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Making Child Visitation Easier for Your Kids Divorce is rarely easy for anyone, but matters are further complicated when children are involved. Even in the most amicable of divorces, children suddenly find themselves adjusting to new homes, new neighborhoods, new visitation arrangements, and sometimes even new schools.

While moving on with life after divorce or separation can be difficult for anyone, there are ways to ease the adjustment for the children. Instead of using child visitation as a chance to get back at your ex-spouse - by making it difficult for him or her to actually see the kids - look at it as an opportunity to ease the transition into new homes and lives.To make visitation go as smoothly as possible, here are a few tips for newly divorced parents: • Be flexible with scheduling. Let both your kids and your ex know if anything in your schedule changes, and be sure to provide notice of any vacations well in advance. Also be flexible with your kids - the older they get the more activities they will be involved in, and their plans might conflict with yours. Be willing to adjust based on everyone’s schedules.

• Develop routines. Make visitation a normal part of life. Plan fun activities while your kids are with you, but also provide some routine. If they had to do chores before the divorce, make sure they still have to do some chores when they are with you. If you have more than one child, be sure to spend some one-on-one time with each of your kids.

• Create a space in your new home for your kids.

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• Be respectful. Be on time. Do not use visitation as a reward for your children’s good behavior, and don’t withhold visitation as punishment to your ex. The only ones who are punished when you block visitation are your kids. It is also courteous to let your ex know if there are any new people involved in your kids’ lives - such as new babysitters or new romantic interests.

• Keep each other informed. If something changes in your life - your address, phone number, job - keep your ex-spouse updated. You are co-parenting and it is important that you and your ex are on the same page.

If there is something important going on with one of the kids - did well on a test, has a soccer match or choir concert coming up - make sure your former spouse knows.

Kids might not always remember to share, so keep your ex informed about their lives.

• Lay down consistent rules. Do not let the kids play you against each other by saying, “Well dad let’s me do this,” or “Mom always says yes.” Consistent rules and expectations make it easier for both parents and the children.

• Don’t discuss divorce-related matters in front of the kids. Your children should not be your “gobetweens.” If your ex is behind on child support, don’t discuss it in front of the kids, and don’t fight with your former spouse when you drop off or pick the kids up. The last thing you want the kids to associate with visitation is anger.

• Encourage your children’s relationship with their other parent. Do not make your kids feel like they are in the middle. They shouldn’t feel guilty for spending time with their other parent. Do not talk poorly about your ex in front of your kids. Your former spouse is still their father or mother and you should not place the kids in an awkward spot of having to choose between mom and dad. Also encourage your kids to visit their extended family - to spend time with their grandparents.

Avoid allowing visitation to become a disruption to everyone’s lives which will simply make the divorce harder on everyone. By following some of the strategies above, you can make the visitation process a smooth one for you, your children and your ex.

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Does the “not guilty” verdict in the Casey Anthony child murder trial mean that the jury succumbed to the confusion between “beyond a reasonable doubt” and “beyond any conceivable doubt”? The word “reasonable” is not put in there just for decoration.

We seem to be living in an age when nobody can be bothered to answer their telephone, but everybody has a recorded message telling us how important our phone call is to them.

President Obama often talks about wanting to raise taxes on “millionaires and billionaires” but – in his actual tax proposals – higher taxes usually begin with couples earning $250,000 between them. Apparently that makes you a millionaire or a billionaire.

It doesn’t seem very scientific to have a good-looking nurse taking a man’s blood pressure.

As the British have lost their empire and, more important, lost their respect for laws and standards, Britannia has gone from ruling the waves to waiving the rules.

The difference between mob rule and democracy was never more sharply demonstrated than by labor unions’ attempts to prevent the Wisconsin voters’ elected representatives from carrying out their official duties at the state Capitol. What would it matter what the voters want if any mob can stop it from happening?

My favorite birthday card this year said on the outside, “Aging is Inevitable” – and, on the inside: “Maturity is optional.”

Theodore Roosevelt said that his foreign policy was to speak softly and carry a big stick. Barack Obama’s foreign policy in Libya has been to speak loudly and carry a little stick. Too often Obama’s foreign policy around the world looks like children happily playing with fire.

Class-warfare politics is bad enough when it is for real. But often it is as phony as a three-dollar bill, when the same politicians pass high tax rates on “the rich” to win votes – and then get financial support from “the rich” to create loopholes that enable them to avoid paying those high tax rates.

It is amazing how many people seem to think that, if you give them your phone number or email address, this means that they are authorized to pass them on to others.

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To the Editor: Working parents deserve to know that their children are safe in child care and that someone with a violent criminal history is not licensed to provide child care or is not working in a child care center.

Parents logically assume that a child care license means child care providers have had a background check. But, that's not the case in most states. Only 10 states require child care center workers to have a comprehensive background check, which includes a fingerprint check against state and federal records, as well as checks of the state child abuse and sex offender registries. Only eight states require a comprehensive check for those who provide care out of their home.

Legislation has been introduced, S. 581 in the U.S. Senate and H.R. 1711 and H.R. 1726 in the House, to require comprehensive background checks for child care providers. Currently, only 17 states check the sex offender registry. That's just wrong.

It's time for policymakers to protect children in child care. It makes no sense for convicted felons to receive taxpayer dollars to provide child care. For more information and to sign our petition to Congress to pass background check legislation visit: http://www.naccrra.org/policy/.

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6/1/11) • $1.14 trillion: American Debt Held

By China. (U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 6/1/11) • $1.65 trillion: Projected Federal Deficit For FY2011 - Will Be The Largest In U.S. History. (OMB, 2/14/11) • $14.3 trillion: Current National Debt.

(U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed 06/1/11) Crossroads GPS By the billions: • $569.2 billion: Amount Of Taxes In ObamaCare. (Letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 3/18/10) • $830 billion: Price Tag Of Obama’s Failed Stimulus. (CBO, 5/25/11) By the millions: • 2.5 million jobs lost since Obama took office. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/16/11) • 6.5 million: Number of properties receiving foreclosure filings since Obama took office. (RealtyTrac, Accessed 6/1/11) • 13.9 million: Unemployed Americans.

(Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6/16/11) • 44.6 million: Number of Americans receiving Food Stamps. (The Wall Street Journal, 5/31/11) • $575 billion: Amount of Medicare cuts in ObamaCare. (CMS Chief Actuary Richard S. Foster, Memo, 4/22/10) By the numbers: • 3.6 percent decrease in home prices during the last year (MarketWatch, 5/31/11) • 9.1 percent unemployment rate. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6/16/11) • 28 straight months with unemployment rate above 8 percent - a new record.

(Bureau of Labor Statistics, Accessed 6/1/11) • 39.7 average weeks that it takes to find a job. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 6/16/11) Roman Stockton

To the Editor: Under President Obama, government spending and debt have spun out of control, threatening our economy and financial stability. I urge you to put a stop to it, by denying President Obama another blank check to raise the debt ceiling without deep spending cuts and tough spending controls.

Honorable thing to do Congressional leaders are negotiating To the Editor: with the President over whether to increase After three horrible nightmare years, the debt ceiling again. My message to you Barack Hussein Obama has only one is that Congress must not allow any more action left. borrowing without a fundamental change He must resign. Resign for reasons of in the way Washington does business. We utter inability, utter unequaled incompeneed deep and lasting cuts in spending, tence to perform the job at hand. Followalong with tough controls on how Congress ing that resignation, he must be followed and the President can spend our money.

by Geithner, Clinton, Duncan, Sebelius In the first two years of this administra- and the endless litany of singularly unique tion, Congress gave President Obama a inept Democrats in this Socialist regime. blank check to spend uncontrollably and Of course, the above actions would be go deeply into debt. That was a huge mis- the honorable thing to do, which, considertake we must never repeat again. ing these horrible people, will not occur.

By the trillions: The only non-profane word for these • $3.7 trillion: Amount Added To The morons is “clueless.”

National Debt Since Obama Took Office.

(U.S. Treasury Department, Accessed Rob Schultz

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Reagan Revisited Republicans and even Democrats are starting to give our 40th president his rightful place in history. Members of both parties are trying to act, and more importantly sound, like Ronald Reagan.

Now more than ever, in these difficult times, sounding and acting like Ronald Reagan is not such a bad idea.

Many are too young to know and others may be too old to remember that when

President Reagan came into office, he did much to change our faltering perceptions about ourselves and our country.

Further, during his eight years in office, Ronald Reagan, “The Great Communicator,” said and accomplished remarkable things.

Almost all of his achievements occurred because of his leadership and the cooperation of an often not-so-friendly Congress agreeing on government’s role in the economy and our lives.

Now is certainly a time when we need to revisit history and look at some of the important things Ronald Reagan said and understand that his approach, coupled with a positive vision of America and exhibiting

strong leadership, can turn our perceptions as a nation around and get our economy and country moving forward again in a positive direction.

Here once again is what President Reagan had to say about fixing the economy: “Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States.”

Further, he said, “We in government should learn to look at our country with the eyes of the entrepreneur, seeing possibilities where others see only problems.”

In addition, President Reagan was a great believer in the free market and leaving it to the private sector rather than the government to fix our economic woes.

To quote our former president: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’”

He further stated, “Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.”

He knew that the government could not solve our problems, once stating, “The government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.”

President Reagan knew exactly what he was saying and doing. His approach to governing turned our perceptions and our economy around. He exhibited great leadership.

Clearly, our political leaders today need to be students of history. They need to provide leadership and a positive vision of America, but they also need to get out of the way of the free market.

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Don’t over-tax us, don’t over-regulate us, don’t try to create the nanny state, and like President Reagan, provide leadership and do what is best for America.

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News Br iefs St. Charles County Cazares sentenced Manuel Cazares, 35, has been sentenced to serve two life sentences and one 25-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections. Circuit Judge Nancy Schneider, of St. Charles County, handed down the sentences on a change of venue following Cazares’ April conviction of two counts of second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in Hannibal. The sentences will run consecutively.

Attorney General Chris Koster said in February 2009, Cazares entered the home of his ex-girlfriend, Amanda Thomas, and found her asleep in bed with Carl Patrick Epley. Cazares then stabbed Thomas and Epley to death.

“These were incredibly brutal and senseless murders,” Koster said. “And though nothing can bring back the victims or end the suffering of the victims’ families, I am pleased to know the defendant will spend the rest of his life in prison.”

Run wild Runners can go off the beaten path this fall in a series of trail runs to be held in several St. Charles County parks.

The St. Charles County Parks Department is hosting its 10th annual Wild in the

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17, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, and Nov. 5, participants will compete in these off-road races, while running through four different St. Charles County Parks. If pre-registered, a fee of $25 for a single race or $85 for the series will apply.

“Our Wild in the Woods races really tests a runner’s strength and character,” said Bettie Yahn-Kramer, with the parks department. “These races can be challenging, yet fun and exciting, as runners make their way through paved and natural-surface trails throughout our parks.”

The first race will begin at 9 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 17 at Matson Park in Defiance.

Runners will endure a 10K course, traveling over paved, gravel and single-track, natural-surface trails.

For more information or to register for the Wild in the Woods Trail Run Series, visit www.stccparks.org or call 949-7535.

Prescription required Starting Aug. 30, the law requiring prescriptions for medicines containing Ephedrine and Pseudoephedrine in St. Charles County will go into effect.

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In 2010, the Sheriff’s Department busted 92 meth labs in St. Charles County and so far this year, Neer said almost 100 meth labs have already been discovered and shut down.

“This bill represents public safety and public health, not politicians who want to make a name for themselves,” Neer said.

Lane changes on Hwy. 94 The Missouri Department of Transportation and its contractor, Fred Weber, Inc., split traffic lanes on Mid Rivers Mall Drive on Aug. 12 as part of ongoing Route 364 construction in the area.

When the shift is done, traffic on eastbound and westbound Hwy. 94 heading to northbound Mid Rivers Mall Drive will need to use a temporary signal and the north outer road to get the Mid Rivers Mall Drive. This temporary signal is just east of the new Mid Rivers Mall Drive bridge.

“These shifts are part of constructing the new interchange at Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

The new interchange at Mid Rivers Mall drive is quite a bit higher than the current roadway,” said Andrew Gates, with MoDOT. “We are trying to minimize the

impact to traffic as much as possible while we safely construct the new interchange at Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Route 364/ Route 94.”

Access between southbound Mid Rivers Mall Drive and Hwy. 94 is not changed at this time. Traffic on Pitman Hill will need to use the south outer road, cross Hwy. 94 at the temporary signal to the north outer road and follow the north outer road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

During this traffic shift, the first signals north of Hwy. 94 (near Mobil and the McDonalds) will only allow drivers to turn right into the businesses or right out of the entrance. Drivers can use the next signal (by Home Depot and St. Louis Bread Company) to make all turns onto Mid Rivers Mall Drive.

This is part of a $25.5 million project to extend Route 364 from west of Central School Road to Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Charles County.

O’Fallon Business damaged by bullets Bullet holes were found on the side of building in O’Fallon early on Aug. 8.

Police were called to the 3800 block of Lloyd King Drive at about 7 a.m. on Aug. 8 in reference to damage due to bullet holes in the Herndon Products business.

The damage was discovered by employees returning to work that morning.

“Nobody was hurt,” said O’Fallon Police Officer Diana Damke.

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NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM The police department is investing another incident of bullet holes damaging another O’Fallon business. The O’Fallon Police Department requests anyone having information to contact Detective Dean Frye, at 379-5579.

Discounted Rams tickets The St. Louis Rams have partnered with the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce to bring area residents discounted tickets to the St. Louis Rams vs. the New Orleans Saints game at noon on Sun., Oct. 30.

Tickets can be purchased for $40 a person and will include admittance to the Bud Light Zone. Buying tickets from the chamber helps to raise money for member business education and development, as the Rams will donate $10 from each ticket sold to the O’Fallon Chamber.

“For those folks who haven’t had the opportunity to check out a professional football game this is a great opportunity,” said Erin Williams, president/CEO of O’Fallon Chamber. “From the energy in the parking lot to the energy in the stadium, it is a great experience.”

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Green is good

“Go Green Night” will be held at 7 p.m. on Wed., Aug. 17 at T.R. Hughes Ballpark, as the River City Rascals begin its threegame series against the Normal Illinois CornBelters.

Between innings on “Go Green Night,” fans can celebrate the 17th as St. Patty’s Day, Rascals’ style, with green beer, music by Irish bands, and checking out the concourse for “green” booths offering eco-friendly recreation, transportation, products and services.

The event was organized by members of O’Fallon’s Advisory Green Council, local businesses and organizations.

For more information, visit www.rivercityrascals.com/schedule/promotional and look for “Go Green Night.”

St. Charles Gas station robbed Police are still looking for a man accused of robbing the Petro Mart convenience store in St. Charles on Aug. 6.

After entering the store just after 2 a.m., the man showed the clerk a knife and demanded money. After taking the undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect told the clerk to get on the floor behind the counter.

The clerk called 911 after the robber left.

Lt. Mike Akers, with the St. Charles Police Department, said the male suspect is described as about 6 feet tall with a thin build. He is estimated to between the ages

of 40 and 60 and he is described as ‘dirty’ looking.

“We was wearing a red T-shirt, blue jeans and had a gray towel over his face,” Akers said.

Anyone with information can call police at 949-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 9493333.

Construction to continue Phase Three funding for the Route 364 project in St. Charles County was approved earlier this month by the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission.

The commission approved $100 million for the roadway, between the existing work at Mid Rivers Mall Drive and I-64/Route 40/61 as an amendment to 2012-17 State Transportation Improvement Plan. The $100 million is to purchase right-of-way, relocate utilities, design and construct the project. The approved funding includes $50 million contributed by St. Charles County for the project.

“Our goal for this project is similar to the I-64 project in St. Louis,” said Ed Hassinger, MoDOT district engineer for St. Louis. “We want to construct as much roadway as we can with the available funding we have.”

The roadway will be constructed using the design-build contracting process, similar to the I-64 project in St. Louis. Through this process, design and construction will be completed by the same contractor on an accelerated time frame.

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Golf carts, wheelchairs now allowed on streets in Weldon Spring of the rights and duties applicable to pedestrians that are contained in the Municipal Code of the city of Weldon Spring.”

Other vehicles cannot exceed 30 mph or travel on state roads, and the vehicles will not be allowed to operate on private property without permission from the owner.

“I have a golf cart and I plan to drive it to City Hall,” Licklider said.

According to the ordinance, drivers will be required to have at least 30-square-inch red, orange or day glow safety flag that is displayed and visible at least 72 inches from the ground. If driving at any time 30 minutes prior to sunrise or after sunset, the alternative motorized vehicle must have a lamp which emits a white light visible at least 500 feet ahead, a red strip of reflective tape on the rear, as well as a red lamp tail light or a flashing light with a red reflector visible at least 600 feet.

Drivers cannot be under the influence of alcohol, prescribed medication or controlled substances of any kind. And the vehicles — which must be at least 36 inches in height — cannot carry more passengers that the vehicle is designed to carry.

The city of Cottleville passed a similar ordinance allowing golf carts on city streets in March 2010. City Administrator Scott Lewis said Cottleville chose to adopt the ordinance in an effort to ‘go green.’

“We encourage more people to walk and to bike and drive golf carts to get around in the city,” Lewis said.

Lewis said the golf carts — which are required to be used only on city streets — also encourages residents to stick close to home when dining out or shopping or playing golf.

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Lt. Mike Akers, with the St. Charles police department, said the music production studio housed a number of high dollar pieces of equipment. Jer- Tyler maine L. Perry, 17, of O’Fallon; Deandre Tyler, 22; and Darean Marshall, 18, of St. Louis entered the Smash House recording studio located at 519 S. Fifth Street just before Marshall 11 p.m. on Aug. 8. Police said the men took an undisclosed amount of cash and other items. During the course of the armed robbery, Akers said one of the suspects repeatedly struck one of the four victims with his pistol. The suspects are being held at the St. Charles County Jail.

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By Amy Armour It is now legal to drive a golf cart throughout the city streets in Weldon Spring.

The Weldon Spring Board of Aldermen unanimously passed an ordinance on Aug. 9 that will allow golf carts — along with other specified motorized alternative vehicles — to be driven by licensed drivers on city streets.

Mayor Donald Licklider said the state of Missouri passed a measure that allows fourth-class cities — like Weldon Spring — to pass its own ordinance regarding the use of golf carts on city streets.

The city of Weldon Spring has two golf courses within city limits, including Whitmoor Country Club — which has two full-size courses — and Persimmon Woods Golf Course.

“There are about 600 homes (in Whitmoor) and everyone drives down the street to the golf course or to have dinner (at the country club),” Licklider said.

The new ordinance — in effect this month — will now make it legal for residents to travel on city streets to the subdivision golf courses. “(Golf carts) can be driven on any street within the city that is not a state thoroughfare,” Licklider said.

The motorized alternative vehicles would also include motorized scooters, skateboards, play vehicles and wheelchairs.

Motorized wheelchairs — not exceeding eight miles per hour —can also be driven on walking trails and sidewalks.

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Barat Academy relocates—7 minutes from former location

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley After being evicted from its former location in Dardenne Prairie, Barat Academy President Debby Watson says the school is moving full-speed ahead and will begin fall classes and all sports activities on schedule.

The private college preparatory high school will open Aug. 31 in the former Gateway Academy facility at 17815 Wild Horse Creek Road in Chesterfield.

Watson said she is sorry Barat Academy was unable to stay in St. Charles County, but said the new location is just a sevenminute drive from Barat’s former location.

“I wanted to serve St. Charles County, but everyone is welcome to attend Barat at its Chesterfield location,” Watson said.

“We want to continue the positive relationship we have with residents of St. Charles County, and hope students from the area come to us by the gazillions. We think St. Charles County can merge at our location and it will be a fabulous community of people.”

Barat Academy was shuttered in May after the company that held the lease on the Barat building filed eviction papers.

Watson said the problem stemmed from the failure of Premier Bank, the largest bank failure in Missouri.

“We didn’t fail; the bank did,” Watson said. “It all hedged on the bank failure.”

CP-SPE, a privately owned company, took ownership of the property in May 2010 when Barat Academy transferred the title of the property to them through a Special Warranty Deed. As an agreement with the Special Warranty Deed, Watson, on behalf of Barat Academy, entered into a 13-month lease with CP-SPE. But CP-SPE said Premier Bank’s failure had nothing to do with the situation. Barat Academy stopped making payments and defaulted on its lease to CP-SPE, the company said in a release.

CP-SPE, representatives say they worked with Barat administrators for more than a year to try to resolve the payment issue, but having no recourse, filed a repossession action in St. Charles Associate Circuit Court. CP-SPE says that rather than go to trial June 7, Barat officials surrendered the property July 11, but failed to pay the $216,164.88 in past rent owed.

“I don’t agree with the statement by CP-SPE,” Watson said. “Even our parents have tried to contact people in that organization. The FDIC says it’s one thing, and CP-SPE says it’s another.” She said Barat stopped paying rent because they weren’t responding to refinancing issues.

“We paid six months rent, but told them the rest would be part of the sales price. It sounds like we never paid a dime,” Watson said. “The media seems to think we didn’t have the money. We were evicted because we couldn’t settle on a price, not because we could not pay. They wanted $17 million for the school. It’s just that we didn’t want to pay that, and nobody wanted to help kids.

“They didn’t want to work with us,” she said. “We gave them five contracts to buy the school back and CP-SPE said ‘no’ to every one of them without a counter offer.

You can believe the special purpose entity or us. Our parents heard it from us.”

Barat Director of Admissions Michael Wade said the school has lost a few students during a period of uncertainty of whether Barat would find another location, but says six new students are considering enrollment. He said the Barat trustees are reviewing architectural plans to transform the new location to meet with the needs of Barat students.

“I have to say I am saddened that St. Charles County lost the opportunity for this great school,” Wade said, noting that many of the students live in Cottleville, St. Peters, Wentzville and O’Fallon. “We are blessed to have the opportunity to move

into Gateway, but there will be work to get it the way the board wants it.”

Desks and other furnishings were moved into the new facility Friday, Aug. 12, he said.

Watson said because Barat Academy is a private school it is not accountable to the public, though they have shared information. “We’re accountable to our parents, and they know the story,” Watson said. “(With the relocation), these (Barat) kids still get to go to a school somewhere.”

Watson said St. Louis and St. Charles County has an incredibly rich tradition of fine schools, and Barat has incredible parents and amazing students. She said, “They are pioneers with a pioneer spirit. They have had numerous prayer services supporting the school. It’s just that economic times have hit everyone, and don’t fool yourself that the public schools aren’t dealing with it.”

Barat Academy was built in 2007 in the shadow of the upscale WingHaven community to provide “the convenience and flexibility of education—one of the cornerstones of WingHaven’s LifeWorks concept.” The WingHaven development plan touts a “live, work and play,” concept, and education is one component in this whitepicket fence community.

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By Amy Armour A meth lab drug bust in St. Charles County on Aug. 10 also led to the arrest of a 32-year-old St. Charles County handy man who has allegedly impersonated a police officer for years.

Michael Gordon, who was charged with two counts of impersonating an officer, was caught after suspects in residential meth lab called him for advice.

Lt. Dave Tiefenbrunn, with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, said officers were listening to the conversation between Gordon and suspects and became suspicious. The officers requested to speak to Gordon and confirmed he was not a real police officer.

Officers traced the phone call and after arriving at Gordon’s home on Highland Drive, they found handcuffs, mace, a Glock 40-caliber pistol, badge and a duty belt. Gordon told police he purchased the items at gun shows.

“He admitted to doing this for years,” Tiefenbrunn said.

Tiefenbrunn said Gordon would frequent drinking establishments in St. Charles and Franklin counties to meet women.

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Gordon would then bring the women back to a hotel room for consensual sex, sometimes utilizing his handcuffs.

“He’s saying it was consensual, but our fear is that maybe it was not always consensual,” said Tiefenbrunn.

Any woman who has met Gordon when he was impersonating an officer is requested to call the St. Charles County Detective Bureau at 949-3020.

Gordon is currently being held at the St. Charles County Jail with a $15,000 cash only bond.

O’Fallon senior committee to partner with OASIS

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley OASIS, a non-profit organization that promotes successful aging through lifelong learning, health programs and volunteer engagement, has partnered with the city of O’Fallon to enhance area services.

City Administrator Keith Riesberg said OASIS representatives approached the city with thoughts of sharing marketing and other resources and to fill gaps in programs for older adults. The organization previously partnered successfully with other cities in the area, Riesberg said.

“The goal is to broaden programs for older adults and to use city facilities that are not being used to their maximum potential,” Riesberg said. “The goal is to coordinate programs and the use of space.”

O’Fallon’s Senior Residents Advisory Commission is in favor of the partnership, Riesberg said.

“One of the great benefits of the partnership is it does not require commitment of city funds,” Riesberg said. “It is more a use of facilities and to bring more programs for seniors into the city.”

The O’Fallon Senior Advisory Committee, an eight-member group of senior residents appointed by the mayor, meets monthly and advises the mayor, City

Council, and city administrator about issues affecting O’Fallon’s senior citizens.

The committee studies, assesses and gives advice on plans and city programs related to seniors, and brings issues and concerns to the city’s elected officials in order to better serve senior residents. Each of the city’s five wards is represented.

Councilman Rose Mack serves as the liaison between the Senior Advisory Committee and the City Council.

Sharon Hales, OASIS Community Outreach Manager, said additional programming will be brought to the city of O’Fallon to provide something special for those ages 50 plus. An OASIS office will be provided in the lower level of the O’Fallon Senior Center.

“I think it’s a great idea and I look forward to it,” said Mayor Bill Hennessy.

The Senior Center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The center is located at 106 North Main Street, at the east end of the O’Fallon Municipal Centre parking lot.

Activities for seniors vary, ranging from arts and crafts to fitness. For a $2.25 donation, hot lunches are available to seniors age 60 and older. The menu changes daily.

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Francis Howell Volleyball and academic stars For the second consecutive year, the Francis Howell North Varsity Girls Volleyball Team is the recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award. FHN is one of 481 teams that have received this award.

The award, which was initiated in the 1992-93 academic year, honors teams that have matched their dedication to the sport of volleyball with excellence in the classroom. To qualify for this award, the entire volleyball team had to hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent for the entire academic year.

The mission of the AVCA is to develop and grow the sport of volleyball and provide a professional network for those individuals and companies dedicated to enhancing and developing the sport. Members are comprised of national and international coaches, collegiate, high school, club, youth and Olympic coaches, as well as club directors. Other members include former players, officials, media members and other friends of volleyball.

As a group, the AVCA is committed to the development, growth, advancement and publicity of volleyball throughout the world.

Coach Robin Yuede will receive certificates for all student-athletes.

Dance clinic The annual Francis Howell Central Sensations Dance Clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 20 in the FHC High School gymnasium. A parent performance will begin at noon.

All kindergarten through eighth-grade girls are invited to participate. Participants will learn one routine and new technique to

perform at a home varsity football game on Aug. 26. The cost is $30 and includes lunch and a T-shirt. For more information, contact Cindy Gruender at cindy@gruender.us.com.

Future pommers The Francis Howell High School Varsity Golden Girl Future Pommer Dance Clinic will be held from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 10 at the high school.

The clinic is open to girls in kindergarten through eighth grade. The cost is $25 per girl. To pre-register, call 314-750-2990.

Academic summer Three highs school students in the Francis Howell School District recently completed the University of Missouri St. Louis 2011 Bridge Program Summer Academy.

The program provides high school students with stimulating educational experiences that build strong academic proficiency essential to collegiate success.

It is structured to prepare and motivate students to seek careers in math, science, engineering and technological fields; support mathematics and science instruction in participating schools; and promote the development of strong academic, personal, interpersonal and professional skills. Since its inception in 1986, the program has focused on math and science enrichment for students throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Terryl Curry III, sophomore at Francis Howell Central High School; Melody Clark, sophomore at Francis Howell High School; and Chad Morre, junior at Francis Howell North High School attended classes and workshops at the UMSL campus from June 13 through July 8.

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Castlio construction The Francis Howell School District Board of Education awarded a $5.3 million contract to Demien Construction Co. for construction at Castlio Elementary at its July 26 meeting.

The project includes building a new multipurpose gymnasium, a performance stage, two classroom wings with a total of 11 classrooms, expanded and renovated library space, additional restrooms and storage areas.

The additions will address current facility needs, such as overcrowding in elementary gym classes, lack of space for low incidence students, elimination of two Spectra classes in one classroom and inadequate library space.

Wentzville Essay contest Timberland High School senior Megan Brillos has been named the third-place winner in the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority’s National Essay Contest.

This year’s essay theme was “Great Public Schools: A Basic Right and Our Responsibility.” Brillos’ entry won first place locally in the Alpha Zeta Chapter’s 29th annual Essay Contest in November, and she was honored at the St. Louis Chapter’s annual awards luncheon as the featured youth speaker. She then advanced to the regional level where she also won before garnering the third-place award at the national level.

“I am so blessed to be recognized nationally for my essay,” Brillos said. “I love writing and it’s an amazing feeling to know that others appreciate my writing. I felt very strongly about the topic of education and apparently it showed through my

essay.”

Brillos is a member of the National Honor Society and takes multiple advanced placement courses at Timberland.

Additionally, she serves as president of DECA and the entertainment editor for the school newspaper. Outside of school, she performs as a dancer with the Dance Connection Performing Arts Center and enjoys volunteering for Meals on Wheels and the St. Louis Crisis Nursery Center in Wentzville.

Fort Zumwalt Seniors get a free pass As a way of thanking senior citizens for their continued support of the Fort Zumwalt School District, activity passes are available free of charge.

The passes are good for all “at home” scheduled athletic events and drama productions at Fort Zumwalt high schools, excluding state and regional tournaments.

To qualify for the free passes, seniors must be 55 years of age or older and reside in the Fort Zumwalt School District.

Passes can be obtained at the District Administrative Office located at 110 Virgil Street in O’Fallon.

SCC Local artists featured St. Charles Community College will host an Art Invitational Aug. 29 through Sept.

23. An opening reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 7 in the Fine Arts Building gallery.

The exhibition will feature the artwork of eight local artists, including: Lon Brauer, Jessi Cerutti, Carol Corey, Melody Evans, Dominic Finocchio, Rebecca A. Grant, Jason Hoeing and Patricia Vivod.

Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

For more information about this exhibit or upcoming exhibits, contact Christine Holtz at choltz@stchas.edu.

Open auditions St. Charles Community College’s Young People’s Theatre will hold open auditions at 8:30 a.m. on Sat., Aug. 17 in the Donald S. Shook Fine Arts Building Theater for the production of “Coney Island of Dr. Moreau.”

The auditions are open to children ages 8 to 18 and will consist of cold readings from the script, a basic dance routine that will be taught and singing a part of a song from the show.

Groups of 10 will audition at a time, and children are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes. A parent must be present during the audition process.

In this frolicking musical spoof of H.G. Wells’ famous book, eccentric Dr. Moreau has been booted out of the Scientist’s Club for claiming he can turn animals into human beings.

He disappears to a South Seas island where he continues his weird experiments in a jungle laboratory, but his privacy doesn’t last. An airplane crashes, stranding a trio of entertainers and some high school students.

“Coney Island of Dr. Moreau” will be

performed at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21-22 and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22-23 in the theater of the Fine Arts Building.

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The building, which was built around 1770, was likely constructed by Louis Blanchette, the founder of St. Charles, Dasovich said. This date, the type of artifacts found in the dirt floor, and the history of ownership of this property, tie directly to Blanchette, who arrived in the area around 1769 and established a trading post that later became St. Charles.

Students in an archaeological field school run jointly by the University of Missouri– St. Louis and Lindenwood University conducted the excavations this summer.

Though the field course has ended, Dasovich is planning on conducting further excavations at this location next summer.

awe that Paolini wrote his first novel at the age of 15.

“After listening to the book more than 15 times, I picked up on all sorts of little things,” Nathan Tushar said. “There were a lot of details (in the writing) and I (saw) how the plot developed.”

Nathan started to write his book four years ago, writing in his spare time. After sending his manuscript to Tate Publishing in July 2010, he was offered a contract to publish the book.

“It’s just been a crazy journey. I’ve learned a bunch of new things,” Nathan said. “I just had so much fun writing this.”

Nathan’s mom Suzanne Tushar said her son didn’t get his creativity or writing ability from her.

Knights of Cyndroania: Shadows Arising is the first in a series of four books planned

by Nathan. The FZW senior has already started the next book in the series, taking his 30 minute lunch break from his job at the St. Charles YMCA to work on the book.

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As he got older, he started writing poetry, comic books and short stories.

Today, the Fort Zumwalt West High School senior has graduated to being a published author. Seventeen-year-old Nathan Tushar had his first novel published this summer.

Knights of Cyndroania: Shadows Arising was released on July 19 by Oklahomabased Tate Publishing. Tushar will have a book signing from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sept.

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Nathan describes his book as a medieval fantasy about a young man named Ryuu learning about his heritage after living his whole life with a caretaker. The 180-page novel is geared toward middle-school children and above.

After reading the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini, Nathan was inspired to take his love of writing to a new level. Nathan — who suffered from a reading and writing disability as a child — said Eragon was the first book he really enjoyed and he was in

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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued the following advice for families as kids head back to school. The studies cited here appear in the September 2011 issue of Pediatrics and were published online on Aug. 8.

Sack lunch safety warning Sack lunches packed by parents can be an inexpensive alternative to school-prepared lunches, but they can also make kids sick if not kept at a safe temperature – and even lunches that include ice packs can reach unsafe temperatures.

In the study “Temperature of Foods Sent by Parents of Pre-school-aged Children,” sack lunches of 705 preschoolers at nine Texas childcare centers were measured with non-contact temperature guns and hour and a half before the food was served. Researchers found that 39 percent of the lunches contained no ice packs, 45.1 percent had at least one ice pack, and 88.2 percent were at room temperature. Only 1.6 percent of lunches with perishable items were found to be in a safe temperature zone, while more than 90 percent – even with multiple ice packs – were kept at unsafe temperatures.

The authors of the study suggested that parents and the public become educated on safe food packaging practices in order to prevent bacteria from growing and potentially causing illness.

New heat illness prevention guidelines for athletes Before young athletes start physical conditioning for fall sports, pediatricians have some advice for the athletes, parents, and adults who are running practice on hot, humid days: Use some common sense and appropriate measures to keep the kids out of danger.

In a revised policy statement, “Climatic Heat Stress and Exercising Children and Adolescents,” the AAP recommends youth sports programs implement the following strategies to safeguard against heat illness: • Provide risk-reduction training for coaches, trainers and other adults.

• Ensure trained staff are available onsite to monitor for and promptly treat heat illness.

• Educate children about preparing for the heat.

• Allow children to gradually adapt to physical activity in the heat.

• Offer time for and encourage sufficient fluid intake before, during and after exercise.

• Modify activity as needed given the heat and limitations of individual athletes.

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Allowing time for sufficient fluid intake before, during and after exercise is among the AAP’s guidelines for avoiding heat illness in youth athletes.

celed or rescheduled to cooler times.

• Provide rest periods of at least two hours between same-day contests in warm to hot weather.

• Limit participation of children who have had a recent illness or have other risk factors that would reduce exercise-heat tolerance.

• Have in place an emergency action plan.

The most notable change in AAP policy is the recognition that kids can tolerate and adapt to exercise in heat as well as similarly fit adults, when adequate hydration is maintained. The previous policy suggested children were less able than adults to tolerate and adapt to heat stress, but recent research found kids and adults have similar physiological responses when exercising under the same conditions.

The revised policy focuses on what factors put kids in danger of exertional heat illness and how adults can modify youth athletic activities to minimize heat illness risk, but it does not give precise rules about whether games/practices should be canceled if temperatures reach a certain level.

“While coaches should make on-the-field decisions to improve safety for a team or event as a whole, individual participants may require more or less concern based on their health status and conditioning,” said co-author Dr. Michael F. Bergeron, director of the National Institute for Athletic Health & Performance.

As an example, the policy statement describes a healthy 12-year-old who is fit and used to the heat and would be fine playing soccer on a 95-degree day. But an overweight football player who recently recovered from diarrhea and is running wind sprints at the end of the second threehour workout on the first warm day of preseason football would be at higher risk, even if the temperature is only 85 degrees.

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Spor t s Local legend Ed Dixon set to return soon to dirt track racing

Ed Dixon talking with a member of his pit crew.

By Jonathan Duncan When local racing legend Ed Dixon retired from the dirt track circuit two years ago, he had few if any intentions of returning any time soon to the sport he had loved so much.

In 2009, Dixon decided to walk away from the sport he loved to compete in. But, in just eight days, local racing fans will get to embrace Dixon’s return to the dirt circuit as Dixon is coming out of retirement to race in the UMP late-model stock car division at Belle-Clair Speedway in Belleville, Ill. “It’s a really exciting time for us and I’m going to be running in a new car and I’m really looking forward to seeing what I can do with it in a race,” Dixon said, Dixon, 57, who lives in St. Charles

County, has spent the last two years selling Corvettes at Schroeder Motors in St. Charles.

“I sold my business (Dixon Motorsports) in 2009 because I got tired of having to work on the car and driving and trying to keep the car going,” Dixon said. “These days, without a good sponsor it’s hard to keep a car competitive.”

While he has enjoyed working at Schroeder the past couple of years, he admitted that it after racing for 37 years, it was virtually impossible to completely ignore his love for racing.

As Spring rolled around this year, the bug to drive again hit Dixon hard and he began talking with some local sponsors about driving.

“Once it gets in your blood, it’s hard to get it out,” Dixon said. “The longer I was out, I found myself missing it more and more.”

Discussions heated up early in the summer for Dixon with the 3B Motor Sports group out of Southern Illinois and Dixon decided to make his return with them.

Dixon said that while they are not a bigtime operator in the racing business he is very comfortable with them because of their faith in him and their commitment to making a strong car that can be a top-five finisher on the track.

“They are not a huge outfit but they are good hard-working people and they really are driven to help us succeed,” Dixon said.

In a career that dates back to the early 1980s, Dixon has racked up 613 feature wins all-time and also for a brief time raced in the ARCA circuit in 1996 on such well-known NASCAR tracks as Talladega

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Speedway, Daytona International Speedway, and Pocono (PA) Speedway. Dixon drove for a team run by Stylus native Kenny Schrader and the late Dale Earnhardt Sr. The ARCA series at that time was a rung below the NASCAR Winston Cup Series but running on the big speedways hardly fazed Dixon as he rolled and blazed his way to a 4th place overall finish that season that allowed him to win Sportsman of The Year honors as well.

“That year we ran at all the big NASCAR tracks and we did real well getting fourth place in points in the series,” Dixon said. “I enjoyed running on those tracks, especially Daytona, which I always wanted to run on since I was a kid and that was a dream come true.”

Although Dixon wanted to go back to the ARCA series the next year, he had to give up running in it because of lack of sponsorship. “There were no real big sponsors then, so once we lost ours for the ’97 season we had to go back to the dirt tracks,” Dixon said.

Going back to the dirt tracks definitely

didn’t hurt Dixon as he continued to win big with UMP championships in 1999 and 2002 as well as a third place finish in 2004.

In 2004 Dixon was awarded dirt track racing’s highest honor for his success and contribution to the sport. Later that year, Dixon was inducted into the International Hall Of Fame for Dirt Track Racing.

“I was only the 28th driver in the world to be inducted into it so it was a pretty special time and a great honor,” Dixon said.

On Aug. 19, Dixon will be back behind the wheel in a 2011 black and white Chevy Corvette built by Rayburn Chassis. His familiar number 50 will be on the sides of the car. Dixon will not get to practice in the car until the night of the race, because finishing touches are still being put on the car. He is not concerned though and is definitely ready to get back on the track at Belle-Clair.

“These are build your own, full body, sheet-metal cars.” Dixon said. “It’s exciting to get back out there and see what we can do. I expect to be in the top five and I think we’ll run pretty well.”

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Local group travels to Chicago to march against breast cancer

By Amy Armour Six women from a St. Charles promotions business took exercise to a new level last month—while raising more than $13,000 for breast cancer research.

Aimee Visney, Dina Rufkahr, Heather Stephens, Michelle Baumbach, Kris Sieve, and Chrissy Whitley from RLK & Associates, Inc., logged 60 miles of walking during the 2011 Susan G. Komen Chicago 3-Day for the Cure in July.

The work group, named “Save the Cupcakes” raised $13,800 for cancer research and community-based breast health and education programs.

“We thought we could do something together as a firm for a good cause,” said Chrissy Shipley, with RLK & Associates, Inc. The women chose an organization that benefits women diagnosed with breast cancer since each woman knows of someone who has survived the cancer. In 2007, an employee of RLK was diagnosed with the disease. She is now in remission.

“Our co-worker was one of the many women that we walked for,” Shipley said.

The women started fundraising back in December. To even participate in the race, each woman was required to raise a minimum of $2,300.

The women held a trivia night, sold “Save the Cupcakes” T-shirts and water bottles, had a yard sale and solicited donations from families, friends and the community.

The “Save the Cupcakes” group travelled to Chicago in a Ford Mercury donated from Dan Gnade with Price-Gnade Mer-

cury in Moscow Mills.

The “Save the Cupcakes” group also started a training program last winter to prepare. Shipley said it was hard to find time to train, but the women squeezed in walks during lunch hours, breaks and over the weekends. The group would walk together at Creve Coeur Park, as well as alone through their neighborhoods. All of the training and preparation paid off — because the only aches and pains the women suffered from were from monster sized blisters.

“It was a really awesome experience, and it was very, very physically challenging…

A few of us are recovering from blisters,” Shipley said. “We thought we’d come home and be in wheelchairs.”

The first two days of the walk, the women travelled through the suburbs of Chicago, walking from about 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in an effort to complete 20 miles each day. The final 20 miles during the third day took the walkers through downtown Chicago passing popular sites like Navy Pier.

At one point, Shipley said there was a cheerleading squad cheering for the walkers as they passed a high school.

The women from RLK joined more than 1,900 breast cancer supporters from all over the country, and Shipley said more than $5 million was raised in the weekend.

“You can try to prepare yourself physically, but you simply cannot prepare yourself emotionally for what you experience over 60 miles and three days. We are all wearing our blisters with pride,” said Aimee Visney, COO of RLK & Associates.

Stork appointed provisional municipal judge The Dardenne Prairie Board of Aldermen approved the two year appointment of Scott Stork as the provisional municipal judge on Aug. 3.

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Community college to host tribute to retiring president A community celebration to honor the retirement of St. Charles Community College President John M. McGuire, Ph.D., is planned for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, in the College Center Gymnasium on SCC’s campus in Cottleville.

The tribute will include a roast and toast, and will honor the contributions of the college’s second retiring president.

“For the past 15 years, Dr. McGuire has enriched our community by ensuring that a high-quality college education remains within reach for our neighbors, friends and family,” said Kasey McKee, SCC associate vice president for foundation and alumni relations.

“That, in turn, has enhanced our economic vitality by providing a skilled workforce for local businesses.”

Tickets for the event are $75. Heavy

hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. Members of the community are invited to attend. Proceeds from the event will support the John M. McGuire Endowment Fund, John McGuire which was established through the SCC Foundation to provide scholarships for under-resourced students and funding to enhance student preparation in mathematics.

For more information on McGuire, the event, ticket information and Farewell Tribute gift packages, visit www.stchas. edu/McGuireFarewell, or contact McKee at 636-922-8472 or kmckee@stchas.edu.

Prairie Day Art exhibition to display works from national artists

By Amy Armour Dozens of local and national artists will share their masterpieces in a juried art exhibition during the Prairie Day Celebration in Dardenne Prairie on Sept. 17.

“Although we are featuring local talents, we also have artisans traveling from as far as Louisiana,” said Julie Matthews, cochair for Prairie Day. Matthews said the juried event will showcase 30 to 40 talented artisans who will share their handmade talents — with everything from fine art to vintage charm.

Fair-goers can expect to view everything from sculptures and photography to jewelry and quilts to handmade soaps and paper crafts. There will also be wood carvers on hand, and antiques will also be on display. In addition, visitors can check out

pottery, candles, and textiles and fine art in all mediums.

Artisans will have the opportunity to sell and/or demonstrate their work in a county fair atmosphere.

“Prairie Day country fair is Dardenne Prairie’s largest event and very well attended,” Matthews said.

Matthews said all artwork will be for sale, and many of the artists will offer custom orders.

“Our event is open to all artists and vintage sellers... student, amateur or professional,” Matthews said.

The juried event will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 17. And spots are still open for artists until Aug. 17. To learn more, contact Julie at 696-6639 or folkpaperdolls@yahoo.com.

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Just a year ago, the food pantry served approximately 45 families each month.

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Planning for a happy, healthy retirement Study finds husbands and wives respond differently

By SARAH WILSON After 30-plus years in the working world, retirement is a time to finally get a chance to relax, travel, participate in leisurely activities and spend time with family. However, with such a change in lifestyle, retirement can be quite an adjustment on a married couple. Angela Curl, assistant professor at the University of Missouri’s School of Social Work, said some issues that couples typically come across at the beginning of retirement include adjusting to a different routine that involves spending more time together during the day as well as concerns about the division of household labor, which can be tricky to negotiate.

“Also, because husbands are most of the time older than their wives, they don’t always retire at the same time,” Curl said.

“Continued employment for the wife, oftentimes, can cause conflict.”

Curl said the key is to plan, financially and socially – and preferably earlier – for huge lifestyle changes and to consider the changes that may occur in a couple’s relationships and day-to-day activities. Her research, “Retirement and cardiac health: A longitudinal, dyadic analysis,” examined preparing for retirement through dialogue with friends, coworkers and family members and recently was presented at the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.

Curl said communication about retirement with each other and family members and friends makes it easier for couples to adjust to a new routine.

“Any time a major life change happens, it is an opportunity for renegotiation of roles within a couple,” Curl said. “If a couple wants positive changes to occur in retirement, it is important for spouses to be

intentional in negotiating and planning for activities that match their ideals, finances and current health status.”

In addition to planning for changes in routine and lifestyle in retirement, Curl said it is important to prepare for health problems that may occur later in life. She examined the effects of retirement on selfrated health and cardiac health among couples and found gender differences in how husbands and wives rate their health after retirement.

Wives rated their health worse during the first few years of retirement, but their ratings improved in the long run. In contrast, husbands continued to rate their health worse the longer they were retired.

Husbands reported improved health when their wives retired. Retirement also reduced the risk of cardiac health problems in men, but had no effect on cardiac health in women.

“When wives retire, they may monitor their husbands’ health more closely, taking them to the doctor regularly and ensuring they lead a healthy lifestyle,” Curl said.

“Women traditionally put the needs of everyone else before themselves, a behavior that could put their own health at risk.”

To ease the switch from full-time employment into retirement, Curl recommended a gradual transition to working less and maintaining some level of engagement in the workforce.

Curl said continued employment or volunteering, even only for a few hours a day, could be helpful to maintain a good balance of work and home.

“There are a lot of health benefits to staying employed,” Curl said. “Working just a few hours each week can facilitate better health.”

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Empty Nesters:

Rockwood retiree cleans up community

Paul Jacoby, a retired Rockwood coach and teacher, picks up trash while walking his dog.

By DIANE PLATTNER For one former Rockwood School District employee, retirement apparently does not mean slowing down.

Paul Jacoby retired in 2009 after working for nearly 30 years as a coach and physical education and driver education instructor at Lafayette and Marquette high schools.

But Jacoby’s retirement was just the beginning of several new endeavors, including volunteering at the Siteman Cancer Center in memory of his deceased wife, coaching his son’s Special Olympics students and helping with his new grandson.

Jacoby has also found time also to begin an unofficial trash collection program, for which the seeds of thought were planted two years ago when he began noticing trash and litter while walking his family dog throughout his Wildwood neighborhood.

“It was most noticeable from November through March with the foliage dead,” Jacoby said. “Not only was it on the streets and sidewalks, but fields, woods and creek beds along the way were full of assorted debris. It both saddened and disgusted me.”

Jacoby said he began thinking he should do something about the trash but never actually did anything about it – that is, until he decided to follow the words of Confucius: “One good deed is better than 1,000 good intentions.”

So Jacoby last March purchased a tool to remove trash, some trash bags and latex

gloves.

“It took a while, but we soon got our routine down,” Jacoby said.

He said getting the trash into the bag was challenging at times with the wind and dog pulling.

“If I saw it, I had to get it, which led us off the sidewalks and trails,” he said.

“Sometimes I would fill the bag in one small area.”

Jacoby said it took him almost six weeks to finish cleaning the area around his normal walk. Then, he began cleaning other areas and now covers up to four miles each day.

“I now feel like a salesman with routes because some busier areas need daily cleaning, while others only need it about once a week,” he said. “The trouble is now when I ride anywhere, I make mental notes to get to that area. It is frustrating to see trash just hours after I have walked and cleaned that very street.”

Jacoby said he sees large numbers of bottles, cans, cups, plastic, paper, food containers and countless other items, including “disgusting” things, which is why he wears gloves.

The hardest things to pick up are broken bottles, he said. One morning, he picked up a large broken vodka bottle, which swung against his leg and gashed his calf. It took eight staples to close the gash.

“Maybe we need to bring back the old commercial with the Indian with a tear running down his check as he saw all the litter,” Jacoby said. “When I went camping as a young Boy Scout, their motto was, ‘Leave the area better than you found it.’

Wouldn’t that be a good thing to do with every aspect of our lives?”

Jacoby is spreading the word about his unofficial volunteer trash collection program to others, some of whom say they are inspired and following his lead, similarly taking pride in and cleaning up their communities.

“I hope adults will be better role models,” Jacoby said. “All of that trash is not just from the young.”

Jacoby’s other ideas to help clean up the community include holding higher expectations of kids around the house, which hopefully will carry to public areas; hosting family and neighborhood clean-up days; providing more city-furnished trash containers; and filling new tree planters along improved streets with mulch so they are not used for trash containers.

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Two months later, Six minutes of destruction

Five years to rebuild

‘a bigger and stronger Joplin’

By Brian McDowell More than 18,000 cars destroyed. Eight school district buildings gone. Winds over 200 miles per hour. At least 150 people killed. A major hospital that will never be able to house patients again. Billions of dollars worth of property damage.

The statistics surrounding the tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., Sunday, May 22, are grim. Two months later, driving through the residential and commercial districts continues to illustrate the true depth of the tragedy. Uninhabitable buildings, damaged beyond repair, still stand. Piles of rubble and debris litter the roadsides. Cars can be seen, twisted beyond recognition. The extent of the impact of this event is particularly stark when driving down Range Line Road, the city’s main commercial thoroughfare. For about eight blocks, both sides of the road are populated by devastated buildings, and the area still has no streetlights. It and the rest of the scenery that continues to occupy the center of Joplin is an eerie reminder of the power of nature.

Both the monumental task of cleaning up the city and the stories of hope that continue to emerge from the storm and its aftermath may have been put on the back burner of the mainstream media’s agenda in the two months since it seized the national spotlight. Still, an overwhelming sense of optimism and resilience emanates from those that still live in the city, and those from the St. Louis area and elsewhere that have devoted time to try to help them.

CJ Huff, the superintendent of Joplin schools, was on his way home from Joplin High School’s graduation ceremony held indoors at a local university on the evening of May 22. He heard the warnings on his car radio about strong winds that may be entering the area, although he said the word “tornado” wasn’t mentioned. He saw what he thought was a big rain storm headed his way.

“I couldn’t quite comprehend what I was seeing until the sky started coming down,” Huff said. “My car just started to get beat up by debris.”

Huff said he stepped on the accelerator of his car and floored it. He made a quick turn into the subdivision where he lives as his windshield shattered. A tree fell next to his car. Even though his foot was all the way down on the gas, it was difficult for his vehicle to move against the wind which rapidly seemed to be shifting directions.

“It was harrowing,” Huff said. “The debris was so heavy, I couldn’t see to move. I really thought I was going to die.”

He pulled up in front of his house, and the electricity being out meant that the garage door wouldn’t open. He could hear the roar of the tornado all around him, and he didn’t want to be in his car if it hit. Huff ran from his car to his front door, opened it, and fell onto the floor. Then, he got up, slammed the door and went quickly down the stairs to the basement where his wife was huddling. Huff said he heard the unmistakable roar of a tornado for at least

20 minutes.

Emerging from the basement about 30 minutes afterwards, they were relieved to find that their home and most other ones in the neighborhood were undamaged. Then, Huff’s cell phone started to receive text messages from his assistant superintendent about what was happening in the rest of Joplin.

“I decided to cancel school right away,” Huff said.

He got in his car and tried to leave his subdivision, but downed power lines made that impossible. He found an alternate route out, and, as he drove towards town, started to see what the tornado had done to St. Johns Hospital and surrounding neighborhoods.

“I thought there would be thousands of casualties,” Huff said.

He then saw that Joplin High had been damaged beyond repair and that the district’s Franklin Technical School was burning.

In all, the district lost two elementary schools, two middle schools, Joplin’s only high school, the tech school and its administration building. Another elementary school sustained $2 million worth of damage.

“I gathered my team for a meeting to assess damage and to locate our students and staff,” Huff said.

Seven of the district’s students and one school secretary were among the 159 casualties caused by the tornado.

Joplin High School was damaged beyond repair. Cover photo: The remains of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Joplin.

Huff made the difficult decision to call off school for the rest of the year. He obtained waivers from the Mo. Department of Education that allowed him to close the schools.

“There is no book, no training manual, nothing that tells you what to do if a F5 tornado takes out half your district,” Huff said.

He didn’t sleep for the first 50 hours after the storm hit.

“I felt like everyone was looking to me,” Huff said. “So, I decided to set a goal that the next school year would start on time, on Aug. 17.”

Huff got a team together and made a plan, finding places to send all 4,200 kids to attend school.

This has caused Huff to make some unconventional decisions. For instance, Joplin High is being split in half. Ninth and 10th graders will attend class at an old middle school, while classes for juniors and seniors will be held at a long-abandoned Venture department store behind Northpark Mall.

Other classes will be held in modular buildings designed by the Army Corps of Engineers.

The disctrict’s administration is being done from a building that is being shared with MODOT. “We were very aggressive about pursuing lease agreements, and within 10 days of the storm, we had all the facilities that we needed,” Huff said.

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“I obviously can’t control a tornado, but I can control how I respond to it,” Huff said.

“I took care of my people first, I trusted the people I’ve hired, and I know we can all overcome what happened to us.”

Joe Cab was working at Joplin’s Home Depot store on the evening of May 22, when he heard the tornado siren go off. Of course, such sounds are fairly common in Joplin, which is very close to both notoriously active tornado states like Oklahoma and Kansas.

Cab said the alarm surprised him because the weather outside at the time didn’t seem all that bad.

He and other employees stood at the front door and saw some unusually dark clouds headed towards the store. Cab said he didn’t realize what he was looking at until he heard a distinct rumble.

A manager started yelling at Cab, telling him to move all the employees to a “safe room” in the back of the back of the store.

Cab said he took a quick glance out the window and saw sparks. He watched the Walgreen’s - across 20th Street from the Home Depot - start to break apart. The glass doors at the front of the store started to sweat. Cab pulled at a few customers and started running towards the back of the store. He heard glass break behind him, and felt a strong gust of wind when the front doors of the store blew off. Then the store’s ceiling started to fall around him.

Cab and some of the customers running with him did reach the safe room, as the ceiling there started to fall. He was trapped under the rubble. He said he had no idea how long he was there.

When some of his fellow employees pulled him out, Cab said he helped them check on cars in the store’s parking lot. He said the damage to the building was stunning. He had volunteered to go down to Louisiana and help with the clean up after Hurricane Katrina, and said what he saw in Joplin that day was far worse. The Home Depot store completely collapsed.

Seven people died in the Home Depot during the storm. Cab considers one of them, the store’s electronics manager Dean Wells, a hero for sacrificing his life to save the store’s customers. Cab said more focus should be put on the lives that were saved that day by quick actions by the store’s employees.

Now, two months later, Home Depot is open, selling hardware in a large circus tent-like building in the old store’s parking lot while a new store is being built. Cab said it was the first time the corporation had ever done this, and that he was proud to still be working for them.

On the evening of May 22, Dr. Bob Dodson was relaxing in the shower at his Joplin home, which was three quarters of a

mile from his employer, St. John’s Mercy Hospital. His wife came in and told him she heard on the radio that a tornado was making its way through their town. Dodson threw on some clothes, and headed for the hospital. He had no idea yet that the tornado had directly hit the hospital.

“When you’re a trauma surgeon and something like that happens, you know you have to go in,” Dodson said.

He arrived at a chaotic scene. Patients had been rolled out into the hallway minutes before the tornado struck, most windows in the hospital were broken, and every car in the parking lot was damaged beyond repair.

Also, electricity in the hospital wasn’t working, including the hospital’s elevators.

Communications in Joplin were crippled in the wake of the storm. No one around the hospital was able to make calls on their cell phones, and, for up to a couple of weeks after the storm, could only effectively communicate through text messages.

Dealing with these conditions, Dodson started to help evacuate patients from the building. This involved moving patients downstairs in the dark.

“Emergency lights were sucked off the walls,” Dodson said. “Once we got outside, there were piled up cars everywhere, by all the doors, and that impeded our ability to get patients out.”

The evacuation process took 183 patients out of the building in 90 minutes. Only five patients and one visitor died. The hospital lost no staff members.

Some patients cleared from the building were walked to a temporary field hospital that was being set up at Joplin’s Memorial Hall, about 17 blocks away. Other patients were transferred to the St. Johns Mercy Hospital in Springfield, which had to double their trauma services to deal with the sudden intake.

Dodson said the amazing success of this operation came from the appropriateness of the hospital’s disaster plan and the employees’ knowledge of it. St. Johns Mercy had just run an earthquake drill a week before this disaster struck, so all employees knew exactly what to do in case of a catastrophic event.

St. Johns also benefitted from a switch from paper records to electronic records on May 1, a mere three weeks before the storm. This allowed them to know who was in the hospital within minutes. The hospital in Springfield printed off patient records and had them shipped to Joplin’s field hospital, which meant all patients could be accounted for. This would have been impossible with regular paper files, which would have been lost in the storm.

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Linda Canoy, RN, clinical nurse at Progress West, will train and certify more than 40 QRHC members with a CPR and AED training course.

“It will be a great asset to our organization that will be used for the welfare of the 300 horseshoe members and visitors who come to this public facility,” said Jeanette Claas, president of the QRHC. In appreciation, the NHPA/NHPF will place a commemorative brick in the Jack Freeman Brick Memorial Plaza.

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Here’s what’s new in New Homes: Greg Whittaker’s new namesake c ompany, Homes by Whittaker, is debuting a fresh portfolio of home designs at The New Town at St. Charles, the nationally renowned New Urbanist community he created in 2003. The floor plans are available in the third phase of New Town alongside the Grand Canal. Phase three includes some of the largest homesites in the development, yet prices range from only $159,500 for a wonderfully kitschy ranch to $259,500 for a 3,000+ square-foot two-story. “We’ve already had three sales since we acquired these sites,” Whittaker said. “We’re starting construction on several inventory homes and some lakeside homesites are still available,” he added.

Premiering are six new cottages and Craftsman-style bungalows with up to 1,800 square feet and 10 new two-story models with up to four bedrooms and 2½ baths.

Valerie Kaelin at 636-916-2000. Check out Whittaker’s new website at www.HomesbyWhittaker.com.

It’s a “fountain of savings” - up to $137,712 - at Greater Missouri Builders’ The Villas at Fountain Plaza on Clayton Road just east of Clarkson in West County. How’s this for a splash? A twobedroom, two-bath ranch that was priced at $497,612 is now $359,900, a savings of over $137,000. A three-bedroom, 2½-bath story-and-a-half villa has been reduced by $128,040 to $314,900. Three other villa homes are discounted from $96,067 to $117,142 during this sale. This unique community is located in Ellisville, next door to the new LifeTime Fitness and nearby upscale shopping. For information call 314-581-5944. In St. Charles County at Queensbrooke Townhomes GMB has lowered prices on all existing inventory homes. Townhomes at Queensbrooke start at $138,900. To visit Queensbrooke, take Highway 94 (First Capitol) to north on Harvester Road to left on Queensbrooke Boulevard to left on Queens Court Place and follow signs to displays. For information call 636-936-3615. Visit www.greatermissouribuilders.com If you aren’t familiar with the name Consort Homes by now, you’ll at least recognize its principals, an impressive lineage of veteran home-building professionals going back 30 years. Howard Chilcutt, chairman, was the long-time part-

ner of Bob Jones (The Jones Company). In addition Ken Stricker, who is now president of Consort Homes, was formerly the president of The Jones Company. Consort Homes builds new homes in over 15 Saint Louis area neighborhoods. Now Consort is sporting a new logo, along with a fresh new outlook and a whole collection of around 20 new floor plans. Dubbed the Inspiration Collection, they feature an innovative and updated look both inside and out. One of the characteristics is a “casual dining area” where the family room and the kitchen are all connected and usually situated at the back of the home, for easier casual entertaining.

In Italian, bella means “beautiful.” And at Bella Vista, Payne Family Homes gives new meaning to the word “beautiful” – starting with the community’s commuterfriendly location off North St. Peters Parkway directly north of Highway 94 and only minutes from the Page Extension.

Bella Vista is a 140-home multi-builder development. The majority are walkouts, and many can accommodate an optional front-entry three-car garage. Starting from $189,900, homes in Payne’s Lifestyle series provide up to 3,388 square feet of living area. This spring, Payne added its all-new Vision Series at Bella Vista, economically priced from $168,900 and ranging from 1,302 to 1,746 square feet. An inventory version of the Winfrey two-story has just been completed and priced at $204,103.

For directions and community information call 314-683-3417 or click on www.PayneFamilyHomes.com.

A three-bedroom ranch for only $1,030 a month? That’s the “Regan” by Jeff Kelly Homes, available at Great Oaks in Wentzville and at Winding Pines in Winfield in Lincoln County. Both communities offer zero-down financing on this ranch plan, which starts at $159,900. The Regan is a center foyer design with a large great room separating the bedrooms from the kitchen and breakfast area. The master suite includes a walk-in closet and private bath with corner tub, shower and double-bowl vanity. The home comes with a two-car garage and main-floor laundry room. The Great Oaks community is open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Winding Pines is open 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 314-568-4790, 314-568-9600 or 314-4867660 for more information.

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suggested that every hospital should have a bunker on its campus, to store necessary supplies and communications equipment.

Within a week, a set of Quonset hut-like tents began to emerge in the back parking lot of the uninhabitable hospital building, and a field hospital was built. Dodson said everything that could have been done at St. Johns Mercy can be done at this new structure, but not at as high of volume.

This temporary structure will begin to be replaced by solid manufactured buildings in the same location by this November.

There are plans for a whole new hospital, on the site of the old one, to be built within five years.

Dodson praised the Mercy corporation for its help in dealing with the storm and its aftermath. To this day, Mercy has kept all the hospital’s staff on its payroll and done talent sharing programs that lets its staff work for other nearby medical facilities and still keep their job.

“Mercy knows it can’t rebuild here without employees,” Dodson said.

Judy Bjorklund wasn’t in Joplin on May 22. She was driving through Iowa on the way to visit relatives in Minnesota when the storm struck. Her husband, who has been the pastor of the Abundant Life Christian Center for the last 15 years, was visiting a family that went down to the basement of their house when they heard about the tornado.

Bjorklund experienced the initial shock of what happened to Joplin the way most Americans did, by watching on television.

“It was interesting,” Bjorlklund said. “I saw Diane Sawyer and all of these celebrity reporters talking live from my town. I could not mentally grasp it. Of course, I’m wondering these days, where is the media now? Why aren’t they charting the progression of what’s happening here? I wish they’d share the good stories about what’s happening here instead of just focusing on the bad.”

Bjorklund returned to Joplin a couple of days later, and said she could not believe how much worse the damage was than it

seemed on TV. “I felt like it was a dream or a Hollywood movie,” she said.

One person in the church parish died and many lost homes. Bjorklund and her husband wondered what their church could do to heal the community, when they met with members of Service International that were descending on the city. When they heard that some volunteers from that group needed a place to stay, they decided to open up the church to them.

Since then, Abundant Life has transformed itself into a barracks for visiting volunteers.

“Our church is about community, not about going to two services a week,” Bjorklund said.

People from all over the world have slept in the church in either sleeping bags or on specially made bunk beds. Showers have been built outside the church for volunteers to use, surrounded by curtains. The church also serves three meals a day and Bjorklund estimates they’ve served 14,000 people so far.

This is all provided at no cost to the volunteers, although they are welcome to donate money to help the next group of volunteers.

Background checks are conducted on volunteers, and there are security guards on site. Bjorklund said the problems involved with housing volunteers have been minimal.

Most volunteers that stay at the church are bussed out to the damaged neighborhoods of the city and help tear down buildings and clear debris. After this long process is complete, they will begin building houses.

“It took six minutes to destroy Joplin,” Bjorklund said. “We don’t want to rebuild this city. We want can make it bigger, better and stronger.”

For more information or to make a donation, visit abundantlifejoplin.org.

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Com mu n it y Event s ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT “Chelsea Lately” Comedy Night will be held at 7 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 27, at the Theater of the Donald D. Shook Fine Arts Building at St. Charles Community College. Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for SCC students with valid ID. For more information, call Mandi Smith at Newsmagazine 922-8469.

Salesperson: ••• Proof: A Family Culture Day series will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 28, at the Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center in St. Charles. The purpose of Culture Days is to showcase Latino contributions to the arts. The event will include ethnic food, cultural music and displays and art activities for children. For more information, contact Amy Baue at 255-0270.

••• The 17th annual MOSAICS Missouri Festival for the Arts will be held on Sept.

16 through Sept. 18 on North Main Street in Historic St. Charles. More than 110 juried and invited artists will exhibit, discuss and sell artwork which will include paintings, sculptures, photography, glass jewelry, metal and woodworking. The free festival will also include live entertainment, a children’s village, a mentor me exhibition and an Art for Youth Gallery. For more information contact Richard Baum at 314-4825476 or at Mosaicsartfest@gmail.com.

••• The city of Lake Saint Louis will host the inaugural “2011 Root Ball; An Evening Celebration!” from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 17 at the Meadows at Lake Saint Louis. Tickets are $45 per person or $80 per couple with a cash bar. The keyDateRupp. of issue: note speaker will be Sen. Scott For tickets, call 625-7953.

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supervised children’s activities and tours of the educational facilities and sanctuary. A brief presentation of the dynamic worship, music, educational, social and community service opportunities will be given by the clergy and professional staff. For more information, to RSVP or to schedule a personal visit, contact Bob Gummers at 314469-0700 or bgummers@unitedhebrew. org.

RACE The Lake Saint Louis Dardenne Prairie Area Chamber of Commerce will host its Inaugural ‘City 2 City’ 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun Run at 8 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 17, at the Meadows at Lake Saint Louis located at 20 Meadows Circle Drive. In addition to the race, families can also enjoy the Family Health Expo at the finish line in Dardenne Prairie. The event will include inflatables for the kids, visits from many area mascots, face painting and various other games and activities. Registration is $25. For more information, or to register, visit www.lsldpchamber.com.

BBQ United Hebrew Congregation will host its annual family barbecue for new and prospective members from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 21, located at 13788 Conway Road. Members who have joined within the past year, along with individuals and families seeking to join a congregation, will be treated to a barbecue dinner,

KIDS/FAMILY ACTIVITIES All moms are invited to the Lake Saint Louis Mothers Club Ice Cream Social from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 28, at Boulevard Park, 2550 Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. There will be ice cream, crafts and games for the children. The event is free and registration is not required. For more

information, call 314-799-9292.

••• Fam Jam Live Theater will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 9, at Morning Star Church located at 1600 Feise Road in Dardenne Prairie. Fam Jam is designed to bring parents and kids together for an evening of live entertainment. For 45 minutes, families engage in a live production packed with high-energy music, drama, media, comedy and a look at the Good Book. The free event is open to the public. For more information, call 314-799-9292.

••• “Heavenly Loaves” luncheon with Fr. Dominic Garramone OSB will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 1, at the Cottleville Knights of Columbus, 5701 Hwy. N. The host of the popular PBS baking show, “Baking with Fr. Dominic” will weave together stories, Christian reflections, and scripture while incorporating the traditions of baking. New recipes will be featured. Tickets are $25 per person. The event is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of Knights of Columbus Council No. 7198 and proceeds will benefit St. Vincent de Paul Society, St. Joachim & Ann Care Services and Mary Queen of Angels. For more information, call Gina at 248-0747.

TRIPS A trip to visit historic Civil War sites in and around St. Louis will be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 14. The trip will include a visit to the Old Courthouse,

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the U.S. Arsenal at Camp Jackson, Bellefontaine Cemetery, the Missouri History Museum and Jefferson Barracks. The cost of the trip is $70 for O’Fallon residents and $78 for non-residents, and includes transportation, an escort, gratuities, lunch and tours. Register in person at the Renaud Spirit Center, online at www.ofallon.mo.us/ ParksandRec or by calling 474-2732.

BENEFITS Local firefighters, police and paramedics will be serving up a BBQ lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 20, in the courtyard at Oak Tree Village Retirement Community located at 363 Jungermann Road. There will also be a motorcycle show and entertainment by up and coming musical guest, Nicole Dawn. The cost is $5 for a BBQ lunch and admission to the show.

Proceeds will contribute to raising funds to end Alzheimer’s. For more information, call 928-3877.

••• The Fort Zumwalt South High School Band’s pancake breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 3 at O’Charley’s in O’Fallon. Entertainment will include the “Cardinal Cowboy” and the “501st Legion/70th Explorer’s Garrison” of Star Wars Stormtroopers. The O’Fallon Fire Department and O’Fallon Police Department will be available to talk about safety issues. Tickets are $6 per person

in advance/$7 at the door for pancakes, sausage/bacon, juice or coffee. Children age 5 and under are free. All proceeds go to benefit the high school band program.

For tickets or more information, call Rich Goodman at 314-659-9175.

••• Chocolate, Wine and All That Jazz – Tri County Division of United Way campaign kickoff will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 17 at the Grand Opera House, 311 N. Main St. in St. Charles. The event will feature an evening of fine wines, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate and live jazz. Tickets are $60 each which includes wine tastings, chocolate samplings, hors d’oeuvres and an intimate concert setting with Denise Thimes. To purchase tickets, call 939-3300 or visit www.stl.unitedway.org.

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Email scam says you’re owed $2.8 mil An email scam being sent nationwide is now targeting Missourians. The emailed scam claims the recipient is owed $2.8 million in Unclaimed Property found in a metal trunk and goes on to request personal information.

The current scam email states a fake individual, Jeff Smith, director of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, is working with the FBI to return $2.8 million found with the recipient’s email address and name attached. It further requests private information, including the recipient’s full name, address, telephone number, age and occupation. If a person responds, he or she is then directed to call an attorney based in the United Kingdom to provide personal financial information – the respondent then is charged high fees for the call.

“This email is a scam intended to steal personal information,” State Treasurer Clint Zweifel said. “Moving forward, Missourians should be on the lookout for two practices that can indicate an Unclaimed Property scam – unsolicited emails asking for personal information and an offer to return lost property, but for a fee. My team

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Zweifel is a member of National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators, but the group never notifies individuals of Unclaimed Property – that duty is left to individual state treasurers and administrators. The Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Multi State Information Sharing and Analysis Center have been informed of the scam.

“My team only sends out emails in response to constituent questions, while working with an individual who has already begun the claims process or to let individuals who have registered for email notifications know of recently added Unclaimed Property,” Zweifel said.

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Donatelli’s Bistro appeases the senses

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Don Baker has deep, widespread roots in the culinary world and brings the best of it to his restaurant, Donatelli’s Bistro. Dnatelli’s Bistro is a warm, casually elegant establishment on the western edge of Lake Saint Louis that offers amenities to soothe all five senses.

Step inside the spacious restaurant and your vision will be bathed in tones of warm gold accented by well-distributed tables and booths. Feel the comfort of three distinct dining areas or gravitate to the U-shaped bar and enjoy a front row seat to the glossy black piano that serves as center stage for the sound of sensational live music (Wed., Fri., and Sat.). A wall of windows invites a gaze out to a sunny day, an evening sunset or a seemingly never ending span of open fields.

Most of all, your taste buds will burgeon with just one glance at the extensive menu and wine selection. Smell the aroma of simmering sauces and you’ll want to try something like the Cannelloni Rosso ($12.60), a selection of three rolled pasta noodles stuffed with meat and crowned with both meat and cream sauces.

Donatelli’s Bistro 8653 Hwy. N in Lake St. Louis Hours: Sun. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

The bar remains open later based upon customer demand.

Phone: 636-561-6966

Regardless of what you order, it will be love at first bite, because all of Donatelli’s entrees seduce the senses with made-from-scratch entrees prepared with the utmost enthusiasm.

So what would Baker have you say after dining or spending the evening at his large, casual upscale establishment?

“Awesome,” Baker says. “That’s what I’d like to hear people say. I’d like them to tell their friends and pass it on.”

You won’t find any cans in Donatelli’s kitchen.

Everything is made from scratch and not at all prepared like most other restaurants do, Baker said.

His meats are fresh, never frozen. Chef James Don Baker and soon-to-be-wife, Barb Giganti, offer their personal Curry trims and cuts whole tenderloins making sure touch at Donatelli’s Bistro in Lake Saint Louis. each piece served is of the best quality. Baker’s world of restaurant experience has allowed him to are breaded and prepared to be the best I’ve tasted,” Baker collect and combine recipes from a long line of Italian said. “They’re fabulous.” experts.

Baker and soon-to-be-wife Barb Giganti are attentive Baker says his “signature” Tenderloin Modiga ($28.30) and hands-on, whether it’s during a quick lunch or lavish is always a winner. The 10-ounce breaded beef tenderloin dinner, or if you just stopped in for an evening of great is topped with provel cheese and a white wine butter sauce, libations and lovely music. Jazz, Blues or Rock? Watch mushrooms and garlic. Another of his favorites is the Lin- the Donatelli’s calendar at donatellisbistro.com. guine Tutamare, featuring shrimp, sea clams, crab meat Donatelli’s hosts duos and trios that harmonize talents and mushrooms with a garlic cream sauce. on Wednesday (7-10 p.m.), Friday and Saturday (8-11 Unusual items like the Salmon Alfresco ($21.45) are p.m.) evenings. Reservations are not required, but are recdelightful. The lightly breaded salmon is perfectly char- ommended on “entertainment nights.”

“Everything is totally done the right way,” Baker said. broiled and complemented with a white wine lemon butter “I’ll challenge anybody with our entertainment, because and sun-dried tomato sauce.

“I don’t like to be known for our chicken wings, but ours it’s the best entertainment this side of the river.”

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