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Bordering on madness In a recent confrontation between protesters against the illegal flood of unaccompanied children into the United States and counter-protests by some Hispanic group, one man from the latter group said angrily, “We are as good as you are!” One of the things that make the history of clashes over race or ethnicity such a history of tragedies around the world is that – regardless of whatever particular issue sets off these clashes – many people see the ultimate stakes as their worth as human beings. On that, there is no room for compromise, only polarization. That is why playing “the race card” is such an irresponsible and dangerous political game. The real issue when it comes to immigration is not simply what particular immigration policy America should have, but whether America can have any immigration policy at all. A country that does not control its own borders does not have any immigration policy. There may be laws on the books, but such laws are just meaningless words if people from other countries can cross the borders whenever they choose. One of the reasons why many Americans are reluctant to keep out illegal immigrants – or even to call them “illegal immigrants,” instead of using the mealy-mouthed word “undocumented” – is that most Hispanics they encounter seem to be decent, hardworking people. This column has pointed out, more than once, that I have never seen Mexicans standing on a street corner begging, though I have seen both whites and blacks doing so. But such impressions are no basis for deciding serious issues about immigration and citizenship. When we do not control our own borders, we have no way of knowing how many of those coming across those borders are criminals or even terrorists. We have no way of knowing how many of those children are carrying diseases that will spread to our children. And we already know, from studies of American children, that those who are raised without fathers in the home have a high probability of becoming huge, expensive problems for taxpayers in the years ahead, and a mortal danger to others. One hundred years ago, when there was a huge influx of immigrants from Europe,
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souri Guard’s deployment again must be sales taxes would occur. I would like to have Mary go to the approved. And when all is said and done To the Editor: the states should sue the federal govern- Manchester City Hall and ask to see the The article “Are We Better Together” ment to recover all expenses incurred. numbers on sales and tax collection from by Dan Fox in the July 9 issue of West Every American has skin in this game, that development (better yet, she could Newsmagazine was very interesting. It and thus it is incumbent upon every citi- have read those numbers on the Ellisville showed that when Louisville, Kentucky, zen to support such a proposal as I have website when the argument was raging). combined with Jefferson County in 2003 presented. Missouri is the “Show-Me Ellisville would have benefited, as it resulted in a savings of $700,000 per State” and as such should show the way to would have the Rockwood School district, year. That sounds like a lot of money the legislators of every state. Our national St. Louis Community College, etc. until you divide it among the 694,784 security demands this. In addition, how many jobs (desperately residents and find that it saved less than John Stoeffler needed and another avenue of increased $1.01 per person. Ballwin economic activity) would have been created If St. Louis City and County ever just in the Walmart store alone? How about merge I hope my city (Wildwood) can the additional shops and restaurants? secede from St. Louis County and annex Dog days of summer As far as the Waltons’ wealth, well, I to Franklin County. believe Mary should read some history on David Peterson To the Editor: Sam Walton because she would find that Wildwood If you have covered this, it probably still he founded a “mom and pop store” a long bears repeating. Dogs cannot be left in cars time ago and his company became Amerin warm weather. ica’s largest employer – only in America. Recently I parked next to a black SUV Robert Kerr Applauding Gov. Perry with a dog left in it while the owners ate Ellisville To the Editor: breakfast. I applaud Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s Every time I go to Manchester Walmart I (R-Texas) decision to send the Texas find at least one dog in a car. National Guard to augment the U.S. border People in West County should know this Voices from patrol, which is overwhelmed by a mas- by now, but they don’t – dogs cannot be newsmagazinenetwork.com sive influx of illegal aliens crossing our left in cars in warm weather. southern border and hamstrung by the lack Please reinforce this message. In reply to “ Enacting Article V of the U.S. of support from our national government. Linda Clay Constitution,” Letters to the Editor, West Without the support of the federal Newsmagazine, July 9, Bill Walker wrote: government this will cost the citizens of “Mr. Mareing gives excellent reasons to Texas millions of dollars. Under normal Responding to “Ellisville hold a convention. However, his informacircumstances – had the Texas guard’s Development” tion is incorrect. For example he suggests deployment been initiated by President only a few states have filed applications To the Editor: Obama –this would be an expense shared for a convention call by Congress. You can by every American taxpayer. But because I was not surprised by the response about read the 746 applications from 49 states at of the president’s inaction Gov. Perry the Ellisville development and Walmart, www.foavc.org. The states reached the twoacted, and thus the burden will fall on by Mary Dust and apparently every other thirds mark required by the Constitution on every taxpaying Texan. This inaction by Ellisville resident (Letter to the Editor, West Friday, March 13, 1908. Isn’t it about time Mr. Obama is outrageous. Newsmagazine, July 23). But I must correct people started asking Congress to do what As I and a myriad of other Americans see the misconceptions about the TIF. is required and call the convention?” it, this massive invasion across our southWalmart was not going to receive a dime ••• ern border threatens every American and of the TIF. I would like to enlighten the thus should require a national response, if anti-Walmart folks. First, if the sales tax at In reply to “Wildwood decides against not by Washington then by the collective Walmart was 8 percent, then a portion of widening part of Wild Horse Creek Road,” action of the states. that tax – let’s say 1 percent – would have West Newsmagazine, July 9), a reader idenWhat to do? been paid out over time to the builder (a tified as “Wild Horse disaster,” wrote: “The To start I urge Gov. Nixon to call a local company that uses local labor) of the bicyclists have ruined Wild Horse Creek special session of the Missouri General project and Ellisville would have received Road! Wildwood should make the road Assembly to either authorize the deploy- the remaining 7 percent (or whatever the safe for motorists and bicyclists or ban bicycling on these roads. The roads have ment of a number of National Guard final number would have been). troops to assist the Texas National Guard, Walmart would not receive taxpayer no shoulders, sharp turns that you can’t see or authorize sending monies to Texas money. Walmart would receive an around (because Wildwood can’t seem to to help offset the expenses incurred. To increase of sales (income), not sales tax. keep vegetation trimmed), and steep hills. accomplish this I suggest that the General Walmart makes money by selling things Bicyclists refuse to obey the traffic signs, or let cars pass. It’s only a matter of time Assembly vote for a new tax, such as a that people buy. Secondly, if Mary chose not to shop at before someone gets killed; meanwhile one-eighth-cent sales tax designated to support deployment with a six-month Walmart, she (as a taxpayer) would have the geniuses on the city council think they sunset provision. Should an extension of not paid a dime of the TIF. But because should coexist – ridiculous!” the time be required due to Washington’s of the economic activity that would have continued recalcitrance, then the money taken place at the new development, an Submit your letter to: designated for the expenses of the Mis- increase in the collection of the Ellisville editorwest@newsmagazinenetwork.com
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Migraines are a pain in the…head. Sufferers, Before a patient can begin neurofeedback, a 37 million in the U.S. alone, often lose their abil- thorough assessment is necessary to determine model, that 93 percent of neurofeedback Migraines are a pain in the…head. Sufferers, 37 million the inresearch ity to in function the everyday world,found relegating what brain frequencies are excessivetreated or deficient to lying in darkened waiting for thesubstantial and if there are processing Results from U.S. alone, often lose their ability to function in thethem everyday migrainerooms sufferers found relief. Of those,issues. 54 percent excruciating of throbbing toa cease. It’s hardcessation the assessment (quantitative experienced complete of their migraineselectroencephaloand the world, relegating them to lying in darkened rooms waiting for thewaves to live this way! While there are a number of pre- gram or QEEG) are used to develop a personalremainder experienced a greater than 50 percent reduction in excruciating waves of throbbing to cease. It’s hard to live this way! scription medications available now to reduce the ized treatment plan for the individual. While there are a number of prescription medications available frequency. A majority ofneurofeedback the control group, which used pain, each carriesmigraine a dire warning of potential side The process involves retraining drug therapy, no change in migraine now to reduce the pain, each carries a dire warning of potential effects that can betraditional worse than the migraines. Al- experienced the brain to respond more appropriately to stimumost. Sensors on the patient’s head record brainwave side effects that can be worse than the migraines. Almost. frequency (68%) and only 8li.percent experienced a reduction in real name)frequency suffered from mi- than patterns brain activity. 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Things will happen “I wouldn’t have taken him. Not because I don’t believe Michael Sam should have a chance to play, but I wouldn’t want to deal with all of it. It’s not going to be totally smooth ... things will happen.” – Tony Dungy, former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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hat in the world does “things will happen” mean? What does that mean? Actually, first we need to explore some quick history. Prior to the Missouri Tigers 2013 football season, Michael Sam shared with his team that he is gay. The team went on to a hugely successful 11-2 season and No. 5 ranking in the country, all the while keeping Sam’s sexual orientation to themselves. Sam was the SEC co-defensive player of the year, a first team All-American who tied Missouri’s school record with 11.5 sacks. Sam was projected by most to be selected in the first five rounds of the NFL draft. On Feb. 9, prior to the NFL draft, Sam elected to let the world know that he is gay. At the NFL scouting combine, a critical measuring stick for college players entering the NFL draft, Sam showed poorly. His measurable results were far below expectations, and his draft stock slipped. His handling of the media during this time, however, was nearly flawless. On May 10, the St. Louis Rams selected Sam in the 7th and final round of the NFL draft. Shortly after the draft, a planned documentary on Sam by Oprah Winfrey’s television network was canceled. Two weeks ago, right before the kickoff of NFL training camps, Tony Dungy commented that he would not have drafted Sam and worried that “things will happen.” This brings us back full circle – what does “things will happen” mean? Let us dispense with the obvious first. Dungy was the first black head coach to win a Super Bowl. That is a thing that happened and was a huge distraction. Dungy very famously and very publicly supported and advocated for a return to the NFL for Michael Vick. Vick was convicted and served jail time for operating a brutal dogfighting ring. Dungy offered to mentor Vick and help him return to the good graces of the NFL. That is a thing that happened and was certainly a distraction.
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So it does not appear that Dungy is immune to distractions or to things happening. What Dungy is actually saying is that he would be too cowardly to deal with the unknown issues related to being the first to do something. Sam is the NFL’s first openly gay player, and that scares Dungy, who claims this philosophy of avoiding distraction is a time-tested drafting philosophy. The reality is there is no blueprint for being the first to do something. Dungy later clarified his remarks to make sure it was understood that he felt that Sam “has a right” to play in the NFL, and that he was only worried about the media distraction. It still isn’t clear, however, what “things” Dungy is so concerned about happening. Earlier this year, a thing happened. To the dismay of many Rams fans, the Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl. The Seahawks feature young phenomenon Russell Wilson at quarterback. Wilson became just the second black quarterback to win a Super Bowl, just the second. It is difficult to find a single headline that alludes to that even being a story. A black quarterback won a Super Bowl, and the fact that he was black was barely a footnote. It was less important than the fact that he was a third-round draft pick. Another thing also happened earlier this year. Between the time of Sam’s coming out as gay and the NFL draft, he was invited back to the Mizzou campus to be honored. The vociferously anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church announced they would conduct one of their remarkably hateful protests at the event. In an effort coined “Stand with Sam,” hundreds of Mizzou students lined the campus to provide a human barricade between Sam and any Westboro supporters. Westboro did not show up, and Sam received a standing ovation at the event. So yes, Mr. Dungy, things will happen. At least you got that part right. Things will very definitely happen.
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The Ballwin Board of Aldermen on July 21 unanimously approved paying for street address markers that are part of the Great Streets Initiative and Manchester Road repaving project – but with one string attached. The condition is that Ellisville also agrees to pay for similar signage along its stretch of the highway. Action by the two cities to pay for the markers, also known as bollards, is needed because the winning bid for the repaving and Great Streets project was somewhat above what had been estimated. The bollards were identified as one of the costs that were expendable to lower the Great Streets spending to the $5 million set aside for it. L. F. Krupp Construction, of Ellisville, the firm awarded the Manchester Road repairing contract, has priced the bol-
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MANCHESTER Modification of firearm legislation causes residents to speak out At its July 21 meeting, the Manchester Board of Aldermen took some heat for its July 7 approval of a measure that modified the city’s firearms laws by prohibiting the open carrying of rifles and shotguns within city limits. The new law provides that “weapons that are not concealable hereunder (i.e., rifles and shotguns) shall not be openly carried” within the city. Police Chief Timothy Walsh had said that the ordinance clarifies the city’s concealed weapons law, which allows for the brief and open display of handguns by those who are authorized to carry such a weapon. However, two residents at the July 21 meeting said that the board action trampled their arms-bearing rights while another said that the measure creates confusion for residents who might use an air rifle on their property or carry a rifle or shotgun from a vehicle to a place of residence.
WILDWOOD Residents concerned about planned trailhead improvements
Wildwood’s Planning & Zoning Commission recently held a community presentation to get public input on planned improvements to the Al Foster Memorial Trailhead that are proposed to be made next year. The trailhead, at 225 Grand Avenue, is located in the city’s Glencoe neighborhood and currently includes two picnic tables, two screened portable toilets and a gravel parking lot that can accommodate 15 to 20 cars. The trailhead also is the de facto parking lot for the Wabash Frisco and Pacific railroad. Proposed improvements include: • Removing the current parking lot and restoring the area to grass for use as non-regulation size playfields for soccer, baseball and softball. • Shifting the parking lot to the south, creating 40 parking spaces closer to the railroad property. • Adding a 1500-square-foot pavilion and shade structure, built to look like a train shed. • Adding a permanent restroom facility. • Extending the trailhead to the west side of Grand Avenue so that Hamilton Carr Trail users won’t have to cross the street to make the Al Foster Trail connection. About $400,000 was budgeted for improvements this year and another $50,000 is being added for 2015. Work is proposed to start early next year and be finished by the end of 2015. However, at the July 14 Wildwood City Council meeting, Bill Erdel, a Glencoe resident, told the council that the historic Glencoe Village Association is concerned about some aspects of the plan. “We want to maintain as much green space as possible, we want low impact development, and we want peace and quiet,” he said. “The trailhead is tremendous for those who like to hike and bike, but we want to maintain the historic Glencoe setting as it is, and a plan needs to be found that’s acceptable to all.” Area Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) said residents have suggested that the playfields would be inconsistent
with the area and that the current pavilion design – planned to be 22 feet high – should be smaller. “I’d like to see a scaled-down pavilion similar looking to an old railroad depot that had been there in the early 1900s,” he said. Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning and parks, said the playfields could be dropped in favor of green space with trees when a revised plan goes back to the Planning & Zoning Commission.
WEST COUNTY Rockwood set to interview candidates for open board position Six applicants – Jaime Bayes, Robert Castle, Laura Gunderson, Herman Kriegshauser, Tamara Rhomberg and Dr. Steven Taff – will be interviewed during the Aug. 7 regular meeting of the Rockwood Board of Education for the open board position recently vacated by Jeffery Morrell. Morrell, who was elected to the board in 2013 and whose term would have run until April 2016, resigned from the board in June. The person selected would take the oath of office during the Aug. 7 meeting and would fill the vacant board seat until April 2015 elections. Rockwood board meetings are held at Crestview Middle School, 16025 Clayton Road in Ellisville, and begin at 7 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Rockwood launches updated website, mobile app The Rockwood School District has updated its website and mobile app to offer more information and easier access to it. Kim Cranston, the district’s chief communications officer, told the Board of Education on July 17 that, every five years, the district’s website (rockwood. k12.mo.us) goes through a major redesign. The website’s new design, which was effective July 1, focuses on easy access to current information about the district and its schools, said Cathy Orta, coordinator of communication.
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Data from a variety of reports, industry standards and feedback from parents and staff was used to make changes, said Karl Weinrich, coordinator of web services. “We modified the navigation so it’s more logical,” he said. “We also cleaned up the district, teachers’ and individual schools’ websites to make them easier to read and added more links and icons on the home page (such as for calendars, school menus and bus transportation). School home pages are easier to find, with less clicks. We also added a “backpack” home page for parents. Orta said the district’s revised, free mobile app – updated from an original app created four years ago – had, as of July 17, had ben downloaded more than 1,000 times since its relaunch on July 14. The app is available through the Apple Store and Google play store. “The app is linked to all areas on the website,” she said. “Parents can customize the app so they receive news and other information from their children’s schools.” Calendars on the app will show individual school’s and district events, and users can sync events to their own mobile calendars, she said. “A notification icon pushes notices, text and email to your app,” Weinrich said. The district’s Infinite Campus online
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grade and attendance system also is available on the app, Orta said. “Parents can find out if a school bus is running late and see principals’ blogs,” she said. And the app allows users to get notifications on school closings and lunch menus, let them pay for school meals or check their balance on the MySchoolBucks system, and email staff. Orta said there has been a social media push on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube within the district. “We’ll continue with additional app features this fall, such as providing a bullying tip line,” she said.
Fire district to seek HR consultant The West County EMS and Fire Protection District will seek proposals for providing the district human resources consulting services. According to Chief Ernie Rhodes, the district’s staff does not include a human resources specialist, but there is a need to have part-time expertise available to address issues and questions that arise periodically and ensure that HR matters are handled appropriately. Authority to seek proposals for the consulting services was approved by the West County board at its July 21 meeting.
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E LE C TIO N P RE VIEW In anticipation of the Aug. 5 election, West County candidates were invited to answer the following questions: Why are you running and what are your priorities if elected? What are your qualifications for holding public office? Due to space limitations, only the answers to question No. 1 are listed here. Answers to both questions can be found online at newsmagazinenetwork. com. West Newsmagazine has not verified and does not endorse statements made by the candidates. All candidates, in ballot order, and their campaign websites, when available, are listed, even if they did not respond to the questionnaire. Incumbents are marked with an asterisk. Party affiliation is as follows: (C) Constitution, (D) Democrat, (L) Libertarian and (R) Republican. St. Louis County Executive CHARLIE DOOLEY (D)* www.charliedooley.com St. Louis County has momentum, and we need the experience and leadership I’ve demonstrated during my administration to keep it going. My top priorities are promoting jobs and growing the economy, and providing a safe environment for St. Louis County. I’m proud that we have the lowest crime rates in over 40 years. I also want to keep health care accessible to the citizens of St. Louis County, especially for women and seniors. STEVE STENGER (D) www.stevestenger.com Assisting area seniors requires us to continue our fight against increases in property taxes that hit seniors the hardest. Making St. Louis County more competitive will have us focus on creating an environment open to new businesses and improving workforce development programs so residents can get jobs throughout the county. I’ll work to put an end to unnecessary controversies, questionable and costly budgets, hidden public project costs, and inaccurate budget forecasts that are no help in growing our local economy or enhancing our reputation. I remain committed
to seeing that domestic violence victims are not turned away from county shelters. RONALD E. LEVY (D) www.issuesbyronlevy.blogspot.com TONY POUSOSA (R) www.tonypousosa.com My top priority is stopping the St. Louis City/County merger because it is a taxpayer bailout of the fiscally mismanaged city. Further, I believe that fiscal notes should be added to all St. Louis County bills before passage. Also, the state auditor should be given authority to come into St. Louis County and audit all departments. I expect to be held accountable to the people and have created a pledge to the people with specific details that can be viewed at tonypousosa.com. TIFs create property rights violations and eminent domain abuse. This needs to stop. RICK STREAM (R) www.teamrickstream.com I am running for St. Louis County Executive to restore integrity and professionalism to county government. For nearly a decade, the county has been the subject of numerous investigations and steady decline. I not only want to provide competent and professional leadership but wish to grow the economy,
attract new, higher paying jobs, eliminate waste in county government, improve our schools and protect our citizens. I oppose merging the city and county. I support looking for ways to find greater efficiencies in government where possible. With your help, I believe we can make St. Louis County prosperous again. THEO (TED) BROWN SR. (L) My priorities as county executive would be to 1) propose the formation of a new Castle Point County under state law, 2) propose formation of a new Castle Point Fire District/Ambulance District under state law, 3) streamline county government. First of all, we need to streamline county government to better serve our political subdivision because St. Louis County is too large. That is why my petition drive is being spearheaded by me as a county township committeeman to get voters to split the county of St. Louis by invoking section 47.310 RsMo as noted in my lawsuits and appeals. JOE PASSANISE (C) www.joepassanise.blogspot.com I am a public advocate and I enjoy being a public servant solving problems for the benefit of citizens. If elected I would ensure
that county employees obey local, state and federal laws that pertain to governing St. Louis County. I would make county government work more efficiently and effectively by developing better coordination between departments. I would take the initiative to solve problems created by other government agencies, such as the EPA, and private companies that affect the quality of life in St. Louis County. I would ensure that any public information on the county website is accurate. Prosecuting Attorney ROBERT P. MCCULLOCH (D) I remain committed to seeing that violent offenders, as well as repeat offenders, are required to serve out the terms of their sentences. Meanwhile, we’ll continue our work on enhancing St. Louis County’s ability to reduce crime through model diversion programs, such as drug court and pre-charge diversion programs set up especially for very young first-time offenders. I plan to continue to hold defendants accountable to victims when it comes to collecting restitution. In doing so we have been able to compel those
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Chesterfield Arts to continue in reduced capacity, seeks alternative funding By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The nonprofit organization Chesterfield Arts recently announced that it will reduce the scope of its operations starting Aug. 31. For the near future, Chesterfield Arts only will be working on maintaining and presenting its public art collection. All other functions of the nonprofit will be put on hold, including the art classes that the organization typically offers. According to Stacey Morse, who worked as executive director for Chesterfield Arts from 2002 until this past June, the organization has been challenged on two fronts in recent months. Morse said the nonprofit’s funding had diminished compared to previous years. In addition, Chesterfield Arts was notified that it would need to vacate the building it has inhabited for nearly 10 years. “Given the changes in the financial climate, we weathered a number of years pretty well,” Morse said. “But we just had a number of things come into play in one year that really created new challenges. We
had a lot of longtime donors who shifted their emphasis or needed to cut back on the amount of giving they were able to provide to Chesterfield Arts.” Despite challenges, Chesterfield Arts will continue to exist, but in a limited capacity. Mary Brown, president of Chesterfield Arts’ Board of Directors, said there has not been any talk of throwing in the towel. She said, even now, the organization is seeking new ways to fund its programs, and that finding a new location and bringing the art classes back are top priorities. “We are facing financial challenges, there’s no question about that,” Brown said. “But we’re not facing challenges that other nonprofits haven’t faced in the past.” The Chesterfield City Council plans to hold a discussion on Aug. 4 regarding Chesterfield Arts’ financial situation. That discussion was put on the agenda as a result of comments made by Councilmember Connie Fults (Ward 4) during the July 21 council meeting. “Chesterfield Arts has been an important part of the community for nearly 20 years, and has done much to promote the
arts, and also as important, has promoted Chesterfield,” Fults said Recently, Chesterfield Arts offered to sell to the city the San Marco II bronze horse sculptures in front of Chesterfield City Hall. The nonprofit had asked the city to consider purchasing the horses for $250,000. That proposal was later withdrawn, but was mentioned by Fults when she brought the topic before the council on July 21. “I think it is very sad that this organization will cease to exist as we know it in the city of Chesterfield, and frankly could, and should, be avoided by the expenditure of $250,000, or half of one percent of our city’s budget,” Fults said. Chesterfield’s 2014 budget estimated ending 2014 with a General Fund balance of $12,955,747. In response, Mayor Bob Nation said, “As I and others have said, no one wants to see Chesterfield Arts disband and go away. It is my opinion, however, that there was no credible business plan, no business plan whatsoever put forward, that would be credible evidence on which we could even consider
such a request.” Councilmember Mike Casey (Ward 3) agreed with Nation’s statements regarding a business plan, and recommended discussing the situation further at the Finance and Administration Committee level. “$250,000 would certainly fund the organization, but moving forward, there was no other plan to get them beyond the $250,000,” Casey said. Casey also suggested that the city could possibly take Chesterfield Arts’ education programs in-house. Brown said a business plan had been submitted to the city during a Finance and Administration Committee meeting. “We can’t tell them down to every month in the next two years exactly what our budget is going to be,” Brown said. “I don’t know what else we can tell the city other than to look at our record for the past 20 years and to assure them that we will do everything in the future to be as fiscally responsible as we have been and to try and raise the funds.” See Chesterfield Arts, page 37
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Ellisville prepares trailer legislation General/Capital Projects Funds Revenue/Expense Statement For The Six Month Period Ending 6/30/14
REVENUE Sales Taxes Other Taxes Licenses & Permits Public Utility Licenses Court Fines Police & Communications Community Programs Grants & Donations Sale of Capital Assets Investment Income Escrows Miscellaneous Other Financing Sources Total:
General Fund $ 3,497,733 848,072 1,103,340 1,934,659 505,705 85,053 1,494,930 17,420 52,149 18,207 18,855 71,961 $ 9,648,084
EXPENDITURES Administration Parks & Recreation Police Public Works Transfers Out Total:
Capital Fund $ 475,377 137,049 1,975,326 * $ 2,587,752
$ 1,439,686 2,123,008 2,760,365 2,164,396 1,975,326 * $ 10,462,781
$ 27,802 2,284,963 9,172 $ 2,321,937
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By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com Ellisville’s city staff has drafted a piece of legislation that will overrule the existing ordinance governing parking an RV, boat, trailer or motor vehicle at a residence. The City Council is expected to review and vote on the bill at the upcoming Aug. 6 meeting. The bill came before the council on July 16, but Mayor Adam Paul made a motion to table action on the bill until the next meeting due to the absence of three councilmembers. As currently written, the new bill will require residents to park their motor vehicles in a garage, on a driveway or on an improved surface designated and maintained for parking purposes. Residents can have more than one motor vehicle on their property, but must keep the second behind the building line and at least five feet from the side and rear property lines. For the purposes of the bill, corner lots are considered to have a side yard on the non-address designated portion of the lot. The bill also states that trailers, boats and campers cannot be parked or stored in the street or in public rights-of-way. However,
the council voted to amend the bill to allow those vehicles to be parked in public streets if they are being loaded or unloaded. Other stipulations include: • Trailers cannot be used to store trash. • Commercial vehicles and tractor-trailers in excess of 25 feet in length are not permitted. • Inoperable vehicles are not permitted to be parked on any premises. Lastly, the bill gives the council the right to waive or modify any of its restrictions upon petition. Several Ellisville residents addressed the bill during the public comments section of the July 16 meeting. Sandy McGrath asked the council to make sure that the definition of “unimproved,” in relation to parking areas, was defined. “It hasn’t been real clear about what exactly is unimproved and what is improved,” McGrath said. She also asked the council not to be overly lenient with the wording of the bill. “I hope that the city doesn’t let the tail wag the dog,” McGrath said. “It seems like the council is going overboard, bending backwards to accommodate all the people with trailers.”
Eureka resident asks Rockwood to protest possible gravel mining facility By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com A resident is asking the Rockwood School District Board of Education for its help in protesting a sand and gravel plant proposed for Eureka. Dr. Stephen Sanders, who lives on Pleasant Valley Estates Drive, told the board during public comment at its July 17 meeting that he represented business owners and residents in Eureka who are worried about a Winter Brothers Material Company gravel mining facility being proposed for 900 acres on the west side of the Meramec River, just south of Route 66 State Park. He said the facility is estimated to cause about 20 to 25 large trucks an hour to use Interstate 44 and other roads in the Eureka area, though he said the main area of residents’ concern is I-44 between Hwy. 109 and Lewis Road since access to the facility would be at the I-44/Williams Road interchange. Trucks coming from the east would have to use the Hwy. 109 interchange to return to eastbound I-44 to get to Williams Road, he said. “The most concern is Hwy. 109 at I-44 because of the school buses carrying students to Eureka High School, LaSalle Springs Middle School, Blevins Elementary School, Geggie Elementary School and Eureka Elementary School,” Sanders said, adding the
use of the interchange by additional trucks would cause a lot of congestion and a “very dangerous mix” of cars and trucks. Hours of operation of the facility would be 6 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, during times when school buses are on the roads, parents are driving their children to and from school, and high school students are driving to and from school, he said. He added that the heavy trucks would need a lot of room to stop and make turns. “From July 1, 2013 to July 1, 2014, the highway patrol says there have been 26 accidents on I-44 in the Eureka area involving large trucks,” Sanders said. “There is also the possibility that the trucks would use Williams Road and Augustine Road to access the mining facility. These roads are very narrow with no sidewalks. A lot of children walk on these roads and wait for their bus along them.” He said the property must be rezoned by Eureka and, if that is approved, a permit would be needed from St. Louis County. “We ask the board to voice their concerns to Eureka when they meet on this as early as late July,” Sanders said, adding residents have set up a website on the issue at saveourhomeseureka.com. Per board practice, board members don’t respond immediately to those commenting at meetings but reply later in writing.
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Creve Coeur Council approves $60,000 for art-inspired bus shelter but almost all of the money came from By JIM MERKEL The Koman Group, the developer of the Before long, people waiting for a bus CVS, Perkins said. The project should be at two spots along Olive Boulevard in done by March 2015. Creve Coeur will be able to feast their Fennell’s project calls for a shelter in eyes on works of art. the shape of a tree with leaves made out And, if one Creve Coeur councilmemof 40 used car windows. ber has his way, all of the city’s bus shelIn addition to the shelter now underters will be works of art. way and the one in the planning stage, The Creve Coeur City Council voted Arts Commission Chairman Dan TierJuly 14 to spend $60,000 on an art-covney said his group also is considering ered westbound bus shelter at the city’s an eastbound shelter at Barnes West, on LaVerne Collins Park with the artist to the southeast corner of Mason and Olive be selected later. Installation should be Boulevard and North Mason Road. some time in 2015, according to City During discussion at the July 14 Creve Administrator Mark Perkins. Coeur Council meeting, Councilmember The council had given the arts comRobert Kent (Ward 4) said he thought mission $60,000 for two bus shelters every bus shelter in the city should designed by artists during 2014-2015, at receive an artist’s treatment. a cost of $30,000 each. But to improve “I’d encourage you to have a complete the project’s quality, the commission Sketch of proposed bus shelter on Olive Boulevard created by Chris Fennell inventory and long-range plan for doing proposed spending all of the money on all of the transit shelters of the city,” a single shelter, a decision made possible through an investment by a local Work already is underway on a $30,000 nell in front of the CVS pharmacy and St. Kent told Tierney. “Let’s do ‘em all. We developer. eastbound bus shelter by artist Chris Fen- Luke’s Urgent Care at 11550 Olive Blvd., can afford $50,000 a year in this city.”
Ballwin draws line on yard debris, clutter in carports, porches By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net The city of Ballwin has approved an ordinance giving its code enforcement personnel what is designed to be a better way to deal with trash, debris and other materials cluttering up residents’ carports, porches or other parts of property outside of any enclosed building. Passage came on a 5-2 vote after discussion focused on the measure’s scope, enforceability and changes in punctuation designed to clarify its meaning. Alder-
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By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The city of Chesterfield has passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale and use of electronic cigarettes by minors younger than age 18. At a meeting on July 21, the council passed the ordinance restricting e-cigarette sales in a 6-1 vote, with Councilmember Bruce DeGroot (Ward 4) against the legislation. “Nobody proved to me, or gave me any reason, to show that it was harmful to anyone’s health,” DeGroot said after the meeting. “Government power should be used sparingly.” In the discussion prior to the council’s vote, Chesterfield Chief of Police Ray Johnson addressed the councilmembers about the genesis of the ordinance. According to Johnson, several community members concerned about the availability of e-cigarettes had approached the police department. A recommendation based on the actions of other municipalities including Ellisville and Eureka was formulated and passed on to the Public Health and Safety Commission. After this explanation, DeGroot asked
Johnson if e-cigarettes presented a health concern for minors. “We find that there are a couple different concerns expressed by different people,” Johnson said. “One is that it is a precursor to smoking. You introduce underage children to the physical act of inhaling and exhaling ‘smoke.’” Johnson added that e-cigarettes could also be used as paraphernalia for marijuana and other drugs. E-cigarette distributors tout their product as a safer alternative to smoking, since they don’t produce the regular by-products of tobacco-based cigarettes like tar or carbon monoxide. The World Health Organization is currently investigating e-cigarettes and, while the WHO hasn’t reached a conclusion yet, the organization does state that some vapor solutions and emissions can contain toxic substances. Phillip Conover, co-owner of Arch City Vapors, spoke at the Chesterfield meeting in support of the legislation. Conover said Arch City Vapors recently instigated an 18-plus policy of its own.
New regulations for special events may be coming in Ballwin By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net The city of Ballwin is considering new rules and regulations for special events. The issue was debated at some length at the July 21 Board of Aldermen meeting, but action was deferred until board input is incorporated into revised ordinance drafts to be considered later. Police Chief Steve Schicker said the purpose of the revised and expanded rules on special events is to make sure Ballwin officials are aware of such plans and have an opportunity to assess what impact, if any, they will have on nearby residents, businesses, property owners and the community in general. Examples of special events include parades, fairs, outdoor music performances and community activities, craft fairs, neighborhood parties, bicycle and running/ walking races, fundraisers, public speaking events and sales and promotions. In general, any event requiring city services such as barricade and signage placement, special traffic or parking arrangements and police services or protections would be included. Funerals and most school-related events would not covered by the proposed
rules. However, permits would apply when a for-profit business or non-school related nonprofit organization holds an event on a school campus. Under the proposal, holding small, medium and large special events would involve applying for a permit. Application deadlines would range from 15 days in advance for a small event to 60 days for a large one. No application fees will apply to small events but estimated fees for medium and large events would be in the $25 to $100 range, based on the cost of city services such as plan review, inspections and delivery and pickup of traffic control devices. Schicker said some recent events have caught the city unaware and have meant scrambling at the last minute to ensure that public safety, health issues and other logistics were addressed. Alderman Frank Fleming (Ward 3) asked that the city attorney review the proposed rules and regulations and report his findings and any recommendations to the board. Schicker said the proposal’s goal is not to discourage special events but to foster a suitable and safe balance at a time when such activities are becoming more frequent and more involved.
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Wildwood City Council asked to consider city’s role in Crossings CID damaged pumping equipment and electrical controls, which cost more than $15,000 to fix – well beyond what was affordable within the district’s budget.” The board came to the council asking for financial assistance with repairs, since the majority of public improvements in the district – including the plaza, landscaping, and irrigation system – are city-owned property. Excluded from that list is the garage located across from city hall. “The district was asked to come up with a policy for future repairs and replacement for its major capital assets, and they’ve recommended the district itself continue to have responsibility for repairs and replacement costs of $3,000 or less but that anything exceeding that amount would become the city’s responsibility,” Dubruiel said. “That would be a significant shift of responsibility.” Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) wondered, “At what point would the district become the city’s full responsibility, so that we could be on the hook for their bonds? What would be our risk for bonds and potential litigation?” Acknowledging his concern, Dubruiel countered that “the city can’t let features built and financed through these bonds deteriorate and fall apart.” But, Sewell asked, “When will this district be a viable entity? If it’s never going to (support itself), we need to just take it over and not screw around.” Dubruiel said that, while all district responsibilities shouldn’t be the city’s, “there has to be recognition that there is not an unlimited well of money by district property owners to pay for all capital improvements through special assessments, which are a significant burden to them.” In closing, Dubruiel said he would bring back more information, including data from the city’s bond counsel, for the council to discuss at a future work session.
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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Some Wildwood City Council members are critical of a proposal for the city to take over more financial responsibility for capital assets in the Crossings Community Improvement District (CID). City Administrator Dan Dubruiel explained, during a July 14 council work session, that the district was set up in 2005 when a Town Center agreement was approved, originally with developer Koman Properties, to facilitate development and financing of the Crossings commercial area in the city’s Town Center off Taylor Road. About $9.9 million in bonds – which are set to be paid off in 11 more years – were issued to finance various improvements, including construction of a parking garage. Annual principal and interest payments currently are about $875,000 a year and are the obligation of the property owners in the CID. They are being paid through: • A 1 percent additional sales tax on purchases anywhere in the district, with funds going to general district maintenance and debt service. • A special property tax – of no more than $2 per $100 of assessed valuation – on properties in the district, with those funds going to maintain the parking garage and for debt service. • An annual special assessment on property owners in the district to cover general operations and administrative costs within the district. Koman Properties is the largest property owner in the district and pays the lion’s share of special assessments. “The district board has been able to stay within their budget for years, but, this past year, there was a bump in the road,” Dubruiel said. “They tried to turn on the fountain in the roundabout at Plaza Drive and Fountain Place in the spring of 2013 and found that the underground chamber had flooded during the previous winter and
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our retirement accounts to live off the interest – so too should be the property tax. I will lobby the U.S. legislatures to restructure Social Security. When a citizen is born he or she should be set up with $2,000 in a fund that has an average return of 10 percent per year. At age 65 these funds would be worth $980,740.47. The retiree could then live off the interest. JALESIA (JASHA) MCQUEEN (R) www.votemcqueen.com I am running to bring transparency and common sense to the assessor’s office. My priorities are to ensure fairness, transparency, accountability, efficient operation, privacy protection and a streamlined appeals process. I will make valuations available in a simpleto-read format. I will implement a simplified appeal system to improve the accuracy and fairness of our valuation system. I will review the office budget and operations for inefficiencies so that we can save taxpayer money. I will ensure taxpayers’ information is protected and people know their rights as to what information is necessary and what is optional.
eliminate redundancies. We need more ways for our citizenship to cooperate, thus helping our region strengthen its position as an economic engine. WALTER S. YOUNG (R) MARK A. HARDER (R) St. Louis County is in great need of a true conservative to clean up the corruption and waste, and to restore confidence in county government. My top priorities are a full audit of county government, eminent domain and TIF reform and stopping red light cameras. I want to reduce taxes, foster government transparency and accountability, and strengthen “whistle blower” laws so people feel secure to testify to fraud and waste. I have been against the city-county merger for over two years. As a lifelong “competent conservative” leader I can get this done. My endorsements by leaders in West County and the state of Missouri speak for themselves. ADAM PAUL (R) www.adampaulforcouncil.com I am running to protect fellow District 7 residents from the major threats we are currently facing. Looming issues such as the city-county merger and recent issues such St. Louis County Council • District 3 as corruption, underqualified board appointCOLLEEN WASINGER (R) ments, political favors, wasteful spending, and bad TIFs are plaguing our county. I am St. Louis County Council • District 7 fierce for my residents and fighting these STEVEN E. BRIGGS (D) types of issues is what I do best. My priorities I am motivated by a desire to serve the will be to immediately call for a controls audit people of West County and to see a success- on various departments, clean house, conduct ful St. Louis County government in place a line-by-line budget review to identify poten– which is critical for the state’s success in tial cost savings, expose wasteful spending the long-term. I stand for thinking big for and cut county bureaucracy to spur economic St. Louis as a region and finding ways for development and population growth. meaningful cooperation that benefits all. One way is to explore shared services for Missouri House • District 89 the region that save taxpayer dollars and AL GERBER (D) The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has described the legislative process in Jefferson City as being dominated by lobbyists and large campaign contributors. I’m running for office to promote ethics reform, to start cleaning up
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government regulation on small businesses, freeing them to operate more efficiently, 2) fight to keep the federal government out of our state’s business – we know better what is good for Missourians, and 3) protect our citizens as consumers, taxpayers and, most importantly, families.
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Missouri House • District 101 CANDACE FARMER (D) www.vote4farmer.com I am running to promote balance in our Missouri House • District 99 state legislature; to encourage the growth WILLIAM H. (BILL) PINKSTON (D) of small business and entrepreneurship; I’m in this because I believe that a differ- to expand Medicaid coverage to 300,000 ent view is needed on the problems of this working individuals, and to create 24,000 state. The priority of full funding for schools jobs for our citizens. I believe education is overlooked for nonsense like guns for leads to growing a strong workforce. I will teachers and breaking the unions. The future work to ensure education receives appropriis in our children and that should be the No. ate and well-spent funding to provide up 1 item to address. Medicare/Medicaid for our to date technology and training, enhancing citizens should be right behind this. Closed classrooms for our teachers and students – hospitals and laid-off people help no one and to make sure our children are obtaining the take tax money out of the system. A little level of education that allows them to adapt common sense would go a long way in fixing to our fast-paced, ever-changing world while these problems. continuing to provide for creative growth. ANDREW KOENIG (R)* DON GOSEN (R)* www.electandrewkoenig.com www.electdongosen.com I’m a pro-life constitutional conservative In running for the Missouri House of Repwho believes in limited government. The pri- resentatives, my top priorities are to 1) reduce
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Missouri Senate • District 24 JILL SCHUPP (D)* www.JillSchupp.com People in my district want representation Missouri Senate • District 26 that will work for them, not for the special LLOYD KLINEDINST (D) interests. Many of them know me and know I www.vote.klinedinst.com bring a cooperative, thoughtful and common I am running to 1) provide voters a Demo- sense approach to decision-making. As a cratic option to choose on Nov. 4, 2) provide businesswoman, school board member and a Democratic voice on campaign and elec- legislator, I have always worked to develop tion issues, and 3) provide legislative bal- long-term common sense solutions to the ance and consideration for the well-being real issues facing people in our communities. of all Senate District 26 constituents. I will Policies we put into place today will impact work to the best of my ability to represent Missourians for generations. Job creation you in your interests, especially in health, and economic development, including life education, work and the quality of your life. sciences and health care jobs; quality educaMy top priorities are jobs with living wages tion for all children; and advocating for senand working conditions, quality education sible fiscal policy are my top priorities. for all Missouri children, health care for all and a healthy environment. See ELECTION PREVIEW, page 47
“Leading on Tough Issues Facing County Residents. Leading in the Polls among Voters in District 7. Chesterfield, Wildwood, Elllisville, Ballwin, Eureka, Clarkson Valley, and surrounding communities, I need your vote on August 5th.” -Adam Paul
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DAVE SCHATZ (R) www.votedaveschatz.com I’m running for the Missouri Senate because I believe the people of Franklin and St. Louis counties deserve leaders with integrity. I believe we need more businessmen, not more career politicians in government. I believe we need leaders who stand up for our shared family values, especially defending the unborn – 100 percent of the time. And I believe we need leaders who are focused on our future, not their own.
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Marquette High 2014 graduate Leyna Stemle has a passion for turtles. Earlier this summer, Stemle worked with the St. Louis Box Turtle Project. In partnership with the Tyson Environmental Research Fellowship (TERF) and the Shaw Institute for Field Training (SIFT), she worked with the Saint Louis Zoo and Washington University scientists to better understand turtle ecosystems. In July, Stemle travelled to Hawaii to shift her focus from box turtles to sea turtles by studying the Ho’okipa green sea turtle. Working with the Hawaii Wildlife Fund (HWF), she helped educate tourists and locals about the turtles in general and about their basking behaviors. “The experience of seeing all the turtles emerge just as the sky becomes painted with colors is truly magical,” she said. Looking toward the future, Stemle hopes to continue her education and passion in biology. She will attend Florida Southern College where she plans to double major in marine biology and environmental studies. “I plan to do research in wildlife health, especially sea turtle health and tumors. As an intern at HWF, I saw horrible tumors take over countless turtles’ lives. I want to research and learn more about it and hopefully help toward a cure.”
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Carter Hanford, of Pattonville High, was named the MVP of the game. At bat, he went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. The all-stars were graduating seniors from public schools throughout St. Louis City and County. Each was selected for the game by their school’s coaching staff and “drafted” to either the “All-Star Blue Team” or “All-Star Green Team” by former Cardinals players. Both Cooper and Robinson are St. Louis natives, who also played high school baseball for the Pattonville Pirates and Hazelwood East Spartans. Lazenby played on the blue team. On the green team were Eureka’s Andrew
Junior golf MICDS junior Drew Lilly won the Hardin Junior Championship recently held by the St. Louis District Golf Association at Lake Forest Country Club. Lilly shot an outstanding two-day total of 151.
High school baseball Parkway Central’s Zack Lazenby capped his high school career by winning the Home Run Derby in the recent Delta Dental High School All-Star Baseball Game. A total of 32 graduating high school seniors hit the field at Busch Stadium for the fourth annual all-star game held in conjunction with the St. Louis Cardinals organization. The “All-Star Blue Team” coached by Cardinals alumnus Scott Cooper defeated the “All-Star Green Team” coached by Cardinals alum Kerry Robinson for the fourth consecutive year by taking an 11-9 decision.
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Aydt, who will be playing at Jefferson Junior College; Parkway South’s Luke Bakula; and Marquette’s Matt Scheibel, who will be playing at Jefferson Junior College. “We were excited to set the stage for these really fine young men to showcase their talents,” commented David Haynes, president and CEO of Delta Dental of Missouri. “But the mission behind the game goes far beyond Busch Stadium. This is the cornerstone of our Tobacco-Free Nation Project. We are looking to raise awareness and help create a tobacco-free generation of healthy kids.” As part of the Tobacco-Free Nation Project, Delta Dental also is raising funds to help support select children’s charities through specially priced St. Louis Cardi-
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De Smet Jesuit’s Jimmy Barton returns for chance to play Mizzou basketball By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com Jimmy Barton is spending his summer in Columbia getting adjusted and doing what he loves – playing basketball. The De Smet Jesuit graduate and Des Peres native is planning to walk onto the Missouri Tigers this season. The all-time single season and career Jimmy Barton assist leader at De Smet decided to leave Houston Baptist after his freshman season and play closer to home. “I’ve been in Columbia since June 30,” Barton said. “I’m really excited to be a part of Missouri.” A 5-foot-10, 160-pound point guard, Barton said, “Houston Baptist was a good experience for a year. It just wasn’t a good fit. I just couldn’t see myself staying there for four years. The players were great guys. The coaches were good to me. The culture wasn’t what fit.” It was a situation Barton said he may have hurried into. “I mean it was kind of a rush when I committed,” Barton said. “I went down there on a Monday. It was my first Division I offer. I rushed into it. It just was not the right place for me. Even though the basketball season went well for me, I knew I wasn’t going to stay.” In his final year at De Smet Jesuit, Barton
averaged 14 points a game along with 6.5 assists and 3.5 rebounds. He was named Metro Catholic Conference co-player of the year along with Chaminade’s Jayson Tatum. Barton also was named first-team all-state in Class 4, was a member of De Smet’s 1,000-point club and was the school’s all-time assists leader. “He’s an absolute gym rat,” De Smet coach Kevin Poelker said. “Nobody will outwork him. He’s passionate daily about basketball. He works on his game, his body and his skills.” At Houston Baptist, Barton appeared in 31 games. He started 13 games. Barton averaged 3 points per game with 57 assists, which ranked third for the Huskies. Now, he will try to walk on at Missouri. He is not guaranteed anything but an opportunity. However, Poelker he thinks that is all Barton will need. “He had a full ride at a Division I school. He spent a lot of time and energy on his game,” Poelker said. “Walking on, it’s tough but he’s got his foot in the door. He’s back in the home state. It’s Mizzou.” And that most of all is why Barton wanted to come home. I’ve always wanted to play for my state school,” Barton said. “I’ve been a big Mizzou fan forever. When coach (Kim) Anderson got hired I was really exited about it. Him getting hired and it being my state school were the deciding factors for me to go there. “They pretty much told me they can’t guarantee me anything. You want the best players on the floor to play and I understand that.” Still, he said he’s excited about having the chance – and coming home.
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two-time defending U17 gold medalist, the U.S. team has a perfect 16-0 record at the U17s. The U.S. qualified for this year’s U17s by virtue of its gold-medal finish at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship. Prior to traveling to Dubai on Aug. 6, the U.S. squad will spend Aug. 3-5 training in Doha, Qatar. Following a practice on Aug. 7, the USA U17 World Championship Team will open play on Aug. 8 against Greece, followed by an Aug. 9 contest versus Angola and a final preliminaryround game against the Philippines on Aug. 11. The round of 16 will be contested Aug. 12, quarterfinals are slated for Aug. 14, semifinals on Aug. 15 and finals will take place Aug. 16. Tatum, a 6-foot-8 forward, averaged 26 points and 11 rebounds last season for Chaminade. Tatum was a member of last year’s gold-medal winning FIBA U16 team.
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Beware of teething pain meds The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning regarding treatment for teething pain. Late last month, the FDA notified health professionals, their provider organizations and those who care for infants that prescription oral viscous lidocaine 2 percent solution should not be used to treat infants and children with teething pain. The agency is requiring a boxed warning be added to product labels and stated: “Oral viscous lidocaine solution is not approved to treat teething pain, and use in infants and young children can cause serious harm, including death.” According to the FDA, topical teething solutions that are rubbed on the gums are unnecessary and ineffective because they quickly wash out of babies’ mouths. When too much of the medication is administered, a child may swallow too much, and results can include seizures, severe brain injury and heart problems. There have been cases of overdose and accidental ingestion that have resulted in hospitalizations and deaths. According to the FDA, some over-thecounter topical teething pain medications also can be harmful.
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The truth about peas and carrots The key to getting kids to eat more vegetables may be to avoid telling them the whole truth. A new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research found that when young children are told about the health benefits of food, they are less likely to eat it. “We predicted that when food is presented to children as making them strong or as a tool to achieve a goal such as learning how to read or count, they would conclude that the food is not as tasty and therefore consume less of it,” the study authors wrote. To test their theory, researchers conducted five studies with kids aged 3-5 by
It probably comes as no surprise that the salt intake of most Americans is higher than it should be. Data from a recent National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that Americans aged 2 and older consumed an average of 1,649 milligrams (mg) of sodium for each 1,000 calories eaten. The recommended maximum is 1,100 mg per 1,000 calories. Foods prepared by restaurants, fast-food places, schools, and other away-fromhome sources contain more sodium than foods prepared at home – 1,879 mg per 1,000 calories versus 1,552 mg per 1,000 calories. However, the at-home amount still exceeds the recommended maximum. Foods consumed at school cafeterias were found to have less sodium than those eaten at restaurants and fast-food places but the amount was higher than at-home foods.
Dangerous teen trends Survey results released on July 22 by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids showed the reported use of synthetic human growth hormone (hGH) among teens has more than doubled since 2012. In the latest Partnership Attitude Tracking Study (PATS), 11 percent of high school-aged students reported “ever having used” synthetic hGH without a prescription, compared to 5 percent in 2012. Steroid use among teens increased also, from 5 percent reporting taking steroids in 2009 vs. 7 percent in 2013.
Teens most likely to say they had tried synthetic hGH were African-Americans (15 percent), followed by Hispanics (13 percent) and Caucasians (9 percent). Both males and females reported the use of synthetic hGH and steroids without a prescription, with not much difference between use among boys vs. girls. According to Partnership for Drug-Free Kids President and CEO Steve Pasierb, the survey results suggest a troubling trend. “Young people are seeking out and using performance-enhancing substances like synthetic hGH – and supplements purporting to contain hGH – hoping to improve athletic performance or body appearance without really knowing what substances they are putting into their bodies,” Pasierb said. “These are not products that assure safety and efficacy. Prescription and overthe-counter medicines must go through rigorous testing to be proven safe before being sold to the public, but supplement products appear on store shelves without regulation from the Food and Drug Administration and must actually be proven unsafe before being removed from sale. That creates a false perception of safety driving impressionable teens to risk their health with potentially dangerous products that are untested.” In addition, the survey revealed a disconnect in parent/teen communication regarding synthetic hGH and streroids. More than half (58 percent) of parents said they had discussed steroids or other performance-enhancing substances with their teens, but only 12 percent of teens indicated that the last conversation about drug use with their parents included talk about synthetic hGH. ••• This summer, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that cigarette smoking among high school students reached its lowest level in 22 years, but a nationwide survey showed nearly one in five high school seniors has smoked a hookah pipe, with teens from affluent families the most likely to be hookah users. The hookah survey was administered as part of Monitoring the Future, an ongoing study that assesses about 15,000 high school seniors annually.
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need for volunteers to help raise and train their dogs and I concluded that was something I could do to help someone.” Support dogs are trained to assist with a variety of needs, ranging from psychiatric problems such as PTSD to physical disabilities to hearing disabilities. Support dogs also are used as courtroom animals to ease the emotional stress on children called to testify in difficult circumstances. “We work with our volunteers to assess each dog’s skills and personality. We see what each dog is good at, then orient their training accordingly,” Dahlkamp said. Training and placing a dog with whatever equipment the animal and its owner may need, along with maintaining SDI’s operations, are not inexpensive propositions. However, SDI provides support dogs at little or no cost to recipients. Veterans organizations are a major source of help – a benefit to the increasing number of military personnel returning from duty with various physical and emotional problems. In addition to providing funds for application and equipment costs, some veterans groups help with the ongoing expenses of keeping a support dog, including food, veterinarian charges and other needs. SDI also receives funding from the United Way. The organization places about 18-20 dogs a year and currently has more than 90 animals on active assignments and another 65 in training. But demand is increasing and recent waiting periods for a support dog have been as much as two years. Dahlkamp said he is confident the Maryland Heightsbased organization is taking steps to meet that demand and reduce the waiting time, including a successful $3.8 million capital campaign to finance an expansion of its facilities at a bigger location.
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To improve the nutritional value of homemade lunches, parents can follow the new guidelines for school lunch programs. Include more fruits and vegetables; less fat, such as skinless poultry, lean meat and heartsmart vegetable oils; grain-based foods containing at least half whole wheat or whole grain; and healthier sodium amounts. For recipes and more information on healthful eating for kids, visit the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’ Kids Eat Right website, kidseatright.org. Keep moving Once school starts and the days get shorter, young children often get less exercise, but studies have shown that regular exercise improves memory and helps kids do better on tests, stay focused and get better grades. One hour of activity a day also helps kids feel less stressed, feel better about themselves and sleep better at night. In her article, “Back to School: Keep Exercise at the Front of the Class,” Jessica Cox, registered dietician, offered these tips for keeping kids active: • Make indoor physical activity fun by playing a fast-paced game of Simon Says, or blow up a balloon and have the kids run around and try and keep it in the air. • Limit screen time. When kids are watching TV, encourage jumping jacks, running in place, etc., during commercial breaks. • Work activity into your daily routine. Walk or bike to and from school with your child, and involve kids in age-appropriate chores, like sweeping and raking leaves. • Choose family activities such as a neighborhood walk, bike ride or game of tag, and make it fun.
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Back to School Sales Tax Holiday runs Aug. 1-3 Back-to-school shoppers will want to mark their calendars for Missouri’s annual, three-day Back to School Sales Tax Holiday, which this year will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 and continue through Sunday, Aug. 3. During that time period, consumers will not be charged the state sales tax of 4.225 percent on certain back-to-school purchases. Clothing, school supplies, computer software, personal computers and computer peripheral devices are included in the tax-exempted items. Specifically, Missouri statute defines those items as follows: • Clothing is defined as “any article of wearing apparel, including footwear, intended to be worn on or about the human body” having a taxable value of $100 or less. Fabric and other material used to make school uniforms and other school clothing also are exempt from tax. Items not eligible for the exemption are watches, watchbands, jewelry, handbags, umbrellas, scarves, ties, headbands and belt buckles. • School supplies are defined as “any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes.” Purchases qualifying for the exemption, which may not exceed $50 per purchase, include but are not limited to textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, crayons, art sup-
Many back-to-school purchases will be exempt from state and county tax the weekend of Aug. 1-3, and in some jurisdictions, city tax also will be waived.
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• Personal computers are defined as “a laptop, desktop or tower computer system which consists of a central processing unit, random access memory, a storage drive, a display monitor, and a keyboard and devices designed for use in conjunction with a personal computer, such as a disk drive, memory module, compact disk drive, daughterboard, digitalizer, microphone, modem, motherboard, mouse, multimedia speaker, printer, scanner, single-user hardware, single-user operating system, soundcard, or video card.” To qualify for the tax exemption, personal computers as well as computer peripheral devices must not exceed a taxable value of $3,500. In addition to the state sales tax exemption on the above items, shoppers will be exempt from paying local sales tax in jurisdictions that have opted to participate in the Back to School Sales Tax Holiday. Both St. Louis and St. Charles County have opted into the holiday, so shoppers will not have to pay county tax on qualifying items purchased there. In West County, however, four cities – Des Peres, Ellisville, Manchester and Town & Country – have again opted not to participate, so in those jursidictions, city sales tax will be collected.
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ON CAMPUS: Preparing for what no one wants to happen By JIM ERCISKON ericksonjim@att.net In a natural disaster, such as a tornado or earthquake, trained responders are taught to think of one person’s safety and well-being first: their own. Making a priority of one’s own welfare may seem callous and selfish, especially when others around you may be in desperate need of help. But the approach is based on an immutable fact: If you as a trained responder don’t look out for yourself first, you also could become a casualty and be unable to provide aid to others, including family members, neighbors, or those at your workplace. Plus, you will have added yourself to the number requiring assistance. Viewed from that perspective, the seemingly self-centered philosophy quickly becomes a matter of hard reality. This is one of the key tenets emphasized during Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training, which many professional first responder organizations provide. Recently, a group of Rockwood School District employees became the latest of more than 200 Rockwood personnel to receive CERT training this year through the joint efforts of a number of first responder organizations in West County. “We need you,” Mike Thiemann, spokesperson for the Metro West Fire Protection District told the Rockwood group as he opened a two-day CERT program at Wildwood Middle School earlier this month.
Thiemann explained that in a natural disaster, resources likely will be stretched to the limit. “There’s no way we (local first responders) can do it all ourselves because we can’t be everywhere at once with all the resources that may be needed,” Thiemann said. That’s when people with CERT training can mean the difference between life and death. CERT members can provide emergency care and take other steps including light search and rescue and disaster fire suppression until professional assistance arrives, Thiemann said. Their ability to relay information about the scope of injuries and damage at a location also means that manpower and other resources can be assigned to yield the most efficient and effective help, he added. Few, if any, would argue that “providing the greatest good for the greatest number of people in the least amount of time” is anything other than sound advice. But, while this CERT tenet sounds simple in theory, real-life situations can and do get in the way of translating that theory into reality. The Rockwood group discovered that fact during a disaster exercise which was the culmination of the training session. The simulated disaster involved a tornado striking the school, leaving injured students and faculty members in its wake. Volunteers familiar with the CERT
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program served as “victims,” scattered throughout the building with a variety of injuries made realistic with the help of make-up that included theatrical blood. In their initial search of the building to locate those needing help, a number of the Rockwood employees stopped to apply their just-learned skill on how to free a victim found under debris. Thiemann reminded them that the time and manpower being expended to help one person could better be spent on first locating the many other victims and determining the care they needed. The CERT trainees also learned about disaster psychology – the impact that unexpected emergencies can have on themselves and others, how to recognize the symptoms of disaster trauma and how to deal with it – as well as simple steps anyone can take to prepare for what no one wants to happen. Basic medical care, including triage practices to determine priorities in applying first aid, light search and rescue operations
and fire suppression techniques, also were included on the training agenda. In their introductory comments, Metro West Fire Chief Vince Loyal and Ballwin Chief of Police Steve Schicker also emphasized the role of CERT members in disaster situations. When CERT participants put on their hard hats and identifying vests, they will quickly become the “go-to” people at the site of any emergency, they noted. Assisting Thiemann with the training were Lt. Steve Newcomb from Metro West, Crestwood Fire Chief Mark Menning, Paul Seemayer from Fenton Fire Protection District, and Tim Bonno from Eureka Fire Protection District. “Knowledge is power and with this program I’m feeling a lot stronger now,” said Adrianne Genail, a Ballwin resident who works in Rockwood’s payroll department. “If I’m ever involved in an emergency situation, I believe now I can help and make a difference.”
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Food and travel writer Suzanne Corbett recently garnered a total of six first-place and two second-place writing awards. They included a Mark Twain Award from the Midwest Travel Writers Association, along with first-place honors in the travel writing category from Missouri Professional Communicators, for her St. Louis Post-Dispatch story “Visiting Nashville’s Christmas Past.” She also won a first-place award from MPC in its personality profiles and specialty business category for restaurant spotlight articles which appeared in West Newsmagazine. ••• Alexandra Zaharias, director of Alexandra Ballet, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year’s Regional Dance America MidStates Festival, held in late May. Zaharias has been a member of
The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce sponsors its August First Thursday Coffee networking event on Thursday, Aug. 7, from 7:30-9 a.m. at Lindenwood University-Wildwood Campus, 16743 Main Street. The event is free for members and $15 for non-members. The chamber also sponsors a Business Over Breakfast event on Friday, Aug. 15, from 7:30-9 a.m. in the St. Luke’s Hospital Auditorium, 232 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. Cost for this event is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. Register for either event online at chesterfieldmochamber.com or call 532-3399. ••• The West County Chamber of Commerce holds a West St. Louis County Working Warriors (WCWW) veterans
networking group event on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 8:30 a.m., at the chamber office located at15965 Manchester Road, Suite 102 in Ellisville. This opportunity is open to all veterans who have served/are serving and to all businesses who serve our veterans in the St. Louis region. Members and non-members are welcome. For more information or to register, contact Deb Pinson at 230-9900 or e-mail dpinson@ westcountychamber.com. ••• The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce holds its Second Annual Trivia Night on Friday, Aug. 22, from 6:30-10 p.m. at the JCC Marilyn Fox Building, 16901 Baxter Road in Chesterfield. The event will feature food and beverages, raffles including a 50/50 prize, and other surprises throughout the evening; it is open to the general public as well as chamber members. Four sponsorship levels are available, including Major Corporate Sponsorship offering exclusive naming rights along with Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsorship levels. Cost is $25 per person or $200 for tables of eight. For more information or to register, visit chesterfieldmochamber.com or call 532-3399. For sponsorship information, contact Bridget Nations at 532-7446 or email bridget@ chesterfieldmochamber.com.
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Ballwin author explores history of Faust family By JIM ERICKSON You’ve just moved to an area that’s new to you. Your education includes an undergraduate degree in history from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a master’s in public history from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. During a visit to a nearby county park, you learn there are gaps in the story of a three-generation family directly linked to land the park now occupies. For Elizabeth Terry, of Ballwin, those circumstances provided the incentive to tackle the job of writing a book – her first – to fill that informational void. “I went to visit Faust Park not long after moving here,” she said. While there, she learned from park personnel what was, and wasn’t known, about the Faust family. In the latter category there was a considerable void. Terry’s book, “Oysters to Angus,” addresses that gap by tracing the story of German immigrant Tony Faust, his children and grandchildren, along with the issues they and other German-Americans faced in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The author spent more than seven years in researching and writing the book, while also caring for a young daughter with a serious medical condition, “I quickly learned how influential the Faust family was – business-wise, politically and socially, as well as in their support for community institutions,” she said. “And when you consider their close relationship with the Busch family, it’s a fascinating story – one that I wanted to put in the context of the many things going on at the time.” The book’s title comes from one of the dishes for which saloon keeper and restaurateur Tony Faust was well known, along with the breed of cattle his grandson, Leicester, raised on his farm in present-day Chesterfield. The elder Faust came to St. Louis after a short stay in Dubuque, Iowa, after emigrating from Germany in the mid 19th century. He established himself as an ornamental plasterer. When an accidental gunshot
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A place for remembering pets There is a quiet oasis in West County where people go to remember and pay tribute to their late pets. Wildwood resident Dr. Dennis Eschbach, a pet chiropractor, has had 13 pets buried over about 20 years at Memory Park Pet Cemetery, located at 1457 Boly Lane in Twin Oaks. He and his wife have four more plots reserved for their current dogs. “We wanted a nice place to be able to visit them after they were gone,” said Eschbach, who described Memory Park as a “perfect, very calm and peaceful place that they keep up beautifully.” Memory Park was founded in 1960 and includes about six acres off Big Bend Road near Hwy. 141. Owner Gary Baute, who has been involved with the pet cemetery for about eight years, said there are about 3,000 pets buried there, “mostly dogs and cats, but also hamsters, rabbits, ferrets, rats, birds, turtles and other animals.” Baute came on board when he purchased the site from its original owner, the late Gene Eder, who started the cemetery after people asked to have their pets buried on what was then farmland. “Land records stipulate this property must be kept a pet cemetery for eternity, so no one can ever build here,” Baute said. Baute is the only staff, but some pet owners with animals there regularly come to volunteer, planting grass, watering and fertilizing the property. On a recent Sunday morning, Mike Boll was weed-whacking and Austin Netteler was watering out of a 55-gallon tank on the back of his pickup truck. Boll, a St. Louis police officer, has a Labrador retriever, Riley, buried at Memory Park. “Burying him here was a way for me not to let him go fully, and taking care of the
area is kind of therapy for me,” he said. Netteler, of DeSoto, visits every Sunday, often putting out toys, dog biscuits, hamburgers or doughnuts where his three dogs are buried. “They were my boys,” he said, adding, “I meet a lot of nice people here.” Nearby, Corinne Schneiderjon, 92, was visiting the grave of her late daughter’s long-haired dachshund, Molly. She visits at least three times a week and has decorated Molly’s grave with flowers, solar lights and a pinwheel. “It’s heaven on earth here,” Schneiderjon said. Area veterinarians often recommend Memory Park when family members ask about a cemetery. “I’ll pick up the animal from the vet, and we’ll have a graveside service here,” Baute said. “We give the family a little time, and then I’ll ask permission to read a poem. Then we seal the casket and do the burial.” Caskets ranging from 10-52 inches are provided as part of his service. The cost starts at about $500 for a complete burial, varying on the size of casket; hand-etched, granite headstones start at $200 and can have a photo. “We also have cremations, though we have a contractor do that,” Baute said. Baute does about six to 10 burials a month and enjoys the families he has come to know. “Pets, to some people, are more important than their human relations,” he said. “The pet is always there when the times are good or bad.” For more information, call (314) 576-3030, email memoryparkpetcemetery@yahoo. com, or visit memoryparkpetcemetery.info. – Mary Shapiro
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Some pets prone to sunburn Humans are not the only ones at risk of overexposure to the sun’s rays; some pets can get sunburned, too. Dr. Christa Horvath-Ungerböck, a dermatologist from the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, said pets particularly at risk for sunburn are dogs and cats with white or thin coats; hairless animals and those with very closely cut fur, especially on the ears, bridge of the nose, around the eyes and on the back; and those with certain preexisting conditions, such as an autoimmune skin disease. According to Horvath-Ungerböck,
A dog that has a nose with little hair and underlying light skin is at increased risk for sunburn. (Photo: Vetmeduni Vienna)
breeds of dogs that are most prone to sunburn include white bulldogs, Dalmations, boxers, whippets and beagles. Among felines, white or multi-colored cats with white patches have sun-sensitive skin, especially on their heads. Pets whose fur is cut short in the summer also can be at risk, although darker animals with darker skin are less vulnerable than fair-skinned pets. “As a rule, animals should have a shady place to lie in, especially at midday, when the sun is at its strongest and presents the greatest risk – not just for the skin but for the animal overall,” she said. To protect at-risk animals from harmful rays, Horvath-Ungerböck recommends using a waterproof sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 or a sun block containing zinc oxide. For extended sun exposure, she suggested a T-shirt, coat or hat. “Not every white dog or white cat needs sunscreen or clothing to protect it from the sun,” she said. “If sun damage has already occurred, though, or if an animal is highly sensitive, it is up to us to protect it from further damage.” Signs of sunburn that require attention include skin that is reddened, warm or flaking. Those conditions call for cool compresses and ointments to soothe skin. For severe burns, a veterinarian can prescribe a
cortisone product. In animals, sunburn leads to inflammation that can cause itching or pain. Frequent sunburns can lead to pre-cancer or even cancer. Sometimes, Horvath- Ungerböck said, chronic sun exposure results in squamous cell carcinoma on the heads of white, outdoor cats, in which case affected areas need to be surgically removed. Risky feeding practices The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a consumer update regarding the dangers of feeding raw food to pets. Dr. William J. Burkholder, veterinary medical officer with the FDA, said many people who feed their pets raw foods defend the practice by noting that wild dogs and cats catch their prey and eat it raw. “That’s true, but we don’t know how many of these animals get sick or die as a result of doing that,” Burkholder said. “Since sick feral animals are rarely taken to a veterinarian when they’re ill, there’s no way to collect that information.” Pets can get food poisoning if they eat foods contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes. Salmonella bacteria commonly are found in raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs and egg products and can also contaminate dairy products and raw fruits and vegetables. Listeria bacteria – which like cold temperatures and can grow and spread in a refrigerator – are also commonly found in uncooked meats, vegetables and non-pasteurized milk and soft cheeses. Symptoms of salmonellosis in animals include vomiting, diarrhea, fever, loss of appetite and decreased activity. A pet with listeriosis might exhibit nausea, diarrhea and fever; a small number of pets may develop neurological disease. The FDA cautioned that humans who handle raw pet foods are at risk also of food poisoning, because contaminated foods can contaminate household surfaces and because pets can spread harmful bacteria. No excuses After a dog in Phoenix died after being left in a vehicle last month while its owner went shopping, the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued a news release reminding pet owners of the dangers of leaving dogs inside vehicles – even for a short time. AVMA noted that the temperature inside a vehicle can rise nearly 20 degrees in 10 minutes, almost 30 degrees in 20 minutes and even higher as time ticks away. “Even on a day that doesn’t seem hot to you, a vehicle can quickly reach a temperature that puts pets at serious risk of illness or even death,” AVMA officials said. “Cracking the windows makes no difference.”
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••• Javier Mendoza performs an intimate evening of music at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 at The Wolf Public House, 15480 Clayton Road in Ballwin. Admission is $10 at the door. All proceeds benefit cancer patient Michelle Watson. ••• Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis’ 14th Annual Kids & Clays event features a country-themed dinner auction on Friday, Aug. 22 at the Edward Jones Atrium in Des Peres, as well as a Sporting Clays tournament the morning of Saturday, Aug. 23 at Strathalbyn Farms Club in Weldon Spring. The dinner includes a smartphone-assisted silent auction, a live auction and dinner. The tournament consists of a morning and afternoon round, offering breakfast, lunch and beverages, as well as an awards ceremony. For details or to register, visit rmhcstl.com/ kidsandclays.
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Australia and Europe compete against seven from the St. Louis area during the International Kenko Ball Championship starting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 2-3 and again at 6 p.m. on Aug. 4 at the Ballwin Athletic Association (BAA) athletic complex. Final games begin at 6 p.m. on Aug. 7. All games are free and open to the public. ••• Kids are welcome to a free Vacation Bible School from 5:30-8 p.m. on Aug. 4-8 at Salem in Ballwin United Methodist Church, 14825 Manchester Road. The theme this year is “Weird Animals.” Activities include crafts, stories, dinner and a fun time. For details or to register, contact Jane at 225-6522. ••• Join the city of Ballwin Parks and Recreation Department for a night of star searching at the last after-hours swim party of the season, from 8-11 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at North Pointe Aquatic Center. Enjoy games and special entertainment. Duck races begin at 9 p.m. on the Lazy River. Ducks are $5 a piece or 5 entries for $20. Pre-registration is not required. For details, visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• The Chesterfield Alliance for Positive Youth (CAPY) sponsorings its annual Back to School Pool Party on Friday, Aug. 15 from 8:15-11:00 p.m. at the Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center. This event is open to all Chesterfield area middle school students. Parents are also welcome. Pizza, soda, water and cookies are provided at no charge. Learn more at chesterfield.mo.us. ••• Chesterfield Amphitheater hosts a free screening of “Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight,” the American Girl movie, on Friday, Aug. 22 beginning at dusk. This film is based on the stories of Isabelle Palmer, an inspired dancer who discovers her own way to shine. Crafts and other activities precede the movie. Reservations are not required. All ages are welcome. For more information, visit chesterfield.mo.us.
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SPECIAL INTEREST A St. Louis County Police helicopter pilots/unit personnel reunion is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3 at Spirit of St. Louis Airport. For additional details, email Jerry Hawkins at skyhawk591@charter.net. ••• The Green Speaker Series hosts a presentation by Aviram Rozin, founder of Sadhana Forest, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Buder Commons at Maryville University, 650 Maryville University Drive. (Parking is available in general parking lots #6, 19 and 20.) Rozin and his wife moved from their native Israel to India in 2003 to found the nonprofit, which performs reforestation, teaches sustainable living and more. It has
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Beginning Fund Balance, July 1, 2013 RECEIPTS: Real Estate & Personal Property RECEIPTS: Utilities Real & Personal Property FinesEstate & Permits Utilities Park Programs Fines Sales & & Permits Interest Park Programs Licenses Sales & Interest Cigarette Tax & Cable TV Licenses Gasoline, Vehicle Taxes & County Road & Bridge Cigarette Tax & Cable TV Miscellaneous Gasoline, Vehicle Taxes & County Road & Bridge Capital Improvement Reimbursement Miscellaneous Capital Improvement Reimbursement TOTAL RECEIPTS
$770,514.70
TOTAL RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS: Administrative DISBURSEMENTS: Public Safety Administrative Streets & Sewers Public Safety Park Department Streets & Sewers Maintenance Department Park Department Maintenance Department TOTAL DISBURSEMENTS
$654,825.03 $334,889.29 184,081.91 $334,889.29 94,631.75 184,081.91 21,664.54 94,631.75 25,968.34 21,664.54 25,968.34 $661,235.83
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FREE ESTIMATES. Call BRUCE & SON LANDSCAPING at 636-3229011. See great before & after photos in our Portfolio on www. bruce-son.com.
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PIANO LESSONS in my home - several slots open in August to kick off school year! $20 per weekly half hour lesson. Regular recital opportunitites! Call Dave at 314-277-5020 or go to www. stlouispianist.com.
Free Estimates
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employment economy, even if it means that the government hires unemployed people to ROBB HICKS (R) help rebuild our infrastructure and preserve www.robhicksforsenate.com our environment. I support a woman’s right to JACK SPOONER (R) choose and stronger gun control legislation. www.spoonerforsenate.com ANN WAGNER (R)* As a lifelong resident of District 24, I have www.annwagner.com personal accountability to my community and I’m running to be your representative a vested interest in providing better and more because I want to create an environment for responsive government to its residents. My top good-paying jobs, increase upward mobilpriorities include creating good paying jobs, ity, reduce the size and scope of government, improving our economic climate, opposing strengthen our national security, restore your the city-county merger, reducing tax burdens, individual liberties, and lower costs on everyhaving a world-class education system, and day items that you depend on like groceries, retaining our talented young people so they gasoline and the cost of your health care. I will contribute to our local economy. I will will continue to fight for you, the taxpayer, by fight back against government’s burdensome supporting policies that will put more money overreach and oppose Common Core stan- in your pocket and restore the sacred belief dards, Obamacare and subsidies that discour- that government ought to work for the Ameriage people from joining the workforce. can people and not against them. JOHN R. ASHCROFT (R) BILL SLANTZ (L) www.ashcroftforsenate.com I am running for State Senate, because I want Constitutional Amendments my three children to have the same opportunities CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 5: that my generation had. America, since its found- Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to ing, has promised the people that if you work include a declaration that the right to keep and hard, you can achieve your dreams. But recently, bear arms is an unalienable right and that the state because of bloated government, bureaucracy, government is obligated to uphold that right? rules, regulations and taxes, that promise has State and local governmental entities should been threatened. As state senator, I will work have no direct costs or savings from this proto restore that promise by reining in wasteful posal. However, the proposal’s passage will spending, lowering the tax burden on our fami- likely lead to increased litigation and criminal lies and businesses and protecting the freedom of justice-related costs. The total potential costs opportunity that has made our nation great. are unknown, but could be significant. JIM HIGGINS (L) CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 7: Should the Missouri Constitution be changed to Missouri State Auditor enact a temporary sales tax of three-quarters of TOM SCHWEICH (R)* one percent to be used solely to fund state and www.tomschweich.com local highways, roads, bridges and transportaSEAN O’TOOLE (L) tion projects for ten years, with priority given to www.otoole4mo.com repairing unsafe roads and bridges? RODNEY FARTHING (C) This change is expected to produce $480 www.cpmo.us/2014cpmo million annually to the state’s Transportation I would like to serve the state of Missouri Safety and Job Creation Fund and $54 million by running for state auditor. My top priority for local governments. Increases in the gas tax would be to ensure compliance with state stat- will be prohibited. This revenue shall only be utes by agencies which receive state funding used for transportation purposes and cannot and by those who oversee making decisions for be diverted for other uses. the state. We need to get everyone on board to CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 8: understand the auditor’s position, which should Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended not be a political office. By not being from one to create a (Veterans Lottery Ticket) and to of the two major parties, I would be in a better use the revenue from the sale of these tickets position to educate/negotiate with these offices for projects and services related to veterans? and the public so they will realize that the audiThe annual cost or savings to state and local tor’s primary job is to protect taxpayers’ money, governmental entities is unknown, but likely which benefits everyone. minimal. If sales of a veterans lottery ticket game decrease existing lottery ticket sales, U.S. Senate • District 2 the profits of which fund education, there ARTHUR LIEBER (D) could be a small annual shift in funding from www.lieberforcongress.com education to veterans programs. I am running for office to (a) diminish the CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 9: role of money in politics, and (b) increase Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended so the level of dialogue in politics. I believe that that the people shall be secure in their electronic whenever possible, political races should be communications and data from unreasonable competitive. I support a progressive agenda searches and seizures as they are now likewise which sees providing a sound social safety secure in their persons, homes, papers and effects? net as an essential role of government. Our State and local governmental entities economic policies should be based on a full- expect no significant costs or savings.
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