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Care versus control As someone who was once rushed to a hospital in the middle of the night, because of taking a medication that millions of people take every day without the slightest problem, I have a special horror of life-anddeath medical decisions that bureaucrats in Washington are making, about patients on which they have never laid eyes.

On another occasion, a doctor told me that I would have died if I had not gotten to him in time, after an allergic reaction to eating one of the most healthful foods around. On still another occasion, I was treated with a medication that causes many people big problems and was urged to come back to the hospital immediately if I had a really bad reaction. But I had no reaction at all, went home, felt fine and slept soundly through the night.

My point is that everybody is different.

Millions of children eat peanut butter sandwiches every day but some children can die from eating peanut butter. Some vaccines and medications that save many lives also can kill some people.

Are decisions made by doctors who have treated the same patient for years to be over-ruled by bureaucrats sitting in front of computer screens in Washington, following guidelines drawn up with the idea of “bringing down the cost of medical care”?

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If this new medical scheme is so wonderful, why can’t it stand the light of day or a little time to think about it?

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tactic worked with whizzing the “stimulus” package through Congress, even though the stimulus package itself has not worked.

Any serious discussion of governmentrun medical care would have to look at other countries where there is governmentrun medical care. As someone who has done some research on this for my book “Applied Economics,” I can tell you that the actual consequences of governmentcontrolled medical care is not a pretty picture, however inspiring the rhetoric that accompanies it.

Thirty thousand Canadians are passing up free medical care at home to go to some other country where they have to pay for it. People do not do that without a reason.

But Canadians are better off than people in some other countries with governmentcontrolled medical care, because they have the United States right next door, in case their medical problems get too serious to rely on their own system.

But where are Americans to turn if we become like Canada? Where are we to go when we need better medical treatment than Washington bureaucrats will let us have? Mexico? The Caribbean?

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Right now, medications or treatments that the Food and Drug Administration has not approved are medications or treatments that you are not allowed to buy with your own money, no matter how desperate your medical condition, and no matter how many years these medications or treatments may have been used without dire effects in other countries.

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letters to the editor Health care reform To The Editor: No, no, no on health care reform. We need to make it more efficient before we do anything else.

Ken Kaiser St. Louis County To The Editor: Regarding the question of the week, “Are you in favor of health care reform?”

The question is false. What is being considered is health care financing reform. Am I in favor of health care financing reform?

No. I can break down the problem with health care financing to a single statement: Unlimited demand with limited resources.

To me this is the Gordian knot that cannot be undone. What we have in place today limits demand with de-facto rationing (no one admits to) and expansion of resources by augmenting private insurance with public support. While not complete, private industry controls the majority of the demand and resource decisions.

The moment that politicians are in complete control, and this will happen with any further expansion of government-provided financing, the same decisions will be made by politicians and bureaucrats in a much less rational manner and will be subject to the fickle winds of politics.

What we have today is not perfect, but placing it in the hands of politicians will make it far worse.

Steven J. Fehr Wildwood To The Editor: I am not in favor of health care reform. It makes no sense to completely destroy the health care system as it stands now in order to insure less than 20 percent of the population. There must be a better way.

Patsy Horowitz St. Louis County To The Editor: Yes, we are for it. Something has to be done.

The people who do not think they need it have to be forced to pay something based on income. If they are on Social Security, then a Medicare amount can be deducted.

Medical providers should not be allowed to treat without payment from some source.

We have to stop kidding ourselves.

Paid advertising to the general public for prescription drugs should be stopped.

Tort reform is needed to cap judgments to reduce defensive tests and lower professional insurance costs. Similar small businesses could be grouped together to form groups.

There will have to be a government pool rience in research, I believe in math. The for those who already have health prob- announced goal of the Obama health care lems, and the private sector should not be reform is to make health insurance affordsaddled with them. able to everyone. According to recent John Sanford studies, about 22 million Americans are St. Louis County willing to have insurance but cannot afford it (involuntary uninsured). This is less than 10 percent of the overall population. To To The Editor: help them, one does not need to ruin the In response to the letter from Klaus system that is working for the other 90 Illian, he stated that his family members percent. received excellent health care in Canada.

Even with an extremely generous govIf this is true, I would like to ask, why so ernment subsidy to these people of, say, many women having multiple births opt to $3,000 per person per year, it will cost have them in the United States? taxpayers $660 billion over 10 years – still In June of 2008, my family and I went much less than well over $1 trillion proto Canada to spend a week in Niagara jected for Obama’s plan.

Falls. During that week, every day there Second, I am a life-long advocate for my was an article on the front page talking wife, who has a history of pre-existing conabout women having multiple births going ditions (cancer, glaucoma, and pancreatitis to the U.S. until their children were born. – to name a few). Due to health care insurOne lady was having triplets. She and her ance from my employer, we have managed husband were living in an apartment in for many years. Our medical expenses Montana awaiting the births. She stated constitute now, when I took an early retireit was because the hospital, located in ment, about a third of our income.

Canada, and her Canadian doctor were not However, if Obama’s plan succeeds equipped to deliver multiple births. (mandatory health insurance; governmenIt also mentioned that Canadian citizens tal insurance that is cheaper than private having surgery opted to have their sur- ones; taxing employer’s insurance contrigery in states just across the border. The butions, etc.), private insurance rates will newspaper in Canada was asking why their go up and employers will be tempted to citizens had to leave their country to go to drop retirees from their insurance rolls. the United States to have these procedures.

Under this scenario, we most likely The paper was raising concerns about the would not be able to afford retaining the Canadian health care system. private insurance that kept my wife survivIf Canada’s health care is so wonderful, ing for years – we would be forced to join why would they have to leave to have their Obama’s governmental option with detribabies or surgeries done elsewhere? mental results for her health.

I am not for the government-owned Why do I think so? Here comes the third health care program. I do not want bureau- reason. My wife and I spent significant crats deciding if one of my family mem- portions of our lives in the former Soviet bers is worth saving, or whether a surgery Union, and we have first-hand knowledge is necessary. Neither do I want them of governmental socialized health care. choosing my doctor for me. This is a very New countries that emerged after collapse personal decision, and I do not want some of the Soviet Union mostly inherited the bureaucrat proving me a short list of sug- same system. gested doctors.

According to people living there, it Why do the U.S. representatives not remains as horrible as it used to be. Quite answer questions from the general public? recently, our friend was diagnosed with If the program they are proposing is so breast cancer and went through a mastecgreat, what is it they are hiding? tomy. She was not consulted with about Illian also stated he has some health care any other surgery option or any option of horror stories. If this goes through, I think post-surgery treatment. She was not even you will hear some horror stories that will informed about type, stage and grade of make his seem like Mother Goose fairy her tumor. It was not because doctors were tales. not experienced or not compassionate to a Doris Huitt patient – the system simply mandates very St. Louis County few options of treatment, so patients as well as doctors have the only choice: take it or leave it. Of course, it is an extreme To The Editor: example, but it prototypes the governmentWhy I strongly oppose Obama’s plan for run health care system in general. health care reform.

Summarizing, in my view, Obama’s plan First, as a scientist with 40 years of expe- would be a clear disaster for our health care

system and for us customers. But it would be a great incentive for politicians willing to concentrate more power in their hands.

If you want their dream to come true, keep supporting Obama and liberal Democrats.

If you do not, think about possible alternatives to Obama’s plan.

Gregory V. Nikiforovich Creve Coeur

America stupid?

To The Editor: Recently the noted punk Bill Maher offered the following quotation, “America is a stupid country.” Finally, finally, I have found something on which I can agree with Maher.

Please understand, nothing would be more fun than whipping the tar out of a twit like Maher, but he finally has said something I have been saying since last November.

Since the election of November 2008, I have questioned the intellect of the American electorate. After all, 66,882,230 votes were counted for Barack Hussein Obama. The ineptitude of this administration, including 44 appointed czars, is so profound it defies time and space to even begin to elaborate.

In 66,882,230 ways, yes, I agree with Bill Maher. America is a stupid country.

Rob Schultz Creve Coeur

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To The Editor: Regarding the question of the week, should AmerenUE receive a rate hike?

No. If they want to cut expenses, teach Karen Foss how to do repairs on utility poles.

John P. Mayne St. Louis County To The Editor: Absolutely, grant it. It is the biggest part of my portfolio.

Jim Hagan St. Louis County To The Editor: No. We have too much whining already, the banks, the car industry, food prices escalating, gasoline yet again rising, the Postal Service with their “Poor us. We need more money.”

I am objecting to all rate hikes.

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Is that Bill O’Reilly? health care editorial

What is all the fuss about?

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he recent rash of very highlypublicized angry outbursts at town hall-style meetings across the country have shoved the debate about health care reform into a brand new arena. The discussion has become personal, including claims that protestors are brandishing “swastikas and symbols like that” and that the heated style of debate is “un-American.”

Democrats even claim that the crowds are Republican shills rather than a truly engaged electorate. How much would the Republicans have to pay somebody to become that passionate? To risk jail?

The argument does not make sense.

In fact, no part of this argument makes sense anymore. The members of the electorate at these town halls are too impassioned to effectively articulate where that passion is coming from, so they resort to yelling. The politicians are too busy playing defense to construct a meaningful offensive strategy, so they resort to name calling.

Lost somewhere amidst all this energy is clear direction. Headlines last week talked about President Barack Obama’s new strategy for selling “ObamaCare” to the people, a reaction to the Titanic-like sinking of public support for the plan. But that assumes the problem with health care reform is a lack of understanding of the current proposal - it assumes the problem is with the sales pitch.

The problem with the current health care reform proposal is not with the pitch, it is with the product. The American people simply are not buying it.

As countless college marketing students will begin learning this year, the most effective way to market a product is as the cost-effective solution to somebody’s problem. Flying in the face of that logic, this reform package seems to go

well out of its way to not solve any actual problems within the health care industry.

As an added bonus, it even creates a few brand new problems.

But none of that actually matters, because the debate and the passion and the anger no longer have anything to do with health care. It has moved beyond that - way beyond that, in fact.

The fundamental argument right now is not about how much health care we need, but rather about how much government we need. In a different time and place, this debate might go very differently.

But on the heels of General Motors and Chrysler, AIG and Citigroup, very reasonable people are very reasonably terrified that government is going way too far in controlling our private capitalist system.

Throw in a couple hot-button issues like abortion and choice of care and suddenly health care is not health care anymore - it is the final stance in defense of a way of life.

The people coming to these town hall meetings are angry. They are impassioned. They even are scared. Seniors are scared that they will lose Medicare. The nine out of 10 insured Americans who get their health coverage through employers are worried that they will lose that coverage. People are scared that they will lose their choice of doctors, their choice of treatments, even their choice of how hard to fight to stay alive.

But mostly, people are angry that the government is trying to control too much.

They are starting to feel crushed by the weight of Uncle Sam on their back. Health reform is simply the proverbial last straw that is breaking the back of the American taxpayer.

Are these people un-American? Absolutely not. They are patriots - and they want their country back.

No, the popular Fox News pundit is not in town, but these statues in Chesterfield are creating quite a buzz. The life-sized bronze figures were crafted by J. Seward Johnson and installed in several locations around Chesterfield as a preview to the arrival of his massive work “The Awakening.” The statues are so life-like, in fact, that Chesterfield City Hall reports several calls from concerned citizens who noted that these folks “weren’t breathing.”

Quotable: “Politicians, including the president, have come out saying that you can keep what you have under this plan; that’s an outright lie.”

-U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.)

“We’ve got the police out there providing more enforcement, but we’re not trying to make money for the local police. Police presence tends to make people pay more attention and slow down a little bit.”

- Karen Yeomans, MoDOT area engineer for West County, on the “travel safe zone” in place along Hwy. 40 in Town & Country.

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Evolutions Development LLC had requested a one-year extension on the escrow agreement in order to give more time for completion of the project. The extension was first introduced at the board’s May 11 meeting. At the time, attorneys representing new homeowners in the subdivision asked the board to deny an extension, citing unresolved common ground improvements.

The board later decided to give Evolutions a 60-day window to complete a list of required improvements before the city made a decision on whether or not to grant the extension. Residents of the Sugar Creek subdivision told the board on Aug. 10 that these improvements had not been made.

“The demands from the city for the immediate completion of the improvements is onerous to the developer in today’s financial climate,” Jim Jarvis, principal with Evolution, told the board.

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Police said the suspect retrieved credit card checks from a recycling center in south St. Louis. The checks had been torn apart by the actual account holder before being discarded for recycling, but the sus-

pect taped them back together and passed two of them for $188, police said. Police said there may be a third check out there as well.

The two checks were passed at Walgreen’s during the early morning hours of July 7 with no identification, authorities said. Police also said the suspect hit the Food for Less in Fenton on July 9 and 10 and passed at least three checks at the Food for Less.

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Neighbors greet neighbors on National Night Out Several area residents gathered on Aug. 4 for the annual National Night Out celebration.

Residents of the Braefield subdivision in Chesterfield celebrated the evening with visits from the Chesterfield Police Department, tasty snacks and Ballwin Police Officers Rob Rogers and Dan Hawk as well as a special food drive Target Loss Prevention Manager Michael McCourt are joined for Circle Of Concern. by some of the children attending the National Night Out Block Party that the Shadow Ridge subdivision in Ballwin hosted.

The residents collected approximately $600 and 625 pounds of food for Circle’s pantry. Braefield has dedicated National Night Out to helping Circle Of Concern for several years.

In Ballwin, Ballwin Police Officers visited with the children attending the National Night Out Block Party that the Shadow Ridge subdivision in Ballwin hosted. The After Hours Community Band also performed at a block party that the Fox Creek Subdivision and the Ballwin Police Department hosted. Ballwin police officers and representatives from Target also distributed inflatable beach balls that Target Stores provided for the children. the account holder whose name appears on the check, police said. The account holder denied writing any checks at Walgreen’s in Ellisville or ever having been to Ellisville because he lives in Carlinville, Ill., police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Ellisville Police Det. Brian Gillaspie at 227-7777.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY Spirit of St. Louis Bridge closed for construction work The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and its contractor, Gershenson Construction Co., have closed the Spirit of St. Louis Blvd. Bridge over Hwy. 40 in Chesterfield Valley as part of constructing a new entrance ramp to eastbound Hwy. 40.

Weather permitting, the bridge will reopen by Aug. 22.

This closure primarily impacts drivers heading to the athletic complex on the north side of Hwy. 40. Drivers can use the Boone’s Crossing overpass to access the North Outer Road and the athletic complex.

The $1.4 million project will construct entrance ramps from Spirit of St. Louis Blvd. to both eastbound and westbound Hwy. 40. The project should be complete

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By Casey Godwin U.S. Rep. Todd Akin (R-Mo.) criticized President Barack Obama’s health care and energy plans during a “freedom conference” held Aug. 4 at Maryville University in Town & Country.

Akin, along with a panel of speakers who included Missouri Sen. Tom Dempsey (R-St. Charles), addressed a crowd of approximately 450 people about their concerns regarding a proposed nationalized health care system and a cap-and-trade plan that would allow industries to buy and sell “pollution credits.” Akin called both plans intrusive pieces of legislation and said they would lead to huge increases in taxes.

“These proposals are grandiose and there is such a tremendous amount of government involvement in each of these areas,” Akin said.

A cap-and-trade would mean the federal government would set mandates for the amount of carbon dioxide emissions allowed to be produced by specific sources of air pollution, such as power plants. Each facility would be given a certain number of allowances, or credits, that represent the amount of pollutants that facility is allowed to emit. Any excess credits could then be sold, which some believe would allow corporations the ability to profit off the program.

Chris Horner, senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, told the audience that the cap-and-trade plan would equate to the biggest tax increase in American history but will not actually reduce pollution.

“The point of cap-and-trade is not to reduce emissions; the point is to raise the price of energy,” Horner said.

Akin and members of the panel said that in addition to raising energy costs, cap-and-trade would not do anything toward encouraging American energy independence. Akin

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• Cap-and-trade • Health care plans said he believes deriving more energy from nuclear power plants is a better solution to relieving pollution problems.

“America currently creates just under 20 percent of our electricity using nuclear power while in France they generate 80 percent of its electricity from nuclear energy,” Akin said. “If we were to go from 20 to 40 percent nuclear, that would basically be the same as getting rid of all the emissions from passenger cars in America.”

Like the cap-and-trade legislation, Akin said he feels Democrats in Congress also are rushing through complicated health care legislation.

“The reason we’re doing this is that there are supposedly 40 million people without health insurance and the proposed solution is to get rid of 100 million people’s health insurance to try to deal with that 40,” Akin said.

“Politicians, including the president, have come out saying that you can keep what you have under this plan; that’s an outright lie.”

Akin said that through the proposed national health care plan, within five years all private health care policies have to reflect the federal policy. Additionally, if a private health insurance policy runs out sooner than five years, Americans will have to go to either the national policy or a federally-approved plan.

“If our health care system was so bad, wouldn’t Americans be going to foreign countries to get health care?”

Akin said.

Dempsey said health care reform should be done at the state level and asked that the “federal government not get in our way.”

“By having state solutions, we can have 50 different experiments,” Dempsey said. “The states that have already gone the direction of having a comprehensive universal government-mandated health care system are rationing care and the cost has far exceeded their estimates. They’re turning to taxpayers to come up with the difference.”

Julie Eckstein, project director for the Center for Health Transformation, said that the federal government could

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make drastic improvements to the health care system it already has in place by weeding out the crooks and excessive lawsuits against health care providers.

“In our system, between $70 and $120 billion is paid to crooks,” Eckstein said.

Eckstein said that by making changes to the current system, such as using an electronic-based system like that recently implemented in Missouri, fraud would be easier to trace.

Rather than integrate a mediocre and expensive universal health care system, Eckstein said the federal government should focus on reforming the current system and providing new opportunities for scientific and medical advances.

Enforcement increased along Hwy. 40 in Town & Country

By Casey Godwin median, causing a multiple vehicle accident we want to heighten motorist awareness,” Yeomans said. “We want them to pay If the flashing road sign on Hwy. 40 in that killed one person.

Town & Country is any indication, traffic “The concrete went into Debbie more attention on that particular stretch violation citations are on the rise for Bentele’s chest,” said Missouri Sen. Jane of highway where we’ve seen disabling commuters along the stretch of highway Cunningham (R-Dist. 7), who said she has injury and fatality crashes that exceed our between Mason and Ballas Roads. worked extensively with the couple. “She predicted levels.”

Yeomans said that two multiple vehicle To some motorists, the numbers, which was hurt pretty bad.” are updated each week, may represent an With Cunningham’s help, the Benteles crashes caused by tractor trailers in recent increased cash flow to the city. However, were able to convince the Missouri years warranted the designation. With the to Ray and Debbie Bentele, of Town & Department of Transportation (MoDOT) to travel safe zone designation comes an Country, the sign brings hope that others name the stretch of highway a travel safe increase of enforcement and double fines for certain moving violations, including will not endure what they have endured. zone.

In 2006, the couple was traveling Karen Yeomans, MoDOT area engineer speeding and unsafe lane changes.

“We’ve got the police out there providing eastbound on Hwy. 40 when an 80-pound for West County, said a roadway can be block of concrete smashed through the designated a travel safe zone when the area more enforcement, but we’re not trying to windshield of their car. The concrete has an unusually high number of fatal or make money for the local police,” Yeomans said. “Police presence tends to make people had gone airborne when a tractor trailer disabling injury accidents.

“The point of the travel safe zones is pay more attention and slow down.” traveling westbound crashed through the

Officials for the Town & Country Police Department said that enforcement in the area already has increased. Between January and April, the department has shown a 12 percent increase in summonses in the area. However, officials said the police department has not shifted personnel to increase manpower along Hwy. 40.

“We’re not doing anything different than we’ve done in the last 25 years,” Town & Country Police Lt. Bob Arthur said. “We have a unit of officers who are traffic safety officers and that’s their primary commitment – investigating accidents and working traffic. We really haven’t changed anything that they do.”

The travel safe zone designation will exist for one year, ending June 15, 2010.

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Ballwin officially denies allegations regarding Schnucks development Plaintiffs’ lawyer discovers intent to establish Transportation Development District

By Julie Brown Patton Officials for the city of Ballwin filed a response on Aug. 7 to the lawsuit that six St. Louis County residents filed on July 10 regarding a proposed Schnucks development to be built near the southeast corner of Clarkson and Kehrs Mills Roads.

Plaintiffs claimed that the Ballwin Board of Aldermen’s approval to rezone the 4.27 acres on June 22 from residential to commercial to allow the new store was “arbitrary, unreasonable and null.”

The response denies all allegations and purports that use of the property to build such a store is reasonable.

Ballwin City Attorney Robert Jones Jr. said he received notification on Aug. 11 that the plaintiffs had filed a motion to change the judge assigned to the lawsuit.

Jones also said that plaintiffs had scheduled the beginnings of the discovery process via subpoenas for Aug. 14 for representatives of Schnucks and its design firm, Kuhlman Design Group.

The city’s response cited its first comprehensive plan in 1981, which was titled “Toward 2000.” In that plan, the Kehrs Mill property in question, as well as the southwest and northwest corner of the intersection, were designated for commercial development.

City officials said that the development of that northeast corner was “fully anticipated to be a high density traffic generator much like the current use of the northwest corner which is now occupied by Marquette High School.”

Further, it stated that there have been no petitions for residential development of the Kehrs Mill property, suggesting that commercial development is the “highest and best and most appropriate use of the parcel.”

“Everybody we talk to cannot believe this has happened,” said Gerry Matlock, a Ballwin resident and one of the plaintiffs in this case. “We still have all the same concerns voiced before filing the lawsuit, and further research about traffic capacity problems on Clarkson Road makes the situation even more alarming. Anytime more ins, outs and turns are added to an already congested traffic area, you get distractions and that leads to poor safety and accidents.”

Matlock cited a 1999 Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) study that indicated Clarkson Road was already near or at full capacity. He said the study predicted the type of traffic capacity problems that will occur in 10 year increments:

2010 and 2020.

“In short, we’re there,” Matlock said.

“And this is already without the distractions that a commercial establishment would cause.”

Matlock said it is concerning that an impact study that Schnucks officials commissioned indicated that area traffic would worsen by 16 percent in the next 20 years.

“This development situation appears to be about economics (period),” Matlock said. “Once school starts up again, all of the problems will be right back, and not just at peak times on Clarkson. The crosswalks and mergers in roads here are tricky.

And we’ve already seen that the No. 1 type of accident is rear-end collisions, followed by left-hand turn lane issues.”

He said another major public safety concern is for the joggers and families who use the area sidewalks.

“Should they widen roads to make another lane, they would be reducing the distance between traffic and pedestrians from 18 feet to 5 or 6 feet,” Matlock said.

“Does anyone really want traffic that close to their children?”

The latest legal development came on Aug. 12, when Schnucks filed a motion to intervene into the lawsuit, presumably so they can defend the development as well, said Stephen Kling Jr., attorney for the plaintiffs.

Kling said he discovered a legal surprise on Aug. 11, learning that Schnucks had filed a form with a judge to establish a Transportation Development District (TDD) for the 4.27 acres. A TDD would impose a special tax to be collected on products sold at the store.

“During discussions over the past few months, people were under the assumption that Schnucks would be paying the couple million for community and roadway improvements being outlined,” Kling said.

“But, by sneaking this request in before state laws that become effective Aug. 28 require that public hearings be a part of the process, they are trying to establish a captive tax for that property.”

As of West Newsmagazine press time, a judge had not made a decision on the TDD. Schnucks officials had said that their average store yields about $6 million per year, so this tax would create an annual revenue of approximately $60,000, Kling said.

“Schnucks rushed to get this filed at lightning speed,” Kling said. “I’m both shocked and fascinated that no one knew about it.”

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West County cities contemplate $65 million settlement from AT&T/SBC

By Julie Brown Patton West County cities are slated to receive various amounts of funds for unpaid business license taxes as part of a settlement agreement regarding a lawsuit involving the state of Missouri et al. v. SBC Communications et al.

The 2004 class action lawsuit is still pending in the St. Louis Circuit Court.

Due to company mergers in 2005, the suit now often is referred to as the “AT&T landline case.” Attorneys allege that some taxes, but not all, were paid on items that generate income for telephone companies related to landline, or “wired,” phone usage. Some cities secured settlement money from a previous lawsuit regarding wireless services in 2007.

With the current settlement agreement filed on June 26, city officials began learning in July what proposed amounts they will receive.

For example, in Wildwood, on July 27, City Council members heard the first reading of a city ordinance pertaining to the settlement. Wildwood City Administrator Dan Dubruiel said he believes the settlement amount reflects a select twoyear window of time.

The settlement agreement also includes Wildwood assigning $5,000 of the back tax payment to the St. Louis County Municipal League for reimbursement of league expenses in its legislative and settlement efforts for the case. Wildwood City Councilmember Ed Marshall (ward 2) asked if there are any forecasts available for future utility tax receipts. The general consensus was that the settlement amount might not be a good indicator of future factors.

St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Edward Sweeney set a final fairness hearing about the lawsuit for Nov. 2.

Dubruiel said that it appeared settlement proceeds might be received by the end of 2009.

Steve Ables, assistant director of the St. Louis County Municipal League, said the total settlement for Missouri cities was $65 million, with $48.75 million being split among 333 cities and $16.25 million going toward legal fees. Tim Fischesser, the league’s executive director, said the reason it is hard to predict future revenue from landline taxes is that so many people are discontinuing service and relying solely on cell phones.

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Ballwin officials consider reviving property tax

By Gretchen A. Harman The Ballwin Board of Aldermen on July 27 discussed resurrecting a municipal property tax rate for the city of Ballwin once again.

The debate focused on whether a segment of the property tax rate can be reestablished without going to the voters for approval. Recently, the Board of Aldermen postponed final approval for legislation that would continue to keep a zero tax rate in order to consider the city’s options.

Ballwin City Attorney Bob Jones Jr. said the property tax rate of 27 cents per $100 of assessed valuation was rolled back to zero in 1987 and has never changed.

Jones said the Board of Aldermen could have some portion of the tax rate restored legislatively without having to seek voter approval.

Ballwin City Administrator Bob Kuntz said that in 1987, the 27-cent tax rate generated approximately $200,000.

Jones said that Missouri law requires cities to establish the tax rate based upon reassessments and the city cannot get a bonus from increasing property taxes.

The board is scheduled to meet again on Aug. 24 to resume discussions.

“So the amount collected by AT&T may decrease and the taxes will decrease as the base shrinks,” Fischesser said.

“If revenues stay about where they are today, the increase should be about 40 percent per year.”

Each city can assign up to 5 percent of the settlement funds into a special account with the league, Fischesser said. He said city leaders have asked the league’s staff to examine other companies to ensure they are paying proper taxes, that municipal ordinances are up to date and to try to better communicate with legislators about tax issues, especially given the threat to municipal services the recession has caused.

West County cities and proposed respective settlement amounts from this lawsuit include: •• Ballwin: $446,701.78 •• Chesterfield: $1,085,778.81 •• Creve Coeur: $861,668.75 •• Des Peres: $212,188.04 •• Ellisville: $258,138.36 •• Eureka: $151,781.91 •• Manchester: $238,532.49 •• Town & Country: $650,880.25 •• Wildwood: $435,336.43

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Some West County post offices stamped for potential consolidation

By Julie Brown Patton Three of the 38 U.S. Postal Service offices in the St. Louis region targeted for a thorough retail business analysis are located in West County. Postal Service managers cite the economic recession and increasing use of online services as prompting the need to re-evaluate their current ways of doing mail business. Creve Coeur (331 N. New Ballas Road), Des Peres (1015 Grupp Road) and West County (2002 Congressional Drive) post offices were among those stations on the list announced July 30.

Valerie Hughes, communications manager for the U.S. Postal Service Gateway District, said the agency will conduct a study to determine which offices may be consolidated, closed or remain open in a new capacity. Decisions will be based on factors such as mail volume, service standards, size of office, cost savings, customer access, impact on employees, long-term needs of the communities each office serves and proximity of the next closest postal facility.

Hughes said it would take a minimum of four months to complete the study and that no post offices likely would be altered or closed before January 2010.

Creve Coeur Mayor Harold Dielmann said that he had heard rumblings about

potential changes for the city’s post office a few months ago.

“But with two automatic machines, six windows, and four or five attendants who are all usually busy, we can’t imagine how Creve Coeur could be closed,” Dielmann said. “We are bigger than many that aren’t on the list. Closing our post office would be a tremendous blow to our community.”

Dielmann said he wondered if decisions are being based on overall property values of the post office locations.

“It’s just hard to believe that they would want to close an area that once was so big, we had to have two zip codes: 63141 and 63146,” Dielmann said.

Hughes said the list of stations announced was “all inclusive” and that in actuality, only 10 locations will be analyzed for serious consolidation plans.

“For example, where there are post offices located within a mile of each other, it makes sense to look at how the back office spaces are used and to potentially rearrange where mail-related functions happen,” Hughes said.

Although staffing changes or business shifts may occur at some locations, Hughes said all current stations would be left with a retail presence in the form of clerks or automated machines.

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St. Lous County changes smoke ban proposal

By Casey Godwin The St. Louis County Council took a step backwards on a smoking ban proposal at its Aug. 11 meeting.

The County Council replaced the proposal, which had been due for a final vote, with a new version of the bill. The proposed legislation could put a county-wide smoking ban initiative on the Nov. 3 ballot.

The County Council on Aug. 4 had voted 4-3 in favor of placing on the ballot a smoking ban proposal that would exempt casinos and bars. The proposal was expected to have a final vote at the County Council’s Aug. 18 meeting. “(The former bill) will be dropped because it is unclear whether the procedure in that (bill’s) perfection was absolutely correct,” said St. Louis County Councilwoman Barbara Fraser (D), who sponsored both bills.

When Fraser first introduced the proposal, many residents and members of the County Council complained when details of the ban were not available prior to introduction of that bill. Fraser said that the decision to start over also came at the request of other

County Council members.

The new version of the bill has the same components of the originally proposed smoking ban, minus an exception that would allow it to follow the leads of St. Louis City and St. Charles County if either were to impose a no-exemption ban.

The St. Louis County Council is expected to vote on the proposal at its Aug. 18 and Aug. 25 meetings. They must meet an Aug. 25 deadline to pass the legislation in order for it to appear on the Nov. 3 ballot.

Rockwood officials select superintendent search firm New leader to be chosen by February

By Diane Plattner Rockwood School District officials have selected a firm to lead the district in its upcoming search for a new superintendent.

The Rockwood School Board unanimously voted 6-0, with board member Janet Strate not present, to select Ray and Associates Inc., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as its superintendent search firm out of five possible candidates. The firm’s Web site states that it has been in the school executive search business since 1975 and has established an outstanding reputation for recruiting outstanding candidates that match the expectations of the board and community.

“After a careful review of the proposals submitted in response to the district’s RFP, we selected Ray and Associates,” said Rao Kaza, Rockwood School Board president.

“This firm demonstrated a good understanding of the Rockwood School District and will bring a national and local perspective to assist us in securing a quality superintendent for Rockwood. They have a solid

reputation, and we look forward to working with them on this important process.”

Rockwood will pay Ray and Associates $25,000 to lead the superintendent search process. That process will include seeking staff, parent and community input for developing a leadership profile that defines the skills and qualities Rockwood officials are seeking in a new superintendent.

The search follows Rockwood Superintendent Craig Larson’s March announcement that he plans to retire after the 2009-10 school year. That will mark Larson’s 38th year as an educator and his seventh year as Rockwood superintendent. Larson had told the school board he wanted to continue as superintendent for the time needed for the district to secure a talented, top-notch superintendent who can support and continue the improvements officials have been realizing for some time.

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By Julie Brown Patton An ordinance that the Wildwood City Council adopted 13 years ago has provided extra protection for Wildwood’s natural landscapes. At the time, the vision was to safeguard Missouri’s unique ecosystems as land was developed.

The city hired a soil scientist from the University of Missouri-Columbia, David Hammer, to develop “Natural Resource Protection Standards.” Because wild ecosystems are shaped through natural selection over thousands of years, Hammer’s plans outlined ways to help preserve the area’s variety of plants, animals, organisms, natural terrain, aquatic communities and geologic features.

Two goals of the standards were to control storm water runoff and to work holistically with watersheds. The rules prevented permanent structures, such as fences, pools and sprinkler systems, from being placed in designated areas.

One of those areas became what is now The Enclaves at Cherry Hills subdivision, located near Hwy. 100 and Manchester Road.

Members of the city’s Board of Adjustment recently revisited those standards.

Wildwood City Councilmember (ward 8) Holly Ferris said the subdivision, which Mayer Homes and The Jones Co. jointly developed, originally was comprised of 147 acres total. Five acres eventually were devoted to erecting Fairway Elementary School, with 185 homes built on the remaining 142 acres.

When the subdivision was developed, a total of 47 acres was designated as Natural Resource Protected Areas (NRPAs) per the city’s standards. Ferris said the protected areas ranged over 136 home sites and some of the subdivision’s common ground. The protected acreage was set aside before grading was done for the homes.

Applying these standards consistently has become challenging, said Enclaves subdivision trustee Scott Stubblefield. He said the real issue is that the developers were supposed to leave a certain amount of non-disturbed area per a “magic formula” that the regulations reflected.

“NRPAs basically were a 30-feet perim-

eter around the 147 acres,” Stubblefield said. “Many of the areas lie in woods that are at the back of people’s homes. When the developer negotiated the lots, though, part of the protected areas ended up in the middle of some people’s backyards.

“We who live in the subdivision appreciate the protected areas and want to maintain them,” Stubblefield said. “But without being able to install sprinkler systems, the hard-pan dirt isn’t supporting plants or grass and the intended purposes of the areas are not working out.”

Stubblefield said four fences have been granted through variances since the subdivision was launched.

Dan and Laura Flickinger said they are requesting permission to erect a fence because their lot backs up to Old Fairway Drive, which has become a major thoroughfare. They said they would like to protect their 2-year-old toddler from the heavy traffic, and they have twins on the way. Fence variances have been granted in the subdivision for other reasons, such as trespassing, Flickinger said.

“We wanted to put in a nice aluminum or wrought iron fence, like some neighbors already have, which would require only seven or eight fence posts being placed in the NRPA,” Flickinger said. “We’ve also offered to plant trees or shrubs in return.

But we’ve been declined twice with no rhyme or reason why.”

Wildwood City Councilmember Michele Bauer (ward 8) said that because NRPAs exist in 22 other neighborhoods as well, her concern is that they be “applied in a fair and equitable manner for all Wildwood citizens.”

The issue was addressed at the Aug. 10 Wildwood City Council meeting, with a suggestion that Hammer, who now is the chief of the Western Ecological Division – Ecological Effects Branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, return to review the Enclaves’ current condition and give input on how residents can mitigate any potential effects of fencing.

The City Council eventually agreed to postpone a decision about this specific variance issue until Hammer can give an estimate.

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Officials schedule new environmental testing for Strecker Forest property

By Julie Brown Patton Wildwood City Administrator Dan Dubruiel and the Wildwood City Council recently clarified and broadened proposed environmental testing on Wildwood land adjacent to a national Superfund contamination site. The land is commonly referred to as the Primm property and has been a debated public safety issue since a St. Louis real estate developer wanted to establish a subdivision there in 2007.

Wildwood city officials hired an Indianapolis-based engineering consulting firm, Mundell & Associates Inc., to start new testing for toxic contaminants. City representatives now are waiting for a revised testing schedule for the Strecker Forest development property.

Testing is being done in response to City Council members’ unresolved concerns about the safety of the property. Recent recommendations issued from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ Bureau of Environmental Epidemiology echoed the need to sample soil, groundwater and air near the boundaries of the Superfund site. But questions about contaminant definitions and testing methodology surfaced.

Dubruiel hosted a conference call on July 23 with Mundell managers, City Council members and city environmental attorney Bruce Morrison to go over a 400-page Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) the firm provided regarding its process for future testing. Dubruiel said it became apparent that the City Council members’ and city staffers’ questions and suggestions could not be adequately addressed in a quick verbal exchange.

Consulting project manager John Mundell and one of his associates attended the Wildwood City Council meeting on July 27 to advise City Council members about the impact of testing changes.

Mundell said he thought some of the clarifications and points of confusion came from differences in expectations and timing between city representatives and his company.

“A QAPP outlines a detailed scope of work that basically reflects typographical elevations, health and safety plans, and what direction to head post surveying,” Mundell said. “Its format is a regulatory plan standard used in the industry. It just documents what you intend to do and doesn’t reflect the whole history of a site.”

Mundell said he thought the city initially was asking for additional analysis based on previous work that URS Corp. had done.

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Shea (ward 3) cited elements spelled out in the request for proposal, such as independent and accurate results, receiving detailed plans prior to the testing schedule, appropriate depths of soil testing, and how data would be maintained.

“I think many of the concerns we’re discussing are due to a basic lack of communication,” Shea said. “But we are certain about what we expect from an objective testing project and we need to feel comfortable that we will receive that before moving forward.”

City Council members decided a new survey should be done to avoid potential conflict of interests and to verify the fence boundaries between the Superfund site and this parcel of land.

Mundell also said he had shared the QAPP with state officials when the Wildwood contract stated that materials could not be shared with any other entity without city representatives’ written consent.

Shea told Mundell that the goal was not to make the same mistakes that had occurred in previous investigations, “particularly not after this land was notably one of the most hazardous waste sites in the nation.”

Wildwood City Councilmember David Sewell (ward 6) asked which testing standards Mundell would use because “the risk-based standards used by testing companies 10 or 15 years ago were much lower than today’s standards.”

Mundell reassured the group that his company would be trying to find the worst things possibly available on the property so any potential impact could be definitive.

“People hire us to find the worst of the worst,” Mundell said. “If there are human health concerns on the site, we will locate them.”

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By Ted Dixon Jr. The Creve Coeur Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 3 voted 3-2 in favor of a local nursing home’s plans to tear down the facility and replace it with two multistory office buildings at the intersection of Olive Blvd. and Country Manor Lane.

Creve Coeur Planning Director Paul Langdon said the vote was “technically negative,” meaning that four positive votes are needed for a zoning issue to be given a positive recommendation. However, Langdon said the Creve Coeur City Council will still take a look at the proposal at its Sept.

14 meeting.

Delmar Gardens Enterprises is attempting to receive approval for rezoning the 6-acre area in question for the purpose of building an office complex. The two-phase proposal, if approved and finished, would include two office buildings, one proposed to be 5 stories high and 100,000 square feet, and the other a 3-story 60,000-square-foot building. Langdon said there would also be a shared parking garage that would include 576 parking spots.

According to the proposal, the existing nursing home that Delmar Gardens operates would be torn down. Delmar officials contend the nursing home is outdated.

While nursing home officials are busy preparing to make their pitch to the city, at

least one resident is strongly opposed to it.

“It’s too big for the area,” said resident Robert Fry, who lives adjacent to the site.

“It doesn’t belong here. You know that saying, ‘Not in my backyard.’”

Fry also said that with nearly 600 parking spots proposed, that would greatly increase traffic flow in the area, and students from the nearby St. Monica’s Catholic School near the intersection of Olive Blvd. and Hwy. 270 who use that area to walk to and from school would be impacted. Fry said the city’s Master Plan does not call for such a large complex and that there are many better uses for that property other than an office building.

Regarding the traffic concerns, the configuration of Olive Blvd. west of I-270 prohibits making a left turn onto Country Manor. If the project were to be given the green light, it would expand the left turn at Cross Creek Drive to two lanes and add a lane to Cross Creek, circling the traffic around nearby properties to enter the subject property from the west.

Residents who spoke out against the project said they are concerned about the possible cut-through traffic in their neighborhoods as a result of the additional office space.

Delmar officials said they would address traffic concerns.

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Officials may take on inattentive drivers

By Diane Plattner Town & Country officials are considering a measure that would prohibit inattentive driving, which potentially could ban motorists from texing, using cell phones and more.

The Town & Country Board of Aldermen on Aug. 10 considered a bill that would make a motorist guilty of inattentive driving if he or she “fails to give full time and attention” while driving or “fails to maintain a proper lookout” while operating the vehicle.

A Missouri law that goes into effective Aug. 28 bans drivers under the age of 21 from most text messaging. If approved, Town & Country’s measure would make the municipality among the area’s first to have an ordinance prohibiting inattentive driving.

Town & Country Alderman John Hoffmann (ward 2) introduced the legislation.

Town & Country officials said they recognize the dangers of inattentive driving.

“Without a doubt, inattentive driving is a very serious matter and represents a danger to the health, safety and welfare of our citizens,” Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton said.

However, some said the proposal is too vague, posing too many questions. For example, some people have asked whether motorists’ actions, such as reading, eating, listening to the radio or applying make-up, would constitute inattentive driving under the measure.

“Unfortunately, Alderman Hoffmann reported to the board that he lifted this legislation from that which is in place in another city, yet that ordinance is hardly a model of clear drafting or productive traffic and safety enforcement,” Dalton said. “In its current form, the proposed ordinance raises more questions and concerns than solutions to serious problems.”

That is why the board unanimously voted to refer the measure to the Town & Country Police Commission for consideration.

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Town & Country officials revise building height limitations

By Diane Plattner Town & Country officials have approved an ordinance that revises building height limitations, but not all residents are happy with the change.

The Town & Country Board of Aldermen on Aug. 10 unanimously approved the ordinance, which officials said was the result of a review of their municipal building codes. “(The comprehensive review of building codes) exposed the fact that the height limitation for a select few areas of the community was not similarly increased many years ago when the limitation was increased for the vast majority of our residential zoning areas,” Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton said. “Accordingly, with this change, the residential height limitation is now consistent throughout the community.”

Some residents expressed concerns about new, larger homes towering over and overshadowing existing homes, thereby jeopardizing their neighborhoods’ aesthetics.

“Our community stood for years against the encroachment of tall, invasive office buildings so that homes might fit into the landscape without anything impacting upon their aesthetic harmony,” Town & Country resident Susie Getzschman said.

“Now, it seems that homes themselves will be allowed to overshadow each other despite the 1-acre zoning that allows us space, lovely landscaping and privacy.”

Getzschman, who has an original Town & Country home built in 1962, said she loves her home’s architecture, including a 15-foot ceiling. Yet, she believes this is not tall enough for local architects and new owners.

“Accordingly, with this change, the residential height limitation is now consistent throughout the community.”

Jon Dalton Town & Country Mayor “When the home across from ours was torn down and another built five or six years ago, an extremely tall home went up in its place so that we can no longer see the sunrise as we look out our windows to the east,” Getzschman said. “Yet, this, too, was apparently not tall enough for our aldermen, who have now changed the law to raise the height additionally.”

Getzschman said she and other residents feel builders are again being accommodated over the needs of residents.

Dalton said the change, after the Town & Country Planning and Zoning Commission gave it full consideration, was not in response to any particular development or proposal. He also said he believed any prior concerns about “overshadowing” were alleviated because of the limited scope of the legislation.

“This ordinance affects only a few highway or major roadway areas with suburban medium or suburban low zoning classifications that are essentially fully built-out now,” Dalton said. “Therefore, it will have little or no impact on development or surrounding areas.”

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All Rockwood resident families and expectant parents are welcome to use these services free of cost.

The PAT Open House will be held at two locations: • Early Childhood Center at Clarkson Valley (2730 Valley Road in Chesterfield) from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 21 and 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 22.

• Rockwood South Middle School (1628 Hawkins Road in Fenton) from 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 28 and 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 29.

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Ballwin Girl Scout receives Lifesaving Medal of Honor Alexandra Ripper, a 15-year-old Girl Scout from Ballwin, has been awarded the Girl Scouts of the USA Lifesaving Medal of Honor for saving the life of her 10-year-old cousin.

On Feb. 6, Ripper performed abdominal Ripper thrusts (also known as the Heimlich maneuver) on her cousin, Mallory Henak, and saved her from choking.

Ripper is a member of Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) Troop 1989.

She recently completed eighth grade at St.

Clare of Assisi School in Ellisville and has been a Girl Scout for nine years.

Lifesaving awards have been part of the Girl Scout program since Girl Scouting began in the United States in 1912. The awards recognize Girl Scouts who have saved a human life under circumstances that indicate heroism beyond the degree of maturity and training to be expected at their age.

GSEM has presented only 11 Lifesaving Awards to local Girl Scouts since 1981.

“We are proud of Alexandra, whose quick thinking, prompt action and selfless behavior saved her cousin’s life,” said Marcia Barber, chief executive officer of GSEM. “The Girl Scout mission is to build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place. Alexandra is a shining example of living this mission.”

Rockwood bus driver earns national recognition Hannah Beard, a bus driver with First Student Inc., earned top honors for placing seventh in the annual International School Bus Driver Safety competition.

The Rockwood School District contracts with First Student Inc. to transport more than 10,000 students each school day.

The National School Transportation Association organizes the competition, which is held in conjunction with its annual meeting and convention. The competition includes maneuvering through a challenging driving course and completing a written exam that tests knowledge of operational and safety.

Energy Star Awards Carman Trails Elementary and Pierremont Elementary in the Parkway School District are the first and second kindergarden-12th-grade schools that have received the prestigious Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Award within the greater St. Louis area.

The Energy Star is the mark of superior

energy performance and identifies these schools as among the most efficient buildings in the nation.

By taking this important step along the path to energy efficiency, these schools are not only saving money, but are preventing the release of greenhouse gases and protecting the environment.

These awards could not have been achieved without the mindful use of energy from students and faculty, the foresight of planning and construction, the leadership of administration, and ongoing facility operations and maintenance.

Oddly Charged Particles team competes at Disney World The Oddly Charged Particles team from the Rockwood School District’s Selvidge Middle School finished in the top eight of the finals week championship held at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla.. The team included Ian Pittwood, Ryan Novatny and Chris Novatny.

Their research received a lot of praise; some Disney officials and an engineer even met with the group and are interested in using their ideas for saving money on vending machines throughout the Disney complex. The complex currently does not have a program to regulate the cooling of these machines, so the information the students provided could possibly save them several thousand dollars a year.

The team noticed some problems concerning wasted energy at their hotel based on their energy audit; a problem with a door to the hotel was fixed because of the input from the students from Selvidge and placement of some vending machines may be re-arranged.

Pittwood won a trophy - one of four students out of the 30 in the contest - for the “Mouse Quest” competition, which measures navigation skills at the Epcot facility.

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Parkway announces new leaders The Parkway School District Board of Education has approved the following new administrators, principals, assistant principals and administrative interns.

Administrators •• Nathan L. Tyson, Ed.D.: Tyson has been appointed coordinator of program evaluation. He has served as a middle school principal in the Wentzville School District, as an assistant principal in the Jefferson City Public Schools and as an administrative intern in the Francis Howell School District. Tyson was a classroom teacher for five years prior to his administrative positions.

•• Julie Harrison: Harrison has been named coordinator of guidance and counseling. She has served as a counselor and lead teacher at Parkway’s River Bend Elementary School since 2007. Prior to this position, Harrison was a counselor in an elementary school in Carrollton, Ky. She also served as an elementary, middle school and high school counseling intern.

Principals •• Nicole Evans: Evans has been named as the new principal of Craig Elementary School. Evans was a certified administrative assistant at Parkway’s Hanna Woods Elementary School from 2005-09. Prior to this position, she served as an administrative intern and teacher at Hanna Woods.

•• Mike Schmerold: Schmerold has been named the principal of Mason Ridge Elementary School. Schmerold worked in the Wentzville School District as an early childhood principal, elementary principal and assistant principal. Prior to his administrative duties, he taught for seven years.

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The Rockwood School District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) recently held a dedication ceremony to celebrate the opening of the new swimming pool at the Outdoor Education Center at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in Wildwood.

The Rockwood School District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MoDNR) recently celebrated the opening of a new swimming pool at the Outdoor Education Center at Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in Wildwood. A dedication ceremony was held on Aug. 3.

Local and state dignitaries as well as representatives from MoDNR and Rockwood School District attended the event.

“The new pool will greatly enhance the experience for Outdoor Education Center patrons during the summer months,” said Michael Seppi, Rockwood’s director of community education. “We appreciate the commitment made by the Department of Natural Resources to replace the pool and we Assistant Principals •• Kevin Helton: Helton has been named assistant principal at Oak Brook Elementary. He has been with the Rockwood School District for eight years and has served as an administrative intern and a teacher.

•• James Gerker: Gerker has been chosen as assistant principal at South High School.

Gerker comes from Chaminade College Preparatory School where he worked since 1992 as principal, associate principal and teacher.

•• Bill Senti: Senti has been named assistant principal at Northeast Middle School.

Senti has served as administrative intern at Parkway West Middle for the 2008-09 school year. Prior to that position, he was a teacher in the Rockwood School District.

Administrative Interns •• Lisa Thompson: Thompson has been

look forward to an ongoing partnership that will allow us to continue providing unique outdoor and environmental education experiences right here in West County.”

The Jacob L. Babler Outdoor Education Center was designed to provide organized groups and families with disabilities with a group camp setting. The new swimming pool includes features designed for people with disabilities, such as zero entry and a wheelchair lift, as well as spray features, a basketball goal and a volleyball net. The new pool replaces the previous pool that served the Outdoor Education Center for 30 years.

The MoDNR’s one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax made construction of the new pool possible. appointed administrative intern at Hanna Woods Elementary School. Thompson was a Parkway staff development facilitator for diversity, coordinator of transfer programs and special projects and teacher at Parkway’s Carman Trails Elementary.

•• Jason Adams: Adams has been named administrative intern at Ross Elementary School. He has been an administrative intern and teacher in the Kirkwood School District.

•• Robert Villigram: Villigram has been named administrative intern at Wren Hollow Elementary School. Villigram has been a science teacher at Parkway South High School since 2001.

•• Eric Rowe: Rowe has been named administrative intern at West Middle School. Rowe taught world history at Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS). Prior to that position, he taught literature and social studies at Loyola Academy.

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By Diane Plattner Summer suntanning days will soon be growing shorter, prompting some people to flock to the nearest tanning bed salon.

That is despite a recent warning from international cancer experts who now deem tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as definite causes of cancer.

“I don’t want to lose my summer tan, so I will keep it up in the tanning bed,” West County resident Ashley Martin, 17, said. “I want to look good all year long.”

While scientists for years have raised concerns that tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation are likely carcinogens, research recently published in the medical journal “Lancet Oncology” is the strongest warning so far. Issued by experts at the International Agency for Research on Cancer in Lyon, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization (WHO), the report moved tanning beds into the top cancer risk category, labeling them as definite causes of cancer.

Most tanning beds use lights emitting ultraviolet radiation, which causes skin and eye cancer. The report also states that tanning bed users have a 20 percent increase in the relative risk of developing melanoma, the deadliest type of skin cancer.

Experts paralleled the link to smoking and lung cancer.

In addition, the “Lancet Oncology” report said an analysis of approximately 20 studies concludes that the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30. Previous studies found younger people who regularly use tanning beds are eight times more likely to get melanoma than people who have never used them.

Still, Americans spend a total of approximately $5 billion yearly on tanning, with an estimated 25,000 tanning facilities in the United States.

Todd Beckman, founder and president of The Tan Company, which is based in Fenton, disputed the report’s findings.

“These accusations have been around since I’ve been in the business, but many have failed to consider other important factors, like heredity, when making these claims,” Beckman said. “We promote tanning in moderation to eliminate the possibility of overexposure.”

That is the same philosophy that Theresa Judd, owner of Tan-Fastic, which has three St. Louis area locations, including in Wildwood and Ballwin, follows. Judd said her company has thrived for nearly three decades because she promotes tanning in moderation to her customers.

“I train my people to ensure they do not let people burn and peel,” Judd said. “Years

ago, we sat under sunlamps and at the lake until we burned. The bulk of our customers don’t go crazy with it. They are just trying to get a base tan so they don’t burn in the sun.”

In addition, the Sunbed Association, a European association of tanning bed makers and operators, disputed the report.

The Indoor Tanning Association also condemned the study in a full-page news ad, which says tanning salons reduce the risk of overexposure to the sun by controlling the environment.

“The Indoor Tanning Association will not stand by and allow some members of the media to unfairly malign our product and the thousands of small business owners who are our members, by grossly exaggerating the risks associated with tanning beds,” Indoor Tanning Association President Dan Humiston said in a statement. “Because tanning beds produce the same UV light as the sun, overexposure and abuse of our product—just like overexposure to sunlight—is associated with an increased risk for some types of skin cancer.”

Some area experts said tanning bed rays are as dangerous as natural sunlight and emit more dangerous amounts of UVA rays.

“We’ve been saying for years that there is an increased rate of cancer in tanning bed users,” said Amy Ney, M.D., a dermatologist at Associates in Dermatology in Chesterfield. “A lot of our younger patients use them.”

Ney said dermatologists are now lobbying politicians to restrict tanning bed access to young people.

“We view it similarly to smoking,” Ney said. “It is a cancer risk.”

While Judd said she agrees that overexposure to the sun or tanning beds can pose skin cancer dangers, moderate usage of tanning beds actually can be beneficial.

“There’s vitamin E in the sun and I have tons of customers who use our tanning bed for psoriasis, arthritis,” Judd said. “It can help with depression. It just makes you feel good.”

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By Michelle Cox Debbie Goff Stephan delivered three healthy triplets on June 15. She and her husband, Ken, complete with small footprints inked on his forearm, were overjoyed and leaving the delivery room when tragedy struck and turned their world upside down.

Stephan suffered a rare but lethal delivery complication called amniotic fluid embolism. The condition is an obstetric emergency in which amniotic fluid enters the mother’s bloodstream and triggers an allergic reaction that then results in heart and lung failure. Stephan has endured a tragic cascade of further complications that have left her on life support systems, unable to speak or move. She has a tracheotomy, is on a ventilator, continues fulltime kidney dialysis, receives an antibiotic for unknown infections and has received more than 100 units of blood.

She has experienced multiple cardiac arrests and for every step forward, she seems to take two steps back, said her mother, Kathie Martinez.

Martinez, who was at the hospital with Stephan’s father, Al, and 6-year-old son, Ben Goff, when the babies were born, said she will never forget the joy she felt when she first saw her son-in-law emerge from the delivery room and learned of the birth of her new grandchildren: Kyle, who was born first, followed by Cara and Molly, lifted from their mother’s womb simultaneously by two physicians. She said she also will never forget the pulse of fear that ran through her moments later when she overheard “Code Blue to Labor and Delivery Operating Room” over the Missouri Baptist Medical Center intercom.

“I just knew something had gone wrong with Debbie,” Martinez said.

The nurses and physicians, acting immediately, brought Stephan back to life. But she has been unable to even hold her infants, much less care for them.

Her husband, who is a training coordinator at Midcoast Aviation in Cahokia, Ill., spends most of each day at Stephan’s hospital bedside, so he has not returned to work. Stephan, who is an attorney for Fur-

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All three babies have been home for several weeks and weigh between 7 and 8 pounds.

John Bradford, Stephan’s cousin, said the story is uplifting in many ways.

“There are three new people in our world,” Bradford said. “Debbie’s condition has brought the family closer together than ever. An entire community of volunteers has come forward to help and the medical community continues to provide fantastic help for Debbie.”

Martinez said a neighbor, Karen Moellenhoff, has done an amazing job of coordinating the efforts of the volunteers and meal donations via a calendar set up online.

Ken said he and his wife were excited about the triplets.

“For many years, most people who know me, including my wife, have felt that fatherhood was a predetermined purpose of my life,” Ken said. “In our struggles to have children, I tried to comfort Debbie by explaining that her son, Ben, had become my son as well and I love him so very much that I felt complete with our family as it was. But Debbie desperately wanted to provide me with more children borne out of our love.

“Ultimately, she succeeded in providing such a gift, three times over. No words can explain the despair I feel as Debbie and I cannot yet celebrate these healthy beautiful babies together because of this devastating event. But I know that day will come and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has supported me and my family in any way in helping us get to that day.”

A fund has been established to help the family through what likely will become a financial crisis.

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Longtime football coach Jack Wells dies Longtime Parkway and Parkway West football coach Jack Wells recently died. He was 82 and died from complications of a stroke.

A high school coach for 37 years, Wells began the football program at Parkway High School - later named Parkway Central - and coached at Parkway West and Pattonville. Overall, he won 232 games.

Before he retired in 1988 from Parkway West, his Longhorns were 142-68-1 with eight conference championships.

John Schnell, 85, was Wells’ assistant coach for eight years and a lifelong friend.

“We go back 59 years,” Schnell said.

“We were together until 1968 when he went to Parkway West and I stayed (at Parkway Central) as the head coach. We were great buddies.”

When they were both head coaches, their teams met six times and each won three

games on the visiting field.

“He was an excellent football coach,” Schnell said. “He was a great, sound fundamental coach. Jack was a very private person, but he and I got along real good.”

Wells’ nickname was “Gentleman Jack” and it was well earned.

“He always felt good about people,” Schnell said. “I never heard Jack say a derogatory word about anyone.”

At his funeral service, Schnell was one of the eulogists. Another one was Dan Deschamp, the former Parkway West principal who also played under Wells. Don Morton, an assistant coach at Parkway West under Wells, also spoke, as did former Northwestern and Colorado Coach Gary Barnett, who played under Wells. David Stewart also spoke at the service.

“He was a tremendous individual,” Schnell said. “Jack was liked by everybody.”

That includes opposing coaches.

Former Parkway North Coach Denny Staub recalled Wells as a stand-up man.

“Jack was a coach’s coach,” Staub said.

“He was always positive. When we were trying to establish a program at North and

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One story typified the man Wells was, Staub said.

“We were playing at our field, and I can’t remember the year, but he had a good team as most all of them were,” Staub said. “We played them really tough. It was 0-0 at the half. As the half ended, we let the visiting team go up the steps first. As I started to go up the steps with my fellows, here comes Jack. I asked him if something was wrong. He said no but he told me to (go) into the locker room and tell my guys that they were playing a whale of game and to keep it up. I don’t know if any coach would do that. Jack did. That’s the kind of guy he was. There weren’t many men like him. He was a classy guy. I’ll miss him like everybody. He left his mark.”

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“The team was playing so well at the end of the year, I knew we had a chance to do something special,” Coach Patrick Berry said. “I felt that if we could sustain our level of play when we arrived in Virginia, we would be in a good position to make a run.”

Scott Gallagher qualified for the national after winning the regional in Indianapolis, where the squad went 5-0.

In the national tournament, Scott Gallagher played three round robin games, beating Elite 93 of New York 1-0 and Colorado Pride 4-1 and tying FC Copa Forza of New Jersey 2-2 to reach the title game.

Berry said he believes the national title is a first for the area.

“It is a great achievement for the players,” Berry said. “They had a great work ethic all year and committed to playing our system from Day 1. They are a close team, which made it possible for this group to succeed. They knew they had accomplished something great and their celebration showed it. I was very happy for the players. To say I’m proud of these young

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Junior Legion baseball Someone could pinch Ballwin Junior Legion Coach Guy Werre and he probably would not feel it.

His team just won the regional tournament, ending the season on an historic note.

“I’m still on After the victory, Ballwin’s players went crazy.

Cloud 9,” Werre said. “I haven’t come down yet. It took a lot of work and focus to accomplish this.”

The squad finished with a sparkling 35-3 record that included an amazing 28-game winning streak. The boys won the district, zone, state and regional tournaments. There is no national tournament for junior Legion teams. The winning streak was snapped in the regional semi-finals with a 1-0 loss to host Emporia, Kan. “That loss really got us to focus again,” Werre said.

Ballwin had to win in a loser’s bracket to get back for a chance at Emporia and defeated a team from Manhattan, Kan., 14-6.

“That was the team we were used to seeing,” Werre said. “That (previous) loss woke them up. That gave us the drive to go on and win the tournament.”

Ballwin had to top Emporia twice to win the regional title.

In the first game, the score was tied at 6, but Ballwin loaded the bases in the bottom of the seventh. The team won 7-6 when a walk to Jared Brinkmeyer, who will be a junior at Lafayette, forced in Drew Gress, who will be a junior at Lafayette, for the winning run.

Then the boys claimed the championship with a 6-1 victory. Drue Bravo, who will be a junior at Lafayette, was the winning pitcher. Nick Rumping, who will be a junior at DeSmet, had two hits and a run batted in (RBI) to lead the squad offensively.

“It was a good team win,” Werre said. “We kept pounding the ball. We got runners on and got timely hits.” men is an understatement.”

The squad finished with a 15-2-5 record.

The team did not lose a game after April 25, going 12-0-3 after that date.

The players on the roster and their high schools include Drew Garrone (Lafayette); Nick Caruso, Mike Pavlisin and Mike Lee (CBC); Eric Heet (Chaminade); Nick Franta (Parkway West); Jack Meyerhoff (DeSmet); Matt Derrington (Trinity); Derek Rehagen (Timberland); Brett and Scott Stiffler (St. Dominic); Jason Grant, Shawn Mihaljevic and Josh Hubert (Vianney); and Phil Gangloff and Matt Eike (St. Mary’s).

U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships The St. Louis Scott Gallagher Academy Under 14 team finished second in the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships, which were played recently in Lancaster, Mass. Kevin Kalish, who is the men’s coach at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, coaches the squad of 18 boys.

There were four regional winners competing for the championship. The other teams were West Coast FC of California, Dix Hills Soccer Club of New York and

Casl Elite of North Carolina.

West Coast FC defeated Scott Gallagher 2-0 in the championship game. Scott Gallagher scored five points in pool play as did West Coast FC to set up the title game. The team finished with a 23-6-3 record.

“Our goal was to win the national championship,” Kalish said. “We felt we were the best team in the Final Four. We just came up a little short in the final game.”

Still, Kalish said he is proud of the boys.

“It was a big accomplishment to reach the final,” Kalish said. “I felt we did what was needed to put ourselves in a position to win the championship. I thought the boys played extremely well.”

The championship game was a great game between two teams with contrasting styles, Kalish said.

“I thought we started the game nervous but started to find our rhythm toward the end of the first half when we had some quality chances to take the lead,” Kalish said. “They capitalized on a re-start early in the second half and then it was all us.

We were unlucky not to tie it up over the next 20 minutes. We played our best soccer and deserved a goal but couldn’t finish that final chance. “

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Back row: Jake DePew (Granite City), Andy Flett (Lindbergh), Ryan Huck (Oakville), Logan Uxa (Ladue), Andrew Farr (John Burroughs), G.J. Strauss (CBC), Lee Strauss (CBC), Matt Borgschulte (Parkway Central), Cody Higgs (Lindbergh), Coach Wayne Rohlfing and Coach Daren DePew.

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By Warren Mayes Heading off to college, the members of the St. Louis Pirates 18U baseball team can reflect back on the end of their high school careers with pride.

The Pirates, of the St. Louis Pirates College and Pro Development Baseball Club, recently won the 18U Perfect Game BCS Championship in Ft. Myers, Fla., in a way that will live on and grow taller in the retelling of the events as they grow older. The Pirates were down 7-2 in the sixth inning to the Syracuse (N.Y.) Chiefs but came back with seven runs to win 9-7 and take the championship in this elite tournament.

Pirates’ Coach Wayne Rohlfing said it was a terrific way for his boys, which includes players from numerous local high schools, to end their playing days at this level.

“It was a good way to end the season and their Pirate career,” Rohlfing said. “The whole team was made up of graduating seniors, and every one of them is going to play in college at some level, from Division I to junior college.”

The team has 15 players and lost just five games out of 45 this year. Perfect Game USA, a recruiting exposure company, held the tournament, Rohlfing said. There were 40 teams in the tournament, and the Pirates entered the event ranked No. 35.

Reaching the title game was a big accomplishment but it looked like the Pirates were not going to win, down five runs in the sixth inning. The score was tied at 2 after five frames, but Syracuse scored five runs in the top of the sixth inning.

“When we were down by five runs, I told Daren DePew, who was helping me coach, that we weren’t done yet,” Rohlfing said.

“I told him I felt the boys would make one more run at them. We sure did.”

The Pirates scored seven runs during their half of the sixth. O’Fallon’s (Ill.) Keith Wolf led off with a single. Oakville’s Brandon Alexander drew a walk. Rockwood Summit’s Zack Zellers doubled in a run, while Fort Zumwalt North’s Jordan Hankins followed with a single. Parkway Central’s Matt Borgschulte cleared the bases with a triple and scored on a single

by Oakville’s Ryan Huck.

And there still were no outs.

Lindbergh’s Cody Hills later delivered the game-winning hit with a two-out, tworun single. Syracuse was unable to score in the seventh off Ladue’s Josh Scharff and St. Louis won. It was Scharff’s third save in the tournament.

“The boys just went crazy,” Rohlfing said.

“They were jumping up and down all over the place. They realized it was their last hurrah as a team and now they’re all going in different directions. It was a tremendous way to finish up their Pirates’ career.”

In the semi-finals, the Pirates knocked off the Florida Bombers, the No. 1-ranked 18U team in the country, with a 4-1 victory.

Parkway North’s Ryan Richardson, Zellers, Christian Brothers College’s (CBC) Lee Strauss and Ladue’s Logan Uxa each drove in a run. Alexander and Richardson each went 2-for-3.

St. Louis advanced out of pool play with a 3-1 record to go into the championship bracket, which consisted of 16 teams. The Pirates defeated Cape Coast Canes of Broward Country Fla., 8-1 in the first game.

The Pirates next faced the Dulin Dodgers of Memphis, Tenn., with a 9-6 victory.

Parkway Central graduate Jason Bell was the winning pitcher and Fort Zumwalt South’s A.J. Walkenhorst picked up the save. Strauss hit a three-run homer, while Richardson and Zellers each had two hits.

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By Warren Mayes Chaminade basketball Coach Kelvin Lee said that guard Bradley Beal playing for the national under-16 basketball team will help take his game to another level.

The United States won the gold medal in the 2009 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, beating host Argentina 101-87. Beal led the American team with 26 points.

The eight-team tournament featured U16 national teams from the FIBA Americas Zone, which includes North, South and Central America and the Caribbean. The United States, Argentina and Canada qualified directly for the 2010 FIBA U17 World Championship that will be held in Hamburg, Germany.

“It was a great honor for him to be selected for that team,” Lee said. “He’s a very special player. He works so hard. He had a great tournament with them.”

The 6-foot-3, 177-pound Beal will be a junior this year at Chaminade. He helped lead the Red Devils to a state championship as a sophomore, scoring 30 points in the title contest.

Team USA dominated the whole tournament, scoring more than 100 points in every game.

In five games, Beal hit 67 percent of his two-point field goal attempts and 35 percent from beyond the arc as well as 90 percent of his free throw attempts. He averaged 19 points a game for the tournament.

“He’s just a great young player,” Lee said.

“What’s good is he has some things he can work on to get better, too. Plus, I think he’ll keep growing and get bigger and taller. I wouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t 6-foot-5 or 6-foot-6 before he’s done growing.”

As a sophomore, Beal helped the Red Devils capture the 2009 Missouri Class 5A title, the first in Chaminade history, and finish with a 27-4 record. Beal averaged 23.5 points a game as well as 5.1 rebounds and 3.2 assists, all while shooting 51.3 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range. The Missouri Basketball Coaches Association named Beal to the 2009 Boys’ Class 5 All-State first team.

He also earned 2009 All-Metro Catholic League first team, All-District 4 first team and all-conference first-team honors.

As a freshman, he was named to the 2008 all-conference second team. He also was tabbed Freshman of the Year in the conference.

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“I’ve been coaching for 13 years and I’ve had David Lee and I’ve seen Larry Hughes and Chris Carawell and all three of those guys were just great players,” Lee said of the three St. Louis players who all reached the National Basketball Association (NBA) after playing at major colleges. “At this stage, I’d have to rank Bradley above them.

They’re all good players, but none of them got the attention as a sophomore like Bradley is getting. He’s getting national accolades. He’s ranked No. 7 among shooting guards in the country. There’s something to be said for that. I’ve had him since the sixth grade. I knew he’d be special then.

Most kids at that age throw a set shot from the hip. Bradley was shooting a jump shot.

He was shooting threes consistently above his head as a sixth grader. I knew then he’d be special.”

Lee said all the major colleges are pursuing Beal.

“He’s got about 35 schools now looking at him,” Lee said. “He’s got the Big 12, the ACC and others all wanting him.”

Lee said he has advised Beal to try and get that number down to “seven or eight” by the end of this summer.

“It can be a distraction,” Lee said about all the schools calling about Beal. “I learned about this when I had David Lee. The phones are always ringing.”

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Overall ‘costs’ are numerous and far ranging

By Julie Brown Patton As families head back to school, they also return to juggling practice times and multiple game commitments with soccer fields, ball diamonds, hockey rinks, wrestling mats, indoor swimming pools, football fields, volleyball courts and tracks becoming a second home.

Although many West County families do not know how they will live with sports, they also do not know how they would live without them. When contemplating registrations, equipment, travel, hours required of parents to take off work, distractions from education and opportunity costs from adults giving up time in which they could be more productive, the financial, emotional and physical costs of youth sports are high. Yet so are the risks and rewards.

The Benefits of Youth Sports______________________ For the past two decades in America, youth sports have been purported to build teamwork, character, leadership and communication skills while providing the obvious physical activity to nourish healthy fitness. But while the benefits of youth sports are physical, personal and social, so are the deficits of youth sports, said Jordan D. Metzl, M.D., co-founder and medical director of The Sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes in New York.

Today, with a record number of U.S. kids playing organized sports - an estimated 40 million boys and girls between the ages of 6 and 17 - balancing all related factors is critical.

Coaches, teachers and parents often focus on the athletic skills, competitiveness, agility, flexibility, coordination, speed, strength and endurance stemming from organized sports. They also appreciate that sports teach children about independence, confidence, self-achievement, cooperation, decision making and responsibility.

One physical education (P.E.) teacher in Wildwood said he believes sports also can demonstrate lifelong values to children. Doug White teaches P.E. at LaSalle Springs Middle School; after school, he sponsors a student-led program affiliated with a national non-profit interdenominational ministry for young athletes called Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA).

Emphasized FCA values include integrity, teamwork, excellence and serving others. White said area middle and high school students make the connections through sports between being good teammates and being overall caring people.

“Our small group discussions incorporate examples about doing the right things, such as making an appropriate decision even if you could cheat to win a game,” White said.

White said some type of sport is played at each FCA meeting and the group conducts several service projects, such as annual peanut butter and jelly drives, throughout the school year.

“We get to talk to kids about topics we normally wouldn’t get to discuss in a classroom,” White said. “And we emphasize that because God gave us our athletic skills, it’s not all about ourselves. It’s about taking those sportsrelated skills and helping others with them. We consider it representing God through sports.”

The Cost of Youth Sports Injuries_________________ Sometimes the cost of sports to youths is purely physical. David Crane, M.D., a board-certified physician in sports and emergency medicine with a Chesterfield-based medical facility, indicated an alarming set of patterns have developed over the last five years.

First, the trend of youths playing just one sport, season after season, throughout the entire year often yields “underrecovery injuries,” Crane said.

“When kids use the same set of muscles and bones throughout training, practices, club play and in classes without giving their bodies a break, we see shin splints and knee or heel pain that’s not allowed to truly recuperate,” Crane said.

Crane said children do not get neuromotor coordination in muscle memory until they are young teens or in high school.

“With parents compelled to start children so young, their bodies aren’t really set up for long periods of repetitive motions,” Crane said. “Kids benefit more so from devel-

oping the entire system through a variety of motions.”

A second pattern is a large number of concussions, no matter the sport, including cheerleading. Brain trauma caused during a concussion can last a week or a lifetime, Crane said, which is why children should be taken out of activities long enough to fully recover, not just when they think they first feel better. He said some adults suffer memory loss caused by concussions received when they played in youth sports.

Competitive drives among children and their parents, which push young athletes into intense levels of performance before their bodies are fully ready, is a third pattern Crane said he has noticed.

“The speed, force and strength we used to see at pro games is now in collegiate divisions and the same we used to see in college is at high school levels,” Crane said.

“Athletes in middle school sometimes are playing at levels we saw in college during the 1980s.”

Crane said many kids who typically would have developed into state-oriented athletes during high school are getting too burned out during middle school to continue.

A fourth pattern Crane has noticed is that insurance deductible levels have increased dramatically, tracking with the rise in youth sports-related injuries that require X-rays and physical therapies.

“Deductibles that were $100 to $200 are now $1,000,” Crane said.

A fifth trend that Crane identified was how many adults he treats for osteocartilage injuries that have occurred due to the overall time exposure to games or physical activities they have endured.

“Fractures or under-recovered injuries as a youth lead to arthritic joints and chronic conditions that plague us during our 40s, 50s and 60s,” Crane said.

Crane said he sees adults in their 20s who already are having knee replacements or reconstructive ankle procedures.

“Aggressive rehabilitation schedules and pushing our kids too hard really increases their risks of developing debilitating injuries,” Crane said.

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guidance to provide regenerative therapies, which recently attracted a documentary team from the Discovery Channel.

“However, when we replace body parts, they only have a certain lifespan,” Crane said. “With so many people having replacements before they are 40 years old, they may be facing multiple replacement procedures during their lifetimes. I don’t think parents always understand the consequences of certain injuries.”

The Business Component____________ One of West County’s largest youth sports facilities is the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex. Chris Zink, recreation manager of facilities at the complex, said that 325,000 participants, spectators and officials frequented the complex between March and November 2008.

Zink said the number of participants and attention to the business side of youth sports definitely has grown. He said representatives from three major entities - the Chesterfield Baseball/Softball Association, Catholic Youth Council (CYC) Ascension soccer and Chesterfield Football Association - run the myriad of games, tournaments and clinics at the complex. He and his staff focus on preparing and maintaining the grounds and facilities, while association leaders hire officials, register teams and handle sports disciplinary issues.

Current registration rates for ball teams are $500 to $650 per season, plus equipment and uniforms.

Football includes a player registration fee of $295; equipment deposit of $200; equipment cleaning deposit of $50; and work duty buyout of $150 or deposit of $250 (or an initial investment of $795).

Soccer registration is $120 to $130 per season per player, with a sibling discount available.

Zink said that while he realizes organized sports does take money and time, he believes it helps kids adapt to society.

“Being a part of a group teaches teamwork and those same team behaviors can transfer to your family or your job environment,” Zink said. “Sports also help kids learn about discipline.”

Because Zink sees many families so frequently, it enables him to get to know them more personally.

“I sometimes wonder how West County parents get it all done,” Zink said. “Some are here so often, I’ve joked that they might as well get their mail sent here.”

Another youth sports-related business that recently has grown in popularity is organized training sessions. Velocity Sports Performance is the largest provider of sports performance training in the nation, and the company has a franchise location in Chesterfield. Velocity’s equipment and curriculum are designed to allow young

athletes ages 8 to 18 to train like professional athletes. Fees depend on age and program and range from $225 to $1,050.

Additional family investments in youth sports include other aspects, such as private lessons, batting cages, weekend tournaments outside the St. Louis region, customized equipment and sports camps or specialized clinics. Special shoes, padded practice jerseys, stylized gloves, top-ofthe-line performance-enhancing equipment and bicep bands also all run up the expenses of youth sports.

The Financial Cost_________________ When it comes to youth sports, many families are willing to run marathons, leap tall finances, zoom like the best New York City taxi drivers and sacrifice their personal lives. Shirts worn by parents seen grooming and cleaning athletic fields often sport sayings such as “We Live For This!”

But when gas prices increased and the economy took a nosedive, sports-related expenses began to be reanalyzed. Parents in St. Louis and other cities are beginning to carpool or share hotel rooms to accommodate out-of-town tournaments. Sports families make their own meals within hotel rooms or recreational vehicles more frequently now rather than eat out during tournament weekends, which still can cost $500 per trip on average.

Rather than pay for private lessons, the trend is to bundle two or three players for a small group session.

The costs pay off, especially when both children and parents see the resulting progress, said West County resident Sandy Henderson whose son, Will, 11, has played ice hockey in West County since he was 3 years old.

Henderson said gut-wrenching hockey tryouts for various levels of travel hockey always occur in August around the same time that schools start. She said that hockey requires a year-long commitment even though they do not play during the summer. She said hockey families have to look for public skating times at ice rinks, search for “stick and puck sessions” and get into multiple summer camps that can cost $400-$500 a week “While some parts of hockey can be intense and stressful, it’s really rewarding to watch the players’ skills improve and to see how they learn that winning isn’t everything,” Henderson said.

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Although siblings of hockey players are fondly deemed “rink rats,” Henderson said she realizes they face some future parent juggling decisions if her daughter, Emily, 3, wants to pursue her own sports.

She estimates that West County hockey families spend $3,000 to $5,000 per year on the sport, when including season fees, team expenses, tournament costs, travel expenses, photos, event-related shirts, camps and private weekly lessons.

“While it is a huge financial and time obligation, it’s our favorite thing to do and has become a full family commitment,” Henderson said. “We absolutely love it.”

The Emotional Cost_________________ According to studies that the Youth Sport Institute at Michigan State University conducted, kids indicate they are feeling too pressured to win at all costs in today’s sports arena. Study results project that up to 30 percent of young athletes currently are throwing in the towel to sports by the time they are 13, primarily because sports are no longer fun.

Chesterfield resident Steve Ernst said his son, Eric, played baseball from the time he was 9 years old until he was 19. He said they participated in a lot of travel ball because that is what his son and teammates wanted. Their devotion to ball sometimes led to playing in three or four tournaments in one weekend, darting from Ellisville to Valley Park to Lemay.

Ernst said although his family loved all their years of ball, his son was burned out by the time he reached college and dropped playing completely.

“Eric has just now gotten back into playing slow pitch softball now that he’s in his 30s,” Ernst said.

“Parents also should be careful of how wrapped up into sports their children get, even when you all think it’s a great idea and the right thing to do,” said Patty Lombardo, whose teenage daughter, Marikka, plays on a West County select 14U softball team.

Lombardo’s older daughter, Melissa, 20, also played select ball and earned a valued spot on her high school team.

“She was so focused on the sport and being the best ball player she could be, training and practicing became her everyday priority,” Lombardo said. “It was her job. She wanted to play ball in college and concentrated on getting a ball-related scholarship.”

But when a shoulder injury during Melissa’s freshman year of college obliterated her ability to play and subsequently

her scholarship, Lombardo said her daughter also lost her spirit and overall sense of identity.

“She’s been so depressed for two years after losing her goal, friends, dreams of coaching and a reality centered around ball that she’s had a hard time finding her new place in life,” Lombardo said.

Lombardo said their lesson learned was that it was better for students to be involved in a variety of activities so they naturally became more well-rounded adults.

Ellisville residents John and Val Novanty have three sons. Novanty himself was “huge into sports” when he was growing up. While all three of his boys have tried multiple sports, he said his 13-year-old twins, Ryan and Chris, now have branched to other interests of priority, such as robotic team competitions, the church youth band and maintaining a salt water aquarium.

Novanty coaches the ball team of his younger son, Jack, 7.

“But it’s not all about winning,” Novanty said. “This team is more about social aspects and being with their buddies.”

He said that he firmly believes that a focus on sports cannot be successfully “taught.”

“Kids either have the interest or they don’t,” Novanty said. “In our case, would I like my sons to be more involved in sports?

Sure I would. But we love them for what they are and will support all their interests.

Sports may end up being a little bit of our lives, but we’re just fine with that because they are enjoying themselves.”

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‘The Great Hour Struck’ strikes readers as a great read

By SUE HORNOF For a novelist, there likely is nothing more satisfying than holding a copy of that first book in print – except, perhaps, soaking up favorable reviews from those who have read it.

That must be the case for West County resident Gary Varner, author of “The Great Hour Struck” (iUniverse, 2009).

Readers posting on Amazon.com claim to have lost sleep over Varner’s historically accurate World War II novel – not because the book is disturbing, but because they cannot put it down.

New York Times bestselling novelist Robert Vaughan wrote in an endorsement that the novel “grabs the reader with the opening chapter and drags him, non-stop through the story.” Vaughan described the tale as “gritty and human with compelling characters and an intriguing plot.”

Varner chose his topic because of a longstanding fascination with World War II, but the reader need not be a World War II enthusiast to appreciate his book.

“My novel is accurate historical fiction, yet from readers’ reviews it seems that the men read it for the combat action, military camaraderie and historical setting,” Varner said. “The women readers say that the love

story draws them in, and they say they can’t put it down because they’re emotionally connected in the characters and caught up in the human drama.”

Varner said that he believes his novel is unique in that it takes readers on a vicarious journey with memorable characters living out astounding historical events.

“In my opinion, much recent World War II fiction seems to read in one of two ways – dry and wooden, but obviously written by a military history expert, or vividly written with memorable characters, yet ignorant or dismissive of critical historical events or details,” Varner said. “Both fall short of being quality historical fiction.”

“The Great Hour Struck” opens in rural England and London, in the weeks leading up to D-Day. When the “great hour” strikes on June 6, 1944, the story moves to Normandy.

Readers have told Varner that his settings – an English village schoolhouse, Kensington Gardens, multiple D-Day sites, a Soviet factory, etc. – read as though he has been there. That is because he has.

“Several years ago, as an aspiring idealistic novelist, I set a standard for myself – I would not write a scene or setting unless I’ve personally walked there,” Varner said.

“I’ve since learned that this is something surprisingly few novelists actually do, but I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

Walking a setting helps Varner bring that setting to life.

“To walk a setting, like London’s Waterloo Train Station during rush hour, helps me to write about it in a more vivid sense, imagining my characters there 65 years ago. And it’s not just visual – I go there to experience the sounds, the smells, the soil and plants, the whole foreign and unique sensory ambiance,” Varner said, adding that his “day job” takes him overseas where he finds time “to walk battlefields, talk to villagers, visit museums and discover fascinating settings.”

“The Great Hour Struck” does have a local connection, mostly to The Hill neighborhood in St. Louis and to the Missouri Ozarks, which play into the backgrounds of key characters. The sequel will hit even closer to home.

“In the sequel, I will introduce a character from West County and some interesting historical references to West County’s role during World War II,” Varner said.

Varner is at work on the sequel, which readers have been asking for.

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Lafayette senior wins local grocery bag contest, heads to state competition

By Julie Brown Patton Tyler Schlote bagged 29 grocery items in an envious 38 seconds without smashing the bread and earned the “best bagger” title in a recent competition among 22 Dierbergs baggers who represented the store’s individual locations.

The designation landed Schlote the honor of advancing to the Missouri State Best Bagger Contest in Branson, Mo., which is scheduled for Aug. 29. State-level winners then go to the national bagger contest in Las Vegas in February 2010.

Schlote, 17, is a Lafayette High School senior and works at the Dierbergs store in Wildwood. He has been bagging groceries for approximately a year.

Baggers are judged on speed, bagbuilding techniques, number of bags used, weight distribution, attitude and appearance.

Besides bread, what are competing baggers expected to handle? Items such as multiple cans of soup, vegetables or olives; a jar of spaghetti sauce; a six-pack of juice; a package of snack sticks; a jar of pickles; a bottle of barbecue sauce; a frozen dinner; a can of chunk chicken; one pot pie; a frozen breakfast; a box of cookies; a box of frozen fish sticks; a package of soup; a jar of salad dressing; a seasoning envelope;

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Judges look for whether contestants know to double-bag fragile objects and to appropriately separate special-handle items, such as ammonia, from food or beverages.

Contestants who know how to split items so that bags end up in equal weights gain points. Tearing bags, damaging items or leaving items on the check stand all shave off points.

“Tyler practiced a lot and worked really hard,” said Jim Gerst, Dierbergs’ Wildwood store director. “I could tell by his dedication he was going to win.”

Within Dierbergs stores, baggers actually are called courtesy clerks.

“The courtesy clerk is one of the most valuable customer service positions in our company,” said Greg Dierberg, Dierbergs president and chief executive officer.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Several times a month in West County and most every night somewhere in the St. Louis area, folks can be found dancing the official folk dance of Missouri and of the USA. Square dancing, which originated in 17th-century Europe and was brought to America by immigrants, maintains a strong local following. There are 16 square dance clubs in the St. Louis metro area and approximately 650 club members.

Chesterfield resident Ron Kohlmeier, 72, and his wife, Carol, 65, are co-presidents of the West County Spinners Square Dance Club, which typically holds twice monthly dances at Trinity Lutheran Church in Chesterfield.

“We are the most active of the 16 metro clubs,” Ron Kohlmeier said. “I started square dancing 20 years ago and then stopped. When I met Carol, she persuaded me to dance again. Now we dance two to three times a week. It’s great exercise for body and mind, because the brain is connected to the feet. Dancers have to listen to the caller carefully. You never know what steps are coming next. It’s fun and fits so perfectly to older adults.”

Square dancing features eight dancers who arrange themselves in a square and are cued through a sequence of steps by a caller. There are 100 different calls, and callers try to move dancers from one call to the next as smoothly as possible.

Area callers and club members are happy to teach newcomers the ropes.

“We so enjoyed learning from our Angels (beginner helpers) that we wanted to stay with the Spinners,” said Rock Hill resident

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Bud Cutter, 70, is a caller and instructor for the Meramec Valley Promenaders Square Dance Club, which holds dances at Eureka 66 Senior Center, and he teaches also for the Country Squares, a Kirkwood club. Cutter’s wife helps him teach “one night stands” at various social gatherings.

“We’ll teach people who have never square danced before,” Cutter said. “My wife Fay and I started dancing 20 years ago.

I’ve been a caller for 17 years and really enjoy it almost as much as dancing. It’s become a lifestyle for me.”

Among St. Louis area square dance clubs, a practice known as “raiding and retrieving” adds to the fun. A raid is an unannounced visit to another club. The club with enough attending dancers is awarded the visited club’s official banner.

To retrieve its banner, a club must visit the club that captured it. After raiding each of the 15 other clubs twice, a club sponsors a “We Done It Dance.”

For information on beginner classes with the West County Spinners, which are forming in September, call Ron Kohlmeier at 537-2086.

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“The Benefits of Palliative Care” is the topic of a community night at 7 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 26 at Delmar Gardens of Creve Coeur. Dr. Catherine Covington, medical director, John Descher, nurse practitioner, and Pathways Palliative Care present an informative talk about enhancing quality of life through pain and symptom management. Wine and cheese are available and the event is free, but seating is limited. To register, call (314) 434-5900.

Sept. 12 The St. Louis chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association holds “Memory Walk 2009” from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 12 beginning at the upper Muny parking lot in Forest Park. Participants walk 1 mile or 3 miles and are asked to raise money for the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. For more information or to register, call (314) 801-0440 or visit alz.org/stl.

The St. Louis Community College “Re-hired, Re-wired, Re-inspired” workshop helps those aged 50-plus focus on a retirement path.

Ellisville, Wildwood, Winchester and the Parkway and Rockwood School Districts, resumes its twice-monthly meetings beginning on Mon., Sept. 14 at Ballwin Golf Course (333 Holloway Road). The group is for those aged 55 and older who are interested in making friends, hearing guest speakers, taking day trips, and playing bingo, cards, etc. Meetings are held from Sept. 14 The Litzinger Road Ecology Center, a 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the second and fourth 34-acre nature facility in Ladue managed Monday of each month between September by the Missouri Botanical Garden, is seek- and May. Admission to each meeting is $1 ing volunteer educators to guide and teach and includes coffee, tea, soda and dessert; small groups of students beginning in the attendees are asked to bring a sack lunch. upcoming school year. The LREC offers Trips and special luncheons are optional students hands-on opportunities to inves- and include separate fees. For more infortigate and learn about nature in local set- mation, call the Ellisville Park Administratings, including a woodland, a prairie and tion Center at 227-7508. a creek. Free volunteer educator training BJH9Arc Colors: will be held from a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 16 Sept. 14, withBlue weekly training sessions Missouri Baptist Medical Center presArc Shape: continuing through Nov. 16.

Volunteers ents “State of the Heart Panel Discussion” 100c68m0y12k or PMS 287 will become familiar with the site, learn from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 16 Blueteaching Arc: 30%strategies of Blue inquiry-based, Light outdoor at the St. Louis Marriott West Hotel (660 and gain an understanding of basic ecology.

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Public Hearing City of Ballwin, Missouri September 15, 2009 A public hearing is scheduled before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Ballwin on September 15, 2009 at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center, 300 Park Dr, Ballwin, MO, 63011, at 7:00 P. M. upon the following: 1. A petition from Mr. Arthur Floyd on behalf of the Rockwood School District, PO Box 182, Eureka, MO, 63025, for the approval of a special use exception for front yard parking at the property commonly known as Westridge Elementary School, 908 Crestland Dr., Ballwin, MO, 63011.

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Two Marquette alums survive fatal plane crash in Africa

By Diane Plattner Two graduates of Marquette High School in the Rockwood School District are very thankful to be alive after surviving a plane crash in Africa that killed the pilot.

Dan Parris, 25, of Manchester, and Rob Lehr, 26, of Ballwin, were in Kenya filming a documentary called “Give A Damn?” about poverty in Africa. They were in a four-passenger, single-engine plane on Aug. 1 trying to shoot aerial footage of the Kibera slums near Nairobi, Kenya. Suddenly, the Cessna 206 slowed down and the pilot and engineer shut off communications with Parris and Lehr.

“I just remember seeing a really bright light and then loud noises,” Lehr said.

“Then I was on the ground.”

The plane had hit an electric transmission pole and smashed into a building before it crashed to the ground. Lehr freed himself from the plane, but returned to it to rescue Parris, who had passed out. Lehr said he then returned again to the plane, where he found the engineer upside down and bleeding profusely.

“I could see blood pouring down his face and by this point everything was on fire a little bit,” Lehr said. “I couldn’t get his seat belt off. I tried really hard.”

With the fire intensifying, Lehr then stuck his arm through the flames to try to rescue the man before someone pulled Lehr away from the plane. Burned on his arms and legs, Lehr was placed with Parris into a vehicle which began driving them to Nairobi Hospital. Driving on the wrong side of the traffic-packed road at times, Parris and Lehr were screaming in the car. Lehr said he was concerned not only for himself but also for the man he had left behind in the plane.

“I kept screaming, ‘I couldn’t get him out, I couldn’t get him out,’” Lehr said. “I

didn’t know what happened to him.”

Parris was being treated for a broken collarbone and possible abdominal injuries.

“Please thank God for this miracle and pray for their fast and full recovery and for God’s will in all this,” wrote Doug Parris, Dan’s father. “This has been very traumatic for them and us.”

Lehr later learned that the engineer survived and was admitted to the Armed Forces Memorial Hospital with serious injuries. The pilot died from a head injury immediately upon impact of the crash, the cause of which is under investigation.

Kristen Huyett, girlfriend of Parris, sent her prayers to the pilot’s family and counted her boyfriend’s blessings.

“Dan is blessed to be in the hospital while millions of people in Africa never get such good health care,” Huyett said. “People need to support them as well. This story is part of the whole journey. It is about the millions of people living in poverty.”

Huyett said she had introduced Parris to George “Shoe Man” Hutchings, who has collected hundreds of old, donated shoes to raise money to drill water wells in Kenya.

Parris and Lehr were planning to film the Shoe Man, who now is sending funding to help the two injured men.

Two other film crew members, brothers David Peterka, of Manchester, and Tim Peterka, of Kirkwood, who had voluntarily given up their seats on the flight, hope to continue filming in Africa while Parris and Lehr begin their road to recovery.

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The 10 finalists from the eighth season of “American Idol” perform at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29 at Scottrade Center.

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CITY OF WINCHESTER PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held at 7:15 P.M., August 26, 2009 at Winchester City Hall, at which time citizens may be heard on the Property Tax Rates proposed to be set by the City of Winchester, Missouri. The tax rates are set to produce revenues which the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009 as amended, shows to be required from the property tax, after all adjustments are made to conform to the rollback provisions of Section 137.073 and 137.115.2 R.S.Mo. 1986 and Article X, Section 22 of the Missouri Constitution, following the general assessment. The tax rate is expressed in cents per One Hundred and .00/100 Dollars ($100.00) of annual valuation. In accordance with H.B. 1150, effective January 1, 2003, property subclassifications have been set forth: ASSESSED VALUATION

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PRIOR TAX YEAR 2008

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$16,939,380 $ 3,008,138

$ 2,736,467

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GENERAL REVENUE FUND Funding Source Real Estate: Residential Commercial Personal Property

Budgeted Property Tax Revenues - 2009

Property Tax Rates - 2009

$31,600 $ 4,200

$0.1730 $0.1510

$8,300

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The tax rates outlined herein are merely proposed and are subject to increase or decrease. The final tax levies to be set by the City shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 137.073 and 137.115.2 R.S.Mo. 1986 and Article X, Section 22 of the Missouri Constitution, and H.B. 1150. Said determination shall be made in accordance with the most current information as to the 2009 assessed valuation for the City as are now known and provided by St. Louis County. Information and records concerning the City’s rollback calculations will be available at the Public Hearing. The City, in setting its tax levies, is not proposing to increase its tax revenues in 2009 from the tax revenues permitted to be produced, based upon the 2008 tax levies, exclusive of new construction and improvement.

Board of Aldermen, City of Winchester by: Barbara Beckett, Administrator/Treasurer Residents of Winchester are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the programs and services of the City of Winchester regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, familial status, national origin or political affiliation. If you are a person requiring an accommodation, please call (636)391-0600 or 1-800735-2966 (Relay Mo.) no later than 4 PM on the third day preceding the hearing. Offices are open 9 AM to 4 PM Monday thru Friday.

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• • • The American Cancer Society presents “Rockaroo 2009,” a battle of the bands event, at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Thurs., Aug. 27 at The Old Rock House (1200 S. 7th Blvd.). Bands from across the region battle it out for a cause. A BBQ PreParty presented by New Belgium precedes the event at 5:30 p.m. General admission is $20 and includes drink specials; BBQ PreParty admission is $10. Tickets are available at celebaroo.org and at the door.

• • • A garage sale benefiting the 2009 JDRF “Walk to Cure Diabetes” is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 29 at 843 Kentridge Court in Ballwin. Call 861-4501.

• • • “The Illusions,” a local 60s band, performs a free outdoor concert from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 29 at West County

Bible Church (82 Henry Ave.) in Ellisville. Proceeds from food and beverage sales benefit mission work in Barranquilla, Colombia, South America. Call 227-7292.

• • • Mid-East Area Agency on Aging (MEAAA) Foundation holds a trivia night at 7 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 29 at Trinity Lutheran Church (14088 Clayton Road) in Chesterfield. Admission is $20 per person and includes soft drinks and light snacks; tables of eight are featured. Call 2070847.

• • • The fourth annual Green Beret Casualty Fund Benefit is from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 5 at the Eureka Community Center (333 Bald Hill Road). A silent auction, raffles door prizes, 50/50 drawings, bingo, music, food and drink, Green Beret displays, antique military equipment and World War II and Vietnam era re-enactors are featured. A dance follows from 8 p.m. to midnight at Smokeys Bar & Grill at the Days Inn in Eureka. Call (314) 267-5084.

• • • A charity event and silent auction to benefit the USO of Missouri, Inc. is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thurs., Sept. 10 at The Jive & Wail Dueling Pianos (6101 Mid Rivers Mall Drive) in St. Peters. Tickets

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• • • A polo match to benefit Therapeutic Horsemanship is at 4 p.m. (gates open at 3 p.m.) on Sat., Sept. 12 at McGehee Polo Field (17879 Wild Horse Creek Road) in Chesterfield. Tickets are $25 per car ($20 through Sept. 7) and include access to family activities for all ages. VIP tickets also are available. Call 332-4940 or visit thstl.org.

• • • The 12th annual American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) St. Louis Fall Festival is from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 12 at The Magic House Children’s Museum in Kirkwood. Magic House admission, a dinner buffet by Ces & Judy’s Catering, dessert, beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks, a silent auction, raffle, and fun for adults and kids of all ages are featured.

Tickets are $40 for adults, $30 for children aged 3-18 and free for younger children; proceeds go directly to ABTA-funded brain tumor research. Purchase tickets by Sept. 5 at abta.org/stlouisfallfestival. For more information, contact Barb Dunn at 230-0353 or bfdunn@aol.com, or Joanna Wagner at 537-8576 or jwagnerabta@sbcglobal.net.

• • • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation hosts a Music Trivia Night at 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 12 at Ballwin Golf Course.

Tickets are $20 per person; tables of eight are featured. There will be a cash bar, silent

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• • • “Massage for a Cure” is from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (clinic hours may vary) on Tues., Sept. 15 at all Massage Envy locations.

One-hour therapeutic massage sessions are $35, and $10 from each massage is donated to the local Komen for the Cure Affiliate for funding breast cancer education, screening and treatment programs. Reservations are recommended. Visit massageenvy.com.

• • • “Ride for Kids 2009,” a motorcycle ride benefiting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, is at 10 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.) on Sun., Sept. 20 beginning at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville.

The minimum donation is $35 per motorcycle. Call (800) 253-6530 or visit rideforkids.org.

• • • Marquette High School Class of 2010 and 2011 Senior Farewell sponsor “Taste of Marquette” at 5 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 21 at the Marquette High School Commons.

Area restaurants serve special dishes or drinks until 6:30 p.m.; a silent auction runs until 7 p.m. For ticket information, including advance ticket sales, call Julie Engerer at 532-8939.

• • • The St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness Fall Fashion Luncheon is at 12 p.m. on Fri., September 25 at Ces & Judy’s (10405 Clayton Road) in Frontenac. Ovarian cancer survivors model fashions from

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• • • “Art Takes Flight” is from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 25 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park.

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• • • The third annual “Mother of all Trivia Nights” benefiting Mother to Mother is at 6:45 p.m. (game begins at 7:30 p.m.) on Fri., Sept. 25 at the Kirkwood Community Center (111 S. Geyer Road). A silent auction also is featured. Tickets are $25 per person/ $125 for a table of eight. To register, call (314) 517-3436 or visit mothertomothersupport.org.

• • • The National Children’s Cancer Society holds “Walk for the Children” at 8 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 26 at Lindell Field in Forest Park. A 5K run, stroller walk, 1-mile walk, kids’ fun run, kids’ crafts and Radio Disney are featured. To register, visit walkforthechildren.org.

• • • The National Kidney Foundation 2009 Chili Fest is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26 at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights. More than 50 chefs compete for top honors in several chili and salsa categories; beer tasting and live music also are featured. Admission is $5 and free for children younger than age 12; samples are 50 cents. Call (314) 961-2828 or visit nkfchilicookoff.org.

• • • The third annual ROCStar 5K/1M Race is at 9 a.m. on Sun., Sept. 27 at Macklind and Union Drive in Forest Park. Prizes and a post-race party with food, adult beverages, live music, a raffle, free massages for runners and activities for kids also are featured. Registration is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the 1-mile race and $90 for a team of four. Proceeds benefit FamiliesROC, an organization promoting health and wellness for ovarian cancer patients and their families. To register, visit familiesroc.com.

FAMILY & KIDS Chesterfield Alliance for Positive Youth sponsors a Back to School Pool Party for students in grades 6, 7 and 8 from 8:15 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 28 at the Chesterfield Municipal Pool. Admission, food and prizes are free. Call Valerie at 536-5926.

• • • The city of Manchester holds Movie in

the Pool featuring a showing of “Finding Nemo” at dusk on Fri., Aug. 21 at Paul A. Schroeder Park. Call 227-1385 or visit manchestermo.gov.

• • • The city of Chesterfield hosts Movies on the Plaza, a free family movie night featuring a showing of “Mama Mia,” at sunset on Fri., Aug. 28 outdoors at the entrance to Chesterfield City Hall. Call 537-4000.

• • • The Ellisville Elks sponsor a Kids’ Fishing Derby from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 30 at New Ballwin Park. Admission is free and open to all children aged 12 and younger. A Missouri Wildlife and Conservation instructor provides safety information and answers questions at 11 a.m. Prizes are awarded for the most caught, largest fish and smallest fish. All children must be accompanied by an adult. To register, call 227-0404 by 5 p.m. on Aug. 28.

SPECIAL INTEREST Team registrations are being accepted for the fifth annual St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash taking place on Sat., Sept. 26 and Sun., Sept. 27 at the Town Center of Wildwood. Amateurs and professionals compete for the grand prize in several categories, including ribs, brisket chicken, chili, pork steak, People’s Choice, best decorated booth and more. Call Frank Schmer at 256-6564.

• • • West County Charitable Endowment presents a Christian Apologetics and Motivational Presentation by Lee Strobel at 6 p.m. (“Meet & Greet”) on Thurs., Aug. 27 at The Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. A sit-down dinner and the presentation are at 7 p.m. Tickets for the “Meet & Greet” only are $50; tickets for the dinner and presentation only are $60. Group tickets are available. Call (314) 368-6861 or visit iTickets. com.

• • • Living Word Church hosts the “Beth Moore Living Proof Live” simulcast from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Fri., Aug. 28 and from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 a.m.) on Sat., Aug. 29 at 17315 Manchester Road (at Pond Road and Hwy. 100) in Wildwood.

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631 Big Bend Rd. Manchester

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930 Kehrs Mill Rd. Ballwin

636-207-1689

Serving Authentic Chicago Pizza, Italian Beef & Hot Dogs!

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16524 Manchester Rd • Wildwood, MO

636 405-1100

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“Home of the Original Key Lime Pie Bar”

Monday - Saturday: 11am-8pm; Sunday 11am-3pm

$1.50

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Table Three masters ‘the big three’

By SUZANNE CORBETT At Table Three, three is more than a number – it is a strategy.

“Ambience, food and service are the big three for restaurants, and it’s what we do best,” said owner Beth Williams, adding that Table Three is her third restaurant.

Williams, who owns Cuisine d’Art in Creve Coeur, based Table Three’s design on her European dining experiences. The result: upscale dining with a causal touch in an elegant, unpretentious atmosphere.

“I took the way the French designed a dining room and Americanized it,” Williams said. “Seating in the main dining room isn’t as close as in France, but we’ve designed it to project the same cozy feeling.”

The main dining room’s bench-style seating offers views of an open kitchen framed in bright white subway tile. In contrast, plush upholstery, curtains and area carpets soften tinted concrete floors. Rich wood fixtures complete the

Table Three 16765 Main Street in the Wildwood Town Center (636) 458-4333 Lunch: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday Dinner: 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., Tuesday - Saturday Sunday Brunch: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday Dinner: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Late Night Menu: 10 p.m. to midnight, Friday and Saturday Bar: till 11:30 p.m., Tuesday – Thursday; till 1:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday

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continental ambience.

The a la carte dinner menu carries a continental touch, too. Starter standouts are the French Onion Soup with a broth that is not too thin, not too thick and holds enough caramelized onions to fill each spoonful, and the Three Cheese Artisan Plate featuring house-made Parmesan cheese mousse.

Entrees range from decadent indulgences to heart-healthy fare. Lamb Porterhouse is brushed with rosemary herb demi-glaze and plated with Yukon mashers. The Ribeye is a 14-ounce cut with a sweet ancho chili glaze, topped with blue cheese and crispy fried onions. Included on the lighter side is the Heart Healthy, a grilled chicken breast with oven-roasted Beth Williams, owner of Table Three in Wildwood. vegetables and a grain du jour with red pepper couli. Sunday brunch is an order-what-you-like features live music on Friday and Saturday nights. affair that includes classics, such as Eggs Benedict, and With the Wildwood Inn across the street, Table Three is the unexpected, like Salmon Gratin. a great escape destination.

Any meal can be paired with wine, sold by the bottle “Have dinner and stay for music on the patio, then overor glass from one of West County’s most extensive wine night at the Inn and come back for Sunday brunch.” Williams said. “It’s a great getaway.” lists.

Table Three does feel like a resort, but first and foremost, Besides a comfortable bar, main dining room and two private dining rooms, there is a spacious patio strung with it is a community gathering place. lights and equipped with a fireplace, the perfect spot for “We want our guests to relax and enjoy all that we are,” nibbling on T3 Flatbread Pizza or one of the Bar & Patio Williams said.

Plates. Happily, the patio is open for late night dining and And they do.

W E S T H O M E PA G E S

CUSTOM TILE INSTALLATION!

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& Exteriors

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expires 9/30/09 Present at time of purchase

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Professional Painters Inc. (636)

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services, LLc

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What’s on your To Do List?

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Established in 1979

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17322 Manchester Road

(636) 458-3809

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Home Helpers is your #1 source affordable, dependable care by compassionate caregivers. ♥ Senior Adults ♥ Recuperative Care ♥ Alzheimer’s / Dementia Care ♥ Bathing/Personal Care ♥ Transportation ♥ Meal Preparation ♥ Housekeeping ♥ On Call 24/7 Insured/Bonded and Carefully Screened West County 636-391-0000 www.homehelpersstl.com

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• Residential/Commercial •Light/Heavy Cleaning • Reasonable Rates •Family Owned •Insured/References •Free Estimates

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Hardwood Floors add Richness and Beauty to Your Home, while creating an Allergy Free Environment with very Low Maintenance

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Wildwood church hosts leadership summit

By Julie Brown Patton One of the world’s top-tiered leadership events was simulcast Aug. 6-7 at Living Word United Methodist Church (LWUMC) in Wildwood for approximately 400 attendees. The 15th annual “The Leadership Summit,” which Chicago-based Willow Creek Association conducted, attracted leaders from Missouri, Michigan, Colorado, Oklahoma, Illinois and Nebraska.

At first summoned as an event for issues facing senior leaders in local Midwestern churches more than a decade ago, the summit now is known for candid and hard-hitting advice from a variety of top global leaders for business executives, entrepreneurs, volunteers and non-profit organizations.

This year’s summit included speakers who are recognized by the millions of books sold or by lists they appear on, such as “Ten Gurus You Should Know” and “The World’s Most Influential Business Thinkers,” including Henry Cloud, clinical psychologist and consultant; Patrick Lencioni, founder of a company promoting teamwork; David Ireland, pastor of a church with 40 nationalities; Carly Fiorina, former chief executive officer of Hewlett-

Packard; Gary Hamel, management expert and professor at the London Business School; Tim Keller, pastor of a three-site congregation; Jessica Jackley, social entrepreneur and co-founder of Kiva.org; Harvey Carey, pastor of an exploding-growth church in one of America’s poorest zip codes; Dave Gibbons, pastor and visionary leader about multiculture; Andrew Rugasira, founder of an African-based social enterprise for coffee; Wess Stafford, an internationally recognized advocate of children in poverty; David Gergen, political analyst and former White House advisor to four American presidents and Harvard professor; Chip and Dan Heath, consultants about organizational behavior; and Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, former prime minister of The United Kingdom.

Bono, lead singer of the Irish rock band U2, returned after a shocking interview and challenge at the summit three years ago to update his views regarding how churchled groups were doing in the fight against poverty, AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

The summit was broadcast to more than 140 locations across North America. It will be followed by videocasts in an additional 134 cities in 55 countries and in 28 lan-

Living Word United Methodist Church (LWUMC) in Wildwood hosted a regional simulcast for Willow Creek Association’s 15th annual Leadership Summit Aug. 6-7. LWUMC Lead Pastor Michael McIntyre welcomed 400 attendees from multiple states, who heard nearly 20 world-renowned speakers.

guages this fall.

The event was kicked off with the session titled “Leading in a New Reality” by Bill Hybels, founder and senior pastor at Willow Creek Community Church. He is a bestselling author of more than 20 books and sought-after speaker regarding Christian leadership. Hybels’ focus was about the “rogue waves” that have broadsided companies, organizations and families this past year.

W E S T c l a ss i f i e d s Prayers Novena To The Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideals. Give me the divine gift to forgive and forget them all who have done wrong to me. I, in short dialogue, want to thank you in everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my beloved one in our perpetual glory. Thanks for favors.

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After third day, wish will be granted no matter how difficult. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. J.H. Novena To The Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideals. Give me the divine gift to forgive and forget them all who have done wrong to me. I, in short dialogue, want to thank you in everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my beloved one in our perpetual glory. Thanks for favors.

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A Public Hearing will be held at 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 1, 2009, at the Fru-Con Center, 15933 Clayton Road, at which time citizens may be heard regarding the property tax rate proposed by the City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri. The tax rate is set annually to produce revenue as per the approved budget -fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009.

The tax rate outline herein is merely proposed and is subject to increase or decrease. The final tax levy to be set by the City shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 137.073 and 137.115.2 R.S.Mo. 1986 and Article X, Section 22 of the Missouri Constitution, and said determination shall be made in accordance with the most current information as to the 2009 assessed valuation for the City as is now known and provided by St. Louis County. Information and records concerning the City’s rollback calculations will be available at the Public Hearing.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri Notice is hereby given: That the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri, will at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at the Fru-Con Center, 15933 Clayton Road, hold a public hearing to discuss a request from Visden Ventures for approval of temporary construction signage and to consider a change in language for certain prohibited fence materials at the property (in “PC” district) known as 15945 Clayton Road and from Clearwire Communications requesting three (3) additional antennae on an existing 120’ tall monopole for Cricket with an additional equipment cabinet in the existing compound at property known as 2351 Clarkson Road and to consider amending language to our adoption of the International Residential Code allowing habitable basement space (other than sleeping rooms) without additional means of egress and to make a recommendation to the Board of Aldermen.

Frank W. Hodgdon, III Planning and Zoning Committee City of Clarkson Valley

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REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE

Over 400 Attend Grand Opening at The Villas At Fountain Plaza Provided by West Newsmagazine’s Advertising Department

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reater Missouri Builders unveils new Lifestyle Home® concept at Clarkson and Clayton Roads to better-than-anticipated crowds.

The entire Fountain Plaza area was buzzing as over 400 people toured the new villa displays, walked through the plaza shops, grabbed lunch at one of the restaurants and experienced the lifestyle of The Villas at Fountain Plaza. The recent Grand Opening of the new Lifestyle Home® community sparked interest unseen in recent months.

Located at the intersection of Clarkson and Clayton Roads adjacent to the Fountain Plaza shopping center, the brand new display homes by Greater Missouri Builders are incredible and ready to view.

“What makes the Villas at Fountain Plaza different and exciting is the fact that we’re a Lifestyle Community,” explained Greater Missouri Builders Sales Manager Kim Whalen. The homes are fabulous, but it isn’t all about the house…its about your lifestyle and all the things you can do outside of your home.”

The Lifestyle Home® concept was borne out of the increasing demand for efficient, manageable homes full of upscale features and appointments within an overall community plan featuring shopping, recreation, restaurants and conveniences within walking distance As an apparent counter to “urban sprawl”, a large movement of today’s home buyers are seeking new home opportunities in the neighborhoods they’re currently living in.

But they are moving away from the large house on a large lot, and are instead looking for high-end quality in a smaller home.

The trends indicate they want to stay close to familiar shopping and stores, and if given the choice, would desire to be able to walk there. Shared outdoor amenities, such as walking trails or quiet mini-parks take the place of expansive lawns that require much maintenance and yardwork.

A more intimate community atmosphere where neighbors see each other and get to know each other is winning out over the individual “estate” isolated and secluded from neighbors and visitors.

“Our new designs haven’t been seen before in this area,” explains W halen.

“When visitors see the way this community is designed and look at the unique floorplans of our Lifestyle Homes®, they fall in love with them.” Early response to the community has been tremendous, and the 73 homes are expected to be rapidly claimed. “We had people wanting to reserve homes before we even had the plans finalized,” said Whalen.

The location on Clayton Road at Clarkson is a big draw according to Whalen, and most of the interested buyers are coming from within a 3-5 mile radius of the site.

“They love the concept and the lifestyle being offered here,” she explained. “They

can simply walk along the pathways to the coffee shop, to Straubs for groceries, or work out at the new Lifetime Fitness center. They can stroll over and grab lunch at the Q’doba Grille and do their banking on the way. In the evening they can take a quiet walk on the lighted walking path that meanders through the neighborhood.”

For many, the lifestyle includes the ability to lock up and leave for a while without worry. The intimate neighborhood provides protection and security for your property and since the exterior areas are maintained for you, the worry of lawncare while you’re gone is eliminated.

“This is definitely the wave of the future, and we’re excited to be one of the first to recognize the demand for this style of living and to be able to provide it in this unique location,” explained Whalen.

The villas range in price starting from the $400’s.

For those who want to move quickly, a brand new Clarkson model is under construction on homesite 53. Listed at $435,000, this home can be completed quicker than starting from scratch.

More excitement is coming soon! A very unique villa display is now open at the community in, according to Whalen. The Manchester model is a 1-1/2 story home, created with a completely new design not

before seen in the St. Louis area.

“People are going to want to see this new home design!” said Whalen. “There’s nothing else like it anywhere!”

With the Grand Opening finally here, activity is a constant at the new sales center.

Helping to keep the pace of visitors brisk is the fact that GMB is offering a $10,000 Grand Opening bonus for a limited time. For more details about the community and to see an overview map of the entire Fountain Plaza development, visit the website at www.fountainplazavillas.com, or visit the display center Friday through Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. for a personal tour. For information, you can call Kim Whalen at 636-394-8890.

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603 Charbray Dr. • Ballwin - $270,000

Stately 2-story in great neighborhood. Side entry garage, formal living room and separate dining room. Families will love level backyard, screened sun room, and swimming at nearby Ballwin Water Park.

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Scenic & serene. This 1.5sty impresses w/marble entry, open 2sty GR + vaulted ceilings, see thru frpl into master, enormous wall of windows lining the rear. Huge fin. basement w/exercise rm, media rm, family rm, frpl & wet bar. Peaceful & luxurious.

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358 Royal Village • Manchester - $299,000

Huge 2-Story brick home in park-like subdivision!

Large lot, tons of kitchen upgrades in ’09, atrium window above kitchen sink, 5 bedrooms, located in great school district on family friendly cul-de-sac.

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259 Falling Leaves Ct. • Creve Coeur - $595,000

Fabulous home in Ladue Lake Estates! This stunning 1.5 story greets you with large pillars and circle driveway. Over 4,400 sq. ft. of finished living space.

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12933 Autumn Fields Ct. • Creve Coeur - $225,000

NEW PRICE! Stunningly updated condo in notable Field Pointe! Kitchen completely remodeled. All top line upgrades. Floors, cabinets, appliances. Huge space with finished basement, loft, and tons of storage.

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507 Bald Hill Rd. • Eureka - $158,000

Great opportunity to own instead of rent! Perfect starter home or chance to downsize. 5yr old ranch in top community and school district. Great level backyard, updates in kitchen, double wide driveway.

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1828 Ridgeview Circle Dr. • Ballwin - $235,000

Elegant townhouse. Lots of windows, 2-story entry, atrium doors to large deck. This is big, bright and beautiful. Great room has 2-story windows and fireplace. Great views out back overlooking valley. Ideal community has pool, exercise and party room!

326 Cherry Hills Meadows Dr. • Wildwood Striking 4bd, 3.5ba home w/2sty foyer w/hrdwd flrs, Greatrm w/wall of wndws & gas frplc, Amazing kit w/maple cabnts & granite counters, Huge vaulted mstr suite w/lux bth w/ tub & sep shower, Upper lvl bonus rm, Sunrm, deck, patio & walkout lwr level.

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2162 Kehrs Ridge Dr. • Chesterfield Meticulously maintained 4bd, 3.5ba home situated on a 1acre lvl lot, Huge greatrm w/bay window, gas fp & wetbar, newer frieze carpet.Main flr w/ 9ft ceilings,crown molding,cased windows & doorwys, Gourmet kit w/maple cabnts,center island w/3station cooktop, & double oven, Vaulted mstr w/ lux bath w/whirlpool tub & sep shower, huge deck

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1821 GRAND ARMY RD. LABADIE

18685 STARCK LN. WILDWOOD

Beautiful southern charm 6 bedroom home on 1.17+/- peaceful acres.

One of a kind custom built French provincial hilltop home on 49+/beautiful, rolling, wooded & pastured acres w/phenomenal views.

33+/- beautiful acres, great lake site, owner will subdivide. Owner/Broker.

4144 CEDAR HILL CT. WENTZVILLE

2416 REDBUD VALLEY WILDWOOD

Truly an executive style horse retreat and fabulous for entertaining.

Beautifully updated home on 7.7+/acres.

1.5 story loaded with quality features! 3 acre heavily wooded culde-sac lot. $459,900 Scott Peterson 314-503-6457.

894 Strecker Rd. Wildwood • $737,000 1.5 story home w/ 2 story great rm, 10ft ceilings, granite, hearth rm, 4 bed/3.5 baths, 3 car gar, w/o LL w/ playroom and exercise rm, .6 acre level lot just 4 years new!

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2450 Indian Tree Wildwood • $345,000 Enjoy the privacy of wooded seclusion! 2 story with Pool, Waterfall, finished Lower Level, Remodeled Kitchen 2 fireplaces.

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13433 Polo Downs Ct. Marthasville • $325,000 Minutes from Washington off 94 is a 130+ acre development of custom homes with some of the best countryside views in the area. 2 years new, atrium ranch, 3-car garage, 3 private acres.

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2329 Windsor Meadow Blvd.

Wildwood $259,900 DARLING ranch shows like display!

4 years young! Meticulous! Fab fin LL! Upgrades galore! Hdwd flrs!

Chef’s delight kit! Lux master suite & bath! Csmt deck! Concrete patio!

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1752 Stoney Terrace Drive Ballwin • $229,900 Beautiful lake w/fountain seen off back deck of this 3bdrm/2.5ba home. Fin’d walkout LL opens to patio. Gas FP. Newer carpet, flooring, dshwshr.

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16547 Hunters Crossing Wildwood • $229,900 4 bedroom 2 story with vinyl siding, fenced lot, finished walk out lower level! 3 bay windows. Vaulted master bedroom, deck!

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1125 Schuetz Road St. Louis • $219,900 Immaculate and updated from top to bottom. 3br, 2 bth, main floor laundry, gorgeous kitchen with granite and high-end ss appliances.

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17300 SPOONVILLE WILDWOOD 5000 sq. ft. 2 story, granite tops, fantastic level rear yard, 6+/- acres.

Scott Peterson 314-503-6457.

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1223 Port Diane Dr. St. Louis • $189,900 Cute ranch home conveniently located to major hwys. Shows well.

Part fin’d walk-out LL. Great starter home with vinyl/brick exterior and some updates.

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730 Windy Ridge Dr. Ballwin • $159,900 Lovely 3 Bed, 4Bath Townhome w/1,650+ Sq, Ft. PLUS Fin. W/Out LL w/2nd Fireplace! 2 Master Suites w/Private Baths!

Swimming, Tennis & Clubhouse!

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18505 Red Tail Ct. • Wildwood • $ 385,000 Country living, Lafayette Schools. Charming 3 Bedroom, 3 bath ranch on 3 acres. Kit Nielson - 636-795-5588

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16 Old Belle Monte Rd. • Chesterfield • $750,000 Living in Arch Digest. 4 BR/4.5 BA Villa in gated community.

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18645 Babler Meadows Dr. Wildwood • $475,000 STUNNING 5bd, 4.5ba on 3 GORGEOUS Acres Minutes from Wildwood Town Center! 9’ Ceilings on all 3 Levels! HUGE Fin W/O Lower, CUSTOM Throughout!

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1009 Savonne Ct. • Chesterfield • $1,300,000 1.5 Story, 4 Bds, 7 Ba. Inground saline pool. Media room.

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240 Timber Trace • St. Albans • $489,000 Classic open 1.5 sty backing to St. Albans CC Golf Course.

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16163 Clayton Road 612 Packford Dr. 187 New Holland Dr. Wildwood Chesterfield Chesterfield $575,000 $379,000 $379,000 Lavishly appointed custom home Beautiful 3 bedroom home with Outstanding ranch villa situated on magnificently setting on a private numerous updated features. a “premo” lot nestled on a cul-dealmost acre level lot. sac backing to the grounds of Faust Park.

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15865 Richborough Road 525 Clark Ave 4113 Stafford Woods Ct Chesterfield Webster Groves St. Charles $479,000 $349,000 $199,900 Stately, wonderfully updated 2 sto- Fantastic 2 story, 4 bedroom home Spectacular, remodeled 2 story ry home on a gorgeous .82 acre lot on a gorgeous, private lot. home. Extensive updates!! viewing a beautiful lake.

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with 5BR, 4.5ba, gourmet kit, hearth rm, main flr master suite w/lux bath. Fin LL w/theater room, rec rm w/bar, fireplace, exercise rm, 3 car garage. $799,900

13228 WEATHERFIELD DRIVE

ST LOUIS/MARYLAND HTS Spectacular

atrium ranch with every upgrade. 4BR, fabulous gourmet kitchen, liv rm, din rm, soaring great rm, luxurious mstr ste, lower lvl media room, office. $700,000

405 Madewood Lane 50 Crocknaraw Lane 475 Oakshire Lane Chesterfield St. Charles St. Louis $349,500 $595,000 $849,000 Well maintained eclectic and inter- Meticulously maintained updated Gorgeous 8 year old home with esting 2 story home located on a 2 story in Whitmoor Country Club over 6,000 square feet of living quiet cul-de-sac. on a beautiful golf course lot. space in the sought after Kirkwood School District.

670 Shadowridge Dr. 17025 Chesterfield Estates Ct. 954 Tara Oaks Dr. Wildwood Chesterfield Chesterfield $370,000 $575,000 $995,000 Situated on a beautiful corner cul- Exceptional brick 1.5 story on a 1+ Richly appointed, exceptional reside-sac lot this 2 story offers many acre cul-de-sac lot. Custom ameni- dence in a sought after area! updates and features. ties throughout.

27 FOREST CLUB DRIVE

CHESTERFIELD 4BR/2.5ba on 1 acre

overlooking golf course. Center hall plan. Remodel kitchen w/butler's pantry opens to hearth rm. 4 FP, built-ins, cove molding. Fin LL w/rec rm. $570,000

1511 MALLARD LANDING COURT

CHESTERFIELD Spacious condo, many

updates including kitchen with granite countertops. Fin LL w/BR, bath, rec room & office. Complex includes clubhouse, pool & tennis. $439,000

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538 Inverrrary Ct. Eureka $699,900 Elegant executive home with breathtaking views of the fairway with a multitude of custom features.

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1828 Wills Trace The Villas at Hanna Bend Chesterfield Manchester $1,899,900 Starting at $396,000 Architectural masterpiece! Spec- Small enclave of 22 home sites. Brick tacular 1.5 story blends quality & stone exterior, most walk-out or craftsmanship with state-of-the-art look-out lots! amenities.

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14986 CLAYMONT ESTATES DRIVE CHESTERFIELD Bring your family and move in to this very spacious and updated home in Pkwy West schools. 4 large BR upstairs with two sleeping areas and large rec room dowstairs. $350,000

1708 HOWEHILL COURT

CHESTERFIELD Meticulous 2sty with

updated kitchen & baths. Wood floors in foyer & kitchen. Mstr suite w/sitting rm & FP. 4BR, 2.5ba. Great curb appeal, level lot. $289,000

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1073 CAMARGO DR (BALLWIN) Vaulted family rm! Large screened porch!

Private yard on cul-de-sac! Updated kitchen! Rec rm in LL! Wood floors, newer carpet & fresh paint! $300,000 500 HILLBROOK DR (OAK TREE FARM) (BALLWIN) Your opportunity to get a great 4 bedroom ranch in a fabulous area under $200,000! All inspections & work are done. $198,500 1478 COUNTRY LAKE ESTATES DR (CHESTERFIELD) Incredible home w/lake view! 4BR/4.5ba. 4882 sq ft.

Fabulous gourmet kitchen w/large breakfast rm & adjoining hearth rm. $1,000,000 355 PALOMINO HILL CT (CHESTERFIELD) Pristine 1.5 story in Baxter Pointe. 2 story great room, wood floors, hearth room, updated kitchen, loft on 2nd floor, fin lower level with WO. $599,900 1957 SUMTER RIDGE CT (CHESTERFIELD) Prepare yourself! Extraordinary renovation in Baxter Ridge w/open flr plan, huge high-end kit w/all bells and whistles, 4BR, 2ba up. $475,000 10947 JANRIDGE LANE (CREVE COEUR) Fabulous multi-level 4BR, 3.5ba, almost 1 acre in heart of Creve Coeur. Open neutral flr plan, custom kit.

3 season porch, gorgeous pool. $825,000 10358 CHIMNEY ROCK DR, #26 (CREVE COEUR) 3BR/2ba in secure building w/elevator and garage. One of largest units in well-maintained complex.

Eat-in kitchen, formal dining. $150,000 2304 YELLOWSTONE PARK CT (UNIT C) (MARYLAND HTS) Great for 1st X buyer credit & FHA/Conv loans. Mos fee $135! 2BR, laminate flrs, carport, Subd pool. $113,500 13018 AUTUMN FIELD CT (ST LOUIS CO) Updated 2BR/2.5ba townhome, open, neutral decor, fin LL w/rec room & wet bar, lots of storage, 2 FP, large deck, 2C garage & more. $229,900 13513 KINGS GLEN (TOWN & COUNTRY) Meticulous! Custom built 4BR, 6ba ranch.

1 acre parklike yard, updated kitchen, 4 sides brick, circle drive, 3 car rear entry garage, fin W/O LL. $839,900 771 CEDAR FIELD CT (TOWN & COUNTRY) Lovely 1.5 story with 4BR, 2.5ba located at the end of a private culde-sac. 2 story greatroom, luxury master suite/updated bath. $459,000 16907 LEWIS SPRING FARMS DR (WILDWOOD) Magnificent custom 1.5 sty on 3+ acre lot. 2sty great room, gourmet kitchen, hearth rm, main flr master BR, bonus rm, fin W/O LL. $849,900 17712 WILDING PLACE (WILDWOOD) Pristine 2sty, level lot, backing to trees, 2sty entry,wood floors, updated kitchen, granite, countertops, stainless appliances, luxury master, fin LL. $549,900 1604 ELK FORK RD (WILDWOOD) Charming wrap around porch on this 1.5 story home 3BR/2ba & 2 car garage sitting on 4 acre wooded lot. Updated kitchen and baths, finished LL. $359,900 16575 THUNDERHEAD CANYON CT (WILDWOOD) Charming ranch, 3BR, 2ba with main floor laundry. Spacious floorplan w/LR, DR, fam rm. Updated kitchen. Mst ste w/luxury bath. $250,000

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CREVE COEUR Bright & airy ranch

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1507 PACLAND RIDGE COURT

CHESTERFIELD Wonderful 1.5 sty, 5BR

on gorgeous level 3.44 ac lot, 2 sty entry w/sweeping staircase, exquisite millwork & amenities throughout. Updated kitchen w/adj hearth rm, fin W/O LL. $1,199,900

215 MERLOT LANE ST ALBANS Stunning custom ranch.

Numerous custom amenities thru-out.

Vaulted 2sty great room. Gorgeous mastr suite. Gourmet kitchen & adjoining hearth room. Sunrm w/FP. $749,900

1926 CHESTERFIELD RIDGE CIRCLE CHESTERFIELD Absolutely stunning 3BR/3.5b Villa. Beautiful wood floors.

High ceilings. High end finishes.

Awesome gourmet kitchen w/granite, stainless appliances. $600,000

17728 BIRCH LEAF COURT WILDWOOD Motivated Seller Wildhorse Subdivision. Stunning ranch w/3car garage, backing to wooded lot.

Features 3BR, 4ba. Open flr plan, vaulted ceil, wood flring, office/den. $469,000

601 CASTLE RIDGE DRIVE

BALLWIN Fabulous vaulted and open

ranch with 4BR, 3ba, 3 car garage. Wood floors on main level, fin W/O LL. 2 fireplaces and lux master bath. Sub pool and Rockwood Schools! $425,000

453 WILDFLOWER COURT

BALLWIN Come see this wonderful villa

with 3 bedrooms, 3 full baths. Fin lower level. Deck & patio with hot tub. 2 car garage. Main floor laundry. $299,900

100 BONNYBRIDGE COURT

ELLISVILLE Great room ranch with 3

bedrooms, 2 full updated baths. Main floor laundry, fireplace, cathedral ceiling, finished W/O lower level w/rec room.

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