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The “Occupy” movement, which the Obama administration and much of the media have embraced, has implications that reach far beyond the passing sensation it has created. The unwillingness of authorities to put a stop to their organized disruptions of other people’s lives, their trespassing, vandalism and violence is a de facto suspension, if not repeal, of the 14th Amendment’s requirement that the government provide “equal protection of the laws” to all its citizens. How did the “Occupy” movement acquire such immunity from the laws that the rest of us are expected to obey? Simply by shouting politically correct slogans and calling themselves representatives of the 99 percent against the 1 percent. But just when did the 99 percent elect them as their representatives? If in fact 99 percent of the people in the country were like these “Occupy” mobs, we would not have a country. We would have anarchy. Democracy does not mean mob rule. It means majority rule. If the “Occupy” movement, or any other mob, actually represents a majority, then they already have the votes to accomplish legally whatever they are trying to accomplish by illegal means. Mob rule means imposing what the mob wants, regardless of what the majority of voters want. It is the antithesis of democracy. In San Francisco, when the mob smashed the plate-glass window of a small business shop, the owner put up some plywood to replace the glass, and the mob wrote graffiti on his plywood. The consequences? None for the mob, but a citation for the shop owner for not removing the graffiti. When trespassers blocking other people at the University of California, Davis refused to disperse, and locked their arms with one another to prevent the police from being able to physically remove them, the police finally resorted to pepper spray to break up this human logjam. The result? The police have been strongly criticized for enforcing the law. Apparently pepper spray is unpleasant, and people who break the law are not supposed to have unpleasant things done to them. Which is to say, we need to take the “enforcement” out of “law enforcement.” Everybody is not given these exemptions from paying the consequences of their own

illegal acts. Only people who are currently in vogue with the elites of the left – in the media, in politics and in academia. The 14th Amendment? What is the Constitution or the laws when it comes to ideological soul mates, especially young soul mates who remind the aging 1960s radicals of their youth? Neither in this or any other issue can the Constitution protect us if we don’t protect the Constitution. When all is said and done, the Constitution is a document, a piece of paper. If we don’t vote out of office, or impeach, those who violate the Constitution, or who refuse to enforce the law, the steady erosion of Constitutional protections will ultimately render it meaningless. Everything will just become a question of whose ox is gored and what is the political expediency of the moment. There has been much concern, rightly expressed, about the rusting of bridges around the country, and the crumbling and corrosion of other parts of the physical infrastructure. But the crumbling of the moral infrastructure is no less deadly. The police cannot maintain law and order, even if the political authorities do not tie their hands in advance or undermine them with second-guessing after the fact. The police are the last line of defense against barbarism, but they are equipped only to handle that minority who are not stopped by the first lines of defense, beginning with the moral principles taught at home and upheld by families, schools and communities. But if everyone takes the path of least resistance – if politicians pander to particular constituencies and judges give only wrist slaps to particular groups or mobs who are currently in vogue, and educators indoctrinate their students with “non-judgmental” attitudes – then the moral infrastructure corrodes and crumbles. The moral infrastructure is one of the intangibles, without which the tangibles don’t work. Like the physical infrastructure, its neglect in the short run invites disaster in the long run.

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Tributes to doug huber To the Editor: When Doug Huber interviewed me to become his first managing editor of West Newsmagazine, true to his sales background, he closed the deal when he said that family was his No. 1 priority. He expected anyone who worked for him to feel the same. I have my own extremely strong family bonds so it was a motto I could live by. At the time, he was referring to his wife, Sharon, his two young sons, Max and Jack, and his mom, Emily. But over the next 15 or so years, family also came to mean the close-knit group we had created at West Newsmagazine, and later, Mid Rivers Newsmagazine. I was just 29 years old when Doug hired me. He had a sales background in radio; I had a newspaper background in sports. He did not know the newspaper business but knew how to sell, and hired people who knew how to write, sell and keep the business aspect afloat. Doug originally intended to just be the publisher, not involved in the day-to-day operations. That soon changed and the newspaper business captured his soul. Together with a great deal of teamwork involving way too many people to mention here, Doug led the staff in creating his dream newspaper. It literally was and remains a labor of love for each one of us, even those of us who have moved on to pursue other things. Even after moving on, we still remained friends and a part of the family. He had embraced me not only as an editor, but as a friend and part of his extended family. He cared about all of us and he also cared about our families. The bonds of the West Newsmagazine and Mid Rivers Newsmagazine family were evident as phone calls began circulating on the evening of April 12 and news spread that our patriarch, Doug Huber, had died suddenly. Tears and stories flowed, and Doug would have loved the fact that we were telling stories. He was the master at telling stories, and told them over and over and over again. The same ones. Over and over again. Like any other family, we shared the good times and the bad through the years. There were extremely proud moments and profoundly difficult moments. We worked hard together and we played hard together. We laughed, we cried and we even argued sometimes. Fortunately, Doug had taught me the extremely valuable 24-hour rule (take a deep breath and reassess the situation in 24 hours to see if you are still angry, upset, hurt, etc.). Deep down, we all had

the same goal – for West Newsmagazine and Mid Rivers Newsmagazine to be the go-to source for all things local in West St. Louis County and St. Charles County. We accomplished that and more, and I know Doug is so proud of each and every one of the people who made a contribution through the years. The day I told Doug I was stepping down as managing editor was very difficult for me, as I was full of mixed emotions. I had worked for – and really, with – the man for nearly 15 years. In the early years, we as a staff ate breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snacks together. We spent more time with our newspaper family than we did with our own families at that point. But the reality was, in 2010, I wanted to take a break to pursue other things. While he was shocked, he understood and was extremely supportive of my decision. I had lunch with Doug and Sharon Huber a couple of months ago and it was a really nice, relaxed get-together. We reminisced about the infant days of the newspaper and all the things that had happened since we first met, including the death of my mom and, shortly thereafter, the death of his mom. We shared old and new stories and laughed. He asked about my family, including my dogs. He mostly shared how proud he was of his two sons: Max, who will graduate from law school next year, and Jack, who will earn his undergraduate degree next year. I am glad I had that one last lunch with Doug. As we left, he said he had one more question to ask me. “How is your book coming and do you have a publisher yet?” After everything that had gone down over the years, good and bad, he wanted to know that my own dream was going to be fulfilled. When Sept. 11, 2001, occurred, we were just as shocked as the rest of the world. The staff already had that week’s issue mapped out but we knew that we had to work through our own emotions and feelings to revamp the issue and create a tribute to those who had lost their lives. Now, like that day more than a decade ago, we are faced with working through each of our own emotions and feelings as we deal with losing the leader of the newspaper and a respected leader in the community. I have way too many thoughts and memories to be able to share in this, but I know that in the coming days, weeks and months, Doug Huber will be not forgotten because there are way too many stories that he would want us to continue sharing. His presence will remain, not only in the stories we tell about him, but in the stories

of people’s lives in this community that will continue to be told each week in the pages of this newspaper. That is the legacy he would want more than anything. Susan E. Sagarra Managing editor (1996-2010) West Newsmagazine To the Editor: We wanted to let you know how much Doug Huber will be missed by all of us at The Elegant Child. Doug was instrumental in the success of our business since West Newsmagazine’s inception. We were one of his first clients, and we were always given the utmost in customer service. We rarely advertise, but when we do it is in his newspaper because of the exceptional service and because we always enjoyed reading his paper from cover to cover! It was always so informative and really encompassed what was going on in our town. Doug and Sharon were committed to helping businesses all around the area and were always doing things to better our community. My fondest memory is trying to “buy” a pinball machine from Doug. Sharon couldn’t wait for me to purchase one of the many in his collection. As I walked around the room asking if each one was for sale, he would have a memory attached to each one and a reason he could not sell it to me! I left laughing because at the end he said, “You know what, I’ll just build one for you!” Sharon rolled her eyes because she knew he would never sell any of them. I thought, “Isn’t it wonderful that the nostalgia and memories attached to his collection had brought him so much happiness.” He was a very passionate man, especially about his family and his Blues hockey! We hope the memories and the legacy he has left behind will bring his family comfort during such a difficult time. Debbie and Chip Rowland Owners, Elegant Child Campus Ballwin To the Editor: I wanted to take a moment to give some long overdue public recognition to the service of my late friend Doug Huber on behalf of the St. Louis hockey community. I had the privilege of working with Doug for almost 10 years. During that time, he served as the president of Chesterfield Hockey Association and the Lafayette High School Hockey Club. As if those responsibilities wouldn’t demand all of his free time, Doug found the time to coach

several teams. In addition to his impact on hundreds of children as a coach, Doug was instrumental in saving our local ice arena from closing almost 10 years ago by leading Chesterfield Hockey Association to work with the facility’s current ownership group to keep the building open. In the wake of his work sits a facility that serves thousands of youth athletes and generates millions of dollars in economic impact to the Chesterfield Valley. All of this work has impacted thousands of lives, and he neither sought nor accepted public praise. At his funeral, when I looked around and saw so many young men that used to play on Doug’s teams paying their respects and supporting his sons, it became clear that the recognition and praise for Doug was not so much in us recognizing the good he did, but recognizing the good he instilled and created in others. Rest in peace, friend. Lloyd Ney General manager, Hardee’s Iceplex Chesterfield To the Editor: Words cannot describe how much I will miss Doug Huber. I first met Doug in 2000 when he walked into the bank and wanted to open a business account. Ever since that day, Doug remained a kind and loyal client of mine. In the 12 years of knowing Doug the majority of our meetings involved mostly business discussions. Every now and then, we would veer off topic to more personal conversations. I will always remember how his face would light up any time he talked about his family. Doug had so much pride and love for his two boys, Max and Jack, which was substantially visible through his dialogue. He showed such endearment and joy when speaking of his wife, Sharon, especially when he once told me the story of how they had met. Doug Huber was such a good man and an absolutely amazing businessman. He impressed everyone with his intelligence, business insight and humor. I cannot express how sad I am that Doug is gone; however, I have so many fond memories of him and will always hold him dear in my heart. Brenda Tucker Senior vice president/regional manager Pulaski Bank See LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, page 40

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Creating a Risk-Free World A child leaving home alone for the first time takes a risk. So does the entrepreneur who opens a new business. I no more want government to prevent us from doing these things than I want it to keep us in padded cells. Everyone has a different tolerance for risk. One person takes out a second mortgage to start a business. Another thinks that sounds nerve-racking, if not insane. Neither person is wrong. Government cannot know each person’s preferences, or odds of success. Even if it did, what right does it have to tell them what to do? When government gets in the business of deciding which risks are acceptable and which aren’t, nasty things happen. This includes government’s attempt to improve life by regulating gambling and the use of medicine, banning recreational drugs and mandating safety devices in cars. In what sense are we free if we can’t decide such things for ourselves? Through the Food and Drug Administration, the government claims to protect us. But some people suffer because of that protection: Some die waiting for drugs to be approved. Don’t we own our own bodies? Why, in a supposedly free country, do Americans, even when dying, meekly stand aside and let the state limit our choices? The Drug Enforcement Administration jails pain-management doctors who prescribe quantities of painkillers that the DEA considers “inappropriate.” It’s true that some people harm themselves with Vicodin and OxyContin, but it’s hard for doctors to separate “recreational” users from people really in pain. Some cancer patients need large amounts of painkillers. After the DEA jailed doctors, some pain specialists began to underprescribe. The website of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons warns doctors: Don’t go into pain management. “Drug agents now set medical standards. ... There could be years of harassment and legal fees.” Today, even old people in nursing homes sometimes don’t get pain relief they need. Even the best safety regulations have unexpected costs. Seat belts save 15,000 lives a year, but it’s possible that they kill more people than they save. University of Chicago economist Sam

Peltzman argues that increased safety features on cars have the ironic effect of encouraging people to drive more recklessly. It’s called the Peltzman Effect – a variation on what insurance experts call “moral hazard.” Studies show that people drive faster when they are snugly enclosed in seat belts. Also, while passengers were less likely to die, there were more accidents and more pedestrians were hit. Perhaps the best safety device would be a spike mounted on the steering wheel – pointed right at the driver’s chest. There’s another reason to think seat belt laws have been counterproductive. Before government made seat belts mandatory, several automakers offered them as options. Volvo ran ads touting seat belts, laminated glass, padded dashboards, etc., as the sort of things that responsible parents should want. I concede that government action expanded seat belt use faster than would have otherwise happened, but by interfering with the market, government also stifled innovation. That kills people. Here’s my reasoning: The first government mandate created a standard for seat belts. That relieved auto companies of the need to compete on seat belt safety and comfort. Drivers and passengers haven’t benefitted from improvements competitive carmakers might have made. If every auto company were trying to invent a better belt, today, instead of one seat belt, I bet there’d be six, and all would be better and more comfortable than today’s standard. Because they would be more comfortable, more passengers would wear them. Over time, the free market in seat belts would save more lives. We don’t know what good things we might have if the heavy foot of government didn’t step in to limit our options. In a free country, it should be up to adult individuals to make their own choices about risk. Patrick Henry didn’t say, “Give me safety, or give me death.” Liberty is what America is supposed to be about. Let’s start treating people as though their bodies belong to them, not to a controlling and “protective” government. © JFS PRODUCTIONS, INC. DISTRIBUTED BY CREATORS.COM

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Road swaps The St. Louis County Council has approved the swap of roads between the county Highways and Traffic department and the Missouri Department of Transportation for the maintenance of: Clayton Road from Clarkson Road to Route 141 and the I-64 North Outer Road in Chesterfield Valley. The transfer of duties is to take place this summer. Other swaps under consideration include: Ladue Road from Highway 141 to Olive Boulevard, with Chesterfield taking over maintenance responsibilities; and a portion of Woods Mill Road to the south city limits of Chesterfield, with St. Louis County assuming maintenance responsibilities. City Administrator Michael Herring said Chesterfield would need a new dump truck, priced at $145,000, if it added the 2.8 miles of Ladue Road to its maintenance schedule.

DES PERES Lane changes on I-270 equal two years of construction The Missouri Department of Transportation has begun narrowing lanes on northbound and southbound I-270 from Manchester Road (Route 100) to I-44 in a construction project that will last into 2014. In an effort to move traffic more efficiently along the heavily traveled interstate, MoDOT will permanently narrow all lanes on northbound and southbound I-270 to 11 feet (the same width as I-44 during the I-64 reconstruction in 2009 and 2010). The narrowing of existing lanes will allow for the addition of a fifth lane in each direction. When construction is completed, this section of roadway will still have full width shoulders in most locations, however, motorists will have no shoulders in some locations as crews widen the road. Construction for the entire project will take approximately two years and includes widening work, roadway construction, work in the rock bluffs and installing soundwalls.

Motorists can expect lane closures at night and during day-time off peak hours as a part of this work. When construction is completed, it should increase the average speed and reduce delays during peak travel times. Construction on northbound I-270 will take place this year. Southbound widening work begins in 2013. As part of the project, Fred Weber, Inc. has obtained a blasting permit for the time period of May 7, 2012 through Dec. 1, 2013. Blasting times per County Ordinance are between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. All properties that have structures within 500 feet of the proposed blast zones will be contacted by Vibra-Tech and offered a no charge pre-blast inspection, prior to the start of blasting operations. Questions can be directed to: Brian J. Carlson, Senior Project Manager at (314) 344-0070 or the Des Peres Department of Public Safety at (314) 835-6200.

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EUREKA 2012 Fire Department of the Year The Firefighters Association of Missouri at its yearly convention in April named the Eureka Fire Protection District as Fire Department of the Year for 2012. The Fire Department of the Year award is presented yearly at the FFAM Convention. The Eureka Fire District was recognized for its outstanding service to its taxpayers and residents through numerous service programs, safety and support programs for all members of its department, and support for regional and statewide programs and trainings. Chief Greg Brown and several members of the district were at the convention to receive the prestigious award. This is the second time the fire district has received this award. The fire district was recognized in 1999 for the same award. The Fire Department of the Year award is given annually to the fire department that best exemplifies leadership in the community. A committee evaluated each entry and made its decision based upon fire suppression efforts, fire prevention program, inspections and public relations. “We’re pretty proud of getting the award, and a lot of hard working people here have helped us earn it,” Deputy Chief Randy Gabel said.

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Community Improvement District draws criticism in Chesterfield

By CAROL ENRIGHT Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger wanted to make sure the crowd – who attended the public hearing at Chesterfield City Hall on May 7 regarding the proposed Community Improvement District (CID) for the St. Louis Premium Outlets in Chesterfield Valley – came away understanding at least one thing: A CID is not a TIF. “I want to tell you what a CID is not. What a CID is not is a TIF,” said Geiger. “It is not a 1-percent sales tax on all retail sales in Chesterfield. It is not a transfer of risk from the developer to the city of Chesterfield or to the taxpayers. “A CID is a financing tool for the developers. In this particular case, it’s a 1-percent user’s fee in the form of a sales tax that you pay only if you shop at the outlet mall.” That 1-percent user’s fee is being proposed by the developers of a 134-acre tract

of land known as Chesterfield Blue Valley, which includes the proposed 50-acre St. Louis Premium Outlets site on the south side of Hwy. 40, east of the Daniel Boone Bridge. The CID would be used to fund $30 million in infrastructure and development costs. As a self-taxing district, CID uses additional property and sales tax dollars for district improvements. CIDs are comprised of private commercial properties zoned as office/industrial and retail. Once formed, a CID can carry out numerous fiscal initiatives, primarily the ability to raise funds through special assessments and taxes for the provision of public infrastructure. According to Jim Mello, special legal counsel to the city, this particular development agreement puts a $30 million cap on the project expenditures for the CID, with $20 million tied to the initial development of the outlet mall and $10 million for other

peripheral development that occurs within the CID. Mello also said that “before the CID can be imposed, the developer has to incur $10 million in hard construction costs to ensure that the project is feasible, has the financing in place and is moving forward.” According to the developer, the development and CID are expected to generate about $15 million in annual sales and property tax. Of that, $2.2 million would go to the city of Chesterfield, $1.5 million to the Rockwood School District, and $300,000 to the Monarch Fire Protection District. The CID would bring the sales tax for the stores in the proposed outlet mall to 9.3 percent – 1 percent higher than the sales tax at other Chesterfield stores. “No other stores anywhere in Chesterfield would be assessed this user fee,” said Libby Malberg-Tucker, assistant city administrator for community services and economic development for Chesterfield. Mello said that the debt of the CID “is not related in any fashion to the city of Chesterfield.” “Unlike a Tax Increment Financing or tax abatement, a CID does not divert revenue from other taxing jurisdictions, but … actually enhances those revenues by having additional economic activity,” said Mello. About a dozen individuals spoke in opposition to the CID, including Sandra McKeever of Chesterfield.

“I’m going to consider going to the mall and only to the mall,” said McKeever. Chesterfield resident Larry Lamb presented a petition to the City Council that he said was signed by close to 1,000 Chesterfield residents who opposed the CID. When Councilmember Connie Fults (Ward 4) asked Lamb who had funded the petition, Lamb said he did not know, but that someone had approached him before the meeting and asked him to present it to the Council. Fults said she had been unable to discern who was behind the petition or the website urging residents to sign it. “Why is there the secrecy of who is funding that petition and the website?” asked Fults. Some residents questioned who would pay for the additional police and fire support needed at the proposed development. “High-end retail attracts high-end theft,” said Laura Guidry of Chesterfield. Four individuals spoke in favor of the CID, including resident Keith Kramer. “It will be creating much needed tax revenue for the tax entities, particularly for the Rockwood schools ... and for the fire department,” said Kramer. Councilmember Matt Segal added, “If you don’t want to shop there, don’t do it. And you can thank your neighbor, because we will have beautiful streets, parks and schools.” The City Council will vote on approving the CID at its next meeting on May 21.

Ellisville chooses Walmart over residents; anti-Walmart TIF alliance not giving up By SARAH WILSON After much debate, the Ellisville City Council in a 5-2 vote approved a plan to give tax increment financing to build a Walmart that would displace about 250 people who currently reside in the Clarkchester Apartments, which will be torn down to make way for the new 150,000-square-foot store. Mayor Adam Paul and Councilmember Michelle Murray (District 3) were the only two who voted against the project, which would cost $49 million to complete. The development is projected to generate about $600,000 a year in sales tax. Supporters of the project said it will bring economic recovery to the city, but people opposed to the project maintain that Walmart has the money needed to build and does not need a TIF to go forward with its development plan. “It’s like seeing Warren Buffett at an intersection with a tin cup,” resident Mary Ann Dust said. Julia Dolan, a member of the recently formed Article 9 Alliance, a group of residents that plans to explore its options

to reverse the TIF approval or recall councilmembers who support it said: “Walmart is a bully. They bully employees, vendors, small municipalities with pipe dreams, under the table cash deals, and promise to bring extra money to the city. Our city has lost sight of their responsibility. Instead of supporting the residents, our city is following the shiny object at the cost of throwing 250 people out of their homes.” Ed O’Reilly, former mayor of Ellisville, said he thinks public money should be used for what it was intended – for the public. “You’re not a business; you’re a community,” O’Reilly told the Council. “Everybody has a face, and you’re pulling out 250 of them. That’s sad. … The Show-Me Institute said it’s not going to work. Gateway Council said it’s not going to work. The County TIF said it’s not going to work. Everybody in town said it’s not going go work – except the ‘Walmart five.’” However, Charles Pavlack, former councilmember and member of the Planning & Zoning Commission and the city’s TIF commission, said the project would be good for the community.

“This is not democracy,” he said. “It’s a representative republic. We elect you to guide our city, not to do our bidding.” Pavlack also said the majority of people haven’t spoken. “It’s a common political truism that more people talk against things than they do in favor, so the fact that there are more people here talking against than there are talking in favor does not mean the majority of Ellisville is against,” Pavlack said. Pamela Massey, an owner of Clarkchester Apartments, told the Council not to change their minds. But Paul said he thinks the Council is making a big mistake. In light of the Council’s decision, the Article 9 Alliance is keeping up its fight and focusing on its recall option to remove certain councilmembers from office. “We need to comply with Article 9 of the city charter, which protects elected officials for the first 120 days they are in office and the last 180 days they are in office, which gives us a window of opportunity to recall elected officials,” said Elizabeth Schmidt, the interim chair

of the Article 9 Alliance. Therefore, currently only two councilmembers are eligible for recall because they have staggered terms: Troy Pieper (District 2) and Dawn Anglin (District 1). To give the councilmembers their proper protection by law and to give the alliance its full 90 days to gather signatures, she said the city would be required to schedule a special municipal election for recall. She said the city has never had citizens exercise initial referendum or recall. “So they are still trying to determine the protocol for how direct democracy works,” she said. “All the details have yet to be considered and established.” As for the residents of Clarkchester Apartments, the city said it would give each family $1,000 to move – the minimum amount required by law, Schmidt said. “People are scared,” she said. “They are confused. They don’t know the timetable or what the future holds. This will be a lifechanging event, for many people for the worst. … This project is wreaking havoc on people’s lives in ways that apparently the City Council can’t imagine.”

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County to discuss Emergency Communications Center at May 16 Open House St. Louis County officials, at an informal meeting tonight, will explain the necessity and location of the county’s new Emergency Communications Center. The public is encouraged to attend. The informational meeting begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at Hanna Woods Elementary School, located at 720 Hanna Road in Ballwin. The ECC is being built on a small section of county-owned Ohlendorf Park West, 1150 Hanna Road. This $16.2 million facility will serve as the communications nerve center for emergency responders throughout St. Louis County – housing the region’s radio communications system, the county’s 911 call

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Harrah’s to become Hollywood before 2012 ends By KATE UPTERGROVE In 1997, just three years after the formation of the Missouri Gaming Commission, Harrah’s St. Louis Casino opened for business. Today, it is the region’s second-busiest casino with $268.4 million spent there last year. But it seems that those earnings weren’t enough for parent company Caesars Entertainment Corporation. On May 7, Caesars announced that it had entered into an agreement with Penn National Gaming, Inc., owners of Argosy Casino Alton to sell the Maryland Heights casino for $610 million. In a press statement, Gary Loveman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Caesars Entertainment, said: “Harrah’s St. Louis is a quality property with a talented team. We are grateful to our colleagues in St. Louis for their commitment to providing excellent service to our customers. The sale of this property exemplifies our strategy to maximize returns from our mix of assets through investments in new markets as well as occasional divestitures. We are committed to expanding our distribution network into growth markets that have the potential for high returns.”

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Ellisville Mayor Paul talks TIF, Walmart and doing ‘what’s right’ line up perfectly for the position of mayor. “My age is not a factor. I’m not intimidated,” he said. “We all put our pants on the same way every morning. I’ve got a lot of responsibility in my day job, and it rolls into my mayor job as well, so I’m trying to keep grounded and humble and always be as honest as possible; that’s just how I was raised.” Paul built his election campaign around his tax increment financing position. He pledged to vote no on a TIF option for the proposed Ellisville Walmart, but the City Council approved the plan, despite his opposition. Paul, who has not been shy about his disappointment, called the decision an “epic fail” on the part of local government. “In my opinion, it’s terrible what hapEllisville Mayor Adam Paul pened,” he said. “We were in a position to be a municipality that set in motion (an By SARAH WILSON action to stop) the misuse of TIFs in our Fresh to the political scene, newly area and in our region, and instead, we surelected Mayor Adam Paul entered Ellis- rendered to the flow of chasing sales tax ville’s highest rank in the midst of one of revenue and kicking roughly 250 people the city’s most hotly contested issues. out of their homes. These people are young An account executive by day at Apex families, single parents, elderly and disSystems, an IT staffing and workforce abled, and they had a great community. It solutions firm, Paul, at age 31, is one of the was safe over there. youngest mayors in West County. However, “We dropped the ball and essentially counhe said his background and current position cilmembers who voted for this project – after

all this negative public outcry and hours and hours of listening to people discuss why they don’t want the big box – essentially just started World War III within our city. Residents are extremely irate. “I would have loved to see it die on the table. I’ve spent numerous hours with the people who live in the apartments. This has been a weight on my shoulders. I haven’t been able to sleep, and it’s been a lot of time and effort getting this project to stop. “Unfortunately, the mayor in Ellisville doesn’t have the power to veto. I only have one vote of seven. The fact of the matter is, I don’t care who you are. You’re an elected official. It’s your job to listen to your people – the people who elected you – and an overwhelming majority of the public was against this project. It was the moral right thing to do to be against this project. You can’t kick people out of your town who have built up sweat equity. You’re affecting the synergy of local businesses.” He said the city of Florissant turned down a Walmart TIF, and then Walmart built anyway on its own dime. “I’m a big fan of letting the free market dictate itself,” he said. “You don’t need any studies to tell that a significant part of Manchester is empty. Now we’ve got an empty Best Buy, and Kmart is surely going to shut

their doors now that Walmart is coming in. It’s sad because we were literally in the driver’s seat as a leadership municipality to stop the misuse of TIF. “TIF was not intended for what we are using it for. It’s a dangerous tool, and the bubble will eventually burst at the expense of taxpayers. “I understand that everyone is in a budget crunch, but our budget’s fine. We could have turned this project down and had three years to figure out what to do. We’re talking about one of the busiest intersections in the state. You can’t tell me that developers aren’t going to want to develop there.” He said if councilmembers wanted to, they could still create a motion to reopen the issue at the next Council meeting, but he said the chances of that are “probably slim.” “I don’t think ‘heart’ should even be used in the same breath when talking about our councilmembers,” he said. “I’m very upset.” Paul said the developer, Sansone Group, is ready to dig and wants to apologize to the people of Ellisville. As for his own plans, Paul said that regardless of the city’s recent decision, he See ADAM PAUL, next page

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Kid’s Safety Day May 19 in Ellisville The Ellisville Police Department is sponsoring a Kid’s Safety Day featuring free child’s car seat and bicycle/helmet inspections on Saturday, May 19 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. The event will be held in the parking lot of St. John Church, 15808 Manchester Road in Ellisville. Certified car seat technicians will be available to check car seats for safety. The technicians will teach parents how to properly install car seats and how to safely restrain the child. Each car seat inspection will take approximately 20 minutes. Besides car seat inspections, the police department will offer its Child Safety Helmet program. The purpose of the program is to help reduce the incidence of unintentional injury to children related to non-use or improper fitting of child safety helmets. Children can bring in their existing safety helmet for inspection and fitting by a certified police officer. Officers also can inspect bicycles for safety and correct fitting. A very limited amount of free helmets will be available to residents who cannot afford them. Parents will be able to pick up information on other child safety issues such as child fingerprinting and bicycle safety issues. The Ellisville Police Department along with other neighboring police and fire departments will display emergency equipment and have police officers and fire fighters on hand to answer any questions. The military also will have handouts and military equipment to view. Demonstrations will include martial arts, gymnastics, self-defense and the police dog from Eureka Police Department. Free refreshments of hot dogs, soda, water, pizza, chicken wings, popcorn and more will be available along with games and prizes for the children. Raffles will be drawn for gift certificates donated by area businesses.

play by the same rules as other Ellisville businesses. “Now that we have a Walmart coming in, we need to make sure that Walmart doesn’t nickel-and-dime us with attorney fees and have us change ordinances because they’re a big-box store,” he said. “We need to make sure that it’s an equal playing field for all businesses, and Walmart’s going to abide by our rules. I’m going to make sure of that. I’m going to fight for what’s right.” He said he has been asked why he “skipped the minors (as a councilmember) and went straight to the pros (as mayor).” “The answer is because that’s a goal I

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By CAROL ENRIGHT For nearly three years, the Labadie Environmental Group (LEO) – a group of citizens concerned with the effects of coal ash landfills on the local water supply – has been fighting efforts by Ameren Missouri to build a 400-acre coal ash landfill in a floodplain near its coal-fired power plant in Labadie. Coal ash is the waste that results from burning coal to produce power. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, coal ash contains contaminants such as mercury, cadmium and arsenic that are associated with cancer and other health problems. Ameren recently made public a report stating that groundwater tests at three sites around the plant during two days in April discovered no groundwater contamination. Ameren hired an engineering firm to conduct the tests to refute claims that an unlined coal ash pond, which had been leaking for 20 years, had tainted the local groundwater. Patricia Schuba, president of LEO, said the report proves little because the testing wells were located too far away – and upstream – from the leaky pond. Robert Criss, professor of earth and planetary science at Washington University, also called the testing “insufficient” and said it was based on a “meager amount of data.” “Imagine kicking an oil drum into a creek wondering if the creek’s polluted. Do you go downstream or upstream to test the water?” asked Criss. “Ameren basically went upgradient.” Mike Menne, vice president of environmental services for Ameren, agreed that the testing was not extensive. “This testing was not done to look at the overall impact of the (coal ash) pond on groundwater,” said Menne. “It was done in response to the concerns of people in the Labadie area that our ponds might be affecting their drinking water supply.” Menne said that the wells were installed “as close to the nearest drinking water supply that we could locate on our property.” Although the testing examined the impact of the plant’s existing coal ash ponds, at

issue today is Ameren’s charge to build a new coal ash landfill at the site. Actions are on hold pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by LEO challenging the Franklin County Commission’s approval of zoning regulations that would allow Ameren to build the landfill in the Missouri River floodplain. Menne said the landfill would feature state-of-the-art technology, including a clay foundation and polysynthetic liners. Unlike the plant’s existing coal ash ponds, the ash would be stored dry – the ash is mixed with water and hardens like concrete – and surrounded by a berm that is three feet higher than the water level was during the flood of 1993. Even if a catastrophic flood topped the berm, Menne said the ash would not leak into the environment, but would be “just like water going over a concrete road.” Schuba remains unconvinced. “You can’t build a landfill safe enough in a flood plain,” she said. Schuba also said that people who live outside of Labadie should pay attention. “If it impacts the groundwater and the surface water that goes into the Missouri River, it’s impacting the water that individuals east of us drink,” she said. Beyond the health impacts, Schuba said a new landfill would depress local property values and hurt business. “It suppresses the growth of small businesses and large businesses who might want to work in the area because of the stigma of the coal ash waste site. That impacts the growth of West County toward Franklin County,” said Schuba. Criss said although he thinks the potential for groundwater contamination near the landfill is “significant,” he doesn’t see it as an immediate threat to people in St. Louis County. “The main worry I have for those downstream is increased flooding as we continue to isolate flood plains from the river,” said Criss, who called building a coal ash pond in a flood plain a “very poor land use.” Both Schuba and Criss said they believe Ameren could pursue a number of alternatives to the proposed landfill for disposing of the ash. But Menne said that, for Ameren, there really are no viable options. “You start running into the problem of a NIMBY syndrome of nobody wanting these things in their backyard,” he said. “If forced to do so, we could haul it off to other landfills, but that would be a great expense and, frankly, a greater risk.” LEO will next meet the Franklin County Commission and its codefendant, Ameren, in court on May 23.

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Candice acknowledged it’s difficult for him to decide what the best approach is when it comes to smoking rules and regulations. He believes the smoking ban adversely affected the operation of the business that was at the Ballwin location he currently occupies, but he’s not sure returning to “the old days” would be good for his business and others now. Gary Voss, proprietor of West County Lanes in Ellisville and executive director of the St. Louis Bowling Center Association, said when smoking bans exist in one community while other nearby areas don’t have them, businesses in the former can and have noted a drop in revenue. He cited Springfield and St. Charles as examples of locations where smoking bans are in effect, but similar rules don’t apply to businesses in many neighboring areas. “It’s easy for many people to drive a couple of extra miles and take their business to places where smoking isn’t restricted and that means lost business for those where bans are in effect,” he said. At the Brunswick Zone Lakeside Josh Strebel said business picked up some when the smoking ban began. “I’ve heard a lot of people say they appreciate it (the nosmoking policy) and there haven’t been all that many complaints,” he observed.

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By JIM ERICKSON House Bill 2103 probably won’t make it through the legislative logjam before the Missouri General Assembly’s May 18 adjournment. But the measure’s introduction has rekindled the long-simmering debate about how far local units of government can and should go to limit smoking in public places. Introduced by Melissa Leach (R-Springfield) and co-sponsored by Kathie Conway (R-St. Charles), the legislation exempts any public place that derives at least 60 percent of its retail sales from alcohol, tobacco or entertainment from any local ordinance that would ban smoking in public places. It also says local governments cannot restrict the use of electronic cigarettes in public places. Leach fervently maintains the bill “is not about tobacco.” Rather, she said, it’s “about private property rights and the proper interpretation of the law.” She believes the law not being interpreted properly is Missouri’s 20-year-old Indoor Clean Air Act. That measure identifies seven areas not to be considered public places when local governments enact smoking bans. The locations spelled out in her bill are among them. She disputes a more recent appellate court ruling saying that because smoking isn’t expressly permitted in the

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Sisters Claire, left, and Hannah Geurkink of Wildwood enjoy a joke with Milton Perko of Ballwin, second from left, and Mark Dobson of Wildwood before the start of the Hike Against Hunger held at Queeny Park. The event was to raise funds for a Feed My Starving Children food packing effort in October.

Hike Against Hunger brings West County residents together for a good cause By JIM ERICKSON The annual Feed My Starving Children MobilePackTM event is still five months away but it received a healthy jumpstart when some 100 volunteers participated in the Hike Against Hunger to help raise funds for the effort. Sponsored by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Manchester, the May 5 hike called for participants to solicit financial sponsorships for hiking either a 1.5- or 4.5mile route at the Edgar M. Queeny County Park. Contributions totaled $6,300. Hikers who braved a hot, humid morning to participate included all age groups from youngsters to senior citizens. Probably the oldest participant was Milton Perko of Ballwin. Perko, 83, said he had planned to walk only the 1.5-mile route. “But once I got going, I figured I could do a little more. And when I did, it was just as easy to go the whole 4.5 miles as it was to go back to the shortcut.” This year’s meal packing event will be held Oct. 12-14 and is expected to draw hundreds of volunteers from area churches, Boy and Girl Scout groups and other youth organizations. According to Dan Johnson, now in his third year heading the effort, the 2011 campaign attracted 1,300 volunteers, each of whom worked one or more two-hour shifts packaging rice, soy protein, a dehydrated vegetable mixture with added vitamins, minerals and chicken in plastic bags that

then were sealed and boxed for shipment. “It’s the neatest thing I’ve ever been involved in,” Johnson said, adding that when he first was asked to be part of the event’s leadership group a number of years ago, he agreed with some reluctance. That reluctance has been replaced with enthusiasm brought on by seeing the end results achieved by so many volunteers. “I’ve never seen kids have so much fun working,” he said, referring to one of the shifts that typically attracts the largest number of youth volunteers. Last year’s event packed 235,000 meals, boosting the total to almost 875,000 since the annual campaign began. With this year’s meal count expected to meet or exceed last year’s number, the cumulative number should go over the $1 million mark, Johnson noted. Doing so won’t be easy, though, because the cost of food ingredients used in the “mannapacks” has increased sharply. A Minneapolis-based nonprofit Christian organization, Feed My Starving Children coordinates similar packaging efforts throughout the nation. But the Manchester event is one of only a few recurring events, Johnson said. Meals are sent to 70 nations around the world. Anyone interested in volunteering for the October packaging event or supporting those efforts can call the Good Shepherd office at 391-7503.

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“One thing I do know is that professional development is needed, regardless of what your business or profession is.” Participating in such a conference via an Internet hookup probably would save money but that option may not have been available, she added. A West Newsmagazine review of information about the conference revealed nothing about a video conferencing option. Casteel, a retired teacher, served six years on the Board and, by her own description, had a reputation for watching expenditures closely. Beth Feldman, Parkway Board president, had a similar view. “We have to be conscious of our budget, but we have to continue to develop our people and that’s what this (conference) is all about,” she said. At approximately $200 million, Parkway’s budget for 2012-13 will be about 3.5 percent less than the current year. The savings will come primarily from eliminating 136 full-time positions – the vast majority of that number through attrition – and 36 part-time employees. Feldman also noted that those attending the June conference will be sharing what they learn with their respective faculty members and others on the Parkway staff. “If you figure just the 100 or more teachers in each high school, that’s a pretty good deal for the dollars spent,” she said. “We simply can’t sit back and do things the way we always have. The common core state standards that are coming up and how student proficiency will be assessed mean we will need to make changes,” Feldman continued. “We want to look at a number of different ideas to determine the best path to take.”

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By SARAH WILSON After qualifying for the FIRST Tech Challenge competition, an international robotics competition held at the Edward Jones Dome in April, the Ballwin-based Oddly Charged Particles team had a disappointing run with a solitary wire. “We had just fixed our motors and thought everything on the robot was working,” said Ian Pittwood, whose dad, Ron, is a coach for the team. “Little did we know that some of the wires got loose and the robot wouldn’t function and we lost about half of it.” However, the team is not letting one little malfunction get them down. When the young science and technology enthusiasts from the Rockwood School District seven years ago wanted the handson opportunity to do what they love, use those experiences to prepare for the future, make friends and create actual robots, they launched the Oddly Charged Particles. Since 2005, the team, consisting of students from Eureka and Marquette high schools, has competed in various tournaments, including the FIRST Lego League competition for three years, and after that, the FIRST Tech Challenge competition for four years. Group members are Vineeth Bhuvanagiri, Brendan Curran, Kevin Johnston, Chris Novatny, Glenn Palmer, Pittwood and Alex Roberds. “With the Lego League, the robots are constructed of Legos, and we use the same ‘brain’ we use nowadays, but they use an easier programming language,” Ian said. “It’s a competition that’s more for 9- to14-year-olds. “When we say brains, they are mini-computers that control our robots.” “I’ve been into robotics ever since I was little,” Novatny said. “I had Legos as a kid, even before I knew about robotics, and I’ve collected quite a lot of robotics equipment in my closet from taking things apart.” Bhuvanagiri said he is more interested in the problem-solving aspect of robotics. “The core of being an engineer is not

building but problem solving,” Bhuvanagiri said. “It’s really interesting to see how the team approaches what the best method is to solve a problem, to analyze robots and try to come up with the most efficient way.” Ron Pittwood said each year the team gets a new challenge, which is unveiled in September. The team’s first tournament this year was in Arkansas, and Ian said the team “wiped the floor with the other teams.” Ron said the objective is for everybody to be able to compete at the highest level and with the most professionalism and then to help other teams be at their highest and compete with them. “You compete hard in the field, and you help them compete against you,” he said. Being a member of the Oddly Charged Particles is not as easy as it might look. The team meets for about eight hours on the weekend and additional hours every week. Ron said it’s like running a small company. “You need to stay on task, and the kids get a lot of real-world experience,” he said. “The idea behind this is for these guys to be able to apply real world theories and real world practices. I think that’s going to serve them very well with the ability to work as a team when they move onto college and onto professional careers.” Bhuvanagiri, a senior, is the only one leaving the team at the end of the year. He will attend Dartmouth University and plans on double majoring in economics and engineering. “I really like problem solving and would like to be able to combine the problem aspect of engineering and apply it to economics for the real world,” he said. In addition to working on the projects, Bhuvanagiri said what he mostly will take away from it is that he has met a bunch of interesting people through the group. “I have friends all over the country and the world right now, and it’s been a really great experience,” he said.

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Visit from NASA astronauts deemed ‘something special’ By JIM ERICKSON A Parkway elementary school class that used its creativity to win a top national prize received official recognition on Monday, May 7, but the entire school was able to share in the excitement by participating in a half-day of fun and learning that went along with the honor. Leading the activities were a group of educational specialists from NASA’s Stennis Space Center in Southern Mississippi and former astronaut Dr. Linda Godwin, a Missouri native, now a professor in the department of physics and astronomy at the University of Missouri. Honored were the fifth-grade students in Parkway’s MOSAICS Academy at Pierremont School. The class submitted the winning entry in NASA’s nationwide “Spaced Out Sports Challenge” (see related story online, “Parkway students impress NASA with microgravity game”). The competition, for those in grades 5 through 8, enabled students to apply Newton’s laws of motion by designing a game for International Space Station astronauts to play in space as a way to help maintain their physical condition in a microgravity environment. A video narrated by the students themselves as part of their winning “Starfield” game entry was shown to students in kindergarten through third grade, with Godwin

and NASA team members telling about the challenges of space flight and what it’s like to spend extended periods in space. Godwin drew on the experience of her 38 days in space during four space flights from 1991-2001 in describing life aboard the space shuttle, the Russian space station Mir and the International Space Station. When she called for questions, there was no shortage of them from students wanting to know everything from how close the nearest black hole is to how astronauts take showers in space. Under guidance from NASA team members, fourth and fifth graders made and launched straw rockets and stomp rockets, complete with abbreviated count-downs for group launchings in the school gym and library. Using NASA balloons, students also learned about the effects of gravity. Godwin, along with Pierremont Principal Kathy Cain and MOSAICS teacher Michelle Braungardt, presented award certificates and NASA carryalls to members of the winning team. On hand to congratulate the students were Dr. Keith Marty, Parkway’s superintendent of schools, Dr. Bonnie Maxey, assistant superintendent of elementary schools and early childhood, and Dr. Denise Pupillo, gifted education coordinator. Hannah O’Grady, a member of the winning MOSAICS team, summed up the day and her reaction to the event: “Oh, it definitely was something special.”

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Kennedy wins AAA conference championship The Kennedy boys tennis team won its first-ever AAA conference championship with a recent 5-4 win over St. Dominic. “For whatever reason, our boys team has never won the conference,” said Celts coach Joe Walterbach. “We have come close a lot of times.” Now, they can call themselves champs. “The guys knew going into our match that we had to beat St. Dominic to win the league title. We had one of our best practices the day before the match,” Walterbach said. The Celts’ team consists of all seniors but two players. “It wasn’t hard to remind them that this was their last chance to accomplish the goal of winning conference,” Walterbach said. “With St. Dominic being one of our rivals, it was evident how excited the guys were to play.” At one time during the match, Kennedy trailed 4-1. But, the Celts did not wilt. Nick Linneman started the Kennedy comeback with a 9-7 win. Linneman was down 0-4 before rallying to win. “We came back as a team to tie it up 4-4,” Walterbach said. “The only player left was Joseph Rogers and at that point

he was down 4-7 (the first to eight wins). I was talking to (co-coach) Erica Argue and I said to her ‘it would be amazing if we come back; I feel like it’s Game 6 of the World Series.’ When Joseph won the tiebreaker, I think everybody was pretty shocked and relieved. Once we gathered as a team that’s when it really sunk it what we accomplished as a team. “I told them earlier this is one of the best teams I’ve ever coached because they all know how to work hard and come prepared to matches and practices.” Kennedy is becoming stronger in tennis. Walterbach and Argue, who also coach the girls’ teams, believe a strong foundation has been laid for tennis. The coaches have led the programs for seven years. “Overall as a school, I do feel like our tennis program is on the right track,” Walterbach said. “Erica and I have coached the girls team and they had much success and have the potential to be great next year. On the boys side, even though we are losing a lot of seniors this team, our JV team has been outstanding.”

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High school baseball Westminster Christian Academy’s Tate Matheny earned the Rising Star Award recently from the St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame in a banquet at the Sheraton West Port Chalet Hotel. The senior center fielder will continue his career at Missouri State. Other finalists for the award were: Lafayette shortstop, William DuPont; Parkway South center fielder, Danny Holst; O’Fallon pitcher, Sam Hopkins; Vianney second baseman, Jake Walters; and Crystal City pitcher, Alex Winkelman. In addition, former Parkway West coach, Rich Rogers, was presented with the Bob Broeg Award for his longtime service.

High school boys volleyball Lafayette held the inaugural Lafayette Invitational and won it.

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The Lancers defeated Carmel, Ind., 25-22, 25-21 to win the Gold Bracket. Carmel is the defending Indiana state champions. Lafayette defeated Marquette in the semifinals to reach the title game. The Lancers were the No. 4 seed in the 10-team tournament. Lafayette went 0-1-3 in pool play and beat Oakville and Francis Howell Central in playoff games to reach the semifinal match with Marquette.

High school golf The Marquette Mustangs got out of their district, but came up short in the recent Class 4 Sectional 1 tournament played at Crown Pointe Golf Club. However, coach Eric Schweain said it was a good effort by his Mustangs. “We really did play exceptional to make it out of our district,” Schweain said. Junior Zach Gollwitzer finished second at the sectional with a 74. The team scores were: Poplar Bluff, 319; Summit, 329; Parkway South, 334; Marquette, 399; and Lindbergh, 399. The local state qualifiers were: Zach Gollwitzer, Marquette, 74; Matt Miklas, Eureka, 76; Dillon Eaton, Lafayette, 79; and Kevin Groppe, CBC, 79. ••• DeSmet captured the Class 4 Sectional 2 tournament at Insbrook Country Club. The team scores were: DeSmet, 308; Francis Howell, 312; Timberland, 318; Chaminade, 334; Parkway Central, 367; and Pattonville, 375.

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ators call a “blitz spot” where as a group, they schedule regular stops. “We try to find a spot that we think is good, but it’s always better if you have a different truck at that spot every day, because then the people will recognize that there’s always going to be a food truck out there,” Pupillo said. McMahon said another regular West County food truck spot is the BJC/Lutheran Hour Ministries building on Mason Ridge Center Drive, and negotiations with property management are in the works for a three-days-a-week food truck rotation at the RGA buildings at Timberlake Manor Parkway in Chesterfield. McMahon and Pupillo said food truck operators have been working also to get the trucks in St. Louis County parks, so the public can expect to see them at some of the bigger parks, including Faust and Creve Coeur parks, perhaps this summer. Overall, St. Louis food trucks have been well received, but like any business, there have been some bumps in the road, several of which Pupillo attributed to false information about the industry. To set the record straight, he and Catherine Daake, a fellow food truck owner, published “10 Misconceptions About Food Trucks,” which states, in part: • “We are above the law and park anywhere we want.” (They must abide by all ordinances and are ticketed if they do not.) • “We don’t get inspected by the health department.” (They do.) • “We don’t pay taxes.” (They are legitimate businesses with licenses in multiple municipalities. They pay sales taxes – in some instances to more than 10 municipalities – as well as federal and state employment taxes, personal property taxes, etc.) As the food truck faithful can tell you, the easiest way to find a food truck is through Facebook and Twitter. Another option is to visit showmefoodtrucks.com, an independent website that is updated daily with the planned destinations of area food trucks.

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Rockwood Report Card Does the district have real problems or just bad public relations? By MARCIA GUCKES When a bond issue fails, you have to ask why. And since it’s the time of year when students are receiving report cards, it seems a good time to report on the state of the district. The Rockwood School District was one of 10 Missouri school districts with a bond issue on the April 2012 ballot. Additionally, two districts asked for tax increases. Voters approved all of the funding measures, except for those in the Rockwood and Washington (Mo.) districts. So the question that begs to be answered is: Why did Rockwood’s $43.2 million bond issue, known as Prop R, fail when the district has successfully passed all but three bond issues in the past 21 years? It’s hard to blame the economy, when all around the area citizens voted to pass funding measures. Does the district have real problems that voters just were not willing to support? Or does the district have a public relations problem that displayed itself in the voting booth? There’s no debating that, during the past two years, the district has been the focus of controversy. A number of issues have

spurred some district residents to speak out at Board of Education meetings, post comments online, and create a grassroots watchdog group. Those issues included: • The hiring of two of Superintendent Bruce Borchers’ former colleagues as $1,800-per-day Rockwood consultants, while the two remained employed by the Anoka-Hennepin School District in suburban Minneapolis. Followed by the hiring of those consultants to high-level administrative positions within Rockwood at salaries much greater than they had been making in Minnesota. • The step down of Board President Steve Smith to director after questions were raised about his job at a construction management firm that was used consistently by Rockwood on projects funded by bond issues. • The sudden and unexpected resignation of Matthew Fitzpatrick near the end of his first term as Board director. • Reports of failing finances pointing toward a possible tax increase and then the subsequent decision to postpone after a community survey. • The decision to put a no-tax increase bond issue on the April 2012 ballot, followed by the superintendent’s announcement that it really was not needed right now. Followed by the decision to go ahead and put the $43.2 million Prop R bond issue on that April ballot. Could one or all of these events have created a public relations problem that resulted in voters saying “no” to Prop R? Or did it fail because voters are concerned about how the district’s Board of Education and administrators are handling taxpayers’ money? The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) thinks Rockwood is doing a good job of working with the community. That organization gave its highest honor for public engagement and parent involvement, the 2011 Gold Medallion Award, to Rockwood for its “Guiding Change FY12 Budget Process.” On the other hand, the grassroots watchdog group formed in 2011, Rockwood Stakeholders for Real Solutions (RS for RS), contends that the bond issue failed because “taxpayers want the district to exercise greater financial responsibility than they have in the past.”

RS for RS recently issued a list of 18 steps it believes Rockwood should take in order to be more financially responsible. Construction management and the bid process The district has always asked for bids but it has not always opened all of the bids it received and has even thrown away some of the unopened bids. In September, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Rockwood’s chief communications officer, Kim Cranston, stated in an email to a reporter that Rockwood’s assistant superintendent, Dennis Griffith, had destroyed records detailing proposed fees because “companies don’t want their fees being shared.” At the same time that the bid process fell under scrutiny, it became widely known that Board President Steve Smith was employed by Glenn Construction, the company that had been managing the district’s bond-issue funded construction projects for a number of years. About two months after those controversies flared in the media, the Board of Education reviewed and revised its bidding procedure. Smith resigned as president, but remained on the Board. Consultants, benefits and salaries In 2010, Superintendent Bruce Borchers, with Board approval, hired former colleagues Randy Smasl and Nancy DuBois as consultants and then administrators. Both Smasl and DuBois left their fivefigure jobs in suburban Minneapolis for six-figure jobs in Rockwood. DuBois has since resigned, effective June 1. Approximately four months after Smasl and Dubois were hired the Board reviewed and revised its policy concerning the hiring of consultants as Rockwood employees. This statement was added to the policy: “No person who performs services for the district under a consulting contract may, for a period of one year after completion of the consulting services, be hired by the Board for a position created by, originating from or directly affected by the contracted consulting services.” This past February, the Board extended Superintendent Borchers’ contract until 2015 and included an $8,000 per year car allowance. A quick survey of the Internet found that car allowances for superintendents across the nation can range from more than $21,000 to about $4,800. Some districts provide car allowances in the contracts for all of their administrators including administrative assistants.

At $234,600, Borchers is among the top 10 highest paid superintendents in Missouri according to figures published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). DESE numbers also show that Borchers leads the third largest school district in the state as well as the largest district in St. Louis County. At its meeting right before the bond issue vote, the Board also approved salary increases in a new contract with nurses. And since the bond issue’s failure the Board has given salary increases to custodians and staff who coach or sponsor extracurricular activities. The custodians’ contract also provides payment for unused sick days upon retirement. That policy is a benefit for other contracted employees as well. Maintaining and updating facilities If Prop R would have passed, LaSalle Middle School would have received $545,000 to construct a new addition for the nurse’s station; and the 40-year-old locker rooms at Eureka High School would have been replaced at a cost of $1.6 million – two items that were sited as in need of upgrade by RS for RS. However, at its meeting April 12 the Board agreed with Board Vice President Matt Doell that without the money the bond issue would have provided those projects are “off the table.” Board President Janet Strate further said in a statement to West Newsmagazine, “Without those bond issue funds, we’re going to have to stretch the operating budget to take care of some of the infrastructure and maintenance projects that would have been funded by the bond issue.” RS for RS would like the district to consider funding capital repairs and renovations within the operating budget instead of depending on bond issue revenues. Both Borchers and district CEO Broz said moving repairs and renovations into the operating budget instead of using bond issue monies is something that could be considered. Although Broz said such a move would probably require a tax increase; and Borchers said cuts would have to be made elsewhere in the budget. Administration and academic outcomes Rockwood has been accused of being heavy on administration. The district does have almost 85 administrators including principals and assistant principals giving it a ratio of 270 students for every administrator. However, according to DESE, the

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the state. In addition to the cash reserve, RS for RS has complaints about the amount of money the Board requires to be kept in the district’s debt service fund. According to Broz, the debt service fund is an important factor in determining Rockwood’s creditworthiness according to Standard & Poor’s. The district currently has a AAA rating, which earns it lower interest rates on borrowed money. Information published on Standard & Poor’s website states that the AAA rating means an organization “should generally be able to withstand … conditions of economic stress without defaulting.” Redistricting and rethinking RS for RS would also like the Rockwood Board to change boundaries to increase enrollment at underutilized schools instead of building more classrooms. “We’ve done redistricting in the past when we built Wildhorse Middle School,” Broz said. “It’s a very difficult, emotional, time-consuming process; but if we had to do it, we would.” Finally, for its last recommendation, the watchdog group referred to a newspaper article that quoted Borchers as saying, “It’s how we’ve done business” and asked that the district “Break away from the old groupthink model of just doing what they’ve always done.” According to Borchers, RS for RS has taken that quote “a little bit out of context.” He said his statement was in reference to a reporter’s question concerning the district’s business model and its use of bond issues. “It doesn’t mean we’re not going to look at our business model as a staff and as a Board,” Borchers said. “We always want to improve and if that means changing the business model, we’ll do that, but we’re going to do it for the right reasons and that’s to maintain the ‘Rockwood Advantage’ that we talk about for our children and our community.” The district sees the Rockwood Advantage as its local, state and national reputation for student academic achievement, effective educators, quality facilities, and safe and caring schools. The details of these areas can be found on several national and local websites including those for DESE (dese.mo.gov), Great Schools (greatschools.org), U.S. News & World Report (education.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-high-schools) and Rockwood’s own website (www.rockwood. k12.mo.us/rockwoodadvantage). So did Rockwood’s $43.2 million bond issue (Prop R) get voted down at the polls because of fiscal accountability questions or public relations issues? Maybe the answer lies in the words of the ancient philosopher, Protagoras, who said, “There are two sides to every question.”

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interstate monitoring of the electronic sales tracking system. The electronic sales monitoring system is already in place and To the Editor: working very well and costs the taxpayers The writer of Ecclesiastes told us centu- of Missouri nothing. I encourage everyone ries ago, “what has been will be again, what to support HB1328. has been done will be done again; there is Debra Kohl nothing new under the sun.” Chesterfield This truth was on display a few weeks ago in Jefferson City during a committee hearing discussing HB1952 that would change Roads versus remodeling current state law to require a prescription To the Editor: to purchase over-the-counter medication I find it fascinating when Ballwin streets containing pseudoephedrine. The working need a lot of work – although some work title of HB1952 is The Meth Lab Elimina- has/is being done – that our elected offition Act. That sounds good, doesn’t it? cials are looking to a “remodeling project.” Who wouldn’t want to eliminate meth labs, (West Newsmagazine, May 2) exploding toxic chemicals, injuries to innoTake care of yourselves and let people cent children and unsuspecting neighbors, drive on and in horrendous street disrepair. costly environmental cleanups, and increased Yes, I did see the article about more hazardous exposure to law enforcement? street work. However, Ballwin’s attitude I certainly do. I’m just not sure HB1952 about streets was summed up to me and the would accomplish all this. people of our subdivision when we had to However, I am confident HB1952 would fight for two years to have streets that had create an unfair market advantage for a crevasse fissures fixed, and they didn’t do new medication soon to be released. all streets completely. They took a patchWhy? work approach, and we now have rock Because the new medication will be rolling down the streets again and holes exempt from the new prescription require- reappearing so car alignment can be ruined, ment of HB1952. The new medication, windows cracked by flying rocks, and kids “coming soon to a store shelf near you” will on bikes can have a accidents. be exempt from the prescription requirement Further, in a letter to the head of streets, because, allegedly, it is formulated in a way his comment to me was: “When the tax that will make it impossible for any meth levy is passed we will repair.” I thought, “In this financial environment?” cooker to transform it into meth. Nifty. Now, Ballwin has a 10-year-old building So while the old generic pseudoephedrine containing, lower cost over-the-coun- they are ready to renovate because someone ter medications will be locked up behind did not plan properly when it was built. A $24,000 study is incredible, and how the pharmacy counter; the new “uncrackable” medication will be out front on the much more will it cost to take care of our “citizen politicians” when all is not right store shelf. I’m not so confident that the new prod- with our streets. Finally, will this lead to a bigger finanuct is as “uncrackable” as the manufacturer cial burden we cannot afford? claims. What is more important – offices, meetIt may cost the consumer more since the new product won’t have any competitors in ing space, windows that should have been the market. This is where the Mercantilism energy efficient when put in, poorly located comes in – governmental entities enacting mail room, etc. I doubt if our city fathers would be willpolicies to protect certain business entities from market competition. Colonial mer- ing to put this to a vote to see what the cantilism imposed by the British Empire people want to spend our money on – street was a contributing factor to America’s War repair or fixing a 10-year-old building that residents will never walk into to see all for Independence not so many years ago. I cannot support any bill that manipulates these new conveniences for our politicians. On a different tack, I cannot believe the market, creates retail winners and losers, and increases costs and requirements of Clarkson Valley can tell someone what law abiding citizens by the elected officials they can do with their own house. It is none whose job is to protect our freedoms and of the city’s business or the neighbors’ who are whining about how the solar panel look liberties. However, I do support HB1328 – that when someone wishes to spend thousands lowers monthly purchase amounts, to save energy money. This is government requires any person convicted of a drug- intrusion and control. Chris Gianoulakis related offense to obtain a prescription Ballwin (not the law abiding citizens), and includes

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Last year, the inaugural Talent Bash brought dozens of homegrown talent acts and hundreds of guests to the then-brand-new Chesterfield Amphitheater, located in Chesterfield Central Park. The event will return to the fabulous, open-air venue this Memorial Day weekend, starting at 11 a.m. and concluding with a fireworks show at 9:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 26.

Schlafly World Pork Steak Championship 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Area pit-masters will fire up their grills at 11 a.m. for the Schlafly World Pork Steak Championship, sponsored by St. Louis Home Fires in Ballwin. Thirty barbecue teams will compete in three categories: • Pork steak • Appetizer paired with a craft beer • Entree paired with a craft beer Several of the teams will offer their pork steaks, other barbecued items and various concessions for purchase, so be sure and stop by for a taste while supplies last!

Talent Bash 12 - 10 p.m. Henry’s Humans, a local, multi-genre cover band, will get the entertainment started with a live and energetic performance from 12-2 p.m. on the amphitheater stage. Beginning at 2 p.m., KTRS Radio personalities will begin introducing the 60-plus variety acts performed by local talent. West County Talent Bash participants will compete in four categories: youth, teen, young adult, and adult – in both solo/duo and group acts. Official judges and participating audience members will determine the winners. West County’s got talent, so you won’t want to miss it!

West County on Tap 2 - 8 p.m. The 2012 West County Talent Bash will be held May 26 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater.

Plan to stop by the Chesterfield Amphitheater for some amazing local talent, live music, barbecue, beer, soda and other Memorial Day treats. Whether you make it an all-day event or drop in for a short time, please join us for some old-fashioned family fun!

For more information, please call 636-591-0010 or visit www.NewsmagazineNetwork.com

St. Louis County’s first craft beer festival will offer Talent Bash guests who are 21 and older an opportunity to taste a variety of beers from small, independent brewers. Those who purchase a pilsner glass for $20 may sample up to 40 craft beers. Purchase a ticket for a pilsner in advance at St. Louis Home Fires, 15053 Manchester Road in Ballwin, or buy your glass at the Talent Bash.

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Talent Bash Lineup

The West County Talent Bash will open with the playing of the “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “God Bless America.” The first set of talent acts will begin at 2:05 p.m., and the final act will take the stage at 8:05 p.m. Throughout the show, KTRS Radio personalities Steve Cochran, Tina Delpiaz, McGraw Milhaven and Dan Strauss will keep things moving along as the emcees. After Set 5, the Schlafly World Pork Steak Championship awards will be presented. Voting on the Talent Bash acts will close at 8:30 p.m. The awards presentation will be held at 9:15 p.m. and will include a “Most Patriotic Performance” award presented by the Army National Guard. Before the first act takes the stage, Henry’s Humans will play two hours of live music, and after the final act, Kingdom Brothers will entertain the crowd. The show will conclude with a “Tribute to the Troops” fireworks show at 9:45 p.m.

Set 1

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• 2:05 (39) Waterfalls - Dance Project St. Louis (Dance) • 2:10 (59) Tommy McKanna (Piano) • 2:15 (16) Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (Dance) • 2:20 (12) Gracie Kuiper (Piano/ Singer) • 2:25 (30) Quality Brome (Rock Band) • 2:30 (60) Awesome "Stereo Heart" (Band) • 2:35 (14) IndianFolk Navrung (Bollywood Dance) • 2:40 (24) St. Louis Strutters (Tap Dance) • 2:45 (47) Emily Luedloff (Guitar & Vocals)

• 5:25 (55) Courtney Tyburczy (Voice/ Guitar) • 5:30 (50) Work (Pom Poms) • 5:35 (20) Claire Bader (Piano) • 5:40 (34) Furniture Movers (Band) • 5:45 (53) Thomas Heney (Guitar/ Singer) • 5:50 (11) Ron Steiner (Guitar) • 5:55 (66) Termites (Band) • 6:00 Schlafly BBQ Awards

Set 2

• 6:30 (19) Million Hits (Band) • 6:35 (46) Thomasi Daftsios (Dance) •6:40 (28) 89th key Teachers (Band) 6:45 (6)Blake Woodham & Matt Lesch (Guitar) • 6:50 (40) Kyrie - Dance Project St. Louis (Dance) • 6:55 (64) Fazios (Band) • 7:00 (4) Harbinger (Band) • 7:05 (41) Lois O’Brien (Singer) • 7:10 (58) Last Minute Run (Band)

• 2:55 (71) The Whistler (Whistling) • 3:00 (56) Jessie Phillips (Band/ Ukelele) • 3:05 (57) City Voices “Brother Love” (choir) • 3:10 (22) Jordan Struckman (piano) • 3:15 (7) Rizing Starz (Breakdancing) • 3:20 (43) Sarah Cox (Vocalist) • 3:25 (32) Diva La Tap “Calabri” (Tap Dance) • 3:30 (62) Carla Jo Younger (Piano) • 3:35 (3) Vocal Edge (Band)

Set 3

• 3:45 (8) Bollywood Song Kombadi Palali (Bollywood Dance) • 3:50 (42) Audrey Buehler (Piano/ Vocal) • 3:55 (15) Brand New You (Song & Dance) • 4:00 (26) Ashley Whipple (Piano) • 4:05 (68) Lily Oyer (Guitar/ Song) • 4:10 (45) 3 & 1/2 Dudes (Band) • 4:15 (52) Maybe (Ballet) • 4:20 (10) Rhythm Queens (Tap Dance) • 4:25 (2) Decedy (Band)

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Set 7

• 7:20 (44) J-Tal (Band) • 7:25 (9) t-maul (Country Band) • 7:30 (5) Alleyway Antics (Band) • 7:35 (67) Adonis Blue (Band) • 7:40 (18) Leland’s Road (Band) • 7:45 (33) Gateway to Agape (Choir) • 7:50 (49) Caged (Dance) • 7:55 (69) Randy Hawkins (Vocalist) • 8:00 (1) Crank Sanctuary (Band) • 8:05 (88) Feedback (Alternative Rock)

Set 4

• 4:35 (25) Katie Whipple (Singer) • 4:40 (23) Salsa Sensation (Salsa Dance) • 4:45 (54) Cori Rose Hopwood (Singer) • 4:50 (17) Joe Platt (Singer) • 4:55 (51) Dynomite (Jazz Dance) • 5:00 (70) Sweet Child O’ My Generation (Band) • 5:05 (31) Audrey Frost (Singer) • 5:10 (37) Joshua Harman (Singer) • 5:15 (35) Vague (Band)

Official judges and audience members who puchase guitar picks will vote on the acts. A portion of proceeds from the pick sales will benefit Whole Kids Outreach.

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guitar picks, provided by City Music and Fazio’s Frets and Friends, and will use the picks as votes to select the acts they like best. • Audience members may purchase guitar picks, priced at $5 for a pack of 10, and use them to vote for their favorite acts by dropping them into the entry boxes of their choice. There is no limit to the number of picks an audience member may purchase. • Judges’ guitar picks will be one color, and audience members’ picks will be another color. Judges’ votes will carry a bit more weight than audience votes. Talent Bash acts will be divided into four age groups – youth, teen, young adult, and adult – and further categorized as solo performer/duo or group. There will be a winner in each category in each age group and one overall grand champion. Talent Bash trophy All winning acts will receive a trophy and prize, and the grand champion will be A panel of official judges from Ches- featured in West Newsmagazine and interterfield Arts, the Chesterfield Chamber of viewed live on the KTRS Martin Kilcoyne Commerce, the city of Chesterfield, Three Show. Audience members who purchase picks to French Hens and West Newsmagazine will critique the 60-plus West County Talent make their winning picks will also be helpBash acts, but the public will have a hand ing a good cause. A portion of proceeds from pick sales will be donated to Whole Kids also in picking the winners. Here is how the judging process will Outreach, a nonprofit organization working to address the unmet health and wellness work: needs of hundreds of children living in rural • Each act will have its own entry box. • Judges on the panel will have a set of poverty in southeastern Missouri.

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With the West County Talent Bash taking place Memorial Day weekend – a time to honor Americans who have died in military service to the nation – it is fitting that the USO of Missouri will be on hand to garner support for America’s troops. Volunteers from the organization will hold a Summer Surge Drive at the event to collect items for the troops. The USO of Missouri is a private, nonprofit organization that works to lift the spirits of America’s troops and their families by providing a “touch of home” at its facilities, a shoulder when needed, and special events for troops and their families. The James S. McDonnell USO at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport was established in 1981, a satellite facility opened in 2007 in the airport’s east terminal, and there is a third facility at Ft. Leonard Wood. Additionally, the organization’s Mobile USO takes support on the road to meet the troops and their families for deployment and welcome home parties, training exercises, community festivals, military family picnics, etc.

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“We have 10,000-15,000 troops a month come through our facility (at Lambert) because of travel to and from Ft. Leonard Wood,” said Kathy O’Connor, executive director of the USO of Missouri. “We are not a United Way agency, we are not government-funded, and we are financially independent from the national USO. All of our funding is local funding.” More than 700 volunteers keep the USO of Missouri running 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Several of those volunteers will be at the Talent Bash to collect items for the troops and their families. Those who would like to donate to the Summer Surge Drive are asked to bring any of the following items: • granola bars • Slim Jims • individually-packaged snack chips • small fruit cups • individually-wrapped snack cakes Visitors to the Talent Bash can drop their donations for the troops at the Mobile USO or at the USO booth located inside the Chesterfield Amphitheater.

bands share the stage

In addition to more than 60 entertaining variety acts, the West County Talent Bash will feature live performances by two great bands. Henry’s Humans, a fairly new and definitely notable local cover band, will play from 12-2 p.m. “We do a little bit of everything,” said Dan Strauss, of KTRS Radio, who provides bass guitar and vocals for the band, which has played at Backstreet Jazz & Blues, House of Rock, and Old Rock House. “We do some 80s and 90s rock, classic rock, country. We’re all over the place.” Strauss is joined by Tina Dalpiaz, Henry’s Humans’ lead singer and percussionist; Larry McNamara, on bass guitar and vocals; and David Wissler, drummer.

Kingdom Brothers, a local electric blues band that credits its great sound to the timeless influences of Albert King, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Eric Clapton and other greats, will take the stage after the last Talent Bash act, at about 8 p.m. Kingdom Brothers features the powerful vocal duo of Tom Wilson and Chris Shepherd; Bob Walther, bass guitar player; Ron Roskowske, lead guitarist; Stan Gill, on keyboards and vocals; and Joe Warmbrodt, drummer. Kingdom Brothers has appeared at BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups; The Wolf Public House; Harrah’s Casino and other area venues. Come early, stay late, and plan on taking in some quality entertainment!

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Healt h Capsu les that CEOs tend to be tall, attractive, goodlooking people. We now know that these people also tend to have a stronger chin. As a result, people subconsciously associate a stronger chin with more authority, selfconfidence and trustworthiness.” Other cosmetic procedures that rose in popularity in 2011 and the percent of their increase include: • Lip augmentation (49 percent) • Cheek implant (47 percent) • Laser skin resurfacing (9 percent) • Soft tissue fillers (7 percent) • Facelift (5 percent) Chin augmentation was the fastest growing plastic surgery procedure in 2011. (Photo courtesy of American Society of Plastic Surgeons)

Chin surgery skyrockets New statistics from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show chin augmentation to be the fastest growing plastic surgery trend among all demographics – and the reason may be due in part to increased use of video chat technology, the aging of baby boomers and a desire for success in the workplace. According to the ASPS, in 2011, chin augmentation overall was up 71 percent over 2010 – an increase of more than breast augmentation, Botox® and liposuction combined. The procedure skyrocketed among men (76 percent increase), women (66 percent increase) and among all patients older than 20, with the biggest increase occurring among patients age 40 and older. “The chin and jawline are among the first areas to show signs of aging,” said Dr. Malcolm Roth, ASPS president. “People are considering chin augmentation as a way to restore their youthful look just like a facelift or eyelid surgery. “We also know that as more people see themselves on video chat technology, they may notice that their jawline is not as sharp as they want it to be. Chin implants can make a dramatic difference.” As for having chin surgery to achieve greater success on the job, Dr. Darrick Antell, a plastic surgeon who has studied the profiles of many CEOs, said, “We know

Tick season In the U.S., ticks cause more human disease than any other insect, and with Missouri’s mild winter and early spring, tick season started earlier this year. Following are tick-borne disease prevention tips from the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services: • Walk in the center of trails to avoid overhanging brush and tall grass. • Use an insect repellent that contains DEET, which interferes with ticks’ ability to locate you. Another repellant, permethrin, is used on clothing and actually kills ticks, as well as mosquitoes and chiggers. • Wear light-colored clothing, which will help you spot ticks more easily. • Tuck or even tape pant legs into socks to slow down ticks’ quest for your skin. • Promptly remove an attached tick. The longer it is attached, the greater the risk of infection. To reduce the chance of disease transmission, position tips of tweezers around the area where the tick’s mouthparts enter the skin. Then, use a slow, steady motion when pulling the tick away from the skin. After removal, disinfect skin with soap and water or other available disinfectants. Parenthood doesn’t prompt healthier diet One might think that starting a family would prompt parents to adopt healthier eating habits, but a new study shows otherwise. In a study examining the effect that

having children has on parents’ eating habits, researchers found that parenthood does not lead to healthier diets. The study was published online earlier this month in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. “We found that parenthood does not have unfavorable effects on parents’ diets, but neither does it lead to significant improvements compared to non-parents, as health practitioners would hope,” said the lead investigator, Dr. Helena Laroche, of the University of Iowa and the Iowa City VA Medical Center. “In fact, parents lag behind their childless counterparts in decreasing their intake of saturated fat, and their overall diet remains poor.” The study looked at seven years of data on the diets of more than 2,500 adults, measuring intake of saturated fat, calories, daily servings of fruits and vegetables and sugarsweetened drinks, and fast food consumption. None of the adults had children in the home during the first year of the study. Adults who became parents decreased their saturated fat intake by 1.6 percent, compared to a 2.1 percent reduction by non-parents. Parents and non-parents both increased their fruit and vegetable consumption. Laroche said children’s food requests may partly explain the results. “Finding foods that children like and request has been described by parents as one of the major factors influencing purchasing decisions,” Laroche said. “Given that marketing strategies to U.S. children focus on high fat, high sugar foods, these requests are often for less healthy foods.” ‘Peter Pans’ of partying Researchers at the University of Missouri found that many college-age students feel that getting intoxicated in one’s early 20s is normal, but continuing the behavior at age 30 is perceived as immature. The study included interviews with more than 400 25-year-olds. Some of them showed signs of alcohol problems, but those problems did not correlate to self-reported feelings of immaturity. However, when those same people were surveyed again at age 29 and again at age 35, those showing signs of alcohol abuse or dependence reported feeling immature for their age.

“We interpreted our findings to suggest that, at 25, drinking is more culturally acceptable,” said Rachel Winograd, lead researcher and a doctoral student studying psychology at MU. “Young adults are out at the bars with their friends, and drinking is a bonding experience. They also view blacking out, vomiting and drunk driving as more acceptable because peers are behaving similarly. “But by 29, when many of their peers have settled down, individuals who still drink heavily may start to view themselves at ‘Peter Pans’ of partying who never fully matured.” According to Winograd, people in their early 20s who accept their own heavy drinking may not realize their behavior can be associated with identity issues later on. “We can apply this research to nip the problem in the bud and help young adults become aware that their alcohol use behaviors may conflict with their long-term goals,” she said. The study – “Do People Who ‘Mature Out’ of Drinking See Themselves as More Mature?” – was published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Broken hearts A study of 2,000 people hospitalized for heart attacks showed that the psychological stress of losing a loved one can increase the risk of heart attack. Elizabeth Mostofsky, an author of the study, said heart attack symptoms should not be dismissed as a harmless response to grief. “Bereaved individuals and their family and friends should be aware of this heightened risk to make sure that the bereaved person takes care of him(self) or herself,” Mostofsky said. “The risk of having a heart attack was 21 times higher in the 24 hours following the loss of a loved one, compared to other times.” The study appeared in the journal Circulation and was supported by the National Institutes of Health. Battling bullying Cyberbullying is on the increase and can occur 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Like bullying that takes place in person, bullying via electronic technology can have serious effects on the person being

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Pain in a joint often arises due to cartilage damage, either from injury or general wear and tear. As a result, the joint becomes less mobile and even more painful. Learn the causes, symptoms and treatment options for degenerative shoulder joint disease, including therapy, medications, and surgical techniques. Dr. Matthew Collard, orthopedic surgeon presenting.

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CBL & Associates, owner of five area malls, has announced the opening of the following stores in the West County area: Francesca’s Collections, a boutique offering jewelry, accessories, apparel, gifts, frames and wall décor, now open at Chesterfield Mall; James Avery, featuring craftsman-quality jewelry, opening in October at West County Center; Monsoon Kids, a boutique carrying clothing for children from infant through elementary school, opening in July at Chesterfield Mall; and Zumiez, offering clothing, footwear, accessories, DVDs and hard goods for skate and snow active lifestyles, opening in October at West County Center. ••• Chesterfield-based Dot Foods recently made a $5,720 donation to Youth In Need. More than 85 employees gathered for a cocktail reception at the West County home of Dot Foods CEO, John Tracy, and his wife Linda, to help raise funds for the local nonprofit. Employees were asked to donate $20 per person to attend. The Dot Foods Charitable Committee and John and Linda Tracy personally matched each donation. This is the third year the Tracys have hosted the event. ••• Massage Envy St. Louis, which operates 13 clinics in St. Louis County and two

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AWARDS & HONORS The editors of Multichannel News have recognized Sean O’Donnell, Charter Communications’ vice president and general manager for Missouri and Illinois, as one of 40 “movers and shakers” younger than age 40 who are helping their companies grow and succeed while playing an important role in mapping the future of the multichannel video and telecommunications business. O’Donnell, 38 and a native of St. Louis, is responsible for providing advanced Internet, TV and phone services to about 600,000 customers in more than 300 Missouri and Illinois communities. He oversees the market’s strategic direction, its day-to-day operations and more than 2,000 employees and service partners.

MEETINGS & NETWORKING The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce holds Business After Hours from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 24 at Wellbridge Athletic Club & Spa. Admission is free for members and $15 for non-members. To register, call 532-3399 by May 22.

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Com mu n it y Event s Frisbee Fun Five The second annual Frisbee Fun Five 5K and .5-mile kids’ fun run is at 8 a.m. (5K race begins) on Sunday, June 3 at Marquette High School. The fun run and Frisbee toss for kids aged 12 and younger begins at 9 a.m. The events honor Paige Participants line up for the kids’ fun run and Frisbee toss Hicks, a 2007 Marquette at last year’s Frisbee Fun Five at Marquette High. High graduate and former Marquette runner who, in the summer of 2010, was hit by a truck and killed while biking across the country to raise money for affordable housing. Hicks was a member of the women’s ultimate Frisbee team at Brown University, where her friends established the Paige V. Hicks Memorial Fund. Race proceeds will be divided between that fund and a scholarship to support a Marquette cross country or track athlete who exemplifies Hicks’ “spirit, great sportsmanship, work ethic and innate ability to make workouts and races fun,” said Hicks’ mother, Dawn Holemon. For more information or to register, visit bigriverrunning.com or frisbeefunfive.com.

BENEFITS The Chesterfield Lions Club hosts a barbecue from 11 a.m.-7:30 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, May 17-18 at Four Seasons Plaza parking lot on Olive Boulevard, west of Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. Ribs, pork steaks, brats and hot dogs are served with sides of cole slaw, baked beans and chips. Proceeds support needy organizations throughout the area. For large orders or more information, call Elmer at (314) 378-4758. ••• The St. Clare Men’s Club hosts the St. Clare of Assisi Golf Tournament at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Aberdeen Golf Club, Hwy. 44 and Lewis Road. The tournament includes lunch and dinner, refreshments, golf, skins game, mulligans and prizes. Sponsorship opportunities are available. The cost is $95 per player. Registration and lunch begin at noon. To register or sponsor, call Russ Klingel at (314) 306-6541. ••• Manchester Elks Lodge #2058 hosts a golf tournament on Saturday, May 19. Proceeds benefit Manchester Elks Chari-

ties. The cost is $300 per foursome. Call (314) 821-4450. ••• Friends of Kids with Cancer hosts the Missouri Brewfest from noon-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at Westport Plaza. A range of craft beers from Missouri breweries and microbreweries is featured. For $20, guests receive a commemorative pilsner glass and tasting privileges. Food is available for purchase from restaurants including Dierdorf & Hart’s. Visit westportstl.com or call (314) 576-7100. ••• Concours d’Elegance is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, May 20 at Kemp Auto Museum. Almost 70 rare and treasured American and European vehicles come together in a show of their craftsmanship. Admission is free; refreshments are available for purchase. The event benefits Ranken Jordan Pediatric Hospital. Visit kempautomusuem.org. ••• The 14th annual Friends of Kids with Cancer Golf Tournament & Auction

opens with registration at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 21 at Whitmoor Country Club. Lunch from Russo’s Catering is at 10:30 a.m. and is followed by a shotgun start at noon. An open bar, steak dinner and auctions follow golf. Snacks and refreshments are served throughout the day. Sponsorships and foursomes are available, with 84 percent of donations directly funding programs for the children. Call (314) 2757440 or visit friendsofkids.com. ••• The Creve Coeur-Olivette Chamber of Commerce holds its annual golf tournament with a noon shotgun start on Tuesday, May 22 at the Landings at Spirit Golf Club in Chesterfield. Driving range use, boxed lunches, dinner and beverages are included in the $100 registration. Call (314) 5693536. ••• West County Bible Church hosts a rummage sale from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, May 26 at 82 Henry Ave. in Ellisville. Proceeds benefit the church’s sister-churches in poverty-stricken areas of Barranquilla, Colombia, South America. The funds help establish neighborhood churches and maintain scholarships to help children attend school. Call 227-7292 or visit westcountybiblechurch.com. ••• A Rummage Sale Extravaganza is from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 at St. Clare of Assisi, 15642 Clayton Road in Ellisville. The indoor sale fills the gym and cafeteria. All proceeds benefit the teen youth ministry program. For details call 394-7307. ••• The 27th annual Cassidy Turley/RMH Golf Tournament is on Monday, June 4 at Meadowbrook Country Club, with a dinner auction at the same location on Sunday, June 3. Tournament winners receive a first-place trophy. A chip-off contest offers $3,000 in prize money. Registration includes lunch, refreshments on the course, a cocktail hour and buffet. The event raises money to provide a home-away-from-home for families of seriously ill children. Register at rmhcstl.com/golf. ••• Sing for Siteman 2012: For One Night Only! is from 7:30-9 p.m. on Monday, June 4 at Whitaker Hall on the Danforth

Campus at Washington University. Nine nationally celebrated artists presenting music and an informal wine and dessert reception are featured. Tickets are $100 for preferred seating and $50 for general seating. Proceeds benefit the Director’s Discovery Fund at Siteman Cancer Center. Call (314) 961-0644 or visit opera-stl.org/ singforsiteman for tickets. ••• Big Truck Day is from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, June 10 at Kemp Auto Museum. Guests at the free event enjoy face painting, live music and trucks. Vehicles from MoDOT, fire trucks, tractors, monster trucks and more are included. Non-perishable food items are collected for Operation Food Search, and the first 100 kids get a free snow cone. Visit kempautomusuem.org. ••• The YMCA Trout Lodge and Camp Lakewood Charity Golf Tournament begins with a shotgun start at noon on Wednesday, June 13 at Tapawingo National Golf Club. The event helps 200-250 kids each year who request financial assistance to attend Camp Lakewood. Silent and live auctions follow dinner; registration includes unlimited lunch and drinks on the course, a buffet dinner and entry in the putting contest. Contact Renee Godinez at (314) 241-9622 or visit ymcaoftheozarks. org to register.

FAMILY AND KIDS Best of Stovall’s plays from 6:45-8:45 p.m. on Friday, May 18 at Wildwood Town Center Plaza. The country music concert is the first of the 2012 Wildwood Concert Series. Grilled hot dogs, snow cones, kettle corn and drinks are featured. Guests are invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket for seating. Call 458-0440. ••• The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce hosts the Bob Kuban Band from 7-9 p.m. on Tuesday, June 5 at Faust Park, 15185 Olive Blvd. Free cake and treats for kids are featured. Fireworks celebrate the anniversary of the city of Chesterfield. Admission is free. Visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.

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Flower has inventory homes in two West County locations Flower Homes now has a new 4,400-square-foot model/inventory home ready for move-in at Wilson Creek on Wilson Road near Wild Horse Creek Road in Chesterfield. The price of the home has been reduced to $1,149,900. Only three homesites are left to sell of the original 12 lots at Wilson Creek. Prices start in the $800s and Flower currently is offering a free finished lower level with game and media area, wet bar and bath. Meanwhile, Flower has sold one custom home in Town and Country at 6 Bopp Lane and is ready to start another tear-downbuild-new on South Topping Estates Drive. The South Topping Estates home will be priced at $1,649,900 and completion is slated for later this year. Only two homesites remain at intimate, eight-home Olde Baxter Square in Chesterfield where inventory homes are being constructed and are expected to ready for occupancy in June. The two homes will be priced at $589,900 and include many upgrades such as vaulted ceilings, covered verandas and finished lower levels. For more information about any of these homes and neighborhoods contact Betsy Delahunt at (636) 537-3030 or visit flowerhomes.com.

Whittaker sees sales on rise at New Town and Glenhurst Maybe it’s the weather, or maybe the economy, but it could be the great prices that are selling homes said Greg Whittaker of Homes by Whittaker. This spring Whittaker has enjoyed more than 35 combined sales at The New Town at St. Charles and at the Glenhurst villa community in Wentzville. Whittaker is almost out of inventory homes at New Town and getting ready to build four more. Most popular has been the value-leading model 2032 two-story, which accounted for half of recent sales. Prices start as low as $179,500, depending on the homesite, for this four-bedroom, 2½-bath plan with over 2,000 square feet. Other two-story plans start at $114,900. Glenhurst, located on what Whittaker calls “the quiet side” of I-70 in Wentzville offers two-story homes attached in pairs only at the garage for maximum privacy and feature full front and rear yards that are owned by the resident, not the community. Prices start at $104,500 for attractive 1,200 to 1,500-square-foot models with two to four bedrooms and a two-car garage. Now available are former premium homesites that back to trees. For information about New Town or Glenhurst, call (636) 916-2000. Check out homesbywhittaker.com.

Grand Opening of New Display Tour to Win Cardinals Tickets – Save Over $80,000 This Weekend Make Meadows of Wildwood your last, best move. Active adults who want to downsize their home but not their lifestyle should visit the Meadows of Wildwood this weekend for the grand opening of the Clark Gable display, a reincarnation of the original Gable display that opened on January 15 and sold in 5 days! At Meadows of Wildwood, a slightly smaller home is actually a whole lot more - more features, more amenities and, most of all, more time to do the things you love. Tour the community this weekend, between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., enjoy snacks and beverages and to enter to win Cardinals tickets. The Meadows of Wildwood, a neighborhood in Town Center for buyers age 55 and older, makes transitioning from a larger, high-maintenance home to a carefree yet luxurious villa the easiest move you’ll ever make. In fact, E-404 Construction LLC, developer of the Meadows, will assist potential buyers in selling their current residence. Each of the five model homes at the Meadows has two to three bedrooms, and range from 1,600 to over 1,800 square feet. A finished lower level can increase total living space to more than 2,700 square feet. Prices are better than ever and range from $300,000 to over $400,000.

But the well-appointed homes are just the beginning. The Meadows backs to the forests of the Rockwood Reservation, and the Al Foster Trail is adjacent. Some of the 15 remaining homesites have views of a fully stocked lake with a trail around it, and, the YMCA and St. Louis Community College are next-door neighbors. Homeowners have plenty of time to enjoy these amenities because lawn maintenance, snow removal, street maintenance, an emergency response system and trash pickup are included in a low monthly fee. Even better, each home comes with a free membership to the YMCA. John M. Rooney Jr., of E-404, notes that one of the biggest draws is the Meadow’s clubhouse. Resembling an English manor home, the 6,000-square-foot Club has a stone fireplace, richly paneled walls, a com mercial kitchen and dining rooms for parties and events. It is without question the most unique community gathering place in the St. Louis area. You are also invited to the clubhouse for the first annual Rat Pack Gala featuring singer Gary Burr with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres starting at 5:30 p.m. on May 18. Enjoy all of your favorite songs by Frank, Dean and Tony.

This weekend buyers will save $86,379 on their lot and options and receive free HOA dues for a year.

Seating is limited and tickets are $20 for single and $30 per couple. RSVP to Melody Kuehl at 636-273-5300. Along with the new displays is a new sales manager, Melody Kuehl, with 21 years of experience in various aspects of the new home industry from major home builders in the metropolitan St. Louis area, selling multi-family, single-family and villa developments including multi-million dollar luxury custom homes. “Melody’s number one focus has always been customer satisfaction, because of her attention to detail and passion for a job well done,” Bill Rombach of E-404 said. As a final selling point, Rooney noted that interest rates are at record lows. “We can get you financed with our preferred lender, Gershman Mortgage. There has never been a better time to buy,” he said. The Sales Center at 111 Meadows of Wildwood Blvd. is open daily from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 636-273-5300 or visit meadowsofwildwood.com to learn more.

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Tahoe Joe’s brings legendary mountain dining to Chesterfield Dining at Tahoe Joe’s is a total sensory experience that begins with the architecture – a rustic, California-style ski lodge featuring timbered walls and an inviting rock fireplace. Guests also pick up the scent of sweet almond smoke wafting from the kitchen’s wood-fired grill. “The authentic almond wood fire is used to grill all of Joe’s steaks, chops and seafood, which provides an amazing flavor that isn’t found anywhere else,” Atkins said. Stars of that grill are the steaks, which are custom-cut from Midwestern, corn-fed beef aged a minimum of 28 days. Joe’s Steak, a slow-roasted sirloin rolled in cracked black pepper and finished on the grill, is the house signature steak. Among the other steak cuts are the rosemary-rubbed Prime Tahoe Joe’s features Sierra Mountain-style dining in rustic, California ski Rib, the hearty New York Strip, the bacon-wrapped lodge surroundings. Twin Petite Filets and a 22-ounce Tahoe T-bone. Beyond the beef, there is much to consider, salad or made-from-scratch soups. The house recommendaincluding pork chops, chicken and seafood. Some favor- tion is the Chicken Pot Pie Soup – the ultimate comfort food ites include the fresh Taylor Creek Salmon and the Rail- that due to customer demand has become a menu staple. road Camp Shrimp – another signature dish – which is The complete Sierra Mountain dining experience tempura-battered, fried, tossed with wontons and peanuts, includes a slice of Nevada Cheesecake – decadent with a and served in a sweet and spicy garlic soy sauce. Pan light, smooth vanilla filling and topped with real whipped Seared Calamari is another Tahoe Joe’s original that trans- cream. If you haven’t room for dessert, order a slice to go. forms calamari into a pistachio-encrusted cutlet, finished Tahoe Joe’s offers carryout and take home catering. with lemon caper sauce. Both the shrimp and calamari are Since opening in Chesterfield last November, Tahoe available as appetizers or dinners. Joe’s has made many friends but is looking to make more. Steaks and the Sierra Mountain Specialties – such as the, “If you haven’t been out yet, we want you to stop in and Sierra Mountain Ribs, Whiskey Peppercorn Sirloin and become a friend of Joe’s,” Atkins said. “There’s nothing Joe’s-Style Roasted Chicken – come with a choice of fresh else like us in the Valley.”

By SUZANNE CORBETT During the1870s, the Sierra Nevada mountains yielded more than gold and silver, thanks to Tahoe Joe, a legendary chef who developed Sierra Mountain dining, which revolves around grilling and slow roasting over almond wood fires and the use of local seasonings and bold spices. Today, that unique cooking style has migrated from California to Missouri and is found exclusively at Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse in Chesterfield Valley. “We get most of our beef from the Midwest, so when we wanted to expand, Missouri was a natural choice,” said Reem Atkins, Tahoe Joe’s’ community and public relations manager. “Chesterfield has proved a great location where we’re making new friends for Joe every day.” Tahoe Joe’s is dedicated to making every guest a friend by providing what Atkins calls “enlightened hospitality.” “Enlightened hospitality is treating every guest as a friend in your own home and anticipating their unique needs before they have to ask,” Atkins said. “It’s a style of service along with our Sierra Mountain-style dining that’s made Joe’s unique.” Tahoe Joe’s Famous Steakhouse 17258 Chesterfield Airport Road • Chesterfield 636-728-1811 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Friday-Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Sunday www.TahoeJoes.com

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love working with children? The West County Family YMCA Early Childhood Center is looking for a PT Assistant Teacher, must be at least 18. Hours are from 7:30am to 1pm M-F. Must have 3 college credit hours in early childhood field. Also a Lead Teacher with 12 college credit hours in early childhood field. Hours are from 8 am to 5pm M-F. Both positions require ECE experience and includes free YMCA membership. Call Joan Huey at 636-532-6515 x 250 for more details. EOE M/F/ D/V. Must pass criminal history background screening. NOW HIRING CAREGIvERS AND NuRSES. Immediate openings for all areas of St. Louis especially Chesterfield, Ellisville & Ballwin. Private Duty cases only. All shifts avail. Apply iwwn person at 141 N. Meramec, Suite 102, Tues. & Thurs. 9am-11am or 1pm-3pm. Questions? Call 314863-3030.

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Lawn Cutting $25. Landscaping cleanup! Weeding, mulching, tree/bush trimming/removal, leaf removal. Aerating $50, Dethatching $95 (raking/bagging extra). Free Estimates. 636-4323451.

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Accountant/CPA Hochschild, Bloom & Company LLP, a quality-oriented growing CPA firm seeks experienced fulltime CPA/Auditor with 3 plus years public accounting preferred, work in various industries and service areas, experience with governmental auditing a plus. Flex hours (including busy season), 401(k), cafeteria plan, medical, dental, disability and life insurance, civic and professional involvement encouraged, office closes early on Fridays during the summer, vacation credit for previous experience in public accounting. We offer advanced technology, international affiliations, commitment to employee development, advancement opportunities, limited or no out-oftown travel, and office located in Chesterfield. Email: mike@hbclp. com.

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Carpenter Apprentices for framiing and siding crews. Experience a plus but not necessary. Call Terry at 314-574-7182. EEO/ Drug Screen Required.

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