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Reckless Spending Nothing more clearly illustrates the utter irresponsibility of Barack Obama than his advocacy of “high-speed rail.” The man is not stupid. He knows how to use words that will sound wonderful to people who do not bother to stop and think.

High-speed rail may be feasible in parts of Europe or Japan, where the population density is much higher than in the United States. But, without enough people packed into a given space, there will never be enough riders to repay the high cost of building and maintaining a high-speed rail system.

Building a high-speed rail system between Los Angeles and San Francisco may sound great to people who don’t give it any serious thought. But we are a more spread-out country than England, France or Japan. The distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is greater than the distance from London to Paris – by more than 100 miles.

In Japan, the distance between Tokyo and Osaka is comparable to the distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

But the population of Osaka alone is larger than the combined populations of Los Angeles and San Francisco – and Tokyo has millions more people than Osaka. That is why it can make sense to have a “bullet train” running between Osaka and Tokyo, but makes no sense to build one between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

However little President Obama knows or cares about economics, he knows a lot about politics – and especially political rhetoric. “High-speed rail” is simply another set of lofty words to justify continued expansion of government spending. So are words like “investment in education” or “investment” in any number of other things, which serves the same political purpose.

Who cares what the realities are behind these nice-sounding words? Obama can leave that to the economists, the statisticians and the historians. His point is to win the votes of people who know little or nothing about economics, history or statistics. That includes a lot of people with expensive Ivy League degrees.

To talk glibly about spending more money on “high-speed rail” when the national debt has just passed a milestone, by exceeding the total value of our annual output, for the first time in more than half a century, is world-class chutzpa. The last

time the U.S. national debt exceeded the value of our entire annual output, it was due to the cost of fighting World War II. When World War II ended, in less than four years of American participation, we began paying down the national debt. But our current national debt has been expanding by leaps and bounds in peacetime – and with no sign of an end in sight for the next decade.

Since more than 40 percent of our national debt is owed to foreigners, this means that goods and services produced by Americans, equal in value to more than 40 percent of our current output, will have to be sent overseas, free of charge, by either this generation or the generations that follow.

Since the generations that follow cannot vote today, the Obama administration’s latest budget keeps the spending increasing, while regaling us with wonderful plans for big reductions in government spending – years from now, after Obama is gone.

Make no mistake about it, spending wins votes, and votes are the ultimate bottom line for politicians. If fancy words and lofty visions are enough to get the voters to go along with more spending, then expect to hear a lot of fancy words and lofty visions.

One of the most successful political ploys is to promise people things without having the money to pay for them. Then, when others want to cut back on the things that have been promised, blame them for lacking the compassion of those who wrote the checks without enough money in the bank to cover them.

If all else fails, politicians can always say that we can pay for the things they promised us by raising taxes on “the rich.” However, history shows that, when tax rates go up to very high levels, people put more of their money in tax shelters, so the government ends up collecting less revenue than before.

But history is so yesterday. What is far more exciting is to think of high-speed rail in the future, even if it is speeding us toward bankruptcy.

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letters to the editor Rockwood cutting counselors To the Editor: As former Rockwood counselors with over 60 combined years of experience in education, we have always believed in Rockwood’s mission to place students first.

However, with the recent board decision to reduce the number of counselors, we fear this long-standing priority will be compromised and the well-being and safety of our students will be placed in jeopardy.

The distinct role of counselors is to provide students with academic, social/ emotional, and career guidance. Counselors’ effectiveness in each of these realms is based on their ability to know their students well and to establish a trusting relationship with them. Our 2004-2006 experience in this district has taught us that when we increase the counselor caseload from optimal to minimal state-mandated standards, counselor effectiveness declines and the ability to fully implement a comprehensive guidance program is impaired. This directly impacts students.

Counselors have a unique set of skills and are in the unique position to collaborate and consult with all the people in a child’s life, including parents, teachers, school nurses and when necessary outside community resources. Counselors are the school’s trained experts in distinguishing normal behaviors from behaviors that signal a student is in psychological or emotional distress.

Counselors deeply appreciate the economic hard times of today. With families losing their jobs, their medical coverage, and in some cases their homes, counselors have seen an increase in level and demands for their services. Even when family members are not directly experiencing an economic crisis, they may still be feeling stressed because of neighbors and friends who are in crisis. These anxiety-producing situations spill over into the school. Counselors are the school’s frontline caregivers in helping students and families cope.

With increased caseloads, counselors are faced with conflicting responsibilities with less time to interact with students both individually and in the classroom. With a 33 percent reduction in the middle school counseling staff, counselors will no longer be able to effectively follow a group of students through their grade levels or to consistently participate in teaming to help teachers develop strategies for individual students to succeed academically. Students,

parents, and teachers will have reduced accessibility to counselors, and counselors’ ability to respond in a timely manner will diminish.

Numerous research studies have shown that in addition to parental support, the No. 1 predictor of student success is the student’s ability to feel connected to the school through relationships with educators. Counselors are key in helping students make these connections. We seek out and identify alienated students. When counselors are spread too thin, the risk of missing these students increases. In a time when the intensity of bullying and suicidal ideations are escalating, counselors more than ever need to be establishing trusting relationships and have the time available for students to confide issues of personal and school safety.

Rockwood professional school counselors have established a nationally recognized, results-based standard of excellence that will be exceedingly difficult if not impossible to maintain given these reductions. We are asking that Rockwood School District reconsider the decision to reduce counselor staff. Cutting staff not only compromises the excellence that Rockwood has achieved but also introduces increased risk to the well-being of our students and school community.

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To the Editor: I found Dave Hixson’s rebuttal to the “American parenting” (editorial) which ran the week prior (West Newsmagazine, Feb. 9) of great interest. Mr. Hixson was able to take a book about the decline of parenting in America and twist it to why American schools and teachers’ unions are to blame.

This rebuttal is typical. Everything is the school’s fault, even when it comes to the parenting of our children – which was the focus of Chua’s book.

Public school teachers are better trained than in any other time in our history. With brain research and corresponding improvements in teaching methodology, teachers are far better equipped to teach than at any other time. So, why are we lagging so far behind? Well, there isn’t a simple answer, but I know that when I was a child my parents sat down every night and made sure

my homework was completed. My parents made me read for 30 minutes when I watched 30 minutes of TV. How many parents do that today? My guess: somewhere in between “none” and “one in 100.” My parents were constantly a firm support to me when it came to school and it paid off – big time! I sat in a California classroom, often with 30-plus students, often being bored to death, but still managed to get a quality education because I was raised in a structured, caring environment by parents that taught me the value of a work-ethic.

Politics (AKA teachers’ unions, as Mr. Hixson claims) isn’t a cancer eating away at our public education system. Teachers can be fired if a reason for the termination is documented and our pension program is self-sufficient. Students’ grades are available online, yet parents don’t check them.

Homework is sent home and posted online, yet many parents never see that it is getting completed. There aren’t the consequences for failing grades when a child goes home like there were 25 years ago when I was in school.

Most teachers work students quite hard while they are in the classroom. Can the same be said when these kids come home, or are the parents today the PlayStation, the computer, Facebook, and the cell phone?

Education is the responsibility of both school and home. Other countries that outperform the U.S. know this! Why don’t we? Because we have become a society of “it’s not my fault, it’s someone else’s.”

It’s time to stop whining about what is happening at school and it’s time to start focusing on what is not happening at home.

American parenting needs improvement! If you disagree, get on your child’s Facebook account this evening and see how many of their friends are online, and not studying.

If your child is at the dining room table this evening working on their homework that you will be reviewing when they get finished – then I commend you, because your child probably isn’t failing school either – are they?

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in the comments, showed me how ignorant some people can be on basic economics.

With all due respect, Mr. Doolittle, I doubt you have ever taken Economics 101. Further, I will bet that you have never run a business, put your home and personal property on the line to start and run a business, never had to answer to a P&L and probably do not really know what a P&L does or says. As a small business owner, I get an economics lesson every day that I am in business.

You made the statement that George Bush put us in a death spiral and increased spending and unemployment. Do you ever read anything other than the Post-Dispatch or watch anything other than MSNBC? Facts are fact, but like most liberals, you refuse to learn and know facts, but rather make sound bites that you heard, which only show how little you know. In President Bush’s worst year, he had a $458 billion deficit. In Obama’s first year, his deficit was $1.4 trillion, and in his second year, he added another $1.29 trillion. So …

Obama’s first year deficit is approximately three times $458 billion.

We had an unemployment rate at the end of 2006 (Bush’s sixth year) at less than 5 percent and business reached new highs. What happened at the end of 2006?

Do you have a clue? Well, to refresh your memory, the Democrats took over both houses of Congress and two years later, the presidency. I am sure that you and everyone else is so much better today than they were at the end of 2006. The only ones I know who are better off today are government workers (who) are the main group of people where employment has greatly increased.

Hire more people in business? You’ve got to be kidding. Until businesses know what their costs are going to be for all the new government spending, health insurance, new regulations, etc., they are going to sit on the sidelines and/or close up. Unless, of course, some angel like you comes along and says, “Hey, I will give you all the money you need from my stash and you do not have to pay me back nor pay me any interest no matter how much of my money you use or lose.”

How about it, Mr. Doolittle. Are you that angel and ready to step up? If so, call me or ‘Basic economics’ any small businessman – perhaps someone To the Editor: you know in Grover – and make the offer.

John F. Doolittle’s refutation of Noel Bet you will not.

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the worth of books The year 2010 saw e-books explode in popularity. Electronic reading devices such as Amazon.com’s Kindle, Barnes & Noble’s Nook, and Apple’s iPad were all best selling Christmas gifts.

The impact of the e-book on traditional, brick and mortar bookstores has been immediate and significant. Borders, which operated 1,329 stores as recently as 2005, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will see its number of stores reduced to 442 by the end of this year.

Amazon.com sold more e-books in 2010 than it did printed books.

The e-book revolution is impacting the education system as well. Northwest Missouri State University began a pilot program using digital textbooks in 2009. The state school hopes to be almost completely electronic in just a few years.

This sort of market penetration makes fans of the traditional pulp and ink books wary. They foresee a day when curling up with a good read will not be possible without a nearby electrical outlet, when dogeared pages will be replaced by computer coded post-it notes.

These people are right to be concerned.

Technology abhors inefficiency, and the e-book is a far more efficient delivery vehicle for the written word.

That said, our society runs the risk of actually becoming overly efficient.

E-books are just the latest in a long line of technologic a l “advancements”

that may add quantity to our lives, but could have an adverse impact on the quality.

How many adults out there have a better recall of their childhood home phone number than they do their current home phone number, the number they had to memorize rather than store electronically?

How many still find solace in reading the morning paper while sipping a hot cup of coffee, turning and snapping the pages into place, while their ultra-efficient computer with high-speed Internet sits idly in the corner?

How many still prefer to listen to the ball game on the radio?

Technology forces change but does not force obsolescence. Our job is to make sure that printed books do not become obsolete.

Consider the lessons we have learned from television. Is it better to have the 200 channels we have now rather than three channels we had 40 years ago? Possibly, but the quantity of programming has seriously eroded the quality of programming.

Efficiency has the habit of doing away with scarcity, which in turn creates an environment where everything becomes less important, or at least less impactful.

In the very near future, printed books will have the high honor of status. A written document that a publisher chooses to print, bind and ship will have instant gravitas, having literally passed the worthiness test that publishers will be forced to institute.

The low-cost e-book option will also give publishers the freedom to print books in a higher-quality context. They can print beautiful, leather-bound, handstitched editions without the burden of needing to print poolside-ready paperbacks.

Will people continue to migrate towards e-books? Likely so, but that is not necessarily a bad thing.

E-books are more economical, more immediate, even more portable.

The bad thing will come if we as a society forget the worth of printed books and allow them to slide into obscurity.

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News Br iefs CHESTERFIELD Amphitheater grand opening The city of Chesterfield will showcase its new Central Park Amphitheater with a full day of activities for the community beginning at 10 a.m. on Sat., May 21.

The amphitheater, funded through the half-cent parks sales tax passed in 2006, is an intimate venue that combines modern architecture with state-of-the-art audio technology. Its design will allow more than 2,500 patrons to enjoy views of the stage, either from a blanket on the lawn or from one of 300 stadium-style seats.

In celebration of Armed Forces Day (May 21), plans are to kick off the dedication of the amphitheater with a military band performance and flag presentation during the opening ceremony. The stage will be filled all day with performances from local dancers, gymnasts and Rockwood student musicians from Fairway Elementary and Crestview Middle Schools. Chesterfield resident Josh Golden, a promising, up-andcoming teen artist, will kick off the evening performance set, and ‘80s music fans will enjoy the sounds of Planet Boogie.

Scheduled headline entertainment for a free concert at 8 p.m. is Edwin McCain, famous for his pop hits “I’ll Be” and “I Could Not Ask For More.”

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Preventing spring break-ins As many residents prepare to leave town for Spring Break, the Des Peres Department of Public Safety reminds residents of its Vacation House Watch Program. Residents may contact the department prior to leaving town and request that a patrol car make periodic checks of their home while they are away. Residents should mention what lights will be left on in the house, which lights will be set on timers and what home security devices are in place.

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ELLISVILLE Homes burglarized Ellisville police recently responded to two residential burglaries in two days.

Sometime between 6 p.m. and 10:20 p.m. on Feb. 15, a residence in the 500 block of Parkview Estates was broken into and several electronic items valued at $16,650 were stolen. Police do not know how entry to the home was made.

Sometime between 7:25 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 17, a person or persons unknown entered an unlocked residence in the 80 block of Woodhill Estates and stole a laptop computer valued at $2,500.

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A living building A building in West County on Feb. 15 was celebrated as one of only two to be certified by the International Living Building Institute as a “living building.”

Washington University’s Living Learning Center, located at Tyson Research Center in Eureka, received the Living Building designation after meeting the Living Building Institute’s Living Building Challenge criteria, which is widely recognized as the world’s most rigorous green building performance standard. To achieve certification, a building for a full year must generate all of its own energy through clean renewable resources; capture and treat its own water through ecologically sound techniques; incorporate only nontoxic, appropriately sourced materials; and operate efficiently and for maximum beauty.

Pictured is Eden Brukman (left), vice president of the International Living Building Institute, presenting Washington University Chancellor Mark Wrighton with the Living Building Challenge award.

One down, eight to go If cats have nine lives, some cats saved from a recent fire in Pacific have eight remaining.

Firefighters from Eureka Fire Protection District with firefighters from Pacific Fire Protection District and paramedics from Meramec Ambulance on Feb. 18 performed resuscitation efforts on four cats recovered from the basement of a burning home. Firefighters and paramedics used pet resuscitation equipment that in the fall of 2010 was donated to each department. Two of the cats that were not breathing were revived at the scene, one expired and the other was OK when taken from the home, a Eureka Fire Protection District spokesperson said.

Pooches on parade The city of Eureka and the Eureka Chamber of Commerce are hosting a Mardi Growl Dog parade at 1:30 p.m. (registration is at 1 p.m.) on Sun., March 6 at the corner of Frisco and S. Virginia Ave. The public is invited to dress their dogs in costume for the parade and enjoy food and other activities in celebration of Mardi Gras.

The parade registration fee is $5; a portion of proceeds will be donated to Dirk’s Fund. For more information and to preregister, call the Eureka Chamber of Commerce at 938-6062.

WILDWOOD Candidates’ forum scheduled To help Wildwood residents become acquainted with the candidates whose

names will appear on the April 5 ballot, the city of Wildwood and The League of Women Voters will host a candidates’ forum from 7-9 p.m. on Thurs., March 24 at Wildwood City Hall.

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WEST COUNTY Birthday Bash Circle Of Concern in Valley Park from 5 to 7 p.m. on the evening of Thurs., March 10 will celebrate 44 years of serving the community with its second annual Birthday Bash.

The public is invited for cake and ice cream and tours of Circle’s facility. Guests are asked to bring items for Circle’s Birthday Club, which shares wrapped birthday presents with kids in the struggling families served by the charity. Requested items include gift cards to toy stores, wrapping paper, party items for boys and girls and toys appropriate for kids ages 11 and younger.

Last year, Circle provided wrapped toys to 489 children. Most children also received a birthday bag with a cake mix, frosting, party supplies, etc.

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Chesterfield residents say Parkway recycling still stinks

By MARCIA GUCKES Several residents of the Ladue Trails subdivision in Chesterfield complained to the city council at its meeting on Feb. 23 that Parkway School District’s recycling activities still are too smelly and noisy, even though the recycling center was shut down by law last summer.

City officials told the residents they have already reached a verbal agreement with Parkway to comply with not only the law, but the spirit of the law.

The state law passed last summer forced Parkway to put an end to its 20-year recycling operation.

Ladue Trails homeowner Scott Clayman told the council that the district still was handling heavy metal scrap and toxic materials at its recycling facility located on the Parkway Central High School campus.

“We are looking to the council and the mayor for immediate and effective action – action that will bring Parkway into full compliance,” Clayman said.

Ladue Trails homeowner Margaret Bour told the council that on Fri., Feb. 18, she and her family were awakened before 5 a.m. by the crashing of metal and that the noise went on into the afternoon.

“It was a nightmare,” Bour said. “That wasn’t the worst of it. The worst of it is the horrible smell of rot that comes from the

open dumpsters over there.”

Chesterfield City Administrator Michael Herring said he met with Parkway’s Interim Superintendent Don Senti at the recycling site on Feb. 21, and that they both saw things that surprised them.

He said they saw large roll-off dumpsters containing building materials, discarded cabinets, a toilet, and cans and bottles. Herring said there were barrels filled with waste from replacing fluorescent light bulbs. While they were there, a truck pulled up and the driver proceeded to drag metal items out of the truck creating “a horrendous screeching sound that was almost unbearable,” Herring said.

“Clearly the superintendent was taken by surprise by what he was seeing personally,” Herring said.

Herring told the residents that Senti and other Parkway officials agreed the activity at the site was inappropriate. Herring said Parkway complied with the law by removing recycling activities, but that the storage and other activities going on are “unacceptable with the spirit of the law.”

Herring said he believed that Parkway wants to be a good neighbor.

“The superintendent committed to me that he would take steps immediately to resolve every single one of those violations, violations of the spirit of the law,” he said.

Clayman said he appreciated the efforts of the city, but said, “People are going to change so perhaps this needs to be codified for full enforcement so there’s continuity going forward for the safety of others.”

Herring said he and the Ward 1 council members would be meeting with Parkway’s new superintendent after he starts work on July 1. Passing an ordinance on the issue would be up to the mayor and the council, but he noted “it gets into constitutional areas of who has the ability to govern whom.”

According to Clayman, the present state law allows cities to protect themselves.

“It’s the city that is going to have to enforce it,” he said.

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State to audit Monarch F.P.D.

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Feb. 23 called for a state audit of the Monarch Fire Protection District, which serves Chesterfield and other areas of West County, including parts of Ballwin, Wildwood and Clarkson Valley.

The action came after Kim Evans, Monarch’s treasurer, sent a letter requesting an audit to Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who called Evans’ allegations serious.

“This has been four years in the making,” Evans said. “I have been monitoring the finances of the district and watching these legal fees get higher, and I want to stop this bleeding of tax money out of our district.”

Evans estimated the district had spent more than $1 million on legal fees as part of an ongoing legal battle over a union auditor’s possession of sensitive employee health care records. The district was involved also in a sexual discrimination lawsuit filed by four female firefighters.

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Chesterfield, County have difference of opinion on Page-Olive Connector funding

By MARCIA GUCKES Despite reports to the contrary, Chesterfield city officials remain willing to contribute to the Page-Olive Connector project, but they want a guarantee that the city will be reimbursed. Meanwhile St. Louis County officials are saying such a guarantee at this point is “impossible.”

Last year, St. Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic asked Chesterfield and Maryland Heights to contribute $5 million each to the $52 million construction project that will connect Hwy. 141 to the Maryland Heights Expressway.

Bids came in lower than expected, so Maryland Heights ended up giving $4.25 million without any expectation of reimbursement.

Chesterfield City Administrator Mike Herring said the city “absolutely” is still open to proposals.

“As of this moment, there has never been any agreement put together that says clearly that we would be reimbursed,”

Herring said. “We just don’t have the money to give to that project, and we have said that from Day 1, so there are no surprises here.”

Chesterfield Director of Public Works Mike Geisel agreed that city officials have “not made a decision one way or the other. The city is still willing to discuss the project contingent on reimbursement,” Geisel said.

“At this point it would be impossible to guarantee the city reimbursement for any funds it might contribute,” David Wrone, public information officer for St. Louis County Highways and Traffic, said.

Wrone said the county still would welcome any contribution from Chesterfield.

In fact, he said the county had expected $5 million from Chesterfield based on its talks with former Mayor John Nations and other city officials.

“From the strong support and enthusiastic involvement of the city’s highest level of legislative leadership, we assumed the

funds would be forthcoming,” Wrone said, adding that several plans of possible reimbursement were discussed but that Chesterfield never voted on any of them.

“Both former Mayor Nations and Acting-Mayor Flachsbart have welcomed any proposals that would be drafted,” Herring said. “Whenever any proposals have been drafted, they’ve been reviewed, and if they don’t contain the guarantees … we can’t sign it in good faith. We don’t have the money to give out. We’re watching every dollar these days. There’s not

that kind of money around to just make a donation.”

Herring said the city’s support for the project and appreciation of the county and state for building it is “unwavering.”

“We just have to have a mechanism that could be put into place by way of these agreements between Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, and Chesterfield to guarantee that we would be reimbursed for our portion of the cost,” he said.

The 2.5-mile, six-lane Page-Olive connector highway is scheduled for completion in July 2012.

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By TED DIXON JR. Spurred by what Creve Coeur city officials believed to be a credible threat “made against people of the city,” a city leader has brought up the idea of placing additional security measures at council meetings, including the placement of metal detectors.

Creve Coeur Councilmember Tara Nealey (Ward 2) raised the topic of security at a recent city council meeting. Nealey said the general feeling is that placing a metal detector would not be unreasonable, although she would not want to throw obstacles at people attending meetings.

Nealey said she was neither in favor of or opposed to metal detectors but was bringing up the topic for discussion.

Several cities in the region since the massacre at a council meeting three years ago at Kirkwood City Hall have increased security measures. In Creve Coeur, Police Chief Glenn Eidman and a police officer regularly attend city council meetings.

Creve Coeur Councilmember Jeanne Rhoades (Ward 4) said she felt relatively safe with the security currently in place.

She mentioned the city kicking around the idea of additional measures, such as changing the layout of the council chambers or the design of the dais, but said that would come at a significant expense to the city.

But Nealey said the addition of metal detectors would not require substantial cost nor create a general burden on the city.

“The metal detectors are viewed as a lowimpact cost solution,” Nealey said.

Eidman said detectors were used at the city’s municipal court hearings and his department had not encountered problems using them. The detectors were used once at a city council meeting that drew a large crowd, he said. “(A metal detector) is a good thing,” Eidman said. “It would create a very little inconvenience for people coming to the council meeting.”

Nealey said there was an individual who had some issues with the city, and Eidman confirmed that the person had made “veiled threats” against the city. The person had not been publicly identified, but the Creve Coeur Police Department know who he is.

“It is my understanding he is known to have a weapon,” Nealey said of the individual. “That is obviously a concern.”

Creve Coeur resident Henry Klaus said

he is opposed to the metal detectors. He asked what the problem is, considering that police know who the person is.

“They can stop him at the door,” Klaus said. “You’re trying to swat an elephant with a fly swatter. I just don’t see it. There is a threat walking across the street. You’re trying to sterilize the area for something I just don’t see happening.”

Resident Robert Fry said it is hard enough already to get people to come to council meetings and pay attention to what is going on in the city.

“We have a very good police department,” Fry said. “They should be the ones making the decisions.”

Creve Coeur Councilmember Laura Bryant (Ward 4) said Nealey was speaking from the heart regarding the issue.

“If there is a sense of heightened level of concern, we ought to err on the side of security,” Bryant said. “It is worth taking a look.”

Nealey said if something were to happen without the city taking action, she would feel terrible.

“It’s a general safety issue for everyone that attends the meetings,” she said.

No action was taken, but the city will revisit the topic at a future meeting.

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Proposed aldermanic censure opens ‘can of worms’

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Manchester Alderman Mike Clement (Ward 2) was absent from the Feb. 22 board of aldermen meeting, but that did not stop a fellow alderman from attempting to censure him for campaign ethics violations.

Alderman Bob Tullock (Ward 1) filed ethics complaints against Clement last year for failing to properly fill out the necessary paperwork for paying to mail out campaign literature. Clement has admitted to the violation and paid the associated fine, but Tullock tried to add to the board’s agenda a resolution to censure Clement and asked also for a measure that would require that Manchester residents receive a postcard informing them of the censure.

Board members Marilyn Ottenad (Ward 2), John Diehl (Ward 3) and Don Ryan (Ward 3) and City Attorney Patrick Gunn objected to holding a vote to censure Clement when he was not present to defend himself and when both sides of the issue could not be heard. Tullock, however, said he moved to have the item placed on the agenda before he knew Clement would be absent and that the case was about known facts.

Alderman Hal Roth (Ward 1) and Tullock voted in favor of adding the measure to the agenda, Ottenad and Diehl voted no, and Ryan abstained.

Many public comments at the very crowded meeting addressed the situation and Tullock’s alleged role in it.

Debbie Mizerany, whom Tullock charged with ethics violations for contributing $75 to mail out a flyer endorsing his opponent, took the podium to compare Tullock to a child having a temper tantrum.

Mizerany said Tullock filled out the original complaint and then made eight photocopies of it, whited out his name and address, and had Roth and seven other Manchester residents write in their names and addresses. According to Mizerany, the complaint portion of each form mailed to her as a part of evidence in the case was identical and in the same handwriting.

Tullock denied the allegation and objected to Mizerany publicly presenting it.

Mayor David Willson said Tullock opened the can of worms when he asked for a resolution to censure Clement.

Clement’s ethics violation put a spotlight on past legal cases involving other members of the board. According to Manchester resident Jim Holten, Ryan in the past 12 years has been on trial three times, twice for failure to pay taxes. Ryan said those trials were the result of misunderstandings of deductions.

Holten is working as campaign treasurer for Ryan’s opponent in the upcoming April election.

Tullock’s colorful legal history was also mentioned. He allegedly has been involved in various lawsuits, including one against Manchester that is pending, and property he owns allegedly was the subject of code violations in 2000, 2002, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Tullock said only two of those alleged violations resulted in legal action. One involved construction of a shed larger than 100 square feet. Tullock said he called the city before constructing it and was told that since it was not a permanent structure affixed to the foundation, it was OK to exceed the recommended size requirements. He later learned that was not the case, he said.

Tullock said the other violation, having an RV parked on his property, was legal according to city ordinance, but since he did not bring a certified copy of the law to court with him, the jury had to find him guilty.

Tullock indicated that the proposed censure of Clement would be discussed at the board’s next meeting on March 7.

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Rick Gans, president of the fire district’s board, said Evans was among those who voted to approve the initial lawsuit over the health care records.

“She can cry about legal fees, but she was part of that,” Gans said. “We’re all concerned about legal fees, but that was a necessary case.”

Gans, who is running for re-election on April 5, said the audit was a political ploy engineered by members of the firefighters’ union. He said when he ran in 2004 for the board, a firefighters’ union representative told him the union would support him only if he would raise taxes and charge ambulance fees to increase firefighters’ pay.

Gans said Monarch firefighters already are among the highest paid in the country.

“I turned them down, and I took the issue directly to the people and the businesses in the district, and I was the first candidate that wasn’t supported and endorsed by the union to win a Monarch election,” Gans said. “Since then, there has been a concentrated effort by the public employee firefighters’ union to get any opponent they can put up against me elected. The timing of this whole thing smacks of that effort.

“You accuse the other side of wrongdoing, and you point to an investigation as proof no matter what the findings are. The firefighter union is using this to raise taxes,

charge ambulance fees and get more money for themselves.”

Evans denied that politics played a role in her efforts to have the district audited.

“I started to try to bring this to the attention of the governor last spring,” Evans said. “The audit should have started last year. So, saying this is political is just a huge smoke screen.”

Evans said that as a board member, she was representing constituents.

“I have a responsibility to taxpayers,” she said. “They should be aware of these misappropriations. This million-dollar legal fee should have been spent on services.”

Evans said she did not know when or how the audit would proceed.

Gans predicted Schweich’s office would come to the same conclusions reached by police, the St. Louis County attorney, U.S. attorneys and a federal judge when they investigated the health care lawsuit mounted by the district.

“The board members didn’t do anything wrong in this case, and the union attorneys and auditors had no reason to keep this confidential health information,” Gans said.

He said it would cost the district more than $100,000 to respond to the audit.

“All that for a ploy or a stunt to gain control of the board,” Gans said.

According to Gary McElyea, a spokesman for Schweich. auditors would be visiting the district and speaking to officials.

Results of the audit, which will funded by a yearly $30,000 discretionary audit fund available to the governor, should be published later this year.

Anyone wanting to provide information regarding Monarch Fire Protection District finances may contact the State Auditor’s Office at (800) 347-8597 or at moaudit@ auditor.mo.gov.

Teen struck and killed crossing Hwy. 141

By BRIAN MCDOWELL A teenager on the evening of Feb. 18 while attempting to cross the southbound lanes of Hwy. 141, just south of Manchester Road, was struck by a tow truck and killed.

According to Manchester Police Sgt. Gerard Johnson, Alexander Springsteen, 17, was crossing the highway at the traffic light where the highway intersects with Meramec Station Road and apparently did not know the light had turned green.

Springsteen recently moved to Hillsboro from Manchester and was visiting friends from Parkway South Alex Springsteen High School at the time of the incident. One of his friends when he was a already had made it across the highway, and another friend student at Parkway was waiting to cross the roadway when the tow truck struck South High School.

Springsteen.

Because Hwy. 141 is a state highway, it was not designed to be crossed by pedestrians, and there are no crosswalks.

“I can’t think of any pedestrian complaints we’ve had there recently,” Johnson said.

The accident at presstime remains under investigation, but Johnson said he does not expect charges to be filed against the tow truck driver.

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By BETSY ZATKULAK Approving the minutes from the records log at Ballwin Board of Aldermen meetings typically is a mere formality.

But that task took a contentious turn during the Feb. 14 meeting when Alderman Ron Markland (Ward 2) objected to minutes from the Jan. 24 session, which reported him as absent and referenced Mayor Tim Pogue as publicly stating Markland “was at his home in Florida.”

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“Furthermore, it’s interesting that while I was listed as being absent on the 24th, I was also listed as an alderman who made a motion for the second reading of Bill 3660 – so, either I was here or I wasn’t.”

Markland established he was at his home in Florida for the Jan. 24 meeting but said the reasons for his absences were not for

public record. He questioned why the reason for an alderman’s absence is sometimes – and sometimes not – recorded.

Pogue publicly challenged Markland’s statement and defended recording reasons for elected-officials’ absences.

“I believe the seven members that were here know that that comment (about Markland being at his home in Florida) was made, and for the record I want it on there,” Pogue said. “I think it’s appropriate that constituents do know why an alderman is missing from a meeting.”

Markland made motions to remove from the record the mayor’s statement that he was absent from the Jan. 24 board meeting because he was in Florida; that future minutes show an alderman present or absent, without further comment; and to change the record to show the second reading motion of Bill 3660 was not made by him and to list Alderman James Terbrock (Ward 1) as responsible for making the motion.

The motions passed unanimously.

Bike club finds missing monument

By MARCIA GUCKES The St. Louis Cycling Club (STLCC) has found in West County a missing part of its history. It is a stone monument that once marked the end of one of the club’s favorite bike routes. The marker is one of four placed by the club about 90 years ago.

According to STLCC President Jim Murray, the marker is set back off Old Manchester Road between Bassett Road and Rem Lane.

The STLCC in 1921 erected the monument, which is engraved with the words: “Dedicated to the pioneer cyclists who made this point their ‘Mecca’ and to our friend Victor Smith whose courtesy and good fellowship was ever unfaltering.”

One of the other markers is in Wildwood near the old Pond Hotel at 17301 Manchester Road. Another was at the site of the Hilltown Village shopping center at Olive and Chesterfield Parkway in Chesterfield.

The other marker was in South County.

The marker that was once in Chesterfield was moved when the Hilltown Village site was under construction.

“The road was being widened and we felt sure it would be bulldozed,” George Behring, an STLCC member, said. “That monument once marked the end of a club run which started in St. Louis City and then took riders over Maryland Avenue and out Olive Road to West St. Louis County. “ The marker located near the old Pond Hotel is dedicated to William M. Butler, who probably was one of the club’s more socially prominent members, Behring said.

A cycling club marker placed 90 ears ago recently was rediscovered in West County.

“Members consisted of both socially prominent St. Louisans and working class people who worked in steel mills,” Behring said. “All enjoyed the camaraderie they found in cycling.”

The STLCC membership was once by referral and invitation only and limited to 100 men. A ladies’ auxiliary financed the markers and probably made the lunches enjoyed at each marker’s site. Behring said women joined the club as active members in 1972 and now can be counted among the 13 members who have raced on U.S. Olympic teams.

According to the Missouri Historical Society, the STLCC was founded in 1887 and is the oldest consistently active cycling club in the country.

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Town & Country tightens harassment laws

By DIANE PLATTNER Town & Country officials recently amended the city’s municipal code regarding harassment, sparking concerns among some residents.

The Town & Country Board of Aldermen on Feb. 14 voted 7-0, with Alderwoman Nancy Avioli (Ward 1) absent, to change the city’s harassment laws.

The code now states in part that a person commits the crime of harassment if he or she, “knowingly frightens, intimidates or causes emotional distress to another person by anonymously, or through the use of an alias, pseudonym or assumed name, making a telephone call or any electronic communication…”

The code was further revised pertaining to the issue of concealment. It now states in part that a person is criminally responsible for the conduct of another when “either before, during or after the commission of an offense with the purpose of promoting the commission or concealment of an offense, he/she aids or agrees to aid or attempts to aid such other person in planning, committing, attempting to commit or concealing the offense.”

The amendments came in the wake of an October e-mail that was sent to Alderman Fred Meyland-Smith (Ward 3) from someone using a fictitious name that was traced to a computer belonging to Alderman David Karney (Ward 4). Karney admitted he was present when another person, whom he did not name, wrote and sent the e-mail, which addressed Meyland-Smith’s support for killing Town & Country deer.

The e-mail issue prompted the Town & Country Board of Aldermen in January to censure Karney. In addition, the board voted narrowly to give the mayor the power to appoint a special prosecutor to continue to investigate the source of the e-mail. Officials have said they are still considering their options on that matter.

Since then, Karney has dropped out of the April election in which he had been running for re-election as alderman.

Officials said the current amendments are meant to more clearly define what is considered harassment. Karney, who supported the amendments, said he is simply following legal expertise in the matter.

“I am not a lawyer, so if the elected officials who wrote the bill feel that it will serve the intended purpose then I will support their expert knowledge,” Karney said.

Karney expressed regret for the October e-mail sent to Meyland-Smith.

“I used poor judgment in allowing someone to access my computer, and I was wrong,” Karney said. But Karney said he agrees with resident Mariette Palmer, who said city officials cannot write laws for

everything that could arise in life.

“A community does not become a joyful, friendly, healthful and prosperous place to live and raise a family through continual passage of defining legislation,” Palmer said. “It is an open, democratic, residentinvolved government that encourages and nurtures such a community.”

Other residents have expressed additional concerns about the amendments.

“I’d love to know how you assess the legitimacy of a claim that a certain action

causes emotional distress to another person,” resident Susan Feigenbaum said. “Is valid, but harsh, criticism prohibited because someone with a thin skin may be ‘emotionally distressed’ by the criticism? I think this is a particular weakness in the definition of harassment passed by the board.”

Feigenbaum asked whether prior flyers opposing deer killing, which may have caused Meyland-Smith emotional distress, will now be considered illegal under the new laws.

“We already have state laws about harassment and penalties if a defendant is found guilty,” Feigenbaum said. “Why does Town & Country feel compelled to write laws that are narrower than the state’s laws? Isn’t the threat of compromising free speech on any of the board members’ minds? Frankly, I think that the first time the city tried to pursue legal action against someone for violating the city’s harassment law (when the same action would not violate state law) there would likely be a lawsuit.”

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Coffee and conversation St. Louis Community College’s (STLCC) Workforce and Community College division will host “Coffee and Conversation: A Community Forum” on Thurs., March 3, at the college’s Forest Park campus.

This will be the first of a series of information sessions that are open to the public.

Campus tours will begin at 6 p.m. from the Student Center’s south bay. The forum is slated to begin at 7 p.m. in the Student Center.

Representatives from the college’s Workforce and Community Development division, as well as members of the STLCC Board of Trustees, will be seeking input from community representatives regarding the challenges the college faces in developing new and expanded programs that will retrain Missourians.

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Fourth- and fifth-grade students from the Fulton School of St. Albans recently visited the St. Louis Holocaust Museum & Learning Center. During the trip, they spoke with Holocaust survivor Eva Rosenberg about her experiences during the Holocaust.

Pictured are Fulton School of St. Albans fourth-and fifth-grade students with Holocaust survivor Eva Rosenberg (front row, third from right). a teacher, assistant principal, principal and assistant superintendent in Parkway.

“We are very excited to welcome Don Senti as the new executive director of CSD,” Dr. Dan Dozier, chairman of the CSD Board of Directors and superintendent of the Orchard Farm School District, said. “His experience and leadership in the St. Louis education community will benefit the organization and its member school districts greatly.”

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(Seated, from left) Marquette High’s Dante McKinney, Ronnell Davis and Thomas Sherman and (standing, from left) Coach Ryan Thornhill and Deandre Cain.

Four Marquette seniors recently signed letters of intent to play football at Missouri Valley College.

They are Dante McKinney, Thomas Sherman, Deandre Cain and Ronnell Davis.

McKinney was a first-team Suburban West All-Conference running back and special teams player. Sherman was a first-team Suburban West All-Conference offensive lineman. Cain was a second-team Suburban West All-Conference defensive back.

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Lafayette amassed 507 points to easily outdistance Parkway South’s 443.5 points in the meet held at Lafayette.

“It was very important for them to remain conference champions and keep the streak going,” Lafayette Coach Todd Gabel said.

“They did very well. We had to earn it. We didn’t necessarily just show up. Parkway South was very competitive. Marquette swam very, very well.”

The other team scores were: Marquette 409, Lindbergh 270.5, Eureka 200, Oakville 134 and Mehlville 73.

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“Lafayette’s streak is extremely impressive,” Parkway South Coach Sara Gerth said. “It seems like no matter what the talent level on the team, they just aren’t willing to give up their streak. They’re competitors in every sense of the word.

“I think Todd does a great job with them.

He has high expectations and for whatever reason, they usually live up to them.”

Marquette record-setting relay team members Lafayette won four events with the (from left) Tasha Porporis, Annalise Grigereit, Lisa Poskin and Abby Watson.

Paskoff sisters winning three of them.

Senior Taylor Paskoff took first place in In the 500 free, sophomore Tasha Porpoboth of her events. She won the 200 free in 1 minute, 56.60 seconds and captured the ris won in 5:10.01. In the 100 back, fresh100 fly in 59.08 seconds. man Abby Watson won in 59.44 seconds.

Sophomore Laura Paskoff came in first Parkway South won two events. In the in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55:20.

50 free, freshman Samm Crocker won in Lafayette earned the win in the 400 free 25.41 seconds. The Patriots won the 200 relay in 3:43.17, achieving a new best free relay in 1:45.20. time. Swimmers on the relay were Taylor “I was very pleased with how the girls Paskoff, sophomores Gretchen Cox and swam at conference,” Gerth said. “We had Laura Paskoff and freshman Mae Riordan. almost all best times. Coming in second to Marquette set one school record in win- Lafayette and beating Marquette is a very ning the 200 medley relay in 1:51.93. Girls honorable finish.”

• • • on the relay were freshman Abby Watson, St. Joseph’s Academy won the Metro senior Lisa Poskin, junior Annalise GrigWomen’s Athletic Association meet held at ereit and sophomore Tasha Porporis.

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Cal Ripken Jr. visits Maryville

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Some local little league and high school baseball coaches recently received personal instruction from one of the greatest baseball players of all time, Cal Ripken Jr. Ripken on Feb. 19 was on hand to share his expertise during an all-day seminar at Maryville University.

Hall-of-Famer Ripken conducts coaching seminars around the country. He said he reaches out to coaches and shares his experience with them because they have the chance to affect kids’ lives. His message includes lessons like, “Keep it simple,” “Celebrate the individual,” and “Make it fun.”

Ripken has spent the years since his retirement helping kids gain an appreciation for the game of baseball. It was a commitment he inherited from his father, a longtime Baltimore Orioles manager.

Ripken said that although he places tremendous value on education, he started playing baseball right after high school and that gave him the view that life is an ongoing education. He said he makes it a goal to learn something new every day, and working with coaches and young people helps him do that.

Back in his playing days, the 6-foot-4 Ripken was taller and weighed more than typical shortstops, and he uses that fact to communicate that baseball has positions

available for kids of all sizes. According to Ripken, unlike athletes who play football and basketball, baseball players generally are not limited by physical size.

While in town, Ripken weighed in on Albert Pujols’ contract situation. Because he spent his whole career with one team – the Baltimore Orioles – he has a unique perspective on the topic.

“What Albert and the team did was simple negotiating, but it sent a complicated message,” Ripken said.

He said he thought the spring training deadline was a way to keep distractions away from the team and to let Pujols concentrate 100 percent on baseball.

“Albert is doing the smart thing here,” Ripken said, “and he is going to address it at the end of the year.”

Ripken predicted Pujols will remain in a Cardinals uniform.

“I was one of the lucky ones,” he said.

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College golf Senior Scott Langley, the 2010 NCAA champion, got his season off to a good start in the Big Ten Match Play event at Palm Beach Garden, Fla. Langley, a Manchester native and graduate of Parkway South, faced two nationally ranked players at the No. 1 spot and split those matches. Langley defeated last year’s Big Ten medalist David Lipsky 1-up, leading every step of the way.

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By WARREN MAYES Lafayette junior Jordynn Martin is top of the heap, A-No. 1 when it comes to career scoring in girls’ basketball.

Martin in mid-January surpassed the 1,000-point total and then passed Angie Lewis’ total of 1,104 points to become Lafayette’s all-time scoring leader.

“It means a lot to me,” Martin said. “It was a goal of mine. It was a really cool experience. My team and teammates are awesome. I love playing with them. I couldn’t do what I’ve done without all of them. They’re all awesome.”

The 5-foot-9 guard is averaging 20.4 points a game this season to rank fourth overall in the area. Martin has impressed Coach Jennifer Porter.

“Jordynn is a very talented player,” Porter said. “She has some God-given gifts, but she has also worked really hard to become the player that she is.”

In Lafayette’s 64-50 victory over Northwest, Martin recorded a game-high 26 points, surpassing Lewis and becoming Lafayette’s all-time leading scorer.

There was a ceremony held to honor Martin.

“Oh gosh, yes, it was awesome,” Martin said. “It was so exciting. The ceremony was really nice. Angie was there. She’s so nice. She gave me a game ball and a picture. She’s just an awesome person. I know about all her accomplishments. She gave me her phone number to contact her.”

Porter said Lewis left her mark at Lafayette and for Martin to pass her was a huge feat.

“Angie Lewis was a fantastic player while she was at Lafayette, and she went on to do great things as a player at SLU,” Porter said. “For Jordynn to break Angie’s all-time scoring record, especially as a junior, is quite an accomplishment. Jordynn has always had a great work ethic and I knew that she had a chance to be a special player.”

Martin scored 26 points in a 54-49 victory over Marquette, the game in which she topped 1,000 points. Since Marquette is Lafayette’s big rival, reaching the milestone against the Mustangs made it even more memorable.

“There was a big crowd, and the atmosphere was electric for the big game,” Porter said. “The Super Fans held up a big sign for her. It was an awesome moment for her.”

Martin said reaching the 1,000-point marker against Marquette was “like icing on the cake.”

Martin is a multi-dimensional player.

Photo by Clark Woolsey Jordynn Martin (right) surpassed Angie Lewis (left) as Lafayette’s all-time leading scorer.

“Jordynn is a scorer, but she is also a great passer,” Porter said. “She is usually in the top one or two in assists each game. She is a great defender and is asked to guard one of the other team’s best players each night.

“Jordynn leads by example. She puts a lot of extra time in the gym. She is a coach’s kid, so she is a very smart basketball player.”

Martin’s father, Mike, is an assistant coach on the Lancers’ squad for Porter.

The family moved to West County five years ago from Ponca City, Okla.

“I’m definitely proud of Jordynn,” Mike Martin said.

He said Jordynn liked basketball at an early age.

“I started her when she was young,” Mike Martin said. “She likes to play. She works hard on her game. It’s important to her. It’s been a lot of fun. It really has.”

Porter said she believes Martin will keep getting better and likely will land a college scholarship.

“I’m not sure where she’ll end up yet, but she will make some team very happy,” Porter said. “She wants to be a teacher, so way down the road I could see her teaching and coaching. She would make a fantastic teacher and coach.”

Porter said Lindenwood has been recruiting her “very hard,” and she has gotten some attention from Washburn and Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

“I expect that more colleges will get involved in the near future,” Porter said.

Before this past fall, Martin was a member of coach Kate O’Connell’s field hockey squad but did not play last season because she wanted to work on her basketball game. In the spring, she’s a defenseman for Coach Tim Walters’ soccer team at Lafayette.

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Summer Camps North Pointe Aquatic Center Youth and Adult Programs

VIP $105/Reg $125

Ages: 7-12

Aqua Camp

VIP $105/Reg $125

VIP $105/Reg $125

VIP $105/Reg $125

VIP $105/Reg $125

7-9am

4-6pm

Hip Hop Camp

Camp Jam

Drama Camp Club AM Club PM

Ages: 9-13

VIP $30/Reg $45

VIP/Reg FREE

VIP $100 Reg $135 VIP $120 Reg $155

VIP $110 Reg $150

VIP $110 Reg $120

VIP $4

Coed Inner Tube Water Polo

Twilight Swims

VIP $55 Reg $65

VIP $50 Reg $60

VIP $250 Reg $275

VIP/Reg $200

Tennis

Volleyball League Youth

Horsemanship- Parent & Me

VIP/Reg $300

VIP $54 Reg $78

VIP $44 Reg $54

VIP $35 Reg $50

Taekwondo

Electric Guitar Lessons

Start Smart Sport Development

VIP $45/Reg $60

T-Ball League

VIP $55 Reg $65

VIP/Reg Free

July 23 September 6 June 18, July 16, August 13

Ages: 9-14 Selvidge Middle School June 3 6:00 p.m.

Compete in up to three events per age division. No spikes allowed.

Hershey Track & Field

The Cardboard Boat Regatta Dog Swim Duck Races at our Twilight Swims

VIP/Reg $28

Your Digital Camera

VIP $19 Reg $24

Mondays The Pointe The term "Salsa" actually encompasses several totally different Latin dance styles. This class will feature both the Mambo and the Merengue forms of Salsa dance. (Partners are strongly recommended.)

March 14 - April 18 May 9 - June 20 (no class May 30)

VIP $129 Reg $149

Pilates Yoga Dance Yoga 10 visit swipe card $50

Afternoon Abs Body Sculpt Bootcamp Fit ball Insane Intervals Kickboxing Pi-Yo Step Total Conditioning Zumba 50+ and Fit These classes are included with the daily admission or with your membership to The Pointe.

Group Class Schedule

Spinning TRX 1 class drop-in $7

Speciality Group Fitness Classes

VIP $48 Reg $58 April 1, May 13, June 24, August 5 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

This is a six week program that will build your cardio endurance, sculpt your tummy, legs, glutes and arms while you have fun with your baby by your side.

Hot Mamas in Training

Ages: 14 and up 6:00 - 7:00 a.m.

Sessions begin April 11, May 30, July 18 no class July 4 This is a six week, 24-class bootcamp style program.

Basic Training

Pointe Fitness Programs

VIP $50 Reg $60

VIP/Reg $6

VIP $170 Reg $195

Wednesdays 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

June 15, 22 and 29 The Pointe Participants will be introduced to the art of natural light photography using your own digital SLR camera. Learn digital terminology, understanding of shutter speed and exposure as the class meets outside to practice skills.

Introduction to Natural Light Photography Ages 12 and up VIP $70 Reg $80

Ages: 16 and up 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 p.m.

April 8 - June 24 Fri The Pointe Matches will consist of three games with a one hour time limit. Each team will be scheduled for eight matches and a playoff.

Volleyball League Adult

11 - 1 p.m. $8 after Sunday prior April 6, 20, May 11, 25 The Pointe Join us on Wednesday for lunch, dessert, coffee, Bingo and prizes.

Doors open at 10:45 a.m.

Lunch & Bingo

Ages: 13 and up Vlasis Park tennis courts Instructor Mary Lyons will focus on stroke fundamentals, skill development and match play. *No Class: 4/23, 6/04, 7/02 April 2 - 30 Sat 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

May 7 - June 11 Sat 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

For additional lessons visit www.ballwin.mo.us

Tennis Adult Beginners

Ages: 12 and up The Pointe Homeschool P.E. VIP $19 Reg $24 March 29 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Ages: 7-14 The Pointe Learn the correct function for your camera, how to make prints and June 2 - 30 Thurs 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. storage options, as well as procedures for protecting your images.

The course will follow the American Red Cross Learn to Swim program Bring your camera, manual and a memory card. to build swimming skills and teach safe practices around water.

Ages: 12-15 The Pointe May 13, June 8, July 11 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Instructors with Safety Basics LLC will educate the kids through demonstration and role playing to provide each participant with appropriate knowledge and skills. Please bring a baby doll to practice.

Babysitting Basics

Ages: 6-7 The Pointe June 11-July 23 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. or 10:00 - 11:00a.m.

Instructional league supervised by National Youth Sports Coaches Basics of Staying Home Alone VIP/Reg $20 Association, volunteer coaches teach the basics of softball and Ages: 9-11 The Pointe Designed for kids that will be left at home for short periods of time. baseball including, hitting, fielding and throwing. *No Class: July 2 Learn personal/fire/storm safety, basic first aid, simple snacks, and Adult Programs activities. Lead by Safety Basic LLC. DJ Fridays VIP/Reg $8 April 30 Sat 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

6:30 8:30 p.m. $10 at the Door June 1 Wed 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Mar. 4, Apr. 1, May 6, June 3 The Pointe August 8 Mon 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Ages 40 and older. Gather with friends on Friday evenings for dancing Pitch, Hit and Run VIP/Reg Free and refreshments.

Ages: 7-14 10:00 a.m.

Ballroom Dance VIP $36 Reg $45 April 30 Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex Ages: 14 and up 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Come participate in the Aquafina Pitch, Hit, & Run Program.

Mondays The Pointe Participants compete in three stations including pitching, hitting and We will start with the basics like rhythm and position, and build with a running. For details visit www.mlb.com. series of progressively more complicated steps that can be assembled in multiple combinations.

Tumbling Tykes VIP $34 Reg $44 Session 1- Foxtrot and Swing March 14 - April 18 Ages: 4-6 Mon The Pointe Session 2- Waltz and Cha Cha May 9 - June 20 May 2 - June 13 No class May 30 5:00 - 5:45 p.m.

July 11 - August 15 Children will get an introduction to gymnastics through fun activities Session 3- Tango and Rumba that teach body control, agility, strength and balance. The class will Latin Salsa and Merengue VIP $36 Reg $45 meet on Mondays for six weeks.

Ages: 14 and up 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

VIP $24 Reg $29

Ages: 7-10 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

April 30 & May 7 Each child will build and launch their own rocket on two Saturday mornings. Classes will be lead by a qualified instructor from Hobbytown USA. Class will be held at The Pointe on April 30th and at Ferris Park on May 7.

Non-Resident $125 $175 $125 $190 $276 $305

2011 North Pointe Aquatic Center Passes

Offer expires April 30, 2011

10% off these pool pass rates now!

VIP/Reg $30

Ages: 10 and up Take the plunge in a two-hour Discover Scuba experience!

Participants will be briefed by a Aloha Y-Kiki certified scuba instructor and be outfitted in scuba gear. After learning basic concepts and skills, participants will experience the "weightless" exhilaration of breathing underwater.

June 11 Sat 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

July 6 Wed 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Discover Scuba

VIP $36 Reg $43

May 3 – May 19 Tues/Thurs 4:30 – 5:10 p.m.

This course is designed to improve your strokes and swimming skills.

Swim Team Prep Course

Private swim lessons are available, contact The Pointe’s Welcome Desk.

Pointe sessions begin April 2 North Pointe swim and dive lessons begin June 6

VIP $47 Reg $57

Ages 6 months and up Come experience the benefits of our American Red Cross swim lesson program! Our small class sizes provide greater opportunity for individual practice and feedback. For detailed class listings and descriptions visit www.ballwin.mo.us.

Swim Lessons

Look for additional programming on our website www.ballwin.mo.us or in the April 6th West Newsmagazine.

Ages: 2-5 The Pointe This is a big camp for little campers! There is so much to explore at Camp Little Feet with theme related games, arts and crafts, special guests, activities, and splash time. Campers should bring a healthy snack each day for each session. Lunch Crew is available for $5/VIP or $10/Reg. Parents must provide a sack lunch.

Camp Little Feet AM and/or PM

For more information and to sign up go online at www.ballwin.mo.us

Ages: 3-5 The Pointe April 27 - June 1 Wed 5:45 - 6:45 p.m.

In this introductory program, parents work together with their children to learn basic skills of baseball, soccer and basketball.

Ages: 10-16 The Pointe April 20 - May 25 Wed 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

These lessons will focus on picking, tablature, reading chord progressions, and general musical theory concepts. Each individual must provide their own electric guitar, pick, cable and small amp.

Ages: 5 and up 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

April 13 - May 18 Wed June 1 - July 6 Taekwondo for the beginner student is offered in six week sessions.

Students learn respect, responsibility, and discipline in addition to basic hand and foot techniques. A uniform is purchased from the instructor- $35.

Ages: 6 and up Castlewood Stables This class will cover the basics of horsemanship including safety, grooming, horse anatomy, breed characteristics and basic horse care.

Introduction to riding both English & Western will be provided as well as introduction to harness & carriage driving. Riding helmets must also be worn at all times when interacting with the horses. A helmet will be provided to those who do not have one.

April 6 - May 11 Wed 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

June 8 - July 13 Wed 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

April 2 - May 7 Sat 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

June 11 - July 23 Sat 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

VIP/Reg $78

Ages: 3-12 The Pointe field Challenger's British Soccer Camp is a week of thrills, drills and skills. Learn foot skills, technical drills and daily scrimmages. Staff provides lessons in sportsmanship and discipline. To register visit www.challengersports.com. Club PM not available.

July 25 - 29 Ages 3 - 4 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

July 25 - 29 Ages 5 - 6 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

July 25 - 29 Ages 7 - 12 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Challenger Sports Soccer Camp

Hours of Operation 7 days /week 11:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Rocket Building

VIP/Reg $129

Ages: 6-13 Vlasis Park The Balls-n-Strikes certified instructors will guide the campers through drills and non-stop action! Visit the Balls-n-Strikes web site at www.bnssports.us or call 636-394-2255 to register. Club PM not available.

June 13 - 16 Mon - Thurs 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

July 5 - 8 Tues - Fri 9:00 a.m. -1:00 p.m.

Balls-n-Strikes Camp

Opening Splash May 28

Resident $75 $100 $75 $125 $166 $195

VIP/Reg $90

Ages: 6-14 The Pointe field Former professional soccer players,Tommy Howe and Danny O’Keefe, will provide quality training. To register go to www.woodsoncityrangers.com. Price includes T-shirt.

June 13 - 16 6:00 - 9 :00 p.m.

Mon - Thrus

Woodson City Rangers Soccer Camp

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Youth (age 3-18) Adult Senior (62+yrs) Senior Couple Single + One Family

VIP/Reg $119

Ages: 5-13 Vlasis Park Teams are formed based on age and organized games including: flag football, whiffle ball, dodge ball, soccer, Ultimate Frisbee and relay races. Visit www.bnssports.us or call 636-394-4263 to register.

Club PM not available.

May 31 - June 3 Tues - Fri 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

July 11 - 14 Mon - Thurs

Game Time Sports Camp

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Horsemanship-Beginning

Ages: 3-6 Castlewood Stables Participants will have an opportunity to learn safety, grooming, handling, tacking up and riding (with a parent walking along side).

All participants must wear long pants, and shoes with a heel and riding helmet. A helmet will be provided to those who do not have one.

April 2 - May 21 Sat 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

June 11 - July 30 Sat 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

April 5 - 28 Tues and Thurs 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

June 7 - 30 Tues and Thurs 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

July 12 - August 4 Tues and Thurs 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Ages: 9-11 The Pointe April 3 - May 22 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.

This is a seven game season with games scheduled at varying times between 2pm and 6pm on Sundays. Each team will be given four practice dates and times. One practice will be held the week before matches start. Team registration is preferred. *No Class: 4/24

April 2 - August 8 Vlasis Park tennis courts Instructor Mary Lyons will be teaching the basics of tennis on Saturdays.

Youth Future Stars Ages: 4-8 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Youth Beginner Ages: 8 & up 11:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Youth Intermediate Ages: 8 & up 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Ages: 4-6 Sat 10:30 - 12:30 p.m.

March 26 - May 21 (no class April 23) The Pointe field Enjoy an eight week season of introductory level soccer. League fee includes jersey, socks, and end of seasons awards. Game times vary between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Ask about being a coach!!!

Tot Soccer

Youth Programs

June 18, July 16, August 13 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Enjoy North Pointe under the stars with your friends and family.

Pointe Plus and North Pointe pool pass members enter FREE!

Reg $5

Ages: 16 and up NEW! Coed Inner Tube Water Polo League. Gather your team to enjoy eight game season.

June 6 - 29 Mon & Wed 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

May 10 - 21 or July 25 - 28 This course will cover the skills and knowledge needed to obtain a certification as an American Red Cross Waterpark Lifeguard. All participants must be 15 by the last day of class.

Red Cross Lifeguarding

$10 discount will be given if registered at one of the meetings!

Tuesday March 29 7:00 p.m.

Thursday April 7 7:00 p.m.

Saturday April 9 9:00 a.m.

REGISTRATION MEETING SPECIAL:

Blue Dolphins Swim and Dive Team is a recreational team for 5 - 18 years old with an emphasis on developing basic skills. For further details visit the North Pointe webpage at www.ballwin.mo.us. $20 discount will be available on any multi family registrations.

Swim or Dive Team Combo

Blue Dolphin Swim & Dive Team

Ages: 13-15 The Pointe The counselor in training (CIT) are chosen through an interview process with limited availability. For information: call Colleen Ahearn, Recreation Specialist, 636-207-2357 or cahearn@ballwin.mo.us.

Camp Counselor in Training

Club PM gives parents the opportunity to pickup later and children to stay for more fun. Bring a snack. Registration is required.

Club AM offers campers an opportunity to have an extended day.

VIP/Reg $35/week

July 11-15 The Pointe Have you always dreamed of being a famous actor or actress? Now is your chance.

Ages: 7-12

June 20-24 The Pointe Have you always wanted to be in a band? All week, campers will work on their own musical pieces that will be performed on the last day. Bring your instrument.

Ages: 9-13

Ages: 7-12

June 13-17 The Pointe Get ready to bust a move at this dance camp with a performance on the last day. Dancers will get a break in their day to go swimming at the indoor pool.

June 27-July 1, July 25-29 Ballwin Golf Club Learn basics of golfing, tennis and enjoy swimming at North Pointe. Camp meets at the Ballwin Golf Course everyday. Bring your own clubs or borrow ours.

Country Club Camp

June 6-10, June 20-24, July 18-22, Aug 1-5 North Pointe Aquatic Center This camp will meet at the North Pointe Pavilion daily before heading to the pool.

We will play water games and go swimming all day!

Ages: 5-12 The Pointe Campers spend Tuesdays at North Pointe and will enjoy a field trip each week.

Day Camp and Arts and Crafts Camp

Nine weeks (June 6-August 5 from 9-4pm) of summer fun awaits your Happy Camper. Camps are offered in one week sessions. Ballwin camps are convenient for parents with FREE Club PM from 4 - 6 p.m., catered lunch option and Club AM fro 7 - 9 a.m. Ballwin’s Day Camp offers theme weeks such as “Furry, Fuzzy, Slimy Friends” that are packed with four days of swimming, arts and crafts, games and sports, special events and a field trip every week! For more information, or to download a camp brochure and register visit www.ballwin.mo.us and click the Happy Camper icon.

Don’t be left out! Online registration begins March 2!

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March and April

Pointe Plus annual membership - Up to 10% off Early Bird North Pointe Pool Pass save up to 10% Offer expires April 30, 2011.

May – June

Three month student unlimited use membership to The Pointe – Residents with a current ID $85 Non-Residents $125. Available to all ages with a current school ID.

Junior Golf and North Pointe Swim Pass – Unlimited golf and swimming, Non-Residents $275

The Pointe Used Book and Bake Sale Proceeds to benefit the renovation of Ballwin’s original school house.

Thursday March 24 $5 admission 4 – 7 p.m.

Friday March 25 Free 8 – 4 p.m.

Saturday March 26 Free 8 – 2 p.m.

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VIP $79 Reg $89 March 19 - April 23 2:15 – 3:15 p.m.

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

March 16 - April 20 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

March 23 - April 27 4:00 - 5:00 p.m 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Golf Tournaments

April April 17 Coed scramble April 30 - May 1 Spring Championship May May 15 Coed scramble June June 6 Junior scramble June 12 Coed scramble June 13 Junior scramble June 19 Parent/Child scramble

All clinics are held at the Big Bend Golf Center. Fees do not include range balls.

For green fees and additional information visit, www.ballwin.mo.us or call the golf pro shop, 636-227-1750.

Ballwin residents with a current ID card or current Pointe members Anyone without a membership or valid ID card

Kids Easter Egg Hunt

Free

Adult Egg Hunt

VIP/Reg $6

Honor Your Mother Walk

VIP/Reg $12

Camp Out at Vlasis Park

VIP $25/Reg $30

Glow Golf Scramble

VIP $50/Reg $60

Ages: 2-7 Vlasis Park April 23 Sat 1:00 p.m. Sharp The Ballwin Parks and Recreation Department along with The West County Jaycees are proud to present the 2011 Egg Hunt. The hunt will take place at Vlasis Park beginning at 1:00pm SHARP! The Easter Bunny will be on hand for pictures so, make sure you bring your camera!

Ages: 21 and up Vlasis Park April 15 Fri 7:30 p.m.

Join us for a huge Adult Egg Hunt/bonfire. The cities of Ballwin, Ellisville, and Manchester have joined to bring you the biggest egg hunt around. With many prizes donated by local businesses, lots of eggs and a number of give a ways you will not want to miss this evening. Bring your own snacks or concessions available and BYOB, no bottles allowed. Bring a flashlight. $10 after April 10 Ages: 5 and up Vlasis Park May 7 Sat 9:00 a.m.

The 1 mile or 3 mile walk/run is an informal, non-competitive event for all levels held to promote women's health and prevention. This event will be in partnership with St. Luke's Hospital, Spirit of Women division and a portion of the fee will go to St. Luke's to help provide breast health education. Each participant will receive a souvenir T-shirt.

Ballwin Days Festival June 3 - 5 orner Kids K

Saturdays Junior Beginner Adult Beginner Adult Intermediate Wednesdays Adult Intermediate Wednesdays Junior Beginner Junior Intermediate

Special Events

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Vlasis Park

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Ballwin Golf Club is a public nine hole course open to all golfers. Tee time reservations for weekdays are accepted seven days in advance by calling the pro shop at 636-227-1750. Weekend and holiday times may be reserved as early as 12:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior. To cancel a time, please provide a minimum of 24 hours notice.

League Play-For details contact the pro shop at 636-227-1750.

Ladies Golf Association Monday 9 holes Ballwin Women’s Golf Association Tuesday 18 holes Lafayette Women’s Golf Association Wednesday 9 holes Ballwin’s Men’s Golf Club Saturday 18 holes Ballwin Golf Club Juniors Dates vary 9 holes

VIP: Regular:

Membership Specials

Ages 12 - 18 valid May 28 – September 5, 2011.

Residents - $225

Ballwin Golf Club

Golf Clinics

The Wolf Midnight Howl 5K

Ballwin Days Run

2011 Ballwin Race Series

Ballwin Triathlon

Muddy Spokes Mountain Bike Race

All Ages Vlasis Park May 21 - 22 Sat - Sun 5:00 p.m.-10 a.m.

Join us for an evening of fun and camping in Vlasis Park. Pitch your tent, make a telescope and compete in a scavenger hunt. Price includes camping space, dinner and a light breakfast.

Ages: 21 and up Ballwin Golf Course May 20 Fri 8:00 p.m.

We'll be golfing in the dark! Play a crazy two person scramble on a glowing course with a glow ball. Fuel up with pizza and drinks at check-in (beer for sale). We will be walking the course, so bring a flashlight. Prizes will be awarded.

Sunset in the Park Concert Series

FREE

This concert series will be held from 7-9pm at New Ballwin Park.

June 15 “Jimmy Leg and the Brown Dog Blues Band” June 29 “The Decades” July 13 “The Hulapoppers” July 27 “MUSYC”

MARCH 2, 2011 WEST NEWSMAGAZINE

NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM HEALTH

Taking a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer

By SARAH WILSON Throughout the course of the past decade, the treatment of breast cancer has evolved rapidly. New scientific and clinical advances have modified the standard of care and led to improved patient outcomes and increased survivorship. At the same time, the treatment of breast cancer has become increasingly complex, requiring the comprehensive review and assessment of multiple specialties, such as genetics, radiology, surgery, reconstruction, radiation, chemotherapy and more.

As a result, harmony and open communication among physicians in those specialties facilitated by a multidisciplinary team approach are crucial in providing the best care to patients and ensuring successful treatment.

In addition to working with fellow clinicians, physicians must establish a good doctor-patient relationship. Women who are diagnosed with breast cancer face an overwhelming number of decisions, and women who have been through it said having a caring doctor whom they know and trust looking out for their best interests can make all the difference.

Dr. Diane Radford, surgical oncologist and one of the founding members of St. Louis Cancer & Breast Institute, which is partnered with St. John’s Mercy, said the goal of multidisciplinary care for breast cancer is a team approach to providing health care.

“The principles are that you have high standards of competence of your team members,” Radford said.

Radford’s background as an educator and scientist have given her a unique combination of experience, which enables her to explain conditions to patients and have them leave the office feeling fully informed.

Radford said communication between team members is what makes it easier to maintain the best relationship possible. A tool that helps is having a common chart, she said.

“So unlike other offices, where they may have to retrieve various parts of the chart from other health care systems, we have a common chart,” Radford said. “Also, we have a weekly care conference where we review all new patients and discuss their

care as a team.”

Radford said her patients have access to a full range of therapies, including access to clinical trials, and national guidelines are followed with care.

“There are various national bodies that have put out guidelines for standards of care, which are closely followed for us to practice the highest standards of care in the current environment,” Radford said. “We also involve the woman – the patient.”

For example, patients can schedule appointments, e-mail their doctor, receive lab results, track their health history and request prescription refills ­­– all while online.

The multidisciplinary approach offers several benefits for the patient.

“If a mammogram shows an abnormality, the physician would be informed, and we have a nurse navigator to talk about a biopsy,” Radford said. “The patient is then navigated through the system to see the surgeon, and then we’re just 10 yards away from medical oncologists. Radiation oncology is right on the same floor as well, so we can provide all of those aspects of care and coordinate very promptly.”

Most importantly, Radford said patients need to be breast aware and aware of the recommendations for screening mammography.

“When a woman feels a mass, then she should seek medical care even if her mammogram was negative,” Radford said. “If she feels a mass, it should be evaluated.”

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Keeping in touch with campers Parents often cite as reasons for sending their kids to summer camp a desire for their children to develop self-esteem and gain a sense of independence.

While kids are away at camp, parents may be eager to communicate with them with postcards and letters, which is a great way for families to share in the camp experience. However, according to the American Camp Association, there are some dos and don’ts that parents should keep in mind when keeping in touch with young campers: • Do give your child pre-addressed, stamped envelopes or postcards so he or she can more easily keep you informed of camp happenings.

• Do send a note or postcard in advance to the camp so there will be a message from home when the child arrives.

Such a note lets the young campers know their family is thinking about them, assures campers that parents know they are having a good time and expresses enthusiasm for the camp’s activities.

• Do check with the camp director to find out what the camp’s policies are

regarding care packages. Be sure to ask what items may or may not be included.

• Do avoid mentioning in notes to campers how much parents, siblings, families or even pets miss them.

• Don’t worry. A parent’s natural reaction is to call on the first day of camp at around bedtime to see how the camper is doing. Remember that counselors are trained to help campers adjust to camp life – and being away from home is the very experience that will help develop a child’s self-esteem and sense of independence – the reason many parents cite for sending kids to camp in the first place.

These days, many camps offer families the opportunity to check in on campers from afar, using technology to post photos and video of daily activities to camp websites. Families should check with the camp director prior to the first day of camp to learn what electronics items – if any – are allowed at camp and what the camp’s policy is concerning correspondences with those at home.

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Many parents these days are looking for summer camps that offer enrichment programs that teach valuable life lessons and learning skills.

“Sending your son or daughter to the right summer enrichment program can pay long-term dividends for the entire family,” Bobbie DePorter, teen motivation and accelerated learning expert, said. “Newly acquired academic skills, increased motivation or added confidence can translate into better grades, as well as new academic and personal interests. In turn, this growth can lead to better colleges, college scholarships and rewarding careers.”

According to DePorter, there are several things parents should take into consideration when choosing a camp with a summer enrichment program: • Does the enrichment have any practical application to your child’s academic future? Some camps position themselves as “enrichment programs” when, in reality, they are glorified and expensive vacations for the students who attend.

• Do the children like these camps?

You bet. But before signing up, take a good look at the program’s schedule of activities. Close inspection may reveal that there is far more downtime and unstructured free time than there is quality enrichment.

• What kind of training and expertise do the staff possess?

If a summer program bills itself as providing new skills to participants, then make a point to learn about the background of the staff that will teach these skills. Also, inquire as to what training they receive.

• Is there a balance between learning and fun?

The last thing a student wants in summer is more school. A good summer enrichment program gives students the feeling that they are at camp, not back at school.

The best camps incorporate fun right into the learning.

• In what ways can a program enrich a student’s life?

Look for programs that offer students growth in life skills that build their confidence, motivation and self-esteem, as well as their communication and leadership skills. Then you have found a summer enrichment program that can help a student grow in school and in life.

• What is a good length of time for a summer enrichment camp?

Students do benefit from some downtime in the summer, so a program that runs three or more weeks may be excessive and expensive. On the other hand, camps that last only a few days will have limited value.

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For many kids attending camp this summer, the time away from home will be the first significant separation from their families they have experienced.

Research has shown that that homesickness is normal and certainly not a reason to avoid taking advantage of the adventures and the opportunities for growth and independence that summer camp provides.

The American Camp Association (ACA) recommended the following tips for dealing with homesickness: • Do encourage independence throughout the year. Practice separations, such as sleep-overs at a friend’s house, can simulate the camp environment.

• Do involve your child in the process of choosing a camp. The more that the child owns the decision, the more comfortable the child will feel being at camp.

• Do understand the camp’s philoso-

phy on how issues like homesickness are addressed. Talk candidly with the camp director to understand his/her perspective on your child’s adjustment.

• Do discuss what camp will be like before your child leaves. Consider roleplaying anticipated situations, such as using a flashlight to find the bathroom.

• Do reach an agreement ahead of time regarding calling each other. If your child’s camp has a no-phone-calls policy, honor it.

• Do send a note or care package ahead of time to arrive the first day of camp.

Acknowledge, in a positive way, that you will miss your child. For example, you can say, “I am going to miss you, but I know that you will have a good time at camp.”

• Do pack a personal item from home, such as a stuffed animal.

• Don’t bribe. Linking a successful stay at camp to a material object sends the wrong

message. The reward should be your child’s new-found confidence and independence.

• Don’t plan an exit strategy. If a “rescue call” comes from the child, offer calm reassurance, and put the time frame into perspective.

• Don’t feel guilty about encouraging your child to stay at camp. For many children, camp is a first step toward independence and plays an important role in his or her growth and development.

• Do trust your instincts. While most incidents of homesickness will pass in a day or two, approximately 7 percent of the cases are severe. If your child is not eating or sleeping because of anxiety or depression, parents should work with the camp director and other camp staff to evaluate the situation.

• Do remember that camp staff are trained to ease homesickness.

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Internet espionage OR public record?

Your computer’s security settings are up to date, and you would never give your address to strangers. Why then, can anyone pull up a Web page and get a clear picture of your home’s worth and square footage, your property tax assessment and even your arrest record?

Spies are out there making a business out of prying into your personal life, pulling together bits and pieces, weaving wealth on the World Wide Web as “investigators,” paid for encapsulating your life onto a single Web page – and painting a pretty good picture of your status.

Some would say the information is public record, but hundreds of websites are collecting the details of people’s lives and for a nominal fee, sharing them.

Nanci Gonder, spokesperson for Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster, said anything on the Internet that is public information could not be removed.

“There have been times when Social Security numbers have been published and we have taken action,” Gonder said. “If there are incidents of things on sites that are not public record, they would be referred to the Federal Trade Commission. However, when it’s public information, there is not much individuals can do to protect their privacy unless laws are changed. Some people don’t realize how much information is out there about them, but there is no recourse when it’s public information.”

The recent buzz on the Internet between social networking sites and security gurus is that it is a good idea to keep a constant watch over your proverbial shoulder, whether social networking or just shopping online for a air of jeans.

At spokeo.com, one of the most controversial of sites, the search of a name, phone number, e-mail address or screen name can produce everything available about an individual, including the home value and square footage of a person’s home, names and ages of all who reside in that home and a photo of the home to boot ­– for free. For $2.95, the curious can look deeper.

Spokeo collects information about people’s friends and contacts from social networking sites, such as MySpace, Friendster and Facebook. Anyone can click on a friend’s name in their Spokeo profile to see what photos, blogs, etc. mention them on the Internet. It is all public information, but Spokeo makes it easy to snoop, putting information in one spot for ease of

WWW is widening a path into your personal life

information about herself, but also a glimpse into the personal lives of anyone she chose.

“My 83-year-old mother-in-law had information about her posted on that site,” Grant said. “There it was: her name, her age, a photo of her home and its value, the name of her husband, her children’s names and ages. Not everyaccess. thing was correct or complete, but it was there, and she has “I always thought, ‘Who cares about little old me?’” Jane never even touched a computer.”

Grant said. “Of all the millions of people who go online, Spokeo is an aggregator, a business that collects the why would anyone go to the trouble to compile informa- details of an individual’s financial and personal information about me?” tion so it can be presented on a single website. Anyone can Recently, Grant visited spokeo.com and found not only access public records and any of that public information, but Spokeo has a Web application that draws together content from various online sources and displays it in seconds, at a single location for the user’s convenience.

Personal photos and e-mails are taken from social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook and Twitter; phone numbers and addresses are taken from the phone book; home ownership and other municipal information is taken from public databases; and information about in-laws may be taken from sources as simple as newspaper wedding announcements.

“If it’s out there, it can be collected,” said Brian Randant, a private investigator.

Randant said much of the information about people is public information, except few realize it. Neighbors can look up neighbors’ property taxes. Someone’s employer or son’s Cub Scout master can easily go to the Missouri Courts system and find out the number of traffic tickets the person has received or any other criminal arrests record.

But what’s on the Web now may only be the beginning.

“If you think the information out there today is going overboard, wait two years,” Randant said. “The information available will be unbelievable.”

Although the way Spokeo gathers information is not entirely inappropriate, the service for which some pay a fee may be a scam. For the past few years, tech blogs and even Snopes (the true or false website), have reported that the information gathered by any aggregator is often inaccurate. Because of the number of people with a given name and the use of pseudonyms and plays on names some use on social net-

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How does one keep personal information private in the age of aggregator sites? It is important to be aware of the privacy settings on one’s social networking site and avoid posting information or pictures not intended to be public.

Bytes for a Bit owner Judith Zerlinden said anyone who is connected to the Internet is connected to the world. A PC can be hacked by a neighbor or by a teenager in Beijing. Identity theft is at an all-time high, so it is vitally important to implement measures to protect oneself and one’s family.

However, she said, forget about being completely private if using the Internet or on Facebook.

“The information is out there,” Zerlinden said. “When you fill out the Census, they gather the information from us, and that’s one of the ways these websites get their public information. I looked up my husband’s name on spokeo.com, and they say it’s a household of three, and I actually have two kids. Just Google your name and you can get stuff that some may consider to be private. It really depends on what you

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put out there. You will be more exposed types of data. to be combated. Some users have comif you put yourself out on Facebook, but Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) intro- plained that Spokeo fails to respect privacy that’s a fact of the Internet. You’re really duced the first bill in Congress to include a opt-outs. helping others gather information.”

“Do Not Track Me Online” list that would There are a few websites also that show give the FTC the power to create a “Do Not how to “kill yourself” off the Internet, but Internet privacy laws in the works Track” database so people could opt out of few want to stop using the Internet comContrary to the federal government’s online tracking, much like they do the “No pletely in the name of privacy. There are plenty of other snooping sites, and the hands-off approach to Internet privacy Call List.”

Spokeo said people can opt out of inclu- information, piece by piece, is already out regulation in the past decade, the Obama administration recently said Americans sion on their site, but it is just one of many there for any savvy Internet user. should have a “privacy bill of rights” to help regulate the commercial collection of Could your doctor be disclosing consumer data online. your private information?

The proposals, contained in an 88-page report released by the Commerce DepartLast month, research was revealed by the George Washington School ment, reflect a rapid re-evaluation of online of Medicine and Health Sciences indicating that there needs to be greater privacy as an area ripe for potential abuse, accountability and guidelines for physicians and medical professionals with the emergence of an industry of datausing social networking sites. gatherers who collect and sell personal The study, approved by the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center, was details about people. designed to describe the characteristics of self-identified physicians on In February, the Federal Trade CommisTwitter and how they use it. Researchers examined 5,156 tweets from 260 sion (FTC) issued a report calling for the self-identified physicians with 500 or more followers between May 1 and development of a “do not track” system May 31, 2010.

They found that 3 percent of the tweets were categorized as “unprothat would enable people to avoid having fessional and included profanity, potential patient privacy violations, and their actions monitored online. sexually explicit material or discriminatory statements.” One percent of The FTC report said the use of personal the physician’s tweets were marked “other unprofessional,” which included information has increased so much that priunsupported claims about a product they were selling on their website or vacy laws may now be needed to restore repeated promotions of specific health products. Ten statements about consumer trust in the Internet. The U.S. medical therapies countered existing medical knowledge or guidelines, has no comprehensive federal privacy law; potentially leading to patient harm. current law covers the use of only certain

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MoDOT to close section of Route 109 Public input meeting set for March 8

Route 109 and Woods Road, officials said.

The public is invited to participate in discussion about the closure at an open house The Missouri Department of Transporta- from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tues., March 8 at tion (MoDOT) will hold an open house- LaSalle Springs Middle School, 3300 Misstyle meeting next week regarding plans to souri 109, in Wildwood. close a section of Route 109 for as long as Attendees will be able to view construcone month. tion plans and discuss with MoDOT engiMoDOT is planning to close a section neers the project’s impacts. Additionally, of Route 109 south of Westridge Oaks attendees will have the chance to submit Drive for road repairs this summer, some comments during the meeting about the time between Memorial Day and Labor plans, work schedule and potential impacts Day. Drivers will be able to detour around of the project. the closure using Old State Road and Since no formal presentations will be Manchester Road, the same detour used made, participants may attend at any time last year during the bridge replacement at during the open house.

(From left): Missouri First Lady Georganne Nixon, Chesterfield Acting-Mayor Barry Flachsbart, and Missouri Arts Council Chair Nola Ruth.

Chesterfield honored in Jefferson City with Creative Community Award Chesterfield Acting-Mayor Barry Flachsbart and a large group of supporters recently made a trip to Jefferson City to accept the Missouri Arts Council’s 2011 Creative Community Award.

The city of Chesterfield was named Missouri’s 2011 Creative Community recipient for its creativity in developing ways to make the arts a prominent feature of the community and an asset to the region and the state.

Upon receipt of the award on Feb. 16, Flachsbart acknowledged the many volunteers who have made possible Chesterfield’s strong arts program as well as those who traveled to the capital city to share in the honor.

“We would also like to recognize the efforts of Stacey Morse, the executive director of Chesterfield Arts, who nominated the city for this award,” Flachsbart

said. “Her passion and dedication to the arts, combined with a strong commitment to arts from the city council and other leaders in the community, have culminated with this honor today.”

In nominating Chesterfield for the award, Morse cited business leaders such as Louis Sachs of Sachs Properties, Michael Staenberg of THF Realty, and Craig Conway of Lindell Bank as being instrumental during the past 15 years in the placement of public art around the community.

In the past 10 years, Chesterfield has enjoyed a boom in the number of artists and organizations and venues featuring the arts.

Chesterfield Arts, established in 1995, has worked closely with city leaders to bring programming to Chesterfield in visual, performing and literary arts, arts education and an extensive collection of approximately $5 million worth of sculpture.

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• • • Chesterfield resident Paula Mogley has been appointed director of admissions at Garden View Care Center of Chesterfield, and Travis Lindley has been appointed director of admissions at Garden View Care Center at Dougherty Ferry and Big Bend.

Jane Peacock has launched FETCH! Pet Care of West St. Louis County, part of a national franchise offering at-home pet setting and dog walking ser- Peacock vices. More information can be found at fetchpetcare.com or by calling 549-8610.

• • • Plaza Frontenac has announced the following store openings for 2011: Soma Intimates, the intimate apparel retail division of Chico’s, will open in March; Omega Boutique, member of Swatch Group Ltd. and seller of watches, fine jewelry and small leather goods, will open in April; and Tumi, offering travel, business and lifestyle accessories, will open in June.

MEETINGS & NETWORKING The Town & Country-Frontenac Chamber of Commerce holds a luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wed., March 9 at John Mineo’s (13490 Clayton Road). Missouri Transportation Alliance Chairman Bill McKenna discusses the need for investing in transportation infrastructure and its economic benefits to Missouri’s economy.

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“We had a great year and have been a part of the Chamber for many years,” said David Young, president of The Sound Room, a local home audio and video specialty retailer with showrooms in Chesterfield and Creve Coeur and an operations facility in the Chesterfield Valley. “The last few years have been difficult for many in our industry, with some of the biggest names going out of business.”

In 2010, The Sound Room added a solar division, 3D TVs and home health care automation.

Pictured is Jack Hoffman (left), immediate past chairman of the board of the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce, and Young.

• • • The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 20th annual Business EXPO and Showcase is from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 10 at Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center (16625 Swingley Ridge Road).

More than 80 businesses and organizations showcase their products and services. For details, call Stella at 532-3399 or visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.

• • • The West County Chamber of Commerce holds Business After Hours from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 10 at the Ballwin Golf Club clubhouse. To register, call 230-9900 or visit westcountychamber.com.

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An eWomen Network Accelerated Networking Luncheon is from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fri., March 11 at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield. Admission is $35 for members and $45 for non-members registering before March 8 and $55 for all registrants beginning March 8. Call (314) 968-9664 or visit ewomennetwork.com.

• • • “All You Need to Know to Land a Job,” an informational, four-part seminar, is from 9 a.m. to noon on Tues., March 15, Thurs., March 17, Tues., March 22 and Thurs., March 24 in the third floor ministry center at St. John Lutheran Church (15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville). Contact Linda at 779-2309 or visit stjstl.net for details.

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Com mu n it y Event s ART Paper Play runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday-Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through Mar. 12 at Chesterfield Arts (444 Chesterfield Center). The exhibit features Meredith Foster’s and Chris Day’s intricate manipulations of line and perspective on paper. The reception is free. For details visit chesterfieldarts.org or call 519-1955.

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A Greater St. Louis Art Association Art Fair is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., April 8, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., April 9 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., April 10 at the Greensfelder Recreation Center in Queeny Park. More than 120 juried artists from across the country exhibit digital art, fabric, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, acrylic, oil, watercolor painting, photography, pottery, sculpture and wood. Wine tasting and sales and jazz music also are featured. Admission is $5 at the door, and children younger than age 18 are admitted free of charge. Proceeds benefit an art scholarship fund. Visit gslaa. org.

BENEFITS The Fulton School at St. Albans presents its sixth-grade play, “Cinderella Caterpillar,” at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 3 at the school. The play is meant for young audiences. Donations are accepted in lieu of a fixed ticket price. Proceeds benefit the sixth-grade philanthropy project. For details or tickets, call Claudia Scott at 4586688.

• • • The Got Heart Trivia Night, hosted by the Gateway Chapter of the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) on Sat., March 5 at SSM St. Clare Hospital (1015 Bowles

Ave. in Fenton). Tickets are $15 per person or $150 for a table of 10. Grand prize and attendance prizes are featured as well as an opportunity to win a CPR/AED training session. Proceeds benefit CPR/AED education and AED placement in the area. Call Ruth at 391-1408.

• • • “Party with the Stars” Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) on Sat., March 5 at Bethel United Methodist Church (17500 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Guests come dressed as their favorite movie stars and prizes are awarded for best costumes. Admission is $20 per person/$160 per table of eight. To register, call 458-2255 or visit bethelunitedmethodist.org.

• • • The “Carnivale” luncheon and fashion show is at noon on Sun., March 6 at St. Alban Roe Parish Life Center (2001 Shepard Road in Wildwood). The event benefits Our Lady’s Inn and St. Vincent de Paul Foundation of St. Alban Roe. Gift certificates and a 50/50 raffle are included, and fashions are provided by Christopher and Banks and The Gap Kids. Tickets are $20. Call Suzette at 458-4260.

• • • The Barnes Jewish Hospital Auxiliary hosts Spring Fashion Trends and Breakfast from 9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. on Thurs., March 10 at the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus. The cost is $25 per person. For information or to RSVP, call Karen at (314) 954-2661.

• • • Ballwin Historical Commission hosts a used book and bake sale from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thurs., March 24, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fri., March 25, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., March 26 at the Pointe at Ballwin Commons. A pre-sale on Thursday requires $5 admission. Proceeds benefit the

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• • • Performing for Life 2011 is at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sat., April 2 at the West County YMCA in Chesterfield. Dancing Thru Life studio sponsors two variety shows featuring talented St. Louis adults. The show includes dancing, singing, comedy, magic and music with proceeds benefiting Whole Kids Outreach. Tickets are $10 per person.

Call 391-5678 for reserved seats or visit performingforlife.org.

• • • Project Graduation, an indoor rummage sale, is from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., April 9 at Parkway Central High School (369 N. Woods Mill Road). Items for sale include household items, books, toys, baby items, clothing, furniture and sports equipment. Cash only is accepted.

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FAMILY AND KIDS The Greater St. Louis Puppet Guild, the Regional Arts Commission and the Faust

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• • • March Morpho Mania is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Thurs., Mar. 31 (closed on Mondays) at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House (15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield).

Up to 3,000 bright blue morpho butterflies with 8-inch wingspans are in free flight.

Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 3 to 12 and free for younger children.

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• • • The Eureka Parks and Recreation Department hosts a Mother-Son Prom with the theme “It’s a Jungle Out There!” from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri., March 4 at the Community Center. Crafts, music, snacks, dancing and prizes are included. The event is geared for ages 2-13. Admission is $18 for a mother and one son and $2 for additional sons. To register, call 938-6775.

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NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM • • • Friday Night Live for middle school students, ages 11 to 14, is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, March 11 and April 8, at The Lodge Des Peres. The event is $5 and includes activities, games, fitness classes and more. For details, visit thelodgedesperes.com.

• • • A family overnight is from 6:30 p.m. on Fri, Mar. 11 until 10:30 a.m. on Sat., Mar. 12 at the Dana Brown Overnight Center at the Shaw Nature Reserve. Participants can enjoy hikes, a craft and hands-on educational activities. Breakfast is provided. The event is geared toward ages 4 to 13 with an adult; registration is required. The cost is $60. Call (314) 577-5140 or visit mobot. org/classes.

• • • Wetlands for Kids Day is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., April 2 at August A. Busch Memorial Conservation Area (2360 Highway D in St. Charles). Outdoor adventures and hands-on learning opportunities for children of all ages are featured The event is hosted by the Missouri Department of Conservation and Ducks Unlimited, and sponsored by the Dana Brown Foundation and U.S. Bank. For details, call 441-4554.

• • • The Manchester Department of Parks and Recreation hosts the Little Green Thumbs Garden Group from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on Mondays April 2, April 18, May 2, May 23, June 6, June 20 and July 11 at Schroeder Park. Topics include preparing soil, planting, weeding and growing.

Some weeks include crafts, and ages 6 to 10 are welcome. Cost is $20 for residents and $35 for non-residents. For details, call 391-6326, ext 400.

• • • An Easter Egg Hunt is 10 a.m. on Sat., April 23 at Des Peres Park. Children ages 3 to 6 can participate, and the Easter Bunny will be available for pictures. The event is free. For details, visit desperesmo.org.

• • • Manchester Munchkins, a creative playtime for 2- to 5-year-olds, is from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Thurs., April 28 and Thurs., May 19 at Paul A. Schroeder Park outside Pavilion 1 by the park office. Sessions include story time, crafts, games, a snack and activities. An adult should stay with the child, and cost is $6 per session.

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LIVE PERFORMANCES Brian Owens performs at Fridays Uncorked at 8 p.m. on Fri., March 11 at Chesterfield Arts (444 Chesterfield Center).

The jazz singer and cover artist performs in an intimate setting. A $30 ticket includes admission, beverage and dessert. For tickets, visit chesterfieldarts.org or call 5191955.

• • • The Town & Country Symphony Orchestra performs at 2:30 p.m. on Sun., March 13 at Ladue High School. Admission is free. Visit tcso.org.

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• • • “Getting Up, Stepping Over, Moving On,” a divorce survival seminar, is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., March 5 at Living Word Church (17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Three breakout sessions are presented by area attorneys, accountants, therapists, counselors, police officers and life coaches. Admission is $15 and childcare is offered for $5 per child. Call Wendy Sain at 821-2800 or register at livingwordumc.org.

• • • Cole Gibsen, author of “How a Young Author Wrote an Urban Fantasy Novel and Got an Agent and a Two-Book Deal,” will speak as part of the River Valley Authors Series from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wed., March 9 at Chesterfield Arts (444 Chesterfield Center). Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

• • • The Eureka Parks and Recreation Department hosts its monthly Senior Social from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thurs., March 17 at the Community Center. The cost is $5 and includes lunch. Registration is required.

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(In the plaza with Trader Joe’s)

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Environmental fees and sales tax may apply.

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W E S T H O M E PA G E S When you want it done right the first time...

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636.591.0010

GOT MOLD? Let us help!

Biotek

Certified Mold Remediation Company Specializing in: • Residential Remediation • Commercial Remediation • Indoor Air Quality

636•887•4384

CREATIVE DECKS

•wood •composite •vinyl •repairs FREE Estimates

636.358.9694

Wildhorse Contracting Custom Home Building

•Kitchen/Baths •Concrete Flatwork •Basement Remodeling •Landscaping •Carpentry •Decks/Patios •Stone Brick Work •Room Additions Licensed & Insured

636.530.7182

D R IVEWAYS PATI O S & M O R E

Bi-Specializing S t a t e inCResidential onc re t e Tear Out & R eplacement

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INSTAllATIoN ProFESSIoNAlS

WINTER SPECIAL SAVE 20% Ceiling Fans • Wholehouse Fans Gable Vent Fans • Recessed Lighting

Specializing in installation for two story homes with no wiring on first floor.

When Handyman Quality Just Won't Do.

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FREE Estimates 314-849-7520

Established in 1979

CHIMNEY SERVICES Chimney Covers Brick Work Flue Relining Full Restoration Wet Wall Solution

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“We’re Tough On Grime”

PLUMBING

We Come PREPARED!

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...let the experts do the work.

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W E S T H O M E PA G E S Now Available Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Pits

Specializing In:

DON JAMES HANDYMAN SERVICE

New and Replacement

FAUCET LEAK TO FULL REMODEL TILE • CARPENTRY • PLUMBING ELECTRICAL • DRYWALL FREE ESTIMATES

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Kitchen/Baths/Room Addition 1 Room Or Entire Basement FREE Design Service Finish What You Started As Low As $15 sq. ft.

Professional Painters, Drywall Hangers & Tapers

Call Rich on cell 314.713.1388 West County

ELECTRICAL DE SIGNS Kitchen Lighting Upgrades • Recessed Lighting • Pendant Lighting • Under Cabinet Lighting • All Residential Electrical • Exterior/Security Lighting •Flat Screen/Surround Sound • Panel Upgrades/Basement Wiring

314.836.6400

“Let Us Shine the Perfect Light on Your Investment.”

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Present coupon at bid. Not valid w/ other offers. Exp 4-30-11

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www.keimarcontracting.com

“Water Damaged Showers a Specialty” Tub to Stall Shower Conversions Grab Bars/ High Toilets/ Personal Showers visit our showroom

636-394-0315

www.tileandbathservice.com Senior Discounts Available

Tile & Bath Service, Inc. 25 Years Experience • At this location 20 years 14770 Clayton Road • Ballwin, MO 63011

NO MORE MOLES!

“Finally, An Affordable Mole Service”

MOLES

Don’t Live With Moles... My Customers Don’t!

Average Yard Has 1-2 Moles • Litters Are Born March - July Local and Neighborhood References No Poisons • No Chemicals • Child & Pet Safe Traps Less Expensive • More Reliable • More Effective • Fast Results

Call J.D. At 636-233-4484 MORE LIVING SPACE FOR LESS! We Specialize In Finished Basements

F inish & Trim C arpentry C o .

Custom Woodworking • Bars • Bookshelves Mantels • Doors • Stairs • Media Kitchens • Basements • Baths

Roy Kinder

Master Carpenter #1557 Custom Contractor/Builder

Father & Son Owner On Every Job!

(636) 391-5880

Call Today For FREE Estimates

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WE DO IT ALL!

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TOOLS Bosch, Porter Cable, Ryobi, Makita, DeWalt, Delta, Sioux, Skil, etc., etc.

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Custom-Designed & Built Decks • Porches • Gazebos

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Seabaugh Furniture & Decorating Co., Inc

8125 Brentwood Industrial Drive Off Manchester Just West Of Hanley

644-6677 (800) 444-0423

Since 1930 Upholstering, Repairing and Refinishing

17322 Manchester Road

(636) 458-3809

636-734-2451 636-443-9540

The Handy Hubby • • • • • •

“A handy man service”

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Joseph Dubbs The Hubby

No Job is too small!

8a.m. - 7 p.m

(314) 623-7066

Our Reputation is Our Guarantee •Kitchens • Baths • Finished Basements • Room Additions • Custom Carpentry

From the Simple....To the Most Extravagant

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Thru 3/31/11. Cannot be combined with any other offers.

Many Spring Discounts Available 636-887-4384 www.bdmrestorationinc.com

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WEST claSSifiEdS Assisted Care

Home Helpers is your #1 source affordable, dependable care by compassionate caregivers. ♥ Senior Adults ♥ Recuperative Care ♥ Alzheimer’s / Dementia Care ♥ Bathing/Personal Care ♥ Transportation ♥ Meal Preparation ♥ Housekeeping ♥ On Call 24/7 Insured/Bonded & Carefully Screened West County 636-391-0000

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Apreferred home care choice since 1987. College degreed professionals provide care/ companionship. Why accept less? Competitively priced options. Care managers and clinical staff available.

Bonded & insured. AAA screened. Call Gretchen at StaffLink (314) 477-3434 www.Stafflinkusa.com

Cash Paid On The Spot Call Sam 314-302-2008 1999 Villager Minivan 6-cylinder, 3.3 ltr, auto, green, $162K mi, wellmaintained, exc. operating condition. Served our family well for over 10 yrs. $2,400 no bargaining please.

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Watch for our next edition to arrive March 9, 2011! advertising deadline Thurs., March 3rd!

call Hope at 636-591-0010

I made it out of the rat race so can you. Let’s Talk.

636-234-4911

Cleaning Service

Flooring

KEEPING IT CLEAN

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Childcare Day care in my Ballwin home. Infants to 5 years. Reserve spots.

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Automotive

Business Opportunity

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Call 636-388-9774

Hauling

J & J HAULING

WE HAUL IT ALL Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, appliances, household trash, yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, decks.

Garage & Basement Clean-up Neat, courteous, affordable rates.

Call: 636-379-8062 or email: jandjhaul@aol.com

Skips Hauling & demolition!

Specializing in Home Offices and Small Businesses. County Computer Consulting LLC, can support your computers and networks. Call Ray for more information at 636-391-3853 or www. CCC-LLC.BIZ. COMPLETE COMPUTER SERVICES In-Home, Offices & Small Business

Affordable Expert PC Repair

Serving the Bi-State Area including St. Charles County.

Appliances, furniture, debris, construction/ rubble, yard waste, excavating & demolition! 10, 15 and 20 cubic yard rolloff dumpsters. All type clean outs & hauling! Affordable, dependable and available! No conditions! 20 yrs. service.

Toll free 1-888-STl-JUNK ( 8 8 8 - 7 8 5 - 5 8 6 5 ) o r 3 1 4 - 6 4 4 - 1 9 4 8

Heating & Air

Only $59.00/Hour

Chambers Computers 15274 Manchester Rd. Ste 275 (New Ballwin & Manchester Rds.)

Call Mike (636) 220-2395 www.chambers-computers.com

Help Wanted

Male/ Female

CNA & Caregivers Positions Available

CNA's with current license Caregivers with Experience Insured vehicle a must Call 636-225-2600

www.SeniorsHomeCare.com

Caregivers Wanted Experience with all aspects of home care. Must have good communication skills. Work where you are appreciated!

Call 636-391-0000

acting/Modeling Opportunity.

Ever thought of you or your child appearing in print ads, commercials, TV/films?

Our Agency develops, markets & places people ages 3mos thru adults.

Accepting applications for all sizes & heights.

Beginners welcome!

images agency

(since 1988). State Licensed.

JS Home Services Handyman • Carpenter 25 Plus Years Experience Cheap Rates! Free Estimates!

House Closings, Deck Repairs, Structural Repairs.

All Jobs Big or Small.

Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

Call James at 314-420-3562

Total Bathroom Remodeling Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 20 Years Experience

314-4332-8900

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Laundry List of Repairs to Complete This Year?

HOME MAINTENANCE SOLUTIONS

flat Hourly Rate

No Surprises

Bruce & Son PressureWashing

Driveways, Homes, Decks, Boats Commercial & Residential.

Hauling & disposal of scrap, yard debris, worksites & more!

636-465-1935

Handyman (636) 227-1173 Legal Services

It Just Doesn't Get Any Better!

************ 2009 Prices At DIRT CHEAP POWER WASH

I Must Be Crazy So Me Call Soon!!!

314.809.3019

Call Mike Today

www.JTDunnHVAC.com

636-536-0771

11600 Olive Blvd. Creve Coeur

Minor Repairs, Carpentry, Electrical, Painting, FREE Estimates, West County Area

Expert Advice Over the Phone, CALL NOW!

“Small Prices, Big Service”

17722 Chesterfield Airport Rd.

call 636-236-8784

call Mike at 636-675-7641 Service at your home or office for: • PC problems or set-up • PC won't start or connect

$30 diagnostic charge only for first ½ hour Day, evening and weekend appointments available.

Save 50% off list price or more!

Visit our showrooms!

Home Improvement

Heating and Cooling

•Spyware •Adware •Virus Removal •Hardware •Software Upgrades

factory direct Wood cabinets

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Serving St. louis & St. charles co

24/7

all around construction llc All interior and exterior remodeling and repairs. Historic restoration, molding duplication. Finished basements, kitchens, baths and decks. Liability, workmens comp, and EPA certified in lead removal. 18 years exp. call 314-393-1102 or 636-237-3246

*Repairs *Installations *Improvements FREE ESTIMATE

1 Story Ranch Homes Power Washed For Only $95.00!

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Home Improvement

314.378.9064

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25 years experience.

Call Lloyd Nolan, Attorney at Law (314) 725-1880, or visit us on the web at lloydnolan.com

Watch for our next edition to arrive March 9, 2011!

advertising deadline Thurs., March 3rd!

call Hope at 636-591-0010

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WEST claSSifiEdS Lawn/ Landscaping

Painting Service

Pet Services (cont’d)

Recycling

Professional Outdoor Services

Pa I N T I N g

WE BUY SCRAP METAL

*Mowing and Fertilization *Landscape Installation & Retaining Walls *Brush Pruning & Clearing

We take care of Pets in your home Where Pets Prefer

includes paint Call Today

SPRING CLEAN-UP

SPRING CLEAN-UP •Lawn Mowing & Fertilization •Retaining Walls & Paver Patios

•Landscape Design & Installation •Drainage Work •Landscape Lighting •Mole Trapping

Fast Free Estimates (636) 296-5050

M I E N E R LANDSCAPING

Leaf Clean-Up! Rock walls, patios, pruning, chainsaw work, e tc. Fr iendl y ser vice, with attention to detail.

C a l l T o m 636.938.9874 •Retaining Walls •Driveways •Walks •Concrete & Pavers •Sod •Hauling •Mulch •Topsoil •Rock •Decorative Rock •Bobcat Work •Grading •Drainage •Erosion •Pool Fill-Ins Specializing in Retaining Walls and Paver Patios

314-849-5387

Fully Insured • Free Estimates • Residential & Commercial Member of the Better Business Bureau

Valley Landscape Co. Mowing, leaf removal, mulching, tree & brush removal, stump removal, trimming, planting, garden tilling, and gutter cleaning! (636) 458-8234

3 rooms $490

314-651-0261

636-466-2050

since 1992

Jim's Paint & Trim Service Interior & Exterior painting, crown and decorative moulding, wallpaper removal, texturing, drywall and rotten wood repair. Call 636-778-9013

LAWN SERVICE LYONS

Grass Cutting • Mulching • Stump Removal

Fertilizing Programs

(636) 394-1309

New Cust er Special! om Music Lessons

• Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • Mulch • Professional Lawn Mowing

1st Cut FREE with 1yr agreement!!

Free Estimate

314-280-2779

Mike's Lawn Service Dependable, Responsible.

Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, spring yard clean-up.

Seeding/ Fertilzation.

References.

Call 636-346-9704

20% DISCOUNT*

on all bids accepted before March 31, 2011.

*excludes mulch

Spring Clean-up! Mulch! Retaining Walls!

Leaf Removal, Drainage, Tree/Shrub Trimming, Planting & Plant Removal. Free Estimates. Insured.

dUNN'S laNdScaPiNG 636-337-7758

BY THE YaRd

FLUTE LESSONS

by degreed teacher with many years experience. Private instruction for all levels.

Classical approach includes music theory, duets, and recitals TBA. References available.

Please call: Jacki 314-753-2097 PIANO LESSONS: Masters Degree in Composition w/ Piano major, 5 yrs. in Europe, 30 yrs. teaching experience, all ages. Taught music theory and piano at college level. Manchester & Strecker. Call Arthur 636-458-0095

• Grass Cutting • Lawn Fertilization • Spring Aeration • Brush Removal • Retaining Walls • Powerwash

(Get Your First Grass Cut FREE)

314-537-0361

Complete Lawn Maintenence for Commerical & Residential Leaf Clean Up, Leaf Vacuuming, Aeration, Overseeding, Seeding, Fertilizing, Sodding, Mowing, Spraying, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Planting, Brush Removal, Edging, Mulching, Retaining Walls, Paver Patios & Draining Work

#1 In Quality, Service & Reliability Est. 1995 for a Free Estimate

Call 314-426-8833

Owner / operator specializing in interior painting, decorative & faux painting, wall textures, concrete staining. Design consultation. Insured.

References. FREE ESTIMATES 314-397-3868

A-1 Custom Painting & Wallpapering

We handle your design needs, professionally trained. Faux finishes, texturing, marbling, graining. Interior & exterior, insured, FREE estimates. All work done by owner. 26 years experience. Call Ken or Hugo at 636-274-2922 or 314-640-4085 www.A1Ken.com

I LOVE TO PAINT!!

Professional Painting Wall & Ceiling Combo Special!

• Paints, Glazes and More • • Cabinetry & Furniture Too • • Affordable Quality •

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Free Estimates

David (314) 732-FAUX (3289)

Interior and Exterior Painting

KEViN'S PaiNT SERVicE Expert & Professional. New & old house interior/ exterior painting, drywall & acoustical ceiling repair. 25 years painting experience.

Low rates/ Free Estimates.

Call Kevin 636-322-9784

Power Washing

FULLY INSURED

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636-527-2501

THREE DECADES OF QUALITY WORK

DECK STaININg • BY BRUSH ONLY No Spraying • No Rolling • No Mess Decks- Playsets-Tie Walls- Fences- Hardwoods Work Guaranteed • Insured • References

314-852-5467 314-846-6499

www.cedarbeautiful.com We Use Environmentally Friendly-NO VOC Paints

Retaining Walls • Paver Patios

FREE ESTIMATES (636)296-5050

Pet Services The Copper Mare

Landscape Design and Installation Top of the Line Name Brands Only!

FREE Estimates

Call Rich

636-230-0185

West County Pet Care 636-394-6852 314-401-5516

Custom Artwork of Your Pets Unique gifts for the animal lovers in your life. memorial boxes, portraits, plaques, decor & more!

thecoppermare.com 314-387-8062

25 Truitt Dr., Eureka, MO 63025

Open M-Sat 9-5.

636-938-1188

EarthboundRecycling.com

Roofing

Yucko’s

POOP SCOOP’N SERVICE

314-770-1500 www.yuckos .com

Wags to Riches

Painting Services

laWNaNdlaNdScaPE.cOM

Pet Sitting & Dog Walking.

POOP'R SCOOP'R Services Available! Insured

Copper, Alum, Brass, Stainless Steel, Lead & Car Batteries.

FREE drop-off for steel, vinyl & cardboard.

Full Service Mobile Grooming Spa on Wheels.

We offer: Pet/show clips, aroma therapy baths, nail clipping and grinding, teeth cleaning, high velocity drying & more! We come to you any day of the week at anytime.

For the pampering your pet deserves, call

636-980-7040 Plumbing

ANYTHING IN PLUMBING Good Prices! Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired. Fast Service.

Call anytime: 314-409-5051 MASTER PLUMBER. Water Heaters, Code Violations, Backflow Preventers.

Basement bathrooms, Outdoor faucets. Licensed & Bonded, Fully Insured.

No Job Too Large or Too Small. (314) 288-9952

Prayers PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (Never known to fail) O, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me herein you are my mother.

Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth, I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor me in this necessity. There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse for thee (3X). Holy Spirit, you who solve all problems, light all roads so that I can attain my goal. You who gave me the divine gift to forgive and forget all evil against me and that in all instances in my life you are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank you for all things as you confirm once again that I never want to be separated from you in eternal glory. Thank you for mercy toward me and mine. Must say this prayer 3 consecutive days. After 3 days, the request will be granted. This prayer must be published after the favor is granted!

Thank you!

V.M.W.

KirkwoodRoofing.com

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636-591-0010 Tree Care Tree and Stump Removal

Storm Clean-Up, Tree Trimming & Hauling

Insured • Free Estimate

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Wedding Services

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Anywhere...

Marriage Ceremonies Renewal of Vows Baptisms Full Service Ministry Non-Denomination

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603 Charbray Dr. - Ballwin - $265,000 Stately brick 2-story in great neighborhood!

Lots of space, fenced backyard and screened in porch.

Call today for your Financing Needs: Wendy Wallach Cell: (314) 374-0737 Wendy.Wallach@wellsfargo.com

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Daun 636 Strecker Rd. 1395 Mallet Hill Spectacular home with incredible views on Holdmeyer Gorgeous 5400 sq ft home in Polo 6.79 acres! 4 Bd, 3.5 Ba. Hrdwd flooring 314.434.6100 Lake. 4 bdrms and 3.5 baths. Imthroughout. 2 fireplaces. Includes 2100 maculate brick home! 2 story great sq ft. out building for Studio/Workshop. room with gas fireplace.

Home and 3 acres available for $535,000.

3 car garage. $636,000 $634,900

Rob 17423 Highland Way Dr. 4366 West Pine, Unit C Frisella Stunning 4 Bd 4 ½ Ba 2 stry, Ktch up2 Bd 1 1/2 Ba condo CWE, 1 block from dated 2011, 9 ft ceiling & newer hrdwd 314.503.7567 Euclid Ave, almost 1600 sq ft, Grt rm w/ flr on main level, huge greatrm w/ wb fireplace, deck + private balcony off fireplace , open flr plan, finished LL w/ master suite, finish LL w/ rec room laundry 5th bdrm, 3 car garage. Huge flat yard. rm & storage, condo fee $179, garage. $584,900 $194,900

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Kevin 4133 Old Fox Creek Rd. 217 Cove Landing Vetter Beautiful 16 acres with home and Sharp 2 story on a quiet culdesac in barn in Wildwood. Parts of lot are 314.609.4449 Lake Chesterfield. 4 Bd, 3 Ba. level, others slopping. Great views!

Subdivision amenities - pool, Can also be purchased with home clubhouse, lake, walking trails & and 3 acres for $249,900. more. One year home warranty. $499,900 $219,000 www.vetterisbetter.com

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Dawn 18739 Petra Ct. 16543 Carriage View Marvelous home on 5 acres, w/ Gluesenkamp 2 Bd/2.5 Ba townhouse with 2 car Master & 2nd Bd on Main level; Bd 314.422.2400 garage. Both bdrms have private 3 & 4 are upstairs. LL is a complete bath. Fenced yard. Hard surface apt. w/ own entrance. Updated flooring throughout main level. kitchen. Open & covered decks.

Wood burning fireplace in fam room. $349,900 $148,000

Mike 18715 Babler Meadows 733 Arbor Chase Leeker Gorgeous remodeled gourmet granite Newer McBride home, custom built kitchen, 4 BD, 4 Ba, 2 fireplaces, 314.435.4040 bookshelves in vaulted great room. 20 X 18 stunning setting on 3 wooded acres. ft hearth room, 2 fireplaces, hdwd. floors in Fabulous hdwd. flrs., vaulted ceilings, kitchen and brkfst room overlooking landfinished LL, 3 car side entry garage. scaped wooded lot w/ sprinkler system! $549,000 $429,000 www.mikeleeker.com

Christi 505 Crown Pointe Estates Ct. 6 S. Moreland Avenue Miceli Awesome atrium ranch on prvt. cul-deCharming home, updated sac, 3,500+ sq.ft., 4 Bd, 3 Ba, upgrades 314.750.0765 inside and out, 2 Bd, 2 Ba, LR w/ galore, master suite w/ prvt. screen woodburning fireplace, hdwd flrs, porch, finished LL, work shop area finished LL, lrg. yd. with enclosed w/ext. service door, multiple level decks. porch and custom deck. $439,000 $224,000

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Larry 16818 Chesterfield Bluffs Cir. 2223 Clayville Ct. Patey Ranch villa with 3 Bd, 3 Ba, finished New gleaming hrdwd flrs, new carLL. Kitchen w/ granite counters, 314.308.8323 peting, fresh paint. Updated kitchen custom tile backsplash and wood and baths w/ tile flooring. Great floors. 9 ft ceilings and Plantation Room with fireplace. 3 Bd, 2.5 Ba, Shutters throughout. 2 car garage. large deck, attached 2 car garage. $329,900 $159,900

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