CNSCC Sept. 28.2011 by Community News

September 28, 2011

Vol 13

No 39

July 13, 2011

Vol 13 No 28

The Fall Festival and Craft Bazaar will be held October 7 and 8 at O’Fallon’s Civic Park.

O’Fallon’s Fall Festival & Craft Bazaar

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Continuing the tradition of a Friday evening Street Dance, with a full Saturday of activities for all ages, and vendors’ booths open throughout the event, O’Fallon’s 27th Fall Festival & Craft Bazaar will be held in Civic Park on October 7-8, rain or shine. The festival will be open from 5 – 10 p.m. on Friday, and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Saturday. Festival admission and parking are free. A nominal fee may be charged for some children’s activities on Saturday. 2011 Fall Fest highlights include: Friday Night Street Dance - Dance under the stars from 7 – 10 p.m. to highenergy rock and roll performed by Contagious. The dance will be held on Civic Park Drive. Vendors’ booths – Enjoy festival food and beverages, and your pick of handstitched or knitted wearables, handcrafted accessories, seasonal home and yard décor, pumpkins and flowers, original art, high-end crafts, jewelry, dolls and doll clothes, hobby items, and one-of-akind gifts. Vendors will be open for shopping on Friday night from 5 – 10 p.m., and all day on Saturday. Wild West Cowboy Show – Cowboy Bob Hamm’s repertoire of 150+ six-gun twirling tricks and other Old West skills have earned him World Gunspinning Championships in Deadwood, S.D. and Cody, WY. Family shows - Kids will enjoy the antics of the Peppy Puppet Troupe, and Bish the Magish will perform magic tricks and create balloon art, too. Field of Fun – New this year! Kids can play checkers or tic-tac-toe on a supersized checkerboard, learn to milk a cow, play carnival games for prizes, join in Around Town . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 Lincoln County Life . . . . . . . .8 School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

three-legged races, work off a little energy with jump ropes and hula hoops, create a take-home craft with paper and scissors, get face painting, doodle on the Doodle Wall, and use tools (with a little help from a grownup) to build something neat in the Home Depot Kids’ Workshop. Some activities call for a nominal fee. Live music – Saturday’s entertainers include the Original Boneheads trombone quartet, Hudson and the Hoo Doo Cats, the Ozark Revival, Pat McMenomy playing the hammer dulcimer, and Aaron Burlbaw on acoustic Latin guitar music. O’Fallon Historical Society Log Cabin Museum tours – The museum will be open for tours donations are welcome. The museum’s collection spans 155+ years of O’Fallon history, including Wabash Railroad items and many photos. Volunteers are needed to assist with O’Fallon’s Fall Festival & Craft Bazaar. For more information, visit www.ofallon. mo.us/volunteer. Or, call 636.379.5507. Find the latest Fall Fest updates at www.ofallon.mo.us/FallFest. Or, call 636.379.5614. Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11 Historic Streets . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-13 Movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Directions: At I-70 Exit 217 (Highways - The O’Fallon Municipal Centre (City K and M), turn north on Main Street and Hall), 100 North Main Street, O’Fallon, drive about one-half mile. Look for signs MO 63366 to parking. Festival patrons may park, - Woodlawn Avenue at Civic Park Drive (off-street parking) free, at:

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Golf Tournament Benefits Children of Fallen Heroes

PBS Star Fr. Dominic Garramone will Wow Bread Bakers and Soul Searchers Alike

The Kiwanis Club of West St. Charles County will hold a charity golf tournament on Monday, October 10 at one of the premier golf courses in the St. Louis area, Lake Forest Country Club in Lake Saint Louis. The tournament will benefit the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. The foundation raises money for children who have lost a mother or father either as a soldier killed in combat or as a federal law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. For information on participation and sponsorship opportunities contact Mike Cunningham at 636.940.5595 or email mcunningham@fsbfinancial.com. A flyer on the event can also be downloaded at www.wscckiwanis.org.

Nothing is more satisfying than homemade bread, especially as temperatures dip in the fall. Homemade bread baked by Fr. Dominic Garramone, OSB, is more than satisfying: it’s downright soul-stirring. That’s because the monk and former star of the PBS cooking show “Breaking Bread with Father Dominic” adds inspiration to the ingredients. His dough fills body, mind and spirit, since he suffuses the cooking and presentation process with interesting insights, Christian reflections and Scripture stories. The bread-loving monk will lead a simply “heavenly” baking and reflecting luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 at the Knights of Columbus Council 7198 on Hwy. N in Cottleville, Mo. “Heavenly Loaves” offers a unique opportunity for cooking aficionados, neophytes and just anyone who loves to eat and reflect on life’s meaning to break bread with the master baker himself. Fr. Dominic Garramone, OSB, is a monk of St. Bede Abbey in Peru, Ill. He heads the religion department and teaches church history and Christian doctrine at the co-ed, college prep school, where students call him “Papa Dom.” Fr. Dominic also acts as drama director at St. Bede, giving outlet to another creative ability—playwriting.

Chautauqua Fall Festival Chautauqua is a type of traveling show and local assembly that flourished in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The event provided popular education combined with entertainment in the form of lectures, concerts, and plays, modeled after activities at the Chautauqua Institution of western New York WingHaven will host the Chautauqua Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 on the BoardWalk. WingHaven will come alive with a unique mix of performing arts on the Board Walk, progressive educational experiences at Webster University, recreational activities starting with a Volksmarch Walk at the St. Charles County Art’s Council, festive foods, drinks, music and more. The event will unite neighbors, merchants, leaders and artists as one throughout the area. Everyone is welcome to this day of healthy community building, rich ideas and collaboration for the whole body, mind and soul. Watch for more details at wroa.info and invite your family and friends to share a world of wealth happening here!

He’s published two plays and six cookbooks, including Reedy Press’s recently released “Thursday Night Pizza.” A children’s book, “Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery,” is the recipient of the 2011 Christopher Award for children’s books, ages 8 to 10. An avid herbalist, Fr. Dominic tends the abbey herb garden. He’s said to have gained exceptional culinary abilities in part from his mother and public library resources. Fr. Dominic will demonstrate (and share, of course) two new recipes at the Knights of Columbus luncheon. The luncheon, including chicken salad on croissants, chips, drinks and more is $25 a person. Reservations must be made with Gina Schuster, ginaschuster@hotmail.com, 636.240.3989, or Paula Gruettemeyer, 636.978.8992. All proceeds benefit three St. Charles-area charities—St. Vincent DePaul Society, Mary Queen of Angels women’s and children’s ministry and Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service, the largest social service network in the tri-county region (St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren Counties). “Fr. Dominic is an inspiration to all of us. He helps us grow in faith—and cooking ability,” said event organizer Gina Schuster.

Spooky Tales Ready for some spooky fun? Emmy Awardwinning Bobby Norfolk’s hair-raising, spooky tales will keep you on the edge of your seat. A nationally-recognized storyteller and winner of

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three Emmys as the host of the CBS TV show, “Gator Tales,” Bobby Norfolk’s “Spooky Tales” is perfect for teens and young adults. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 14 at O’Fallon’s historic Heald Home in Fort Zumwalt Park. The cost is $15 per resident and $18 per nonresident. To register, call 636.379.5502 or email mseymour@ofallon. mo.us. Registration ends September 29. For more information, please visit www.ofallon. mo.us/HealdHome.

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Celebrate St. Peters 2011 Serves Up Music, Food and Fun at 370 Lakeside Park Celebrate St. Peters 2011, the first-ever community celebration at 370 Lakeside Park, entertained nearly 2,500 festival-goers along the lake during two days of music, the Lakeside Que-topia barbeque competition, food, games, fun and rain. City emergency officials were monitoring the weather all weekend and erred on the side of public safety when weather reports from the National Weather Service indicated a line of strong storms headed for the event. The headliner band 4 & 20 were moved up on the schedule to play at 4 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and the weekend festivities ended after the concert.

The Kimberly Cash concert scheduled for Saturday afternoon and the Smash Band concert scheduled for Sunday afternoon will be rescheduled for a later date. The winner of the Celebrate St. Peters Walk of Fame Challenge held Friday night will be announced at the St. Peters Board of Aldermen meeting on Thursday, September 22, 2011. The four bands shared nearly 13,000 votes as fans chose the winner by voting online at www.stpetersmo.net. “I’m really proud of our Celebrate St. Peters 2011 event,” Mayor Len Pagano said, “What a great way to provide people in our community with a truly wonderful and affordable experience at 370 Lakeside Park. I

enjoyed the entertainment, and more importantly was happy to see so many of our residents enjoy themselves this weekend. It’s just too bad that the weather did not cooperate.” Other Celebrate St. Peters activities over the weekend included the Celebrate St. Peters 10K Run, the Let’s Move St. Peters Back to School 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, lots of kids games and a rock climbing wall. City Clerk Patty Smith was the winner of the Channel Cat Kayak Crawl fund-raising race to raise money for large shade trees at 370 Lakeside Park. For detailed results of the winners of the Lakeside Que-topia competition, please go to www.lakesidebbq.com.

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Bump, Set, Spike! St. Peters Offers Adult Volleyball Leagues Get the gang together, practice your volleyball skills, and see if your team can take home the league title at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. Registration is now taking place for Women’s Adult Volleyball and Co-ed Adult Volleyball leagues starting in mid-October. Adult volleyball leagues are open to anyone age 18 or older. Teams will play 7 regular games and participate in a bracket-style playoff for a guaranteed minimum of 8 games. Bring home the title and your team will take home championship T-shirts. The cost is $300 per team. Team registration for each league ends 10 days prior to the league start or when all spots are full. Women’s Adult Volleyball league will begin Monday, Oct. 17, 2011. Coed Adult Volleyball leagues will start on Wednesday, Oct. 19 and Oct. 20. Leagues play indoors at Rec-Plex South, located across the creek just south of the original Rec-Plex building. The concession stand at Rec-Plex South will serve food, snacks, soft drinks and beer during volleyball league games. League registration is available using the online Rec-Connect feature at www.stpetersmo.net/Rec-connect, in person at the RecPlex, 5200 Mexico Rd., or by calling 636.939.2386, ext. 1400. Practice your volleyball skills before the league or just hit the ball around at Volleyball Open Play. Volleyball Open Play is open to Rec-Plex members and paid visitors each Saturday morning from 9 a.m.-noon in the gym at the original Rec-Plex building.

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Family Culture Day Family Culture Day will be held at the Foundry Art Centre. The special day is free to the community and will be held on Sunday, October 9. The purpose of Culture Days is to showcase Latino contributions to the arts. The festive day is from noon to 4 p.m., and includes live music by Son de America and cultural dances of Columbia and Venezuela performed by Grupo Atlantico, and cultural dance of Mexico performed by Quetzal. There will be ethnic food by El Faro and cultural displays and art activities for children. Meet the Artist at 12:30 p.m. and interact with Featured Artist Eugenia Ortiz from Kansas City as she interprets her exhibit, “Awakenings.” PNC Arts Alive is a two-year, $1 million initiative from The PNC Foundation that supports visual and performing arts groups with the goal of increasing arts access and engagement in new and innovative ways. For more information on Culture Days, please contact Amy at 636.255.0270 or amy@foundryartcentre.org.

St. Charles to Host Regional Investors Breakfast on Friday, September 30 The city of St. Charles will host a revamped economic development summit called the Regional Investors Breakfast on Friday, September 30. The program will focus on the city’s infrastructure. “This is a subject that is on everyone’s mind,” said David Leezer, St. Charles’ director of economic development. “Infrastructure is an issue that communities can directly impact when recruiting and retaining local industries.” Presenters scheduled to speak at the event include Debra Aylsworth, St. Charles’ director of public works; Tom Evers, St. Charles area engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation; and John Sondag, president of AT&T Missouri. “The I-70 Blanchette Bridge reconstruction project is of special concern for local business owners and residents,” Leezer said. “This event will provide the most up-to-date information on the bridge, including how the upcoming closure will affect commuters.” Another key component of the infrastructure mix will be an update on the proposed AT&T / T-Mobile merger. “This merger will benefit consumers throughout St. Charles County, the state of Missouri and the nation,” Sondag said. “We are investing

in Missouri even in a slow economy. In fact, we have invested nearly $2 billion in our Missouri networks in just the last few years and $20 billion nationwide last year. “We have created a first of its kind website,” Sondag added, “where people can go to see local network upgrades and improvements in their neighborhood. This site is very interactive, and I encourage people to check it out at http://focus.att.com/stl. At AT&T, we are committed to bringing the broadband technology infrastructure that Missouri needs now and in the future.” The Regional Investors Breakfast is a change from the city’s successful Real Estate Breakfast, something Leezer said was a conscious effort on the part of the city’s Economic Development department. “The city received a lot of positive feedback on its annual Real Estate Breakfast, but given the changing economic environment, we felt it was important to push the event in a different direction,” he said. According to St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith, the event change reflects how the city is adapting its programs to address the concerns of our local businesses and industries. “From the first day of my administration I have stressed we must address issues that are of the greatest concern to our citizens and businesses,” she said. “The Regional Investors Breakfast is a perfect example of that very philosophy and approach. Not only will attendees be informed about future infrastructure projects, but there will also be some surprise announcements made at the event.” Sponsors for the event inwww.stcharles.rightathome.net clude: Thomas Realty Group, LLC, Millstone Bangert, First Bank, The Streets of St. Charles/ Cullinan Properties, Glazer’s, Cassidy Turley Commercial Real Estate Service, St. Charles Association of Realtors-Commercial Division, Gateway Commercial and AT&T. The Regional Investors Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. on Friday, September 30 at the Columns Banquet Center in St. Charles. Seating is limited. Anyone interested in attending the event should contact Susie King at susie.king@stcharlescitymo.gov or call the Economic Development office at 636.949.3231.

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Swing to End Hunger WingHaven Country Club will be the site when Operation Food Search’s 18th annual golf tournament, “Swing to End Hunger!,” takes place on Monday, October 3 to help provide individuals in need with food and other basic necessities. Registration will be held at 11 a.m., with a 12 p.m. shotgun start for the golf scramble. Following the tournament, a restaurant tasting and auction will begin at 5 p.m. at WingHaven, a private club that features one of just two courses designed by golfing legend Jack Nicklaus in the metropolitan St. Louis area. The price of $175 per golfer includes 18 holes with golf cart, lunch, beverages available on the course, golf goodie bags, contests, strings/mulligans/ throws, a barbecue reception and swing music entertainment by Miss Jubilee and the Humdingers. An auction of sports memorabilia, restaurant certificates and highly desirable services will be conducted at the barbecue. Sponsorships are available from $500 to $25,000. A ticket for the barbecue and swing music only is available for $50. Operation Food Search, in its 30th year of nourishing the St. Louis bi-state region, feeds more than 130,000 hungry children, adults and seniors every month through our network of 250 community partner agencies. To sign up or donate to the event, please contact Operation Food Search development director Karen Klaus at 314.726.5355, extension 23 or karen.klaus@OperationFoodSearch.org. Operation Food Search was established in 1981 to address the growing problem of hunger and has since become the largest distributor of free food in the bi-state area. The organization distributes more than 2 million pounds of food and household items to 250 community partner agencies which in turn feed 130,000 poor people each month, nearly half of whom are children. To learn more about Operation Food Search, visit www.OperationFoodSearch.org.

Celebrate the Opening of Brendan’s Playground in O’Fallon The public is invited to join in the grand opening celebration for Brendan’s Playground at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 1, in Paul A. Westhoff Park, O’Fallon, Missouri 63366. The newlycompleted, all-inclusive playground’s colorful equipment allows kids of all abilities to play together. The playground was named for Brendan Schmitt, a Westhoff Elementary School student who suffers from a rare genetic disease, Thompson Syndrome. Due to the effects of the disease, he has difficulty using traditional playground equipment, but should have no trouble playing with friends and family on O’Fallon’s newest playground. The grand opening celebration is geared towards families, and includes refreshments, characters to entertain the kids, a band, singing by students from J.L. Mudd Elementary School and Westhoff Elementary School, and a brief ceremony. At the conclusion of the ceremony, kids can try out the playground equipment for the first time. “Brendan’s Playground is a dream come true for families with disabled children, because now kids of all abilities can play together, including brothers and sisters, too,” said O’Fallon Mayor

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Bill Hennessy. “This unique playground will be a popular destination for all kids, because the kids are going to find that this is truly the best playground around. I can’t wait to see the kids give it a try. And the City owes a huge debt of gratitude to the tremendous generosity of local organizations, businesses, families and individuals who, through donations and sponsorships, made it possible to build a playground that is a community asset.” General parking for the ceremony will be available in Westhoff Park on the park’s west side, and disabled parking will be available from the new park entrance off T.R. Hughes Boulevard. General parking directions: On I-70, take Exit 217 and turn north at the bottom of the ramp onto Main Street. Drive about one mile on Main Street to St. Joseph Avenue; turn left (east) on St. Joseph, then right (south) on St. Matthew, and follow St. Matthew to the Westhoff Park entrance on the left. Disabled parking directions: On I-70, take Exit 219 at T.R. Hughes Boulevard and Belleau Creek Road; turn north on T.R. Hughes and drive for about .5 miles to the new Westhoff Park entrance on the left (west). The new entrance is just past the railroad overpass.

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Lindenwood Theatre to Present ‘The Folks Next Door’ The Lindenwood University Theatre Department will present the comedy “The Folks Next Door” at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 and 30 and Oct. 1 in the university’s Emerson Black Box Theater. General admission tickets are available for $10 at the Lindenwood University Box Office, 636.949.4433. The Emerson Theater and the Box Office are located in the J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts, on Lindenwood’s St. Charles campus at 2300 West Clay St., just west of First Capitol Drive. The play tells the story of Chet Roberts, who moves his family out to a secluded California beach city to escape the city and start a new life as a writer. All is well until he learns that the house next door has been purchased by the president of the United States as a summer White House. Soon, his peace and quiet are replaced by tourists, fights with the Secret Service, squabbles with his own family, and a certain dictator.

“‘The Folks Next Door’ is pure family entertainment,” said Larry Quiggins, director of the play chair of the Lindenwood Theatre Department. “It could have been a movie of the week during the ’70s on television.” The cast includes Mike Juncal as Chet Roberts and Rebecca Berin as Jenny Roberts, along with Shelby Lewis, Sean Murray, Eric Peters, David Moreshead, Toby Gastler, Nicole Dele, Ryan Wood, Yumeho Asai, Kaitlin Fortwengler, Milly Naeger and Daniel Sukup. Assistant director is Alex Stone, stage manager is Greg Grapperhaus, and Assistant Stage Manager is Kaitlyn Diresson. Technical director is Tim Poertner, who did scenery and lighting design, with Sound design by Daniel Sukup and costume design by Craig Jones. For more information about “The Folks Next Door” or the Lindenwood University Theatre Department, please contact Quiggins at 636.949.4850 or lquiggins@ lindenwood.edu.

Both St. Charles County Recycle Works Centers Now Accept Plastics, Fluorescent Light Bulbs Both of the St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment’s Recycle Works locations now accept small batches of plas-

tic material and undamaged fluorescent bulbs from residents at no cost. Recycle Works Central (in St. Charles) and Recycle Works West (in Wentzville) complement the efforts of area curbside collectors to efficiently process recyclable materials for transition into raw materials. “We have accepted plastics and fluorescent bulbs from residents at our Recycle Works West location for several years, and expansion now allows us to collect these items at Recycle Works Central as well,” said Pieter Sheehan, director of the Division of Environmental Health and Protection. “Residents have shown that they pre-

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fer to recycle plastics and potentially toxic fluorescent bulbs as a means for keeping them out of our landfills and for allowing materials to be recovered for future uses. Our new policy makes it more convenient for a greater number of St. Charles County residents to take advantage of this free service.” St. Charles County collects a wide variety of materials through these two drop-off centers and accepts most items at little or no cost. All plastics – except PVC, vinyl siding, and individual plastic shopping bags – can be brought to the facilities, although residents must cut large items like toys or kids play houses into smaller pieces. Residential fluorescent tubes (up to five per day) and compact fluorescent bulbs are also accepted at no charge, but there is a small fee for commercial businesses and organizations to drop-off of these materials (please note that Recycle Works West only accepts compact fluorescent bulbs – no tubes). For a complete list of items accepted and recycling fees at the Recycle Works locations, and for information on preparing material for recycling, please visit www.scchealth.org/docs/es. To speak with an attendant at the facilities, please call 636.949.1800. Both of the County’s Recycle Works locations are open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Recycle Works Central is located at 60 Triad South Drive in St. Peters (off Central School Road). Recycle Works West is located at 2110 E. Pitman Ave. in Wentzville (between Lake Saint Louis Blvd. and Highway 40/61). The St. Charles County Department of Community Health and the Environment is committed to the protection and enhancement of health and the quality of life for all members of our community. For information on programs offered and to discover ways the Department assists our community, please visit www.scchealth. org or call 636.949.7400.

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Paddle the Mighty Missouri Whether you’re an avid paddler looking to get in on a competitive river race, or simply in search of laid-back family fun, Race for the Rivers 2011 is the event you’ve been searching for! With water education, restoration and recreation as the focus, The Greenway Network is set to stage its fifth annual Missouri River paddling event on October 8, 2011. The 20-mile race is designed for the less experienced racer and/or recreational paddlers. This is a non-stop friendly competition race at a discretionary pace. This event begins at the Weldon Spring Boat Ramp and concludes at the Blanchette Landing Boat Ramp just north of historic Saint Charles. Register now at racefortherivers.org.

New Church in Wentzville’s Budget Motel First Step Back Home, Homeless Ministry has launched a new church service at the Budget Inn in Wentzville, after many years of waiting for the right time. Paul Kruse, FSBH founder, said Pastor Varnel Woods of West Trinity Mount Carmel Church in St. Peters, Mo. agreed to lead the weekly Saturday service to minister to the homeless living there and to the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods. Services will be held at 3 p.m. each Saturday. “We have been ministering to these people for over six years with the love and word of God, offering them a plan, program, subsidies, necessities, and more to assist them in improving their situation and plight in life,” Kruse said.

EPC’s Tenth Anniversary of its Classic Carfest Will Be A Benefit for The Child Center Charity An event that started modestly as a fun family activity to raise funds for a local charity will likely pass $100,000 in total donations to many area charitable causes when the 10th annual EPC Classic Carfest takes place on Saturday, October 8. All proceeds from the day-long, family-oriented event, which will be held on EPC’s 10-acre parking lot at 3941 Truman Blvd., I-70 and Cave Springs in St. Charles, will benefit The Child Center, Inc. The event is free and open to the public. The 2010 event featured a record turnout of more than 300 participants. Pre-registration for all vehicles is open now at www. classiccarfest.com. Registration, which is $20 per show vehicle, also can be done on the day of the event from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Three dozen proposed classes of vehicles will be represented, including stock and modified versions of cars pre-1949, 1950-73, 1974-90 and 1991-present, as well as stock and modified trucks, street rods, pro-streets and T-buckets, motorcycles, daily drivers, Corvettes, Mustangs, imports and special interest vehicles. Photos from previous Classic Carfests are featured at the web site. “Each year we select an area charity that works to improve the lives of children in need in St. Charles County or throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area,” said Dan Fuller, founder and president of EPC. “The Classic Carfest has become a fall tradition for many families who enjoy seeing a wide range of vintage or classic vehicles in a festive atmosphere that also has music and some of the best food and beverages that taste even better on a crisp autumn day.” The Child Center is a child advocacy center whose goal has always been to meet the needs of children, teens and families who have been traumatized by child abuse and violence. It responds to child abuse through an emotionally supportive team approach and works to educate the public on how to prevent abuse in the future. The Child Center, which is a not-for-profit agency, is located in Wentzville with a satellite office in Hannibal and another due to open in Memphis. It serves the Missouri counties of St. Charles, Warren, Lincoln, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Marion, Monroe, Lewis and Clark. For more information, visit www.thechildcenter.com. The child center advocacy movement came to Missouri in the mid-1990s to make the criminal justice system less traumatic for

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children. Today there are 15 full-service child advocacy centers across the state serving all 115 counties as well as more than 500 centers nationwide. This year’s EPC Classic Carfest sponsors include EPC, UPS, Mid-Nite Auto Supply, Ameristar and Bachmann Auto Glass. Food and beverages will be provided by River City Catering, Stumpy’s BBQ and Papa Tom’s Gateway Hot Dogs. Music will be performed from noon until 3 p.m. on the EPC lot. Trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. Powered by volunteers and monetary contributions acquired through corporate sponsors, vendors, raffles and registration fees, the EPC Classic Carfest has successfully raised more than $89,000 for local children and their families over the last nine years. Now in its 27th year in business, EPC is the largest professional electronics recycler and IT asset management firm in Missouri. EPC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSI Leasing, Inc., the largest independent IT leasing company in the United States. For more information about EPC, call 636.443.1999 or visit www.epcusa. com. More information about the EPC Classic Carfest is available at www.classiccarfest.com.

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Silex Fall Festival is Around the Corner The Silex Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2011. This year, Silex is celebrating 125 years. The day will include a Fun Run/Walk beginning at 8 a.m. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. and will be followed by parade awards, entertainment, food, vendors, kiddie tractor pull, activities for the kids and much more. The Village of Silex will be preparing breakfast and a delicious fried chicken dinner for the evening meal. The day will conclude with a street dance at Barney T’s. Vendors are encouraged to reserve a space by calling Mary Ann Meives at 573.384.6142.

Friends of LCMC 9th Annual Trivia Night The Friends of Lincoln County Medical Center (LCMC) will hold the 9th Annual Kentucky Derby Trivia Night on September 30 at Sacred Heart Cafeteria. The doors open at 6:30 p.m., and play begins at 7 p.m. Prizes will be awarded after each round, and there will be cash prizes for Overall winners. There will also be a special Derby Hat Contest. Prizes will be awarded for Craziest and Most Glamorous. In addition to trivia and contests, participants can enjoy beer, wine, Mint Juleps and soda. Cost to play is $100 per team of 8 players. For more information, please call 636.528.3389.

Britton House Board To Roast Bob Simmons The Britton House Board of Governors of the Lincoln County Historical Society will present its 14th Annual Roast. This year’s honoree is Bob Simmons. The event will be presented by Simmons’s friends and family, and will be held at the Troy Knights of Columbus Hall on Saturday, October 1. Social hour will begin at 6 p.m. and dinner will begin at 7 p.m. The roast will follow dinner. The event will be a light-hearted and fun celebration to recognize Simmons’ substantial contributions to the community. All proceeds of the roast will be used for the restoration and upkeep of Britton House. The 2011 Corporate Sponsor is People’s Bank & Trust Company. Tickets are $25 each or $500 for a table of 10 with sponsorship recognition. All tickets must be purchased in advance. Contact Board Members: Pat Flynn, Charles Kemper, Alice Ann Younger, Patsy Creech, Dana Humphry, Carla Emert, my J. Kinker and Kim Delorez or Associate Board Members: Linda Bickel, Joyce Dowell, Elaine Luck and Brian Sinclair. Tickets are also available at Troy Flower and Flynn & Davenport.

City Of Troy Now Requires Prescription To Buy Decongestants The City of Troy has passed an ordinance which will require a doctor’s prescription in order to purchase products containing pseudoephedrine. This includes most cold tablets and decongestants. Pseudoephedrine is the main ingredient required for the manufacturing of methamphetamine. The sheriff ’s office reported that 34 meth labs were discovered in Lincoln County last year. This year, they expect to uncover 50. Previously, retail stores would record the name

and address of purchasers of cold tablets and other drugs containing pseudoephedrine, but this did little to curb the production of meth. In fact, law enforcement suspects this precaution only increased the price of meth. In passing this ordinance, Troy follows in the footsteps of several other local counties. St. Charles County, Franklin County and parts of Jefferson County have passed similar laws and seen a drop in meth production. Troy’s ordinance goes into effect October 1, 2011. If you have any questions regarding this issue, please call Troy City Hall at 636.528.4712.

Seeger Goes Bald For Kids With Cancer

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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month, and there are number of charitable events scheduled to help raise money for research and treatment. Dawn Seeger, however, might have found the most attention-grabbing fundraiser of the year. Seeger is shaving her head to honor children who currently fighting or who have lost their battle with cancer. On Thursday, September 29, Seeger will shave her head before an audience of supporters at the Hawk Point VFW Hall. Doors open at 5p.m. and the shaving will begin at 7p.m. Appetizers and drinks will be provided at the family-friendly event. Seeger’s goal is to raise $5,000.00 for St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Cancer Department. Please make checks payable to: St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Checks can be mailed to Dawn Seeger, 743 Bohemian Church Road, Troy, MO 63379 or arrangements can be made for pick up. You can track Seeger’s progress on her blog, goingbald4kids. blogspot.com.

School Wentzville School District Partners with St. Charles County Parks Department

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WSD Board of Education Approves Site Plan for New High School The Wentzville School District Board of Education has approved the new high school master site development concept plan submitted by the administration steering committee and design team. The unanimous vote during the regular monthly meeting on September 15 allows the committee to continue with the permitting process and the design of the school building. “The concept plan takes into consideration the natural characteristics of the site, desired orientation of the various athletic fields, appropriate parking capacity, anticipated traffic patterns, as well as future building and site development,” said Chief Financial Officer Kari Monsees. According to the plan, the high school will be located on the northern half of the property, with bus loading and staff parking behind the building, and student and visitor parking in front. The activity complex is situated on the southern half of the site, with athletic fields, parking, and an admission/concession building annex. The school and stadium are centrally located on the site which helps to minimize the impact on neighboring subdivisions. The central location allows trees along the property lines to the west and the north to be retained, which also helps to buffer the school site from residential neighbors. The concept plan provides three access points

The Wentzville School District has teamed up with the St. Charles County Parks and Recreation Department to provide opportunities for students and teachers to reinforce classroom lessons in the great outdoors. Parks Department employees trained in everything from natural resources, horticulture, fish and wildlife management, birding, orienteering and history are sharing those lessons with Wentzville students in St. Charles County parks as well as in District classrooms. Students from Holt High School braved the rain on Friday, September 9 to conduct stream water testing at Quail Ridge Park in Wentzville as part of their class curriculum. More than 30 Holt The first production of St. Dominic High students in Candace Smith’s Environmental Science class participated in the field trip that was coordinated through the SCC Parks School’s theatre season and the first production in the Amy E. Dickherber Memorial Performing and Recreation Department. Smith said her students are currently learning about the aquatic Arts Center will be the zany “Brothers Grimm ecosystem and the field trip provided a great hands-on opportu- Spectaculathon.” This unique compilation of nity to tie in to her lessons. several of the Brothers’ stories “We require our students to know how to do biological and features Snow White, Rapunzel, chemical monitoring of a stream and identify various macro invertebrates,” she said. “This partnership was an awesome experi- Rumplestilskin, two frenzied ence because it allowed us to break up the 33 students into small and adaptable Narrators, Sleepgroups and each work with a specialist/expert in the area we were studying.” Representatives from the SCC Parks and Recreation Department, Natural Resource Supervisor Ben Grossman and Natural Resource Specialist Nick Dziuba assisted the students : with stream sampling and water testing in Peruque Creek, which runs through the park. In the coming weeks, parks employees will also visit students at Holt High to speak about land and animal manwww.rayrockwell.com agement as well as birding. The SCC Parks and Recreation Department currently consists of nine parks and nearly 3,000 acres with plans to open a tenth park (Towne Park) in the spring of 2012.

along Sommers Road, two on the building half of the site and one near the activity complex. There would also be a loop access road around the entire perimeter of the property, which would allow for various options for traffic control. District voters approved funding for construction of the new high school in April as part of Proposition 3, and the District purchased the 79.6 acre site on Sommers Road in July. “We have been meeting every week since we bought the property, and have had some very extensive and constructive conversations,” said Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams. “We feel this is the most cost-effective and efficient use of the site, and we look forward to building a quality educational facility for our students.”

“The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon” ing Beauty, and a Frog Prince as well as many, many others. The play will take place at 7 p.m. October 22-23 at St. Dominic High School in O’Fallon, Mo. For more information, visit www.stdominichs.org.

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Recent Ribbon Cuttings

Spencer Road Storage recently celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated facility. Michelle Otto was accompanied by her family, friend and the St. Peters Chamber Ambassadors for cutting the ribbon. Spencer Road Storage is located at 257 Spencer Road in St. Peters, Mo.

SCC Names William Strecker Dean of Business, Computer and Social Sciences The St. Charles Community College Board of Trustees approved the appointment of William Strecker as dean of the Division of Business, Computer and Social Sciences. Strecker began at SCC in June. “Bill has extensive experience in teaching and administration,” said Michael Banks, vice president of academic and student affairs. “He already has shown tremendous leadership and dedication to the success of our students at SCC.” Strecker previously was dean of technology and academic programs at Coffeyville Community College in Coffeyville, Kan., where he was responsible for distance education, technology, the college network, administrative software and supervision of several faculty members. He was a math instructor for his first 10 years at Coffeyville, and held both teaching and administrative positions during his 21 years there. Strecker has a Master of Science degree in math from Pittsburg State University and a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary math from Kansas State University. He currently is pursuing a doctorate in community college leadership from Colorado State University. Strecker and his wife live in Lake Saint Louis, Mo.

19th Annual O’Fallon Chamber Golf Tournament Parkside Retirement Living celebrated the remodeling of their Health Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept 19, 2011. Executive Director Tom Walther was joined by staff, residents, members of the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Sally Faith, Senator Tom Dempsey and many others to celebrate. Their philosophy at Parkside Retirement Living is to provide an affordable, high quality living environment for adults 55+. In order to maintain the highest level of independence, they offer programs and services that support social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs. Because Parkside is a continuing of care retirement community, it’s easy to transition from independent living to assisted living to skilled care. All of these areas of retirement are available in a connected complex on the same campus for convenience should spouses require a different level of care. Parkside Retirement Living is located at 2150 West Randolph Street, St. Charles, MO 63301. Call 636-946-4966 or visit www.parksideretirementliving.org to learn more.

The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce will hold its 19th annual golf tournament on Monday, October 17 at WingHaven Country Club, a members-only course. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. and the tournament begins at noon. The annual event is open to the public. The cost is $125 per person, or $500 for a foursome. The O’Fallon Chamber’s Golf Tournament at WingHaven offers players a rare opportunity to enjoy 18 holes of golf on an exclusive course at a great price. Players will receive 18 holes of golf with a cart, a boxed lunch, beverages on the course, a team picture, one Mulligan per player and an awards dinner. A putting contest, longest drive, closest to the pin and many other golfing activities will be available during the event. Cash prizes will also be distributed for the top three teams in two flights following the tournament. Don’t miss this opportunity to play an amazing course! To register, please call the Chamber office at 636.240.1818 or visit www. ofallonchamber.org/golf.

Speed Networking for Local Businesses and Organizations

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The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce is excited to host a Speed Networking event for area businesses and organizations for the second time this year. This event is open to the public and all businesses and organizations are encouraged to attend. The event will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, October 4 at Garden Villas of O’Fallon, 7092 South Outer 364 in O’Fallon, Mo. Heavy appetizers and drinks will be provided courtesy of Garden Villas of O’Fallon. Members of the O’Fallon Chamber can enjoy participating free of charge. Non-members will pay a nominal fee of $5 to attend. Proceeds will benefit the Boone Center, Inc. Space is limited to the first 200 registrants. Register online at www.ofallonchamber.org/speed-networking or call the Chamber office at 636.240.1818.

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Santa’s North Pole Dash & Snowman Shuffle The St. Charles Chamber of Commerce proudly presents the 1st Annual Santa’s North Pole Dash (5K - Walk) and the Children’s Snowman Shuffle (1/4 mile run), sponsored by Living Word Christian School. Santa’s North Pole Dash and Children’s Snowman Shuffle will be held on Saturday, December 10 in historic St. Charles. Sponsorships are on sale now. Many thanks to our new sponsors: SSM St. Joseph Health Center (Hat Sponsor), Living Word Christian School (Snowman Shuffle), Lindenwood University (Glove Sponsor), Ameren UE (Bag Sponsor), SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group, Webster University, Coldwell Banker Gundaker - Sandra Meranda, Dalton Electric, Webb Insurance/ St. Charles Financial, Breakthrough Pain Relief, Ameristar Casino Resort Spa, Logan College of Chiropractic, and Glazer’s. Three Mile Marker Sponsorships are still available at $100 per mile. There are only two Logo’d spaces available ($250) that will feature the company’s logo on the run and volunteer shirts. Put your name on the back of these shirts for just $150. These are going quickly, so reserve your spot today! Please call the Chamber office at 636.946.0633 for more details.

Chick-Fil-A Opens in O’Fallon More than 160 people gathered before 6 a.m. on Wednesday, September 21 at Chick-Fil-A in O’Fallon, hoping to win free Chick-Fil-A for a year. The First 100 promotion is held with each new restaurant, and some loyal fans travel the country to participate. Tiffany Simmons, Chick-Fil-A spokesperson, said because there were 168 people in line on September 21, the restaurant managers held a raffle for the first 100. Harold Kaatman of St. Charles, Mo., was the first drawn. Owner and Operator Mike Noel was excited for the restaurant’s grand opening at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 22. “I applied for the franchise two years ago,” Noel said. “In 2010, 26,000 people applied for franchises, and the corporation selected 12 people. It was an extensive process, with more than 22 interviews. They really get to know you.” Chick-Fil-A is located at 2106 Hwy. K in O’Fallon, in front of Kohl’s and Target. The restaurant is open from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

O’Fallon Chamber Day at the Dome

The St. Louis Rams have partnered with the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce to bring residents discounted tickets to the 12 p.m. game on Sunday, October 30. Tickets are just $40 each for the game vs. the New Orleans Saints. The ticket includes admission to the Bud Light Zone. As a bonus, buying tickets from the chamber helps to raise money for member business education and development, as the Rams have graciously offered to donate $10 from each ticket sold to the O’Fallon Chamber. The O’Fallon Chamber will host a tailgate and ticket sales event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on September 30 at the Walgreens parking lot at 9495 Mexico Road in O’Fallon. The Rams Cheerleaders will be on hand from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, please call the O’Fallon Chamber at 636.240.1818 or visit www.ofallonchamber.org/rams.

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October in Historic St. Charles Each Saturday. Farmers Market

6 a.m. to noon. Farmer’s Market on the parking lot at the north end of Riverside Drive. Purchase fresh fruit, veggies and more, sponsored by the St. Charles Lions Club. Rain or shine.

October 1. Red Hats on Main Street.

Join us for the 3rd Annual Red Hat's on Main Street for a day of shopping, dining & a balloon release. For more information, please call Ginger at 636.284.8777.

October 2 – November 4. Quilt National

At the Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Cen-

ter in historic St. Charles. This bi-annual show took its place in art history in 1979 as the first juried exhibit dedicated to showcasing artists whose fiber work deviated from the traditional definitions of "quilt." This juried "Quilt Art" Exhibition benefitting Safe Connections is $5 per person. Luncheon with the Artist Thursday Speaker Series: October 6, 13, 20 and 27 ($12 at noon). For more information visit www.foundryartcentre.org or call 636.255.0270.

October 8. Augusta Bottoms Beer Festival

October 9. 12 – 4 p.m. Family Culture Day at the Foundry.

Experience displays by artists demonstrating fine art and traditional ethnic folk art. Art activities for children, ethnic food and more. Enjoy Latino culture with featured dance troupes and live music. Free. For more information visit www.foundryartcentre.org or call 636.255.0270.

October 9. 1 – 6 p.m. Taste of St. Charles.

9th Annual Augusta Bottoms Beer Festival on Saturday, October 8th from 12-5pm in Augusta. Tickets: $20 Advance / $27 at Door. Ticket includes free beer tasting, live music & commemorative glass. Food by: Augusta Brewing Company. Near the Katy Trailhead in Augusta, MO. www.augustabottomsbeerfest. com.

Join us for food, live music and contests in the 100400 blocks of North Main Street.

October 11-14. Missouri River 340.

The world’s longest nonstop canoe and kayak race (Kansas City to St. Charles), with more than 150 teams expected. Finishes at Bishops Landing October 13 and 14. Info at www.rivermiles.com.

October 16. Rendezvous Ramble.

Annual family bike ride sponsored by SMPS that begins and ends in the Historic District. This year's path will follow the Katy Trail north towards Machens. Participants may choose the distance they wish to ride according to their endurance level. The full loop

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ST. CHARLES CITY SHOPPING & DINING GUIDE

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Alice’s Tea Room/ Through the Looking Glass, 329 S. Main Amazing Hair Design, 116 First Capitol Amish Peddler, 915 S. Main Antiques & Oak, 319 N. Main Atelier Rouge, 1001 S. Main Barton Brothers Antiques, 820 N. 2nd St. (F) The Bling Boutique, 508 S. Main Bliss Eleven Photography, 107 N. Main Boone’s Lick Trail Inn, 1000 S. Main Boone’s Lick Trail Cottage, 1014 S. Main Boone’s Colonial Inn & Market, 322 S. Main Buse’s Flower & Gift Shop, 333 First Capitol Dr. Canine Cookies & Cream, 822 S. Main Carol’s Treasure, 719 S. Main Centuries Past Antiques, 119 S.Main Cobblestone, 803 S. Main The Conservatory, 1001 S. Main Country House, 917 S. Main Country Inns & Suites, 1190 S. Main The Dance Closet, 220 N. Main Deb’s Gifts & More, 423 S. Main Designer Like, 415 S. Main diOlivas Oil & Vinegar, 617 S. Main diy style Boutique, 806 N. 2nd St. (F) Dorsey’s Corner Stone, 1328 N. 2nd St. (F)

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Enchantments, 809 S. Main The Enchanted Attic, 304 S. Main The English Shop, 703 S. Main European Accent, 426 S. Main Finishing Touches by Charlotte, 8 25 S. Main The Flower Petaler, 620 S. Main Figuero’s Expresso Bar, 524 S. Main First Capitol Trading, 207 S. Main Foundry Arts Centre, 520 N. Main Framations, 218 N. Main Fran’s, 427 S. Main French Connection Antiques, 826 N. 2nd St. (F) Frenchtown Antique Mall, 1513 N. 2nd St. (F) Frenchtown Museum, 1121 N. 2nd St. (F) Friperie, 610 S. Main Gene’s Shoes, 126 N. Main Gift Nook, 413 S. Main Goellner Printing, 301 S. Main George Denninger Art Gallery, 115 N. Main The Glass Workbench, 318 S. Main The Grand Opera House, 311 N. Main Grandma’s Cookies, 401 S. Main Great American Diving Co., 401 N. Main Halo Candle Company, 600 S. Main Haviland Museum, 625 S. Main Heritage Place Fine Antiques & More,

• Shopping • 600 & 604 S. Main Hide & Chic, 205 N. Main Hobbit’s Hole Antiques, 1019 S. Main Holiday House, 612 S. Main Homestead, 401 S. Main I Am What I Am, 107 N. Main It Boutique & More, 125 N. Main Jake’s On Main, 136 S. Main Jansens Clocks, 608 S. Main John Dengler Tobacconists, 700 S. Main JOYS by Austin Warren Design_, 600 S. Main Knit & Caboodle, 330 S. Main La Gallerie, 812 S. Main LaRoserie, 700 S. Main Laura’s La Petite, 709 S. Main Lauree’s, 611 S. 5th St. (F) Laurence Florist, 1322 N. 2nd St. (F) Lewis & Clark Boat House, 1050 Riverside Dr. Lillians, 112 S. Main Little Hills Cottage, 335 S. Main Little Hills Winery, 501 S. Main Loyllitops, 902 S. Main Main Street Books, 307 S. Main Main Street Gym, 334 N. Main Main Street Marketplace, 708 S. Main Main Street Salon, 116 S. Main

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Main Street Wine Cellar, 721 S. Main Maison Rive, 603 S. Main Make It Meaningful Gifts, 407 B S. Main Master’s Pieces, 816 S. Main Mattie’s Heritage Antiques, 1417 N. 2nd St. (F) Mattress Mega Center, 2200 N. 3rd (F) Memories in the Attic, 328 S. Main Mes Bon Amis Salon, 315 N. Main Metro Salon, 136 S. Main Momentum Cycles, 104 S. Main Moss, 424 S. Main My Handyworks, 205 S. Main Native Traditions Gallery, 310 S. Main Nic Nac Stop, 525 S. Main Noels World, 19 Pike Street Ooh, La La, 340 S. Main Ooh La La Baby Shoppe, 519 S. Main Olde Town Spice Shoppe, 334 S. Main Patches, Etc. Quilt Shop, 337 S. Main Performing Arts Centre, 226 N. Main Plank Road Pottery, 906 S. Main Poor Man’s Art Gallery, 506 S. Main The Popcorn Shoppe & Corner Candy, 409 S. Main Priscilla’s Gift & Bridal, 419 S. Main Provenance Soapworks, 523 S. Main

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Remington’s, 302 N. Main Riverside Sweets, 416 S. Main Rock Paper Scissors, 833 S. Main Sage Books, 1128 N. 2nd St. (F) Savvy Settings, 412 Booneslick Rd. Scentchips, 904 N. Main Schmang’s on Main, 814 S. Main Second Street Beads, 815 N. 2nd St. (F) Seve’s Boutique, 201 S. Main Silks & Treasures, 319 S. Main Silver City/Lewis & Clark Jewelers, 724 S. Main Steel Shop Tennis Club, 900 N. Main (F) Stitches, Etc., 341. S. Main String Along With Me, 625 S. Main Studio 524, 524 S. Main Thistle & Clover, 407 S. Main Thro’s - Michelle’s Clothing, 229 N. Main Through The Looking Glass, 329 S. Main The Tintypery, 510 S. Main Used Jewelry Buyer, 122 N. Main Vintage Resale & More, 1218 2nd St. (F) Walters Jewelry, 230 N. Main Wedding Gallery, 801 N. 2nd St. (F) White Traditions Bridal House 827 N. Second Street (F)

To Frenchtown and North St. Charles City Businesses

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2nd Street Bike Stop, 1325 N. 2nd (F) Baha Rock Club, 305 N. Main Banquet Center of the Little Hills, 111 Transit St. (F) Beef Eaters Restaurant, 111 Transit St. (F) Big A’s On The Riverfront, 308 N. Main Braddens, 515 S. Main City Club, 300 S. Main Cobblestones Restaurant, 140 N. Main

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Decarlo’s On the Rocks, 335 N. Main Frankie Tocco’s Pizzeria, 108 S. Main Garden Cafe Ala Fleur, 524 S. Main Ham’s Deli, 105 N. Main J. Noto Fine Italian Confections, 336 S. Main Lewis & Clark’s Restaurant, 217 S. Main Little Hills Restaurant, 501 S. Main Lloyd & Harry’s Bar & Grill, 208 N. Main

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Llwelyn’s Pub, 100 N. Main Magpie Cafe, 903 S. Main Main Street Bistro, 212 N. Main Mother-In-Law House, 500 S. Main Muddy Waters on Main, 143 N. Main Old Mill Stream Inn, 912 S. Main The Popcorn Shoppe & Corner Candy, 409 S. Main Picasso’s Coffee, 101 N. Main

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Quintessential Rest. & Night Club, 149 N. Main R.T. Weilers Food & Spirits, 201 N. Main River Bluff Cafe (Heart of St Charles Banquet Center), 1410 S. 5th Street Rumple’s Pub, 221 N. Main Sky Lounge Bar & Grill, 311 N. Main Talayna’s World Class Pizza, 340 N. Main Tony’s on Main Street, 132-136 N. Main

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Trailhead Brewing Co., 921 S. Riverside Tuners Restaurant & Bar, 130 S. Main Uncle Joe’s Bat & Grill, 204 N. Main Undertow, 142 N. Main The Vine, 325 S. Main Vivian’s Vineyards, 1409 N. Second St.

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from St. Charles to Machens is 24 miles. Sign up begins at 11a.m. on the day of the ride at the Lewis & Clark Boathouse. The ride begins at 2 p.m. Info at www.rendezvousinstcharles.com.

October 17-23. Missouri River Relief.

Join us for a massive cleaning of the Missouri River. Get down and dirty and have fun while picking up trash. Volunteers will clean up both sides of the Missouri River. Register at www.riverrelief.org.

October 19. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Missouri Day at First Missouri State Capitol.

Celebrate Missouri Day by learning about famous Missourians. Museums and historic sites will be on hand to provide interactive learning about these famous folks. Pictures, hands-on crafts, traveling trunks & a variety of media will be used to showcase Missouri's stars. Free. Info: 636.940.3322.

October 21 and 22. Missouri River Storytelling Festival

At the Lewis & Clark Boathouse and Nature Center, 1050 S. Riverside Drive. Friday from 7 – 9 p.m. and Saturday from 7 – 8 p.m. or 8 – 9 p.m. Seating is limited on a first come, first served basis. Free with canned goods for a local food pantry. Info: 636.485.8024.

October 22. Dogtober Adoption

Several Rescue Groups will have animals available for adoption. Canine good citizenship testing. Dogwisdom Dog Trainer, Wildlife expert, and other animal related vendors. Pet Parade Contest. Dress your dog up

and join the fun. At DuSable Dog Park, 2598 N. Main. Info: 636-949-3395.

October 22. Monster Bike Bash

Join us Saturday, October 22 for the Monster Bike Bash (the ride is 10-miles each way) from Weldon Springs to Augusta along the Katy Trail. Also Halloween Party in Defiance from 9:30am-Noon, then Costume Contest, BBQ & Live Music from 2-3 p.m. at the Augusta Brewery. Weldon Springs/Defiance/Augusta. Info: www.offtrackevents.com/bash.

October 22. Halloween: Spirits from the Past

Travel back to a time where not everything is as it appears. Walk the lantern lit path to the Boone Home where stories of ghosts & goblins prickle your skin. In the village fear has begun to seep under the doors & through the windows. Hear its music and the tales of unexplained things inthe night. Fun for the whole family. At the Daniel Boone Home & Boonefield Village, 1868 Hwy F, Defiance, MO 63341. Info: 636798-2005 or www.lindenwood.edu/boone.

the Jaycee Stage on Frontier Park for a 30-minute production of "Hero's Journey to Save Halloween." Follow the tale of Storyteller, as she relies on the guidance and direction of the audience, to tell the tale of Hero and how he saved Halloween. Storyteller, and the audience, must get Hero to follow the classic structure found in most literature of a path all heroes must take to be successful. Along the way, this madcap, manic comedy illustrates character lessons in friendship, integrity, and personal responsibility.

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October 31. Trick or Treat on Main.

Enjoy a safe afternoon of trick or treating at various businesses on Main Street for costumed children 12 years and younger from 3 – 5 p.m. After the children Trick or Treat on Main, h e a d down to

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“Moneyball”

By Steve Bryan

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“ M o n e y b a l l ,” one of the most anticipated films of the fall, is based on a real-life attempt to use sabermetrics to win baseball games. Sabermetrics is the science of studying baseball statistics to uncover patterns and probabilities in player performance. Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A’s, tried this strategy when fielding a team for the 2002 baseball season. With a limited salary budget, Beene recruited those players with the best chance of getting on base with surprising results. Beane’s strategy is a lot like playing casino games. In craps, for instance, the number most likely to come up is a 7; rolls of 2 and 12 are Photo courtesy of Columbia Pictures the least likely to appear on two six-sided dice. Players that know glacial pacing of the story. “Moneyball” is the true odds of the game can do very well in the short not a movie that could or should exceed two term on craps and other table games. hours in length, but it does. The odds, however, are calculated over thousands of Pitt and co-star Jonah Hill also have a surrolls over a period of time. That means that a gam- prising lack of chemistry here, which is anbler could roll six 7’s in a roll or watch his dice show dozens of other combinations before a 7 appears. Big short term winning streaks are possible, but a gambler that doesn’t know when to quit could walk away www.centralcountyfire.org with nothing. “Moneyball” shows that sabermetrics can work in the short term, but over a 182-game season, those winning and losing streaks can be a real killer to a baseball franchise. As portrayed by Brad Pitt, Beane is a failed professional baseball player who is desperate for a win in his role as general manager. Beane even recruits Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), an analyst for another team, to crunch the numbers and come up with a roster that can deliver the wins on his limited budget. Pitt is fairly intense here as Billy Beane, especially when he goes up against the other members of the Oakland A’s organization. Pitt’s acting is overshadowed, though, by the

other point of failure. As Peter Brand, a character based on the real-life assistant general manager Paul DePodesta, comes across as a victim like many of Hill’s other movie roles. Brand has the brains, but Beane keeps using him like an errand boy. Even Phillip Seymour Hoffman can’t deliver the goods as manager Art Howe. Hoffman portrays Howe as a kind of toothless dugout lion who rolls over instead of fighting for what he thinks is right. Like Beane’s 2002 line-up, “Moneyball” is a noble attempt, but the slow pace and lack of cohesion turns this film into a major league strike-out. “Moneyball,” rated PG-13 for some language, currently is playing in theaters.

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SUDOKU:

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.

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Kenzi Meets her Public

The Saint Louis Zoo’s Asian elephant calf, Kenzi, is ready to meet her St. Louis family! She made her pub-

Atmospheric, ‘The Night Circus’ Captivates The wait was worth it. When the train mysteriously rolls into town and tents materialize with the wave of a wand, visit “The Night Circus,” by Erin Morgenstern, a novel featuring the most unique of big tops. Read “The Night Circus” and be mystified, finish it, as breathless as an aerialist, and you’ll want to start again—to better understand the illusions that have slipped through your fingers like a red scarf, because of the author’s creative sleight of hand. One wonders at the well of inspiration Morgenstern tapped to imagine the alternative universe that comprises Le Cirque des Rêves, and the performers she fashioned to bring her book to life. A child is delivered to her father, a magician in the theater. Celia is only 5 when she’s forced into the care of Hector Bowen, an impossibly cruel man who abuses her, but realizes she possesses uncanny gifts that will serve him well in a competition that is planned years down the road. Hector becomes her teacher, training Celia to use her powers to tie her shoes without touching the laces, heal each of the fingers he lays open with his knife, and mend the tiny wrist he breaks with a paperweight. Her father needs a brilliant contestant, one of the most accomplished to pit against a contestant his challenger is grooming. Known as the man in the gray suit, Alexander has an equally competent contestant in Marco, a boy with a gift of illusion as stellar as Celia’s. Chess pieces in place, Marco and Celia’s competition begins—their set is a circus of black and white striped tents that travels the world, but is only open at night, one that offers atmospheric acts that defy comprehension. Bailey, a young boy, sneaks into the circus one day, and is captivated with Poppet, a spirited girl who foresees the future and performs an enchanting act with kittens, with the help of her twin brother Widget. Bailey and Poppet will be instrumental in the competition, but they don’t know it at the time—neither do Marco and Celia, magicians. In a fantastical world where a circus draws its power from a fire sparking flames in a cauldron, where performers never age, and tents sparkle with stars plucked from the heavens, love blooms, and complicates, the delicate balance is disturbed, evil infiltrates. It all happens in “The Night Circus.” Step right up—you won’t want to miss this amazing book. Reprinted with permission, Missourian Publishing Company. Copyright 2011.

lic debut at the elephant habitat in River’s Edge on Friday, September 23. Rani, age 15, gave birth to the 300-pound baby girl on June 24. Kenzi now weighs over 380 pounds. “Kenzi is thriving under the care of her mother, grandmother and two older sisters,” said Curator of Mammals Martha Fischer. “Rani is an excellent, caring and protective mother, and she has incredible support from Ellie, Maliha and Jade. It is so amazing to watch everyone in the elephant family look after Kenzi. They all take turns playing with her and doting on her,” says Fischer. ”Kenzi is definitely the center of attention for everyone in the herd. Even with elephants, everything revolves around the baby of the family.”

During her first days of life, she met her grandmother and older sisters who have warmly welcomed her into the family. The elephant care team has been gradually introducing her to her habitat at River’s Edge. The Saint Louis Zoo has been actively involved with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Species Survival Plan® for Asian elephants. “Because Asian elephants are so endangered in the wild, Kenzi’s birth is critically important to the collaborative conservation work we do with other North American elephant care facilities,” said Dr. Jeffrey P. Bonner, Dana Brown President & CEO of the Saint Louis Zoo. “There’s no question that the Asian elephant is facing extinction,” Bonner said. “It’s estimated there are only 35,000-50,000 left in the wild.”

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Editorial

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“Over the Fence” I was robbed! I was robbed! That was my take on this past winter, spring and summer. Now that fall approaches, I find myself repeating

it. We had a cold winter, then an extremely wet spring that continued through early summer. Then a heat wave that lasted into September. After a short relief, we now have October weather in September. My retired friend, Jimmy C., hates Missouri winters. He spends winter months in exotic places like New Zealand and various South American countries where natives don’t chop up Americans with machetes. Last year he bought a house in St. Charles. He spent the winter fixing it up. Last spring, he remarked that he would never spend another winter in Missouri. I haven’t seen him since and I wonder what he thought of our wet spring and early summer with hail, lightening, tornados followed by a heat wave that was hotter than summers in the exotic places where Jimmy usually spends winters. Retired people often dislike winter. It’s why so many move to warm southern states. I think I saw more

retired folks in St. Petersburg, Fla. than any other age group. However, because of the condos and resorts, I couldn’t see much of the sunny beaches where the younger generation goes to soak up their daily dose of skin cancer. I could move to Florida but it’s too crowded and somebody dug it up to plant condos, resorts, golf courses, assisted living institutions and funeral homes. I saw retired people sitting on park benches staring at other retired folks sitting on park benches who stared back. They looked bored. One of them looked dead. Arizona, which I once loved, had much of the same and it has wildfires along with New Mexico. I also heard southern Texas has an overabundance of retired people and it’s burning even worse. Their drought is terrible. I was robbed, I tell you! I never did like Missouri winters. Now I don’t like Missouri springs and summers. I’m an outdoor guy, which makes it worse. Now that fall approaches I’m getting nervous. My horse owner friend told me her favorite horse is getting his winter coat early. It means we’ll have an early winter. I trust her horse more than the weather people but some of them are predicting

the same. Of course some of them aren’t. Will I get robbed again? It would be different if I was rich. I could live north in the summer and south in the winter and drive a huge motor home between them with a beautiful French maid to keep it clean. If Texas, Arizona and New Mexico were burning, I could wear a breathing apparatus and visit southern California. If I owned a house…excuse me, an estate that burned down in those wildfires, I could collect the insurance and move to a South Sea island that has fire trucks. But I’m not rich, so for now I’ll stay here and endure the heat, humidity, cold and wet. Once in a while, we get a break and have the greatest weather in the world, if only for a day or two. I’ll sneeze and itch from allergies but I’ll try to enjoy it until it returns to scorch, drown, blizzards, floods, tornados and hail holes in my roof. I stay in touch with friends in those warm states. After hearing them complain about hurricanes, wildfires and elderly people making right turns from left lanes, I feel better about staying in Missouri…but not much. I still think I was robbed. Mother Nature really hates me.

without suicide bombers and torture.” “Peace on Earth,” Sam said. “Mom?” “Yes, honey,” I answered, in joyful shock over her previous choice of words. “I know this might sound funny, but sometimes I just wish that people would treat others like they want to be treated. Then we would all be brothers and sisters. And even brothers and sisters should love each other. That’s what God wants us to do. We’re all His children.” Whoa! Wait a minute! My daughter just turned 16 in mid-June. I won’t lie, like many teenagers, Sam thinks the world revolved around her at times. But not this day. Who was this 35-year-old wise lady sitting in the back of my minivan? Where did this epiphany come from? More importantly, would she heed her own words, or let them slip out of her mind as easily as they appeared to enter it? “That’s very insightful, sweetheart,” I said as gently as I could. “You’re such a sweet and caring person. And that didn’t sound funny at all.” “Thanks, Mom.” The remainder of the 10-minute drive was silent, and I chose to bask in the glow that emanated from my beautiful girl. Maybe not sheltering our kids from everyday world events is o.k. I do think, though, that we should grasp every available opportunity to talk with them about local, national and world events. Ask them what they think; what would they do in certain situations?

As we pulled into the driveway I could barely contain my enthusiasm. I wanted to find my husband, pull him aside and tell him that maybe, just maybe, we’re doing something right. “I wonder how long that will last?” Jim asked. “I know, honey…but at least there’s a glimmer of hope.” The glimmer was short-lived, of course, and later that evening, Sam battled with her brothers over a kickball game. Peace on Earth? One day, maybe. But for now I’d settle for peace on the Schneider homefront.

Peace on Earth Are you a news junkie? I am. I don’t keep my television tuned to CNN 24/7 by any means, but I do try to catch the early and late evening news. Our minivan may as well only have AM radio, because that’s all I listen to. A few days ago, however, I started to rethink that decision. Riding in the van with me, our kids hear the national news on the hour. I never really thought they paid much attention, but evidently they do. My daughter, Sam, and I were on our way home from her place of employment on a cool fall evening. I wasn’t in the mood for radio or a CD, and the silence was nice. “Mom?” Sam asked. “Yes, honey?” “If you could have just one wish, what would it be?” Let’s pause here for just a moment, shall we? These moments are few and far between. The moments that we, as parents, have for open and honest dialogue with our kids. My alter-ego, Sarcastic Self, almost opened her mouth to say, “Hmmm…only one wish? Then I’d wish for at least three more wishes! Then I’d wish for enough money so my honey could stay at home and collect his dream cars. I’d wish for perfect health for my extended family…” Thankfully, Parent Self came to the rescue before Sarcastic Self had a chance to ruin this precious moment. “Well, Sam,” I began. “I think I’d wish that everyone all over the world would immediately come to the conclusion that violence doesn’t solve a darn thing. Then maybe we could sit down and talk out our differences

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Sports

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Sports You See... With Gary B. Guns ‘N Hoses’ 25th Year Supporting Backstoppers November 23rd At Scotttrade Boxers will step into the ring on Thanksgiving Eve to raise money for The BackStoppers and to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses event. Boxing event will feature police officers, firefighters and emergency medical personnel from Missouri and Illinois departments. More than $3.2 million raised since 1987 to benefit The BackStoppers, the 2,000-member group assisting families of first responders who die in the line of duty. Tax-deductible tickets are $30, $20 and $10 and are available by calling 314.353.0606 in St. Louis City, 314.560.9226 in St. Louis County or 618.622.1507 in Illinois. Tickets are also available at the Scottrade Center Box Office and online at www.ticketmaster.com. ~~~Here before you know it Same Old Results For The Rams Rams 7-Baltimore Ravens 37 Three weeks into the season and the St. Louis club still looks for its first victory. Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo was asked what frustrated him the most in a post game show: “There were mistakes out there. There were a couple things on defense I remember where guys that normally do it a certain way and do it (differently) and I’m not sure why, I don’t know if it’s guys trying to make a play and do somebody else’s jobs, sometimes that happens. We always talk to them about not doing that. There’s a lot of things, too many probably.” Only a few highlights to mention (from Rams):

- Wide receiver Brandon Gibson scored his first touchdown of the season on a 34-yard strike from Bradford. The catch was Gibson’s longest touchdown catch of his career. Gibson led the Rams with five receptions and 55 receiving yards Sunday - Wide receiver Austin Pettis made his NFL debut and recorded two receptions against the Ravens - Safety Quintin Mikell tied for the team lead with six tackles Sunday, according to press box statistics, and has been involved in one takeaway in each of his first three games as a Ram. - Punter Donnie Jones punted eight times Sunday to give him 363 punts as a Ram, third most in team history--Jones entered the day one punt behind Norm Van Brocklin on the team’s all-time list--Jones’ gross average Sunday was 46.5 yards per punt. - Running back Cadillac Williams led the Rams with 75 yards rushing on 18 carries (4.2 yards per attempt) and added one reception. Picture shows pregame festivities of the ‘B’ man Moore enjoying the sights and sounds. NEXT RAMS HOME GAMES: October 2 Noon against the Washington Redskins October 30 Noon against the New Orleans Saints November 20 3:05 p.m. against the Seattle Seahawks November 27 Noon against the Arizona Cardinals Check the latest news at www.stlouisrams.com ~~~The first one is the hardest

Danforth Plant Science Center Collaborative Research Program Receives Major Funding to Improve Crop Yield in the Developing World The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center recently announced that it has received additional funding totaling $11.9 million for the Virus Resistant Cassava for Africa (VIRCA) project to advance its work to improve the health and wellbeing of farmers, their families, and other consumers of cassava living in Sub Saharan Africa. Funds will be used to support Phase II of the humanitarian effort to develop and deliver farmer-preferred cassava varieties enhanced to resist serious plant virus diseases that are greatly reducing crop yield and increasing the threat of poverty and famine. The additional funding came from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ($5.6 million), The Monsanto Fund ($5.4 million) and the Howard Buffett Foundation ($860,000). VIRCA is also supported by USAID from the American people ($2.5 million). Two products will be developed in VIRCA-II. The first product will incorporate siRNA-based resistance to CBSD in the popular cultivar TME204, which has natural resistance to CMD and is favored by farmers in Uganda and the Lake Victoria region. “Delivery of CBSD resistant TME204 is the fastest route to address the CBSD epidemic” said Dr. Anton Bua, the Ugandan Cassava Research Team Leader in charge of field trials

and communication for the project in East Africa. A second product will be developed in the highly popular, traditional Ebwanateraka cultivar in which virus sequences will be stacked to impart resistance to both CBSD and CMD. Known as the “Queen” of cassava for its taste and texture as well as its flexibility in harvesting time, Ebwanateraka has been virtually wiped out in the Uganda region due to the two viral diseases. VIRCA-II is a collaboration between researchers at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St Louis, MO, the NaCRRI, and the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). The team will build on achievements made in VIRCA-I, during which gene silencing demonstrated success in controlling both diseases in transgenic cassava plants. Control of CMD associated with several-fold improvement in storage root yields was recently demonstrated in early field trials in Uganda. “We are grateful for the support of our many partners for this important project. I have witnessed the devastation caused by CMD and CBSD, wiping out entire harvests, leaving many people on the verge of starvation. Our team is confident that the cassava we develop will improve the lives of millions of people allowing them to not only grow adequate food, but also to increase productivity so they might have enough money left over to educate their children and afford good medical care for malaria and other diseases they face,” said Dr. Claude Fauquet, principal investigator and director of ILTAB at The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, who serves as the lead investigator. Cassava is one of the most important staple food crops for more than 200 million sub-Saharan Africans who derive 25 percent of their daily calorie intake from the starchy tuberous

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roots. In the East African countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Rwanda, Burundi and Malawi, approximately 130 million people depend on the crop and produce nearly 30 metric tons of cassava annually. Cassava also contributes more than any other single crop to household income, with 63 percent of households selling cassava products. Despite its natural drought tolerance and ability to grow well on marginal lands, cassava is susceptible to various pathogens. At least one third of the continental harvest is lost each year to Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) alone. Cassava Brown Streak Disease (CBSD), another viral cassava disease, is considered to be among the most dangerous plant diseases in the world for the threat it poses to food and economic security throughout Africa. In the Lake Victoria area in East Africa, more than seven million people are at risk of famine each year because of CBSD threats. The enormous urgency posed by these viruses demands that appropriate tools be applied to solve the problem. “In Uganda, we eat cassava two or three times per day. Restoring and improving cassava productivity will be key for the improving the economic progress of the country and the region,” said Dr. Titus Alicai, project lead, National Crop Resources Research Institute (NaCRRI). In East Africa CBSD is considered a more immediate threat to cassava production than CMD because of the significant increase in geographical distribution in recent years and the dramatic effect this virus has on both yield and quality of cassava storage roots. CBSD symptoms are more subtle than CMD and may be hard to detect on leaves and stems, while causing severe necrosis in the edible storage roots and to the stems that are used to produce the next crop. Root necrosis, which can remain unnoticed until harvest, has a substantial impact on families that are dependent on the crop. Furthermore, stem cuttings produced from infected plants grow poorly or not at all, increasing chances that farmers will abandon the cultivation of cassava in severely affected regions, such as around Lake Victoria. The enhanced cassava cultivars created by the VIRCA project will be readily available to farmers in the same way traditional cassava is being offered today and will have no royalty fees. This means farmers will be able to freely multiply, save and share their plantwww.iaff2665.org ing materials.

Health

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September Is Sickle Cell Awareness Month An estimated 100,000 people in the US have sickle cell anemia, an inherited, lifelong disorder that affects the red blood cells. While the disease is most common among African Americans, it also occurs in people of Hispanic, Indian, Caribbean, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and South Asian descent. Red blood cells move oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. Normal red blood cells are round, doughnutshaped, and able to move easily through the blood vessels. They live for about 120 days. In contrast, sickle cells are abnormal, crescent-shaped red blood cells. Stiff and sticky, they have a tendency to block blood flow in the blood vessels of the limbs and organs which can lead to pain, serious infections, and organ damage. Sickle cells are also fragile, dying after just 10 to 20 days and leaving the blood with a lower than normal amount of red blood cells (anemia). An estimated two million people in the US are sickle cell carriers, meaning that though they have no symptoms, they have inherited one sickle cell gene from a parent and

could pass it along to their children. When two sickle cell carriers have a child together, there is a 25% chance that the child will be born with the disease. Most states routinely test newborns for sickle cell disease before they leave the hospital. Symptoms of sickle cell disease include swelling in the hands and feet (often the first sign of sickle cell anemia in babies), episodes of pain, frequent infections, delayed growth in babies and children and late onset of puberty in teens, vision problems, and an increased risk of stroke. Classic symptoms of anemia such as weakness, tiredness, a pale or washed out complexion, and yellowing of the skin and whites of the eyes (jaundice) may also be present. Sickle cell disease can worsen during pregnancy and increase the risk of preterm birth and low-birth-weight babies. Special prenatal care is needed, so women with sickle cell disease who are pregnant or considering pregnancy should consult with their doctors. Daily antibiotics for infants and children from two

months to five years of age, routine childhood immunizations, blood transfusions, and medications are commonly used treatments. Eating right, staying hydrated, exercising, getting enough sleep, and developing a pain management By James N. Martin, Jr, MD President, The American plan are important strategies Congress of Obstetricians and for improving quality of life. Gynecologists Blood and marrow stem cell transplants may cure sickle cell disease in some individuals, but the procedure is risky and success is not guaranteed. People with sickle cell anemia may have a reduced life expectancy, though with the medical advances and treatments available today, many live into their 40s, 50s, and beyond. To learn more, visit www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/healthtopics/topics/sca/.

SSM St. Joseph Hospital West Earns Nationwide ‘Top Performer’ Designation from The Joint Commission SSM St. Joseph Hospital West has been named one of the nation’s top performers in clinical quality measures by The Joint Commission, the nation’s main accrediting body of healthcare organizations. St. Joseph Hospital West is the only St. Louis area hospital and one of only 405 hospitals nationwide to earn the distinction this year. Hospitals are recognized based on evidence-based clinical processes shown to improve care for certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care and children’s asthma. Inclusion on the list is based on accountability measures reported to The Joint Commission during the previous calendar year. “I believe our success is a direct result of our staff and their focus on patients,” said Dr. Michael Handler, chief

medical officer of the hospital. “At St. Joseph Hospital West we have a strategic focus on core measures. We emphasize the role each team member plays in providing a safe environment for our patients.” To be recognized as a top performer on key quality measures, an organization must meet two 95 percent thresholds. First, it must achieve a composite performance of 95 percent or above after the results of all the accountability measures for which they report data to The Joint Commission were factored into a single score. Second, they must meet or exceed a 95 percent performance benchmark for every accountability measure for which they report data, excluding any measures with less than 30 eligible cases or patients. St. Joseph Hospital West is recognized as a top per-

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former in four of the five categories, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care. “This recognition is a testament to our commitment to quality improvement and patient safety,” said Kevin Johnson, M.D., regional vice president and chief medical officer for SSM Health Care – St. Louis. “We are proud to highlight the great work happening at St. Joseph Hospital West and continue to share our best practices learned from the patient outcomes with all our SSM hospitals. We are working together to do everything we can to provide best care and best results for our patients.” In addition to being included in The Joint Commission’s “Improving America’s Hospitals” annual report, St. Joseph Hospital West is recognized on The Joint Commission’s Quality Check website, www.qualitycheck.org.

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CHURCH

October 22: Free Seminar Series

October 2: Fall Festival at St. Mary’s Church

11:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Dinner, meat shoot, kids’ games and live music. Carry-outs available. 458 Main St. Hawk Point, MO 63349.

October 2: Friedens Peace United Church of Christ Sausage & Roast Beef Dinner Noon - 6 p.m. 3560 Mill Street (also known as Hwy F) in New Melle, 63365. Adults $9, Children (Ages 6-11) $5, Children (5 & younger) FREE, All Carry-outs $9. Call 636.828.5980 or visit www. friedens-peaceucc.org. October 2: St. Barnabas Fall Festival On St. Barnabas parish grounds (Hwy M at Hwy P). Fried chicken & pork sausage dinner served from noon - 6 p.m. Adults: $10, children 6-12: $5, under 6: free. Games, crafts, funnel cakes, world famous St. Barnabas apple butter. Live music by the F.O.G. with chris groeblinghoff.

7 p.m. Mid Rivers Seventh-day Adventist Church (600 Salt Lick Rd, St Peters, MO 63376). An in-depth study of the prophecies of the Bible, focusing especially on the books of Daniel and Revelation. More info at 314.753.3048 or www.discoverprophecyseminar.net. October 23: DINO Kartsonakis Piano Concert at Harvester Christian Church

3:30 p.m. 2950 Kings Crossing, St. Charles, Mo. 63303. Tickets $12.50 at www.iTickets.com or at the church office on weekdays. November 5: Fall Festival at Community of Christ

2790 Hwy. K, O’Fallon, Mo. Crafters needed. Info at 636.978.0051. November 5: Fall Festival of Trivia at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

6 p.m. $160 for a table of eight includes 10 rounds of trivia,

beer, soda and light snacks. Non-smoking. 21 and older. Register at 636.294.3474 or mandywhitacre@charter.net. Every Thursday at 7 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Friends and Family Support Group Open to anyone who has a loved one suffering from any kind of addiction. Held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 66 Oak Valley Drive, St. Peters. For more information, email ARPstln@hotmail.com. Truth Matters!! Free Bible Correspondence Course Call: 636.294.9468 or 636.272.3013. Come Learn God’s Word with us. Sun. 9:30 am. - Bible classes 10:20 am. - Worship; Sun. 5 pm. - Worship; Wed Eve 7 pm. 2309 Markoe Avenue, Wentzville, MO 63385. 3rd Tues. Free Luncheon for Seniors. Seniors 55+ enjoy free lunch, cards, games, bingo. From 11 am - 2 pm at Transfiguration Episcopal Church, 1860 Lake St. Louis Blvd. Info: 636.561.8951. 2nd Wed.: Noon Luncheon Shiloh United Methodist Church, 1515 Hwy T, Foristell. United Methodist Women provide main entree & bevs. 636.673.2144. EVENTS October 3: PALS Night at IMO’S in Troy

4-8 p.m. Dine in, carry out or have dinner delivered to your

door and help a good cause at the same time! A portion of the sales will be donated to PALS, a local animal shelter. www.palspets.com. October 6: O’Fallon Family YMCA Teen Leader’s Club 7-8 p.m. Join today and make new friends while becoming a leader in your community. Club meets twice a month for one meeting & one or more service projects in the community and through the YMCA. Ages 13-18, free to join! Contact Andrea Humphries - 636.379.0092 x 249. October 8: Babysitting Basics

8:30 a.m. - noon. Lake Saint Louis City Hall. $15 fee. Register at 636.561.4620. October 9: Country Fair at Academy of the Sacred Heart 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 619 N. Second Street, St. Charles, Mo. 5K run and 1-mile run/walk at 8 a.m. Games, vendors, music and food. Info: 636.946.5632. October 10: Golf Tournament 11 a.m., Tournament benefitting children of fallen soldiers through Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. Lake Forest Country Club in LSL. Info: Mike Cunningham, 636.940.5595 or mcunningham@fsbfinancial.com. October 12: Monthly meeting of the St. Charles County Rose Society 7 p.m. at McClay Library Branch, 2760 McClay Road, St. Charles, Mo. 63303. “Winterization of Ros-

es.” Info: Nancy (314.653.0101) or Marion (636.441.9596). October 17: Deadline for early registration of Calvary Church 2011-2012 Upward Basketball & Cheerleading League. Info at www.calvaryonline.cc/upward. $75. Scholarships available. October 22: Fort Zumwalt South High School 21st Annual Craft Show 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the High School (8050 Mexico Road, St. Peters MO). All 151 booth spaces filled! Bake Sale and concessions available. Proceeds benefit the high school activities booster club, which supports extra-curricular activities including sports, music, drama and academic activities. October 22: St. Charles County Historical Society Quarterly Meeting. Noon at Stegton’s Regency, 1450 Wall St., St. Charles, MO 63303. Topic: The Ghosts of Saint Charles. $15. Reservations 636.946.9828. October 29: PALS 7th Annual Trivia Night

Raceway Parkway in Moscow Mills. $120.00 for a team of 8. Includes all event supplies, beer and set-ups! www.pals-pets. com or call 636.338.1818. October 29: C.H.A.M.P. Assistance Dog Trivia Night 6:30 p.m., Civic Hall in O’Fallon, Mo. $120 for table of 8, includes soda and water. Call Donna at 314.308.1352 or Sheree at 314.954.3845. October 29: Ladies Shopping Extravaganza at Wentzville Legion Hall 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. All proceeds go toward helping our veterans and our military. Silent auction, 50/50 drawing and door prizes. Vendor? Call Bev at 636.366.4040 or email Donna at dmlough59@aol.com.

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November 5: A Fall Festival of Trivia at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church 6 p.m., $160 for a table of eight. 21 and older. Non-smoking. Register at 636.294.3474 or mandywhitacre@charter.net. www.ChrisWeberCrew.com November 13-December 18: Rendezvous in St. Charles Concert Series November 13 - Dr. Mason’s Aeolian Minstrels (Boone’s Colonial Inn, 322 South Main), December 18 - Christmas Concert with Terri Langerak (The Conservatory, 1001 South Main) Free. First come, first serve. 7:30 p.m. www.rendezvousinstcharles.com/concerts. Lake Saint Louis Programs Info at www.lakesaintlouis. com, and register by calling 636.561.4620. October 8: Babysitting Basics at Lake Saint Louis City Hall. 8:30 a.m. to noon. $15 for ages 11 and older.

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October 21: Halloween Party at Founders Park 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free.

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1st and 3rd Wed.: 7 p.m. St. Charles Area Wood Carvers Diverse group of people has a wide variety of carving skills ranging from novice to professional. Meetings include brief business mtg. followed by carving session. At Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project, 7295 Hwy. 94 South, St. Charles. Visitors always welcome! 4th Mon.: 6:30 p.m. American Legion Post 388 Meets At Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 8945 Vets. Mem. Pkwy. 636.219.0553. Crossroads Cribbage Club Every Wed. at 12 p.m. Meets at Rizzo’s Bar & Grill, Wentzville, MO. Every Thurs: Active Older Adults Game Day at the O’Fallon Family YMCA

10:00 a.m - noon. Free. Join us every week to play your favorite board games, cards or dominos. Bring a snack and your favorite stories to share. Contact Diana Kannady at 636.379.0092 x230.

Every Tues: Quilting Guild at the O’Fallon Family YMCA

1-4 p.m. Free. Join us every week to work on quilts “One Stitch at a Time” for local charities. Anybody welcome, no sewing experience required.

More info at www.ofkiwanis.com. Every Fri.: 3–8 p.m. VFW Fish Fry VFW Post 2866. 66 VFW Lane. Call Bill Sams, 636.724.9612. Every Weekend: Orchard Farm Radio Controlled Flying Club Bring your family to watch flying model airplanes. Directions: www. orchardfarm.com Info: 636.300.1480. HEALTH September 30: Boardwalk Family Dental Free Day of Dentistry 8 a.m., first come, first serve. Adults 18+ only. Each person may receive one service, either a cleaning, filling or extraction. After receiving one service, you can get back in line for a second service. No appointment necessary. 7766 Winghaven blvd., O’Fallon, MO 63368. No phone calls please. October 3: LIVESTRONG at the O’Fallon Family YMCA

Class meets Mondays & Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. for 12 weeks. Trained instructors will lead small groups to help cancer survivors improve

daily functional ability. The program will focus on reducing the severity of treatment side effects, preventing unwanted weight changes and improving energy levels and self-esteem. Please contact Kristi Bradley at 636.379.0092 for more information or to arrange for an intake interview. November 9: Bone Density Screening for Women 3 to 5 p.m. Ages 30 and older. Free but preregistration required. 12 Step Support Group for Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Meets in 4 locations in the metro St Louis area. Can email for further information: metrostlouissia@ gmail.com. • 1st and 3rd Monday: 9:30-11 a.m. 500 Medical Dr in Wentzville; doctors dining room of St Joseph Hospital; contact 636-561-1407. • 2nd and 4th Tuesday: 6:30-8 p.m. 2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon, MO; 4th floor conference room of Progress West Hospital; contact 636-561-1407.

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3rd Tues.: 6:30–7:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group Free. St. Joseph Hosp. West cafeteria, 100 Med. Plaza, LSL. 636.625.5447. www.ssmstjosephwest.com. 4th Tues: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Diabetes Support Group At HW Koenig Med Bldg, St Joseph Hosp. West. 636.625.5447

3rd Wed. 6:30–8 p.m. KidsCan! Siteman Cancer Center, BarnesJewish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way, St. Peters. Support children 4–12 w/parent/significant caregiver w/cancer.

4th Tues.: 6:30 p.m. O’Fallon Garden Club. Meets at Sunrise Methodist Church, 7116 Twin Chimney Blvd. More info call Barb at 636.978.5930. 3rd Wed.: O’Fallon Family YMCA Prayer Breakfast 7:30 a.m. The Y has always been nonsectarian, accepting of all faiths. We encourage you to come as you are and join members and guests of our community for prayer and fellowship on the third Wednesday of every month. Contact Diana Kannady at 636.379.0092 for more information.

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The Salvation Army and St. Louis Rams Team Up The Salvation Army recently announced that Kevin Demoff, COO and executive vice president of operations for the St. Louis Rams, will serve as the 2011 Tree of Lights Chairman for The Salvation Army’s Christmas campaign. “As an organization, we pride ourselves on making St. Louis a better place, and doing our part through community involvement and volunteerism,” Demoff said. “We have long been supporters of The Salvation Army’s work. As their slogan suggests, The Salvation Army truly does the most good in St. Louis. We are tremendously excited to be involved in this year’s campaign in such a substantial way.” Major Lonneal Richardson, divisional commander of The Salvation Army’s Midland Division, said the Salvation Army has seen a dramatic increase in need in the St. Louis region this year. “By partnering with such a vibrant organization, we hope this year’s campaign will be successful enough to help us keep meeting the needs of those in Missouri and Illinois that need our help yearround,” he said. The Salvation Army will kick off its Tree of Lights Campaign on November 20 during the St. Louis Rams game versus the Seattle Seahawks. The Tree of Lights campaign hopes to surpass last year’s goal of $6.1 million, though no official goal has been announced. The Salvation Army, an international organization, has been supporting those in need without discrimination for 130 years in Missouri. Nearly 350,000 people throughout Missouri and southern Illinois receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar spent is used to carry out those services throughout the region. For more information, go to www.stl-salvationarmy.org.

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St. Peters Rec-Plex Fall Triathlon Put your training to the test on Sunday, October 2 at the annual St. Peters Rec-Plex Fall Triathlon—an event suited for anyone from beginners to seasoned athletes. Registration ends October 1. The Triathlon consists of a 500-meter swim in the Rec-Plex’s Olympic-quality Natatorium, a 21-mile bicycle ride through flat farmlands and a 5-mile run through shady and serene St. Peters parks. Awards will go to the overall male and female winners as well as to the top three teams and top individuals in each age group. Participants receive food and fruit after the race. Register for the Rec-Plex Spring Triathlon on-

line at www.stpetersmo.net/rec-connect or by mail. Entry forms for mail-in registrations are available online at www.stpetersmo.net. The registration fee is $72 for individuals and $99 for teams. Swim times are assigned in order of registration and will be posted on Fleet Feet’s website at www.fleetfeetstl.com. The St. Peters Rec-Plex offers both a Spring Triathlon and Fall Triathlon each year, so that participants can track their progress. During the winter, the Rec-Plex offers indoor triathlons for continued training. For more information on Rec-Plex triathlons, call the Rec-Plex at 636.939.2386, ext. 1400, or go online to www.stpetersmo.net.

Plenty of Volunteer Openings Still Available for Clean Stream Day; Register by September 30 The City of St. Peters continues to seek volunteers to help during Clean Stream Day on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 8, 2011. With the registration deadline of Sept. 30 looming, plenty of spots are still open to help during this annual event to clean trash from St. Peters’ streams. Trash can harm habitat and wildlife, plus cause creek bank erosion and possibly flooding. The City of St. Peters hosts Clean Stream Day for families, organizations and individuals wanting to contribute to healthier streams and a better community. Advance registration is required to volunteer for Clean Stream Day. Register to volunteer online at www.stpetersmo.net, or call 636.477.6600, ext. 1204. On Clean Stream Day, volunteers will check in at City Hall at 8 a.m. and receive trash bags and gloves as well as enjoy free doughnuts, coffee and juice. Please note that transportation is not provided to creek segments. After cleaning streams, volunteers return to City Hall at 11:30 a.m. for a free hot dog lunch, cooked and served by the St. Charles County Community Emergency Response Team. Volunteers also will receive a free T-shirt provided by the Missouri Department of Conservation Stream Team. St. Peters City Hall is located at St. Peters Centre Boulevard and Mexico Road. More information is available online at www.stpetersmo.net.