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Why are so many people who are opposed to development nevertheless in favor of “redevelopment”?

The short answer is that development involves decisions made in the market by large numbers of people in the general population, in their own personal interests, while redevelopment involves taking decisions out of the hands of the population at large and putting the power to make those decisions in the hands of elites.

Developers who build housing to sell to the public are the focus of many denunciations by elites in places like coastal California. But developers would not even exist if there were not vastly larger numbers of people ready to buy or rent what they build.

All these people who make the developers’ work economically viable vanish into thin air in political rhetoric that is focused on the developer and his “greed.”

The people who are against development dare not come right out and say in plain English that they want other people’s desires squashed by the government, so that the desires of the small, self-congratulatory elites can prevail, while housing prices skyrocket because of the restricting on building.

If development is considered to be so bad, why is redevelopment considered to be good, by many of the same people?

Redevelopment imposes the supposedly superior wisdom and virtue of an elite on the rest of us. That is its ideological appeal to self-congratulatory elites.

Its political appeal is more mundane. By bulldozing low-income neighborhoods and replacing them with upscale malls and condos, local political leaders get more tax money into their coffers, offering more opportunities for them to do things that enhance their chances of being reelected.

A politically successful redevelopment project enables those who promoted it to show “before and after” photos of the neighborhood that has been bulldozed and replaced by shiny new buildings, tree-lined vistas and clearly upscale new housing.

This is easily portrayed as a welcome new addition to the community, both aesthetically and economically.

In reality, what redevelopment does is transfer wealth from one place to another place, with no net addition to the wealth of the country as a whole. But it increases tax

revenues in the local jurisdiction, which is what local politicians care about.

When money that would have been spent and taxed elsewhere is transferred into a particular jurisdiction, that is no net increase in tax revenues, or of jobs, in the country, however.

Redevelopment exports low-income people and imports high-income people – with no net addition or subtraction of either segment of the population in the country as a whole. The huge costs of redevelopment projects turn what would otherwise be a zero-sum process into a huge net loss for society as a whole.

Between restrictions on development and the destruction of existing low-income housing by redevelopment, low-income and even moderate-income people are forced out by high housing costs.

Often this process takes the form of ethnic cleansing. Blacks, for example, have been driven out of communities up and down the San Francisco peninsula, including East Palo Alto, which was once 61 percent black, and is today only 17 percent black.

But that 17 percent is still the highest proportion of blacks in any community in three whole counties on the San Francisco peninsula. None of the 38 other communities in those three counties has a population that is even 5 percent black.

Other segments of the population are likewise forced out by the economics of the development restrictions and the redevelopment hoax. Only 7 percent of Palo Alto’s police force actually lives in Palo Alto. A fourth of them live all the way on the other side of the San Francisco Bay. Families with children are also forced out of communities on the San Francisco peninsula, on such a scale that many schools are closing down for lack of students.

All this is a high price to pay for a political hoax. But the dozens of redevelopment agencies in California are up in arms at the suggestion that the money they get be cut, in order to deal with the state’s financial crisis. Local politicians are of course on the side of these agencies, so the hoax may well continue. © 2011 Creators.com

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has laws against “disturbing the peace.”

To my knowledge, these have never been questioned before the Supreme Court.

Generally, the law requires that a person(s) respect the right of another to “peace and quiet” in their homes or on their property.

A person trying to sleep at 2 a.m. should not be disturbed by citizens playing loud music, yelling or even a dog barking. The person being disturbed may call the police and make a complaint, and a misdemeanor arrest may be made if the person causing the disturbance does not comply with others to “cease and desist.”

Shouldn’t the family and friends of a fallen warrior be afforded “peace and quiet” while trying to bury their son or daughter? I think so and feel strongly that the Supreme Court got this very wrong. The members of the Kansas Westboro Baptist Church have a First Amendment right to free speech, but I do not believe the First Amendment gives them the right to cause agony and mental anguish upon another in the process. The “disturbing the peace” laws share the same common principle.

John Klay Ballwin

To the Editor: Rick Gans, the current president of the Monarch Fire Protection District and candidate for reelection, has done an outstanding job in maintaining sound fiscal policy, reducing the tax levy and representing the taxpayer residents and businesses of the district.

Nevertheless, the Monarch firefighters union is working behind the scenes to elect the father of a Maplewood firefighter to the three-member Monarch board. The union is already represented by one member, and this would give them two and thus majority control. The taxpayers of the district would no longer have a voice. You would then see policies enacted that were inefficient and not in the best interests of the taxpayers.

Currently, fire and ambulance services are free to district taxpayers. If the union gains control, ambulance service will no longer be free. The union has pushed for the current board to charge taxpayers $500 or more per trip. Rick Gans and Robin Harris have said, “No.” Union control of the board will be a total disaster similar to what is happening Flying the flag throughout the nation where unions elect To the Editor: their supporters to boards. These board I enjoy receiving West Newsmagazine members then become beholden to the every Wednesday since it contains more union. factual information than is found in most Monarch residents should be aware of periodicals and most especially does not this. Rick deserves to be reelected. Resi- have the liberal slant that other publicadents should be sure to go to the polls on tions contain.

April 5 and vote to reelect Rick Gans.

I was shocked, however, to see on the Herman L. Kriegshauser cover the U.S. flag backwards. The field Member, Monarch FPD (white stars on blue background) is always Citizens’ Committee to be displayed so the viewer sees the field Clarkson Valley on the left. This is directly from the U.S. Flag Code (Public Law 829-77). Most of us learned this in Boy Scouts, elementary school or the military. There is, however, a clarification in the Flag Code of this rule.

Westboro ruling If the flag is displayed in a manner that is To the Editor: visible from both sides, the field must face I take issue with the ruling of the either the north or east.

Supreme Court over the “right” of the Upon review of the Flag Code, you will Kansas Westboro Baptist Church to protest note that unlike urban myth would have at the funerals of fallen soldiers. I grew you believe, while you must treat the flag up in a Southern Baptist Church and cur- with respect, there is no provision to burn rently attend a Baptist church. I know of the flag if it once touches the ground. Addino teachings or position of the church that tionally, although the custom of flying the would encourage the expression of one’s flag only from sunrise to sunset is generally biblical or hateful opinion at a soldier’s practiced, there is no law prohibiting the funeral filled with mourners. flag from being flown both day and night.

I am not an attorney, but I have a life- There is also no law stating that there must time filled with learned common sense be a light on the flag if it is flown at night, and experience, including a few years as even though this, too, is a common praca police officer. Most every city or town tice.

The Flag Code contains numerous other rules for flying the colors of our nation, as well as respect for the flag.

Kevin Cummins St. Louis County (Editor’s Note: West Newsmagazine acknowledges and regrets the oversight.)

with a school of 1,700 students, how few parents actually showed up to meet their child’s educators face to face. Our kids are our most important “investment.” Just like you would check on your retirement investments, like Kerry Brown said, check on what your kids are doing. My child didn’t start out at the top of the list, but finished high school an honor student, all-state athFunding necessities lete twice, and has been on the dean’s list To the Editor: at college all three years.

What is going on?

Get the child going the right direction We have plans to build the new Ballpark from the beginning, with your help. and it Village of which we do not have the fund- is easier to keep them going that way. ing. Now there is talk to reduce the Arch Noel LaVanchy grounds with parks, food courts and a sky Wildwood lift.

Yet on the other hand, schools are letting teachers go to reduce government spend- Note to Missouri senators ing.

To the Editor: We widen and build new roads, then tear An open letter to Missouri state senaout the center lanes for planters. Instead of tors: planters, what about our road repairs and Dear Senators: bridges?

Appalled does not begin to describe my What happened to the “good old days” reaction as I realize that once again the when money was spent on the necessities? Missouri Legislature is deciding that we, Ruth M. Haussels the voters, are too stupid to be allowed the Chesterfield democratic process. We were judged too stupid to know that we did not want a concealed weapons carry law, so we had to be ‘American Parenting’ “corrected.” Now, it seems, we are about To the Editor: to be found guilty of stupidity again over Wow, Kerry Brown’s comment titled Proposition B. Here comes another “how “American Parenting” really hit the ball dare you!” moment for me, and I demand out of the park with regard to parental to hear from your own mouths where in involvement being so important. My child the word your (false) belief that you live started out in a private school because we (reign) on a higher intellectual plane than had heard so many horrible things in the your constituents comes from. A “Yes” media about public schools. We had heard vote on SB113 (to gut Proposition B) is a of things like teachers not caring, students vote to disenfranchise me, and I will not not attending classes, fights, condoms take it kindly. being tossed about like candy, and God not I happen to enjoy living in my dream being allowed any place at all. world, believing that I participate in a In high school, my child attended Eureka free democracy. Do not burst my bubble High and we found all of those things to – again. be false. The teachers did care about each To those of you who seek office on a student. They told me that not all students party platform of “values,” tell me, what respond to the same techniques in teach- exactly is it that you value? ing and if a student was having a problem, You are public servants, hired to reprethe various teachers that had that student sent us, not scold us. The democratic proworked together to see what that child cess fails when you fail to allow it to freely responded to. The sports coaches not only function. Rethink you values, rethink your drove the students to higher levels of per- function, and rethink your definitions of formance but spoke to them about morals “democracy” and “the will of the people.” and what drugs and alcohol would do to Sally Albers harm them, backing it up with facts. They Chesterfield even prayed with them before competition! And the counselors with their expe- CORRECTIONS rience/wisdom worked well to keep the In the March 9 issue, the name of Marc student on the correct path. I know this S. Perez, who withdrew from the race for because I kept track of it. I was surprised Wildwood City Council, was misspelled. though at parent/teacher conference time West Newsmagazine regrets the error.

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Lack of Leadership Much has been written and spoken recently about President Obama’s lack of focus on the many issues facing our nation and the world these days. But in addition to his lack of leadership, his unbelievable lack of sensitivity and concern for the image he is projecting is simply amazing.

When it comes to the president, one thinks of the old kids’ game “Where’s Waldo?” Or better yet, is he Nero, fiddling while Rome burns?

Vacationing in Rio, playing golf and completing NCAA basketball tournament brackets on ESPN are simply not presidential activities at a time when we face so many crises domestically and abroad.

The events of the world, starting with the tragedy of what occurred in Japan, the Libyan uprising, and our domestic financial problems, all require strong leadership, decisive action and a plan for helping and dealing with these tragic and pressing issues.

Our president’s inability to make a decision, chart a course, lead by example and seemingly focus on what all would agree is a very difficult and challenging job should concern all Americans.

Our inaction in Libya is yet another classic example of a lack of leadership.

While we endlessly debated at the United Nations what should be done, Moammar Gadhafi was slaughtering hundreds, if not thousands, of rebels.

Our friends in Japan continue to endure the triple-whammy of tragedy, and while this great nation has pledged its help, the president should be at the forefront making sure as a humanitarian nation we are doing all we can.

Domestically, he has shown no legislative leadership, refusing to deal with our serious budget problems, ignoring his own debt commission and refusing

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to offer any significant spending cuts. He has refused to take a stand, instead yielding to the legislators to offer up the only direction.

Additionally, our country desperately needs a realistic, practical and coherent energy policy. Our ongoing economic woes had many causes, but there is little doubt that $5-per-gallon gas was the tipping point that sent our economy collectively spiraling downward. And it appears to be coming again.

Green energy and green jobs are great, but at this time, they are just a pipe dream.

We need a leader who will stand up and lead us by pushing energy development on all fronts, including drilling, natural gas, coal, nuclear, solar and wind. Americans can’t handle $5-per-gallon gas.

We need leadership from our president.

As a nation we are confronting pressing issues. The job requires more than beaches and brackets and golf.

Maybe the recent Rasmussen Reports survey with 72 percent of voters saying the country is heading down the wrong track will serve as a wake-up call to the president.

He can no longer vote “Present.”

In light of the recent events in Japan, should we be concerned about Ameren’s nuclear plant in Callaway County?

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BALLWIN Snow and ice ordinance repealed The Ballwin Board of Aldermen at their March 14 meeting kicked to the curb an ordinance requiring residents to remove snow and ice from public sidewalks abutting their properties.

The decision to put into place an ordinance repealing an ordinance requiring homeowners whose property touched public property to shovel snow from their sidewalks or risk fines came after recent complaints from residents.

“That was an old ordinance, and interestingly enough, the snow’s never around long enough to become an issue,” Alderman James Terbrock (Ward 1) said after the meeting. “This year it happened to be around long enough to become an issue, and the ordinance kind of grew legs of its own, and here we are today.”

While the ordinance was repealed, Terbrock said he had faith in the city and people of Ballwin to do the right thing.

“People are going to take care of their property – we live in Ballwin,” Terbrock said. “I don’t think (the ordinance) is necessary any longer.

An open registration night for Chesterfield Safety Town, a nationally recognized pre-school safety program that teaches kids ages 4-6 about safety issues, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., April 6 at Chesterfield City Hall. The program covers bicycle safety, water safety, school bus safety and “stranger danger” and includes classroom activities as well as outside, hands-on activities in the miniature Safety Town city.

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TOWN & COUNTRY Stealing alert The Town & Country Police Department recently responded to several incidents of theft.

On March 4 or 5, credit cards were stolen from an unlocked vehicle parked in the parking garage of Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and one of the cards was fraudulently used in North County, police said.

At about 7:35 p.m. on March 7, 10 land-

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Sometime between 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. on March 11, the driver’s window on a vehicle parked in the 1000 block of Schnucks Woods Mill Plaza (Clayton and Woods Mill Roads) was broken and a GPS and duffle bag containing clothing and a diamond ring were stolen. The missing items are valued at approximately $1,200, police said.

Anyone with information related to the thefts should call Sgt. Rick Kranz at (314) 568-1453 or the St. Louis Regional Crimestoppers anonymous tip hotline at (314) 725-8477 or (866) 371-8477.

Park parking Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton recently appointed a committee to study the parking of cars at Longview Farm Park.

Former Town & Country Mayor, Alderman and County Councilmember Skip Mange is among those appointed to the committee. The purchase and creation of Longview Farm Park was a major accomplishment of Mange’s administration as mayor.

Also appointed to the committee were Alderman Lynn Wright, chairman of Parks and Trails; Alderman Fred Meyland-Smith; resident Henry Vogt, who lives adjacent to the park; and resident Caroline Heuther, who is on the Police Commission.

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Speed advisory The variable speed limits on I-270 soon will be replaced by “variable advisory speeds.”

“Since installation of variable speed limits in 2008, I-270 has the lowest crash rate of all St. Louis interstates, and some congestion has been reduced,” Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Assistant District Engineer Tom Blair said. “Following a review of the program, MoDOT will be changing I-270’s variable speed limits to become variable advisory speeds.”

By July 2011, I-270 variable advisory speeds will adjust from the posted speed limit of 60 mph down to 10 mph, depending on traffic congestion. Advisory speeds are not enforceable, but their purpose is to caution drivers and inform them of issues further down the road, MoDOT officials said. Advisory speed message signs will include information also regarding congestion or lane closures ahead and increased travel times.

The speed signs will indicate the posted 60 mph speed limit and will inform drivers that the speed is advisory when flashing between 55 mph and 10 mph.

“We will continuously advise drivers of how fast or slow their vehicle should be moving in order to safely get to their destination in the shortest amount of time,” Blair said. “The advisory speed limit is similar to having advisory speed limit signs posted on curves and ramps. It is the suggested speed to safely travel that stretch of road.”

If drivers ignore the advisories and hurry to the point of the congestion, it would create more congestion, but if they obey advisory speeds, the overall pace of traffic will get through congestion more quickly, officials said.

WILDWOOD Bash update The Wildwood City Council at its March 14 meeting considered an ordinance to execute an agreement with Bash Productions to conduct the 2011 BBQ Bash event in the Wildwood Town Center Plaza area.

The council determined that reasons for hosting the BBQ Bash included enjoyment of residents and the public at large, exposing Wildwood residents and the public to amenities in the Town Center area and promoting local businesses and economic development within the city’s prime commercial areas.

The proposed ordinance states that Wildwood would take part in the organization, preparation, promotion, sponsorship and presentation of the Bash to ensure an enjoyable and safe event for all. Three councilmembers voted against a first reading, including Patricia Thibeault (Ward 1), David Geile (Ward 1) and Tammy Shea (Ward 3).

The council will revisit the ordinance at its March 28 meeting.

Your opinion, please The city of Wildwood will hold a community park input session from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wed., April 6 at Wildwood Middle School, 17401 Manchester Road.

In May 2009, the city purchased a 66-acre parcel of ground near the intersection of State Route 100 and State Route 109 for use as a community park.

Wildwood has launched a public engagement effort to assess residents’ thoughts and opinions concerning development of the park property. The April 6 input session will provide the public with the opportunity to provide opinion regarding the park.

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Ballwin Mayor speaks out against proposed sales tax legislation

By BETSY ZATKULAK Ballwin Mayor Tim Pogue at the March 14 board of aldermen meeting voiced his opposition to a bill in the Missouri House of Representatives that would change laws regarding distribution of the St. Louis County sales tax dollars.

At issue was HB 534, which if passed, essentially would end the sharing of the 1 percent local sales tax currently divided among unincorporated St. Louis County and several cities, including Ballwin, Clarkson Valley, Ellisville, Wildwood, and Winchester in West County.

Currently, cities in St. Louis County are divided into two groups – Group “A” (point-of-sale cities) and Group “B” (tax pool cities) – for the purpose of distributing the county sales tax. Once an “A” city has chosen to become part of Group “B,” it cannot revert back to Group “A,” and a “B” city cannot choose to become a Group “A” city.

But beginning Jan. 1, 2012, HB 534 would change the distribution of revenue from the St. Louis County sales tax to the municipalities and the county back to the way it was distributed prior to Jan. 1, 1994. The bill would authorize a “B” city to adopt an ordinance to become an “A” city and authorize an “A” or “B” city that has changed groups to transfer back to its

original group.

If HB 534 passes, “A” cities no longer would be required to contribute any of their sales taxes to the pool, so there would be less money to distribute.

Ballwin Alderman Frank Fleming (Ward 3) said he is most concerned about Chesterfield and Fenton, as they have the largest pool areas.

“They (Chesterfield and Fenton) are saying, ‘We don’t want to share all of our money with everybody else,’” Fleming said. “So, if they pull all of their money out, there’s going to be a big mess for the other cities in the pool. That’s really what the issue is.”

Pogue and Winchester Mayor Gail Winham were among 18 mayors who signed a letter dated March 9 to the Local Government Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives expressing opposition to HB 534.

On March 14, Pogue asked the Ballwin Board of Aldermen for its consent to draft a letter on behalf of the city of Ballwin, the mayor and the board to show a united front against the bill.

“If this bill passes the House and the Senate and becomes law, it’s estimated that this would reduce the amount that each city gets from $116 per person down to $76 per person just for the couple of cities chang-

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ing their status,” Pogue said.

Alderman Richard Boerner (Ward 4) made a motion to pass a resolution to send a letter of opposition to the state legislature, and Fleming seconded the motion.

Asked if citizens should become involved, Pogue said, “Absolutely.”

“Contact an alderman or myself – contact the city and say we oppose this bill because it’s going to affect the services the city provides because the revenue’s going down,” Pogue said.

Gateway Academy to close at end of school year

By MARCIA GUCKES Gateway Academy in Chesterfield is closing at the end of this school year. Students and teachers got the news in letters on March 10 from the Catholic order that operates the school and from the school’s lay board of directors.

“They were disappointed,” Steve Notestine, a member of Gateway’s lay board of directors, said. “Everybody loved the school.”

Jim Fair, communications director for the Legionaries of Christ, said, “It’s purely financial. It’s just that we do not have the money to continue.”

In his letter to Gateway’s students and parents, Fair said, “This decision was not easily reached. It comes after exhaustive efforts to secure sufficient financial resources to continue. Unfortunately, a combination of the current economic environment and the diminished financial capacity of the Legion of Christ proved to be more than we could overcome. Specifically, the Legion has determined that it cannot provide the building to Gateway

Gateway Academy, founded in 1992, will close at the end of the school year.

rent-free as had been expected. Therefore, the decision to close is final.”

The Legion had made plans earlier this year to transfer control of Gateway Academy to the school’s lay board of directors with a promise that the school could have its current buildings at 17815 Wildhorse Creek Road rent-free for the 2011-2012 school year. The transfer was to be completed in July when the Legionaries moved out, according to Notestine.

Notestine said the school had worked out an affiliation with St. Louis Abbey, but

that agreement required the Legionaries to keep their promise of free rent for next school year.

He said the property, buildings and furnishings are owned by the Legionaries. It is not yet known what the order plans to do with the facility.

The school was founded in 1992 for students in pre-school through high school, but the high school closed in 2009 for lack of enrollment. Currently, Gateway has 153 students enrolled in pre-school through eighth grade.

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Wildwood approves added compensation for toxicologist Strecker Forest cancer risks reportedly exceed benchmark values

By SARAH WILSON The Wildwood City Council at its March 14 meeting approved a resolution authorizing extra compensation of $16,650 to Environmental Stewardship Concepts (ESC), the firm hired to provide a health risk assessment for the proposed Strecker Forest site.

“It’s never a pleasant thing to approach council with regard to a sizeable increase to an agreement, and I certainly don’t relish the idea of doing so,” Wildwood City Administrator Daniel Dubruiel said.

“However, I have spent quite a bit of time working with (Dr. Peter) deFur and (Diane) Henschel on the entire endeavor, and I can certainly speak to the fact that they have certainly put in the time associated with the additional costs the council is being asked to consider.”

The original contract was for 500 man-hours. However, additional time was required to respond to citizen and agency comments and questions, and actual time logged by ESC approached 1,000 man-hours.

“It is quite apparent that it was a more daunting and time consuming task than was originally envisioned,” Dubruiel said.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services had previously identified that some calculations needed to be changed due to errors in conversion factors in ESC’s draft report. After miscalculations were corrected, ESC said in its final report that cancer risks continued to exceed benchmark values of one in a million for total dioxin exposure at multiple locations and suggested that further sampling be conducted at the site.

“Obviously this is a highly targeted issue; people are afraid for financial reasons and some are afraid for health reasons,” Wildwood resident Carl Altman said. “I know from a sense of personal well being I want to know what’s in the groundwater around my house. … It’s time for somebody to come in and definitely test our properties and tell us, are we safe or aren’t we. I think we all need that question answered.”

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“Basically, I think Hurt evidences better judgment,” Chesterfield Acting-Mayor Barry Flachsbart said in an e-mail. “Hurt has more experience than anyone, he’s served more terms as president pro tem of the council than anyone, and he has worked hard for changes in individual development proposals to make them much better for the residents, especially with respect to elimination of curb cuts and under-grounding of utilities. … He’s an Eagle Scout and upholds Scout principles, especially honesty, integrity, and loyalty.”

Flachsbart said he was unhappy about the way the Chesterfield City Council handled the Eberwein House demolition issue and “the way the volunteers on the Landmarks Preservation Committee were treated and the ordinance afterward that I felt was vindictive.”

“Geiger was one of the leaders of that effort,” he said.

Hurt said he was very appreciative of Flachsbart’s endorsement. He said he could not speak directly to Flachsbart’s criticism of the handling of recent issues, since he was not involved, “but the points he raises

did not mention “leadership” or “responsiveness to residents” as important mayoral qualifications. He said those areas had earned him endorsements from Nations and five fellow councilmembers.

“They feel that leadership and team building skills are important,” Geiger said.

“Experience alone doesn’t translate into being a better leader.”

Hurt said Flachsbart did recognize his ability to lead.

“Mayor Flachsbart has recognized my leadership, including the early years when city resources were limited, more than today, and initial policies were developed from diverse and strongly held opinions from both citizens and their representatives,” Hurt said. “I am proud of the role I played in bringing consensus from that diversity and creating this great city.”

Geiger said razing the Eberwein property was necessary because the city could not locate funds to renovate the home. He said the city tried to find ways to privately raise funds and that it took more than a year to reach the decision to raze it.

Regarding the Landmarks Preservation Committee issue, Geiger said, “I really don’t know why he feels that I’m mainly responsible for that. I was the council liaison to the committee, but to hold me responsible shows a lack of understanding of the issue.”

Investigation into leaked Monarch documents raises questions

By SARAH WILSON The Monarch Fire Protection District Board of Directors at its March 10 meeting heard results of a two-part investigation into to why confidential documents were leaked to the wrong hands.

Frank Vatterott, the attorney hired to conduct the investigation, said he still was unsure who disclosed to lawyers – including Rick Barry, who represents the firefighters union – “secret” documents regarding contract negotiation strategy.

Rick Gans, Monarch board president, and Robin Harris, board secretary, requested the investigation. The third Monarch board member, Treasurer Kim Evans, called the investigation “highly suspect and unauthorized” and said she refused to participate in the discussion.

“For the record, I don’t think these personnel matters should be approved for discussion,” Evans said. “It is inappropriate to discuss in a public forum.”

Gans said the Missouri Sunshine Law allowed a full discussion of the matter.

“Why would you not want the public to know about the results of Mr. Vatterott’s conclusions?” Gans said.

Vatterott said he gathered that those he was able to interview under oath were not involved in any unauthorized transmittal of documents but noted that Evans was among those who refused to cooperate in the investigation.

“Each of the people under oath denied forwarding documents,” Vatterott said.

Gans said the investigation, which cost roughly $16,000, was necessary because it showed how the district and taxpayers were betrayed.

“It’s difficult to imagine a more severe breach of ethics,” Vatterott said. “It’s someone who doesn’t care about the public’s trust or taxpayer money. … This was See MONARCH, next page

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Another alderman accused of ethics violations

By BRIAN MCDOWELL A second member of the Manchester Board of Aldermen has been accused of ethics violations. Alderman John Diehl (Ward 3) said he and his wife were attending their granddaughter’s birthday party when they learned the two of them were the subject of complaints to the Missouri Ethics Commission.

The Missouri Ethics Commission had previously charged Manchester Alderman Mike Clement (Ward 2) with ethics violations in connection with literature sent out during the 2010 municipal election campaigns.

Diehl said that because the wording on the complaint forms he received was vague and unclear, he had not been able to surmise precisely what the ethics complaints against him were about.

“I believe it’s frivolous, and I will be investigating this before I comment any further,” Diehl said.

Diehl’s opponent in the last election, Dale Schmid, filed one of the six complaints, and Diehl said relatives and acquaintances of Schmid filed the other five.

Diehl, whose son and namesake is a Missouri state representative, said he had gone to the election board and submitted forms in all three of his self-funded campaigns.

He said he sat down last year with an election official to make sure everything he did was proper.

“I am reading the literature that the Ethics Commission has put out,” Diehl said, “and if this is as frivolous as I think it is, those that filed this are liable for any costs.”

Shmid said he did not want to be too specific about the nature of the charges because he did not want to jeopardize any investigation into the matter. He indicated that Diehl did not file the proper disclosure documents with the election board at the time the law stated he was supposed to file

them.

“What he did file was upside down and backwards, and didn’t reveal what the law says it has to reveal,” Schmid said. “If he is going to vote on a $19 million budget, he should be able to get election forms right.”

Schmid said Diehl’s wife was the subject of complaint because as campaign treasurer, she signed the documents.

“He got his wife involved in this,” Schmid said. “I didn’t.”

Schmid said his complaints against Diehl

were very clearly written in the complaints Am I supposed to take that laying down?” he filed.

The ethics complaints represent the latest “He must not be able to read,” Schmid round of political infighting surrounding said. “I wrote it so that even a third grader the Manchester Board of Aldermen. could understand it.”

“I’m almost ashamed to be a part of it Schmid said he filed the complaints in sometimes,” Diehl said, “but there is hope response to things that were said about him that we can turn this thing around with the during the campaign. next election.

“These people say they don’t like negative “I’m against these ward wars. It seems campaigning and then they go out and call like we don’t even address city issues anyme a bunch of names,” Shmid said. “They more and instead devote a lot of our time to just said a bunch of ugly things about me. fighting and arguing.”

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Wildwood ponders pseudoephedrine ban

By SARAH WILSON A proposed Wildwood ordinance that would add a regulation to the sale of ephedrine and pseudoephedrine products has Wildwood city councilmembers thinking twice before making a decision.

The ordinance would require any business selling over-the-counter-approved medicines to first receive a prescription from a doctor or medical provider before being allowed to sell any FDA-approved ephedrine or pseudoephedrine products.

The city council after a public hearing found the manufacture, transportation, possession and sale of methamphetamine to be inherently dangerous and said regulating the sale of products used to manufacture it is necessary to protect Wildwood citizens and the general public.

However, Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) said he had some concerns.

Councilmember Aaron Luter (Ward 4) said he had spoken to a few doctors, some from Wildwood, who were not supportive of the ban. He said his own doctor brought up a good point.

“If you’re having an allergic reaction and you think it’s an allergy and just call the doctor for a prescription and get an elevated heart rate, who is going to be responsible for that?” Luter said. “The law enforcement is not going to be liable. We’re not going to be liable. It’s going to be the doctor. … I

think we’re looking at a lot of unintended consequences with this bill.”

Dr. William Kincaid, a practicing physician for 35 years, shared that concern.

“Requiring physicians to become the gatekeeper for whether or not you can get that prescription does not make sense,” Kincaid said. “It would basically be a $50 tax on anybody who has a cold and will just produce a lot of unnecessary office visits.”

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“I feel like we’re rushing into this very quickly about this ordinance,” Sewell said.

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“What we’re legislating is for the small portion of people who are misusing it or making it, but we’re only taking care of one side of the equation, when in fact, a big portion is coming in from Mexico. You’re still going to have the users. The users are not going to go away. They’re going to get it no matter what.”

Another concern brought up at the meeting was the extra costs patients and doctors could incur if the ban passed.

“But if we’re talking about costs, then think about the cost of servicing the remediation of these residences that are meth homes and the substantial costs associated with children without parents,” Councilmember Tammy Shea (Ward 3) said.

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medical check-up, they should not have a problem obtaining a prescription without visiting the doctor.

“You don’t have to be a meth user to go in and buy a box (of medication containing pseudoephedrine) for $10 and sell it for $100,” James said. “I want to get rid of that. … It is the worst thing I’ve seen on the market, and it’s destroying lives everywhere.”

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By SARAH WILSON Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) crews on March 8 closed Route 109 between Turkey Track Road and Christy Road to perform emergency repairs, which are expected to take roughly three weeks to complete. That same day, MoDOT officials held a public meeting to address questions and concerns regarding the closure.

Last summer, MoDOT maintenance crews noticed on the stretch of Route 109 accelerated pavement deterioration, which officials said most likely were due to the wet spring and early summer. Earlier this month, the foundation below the surface of the road failed, creating an emergency repair situation.

Ed Hassinger, district engineer for MoDOT, said crews noticed on March 7 that a crack in the road had opened up and

by March 8 had “moved a few more feet.”

“Once these things start, they go fast, so it’s important to close for safety,” Hassinger said.

Mikel Garrett, city liaison for the Wildwood Business Association, said at MoDOT’s March 8 public meeting that he was concerned about the effect the closure would have on area businesses and asked if MoDOT could consider alternative measures.

“We are tremendously concerned because last year we lost one of our members, and the Y lost over $100,000 last year when this occurred,” Garrett said. “I understand the need for it, but there has got to be another way to open the road somehow, like only closing one road at a time, because once people go up to Old State Road, they’re not going to come back.”

Karen Yeomans, area engineer for MoDOT, said the road would be completely

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closed but MoDOT would do everything it could to expedite the repair process.

“We understand the concern, and we appreciate it,” Yeomans said. “And the biggest thing is that we’re going to try to get this thing done as fast as we can and work with Wildwood businesses to make sure signing is clear.”

MoDOT on March 11 awarded to Krupp Construction an emergency contract in the amount of $818,305 to repair the roadway, which must be excavated about 20 feet down and re-stabilized. Construction crews were authorized to work around the clock and must complete repairs and have the road open to traffic by April 1.

MoDOT’s original plan was to complete the repair work at the same time as a planned resurfacing project in 2013.

Drivers are encouraged to use Old State Road and Route 100 as a detour.

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Myers, a Ballwin resident who starred in said Myers broke no laws and never was several pornographic films under the name accused of doing anything inappropriate Rikki Andersin, previously had garnered with students.

Myers by her own request was placed national attention when she was let go by a Kentucky school district after students on administrative leave until the end of the there found footage of her on the Internet. school year, at which time her contract with Myers appeared on the “Dr. Phil” TV show Parkway runs out. Kelly said that at that to discuss the incident and express her point, Myers no longer would be employed by the district. regret about her past decisions.

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By SARAH WILSON West County’s got talent, too, and area residents will have a chance to prove it at the inaugural West County Talent Bash on Sat., May 28 at the Central Park Amphitheater, which is set to open one week earlier in Chesterfield.

The Talent Bash is open to all ages and acts, including but not limited to singers, dancers, jugglers, marching bands, jazz ensembles, church choirs and comedians.

“This is more of a traditional type of talent show and very community oriented,” said Talent Bash founder Frank Schmer, who for the last six years organized the increasingly popular St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash.

Potential contestants must submit an audition video in order to be entered, and all performers must attend a rehearsal prior to the contest. To ensure a spot, Schmer said he encouraged all contestants to send in their audition videos no later than Sat., April 16.

Schmer said he is very excited about the Central Park Amphitheater venue.

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if not St. Louis,” Schmer said. “The new Chesterfield amphitheater is gorgeous, and the opportunity to put on something like this is phenomenal. It’s also a great way to kick off the (Memorial Day) holiday weekend.”

Local experts, including KTRS radio personalities JC Corcoran, McGraw Milhaven and John Brown, will judge contestant performances based on four criteria: presentation, creativity, ability and audience appeal.

Winners will earn prizes, trophies and more.

Schmer said he expected roughly a few thousand people to attend the event.

Throughout the day, a house band will be performing as well.

The Talent Bash is sponsored by the city of Chesterfield, KTRS 550, the National Guard, St. Louis Home Fires and West Newsmagazine.

Parental consent is required for all contestants younger than 18 years of age. For more information or to enter, call 591-0010 or visit stlbashproductions.com.

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Creve Coeur councilmember in Tokyo during earthquake

By TED DIXON JR. A Creve Coeur city leader experienced firsthand the powerful earthquake that struck Japan on March 11.

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Wang said that from his view on the plane, he could see the wing tips moving.

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“From my senses, it lasted for about 20 to 25 seconds.”

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Bond issues back Parkway, Rockwood summer construction

By MARCIA GUCKES Classroom additions, concession stands and synthetic turf are a few of the projects on tap this summer for West County area schools.

Both Rockwood and Parkway school districts have a number of construction projects planned, all of which are funded by recent bond issues.

Rockwood voters in April 2010 approved a $55 million bond issue giving the goahead to what the district called SMART priorities. These included projects to improve safety, maintain facilities, add classrooms, renovate instructional areas, and improve technology infrastructure.

Parkway voters approved an $87 million bond issue in November 2008. Parkway’s priorities included general maintenance and repairs; high school science labs; safety, security and health; elementary classroom walls; technology; and fine arts.

The largest project on Rockwood’s list is a $4 million classroom addition to be built at Eureka High School. The construction will add four to six classrooms.

Rockwood will also be building concession stands with restrooms and storage at Eureka and Rockwood Summit high schools. Other projects include enlarging the multi-purpose room at LaSalle Middle School, widening a fire lane at Marquette High School, and adding fire hydrants at Marquette and Rockwood Summit high schools.

The largest project on Parkway’s list is an $8.5 million, two-story addition for science classrooms and labs at South High School. The project includes renovating the existing third-floor science area.

Parkway recently completed new science facilities at Central High School and similar improvements are still scheduled for Parkway West High School.

Parkway is getting ready for two other major projects this summer. One is almost $3.5 million in energy conservation

improvements at Northeast Middle School, including replacing various HVAC systems, ceilings, lighting, heat exchangers, and associated asbestos abatement.

The other major Parkway project is the installation of synthetic turf on a field at each of four high schools. Each installation costs about $770,000 for a total of almost $3.1 million.

Parkway renovations on a smaller scale are set for Barretts, Hanna Woods, Henry, and Sorrento Springs elementary schools. Those schools will have old, accordion walls replaced with dry wall.

Hanna Woods’. exterior stucco walls will be repaired, and Barretts will get a new nurse’s area to be located in the 500 wing.

Other Rockwood projects include improving exterior lighting and interior soundproofing at Eureka High School.

Pond Elementary will get new window soffits.

Both Parkway and Rockwood schools will have workers up on the roof this summer. Parkway roof work includes replacing roofs, replacing or relocating HVAC units, and replacing or removing skylights. Three Rockwood schools will also get new roofs.

Both districts are also planning some paving projects. In Parkway, the work also includes replacing some curbs, sidewalks and parking lot lights. Parkway will also be working on some of its storm drainage and sanitary sewer lines.

Technology infrastructure improvements are another focus for the summer in Rockwood. Amplification systems will be installed at all elementary schools, except Green Pines and Stanton. Voice over IP (VOIP) systems will replace the old phone and voice mail at Chesterfield and Wildhorse elementary schools and at Wildwood Middle School. Wildhorse and Wildwood will also get new network technology. Rockwood’s high schools will all get new SMART Boards, which are interactive white boards.

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Creve Coeur to place metal detectors at meetings City will try devices for three-month period

By TED DIXON JR. In an effort to remain cautious regarding a credible threat made against people of the city, Creve Coeur city leaders on March 14 voted to place metal detectors outside City Hall chambers and city council and planning and zoning meetings for a period of three months.

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Creve Coeur receives recommendations for deer control

By TED DIXON JR. Creve Coeur city officials recently met with a representative of the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) regarding a potential deer problem in the city and received several recommendations for controlling the deer population.

The meeting came after some residents had asked the city council for help with problems with deer.

Erin Shank, MDC urban wildlife biologist, after meeting with city officials presented an extensive report to the city.

“The area of overabundant deer in Creve Coeur is concentrated in the southwest corner of the city in an area approximately two square miles,” Shank said. “The area is contiguous to the west and south with Town & Country.”

Shank’s report said there are roughly 50-60 deer per square mile in the two-squaremile area identified. Roughly 30 deer per square mile is desired in the area, so Creve Coeur would strive to remove 50-60 deer from this area to meet that objective.

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Shank outlined for Creve Coeur officials several options for deer population management and the pros and cons of each: •• Controlled hunting – Landowners would have the option to allow archery hunters on their properties to harvest deer from Sept.

15 to Jan. 15, the state deer hunting season.

The city could place restrictions on where and how hunting could take place. There would be no cost to the city. Efficacy would depend on the number of areas opened for hunting and on the hunter.

•• Sharpshooting - Trained marksmen, who would be required to have a permit from the state, would harvest deer. The method is considered highly efficient for deer population reduction but is expensive, costing approximately $400 per deer.

•• Trap and kill - Deer are baited into netted box traps and euthanized with a non-projectile device called a captive bolt. The method requires a special MDC permit and can be inefficient and expensive.

Currently, Creve Coeur has no ordinance of any kind relating to deer management, but with several options on the table, the city has much to ponder in terms of addressing the issue.

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By MARCIA GUCKES There was little disagreement among the six candidates for Rockwood School Board as they answered questions at a League of Women Voters Candidates Forum held March 8 at Crestview Middle School.

The candidates are all seeking to win one of three open seats on the school board in the election on April 5. Rockwood board members serve threeyear terms.

Moderator Doris Buzzell, a League member, quizzed the five new candidates and one incumbent with 11 questions and also gave them time for opening and closing remarks during the 90-minute event attended by about 80 people. Each candidate was allowed two minutes to answer each question. The questions focused on four areas: the future, finances, teachers and students.

The Future: Buzzell’s first question asked candidates to take a look into Rockwood’s future and predict the district’s “next big issue or crisis,” not including finances. The only incumbent, Steve Smith, was given the floor first. Smith, a former university administrator, has served eight years on Rockwood’s board.

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Finances: Buzzell asked several questions seeking candidates’ opinions on a tax increase, the district’s “Guiding Change” process, federal monies that come with “strings attached,” the employee benefit that lets staff bring their out-of-district children to school in Rockwood and costs almost $2 million a year, and vouchers for private schools.

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Season preview The Cardinals offseason has been focused on Adam Wainwright’s elbow and Albert Pujols’ contract, but now it is time to focus on the play between the white lines. Following is the Newsmagazine Network’s predictions for how the Cardinals’ will fare in 2011.

Starting Pitchers About one month ago, it felt like the starting rotation for the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals was the only part of the team that was completely solidified. It was the undisputed strength of the team. Then, Adam Wainwright felt some stiffness in his throwing arm.

Things definitely seem a bit more unsettled now, but all is not lost with the rotation. Pitching Coach Dave Duncan thrives when given a project to work on, and this year’s project seems destined to be transitioning Kyle McClellan from the bullpen to the role of No. 5 starter. McClellan is a sinkerball specialist, which Duncan loves, and which tends to protect a pitcher from giving up large chunks of runs. The best any team hopes for from this spot in the rotation is an innings-eater who keeps the team in games. McClellan should fit that bill.

At the top of the rotation, in the person of Chris Carpenter, stands perhaps the fiercest competitor this town has seen since the great Bob Gibson. Carp should be especially motivated this year considering the injury to his friend and co-ace of the staff Wainwright. It is safe to expect great things from the veteran Carpenter this year.

Jake Westbrook should shore up the middle of the rotation. He pitched very well after joining the Redbirds last year, and should benefit even more from a full season in the more pitcher-friendly National League.

Jaime Garcia and Kyle Lohse will be as good as their health allows them to be this year. Garcia exploded onto the scene in 2010 and now just needs to continue getting stronger and adjusting to the rigors of a major league season. Lohse seems as healthy as he has been since 2009, when he enjoyed a very effective season.

The Cardinals made a big commitment to Lohse with a rare four-year contract for a pitcher, and this is the year they really need that investment to pay off.

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Predictions: Chris Carpenter Jake Westbrook Jaime Garcia Kyle Lohse Kyle McClellan

– 20 wins, 2.80 ERA – 15 wins, 3.30 ERA – 15 wins, 3.30 ERA – 14 wins, 3.80 ERA – 12 wins, 4.10 ERA

Bullpen Should Kyle McClellan indeed move into the starting rotation, the effect on the bullpen will be dramatic. Closer Ryan Franklin returns this year to consistently stop the hearts of Cardinals fans, but he does end up getting the job done. Converted catcher Jason Motte looks to build on an improved 2010 performance, where he found the consistency he had lacked early on.

Lefty Trever Miller was a definite bright spot for the 2010 squad and seems to be ageless. New addition Brian Tallet is much more of a question mark. Tallet gave up a whole bunch of home runs last year as a spot starter and long reliever. The Redbirds hope that his new role as a lefty specialist will better fit his talents.

There are likely only two spots open, and most signs point to veteran Miguel Batista becoming the long reliever and Fernando Salas assuming a middle relief position.

Salas impressed in limited appearances with the big club last year, and Batista is a hugely versatile veteran.

Predictions: Ryan Franklin Jason Motte Mitchell Boggs Trever Miller Brian Tallet Fernando Salas Miguel Batista

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Starting Infield The 2011 version of the infield is drastically different from the 2010 version, and that is not at all a bad thing. Gone is the slick-fielding and fast-talking Brendan Ryan. Also gone is super-sub turned disappointing starter Felipe Lopez.

The Cardinals have brought in the steady, though unremarkable, Ryan Theriot to be the starting shortstop. The Theriot signing should bring fond memories of the David Eckstein era to the minds of St. Louisans.

He is not an eye-popping athlete, but Theriot shows up to play every single day in the role of the consummate professional.

Local favorite David Freese projects as the starting third baseman again this year.

Freese was off to hot start in 2010 before a series of injuries derailed his rookie campaign. Assuming he stays healthy, Freese has shown the ability to be an adequate major league hitter and an above-average defender.

Second baseman Skip Schumaker took a few steps back in 2010, and the success of this infield unit will depend largely on whether he can regain his footing in the field and at the plate. Schumaker was an excellent leadoff hitter in 2009 but saw his on-base percentage and average nosedive in 2010, especially the early part of 2010.

If he gets off to a hot start, he should find success again and give the Cardinals a very nice middle infield.

The question the Cardinals have at first base, of course, is more a 2012 question than a current year question. Albert Pujols is the rock on which the team is built, and that rock enters free agency at the end of this year. From a performance standpoint, Pujols undoubtedly is the best player in baseball. It is doubtful that anything, even a potentially $300 million contract, can distract him. Cardinals fans need to pay as much attention this year to Dan Lozano, Albert’s agent, as they do to Albert.

Catcher Yadier Molina remains the best defensive infielder in all of baseball, but like much of the Cardinals infield took a step backwards at the plate in 2010. Molina plays in an awful lot of games at a grueling position, and that can definitely affect his performance at the dish. He will turn 29 during this season, but he still remains one of the top catchers in the game.

Predictions: 1B – Albert Pujols .330; 40 HRs; 140 RBIs 2B – Skip Schumaker .280; 10 HRs; 50 RBIs 3B – David Freese

.270; 15 HRs; 65 RBIs SS – Ryan Theriot

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Starting Outfield Matt Holliday anchors this outfield group and anchors it well. A notoriously slow-starter, Holliday came on strong in 2010 and put up his expected numbers while playing an excellent left field. He will benefit from a better all-around lineup this year and should see his RBI numbers improve.

After Holliday, the outfield comes with an awful lot of question marks. Young centerfielder Colby Rasmus put up decent numbers in 2010, but struck out far, far too often. Rasmus whiffed 148 times last year in just 534 plate appearances, a habit that created great friction between him and Manager Tony LaRussa. Rasmus also played an inconsistent centerfield, sometimes appearing almost disinterested. The talk is that he and his manager have made amends, and the Cardinals have done a lot this year to remove distraction and improve culture, so the hope is this will have a positive impact on Rasmus’ performance.

In right field, it is hard not to root for Lance Berkman, at least now that he is a Cardinal instead of an Astro or Yankee.

The “Big Puma” dropped weight in the offseason and looks quicker and more nimble than he has in years. This is fortunate, as the Cardinals are literally asking him to turn back the clock and play a position he has not manned in years. If Berkman can stay healthy and refrain from being a huge defensive liability, he brings an exceptional presence to the heart of the Cardinals lineup.

Predictions: LF – Matt Holliday

.320; 30 HRs; 115 RBIs CF – Colby Rasmus

.270; 20 HRs; 60 RBIs RF – Lance Berkman

.260; 20 HRs; 70 RBIs The Bench After nearly half the 2010 Cardinals bench players ended up as de facto starters last year, this is a portion of the team that fans will watch very carefully.

Apparently, Cardinals ownership has a contractual clause with every general manager stating they must find a diminutive switch-hitter to serve as a utility player.

That role was supposed to be filled this year by the 5’9” Nick Punto, but an injury will cost the former Twin at least the first month of the season, which invites some unexpected competition into spring training.

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL Bill DeWitt III oversees all aspects of the St. Louis Cardinals’ business operations and the entities owned by the team. In his capacity as team president, he is in charge of the difficult task of selling tickets in a tough economy and trying to get the longpromised Ballpark Village built adjacent to Busch Stadium.

According to DeWitt, Ballpark Village still is moving through the political approval process.

“I’d say we’re about midway through,” DeWitt said. “I don’t want to put dates on it and either give false hopes or jinx it, but it will happen.”

DeWitt said the first phase of the project had been scaled back to include 225,000 square feet of available office space and 100,000 square feet of retail or entertainment space, plus parking. Upon completion of the first phase, two of the seven planned blocks of Ballpark Village would be complete.

“We are hopeful that those future phases will be what we originally envisioned and showed to the public, but this first phase keeps us on track with the completion of the whole project,” DeWitt said.

Explaining the project’s delays, DeWitt pointed out that Ballpark Village originally was intended to include a residential area. The fragile state of the economy and bottoming out of the housing market prompted planners to change course and restructure plans, he said. Then, plans for Centene Corp. to build its corporate headquarters on the site fizzled when the health care business decided instead to build in Clayton.

DeWitt said the TIF (Tax Increment Financing) bond mechanism that was supposed to fund the Ballpark Village project would not be backstopped by the city of St. Louis, so those bonds had to be sold based on their own perceived strength.

“With the financial crisis, we couldn’t get those bonds sold,” DeWitt said. “Now, we’re back in the mix and ready to come back to the table and try to sell them again.”

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“Every professional sports team has to get creative,” DeWitt said. “I’ve been focused on the value programs of Cardinals baseball – items like half-price tickets, discount days for kids.”

One new thing the team is trying this year is what DeWitt calls a Dynamic Pricing Option. In past years, all tickets were priced by section, and theoretically, that price was the same whether someone wanted to see the Cards play the Cubs on a Friday night or the Pirates on a Tuesday night. Under the new system, tickets for games that are less in demand will cost less, and the games generating more interest will cost a bit more.

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DeWITT, from prior page Another issue that looms heavily around any discussion of the Cardinals’ economic future involves the team’s most popular player, Albert Pujols, who becomes a free agent at the end of the season.

DeWitt said he was involved to a degree in contract negotiations with Pujols but acknowledged that he was not the primary point person.

“That is largely done by Mo (Cardinals Sr. Vice President and General Manager John Mozeliak), his staff and my father (Cardinals Chairman and CEO William DeWitt Jr.),” DeWitt said. “I’m more focused on the business side of the team.”

DeWitt said he was involved also with the corporate messaging that gets sent out about issues such as player contract negotiations.

“I am pleased that these negotiations took place behind closed doors,” DeWitt said. “Either side here could have gone to the media and tried to win support for their side, but neither one of us did that.

The problem with that is that there is no good, reliable information out there. Fans don’t know what (Pujols’) demands were and they don’t know what we offered. So when I listen to opinions on this, I have to keep that in mind.”

In talking to fans, DeWitt said, he has heard two prevailing opinions about Pujols’ future with the team. There are those who feel the team should give the first baseman whatever he wants and those who are worried about the effect that would have on the rest of the team.

“At the end of the day, all of these people are Cardinals fans and want us to do what’s best for the Cardinals,” DeWitt said.

DeWitt emphasized that the team would remain focused on trying to sign Pujols.

“He is an iconic player,” DeWitt said.

“He already has Hall of Fame credentials.

We obviously want him to be on our team, but there are certain financial issues. The length of the contract would be among those.”

He expressed the team’s desire to keep Pujols and field a competitive team, but he made the point that the team’s funds are not unlimited.

“We can’t be in a position where we’re giving 95 percent of our payroll to one player, but we also can’t give him a lower percentage than we give to anyone else on this team,” DeWitt said. “So it’s a combination of art and science.”

According to DeWitt, the Cardinals will push the envelope and do what they have to do to keep Pujols here and still be

competitive.

He expressed concern about the intense focus on the financial side of the game when it relates to players’ salaries.

“The love of baseball comes from the games and how a player and a team performs in them,” DeWitt said. “If there is too much focus on the monetary side of things, I’m afraid it takes away from that.”

When asked if ace pitcher Adam Wainwright’s injury and inability to pitch this season made him worried about the team’s prospects, DeWitt said, “I am worried about every season, but with Wainwright, there is room on the roster for five starting pitchers, and I know we can fill those. (Manager) Tony (LaRussa) and (Pitching Coach Dave) Duncan will fill his spot with someone effective.”

DeWitt said he had heard from plenty of fans who were worried about how Wainwright’s injury would affect the team.

“This isn’t the first time in history we’ve had worried fans,” he said. “I take that as a good sign. The passion of the fans comes from a deep desire for this team to win.”

As for fan support, DeWitt said the Cardinals are in a unique position.

“We’re one of the smaller markets in the majors, but we consistently attract more than 3 million fans a year, and our local TV ratings are higher than any other team’s in the country,” he said.

He said the city’s love of baseball stems from the Cardinals’ history and legacy.

“It’s generational,” DeWitt said. “We tend to have at least one great team every generation.”

DeWitt also credited the Cardinals’ success to the signal strength of KMOX Radio and credited personalities such as Dizzy Dean, Harry Caray, Jack Buck and Mike Shannon for the Cardinals’ longstanding popularity in the region. He credited modern figures like Mark McGwire, LaRussa and Pujols for continuing the team’s grand tradition.

Overall, DeWitt expressed optimism about the upcoming season.

“With the acquisition of (Lance) Berkman and (Ryan) Theriot, and with (David) Freese healthy and (Colby) Rasmus coming up, with Pujols and (Matt) Holliday and (Yadier) Molina, and if (Skip) Schumaker can improve over what he did last year – our lineup is as good as it’s been in a long time,” DeWitt said. “The problems that we had last year have been addressed by changes we made in the offseason.”

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL Yadier Molina has a cannon of an arm that is regularly used to throw out base runners, and he has an encyclopedic knowledge of Cardinals’ pitchers and opposing hitters.

His skills behind the plate and timely hits have played a major role in any success the Cardinals have had in the “New Busch Stadium” era. On the field, he displays an infectious enthusiasm and passion for the game.

For those qualities, Molina – better known as “Yadi” – is much loved by Cardinals fans. Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III said he considered Molina “the best defensive catcher in baseball.”

Manager Tony LaRussa called him a “superstar.”

“Even the one lack that he has – foot speed – you don’t even see it,” LaRussa said. “He is one of those guys you just go to the ballpark and are always happy to see there. He is just a delight.”

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guy here and that he’s going to be here,” Mozeliak said.

Longtime teammate Albert Pujols remarked on how hard Molina plays and called him “the best catcher that there is.”

“When he is behind the plate, people don’t even think about running,” Pujols said.

Cardinals pitchers say Molina’s catching skills and pitch selection have contributed greatly to their success in the past few years.

“He is the best in the game,” Adam Wainwright said. “He just changes the game completely. I never have to think about base runners or bounced balls when there’s a guy on third. I shouldn’t say this, but he really hasn’t missed that many balls. Yadier is a weapon, a certified weapon. He calls a good game, and he gets calls from umps by catching the balls in a way that makes it look like a strike. He’s just the best.”

Throughout his career, Molina has thrown out 42 percent of runners attempting a stolen base and led the majors in pickoffs with 36 in the past five years.

Molina’s contributions to the Cardinals are enormous, but seemingly, fans do not know very much about him personally. Sure, they know he has two brothers who catch for major league teams and that all three brothers have World Series rings, but it seems fans know relatively little about the star catcher himself.

Molina has not been a regular at team-sponsored events. Citing an illness in his family, he skipped his planned autograph appearance and accompanying media press conference at this year’s Cardinals Care Winter Warm-Up. He is not omnipresent at downtown St. Louis nightclubs the way that some of the team’s 20-something ballplayers are. He is notorious among local sportswriters for being either widely unavailable for interviews or for not saying much on See YADI, next page

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the few occasions when they do get to talk to him.

Molina was born in Puerto Rico, so it is feasible that the language barrier has something to do with his lack of communicating with the public. He has a young family to attend to, so perhaps his living situation does not lend itself well to frequent socializing.

Some of Molina’s teammates acknowledged that around the press, he appears to be a quiet guy, but they insisted that behind closed doors, in the clubhouse and on road trips, Molina is funny and personable.

Second baseman Skip Schumaker has known Molina since the two were on the same AAA team.

“He’s a guy that will back you up no matter what,” Schumaker said. “Having your back is always a good quality in a teammate.”

Cardinals outfielder Jon Jay said Molina helped him adjust to his first year in the major leagues.

“He’s talked to me a lot, giving me advice about game-time situations,” Jay said. “I know when Bryan Anderson came in late last year, Yadi gave him lots of advice and helped him out.”

Jay said Molina always kept things loose in the clubhouse and never got down on himself.

While he admitted Molina was “very quiet,” outfielder Colby Rasmus said, “He’s ‘the’ Cardinal player – a Cardinal through and through.”

Young pitcher Jaime Garcia said working with Molina really helped him through his rookie season.

“He’s the best there is,” Garcia said. “It’s great for a young guy to be around someone like that, with the knowledge he has.

I’m grateful to be around a guy like him.”

Why the public and the press rarely see that side of Molina’s personality is a mystery, and ultimately, Molina remains an enigma – a blank canvas for local baseball fans to paint with their own interpretation of who he really is. Perhaps that, combined with his amazing athletic ability, is what makes him so appealing to the casual fan.

But it also means that many of the subtle advantages he brings to the team are overlooked.

“Behind the dish is the toughest job on the field, and he does it so well,” pitcher Chris Carpenter said. “Plus, he knows how to get big hits when he needs to, and we all know how well he works with the pitching staff. It’s great to throw to a guy as prepared and knowledgeable as he is. Plus, he can throw guys out at first and second. He does little things, he chases down balls and makes adjustments that I don’t think fans really see in games to help us save runs and pitches.”

Carpenter said he was reading the book “The Blind Side,” which details offensive linemen’s importance to the game of football. Linemen make blocks and adjustments that allow quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs to score, but their efforts are largely unappreciated by most fans, who revel instead in the glories of players who score points or prevent other players from scoring.

Carpenter said the book reminded him of Molina, whose contributions often are not recognized by baseball fans.

“He’s watched the same video I have, but he sees things that I don’t see, so when he puts fingers down, he’s not just jacking around,” Carpenter said. “He has a purpose for everything he does.”

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL The St. Louis Cardinals provide much more to the St. Louis community than great baseball and fodder for local conversation.

It is the job of Michael Hall, the team’s vice president of the non-profit Cardinals Care and community relations, to help the team make life better for local young people.

The Cardinals have long sponsored Fredbird’s “Doin’ It Right” series of school assemblies, which feature the team’s beloved mascot and various Cardinals broadcasters and former players who illustrate to schoolchildren the importance of staying in school, not doing drugs and participating in sports. It is estimated that 24,000 children see the program live at school every year.

In 2004, the team decided to expand its outreach to area kids by concentrating on youth baseball development. According to Hall, the Cardinals currently run 22 baseball leagues around the area, have built 19 baseball fields and use baseball as a vehicle to help 4,500 local kids in areas that include health, education and cultural development.

Hall said also that Cardinals Care helps other nonprofits throughout the year, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) every September. The program since its inception in 1997 has contributed more than $14 million to support organizations around St. Louis. The giving happens in two cycles: one in April and one in late August.

The money for the Fredbird’s “Doin’ It Right” school assemblies comes directly from the team itself. The rest of Cardinals Care efforts are funded by events like the Cardinals Care Winter Warm-Up, which occurs down-

town every year on Martin Luther King Day weekend. Hall described Winter Warm-Up it as a “fan-fest for Cardinal Nation.” The event gives fans the opportunity to meet and get autographs from their favorite players and coaches. Team members’ appearance at the event is completely voluntary, and the fees collected for player autographs are used to fund the Cardinals Care charitable efforts.

Cardinals Care benefits also from promotions like the silent auction that occurs before every Tuesday and Thursday night game at Busch Stadium, and from the occasional special jersey raffle which allows fans to buy a ticket for a chance to go on the field and receive jerseys from randomly drawn team members.

Hall said the support Cardinals Care receives from players and coaches is very valuable.

“They’re all very gracious to help us out with what we do,” Hall said. “The players and (Manager) Tony (LaRussa) all believe in this cause.”

Last year, the Cardinals’ charitable efforts received a boost from a special 6K run fundraiser that was dedicated to Stan Musial. The event started at the Musial statue outside Busch Stadium and wound its way through surrounding streets, ending with every participant having the chance to run around the warning track at Busch and cross home plate.

Hall said the popular fundraising event would be happening again this year on Sept. 18, which will correspond with the 70th anniversary of when Musial became a Cardinal.

Hall said it was difficult to raise funds for charities in the current economic atmosphere. He said that is why the Cardinals created events like the 6K run, so they could continue to grow the base of services they support without dialing anything back.

“Our goal is to continue to give the same amounts to non-profits that we always have,” Hall said.

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL Dave Phillips worked as a Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire for 32 years before retiring in 2002. He started umpiring when he was a kid and the St. Louis little league team for which he played started paying younger people to call games. Phillips found he had the knack for calling balls and strikes and a good memory for baseball rules.

Phillips went to umpiring school in Florida and then spent seven years rising through the ranks as an umpire in the minor leagues. He made his MLB debut calling an opening day game in Anaheim, Calif., as one of the youngest umpires in the league. In the early days of his career, he was a self-described “baby-faced kid” and often was tested by players.

“I got challenged more by them because I was closer to their age, but I held my ground, and eventually, they figured out that I knew what I was doing,” he said.

The player that gave him the most trouble, Phillips said, was Lou Piniella.

“He was just a hot-tempered kid,” Phillips said of Piniella. “I always joked that he had a special set of rules that applied only to him. If he didn’t swing at a pitch, it was supposed to automatically be a ball.”

But once Piniella became a manager, Phillips said, he was very fair with the umpires.

“He was good at that job,” Phillips said.

“He was a throwback to the old type of manager that you really don’t see much anymore.”

Over the years, Phillips was involved with several theatrical arguments with managers.

“Yes, I was bumped and yelled at and called names by managers,” he said. “I think a big reason why they do that is to show their players and their fans that they’re passionate.”

When asked if any of the managers with whom he argued had ever succeeded in changing his mind on a call, Phillips said, “No. None of that ever changed my mind. I was good at what I did. I was trained very well; I kept an eye on anything. I always found that the best way to handle confrontational situations was to avoid them.”

Being booed by fans never bothered him, he said, but was “just part of the deal.”

Phillips said he respected players as coworkers and generally got along with them, but professional ethics prevented him from spending much time socializing with them.

“I’d see players places and I’d be cordial

with them, but I can’t say I ever really was a part of their group,” he said.

Phillips was a part of several historic baseball games. He worked in four World Series, including two that involved the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982 and 1987. He grew up as a Cardinals fan and listed the ’82 World Series as the highlight of his career.

“The only team I root for anymore is the umpiring team, and that (1982) Series went well from an umpiring standpoint,” he said.

“There were no controversies, and this town was just so euphoric. It was great to have a part in that.”

Phillips was due to be the home plate umpire during the game that featured the infamous Disco Demolition at a scheduled Chicago White Sox doubleheader. Fans got discounted admission to the game for bringing in disco records to be destroyed by two Chicago disc jockeys in a bin in the stadium’s outfield. The demolition essentially set part of the outfield on fire, and rowdy fans rioted. Phillips was part of the umpiring crew that decided to cancel the second game, and the incident gave him the title for the book he wrote about his umpiring career, “Center Field on Fire: An Umpire’s Life With Pine Tar Bats, Spitballs, and Corked Personalities.”

Phillips said he felt fortunate that while he missed a few calls and got some things wrong, he never made a major mistake in a high-profile game.

Now, he is enjoying retirement, although he received an offer to join the ESPN broadcast crew to talk about the game from an official’s perspective. He said he was tempted by the offer but was not really looking forward to the travel.

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• The team was founded in 1882 as the St. Louis Brown Stockings, an American Association team, and joined the National League in 1891. In 1892, it became the St. Louis Browns and in 1899 changed its name to the Perfectos. In 1900, the team officially became the Cardinals.

• Rogers Hornsby playermanaged the Cardinals to their first National League pennant and world championship in 1926.

• Fredbird, official Cardinals mascot, was introduced in April 1979.

• The Cardinals bring more than 3 million fans downtown each year.

• More than 90 percent of fans attending Cardinals games come from outside the city of St. Louis.

• Busch Stadium is the Cardinals’ fourth ballpark and third to be named Busch Stadium.

• In one year, Busch Stadium sells: • 540,000 hot dogs • 81,000 pounds of nacho chips • 32,000 gallons of nacho cheese • Cardinals retired numbers: - August Anheuser Busch, Jr. (85) - Bob Gibson (45) - Bruce Sutter (42) - Lou Brock (20) - Dizzy Dean (17) - Ken Boyer (14) - Enos Slaughter (9) - Stan Musial (6) - Red Schoendienst (2) - Ozzie Smith (1) - Jackie Robinson (42) • Cardinals Care has distributed more than $15 million to area organizations and built 19 youth baseball fields since its inception in 1997.

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Rockwood Swim Club senior Liza Poskin (left) and junior Lauren Votava.

The Rockwood Swim Club finished second at the sectionals in Oklahoma City.

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• Lauren Votava, of Des Peres, first place in the 100 free, second place in the 200 free, and third place in the 400 free.

• Women 400 free relay, first place. Relay members were Jordan Stout, of Wildwood; Tennyson Henry, of St. Charles; Madison Reinker, of St. Louis; and Votava.

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• Men 800 meter free relay, second place. Relay members were Patrick Vega, of Wildwood; Nick Davis, of Chesterfield; Sean Feher, of Des Peres; and Garin Marlow, of Ballwin.

High school girls’ basketball All-conference high school girls’ basketball teams that have been released include: Suburban South Player of the year: Jordan Thompson, junior, Webster Groves.

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Second team: Rayna Smith, junior, Parkway West; Annie Paloucek, senior, Webster Groves; Natalie Fryrear, junior, Kirkwood; Katie Caragher, senior, Parkway West; Chelsey Gibson, freshman, Parkway Central; Shelbey Stuckmeyer, junior, Seckman; Lauren Fisher, senior, Summit; Zoe Wallis, freshman, Parkway Central; Abby Paloucek, sophomore, Webster Groves; Gabrielle Johnson, junior, Parkway North; and Dajae Williams, junior, Kirkwood.

Defensive team: Doty, Kirkwood; Alexander, Parkway North; Thompson, Webster Groves; Gibson, Parkway Central; Jessica Montgomery, senior, Seckman; Wenstrup, Parkway West; and Kali Thomas, junior, Summit.

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Honorable mention: Jason Meehan, senior, Webster Groves; Brandon Wagner, senior, University City; Dorian Hobbs, senior, Parkway North; Clark Randall, junior, Kirkwood; and Joe Henderson, senior, Webster Groves.

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL When he was in first grade at Fairway Elementary, Wildwood resident Justin Watson had a class assignment that posed the question, “If you could meet anybody in the world, who would it be and what would you ask them?”

Wilson said he would ask Jeremy Maclin, who at the time was a wide receiver for the Missouri Tigers, “How do you go so fast?”

Unbeknownst to Wilson, a Rockwood School District employee had a connection with Maclin. Suzanne Dotta has taught at Eureka High School for 23 years.

Her brother’s family took in Maclin in his youth, and she considers Maclin to be a nephew. Wilson’s teacher arranged for Dotta to see what Watson turned in, and Dotta showed it to Maclin, who was impressed and wanted to meet his young fan.

Maclin surprised Wilson with an in-person classroom visit that year and again the following year.

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Alexander discussed how it felt to score In honor of National Reading Week, a touchdown during his debut game with Alexander read “Green Eggs And Ham” the Rams, and Maclin said he looked up to aloud to the class. His reading was inter- Vick like a big brother and that the controrupted by some children, who expressed versial quarterback was proof that people doubt that green eggs and ham would be really can change. Both expressed hope safe to eat. that NFL players would reach an agreeThen, Maclin and Alexander took some ment with the owners that would allow surprisingly tough questions from the them to play this year. third-grade class.

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By WARREN MAYES The basketball season ended too soon for Parkway Central senior Alison Magruder, but she reached a personal milestone, topping the1,000-point mark in her career.

While she recognized it as an achievement, Magruder said the team’s success was more important to her.

“Scoring 1,000 points never was my goal.

I just wanted to go out and do whatever I could to help my team,” Magruder said.

She is the third highest scorer in the school’s history for a career at 1,112 total points. The all-time leading scorer is Karen Schneider, who graduated in 1988 with 1,766 total career points.

“I didn’t realize that I was close to 1,000 points until about halfway into this season,” Magruder said. “Scoring 1,000 points is an honor. It is a good way to end my career at Central, but my memories of the team are more important to me than any statistic.”

Parkway Central Coach Brian Guilfoyle said Magruder worked hard to reach the milestone.

“It is a really big achievement for a player to hit 1,000 points,” Guilfoyle said. “Their career has to be free of injuries and they have to average 10 points a game for their entire career.”

Topping the barrier came during a game against Rosati-Kain.

“It was off of a steal,” Guilfoyle said.

“She stole the ball from one of RosatiKain’s guards in the first quarter and came down the court and hit a left-handed jump shot off the glass for her 1,000th point. We ended up winning the game 30-29, which Alison would tell you was more important than the career achievement.”

Magruder acknowledged she did not remember the big bucket.

“When I found out, it was during halftime, and we were losing and I was frustrated with the way I was playing. So, I was excited, but I wanted to focus on winning the game and then I could think it about it later. My teammates were excited for me, but I wanted the focus to be on our play in the second half,” she said.

The game was not stopped to honor Magruder.

“We mentioned it during halftime and then we had a ceremony for her on Senior Night,” Guilfoyle said. “We wanted everyone to be aware of such a great achievement, and Senior Night was the best time to do it.

We presented her with the game ball and a plaque to commemorate the event.”

All the attention got to the humble Magruder.

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that my family got to be a part of the night,” Magruder said.

Magruder made the Colts’ varsity team in her freshman year. She started off as a shooting guard as a freshman and sophomore, then moved to point guard in her junior year.

This year, she went back to the No. 2 guard position.

Parkway Cental finished 10-16 this year, and Magruder was a big part of that, Guilfoyle said.

Magruder said her coaches helped her improve as a player with the Colts.

“The high school coaches really helped me, not only with my skills, but with my basketball knowledge,” she said. “I would like to thank Kurt Hoener and all of my past coaches for teaching me such great fundamentals and helping me prepare for high school basketball. I would have never grown up to be the person or player that I am today without the support of my family, so I’d like to thank my mom for giving me her love of the game and my sisters and dad for always challenging and supporting me.”

Magruder will be attending Williams College in Massachusetts in the fall and will play soccer for the college.

Guilfoyle said Magruder will be “sorely missed” and is a great role model for others.

“Alison was an all-star on and off the court,” Guilfoyle said. “She was named first-team all-conference in basketball and she is a tremendous soccer player. She scored a 35 out of a possible 36 on her ACT. She is a National Merit Semifinalist and spent her summer in California helping others who are less fortunate.

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL On April 30, 2010, Wildwood native and Lafayette High graduate Brett Hendricks was behind the plate playing catcher for the George Mason University baseball team. Hendricks was a talented defensive catcher who had started 34 games that season with no errors. A pitch that slightly missed its mark got him slightly out of position, a left-handed batter from the opposing team cocked back his bat to get a good crack at it, and his backswing connected with Hendricks’ head, knocking him out.

Hendricks left the game with a concussion, and, later, an MRI revealed the presence of a tumor, although the in-house radiologist explained it away as a mere glitch. Hendricks missed the rest of the season for the Washington, D.C.,-area university and was generally out of commission for two months with what he assumed was a concussion.

On Jan. 20, doctors removed a tumor from Brett Hendricks’ brain.

In August, Hendricks was hanging out with friends when he turned around and accidentally bumped heads with one of them. He had a bad headache for a few days but did not think much of it, but at a follow-up visit to his neurologist, he learned he had developed what was thought to be another concussion. But the MRI still showed the presence of a tumor, which was not a “glitch.”

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Hendricks’ doctor told him the tumor would have to be removed through a very complicated surgery. He recommended Hendricks return to St. Louis and consult with Washington University, which has one of the most highly regarded neurology departments in the country.

“He recommended I take advantage of that,” Hendricks said, “so I came back and met with a neurosurgeon there and had surgery Jan. 20.”

Hendricks said that he did not feel much pain as a result of the surgery, just a little tightness on the top of his head.

“Luckily, there are no real nerves in the brain,” Hendricks said, “so I’m a little uncomfortable sometimes, but there was no real pain at all.”

He said he doubted he would ever play catcher again put planned on rejoining the George Mason baseball team next season as a pitcher. Hendricks said he had never pitched more than an inning or two in summer leagues but thought pitching might be a safe way to feel connected with the game he loves.

“I know I’ve got a good arm,” Hendricks said, “and they’ve already told me they’d give me a chance to do this.”

He is anxious to get started.

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MEETINGS & NETWORKING The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce holds Business After Hours from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tues., March 29 at Art Trends Gallery (703 Long Road Crossing Drive in Chesterfield). Admission is free for members and $15 for non-members. To register, call 532-3399 or visit chesterfieldmochamber.com by March 27.

• • • The City of Wildwood Business Appreciation Reception is from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 31 at Wildwood City Hall. The reception is intended to bring the business community together to discuss ideas, meet new friends and allow attendees to socialize with peers and city officials about the future. Appetizers and refreshments are served. To RSVP, contact Andrea Kuhnert-Heyer at 458-0440, ext.

162, or at andrea@cityofwildwood.com by March 24.

• • • The West County Chamber of Commerce holds a First Friday Coffee Club from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Fri., April 1 at Gambrill Gardens (One Strecker Road in Ellisville). To register, call 230-9900 or visit westcountychamber.com by March 30.

• • • The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce holds a First Thursday Coffee at 7:30 a.m. on Thurs., April 7 at Viviano’s Festa Italiano (150 Four Seasons Shopping Center in Chesterfield). Admission is free for members and $15 for non-members. To register, call 532-3399 or visit chesterfieldmochamber.com by April 5.

• • • The Wildwood Business Association holds a general membership meeting at 7 p.m. on Thurs., April 7 at Living Word Church (17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Guests are welcome. Visit wildwoodba.org.

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Ballwin sisters celebrate 17 years of original driveway theater

By MARCIA GUCKES Broadway on the Driveway originated exactly how it sounds – on a driveway.

The family-friendly production company was started in 1995 by sisters Emily and Lacy Miller, of Ballwin, who decided to put on a show after seeing “Annie” on the Goldenrod Showboat. Emily was 8 years old, and Lacy was 10.

“We were really inspired so we decided to start our own theater company,” Lacy said. “We posted audition notices and hung a bed sheet across our garage door and did a play in our driveway.”

Lacy said the show went on until too many cars blocked their neighborhood street.

“Ballwin police came, and then it was time to move on to other venues,” Lacy said.

This summer, Broadway on the Driveway celebrates its 17th season with “White Christmas” in July, a musical production showcasing the talent of about 100 people

aged 7 to 25. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thurs., July 14 and 2 p.m. on Fri., July 16 at Missouri Baptist College.

“We chose ‘White Christmas’ because Broadway on the Driveway has a lot of tap dancers,” Lacy said. “So we put tap dancing in every show, and this is one where we can really highlight it.”

The company offers a two-hour “How to Audition” workshop on Sat., April 9. Auditions for the summer’s production are set for Fri., May 6 and Sat., May 7.

This year, much like all the previous years, the tickets are free.

“We just have felt that we need to do one production a year, where families can come and it doesn’t matter how many kids they have,” Lacy said. “They can bring the entire family to a show and see it for free.

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• • • A St. Louis Children’s Hospital helmet check is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sat., March 28 at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital (1020 N. Mason Road in Creve Coeur). Bike accidents result in an estimated half-million injuries annually.

Trained professionals will check for a correct fit and ensure it is an approved helmet.

Children can bring their own helmets to the event or can purchase a new one for $8.

Registration is required. Call (314) 454KIDS (5437).

• • • American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR and AED training is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sat., April 2 at the city of Ellisville Park Administration Center in Bluebird Park. Participants will receive updated information and learn the new

2011 CPR guidelines. A two-year certification card is awarded upon successful completion of skills testing. The training is for people who require CPR/AED certification. The cost for the class is $45 per person. To register, call 227-7508.

• • • A Bone Marrow Registry Drive is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., April 2 in the commons area of St. Louis Priory School (500 S. Mason Road in Creve Coeur). To pre-register, contact Karen Kluesner at kkluesner@charter.net.

• • • The inaugural 2011 Asthma Summit is from Fri., April 8 to Sat., April 9 at the Millennium Hotel (200 South 4th St. in St. Louis). Asthma remains one of the most serious chronic health problems in the St. Louis area, and to combat this problem, the summit will spotlight innovative tools and strategies used by top asthma programs to create healthy environments and achieve asthma control. The cost of the summit is $75. To register, call (314) 977-4049 or visit sites.google.com/site/stlasthmasummit2011/slrac.

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Attendees learn the latest surgical and nonsurgical treatment options. Admission is free, but pre-registration is encouraged.

Call (314) 542-WEST (9378).

• • • The St. Louis Muscle Walk 2011 is at 9:30 a.m. on Sat., April 30 at the St. Louis Mills (5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd. in Hazelwood). The walk is a fun, one-mile, indoor walk to help Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) St. Louis continue its services to 2,000 families affected by neuromuscular diseases in and around the St. Louis area.

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By DIANE PLATTNER Health professionals say we are now witnessing an unprecedented increase in chronic and largely preventable illnesses.

Global cancer rates may increase 50 percent by the year 2020, but evidence has indicated that up to 33 percent of cancers can be prevented by a healthy lifestyle and diet.

Although cancer is most often treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy, integrative health, including good nutrition, can also help prevent cancer as well as other diseases, such as obesity and diabetes.

The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine defines Integrative Medicine as healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person (body, mind, and spirit), including all aspects of lifestyle.

It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship and makes use of all appropriate therapies, both conventional and complementary.

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Integrative health is particularly important for cancer patients, Coplin said.

“When a patient gets a diagnosis of cancer, there is also an emotional response, and treatment is more than just surgery, chemotherapy and radiation,” Coplin said.

“Each person comes with a family, a background and a story. We need to let that person tell their story.”

Coplin said cancer is caused by a combination of genetics, environment and lifestyle, the last of which is the only component we can completely control.

For example, a person with a low vitamin D level has an increased chance for breast cancer recurrence. Likewise, some data suggest patients who are depressed may have a worse prognosis after diagnosis, Coplin said.

Cancer, along with other diseases, such as arthritis and coronary artery disease, all have in common inflammation, which is caused by processed and fast food, which are too prevalent in today’s society, Coplin said.

“As a result, we are chronically in a proinflammatory state,” Coplin said.

That is why Coplin said it makes sense to eat anti-inflammatory foods – real food.

“Eat fresh foods because they are more nutritious, and eliminate fast foods,” Coplin said. “Try to keep the fat at 30 percent or less.”

Coplin said that in addition to fruits and vegetables, other components of the antiinflammatory diet include low-glycemic whole grains (wheatberries, millet, barley, wild rice and quinoa), good sources of fiber and phytonutrients, and lean proteins – primarily from plants – such as legumes, soy, nuts, and seeds. Intake of animal proteins should be limited to consumption of coldwater fish such as wild salmon, sardines, and herring. Poultry appears to be relatively neutral and may also be consumed in small amounts. Fat sources should include monounsaturated fatty acids from avocados, olives, olive oil, nuts, and seeds, she said.

Coplin cited two patients who lost 30 pounds on an anti-inflammatory diet and one person on the diet said arthritis disappeared within nine days.

Coplin also cited a breast cancer trial in 2,400 postmenopausal women between the ages of 48 and 75. Results showed that women who had an estrogen receptor negative breast cancer and followed a 20 percent of kcals from fat diet had up to 56 percent decrease in breast cancer recurrence at five years and up to 66 percent decrease in death. Data on exercise in 3,000 nurses age 30-55 who had early stage breast cancer showed that exercising the equivalent of three to five times a week for one hour had a 50 percent decrease in death from breast cancer if the tumors were feeding on estrogen.

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A Watercolor Show & Demonstration by Chrystal Jackson is at 11 a.m. on Thurs., March 24 at Salem United Methodist Church (14825 Manchester Road in Ballwin). Tickets are $10 in advance/$12 at the door. For reservations, call Elizabeth Fincher at 227-2782. Call Jackson at 2278762.

• • • The 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.

• • • Chesterfield Arts hosts an open house from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., April 29 at the gallery (444 Chesterfield Center). The event features art activities inspired by upcoming summer camps, including pottery, painting, sculpture creation and fabric collage. Call 519-1955.

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 renovation of Ballwin’s original schoolhouse. Used books are accepted beginning March 23. For details, visit ballwin.mo.us.

• • • Siteman Cancer Center sponsors the third annual Colon Cancer Alliance UNDY 5000 at 9 a.m. on Sat., March 26, starting in the Upper Muny Parking Lot at Forest Park.

The event raises awareness and funds for colon cancer, and participants are encouraged to wear their favorite boxer shorts.

Visit undy5000.org.

• • • Ballwin VFW Post 6274 hosts a GI-style breakfast from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sun., March 27 at the Ballwin VFW Hall (115 Mimosa Lane). Proceeds benefit active duty military, veterans and dependents.

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• • • Circle Of Concern Night With the Blues is on Tues., March 29, when the Blues play the Minnesota Wild at the Scottrade Center. Upper level tickets from Circle cost $20 per seat, and the nonprofit

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• • • The Knights of Columbus #9522 sponsors an all-you-can-eat Italian Lasagna Feast from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sun., April 3 at St. Joseph School. Dinner is $9.95 for adults and $4.95 for kids aged 12 and younger. A portion of proceeds is donated to St. Joseph School and Parish. Call Paul at (314) 677-4177.

• • • 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.

Visit pchprojectgraduation.org.

• • • The Kaitlin Harris Foundation and the Unwritten Letters Project host a battle of the bands benefit concert for teen suicide prevention at 7 p.m. on Sat., April 16 at the Old Rock House in Soulard. College Femme online magazine supports the event, which features six Missouri bands.

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• • • The St. John Lutheran Mothers of Preschoolers group hosts a semi-annual baby & children’s consignment sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., April 2 at the church (15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville).

Gently used clothes, toys, games and baby gear are available. Admission is free. For information call 376-9975 or visit stjMOPS.googlepages.com.

• • • Rockwood Parents as Teachers host a 5K Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m. on Sat., April 2 starting at the Wildwood Dierberg’s parking lot. The cost is $25 per participant and includes a T-shirt, while supplies last. Call 207-2600 or visit rockwood.k12.mo.us/ earlychildhood.

• • • The 2011 St. Louis Walk for Wishes is from 9 a.m. to noon on Sat., April 2 at Queeny Park. Registration is free, and walkers who raise $100 or more receive a T-shirt. Proceeds benefit the Missouri Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Visit 2011stlwalk.kintera.org.

• • • Friends of Kids with Cancer hosts its eighth annual trivia night at 7 p.m. on Sat., April 2 at CBC High School. The night focuses on general knowledge and includes a St. Louis Cardinals round. Cost is $25 per person, with 10 people per table.

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FAMILY AND KIDS Family movie night is 7 p.m. on Fri., March 25 at Chesterfield Community Theatre at West County Family YMCA. “Megamind,” rated PG, is shown. Popcorn and water are available for $1 and the movie is free. RSVP by emailing Christine Grant at cgrant@ymcastlouis.org.

• • • The city Ballwin hosts a DJ Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fri., April 1 at The Pointe. Refreshments and dancing are featured. Visit ballwin.mo.us.

• • • The city of Eureka holds an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30 a.m. (registration begins at 10 a.m.) on Sat., April 2 along the Drewel Park Loop Trail. Two hunts are held – one for ages 4 and under, and the other for ages 5-12. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person. For details, call 9386775.

• • • Castlewood State Park and Ballwin Parks and Recreation host a Mountain Bike Race at 8 a.m. on Sun., April 3 at Castlewood.

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LIVE PERFORMANCES The B’nai El Congregation hosts the eighth annual Sound Bites event at 7 p.m. on Sat., March 27 at 11411 North 40 Drive in Frontenac. Swing/jazz band The Eddie Randle Jr. Trio with vocalist Charles Glenn performs, with refreshments from Hautly Cheese Company and St. James Winery.

Tickets are $25. Call (314) 432-6393.

SPECIAL INTEREST Hall-of-Fame quarterback Bart Starr speaks on the topic “Being the Best You Can Be” at 4:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 24 in the Maryville University Auditorium.

The event is free. For details call Marty Parkes at (314) 529-9340.

• • • Living Word Church hosts Priscilla Shirer, “Going Beyond: Life Interrupted Simulcast” from 9 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fri., April 1 and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Sat., April 2 at the church (17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Shirer uses the book of Jonah to address daily obedience to God. Tickets are available at livingwordumc.org or by calling Jenny D’Errico at 281-2800.

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“Two Gentlemen of Verona,” through March 26, Washington University “Driving Miss Daisy,” through March 27, Dramatic License Theatre “In the Next Room or the vibrator play,” through March 27, Loretto-Hilton Center STOMP, March 25-27, The Fox Theatre Modern American Dance Company’s “Veza (Connection),” April 1-2, The Touhill Saint Louis Ballet’s “Tribute to New York,” April 2-3, The Touhill Michael Flatley’s “Lord of the Dance,” April 5, The Fox Theatre MOMIX in “Botanica,” April 8-9, The Touhill “Next to Normal,” April 12-24, The Fox Theatre “Intent,” April 15-17, COCA “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” “Till We Have Faces,” April 15-May 1, combines the performance of film and score Mustard Seed Theatre from April 1-3 at Powell Symphony Hall.

tickets and information Chaifetz Arena: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 COCA: cocastl.org, (314) 725-6555 Dramatic License Theatre: dramaticlicenseproductions.com, (636) 220-7012 The Fox Theatre: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 Kranzberg Arts Center: brownpapertickets.com, (800) 838-3006 Loretto-Hilton Center: repstl.org, (314) 968-4925 Mustard Seed Theatre: brownpapertickets.com, (800) 838-3006 The Pageant: ticketmaster.com, (866) 448-7849

Powell Symphony Hall: slso.org, (800) 232-1880 Scottrade Center: ticketmaster.com, (866) 4487849 Sheldon Concert Hall: metrotix.com, (314) 5341111 The Touhill: touhill.org, (314) 516-4949 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater: livenation.com, (877) 598-8703 Washington University: metrotix.com, (314) 5341111

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Pray this prayer for three consecutive days without asking for wish. After third day, wish will be granted no matter how difficult.

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Wings of Hope is the largest volunteer Humanitarian charity in the Midwest. We help children and adults worldwide including those right here in St. Louis! We have many key volunteer positions open, all with flexible hours (you pick the days!) and the great satisfaction knowing you are helping local kids as well as making Peace possible worldwide!

1. Graphic Designer 2. Office assistant – 4 hours per week.

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5. Marketing Special Projects – 8-12 hours per week 6. Purchasing Assistant – 12 hours per week.

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Completely updated! $105,000 711 LOFTY POINT (BALLWIN) Spacious Treetop condo with newer deck overlooking trees. Large master suite. $104,700 1443 FOX HILL FARMS CIR (CHESTERFIELD) Exceptional 1.5 sty, 5BR, custom staircase, hand scraped wd flrs. $1,699,500 1418 WINDGATE WAY LN (CHESTERFIELD) Custom 1.5 sty, gorgeous 1.6 acre lot, inground pool. $1,175,000 2308 WELLINGTON ESTATES DR (CHESTERFIELD) Beautifully appointed 2 sty. Fabulous kitchen. $525,000 14685 AMBERLEIGH HILL CT (CHESTERFIELD) 1.5 sty villa with over 3000 sq ft of gracious living. $425,000 16523 BAXTER FOREST RIDGE DR (CHESTERFIELD) Pristine 2 sty. Great rm w/FP, wet bar & built-ins. $399,900 14024 WOODS MILL COVE DR (CHESTERFIELD) Beautifully appointed villa, neutral decor, fabulous kitchen.$379,900 213 GRAND BANKS (CHESTERFIELD) Come see this gracious 4BR, 3ba villa in elegant Baywood Village. $325,000 234 PORTICO (CHESTERFIELD) Extensively rennovated open flr plan ranch.

Kitchen w/granite countertops. $299,999 2156 FEDERAL WAY (CHESTERFIELD) Lovely 2 sty, large living rm, gracious dining rm, great rm with fireplace. $275,000 2423 BAXTON WAY (CHESTERFIELD) Lovely wood floors & open spaces in this gracious 2BR, 2.5ba villa. $247,700

1709 WILSON AVE (CHESTERFIELD) 1 ac lot site terraced for home to be on a nice level area backing to trees.$239,900 14931 RUTLAND CIRCLE (CHESTERFIELD) 3BR, 2ba, updated kitch w/newer cabinets, stainless appliances. $224,000 1574 WALPOLE DR (CHESTERFIELD) Vacation at home with your own private pool ,sauna, 2 wb FP. $209,900 1231 CREVE COEUR CROSSING #B (CHESTERFIELD) Nicely updated 2BR, 2ba condo. LL W/O to patio. $109,900 208 FOX CHAPEL LN (CLARKSON VALLEY) Exceptional 2 sty. Marble entry foyer, great rm w/FP . $749,947 11632 VILLA DR (CREVE COEUR) Great buy! This 3BR/3ba home has it allupdated kitchen & mstr bth. $149,900 1331 PARKVIEW EST DR (ELLISVILLE) Lovely townhouse. Wood floors main level. Attached garage. $146,900 1329 PARKVIEW ESTATES DR (ELLISVILLE) 7 yr old townhouse w/attached garage, wood floors in kitchen. $140,000 312 CLAYTON CROSSING #201 (ELLISVILLE) Pristine 2nd floor condo unit, freshly painted, newer carpet. $125,000 6116 THORNTREE LN (EUREKA) 1.5 sty backing to golf course, 2 sty entry & great rm, kitchen w/granite. $434,900 712 EMERALD OAKS CT (EUREKA) Open spacious ranch on cul-de-sac, vaulted great rm & kitchen. $242,500 3251 ROCK SPRINGS RD (PACIFIC) St Albans area. Charming St Genevieve style home.13ac, fenced, private. $575,000 194 BROOK VALLEY LN (PACIFIC) 2 sty home sitting on almost one acrea lot.

2BR/1.5ba, 2 car det garage. $139,900 1133 ARBOR CREEK #2D (ST LOUIS CO) This 2BR, 2 bath condo shows like a display! Open floor plan. $129,900 1209 WOODLAND POINT DR #J (ST LOUIS CO) Creve Coeur area. Wonderful 2BR/2ba, open flr plan. $124,000

12929 PORTULACA (ST LOUIS CO) Immaculate 2BR, 2ba condo, fresh paint & cpt, open, neutral flr plan. $116,900 1832 TAWNY ASH DR (ST LOUIS CO UNINC) Spacious Westport Crossing townhouse. Fresh paint/carpet. $139,900 1500 AUTUMN LEAF (TWIN OAKS) Enjoy this resort like setting from this huge deck. 3BR, 2ba. $175,000 1116 SHEPARD OAKS DR (WILDWOOD) Exceptional 1.5 sty, 3.16 acre lot, gorgeous inground pool. $1,550,000 2903 ST ALBANS FOREST CIR (WILDWOOD) Spectacular custom ranch on 3+ acres near St Alban CC. $1,499,000 1645 BENTSHIRE CT (WILDWOOD) Wonderful 4BR 2sty on cul-de-sac. Kitch w/stnlss appls & center island. $465,000 4047 PRINCETON RIDGE DR (WILDWOOD) Stunning 1.5 sty on 1+ ac. 4BR, 3F/2H baths. Prof fin W/O LL. $439,000 3801 TAMARA (WILDWOOD) Gorgeous ranch home on 10 acres in Wildwood.

Features an updated kitchen. $399,900 1500 WINDWOOD HILLS (WILDWOOD) Nesteled on 3+ acre lot. Numerous updates, newer carpet thru-out. $375,000 2127 MINT SPRING LN (WILDWOOD) Beautiful 2 sty 4BR, 4ba, 3 wooded ac.

Updated kitchen w/granite. $375,000 2060 MEDICINE BOW CT (WILDWOOD) Treed private .58 ac cul-de-sac lot.

Inground pool, 4+BR, 3.5ba. $349,900 18024 TURKEY BEND (WILDWOOD) 4BR/2.5ba amidst 3 acres tranquility.

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