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November 1, 2023

Serving up compassion Wentzville Lions Outreach Club looks for continued support from community as they provide Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to those in need

Around Town City of St. Peters announces holiday hours for Veterans Day. Pg.3

Cermonial groundbreaking for New St. Charles Community College takes place. Pg. 4

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By Brett Auten Lisa Alexander has an aphorism.

“If they’re hungry, we will serve them,” she said. “We will figure out a way to get that holiday meal to them.”

Alexander was just 24 years old when she joined the Wentzville Lions Club. That was back in 1998 Now, many days and nights aiding the community later, she is the president.

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“When we actually arrive with their meals we sit there and chat with them and try to get to know them and try to get them in the holiday (spirit).”

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~ Lisa Alexander, President Wentzville Lions Club For the last six years the Wentzville Lions Outreach Club outreach has provided Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners for the surrounding community. It is looking for continued help and support from businesses and individuals to continue providing these dinners each year. The meals have been a warm blessing to the senior citizens, veterans, those less fortunate and to the sick and shut-ins in and around the community.

The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will

Submittd photo Wentzville Lions Club President Lisa Alexander (left) is looking for a few good volunteers. The annual Thanksgiving Luncheon will be held on November 23 from 11 am to 3 pm at St. Patrick Catholic School Cafeteria, 701 South Church Street in Wentzville.

be held on Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Patrick Catholic School Cafeteria at 701 South Church Street in Wentzville.

“We believe that no one should be hungry or be alone on these holidays,” Alexander said. “We are very passionate about helping people. We also have a delivery service for people who can’t get out of their homes.

Last year, we served a 98-year-old veteran.

When we actually arrive with their meals we sit there and chat with them and try to get to know them and try to get them in the holiday (spirit).”

And this isn’t restricted to just the Wentzville area.

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Alexander said a donation of $10 can help provide meals for two individuals. Last year for Thanksgiving and Christmas, they were able to serve over 300 meals at each dinner and are expecting to serve even more this year. In addition to the dinners it hosts, the Wentzville Lions Club Outreach also supplies food to local food pantries and a bevy of items to local schools.

“We are a small club with big dreams for our citizens,” Alexander said. “With the help from our members and other organizations we will continue to provide meals for the least fortunate members of our community. The last two years we’ve been running out of food. Last year, we ran out of turkey but the mayor (Wentzville Mayor Nick Guccione) went to Sugarfire and got us two more.”

They are also looking for groups and projects we can collaborate with to supply gifts to the community like food items, gift cards and volunteers. They could also use some extra oven space or chefs to cook the turkeys.

Alexander said that the following are some items that can help: turkeys, stuffing mix, bread, cranberry sauce and green beans. Monetary donations of any amount are always accepted and appreciated.

In 2012, Alexander was elected District Governor of District 26-M3 of Lions Club International. The district includes 60 clubs in Missouri, with 1,596 members. She is the first African American elected as governor in the history of this district. Lions Clubs International is the largest service organization in the world. It focuses on empowering volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding.

For more information about the event or to learn about the upcoming Christmas luncheon, contact Alexander at 314-258-1069 or 636-639-2397 or districtgovernorlisa@yahoo.com.

“This event is a lot of hard work, but I am up for the challenge because I want to make sure the people are fed,” Alexander said. “It doesn’t matter where you come from for the holiday. This is what we do at the Lions Club. We serve, that’s our motto.”

Submittd photos Last year’s Wentzville Lions Club Outreach Thanksgiving Luncheon provided over 300 meals for those in need.

Honor the United States Armed Forces at the annual St. Peters Veterans Day Ceremony Join the St. Peters Veterans Memorial Commission for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11 as the brave men and women of the United States Armed Forces are honored. This free event begins at 10 a.m. at the Cultural Arts Centre at City Hall.

The first guest speaker, Col. Kevin Golinghorst, served over 27 years in the U.S. Army as an Engineer Officer. He served during Operation Iraqi Freedom and two tours of

Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. He has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering, a Master’s in Defense Geographic Information, Military Arts and Science, and National Security and Strategic Studies.

The second guest speaker, Capt. Andrew Bender, is responsible for Coast Guard operations across the Heartland’s waterways.

In his duties, he leads a vast team focused

on maritime safety, security, and environmental protection. He has held pivotal roles in various Coast Guard sectors. He holds a master of science degree in industrial and systems engineering and a bachelor of science degree in operations research.

The Cultural Arts Centre is located at City Hall at One St. Peters Centre Blvd. in St. Peters. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony.

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Cooler temperatures increase risk of home fires With the temperatures dropping and individuals are firing up heating equipment for the first time this fall, the city of St. Charles Fire Department would like to remind everyone to be mindful of a few steps to take to prevent fires: 1.

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Heating sources: • If you use space heaters, plug them in directly to a receptacle. Do not plug them into extension cords or power strips.

• Make sure they have an automatic shutoff feature if they tip over.

• Keep space heaters at least three feet away from any combustible items, including curtains, furniture, and bedding.

Fireplace safety: • Inspect and clean your fireplace and chimney before use, as creosote buildup can cause chimney fires.

• Use a sturdy screen or glass doors to contain sparks and embers from your fireplace.

• Burn only dry, seasoned wood.

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Outdoor fire pits: • Maintain at least 15 feet between the fire pit and any structures or combustible materials.

• Always have a fire extinguisher or a water source nearby.

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Smoke alarms: • Test your smoke alarms and replace batteries as needed. Smoke alarms are your first line of defense in case of a fire.

• Smoke alarms should be replaced every ten years.

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Carbon monoxide (CO) detectors: • If you use any gas appliances or have an attached garage, ensure you have working CO detectors to protect against this odorless, toxic gas.

By following these fall fire safety tips, you can help ensure a safe and enjoyable autumn season without the risk of fire hazards. Remember that fire safety is a year-round concern, and it’s essential to remain vigilant to protect your family and property.

Please contact the Saint Charles City Fire Department at 636-949-3250 for further information on home fire safety.

City of St. Peters announces holiday hours for Veterans Day St. Peters City Hall, Cultural Arts Centre, Municipal Court, and Police Records Division will be closed Nov. 10 and Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. The St. Peters Rec-Plex will be open on Nov. 10-11, although administrative offices are closed.

St. Peters Recycle City and Earth Centre are open for trash disposal on, Nov. 10, but Recycle City offices will be closed. Both Recycle City and Earth Centre

are closed on Nov. 11.

The curbside solid waste collection schedule in St. Peters will be unaffected by Veterans Day. Animal Control is on call on Veterans Day. For emergencies only, after hours or during the holiday, call Police Dispatch at 636-278-2222.

For normal hours of city of St. Peters services, visit www.stpetersmo.net.

Local Rotary Club sells pecans from Missouri and Georgia to help support charity The Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Club once again sold fresh pecans from growers in Missouri and Georgia.

The pecan sell kickoff event was at the Fall Harvest Festival at Broemmelsiek Park on Oct. 7, where 65 packages were sold as visitors enjoyed hayrides, a corn maze, holiday wreath making and much more activities.

Submitted photo Rotarians Barbara Drant and Todd Rausch sell pecans at the fall festival at Broemmelsiek Park on Oct 7.

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New St. Charles Community College campus will help ensure strong economies for the entire region - By Jason Koch A huge crowd came out to celebrate at what is currently an empty field in Wentzville on a bright but windy October Wednesday. It was so important that even the Mars Rover dropped by.

The Rover, along with Missouri Governor Mike Parson and scores of other politicians and dignitaries from the region were at the empty field to celebrate a ceremonial groundbreaking for St. Charles Community College’s new Regional Workforce Innovation Center.

The center, which is expected to open the first building on what will be a 55-acre campus in 2025, is the centerpiece of the college’s new campus.

“This is only one building and you’re starting a whole new campus,” Parson said. “If you have a campus here, you think about all the people who are going to be coming here every day. Students, teachers, all the people who are going to work here, it’s going to drive the economy here.”

And when Parson says “here,” he doesn’t just mean the new site along Interstate Drive near the David Hoekel Parkway interchange on Interstate 70. He means the region – St. Charles, Warren, and Montgomery counties.

“You’ll see people move here, you’ll see homes being built because of this campus that’s here,” Parson said.

“So, it’s a great opportunity for the local levels.”

Parson also said workforce development is critical to keeping Missouri competitive – and it’s working.

He said two foreign companies are looking at establishing their business in Missouri.

“Two nights ago, I was with a company and we were trying to get a $1.5 billion business to come here,” he said. “The only reason they are coming here is because of what we are doing in the workforce development portion of our state. … But you have to have these facilities in place for them to come. They’re not looking here if you don’t have it.”

The campus’ new location was chosen specifically because of the benefits it brings to Warren and Montgomery counties, in addition to what it does for St. Charles County.

“We were trying to get as close to Warren County as possible so it would be convenient for students to be able to come to our college,” St. Charles Community College President Dr. Barbara Kavalier said.

The new facility will introduce programs such as battery technology, electric and autonomous vehicles, renewable wind and solar energy, high-tech processes and robotics. In addition to providing education and training for students, the college will have a “Make-It Center” lab where middle and high school students can explore how certain technology works – and have the chance to operate a robotic arm.

“What a great day it is here for St. Charles County and the community colleges,” Parson said in a television interview with multiple media outlets. “One of the things we stressed five-and-a-half years ago when I first became governor is how much investment we were going to make in workforce development. And I think what a highlight today to be here and to see a new campus. I’m really happy for the community college to do that. And what a location!”

The location was key to landing the new facility.

Not only is the new campus located on the extreme western end of St. Charles County, it’s also mere miles from the new American Food Groups plant being built in Warren County.

“There’s some interesting things going on right across the county line in Warren County,” St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann said in his remarks to the large crowd assembled for the ceremony.

He then focused on the future of Interstate Drive.

“We are actually discussing right now the last segment, which will continue that road into Foristell and ultimately connect to Warren County,” he said, providing another link between two of the fastest growing counties in the state.

The entire project should benefit both counties, and other nearby counties including Montgomery, for decades to come, Kavalier said.

“The decisions that we make as administrators or trustees are not about what will happen next week, next year or five years from now,” she said. “They’re decisions about what’s going to happen 10, 15 and 20 years from now. Our vision was to establish a new campus on the western border of St. Charles County with the support of our trustees. It is important for those of us in higher education that we’re cognizant of how the world is changing. But we clearly understand the rapidity at which technology is advancing and that we embrace workforce and technical skills training needed to meet the needs of business and industry and to prepare our students for good jobs and high wages.

Photos by Jason Koch St. Charles Community College President Dr. Barbara Kavalier speaks to the crowd during the Oct. 25 groundbreaking ceremony in Wentzville. "Recognizing that future growth is projected for the westernmost part of our region, we decided to head west," she said in her remarks.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson addresses the crowd during the Oct. 25 groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the future Regional Workforce Innovation Center in Wentzville. "If you don't have that, you're not going to get new businesses," Parson said in his remarks. "That's why this today is so important."

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann addresses the crowd during the groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 25 in Wentzville. "It's been a great relationship between the community college and the county," Ehlmann said.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, center, shovels dirt Oct. 25 during the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new St. Charles Community College Regional Workforce Innovation Center in Wentzville. He's flanked by other dignitaries who spoke during the ceremony, including college President Dr. Barbara Kavalier and St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, both to his right.

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Sports you see with Gary B . . .

Wanted: High school coaches to provide names of players that excelled for the week The Community News would like to share with the public how some of the athletes in the area are playing ‘above and beyond’ their counterparts.

Provide me, Gary B, the details on these athletes and how they have excelled in their sport and I can report their accomplishments.

Go to www.MyCNews.com and fill out the information on the Contact page and I will contact you to get all the details. ~~~The future stars of tomorrow Francis Howell makes the history books The Francis Howell Vikings girls softball team accomplished an 8-0 win over Blue Springs South in the championship game rematch recently at Killian Sports Complex.

Howell claimed its first softball state championship and after dropping a game a year ago to the same club.

The Vikings season has seen 27 victories with only six losses and has won 18 of their last 19 games. *One to remember Women’s volleyball at UMSL continue to put up wins and move up in rankings The third-ranked University of Missouri-St. Louis volleyball team extended its win streak to 23 with a sweep against Upper Iowa at Dorman Gym in Fayette, Iowa recently and are 23-0, 8-0 GLVC. UMSL fell behind 3-1 to

start the match but rallied to take a 10-7 lead after a kill by fifth-year senior Mya Elliott. UIU rallied to retake the lead at 15-14 after back-to-back aces from Madelyn Rettler. The Tritons countered scoring three of the next four points and led 18-16 after two kills from senior Delaney Humm and a kill from fifth-year senior Lexie Rang.

The Peacocks wouldn’t go quietly going on a 6-3 run to take their last lead of the set at 22-21 after a kill from Zoe Semelroth. The Tritons closed out the set scoring the final four points getting two kills apiece from Elliott and Rang to win 25-22.

UMSL dominated the middle stanza leading by as many as 12 at 24-12 after an ace from junior Trysta Foster on its way to a 25-16 victory. The Tritons had 11 kills in the frame while holding Upper Iowa to a negative .023 attack percentage.

UMSL led by six midway through the final set but the Peacocks rallied to within 18-15 after a kill from Martha Pace. That would be as close as they got as the Tritons scored seven of the final 12 points to win the set 25-20 and complete the sweep.

UMSL hit .228 in the contest with 46 kills against 20 errors in 114 swings and were led by Rang with 12 kills while Humm and Elliott added 10 and eight kills respectively. Sophomore Caitlin Bishop had 37 assists, Foster and freshman Skylar Weaver had two aces each, senior Kylie Adams finished with 13 digs and fifth-year senior Hailey Flowers and sophomore Hannah Copeland had three blocks each.

Upper Iowa was held to a .163 hitting percentage with 31 kills against 14 errors in 104 chances and was led by Pace and Rettler with six kills apiece. Pace added six blocks, Rettler finished with a pair of aces, Ni-

cole Pozorski had 26 assists and Kaci Beesecker added 11 digs. * Great team work 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, among many other activities. I am currently hosting a Health show on 97.1 FM, ‘Prime Time Health’ www.PrimeTimeSTL.com.

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UPCOMING EVENTS Nov. 4: Fundraiser dance

Ladies Knights of Columbus (Dardenne Prairie) fundraiser dance will take place at 2199 Post Rd. in Dardenne Prairie from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Proceeds support the Volunteers of Medicine, St. Vincent DePaul and other charitable ventures.

Tickets are $20 including snacks, draft beer, soda and bottled water. For tickets call Shirley Boyer at 315-795-5577.

ONGOING EVENTS Mondays: Optimist Club meetings

The Wentzville/Lake St. Louis Optimist Club meets on the second and fourth Monday

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of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Wentzville IHOP, 10 Layla Lane, Wentzville, MO.. For more information contact Ed Jurotich at 314-560-1868.

Mondays: Anonymous

Alcoholics

If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, we can help. Call Alcoholics Anonymous at 636-970-0013.

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 Leogene Weber. 636-399-3124.

Mondays: NAMI St. Louis Connection Recovery Support Group

If you have mental health concerns and need support, please come on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Friedens United Church of Christ at 1703 Old Highway 94 South in St. Charles.

Mondays: Kiwanis Club meeting

Cottleville-Weldon Spring Kiwanis Club meets the first Monday of the month at noon at Bandana’s at 3446 Pheasant Meadows Dr. in O’Fallon.

Contact Mary Vaughan at 314-581-0497 or Karen Grant at 773-914-4900 for more information.

Mondays: Parent support group

Because I Love You, (BILY), Gateway parent support group meets every Monday at 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church at 801 First Capitol Dr. in St. Charles. For information and directions, please contact the helpline at 314-993-7550 or email gateway_parent_help@ yahoo.com. BILY is a program of self-help for parents of troubled children (all ages). We are not professionals, but parents helping each other. The meetings are free to attend.

Mondays: Seasoned eye carvers meeting

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

Shop). Visitors are always welcome. For more information visit http://www.stcharlesareawoodcarvers.com/ or contact Charles Sapp at cwsapp@charter.net.

Mondays: 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. 314-3696521.

Mondays: Choral Arts Singers practice

Choral Arts Singers practice on Mondays, from 7-9 p.m. at Connection ChristianChurch, 1332 Feise Road in Dardenne Prairie. New singers (high school and older) are welcome.

Auditions are not required.

See www.concertarts.org.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: Fitness First Exercise Class 9:30-10:30 a.m., American Legion Hall, 504 Luetkenhaus Blvd., Wentzville. 314-3696521.

Mondays: St. Charles County Council of the Blind meetings Business meetings are held on the first Monday of each

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month unless otherwise specified. Currently, during the COVID pandemic, meetings are held via conference call, starting at 6:45 pm. For more information, contact Beverly Kaskadden at 636-561-6947.

Tuesdays: Cribbage Club

Mondays: American Legion Post 388 Meets

Tuesdays: Women’s AA weekly meeting

Meets the fourth Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at American Legion Hall, 607 Westridge Dr., O’Fallon, 636-219-0553.

Mondays: Measurement Mondays:

10 a.m. - 12 noon at the ST. Charles Health Deparment in the Upper Level Conference room.

Measurement Mondays is a family-friendly breastfeeding support group.

We are open to all moms and moms-to-be who are breastfeeding or interested in breastfeeding. The group is supported by the St Charles County WIC program so there will be information about the program available at each meeting. Each meeting will be a little different than the last. There will be baby weigh-ins, introductions, games, interactive education, group conversation, and even snacks.

Mondays and Wednesdays: Tai Chi for arthritis class

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

For more information call 636-949-3372.

Tuesdays: Meeting

Toastmasters

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

Meets every Tuesday, 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. at The Falls Golf Course Clubhouse. Relaxed, friendly play and is open to all. Call 314-954-3364 for info.

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: Seniors luncheon

On the third Tuesday every month a luncheon for seniors takes place from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Transfiguration Episcopal Church at 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. For more information call 636-561-8951.

Free bingo and cards are available.

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 jackross@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 636233-8032.

Tuesdays: Diabetes support group

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 636-6255447.

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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: 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 636-206-2483. 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: Mended Hearts

This heart patient support group provides hospital visitation support for people with any type of heart issues.

The group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Spencer Road St. Charles Library, at the corner of Boone Hills Dr. and Spencer Rd. For additional information please call 636639-0875.

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

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Caregiver Experience, please call the Alzheimer’s Association’s 24/7 Helpline at 800272-3900 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 from 1:00 - 3:30 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: NAMI St. Louis Family Support Group

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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.

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ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE

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Fill in the blank squares in the grid, making sure that every row, column and 3-by-3 box includes all the digits 1 through 9.

The wonderful world of water

ater. It’s a colorless, odorless liquid substance at room temperature, something we frequently take for granted in our daily lives.

Turn on the faucet, water comes out. It’s pretty boring stuff – people’s eyes glaze over and their thoughts and attention turn elsewhere if you try to engage them in a conversation about the technical aspects of water rights, domestic treatment plants and irrigation systems. It’s pretty boring stuff, unless the faucet runs dry; then folks tend to get very excited.

In our little slice of the mountains, we’re fortunate to live within a quarter mile of four different sources of surface water – a river, a creek, and two small springs that feed into the river. We’re only 20 miles away from the headwaters of the water supply of the Western United States; our water is quite clean. Regular readers have heard my tales about too much of the stuff resulting in blizzards and giant snow drifts, flooding and mudslides; or too little of the colorless, odorless liquid which results in dead and dying vegetation, and much

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excitement (not the good kind) about wildland fires.

Presently, our neighborhood is going through a process to upgrade our very old domestic water system. In the 1960’s a few of the determined early residents dug a collecting pit on the spring ditch, rented a portable trencher and dug a trench about a quarter-mile from the pit to the early stages of our neighborhood and assembled a water main out of used 3” drill stem, a super-hard steel pipe used for drilling oil and other wells.

Nearly 60 years later, the line still does not leak. So far.

A recent engineering study recommended all our infrastructure should be rehabilitated or replaced, ex-

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Movie:

By Steve Bryan

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.

uring t h e musical “Rent,” the ensemble cast sang “Seasons of Love,” a song with an interesting verse: “Five hundred, twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes.”

That sequence of numbers represented the amount of time in a year. In the production, the cast also questioned how to measure the life of a woman or a man. “Rent” was on my mind when, after church last weekend, I took an hour for myself to take a walk after almost two weeks of doing surveys for Metrolink, the light rail line that runs through the Bi-State area. My significant other wasn’t too happy, though, with me disappearing after I told her where I went.

While the “Rent” cast examined an entire year, I focused on what could be accomplished within 60 minutes. “Entrepreneur” offered up such basic activities as watching television or spending those precious minutes drinking with a group of strangers or friends in a bar. My favorite suggestion was to “Get lost in nature for a little while” and find my humanity. The simplest and most profound way of changing the world in an

taking time to watch the sun go down. I can’t think of anything else more profound than that.

Although I am in my early 60’s, I am still a child at heart. When I learned about “Pokémon Go” and how addictive it could be, I succumbed to temptation, loaded the app on my phone and started to play. There also are times when I inadvertently joined other Pokémon players while walking through the park. Although it doesn’t seem possible, taking 60 minutes could make Photo courtesy Bigstock a profound change in your outlook.

Time is an interesting thing. As humans, hour required good listening skills. I’m a we can waste time or save time. When old good listener and will listen to anyone who friends came to mind, I scrambled to find felt lost and lonely. their phone numbers or addresses. When If you have 3,600 seconds to spare and I took the walk mentioned above, it gave are in good health, you can save a life by me clarity and helped me focus on the rest donating whole blood, plasma or platelets. of that Sunday afternoon. Even when I Others may choose to spend their hour at was taken to task for spending some “Me a hospital or library reading and talking to Time,” I have no regrets. Time is precious patients. When I find myself relaxing at and should never be wasted. Make sure to Shaw’s Garden in St. Louis, you might spot stop and take an hour for yourself. You’ve me during my hour quietly reading by myearned it. self or closing my eyes to listen the wonders of nature. A classic episode of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” even recommended

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Moore on Life: Falling for anything

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hoever came up with the name for this time of season sure put some deep thought into it. I imagine back in the medieval times the counsel which named all things important had a big meeting and plenty of discussion. It probably went something like this: Chairman: “Okay people, we’re almost done with the naming of the seasons. It’s been a long but productive morning. So far, we’ve got winter, very nice ring to it. Then there’s spring. Things are springing up all over so excellent. And then we have summer, which has a warm and sunny feel to it. Good. Now, just one more to go and we can break for lunch.”

One hour later: “Alright people. We’re getting nowhere. So far, we’ve come up with, the season after summer.

Accurate, but lame. Then we have winspringer.

A combination of all three seasons. Ridiculous, we can do better. Here’s a suggestion from Bartholomew on this piece of paper. It says, I’m hungry and need lunch. Okay, okay, I get it. People we need to wrap this up. I see a hand. Beatrice, what have you got?”

“Well, since the temperatures are falling and the sun is falling earlier…”

“Yes, yes…keep going.”

“And the petals have fallen off from the flowers and of course the leaves have all fallen. I think we should call it…”

“Zounds, I think she’s onto something. Well, what is it?”

“We should naturally call it…pumpkin spice season!”

Bartholomew: “What is pumpkin spice?”

By Cindy MOore

CROSSWORD: THE 1940'S

“Good heavens Beatrice, that hasn’t even been invented yet! But when it does it will unleash its terror such as we haven’t seen since the Black Plague. It will infiltrate everything from gravy to gasoline.”

Bartholomew: “What is

gasoline?”

“Oh, never mind. We’re just going to have to buckle down, by thunder! I see another hand.

Archibald, talk to me.”

“Fall.”

“Fall?”

“Yes, fall. Everything is going down; nothing is coming back up. Everything is falling, so…fall.”

“That’s the most daft, moronic, simpleton idea I’ve ever heard of. Why, the son of a goat could come up with something better. Yes, Bartholomew what is it now? This better be important.”

“It’s lunchtime.”

“Fall it is. Meeting adjourned!”

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.

‘ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE' from F1 cept for the recently replaced distribution lines.

Having said that, we have a well that is continually recharged by the aforementioned river and creek and ditches. And our water rights are some of the oldest in the state, which puts us senior to most municipalities, which means in drought years, downstream city dwellers would have to curtail their usage before us.

Some neighborhoods aren’t so lucky. A few years ago, a couple of the newer neighborhoods with junior water rights nearly had their water service shut off by the state water engineer, as some of the senior water right holders placed a “call” on the river, meaning they wanted to use all their allotted water in a dry year.

The newer neighborhoods were supposed to have an augmentation plan, meaning some type of water storage they could release to replenish the streamflow impacted by their usage. As is typical of such “boring” things, these neighborhoods hadn’t gotten around to having any type of augmentation plan, and were nearly shut off to satisfy the water demands of the senior right holders. Suddenly, the boring liquid stuff became very exciting.

As the old western adage goes, “Whiskey’s for

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drinking and water’s for fighting.” Fortunately, one downstream municipality donated a portion of its water allotment to keep the small neighborhoods adequately hydrated. And now those unexpectedly excited neighborhoods are actively exploring ways of meeting their augmentation obligations.

This year Mother Nature has been generous to us with lots of the wet stuff, a welcome reprieve from numerous drought years. It’s been a good opportunity for us to keep working on upgrading our boring-but-expensive water system, and making sure we stay ahead of ever-increasing demands and state scrutiny.

Avalanche is a functional illiterate who left the St. Louis area three decades ago in search of adventure. He enjoys motorcycling and all things outdoors. He lives with his wife and dogs.

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.

By Cindy Moore

ACROSS 1. Sylvester Stallone's "____ King" 6. And so forth, abbr.

9. Mongolian desert 13. Uniate church member 14. Additionally 15. Modified "will" 16. Heart surgery prop 17. Remains container 18. Follow 19. *Thor Heyerdahl's raft 21. *Jackie Robinson's new team, 1947 23. *Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., born in 1942 24. Animal prod 25. Give a nickname 28. Dwarf buffalo 30. Edible corn part 35. Functions 37. *____ Strip on Mediterranean Sea, 1948 39. Roman goddess, patroness of hunters 40. *Moscow ____ cocktail, created in 1940s 41. Beach souvenir 43. Inspiring horror 44. Not long 46. Home to Bryce Canyon 47. Smoothie bowl flavor 48. Become available (2 words) 50. Links hazard 52. Mozart's "L'____ del Cairo"

and Christian X of Denmark, e.g.

22. Acorn producer 24. Common newspaper name 25. *"When I See an Elephant Fly" elephant, 1941 26. Steal a throne 27. Misrepresent 29. *Pearl Harbor location 31. Capital of Latvia 32. Narcotics agent 33. *Considered first general-purpose computer, acr.

34. a.k.a. vampire 36. Espied 38. a.k.a. Daminozide 42. ____ Apso 45. Tornado visual DOWN 49. Helicopter landing 1. Poacher's trophy 51. Coal miners 2. "Do ____ others..."

54. Bear of bamboo forest 3. Bank claim 56. Brother's daughter 4. *1947's "Here Comes ____ Claus" 57. Gangster's gal 5. King of the Huns 58. Hip bones 6. Purse for the red carpet 59. Barbecued anatomy 7. High craggy hill 60. Birds 8. Type of dwelling 61. Part of cathedral 9. "The ____ Show" (1976- 62. Cantina cooker 1980) 63. Sans mixers 10. Yorkshire river 64. Comedian Meyers 11. Hangover memory?

67. *"The ____ Sleep," 12. 15th of March 1946 15. Tied the knot SEE ANSWERS ON 20. *Leopold III of Belgium CN & STC PG. 5 53. Back of the neck 55. Transgression 57. *Carmen of "The Gang's All Here" 61. *United _____, established 1945 65. Popeye's sweetie 66. *The BAA and NBL merged, forming this ball org., 1949 68. Battle royal 69. Denigrating statement 70. What divots and divas have in common 71. Audience's approval 72. Lad's counterpart 73. Number on a birthday cake 74. Not o'er

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