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Different Decisions Two unrelated news stories on the same day show the contrast between government decisions and private decisions.

Under the headline “Foreclosed Homes Sell at Big Discounts,” USA Today reported that banks were selling the homes they foreclosed on, at discounts of 38 percent in Tennessee to 41 percent in Illinois and Ohio.

Banks in general try to get rid of the homes they acquire by foreclosure, by selling them quickly for whatever they can get.

Why? Because banks are forced by economic realities to realize that they are not real estate companies.

No matter how much expertise bank officials may have in financial transactions, that is very different from knowing the best ways to maintain and market empty houses.

Meanwhile, there was a story on the Fox News Channel about schools that are using their time to indoctrinate kindergartners and fourth graders with politically correct attitudes about sex.

Anyone familiar with the low standards and mushy notions in the schools and departments of education that turn out our public school teachers might think that these teachers would have all they can do to make American children competent in reading, writing and math.

Anyone familiar with how our children stack up with children from other countries in basic education would be painfully aware that American children lag behind children in countries that spend far less per pupil than we do.

In other words, teachers and schools that are failing to provide the basics of education are branching out into all sorts of other areas, where they have even less competence.

Why are teachers so bold when banks are so cautious? The banks pay a price for being wrong. Teachers don’t.

If banks try to act like they are real estate companies and hold on to a huge inventory of foreclosed homes, they are likely to lose money big time, as those homes deteriorate and cannot compete with homes marketed by real estate companies with far more experience and expertise in this field.

But if teachers fail to educate children, they don’t lose one dime, no matter how much those children and the country lose by their failure. If the schools waste pre-

cious time indoctrinating children, instead of educating them, that’s the children’s problem and the country’s problem, but not the teachers’ problem.

Sex indoctrination is just one of innumerable “exciting” and “innovative” selfindulgences of the schools. There is no bottom line test of what these boondoggles cost the children or the country.

Incidentally, conservatives who think that schools should be teaching “abstinence” miss the point completely. The schools have no expertise to be teaching sex at all. We should be happy if they ever develop the competence to teach math and English, so that our children can hold their own in international tests given to children in other countries.

Schools are just one government institution that take on tasks for which they have no expertise or even competence.

Congress is the most egregious example.

In the course of any given year, Congress votes on taxes, medical care, military spending, foreign aid, agriculture, labor, international trade, airlines, housing, insurance, courts, natural resources and much more.

There are professionals who have spent their entire adult lives specializing in just one of these fields. The idea that Congress can be competent in all these areas simultaneously is staggering. Yet, far from pulling back – as banks or other private enterprises must, if they don’t want to be ruined financially by operating beyond the range of their competence –Congress is constantly expanding further into more fields.

Having spent years ruining the housing markets with their interference, leading to a housing meltdown that has taken the whole economy down with it, politicians have now moved on into micro-managing automobile companies and medical care.

They are not going to stop unless they get stopped. And that is not going to happen until the voters recognize the fact that political rhetoric is no substitute for competence.

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letters to the editor Thanking Eureka residents To the Editor: It all started with a simple YouTube video.

A small idea turned into a huge success.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine over 75 volunteers would help collect approximately 38,000 pounds of donations as well as $7,533.38 in two days!

It was inspiring watching the cars pull into the lot to drop off their donations. It was moving to see the eager volunteers unload the cars. It was remarkable to watch young children donate their toys to the children of Joplin who have none.

It was incredible to watch the volunteers collecting money from passing cars or those stopped on Central Avenue because of the slow moving trains. It was gratifying knowing that what we were doing was affecting a great number of people.

So many lives were touched over Memorial Day weekend – volunteers, individuals who donated, and most importantly the people of Joplin who will receive the supplies to begin to put their lives back together.

I would like to give a special thanks to volunteers instrumental in the success of this operation: Steve and Jo Anne Jeffries, Fred Bunch, Lynn Wall, Brad Beebe, Tony Moore, Brad and Jessica Moore, Gail Moore, Sandy Guest, Cassie Wineinger, Matt and Ashleigh Wallach, Barb and Matt Onken, Bill and Bobbie Roberts, members of the Eureka High School football, lacrosse and wrestling teams and the parents of those athletes. Thank you for sacrificing your holiday weekend to help others in need.

I would also like to thank those businesses that sponsored the event: the Eureka-Pacific Elks Lodge, A-Mrazek Moving Systems, Eureka Screen Printing, Boxes Inc., Chipotle Mexican Grill, and Vivo Plus.

Your generosity will directly affect those devastated by the horrific tornado. Because of you the people of Joplin can begin to put their lives back together.

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grandparents, daughter and three grandsons painted and left our marks on the wall.

We gathered along with others to make a beautiful picture in Chesterfield.

None of this, though, would have been possible without the influence of Chesterfield Arts. They hatched the concept and had local children design the mural on the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee floodwall along Edison Blvd. The outline was in black with numbers on each section, like a paint-by-number picture.

Mother Nature was on our side with a beautiful sunny day. Chesterfield Arts provided the paints and brushes and guidance for the anxious painters. Great music played, and delicious aromas wafted from nearby food vendors. The Monarch Fire Department, a giant tortoise named Charlie, and other important Chesterfield officials watched as a nondescript concrete wall became a beautiful symbol of discovery, history and community.

Chesterfield Arts did a magnificent job of organizing the event. Everyone could participate. The lines were organized, the instructions were easy to follow, and the volunteers were friendly and helpful to assist the painters. If this event was the first of its kind for Chesterfield Arts, we commend them even more. A job well done and a beautiful new gem for the Chesterfield community.

Bruce and Janet “Moochie” Schlag Chesterfield

Defending conservatives

To the Editor: This is in response to the letter written by the confused liberal from Ballwin, Larry Covington.

I would be very proud to have Ann Wagner, or someone with similar values, to represent me in Congress, as I am proud to have been represented by the high moral values as set forth by Todd Akin.

Todd Akin is a very honorable. What a contrast to the left-wing demagogues like Harry Reid, Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi and Barney Frank. Covington’s criticism Making their mark of Todd Akin is reprehensible but typical To the Editor: of how liberals attack good, decent people.

Wow! Chesterfield has done it again.

Mr. Covington, your comment, “No Chesterfield Arts has given the city of Marxist Kenyan comments, Ann?” is Chesterfield a group art project to be laughable. If you don’t see Obama and his proud of. We were excited to learn about radical cohorts attempting to turn this great the “Make Your Mark” mural project many country into a socialist state, you are being months ago. We put the date on our cal- disingenuous or terribly ignorant. endar and made sure our three grandsons Lastly, Ann Wagner’s description of were invited to attend. herself as a “common-sense conservative” So, the day has come and gone. The is right on target. When I hear liberals

like yourself talk about the great job that Obama and the Democrats have done, the first thing that crosses my mind is that liberals don’t have any common sense.

Bob Flacke Ballwin

Steamed about spending ‘solution’ To the Editor: The “gang” in Washington – Obama and his appointed thugs (he prefers to call them czars) – have ticked me off – again.

Most people have already forgotten how the Tea Party people have called for billions of budget cuts. The subsequent discussions always result in picking away at Social Security, Medicare and a few other million dollars of controversial cuts – and nothing happens. It’s always back to what to cut from Social Security, etc.

Well, this morning’s paper (Tues., May 17) takes the cake – sets me on fire. How long have they talked about the debt ceiling? Yesterday, spending hit that limit. Not to worry: The appointed Chicago thug, (Treasury Secretary Timothy) Geithner, has a solution. He is not going to pay federal retirees their earned pensions, taking their money to pay off debts.

Yes, we paid in “after tax money” – good money back then, not like now – to our pension fund (was about 15 percent) and most people pay pre-tax money. So now what does he expect us to do – not pay our bills, just like is done in Washington? Oh, get this: Obama promised not to touch Social Security – their retirement – but we are fair game. Also, we represent a small amount of money compared to all the salaries handed out in Washington to Congress and the bureaucrats. But we are not considered a political force to cause the Democrats any trouble.

A long-forgotten thing similar happened back in the ‘70s when the budget was in trouble. The Democrats hit on a solution – deny federal workers their Social Security because they are double-dippers. Huh? I worked for the feds for 30 years and as said paid in considerably more money than people did to Social Security. Then I worked under Social Security on totally different jobs for 21 more (years). The law they then passed to save the government was to give me only 40 percent of my calculated Social Security pension. In addition, my wife cannot share in any of it, nor can I share in her earned Social Security.

We are an inconsequential political group, and the rhetoric was great – how

they saved the government. Now no one remembers, except my small population who took the unfair cuts.

Read (Thomas) Sowell’s comments this week (West Newsmagazine, May 11) on how those guys are printing money and calling it anything but what it is. Just as what they are doing to federal pensions, it (is) more trickery. And the scary part is they are going to blame it on the Republicans, because no one is directly affected except federal pensioners, and who cares? There is no political danger in that – Obama has saved Social Security – big hurray.

Jim Giles Chesterfield

Just the facts

To the Editor: Americans have 27 months to prepare for the important presidential election of 2012.

It is time for all of us to listen carefully to the candidates from both parties and, more importantly, take the time to examine their actions in the past. People tend to do as they have done. Also, promises made are not necessarily promises kept.

We have painfully learned that a partisan divided Congress can distort and destroy the best of intentions. Soon, the political rhetoric will ramp up to a fever pitch from every side on every issue. I think it is important for all of us to make our judgments on facts rather than accusations.

Name-calling is often a sign of uninformed ignorance and serves none of us.

Whether we consider ourselves Democrats or Republicans, liberals or conservatives, we should first consider ourselves Americans with pride in our freedom to elect those who will lead us. I think it would be wise to ignore the far fringes of both parties.

I disagree with John Patrick’s recent (letter to the editor) where he stated that criticism of everything that President Obama does is justified by the criticisms of President Bush. Revenge is a poor substitute for reason, Mr. Patrick. Rob Schultz wrote, “Mr. Obama is failing at everything the incompetent clown touches.” I think you should reconsider that statement, Rob. November 2012 is not as distant as we might think, folks. I hope all of you vote.

And I hope that when you step into that voting booth, you are informed with the facts you need to make a decision you can rightfully be proud of. When the elections are over, whether our choices of candidates win or lose, we are all still Americans.

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Good walls make good neighbors Earlier this month, an estimated 1,000 people came together to do something most people never get a chance to do: make their community a tangibly, aesthetically and socially better place to live.

The “Make Your Mark” project, spearheaded by Chesterfield Arts, transformed the 500-foot stretch of floodwall at Baxter and Edison roads in the Chesterfield Valley into a painted history of growth in the region, complete with images of the Spirit of St. Louis, Lewis and Clark, and the 1904 World’s Fair.

All attendees, 200 at a time, were offered the chance to paint their own piece of the art installation.

The city of Chesterfield has been leading West County in public art installations for some time and has a growing momentum, thanks to high-profile projects such as “Make Your Mark” and the 2009 installation of the massive “The Awakening”

sculpture. All told, Chesterfield Arts has installed public art pieces valued at an estimated $5 million.

At least, that is the estimated financial value of these pieces. But is there a higher value to public art? It seems there is some worth to 500 feet of floodwall that is intrinsically greater than the cost of 90 gallons of paint and a few hundred brushes.

Perhaps it is as simple as the beauty of the piece. There are plenty of gray walls in and around St. Louis County, so certainly 500 feet of better looking wall has value.

Maybe the people who drive past will have a brief smile; maybe the people who participated will have a fond memory.

Or perhaps there is a greater financial benefit than just the $5 million in actual value. Public art must be beneficial to home values. It is better to live next to a work of art than an abandoned home.

Perhaps the value is merely social. One

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thousand people came together, had some fun and painted a wall. They talked, they laughed, they ran into old neighbors or school chums.

The real value of public art is often debated and nearly impossible to define.

For our money, the public art in Chesterfield has a value beyond its worth. The value lies in the creation of community in an increasingly disconnected world. It is a point of commonality that we all share and can take pride in.

When a citizen of St. Louis travels, the first person who asks where they are from will generally respond with something brilliant such as, “St. Louis, huh? How about that Arch?” Not enlightening conversation to be sure, but conversation nonetheless.

People in Chesterfield, and all of West County really, now have this shared experience, this single point of conversation to serve as an ice-breaker.

“Have you seen the new mural at Baxter and Edison? You should really drive by.

It’s pretty cool.”

That sort of conversation starter may just make us better neighbors.

The “Make Your Mark” project seems particularly poignant as the flood levels along our rivers continue to rise. In 1993, when the water breached this floodwall’s predecessor, the community came together to work, to save, to heal and to rebuild.

The now nearly legendary image of Thom Sehnert and his landmark restaurant Annie Gunn’s is the indelible visual memory of the that time.

Now, in 2011, the community has come together again to create a new visual image of our time.

The image will be lasting, triumphant, and standing long after the floodwaters have eased into the banks of the great river.

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River levels expected to stay well below ‘93 Chesterfield, Monarch officials cool citizen concerns about Missouri River flooding

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Falling rain and melting snow have caused the waters along some parts of the Missouri River to reach flood levels recently in states north and west of Missouri. In some of instances, small agricultural levees along the river have been breached.

Floodgates have been opened at some of the bigger dams along the river, and water is flowing out of them at 150,000 cubic feet per second.

Since the river flows toward the St. Louis region, the news has caused much concern among those who live and work in the Chesterfield Valley and other areas that were underwater during the 1993 flood.

At a meeting with local business people and property owners on June 8 at Chesterfield’s Public Works facility, officials from

the city of Chesterfield and from the Monarch Levee District – which oversees the levee system protects the Valley –reassured the public that, so far, it appears the area will be safe from any catastrophic flooding this year.

David Human, director of the Monarch Levee District, the current level of the river was close to normal at about 25 feet. He said the U.S, Army Corps of Engineers estimated that when water from the flooded areas and water released from dams arrives here, the level could rise to 30-37 feet.

“This is not going to be a catastrophic event,” Human said. “The water won’t get more than 9 or 10 feet below the tops of any of our levees.”

Human estimated that during the flood of 1993, the river reached levels slightly higher than 40 feet. He said the current

levee system is capable of containing water up to 48 feet, which is 7 feet higher than the projected level of any 500-year flood.

According to Chesterfield Director of Planning, Public Works and Parks Mike Geisel, his department is monitoring river levels and in continuous contact with the levee district.

Geisel said the Corps of Engineers has contractors on-site in Chesterfield Valley working to shore up existing levees and complete construction of a levee along Baxter Road. Should a significant flooding concern arise, Geisel said, those forces could be immediately mobilized in flood fighting efforts.

Geisel said also that the short-term river level projections are at or below flood stage.

“Those of us responsible for keeping

aware of the potential hazards are much more concerned with the longer term potential for flooding,” Geisel said.

Geisel said his department would continue to monitor river levels and provide the public with periodic updates. He emphasized that, per the city’s Valley Watch system, Chesterfield was not in the “watch” stage.

“However, we obviously are keeping an eye on the river and will share information as it becomes available,” Geisel said.

Human said the main message he wanted to communicate to Chesterfield residents was that they should pay attention to what is going on in other parts of the river but should not be overly concerned.

“I don’t see anything catastrophic necessarily happening here,” Human said, “but we always need to be prepared.”

Hundreds of people turned out on June 4 to help turn the floodwall at Edison Avenue and Baxter Road into a colorful work of art. Chesterfield Arts spearheaded the massive paint-by-number project.

Chesterfield mural project paints smiles all around

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES “Make Your Mark,” Chesterfield Arts’ latest community project, on June 4 brought out hundreds of volunteer painters. A section of the Monarch-Chesterfield floodwall at Edison Avenue and Baxter Road took on a colorful face with the help of 90 gallons of paint and a few hundred brushes. A rotation of 200 painters at a time allowed all attendees the chance to make their mark.

Open to people of all ages, whole families of modern day Tom Sawyers showed

up to partake in the project.

The monumental work of art took more than a year to develop.

“It’s a legacy project for the entire region,” said Chesterfield Arts Executive Director Stacey Morse, whose husband, professional artist Stuart Morse, directed the design team made up of 50 area students.

“We thought the floodwall was the perfect outdoor canvas,” Stuart Morse said.

The outlined areas were projected on the

wall, drawn and then numbered for the final painting, which depicts a day in St. Louis, from sunrise to sunset, and chronicles historical events, such as the 1904 World’s Fair and the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

The city’s historical connection with aviation took center stage also with colorful depictions of the Spirit of St. Louis and other aircrafts flying over the Gateway Arch.

Local dignitaries, such as St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley, helped

celebrate the event.

“Congratulations to Chesterfield and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,” Dooley said. “This project truly combines art and infrastructure.”

Missouri Sen. Jane Cunningham and Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger also attended the giant paint-by-number mural project.

“What a great day for Chesterfield, and we hope other communities will follow our lead,” Geiger said.

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Ellisville Police Chief Tom Felgate (at podium) was among about 75 supporters of the D.A.R.E. program at the Rockwood School Board meeting on June 2. (West Newsmagazine staff photo)

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By MARCIA GUCKES About 75 supporters of Rockwood’s D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program, including police officers and national law enforcement executives, came to the school board meeting on June 2 expecting to address the district administrators responsible for supervising the program, but at the last minute, the presentation of the D.A.R.E. program was pulled from the agenda.

A crowd of D.A.R.E. supporters had shown up at the board’s last meeting on May 19 after district administrators had announced to area police departments their decision to cut the D.A.R.E. program in favor of a curriculum to be incorporated in health classes at various grade levels. The D.A.R.E. program is taught to fifth-graders by police officers at no cost to the school district.

Explaining the change in the June 2 agenda, Board President Steve Smith said there is a new director of elementary education who is responsible for supervising the D.A.R.E. program, and it was decided to give her more time to get acquainted with the issue before the presentation. Smith said the D.A.R.E. presentation would be back on the agenda for the June 16 meeting.

Rockwood on March 11 announced the hiring of Karen Hargadine as the new director of pre-kindergarten and elementary education. She has been principal of Fairway Elementary since 2004 and employed

by Rockwood since 1997.

Smith said although Hargadine was not there and no action would be taken, the board still was willing to listen to the comments of those present at the meeting.

Fourteen people voiced their support for D.A.R.E. and asked the board to reconsider

the district’s decision to drop the program.

The first to speak was Ellisville Police Chief Tom Felgate, who told the school board that police are dealing with an increasing number of drug addicts.

“We are seeing a dramatic increase in crimes – all related to supporting heroin addiction. These are crimes committed by young people living in West St. Louis County and hooked on heroin,” Felgate said.

He asked the board to keep D.A.R.E. because “if we can keep one, two, three or more of these kids off drugs and alcohol then we have done our job and D.A.R.E. has not failed.”

Deputy Director for Education of D.A.R.E. America Elizabeth (B.J.) McConnell noted that D.A.R.E. already had announced a new and more comprehensive program that is scheduled to be implemented late in the 2011-2012 school year.

She said the new program includes kindergarten to fifth grade and also puts special emphasis on the middle school years. She asked the board to give D.A.R.E. at least another year and then evaluate the new program before making a decision.

Jason Grellner, commander of the Franklin County Narcotics Enforcement Unit, told the board that he is an officer in the association representing narcotics officers in the state and the nation. He said all 70,000 officers he represents fully support the D.A.R.E. program.

Grellner gave an example of how the D.A.R.E. program works. He told the board that during the last school year, a graduate of the D.A.R.E. program contacted the officer who had taught the program in her school and told him about a potential drug deal in a local city park.

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Commission approves changes to MoDOT Staffing deadline extended, full plan to be in place by March 2013

bers adopted a plan to reduce MoDOT’s staff by 1,200, close 131 facilities and sell more than 740 pieces of equipment. The plan by 2015 is expected to save $512 million.

The Missouri Highways and TransportaThe final plan calls for MoDOT to tion Commission on June 8 adopted a plan retain a significant presence in areas that will make the Missouri Department of where the department will close disTransportation (MoDOT) a smaller agency trict offices: Macon, Joplin and Willow so more funding can be directed to needed Springs. road and bridge prjocets.

About 70-80 employees will remain in In a resolution, the six commission mem- each of those areas. Remaining complexes

vidual with several hundred bags of heroin that were going to be on sale to high school students in our area,” Grellner said.

Two Eureka aldermen from Ward 1, Wes Sir and Bob Berry, read a letter from Eureka Mayor Kevin Coffey. In the letter Coffey said city officials were “disappointed” and “shocked” by Rockwood’s decision to drop D.A.R.E., especially because of the relationships built between students and police.

“This relationship between law enforcement and children is an important part of what makes the D.A.R.E. program different from other substance abuse programs,” Coffey wrote. “It is our hope that you will reconsider and allow the program to resume in the fall.”

The Parkway School District dropped its D.A.R.E. program in the 2007-2008 school year, after the decision was made in the spring of 2007. According to Parkway spokesperson Cathy Kelly, one reason for the decision was that D.A.R.E. catered only to fifth-grade students.

“D.A.R.E. also is a pull-out program, so they were pulling kids away from their normal classroom learning, and Parkway wanted to protect core instructional time for teachers,” Kelly said. “Instead, we wanted to incorporate drug education into our health education curriculum to have an ongoing conversation for kindergarten through 12th-grade students.”

Through Parkway’s Elementary Police Officer program, police officers now serve as guest speakers in the classroom on lessons including the harmful effects of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs and how to resist the pressure to use drugs. The program also covers bullying, stranger and Internet safety and bike/pedestrian safety.

“One of the cool things about the D.A.R.E. program was having that police officer presence,” Kelly said, “but we have that presence with officers interacting with kids on a regular basis.”

Kelly said since Parkway dropped the D.A.R.E. program, it has not seen any increase in drug or substance abuse.

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and Puxico and closing a maintenance facility in Fordland.

• Moving the St. Clair area engineer office Other changes to the plan include: to Festus and merging the Camdenton area • Extending the date to make staffing engineer office with the maintenance and changes until March 31, 2013. traffic facility in Osage Beach.

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Public Hearing City of Ballwin, Missouri July 5, 2011 A public hearing is scheduled before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Ballwin on July 5, 2011 at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center, 300 Park Dr, Ballwin, MO, 63011, at 7:00 P. M. upon the following: 1. A petition from Scott Paul of Rolwes Co., 2705 Dougherty Ferry Rd., St. Louis, MO, 63122, for the approval of a final PSD Site Development Plan for the 9 lot Estates at Hallmark Place single family subdivision at the property commonly known as 234 New Ballwin Rd., Ballwin, MO, 63011.

2. A petition from William Levinson of Benton Homebuilders, 1000 Executive Parkway, Suite 106, St. Louis, MO, 63141, for the approval of a final PSD Site Development Plan for the 10 lot Sunset Grove single family subdivision at the property commonly known as 755 Henry Ave., Ballwin, MO, 63011.

3. A petition from Tracy Saake, Corporate Secretary , Spirit West Motor Carriage Body Repair, 610 Park Lane, Manchester, MO, 63011 for the approval of a special use exception for the operation of an automobile and motor vehicles service or repair facility including body work and paint facility at a location commonly known as 14643 Manchester Rd., Ballwin, MO The City of Ballwin will consider the zoning ordinance or district regulations as provided herein, or may adopt different changes or provisions, without further notice or hearing, as the Board of Aldermen may deem to be in the public interest. The public hearing may be continued, by announcement at the public hearing, from time to time, as deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Commission, without publication of the time and place of the continued public hearing. Petitions of protest against zoning district boundary changes, duly signed and acknowledged, must be submitted by owners of thirty percent or more of either: (1) the area of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in the proposed change(s), or (2) within the area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred and eighty-five feet distant from the area proposed for a zoning district change, public rightsof-way excepted. These petitions will be considered in determining the percentage of favorable votes by the Board of Aldermen necessary to make the zoning district change in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Ballwin. Residents of Ballwin are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the programs and services of the City of Ballwin regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, national origin or political affiliation. If you are a person requiring an accommodation, please call (636) 227-8580 V or (636) 527-9200 TDD or 1-800-735-2466 (Relay Missouri) no later than 5:00 P.M. on the third business day preceding the hearing. Offices are open between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.

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To further its commitment to fair and equitable treatment of all citizens, the City of Ballwin has enacted and enforces the following: A Fair Housing Ordinance prohibiting unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, sex, color, religion, disability, familial status or national origin; A Policy of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in the admission or access to, or employment in, it’s federally assisted programs or activities; A Policy of Equal Opportunity to Participate in Municipal Programs and Services regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, familial status, national origin or political affiliation; A requirement for bidding on CDBG activities that promotes employment opportunities created by HUD funding and that these opportunities be afforded low-income community residents and businesses.

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By BETSY ZATKULAK After a nine-month process consisting of discussions, proposal requests, a survey and preliminary design plan, the Ballwin Board of Aldermen on May 23 voted down the proposed Ballwin Pointe Connector Trail project.

The Pointe Connector Trail would have provided connectivity between The Pointe, a number of schools to the west and subdivisions along Reis Road to the east.

The 8-foot-wide pathway would have connected to the walking trail around the Pointe at Ballwin Commons, continued southeast along a 20-foot-wide easement through the West Glen Subdivision common area and joined the existing city right of way next to Melanie Meadows Drive.

In Ballwin’s 2011 capital budget, the plan specified an application be submitted to the state for a Recreation Trails Program Grant.

Estimates for trail planning and construction totaled roughly $200,000; $220,000 was budgeted for design and construction services. The deadline for the grant application was June 13.

The proposed project was part of a conceptual trail plan that in 2007 was completed along with the city’s comprehensive plan resulting from public meetings, focus groups, etc.

But at the May 23 board of aldermen meeting, some Ballwin residents voiced opposition to the project, citing concerns about security, privacy, cost, maintenance and existing wildlife.

Resident Lisa Sell, a resident of Remington Place subdivision, said she believed the path would open up her neighborhood and its children to negative behavior.

“We’ve lived in our home for less than two months, and the decision to run a connector trail between our homes is less than ideal,” Sell said. “The proposed trail would turn our serene and secure neighborhood into the words of my 6-year-old, ‘a stranger-danger zone.’”

She cited drugs, underage drinking and vandalism as potential problems.

“I have been a principal for a school in a public setting for the last 10 years. I am not naïve to what can happen without adult supervision and paving the way to this type of destruction,” Sell said.

Her husband, Michael Sell, said his main concerns were about safety and cost.

“Your recent audit shows you’re doing a fantastic job with your money,” said Sell.

“I understand there will be a federal grant for the money to put the trail in, but you

have to think about how it’s going to be maintained after it’s put in. … Is it really worth spending that extra money putting in a trail that goes to nowhere?”

Resident Cory Ahlbrand said she contacted 60 households in her neighborhood asking them to sign a petition, and 93 percent of those who signed it opposed the trail, citing preserving the woods and wildlife, privacy, trespassing and maintaining and patrolling the path as their main concerns.

“If it were more in a public area, most of the concerns would be addressed or eliminated,” Ahlbrand said.

Speaking in favor of the project was Ross Bullington, a neighborhood trustee representing the 500 homes in his West Glen Woods subdivision.

“Is it really worth spending that extra money putting in a trail that goes to nowhere?”

Ballwin resident Michael Sell

“On May 3, when we met in an open meeting right here in this room, we presented the information for the trail, fully expecting someone to be in opposition,” Bullington said.

“There was none. As a matter of fact, throughout the room, there was excitement.”

Bullington said the purpose of the grant was to get the public out and get them moving.

“As a principal of a middle school, sometimes kids need direct adult supervision, and that’s what being a parent is all about,” he said.

Alderman Richard Boerner (Ward 4) said he could not justify spending $200,000 on the trail, “especially when the residents say they don’t want it.”

Alderman Mark Harder (Ward 2) agreed.

“I would rather see that much money spent on new equipment at The Pointe or anything else that it could be spent on. …

The people that this is supposed to benefit, they don’t want it,” Harder said. “This is a bridge and a trail to nowhere.”

A motion not to apply for the trails grant passed by a vote of 5-1. Alderman James Terbrock (Ward 1) was the only alderman in attendance voting against the motion.

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The gates at the abandoned Chesterfield Manor nursing home, 14001 Olive Blvd., have been closed and locked since 1998. The city of Chesterfield is moving to demolish the building.

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Chesterfield seeks demolition of abandoned nursing home

By MARCIA GUCKES The Chesterfield City Council at its meeting on June 6 decided to take the next step toward the demolition of an abandoned nursing home.

Councilmembers approved a recommendation to proceed with the administrative hearing process that could lead to a decision to demolish Chesterfield Manor Nursing Home within the next few months.

In fact, the city already has obtained a bid from Spiritas Wrecking Company to tear the building down for $286,500.

Chesterfield Manor Nursing Home sits on 30 acres at 14001 Olive Blvd. It was built in 1964 and closed in 1998 after numerous alleged regulation violations and at least one alleged suspicious death. State inspectors in 1996 reported that a resident on a soft-food diet choked to death on a Polish sausage.

Other inspections reportedly found residents soaked in urine, residents with unexplained sores, and a resident in a zombie-like state because she was given more than 10 times her prescribed anti-psychosis medicine.

Since closing, the abandoned nursing home has become a popular “haunted house” site and is featured in a number of YouTube videos. In August 2010, it was suspected that trespassers caused a fire that seriously damaged the structure. After the fire, the city of Chesterfield declared the building unfit and posted a notice on the gate at the nursing home entrance.

A Chesterfield Police Department memo states that since 2001, police have responded to more than 100 calls for various violations including trespassing, burglary, liquor violations and arson at the site.

The city administrator put together a packet for the city council to review that included 16 work orders starting in 1999 resulting from complaints for weeds taller than 2 feet, unsecured doors and windows, holes

in the building, broken windows, barbed wire, and evidence of someone living in the building.

The owners, Tom and Adele Daake of St. Louis, and their lawyers have frustrated Chesterfield officials by moving property maintenance and public nuisance violations to St. Louis County courts. A memo from Curtis Krusie, Chesterfield’s code enforcement inspector, states: “Essentially they (the violations) will sit there (in St. Louis County courts) indefinitely, and we no longer have the ability to prosecute them as a municipality. The only leverage the City of Chesterfield is left with is administrative action towards demolition of the unfit building.”

In his memo, Krusie said the city is increasingly concerned about the public’s health and safety.

“The building is collapsing in numerous places, and filled with broken glass, sharp edges, needles, nails, wires, etc.,” Krusie stated. “Eventually someone, likely a City of Chesterfield employee, is going to be severely hurt on this property.”

A letter to the city administrator from the city’s attorney, Robert Heggie, requested that the council consider moving forward with the administrative hearing.

“The property owners and their attorney have made numerous promises to the City which so far have not solved the problems,” Heggie said. “It is our view that we should initiate the administrative process needed to have the building torn down because of the current unsafe conditions, the slow pace of any redevelopment and high likelihood of continued trespassing at the site.”

The Daakes own other nursing homes, including Dutchtown Care Center in South St. Louis. They were owners also of Wentzville Park Care Center, which in 2002 was sued by the state over the strangulation death of an 86-year-old resident who had been tied to her bed with a cloth restraint.

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Alderman calls for legal help to settle lingering lawsuit issues

By BRIAN MCDOWELL A lawsuit a former Manchester alderman filed against the city of Manchester was thrown out of court, but issues surrounding that lawsuit still are making waves in the municipality.

Former Ward 1 Alderman Bob Tullock, who was defeated by a wide margin in the April elections, in December 2010 sued the city over a dispute about the board of aldermen presidency. Tullock by a vote of 3-2 was elected president of the Manchester Board of Aldermen, but one alderman was absent when the vote took place.

City Attorney Patrick Gunn challenged the results of Tullock’s election because Alderman Marilyn Ottenad (Ward 2) had received three votes in a previous board presidency election. Ottenad was named president, and Tullock filed the lawsuit.

A judge on March 18 dismissed Tullock’s lawsuit, and at its May 16 meeting, the Manchester Board of Aldermen voted to authorize the city to send a letter to Tullock asking for restitution of the city’s legal

fees, which totaled about $2,400.

At the June 6 Manchester Board of Aldermen meeting, Alderman Hal Roth (Ward 1) said the city should seek outside legal advice to settle issues connected to Tullock’s lawsuit. According to Roth, the lawsuit was not only about who became board president but also about whether the board has the authority to make a decision in the absence of one of its members.

Alderman Mike Clement (Ward 2) cited a recent incident in Wildwood, where an appointed councilman was found to be illegitimately elected because the majority of the city’s councilmembers did not vote for him. Clement used the Wildwood incident to illustrate that what happened to Tullock was not unique to Manchester.

Roth countered by questioning whether any vote taken when a board member is absent – not just a vote concerning the election of a board member – is indeed valid.

A vote on whether to seek legal advice on the issue will be taken at the next meeting, which is scheduled for June 20.

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Resident robbed at gunpoint

By BRIAN MCDOWELL A Town & Country resident on the evening of June 3 was robbed at gunpoint in his driveway, according to the Town & Country police. The robbery occurred shortly before 9 p.m., just after William Bialczak, the owner of St. Louis Metropolitan Towing in downtown St. Louis, had pulled into the driveway of his residence in the 2200 block of Cedar Valley and exited his vehicle.

Two males who had been charged Bialczak and knocked him to the ground, police said. One suspect displayed a gun and took Bialczak’s key, his keychain remote and a bank bag containing an undisclosed amount of money.

Town & Country Police Capt. Gary Hoelzer said the suspects must have had specific knowledge about the victim, who was specifically targeted in the crime.

Bialczak was indicted and served prison time for federal tax evasion in connection with his towing business, and he and his brother, Kenneth Bialzcak, in 2008 were the subject of an investigation surrounding a towing scandal in the city of St. Louis. However, Hoelzer said those issues were not being taken into account by law enforcement officials investigating the June 3 robbery.

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The Maryland Heights Police Department responded to Town & Country with a K-9 unit and tracked a scent to nearby Drace Park, located near Clayton and I-270. The suspects, who at presstime remain unidentified, were not located.

Police said the robbers both were wearing ski masks and dark shirts. One suspect was wearing red jogging pants and the other wore gray jogging pants, police said.

Anyone with information on the incident should call the Town & Country police at (314) 737-4600.

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Chesterfield approves permit for new nursing home

By MARCIA GUCKES The Chesterfield City Council has cleared the way for the construction of a new nursing home and independent living facility at 17655 Wildhorse Creek Road.

The council approved re-zoning the 8-acre plot and issued a conditional use permit to allow developer Rodney Henry to construct a facility known as Chesterfield Senior Living.

Henry will still have to submit design plans before the construction is given final approval.

Henry’s proposal includes two buildings totaling 105,000 square feet. One would be three-stories high with 33 independent living units. The other would be two-stories with 87 units for assisted-living, memory care and skilled care.

Before the vote, an area resident, John Drake, wondered about the economic sustainability of the project. He pointed out that there already are two churches and a school that are now vacant just a short distance from the nursing home site.

“What has happened is the western part

council that area residents supported the planned development but were concerned about the three-story building and the architectural design.

Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger said the city’s architectural review board would be looking at the design plans to be sure the buildings would fit in with the residential character of the neighborhood.

Councilmember Bob Nation (Ward 4) voted against the conditional use permit, saying he was concerned that the project was too large for the site.

of Chesterfield has become an institutional ghost town,” Drake said. “So the concern is, is it possible that Mr. Henry’s project could become another part of that group? The ‘if we build it, they will come’ business model doesn’t carry much weight anymore in our current economic environment.”

Drake said he hoped the economic sustainability of the project would be demonstrated before the council gives it final approval.

A representative of the Wildhorse Creek Road Association, Renee Henney, told the

United Hebrew to honor Rabbi Kaplansky Rabbi Howard G. Kaplansky, of United Hebrew Congregation in Chesterfield, will be honored during a “Celebration Weekend” from June 17-19 to commemorate his 40th year in the rabbinate and three decades of combined service to the historic St. Louis congregation.

Kaplansky, of Chesterfield, has served United Hebrew as senior rabbi since 1990 and on July 1 will become rabbi emeritus.

The weekend, chaired by longtime United Hebrew members Marty and Merle Oberman, will include a Shabbat

service at 7 p.m. on Fri., June 17 in the Millstone Sanctuary, followed by an Oneg Shabbat dessert reception. Kaplansky’s mentor and colleague, Dr. Walter Jacob, rabbi emeritus, of Rodef Shalom Congregation in Pittsburgh, Pa., will be the guest speaker.

On Sat., June 18, the celebration will continue at a gala held at The RitzCarlton in Clayton. A cocktail and hors d’oeuvres reception at 5:30 p.m. will be followed by dinner, the evening program and dancing to the sounds of “Souled Out Soul Review.” A multi-generational musi-

cal event is at 10 a.m. on Sun., June 19 at United Hebrew, headlined by nationally known Jewish singer and songwriter Todd Herzog. A light lunch will follow the concert. All events are open to the community.

There is no charge to attend the Friday evening and Sunday morning activities, but reservations are preferred. The deadline for reservations for the Saturday evening program has passed.

For more information, contact Amy Stone, at (314) 469-0700 or email astone@ unitedhebrew.org.

United Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Howard G. Kaplansky will be honored the weekend of June 17-19. On July 1, he will become rabbi emeritus. (Photo by Don Siegel Photography)

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Are Headaches Controlling Your Life?

If You’re Over 25 And Suffer With Headaches (even Migraines) – These Are The Facts You Must Know!

Living with headaches is tough.

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IF YOU DO NOTHING ELSE, READ THIS: 1) Approximately 22 million women are affected by migraines in the United States.

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County assessor extends property value appeals deadline

By SARAH WILSON St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman has extended the deadline for scheduling an informal conference to appeal the preliminary estimate of the value of residential property.

“I concluded after looking at the mailing schedules and some initial delay from a third-party printer that a lot of people hadn’t gotten their notices in time to have enough time to schedule a conference,” Zimmerman said. “I worried we’d run out of time slots and have some unhappy people. I have only a limited amount of time when I still have the most authority under the law to be helpful to taxpayers, so it’s my goal to stretch that time as much as possible and do as much as I can for people who have concerns about their assessments while we still have time.

“Everyone deserves an opportunity to be heard and to get a fair valuation, whether their home is worth $50,000 or $500,000.”

Zimmerman said residential property owners St. Louis County will be most likely able to help are those who bring clear evidence that the assessor’s office got the value of their house wrong.

“If we think your house is in great condition but you know there’s water damage in the basement or you know the roof is falling off or you know that a third-party appraiser when you refinanced your mortgage came in with a different value, we need to know

about it,” Zimmerman said. “Bring in pictures; bring us some documentation; bring us some evidence that will help show us that we got it wrong.”

Any supporting evidence or documentation must clearly represent conditions as of Jan. 1, 2011, with the exception of natural disasters.

“My message to taxpayers is that if you see something wrong with your assessment, don’t wait for the formal appeals process,” Zimmerman said. “Don’t wait another day.

Call us right now and give my office the maximum possible opportunity to help.”

The deadline for the assessor to submit final assessment values is July 1. After that, residential property owners will be able to make formal appeals before the Board of Equalization.

“I have been in office for a little over a month, so I’m working with the system and trying to do the best I can with it,” Zimmerman said. “I want to hear from taxpayers if the process doesn’t go well for them. If people feel like they aren’t treated fairly or don’t get good customer service, I need to know that so we can reform this process and build something better for the next time around.”

Informal conferences will be held at locations in Clayton, Saint Ann and Crestwood.

To schedule an appointment, call (314) 615-4595 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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The Rotary Club of West St. Louis County at their meeting on May 10 awarded a $1,000 scholarship to each of four are high school seniors.

The scholarships awards were based on academic performance and exhibition of the Rotary mission: “Service above self.”

Pictured (from left) are scholarship recipients Cameron Kennedy, Lafayette; Amy Fjerstad, Eureka; Kayla Theberge, Parkway South; and Kelly Messina, Valley Park.

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A doctor’s perspective

Requiring a prescription for cold medicine?

By MARCIA GUCKES Some West County municipalities have been considering ordinances that would require a prescription for medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Eureka and Wildwood have already passed such ordinances, and Ellisville and Ballwin have discussed possible ordinances.

Thirty-two Missouri municipalities have already passed such ordinances.

Pseudoephedrine is the key ingredient used to manufacture methamphetamine (meth), a highly addictive drug. It is also a key ingredient in many cold and allergy medications.

The arguments made opposing ordinances requiring a prescription often center on the safety of the drug when used for colds and allergies, and the inconvenience of prescriptions to patients and doctors.

Among those opposing pseudoephedrine ordinances is Dr. William Kincaid, who serves on the St. Louis Regional Asthma Consortium. He has appeared at various city meetings where he has argued that for patients using pseudoephedrine to combat colds and allergies, the drug is very safe.

He has said that cities are attempting to put physicians in the middle of a law enforcement issue and that the legislation would add to the cost of medications.

“Our job as physicians is to help people manage their disease,” Kincaid said. “I think it’s a bad law and bad policy. I don’t think it’s going to work.”

But Dr. Robert Bergamini, who practices pediatric hematology and oncology from his office in Creve Coeur, disagrees with Kincaid.

Bergamini said the problems meth causes for society far outweigh any inconvenience caused by getting a prescription for pseudoephedrine.

“I just think people need to call out just what exactly it is we’re fighting here,” Bergamini said. “When I look at some of the arguments that are raised against putting pseudoephedrine back under prescription authority, I find them silly.”

Bergamini said the effects of meth are so strong that even a single dose can cause long-lasting problems.

“The only reason I call all that out is that we’re inundated with illicit drugs, and I think that this one in particular is going to be a little harder to make our world safe from,” he said.

Bergamini said that current meth production methods create a drug that can sustain its effects for a long period of time. He said it is not unusual for a meth user to go with-

out sleep for 15 days.

“Meth stimulates dopamine release,” Bergamini said. “The important thing about dopamine is that it is the transmitter of pleasure. It causes the release of over 10,000 times more dopamine than almost any other normal human event. It’s extremely potent, so a single hit all of a sudden resets a lot of things in your brain.”

The pediatrician is especially concerned about children who are exposed to meth.

“If somebody’s cooking it on the stove, you’ll actually get these kids chronically exposed to meth and that’s going to cause a long-term societal problem,” Bergamini said. “There have been some studies that show that if you have chronic meth use – and six months is considered chronic use – and then you are off meth, that two years later there are still demonstrable changes in the central nervous system. We don’t know if that’s ever going to recover. So, if that’s what happens in an adult, think of what it’s going to do to a child.

“I just have real concerns that we have a generation of children that were exposed to a central nervous system altering drug at a time when their central nervous system is still developing. I don’t think we’ve even started to measure the effects of that on our society.”

The effects go beyond the physical and medical aspects, according to Bergamini.

He said everybody pays when meth labs blow up and the uninsured producers are treated at hospitals, or when police spend their time not only busting those labs but tracking down the crimes that support meth production, such as the theft of ammonia from farmers.

Bergamini said the effort it takes for a patient to call a doctor for a prescription and for a doctor to call a prescription to the pharmacy is minimal in comparison to the cost of meth to society. Since law enforcement officers are not asking for pseudoephedrine to become a controlled substance, doctors would be able to write one prescription to cover the needs of a patient for an entire year.

“These things go electronically,” Bergamini said. “It’s 35 seconds and about six mouse clicks and the prescription is sent.

So one of the arguments that for a common cold that people are going to incur a co-pay – that’s nonsense.

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This can also be used by teachers in the classroom and naturalists.”

Mossotti said the new litter consists of five female pups and one male, thereby sparking optimism for their population growth. Critically endangered, only 50 Mexican gray wolves are living outside captivity in New Mexico and Arizona. The EWC, which currently has 30 wolves, has been the birth site for 170 Mexican grays.

At least one alpha member of each existing wild pack can trace its ancestry directly to the EWC, which the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) has called “the cornerstone of the Mexican gray wolf program.”

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There are no wild wolves in Missouri, Mossotti said.

The new pups will be one of the very rare “multigenerational” packs in captivity and will learn skills that will contribute to their success in the wild. The EWC is participating with the USFWS and the Wildlife Service of the USDA in first-of-its-kind research to place “pup radio” telemetry collars on the litter’s pups when they are 6 weeks old. The collars are designed to stretch and expand with the growing pups and will help biologists locate them in the future.

That is important because only about 20-40 percent of pups survive each year in the wild. The USFWS is unable to find the bodies to determine cause of death so cannot address the cause.

Located on 63 isolated, wooded acres, the EWC was founded in 1971 by acclaimed naturalist and zoologist, the late Dr. Marlin Perkins, and his wife, Carol. To view the videos, visit endangeredwolfcenter.org.

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Local officials seek feedback on Meramec River watershed

By BRIAN MCDOWELL The Meramec River is one of the key waterways in the area, providing residents with recreational opportunities as well as drinking water, and for years, it has been the subject of flooding and pollution concerns.

The East-West Gateway Council of Governments, a group comprised of city officials from around the area, recently started taking measures to protect the future of the Meramec. Earlier this year, the group received a federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant to create a watershed plan for the river.

East-West Gateway’s Director of Community Planning Steve Nagle said members of the group currently are going into communities along the Meramec and looking at the tributary creeks that flow into the river.

In addition, city managers and public works directors are learning about plans for managing storm water and ways to improve water quality and reduce flood-

ing in the area.

Nagle said East-West Gateway plans also to educate the public about flooding, erosion and pollution in the communities along the Meramec River.

East-West Gateway originally got involved with the matter in the 1970s as part of the Clean Water Act. The group made a plan to deal with water pollution that centralized and coordinated wastewater treatment and to reduce the amount of storm water flowing into the river.

As part of the plan’s formation, the group is conducting a survey on its website and in public meetings to include the opinions of concerned citizens and officials from cities along the river.

Nagle said the survey is not scientific and expressed frustration that the names of those who complete the survey will not be available to the people conducting it.

“These would be of more value to us if they were site-specific,” Nagle said, “but we thought no one would honestly fill one out if we asked for too much information about them.”

He urged residents to take the survey and express any problems they have seen along the Meramec.

“It will be a good tool to give us guidance about what is important,” Nagle said.

He said results from the survey will be made public at the end of June and will ultimately help in the formation of the watershed plan, which will consist of nine elements on how to better protect the waters of the Meramec and the communities that surround it.

Affected communities then will decide how much of the plan they want to adopt and which recommendations they want to follow.

To take the East-West Gateway survey for the Meramec watershed plan, visit ewgateway.org.

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Mock trial champs The MICDS Mock Trial Team traveled to Phoenix, Ariz., to represent Missouri in the 2011 National High School Mock Trial Championships. The MICDS team made history with the highest finish ever for the state of Missouri, capturing second place in a highly competitive field of 48 teams.

The team defeated teams representing Virginia, Arizona, Iowa and Washington to advance to the final championship trial.

Caroline Rouse, a senior on the MICDS team, also received an outstanding attorney award.Team members competing for MICDS at nationals included seniors Vivek Biswas, Aash Chalasani, Will Johnston and Caroline Rouse; juniors Ali Dalton, Teddy Murphy and Corthay Schock; and sophomore Christina Rouse.

“It’s hard to express just how impressed I am with our students’ intelligence, effort and character,” Coach Chris Rhodes said.

“They made themselves and the school proud. In addition, many other unheralded members of the mock trial team dedicated hours of time to help their fellow students succeed. Coaching these students has been a truly memorable experience.”

National Schools of Character The Character Education Partnership named six Rockwood schools 2011 National Schools of Character.

The schools included: • Babler Elementary • Woerther Elementary • Geggie Elementary • Bowles Elementary • Kellison Elementary • Uthoff Valley Elementary Only 46 schools in the nation earned the distinction.

The Character Education Partnership’s Blue Ribbon Panel of noted professionals in education selected the schools based on their commitment to the 11 principles of effective character education.

Perfect score Five students achieved a perfect score on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s National Financial Capability Challenge exam.

The students included: • Sonja Glaser, Lafayette High • Christopher Moody, Lafayette High • Matthew Tucker, Eureka High • Kathryn Weinzirl, Lafayette High • Matthew Dahlen, Rockwood Summit High The National Financial Capability Challenge is a voluntary online exam for high school students that helps teach young Americans about saving, budgeting, investing, and other important skills critical to

The MICDS Mock Trial Team and coaches at the National Championships included (from left) Coach Mark Autry, Attorney Coach Rebecca Nickelson, Teddy Murphy, Will Johnston, Corthay Schock, Ali Dalton, Christina Rouse, Caroline Rouse, Aash Chalasani, Vivek Biswas and Coach Chris Rhodes.

building a strong financial future. From saving for college to managing personal expenses, the exam tests a wide array of personal finance topics.

Touring the Capitol The eighth-grade students of St. Joseph Elementary School recently toured the Capitol building in Jefferson City, Mo. While there, 14 of the students were presented the Glory of Missouri Award from Sue Allen, District 92 in the House Chamber. The Award is set up to recognize students representing each of the virtues

engraved in the House Chamber that make up the Glory of Missouri.

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By MARCIA GUCKES Almost 50 teams ran in Rockwood’s 11th annual Relay for Life and raised $101,332.97 for the American Cancer Society June 3 and 4 at Lafayette High School.

The top two teams brought in a combined total of almost $27,000. The Westridge Elementary School’s “Wild Women” were the No. 1 fundraisers with $14,047, and a community team known as “The Gene Team” came in a close second at $12,830.

Teams from Rockwood Summit High School, LaSalle Middle School and the

district’s support staff finished in the top five with totals ranging from nearly $4,200 to more than $2,000.

The teams raced in temperatures that climbed close to 100 degrees.

“I am so proud of how the Rockwood community came together to bring an end to this horrible disease,” Jenise Soyster, event chair, said. “We beat the heat and now it’s time to bring an end to cancer.”

Rockwood plans to host the Relay for Life again next summer.

Rockwood hires new administrators The Rockwood School District recently hired four new administrators, effective July 1.

Paul Burns, the new Marquette High associate principal, has served Burns as an assistant principal for the past year at Marquette High. He also spent two years as an assistant principal at Christian Brothers College (CBC) in St. Louis.

He replaces Dr. Jennifer Sebold, who will be an Lefkowitz assistant principal at Marquette High.

Mitch Lefkowitz, the new Rockwood Summit High assistant principal/activities director, has served as an assistant principal at Rockwood Summit High for the past nine years. He served nine years as a social studies teacher in Rockwood and was a wrestling and football coach for Rockwood and Parkway.

He replaces Todd Zell, who has accepted a position at another school.

AnnMarie Gilman, the new Eureka High assistant principal, has served as a science

teacher at Lafayette for the past 12 years. She also served as an Educational Consultant for Missouri and an adjunct professor for Lindenwood University. Gilman Gilman earned a bachelor’s degree in unified science-biology and both a master’s and a specialist degree in education from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

She replaces Nisha Patel, who has been Vogelsang named the associate principal at Lafayette High.

Dr. Danielle Vogelsang, the new Bowles Elementary principal, has served as an elementary school principal in Lincoln County R-III School District for the past four years.

Vogelsang also served as an elementary school teacher for five years in the Fort Zumwalt School District, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year. She replaces Dave Cobb, who has been named the principal at Fairway Elementary.

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By CAROL ENRIGHT Whether she was running, biking or playing ultimate Frisbee, Paige Hicks was passionate about working out – and working for others. By all accounts, she would have loved the inaugural Paige V. Hicks Frisbee Fun Five Memorial Run that took place on June 5 at Marquette High School in Chesterfield.

More than 100 runners participated in the event, including current and past Marquette track and cross country runners and some of Hicks’ former teammates. In addition to a 5K run, the event featured a halfmile run for children ages 12 and younger that included a Frisbee toss and a pint-sized obstacle course designed by Hicks’ older sister Mallory.

Hicks, who would have turned 22 on the day of the race, was hit by a truck and killed last summer while biking across the country to raise money for affordable housing. She graduated second in her class at Marquette in 2007 and was a cross country and track athlete all four years under cross country and track and field Coaches Missy Burger and Mike Ebert.

“She was a really good runner,” Burger said, “but she was also an outstanding teammate, caring deeply for others and always encouraging her teammates to give their all in each workout or training day.

“Most of all, we remember Paige’s contagious sense of humor and her ability to keep the team positive.”

The event was the brainchild of Jim Schneider, race organizer and a friend of Hicks’ mother, Dawn Holemon.

“Clearly, she was a young woman who, even at a very young age, influenced a lot of people. She had her causes that she

supported with a lot of energy,” Schneider said. “I thought it made sense to carry on her dreams and to continue to support her causes. To me, a run made a lot of sense because she was a runner – and Frisbee because she loved the sport.”

Hicks was a member of the women’s ultimate Frisbee team at Brown University, where she was studying human biology at the time of the accident. Last fall, Hicks’ college friends set up the Paige V. Hicks Memorial Fund to support her two passions at Brown: ultimate Frisbee and community service.

Because Hicks loved running at Marquette, the family decided to split the race proceeds between the PVH Memorial Fund and a scholarship to support a Marquette cross country or track athlete.

When Holemon discussed the scholarship with her daughter’s friends, they agreed that it should go to “somebody who was Paige-like, who loved the team part of it,” Holemon said.

Reflecting on the event, Holemon said, “She would have loved it. I think she would have been proud of all of it. The Frisbee fun part would have meant a lot to her.”

Schneider estimated the event raised around $2,000. Family and friends already are looking forward to the second annual Frisbee Fun Five to be held next summer near what would have been Hicks’ 23rd birthday.

“The day was a complete success,” Burger said. “It was a beautiful way to remember Paige, and it brought both new and old teammates together to share in her legacy. We are looking forward to making this run an annual Marquette tradition.”

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High school tennis Lafayette and Westminster Christian Academy were in a position to win state team titles in tennis but came up just short of the top spot.

The recent state meets for Class 1 and 2 team titles as well as singles and doubles were held at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

Lafayette fell in the championship match to Rock Bridge 5-2 in Class 2, while Westminster saw its undefeated season end with a 5-1 loss to Pembroke Hill in Class 1.

The finish ties the best ever for Lafayette in the team portion of state. The Lancers also took second in 2003.

“No team from Lafayette has ever won a state title, but the 2003 team came much closer to winning one in the championship match than we did,” Lafayette Coach Mark McAlister said.

It was the best finish for Westminster.

“It was the best performance for our team – we all felt good about being there in that position, fighting for the title,” Westminster Coach Nathan Talley said.

Lafayette won a thrilling semifinal match 5-4 over Parkway Central in the semifinals to get the chance to play for the title. That reversed a 5-4 loss to the Colts during the regular season for the Lancers.

Against Columbia’s Rock Bridge, the Lancers ran into a talented team with a long tradition of excellence in tennis.

“Rock Bridge has so much depth it’s tough to beat them in a dual,” McAllister said of the defending champions who repeated. “Our two best players won their singles matches, but we fell quickly everywhere else.”

The match with Parkway Central was one for the record books. The teams split their six singles matches and split the top two doubles matches. It came down to the No. 3 doubles teams in the last match to decide on who played for the title.

McAllister acknowledged some nerves were fraying.

“I was chewing on a golf tee and had my hands clenched the whole tiebreak during that last third doubles match, but I had faith Ryan (Wendt) and Ned (Campbell) could pull it out,” he said.

Seniors Wendt and Campbell won a third set tie-breaker over Parkway Central’s Jacob Kanter and Ryan Wille to give the Lancers the victory.

McAllister said Wendt and Campbell played well.

The Wildcats entered state undefeated and defeated Clayton 5-1 in semifinals.

“That was a huge win,” Talley said.

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After just a few hours of rest, it was time for the title match.

Westminister finished 16-1 in dual matches.

Lafayette had a doubles team in that portion of the state meet and they played well.

In their opening match, the Lancers’ senior duo of Michael Lyons and Jake Goodman beat Kirkwood’s team of Andrew Morris and David Morris 4-6, 6-2, 6-2.

In the quarterfinals, they beat the Francis Howell North duo of Ben Hess and Dan Brodnick 6-1, 6-0.

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Westminster also qualified a doubles team.

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In the semifinals, the Wildcats lost to eventual state champs Jake Lee and Joseph Dulle, of Clayton, 6-4, 6-1.

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in the Missouri Scholastic Lacrosse Association Division I state Championship and fell 10-5.

Rockhurst finished 17-0 while MICDS, seeded fourth in the tournament, finished 13-3.

“I suppose I thought that anything was possible because of the quality kids that we have,” Coach Andy Kay said about whether he thought his team would reach the title game when the season began.

The Rams had to beat Eureka and Chaminade to get to championship game.

MICDS topped Eureka 7-4 and then got by Chaminade 4-3.

“In both of those games we were able to lock down each team’s best players with a variety of defensive looks,” Kay said.

“From an offensive standpoint, we had shots, but we could have finished better.”

Playing the undefeated defending champs, Kay said he thought his boys could stay with the Hawklets.

“We felt like we had a great chance to win,” Kay said. “If you look at the film, you see that we won the ground ball battle but struggled to finish. Rockhurst is a tremendous team and they always play with great confidence. It also helps them that they have championship experience.

The teams were tied at 3 after one period.

In the second period, Rockhurst unleashed a five-goal onslaught to lead 8-3 at halftime.

“I think we were all disappointed with how we played,” Kay said. “Rockhurst had a big run in the second period. We struggled to sink our shots, and our slides got sloppy from time to time. I am, however, very proud of our team’s effort and would never question their heart.”

Second-place is the best finish for MICDS since its championship in 2005.

Three Rams were named first-team all state: Tucker Sanders-Lyle and Mac Cornwell, both at attack, and Chris Hiemenz on defense.

Seven starters will return for MICDS. “We lose some very good players, but return our first line of midfield, two starting attackman, and two starting defenseman,” Kay said. “The future looks great.

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pionships at the third-, fourth- fifth-, sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade levels. We feel like we are way ahead of the pack with the quality of players that exist in our foundation.

High school track Westminster Christian Academy Coach Eric Bain saw his boys’ team finish third in Class 3 at state and is eagerly anticipating the future. After all, the school is moving to Town & Country for the next school year and he will finally have a track.

“My hope is that with the success of the guys this year and moving to a new campus that actually has a track, there will be younger kids that will be inspired to carry on the torch,” Bain said. “We have many fine track athletes in the middle school and hopefully that will continue to improve and success will follow.

“As a track coach, I am very excited about the new facilities. It is hard to get kids excited about track when you really have nowhere to practice. We will now be able to have kids participate in field events and hurdle events, things that are very difficult to do without having the facilities to practice them.”

High school girls’ soccer The Kennedy girls reached the quarterfinals in Class 1 before falling to 4-3 in overtime to Orchard Farm. The Celts finished 12-11.

It was 2-2 after first half. Lexi Donahue scored the goals on assists from Alyssa Busken and Maddie Marchetto.

“We played very well in the first half,” Coach Tom Rapp said.

In the second half, Marchetto scored the third off of Taylor Santel’s assist to take a 3-2 lead.

Orchard Farm tied it with 1:37 remaining on a penalty kick.

“It was devastingly deflating,” Rapp said about the penalty kick.

In overtime, Orchard Farm broke through for the game-winning goal.

The Celts lose eight girls to graduation.

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Westminster twins deliver one-two punch

By WARREN MAYES Westminster Christian Academy senior twins Daniel and David Everett finished their track and field careers in style. At the recent Class 3 track and field championships at Lincoln University’s Dwight T. Reed Stadium, the brothers finished 1-2 in the 1600-meter run. The twins had long talked about finishing state going 1-2, and they almost did it last fall at the state cross country meet. The dream was fulfilled in track.

Daniel Everett, defending state cross country champion, won the 1600 in 4 minutes, 8.43 seconds – three seconds better than his previous best and qualifying him for the prestigious Adidas Grand Prix in New York.

“It was a school record, and it is the seventh fastest time in the country this year,” Westminster Coach Eric Bain said.

It was huge to Daniel to leave state with a first-place finish.

“After barely getting edged out sophomore year and then having a pretty rough year last year, I was hungrier than ever,” he said.

He pointed out how well David ran in the event.

“He had just an insane race,” Daniel said of his brother. “He ran a personal best by nine seconds, which is just insane.”

David was right behind his brother, finishing in a 4:12.85 to capture second place.

What made the finish even more special: The twins celebrated their 18th birthday.

“We have been talking about going 1-2 at the state meet since we began running back in eighth grade,” Daniel said. “We barely missed out in crosscountry going 1-3, but I knew that if David had a good race, we could get it done it the 1600. It was also our 18th birthday, too. It was pretty much the perfect race.”

His brother agreed.

“It was perfect,” David said. “We had dreamed of that for years and to finally get it was great. ... It was – and it was by far – the best present I got this year.”

Westminster ended third with 50 points.

The Wildcats took just four players to state.

Daniel placed second in the 800 meter run and third in the 3200 meter run with times of 1:54.82 and 9:23.70. David placed second in the 3200 with a time of 9:23.35.

Bain pointed out David had a chance to win the race.

“In the 3200, David went into the race hoping to take home the victory, and he led the race going into the last lap, but when he got passed with 300 meters to go, he realized that he did not have enough to catch Drew White, the eventual winner,” Bain said.

What tickled the brothers as well was being in the winning 3200 relay team – the first championship in the event for Westminster. The relay team finished with a sizzling time of 7:55.05. It is a school record and the sixth fastest time ever in Class 3.

Daniel gave credit to the other two runners in the race – senior Danny Keith and junior Peter Duell.

“Danny and Peter were the main reasons why we won the 4x800,” Daniel said.

“David blasted open the race running a 1:53 and then Peter followed it up with a 2:01.

By the time Danny Keith and I got the baton, all we really had to do was conserve the big lead that they had given us.” Now, it’s on to college, which will represent something new for the twins.

“They are actually splitting up for college,” Bain said. “Daniel will be running at Columbia University and David will be going to Belmont University.”

“It has been a great four years and I am so glad that I have gotten to experience the things I have,” David said. I’ve grown closer to my brother through it all.”

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To make the Golf Digest listing and to stay in the rankings are important to St. Albans, Derfel said.

“We take a lot of pride in these rankings,” Derfel said. “They represent our mission of having state-ranked golf facilities.”

The area is beautiful during all of the seasons.

“The golf experience at St. Albans is second to none in the state,” Derfel said.

“Our two distinctive courses complement the natural beauty and surroundings of the Missouri bluffs and river bottoms and they offer golfers two unique and memorable golf experiences.”

Offering majestic views, the housing development surrounding the golf courses is one the area’s best. In all, the development totals 5,400 acres.

According to Derfel, the courses are not a hidden jewel in the region.

“The golf community recognizes the quality of our courses and guests consider it a privilege when given the opportunity to experience them,” Derfel said.

And The Country Club of St. Albans strives to continue to get better.

“We’ve recently finalized a campaign to refinance The Country Club of St. Albans,” Derfel said. “We’ve secured our future as a financially viable member-owned club. The Country Club of St. Albans is an exceptional, full-service private country club, and in addition to our state ranked golf facilities, we offer superior swim and tennis programs and recognized dining and social amenities.”

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By WARREN MAYES The two golf courses at the Country Club of St. Albans remain in the top 10 private courses in Missouri, according to a recent issue of Golf Digest.

David L. Derfel, the general manager at St. Albans, said he was happy to learn the nation’s top golf magazine, whose yearly rankings carry great cache, again recognized Tavern Creek and Lewis & Clark as premier playing courses in the state.

“We are very pleased and honored to be consistently recognized as having two of the top 10 courses in the state of Missouri,” Derfel said. “Additionally, there are few clubs in the nation that have two top 10 courses.”

Tavern Creek was rated No. 7 in Missouri by Golf Digest. The par 71 Tavern Creek Course spans 160 spectacular acres.

Designed by renowned golf course architects Dana Fry and Dr. Michael Hurdzan, Tavern Creek features breathtaking vistas of the Missouri River Valley, dramatic dogleg holes, and 12 of 18 holes that play around creeks, streams, or ponds. The harmony with natural surroundings and the challenge they provide make for a truly memorable golf experience.

The course was opened with nine holes in 1995 and the second nine were completed in 1997.

Lewis & Clark is a championship course and is the older of the two courses. It opened for play in 1992. Rated No. 8 in the state and designed by Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish, Lewis & Clark is surrounded by 100-year-old woods, dramatic terrain, and natural creek hazards. Created in honor of the legendary explorers, the 72 par, 18-hole course is challenging for players of all levels.

Lewis & Clark hosted the 2009 USGA’s Men’s State Team Championship and the U.S. Open qualifying tournament in 2010.

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But thanks to a hot and dry early June, area ball diamonds now are bustling with the sounds of bats pinging and balls being caught as teams play catch-up and make up their rained out games.

“We were fortunate to acquire four extra fields this spring, and that has definitely helped us accommodate teams better,” said Chesterfield Athletic Association President Randy Kellis. “In all, we have a total of 19 fields and they drain very well, so that has helped us avoid big problems with potential rainouts.”

Kellis said a big plus for Chesterfield Athletic Association is a computer-automated system that gives coaches options for rescheduling games. He said all games on the schedule should be completed by mid-July.

At Ballwin Athletic Association, most of the park’s games also have been rescheduled through an automated computer system, according to Park Administrator Judy Young.

The park’s seven fields are booked solid with games through mid-July.

Ballwin normally runs its regular season schedule from April 1 to July 31 and in the event of excessive rain, the season in the past has been extended an extra week to accommodate all leagues.

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Another help for Ellisville is having three rain-resistant, Agrilime fields that are used by the younger leagues. The fields absorb water well so remain playable more often.

Ellisville Athletic Association is on pace to have its makeup games completed by mid-July and hopes to have its regular season finished by July 31.

Manchester Athletic Association has not let spring rains slow its schedule of league and game activity much, if at all.

Manchester Athletic Association President Steve Scott said things are “on track and rolling along very nicely.”

Each season, Manchester sets aside designated rainout days, and Scott tracks the rainout games and works with each manager to find open time slots that are convenient to them and their visiting teams. The majority of rained out games at Manchester have been rescheduled for June and some dates in early July.

Pond Athletic Association has had good luck as well in getting their leagues and teams caught up.

Each manager has a website page, where, the manager can view the park schedule and reschedule the game with just a couple of clicks.

Pond fully expects to get all of its games in and according to Plunkett, one reason for that is a drying agent that was added to the dirt mixture on all of their infields, the same agent used in Major League stadiums.

PAA is slated to have its full season schedule of games and league to be completed by early- to mid-July.

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TV dads: the good, the bad and the goofy In celebration of Father’s Day 2011, TiVo polled more than 1,000 television viewers to determine America’s smartest modern TV dads.

Coming in at No. 1 was Eric Stonestreet, who plays Cameron Tucker on ABC’s “Modern Family.”

Jim Halpert of “The Office” also was voted a brilliant modern-day dad. Stonestreet and Halpert were praised for their clever wit and dedication to family. Cliff Huxatable of “The Cosby Show” came out as the most brilliant “classic TV” dad.

For goofiest dad, viewers picked Ray Barone from “Everybody Loves Raymond” at No. 1; Peter Griffin from “Family Guy” and Homer Simpson from “The Simpsons” tied for second.

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Forecast looks bright for Father’s Day

By SUE HORNOF Consumers will be doling out more dollars on Dad this Father’s Day than they have in years, according to a National Retail Federation (NRF) survey.

Results of the 2011 NRF Father’s Day survey conducted May 3-10 by BIGresearch show that Americans will spend an average of $106.49 on their dads, up from $94.32 in 2010 and the most in the survey’s eight-year history.

“Spending on Dad has taken a backseat for the past few years, but some kids and wives are planning to make up for lost time this Father’s Day,” NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay said. “Shoppers seem to be more excited when it comes to gift giving, an encouraging sign for retailers – and dads – everywhere.”

Also noteworthy is the fact that the gap between Mother’s Day spending (an average of $140.73 in 2011) and Father’s Day spending has narrowed substantially.

Total Father’s Day spending this year is expected to reach more than $11 billion.

According to the survey, consumer Father’s Day spending will be allocated as follows: • $2.1 billion on special outings, such as golf, eating out or going to a movie • $1.4 billion on gift cards • $ 1.4 billion on clothing • $1.4 billion on home improvement or garden tools and appliances • $1.3 billion on electronics • $653 million on sporting goods • $598 million on books or CDs • $593 million on automotive accessories Slightly more than half of survey respondents (50.3 percent) said they would be buying a Father’s Day gift for their dad or step-dad this year, and some said they will be shopping for gifts for their husbands (26.1 percent), sons (8 percent), grandfather (4.7 percent), brother (5.8 percent) and friends (5.3 percent).

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Wildwood 10-year-old raises $700 for tornado victims Appeals to crowd at graduation ceremony

By MARCIA GUCKES Public speaking may be one of the most stressful events for many people, but in the face of the Joplin tornado, one Wildwood girl had no trouble standing in front of the crowd at a graduation ceremony and asking for donations for the victims of the tornado.

Ten-year-old Anika Pulumati’s graduation from Babler Elementary in Rockwood occurred on May 22, the same night that the F-5 tornado destroyed one-third of Joplin.

“I saw on the TV lots of pictures of Joplin, Mo., and saw that they had a lot of destruction,” Anika said. “That happened to be the same day of my graduation, so I made a speech.”

Anika said she told the crowd about all the people who had died and the schools that had been destroyed and then asked them to donate money to give to the American Red Cross.

She said people responded with $313 that night, and over the next two days at school, the total climbed to $700.

“I took the money to the Red Cross and told them the total was $700. They were

really happy,” Anika said.

Katie Nagus, communications coordinator at the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross, said, “Anika’s donation of $700 is definitely unusual for someone of

“I took the money to the Red Cross and told them the total was $700. They were really happy.”

-Anika Pulamati that age.”

Anika’s parents, Venkat and Malini Pulamati of Wildwood, are very proud of their daughter.

“We always encourage our kids to do something for the community,” Venkat Pulumati said, “like helping at the food pantry at Circle Of Concern and other activities.”

Pulumati said the collection for those in Joplin was Anika’s first major effort at

Ten-year-old Anika Pulumati, of Wildwood presents, a $700 donation to Mary Segneri, a manager at the St. Louis Chapter of the American Red Cross. Anika collected the money after seeing the destruction caused by the tornado that struck Joplin on May 22. (Photo courtesy of Venkat Pulumati)

fundraising, but no one was surprised that she did it.

“All her teachers say she’s a big helper in the class,” Pulumati said. “She always comes forward to help other kids. If they have any problems, she’s always there to

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Anika said she is proud of her effort to help the victims in Joplin and that she is likely to do it again.

Anika will start middle school at Rockwood Valley this fall.

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Health capsules Reptile and amphibian alert Many people keep snakes, turtles, frogs and other amphibians as pets, but those who do should exercise caution.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reptiles and amphibians can carry Salmonella bacteria, and thousands of people a year get infected from the pets.

“When people are coming in contact with a reptile or a frog – especially young children – they’re either putting them up to their mouths or they’re just not washing their hands properly after contacting these animals,” CDC spokesperson Linda Capewell said.

Capewell said people can get infected also from the water in aquariums when cleaning them in food preparation areas, like kitchens.

Weight loss, memory gain There may be a connection between your weight and your memory. At Kent State University in Ohio, John Gunstad saw the connection in data on people who underwent bariatric surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs.

Researchers found memory and concentration had improved 12 weeks after bariatric surgery, possibly due to improvement of obesity-related problems.

But Gunstead said obese people might not need surgery to improve memory.

“If they’re looking for that last little bit of motivation to kind of push them over the top to start a weight loss program – to start exercising or eating better – maybe the thought of, ‘Well, maybe my memory can be a little bit better’ can be encouraging,” he said.

The study in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases was supported by the National Institutes of Health.

Gambling over the years Data from a national survey indicates that how people gamble varies depending on their age.

John Welte, of the University of Buffalo in New York, examined the data and said that any capacity of gambling – i.e., whether someone has gambled at all during the past year – peaks in a person’s 20s.

Frequent gambling peaks in the 50s, and problem gambling peaks in the 30s.

According to Welte, roughly 2-4 percent of adults have a gambling problem, which can range from thinking a lot about gambling and needing increasing stakes to get the same excitement to breaking the law to get money for gambling and having to turn to someone else for financial help because

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Breast-feeding and mothers’ brains Breast-feeding might nourish more than the baby; it also could help the motherchild relationship.

Pilyoung Kim, a researcher with the National Institute of Mental Health, looked at brain imaging one month after delivery and said breast-feeding mothers, compared to mothers who fed their babies formula, showed greater responses to their own infants’ cry sound in brain areas that are important for care-giving behaviors and empathy.

Breast-feeding moms also showed more care-giving three or four months after delivery. According to Kim, breast-feeding might heighten hormones associated with care-giving actions.

The study was published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Dinner at eight, extra weight Eating dinner at eight might not be great for your weight.

That is the finding of researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine who looked at meal times and sleep patterns.

The study found that people who went to sleep later had high body mass indexes (ratios of their weight to their height) than did people who went to sleep earlier.

Researcher Kathryn Reid said eating after 8 p.m. affected everyone.

“Regardless of what group they were in – whether they were a late sleeper or an early sleeper – if they ate after 8 p.m., they had a higher body mass index,” Reid said, adding that calorie-burning seems to be affected by people’s body clocks.

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Everybody in the pool?

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Sales tax revenue in St. Louis County is a fundamental source of funding municipal services such as public safety, streets, and parks and recreation.

Any changes to the way those revenues are distributed, especially after sales declines associated with the recession, could put large areas of St. Louis County at risk.

Currently, St. Louis County consists of “A” cities – or point-of-sale cities – that keep sales tax money generated from the one-cent tax in their cities, and “B” cities, which pool that onecent sales tax and receive an equal per capita share of the revenue, based on population. Legislation was adopted in 1984 requiring that any new city formed after that date, as well as any annexed areas, remain in the pool. As a result, some high sales tax generation areas are required to remain part of the pool.

Furthermore, “A” cities must contribute some percentage of their sales tax revenue to the pool.

The formula requires “A” cities with increasingly higher per capita revenue put a greater percentage of their sales tax into the pool. About 60 percent of the county’s population receives additional funding from areas with more retail activity than the municipality in which they reside.

In 2010, “A” cities shared $12.8 million with the pool, out of $140 million countywide.

Approximately half of that went to St. Louis County and half to the “B” municipalities.

Since 1993, all cities have been given new authority to enact several local option sales taxes, which allows “A” cities to moderate the negative effects of transferring funds to the pool and allows cities with relatively few retail stores an opportunity to generate additional funds for local services.

This sharing arrangement, which was approved

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by voters in the county and expanded in 1993, has been a source of controversy for some cities with high retail sales.

Now, the non-partisan St Louis County Municipal League has convened a special task force to review the one-cent sales tax distribution formula in an effort to reach consensus on the distribution of the tax in St. Louis County. The task force has subdivided into groups of “A” and “B” cities, and the two sides are attempting to forge a compromise on the issue before the Missouri Legislature meets in January.

Twenty-eight cities have joined the tax force, including most West County municipalities. West Newsmagazine asked local officials how the tax distribution system affects their cities and what they believe this task force can accomplish.

Here is what they had to say: Ballwin is an “A” city that collects point-of-sale taxes from its commercial district but has “B” areas also, which consist mainly of residential areas that have been annexed into the city. According to City Manager Bob Kuntz, that gives the city some neutrality when it comes to the tax pool issue.

Kuntz said if the tax distribution formula is changed, there will be no further incentive for Ballwin to do annexations, since there are no nearby commercial districts it can annex. He said if all cities were point-of-sale, they would all rush to create more shopping districts and fight to attract the biggest stores, offering TIFs and other deals.

“It wouldn’t be a healthy solution,” Kuntz said.

“Retail sales are already down all over our area.

Brick and mortar stores are having a rough time trying to compete with Internet sales that aren’t subject to a city’s sales tax. That’s not going to be helped by a bunch of stores moving three miles away into the next city.”

Kuntz said the area already is suffering from an over-saturation of retail, and instead of making cities more dependent on retail, he would like to see the task force concentrate on population and job growth. He said Ballwin has played by the rules for more than 20 years and the task force needs to come up with a way to make those rules fair for everybody.

“There are ways to come up with a win/win solution here,” Kiuntz said, “but, first, we need to take a deep breath before we rush into anything, instead of just fighting for our piece of pie. We need to grow the pie in a way that will help all of our cities.”

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“One thing we can all agree with is that the current system is too complex and complicated,” Harms said. “It needs to be simplified.”

He said discussions have also occurred about the need for smaller, “distressed” municipalities to consolidate so they can better stay afloat. Other ideas that have been floated include putting a cap on pool benefits and requiring every “B” city to adopt an additional quarter-cent sales tax that would be distributed through the pool.

Harms said he wants this to be accomplished in negotiations between cities in the county and not decided by Missouri legislators who do not live in the area.

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According to Geiger, Chesterfield loses more than half of its sales tax receipts to the county pool.

“Chesterfield has become a regional economic generator, providing jobs to thousands of residents, throughout our region, and serving a growing population of those who shop or pass through our community daily, while losing more and more of the revenue necessary to fund the services we provide, due to the current pool system,” Geiger said.

Clarkson Valley is a “B” city. Mayor Scott Douglass said the city depends on revenues it receives from the pool. He said he does not feel that his city is gouging anybody.

“We are just operating according to a law that was passed by voters,” he said.

Douglass expressed hope that the task force can find a reasonable solution to some of the complaints made by some “A” cities and some of the bigger “B” cities. According to Douglass, what is “fair” and “unfair” still needs to be determined.

If the distribution system was changed too quickly, Douglass said, many “B” cities would be unable to meet the needs of their residents.

“We can’t let the state Legislature just go in and change the law by New Year’s,” Douglass said. “That would throw the stability of St. Louis County into chaos.”

Douglass said he was concerned that attempts to change the pool were just a “back-door way” to eliminate some of the county’s smaller cities.

“Small cities are not what’s wrong with St. Louis County,” Douglass said. “The small cities are still evaluating the best ways to provide services to our residents.”

Douglass predicted that eventually, other area cities will have to realize that retail is not the answer to their economic problems.

Creve Coeur is an “A” city, although an annexed area is part of the pool, which Mayor Harold Dielmann said causes the city to lose about $1 million dollars a year to the pool.

Dielmann said he does not think that is fair and a goal of the task force should be for smaller cities to merge into bigger cities.

“There shouldn’t be any cities in the county with less than 5,000 people,” Dielmann said.

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As a result of a recent renovation, cardiovascular surgery patients at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield are able to recover from surgery in a new cardiovascular step-down unit. This redesign is part of Pictured (from left) are St. Luke’s Hospital cardiothoracic the recently named surgeons: Drs. J. Gregory Lugo, James R. Scharff, Ronald D. Jack C. Taylor Heart Leidenfrost, and Cordie C. Coordes. Also pictured: Sue Scego, Hospital and offers St. Luke’s director of nursing, and Rhonda Cira, St. Luke’s head convenience and nurse. streamlined care for cardiac patients and their families.

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do not contribute to the tax pool. Simply stated, the more people you have in your ‘B’ or pool city, the more money you get from the tax pool. These cities are entitled to pull money from the tax pool even if they have little or no retail business contributing to it. Certain cities charge little or no property tax because the tax pool subsidies fund their municipal operations. Redistribution and chasing sales tax revenues creates a competitive environment that causes ‘A’ municipalities to use unnecessary incentives to entice retail business away from their neighbors.

“To make matters worse, the state Legislature has provided for the creation of more than 700 additional taxing districts (and growing) throughout the county. Most people have no idea how this affects their personal income. Nowhere else in the U.S. does this exist.

“We have to stop this insanity. Is this really what we want for the future of our region? We must stop taking a bandage approach to the problem. Our sales and property taxes should be the same regardless of where we shop and live in St. Louis County. Until the 91 municipalities and St. Louis County accept that we no longer can continue to do the same thing repeatedly expecting different results, we will remain divided.

“This regional problem continues to hurt our economy. It is my hope the task force can agree on attacking the root problem.

As revenues decrease and cities grow, the ‘tax pool’ will no longer be able to sustain municipalities that choose not to contribute.

The county must get out of the municipal business and return to what counties do best (i.e. courts, health department and regional issues).

“This will be met with fierce opposition from those that currently benefit most.

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“The ‘A’ cities have created a technical sub group comprised of Mr. Harms, Mr. Kuntz, and Mr. Shaw to study and recommend possible solutions to this escalating problem. I have the utmost confidence in these individuals, as they are some of the brightest minds in municipal government.

This is not a ‘B’ (pool) city ‘A’ (point-ofsale) city thing. The future viability of our region will depend on the decisions we make today.”

Manchester is an “A” and “B” city.

According to City Administrator Ed Blattner, Manchester originally was an “A” city areas annexed in 1997 and 1999 are “B” areas. It is predominantly an “A” city in terms of revenue generation, although it currently contributes about 25 percent of its one-cent sales tax revenue to the pool.

Blattner said Manchester gives out more than it receives from pool revenues.

Blattner said while Manchester is not a direct member of the task force, he will be attending expanded meeting discussions.

Wildwood is a ”B” city and was incorporated in 1995.

“Being a ‘B’ class city has been something which we have no control over and we adapted our budgeting at the very beginning,” Mayor Tim Woerther said in an email. “Keep in mind this is regarding just the one-cent countywide sales tax (of which) the city receives a proportional amount based on population.”

According to Woerther, Wildwood currently brings in more from the pool than what is generated locally.

“As a member of the task force I expect to see an update to the pool tax system that takes into account the realities of today’s economic conditions, incentives and state of the county,” Woerther said. “Keep in mind that the original system was put in place when St. Louis County was growing, tax incentive development for retail was not occurring, and to travel more than a couple of miles to purchase goods was seen as going out of the way. That just isn’t the case anymore.”

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••• Broadway Fantasies Goes to the Movies is at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., June 18 and at 2 p.m. on Sun., June 19 at John F. Kennedy High (550 Woods Mill Road). The cast includes attorney Joe Dreyer, Musen Steinbach Weiss Marketing Communications partner Ed Musen, and sportscaster and columnist Howard Balzer. The 22nd annual volunteer-based performance benefits the County Older Resident Programs (CORP). Tickets are $17. To purchase, email tickets@broadwayfantasies.com, call (314) 615-4041 or visit broadwayfantasies.com.

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••• The Ballwin Police Department hosts its fifth annual Charity Golf Scramble to benefit The Backstoppers at 12:15 p.m. on Mon., June 20 at the Ballwin Community Golf Course. The cost is $75 per golfer or $300 per team, with prizes. The St. Louis Rams cheerleaders are present; lunch and dinner are included. Call Officer Rob Rogers at (314) 605-1450 Officer Dan Hawk at 207-2318.

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Labadie Environmental Organization hosts a BBQ fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sun., June 26, at The Genovese Farm (1436 Grand Army Road in Labadie).

The organization seeks to preserve the Missouri River bottomland and protect clean water resources. Barbecue, drinks and live music are available for $35 per person.

RSVP by June 20 to phaynes@leomo.info or 544-1014.

••• The ninth annual Monarch Firefighters Golf Tournament to benefit National Multiple Sclerosis Society is at 12:30 p.m. on Mon., July 11 at Landings at Spirit Golf Club (180 N. Eatherton Road in Chesterfield). Lunch and dinner are served, with beer and refreshments provided. The fourperson scramble is $95 per person or $380 per team if received by June 27. Cash prizes are featured. Contact Chris Gelven at gelven.c@monarchfpd.org or Jeff Burle at burlejeff@yahoor.com.

••• Life Skills hosts the 26th annual Tee It Up Golf Tournament and dinner auction, beginning with a 6:30 a.m. early-bird registration on Mon., July 25 at Meadowbrook Country Club. A $425 per player entry fee includes lunch, golf cart rental, greens fees, gifts and tickets to the dinner auction for the player and guest. Proceeds help people with developmental disabilities. Call (314) 567-7705 or visit lifeskills-stl.org.

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Mad Science for preschoolers is at 10:30 a.m. each Thursday from June 16 through Aug. 4 at the St. Louis Carousel in Faust Park. The fee is $10 per child per class and includes a carousel ride for child and adult.

The program is designed for children ages 3 to 5. Call (314) 615-8383.

••• The Eureka Parks and Recreation Department hosts a free showing of “Where the Wild Things Are” at 8:45 p.m. on Fri., June 24 on the lawn of City Hall. Call 9386775.

••• The city of Wildwood hosts a movie night at 8:45 p.m. on Fri., June 24 at the Town Center Plaza. There is a free showing of “The Karate Kid” with complimentary kettle corn, Kona Ice, soda and water. Visit cityofwildwood.com.

••• The Chesterfield Department of Parks and Recreation hosts a showing of “Eat, Pray, Love” at dusk on Fri., July 8 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater. Visit chesterfield.mo.us.

St. John Church hosts a four-part workshop, “All You Need to Know to Land a Job” from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays, on June 15, 16, 22 and 23 at the church, Commons A (15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville).

John Meyer, retired senior vice president of human resources for IAM animal foods worldwide, leads the seminar. The event is free and open to the community, but pre-registration is required. Contact Linda Perino at 779-2331 or email lperino@stjstl. net for details.

••• The Eureka Parks and Recreation Department hosts a Thursday Social for active older adults at 11 a.m. on Thurs., June 16 at the Eureka Community Center.

Lunch and a program are included for $5.

For details, call 938-6775 or email parks@ eureka.mo.us.

••• The Parkway Central High School Class of 1981 Reunion Weekend is on Fri., June 17, and Sat., June 18, with a multi-class happy hour beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday at Creve Coeur Lake House and a 30th reunion celebration from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday at Sheraton Westport Plaza Tower. The Friday event is $10 per person cover with a cash bar, and the Saturday event is $75 per person before June 17 or $85 at the door. Call Mary Hedigerat (314) 910-7895 or email bigbangmktg@ hotmail.com.

••• The Eureka Parks and Recreation Department hosts a Coffee Club for active older adults at 9 a.m. on Thurs., June 23 at the Eureka Community Center. For $2, guests get coffee, tea, pastries, chair exercise and blood pressure checks sponsored by Comprehensive Chiropractic. For details, call 938-6775 or email parks@eureka.mo.us.

••• The Fourth of July is celebrated as St. Louis residents would have in 1861 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., July 3, and Mon., July 4 at the Old Courthouse. The free event includes authentic music, costumes, a special reading of the Declaration of Independence and firing demonstrations.

For details, visit CoreofDiscovery.com.

••• The St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash is Sat., Sept. 24, and Sun., Sept. 25 at the Town Center of Wildwood. Amateurs and professionals compete in several categories, including ribs, brisket, chicken, chili, pork steak, People’s Choice, chicken wing eating and best-decorated booth. Call Frank Schmer at 256-6564 for details.

LIVE PERFORMANCES The city of Eureka presents Concerts on Central featuring Cruzen at 7 p.m. on Fri., June 17 on Central Avenue between Dreyer Avenue and West Frisco Avenue. The event is free, and food and beverages are available at local businesses. Call 938-6775 or email parks@eureka.mo.us.

••• St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation and Friends of Jefferson Barracks sponsor the Blues on the Mississippi Concert Series, with Patti & the Hitmen performing at 8 p.m. (gates open at 7 p.m.) on Fri., June 17 and Sh-Boom performing at 8 p.m. on Sat., June 18 at Veterans Memorial Amphitheater at Jefferson Barracks Park. Alvin Jet performs; concessions, free parking and lawn seating available. Admission each evening is $7 for ages 12 and older, with tickets available at the gate. Visit stlouisco.com/parks or call (314) 615-5572 or (314) 615-7840 TTY. ••• First Run Theatre presents “Behind the Chair” by Jason Slavik at 8 p.m. on Fridays June 24 and July 1, and Saturdays June 25 and July 2 at the Thomas Hunter Theater at DeSmet Jesuit High School. Matinees are at 2 p.m. on Sundays June 26 and July 3. Tickets are $8 to $12 in advance or $12 to $15 at the door. Call (314) 352-5114 or visit firstruntheatre.com.

••• The city of Chesterfield hosts The Phins in concert at 7 p.m. on Sat., June 25 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater. Visit chesterfield.mo.us.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT Hitting the jackpot at River City Casino takes on new meaning, especially when it comes to dining at one of its five distinct restaurants, each uniquely styled with menus that run the gamut from flapjacks to prime steaks.

“We have a lot of customers that come for the food and then gamble,” Sous Chef Michelle Parker said. “We have dining choices that others just don’t have, and our customers appreciate those options.”

Restaurant choices include Lewy Nine’s, a 1950s-style café that offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and brunch on Sundays. The menu includes comfort food classics, such as Yankee Port Roast, meatloaf and an old-fashioned club sandwich, the World’s Fair Club. Lewy Nine’s also caters to early risers with wake-up plates, such as blueberry pancakes or Frosted Flake French toast, a twist of the original with battered bread dipped in crunchy, sugary flakes before it is grilled. Those with heartier appetites can order steak and eggs, a grilled sirloin served with three eggs and hash browns, available any time of the day.

Burger Brothers, perhaps the most popular food option, offers a limited menu of burgers, fries and shakes. Burgers are hand-shaped and seasoned with a River City

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secret spice blend and grilled to order. Top off the meal with Burger Brothers’ newest flavored shake, the toasted marshmallow.

If not in the mood for a burger, check out The Beerhouse that recreates a turn of the century tavern, where St. Louis’ brewing history is celebrated with an extensive beer list.

The Beerhouse’s customer food favorites are the Mini Pretzel Sliders, which include prime rib, gilled ham and Gouda with purple mustard and a mini Reuben – all served on pretzel rolls.

For a simple beer and brat, Executive Chef Johnson has it covered with his homemade brats and sausages. Along with homemade sausages, another must-try is the Double Dog Dare.

“It’s a half-pound beef hot dog wrapped in bacon, topped with chili cheese sauce, slaw, tomatoes, onions and mayonnaise. All you need with it is a beer,” Parker said.

River City’s World’s Fair theme continues with the 1904 Steak House, where Executive Chef Bill Osloond oversees a menu that sports one of the city’s largest selections of dry-aged prime steaks and premium seafood.

All steaks are hand-cut, seasoned and either sauced or topped with extras, such as blue cheese, blackened grilled shrimp or black pepper horseradish aioli.

Beyond steak, double-cut pork chops, chicken, rack of lamb and seafood delicacies, such as Chilean Sea Bass, and Maine lobster, are available.

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River City’s Lewy Nine’s Café serves breakfast, such as its blueberry pancakes or Frosted Flake French toast, all day.

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stations. The American grill station tempts diners with homemade sausages, while the Sweets station provides countless cakes and pies, in addition to ice cream cones.

“No matter where you eat at River City, I think you’ll find what you’re hungry for,” Parker said. “That’s why the variety – to bring choices that will give you the best dining experience.”

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THE WORKS Home maintenance repair, electric, carpentry, plumbing, painting & plastering, ceramic tile & backsplash, hardwood flooring, pressure washing & sealing, assembly and more. No jobs too small or large. 25 yrs experience. FREE ESTIMATES Call Bill at (636) 391-7548 or (314) 452-6554.

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

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

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ST. JUDE NOVENA May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved and preserved throughout the world now and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, Worker of Miracles, pray for us. St. Jude, Help of the Hopeless, pray for us. Say prayer nine times a day; by the 8th day prayer will be answered. Say it for nine days. Then publish. Your prayers will be answered. It has never been known to fail. Thank you, St. Jude. JR

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By SARAH WILSON Having a dream home will turn into one lucky winner’s reality with the 2011 St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway and will directly benefit children with cancer along the way.

Beginning Thurs., June 16, a limited number of $100 raffle tickets will be available for the public to purchase for a chance to win Chesterfield-based Fischer & Frichtel’s four-bedroom “Wyndham” model story and a half home. All proceeds from the campaign will go directly to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., a premier pediatric cancer research center.

The grand prize drawing will be held on Fri., Sept. 9 and will be broadcast on Fox 2-KTVI. Valued at approximately $545,000, the Dream Home is at the framing stage at Fischer & Frichtel’s Talbridge development, a scenic, 187-acre residential community on Friedens Road in St. Charles.

The home features 3,585 square feet of living area, a hearth room, a first-floor master suite and three and a half baths. The Dream Home is the first ever of the model to be built and will include a brick-andstone elevation, three-car garage, hard-

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On weekends from Aug. 6 to Sept. 4, the completed “Wyndham” will be open for touring, and visitors will be able to register for the open house prize: a complete king bedroom set valued at $7,000.

To reserve tickets, visit one of the St. Louis-area Regions Bank locations, go to dreamhome.org or call (800) 667-3394.

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2010, Fischer & Frichtel was chosen to build the first Dream Home constructed in the St. Louis area. That local campaign set a record for the nationwide event.

Those reserving tickets by July 15 will be eligible for the “early bird prize,” a hot tub valued at $4,999; 19 other prizes, each worth $500 or more, will be awarded during the program.

276 Shenandoah Drive Labadie - $465,000 4 BR, 3 BA, 5 Ac., 50 x 80 garage, 32 x 80 barn add., 3 stalls MLS # 11028105

2658 Hwy. 100, Gray Summit

445 Honey Valley Drive Villa Ridge- $385,000 4 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath Custom Home. Over 2,700 sq. ft. on main level , 4.46 Acres. Barn, private.

MLS # 11027508

721 Silver Fox Lane - Labadie - $259,900 4 BR, 3 BA, 5 Acres, Barn MLS # 11022046

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12529 Robinview Ct. - Creve Coeur - $299,000 249 Vistaoak Ct. - Ballwin - $188,900 Fabulous 2-sty on cul-de-sac! Large rear Ideal ranch in heart of Ballwin! Gleaming deck, FP, updated kitchen, great neighbor- wood floors, first class kitchen, finished LL, hood. and large level corner lot!

200 Timber Trace - St. Albans - $419,900 Fabulous 3bd , mstr on main, bonus rm over gar, corner lot. 3C garage. You won’t do better than this in St. Albans. MLS # 11028995

1541 Highway 100 - Pacific - $449,000 15+ Acre Farm, West of Wildwood MLS # 11027056

632 Tucker Hill Ln. - Gray Summit - $225,000 3BR, 3BA on 2 Acres MLS # 11013003

311 Hayfield - Robertsville - $154,900 10 Min. off I-44. Like New! MLS 11023498

1 Acre nice level cleared land in Gray Summit just a hop off I-44 zoned CD. Would make a great eatery location.

MLS # 11025358 $145,000

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2239 Pine Lake Loop - Gray Summit - $195,000 3 BR, 2.5 BA, Lake, pool.

MLS # 11028996

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