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Another galling betrayal The Afghan government’s recent release of dozens of imprisoned terrorists, many of whom had killed Americans, was a galling betrayal of those Americans who died defending Afghanistan against the Taliban terrorists – as well as those Americans who have returned home with arms or legs missing, or with minds traumatized beyond repair. If we learn nothing else from the bitter tragedy of the war in Afghanistan, it should be that we forever should put an end to the self-indulgence of thinking that we can engage in “nation-building” and creating “democracy” in countries where nothing resembling democracy has ever existed. It would be a feat to achieve one of these objectives, but to achieve both at the same time is a gamble that makes playing Russian roulette look like a harmless pastime. F.A. Hayek said, “We shall not grow wiser until we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.” Nothing is more foolish – and immoral – than sending men into battle to risk their lives winning victories that are later lost by politicians for political reasons. That started long before the war in Afghanistan. Vietnam was a classic example. Years after that war was over, the Communist victors themselves admitted that they had lost militarily in Vietnam, as they knew they would. But they won politically in America, with the help of Americans, including the media – as they also knew they would. The war in Iraq was more of the same. American troops won that war but our politicians lost the peace. Terrorists now have taken over, and raised Al Qaeda flags, in some Iraqi towns that American troops liberated at the cost of many lives. How did this happen? It happened much the same way it happened in Afghanistan. We insisted on trying to create a “democracy” in the Middle East – a place with a history going back thousands of years, without a single democracy. What we created instead was a local ruler, placed in charge as a result of the blood and treasure of Americans, but independent of us, because he won an election that we insisted on holding – as if there are no prerequisites for democracy. To compound the problem, we had members of Congress constantly talking
about pulling out of Iraq, and demanding a timetable – despite what military madness it is to tell your enemy when you will be gone. With American military support likely to be temporary and Iran’s military presence next door certain to be permanent, how surprising is it that Iraq’s leadership took Iran much more seriously than it took the United States? Today, the Iraqi government is much more accommodating to Iran than to the United States, despite the fact that Americans put them in power. The very same scenario was repeated in Afghanistan, with President Obama himself announcing a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops. Afghan President Hamid Karzai saw the handwriting on the wall – and what it said was that American support was temporary but the Taliban was going to be around long after the Americans were gone. He too decided that it was better to try to get on the good side of our enemies, in this case by turning loose some terrorists. It doesn’t have to be this way. After World War II, the American military took over the governments of Japan and West Germany. We did not start out by setting up some local leader who would be able to put his own interests above ours and work at cross purposes against us. Nor did we announce to the whole world when we planned to start reducing our troop levels in these countries. Under the unchallenged supremacy of Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Japan was indeed turned into a very different country, one in which democratic institutions could be phased in, at whatever pace the circumstances made prudent. Something similar happened in West Germany. But this was not something that could be done quickly or on the cheap, with politicians sounding off in Congress about pulling out, and trying to micromanage from thousands of miles away. If we can’t be serious, we have no right to send young Americans into the hell of war.
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intended it as a colloquialism for “supply side policy” and it caught on then. Just To the Editor: because a phrase becomes part of the Chesterfield and Baxter Lakes are my public lexicon, instead of its formal name, home. I am so proud of that and so fortudoes not make the meaning of the phrase nate to live in this wonderful community. I any different. I offer an example. You will feel like my neighbors are family. not find “Obamacare” listed in any Federal I was born and raised in a small town in law books. You will find “The Affordable northwest Iowa and knew everyone. The Care Act,” of course, but not Obamacare. town helped raise me and take care of me. And like the term “trickle down,” ObamI had a wonderful family, which included acare is most often used disparagingly. all the residents of Kingsley, Iowa. I am not denigrating all business My husband and I moved to Chesterfield owners or large corporations. However, in l974 – building a new home off Baxter there is ample evidence that the gap Road, where there was nothing but dirt between the very wealthiest and the poor and cornfields. Looked like home. Felt like has never been as wide as it is today. home. Still feels like and is home. The poor are poorer, the middle class is Times have changed. One thing has not losing ground with stagnant wages and – nice neighbors. yet the wealthiest are building wealth We have seen many families move faster than ever before. on and nice neighbors always moved Supply side economics might have in. They care about each other and care worked during the industrial age in about me and help me in so many ways. America when business owners actually It’s amazing how my newspaper on these employed our own citizens at a living wintry days will be up on my porch early wage. It does not work when the better in the morning. A path will be shoveled jobs are sent overseas, thus leaving lowfor me – driveway shoveled, too. Calls are paying or minimum wage jobs for those made to make sure I am OK. I was out who live here. The problem worsens of town last week, and a neighbor, who when the wealthiest hide their taxable thought the house lights looked different income offshore. There is a real differthan they did when I had left, came to ence between taxing wages and taxing investigate. He and his wife are in their dividends as a contribution to national 80s – as I am – and they walked over and income. Those who are taxed on their walked around the house in this snow. wages are limited to contributing to Now how can life be better than this? income tax by the hours they work. Of Winter will end and summer will come course, everyone pays sales taxes, but and, thankfully, I will enjoy the spring those taxes eat up a larger proportion of and summer with the greatest neighbors/ income spent on necessities for the poor friends in the world. and middle class in order to live, as wages I feel like I live in a small community stay stagnant but the cost of living rises. like I was raised in so many years ago. The Stanford University Center on Greta Corkhill Poverty and Inequality has released its Chesterfield 2014 report. In the 1980s the income disparity of the wealthiest and poorest began diverging in what has become Mosquito fogging – ever-widening trajectories as a result of the Reagan policies that cut taxes for the more isn’t better wealthiest, reduced capital gains taxes To the Editor: More debate on trickleand regulations. The National Bureau Mosquito fogging is the least effective down economics of Economic Research report shows the and most dangerous and expensive way to same results: Cutting top tax rates has not control mosquitoes. To the Editor: resulted in economic growth for everyone Ballwin abandoned their weekly fogWest Newsmagazine published my letter that trickles down as promised; instead, it only program in 2009 after a visit from criticizing Thomas Sowell’s commentary has just worsened income inequality. And, the Department of Agriculture, which that “trickle-down” was not an economic unfortunately, only the wealthiest are regulates such chemical usage, instead theory (Jan. 29). Mark Kohring responded benefitting from our recovering economy. opting for the more effective integrated to my letter (Feb 5). I am responding to Women are harmed the most since they program by St. Louis County using vastly his letter. make up more than half the minimum safer larvicides that kill mosquitoes while I agree that an economist will not find wage jobs, yet often shoulder the burden they are developing in ponds, creeks, etc. an economic theory called “trickle-down.” of raising their children. before they can bite and breed. There also Let’s stay with the facts: David Stockman The United States was once known as the
land of opportunity for everyone – if you worked hard, you could become upwardly mobile. However, whatever you want to call it – Reagonomics, trickle-down or supply side economics – has changed this. Trickle-down policy has resulted in a structural economic reality of income disparity where it becomes difficult for the working poor to put food on the table, much less try to pay for college. The sluggish economic recovery has not trickled down to the middle class and working poor. And, the wealthiest enjoy another benefit: access to and persuasion of lawmakers. This Congress continues to cut even food stamps for our working poor, their children, homeless and disabled, and won’t even provide the long-term unemployed the benefits they need to survive. Every dollar of these benefits goes right back into the economy. At the same time Congress won’t fund the very thing that could impact structural inequality – a jobs package that repairs our aging infrastructure by employing people right here in America. These decisions would benefit our economy for everyone because people would spend their money buying goods and services from businesses. The decisions to protect the wealthiest at the cost of the middle class and working poor are unconscionable in the wealthiest industrialized country in the world. As a result we now rank No.1 in income disparity of any industrialized country in the world. Being first in income disparity is not cause for celebration and is certainly not the position in which a country that promises upward mobility with hard work should desire to stay. Maureen Jordan Manchester
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No surprise in Normandy Watching the drama unfold in Normandy, it’s impossible not to feel sorry for the students left behind – the ones who want to succeed in school, who want to graduate from Normandy, who want to finish what they started. It’s hard not to feel sorry for those students who have been left behind by classmates who chose to transfer out of the district, taking valuable dollars with them. Left behind by administrators who failed to turn the district around when it started heading south. Left behind by peers who failed to care about the privilege of an education and failed to strive for academic success. It wasn’t one person, or one group of people, who caused the demise of the Normandy School District. It was a collective effort, if not a conscious one. And it happened in bits and pieces. School districts do not fail overnight. Neither do students. They fail over time. Complacency plays a role. Excuses, too. The most recent excuse coming out of Normandy is that they simply don’t have the money. They don’t have the money to pay Francis Howell and other school districts who now are educating their students. Yet somehow, Normandy wants us to believe that its problems are the fault of the receiving districts, the transfer students and the judge who cleared the way for those transfers to take place. Really? Last week, when The Missouri Board of Education voted unanimously to take control of Normandy’s finances, district Superintendent Ty McNichols was reportedly shocked. Normandy School Board Vice President Sheila Williams also was said to be shaken. McNichols was quoted as saying, “This is not something we were warned about.” Really? The fact that the district had failed to meet state standards for years, that its accreditation had been stripped, that it was unable to meet its obligations – none of this even hinted at the need for intervention and oversight? The district, it seems, is a lot like that student who fails to do the assignments, who fails to heed the warnings, who fails to prepare for the test. How does the saying go? Those who fail to plan, plan to fail. But let’s not lay all the blame on the district. There’s plenty of blame to share. There’s something fundamentally wrong in an educational system that fails, time and again, to help districts and students succeed, especially in low-income communities.
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‘Art Feast’ fast approaching Chesterfield Arts brings its 14th annual Art Feast gala to the Kemp Auto Museum on March 8 with performances by teen cellist sensation Christopher Halen and the St. Louis Children’s Choir in addition to strolling performers, fine dining and a smartphone auction. Featuring artwork created exclusively for Art Feast by local professional artists, the live auction includes Fighter Pilot for a Day and Astronaut Training simulation packages, a Napa Valley wine train winery tour, a country music awards package and a limited-edition Stan Musial bronze sculpture by world-renowned artist Harry Weber. This year, for the first time, Art Feast patrons will be able to use their smartphones to make bids on auction items. Art Feast patrons also will be the first to hear about the organization’s new and unprecedented community-wide performing arts initiative involving youth, ages 18 and younger. For tickets call 519-1955.
CREVE COEUR Teachers for Tappmeyer Art Exhibition scheduled The Tappmeyer House will be the setting for a unique interpretation of local and world history. As part of the Teachers for Tappmeyer (T4T) initiative, the Creve Coeur Arts Commission, Tappmeyer Foundation, and Maryville University’s Art & Design programs will be working together to enliven the Tappmeyer House in Millennium Park, 2 Barnes West Drive. The exhibition will be open to the public on Sunday, March 23 from 1-4 p.m. A representative from Maryville University will be on site to discuss portfolios with interested students during the opening. A docent will be available during the opening to educate the public about the venue. John Baltrushunas, Maryville University’s design professor and gallery director, explained that the exhibition’s theme will be, “the intersection of the Tappmeyer family, the history of the area and world history.”
“Our freshmen students will be researching the visual imagery of those eras. They will create sculptures that discuss the intersection of the local and the global. Each piece will relate to the Tappmeyer House, the family that lived there and the development of Creve Coeur,” Baltrushunas said. “This is a wonderful opportunity to work on an ensemble installation in a historic site.” The show will remain available through Saturday, March 29, for group tours by appointment at (314) 872-2570.
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Belmar takes over reins at St. Louis County Police Department By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Col. Jon Belmar is, literally, the new sheriff in town. He was appointed to the post of St. Louis County’s Chief of Police effective Jan. 31 by the county’s Board of Police Commissioners. He is the county’s eighth chief since the police department was established in 1955. By county charter, he also is responsible for the law enforcement duties of the sheriff. “Though we do have a county sheriff, that person typically handles civil service while (the chief of police is) responsible for criminal law enforcement roles,” Belmar said. At 50, Belmar calls his new job “a heck of an opportunity.” “I’ve been fortunate to be able to work myself through the ranks and fortunate to be considered as the new police chief,” he said. “I’m beginning to get comfortable on the job, but I have a lot of help in leading the department. The chief is really an ambassador. In many ways, I’m the face of this department regarding what we’re involved in, the positive things we do and the manner in which we deliver services.” His department serves a population of over 1 million and encompasses more than 500 square miles. He oversees a staff of
nearly 1,100 in a department with a budget of $99 million. A resident of Chesterfield, Belmar was raised in North County and graduated in 1982 from Hazelwood Central High. He has served the county police department since 1986, spanning his entire law enforcement career. “I graduated from Arkansas State University on May 10 of that year with a degree in criminology, and 10 days later I was hired as a St. Louis police officer recruit, going into the police academy,” he recalled. “Back when I applied, I didn’t know much about law enforcement, or police departments, but I knew St. Louis County had a good professional reputation, and that appealed to me.” He met Kathy, his wife of almost 25 years, on the job. She retired in 2012 from her position as supervisor of the word processing unit in county police criminal investigation. “She started with the department when she was only 18,” Belmar said. “Because of Kathy, I have an appreciation of what the department’s 300 non-commissioned staff do. They have as great a responsibility as our officers to make sure this is a wellrun, professional agency. We’re all part of the same team. He and Kathy have two children – Colin,
23, is working toward a business degree at Columbia College and Kelly, 21, is in an education program at the University of Missouri. Belmar is following Chief Tim Fitch, who was well-liked and outspoken – and who recently predicted that crime rates in the county will go back up. West Newsmagazine asked the new chief to weigh in on this and other issues on the minds of St. Louis County residents. ••• Q: What’s your plan for keeping crime down? Or do you agree with Chief Fitch that crime can’t stay down forever and will likely rise to past levels? A: The crime rate won’t stay down forever. I think we’re going to notice the rate ebb and flow. But, by developing a partnership with the community on problem solving and having an institutional mission of making sure we can respond to calls for service in a timely manner and make a difference when we get there, as well as a sound strategy to reduce crime, we’ll be successful in not seeing dramatic spikes in the crime rate. We have to work toward ensuring the safest possible community for our residents and businesses. Q: Where do you stand on the recent merger of county/city police resources and
what do you think about a potential countycity merger? What would that mean for law enforcement and the crime rate? A: A countycity merger is something Col. Jon Belmar, St. Louis best left up County police chief to politicians and voters. But in regard to sharing police resources, that’s not as new as everybody thinks. Resources have been shared between county and city police for years. For instance, I went to the police academy downtown 28 years ago. Since then, we’ve been able to support the city with major events through our tactical operations unit. And we merged our air support operations in 2004. That’s been tremendously successful. Recently, we merged bomb and arson units between the two departments to deliver more effective service and cost savings to the region. When it makes sense for our residents, our department and the region, more See BELMAR, page 18
Chesterfield lands St. Louis Bluesweek Festival, adds BBQ Blast Parks and Recreation Tom McCarthy. “We’re very excited about relocating this year to Chesterfield’s awesome facility, which is one of the best concert venues in the St. Louis area,” said Mike Kociela of Entertainment St. Louis, which is managing the event. “A great lineup of jazz and blues headliners will be performing each day, and we will be announcing those soon.” This year’s St. Louis Bluesweek Festival also will feature a major new barbeque competition. Entertainment St. Louis is partnering with St. Louis Bash Productions to put on the 2014 Bluesweek BBQ Blast, a two-day contest with $10,000 in total prize money to be Great entertainment is just part of the fun offered by St. Louis Bluesweek. divided among the winners. “Since barbeque and the blues go By LISA RUSSELL music, will take place at the Chesterfield hand-in-hand, we feel like the festival is copyeditor@newsmagazinenetwork.com Amphitheater and Central Park over the a natural for this new competition,” said St. Louis’ popular Bluesweek Festival, Memorial Day holiday weekend, May 24 Frank Schmer, of Bash Productions. “We which has been held downtown at Sol- and 25. hope to have up to 40 teams in four catdiers Memorial for the past four years, is “This is a great opportunity for Ches- egories: ribs, chicken, brisket and pork. moving to Chesterfield in 2014. The two- terfield, and West County as a whole, to Judges certified by the St. Louis Barday festival, a celebration of St. Louis’ showcase a major event. It’s a big home beque Society will be evaluating their rich history as a mecca for blues and jazz run for us,” said Chesterfield Director of entries, and we’ll also have a number of
vendors offering food for sale.” Contestants for the BBQ Blast are being sought. Interested parties should contact Schmer at stlhomefires@sbcglobal.net. The festival, which will be free to attend, will be set up in Central Park, with ticketed performances inside the amphitheater, Kociela said. General admission tickets for each day’s concerts will be available for $10, and tickets for the amphitheater’s stadium-style seating area will be $25. Festival hours will be from 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. In conjunction with the festival, Kociela also is heading up development efforts to bring the National Blues Museum, a world-class cultural attraction, to downtown St. Louis. The museum, dedicated to exploring the blues genre and educating the public about its place at the foundation of modern American music, is slated to open in 2015 at 601 Washington Ave. Additional details about the festival will be posted to bluesweek.com as they become available.
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Rockwood student finds himself famous after Olympic encounter By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinetwork.com It could be called a life changing trip, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a wish come true. Ben Hughes simply calls it “awesome.” “If you have a chance to go to the Olympics you should definitely go,” he said. Ben, a Ridge Meadows Elementary student, recently returned from Sochi, Russia, where he got to attend several events of the Winter Olympics, courtesy of the Make-AWish Foundation. His trip caught some unexpected air when snowboarder and gold medalist Shaun White came over to Ben after his qualifying run in Sochi, hopping the fence between them and giving the fourthgrader a high five. “It was really, really amazing. I really couldn’t describe it all,” Ben said about White’s action. “It was super, super awesome.” White left Ben with a keepsake – one of his custom and freshly autographed snowboards. According to Ben’s mom, Liz, Ben has been snowboarding for about three winter seasons. She said the encounter with White has inspired Ben and fueled his passion for the sport. “I’ve heard him around the house – he’s been putting on his snowboard (gear) and trying to do tricks and things inside,” Liz said. It’s a good sound. Ben was diagnosed with leukemia in 2010, two weeks before he finished kindergarten. In 2012, he finished his treatment, which included rounds of chemotherapy and radiation. He has been
“cancer-free ever since,” according to Liz. Almost 18 months before his trip to Sochi, Ben met with members of the MakeA-Wish Foundation. Liz said going to the Winter Olympics was his top wish. “While they didn’t tell us it was impossible, we thought it was probably a long shot that (the trip) would even happen,” she said. But Ben’s long-shot wish paid off and as a result the fourth-grader is now a minicelebrity at his school. On Feb. 19, his fourth-grade class welcomed him back to school with an hourlong “Olympic Games Ceremony.” The fourth-graders listened to Ben as he talked briefly about his experiences in Russia. Then they rushed off to play the various Olympic-themed games set up around the Ridge Meadows Gym. Before the fun and games, Mary White, Ben’s music teacher, played the Olympics’ theme on the viola as Ben carried a paper torch into the gym. She first met Ben four years ago, when her son also was undergoing treatment for leukemia. Watching Ben’s Olympic trip has been one of the most rewarding things she could imagine. “Watching Ben be really sick, and then watching Ben be well, and then watching Ben have so much joy about this experience … it takes away all that bad and puts something amazing in his memories, and that is what any parent wants for their child,” she said. [Editor’s Note: In the Feb. 19 edition of West Newsmagazine, “In Quotes,” Ben was mistakenly identified as Ben Trimmer rather than Ben Hughes. West Newsmagazine regrets this error.]
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Monarch adopts new drug, alcohol policy for employees, board members By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net The Monarch Fire Protection District Board has unanimously adopted a policy prohibiting on-duty employees from possessing, using and being under the influence of unauthorized drugs or alcohol. The new policy calls not only for preemployment screening but also random testing and tests in other situations, such as when an employee’s behavior or conduct raises suspicion when an on-the-job injury, illness, accident or other incident results from possible drug and alcohol use; and when driving a company vehicle that’s involved in an accident. Refusal to submit to testing when required or avoiding a test by leaving the job can be considered an act of insubordination justifying disciplinary action, including termination. Members of the board also must be tested within a month after the policy’s approval or after being elected. Before the new policy, Monarch required pre-employment screening, but later testing was limited to when an employee
driving a company vehicle was involved in an accident in which injuries occurred or when an employee displayed obviously impaired behavior. The policy first was presented at an earlier session with a request that the union representing Monarch employees support it. Robin Harris, board president, had said that while union backing of the policy was wanted, the board could and would act without it. But Harris added that if the union supported the measure, a provision calling for treatment and/or rehabilitation
would be added to deal with an employee’s first-time failure of a drug/alcohol test. Without union support, the policy would contain no alternative other than possible termination for first-time offenses. On Feb. 13, Harris said the union had agreed to support the policy with the provision for first-time offenses. The policy also calls for employees: • To report any conviction of a guilty plea to any drug- or alcohol-related charge, including driving under the influence. • To list all legal and prescription drugs
taken during the month preceding any test. • To submit to periodic testing for up to 24 months after a positive test, after being arrested and convicted of charges involving drugs and alcohol, and after completion of a drug or alcohol rehabilitation program. If an employee voluntarily reports a substance abuse problem before any announced test or before any incident calling for testing or disciplinary action, the employee may request leave time of up to 12 weeks or more under Monarch’s policies for a treatment or counseling program.
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the chamber. I’d like to believe I’m helping move both entities forward.” Chamber President Lori Kelling said Hixson deserved the award, as he wears many hats. He’s a member of West County’s Rotary Club, as well as a chamber executive board member, vice chair of economic development and more. “The award goes to someone who shows overall good character as a young professional, and shows that they’re making a difference in the West County area,” Kelling said. “The individual is an outstanding young professional who demonstrates vision, professionalism and involvement resulting in a positive impact on the community.” For his efforts, Hixson received a plaque from the chamber, and proclamations from both County Executive Charlie Dooley and Mayor Willson. “He’s a nice kid,” Willson said. “Andy goes out there and gets involved; that’s what he’s supposed to do. He runs the city and has that responsibility, but he also gives time to his community, too.”
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Time again for the Annual Builders Home & Garden Show By KATE UPTERGROVE editorwest@newsmagazinenetwork.com The St. Louis 37th Annual Builders Home & Garden Show returns to America’s Center March 6-9. One of the largest consumer home shows in North America, the Home & Garden Show provides visitors with inspiration, advice and products to improve and beautify homes – inside and out! Produced by the Home Builders Association, the show is actually six shows in one, featuring Lawn & Garden, Kitchen & Bath, Interior Design, Pool & Spa, Building Products and Green Products. More than 400 exhibitors in 1,800 booths fill nearly 400,000 square feet – and the gardens offer the promise of spring. Filled with fabulous flowers and water features, the gardens try hard to steal the show. Visitors can tour the Belgard Hardscapes’ mobile showroom, a 10-by-53 foot trailer packed full of ideas for outdoor living spaces, and participate in the Belgard Treasure Hunt for a chance to win an outdoor fireplace worth $7,000.
Fabulous gardens get Home & Garden Show visitors in the mood for spring.
In the Lawn & Garden section, St. Louis Master Gardeners and gardening experts will share information that will make your yard the envy of your neighborhood. Actor and activist Ed Begley Jr. presents a seminar on Energy Efficiency in the New Millennium on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. and on March 8 at 11:30 a.m. He’ll offer tips for cleaning up city air, lessening the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, and putting money in back in consumers’ pockets. On stage in the Better Living Theater are a variety of experts, including Home Answer Man Scott Mosby, who will talk about how to make bathrooms accessible and beautiful. Visitors who are looking for inspiration can tour a 2,200-square-foot, threebedroom, two-bath home from Clayton Homes with unique rooms created by local interior designers. Or, find inspiration in the Kitchen & Bath Showcase, Interior Design Marketplace, Pool & Spa Show-
case and Lawn & Garden Marketplace. Visitors looking for something really different can travel back in time with the JFK Experience, sponsored by WaterFurnace. The JFK Experience is a compelling, interactive traveling museum featuring memorabilia and items from John F. Kennedy’s life and presidency. The exhibit includes 350 items from a collection of 20,000, acquired over a 50-year period by collector F. Nick Ciacelli. See campaign pins, rocking chairs, ceremonial gifts, and pens the president used to sign major legislation as well as a sweater given
to him by his children Caroline and John on what would be his last birthday. Also on-site is a replica of the 1961 Lincoln convertible limousine that Kennedy was riding in the day he was killed in Dallas. The replica has been used in many movies, including the 1991 film “JFK” and is an impressive 21 feet long. For kids, the Home Show includes an inflatable slide and swing ride and the Children’s Garden Club, sponsored by St. Louis County Parks. Show hours are Thursday, March 6
through Saturday, March 8 from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. and Sunday, March 9 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for children age 5 and younger. Special show discounts are available with coupons from Schnucks. Pre-purchase tickets online to receive $2 off adult admission for any show day and include a full year’s subscription to Better Homes & Gardens (a value of $6). Ample parking is available at Laclede’s Landing and the Arch garage. For more information, visit stlhomeshow.com.
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efforts to cooperate are something I’d certainly discuss with the board of police commissioners. Q: Can you talk about the role of the police board? What’s your opinion of its current state? A: My opinion is that we now have three outstanding commissioners, led by Roland Corvington, who is a retired FBI agent and had been assigned as special agent in charge of the St. Louis office. He’s an outstanding chairman. And T.R. Carr also is outstanding, a professor in public administration who understands the role of government and oversight agencies. John Saracino is an outstanding business person. We have three solid board members, and I look forward to working with additional commissioners who’ll be nominated by the county executive and approved by the county council. I want to work with the board to ensure we’re moving in the right direction to serve the citizens of St. Louis County in the best manner possible. Q: What do you think is the role of county police in the municipalities that contract with the county for police services? Do you see that role increasing or decreasing? And what are the benefits of that model of police protection? A: The benefits of that model are that we have the ability to offer the absolute best in police services to these communities, whether through a communication contract in doing dispatching or a contract for full service where we become the police department in a municipality. The county provides a very good law enforcement service at a cost savings to cities that choose to go with us. So I don’t see our role decreasing, though a lot depends on what cities approach us for contracting services. We discuss with them the costs we have to recover and explain what services we can provide. We’ve been involved in contracting in one way or another since 1957. These municipalities have long been our full partners. Q: What are the best qualities you bring to this new job? What should people look for from you? A: I’m an advocate of leadership, but not necessarily driven from the higher echelons of the department. I’m a fan of informal leadership, from officers and detectives, to serve our community. My philosophy on how I approach this job is that we have to engage the community and make sure they understand the department is there for them. They need to know us. That’s not brand new – it’s a quality I’ve shared with Chief Fitch, of not taking your eye off those relationships with the community. Q: Why did you want to be a police offi-
cer? Was anyone in your family an officer? A: No one in my family was a police officer. My parents, Bill and Joanne, were educators, who both taught in the Hazelwood School District. And I started originally in college to work toward a degree in education. While that appealed to me, I eventually thought perhaps I wanted to do something different, and I settled on law enforcement. I didn’t know a lot about it, but I was impressed with the service aspect of what police provide to a community. I thought that would be a unique, valuable way to spend my time, and it was something I thought I could do. But I never dreamt I’d be able to do all the neat things I’ve done with the county police department in this profession. I’ve pretty much checked all those boxes, and I’ve come so far. ••• Belmar began his county police career in the Affton Southwest Precinct in 1986, working as a patrolman until 1989. He and Kathy lived in Affton for seven years after they first married. After Affton, he served in the South County Precinct for two years and then for four years in the Tactical Operations Unit before his promotion to sergeant in 1995. As a sergeant, he served in the West County Precinct as a watch supervisor until selected to run the department’s Arson and Explosives Unit in 1996. In 1998, he was promoted to lieutenant and remained within the Division of Criminal Investigation as the commander of the Bureau of Crimes Against Persons. He stayed there until his promotion to captain in 2004, when he was assigned as the commander of the Affton Southwest Precinct. In 2010, he took over the Bureau of Patrol Support, including tactical operations, canine, metro air support and highway safety. He was promoted to lieutenant colonel in July 2013 and assigned as commanding officer of the Division of Special Operations. In addition, he was appointed to the St. Louis County Domestic and Family Violence Council in 2000, serving until 2011, and had been a member of that council’s Executive Board since 2001. Belmar is co chair of the STARRS/St. Louis Area Regional Response System and is chairman of its law enforcement committee. He attended the FBI’s Hazardous Device School at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., where he was certified as a bomb technician in 1997. He also attended the 228th Session of the FBI National Academy in 2007. He served as president of the Eastern Missouri chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates for 2013. Over the years, he’s received 48 awards and letters of appreciation.
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Rockwood officials study the need for free full-day kindergarten By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Rockwood School District officials are investigating whether to offer free full-day kindergarten as early as the 2014-2015 school year. In addition to a free half-day kindergarten program, the district now offers a tuitionbased, full-day kindergarten program at a cost of $360 per month, per child. Tim Rooney, Rockwood’s chief financial and legislative officer, told the Board of Education on Jan. 23 that Rockwood is one of only two Missouri school districts that does not offer free full-day kindergarten. The board approved forming a staff committee to study the issue and make a recommendation on whether and when to offer full-day kindergarten, as well as how to deal with potential school capacity issues, which schools can handle more full-time students, and how to better use buildings. Preliminary recommendations are set to go to the board on April 10. After seeking public input on those recommendations, revised recommendations will go back to the board on May 22. Rooney said that, of the district’s 1,165 current kindergarten students, 492 are paying for the full-day tuition option, while 673 are attending the free half-day program. However, for each additional full-time kindergarten student, the district would receive $6,178 from state aid and about $879 in sales tax, for a total of $7,057 per additional full-day student, Rooney said. For this school year, the full-day tuition generates $1.7 million to the district, he said. But the district also now is paying $380,405 in midday transportation costs for busing half-day kindergarten students home. “If the district would offer free full-day kindergarten, our ongoing net savings would be $1,425,299 a year after the first two years of offering the program,” Rooney said. That figure allows for more state aid and sales tax money as well as loss of tuition fees, and for savings in transportation costs but higher costs from hiring more teachers who would be needed. However, he admitted that, due to the effects of the state funding formula, Rockwood would suffer a net loss of $2.4 million the first year and $1.4 million the second year of offering the free full-day program. Board Member Jeffrey Morrell wondered how certain the district was that many parents would take advantage of a free full-day kindergarten program. Rooney responded that, at the January kindergarten registration, parents were asked to fill out a survey about their enrollment intentions should the district be able to offer full-day or half-day kindergarten for the 20142015 school year, and 84 percent said they’d use a full-day program if there was no tuition.
“When we charge tuition, that eliminates some kids,” Superintendent Terry Adams said. “Full-day kindergarten is good for virtually all kids, to help them make great progress in learning. It’s even more important for kids with any deficit in their learning abilities, and I’m sure some of these families without $360 a month to spend on tuition have kids that fall into the category. Early intervention is critical.” Board President Bill Brown said that offering full-day free kindergarten could encourage more young families to move in and “help regenerate our district.”
Even if free full-day kindergarten is offered, the district would continue offering a free half-day program, though district midday transportation home would no longer be offered, officials said, adding that there is no difference in core curriculum between the full- and half-day programs. For the coming school year, Rockwood will use a dual full-day kindergarten enrollment procedure, both following its current procedure and also completing the enrollment procedure as if it were able to offer a free full-day program, if parents prefer that
option, Rooney said. Board member Keith Kinder cited an email he and other board members received from the Rockwood Stakeholders for Real Solutions group questioning whether there is enough space in schools and buses and whether fees would pay for adding more full-day kindergarten students. But Kinder insisted Rockwood is “not putting the cart before the horse.” “We plan to gather facts and make a decision later,” he said. “We want to do what’s right for kids.”
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ing director of Mote Marine Laboratory: Center for Shark Research in Sarasota, Fla., where at age 91, she continues her research. “Like most children, our students are fascinated by sharks, and at Raintree, we feed their intellectual curiosity by giving children the freedom to choose their topics of study,” said Brandi Cartwright, co-founder and academic dean at Raintree. “Having the ability to interact with Eugenie Clark gives the four- and fiveyear-old children a powerful connection from their passionate pursuits to the science happening all over the world.” As part of their study, the children drew pictures of their favorite shark species and wrote letters to Clark. In their letters, they asked questions about marine life and sharks. She responded to the students with a drawing of her own, thanked them for their sweet words and impressive illustrations, and answered many of their questions. “The whole experience working with the children has been just as rewarding for me. It’s exciting to see these young minds so interested in marine life,” Clark said. “Children have a unique way of looking at things, which can be refreshing.”
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On Saturday, March 8, Chesterfield Day School will host its annual CDS Benefit Auction, Under the Big Top, in the school’s gymnasium at 1100 White Road. The evening is to include a tightrope walker, circus train, magician, ringmaster and stilt walker all in the school’s gym turned circus tent. Auction Chairs Sarah Baker and Karen Harper enlisted the support of local businesses to turn the event into a real threering circus. “We were very pleased with the support of the local business community and our own CDS families,” Harper said. Now, Harper hopes community members will turn out to enjoy the fun. “It will be a great night to celebrate CDS!” Tickets for Under the Big Top are available for $5 per person by calling Theresa Fleck, CDS director of advancement, at (314) 469-6622, ext. 254.
In a marketing-related field experience trip, 58 students and six teachers from Parkway South High traveled to New York City over an extended weekend in January. The DECA (high school marketing club) students and teachers had the opportunity to meet executives working in all aspects of marketing. The trip also included sightseeing excursions to the Empire State Building, Madison Square Gardens, Wall Street and Financial District, Times Square, Chinatown, theatre tickets to “iLuminate,” and shopping in SoHo. The trip was planned by marketing teachers Xanthe Meyer, Terri Heller and Robb Bock, who also are the school’s DECA advisors, in conjunction with Field Studies Center of New York.
Parkway’s Oak Brook and Sorrento Springs elementary schools recently were named State Schools of Character by the Character Education Partnership (CEP). Oak Brook and Sorrento Springs are two of only 14 schools in the state to receive the prestigious award. Thirty states participate in the State Schools of Character program administered by CEP. Being named a State School of Character is a preliminary step to being recognized as a National School of Character by CEP. Each year, CEP’s state affiliates select schools and districts that demonstrate, through a
Celebrating Catholic schools John F. Kennedy Catholic High School celebrated Catholic Schools Week (CSW) Jan. 27-31 with, among other activities, a sock-hop, ice cream social and liturgical celebrations. At the end of CSW, Kennedy enjoyed a dress-down day while administrators Mary Hey, Patty McMullen-Hellwig, and Father Bob Suit served donuts for breakfast. At the conclusion of the week, students gave letters of appreciation to Kennedy faculty and staff in honor of CSW.
Lessons from the Shark Lady Pre-kindergartners at Raintree School in Ballwin are undergoing a deep-sea study of sharks with the help of the “Shark Lady” during their semester-long project. Children at the nature-inspired kindergarten and preschool have been learning about sharks and now are learning from the best – Eugenie Clark. Clark (a.k.a the Shark Lady) is a worldrenowned ichthyologist known for her research on poisonous fish of the tropical seas and on the behavior of sharks. She is also a pioneer in the field of scuba diving for research purposes and is the found-
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L ove of music leads to creation of special flute Selvidge Middle School student Melissa Hendricks always has loved music. When it came to choosing an instrument in music class, the flute was her number one choice. “I’ve always loved the sounds of the flute,” she explained. Playing the flute is a bit of a challenge for any first-time student, but Hendricks has challenges beyond the learning curve. It is difficult for her left hand to play notes on a traditional flute. Her teacher Kevin Smith decided that he wasn’t going to let her situation get in the way. With the help of his wife, who runs an instrument repair shop, and a custom instrument maker in Texas, Smith created a special flute for Hendricks. “We realized that something was going to have to be done to the flute for Melissa to have success,” Smith said. Because the flute is custom, the keys are a little different than a regular flute. Hendricks now has to learn a new fingering chart. It’s a challenge she is willing to undertake. “I can’t thank Mr. Smith enough,” she said. “He is such a great teacher.”
A royal valentine Home Helpers, located in Manchester, enlisted the help of fourth-grade students from Reed Elementary in Ladue to make valentines for residents of Brooking Park. “When we arrived, the Valentine’s Day King and Queen were announced and we were honored to have our picture taken with the king,” said Pictured are students Bix; Aidan; John, the Valentine’s Home Helpers owner Julie Day King; Beckwith; Liv and her younger brother, Max. Beckwith. Home Helpers provides personal assistance and home health care for seniors. “The Valentine’s Day card outreach brought many smiles to the residents’ faces,” Beckwith said.
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lung machines because the left side of his heart couldn’t work on its own.” In the time since Gus died, an assist device has been developed that allows a child to leave the hospital to wait for a heart transplant. The device Gus had used worked well for adults but not for children, Berry said. Amy, Gus’s sister, took part in the rope jumping. “I really enjoyed it Friday when everybody was happy after they revealed the amount of money raised,” she said. “I enjoy jumping rope anyway. And I think it’s very nice of people at Blevins to remember Gus. Some people came here even after Gus passed away and didn’t know him, but still wanted to do the rope jumping.” Berry said she was “thankful and grateful people remember Gus.” “Gus had a conversation with my husband Tim a few days before he passed away, and he said he was worried people wouldn’t remember him,” she said. “So it’s wonderful what not only Blevins but also the whole community is doing to remember him. I’m sure he would be very grateful what they’ve done in his memory. Blevins has always been like family for us, and doing this was extra special.” Lennartz, who knew Gus, described him as “a typical little boy, with lots of energy, and a real go-getter who loved to be active.” “He just had the brightest smile you ever saw,” she said. During the assembly, Lennartz was recognized as Teacher of the Year for Blevins, after being nominated by her peers. “She always has a positive attitude, works well with our children, parents and staff, does whatever she can to help children emotionally and physically, goes above and beyond for students who need extra support, loves to learn about and try new ideas and techniques, works really well with children who have special needs, and is respected and loved by everyone,” Blevins Principal Sharon Jackson said.
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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com About 440 kindergarten through fifth grade students took part in an assembly on Friday, Feb. 14 at Rockwood’s Blevins Elementary in Eureka to celebrate their success in jumping rope, and also gave a jump-start in encouraging heart health, during the fourth annual Gus Berry Jump Rope for Heart event. For about three weeks prior to the assembly, students have been jumping rope during their physical education class time, Holly Lennartz, physical education teacher, said. Students also raised money from parents and others to support the fitness effort. All money raised will be donated to the American Heart Association in memory of Gus, a former Blevins student who died in 2010 as a result of heart complications. The money will help fund research to fight heart disease and stroke as well as support the American Heart Association’s public and professional education programs. Co-sponsored by the AHA and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Jump Rope for Heart promotes physical fitness and heart health by jumping rope. As of Feb. 14, the students had raised $14,127, surpassing last year’s breakout total of $14,096. Physical education teachers Jane Taggart and Lennartz worked to organize the event. Even retired physical education teacher Carla O’Dell helped out this year. Taggart said a side benefit is that “our kids get really good exercise out of this during February, which is heart awareness month for the American Heart Association.” “We want students to realize heart health is so important, and that’s why you need to stay fit,” Taggart said. “Jumping rope is one of the easiest and one of the better cardio activities anyone can do.” Janet Berry, of Eureka, is the mother of Gus and also of Amy, 11 and now a fifth grader at Blevins. Berry praised the school and the whole community for their thoughtfulness. She said Gus, in late 2009, caught a virus called myocarditis that attacked his heart. He also had been born with a congenital heart defect, Tetralogy of Fallot. It is a condition that Olympic snowboarder Shaun White also has. “Gus was in and out of the hospital in December of 2009 and then went back in February of 2010,” Berry said. “Once he caught the virus, it pushed him into heart failure. His surgeon felt he would be OK once his mitral valve was fixed, but they hadn’t known how bad his heart was scarred from the virus until they did the surgery. “The surgeon was able to fix the valve but Gus couldn’t come off the heart and
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By BETSY ZATKULAK People of different ethnicities, backgrounds and faith traditions are sharing communities and workplaces now more than ever. Third-grade students from four multi-cultural, faith-based schools in West County are proving that a more peaceful and productive world can be achieved when people of all ages learn to work together, to win together. Kirk Day School, Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, St. Monica School and Al Manara Academy students are learning this lesson through Operation Cooperation, a fun and challenging program of EnTeam, a nonprofit educational organization. “(The) 9/11 (tragedy) was the wakeup call that signaled the need to build skills in solving problems collaboratively,” Ted Wohlfarth, EnTeam’s executive director, explained. “If people have to wait until we agree on every religious difference in the community before we can learn to be good neighbors, we have no hope of ever achieving peace in the community – much less the world.” While the participating schools are all faith-based, Operation Cooperation does not include any discussion of theology or religion. “All we do is provide simple games that challenge students to think together and solve problems collaboratively,” Wohlfarth said. “Third grade is the ideal time to start this type of higher-order thinking skill.” Each school hosts the games once per quarter, providing a creative cross-cultural experience in which the students participate. This was Kirk Day School’s first time participating in and hosting Operation Cooperation. “As a pastor, I think it is very important, largely because it’s an inevitable reality that these kids are going to grow up in a world that’s going to require them to navigate all kinds of diversity graciously,” said Pastor Ben Porter, of Kirk Day School. “The younger they can learn to do that the better. “It does make a statement that each of these groups is saying, ‘Our faith has room to spend time together in loving relationship with other people.’” Ellen Burke, a third-grade teacher at St. Monica, added, “I love that kids just learn to get together, work together and talk through their problems. They get to meet new people from different cultures, different religions and they learn that we’re all the same and (we should) all try to work together and be kind to one another.” Students are divided into four teams and plan strategies to accomplish assigned tasks. Problem solving, resourcefulness
and teamwork are required for each session. The day’s schedule includes an icebreaker activity, presenting the task, team planning and performing the timed task. Once the task is completed, teams regroup to plan how to improve their time. Teams then perform the timed task once again, competing against their own time only. Parents and teachers facilitate and ask questions, but do not solve the tasks for the students. The unique characteristic of the Operation Cooperation games is that players keep score on a win-win basis – both sides lose together or both sides win together, depending on their ability to work together. Sue Lapp, who teaches third grade at Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School, believes Operation Cooperation falls right in line with the school’s vision and mission “in terms of understanding that we are part of this world and our children are going to be stewards of the earth and really going to be the ones to be our future leaders.” “They completely get it,” Lapp said. “They get the idea that they’re learning to work together so that when they grow up, they will understand how to work with others. I think the whole premise behind it is ingenious because it’s difficult to find activities that are truly non-competitive and where you are working together as a community to improve your score – to do better.” Donna Bari, who teaches third grade at Al Manara Muslim Academy, has participated in the program for many years. “It means a lot to me,” said Bari. “Sometimes in private, religious schools, we tend to keep them (the children) in a little bubble; and it’s nice for them to get out and find commonalities with other people. We don’t have to discuss religion. We don’t have to discuss our differences. We get together and the kids get to learn to cooperate with others. “I believe it can make a real difference in the world.” Ziad Hassan, a third grader at Al Manara, said the bean bag toss was his favorite task because all the kids moved and ran around a lot. He added, “I think children get to learn to communicate ... I think they all have really good skills, too.” His mother, Lizette, was on hand as a facilitator. “It’s funny, in their word scramble, you’d see faith-based words come up and they all knew what they meant,” Lizette said. “It’s nice to see similarities when a lot of times people just want to point out their differences.”
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The Parkway South’s conference championship wrestling team
Parkway South matmen win first Suburban West title in 20 years week of the season,” Lake said. “I told the boys that we can’t change that, but we can learn from it. If we could wrestle to our potential the rest of the season, we could keep ourselves in contention. We took care of what was within our control, and we hoped for the best as far as how the other teams in the conference competed.” None of the current members of the Patriots were even born when Parkway South last won a conference title. “It’s been a while,” Lake said. “I graduated from South in 1993 and we won a title that year. The guys that won it in 1994 were all teammates of mine. The guys on the team this year probably wonder if we had cars then.” The Patriots have a deep squad. No one or two guys were leading the charge to the championship. It was a total team effort. “It really takes the entire program for an accomplishment such as this,” Lake said. “That was the first obstacle we had to overcome was competing as a unit, and not as individuals. I think that was what the lesson from the Eureka loss, was compete for your teammates. “It took each guy to do his job, and some freshmen and JV guys to step up as well. It really is a team-wide effort.” The team has done well in tournaments this season. The Howell Central tourney featured Fort Zumwalt West, Hannibal, and McCluer South-Berkeley in Parkway South’s division. “I was pretty happy overall, because we started out a little flat, and those are all quality teams that have some very strong competitors,” Lake said. “Certain guys stepped up and took the reins, and we were able to finish it strong with 10 medalists.” Parkway South finished fourth in its own Patriot Classic. The Patriots also won the Chaminade and Lindbergh tournament and took fourth at All-Suburban meet and second at Columbia Hickman.
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By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinemetwork.com A long streak at Parkway South has been broken with the Patriots winning the Suburban West Conference title in wrestling. It is the first conference title for Parkway South in 20 years. Moreover, it is the Patriots’ first-ever championship in the rugged Suburban West. The last conference crown came in 1994 when the school competed in the Suburban South. Parkway South finished with a 7-1 record in duels with fellow conference opponents to claim the championship. The day after the Patriots won the conference crown, the Parkway South matmen won their division at the Francis Howell Central Tournament. “This has been a very historic end to a great regular season for us at South,” said coach Jim Lake, who wrestled for the Patriots. “The Suburban West is very tough. Any time you regularly face Northwest, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Eureka and the rest of the conference, you have your work cut out for you – year in and year out. “I remember when we entered the Suburban West a while back. I knew we were going to have to raise the bar, because the bar was raised for us.” The squad did not have much time to soak in the experience of winning the league title. That’s because they had more work to do. “I think its still kind of sinking in. Due (to) snow makeups and districts looming, there hasn’t been much time to smell the roses,” Lake said. “They are pretty focused on the task at hand, competing to win a district title, and send as many to state as possible.” Lake entered the season believing his squad was a good one. There was enough talent to win the conference. However, there was the matter of accomplishing the task. “I think we knew we could compete. We took a hard loss to Eureka in the second
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Record-setting season Marquette set three school records in the recent Suburban West Conference girls swim meet. The Mustangs finished second to Lafayette but Marquette won 10 of the 12 events. “Even though we didn’t win the overall trophy, I’d call our meet a huge success,” Marquette coach Joe Schoedel said. “We won 10 of the 12 events, got four new individual state cuts, and broke three school records.”
Senior Abby Watson set a record in the 100 backstroke with a time of 57.14 seconds. Freshman Alyssa Lemon set a record in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.08 seconds. The 200 medley team of Watson, freshman Katiana Porporis, freshman Shane Whitehead, and junior Jessi Goring raced to a record time of 1 minute, 48.48 seconds. In addition, Watson won the 100 butterfly in 58.43. “Abby swam fantastic. It’s the best I’ve ever seen her swim,” Schoedel said. “She wanted to win her fourth straight conference title in backstroke and go out unde-
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feated, and she did just that. Her butterfly was a little more of a surprise. “We’ve always known her fly was good, but we’ve been working on a few things and it all came together. That’s one of the things I love about Abby. She is a senior who has seen and done it all, but is always asking for help and looking to improve.” Including relays, Watson finishes her Mustang career with nine conference titles. Two freshmen each won two events for Marquette. Porporis won the 200 IM in 2:07.60 and the 100 breast in 1:07.24. Lemon won the 200 free in 1:53.51 and 500 free in 5:07.70. “Having two freshmen as fast as Katiana and Alyssa is nice. That’s a bit of an understatement. Starting each of their high school careers with perfect conference meets (winning both individual events and relays), setting school records and having top rankings at state certainly sets the bar high,” Schoedel said. “Their drive and competitiveness is what makes them who they are and as fast as they are.” Setting a record in the 200 medley relay did not surprise Schoedel. “This is the one record I knew for sure we would break, but I didn’t expect it to be broken by 3.5 seconds,” Schoedel said. Marquette also won the 200 free relay. Joining Lemon and Goring were sophomore Allison Tichenor and junior Raquel Porporis. The relay won a close one with a winning time of 1:41.40, besting Lafayette’s relay by 0.7 seconds. “I told the girls at the beginning of the
meet that we needed to win all three relays – and we knew this would be a close one with Lafayette and South on our heels – but they pulled it out,” Schoedel said. All in all it was a meet to remember for the Mustangs. “We just couldn’t get past Lafayette’s depth for the overall team trophy,” Schoedel said. “I couldn’t be happier with how the girls swam. We had solid swims all around, and the girls let their swimming do their talking. Jessi got two new state cuts in the 50 and 100 freestyle (as did) Shane in the 100 butterfly. The surprise of the meet was sophomore Karli Basler dropping 4.5 seconds in the 100 backstroke to earn her first state cut.”
High school girls swimming Kirkwood captured the Suburban South Conference meet with 468 points. Other team scores were: Parkway West, 438; Parkway Central, 392; Parkway North, 227; Ladue, 197; Clayton, 131; Webster Groves, 127 and Summit, 101. Parkway West captured the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:51.55 and the 400 free relay in 3:38.79. The Longhorns’ Carolyn Kammeyer won the 200 IM in 2:11.58 and the 100 butterfly in 57.56 seconds. Parkway Central’s Hannah Swyers won the diving competition with 450.65 points. The Colts’ Courtney Nall won the 100 free in 53.97 seconds, and Madison Brown won the 100 back in 59.62. In the Metro League meet at Westminster Christian Academy, MICDS won with 543.5
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Team’s efforts aid St. Louis ministry Members of the Westminster Christian Academy girls swim team recently volunteered their time at Sunshine Ministries in downtown St. Louis. On Martin Luther King Day, 24 girls and two team coaches devoted their morning and afternoon to assisting the directors of Sunshine Ministries in relocating to a newly constructed building two blocks away. Westminster Christian Academy girl’s swim team. Sunshine Ministries is a local community shop that provides affordable clothing, household goods, children’s toys, furniture, and other items for low-income families. According to coach Kent Kehr, the girls enjoyed a time of service and community with the ministry staff, boxing, unboxing, cleaning, and organizing for the relocation and reopening of the new store. “I believe God’s blessing flowed both ways,” Kehr said. “We saw God’s work through Sunshine Ministries, and they were encouraged by the volunteer efforts of these teenagers.” points. Westminster was third with 386, and Principia was sixth with 128 points. MICDS’ Evie Mauz won the 200 free in 1:57.45 and the 500 free in 5:10.10. Lily Reisinger won the 100 free in 55.62. The Rams also won the 200 free relay in 1:45.82 and the 400 free relay in 3:33.07. Defending state diving champ Kat Friese, an MICDS junior, won the diving competition with 273.5 points. Westminster took the 200 medley relay in 1:55.28. Lauren Massot won the 100 backstroke in 1:00.24.
High school field hockey Several local field hockey athletes recently were named to the 2013 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA High School National Academic Squad. Four Whitfield seniors – Lucy Bhuyan, Isabella Chiodini, Emily Moss and Molly Smith – were honored. Ballwin resident Maddie Distler, a senior at Ursuline Academy, also was named to the national academic squad. A two-year varsity player, Distler played midfield ad forward. “Maddie was a huge addition to our team,” said coach Roxann Naeger. “She is one of the hardest-working, dedicated young women I have coached. She had a positive influence on the team and gave 100 percent at all times. We will definitely miss her leadership next year.” The High School National Academic Squad program recognizes high school seniors who have achieved a minimum cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0, or the equivalent, through the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year. In 2013, the High School National Academic Squad program began recognizing high school seniors who have achieved a
minimum cumulative, unweighted GPA of 3.9 out of 4.0, or the equivalent, through the first quarter of the 2013-14 school year. These athletes have been recognized as Scholars of Distinction. Whitfield’s Bhuyan was recognized as a Scholar of Distinction.
High school wrestling Westminster Christian Academy recently captured its second consecutive Metro League championship. The Wildcats had seven first-place finishes and five second-place finishes. Winners for Westminster were Aaron Gion at 106, J.T. Fuller at 113, Eli Parham at 126, Alex Hopkins at 138, Wes Park at 195, David Becker at 220 and Patrick Jung at 285. MICDS had four winners in Dylan Waks at 145, Nick Scherer at 152, Eric Khondaker at 170 and Louis Grace at 182. Priory’s Cole Wagner won at 132. Principia’s Jason McEntire won at 120.
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The American Psychological Association’s recent Stress in America survey found that teens experience levels of stress similar to adults but do not understand the potential impact of stress on their mental and physical health.
Stressed out teens American teens are experiencing stress levels that rival those of adults, according to a Harris Interactive survey conducted for the American Psychological Association (APA). Since 2007, the APA has commissioned an annual nationwide survey to assess stress and its impact on the general public. In the most recent APA Stress in America survey, conducted in August 2013: • Teens reported that their stress level during the school year far exceeded what they believe to be healthy and topped adults’ average reported stress level in the past month. • Thirty-one percent of teens said their stress level increased in the past year, and 34 percent said they believed their stress level would increase in the coming year. • Eighty-three percent of teens identified school as a source of stress, and 10 percent cited stress as a reason for receiving grades lower than what they are capable of achieving. • Forty-two percent of teens said they were either not doing enough to manage their stress or were not sure if they were doing enough to manage it. • Teens were more likely than adults to report that their stress level has a slight or
no impact on their body, physical health or mental health, even though they reported experiencing emotional and physical symptoms of stress in proportions similar to adults. Symptoms included feeling irritable or angry, nervous, anxious and tired. • More teen girls (37 percent) than teen boys (23 percent) reported feeling depressed or sad in the past month due to stress. • Half of teens reported feeling confident about their ability to handle their personal problems, while 46 percent said they feel they are on top of things fairly often or very often. • Thirty-two percent of teens said they feel less stressed after exercising, but 20 percent reported exercising less than once a week or not at all. • Among teens who reported overeating or eating unhealthy foods because of stress, 33 percent said they did so because it helped distract them from their stressors. Norman B. Anderson, CEO and executive vice president of the APA, said it is alarming that teens’ experience with stress is so similar to that of adults. “It is even more concerning that they seem to underestimate the potential impact that stress has on their physical and mental health,” Anderson said.
No cancer left behind
Technology developed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis may help ensure that doctors leave behind no stray cancer cells when performing surgery. A team lead by Samuel Achilefu, a Washington University professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, created high-tech glasses that use video technology, a head-mounted display and an agent that upon injection attaches to cancer cells and makes them glow blue when viewed through the glasses. According to a study published in the Journal of Biomedical Optics, the technology enables detection of tumors as small as 1 mm in diameter. On Feb. 10 at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, breast surgeon Dr. Julie Margenthaler performed the first surgery using the new technology. “We’re in the early stages of this technology, and more development and testing will be done, but we’re certainly encouraged by the potential benefits to patients,” Margenthaler said in a university news release. “Imagine what it would mean if these glasses eliminated the need for follow-up surgery and the associated pain, inconvenience and anxiety.” Current protocol calls for surgeons to remove a patient’s tumor and some neighboring tissue. If cancer cells are found in the neighboring tissue, a second surgery often is performed to remove more tissue, which also is checked for cancer. Morgenthaler said 20-25 percent of breast cancer patients who have lumps removed undergo another surgery because additional cancer cells are found in neighboring tissues. “Our hope is that this new technology will reduce or ideally eliminate the need for a second surgery,” she said. Achilefu has a patent pending for the technology, which at press time has not been named.
Treating sleep apnea with weight loss A little weight loss can go a long way toward helping people with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a recent study. Obstructive sleep apnea is a potentially
serious disorder in which breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep. Being overweight or obese is one of several risk factors for the condition. Researchers in Finland conducted a study from 2004-2013, focusing on the effects of weight loss on obstructive sleep apnea and found that a sustained weight loss of 5 percent was enough to prevent the disease from worsening and even cure it.
Mother-daughter, father-son fertility programs Mercy Fertility Care Services is hosting for parents and their preteen and teenage children a series of events to discuss fertility and promote communication. For girls and their mothers, registered nurses, a doctor and a panel of teens will present during two afternoon tea programs: • Girls aged 10-12 and their mothers attend from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 2. The program will focus on modesty, values and changes in the body as girls enter puberty. • Girls aged 13-17 and their mothers attend from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 30. The program will focus on dating, marriage, sexually transmitted diseases, protection of fertility through chastity and the sacredness of human life. For boys and their fathers, a father, a physician and a teen panel will answer questions and emphasize respect, understanding and appreciation of sexuality and provide age-appropriate information on the reproductive system: • Boys aged 11-12 and their fathers attend from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday, March 9. The program will focus on bodily changes as boys enter puberty, modesty, plans of action and the sacredness of human life. • A program for boys aged 13-17 and their fathers will be held in the fall. All programs will be held at the von Gontard Conference Center at Mercy Hospital St. Louis, 621 S. New Ballas Road in Creve Coeur. The fee for each program is $45 per family and includes light refreshments. For additional information, call (314) 9910327, or email susan.odaniel@mercy.net. To register, visit mercy.net/fertilitycare. The program is supported by the Archdiocesan Development Appeal.
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By SUE HORNOF shornof@newsmagazinenetwork.com “Why does summer camp matter as an institution, and why is it so important?” Those are the questions Michael Eisner, CEO of the Walt Disney Company for more than 20 years, set out to answer in “Camp,” his 2005 memoir that he called “a valentine to summer camp.” Between his 8th and 23rd birthdays, Eisner spent a portion of nine summers at Camp Keewaydin, an overnight camp nestled in the Green Mountains of Vermont. He was a camper during five of those summers and the other four, he worked as a staffman (the camp’s term for counselor). He claims to have learned valuable life lessons in both capacities. “Camp taught me a lot of little things, and the experience accumulated into some big ‘stuff,’ stuff that builds backbone and teaches lessons that keep popping up in adulthood,” Eisner wrote. One of the biggest things Eisner said he learned at camp is the value of teamwork. The Camp Keewaydin experience included a three-week canoe trip in the wilderness “with no prospect of seeing, hearing or talking to anyone other than seven other campers and two staffmen.” Campers were divided into teams, and each team had certain responsibilities, such as building the campfire, cooking or washing dishes. “While the concept of this division of labor could be taught and exemplified anywhere – in a factory, on a sports team, in a group
project at school – what separates the tripping experience is the stakes,” Eisner wrote. “Eight boys in the wilderness, each doing his own thing doesn’t work. Everyone must do their jobs at the campsite for the sake of the team. If there is any problem, like a loss of supplies or food, the group has to find a way to solve the dilemma. If, while sleeping in tents on an island, a camper or staffman wakes up to the sounds of black bears rustling through the trash, there’s no time-out button that can be suddenly activated to diffuse danger.” The wilderness trip also instilled in campers the meaning of the camp’s main maxim: “Help the Other Fellow.” “On a trip, no one is making fun of the kid who can’t light a fire or pitch a tent; they’re showing him how to do it and encouraging any progress,” Eisner wrote. “Necessity leads to team spirit.” According to Eisner, working in business can be “another canoe trip.” “It’s about figuring out different roles for people and those people fulfilling their tasks,” he wrote. “It’s about determining, in a pinch, who can sit in the stern of their canoe and set the course and who is better suited for the bow.” Sports at Camp Keewaydin taught Eisner how to win fairly and lose graciously – skills that served him well in the business world. “One must know how to deal with adversity, control oneself in times of discomfort and value the elements of competition that are ultimately necessary for either fair winning or good losing,” he wrote. “I learned all this not during my days in business but at Keewaydin.” Some of the most important abilities Eisner learned at camp came during his years as a staffman. At first, the position made him a bit uneasy, but eventually, he became comfortable in a leadership role. He got a taste of what it is like to have others look to him for guidance and was sometimes forced to make decisions for others, which taught him to be a responsible leader. “Risk is good, but survival is better,” Eisner wrote. “Knowing when to scale back and when not to take unnecessary risks is important. Here, I had to weigh the risks.” Throughout “Camp,” Eisner alternates stories of camp experiences with musings about how those experiences shaped his character and prepared him for his life’s work. The result is an entertaining, nostalgic book that answers the questions, “Why does summer camp matter as an institution, and why is it so important?”
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By BONNIE KRUEGER bkrueger@newsmagazinenetwork.com When Geggie Elementary Principal Dr. Mary Kleekamp arrived at her school’s quarterly “PAWS UP” assembly to celebrate reading excellence, she discovered it was the platform for a clever ruse devised to surprise her. Kleekamp was one of 50 people selected nationwide to participate in the Lifetouch Memory Mission Trip earlier this year, and a Lifetouch representative was at the school that day to give her the good news. In the spring of 2013, Kleekamp attended the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) conference, where she learned about the Lifetouch Memory Mission Trip. Lifetouch is the world’s largest employee-owned photography company. You might know them as the “school picture company.” However you know them, it might surprise you that Lifetouch makes it their mission to give back through philanthropy and volunteerism. Partnering with NAESP, The School Superintendents Association, the National Association of Secondary School Principals and the National Parent Teacher Association, Lifetouch created the Lifetime Memory Mission Trip as a way to impact the lives of students in need. Building a school The Lifetouch trip to the impoverished town of Constanza in the Dominican Republic was 10 years in the making. Originally, the local Constanza church leader Angel Moreta had tried to get a school built for the community, but was met with resistance from parishioners. Then, in 2011, through a partnership with Lifetouch, his dream began unfolding with construction of the Cecaini School’s first floor, which could accommodate 200 students. The following year, the second floor of the school was completed. In January, construction on a vocational school building began with help from Kleekamp and her fellow volunteers. The new school allows Constanza youth to continue their education, offering greater choice for careers as adults. “With the addition of the vocational school, they will be able to serve an additional 200 students. The vocational school is designed for students between the ages of 12 and 15. Most students complete their basic education by age 12 since they are needed to work the field,” Kleekamp explained. “While still important, school is not a priority after their basic education Agriculture is the economy’s largest employer, but we want to equip students to learn other life trades, such as
computers, interior painting, culinary, construction and tailoring.” The Cecaini School has four unpaid classroom teachers and one unpaid computer teacher who volunteer daily. Two sessions of four hours of school are offered each day so more children can be accommodated. Pastor Moreta’s church provides a free lunch, which includes a piece of bread and a juice box. “The poverty we witnessed was unparalleled to anything I had ever imagined,” Kleekamp said. “Families are hired to work the fields on a day-to-day basis. If you do not work a day, your family may not eat that day. One meal of rice and beans is standard in most homes.” Kleekamp’s group of 50 volunteers worked
of the community,” she said. Whether it was through the watchful eyes of Constanza residents studying the construction project or planned home visits, Lifetouch made connecting with people their number one goal. It was commonplace for children and a few adults to be on the job site throughout the day. Many times young children would lend a helping hand. “I would move the wheelbarrow of cement to the wall and a precious little girl would push the wheelbarrow back. After a full day of pushing concrete, I was happy to have her help!” Kleekamp said. When the bell rang for recess, it was time for the Lifetouch volunteers to take a break and play with the children. For Kleekamp,
Kleekamp said she is the one who has been changed. On a personal level, she feels this will make her a better wife and mother to her two daughters, ages 10 and 13. Professionally, she wants to use this experience to make her a better principal. “I want Geggie kids to see the blessings in their everyday life. I want to inspire them to take an active role in extending the mission to others.” Wanting to continue the mission, Kleekamp is planning a local fundraising effort in her school. She also is scheduled to speak about her experiences in an upcoming NAESP conference. Like Kleekamp, Westminster Christian Academy English teacher Ann Heyse uses her international volunteer activities to inspire her students. Using her teaching background, Heyse spent six weeks in wartorn Uganda with 15 other educators from around the country to help teachers and students return to a state of normalcy after 22 years of war. She discovered not only that the school buildings were destroyed and school supplies were non-existent, but virtually everyone she met had witnessed, or been a victim of, violence or atrocities. Heyse traveled to Uganda with Invisible Children, an organization whose mission is to rehabilitate children directly affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). “Some of my students wore bullet wounds or machete scars and a few had been previously abducted and forced to serve as child soldiers,” Heyse explained. “More than one of the female teachers suffered from HIV as a result of rape in war. The little bit I did to help my fellow teachers and to Madison Nye in Uganda (Photo courtesy of Madison Nye) teach classes throughout the day felt like very small contributions in the wake of with eight skilled construction workers from that was the best part of the day. these horrors. Despite these tragedies, the Constanza. Broken into teams of eight, the “I’ll never forget those first few hugs. It Ugandans were kind, hospitable and grategroups rotated all tasks, which included cut- was as if they couldn’t get enough of us. We ful for our help. They, too, understand that ting rebar, moving dirt, hauling concrete and played jump rope, Frisbee, catch – or even educating their children is the best way to building walls around the school. just sat and held each other. The skin-to-skin rebuild their country.” Kleekamp said being part of a group of contact was incredibly important,” she said. The Ugandans learned to adapt to their people who come with the same vision but It wasn’t enough to smile and exchange basic school needs not being met. After have different strengths and weaknesses pleasantries. The people of Constanza distributing paper to students, Heyse had was incredibly impactful. were incredibly giving and generous. given them a writing assignment. Several “It was a beautiful orchestration of work“They would offer us their food, which of the students wrote their paragraph in ing together and building relationships in meant that they may not have enough for a small corner of the page. She quickly the process,” she said. themselves. They welcomed us into their realized that the students wanted to keep homes and into their lives. We wanted to the paper unused so they could save it for Building relationships, bringing hope make sure they knew how much we loved future use. A teacher would read from a Before the trip, Kleekamp would have them. We give out of our excess; they give single textbook in the classroom and stusaid the mission was to build a school. from their essentials. It’s humbling,” she said. dents copied the content down word for Today, her answer is much different. word. In another instance, at a school track “Building relationships and bringing A changed person event, the students shared shoes. A pair hope – that was our mission. Every day we While this experience was about of shoes would be passed on to the next were encouraged to engage with the people impacting a community and giving back, runner in a relay race.
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BENEFITS A Mardi Gras Trivia Night benefiting Circle of Concern is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 1 at Trinity Lutheran Church. The night will feature a dessert and gift basket, silent auction, 50/50s, games and more! Carnival costumes, masks, beads and table décor are encouraged! Bring your favorite Cajun table treats and BYOB. Soda and bottled water provided. (No hard liquor or smoking, please!) Tickets are $20 per person, register at circleofconcern.org. ••• The Shamrock Shuffle 5K Run/Walk is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 8 at Holy Infant Parish. The race winds its way through Ballwin. The entry fee is $30 for the 5K or $20 for the 1-mile Fun Run. Fees include a dri-fit T-shirt, medals for top finishers and more. Proceeds benefit the mission of Holy Infant Parish. To register, visit http://holyinfantshamrockshuffle.itsyourrace.com. ••• Chesterfield Arts hosts Art Feast 2014 at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 8 at Kemp Auto Museum, 16955 Chesterfield Airport Road. The 14th annual fundraiser includes dining, live entertainment, and live and silent auctions featuring unique items and artwork created by regional professional artists. For tickets or sponsorships, call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org. ••• The VFW Men’s Auxiliary Trivia Night and Silent Auction is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Saturday, March 22 at the Ballwin VFW Post 6274, 115 Mimosa Lane. The silent auction will include items from local artists. Table
groups are encouraged to bring food items. Beverages must be purchased at the VFW. Prizes are awarded for first through third place. Cost to attend is $15 per person or $120 for a table of eight. Call (314) 4067585 or email maux6274@gmail.com. ••• The third annual Canines & Crusaders for Chris Body, Heart and Spirit 5 K Run/ 1 Mile Fun Walk is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, March 29 at The Chesterfield Athletic Club, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road. The event honors the memory of Christopher Zandstra. Registration is $20 before March 1 and $25 after that date for adults, and $10 or $15 for kids, which includes a T-shirt and goody bag. The event’s proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. For details, call 5329992 or visit chesterfielathleticclub.com. ••• The St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness (SLOCA) “Living Out Loud” Gala is at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 5 in the atrium of the Edward Jones Corporate Headquarters in Des Peres. The annual Gala features cocktails, a silent auction, gourmet sit-down dinner and an awards presentation. Tickets are $150 per person, or $1,500 for a table of 10. To purchase tickets, call (314) 966-7562 or email St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness atgala@sloca.org. ••• The Friends of Kids with Cancer Walk/5K Run is at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 26 at Maryville Centre. For more information, call (314) 275-7440 or visit friendsofkids.org.
FAMILY AND KIDS The St. Louis County Library-Grand Glaize Branch hosts a LEGO Block Party on Thursday, Feb. 27 at 3:30 p.m. Building materials will be provided. The event is for ages 7-11, and registration is requested. For more information, call (314) 994–3300. ••• St. Louis County Library-Daniel Boone Branch hosts Beyond Book Bites at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 for readers ages 11-14. “Shift” written by Jennifer Bradbury
Enjoy lots of family fun, high adventure, all-inclusive rates, buffet meals, and memories to last a lifetime! will be discussed. A light snack will also be served. Registration is required. For more information, call (314) 994-3300. ••• St. Louis County Library-Grand Glaize Branch hosts Budding Artists at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28. This is a brand new preschool art program where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Art activities will be open–ended and explorative in nature. the program is intended for ages 3-6, and attendees should dress to get messy. For more information, call (314) 994–3300. ••• The Samuel C. Sachs Branch of the St. Louis County Library holds its annual Teen Trivia Night on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. Students in grades 6-12 are invited to test heir knowledge in a wide variety of categories. Come as a group or join up with a team at the library. Prizes will be awarded to the winning table and refreshments will be provided. Registration is required. For more information, contact 314–994–3300. ••• Morpho Mania is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily March 1-31 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park. Guests who visit during the month of March will witness thousands of breathtaking Blue Morpho butterflies in the tropical conservatory. Visit missouribotanicalgarden.org for details. ••• 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. Seuss-inspired cupcake. Using special decorations and toppings, each chef has 30 minutes to create their work of art, which is judged on appearance, connection to the book, taste and creativity. The cost is $10 for residents or $12 for regular admission, and pre-registration is required. For details, visit ballwin.mo.us.
••• Ballwin’s Late Night Friday is at 7 p.m. on March 7 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Kids ages 11-14, can swim, dance, play video games, enjoy gym time and more. Pre-registration is required. Admission is charged. Visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• The sixth annual St. Clare of Assisi Knights of Columbus’ St. Patrick’s Day Celebration is at 6 p.m. on March 15. The $12 adult dinner ticket includes corned beef and cabbage with entertainment by The Clarkson School of Irish Dance. Dinner will be preceded by live Irish music featuring Bridget McCormick. Seating is limited so reservations are requested. Call Mark at 530-1650. ••• Mad Science hosts a Spring Break Camp from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on March 17-21 at Dielmann Recreation Complex in Creve Coeur. Particiapnts will play games, perform experiments and assist in demonstrations pertaining to each day’s theme. Participants also will send friends secret messages, make their own paper, replicate animal footprints and explore the solar system’s mysteries. The camp is open for ages 7-12, with before- and after-care available. The cost is $245 per camper, plus beforeand/or after-care. For more information, call (314) 432-3961. ••• COCA presents Tall Stories’ “Snail and the Whale” at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 22; and 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 23 in the Founders’ Theatre at COCA, 524 Trinity Ave. In the story, a snail hitches a ride on the tail of a humpback whale with hopes of seeing the world. When the whale is beached, the snail must try to save him. Tickets are available for $16-20 by calling (314) 561-4877 or online at cocastl.org.
MEETINGS Old Trails Historical Society meeting is at 7 p.m. on March 19 in the Community Room at West County EMS and Fire, 223 Henry Ave. Lee Naas will present a program on the history, culture, architecture and natural beauty of Australia and New Zealand. For more information, call 220-7330. Old Trails Historical Society
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FISH FRIES The Incarnate Word Knights of Columbus hosts a fish fry at 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at the parish in Chesterfield. The event is held every Friday during Lent. Icelandic cod, shrimp, French fries, macaroni and cheese, green beans and spaghetti is served. Food is available for dine-in or carry-out. For more information, visit incarnate-word.org. ••• A fish fry is at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 at St. Alban Roe Parish, 2001 Shepard Road in Wildwood. This is the first of four Lenten fish fries to be held at Alban Hall (located directly below the church). Menu items include fried or baked fish dinners with slaw, green beans, fries or hush puppies, dessert and a drink. Cheese pizza is available. ••• The Walter H. LePere American Legion Post 208 hosts a fish fry from 4-7:30 p.m. every Friday from March 7 through April 18. Choices of food available include mouth-watering shrimp, cod, catfish, Jack Salmon and half or quarter chicken plates of dark or white meat. Money earned supports the post and its activities in providing for the needs of our local veterans.
SPECIAL INTEREST The 2014 Orchid Show is in full bloom 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) 577-5100. ••• Learn the basics of using a tablet or smartphone at Device Advice at the St. Louis County Library-Daniel Boone Branch at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Learn about switching to Wi–Fi and airplane mode, changing the date, time, sounds, passwords and other general settings. Students may observe or bring their own (fully charged) iPad, tablet, iPhone or smartphone. For
more information, contact (314) 994-3300. ••• The Missouri History Museum’s Gwen Moore will examine black women’s entrepreneurship at the St. Louis County Library-Daniel Boone Branch at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26. Moore will trace their involvement in commerce from Africa to North America, and end with a discussion of the first modern market queens: Madame C. J. Walker, Annie Malone and Maggie Lena Walker. Call (314) 994-3300. ••• 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) 4951454 or Revis at 627-6672. ••• Women N Faith, a Christian women’s group, meets from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 1 in the upstairs meeting room at Schnucks at Clarkson and Kehrs Mill roads, with time for sharing and building friendships. Women attend from Wildwood, Fenton, Ellisville, Ladue and other areas. No childcare is provided. If interested, please contact Rebekah at rkerstetter1@yahoo.com to reserve a seat. ••• 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. ••• A 12-step Support Group for women survivors of childhood sexual abuse meets in four locations: from 6:30-8 p.m. every Sunday at the lower level of Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 7401 Delmar Ave.; from 9:30-11 a.m. on first and third Mondays in the doctors dining room of St. Joseph Hospital, 500 Medical Drive; from 12:30 -2 p.m. on first and third Tuesdays in the lower level in Samuel United Church, 320 N. Forsyth Blvd.; and from 6:30-8 p.m. on second and fourth Tuesdays in the fourth floor conference room of Progress West Hospital, 2 Progress Point Parkway. For further information, email metrostlouissia@gmail.com.
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