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Another deficit reduction commission has now made its recommendations. My own recommendation for dealing with deficits would include stopping the appointment of deficit reduction commissions.

It is not the amount of money that these commissions cost that is the issue. It is the escape hatch that they provide for bigspending politicians.

Do you go ahead and spend the rent money and the food money – and then ask somebody else to tell you how to escape the consequences?

If President Obama or the Congress were serious about keeping the deficit down, they could have had this commission’s recommendations before they spent hundreds of billions of dollars, handing out goodies hither and yon to their pet constituencies.

I don’t know why people agree to serve on these bipartisan commissions, which save the political hides of the big spenders after they have run up huge deficits. Back in the 1950s, there was a saying: “If you didn’t invite me to the take-off, don’t invite me to the crash landing.”

Deficit commissions make it politically possible to spend money first and get somebody else to recommend raising taxes later. They are a virtual guarantee of never-ending increases in both spending and taxes.

Why provide political cover? Leave the big spenders out there naked in front of the voters! Either the elected officials will change their ways or the voters can change the officials they elect.

There is no special information or wisdom available to unelected deficit commissions that is not available to elected officials. Nor are they more far-seeing than politicians.

Cutting defense spending to save money?

That is one of the oldest moves in the liberal play book. Some soldiers may pay with their lives for this, but that could be years from now – and after the next election, which is as far as most politicians think.

The biggest immediate tax issue is whether the Bush tax cuts will be extended for everyone. Here, as elsewhere in politics, sheer hogwash reigns supreme.

Nancy Pelosi claims that the “tax cuts for the rich” cannot be continued because it would be “too costly.” Although former Republican Majority Leader Dick Armey says, “Demagoguery beats data” in politics,

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The first big cut in income taxes came in the 1920s, at the urging of Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon. He argued that a reduction of the tax rates would increase the tax revenues. What actually happened?

In 1920, when the top tax rate was 73 percent, for people making over $100,000 a year, the federal government collected just over $700 million in income taxes – and 30 percent of that was paid by people making over $100,000. After a series of tax cuts brought the top rate down to 24 percent, the federal government collected more than a billion dollars in income tax revenue – and people making over $100,000 a year now paid 65 percent of the taxes.

How could that be? The answer is simple: People behave differently when tax rates are high as compared to when they are low.

With low tax rates, they take their money out of tax shelters and put it to work in the economy, benefiting themselves, the economy and government, which collects more money in taxes because incomes rise.

High tax rates which very few people are actually paying, because of tax shelters, do not bring in as much revenue as lower tax rates that people are paying. It was much the same story after tax cuts during the Kennedy administration, the Reagan administration and the Bush Administration.

The New York Times reported in 2006: “An unexpectedly steep rise in tax revenues from corporations and the wealthy is driving down the projected budget deficit this year.”

Expectations are in the eyes of the beholder – and in the rhetoric of the demagogues. If class warfare is more important to some politicians than collecting more revenue when there is a deficit, then let the voters know that.

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We can be thankful for people like St. Charles County Deputy Ron Neupert and Francis Howell Middle School Nurse Lynne Finnerty, who used their training in CPR and Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to save the life of seventhgrade student Austin Redd as he collapsed during gym class. Our gratitude goes out to volunteers like Jan Holmes, of St. Charles, and Terri Violet, of St. Peters, who are the helping hand to a family that has just lost everything in a fire. And we are proud of volunteers like Hester Menier, of Foristell, whose passion for safety ensures hundreds of our neighbors learn lifesaving skills.

These are just a few of the people in the St. Charles and Warren County communities working to make a difference.

Each and every day, the American Red Cross is buoyed by the spirit of volunteerism, compassion and generosity that is a hallmark of the St. Louis community.

Whether it’s our hundreds of local emergency response volunteers who are always ready to assist in the case of fires, floods or other disasters, both here and across the country; or the thousands who seek training in First Aid, CPR or water safety; or the individuals and companies that provide much-needed financial assistance through the United Way or direct contributions to the Red Cross, we know we can rely on the support of everyone in the community.

Please know that we are working hard at all times to deliver on our mission to prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters and emergencies – and to remain worthy of your trust.

On behalf of the American Red Cross, thank you for your ongoing support and commitment.

Bob Ciapciak Chair, Board of Directors St. Louis Chapter American Red Cross

Animal welfare

To the Editor: In reference to Kathleen Tolman’s Oct. 27 letter, it is possible Ms. Tolman misunderstood the intent and structure of the proposed animal ordinance in O’Fallon, as the first few paragraphs were somewhat unclear in the original article.

The law, which bans chaining of dogs between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and during severe weather such as tornadoes and blizzards, is simply common sense. It is a pity that she feels details of animal welfare laws are “unimportant.”

Not only is it more humane for dogs not to live their entire lives at the end of chains in extreme temperatures, but it is also safer for the residents of O’Fallon. Chained dogs are 2.8 times more likely to bite, and the most frequent victims are children. As well, having an overnight ban (with allowances for the call of nature) lets our police officers focus their attention and resources on issues other than nuisance barking complaints.

She mentions going so far as to regulate the height of chain-link fences, which has never been talked about in any capacity. Perhaps Ms. Tolman should take up this “limited government” issue with the multitude of homeowners associations throughout the region that already dictate what height and kinds of fencing we must purchase and tell us whether we can even fence our own properties. Are HOAs perhaps her next target?

I am proud to be a resident of O’Fallon, which is consistently ranked among the top 100 places to live in America. The city listens to its residents and works with us to address our concerns and reflect our values.

Why Ms. Tolman, as a resident of St. Peters, would take issue with that is baffling.

Joan McKenna O’Fallon

Businesses unite

To the Editor: Hey world are you still watching? This is how it’s done. The Americans who pay the bills spoke. Obama so far has responded.

In his Nov. 4, televised working session he admonished all government, at the federal and state level - that is you St. Peters Board of Alderman - to cooperate with business and increase commerce.

Has anyone tried to display a sign in the city of St. Peters? The alderman won’t let you.

We small business owners would respectfully like the Board of Alderman to understand: if you restrict commercial speech you get less commerce. If you allow commercial speech you get more commerce.

Small business owners, now is the time to act. Please e-mail freemybusiness@ yahoo.com and we will come together in strength before the alderman, as Americans and exercise our God given right to “pursue happiness” grow our business and create jobs.

We small business owners are asking you and on the morning of Nov. 4, the President of the United States asked you.

You will be hearing from us small business owners.

Bryon Pershall St. Peters

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News Br iefs St. Charles County Taxing bills Taxpayers in St. Charles County should have received a property tax bill by now.

More than 300,000 property tax bills, including $66 million in personal property tax bills and $423 million in real estate tax bills, were mailed in mid-November, Michelle McBride, collector of revenue for St. Charles County, said taxpayers should be reminded that the county is responsible for collecting the taxes and sending the revenue to the various taxing districts, like schools, municipalities and fire districts.

“They set the rates, not us,” McBride said. “Our job is to mail out the bills, collect the revenue and disburse the funds to the political subdivisions.”

Tax bills can be paid in person at the collector’s office from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week, online at collector.sccmo.org, or by phone 1-800-272-9829, jurisdiction code 3513.

Nutcracker Eighteen young dancers from St. Charles County are among the 118 St. Louis-area children who will join the world-acclaimed Joffrey Ballet Dec. 2 through Dec. 5 in “Nutcracker at the Fox” on the stage of the

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“You will be transported to a world of sweets and sugarplums within the majesty of the Fox Theatre,” said Michael Uthoff, artistic and executive director of Dance St. Louis.

Tickets range from $25 to $75 and are available through MetroTix at 314-5341111, online at dancestlouis.org, and all MetroTix outlets including the Fox Theatre box office at 547 N. Grand in St. Louis.

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St. Charles Hit and run A pedestrian was killed by a hit and run driver on Nov. 12, and police are still looking for the driver.

Musau M. Mulala, 25, was struck by a vehicle on Veteran’s Memorial Parkway just east of Zumbehl Road at about 10:47 p.m. The suspect vehicle, described as a 2001-2005 Chevrolet Venture or Oldsmobile Mini Van of an unknown color, left the scene.

Mulala, from Michigan, later died from his injuries at a local hospital.

The St. Charles Police Department is seeking information from anyone who may have witnessed the accident or may have been in the area at the time of the accident. Anyone with information should contact the police department at 949-3300 or anonymously at 949-3333.

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Carol Felzien, with the St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau, said at this time the $60,000 it costs to operate the two trolleys is not in the proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year.

“I think the trolley is a really cute thing for the city to have, but it’s about whether or not we can afford it financially,” Felzien said.

The complimentary trolley service offered through the St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau has operated for the last 12 years in the city. The trolleys makes a 50-minute loop through the city, stopping at the Foundry Art Centre, the Lewis and Clark Boathouse, the Ameristar Casino, the Visitors Bureau and the Bass Pro Shop.

Some residents have put together a petition in favor of keeping the trolley system, which was presented to the city council on Nov. 16. Next year’s budget has not yet been approved.

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“Another holiday favorite, especially with families, is the Old-Fashioned Holiday Stroll, which will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 14,” Seymour said.

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“Both family events are designed for kids and adults to come out and have a good time,” said Tom Drabelle, spokesman for O’Fallon.

Children may sign up in advance to search for treats hidden in Civic Park. The hunt begins at 9 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 4. After all the candy canes are collected, everyone will head inside Civic Hall to sip hot chocolate, visit with Santa, sing holiday songs, play games and enjoy activities. The cost is $8 for O’Fallon residents and $10 for nonresidents.

Breakfast with Santa will be held from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 11, at the Renaud Spirit Center. At this annual event, kids can enjoy beverages and doughnuts with Santa, play games and make holiday crafts. The cost for Breakfast with Santa is $10 for O’Fallon residents and $12 for non-residents.

To register for the events, call 474-2732 or go online to ofallon.mo.us/parksandrec.

Lights on O’Fallon’s 19th annual Celebration of Lights display will open on Nov. 26 and will continue nightly through Dec. 30.

“When the lights go up at dusk, the trees, the streets, the Heald Home, the lake and even the playgrounds are transformed by lights and holiday scenes, and many of them have music,” said Marsha Seymour, manager of O’Fallon’s Tourism and Festivals Department. “It’s a family tradition for many residents, especially when visitors are in town over the holidays. And for the first time in its history, the Celebration of Lights will be open on Christmas Eve, Friday, Dec. 24.”

Visitors have a choice of cruising through the Celebration of Lights in their own vehicle, or scheduling a train ride on Monday nights, or a sleigh-hayride for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday nights.

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St. Peters St. Peters’ Community & Arts Center is combining art and charity again this year with the Incredible Edible Tree. The annual food drive continues now through Jan. 15.

“We have been holding this food drive for many years. It’s interesting to see what kind of sculpture the artists build with the donations, but more important, we are helping the hungry in our community by restocking the shelves of the food pantries after the holidays,” said Mayor Len Pagano.

Acceptable items for the food drive include: canned goods, canned meats, dry goods, baking goods, powdered baby formula, diapers, pet food, personal care items and cleaning supplies.

Donations can be dropped off at St. Peters City Hall or the St. Peters Community and Arts Center from now until Jan. 15. Artists will use the donations to build a sculpture that will be on display from Jan.17 through Jan. 19.

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St. Charles County among latest to try to ban protests at military funerals LSL supports county’s efforts

By Jeannie Seibert A pattern is emerging amongst governments from the municipal to state level attempting to protect families at funerals from would-be protesters.

To date, legislation has been introduced attempting to distance mourners from the messages of those who would picket a funeral. It has passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. This scenario played out in Jefferson City and in three local city halls since 2008.

All those governments’ legislation has since been rescinded as legal challenge and threats of legal challenge resulted when the courts upheld the first amendment rights of the members of the Westboro Baptist Church, Topeka, Kan., and its infamous pastor, Fred Phelps – to picket the funerals.

Because the protests have extended far beyond the Missouri state line, many such laws have been codified and then later rescinded while lawsuits have played out all over the country. One lawsuit made it to the U.S. Supreme Court in October. An opinion in Snyder v. Phelps is expected to come down in early 2011.

Now, most governmental entities are waiting for this decision to provide the legal precedent on which legislation can proceed. But some local politicians can’t wait until the first quarter of next year.

On Nov. 8, County Councilmember Joe Brazil (Dist. 2) introduced a bill that would restrict protestors from demonstrating within a 300-foot perimeter of funeral services conducted at a church, mortuary and cemeteries – the length of a football field.

It also has a time constraint. Protests will be disallowed from one hour prior to the services through one hour following services.

This bill’s only restriction on protests along funeral processions would be for protestors to stay in the public rightof-way but maintain a three-foot barrier from the actual street.

Should the bill pass, protestors in violation of unincor-

St. Charles County has proposed a bill to ban protests from one hour before until one after military funerals. Members of the Westboro Baptists Church in Topeka, KS have been picketing military funerals across the country saying that American troop deaths are God’s punishment for America’s embrace of homosexuality. Pictured in this photo is Megan Phelps-Roper protesting outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetery.

porated St. Charles County would be subject to fines of up Matheny, who added her name as a sponsor to the counto $1,000 per protestor per day if found guilty of the new ty’s funeral protest restrictions bill, hopes that will lend misdemeanor. authority to the motion to table she plans to offer until the Also, if the bill passes, the American Civil Liberties Supreme Court hands down its decision.

Union (ACLU) Eastern District St. Louis office director “While I find these protests to be offensive and we should Tony Rothert promises a legal challenge. protect grieving families, I’m not so sure we should be the Along with a host of states, county and local govern- one county in the United States who is taking the lead on ments, the ACLU will be watching on Nov. 29 as the St. this issue,” Matheny said. “We don’t have the money to Charles County Council hears a second reading of the bill. fight the ACLU. At some point before a final vote is taken, the measure can “I know they say we have an in-house legal staff but if be tabled. they’re working on this then they’re not working on other That is exactly what Councilmember Nancy Matheny county business,” Matheny said. “If other county business (Dist. 3) plans to propose. isn’t being delayed because of work on a lawsuit then we An accountant by day, she sharpens her pencil especially have too many lawyers.” sharp at budget time – a budget work session preceded the Another governmental body with similar budget chalNov. 8 regular session – and the budget picture isn’t rosy. lenges has come late to the funeral protest legislation Matheny said that while she “in no way supports the issue. activities of the Westboro Baptist Church,” she is very On Nov. 15 Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen uncomfortable with the cash-strapped St. Charles County changed the agenda to admit a last minute resolution at the government waving a red flag at the unlimited budget of behest of Alderman Harry Slyman (Ward 1). The verbiage the ACLU. See FUNERAL PROTESTS, page 16

Heart and Cross Award The William H. Erker family recently received the Heart and Cross Award from Cardinal Ritter Senior Services. The presentation took place at the annual Cardinal Ritter fundraiser held Nov. 5, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The Erker family gave to Cardinal Ritter Senior Services the land in Dardenne Prairie that allowed the agency to expand its affordable senior living communities in the St. Charles County area. The gift now holds the completed St. William 1 Apartments with St. William II well under construction. The fundraising event raised $195,000 to help those senior adults served by CRSS who have outlived their resources. Cardinal Ritter Senior Services is an agency of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and has been providing high quality senior adults services since 1960.

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O’Fallon could see ban on smoking The city of O’Fallon could join the ranks of 20 other cities statewide that ban people from smoking in public areas, including restaurants, bars and private clubs.

But the debate began seconds after it was presented at the recent O’Fallon City Council Meeting.

A group dubbed “Smoke Free O’Fallon” presented the O’Fallon City Clerk with a 1900-signature petition last week that, if verified to be accurate by the County Election Commission, would either push the City Council to enact a smoke-free ordinance on its own or let voters decide on the April ballot.

Smoke Free O’Fallon activists addressed the City Council last week, saying their goal is to “protect customers, workers and patrons from second-hand smoke.” They cited 20 cities that are smoke free: St. Louis, Clayton, Brentwood, Ballwin, Kirkwood, Lee’s Summit and more.

“Our group is willing to let citizens decide through an initiative petition,” said main spokesperson Frankie Banden. “It’s about public health—about protecting people from a known hazard. When people smoke in public places it affects everyone.”

Councilman Jim Pepper said, “Here we have private businesses. There is a thing called choice. I have the choice to participate with my wallet or pocketbook, at a restaurant or a bar. I have a right to participate in a sports bar or at private clubs like

the Elk’s Club. You’re to dictate to these people? Dictate their behavior?”

Pepper said his opposition was not about “the right or wrong of smoking, or the effects of smoking; but about the right of businesses. Alcohol is a drug, it’s legal.

Tobacco is a drug; it’s legal.” “(A smoke-free law) will hurt the city of O’Fallon businesses,” Pepper said.

“Second-hand smoke poses a risk to public health. That’s why we remove asbestos and lead paint. This isn’t a right’s issue; it’s a public health issue,” said Smoke Free O’Fallon member Brittany Camancho. “We already impose a myriad of requirements on public businesses like hours of operation, temperatures. This is not a radical movement by a minority. This is reality.”

If the petition is deemed valid, the council will either consider enacting an ordinance on its own or putting the issue to the voters. Smoke Free O’Fallon submitted about 1,900 signatures, despite the 700-signature requirement to put the issue on the ballot. Verification was delayed as a result of November election issues.

Camacho said “as residents, concerned citizens and parents, we want our community to be healthier and smoke free.”

“With Lake Saint Louis going smoke free Oct. 1, and St. Louis County going smoke free, we felt the time was right to make our city smoke free,” Camancho said.

Police arrest bank robbery suspect

By Amy Armour Charges have been filed on a St. Charles County man suspected of robbing two banks earlier this month.

David Blackledge, 29, was charged with two counts of robbery on Nov.16. Police believe Blackledge robbed the UMB Bank in Cottleville on Nov. 10 and the Commerce Bank located at 2913 Hwy. K in O’Fallon on Nov. 15.

In both robberies, Blackledge allegedly showed the teller a note demanding money, but never displayed a weapon. He left the note, along with his fingerprints, at the UMB Bank. Cottleville Police Chief Scott Lewis said the note was sent to the St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department crime lab to be analyzed.

“Within 24 hours, the note was processed and it got us a possible suspect,” Lewis said. A teller also identified the suspect in a photo line-up, he said.

When the Commerce Bank in O’Fallon was robbed the next week, police found similarities in the two robberies.

“Our detectives met with their (O’Fallon) detectives to share information,” Lewis said. Then the Cottleville, O’Fallon and

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Sheriff’s Department started a heavy search for the suspect.

Blackledge was found in a hotel in O’Fallon, Ill., on Nov. 16. He was brought into custody without incident.

“Everything went perfectly. No one was hurt,” Lewis said. “Our residents should feel comfortable that we have good departments out here and good people working on their behalf.”

Blackledge is currently being held in the St. Clair County Jail in Illinois with a $75,000 bond for each count of robbery.

The St. Charles Prosecuting Attorney’s office is in the process of having him extradicted to Missouri.

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By Jeannie Seibert Now that the St. Peters Board of Aldermen are meeting at the new St. Peters Justice Center, across from Mid Rivers Mall, the west wing of the City Centre on Mexico Road is available.

Make that “was” available.

City Hall’s west wing is being transformed into the new St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre. The move has Arts Centre Director Cindy DuBois very excited.

“The Community and Arts Centre building (on St. Peters-Howell Road) will be vacated as of Dec. 20,” DuBois said. “We’ll then be moving into our new digs at City Hall through the end of the month.”

Aside from moving her department to a better, more central location, with more parking and foot traffic, the new Cultural Arts Centre will have more space and will offer more programs and services, DuBois said.

First there will be more display space for artists to show their work. “We’ll have over 14,000 square feet in the west wing location,” she said. “That’s more than 5,000 square feet than we have now.”

That will include an art-in-progress viewing area taking advantage of the glassed in windows of the former municipal court office to allow viewing of artists in the process of creating pictures and sculptures.

“This will be right off the lobby in the hall of the west wing so our artists will have more exposure than ever before,” DuBois said. Two functional art rooms complete with wash-up sinks have the artists almost as excited as DuBois to make the move.

A second floor space is being transformed into the music and voice labs.

But the big project is going on in the room that used to be the stage for the city’s legislative activities. What used to be a dais for the Board of Aldermen is being converted to a performing arts stage. With seating already in place, only minor adjustments and upgrades will be needed to accommodate theatrical and musical performances.

“Of course, we’re upgrading so we’ll be entirely ADA accessible,” DuBois said.

The work includes new décor to soften the mood of the spacious room. A different look is called for as the use is altered, DuBois said. Instead of officials considering the serious business of the city, the facility will now be the center for all things artistic.

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FEMA unveils preliminary flood maps; some properties in LSL affected

By Jeannie Seibert Just after the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District announced it had achieved a lower fire insurance rating for homeowners, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) unveiled preliminary flood maps which indicate a number of properties could now be considered to be in a flood zone.

Two city officials from Lake Saint Louis were among the handful who attended the preview – Public Works Director Derek Koestel and Alderman Kathy Schweikert (Ward 2) – held at the St. Charles County Administration building.

Surrounded on the northern and southern borders by major rivers, this county is riddled with hundreds of tributaries.

This creates a massive undertaking when evaluating flood plains and flood zones.

Working from the preliminary maps, FEMA will now gather information from local city halls and the courthouse in its nationwide flood map update to assess flood risk.

That information is used to determine flood insurance rates and to assist local governments’ plans and construct flood management infrastructure.

Because the technology used in this update is more advanced, FEMA officials are able to pinpoint the risk to individual lots so the information presented was much more detailed than previous maps.

According to Koestel the old paper maps are being modernized and digitized via GPS technology in conjunction with aerial photography and topographical overlays for a more complete snapshot.

Because Lake Saint Louis has multiple creeks and streams and two lakes, city staff is giving the initial FEMA maps a careful review in preparing its remarks during the non-technical comment period.

This is the timeframe in which FEMA collects feedback from local government officials, Koestel said. Showing the Board of Alderman an example map tile, he explained the non-technical comments have been relatively simple.

Corrections need to be made before the maps are finalized. For instance, FEMA misnamed Lake Saint Louis Boulevard while another tile misidentified the name of a creek.

Local government officials throughout St. Charles County are doing the same thing Koestel’s staff is in preparation for the next phase - the 90-day technical data comment period. Local jurisdictions haven’t been notified when the clock starts ticking for this phase.

But, when it does, the city will be

required to submit to FEMA evidence that the FEMA elevation maps are different than the city’s. To show an example of how this will work, Koestel indicated one location FEMA had rated as a 100year flood zone. To rectify that and save the homeowners in that area from a flood insurance rate increase the city will provide FEMA with evidence that a storm water culvert had been installed along Dauphine Drive raising the elevation in that area. FEMA had indicated a lower elevation at this site with an open ditch.

The higher the elevation, the lower the flood risk; and, the lower the risk, the lower the flood insurance costs.

There were 20 some discrepancies like those described to the Board of Aldermen. Koestel said staff is being as thorough as possible because “the new maps show a lot of houses in the flood plain that weren’t before,” Koestel said.

Schweikert asked Koestel to share with the other aldermen how the process will work; and, definitions for the terms 100-year and 500-year flood zones on which future flood insurance rates will be based.

Koestel said a 100-year flood zone “simply means there’s a 1 percent chance each year that area will flood. A 500-year zone is a two-tenths of 1 percent chance each year.”

Schweikert said while few residents attended the FEMA meeting, she received a number of inquires about the potential for flood insurance rate increases. Questions she related included: how would residents confirm the status of their properties; what are the procedures for submitting technical data to FEMA to ward off an insurance rate increase; and, what is the central source for questions and answers at the local level.

Alderman Karen Vennard, who works in the real estate industry, pressed the importance of providing accurate information as many mortgage companies require flood insurance in addition to homeowners’ coverage.

“And if you have a VA or FHA loan, it’s required,” Vennard said.

The city will post the final flood insurance map on its Web site at lakesaintlouis. com once it becomes available.

Because Koestel and Planning and Development Director Steve Schertel deal with the type information on a dayto-day basis it was determined that calls should be directed to City Hall at 6251200.

The FEMA Web site features an “frequently asked questions” or FAQ page by zip code at Floodsmart.gov.

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Tri-City Food Drive will be donated to Sts. Joachim and Ann Food Pantry.

“It’s just for fun, but we accepted the challenge and our only goal is to beat the other cities,” Lewis said.

Along with the honor of providing food to needy families, the cities will also compete for bragging rights and a travelling trophy.

“This seemed like a fun thing to do for a good cause and a competition always delivers better results,” said Brad Turvey, the city administrator of Dardenne Prairie. “This is the first year for us so we don’t know what to expect, but we are hopeful that our residents will come through.”

Residents are asked to drop off canned goods and nonperishable items at any of the city hall locations until 4 p.m. on Dec. 15.

“The competition between the cities will hopefully make this a fun challenge for each community and since it is for a great cause there truly are no losers,” said Weldon Spring City Administrator Michael Padella.

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said the issue didn’t come on his radar until Brazil attracted so much media attention when he introduced the bill.

“Joe Brazil made headlines as he does sometimes in sponsoring a bill,” Slyman said. “That’s what got my attention.” He said he “simply wasn’t aware” of Wentzville, O’Fallon, St. Peters and the state of Missouri’s previous legislative efforts to protect family members from funeral protestors. Nor the subsequent reversals prompted by a court ruling or threat of litigation during tight budgetary times.

As to why he wouldn’t wait until after the Supreme Court issues its decision, Slyman said, “There’s more at stake here than the ACLU suing. What about the rights of the people trying to bury their loved ones; they’re peace being encroached.

“I’m not at all concerned about the ACLU,” Slyman said. “There’s a moral question here and I will stand by that.”

Jay Summerville, with ArmstrongTeasdale law firm, serves as legal counsel to Lake Saint Louis and has argued a first amendment-related case before the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of the city of Ladue.

He expects the high court to rule early in 2011. “The smart thing for County Council to do is to cool their jets for a while and wait to see what the Supreme Court is going to do,” Summerville said. “That will provide guidance for what municipalities can do.”

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Weldon Spring challenged the cities of Cottleville and Dardenne Prairie to a canned food drive competition.

“It is a friendly competition meant to spur communitywide participation for a good cause, because ‘hunger never takes a holiday,’” said Melinda “Moe” Kwiatkowski, the Weldon Spring city clerk.

Both cities accepted the challenge. Each city will collect as many food items from now until Dec. 15, and an independent judge will visit each city hall on Dec. 16 to determine the winner.

“Every year, the elected officials, board/ commission members and employees from the city of Cottleville have made donations to the No Hunger Holiday as well as adopted a family or two at Christmas,” said Scott Lewis, Cottleville city administrator and police chief. “This year, we were contacted by Moe... she suggested a friendly competition between the three cities.”

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The resolution passed but, once again, a budget hawk is uncomfortable with the suddenness and timing of the measure.

Alderman John Pellerito (Ward 3) said, “I voted for this resolution in support of (the County Council bill) introduced by Joe Brazil, but it is a very delicate issue. As a Vietnam vet, I oppose any demoralization of the funeral process and vehemently oppose the disruptions and disturbance to surviving family members. But using it as a political tool is counterproductive.”

Pellerito said “political antics” not only fuel the “fires of picketers and protestors” but is “preemptive.”

“This is definitely a measure we need to address but not before the Supreme Court weighs in on the issue,” Pellerito said.

“We’re already looking at every way to cut our budget, cutting back every where we can. Why would any elected official with the fiduciary responsibility we have take such a risk with taxpayer money?”

Slyman has no fear of Lake Saint Louis being linked to the county’s proposed legislation or any risk of exposure to being included in the promised ACLU legal action.

In essence Slyman said, “Bring it on.”

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Wentzville Hero homecoming USMC Captain Matt Cooper, a product of the Wentzville School District, was seriously injured in Afghanistan last November. The Holt graduate returned home to Lake Saint Louis just before Veterans Day to a hero’s welcome from the community.

Captain Cooper visited Green Tree Elementary to celebrate Veteran’s Day with students, parents and fellow vets.

“I received a lot of letters from the students at Green Tree, and I read them all, I’m actually here to thank them,” Cooper said. “I think it’s really good for these students to meet people from all branches of the military, and learn about what it means to serve our country.”

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Slow down from the hustle and bustle of the season and take a quaint step back in time during Cottleville’s Old Town Christmas Celebration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4.

The Old Town Historic District welcomes the Christmas season with a holiday extravaganza featuring delectable goodies and lovely libations. Chestnuts will be roasting on an open fire at street side, and all merchants will offer shopping specials for adult revelers who want to check off their holiday gift lists.

Santa Claus will add plenty of ho ho ho to the holiday festivities, arriving at noon at the Cottleville Fire House (1385 Motherhead Rd.) with a couple of his favorite reindeer in tow. Youngsters will be welcomed to Santa’s lap and presented with a bag of goodies. Parents are urged to bring their cameras to capture the moment.

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Firefighters will serve as elves for the day, helping Santa, giving tours of the firehouse and hoisting children for a close-up look at their shiny red fire trucks.

Sheryl Guffey, head of the non-profit Cottleville Main Street Association, warns visitors to arrive hungry and visit all the local shops because special culinary creations will lure you.

At Guffey’s shop, Cottleville Crafts, Etc. Ole’ St. Nick will go vintage for the day, donning his old-fashioned garb while visiting with shoppers. Bring the whole family and enjoy fun, food and photos with Santa and his old-fashioned Christmas tree in a parlor complete with a circa 1911 settee.

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St. Charles County paramedics will assist the Squirrels in collecting, repairing, and delivering bicycles to the Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service who will provide the bikes to local Adopt-A-Families.

“This is a great thing for us to pitch in and help out,” said Marty Limpert, with the St. Charles County Ambulance. “This is a great thing (the Squirrels) do around Christmas time.”

The Loyal Order of the Squirrels has been collecting bikes for needy children at Christmas for the last 11 years. The charitable organization, founded in St. Charles County in 1984, is dedicated to providing support for the elderly, handicapped, and children of St. Charles County.

Bernie McNamee, a 15 year member of the Squirrels, said he would never forget how the nonprofit helped a little boy with muscular dystrophy. The Squirrels raised funds to purchase a synthesizer for the boy who had difficulty speaking because of the disease.

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The nonprofit was founded by a group of men hanging out at a local bar 26 years ago.

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By Mary Ann O’Toole Holley Years ago, your baby’s progress or family event was best captured in a diary or a journal – a small paper - paged book that often came with a lock and key. They were your private thoughts, perhaps of your children, your day in the life and your dreams. Most were never revealed.

These days, however, blogging has become big, and experts in social media and computer hacking say blogging on the Internet is like putting a billboard on the side of the highway. A zillion people drive by it, and you don’t know how much they’ll take and use maliciously.

Blog usage caught fire in 1999 and the years following, being stoked into a bigger blaze by the near-simultaneous arrival of the first hosted blog tools: Open Diary, launched in October 1998, which soon grew to thousands of online diaries and the first blog community where readers could add comments to other writers’ entries. Then came LiveJournal in March 1999, with more and more blogging sites added, allowing the personal diary of days gone by to cut from the confines of a lock and key to catapult into cyberspace.

According to research by Technorati, a company that keeps a watchful eye on the state of the blogosphere, 15 percent of bloggers surveyed said they updated their blogs 10 or more times a day, while 23 percent said they post to their blogs once or twice a day.

Nina Young of St. Peters started blogging when her first child was born. Now, with three children under age 5, she continues to blog, sharing daily antics of her struggle as a working mom.

“Blogging is a great way to share updates about your family, especially if other family members live in other parts of the country,” Young said. “But there are some issues people should be concerned about.”

Young said she got paranoid when people she didn’t know started posting to her page.

“I moved sites and set up a password entry,” Young said.

“It’s a little scary to think someone you don’t even know is following your children’s lives.”

Renee Chronister, owner of Parameter Security in St. Peters, an “ethical hacker” who helps businesses test the security and vulnerabilities of computer systems by emulating malicious hackers, reminds bloggers to remember that just because you do not have a dialogue with someone on your blog, it does not mean that strangers are not reading everything you write.

Lurkers online “Lurkers are online like Peeping Toms undercover, peering into your personal life,” Chronister said. “Your audience could be much larger than you realize.”

You may count yourself among the safest of the safe Internet users. You have spyware, firewalls and every security update imaginable on your computer. But don’t get a false sense of security, Chronister said. You may not be able to win the lottery, but you can get picked as the hackee du jour, and many may be perverts peering into your personal life for their own pleasure or worse.

“By now, most people know their Facebook postings, messages, photographs and even personal chats are never safe from hackers, but what’s worse is hackers can use most any doorway to delve so deep into your life,” Chronister said. “When that happens with malicious intent, there’ll be no turning back.”

Anyone who has a blog or family Web site has probably posted pictures of the kids along with intimate and sometimes embarrassing stories to go along with them.

There are probably details about your children on your site, too — what they like, what they don’t like. You most likely have mentioned their names, where you live and what school your child attends.

“When you start blogging, you have to go in eyes wide open,” Chronister said. “Anyone can see that blog any time, and you have to realize that at some point in time it can be used against you.”

Last year, a family found that a family photo posted on

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NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM her website (extraordinarymommy.com) ended up thousands of miles away on a storefront billboard. A friend sent her a message saying he passed by a new grocery store and noticed a life-sized picture of the woman, her husband and two kids on the store front window. The college friend lives in the Czech Republic.

She said her family did not take a picture for any advertisements – either here or abroad. And, clearly, whoever hijacked the picture assumed no one would recognize them so far away.

Be careful about how much information you give out. Chronister said that’s one of their top tests for vulnerability.

Criminals, cyber sleuths or anyone who chooses can gather information, so the more information about you and your family—or whatever it is your blogging about—gives anyone chance to know more.

On the least of levels, say your Aunt Flossie was at your child’s recent birthday party. An unscrupulous hacker could pick up that information, send you an e-mail saying she has attached more photos and as you open the attachment, your computer is attacked by a virus, Chronister said.

25 years on When your teenage son whines about those old baby photos embarrassing him when his friends visit, imagine 25 years from now when his boss sees an Internet photo of him as a baby, playing buck naked in a bath tub.

Chronister advises bloggers to avoid posting photos because that can bring trouble, and you don’t know where those photos will end up. People can pick them up and use them anyway they want to, she said. Remember, the Internet will be out there forever.

Even if you remove a posting, it will still be out there. Microsoft cached websites from the early ‘90s that can still be pulled up, she said. Remember, if you film little Susie’s bath time, it will be out there 20 years from now, she said.

“I would say, avoid posting any personal details. All the things people blog about, physical location, habits and a compilation of all this information could create a personal profile, and if I was a hacker or a kidnapper, it gives me enough information to pursue this,” Chronister said.

“If I’ve seen photos of the child, I could track him/her or figure out when Johnny plays hockey and go to your home to rob you when you’re gone.”

One of the biggest issues of immediate danger would be, depending on the type of content you post, opening yourself up to identity theft.

“It’s easy to figure out an address, phone number, or to be able to check out the neighborhood you live in and the type

of houses from photos on a blog,” Chronister said. “Your blog can open your life to stalkers and pedophiles. I can’t say what a future employer would do, but nowadays employers are looking at the Internet for information on potential employees and current employees—even through blogging sites.”

As times change, one can easily see that some things we did 20 years ago are not socially acceptable today. When blogging, keep that mindset. Something may be acceptable today, but 20 years from now it could come back to haunt you, Chronister said.

“I can’t predict the future, but personal details about a teenage girl can entice kidnappers,” Chronister said. “Blogging can endanger family members.”

Keep in mind that the Internet is a haven for predators, hacking, cyber bulling; it’s a playground, Chronister said.

“That bath video posted on YouTube and linked to your page could be cute and innocent to you, but to a pedophile it may spark much different feelings, Chronister said. “It’s a great outlet, but when you’re blogging, especially new moms with newborns, keep it as general as possible. If you want to say you’re pregnant, don’t use your full name, and don’t say where you will deliver.”

Chronister says the best bet when it comes to keeping family and friends up to date is to do it the old-fashioned way.

“E-mail between one another,” Chronister said. “I’d rather take that chance than to have my entire life out on a Web site. It’s an easy target. Whatever you put out there, you just have to be aware that it can be used against you. Assume it will be used against you, then you will think twice about what you put out there.”

She adds, “If you want my advice, ‘don’t do it.’ Just be aware that anyone and everyone 24/7 can access your blog, see it, rip the content, photos and video and use it any way they want. Maybe I think I’m sharing with family, friends and relatives, but I’m sharing it with the world. In my opinion, all I see is negative payoff. We’re an information culture and now, it’s all at our fingertips. Don’t make it easier, especially when it comes to personal information. You may think it’s such a big world, who cares about me? But search engines are optimized.

If you do a Google Image search, your child’s photo may just show up. It can be an eye opening experience. Images can be searched, types of words used in your blogs followed on Google, and it’s that kind of thing people don’t realize. A blog is like having your blinds open at night and your doors unlocked. It’s like having a billboard on the side of the highway, and sometimes the most innocent thing can bring a backlash.”

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Screenings are available by appointment.

Walk-ins are welcome if space is available. Annual screening mammograms are recommended for women over the age of 40. St. Luke’s submits patients’ claims to participating insurance companies. Please bring insurance card and a photo ID. To schedule an appointment, call 888-3573432 or visit stlukes-stl.com.

• • • “Get Screened for Your Heart’s Sake” will be from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tues., Nov. 30 at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West (400 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis). It is important to take a well-educated approach by learning and understanding heart risk factors. Start by joining SSM Heart Institute for a full heart health screening. Receive total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, blood glucose, body fat analysis and blood pressure. The event costs $15 per person. To

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• • • “Treatments for Relieving Lower Back Pain” will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Tues., Nov. 30 at SSM St. Joseph Hospital West (400 Medical Plaza in Lake Saint Louis). A light dinner will be served. The class is free. To register, call 866-SSMDOCS (776-3627).

• • • “Manage, Measure, Reduce Stress” will be from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Dec. 1 at Progress West HealthCare Center (2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon).

Stress is caused when demands exceed capacity. Oftentimes, stress makes a person feel fatigue, have a migraine or overeat.

The class will discuss how to deal with the negative feelings associated with stress and healthy options to handle stress. The class is free. To register, call 344-CARE (2273).

• • • Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital’s “Controlling the Urge” will be at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Dec. 2 at the MiddendorfKredell Branch Library (2750 Hwy. K

in O’Fallon). Seek help and treatment options. The class is free. To register, call 928-WELL (9355).

• • • “Practical Shamanism” will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun., Dec. 12 at Dragonfly Health Spa (1272 A Jungermann Road in St. Peters). The class will explore methods that can be used in everyday life to accept, understand and heal the present. Areas covered include: a history of shamanism, the gift of the shaman, ecstasy and the altered state of awareness, transmuting toxins, protection of the healer, etc.

Cost is $50. To register, call 498-5544 or visit dragonflyhealthspa.net.

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By MEL PETERSON Summer has the blockbusters, but the holidays are truly the most wonderful time of the year. Saving the best for last means that between now and New Year’s Day, some of the year’s most anticipated films will flicker on the big screen.

November 24 “Tangled” Mandy Moore is the fairy tale heroine Rapunzel, a young girl kept hidden away in a tower all her life, her royal heritage kept a secret as well. Flynn, the kingdom’s most wanted man voiced by Zachary Levi, finds the tower where he happens to find the girl with the long, golden hair as well.

Ready to break out and live a little, Rapunzel sees Flynn as her way out. (PG)

“Burlesque” Christina Aguilera plays Ali, a singer longing to make it in Los Angeles. She gets hired by Tess (Cher) to waitress at a failing lounge, but soon works her way up onto the stage. This restores life to the lounge, though not everything is certain as jealousy and bigger dreams come into play.

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December 17 “How Do You Know” The romantic comedy is about two strangers who meet on a blind date, even though the timing is awful for both. The love triangle involves Reese Witherspoon, a professional softball player recently cut; her current boyfriend, Owen Wilson, a pitcher for the Nationals; and Paul Rudd, a businessman recently accused of white“Faster” collar crime because of his father, Jack Ex-con Driver, played by Dwayne John- Nicholson, and poor bookkeeping. (Not son, served 10 years in jail for a failed heist yet rated) that left his brother dead. Now wanting answers about his brother’s murder, Driver “Tron: Legacy” has a list of people he’s after – but only if Jeff Bridges returns as Kevin Flynn he can get to them before Billy Bob Thorn- alongside Garret Hedlund, who plays Flyton, a cop, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen, a hit nn’s son, Sam. Sam finds his father after man, get Driver first. (R) a 25-year absence when he, too, is sucked

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gathering for a birthday part as Greg and Pam Focker’s twins turn 5. Tight on money, Greg takes a side job for a drug company, only to raise suspicions of father-in-law, Jack. The mishaps begin, and Greg must “Yogi Bear” prove he is capable of being man of the It’s Yogi Bear’s big screen debut. Team- house. (Not yet rated) ing up with Ranger Smith, Yogi and Boo Boo must stop the mayor from shutting “Gulliver’s Travels” down Jellystone Park and selling the land.

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CRAFT FAIR Frontier Middle School’s fifth annual Holiday House/Craft Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 4, at the school, 9233 Hwy. DD in O’Fallon. There are still tables available for individuals or groups that would like to display their crafts, gifts or home businesses. To purchase a table for $20, contact Carolyn Balfany at cbalfany@charter.net.

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The city of O’Fallon’s 19th annual Celebration of Lights will be held each evening from Nov. 26 to Dec. 30, at Fort Zumwalt Park. The whole family will enjoy the thousands of twinkling lights and charming holiday scenes throughout the park. Families can take a ride on a carriage, a train or a sleigh-hayride. All rides require reservations. To schedule a 30-minute carriage ride, call the Carousel Farms and Carriage Company at 390-4403. Train

rides and sleigh-hayrides must be reserved at least two weeks in advance, and can be booked by calling 379-5502. Train rides are available on Monday nights only. The cost is $7 per person for ages 12 and up, $5 for ages 1 to 11, and free for infants 0 to 11 months. For additional information, call 379-5614, or visit www.ofallon.mo.us/ COL. • • • The Big Red Box, a show and sale of gift-able holiday items, will be held from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., Dec. 3 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 4 at the St. Charles Foundry Art Centre, 520 North Main Center. More than 20 Juried artists from The Best of Missouri Hands will present the show. Free gift-wrapping, refreshments and entertainment are a part of the event. The St. Louis Classical Guitar Society will entertain shoppers from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday. No sales tax is charged and Foundry Art Centre members receive a 10 percent discount. For more information, call 255-0270.

• • • The 28th annual Candlelight Christmas Walk will be held from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fri., Dec. 3 and Dec. 10, in historic Augusta. A full schedule of holiday activities and shopping will include horse drawn carriage rides, a scavenger hunt, chestnut roasting and Christmas caroling. For more information, call 314-954-0007.

• • • Holiday House Tours will be held from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 4, in Hermann, Mo. Hermann’s historic homes deck the halls and open their doors to guests.

Tickets are $10 per person and are available from the Welcome Center. For more information, call 800-932-8687.

• • • A Lewis and Clark Christmas will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 4 and Sun., Dec. 5, at Hermannhof Festhalle in Herman, Mo. The St. Charles Corps of Discovery celebrates Christmas at the Hermannhof Festhalle with period exhibits, a lantern parade, dinner and a military ball.

For ticket information, call 800-932-8687.

• • • Monkey Tales Theatre presents ‘Twas The Night Before Christmassy Brunch Show’ at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., Dec. 11, at RT Weiler’s Restaurant, 201 N. Main Street in St. Charles. Tickets are $15 for children and $20 for adults. There is limited seating and reservations are required. Order tickets online at www.monkeytales.org.

• • • The St. Charles County Youth Orchestra (SCCYO) is kicking off its 15th anniversary celebration with a Winter Concert at 1 p.m. on Sat., Dec. 11, at the First Baptist Church in O’Fallon. The concert will feature the orchestra performing John Rutter’s Magnificat with the St. Charles County Home Educated Choir. Tickets are $4 for adults, $2 for children 5-12, and free those under 5. For ticket information, call 916-0515 or visit www.sccyo.org

ROAST/TOAST A Rock ‘n Roll Tribute to longtime library director Carl Sandstedt will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thurs., Jan. 20, at Old Hickory Golf Club, 1 Dye Club Drive in St. Peters. Dale Rollings will emcee as we roast and toast Sandstedt one last time. Donations will be accepted and used to honor his legacy at the new Spencer Road Library.

ARTS

Countenances featuring Adam Long will be on exhibit from Nov. 19 to Jan. 8, at The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts located at 444 Chesterfield Center Drive. Experience natural forms from a natural world as St. Charles artist Adam Long exhibits a brand new collection of works. Long’s sculptural expressions of humanity’s relationship with the natural world, sometimes referred to as “Environmental Art,” features knotted textures of bark, oak branches and clay.

Countenances focuses on the human face.

For more information about the exhibit, visit www.chesterfieldarts.org.

• • • Shen Yun will be performed at 7:30 p.m., Jan. 25 and Jan. 26 at the Fox Theatre in St.

Louis. Tickets are $150 to $60. Inspired by the spirit of an ancient culture, Shen Yun Performing Arts brings to life classical Chinese dance and music in a gloriously colorful and exhilarating show. Its masterful choreography and graceful routines range from grand classical processions to ethnic and folk dances, with gorgeously costumed dancers moving in stunning synchronized patterns. For more information, visit http://www.fabulousfox.com/shows_ page_multi.aspx?usID=225.

• • • Liberty Productions will present the Charles Dickens Classic “A Christmas Carol,” adapted for stage by John Jakes, at 7 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 16 and Fri., Dec. 17, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Sat., Dec. 18, at the Francis Howell Central High School auditorium, 5199 Hwy. N in St. Charles.

This is the group’s fifth annual production of this Christmas classic. Admission is free and on a first come basis. For tickets, directions or more information visit www.

LibertyProductions.org, e-mail dave@libertyproductions.org or call 734-7870.

Katy Trail ticket book program extended Katy Trail State Park, extending from St. Charles to Clinton, is continuing its 20th anniversary celebration through the remaining weeks of 2010.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is sponsoring a ticket book program designed to encourage people to visit every community along the Katy Trail corridor. The program has been extended until Dec. 31.

During the ticket book program, the first 1,000 participants who collect a ticket book stamp for each community will receive a prize package that will include a 20th anniversary T-shirt and water bottle.

Edward Jones is the sponsor for all Katy Trail 20th anniversary events.

Contacting MDNR at 800-334-6946 or moparks@dnr.mo.gov for more information or to get a ticket book.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT Ask anyone what their favorite thing about Thanksgiving is and chances are, they will say leftovers. Heading the leftover list is turkey, usually made into sandwiches, ideally served on leftover dinner rolls spread with Durkee Famous Sauce.

Yet, while the venerable turkey sandwich is a treat, after a day or two, sandwich burnout sets in.

“The turkey sandwich might be the perennial favorite, but there are exciting new ways to enjoy leftover turkey,” said Sherrie Rosenblatt, National Turkey Federation spokesperson. “Whole turkey offers an endless supply of entrée, appetizer, soup and salad choices.”

But there is no need stop with turkey, as traditional Thanksgiving sides can find new life in countless recipes. Leftover sweet potatoes make a mean cream of sweet potato soup, and mashed potatoes easily become potato pancakes. Cranberry sauce thinned with a touch of bourbon or orange juice makes a great topping for ice cream or cheesecake.

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Hauling

Computer Service

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Watch for Our Next Edition To arrive December 8, 2010 Deadline Tuesday, November 23

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