CNSTC: September 30, 2020

September 30, 2020

High-tech neighborhood watch

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St. Charles County Police Detective Michael Anderson reviews a map of home and business cameras registered to the Community Camera Program.

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The St. Charles County Police Department’s Community Camera Program asks residents and businesses to register their privately owned video surveillance systems

By Brett Auten The St. Charles County Police Department needs your help to help others.

Home or business outdoor video surveillance systems are becoming more and more common. A wide array of companies have turned the home security system industry on its head by allowing homeowners to shun traditional professionally-installed security systems by creating smaller devices and shifting the task of securing houses from traditional companies and giving the option to take matters into the homeowners own hands.

With remotely accessible features, high-definition video streams, motion detec-

tion, cloud recording and an intercom, the options are endless. Video doorbells are more commonplace and serve as the gateways to the do-it-yourself home security game, and have grown to become one of law enforcement’s most useful investigative tools.

Now it is a threat to lowly criminals that they are being monitored and recorded.

While video surveillance may deter criminals from breaching your safety, it is also helpful in investigating crimes that may happen in your neighborhood.

The St. Charles County Police Department is asking residents and businesses, across its jurisdiction, to assist in keeping neighborhoods safe by registering their privately

owned video surveillance systems with its Community Camera Program.

The process is more about time saving than big brother.

When crimes occur, surveillance systems will sometimes record information that can generate strong leads and vital information for investigators. The program registration list will help these investigators determine whether any homes or businesses in the area of the crime have video surveillance footage.

If you are a participant in the Community Camera Program this would save precious time and the footage could lead to the apSee ‘HIGH-TECH’ page 2

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Registration in the program does not give the St. Charles County Police Department any direct access to your surveillance equipment. Registration also does not obligate you to agree to share video surveillance with investigators.

“This just lets us know where cameras are,” St. Charles County Police Chief Kurt Frisz said. “The bottom line is, law enforcement can’t do it alone. Everyone wants a safe neighborhood and this is like a hightech or modern day Neighborhood Watch program.”

Unlocked vehicles are, and always have been, the key target for criminals. You name it – guns, cash, computers, garage door openers – all have been left unattended in Lake St. Louis neighborhoods. While security cameras are all well and fine, the best deterrent is your most basic.

“We have seen a trend of car clouting,” Frisz said.

“Where a group of individuals will go to a neighborhood and there is no breaking of windows or anything

like that. They just flip door handles and see which cars are unlocked.”

Frisz went on to say that by registering your privately owned video surveillance system with the department, investigators can quickly identify nearby cameras that may have captured criminal activity.

Following registration, you would only be contacted by the St. Charles County Police Department if there is a criminal incident in the vicinity of your home or business.

Any footage containing or related to criminal activity collected by the St. Charles County Police Department may be used as evidence during any stage of a criminal proceeding. Under no circumstances shall registrants construe that they are acting as an agent and/or employee of St. Charles County Government and/or the St. Charles County Police Department through the program. Under no circumstances shall the St. Charles County Police Department utilize any information obtained to view footage/feeds directly from cameras owned by registrants.

The information you provide regarding your video

Submitted photo The St. Charles County Police Department is asking residents and businesses, across its jurisdiction, to assist in keeping neighborhoods safe by registering their privately owned video surveillance systems with its Community Camera Program.

surveillance system will be for official use only but may be subject to Open Records requests as required by law.

St. Charles County Highway Department hosts virtual open house for Central School, St. Peters-Howell improvements The St. Charles County Highway Department is hosting an Informational Virtual Open House on proposed intersection and traffic flow improvements at Central School and St. Peters-Howell roads. Residents may view plans and submit questions and comments online through Oct. 6 at sccmo.org/CentralSchoolStPetersHowell.

This project will upgrade the intersection at Central School and St. Peters-Howell roads, improve traffic flow and reduce congestion during peak traffic periods, and improve safety and pedestrian access. Proposed improvements include: • Widening St. Peters-Howell Road to provide dual southbound left turn lanes.

• Widening Central School Road to provide a second westbound through lane.

• Widening Central School Road between St. Peters-Howell Road and the Route 364 westbound ramps to provide a second eastbound through lane.

• Modifying the traffic signal and including ADA-compliant pedestrian facilities.

• Modifying the existing drainage system.

The project is funded by the St. Charles County 1/2-cent Transportation Sales Tax, as well as the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). HR Green, Inc., is serving as the design engineering consultant.

The estimated $1.4 million project is in the preliminary design stage. After the virtual open house, plans may be updated based on public feedback, and easement acquisition/negotiation is expected to begin in early 2021. It is anticipated that construction of the project will start in mid-to-late 2021.

Residents may request an appointment to view plans in person at the St. Charles County Highway Department, 301 N. Third Street in St. Charles. Contact Chris Bostic, Engineering Design Manager, at 636-949-7305 or cbostic@sccmo.org to schedule. A mask and COVID-19 health screening are required to enter the building.

For additional questions, please contact the St. Charles County Highway Department at 636-949-7305.

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St. Peters named 13th best place to live in America by Money Magazine Money Magazine has named the city of St. Peters to its 2020 list of the Best Places to Live in America, ranking St. Peters at No. 13 overall. St. Peters was the highest-ranked city in the state of Missouri. This is the fifth time that St. Peters has been ranked on this prestigious list, and it’s the highest the city of St. Peters has ever reached on the list.

In 2017, St. Peters was ranked No. 15 in the nation. St. Peters also made the magazine’s Best Places to Live in 2008, 2010, and 2012.

“We are honored that Money Magazine has again recognized St. Peters as one of our nation’s best places to live,” Mayor Len Pagano said. “To receive this honor in such a challenging year reminds me what community is about. It’s about neighbors working together, and it’s about caring for each other. We were chosen because of our great quality of life and the more than 8,000 new jobs in our community over the last few years both at the Premier 370 area and other new businesses, including retail. With the support of the people who live here, the businesses and entrepreneurs who stay and grow here and

those who continue to serve their community every day including our great first responders, healthcare and all our essential workers, we are a great place to live, work, play and raise a family. I am truly blessed to serve as Mayor for such a special community.”

Money said in its story on St. Peters: “It’s not hard to find community in St. Peters: Local musicians perform in a free sunset concert series on summer Fridays (streamed on-demand this year due to the coronavirus). Each month the city organizes a day trip for residents. … The Rec-Plex, fondly referred to as the town’s ‘crown jewel,’ is a delightful, city-run recreation center where families can enjoy Olympic-sized swimming pools, a NHL-sized ice rink, and 8,000 square feet of fitness equipment.”

The magazine said St. Peters has a $79,000 median household income, 50 percent higher than in the state at large, and that 80 percent of St. Peters’ residents own their homes. A brokerage firm quoted by Money found that homes in St. Peters “are selling fast right now for about one percent above list price.”

O’Fallon resident wins Rodeo Queen Pageant Alexa Daly competed for the title of Miss Rodeo Troy at the Troy Rodeo Queen Pageant held during the Troy FFA Alumni & Lincoln County Relay for Life Rodeo. The pageant is held annually and raises money for the Relay for Life benefiting the American Cancer Society, and scholarships for the Troy FFA Alumni to offer local high school graduates.

Daly was also voted Miss Congeniality by the contestants of the pageant.

Daly is a 20 year old junior at Southern Arkansas University, and competed in the Horsemanship category with her American Quarter Horse, Lena Zana. Daly was the 2020 Mississippi Miss Agriculture, and 2018 St. Charles County Fair Queen. Daly said her competition experience has been excellent and encourages young women to step out of their comfort zone and challenge themselves. The pageant experience has provided her with opportunities to meet new people, improve her public speaking and be a positive role model.

Daly graduated May 2018 from Fort Zumwalt South High School, where she was active in the Marching Band,

Submitted photo Winners Pictured in Group (from left) are Teen - Riley Jo Gossett, Miss Rodeo Alexa Daly and Princess - Jacie Jost.

Modulation Z Winter Drumline and the Robotics Team.

Daly receives the Blue and Gold Academic Scholarship to attend Southern Arkansas University where she is pursuing her education in Agriculture and Animal Science.

Daly would like to thank her parents, Darren and Theresa

Daly and grandmother, Betty Cude of O’Fallon, and her sponsors, Ultimate Defense Firing and Training Center, Geff Dunn Shelter Insurance, Brilliant Attitude Ranch and Mark & Debbie Stenger for making it possible for her to compete at the Troy Rodeo Queen Pageant this year.

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CREC Board of Directors partners with CoBank to award grants to area food pantries

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Four local food pantries were each awarded a $5,000 “Sharing Success” grant by Cuivre River Electric Cooperative (CREC) and CoBank.

The recipients of the 2020 grants are Fish of St. Charles, Bread for Life of Greater Troy, Agape Food Pantry and Hope Center of Pike County.

“Providing these grants to food pantries in each of the counties that we serve is a part of the cooperative principle of ‘caring for community,’” says Diane Saale, President, CREC Board of Directors. “At this time, when COVID-19 has impacted so many families, we’re especially pleased our partnership with CoBank will help fund these pantries and assist our neighbors in need.”

“Sharing Success” is a matching grant program created by CoBank in 2012. The cooperative bank partners with its customers, like CREC, to support the causes and organizations they care about. CoBank customers can apply for matching grants each year. This year, CREC awarded $2,500 to each recipient, and CoBank matched the funds. A total of $5,000 went to each organization.

Since the inception of the program in 2012 and counting this year’s grants, CREC has awarded a total of $50,000 to organizations including Honor Flight of Greater St. Louis, The Key Youth Center, Operation Food Search, Vol-

Submitted photo Fish of St. Charles was one of the food pantries awarded a Sharing Success grant. Marci Key (left) accepted the grant from CREC Board Director Ted House.

unteers in Medicine St. Charles, TREE House of Greater St. Louis, St. Charles Community College Foundation, Earth Angel Aviators, Sparrow’s Nest and Our Lady’s Inn. CREC’s board of directors jointly makes the decision to which organizations the “Sharing Success” grants will be awarded.

Learn how to survive the wild at St. Charles County Parks’ Bushcraft challenge If you have a passion for the outdoors, are 16 years of age or older, and want to acquire the skills and knowledge to thrive in the natural environment, “Survive the Wild: Practical Application of Bushcraft” is the challenge for you! Join the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department from 3:30 – 7:30 p.m., Oct. 14, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance, for this one-of-akind workshop that teaches you how to think, plan and act deliberately in order to thrive in any environment.

Throughout the event, participants will acquire the knowledge and ability to respect the unexpected as they connect with the outdoors and embrace the inner animal inside. With the help of Craig Avery, outdoor survival expert and lead instructor of WG Bushkraft, and Park Ranger Jake Dean, participants will learn how to tackle outdoor challenges by engaging in a series of assigned

Submitted photo “Survive the Wild: Practical Application of Bushcraft” takes place from 3:30 – 7:30 p.m., Oct. 14, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance.

tasks that showcase a variety of bushcraft skills including, fire and shelter building, trapping and other survival tasks. At the end of the workshop, top challengers will be awarded prizes in several categories that will be revealed at the event.

This unique challenge is limited to 18 participants and

is $20 per person. The cost of the workshop includes all supplies and tool use; participants should bring a change of clothes. To make a reservation online, visit http://bit. ly/2020BushcraftChallenge or call the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department at 636-949-7535.

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St. Charles County’s newest event and wedding venue opens for tours, reservations What is sure to be St. Charles County’s most sought after scenic venue, the Landhaus at The Park at New Melle Lakes, is opening in October. Whether you are a newly engaged couple looking for a wedding or reception venue, or you’re looking for the perfect place to host an anniversary party, family reunion or other special event, you’ll need to check out the Landhaus. Interested parties are invited to attend an open house at the facility, located at 300 Foristell Road in New Melle, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 3. Masks will be available and social distancing is required.

The Landhaus (“country house” in German) is a one-ofa-kind event space in the county.

Overlooking a 25-acre lake, the venue boasts spectacular views of the 400-acre park.

Inside, elegant décor, high ceilings, and floor-to-ceiling windows are certain to be the perfect backdrop to make lasting memories. The Landhaus is fully

furnished with cocktail seating and features a warming kitchen, reception area, game room for children of all ages, and separate bride and groom suites with attached changing rooms to accommodate weddings.

A spacious patio with night lighting can be set up with folding chairs for an outside event.

The patio accommodates up to 150 guests and will be the favorite gathering spot for guests. This gorgeous venue is perfect for the “do-it-yourselfers” who want to use their own caterer and bring in their own free-standing decorations.

The Landhaus is available to reserve from 9 a.m. – 11 p.m., seven days a week excluding Christmas and Thanksgiving, up to two years in advance from the current date. Rental fees are currently set at $1,000 on weekends and $750 on weekdays; an additional $250 refundable security deposit is required. Twenty-five open house attendees will receive a $250 discount toward a

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The Landhaus at The Park at New Melle Lakes is a new event space opening in October.

future reservation; names will be drawn after the event. Winners must host their event in 2021, and their event date must

be secured before Feb. 26, 2021.

For more information about the Landhaus, or to set up a private tour of the facility, call the

St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department at 636949-7535.

Mercy offers drive-thru flu shot clinic in Cottleville The seasonal flu affects tens of thousands of Americans each year. The best protection comes from a yearly flu vaccination. With COVID-19 still circulating, protecting yourself and others is more important than ever.

Mercy is making it easy to get vaccinated with a drive-thru flu shot clinic from 9 to 11 a.m., Oct. 10 at Mercy Clinic Mid Rivers at 4525 Mid Rivers Mall Dr., in Cottleville. A separate date and time will be offered for Mercy co-workers.

Anyone seven years or older can get the shot without leaving their vehicle. Cars will be directed to drive through the Mercy parking garage entering from Madison Avenue. Prior to the vaccine, each person will be asked screening questions, have their temperature taken and fill out paperwork. Please bring an ID and insurance card.

To register, please call Mercy

Pharmacy at 314-251-7444 or 833-729-8796.

Flu season typically runs from October through May with different strains of the virus developing each year. Please do your part by getting a flu shot and following other CDC

guidelines.

For those who miss the drive-thru clinic, Mercy provides the flu vaccine at most primary care clinics, pharmacies and urgent care locations.

For more information, please visit mercy.net/fluvaccine.

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WSD selects name and mascot for the district’s fourth high school The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved naming the district’s fourth high school, currently under construction at the corner of North Point Prairie Road and West Meyer Road in Wentzville, North Point High School.

Dr. Amanda Shelmire, who has been named the school principal, selected the grizzly as the school’s mascot. Over 260 name and mascot suggestions were submitted by students and families living in the new high school attendance area.

“Our stakeholders’ voice is valued and extremely important to me,” Shelmire shared with the board of education.

“Therefore, it was an easy decision when the most popular name was North Point High School and when the most popular mascot submitted was a grizzly.”

North Point High School is the second new high school built in the WSD since 2013, when Liberty High School opened in Lake Saint Louis.

The district’s other high schools include Timberland and Holt, which are both located in Wentzville. The Wentzville School District has been the fastest growing school district in the state for two decades and

Photos courtesy Wentzville School District (Top) The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved naming the district’s fourth high school, currently under construction at the corner of North Point Prairie Road and West Meyer Road in Wentzville, North Point High School. (Bottom) Dr. Amanda Shelmire, who has been named principal of North Point High School, selected the grizzly as the school’s mascot.

currently has approximately 17,300 students in grades K-12.

North Point High School is scheduled to open in 2021 to freshmen, sophomores and juniors. It will be a 310,000 square-foot comprehensive

high school when completed and the school colors will be navy blue and orange. For more information, including photos and videos of North Point High School, visit the WSD website.

SCC Performing arts goes virtual with ‘In the Tank’ Oct. 3-4 What's it like to be peered at by hungry humans? That’s the question that will be answered in the hilarious one-act play “In the Tank.” The virtual Center Stage Theatre performance follows the life of two lobsters stuck inside a tank, waiting to discover their fate.

The performance, which is available online Oct. 3-4, has two separate casts and was shot entirely in front of a green screen. The actors had no contact with each other during each of the recordings, which was by design.

“The two casts never rehearsed together nor did they ever see each other perform,” said Amy Scheers, director of performing arts. “The director experimented to see how the same material, same editing, same costumes, etc. would present a different performance and experience based on the individual actors in the roles.”

“During this era of COVID-19 we have seen the arts sector, as we know it, collapse,” said Matthew Kerns, director of “In the Tank,” “but, like a

phoenix from the ashes, the artists are emerging and creating stories to be told through the new medium of virtual performing arts.”

“In the Tank” has another unique aspect to it.

The play features an all-student cast.

“In the past, our performances have always featured some community actors alongside our student actors,” said Scheers. “This is the first time, at least in recent memory, where it will be an all-student performance.”

Tickets can be purchased online. Each ticket grants online access to the performance for 48 hours. Tickets are set as "pay what you want," and all proceeds go back into the theatre program at SCC. “Who knew so much could be possible all from the comfort of your own couch?” joked Kerns.

“We truly hope the community enjoys these performances. These four amazing student actors are magical, and they prove to me that the future of the theatre now, and forever, is bright!”

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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 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 314-7265355 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 314-5601868.

Mondays: Take off Pounds Sensibly

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

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

Mondays: Take off Pounds Sensibly

TOPS meet every Monday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 8945 Veterans Memorial Hwy in O’Fallon.

Meetings at 9:30 a.m. with weigh in beginning at 8:30 a.m. For more information please call Linda Wilcox at 636-447-9056.

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.

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 weighins, 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.

Mondays: Alcoholics Anonymous

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

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

Mondays: practice

Choral Arts Singers

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

See www.concertarts.org.

Mondays: St. Charles County Council of the Blind meetings

Business meetings are held on the first Monday of each month (second Monday in September due to Labor Day) unless otherwise specified. No meetings are held in June, July, or December. Meetings are held in the Community Council Building (Second floor of the Spencer Branch Library) from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. For more information contact Beverly Kaskadden (Treasurer) at 636-561-6947.

Mondays: St. Peters Rotary Club

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

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Fitness First Exercise Class

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

314-369-6521.

Mondays and Thursdays: Bridge

St. Peters Senior Center plays bridge

Every Monday and Wednesday a Tai Chi for arthritis class, sponsored by the city of St. Charles Parks and Recreation, takes place from 9:15 - 10 a.m. at Webster Park across from the Family Arena. This is a class that is taught nationally to manage arthritis and to prevent falls. For more information call 636-949-3372.

Tuesdays: Women’s AA weekly meeting

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

Tuesdays: Cribbage Club

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

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

Tuesdays: Seniors group

Please join us on the third Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. for a gathering for senior adults. There will be lunch (no charge), cards and bingo (no charge), community program referrals, occasional health and wellness presentations and clergy available upon request. The event takes place at Church of the Transfiguration at1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. in Lake Saint Louis. For more information call 636-5618951.

Tuesdays: Optimist Club meeting

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

For more information contact Jack 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

Weldon

Cottleville Weldon Spring Kiwanis Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. and the third Tuesday of the month at 11 a.m. Both meetings are at Rack House Kitchen Wine Whiskey. New club looking for new members who want to better our community. Contact Christy at 314583-0538.

Tuesdays: group

Diabetes

support

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.

Tuesdays: Toastmasters Meeting

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

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

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

Tuesdays: Social club for widows and widowers

On the first and third Tuesday of each month a social club for widows and widowers meets at 7 p.m. at St. John’s United Church of Christ at Fifth and Jackson Streets in St. Charles. On the first Tuesday there are refreshments

and on the third Tuesday there is either a speaker or entertainment. The group also goes to breakfast, lunch and dinner monthly, and has a pot luck dinner each month.

Tuesdays: Monthly veterans coffee

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

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

Tuesdays: NAMI St. Louis Connection Recovery Support Group

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

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

Tuesdays: Dardenne Presbyterian Church Basketball

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

Tuesdays: Central Missouri Railroad Association meeting

This unique organization is for railroad modelers, railfans, photographers and railroad retirees with layouts in O, HO, N hoping to add G scales. Meetings are on second Tuesdays of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Warrenton Masonic Lodge. For more info call 636279-5522 or 636-456-0776 or visit our Facebook page.

Tuesdays: Cancer support group

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

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

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

Tuesdays: O’Fallon Garden Club

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

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

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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 636-9477666.

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.

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

Wednesdays: Crossroads Cribbage Club Meets at 1380 Boone St., at 12 p.m. in Troy. 636-528-8379.

Wednesdays: Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS)

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

Wednesdays: Men’s Golf League

Wednesdays, April - October. 5 p.m., tee off at 5:30 p.m. at Heritage of Hawk Ridge. For more information,

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

Wednesdays: Charity Bingo

6:45pm, Doors open at 5 p.m. VFW Post 5077 sponsors, at VFW Hall, 8500 Veterans Mem. Pkwy., O’Fallon.

636-272-1945 or www.vfwpost5077. org.

O’Fallon every Thursday. Visitors are always welcome. For more information, call President, Lisa Muncy at 636-240-0912.

Thursdays: Optimist Club meetings

6-6:55pm Any level. Info: 636-9281928.

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.

Wednesdays: Hope & Healing

Thursdays: Lions Club meetings

Wednesdays: Yoga at The St. Charles County Family YMCA

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.

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.

Wednesdays: St. Charles Area Wood Carvers

3rd Thursday: Fleur de Lis Garden Society

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.

Thursdays: Lions Club meeting

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: TOPS meeting

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

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).

2051 Collier Corporate Parkway in St. Charles.

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

3rd Saturdays: Restore Charles Work Day.

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.

Every Friday: Moms Play Group

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

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

Every Saturday: Chess

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

Saturdays: Fruehschoppen Samstag Verein (FSV)

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,

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

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Fridays: Bingo

Every Thursday: Rotary Club meeting

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

Every Sunday: Wentzville Community Club Flea Market

3-8pm VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612.

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.

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

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.

Every Friday: VFW Fish Fry

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

Every Thursday: Kiwanis Club of O’Fallon

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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 Cap-

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Howell football team wins big The Francis Howell Vikings varsity football team won Friday’s home conference game against Troy-Buchanan by a score of 57-28 under the direction of Brent Chjonacki. The team has scored a total of 190 points with a 3-1 record and 2-0 in the conference. The Vikings are ranked 21 in the state of Missouri. ~~~Keep up the good play

Sylven (2018-present), Joe Atkisson (2010-14), Julien Depoyen (2013-17), Colby Yates (201216) and Warren Crow (2012-14).

Throughout the Fall 2020 semester, the top student-athletes from each of UMSL’s current varsity athletic teams from 2010-19 will be selected.

Each sport’s all-decade team is comprised of the top-performing student-athletes, with emphasis on individual athletic achievement and accolades and team achievement. The decade is defined as the spring of 2010 through the winter of 2019. For fall and spring sports, it spans the seasons of 2010-19 and for winter, it includes the 2010-11 to 2019-20 seasons. A student-athlete must have played for at least two seasons during the decade to be eligible.

Each all-decade team will be selected internally with the consultation of coaches as well as those close to the programs.

Sports Hall of Fame selections at Lindenwood The Lindenwood University women’s basketball team has been named to the 2019-20 WBCA (Women’s Basketball Coaches Association) Academic Top 25 Team, the organization announced.

The Lions earned the No. 6 spot in all of Division II, after amassing a team GPA of 3.768.

Lindenwood was the only GLVC (Great Lakes Valley Conference) program to earn a top-10 positioning.

The WBCA Academic Top 25 recognizes Indoor football team starting to put it all toNCAA Division I, II and III, NAIA and two-year gether GPAs inclusive of all student-athletes on their Coach Jeff Hunt has been meeting a lot of inrosters for the entire season. dividuals in putting together his St. Louis BanAchieving high levels of success and acco- dits to play football in late winter of early spring. lades on and off the court, the team also secured He has sites for his team to play in the American 2019-20 GEICO Team Academic All-Confer- Arena Football league that was formed several ence honors. Jamie Bain, Emily Benzschawel, years ago that has 13 teams presently anticipatKallie Bildner, Blair Borrowman, Megan Foster, ing a possibility of increasing to 20.

Devin Fuhring, Kenzie Guese, Ellen McCorkle, To get more information on the league, go to Lindsay Medlen, McKenna Montgomery, Julia www.AmericanArenaLeague.com Ruzevich, and Kate Ruzevich all earned 2019-20 For more details on the Bandits, go to www.

GEICO Academic All-GLVC honors, as they fin- StLouisBanditsFootball.com ished with GPAs of 3.30 or higher. ~~~Setting up early Bildner, Foster, and Montgomery were also named GLVC Brother James Gaffney DistinGary Baute, a St. Louis native, guished Scholars, as they finished with 4.0 GPAs. may be educated in business but he ~~~Smarts first, sports second lives and breathes sports. As a fan

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UMSL names All-Decade golf team The University of Missouri-St. Louis has named six men’s golfers that have attained the ranks of being a part of this prestigious team.

They are: Markus Lindbert (2014-2018), Joel

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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To go along with the convenience and ease, it’s made using California raisins as a key ingredient. Dried in the California sunshine, they come by their sweetness naturally as a fat-free, cholesterol-free, low-sodium ingredient that can also be enjoyed on their own as a snack that packs nutritional value with 6% of the daily value for potassium and 7% of the daily value for fiber in each serving.

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Ingredients: 1 pastry (9 inches, not in pie shell) 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 large leeks, chopped 1 cup California golden raisins 3 ounces diced smoked ham 15 ounces low-fat ricotta cheese 3 eggs 3 cups Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, grated 1 cup chopped fresh basil or arugula Directions: Preheat oven to 375 F. Roll out pastry dough and press into 9-inch springform or tart pan. Bake 10 minutes.

In bowl, combine ricotta cheese, eggs and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese; whisk well. Add leek mixture and basil; stir well.

In large nonstick skillet, heat olive oil. Add leeks and saute until browned, about 10 minutes. Add raisins and ham; cook 5 minutes.

Spoon ricotta mixture into tart shell. Bake 40 minutes or until puffed, golden and set.

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‘Brian’s Song’ and other classic TV sports films

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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.

n Sept. 23, Gayle Sayers, the former Chicago Bears running back and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, passed away at age 77. Sayers was an accomplished football player and was portrayed by Billy Dee Williams in the 1971 ABC TV Movie of the Week “Brian’s Song.” The film focused on the relationship between Sayers and Brian Piccolo (James Caan) that began while they were both rookie members of the Bears in the 1960’s.

Sports movies have been around for over a century, with one of the earliest examples being Charlie Chaplin’s 1915 comedy “The Champion.” With characters based on real people, “Brian’s Song” showed the other side of this genre. Gayle Sayers and Brian Piccolo became roommates, teammates and friends on-and-off the field as they supported each other in good times and bad.

Some critics even call it one of the best of the made-for-TV movies.

In 1975, actress Susan Clark played Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias in the telemovie “Babe.” An outstanding athlete, Zaharias was skilled at many sports including basketball and baseball. During the 1932 Summer

time in American history. The cast also featured LeVar Burton (“Star Trek: The Next Generation”), Dennis Haysbert (“Major League”) and Harry Belafonte as Coach Eddie Robinson.

In 1988, a real-life high school teacher and football coach became the subject of the TV movie “Quiet Victory: The Charlie Wedemeyer Story.” Portrayed by actor Michael Nouri, the story examined Wedemeyer’s career and his refusal to give up coach‘Brian’s Song’ photo courtesy Screen Gems Television ing even after a diagnosis of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Pam Dawber Olympics in Los Angeles, for instance, she won also starred as Lucy Wedemeyer, the coach’s two gold medals and one silver medal for track steadfast wife who helped him communicate and field. Zaharias was best known for golf, with the players on the field.

Big screen sports comedies such as “Bull however, and, in 1950, she completed a “Grand Slam” by winning the U.S. Open, the Titlehold- Durham,” “Dodgeball” and “The Ringer” er’s Championship and the Women’s Western are quite plentiful but I always loved those Open. “Babe” focused on her career and nu- made-for-TV movies about real life sports figures. “Brian’s Song” is especially poignant merous athletic accomplishments.

Then known as Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn Marie now following the recent death of Gayle SayJenner starred in the 1981 TV movie “Gram- ers. “Babe,” “Quiet Victory” and “Grambling’s bling’s White Tiger.” Jenner played Jim Greg- White Tiger” also provide examples of courory, the first white quarterback at Grambling age in the face of challenging circumstancCollege (now Grambling State University). Set es. If you come across any of these films on during the 1960’s, the story focused on racial YouTube or other streaming services, they are tensions and acceptance during a turbulent worth a look.

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Yeggs

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‘Yeggs’ is a comic series about Robert and Bill, two rabbits who have opened their own egg franchise in the Midwest (St. Louis area). We follow their day to day lives, watching as they go about the hectic task of preparing for their one big day every year. Along the way they have adventures filled with fun, comic doings and pathos.

Moore On Life

All fired up

My time on this earth is nearing completion. Or at least someone out there knows something I don’t.

The other day I received a letter in the mail. For you millennials, that is an ancient form of communication.

Sort of like a text only etched on paper with a primitive writing instrument; just a step up from cavemen chiseling petroglyphs on a stone slab.

It was a lovely envelope with fancy script. It appeared important. My first thought was, “Probably a politician wanting money.” Grr! I get a lot of those lately.

I think I’ll write them back and say here’s my donation: save up all the money it took to print, package and mail out the bajillions of senseless donation requests I have received. There! You have earned $200. You’re welcome.

Back to my fancy letter.

My, my who could be sending me such a nice thick letter? Perhaps a grandchild writing to express their deepest love and admiration for me?

Better yet, how about the Publisher’s Sweepstakes?

Yes, that’s it. Finally, I’ve hit it. It was my turn after all these years of waiting.

I carefully ripped it open with a butter knife.

That’s the type of letter opener us un-fancy folks use to slit open our mail; just a step up from cavemen using a screwdriver.

The contents contained a nice cardstock greeting.

I inspected the writing expecting to find a sweepstakes winner announcement or at least a picture of a turkey traced from a grandchild’s

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hand saying: I love you.

Please write back. Send some money too.

Of course, it turned out to be an advertisement, but not just any advertisement. This company needed their files updated.

I won’t give the exact name of the business because apparently they do still have my name, address AND age on record.

Let’s just use a codename.

So Ed’s Speedy Quick Crematorium wanted to update their files on me. They added that they were recognized as the most trusted cremation provider in the U.S. That got my attention. Had I died and no one bothered to tell me?

Rude.

I think I’ll test them out just to see how efficient and speedy they really are.

I’m sending them a huge stack of political campaign pamphlets, flyers and donation requests with strict instructions: cremate these…quickly!

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. Worry 6. Fleur-de-____ 9. One of Egyptian christians 13. Nary a soul 14. Dot-com address 15. Pretend, two words 16. Flogger’s tool 17. Romanian money 18. Dostoyevsky’s masterpiece, with The 19. *Royal Brewery in Munich, a.k.a. ____ München 21. *Original Oktoberfest location 23. Tree juice 24. Cathedral part 25. Lysergic acid derivative, acr.

28. Children’s author Roald 30. Bivouac 35. Heroic poem 37. Taro or cocoyam, technically 39. Relish tastebuds’ sensation 40. Russian governmental agency 41. Musketeers’ weapons 43. Presidential “No!” 44. Make corrections 46. Kind of palm 47. A in B.A. 48. Indian Ocean’s saltwater inlet

50. Carvey or Plato 52. “Sesame Street” watcher 53. One-horse carriage 55. Sunday newspaper inserts 57. *Kind of Oktoberfest band 60. *Salty snack 64. Meltable abode 65. Go wrong 67. Sore spot 68. African prairie 69. “Wheel of Fortune” vowel request 70. All-season ones, on a car 71. Affirmatives 72. Beaver’s construction 73. Noise of contempt DOWN 1. Egyptian hieroglyph for “life” 2. “You’re not allowed!” to a baby 3. Mistake 4. Spurns 5. Between triad and pentad 6. Comic strip Moppet 7. Anger management issue 8. Economic crisis 9. Ghana monetary unit 10. Ear-related 11. Tubby little cubby

12. Ted Turner’s TV acronym 15. Bedding and towels 20. Lickety-split 22. Wear and tear 24. “So soon?”

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42. Echo sounder 45. Joseph Stalin was one 49. “Eureka!”

51. Experts 54. In the lead 56. *Beer garden mug 57. Curved molding 58. Paella pot 59. ‘60s British teenagers 60. “Hunger Games” sister 61. Goose egg 62. Second to last word in a fairytale 63. Just in case 64. Woody creeper 66. Biochemistry acr.

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