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Race and Resentment Recent stories out of both Philadelphia and San Francisco tell of black students beating up Asian American students. This is especially painful for those who expected that the election of Barack Obama would mark the beginning of a post-racial America.

While Obama’s winning the majority of the votes in overwhelmingly white states suggests that many Americans are ready to move beyond race, it is painfully clear that others are not.

Those who explain racial antagonisms on some rationalistic basis will have a hard time demonstrating how Asian Americans have made blacks worse off. Certainly none of the historic wrongs done to blacks was done by the small Asian American population who, for most of their history in this country, have not had enough clout to prevent themselves from being discriminated against.

While ugly racial or ethnic conflicts can seldom be explained by rational economic or other self-interest, they have been too common to be just inexplicable oddities – whether in America or in other countries around the world, and whether today or in centuries past.

Resentments and hostility toward people with higher achievements are one of the most widespread of human failings.

Resentments of achievements are more deadly than envy of wealth.

The hatred of people who started at the bottom and worked their way up has far exceeded any hostility toward those who were simply born into wealth. None of the sultans who inherited extraordinary fortunes in Malaysia has been hated like the Chinese, who arrived there destitute and rose by their own efforts.

Inheritors of the Rockefeller fortune have been elected as popular governors in three states, attracting nothing like the hostility toward the Jewish immigrants who rose from poverty on Manhattan’s Lower East Side to prosperity in a variety of fields.

Others who started at the bottom and rose to prosperity – the Lebanese in West Africa, the Indians in Fiji, the Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, for example – have likewise been hated for their achievements.

Being born a sultan or a Rockefeller is not an achievement.

Achievements are a reflection on others who may have had similar, and sometimes better, chances but who did not make the most of their chances. Achievements are

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like a slap across the face to those who are not achieving, and many people react with the same kind of anger that such an insult would provoke.

In our own times, especially, this is not just a spontaneous reaction. Many of our educators, our intelligentsia and our media – not to mention our politicians – promote an attitude that other people’s achievements are grievances, rather than examples.

When black school children who are working hard in school and succeeding academically are attacked and beaten up by black classmates for “acting white,” why is it surprising that similar hostility is turned against Asian Americans, who are often achieving academically more so than whites?

This attitude is not peculiar to some in the black community or to the United States.

The same phenomenon is found among lower-class whites in Britain, where academically achieving white students have been beaten up badly enough by their white classmates to require hospital treatment.

These are poisonous and self-destructive consequences of a steady drumbeat of ideological hype about differences that are translated into “disparities” and “inequities,” provoking envy and resentments under their more prettied-up name of “social justice.”

Asian American school children who are beaten up are just some of the victims of these resentments that are whipped up.

Young people who are seething with resentments, instead of seizing educational and other opportunities around them, are bigger victims in the long run, whether they are blacks in the US or lower-class whites in the UK. A decade after these beatings, these Asian Americans will be headed up in the world, while the hoodlums who beat them up are more likely to be headed for crime and prison.

People who call differences “inequities” and achievements “privilege” leave social havoc in their wake, while feeling noble about siding with the less fortunate.

It would never occur to them that they have any responsibility for the harm done to both blacks and Asian Americans. © 2010 Creators.com

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l ette r s t o t h e e d i t o r Arizona and immigration To the Editor: Now that Arizona has passed its “controversial” law on illegal immigration, the pro-amnesty crowd is convulsing in a massive collective conniption fit. Unlike the imaginary “violence” of the Tea Parties, these people actually riot.

Liberals are disingenuously claiming that the law somehow promotes racism or profiling. They are likening the law to Nazi oppression. They discount the fact that the law does not authorize checkpoints, stopping people to check their status, etc. It simply authorizes police, in the course of their normal law enforcement, to check the status of people stopped for other reasons, and to detain those found to be illegally present in the country. This is nothing more than allowing Arizona law enforcement officials to enforce the federal law.

Current events prompt me to revisit the issue of illegal immigration. It’s been a couple years since I have written on the subject – not since the defeat of the McCain/Kennedy/Bush “Comprehensive Immigration Reform.”

The simplistic yet necessary opening statement on this topic is also the most obvious: “What part of illegal don’t people understand?”

Legal immigrants of all nationalities are welcomed and appreciated. The issue of illegal immigration should not be clouded by specious claims of racism or xenophobia. These straw-man arguments serve only to distract from the true issue: There are people who violate our borders without authorization and have no right to be in the United States.

That said, the fact remains that there are an estimated 12-million to 14-million people residing in the United States without benefit of legal status. Democrats see them as a potential block of blue voters.

Many Republicans who are beholden to business interests rather than constitutional conservative values view them as a source of cheap labor for their corporate campaign contributors. But the vast majority of the American public (and virtually every Conservative Patriot) views them objectively as what they are: illegal trespassers who are a drain on precious resources, who take jobs from citizens and legal residents, etc.

There are so many misconceptions and so much misinformation behind the arguments for amnesty that it is important to address these arguments directly.

“These people are just coming here to better their lives.” OK – then come legally.

To use this as an excuse for violating our sovereign borders makes as much sense as excusing a person who has been burglar-

izing the neighborhood so he could afford a better life for his kids. You don’t “better your life” by criminal activity.

“These are hardworking contributors to our economy.” Really? Yes, many illegals are hardworking and industrious laborers working for sub-par wages. But by taking those jobs they not only displace a legal employee, but they artificially depress wages. Is that good for the economy? And how many “hard working” illegals are offset by other illegals living on government largesse? What is the effect on the economy and on the health system when all members of a family of 12 receive health benefits off a single MediCal card… and use the emergency room as their primary physician?

“If all the illegals were deported, there would be no restaurant workers, Laundromat workers, landscapers, etc.” No, there would be a lot of “help wanted” signs, ads and postings. Unemployed citizens and legal residents would apply and be hired for those positions. The economy would be strengthened as the unemployment rate would drop.

“We can’t deport 12 million people.” We wouldn’t have to if we took the following common sense steps: • Secure the border and stanch the flow of illegal crossings • Deport every illegal when encountered.

No need to have a round-up… but when an illegal is discovered in the normal course of law enforcement – whether an arrest or a routine traffic stop… ship them back to country of origin – whether Mexico, Latin America, Bosnia, China or France.

• Strengthen sanctions against employers who hire illegals, and step up enforcement.

• Disqualify anyone who is not a citizen or legal permanent resident from receiving any government entitlements.

• Deny citizenship, forever, for anyone who has violated our borders – regardless of any possible decriminalization or later legal residency.

• End the “anchor baby” problem by a constitutional amendment clarifying citizenship.

If it is harder to get in, and for those who are already here, the supply of jobs and give-aways are dried up and they get sent home when discovered, and they can’t drop a baby with automatic citizenship; the incentive to come will diminish and the risk versus reward of being here illegally will increase. We will witness a mass exodus as illegals self-deport, and go home on their own.

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Crunch the credits If you would like a tax credit from the State of Missouri, it sure seems like one is available. The Missouri Department of Revenue currently lists 54 unique categories of available tax credits. Are you growing wine and grapes? There is a tax credit for that. Are you a beef producer?

Tax credit. Wood energy producer? Tax credit. Pregnancy resource center? Tax credit. Charcoal producer? Tax credit.

And if you created either a job or an affordable place to live, we only have one word for you: Ch-ching.

According to a recent report by State Auditor Susan Montee, tax credit redemptions in this state have grown from about $372 million in 2001 to more than $584 million in 2009 - an increase of 57 percent in just eight years. In that same time, the state's general revenue has increased a mere 15 percent.

What is more, the growth is not even the problem. The problem is that nobody seems to know when or if the growth can stop. Since 2003, eight new tax credit programs were created without a built-in sunset provision. Thirty tax credit programs have no annual limit; 46 have no cumulative limit. Lax controls such as this allowed Montee to discover that, for 15 specific tax credit programs, actual redemptions exceeded projections by more than $1 billion in just five years.

Does the phrase, "whoops" suffice for a $1 billion error?

Gov. Nixon is currently touting the need for tax credit reform. Of course, at the same time, he used tax credits to lure sandwich producer Landshire, Inc. from just across the river in Illinois onto Laclede's Landing downtown. Nixon claims this will add 40 jobs to St. Louis at the company's new corporate headquarters. This claim is true, sort of. It is not as though Landshire, Inc is going to hire 40 people; it is merely moving them from Belleville, Ill., to St. Louis. The company also says it plans to add 16 jobs over the

next five years, so Nixon cut the company a check for $220,000 and sent out a press release claiming 56 new jobs were created.

(On the off-chance that could work for any company, the Newsmagazine Network "plans" to add 100 jobs in the next five years. Please send checks to the address listed in our staff box. Plus, we are considering growing wine and grapes.)

All kidding aside, the tax credit system in this state is clearly way out of control.

The ability to properly use and account for tax credits is a critical element of modern development for any state, and Missouri needs to have the ability to use this tool without simultaneously bankrupting the general revenue stream. A new system providing for far more effective checks and balances needs to be created to implement this program.

A thought worth considering is going outside the state government to create a new oversight program. Private business owners, developers and tax professionals might be better equipped than politicians to account for this money and to strategically oversee its usage. That is correct, we are recommending that the governor privatize the tax credit oversight system.

Why? Because for the next decade, every politician is going to run on a platform claiming a certain number of jobs created.

Cracks in a tax credit system are a very easy way to bulk up a political resume.

Montee concludes her report by noting that better cost benefit analysis of tax credit programs is required as well. In each of the last five audits conducted by her office, state agencies overstated the economic impact of the tax credits, generally caused by using inflated amounts for activities resulting from the tax credits. In other words, the government understated how much these tax credits cost and overstated how much they would help.

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News Br iefs Lake Saint Louis Thief caught in creek A 28-year-old Lake Saint Louis man fell 40 feet into Peruque Creek after trying to escape police last month.

The man was suspected of stealing a purse from a Lake Saint Louis beauty salon on April 28. The suspect was spotted near the salon the next evening and an employee alerted police.

When police arrived the man ran, climbed a chain link fence and ended up falling into the creek.

Police caught the suspect and some items stolen from the woman’s purse were found with the suspect.

St. Peters Green city For the 12th consecutive year, the city of St. Peters has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation.

“Communities that are honored with a Tree City USA designation and a Growth Award make a strong commitment to planting and caring for trees, and we applaud their efforts,” said John Rosenow, chief executive and founder of the Arbor Day Foundation. “We also commend a com-

munity’s elected officials, volunteers, and its citizens for providing needed care for its trees. They recognize that trees provide numerous environmental, economical and health benefits for the community every year.”

To become a Tree City USA, a community must meet four standards: a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program, and an Arbor Day observance.

St. Peters also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in forestry education and public relations, arborist workshop, tree planting and maintenance, and street tree planting. The Growth Award recognizes environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities.

“I’m proud that our city continues to be recognized for our community forestry efforts,” said Mayor Len Pagano.

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Haskin swerved and struck 26-year-old Jamie DuBoise who was driving eastbound in a 1994 Nissan Altima.

DuBoise suffered minor injuries and was transported to a local hospital. Haskin was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the 2008 Volvo tractor-trailer, Wayne Knickmeyer, was not injured.

Police said lug nuts on the rear axle of the tractor trailer became loose and the wheels spun off. Charges against the truck driver have not been filed.

Armed Forces Day Festival The annual Armed Forces Day Festival will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 15 at St. Peters City Hall. Weather permitting, a military helicopter will land at City Centre at 9:40 a.m.

Military equipment and weapons will be on display and kids can climb aboard many of the vehicles.

A ceremony at the Veterans Memorial will honor those who have fought in all post Vietnam wars.

Iraqi veteran Staff Sergeant Christopher C. Pew of the Missouri Army National Guard will speak at the event.

“This is a great opportunity for our community to show support for our veterans and their families. Bring the kids and help

us say thank you to these dedicated men and women,” said Mayor Len Pagano.

A Veterans’ Benefits Fair will also be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives will be available to answer questions to help area veterans learn more about their benefits.

Catch the wind It’s a good time to grab a kite and head to the park with the kids.

The annual Kite Festival in St. Peters will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 22, at Woodlands Sports Park. The event is free and open to the public.

“If you’re looking for something fun and affordable to do with the kids, bring the family out to the Rangers’ Kite Festival at Woodlands Sports Park,” said Alderman Gus Elliott, the Board of Aldermen’s representative on the Parks, Recreation & Arts Advisory Board. “What better way to spend a spring day together than flying kites in the park?”

The St. Peters Rangers Division sponsors the Kite Festival each year for area families to get out to the park and enjoy the fun of kite flying.

The first 100 kids will receive free kitebuilding kits. Refreshments will be available at a nominal cost.

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O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy accepted the awards which included second place for the “Top Bellringer Award in the Municipal Government Challenge” for raising and donating $1,000. The city also received a Certificate of Appreciation for helping thousands of St. Charles County residents.

“City of O’Fallon employees volunteer their own time to the Salvation Army’s annual bell ringer campaign near the holidays,” said Kathy Halstead, O’Fallon’s manager of volunteer services. “We appreciate the Salvation Army’s assistance to local families who are struggling, and we are proud to be able to contribute.”

In addition to encouraging shoppers to donate funds to the Salvation Army’s familiar red kettles stationed outside local businesses, the city assisted with the Salvation Army’s annual Toy Town, which was held at City Hall, and also placed a link on the city’s website as a handy way for people to donate to the Red Kettle Campaign.

Wine, art and cheese please Artists, photographers, sculptors, musicians, wine-makers, brewers, gourmet bakers and restaurateurs are invited to showcase and sell their work at O’Fallon’s third annual Celebration of the Creative Fine Arts Festival. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 26, in Fort Zumwalt Park.

“The festival site overlooks Lake Whetsel, which is especially beautiful during the early fall season,” said Darren Granaas, O’Fallon’s cultural arts coordinator.

“It’s a unique setting for an upscale, fine art event. Admission and parking will be free, and the public can sample gourmet items from local restaurants, coffee houses and wineries. People will also be able to talk one-on-one with established and upand-coming artists and photographers, and purchase their work.”

The event will also include free activities for kids, and tours of the historic Darius Heald House will be available at $2 per person.

A limited number of free 10-foot-by10-foot booth spaces and a tent, table and chairs will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. For an application or more information, visit renaudspiritcenter. com/COTC.

Trash it Get rid of the old furniture or broken swing set during O’Fallon’s free bulky drop off.

O’Fallon residents can take advantage of the city’s free large-item disposal service between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. on May 15 and

May 16, at O’Fallon’s waste transfer station, located at 1572 Progress West Lane.

To be eligible, O’Fallon residents must be current on their trash and recycling bill, and display a current photo ID with their O’Fallon address.

Drop-offs are limited to one load per address, and residents must unload their own items. Acceptable items include furniture, carpet, bikes, sports and exercise equipment and barbecue grills. Unacceptable items include yard waste, oil, paint, batteries, gas and appliances.

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View from the streets Residents can get an up close and personal look at some of the machinery that keeps O’Fallon running. O’Fallon’s fourth annual Public Works Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19, in the west parking lot at T.R. Hughes Ballpark.

The event showcases big equipment used by the O’Fallon Streets Division, the Parks and Recreation Department, and Water and Sewer Operations.

“Kids can sit in the driver’s seat of some of the specialized vehicles that we use to do our jobs, whether it’s striping a street, collecting trash and recycling, or using technology to check sewer and water lines,” said Ken Hammell , director of the Streets Division. “If you’ve ever seen a service vehicle in use and wondered what it was for, the fair offers a great chance to ask city staff about the equipment and how it works.”

The fair is held in celebration of National Public Works Week, May 16 through May 22. Admission, parking and activities are free.

St. Charles County Put the laser down A St. Charles County man may face federal charges after being arrested April 27 for pointing his green laser light at a helicopter hundreds of feet above.

Lt. Craig McGuire said the Metro Air Support Unit was patrolling above eastbound I-70 near Sonderen Road in O’Fallon when the pilot noticed a laser flash.

“The laser illuminated the entire cockpit,” McGuire said.

Once the pilots saw where the light was coming from they turned on the spotlight to illuminate the vehicle parked in the first block of Country Life Lane. Officers responded quickly and found the vehicle with two subjects inside.

The driver, who admitted to pointing the laser at the helicopter, was arrested and taken into custody.

The 21-year-old passenger, who did not point the laser, was not arrested.

Charges had not been filed as of May 5.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley He has done the Ironman for the Backstoppers, the MADD run for Mothers Against Drunk Drivers, the Komen Race for the Cure, the Tour-for-a-Cure to help the Diabetes Foundation and even ran through Forest Park in his undies for the great Undy Race 5000 supporting colon cancer research.

The list goes on and on.

Last week, O’Fallon Police Officer Nick Johnson went to Florham Park, New Jersey, to represent the O’Fallon Police Department and the state of Missouri in the prestigious Police Unity Tour, a cycling event that sent him and 2,000 other law enforcement officials wheeling along the East Coast on a 300-mile trip from Florham Park to Washington, D.C., with the purpose of raising awareness of law enforcement officials who have died in the line of duty and to provide financial support for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Museum. The ride started May 10 and on May 13, the cavalcade of officers arrived in D.C. joining an estimated 20,000 spectators and police from across America.

The crowd will be assembled at the Memorial grounds in Judiciary Square for the Candlelight Vigil, which is part of National Police Week in the nation’s capital.

Johnson was part of the “challenge” ride along an area of rougher terrain and more hills.

Other, less experienced cyclists took an easier route of the same distance, and the two groups merged to become 2,000 riders outside of D.C. riding in together for a program honoring fallen officers at the Law Enforcement Memorial.

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine spoke with Johnson prior to the event.

“You ride for all the police officers who have been killed in the line of duty, and I’m riding for the two officers killed in Missouri: St. Louis Police Officer Julius Moore who was killed in a motor vehicle accident and Corporal Dennis Engelhard, who was fatally struck by a vehicle while investigating a minor accident on Hwy. 44 in Eureka, on Christmas day.”

Overall, the names of 324 U.S. law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty last year were formally dedicated on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

Candles were lit and the names of the fallen officers were read. Of those names, 116 officers died in the line of duty during 2009—the lowest annual total in five decades—plus another 208 officers who died earlier in history, but whose sacrifice had not been previously documented.

“I’ve talked with a lot of police from all over the country who have done this and I believe

this is an event that I will never forget.

It’s definitely a lifetime experience,” Johnson said.

The Police Unity Tour was formed in 1997 by a group of law enforcement officers from New Jersey who first made the ride to D.C. For the past 12 years, law enforcement officers nationwide have ridden the 300-plus mile trip. Each officer must raise a minimum of $1,700, through pledges.

Funds raised go to the memorial.

“With Backstoppers and the Unity Tour… These are all brothers and sisters who have passed away, and it’s for such a good cause,” Johnson said.

“It could be my best friend or officer right next to me, and with these charity rides, I’m helping families. So, that makes me feel good.”

In August last year, Johnson competed in the Backstoppers Ironman Triathlon raising more than $6,000 with a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle ride and a 26.2-mile full marathon, and he’ll be there again this August, in Louisville, Ky., swimming in the Ohio River.

“Last year, I said I’m not going to do another Ironman, but I would love to say I will do this Police Unity Tour every year. I know I will do it for as many years as I can,” Johnson said.

“I told my wife I would take this year off, but it was already January and my wife said it’s time for me to get going. I guess she knows how much I believe in these things.”

To help Johnson in his Police Unity Tour fundraising efforts, visit firstgiving.com/nickjohnson2 and that will take donors to the Web site established by Johnson. Visitors to the site can also see a short video Johnson put together honoring Moore and Engelhard.

“I always do the MS ride because I have a good friend with MS. I ride 200 miles in two days. That’s just two weeks after the Ironman,” Johnson said. “It seems like I’m constantly doing fundraising, and I feel bad asking for money, but everything I do always has a good reason behind it.”

The Police Unity Tour is a non-profit organization under section 501c (3) of the Internal Revenue code, and donations made to the Police Unity Tour are fully tax deductible.

With the help of donors, Police Unity Tour continues to be the largest supporter of the memo-

rial as well as a founding partner in the National Law Enforcement Museum.

“I have a young child as well, and to put in four to five hours every day of the week into training… It does cut into a lot of family time and a lot of personal time,” Johnson said.

“I get off work in the mornings, get my workout out of the way, then it’s relax a bit or whatever else I have that day… But I do my part to help, and I enjoy that.”

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“I’m happy to report that today the Missouri Senate passed the Healthcare Freedom Act,” Rupp said. “The language was passed on (the house bill) that I sponsored and advanced on the Senate floor and if approved by the House will give (Missourians) the opportunity this August to vote to remain in control of your health care decisions and reject the federal mandates and penalties included in the federal healthcare bill.

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From the executive branch, Mo. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder commended Rupp for working to break a filibuster that lead to the passage of the house bill that, upon voter approval, would provide that no federal law will compel a patient, employer, or health care provider to participate in any government or privately run health care system, nor prohibit a patient or employer from paying directly for legal health care services.

“I applaud the efforts of the Missouri General Assembly to ensure that Missourians have the opportunity to vote on a health care bill that I believe is blatantly unconstitutional,” Kinder said. “Washington ignored the will of the people when they passed their intrusive and overbearing health care bill, but now, Missourians will be able to make their voices heard.”

Sen. Rupp sponsored the bill that includes the health care provision.

“I took an oath to protect and defend the Constitution and to protect the rights and freedoms of all Missourians,” Rupp said.

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defend individual liberties, Rupp said.

“The Missouri Senate has also already passed a measure I sponsored to prohibit insurance plans in Missouri from offering coverage for abortion,” Rupp said. This “will ensure no Missourian will be forced to pay for abortions with (his or her) tax dollars (as set out) in the federal health exchanges established in the federal health care legislation.”

A third leg in the defensive line is a Senate resolution affirming the “state’s sovereign rights under the 10th amendment,” Rupp said. On May 5, the Senate also passed a House resolution “which calls on (the U.S.) Congress to stop passing intrusive, unfunded mandates upon the states.

“I look forward to the Missouri House swiftly taking action to pass these important measures,” Rupp said.

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Home sales figures on the rise in St. Charles County Sales of existing homes rose 15 percent in St. Charles County during the first quarter 2010 compared to the same period last year, according to a St. Charles County Association of Realtors (SCCAR) news release.

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By Jeannie Seibert At a recent address to area residents, St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann warned of pending legislation recently introduced in the State Legislature.

If passed as written, the measure would create an additional fee to be attached to all real estate sales transactions, Ehlmann said. “It’s called a transfer tax.

“Missouri is just one of 13 states that doesn’t have a real estate transfer tax,” Ehlmann said. “We need to keep it that way” urging the audience to read and support the Stop Unfair Double Taxation on Real Estate petition initiative.

Apparently those in the audience, along with many others, did just that – more than 200,000 in all.

According to St. Charles County Association of Realtors (SCCAR) President Joe Sahrmann, only 180,000 signatures were needed on the petition to qualify for inclusion on the November state ballot.

“We delivered to the Secretary of State office (May 2) over 200,000 signatures,” Sahrmann said. “Once the signatures are verified by Secretary of State as true and accurate, meaning they are Missouri citizens and no one signed the petition more than once, then it goes on the ballot in the November state-wide election.”

That is step one. SCCAR, in tandem with the Missouri Association of Realtors, hit the streets to achieve a ballot initiative.

Step two, Sahrmann said is for SCCAR members to back the efforts of SCCAR Political Action Committee Chair Carol Alexander to campaign area voters “to vote ‘yes’ on No New Taxes’ in November.”

“We’re going to put forward an educational campaign throughout the summer so voters understand that a transfer tax would backfire on state government,” Sahrmann said.

Explaining, he said well-meaning state legislators introduced the idea to increase revenue to the state’s coffers which are suffering from the effects of a national recession.

If the bill were to be approved by the General Assembly, Sahrmann said that “when a piece of property is sold, a fee (would be) charged to the seller.”

As a worst-case scenario, Sahrmann used Pittsburg, Penn., as an example. “For instance, a fee charged by state, county and the municipality in Pittsburg ends up being an additional 4 (percent) to 4.5 percent coming off the amount of the sale to the seller.

“That stifles commerce,” Sahrmann said.

Currently, “Every time a home sells in Missouri approximately $38,000 in revenue is created through ancillary sales around the sale of the home” as the new owners remodel, redecorate, furnish and landscape,

paying sales tax on every purchase. up well above national averages. County “A home sale stimulates commerce and government, as well as each jurisdiction keeps a stable economy,” Sahrmann said. within the county, Ehlmann said, makes a “Putting additional fees on the sale will concerted effort to keep property and sales reduce the numbers of home sales and sales tax as low as possible. tax affiliated with the sale of that home.

Not that the county and each jurisdiction “That’s why it will backfire from their isn’t struggling with lower revenues too. (state legislators) original intent,” he added, Added governmental fees or taxes aren’t enforcing County Executive Ehlmann’s the answer to dwindling government cofposition. fers, is the sentiment echoed by county Ehlmann credits this county’s relatively government officials, the SCCAR Board strong economy to the equally relatively of Directors and the Missouri Association robust real estate market which is holding of Realtors (MAR).

“In overwhelming numbers, Missouri citizens supported through their signatures, putting into our state Constitution an assurance that the sales of homes and other real estate won’t be subjected to paying taxes twice on the same property,” said MAR President Elizabeth Mendenhall, who is also spokesman for the Vote YES to Stop Double Taxation Committee.

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“The city has not gotten good feedback on the proposed development,” Yarber said. “It’s six or seven different buildings, and there isn’t a lot of support for it among the aldermen or the residents.”

The property was foreclosed on after lofts and retail space at the site failed to prosper, said Elmer Osterman, chairman of Sun Security Bank, who owns the property after the owner, Rick Podhorn, defaulted.

“As far as I know, 72 apartments are planned, depending on who buys the property,” Osterman said. “We’re just trying to sell the property and rezoning has to be approved by the city to do anything.”

Osterman said there’s nothing planned for the area that is objectionable, but, he said he doesn’t know the final plan.

“At this point, as far as I know, it’s just a zoning change request,” Osterman said.

“The problem is… In the whole real estate market, houses aren’t worth what they were worth, so there is some unhappiness in communities regarding real estate prices.”

Rob Mosbey, Cottleville’s director of Public Works and Community Development said there is a plan that has been submitted to build six apartment buildings with 12 units per building. Mosbey said the request for rezoning was tabled at the last meeting, but is expected to be reviewed at the next aldermanic meeting to be held May 13. If it is tabled again, the next meeting is May 27 at City Hall.

The bank’s plan is to build apartment units in a small area that consists of seven existing lots. The area by the road is slotted as commercial, but the rezoning request involves the first seven lots, Mosbey said.

“I’ve seen a couple of simple renderings with six buildings and 12 units per building,” Mosbey said. “At the Planning and Zoning meeting on April 5, the zoning

changes were primarily opposed. There were a couple of residents who wanted to see development to take place. They’d like to see the overall development start to fill up.”

Mosbey said he agrees that the request for rezoning to accommodate the apartments will likely fail. To build apartments, the property needs to be rezoned as multifamily R-3 zoning.

According to city documents, the developer, Twin Eagles, LLC, a division of Sun Security Bank, has requested the rezoning.

“I don’t think that’s correct,” Osterman said. “Twin Eagles (a real estate subsidy of Sun Security Bank) just holds property.

Sun Security Bank is the buyer for the foreclosed property, but doesn’t develop anything.”

Osterman said the bank was trying to have it rezoned for apartments, but, he said he hasn’t seen any plans.

“In my opinion we don’t have anyone signed on the dotted lines, but there may be prospects,” Osterman said. “We wouldn’t sell the property to any company in which Podhorn was a major holder. A company could buy it and use Podhorn as the builder, but we would not resell to Podhorn if he was the principle of the company. But whoever buys it could use whoever they want to build. If the city doesn’t approve the rezoning, we’ll have to figure out why and work around it.”

Osterman said the bank believes there should be a good market for rental apartments, near the college.

Residents of the neighborhood have created a Blog, “The Real Harmony Ridge” where they say they met with developer Rick Podhorn recently, and were told that he (Podhorn) is a “ping pong ball” between Sun Security Bank, Twin Eagles, LLC and the city of Cottleville. According to the blog, Podhorn told the group that he did not support the six building development and didn’t think it would be a successful project.

Issues yet to be addressed include parking, architectural elements, curb appeal, balconies/privacy, entrances and a way to separate the development from villas.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley O’Fallon Councilman Mark Perkins said he doesn’t feel it is the city’s place to enforce conflict of interest ethics rules regarding council members or their families bidding on city projects or purchases.

But Councilman Dan Haney says he thinks the chances of impropriety are possible, every step of the way.

The O’Fallon City Council is considering a revision of the city’s ordinance regarding bids for city contracts and purchases, but with nine council members, there were nine opinions, and none seem to have the answer.

“Most of our greatest historical leaders or elected officials were inventors themselves,” Perkins said. “I’d hate to say where the country would be without, say, Benjamin Franklin, who did so many things to make our lives better today that couldn’t be surpassed. And he wouldn’t have been allowed to do them the way he did the way this ordinance is going.”

Councilman John Haman said questions have been raised regarding conflict of interest, and according to Missouri statute, there is an implied conflict of interest if a councilman bids on a city proposal, but abstains from voting. Fellow council members may still vote in favor to support his business.

“If we can put our heads together to lead the region; to be above board on everything, we need a conflict of interest ordinance,” Haman said. “Please, gentlemen, don’t forget the past and the horror stories we’ve heard. None of us can see tomorrow and we need to protect our residents.”

Haney said if an elected official excuses him or herself from voting (because you have a financial interest in an issue), it removes only one vote, and does not ensure that the vote is fair. “It doesn’t change the dynamics of the vote,” he said. “Every step of the way there are chances to go wrong.”

Haney said he believes the council should structure an ordinance so that any company that is owned greater than 10 percent by any council member or their family member could not submit a bid on a project.

Councilman Jim Pepper said members of the council should be held to a higher standard and avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

“Would barring of a company have any problems with federal restrictive trade barring because of association,” Pepper asked.

“Can we as a Charter City define what would be substantial?”

Councilman Bob Howell said he is concerned that there may be times a specific company is qualified to do something, but is owned by a council member. He said

he thinks the council should be careful about getting their hands tied, penalizing an elected official because he or she may have some knowledge that would apply to a particular project.

“I think we need to take baby steps with this,” Howell said. “I’d like to think we’re all honest here…Yes, we are all honest here, but just so we don’t get our hands tied.”

Bill Gardner said he sees the idea behind the conflict of interest ordinance, but doesn’t agree with it.

“There are nine people on the council who can make a respectable decision,” Gardner said.

Haney said the issue is that the council members don’t know if the lowest bidder would not have coerced the staff to become the lowest bidder.

“I know we have checks and balances and try to do the right thing, but if that is the case we would not have laws,” Haney said. “If we’re trying to lead, we need to set an example. I find it hard to believe that the 11 of us are the only ones who could do some type of work, but if we can write this in some way that a councilman is the only one who can do this type of work, we need something to quantify that.”

City Administrator Keith Riesberg said from a staff perspective, there seems to be a considerable amount put on the concept of an individual councilman influencing or directing city staff.

“Our staff knows that if we have councilmen interacting or pressuring them, that we have a city administrator to oversee the day-to-day operations,” Riesberg said.

“To imply that a City Council member could change the bidding process… I have greater expectations, confidence and trust in my staff that that would never occur. I don’t feel like it is a very likely scenario.”

Howell said he believes there is no simple answer to the issue.

“Do we ban anybody who works for the city from bidding; do we go that far,” Howell asked. “We could debate that forever.”

Lucas said there are ethics that all council members are all held to.

“As a council person, if I feel someone on the council has used undue sway, I have a right to vote no, and it would be my obligation even if it included admonishing him on the dais,” Lucas said. “I want to be careful about what we put in place, not only because we don’t know who the future people on the dais will be, and we may have a councilman who has a company that can bring multi-million dollar savings to the community.”

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The sole purpose of the committee is to promote economic development within the 370 business corridor.

That region ranges from Hazelwood and Bridgeton in St. Louis County to the intersection of Hwy. 370 and I-70 in St. Peters.

Included is approximately 4 miles of Hwy. 370 in St. Louis County and 8 miles in St. Charles County.

St. Peters Director of Planning, Community and Economic Development Julie Powers is also the new Discover 370 Committee chairperson, taking over the reins from city of St. Charles Economic Development Director Nadine Boon, who originally founded the committee and now serves as vice chairman. Drachnik serves as treasurer.

Powers said the organization was formed some 14 years ago and consists of economic development and real estate specialists from across the 370 business corridor.

The June 1 event is a re-activation of an annual exposition to enhance ongoing promotional activities aimed at real estate brokers and business leaders, Powers said.

The program will be a presentation of the properties suitable to new business start-up and expansion in an area already zoned for various commercial, warehouse and light

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However, the corridor is not limited to commercial development.

“New Town represents the only residential activity we have right now,” Powers said. “Represented by Kurt Meininger, the commercial development director at New Town, he’s a great participant, very active on the committee.”

Presently, the corridor has two key features that would appeal to commercial development.

“One is the large assembly of available land which you can’t always find with a good mix of available buildings that are in move-in, ready-to-occupy condition for a developer or company looking to expand,” Powers said. “There’s also large, single, open tracts which makes new construction easier for someone looking to build a large warehouse, regional office or distribution center.

“The second key feature is the connectivity of these very desirable properties to the airport, Lambert Field, that’s just 10 to 12 minutes away,” Powers said.

For those businesses dependent on overthe-road trucking, Hwy. 370 easily connects with I-70, I-270, I-170, I-55 and I-64 for interstate quality roadways in virtually every direction.

The committee’s ongoing promotional efforts are to continually advertise available business opportunities and to quickly respond to requests for proposals (RFPs) that come in to the EDC, the city halls and other economic development organizations.

“But we all work together to promote the entire region,” Powers said.

Some examples of the developed portions of the corridor include: St. Louis Mills Mall, the Elm Point Business Park, Fountain Lakes Commerce Center and the Premier 370 Business Park to name a few.

All told, there is $679 million in developable property in St. Charles County and $916 million throughout the entire 370 corridor for a total of 3,312 acres now being actively marketed, according to a report produced by Hyatt Bangert with Millstone Bangert Development Co. And there are more opportunities on the way.

In the manner of ‘if you build it (the highways), they will come’ a connector thoroughfare is slated to open in 2011 that would extend the 370 corridor. The city of St. Peters and St. Charles County Transportation Department and Road Board have been collaborating on a project that would connect the western end of Hwy. 370 to Hwy. 79.

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Attorney General Chris Koster said last week, participants in a charity scam will have to pay restitution and civil penalties totaling $544,933 for deceptive solicitations in Missouri.

Koster’s office had filed suit against the individuals for running an operation to scam Missourians by pretending to help veterans, firefighters and law enforcement officers.

Koster said Jeffery Duncan and Kathy Clinkenbeard, of Santa Ana, Calif., operated three sham nonprofit corporations: Coalition of Police and Sheriffs, Inc. (COPS); Disabled Firefighters Fund, Inc. (DFF); and American Veterans Relief Foundation, Inc. (AVRF).

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Look in the mirror Area ‘Dog Whisperers’ save the incorrigibles

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley

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elicia Chesser says she and her husband, David, are among a handful of people in the country with the natural ability to understand, communicate with and rehabilitate misfit dogs.

Some, like the owners whose dogs were saved from the death chamber, call them the “Dog Whisperers” of St. Charles County.

As with a lot of things, Felicia Chesser says, the proof is in the pudding.

“There are those that claim to do the same thing with dogs that we do, but the catch is that we change the dog’s behavior when all other methods have failed,” Chesser said.

For the Chessers, guiding a dog from aggression to adorable or from biting to being wonderful is a matter of observing the dog’s body language, the look in its eyes and, of course, its overall behavior.

Then they look to changing the owner’s behavior.

“All humans communicate via energy.

You can sense when someone is in a workplace is angry or depressed without having them come out and tell you,” Chesser said.

“Dogs have the ability to pick up on human emotions, and when a human has negative emotions, that passes to the dog and makes the dog seem to be a ‘misfit.’”

Aggression can also come from negative energy. Negative energy is anything that frustrates the animal. Are they angry, fearful, anxious? Those types of things are picked up between the dog and its owner.

“Dogs need some type of leadership, and the negative energy gets in the way of that leadership,” Chesser said. “Not all dogs are born leaders. Dogs are pack animals.

Put 10 CEOs in the same room, competing for the same space, and it will make most of them uncomfortable. It’s the same with canines.”

Having had a bad start in life, coming to them sick, deaf and with behavior issues on top of that, their bull terrier, Boo, stands as an example of what a little effort can do for a dog in her condition, Chesser said.

She was deemed as a lost cause, and would

have been euthanized if we hadn’t taken her in. But now she is healthy with a wonderful temperament and energy about her.

Boo came from a home with a person who was very caring, but had severe mental disorders. She was a card-carrying misfit. The dog was born deaf, and had been in five or six homes prior to joining the Chessers. She was very ill, had ringworm and pneumonia.

Then, there was the fact that nobody knew how to deal with her deafness, and she had picked up on that, Chesser said.

“We could not tell what her personality was. She didn’t relax for the first three weeks. She didn’t know what to do,” Chesser said. “Her eyes were dilated, and she was fearful, but after a few months of working with her, the negative energy ran out of her body.”

The driving force behind what the Chessers do is their deep-rooted belief that no dog should ever be euthanized because of behavior problem. The Chessers say their experience in working with dogs has shown them that 99 percent of all dogs, even severe cases, can change.

“Area animal shelters are full of castaway dogs that someone has deemed a lost cause, and that is a sad problem in today’s society,” Chesser said. “We believe that the dog owner, not the dog, is the source of their dogs’ behavior issues. To fix the dog we usually have to fix the owner as well.”

The Chessers recently worked with another St. Charles County family whose dog bit three people and was ordered by animal control officials to be quarantined.

The family had had the dog since it was a puppy, and when it started developing issues, they passed it off as normal. The dog wasn’t getting enough exercise, but it had bitten three people and had been in quarantined under the county code.”

The family loved the dog, but thought they had no recourse. Then, they had the dog scheduled for euthanasia, but found the Chesser’s Web site (Misfit Dog Psychology and Rehabilitation).

“We came out and discovered that the

dog wasn’t getting the proper structure it needed. Rules for the dog weren’t clear. It wasn’t getting exercise and it wasn’t getting proper discipline,” Chesser said. “It was the very simple things we did with them. They followed through and things are going famously. That’s what we rely on for our success stories.”

Basically, Chesser says, the key to rehabilitation is owner effort in fulfilling a dog’s natural needs. Exercise—a lot of people think you can put them in the backyard to play, but it’s not fulfilling exercise for a dog. Get them out; take them for a walk and 90 percent of the time that’s what is lacking. Pent up energy can come out in ways humans don’t enjoy. With some dogs, pent up energy comes out in aggression.

“The answer is usually in exercise,” Chesser said. “We go back to the basics.

We don’t focus on sit, down and stay. There are tons of wonderful dog trainers, but what the training is lacking is determining the problems before the training.”

Chesser says she absorbed her ability to hone in on dog issues when she was just a child.

“I was always the kid who had a note pinned to her shirt after school, because all I wanted to read was dog care books,” Chesser said. “It grew from there. As I’ve matured, I learned more. Then, David and I got married, and we started working together as a team.”

The Chessers work with dogs at their home and the dog’s home and occasionally get a call from rescue groups for evaluations, and, they say, sometimes it can be difficult to tell what’s going on with the dog if someone hasn’t worked with it for a long time.

“I’ve been surrounded by it for 20 years professionally, and it’s become a way of life,” Chesser said. “I can read a dog’s body language; I look at their eyes and see.

There are different signs that will show us.

Sometimes if they’re scared, they’ll arch their backs.

A lot of people miss things that read a dog. It’s easier to point out to some people. Some people are born understanding energy and learning how to read it, but controlling it is a different matter.

I’ve always had an understanding of it, but I just assumed everyone knew how to communicate with dogs.”

If you’re faced with something fearful and you have your dog with you, you have to totally remove that emotion.

“I ran dog training classes for a while at one of the big stores, and in doing that I realized the issue isn’t the training that made dog’s successful; it’s the dog’s home environment. It’s a base to training.”

For a dog to learn how to take commands, the human has to know how to fulfill the dog’s needs. So many people drop out of dog training because the dog isn’t doing well, Chesser said.

“Our goal is to save that relationship between the owners and their dogs,” Chesser said.

A lot of little dogs growl or snap and we back up, and with that action, the dog inadvertently learns from that. Some dogs haven’t learned self control. Mishandling and abuse brings about severe fear.

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Area dog trainers say adopting an older dog “People shouldn’t be afraid to take in an older can be the answer to your needs. Older dogs dog. They need to look for the fit. Even if it’s have usually had some training, both in obedi- a puppy, you still need to make sure they fit,” ence and house manners; they have learned Gracner said. what “no” means; and they are easy to assess Training Tails on the Go owner Doris Ridenfor behavior and temperament. hour says transforming an older dog depends Positive Paws pet training owner Kim Gracner on a dog’s background and what they’ve been has been working with dogs for 9 years doing through. in-home training, “There will always be scars, and you can’t “You can absolutely teach an old dog new trust them 100 percent if they’re aggressive with tricks,” Gracner said. “Older dogs can definitely humans,” Ridenhour said. “Some dogs may not learn. I do advocate rescuing dogs from shelters, be 100 percent curable, and some may go 50 and that’s where training comes in. Whether it’s to 75 percent.” an older dog or young puppy, you still use trainRidenhour said she has one dog that was ing 101.” abused by a man and his son, and weighed only Gracner said when she goes into people’s 24 pounds when he was rescued. It took about homes, she asks whether they want the basic two weeks for the dog to stop being aggressive training or are there other issues going on. She toward men, and she said now, she can never talks with the owners to determine what they trust the dog to be around strange men. When want from the dog training. Is the dog fearful or that happens, she puts him on a leash and in a anxious? Does it act appropriately around other controlled environment. dogs?

“That helps him know he can be part of the “I get dogs of all ages,” Gracner said. “Most pack, not taken out of the situation and everyimportantly, if someone is taking in an older dog, one is safe,” Ridenhour said. “Sometimes he it’s important that the dog fits their lifestyle. Do growls, and if he sees a guy and is not on a they need a dog that’s calm, or can they handle leash, he’ll go for him. We can never be coma dog with a lot of energy. You have to make pletely safe.” sure it’s a good fit.”

Ridenhour said always make sure to work Gracner said no matter what the age, all one-on-one with a dog that is potentially being dogs need training, structure and to know your adopted. If they put their ears back and tuck expectations. their tails, that’s body language that says they’re “When I come in, most of the dogs don’t know scared to death. the expectations or have self control,” Gracner “Just because a tail wags, it doesn’t mean said. “It’s absolutely true that you can teach any it’s a happy dog,” Ridenhour said. “If an owner dog to have self control.” doesn’t want the responsibility of training and Gracner said she deals with a wide variety of working with the dog, they should move on and clients, but house training is a common issue. not take that dog home.”

Then, walking nicely on a leash and jumping on If dogs are shy, nine times out of 10 times people are the next most common issues. that can be changed, Ridenhour said. Take “The typical scenario is the dog gets excited them around a lot of different people, to parks when the guests come in the door. If someone and other places and build up self confidence comes through the door, you teach them to sit slowly.” and pet them,” Gracner said. “They learn that The Senior Dogs Project, a group that advowhen they sit, they get the attention, and after cates adopting older dogs, says by adopting that the excitement is decreased.” an older dog, one can make a statement about Gracner said owners need to look at why the compassion and the value of all life at all ages, dog is not responding. Is the dog not motivated as well as registering a protest against the or is the dog fatigued. indiscriminate and inhumane breeding of dogs.

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By Jeannie Seibert Budgets, like facts, are stubborn things.

A local resident who has served in multiple capacities from volunteer firefighter to state representative is facing forced retirement from his current position as a policy advisor with the state of Missouri.

In an odd twist, the announcement of Bruce Holt’s last day on the job with the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) comes just 18 weeks shy of his qualifying for his retirement pension.

Virtually daily reports from Jefferson City bring alarming news of funding cuts to school districts, state government departments and programs. Everyone is aware of the dire financial situation the General Assembly is facing as budget items are being cut left and right.

One of those line items was DNR Policy Advisor Bruce Holt, 57, St. Peters.

As bad as that news is to Holt and his wife Ginger, that’s not the worst of it.

Holt represents the last of a fading breed – the citizen public servant and statesman – as opposed to the increasing numbers of professional politicians and unyielding, by-the-books bureaucrats.

With a stroke of the red pen, the region lost the leadership and dedication of a true public servant according to many who served with him.

A lifelong Democrat, Holt forged as many alliances amongst Republicans as he has members of his own party during a public career that began in the mid-1970s.

In fact, it was a Republican who tapped Holt to fill the remaining term of a resigning alderman in 2000. Former St. Peters Mayor Tom Brown recommended then-Planning and Zoning Commission Vice Chairman Bruce Holt to serve out the remaining term.

He was unanimously supported by the Board of Aldermen, a majority of whom were Republicans.

One of those Republicans was Alderman Don Aytes (Ward 4). Aytes became one of Holt’s first mentors in the world of public service.

“I’ll never forget it,” Holt said. “It was during a P&Z hearing and Don was there as (Board) liaison. The issue had some residents up in arms and after one guy made a comment that irritated me, I snapped at him.

As St. Peters interim mayor, Bruce Holt spoke at the dedication of Lakeside 370’s city park.

“Don pulled me right out to the hall and told me to never do that again,” Holt said.

“He told me in no uncertain terms that public servants had to be respectful of the residents at all times. He was right and I never forgot that.”

It may come as a surprise to some that Holt has a temper at all. City Clerk Rhonda Shaw, who has recorded the minutes of more than one heated Board of Aldermen meeting, credits Holt with restoring calm with his horse sense coupled with a quick sense of humor.

“He was known during meetings to break the tension with one of his wonderful ‘Holt-isms,’” said Shaw of Holt’s frequent one-liners, jokes and corny-but-apt stories that can make a strong point in a lighthearted manner.

“If I had written them all down and published a book I would be rich right now – along with Bruce and Ginger,” Shaw said.

“He’s so dedicated and has such a brilliant mind.”

Shaw speaks from experience. The City Clerk has served for years, including the stormy days leading up to and following the resignation of former mayor Shawn Brown.

It was Holt who restored order. Once again, the aldermen unanimously selected Holt to serve as interim chief executive until the municipal elections six months later.

As board president, Holt received no additional remuneration other than that of

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alderman. It would have been perfectly legal and normal for him to have accepted the mantle of interim mayor. But that would have cost the city a lot more money and he chose not to further burden St. Peters at such a precarious time.

Saving the city money was only a fraction of Holt’s accomplishments as a planning and zoning commissioner, alderman, the temporary chief executive and when he was a state representative for Dist. 17 – the largest suburban district in the state.

It takes in O’Fallon, St. Peters, part of St. Charles, Orchard Farm, Portage des Sioux and West Alton.

This experience provided Holt the added gravitas so desperately needed at St. Peters City Hall following the tumultuous previous administration. His knowledge and introduction of Robert’s Rules of Order and Parliamentary Procedure contributed much to the restoration of peace and productivity.

Holt had brought to City Hall the lessons he had learned in formal governmental discourse during his tenure in the House where he mastered the art of ‘reaching across the aisle.’

His early mentors in Jefferson City were former state representatives Bill Luetken-

haus (D-Dist. 12), O’Fallon; Carl Beardon (R-Dist. 16), St. Charles; and Scott Rupp (R-Dist. 13), Wentzville, who is now Dist.

2 state senator. That’s just to name a few in the mix of Ds and Rs. “I served with Bruce in the Missouri House of Representatives and also worked with him when he was a St. Peters alderman,” Luetkenhaus said. “Bruce was a hard working elected official visiting many of his constituents personally at their homes to provide them honest and efficient representation. I also saw firsthand his strong faith in God and his strong family values.

Bruce truly is a ‘Great American.’”

From Rupp, Holt said he’d learned the value of the timely response to constituents’ concerns, observing Rupp’s actions in getting up to speed on the issue, researching courses of action and getting back with answers to those who had relayed their concerns to him.

More recently the two have had changed roles but the same easy working relationship remained.

“Scott (Rupp) is a senator now but he still follows up with his constituents quickly and responsibly,” Holt said. In his capacity with DNR, Rupp reached out to Holt on a matter of water quality regulatory issues

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A sentiment also attributable to Holt.

“Bruce has a great ability to listen and get to the heart of the matter quickly,” said Sen. Rupp. “He is effective and a great asset to our community. There are not many like him and for that our area is blessed to have such a great public servant in Bruce Holt.”

But, as of the end of April, he was no longer employed in either the public or private sector.

Despite the financial challenge Holt is philosophical about the decision that resulted in his job loss.

“I know what budgets are,” Holt said.

“I’ve been a state representative, an alderman, even acting interim mayor. You can’t spend money that isn’t there.”

During all his years as a public servant, Holt worked in construction, even serving a term as trustee in the Painter’s District Labor Council Local 2341.

“I don’t know just yet what I’ll be doing,” Holt said. “But I’ll be doing something. I have been so honored to have served two governors. I was appointed by the (Gov. Matt) Blunt administration and retained

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“I’m proud of the fact that I can walk in to any community (with whom he worked during his DNR tenure) and say, ‘I’m here from state government and I’m here to help you’ and not have them laugh at me,” he chuckled in a typical ‘Holt-ism.’

They not only don’t laugh, they were happy to have a knowledgeable bridge in Holt who actively connected numerous municipalities and county governments with compliance and regulatory issues in the challenging world of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), East/West Gateway, Clean Water Commission and DNR compliance.

For a city hall or courthouse to have one go-to guy who knows the ropes with four agencies at the federal, state and regional level, it can mean savings of tens of thousands of dollars.

But that go-to guy is, at least temporarily, long gone.

As another odd twist, only days after Holt’s release from the DNR, it announced an allocation of $900,000 in grants for renewable energy resource assessments and project feasibility studies.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Almost everyone has suffered the pain caused by cancer, either personally or through the loss of a family member or friend.

The American Cancer Society’s mission is to eliminate cancer, and today, there is more hope than there has ever been, but the ACS needs help. To garner support, the ACS of Eastern Missouri will hold the second annual Celebaroo Gala on the evening of Sat., June 5 at the Palladium, a new venue in the old City Hospital in Lafayette Square.

“My husband lost his life to cancer, so for me personally, it’s highly rewarding to help raise money to find a cure for this dreaded disease,” Celebaroo Committee Chairwoman Liz Zimmermann said.

This year’s Celebaroo, Zimmermann said, “is not your average overcooked chicken black tie event. The atmosphere is more like a cocktail party where everyone will enjoy entertainment, gaming, food stations and an upbeat, fun atmosphere.”

Celebaroo will take the fight against cancer to new heights – literally. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on a flight in a Cessna 172 during the live auction, and an aerialist will perform tricks high above singer Kim Massie. There will be a silent, live and big board auctions with chances to bid on a Texas hold ‘em poker table and chair set from Amini’s; trips to Denver, Orlando, Portland, Los Angeles, San Diego and Chicago; and more.

Local celebrities and media personalities will serve as guest dealers in a gaming section offering Texas hold ‘em, roulette, blackjack, a wine toss, and a human slot machine. Each guest will receive start-up chips, and players can win chances for prizes, including a trip to Las Vegas with

airfare, a two-night stay with VIP accommodations at the Westin Casuarina and a $100 dinner certificate.

Musicians from the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will entertain, too.

Zimmermann said that Celebaroo’s focus is specifically on Camp Sunrise, a camp for kids who are fighting cancer.

A special birthday cake will be presented at the event.

“Guests can pay tribute to loved ones affected by cancer by purchasing a cake candle that will be lit in honor or memory of their battle,” ACS spokesperson April Dzubic said. “Go to morebirthdays.com to learn how you can help ‘bake the cake.’”

Major Celebaroo supporters to date include: Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center, Washington University School of Medicine, RF Holdings, American Equity Mortgage, Strategicom, Wells Fargo Advisors, Greenstreak Group, Saint Louis University Cancer Center, John Henry Foster Company, Scottrade, Lukas Liquors, FOX 2 KTVI, KPLR 11, St. John’s Mercy David C. Pratt Cancer Center, West Newsmagazine, SSM Cancer Care, and Shintech. Jane Zeiser, Celebaroo’s underwriting chairwoman, said that additional sponsorships, volunteers and auction items are needed.

“Our goal is to attain $30,000 more in corporate donations,” Zeiser said. “Even a $1,000 donation from a small business would be very appreciated.”

Requested auction items include a flat screen TV, mountain bike with helmet and a motorcycle.

A limited number of Celebaroo tickets are available. General admission tickets start at $150; tables start at $1,000. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Jason McClelland at (314) 286-8157 or visit celebaroo.org.

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First Baptist Christian Academy is dedicated to provide quality care with age appropriate activities in a structured environment. Their summer session will start on June 1 and continue through August 6. Elementary students choose from a variety of classes such as sports, creative movement and drama. Other activities include daily bible study, weekly chapel, vacation bible school and skill building as well as weekly field trips off campus. Preschool through Kindergarten will enjoy a structured class time, music, art and on-campus activities. Registrations are currently being accepted.

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Kidsplay Hwy. K & N • O’Fallon (636) 379-9494 Dierberg’s Plaza • Manchester (636) 227-1800 • www.kidsplayfun.com “Kamp Kidsplay” offers loads of fun featuring arts and crafts, sports, storytellers, magicians, musicians, clowns, indoor and outdoor playgrounds, picnic lunches and water fun. Adventure “Kamp” for kids aged 2-4 features weekly visitors; Explorer “Kamp” for those aged 5-10 includes three to four field trips every week. The program runs from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. from June 7 through Aug.13, with an extended day option available from 6:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Half-day, daily and weekly enrollment is offered.

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Summer camps run June 7th – August 13th. Call for more details.

St. Peters Summer Camps (636) 939-2FUN • www.stpetersmo.net The City of St. Peters has a Summer Camp for every kid. At Rec-Plex Camps, kids enjoy fun activities such as swimming, ice skating, gym play, field trips and more, plus a FREE T-shirt. Sports Camps are also available for soccer, flag football, basketball, baseball, volleyball, hockey and figure skating. Meanwhile, Community & Arts Center Camps offer drawing, painting, sculpture, Fencing and more. Learn more at www. stpetersmo.net or call 636.939.2FUN.

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Falcons Basketball Academy Falcons Basketball Academy is opening a new location at 140 Long Rd. Convenient access to Highway 40. Starting June 1st, Summer Camps, 3 X 3, AAU competitive basketball, and training will be available. We are currently accepting players for team play.

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Down Set Hike Football Down Set Hike Football camp is in it’s sixth year. This camp is designed for the attention span of the youth football player.

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Vetta Sports Summer Camps St. Charles (636) 498-4625 • www.vettasports.com/summercamp At Vetta Sports Camps, your child is the focus. The camps, held at five locations across the St. Louis metro area, offer kids activities that challenge them mentally and physically with indoor and outdoor play. The well-rounded camps are run by an experienced staff of athletes who teach not only skills, but good attitudes and a love for sports and recreation. Most of all, your child will have loads of FUN at Vetta Sports Summer Camps. Activities include soccer, water fun, inflatables, basketball, kickball, tennis, and creative arts and crafts, mixed with reading times, cultural awareness days and field trips to area attractions. Vetta Sports Summer Camps are Active, Affordable, Fun!

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St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano took top honors in the “Best Mayor” category of the Mid Rivers Newsmagazine “2009 The Best of Mid Rivers” contest.

MRN Publisher Doug Huber (right) and Advertising Account Executive Hope Cohagan presented Pagano with a plaque a recent St. Peters Board of Aldermen meeting. Winners in each category were determined based on voting by MRN readers.

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PLACES Charming Charlie, a shop offering fashion accessories organized by color, and Sebastien’s Pet Salon, a luxury grooming, training, pet services and health salon, are opening this summer at The Meadows at Lake Saint Louis. Von Maur Department Store is on track for a September grand opening at the shopping center.

• • • Family Therapy Solutions has opened

AWARDS & HONORS Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital was named among the top 100 hospitals in the nation in the most recent Thomson Reuters annual quantitative study, based on overall organizational performance. The hospital was recognized in the small community hospital division.

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• • • Cille Hale has joined Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital as manager of the surgical unit and the cardiology/medicine department.

• • • Stewart Taylor, of O’Fallon, has joined Murphy Company as business development manager for its heavy industrial group.

• • • St. Charles County resident Sharon Wright Bruemmer has been promoted to community sales manager at The Meadows at Ohmes Farm, a Payne Family Homes development.

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• • • Mike and Wanda Sumner have opened Giovanni’s Italian Restaurant at 2675 West Clay Street in the Mobil Convenience Store in St. Charles.

• • • Reroof America Contractors, LLC, a full-service roofing company, has opened at 806 Mid Point Drive in O’Fallon.

• • • Evelyn Drazer has opened Sunshine Realty, a real estate company with a nontraditional approach to residential real estate sales, in Lake Saint Louis.

• • • Thomas Kinkade/Humble Heart Gallery recently celebrated the opening of its new location at 2309 Hwy. K in O’Fallon.

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BAD DOG, from page 24 often withdraw or become aggressive. It’s nothing to do with the suit the dog is wearing; it’s not the breed,” Chesser said. “It could be just an owner that’s lax.”

Pit bulls and Rottweilers have a high energy need, and they’re ready to fight if they need to.

The dog will unconsciously develop aggression if they’re harboring pent up energy.

“With a dog, the food builds up in its muscles and brain, like a 3-year-old who you keep in his room constantly,” Chesser said. “You keep him in his room, and eventually he will bust out and manifest those pent up feelings in several different ways. Dogs are the same way.”

Your property is an extension of your home, and your area is just a big kennel to a dog. Your dog knows what every blade of grass smells like, and although the dog may run up and down the fence or chase a squirrel, or even play ball, those are all “excited” exercise sessions, Chesser said.

The dog needs the mental stimulation of other sights, sounds and different environments. If you take the dog for a walk you’re leaving your property and it’s working its body in a controlled calm way it will help the dog tremendously, unless your dog is pulling you.

“You want the dog to walk next to you. You’re teaching the dog self control, relieving the anxiety and you’re leading the walk,” Chesser said.

“If you’re doing that, you’re also reinforcing to

your dog that you’re the one in charge. It’s a gentle reminder that “you have to follow me.”

Chesser said much of the problem with misfit dogs is that since we have brought dogs into our homes, we’ve begun to treat them like human beings.

“If you look at society, a lot of people are overweight, under stress, and that too can be helped by taking a walk every day,” Chesser said. “We’ve subjected our dogs to this. We can mentally comprehend this, but dogs can not, and they feel trapped.”

The Chessers’ dog, Lucky, a fox terrier, came to them at 5 months with aggression issues. He wasn’t housebroken, he jumped on children and the owners gave him up,” Chesser said.

“We found out he had some severe food aggression. Now he is a poster dog for good behavior and goes to hospitals and nursing homes as a certified therapy dog,” Chesser said.

“Fortunately no dog is a natural born killer. They can be turned around. Personally, there is a no kill movement, but no kill still means that if the dog has aggressive behavior, they’re euthanized.

I’d like to see legislation to stop that. No dog needs to die because we are the source of their bad behavior.”

Contact the Chessers and Misfit Dog Psychology and Rehabilitation by calling 314-956-2793, emailing misfitdogrehab@aol.com or visiting freewebs.com/misfittraining.

David and Felicia Chesser with their dogs, Tara, a Samoyed; Boo, a bull terrier; Tino, a Havanese, Ozzie, a Pekingese and Lucky, a fox terrier. All dogs were taken in because their previous owners said the dogs were incorrigible. Boo is deaf, but understands hand commands.

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Glenhurst is comprised completely of two-story homes and is possibly the most unique newhome community in the area.

Whittaker beats the Recession with two-story home for less than $100,000 at Glenhurst At Glenhurst on Pointe Prairie Road just off Interstate 70, Greg Whittaker is leading the charge as the economy battles back from the most crippling recession in history. And he’s doing it with two-story townhomes for less than $100,000.

Glenhurst is comprised completely of two-story homes, is possibly the most unique new-home community in the area.

It’s also the most affordable. “When we began offering the new models at the end of January we expected to sell about two a month,” Whittaker said. “We’re now selling six homes a month. In fact, we’ve written over 20 contracts in the past three months.”

Many buyers were drawn by the $8,000 federal tax credit which expired on April 30, but many more have been attracted to the five new townhome designs which offer three-bedroom homes with a two-car garage for just $97,500.

The five new townhome models feature new exterior designs and colors. Three of the homes take advantage of building space over the two-car garage to offer a generous loft and enlarged master suite.

This includes the Value Series 1218 (which refers to its square footage) which has three large bedrooms with walk-in closets, at a base price of $97,500. Two of the Value Series homes have 1,490 square feet with three bedrooms and 2½ baths and Whittaker offers several optional second-floor

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Glenhurst is unique in the fact that the townhomes are only attached at the twocar garage. Plus, buyers own the front yard and large back yard so there are no monthly maintenance fees. You won’t find this in many other townhome communities, and you certainly won’t find it in this price range, Whittaker said. Buyers also enjoy an ideally secluded neighborhood just minutes from Wentzville Parkway conveniences.

Recession-beating pricing and Whittaker value have convinced buyers that it is time to get off the fence. “It looks like old times out there with hammers swinging and saws buzzing,” Whittaker laughed. “It’s nice to see the activity once again.”

The new townhomes have proven to be so popular, he added, that they are being offered for the first time at Eagle’s Landing in Shiloh, Illinois. “We went in with the same expectations of selling two a month, but they’ve really taken off there. We’ve now had eight sales at Eagle’s Landing.”

Although lumber costs are rising, Whittaker hopes to hold the line on these townhomes for as long as possible. “These prices are for a limited time,” he noted, “Where else can you buy a two-story home with a two-car garage for less than $100,000?”

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A pre-show party will begin at 5:30 p.m. on May 27 and May 28, and at 4:30 p.m., May 29. The pre-show party will include a free bluegrass concert, square dance lessons and pony rides. Tickets are $8 for adults and $7 for children and seniors. For tickets, call 978-7852 or visit showtix4u.com.

• • • The St. Charles County Parks Department’s “Brunch Bike Ride” will be held at 9 a.m. on Sat., June 19, starting at Curt Loupe Conference Center at Klondike Park. The three-hour program will explore the natural surface trails around Klondike Park, continue along the Katy Trail, include brunch at Wine Country Gardens

along Hwy. 94 near Defiance, and return to Klondike Park. Advanced registration before June 11 is required, as the program is limited to the first 30 registered participants and no walk-up registrations will be accepted. Guests must be at least 18 years of age to participate, and a minimum of 15 registered participants are required for the program to operate. The cost for the ride and brunch is $25 per person. To participate in the ride, cyclists must bring their own bicycles and wear helmets. To register for this and all St. Charles County Parks Department programs, call the Parks Office at 949-7535.

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• • • The St. Charles County Youth Orchestra (SCCYO) Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. on Sun., May 16 at the New Town Event Tent in St. Charles. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. The concert is free

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CHARITY A Family “Fun”draising event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., May 15, at the Twin Chimneys Family Center in O’Fallon. Austin, son of Greg and Angie Maurer of O’Fallon, was diagnosed with leukemia in July, 2009. The event will include a barbeque, silent auction, inflatables, Joyful Sounds DJ, Kona Ice snocones, face painting, cake walk, games and activities for the entire family. More than 100 auction items have been donated and currently include an Albert Pujols signed framed picture, and a purebred labradoodle puppy from Faun Haven Kennels along with a complete puppy starter kit from Petland. For more information, call Diana Kannady at 314-910-9652.

• • • A semi-annual Baby/Children’s Re-SellIt Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Sat., May 15 at Willott Road Community Church, 1610 Willott Road in St. Peters.

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• • • BCI’s 12th annual Wing Ding will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., June 10 at the Bass Pro Shop, 1365 S. Fifth Street in St. Charles. Participants can sample wings from more than 20 local restaurants. Enjoy the entertainment of the Dueling Piano’s from Jive and Wail or enter the wing eating contest held on the main stage. Tickets are on sale at BCI, Bass Pro and participating restaurants. The BCI is a 501 (c)3 not-for-profit service organization that provides jobs for adults with disabilities.

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As for the food, the Bottoms Up menu sports five wing Milan said. “We talked about opening a bar, but it was Jennifer’s idea to use the classic pinup girl as a theme that styles: Hot, BBQ, Lemon Pepper, Asian, and Bootie Burnmade it all work. It gave us what we were looking for to ers. For something new and unique, there are fried pierogies – Polish dumplings with a potato and cheese filling create a causal but classy atmosphere.”

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