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Republicans to the rescue?

Some supporters of President Obama may be worried about how he and the Democrats are going to fare politically, as the problems of Obamacare continue to escalate, and it looks like the Republicans have a chance to win a majority in the Senate. But Democrats may not need to worry so much. Republicans may once again come to the rescue of the Democrats, by discrediting themselves and snatching defeat from the very jaws of victory. The latest bright idea among Republicans inside the Beltway is a new version of amnesty that is virtually certain to lose votes among the Republican base and is unlikely to gain many votes among the Hispanics that the Republican leadership is courting. One of the enduring political mysteries is how the Republicans can be so successful in winning governorships and control of state legislatures, while failing to make much headway in Washington. Maybe there are just too many clever GOP consultants inside the Beltway. When it comes to national elections, just what principles do the Republicans stand for? It is hard to think of any, other than their hoping to win elections by converting themselves into Democrats-lite. But voters who want what the Democrats offer can vote for the real thing, rather than Johnnycome-lately imitations. Listening to discussions of immigration laws and proposals to reform them is like listening to something out of “Alice in Wonderland.” Immigration laws are the only laws that are discussed in terms of how to help people who break them. One of the big problems that those who are pushing “comprehensive immigration reform” want solved is how to help people who came here illegally and are now “living in the shadows” as a result. What about embezzlers or burglars who are “living in the shadows” in fear that someone will discover their crimes? Why not “reform” the laws against embezzlement or burglary, so that such people can also come out of the shadows? Almost everyone seems to think that we need to solve the problem of the children of illegal immigrants, because these children are here “through no fault of their own.” Do people who say that have any idea how many millions of children are living in dire poverty in India, Africa or other places

“through no fault of their own,” and would be better off living in the United States? Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right? More fundamentally, why do the American people not have a right to the protection that immigration laws provide people in other countries around the world – including Mexico, where illegal immigrants from other countries get no such special treatment as Mexico and its American supporters are demanding for illegal immigrants in the United States? The very phrase “comprehensive” immigration reform is part of the bad faith that has surrounded immigration issues for decades. What “comprehensive” reform means is that border control and amnesty should be voted on together in Congress. Why? Because that would be politically convenient for members of Congress, who like to be on both sides of issues, so as to minimize the backlash from the voting public. But what “comprehensive” immigration reform has always meant in practice is amnesty up front and a promise to control the border later – promises that never have been kept. The new Republican proposal is to have some border control criteria whose fulfillment will automatically serve as a “trigger” to let the legalizing of illegal immigrants proceed. But why set up some automatic triggering device to signal that the borders are secure, when the Obama administration is virtually guaranteed to game the system, so that amnesty can proceed? What in the world is wrong with Congress taking up border security first, as a separate issue, and later taking responsibility in a Congressional vote on whether the border has become secure? Congress at least should come out of the shadows. The Republican plan for granting legalization up front, while withholding citizenship, is too clever by half. It is like saying that you can slide halfway down a slippery slope. Republicans may yet rescue the Democrats, while demoralizing their own supporters and utterly failing the country.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Responding to ‘separation of church and state’ To the Editor: I appreciated the letters by Herman Kriegshauser and Dennis Tyberend in the Dec. 4 issue of West Newsmagazine. I am always amazed that the phrase “separation of church and state” has maintained traction since the Wilson days when this aberration of the U.S. Constitution was again enhanced with high energy. The phrase attempts to put a spin on the First Amendment clause, often referred to as the Establishment Clause, that prevents the federal government from establishing religion. As Mr. Tyberend correctly pointed out, the words “separation of church and state” are not found in the Constitution and its amendments. However, it is true that the liberal media throws this phrase around as if it has merit. It does not. The media has long forgotten their responsibility to the people of providing the truth instead of supporting progressive or liberal ideology. My purpose here is to both agree and disagree with my friend Herman. I’ll start by saying that I have signed the petition he referenced in his letter because I feel that giving is a way to achieve results and leads to reducing the tax lug of government. Unfortunately, that is not the theme of Herman’s plea and there may be unintended consequences. I submit that the general pool of charitable giving has upper bounds. Therefore, that which goes to schools will result in a decrease in places that, unlike school districts, have no power to tax for support. It could lead to the extinction of fine charitable activities that require private support to exist. Also, what Herman proposes is an augmentation to tax levies that will increase total revenue provided schools without a decrease in taxes. This, in a way, removes the power of the vote by the people to hold school districts accountable. My 40 years in industry repeatedly proved to me that problems are not solved by throwing money at them. The reason the Rockwood School District did not have success in the 2012 and 2013 bond issues is because they could not make their case, period. The lower property values have had no impact because the RSD just increased their tax rate closer to the ceiling. Who says cuts are bad? In fact, they require management functions to look more closely at their actions and spending. Revenue adjustments are a sound forcing function for critical review.

I attend many meetings during the year, and Medicare. It also funds Obamacare. Yes, Rep. Wagner supported it. many of which are hosted in the RSD. I On the very day, I believe, when my don’t recall any of these places exhibiting a desperate need. On the contrary, they all congresswoman’s letter ran in West Newsfall into the category of extravagant. Fur- magazine, she voted for a trillion-dollar ther, there is no evidence that shows elabo- food stamp and farm bill program. Herirate facilities have any impact on the end tage Action says 80 percent of this goes to a “supplemental nutrition program.” It’s game result of educating. Finally, Rep. Don Gosen (R-District better known as food stamps. This bill 101) distributed a recent survey that says includes taxpayer subsidies to agribusiteacher salaries have gone up more than ness and green energy handouts. Is this 21 percent since 2003, and administration how Rep. Wagner thinks she can increase staff is up 8 percent with salaries up 22 my paycheck? Actions speak louder than words. percent. That’s a “wow” for any profession. No wonder more citizens are paying Are they expecting more? Notably student performance is up 1 per- attention to how representatives and senators vote. We’ve known for decades we cent. Yes, 1 perecent. I have just as suspicious an eye on tax can’t trust Democrats. Now we’re seeing credit mechanisms as I do for tax breaks Republicans betray us as well. You sent us a message, Rep. Wagner. Our given to large companies for placing facilities. In almost all cases, it does not make message back to you is this: No more federal programs. Stop spending now. Give us good business sense for a community. I’ll be watching this and hope we all do back our liberty. Kathy Teutenberg so we will not regret our actions. Our state Chesterfield Assembly should have only one primary focus and that is to apply the 10th amendment and lead on the health care issue, especially since we were thrown under the Costly duplication To the Editor: bus by good ol’ Claire McCaskill. At a time when our nation is attempting Gary E. Mitchell Chesterfield to rein in the rising cost of health care, it is distressing to witness a decision by the Town & Country Board of Aldermen to allow BJC and St. Louis Children’s HosA return to constitutional pital to construct a facility that duplicates principles services already available to the children To the Editor: of West St. Louis County. In the Jan. 29 edition of West NewsmagaAlmost within sight of this project is the zine, Rep. Ann Wagner said it is “time to full-service Mercy Children’s Hospital, turn the page.” I agree. It’s time for a return with ambulatory services, emergency and to the constitutional principles of limited inpatient facilities dedicated to pediatric government, free markets, private property care. In addition, there are numerous pediand respect for life and liberty. I’m pleased atrician’s offices similarly located within that she pledges to “keep fighting to increase minutes of this proposed facility. the size of paychecks,” restore liberties, and Duplicating the medical services for “lower costs on everyday items.” children in this area is costly and wasteful, But how will she do this? and should not have been allowed. I saw no action plan. Is Rep. Wagner Martin J. Bell, M.D. implying that while President Obama Chesterfield is hurting paychecks, Republicans can increase them with more government programs like the Skills Act? Do we need Disproportional effort another program? I think not. To the Editor: Rep. Wagner recently voted for the soI am amazed at the number of stories in called budget agreement that, according to the news or in print about the greedy rich Heritage Action, increases spending by $63 people that are not paying “their fair share” billion in the next two years. The measure of taxes, and that they have a disproporraises user fees, but promises to cut spend- tionate share of the money in the United ing in future years, a promise that is never States. I hear about how the minimum kept. The new budget cuts military pensions, wage should be $15 per hour because the but does not address mandatory spending $7 or $8 per hour minimum wage is not programs like Social Security, Medicaid enough to “live on.”

What we have here is not a “disproportional distribution of income,” but “disproportional effort.” There is a reason that someone makes minimum wage. It is for someone to start out in their working life, learn to show up at work on time, learn some sort of skill, and then work their way up the income ladder. Climbing that ladder likely may require that they change employers several times. It may require that they work more than an 8-hour day. It may mean that they need to go back to school for more education. Effort is what it takes to get a bigger piece of the pie, not just saying that you deserve more. If people don’t want to put out the effort, they do not deserve more! Someone has to tell them that. I, just as Rush Limbaugh has, have been laid off, or fired, 12 times in my life. Each time I needed to keep moving on and went out and found some sort of job to do. Almost always, I had to accept a job that I did not like so that I could keep some dollars flowing until I found something that I liked better. Even after I found something that I liked, many times I worked two jobs because I wanted more for my family, or so that I could save some money for the next “rainy day.” I can remember times when the Girl Scouts would come to the door and asking me if I could afford to buy one or two boxes of cookies. I can remember juggling the finances so that we could keep up with our bills even with the extra effort that I was putting out. Many working years have gone by now. At some point I got tired of being laid off and started my own business. It’s not easy. It takes effort. I work hard at what I do. My career requires me to travel away from home for various periods of time. My career requires me to have irregular work hours. But now I’m in the prime of my earning potential, and we enjoy disproportional income because of my disproportional effort. I take great offense with those who want more of what I have, but don’t want to work as hard. There are plenty more hard-working people just like me who feel the same way – the feeling of being taken advantage of just because we decided that we wanted more and decided to work for it. We need to be like Howard Beale in the 1976 movie “Network” where he went to the window and shouted, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore.” Someone needed to say this. Noel LaVanchy Wildwood

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Random Thoughts By THOMAS SOWELL Random thoughts on the passing scene: It is amazing how many people still fall for the argument that, if life is unfair, the answer is to turn more money and power over to politicians. Since life has always been unfair, for thousands of years and in countries around the world, where does that lead us? I am so old that I can remember when sex was private. “Don’t ask, don’t tell” applied to everybody. However fascinated the U.S. Supreme Court may be with the concept of “diversity,” every one of the nine justices has a degree from one of the eight Ivy League institutions, out of the thousands of institutions of higher learning in this country. How diverse is that? Despite the rhetoric, the goals or the intentions of the political left, the world they seek to create is a world where decisions are taken out of the hands of ordinary citizens and transferred to third parties. Obamacare is the latest example of this trend, and now can join the long list of “compassionate” catastrophes of the left. It is fascinating to see academics full of indignation over the “exploitation” of low-wage workers by multinational corporations in Third World countries, when it is common on their own academic campuses to have young men get paid nothing at all for risking their health, and sometimes their lives, playing football that brings in millions of dollars to the college and often gets coaches paid higher salaries than the president of the college or university. I don’t happen to like the idea of “stop and frisk.” However, I like even less the idea of armed hoodlums going around shooting people. Those who refuse to see that everything has a cost should be confronted with the question: “How many more young blacks are you willing to see shot dead, because you don’t like ‘stop and frisk’?” If you think human beings are always rational, it becomes impossible to explain at least half of history. The ancient Greeks understood that carrying any principle to extremes was dangerous. Yet, thousands of years later, some Western nations take tolerance to the extreme of tolerating intolerance

among immigrants to their own societies. Some even make it illegal – a “hate crime” – to warn against intolerant foreigners who would like nothing better than to slit the throats of their hosts, but who will settle for planting a few bombs here and there. How do the clever Beltway Republicans and their consultants explain how Ronald Reagan won two consecutive landslide election victories, doing the opposite of what they say is the only way for Republicans to win elections? I don’t know why it bothers me when I see a good-looking woman who could be truly beautiful if she only took the trouble. But I can recall a woman like that who was educated at Berkeley, and who apparently thought attention to her appearance was not hip. Unfortunately, her husband met another woman, who had not gone to Berkeley, and who did not have this inhibition – or many other inhibitions. With his decision declaring Obamacare constitutional, Chief Justice John Roberts turned what F.A. Hayek called “The Road to Serfdom” into a superhighway. The government all but owns us now, and can order us to do pretty much whatever it wants us to do. Anyone who wants to read one book that will help explain the international crises of our time should read “The Gathering Storm” by Winston Churchill. It is not about the Middle East or even about today. It is about the fatuous and irresponsible foreign policies of the 1930s that led to the most catastrophic war in human history. But you can recognize the same fecklessness today. In a time of widespread disillusionment with both political parties, someone has noted that the only thing these parties say that is believed by the public are their accusations against each other. Once, when I was teaching at an institution that bent over backward for foreign students, I was asked in class one day: “What is your policy toward foreign students?” My reply was: “To me, all students are the same. I treat them all the same and hold them all to the same standards.” The next semester there was an organized boycott of my classes by foreign students. When people get used to preferential treatment, equal treatment seems like discrimination.

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April 27, the actual date that the department began operating 50 years ago. The following day’s activities will include a reception for retirees and current employees. The Ballwin Board of Aldermen also is expected to approve a proclamation in honor of the anniversary. Schicker said an anniversary badge has been designed and a small insignia noting the department’s 50 years of service will be placed on police vehicles. Ballwin came into existence in 1950 and the police department officially began operating 14 years later. St. Louis County and an elected marshal handled law enforcement duties in earlier years. Ballwin currently has 51 officers and nine full-time dispatchers. Schicker has served as chief since 2008.

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The Ballwin Police Department is making plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding with, among other things, an open house for the community. “We’re very proud of the department and what it has accomplished over the years,” said current Police Chief Steve Schicker. Plans call for an open house at Ballwin police headquarters at the Donald “Red” Loehr Building, 300 Park Drive, on Sunday,

ert, vice president and promotion chair; Joan Beal, treasurer; and Jill Philipp, secretary. The Creve Coeur Days board is the planning committee for the annual Creve Coeur Days Festival, which will be held June 26-29 on the campus of De Smet Jesuit High. Anyone interested in helping plan the 2014 Creve Coeur Days festivities can write to: Creve Coeur Days, P.O. Box 410094, Creve Coeur, MO 63141 or contact the board through the website (crevecoeurdays.com).

Resident accused of puppy theft Chesterfield resident Shelly Rene Hess, 50, of the 17000 block of White Robin Court, was charged Feb. 11 by St. Charles County prosecutors with felony stealing. Hess is accused of stealing Maltese puppies from pet stores in Lake Saint Louis and suburban Chicago. According to police, Hess stole one of the three puppies from the Petland store on Ronald Reagan Drive in Lake Saint Louis on Nov. 7. She reportedly asked to see a 10-week-old female Maltese puppy that was for sale for $1,700. With the dog in her possession, she excused herself to the restroom where a surveillance camera caught her hiding the dog in her purse before leaving the store. The next day, she repeated the crime at two more Petland stores near Chicago. All three puppies were returned anonymously to the Lake Saint Louis store within 48 hours of the second heist. Bail was set at $10,000.

De Smet Jesuit deals with ‘untimely’ death of student Four days after De Smet Jesuit’s Adrian Bowman signed a national letter of intent to play football at Lindenwood University, the senior was discovered dead. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound Bowman was found on Feb. 9. He was 17. The cause of Bowman’s death has not been announced. “He was so excited to sign with Lindenwood,” said De Smet Jesuit coach Pat Mahoney. “That’s what makes this more tragic. To have such a tragedy after that is so sad.” Mahoney said grief counselors at De Smet were helping students cope with the loss. Rev. Wally Sidney, S.J., De Smet Jesuit’s president, also noted that the school was doing everything possible to help the students cope with the tragedy. “There really isn’t anything that can prepare for you something like this,” Sidney said. “It’s like a parent losing a child. It’s the worst nightmare you can have. It’s a thing you never expect and yet you know

Hit-and-run driver sought Chesterfield resident Roy Joseph, 41, was the victim of a fatal hit-and-run accident, according to Chesterfield Police Captain Steve Lewis. Joseph’s body was found around 6:45 a.m. on Feb. 12 in the front yard of King of Kings Lutheran Church Preschool. Investigators believe he was struck by a car near the 13700

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with 800 boys and whether it’s a traffic accident or what, you know it’s possible. “You don’t want to think about it. We don’t prepare for it. I don’t think anybody’s ever prepared for something like this no matter what you put down on paper.” The counselors and staff at De Smet Jesuit are second to none, Sidney said. They did everything possible to help comfort the grieving students in the aftermath of the untimely death. “Really, our counselors are just incredible people,” Sidney said. “They dropped everything they were doing on Sunday afternoon. It was not just our counselors and coach Mahoney who were there. The faculty turned out. They know the guys are hurting.” [Editor’s note: For more on this story and Bowman’s contributions to De Smet Jesuit athletics, visit newsmagazinenetwork.com.]

City Council approves new appropriations The Creve Coeur City Council voted on Feb. 10 to approve $951,499 in new appropriations for the 2013-14 fiscal year budgets. In the biggest change, the council added $735,675 to the capital fund budget to make the final payment on the debt on Millennium Park at 2 Barnes West Drive. The money was from a reserve fund the city had set up to make payments on the debt in the event that it did not have enough money from revenue to make the necessary payments. The $7.9 million bond issue to buy the land and make improvements dates to 2000. Other additions to the capital fund are $10,000 for a government center analysis, $30,000 for street reconstruction and $55,889 for a sidewalk on Ladue Road. The Enterprise Fund received $63,500 for repairs to the Ice Arena in the Dielmann Recreation Complex. Added to the general fund was $6,435 for police administration, $5,000 for police patrol, $35,000 for streets and $10,000 for community development inspections. City Finance Director Dan Smith said the additional money came either from savings or from other accounts or reserves.

Bread on the run Some neighbors are speaking against a proposal that would allow Panera Bread Co. to locate a drive-through at its St. Louis Bread Co. location at 443 North New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur. The company wants to allow drivethroughs on lots of two to three acres. They are now allowed on lots of more than 3 acres. The Creve Coeur City Council took testimony on the proposal at its Feb. 10 meeting but delayed taking action. Some nearby residents say it is easier to keep the drive-throughs in check on 3-acre lots. Others worry about noise from speak-

ers used for ordering. Stephen Kling, an attorney for Panera, said there is a need for a drive-through. He said that to meet current regulations the building must be at least two stories and be a mix of at least two types of retail, office and residential tenants. The restaurant must exceed 4,500 square feet and have a frontage of at least 200 feet. “There are a limited number of lots that would be eligible for a drive-through restaurant under this ordinance,” noted City Administrator Mark Perkins. The only drive-through now in Creve Coeur is at the McDonalds at 11521 Olive Blvd.

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Though the building is barely a year old, chronic water leakage, acoustical and other problems with Wildwood’s City Hall are vexing city officials who are trying to finalize a laundry list of fixes with contractors and subcontractors so the overall construction contract can be closed out. City council members, during nearly two hours of discussion at a Feb. 10 work session, talked about problems and went back and forth with the building’s architectural design firm, Powers Bowersox Associates, about how problems arose at the facility, at 16860 Main Street. The municipal building also houses the St. Louis County Police Wildwood Precinct. Some members of the council insisted the firm should have warned the city about potential problems – especially with acoustics that have made the two-story lobby, council hallway and some staff work areas prone to being noisy. But company officials insist they had to pare down some aspects of the building design

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to stay within budget guidelines as well as to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building principles. City Administrator Dan Dubruiel described some of the operating issues and problems with the building and what’s being done to address them. While he said it’s not uncommon for problems to come up with a new building of this type, “some (issues) seem to be dragging on for an exceptionally long time.” “I do know that this building has some technologically-advanced, highly automated operating systems that are unlike any the organization has experience with and that there has been, and still is, a learning curve for personnel on how best to operate and control these systems,” he said. “These include the heating, ventilating and cooling system and controls, lighting controls, elevator and even the toilets.” Various issues include: • Water leaks in the second floor kitchen, planning wing, police rear hallway and store room. In the kitchen, solder repairs to copper siding joints on the roof dormer are planned

once temperatures warm. In the planning wing, the contractor plans to check copper siding joints for possible solder repair. In the police hallway, roof flashing will be repaired once the weather warms. In the store room, water seepage must be investigated. • Some trees and other plants have died and must be replaced. • Heating and air conditioning systems operations have been erratic since the building was first occupied. The city still is working with the vendor and an engineer to ensure better understanding of the automated controls. • Seemingly excessive energy use, especially gas, has been experienced over several months, and adjustments have been made to the system and controls to address the problem in a building that was meant to be extremely energy-efficient. • The building’s highly automated lighting controls system has experienced several malfunctions, and staff have been advised on how to reboot the system to address some issues. • Two sections of sidewalk near the rear building entrance have continued to settle and need to be replaced this spring. • Some cracking of the wooden stairs on a two-story circular staircase in the lobby has taken place and will be fixed under warranty. • Some chipped roofing tiles will be repaired once the weather warms. • A couple of breakdowns on the allelectric elevator – which is unusual in that it has no pneumatic lift – were fixed soon after the service company was called. • Due to various parking lot patches – needed because of paving defects – the parking lot in the rear of the building will be repaved this spring. • The building’s exterior sign also will be

replaced this spring. • Heaving of a concrete pad by the trash dumpster has made it hard to get the dumpster doors open and must be fixed. Dubruiel added that acoustics problems also have been troubling. Councilmember Larry McGowen (Ward 1) said that the nature of some green buildings “butts heads with acoustics and HVAC issues.” “We’re looking to see if we can put windows on the double doors of the council chamber which would allow us to keep the doors closed during meetings to avoid noise from the hallway outside,” Dubruiel said. “We’ve also discussed renting carpeted mats to put on the hallway tile floor to try to muffle noise. But noise in the lobby, such as the sound of people walking down the wood staircase, is harder to muffle. And there also have been noise problems due to high ceilings in the second floor staff work areas.” Fred Powers, with Powers Bowersox, said that fabric acoustical panels also could be installed in some areas. But Dubruiel said he was “leery of jumping in whole hog with some things when we don’t know how effective they’d be.” Councilmember Jack Clark (Ward 4) wondered about the number of staff hours needed to resolve problems. “I know every building has problems, but this is an inordinate number,” he said. While Clark suggested that more carpeting should have been installed in the building to silence noise, Powers and Dennis Tacchi, also with Powers Bowersox, said lots of carpeting in a public building can be problematic due to frequent cleaning and See WILDWOOD CITY HALL, page 19

Action by dispatcher sends fire crews to wrong home, sparks debate at CCE By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net Fire chiefs whose personnel and equipment are dispatched by Central County Emergency 911 have made two demands from the Ellisville-based center in the wake of a recent incident that had fire trucks going to the wrong location in response to a call reporting a house fire. What led to the discussion at a meeting of CCE’s operating committee was a Feb. 7 incident that had first responders going to a home in Ferguson that had the same street number and name as one in Florissant where the fire actually was. “My number one concern is that this never happens again,” said Ken Black, chief of the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District. He added that he wanted to know what steps the dispatch center ultimately takes to guard against similar incidents in the future.

Other fire chiefs attending the meeting agreed with Black and said their expectation was that they be told when serious mistakes occur so they can respond accurately to their local board of directors. Consensus was that such information needs to come quickly, even if at first it’s not entirely complete. Christine Neal, who heads the Meramec Ambulance District and chairs the CCE operating committee, acknowledged the comments but noted that CCE management had quickly notified her and the chairman of the CCE board after the mistake occurred. Such notifications have been CCE’s practice in the past, she said, but that procedure may need to be reviewed to address the needs of an organization that has become much larger. Mike Turner, CCE’s executive director, said he is gathering information on what happened to determine what remedial steps to

take and that he will provide a full report on lack of monthly reports on the number and type of emergency calls dispatched to each his findings and actions. According to Turner’s description of the user and budget-related information were incident, when the call came in and the address among the problems cited. The CCE board has approved a 2014 was entered into the system, two locations came up on the monitor linked to the center’s budget, but in light of an anticipated reduccomputer-aided dispatch (CAD) system. The tion in revenue has placed a hold on major dispatcher concluded the first one listed was new expenditures, including additions to correct but apparently didn’t ask for additional the center’s staff. A key contributor to the details – the city where the fire was and/or the revenue shortfall has been the tabling of nearest major crossstreet – that could have a grant request submitted to the St. Louis pinpointed which address was the right one. County Emergency Communications Rob Schultz, the center’s legal counsel, Commission for reimbursement of expennoted that sometimes a caller may not be ditures related to the center’s expansion. able to provide such information, in which Operating committee members debated case the accepted practice is to dispatch a resolution to the CCE board recommendemergency crews to both locations. ing the staff additions be made as quickly as Comments during the meeting indicated possible to maintain the center’s level of serother communications gaps between CCE vice. The resolution failed when a committee and the larger number of districts and majority argued the decision on personnel departments now using its services. The additions was one in the board’s hands.

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EPA cleanup of Strecker Forest site takes center stage again in Wildwood By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com A discussion on Feb. 10 by the Wildwood City Council about a planned Environmental Protection Agency cleanup to remove dioxin and other hazardous contaminants from part of the Strecker Forest site led to angry exchanges between Mayor Tim Woerther and Councilmember Randy Ladd (Ward 2), resulting in an unsuccessful effort to remove Ladd from the meeting. The council eventually voted 13-1, with Ladd opposed, to have the city send a letter to the EPA, including a city consultant’s recommendations, asking that the agency proceed with the cleanup only if it adheres to standards for residential property rather than less-strict recreational property guidelines. The cleanup, to address soil contaminated with dioxin and other hazardous chemicals on the Strecker Forest property, is proposed for this spring. Councilmembers Ron James (Ward 6) and Paul Wojciechowski (Ward 8) were absent from the meeting. The council also voted 13-1, with Councilmember Ed Marshall (Ward 2 ) opposed, to notify residents within 1,500 feet of the Strecker Forest site – including those who live in Wildwood and Ellisville – that the city doesn’t feel the proposed EPA cleanup will be adequate to protect public health. That notification will include a link to a website providing more information on the issue. The EPA has approved spending about $1.7 million for excavation, transportation and disposal of dioxin-contaminated soils from the 1-acre site, which includes portions of the northeast corner of the Strecker Forest site, located off Strecker Road, and a portion of the so-called Bliss-Ellisville Superfund site. The consultants – and some residents of Ellisville and Wildwood who spoke to the council on Feb. 10 – are contesting EPA’s reclassification of the fenced-off area from residential to recreational since that part of the site would not be used for homes. Consultants Mundell & Associates is recommending more soil and nearby stream sampling be done. “The city needs to determine if that plan is really protective enough,” Morrison told the council. “After any cleanup, there will be areas, even though not developed for homes, that would have no access restrictions. Warning signs and fencing now at the northeast corner of the site would come down. Also, the EPA’s cleanup recommendations don’t address any creek contamination.” Dan Topik, a resident of nearby Strecker Farms subdivision, said he was concerned for the safety of nearby residents close to the site with the latest EPA cleanup plan. He suggested, among other things, holding a town hall meeting on residents’ concerns

and having the city propose its own plan of action on resolving problems. Mary Morton, also of Strecker Farms, said that not enough area residents are aware of the EPA proposal, and Barbara Sprenger, who lives on Strecker Road, said she feared any downgrading of the planned cleanup levels to non-residential levels could set a bad precedent and harm neighborhood property values. Ellisville Councilmember Cindy Pool (District 3) asked Wildwood’s council to inform her city’s residents living near Strecker Forest of the EPA’s plans, and also asked that the EPA’s cleanup standards be raised to the residential level “as a precaution – not a blame game – to ensure the health of citizens.” But Ladd protested that Wildwood already has spent more than $600,000 on environmental impact studies and consultants “who just tell us what we want to hear, dragging this thing out, so we pay even more money to line the pockets of consultants who’ve told us no more than what we knew in 2006. “Those who voted me into office don’t buy this boondoggle. People in Ward 2 have had enough of this. This property needs to be cleaned up, and the EPA will clean it up to a level that’s acceptable.” Woerther called some of Ladd’s statements false, including one statement that EPA officials never had been invited to a city public hearing. “I’m tired of your revisionist history, that frustrates me to no end,” he told Ladd, while gaveling repeatedly for silence as Ladd tried to reply while Woerther was speaking. Ladd retorted, “This situation was mishandled by Wildwood since day one.” Woerther contended the EPA officials believed there was no further contamination at the site until Wildwood pressed for more testing. “We need to continue to safeguard residents around this property, and the only way to do that is to insist on residential cleanup standard levels,” Woerther said. Marshall cited a past lawsuit over the property and wondered “if we’re in a position to notify people on what we believe the EPA should be doing.” City Attorney Robert Golterman said there should be no problem with doing so. “Wildwood brought that lawsuit on itself, after the city originally gave approval to develop the site, and the developer spent $1.5 million for closing on that property,” Ladd said. “But you (Woerther) got people to come here, claiming their kids got cancer by playing on the property. “I care that you screwed everyone in my ward.” Woerther disputed that, gaveled repeatedly, and asked for a motion to remove Ladd from the meeting, which failed.

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Ballwin may join forces with O’Fallon in complaint against Ameren BY JIM ERICSON ericksonjim@att.net The cities of Ballwin and O’Fallon may join efforts to resolve a long-simmering feud with Ameren Missouri over rates charged for streetlights and the utility’s lack of response to inquiries about the communities purchasing them. In a unanimous vote, the Ballwin Board of Aldermen approved joining with O’Fallon in filing a complaint with the Missouri Public Service Commission. The action’s goal will be to require Ameren to respond to questions both cities have raised about buying streetlights in their respective communities. Attorneys with the law firm of Curtis Heinz Garrett & O’Keefe provide legal counsel to both cities and will handle the filing, according to Robert Jones, Ballwin city attorney. Costs will be shared on a pro rata basis, according to the number of streetlights each community has. Thomas Drabelle, O’Fallon’s communications director, said the issue of going to the PSC has not yet been discussed by the city council. However, he added, “Considering Ballwin’s invitation to join them, I am sure it is something our council will

consider in the near future.” Drabelle confirmed that O’Fallon leaders also have been unable to get definitive responses from Ameren. In comments before the vote at the Ballwin board’s Jan. 10 meeting, Jones noted that there are 1,917 high-pressure sodium streetlights Ameren owns in Ballwin. Based on the current rate of $21.85 each per month, the yearly cost is more than $502,000. But if the city purchased the lights and paid the established rate for power usage of $3.43 monthly for each, the annual cost would be

$78,900, a savings of more than $423,000. O’Fallon pays Ameren some $1 million annually for utility-owned streetlights, and savings there could be as high as $800,000 annually if that community owned the lights, Jones said. The problem is that Ameren has not provided direct answers to specific questions about selling the lights to the two communities. Comments at earlier Ballwin meetings have implied purchasing the lights should be relatively inexpensive because of their

age and the fact that their original cost has been mostly or even fully depreciated. In other cases, developers have installed streetlights and then turned them over to Ameren. Jones explained that Ameren has mentioned the possibility of resolving the issue by removing all its lights and letting the city install new ones, a solution he said is in no one’s best interest. Ballwin officials also have discussed the goal of using more energy-efficient streetlights as another ingredient that would lower what the city pays for electrical power.

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Trash debate continues in Creve Coeur By JIM MERKEL stlmerkel@att.net People thought the debate over whether to end free backyard trash pickup in Creve Coeur ended in November. They were wrong. Three months after Mayor Barry Glantz broke a 4-4 tie in the city council and defeated a plan to charge $15 a month for backyard “valet” trash pickup, two council members hotly debated opposing proposals on the service at the Feb. 10 council meeting. Councilmember Jeanne Rhoades (Ward 4) is calling for the city council to approve the five-year contract with Republic Services of Bridgeton that it rejected in

November. That contract calls for the city to pay $815,321 in the first year of the contract – a savings of more than $500,000 over current costs, made possible by charging $15 per month to those who wanted to have the now-free valet service. Rhoades proposes that the city could return the savings to the public by cutting the residential electricity utility tax by an equivalent amount. She said residents could use the savings from the reduction to pay the $15 a month valet trash pickup charge. “How many people think it’s imperative to pretend that their valet service is free?” See CREVE COEUR TRASH, page 17

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Chesterfield hires lobby firm to explore potential tax pool changes By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The city of Chesterfield has hired a lobbying firm in a tentative first step toward changing the tax pool laws. At a meeting on Feb. 3, the Chesterfield City Council agreed to pay the firm Gamble & Schlemeier a sum of $2,500 “in order to evaluate the posture of the legislature towards potential legislation regarding the St. Louis County tax pool,” as stated by Mayor Bob Nation. “What we would hope to gain is a modest modification to the current distribution system that would cap the percentage that any one city is required to leave in the pool over and above what it generates in taxes,” Nation said. Changing the way the county tax pool operates is not something that would be

well-received by every city in St. Louis County. Wildwood Mayor Tim Woerther said Wildwood has always operated within the rules of the tax pool system, and that he sees no reason to change it. “We certainly don’t look to change something to our benefit, and would prefer that the current system remain in place,” Woerther said. Gamble & Schlemeier would not comment on the matter. Cities within St. Louis County are divided into two categories for sales tax

purposes, namely “A” cities, and “B” cities. “A” cities, like Ellisville, are point-of-sale cities, where the city retains the majority of tax dollars gained through sales within the city limits. “B” cities, like Chesterfield and Wildwood, are part of the county’s tax pool, and share their sales tax money with other cities in the pool on a per-capita basis. According to Brian Whittle, Chesterfield’s finance director, the city is likely to contribute about $14.6 million to the county tax pool in 2014. Of that, Chesterfield will receive approximately $6.4 million back.

“That’s well less than half that we actually receive back, compared to what we put in,” Whittle said. Woerther said sales tax is not generated by cities, but by residents from local communities shopping within those cities, a point that he feels often gets lost in the tax pool discussion. “Sales tax revenue is something that residents who shop in respective cities generate, and it’s all the taxpayers’ money in that regard,” Woerther said. “We (Wildwood) think everyone benefits under the current system.”

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CREVE COEUR TRASH, from page 16 Rhoades said. Noting that a number of communities have opted out of free valet service, she added, “I hate to say this, but it’s just an elitist strategy.” Councilmember Ellen Lawrence (Ward 2) also proposes the approval of the Republic Services contract. But under her plan, homeowners must “opt into” free valet service. The city then would pick up the tab for those who make that choice. Lawrence suggested that the city have an educational campaign encouraging people to use curbside service in front of their homes. That campaign would let people know about the environmental as well as financial benefits of front-yard-only pickup. If only half of the homes opt in, she said the city would save between $111,319 and $307,111. She noted that her plan was a compromise. “With a lot of our residents, this is what we want the city to spend money on,” she said. “The city, I believe very strongly, will still save several hundred thousand dollars. “My hope is that as time goes on, fewer and fewer residents would choose valet service until we stabilize with a smaller core group.” Glantz said it is important the council make a decision, since the new contract would start on June 30. “We need to give staff direction on what we are going to have to do,” he said. At Rhoades’ request, the council put off further discussion until its Feb. 24 meeting, so the public can have a chance to comment. City Administrator Mark Perkins said the city has until May 1 to notify everyone. “I expect we’ll have a decision in the next 30 days,” Perkins said, noting that both plans are “workable.”

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Arts Commission asked Ochonicky to tackle the job, she said she was happy to oblige – but the timeframe was tight. “We had just a couple of days to get this figured out and work on it, because the cakes were due back,” she said. “When I say I literally worked on it non-stop, I worked on it non-stop.” The city of Manchester provided Ochonicky with information about the town and its history to incorporate into her design. The end result was a cake resplendent with fireworks to represent the city’s annual display, trees to reflect green space and parks, historic buildings and, of course, the cave in Seibert Park. “I learned a lot about the history of Manchester,” Ochonicky said. “Also, everything on the cake was done freehand. It truly is an original painting.” Manchester Alderman Mike Clement (Ward 2), who also is on the board of Manchester Arts, was “simply tickled” by the cake’s arrival and its design. “[The artist] really acknowledged Manchester,” Clement said. “There were lots of little images on it that speak to our past and history. When a person looks at it, they’ll see a lot of our story. We’re very pleased with it.”

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Wildwood sets up rebidding for phase 1 of the city’s Community Park project By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com After the initial bid came in way over budget, Wildwood is paying a consultant more money to revise construction plans to allow for rebidding for the first phase of development of its Community Park. At its Feb. 10 meeting, the Wildwood City Council voted 13-1, with Councilmember Jack Clark (Ward 4) opposed, to approve a resolution authorizing a contract with Oates Associates, Inc. for up to $24,100 in additional fees for services to revise construction drawings and plans and associated bid specifications, along with administering the rebidding process, for the phase 1 project. Councilmembers Ron James (Ward 6) and Paul Wojciechowski (Ward 8) were absent from the meeting. The city purchased a 66-acre tract near the intersection of Hwy. 109 and Hwy. 100 in 2009 for a future community park to be developed in phases. Oates Associates was first hired by the city in 2010 to manage a public engagement process and complete a conceptual design for the site, and again in 2012 to complete the design and engineering drawings and plans for phase 1. The company was hired a third time in 2013 to complete the phase 1 bidding process.

However, Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning and parks, said the low bid received in December for phase 1 was $3.5 million, way over what Oates estimated and the budgeted cost of $2.2 million. Oates now will be evaluating potential cost saving alternatives, among other things. Clark protested using Oates again. “The truest form of insanity is doing the same thing with this firm, but expecting different results,” he said. Vujnich said it wouldn’t be cost-effective or time-efficient to hire another consultant. Most of the bid cost that came in over budget was related to a pavilion planned for phase 1, and it’s possible the pavilion’s size could be reduced and different materials used, Vujnich said. He also said costs for a salt storage building in the park’s phase 1 work could be transferred to the public works department budget. And he noted that costs for phase 1 will be more expensive than future phases due to costs. The first phase of work will also include a universally accessible playground, dog park, parking lot, restrooms and multi-use trail. “No one’s happy this had to be rebid, but we’ve marketed this project to the public at a price range we need to honor, and we all want to see progress on the park work this year,” Councilmember Tammy Shea (Ward 3) said.

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knowledge, that run constantly. Councilmember Sue Cullinane (Ward 3) replacement needed. said that some staff requests – such as for Councilmember Larry Goodson (Ward more storage areas, a larger kitchen, and 8) asked Dubruiel for a breakdown of more than one community room – weren’t items that will and won’t be covered under addressed by the architects, though Tacchi warranty, along with costs. countered that some requests couldn’t be Councilmember Tammy Shea (Ward 3) accommodated in the budget and “we questioned the city spending $40,000 for implemented what we were instructed to.” parking lot repaving within a year of the Councilmember Debra Smith McCutchen building opening. (Ward 5) told the architects she would have “I’m afraid some of these items are just expected them to be aware of potential the tip of the iceberg, and we need to get to acoustical problems. “Part of the concern by a lot of citizens is the bottom and get them resolved,” she said. Powers insisted the architects’ goal was that we hired experts to design this building, to design a building to meet strict city and the building is not livable,” she said. Shea added that some problems should budget standards. “Elaborate citizen engagement indicated have been obvious from the start. “Noise in this building is completely disruppeople wanted an almost lodge-like look to the building, and the shape of a building tive to city business and is annoying,” she said. “There were some design changes made affects acoustics,” he said. Tacchi said his firm’s original design, call- without council approval, and the council was ing for a flat roof, was rejected by the city never given options on some acoustical issues. council, which wanted vaulted ceilings. He Now, we want the best relief for the least cost.” The council asked that a schedule of noted that putting soft seating in the lobby steps to address problems and a timeline by the stairs would help quiet the area. Architects originally recommended be provided at its Feb. 24 meeting. “We’ve been talking about problems some acoustical panels “but they weren’t implemented due to cost,” Tacchi said. He for six months, and we need to move foralso cited noisy vending machines, placed ward on solutions,” Councilmember Katie by the city into the lobby without architects’ Dodwell (Ward 4) said.

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Five candidates have filed for the three open positions on the Parkway Board of Education. The candidates, in order of filing and as their names will appear on the ballot, are: • Dee Mogerman, incumbent • Deborah A. (Debbie) Hopper • Chris Jacob, incumbent • Wade R. Wieser • Tim Sauer For more information on the candidates, visit the Board of Education page on the Parkway website at parkwayschools.net. ••• In the Rockwood School District, three open seats also have attracted five citizens. The three-year terms of Matt Doell and Keith Kinder and the one-year term of Darby Jo Arakelian will expire in April 2014. Seeking to fill those seats on the Board of Education are the three incumbents along with Eileen Tyrrell and Dominique’ A. Paul. Candidate bios can be found online at rockwood.k12.mo.us/boardofeducation. A League of Women Voters Candidates Forum is scheduled for March 25 from 7-8:30 p.m. at Crestview Middle School, 16025 Clayton Road in Ellisville.

WasteBusters recognized The WasteBusters, a team of nine students from Parkway North High School, will compete in the final round of the seventh annual Lexus Eco Challenge, a national contest that encourages middle and high school students to develop and implement environmental programs that positively impact their communities. Team WasteBusters was one of 16 high school teams nationwide to win the preliminary round of the Lexus Eco Challenge and enter the final round. Each of the teams received a total of $10,000 in grants and scholarships. And, all were invited to participate in the Final Challenge for a chance to win one of two grand prizes of $30,000 in grants and scholarships. Eight first-place prizes of $15,000 in grants and scholarships also will be awarded. After carefully studying the local environment, the students developed an action plan that revolves around “reduce, replenish and remind.” They are supervising the district’s composting program and reducing paper waste. They also are planting air-pruned trees, which greatly help to remove carbon from the atmosphere, and building a vermicomposter, which recycles nutrients from food back into the soil. Additionally, they are

On Friday, Jan. 17, a group of Westminster Christian Academy juniors and seniors in the Advanced Math Concepts and Economics courses experienced what it takes to budget money like adults. During the annual “Mad City Money” simulation, students chose a career and discovered their monthly income and whether or not they had a spouse and children. Then, they constructed a monthly budget and learned quickly that there are more required – and often unexpected – expenses than fun ones in life. Each year at the end of the first semester, the class learns about principles that involve money and stewardship, including simple and compound interest, annuities, different kinds of loans, and more. “It’s no accident that the unit falls within the biggest shopping season of the year,” said math teacher Abby Karsten, who notes that while money usually piques students’ interest more than typical math problems, those students also are ready to start thinking about life after high school. “Most have jobs or expenses like cars, phones and social activities, and college is on the horizon. They know that adult life has added responsibilities, but for some it is hard to imagine what that really looks like.” During “Mad City Money,” parents, office staff and teachers served as merchants for the students. Students started by visiting booths and “purchasing” whatever they wanted: luxury cars, the most expensive clothes, a big house and European vacations. But after a spending spree, a few quick calculations brought them back to earth – and back to the merchants’ tables to return what they couldn’t afford. While not all students made poor choices at first, none of them anticipated unexpected expenses. Westminster HR Manager Amy Turner’s role was the “Fickle Finger of

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‘How to grow a Hippo’ Becky Schantz, mathematics instructor at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood, has published her second children’s book, “How to Grow a Hippo.” Schantz’s book is based on a study about the relationship between brain development in children and a mother’s love. The idea for the book came to her after she read an article by Joan Luby, M.D., a professor of child psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine, about the impact of nurturing a child’s hippocampus, a structure in the brain important to learning, memory and response to stress. High praise came from Luby, who wrote, “I just love your book – I think it is lovely – truly.” Schantz’s first children’s book, “Mommy, How Many Numbers Are There?” is based on a question her then 4-year-old son, Jack, asked her one day. Information about both books can be found at jacksbackbooks.com.

Robotics teams head to state Two Rockwood Robotics teams are heading to the state championships. The Gluons, from Marquette High, placed first at the Jan. 4 qualifying event in Rolla, where the Boson team, from Eureka High, won the Inspire Award. Nine Rockwood teams competed in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) St. Louis Region qualifier with six teams participating in the final rounds. The FIRST Robotics Competition is a multinational competition that teams professionals with high school students to solve an engineering design problem in an intense and competitive way. It challenges teams of young people and their mentors to solve a common problem in a six-week timeframe using a standard “kit of parts” and a common set of rules. Teams build robots from the parts and enter them in competitions. The state championships are scheduled to take place March 1 in Rolla.

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Lafayette High School hosted Sgt. Corrin Campbell of the Army’s Musical Outreach Program. Campbell is an Iraq combat veteran having served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. She currently is stationed at the United States Army Recruiting Command in Fort Knox, Ky., serving as a full-time musician. Her job is considered one of a kind. She is the only original music artist endorsed by a branch of the military. Sgt. Corrin Campbell (center) with Lafayette High “My Army career fine-tuned me students. into a self-aware and objective musician. I learned to acknowledge my weaknesses so they could be strengthened. When I got out, I knew I wanted to pursue music and continue with the skills the Army ingrained in me,” Campbell said. Her efforts were well-received by Lafayette students. “She was great! People don’t realize all the different aspects the military has to offer. I think watching her perform shows people that they use all sorts of talents in many ways even in the military,” said Lafayette senior Kristin Tindall.

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By BONNIE KRUEGER bkrueger@newsmagazinenetwork.com It is probably a safe bet to say that there are few, if any, high school seniors who can add “launching a NASA satellite into space” to their college applications. But for two Rockwood seniors, John (J.D.) Engle and Bryan Pierson, that experience has become a reality. Through a program called Project Interface, Rockwood School District offers high school seniors a unique career exploration opportunity, while allowing them to gain practical real-world experience in a field of interest. Juniors with a 3.0 or higher grade point average can apply for the program. Approximately 125 students express an interest each year and an average of 60-65 students are accepted. “While this program is a wonderful opportunity, it is rigorous in its demands,” said Kim Litzou, supervisor of Partners in Education, which oversees Project Interface. “It requires a big commitment … logging a minimum of 75 work hours. It is the most passionate students who decide this program is for them.” Students are partnered with business professionals in their areas of interest. Pierson and Engle were placed in a summer program with Saint Louis University’s Space System Research Laboratory, working with both undergraduate and graduate students from the Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology. Project Interface is designed to bring students into already existing programs so students achieve realworld experience. For Engle and Pierson, that meant working with Parks College students on an infrared imager (a satellite nicknamed COPPER) that was to be launched into space by NASA. Logging 134 and 121 hours respectively, Pierson and Engle were responsible for finding, installing and integrating satellite

tracking programs on a computer to monitor in space. They also created wire harnesses to connect the solar panels and the rest of the satellite’s hardware. Pierson was tasked with using soldering and electrical skills he learned at Lafayette High. “Despite the challenges I faced in the COPPER project, my high school classes really laid a foundation for me for the type of problem solving I would need in my internship. Due to my proficiency with soldering and electrical work, the Parks students often looked to me to help with the wire harnesses, solar panels and battery tests,” Pierson said. “The experience was one of my greatest challenges, but that is the essence of engineering: encountering problems and overcoming them no matter how difficult they may appear.” The program solidified both Engle’s and Pierson’s desire to pursue engineering careers. “I have been accepted by a few schools, but have not made a final decision as to where I want to attend college yet,” Engle said. “Project Interface was definitely on all of my applications and this experience was the subject of essays and interviews.” His parents added, “To be allowed to participate in this research project at Saint Louis University was an honor for J.D. and our family. He came home every day excited about what he had done and observed.” Pierson, who attends Eureka High, plans on attending Purdue University and studying mechanical engineering. He is leaning toward a career in the space industry. “There is truly nothing more rewarding than seeing those students stand up and announce the realization that this is the career path they want to take,” Litzou said. The program is also a great confidence builder. “We did not directly work with any NASA personnel, although we were involved in teleconferences with NASA. We worked with Dr. Michael Swartwout and Parks College students. They were completely welcoming of my input and this experience has built up my confidence around those older than me,” Engle said. While the project culminates in presentations by the students to the business team and Rockwood staff, for Engle and Pierson the pinnacle of their experience came on Nov. 19 when the Minotaur I rocket carrying COPPER blasted off the launch pad at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. While the students were not invited to attend in person, they were able to watch the launch at home on TV. Pierson said, “Being able to see everything I worked on finally succeed and go into space was the best part of my experience with the COPPER project.”

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MICDS’ Emily Kyman drives to the basket.

By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com Parkway Central senior Christie Bergesch is a dual threat for coach Brian Guilfoyle’s Colts. Earlier this season, Bergesch became Parkway Central’s career rebounding leader. She also recently topped the 1,000-point mark. And best of all – the big basket came against archrival Parkway North. “It was really exciting to score 1,000 points,” said the 5-foot-9 Bergesch. “My dad (Joe) had figured out it was possible at the end of my junior year. To achieve that was great. I’ve played with a lot of the girls on my team since the third grade and to do it with them was really cool.” She scored the big basket like she has so many others in her career, pulling down a rebound and putting the ball back in for a basket. “This is a huge milestone,” Guilfoyle said. “She has started on the varsity team for four years and has obviously been one of our main scorers in history. She will likely end up No. 2 on the all-time list at Central for girls.” Bergesch’s teammates cheered when it was announced that she had topped 1,000 points. “They were really excited for me,” Bergesch said. “It was fun for me to celebrate with them. They called a time out after the basket and the person announcing at the game called it out.” At presstime, she was averaging 18.1 points. Her rebounding numbers are just as impressive. Bergesch has 218 rebounds and is averaging 12.1 a game at presstime. She had 152 rebounds as a freshman. She had 271 in her sophomore year and 268 last season. “I like rebounding,” Bergesch said. “It took

a lot of determination and hard work to get rebounds. Rebounding comes down to wanting to do it. I want to do it. You have to have determination to be a rebounder I think. “To me, it’s instinctive. I’ve had a couple of people tell me the ball follows me or I follow the ball. I just seem to have a knack for it.” “Christie is an amazing kid,” Guilfoyle said, noting that she “can play at the next level (college).” ••• MICDS senior and basketball team captain Emily Kyman became just the second girl in the program’s history to surpass the 1,000-point milestone. Kyman crossed the 1,000-point threshold during the Rams’ recent game against Clayton. In 2011, Delaney Hobbs also topped the 1,000-point plateau during her senior year at MICDS. Hobbs finished with 1,303 points. Rams coach Scott Small said Kyman deserves her achievement. “I think it was a huge accomplishment and testament to her work ethic and many contributions to this program,” Small said. “That she has done it in the midst of so many great players, during a season when we have multiple kids in double digits on any given night, has been all the more impressive.” Small added there is a chance Kyman can overtake Hobbs. “It is possible that Emily could overtake her, but our depth and unselfish play as a team this year makes it less of a priority and, perhaps, a possibility,” Small said. Even if she remains No. 2 on the all-time scoring list, Kyman has made her mark at MICDS. “Emily has been a cornerstone in the girls basketball program for all four years,” said Small. “She is a remarkable basketball player who has an uncanny ability to get to the basket and a deadly outside shot. Emily’s worth to this program is not measured in points, though she has certainly scored many, but rather in the loyalty and commitment to her teammates that says so much about the person that she is.” Kyman thanked those who helped her get there. “It is the culmination of four years of hard work,” Kyman said. “I’m very thankful for everything and everyone who has supported me throughout my high school career including coaches Small, (Erica) Moore and (Bill) Goedeker and, of course, all of my teammates. “Coach Small tells us that each of us has to step up each game – and that is what I am trying to do. It feels great. I view this as an accomplishment not only for myself for but for our team – as I could not have achieved it without my teammates.”

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Longhorns inducted into Missouri Sports Hall of Fame The Parkway West swimming program recently was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in Springfield. Since opening its doors in 1968, the boys and girls swimming programs of Parkway West have earned an incredible 23 state championships – roughly two-thirds of the school’s state titles from all sports combined. With their first accolades coming in the 1974-75 school year, the Longhorn swimmers have gone on to rack up 29 conference

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Parkway West sophomore Nick Balestra recently was named the Mid-States Hockey Club Association Player of the Week. The Longhorn was Balestra honored for one of the most incredible weeks of the year. The Longhorns squad recorded two wins that week over Duchesne and John Burroughs. Balestra scored four goals in both games. He scored all four goals in the 4-2 win over the Bombers of John Burroughs. Balestra finished with eight goals and two assists in the two games. At presstime, Balestra leads the Longhorns in scoring, assists and points.

High school girls basketball Principia senior Alli Ball, a 6-foot-1 forward, is the new career scoring leader for the Panthers. She set the record in a 59-28 loss at MICDS in a battle of the Metro League teams. Ball moved past Liz Gilman, breaking the school scoring record at 1,120 points. Gilman is a sophomore at McKendree University. Ball was a first-team all-Metro Conference performer last year after averaging 16.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks. The Akron University recruit was a big reason why the Panthers went 19-9 overall, finished third in their powerful league and did everything but beat eventual Class 3 state cham-

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pion Lutheran St. Charles in a district final. This season, Ball is averaging 19 points per game and leads as a team captain. Coach Shad Nichols said Ball is a special athlete. “She is a complete player. She can actually touch the rim, so sometimes we play defense like a men’s team,” Nichols said. “If someone gets beat, Alli is protecting the rim ready to block or contest the shot. She is a student of the game and strives to be great in all areas of the game – including be a great teammate. “She is becoming a great scorer and has learned to use her body very well. She can do everything. She can handle the ball when we need her to help with pressure, knock down a 3, or make foul shots to win the game – since she’s an 83 percent free throw shooter – like she did versus Visitation with 4.9 seconds left.”

High school baseball The Parkway South baseball program will conduct its 27th annual baseball clinic March 8. Interested players can register online at parkwaysouthbaseball.com The clinic will be held at Parkway South in Gyms A, B and C. Youngsters in first though fifth grades will work out from 9-11 a.m. Youngsters in sixth through eighth grades will practice from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.. Each child needs to bring a baseball glove, bat and indoor workout clothes. The Parkway South coaching staff and varsity baseball players will serve as the instructors. Throwing and fielding mechanics and drills, basic hitting and bunting fundamentals, general pitching mechanics and fundamentals will be covered. The cost is $25 per person, or $20 per person for teams of eight or more.

the championship at 160 pounds. In the Francis Howell North Invitational, Whitfield finished second. Hahn won the 160pound class. Teammate Conrad Chadwick won the title at 152. Finishing second for Whitfield were Derrick Swaney at 132, Kurtis Hahn at 138 and Donovan Foster at 145. In the Jaguar Invitational at Seckman, three grapplers won their divisions. De Smet Jesuit’s Wynne Morriss won at 160. CBC won two classes with Jordan Davis taking the 220-pound division and Tim Gant winning at 285. As a team, CBC finished third behind host Seckman and Jefferson City.

Westminster athletics The fall sports teams had a 3.0 GPA or better for the first semester. Athletic Director Todd Zell said the Wildcats had 286 athletes who participated in the fall with 157 of them having a 3.5 GPA or better. Of those, 38 students had a GPA of 4.0 or better. The average athlete GPA for the fall was 3.43. Here are the varsity team GPAs: girls tennis 3.82, softball 3.69, girls golf 3.56, coed cross country 3.53, boys soccer 3.52, boys swimming 3.50, girls volleyball 3.31 and football 3.18.

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High school wrestling Several local matmen performed well in recent area wrestling tournaments. In the recent Kyle Thrasher Memorial Tournament at Francis Howell, Lafayette senior Adam Bogar won the 145-pound weight class. The Lancers also received second-place finishes from Alex Wier (126), Alec Reid (132), Christian Alexander (152), Jamel Smith (195) and Chase Behrndt (285). Eureka picked up a championship with Alec Hagan at 113. The Wildcats’ Kyran Hagan was second at 106. Marquette got a second-place finish from Brett Stoffel at 113. The annual Eric Lewis Invitational was held recently at MICDS. Whitfield finished third with 190.5 points. Westminster Christian Academy was eighth with 134.5 points. Host MICDS was 11th with 110.5 points. Chaminade was 16th with 68 points and Principia was 18th with 31 points. Rodney Hahn, a Whitfield senior, won

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College women’s basketball McKendree senior Brittany Willis topped the 1,000th career point mark in her college career. She hit the mark in the Bearcats’ 77-74 loss to Missouri S&T. Willis, a graduate of Parkway South, hit a baseline jumper from the left side with 14:33 to play in the first half for the big basket. She became the 14th member of the 1,000-point club at McKendree and finished the game with 19 points and 10 rebounds. Willis averaged 16.9 points, four steals and three assists per game as a senior at Parkway South. She scored more than 1,000 career points for the Patriots and was a two-time All-Suburban West Conference selection. Willis helped lead the Patriots to three conference championships and two district championships.

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Healt h Capsu les National Wear Red Day West Newsmagazine celebrated National Wear Red Day on Feb. 7 in support of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women health initiative. National Wear Red Day holds special meaning for Newsmagazine Network, as Managing Editor Kate Uptergrove and Sales Manager Vicky Czapla both From left: Janet Ruhmann, Ellen Hartbeck, Sheila Murphy-Roberts, Sharon Huber, Joe are survivors of cardiac arrest. The staff Ritter, Roger Koch, Sue Hornof and Nancy started the day with a heart-healthy Anderson breakfast and received information on preventing heart disease and recognizing the signs of a stroke. Newsmagazine Network is matching employee donations to the American Heart Association throughout February. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, claiming more women’s lives than all forms of cancer combined. Most women don’t notice the symptoms of heart disease until it’s too late, but everyone can lower their risks by following a healthy diet and engaging in more physical activity. For heart health information, visit GoRedForWomen.org, or go to Facebook. com/GoRedForWomen.

New stroke guidelines for women

The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association earlier this month issued its first-ever guidelines for preventing stroke specifically in women. The new guidelines state: • Women with a history of high blood pressure before pregnancy should be considered for low-dose aspirin and/or calcium supplement therapy to lower preeclampsia risk. • Women with pre-eclampsia have twice the risk of stroke and a quadruple risk of high blood pressure later in life, so preeclampsia should be considered a risk factor well after pregnancy. Other risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol and obesity in women with pre-eclampsia should be treated early. • Pregnant women with moderately high blood pressure (150-159 mmHg/100109 mmHg) may be considered for blood pressure medication; expectant mothers with severe high blood pressure (160/110 mmHg or above) should be treated. • Women should be screened for high

blood pressure before taking birth control pills because the combination changes stroke risks. • Women who have migraine headaches with aura should stop smoking to avoid higher stroke risks. • Women older than age 75 should be screened for atrial fibrillation risks due to its link to higher stroke risk.

Obesity as a disease The American Medical Association’s (AMA) decision last summer to recognize obesity as a disease might result in some unintended and unfortunate consequences. In a June 18, 2013 AMA statement, AMA board member Patrice Harris, M.D., said recognizing obesity as a disease would “help change the way the medical community tackles this complex issue that affects approximately one in three Americans.” Now, a study has shown that recognizing obesity as a disease also may change the way obese people view their obesity, leading some to believe there is no point in

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even trying to lose weight. To determine what effect, if any, the AMA’s message had on people’s perceptions of obesity, a team of psychological scientists conducted a study. “Experts have been debating the merits of, and problems with, the AMA (obesity as a disease) policy,” said University of Richmond researcher Crystal Hoyt. “We wanted to contribute to the conversation by bringing data rather than speculation and by focusing on the psychological repercussions.” The researchers recruited more than 700 people to take a survey. Before answering the survey, some study participants read an article describing obesity as a disease, some read a standard public health message about weight, and the remainder read an article specifically stating that obesity is not a disease. Compared to obese participants who read the public health message or the article stating obesity is not a disease, obese participants who read the article describing obesity as a disease reported less concern for weight, placed less importance on health-focused diets and chose highercalorie sandwiches when asked to choose from a menu. The researchers said that the AMA message may have benefits, such as promoting greater acceptance of obesity and reducing its stigma, which could help obese people work toward weight loss and improved health. However, they said the study’s findings suggest the message might result in decreased motivation for obese people to follow a healthy diet.

Childhood predictors of adult BMI A study that asked adults about their childhood experiences revealed some possible predictors of obesity in adulthood. Study participants who reported having certain childhood experiences in common –families that cooked with fresh ingredients, parents who talked with them about nutrition, frequent involvement in outdoor physical activities with their families, plenty of sleep on weeknights and many friends – had a lower body mass index (BMI). Participants with a higher BMI also

shared common childhood experiences, including the use of food as a reward or punishment, obese parents and/or grandparents, drinking juice and soda more than water, parents who restricted their food intake and being bullied by peers.

Motor vehicle fatalities fall Motor vehicle deaths among children in the U.S. have decreased 43 percent in the past decade, but vehicle crashes remain the No. 1 cause of death for children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In the past 10 years, more than 9,000 children aged 12 and younger were killed in crashes nationwide. Of the more than 650 children killed in vehicle accidents in 2011, one in three were not buckled up. The CDC recommends having children aged 12 and younger ride in the back seat and never placing a rear-facing car seat in front of an active air bag.

Bleach bath safety Parents of children with eczema may have heard that bleach baths can help, but it is important to follow proper procedures to ensure child safety. Eczema is a dry skin condition that can cause kids to scratch, and scratching can lead to infection. The American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) cautions parents to talk with a child’s dermatologist before administering a bleach bath. “If your child’s dermatologist recommends bleach baths, be sure to ask how much bleach to add to the water and how often a bleach bath should be given,” Dr. Lawrence F. Eichenfield, chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at University of California, San Diego, said in an AAD news release. “Adding the wrong amount or type of bleach to the bath can irritate your child’s already sensitive skin. … It’s very important for parents to talk with their board-certified dermatologist before beginning bleach bath therapy with their child.” Eichenfield’s recommendations for giving a bleach bath, plus a link to a video demonstrating how to perform bleach bath therapy for a child’s eczema, can be found at aad.org.

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How old is your heart? Physicians often tell patients they are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to family history and/or other risk factors, but doctors’ warnings do not always motivate people to make the lifestyle changes required to improve their heart health. Researchers in Spain recently found that when people learn their heart age – how old the heart is compared to one’s chronological age – they are more likely to take steps to decrease their risk of CVD. In a study involving more than 3,000 patients, researchers assessed participants’ CVD risk and then did one of three things: offered general guidance on healthy living, presented results in terms of the participant’s “percentage risk,” or presented their results in terms of the person’s “estimated heart age.” Patients who were told their heart age were far more likely than other participants to take action to live healthier lifestyles. For example, the smoking cessation rate for patients who smoked was four times greater among those who were told their heart age than for those who received traditional CVD percentage risk scores. “This would suggest that the mere fact of presenting the patients with information that is easy to understand has a positive effect in engaging them to take preventive action,” said Dr. Pedro Tauler, of the University of the Balearic Islands. “Heart age is a cost- and time-effective strategy to motivate patients to adopt a healthier lifestyle that results in a reduction in their CVD risk. The simplicity of the tool and the fact that it is easy to understand are core to its effectiveness.” The Heart Age Calculator can be found online at heartage.me.

On the calendar “Knee Replacement. Is it Right for Me?” will be held from 6-7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24 at St. Luke’s Hospital’s Desloge Outpatient Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. An orthopedic doctor presents a straightforward discussion about minimally invasive knee replacement surgery and other treatment options for arthritic knees. The program is free, but registration is required. Call (314) 542-4848, or visit stlukes-stl.com. ••• Missouri Baptist Medical Center will offer free cholesterol and glucose screenings from 1:30-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in the pharmacy department at the West Oak Dierbergs, 11481 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur. Screenings will measure glucose, total cholesterol and HDL. No fasting is required, but appointments are recommended. Call (314) 996-5433. ••• “I have Hip Pain. What are my Options?” will be held from 6-7 p.m. on

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Wednesday, Feb. 26 at St. Luke’s Hospital, 232 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. An orthopedic physician discusses the causes of hip pain and answers attendees’ questions. Admission is free, but class size is limited. To register, call (314) 542-4848, or visit stlukes-stl.com. ••• St. Luke’s Hospital will offer its Total Control Introductory Class from 9-10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at the Desloge Outpatient Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. The class is for women experiencing urge or stress incontinence and covers exercise and treatment options. Admission is free. To register, visit stlukes-stl.com, or call (314) 542-4848. ••• A Missouri Child Identification and Protection (MOCHIP) program will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 at the SSM St. Clare Conference Center, 1015 Bowles Ave. in Fenton. Each participant will receive a DVD containing personal data of the child and emergency contact information; digital photos; digital fingerprints; a dental impression, providing a DNA sample and scent for use in canine searches; and instructions for child identification and protection. For more information about the free program, visit mochip. org, or call (314) 660-3026. ••• “Safeguarding Your Heart Health” will be held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, March 3 at Longview Farm, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & Country. Attendees join Dr. Deema Rao, an internal medicine physician, for lunch and learn where they stand and what steps they can take to lower their risk for heart disease. Registration is recommended. Call (314) 996-5433. ••• “Nutrition Check-Up: Myth-Busters!” will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 11 at Longview Farm, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & Country. Sherri Hoyt, a registered dietician from Missouri Baptist Medical Center, discusses myths about nutrition while guests enjoy a sample of a recipe featured in the program. Registration is recommended. Call (314) 996-5433.

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A guide to local people and companies committed to your health. Joseph A. Muccini, MD

MidAMericA Skin HeAltH & VitAlity center 222 South Woods Mill Road, Suite 475N • Chesterfield 314.878.0600 www.MidAmericaSkin.com MidAmerica Skin Health & Vitality Center is a state-of-the-art medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology practice located in Chesterfield, MO, which strives to help patients understand and treat their medical skin conditions (skin health), as well as learn about lifestyle choices and cosmetic products/services that can help keep skin looking youthful (skin vitality). MidAmerica’s owner, Dr. Joseph A. Muccini, is a board-certified dermatologist with more than 20 years of experience in medical and surgical dermatology. Complementing his medical expertise, Muccini offers many cosmetic services and procedures, including non-invasive skin-tightening Ulthera® treatments, PEARL® and PEARL® Fractional Laser texturing, noninvasive Cold Laser fat reduction, and Laser/IPL reduction of wrinkles, sun damage, spider veins, and excess hair, among others. He also features premier cosmetic dermatology products including Botox®, Juvéderm®, Radiesse®, Belotero®, Dysport®, Restylane®, Perlane®, Latisse®, Vivité®, SkinCeuticals®, and jane iredale®. The company’s full-time aesthetician provides chemical peels, microdermabrasion, dermaplaning, waxing, and other services. Dr. Muccini has been active in the development and use of technologies and techniques to evaluate human skin pathologies and cosmetic characteristics, and has authored numerous articles on the subject. He holds undergraduate and medical degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, respectively, and underwent postgraduate medical training at Harvard teaching hospitals Massachusetts General, Brigham and Women’s, Boston Children’s, Beth Israel, and Deaconess. He also completed an internship in general surgery, fellowship and residency in dermatology, and a fellowship in cosmetic surgery. Muccini is a member of the AAD, ASDS, AMA, Missouri Dermatological Society, and St. Louis Dermatological Society, where he has served as president.

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Stephen G. Smith, M.D. Kenneth I. Bluestone, M. D.

Midwest Pain Center 17300 N. Outer 40, Suite 100 • Chesterfield • 636.519.8889 12255 DePaul Dr., Suite 120 • Bridgeton • 314.895.8889 New Office: St. Luke’s Hospital, 232 S. Woods Mill, Suite 580 www.midwestpaincenter.net Dr. Stephen G. Smith would like to welcome Dr. Kenneth I. Bluestone to his practice. Dr. Bluestone received his medical degree from University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and did his residency training at Washington University/Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He is board certified and has an interest in interventional pain management and regional anesthesia. Dr. Bluestone is excited to join Dr. Smith at Midwest Pain Center. Dr. Smith is an interventional pain specialist with over 20 years of experience and knowledge. He has been practicing in Chesterfield for the past 12 years. Dr. Smith and Dr. Bluestone treat chronic and acute cervical, thoracic and lumbar pain, muscular and neuropathic pain and a wide variety of pain conditions. “We continue to create a personalized pain treatment plan that explores a spectrum of treatment options from conservative medical therapies to the most advanced interventional techniques,” Dr. Smith said. “We have an excellent staff and we strive to make each patient’s experience a positive one in our office.” Midwest Pain Center provides patients with a warm, comfortable environment where they can feel at ease. For patient convenience, Midwest Pain Center recently opened its third office, which is located at St. Luke’s Hospital.

Shanon A. Forseter, MD, OB/GYN

North New Ballas oBstetrics & GyNecoloGy 522 N. New Ballas Road, Suite 201 • Creve Coeur • 314.994.1241 • www.shanonforseter.com Shanon Forseter, M.D., chose to be an OB/GYN because he wanted to be in a branch of medicine where he could form lifelong relationships with his patients. “I enjoy helping to navigate both the joys and challenges of the female body during all of life’s transitions,” Forseter said. His services include obstetrics, gynecology, surgery, fertility, natural childbirth and menopausal therapy, including bioidentical hormones. He received his medical degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City and completed his residency at the University of Missouri. His private practice in Creve Coeur services five major hospitals and two surgery centers in St. Louis. “I focus my practice on the philosophy of my patients holding the key to their own bodies and knowing themselves the best,” Forseter said. “I may have the medical knowledge and skills, but the plans and desires of the patient are what I strive to attain.” Taking pride in getting to know each patient individually, Forseter does his best to make sure individuals and families have that special moment unfold as they envision it.

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Dr. Carol Bergmann, Au.D.

Hearing HealtH Care Center Ellisville • Richmond Heights • St. Charles • 636.391.9622 • www.hearinghealthcare.org Hearing Health Care Center utilizes the latest technology to provide the best in hearing care. Family-owned-and-operated for 16 years by Carol Bergmann, an audiologist, and her daughter, Dr. Alison Benner, the Center provides comprehensive audiological testing for individuals ages 3 and older. Hearing aid screenings, evaluations, fittings and post-fitting counseling also are provided. Hearing Health Care Center has relationships with multiple hearing aid manufacturers, allowing for a wide array of devices that are available in various sizes and circuit options. Each patient receives the optimal hearing aid for his/her needs. The newest is the Lyric – a completely invisible, extended-wear device that can be worn while showering, sleeping and exercising. The Center is stocked with information and supplies for hearing aids and other assistive listening devices. Each patient receives personalized treatment from an on-staff audiologist. Dr. Alison Benner, Dr. Melissa Kelly and Dr. Jayna Proctor have doctorates in audiology, and Dr. Benner is a board certified audiologist. “We care how you hear, and we will work with you until you are satisfied,” Bergmann said.

Samson Liu, DDS, MAGD • Suveetha Mikkili, DMD Collette Lucas, DDS • Pallavi Sinha, DMD

My WildWood dentist 2751 Fountain Place, Suite 1 • Wildwood 636.898.5865 www.mywildwooddentist.com Orthodontics plays a vital role in dental care. Alignment of teeth assists in proper gum care and occlusion, can reduce wear and helps with recession around the gum area. The doctors at My Wildwood Dentist can help diagnose malocclusion and treat it using Myobrace® and Invisalign®. Utilizing early orthodontics while children are 3-13 years old has been proven to prevent future onset of more complex orthodontic problems. The My Wildwood Dentist team is trained in myofunctional problems in children and works to help correct tongue posture and improve breathing habits to help natural jaw growth and development. Whether a child has mouth breathing, snoring or difficulty swallowing, they can help. In some cases, a child may need to see a dentist; an ear, nose and throat doctor (ENT); and orthodontic in combination. • Myobrace at My Wildwood Dentist: Children with incorrect myofunctional habits such as mouth breathing can experience health issues and incorrect jaw/facial development. Mouth breathing has been linked with increasing asthma, high blood pressure and heart disease and can lead to the development of sleep and breathing problems. Facial development and breathing problems can cause ongoing development issues as children grow into adults, negatively affecting their health and self-esteem. The Myobrace system has the proven function of correcting bad oral habits that lead to poor overall development. It is completed through a series of removable dental appliances worn 1-2 hours each day or overnight, unlike traditional braces. • Invisalign at My Wildwood Dentist: A healthy smile boosts confidence. Invisalign and Invisalign Teen make corrective dental treatment easy for adults and teen children. Invisalign fits the lifestyles of parents and active teens, making it a desirable alternative to metal braces. The The My Wildwood Dentist team prepares teenagers for successful orthodontic treatment by advising them on proper wear and care of Invisalign aligners. My Wildwood Dentist helps children enjoy great oral health MyWildwoodDentist.com from the start. Call today to schedule an appointment.

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Megan Sanders, M.P.T., L.M.T.

Sub Zero Cryotherapy 17722 Chesterfield Airport Road • Chesterfield • 636.778.2233 • www.subzerocryotherapy.com As a physical therapist and licensed massage therapist, Megan Sanders’ passion is to affect change in the body that allows people to do the things they love and live the life they were meant to live. As cryomanager at Sub Zero Cryotherapy, she does that on a daily basis. “We provide whole body cryotherapy – a three-minute exposure to sub-zero temperatures to trigger the body’s natural healing process,” Megan said. “We also offer massage.” Whole body cryotherapy has only been used commercially for three years in the U.S. and in Missouri is available only at Sub Zero. It allows for full-body detoxification to enable the body to heal itself. Developed as a treatment for inflammation caused by arthritis, the technology has proven beneficial also for skin conditions, chronic pain, sports injuries and poor sleep. “We want to provide the opportunity for people to live their best lives, free of pain and inflammation,” Megan said. Whether treating a world-class athlete or a world-class mom, Sub Zero’s goal is to allow people to play hard, recover fast and live well.

Karla Keaney, M.D.

EssE HEaltH CrEvE CoEur PEdiatriCs 11630 Studt Ave, Suite 200 • Creve Coeur • 314-567-7337 • www.essehealth.com Dr. Karla Keaney joined Esse Health in August of 2013. She is a graduate of Saint Louis University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, TX. Dr. Keaney completed her residency training in pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, affiliated with Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, where she was recognized as the intern of the year for 2010-2011. Upon graduation, Dr. Keaney returned to St. Louis and joined Esse Health’s Creve Coeur Pediatrics office. Dr. Keaney has a particular interest in breastfeeding in newborn care. “There are many benefits to breastfeeding for both the mother and child, not only in the bonding it fosters and the healing it helps promote for the mother postdelivery but that it can help protect the baby against respiratory illness, ear infections, gastrointestinal diseases, and allergies as well as possibly decrease future obesity risk”. Dr. Keaney is currently accepting new patients. To schedule an appointment please call 314-567-7337.

Damon Hays, D.P.M.

Hays Foot & ankle Center 2901 Dougherty Ferry Rd • St. Louis, 63122 • 636.825.3360 • www.haysfootandankle.com Hays Foot & Ankle Center is the medical practice of Dr. Damon Hays, board qualified podiatrist in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery. “We are a podiatric medical practice treating children and adults, providing comprehensive foot care to our patients”, said Dr. Hays, a native of St. Louis. “This includes everything from routine and diabetic footcare, the crafting of custom orthotics and, if necessary, surgery.” As a premier provider of podiatric services, Hays Foot & Ankle Center is a patient practice deeply committed to delivering a level of care that surpasses patient expectations. Hays Foot & Ankle has two locations and both are at street level with parking in front. Our St. Charles office is located at 8067 Mexico Rd., St. Peters, MO 63376, 636.379.2272

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Dustin G. James, MD

CHESTERFIELD VALLEY GASTROENTEROLOGY 100 Chesterfield Business Parkway, Suite 110 • Chesterfield 636.532.0990 www.chesterfieldvalleygi.com Dustin G. James, MD, has always enjoyed getting to know his patients. Board certified in gastroenterology, hepatology and internal medicine, James has been in practice for 10 years. He has always been intruiged with the details of how things work. “The practice of gastroenterology, which is the study of the digestive system, is a perfect match for these interests. You have to spend time talking to someone to determine what is causing their problems,” James said. James completed his undergraduate training at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and his medical school, residency, and fellowship at Washington University School of Medicine He is also the author of the book, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Digestive Health”, and a frequent guest on local and national media under the name, “The Tummy Doc” Several national publications to feature his expertise are Woman’s World, sheknows.com, the John Tesh show, Shape Magazine, and Family Circle He said people should see a gastroenterologist for many reasons. One of the most common reasons is for a screening colonoscopy. “During this test, we look for polyps, which are growths of the colon that can become cancer, and remove them,” James said. “It really does save lives and is important for everyone 50 years of age and older.” Typically, patients also see a Gastroenterologist with concerns such as heartburn, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, bloating, celiac disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, liver problems, such as fatty liver, and hemorrhoids. “At Chesterfield Valley Gastroenterology, we take the time to get to know our patients and understand their needs,” James said. “We strive to give all of our patients as much time as they need to help them out.” Chesterfield Valley Gastroenterology is one of the only offices in the area to offer painless, in-office treatment of internal hemorrhoids with a laser. For education on digestion and healthy eating, visit its website at chesterfieldvalleygi.com.

Robert P. Rothenberg, DDS

49 National Way • Manchester • 636.391.6990 • www.rothenbergdds.com Robert Rothenberg, DDS, went into the dental profession because of his desire to help people and make them happier and healthier. Since 1973, Dr. Rothenberg has been serving West County. He received his dental degree from Washington University School of Dentistry and is a member of the American Dental Association, the Missouri Dental Association, the Academy of General Dentistry, and the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry. His family-friendly office offers a full range of dentistry services for patients of all ages, including Lumineers, Snap-On-Smile, laser-assisted periodontal therapy, cosmetic tooth-colored fillings, one appointment crowns, implants, extractions of wisdom teeth, root canals, and minor orthodontics. The office makes use of cutting-edge technology and pain-free laser procedures for all aspects of treatment; in fact, 95% of treatment does not require use of anesthesia! Emergencies are welcome and insurance is accepted. “Today it is possible for me to contour, brighten, shade, fill in, align, and even replace teeth with amazing new products and techniques,” says Dr. Rothenberg. Now celebrating over 40 years, anyone who has concerns about dental health, Dr. Rothenberg and his staff do it all in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

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Christopher Kling, M.D.

Town CenTer DermaTology 16759 Main Street, Suite 201 • Wildwood • 636.821.1661 • towncenterderm.com Christopher Kling, M.D., is a board certified dermatologist who specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology for adults and also in pediatric dermatology. He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgeons. “I enjoy helping people of all ages, utilizing both my interpersonal and surgical skills,” Dr. Kling said. “I especially enjoy getting to know the entire family, as all ages have something to gain from my expertise in the treatment of many different skin problems like acne, warts, eczema, rosacea, changing moles or skin cancer.” Practicing in a state-of-the-art facility hidden in the heart of the Wildwood Town Center, Dr. Kling is experienced in the latest cosmetic treatments, including BOTOX® and fillers like Juvederm XC for unwanted wrinkles and sclerotherapy or laser treatments for unwanted leg veins. An in-office medical aesthetician performs microdermabrasion, facials and chemical peels to help reverse the signs of aging and now offers a new noninvasive skin tightening treatment called Exilis® which has no downtime and is a more conservative alternative to plastic surgery that can be used to treat sagging skin areas of the face, neck or body. Dr. Kling has an excellent bedside manner, and as the father of three young children, is great with kids. Every member of the family receives prompt, professional care with a compassionate, personalized touch.

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Missouri Brain & spine 1525 Bowles Ave., Suite C • Fenton 636.343.5500 www.mobrainandspine.com Matthew E. Worth, D.C., D.A.C.N.B., F.A.C.F.N. serves as a functional neurologist at Missouri Brain & Spine and is one of only 650 functional neurologists worldwide. “Functional neurology is one of the most rapidly emerging branches in the field of neurology and neurological rehabilitation,” said Dr. Worth, noting that treatment by a functional neurologist was responsible for NHL player Sydney Crosby’s timely return to hockey and enabled many of our Olympic athletes to compete in Sochi. Missouri Brain & Spine is a multi-disciplinary brain rehabilitation center that combines evidence-based diagnostics with leading edge technologies and treatments to quickly help improve the quality of life of patients suffering from varying levels of neurological, cognitive, behavioral, emotional and physical impairments; secondary injuries; infections; degeneration; inflammation; metabolic disorders and developmental delays. “We combine the latest research-backed examinations with broad-based diagnostic testing that is performed in office,” Dr. Worth said. “Our integrated, evidence-based approach to diagnostics enables us to fully assess neurological function and cognition and pinpoint brain impairments that may be responsible for limiting function and cognition. With the information from these diagnostics, we can establish a baseline for neurological performance in a basis for secondary testing and evaluations. Once completed, we utilize the diagnostic information to prepare a treatment plan and establish milestones at which to gauge the patient’s progress.” Missouri Brain & Spine’s patient base includes athletes suffering from short- and longterm effects of concussion, elderly individuals dealing with physical and cognitive function decline, military members with PTSD and children with mild to severe cognitive or neurological disorders. Other conditions treated include acute and chronic pain syndromes, spinal disorders such as disc bulges and hernias, movement disorders, migraine headaches and sports injuries. For patients’ convenience, Missouri Brain & Spine features a comprehensive neurorehabilitation department, vestibular and electro-diagnostic laboratories, physical and occupational rehabilitation departments, an onsite radiology suite and laboratory services.

Dr. Avi Domnitz-Gebet Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center 17300 N. Outer 40, Suite 205 • Chesterfield 636.778.9212 www.PNCkids.com

With the opening of the Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center in Chesterfield earlier this month, Dr. Avi Domnitz-Gebet’s dream became a reality. Dr. Domnitz-Gebet, a fellowship-trained pediatric neurologist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), developmental delay and concussions, founded the Center to help children from birth to 18 years of age with neurodevelopmental disorders develop and function at their best. “Opening the Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center is truly a dream come true,” Dr. Domnitz-Gebet said. “There is no greater satisfaction for me than to know that I have made a difficult situation a little easier for a child and his or her family.” In addition to working with children who already have been diagnosed, the Center welcomes children who display signs of neurodevelopmental conditions. “We will work with each child’s health care team, educators and family members to make a diagnosis and develop an individualized treatment plan,” she said. The Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center also offers specialized treatments that have been shown to help children with neurodevelopmental conditions including speech therapy, behavioral therapy, sensory integration therapy, Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) therapy, Lego therapy, multiple types of social skills groups and parent and child support groups. “The biggest challenge for families with a special needs child is obtaining

services,” Dr. Domnitz-Gebet said. “The Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center focuses on the support services that a child and the child’s family need for the child to reach his or her greatest potential.” The Center offers numerous educational and family resources, including a resource room and library for parents and caregivers. Dr. Domnitz-Gebet will offer classes at the Center, and dates and times are available on its website, PNCkids.com A two-year residency in pediatrics and a three-year fellowship in child neurology at University Hospital in Newark, N.J., one of the state’s largest and busiest hospitals, provided Dr. Domnitz-Gebet with invaluable experience and the opportunity to treat patients with rare conditions and disorders. She continued to build on that experience while practicing as an attending physician at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., southern New Jersey’s major tertiary-care referral hospital for specialized services, and its Children’s Regional Hospital, the only state-designated children’s hospital in Southern New Jersey. In 2012, Dr. Domnitz-Gebet’s patients voted her one of South Jersey Magazine’s “Top Doctors.” The Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Center is located just off of Boone’s Crossing, Exit 16 of I-64/US-40. It accepts most insurance plans, and Dr. Domnitz-Gebet will work to ensure coverage for each child’s health care needs. “When I give a diagnosis to a family, it can be devastating,” she said. “Our Center offers a comfortable and warm environment for families and caregivers to learn how best to help their child and family live with and embrace the diagnosis.”

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By BONNIE KRUEGER bkrueger@newsmagazinenetwork.com It’s often said that teaching is one of the hardest professions on earth. For substitute teachers, stepping into an unfamiliar setting with students who prefer their own teacher over a sub, the challenges are tenfold. Parkway substitute Melvin Griffin tackles the challenge head-on. “Honestly, I need to humanize myself in the eyes of my students,” Griffin said. “Teaching mainly middle and high school, it is important when I meet a new group of students that I tell them a little about myself. I want them to realize I am an ordinary person – a father, husband and retired police officer. Once that happens they are far more accepting of my role in the classroom.” Rockwood substitute Owen De Boer says the biggest challenge is engaging new students and earning respect in the classroom. “For me, I find the kids really respond when you show a genuine interest in them. Even with the challenges, this is the best job I’ve ever had in my life,” De Boer said. High expectations come from more than just the students and teachers who rely on them. “Gone are the days of substitutes being glorified babysitters who put in a movie or use busy work to fill the day. Lesson plans

are in place, and we expect the learning to continue. This is one of the hardest jobs to walk into and our expectations are high,” said Stacy Neely, who is the coordinator of Rockwood’s SubFinder program. Both Rockwood and Parkway use the online SubFinder program to assist in hiring substitutes and filling classroom vacancies. On a typical day, Rockwood fills 120 sub positions, while Parkway finds its need fluctuates from day to day. Both districts have had as many as 200 requests for subs in a single day. Evelyn Mayer, Rockwood’s SubFinder facilitator, explains that a state conference or even a flu epidemic will cause this high fluctuation in numbers. Rockwood has 431 qualified subs in their system, while Parkway has a slightly larger sub pool at 500 teachers. Parkway’s Director of Human Resources, Joy Torgerson, said the sub pool has transiency with approximately 75-100 new teachers added each year. “Some of our subs find full-time teaching positions, so our sub base is somewhat fluid,” Torgerson said. Mayer said former teachers, especially those who have retired, often work as substitute teachers. “The State of Missouri limits teacher retir-

ees to 550 hours of teaching in one school year. That translates to approximately 78 days,” Mayer said. “All other substitutes can work all school year, with no limitations. “Being a sub is really attractive to those individuals who want to choose the days they work and have the freedom to travel or pursue other interests. It is a perfect transition for our retirees who want to continue working, but not be in the classroom full time.” Griffin’s decision to become a substitute teacher came after serving 37 years in law enforcement. With his wife Rochelle returning to work in various philanthropy capacities, it did not take long for Griffin to realize that he, too, wanted to give back to the community. Wanting to go a different direction than law enforcement, he decided substitute teaching was a calling for him. “My youngest son, John, received an excellent education from Parkway. Working as a sub for the district was a great way for me to give back,” he explained. SubFinder allows for schools to set up preferred lists of their favorite subs. Since becoming a substitute teacher, Griffin has been added on the “preferred” sub list at three Parkway schools. “I am very flattered that I have several teachers regularly ask for me to sub in their classroom,” he said. “Having traveled

Melvin Griffin high-fives South Middle student Ali Al-Yassiri, while George Pratt looks on. (West Newsmagazine photo)

27 years as a corporate security advisor (bodyguard) for high level executives at a large brewery manufacturing company, I bring my international travel experience into social studies and Spanish foreign language classrooms. De Boer took early retirement from a successful 35-year sales career. Both De Boer and Griffin agree the reward is not in the paycheck, but in working with the kids and making an impact in their lives.

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Leathers Interiors 445 Lafayette Center • Manchester (636) 394-5710 www.leathersinteriors.com Leathers Interiors, in business for 25 years, is the original leather specialty store serving St. Louis and the surrounding area. They have exclusive leather furniture for any room in your home or office, all at discount prices. Whether your style and taste is traditional, contemporary, or transitional, they have the look you desire. If you’re not sure what your taste is, visit the store and let them help! They know their customers are looking for both quality and value in furniture - at excellent prices. Their showroom has some of the industry’s best brand names: Natuzzi Editions, Bernhardt, Leathercraft, Elite Leather Co., Comfort Design, Palliser and Palatial.

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Last month the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to further decrease its bond purchasing. The bond purchases were the government’s stimulus package created to keep long-term mortgage interest rates artificially low, which would help drive the housing market recovery. Most analysts believe rates will start to rise as much as a full percentage point higher than current rates by this time next year to between 5-5.4 percent. If you are a first-time buyer or a move-up buyer, the cost of the mortgage on your new home will probably increase as we move through the year. If the timing makes sense, buying sooner rather than later may save you a substantial amount of money over the long term in lower mortgage payments. With that in mind, here’s what’s new in new homes: New homesites open at The Meadows of Wildwood Cheers all around at The Meadows of Wildwood, where the city of Wildwood recently approved zoning for 10 more villa homesites. The Meadows of Wildwood is a cozy 55-and-better active retirement villa community just off Hwy. 109 and Hwy. 100 in the Wildwood Town Center area. Sales have been so successful under developer/builder E-404 LLC that the community was down to just one homesite. E-404 redesigned a section of the property formerly planned for a 79-unit congregate care building and requested rezoning by the city of Wildwood. Working together with Great Southern Bank, Meadows residents and the city of Wildwood, the rezoning became reality. Most of the new homesites view the lake. You can view the new plat of villa homesites at meadowsofwildwood.com. The Meadows is the most successful active adult community of its kind in the area, reports sales manager Jo-Ann Tucker Kapp. “We offer maintenance-free living and a great lifestyle. The homeowners are busy and having lots of fun,” Kapp said. To visit, take Hwy. 100 to south on Hwy. 109 to right at the New College Avenue stoplight next to the West County YMCA. Turn left at Generations Drive and follow to the entrance of Meadows of Wildwood. Call (314) 273-5300.

weary St. Louisans eagerly anticipating spring weather. On Saturday, Feb. 22, Fischer & Frichtel will the host grand opening of the display model at Miralago, the builder’s newest offering in Cottleville. Situated on the east side of Mid Rivers Mall Drive at Ohmes Road, the Miralago offers gently rolling terrain, established lakes, wooded and lake-view homesites, mature tree lines, and lush greenery. Future plans call for the addition of walking trails and fountains. “This is a gorgeous neighborhood in an amazing location, and 11 of our 30 homesites are already under contract,” said community sales manager Matt Johnson. Ranging up to a half-acre, the selection of home settings includes standard, walkout, and lookout sites, many wooded with lake views, and approximately half can accommodate an optional three-car garage. Making its inaugural appearance, the Whitehall is one of six designs from Fischer’s popular Manors Collection, starting in the $190’s. “Miralago is truly affordable luxury,” Johnson said. “These homes are built with the quality and the hands-on, personalized process that differentiate us from other builders.” Two Showcase Inventories, projected for completion in early April, will also be available for viewing during the opening event. Visit fandfhomes.com or call (314) 236-9318.

‘Move-in ready’ at Payne Family Homes’ The Hamptons The Hamptons is a well-known and very expensive area of New York’s Long Island. But did you know that it also is a lovely – and affordable – community in St. Charles County offered by Payne Family Homes. Priced from the $240’s, The Hamptons is conveniently located just minutes from Page Extension off Arena Parkway on Hemsath Road, and offers access to both St. Louis and St. Charles counties – perfect for those who commute. The carefree homes in this gated community include ranch, 1.5-story and twostory models ranging from 1,600 to nearly 3,400 square feet from Payne’s Lifestyle Series. Currently Payne has two move-in ready Green Light Homes available. For example, at 52 Sag Harbor Court is a ranch-style two-bedroom, two-bath home based on the Geneva design with nearly 2,000 square feet and a three-car garage now on the market Fischer celebrates grand opening of with a reduced price of $324,900. Miralago display For more information, call (314) 220Here’s a great suggestion for winter- 2861 of visit paynefamilyhomes.com.

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Ellisville emerges from a stormy past determined to create a brighter future By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The city of Ellisville has been tossed around like a boat in a hurricane. Every once in a while, that boat slips into the eye of the storm and gets a quick flash of respite. All too soon though, the winds will tug it back into the frothy waters. The proposed Walmart development was canceled, then resurrected, and then finally was buried for good. The former City Council impeached the mayor, only to have him return several months later to lead a council with three newly elected members. Throughout the course of the last few months, the city replaced its city manager and city attorney and hired on a new city clerk, assistant city manager and prosecuting attorney. But the S.S. Ellisville may be sailing out of the storm, if the city can weather the next several months while new businesses are established and work on expanding the relationship between the city and current business owners continues. Developing a business-friendly plan At a work session on Feb. 5, the council heard and gave permission to move forward with an economic development plan devised by Ellisville city staff. This plan is the first of its kind in Ellisville history, according to City Manager Bill Schwer. Currently, there are two main facets to the economic development plan: business retention and business expansion. Assistant city manager Ben Schloesser said that expanding Ellisville’s business retention program will start with a survey of local businesses. The city will use a one-time steering committee consisting of nine to 15 local business owners to help formulate the questionnaire. In addition, Ellisville city staff will mail out a stack of hard copy letters that will let the business owners know the city is moving in a direction of customer service for businesses. “That will be kind of the kick-off of what we hope is a long-term and very fruitful line of communication with our businesses,” Schloesser said. The city currently is in the process of compiling a list of business owners who

will create the steering committee. After the committee has been assembled, their input will be taken into consideration for the contents of the questionnaire. According to Schloesser, the city has a strong draft of the questionnaire, but is waiting to see what kind of suggestions or local preferences may come out of the committee. Ellisville business owner Thomas Weis, president of Weis Design Group, said that a city’s residents have an easy method of communicating with a city, but it’s harder for businesses to get a voice. Weis has met with Ellisville city staff to create ideas about how to improve communication with business owners. “Most cities communicate very well with their residences, but not always do many cities communicate with their business owners in their community, because they don’t have a vote,” Weis said. “So, this was thought of by the city staff and everyone involved to figure out a way to have better communication with the business owners in the Ellisville area.”

OCCUPIED: The former Straub’s grocery store will be occupied by a Lucky’s Market

Tossing out a wider net The attraction piece of the economic development plan is focused around taking advantage of all the national, state and local economic development resources that are available to Ellisville. “The idea is we don’t have necessarily the resources of larger communities, so we think it’s important that we’re leveraging the resources that are available to us to their maximum potential,” Schloesser said. Those resources include the St. Louis OCCUPIED: The Mobil gas station will be replaced with a Jimmy Johns Regional Chamber of Commerce, the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership and the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Schloesser said part of getting the most use out of available resources involves improving Ellisville’s relationship with these entities and making sure that the city is utilizing all the services they provide. He added that working with those services and groups will help Ellisville toss out a wider net when searching for potential businesses. “There are a lot of things we can’t control in terms of economic development,”

ON THE COVER: Ellisville City Manager Bill Schwer opens the door to Top Tier Outdoors, one of the city’s newest businesses.

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Schloesser said. “Our goal is to make sure that we have a sterling reputation for all of the things we can control. I think this program is an excellent first step at achieving that, and I’m excited (about) the progress we’re going to make.” Ensuring the right fit Both Schwer and Schloesser said they felt that apathy on the part of business owners toward the economic development plan was a potential issue. However, Schloesser said he feels the Ellisville business community is “well knit” and would largely mitigate any pitfalls the plan runs across. “When you lack an economic development program for a long time, there’s a chance that local owners can be apathetic to that relationship,” Schloesser said. “I don’t think that’s the case here.” On top of business retention and attraction, the city also plans to hire an economic development consultant in order to make sure the businesses brought into Ellisville are a good fit for their locations. Part of this will include appraising the RPA-1 and

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RPA-2 lots, as well as the rest of the Manchester Road corridor. Schwer said the city will seek proposals for the consultant within the next couple weeks. “We’re going to go full speed ahead,” he said. “They’ll take into consideration our current zoning, our comprehensive plan, traffic flows. They’ll take into consideration all that stuff and make recommendations to us.” After the economic development plan was proposed to the council on Feb. 5, several of the council members gave the idea praise. “I think it’s a great idea,” Councilmember Mick Cahill (District 2) said. “Bill is doing an excellent job stepping into this job and going forward. Without him, these types of things wouldn’t be going in motion.” Councilmember Linda Reel (District 2) said she felt the economic development plan will create a better relationship between Ellisville and its local businesses. “The proposal has a lot of good ideas on how to start interacting with our businesses as a city,” Reel said. Outside of the economic development plan, the city has recently taken other steps toward becoming more business-friendly.

In December of 2013, the city made changes to its temporary sign code, which now allows more types of signs to be used to advertise sales and specials, while eliminating the permit costs previously required. According to Ellisville city records, the city issued four temporary sign permits in January of 2013, while nine were issued in January of 2014. Opening in the near future The Ellisville section of the Manchester Road corridor has quite a few dark spots, and even with the economic development plan, these won’t be filled immediately. The string of car dealerships sitting on the southwest corner of Manchester and Clarkson roads continue to sit on large, unused plots of land. The Kmart, which has been in Ellisville since 1989, will be closed by late April. In addition, the Best Buy building, along with the nearby Long John Silver’s, remains empty. “Obviously they’re having some challenges right now,” Weis said. “From a business owner, and from a residential standpoint too, when you lose tax revenue, you have the potential to lose services, so I think anybody that is invested in the city of Ellisville would have some concerns about that. “I think the city has recognized that they have to try to do something to promote the city to get revenue and interest in the community back up.” Pinpricks of light have started to break up the darkness. Since December of 2013, several stores have opened in Ellisville, including a Smoothie King, the Salon Lofts and Chameleon Lighting. And, and according to Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul, a flood of new businesses is flowing into the city. On Feb. 12, Ellisville officially announced that the empty Straub’s location on Clarkson is to be filled by a Lucky’s Market, which Paul described as a “niche” grocery store where customers can order lunch and eat while employees do their shopping for them. Lucky’s has five locations nationwide, with stores in Colorado, Ohio, Montana and Columbia, Mo. “It is just the beginning of what is coming to our city,” Paul said in an email to West Newsmagazine. Construction for the AT&T store near the intersection of Manchester and Clarkson roads also has begun, and Paul said there is a contract underway for a new development on the 4-acre lot west of Bo Beuckman Ford. Jimmy Johns plans to replace the vacant Mobil gas station on Manchester Road, and closed on that property in early February. “It’s the perfect storm right now in Ellisville, in a good way,” Paul said. “We’ve got so many projects that are about to start or about to be inked that in 10 months the city is going to be transformed.”

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FAMILY AND KIDS Cupid strikes again as Ballwin hosts a celebration of the month of love with a girls night, from 6-9:45 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 21 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Guests can make chocolate-covered strawberries, decorate cupcakes and create friendship bracelets, then enjoy ice cream while watching a themed movie. The event is open to ages 11-14 and registration is required. The cost is $5 for residents and $6 for non-residents. For details or to reg-

Enjoy lots of family fun, high adventure, all-inclusive rates, buffet meals, and memories to last a lifetime! ister, visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• The city of Ballwin hosts a trip to Hidden Valley with its Polar Plunge from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22. Participants tube down multiple 1,200-foot-long slopes. Participants should pack a lunch or bring money for snacks. The event is open to ages 11-14. The cost is $40 for residents and $50 for nonresidents. To register, visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• Ballwin’s Day Camp Open House is from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Parents and campers are invited to learn about exciting activities and field trips that are planned for the summer of 2014. For details, visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• The Dr. Seuss Cupcake War is from 1-2 p.m. on Sunday, March 2 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Kids ages 8 to 14 are invited to race the clock to create a Dr. Seussinspired cupcake. Using special decorations and toppings, each chef has 30 minutes to create their work of art, which is judged on appearance, connection to a Seuss book, taste and creativity. The cost is $10 for residents or $12 for regular admission. Pre-registration is required. For details, visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• FamilyLIVE! is at 5 p.m. at St. John Church, 15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville. FamilyLIVE! is a family worship experience. From the music to the message and even the surprises, everyone will leave feeling they had a great experience. This month, worshippers will learn about forgiveness. •••

LIVE PERFORMANCES The Holy Infant Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary hosts A Night of Music for adults from 7-10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 22 at the parish. The Road Kings perform oldies, blues and classic rock tunes. The admission fee of $10 includes snacks and a nacho bar. For details or to make reservations, call Gloria at (314) 409-0013 or Rita at 541-3971. ••• The Augustana Choir from Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., performs at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 Woods Mill Road, Manchester. The 60-person mixed ensemble

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SPECIAL INTEREST The 2014 Orchid Show is in full bloom now through Sunday, March 23 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Hundreds of orchids are on display, transporting guests to South America with an exhibit inspired by Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx. The cost is $5 (ages 3 and older) in addition to regular garden admission. For more information, visit mobot. org or call (314) 5775100. ••• A Back-to-School Night is at 6 p.m. (doors open for networking at 5:30 p.m.) on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Lindenwood University’s Wildwood Extension Site, 16743 Main Street, Wildwood. Presenters include Kristen Revis, Wildwood site director at Lindenwood, who shares an overview of three popular degree programs: gerontology, masters in health administration and human resources. Cooperative Home Care referral specialist Diane Finnestead highlights how Cooperative finds high-quality employees and interns who help people live independently at home. To RSVP or for details, call Finnestead at (314) 495-1454 or Revis at 627-6672. ••• Lee Naas presents a program on the history, culture, architecture and natural beauty of Australia and New Zealand at the March 19 meeting of the Old Trails Historical Society. The meeting is at 7 p.m. in the Community Room at the West County EMS and Fire, 223 Henry Ave. in Manchester. For more information, call 220-7330. ••• West County Swing Dance Club meets from 8-10:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 Fee Fee Road. The not-for-profit social group hosts more than 350 dancers each week, offering basic to advanced swing dance lessons before the dance at 7 p.m. For details, visit wcsdc.com.

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Jenny’s Café: Where comfort foods are the center of the plate By SUZANNE CORBETT Neighborhood cafés and diners have a reputation for cooking up “stick to your ribs” foods, served with a smile. Jenny’s Café is just such a place – where comfort foods are cooked to order and served up six days a week. “We open early – 6 a.m. every morning except Monday, the day we’re closed,” said Jenny Johnson, who opened her Chesterfield café located in The Forum Shopping Center two years ago. “Breakfast is most popular. You can order it all day until we close.” Customers often line up early to gobble up Jenny’s breakfast specialties, which include seven country skillets that include the Southern Skillet, a combination of sausage, biscuits, eggs and gravy. “People like the Pony Shoe Skillet,” said Johnson. “But I don’t know why it’s called a pony.” Pony Shoe skillets are no doubt related to the Springfield, Ill.-famed Horseshoe Sandwich that tops a burger with French fries and cheese sauce. Jenny’s breakfast Pony Shoe smothers home fries with white gravy, two eggs and your choice of meat. Another house specialty is the Farm Skillet, which features house-made home fries, eggs, sausage, sautéed onions and green bell peppers.

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“I don’t like to eat frozen potatoes,” said Johnson, explaining why she insists on making fresh hand-cut home fries from scratch. It’s an example of the steps she takes to maintain quality and ensure only the best is served. “If I don’t like something I won’t serve it to my customers.” Outnumbering the country skillets on the menu are 11 omelet options, all plated with home fries, toast and jelly. Each omelet is built with three eggs, whipped light and fluffy to encase a broad list of fillings such as ham and cheese, to retro-style combos such as the Denver Omelet, a mix of onion, green pepper and ham. The Farm Omelet, Jenny’s signature omelet made with four eggs, ham, bacon and sausage along with cheese, onion, tomato and peppers is perfect for hungry meat lovers. Gourmets will appreciate the Eggs Benedict, sauced with housemade hollandaise. Eggs Benedict is an off-the-menu specialty that is available most anytime – just ask. Other off-the-menu specials can be found written on the dining room’s chalkboard, which might feature banana or walnut pancakes, or Monte Cristos (French toast stuffed with ham and cheese). Beyond breakfast, Jenny’s offers three menu pages of lunch and dinner items. Each dinner entrée is served with choice of soup or salad, vegetable and potato, making dinner plates a full-meal deal. Sandwiches and burgers are à la carte with fries offered as an add-on for a nominal price. All are prepared and plated generously. Burgers weigh in at a half-pound each. Sirloin steak paired with fried shrimp becomes Jenny’s Surf n Turf. Smothered Chicken (grilled chicken with mushrooms, onions, green peppers and Swiss cheese), country-fried steak, meatloaf and the unexpected offering of liver and onions are considered menu standouts.

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“We have really good liver and onions,” said Johnson, explaining the secret to the dish is in the cooking. “Most people don’t know how to make it.” Such comforts foods and old-fashioned breakfasts prepared “like grandma used to make” may best describe the Jenny’s Café dining experience. As Johnson said, “Customers love it here. I cook the way I would for my own family and friends – old fashioned, like your grandma.”

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1525 SUZANNE RIDGE COURT WILDWOOD Beautiful 2 sty on cul-de-sac w/a level lot, perfect for pool. Fin LL w/rec & game room. 3 car gar. $497,500

604 PINE RIDGE TRAILS CT #101 BALLWIN Condo on main flr w/1 car gar, wer carpet & paint. Deck. 2BR, 2 ba, & location is everything. $129,900

3876 THUNDERBOLT LN (WILDWOOD) One of a kind ranch on 3.5 acres! Vaulted ceilings, wood flrs, FP, kit w/maple cabinets, mstr ste. Walkout LL w/rec rm, 2BR, full bath. Decks. $425,000 1503 SCOFIELD VALLEY LN (WILDWOOD) Custom built 3 sty on 3 acres w/screend porch. Dining rm w/FP, sunroom, open GR to kit, fin w/o LL. 5BR, 3.5ba, deck, patio, cul-de-sac. $425,000 2263 SENTIER DR (WILDWOOD) Lovely 2sty, 4BR, 4.5ba, 3 car gar. Sunroom, Residential deck, great level yard. 2sty GR w/gas log 426 BREEZEWOOD DR (BALLWIN) frplc. Kit w/center island.Fin LL w/rec rm Classic ranch has 4BR, 2ba, skylights, ,exercise rm ,full ba, 5th BR. $399,900 4500 HWY 109 (EUREKA) Buck's Co bay window. Sliding drs lead to patio from 18717 PETRA CT (WILDWOOD) Nestled charm welcomes you to the friendly fam rm and master! Full bsmt. $235,000 entrance to the 200 yd landscaped drive to on 3 acres, 2sty, 3BR, 3.5ba, 2 car gar, 567 HIGHLAND RIDGE DR (BALLWIN) large DR w/wood flrs, LR adjoins GR, a stone house & outbuildings on 4.17ac. 3BR/3ba ranch, open flr plan, sep dining Zoned Comm/Res. $595,000 beautiful sunroom, kit w/morning rm, fin rm,carpet 2013, fresh paint, bonus rm, 2 W/O LL, deck & patio. $374,900 739 WILKINSON PL (LABADIE) car gar, lg level lot, culdesac. $195,000 Spectacular custom 1.5sty on 5 acres. 2sty 17017 WESTRIDGE OAKS DR 1049 CARMAN RD (BALLWIN) Tri-level GR w/see thru frplc to hearth rm & kit. Mstr (WILDWOOD) Lovely 2sty, wonderful 2 BR on almost 1.5 acres, large rms, ste, fin w/o LL w/rec rm, BR, ba, exercise & level lot, T-staircase, study off 2sty foyer, walk-out LL backs to woods, carport, storfam rm. $695,000 kit w/42" cabinets, pass-thru wet bar to age/workshop area. $169,900 GR, wood flrs on main level. $329,900 54 THORNHILL DR (WILDWOOD) 1134 KEYSTONE TRAIL DR Charming estate. 1.5sty on 4.5 acres Condos (CHESTERFIELD) Beautiful 2 story w/incredable views. Sweeping staircase to home with over 4,100 sf of living space. 307 HOLLOWAY RIDGE CT (BALLWIN) 2nd & 3rd level, kit adjoins sunroom, 6BR, Updates throughout incuding: remodeled fin w/o LL. 5 car gar. $1,399,900 Ranch style villa w/vaulted GR. Open kit. kitchen, master bath, lower level, and 1132 SARA MATHEWS LN (WILDWOOD) 3rd BR in fin walkout LL.bright $269,000 much more. $524,900 Custom ranch w/attn to detail. 3 acres, 4 car 1870 RIDGEVIEW CIRCLE DR 1642 WILSON FOREST VIEW CT gar, inground pool. Kit w/wood flrs & granite. (BALLWIN) Spacious 3BR, 3.5ba town(CHESTERFIELD) Beautiful updated 2 Hearth rm, study off kit, exquisite mstr suite. home w/wood flrs!! Open stairwell, vaultsty w/5BR/4.5ba. 3370+ sf. Gourmet kit, Finish w/o LL. $1,175,000 ed master ste, great views from deck & luxury master bath, finished walk out LL. walk-out LL. Newer systems. $214,900 1310 CHRISTMAS VALLEY DR Deck. Cul-de-sac. Wooded Lot. $486,900 704 SANDY SUMMIT DR (BALLWIN) (WILDWOOD) 5BR w/pool, 4 car gar & 1855 CHAMFERS FARM CT Fabulous 1.5 story in Treetop. Newer carbarn on 3 acres. GR w/wood flrs opens to (CHESTERFIELD) Beautiful 2 story on a pet, fresh paint, main floor master & launkit w/granite & sun rm, spacious mstr ste. large private cul de sac lot in the popular $160,000 Fin w/o LL w/rec rm & ba. $724,900 dry, walk-out fin LL & yard. Chesterfield Meadows neighborhood. 29 BLACKWOLF RUN CT (WILDWOOD) 851 WOODSIDE TRAILS DR (BALLWIN) Over 4000 sq ft of living space. 4BR, Luxurious 5BR, 5.5ba 1.5 story. 2 FP, hearth 2BR, 2ba ranch condo w/one car gar. FP, 4ba, walk out LL. $450,000 laundry in unit, sliding door to patio, club room, fin LL. Lot backs to woods. Subdv 14090 CONWAY RD (CHESTERFIELD) $114,000 pool, lake & walking trails. $699,000 pool & tennis. Charming 2sty on lovely park-like lot. 7 BONHOMME GROVE (CHESTERFIELD) 1453 HIGHLAND VALLEY CIR Gracious foyer, spacious LR/DR, beamed Carefree living in this 1.5sty, 3+BR, 4.5ba (WILDWOOD) 2 sty backing to trees. Tceiling in FR w/FP, walk behind wet bar. villa w/library, DR, large GR w/vaulted staircase, study adjoins library, large DR, Screened porch off kit. $374,500 ceiling, main flr master, grmet kit/bkfst GR w/pass thru dry bar to kit, vaulted mstr, 15550 WENDIMILL DR (CHESTERFIELD) fin w/o LL . $574,000 rm, elevator to all flrs. Fin LL. $1,200,000 Wonderful 2sty, separate LR/DR. Main flr 17884 SUZANNE RIDGE DR 14524 GREENCASTLE DR FR and mst ste w/custom closet. Finished (WILDWOOD) Lovely 1.5sty, fenced level (CHESTERFIELD) Beautifully appointed LL & in-ground pool. FP surrounded by lot, 4BR, 4ba, 2 half ba, GR w/FP & custom 2sty villa w/2 car gar. Updated kit w/granbookcases, wet bar, wood flooring, and a 2sty windows, updated kit, sunroom, fin LL, ite & tile flrs. Spacious DR & LR step level yard. $289,000 3 car garage, deck. $174,900 $514,900 down great rm, 3BR.

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LAFAYETTE CROSSING (WILDWOOD) Custom Homes from the $1,200,000s on 3 ac estate lots. Private streets. New Homes Division. MANORS AT THE ENCLAVES OF CHERRY HILLS (WILDWOOD) New Homes on 1/2 ac lots from the $600,000s. New Homes Division - MLS#12032829

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