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Random thoughts Random thoughts on the passing scene: Edmund Burke said, “There is no safety for honest men, but by believing all possible evil of evil men.” Evil men do not always snarl. Some smile charmingly. Those are the most dangerous. If you don’t think mainstream media slant the news, keep track of how often they tell you that the Arctic ice pack is shrinking and how seldom they tell you that the Antarctic ice pack is expanding. The latter news would not fit the “global warming” scenario that so many in the media are promoting. Someone has referred to Vice President Biden as President Obama’s “impeachment insurance.” Even critics who are totally opposed to Barack Obama’s policies do not want anything to cut short his presidency, with Joe Biden as his successor. People who refuse to accept unpleasant truths have no right to complain about politicians who lie to them. What other kind of candidates would such people elect? Given the shortage of articulate Republican leaders, it will be a real loss – to the country, not just to the Republicans – if Senator Marco Rubio discredits himself, early in his career, by supporting “comprehensive” immigration reform that amounts to just another amnesty, with false promises to secure the border. Ever since I learned, as a teenager, that the “Saturday Evening Post” magazine was actually published on Wednesday mornings, I have been very skeptical about words. “Gun control” laws do not control guns, “rent control” laws do not control rent and government “stimulus” spending does not stimulate the economy. It is hard to think of two people with more different personalities than New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama. But they are soul mates when it comes to thinking that they ought to take a whole spectrum of decisions out of citizens’ hands and impose the government’s decisions on them. Maybe the reason for the New York Yankees’ low batting averages has something to do with the fact that so many of their batters seem to be swinging for the fences, even when a single would score the winning run. President Obama’s denial of knowledge about the various scandals in his administration that are starting to come to light suggests that his titles should now include
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l ette r s Bad neighbors To the Editor: Respect of persons and their property is a biblical, if not a social, standard and when these standards are ignored the whole neighborhood suffers not only in property value but also in community spirit. Not being a catalyst of such degradation should be reason enough to learn to respect and get along with neighbors. Don Boettler
Storm cleanup To the Editor: Thank you St. Charles County Highway Department, from the bottom of my heart. We had a tree fall in the back of our yard off Sammelman Road, during the storm that came through (May 31). (It was) so scary. Days later I hear this loud noise out back and go up to look out. The men were there loading up the tree debris into their work truck. I went out to give the guy a big thumbs up and mouthed “Thanks a lot.” I really appreciated that so much. And later I was so happy to tell my husband “They cleaned up the tree.” Just tons of kudos to you all that worked so hard for us. Joyce and Jim Hoops
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all levels is corrupt to some extent. Yet we continue to elect the incumbent and expect Affi mative action change. True change will only happen when To the Editor: we elect fresh politicians with fresh ideas I am very disappointed in the Supreme who listen to the voters not the lobbyists. Court’s recent decisions regarding equal In my opinion lobbyist is a nice legal name rights for all ethnicities. for bagmen. Why does a local mayor, alderman First, in the Fisher v. University of Texas and city attorney need a lobbyist? Amazingly at Austin case the Supreme Court ruled that most citizens know what serves their needs, it is okay for colleges and universities to use but have been too indoctrinated by years of the race as a factor in the decision to let applisame old song to stand up for their rights and cants into their establishment. The next day ideas. We have been told for decades that we they turn around and strike down part of the are too stupid to understand the true workings Voting Rights Act. While receiving heat over of government and it is best left to profession- this decision Chief Justice Roberts defended als. Look around at the local, state and federal the ruling by saying, “New plans must meet level and see if your best interests are being current conditions in the United States.” served. Just remember the definition of insanIf the United States is ready for a lack of ity is “doing the same thing over and over, and supervision overprotecting everyone’s ability expecting a different result.” The same holds to vote, then surely the U.S is ready to step true for politics. You cannot elect the same away from affirmative action, which only officials and expect change. Everyone should promotes racist attitudes and problems. remember a quote by Lord Acton, “It is easier I fully agree that affirmative action had to find people fit to govern themselves than a place in the American past, but as Juspeople to govern others. Every man is the best, tice Roberts hinted current conditions have the most responsible, judge of his own advan- changed. tage.” Of course this was a quote from an era We need to wake up and realize that as we when citizens were given credit for knowing talk about being a country that is non-racist, what is best for them. racism exists and we are encouraging it. Ken Ferguson We need to remove the spot on all appliSt. Peters cations that requires applicants to fill in their ethnicities; after all we are all Americans. Megan Clasen
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To the Editor: Am I the only one who is outraged about To the Editor: Missouri State Treasurer Clint Zweifel I found the Letters to the Editor most wasting our tax dollars? entertaining in the latest edition of the MRN. The June 25 edition of the Post-Dispatch Regarding Mr. Ishmael’s letter there is more had 32 full pages of names for unclaimed to a red state than the media designation. property. This was followed by 12 pages Missouri is considered a conservative state, published June 26 and 54 pages on June 27. and the citizens maybe, but Kansas City and I’m sure there will be more to follow these St. Louis are, and have been for decades, a 98 full pages in the paper. part of the democratic machine. I doubt there I know that the Post-Dispatch charges are many alive that can remember a Republi- about $100 for a small obituary, so what is can administration in either city. Most of out- this costing the taxpayers? state Missouri has been recipient of some With all the publicity about unclaimed form of welfare since the days of that won- property on the news, wouldn’t a small ad in derful progressive, FDR. As long as the state the Post-Dispatch suffice, or applications at is ruled by the established political machines all state offices? If people can’t pick up the true change is nearly impossible. phone or look online, they could pick up an Next I read Mr. Casper’s letter. Another application at the welfare office or license example of political corruption at the very bureau after viewing an available list. local level. Those whose minds have not I think the real reason these names are been completely washed can remember published is strictly for political reasons. our previous Mayor Shawn Brown lost his The more Clint can get his name before the position due to taking money for services. general public, the better his chances are to Mayor (Len) Pagano was appointed mayor be re-elected. following Brown’s departure. Since then he It would be interesting to see who sponhas been re-elected as “incumbent.” If the sored the bill to require publication of this citizens of St. Peters and Missouri have any information, as it is a huge waste of needed idea of the state of politics in our nation, tax dollars. this is a microcosm. Obviously, politics at George Durham
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Remembering Vietnam The following is a portion of a speech given by St. Charles County Director of Elections Rich Chrismer. The speech was given June 22, 2013, on the anniversary of the Vietnam War. The war that we remember this day has a long and, at times, a very flawed history. If I may, I would like to clear up the many misconceptions of a war that was not lost, but a war that was, in many instances purposely misreported and a conclusion that few have been told the truth. This history is not being corrected because of the dim and sometimes the pitch-black light that was shown on it, but rather to honor those who gave much, and especially for those who gave all, including their families. I will leave it to the historians as to how this war, and yes it was a war, was started. The why we were fighting a war so far away from our shores have, at its core the touch of freedom; a freedom that the South Vietnam citizens were denied, a freedom that was threatened by a force much larger than North Vietnam, namely China and Russia. North Vietnam made attacks on South Vietnamese civilians, a centerpiece of its strategy to take over that sovereign country. From 1957 to 1973, the National Liberation Front assassinated 36,725 South Vietnamese and abducted another 58,499. The death squads focused on leaders at the village level and on anyone who tried to improve the lives of the peasants – doctors, nurses, professors, teachers, government politicians, religious leaders, anyone with the education to lift up and lead the people in a free society. Who were our brave brothers – these comrades in arms – that fought and died in service to our country? * 2,709,918 Americans served in uniform in Vietnam. * Vietnam veterans represented almost 10 percent of their generation. * 240 men were awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. * Almost 59,000 were killed, 75,000 were severely disabled and because of injuries sustained and Agent Orange, our men are still dying due to their service to our country. * Of those killed, 61 percent were younger than 21, and 11,465 of those killed were younger than 20 years old. The average age of men killed: 23.1 years. Five men killed were only 16 years old. * Eight women are listed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall – all nurses. * More than 900 service members died on the first day in Vietnam.
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* More than 1,400 died on their scheduled departure day. * Of those killed, 17,539 were married. * Over 1,800 Americans are still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. * Fifty years later over 91 percent of Vietnam Veterans say they are glad and proud that they served. According to a study by Capt. Marshal Hanson, USNR (Ret.) and Capt. Scott Beaton as my Statistical Source. * Almost 75 percent of Vietnam veterans volunteered. I myself was one of those that volunteered. * Vietnam veterans were the best educated forces our nation had ever sent into combat. Seventy-nine percent had a high school education or better. Thousands graduated from the Air Force Academy and Annapolis, the Naval Academy. Over the years the American people have watched a new generation of solders proudly volunteer to serve their country in ways that the ‘60s generation did not or would not, and many still not see. The men and women serving today do not serve differently than we; they serve their country as we served our country – with honor and pride. The soldiers of today have the same lump in their throat as we do when we see our American flag; the same stirring in their hearts as we when we hear our national anthem. They are still being sent to a faraway land to fight for freedom as were we, those many years ago. They mourn and feel the same sense of loss when soldiers are killed. Their families feel the deep pride and fear that they may never see their soldier again, just as ours did. We are proud and honored that we served just as the soldiers of today. We miss our comrades in arms, just as they do. We love our country, even when it seemed not so long ago that our fellow countrymen did not love us. Today there is a difference when people recognize us as Vietnam veterans. I personally feel it at the grocery store, the hardware store, at church gatherings and at outdoor activities. “Thank you for your service.” Each of us that served in that war, did so because our country asked. We served with honor. It seems so long ago, but at times it feels like yesterday. We must always remember that in Vietnam, as in every war, all gave some and some gave the ultimate sacrifice God bless our service members, and may God continue to bless America!
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Lindenwood University received a $1 million gift to establish a Free Enterprise Institute at its growing School of Business and Entrepreneurship. The donor is John W. Hammond, a longtime member of Lindenwood’s board of Directors. Hammond joined the board in 1991 and currently serves as its treasurer. “Lindenwood University’s impact on young people is something I have always admired and been attracted to,” Hammond said. “This gift is a perfect combination of blending my interests with what Lindenwood does best.” The John W. Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise is expected to launch in the fall. Hammond and the university say the institute’s mission will be to promote the understanding, benefits, nature, and importance of free private enterprise in our society. “We are so grateful to John for this gift, and for his wonderful leadership on the Board of Directors,” said President James D. Evans, Ph.D. “This gift will help Lindenwood provide an even stronger foundation for our business students for generations to come.” Three programs currently in the School of Business —the Institute for the Study of Economics and the Environment (ISEE), the Duree Entrepreneurship Center, and the
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St. Char les Count y Schools grow together Living Word Christian School (LWCS) and Westgate Christian Academy (WCA) will create the largest, independent, nondenominational Christian school district in St. Charles County. The newly expanded
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Living Word Christian School District will offer academic preschool through grade 12 and have an estimated 800 total students for the 2013-14 school year. “This is a major step forward for Christian education in St. Charles County and one we hope will set an example for other cooperative efforts throughout metro St. Louis,” said Terry Matejka, LWCS Board chairman. “By coming together, we believe we can be stronger and accomplish more for the kingdom of God. Our combined efforts and best practices will help us more effectively educate the next generation of Christian scholars and leaders.” LWCS started its elementary school in 1980 and grew to include a high school in 1999. LWCS operates the Christian Elementary School (CES) in St. Peters, and the Christian Middle School (CMS) and Christian High School (CHS) on a combined campus in O’Fallon. CMS and CHS have accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and AdvancED accreditation from the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI). CES is working on receiving ACSI accreditation for the 2013-14 school year. WCA was established in 2005 and has been operating a preschool, elementary and middle school with approximately 165 total
students on three separate campuses in St. Peters. Since its inaugural year, WCA has had AdvancED accreditation from NCA CASI. The LWCS 2013-14 school year begins Aug. 14. For more information, visit lwcs.us.
W ent z v ille GM invests $133 million General Motors will invest $133 million to add a third stamping press to its Wentzville Assembly and Stamping plant, with the potential for creating or retaining approximately 55 jobs. GM will build and equip a 114,000square-foot stamping plant addition to make manufacturing more flexible at the site. Construction will begin in July, and GM expects the press to be operational by early 2015. “Our investment in a third stamping press is a win for the business, Wentzville employees and our customers,” said Larry Zahner, manufacturing manager, GM North America. “Stamping parts where we assemble vehicles improves manufacturing efficiency and contributes to the high level of quality our customers deserve.” Wentzville Assembly employs approximately 2,000 across two shifts. The new press will increase the plant’s capacity in stamping fenders, doors and other key components for
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Dar den n e Pr air ie New designated pastor The Rev. Larry Maley was installed as designated pastor at Dardenne Presbyterian Church on June 2. Maley is just the seventh installed senior pastor in Dardenne Presbyterian Church’s 193-year history. Maley is returning to Dardenne after serving as its interim senior pastor from October 2009 to December 2012. He has served churches in New York, Ohio, Nebraska, and Missouri. Maley earned a B.A. in communication from Utica College of Syracuse University, a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, a juris doctor from Capital University Law School, a doctor of ministry from Ashland Theological Seminary and advanced theological studies at Trinity Theological College in Bristol, England. Besides ministry, Maley has served as president and CEO of WSFJ-TV in Newark, Ohio; taught business at Ohio UniversityLancaster; practiced law and served as an acting judge and certified mediator in Ohio; was founding president and chairman of Habitat for Humanity of Fairfield County, Ohio; and chairman of the Board of Mid-Ohio Psychological Services.
Wanted: used cars The New Hope Resource Center at Morning Star Church is now accepting drivable, used cars. The cars are repaired and provided to individuals in need who have completed the Life Skill Program at the New Hope Resource Center. “Donors will know that they are providing hope for someone trying to get back on their feet ... someone that has invested their time, energy and effort into classes offered by Morning Star Church to help them become more self-reliant,” said Heather Kemper-Hussey, with Morning Star Church. “In addition, instead of receiving a trade in value that can be low, donors will
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St. Peter s Curbside service extended The city of St. Peters has extended free special curbside storm debris collection until July 12 after stormy weather caused additional tree damage on June 26. The city of St. Peters began providing special storm debris collections on June 4 following the May 31 storm. That service was set to expire on June 28, but has been extended because of a fast-moving storm on June 26 that caused significant tree damage in the area of Mexico and Salt Lick roads and other parts of the city. This service will be available only by appointment and is limited to 30 appointments per day. Tree limbs must be no longer than 8 feet in length, and must be set at the curb on the appointed collection day. This service is for storm debris only – not lawn clippings. Residents can also include storm debris in their normal yard waste pickups, but normal yard waste collection restrictions apply. For information or to set up an appointment, residents can call 970-1456, option 1.
Concert rescheduled The Sunset Fridays event featuring local band The Sins of the Pioneers has been rescheduled for July 19 at 370 Lakeside Park. This concert was rescheduled from an earlier date due to flooding at 370 Lakeside Park The Sins of the Pioneers is a multi-generational band that plays New Orleans jazz, R&B, country, blues and rock and roll. The free concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the marina at 370 Lakeside Park. Mid Rivers Newsmagazine is the media sponsor for Sunset Fridays. To see all of upcoming dates for Sunset Fridays, go online to www.stpetersmo.net.
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City of Dardenne Prairie looking to fill Ward 2 Board seat By Sue E. St ein ig er The city of Dardenne Prairie is looking for a successor to fill the Ward 2 alderman’s seat. The seat was recently vacated when Alderman Kerry Tebbe turned in his resignation to the city clerk effective as of June 24. A move that was not unexpected. Tebbe was elected to the Board in April 2012 and has been the Ward 2 alderman for just a little over one year. Tebbe resigned his seat because he is no longer a resident of Dardenne Prairie. According to Mayor Pam Fogarty, Tebbe had made accusations regarding the city and the mayor prior to the April 2013 election and tensions remained high after the election. Fogarty said “Tebbe has not shown up for eight consecutive Board meetings. He also continued to accept a paycheck from the city during this time. “Due to a city ordinance it was legal for Tebbe to collect his pay. “As our ordinances stand right now he could collect a paycheck without coming to
the meetings and without representing his ward.” Fogarty said the city will look at changing the city ordinance, adding language that states, “If you don’t show up you don’t get your paycheck.” Regarding Tebbe’s resignation, Fogarty said, “I think we are all glad to be away from that and be able to move on from here.” The city is actively looking for a successor to fill Tebbe’s Board seat. “We will put the information on our website and try to get it in our newsletter and see who in Ward 2 is interested,” she said. Fogarty says that she already has had inquiries from a couple of Ward 2 residents. The mayor will select the successor to the vacant office with the advice and consent of a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Aldermen. The appointed alderman will serve until the next regular municipal election in 2014. No specific time frame or date has been given to fill the vacated Ward 2 Board seat.
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FHSD selected to accept transfer students from Normandy School District provided school districts with some general By Sue E. St ein ig er Francis Howell School District (FHSD) will points of guidance; however, at this time, be preparing to receive students from St. Louis there are still many unanswered questions. “This law and court ruling will pose chalCounty’s Normandy School District this fall. A decision by the Missouri Supreme Court, lenges for our school district as does all sighanded down on June 11, will allow students nificant change. Approximately 17,200 students will be from unaccredited school districts to elect to attend a school in accredited districts returning to class on Aug. 8, however that in the same or adjoining county, including number will likely swell. “The Francis Howell School District and the St. Charles County. The two unaccredited school districts in the Greater St. Louis area Board of Education are committed to providing a safe learning environment and one that are Normandy and Riverview Gardens. The court’s decision was based on the Bre- has high expectations for all students,” said Marty Hodits, Board of Education president. itenfeld v. School District of Clayton case. Normandy School District informed FHSD “We are committed to excellence and will conSuperintendent Pam Sloan on June 28, that tinue to prepare each child for his/her future.” A town hall meeting is scheduled from 6 it had selected Francis Howell as the district to which they will transport students. At this p.m. until 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 11, at time, Riverview Gardens has not selected a Francis Howell Central High School. “District administrators and the Board of district to which it will transport students. In a memo sent July 1 to the FHSD com- Education will be on hand to answer quesmunity, Sloan states, “Area school districts, tions and listen to concerns,” Hodits said. “The Board of Education shares the conincluding Francis Howell, are determining the implications of the court’s decision and cerns expressed by our constituents regardare working to create policy, processes, and ing Normandy School District’s decision to guidelines that comply with the require- provide transportation to the Francis Howell ments of the law. The Missouri Department District for students requesting to transfer to of Elementary and Secondary Education has an accredited school district,” he said.
County master plan update suggests slower growth in coming decade By Br ian F l in c h paug h St. Charles County’s proposed update of its master plan suggests that the economic slowdown thanks to the recession has also slowed some assumptions of county growth through 2025. But while growth may have slowed, county officials don’t envision it stopping. “Master Plan Envision 2025” is a five year update of the county’s document that will guide how it addresses population increases, encourages economic development, provides adequate public services and utilities and guides zoning and other issues. A public hearing on the update was held before the County Council at its June 24 meeting but no action was taken on the plan. The draft plan notes that while growth has continued, development activity has been depressed from its peak in 2005. “In examining how this recession has impacted the goals, strategies and land use planning for the county, we generally conclude that the basic assumptions, land use strategies and the various other
elements of the plan are still valid,” the draft states. “It’s basically slipped five-plus years,” said Wayne Fields, the county’s Community Development director, who outlined the plan to the Council at the June 24 meeting. Fields told the Council that the major elements of the plan essentially remains the same as they were in 2008 with some updating of demographic, transportation and other information. The demographic numbers, however, still suggest that the county and area municipalities face challenges in addressing population growth that will continue to rise even if it is at a slower pace than anticipated, he said. Fields said population projects suggest the county’s population may rise from 360,485 according to the 2010 U.S. Census to 384,690 in 2015; 412,435 in 2020; to 446,732 in 2025. Much of that new population – 78 percent according to the county – is expected to be in the west of a line extending along Hwy. 79 to the north, west along I-70 and I-64.
There may be 76,143 people in this area alone, who may require about 29,000 new single or multi-family housing units. About 8,600 acres of land may be needed for those 29,000 housing units. The area to the east in the so-called “Golden Triangle” bounded by Hwy. 94 to the east, I-70 to the north and I-64 to the west and north could gain 21,476 people, which would require 8,000 more housing units that would require about 2,500 acres to build them on. Fields said other issues suggested in the update include: The need to encourage other highend research parks because Missouri Research Park on I-64 is filling up. Developing more park land and recreational property. Increasing education levels among the workforce. Fields said studies suggest that 68 percent of the jobs created between 2010 and 2018 will require a college degree. About 45 percent of the county population has college degrees. The diversity of health services
may have to increase with population growth. Storm and waste water treatment and transportation. The need for more apartments. “We basically don’t have any vacancies in rental units,” Field said. Councilmen had few questions after the hearing. Councilman Dave Hammond, Ward 4, suggested that the county look into working with subdivisions and municipalities to develop larger storm water basins that might become lakes for recreational activity. Councilmen were also amendable to meeting with housing developers at a future work session to discuss how development activity could change in years to come. Donald Boehmer, the county’s director of intergovernmental affairs, said that some assumptions about development activity may have changed and some areas may not develop as quickly because of issues such as available shopping areas and other amenities.
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CenterPointe Hospital celebrates a decade of growth By Amy Ar mo ur CenterPointe Hospital celebrated its 10th anniversary in Weldon Spring earlier this year. In the last decade the mental health and addiction hospital has grown from a 20-bed inpatient hospital to a facility serving more than 830 patients per day. CenterPointe opened its doors on south Hwy. 94 in 2003 with a 20-bed inpatient child and adolescent psychiatric care unit. The hospital had just three psychiatrists and two internal medicine physicians on staff. “Today we have more than 100 practitioners including psychiatrists, internal medicine physicians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers and counselors on staff,” said Connie McDonald, marketing manager for CenterPointe Hospital. In 2003, the only program provided was inpatient psychiatric stabilization for children and adolescents, ages 4 through 17. Today, CenterPointe provides a comprehensive continuum of behavioral health and addiction treatment services for individuals age 4 and older. “We provide inpatient, outpatient and one-on-one behavioral health and addiction treatment, as well as family education, support groups, and supportive housing for
chronically mentally ill adults,” McDonald said. Dr. Azfar Malik, CEO of CenterPointe, said patients need different levels of care at different times. “We have created the paradigm of treatment so patients don’t fall through the cracks,” Malik said. CenterPointe currently has 104 licensed beds, including a 32-bed Addiction Treatment Center, a 14-bed residential program for the treatment of self-injurious behavior, and a 12-bed unit specifically for older adults with special physical needs. “We provide free level-of-care assessments to individuals needing care but unsure of exactly what level of care is appropriate, eliminating the trip to an emergency room in many cases,” said McDonald. “We also provide specialized care for adults over the age of 60, health care professionals struggling with addiction, support groups, as well as community education and training.” Since its inception, the hospital has continuously grown to serve the needs of a diverse clientele. Between 2003 and 2010, CenterPointe added two adult inpatient units for psychiatric stabilization and doubled the number of beds for children and
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Connecting section of Dardenne Greenway trail being built at SCC By Br ian F l in c h paug h The St. Charles Community College campus is providing a missing link in an extensive bicycle and walking trail system that is extending through the central part of St. Charles County. Work has begun on a portion of the trail through the college campus that will connect Legacy Park in Cottleville and Woodlands Sports Park in St. Peters. The construction should be completed by this fall, said Danni Eickenhorst, communications manager for Gateway Greenway. This proposed extension would provide a connection between 2 miles of existing trails in Cottleville’s Legacy and Vantage parks and 1.3 miles of main trail in St. Peters’ Woodlands Sports and Rabbit Run parks. The result someday would be a 10-foot-wide, 4.8-mile asphalt trail extending from near I-64 north to across Mexico Road. This new trail section is part of the Dardenne Greenway, an interconnecting system of greenways, parks and trails through the county. The trail, studies, alignment issues and construction are being paid by Great Rivers Greenway, a public entity established when
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Dardenne Prairie to conduct resident survey; disability insurance considered By Sue E. St ein ig er Dardenne Prairie will be conducting a community survey this summer so city officials can obtain feedback on what residents think about their city, parks, roads and many other issues relating to the improvement and growth of the city. The survey will also serve as a tool to educate the public about the city. During the June 19 Board of Aldermen meeting the Board passed a bill allowing the city to enter into an agreement to hire ETC Institute, Inc. to help develop and carry out the community survey. City Administrator Frank Schoneboom said the survey’s goal will be two-fold. “It will give the board and myself feedback on what the community thinks in terms of evaluation of services levels and, two, it will help the city as an organization focus its budget priorities as well as any other goals and objectives that we want to formulate and work toward.” The survey will be conducted by mail, phone and Internet. It is expected to take about 15 minutes to complete. The sampling plan is designed to ensure the result is representative of the city’s diverse population. The projects schedule is typically three months from start to completion. Also on the Board of Aldermen’s agenda was
a presentation by Kelly Rector, representative for Denny and Associates, regarding disability insurance for Dardenne Prairie employees. The information presented included the breakdown, the cost and the plan information which covered two types of disability insurance plans - short-term and long-term. After the presentation, Mayor Pam Fogarty said she was going to have to do more thinking on the issue and double-check to see if in fact the disability insurance really is something good for all involved. She said there were concerns that people would still end up going to the government for disability claims. “If it is something that everyone is going to bypass eventually anyway and go right to Social Security, well that’s something else,” Fogarty said. “I was always under the impression that if you had insurance that you didn’t have to go to government. That was the point. So that’s what I want to check into just a little more before we make a final decision.” She said she expects to complete her research in the next couple of weeks and come back to the Board with answers by the next Board of Aldermen meeting on July 3. Fogarty said she will talk to the employees and see how they feel as well because it is a benefit for them
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Fort Zumwalt plans to continue athletic concussion testing By Amy Ar mo ur The Fort Zumwalt School District will continue to test its athletes both on and off the field. The district will utilize the ImPACT testing program again next year for its high school athletes playing football, soccer and cheerleading. ImPACT is a computerized neurocognitive test used to evaluate athletes who have sustained a concussion. The test looks at eight key neurocognitive domains, including: impulse control, sustained attention span, visuomotor processing speed, visual and verbal memory, working memory, selection attention, reaction time and response variability. “Each athlete in football, cheerleading, and soccer undergoes baseline testing prior to the onset of the practice season. If an athlete is injured during the season, they repeat the test once the symptoms of concussion resolve,” said Dr. Brandon Larkin, with Advanced Bone and Joint in St. Peters. “A return to play progression is begun only when the athlete is completely asymptomatic and has returned to their pre-injury baseline level of performance on the test.” Larkin said the test helps to ensure that the concussion has been completely resolved so as not to have to depend entirely on the athlete’s report of symptoms. “Also, the recovery neurocognitive brain function is thought to lag behind symptom resolution, so ImPACT allows us to avoid returning athletes who may still be recovering from the injury but are no longer exhibiting symptoms,” said Larkin. Bernie DuBray, superintendent of the FZSD, said the district has utilized the ImPACT testing program for four years at
each of the high schools. “It gives us a proven scientific way of managing concussion treatment of athletes and gives some measure of comfort that an athlete that has received a concussion is safe to return to the field,” DuBray said The program — which affects about 1,000 athletes a year — costs the district about $1,200 a year. District athletic trainers administer the tests as the program is overseen by Larkin. “The goal is to avoid returning athletes to the field when the risk for re-injury is highest. This helps us decrease the likelihood of a ‘second’ concussion — which is actually a continuation of the first,” said Larkin. “Athletes who sustain another injury while still recovering from a concussion are much more likely to have more prolonged, more severe symptoms.” Nate Wilmes, with Excel Sports & Physical Therapy, said the ImPACT test gives the physicians and athletic trainers more information about the concussed athlete. “It is another tool that we can use to determine the safe return to play for the athlete. It is not the only tool, but it gives pre-concussed data to compare,” Wilmes said. “It gives us more objective data.” Larkin said under the current plan, about two-thirds of athletes who are injured play in the three tested sports. Last year, a total of 57 football players, 21 girls and boys soccer players and 15 cheerleaders suffered a concussion in the Fort Zumwalt School District. “I do not have the long-term data handy, but my impression is that there are not appreciably less concussions occurring, but that the time lost from sport is lower as the ‘second’ injuries don’t occur as often,” Larkin said.
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By Mar y An n O’Tool e Hol l ey O’Fallon city officials heard a facility needs assessment for the city’s proposed Justice Center during a review by James Estes, of Wilson Estes Police Architects. Estes, an architect with 26 years experience in the planning and design of public safety facilities, said the study would set the foundation for this public safety project. Estes said there are deficiencies in the existing facility, and that is what they tried to address for the proposed $27 million project. The hard cost for the building is just over $22 million. Other costs are design fees, surveys, financing the project and a host of other things. He said currently, construction inflation is estimated at 3 percent per year, but could go higher. Estes said there are also costs for site acquisition and the radio tower. He said about $3 million could be saved by eliminating a parking garage, $2 million eliminated by dropping the animal control facility and other savings could be realized based upon other features eliminated. “I believe our exclusive work helps set the tone all the way through the project. The intent is to plan the facilities to tailor fit to this particular department,” Estes said. “It’s designed to be beneficial in helping the Council to educate and inform the community as to why the facility is needed.” Estes said they used an interactive process as the study was developed, collecting information from city staff and a number of police management and personnel. “It’s not to identify the wish list of the department, but to guide us through the department requirements that are not based on a pie-in-the-sky approach,” Estes said. “One
of the key reasons people choose a community is safety. I think your police department does a good job, but there’s one little piece that would help them maintain and bring that safety to the community more efficientl .” Estes said the existing facility, as far as how it functions as a police facility, has serious space issues. He estimated population in the city in the year 2038 at 120,000, up from the current 80,000. He said at that time, it is likely the police on staff would have increased, based upon trends of other growing police departments. “It’s about the lack of space that has crept in for many years and has gotten increasingly worse over the years,” Estes said. “Space deficiencies are the most critical elements. Other issues include security concerns in the building, he said. “It’s always critical in the police environment to consider security,” Estes said. “As the building has become increasingly deficient in space, it has opened up deficie cies in the security area.” Councilman Rick Lucas said one of the issues they see after presentations of this type is that residents will come to them and say, “You’ve presented the Taj Mahal, now give us what we want.” Lucas said he wanted to make sure that the plan is realistically what will be needed for the city’s future growth. Estes said he’s perfectly comfortable saying that everything that goes into the facility is justifiable “You can take things out, but there will be some loss,” Estes said. “Everything represents a need and standards for a building of this type.”
Trial set for O’Fallon man accused of killing Caruthersville police officer By Mar y An n O’Tool e Hol l ey A 29-year-old O’Fallon man will go to trial Jan. 27, 2014, in connection with the death of a Caruthersville police office . Deonta Williamson, 31, is accused of first degree murder in the August 2011 death of Caruthersville Officer Evan Burns In addition to the murder charge, Williamson faces assault, arson and armed criminal action charges from the O’Fallon incident. Williamson was arrested by police just north of Hayti, Mo., after allegedly ramming two patrol cars, killing Burns, 28. The officer died at the scene. Burns had served on the Caruthersville Police Department for two years. He was the father of a 1-year-old son.
According to the Caruthersville Police Department, Burns and a fellow officer had started to set up spike strips on the roadway to stop the 2002 Cadillac Escalade that Williamson had allegedly stolen from his stepfather. When the vehicle approached the spiked area, police said Williamson rammed the first police car, injuring Officer Richard Altice, and then rammed Burns’ patrol car broadside. Burns died at the scene. Altice was taken to a hospital in Hayti. O’Fallon Police Liaison Diana Damke said Williamson had tried to set fire to his stepfather’s house before fleeing in his stepfather’s 2002 Cadillac Escalade. The stepfather was treated for minor burns, police said.
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Missouri run: Local crew prepare for river race from K.C. to St. Charles By Br ian F l in c h paug h Pete Matschiner knows better than most how treacherous the Missouri River can be for someone in a canoe or kayak. Yet, there are moments of extraordinary peace and beauty. “At first, it is daunting, until you get out there,” said Matschiner, one of about 18 Missouri American Water employees training for the upcoming 340-mile Missouri American MR340 canoe and kayak race that begins July 23. “It’s actually very calm,” he said. “It’s very peaceful when you’re out there, floating down the river. You see a lot of things you wouldn’t see except from the river’s perspective.” But the race isn’t a sightseeing cruise. The employees will man a 12-person canoe and a two-person kayak as contestants for the three-day event that is one of the longest river races of its kind. The race this year will have eight checkpoints between the Kaw River in Kansas City where the race begins to St. Charles. To prepare, the crew of the company’s 29-foot “Penny per gallon” – the largest boat in the race this year – has been doing practice races most Thursday evenings. The crews meet at the Lewis and Clark Boathouse in St. Charles, shuttle upstream to the county’s Klondike Park boat ramp and paddle for three and a half hours or 27 miles back to the boathouse. “It’s about rhythm and cadence and trying keeping in sync with one another because you much more efficient when you’re paddling,” said Matschiner, an operations superintendent for the company. The race is also about team building – getting 12 individuals focused as one. “In the environment we work in, we have to work as a team anyway,” said David Patrick, another crew member. “This is just building bridges between individuals.” That desire for team building is one of the reasons Missouri American is helping sponsor the race. David Treece, an employee,
began participating four years ago and the company liked the idea of encouraging other employees to get involved. The participants are members of the company’s operations, engineering, water production and legal teams. The race also focused attention on the river and environment – a river that 40 percent of Missourians rely on for their drinking water. Proceeds from the race help fund three river preservation and history organizations. “It keeps growing – it just started off with a few friends,” Treece said. “It’s just grown exponentially.” Along with the 18 paddlers, are 10 support crew members and 20 to 30 volunteers. The objective is to finish – this year under 74 hours for the canoe. Patrick has never been on a river or a small boat before becoming a paddler. “From a personal point of view, how often do you get a chance to basically take an adventure like this nowadays,” he said earlier this month, preparing his gear for his practice run. Although the river can be calm, teeming with wildlife and be surprisingly clean water, it can be dangerous, particularly around bridge abutments. Paddlers say they have to be cautious. Their gear includes life jackets and safety equipment that are mandatory. “Being in the river, gives you a view of the power of the river the size of the river,” Patrick said. “When you drive across the river, say at the Page Avenue extension, you really don’t have a feel for how small you are in relation to it.” Matschiner and another employee were in the two-person kayak that finished in the top 10 finishers last year, making it from Kansas City to St. Charles in 59 hours and 45 minutes with only about two hours sleep. “You see things you’ve never seen before,” Matschiner said. Paddling through the night, boaters spread out, each with navigation lights. “It’s a little bit like you’re chasing fireflies or Chinese lanterns down the river,” he said.
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Fo r t Z umwal t Creative summer camp Camp Invention is coming to the Fort Zumwalt School District later this month. The GEO-QUEST Program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 22 through July 26 at Dardenne Prairie Elementary. Students will navigate their way to treasurefilled caches and solve global challenges The cost of the weeklong camp is $220. For more information, visit www.campinvention.com.
Fr an c is Howel l Seven FHSD schools honored Becky-David Elementary, Central Elementary, Daniel Boone Elementary, Henderson Elementary, Warren Elementary, Hollenbeck Middle School and Saeger Middle School were recognized and honored for successfully adopting and implementing Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (SW-PBS). SW-PBS is a systematic approach to creating safer and more effective schools by structuring the learning environment to support the academic and social success of all students. The program focuses on encouraging positive student behavior, preventing disruptive behavior and tailoring academic strategies to individual needs. Schools were honored with gold, silver, or bronze awards which represent the extent of each school’s implementation of SW-PBS strategies and the evidence complied about the program’s impact in each school. On average, it is a two- to four-year process for a school to achieve bronze, a three- to sixyear process to achieve silver, and a five- to
eight-year process to achieve gold. FHSD schools received the following awards: • Becky-David Elementary – Gold • Hollenbeck Middle School – Gold • Saeger Middle School – Gold • Central Elementary – Bronze • Daniel Boone Elementary – Bronze • Henderson Elementary – Bronze • Warren Elementary – Bronze Each FHSD school received a framed certificate indicating the level of recognition and will be listed on the Missouri SW-PBS state website with other recognized 2012–2013 schools.
Newspaper winner The Francis Howell Central (FHC) High School newspaper, The Central Focus, was announced as the winner of the Best School Newspaper in the print category in the 2013 Scholastic Student Journalism Awards. This marks the second year in a row that the FHC newspaper has received this award. According to Scholastic, “The Central Focus is an extremely well written and expertly designed high school newsmagazine and shows an astounding level of professionalism in writing, editing and design.” Executive Editor Madeline Wilson, her father, Doug, and adviser Matthew Schott accepted the award on behalf of the FHC journalism department at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., on June 3. The Central Focus staff also received a $250 voucher for the Scholastic online store. For 12 years, the Scholastic Student Journalism Awards have honored the most outstanding student writers and reporters in elementary, middle, and high school. Each year, five awards are given to the best student nonfiction writing in three categories: individual student writing, print school newspaper, and online school newspaper. The Central Focus has been in production at FHC for more than 15 years and has evolved into a successful award winning newsmagazine.
FHN grad partners with NCWIT Smitha Milli, a 2013 Francis Howell North (FHN) High School graduate, has partnered with National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) to host GLiTCH, Girls Leading in Technology to Change Humanity. GLiTCH is a summer camp aimed to introduce computing concepts and technology to middle school girls. With computer science skills being in high demand and becoming more valuable for people to pos-
sess, Milli along with Haohang Xu, a 2013 Ladue Hortons High School graduate, have come together to promote and help lead the GLiTCH summer camp opportunity. Two, one-week GLiTCH camps will be held at Washington University starting July 22 and Aug. 5. During the camp, girls in sixth through eighth grade will learn programming concepts, in which they will be actively applying these skills by designing a virtual pet using the Looking Glass - Alice software. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn these skills by observing how they can be used to solve real-world problems, by touring Washington University’s computer science labs and meeting professionals working in computer science, bioinformatics and robotics. Each session costs $75 and scholarships are available. There is also an opportunity for other high school students to volunteer as counselors. GLiTCH is looking for students involved in technology, from photographers to coders, who are willing to help teach those interested in computer science. For more information and to apply, please visit www.glitchcamp.org.
L in denwoo d Ayres named VP Lindenwood University has appointed Deb Ayres to the position of vice president for human resources. Ayres will replace Rick Boyle, who is retiring from the post at the end of August. Boyle was the first to hold the post, which was created in 2007. Ayres has been chair of the Educational Leadership Department in the School of Education since 2008. She has also worked as a human resources management consultant since 2000 and was assistant superintendent for human resources for the Kirkwood School District from 1990 to 2008. Prior to that, she held a number of teaching and administrative posts in the Ritenour, Francis Howell, Fort Zumwalt, and Orchard Farm school districts, going back to 1976. “Dr. Ayres’ wealth of experience as a human resources professional in educational settings, as well as her dedication to Lindenwood’s students, made her an excellent fit for the position,” said Dr. James D. Evans, president of Lindenwood University. “I am happy to welcome her to Lindenwood’s executive team, and I am grateful for her service to the university.” Ayres will work with Boyle until his retirement date. “It is an honor to be selected to fill the void that Vice President Boyle leaves behind as he transitions to the next phase of his journey,” Ayres said. She acknowledged the importance of the position and its impact on the mission of the university.
Early check-in Lindenwood University is offering students the opportunity to check in early before the beginning of the 2013 fall semester. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through July 12, and from July 15 through July 19, students can visit specific administrative offices, collect verification that all requirements have been satisfied, and become eligible to check directly into the appropriate residential facility on their designed date or attend the first day of class on Monda , Aug. 26. Students will first visit the Business Office to obtain a check-in booklet and address any outstanding balances, and then move on to Financial Aid to verify their grant and scholarship information. The third stop will be the Work and Learn Department, where students will obtain their assignments and student identification cards. They will be invited to sign the emergency text message form in the Student Development Office, and then complete a housing card and emergency contact information form. An official stamp will be used to verify that the necessary requirements have been met at each office. If an outstanding issue remains, students will not be able to checkin until that issue is resolved. For those who choose not to take advantage of early check-in opportunities, regular dates are scheduled for all new freshman students on Wednesday, Aug. 21 and for all non-freshman transfer and returning students on Aug. 24 (A-M) or Aug. 25 (N-Z). The entire process will need to be completed inside the Hyland Performance Arena before students can move in to their assigned university residences. For more information, contact Assistant Vice President for Student Development Ryan Guffey, Ph.D., at rguffey@lindenwood.edu.
SCC AEL students honored Students in the Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) program at St. Charles Community College were honored during a recognition ceremony last month. There were 65 students recognized for receiving their General Educational Development (GED) credential and 28 students recognized for achievement, improvement and attendance in the English as a Second Language (ESL) program. Five students were recognized for becoming U.S. citizens including Jorge Cruz Gasca from Mexico, Milena Dimitrova from Bulgaria, Ajay Patel from India, Champa Patel from India and Halima Tawfik from Iraq During the 2012-13 school year, more than 170 SCC students received their GED credentials and more than 441 SCC students from 64 different countries took part in the ESL program. For more information about the AEL program at SCC, visit www.stchas.edu/ael.
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My assistant is Nicole and she is a really great person. Our office is both friendly and warm and we try our best to make you feel at home. We have a wonderful service, at an exceptional fee. Our office is called The Chiropractic Wellness Connection and it is at 111 Ofallon Commons Dr (we are north of the Hwy K & N intersection). Our phone number is 636-978-0970. Call Nicole or me today for an appointment. We can help you. Thank you and God Bless.
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1. Prices will continue to rise The bottom in home prices has passed. Standard & Poor’s recently upgraded its 2013 forecast for the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index to an 11 percent yearover-year increase from its original 8 percent projection. The Home Price Expectation Survey projects a 22.3 percent appreciation in home values over the next five years. Waiting no longer makes sense. 2. Mortgage interest rates are increasing An increase in rates will impact your monthly mortgage payment. Mortgage rates remain low by historical standards. But the sudden jump in rates could make home buying more expensive with each passing week. Whether you are moving up or moving down, your housing expense will be more a year from now if a mortgage is necessary to purchase your next home. 3. Is it really worth waiting? “For more than two centuries the home has been the best investment option,” explained Bill Jones Jr., of Meramec Valley Bank. “We had a crash that affected us all but the economy continues to gradually increase little by little. Now is a great time to make an investment in a home, rates are low and prices are increasing. Treat your family now and make that great investment while the conditions are favorable.” Here’s what’s new in new homes:
cultured marble tub and acrylic shower in the master bath, an upgraded front elevation, 9-foot ceilings on the main level, 4.25-inch baseboards, choice of designer interior doors, 30-year architectural shingles, a 10-foot by 12-foot concrete patio and an exposed aggregate driveway!” This beautiful new neighborhood and display are not all that is making news at Thomas & Suit Homes. At the builder’s popular Wyndgate Forest – the wooded, master-planned, resort-style community near Hwy. 40 and Hwy. N – families can receive half-off up to $40,000 worth of options through July 15. Until the new display is complete, information on both Silver Pine Ridge and Wyndgate Forest is available at Wyndgate Forest. Take Hwy. 40 to south on Hwy. N., go 1.5 miles to left on Wyndgate Ridge Drive and right on Paul Renaud Boulevard. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Call Dana Lineback at (636) 561-2120 or visit tshomes.net.
Closeout price before next phase at Mill Crossing Condominiums In preparation for the release of the awaited next phase at Mill Crossing Condominiums in Creve Coeur, Bridgewater Communities Inc. is closing out its current offerings with one remaining move-in ready condominium. Thomas & Suit opens Silver Pine Ridge Priced at just $214,990 this new twoin Wentzville with all-new designs bedroom, two-bath home comes with 9-foot Thomas & Suit Homes is now selling at ceilings, granite kitchen countertops, large Silver Pine Ridge, off Hepperman Road bedrooms, gas fireplace, large balcony, in Wentzville. This neighborhood, which jetted master tub with walk-in shower, storhas easy access to both I-70 and Wentz- age, underground parking and more. ville Parkway, will feature all-new ranch Meanwhile, pre-construction pricing is and 1.5-story designs. Best yet, prices start being offered on units in the new building from the mid-$200’s. under way. Mill Crossing is conveniently “If you haven’t visited a Thomas & Suit located just off Olive Boulevard and near neighborhood, then be sure to stop by the new Hwy. 141 extension. The elevatorsoon,” encouraged Dana Lineback, com- served, three-story buildings at Mill Crossmunity sales manager. ing have storage rooms and secured, heated Construction is underway on a magnifi- underground parking with ample additional cent 1.5-story Sequoia display scheduled surface parking for residents. Homeowners for completion in late July. Base price of enjoy a gated community with swimming the Sequoia is $279,900. pool, clubhouse, fitness center, sauna and “Buyers with the first five firm contracts business center. at Silver Pine Ridge will receive $15,000 in Call to schedule your tour today. For free options, in addition to our outstanding more information contact Sales Manager included features,” said Lineback. “This Jane Peacock at (636) 299-8444. package of free options is nothing short of fabulous. Qualified buyers will receive a Payne Family Homes offers golf club three-car garage, 42-inch wall cabinets in living from the $150’s the kitchen, a smooth-top electric range, a Payne Family Homes has opened for
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sales in The Golf Club of Wentzville. Payne acquired the remaining residential sites in the established development, which was voted 2012’s “Best Golf Course” in St. Charles County by readers of Mid Rivers Newsmagazine. Single-family homes will be offered on 38 of the sites, and another 80 have been designated for the builder’s newly designed collection of detached Carefree Living plans. Community sales manager Erin Worsley noted that “a huge number of people have already registered for our interest list, and they’ve been amazed by the price point, which starts from just the $150’s.” Single-family home buyers will have the choice of 10 plans from Payne’s popular Vision Series, an innovative portfolio of customer-designed ranch and two-story plans that range in size from 1,302 to 2,630 square feet. Some homesites in this section back to trees, and all can accommodate an optional three-car garage, depending on the home design selected. Construction of the Vision Series display – a 2,189-square-foot “Hemingway” twostory with four bedrooms and a standard loft – is scheduled to begin shortly The model will be shown with a three-car garage. Virtually assuring the success of these free-standing, low-maintenance homes, the 80-site section adjoins the 18-hole, par-71 course, and some yards overlook the fairways.
Located just south of I-70, west of Hwy. Z, The Golf Club of Wentzville offers residents easy commuter access, and the city’s commercial hub on Wentzville Parkway is less than a 10-minute drive from the community entrance. All Payne Family Home owners will be able to enjoy the club’s pool complex, and golf club memberships are available. For information visit PayneFamilyHomes.com or call (314) 807-5499. Renaissance Lifestyle Homes threebedroom villa ready at Barrow Ridge A beautiful three-bedroom, three-bath villa and two homesites remain at Barrow Ridge, a private, tree-shaded enclave of just a dozen attached luxury villas off Old State Road in Ellisville. The carefree homes offered by Renaissance Lifestyle Homes include a finished lower level, a covered rear porch looking out on a tree-lined backyard, look-out lower levels, two-car garages and more. Prices start in the $390’s. The available villa home is the ranchstyle Ashley, specially priced for immediate move-in at $386,025. The Ashley features 9-foot ceilings throughout, a central great room with direct vent gas fireplace and a formal dining room. The kitchen and breakfast room are fi ished with wood flooring, custom cabinetry, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances
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and a bay window. A full-sized laundry room also is on the main floor. The private master suite includes a walk-in closet and deluxe bathroom with soaking tub, separate shower and an adult-height double-bowl vanity. The lower level features a high foundation pour with a third bedroom with walk-in closet and full bath, and a large family room. Villas by Renaissance Lifestyle Homes feature elegant six-panel doors, architectural roof shingles, stone and brick front
elevations, sodded lawns with sprinkler system and professionally installed landscaping. All exterior grounds maintenance is provided by the homeowners association. Barrow Ridge is located in a country setting about a mile and a third south of Hwy. 100 (Manchester Road) on Old State Road. For more information call community sales manager Suzanne Bishop at (314) 459-8433. Barrow Ridge is open Friday through Monday from noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment.
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There now is scientific evidence that daily use of sunscreen significantly slows skin aging, even in middle-aged adults, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers measured photoaging – a process characterized by skin changes due to chronic sun exposure – of more than 900 people younger than 55 to see if daily sunscreen use would slow skin aging, compared to discretionary sunscreen use. For the same study, they tested the anti-aging effects of beta-carotene, an antioxidant. One group of participants used a broadspectrum sunscreen every day and took a beta-carotene supplement; one group used sunscreen daily and took a placebo; one group was assigned discretionary use of sunscreen and beta-carotene; and a fourth group was assigned discretionary sunscreen use and a daily placebo. After four years, those who used sunscreen daily showed 24 percent less skin aging than those in the discretionary group. Sunscreen’s skin-saving benefits were observed in everyone who applied it daily, regardless of the participant’s age. No difference in skin aging was observed when comparing daily beta-carotene supplementation with a placebo. Three walks a day keeps diabetes away A new study suggests that a 15-minute walk after every meal could reduce older adults’ risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Working with a group of adults aged 60 and older, researchers at George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services found that three short, moderate-intensity walks after meals reduced the adults’ blood sugar over 24 hours as effectively as a 45-minute walk of the same pace. Better yet, they discovered that post-meal walks were significantly more effective than sustained walks at lowering blood sugar for up to three hours after dinner. “These findings are good news for people in their 70s and 80s who may feel more capable of engaging in intermittent physical activity on a daily basis, especially if the short walks can be combined with running errands or walking the dog,” lead study author Loretta DiPietro said. “The muscle contractions connected with short walks were immediately effective in blunting the potentially damaging elevations in post-meal blood sugar commonly observed in older people.” According to DiPietro, following a big meal late in the day with a nap or watching TV is “the worst thing you can do.” “Let the food digest a bit, and then go out and move,” she said, noting that a walk after a big evening meal is particularly important because the research suggests high post-dinner blood sugar is a strong determinant of excessive 24-hour glucose levels.
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(55 percent) reported having hot flashes or night sweats. Interestingly, the survey showed that among white women, those who had the symptoms were more likely to report including soy in their diets, and those with no symptoms were more likely to have no soy in their diets. ‘A’ team nursing home care Researchers said the study should help The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ease a worry for women who have been surServices (CMS) requires nursing homes to prised by hot flashes and night sweats while use a team approach to patient care, and a still having regular cycles. They noted that it recent review of studies on long-term care does not necessarily mean they are in menosuggests the makeup of the team has an pause yet and is perfectly normal. influence on patient outcomes The study was published online in MenoArif Nazir, M.D., an Indiana Univer- pause, the journal of The North American sity Center for Aging scientist, authored a Menopause Society. review of long-term care studies conducted over 20 years on four continents. He said Computer program improves memory, that while all U.S. nursing homes have language teams of caregivers, the composition and A team of UCLA researchers found that activities of teams vary – and can affect elderly people who used a brain-fitness patient outcomes. program on a computer showed significant “We found that having the doctor who gains in memory and language skills. actually cares for the nursing home patient For the study, researchers recruited 69 involved on the care team had a positive adults with an average age of 82 who did impact on patient outcome, as did including not have dementia. The participants played a pharmacist on the team,” Nazir said. “Inter- Dakim BrainFitness, a computerized traindisciplinary teams that took this approach ing program featuring more than 400 had higher success rates in decreasing falls, exercises related to short- and long-term improving behavioral issues and prescribing memory, language, visual-spatial processless antipsychotic medications.” ing, reasoning and problem-solving, and Nazir suggested that families consider- calculation skills. ing a nursing home for a loved one inquire Over a six-month period, the 52 particiabout the regularity of involvement of the pants who completed at least 40 20-minute patient’s doctor and whether a pharmacist sessions improved in immediate and delayed routinely attends care-planning meetings. memory skills and in language skills. The review at press time is scheduled for For more information on Dakim Brainpublication in the July issue of the Journal of Fitness software, visit dakim.com. the American Medical Directors Association. Why Eat Alone? Hot flashes befo e menopause A group of area seniors who get together Hot flashes are a hallmark of menopause, each week for dinner at a pre-determined but it is not abnormal to experience them restaurant – invites other area seniors to much sooner, a new survey shows. join them at 3 p.m. (dinner is at 4 p.m.) on Researchers at Group Health and at Fred Saturday, July 13 at A’mis, 3728 Monticello Hutchinson Cancer Research Center sur- Plaza in O’Fallon and on Saturday, July veyed roughly 1,500 women aged 45-56 20 at West Allen Grill, 9 W. Allen Street who still had regular cycles and were not in Wentzville. For more information, call taking hormones. More than half of them Wanda at 561-9100 or Pat at 240-7898.
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DANCE The Dynamic Combo will perform from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fri., July 19, at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre located inside City Hall. Tickets are $7 per person at the door. St. Peters residents showing a Resident Privilege Card will receive a $1 discount. For more information on upcoming St. Peters City Centre Dances, visit www.stpetersmo.net.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Nashville Christian Recording Artist Darla McFadden will perform and lead worship at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. on Sun., July 14, at the United Methodist Church at Wentzville located at 725 Wall St. The public is invited. For more information, call 327-6377or visit www.livelovegrow.org. ••• An exhibit of paintings by Hungarian artist Tibor Tornyai is on display through Fri., July 12 at O’Fallon’s Cultural Arts Gallery at the Renaud Spirit Center. Tornyai is an artist and educator whose landscapes, still life paintings and portraits are painted in the tradition of the great Flemish and Dutch artists of the 17th century. For more information, call 4742732 or visit www.renaudspiritcenter.com. ••• The St. Charles Municipal Band will host
concerts at 8 p.m. on Thursdays through August at Frontier Park. For more information, visit www.stc-muny-band.com. ••• Fencing 101 will be held from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays from Aug. 19 through Oct. 14 at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre in St. Peters City Hall. This class will teach the basics of fencing, while working with others in the similar age groups. This camp is $110 per week for St. Peters residents and $120 for others. Pre-registration is required. To learn more, go online to www.stpetersmo.net or call 397-6903, ext. 1624. ••• Silhouette artist Clay Rice will be exhibited through Sept. 27 in Gallery I of the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles. “The Lonely Shadow” blends the elegant black-and-white silhouette tradition with a colorful world in a heartwarming story of friendship between a lonely shadow and a little boy. For more information, call 2550270 or visit foundryartcentre.org. ••• “Beneath The Covers” will be on display in Gallery II and III through Sept. 27 at the Foundry Art Centre located at 520 North Main Center in St. Charles. The juried exhibition explores the artistic possibilities of oneof-a-kind, handmade books, altered books, and book objects. Works will share the threedimensional quality of a traditional book and can be sculptural, alternative and/or experimental in nature. For more information, call 255-0270 or visit www.foundryartcentre.org. ••• Paper Cuts will be on display in Gallery II and III through Sept. 27 at the Foundry Art Centre located at 520 North Main Center in St. Charles. Paper Cuts is a juried exhibition showcasing hand-cut paper pieces. Two-dimensional and three-dimensional paper cut pieces will be displayed. For more information, call 255-0270 or visit www.foundryartcentre.org.
FREE OUTDOOR CONCERTS The Dudes Duo will perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. on Fri., July 12 on the docks at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters. Mid Rivers Newsmagazine is the media sponsor for the concert series. For more information, call 397-6903.
••• The city of Dardenne Prairie 2013 Music and Movie Festival will feature free summer concerts and movies in the park on the second and fourth Saturday of the month throughout the summer. Rebel Train will take the stage from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sat., July 13 and “Brave” will be shown at dusk on Sat., July 27. For more information, call 755-5308 or visit www.dardenneprairie.org. ••• Miss Jubilee will perform a free concert at 7 p.m. on Thurs., July 18 at City Centre Amphitheatre in St. Peters. The evening will include jazz, swing, and rhythm and blues music spanning the 1920s through the 1950s. Mid Rivers Newsmagazine is the media sponsor for the concert series. For more information, call 397-6903. ••• Acoustic St. Peters Jam will perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 9 on the docks at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters. Mid Rivers Newsmagazine is the media sponsor for the concert series. For more information, call 397-6903. ••• Dan Turnbaugh will perform a free concert at 6:30 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 16 on the docks at 370 Lakeside Park in St. Peters. Mid Rivers Newsmagazine is the media sponsor for the concert series. For more information, call 397-6903.
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