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St. Charles County Chamber offers scholarships Four high school seniors will receive a $750 scholarship from the Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. “The chamber’s 600 members are very supportive of helping our local students succeed in their career goals,” said Tony Mathews, president/CEO of the Western St. Charles County Chamber of Commerce. “Our selection committee is hoping to receive many applications this year.” To be eligible, students must live in Wentzville, Lake Saint Louis, or Dardenne Prairie or be the child of a chamber member. Students can download an application from the chamber Website, http://westernstcharlescountychamber.com. Applications are due by April 5. For more information, call the chamber office at 485-3123.
Wentzville Business owner recognized A Wentzville business owner was hon-
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Misdemeanor charges have been filed against four teenagers in relation to a brawl that occurred at St. Charles West High School on Feb. 8. According to police, two juveniles propped open the door to St. Charles West High School and allowed the three unauthorized St. Charles County teens into the building. Shortly after, a brawl occurred between the students, as well as several other St. Charles West students. Administrators were able to quickly diffuse the situation, and there were no significant injuries reported. The misdemeanor charge carries a maximum punishment of up to $1,000 fine and/ or up to one year in jail.
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Wentzville Christian Church will hold a Kids Summer Drama Camp on June 9 through June 14 for students in second through eighth grade. This year, the group will be performing Disney’s “Mulan Jr.” Registration is limited and begins on March 11.
St. Charles voters will have the opportunity to vote this April on a proposition geared to repair and renovate the City Hall’s public parking garage. The proposed bond issue — Proposition R – Repair & Renovate — will use general obligation bonds, and will not involve
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St. Peters Missing woman found The 21-year-old developmentally disabled St. Peters woman reported missing last month was found safe in Illinois on Feb. 24. St. Peters police said Cara Ascencio argued with a family member and left her home on Jan. 31. Her family did not hear from her for weeks. “We received a call from Fairmount City Police Department (Ill.) who had contact with her and verified she was safe,” said Officer Melissa Doss.
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District donates AED The St. Charles County Ambulance District presented an Automatic External Defibrillator to a middle school student on Feb. 23 in honor of her late brother. Katelynn Houghton, a student at Hardin
Middle School in St. Charles, lost her brother D.J. Chastain to sudden cardiac arrest when he was playing basketball in the school gym. An AED was on site, but in a locked office. Houghton and her friend Alex Philipp held a fundraiser at Hardin on Feb. 15 and collected $451.76 toward the purchase of an additional AED for Hardin Middle School. The St. Charles Optimist’s Club also pitched in $250. The AED with a mounting case costs $1,300. “When paramedics learned of Katelynn’s mission they wanted to ensure that her dream came true,” said Martin Limpert, spokesman for St. Charles County Ambulance District. St. Charles County EMS Outreach Program decided to fund the remaining $600 expense of the AED, as well as purchase a second AED for Houghton to present to her new high school.
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Cottleville Police file to join union By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley A group, including six Cottleville Police Officers, some wives and friends, sat at Cottleville City Hall, Feb. 26, waiting for Laborers’ Local 42 Law Enforcement Division officials to wrap up its meeting with the mayor and Board of Aldermen. The group waited to learn what the consensus was regarding the Cottleville Police Department voting for union representation. The Board of Aldermen agreed to arrange for the officers to hold a formal vote expected to take place within the month. “The police should never have to work in an environment that provides a constant threat to their employment,” said Mayor Don Yarber. “I have often wondered why they didn’t organize in a union. I support the move.” Yarber met privately with officers last month. He said the officers pointed to Deputy Police Chief Scott Anderson as a problem in the department. Anderson refused to comment on record regarding the accusations or the department. Brandon Flinn, business manager/secretary-treasurer of Laborers International Union of North America Local 42 told the aldermen that the officers approached the Union for representation because they
want uniform discipline, uniform police procedures and a stop to arbitrary changes. Flinn said it’s not about the salaries, it’s about treatment and threats of losing their jobs. “They are currently ‘at-will’ employees, and on any given day can be fired,” Flinn said. “Joining the union would remove the ‘at-will’ status.” The Board of Aldermen also considered the position of the Cottleville Police Association, the organization that claims to be representing the police now, and whether they would want to be included as an option in the upcoming vote for representation. The “Association,” according to City Attorney David Hamilton, is not formally recognized because it did not form with a vote or follow other legal means. Police Chief Scott Lewis serves in a unique position with the city, serving as police chief in name only with a primary responsibility as city administrator. Mayor Don Yarber said when he hired Lewis to serve as city administrator, Lewis was the city’s police chief at the time. Lewis wanted to hold on to the chief status for certification purposes. He also wanted to keep his hand in as police chief because of his aspiration to run for St. Charles County Sheriff in 2014, Yarber said.
By Sue E. Steiniger Ward 2 Alderman Kathy Schweikert The Lake Saint Louis Board of Alder- said she is in favor of a half-cent sales men is in the final phases of placing a tax and feels it is necessary for the infrahalf-cent capital improvement sales tax structure for roads and the parks. (CIST) on the August ballot. “This (new tax) will put us on a cycle During the Feb. 19 public works ses- that we really need to maintain our roads sion the board discussed both a quar- and keep up with them,” Schweikert ter-cent and a half-cent sales tax and said. “We have a lifecycle for our roads appeared to settle on the half-cent tax as and right now we cannot meet that. We first choice. are stretching ourselves way too thin, The tax revenue would fund street and putting off doing things.” park improvements for the city. Much of Schweikert said she is not in favor of the discussion was focused on develop- reducing the property tax. ing acceptable language for the tax levy The revenue from the CIST is estimated at $1.3 million per year with request. In the past, Lake Saint Louis proposed $900,000 or 80 percent of the funds deda capital improvement tax which failed. icated to the Public Works Department This time the aldermen want to be cer- and $400,000 (20 percent) dedicated to tain the tax levy request is focused on the Parks Department. Ward 3 Alderman George Rich said he issues their constituents will identify has favored a sales-tax increase to solve with and support. A 10-year sunset clause will likely the city’s maintenance problems for sevbe included in the bill language giving eral years. citizens the opportunity to either retire or “Lake Saint Louis’ sales tax rate is renew the tax at the 10-year mark. The currently comparable with surrounding board agreed that adding a sunset clause cities,” Rich said. He offered the followwould help sell the sales tax initiative to ing statistics: St. Charles, 1.5 percent; the voters. In addition to the CIST, the Dardenne Prairie, 1.5 percent; Lake Saint board also addressed possibly reducing Louis, 1.5 percent; O’Fallon, 2 percent; the real estate tax levy, an issue which St. Peters, 2 percent: and Wentzville, 2.5 could also be placed on the August ballot. percent.
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Cottleville: City sees signs of growth, golf course drops nine holes By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley The city of Cottleville is seeing signs of an economic upturn as residential and commercial developers scoop up land and make plans for major expansions. The lofts that previously sat dormant for several years across from St. Charles Community College on Cottleville Parkway have been purchased by Curt Oden Progress Properties and are fully occupied, said Cottleville Mayor Don Yarber. Plans are to now develop additional land adjacent to the lofts, adding 160 additional loft units with two to three additional loft buildings with retail space on the first floor. “The lofts were having a water problem, with water getting behind the bricks, but now, all units have been repaired and the units are nearly fully occupied,” said City Administrator Scott Lewis. “There are some nice plans that have been submitted that will transition the courtyard villas and smaller apartments. Larger buildings will be constructed near Cottleville Parkway.” Lewis said all plans have been approved and construction is expected to begin shortly. Oden owns a lot of commercial property in the area and plans to move his office from Harvester into the loft complex, Lewis said.
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Other projects slated for start in spring are reconstruction of The Mid Rivers Golf Links, a $50 million project that will transform the now 18-hole course into a nine-hole executive course, Lewis said. A driving range and a short-game range are also planned. “The owners will also sell off half of the land and build apartments and single family homes near the Calvary Church property line,” Lewis said. “Commercial ventures will be built on the front of the property line.” Lewis said owners of the golf course have completed the rezoning process and are currently working on improvement plans. “We’ve been very fortunate,” Lewis said. “This last quarter of 2012 and first quarter of this year, we also have two new residential developments moving forward.” McBride has purchased a former Greater Missouri Builders subdivision on Hwy. N. “Their plans have been approved. We’ve had other builders purchase lots in smaller subdivisions resold by banks.” Lewis said the construction projects are not only good for the city. “The golf course renovation is expected to create 900 construction jobs, and 100 permanent jobs,” he said. “That’s good for everybody.”
By Michael R. Smith The St. Charles County Council approved a resolution on Feb. 25 that supports a Missouri representative’s proposal to audit the Federal Reserve. As the nation’s central banking system — or the “banker’s bank” — the Federal Reserve manages the country’s money supply and its policies affect interest rates, bank policies, and business financial decisions. St. Charles County Council member Joe Brazil (Defiance) sponsored the resolution supporting Missouri Says Audit the Federal Reserve, a proposal before the Missouri House of Representatives. He said that the county government undergoes financial audits and he believes the national bank should, also. “We audit every department,” Brazil said. “We do our due diligence. It’s our obligation to the taxpayer. This makes complete sense to me.” He said he hopes the council’s action “puts a little bit of influence over Jefferson City and then Jefferson City sends a little bit of that influence over to the federal government.” Last fall Missouri Representative
Paul Curtman (R, District 105, Pacific) sponsored bill HCR 9, urging the U.S. Congress to pass the Federal Reserve Transparency Act. That act was introduced in 2009 and reintroduced last year. That act had bipartisan support and if passed would create a complete audit of the bank. Curtman’s bill states “the Federal Reserve and the United States Treasury have levied the burden of debt on the American taxpayer to the degree of several trillion dollars.” The resolution goes on to say that an audit of the Federal Reserve “for the first time in its history would provide answers to the American people about how our money is spent, where our money is spent, and at what cost to the people.” Curtman’s bill has been assigned to the Missouri Committee on Financial Institutions and is currently awaiting a hearing. Representatives Doug Funderbunk (R, District 12, whose district includes part of St. Charles County) and Kurt Bahr (R, District 102, O’Fallon) are two of the 43 co-sponsors of the bill.
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Schwentker said every year since he’s served as a councilmember, he ends up spending money out of his own pocket on city business. “Every year since I’ve served as a councilmember it has cut into my family budget, which should not happen,” Schwentker said. “I choose to be an elected official, but I should also, as I feel I’m doing a good job, should not have to take away from my family and personal life to do what is important for the city of O’Fallon.” Any change in compensation for elected officials must be done by ordinance form, Schwentker said. Councilman Jim Pepper asked for comparisons between city of O’Fallon and three other major cities such as Wentzville, St. Peters and St. Charles. Schwentker said he had the city clerk pull figures by surrounding areas and found O’Fallon to be “way, way under.” MRN contacted the other cities and found St. Peters pays its mayor $40,000 and aldermen $14,500 annually; Wentzville pays its mayor $29,000 and its aldermen $5,500; and St. Charles pays its mayor $70,000 and its councilmembers $10,200. “O’Fallon is the biggest (city), and even if we increase it to the recommended amount, we will still be under the other cities,” Schwentker said.
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machines that are only 7.5 years old. “I don’t see the need for this million-dollar purchase. I don’t see any urgency to do this.” However, before the vote Mike Klinghammer (R, St. Charles) — installed on the council in January — said that considering this issue was one of two that’s mostly occupied his time since he was seated. “I think I know more about voting machines than I wanted to,” Klinghammer said. “We’ve done our due diligence. We need to get this done.” Chrismer said that the current machines are within the 6-year to 8-year life expectancy given by the manufacturer. He said delaying the new equipment purchase would cost more later because vendors who are revising their current machines to meet 2005 federal and state election equipment requirements won’t be able to deliver them until at least next year. Of pricing estimates he’s received for taking delivery next year: “Everybody’s saying $1.2 million. (Unisyn’s bid) is the lowest cost we’ll ever see,” Chrismer said.
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O’Fallon will wait to replace city administrator until after election By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Mayor Bill Hennessy said there will be no decision to hire a formal replacement city administrator until after the April elections. Former City Administrator Keith Riesberg was fired from his position in midJanuary. According to a press release from the city, the council “cited a desire to change the direction of the city’s leadership.” The city says the termination was without cause. “I respect the right of the City Council to pursue this change,” Riesberg said in a released statement. “It has been an honor working with the employees to serve the citizens, and I wish them the best in the future.” Assistant City Administrator Lenore Toser-Aldaz has filled the position as interim city administrator until a new administrator is named. Mayor Bill Hennessy is facing opposition in the April Election by resident Dave Goewert. “We’re waiting until after the election to start looking, but I must add that Lenore is doing a great job (as interim city administrator),” Hennessy said.
Riesberg took office in January 2010 after a search committee sifted through 67 nationwide applicants, narrowing it to 14 and eventually recommending Riesberg. The Council then voted 9-1 in favor of hiring Riesberg. Hennessy said applicants from the 2010 search will likely not be used. “We’ll have to start the process all over,” Hennessy said. Riesberg’s firing follows a series of four other O’Fallon city administrators who were released from their jobs. Resident Jim Frain, an active resident
at City Council meetings and volunteer for various committees said he was certain Riesberg was stunned when he was released from his contract. “The firing of city administrators in O’Fallon has become a tradition for anyone who accepts this job. The average of two to three years is the longevity of CA’s and this is the way that it has been for the last five serving the city,” Frain said in a blog post. He said there has also been a history of poor direction for by the elected officials who are responsible for hiring and firing.
Riesberg’s predecessor, Bob Lowery Jr., resigned after a year-long struggle with the City Council that included being placed on administrative leave. Mayor Bill Hennessy took office that April with a campaign promise to oust Lowery. Lowery’s dismissal resulted in city paying him a settlement of more than $200,000. The ordinance, as it stands, says the city administrator appointed by the Council shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council. That means the council can vote to dismiss the city administrator at its discretion.
City administrator’s firing will cost city By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Fired O’Fallon City Administrator Keith Riesberg will receive a buyout from the city and additional compensation that could reach as high as a year’s salary. Riesberg, who was fired in a closed session meeting by the O’Fallon City Council last month, was paid an annual salary of $124,900. An agreement struck between Riesberg and the city, with the proviso that he would not bring a lawsuit against the city, calls for severance pay of about $62,500. If Riesberg fails to secure another position by Aug. 10, he will receive $2,403 per week, ending when he does find a job or on Dec. 31, whichever comes first. City officials said Riesberg will remain available as a consultant to the city during his paid period. Riesberg took office in January 2010 after a city search committee sifted through 67 nationwide applicants, narrowing it to 14 and eventually recommending Riesberg. The Council then voted 9-1 in favor of hiring Riesberg. He was former city administrator for the city of Sedalia, Mo. O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy said there will be no decision to formally hire a new city administrator until after the April elections. Assistant City Administrator Lenore Toser-Aldaz will fill the position as interim city administrator until a new administrator is named.
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Joy Community Church takes ‘good news’ message to a local bar By Amy Armour Church at the Bar had its start in September as the opening act for Dr. Zhevegas at Brewskeez bar in O’Fallon. Church at the Bar is not a band — but literally a church service held at a bar at 7 p.m. on Wednesday nights. David Rispoli, an ordained Lutheran pastor at Joy Community Church, has brought a church service to the bar and everyone is welcome. Customers at Brewskeez on Wednesday nights can expect live entertainment from the Joy Community Church Band, along with a message from its pastor. Don Telge, member of Joy Community Church, said the 45-minute service includes three upbeat songs from the band, a short prayer, a message from the pastor and a song to close the service. “We just want to touch as many people as we can,” Telge said. “If one person devotes themselves to God, it’s all worth it.” Rispoli chose Brewskeez for the location of Church at the Bar because it was built for sound and entertainment. “They have a phenomenal sound system,
“We wanted to have a service in a non-threatening environment where people would not be judged and where they would be accepted where they are in their own journey.” – Pastor David Rispoli a great stage and professional lighting. People go to Brewskeez to have fun, and we wanted a bar venue where people like to have fun,” said Rispoli. Rispoli said the owner of Brewskeez welcomed them with open arms. “Russ (the owner) had his beer distributor make Church at the Bar table tents with the information about the service and has included it on the bar’s Facebook page and bar chalkboard,” Rispoli said. “The staff at Brewskeez has been wonderful to work with and they are also enjoying the service.” Rispoli came to St. Louis in 1997 from Hanover, Penn., to start Joy Community Church. The church is a Lutheran congregation that is part of the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ denomination. Located in St. Peters, the church currently has a congregation of about 89 families. Rispoli said the Church at the Bar is not an attempt to get more members or money for Joy Community Church. “We absolutely do not take an offering at this service. Sometimes people try to give
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back and bringing friends,” Rispoli said. “There have been no hecklers,” said Telge. Joy Community Church currently meets at 10 a.m. on Sundays at Francis Howell Middle School. The church will have a permanent location on April 7 at 810 Westwood Industrial Park Drive in Weldon Spring. Joy Community Church will be sharing a facility with St. Charles River Church. “The truth is there is a God and He cares. If one person gets that message, then we have accomplished our mission. We do all of this while having a really good time,” Rispoli said.
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increase the amount of personal clickers throughout the school. “Our school is continuing to look for ways to help all students and this is one way to improve student participation. The receivers are a great resource for preassessing lessons as well as other essential formative assessments in the classroom,” said Pecher. The receivers are portable, so it can be shared by other classrooms. “I am looking forward to learning more
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I am sure many of you have questions about the Highway 364/Page Avenue extension project. I would like to invite you to an Open House at DP City Hall on March 19th at 6:30. The City Officials and Staff will be happy to provide information and answer your questions. I am also pleased to announce new editions to the City Hall staff. Bob Easley has accepted the position of Municipal Facilities and Grounds Superintendent. Many of you may remember Bob from a few years ago. He moved to Florida but his family has decided to return to the St. Charles County area and we are happy to have him again taking care of our parks, among other duties. Melissa Nordmann will take on our newly created position of Parks and Recreation Events Coordinator. Melissa will ensure that all of our favorite events continue, such as Prairie Day, the third Saturday every
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September and our Easter Egg Hunt, the day before Easter. These events have become traditions for many of our families and with Melissa’s help we will be adding many more events to our calendar each year. Tommie Monroe has held the position of Economic Development Coordinator for a while now but for those who do not know Tommie, you can read some interesting facts about him below! I believe the City Hall team, both new employees and those who have been with us for many years, are going to work together to help our City reach its full potential. I have been saying it for years and it is truer now than ever before, Dardenne Prairie is an exciting place to live!
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3. If you had it to do over again, what profession would you choose and why? My father once stated that if he could do it over he would consider being an obstetrician or a mortician. “There will always be births and deaths”, he said, and consequently there will always be a job. During this time of massive downsizings and job losses, the
My father, my maternal grandfather, and Thomas Jefferson. My father has passed away, but I would love to have a chance to see him again and talk over dinner. My maternal grandfather died prior to my birth, but he has influence beyond his presence. He remains a well respected figure larger than life and I would like to tap into his knowledge and wisdom. Thomas Jefferson is interesting to me for his part in the development of our country. I would like to know his mindset at the time, and hear it directly from him.
5. What is your most prized possession? He’s not a possession, but if you’re asking what’s most important in my life, it’s my son. It’s a treat to watch him develop and grow over the years.
4. If you could live in any time period, what would it be? Considering the proliferation of technology, and the sociological and physical development of humans, the future looks promising. We, as a society, have problems that have lingered for decades, yet we have managed to prosper, thrive, and achieve. I believe the next two hundred years will be fantastic.
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ability to control flooding and pollution. To continue to mitigate flooding and discharge of contaminated storm water from detention basins, anyone owning land in the City of Dardenne Prairie which contains a detention basin must maintain the basin as it was designed and approved. This maintenance includes the removal of any overgrown vegetation, silt, trash and debris; and the repair of erosion and defective control structures or other items determined to be inhibiting the proper basin operation. An inspection program has been instituted by the City to have the City Engineer investigate storm water issues throughout the City. The City requires that every basin within its corporate boundaries be inspected once every three years. The inspections
include, among other items, length of grass, amount of vegetation, condition of pipes and structures, presence of trash and signs of erosion. If the basin passes inspection, a letter of acceptance is sent to the owner, usually a homeowners association. If the basin fails inspection, the owner must provide the City a corrective action plan to keep the basin functioning as it was designed and built. Storm water regulations have become more stringent throughout the United States in recent years. The proper maintenance of detention basins in the City will reduce the erosion of yards and creeks, assist in the attainment of water quality standards, and preserve and enhance the environmental quality of our local streams and rivers.
Board Workshop: 5:30 PM 1st & 3rd Wed. of the month
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Earth Day vendors will be available from 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. in City Hall Park. Vendors will provide free children’s activities as well as information on sustainable living and green practices. Vendors from Grace Hauling and Lowes, the Dardenne Prairie Garden Club, and the O’Fallon Garden Club will be available along with many others. If you are interested in participating as an Earth Day vendor or have questions about the above events, please contact the Parks office at 636-755-5308.
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Planning & Zoning 7:00 PM 2nd Wednesday of the month
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All meetings will be held at Dardenne Prairie City Hall
Volunteers are needed for Mission: Clean Stream on Saturday, April 6, 2013. Mission: Clean Stream is a joint effort between the Greenway Network, Missouri River Relief, St. Charles County and the communities of Dardenne Prairie, Cottleville, Lake St. Louis, O’Fallon, St. Charles and Wentzville to clean up our cluttered streams. Dardenne Prairie residents who would like to volunteer are asked to call City Hall at 636-755-5308. Individuals, families and groups are welcome. Residents will meet at 8:30 a.m. at City Hall on April 6th for a donut and juice breakfast and a quick safety briefing before being assigned to the clean-up destination. Please note: volunteers are responsible for transportation to their clean- up site. After clean up, all volunteers are invited to attend the Earth Day Festivities at the GM plant in Wentzville. Volunteers who register by April 1st will receive a free t-shirt. In case of inclement weather or high water, the event will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 27, 2013.
Fourth grade students from local schools will participate in an Arbor Day contest during the month of March. Students have been asked to read the story of “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss and write an essay describing what they would say to those living on Earth today if they were the Lorax. Essay winners will be awarded at 9:45 a.m. on March 30th under the pavilion at City Hall Park. Tree seedlings from the Missouri Department of Conservation will also be available, 1 per family from 9:00 a.m. until they are gone.
Board of Aldermen: 7:00 PM 1st & 3rd Wed. of the month
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The Easter Egg Hunt is open for children ages 0-8. Children will hunt according to their age group. The hunt for the 0-2 age group will be at 10 a.m., 3-4 at 10:15 a.m., 5-6 at 10:30 a.m., and 7-8 at 10:45 a.m. The Easter Bunny will be available for pictures, please bring your own camera!
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The event will take place at City Hall Park on Saturday, March 30, 2013.
It’s time to kick off spring with the Dardenne Prairie Parks and Recreation’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, Arbor Day Celebration and Earth Day Festival.
Dardenne Prairie Welcomes Spring! March 30, 2013
Storm water detention basins can be found in residential, commercial and industrial developments throughout the City. These basins help to control flooding and improve water quality. When the development in which you live or work was proposed to be developed, detailed construction plans were prepared by a Missouri-licensed professional engineer, a drainage study for the site was performed, and a method to handle the storm water was designed to ensure that the peak storm water discharge is not increased after improvement of the site. These plans were then submitted for review and approval by the City Engineer. Detention basins require regular maintenance in order to ensure proper function. Poorly maintained basins lose their
DID YOU KNOW ..... Dardenne Prairie has a Storm Water Detention Facilities Maintenance Program
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1. If you could have any Super Power what would it be? I would like the power to read minds. Think of the advantages you would have and the disadvantages you could avoid.
Tommie Monroe grew up in New York City. He moved to Dardenne Prairie in 2002 and decided the Midwest was a good place to call home. Tommie’s experience in community relations will be instrumental to his position as Economic Development Coordinator. In order to get some insight into the “real” Tommie Monroe, we posed the following questions!
Spotlight on Tommie Monroe: Economic Development Coordinator
No one could have anticipated the tornado devastation that took place in Joplin or Bridgeton, MO. What if a disaster occurs in your community? What can you do to keep your family, neighborhood and community safer? The City of Dardenne Prairie’s Community Emergency Response Team can help prepare you for possible emergency situations. We are pleased to offer the following free seminars to be presented at Dardenne Prairie City Hall:
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After years of anticipation, the Highway 364/Page Avenue extension is coming through Dardenne Prairie. I am happy and proud to say that the new plans feature a bridge that will go over Hanley Road, an interchange at Bryan Road and a half interchange at Henke Road. I am happy because these features will be vital to the future development of Dardenne Prairie. I am proud because I asked the people of Dardenne Prairie to help me get our needs known and I was answered by so many residents that it truly moved and inspired me. My sincere thanks to all who signed our petition and especially to those who gathered the signatures. You are the reason Dardenne Prairie is the best City in the world! Am I a little biased? You bet!
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Bu llet i n Boa rd South High wins regional championship The Fort Zumwalt South High School Science Bowl Team recently competed in its first regional championship and won. The team will now go on to represent Missouri in the National Science Bowl tournament this April in Washington, D.C.
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Career Development State Conference. Working individually and in teams, business and marketing students from Francis Howell High School, Francis Howell Central High School and Francis Howell North High School competed in the District 6 DECA competition at St. Louis Outlet Mall in Hazelwood. Students competed in categories ranging from accounting, marketing, retail and entertainment management to business law and ethics, financial services, travel and tourism and sales. Francis Howell High School set a new DECA record with eight first place winners while also setting a new school record.
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Fort Zumwalt Board of Education member Mike MacCormack recently achieved master status as a Board of Education member. MacCormack was honored for his achievement at the Feb. 19 Board of Education meeting. “I think it is a nice honor that Mike was able to do that…for this voluntary position,” said Bernie DuBray, superintendent. This is the highest status a school board member in Missouri can achieve and is awarded based on attendance at professional meetings, reading extensively on school board issues and completing a comprehensive written assignment on issues important to school board members.
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Francis Howell DECA advances to state Eighty-four students from Francis Howell School District high schools, who competed in the Missouri DECA District 6 Career Development Conference on Feb. 6, have advanced to the Missouri DECA
Three students from Holt High School and three students from Timberland High School have been selected to participate in the 2013 Missouri Fine Arts Academy (MFAA), a three week residential program to be held June 9 through June 29 on the campus of Missouri State University. Bryn Bartel, Kayla Conyers, and Emily
Joshu from Holt and Madison Bell, Aleana Grigsby, and Kaci Manley from Timberland are among the talented high school students from across Missouri who will represent a variety of artistic disciplines on the campus of MSU this summer. The MFAA seeks to help outstanding high school students achieve their artistic and personal potential and to cultivate their leadership capabilities; to expand students’ horizons; to develop students’ flexibility and creativity while increasing their awareness of their future possibilities while stimulating excellence in Missouri schools. Students have the opportunity to enhance their skills in the fields of dance, music, theater, writing, and the visual arts; to participate in intensive, stimulating activities of an interdisciplinary nature; and to explore the roles which the arts and they as artists can play in society. Participants are drawn from across Missouri and represent the diversity of the state. Students have the chance to make friends with other talented, enthusiastic artists who have demonstrated commitment to their artistic disciplines. The give-and-take among students from different backgrounds is one of the most treasured aspects of the program. The Missouri Fine Arts Academy operates under the auspices of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. All of the Wentzville students participating in MSA also received a partial scholarship from the Wentzville School District Foundation.
First Baptist Christian Academy High scores Students from First Baptist Christian Academy (FBCA) took home 15 ribbons in this year’s ACSI Math Olympics — including four first place ribbons. Another 12 FBCA students earned an Honorable Mention. At the ACSI Math Olympics students compete in math events involving computation and reasoning. The event was open to third- through eighth-grade students and hosted by Living Word Christian.
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Spor t s Lindenwood baseball takes two of three against Northwest Missouri By Jonathan Duncan Most of February was a scuffle for the Lindenwood baseball team - but the final weekend of the month wound up being a productive one for the Lions as Lindenwood got to play a few games close to home. The Lions took two of three games from Midwest Intercollegiate Conference foe Northwest Missouri over the weekend of Feb. 24. Lindenwood (4-6, 4-2 in MIAA conference play) defeated Northwest on Feb.24 and then split a doubleheader on Feb. 25 to win the three games series played at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Ill. The games were moved to Sauget because of wet and poor field conditions in Maryville, Mo. and St. Charles. In the Sunday night game played in Sauget, the Lions rattled the bats for three home runs en route to an 11-5 win over the Bearcats. Northwest jumped in front with a run in the top of the second but Lindenwood quickly answered in the bottom of the inning as Ben Coudret’s RBI-triple drove in Wade Rothermich, who singled to lead off. Colton Moore followed with a two-run homer and then with one out Mike Wilson homered as the Lions surged to a 4-1 lead.
Lindenwood added a pair of runs in the fifth inning. Nathan Prindle started the sixth inning with a homer and the Lions added two more runs to increase their lead to 9-1. In the eighth, the Lions plated two more runs and led 11-1. Northwest drove in a pair of runs in the eighth and ninth innings but could not do any more damage against Lindenwood starting pitcher Dylan Terrell. Terrell was strong throughout the game as he gave up just one run on four hits to earn his second win of the young season. Lindenwood outhit Northwest Missouri 15-7. On Monday, the Lions were back at it against Northwest Missouri in a daytime doubleheader. Lindenwood won the opener of the twin bill 7-4 but came up short in the nightcap, losing 5-4. In the first game, Lindenwood drew first blood scoring a run in the first inning for a 1-0 lead. Two innings later, Northwest came back at the Lions with three runs on three hits to go ahead. Lindenwood erased that deficit with three runs in the sixth thanks to a two-out rally.
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Court reached base on a walk and then Mike Failoni homered to tie it at 3-3. Moore homered to put the Lions back in front 4-3. Lindenwood struck for three insurance runs in the seventh. Prindle provided the big hit with an RBI double. That was all that Zac Pearman would need on the mound as Pearman threw a sturdy seven innings and gave up just three earned runs to get the win. Game two did not start as well for the Lions. Lindenwood stranded three runners to start the first inning and Northwest scored four runs in the bottom of the first. The Lions got back a run in the second as Rothermich drove in Kyle Leslie from third on a sacrifice fly.
Northwest took that run back in the bottom third to take a 5-1 lead. Lindenwood got a run back in the sixth and two runs in the eighth to close the gap. In the ninth, the Lions made one final charge. Rothermich singled with one out and made all the way to third on a pair of wild pitches. Failoni singled home Rothermich to pull the Lions to within 5-4. The Lions would get no closer as the rally was stopped cold and the Lions doubleheader sweep bid came up short. After paying a visit to MIAA rival Emporia State (Kan.) for three games on March 2 and March 3, the Lions return home for a three game conference set against Central Oklahoma on March 9 and March 10 at the Lou Brock Sports Complex.
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folks with low expectations for the future may be setting themselves up for longer, healthier lives. The 10-year study involved about 40,000 adults who were asked how satisfied they were with their lives and to predict their future level of satisfaction. “Our findings revealed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was Mammogram frequency after 65 associated with a greater risk of disability A national study of more than 140,000 and death within the following decade,” women ages 66-89 found that for older lead author Frieder R. Lang, of the Univerwomen, getting a mammogram every two sity of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany, years was as beneficial as an annual mammo- said. “Pessimism about the future may gram and led to fewer false positive results. encourage people to live more carefully, Researchers at University of California-San taking health and safety precautions.” Francisco (UCSF) gathered data from 19992006 on nearly 3,000 women with breast Lean on a 50-something female cancer and about 138,000 without it and found Next time you’re looking for a shoulder no difference in late-stage breast cancer rates to cry on, you might want to seek out a between those who were screened annually middle-aged woman. and those screened every two years. Among In a study of more than 75,000 adults, women ages 66-74, nearly half (48 percent) women in their 50s were found to be more who were screened annually had false posi- empathetic than men their age and more tive results, compared to 29 percent of women empathetic than younger and older adults who were screened every other year. of both sexes. “Screening every other year, as opposed Sara Konrath, an assistant research proto every year, does not increase the prob- fessor at the University of Michigan Instiability of late-stage breast cancer in older tute for Social Research, and her colleagues women,” lead author Dejana Braithwaite, analyzed data on empathy from three sepaUCSF assistant professor of epidemiology rate, large samples of adult Americans. They and biostatistics, said. found consistent evidence of a pattern of Lead study author Karla Kerlikowske, empathy throughout adulthood, with midM.D., agreed, saying women ages 66-74 dle-aged adults reporting the most empathy. who choose to get mammograms “get “They (middle-aged adults) reported that no added benefit from annual screening they were more likely to react emotionand face almost twice the false positives ally to the experiences of others, and they and biopsy recommendations, which may were also more likely to try to understand cause anxiety and inconvenience.” how things looked from the perspective of The study appeared online last month in others,” Konrath said. the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Speculating on the reasons for their findings, the study authors wrote: “Americans When pessimism pays born in the 1950s and ‘60s – the middle-aged Older adults who tend to view the future people in our samples – were raised during through rose-colored glasses may be less historic social movements, from civil rights likely to reach a ripe, old age than their pes- to various antiwar countercultures. It may simistic peers, according to new research be that today’s middle-aged adults report published by the American Psychological higher empathy than other cohorts because Association. they grew up during periods of important According to a study appearing in the societal changes that emphasized the feelonline journal Psychology and Aging, older ings and perspectives of other groups.”
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It’s Monster Time County’s newest pro sports team begins play in March By Michael R. Smith Leaders of the newest professional sports team in St. Charles, the Missouri Monsters, use the words “fun,” “family,” and “entertainment” often when talking about the team. That’s exactly what the new professional indoor football franchise plans when the Monsters begin playing football March 8 at the St. Charles Family Arena. But more than football, visitors can expect tailgating, live music and plenty of entertainment. “Arena football is fun. It’s eight on eight inside of a hockey rink. It’s going to be exciting,” said General Manager Justin Madden. “It’s family focused,” said minority co-owner Shelly Clark. “It’s really all about the family.” “We’re not selling football,” said majority owner Andrew Haines. “We’re more focused on selling entertainment. I’d like fans to leave the arena saying, ‘Man, we had a blast’ and not even remember what the score was.” The team is one of seven in the Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL), a professional minor league. It’s also the first arena football team in St. Charles since The River City Rage packed up their shoulder pads in 2009. Haines says the team’s audience is clear: “We market to families. That’s our primary audience. I want to create other family, affordable entertainment.” Haines has plenty of minor league sports experience. An online profile notes that he has started or owned more than 30 minor league teams in various sports in the last 14 years. Besides owning the Monsters he is the co-founder and coowner of the UIFL. Haines said recently that the Missouri Monsters bring greater action, more entertainment, and more community involvement to the area than previous arena teams did. An immediate financial benefit is that Family Arena gains seven more events from the club’s home games. (The team has four away games.) Arena Director Mark Reifsteck said that putting people in the venue means ticket, parking, merchandise, and food sales. Seven events with around 28,000 total visitors produces revenue the stadium didn’t have last year. He and others involved in the team are predictably tightlipped about the stadium deal but Reifsteck said, “I’ve got a rent structure so that the more they get in the more it benefits everybody.” Haines anticipates attendance “between 3,000 and 5,000 a game” based upon the 3,800 average attendance of his last UIFL team. Individual ticket prices for Monsters games are $7 to $45, while season tickets start at $49. Reifsteck said that any Family Arena event also increases exposure for the stadium and its future events. Local businesses and groups benefit from tie-in advertising and announcements. “We’ll get additional ad revenue,” Reifsteck said. The Monsters “are already out there selling some stuff for the video boards.” A few new jobs come with the team. Haines said the full-time Monsters staff is “four to five. The part-time staff is 35 to 40,” which includes office staff, coaches, and players. The Monsters are “bringing more people into St. Charles
County,” he said. “We have season ticket holders from Illinois, from St. Louis County. They’re going out to dinner before the game or they’re going out after the game.” The team’s opponents bring 30 to 50 players, staff, and family members into St. Charles for each game and spend for hotel reservations, meals, and other purchasing, Haines said. He said the Monsters also “use local vendors as much as we can.” The team hopes to impact the community in less tangible ways. “We have a unique voice to help other people,” Haines said, “Whether it’s raise money or…awareness.”
halftime of the Monsters’ game that evening. “That’s what you have to do with minor league sports” to be successful, Reifsteck said. “It’s more about the event than it is the sport.” UIFL teams play on artificial turf on smaller fields than National Football League and college teams. UIFL fields are 50 yards by 28 yards. Padded walls — or dasher boards — confine the field and define the out of bounds. “The difference between the rules of (earlier arena football leagues) and ours is that ours are geared toward passing which means a lot of points, a lot more action,” said Haines. Some UIFL rules reflect the downsized fields. Punts, for example, are not allowed. On fourth down teams must try for a first down, touchdown, or field goal. There will be familiar rules: Teams must still move the ball 10 yards for a first down. Games consist of four, 15-minute quarters with a 15-minute halftime. The Monsters add to St. Charles County another professional minor league team. The River City Rascals play baseball at TR Hughes Ballpark in O’Fallon. This fall the St. Charles Chill begins hockey play at Family Arena. The baseball and hockey teams also boast low-cost, family-friendly sports entertainment. However, Clark said those teams complement the Monsters. “I don’t see them as competition,” she said. “We’re actually supportive of each other. That’s part of what makes St. Charles great and that makes it unique.” Having several minor league teams creates a “small-town camaraderie that we thrive off of.” Haines said he first looked at putting an arena football team in St. Charles five or 10 years ago. He didn’t think the time was right until about two years ago because the economics of indoor football had changed. “The budgets used to be $600,000 to a $1 million a year,” he said. “Now the budgets are down to $200,000 or $300,000. We need about 1,500 fans a game to make it. However, I think we’ll be close to that in season tickets by Co-owner Clark said, “One of the things that sets the the time the season starts.” He said 2012 attendance with the Florida Tarpons, a Monsters apart is that we are really seeking to partner with the local charities such as the Karen Weidinger Founda- team he has since sold, averaged 3,800 visitors per game. “Last year,” Haines said, “we led the league in attention for breast cancer, Youth In Need for child abuse. What we’re looking to do is to reach out to those people that are dance, in sponsorship sales, everything. That experience is going to help.” right here in St. Charles and help.” Reifsteck said the Monsters “are doing a lot of things Madden is planning promotion nights that will bring people in and raise awareness about these things and get that a lot of teams never did before.” One example he offered is that the Monsters will have a standard pre-game the kids involved. Haines said the organization set aside 500 pairs of tickets football ritual that previous teams ignored: tailgating. “We’re going to do it every game,” Madden said. “We’ll so military veterans “can receive up to two season tickets for free.” The tickets must be ordered in advance and can get some local bands to come out. We’ll get our sponsors out there with their booths. There will be little competibe credited to purchasing higher priced packages. By mid-February Haines said the Monsters had already tions.” David Leezer, head of the city of St. Charles Economic committed about 150 season ticket pairs to veterans. Madden hopes to draw fans for entertainment beyond Development and Tourism office, said the Monsters team the games such as an April Scout night. Students in scout- adds to the area’s “abundance of attractions that fit a wide ing uniforms get free admittance. After the game there will range of tastes and interests.” St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann said “it is be an overnight campout on the field with “pizza, a movie exciting to have sports teams back at Family Arena.” on the Jumbotron, and games.” More information about the club may be found on its In another event, teams and champions in an all-day little league flag football tournament will be honored during website: www.missourimonsters.com.
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CRAFT FAIR Francis Howell Parent Club of 2014 will host its second annual Spring Spectacular Vendor/Craft/Garage Sale from 8 a.m. to noon on Sat., April 6, at Francis Howell Middle School, located at 825 O’Fallon Road. Vendors will sell various craft items and product lines. There will also be an indoor garage sale, basket raffles, and a concession stand for snacks. Reserve a table for $25. For more information, contact Nancy VanDenBosch at 224-723-8319 or nancy.vandenbosch@fhsdschools.org. ••• Jefferson Intermediate School Earth Day Craft Fair will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fri., April 26, at the school located at 2660 Zumbehl Road. Artists will sell crafts made from recycled materials. The cost of registration is $10 and includes one table. Extra tables are $5 each. The money from registration will be donated to Students Against Neglecting the Environment at Jefferson. For more information, call 443-4492.
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT Moolah Shrine Parade will be held at noon on Sat., March 9 on Riverside Drive in St. Charles. Come watch the famous little cars of all colors. Listen to bands of all types and interact with clowns of all shapes and sizes. Be amazed at the numerous colorful floats. For more information, visit www.stlshrinecircus.com/parade.asp. ••• The 71stannual Moolah Shrine Circus will be held from March 21 through March 24 at the Family Arena located at 2002 Arena Parkway in St. Charles. Show times include 7 p.m. on Thurs., March 21; 7:30 p.m. on Fri., March 22; 10 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sat., March 23; and 1 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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WALK/RUN Walk MS will be held at 2 p.m. on Sat., April 13 at St. Charles Community College. Walk MS is the rallying point of the MS Movement, and the event will once again bring together neighbors, families, and friends who care about the people living with MS in our communities. Last year, 6,345 people in the Gateway Area Chapter participated in Walk MS – raising $814,568 to fund MS research and programs and services to help people with MS stay active, connect with others, and move forward in their lives. For more information about Walk MS, call 800-344-4867 or visit www.gatewayMSwalk.org. ••• The Sunrise Stampede 5K and 1/2-mile fun run will start at 9 a.m. on Sat., April 20, at Sunrise UMC located at 7116 Twin Chimneys Boulevard in O’Fallon. Register online at http://events.bigriverrunning. com/sunrisestampede.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Join Artist Shirley Nachtrieb at St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre for a Watermedia Collage Workshop from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m., March 15 through March 16, at the Centre located at One St. Peters Centre Boulevard in St. Peters. During the workshop, a landscape will be developed using textural materials to create a beginning substrate and three fluid acrylic colors. Through a series of positive and negative painting, rocks and trees will be developed and collage materials added back to create a three-dimensional look. All skill levels
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CLASSES/SEMINARS As a part of ongoing Parkinson Education Programs, Dr. Kevin Black will present “Who are You and What Have you Done to My Spouse/Caregiver?” from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Sat., April 13, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center, located at 16625 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield. In the session Black will address the roles depression, apathy, anxiety, delusions, and impulse-control disorders can play in Parkinson Disease. Participants will learn how and why this happens and how to cope with this “new” person in their life. No reservations are required. For more information, contact Michelle Brooks at 314-362-3299 or brooksmi@neuro.wustl.edu.
or $200 for a table of 10, and includes beer, soda and water. Outside food and alcohol are permitted. No hard liquor allowed. There will be a celebrity look-alike contest, as well as 50/50 with a twist, silent auction and games. For more information, call 9702800 or visit www.cliservices.org. ••• A Bocce Ball Tournament to Benefit Crider Health Center and Headway Clubhouse will be held on Sat., March 30 at the Tinder Box located ar 5286 Hwy. N in Cottleville. The cost is $60 for two players and includes food, drinks and fun. For more information or to register call, contact Bill Zywiciel at 734-4207 or zawix@me.com. ••• A Charity Celebration will be held from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m., Thurs., April 4, at Tucanos Brazilian Grill, 1520 S 5th Street, No. 100, in St Charles. Tickets are $25 and include a full dinner, Brazilian lemonade and dessert. Four local nonprofits - Autism Speaks, Friends of Kids with Cancer, Operation Food Search and St. Patrick Center - will compete for the most votes to win the majority of the proceeds from the event. The other charities will also receive a portion of funds collected. For more information or to make a reservation, call 724-4499.
ORGANIZATION EVENT The Get Organized St. Louis Expo will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat., March 23 in the SSB Auditorium at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville. The event will feature three hours of presentations from local professional organizers and the opportunity to meet with local vendors of organizing-related products and services. Admission to the event is $39 until March 17, $49 from March 18 to March 22 and $59 at the door, if tickets are available. For more information, contact Diana Luetkemeyer at 248-8729 or Diana@freedomorganization.com.
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The fifth annual Cottleville St. Patrick’s Day Tradition will be held Sat., March 16. The 7K Run for the Helmet starts at 8 a.m. Online registration is at www.stpatparade.org/ run.htm. Registration is $30 per person until March 14. Late registration is $35. Awards will be offered for top male and female runners. The race starts near the Cottleville Fire Station on Motherhead Road, loops through Cottleville, finishing at Sherlock’s Steak and Seafood. The annual St. Patrick’s parade starts at noon at Cottleville Parkway and Weiss Road, and travels through Cottleville to Francis Howell Central High School.
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Consistent quality, great reputation make Erio’s Ristorante a ‘destination’ difference it’s amazing.” By Suzanne Corbett Fried shrimp is available as an entrée, as are five custom Pete Pulizzi’s reputation precedes him. Pulizzi, owner of Erio’s Ristorante located on Jungermann Road in St. cut steaks ranging from the grilled Strip Steak to the pepPeters, has built his fine reputation as a restaurateur by pered, 8-ounce Filet Mignon to the Bistecca Genovese, a providing fresh, authentic Sicilian specialties, quality 14-ounce strip topped with onions and fresh mushrooms steaks, chops and seafood served with a generous side of and finished with a Madeira wine sauce. Chicken and veal hospitality. It is a reputation that has made Erio’s a neigh- entrees are plentiful, too, and include (to name just a few) an borhood favorite as well as a dining “destination.” “alla Parmigiana” preparation (veal or chicken), Vitello Scal“People come from all over Chesterfield, O’Fallon, lopini, and the prosciutto/spinach/mozzarella-stuffed and Lake Saint Louis and, of course, St. Peters,” Pulizzi said. breaded chicken breast that Erio’s dubs “Petto Di Pollo Bacio “People still come from Florissant, which is where we were D’Amore,” which translates to “Chicken Kiss of Love.” Fish lovers have fallen in love with another of Erio’s’ for 22 years before we moved here. We’ve been here at specialties: the grouper. Grouper is a customer favorite this location for 21 years.” The longstanding success of Erio’s Ristorante is built that is counted among the chalkboard daily specials. And on Pulizzi’s dedication to cooking fresh, using the finest for those who enjoy shellfish, there is Erio’s’ famous Seaavailable beef, chicken, chops, veal and seafood that have food Risotto, which is studded with scallops, shrimp, mussels and clams and is a Lenten luxury. been the consistent ingredients of its quality dishes. Pastas remain the mainstay on the menu. Each delec“Lots of people cut corners, but I never do that. I buy fresh and buy the best and never buy frozen,” Pulizzi said. table dish is made fresh using traditional, time-honored “We cut our own steaks ourselves using only Certified sauce recipes to create generously portioned plates, such Angus Beef. So, if you want a thicker cut steak, we can do as a fettuccini enrobed in a rich cream/parmesan/garlic that. We also hand-bread our shrimp, which makes such a sauce, and the Rigatoni Matrigiana, which features large, tubular noodles tossed with marinara with an addition of garlic, bacon, and sautéed onion. Guests who can’t decide between white- or red-sauced pasta should order the CanErio’s Ristorante nelloni Con Salsa or the ricotta-stuffed Manicotti, both of 951 Jungermann Road • St. Peters which are available with a mix of red and white sauces. 636-928-0112 Beyond pasta, entrees, antipasti, salads and sandwiches, 4-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday guests should not overlook Erio’s’ renown pizza that is made 4-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday to order with either a thin or thicker, New York-style crust. www.eriosristorante.com “We make the dough and hand-stretch it every day,” said
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Pulizzi, explaining that hand-stretched pizza dough versus machine-made crust differ in taste and texture. “We also make our own sausage and use whole milk mozzarella. You can also request provel cheese if you don’t want mozzarella.” Giving customers a consistently good experience by providing good food and service along with menu variety continue to make Erio’s Ristorante a winner. When asked to reflect through the years and name the best thing he has witnessed, Pulizzi said, “seeing people eating and having fun. It’s a beautiful thing to see. It makes it all worthwhile.”
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