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Fed up with the Fed? When people in Washington start creating fancy new phrases, instead of using plain English, you know they are doing something they don’t want us to understand.

It was an act of war when we started bombing Libya. But the administration chose to call it “kinetic military action.”

When the Federal Reserve System started creating hundreds of billions of dollars out of thin air, they called it “quantitative easing” of the money supply.

When that didn’t work, they created more money and called it “quantitative easing 2” or “QE2,” instead of saying: “We are going to print more dollars – and hope it works this time.” But there is already plenty of money sitting around idle in banks and businesses.

The policies of this administration make it risky to lend money, with Washington politicians coming up with one reason after another why borrowers shouldn’t have to pay it back when it is due, or perhaps not pay it all back at all. That’s called “loan modification” or various other fancy names for welching on debts. Is it surprising that lenders have become reluctant to lend?

Private businesses have amassed record amounts of cash, which they could use to hire more people – if this administration were not generating vast amounts of uncertainty about what the costs are going to be for ObamaCare, among other unpredictable employer costs, from a government heedless or hostile toward business.

As a result, it is often cheaper or less risky for employers to work the existing employees overtime, or to hire temporary workers, who are not eligible for employee benefits.

But lack of money is not the problem.

Those who are true believers in the oldtime Keynesian economic religion will always say that the only reason creating more money hasn’t worked is because there has not yet been enough money created. To them, if QE2 hasn’t worked, then we need QE3. And if that doesn’t work, then we will need QE4, etc.

Like most of the mistakes being made in Washington today, this dogmatic faith in government spending is something that has been tried before – and failed before.

Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt, said confidentially to fellow Democrats in 1939: “We have tried spending money. We are spending more than we have ever spent

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before and it does not work.”

As for the Federal Reserve today, a headline in the Wall Street Journal of April 25th said, “Fed Searches for Next Step.”

That is a big part of the problem. It is not politically possible for either the Federal Reserve or the Obama administration to leave the economy alone and let it recover on its own.

Both are under pressure to “do something.” If one thing doesn’t work, then they have to try something else. And if that doesn’t work, they have to come up with yet another gimmick.

All this constant experimentation by the government makes it more risky for investors to invest or employers to employ, when neither of them knows when the government’s rules of the game are going to change again. Whatever the merits or demerits of particular government policies, the uncertainty that such ever-changing policies generate can paralyze an economy today, just as it did back in the days of FDR. The idea that the federal government has to step in whenever there is a downturn in the economy is an economic dogma that ignores much of the history of the United States.

During the first 100 years of the United States, there was no Federal Reserve.

During the first 150 years, the federal government did not engage in massive intervention when the economy turned down.

No economic downturn in all those years ever lasted as long as the Great Depression of the 1930s, when both the Federal Reserve and the administrations of Hoover and of FDR intervened.

The myth that has come down to us says that the government had to intervene when there was mass unemployment in the 1930s.

But the hard data show that there was no mass unemployment until after the federal government intervened. Yet, once having intervened, it was politically impossible to stop and let the economy recover on its own. That was the fundamental problem then – and now.

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letters to the editor Open letters To: Rhonda Hamm-Niebruegge Director, Lambert St. Louis International Airport As mayor of the city of St. Peters, I want to let you know how much I appreciate your proactive leadership role following the devastating tornadoes that struck at Lambert and several other locations in St. Charles and St. Louis counties last Friday evening, April 22, 2011. The storms had a devastating impact, and I was pleasantly surprised to see reports that “the bulk of flights Sunday were completed as scheduled,” and that Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was expected to “run at 85 percent of normal” this past Monday.

Reports also indicated a delay of even one day in reopening could have cost as much as a half-million dollars in lost income for the airport.

Although I am sure many repairs are still needed at the terminal, you are to be commended for this rapid return of services.

Thank you for your efforts.

Len Pagano Mayor of St. Peters To: Honorable Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon Governor of the State of Missouri On Friday evening, April 22, 2011, several tornadoes struck in different locations in the St. Louis metropolitan area. As governor, you were faced with some critical decisions in response to these natural disasters. That same evening you promptly declared a state of emergency which activated the State Emergency Management Plan so that state agencies could assist local jurisdictions with emergency response.

Thankfully, the city of St. Peters was spared from any significant storm damage.

However, I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your prompt action to help the affected communities recover from the damages they incurred.

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The opening act

To the Editor: Donald Trump is nothing if he’s not a showman. The man knows how to get attention. He’s a self-promoter and loves the spotlight, and he’s certainly garnered a lot of that limelight of late.

He is riding a rising tide of popularity, and he’s milking it for all its worth. America is so very disenchanted with Obama that anyone who can land a body-blow on him is a hero. Trump has been relentless in his sometimes comical, sometimes clownish criticism and skepticism of the President.

This makes him something of a folk-hero,

whose stock has just posted great gains after Obama blinked on the Birth Certificate stare down. Now he is calling for school records. An amusing diversion, to be sure, and it may cause further deterioration of Obama’s credibility… but it’s not doing much to cause a rise in confidence in Trump’s ability to govern.

But if I might draw an analogy, Trump is an opening act. He warms up the audience for the headliner. Someone else will close the show and take the curtain calls.

Perhaps an even better analogy is that of a bullfight. Given the close association that so many people have between “bull” and Obama, this may perhaps be the most fitting analog I can find.

In a bullfight, there is not a single human opponent to the bull. There is a team. The Picador will annoy the bull and will insert lances to weaken his back. This is the role I see The Donald playing - frustrating the bull, causing him pain and injury, confusing him, and wearing him down.

During the next phase of the bullfight, a Torreador will play the bull. Goading him to charge at his red cape, while deftly avoiding the bull’s horns, he further confuses and tires the bull. This is a finesse act. Perhaps too finesse for The Donald’s cavalier manner. I expect one or more challengers of the Paul Ryan, Mike Pence, even Ron Paul variety to challenge Obama on the real issues. To make him answer real and reasoned questions on fiscal matters, and on the differing world views and underlying philosophies that distinguish between the Progressive Left and the Conservative Right.

But the Matador… the one who ultimately plunges the sword into the bull and ends the bullfight in victory… that person has yet to emerge. This must be a charismatic person. One who can eloquently articulate the positions, policies, platform, and plan that will set our nation on a course for prosperity and success. One whose policies are not political gamesmanship, but which come from a core belief and a personal conviction. A Reaganesque character who will unite people behind an optimistic vision and a realistic plan.

This character profile does not fit Trump, and he won’t play that role in the end. Who will? It’s too early to tell. There are several I have my eyes on, and a few I truly hope will jump into the fray – but it’s far too early to make such a prediction or endorsement. In the meantime, suffice it to say…

I’m enjoying the opening act. But Trump will have to vacate the stage so the headliner can perform.

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How should we feel about Bin Laden’s death?

I’m not sure really. But we should not feel sadness or guilt. Osama Bin Laden was a despicable human being, and does not deserve our regrets that human beings generally receive upon their passing.

We also should not feel joy or euphoria. The impromptu parties outside of the White House were a bit much. Our military achieved an important victory, and that should not look the same as when our sports team wins the big game.

Personally, I felt happy and relieved. “Finally,” I thought. The fact is that the world is a better place without this monster in it. I definitely feel happy about that.

I also felt overwhelming pride toward our military – and not just toward the ones who found and killed Bin Laden. This was a victory for all the men and women who joined up knowing there was a likelihood they would see combat. I thought about all the military victories we have had in the last decade. I wished there was a statue of Bin Laden the world could have seen us pull down.

That does not mean that the world is a safer place without Bin Laden. I am not sure that it is, so I understand the people who have said they are scared about retaliation. I understand, but it saddens me – almost as though the terrorist achieved a victory even in getting killed.

I am angry that Bin Laden was living in a mansion outside of a military base in Pakistan, surrounded by family. I suppose there had been some solace that he was confined to a cave leading a horrible existence for the last near-decade. Every time I think of him living in the suburbs, it makes my blood boil.

I have chuckled when people have mistakenly said “Obama” instead of “Osama.”

Somebody brought up in the office how “Obama (meaning ‘Osama’) was totally against women receiving an education.” I did not even know that.

I am not much for conspiracies. I do not think we secretly have his body stashed away somewhere. I do not think he is still alive. I believe he was killed that day with bullets fired from the rifle of a Navy SEAL, and I believe we were honorable enough to bury his body at sea.

I am not sure how to feel for families who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001 or in the ensuing war on terror. I try to empathize, but I am not certain this changes anything.

For our fallen military, I feel just as much gratitude for their sacrifice the day after Bin Laden’s death as I felt the day before. For the families of 9/11 victims, I feel the same amount of sorrow.

I hope that right before they stormed Bin Laden’s compound, one of the Navy SEALs thought to turn to the others and say, “Let’s roll.”

“Nothing will ever compensate for the pain and suffering inflicted by this mass murderer and his henchmen. But just as evil never rests, neither does good.

May the fact that Osama Bin Laden no longer inhabits the earth be a source of comfort for the thousands of families, here in America and around the globe, who mourn the victims of Al Qaeda’s barbarity.”

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“Our lifeguard staff maintains a commitment to the highest standard of customer safety and professionalism, and we’re extremely proud of our consistent safety record, year after year,” said Craig Feldt, superintendent of the Parks and Recreation Department.

In a letter to the city, Richard A. Carroll of Ellis & Associates wrote, “Only those clients scoring in the top 30 percent of audit criteria receive this award. Please extend our profound congratulations to every member of your aquatic safety staff for their commitment to ‘professional excellence,’ and desire to ‘make a difference’ for those who frequent your aquatic

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O’Fallon offers swimming throughout the year at the Renaud Spirit Center (RSC), and during the summer at Alligator’s Creek Aquatic Center in Civic Park.

New charges Anne Darlene Smith was convicted in March for stealing more than $13,000 worth of diamond earrings from Randy’s Jewelry in O’Fallon on Nov. 26, 2010.

The 66-year-old St. Louis County woman will now face stealing charges in Michigan.

Smith was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her crime in O’Fallon, but she may be returning to Michigan to face a charge of alleged theft in a retail store.

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“The bus driver did not see the young man in the crosswalk…the front driver-side of the bus struck the (boy) and knocked him off of the bike,” Plum said.

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Police increase enforcement With teens celebrating prom and graduations this month, police officers are stepping up drunk driving enforcement.

The St. Peters Police Department will join other Missouri law enforcement agencies to crack down on drunk driving through May 13.

Police officials said it’s illegal for someone under 21 to possess or consume alcohol in Missouri, yet youth make up a significant proportion of drunk drivers causing traffic crashes on Missouri roadways. In 2010, in Missouri, 234 people were killed and 957 seriously injured in crashes involving an impaired driver.

Missouri has a Zero Tolerance Law, which means anyone under 21 caught driving with even a trace of alcohol in their system will have their license suspended.

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Last month, the Wentzville Board of Aldermen approved the site plan and rezoning for the newest Sam’s location near Wal-Mart on Wentzville Parkway.

Mayor Paul Lambi said construction on the new location is scheduled to begin this August, with completion in August 2012.

Weldon Spring Reward offered A $3,000 reward for information leading to the safe return of a missing 24-yearold Weldon Spring man is being offered by the man’s family.

Nicholas Michael Coppola, a University of MissouriColumbia student, has not been seen since Dec. 12. Foristell police found Coppola’s abandoned 1998 Subaru Legacy on I-70 near the Foristell exit on Dec. 12.

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St. Charles County Library receives outstanding award The St. Charles City-County Library District is one of three public libraries in the United States to receive the Outstanding Public Library/Public Health Partnership Award in 2011.

The award recognizes libraries that have successful public library/public health partnerships involving health information.

The library district also has an extensive consumer health information print collection arranged in bookstore style to facilitate customers looking for information in specific areas.

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Lt. Mike Akers, with the St. Charles police, said the suspect entered the cleaners, located at 2017 Zumbehl Road, at about 4:23 p.m. on April 28 and asked the whereabouts of the money.

“No weapon was shown or implied,” Akers said.

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O’Fallon residents billed for unpaid DMV taxes City Spokesman Thomas Drabelle said

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Some O’Fallon residents have received the city learned only recently of the DMV a surprise bill from the Missouri Depart- letters stating those who had paid taxes ment of Revenue after thousands of dollars through the DMV during the year were in motor vehicle and drivers’ license tax obligated to pay the difference not colfunds were either misdirected or failed to lected.

“It all goes back to how money collected be collected.

O’Fallon City Administrator Keith Ries- by the DMV as sales tax was distributed to berg told the O’Fallon City Council recently the cities in St. Charles County,” Drabelle for the past six months he has been work- said. “We informed the DMV of the issue ing with the Department of Revenue to after our audit, and apparently, they then complete an audit into their tax collection sent a letter out to some taxpayers telling practices. It was determined that the DMV them they had to pay different amounts to in some cases sent O’Fallon tax funds to the DMV because they had been assessed other cities or in some cases the DMV col- at the wrong sales tax rate.”

Drabelle said the city had nothing to do lected an incorrect, lower tax rate.

“Over the past two weeks the Department with sending the letter and is only looking of Revenue has initiated efforts to start col- to collect the money owed to the city by lecting those funds and forward them to the the DMV. “Any communication between the DMV city,” Riesberg said.

The DMV, in some cases, has contacted and individual taxpayers is on the DMV’s residents, who, because of the DMV error, end,” Drabelle said. “The residents really failed to pay the appropriate tax rate. Any had nothing to do with this, as they would residents contacted by the Department of have paid whatever amount the DMV told Revenue are welcome to contact City Audi- them to when they licensed their vehicles.”

Mayor Bill Hennessy said he hopes with tor Greg Smothers at O’Fallon City Hall.

this economy and the struggles residents are facing, the DMV would give residents enough time to pay the money.

Riesberg said he had requested a copy of the letter from the DMV to determine what residents were being asked, “but unfortunately, they did not extend that courtesy.”

“We want to ensure that this type of oversight does not occur again, so we will be doing an annual audit of our driver’s license bureau,” Riesberg said.

Drabelle said the exact amount owed to the city by the DMV is still being determined.

“The DMV is working with the County Assessor’s office to verify addresses, but we believe it to be in excess of $200,000,” Drabelle said. “This is a countywide issue and impacts every city in the county. In fact, I believe it was another city that first identified the problem and brought it to our attention.”

Drabelle said verification from the Assessor and DMV will tell exactly how much money should have come to O’Fallon that was distributed to other communities.

O’Fallon 9-11 memorials are stark reminder of the devastation of terrorist attacks

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley After news of the death of Osama bin Laden came last week, one can’t help but remember the pain felt that dreadful day of the Sept. 11 attacks when coordinated attacks by al-Qaeda killed and injured thousands of people.

But eight years after the attack, the New York City Division of Emergency Management invited mayors and first responders from around the country to take pieces of the fallen buildings to build their own reminder of that fateful day in their own small communities. By 2008, New York filled about 25 requests, and O’Fallon was one of those cities.

Families of 9/11 victims participated in the campaign, distributing artifacts of the Twin Towers as far as France. One request came from a 15-year-old Eagle Scout candidate in Windermere, Fla. After consulting with the small town’s mayor, he applied “I’m honored to have these remains of the and received a 650-pound steel beam. He World Trade Center, from the standpoint was only 7 when the towers fell. that we were allowed to do this memorial Families of the 3,000 victims likely think and capture the moment for the people about the attacks daily, but as time goes on, in the Midwest that weren’t able to go to cars speed past the large 9-11 Memorial ground zero,” said O’Fallon Councilman at WingHaven Boulevard and Hwy. 40/61, Mark Perkins, then an alderman at the time, and O’Fallon city staff members walk who was instrumental in obtaining some of from their cars to work past 33,000 tons the largest steel pieces from the massive of twisted metal that once served to sup- explosion. “If you look at the shape of the port the main structure of the World Trade steel monument at City Hall and how bent Center walls. and mangled it is, imagine that it was a

main support column for 110-stories at the Twin Towers. Its condition shows the force that took those buildings down.”

Perkins said to see the mangled steel firsthand far outweighs any visual on television.

Perkins said the steel at City Hall weighs 33,000 tons, and the steel at WingHaven weighs in at about 22,000 pounds. Both are pieces far larger than most cities.

There is also a two-foot section inside O’Fallon City Hall.

Urban chicken flap flops in St. Peters

By Jeannie Seibert By a vote of one in favor and seven against, the urban chicken bill failed to pass the St. Peters Board of Aldermen April 28 before a full house of highlyengaged residents.

Unscientific advance polling and the mix in the audience indicated there was a split in the community of about 60 percent against the proposal to 40 percent in favor.

Either way everyone had an opinion – most of all 12-year-old Nick Andersen who had begun the quest last fall for approval to raise four chickens for a 4-H project.

The bulk of those residents registering in favor of Nick’s request indicated they personally knew the Anderson family, attesting to Nick and his siblings’ willingness to shovel driveways for elderly neighbors, volunteer in the community, delivering Meals on Wheels.

“You couldn’t ask for nicer children, nicer neighbors,” said Georgia Conlon.

But, speaking on behalf of the majority, 20-plus-year Millwood neighborhood association trustee, Sandy Waters, admitted from what she knew of the Anderson family they are deserving of every consideration but breaking the covenants and restrictions that strictly prohibit poultry in three adjoining subdivisions “opens the doors to what?”

Tanglewood subdivision trustee George Callahan followed the same line.

“What’s next: a pig? A goat?” he asked.

The only board vote in favor of allowing urban chickens on a one-year test basis was Alderman Gus Elliott (Ward 3).

Planning and Zoning had previously recommended the alderman decline the petition.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley O’Fallon city officials have begun the first step in reevaluating city employees’ class, step status and wage and benefit packages with the help of a consultant who plans to compare data with other cities and municipalities.

City Administrator Keith Riesberg said the city has contracted with Steve Condrey of Condrey and Associates to do a wage and benefit study for all employees of the city. He said Bureau of Labor Statistics figures will also be considered.

“We felt their methodology for conducting the wage and benefit study best met the needs of our city,” Riesberg said.

Condrey addressed the council recently, saying there have been some successful meetings with staff and senior managers to get input, and an employee committee has been formed to assist with formulation of data. Condrey said he met with the committee regarding problems with the classification system, and a working document should be available in August for the council’s review.

“I’d like to see a more definitive job classification and description and a review system based upon merit—one, you’re out the door; five, you walk on water,” said Councilman Jim Pepper.

Councilman Rose Mack said her concerns with “steps” are what happens when an employee reaches the top of a step system. Currently, those at the top of the step system receive no additional pay increases.

“I think it’s a weak system,” Mack said.

“I’d also like to see you check jobs and make sure job descriptions meet the job being done.”

Mack also suggested looking at the private sector to see how the city staff’s wages match up.

Condrey said about 40 percent of employees are at the top of the step system, so that’s an area that will be reviewed closely.

He said it has been seven years since a citywide study has been performed.

Councilman Jeff Schwentker said it seems like 98 percent of the people always receive the step increase.

“I think the review system is done poorly, and there needs to be more checks and balances,” Schwentker said. “I don’t think anyone has looked at insurance, and times

have changed with (payment of) insurance (premiums). The economy has changed, and when we do the review, I think that should reflect it. There are a lot of people without jobs who are taking huge pay cuts.”

Schwentker said he is not saying every city employee should get a pay cut. He said he’s asking the consultant to look at where wages are now, and plan where they should go.

“We also need to look at our hiring practices. You don’t always just need to fill the position. A lot of times, we go back and the job description is more precise,” Schwentker said. “If people could wear a couple of different hats, picking up slack in other areas… And maybe look at downsizing.”

Condrey said jobs could be restructured, and each department and their budget will be reviewed, making rough comparisons, to “focus down staffing.”

Councilman Bob Howell said he is interested in where the city ranks in terms of wages and benefits.

“You’ll be able to make a conscious decision on whether you want to lead the market, be at the average or slightly ahead of the average, and the monetary consequences of those decisions,” Condrey said.

“To me it’s a management decision. There are monetary consequences to having steps.”

Mike Pheney, Ward 5, said he was concerned about conducting employee reviews on a timely basis.

“We need to decide if they get wage increases before the reviews or after,” Pheney said. “Sometimes, I think we forget to do the review, and the pay shows up.”

Councilman John Haman said he may be in the minority, but he likes the step and grade program because it helps keep employee longevity.

“I think longevity is a great aspect of the step and grade program,” Haman said.

“You want a core to stay as long as they can.”

Condrey said a classification will either help you or hurt you, but he will provide numerous options.

Every employee will have a position questionnaire, and interview scheduling for employees will occur near the second week in June.

“After we get those questionnaires back, we’ll write job descriptors to use in the salary survey,” Condrey said. “I understand you have fiscal realities you have to work with.”

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By Jeannie Seibert For the last couple of years, what appeared to be separate, unconnected project updates from city department managers to St. Peters Board of Aldermen have been in fact separate puzzle pieces that are now coming close to completion. They are being completed in a very tight timeframe to create an all new picture of the city’s north side.

Starting south and working northward, Mid Rivers Mall Drive is undergoing an upgrade including an extension northward beyond the I-70 overpass.

Once on the north side of the interstate, turning west to Main Street a massive facelift is underway to refurbish the original ‘Old Town’ of St. Peters, restoring its original architectural flavor but with modern conveniences.

Continue west and a transformation of Salt River Road will soon be complete as a four-lane puzzle piece will fit in nicely as a connector road from Hwy. 370 to Hwy. 79.

Speaking of Hwy. 370, the exit for Spencer Road has been closed for several months as that massive reconstruction project has included two new bridges over both Dardenne and Spencer creeks. This will soon be complete and the exit reopened.

The Spencer Creek bridge and the new tight diamond interchange will link Salt River Road, Spencer Road and Hwy. 370, complete with pedestrian accommodations for a massive expansion of the city’s trail system with access to all the new northside features.

The entire transportation expansion project includes both pedestrian trails and vehicular traffic connections to the crown jewel in the new picture that is now coming into focus on St. Peters’ north side – the Lakeside 370 Park constructed around a 140-acre recreational lake complete with

beach, boat house and camping facilities.

While fun and frolic is anticipated for the rest of the summer and fall at the park on the north side of Hwy. 370, there has been some serious down-to-business activity on the south side of the highway.

Preimer370 Business Park newest tenant, Dayton Freight is a nation-wide trucking company that has just moved into a 51,000 square-foot warehouse and distribution facility. Already exceeding initial estimates that 60 new jobs would be created this year, Dayton Freight has expanded its employment rolls to 90 full-time employees and anticipates adding more before year’s end.

For complete details on the Salt River Road project, see the city’s Web site at: www.stpetersmo.net/major-street-construction.aspx.

For details on the Lakeside 370 Park, see: www.stpetersmo.net/370-development.aspx.

A two-year observation, Celebrate St. Peters, will culminate at Lakeside 370 Park on the weekend of Sept. 16 through Sept. 18 with live music, a barbeque cookoff competition and the full boat of recreational opportunities the new 400-acre park will ultimately offer.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Jim Mueller, the former commander-inchief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and a member of VFW Post 5077 since 1970, says when O’Fallon’s smoking ban goes into effect June 16, it will be the demise of an organization that has been an important source of support to charitable causes, including veterans, schools and other community organizations.

Mueller addressed the O’Fallon City Council recently saying that although he’s a non-smoker and believes smoking is unhealthy, he thinks smoking should be a choice that is left up to the individual and the area business owners.

“Each Wednesday night we hold Bingo, with one room as non-smoking and the other smoking,” Mueller said. “It’s about a 60/40 ratio, and Bingo has been down because of the economy. If we lose 20 patrons because of the ban, we will have to shut down.”

Mueller said building and parking lot maintenance has its cost, and with the loss of Bingo income, the organizations largest, most consistent fundraiser, VFW Post 5077 would have no alternative but to close.

“The money raised goes back to the community, and we have already heard from players they will go to (the VFW in) St. Paul if they can’t smoke,” Mueller said. “I think it ought to be left up to the businesses and organization. I think when a business puts its life’s savings into a business, I think it’s wrong (to impose rules upon them).We are a private club, our members and patrons do smoke, and they’ve already said they’ll go other places.”

He said the group opposing the recent approval of a non-smoking ordinance recently learned they don’t have legalities covered, so they have ceased gathering signatures.

“We say ‘Keep it in the O,’ but I think we’re going to drive business to other places, he said.”

“Whether you’re federal, state, county or city, I think you can change the ordinance.

I ask that you all consider and see what you can do on this,” Mueller said.

Mayor Bill Hennessy said it’s up to the council to consider any amendments to the ordinance, but says he doesn’t believe it can be achieved.

“Our Charter does say the voters can’t supersede something we’ve already voted on,” Hennessy said. “That’s the opinion of our attorney and the Missouri Attorney General. Overturning what was approved by the voters is not going to happen.”

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“The way the law is written now, there are no exemptions,” Hennessy said. “I don’t think they can change it, but some think we can.”

Councilman Mark Perkins said he believes that legally the city could override the smoking ban, but the process has been completed.

“In my personal opinion, when you go through the voting process, it’s not a good thing to overturn what voters approved,” Perkins said. “Our attorney is looking into it. I was not happy with the restrictions on it. I wanted to leave private entities out of it, but the proponents of the smoking ban wouldn’t hear it and wouldn’t negotiate at all with us. They got the referendum, ordinance written and they knew exactly which way they wanted to go.”

Perkins said he understands St. Charles County is working on a countywide plan to ban smoking, and that may be less restrictive.

“A municipality can have a stronger ordinance than the county, but it makes what we have gone through a waste of taxpayers’ money,” Perkins said. “Had this been a statewide referendum, rather than going through each municipality, then the state would have to fund the election, and we would have got a better sampling (of voters) than in a municipality.”

Perkins brought up enforcement of the ordinance months ago when the ban was first introduced, asking who would enforce this municipal ordinance.

Fines are up to $500 for a business and $150 on for individuals, Perkins said.

He said the O’Fallon Police Department has officers who work strictly on code enforcement, but there will be no “smoking Nazis.”

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LSL’s new business-friendly attitude put to the test

By Jeannie Seibert If Lake Saint Louis City Hall is going to stay true to its recently adopted ‘businessfriendly’ attitude, it is going to have to update some of its business-related ordinances.

Apparently, a couple of decades ago the state of Missouri, and by rote, the municipalities in the state, banned the sale of hard liquor from convenience stores. In the ensuing years, as Blue Laws were repealed and a relaxation of restrictions on the sales of liquor became more prevalent, the state also overturned the prohibition against gas stations’ sale of liquor.

This overview was offered to the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen on May 2

by Quik Trip (QT) convenience store manager Dave Hinman.

Naturally, this history lesson was a preface to a request for the city to join the majority of Missouri municipalities and similarly relax its liquor sales restrictions.

“Nearly every city in the St. Louis region has abolished this law except (unincorporated) St. Charles County and Lake Saint Louis,” Hinman said. “We would appreciate your support of the repeal of this ordinance.”

Not to do so would continue “giving away sales-tax revenue” to the adjoining cities that do allow convenience stores to sell hard liquor – O’Fallon, Dardenne Prairie and Wentzville, Hinman said.

Indicating he had performed a great amount of research, Hinman said he had polled the other three convenience stores in town and all reported similar experiences in having to direct customers to near-by cities which are conveniently located just down the road in most cases.

QT is on Hwy. N across an overpass from Dardenne Prairie, Hinman said. The Shell Circle K has the same situation in that a convenience store is on the opposite side of I-70 in O’Fallon on Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. The Mobile gas station and convenience store is close to Wentzville.

Hinman reminded the aldermen that Lake Saint Louis residents want to shop in their own hometown.

By maintaining an “archaic” ordinance, “We’re asking people to shop in other towns,” Hinman said. “We’re still in a difficult economy.”

Hinman said from the polling he’d done of the other C-store managers, it was thought that about $800 and $1,000 per month per store was being sent to neighboring cities.

City Administrator Paul Markworth said $4,000 per month comes to a loss to the city of about $3,000 in sales tax revenue annually.

Alderman Harry Slyman (Ward 1) indi-

cated his distrust of amending the city’s current liquor sales restrictions, peppering Hinman with questions and comments indicating his lack of enthusiasm for honoring the request.

But aldermen John Pellerito (Ward 3) and Kathy Schweikert (Ward 2) had done their homework too.

Pellerito said, “This is our chance to be a business-friendly government in these tough economic times.” His research indicated the loss of retail sales was actually

probably higher as customers who would have purchased liquor at the convenience store would have also bought gasoline, snacks and other items.

“We’ve discussed retaining business and shopping locally,” Pellerito said. “And, I’ve heard back from a number of residents.

There’s no real objection to changing this (ordinance).”

Schweikert asked Police Chief Michael Force if his department had any objections to lifting the restriction.

“I don’t even know how to measure that,” Force said. If individuals are determined to drink and drive, “they will get it (the alcohol).”

With staff directed to provide draft legislation with legal definitions of a convenience store and the type alcohol that is to be affected and other legalities, the board gave staff approval to craft a bill that would allow Lake Saint Louis C-stores to offer the same alcohol inventory as C-stores in other jurisdictions.

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By Jeannie Seibert The Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen was treated to some good news and some not-so-good news at its May 2 meeting.

The good news is that sales tax revenue in the city is about 5 percent above what had been projected. But the other news is the dreaded annual budget sessions loom and with multiple budget strains facing city leaders it was decided to add an additional budget session to the normal schedule.

The city’s fiscal year ends on June 31 and the budget must be finalized by July 1, according to City Administrator Paul Markworth.

Giving the board an overview of the current budget picture coupled with anticipated fund balances, Markworth summarized the city’s current financial status.

While Lake Saint Louis is currently in comparatively good fiscal shape, careful planning is going to be required in the coming years as the country continues to experience a sluggish economy, Markworth said.

Ultimately, the board decided on the following schedule for the budget sessions:

The added budget session will be at 5 p.m., May 16, 30 minutes earlier than the normal start-time for work sessions; followed by the two normally scheduled budget sessions at 7 p.m. June 6 and June 20.

Residents may wish to take advantage of the public comment segments that precede new business items on each regular session agenda, shortly after 7 p.m. opening ceremonies.

However, those who wish to communicate opinions or suggestions to city leaders, may contact their aldermen directly.

The city’s Web site features a listing of contact information for all elected officials at www.lakesaintlouis.com/ or by calling 625-1200.

Markworth said he is happy to accept resident input at the phone number listed above or by e-mail at pmarkworth@lakesaintlouis.com.

Markworth did have some good news to report. Lake Saint Louis sales tax revenue collections are actually 2 percent over what had been anticipated for the first nine months of the fiscal year.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley On a recent Friday evening as guests gathered for O’Fallon’s Trivia Night to raise funds for the city’s proposed allinclusive playground, O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy put his head on the line, quite literally, to up the ante.

“We were raffling off an iPad2, and someone came up and said if we sell all the raffle tickets, will you shave your head,” Hennessy said. “I had no clue, said yes, and did it for the playground and the kids.

As far as I’m concerned, it’s only hair. And hair will grow back.”

Someone else added $200 if he’d shave his long-lived mustache and Hennessy accepted.

“It’s been a long time since that mustache was missing,” said Councilman Mark Perkins, who was also approached for a head shaving. “Bill has this vision of the park, and I admire him for that. He did a good job. Bill tried to get them to bid on me, and Councilman Jeff Schwentker, but we survived. Schwentker did shave his mustache, to sell the tickets.”

Hennessy has been ardent about building an all-inclusive playground in the city, citing it in his “State of the City” address earlier this year and including it as one of his campaign promises during his run for mayor.

“There are several key initiatives in store for the city,” Hennessy said, “with ‘Zachary’s Playground’ being at the forefront — a campaign promise I made to build an accessible and the state-of-the-art playground for children with disabilities.”

The playground is slated for Westoff Park, in a very beautiful and safe setting, Hennessy said. Funds are currently being raised at numerous levels, and donations are being accepted by the Park’s Department.

“To me, children of any ability should be able to go out on the playground and have fun,” Hennessy said. “It’s just something the city of O’Fallon should have and I feel very strongly about it.”

Hennessy said the city is funding a portion of the project, but most funds are being raised through donations and special fundraising events.

Cindy Springer, director of O’Fallon Parks and Recreation, said the project is moving forward as funds are raised. As of last week, bids have been sent for construction of the roadway, parking lot and restroom.

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“Throughout this construction, Westoff Park will be a little congested, so we will be keeping in touch with the Community Athletic Club, and information on interim parking during construction will be posted on the city’s Web site,” Springer said. “The park will remain open.”

Unlimited Play, a local non profit group, has enrolled the all inclusive playground fundraising project in the Pepsi Refresh Project, a venture that will award millions of dollars each month to fund “ideas to refresh your community.”

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Having a conversation with your primary care physician is the best way to start an exercise program. We all know that regular exercise can help control weight, reduce disease and strengthen muscles; however, the way you start an exercise program can lead to either success or injury. Checking with your doctor can help ensure that you are at a safe level to increase your heart rate. Many people need to start out with brisk walking rather than intense cardio workouts simply to prevent a shock to their body.

When a patient comes into my office wanting to start an exercise program, one of the first things we discuss is intensity and intervals. I do not want to see the patient in six weeks with an injury or have them make a trip to the ER for difficulty breathing. We assess things like shortness of breath, arthritis, pain or discomfort in the body, high blood pressure or cholesterol and precautions that should be taken if they’re overweight or obese.

It is also important to discuss nutrition with your primary care physician. Your physician knows the nutrition your body needs, and it is vital that you do not ignore food groups for the sake of losing weight.

Many people will start exercising and monitoring intake by completely slashing their calories and then our worry is that they are not getting the amount of protein or fat that their body needs. Eating only foods that are low in fat can actually cause harm to your body. Your body needs healthy fats to function. Proteins are the building blocks of muscle.

I like to help my patients put their goals into perspective. It is not healthy for the body to lose five pounds in one week, and it is not healthy for a tall female to weigh 120 pounds. There is a healthy way to tackle weight loss by adopting a healthy lifestyle, and your doctor is your best coach.

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MRN to honor teachers with free tickets to Rascals game

By Amy Armour Steve Brook started his baseball career at the age of 4 as the bat boy for his older brother’s baseball team. On May 20, the former River City Rascal’s pitcher will start his second season as the Rascal’s field manager and director of baseball operations.

Brook started playing baseball at the age of 5 — living and breathing baseball through elementary, middle and high school.

“I just love the purity of the game,” Brook said. “I love the competition.”

When asked what he wanted to be when he grew up his answer was always the same — a professional baseball player.

Brook didn’t make it quite to the major leagues, but he played college baseball for four years at Illinois Wesleyan while earning a bachelor’s degree in history and secondary education.

“I had a really nice career there, and I just knew I wasn’t done,” said Brook, who grew up on the south side of Chicago.

When the opportunity to try out for an independent professional team in the Frontier League came about, Brook said he just had to take a chance. He travelled to Georgia to try out for the league, joining the

River City Rascals as a pitcher in 2003.

By the end of his first season, Brook had earned a place as a starting pitcher on the Rascal’s team. He pitched for the team until 2007 and earned a pitching record of 33 wins and 17 losses, with a 4.14 ERA. In his 448 innings pitched he had 332 strikeouts. His 33-win career ranks first in the Rascals franchise history and third in the Frontier League history.

In 2007, Brook reached the league’s age limit—30-years-old. But his career with the Rascals wasn’t over. He was offered a job as the pitching coach for the Rascal’s in 2008 and in 2009, Brook took over as the bench coach. This season will be his second as the field manager and director of baseball operations and his eighth season with the River City Rascals.

Last year, Brook managed the Rascals to a Frontier League Championship.

During the school year, Brook is physical education teacher at Fort Zumwalt South High School.

In the season opener on May 20, the River City Rascals will play ball against the Normal Cornbelters at 7 p.m. Tickets range between $5 and $11 and can be purchased at the ballpark located at 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd. in O’Fallon.

Up to 500 teachers in St. Charles County can catch a free River City Rascals game this summer — courtesy of Mid Rivers Newsmagazine. The magazine will be honoring teachers at Mid Rivers Newsmagazine Night on July 27 and offering one free ticket for up to 500 teachers in St. Charles County to the River City Rascals game against Florence Freedom at 7:05 p.m.

“MidRivers Newsmagazine is proud to acknowledge the contributions of our area teachers,” said Doug Huber, MidRivers Newsmagazine publisher. “They have a challenging and important job to do and often their efforts are taken for granted.

They deserve to be recognized for the outstanding job they have done shaping our future generations.”

One special teacher will win the chance to throw out the first pitch at the July 27 game.

Readers can vote for their favorite teacher on May 31 at MidRivers Newsmagazine’s Facebook page, www.facebook.com/midriversnewsmagazine. Visit the Facebook page for additional details and to vote.

The winning teacher — who will also win four tickets to the July 27 game and a dinner certificate — will be announced in the June 9 edition of MRN and on the MidRivers Newsmagazine’s Facebook page.

Teachers should contact their district communications/media representative for their ticket.

All in attendance can expect a good game, as Brook promises, “We’ll play hard every night. We’ve got a good group of players—a great mix of experienced and rookie players.”

For a Rascal’s schedule or ticket information, visit www.rivercityrascals.com.

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Bu si ness PEOPLE Dr. Joseph F. Rodemann, gastroenterologist at SSM St. Charles Clinic Medical Group, recently has been awarded board certification in the subspecialty Rodemann of gastroenterology by the American board of Internal Medicine. Rodemann also is board certified in internal medicine.

• • • Julie Mueller, vice president for operations and finance and chief operating officer for Lindenwood University, has been elected to the Community Advi- Mueller sory Board for SSM St. Joseph Health Center in St. Charles.

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PLACES Thomas & Suit Homes has celebrated the grand opening of its new display model at The Enclave at Sommers Pointe in St. Charles.

Bella Montessori Preschool, LLC has opened its new business and celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It is located at 203 Church St. in Pictured are owners Leslie McGhee and Shawna Benne, joined O’Fallon. by friends, family and community members. Also in attendance were representatives of the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce and the city of O’Fallon.

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• • • PC Plan-It has moved to a new locaThomas & Suit Homes partners Brenda tion. Its new address is 20 Sanders Drive Suit and Steve Thomas at the grand in O’Fallon. opening of their new display model.

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• • • Sports & Family Chiropractic has opened its new business and celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Its new location is at 2315 Technology Drive, Suite 107, in O’Fallon.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Members of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars and American Legion will be sharing their familiar poppy pins this Thursday through Saturday, May 12 through May 14, at stores in the O’Fallon area.

Jim Mueller of VFW Post 5077 said the three-day collection event known as “Poppy Days” helps provide funds for disabled war veterans and widows and orphans of soldiers killed in war.

Mayor Bill Hennessy issued a proclamation recognizing the importance of the annual Poppy Days collection and urged residents to support the endeavor.

VFW members will be at Schnucks on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway, Hwy. K & Hwy. N and at K-Mart. American Legion members will also be stationed across the city seeking donations.

“The mayor and the City Council urge the city of O’Fallon to honor this cause by contributing to the Poppy Days collection effort,” said Councilman Bob Howell as he read the proclamation.

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First Baptist Lake Saint Louis celebrates 25th year

First Baptist Church in Lake St. Louis celebrated it’s 25th anniversary Sunday, May 1, with special services and dinner. Guest speaker for the special occasion was the Rev. Glen Land, Senior Pastor of Rivermont Avenue Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Va. Land was the original pastor who started the church 28 years ago.

Lake Saint Louis Mayor Mike Potter also spoke to the congregation and complimented them on the contribution the church had made to the community during the past 25 years.

Land and his wife, Joyce, and two small children came to Lake Saint Louis in 1982.

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of their home on Champagne. The Church was called the Lake Saint Louis Baptist Chapel at the time. After a few months, the small congregation moved to the Wharf B building where it met and worshiped for two years.

In 1985, the Rev. Land moved to Wisconsin to become the director of Missions for Wisconsin and Minnesota. That same year the chapel built its first worship center on Lake Saint Louis Blvd. and was properly constituted and renamed the First Baptist Church of Lake Saint Louis on May 1, 1986.

Pastor Emeritus Bob Thompson headed up the anniversary committee that planned the celebration.

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Graduation time Decision time arrives for thousands of grads

By Amy Armour Hundreds of students in St. Charles County will say goodbye to high school later this month and hello to college life or something else.

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Francis Howell Central has 482 students who will graduate at 10 a.m. on June 4 at the St. Charles Family Arena. At 3 p.m. that day 460 students will graduate from Francis Howell North, and 425 graduates from Francis Howell High will be official at 7 p.m.

Francis Howell Union will graduate 75 students at 7:30 p.m. on June 1 in the Fine Arts Building at St. Charles Community College.

The Wentzville School District has 416 students graduating from Holt High and 426 grads at Timberland High. Timberland students will graduate at 10:30 a.m. and Holt students will graduate at 2:30 p.m. on May 28 at the Robert Hyland Performing Arts Center on the Lindenwood University’s campus.

The Fort Zumwalt School District has about 1,500 graduates between its four high schools that will graduate on May 28 at the St. Charles Family Arena. Hope High will graduate about 43 at their school on May 27.

The majority of the students in the public school districts in St. Charles County will continue their education—whether it’s college, junior college or technical school.

In 2010, 70.15 percent of the high school graduates in the Francis Howell School District attended either a two- or four-year college. Just over 1 percent of Francis Howell graduates entered the military and 6.38 percent joined the workforce in 2010.

The dropout rate was 1 percent.

“Over last year, there is an increase in the percentage of students attending a four-year college, an equal amount of students going to a two-year college, less are employed and more are going into the military,” said Bryan Williams, director of assessment for the FHSD. Matt Diechmann, with the Wentzville School District, said 2010 was the highest percentage in the last five years of students attending a four-year university.

“During the same five-year period 2010 was the lowest percentage of students joining the work force,” Diechmann said.

In 2010, 45.1 percent of Wentzville grads entered a four-year university, 40 percent entered a two-year college and 1.6 percent entered a post-secondary (non-college) institution.

About 6 percent of graduates entered the work force and 2.1 percent entered the military. The dropout rate in the Wentzville district was 1.9 percent.

In 2010, the Fort Zumwalt School District had 37.6 percent of its graduates enter a four-year college and 33.5 percent started at a two-year college.

“There has been an increase in the number of graduates attending community colleges in the last few years because of the A+ programs,” said Laura Musket, with the FZSD. The Fort Zumwalt district saw 13.7 percent of graduates in 2010 enter the workforce and 2.9 percent entered the military.

The dropout rate for the district was 2.1 percent.

Whether it is college life, entering the workforce or enlisting in the military, hundreds of St. Charles county teenagers will make an important transition into adulthood this month.

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Into the eye of the storm Storm chasers track down trouble

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Midwesterners are no strangers to the blare of tornado sirens, and the area’s recent tornadic activity has convinced many people to heed those sirens like never before. The April 22 warnings of severe storms that devastated parts of the St. Louis area sent area residents running for cover, resulting in zero fatalities and no serious injuries. But while most people were seeking refuge, others were aiming to get as close to the severe weather as they possibly could.

Storm chasers typically are groups of journalists, scientists or thrill seekers whose experiences are readily available for viewing on TV and the Internet. In fact, much of the TV news coverage of the recent local storms featured footage captured by storm chasing teams.

Colleges are even using the storm chasing craze as an education opportunity.

Professor Tony Lupo, chairman of Atmospheric Sciences at the University

of Missouri, helped organize the Mizzou Storm Chase Team, which he said offers students the chance to practice and practically apply forecasting skills they learn in the classroom.

Mizzou storm chasers have pursued storms in Ohio, Colorado and Texas; this year, they were present when tornadoes touched down in Iowa and Oklahoma.

Hayden Oswald, a member of the team for the last two years, said he has been on three storm chases and within a half mile of a tornado. He said being that close to a storm was awe-inspiring and exhilarating.

“There was definitely a rush,” Oswald said. “It can also be scary. I had to stay in the moment and listen and keep my head about me.”

To identify the probable location of storms, Mizzou Storm Chase Team members watch the same computer models used

by TV meteorologists and the National Weather Service. The night before severe weather is due to hit, they pick a target

location for waiting out the storm and hold weather conditions allow.

Oswald said he chases storms because a briefing in the school’s meteorology lab.

The size of a Mizzou storm chasing team he is passionate about studying weather can vary from four students in a single car and improving public safety.

Veteran storm chaser Warren Faidley to 11 students in three vehicles. The teams aim to arrive at about 1 p.m. or 2 p.m. in an said he would recommend spotting for the area due to be impacted by a storm. Upon National Weather Service to anyone who arrival, they eat, make sure their vehicles wants to get close to a storm. He bemoaned have enough fuel, and if wireless Internet the fact that storm chasing has largely is available, use laptops to do their own stopped being the realm of scientists and journalists and become a way for young forecasting.

While chasing storms, students stay in men to perform stunts and one-up each close contact with team members at the other on You Tube.

Faidley, who has written books about his university’s “base camp” who monitor weather radar. Students in the field act as storm chasing experiences, started chasing storm spotters, watching the storm and storms while reporting for several newsrelaying to the National Weather Service papers. He said he has survived first-hand and local law enforcement information encounters with softball-sized hail, blizabout the storm’s location, where it is zards, hurricanes and tornadoes.

According to Faidley, there has been an heading and what damage it is doing.

Students are instructed not to get too increase in recent years of people in close close to the storms and to give themselves proximity to tornadoes dying in their cars.

“People aren’t as afraid of the dangers room to leave if things get too dangerous.

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“It gives people some apathy towards the power these storms can have.”

He said thrill-seeking storm chasers make it difficult for legitimate journalists, scientists and law enforcement officials to do their jobs.

“They ruined it for a lot of people,” Faidley said. “Now, it is a Herculean task for us that do this for a living to keep our work separated from these nuts and weirdos.”

Faidley said weather forecasting websites have made tracking storms much easier than it used to be. When looking for storms to chase, he said, he looks for flat areas with good visibility and good terrain.

He uses a fortified vehicle with a roll cage, full air curtain deployment and screened windows. “(The vehicle) is designed for safety, but there is still risk,” Faidley said. “I’ve seen locomotives roll over in tornadoes.”

One of the worst weather events Faidley ever covered was in May 1987, when a tornado obliterated the small, west Texas town of Saragosa. Most of the casualties were children attending a graduation ceremony, and Faidley said the storm gave him a different outlook on what severe weather can do.

The popularity of storm chasing is so widespread that some companies offer tourists the chance to ride along in storm chasing expeditions. The tours, led by meteorologists or experienced storm chasers, cost anywhere from $3,000-$5,000 and can last from one to two weeks.

That unique brand of “tornado tourism” was studied last year by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism at the University of Missouri’s School of Natural Resources. Researchers surveyed 50 people who were signed up to take the tours.

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explained what motivated her to investigate the trend.

“We realized that the popular and social communication channels such as TV series and blogs were increasing their attention to recreational storm/tornado-chasing,” Stanis said in an email. “Everything started with the release of the movie ‘Twister’ in 1996, and more recently (2007) with the weekly documentary ‘Storm Chasers’ on the Discovery Channel.

“So, we thought that that it would be important to know about this form of recreation, mainly because Missouri is a popular destination for this activity as it is part of a region where tornados frequently occur. Also, little scientific information was available about recreational storm/tornado chasing, as opposed to storm chasing for scientific purposes.”

Researchers were surprised to learn what motivated people to chase storms.

“Interestingly, our study shows that motivations related to Taking Risks, such as to be in dangerous situations, were not as important as the ones related to Enjoying Nature and Learning,” Stanis said.

As for Faidley, he said he would advise anyone who wants to chase storms to do so only with a specific purpose in mind and not just for thrills.

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By Amy Armour Families don’t have to be Jewish to have a good time at the Aliyah Theater.

“Anyone who likes Irish, Italian, or German music will love the beauty and excitement of Hebrew and Yiddish melodies,” said Jack Cohen, with the B’nai Torah. “Also, anyone who likes to dance the Hora, or wants to learn the Hora, should attend.”

The B’nai Torah will present the Aliyah Theater with Hebrew and Yiddish music, songs and stories geared for families at 8 p.m. on May 21, at the temple located at 1701 St. Peters-Howell Road.

“Our goal was to be unique and to carve out a niche for ourselves by presenting only entertainment that had a Jewish theme and entertainers who specialized in Hebrew and Yiddish music, songs, and material,” Cohen said.

Cohen said there are no other venues like the Aliyah Theater in St. Charles County, and no Hebrew or Yiddish entertainment anywhere else in St. Charles County.

The evening will include children’s tales about Jews and Judaism from professional storyteller Barbara Raznick.

“She is well known on the St. Louis side of the river for the numerous story-telling sessions she has held over the years,” Cohen said. “The audience can expect to hear stories of wit, wisdom, and humor that they will want to tell to family and friends.”

The remainder of the program will be presented by Shir Ami (“Song of My People”) who will perform Israeli, Yiddish, Ladino and American-Jewish music. The troupe of six includes singers, guitar, mandolin and drum. For more than 30 years, Shir Ami has performed for international festivals, private functions and community organizations in St. Louis and the Midwest.

“It has new players at this time, and recently received rave reviews for the entertainment they presented at a show at

the Jewish Community Center,” Cohen said.

Ron Cyton and his singing group Mixed Multitude will also be playing. The audience can expect to join in the songs — even if they don’t know Hebrew.

“Even if they do not know Hebrew, Ron will easily teach the melodies to the audience,” Cohen said. “In addition, the audience most likely will join in a spontaneous Hora dance to the music and songs by both Shir Ami and the Mixed Multitude.”

Seating is limited to 70. Admission is $8 per person.

“The importance of music in the lives of the Hebrew people is documented in the Torah,” said Cohen. “The beauty of our melodies, and the spark that is in every Jewish Soul rekindled our love for music and songs. The Aliyah Theater at B’nai Torah has been established to bring the sound of Hebrew and Yiddish music, as well as plays with a Jewish theme, and other entertainment with Jewish themes, to the residents of St. Charles, and nearby counties.”

To reserve tickets, call Cohen at 3970309.

Senior center seeks funds

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Lynn Martin said she joined the O’Fallon Senior Center about a year and a half ago, and although the center has a wonderful building, seniors would like to add a fitness room with exercise equipment suitable for seniors.

“We need to raise $10,000 to $20,000 to build an exercise room for the seniors,” Martin said to the O’Fallon City Council at a recent meeting.

“Our purpose is to get everything more

conditioned for seniors,” Martin said. “The exercise equipment we have is donated, and some not suited for 60-, 70-, 80-year-olds.”

Mayor Bill Hennessy said he couldn’t promise anything with a limited city budget, but would help in any way possible.

“We’ll see what we can do, but I can’t promise anything,” Hennessy said.

O’Fallon Senior Center is located at 106 North Main St., O’Fallon. For more information or to donate to the fitness equipment, call 272-4180.

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look for the ads featuring that funny little QR square in this issue of Prime.

Builders hope for quick response from buyers Kevin Weaks

Know what a QR code is? Several St. Louis home builders and realty firms are betting that smart homebuyers with smart phones will be using this new technology in their search. A QR code (QR stands for Quick Response) is essentially a square bar code. You’re starting to see them everywhere, and with a QR reader on your phone you can scan a code with your phone’s camera then view a website or get a message and contact information.

One of the first home builders to use QR code was Greater Missouri Builders. “Look for these codes on our flyers, brochures and advertisements,” said Kim Davison-Whalen, GMB’s residential sales and marketing director. “We’re excited to be on the cutting edge of marketing technology.”

And they’re not the only ones. Payne Family Homes also now includes a QR code in its ads, adding to the ways buyers can shop for a new home or neighborhood. Another company cashing in on this new technology is Dutchman Realty of St. Charles County. A recent direct mail postcard mailing announcing an open house has a QR code that takes readers to the Dutchman website for more information.

Watch for QR codes to show up on yard signs, business cards, bumper stickers and even movie screens. A gentleman I know took his daughter to the cinema and while they were waiting for the film to begin she used her smart phone to see a preview of the movie.

Try it out for yourself. Grab your iPhone, Droid or other smart phone and

Here’s what else is going on: If you haven’t been to Thomas & Suit Homes’ Wyndgate Forest, now is definitely the time. The neighborhood is in its springtime glory, with the trees in full bloom and the swimming pool set to open in a few weeks. You’ll be wowed, as I was, by the 55 acres of wooded common ground, four parks perfect for outdoor activities, and scenic trails for a spring walk. All that’s not to mention the two sports courts and bicycle lanes. Plus, you’ll love Wyndgate Forest’s great location near Highway 40 and Highway N that puts you minutes from dining, entertainment and shopping.

Also prepare to be impressed with the amazing Sassafras display home that consistently draws rave reviews. Thomas & Suit Homes also is building at the nearby Enclave at Sommers Pointe, where they have just put the finishing touches on the brand-new Alberta ranch display model.

This 2,260-square-foot beauty has 11-foot ceilings in the wide-open great room, breakfast room, hearth room and kitchen, and is available for only $329,000. For information, hours and directions, call 636561-2173 or visit www.tshomes.net.

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Builders’ Queensbrooke Townhomes in St. Peters with brand-new townhomes all ready for you. There are two Elizabeth end units with two bedrooms and a loft, 1½ baths, a full basement, two-car detached garage and a real back yard. The townhomes have an eat-in kitchen with dark espresso maple cabinets, large center island, pantry, huge dining space and a spacious living room area. They are priced at $149,900 The Victoria, center unit, is 2 feet wider than the end units and offers three bedrooms, 2½ baths, upstairs laundry room, full basement, two- car detached garage, large kitchen with medium-toned cabinets and a large center island. Other features include a pantry, and very spacious dining area and living room – all enhanced with custom wall color. The price is $161,000.

Also available is a 1,408-square-foot townhome with two – yes, two - master suites plus a laundry room upstairs, big walk in closets, extra windows, two-car detached garage, large eat-in kitchen with light-finish cabinets, center island, pantry, custom wall color, full basement and a large dining space. It is priced at $160,000 Queensbrooke townhomes have great curb appeal with brick and cement board siding, covered front porches and sodded and landscaped lawns. Want to hear more? Call sales agent Debbie Terwilliger at 636-9363615 or visit www.greatermissouribuilders.

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Payne has vision! For spring home shoppers, choosing from the 20 fabulous designs Payne Family Homes now offers in The Meadows at Ohmes Farm may be challenging. The builder has just added its all-new “Vision Series” to the selection in the 250-acre, master-planned community on Ohmes Road in St. Peters. Complementing the builder’s popular “Lifestyle” portfolio, Payne’s new “Vision Series” adds another seven plans that were developed in response to buyer requests and extensive market research on the changing configurations of today’s households – from single first-time buyers to downsizers and multi-generational families. Basic Vision ranch and two-story plans start from the $180’s and provide two to four bedrooms and 1,302 to 2,480 square feet of living area. Multi-function spaces, dual master suites, upper-level laundries, flex rooms, and a myriad of options – for example, penthouse suites, finished lower levels and three-car garages – allow purchasers to design a home that fits their individual requirements. All of these choices – and a selection of move-in-ready inventory homes – are availablein this scenic neighborhood in the heart of St. Peters adjacent to Woodland Sports Park. For more on the Lifestyle and Vision Series and directions

prime. Your guide to new homes I 41 resented a huge investment for Consort Homes, and the intent is to make Carlton Glen our new ‘flagship’ community in St. Charles County,” Petras stated. “The decision demonstrates our confidence in the development itself and in the future of Wentzville.” Designed for 503 families, the site is comprised of several villages radiating from a main parkway that terminates on the banks of a lake, and the neighborhood’s completed recreational complex includes a swimming pool, cabana, and “tot lot” playground.

The grand opening introduces home shoppers to two of Consort’s most successful design collections – the Heritage Series and the Hometown Series. Community sales manager Sherry Conroy reports that customers purchasing during the preconstruction phase have been impressed by the large homesites, ranging from 8,000 to more than 12,000 square feet. Consort is the only volume home builder in St. Louis qualified as 100 percent “green,” providing the energy-efficiency and added comfort of a third-party-certified “green” home to all of its owners as a standard feature. to Ohmes Farm call 314-477-1218 or visit display models. According to Ed Petras, Homes in Carlton Glen are grand-opening www.paynefamilyhomes.com director of sales and marketing, Consort priced from the $150’s to mid-$200’s, and Homes has purchased 300 homesites in the three market homes are available at variConsort Homes is celebrating its offi- established community, which is located on ous stages of completion. For information cial entré into Carlton Glen Estates with Highway Z, directly south of Quail Ridge call 636-327-4390 or visit www.consortthe grand opening of four spectacular new Park, in Wentzville. “This acquisition rep- homes.com.

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“With my expertise, you don’t have to go through the whole dealership process,” Cancila said. “We can get the exact vehicle you want without all the hassle and still with all the safeguards and protections you can get with a used vehicle.”

It also can deal with all of the client’s automotive needs, including but not limited to vehicle registration, license plates, equipment activation for SiriusXM and navigation and warranty registration. All vehicles also come with and remains flexible for maximum convenience. Clients Concierge Assurance Choice for the first year, and the can schedule an appointment for a day and time that works client is able to choose three additional services from a list best for them. that includes: roadside assistance, lost key replacement, “In the end, we feel that when the client hires us, they dent and ding removal, tire protection and windshield should be able to sit back and relax,” Cancila said. “Then repellency. let us do what we do best – take care of all their automo“By not carrying inventory, we are not restricted by what tive purchasing needs – from desire to delivery.” we have to offer,” Cancila said. “This allows us to search Concierge Automotive will hold its grand opening the nation for the exact vehicle a client desires.”

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Com mu n it y Event s GOLF TOURNAMENT The O’Fallon Rotary Club’s 29th annual Golf for Charity Tournament will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Mon., June 13, at The Falls Golf Club, 1170 Turtle Creek Drive.

Registration and lunch begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Tournament proceeds benefit Operation Food Search and The Unlimited Play, Inc. The cost is $99 per person up to May 12; $119 per person thereafter. An awards ceremony, silent auction, 50/50 drawing and dinner will be held at the conclusion of tournament. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, contact Joe Snell at 561-3023 or lcdrjs@yahoo. com.

FUN & GAMES St. Charles First Assembly of God is offering a family-friendly Fiesta Latina Soccer Tournament at 2:30 p.m. on Sat., May 14, at O’Fallon Sports Park, 2650 TriSports Circle. The registration fee is $50 per team of 10 players. Free hamburgers, hot dogs, soda and bottled water will be available to the public. Teams can register at www.StCharlesAssembly.org/go/fiesta or by contacting the church office at 9361912.

• • • O’Fallon’s fifth annual Public Works

Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wed., May 18 in the west parking lot at Tom Ginnever Avenue and T.R. Hughes Boulevard. Kids will be able to operate the mechanized arm that raises and lowers city trash and recycling carts, check the speed of their pitch with a radar trailer, and play a lively game of red-light-green-light with a real traffic signal. Additional activities include free safety and educational activities for kids, information for parents, free rides for all ages on the city of O’Fallon’s Krekel Line Train, free hot dogs, chips, soda, water and other giveaways. Admission, parking and activities are free. For more information, call 379-3807 or email abeers@ofallon.mo.us.

• • • Rhythm and Ribs will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fri., May 20, at St. Charles Community College. The cost is between $5 and $50. For more information, call Elly Busick at 922-8278.

• • • St. Louis County Greek Fest 2011, “A Taste Of Greece From This Side Of The Atlantic” will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on May 27-30 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church located at 1755 Des Peres Road in Town & Country. Greek foods, live entertainment, church tours, activities for kids, a Greek market and

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• • • Harrah’s High Steaks BBQ Bash will be held on Sat., June 11, on the Harrah’s Casino parking lot, 777 Casino Center Drive in Maryland Heights. Amateurs and professionals will compete for High Steaks payouts. For more information, or to register a team, call Frank Schmer at 256-6564.

• • • Team registrations are now being accepted for the seventh annual St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash which will take place on Sat., Sept. 24 and Sun., Sept. 25 at the Town Center of Wildwood. Amateurs and professionals compete for prizes in several categories. For more information, call Frank Schmer at 256-6564.

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• • • Art in the Park 2011 will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Sat., June 11, at Rotary Park in Wentzville. For more information, call 639-2086.

• • • The Oak Leaf Artist Guild will hold its 2011 spring show, “Then and Now,” until June 20 at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre located at 1 St. Peters Centre Boulevard. Artwork that has been created in the last three years will be displayed with artwork that has been created since the first of this year. Artists are invited to submit a total of three pieces of artwork. The submission charge is $20. Non-members will also need to pay a $25 membership fee. For more information, visit oakleafartistguild. org or call Ola Patty at 614-4288.

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Civil Air Patrol commander to speak at LSL Memorial Day observance Plans are taking shape for Lake Saint Louis’ annual Memorial Day observance at the Lake Saint Louis Veteran’s Memorial Park.

This year’s ceremonies will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 30, according to Tim Vanatta, director of parks and recreation for the city of Lake Saint Louis; and Ralph Barrale, chairman of the Veterans’ Volunteer Committee which is planning the event.

The park is located adjacent to Lake Saint Louis Civic Center (City Hall/Police Department), I-64/U.S. 40 at Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. The park was dedicated in May 2008 on Armed Forces Day, and since has hosted Memorial Day and Veterans Day observances.

Col. Sean Fagan of Lake Saint Louis, commander of the North Central Region of the U.S. Air Force/Civil Air Patrol, will be the featured speaker. As region commander, Fagan is responsible for the operations of seven state Wings -- Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota. This places him in command of 4,136 personnel, 54 search and rescue-equipped aircraft, and a multi-million dollar budget.

Mayor Mike Potter will present remarks on behalf of the city of Lake Saint Louis, and Alderman Ralph Sidebottom will be the emcee.

“We encourage everyone to take time to attend our ceremony, in honor of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms,” said Barrale, commander of VFW Post 10350 and a veteran of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. He said the ceremony will take place

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“The bricks honor all veterans, living and deceased, and not just those from Lake Saint Louis,” Barrale said. “We have room for many more of these tributes, and we urge everyone who has not already done so, to purchase a brick in honor of a family member, friend, or all veterans.”

The bricks cost $100 each and include three lines of engraving and the emblem of the veteran’s branch of service. For more information, contact the Lake Saint Louis Parks and Recreation Department, 6251200. Brick orders will be taken at the ceremony, or may be purchased prior to the event.

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A free concert to benefit Sparrow’s Nest Maternity Home will be held from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fri., May 13 at Zion Lutheran Church located at 3866 Harvester Road in St. Charles. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit the teenage maternity home.

• • • BIKE RACE A Crescendo Concert featuring Michael Fort Zumwalt Park in O’Fallon will be Barta on the violin will be held at 3 p.m. temporarily closed to vehicles from 8 p.m. on Sun., May 22 at First United Methodist on Fri., May 20 through 6 p.m. on Sat, May Church located at 801 First Capitol Drive 21 to accommodate the O’Fallon Gold in St. Charles. Tickets are $15. For more Cup Criterium bicycle race. The public is information, visit www.crescendoconcerts. invited to attend the free event. Spectator org. parking will be available at First Baptist • • • Church of O’Fallon, 8750 Veterans MemoMO River Irishfest will be held from rial Parkway. More information about the May 27 through May 29 at Frontier Park race is available online at www.momentu- in St. Charles. For more information, visit mcycles.com. www.moriveririshfest.com.

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‘Expect the unexpected’ at Cedar Lake Cellars

By SUZANNE CORBETT When Carl Bolm first opened Cedar Lake Cellars in Wright City, Mo., wine was not a consideration. The 100-acre property was first developed as an event center, embracing its early 20th century farm theme.

“I grew up out here, and when I found this place I fell in love with its beauty,” Bolm said. “I wanted to develop an event center, so we began the project with renovating the barn.”

When Bolm began his unique retrofit of the barn, its occupants were farm equipment and cows. Today, the barn complex is a multilevel event space that includes a smaller roomer with wood burning fireplaces on the first floor and an upstairs party space that offers a bar, pool tables and a connected outdoor deck. Outside, a large patio and stage overlook the adjacent lakes, vineyards and manicured grounds.

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“I fell in love with the beauty here,” Bolm said. “And after the barn complex was opened for events and I saw the enjoyment it brought people, I asked myself what I could do to complement the experience.

That’s when we added the winery.”

After taking a research trip to California as well as exploring Missouri wineries, Bolm brought together a team to create the winery, headed by Scott Sutter, who developed the Cedar Lake Cellars element.

“We have wines from 25 different wine regions from around the world, including 10 wines we produce,” said Sutter, noting that 90 percent of the wines sold are those Carl Bolm (left) and Scott Sutter. sporting the Cedar Lake label.

Cedar Lake wine production is split Cedar Lake chefs provide. There also is an between Missouri and Paso Robles, Calif. excellent selection of beers for those who Among Cedar Lake’s California-produced prefer a brew, as well as soft drinks and wines are Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Pinot waters.

“This is a destination attraction,” Bolm Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Missouri wines include Vignoles, Riesling, said. “We wanted to make ourselves differPink Sunset (blush wine), Norton (a full- ent, making the experience exceptional for bodied red, made from Missouri’s state our patrons.” grape), and Fire Truck (a sweet red wine Cedar Lake Cellars offers two separate kitchens, featuring farm to fork cuinamed for the 1939 Ford fire truck).

While Cedar Lake Cellars sells wine by sine. On the daily menu, guests will find the bottle, it also sells its wines to visi- soups, salads and sandwiches, along with tors by the glass – a unique and exciting bruschetta, antipasti and cheese platters – concept that complements the food service perfect for enjoying al fresco on spacious

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With the weather getting warmer, live musical entertainment is planned each week, as well as special events.

“We’re also in the planning stages of offering winemaker dinners,” Sutter said.

Cedar Lake Cellars’ natural beauty and surroundings provide visitors with an exotic blend of serenity and energy, where friends and family can gather in an inviting environment.

“Expect the unexpected,” Bolm said.

“You have to come out and experience it for yourself.”

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