their caregiver and their loved ones that meets on the second Tuesday of each month at Dardenne Presbyterian Church at 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie at 7 p.m. in the parlor. Registration is not required.

Tuesdays: Show-me Stitchers Embroiderer’s Guild of America Meets at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month at the Ladue Chapel.

Info: www.showmestitchers.com.

Tuesdays: O’Fallon Garden Club

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

Info: Barb at 636.978.5930. Club does

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

5pm, St. Charles American Legion Post 312, 2500 Raymond Drive in St. Charles on the last Tuesday of the month. $6 per person. For more information call Post 312 at 636-947-7666.

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

Tuesdays and Thursdays: Get Fit Exercise Classes 9-10 a.m. at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church Hall, New Melle. 314369-6521.

Wednesdays: Food pantry

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

Wednesdays: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers

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

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

Wednesdays: Marine League meeting

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On the first Wednesday of each month the St. Charles County Marine Corps League meets at the American Legion 313 old town St. Peters at 7:30 p.m.

All Marines and FMF Corpsmen are welcome. For more information visit www.stcharlesmarine.org.

the Lake St. Louis Community Association at 636-625-8276.

come. For more information, call President, Lisa Muncy at 636-240-0912.

Wednesdays: Charity Bingo

Thursdays: Optimist Club meetings

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.

Wednesdays: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers

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

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Take Off Pounds Sensibly meets every Wednesday at 10 a.m. in the parish hall of Chapel of the Cross Lutheran Church at 907 Jungermann Rd. in St. Peters. 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. Weigh-ins begin at 9 a.m. Contact Judy Bauer at 636-541-2263 for further information.

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On the first Thursday of each month, American Legion Post 323 meets at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Hall at 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd. in Wentzville. For more information call 636327-6060.

The O’Fallon Optimist Club meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Bank of Old Monroe T.R. Hughes Blvd. in O’Fallon.

For more information, contact CyndySchwab at 636-544-0102.

Thursdays: Lions Club meetings

3rd Thursday of each month: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 458 meetings

7pm, Amvets Post 106, 360 Brown Rd in St. Peters.

2nd and 4th Thursdays: Lions Club meetings

St. Charles County Lions Club meets second and fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at 1144 S Benton in St. Charles. New members welcome.

St. Charles Lions Club meets every second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at 1144 S Benton Street in St. Charles. Contact Art for more info at 636-441-1831. New members are welcome.

Every Friday: Moms Play Group

3rd Thursday: Fleur de Lis Garden Society

Every Friday: VFW Fish Fry

Meets third Thursday of the month, 6:30 pm at the McClay Library in St. Charles. Info: www.fleurdelisgardensociety.org;

3rd Thursdays: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 458 Meeting

7pm, Amvets Post 106, 360 Brown Rd in St. Peters.

Those who served in any branch between 1962 and 1975 are welcome.

Every Thursday: Dardenne Presbyterian Church Quilters

9am-2pm, Dardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie.

Members do hand quilting to quilts of any size for donation that is given to various church supported charities.

No experience is necessary to join the group. For more information, contact Brenda Kenny at 636.240.3753.

Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of St. Peters

6:30am at IHOP (3851 Veteran’s Memorial Pkwy St. Peters).

10am at LSL Community Association, 100 Cognac Ct., Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367. 314.479.0306, andreacrislip@ gmail.com or www.lslmothersclub. com.

9-12 at Middendor-Kredell Library on Hwy K.

Every Saturday: Veterans Learn guitar for FREE

9:30am in Historic St. Charles. Info: Bill Dennis at 314.479.5750.

Every Saturday: Peaceful Puppy Mill Protest

11am - 12:30pm at Petland, 6131 Ronald Reagan Drive, Lake St. Louis. banmo.puppymills@yahoo.com.

Second and Fourth Saturday of the month: Charitable bingo

Wednesdays: Crossroads Cribbage Club

Saturdays: Fruehschoppen Samstag Verein (FSV)

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

Thursdays: TOPS meeting

Every Thursday: Active Older Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA

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

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

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club 661 Wentzville holds meetings every Thursday in room 21 at The United Methodist Church of Wentzville, 725 Wall Street. Weigh ins at 9:30, meetings begin at 10 a.m. For more information call 314-650-1014.

Thursdays: O’Fallon Rotary Club meetings

O’Fallon Rotary Club meets from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. at Rendezvous Café & Wine Bar at 217 S. Main St. in O’Fallon every Thursday. Visitors are always wel-

10a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Family Hall. Free for members. Bring a favorite snack to share. Anybody welcome.

2nd and 4th Thursdays: Alexander Chapter #242 Order of the Eastern Star Meetings

7:30pm, St. Charles Masonic Lodge, 2051 Collier Corporate Parkway in St. Charles.

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Every Thursday: Rotary Club meeting

7:30am, The Rendezvous Café at 217 South Main St. in O’Fallon. We welcome existing and potential members to visit and have breakfast with us. www.ofallonmo.rotary-clubs.org

5:30 a.m.-1pm, 500 West Main St. in Wentzville. For more information, call 636.357.4328.

The American Legion Post 312, located at 2500 Raymond Dr. in St. Charles hosts bingo, every Friday night. This is a non-smoking hall with games starting at 6:15 p.m. and includes two progressive bingo games per night. See more at www.alpost312mo.org

Wentzville Outreach Lions Club meets the second Thursday of the month at Schnucks at 1960 Wentzville Pkwy in Wentzville at 6 p.m. Contact Jimmy Butler at 314-780-5629 or Lisa Alexander at 314-258-1069 for more information.

Thursdays: Lions Club meeting

Every Sunday: Wentzville Community Club Flea Market

Fridays: Bingo

Meets at JJ’s Restaurant in O’Fallon at 12 noon, except third Thursday the group meets at 6 p.m. Info: www.ofkiwanis.com.

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.

Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon

8am, Dardenne Presbyterian Church, 7400 South Outer 364 in Dardenne Prairie. Volunteer labor needed to provide the needy in our community with adequate living accommodations.

Continental breakfast, safety instructions, and job assignments provided before work begins.

3-8pm VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane.

Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612.

Bingo starts at 6:30 p.m., doors open at 4 p.m. at the Wentzville Community Club located at 500 West Main in Wentzville. For more information visit www.wentzvillecommunityclub. com or www.facebook.com/wentzville-community-club

Wednesdays: Women’s fishing club

3rd Saturdays: Restore St. Charles Work Day.

Last Saturday of every month Fruehschoppen Samstag Verein (FSV) meets at 11 a.m. at Bar Louie in St. Charles. Wir treffen uns auf ein Bier (und vielleicht Mittagessen), und geniessen ein Gespräch auf deutsch.

We’re meeting for a beer (and maybe lunch), and enjoying a conversation in German. April, June and September meetings are held at different locations. See https://www.facebook.com/ groups/472022532983525/

1st & 3rd Saturday: St Peters Square Dance Club Dances

Pre ropund dance fom 7 - 7:30 p.m., dancing from 7:30 - 10 p.m. 1st United Methodist Church, 801 First Capital Dr. www.squaredancemissouri.com/ Missouri/St.Louis

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Sports Hall of Fame selections at Lindenwood Lindenwood University’s Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics Brad Wachler announced the 2020 induction class for the Lindenwood Sports Hall of Fame recently.

Seven individuals and one team comprise the 2020 class, which will soon take its place among the university’s all-time greats.

The seven individuals to receive this prestigious honor are Andrew Bradbury, Michael Coursault, Graeme Hossack, Jim Lange, Travis Mears, Christopher Mileski and Ryan Nicklas.

The 2015 Lion Line team will also be enshrined in the hall of fame.

Bradbury spent two seasons as a member of the Lindenwood wrestling team, donning the black and gold during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 campaigns. He earned All-American status in each of his two seasons for the Lions, claiming back-to-back national titles at 125 pounds.

Coursault was a member of the Lindenwood men’s lacrosse team for four seasons from 200609. He played in 56 games for the Lions, accumulating 133 goals and 50 assists during his career for a 3.27 points per game average. Also he earned All-American honors three times, twice achieving first-team status.

Hossack was a four-year member of the Lindenwood men’s lacrosse team, leading the Lions from 2012-15. He was a ground ball machine for Lindenwood, ranking fifth all-time in NCAA history by collecting a staggering 452 ground balls during his career. As a senior in 2015, Hossack established a new Lindenwood single-season record with 153 ground balls.

Lange was a four-year starter for the Lindenwood men’s lacrosse team from 2004-07. He concluded his career in 2007 as the program’s all-time leading scorer, eclipsing 200 career points. He was a four-time all-conference performer, and was selected as a MCLA All-American in 2005.

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Mears was a member of the Lindenwood shotgun sports teams from 2005-10, helping lead the Lions to ACUI Collegiate National Championships in each season during the program’s historic stretch of 15 consecutive National Championships. He had three top-ten finishes at the ACUI Collegiate National Championships, including a second-place finish in 2009.

Mileski served as the head coach of the Lindenwood cycling program for six seasons from 2009-14 and was the second head coach in the program’s history. He was at the helm of the cycling program during the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships as the Lions finished second overall as a team and boasted their first-ever individual national champion.

Nicklas was a four-year starter for the Lindenwood men’s volleyball team from 2003-06, finishing his career as one of the most decorated players in program history. He guided the Lions to a 112-33 record during his time on the court, twice leading Lindenwood to the NAIA National Championship Match in 2005 and 2006.

The 2015 Lion Line is remembered for winning the program’s first-ever national championship in the open jazz division. At the time, the national title for the Lions was the sixth in program history, with each of the previous five trophies coming in the open hip-hop division.

Lindenwood was the last of 13 teams to perform during the finals at the UCA and UCA College Cheerleading and Dance Team National Championships. ~~~The best of the best 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

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Blueberry Cake Donuts Ingredients: 1 cup cake flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/3 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided

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Fill piping bag with batter. Fill mini-donut pan cavities about halfway.

Heat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, whisk cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda and baking powder.

In large bowl or stand mixer bowl, beat butter, sugar, 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon vanilla until fluffy. Add eggs and yolk; mix until creamy. Alternate adding buttermilk and flour mixture until blended.

Remove bowl from stand mixer, add blueberries and stir until combined.

Bake 8-10 minutes. Cool completely.

In medium bowl, whisk 1 cup powdered sugar, milk, remaining salt and remaining vanilla extract. Add additional 1-3 cups powdered sugar until mixture reaches desired thickness.

Dip cooled donuts in glaze and place on wired rack to drip off excess.

Substitution: If cake flour isn’t available, measure 1 cup all-purpose flour and remove 2 tablespoons. Add 2 tablespoons cornstarch.

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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.

or more than a decade, superhero and comic book films such as “Iron Man,” “The Avengers” and “Joker” attracted large audiences to theaters. In 2020, though, are stories of heroes and villains strong enough to bring movie fans back to theater auditoriums?

Two popular characters are waiting in the wings hoping to find out.

After being shuttered for months, Variety recently reported that nearly 70 percent of U.S. movie theaters have reopened, but with reduced seating capacity. Venues in larger markets such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco remain closed, which presents a problem for studios. Christopher Nolan’s highly anticipated “Tenet,” for instance, would have done well under normal circumstances but its actual box office returns this year fell short. The time-travel thriller reportedly needs to make $800 million just to break even.

Facing box office numbers like those, Warner Bros. shifted the release date of “Wonder Woman 1984” from October to Christmas Day in the hopes of coaxing audiences back into theaters. In 2018, the December release of “Aquaman” set a strong precedent for holiday releases with a billion-dollar gross at the

The trailers for “Wonder Woman 1984,” however, show Steve Trevor alive and well decades after he was presumed dead. Diana’s reunion with the man she loves is cut short after she meets Barbara Minerva (Kristen Wiig), an archaeologist who is the villain known as the Cheetah. Wonder Woman also runs into Maxwell Lord (Pedro Pascal), a businessman known for his infomercials. With 1980’s fashions and the addition of Kristen Wiig, this film could be a Christmas present for Warner Bros.

‘Black Widow’ photo courtesy Marvel Studios Since her debut in “Iron Man 2,” Scarlett Johansson has become a solbox office. With director Patty Jenkins and id player in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Gal Gadot on hand, “Wonder Woman 1984” playing Natasha Romanoff, a former KGB has a chance to do quite well even in the cur- assassin better known as the Black Widow. rent climate.

Her upcoming solo film explores the characIn the original film, Gadot played Diana, ter’s past experiences as a spy in more detail. an Amazon warrior raised on the island of Johansson was a key player in the last two Themyscira. After Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), “Avengers” films and fans have been patiently a U.S. pilot, crashes near the island, Diana waiting for her solo outing. “Black Widow” learns about World War I and the devasta- is currently scheduled to open in theaters on tion occurring in the outside world. Believ- Nov. 6. ing Ares, the God of War, to be responsible Wonder Woman and Black Widow have for the conflict, Diana travels to London with each fought many battles, but their biggest Steve to find him. By the end of the film, fight may be with their shifting release dates.

Steve takes control of a plane filled with poi- Here’s hoping they both make it into theaters son gas and sacrifices himself to destroy it. before year’s end.

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September 23, 2020 • Community News • www.mycnews.com

Yeggs

John Hanna

CROSSWORD: MOVIE TITLES

‘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 The results are in: Nine out of ten American adults say they wash their hands after using a public restroom, but only about eight in ten actually do so. Those people would be commonly referred to as…LIARS. Since this virus thing has turned on us, it is more important than ever to scrub those puppies. CDC research has shown that hand washing is the single most important thing people can do to stop the spread of illness.

That is also a LIE. The single most important thing that can stop the spread is by confining yourself inside a lead bunker, but I’ll let it pass since TP along with lead bunkers are hard to come by nowadays.

How was this data collected you might ask?

CDC researchers observed more than 6,000 people in restrooms at six major public attractions in four major cities. How’d you like that gig on your resume?

New potential employer: “Tell me what you did at your last job.”

Potential employee: “I watched people at public restrooms.”

“Okay then. Well, darn, it looks like our position has already been filled. You’re free to leave.

SECURITY!” So next time you see a creeper at the public restroom loitering around and suspiciously eyeing you, you can be confident it’s just a researcher collecting data. Just make sure he has a clipboard as he observes your bathroom routine.

Not surprising, the results show that women wash their hands more than men do.

Why are women better at this? I have a theory.

Smell and touch. I like the way my hands feel after washing especially if there’s a nice scent to the soap. And I always add a dab of fragrant lotion afterwards to soften things up.

By Cindy Moore

A show of hands Not a priority with men in fact, it might be insulting.

Bob, after shaking hands with Hank: “Why Hank, your hands are so silky smooth and is that lemongrass bouquet I detect?” Must be one of those hand washers, aren’t ya?” Wink, wink.

But FYI men, hand washing reduces respiratory illness by 20 percent and diarrheal illnesses by up to 58 percent!

This virus has changed the way we do many things. Someone has said we should stop shaking hands completely. After seeing the numbers on bathroom practices, before I ever touch someone’s hand I’ll give a nice friendly head butt instead.

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. All thumbs 6. *Do this to Shorty 9. Practice in the ring 13. Popular aquarium dweller 14. Fertility clinic stock 15. Dreamy 16. Brightest star in Cygnus 17. Romanian money 18. Athlete’s stage 19. *Ferris Bueller’s time away 21. *He always rings twice 23. G in music 24. Dissenting clique 25. Billy’s Harry to ____’s Sally 28. “Brave New World” drug 30. Lung pouch 35. Crematorium containers 37. X-ray units 39. Humpy ungulate 40. One of oldest cities in China or Welsh girl’s name 41. Torcher’s misdeed 43. “____ a soul” 44. Sudden occurrence of disease 46. Crimson rival 47. Power system 48. “Rock the ____” by The Clash 50. Deal with it 52. Happy Gilmore’s peg

53. Bird’s groomer 55. Tap choice 57. *Dr. Strangelove learned to love it, two words 61. *No country for these guys, two words 64. *One green one in John Wayne flick 65. “Eureka!”

67. Erasable programmable read only memory 69. Woven wall hanging 70. Soldier’s bed 71. “All the world’s a ____” 72. R in RIP 73. It is 74. Boxer turned actor DOWN 1. It would 2. Pauper’s permanent state 3. Europe’s highest volcano 4. Hunts for food 5. No-noes 6. The Masters’ game 7. *It’s all about her 8. Greyish brown 9. Database command 10. Lord Byron’s composition 11. *King of Siam’s governess 12. *Private that had to be saved

15. a.k.a. tears of Chios 20. Fauna’s partner 22. Mozart’s “L’____ del Cairo” 24. Eponymous comic strip character 25. *The hills are alive with the sound of it 26. “Fear of Flying” author Jong 27. Annoying tiny biters 29. *There’s something about her 31. Telephoned 32. Bright 33. Eagle’s nest 34. *Bonnie’s partner 36. Give the cold shoulder 38. Musician’s time to shine 42. Kathmandu country 45. Wooden shoes 49. Skirt’s edge 51. First among siblings 54. Olden day calculators 56. Like worthless promise 57. Tow rope alternative 58. At this point 59. Does something wrong 60. “Don’t ____ around the bush” 61. Mares’ meal 62. “-zoic” periods 63. Not happening 66. *Some like it this way 68. *There were three, plus a baby SEE ANSWERS ON PAGE 9