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October 21, 2020

A century of good news

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(Left) Harry and Catherine Huneke. (Bottom right) Robert Huneke, Sr. (Top right) Robert Huneke, Jr.

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2021 marks 100 years and three generations of Community News

By Carol and Craig Felzien – Majestic Consulting Who ever said, “Nice guys finish last,” never met Bob Huneke, Jr., Publisher Emeritus and General Manager of the Community News.

In fact, it has been three generations of Hunekes over the last 100 years, who have played nice by publishing only positive news and events since 1921.

The Community News is the longest running weekly newspaper in the St. Louis region.

To celebrate this milestone, the publication is rededicating itself to its’ historic community service of positive news for the greater good of the community, and entering into a partnership with Majestic Consulting, owned

by Carol and Craig Felzien, to shine a bright light on the many nonprofit organizations and their volunteers. The campaign will run through 2021.

“Carol came to me with what I think is a winning proposition for the community and a great way for me to rededicate my publication to what we have always stood for. Her

company has designed a campaign which will help us all to see more clearly how St. Charles County is truly unique and truly ‘Community Strong,’” said Huneke.

The campaign will feature a monthly fullpage look at a nonprofit organization making a real difference serving St. Charles County citizens. The articles, and interviews, written

by Carol Felzien, will mostly focus on nonprofits which do a great deal of work for the See ‘NEWS’ page 2

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‘NEWS’ from cover greater good of the community, but often get very little notice.

In addition to the monthly articles, the Community News-Majestic Consulting Partnership, will host a ribbon-cutting celebration for this 100-year achievement, design a volunteer awards recognition event, which will feature a keynote speaker, and they will also create a focus group to discuss community issues important to readers.

“This is a collaborative effort between Carol and myself. Together, we have teamed up to design and execute a campaign which shows what is so great about our community. The Community News newspaper will be at the center of this effort,” said Craig Felzien, President of Majestic Consulting, “The campaign will show how collaborative, entrepreneurial efforts by local businesses, chambers of commerce, local and county governments, economic development agencies, as well as the many nonprofits in our area, have all worked together to make our area ‘Community Strong,’” he said.

Carissa Figgins,

Executive Director of Community Strong located at the Economic Development Center (EDC) of St. Charles County, said, “We are very pleased Carol’s idea is coming to fruition. It has morphed significantly since the first time she discussed her ideas with me. Her column, aptly named, ‘Community Strong,’ helps bring much-needed attention to St. Charles County’s health and wellness coalition. In fact, her efforts have significant, positive synergies with our organization’s goals and objectives community-wide.”

The Community News newspaper evolved from a bi-weekly shopping circular for the 14th Street Merchants in 1918, by Bob Huneke, Jr.’s grandfather, Harry Huneke. Harry had been a printer at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and started the circular at the request of the merchants. This shopping circular grew and developed into a weekly newspaper in 1921. By 1939, Harry and his wife Catherine (Bob Jr’s grandmother) had combined six small community papers into the Community News. Two of those papers included the Baden News and the Walnut Park News. The Community News circulated throughout North City and North County, making it the largest weekly newspaper in North St. Louis.

Harry’s son, Robert Huneke, Sr., ran the business for

many years, until Bob Huneke, Jr., took over from his father and grew the business by seven-fold in revenue and readership in less than ten years. Quite a leap for someone who used to throw the paper from his bicycle during his youth. The Community News is now widely read and distributed for free at all 35 Dierbergs and Schnucks grocery stores in St. Charles County and North and Northwest St. Louis County.

Huneke, Jr. says he never really planned to go into his father and grandfather’s business, but as time went on, he felt a tug toward the history of it all. A history that focuses on positive news, strong readership, and excellent, reasonably priced advertising for businesses.

“It has always been a family-owned paper. I enjoy carrying on that tradition,” concluded Huneke, Jr. “We’re proud of the reputation we have maintained over the past century. It is the most challenging and rewarding thing I have done in my life and I want it to keep on growing. We continue to re-invent the paper and this campaign to rededicate ourselves to the community we serve is part of that process. We want to position ourselves for the future when many newspapers are choosing not to continue. I will look forward to seeing many of you in the near future, and to all our readers and advertisers…thank you, you make all of this possible.”

Lake Saint Louis Police Department taking back unwanted prescription drugs On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Lake Saint Louis Police Department and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will give the public the opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your pills for disposal to the Lake Saint Louis Civic Center, at 200 Civic Center Drive. (Sites cannot accept liquids, needles or sharps, only pills or patches.)

The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.

This October’s event is the DEA’s 19th nationwide event since its inception 10 years ago.

Last fall, Americans turned in nearly 883,000 pounds of prescription drugs at nearly 6,300 sites operated by the DEA and almost 5,000 of its state and local law enforcement partners. DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly 6,350 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications since the inception of the National Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative in 2010.

To keep everyone safe, collection sites will follow local COVID-19 guidelines and regulations.

This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public health issue. Medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly

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susceptible to diversion, misuse and abuse.

Rates of prescription drug abuse in the United States are alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs.

In addition to DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, there are many other ways to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs every day. The Lake Saint Louis Police Department maintains a drop off box in the lobby of the police department. It is available to the community 24/7.

For more information about the disposal of prescription drugs or about the Oct. 24 Take Back Day event, go to www.DEATakeBack.com

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Lake Saint Louis Police Department to sponsor Warners’ Warm-up Coat Drive Twenty years after its inception and nearly 260,000 coats later, the Warners’ Warm-up Coat Drive has become a dependable resource for impoverished men, women and children in the bi-state area. The Lake Saint Louis Police Department will team up with the Kurt Warner First Things First Foundation and Operation Food Search for the 20th Annual Warners’ Warm-Up Coat Drive.

From Oct. 25 – Nov. 7 you are encouraged to donate new and gently-used winter coats of all sizes at the Lake Saint Louis Police Department, at 200 Civic Center Drive, to help keep our neighbors warm during the cold winter months.

Operation Food Search will ensure the coats get to those who need them most. For more information on Warners’ Warm-Up visit www.kurtwarner.org.

St. Dominic student creates light show to benefit Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service A 17-year-old St. Dominic student has taken his love of light shows and created a flashy annual fundraiser for Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service. Jacob Jones donates all the proceeds of his annual Halloween and Christmas light shows to the local nonprofit that serves individuals and families in crisis.

“I’ve always wanted to make a light show of my own. Every Christmas my family would go see a light display by ICD in Dardenne Prairie. Every time we passed it, I told my parents I wanted to do that someday,” said Jones.

Two years ago, as just a freshman in high school, Jones did his research to create his first light show masterpiece.

He now spends 10 months out of the year programming the lights to music and several days stringing up thousands of lights for both Halloween and Christmas.

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The light show is located at 28 Lost Valley Court in St. Peters, and its open Monday - Thursday from 5:30 p.m.-9 p.m.; Friday – Saturday from 5:30 p.m.

– 10 p.m.; and Sunday 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Jones installed a donation box in front of his house, and has raised more than $1,000 for the Care Service over the last two years.

Jones chose the Care Service after attending Sts. Joachim and Ann Catholic School and volunteering for the nonprofit.

“We are so appreciative of Jacob and his annual gift to the Care Service,” said Pam Struckhoff, executive director for Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service. “We are seeing a significant increase in need during the COVID-19 pandemic and every donation we receive has an impact on the families we serve.”

For more information on the light display visit the Facebook page for Hidden Lake Lights at https://www. facebook.com/ Hi d d e n L a k e Lights.

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Operation Round Up grant keeps shelter rid of bugs

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When a new client arrives at Turning Point, all of their belongings will be treated by a new bed bug system, an effort that should help the agency from infestations that have plagued it in the past.

Earlier this year, the women’s shelter was awarded a $3,282.94 Operation Round Up grant to help cover the project cost. The new system will help exterminate lice, bed bugs and other contaminants from client belongings. It replaces a system that was not quite as effective or efficient.

With Turning Point embarking on a capital campaign to renovate and expand its facility — a project that will allow it to have 36 beds available — the need is more urgent.

“With the new system, it will create a safer, clean living environment for the clients to live in, and a better environment for staff to work,” Executive Director Linda Buschman said.

Founded in the mid-90s, Turning Point operates an emergency shelter for victims of adult sex trafficking and do-

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Turning Point, a women’s shelter in Warren County, was recently awarded a $3,282.94 Operation Round Up grant to purchase a bed bug heater system. The agency is currently embarking on a capital campaign to renovate and expand the shelter.

mestic and sexual violence. The organization primarily serves victims from Warren, Lincoln, St. Charles, Montgomery, Gasconade and Franklin counties.

In addition, the agency provides a number of advocacy services.

For more information or to make a donation, visit turningpointdvs.com.

Grant funds are donated by

Cuivre River Electric members who participate in Operation Round Up by rounding up their electric bill payments each month to the next highest dollar. The funds, administered by a seven-member volunteer board, are available to help individuals, families and organizations.

St. Charles County Parks offers gourd painting program Adults and children ages eight and up can create the perfect seasonal decorations at HandsOn Heritage: Gourd Painting

from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 14, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance. This fun, artful program

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is perfect for do-it-yourself crafters seeking to learn how to transform hard-shelled gourds into creative art.

With the assistance of knowledgeable staff, participants will learn how to paint designs, such as a snowman or Santa Claus on gourds under The Grand Pavilion outside in the park. Guests will have their own paint and be seated at separate tables to allow for social distancing. Arrive early; it takes at least an hour to paint and prepare a gourd.

The cost of this unique program is $5 per person. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Call the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department at 636-949-7535 or visit http://bit.ly/2020GourdPainting to register.

While visiting the park, which is on the list of National Register of Historic Places in St. Charles County, guests are invited to

Submitted photo Adults and children ages eight and up can create the perfect seasonal decorations at HandsOn Heritage: Gourd Painting from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Nov. 14, at The Historic Daniel Boone Home at 1868 Highway F in Defiance.

take a guided tour of The Historic Daniel Boone Home. Tours are offered at the top of every hour; ticket prices are adults, $8; seniors, $6; children ages 5-12,

$5; and active or retired military and children under 4 are free.

There’s no charge for self-guided tours of the village grounds.

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Salt River Automotive celebrates grand opening with ribbon cutting

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The Greater St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce, along with the O’Fallon Chamber and the Cottleville /Weldon Spring Chamber celebrated the grand opening of Salt River Automotive with a ribbon cutting on Oct. 7.

Owners Caleb and Julie Hunter and Nathan and Mandy Goff are also the owners of Extreme Electrical Contractors. Celebrating their new business with the Hunters and Goffs were employees, family, friends, mayor of the city of St. Peters Len Pagano, other city employees, board members, ambassadors and staff with all three chambers.

Salt River Automotive is located at 5590 Salt River Road in St. Peters and can help you with your oil changes, lube, filter changes, tires, diagnostics and brakes. They work with both individual and fleet vehicles with no job too big or too small.

For more information on Salt River Automotive, their hours of operation or to make an appointment, please call 636-900-7258.

Massive haul with two community clean-up events totaling more than 251 tons of waste removed Meridian Waste Missouri, LLC, a subsidiary of Meridian Waste, an integrated, non-hazardous solid waste services company, partnered last week with the Village of Eolia (population 514) and the city of Wentzville (population 41,164), to collect residential bulk waste in an effort to clean up the communities and make taking out the trash easier.

“Our goal is to always leave a community cleaner and greener than it was the week before,” said Area President Bob Mathis. “I think we accomplished that goal with these two great locations that we have the pleasure of serving. Winter is coming and before the first snowfall, we wanted to provide opportunities to our customers and help lighten the load in and around their homes.”

The city of Wentzville held its biannual Large-Item Up event from Sept. 28 through Oct. 2, and Eolia had a biannual Weekend CleanUp from Oct. 3 until Oct. 4. With the two collection events, a total of 251.13 tons of bulk waste was collected. The Village of Eolia purged 6.65 tons (or 13,300 lbs.), and Wentzville banished 244.48 tons (or 488,960 lbs.) of bulk waste from their homes.

According to Mathis, community clean-up events are a positive way to keep communities clean and offer citizens a way to remove bulk items from their homes, free from additional charges through their municipality’s contract with Meridian Waste. Bulk waste consists of large items that do not fit in a standard 95-gallon Meridian Waste trash collection cart. The items may include furniture, toilets, sinks, old mattresses, and other non-hazardous waste. Citizens are advised to confirm acceptable items with the local communities’ garbage guidelines or collection event specifications.

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Sports you see with Gary B...

Local baseball player going to the World Series Webster Groves native and Mizzou grad pitcher Pete Fairbanks closed out the game providing a win for the Tampa Bay Rays to be eligible to represent the American League in the 2020 World Series.

Fairbanks’ history saw him have Tommy John surgery in his junior year in high school at Webster Groves and then moving on to the University of Missouri-Columbia. After being drafted by the Texas Rangers in 2015, he had his second Tommy John surgery in 2017 then moved on to the Rays in 2019. ~~~Best of luck in the Big Show Check your calendar if you want to tryout for the Ambush The St. Louis Ambush play in the Major Arena Soccer League with home games at the Family Arena in St. Charles.

The team will have open tryouts this Saturday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Oct. 25.

The location will be at Vetta St Charles at 1425 St. Peters Cottleville Rd. in Cottleville.

Go to www.STLAmbush.com for more details. ~~~Tough competition Women’s hockey picks up new assistant coach at Lindenwood Lindenwood University hockey head coach Shelley Looney announced the addition of assistant coach Mike Venezia to the pro-

gram’s coaching staff for the 2020-21 season. Venezia arrives in St. Charles after spending the previous two seasons as the women’s hockey head coach at Castleton University, a NCAA Division III institution in Castleton, Vermont.

“We are very excited to have Mike join the Lindenwood hockey family,” explained Looney. “He is a great person who brings a ton of positive energy and years of valuable experience growing and rebuilding programs at multiple levels of collegiate hockey. Mike is very passionate about making an impact and earning his mane.”

During his two-year stint as head coach of the women’s hockey program at Castleton, Venezia posted a 24-24-6 record, including a 19-9-4 mark against New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) foes. He guided the Spartans to consecutive trips to the NEHC Tournament, making a run to NEHC Tournament Championship game in 2018-19. Following the 201819 season, Venezia earned NEHC Coach of the Year honors.

“I want to thank Coach Looney for this opportunity to join Lindenwood University and the women’s hockey program,” said Venezia. “The amount of passion and energy that this program and this coaching staff possess is unparalleled and I am excited to be a part of what they are building. I am extremely grateful for this new chapter in my career, and I look forward to working with these elite student-athletes, coaches, and community members to build a championship program here at Lindenwood.”

~~~Great addition to the staff Indoor football for the Bandits have tryouts next month The St. Louis Bandits are scheduled to take the field in the March time frame and will be a part of the American Arena Football league.

The team will have open tryouts on Nov. 14.

The location will be the Olympia Athletics and Event Center at 49 Lawrence Street in St. Charles.

Contact the professional football head coach of the St. Louis Bandits Jeff Hunt at 314-326-5448 with any questions. Go to www.StLouisFootballBandits.com for more details. ~~~Fast action indoor football Bandits to have cheerleader tryouts The team will announce details next month. ~~~Get ready girls

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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EVENTS Nov. 17: Zoom program

At 7 p.m., the St. Charles County Historical Society will be offering a free Zoom program titled “Google Search Secrets Revealed.” See how you can take your genealogical searching to the next level. Reservations are necessary and limited to the first 30 people. To make your reservation go to scchs.org.

Instructions for attending the ZOOM program will be sent to those registered in early November.

ONGOING EVENTS

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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.

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Recipe:

A delicious breakfast-inspired dessert

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Maple Pecan Dessert Pancake Recipe courtesy of “Whole in One” by Ellie Krieger on behalf of Milk Means More Serves 8 Breakfast for dinner may be a widely accepted practice for many families, but breakfast for dessert can be a new option for your loved ones when a sweet craving strikes.

This Maple Pecan Dessert Pancake from author and James Beard Award winner Ellie Krieger’s “Whole in One” is cooked in a skillet with a maple-sweetened egg batter and can be served warm or chilled. It feels like a homey, sweet pancake when served warm. Chilled, it becomes more of a flan-like tart with its custardy batter and caramelized sugars.

Ingredients:

Directions:

1 cup pecan pieces, divided

Preheat oven to 400 F. In small bowl of food processor, process 1/2 cup pecans until finely ground. Transfer to bowl. In processor, pulse remaining pecans to coarsely chop.

4 large eggs 1/3 cup whole milk 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 pinch salt

In medium bowl, whisk eggs, milk, maple syrup, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt.

Stir in finely ground and coarsely chopped pecans.

1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar

In 10-inch ovenproof skillet over mediumlow heat, heat butter. Add batter to pan.

Cook without stirring until edges begin to set, five minutes, then transfer to oven and bake until completely set and golden brown, 10 minutes. Pancake will puff up in oven then fall into place as it cools.

Allow to cool in pan 10 minutes then sprinkle with confectioners’ sugar and cut into eight wedges. Serve warm or chilled.

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‘Guess Who’ featured the talented Bernie Mac

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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.

ernard Jeffrey McCullough, better known as Bernie Mac, was a talented comedian and actor who had his own self-titled show on the Fox network for five years. He also was a standout in films such as the baseball-themed “Mr. 3000” and the political comedy “Head of State” where he starred opposite Chris Rock. Mac even had a key role in the contemporary remake of “Ocean’s 11” and its sequels.

The prolific actor/comedian passed away in 2008 a few months prior to his 51st birthday.

In March 2005, I joined a group of other movie writers in a roundtable interview in support of “Guess Who,” a remake of the 1967 film “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” that starred Sidney Poitier and Spencer Tracy. In the new version, Mac plays Percy Jones, a loving father who has trouble understanding why his daughter Theresa (Zoe Saldana) wants to marry her white boyfriend Simon (Ashton Cooper).

After sitting down at the table, Mac shared details about his hectic work schedule and, at that time, a recent bout with pneumonia.

“I was shooting ‘Ocean’s 12’. I was shooting this movie (‘Guess Who’). I was shooting

Cullough. “I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports. I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work when I was working at General Motors and stuff like that,” he said.

“When I say something, I mean it. I hate to disappoint. I blame her for instilling that work ethic in me.”

Mac also shared the reason why he wanted to work on the remake of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.”

“When I was a little boy, everybody used to call me ‘Little Sidney,’” he explained. “There was only four blacks at that particular time that meant ‘Guess Who’ photo courtesy Columbia Pictures anything to minorities, especially blacks. That was Diahann Carroll, a commercial. I was shooting a television Sammy, Bill Cosby and Sidney Poitier.”

Mac also said the best comedy for him is show. I hadn’t had a break in eight years; I hadn’t played golf in three,” he explained. “I “Uptown Saturday Night,” a 1974 film directhadn’t done anything social in three years. I ed by and starring Poitier. “You cannot put was over in Europe. I was over in Amster- nothing in front of that for me. Sidney was selective, he was collective in terms of what dam. I was over in Paris.”

The actor ultimately caught double pneu- he wanted to do and how he wanted to do monia and his doctors gave him a medicine it. I didn’t want to disappoint him, so when called methotrexate, which was reportedly I came in to do this, I told them I will not good for his condition. “There’s one out a make this film buffoonish.” hundred where it doesn’t work and I was the “Guess Who” is available to stream on one,” he added. “It gave me toxicity.”

Bernie Mac jokingly “blames” his work Amazon Prime and other streaming serethic on his grandmother, Lorraine Mc- vices.

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CROSSWORD: HALLOWEEN

‘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.

By Cindy Moore

Moore On Life Wow! It’s that scary time of year.

Time when witches and warlocks, freaks and fiends creep out from beneath the floorboards to scare the beejeebers out of people and then run for election.

Coincidence that the election falls at that very same time of year when your average monster or beast crawls out from their lair to spook the community for Halloween? Pshaw, hardly a coincidence!

But before the actual big election takes place there has to be a televised moment when the two candidates appear before the public and turn into crazed ogres. It’s right there in The Bill of Frights.

So yet another fearsome debate took place last week. It wasn’t as hair-raising as the first one.

Some might even call it civil. But soon enough the presenters got into a heated exchange. The opponent was accused of condescendingly smirking way too much while her side claimed that the current VP was totally mansplaining and manterrupting. In retaliation of that, the challenger tossed a ghastly fly into his hair. That will teach him, she sneered.

Civil? More like Civil War! Naturally, both sides claimed victory.

I’m totally into this political stuff this month.

It’s like watching a good scary movie and I was so looking forward to the next big debate. I prepared with popcorn, a warm blankie and an antacid milkshake. But it was not to be. Sadly,

we won’t be able to tune in to another fright night show.

The next presidential debate has been cancelled because of yet another fiendish mutation that has crawled out from the petri dish (feel free to insert your least favorite politician’s name here).

Ha! Now that was funny. But seriously, I’m actually referring to the evil Rona Virus, which no doubt, will be the most popular Halloween costume this year bumping out the giant roll of TP by a hair.

No debate because the president contracted the virus and now has an unfair advantage of being able to defensively sneeze on the opposition.

Darn. Now I’ll have to do something else to get my scare on. I know. I’ll turn on the news, but first I’m going to need an extra-large antacid milkshake.

Liars and tigers and bears, oh my!

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. Bobby Fischer’s game 6. Reggae precursor 9. Octagonal sign 13. Haile Selassie’s disciple 14. Goose egg 15. Water-filled gorge 16. Blue eyes, e.g.

17. Jean of Dadaism 18. Pariah, for medical reasons 19. *Pumpkin’s Halloween precursor 21. *Famous magician who died on Halloween 23. *____ mortuaire, or body bag in Paris 24. Nordstrom’s outlet 25. “____ Now or Never” 28. Good or bad and felt by others, sing.

30. Haiku, e.g.

35. Equal to distance divided by time 37. Post-it slip 39. Quickly fry 40. Type of mountain goat 41. *Graveyard denizen 43. Heart of the matter 44. Tender spots 46. Bailing twine, e.g.

47. Icelandic epic 48. Boss 50. Greek muse’s strings 52. Up and down nod 53. “Beware the ____ of

March” 55. One of seven, in eponymous 1995 film 57. *Dead one 61. *Jordan Peele’s scary 2017 film 64. Dodge 65. Freud’s concern 67. Pertaining to hours 69. *Funereal feeling 70. Swindle 71. Boredom 72. Adult elvers 73. Human digit 74. *What vampire does in a coffin DOWN 1. TV tube in days of yore 2. Wagner or Powers in a TV classic 3. Isaac’s firstborn 4. Mixes up 5. Geo-spacial positioning system, for short 6. Ginger cookie 7. Crème de cassis plus wine 8. Top dog 9. Musher’s ride 10. Language of Tupi people 11. *Black cat, possibly 12. ____wig or ____ winkle 15. Oopsie daisy moments

20. Best part of cake?

22. *Halloween month 24. Alters to be more useful 25. Type of coffee with alcohol 26. Forbidden 27. Howard of radio fame 29. Physicist Niels ____ 31. Preakness, e.g.

32. Like cottage cheese 33. Piano student’s exercise 34. *Leatherface’s state 36. Biz bigwig 38. ESPN award 42. To the point 45. *Scary story-related sensation 49. Lyric poem 51. Choice word 54. Upright 56. Nary a soul 57. Give up 58. Skin soothing gel 59. Boring 60. Fusses 61. Departed 62. *RIP pots 63. Like a bow string 66. Gunk 68. Fleur-de-____

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