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No California chief justice appointee had ever been voted off the bench by the voters before Rose Bird, but she was roundly defeated when 67 percent of the voters voted against her in a confirmation election required by California law.

Two of her like-mind colleagues on the California Supreme Court were likewise voted off the bench. They, too, were appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown.

The question is not whether you are for or against the death penalty. If you don’t like the death penalty, you can vote to repeal it.

But it is not the job of judges to deprive the voters of their right to choose the laws they want to live under.

This is part of a much larger arrogant political ideology, in which anointed elites impose their own notions, in utter disregard of the laws passed by the people’s elected representatives.

At one time, Gov. Jerry Brown was riding high in the Democratic Party, and was considered a rising prospect for that party’s nomination for President of the United States. Then something happened that told us all what kind of man he was.

There was an infestation of Mediterranean fruit flies out in California’s agricultural heartland in the interior valleys.

Despite being urged to allow spraying of insecticide out in the valleys, to nip the infestation in the bud, Gov. Brown pandered to the environmental extremists and refused.

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In an election year, this is the time for an “October surprise” – some sensational, and usually irrelevant, revelation to distract the voters from serious issues. This year, there are October surprises from coast to coast.

There are a lot of incumbents who don’t want to discuss serious issues – especially their own track records.

This year’s October surprise that is getting the biggest play in the media is the revelation that California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman once employed a housekeeper – at $23 an hour – who turned out to be an illegal immigrant. It is great political theater, with activist lawyer Gloria Allred putting her arm protectively around the unhappy-looking woman.

But why anyone should be unhappy at getting $23 an hour for housekeeping is by no means clear. Maybe she is unhappy because Meg Whitman fired her when she learned that her housekeeper was an illegal immigrant, despite false documents that indicated she was legal when she was hired.

What is Meg Whitman supposed to be guilty of? Not being able to tell false documents from real ones? Is that what voters are supposed to use to determine who to vote for as governor of California? A far more important question is whether voters can tell false issues from real ones.

October surprises are especially phony when they are used on behalf of someone with a long track record in government, like Jerry Brown, who has held government jobs ranging from state attorney general to mayor of Oakland to governor of the state.

What did Jerry Brown do the last time he was governor? That ought to tell us a lot more than whether Meg Whitman is a document expert. She is not running for a job as a document expert.

One appointment by Gov. Jerry Brown ought to tell us a lot about his ideology. His most famous – or infamous – appointment was making Rose Bird chief justice of the California Supreme Court.

She over-ruled 64 consecutive death penalty verdicts and upheld none. Apparently, no judge or jury could ever give a murderer a trial perfect enough to suit Rose Bird.

To hear Rose Bird and her supporters tell it, she was just “upholding the law.” But, fortunately, the California voters saw right through that pretense, and realized that she was doing just the opposite – imposing

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The NAT GAS Act will create jobs, clean up the environment and improve our national security by providing tax incentives to organizations which operate fleets of vehicles that are fueled with imported oil to be replaced with vehicles that run on domestic natural gas.

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More Americans are seeing every day how out-of-control federal officials have become. As Angelo Codevilla aptly put it, they have become The Ruling Class, and a very corrupt one at that.

Patriotic Americans are hoping that the

Nov. 2 elections will bring this growing soft tyranny to a halt, but it remains to be seen if congressional Republicans will have the gumption to reverse what they themselves contributed to when they controlled the federal government. If the Senate in 2011 includes senators Sharron Angle (Nev.), Marco Rubio (Fla.), Joe Miller (Ark.), Ken Buck (Col.), Christine O’Donnell (Del.), Mike Lee (Utah), and a few others, then the GOP caucus may well be forced to cut programs and agencies rather than continuing to bloat them.

But the states, happily, have not been waiting for the federal cavalry to come over the hill. States have rediscovered their powers of nullification rooted in the Tenth Amendment. That wonderful amendment reads that, “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

Historically, the most widespread use of nullification was in the North in the years shortly before the War Between the States.

They passed laws nullifying the Fugitive Slave Law in spite of a Supreme Court decision upholding it. That point needs to be stressed. The Supreme Court is not the last word in determining what is constitutional. The voters of each state are. If they re-elect politicians who will nullify Supreme Court opinions and unconstitutional laws or regulations, then so be it.

The states have now nullified the REAL ID Act, which would have converted state driver’s licenses into a national ID card filled (electronically) with all kinds of personal information. Years past the deadline, that unconstitutional act has never been implemented. In addition, many states are nullifying Obama’s efforts to socialize American medicine (or have already done so).

And of particular interest to gun owners, eight states have recently enacted a Firearms Freedom Act. These Acts provide for a nullification of all federal gun laws in cases involving guns made in a state, and which remain in the state.

The Wyoming statute provides for a penalty of up to 365 days in jail for a federal official who attempts to impose a federal gun law in contravention of the state’s Freedom Act. Perfection would require amending the law to provide for up to 366 days in jail. That extra day would trigger the federal law which would revoke the offending agents’ civil rights, including their right to keep and bear arms.

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By John Stossel “Corporate profits are soaring. Companies are sitting on billions of dollars of cash. And still, they’ve yet to amp up hiring or make major investments.”

So writes The Washington Post about the recession’s stubborn refusal to go away. The statisticians at the National Bureau of Economic Research declared the Great Recession over -- but tell that to people who can’t find jobs. Today, businesses replace equipment and inventory, but they are reluctant to hire new workers. Investment that does occur aims at replacing the use of labor by adopting advanced technology. In a growing economy, that’s a sign of progress. Freed-up workers are then available for new projects. But lately, those new projects aren’t being launched.

The two wings of the establishment offer their usual remedies. Governmentoriented types want more tax-financed “stimulus” spending, claiming last year’s nearly trillion-dollar dose wasn’t enough. That’s dubious. As economist Mark Skousen writes, “(P)roduction and investment lead the economy into and out of a recession; retail demand is the most stable component of economic activity.”

Business-oriented types want tax cuts.

I’m sympathetic, but cuts should be accompanied by spending cuts, or the deficit will grow even uglier. There’s no free lunch. Deficit spending must be covered by government borrowing, which takes capital that could be used for investment out of the private sector.

Why isn’t the economy recovering?

After previous recessions, unemployment didn’t get stuck at close to 10 percent.

If left alone, the economy can and does heal itself, as the mistakes of the previous inflationary boom are corrected.

The problem today is that the economy is not being left alone. Instead, it is haunted by uncertainty on a hundred fronts. When rules are unintelligible and unpredictable, when new workers are potential threats because of Labor Department regulations, businesses have little confidence to hire. President Obama’s vaunted legislative record not only left entrepreneurs with the burden of bigger government, it also makes it impossible for them to accurately estimate the new burden.

In at least three big areas -- health insurance, financial regulation and taxes -- no one can know what will happen.

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Thanks to the new 2,300 page DoddFrank finance regulatory act, The Wall Street Journal reports, there will be “no fewer than 243 new formal rule-makings by 11 different federal agencies.” These as-yet unknown rules will govern lending to business and other key financial activity.

The George W. Bush tax cuts might be allowed to expire. But maybe not. Social Security and Medicare are dangerously shaky. Will Congress raise the payroll tax? A “distinguished” deficit commission is meeting. What will it do? Recommend a value-added tax?

Who knows? But few employers will commit to a big investment with those clouds hanging over our heads.

“As much as I might want to hire new salespeople, engineers and marketing staff in an effort to grow, I would be increasing my company’s vulnerability to government,” Michael Fleischer, president of Bogen Communications Inc., wrote in The Wall Street Journal.

Nothing more effectively freezes business in place than what economist and historian Robert Higgs calls “regime uncertainty.” “(A)ll of these unsettling possibilities and others of substantial significance must give pause to anyone considering a long-term investment, because any one of them has the potential to turn what seems to be a profitable investment into a big loser. In short, investors now face regime uncertainty to an extent that few have experienced in this country -- to find anything comparable, one must go back to the 1930s and 1940s, when the menacing clouds of the New Deal and World War II darkened the economic horizon.”

Uncertainty created by Obama’s legislative “successes” are comparable to the Depression and World War II? This does not bode well for job growth.

Higgs says: “Unless the government acts soon to resolve the looming uncertainties about the half-dozen greatest threats of policy harm to business, investors will remain for the most part on the sideline ... consuming wealth that might otherwise have been invested.”

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If you are driving on Highway N near Highway 40 around 7:45 a.m. you may see someone on a Huffy bike. That’s me, trying to get into a shape other than round. After years of preaching Dr. Melissa Lueking to my patients to get at least 30 minutes of moderate activity a day, five days a week, I am finally doing it myself. Why? Because EVERYONE needs exercise, especially those trying to lose weight.

It is estimated that Americans are only two-thirds as active as we were 100 years ago. Blame television, blame the internet, but mostly blame ourselves. We have so many excuses as to why we are “too busy” to exercise we forget the many reasons why we really need to do it. Here are just a couple: • Our Weight~Our bodies don’t really like to burn fat; they like to burn muscle.

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St. Charles Woman robs PNC bank Police are still looking for a woman suspected in a bank robbery that occurred in St. Charles on Oct. 1.

The suspect, described as a black female in her mid 20s to early 30s, entered the PNC Bank, at 750 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles at about 12:41 p.m.

She passed a note to the teller claiming to have a weapon and demanding money.

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The suspect is described as approximately 5-foot 6-inches tall with a heavy build and shoulder length, straight black hair.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact the St. Charles Police Department at 949-3520 or St. Charles CrimeStoppers at 949-3333.

Fight for cancer research Bianca Wallace of St. Charles traveled with a team of Missouri cancer advocates to Washington, D.C. earlier this month to meet with representatives William Lacy Clay and Todd Akin, and senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill, to discuss the need for sustained funding for cancer research and prevention, and early detection programs.

“As an advocate I know how important cancer research is to treatment, care and saving lives,” Wallace said. “I let my representatives know how critical it is that Congress sustains funding for cancer research and programs. We cannot reduce death and suffering from cancer if our country does not support potential breakthroughs in science.”

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“In this capacity, Brick is responsible for providing leadership, guidance and direction for all the various information technology facets related to the day-today operations of city government,” sai Michael Spurgeon, city administrator. “It is the city’s good fortune to have someone of Brick’s caliber on board, especially given the fact that he has more than a decade of experience in the information technology arena.”

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“I am excited to bring my technology and leadership experience to the city of St. Charles and to become part of this historic community,” Morff said. “There are many opportunities to advance the technology within the city, as well as collaborating with our surrounding neighbors.”

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“The Halloween Carnival is always a great time for the kids. And parents—it’s fun for us just to see the kids having so much fun,” said St. Peters Alderman Gus Elliott, Aldermanic representative on the Parks, Recreation & Arts Advisory Board.

“I encourage you to bring the family out to the carnival to enjoy some quality fun with all that the night provides.”

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Hundreds of volunteers will spend this Saturday knee-deep in creek water in an effort to keep St. Peters clean.

Operation Clean Stream will take place on Oct. 16 and volunteer opportunities are still available. The opportunity is open to individuals, families, scout troops, church groups, or anyone looking to help preserve the beauty of St. Peters.

“The volunteers who participate in cleaning our streams provide a very valuable community service because the cleanliness and overall quality of our waterways are an important part of our quality of life,” said St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano.

Since 2000, when St. Peters hosted its first Clean Streams event, volunteers have helped to remove over 25 tons of debris from our creeks including some interesting objects like tires, bicycles and even a johnboat.

Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt, lunch, refreshments, and other giveaways.

Volunteers can register for Operation Clean Stream by calling 477-6600 or by visiting stpetersmo.net.

A 38-year-old Lake Saint Louis woman has been charged with robbery in the first degree in connection with a bank robbery last month.

According to police, Dwashon T. Thompson entered the St. John’s Bank located at 4001 Old Hwy. 94 wearing gloves, a longsleeve shirt, a hat and nylon fabric covering her face. She approached the tellers and demanded money, implying she had a weapon. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money, she exited the building where a witness saw her entering a 2004 Chrysler Sebring.

“The license plate provided by the witness helped us track her down to her residence,” said Officer Melissa Doss.

Thompson was not home, but she called family members in the residence. Lake Saint Louis Police Lt. Pat Doering, who is also a negotiator with the St. Charles County Regional Crisis Negotiating Team, took over the phone call and after speaking with Thompson for more than an hour, convinced her to turn herself in. Thompson met police officers at an undisclosed parking lot where she was taken into custody without incident.

Thompson is currently being held at St. Charles County Jail on $100,000 cash-only bond. An undisclosed amount of cash was recovered.

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FHSD prepares for final vote on year-round schools

By Amy Armour Francis Howell parents and students will get one last chance to provide comments for the proposed calendar change that could take effect next school year. The change could include the end to year-round elementary school.

The FHSD Board of Education will vote on the proposed calendar at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 in the administration building.

The proposed calendar will change the way the district has operated for decades. If approved, three week cycle breaks at the elementary level would be no more - and the elementary and secondary levels would share the same calendar schedule.

The district is expected to approve the end of year-round classes.

“Everyone will have the same breaks and all of the schools will start (the year) at the same time,” said Jennifer Gasper, spokesperson for the FHSD. “Two different schedules made it complicated for families.”

A task force was formed in November 2009 to research the benefits of a year-long school program.

“We were looking to see how we could better meet the needs of our students and families,” Gasper said. “The task force found no hard evidence that a year round school was better for students.”

So, the task force spent months researching different scheduling options, holding community engagement meetings and gathering feedback.

The proposed 169-day calendar is five days short of the existing schedule. But Gasper said the number of half days have been decreased from 13 days to four at the secondary level and 12 to four days at the elementary level.

Elementary students will still have three breaks throughout the year, but the length will be shortened. Summer break at the elementary level will be longer, with school out on May 23.

Gasper said the new calendar will help the district save about $750,000 in transportation costs and about $250,000 with the consolidation of professional development days.

For more information about the calendar, visit fhsdschools.org.

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Missouri stands to lose congressional seat

By Jeannie Seibert Missouri congressional seats may soon be changing.

Population fluctuations and undulations are nothing new in the history of the U.S. In fact, the freedom to seek a better life has been a hallmark of the American experience.

“Go west young man,” was advice millions followed during 1800s westward expansion. With the industrial age, a migration to urban centers from the rural regions was all the rage. Following WWII, another mass movement of population was marked as young families set up housekeeping in the suburbs.

After the energy crisis of the 1970s many northern state residents migrated to the Sun Belt where winter heating bills were more manageable. Now, early perusals of the recent Census indicate a continuation of that same population shift to the detriment of Missouri.

But population determines the number of representatives who will be elected to serve in the U.S. Congress. Districts are drawn to evenly divide the population.

While nothing is finalized, Census figures appear to indicate Missouri has continued to lose residents. Prior to the 1980 Census, there were 10 congressional seats representing this state in Congress. Should estimates prove out, Missouri will be reduced to eight congressional districts.

Other nearby states are experiencing the same phenomenon. Illinois, Iowa and Michigan appear to be losing population while Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina and Texas are gaining.

Often, people are simply going where the jobs are.

Many Sun Belt states have kept tax rates low and have right to work protections.

That can mean millions saved in taxes, salaries and benefits. To a manufacturer, that equates to being more competitive in the marketplace. That, in turn, increases the likelihood a company will expand and

add more jobs to its roles sooner.

According to Carl Bearden, the former state representative from St. Charles County who now serves as executive director of United for Missouri, a taxpayer advocacy organization tax rates can move populations.

“It’s definitely a driver,” Bearden said.

“On quality of life issues, the amount of dollars in taxpayers’ wallets is part of that quality.”

Bearden maintains that taxation has an impact on the economies of a city, county, state and the nation.

For instance, low property tax rates are credited for St. Charles County’s growth spurt that began in the 1990s even while the state as a whole was losing population.

If people would move to St. Charles County for lower tax rates, it stands to reason a business owner would consider lower tax rates in other states when considering an expansion.

“Reducing the size of government – limiting government – is our key issue,” Bearden said. Smaller government in both size and scope nullifies the need for ever increasing tax revenues freeing up cash for economic development.

Another reason Missouri’s population count could appear to be slipping when in fact it may not be as bad as early projections would suggest that some states had a higher response rate to the U.S. Census forms mailed early this year.

The average response rate was 72 percent of all 50 states. Missouri was slightly higher at 73 percent. But Minnesota stands to pick up one of Missouri’s congressional seats. Minnesotans had an 80 percent response in completed and returned Census forms.

In the meantime, the Missouri General Assembly will be tasked with redrawing the state’s congressional districts. In the state senate, the redistricting committee is to be chaired by Sen. Scott Rupp (Dist. 2).

“We have found that Missouri hasn’t

New St. Peters Justice Center opens The St. Peters Police Department and Municipal Court have already taken up occupancy in the new Justice Center located at the intersection of Grand Teton and Suemandy drives. The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its October session in the new chamber it will share with Board of Aldermen, which convenes its first session on Oct. 28 at the Justice Center.

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grown as fast as other states,” Rupp said.

“But a lot goes into this – the voting rights act, racial mix – our goal is one person, one vote, every single person’s vote is voiced in the U.S. Congress from across the state of Missouri.”

The Missouri House of Representatives will form a redistricting committee as well.

After the two committees host public hearings and reconcile Census data, a final map will be sent to the governor.

“If he (Gov. Jay Nixon) doesn’t sign off on it we’ll have to go to court,” Rupp said.

“Ten years ago, 40 out of 50 states were sued for a variety of reasons over the (congressional district) maps.”

By the time all the information is assembled, Rupp expects work to begin on the district maps to begin in earnest on Jan. 2.

“We’ll take the show on the road,” he said.

“We’ll be having public hearings across the state.”

There will be a Web site or Web page that will track the committee’s progress posted on the Missouri Senate Web site.

While reviewing response rates, St. Charles County scored relatively highly with 81 percent of forms returned. Cottleville had the one of the highest response rates with 88 percent.

But for now, U.S. Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (Dist. 9) isn’t worried yet about Missouri losing a congressional district.

“Really, nobody knows at this point what the numbers will show,” Luetkemeyer said.

“In December, we’ll see the final calculations but right now, different ones are using different modeling. Some indicate losing a congressman.”

Luetkemeyer explained that Missouri hasn’t actually lost population but wasn’t growing at the rate of other states.

Population shifts have indeed occurred, Luetkemeyer said.

“With the economic climate we’ve had the last two years, there’s a lot of shuffling around the country,” he said.

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By Jeannie Seibert County Councilmember Joe Brazil (Dist.

2) made the summer of 2010 his season to rid his southwest St. Charles County district of bicyclists. But he met with a very resistant brick wall.

After having sponsored a bill to ban bicyclists from narrow state highways traversing his hilly district, Brazil voted against the measure during a Sept. 27 County Council meeting.

“I can tell you 85 percent of my constituents want bikes banned,” Brazil said. “… you can’t legislate for stupidity. You can’t legislate for common sense.”

But it can be regulated.

After months of public hearings and work sessions to fully hash out the issue, experts from the bicycling industry were able to convince Brazil, and then Jerry Daugherty (Dist. 6), who later joined as a co-sponsor of the bike ban bill, that some requirements are perfectly normal.

In fact, Daugherty said his constituents were in favor of requiring bright orange flags be attached to all bicycles in use on state highways.

“It’s a visibility issue,” Daugherty said.

While that’s not likely to be required, until Brazil introduced the topic, St. Charles County had no ordinances governing bicyclists’ use of public streets and highways, nor any guidelines for organized bicycling groups.

Now two draft bills are in the making that will do just that.

Prior to the council unanimously voting against the original bike ban bill, Brazil said he learned that the cycling community “was astonished we didn’t have a permitting process” for organized events or safety requirements and rules of the road strictures.

County government staffers are now tasked with projecting the processes and costs of implementing a highway rating

Apartment fire damages 12 units A discarded cigarette was the cause of a four-alarm fire at an O’Fallon apartment complex earlier this month, according to Wentzville Fire Chief Randy Bornhop.

A dozen apartment units in the Enclave at Winghaven apartment complex were smoke, water or fire damaged after a fire broke out on Oct. 1.

“The cause was ruled as a careless discard of a cigarette from the second story balcony,” Bornhop said. The fire spread to the third floor and attic area, ultimately damaging 12 units, he said.

Smoke was spotted by a St. Charles County ambulance travelling on Hwy. 40.

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program that would be reflected in signage 1) requested cost estimates be provided to and maps. council prior to the new legislation coming Brazil said the Trailnet bicycling orga- up for a final vote. nization had offered to volunteer it’s Once the bills and policies are worked map-making ability and to include a final out Brazil expects the two bills to be the product in all its communications with best compromise that could be reached.

Comments from other council members members.

The Sheriff’s Department is working indicate the two bills are likely to pass.

Councilmember Paul Wynn (Dist. 4) out a permit fee that would cover the costs of assigning a deputy to escort organized said he fully supported a requirement that riding events, road closures and advance bicyclists follow the rules of the road and sign postings. “stop at stop signs.”

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Brazil’s argument in favor of a ban was the safety hazards created on the heavilytrafficked highways in his district. The emergence of the wineries and the Katy Trail as seasonal destinations, created an untenable situation with large numbers of cyclists and motorists on narrow highways at the same time.

“This has been an interesting ride,” Brazil concluded. “It seemed initially to be a good idea.

“The conversation needed to be had for a long time,” Brazil concluded.

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Confessed pot grower is allowed to go free A home marijuana grower who confessed to sheriff’s deputies that he used the drug to treat his medical condition is now free after St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney Jack Banas decided to drop felony charges against him.

Events leading up to the confessed grower’s release began in the early morning hours of Jan. 16, 2008.

After firefighters subdued two residential house fires at neighboring structures in a subdivision located off Jungs Station Road, a marijuana growing operation was discovered shortly before 3 a.m., according to Sheriff’s department spokesman Lt. Craig McGuire.

Summoning St. Charles County Sheriff’s department deputies, an investigation of the basement pot growing operation led to the arrest of homeowner Kenneth Wells, 57.

“There were several potted plants, grow lights and several jars full of marijuana in the open,” McGuire said.

The homeowner confirmed to officers that it was he who was growing the marijuana for his own personal use and had kept the operation from others living in the home.

Wells was arrested on felony drug charges and held at the St. Charles County detention center, McGuire said.

In September, those charges were dropped, according to Prosecuting Attorney Jack Banas.

“The bottom line is, I was concerned about a jury nullification,” Banas said.

Jury nullification occurs when a defendant is acquitted despite the facts of law that are presented in the case.

Criminal defense attorney Michael Schoeneberg, of the Schoeneberg Marty LLC law firm, had information regarding his client’s medical condition. Suffering from chronic epilepsy, Wells was alleged

to have used the marijuana as a treatment against the ill effects of his condition.

Wells’ attorney Wayne Schoeneberg said, “This is one of those situations that comes along once in a lifetime.

“Here’s a man who has a medical condition who is self-treating with marijuana that never would have been discovered or suspected except there was a fire at his house.

I don’t know if he’d ever had as much as a traffic ticket; had never been in trouble.

“He grew his own marijuana,” Schoeneberg said. “He was quiet about it. Obviously the first thing for the state to do is to file a charge against him. Then we have a situation where we have a prosecutor who understands what a case is really about and he looked at it and made the right decision.”

Schoeneberg expects Missouri to eventually take up the question of whether or not to legalize medical marijuana usage because some 15 other states have passed similar measures.

“Missouri Normal organization is spearheading a medical marijuana legislation,” Schoeneberg said. “There are plenty of others working toward that goal.”

Banas said numerous states now have medical marijuana exemptions. Because investigators could not prove Wells was growing pot for sale to others, a compelling case could be made that he was simply growing marijuana for his own use. Rather than take the chance with a sympathetic jury, Banas said he was satisfied with the defendant’s assurances he would not continue the practice.

“He (Wells) agreed not to grow marijuana for his own medical use, to go back on his meds,” Banas said. “If he wants to continue he can move to another state or he will be charged.

“My understanding is that he’s now on his normal medication,” Banas said.

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O’Fallon police arrest five for DWI Five suspects were arrested for Driving While Intoxicated during recent DWI saturation patrols in September.

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By Jeannie Seibert While the future of other tax rates may be in question, the St. Charles County property tax rate will stay the same for at least another year.

State law requires the tax rate to be in place by Oct. 1. To comply, the County Council voted to approve the rate, 16/100ths of a cent per $100 assessed valuation, for the year ending on Sept. 30, 2011.

As an example, John Sonderegger, director of the office of public information said, “Roughly, that’s 46 cents to the general fund out of the total tax bill on a home assessed at $150,000.”

“We’re well below what they could assess and even though we have a very tight budget, (County Executive Steve) Ehlmann didn’t want to do that.”

Rather than raising taxes during a recessionary period, county government has implemented cost cutting measures and a hiring freeze. As 2011 is an odd-numbered year, property reassessment will occur next year, according to state statute. So for at least one more year, unless there has been substantial expansion or improvement on the property, taxpayers can expect the same tax bill for this year as was paid in 2009.

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to the vote, however. Collector of Revenue Michelle McBride asked the council to consider raising the property tax levy to a level below the voter-approved rate of 16 cents per $100 assessed valuation.

Using the same analogy of a $150,000 fair market value home, McBride said that would cost the taxpayer $2.85. “With eight employees laid off and another 11 positions eliminated, we have cut the budget a flat 8 percent in 2008 and submitted no increases for 2009 or for 2010.

“At some point this is going to affect services to the citizens,” McBride said. “I’m just asking for the County Council to consider a one cent per $100 assessed valuation increase. We would have to potential of collecting over $600,000.”

As it stands, with the rate at the present level for the next year, McBride’s office sends out 20,100 tax statements “for which zero money came back to the general fund,” she said. “In 2008, there were 11,502 statements that produced no revenue to the general fund. It’s basically doubled every year since 2006.”

While the suggestion was brought up late in the process and gained no traction, McBride fears that current trends will continue.

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LSL fire protection rating improves Homeowners in Lake Saint Louis could see a reduction in their home insurance rates as a result of a recent review by the state Insurance Service Office (ISO).

Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District Chief Jeff Smith said that, after requesting an ISO review, the fire district has qualified for a better rating which can, in turn, translate into lower homeowners insurance premiums.

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Rebecca J. Domecillo, an officer of a company known as Network Ventures, a mortgage processing and brokerage business in St. Charles, was sentenced to 27 months in prison for her role in a mortgage fraud scheme. Domecillo also participated in the operations and management of Premier Mortgage Funding.

Domecillo, 48, pleaded guilty to mail fraud on May 10. In her plea agreement, she admitted to preparing phony loan applications for “straw buyers” to purchase nine properties in the St. Louis area. The “straw buyers” did not actually intend to own the houses involved, but were recruited by Domecillo to allow their name and information to be used because Domecillo could not list herself as the buyer.

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By Amy Armour A fire destroyed the parks maintenance building in Weldon Spring last April. On Oct. 7, the city unveiled its newly constructed building—complete with extra amenities.

“It was sad when the old barn burned down, but good things come from the ashes of despair,” said Mayor Don Licklider. “The new barn is phenomenal.”

The city was able to add a couple of new features to the building, including public restrooms and an attached 960-square-foot pavilion.

“The new building will accommodate a multifunction of uses much better than the previous building did,” said City Administrator Michael Padella.

The new 4,032-square-foot parks maintenance building includes a 2,240-square-foot main room, as well as two 896-square-foot attached wings. One unfinished wing will be used for storage and maintenance purposes. The second wing, which is fully furnished, will include the parks office, public restrooms, a storage/utility room and a concession stand.

“The building is still a parks maintenance building, but it has been designed in such a way that it will much better accommodate city events such as Senior Citizen’s Day, Fourth of July and the chamber’s annual barbecue,” Padella said. “There will likely also be many new uses which will now be possible with the new facility.”

Insurance covered approximately $125,000 of the project.

“The approximate total cost of the new building will be just under $300,000 which includes design, site preparation and construction,” Padella said.

Licklider said the parks fund, which was saving for a new pavilion and restrooms

already, covered the remaining portion of the bill.

The new building may also be available for resident rental in the future.

“The building has been designed in such a way that will allow it to potentially be rented out to the public for special events and occasions such as a large family reunion or even a small wedding reception, however, no details regarding this have been finalized at this time,” Padella said.

Loan program increases As fourth quarter 2010 starts, the 504 business loan program in St. Charles County is on track to set a new 3-year record, according to the Small Business Finance Division of the Economic Development Center (EDC).

Expected figures for 2010 in St. Charles County point to a possible 43.5 percent increase in local loan activity over 2009, and a 222 percent increase this year over 2008.

“Compared to 2008, more business owners and bankers are taking advantage of the low, long-term interest rates available through the 504 loan program and the reduced fees offered this year,” said Greg Prestemon, the EDC’s president and CEO. Seven business projects in St. Charles County have been funded through the EDC’s 504 loan program through September. Year-to-date figures show $3,5 million in loan disbursements for projects with a total investment value of $9.7 million.

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By Jeannie Seibert Explaining all the virtues of a rain garden or any aspect of bio-retention is a little problematic. However, the best way to teach is by example, which is what Lake Saint Louis Alderman John Pellerito and city horticulturalist Lorri Grueber are planning to do.

Teaming up with the specialists from two state agencies for expertise and local groups like the Jardin du Lac garden club for volunteers, Pellerito and Grueber are starting small with a rain garden at Boulevard Park.

Rain gardens, bio-swales and other bio-detention practices are passive storm water management devices one would file under the ‘every little bit helps’ category.

Pellerito explained that Lake Saint Louis has arrived at a challenging crossroads.

With more development and impervious surfaces in and around the city and an aging storm water collection system that has been stretched to the breaking point, every method to control, slow and manage rain run-off is a welcomed one, he explained.

Bio-detention isn’t going to eliminate flooding any more than recycling aluminum cans will eliminate the need for metal fabrication plants. It just lessens the cost to meet the total need.

With the addition of every rain garden or bio-swale, storm water is slowed or detained long enough so that it absorbs into the soil, diverting it out of the storm sewers and the two lakes.

“Lorri (Grueber) and her staff have determined education will show property owners and developers what a rain garden is and how it works,” Pellerito said. “Every bio-

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“Detention rather than run-off is our short-term goal,” Pellerito said. With enough property owners utilizing biodetention methods, the city can reach “the long range goal which is to alleviate the millions of dollars being spent to address storm water and flooding issues.”

Pellerito was granted Board of Aldermen approval to proceed with the project with the caveat – find your own funding.

Pellerito and Grueber enlisted assistance from Public Works Director Derek Koestel, to help estimate the cost of the project at $10,000.

Cuivre River Electric Cooperative and Walmart have agreed to provide assistance to off-set some of the expenses while the Mo. Department of Conservation and Department of Natural Resources are providing guidance in the design work.

In addition to the garden club, Grueber’s Green Gloves youth horticulture group, students from Green Tree elementary school and the city’s environmental committee are volunteering labor to install all the plantings.

“This will act as a demonstration for our residents and developers to see the importance of bio-detention in an existing problem area,” Pellerito said. “We hope to announce early in 2011 when we can have our first open house.”

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley It was announced in 2008 that the sleepy little town of Cottleville was in the mode for makeover.

Funding through the Federal Enhancement program approved in 2008 was to jumpstart the streetscape projects to include improvements to sidewalks, parking, lighting and more through Hwy. N and Old Town. Roundabouts were set for Hwy. N to slow traffic – but have since been reworked. Total project costs were estimated $1.3 million, with the rest of the funding coming from the Community Improvement District tax.

Cottleville Mayor Don Yarber said everyone in the city was anxious for the project to begin, so blame the delay on the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).

“The plan is still in the works, MoDOT finally responded to us with additional comments. Engineers responded, and now it’s in MoDOT’s hands waiting to move forward,” Yarber said. “We have completed the last hurdle, however.”

City Administrator Scott Lewis said MoDOT administers the funds provided by an East-West Gateway grant, and although the city applied and was approved for the funds and proposed project, that was more than two years ago.

In the meantime, Lewis said, the federal stimulus projects were started.

“Priority was placed on those stimulus projects, and other projects were put on the shelf,” Lewis said.

The city did benefit from $180,000 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) stimulus payment, which gave the city $180,000 to add a traffic signal at Brittany Place and Hwy. N. “We received a request for proposals for federal stimulus funds, asking for proposed projects that were ‘shovel-ready,’” Lewis said. “We applied for four or five different projects, but that was what they chose to fund. It was the last one on the list, but at least we got something.”

Lewis said he wishes he knew when the city’s streetscape project would be given the go-ahead by MoDOT, but says he’s hoping to hear some time this month.

“As soon as we hear, we’ll put it out to bid and the project will begin,” Lewis said.

“The plan is good, but we’re hoping for good, competitive bids so we can add some additional options to the project, like the plaza planned for one area of downtown.”

Lewis said there is a base design with four alternative plans, allowing for changes based upon whether bids come in higher or lower than expected.

The plan calls for new streetlights, bringing one of the most aesthetically pleasing features to the city. Lewis said the lighting will be reminiscent of old-fashioned square lantern-style fixtures, with black wrought iron fluted poles – the type currently at City Hall. The sidewalks will be of stamped concrete to resemble wood planks, replicating the old Western Plank Road that ran from St. Charles to Cottleville in the 1800s.

The East-West Gateway Coordinating Council Great Streets Initiative is pitched as bringing about “pristine streets, new

“It’s a wonderful thing for the city... property values would go up.”

-Cottleville Mayor Don Yarber buildings, restored historic buildings, good weather, lots of happy people dancing in the streets — a little like having Disneyland in your own backyard.” It’s an area which can draw a consistent concentration of people and can feed successful businesses.

The Great Streets program helped with the regeneration of two important areas in the city of St. Louis: the Washington Avenue Loft District and South Grand.

Officials in conjunction with the Cottleville Historic Business Assn. are hoping the CID district approved by voters in May 2009 will bring in another $3 million in designated sales taxes for the project.

In order to pay for street, sidewalk and landscaping improvements, the city was authorized by state statute to create a CID, an overlay district, a separate political subdivision from the city which has authority to tax. An additional sales tax can be created just inside the CID and those taxes can be used to make any public improvements.

Passing of the CID means those debts would be paid through sales tax revenue rather than taxpayer funds.

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Golfing for a good cause The Fort Zumwalt Golf Committee sponsored its annual tournament and once again elected to donate the proceeds to the Fort Zumwalt Special Olympics Program.

The Special Olympics Program offers track and field, softball/T-ball, bowling, soccer, and basketball to people with developmental disabilities.

The $1,500 donation was presented at the Sept. 20 Board of Education meeting.

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Students then illustrated the meaning of peace with a picture and a sentence describing peace. The colorful papers were then made into pinwheels and planted in front of the school.

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Francis Howell Award winning yearbook The 2010 Francis Howell High School (FHHS) yearbook, “Howelltonian,” was recently awarded the National Scholastic Press Association (NSPA) All American Award for achieving the highest rating in the annual NSPA critique service.

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Record reading Francis Howell School District’s Early Childhood, Parents as Teachers, and Vacation Station programs celebrated Jumpstart’s Read for the Record on Oct. 7.

The national campaign is designed to bring attention to the importance of early education and literacy. Each year, the campaign sets a record for the largest shared reading experience, with the greatest number of people reading the same book on the same day.

“Current research overwhelmingly supports the importance of facilitating early and emerging literacy skills in preschoolage children as a critical foundation for literacy development,” said Mary Jo Griffin, director of Early Childhood. “Jumpstart’s Read for the Record is a positive way to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood literacy skills.”

This year, Francis Howell children, along with children from around the world, read “The Snowy Day” by Ezra Jack Keats in a celebration of reading and service To learn more about the campaign visit readfortherecord.org.

Healthy local lunches Fresh fruit and vegetables from local

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FHSD and Sodexo, the district’s food service provider, have partnered with Old Thyme Produce Company as part of the Local Produce Farmer Program to provide quality produce and healthy options for all Francis Howell students.

Through the program, FHSD and Sodexo will support local farmers, while helping to preserve and protect farmland, conserve energy and build the local market.

The following farms are providing Francis Howell with local produce: Thies Farms – St. Louis County, Maryland Heights Expressway and St. Charles County; Don Ross & Sons Farm – Freeburg, Ill.; Dean Wehneier Farm – Auxvasse, Mo.; and Lee Farms – Warren County, Mo. “The pride that comes from cultivating land, some of which has been farmed by our family for more than 100 years, is equaled only by our feelings for the crops we raise,” said a member of the Lee Family and Lee Farms.

Tomorrow’s leaders Two Francis Howell High School students have been chosen for the Leaders of Tomorrow Program. Nick Lynch and Radhika Natarajan were honored at an awards ceremony on Sept. 26 at Missouri Baptist University.

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Natarajan and Lynch received a Certificate of Achievement from the International Leadership Network and will be considered for the Leader of the Year Award in which they could possibly receive a $1,000 U.S. Savings Bond and registration to attend a youth leadership conference.

The boys’ picture and biography will be displayed in the St. Louis Galleria Mall showcasing their outstanding achievement.

Children’s fundraiser The Francis Howell Education Association (FHEA) and the Francis Howell Central (FHC) High School Cultural Di­versity Club will host the “Birds of a Feather Stick Together” raffle fundraising event.

The groups are searching for talented artists and designers to contribute their creativity and talent by creating unique wooden birdhouses.

All proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the Friends of Children Fund, which provides assistance to students and families in need so that Francis Howell students can be prepared to learn. The Friends of Children Fund provides necessary supplies for students to participate and succeed in school as well as providing funds to assist Francis Howell families in financial crisis with food, children’s clothing, children’s medical care, and expenses related to shelter and safety.

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Twenty-five bands from schools in the St. Louis, Illinois and surrounding areas will have the chance to participate in the preliminary and finals rounds of the competition.

The bands will be broken into three divisions where they will compete against bands of similar size. Awards will be given to the top eight bands with the highest scores as well as Captain Awards for Best Music, Best Visual Effect, Best Auxiliary and Best Percussion.

The Coliseum Classic began in 2002 with only five bands. Since then the competition has grown to be one of the largest fundraisers for the FHC Spartan Regiment Band. Every year this fundraiser helps to pay for equipment, transportation costs for out-of-town competitions and various other needs of the FHC band program. Last year, band members were able to attend the Gator Bowl from fundraiser proceeds.

Admission for the event can only be purchased at the door. Ticket prices are $5 for adults; and $3 for seniors and children between the ages of 5 and 18. Children under 5 are free.

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Judge Schneider declined the request made by attorneys on behalf of Drury Inns.

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some laws on the books, but they don’t go far enough in stipulating changes about temperature extremes for dogs living outside. I think it’s desperately needed, but I don’t know if we’re going to be able to address it at this time. It should be fairly common sense if it’s below freezing. We did an experiment in on a hot 90-degree day and put a thermometer in a dog house at noon. It was about 114 degrees. Even if a dog has what is construed as shelter, it’s not always cool enough or warm enough.

We definitely need good direction in terms of what needs to be addressed,” McKenna said. “This is what the citizens are asking for, better welfare laws for animals. This is what our community, as the top 100 places to live, wants.”

McKenna and Pepper want to make O’Fallon’s animal laws more proactive issue: than reactive, and wouldDate like toofsee the city as preeminent in the Client: country when it comes to animal welfareSize: laws. They say it’s estimated that 6 million dogs nationwide are chained outside Colors: during the most Pictures: severe weather.

“I would like to see ourLogos: city as a ‘go-to’ community where people look to our ordiCopy: nances and say ‘that’s what we should be doing; that’s how our ordinances should look,’” she said.

The proposed ordinance gives officers the enforcement capability, if the condition is warranted. It’s the ability to enforce as oppose to mandatory enforcement, Pepper said.

O’Fallon Police Chief Roy Joachimstaller said personnel in Animal Control had some control on some of the issues, but Joachimstaller said animals should be removed from the environment if they are exposed to outside temperatures below 32-degrees Fahrenheit or above 85-degrees F. See ANIMAL WELFARE, page 46

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Animal welfare is at the forefront these days with State Proposition B, but even on the local level, council members and aldermen are spending long hours debating animal welfare issues designed to keep both residents and pets safe.

The city of O’Fallon has been toughening up its animal welfare laws for the past year, joining other municipalities and services that cater to the comfort of animals.

The first round in O’Fallon addressed tethering animals outdoors with a May Newsmagazine 2009 ordinance allowing city fines for Salesperson: owners who tetherProof: dogs for a period of 8 hours to 12 hours over a 24-hour period.

Tethers must be at least 15 feet in length and have swivels at both ends. They must also be of appropriate size to the animal tethered. Heavy chains, for example, are prohibited, unless the dog is of sufficient size. Fines will also be issued if the animal is harnessed insufficiently, and dogs must also have access to food, water and shelter.

The new ordinance revisions are considering dogs exposed to extreme temperatures, mistreated with choke or prong collars and a myriad of other animal welfare issues.

Resident Joan McKenna has become the St. Francis of Assisi of the city of O’Fallon, fighting behind the scenes for animal welfare and working with Councilman Jim Pepper, Ward 2, and animal welfare attorney John Coffman to stiffen animal welfare regulations further. She was instrumental in getting the dog tethering ordinance passed.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES A husband and wife are raising funds and awareness for breast cancer research in a novel way. In order to help find a cure, they are “flocking” neighborhoods with pink flamingos.

For a $25 donation, Alexandra (Alex) and Brady Erb, of Lake Saint Louis, will place 50 plastic pink flamingos on a chosen home lawn.

“We are raising $5,000 and training to walk 60 miles during the Susan G Komen 3-Day for the Cure event in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 4 through Nov. 6, 2011,” Alex said.

So far, the flamingo “flocking” project has raised almost $1,000.

The flamingos remain in place until 7 p.m. the following night, at which time they are moved to their new location. To date, the Erbs have “flocked” lawns in Ballwin, Lake Saint Louis, O’Fallon, Wentzville, St. Charles and St. Peters.

Alex’s fundraising inspiration came from her grandmother’s experience of suffering with breast cancer. After she was informed of her co-worker’s diagnosis of the disease, she said she wanted to do what she could to help find a cure.

“I especially want to do the walk again after finding out that my neighbor is also fighting this disease,” Alex said.

As captain of their walking team called “Got Twins?” she said, “I already walked this event in 2007. My husband is joining me on my second (but certainly not last) walk.

He sees how addicting this fundraising is, and I can’t wait until we are actually on

the walk so he can experience the same feelings, emotions and love that I felt on my walk in 2007.”

The Erbs are parents of four children, including a set of 20-month-old boy/girl twins, Landon and Brighton, plus 8-yearold Nicholas, and 5-year-old Carter. Brady works for Citigroup in O’Fallon. Alex is a nurse at SSM St. Joseph Health Center Wentzville in the Adolescent Psych unit.

“We were looking for something fun that would include our whole family, leave a lasting impression on those we touched and provide a positive impression of service for our kids,” Brady said. “I was initially skeptical, but it only took our first ‘flock’ to realize how quickly this could take off, and it has.”

The couple feels they are doing their part because so many others cannot.

“We don’t want our daughter affected by breast cancer,” Alex said. “We want cancer to be a thing of the past. I can’t believe how much support we are getting from friends and strangers alike. I’ve met such amazing people already who have helped me feel like we are making a difference through something fun like ‘flocking.’ The generosity of strangers is amazing. Every dollar donated will get us that much closer to our $5,000 goal and closer to a cure for breast cancer.”

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Local funeral homes stand ready to help with final farewells to pets

By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley While one segment of society grapples with animal welfare issues, the other side of the coin reveals a serious love affair with these cold-nosed creatures. If you’re on the loving side of the coin, you already know: Pets are pampered from birth to death, and in the end, if you choose, can include a full-scale funeral.

Pet care is predicted to be one of the only sectors of the retail industry to grow during the recession with veterinarians reported as among the fastest growing professions in the United States, according to a recent report in Fortune magazine.

The number of veterinarians is expected to increase by 36 percent through 2018.

According to the 2009-2010 National Pet Owners Survey, 62 percent of U.S. households own at least one pet, accounting for about 71 million households.

The American Pet Products Association estimates that pet owners will spend almost $48 billion on their pets this year, $24 billion of which will be spent on medicine and veterinary care.

Consumer spending on pet products holds steady compared to other key categories, according to the marketing firm Trone Inc. which conducted a nationwide survey of consumers to assess their attitudes and behaviors in light of current economic circumstances. Although 39 percent of consumers said they switched their own grocery brands to save money, only 3 percent switched when it came to pet products.

But the unfortunate truth is, each pet’s life must come to an end. When that happens, what’s the pet lover to do?

Baue Funeral Home, at Hwy. 70 and Cave Springs Road, held their grand opening for their new “pet funeral services,” division last weekend, and is working on city permits for an adjacent pet cemetery. Pittman Funeral Home in Wentzville also offers pet funeral services.

Since the center’s opening last fall, it has cremated more than 500 dogs, cats, birds and rabbits.

Phil Zehms, manager of community relations at Baue, said the owner, Lisa, being a pet owner herself, knows that pets are extensions of who we are.

“They loved us first and need to be cared for the same way our human families do,” Zehms said. “There are cremation mills in the area that service veterinarians, but there were none that were giving client’s family funeral services, nor an outlet to come to for those types of services.

Zehms said pet services are handled much like human services. You call; they come to the home or veterinarian and

make the transfer, bringing your pet into their care to their pet tribute center. A time is set for the family to make the arrangements for cremation or burial, to select the service options and casket, if needed.

“It’s been very, very well received,” Zehms said, “I lost my dog about a year and a half ago, and when my dog died, I didn’t know what to do. I called my vet and they said they’d cremate him. First, we had family members and dear friends come to the house to say their goodbyes, I put him in the back of my car, took him to the vet and it took about three weeks for them to call me to pick up the cremated remains.

“It was like reopening the wound,” Zehms said. “We knew right away that was something very important — to get the cremated remains back to the pet owners as fast as possible.”

Baue’s tribute center is a stand-alone facility, independent from the funeral home, dedicated to pets.

“For viewing, we have Shelby’s room, dedicated to Lisa’s dog. We have a grief class that occurs the first Monday of each month with a certified companion loss counselor specifically for pet loss,” Zehms said.

For viewing pets, there is no embalming, but Baue will clean and position the pet and place them in a casket. A larger dog would go into the specialty pet casket, or an octagon shaped casket that allows the pet to be curled up as though it is sleeping. Casket costs depend on the size of the pet, starting at $10 if it’s a Chihuahua, suitable for burial or cremation, to a people size casket costing easily $1,000 or more.

Baue services are also based on size, ranging from $75 to $450 with packages available. If a person wanted a visitation or gathering, there is a small fee of about $150.

In Missouri, it’s not legal to bury pets in human gravesites, but Illinois does allow cemeteries to designate people/pet cemeteries where the two can be buried together. It’s up to each cemetery in designated sections, Zehms said.

“We just try to care for the pets like we would any other person,” Zehms said.

“As I visited with people in the community to get a feeling for our pet services direction, there were people who thought it’s great and others who thought it’s the craziest thing ever. There are pet people and there are non pet people. When it comes to abuse it is the same social commentary with people. There doesn’t seem to be a rhyme or reason why a person is abused. I wish I knew the answer.”

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Ms. Missouri Senior Jacquie Crawford never stops moving forward in life

By Amy Armour Most people wouldn’t be tap dancing after having both knees replaced. Most people wouldn’t be dog sledding in Alaska after suffering a brain aneurysm.

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Crawford has endured more health problems than many will experience in a lifetime. From open heart surgery to a ruptured brain aneurysm to atrial fibrillation, Crawford has endured more than her fair share of health issues.

But a positive attitude and a love of life have helped this 71-year-old St. Peters grandmother of five to not only persevere, but thrive, through adversity.

“I believe there is a seed of equivalent benefit in every adversity,” Crawford said.

“You have to believe it, pray for it and you have to act on it.”

Crawford was a single mom at age 30, with five children under the age of 7. With no education past high school, Crawford decided to go to college. She worked two jobs and went to college, eventually earning a bachelor’s degree and two Master’s degrees. Crawford retired from Citicorp Mortgage as a senior vice president.

In 1999, Crawford suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm and was given less than a 1 percent chance of survival. She survived the bleak odds, having to re-learn many basic tasks. While recovering she watched the movie “Snow Dogs.” Growing up in Minnesota, Crawford had always wanted to dog sled - the movie triggered the memory.

And five years to the day of her aneurysm — at age 65 — Crawford was dog sledding across the frozen Bering Sea in Alaska.

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After having both of her knees replaced, Crawford decided she wanted to tap dance — an activity she had not enjoyed since she was a little girl 60 years before.

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“When she was choosing a rehab program for her knees she decided that tap dancing was something else she always dreamed about - so she started lessons,” said Kortney Bosma, Crawford’s daughter.

“She commits herself to every challenge.”

Her latest adventure as been pageants.

After encouragement from her tap dance instructor, Crawford entered the Ms. Missouri Senior America Competition last July.

The competition for women age 60 and older recognizes women who have reached the age of elegance.

As part of the competition, Crawford was required to perform a 2.5 minute talent, present an evening gown, have a 35 second philosophy of life statement and complete an interview with the judges.

Crawford — who tap danced for her talent — won Ms. Missouri Senior America which qualified her for the national competition in Atlantic City on Oct. 6.

Unfortunately, Crawford did not win the Ms. Senior America competition, but she had a great time competing. “It was the most magnificent experience,” she said.

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By SHANNON F. IGNEY Sitting by a crackling fire with a cup of warm apple cider is a sure sign fall is here.

As the temperature drops, many homeowners are looking forward to warming up by the fire.

However, before starting a gas fireplace or burning a wood fire, there are a few precautions to consider.

More than one-third of Americans use fireplaces, wood stoves and other fuel-fired appliances as primary heat sources in their homes. According to the National Fire Safety Protection Agency, 49 percent of all home fires occur in December, January and February when home heating equipment is in use. Thirty-six percent of those fires ignite due to poor fireplace and chimney maintenance.

“The most important thing a homeowner can do to ensure safety when burning a fire in their home is to have a professional inspect and sweep the chimney each season,” Frank Schmer, owner and operator of St. Louis Home Fires in Manchester, said. “Regular maintenance to ensure proper ventilation is paramount.”

Routine chimney and fireplace maintenance removes harmful toxins such as carbon monoxide, smoke and creosote.

The USFA recommends 10 steps to reduce the chances of a residential fire.

1. Annually inspect and clean chimney or wood stove by a certified chimney specialist.

2. Keep fireplace area free of debris, decorations and flammable materials.

3. Always use a metal screen with fireplaces.

4. Keep the flue open.

5. Never use flammable liquids to start a fire.

6. Use only seasoned hardwood.

7. Build small fires that burn completely and produce less smoke.

8. Never burn cardboard boxes, trash or debris in a fireplace or wood stove.

9. When building a fire, place logs at the rear of the fireplace on an adequate supporting grate.

10. Never leave a fire in the fireplace unattended. Always extinguish a fire before leaving the house.

In addition to an inspection by a certified chimney specialist, homeowners should install a metal mesh screen spark arrester, keep branches and leaves clear of the chimney, flues and vents, and keep flammable materials in the home to a minimum.

“Gas fireplaces should be inspected for black carbon build-up on the logs each year,” Gregg Boss, owner of English Sweep in Ballwin, said. “Homeowners don’t want to try and clean the carbon themselves. If they do, they will end up with black soot all over their home.”

Boss, who is certified by the Chimney Safety Institute of America, suggests also routine checks of the embers in a gas fireplace.

Jesse Cox, owner of Dr. Soot Magic Chimney Sweep in High Ridge, said the process of how to build a fire is an important aspect of fire safety as well.

“Paper should be obsolete,” Cox said.

“The safest fires start with a starter log and small pieces of dry kindling. Once it gets going, gradually add bigger pieces to your fire.”

Fireplace safety is a smart and easy process for homeowners. To find a certified professional in the area, visit the National Chimney Sweep Guild at csia.org.

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There are unlimited possibilities for decorating the exterior of the house during the fall and Halloween season. Having too many colorful leaves or pumpkins is impossible.

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It is always a thoughtful courtesy to warn visitors and trick-or-treaters to beware of the spooky Halloween happenings.

Festive signs do not require much work to add an excellent Halloween scene.

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Little pumpkin and witch characters are easy with “witch” to decorate. Place them on any table or desk in the house to create a simple, non-scary Halloween theme. Both children and adults will love them. The pumpkin and witch characters are available at Three French Hens in Wildwood.

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PLACES Community Living’s Support Services for Adults (SSA) program celebrated the opening of its new building, which houses the Marian Lonning and Judy Mahon centers, with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

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Are credit scores affecting home sales?

Kevin Weaks

One-third of Americans can’t qualify for a mortgage. So says Zillow, the online real estate site. There may be a glut of homes for sale, with prices depressed and interest rates at their lowest, but ask any real estate agent: Finding people who can qualify for a mortgage has become more difficult.

Their credit scores are too low.

“Today’s tighter credit is a predictable response by banks after the foreclosure crisis, but also keeps a cap on housing demand, which is important for the greater housing market recovery,” Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries said in a news release. On the flip side, mortgage borrowers with excellent credit scores – 720 or higher – were able to get the lowest interest rates – 4.3 percent for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages. Those with credit scores considered in the mid range – 620 to 719 – were able to get mortgages with rates between 4.73 percent and 4.44 percent.

Even if you do qualify for a loan, you can save a significant amount in interest over time by improving your credit score.

For each 20-point credit score increase, the average low APR Helmut Weber declines 0.12 percent which, for a $300,000 home with a 20 percent down payment, equates to a savings of $6,400 over the life of a 30-year loan, according to Zillow.

from the deck of the story-and-a-half Hickory display. From GMB’s Lifestyle Home collection, the elegant Hickory is available with three or four bedrooms and 2½ baths on more than 2,500 square feet Features include a two-car attached rear-entry garage (standard with all homes here), main-floor master bedroom, twostory great room, formal dining room, separate breakfast room, large loft in the three-bedroom version, walk-in master closet, main-floor laundry and a full basement. It is priced from the $320’s. Next door and also garnering ooohs and aaahs from agents was the Oak, a two-bedroom, two-bath ranch that makes 1,500 square

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feet feel like much more with its unique layout. Be sure to see the wall-mounted fireplace in the hearth room and the curved kitchen counter. Everyone loved this house.

Here’s what else is happening: It is priced from the $280’s. Call sales representative Pat Salam at 636-405-7300 for Over a year in the making, two beautiful details. and very unique displays are now open at The customers are convincing ME! says Greater Missouri Builders’ new Grover Jim Brennan, president of McKelvey Crossing just west of Wildwood’s Town Homes. “Never have I seen a better time to Center at Manchester and Brown roads. buy a home,” says Brennan. Mortgage rates Prices start at $295,900. “Everyone has are at an all-time low, “so not only can you been asking when we were going to open, get a great interest rate, you can get a great and it’s finally here!” said GMB Sales Manager Kim Whalen as she welcomed See CREDIT, page 40 real estate agents to a luncheon served

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price on a home,” he said. “Prices are never going to be this low again - and it’s not just me saying that. I asked one of our customers at closing why they had decided to buy a home now and that’s what they told me.”

What’s more, because of the down market, McKelvey has been able to acquire new homesites at a reduced cost and is passing the savings on to homebuyers in the form of lower prices, and McKelvey recently reengineered many of its most popular plans in order to be able to offer them at lower prices. At the same time McKelvey has opened new displays at several communities: The Sterling ranch at the Manors at Quail Ridge, the Glenbrook at the Manors at Deer Creek and West Hampton Woods, the Turnberry at the Manors at Magnolia, the Muirfield at Bellemeade and the Trevi at the Villas at Westmeade. Visit www.mckelveyhomes.com for more information.

With the weather beginning to change, you can “fall” into some great savings at Falcon Crest by Helmut Weber Construction. Puns aside, buyers have the opportunity to build a new home with some great discounts, said Sales Manager Sheila Knutson. “First, homebuyers get $10,000 off the base price across the board on any model. Second, buyers have their choice of $10,000 in free options.” But that’s not all, she said. “We’re waiving all lot premiums including those lots that back to treelines or woods. And we have several choice homesites still to choose from.” Falcon Crest, on Emge Road off Civic Park Drive in O’Fallon, features homes with Craftsman styling for an authentic Americana ambience. An example is one of the two available inventory homes now priced at $199,900. The McKinley two-story on lot 35 over 2,000 square feet and is loaded

with options like hickory wood floors in the foyer, great room, kitchen and breakfast room and powder room; Craftsman design including a stone front and extended front porch with columns; a garage door with windows and coachlights; arched doorways and three-panel Craftsman doors.

Meanwhile, at Locksley Crossing Helmut Weber has three lots available to build on at customers’ request, or lots can be purchased individually for them to build on.

Call Sheila Knutson at 636-379-2009 for details or visit www.hwcstlcom.

Celebrity sighting! Developer John Rooney and his team at E-404 Construction have grand-opened the new Humphrey Bogart display at the Meadows of Wildwood, an active age 55-plus neighborhood in St. Louis offering detached villa homes starting from the $290,000s. The community is located in the heart of Wildwood Town Center with homesites on a single street circling a lake with walking trails and a fountain. Many of the homes will sit directly by the lake, and others will back to the woods. What sets the community apart from others is the combination of services that allow people to transition from their old home to their new one, and stay in their new home for the rest of their lives. The Meadows offers individual care assessments by social workers and nurses, bill-paying services, private duty care, inhome security monitoring, meal preparation, medication setup, personal care and more, so that people are able to remain in their home as they age. The sales center is open daily. Take Highway 109 south to right on new College Avenue at the YMCA to left on Generations into the community.

Call 636-273-5300 or visit www.meadowsofwildwood.com.

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By Amy Armour Families can check out a fun fall festival and meet an Anheuser Busch Clydesdale— all while helping bring a special swing for disabled children to a Cottleville playground.

The “Bring the Swing” Family Fall Festival will be held from noon to 10 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 23, at Cottleville Legacy Park.

The festival will include a barbecue, hayrides, a petting zoo, a washer’s tournament, haunted hayrides, bonfire and bands.

“The festival will have something for everyone including bounce houses for the kids, music and sporting events,” said Cathy Elsea, festival chairperson. “When the sun goes down, we will even have a bonfire and Haunted Hayrides. It should be a great day for the whole family.”

Proceeds from the event will be used by the Cottleville Firefighters Community Outreach (CFCO) to purchase, install and maintain a Devine Liberty Swing which allows children and adults with disabilities to swing without leaving their wheelchairs.

Caregivers can roll the wheelchair up a slight incline and onto the swing. A chain wraps around the wheelchair wheels safely locking it into place. An additional seatbelt harness is worn across the child’s chest.

There are only about 12 Liberty Swings in the United States, with the closest location in Union, Mo. Skip Stephens, executive director of CFCO, said it costs about $35,000 to build, ship, install and maintain the state-of-theart swing. So far, the CFCO has raised

about $6,500.

Stephens said half of the estimated costs would be used to prepare a site for the nonmotorized swing.

“The swing has to sit on a concrete slab, and it has to be fenced in,” Stephens said.

“We are currently looking for donations of concrete and fencing.”

Elsea said many individuals and businesses in the community have already come together to help present the festival.

“Mannino’s Market, a landmark in Cottleville, is not only donating and grilling all the meat, they are also underwriting the cost of the Clydesdale appearance and the Ronald McDonald Magic Show,” Stephens said. “Mannino’s Market and others continue to step forward and offer their help. It is so rewarding to see. This festival will be a celebration of their generosity.”

The festival is one of many fundraisers planned to bring the swing to Cottleville by this spring.

“In order for us to make this a reality, we need the continued help from the community,” Stephens said. “We don’t have a real time frame, but would like to have the funding as soon as possible so that we can have the Liberty Swing available for use as early as late Fall or early Spring.”

The CFCO is also taking online donations through the site CottlevilleSwing.com.

“We are so excited to see how the community has come together to help us with this event as we help raise funds to provide the gift of play for some very special kids,” Elsea said.

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Com mu n it y Event s HEALTH SEMINARS Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital will host the fifth annual Passport to Wellness: A Journey for Women from 8:15 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Fri., Oct. 15, at Old Hickory Golf Club located at 1 Dye Club Drive in St. Peters. The event offers women an opportunity to learn about the important health-related issues from Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine health experts.

The cost is $10 per person. To download the registration form, go to bjsph.org. For more information, call 928-WELL. • • • Medication Matters Lecture will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 26, at the Middendorf-Kredell Library, 2750 Hwy. K in O’Fallon. The lecture is free, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call 928-WELL.

CHARITY A Texas Hold’em Tournament to benefit Room to Read will be held at 6 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 21, in the Opera House Grand Ballroom, 311 N. Main Street in St. Charles. The cost to play is a $50 donation to Room to Read. A cash bar will open at 6 p.m. and the tournament will begin at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to Nate Vogel at natevogel@ fitnesstogether.com.

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Bring the Swing Family Fall Festival will be held from noon to 10 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 23 at Cottleville Legacy Park. The event is a fundraiser to help the Cottleville Firefighters Community Outreach bring the Liberty Swing to the park. The event will include hayrides, face painting, a petting zoo, pony rides and a bounce house.

Hot dogs, chili and beer will be available for purchase. To make a donation, visit cottlevilleswing.com. For more information, call Cathy at 290-5262.

• • • Three Cheers for Charity will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Mon., Oct. 25 at McGurk’s Public House, 108 South Main in O’Fallon. Three Cheers for Charity provides the community an opportunity to positively impact the lives of many people while they are enjoying food, drink and conversations with friends. Proceeds directly benefit residents and non-profit organizations of St. Charles County. The ticket price is $10 per person and includes appetizers, soft drinks and entry in attendance prize drawings. A cash bar and 50/50 tickets are available at an additional cost.

To purchase advanced tickets, contact Bob Sanders at 314-602-0106 or bsanders@ fsbfinancial.com.

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p.m. on Sat., Oct. 30 at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles. The formal black-tie event will include a cocktail hour, dinner and a special ceremony honoring Sister Inez Kennedy, FSM; Charles Linsenmeyer, MD; Martin Smoller, MD; Ruth “Snooks” and Neal Wessler; Matthew Sauer; and Gregg Weggener. Tickets for the gala are $125 each or $1,250 for a table of 10. Proceeds from the gala will benefit the renovation and expansion of The Family Birthplace at SSM St. Joseph Health Center, scheduled for completion in spring 2011. To RSVP, contact Stacey Krieg at Stacey_L_Krieg@ ssmhc.com or call 947-5612.

• • • The 10th annual Celebration of Trees gala to benefit Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Nov. 11, at the St. Charles Convention Center. This year’s event will come alive with Christmas carolers and great Holiday entertainment, wine tasting and other delicious beverages, a sit down dinner and the view of 40 breathtakingly beautiful Christmas trees that will be up for silent auction. For more information, call Ashlee Johnson at 978-5712.

TRIPS

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O’Fallon. The trip will explore all things Lincoln, beginning with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Ill. The group will sit down to a delicious lunch, followed by a tour of Lincoln’s Home, and a visit to Lincoln’s Tomb.

The motor coach will return to O’Fallon by 7 p.m. that evening. The cost is $70 for residents and $75 for non-residents, and includes motor coach transportation, admissions, lunch, tour guide and gratuities. Register online at ofallon.mo.us/ parks, in person at the Renaud Spirit Center or by calling 474-2732.

CRAFT FAIRS

The Ft. Zumwalt South High School 20th annual Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 23, at the high school, 8050 Mexico Road in St. Peters.

The event includes 151 vendors from the area and admission is free. For more information, call Shelly at 314-614-1644.

• • • An Arts & Craft Fair to benefit the Francis Howell High Band will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 4 at Francis Howell Middle School. The fair is sponsored by the Francis Howell High School Band Boosters. For more information visit craftfair.fhhsmb.org or call Donna at 4980487.

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Fort Zumwalt Park closed to vehicles Beginning Monday, Oct. 18, Fort Zumwalt Park will be closed to vehicles so that crews can safely install holiday lights and scenes for the 19th annual Celebration of Lights display. The park will remain open to pedestrians, who are welcome to use the 1-mile asphalt walking and jogging path through the park during daylight hours.

The park, which is located off Veterans Memorial Parkway and Jessup Lane, will reopen to traffic after the display is

removed in mid-January 2011.

The public is invited to book a train ride in advance or drive through the Celebration of Lights display, which opens on Friday, Nov. 26 (the day after Thanksgiving), and continues nightly through Dec. 30, except Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 when it will be closed for the holidays. The event is sponsored by the city of O’Fallon with help from local businesses, and raises funds for participating not-for-profit organizations.

Fall Festival to help Shoulders for Safety charity

routes. All proceeds donated will go to the SOS project.

The event will include Feathers the Clown, a bounce house, pumpkin painting, face painting, balloon characters and The merchants of Eldridge Plaza will host a cotton candy tent. There will be music a Fall Festival on Sat., Oct. 16 at Eldridge by the band “Rough Riders,” gift baskets, Plaza on Hwy. K in O’Fallon. and free giveaways. Special appearances The event is to bring attention to and sup- by Miss Missouri USA and Miss Teen USA port of the SOS Project of Missouri. SOS will be there for pictures and autographs. stands for “Shoulders for Safety” a grass- Radio 100.7 FM with Kelley Lamm will roots community effort to increase road be broadcasting live. safety and reduce the number of senseless For the hungry, they will have BBQ, fatalities on highways D, DD, 94 , Z and chili, hamburgers, and a kettle corn and F due to a lack of shoulders on these rural Carmel corn tent.

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS

Cribbage Club will meet every Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. at Rookie’s Bar & Grill located at 1544 S. Service Road Hwy. 70 W. in Wentzville. For more information, call Jerry Rowe at 528-8379.

• • • Platinum Fest will be held from noon to 11 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 17 at Quintessential Dining and Nightlife, 149 N. Main Street in St. Charles. The day will feature eight artists, including The Treez and About Last Night, Man in the Ring and The New Translation. The lineup is subject to change. The cost is $17 in advance or $20 at the door.

For tickets, call Tom at 516-423-1216.

St. Charles Ghost Tours will be held at 7 p.m., 9:30 p.m. and 12 a.m. year-round on Main Street in St. Charles. Tickets are $20. Reservations are required. For more information, call 314-374-6102.

• • • October Harvest is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday through October at Daniels’ Farm & Greenhouses, 352 Jungermann Road in St. Peters. Activities include a giant straw maze, farm animal petting zoo, unique fort maze, tube slide, pony express train, tire swings, pony rides on weekends, straw bales, corn stalks and Indian corn.

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Caleco’s embarks on new adventure with additional location

By BETSY ZATKULAK Caleco’s Bar & Grill tells the tale of two brothers who took their passion for great food and carpentry and built a friendly neighborhood restaurant from the ground up in downtown St. Louis more than 35 years ago.

With that same passion, brothers Jeff Kjar and John Kjar recently started a new chapter by opening a second eatery in St. Peters, promising guests of every age mouthwatering food and drinks, a well-crafted atmosphere and courteous service.

“This is a family-built and family-run restaurant, and that’s what I’m most proud of, because these guys work really hard,” Liz Kjar, Jeff’s wife and devoted helper at the restaurant, said. “The husbands and wives, sons and daughters work in the restaurant—they’re all here.”

Known for their large portions, Caleco’s’ menu abounds with fresh, quality dishes at affordable prices.

More than 100 items are available to choose from, including a wide array of homemade soups, salads, starters, pastas, pizzas, such as the Sicilian pan pizza, sandwiches,

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barbecue, veal, seafood, poultry and beef dishes, and lastly, homemade desserts.

Must-haves to start out with are the Italian spring rolls - an intermingling of Italian sausage, spinach, red peppers and onions encased in a crisp pastry shell and served with Caleco’s signature dipping sauce. Another crave-worthy option is the home-style potato chips drizzled with a warm, velvety blue cheese sauce.

The thin crust pizzas, newly added Italian sausage pasta, and beef or chicken modega are hits guaranteed to make patrons coming back for more. Diners should just make sure to save room for a rich, creamy slice of Caleco’s special recipe cheesecake or caramel walnut blonde brownie to finish off the perfect Caleco’s provides a comfortable dining room, bar and family-friendly atmosphere at its new location in St. Peters. meal.

At Caleco’s, guests of every age feel right at home mixing and mingling in the restaurant’s and Monday night football, complete with food and drink relaxed atmosphere, thanks to John, who built both specials. restaurants and has been nationally recognized for his Happy Hour is from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday masterful carpentry. through Friday. Tuesday nights are Ladies’ Nights with “You’ll find beautiful woodwork and décor,” Liz said. Caleco’s Karaoke starting at nine.

“There are two, 400-gallon saltwater aquariums and a Whether it is a quick lunch, a fall get-together on the large-scale train running along the bar that the kids just new patio, a night out with co-workers, or a dinner with go crazy for.” the family, Caleco’s is known for its friendly service.

More than 20 televisions are strategically placed At Caleco’s Bar & Grill, everyone is part of the family. throughout the bar and restaurant, making Caleco’s the “We want our guests to feel like they’re at home perfect venue to catch sporting events, including Sunday comfortable,” Liz said.

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ANIMAL WELFARE, from page 25 Coffmann, who works with animal law on a volunteer basis in his law practice, said the proposed temperature provisions are relatively standard, and all changes seem fairly focused in increasing enforceability.

Councilman Dan Haney, Ward 3, said he was OK with temperature restrictions outside, but is bothered by temperature requirements inside.

“I agree with the chief’s (Joachim) concerns as to having to go inside people’s homes to verify temperature,” Haney said.

“I think that’s a little tough to enforce.”

Not whackos Both McKenna and Pepper cringe when they hear people refer to them as “animal rights activists.”

“Do not use the term ‘rights,’” Pepper said. “It’s animal welfare. We as humans have responsibilities if we decide to keep an animal as a pet. A few people on the council probably could care less, and think it’s a bunch of fluff. That’s my impres-

NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM sion. Anything that is brought up before the council should have the respect of the members and not dismiss it as a whacko.

Unfortunately, some of that has come from the whacko fringe of people like PETA. That’s what they see in the news, but for me, I just care about animals. I’m not out there marching or throwing blood at fur coats.”

Pepper gives credit to Pierce Conley for his backing of the original tethering ordinance, and says that was “the first step in bringing some sense to this.”

“I have seen over the years where people mistreat and abuse animals like you wouldn’t believe,” Pepper said. “These animals have no defense. One thing that always tugs at my heartstrings… when the animal is asking, ‘What did I do for you to do this to me?’”

Pepper said laws on the books in the city and the state of Missouri come down to police involvement only if substantial harm has been done to the animal, and that’s a reactive, not proactive, approach.

“As the laws stand now, you can only do something if the animal has suffered,”

Pepper said.

Pepper is working with a group to allow the police to have the authority to remove the animal, or cause the people to remedy the environment so the animal has food water, etc.

“We’re not asking them to be put on a feather bed, just to be treated with care,” Pepper said. “This ordinance is proactive.

The thing people have to understand about the ordinance, and it’s been hard to get through some minds, this ordinance is not a mandated action on the part of the police.

It gives them the authority to respond if conditions are so warranted or if they are reported. It gives them authority they didn’t have before.

“Even animal control officers said they wish they could do something, but didn’t respond for fear of bringing a lawsuit on the city,” Pepper said. “State law says you can’t do anything unless substantial harm has been caused.”

Pepper said the temperature variations in the ordinance are difficult to enact. For example, if it’s an Alaskan malamute and it’s cold outside, OK, but you don’t leave

a Chihuahua out in 35 degree weather, he said.

“These laws have already been put into place in a lot of areas, but O’Fallon hasn’t,” Pepper said. “Is everybody interested in this? No. We’re not trying to interfere in somebody’s owning an animal. All we’re saying is if you own one, take halfway decent care of it and don’t let it become a problem for your neighbors.”

Pepper said the ordinance should be wrapped up in the next month or so, but he hopes for the end of October.

“It’s not reinventing the wheel, these are changes in line with many, many communities, and that’s where it’s moving to.

This is for the welfare of the animals, so you don’t have animals freezing or having heat stroke. It enables our animal control and our police to more easily enforcing a written law.”

McKenna added, “It’s definitely collaboration. We’re asking for input and expertise in getting opinions from as many people as possible. Again, we’re not a bunch of whackos. We’re not animal rights activists; we’re concerned about animal welfare.”

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