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Social degeneration: Part III The orgies of violent attacks against strangers on the streets – in both England and the United States – are not necessarily just passing episodes. They should be wake-up calls, warning of the continuing degeneration of Western society.

As British doctor and author Theodore Dalrymple said, long before these riots broke out, “the good are afraid of the bad and the bad are afraid of nothing.”

Not only the trends over the years leading up to these riots but also the squeamish responses to them by officials – on both sides of the Atlantic – reveal the moral dry rot that has spread deep into Western societies.

Even when black youth gangs target white strangers on the streets and spew out racial hatred as they batter them and rob them, mayors, police chiefs and the media tiptoe around their racism and many in the media either don’t cover these stories or leave out the race and racism involved.

In England, the government did not call out the troops to squash their riots at the outset. The net result was that young hoodlums got to rampage and loot for hours, while the police struggled to try to contain the violence. Hoodlums returned home with loot from stores with impunity, as well as bringing home with them a contempt for the law and for the rights of other people.

With all the damage that was done by these rioters, both to cities and to the whole fabric of British society, it is very unlikely that most of the people who were arrested will be sentenced to jail. Only 7 percent of people convicted of crime in England are actually put behind bars.

“Alternatives to incarceration” are in vogue among the politically correct elites in England, just as in the United States. But in Britain those elites have had much more clout for a much longer time. And they have done much more damage.

Nevertheless, our own politically correct elites are pointing us in the same direction.

A headline in the New York Times shows the same politically correct mindset in the United States: “London Riots Put Spotlight on Troubled, Unemployed Youths in Britain.” There is not a speck of evidence that the rioters and looters are troubled – unless you engage in circular reasoning and say that they must have been troubled to do the things they did.

In reality, like other rioters on both sides

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of the Atlantic they are often exultant in their violence and happy to be returning home with stolen designer clothes and upscale electronic devices.

In both England and in the United States, whole generations have been fed a steady diet of grievances and resentment against society, and especially against others who are more prosperous than they are. They get this in their schools, on TV, on campuses and in the movies. Nothing is their own fault. It is all “society’s” fault.

One of the young Britons interviewed in the New York Times reported that he had learned to read only three years ago. He is not unique. In Theodore Dalrymple’s book, “Life at the Bottom,” he referred to many British youths who are unashamedly illiterate. The lyrics of a popular song in Britain said, “We don’t need no education,” and another song was titled “Poor, White and Stupid.”

Dr. Dalrymple says, “I cannot recall meeting a 16-year-old white from the public housing estates that are near my hospital who could multiple nine by seven.”

In the United States, the color may be different but the attitudes among the hoodlum element are very similar. In both countries, classmates who try to learn can find themselves targeted by bullies.

Here those who want to study in ghetto schools are often accused of “acting white.”

But whites in Britain show the same pattern.

Some conscientious students are beaten up badly enough to end up at Dr. Dalrymple’s hospital.

Our elites often advise us to learn from other countries. They usually mean that we should imitate other countries. But it may be far more important to learn from their mistakes – the biggest of which may be listening to fashionable nonsense from the smug intelligentsia.

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l ette r s t o t h e e d i t o r Partisan political paralysis

Cost of government

To the Editor: Politicians seem to have a highly developed reflex action to blame everyone but themselves when things go wrong. Soon after the U.S. credit downgrade, several prominent Democrats including Vice President Biden, David Axelrod, Howard Dean and Senators Reid and Kerry went on national television and referred to it as the Tea Party Downgrade. Biden supposedly dubbed them the Tea Party terrorists. President Obama predictably blamed George Bush and the Republicans. Republicans blamed the Democrats and steadfastly refused to increase taxes or close tax loop holes. In reality, tax loop holes must be closed even if it inconveniences the rich. Most of us are neither politicians nor lawyers, but we do know that it took decades of poor governance to bring us to the edge of this economic abyss, none of which involved the Tea Party. Corruption and extreme partisanship have prevailed in both major political parties.

Legislators in both parties consistently loaded every bill with all the pork they possibly could. Who can blame them? That has always been one way to get reelected.

It also contributed to the $14 trillion debt that threatens our future. We taxpayers are left to pick up the tab and wonder what the future holds for our children and grandchildren.

President Obama constantly reminds us that he inherited a terrible mess. No one can argue with that. However, in my opinion, he has made it much worse with his policies. He did not require Tea Party help to create Obamacare or impose numerous job killing regulations that would have been in his failed Cap and Trade Bill. He has demonstrated that he is willing and able to circumvent Congress whenever he feels the need to do so. He definitely needs to remove some of the impediments that prevent serious oil drilling in America.

We have the resources and we should be developing and using them. All of these actions have contributed to our massive unemployment numbers.

We must contact our elected officials and demand that they recover from partisan political paralysis long enough to work on some of our critical economic problems.

Carl Deal St. Peters

To the Editor: When I went to school, some 20-plus years ago, we learned the basic governmental rules. The rules that state what the President does, the job of the House and Senate. I also learned that the Congress is made up of people from each state that are suppose to look out for their state of origin, the people that elected them. These elected officials were suppose to do things such as pass laws, create jobs and in general do things pleasing and profitable for their state. Meaning, they are to work for me and all the other persons living in this wonderful state. When did all this change?

I have yet to receive a questionnaire about what I would like my representatives to work on. I have never been asked what I thought about a particular law that is about to be voted on or if I thought it was good for the state. Having said all that, I have learned that as of 2009, a brand new Senator makes $174,000 a year. A Representative makes $35,915 a year. The President's pay is $400,000 a year, and his right hand man makes $300,000 a year.

Now, everyone is hurting for money and jobs. Let's try making some sense of this...

There are 100 Senators in Congress, that comes to $17,400,000 a year spent on just the new ones, more is spent on those that have been there for eons and done nothing.

Now we have to add in the allowances for office staff, housing staff, personal staff oh, and their medical insurance.

We also have 435 Representatives in office. That income equals $15,623,025 a year for this job. Again they have all the perks the Senate has. One perk that I find insane is after our Senator and/or Representative leaves office, even if it is just four years, they are entitled to pension. Then have medical insurance for the rest of their lives, paid by us. A man or woman serving in the military laying down their lives for us to be safe and free, well, they have to serve 20 years in order to get 50 percent of their pension.

Why is the Congress more important?

Now, we forgot to add the perks of the Commander in Chief that we are paying for. Let us not forget all the gas he used in Air Force One when he was having his town meetings.

You would think in this day and age of technology that you could link up something so that he could stay at home and talk to the towns at the same time.

Here is my favorite. We the people have just paid to have not one, but two buses made to carry the President across country instead of flying. Now these are not your average Greyhound buses either. Renovation on these buses cost upwards of $1.3 million to keep him safe and comfy.

I hope I have given everyone enough time. Have you added all the salaries up yet? Keep in mind these numbers are just for the new office holders, more is paid to those who have been there longer.

The total amount we are paying our Congress and Executive Branch comes to more than $33.7 million per year.

There are these things called performance reviews. These reviews determine whether or not you are to receive a raise in pay, and if so how much. The above mentioned people were elected by us.

They work for us. Why do they get to vote themselves raises and how much? Is that not the job of the employer, us? Maybe if Congress got paid what the average Joe got paid, take away all the perks and privileges, maybe they would think twice about what they are doing and who they are doing it for. Maybe if they had a set time in office more work would get done, knowing that they will be gone in X amount of time.

Maybe they wouldn't spent money on parties trying to sway votes. Maybe if they had to carry their own insurance instead of having it paid for them, let them figure out COBRA! It should be honor enough for the President and Vice President that they were elected to office and have a house with food and utilities paid for. Changes have got to be made.

Susan Parnell

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To the Editor: I am appalled at how our tax money is being spent. We lay off teachers, create bizarre schedules so we don't have to pay teachers overtime for their continuing education requirement, but thank God we have brand new tennis courts for a small percentage of the school children.

Kudos to Mark Lafata for his stand on how we should be spending our money.

Shame on everyone who voted yes for this $920,000 expense during economic times as hard as these. Like Mr Lafata said, it would seem the board is more concerned with having beautiful tennis courts than quality education.

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STATE OF THE UNION: SEPTEMBER 20, 2001 Excerpts from President George W. Bush’s address to Congress nine days after the September 11 terrorist attacks In the normal course of events, presidents come to this chamber to report on the state of the Union. Tonight, no such report is needed. It has already been delivered by the American people.

We have seen it in the courage of passengers who rushed terrorists to save others on the ground. Passengers like an exceptional man named Todd Beamer. And would you please help me welcome his wife Lisa Beamer here tonight?

We have seen the state of our Union in the endurance of rescuers working past exhaustion.

We’ve seen the unfurling of flags, the lighting of candles, the giving of blood, the saying of prayers in English, Hebrew and Arabic.

We have seen the decency of a loving and giving people who have made the grief of strangers their own.

My fellow citizens, for the last nine days, the entire world has seen for itself the state of our Union, and it is strong.

Tonight, we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.

••• On September the 11th, enemies of freedom committed an act of war against our country. Americans have known wars, but for the past 136 years they have been wars on foreign soil, except for one Sunday in 1941.

Americans have known the casualties of war, but not at the center of a great city on a peaceful morning.

Americans have known surprise attacks, but never before on thousands of civilians.

All of this was brought upon us in a single day, and night fell on a different world, a world where freedom itself is under attack.

••• After all that has just passed, all the lives taken and all the possibilities and hopes that died with them, it is natural to wonder if America’s future is one of fear.

Some speak of an age of terror. I know there are struggles ahead and dangers to face. But this country will define our times, not be defined by them.

As long as the United States of America is determined and strong, this will not be an age of terror. This will be an age of liberty here and across the world.

Great harm has been done to us. We have suffered great loss. And in our grief and anger, we have found our mission and our moment.

Freedom and fear are at war. The advance of human freedom, the great achievement of our time and the great hope of every time, now depends on us.

Our nation, this generation, will lift the dark threat of violence from our people and our future. We will rally the world to this cause by our efforts, by our courage. We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail.

It is my hope that in the months and years ahead life will return almost to normal. We’ll go back to our lives and routines, and that is good.

Even grief recedes with time and grace.

But our resolve must not pass. Each of us will remember what happened that day and to whom it happened.

We will remember the moment the news came, where we were and what we were doing.

Some will remember an image of a fire or story of rescue. Some will carry memories of a face and a voice gone forever.

And I will carry this. It is the police shield of a man named George Howard, who died at the World Trade Center trying to save others.

It was given to me by his mom, Arlene, as a proud memorial to her son. It is my reminder of lives that ended and a task that does not end.

I will not forget the wound to our country and those who inflicted it. I will not yield, I will not rest, I will not relent in waging this struggle for freedom and security for the American people.

The course of this conflict is not known, yet its outcome is certain. Freedom and fear, justice and cruelty, have always been at war, and we know that God is not neutral between them.

Fellow citizens, we’ll meet violence with patient justice, assured of the rightness of our cause and confident of the victories to come.

In all that lies before us, may God grant us wisdom, and may he watch over the United States of America.

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Assistance is also needed to install park pavilions, fencing and landscaping.

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City administrator leaves The city of Wentzville is searching for a new City Administrator after the abrupt departure of Dianna Wright last month.

Wright had served as the city administrator since June 2008. City officials cite “irreconcilable differences” as the reason for her departure.

The Wentzville Board of Aldermen held a special meeting on Aug. 29 to discuss continuity of day-to-day city management and the search for a new city administrator.

The Board will begin conducting a search for Wright’s replacement immediately.

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Calton received two Amtrak tickets to Chicago, one night lodging and two tickets to the St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs game on Aug. 21 at Wrigley Field.

Melissa Carner, branch manager at First Bank’s Hwy. 94 office in St. Charles, presented Calton with the trip package last month.

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St. Peters Students travel to music festival More than 1,000 music students from five different states traveled to the 55th annual Mid-America Music Association (MAMA) Festival that took place at the Doubletree Hotel in Overland Park, Kan., last month.

Ten piano students from Fun Key Music Piano Studio in St. Peters competed in several events testing their knowledge and performance abilities. Riley Bell, McKenzie Coyne, Morgan Fudge, Nick Hornung, Meghan Kaiser, Brendan Ritchie, Logan Ritchie, Corey Sharp, Seth Snider and Shannon Snider each received the highest honor awarded at the festival, a Superior rating, which consists of a score of 95 or higher out of 100.

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For every Superior rating, students were awarded a trophy at one of the festival awards ceremonies.

Road blocks ahead The city of St. Peters’ Mid Rivers Mall Drive Resurfacing Project between Mexico Road and Veterans Memorial Parkway began on Aug. 17 and is scheduled to continue until Sept. 29.

The resurfacing project will: remove damaged concrete pavement, curb and gutter, and sidewalk sections; diamondgrind new and existing concrete pavement; and resurface existing asphalt pavement.

All work will take place during late evening and early morning hours. Drivers can expect intermittent lane closures during this project.

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St. Charles County Prescription for fire This month the St. Charles County Parks Department will start its annual round of prescribed burns throughout its regional park system.

“Fire, when used appropriately, is a necessary means of managing our parks natural environments. In addition to many other management activities, we use prescribed burns to restore and enhance our park’s natural habitats,” said Park Natural Resource Supervisor Ben Grossman.

Weather permitting, these controlled burns will continue through April 2012 with fires occurring in park forests, woodlands, savannas, prairies and wetlands.

Park officials said necessary precautions are made before prescribed burns are conducted, and personnel from the Parks Department work closely with the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in St. Louis to ensure the annual burns are safe and efficient. Emergency personnel with the St. Charles County Sheriff Department are also notified prior to ignition.

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Back to the drawing board The St. Charles County Council unanimously rejected the new district map at its

Aug. 18 meeting. The map has been sent back to the Redistricting Commission for some changes.

“The council didn’t have any major problems with the new map, but sent it back to the commission to be tweaked a little,” said John Sonderegger, with the county. “Some members didn’t want to lose constituents they had been representing.”

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The Defiance Merchant’s Association recently announced that the new Katy Trail Park at Defiance will be named after 93-year-old Vera Jacobsen. The naming of the park came after a contest promoted by the association at the annual Katy Trail Father’s Day Family Bike Ride where participants were asked to suggest and vote for a name for the new park.

The dedication of the new park is tentatively scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 9.

Jacobsen will be honored and a sign will be erected naming the Park “Vera Jacobsen Park.”

Lindenwood King named associate Elizabeth King has been named Institutional Advancement Associate at Lindenwood University. In that position she will provide support in planning and executing alumni and development special events, assists with solicitation activities, and coordinate communication with current and prospective donors.

King brings more than 10 years of experience to the position, including employment as a promotions coordinator for the American Poolplayers Association and as a marketing specialist for MasterCard Worldwide. She most recently worked for three years as community events manager at Baue Funeral Homes in St. Charles.

King is a Lindenwood alumna, having earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication in 2000 and a graduate degree in communication from the university in 2001. She said she is looking forward to using her skills and talents to benefit her alma mater.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Men clenched their hands; women cried as they watched TVs showing our worst domestic tragedy unfolding before their eyes.

Ten years ago this month, terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center in New York, and minutes later attacked the Pentagon.

At first, people thought it was a bad engine that sent the plane propelling into one of the Twin Towers. After the second plan hit, everyone knew these were not accidents.

The devastation on Sept. 11 was far away from the generally quiet streets of St. Charles County, but the devastation that day 10 years ago changed everyone’s lives, especially those in our community who deal with protecting the public.

Cottleville Fire Chief Rob Wiley was serving as the assistant Chief of Central County Fire and Rescue and commander of the St. Charles County HAZMAT (hazardous materials) team on Sept. 11, 2001. He said at the time of the attacks, he and his team had already been through numerous training sessions that involved counterterrorism.

“My wife called me and said a plane had flown into the World Trade Centers,” Wiley said. “My first thought was, this is not an accident.

“It was pretty much on our radar,” Wiley said. “Not to the extent as now, but because of the first World Trade Center bombing and bombing at Marine Barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.”

On Oct. 23, 1983, a truck full of explosives ripped through the Marine barracks killing 241 U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers. It was the deadliest terrorist attack on Americans prior to Sept. 11, Wiley said.

“We were doing terrorist training all in the context of things happening overseas,” Wiley said.

Wiley said he felt numb for about three weeks following the attacks. He said the first thing he wanted to do was load up a bunch of equipment and drive to New York to help.

“But that makes you part of the problem, not the solution,” Wiley said. “You want to do something, but you can’t.”

Wiley said he’s been in the fire service 25 years, but has responsibilities now that he wouldn’t have given a second thought to 15 years ago.

“I still serve as a medic and a hazmat advisor to the county SWAT Team,” Wiley said. “We train all of our guys in counterterrorism now — how to spot terrorist activity.”

Wiley said nowadays, even some of the of things they never thought of before are most minor operational procedure have commonplace these days. changed. Terrorism activities are part of “(It) used to be, we would train for natupolice and fire officials’ mindset, he said. ral disaster. That’s what we’d set our sights “I used to get an email or letter asking for on,” Ballmann said. “You never thought of a Fire Department patch because someone someone attacking us or poisoning a bunch is a collector. Today, we don’t send them of people. You never thought of it or preout anymore because someone could stitch pared for it.” it onto a shirt to gain access to a place they Today, it’s always on people’s minds. shouldn’t be,” Wiley said. “We have to be Wiley said people rarely see O’Fallon as more careful about our vehicle security, the being a “hard target,” but because of all the stations stay locked up more than they used additional training since 9/11, guys from to. If someone got a hold of a fire truck, St. Charles County are trained with skills they could turn on the lights and go where that can help in other disasters. With Hurthey wanted. It’s a new way of life and will ricane Irene, for example, there are people not go back to the way it was prior to Sept. from St. Charles County helping on the 11. People just had to adjust their thinking. East Coast now.

That’s the reality of it.”

“We help people coordinate emergency Wiley said the thing that worries him the efforts and set up command posts in many most is we have a short memory in this natural disasters. That grew out of the 9/11. country, and when nothing has happened in That’s why those things exist today,” Ballthe last 10 years, we let down our guards. mann said.

“We see programs for homeland security “Before, in St. Charles County, for 50 get de-funded, but the people who do us or 60 years, we’ve done mutual aid with harm have very long memories. They think surrounding neighbors,” Ballmann said. in terms of millenniums. They know they “Now, a neighboring deputy chief may end can act if we lay low for a while.” up in Connecticut helping another commuO’Fallon Fire Chief Mike Ballmann said nity. Before, nobody ever gave that much additional safety preparations and thinking thought. People understand now how we

work together.”

Former O’Fallon Fire and Protection District Board Member Dennis Scherer (who now works for Stygar Funeral Home in St. Peters) is one of 12 original members of the federal mortuary disaster team called “DMORT VII”. Shortly after 9/11, Scherer was called to New York to help identify bodies.

St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano was an alderman at the time of the attacks, and was attending the fall conference of the State Municipal League. One of the seminars was emergency evacuation.

“It was in the morning and the representatives and clerks from cities throughout the state of Missouri were preparing to go to the opening of the General Assembly. Televisions were on in the hotel lobby, and all of a sudden the first plane hit the building,” Pagano said. “The moment the second plane hit the other building, all of the city representatives, mayors and a lot of different public officials all thought we needed to call the city halls right away and start finding out what is going on.”

Pagano said there was an attempt to continue the conference, but there were so many representatives of cities who had to prepare to get home. Nobody knew what to expect, Pagano said.

“That next day was the first time I had ever seen the skies silent,” Pagano said.

“No planes were flying, and that’s when I really felt something is seriously wrong.”

Pagano said St. Peters is now the hub for emergency management communications for St. Charles County.

The lower level of the city’s new Justice Center features various communication centers and “everything you can think of,” Pagano said.

Pagano serves as executive officer for the emergency center.

“It’s all changed drastically. There are a lot more things we take seriously, whether it’s flooding, tornados or terrorists,” Pagano said. “We never thought of terrorists in the past, but now we do.”

Officials from different cities, fire, ambulance and more would meet there at the St. Peters command center in the case of an emergency disaster.

O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessy was an alderman on Sept. 11, 2001. He was also attending the State Municipal League conference.

“Everyone watched a bit and headed home to be with family and see if there was anything we could do,” Hennessy said.

Hennessy said since the attack, there is no additional security, but it made everyone more conscious of the risks.

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O’Fallon asks Fort Zumwalt to take on some of D.A.R.E. costs

By Amy Armour A tight budget has caused the city of O’Fallon to request help in funding the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program in the Fort Zumwalt School District.

O’Fallon Mayor Bill Hennessey attended the Fort Zumwalt Board of Education meeting on Aug. 15, to ask the School Board to consider participating in the cost for the D.A.R.E. police officers for the 2012-13 school year and beyond.

“We know budgets are tight. Your budget is tight. Our budget is tight,” said Hennessy. “I think we can brainstorm…and see what we can do for the following years.”

The 12-week D.A.R.E. program is presented to fifth-grade students each year through police-led classes. Hennessy said the city currently covers the salary for two D.A.R.E. police officers to travel to eight elementary schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District. Those same officers also visit Assumption Catholic grade school and Crossroads Elementary in Wentzville.

“During the school year, being in the schools is their primary duty although they may perform other functions. When school is out, the officers

are assigned to other duties,” said Tom Drabelle, public relations for the city of O’Fallon.

Drabelle said the city has covered the cost of the program for at least the past 20 years.

“The city is looking to work with the districts to help offset the costs of the program,” Drabelle said.

The St. Peters Police Department has two D.A.R.E. Officers that share the responsibility of teaching fifth graders in the Francis Howell School District. Police Officer Melissa Doss said the police department pays the salaries of the officers, and the schools fundraise to cover the cost of supplies.

“The way we work it, is one semester one D.A.R.E. officer covers all the schools and the other semester the other officer covers all of the schools,” Doss said. “During the time the D.A.R.E. officers are not teaching, they are working on the road answering calls.”

Fort Zumwalt officials and O’Fallon officials plan to talk again in the future.

“At this point I think the city would love it if we could give some type of monetary (help), but our budget is stressed as well,” said Fort Zumwalt Superintendent Bernard DuBray. “They do a great job. I hope we can keep it going.”

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley O’Fallon officials have asked the city’s finance director to keep a watchful eye on the lateral sewer program insurance rates, to try to lower costs to residents whenever possible.

Managing Director of Finance Vicki Boschert said the city set the lateral sewer program rate at $20 in 2009, but dropped rates to $6.50 per household in 2010.

“For 2011, we recommend continuation of the $6.50 rate, but will continue to monitor it to see if the rate can be reduced further,” Boschert said. “I do feel that it is very close to where it needs to be.”

Councilman Jeff Schwentker asked how work would be paid for if the city suddenly sees an onslaught of repairs.

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Boschert said the rate, which will appear on property tax bills sent in November, will remain the same until 2012.

“If the city sees a surge in repair requests, the rate can be changed the following year,” Boschert said. “I believe the city is very

safe with the fee, and said there are surplus funds that can be used to pay for repairs should it become necessary.”

Councilman John Haman Jr. said if the city can lower rates now, it should do so.

City Administrator Keith Riesberg said the city would like to go an additional year to fully determine costs to the system.

“If we have greater than expected claims, we can increase the fees,” Riesberg said.

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We need to take a look and make sure our ordinance complies with state statute. ” Schwentker asked if such legislation was approved by the council, who would enforce it.

Mayor Bill Hennessy said he believes the ordinance would put the city in “very hot water with discrimination.”

“Say we have a complaint,” Hennessy said. “I just have a real funny feeling if Joe over there makes a complaint and asks us to check and there’s a Spanish-speaking employee who is still an American Citizen, we’re going to be in trouble.”

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Councilman Jim Pepper has proposed a bill in the city similar to one adopted by Valley Park, requiring employers to use the e-Verify system to ascertain that those being hired are legal residents.

According to the e-Verify government Web site, U.S. law requires companies to employ only individuals who may legally work in the United States – either U.S. citizens, or foreign citizens who have the necessary authorization.

This diverse workforce contributes greatly to the vibrancy and strength of our economy, but that same strength also attracts unauthorized employment, U.S. officials say.

E-Verify is an Internet-based system that allows businesses to determine the eligibility of their employees to work in the United States. E-Verify is free and easy to use – and it can ensure a legal workforce.

“If it’s not needed and it’s already covered by state statute, no problem,” Pepper said.

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The victim Michael C. Matthews, 19, of St. Charles County, was still on scene and had an obvious head injury. He was transported to St. Joseph’s East Hospital by ambulance, where police say he is currently listed in serious condition. A second victim was at the scene with an arm injury, but refused medical attention.

Prior to the victim being injured, he allegedly got into a physical altercation with Dwayne L. Gibson, 19, of St. Charles, in which no weapons were used. After the initial assault, police said suspect Brandon Clapsill, 18, of St. Peters, allegedly displayed a loaded .45 caliber handgun in attempts to threaten the other people at the scene. Police said that is when Gibson retrieved an aluminum baseball bat and later admitted to striking the victim in the head with the bat, causing Matthews to be seriously injured. After Matthews was struck in the head, and lying injured, face down on the ground, Tevin T. Parks, 19, of St. Peters, allegedly struck Matthews at least two times with the bat in the victim’s

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St. Charles County developer jailed for fraudulent loan scheme A St. Charles County man will serve nearly two years in prison for multiple fraud charges involving real estate developments in St. Charles County.

James Summers, 40, owner of Quality Building Systems and D & M Properties, a commercial real estate developer, received $1.2 million in financing from 1st Advantage Bank to purchase three lots in St. Charles County but used funding for purposes other than the construction project.

Summers borrowed the funds on the premise that he was to construct a commercial building on one of the lots. The property was known as Cool Springs.

Loans of approximately $450,000 and $745,000 were only to be disbursed by the bank for work completed. In 2008, Summers submitted a series of false and fraudulent invoices and vouchers to 1st Advantage to release construction funds to

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After recovery efforts from the bank, the loss resulting from the scheme was more than $250,000. As part of his plea agreement, Summers also agreed to pay restitution of more than $1 million to two other businesses.

Summers was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 25, to 21 months in prison on multiple fraud charges.

Summers, pled guilty in March to three felony counts of bank fraud and appeared for sentencing before United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig. The case was investigated by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Assistant United States Attorney John Bodenhausen handled the case for the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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O’Fallon to begin planning beautification of city

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley O’Fallon city officials have taken an idea to the next level, authorizing the city’s Parks and Recreation and Public Works departments to brainstorm about a beautification plan for the city’s most prominent areas.

At a recent meeting of the City Council, Councilwoman Rose Mack said that because the city is considered among the best places to live for five consecutive years and is the seventh largest city in the state, she believes improving the visual impression of the city is long overdue.

“The gateway to our city, at this time does not reflect a first-class city,” Mack said, citing the area of Hwy. K and Hwy. 40/64 as a strong starting point for improvements.

“The highly traveled area brings residents from the interstates. Flowers, beddings, monuments or whatever they see down the road to enhance the look of the city would be a first start toward to improving the aesthetic value of the city.”

Mack said council’s Strategic Planning questionnaire indicated beautification to be the resident’s second most important priority. Mack said she would like staff to begin the process of identifying areas, but said she would expect the beautification to

be a three- to five-year project.

“I think changing improvements to the look of our city will be one of the proud legacies of this administration,” Mack said.

“Intersections are the best place to begin the beautification.”

Mack said she would also like to see decorative lights along the overpasses, Bob Deardeuff, O’Fallon Park and Landscape Manager, presented a report recommending locations that could be improved.

He suggested that municipal properties, park entrances, the stadium entrance, Main Street site, the streets, sewer and water building, the transfer station and the O’Fallon Corporate Center be included in any beautification plan.

“Beautification is one thing, but I think we need to raise it one level to create an identity using landscape features visible to people as they enter into O’Fallon,” Deardeuff said. “It would also help bolster business activity.”

Other potential flower display locations would include highway exchanges, O’Fallon intersections and municipal properties, Deardeuff said.

“These are just ideas of how to tie a universal concept together. We have some landscaping, but it’s not unified nor does

it give the impression you’re in O’Fallon,” Deardeuff said. “The beautification would look at topography, scale and more. Some areas would be hard to landscape, however.”

Deardeuff said for areas difficult to landscape, he recommends a design used in Bolingbrook, a suburb of Chicago. The area uses stone-wall areas consistently through the city to give “identity to an area.”

Deardeuff said the city’s perimeters would be landscaped in a podium style using concrete cast flower boxes with the city of O’Fallon emblem on them. He said one problem was that St. Peters had started to use the podium/emblem style, and he didn’t want O’Fallon to become the “Johnny-come-lately” to St. Peters.

Deardeuff said some flower displays would also be difficult to water without volunteers, and volunteers are often difficult to find.

Mack asked if the city should form a committee of residents to determine what they want to see in the city, but Mayor Bill Hennessy said he believes the Public Works Division and the Parks Department would be more qualified to review plans.

“I like color, and I don’t see a lot of color in these designs,” Mack said of the

slideshow presented by Deardeuff. “I want something that identifies our city.”

Hennessy said he would rather place the planning responsibility with the public works division.

Councilman Jeff Schwentker said, “The work and expense of a beautification project looks like a 15-year plan, but if you have a vision and start now putting funds in the budget each year, we could do a big amount in 5 years.”

Schwentker said St. Peters has done a wonderful job on its beautification.

“Their intersections and interior roads with planters, and the areas in front of City Hall are super impressive,” Schwentker said. “I hear compliments all the time on theirs, and not so much on ours. I agree with Rose, that we should budget for five years. I would hate to see us do a little spot for $100,000 and then wait. I think we should put funds aside and do one intersection at a time.”

Mack said nothing should be agreed upon until officials sit down and have a plan in front of them and consider different options with prices.

“We’re not going to do this tomorrow, but we need to get started. We need to have a vision and a plan,” Mack said.

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By Amy Armour A 20-year-old St. Charles County man died on Aug. 23 after crashing his motorcycle on Towers Road in St. Charles County.

John A. Gomez was driving his 2004 Suzuki GSXR600 at a pace estimated to be more than 100 mph, northbound on Dingledine Road in St. Charles County at about 9 p.m. Tuesday. Gomez passed a St. Charles County Sheriff’s Deputy who checked his speed at 101 mph.

Lt. Craig McGuire, with the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department, said the deputy turned his vehicle around in an attempt to pull the motorcycle over.

“By the time the (deputy) turned the car around he could see the motorcycle in the distance,” McGuires said.

“Before he could get up to speed and turn his lights on the motorcycle disappeared on him.”

McGuire said shortly after losing sight of the motorcycle, the deputy observed a large flash of light from an electric pole in the distance.

Sgt. Jeff Wilson, with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, said Gomez failed to negotiate the turn from Dingledine Road onto Towers Road. Gomez slid across Towers Road into the guide wire of a utility pole. The guide wire snapped and contacted the high voltage lines, which caused the flash of light seen by the deputy and cut the power for many homes in the immediate area.

The deputy arrived on the scene and started CPR on Gomez until medics arrived. An unnamed nurse from DePaul Hospital who lived in the area stopped at the scene to assist with CPR. Despite CPR attempts medical personnel pronounced Gomez dead on the scene.

LSL hopes to use national recognition as economic opportunity

By Amy Armour Lake Saint Louis has been named one of the Top 100 Places to Live in 2011 by Money Magazine. It’s the sort of recognition to the city hopes to use to its benefit.

“This is the second year we have been recognized. It’s really wonderful to have national recognition,” said Lake Saint Louis City Administrator Paul Markworth.

The city ranked number 41 in the Top 100 Places to Live in the United State with a population under 50,000. Lake Saint Louis is the only city in St. Charles County to make the list and one of four cities in Missouri. Liberty ranked number seven, with Webster Groves listed as 61 and Ball-

win making the list at 80.

Markworth said the affordable housing and an abundant amount of community activities set Lake Saint Louis apart.

The median price of a home in Lake Saint Louis is about $186,000 compared to the average of the Best Places Top 100 winners which is $265,929.

“I think this will provide a lot of publicity for the city…to see our name in a national publication,” Markworth said. He added that the recognition will also provide the city with an economic opportunity. “We are definitely putting this in our advertising.

Lake Saint Louis is a great place to live and a good place to start a company.”

Remains of missing Weldon Spring man found in Lincoln County

By Amy Armour The remains of a Weldon Spring man reported missing in December were found near a creek in Lincoln County on July 26.

Nicholas Michael Coppola, 25, was last seen on Dec. 12, 2010, when Foristell Police arrested him for breaking into a home in Wright City. Coppola ran out of gas on the highway and allegedly sought shelter in the home. Police released him from custody that night, and his parents reported him missing on Dec. 20 after 10 days of no contact.

Foristell police followed leads, but the trail went cold. On July 28, 2011, a skull was found in the woods near a creek in the southwestern part of Lincoln County close to the Warren County Line. Detec-

tives from Warren County responded to conduct a search of the area, but they were unable to locate any remains other than the human skull. Dental records of the skull were compared to missing persons and it matched those of Coppola.

On July 29, it was determined that the remains were actually found in Lincoln County and case is now in the hands of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department.

Major Kurt Venneman, of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department, said the cause of death has not yet been determined. “We have search teams out there with cadaver dogs trying to locate anything else,” Venneman said.

The Sheriff’s Department is working with the Foristell Police Department.

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Wentzville APR released State education officials have released the preliminary Annual Performance Report (APR) for Missouri school districts for the 2010-11 school year, providing an update on how districts are meeting state standards for academic performance.

The APR provides a five-year progress report as measured by the 14 academic performance standards set by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Once again, the Wentzville School District met or exceeded the required standards in all 14 categories.

“We have wonderful students and staff who work so hard to achieve these great things,” said Superintendent Terry Adams.

“Our constantly improving curriculum and increasing professional development obviously helps our students, and we strive to continue our improvement as a district in all areas.”

Published each year since 2000, the APR measures the academic performance standards that are the cornerstone of Missouri’s accreditation requirements for public schools. The 14 standards cover measures such as ACT and MAP test scores, attendance, graduation rates and other academic indicators. Unlike the reports issued under the federal No Child Left Behind Act,

Missouri’s reporting is based on multiple measures of performance, and provides a more comprehensive picture of a school district’s overall effectiveness.

To be fully accredited, a K-12 school district must meet at least nine of the 14 accreditation standards for academic performance, and at least six to be provisionally accredited. A district that meets five or fewer standards may be classified as unaccredited by the State Board of Education.

on the part of our chamber leaders and all those who participated in the fair that led to its tremendous success. It was beneficial to many of our families and a great way to kick off the new school year.”

Thousands of dollars in school supplies were given away to families that evening.

Operation Food Search donated a portion of the supplies, with businesses and groups participating in the fair picking up the tab for the remainder. In addition, Daniel Roach, D.C., of Hawk Ridge Family Chiropractic in Lake Saint Louis provided discounted sports physicals and donated all proceeds to the Holt and Timberland High School activity funds.

Back to school Hundreds of families in the Wentzville School District took part in the first ever Wentzville Back to School Fair at Holt High School on Aug. 13.

The district teamed up with the Lake Saint Louis/Dardenne Prairie and Wentzville chambers of commerce to host the free fair that featured 76 local businesses and non-profit groups. The event included booth activities, carnival games, bounce houses, health screenings, and free backto-school supplies.

“This was an event designed to bring together local businesses, community groups and our district families in one place to share valuable information, discounts and free school supplies in a fun and festive atmosphere,” said Superintendent Terry Adams. “We are grateful for the efforts

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Fort Zumwalt Alumni enter Hall of Fame Five Fort Zumwalt graduates will be honored this month as they are inducted into the Fort Zumwalt/Fort Zumwalt North high schools Hall of Fame.

James C. Moss, class of 1968; Jon Gibbs, class of 1981; Dr. Jeffrey A. Frost, class of 1986; Captain Steve Cuneio, class of 1988; and Debra Herbert (Nee Keim), class of 1998 will be inducted during a ceremony at 7 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 23, in the auditorium at North High School.

School officials said inductees receiving the honor were carefully selected after an exhaustive process. The purpose of the Fort Zumwalt/Fort Zumwalt North High Hall of Fame is to acknowledge and honor graduates who have demonstrated exceptional personal, community, or professional achievements, thereby honoring their alma mater. The hope is that these nominees, and those to follow, will serve as an inspiration for Fort Zumwalt North students in the years and generations to come.

Individual plaques of the inductees will be permanently displayed in the “Hall of Fame” located in the hallway outside of the main office. The plaques will serve as positive examples for all students as they strive to master the rigors of academia, social/ emotional growth and character development.

The inductees will participate in the annual Homecoming Parade at 9 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 24, and then will be recognized prior to the homecoming football game at 1 p.m.

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Francis Howell Students test career Four students from the Francis Howell School District spent 10 days this summer getting a taste of a potential career in pharmacy.

Ben Cradick and Sarah Luebbert of Francis Howell North High School; Michael Barbara, Francis Howell Central High School; and Justin Jacob, Francis Howell High School were chosen from a pool of 120 applicants, along with 25 others, from the St. Louis Metro area to attend the 2011 Walgreen’s St. Louis College of Pharmacy Explorers Outreach Program.

St. Louis College of Pharmacy Explorers Outreach Program is designed to give students who are interested in pharmacy as a career an opportunity to experience different types of careers in pharmacy.

All participating students spent 10 days at the St. Louis College of Pharmacy taking an Introduction to Pharmacy class where they learned many aspects of pharmacy, visited different types of pharmacies around the St. Louis area and compounded different types of medications. The remaining days of the program were spent working in a local Walgreens Pharmacy as a licensed pharmacy technician.

Student honored for research Neel Kothari, senior at Francis Howell Central High School, is the receipt of the LMI Aerospace/D3 Technologies Award for Excellence in Research for his research titled, “Development of Pdots for Near Infrared Molecular Imaging and Treatment of Tumors.”

The award is presented to students who distinguished themselves during the 2011 Students and Teachers as Research Scientists (STARS) program at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Kothari is one of 78 aspiring scientists who spent six weeks conducting research with St. Louis-area professionals and professors.

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Fifty-three faculty members from the participating academic institutions, three scientists from Solae and five scientists from the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center volunteered as mentors for STARS. Following six weeks of research, Kothari presented his research paper to peers, parents and research mentors. Kothari had the opportunity to conduct research with Dr. Samuel Achilefu, Dept. of Radiology at Washington University.

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Football team travels to Joplin The Francis Howell Central (FHC) High School football team and coaching staff took their annual team trip in late July. The students and staff lent a helping hand to assist the Joplin football program and Joplin High School with the clean-up process after a devastating tornado damaged the city.

The coaches and team members were housed in a middle school gymnasium and worked for two days in various capacities.

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Annual Prairie Day Country Fair set for Sept. 17

By Amy Armour With live music, fine art, a magic show, clowns and pony rides there is something for everyone at the sixth annual Prairie Day Country Fair.

“Prairie Day has always been about offering an entertaining family outing for our community at little or no cost. Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers and the donations of our sponsors, it has gotten bigger and better each year,” said Mayor Pam Fogarty. “This year, we will celebrate Prairie Day at the grand opening of our new park. There will be plenty of fun and entertainment for the whole family, good music and beautiful settings to sit and catch up with your neighbors.”

Prairie Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 17 at the new city park located behind Dardenne Prairie City Hall at 2032 Hanley Road. The event will kick off with the Lake Saint Louis/Dardenne Prairie City-2-City 5K run. And at 10 a.m. the Lodge Brothers — a bluegrass band — will take the stage. Singer and songwriter Marybeth Johnson will perform at 2 p.m. and the Missouri River Cloggers will take the stage at 4 p.m.

Julie Matthews, co-chair for Prairie Day, said the country fair offers individuals and

families a fun, festival-like destination.

“Attendees can enjoy a unique shopping experience with vendors and artisans selling fine art, antiques, gifts, home décor, jewelry, and more,” Matthews said. “The event will be filled with live music and food from local restaurants. Children will be entertained by clowns, face painting, magicians, music and plenty of crafts. They will even learn to quilt and carve soap.”

Prairie Day will have a Family Fun Tent this year geared to entertain children of all ages. Mad Science of St. Louis will present a show and host some hands-on demonstration booths. Abra Kid Abra will present both a circus and a magic show.

“Kids and adults will get the opportunity to show off their hula hoop skills or learn a few new ones when Hoop Connections takes the stage,” said Melissa Nordmann, Family Fun coordinator. “Last but not least, Serengeti Steve of the Reptile Experience will give the audience an up-close view of some of the world’s largest and scariest reptiles.”

Nearly 50 local businesses are participating in Prairie Day, with each one providing a fun activity for families.

“We have an old-fashioned blacksmith, miniature ponies, dog safety demonstra-

tion, hands on creations for kids, police topped off with an amazing fireworks dishelicopter fly-over, Dardenne Prairie his- play,” Matthews said. torical booth, caricature artist, live radio broadcasting on site and much, much more,” said Barbara Soelle, Prairie Day Schedule of events for co-chair.

And the fall decor will be provided by the Family Fun tent: local farmer, Rita Dunacan who will bring her prized rooster.

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“We encourage all Dardenne Prairie Mad Science Demo Booth residents of all ages, as well as residents 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in the surrounding area, to come and enjoy Abra Kid Abra Magic Show the festivities,” said Kim Clark, city clerk.

“The city will also have a ribbon cutting 1:30 p.m. - 2 p.m. for our new City Hall park, which includes Abra Kid Abra Circus Show playgrounds, a water feature, pavilion, 2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. concessions and amphitheater.”

Hoop Connections The Prairie Day event has attracted 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. between 500 and 700 people in years past.

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St. Charles Community College selects its third president The St. Charles County Community College Board of Trustees has named Ronald Chesbrough, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs at Hastings College in Hastings, Neb., as the next president of St. Charles Community College.

He will take the helm of Missouri’s fourth largest community college district with the upcoming retirement of John M. McGuire, Ph.D. Chesbrough will be the only the third president since the college was established in 1986.

Trustees agreed on the selection in a special Closed Session meeting on Aug. 27 after an eight-month nationwide search process.

Chesbrough was selected from a field of 41 candidates, said William R. Pundmann, president of the board and chair of the Presidential Search Committee. A committee representing faculty, staff, students and community residents participated in screening and interviewing the candidates.

Following his start date of Oct. 3, Chesbrough and retiring president McGuire will spend two weeks together on campus in order to provide for a smooth transition of leadership, Pundmann said.

“We have been fortunate over the past 15 years to have had the excellent leadership of a man who served 20 years as president of two community colleges,” Pundmann said of the departing McGuire.

He added that Chesbrough’s 24 years of experience in college leadership and administration and his history of collaborative, democratic leadership and dedication to a mission of access and student success prepared him well to become SCC’s third president.

Chesbrough, 54, has served as vice president for student affairs at Hastings College since 2005. In that position, he was responsible for a $1.2 million budget and the administration of the student life division, retention research and initiatives, and the Kemper Program in Social Entrepreneurship, a grant program that serves to expand student and faculty involvement in service learning. He was involved in institutionwide budget planning and construction of budgets up to $30 million.

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Before joining Hastings, he served as dean of students from 1993-2005 and from 1989-1993 was the director of Upward Bound, both at Johnson State College in Vermont. Other positions held by Chesbrough include director of service learning programs (Trinity College, Vermont), associate director of career services (Champlain College, Vermont), and director of co-curricular learning (Rock Point School, Vermont). He has been an adjunct instructor since 1987, primarily in psychology, at Hastings College, Trinity College of Vermont and Community College of Vermont.

Chesbrough earned a doctorate in higher education leadership from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He received a Master’s of Education degree in organizational and human resource development from the University of Vermont. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and economics from State University of New York at Potsdam.

Board President Pundmann said that in selecting Chesbrough, trustees were impressed with his 18-years experience as a chief student affairs officer and his background in academic and student affairs collaborations, fund-raising and development, and enrollment management. Chesbrough’s career has spanned public and private institutions and includes teaching experience in community college and baccalaureate settings.

“I am honored to be selected as the third president of St. Charles Community College in this, the 25th anniversary year of the college,” Chesbrough said. “The college has a rich tradition of serving the education and workforce development needs of St. Charles County.”

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The day begins with the City2City run, which will start at the Meadows in Lake Saint Louis. (For more information visit the Lake Saint Louis- Dardenne Prairie Chamber of Commerce website, www.lsldpchamber.com. ) What a great activity for the whole family. You will have so much fun, you won’t even realize you are exercising! The 5K Race (or 1 Mile Fun Run/ Walk) will end at City Hall just in time for the grand opening of our new park. The official Ribbon Cutting will be at 10:30.

Prairie Day is an annual event that Dardenne Prairie began in 2007. It began as a chance for the City Officials to celebrate the growth of our City by holding an event that the residents could attend and enjoy without spending a lot of money. With the help of our generous sponsors, we have been able to put on quite a party each year and the only cost to visitors is the option to buy refreshments. Please see the list below of our sponsors, for both Prairie Day and the new park. I am so grateful to these wonderful companies and the awesome people who have contributed so much to us.

This year the Parks Commission has taken charge of planning the Prairie Day event. Under the leader ship of Commissioners Barbara Soelle and Julie Matthews (co-chairs of the Prairie Day committee), they have done an excellent job of ensuring our past traditions continue, while adding new excitement to the event!

The day promises to hold something for the whole family to enjoy. The kids are going to love the bounce houses, magic and reptile shows, circus fun, clowns, pony rides, face painting and much more. And did I mention it is all free?!

The concession stand will be selling food from Dardenne Prairie’s own Louisiana Café and Super Smokers, along with beer, wine and sodas. The Knights of Columbus will be grilling up burgers, hot dogs, and brats, and there will be other goodies for sale throughout the park.

The adults will enjoy walking the grounds and visiting the many booths and displays. New this year will be the Artisan section which will showcase arts, crafts and vintage items, demonstrations will include soap making, wood carving and quilting. Area businesses will be present to demonstrate or display their various items, and offer games and give-a-ways that will interest adults and kids alike.

Please make sure you stop at the City History Booth. Our Aldermen and I will be there at various times throughout the day and Gladys Griesenauer, our town historian, will be there with a display showcasing our past. It is always a joy talking to Gladys! We will also have a collection box there for any non perishable food items you can bring to donate to the O’Fallon Salvation Army. Last year the O’Fallon branch provided meals to approximately 50 families each month. Now they are feeding nearly 500 families a month. These are our neighbors and they need your help, anything you can donate will be appreciated.

Throughout the day there will be various entertaining acts performing. The evening entertainment at Prairie Day, Contagious, will perform from 6:30 until 9:30 at the new bandstand and amphitheater.

If you have not seen this band, I encourage you not to miss it. They are a popular local band that plays 70’s and 80’s rock covers. Contagious, and the always awesome fireworks display, promises to be the perfect grand finale to a fun filled day.

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A Class 6 semifinal appearance last year and a second place finish were good but the Jaguars head into the 2011 season wanting more.

A state championship berth may be the only thing that satisfies the Jaguars’ hunger for success this year and Coach Paul Day’s bunch has the personnel to do it this year.

“Last year was a real positive experience for our kids and they definitely now expect to compete for the conference and districts and now they just want to get better each week and go as far as they can go,” Day said.

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1,071 yards on the ground. Harris powers the Jaguars ground game and scored a team-high 24 touchdowns while gaining 2012 total yards from scrimmage. Echols led the club in receiving with 1,123 yards and 9 TD’s.

“We had over 6,000 yards of offense last year and a lot of that was from our skills kids,” Day said. “They have a great work ethic and Drew does a great job of leading them in our system.”

Zumwalt West will be operating out of the spread offense, showing multiple looks and motion. The Jaguars will also run plenty of three and four receiver sets.

The Jaguars defense also has experience

back as senior defensive end Tanner Day is back along with, senior defensive lineman Keaton Brown, junior linebacker Demetrious Bernard, junior linebacker Matt Fazio, senior safety Brett Uhlemeyer, senior cornerback T, J. Fine, senior safety Dylan Meyer and junior safety Cameron Yeager.

FZ West expects to utilize a 4-3 base defense with a mix of pressure, zone-blitzing, man to man and cover 2.

“Our strength of the defense should be us being able to get pressure on the quarterback with four guys,” Day said. “We have some really good linebacker in Fazio and Demetrius Bernard and our guys are a little bit bigger and stronger this year so we expect good things out of them.”

Bernard led the team in total tackles last season with 117 and had five sacks.

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“We will be a little young but we do have some guys that got experience last year like we were going to get over the hump with some spot play and some young guys but things just didn’t work it and that’s that can contribute so we believe it will be been frustrating,” fourth year Fort Zumwalt a good mix of young and older guys on the East Coach Joe Bacon said. “This group of field.” Bacon said. kids is ready to try and get over it and turn The backfield for the Panthers will feathings around.” ture four seniors as V. J. Fitzpatrick steps in With roughly 20 players graduated from as quarterback and then the run game will a team that went 4-5 (3-2 in the Gateway be powered by fellow seniors Vinny BockAthletic Conference North division), youth hoff, Zach Nelson, Dallas Overkamp, and will be served in large order for the Pan- junior Justin Manzella. Fitzpatrick could

be pivotal in the Panthers ground attack as the signal-caller rushed for 788 yards and 8 touchdowns as a junior.

“Our running backs are doing well and there’s a good chance that they could all three be rotating in and out,” Bacon said.

“It just depends on who stands out.”

Along the offensive line, senior center Nathan Gowan, junior guard Evan Miller, sophomore guard Killian Sneed, senior tackle Ryan Roth, senior tackle Jeremy Merlenbach, and junior tackle Jalen Rice will all see action.

Playmakers such as senior All-Gateway Athletic Conference South quarterback Drew Hare, all conference senior running back Ray Harris, senior receiver Kyle Echols, and senior receiver Matt Quarles give the Jaguars a group that should again light up the scoreboard game after game.

Other key returners on offense for the Jaguars include junior offensive lineman Ben Saint and junior wideout Teddy Williamson.

Hare, who is verbally committed to Northern Illinois will get it done through the air and on the ground as the senior signal caller passed for 3201 yards and 24 touchdowns while rushing for another

Fz North tries to get over hump Hanging around the .500 mark has been an encouraging, yet frustrating feeling for the Fort Zumwalt North Panthers the last couple of football seasons.

Fate has not been kind to the Panthers in the record ledger in recent years but the 2011 edition of the Panthers appears intent on changing that scene for the better.

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At Francis Howell High School, the expectations are annually high for the football season and the 2011 offers more of the same for the Vikings.

But there will be a slight difference in the backfield this fall. Three-year starter and standout quarterback Brett Graves has moved on to play baseball in college and stepping into the vacated spot is Eric Stebenshuh.

Stebenshuh may be just getting a chance to start as a senior, but Vikings coach Bryan Koch is very comfortable with Stebenshuh taking over the offense.

“Brett did a great job playing quarterback for us and starting the last three years but Eric did a tremendous job staying patient and we feel he’s ready to step in and lead the club,” Koch said. “The hardest thing for Eric the last few seasons was having to watch and not getting any practice reps while Brett was playing and excelling, but he has prepared very well through the offseason and we feel he’s ready to take his place and make his mark.”

Howell returns 12 starters that helped the Vikings log a 10-2 mark before being bounced by Fort Zumwalt West in the Class 6 quarterfinals a season ago.

Along the offensive line senior offensive guard tackle Ryan Auer joins senior tackle Wes Skidmore and junior guard/ tackle Jimmy Alloway.

In the backfield, Stebenshuh will be joined by senior running backs Paul Steward and Justin Schuh when the Vikings

After being on the lower end of the Gateway Athletic Conference South division standings for many seasons, things appear to be heading in the right direction for the Francis Howell Central Spartans on the gridiron.

Howell Central returns six offensive and defensive starters from a club that finished 4-6 and third behind GAC South heavyweights Francis Howell and Fort Zumwalt West.

“I think there will be a couple of other schools that will get better, rise up and challenge Howell and Zumwalt West for the crown,” Howell Central coach Todd Berck said. “We have some good kids that have been in our system for a couple of years and they think they have a chance to take the next step this year.”

On the offensive side of the ball, the Spartans have senior Chip Miller leading the unit at quarterback. Through the air, senior tight end Derrick Puni, and senior wide receiver will provide downfield offense.

In the trenches, senior center Joe McDevitt, and senior offensive lineman Jesse Cates are expected to drive the running game and help provide protection for Miller.

Howell Central will again this year run the triple-option attack with Miller keying the running game out of the wishbone formation. But Berck hasn’t ruled out being a little more active with the downfield passing game when opportunities appear to be

look to move the ball on the ground with the running game.

When Howell looks to go downfield with the passing game, Stebenshuh will count on slot receiver senior Corey King, senior wideout John Haarmann, and senior wide receiver Alex Strong to get open and make plays.

“The pistol is a slightly smaller version of the shotgun where we’ll run a lot of four or five wide receiver sets which allow us to create a lot of favorable matchups against a defense,” Koch said.

On defense, the Vikings have just three returning starters as senior lineman Josh Brown is back at his defensive end spot along with senior linebacker Tim Thomas and senior cornerback Jared Strodt.

Thomas, will run the defense and call out defensive signals from his “mike” linebacker position.

“He’s the leader of our defense and he did a real good job last year of keeping us in the right defenses being a vocal leader on the defense,” Koch said. “Defensively, we will play fast and be very athletic but we may be a bit small on the line.”

In special teams, the kicking duties will fall again to sophomore placekicker and punter Zac Perkins, son of Howell baseball coach Tony Perkins.

The younger Perkins set and broke virtually every kicking record in school history as a freshman and is more than capable of giving the Vikings a big lift in the kicking game.

Duchesne Hopes For Rebound Season The 2010 football season started with promise for the Duchesne Pioneers but a slew of injuries to key players left the Pioneers struggling from the start and Duchesne ended up with a forgettable 2-9 campaign.

Now longtime Pioneer coach Charlie Elmendorf is hoping that the experience that his younger players received as sophomores will pay off this years as 20 juniors return with a chance to get the Pioneers back to their winning ways.

“Our season started out rough with one of our skill kids going down on the opening kickoff of the first game last year,” Elmendorf said. “After that it was an uphill battle each game, each week but we’ve got a lot of kids back that played as sophomores

and started and they got good experience, so we think they will be ready to do well this year.”

Five starters return on offense for the Pioneers. At quarterback, three-year starter Jake Tweet has graduated but the Pioneers have a couple of capable signal-callers in sophomore Rick Leach and junior Doug Swann that can move the ball and the chains.

“They are both looking really good throwing the ball and moving the offense and I think both will see time on the field,” Elmendorf said.

Also in the backfield will be junior running back Mike Deluvia. Deluvia had just 23 carries in limited play last year but averaged a respectable 4.2 yards a carry while in

available.

“We will still be a mostly ground attack but we do have some good athletes at receiver and tight end and we definitely want to get the ball into their hands a lot more this year.”

Up front on the defensive line, senior tackles Dalton Daies, and Andrew Heuvelman are expected to form the core of the Spartans run defense.

The linebacker group will be led by seniors Jon Cherry and Brett Davis and the secondary has a couple of capable hands on deck in the form of seniors Jayden Lumpa and Wade.

Howell Central plans to employ a base 5-3 defense with limited pressure in passing situations.

“Our focus is always to stop the run first and we did a good job of that last year,” Berck said. “ What the Spartans will need to improve defensively this year is better pass defense in terms of keeping receivers in front of them,” Berck said .”Last year, we had guys thinking a little too much on passing plays and receivers would get behind them. This year we have guys being more physical with the receivers and staying with them on routes.”

Junior David Beck is slated to handle the placekicking duties and sophomore kicker Tim Burns is also pushing for a chance.

“David has done a real good job for us and Tim Burns is working hard and will figure into the mix,” Berck said.

Elmendorf said.

A triple option attack is how Duchesne prefers to move the ball downfield and the action. Junior Chad Sams is also expected Pioneers will generally run the option out to get some carries at running back. of the veer formation with three backs in Junior guard John Von Der Haar, and the backfield. The run game will be mixed fellow juniors Otto Thiele, and Alex Ritter with some timely play-action passing. are expected to comprise the core of line “We’ll run the ball but we definitely want and create running room for Deluvia and to get the passing game going with our Sams. receivers. We feel we can make some big At wide receiver, juniors Nate Frie- plays there,” Elmendorf said. “It’s been a del and Joe Lloyd are slated work there slow process getting the quarterbacks to in the Pioneers passing game while get the ball where they need to go, adjust 6-foot-6 sophomore Drew Moore is also routes with the receivers, but they are expected to get time at both tight end and making good progress and getting there.’ wide out.

Six starters are back on defense as junior Elemendorf is hoping the Pioneers can defensive end Brendan Brennan, senior exploit Moore’s size in short yardage and linebacker Jake Trigges, Friedel at linered zone situations for big plays. “He’s a backer, Deluvia, Sams, and Lloyd in the big target with real good hands so we’re secondary round out the core of the Piohoping to get the ball to him quite a bit,” neers defense.

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Wilson, Mudd, Rockow, senior Jake Kraus, junior Blake Lindblom, and Kevin McCauley are expected to comprise the Warriors offensive line. “Those are the guys we’re counting on to help with the offensive line,” Strauss said.

At wide receiver, senior split end Andrew Rizello, senior Carlie Stiegemeier, and sophomore Ryan Finders all will see action.

Hanneke will spend time a tight end. Finders will also get some work there. Senior Norman Davis will also get some time on the Warriors defensive front.

St. Charles West plans to utilize the wishbone when the Warriors have the ball and Strauss is hoping for good results from it.

“We didn’t run it (the wishbone) a lot last year but the freshman and JV teams used it and got a little confidence with it and those guys should be able to help us do well with it this year,” Strauss said.

St. Charles seeks improvement, respect When a football team wins less than five games in a season, there is plenty of room for improvement in all phases of the game.

The St. Charles High School Pirates are looking to gain some respect and relevancy as the 2011 season comes into focus.

“We are looking to improve on both sides of the field and we have some good kids that are ready to show what they can do,” St. Charles coach Joe Leibner said.

St. Charles is decidedly young as the Pirates return just four starters from a club that went just 2-8 (0-6 in GAC North conference play).

Senior linebacker, tailback Luke Barnhop, senior quarterback Brandon Howard, junior linebacker Ryan Johnson, and senior cornerback Hayden Miller will be the nucleus of returners for St. Charles.

“It’s a pretty young group with a lot of sophomore and juniors and only eight guys that are seniors,” Leibner said. “A lot of inexperience and because of our numbers we will have probably seven to 10 guys going both ways.”

In the backfield, Barnhop will be the

Pirates primary rusher but senior tailback Chabon Richardson, a transfer from Pattonville will also get some work too. “He has come in and picked up our system really nicely and we’re expecting to use him some at receiver, so we’re very pleased with him.”

At the wide receiver slot, Miller, senior Antonio Smith, and junior Aarvell Long are all expected to see action.

The offensive line for St. Charles is largely unsettled except for senior Charlie Dalton, who will hold down a guard position.

St. Charles prefers to run a spread offense where the ball is moved via the running game just over 50 percent of the time. “Our preference is to run the ball and throw when we can,” Leibner said.

Richardson and Long will lead the defense from their outside linebacker positions while the middle linebacker spot is not yet settled.

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The good news for FZ South is that 15 starters are back for the 2011 campaign and that mix of juniors and seniors should allow the Bulldogs to make a little noise in the Gateway Athletic Conference South division.

“These kids had a rough year last year but they got a lot of good experience along the way and we feel that they can grow and improve and make some good things happen this year,” Fort Zumwalt coach Scott Fulton said.

Junior Brett Simon and Dillon Bowman are battling to lead the Bulldogs offense at the quarterback spot while junior Chase Abbington and senior Oscar Dillon are slated to power the running game in the backfield.

On the offensive line, junior tackle Dustin Wood and junior guard Chris Hood will anchor the line. Seniors Chris Craft and John Murphy will also be expected to contribute to the O-line.

When the Bulldogs take to the air, junior receivers Justin Smith, and Evan Perry will be active in the vertical passing game.

Zumwalt South runs a pistol formation but with one unique twist. The Bulldogs pistol spread offense also features a tripleoption variable that makes it much tougher for opposing defenses to get a bead on.

“It’s a hybrid of the I-formation which Navy runs the triple-option out of along with the spread similar to what Texas Tech runs and it makes for a unique attack defenses have a tough time adjusting to,”

Fulton said. “We started running it last year and the kids enjoy it and now that they’ve been it in for a year they are comfortable with and are excited about what they can do with it.”

The hybrid spread-option offense allows Zumwalt South to present a lot of looks to a defense and not be predictable and it also allows the quarterback to not be locked into looking to pass-first on every play.

“This system allows our quarterback to hand off to Chase, who is our best offensive player at running back and get the ball into his hands a lot,” Fulton said. “Chase can do a lot of things with the football and we want him getting as many touches as possible.”

Abbington scored six touchdowns while averaging 5.8 yards per carry last year.

Up front, the Bulldogs defense will be led by junior defensive end Mike Deeds, Hood at a tackle spot, and senior tackle Jared Ragland.

At defensive end, senior Jake Neitzel will provide run containment and pass rush pressure. Senior Garrison Grim will anchor the secondary from the strong safety spot for the Bulldogs.

Most plays on defense, FZ South will run a base 4-3 alignment with limited blitzing and pass-rushing.

“On defense we run a 4-3 and we don’t believe in running a lot of blitzes or pressure,” Fulton said. “When you run a lot of blitzes with this system the kids begin to tend to think too much about where they need to be each play. We prefer them to see the play and then react rather than be thinking too much because when they have to think too much they hesitate and that’s when the big plays happen.”

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This time around the Lions will have to repeat that feat without standout quarterback Marvin Byrd III and all-conference offensive tackle J.T. Young as the pair graduated and moved on to play down the road at Lindenwood University.

“We lost quite a few seniors to graduation but losing Marvin Byrd and J.T. Young were definitely big for us. But the expectations are still going to be high,” FZ East coach Scott Eacret said. “Our kids expect to compete and get better every day and are ready to pick up where we left off last year.”

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“He is a big, strong kid and we really missed him last year,” Eacret said. “He’s doing a great job in practice and we’re looking for great things from him.”

When FZ East has the ball, the Lions will line up primarily out of the pistol formation with multiple sets that include three and four receivers on different plays.

On defense, Brown, Weisenborn, Brooks, and Barrett, are expected to man the defensive line for the Eagles.

The linebacker slots are up for grabs as only senior linebacker Andrew Hopkins has a spot nailed down currently.

Barrett and Max Hessler may also see some time at linebacker.

Zumwalt East plans to employ a 4-3 defensive set and that alignment will allow them to make good use of their linebackers speed and quickness.

At the placekicker position, Mahoney and Barrett are competing to see who gets the nod.

New coach has Holt primed for another playoff run There is a new coach at Wentzville Holt High School, but the Indians do not plan to lower their expectations despite losing most of their top players to graduation last spring.

Coach Ken Moore, who led Warrenton to the Class 4 championship game a season ago, is now the head man at Holt. Although, the Indians are fielding a less-experienced group, Moore likes what he has seen from his new club as the season kicks into gear.

“Well, we’re going to be pretty young as we had a lot of seniors graduate,” Moore said. “I think we have quite a few kids that can step in and step up for us though.

“We really like the talent we have and we think we’ll be able to be pretty competitive.”

Holt has five starters returning on offense and five returning on defense from a 6-5 squad that finished third in the Gateway Athletic Conference South.

On offense, the Indians will be led by junior tailback Tray Mitchell, senior offensive lineman Steven Riley, sophomore offensive lineman Brain Hedrick, senior offensive lineman Dylan Skinner, and

junior lineman Austin Mayse.

Mitchell is being counted on to carry the load in the run game for the Indians as he scored six touchdowns and rushed for 468 yards, averaging 6.4 yards a carry.

“We’ve got a pretty talented tailback in Mitchell and with our offense we expect to put the ball in his hands a lot,” Moore said.

Quarterback Jordan Smetana has graduated and the Indians are looking to freshman Devin Pettit along with junior transfer Brett Johnson to settle down the position.

Johnson transferred in from Barat Academy, which suspended its program for this season.

“Both are working hard and competing well, so it’s still an open situation,” Moore said.

Holt plans to implement primarily out of the shotgun and pistol formations and could at times go with a no-huddle type of pace that will challenge the conditioning and thinking of opposing defenses.

“Our offense will have a no-huddle look and will feature the shotgun and pistol and plenty of motion,” Moore said. “We will be balanced and run it about 50/50 or 55/45.”

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A letter from the mAyor Dear friends and neighbors, I hope you and your family will join us for a fun-filled weekend at 370 Lakeside Park Sept. 16-18. If you haven’t had a chance to see our brand-new park—be prepared for something really special!

What better way to start your weekend than with a music-filled party at the park? Come out to the “Walk of Fame” Band Challenge on Friday evening and then vote for your favorite among four longtime, local groups on the City’s website, www.stpetersmo.net, from Friday night through Sunday morning. Our local band “Walk of Fame” will be on the future site of the amphitheatre at 370 Lakeside Park.

Our City staff has worked diligently to put together Celebrate St. Peters 2011 with something for everyone—music, food, fireworks, games, and all kinds of fun along the lake at our beautiful new 370 Lakeside Park. We’ll have some really interesting and new events. Plus, we’ll have great food, snacks, beer and soft drinks for sale. (You can also bring your own food and non-alcoholic beverages, if you wish.)

Thanks to our hard-working City staff and generous volunteers, Celebrate St. Peters 2011’s fun at the lake promises to be an exciting experience for all. My wife Joyce and I hope to see you there! mayor len Pagano, City of St. Peters

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By Amy Armour The city of St. Peters will celebrate good times this month — and everyone is invited to the three-day event.

Celebrate St. Peters 2011 will be held from Sept. 16 through Sept. 18 at the brand new 370 Lakeside Park. The event will include everything from live music by local bands to a professional BBQ competition to dance entertainment to kids’ activities and a 10K race.

“Our City staff has worked hard to put together Celebrate St. Peters 2011 with something for everyone — music, food, fireworks, games, and all kinds of fun along the lake at our beautiful new 370 Lakeside Park,” said Mayor Len Pagano.

“We’ll have some really interesting and new events.”

On Friday from 5 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., visitors can nosh on food, snacks and beverages from vendors while listening to the “Walk of Fame” Band Challenge. Four long-time local favorite bands — Serapis, Mr. Wizard, Nickels, and Project 3 — will take the stage starting at 6:30 p.m. Each band will play 45-minute sets, and listeners get to decide the best band by voting for a favorite band online at www.stpetersmo. net. The winner will be announced at Sunday’s SMASH Band concert.

Celebrate St. Peters will start off bright and early at 8 a.m. on Saturday with a 10K race throughout the new 370 Lakeside Park. The unique location along the lake will allow runners to see the 10K finish line coming 2 miles away from the top of the levee. Medals go to top three finishers, male and female, in eight groups: 14 and under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. Participation medals and water bottles go to first 200 registered partici-

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For a shorter run, participants can check out the Let’s Move! Back-to-School 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk at 8:45 at the park. The cost is $5 and all ages are invited to participate.

Participation medals and water bottles go to first 200 registered participants.

The Channel Cat Kayak Crawl will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

The kayak race — geared for both the athletic and non-athletic — will take place in the channel between the main festival grounds and the RV Park where the barbeque competitions are being held.

The kids can get some exercise in the Kid’s Area from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Kids can play games — for 50 cents a ticket — bounce on inflatables, run through an obstacle course or toss a football. Kids — age 16 and older — can check out a climbing wall.

Families can pick up $5 worth of free game tickets for Celebrate St. Peters at select locations in St. Charles County.

The tickets can be redeemed by any child - 12 years and younger - and no purchase is necessary. See the listing of businesses offering the free tickets in this issue of Mid Rivers Newsmagazine.

Celebrate St. Peters will start at noon on Sunday with a Celebrate St. Peters Dance Exhibition featuring dancers of all ages.

The SMASH Band will perform at 1 p.m. and conclude the weekend’s music lineup with a wide variety of fun party songs.

“Thanks to our hard-working City staff and generous volunteers, Celebrate St. Peters 2011’s fun at the lake promises to be an exciting experience for all. My wife, Joyce, and I hope to see you there,” Pagano said.

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By Amy Armour Grill Masters will travel from across the Midwest to put their barbeque skills to the ultimate test in St. Peters this month.

Central County Fire & Rescue Community Outreach is hosting the “Lakeside Que-topia” barbeque competition on Sept.

16 and Sept. 17 during Celebrate St. Peters 2011. The barbeque competition is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS), which is the world’s largest barbeque organization.

“BBQ lovers will want to come out Saturday afternoon during a BBQ contest called Lakeside Que-topia. You’ll even have the chance to sample some of the barbeque and choose your favorite,” said St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano.

Teams will have a chance to get into the spirit of the competition on Friday night with a site decoration contest. The best decorated site will win $100 cash.

“Visitors will have the chance to meet and ask questions to the professionals,” said Brian Butts, with Central County & Fire and Lakeside Que-topia.

As of press time, 37 teams will compete in the state championship event for points

and a total of $8,250 in cash prizes. The teams — ranging from husbands and wives to cousins and friends to individuals — will compete in four food categories including chicken, pork ribs, pork shoulder and beef brisket.

Teams — who provide their own meat — can start cooking the meat at any time beginning Friday evening. All teams will present samples of each meat to certified judges starting at noon on Saturday, Sept.

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“The judges go to great lengths so they don’t know who they are voting for…to ensure the utmost fairness,” Butts said.

Each sample will be judged first on appearance.

“They judge with their eyes first,” Butts said. “It’s almost like an art show for food.”

After taking a bite of the sample, judges then score on taste and tenderness. The top five winners in each category will win a cash prize ranging from $100 to $500. The overall winner with the most total points will be name Grand Champion, and will take home $1,500 in cash and a firefighter helmet trophy.

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About 18 of the professional teams will also compete in a “People’s Choice” competition on Saturday afternoon. Visitors at Celebrate St. Peters will have the chance to purchase 2-ounce samples of pulled pork from the professional teams and then vote for the favorite. The winner of the People’s Choice will win a trophy and a $300 entry fee for next year’s competition.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Central Country Fire & Rescue Community Outreach which supports local charities like Meals on Wheels. For more information, visit www.lakesidebbq.com.

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The city of St. Peters initiated the “Walk of Fame” this month as a way to honor local musicians for their artistic contributions to the area.

Bands who are inducted into the Walk of Fame will be a permanent part of the city. Each band inducted will have its name engraved onto a paver stone that will be located on the walkway near the new amphitheatre planned for the second phase of the 370 Lakeside Park.

The SMASH Band has been chosen to be the first regional band to be inducted into the St. Peters Walk of Fame.

“The SMASH Band has played sev- native/progressive and current top 40 hits. eral shows here in St. Peters, and they’ve Local St. Louis band, Serapis has been always been a hit with the crowd. playing a mixture of Reggae, R& B and The SMASH band will be inducted at authentic Rock since 1983.

2:30 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 18, at Celebrate St. The rock-n-roll band Nickels has reunited Peters at 370 Lakeside Park. to perform at Celebrate St. Peters. The St. The next band to be inducted will be up to Louis area band has performed for nearly the public. Four longtime local bands will 50 years, covering country rock, hard rock battle it out on Sept. 16 to earn the title of and rock ‘n roll. Over the years, members the favorite band, along with an engraved have gone on to national groups like Firepaver stone in the Walk of Fame. fall, Nicolette Larson, The Byrds, Wayne The four local favorites — Project 3, Newton, Alabama, Kenny Chesney, Brad Serapis, Mr. Wizard and Nickels — will Paisley, Toby Keith, King Cobra, Travis each play a 45-minute set starting at 6:30 Tritt, Brooks & Dunn, Bob Seger and Lita p.m. on Sept. 16, during Celebrate St. Ford.

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Celebrate St. Peters 2011 — a threeday celebration on Sept. 16 through Sept. 18 — will take place in the brand new 300-acre 370 Lakeside Park.

“Lakeside Park sits practically central to our county, offering an outdoor recreational facility open to all residents of our community with easy, close access at just one exit away from the intersection of I-70 and Hwy. 370,” said St. Peters Alderman Dave Thomas. “It’s an amazing and beautiful park, and I cannot think of a better place or time to host this event ... both the park Newsmagazine and event being in Salesperson: their infancy.”

Whether it’s fishing, Proof: boating, hiking or camping, the newest park in St. Peters has the amenities to meet the needs of all types of outdoor enthusiasts.

“At 300 acres, 370 Lakeside Park is easily our biggest park, with an area equal to the size of 225 football fields. Our goal when planning this wonderful new park was to provide as many amenities as possible to appeal to a cross-section of our residents,” said Mayor Len Pagano.

The park has a 140-acre recreational lake stocked full of fish, from bass and bluegill to channel catfish and crappie to any number of species that have made their way from the Mississippi River. Just grab a fishing pole, some worms and a state fishing license.

“You can fish from the banks of the lake or from your own boat. The new park is a great place to get out and enjoy the great outdoors, just down the road from your home,” Pagano said.

Visitors can also take a boat ride on the 140-acre lake. The free boat launch can be

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“370 Lakeside Park is a Logos: great addition to our community. I look forward Copy:to seeing it continue to develop, and enjoying many special memories there,” Pagano said.

And if a day trip isn’t enough, families can set up camp. The Lakeside Park campground has 50 full-service RV sites right now, with tent sites available. The park offers free Wi-Fi and onsite security. A 3-mile pedestrian and biking trail wraps around the lake, and bikes and tandem bikes are available for rent at the check-in station near the marina.

“The park is special simply because of what it offers our public. The land is literally non-developable in its location just 3 miles from the Mississippi River, and yet our city leadership has taken it to its current condition as a usable lake, miles of trails, camping sites, and so much more,” Thomas said.

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••• Ken Hill has joined Prudential Alliance as vice president and comanager of the compa- Hill ny’s St. Charles office.

Hill has worked in real estate for 14 years with an area real estate company and also has served as a board member for the St. Charles County Association of Realtors. In addition, he is a Eckelkamp former alderman for the city of Weldon Spring.

Hill is a graduate of Washington University and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. ••• Philip Eckelkamp Veteto has joined Stange Law Firm’s St. Charles office as an associate attorney. He is a graduate of Webster University and Saint Louis University School

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PLACES Archway Spas, Inc., which features walkin tubs, hot tubs and spas, patio furniture and pool and spa chemicals, has opened at 86 Spencer Road in St. Peters.

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••• Youth drawing classes will be held from 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. on Thursdays from Sept. 8 to Dec. 15 at the Foundry Art Centre located at 100 Clark St. in St. Charles. Designed for grades six through 12, the drawing classes will build on the students’ natural abilities through a series of drawing projects and practice skills. The 12-week class is $117 for Foundry members and $130 for non-members. To register, call 255-0270 or visit foundryartcentre. org.

••• The Manhattan Dolls will perform the “Sentimental Journey” concert at 8 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 9 in the Grand Hall at the Foundry Art Centre located at 100 Clark Street in St. Charles. Blending the great music of the ‘30s and ‘40s, the concert is a musical salute to our veterans and the brave men and women serving in the military. Tickets are $20 per person, or $15 for Foundry members. To purchase tickets, call 255-0270.

••• The third annual Art Fair at the Meadows at Lake Saint Louis will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 24 and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 25 in the central plaza located at I-64/US40 and Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. Enjoy the work of 20 award winning artists as you stroll the lushly landscaped central plaza located right in the center of over 35 stores and restaurants. The Art Fair on the Meadows at Lake Saint Louis is free to the public.

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••• The Crescendo Concert Series of Saint Charles County will open its four concert season at 3 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 25, at St. John United Church of Christ located at 405 S. Fifth Street in St. Charles. Rising young baritone Joshua Zink, and pianist John Wustman, called the “dean of American accompanists” will perform. Single tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students. Season tickets are $60. Tickets may be purchased at the door for cash or check.

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BENEFITS/FUNDRAISERS The O’Fallon Jazzercise Center is hosting a Girl’s Night Out (Club Style) to benefit OASIS Food Pantry from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 9, at its 2378 Hwy. K location. The cost is $5 or one of the following items: pancake/waffle mix, syrup, canned fruit, spaghetti sauce, boxed pasta, non-sweetened cereal, four pack of toilet tissue, three pack of bar bath soap or toothbrushes. The night will include a specialty jazzercise class with club-style music and door prizes. To make a reservation, call 272-3434 or e-mail letsjazzercise@hotmail.com.

••• “Art Uncorked: An Evening of Grape Expectations” will begin at 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 10, at the Kathryn Linnemann Library located at 2323 Elm Street in St. Charles. The third annual event to benefit the St. Charles City-County Library Foundation pairs wine tastings from Missouri vineyards with hors d’oeuvres from local restaurants and cafés. Talented area artists will display and sell their work, as well as donate prized items for the silent auction and one lucky guest will win $1,500 in the Uncorked raffle. Tickets may be purchased online at www.StChLibraryFoundation.org or by contacting Kristin Williams at 4412300 ext. 1582.

••• “Fight Like a Firefighter” 5K and 1.25 race and fun walk will be held at 8 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 10, at Fireman’s Park in downtown Wentzville. A family fun fest will follow the race, along with a Survivor Parade at 10:30 a.m. and a musical performance by Missouri Mile at 11 a.m. Proceeds will benefit local residents battling cancer. For more information, visit www. wentzvillefirefighters.org.

••• Birthright of Wentzville’s annual golf tournament will be held on Sun., Sept. 11, at Country Lakes Golf Course. The cost of $75 per player includes lunch, dinner, drinks and snacks all day. There will be drawings, prizes, 50/50 and a silent auction. For more information, call 327-8170.

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. There will be fine wines, hors d’oeuvres, chocolate and live jazz. Tickets are $60. For tickets, call 939-3300 or visit www.stl.unitedway.org.

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HEALTH SEMINARS/SCREENINGS A Brain Injury Support Group will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., Sept. 8, at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. For more information, call 314-423-6442.

••• “Treatments for Relieving Lower Back Pain” will be held from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 13 in the H.W. Koenig Medical Building at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West. The free seminar will address the causes of lower back pain and the full range of advanced treatments now available to successfully manage and relieve pain. Space is limited and reservations are required. To register, call 1-866-SSMDOCS. ••• A Pediatric Sleep Seminar will be held from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 14, in the St. Charles Room at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. To register, call 1-866-SSMDOCS. ••• A free SSM Cancer Care Prostate Cancer Screening will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tues., Sept. 20 at Dave Sinclair Lincoln – St. Peters, 4760 N. Service Road. Call 1-866-SSM-DOCS to pre-register. Walkins are welcome.

••• ICD Support Group will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 21, at SSM St. Joseph Health Center. The group is open to individuals with an implantable cardioverterdefibrillator, also known as an ICD. For more information, call 947-5682.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT Lovers of authentic Indian food, take notice. Tandoori King, established by the renowned Indian chef Piara Bhatta, is an O’Fallon dining destination for those hungry for curry and beyond.

“Piara has added many items to his menu that you won’t find at other Indian restaurants,” said Purnima Gebhardt, who is assisting Piara and his wife, Jyoti, with Tandoori King’s new menu design. “We’re working on a new menu that will include Lamb Samosa.”

Samosas are deep-fried stuffed pastries traditionally served as a snack or appetizer.

“Unlike other places that use frozen samosas, everything here is house-made, including the delicately spiced lamb filling,” Gebhardt said.

Another signature dish of India is naan, a flatbread pita baked on the walls of the clay tandoori oven. Tandoori King bakes nine different kinds of breads, from the plain white naan served with the meal to flavored and stuffed versions, such as garlic naan, stuffed with garlic and spiced with coriander.

Piara Tandoori King 1617 Bryan Road • O’Fallon (636) 379-9990 Open Sunday – Saturday Lunch Buffet: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Dinner: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. www.tandooriinn.com

“We’re adding Kashmiri Naan to the menu,” Gebhardt said. “Kashmiri is amazing, stuffed with dates, dried cherries, almonds and cashews. It’s a specialty we have that you won’t find on other menus.”

Among the tandoori, cooked and baked specialties include Chicken Tandoori; Shish Kabab, ground lamb kababs marinated in yogurt and herbs; and Lamb Boti, grilled lamb kababs garnished with onions, cilantro and lime. Curries, based on Piara’s secret spice combination and made exclusively for the restaurant, are available with a choice of seasoned vegetables or meat, including chicken, beef, lamb and fish.

Tandoori King’s Chili Chicken is prepared with green chili, onion, garlic and Chili Chicken, cooked with green chili, ginger. Complete the meal with house-made Naan and Biryani. onion, garlic and ginger, is another entrée choice with a kick. For patrons who enjoy the heat, Vinda- compared to spring lamb. loo is one of the spicier Indian dishes. However, if not into With so many different flavor combinations, the best spicy, other curry-based dishes are available from mild to way to experience Indian food is to sample Tandoori spicy hot.

King’s daily lunch buffet, which differs each day and fea“Saag (spinach curry) is a milder dish preferred by those tures items, such as the Chicken Tandoori, Lamb Curry who don’t like things too spicy or hot,” Gebhardt said. “It and Chicken Vindaloo. has a creamy sauce that tones down the heat.”

Polish off the meal with one of Tandoori King’s signaThe Biryani Platters is a dish many who are new to ture desserts – Gulab Jamun – fried cream puffs soaked in Indian cuisine select. Biryani is similar to stir-fry, made a cardamom flavored syrup. with basmati rice, ginger, onions, peas, nuts and spices and Carry-out service and catering also are available. Tanmixed with veggies, chicken, shrimp, lamb or even goat. doori King is planning a Grand Opening to coincide with While goat is an unusual meat seldom used in Western Diwali, the Festival of Lights. cultures, it is a mainstay ingredient in Indian and Middle “It’s a wonderful time to celebrate with our loyal customEastern cuisines. It is moist and has a subtle flavor often ers,” Gebhardt said.

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Concrete Winter is coming! Concrete sealing one-time application. Permanent solution against salt attack. Call Power Wash Solutions at 636-675-1850 or visit www. pwsno1.com.

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Toll Free 1-888-STL-JUNK ( 8 8 8 - 7 8 5 - 5 8 6 5 ) o r 3 1 4 - 6 4 4 - 1 9 4 8 St. Charles Junk is your local bulk and container service company catering to the St. Charles and surrounding counties. We haul it all... basement and garage cleanouts, appliances, yard waste, construction debris, and NOW OFFERING CONTAINERS! For the best service and pricing call St. Charles Junk at 636-697-7825.www.stcjunk.com.

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Core Aeration - $40, Dethatching $155 most yards & leaf removal.

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Free design consult w/bid. Dry wall repairs & handyman work.

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636.591.0010 Prayers Light a blessed candle. Ask St. Claire for 3 favors, 2 impossible & 1 for money. Say 9 Hail Mary’s for 9 days. Promise publication. God of Mercy, you inspired St. Claire with the love of poverty. By the help of her prayers, may we follow Christ in poverty of spirit and come to the joyful vision of your glory in the Kingdom of Heaven. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ., Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.

O Glorious St. Claire, God has given you the power of working miracles continually, and favor of answering the prayers of those who invoke your assistance in misfortune, anxiety, and distress.

We beseech you, obtain for us from Jesus. Through Mary, his Blessed Mother, what we beg of you so fervently and hopefully.

If it be for the greater honor and glory of God and for the good of our souls. Amen. Please hear my Novena St. Claire. I believe in the power of prayer and miracles. Thank you St. Claire! KT Novena to the Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideals. Give me the divine gift to forgive and forget them all who have done wrong to me.

I, in short dialogue, want to thank you in everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my beloved one in our perpetual glory. Thanks for favors.

Pray this prayer for three consecutive days without asking for wish.

After third day, wish will be granted no matter how difficult. Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. CT

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