November 28, 2012
Vol 14
July 13, 2011
No 48
Vol 13 No 28
Knowledge is power, especially during winter.
Winter Weather is on the Way
IN this Issue
What does the winter of 2012/2013 hold for the St. Louis metropolitan area? Julie Phillipson, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Weldon Spring, Mo., said the three-month outlook (December 2012 through February 2013) from the Climate Prediction Center calls for above-normal temperatures and below normal precipitation. The 2011/2012 winter season was warmer than average. Phillipson said the seasonal average temperature last winter was 40.1 degrees, more than six degrees warmer than the 33.7 degree average temperature. Average precipitation in the bi-state area for the threemonth timeframe is 6.85 inches. The National Weather Service uses specific winter weather terms to ensure that people know what to expect in the coming days and hours. A Winter Storm Watch means that severe winter conditions, such as heavy snow and/ or ice, may affect your area, but its occurrence, location and timing are still uncertain. A winter storm watch is issued to provide 12 to 36 hours notice of the possibility of severe winter weather. A winter storm watch is intended to provide enough lead time so those who need to set plans in motion can do so. A watch is upgraded to a Winter Storm Warning when 4 or more inches of snow or sleet is expected in the next 12 hours, or 6 or more inches in 24 hours, or 1/4 inch or more of ice accretion is expected. Winter Weather Advisories inform you that winter weather conditions are expected to cause significant inconveniences that may be hazardous. If caution is exercised, advisory situations should not become life-threatening. A Blizzard Warning means that snow and strong winds will combine to produce a blinding snow (near zero visibility), deep drifts, and life-threatening wind chill. Be sure to listen carefully to the radio, television, and NOAA Weather Radio for the latest winter storm watches, warnings, and advisories. For more information,
visit the Winter Weather Awareness web page at: http://www.weather.gov/ om/winter. Winter storms can range from a moderate snow over a few hours to a blizzard with blinding, wind-driven snow that lasts for several days. Some winter storms are large enough to affect several states, while others affect only a single community. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerously low temperatures and sometimes by strong winds, icing, sleet and freezing rain. What should I do? • Dress in several layers of lightweight clothing, wear mittens and a hat (preferably one that covers your ears). • Wear waterproof, insulated boots to keep your feet warm and dry and to maintain your footing in ice and snow. • Minimize travel. If travel is necessary, keep a disaster supplies kit in your vehicle. • Listen to a NOAA Weather Radio or other local news channels for critical information from the National Weather Service (NWS). • Winterize your vehicle and keep the gas tank full. A full tank will keep the
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fuel line from freezing. • Insulate your home by installing storm windows or covering windows with plastic from the inside to keep cold air out. • Maintain heating equipment and chimneys by having them cleaned and
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inspected every year. • Bring pets/companion animals inside during winter weather. Move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas with non-frozen drinking water. See WINTER WEATHER page 3
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Grant Christmas Wishes for the Holidays Morning Star Church is asking St. Charles County residents and businesses to grant a Morning Star Christmas Wish for a family or foster child. Many of us revel in the holiday season, however for some in our community, the coming of winter means struggling to stay warm, or feel the joy in the season. “The holidays are an especially challenging time for many of the families we work with,” states Lead Pastor Mike Schreiner. “By granting a Christmas Wish, community members can spread joy to a foster child or family with a special gift.” Every year, Morning Star Church partners with local nonprofits and school districts to provide Christmas gifts to underresourced families in their community. This year, their goal is to grant the wishes of 400 families and 100 foster children. Granting a Morning Star Christmas Wish is easy. Anyone interested in adopting a family or foster child can visit www.mscwired. org/christmaswishes.
Artist Jerry Thomas Offers Class on Drawing with Ink Pens at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Put down your pencils and grab your favorite ink pens - Artist Jerry Thomas is ready to show you how to create beautiful drawings using ink in “Drawing Line Art with Ink Pens” at St. Peters’ Cultural Arts Centre. The class will be held Mondays, December 3-17, from 9 a.m.-noon. The cost is $90 and includes a work manual. Learn about the different types of ink pens and inks, textures, solvents and types of surfaces, as well as how to combine ink with other drawing media to create beautiful pieces. For more information or to register, contact Jerry b at 314.878.3048 or at jt4art@swbell.net. You can also catch Jerry in action every Friday from 2-5 p.m. during the Art Clinic at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre. Bring your own supplies and work in the medium of your choice. Jerry will help you with your artistic challenges. The Art Clinic is open to anyone 18 years or older. The cost is $12 for St. Peters Cultural Art Centre members, $15 for others. No registration required – just walk in! The St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is located inside St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd., St. Peters, MO.
St. Peters Voice Students Win Top Awards
Pictured left to right are Frannie Hogan, Ron Jones, owner of St. Peters Performing Arts Studio, and Bree Mclemore.
Pictured left to right are Ron Jones, owner of St. Peters Performing Arts Studio, Becca Krause, Jes Jostes, and Allie Howard.
Several voice students from the St. Peters Performing Arts Studio located at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre participated in the National Association Teachers of Singing Musical Theater competition held November 11 at Webster University. Brie Mclemore won First Place in the Upper High School Female Division and performed on the final concert. Franny Hogan won Second Place in the Lower High School Female Vocal Division. Allie Howard, Jes Jostes, and Becca Krause won ratings from good to very good to exceptional. These students learned two contrasting musical theater pieces from memory and were judged on characterization, tone quality, breathing, vocal placement, vocal expression, singing acting ability, diction and enunciation and choice of literature. St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is located in St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd., in St. Peters, MO.
Letter to the Editor Thursday, November 8, 2012 To the residents of the Cottleville Fire District: Thank you for taking the time to learn the facts and for participating in the District’s long range plan “CARES”. The level of input, participation and support we received form our community was truly humbling. The District, with your help, now has a stable financial foundation from which, together, we will build and improve the services our community needs and deserves. We have a massive responsibility to protect the lives and property of our growing District. None of those responsibilities will, however, supersedes the mandate to be good and diligent stewards of the public trust in all we do. The last thing I will ask of each of you is to stay involved. Help us make the Cottleville Fire District the agency of “first resort” for our community! Yours in Public Service Robert B. Wylie Chief
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WINTER WEATHER from Cover • Running water, even at a trickle, helps prevent pipes from freezing. • All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside and kept clear. What supplies do I need? • Water - at least a 3-day supply; one gallon per person per day • Food - at least a 3-day supply of non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food • Flashlight • Battery-powered or hand-crank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible) • Extra batteries • First aid kit • Medications (7-day supply) and medical items (hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, cane) • Multi-purpose tool • Sanitation and personal hygiene items • Copies of personal documents (medication list and pertinent medical information, proof of address, deed/lease to home, passports, birth certificates, insurance policies) • Cell phone with chargers • Family and emergency contact information • Extra cash • Baby supplies (bottles, formula, baby food, diapers) • Pet supplies (collar, leash, ID, food, carrier, bowl) • Tools/supplies for securing your home • Sand, rock salt or non-clumping kitty litter to make walkways and steps less slippery • Warm coats, gloves or mittens, hats, boots and extra blankets and warm clothing for all household members • Ample alternate heating methods such as fireplaces or wood or coal-burning stoves What do I do after a storm? • Go to a designated public shelter if your
home loses power or heat during periods of extreme cold. • Avoid driving when conditions include sleet, freezing rain or drizzle, snow or dense fog. • Before tackling strenuous tasks in cold temperatures, consider your physical condition, the weather factors and the nature of the task. • Protect yourself from frostbite and hypothermia by wearing warm, loose-fitting, lightweight clothing in several layers. Stay indoors, if possible. • Help people who require special assistance such as elderly people living alone, people with disabilities and children. • Check on your animals and make sure that their access to food and water is not blocked by snow drifts, ice or other obstacles. If possible, bring them indoors. Caution: Carbon Monoxide Kills • Never use a generator, grill, camp stove or other gasoline, propane, natural gas or charcoal-burning devices inside a home, garage, basement, crawlspace or any partially enclosed area. Locate unit away from doors, windows and vents that could allow carbon monoxide to come indoors. • The primary hazards to avoid when using alternate sources for electricity, heating or cooking are carbon monoxide poisoning, electric shock and fire. • Install carbon monoxide alarms in central locations on every level of your home and outside sleeping areas to provide early warning of accumulating carbon monoxide. • If the carbon monoxide alarm sounds, move quickly to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door. Call for help from the fresh air location and remain there until emergency personnel arrive to assist you.
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Mayor’s Tree Lighting Ceremony at The Meadows Mark your calendars for the annual Mayor’s tree lighting ceremony which will be held at The Meadows shopping center on Friday, November 30 at 7 p.m. Join us for this free celebration to kick off the holiday season. Highlights will include the official lighting of the Christmas tree in the roundabout area, Victorian carolers, the Soundwaves Choir from Green Tree Elementary School, carriage rides, and a visit from Santa. Bring along your camera and take your picture with Santa on his sleigh. Cookies, hot chocolate and coffee will be served by Santa’s elves, courtesy of Max & Erma’s. All events will be held outdoors, so please dress accordingly! The City would like to thank and acknowledge Pearidge Farms for their generous tree and wreath donations and Wal-Mart for their contributions.
Santa and Friends Take to the Ice at the Rec-Plex Can Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman skate? With all that ice at the North Pole, they must have lots of time to practice. Come see beloved holiday characters and wonderful local skaters perform during the St. Peters Rec-Plex’s annual “Winter Wonderland on Ice.” Shows will be on Friday, December 14, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, December 15, at 5 p.m., at the Rec-Plex North Ice Rink. Tickets are on sale now at the St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Road. Get your tickets early - past shows have sold out. Skaters from the Rec-Plex’s ice skating school will perform to a number of holiday classics. The show will come alive with solo performances, synchronized skating and formation teams, upand-comers as early as preschool-aged, advanced skaters, mature skaters, and special characters such as Frosty and Santa. Ticket pricing for Rec-Plex passholders is $7 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under as well as seniors ages 55 and up. General ticket pricing is $8 for adults and $6 for children and seniors. Visit www.stpetersmo.net/rec-plex to learn more about the St. Peters Rec-Plex and the figure skating program.
The City of O’Fallon presents...
Cars $9 Tuesday special $7 Person Vans $15, buses $1 Per ($25 min.) Carriage rides reservations required! Call 636-390-4403.
Train rides and sleigh Hayrides reservations required! Call 636-379-5502 to schedule a ride. Train rides only run on mondays!
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Holiday Family Evenings at The Foundry Art Centre The Foundry Art Centre is hosting two nights of family fun, free of charge, to celebrate the holiday season! On Wednesdays, December 12 and 19, come inside the Foundry Art Centre to create holiday crafts with your family to escape the winter weather and make some memories! Enjoy complimentary hot cocoa and cookies, too. For more information, contact the Foundry Art Centre at 636.255.0270 or visit www.foundryartcentre.org.
Santa Comes to Historic Log Cabin in Old Town St. Peters Make plans to visit with Santa when he stops by the historical log cabin in Old Town St. Peters on Saturday, December 1, from 1-3 p.m. Enjoy hot chocolate and cookies and take a ride on a horsedrawn carriage through Old Town St. Peters. Admission is free. Bring your own camera for great photo opportunities, and dress appropriately—this is mostly an outdoor event. The Old Town Log Cabin is located at 141 Gatty Drive across from Old Town Park in St. Peters, MO.
St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre to Host “Golden Moments” All Media Art Show and Competition Be sure to stop by the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre between December 7- January 28 to view the “Golden Moments” art show and competition. The show is free and open to the public. An opening reception will take place on Friday, December 7 from 6-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be available. Also exhibiting their artwork at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre from December 7- January 28 is: Vince Koehr’s World Culture Series Exhibit, Saroni Kundu, Bill White, Lutheran High School, Lisa Ober, Diana Saffo Bono, Nancy Young, Layne Aumann, Shirley Nachtrieb, Ben Lanterman and Jane Windish. For more information on this show, call 636.397.6903 or visit www.stpetersmo.net. The St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre is located inside St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd., St. Peters, MO.
Paper Quilling Holiday Workshop at The Foundry Art Centre Use strips of paper to create cute curls, geometric shapes, and flowers in a special holiday Paper Quilling workshop at the Foundry Art Centre on Saturday, December 8, 2012. Turn your paper designs into earrings, a necklace, or key rings – or add them onto gift cards, gift tags or a bookmark! This workshop is perfect as a treat for yourself or to give as a gift this holiday season! The workshop, taught by M. Leticia Seitz, runs from 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and the price includes a Russo’s box lunch. For more information or to register for Paper Quilling, visit www. foundryartcentre.org or call 636.255.0270.
Kids, Tell Santa What You Want at St. Peters’ Annual ‘Breakfast With Santa’ Have you been good this year? Of course you have! So, bring your parents to St. Peters’ annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 8, 2012, and proudly tell Ol’ Saint Nick what you want this Christmas. Enjoy a continental breakfast, crafts, songs and face time with Santa from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the St. Peters Rec-Plex South facility just across the creek from the original St. Peters Rec-Plex. To reserve your spot, register by Dec. 3. Children ages 2-8, their parents and grandparents are all welcome. Bring a camera to capture memories, especially your child’s meeting with Santa. The cost for the event is $11 per child and $5.50 per adult. To register, call ext. 1400 at 636.939.2386, go online to www.stpetersmo.net/rec-connect, or sign up in person at the St. Peters Rec-Plex, 5200 Mexico Rd.
Families are Invited to Take an Outdoor Journey in “Journey to Bethlehem” this Christmas This year marks the 21st annual “Journey to Bethlehem” - an event that drew more than 16,500 people in 2012. This free holiday event is open to the public and is scheduled for the first two weekends of December at Harvester Christian Church located in St. Charles. Drawing on more than 700 volunteers, this
live reenactment of the very first Christmas will take participants and their families back in time to experience the people, places, and circumstances surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ. The experience starts with an indoor stage production and then moves outdoors where guides lead families in a journey on a trail from Nazareth to Bethlehem. Along the way, particiWhen shopping this pants will encounter Roman wise men, live camels holiday season... guards, and goats, shepherds, angels, bustling markets of BethleKeep it in the “O” the hem, and finally the baby Jesus in a manger. Live “journeys” will depart throughout the evening. Participants should dress for the evening’s weather and a 45-minute walking tour. At the end of the journey, free hot cocoa and homemade Christmas cookies will be provided. Journey to Bethlehem dates and times: December 1-2 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. December 8-9 from 5:30 to 9 Hometown www.ofallon.mo.us p.m.
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New Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Organized in Lake St. Louis
A patriotic celebration was enjoyed by all attendees on November 3, 2012 at Lake Forest Country Club. Members and prospective members of the Caroline Close Stuart Chapter, National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) gathered for their Organizing Meeting and Revolutionary Tea in Lake St. Louis, Missouri. Many honored guests from the Missouri State Society (MSSDAR) took part in the festivities. Women dressed in Colonial era outfits sewn by members and prospective members greeted guests as they arrived for the celebration. Outfits were “topped off ” with cleverly created hats of the same time period. In keeping with the Revolutionary theme the menu for the Tea was from a Martha Washington cook book. The Tea menu included one of her favorite dishes, country style ham and blackberry preserves over homemade biscuit. Following the Tea, the Organizing Meeting was called to order by Organizing Regent, Susan Russ. VFW Post 10350 participated in the opening ceremony with the traditional procession led by VFW members carrying the United States Flag. Ralph Baralle, Commander later presented the United States Flag to the Organizing Chapter as a gift from the Lake St. Louis VFW Post. Organizing Regent Russ gratefully accepted the gift on behalf of the chapter. A candle glow filled the room lit in honor of the Chapter Patriots while a tribute was read for those who fought for our Independence and for whom each women there have gained membership in NSDAR. The candle was recently purchased in Dubrovnik, Croatia; (an independent state at the time) that was the very first nation to formally recognize the United States as a nation when it declared independence from Great Britain. Membership in the NSDAR is a unique opportunity to honor one’s lineage and heritage as a descendant of a patriot of the American Revolution. 30 Women recently admitted into the DAR gave their Oath of Membership into the Society at the Organizing Meeting. They promised faithful loyalty to the Bylaws of the National (NSDAR) and State (MSSDAR) Societies and their Chapter. They also promised to faithfully uphold the Constitution of the United States, to respect the Flag of the United States and to promote the objectives of the National Society. Missouri State Regent, Patricia West, guest of the Organizing Chapter was on hand to install the new Chapter Board Members: REGENT, Susan Russ, VICE REGENT, Karen Wisner, CHAPLAIN, Marcy Hosty, RECORDING SECRETARY, Rhonda Potzmann, CORRESPONDING SECRETARY, Donna Hyder-Rogers, TREASURER, Jane McFarland, REGISTRAR, Mary Jo Anderson, LIBRARIAN, Michelle Meurer, AUDITOR, Jean Lorenz, CUSTODIAN OF THE FLAGS, Shannon Moessinger, DIRECTOR, Mary Anne Peeples, DIRECTOR OF HOSPITALITY, Marion Wa-
ters, DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, of knowledge, thus developing an enlightened public Mary Jo Anderson, PARLIAMENTARIAN, opinion…”; and Patriotic - to cherish, maintain, and Marilyn Hartnett. Chapter members prom- extend the institutions of American freedom, to foster ised faithful support of those placed in lead- true patriotism and love of country, and to aid in securership. ing for mankind all the blessings of liberty. A “Tapestry of Service” is the theme choThe State Society was approached after Russ realized sen by Susan Russ, Organizing Regent for the Lake St. Louis area needed to be serviced by DAR. her term of office. The Chapter Regents Permission was granted in April at the State and NaPin, property of the Organizing Chapter was tional Level to proceed with organizing a chapter, and pinned on newly installed Russ by her daugh- she was confirmed as Organizing Regent. The goal ter Michelle Meurer, also a chapter board is to help others find their connection to the birth of member. During the Organizing Meeting, America and to carry out the work of the Society and its two chapter members and those in atten- objectives relevant to local history and activities of this dance were honored as Veterans and several area which supporting State and National DAR. experienced DAR members were recognized Interest in a Lake St. Louis chapter is strong, Russ for their length of membership in the Society. The said. She added over 59 potential members have exchapter namesake, Caroline Close Stuart is known for pressed a desire to join, and 34 applications have been her service during the Revolutionary War caring for the received and approved by National thus far. “We are wounded at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North amazed at the responses from women who are excited Carolina. She spent the rest of her life nursing the sick to join a chapter in their own community,” she said. and wounded and died at the age of 103 after a lifetime Russ says, “We hope to perpetuate the memory and of a “Tapestry of Service”. spirit of men and women who achieved American inFor more than a century, the members of the Nation- dependence”. They plan to honor veterans, provide inal Society Daughters of the American Revolution have formation on the importance of the Constitution and dedicated themselves to historical preservation, promo- the proper care for and display of the flag. They hope to tion of education, and encouragement of patriotic en- educate the community on DAR and their objectives at deavor. These goals are as relevant in today’s society as the National, State and local level in their many activithey were when the organization was founded in 1890. ties. The National Society of DAR is headquartered in Women who believe they have a connection to a PaWashington, D.C. They currently have 168,000 mem- triot of the American Revolution can get help from the bers in 3,000 chapters across the U.S. and internation- new chapter. As Russ puts it, tracking your family’s roots ally. Their common bond is their lineal descent from is “just like a puzzle and you keep working your way Patriots of the American Revolution. Any woman, back,” one piece of information at a time. If people enregardless of race, religion or ethnic background, who joy history and want to help perpetuate our beginning can prove this lineage, is eligible to join. The term pa- roots this is the place you should be,” she says. Tractriot is not limited to just soldiers, but includes anyone ing your family roots back further than two or three who helped with the American cause for independence. generations can be a daunting challenge. However, if Since 1890 DAR, has welcomed over 900,000 members. you manage to connect your ancestral line directly to a Russ says. “DAR is a patriotic organization honor- patriot of the American Revolutionary War, you could ing the men and women who formed the roots of this be eligible to join the new DAR Chapter. country.” The objectives of DAR have remained the same in over 100 years of active service to the nation. Those objectives are: Historical - to perpetuate the memory and spirit of the men and women who achieved American Independence; Educational - to carry out the injunction of Washington in his farewell address to the American people, Registration is required for all events and is FREE unless otherwise noted. “to promote, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion
Progress West HealthCare Center COMMUNITY EVENTS
If you would like more information or want to attend an event, call 636.344.CARE (2273) or visit www.ProgressWest.org.
Living with Hand Pain Colleen Glisson, MD, Orthopedic Surgery Wednesday, December 12, 6-7:30 p.m. Issues with hand pain are on the rise. One of the most common is carpal tunnel syndrome...but that’s not all! Come learn as Dr. Colleen Glisson, talks about what your hand pain could mean and some possible treatment options. Middendorf-Kredell Library 2750 Hwy K, O’Fallon, MO 63368
AARP Driver Safety Program Thursday, December 6, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Join us to take this classroom course designed for drivers age 50 and over. This course will help older drivers refine existing skills and develop safe driving strategies in today’s challenging driving environment. Check with your insurance company to see if you are eligible for a discount upon completion of the course! AARP Member-$12 Non Member-$14 Progress West HealthCare Center 2 Progress Point Parkway, O’Fallon, MO 63368 For the full Calendar of Events, visit www.progresswest.org www.ProgressWest.org and select “Calendar of Events.”
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O’Fallon’s Celebration of Lights is Now Open Treat your friends and loved ones to a tour through O’Fallon’s 21st Annual Celebration of Lights in Fort Zumwalt Park. The annual holiday lights display opened for the season on November 23, and will continue nightly through December 30, except for Christmas on December 25, when it will be closed. “Visitors will find the woods, picnic areas and playgrounds magically transformed by millions of twinkling lights and holiday scenes into a winter wonderland offering surprises around every corner,” said Marsha Seymour, Manager of O’Fallon’s Tourism and Festivals Department. There are several ways to see the sights. Here’s a breakdown of the 2012 Celebration of Lights schedule, admissions, and who to contact to reserve a special ride. Drive-through, no reservations needed: • 6-9 p.m. Sunday, and Tuesday through Thursday (except Tuesday, December 11). • 6-10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Admission: $9 for cars, $15 for commercial vans, $1 per person on tour buses ($25 minimum). o Tuesday Night Special - $7 for all non-commercial vehicles o Wednesday – Sunday, bring a food pantry donation of canned or boxed goods and get a $1 discount per vehicle. Make reservations for: • City Train rides - “Monday Night Special” train rides through the Celebration of Lights can be booked for December 3, 10 and 17 while spaces last, and must be reserved in advance. No other vehicles will be allowed in the park. The cost is $7 per person for ages 12 and up, and $5 for children ages 1-11. Infants 11 months and under are free, but reservations must be made for everyone. Call 636.379.5502, or email mseymour@ofallon.mo.us. • Sleigh-Hayrides – Available on Tuesdays (except Dec. 11), Wednesdays, and Thursdays, rides last approximately 25 minutes and must be sched-
uled in advance; please call 636.379.5502, or email mseymour@ofallon.mo.us. The cost is $100 per group for up to 25 people, including children on laps. To get the date you want, reserve as soon as possible. • Horse-drawn carriage and wagon rides – Rides must be reserved in advance. Contact the Carousel Farms and Carriage Company at info@cfcarriage. com or 636.390.4403. Rides are approximately 30 minutes. o Private carriages are $50 for the first two passengers, and $10 for each additional passenger for up to four adults o Private wagons are $150 for up to 12 passengers o Community wagons are $10 per passenger; passengers will be seated with other parties. o Children age 4 and under ride free if seated on a paying adult’s lap. The Celebration of Lights is sponsored by the City of O’Fallon with participation by local businesses and civic organizations. A portion of the admission money goes to local charities. For more information, visit www.ofallon.mo.us/COL or call 636.379.5614. Volunteers, your help is needed. Please contact Volunteer Services at 636.379.5507 or volunteer@ ofallon.mo.us. Visit www.ofallon.mo.us/volunteer for more information. Directions to Fort Zumwalt Park: • From I-70, take Exit 216 at Bryan Road in O’Fallon. Turn south on Bryan Road, then left at the first light onto Veterans Memorial Parkway, and continue east on Veterans Memorial Parkway for about 1.5 miles to the entrance to Fort Zumwalt Park, on the right. • From I-64/Highway 40-61, take the WingHaven Blvd. exit north; continue north (as WingHaven becomes Bryan Road) for about 6 miles to Veterans Memorial Parkway (stoplight); turn left on Veterans Memorial Parkway and drive east about 1.5 miles to the Fort Zumwalt Park entrance on the right.
Snow Plowing in Lake Saint Louis
We haven’t seen a snowflake yet this winter, but your Lake Saint Louis Public Works Department is already hard at work fighting snow and ice. City crews are completing safety training, inspecting equipment, and rolling out a new tool to make your streets safer in a snow event. The City has recently completed construction of a “Beet Juice” storage tank. “Beet Juice” is a by-product of sugar production, adding it to rock salt or salt brine lowers the effective temperature of salt, reduces the amount of salt needed, and reduces the corrosive effects of salt. Another new service beginning this year is a snow plowing reimbursement program for private streets. Residents living on private streets can get reimbursed for a portion of the money they spend to have their private streets cleared by a contractor. For more information about snow removal or the private street reimbursement program visit the City’s Website www.lakesaintlouis.com, or call the public works department at 636.695.4221.
Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Honoring the Life and Sacrifice of Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge On Wednesday, November 28th, the Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Club honored the life and sacrifice of Marine Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge. The club honored Vinnedge with a Paul Harris Fellow Award and the Rotary Vocational Service Award. The Award was presented to Lance Corporal Vinnedge’s parents, Dave and Julie Vinnedge of St. Charles. The presentation of a Paul Harris Fellow Award is the Rotary Foundation’s expression of appreciation for a substantial contribution to its humanitarian programs that improve the lives of thousand’s around the world. It is named for Rotary’s founder, Paul Harris, a Chicago Lawyer who started Rotary International with three business associates in 1905. Rotarians often designate a Paul Harris Fellow award as a tribute to a person whose life demonstrates a shared purpose with the objectives of Rotary. The Vocational Service Award is presented annually to a nonRotarian who demonstrates exemplary ethical standards in his or her workplace and uses his or her vocational skills to improve the community and lives of others. The cash award that accompanies the presentation of the Vocational Service Award will be a contribution to the Marines Toys for Tots campaign in honor of LCpl Phillip Vinnedge. On October 13, 2010 LCpl Vinnedge gave his life in Afghanistan while serving with the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. He had been deployed in Afghanistan for only 16days. Phillip was a 2009 graduate of Francis Howell Central High School. He was a member of the Order of the Arrows, the Boy Scout’s National Honor Society that recognizes scouts who best exemplify the ideals of the Boy Scouts of America. Similarly, naming Phillip as a Paul Harris Fellow and as the recipient of the Vocational Service Award recognizes that his life and his sacrifice reflect the very highest ideals of Rotary International.
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Soldiers’ Angels Hosting Christmas Party For Local Military Families Soldiers’ Angels is having a Christmas Party on December 1 at St. Stephen United Methodist Church for local military families that need a little extra help this year. This organization needs your assistance to make this event possible. Some of the needed items are: stockings, gifts and stocking-stuffers; beverages, cookies, cupcakes, candy canes, candy; Christmas cards, wrapping paper, gift bags, gift tags, scotch tape, ribbons and bows; gift cards for gas or groceries; books; gently-used
household items or clothing. For your convenience, a representative is available in Troy for drop-offs and pickups. Contact Jodi George at 314.599.7092 or jodicuddlysoft@ yahoo.com. Along with donations of money and items, Soldiers’ Angels is asking for individuals or groups who can adopt a family or host an item collection. For more information, contact Soldiers’ Angels at 636.398.4224 or visit www.soldiersangels.org.
TBHS FFA Ag Issues Team Takes Fifth Nationals Members of the Troy FFA Chapter in Missouri were one of 39 teams participating in the National FFA Agricultural Issues Forum Career Development Event (CDE). The event was held in conjunction with the 85th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind. Baylie Carroll, Olivia Hoelting, Clara Jungermann, Abigail Mennemeyer, Kellianne Mitchell, Cortlyn Unser, and Sara Van Ausdal competed with 222 other members from across the country. The team, led by advisor Rob Calvin, finished fifth and was awarded a National Silver rating. The National FFA Agricultural Issues Forum CDE is a competitive event that tests students’ knowledge of agricultural issues and evaluates how well they can apply classroom knowledge to real -life situations. To qualify for the National Agricultural Issues Forum CDE, teams must design a presentation that addresses multiple viewpoints of a contemporary agricultural issue and present it to a number of audiences in their community. For the national event, they present a portfolio based on their local audiences’ feedback and deliver their presen-
tation to a panel of judges. This event, held at the Westin Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind., is one of many educational activities at the National FFA Convention & Expo in which FFA members practice the lessons learned in agricultural education classes. The National FFA Organization is a national youth organization of 557,318 student members as part of 7,498 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The FFA mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education. For more, visit the National FFA Organization online at www.ffa.org, on Facebook, Twitter and the official National FFA Organization blog.
Troy Buchanan High School Presents “Copacabana The Musical” Troy Buchanan High School proudly presents “Copacabana,” a musical homage to the greatest hits of Barry Manilow - especially the iconic title song. Performances will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 29; Friday, November 30; and Saturday, December 1. Tickets are $11 for adults and $6 for children. Please note: tickets are not available online this year. They may be purchased at Bonfils Auditorium or from a choir student. You can print an order form at troy.k12.mo.us In the style of 1940’s moviemusicals “Copacabana” presents the story of Lola as told by Stephen, a present-day aspiring songwriter. Lola travels to New York with show-biz aspirations. Tony, a bartender/composer falls in love with Lola and helps her become a Copa girl. The conflict ensues when Lola is abducted and taken to Havana by villain Rico. Will Tony rescue Lola and bring her home? TBHS brightest stars will shine in this musical adventure. Tickets will go fast; get yours today!
Connie Davis, Troy Senior Center Site Manager presents the 2012 Volunteer of the Year Award to Charlotte Huslage. Volunteers were recognized at the 2012 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon on October 28. Volunteer of the Year winners not pictured are: Ron and Carol Hilton, Elsberry; Dorlis Grote, Silex; Charlotte Huslage, Troy Senior Center; Jefferey Coyle, Winfield. Photo by LCCOA
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Students from Wentzville High Schools Sign Letters of Intent
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ready bonded with them.” Andrew won two more state titles at this year’s Missouri State High School Swimming and Diving Championships Nov. 9-10 at the Rec-Plex Arena in St. Peters. Andrew won the 50-Freestyle with a time of 20.44 and broke his own state record winning the 100-Fly with a time of 47.96. According to USA Swimming, those are the #1 ranked times in the country for 18 year olds in those events this year. He was also named the Athlete of the Meet by the Missouri Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association for the second consecutive year. Andrew qualified to swim in the Olympic Trials last summer in both events and his goal is to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He plans on studying pre-med or secondary education. Pictured L-R: (back row) Timberland A.D. Todd Hayes, Varsity Swim Coach Theresa Cordonier, (front row) David, Andrew, and Nan Sansoucie 2. Timberland High School senior Jackson Lane has committed to play his collegiate golf for the Maryville University Saints in Chesterfield, MO. With his mother Maureen and his father Stan by his side, Jackson signed his National Letter of Intent at Timberland High School. “It has the engineering program I was looking for, and the campus is really nice. I didn’t want a school that was too big and I really respect the coach, so it was a nice fit.” Jackson was a State qualifier for the past three years, and a two time GAC All-Conference Team member. He has been on the Timberland Honor Roll for three years, and was selected to the GAC All-Academic Team in 2012. He plans on majoring in engineering while at Maryville. Pictured L-R: (front row) Maureen, Jackson, and Stan Lane (back row) THS Varsity
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Golf Coach Kyle Lindquist 3. Timberland High School senior Justin Marler has committed to swim for the Truman State University Bulldogs in Kirksville, MO. With his mother Cheryl by his side, Justin signed his National Letter of Intent at Timberland High School. “I loved the campus and the small school atmosphere. The swim team is great, and I really clicked with the coach, so I feel like I can improve a lot in that program.” Justin won the state title in the 100-Backstroke with a time of 51.93 at this year’s Missouri State High School Swimming and Diving Championships Nov. 9-10 at the Rec-Plex Arena in St. Peters. He qualified for State all four years, and finished second in the 100-Backstroke last year. “It felt great to finally win the State Championship, that’s been my goal for the past four years.” Justin plans on studying history while at Truman. Pictured L-R: (front row) Justin and Cheryl Marler (back row) THS Varsity Swim Coach Theresa Cordonier 4. Holt High School senior Clayton Ream has committed to wrestle for the Bisons of North Dakota State University in Fargo, ND. With his mother Pattie and father Patrick by his side, Clay signed his National Letter of Intent at Holt High School on November 14th. Clay is the 2012 USAW 145 lb. Junior National Champion and finished 2nd this year at the Missouri State Class 4 Competition. He competed for the Indians at the varsity level for three years (two years as Captain) earning three GAC Conference championships and placed at the state level all three years. His varsity record was 42-3 for the Indians. Clay also earned two varsity letters in Cross Country and was the Cross Country Team Captain his senior year as well. In addition to Clay’s athletic accomplishments, he has also excelled in the classroom earning a GPA of 4.03 and a 30 on the ACT. Clay is a member of the National Honor Society and was selected this year to represent Holt High School at Missouri Boys State. He plans to study Biochemistry at NDSU. Pictured L-R: (front row) Patrick Ream, Clayton Ream, Patricia Ream (back row) Holt Varsity Assistant Coach Chris Kyle, Holt Activities Director Frank Gentile, Holt Varsity Coach Jason Moore
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SCC Fall Student Art Exhibition will be on Display Through Dec. 7
SCC to Host December 1 Holiday Fun Event with ‘Polar Express’ Movie and Other Activities
The SCC Fall Student Art Exhibition will be on display now through December 7 at St. Charles Community College. The show will be in the gallery of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building on the college campus in Cottleville. “We have some very talented students in St. Charles County who begin their education at the community college,” said Christine Holtz, SCC adjunct instructor and gallery coordinator. The gallery will include student artwork from the SCC Visual Arts Program. Students who are enrolled in the program can enter one piece of art from each class. Visitors may view the exhibit from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information about this exhibit or upcoming exhibits, please contact Holtz at choltz@ stchas.edu.
Friends and alumni will join students, faculty and staff at the St. Charles Community College Holiday Fun event on Saturday, Dec. 1, complete with a showing of “Polar Express” and other holidaythemed activities. The free, family-friendly event will be held in the lounge and auditorium of the Daniel J. Conoyer Social Sciences Building on the college’s campus in Cottleville. The doors open at 3 p.m. for holiday-themed activities, crafts and giveaways, with the movie, “Polar Express” starting at 4:30 p.m. A surprise visit from Santa will take place after the movie. Free popcorn and hot chocolate will be available during the movie. The 2004 animated movie “Polar Express” is rated PG. The Holiday Fun event is hosted by SCC’s Friends and Alumni and Student Activities offices. For more information, contact Mandi Smith, student activities coordinator, at 636.922.8469 or asmith@ stchas.edu.
Wentzville School District Holiday Assistance Program
Each year in December the Wentzville School District Holiday Assistance Program helps to provide gifts for needy students and their families. Last year over 400 families and more than 1,000 children received assistance in this charitable effort! The program, coordinated by the Wentzville School District Community Relations Department and the school counselors, works with a variety of community groups to help make the upcoming holidays more enjoyable for struggling families. In our schools, students and staff do a variety of things to raise money and collect gifts, and many families are adopted by their own caring school community. This year the number of families who need assistance has grown, and the District is seeking help to ensure that everyone has a few presents to enjoy. Families range in size from one child to six children and donors can request what size family they would like to adopt. Donors also have the option of contacting the family directly and arranging to drop gifts, or dropping the gifts at the WSD Central Office which will coordinate getting the gifts to the donor’s adopted family. If you would like to help out and share a little cheer by adopting a family in need, please contact your school counselor or call the WSD Community Relations Department at 636.327.3800 ext. 20357 or email marylapak@wentzville.k12.mo.us for more information. You can make a difference, and you can make the holidays brighter for children who really need the help!
WSD Named to College Board AP District Honor Roll for Third Consecutive Year The Wentzville School District has again been honored by the College Board with placement on the 3rd Annual Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor Roll. Wentzville is one of only 539 school districts nationwide to achieve the distinction this year, one of only 43 to win this award for three consecutive years, and the only district in the state of Missouri to be recognized in each of the past three years. The WSD was named to the 3rd Annual AP Honor Roll for increasing the number of AP courses offered in high school while simultaneously improving stu- Holt High School students Savannah Est and Kaitlin Bishop in AP Biology dent performance on AP tests. Achieving both of these indicates that the District is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who will benefit most from rigorous AP course work. In 2008-09 there were five AP courses offered in the District, and this year the WSD is offering 23 AP courses, including AP Spanish, French, and German. “Student success is always our primary focus, and our continued efforts to increase rigor in our District helps our students to be college and career ready when they graduate,” said Wentzville Superintendent Dr. Terry Adams. “We are always seeking ways to improve instruction, and being recognized for three consecutive years is a testament to our continued gains in both curriculum and student achievement.” Advanced Placement classes enable students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Each AP course culminates in a rigorous exam, providing academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement or both, which can potentially save students and their families thousands of dollars in college tuition. Since 2008-09, the WSD has increased the number of students enrolled in AP courses from 246 to 857 and simultaneously increased the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. The majority of U.S. colleges and universities grant college credit or advanced placement for a score of 3 or above on AP exams. In May of 2012, 2.1 million students representing more than 18,000 schools from around the world, both public and nonpublic, took 3.7 million AP Exams.
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Recent O’Fallon Ribbon Cuttings
Cabinets, Flooring & More celebrated their new location in O’Fallon, Missouri with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on October 22. Pictured are Owners, Mike Bowe and Kevin Bowe and General Manager, Dan Millslagle joined by colleagues, friends and community members. Also in attendance for the celebration were representatives of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and the City of O’Fallon. Cabinets Flooring & More was founded over a decade ago by Mike and Kevin Bowe. As the years have passed, it has been an endless road of opportunities that keep growing to future dreams for the owners and team members, one of them seen to fruition by opening a location in the City of O’Fallon. Cabinets, Flooring & More is located at 2396 Hwy K in O’Fallon, Missouri. Call 636-980-2500 or visit them online at www.cabinetsflooringandmore.com.
CVS/pharmacy celebrated their new location in O’Fallon, Missouri with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony on October 15. Pictured is Store Manager Devon Maden joined by colleagues, friends and community members. Also in attendance for the celebration were representatives of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and the City of O’Fallon. The new O’Fallon location will provide residents with 24 hour access to the store and pharmacy which includes the drive thru pharmacy, plus immunizations and a photo lab. CVS/pharmacy is located at 3002 Hwy K in O’Fallon, Missouri. Call 636-2725856 or visit them online at www.cvs.com for directions and their weekly advertisement.
St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre Receives Grant from Lowes for Art Through the Eyes of Youth The St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre has announced a partnership with Lowes involving the re-interpretation of children’s art. It will take place over a fourmonth period, beginning in December 2012:
• On Saturday, December 15, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., children are invited to drop by the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre and create a still life work of art or a self-portrait using a variety of mediums, limited only by their imagination. Several arrangements will be staged around the table for their inspiration or they can look at their reflection in a mirror while creating their self-portrait. • Beginning December 17, adult artists
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are invited to review photographs of the children’s pieces online at www.stpetersmo.net and select one of the children’s pieces of artwork to reinterpret it in your own style. Adult artists also have the option of reviewing the child’s artwork at the Cultural Arts Centre. The piece you choose is your inspiration--a child’s concept as seen through the eye and mind of an adult. • During February and March, an exhibit of the pieces will be held at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre, with the child’s and adult’s pieces hung side-by-side. There are no fees for creating or entering pieces for this exhibit, thanks to a grant by Lowe’s. “We are proud of what our Cultural Arts Centre brings to this community and we’d like to thank Lowe’s for making a difference in St. Peters,” said St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano. St. Peters’ Cultural Arts Centre is located in St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters Centre Blvd., in St. Peters, MO. For more information about this show, call 636.397.6908 or visit www.stpetersmo.net.
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Over the Top for Tots Highlight Recently, Crisis Nursery St. Charles and Wentzville proudly hosted its 7th Annual “Over the Top for Tots” ladies’ luncheon! This year’s event, hosted by KMOV’s Claire Kellett, benefitted the Nursery’s “Healing Hearts Program,” which provides art and play therapy for children who need help mending their broken spirits. Nearly 500 ladies (and gentlemen) enjoyed shopping, a live auction, raffles, a cake decorating contest, and semi-formal program. We were honored to recognized the contributions of Pat Kulik (Guardian Angel Award) and Kara & Mike Gatto (Children’s Champion Award). Other Awardees included: Cake Decorating Contest • #1 Cakes by Elaine (Flyer Wagon) • #2 Jessie Bostick (Red with Ladders and Mr. Potato Head) • #3 Sandy Housom, Sugar Artist (Scrabble Board) Table top decoration Lesher’s Florist “Over the Top for Tots” was sponsored by: Gold: SecureTel, Shop n’ Save, SSM St. Joseph Health Best of Show - Cakes by Elaine Center, SSM St. Joseph Hospital West Silver: Ameren Missouri, Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital, CENTENE, Coca-Cola, Mercy Children’s Hospital St. Louis, Puddle Ducks, The Vine Wine Bar & Bistro, Vincent’s Jewelers and Wentzville Community Club Bronze: AIMM, Cary O’Brien’s Salon & Spa, CARROLLTON Bank, CenturyLink, Chapter of Credit Unions, Club Fitness, First Bank, Kelly Services, Isle of Capri Casinos, Missouri Baptist Medical Center, Lindenwood University, Sam’s Club – Wentzville, Shea O’Tool & Darrell Davis, State Beauty Supply, Streetscape Maga- Pat Kulik and Nursery CEO DiAnne Mueller / Photos courtesy of Crisis Nursery zine and The Columns
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Chamber Players of St. Louis, Inc. of O’Fallon Receives Grant from The Missouri Arts Council
Chamber Players of St. Louis, Inc of O’Fallon, Missouri has received a grant from the Missouri Arts Council for the 2012 - 21013 concert season. The $4,549 award will help the organization present concerts featuring the Laclede Quartet and the Maryville Symphony. One of the concerts to be presented is a special educational project that allows local high school and college students to play “side by side” with a professional musician. That concert will be performed on February 17, 2013 3pm at Maryville University. More concerts and events can be found on the organizations websites, www.lacledequartet.org and www.maryvillesymphony. com.
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SAINT CHARLES Christmas Traditions Welcome to St. Charles Christmas Traditions! Information from www.stcharleschristmas.com
Where Christmas Past Comes to Life Close your eyes and listen to the sounds of holiday music
world. Over 30 characters have joined in the festivities, each wearing hand crafted clothing representing their heritage from the Victorian Carolers, and the Fife & Drum Corps. and carrying trading cards to give to visitors as a keepsake. Smell the roasting of chestnuts in the air. Capture in your Shop and dine along the brick-lined streets festively decomind a time in America when life was simpler, and Christrated with greenery and red bows. mas was elegant and magical. The South Main Preservation Society first created this This holiday celebration is staged in a charming village on truly unique family event in the early 1970s, while an effort the Missouri River known as St. Charles. The street comes was underway to revitalize the South Main Historic District. alive with Christmas Legends and Santas from around the Now almost 40 years later, Christmas Traditions remains a favorite festival, attracting a wide range of visitors to our area. Funding for this event is provided by the City of Saint Charles, via the Greater Saint Charles Convention & Visitors Frenchtown Heritage Museum - 1121 North 2nd Street Bureau. The Glass Workbench - 318 South Main Street For a complete schedule and many more loThe Grand Opera House - 311 North Main Street cal events, please visit www.stcharleschristmas. Jansens Clocks - 608 South Main Street com. Little O’s Soda Shop - 125 North Main Street St. Charles Chamber of Commerce - 2201 1st Capitol Drive The Santa Parade St. Charles Convention Center - 1 Convention Center Plaza Saturdays and Sundays during Festival • St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau - 230 South Main Street 1:30 p.m. Begins at 1000 S. Main Street and ends in Berthold Square at 200 S. Main Street Enjoy the pageantry of a live parade led by the Lewis & Clark Fife & Drum Corps, and topped off with Santa and Mrs. Claus in a horse-drawn carriage. Follow the procession to Berthold Square for caroling and a short, family-friendly program. Enter your child to win a ride with Santa at www.historicstcharles.com.
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Breakfast with Santa
Saturdays, December 1, 8, 15, and 22 9 a.m. Mother-In-Law House, 500 S. Main Street Come enjoy breakfast at the beautiful Mother-In-Law House Restaurant for an up-closeand-personal visit with Santa. Bring your holi-
day wish list. Plus, don’t forget the camera to capture all the holiday fun. Doors open at 9 a.m., and breakfast is served at 9:30 a.m. Parking is free on the street and nearby lots. Tickets are $15 for children (12 and under) $18 for adults and reservations are required. But hurry! Only a limited number of tickets are available. To order tickets, contact Karen Godfrey at 636.255.6155.
“A Clueless Christmas” A Comical Interactive Christmas Mystery
Dinner Show – December 2, 9, 16, and 23 • 6 p.m. Lunch Show – December 2 • 10:30 a.m. Grand Opera House Banquet Center and Event Center , 311 N. Main Street Ever wish you could be the one to figure out who-dunnit? Come join us for this mysterious show with attendees such as Ms. Scarlet, Col. Mustard, Mr. Green, and Mrs. Peacock. Although Mr. Body may be the first to be murdered, anyone could be next! If you guess the true murderer, you could leave with your own fabulous Christmas gift. We’ll give you a hint... it wasn’t Col. Mustard in the Library with the Candlestick! Dinner show tickets are $62.50 per person and lunch show tickets are $50 per person. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and dinner is served at 6 p.m. Parking is free on the street and nearby lots. To order tickets, contact Karen Godfrey at 636.255.6155.
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SAINT CHARLES Christmas Traditions fessional photos that come in a gold-foil-trimmed frame. Additional photos in varying sizes can be ordered online. Please note that Santa will join the parade from 1:15 to 2:30 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday during the festival.
Carriage Rides
Saturdays during Festival • 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays during Festival • 12 - 5 p.m. Monday, December 24 • 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Board the carriage at the Tourism Center at 230 S. Main Street. Take a relaxing carriage ride along Main Street during the holiday season (weather permitting – not operating during parade). Rides are $5 per person. To reserve a carriage for a special event or evening during the holiday season, please call 636.398.4123.
Trains on Main
Now thru December 24, Wednesday thru Friday – Noon 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday – Noon - 5 p.m. Hosted by Frenchtown Heritage Museum. A festive train display including a Victorian winter scene and various other themes. For more information, call 636-724-2106.
Las Posadas Procession
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Decorations
Saturday, December 1 • 6 p.m. Begins 1000 S. Main Street and ends in Frontier Park Gather your candles, luminaries, lanterns and flashlights and join the beautiful procession by candlelight that has been a Spanish tradition for centuries. Follow behind a live re-enactment of Mary and Joseph searching for a room at the “inn.” Procession begins at the corner of South Main and Boone’s Lick Road, travels north on Main Street to First Capitol Drive, and culminates in Frontier Park with a live nativity, the traditional Yule Log lighting, and caroling. (Produced and funded
Saint Charles is one of America’s great Historic Districts. There is no other place quite like South Main Street, which features 10 blocks of historic buildings, some dating as far back as the late 1700s. For Christmas Traditions, we pull out all the stops to create a festive setting the whole family can enjoy. With more than 10,000 feet of fresh greenery, 150 wreaths, 1,200 hand-tied red velvet bows, and thousands of white lights in the trees by Main Street Church). and on the buildings, you just can’t help but get caught up in the holiday spirit. In the daytime, the crisp reds and greens provide a colorful backdrop as you walk the brick streets enjoying all that Christmas Traditions has to offer. And in the evening, the white lights make a nighttime stroll or drive down Main Street one of St. Louis’ best free light displays. The holiday decor on Main Street is just one more way that Christmas Past Comes To Life in www.facebook.com/littlesodashop Saint Charles during Christmas Traditions.
Sleigh Bell Singers
Fridays during Festival Various Restaurants on N. Main Street Our own Sleigh Bell Singers join us for a night of merriment singing the songs of the 1930s and 1940s while stopping at various restaurants in the historic North Main Street district.
Marshmallow Roast
Fridays during Festival • 7 p.m. Chestnut Roasters’ Fire Pit, Between 700 and 800 blocks of S. Main Street Join some of your favorite Christmas Traditions characters at the Chestnut Roasters’ fire to enjoy roasting complimentary marshmallows and listening to holiday story-telling around the fire.
Gingerbread Village
Festival Hours until December 22 at 6 p.m. Main Street Church, 116 N. Main Street Visit the candy filled world of Gingerbread Village. All gingerbread houses from the decorating contest will be on display for your holiday enjoyment. For more information, visit www.churchonmain.com/gingerbreadold.
Santa Send-off
Monday, December 24 • 1:30 p.m. Begins at 1000 S. Main Street and ends in Berthold Square at the corner of First Capitol Drive and S. Main Street. Don’t miss the opportunity to send one final wave and cheer Santa on as he heads back to the North Pole for the big night!
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Saturdays during Festival 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sundays during Festival 12 - 5 p.m. Lower Level of Tourism Center, 230 S. Main Street Come visit Santa and his elves, and make sure he knows what you would like for Christmas! For a nominal fee you can purchase pro-
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Statepoint Crossword Theme: Reality TV
ACROSS 1. "Wheel of Fortune" purchase 6. Christian minister, abbr. 9. *"Jersey Shore" stars jump in and out of them 13. Popeye's gal 14. "... ___ he drove out of sight" 15. Cuba Gooding, Jr. 2003 role 16. Calculus calculation 17. "Lend me your ___" 18. Furnish with a fund 19. *"Bravo" cook 21. *TV's largest family 23. Toni Morrison's "___ Baby" 24. It's everywhere you want to be? 25. Y, so to say 28. Places 30. Curved, as in foot 35. Argonauts' propellers 37. Shakespearean "does" 39. Type of TV show 40. Actress ____ Perlman
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Crime King Pens Another Hit Nobody writes seamycrime better than Dennis Lehane – case in point “Mystic River” and “Gone Baby Gone.” And who can forget, “Shutter Island,” a book sure to send chills up your spine. This trio of grab-you-by-the-throat thrillers is just some of Lehane’s offerings, many of which are set in Boston, where his newest “Live by Night,” begins before moving south to Florida and Cuba. It’s the prohibition era, gangs are jousting for power, cops collect kickbacks from mob bosses, and tough broads hang on the arm of married thugs with an unknowing wife back at home. Irishman Joe Coughlin gets involved in a life of crime full well knowing his dad, a Boston captain in the police force, is being paid to look the other way by the powers that be. Leading by example isn’t his father’s strong suit, yet the two share a bond. As a young man, Joe dabbles in petty thefts, but eventually sets his sights on bigger jobs. He gets a tip on a speakeasy in South Boston, an easy hit that should be lucrative. Joe and his buddies pull off the heist, not knowing the joint is owned by Albert White, a dark-hearted mob boss with a cruel bent and a girlfriend that Joe’s immediately attracted to. Emma Gould is trouble and Joe knows it, but he loses his head and plunges into a relationship that nearly gets him killed. White seeks revenge. The lovers suffer the consequences. Emma disappears, is presumed dead, and Joe lands in jail, where he spends two years trying to head off beatings and abuse, until an Italian mob boss he meets behind bars strikes up a deal and arranges for his parole so he can run his illegal operations down south. With Joe’s release, the book shifts to a city near Tampa where Joe bootlegs rum coming from Cuba, becoming rich and eventually respected, even falling in love with a Cuban beauty – the only woman capable of making him forget Emma Gould. Though Joe is a mobster, Lehane makes him out to be a sympathetic character, the best of the bad guys. One almost feels sorry for him when the chips are down. There’s action on every page of this hard-hitting novel told in Lahane’s distinctive voice. Readers will stay up late at night to finish “Live by Night” and then be disappointed the story is over. Reprinted with permission. Missourian Publishing Company. Copyright 2012.
74. *John and Kate plus how many? DOWN 1. Electrical unit 2. Hodgepodge 3. Like one who lacks confidence 4. Put out on a curb 5. "___ Weapon" 6. Great Barrier ____ 7. E in BCE 8. "Rigoletto" composer 9. "The Big ____ Theory" 10. Primary source for Scandinavian mythology 11. Late designer Christian ____ 12. Girl hogs 15. Perceive or think about in a particular way
20. Grind down 22. *Future home network for "Partners in Crime" 24. Venomous talk 25. *MTV's "The Real _____" 26. Cowboy's cry of joy 27. Not slouching 29. *Entering its 25th season 31. Pull an all-nighter 32. Middle Eastern porter 33. Salon file 34. *So you think you can do this? 36. Goes well with sushi 38. Phone button 42. Natasha Fatale's enemy 45. Concluding or finishing
49. *It's often bought on "Pawn Stars" 51. What pirates do 54. Wine ripening 56. Indian metropolis 57. Contributes 58. Waldorf salad ingredient 59. Arabian chieftain 60. Type of defense 61. Word processor command 62. Bug-eyed 63. Mascara site 64. Badger's den 67. Bird word See answers on page 21
This Weeks Shelter: Heartland Humane Society of Missouri PO Box 113, O’Fallon, MO 63366 • 636-922-0569• www.hhsrescue.org If you’ve adopted a new family member that you saw in Community News, send us a picture of you and your new pal. Also include a brief story about your pet’s background and how they’re doing now. We’d love to share your happy story with other readers! Community News, 2139 Bryan Valley Commercial Dr., O’Fallon, MO 63366 or cnews@ centurytel.net.
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The U.S. Humane Society estimates 6 to 8 million dogs and cats enter shelters each year, and 3 to 4 million are euthanized. Please do your part to control overpopulation and to limit the number of unwanted animals. SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS!
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Movie
“Silver Linings Playbook”
With Oscar buzz surrounding it, “Silver Linings Playbook” has emerged as a front-runner going into the upcoming awards season. With solid
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performances from Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert De Niro, it’s also a very watchable, slice-of-life film. Cooper plays Pat Solitano, a teacher who has spent 8 months in a mental institution as the film opens. Pat’s mom (Jacki Weaver) signs his release papers with the conditions that her son will take his medications, go to counseling, and stay out of trouble. Pat Sr. (De Niro) also needs his boy’s help in the family business: booking bets on the Philadelphia Eagles. Pat has his own agenda, namely getting himself in good enough physical and mental shape to win back his estranged wife Nikki (Brea Bee). Pat’s breakdown was triggered by his wife’s infidelity and she currently has a restraining order against him. While having dinner at a friend’s house, Pat meets Tiffany (Lawrence), a young woman who lost her husband and now lives under the watchful eyes of her own parents. Tiffany always appears when Pat is running through the streets in his Philadelphia streets. Like a force of nature, this young
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woman is hard to ignore. Tiffany agrees to help Pat get a letter to his wife if, in return, he will be her partner in a local dance competition. Pat now balances his dance sessions with being his father’s good luck charm during all football games. Though it is a very simple story, “Silver Linings Playbook” is highly addictive. Based on the novel by Matthew Quick, the film’s themes of love, family, and finding the silver lining in bad situations ring true, especially in today’s world. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence have solid onscreen chemistry as their relationship evolves naturally through the course of the movie. Pat and Tiffany are coming from very troubled places and see a kindred spirit in each other. Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver also are outstanding as Pat’s parents. Pat Sr. has issues of his own, namely obsessive compulsive disorder that makes him highly superstitious. Mom Dolores has to be the patient voice of reason in a sometimes tumultuous household. Chris Tucker deserves special mention as Danny, Pat’s friend from the mental institution. Danny keeps turning up at the Solitano house saying that he has been released, but the police and hospital orderlies soon show up to take him back. To put it simply, “Silver Linings Playbook” is a winner and a film that should not be missed. “Silver Linings Playbook,” rated R for some sexual content, nudity, and language, currently is playing in local theaters.
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Joe Morice
“Over the Fence”
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A Child’s Best Teacher I saw my neighbor’s 6 yearold driving his pickup truck yesterday. Of course, she was sitting on his lap wearing a huge smile while gripping the steering wheel. They were on an empty parking lot behind the condos. It reminded me of my boyhood. We lived several miles out on a rural gravel road where my father would put me in his lap and let me steer the family Studebaker. I was thrilled. I soon mastered it over time and even learned how to shift gears using the steering column manual shift lever that was a common feature of cars in the 50s. Automatic transmissions were uncommon in those days. My father believed cars were made to go from point A to point B. His Studebaker options consisted of an overdrive gear for better gas mileage, a radio to listen to Cardinal ballgames and posi-traction axle gears to increase traction on snowy winter days. That was it. His belief in the bare essentials may have been somewhat influenced by his pocketbook. He also seemed to get some kicks out of haggling with Preacher Powell, owner and operator of the local Studebaker dealership. Mr. Powell sold the cars, repaired them on occasion, did paperwork, performed feats of genius in a well-equipped machine shop and swept out the place.
Try that one on your average corporate CEO. When the weather turned icy, which wasn’t unusual along with downed power lines as a result, Dad dragged me out of bed before dawn to help him install tire chains on the rear wheels of the Studebaker. He knew it was the only way to get traction on the icy highways he commuted on to work in St. Louis every day from our country home two counties away. This was a time when employees were punctual and loyal. It made no difference if they didn’t like their employers nor had union protections. Doing one’s job was a matter of pride. Starting time found Dad hard at work. Country kids had more opportunities when it came to things like learning to drive. We had lightly traveled roads to practice on and sometimes we drove farm tractors. When loading hay bales from the fields on a wagon, the smallest usually drove the tractor while the older, larger of us loaded the hay. We weren’t farmers but we were surrounded by them and sometimes helped during harvests. Learning to drive while sitting on my father’s lap as a boy was great fun. After turning 16, the licensing test was a snap. Having only one car in the family, Dad was away at work when the testing facility was open. He solved the problem by having the local state office manager loan me her Plymouth. This brought some peculiar stares from the state testing officer that
rode next to me with a clipboard and a pencil. My father and I didn’t always agree in later years. I may have been a disappointment because I didn’t go to college; instead, I followed in his footsteps as he did with his father. They were heavy equipment operators and mechanics. Those formative years around machinery and my love of driving stayed with me, I suppose. Rural America had its oddities. One of them was children on their father’s lap learning to drive long before puberty. I didn’t expect to see it here in suburbia. My neighbor and his daughter didn’t notice my salute. Of all children’s teachers, there are few as influential as their fathers. We can only hope the influence is beneficial.
MRB Construction Teams Top One Million Hours Worked Crews in Illinois and Missouri working on constructing the Mississippi River Bridge and its associated roadway projects topped the one million hour mark in September. By September 30, 2012, crews had completed 1,012,576 hours of work on construction projects in Illinois and Missouri, including the main span of the new bridge between St. Clair County, Illinois and St. Louis. Of those hours, more than 23 percent (235,930 hours) were performed by minority construction workers, and just over 5 percent (52,443) were performed by female construction workers. The Department of Labor has set goals to encourage at least 14.7 percent of the workforce be minority workers and at least 6.9 percent of the workforce be female.
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“The main contractors working on the bridge projects have been very diligent in ensuring that we have great minority representation in the workforce of the bridge projects which have started so far. We are continuing to work with them to improve the numbers of female construction workers on projects as we continue through the next 18 months of construction,” said Gregory Horn, MRB project director. In addition to the construction workers, disadvantaged business enterprises continue to participate in the construction project. As of September, 113 different certified minority and women owned companies have received 229 contracts as part
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of this project. Those contracts total more than $108 million of the project’s cost of roughly $700 million. Goals for DBE participation in federally funded projects are set per project based on the capacity and capability of the available DBE firms. “Although we are pleased by the efforts made by our contractors so far, we will continue to strive to look for other opportunities to improve our workforce numbers and our DBE participation,” said Horn.
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Famous Quotes When Jim and I moved into our new home 12 years ago, I had grand plans for one of the rooms. I didn’t really care which room, but I wanted one room to be filled with some of the best lines in music. The bathroom, I thought, would be perfect. People always need something to read while in the lavatory, so why not paint great lyrics on the wall? Needless to say I never got around to painting the bathroom wall, but if I had, one of the first lines would have been courtesy of the Rolling Stones. “You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find you get what you need.” A few years later I found a t-shirt that suited my personality (on certain days, anyway) to a T (or is it ‘to a tee?’). On my way out of the mall I stopped dead in my tracks. Staring at me from behind a store window was a shirt fit for a sarcastic queen. I had to have it! The t-shirt itself was bright pink, neon in fact. That didn’t make one bit of difference to me. The t-shirt could have been the color of strained peas. It was the words that caught my eye and made me laugh hysterically. The tshirt read, “Well la di frickin’ da.” “Maybe I need more thought-provoking material than just song lyrics,” I said to myself a few days after buying the t-shirt (which I confess I’ve never worn in public…it’s been relegated to the shirt I wear when I scrub floors or clean the plastic plants). So I searched the Internet for great quotes. There were hundreds from which to choose, and I found many that touched my soul. For example: “All of us failed to match our dreams of perfection. So I rate us on the basis of our splendid failure to do the impossible.” – William Faulkner “By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” – Confucius “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” – Socrates “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” – Albert Einstein “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius “Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do.” – Dale Carnegie “You were at school and you were pimply and no one wanted to know you. You
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get into a group and you’ve got thousands of chicks there.” – Eric Clapton “Have you ever noticed? Anybody going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a moron.” – George Carlin “When I was young, I said to God, ‘God, tell me the mystery of the universe.’ But God answered, ‘That knowledge is for me alone.’ So I said, ‘God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.’ Then God said, ‘Well, George, that’s more nearly your size.’” – George Washington Carver “Use it or lose it.” – Jimmy Connors “I came, I saw, I conquered.” – Julius Caesar “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle “All music is folk music. I ain’t never heard a horse sing a song.” – Louis Armstrong “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou “There’s never going to be a great misunderstanding of me. I think I’m a little whacked.” – Pamela Anderson “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.” – Saint Augustine “He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a king.” – Saint Augustine “Why buy good luggage? You only use it when you travel.” – Yogi Berra These are just a few of the quotes that made me smile. They were uttered by leaders, philosophers, entertainers, athletes, saints and poets…oh, and Pamela Anderson. I’m a writer, and I cannot remember anything so profound ever jumping from my fingers onto the keyboard to the computer screen and beyond. Does it bother me? Not really. I still have something to add to the bathroom wall (and it’s not the whole “Well, la di frickin’ da” thing, either). The final quote on my bathroom wall? I’m sure I wasn’t the first to say it…but trust me, I’ve turned it into an art form. One day it might even be on a t-shirt. “Because I said so.” – Mommy
Holiday Gifts Baked with Love
(Family Features) Nothing says “love” like fresh baked cookies and treats. This holiday season, give the gift of homemade goodness…and enjoy the time you save on shopping by spending it with your loved ones.
Make it a Family “Bake”tivity Get the whole family together and create a makeshift Santa’s Workshop. Have one person measure all of the ingredients, another can mix everything together, and everyone can have fun decorating to favorite holiday tunes. Create a Gift that Keeps Giving Layer the dry ingredients of your favorite cookie recipe in glass jars. Attach copies of the recipe to the jars with bright ribbon bows and voila, you’ve created thoughtful gifts and cheery holiday kitchen décor. Refresh Holiday Favorites Chocolate chip and gingerbread cookies are classics, but these Peppermint Mocha Chip Cookies might become a fast new favorite. Notes of crisp peppermint perfectly complement the flavors of coffee and semi-sweet chocolate morsels. Add a crushed peppermint to each cookie to create a beautiful and seasonal presentation. For more holiday recipe ideas, visit www.meals.com.
Peppermint Mocha Chip Cookies Makes 36 cookies Ingredients: - 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened - 3 cups Nestlé Toll House Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels, divided - 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar - 3 teaspoons Nescafé Taster’s Choice House Blend 100% Pure Instant Coffee Granules - 2 teaspoons vanilla extract - 1 teaspoon peppermint extract - 3 large eggs - 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour - 2 teaspoons baking powder - 12 soft peppermint candies, crushed
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4. Scoop dough onto prepared baking sheet, spacing 2 inches apart, using a medium size cookie scoop. Sprinkle each cookie with a little of the crushed peppermint candies. 5. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set. Allow to cool for about 2 minutes on baking sheet and then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease or line baking sheet with parchment paper. 2. Melt butter and 1 cup chocolate morsels in medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until smooth. 3. Transfer chocolate mixture into a large mixer bowl; add sugar and beat until combined. Add coffee granules, vanilla extract and peppermint extract; beat just until combined. Beat in eggs. Add flour and baking powder, mixing until all is incorporated.
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Sports
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O’Fallon MO Gets Skate Park ***Mostly Inline Skaters & Skateboarders Hit the Park Westhoff Plaza is proud to announce a new park for those who want a little challenge and excitement just down the street from T.R. Hughes. There is free admission for all and lights are to be erected shortly for longer use during the day. ~~~Great place to have fun Guns ‘N Hoses A Big Hit ***Boxing Event Benefits Fallen Police & Firefighters There was a very large crowd at the Scottrade Center Thanksgiving Eve to attend the premier boxing matches. Different celebrities in the ring prior to the fights were announcing donations galore. $5,000, $10,000 and even $25,000 large size replica of checks were among the amounts all over the ring. Money raised from the event go to The BackStoppers, an organization that provides immediate financial aid and long-term financial and other support to the families of Police Officers and Firefighters who lose their lives in the line of duty. The passing of event organizer Jerry Clinton (pictured) this pass year was deeply felt and all honored his works with the traditional 10-count. For more information on the event go to http://www.stlgunsandhoses.com Money raised is still being counted so check back for the evenings collections. To keep you hanging, before the 21st match the Police and Firefighters each had won 10 fights…check back next week for the results and each winner. ~~~21 boxing matches for a great cause
Former Ram Tailgating ***Sporting His Super Bowl Ring The 101.1 ESPN tailgate party east of the dome was rocking recently prior to the New York Jets game. The Rams could not provide a win in the game as they lost 27-13 but the pregame party rocked. Former Defensive Tackle for the Rams around the year of 1999 Ray Agnew (pictured with me) made an appearance at the event. The gentle giant posed for pictures and signed autographs to the delight of Rams Photos by Gary B. and Jets fans. Agnew is now the Player Personnel Analyst of the Rams’ front office. ~~~Classy guy Football Earns Bowl Bid To Extend Successful Season ***Not Bad for Their First Year in League After defeating Truman State University on November 10, the Lindenwood football team earned a bid to play in the Mineral Water Bowl on December 1 against NSIC opponent Winona State. The bowl is held in Excelsior Springs, MO and is scheduled to start at 12 p.m. The Lions finished the regular season with an 8-3 overall record and 7-3 record in the MIAA. Lindenwood finished in a tie for fourth in its inaugural season in the MIAA. Offensively, the Lions have been led by the duo of running back Denodus O’Bryant and wide receiver Andrew Helmick. O’Bryant is averaging 107.8 rushing yards a game while Helmick is averaging 105.6 receiving yards a game. Winona State went 9-2 during the regular season with all of its opponents being members of the NSIC. The Warriors are also on a three-game winning streak in which they have scored 56.3 points a contest. ~~~Thanks to Jen Lawson, Sports Information-Graduate Assistant of Lindenwood
Home Heating Fires Number 2 on List The high cost of fuel is leading more people to look for alternative home heating sources. These include the use of wood burning stove, an increase in the use of wood burning fire places, and the use of smaller space heaters. While safe, each is a major contributing factor to house fires when used improperly. Cold weather is settling in over the St. Louis region.
The cold temperatures lead many in our communities to either improvise to stay warm, or supplement their home heating systems. Quite often, the use of supplemental heat sources end in tragedy. Heating homes with ovens or stoves, using kerosene heaters, improper use of space heaters are all ways in which people lose their lives and/or property every year. The Cottleville Fire District would like to provide the following recommendations to help keep your family safe and warm: 1. Have all gas fired appliances checked for proper operation. CO from gas fired appliances can have deadly consequences. 2. Have a CO detector in your home 3. Have fireplaces cleaned and checked by a professional 4. Only burn seasoned hard wood in your fireplace
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5. Never burn soft woods i.e. pine, or trash in your fireplace 6. Keep screens pulled closed and keep children away from fire places 7. Dispose of fireplace ashes away from your home in a proper metal container 8. Never attempt to heat your home with a stove or oven. 9. Do not use kerosene heaters inside 10. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendation for the use of space heaters 11. Ensure fabrics i.e. bedding and draperies are kept away from space heaters 12. Do not use extension cords to run a space heater 13. Above all, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE WORKING SMOKE DETECTORS INSTALLED Take some time to check on elderly friends, family, and neighbors. If you know of someone less fortunate, try to refer them to one of the many organizations in the metropolitan area that can render assistance with heating bills and/ or shelter. Keep an eye on vacant homes or buildings. Some who are homeless start small fires to keep warm, but small fires in www.jeffowens-insurance.com doors can quickly get out of control. Don’t become a statistic. Take some of these simple steps and help us prevent these fires before they occur.
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Santa Gets New ‘Ride’ for Visit to SSM St. Joseph Health Center
National Home Care & Hospice Month
Children all over St. Charles County are wondering: If Santa has given up his sleigh and reindeer for the day, how will he get to SSM St. Joseph Health Center? The answer will be revealed at 9:30 a.m. sharp, Saturday, December 1, when Santa arrives by a mode of transportation unusual for the jolly old fellow! Children and parents alike won’t want to miss this free Christmas event; it is open to the public. After his special arrival in the hospital’s emergency department, children will enjoy complimentary photos with Santa as they tell him their Christmas wish list. There will be games, crafts, prizes and refreshments, all in a holiday atmosphere complete with Santa’s little helpers! Doors open at 9 a.m. and the celebration will continue until noon. Registration is requested by calling 1.866.SSM.DOCS; more information is available at www.ssmstjoseph.com. Free parking is available at Medical Office Building 1, First Capitol Drive and Fourth Street, or in the hospital’s parking garage. Please enter through the emergency department entrance on First Capitol Drive.
Each year, November is celebrated as National Home Care & Hospice month to honor both the providers and the patients of home health care. With the life expectancy of older Americans increasing and a strong preference to receive treatment in the home whenever possible, the demand for home health services is at an all-time high. Nurses, therapists, home care aides and other care providers have a lot to celebrate this month for the difference they make in the lives of patients and their families. Home care is health care provided in a patient’s home by professionals. Under the direction of a physician, skilled nurses develop a plan to provide patients with intermittent skilled care and supervision. Caregivers may also help the individual with such daily tasks as bathing, eating, cleaning the home and preparing meals. Home care provides a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for the patient recovering from an illness, surgery or injury. “Studies show that home care and hospice are the most cost effective and successful post-acute providers,” states VNA-TIP HealthCare CEO Suzy Chandarlis. “In health care, as in no other industry, teamwork plays the most critical of roles in achieving success within the organization. This is because our success is measured solely by the success of our patients. We all share one common goal – helping the patient.” A further goal is teaching families and patients to do as much as they are able to do for themselves in the home. Teaching can include education on wound care, IV and medication administration, diet and other disease management techniques. Chronic health conditions account for 25% of all medical costs in the U.S., but teaching patients to do what they can on their own helps reduce avoidable readmissions to the hospital, thus reducing costs. Unlike home care, hospice services are not intended to heal a patient of their illness, but instead to provide comfort. Hospice focuses on controlling the patient’s pain and symptoms, while helping family and friends cope with the stress and emotions that a life-limiting illness can bring. However, the goals of teaching patients and families what they can do for themselves, patient safety and comfort remain top priorities in hospice care, just as in home care.
St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness Announces 2012 Holiday Greeting Cards With the Holidays right around the corner, St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness (SLOCA) announces that their 2012 Holiday Greeting cards are hot off the press and available now for purchase. Priced at just $20 for 12 cards, this year’s elegant design features a winter scene with St. Louis’ Gateway Arch. The inside of the card simply reads “Happy Holidays”. The photo was captured by Lauri Baker, a professional photographer and SLOCA volunteer, who also designed the 2012 greeting card. St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness is an all-volunteer 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization, which was established in 2002. SLOCA’s mission statement reflects a commitment to impact ovarian cancer survivorship by promoting awareness of early warning signs and standard of care, funding ovarian cancer research,
and supporting survivors. According to Board President Beth Hudson, “It is crucial that we spread the word about the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, in order to save the lives of women throughout the St. Louis community.” Hudson adds, “We hope that you will remember SLOCA and our greeting cards when sending Holiday tidings to your friends, loved ones and business associates this year.” The 2012 St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness Holiday Greeting Cards are now available for sale on the SLOCA website at www.sloca.org, or by calling 314.966.7562. To learn more about St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness organization, and their efforts to fight ovarian cancer, please call SLOCA President Beth Hudson at 314.821.2549.
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December 1: Charity Wine Tasting 4 p.m. - 9 p.m at Hope Lutheran Church. Over 70 different premium wines & microbrews. Complimentary appetizers & non-alcoholic beverages available. 50/50 raffle & live music. Childcare available on site for small fee. Proceeds support Hope’s many charities. Tickets $20 pp. Each ticket purchase allows you to sample 8 different wines. Must be 21 to purchase tickets. Visit www.hopelutheranelca.org to purchase your tickets today! December 1: Fairmount and Friends Christmas Homecoming Concert 6 p.m. at Fairmount General Baptist Church (2299 St. Peters-Howell Rd., St. Peters). No charge, love offering will be taken. 636.498.4475. December 2: 17th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols 7 p.m. Zion Lutheran Church and School (3866 Harvester Road, St. Charles, MO). Celebrate the holiday season with scripture and song. Pre-service music begins at 6:40 p.m. Info: www.zionharvester.org or Mark Thoelke at 636.441.7425. December 8: Birthday Party for Jesus 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at New Life Church, 1083 Cool Springs Industrial Drive, O’Fallon, Mo. Lunch, (Chick Fil-A), Christmas craft activities, photos in the manger scene, Christmas wreath raffle and a visit and reading of the Christmas Story from a “Special Guest in a Red Suit.” Children 10 and under
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free. Ages 11 and older: $10 per person. Info: www.ourladysinn. org or call Betsy Beauparlant at 636.398.5375. December 15 & 16: Church of the Transfiguration “Advent Camp” 9 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. All children in the community (through 5th grade) welcome, no matter what their religious affiliation or those with no religious affiliation. Seasonal stories, crafts and music, along with assigning parts and rehearsing for our Advent/Christmas Pageant. Lunch included on Saturday. Contact Barry Luedloff at 636.561.8951 for a copy of the registration form. 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. Operation Backpack - United Methodist Church, Wentzville Food search program to provide food to at-risk children over the weekend when they don’t have access to free breakfast & lunch at local schools. Info: 636.327.6377. 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: 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
November 28: UMSL Master of Science in Nursing Informational Meeting 6-7:30 p.m. at St. Charles Community College, Room 205 in the Student Center. Meet program coordinators, faculty and academic advisors. Info: 636.936.8675. November 30: Heartland Humane Society of Missouri Trivia Night At the Elk’s Lodge in O’Fallon, MO. Doors open at 6 p.m., trivia at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20/person. Tables are $160. Every penny will go directly to the care of abandoned or unwanted dogs and cats. For info, or to view available cats and dogs in need of loving homes, visit www.hhsrescue.org. For info on Trivia Night, call Heartland at 636.922.0569. December 2: New Town at St. Charles Residents’ Christmas House Tour 1-5 p.m. $10 cash-only tickets available at several New Town businesses. Proceeds benefit New
Hope Food Pantry and Oasis Food Pantry. 11 homes on the tour. Meet at the Town Hall. Info: Linda at 314.330.2738. December 2: Christmas Bazaar for Jackson Berry 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the St. Charles Moose Lodge (2705 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Charles, MO 63302) Vendors Include: It Works, Sentsy, Pampered Chef, Premiere Design Jewelry, Mary Kay, Party Lite, Initials, Tupperware, 31 Bags, Perfectly Posh, Mia Bella Candles, Teagers Treasures Bows and Hats, Stella & Dot, Tastefully Simple, Assorted Crafts. December 2: St. Peters Choral Society 22nd Annual Holiday Concert 2 p.m. at the Fort Zumwalt South High School Auditorium (8050 Mexico Road, St. Peters, Mo). A variety of arrangements of familiar Christmas melodies will put you in the holiday spirit. Come enjoy a great musical experience! Free. The Auditorium is handicap accessible. Info: 636.978.8404, 636.447.5341 or www.stpeterschoralsociety.org. December 6: Holiday House Tour 6-9 p.m. Presented by the Cottleville/Weldon Spring Rotary Club. Benefits the Rotary Amphitheater and The Rotary Foundation’s worldwide polio eradication efforts. $20/person. Tickets may be purchased in person from Commerce Bank at 94 Crossing or Cottleville City Hall. To order by mail, send a check payable to Rotary Club, PO Box 246, Cottleville, MO 63338 (must be received by Nov. 29). Info: 636.447.8446 or 314.378.7888. December 12: Tri-County Women’s Connection Luncheon 11:15 a.m. - 1 p.m. at The Christy Banquet Center (9000 Veteran’s
Memorial Pkwy, O’Fallon, MO). $14. 636.240.7772. December 14: Chillin’ with Santa at the O’Fallon Family YMCA 6-9 p.m. Spend the evening “chillin” with Santa and his elves. Family swim, crafts, games & activities. Free for members, $5/family for non-members. December 15: The American Legion Riders & Eternal Peace Cemetery Wreaths Across America ceremony We will start our day by escorting the Wreaths from American Legion Post 323 at 10:30 a.m. to Eternal Peace Cemetery for our ceremony at 11 a.m. Placing wreaths will follow. Everyone is welcome back to the Legion afterwards. December 15: The St. Charles County Youth Orchestra Winter Concert Veterans Holiday Celebration 1 p.m. at the Grace Baptist Church in St. Charles. The Vietnam Veterans of America Post 458 recently donated a flag to the Orchestra and a special flag dedication will be part of the concert. All groups will also perform individually. The Larry Hart Memorial Scholarship Fundraiser gift basket auction will take place during the concert. Tickets: $4 for adults, $2 for children. Available at the door. All veterans welcome with complimentary tickets at the door. Info: Judy Williams at sccyo@sccyo.org or 636.916.0515. fHEALTH
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www.mycnews.com • Community News - St. Charles County • November 28, 2012 Exercise Classes for Cancer Patients & Survivors Free for breast cancer survivors/ patients, discounted for all other cancer survivors/patients. All participants must have a referral from their SSM Cancer Care or SSM Breast Care physician. Stop by the YMCA service center or call the St. Charles YMCA at 636.928.1928 or the O’Fallon YMCA at 636.379.0092 to register. Diabetes Self Management Training (DSMT) Includes a series of three classes over a three- to four- month period held at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. DSMT is available with a doctor’s order. Info: 636.949.9600 or Patty Shelton at 636.947.5573. Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) A nutritional diagnostic therapy and counseling service held at SSM St. Joseph Health Center for disease management with a licensed, registered dietitian. Available with a doctor’s order only. To register call 636.949.9600. Info: 636.947.5163. Free Mammogram Screenings SSM Health Care offers free mammogram screenings to women who have no health insurance, by appointment only. Must meet qualifications. Appointments are available at SSM St. Joseph Health Center, 300 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles, SSM St. Joseph Hospital West, 100 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis, SSM St. Joseph Medical Park, 1475 Kisker Road in St. Peters, and SSM St. Joseph Health CenterWentzville, 500 Medical Drive in Wentzville. Info: 636.947.5617.
during the second trimester. $60/ couple or individual registrant. Call 314.SSM.DOCS or 1.866. SSM.DOCS to register. Visit www. ssmhealth.com/maternity for more information.
and friends are encouraged to attend. Also learn about the treatment and management of the disease. To register or for more information, call Kathy Cartwright at 636.447.9006.
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Daily: 12 Step Recovery Club 204 G West Pittman, O’Fallon. Info: Mike at 636.240.1722 or www.212club.org.
Free unless otherwise noted. Info/ registration: 636.344.2273 or www.progresswesthealthcare.org. - [PWHC] Progress West HealthCare Center, 2 Progress Point Pkwy, O’Fallon, MO 63368 - [MOB] Progress West Medical Office Building, 20 Progress Point Pkwy, O’Fallon, MO 63368 - [CP] Corporate Parkway Library, 1200 Corporate Parkway, Wentzville, MO 63385 - [MK] Middendorf- Kredell Branch Library, 2750 Hwy K, O’Fallon, MO 63368 - [SCC] St. Charles Community College, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Cottleville, MO 63376
December 4: What are you Made of? Body Composition Analysis 4-6 p.m. [PWHC] December 6: AARP Driver Safety Program 9 a.m.-1 p.m. [PWHC] Support Groups
December 5: MI Multiple Myeloma Support Group 10 a.m. in the Education Room at SSM St. Joseph Medical Park. Meet and interact with fellow myeloma patients and their loved ones. Patients and their family members
Every Monday: BILY (Because I Love You) Parent Support Group 7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 801 First Capitol Dr., St. Charles. For parents only. Free. Focus on teens/young adults who act out. Help Line 314.993.7550.
1st & 3rd Mondays: Sharing Losses Through Bereavement 1-2:30 p.m. at SSM Home Care & Hospice, 1187 Corporate Lake Drive. For families/friends who want help understanding and coping with the death of a loved one. Registration: 314.SSM.DOCS (776.3627). Every Mon.: Tobacco Free for Life 7 p.m. Support group. Free. St. Peters City Hall. 636.947.5304. 1st Mon.: Better Breathers Club Those w/chronic lung disease. St. Joseph Health Cntr., 300 1st Capitol Dr., St. Charles. Free lunch. 636.947.5684.
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Hosp., 150 Entrance Way, St. Peters. 636.916.9920. 2nd Thurs: Support Group for Alzheimer’s 4 p.m. Delmar Gardens, 7068 S. Outer 364, O’Fallon. Call: Jennifer Krpan, Ralph Covinsky 636.240.6100. 4th Thurs: Breast Cancer Support Group 6:30–8 p.m. Siteman Cancer Cntr, Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hosp., 150 Entrance Way. 636.928.WELL (9355) or 800.392.0936. www.siteman.bjsph.org. 3rd Sun: Alzheimer’s Meeting 12:45-1:45 p.m. Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Rd., O’Fallon. Faith-based for caregivers, family of those w/memory loss. 1.800.272.3900. Gateway to Hope Program Arranges care for individuals diagnosed w/breast cancer who are either uninsured or underinsured & reside in MO. Gateway to Hope serves as a breast cancer lifeline for those who do not qualify for government sponsored programs & are unable to afford treatment. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with breast cancer & cannot access treatment call Gateway to Hope at 314.569.1113 or visit www.gthstl.org.
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December 4: Childbirth Preparation 7-9:30 p.m. at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. Four-week session designed to assist women and their partners in preparing for the birth of their baby. Recommended
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Scouting for Food Campaign Gathers 2 Million Cans During 2012 Drive More than 30,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Venturers helped feed the hungry throughout our region as they collected 2 million cans of food and other non-perishable items during the 28th Annual Scouting for Food drive. After distributing more than one million bags, the Scouts returned to collect canned goods and other non-perishables. Scouts in the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County took donations to area fire stations where Scout leaders sorted and boxed the food. Sunset Transportation, Inc., of Sunset Hills provided vehicles, equipment, volunteer drivers and solicited the assistance of additional volunteers from trucking companies. Sunset Transportation coordinated all logistics for the food collection, which involved transporting boxed food from 42 area fire stations to the St. Louis Area Foodbank. The Foodbank will distribute the canned goods to more than 500 area food pantries throughout eastern Missouri and southwest Illinois. Donations collected by Scouts outside of the City of St. Louis and St. Louis County were taken directly to food pantries. “The amount of food collected today will help thousands of families who need assistance,” said Ron Green, Scout Executive of the Greater St. Louis Area Council. “Our Scouts, parents and leaders did a great job collecting food and preparing the donations for the pantries. The generous donations by general public and the hard work of our Scouts will help the less fortunate through the difficult winter months.”
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Adopt a Homeless Animal this Holiday Season and Receive Missouri Lottery Scratchers Tickets for a Chance to Win Up to $1,000 Adopt a homeless animal this holiday season and you could really be a lucky dog! Now through December 31, pet adopters at St. Louis’ three largest animal care organizations - the Humane Society of Missouri, Animal Protective Association of Missouri, and St. Louis County Animal Care and Control - will receive 10, $1 Missouri Lottery Santa Paws Scratchers along with their furry new friends. The top dog prize for this limited time Scratchers game is $1,000. During the promotional period, Santa Paws Scratchers will feature a holiday pet scene. The specially designed Scratchers will also be available to the general public for $1 each. Scratch-
ers can be redeemed at any of the 5,000 Missouri Lottery retailers across the state. For further details visit www.molottery.com. Pet adoption fee information is available on each of the three animal care organizations’ websites: www.hsmo.org; www.apamo.org; www.stlouisco.com. “We are proud of this first-time partnership which encourages people to adopt homeless pets in Missouri and give them forever homes,” said May Scheve Reardon, executive director, Missouri Lottery. “Many people consider adding a new pet to their lives during the holiday season and we feel this is a nice reward for those who choose to get their pets from animal shelters.”
A Little White “Shadow” Arrives at the Saint Louis Zoo’s Primate House A black-and-white colobus (CAHL-uh-bus) monkey was born at the Saint Louis Zoo’s Primate House on October 31. Her name is Kivuli (pronounced Kih-VOO-lee), which is Swahili for ghost or shadow. Colobus infants are born with all white hair and a pink face. In contrast, adults are primarily black, with white hair encircling their face and half of their tail. They have a distinctive mantle of long white hair extending from their shoulders around the edge of their back. Infants will change color gradually until they reach adult coloration at about 6 months. Cecelia, age 13, is raising her first baby under the watchful eye of the group’s matriarch, Roberta, age 25, who has two offspring of her own — 1-1/2-year-old male, Mosi (MOH-zee), and 5-month-old female, Pili (PEEL-ee). “Primates rely heavily on learning through experience,” says Joe Knobbe, Saint Louis Zoo man-
ager of primates. “Cecelia is being a great mother to her infant thanks to the wonderful example of parenting she’s learned from Roberta.” The family of six, including father Kima, age 6, Photo by Ray Meibaum/Saint is now on view at Louis Zoo the Primate House. Visitors can see the infant poking its head out to look at its new world. Colobus monkeys are found throughout the forests of east and central Africa. The birth is part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Colobus Species Survival Plan (SSP), a program to manage a genetically healthy population of black and white colobus monkeys in North American zoos.
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