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Many of the wonderful-sounding ideas that have been tried as government policies have failed disastrously. Because so few people bother to study history, often the same ideas and policies have been tried again, either in another country or in the same country at a later time – and with the same disastrous results.

One of the ideas that has proved to be almost impervious to evidence is the idea that wise and far-sighted people need to take control and plan economic and social policies so that there will be a rational and just order, rather than chaos resulting from things being allowed to take their own course. It sounds so logical and plausible that demanding hard evidence would seem almost like nit-picking.

In one form or another, this idea goes back at least as far as the French Revolution in the 18th century. As J.A. Schumpeter later wrote of that era, “general well-being ought to have been the consequence,” but “instead we find misery, shame and, at the end of it all, a stream of blood.”

The same could be said of the Bolshevik Revolution and other revolutions of the 20th century.

The idea that the wise and knowledgeable few need to take control of the less wise and less knowledgeable many has taken milder forms – and repeatedly with bad results as well.

One of the most easily documented examples has been economic central planning, which was tried in countries around the world at various times during the 20th century, among people of differing races and cultures, and under government ranging from democracies to dictatorships.

The people who ran central planning agencies usually had more advanced education than the population at large, and probably higher IQs as well.

The central planners also had far more statistics and other facts at their disposal than the average person had. Moreover, there were usually specialized experts such as economists and statisticians on the staffs of the central planners, and outside consultants were available when needed. Finally, the central planners had the power of government behind them, to enforce the plans they created.

It is hardly surprising that conservatives, such as Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in Britain and President Ronald

Reagan in the United States, opposed this approach. What is remarkable is that, after a few decades of experience with central planning in some countries, or a few generations in others, even communists and socialists began to repudiate this approach.

As they replaced central planning with more reliance on markets, their countries’ economic growth rate almost invariably increased, often dramatically. In the largest and most recent examples – China and India – people by the millions have risen above these countries’ official poverty rates, after they freed their economies from many of their suffocating government controls.

China, where famines have repeatedly ravaged the country, now has a problem of obesity – not a good thing in itself, but a big improvement over famines.

This has implications far beyond economics. Think about it: How was it even possible that transferring decisions from elites with more education, intellect, data and power to ordinary people could lead consistently to demonstrably better results?

One implication is that no one is smart enough to carry out social engineering, whether in the economy or in other areas where the results may not always be so easily quantifiable. We learn, not from our initial brilliance, but from trial and error adjustments to events as they unfold.

Science tells us that the human brain reaches its maximum potential in early adulthood. Why then are young adults so seldom capable of doing what people with more years of experience can do?

Because experience trumps brilliance.

Elites may have more brilliance, but those who make decisions for society as a whole cannot possibly have as much experience as the millions of people whose decisions they pre-empt. The education and intellects of the elites may lead them to have more sweeping presumptions, but that just makes them more dangerous to the freedom, as well as the well-being, of the people as a whole.

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letters to the editor Governor’s trip To the Editor: Where in the state’s budget was a there a trip to Afghanistan for the governor?

That’s the Gov. Nixon that is chastising the Republicans for not raising taxes.

How much did this boondoggle cost the taxpayers? How many of his cronies went with him? What was he doing over there?

What’s next, a date with is wife in New York?

I just hope the lieutenant governor took advantage Nixon’s absence.

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Arizona vs. the United States To the Editor: On July 6, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of Arizona seeking to have Arizona’s recently passed law concerning illegal aliens ruled unconstitutional. The basis of the lawsuit is the claim that protection of our nation’s borders is constitutionally the jurisdiction of the federal government, that federal law preempts state law where the two are in conflict and that state law enforcement personnel have no right or authority to enforce federal law. Thus it appears to be a question of jurisdiction and a question of whether state law enforcement officials have any role to play in the enforcement of federal laws.

First, let’s address the jurisdiction issue.

It is true that the responsibility for protecting our nation’s borders belongs to the federal government. However, Amendment 10 of the U.S. Constitution also states: “The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

The Constitution does not prohibit the states from adopting laws that duplicate the federal laws nor does it prohibit state law enforcement personnel from enforcing federal laws within the boundaries of the state. If the federal government claims that Arizona law enforcement officials have no authority to enforce this federal law, would not that same position apply to all federal laws? If so, does that mean that if the federal government is successful in its lawsuit, that Arizona law enforcement officials must discontinue enforcement and support of enforcement of all federal laws?

This could include kidnappings across state lines, money laundering, hate crimes and a

host of other federal laws which until now have been addressed by a cooperative effort of federal, state and local law enforcement.

A careful read of Amendment 10 also underscores that while protecting our borders is a federal government responsibility, many other federal laws are unconstitutional based on the 10th Amendment. In no instance does the Constitution give the federal government jurisdiction over education, environment within a state, housing, healthcare, or many other things that the federal government currently imposes on the states.

While not stated in the lawsuit, Barack Obama and other federal officials have also expressed their concern that the Arizona law has the potential for resulting in racial or ethnic discrimination, even though the law expressly prohibits such and allows less room for discrimination than does the federal law. At the same time, the federal government makes no secret of the fact that current federal laws concerning illegal aliens are not uniformly enforced.

This reality begs the question of where the real discrimination is in this case. Is it not discrimination for the federal government to choose when and against whom to enforce the laws against illegal aliens in this country rather than enforcing the laws uniformly? Does it not make a mockery of our nation’s proud claim to function under “The Rule of Law” when we allow one person or one branch of government to decide when and who will be punished for violating our laws? Is not the same discrimination true when other states and local communities have passed laws regarding illegal aliens but have not been challenged on those laws by the DOJ? It appears that the accusers of discrimination are in fact the perpetrators.

The issue of amnesty or accelerated actions to allow illegal aliens to become citizens must be addressed as well. Barack Obama and others had made no secret of their desires to make this happen. In 1986, the federal government acknowledged that 2-3 million illegal aliens were living in the United States. Laws were passed to grant amnesty to illegal aliens with the claim that this would solve the problem of the presence of large numbers of illegal aliens in this country. The government now claims that there are 11-12 million illegal aliens in our country and now wants to provide amnesty again.

Is it not worth considering, with the facts that we have, that the 1986 amnesty provisions encouraged the practice of entering the United States illegally rather than solving the problem as claimed? If we duplicate these laws, is it not possible that in the next 24 years that we could have a similar

exponential increase in illegal aliens that job they did? we have had in the last 24 years? If so and I believe the Tea Party has begun to the ratios remain similar, that could mean realize that we no longer have citizen leg40-60 million illegal aliens in the United islators; we have professionals who go to States at that time.

Washington to feather their bed, not conWhat has happened to the concept of cerned with the country or the people who fairness for those people who have legally elect them. applied for U.S. citizenship? Our governDid you know that a congressman makes ment is blatantly violating our laws by $200,000 a year and can retire in 20 years? not enforcing immigration laws for some Average retirement in 2006 was $60,000 people. By talking about amnesty, our gov- per annum, plus perks. … The only people ernment is also encouraging others to come who do better are teachers in New York here in direct violation of our immigration City.

How do we get around Washington D.C.? laws. Our government is arrogantly violating the law. When are those individuals I have an answer: constitutional convention. responsible going to be charged?

The Constitution provides ways around How has our federal government earned the credibility which would lead anyone to Congress in amending the Constitution.

Two-thirds of the legislatures of the 50 believe in what they say?

Dan Amsden states may call a constitutional convenManchester tion. Nothing prevents the Constitutional convention from doing precisely what the men in Philadelphia did 200-plus years ago Wants constitutional propose major reforms in the structure of convention government.

Proposed 28th Amendment to the U.S. To the Editor: Most of the hype and media attention Constitution: “Congress shall make no law that applies is paid to the men and women running for the Senate and House. For the last 60-plus to the citizens of the United States that does years, federalism has been the name of not apply equally to the Senators and/or the game. We have stood by and watched Representatives; and, Congress shall make as the Feds took over education, the high- no law that applies to the Senators and/or way system, injected themselves using a Representatives that does not apply equally variety of agencies into all aspects of our to the citizens of the United States.” daily lives (too much salt on your French (Did you know that Obama care allows fries, outlaw happy meals?). How about a members of Congress to opt out of the new government that sues a state for passing a health care system? Congress made sure law that duplicates a federal law – one that sexual harassment laws did not apply to has been in force in Rhode Island for years, them as well.) and does nothing about cities and counties Proposed 29th Amendment to the U.S. that pass laws that are in direct violation of Constitution federal law?

“All elected officials shall serve no longer More and more of our tax dollars go to than two terms in any branch of federal D.C. and are then doled out to state and government (and) cannot work for any fedlocal governments, making them dependent eral agency or lobbying firm for a period of on D.C. 10 years following their service.”

I can remember when my local school I’ll bet you can come up with a few addsystem depended on the parents and resi- ons yourself. dents of Ballwin to pay to educate our kids.

Come on, Tea Party. We need a governThat, of course, is no longer the case. If it ment that enforces the laws it passes, that were, the parents of those kids would be spends less then it takes in – a government screaming at the top of their lungs over the that listens to the people who elect them, state of education in this country and tell lives by the values that made this the most the NEA to take a hike. Dropouts through successful country on the planet – until the roof (21 percent in 2008), an assembly now. person who doesn’t know where Arizona European leaders today announced that is, and teachers working 180 days a year, they will be looking to China to drive the earning on average $60,000. That’s over world’s economy. Breaking news 2025: $100,000 in the private sector where you China as the new leader of the Security work 2,080 hours/50 weeks/260 days to get Council announces the United States is your paycheck, they can’t be fired and are being removed. Its seat will be given to not held responsible for the quality of their Venezuela. work. Can you imagine what it would be Rick and Ann Standal like if no one was held responsible for the Ballwin

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How bad is it?

Let’s face it: We live in a very conservative community – not a little to the right, not leaning that way, but very conservative. If you are reading this and would label yourself as liberal or progressive or even independent, then you are in the minority. That’s okay. It’s safe to keep reading.

This paper, while open and honest, leans to the right – fairly far to the right, usually. We always have. We are a community publication, and we mirror the community.

At least in the first 10-12 pages, we have chosen to take a conservative, family values view of the world. We do aim for an unbiased approach to the local news and sports and features that populate the remaining pages. There is not anything political about those topics. Our goal for those pages is simply to be accurate and interesting and keep you informed of the goings-on in your community.

Lately, maybe over the last year, we have received more than a few letters from readers who are downright angry because we are not fair and balanced in our editorial stance. Well, you caught us.

We have never been nor have we ever claimed to be fair and balanced in our opinions. Actually, being balanced in an opinion piece tends to be counterproductive for any newspaper, but that is not the point.

The point is that the level of venom between the conservative and liberal letter writers to this paper has undoubtedly increased over the last year. People are angry. People are scared.

Should we be? How bad is it?

Well, our answer is that it’s pretty bad.

Our country seems to be at a real and undeniable crossroads. And not just our country, actually. The entire world seems a bit shaken, like it is all ready to snap and crash to the ground.

The United States and much of Europe are in a challenging economic crisis.

Despite not having a single recognizable commercial brand, a noticeable lack of research and development, and a largely impoverished population, China has become one of the world’s leading economic superpowers. That is just one wide-view of the topsy-turvy times that

are 2010.

We conservatives believe that the problems are much more entrenched here at home. We believe that we have become a country that is – and you can consider this at any level you want – driven more by government action than by private action. How much more we are reliant on government isn’t even really the point.

The fact that the scales have tipped away from that conservative core belief – the belief that the private sector is the only thing that can operate the engine of our economy – is enough to ring alarm bells.

Read the inset to that last sentence one more time.

Conservatives don’t believe that the private sector drives the economy more efficiently than the public sector; they believe it is the only real driver of that engine. It is the piston, the cylinder and the spark. The public sector is the engine gunk that builds up over time.

That is a very serious fear. An even more serious fear is that both ends of the political spectrum seem to have decided that now is the time to pick sides.

During the Reagan years and the Clinton years, people had their differences, but none of it felt like it threatened the fabric of our society. Under Reagan, the Russians served as our common enemy.

Under Clinton, it seemed that there was no external threat. Now, we face enemies within and without. These enemies are scattered, without a nation, faceless.

Perhaps President George W. Bush best summed up the spirit of these times when he said, “You’re either with us or against us.” That is essentially the stance being taken politically, economically and militarily within this country.

America is at a crossroads. We can choose at this very moment to become more like Greece – a failed economy, drowned by debt, deficit and anti-business policies. We can even become more like China – an economy thriving on the backs of an impoverished workforce. Or we can choose now to again be the shining light of capitalism, led by innovation and ingenuity. The path we will choose seems more in doubt now than ever before in our nation’s great history.

Whose side are you on?

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Quotable: “If we have large tax increases in January, this economy will sink deeper into recession. There will be higher unemployment. The recovery will be longer. This was exactly the mistake made in 1937 and 1938, and it created a second mini-Depression. I think it’s very dangerous.”

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News Br iefs CHESTERFIELD Fireball Run The invitational “Fireball Run Adventurally” – a 3,500-mile interactive game to aid in the recovery of missing and exploited children – has chosen the city of Chesterfield as a destination for its 2010 event.

Competitors will arrive to the finish line, hosted by St. Louis Motorsports (Lamborghini/Bentley dealerships), from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. on Thurs., September 30. A community event will be held, and spectators can view the specialized vehicles participating in the race.

The next morning at 9 a.m., players will line up in front of St. Louis Motorsports, along One Arnage Blvd., for the official green flag ceremony as Chesterfield Mayor John Nations waves the green flag.

Teams will travel more than 3,500 miles in nine days, solving clues and completing challenges to earn points along the way.

The Fireball Run’s Race to Recover America’s Missing Children is the largest active recovery effort for missing and exploited children. Each team is assigned a child from their home region and provided with posters to disperse along the route. A decal featuring the child is affixed to the vehicle. To date, the effort has assisted in the recovery of 33 missing children.

City leaders and law enforcement in each

host city welcome the event.

The 2010 Fireball Run Adventurally starts on Sept. 23 in Henderson, Nev., and concludes on Oct. 2 in Wisconsin.

Teams wishing to compete in the Chesterfield/St. Louis region should visit fireballrun.com and enter “STL” to register.

DES PERES Fishy finances The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney has charged Laura Beeler, former director of finance for the city of Des Peres, with felony stealing for embezzlement of $57,000 in city funds over a twoyear period.

“I am shocked and saddened to have found that our former employee violated her public trust by misappropriation of city funds,” Mayor Rick Lahr said. “The employee in question has been terminated and the city is cooperating fully with the appropriate authorities. We are confident that we have uncovered all of the improprieties and have also taken the necessary steps to see to it that every penny is restored to the city’s accounts either by the former employee or our bonding company.”

City Administrator Douglas Harms said that questionable financial transactions were uncovered by city staff preparing for

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“Immediately upon discovery of the theft, we requested the St. Louis County Police Department to do an independent investigation,” Harms said. “The city has cooperated fully in that investigation including hiring a forensic auditor to review all electronic financial transactions during the five-plus years of the finance director’s employment with the city. We are examining how these thefts occurred and have taken appropriate steps to strengthen our internal controls and banking relationships.”

Beeler, a certified public accountant, was employed by Des Peres as director of finance since July 2004 and served previously as assistant director of finance for the city of O’Fallon, Mo. She was placed on leave by the city on Feb. 3, and her employment was terminated on April 20.

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Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon ordered that the U.S. and Missouri flags at state buildings in all 114 counties and the city of St. Louis be flown at half-staff on Mon., July 26 to honor the bravery and sacrifice of Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher, of Ballwin. Fisher, 24, was a soldier in the United States Army who died on July 14 while serving in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Services for Sergeant Fisher were held on July 26.

Nixon ordered also that the U.S. and Missouri flags on all state buildings in St. Louis County be flown at half-staff from July 27 to August 1.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY Police Department examined St. Louis County Chief of Police Timothy Fitch on July 21 announced that a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) will arrive on Aug. 21 to examine all aspects of the St. Louis County Police Department policy and procedures, management, operations and support services.

The Accreditation Assessment Team is composed of law enforcement practitioners from similar, but out-of-state, agencies.

Assessors will review written materials, interview individuals and visit offices and other places where compliance can be witnessed.

“Verification by the team that the St. Louis County Police Department meets the Commission’s state-of-the-art standards is part of a voluntary process of accreditation – a highly prized recognition of law enforcement professional excellence,” Fitch said.

As part of the assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments to the CALEA Assessment Team at a public information session at 5 p.m. on Mon., Aug. 23 in the Police Board Room B117, 7900 Forsyth Blvd., in Clayton.

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The public may call (314) 267-2445 between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Sun., Aug. 22. Telephone comments and appearances at the public information session are limited to 10 minutes and must address the agency’s ability to comply with CALEA’s standards, a copy of which is available at St. Louis County Police Department Headquarters, 7900 Forsyth Blvd., Room B120.

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The report is the second disaster preparedness report released by Save the Children’s U.S. Programs. The 2010 report found that 38 states and the District of Columbia did not meet all four basic criteria and that Missouri was one of seven states meeting zero criteria.

“Five years after Hurricane Katrina, it is unacceptable for states to ignore these low-cost and common-sense safeguards for kids,” Save the Children U.S. Programs Senior Vice President Mark Shriver said.

Commissioned by Save the Children and conducted by Brown Buckley Tucker, the report reviewed four key standards identified by Save the Children: plans for evacuation, reunification with families and evacuation for special needs kids at child care facilities, as well as evacuation plans at schools.

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BP troubles trickle down to local gas stations

By BRIAN MCDOWELL The explosion earlier this year of the BP rig that sent oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico has prompted some people to turn their rage into efforts to organize boycotts of local stations selling BP products.

Phil Hurlbut understands and shares the frustration that people have with what happened in the Gulf. However, he feels that it is misguided to direct that feeling to the owners of local gas stations, who had nothing to do with bad decisions of those who run BP. A second-generation gas station owner, Hurlbut has three Mobil stations and three BP stations in the St. Louis area, including Auto Spa Etc. in Ellisville, Wild Horse Creek Mobil in Chesterfield, and the BP station at the intersection of Hwys. 100 and 109.

“At our BP stations, I’ve tracked sales, and they’re really affected in areas where there’s another gas station at an intersection or across the street,” Hurlbut said.

According to Hurlbut, business at his West County BP location this year has been down about 20 percent, although he attributes some of the loss of business to the road construction on Hwy. 109. Before construction began, his business was down 18 percent in gas sales and 11 percent in store sales, due directly to public reaction to the oil spill, he said.

“I live in Wildwood, work and have businesses in Chesterfield, Wildwood and

Ellisville,” Hurlbut said. “I can’t be any more local than that. All of my employees are from this area. Everyone we work with is from this area – our landscape company, our uniform company, our sign company, our printer, everywhere that we advertise – they’re all in West County. So who gets hurt when volume is down?”

Hurlbut indicated that he is not the only local BP station owner having those problems.

“I think it’s actually a little easier for me because I own a few businesses to depend on for income to get me through rough periods,” Hurlbut said. “Still, even I have had to cut back on my labor costs 30 percent.

I try not to let anybody go; we just move people around between our stores. Still, it’s

tough. But the guys that own standalone BP stations, they have had to make some awfully hard decisions. I don’t know how they do it.”

Hurlbut has tried talking directly with people at BP about his concerns over his sales numbers but indicated his concerns fell mostly on deaf ears.

“See, it’s a big company, so it takes a while for them to notice the net effect of their losses, where I only have to worry about my stores, and I see the numbers every day,” Hurlbut said.

BP issued a communiqué to local gas station owners, offering them 1 cent per gallon of gas sold and savings on transaction fees for the company’s credit cards, but Hurlbut said neither offering will make

much of an economic difference.

“BP is going to make their money no matter how many people buy gas and how much the gas costs,” Hurlbut said. “That’s not true for us. Generally, we at the station only make 7 to 8 cents per gallon of gas that we sell. Credit card fees cost us about another 4 cents a gallon. Some people get gas and drive off without paying. Others leave with the pump still in the gas tank, which I have to pay to fix. So, on gas, we’re lucky to break even. That money goes to oil companies and distributors. We just make money from car washes and merchandise we sell in the stores. My biggest frustration

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Verdicts split in sexual discrimination suit against fire district Two female firefighters win suit against Monarch, two do not

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Two women who accused the Monarch Fire Protection District of fostering a hostile work environment for much of the last decade on July 26 were rewarded $400,000 by a St. Louis County jury. Firefighters Dana Buckley and Donna Kessler claimed they were given worse assignments, more broken equipment and unnecessary restrictions and fewer training opportunities than their male counterparts. Both still work for the District, and each received $200,000 judgments in their favor.

However, the jury rejected the claims of two other female firefighters who were part of the lawsuit, Kathleen Kraus and Donna Weiss, both of whom said they were treated unfairly while they were injured and sought benefits. Neither still work at Monarch.

“I think it was a really good result for the two women that still work there,” Mary Anne Sedey, attorney for the women, said.

“That was very gratifying, and it sent a clear message to the management of Monarch – the battalion chiefs, assistant chiefs, deputy chiefs, and the board there – that changes need to be made.”

Sedey said she was disappointed that she did not get the desired results for her other two clients.

“I think their case was harder for the jury to grasp,” Sedey said. “It was about how they were treated when they were injured and wanted light duty. We had good arguments. It was clear discrimination. The chief went to bat for other people in a way that he would not do for these women. I can’t get into the mind of a jury about why they make the decisions they do.”

The president of the District’s board of directors, Rick Gans, sees the results of this case differently.

“The original request from the four plaintiffs was for $3 million, but the jury

only rewarded two of them $400,000,” Gans said. “So if you look at it that way, we more than broke even. But we don’t feel that they proved their case, so these rewards are still very troubling.”

Gans pointed out that the jury did not reward any punitive damages in this case.

“They found no intentional wrongdoing on our part,” Gans said. “There was no intent to harm or intent to discriminate.”

Gans said the District did its best to investigate the allegations of discrimination but that the employees who filed the lawsuit refused to cooperate.

“The two plaintiffs weren’t suspended and didn’t miss any pay, so there was no financial hardship or loss in this whole thing,” Gans said. “That wasn’t part of their complaint. I think the jury was swayed by other forms of hardship they might have gone through, but what they got seemed like a large amount compared to their complaints.”

Sedey said her clients received the money as compensation for being subjected to

and enduring humiliation from their direct supervisors and for being given inadequate equipment and unfair assignments.

“They were treated differently and less fairly than the men,” Sedey said.

She said the women tried to use the District’s complaint procedures but that supervisors came down hard on them for doing so. Sedey alleged that her clients repeatedly were threatened by their supervisors.

“These women got the message loud and clear that they weren’t going to be listened to,” Sedey said.

Gans predicted the verdict will cause immediate changes within the District.

“What I see coming is that the board will get a report from our attorney, and some changes will have to be made – additional training, resources, personnel,” Gans said.

The legal struggle could continue.

“We do have the option of appealing,” Gans said. “I don’t know that we’ll do that.

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From left: Kevin Edwards, of Gold’s Gym; Katie Bowen, Pamela Bowen and Kelly Bowen; James Julian, of Gold’s Gym; and Kevin Smith and Don Valentine, West County EMS responders.

Manchester gym employees honored for saving life

By LISA WATSON The West County EMS & Fire Protection District on July 23 honored two employees of Gold’s Gym in Manchester for efforts that led to the survival of a man who suffered a cardiac arrest.

“They saved his life; it’s that simple,” said Pamela Bowen, the victim’s wife.

On June 23, Greg Bowen dropped off his two daughters at summer school and headed to the gym. After about 45 minutes on the treadmill, he collapsed.

Bowen has worked out five to six days a week since high school but has a family history of cardiac arrest, his wife said. He has been a member of Gold’s Gym for 10 years and lives off Henry Avenue with his wife and daughters: Katie, 12, and Kelly, 8.

Gold’s Gym General Manager James Julian was the first employee to arrive at Bowen’s side, and he checked his vital signs. Kevin Edwards, fitness manager, began compressions on Bowen’s chest.

Meanwhile, a third employee called 911.

All full-time employees at Gold’s Gym are trained in CPR, Julian said. They kept their cool and remembered that training.

“It’s just an action; it’s not really a thought,” Julian said. “The training kicks in.”

While Edwards began CPR, Julian ran for an automated external defibrillator, or AED. The machine analyzed Bowen’s vitals and shocked his heart twice. By that time, West County EMS professionals had arrived.

Once Bowen was stabilized, he was transported to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center, Pamela Bowen said. That is when she received a call about her husband’s

condition.

“Your whole world stops,” she said.

EMS officials told Bowen her husband was conscious and talking. As she was driving to meet him at the hospital, however, she thought about what would happen if he did not make it.

“Who would take Kelly to father-daughter events? Who would chase the boys away from Katie?” she said.

Bowen often runs in nearby Queeny Park, but fortunately he had gone to the gym that day because of the heat. Pamela Bowen said the doctors told her that if he had not been somewhere that had an AED available, he would have died.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association member Bill Schaeffer, a West County resident who survived a cardiac arrest in 1999, said at the ceremony that an AED saved his life, too. He collapsed in O’Hare International Airport the week after an AED was installed down the hallway from where he collapsed.

“I’ve seen 4,000 sunrises and sunsets that I really had no right to expect,” Schaeffer said. “If that little box had not been on the wall … I would not have made it.”

One month after the incident, Bowen is recovering, his wife said. He had another incident where he collapsed, but doctors said it was likely due to dehydration. He now has a remote cardiac monitor and is looking forward to going back to work.

“I can’t wait to see him again,” Edwards said. “It was quite an experience.”

Julian said he was happy that things turned out as well as they did. “(Katie and Kelly) get to come home and Daddy’s still there,” Julian said.

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Ballwin approves zoning for assisted living facility

By LISA WATSON An assisted living facility that is being planned on Henry Avenue in Ballwin moved a step closer to construction at the city’s July 19 Board of Aldermen meeting.

Ballwin Senior Living, at 785 Henry Ave., will abut a retail space that already is under construction. There will be 98 beds at the facility, including 74 private rooms and 12 semi-private rooms. It will house multiple levels of care, from assisted living to care for those with memory disorders.

The facility is being developed by Formation Shelbourne Partners, which is a joint venture between Georgia-based Formation Development Group, LLC, and Shelbourne Healthcare Development Group, of Pennsylvania.

The project will cost an estimated $19.8 million, said Mark Maberry, executive vice president of Formation Development Group.

The building will have a residential atmosphere, Jay Robinson, of Formation Development Group, told Ballwin’s Planning and Zoning Commission at its July 6 meeting. Residents will receive as little or as much care as they need, he said.

Ballwin aldermen on July 19 approved a zoning change that would allow the facility to be built as planned. Planners always intended an assisted living facility to be included in the mixed-use development, but there was no operator until now, City Attorney Robert Jones said.

According to records, the 72,000-squarefoot building will sit on 4.5 acres, and no portion will be taller than 55 feet. It will be three stories tall, constructed in a Country French style to match the adjoining retail space, and will include both fencing and perimeter landscaping to the south and west, which will act as a sound buffer for nearby residential neighborhoods. A water feature will also be included.

The retail space and assisted living facility will take up a combined 11.64 acres on the southwest corner of Clayton Road and Henry Avenue. The retail space, which includes a CVS pharmacy that is nearing completion, is being developed by Brinkmann Constructors.

Construction on the assisted living facility will begin in the first quarter of 2011 and it should be open by the second quarter of 2012, Maberry said.

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Pictured cutting the birthday cake are Mark Levin (center right), chairman of the Jewish Federation’s Commission on Senior Service Integration, and Lou Albert (center left), executive director of Jewish Family & Children’s Service.

ElderLink St. Louis, a free, coordinated referral service for Jewish older adults, their children and caregivers, recently celebrated its first birthday with festivities at the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. More than 50 senior adults, caregivers and community professionals gathered for the event, which marked the program’s growth and success during its inaugural year.

“Since its inception, referrals to ElderLink St. Louis are up an amazing 900 percent,” Jewish Family & Children’s Service Coordinator of Senior Integration Services Lori Goldberg said. “The need is obviously there for this program, which gives free answers to questions large and small that face Jewish seniors.”

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Jennifer Meyer, of Parkway Central High School, and Eric Means, of Lindbergh High School, received the Lifesaver Award for saving a distressed swimmer during a swim meet. Pictured (from left) are Jim Woodcock, Means, Meyer, Alonzo Byrd and John Fuller.

Parkway coach, West County employees honored for life-saving acts

By LISA WATSON A Parkway Central swimming coach and seven employees of a West County business on July 26 were honored by the American Red Cross of St. Louis.

They were part of a group of 18 people who received the Lifesaver Award, which the Red Cross has handed out annually since 1984 to people who perform heroic, life-saving actions.

Jennifer Meyer, a swim coach at Parkway Central High School, was honored in conjunction with Eric Means, of Lindbergh High School. The two in January helped save a student from drowning during a swim meet in Cape Girardeau.

Meyer and Means noticed that a swimmer appeared distressed during a race; she was unable to properly kick off from the wall when she reached the end of the pool,

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Meyer said the experience taught her that it is important to be aware, regardless of the situation.

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City of trees and trails explores first city park

By JULIE BROWN PATTON Concepts for Wildwood’s first city park will be explored through a St. Louis-based urban planning and landscape architectural team hired to guide staff, representatives and residents through a design process that includes public input sessions.

Wildwood councilmembers at the July 26 city council meeting unanimously approved allocating $100,000 to Oates Associates to develop a design for multiuse facilities on the city’s 66-acre parcel of ground near the intersection of state Hwy. 109 /Hwy. 100. The land was purchased in 2009 for the purpose of creating a community park.

City officials received 10 responses to the recent request for proposals for the project and interviewed five of the firms.

The Oates Associates team was determined to be the best suited, said Joe Vujnich, Wildwood director of planning and parks.

Oates’ leader for the project is Bill Burke, who has 20-plus years of experience in planning, urban design and landscape architecture. Locally, Burke designed the Citygarden public sculpture garden in downtown St. Louis, the Gateway Mall Master Plan, the Arch Grounds Connector engineering and urban design study, and the Edward Jones Campus Master Plan.

Wildwood resident Andrew Lindberg asked councilmembers several questions about financing multiple parks.

“With it being the first city park, does that mean that you will build a bunch of them?”

Lindberg asked, citing the area already had Babler State Park, Rockwoods Reservation and Greensfelder Park.

Lindberg asked where the end of creating community spaces would be drawn.

“We already have a whole town of trails,” Lindberg said. “I thought there’d be open public discussions about using more land like this. I think the general community would like to know where this is heading.”

Mayor Tim Woerther referenced that in the past, citizen committees formed and dealt with long-term park plans for Wildwood. He said the plans included the desired facilities and recreational activities to be considered for a community park.

In 2006, the efforts of a council-appointed group, Citizens Committee for Park Progress, included a survey of approximately 3,000 randomly selected Wildwood households. The group left the city with a fourpoint plan to implement over five to 10 years.

The 2007 Parks Action Plan recommended purchasing property to accommodate a community park within the central area of the municipality.

Vujnich said while the city does have three neighborhood parks, the terminology of “first city park” was used merely to designate it differently than the existing, smaller parks. He said the design project was initiated to thoroughly examine the needs of the community and incorporate the input of its future users.

“One of the best things about this project is the process that Wildwood has elected to follow,” Burke said. “The first step we’ll take is to go to the citizenry and find out what they think should be in the park. At the same time, the city is bringing us in as a design firm to recommend how the values of the community can be brought to life.”

Burke said it will be an interesting project regarding how those two ideals can be put together physically.

“It’s a spectacular piece of property with a pretty good mix of trees and a creek in the middle of it,” Burke said of the designated property. “We’re very enthused about how beautiful it is.” Burke said the concept design process would include at least four different public engagement opportunities and that the entire designing procedure would be “upfront, open and with no surprises.”

HONOREES, from prior page emergency situation.

Also honored was a group of seven employees from Creve Coeur-based Solutia, Inc., who earlier this year helped a coworker when she collapsed due to a heart attack.

Debbie Pohlmann was feeling ill when she went to the restroom to put her head between her legs. She passed out, hitting her head on the floor. Coworkers discovered her, cleared her airway and called for help. Others performed CPR and another coworker showed the paramedics, who

arrived 10 minutes later, where to find her.

Pohlmann was rushed to the hospital, where she remained in a coma for two days. She recently returned to work, but still is recovering from the incident and expects to have a follow-up surgery. Without help from her coworkers, she said, she probably would not have survived.

The coworkers who were honored are Tom Adams, Elizabeth Finley, Lamar Agard, Lamar Hudson, Carol Becker, Leticia Brock and Michelle Crabbin.

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Record demand has Circle Of Concern scrambling Food, ‘mountains of school supplies’ needed With more families than ever before visiting Circle Of Concern for help, the Valley Park-based charity, which serves families in the Parkway, Rockwood and Valley Park School District areas, is struggling to find needed food, school supplies and other resources.

This month, Circle Of Concern will share school supplies with more than 700 students. In late July, Circle reported that this year’s school supply collections were off to a very slow start.

While food donations to Circle Of Concern are slightly ahead of last year’s, the number of individuals seeking food from the charity’s food pantry is tracking 25 percent ahead of last year’s record rate, Circle officials said. The charity is sharing food for more than 35,000 meals per month for area families. The charity is giving away food much more quickly than food items are being received.

According to Circle officials, a dramatic increase in the flow of families seeking help has necessitated the charity’s purchase of an increased amount of perishable items, including fresh produce, frozen meat and

milk. Circle is spending more than $3,000 per month on perishables.

“The weak economy is still hurting everyone,” Circle Director Glenn Koenen said. “Every week, we meet people who have recently lost their jobs or have had their work hours cut. Very, very few people are reporting finding work.”

Still, Koenen said, the community is generous.

“We know that many friends are doing all they can to help,” Koenen said. “That’s why we feel so bad having to again ask for help.

We need a lot more food and mountains of school supplies to share with families in coming weeks. We also have an ongoing need for funds to use buying perishable foods and to assist families with rent and utility bills.”

Pantry items that are in short supply Volunteers Tom Lemonds and Milt Mill at Circle Of Concern. include canned meat and pasta; canned fruit; breakfast cereal; dry soup/ramen will be distributed on the morning of Sat., on Saturday mornings. Those wishing to noodles; peanut butter and jelly; and toilet Aug. 7 at Twin Oaks Presbyterian Church. deliver a donation at other hours should paper and paper towels.

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By JULIE BROWN PATTON A cave at Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood has been shut down as part of a regional attempt to discourage a new fungal disease ravishing U.S. bats.

Bathtub Cave for decades has been a favorite West County spot for spelunkers and a popular site for guided tours, but those are cancelled until further notice. The cave is nicknamed “Bathtub” because explorers must lie on their backs and wiggle into it, much like water going down a drain.

According to statistics from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), which owns Rockwoods Reservation, at least 74 percent of Missouri’s 6,300-plus caves are privately owned; more than 500 are known to house bat colonies, but conservationists estimate that number may be as high as 5,000.

MDC employees in April confirmed Missouri’s first signs of White-Nose Syndrome (WNS), a new disease in bats that is named for a white fungus typically found on faces and wings of infected bats.

Kevin McCarthy, MDC naturalist program supervisor in West St. Louis County, said WNS appears to spread mainly via bat-to-bat contact and has not been found to infect humans or other animals. It thrives in the cool, damp conditions.

Since WNS first was discovered in a New York cave in 2006, MDC scientists have been tracking its westward progression. Laboratory tests recently confirmed the presence of the WNS fungus on two bats in Missouri.

The disease causes infected bats to awaken more often during winter hibernation and fly outside in search of insects.

That activity depletes stored fat reserves, and affected bats usually freeze or starve to death.

“This fungus hits bats like a ton of bricks when their immune system is not functioning,” McCarthy said. “And the mortality rate is in the 90 to 100 percentile within three years of spotting it.”

McCarthy said it is too early to tell the effects the fungus will have on Missouri’s bats, but the prognosis “is only grim, mainly because no one knows about the potential recovery time after WNS has wiped out bat colonies.”

According to Bat Conservation International, WNS has killed more than a million bats in 11 states and Canada.

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According to Bat Conservation International, Zarlenga said, bats already killed

by WNS would have consumed just less than 700,000 tons of insects per year – the weight of about 175,000 elephants.

Bats live about 15 years and give birth usually to only one pup each year. They play a vital role in cave ecosystems, providing nutrients for other cave life through their droppings – or guano – and are food for other animals, such as snakes and owls.

Many “wild” caves across Missouri controlled by MDC and the National Park Service now are gated to prevent the spread of WNS from one cave to another.

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By JULIE BROWN PATTON A few updates to Missouri’s Sunshine Laws establishing rules for public meetings, access to public records, voting outcomes and preparation of meeting agendas on Aug. 28 will become effective.

One of the changes is a four-day notice requirement for activities that affect tax increases and public incentives if action is intended to occur, compared to the currently required 24-hour notification. The “good cause” for items deemed impractical or impossible for required notification must be stated for the record.

To prepare for the updates, Wildwood City Attorney Rob Golterman recently presented a primer to city councilmembers. Most of Golterman’s highlights apply to all of St. Louis County’s taxing entities, including school boards, community college trustees, select advisory councils, ambulance or fire districts and ad-hoc committees related to forming public legislation.

Golterman said any circumstance involving a quorum during which public business is discussed or decided, or if public policy is formulated, constitutes a “meeting,” regardless of whether the forum is in-person, electronic or by phone.

“Meetings do not require any votes be taken, and it can be the ‘meeting after the meeting’ at a local eatery,” Golterman said.

Golterman’s precautionary note involves the “daisy chain,” through which one or two representatives consult with other representatives of the same entity about public business.

“If that activity is repeated until all members of a group are eventually contacted, someone could say that government meeting requirements have been violated,” Golterman said.

Electronic messages are public records, particularly if an organizational representative e-mails half or more of the other members about public business. Golterman said city custodians of records, or clerks, must be copied. That rule applies also when the majority of commissioners or committee members are e-mailed or involved.

Business to be discussed at public meetings must be an agenda item.

Golterman said attendees may record public meetings, provided the recording is not disruptive. Recordings of closed sessions are not allowed.

He said the only way councilmembers can act is through voting, and all votes must be recorded.

“You cannot bind the city or the council to do something without a vote, and no secret

ballots are allowed,” Golterman said.

Entering into closed sessions and coming back out to open sessions requires a group’s vote. Government representatives cannot vote when not physically present, unless a true community emergency has occurred.

Golterman said not all public employee or real estate matters are closed, but that factors related to legal action could be delayed to be communicated at a later, or more appropriate, time.

Public records include city e-mail accounts, memos or notes from staffers, meeting packets, memos between staffers, and documents prepared for a public governmental body by an external consultant, such as architects, contractors, engineers and auditors.

Anyone may make a Sunshine Laws request without revealing the purpose of the request, Golterman said.

“Responding to these record requests should be as soon as possible, not exceeding three days, unless there is a reasonable cause,” he said.

Most entities have a per-page cost for such documents.

Missouri as a whole has had ongoing challenges with responding to freedom of information requests, as evidenced by receiving an “F” rating in 2007 in a nationwide study conducted by two independent watchdog groups, the Better Government Association (BGA), and the National Freedom of Information Coalition. Evaluating Missouri on response time, appeals process, expedited review options, fees and sanctions imposed on violators of open records laws, the groups gave Missouri 41 points out of a possible 100, and a ranking of 34 out of the 50 states.

Missouri’s counties received a failing rating because 61 of the 114 counties have no Web sites.

Another non-profit advocacy group for governmental transparency, The Sunshine Review, evaluated more than 5,000 government Web sites and gave a “B” to Missouri for the state’s Web site related to transparency.

A 2008 BGA 2008 study ranked Missouri No. 22 in the nation for transparency, with an overall percentage of 52.5 percent.

On May 24, 2010, Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee released a report detailing the failure of numerous state and local agencies to comply with open meeting laws. Montee found at least 59 violations, ranging from access problems to public records issues. Concerns regarding open See SUNSHINE LAWS, next page

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Top 10 things to know about Sunshine Laws Missouri Sunshine Laws were introduced in 1973, seven years after the Freedom of Information Act was passed in Congress in response to the Watergate scandal.

Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster’s office shares the following tips: 1. When in doubt, a meeting or record of a public body should be opened to the public.

2. The Sunshine Law applies to all records, regardless of their form, and to all meetings, regardless of the manner in which they are held.

3. The Sunshine Law allows a public body to close meetings and records to the public in some limited circumstances, but it almost never requires a public body to do so.

4. A public body generally must give at least 24 hours public notice before holding a meeting. If the meeting will be closed to the public, the notice must state the specific provision of the law that allows the meeting to be closed.

5. Each public body must have a written Sunshine Law policy and a custodian of records whose name is available to the public upon request.

6. The Sunshine Law requires a custodian of records to respond to a records request as soon as possible but no later than three business days after the custodian receives it.

7. The Sunshine Law deals with whether a public body’s records must be open to the public, but it generally does not state what records the body must keep or for how long. A body cannot, however, avoid a records request by destroying records after it receives a request for those records.

8. The Sunshine Law requires a public body to grant access to open records it already has, but it does not require a public body to create new records in response to a request for information.

9. When responding to a request for copies of its records, the Sunshine Law limits how much a public body can charge for copying and research costs.

10. There are special laws and rules that govern access to law enforcement and judicial records.

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“I wanted to help the less fortunate, and I love soccer,” Josh said. “Doing this project made me appreciative of what I have in my own life.”

Josh’s job was to organize the donations. He and his mom hosted a “drop-off-donations” party and worked together to advertise the event. Supporters stopped by their house to drop Josh Burnett and his mother, Robyn, with off new soccer equipment and enjoy some of the donated soccer equipment. food and drink. Josh received help from his mother, father and grandmother in collecting and organizing the donations.

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New guidelines for head lice in school setting According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), it no longer is necessary to keep a child with head lice home from school.

Head lice often are a fact of life for school‑aged children.

While inconvenient, head lice cause no medical harm and can be effectively treated. A revised clinical report from the AAP, “Head Lice,” published in the August print issue of “Pediatrics” and published online on July 26, clarifies and updates protocols for diagnosis and treatment and provides guidance for the management of children with head lice in the school setting.

Head lice are not a health hazard or a sign of poor hygiene and, in contrast to body lice, are not responsible for the spread of any disease, according to the AAP. No healthy child should be excluded from or miss school because of head lice, and no-nit policies for return to school should be abandoned.

Informed school nurses can help with diagnosis and suggestions about treatment.

There are many ways to treat active infestations, but not all products and techniques

have been evaluated for safety and effectiveness. One percent permethrin lotion is recommended as initial treatment for most head lice infestations with a second application 7‑10 days after the first. Parents and caregivers should make sure that any treatment chosen is safe; preferred treatments are those that are easy to use, reasonably priced and proven to be non‑toxic.

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Former football star to stress sports safety Chris Nowinski, the author of “Head Games - Football’s Concussion Crisis” on Aug. 12 will speak to Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day (MICDS) students to address the increasing concerns surrounding concussions in sports. Nowinski is a former All-Ivy League football player at Harvard and a World Wrestling Entertainment star whose career in 2003 was cut short due to multiple concussions.

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Firefighters get down and dirty to help fight MS

By SUSAN E. SAGARRA The firefighters/paramedics of the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District have worked together on plenty of calls over the years but recently answered a type of call for which they had no experience.

A group of five firefighter/paramedics dubbed themselves Sarah’s Mud Hogs and entered as a team in the first Gateway Area Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’s Mud Run held at Harrah’s St. Louis. The 10K (approximately 6 miles) race is a series of boot camp-style obstacles that have been surrounded by or made entirely of mud.

Sarah’s Mud Hogs consisted of Bob Smitt, Scot Heller, Mike Freshman, Kelly Foster and Karsten Gronborg and finished second overall in the male team competitive division. The five members of the winning team, the Mudweisers, finished between 1 hour, 37 minutes and 38.4 seconds and 1:37:43.1. The five members of Sarah’s Mud Hogs crossed the finish line between 1:38:22.7 and 1:38:27.2.

“The winning team has raced in one of these before and they had been training for it,” Foster said. “We had no real ambitions

of winning. We just did it for the fun, physical challenge and to raise some money for MS. We did no formal training. It basically was put together in the two weeks prior to the event. You have to finish as a group so we all stayed together and helped each other, getting over walls and out of mud pits. Firefighting takes a lot of teamwork so it was no different there. Everybody was pushing each other and nobody wanted to be the weak link.”

The charity was near and dear to at least two team members’ hearts; Heller’s wife, Sarah, and Gronborg’s mother-in-law, Peggy, have MS. “I thought it would be neat to get a team of firefighters together to raise some money,” Heller said. “I am proud of our accomplishments in the race and in raising money.”

There is a registration fee of $50 and each team member must raise a minimum of $100. Heller said his team raised $750.

“That was pretty good to raise that much in a short amount of time,” Heller said.

“We had friends and a lot of our co-workers who chipped in out of their own pockets.”

The Mud Run attracted more than 500

participants and provided an opportunity for people of all skill levels to join in muddy fun. Individuals, teams of two and teams of five competed in men’s individual and team, women’s individual and team, co-ed, competitive and non-competitive categories.

The event’s founders are former U.S. Marines and built the race to reflect a military tradition. The National MS Society and the Mud Run partnered to create the unique fundraising event. To uphold the race’s military tradition, runners in the “Competitive Division” must wear long pants and boots. To qualify for a team time, all teammates must cross the finish line

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We were dripping wet head to toe with mud and water, in boots and long pants. But it was for a good cause.”

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Men’s golf Parkway South graduate Nick Langley will be going to Missouri State this fall as the St. Louis District Men’s Golf Association champion.

It was the 91st edition of the tournament – called the Greisedieck Men’s Championship –and it was played at Westwood Country Club.

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“Heading into the tournament, I had very few expectations because I had never played in the tournament and I hadn’t played the course yet,” said Langley, whose older brother, Scott, will be a senior at Illinois. “I was confident with my game, so my only expectations were that I would play well.”

STLDGA President Gary Hess presents the 2010 Men’s Championship trophy to Nick Langley.

Langley prepped for the event by playing in such events this summer as the Normandie Amateur, the Eastside Amateur and the Metropolitan Open.

He shot 71-74 in stroke play to earn the fifth seed in match play.

“I felt good about shooting a 71-74 in the stroke play, mainly because I hadn’t seen the course before and my game seemed to click,” Langley said.

He was looking forward to the match play portion of the tournament.

“Match play is very enjoyable for me because it is so different from stroke play and it is not played very often in tournaments,” Langley said.

In his first match, Langley defeated No. 12 Jack Eisenbeis 1-up.

“My match with Jack was very close. I told my caddy, Ty Ohl, on the fifth hole that our match was going to be very tight, and it was,” Langley said. “It came down to the 18th hole and I had a 1-up lead; then I hit it behind a tree. Jack missed the fairway, too, and we both made bogey to tie the hole, and I won the match.”

In his next match, Langley took his game up a notch in the quarterfinals. He whipped No. 4 David Johnson 6 and 4.

“I played very well in my second match against David,” Langley said. “I made six birdies in 14 holes and was managing my game very well.”

In the semifinals, Langley topped No. 16 Van Pierce 1-up.

“The match against Van was another good match. I never trailed in the match, but Van never let me build a lead,” Langley said. “On the 17th hole, I was 2-up with two to play and safely on the green in two.

Van was in the greenside bunker and pulled off a miraculous shot and holed the bunker shot for birdie. We went to the 18th and halved with a par, so I won.”

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“In the championship, Langley faced Tim Cochran and earned the championship with a 3 and 2 decision.

“My match with Tim was very close. I was 1 down almost the entire front nine then I made birdie on 11 to tie the match and birdie on 13 to go 1-up,” Langley said.

“Tim got unlucky on 15 and found some thick rough behind the green, and he ended up conceding my birdie.

“We went to the 16th and both missed the green. I chipped mine just outside of his to about six feet and made the put, then his lipped out. Tim is a very good competitor, and he deserved to win just as much as I did.”

After a couple of more tournaments, it is off to college for Langley.

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Bowling for dollars The 2010 Missouri BPA High School Championships recently were held at West County Lanes, in Ellisville.

Twenty-four talented bowling teams from around the state advanced to the championship. The Lafayette Lancers, Marquette Mustangs, and DeSmet Spartans were among the local state qualifiers who competed for $10,000 in scholarship funds.

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Whitfield; Nick Franta, of Parkway West; Eric Heet, of Chaminade; Dylan Hundelt, of CBC; Michael Pavlisin, of CBC; and Carson Pryor, of MICDS. The group won the state cup four years ago and won the U.S. Soccer National Championship last year.

College men’s soccer This season marks an important point for the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) men’s soccer program, and three local athletes have jumped onboard the Cougar bandwagon.

SIUE, which competes in the Missouri Valley Conference starting this fall, will be fully eligible for the MVC Championships and the NCAA Tournament in 2010.

Joining SIUE Coach Kevin Kalish is Austin Tierney, who has signed a national letter of intent and will enter the 2010 season as a freshman. Kevin Stoll is a transfer from Illinois-Chicago (UIC).

Stoll already is enrolled at SIUE. Matt Spiess also is a transfer from UIC. Tierney, a 5-foot-10-inch midfielder from CBC High School, was named the 2009 Missouri High School Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Athletic Association and Adidas. As captain of his high school team, which won the state championship in 2009, Tierney earned numerous postseason honors at CBC. He scored seven goals and added a team-leading 10 assists in his final prep season. Tierney was a part also of three Missouri state championships with the Lou Fusz Soccer Club. He was a member of Missouri’s Olympic Development program in 2006 and 2007.

“We felt Austin was the top player coming out of St. Louis this past season and one of the best in the country at what he does,” Kalish said. “He possesses many

of the qualities we look for in a player. He is technical, has a tireless work rate, can play a number of positions and is a fierce competitor. His leadership abilities and competitive nature are two ingredients that set him apart from his peers.”

Stoll, a senior forward, transferred to SIUE from Illinois-Chicago, where he scored 14 goals in three seasons with the Flames. He was a first team All-Horizon League performer last season. Stoll played in 60 matches for UIC with half of his goals coming as game-winners.

Stoll was a first team All-Conference and All-State selection in 2006 at Chaminade. He helped guide Chaminade to a state championship in 2006.

“Kevin is one of the top forwards in the college game,” Kalish said. “He has been a starter since his freshman year and has the ability to create goals in so many ways.

He is quick off the dribble, has the ability to combine with his intelligence and technique and can play with his back to the goal. He will thrive in our system and be an impact player for us next season.”

Spiess, a forward, will have one year of eligibility remaining after transferring from UIC. He scored 11 goals and added five assists in three seasons with the Flames. He was a 2008 second team All-Horizon League selection. Spiess was a 2005 NSCAA/Adidas High School AllAmerican at Chaminade, where he scored 34 goals in his prep career, the secondmost in school history.

“Matt is a finisher and competitor. He has the ability to get on the end of service, and his work rate and competitiveness set him apart,” Kalish said. “We look for Matt to provide leadership, goals and be our deep target next season. He is a former high school All-American that has scored many goals in his career. We look forward to him ending his collegiate career on a high note.”

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West County players go with the Grizzlies

By WARREN MAYES Tim Clubb and Ryan Mantle: Where you find one, you usually will find the other, especially when it involves baseball.

The two have been friends since middle school. Clubb, of Eureka, and Mantle, of Wildwood, both went to Eureka High School and then to Springfield to attend Missouri State.

Both were drafted – Mantle by the San Francisco Giants and Clubb by the Chicago Cubs.

Both were released – Mantle last January and Clubb in April.

Mantle joined the Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League. When Clubb was let go, he called Mantle and asked his old pal about playing for the Grizzlies, who play in GCS Ballpark, located just off I-255 in Sauget, Ill. “It’s worked out nice for us,” Mantle said.

“I made a phone call and talked to (Gateway Manager) Phil (Warren), and the rest is history.”

Now, they drive together from West County to the stadium.

It has been a learning experience for both players. They had success in high school and college but so far, have failed to click while getting paid to play.

“That was rough at first,” Clubb said about getting released. “It was disheartening. It turned into anger. It was a backagainst-the-wall situation for me. I don’t think I got a fair shot, but it’s a business and I know that.”

Mantle said he was caught unaware when he was released last winter.

“I understand it from the business standpoint,” Mantle said. “I was grateful for the opportunity. I know they have to make decisions. I’m looking to get with another team. I take the experience and lessons learned and move on.”

After getting over the bruises to their egos, both have set their sights on getting signed back with a pro team.

“This is a steppingstone,” Mantle said of playing with the Grizzlies. “Playing here helps me gain experience. It’s helping me as a player.”

At Eureka, Clubb was a four-year letterwinner under coach Michael Hunt. He was selected to the all-state first team as well as being named first team all-conference for two straight years. In American Legion play during the summer of 2005, he pitched for the Eureka Legion Post 177. In 57 2/3 innings, he had 57 strikeouts and an ERA of 1.70 while batting .466 with 36 RBIs. With the Bears at Missouri State, Clubb had a dream junior season in 2008.

Clubb put together arguably the best pitching season in Missouri State history, going 11-0 with a 2.52 ERA and setting a

school record for victories without a defeat.

He was honored as the Missouri Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year and an AllAmerican by four publications. He earned spots on the all-MVC first team and MVC Scholar-Athlete first team.

“Everything clicked,” Clubb said. “Then I got drafted. I thought I’d be financially well off and be able to put money in the bank, but it didn’t happen.”

In the 2008 draft, Clubb was drafted in the 42nd round by the Tampa Bay Rays but did not like the offer so went back to college.

Unfortunately, he was unable to match his junior season, but the Cubs selected him in the 29th round (890th overall) of the 2009 amateur entry draft.

For the Arizona Cubs in the Rookie League, Clubb was 1-0 with a 3.98 ERA in 20 1/3 innings. He gave up 22 hits and 13 runs in 16 games. Clubb struck out 14 and walked nine.

This spring, Clubb was hopeful for better things.

“I was expecting to go with the low A team, but two or three days just before camp ended, they sent me to extended camp. That bewildered me,” Clubb said.

“But one of my buddies gets hurt so I ended up getting shipped out a day after camp broke.”

With the Peoria Chiefs of the Class A Midwest League, Clubb was 0-1 with a 19.64 ERA. He pitched 3 2/3 innings allowing 10 hits including 2 homers and 8 runs.

He walked four and struck out four. He was released April 20.

“I just didn’t throw well relieving,” Clubb said. “I only had about three innings and they cut me loose. … I drove back to Eureka and made the call to Ryan about the Grizzlies.”

Mantle had a great career also in high school and college. At Eureka High, he had a .394 batting average, 19 RBIs and 14 stolen bases in his senior year. He was a four-time all-conference selection and three-time all-state honoree. In 2003, his sophomore season, Mantle set a Eureka High record for home runs with seven.

With Eureka Legion Post 177 during the summer of 2005, he was named the team MVP and district MVP, hitting .436 with nine triples, five home runs, 34 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases in 35 games.

Mantle completed his junior season at Missouri State with a .298 batting average and 30 RBIs after starting 52 games in the outfield. He slugged four home runs, three triples and is one of 12 players in school history to hit 20 doubles in a season after knocking that many two-baggers as a junior.

In college, Mantle appeared in 133 games

Tim Clubb.

with 99 starts, batting .273 with 10 homers, 30 doubles, 59 RBIs and 17 stolen bases.

Mantle went as the 567th overall pick in the 19th round to the San Francisco Giants.

He reported to Arizona in 2008 and hit .310 with 29 RBIs for the rookie league team.

In 2009, he was placed with the Salem Volcanoes of the Northwest League and played in 33 games, hitting. 218.

“Unfortunately, I was plagued by injuries,” Mantle said. “At the end of the year, I got called up to the Triple A team in Fresno (Calif.)”

In January, he was let go.

“I made some phone calls and I was able to get hooked up with Gateway,” Mantle said. “I’ve been happy ever since.”

Clubb has a shutout this season for the Grizzlies.

Mantle has been injured most of the season. He broke the hamate bone in his left hand in spring training and had surgery in May. On July 4, he slipped going around first base and tweaked his hand injury.

Warren said he happy to have both players on his club.

“They bring experience to the ballclub,” Warren said. “They both have a good competitive drive. They’re fierce competitors. Tim, he’s done all right. He’s been a little rocky but that’s baseball. He battles

Ryan Mantle.

through it. He’s not complacent. He just battles. I respect the heck out of that. It rubs off on the other guys.

“Ryan, we have no idea what he’s capable of. He got hurt in spring training and he’s battled back. He’s had some hard luck. Getting him in there every day, I would thoroughly enjoy seeing that and seeing what he’s capable of. It’s been rough for him but I think I’ve made my point with him that we’re sticking with him. We want him.”

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Tennis star returns to the Lancers

By WARREN MAYES Lafayette’s Mick Lyons wants to play tennis in college. He knew he had to improve to make that goal a reality, so last semester, Lyons left Lafayette High School and went to Marietta, Ga., to attend high school and enroll in the Universal Tennis Academy.

As the No. 1 singles player who had finished fifth in doubles at state as a sophomore, Lyons made the tough choice to leave and go south.

“It was a tough choice, (but) as far as my goal to play in college, it was the best decision to make,” Lyons said.

Lyons attended public school in the Atlanta suburb and immediately after school, he headed straight to the academy for tennis lessons. He took part also in various clinics.

“On average, the practices lasted probably about four hours a day,” Lyons said. “I was always busy, and I always was kind of tired … It’s a grind, but I got used to it.”

At the academy, he had a couple of different coaches and worked on different aspects of his game.

“My most improved stroke coming back

is probably my one-handed backhand,” Lyons said. “People like to pick on it, and it was my weaker stroke.”

All in all, Lyons is happy he made the move.

“It turned out great, actually,” he said.

“People down there were very nice to me.

I improved my game and I got bigger and stronger. It was a good choice to make in the long run.”

Now, school is about to start, and Lyons will be glad to be back.

“I’m looking forward to going back to school at Lafayette,” he said. “I’m excited to see my friends again.”

As for tennis, Lyons has some big plans for his senior season.

“Obviously, I want to get back to state individually and as a team,” he said. “It’s always a goal – get to state and see what happens.”

Mark McAlister, Lafayette tennis coach, said he will be glad to have Lyons back with the Lancers.

“Mick is a leader, so losing him (last spring) was a loss on and off the court,” McAlister said. “He’s a great athlete and a great kid.”

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“I got tired of people looking at me funny or trying to say something to me,” Nowicki said. “They’d tell me, ‘If I worked there, I’d quit.’ Things aren’t that simple. I had nothing to do with what happened down there.”

Nowicki does not understand why anyone would boycott local gas stations.

“I just don’t see how it helps anything,” Nowicki said. “They’re not hurting the corporation; they’re just affecting locals like us.”

Hurlbut agreed.

“Customers should think locally and support businesses that are locally owned,” Hurlbut said. “I’m a local guy that runs clean stores and employs local people. I do a lot for the community and I love people.

Judge me on the product I offer, not on what BP has done.”

Hurlbut said he feels a bit self-conscious discussing his troubles when so many families along the Gulf are suffering.

“I know the fishermen in Louisiana would probably tell me to shut up,” Hurlbut said.

Hurlbut said he considered filling out the official federal government paperwork to try to get reimbursed for his losses but realized that gathering the necessary paperwork would have taken him at least a couple of weeks – time that nobody running a business can really afford.

“It’s already hard enough in this economy,” Hurlbut said. “These events have just made things worse.”

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By WARREN MAYES Two good friends are having a solid summer on the golf course, and that bodes well this fall for the St. Joseph’s Academy Angels and Coach Carol Fromuth.

Gina Della Camera, of Town & Country, and Rachel Thompson, of Chesterfield, will be seniors this fall. They were co-captains last season when the Angels finished second as a team at state. Della Camera tied for second as an individual and Thompson tied for 12th.

This summer, Della Camera won the 11th annual Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association’s Junior Amateur Championship at Forest Hills Country Club. She shot 82-85 to beat Thompson by two strokes for the Barbara Berkmeyer Trophy.

Della Camera qualified for the U.S. Girls Junior Championship that was held at The Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, N.C., but did not advance out of stroke play to match up in the tournament.

On Missouri’s winning team in the annual Four State Tournament held by the Missouri Women’s Golf Association, played on Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny, Iowa., Della Camera shot 77-77.

Thompson won Gateway PGA Junior tournaments at Meadowbrook Country Club, where she shot 81-85, and at Glen Echo, where she won with an 81, this summer. She came in second in a match play event at Old Warson and was tied for third recently in a Junior PGA Qualifier at Lockhaven in Alton, Ill. The two girls belong to Norwood Country Club and have been friends since Della Camera began playing golf in eighth grade, when she met Thompson.

“I started in the junior program at Norwood and (Thompson) was there,” Della Camera said. “We’re friends and competitors.”

Winning the Metropolitan junior tournament was satisfying for Della Camera.

“I was pretty decent the first day,” she said. “I got to play with Rachel and that was really good. It was exciting to win especially since Barbara Berkmeyer belongs to Norwood and her name is on the trophy and she is such a great golfer.”

Being the Missouri team in the annual four-state event was cool, she said.

“It was really exciting especially to be with the girls I was with there,” Della Camera said. “I got to know them better.

They were all really nice.”

Thompson is happy also with her performance this summer.

“I’ve been playing decent,” Thompson said. “I think I can do better, but I’m happy with the way I’m playing. Winning at Glen Echo and then at Meadowbrook was important.”

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Fromuth, who runs the junior program for the Gateway PGA Section, said she is proud of both girls.

“You can tell the ones who play in the summer and put the effort in,” Fromuth said. “These girls do that. … It gives them an edge over the ones who haven’t. The girls will be leaders on the golf course this fall. They’re my 1-2 punch.”

The girls have what it takes to be leaders for the Angels.

“You just know one of them will come through,” Fromuth said. “Their value definitely is a strength for the St. Joe team. …

They both will be strong contenders for the state title or at least be in the top three to five spots.”

The girls are ready.

“I’m excited to get ready and start for high school,” Della Camera said. “I want to play consistent. I’m not really looking at how to place at state. I did that my sophomore year and I did really bad that year. I was disappointed. …”

“I want us to win state this year,” Thompson said. “We definitely are going out this year to try to win state.”

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Rouse, who will be a senior this fall for Mary Institute Country Day School (MICDS), recently was a member of the Missouri team that won the annual Four State Championship and was the first-round medalist at the junior girls state championship. She also finished second in the Missouri Junior Amateur Championship.

In addition, earlier this spring she was on the MICDS team that finished fourth at National High School Mock Trial Championship. Her work impressed the judges, as she was named the most outstanding attorney for the event.

“I’ve had a lot of fun on the course this summer,” said Rouse, who qualified to play in the Four State event with her performance in the state junior championship.

The Missouri Women’s Golf Association Girls Junior Championship was held at Creekmoor Golf Club, near Kansas City.

Rouse shot a 77 on the first day at the difficult course for the low score.

“Medaling the first day was unexpected,” Rouse said. “I made pars and really stayed out of trouble. It seemed like I was in the sand a lot the second day. It’s part of my game that I’m working a lot on.”

Rouse finished in a tie for fourth with a 165.

“My goal for the tournament was to qualify for the MWGA’s Four State team,” Rouse said. “There were so many talented golfers playing, and I knew I had to place in the top five to make the team.”

The Missouri team played Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankney, Iowa. Rouse led the Missouri team with a 142, including a sizzling 69 on the second day.

Missouri finished first with a team score of 601. Kansas was second at 614.

Nebraska and Iowa each shot 621.

“Competing in the Four State Championship was amazing,” Rouse said. “The coaches were so motivating and supportive. … I feel like I was lucky to be playing with the four other girls. Della Camera (St. Joseph’s Academy) and I are friends; we’ve played in tournaments the past two summers. I really got to know the other girls, Meghan Mueller, Morgan Lamberson and McCall Christopher. The best part of the experience was that we all wanted each other to do well. We helped each other. …

It was amazing to have the team waiting on the 18th green, when I finished my second round.”

Caroline Rouse medaled at the Missouri Women’s Golf Association Girls Junior Championship.

Rouse is a latecomer to golf. She swam competitively until she was 14, then switched to golf, playing in her first tournament a week before her freshman year of high school.

Rouse’s swing coach is Barbara Blanchar.

“She’s worked with me for about a year, and I can’t imagine being where I am now without her help,” Rouse said.

She has qualified for the Class I State Championship every year and wants to make it four in a row this fall.

But she has the ability to do other things as well, as shown by her effort in the National High School Mock Trial Championship, held in May in Philadelphia.

MICDS placed fourth in the nation.

To get ready for the mock trial, Rouse said the team received case materials about a month before the competition.

“In a mock trial, your team has to play both sides of the case in different trials, so it takes a lot of preparation,” Rouse said.

This year’s case was about a rock-filled snowball, flash mobs, a networking site, and American history.

“It was kind of a crazy combination, but it worked,” Rouse said.

Jurors score each team’s witnesses and lawyers on tasks in the trial, then award a ballot to the team they feel performed the best.

“Finishing fourth was incredible,” Rouse said.

Winning the award for best attorney caught her off-guard.

“I wasn’t expecting to receive an individual award,” Rouse said. “I was shocked when my name was announced. … It’s an honor to have been named most outstanding attorney in the nation.”

The award was given by the Pennsylvania Bar Association.

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By JULIE BROWN PATTON were higher, and we didn’t want to deal with Through the government’s own version a PayPal account. We cannot use Craigslist, of eBay, West County residents can land as we are required to auction items.” deals on a variety of auction items ranging Overall, Koester said, Ballwin’s experifrom guns to office equipment. In fact, the ence with GovDeals has been positive. name and address of the program is Gov“We used to do auctions with Ellisville Deals.com. and Manchester,” Koester said. “Each city The site was established for government would take turns hosting the annual aucliquidation of surtion, so two cities plus items and is had to transport set up for bidding “Surplus items go quickly, rather all their surplus

by ZIP code or to the hostthan saving them for two to three items category. Approxing city, then bring years and waiting until there is back what did not imately 100 categories cover a sell. That required enough to have a fire sale on range of products, several employees including vehiand trucks. With one particular day.” cles, ambulances, KEITH Koester, GovDeals, once the sporting goods, head BALLWIN WEBMASTER department boats, computapproves the sale, I ers, bags, tires, can sell it on Govschool equipment, Deals.” mowing equipment, musical instruments, Koester said vehicle sales are presented jewelry, furniture, bicycles and more. to Ballwin’s board of aldermen for their Ballwin city officials in June 2006 began approval prior to listing. participating in GovDeals. Keith Koester, During the past four years, Ballwin has Ballwin Webmaster, said the city has auctioned 360 items.

Koester said most items sell for more received $10,000-$20,000 from the prothan expected. gram every year since.

“Most people buy without inspecting “Surplus items go quickly, rather than saving them for two to three years and the items before bidding on them – even waiting until there is enough to have a fire $10,000 trucks and street department equipment,” he said. sale on one particular day,” Koester said.

Koester said about half of the items sold Also participating in West County are the Missouri Department of Transporta- are unclaimed or found property that the tion (MoDOT) staff in Ballwin, St. Louis police department has held for one year County-based state of Missouri offices and no one has claimed. Other items are and Metro West Fire Protection District worn out, broken or surplus items the city in Wildwood. The cities of Chesterfield, no longer can use.

He said most of their auctions last seven Des Peres, and Manchester, and the Rockwood School District are listed under the to 10 days. Individuals can log on to the advanced search function on the site for GovDeals Web site, choose a category, and GovDeals will notify them when new auc“closed auctions” in the past year.

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By JULIE BROWN PATTON “In case of emergency” (ICE) entries on cell phones can save lives by giving first responders a way to obtain medical information from the users’ next of kin.

Bob Brotchie, a British paramedic, promoted the ICE number concept in May 2005. It works by entering an emergency contact in a cell phone under the name “ICE” in the phone’s address book. Mobile phone users can list multiple emergency contacts as “ICE1,” “ICE2,” etc.

Brotchie urged mobile phone manufacturers to support the campaign by adding an ICE heading to phone number lists of all new mobile phones. He said he got the idea from difficult emergency scenes during which victims could not speak to him. He thought it would make sense to have a uniform approach for searching victims’ mobile phones for emergency contacts.

Chris Lindsey, lead consultant at the Sprint Store in Chesterfield, said he saw his first ICE numbers a couple of months ago when transferring a customer’s numbers from an old phone to a new one. While performing recent transfers, Lindsey said, he has noticed many more ICE numbers in customers’ phones and believes they could be very beneficial.

Kelly Thuet, of Wildwood, said she learned about ICE numbers through her Harley Davidson owners’ group.

“At each monthly (Harley) meeting, a safety tip is provided,” Thuet said. “The paramedics among us that ride said after stabilizing accident victims, these numbers were the first thing they look for.”

Thuet said she and her husband programmed their cell phones and spread the word to family and friends.

“In all the Hog rides, we have a road officer or safety officer designated among us,” Thuet said. “Our recent discussions made me very aware of how important ICE numbers can be, and now we’re all pushing the concept.”

With the technology available on smart phones, cell users have the capability to carry information in intuitive, easy-toaccess applications.

For security purposes, many phone owners lock their phones, and a pass code must be entered to unlock them. Because that function hinders the ability of first responders to retrieve ICE entries, many phone manufacturers now provide a mechanism through which specific text can be displayed even while phones are in the locked state.

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‘In case of emergency’ (ICE) entries on cell phones tell first responders and emergency room personnel whom to contact on behalf of accident victims.

“Our recent discussions made me very aware of how important ICE numbers can be, and now we’re all pushing the concept.”

Kelly Thuet One way to make ICE numbers more visible to a rescuer is to put a dot, or period, before the letters “ICE,” which places the ICE number at the top of the phone book entry list.

Another trick covers cell phones that do not allow the input of the same number twice. If the ICE number is listed also in the overall phone contact list, placing a “1” in front of the area code and phone number usually will allow the number to be listed twice.

An alternative is to asterisk individual ICE entries, and place the ICE designation behind those names.

On some cell phones, additional information can be added in the ICE spot, such as an individual’s health condition, allergies or organ donor status.

Many emergency room personnel still encourage everyone to carry a written form of emergency contact information in addition to relying on ICE numbers.

Based on research conducted by Vodafone, the world’s largest mobile telecommunication network company, fewer than 25 percent of people carry any details of whom they would like to be contacted during a serious accident.

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Missouri law now establishes a sales tax holiday during a three-day period that begins at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ends at midnight on the Sunday following. This year, the sales tax holiday begins on Aug. 6 and ends at midnight on Aug. 8.

The sales tax holiday requires all Missouri municipalities to forego collecting state sales tax on qualifying purchases – an amount of 4.225 percent. Local governments can participate in the holiday and forego local sales tax collection or can opt out of the holiday and maintain local tax revenue during the holiday.

Alana M. Barragán-Scott, director of the Missouri Department of Revenue, said while the state’s temporary waiver of Missouri’s sales tax will apply statewide, in many Missouri cities and counties, savings for consumers will be much higher than that.

“In many areas the savings will be much more than 4 percent because the local sales taxes will also be eliminated on qualified purchases,” she said. “If a city, county or special district hasn’t opted out of participating, the total sales taxes not applied could be as high as 8 or 9 percent.”

Purchases that are exempt from sales tax during the sales tax period include: • Clothing, which includes any article of wearing apparel, including footwear, but not items such as jewelry, handbags, ties, belt buckles or umbrellas.

• School supplies, defined as any item normally used by students in a standard classroom for educational purposes, including textbooks, notebooks, paper, writing instruments, art supplies, rulers, backpacks and hand-held calculators. School supplies do not include radios, CD players, sporting equipment, telephones or

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• Personal computers, which include laptops, desktops, monitors, keyboards and devices designed for use with a personal computer – such as disk drives, microphones, modems, speakers, printers and soundcards.

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Even with those limits in place, the sales tax savings can add up for shoppers who are eager to take advantage of this opportunity.

West County municipalities opting out this year include Ballwin, Des Peres, Ellisville, Manchester and Town & Country.

Most other area municipalities are participating, including Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Eureka, Valley Park and Wildwood.

The statute also provides an alternative for retailers when less than 2 percent of their merchandise offered for sale qualifies for the sales tax holiday. While the back-toschool sales tax holiday does not apply to those retailers, they must offer a refund of tax to customers who purchase qualifying sales tax holiday-related items.

In addition, a “qualified” online purchase in which Missouri retail sales tax rate is charged for a “sale at retail” qualifies for the sales tax holiday.

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By J.D. GRAVATTE Regardless of one’s academic major, for college students, the term “starving artist” very often seems to apply. Even if tuition, room and board are covered, the life of a college student is full of expenses.

How are college students making ends meet?

Each semester starts with one of the priciest – and most necessary – of a college student’s expenses: books. Depending on a student’s major and the number of hours in which he or she is enrolled, books can cost anywhere from $200$1,000 per semester. Web sites like half. com, an e-Bay affiliate, and Amazon.com offer used books at prices that often are substantially less than those charged by the school store, area students said.

Some students said they are lucky to get half of their money back when they sell back their books to the university store at the end of the semester, but Amazon. com offers a buyback program that pays them far more money for their books and allows them to ship them back for free.

The credit they receive can be put toward future book purchases, saving even more money, students said.

One student reported that she and some of her friends have sometimes resorted to sharing textbooks with other students.

Expenses like laundry, cleaning supplies and food make up a big portion of costs for college students.

Most dormitory and apartment laundry facilities charge about $1.25 to wash a load of laundry and another $1 to dry it.

“My roommate Rachel and I do our laundry together,” Lacy Smith, a student at Saint Louis University, said. “We combine our clothes and usually end up doing two or three less loads of laundry each

time we do it.

Rachel and I each have a drying rack for our clothes. As long as you don’t need your clothes dry in a hurry, those are a great way to save money by not paying for a dryer.”

Gordon McGregor, a student at St. Charles Community College, said that he and his friends take regular advantage of specials at area restaurants. Every Tuesday, he said, they go out for chicken wings because they can get them for 45 cents apiece.

“For 20 wings, it’s less than 10 bucks,” McGregor said.

Students also cited weekly deals on burgers and pizzas and said it “definitely pays” to take advantage of those offers.

As for entertainment, college students know to look for the free stuff. Students enrolled this summer in St. Louis area schools said they took advantage of the St. Louis Zoo, free seats at the Muny, and free concerts downtown and at municipal parks.

Some students said they have saved money by cutting and coloring one another’s hair, or exchanging one service for another. For example, a student may cut a friend’s hair in exchange for use of the friend’s car or for doing the friend’s laundry.

Other tips included shopping at secondhand stores for furniture, appliances, kitchen gadgets, clothing and accessories, etc.; carpooling when going home for breaks; walking or bicycling, rather than driving, to campus; using coupons; asking about student discounts at restaurants, movie theaters, etc., filling prescriptions at the student health center; and utilizing the on-campus gym, which at many schools is free.

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The USDA offered these tips to ensure the safety of “bag” lunches: • Perishable foods like pre-packaged lunch combinations that include lunch meats with crackers, cheese and condiments should be kept cold by using freezer gel packs or a frozen juice carton.

Insulated, soft-sided lunch boxes or bags are best for keeping food cold, but metal or plastic lunch boxes and paper bags can also be used. If using paper lunch bags, create layers by double bagging to help insulate the food.

• Freezing sandwiches helps them stay cold, but for best quality, do not freeze sandwiches containing mayonnaise, lettuce, or tomatoes. Add those later.

• Pack only the amount of perishable food that will be eaten at lunch to avoid having to keep leftovers safe. Preparing food the night before and storing the packed lunch in the refrigerator can help keep food cold longer.

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• Because cross-contamination can occur by reusing packaging materials such as paper or plastic bags, food wraps and aluminum foil, at lunchtime, discard all used food packaging and paper bags. Also, discard perishable leftovers, unless they can be safely chilled immediately after lunch and upon returning home.

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Solving study problems A new school year is the best time to form good study habits. Following are some tactics for overcoming some of the most common study problems: • Balancing school and friends. The best way to balance school and friends is to study with friends. Good friends will support one another’s academic goals.

• Adding interest to reading assignments. To get through a long reading assignment, the student should imagine herself in the story. While reading, she should ask, “What is important to remember about this section?” It helps to take notes or underline key sections and discuss material with classmates.

Another technique is to create a study group and break the assignment into different sections. Each person can be responsible for closely studying one part of the text and share what he learned with the group.

• Cramming before a test. It pays to start studying well in advance, beginning with an hour or two a day and then increasing study time as exams approach.

• Knowing where to start. The challenge is to prioritize. With a big project, students should list all the things that need to be done, then split the project into small, manageable chunks. Students should ask, “Which part is due first? Which part of the assignment is worth more points? Which task will take the most time to complete?”

Students should decide which tasks are most important and plan the order that will be used to get them done. The most important thing to remember is start early and work a little bit each day.

• Staying up all night to study. Before a test, it is important to get enough sleep.

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New federal standards for school food may be on the way

By DIANE PLATTNER New federal legislation calling for tougher standards for the school food industry has sparked favorable reaction from area school district officials.

The federal House Education and Labor Committee on July 15 approved a bill that would allow for the creation of new standards for all food in schools, including food sold in school vending machines. The Committee passed the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act with a vote of 32-13.

While the legislation calls for about $8 billion on nutrition programs over the next decade, a few Republican committee members expressed concerns about the bill’s funding sources. In addition, while the investment is substantial, the reality is that the number adds only about 15 cents a day for each of the approximately 30 million students in schools across America, which is likely not enough to fund the program, Parkway School District officials said.

Parkway currently spends more than the $2.50 it charges for each student lunch.

Still, most officials agree that an investment in healthier school lunches will help reduce health care costs in the long run.

Health care advocates’ strong push for healthier school food has sparked unprecedented support for new standards from many of the country’s biggest food and beverage companies, which find it increasingly difficult to sell junk food in school.

The new legislation would not ban many foods that always have been popular with kids, such as hamburgers, pizza and soda.

However, the new standards would require such foods to be healthier – for example, foods would be prepared using whole grains and would contain fewer calories.

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“Parkway has been working hard for years to add more whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy to our menus,” Mike Kanak, Parkway’s director of food services, said. “Parkway’s breakfast and lunch offerings meet or exceed current USDA standards.”

Carmen Fischer, Rockwood’s director of child nutrition services, said Rockwood officials are pulling fryers out of the schools as they remodel the kitchens.

“As a result, we are baking more items,” Fischer said.

Fischer said Rockwood officials last year eliminated bags of chips from the middle schools’ ala carte options. This year, the plan is to introduce hummus to the district’s school menu options, she said.

While Parkway and Rockwood are taking a proactive approach toward healthier school meals, district officials said they are looking forward to new standards for foods in schools.

“It has been quite some time since the meal requirements have been updated,” Fischer said. “We are constantly working to improve the nutritional quality of the foods offered during school meals, and any help from this bill would be appreciated.”

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Area teachers answer call for classroom projects opportunity

By DIANE PLATTNER Several area teachers are answering a corporation’s call for opportunities to receive funding for classroom projects.

U.S. Cellular is giving away $1 million to teachers’ projects through a program, “Calling All Teachers.” In May, the wireless carrier announced the return of the campaign, which funds creative classroom project ideas submitted by public school teachers. Since the announcement, more than 1,200 public school teachers across the country, including 50 in Missouri, have submitted ideas.

Locally, the program has proven lucrative for the Parkway School District.

Approximately $5,300 was donated last year to projects in Parkway schools, including, $1,178,67 to Wren Hollow Elementary; $266.67 to Mason Ridge Elementary; $722.67 to Parkway South Middle; and $838.67 to Pierremont Elementary.

Sheela Abraham, a teacher at Wren Hollow, requested balls for her “Having a Ball” classroom project.

“I want my classroom to be a place where each child is reaching his or her full learning potential,” Abraham wrote. “Therefore, I am continually looking for ways in which students can move and release excess energy while staying focused on their learning. That is why I was excited to discover ball chairs, and why I am asking you to help me put more of them in my classroom.”

Abraham said the ball chairs, which are similar to exercise balls, promote learning through movement, enhance attention, assist in improving posture, improve blood flow to all parts of the body (especially the brain), strengthen core muscles and improve balance and coordination.

“Besides all the practical benefits, these are also a great deal of fun for the kids

to use, and active engagement is one of the most important components of learning,” Abraham said. “With the ball chair, students will be able to get ‘their wiggles out’ while directing their mental energy toward my instruction or the task in front of them.”

Connie Binder, of Mason Ridge, asked for a digital camera and microphone for her classroom.

“Your help will make it possible for my students to learn through technology,” Binder wrote. “Their love for learning really shines when they are able to digitally demonstrate their learning. The amount of energy and love is evident when they are able to learn in this exciting way.”

Steve Yawitz, fourth-grade teacher at Castlio Elementary in St. Charles, received funding from U.S. Cellular for four class sets of “Time for Kids” to increase students’ access to the publication, which he said inspire students to explore featured topics on their own.

“Not only does ‘TFK’ inform students about the world around them, it exposes them to a wide variety of non-fiction text, such as scientific writing and point-counterpoint persuasive essays,” Yawitz said.

U.S. Cellular associates encourage teachers to register as U.S. Cellular teachers at DonorsChoose.org, a philanthropic Web site. Through Sept. 15, teachers can return to the site and post classroom projects for funding consideration.

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New Rockwood superintendent to do ‘whatever it takes’

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Newly hired Rockwood Superintendent Dr. Bruce Borchers knows he has some big shoes to fill. The 39-year-old Iowa native is replacing Craig Larson, who for seven years presided over the rapidly expanding West County school district. Borchers has been in regular contact with his predecessor.

“He and I have had a wonderful communication stream ever since I knew I would be relocating here,” Borchers said. “He was wonderful at this job, and he wants a smooth transition. Many of the things I’ve communicated for the last month are the very same things that he has said to me.”

However, Borchers indicated that it is too early into his term to say what changes parents of Rockwood students should expect to see.

“It is hard to say how exactly things will be changing this year,” Borchers said.

“Parents can continue to expect that we will do whatever it takes to provide the best education to their children, and that we will remain dedicated to communication and collaboration.”

Borchers does, however, have some clear goals in mind that he hopes to accomplish during his time with Rockwood. He said that he aims to improve every aspect of Rockwood student performance.

“The biggest thing we need to do is determine what exactly excellence is and how to reach it,” Borchers said. “We can’t just rely on our current MAP scores or SAT scores; we need to improve them and set a high bar for excellence. I think that this community sets that high bar for us. We have great leaders and great teachers. There is a systemic structure in place here, in which every building and every department uses the strategic plan developed by Rockwood staff. This puts our mission and our vision in place. I am entering into this committed toward carrying it out.”

Borchers relocated to West County from Minnesota, where he was the superintendent of a district that had 40,500 students.

That experience formed the personal philosophy that he will use in overseeing the Rockwood schools.

“I am a big believer in data-informed decision making,” Borchers said. “Everything that happens in any of our buildings should relate to our strategic direction.”

Borchers’ term at Rockwood started on July 1.

“It’s gone well so far,” he said. “There is a lot of transitioning that still needs to be done, but I have been able to get a bigger perspective these last few weeks. I think we can make this great district even better.”

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to the culture of Rockwood.

“Rockwood has this slogan: ‘Whatever It Takes,’” Borchers said. “We’ll do whatever it takes to meet the educational needs of this community. That is a very positive goal, and these schools are very positive climates to achieve that.”

Borchers currently is conducting what he calls a “Listening and Learning Tour,” through which he is visiting schools and meeting with building administrators and other members of school staff. Borchers indicated that this type of communication is a key element of any superintendent’s job.

“The overall goal and responsibility is to connect with and communicate with the stakeholders of the district in the community,” Borchers said. “I also work with support staff in the schools to meet strategic goals.”

In that capacity, Borchers compared himself to a head coach who relies on other great leaders and works with them toward a common goal, which, he explained, is why personnel decisions are such an important part of his job.

“All of that trickles up to me and also the school board,” Borchers said. “I have to say that Rockwood has the reputation of hiring very well. This is a district that attracts many, many qualified applicants.

That is why we have so many wonderful teachers.”

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NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM SUPERINTENDENT, from prior page Borchers knows from experience that the job is very demanding. His days as superintendent consist of meetings, building visits, site visits and returning phone calls and e-mails.

“I also deal with any issues that pop up day to day in our buildings, whatever that issue may be,” Borchers said. “I stay in contact with the building administrators and the Communications Department. My role is to listen to people, see what is happening, and help get the information about it out to the community at large.”

He also approves and oversees all communication sent out from the district.

“Luckily, our Communications Department here at Rockwood always does an unbelievable amount of legwork, and that makes this part of the job easier,” Borchers said.

He claimed that the worst part of his job is not being able to have the perfect answer for every question.

“I cannot make 100 percent of this community happy at any given time, and there is a frustration in that,” Borchers said.

The rough economy and the state’s dwindling educational budgets are additional challenges that Borchers is preparing to handle.

“Our biggest challenge is working with budgetary constraints,” he said. ”Obviously, the community demands excellence, but when we implement programs, the restraints of our budget make the kind of strategic planning that we do necessary.

There are going to be reductions in our revenue, given the economic outlook of our state, and this uncertainty makes it difficult for us. We don’t have control over it.”

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“Even in the St. Louis metropolitan area, there are diverse expenditures per pupil at different schools,” Borchers said. “To me, it all comes down to the teachers and the instruction that they give to the students.

It is hard to put a proper dollar amount on that.”

When asked what parents could do to help him give Rockwood students the best education possible, Borchers replied, “Rockwood has the President’s Forum and a very active PTO. I’m still learning about this side of the district, of course, but I’d say that being involved with these groups is the best way for parents to form a longterm partnership with the schools and to get more involved with their children’s education.”

Borchers currently has a three-year contract as superintendent of Rockwood, but he thinks that he will be a part of the district for many years to come.

“I wake up thankful every day that the school board selected me to be a team member here,” Borchers said. “I can feel the support that the community gives to this district, and that does make me feel a little bit less stressed. I can also feel the high demands that this community has for our school district, but I am used to that, because I put those kinds of demands on myself.”

Editors note: West Newsmagazine will run a story on the new interim superintendent of Parkway School District in a future issue.

Meet the superintendent Rockwood School District will host a series of informal receptions to welcome the district’s new leader, Superintendent Bruce Borchers: • Tues., Sept. 7 at Crestview Middle School (16025 Clayton Road in Ellisville) • Wed., Sept. 15 at LaSalle Springs Middle School (3300 Hwy. 109 in Wildwood) • Tues., Sept. 21 at Rockwood South Middle School (1628 Hawkins Road in Fenton) All receptions will be held from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m., and light refreshments will be served.

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Record-setting catfish

By Amy Armour After three hours without a single bite, Greg Bernal and his girlfriend Janet Momphard, were ready to hang up their fishing poles for the night.

But luckily the couple decided to keep their poles in the water for 30 more minutes because Bernal snagged his biggest fish— and the biggest blue catfish recorded in the state of Missouri.

The couple had launched their 22-foot aluminum john boat on the Missouri River just before sunset on July 19.

“There was nothing happening, and there was a storm coming in,” said Bernal, of Florissant.

Bernal said they moved the boat about 100 feet, locating some big fish on their Lowrance X510C fish finder.

And big fish doesn’t quite describe the recordbreaking 130-pound blue catfish Bernal hooked at 12:30 a.m., just minutes Greg Bernal with his catch. before the half hour was up.

“The rod just took off,” Bernal said.

Bernal easily broke the state record for “It was exciting. He hooked it and the the largest blue catfish caught on a pole and line was screaming. I was trying to hold line—which was set in 1991 with a 103the light so he could see,” said Momphard, pound blue catfish. Bernal also broke the of St. Charles. “We knew it was a big fish world record—pending official confirmabecause it was fighting us.” tion—which was a 124-pound blue catfish It took 15 minutes for Bernal to get the caught in the Mississippi River near Alton fish to the boat and another 30 minutes for in 2005. the couple to wrestle it into the boat.

This isn’t the first fishing record Bernal “We were trying to put the fish into the has held. In October 1995, Bernal broke net, but the net was too short,” Momphard the Illinois record for his 79.12-pound blue said. catfish. Momphard’s biggest fish was a The big fish ripped holes into one net. 40-pound blue catfish.

Momphard grabbed a second net and the Unfortunately, by the time the couple couple struggled to lift the fish into the made it back to the boat ramp the fish had boat and the 150-gallon live well. died.

“When the head broke the top of the “We’re donating the carcass back to sciwater, I couldn’t believe it. I knew it was ence so it can be studied,” Momphard said. big, but I couldn’t believe it,” Bernal said.

The big catch hasn’t stopped the couple On July 20, the couple took the huge fish from trying again. Bernal has already been to the Missouri Department of Conserva- out on the river looking for more big fish. tion’s Regional Office at the August A. His latest catch—a 24-pound blue catfish Busch Memorial Conservation Area in St. “The fact that this fish, and the standing Charles to be officially weighed. world record blue catfish, were both caught The fish was officially 130 pounds, 57 near the same area goes to show what kind inches in length and 45 inches in girth. of world-class fishing we have in MisOfficials estimate the blue catfish to be souri,” said Sarah Peper, fisheries biologist between 20 and 30 years old. who weighed the 130-pound fish.

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“Show Boat,” Aug. 9-15, The Muny “Man of La Mancha,” Aug. 11-22, Heagney Theatre at Nerinx Hall “Crumbs from the Table of Joy,” Aug. 27-Sept. 12, Mustard Seed Theatre Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “State Fair,” Sept. 3-Oct. 3, Robert G. Reim Theatre Japanese Festival, Sept. 4-5, Missouri Botanical Garden “Hot! Hot! Hot! A Night at the Copa,” Sept. 10, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra “Equus,” Sept. 10-25, Centene Center for Arts & Education “The Music of ABBA,” Sept. 11, Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra “Shrek: The Musical,” Sept. 11-26, The Fox Theatre

tickets and information Ameristar Casino: tickets.com, (877) 444-2637 Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center: touhill.org, (314) 516-4949 Centene Theatre for Arts & Education: hotcitytheatre.org, (314) 289-4060 Chaifetz Arena: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 Dramatic License Theatre: dramaticlicenseproductions.com, (636)

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By SHANNON F. IGNEY Interior decorating styles are as unique as individuals. Furniture, accent pieces and artwork reflect the homeowner’s taste in an obvious way. However, more important than the artifacts is the backdrop upon which they are set. Wall treatment trends are constantly changing. No longer is a generic wallpaper print or coat of paint thrown on the walls to cover imperfections; today’s walls are focal points. Texture, material, style and color choices are the most essential elements for the overall interior design of a space.

According to the Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute, color and style trends take inspiration from social and economic influences. For instance, in today’s economy, more homeowners are looking to personalize their space in a cost-effective way.

Homeowners are tackling smaller projects, such as creating an accent wall, to update their décor. Painting projects that incorporate bright, bold colors in small doses create a powerful impact without the high cost of a complete remodel.

Decorating trends have resulted in the creation and utilization of bold new colors throughout the home. The Benjamin Moore color palette boasts more than 250 colors, such as Midnight Navy, Claret Rose, Blueberry, and Latte.

Not only do homeowners have more colors to choose from when decorating, they have many techniques from which to choose as well: Sponging, rag rolling, stripping and paneling are a few decorative paint techniques that homeowners use to decorate their homes.

Doug Cooper, owner of Cooper’s Paint and Decorating in Ellisville, has noticed the increase in those trends.

“Whether it is the result of education, thanks to television design shows, or education in the form of ‘how-to’ decorating clinics, more homeowners are doing their own design,” Cooper said. “Not only are today’s homeowners doing the design themselves, local color trends are changing from safe neutrals to bold color reds, dark taupe and sages.”

In addition to color creation, the science of paint has evolved. Valspar, a leading brand, recently launched a new paint per-

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As savvy homeowners know, painting the walls is one thing; keeping them clean is an entirely different battle. To address the concern, Sherwin-Williams has developed a line of paints designed to keep walls looking freshly painted. Sherwin-Williams’ Duration Home paints wipe clean with water alone and include an antimicrobial additive to resist mold and mildew growth.

Whether starting with a blank white slate or trying to cover up the decorative tastes of a previous owner, experts and seasoned painters agree: A successful painting project is a three-step process. Preparation, priming and correct painting techniques are the secrets to eye-catching walls. The colors, styles and materials available to today’s homeowner/designer are endless.

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By SARAH WILSON Once the youngest child has grown up and moved out of the house, empty nesters typically are left with one or more vacant bedrooms that contain stuffed animals, celebrity posters and childhood trophies. Loyalty to a child, or the hope that they will visit on weekends or holidays, might make a parent think twice before changing anything in their offspring’s once-occupied room, but many parents take advantage of a little extra space and put it to use in creative ways.

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BENEFITS “Raise the Roof Family Festival” is from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 14 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (327 Woods Mill Road in Manchester). Food, craft and game booths, face painting, a magician, church bands, a fire truck, police car and more are featured. The entrance fee is optional, but guests are asked to bring a jar of peanut butter. Costs of concessions and other items vary. Proceeds benefit the House of Hope Orphanage in Haiti. Call 391-6685.

• • • “Movin’ and Groovin’ with Kindermusik,” a Saint Louis Symphony benefit, is from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Tues., Aug. 17 and Sat., Aug. 21 at the Jewish Community Center (16801 Baxter Road in Chesterfield) and from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Wed., Aug. 18 at Lodge Des Peres (1050 Des Peres Road in Des Peres). Children aged 6 and younger are invited to play percussion instruments, sing, dance and listen to musical story time during a class demonstration. Admission is free with an optional $5 donation. To register, call Jan Fishman at (314) 434-9496 or visit kindermusikstl.com.

• • • The Green Beret Casualty Fund Benefit begins at 12 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 21 at Eureka Community Center (333 Bald Hill Road). A POW/MIA balloon release; missing man table; performance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. by Benefit Blues Band; the “A” Team from the 5th Special Forces Group with weapons, gear and stories; re-enactors; a silent auction; raffles; and food and drink are featured. A dance follows at 6 p.m. at Motel 6 in Eureka. Visit stlouisgreenberets. com.

• • • New OutLook Pioneer’s Eastern Missouri Council hosts a Trivia Night & Silent Auction at 7 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 28 at Eureka Community Center (333 Bald Hill Road). Cash prizes, attendance prizes and raffles are featured. The cost is $25 per player/$200 per eight-person team.

Proceeds support local charities, such as Circle Of Concern, Camp Rhythm, Mended Hearts, 9-1-1 Project, and military comfort kits for U.S. soliders in Iraq and Afghanistan. Call Judy Herbst at 458-3790 or Pauline Crain at 225-5342.

• • • The “Run To Remember” 5K race will be held at 8 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 11, starting and ending in Wildwood Town Center.

The event commemorates the 3,031 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, and is limited to 500 runners. The entry fee is $25 before Aug. 20 and $30 after that date. Performance shirts, medals, race bibs and category awards are included. Proceeds benefit Backstoppers Inc., a fund for firefighters and police officers, and the Pujols Family Foundation.

Pick up a packet at Wildwood City Hall, or e-mail bradsh@metrowest-fire.org. Call (314) 616-6080.

• • • The West St. Louis County Lions Club/Eureka Days Run-Walk for Sight is at 8 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 11 in Old Town Eureka. The 5K/3.1-mile race is on a certified course; the walk is a 3K “fun walk,” and there is a half-mile “kids run” for children. The entry fee prior to Sept. 2 is $18 per person, $10 for kids aged 10 and younger, or $48 for an entire family. The fee increases after Sept. 2. To register, visit active.com and enter “Run for Sight” in the search field, or stop by the Eureka Parks Department, Connie’s Total Fitness, Tri County Realty, Comprehensive Chiropractic, or Wildwood Family YMCA. Proceeds benefit area charities, including Missouri School for the Blind, Lions Eye Research and Eye Clinic, college scholarships to local high school seniors, care packages

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• • • An Antique Appraisal Fair and Community Market Place is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 11 at Gambrill Gardens Retirement Community (#1 Strecker Road, one-half mile west of Clarkson Road off Manchester Road). Antique appraisals are $10 for the first item and $5 for additional items (up to five); handmade arts and crafts items, jewelry and a farmers’ market are featured. Proceeds are designated for the purchase of a bus for Gambrill Gardens’ residents. Call 394-2992.

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by Pleasure Groove from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thurs., Aug. 5 at Bluebird Park. Admission is free. Call 227-7508 or visit ellisville.mo.us.

• • • The city of Manchester presents a concert by The Smash Band from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 6 (rain date is Aug. 8) at Schroeder Park. Admission is free. Call 391-6326, ext. 400.

• • • The Warsaw Cathedral Boychoir, Cantores Minores, performs at 7:30 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 7 at Saint Louis Abbey Church (500 S. Mason Rod in Creve Coeur). The choirs has performed in 20 countries; this is their only performance in St. Louis. Admission is free; donations are welcomed. Call (314) 878-2120.

• • • The city of Des Peres presents a concert

by Griffin and the Gargoyles from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 13 at Des Peres Park. Admission is free. Call (314) 8356155 or visit desperesmo.org.

• • • The city of Eureka presents Concerts on Central featuring Funky Butt Brass Band at 6:30 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 20 on Central Avenue in Eureka. Call 938-6775.

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• • • A custard-eating contest is at 2 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 7 at Eugene’s Custard Company (1138 Town & Country Crossing Drive). All participants receive a $5 Eugene’s card; finalists receive a Eugene’s pie; and the winner receives an iPod Touch, dinner for two at Napoli 2 with a bottle of wine, and a Eugene’s hat. The winner of the kids’ division for those aged 12 and younger receives a custard party with 15 friends at Eugene’s. Call 227-7300.

• • • Midwest Magic Jubilee is at 7:30 p.m. on Thurs, Aug. 12, Fri., Aug. 13 and Sat., Aug. 14 at the St. Louis Airport Hilton Hotel (10330 Natural Bridge Road). Comedy and magic are featured, and each show is different. Admission is $15 for adults and $8 for kids; VIP seating is $20. Call (314) 295-7968 or visit mmjubilee.com.

• • • The annual Wildwood Back-to-School Party and Movie Night is at 6 p.m. on Fri., Aug. 13 at the Wildwood Town Center Plaza. Trackless train rides, a rock climbing wall, baseball speed pitching, a soccer challenge, free throw contest, music by Delicious Fishes, helmet fittings by St. Louis Children’s Hospital, clowns, face painting and a showing of “Monsters vs.

Aliens” are featured. There will be free shaved ice, popcorn and soda. Call 4580440 or visit cityofwildwood.com.

• • • “FamilyLIVE!” is at 5 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 14 at St. John Lutheran Church in Ellisville. A high-energy worship service and dinner are featured. Call Pastor Ryan at 779-2320 or visit stjstl.net.

• • • The St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash is on Sat., Sept. 25 and Sun., Sept. 26 at the Town Center of Wildwood. Amateurs and professionals compete for the grand prize in several categories, including ribs, brisket, chicken, chili, pork steak, People’s Choice, crawfish eating, Best Decorated Booth, and more. Call Frank Schmer at 256-6564.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Satisfying big appetites is not a probFamily-owned and operated Mulligan’s Grill has been in lem at Mulligan’s. Whether stopping in Ellisville for 17 years and continues to thrive on its notion for lunch, dinner, or carry out, the clevof family. erly worded menu offers something for “Mulligan’s is not about one individual person, but instead, everyone. everyone as a whole,” Mulligan’s’ owner, Steve RauschenThe Practice Round lists many appebach, said. “Employees, as well as customers, feel as if they tizers, including the Best Shot, which are a part of a family when they walk in the door.” includes a choice of 18 or 54 Mulligan’s Great people, food, and service continue to make Mul- World Famous St. Louis Hot Wings and ligan’s the successful restaurant it is today. to-die-for sauce. Grilled chicken nachos In golf, a mulligan is a “do-over.” A mulligan most often have become a new hit as well. occurs during a friendly golf round.

Hearty salads are listed in The Putting A similar kind of sporting camaraderie abounds at golf- Green, and Mulligan’s’ addictive homethemed Mulligan’s Grill. made ranch is a must. Mulligan Stew, “I’m a golfer and just thought it would be a fun idea,” chili and homemade soups can be found Rauschenbach said. in The Trap, and sandwiches and wraps For years, Mulligan’s has frequently updated and added at The Turn include the Double Bogey Mulligan’s includes a comfortable outdoor seating area. to the restaurant in response to customer and employee sug- Burger and Putter Pita. gestions, such as a comfortable outdoor seating area.

The Main Course lists Birdies (grilled through Thursday, and include soup/salad, choice of side, “Mulligan’s couldn’t survive without the help and input chicken), Scrambles (kabobs), steak, and fried shrimp. entrée, dessert and beverage. from our families and friends,” Rauschenbach said.

Smaller versions of the huge selections of salads recently Mulligan’s is likened to the TV show “Cheers,” a gatherwere added to the main menu, such as the Buffalo Chicken ing place where “everybody knows your name.” Customers Salad (lettuce, breaded chicken breast tossed in its own are invited to stop by, have a drink at the long bar, and play Mulligan’s Grill wing sauce, cheddar cheese, tomatoes and green onions). It “Name That Tune.” They also will enjoy great game play 11 Clarkson Road • Ellisville is a good idea to save room for great desserts, such as the on the new 2010 Golden Tee Live and Silver Strike video (636) 391-6880 homemade Snicker Bar Pie. games - two interactive touch-screen consoles containing 11 a.m. – midnight, Mon. – Thurs.; To keep the whole family happy, there is a special kids’ more than 100 exciting games.

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The Caddy Corner treats children younger than 10 Mulligan’s friendly staff looks forward to serving up 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. on Sun. years old to hot dogs, hamburgers, mac and cheese and good times every day of the week.

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“It simply can’t be duplicated,” Rauschenbach said. www.mulligansgrillstl.com “Early Birdie” dinner specials are from 4 to 6 p. m., Sunday “There’s only one Mulligan’s.”

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Automotive Showcase

Paul Cerame family-owned automotive

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Introducing a North County landmark to West County residents: Paul Cerame offers a full line of Ford and Lincoln-Mercury cars and trucks, along with a huge selection of pre-owned vehicles.

The Cerame automotive family has been a proud member of the North St. Louis County community for more than 50 years.

“We’ve been an active part of the area and at the same location,” President Bob Cerame said. “Dad (Paul Cerame) started up the business under various automotive franchises.”

Paul has served Ford Motor Company vehicle owners throughout the metropolitan area, first with Lincoln-Mercury in 1981, and most recently with a Ford dealership

Paul Cerame Ford Lincoln-Mercury 11400 New Halls Ferry Road • Florissant (314) 838-2400 www.cerame.com Sales - (314) 838-2400 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. on Mon., Wed. and Fri.; 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Tues. and Thurs.; 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sat. Body Shop - (314) 838-1297 7:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., Mon. – Fri. Quick Lane - (314) 262-7070 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon. – Fri.; 7 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Sat.

in 1997. Both dealerships are now owned and operated by Paul’s three sons: Bob, president; Tom, vice president/customer service director; and Dick, vice president/ parts and accessories director.

At Paul Cerame, the dedicated staff and owners are available every day to serve every automotive need.

“Yes, the owners are there,” Cerame said. “Customers are constantly able to meet one of us in person.”

Paul Cerame is a one-stop shop, which includes an award-winning service and From left, brothers Tom, Bob and Dick Cerame, owners and operaters of Paul collision repair center, as well as a fully Cerame Ford Lincoln-Mercury. stocked parts and accessories department.

Quick Lane also offers the best selection of brand name The body shop is a direct-repair facility for all makes and models. Everything, from dents and tires. With a friendly and courteous staff, convenient hours, dings to full collision restoration, is offered at one location. good prices and quality service, customers are certain to The shop works with all major insurance companies, offers have an enjoyable experience.

Also, Paul Cerame is really easy to find. free detailed estimates and stands behind their bodywork “Although we’re located in North County, we’re only with a lifetime guarantee.

Another full service aspect of the dealership is Cerame’s five minutes from the intersection of I-170 and 270,” no-appointment-necessary Quick Lane, a great alterna- Cerame said. “Use of the Internet makes selections even tive for fast and efficient regular maintenance and minor easier. A few extra miles don’t matter anymore. If needed, we’ll even bring the car to the customer. repairs.

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E-mail your resume to cgchesterfield@charliegittos. com, or you can come by our trailer located at 15525 Olive Blvd. to fill out an application.

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Dental Assistant/ Receptionist If you are looking for an opportunity wthout experience, this is your chance to start your career as a Dental Professional! 11-week training.

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Part-time t start. Experience required. Send resume to: BYShomecare@gmail.com Caregivers Wanted. Experience with all aspects of home care. Must have good communication skills. Work where you are appreciated!

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ESTRADA FENCE LLC 12+ yrs. exp. All types of fences: wood, ornamental, aluminum, vinyl, chain-link, 3-rail repairs too! Free Estimates.

For the best price in town, call 314-426-7155 or 636-2483225. email: rendon.samuel@ yahoo.com

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IMPROVING St Louis Homes Since 1998 S&R Construction

Basement Finishing, Custom Decks, Kitchens, Baths.

Sunrooms, Electrical, Plumbing, Custom Tiling, Painting, Concrete & many other quality improvements!

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JS Home Services Handyman • Carpenter 25 Plus Years Experience Cheap Rates! Free Estimates! House Closings, Deck Repairs, Structural Repairs. All Jobs Big or Small.

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Total Bathroom Remodeling Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 20 Years Experience

Mikes Lawn Service: Dependable, responsible. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, yard clean-up. References. Call 636-346-9704 PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPING A Cut Above! Year round Lawn Maintenence, aeration, power raking, leaf, bush & tree removal, spring clean-up. Gutter cleaning. Mowing, mulching, bush & tree trimming, edging, retaining walls, drainage work, patios, fence installation/ repair and more. 636-237-5160 or 636-519-9190

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•Retaining Walls •Mulch •Concrete •Bobcat Work •Tree Trimming All Contracts in August Receive Discount!

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Premium mulch or topsoil delivered to your home. All types of Bobcat work also available. No delivery charge on 3 yards or more. All major credit cards accepted. Call Al’s Greenhouse at 314-739-2476.

Music Lessons PIANO LESSONS. Experienced piano teacher now accepting new students.

All ages accepted, you're never too old to enjoy learning music! Lessons given in my Creve Couer home. References available. Call Sofia at 314-750-4094

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Stripes and speckles and polka-dots, oh my!

By SUZANNE CORBETT The wait is over. Tomatoes are once again in season, and, roadside stands and farmers’ markets are overflowing with varieties some consider works of art.

“Some tomatoes are works of art,” said Hank Johnson, owner of Chaumette Vineyards & Winery in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., describing the heirloom tomato varieties that will be featured at the Tomato Festival.

“Tomatoes come in all colors, some are even striped, speckled and polka-dotted.”

Beyond red, tomatoes come in a rainbow of colors, shapes and sizes. Many of the rare, succulent garden antiques will be found at Chaumette’s inaugural Tomato Festival. The festival’s highlight for tomato aficionados is the chance to sample 30 different tomato varieties.

Asked why hold a tomato festival, Johnson replied, “Why not? Missouri tomatoes are rated the best tasting in the country. It’s another example of the effects of our Missouri terroir.”

“Terroir” is the term given to the characteristics created by an area’s soil, climate and growing techniques that contribute to quality and taste. According to agricultural experts and gourmets, Missouri’s terroir produces the finest tomatoes in the States.

The Tomato Festival complements Chaumette’s culinary program while supporting local growers who produce heirloom tomatoes. Heirlooms, along with the usual garden variety tomato, will be featured in recipes created by Chaumette’s Executive Chef Adam Lambay, and also will be paired with wine. Pairing wine to tomatoes is a tricky task, considering the high acid content in most tomatoes, but Lambay promised to divulge his tomato and wine pairing secrets during the event.

Foods Lambay is scheduled to present for pairing include a tomato tart, fried green tomatoes, gazpacho soup, several tomato salsas, grilled tomato dishes, tomato jam, and homemade cheese ravioli with tomato sauce. Wines scheduled for pairing include Chaumette’s 2009 Dry Chardonel, 2009 Chardonel Reserve, 2009 Spring Rose, 2009 Traminette, Assemblage, and Chaumette’s new red, Mosaic.

Chaumette Winery’s Tomato Festival is from 1-4 p.m. on Sat., Aug. 14. It is open to the public; however, tasting tickets are limited. Tickets are $25 per person and include tomato tastings, Lambay’s tomato-inspired dishes, wine and food pairing hints, and tomato gardening and buying tips. Call (573) 747-1000.

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Chef Adam’s Tomato Jam 1 large onion, diced small 4 cloves garlic, crushed & minced 2 tablespoons olive oil 8 baseball-sized tomatoes, blanched, peeled and roughly chopped 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon Kosher salt 1/2 cup Norton red wine 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh oregano 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme Saute the onion and garlic in oil over medium heat; do not allow to brown. Add tomatoes, stirring occasionally, reducing the mixture by half. Add the sugar, salt, pepper and Norton wine. Reduce once again by at least one-half, or to desired consistency. Stir in the herbs and remove from heat. Use as a condiment in lieu of ketchup on sandwiches, sliced smoked meats or instead of cocktail sauce with shrimp. Can be stored in the refrigerator for 10 days.

Fresh Tomato Pie 1 (9-inch) pie shell 7 ripe tomatoes, sliced 1 yellow onion, sliced 3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/3 cup shredded mozzarella cheese 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese Ground black pepper, to taste 1 tablespoon fresh basil 2 teaspoons fresh oregano Basil or parsley for garnish Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the pastry shell for 8-10 minutes, or until browned. Place sliced onion in the bottom of pastry shell. Slice tomatoes and arrange over onions. Season to taste with black pepper.

In a medium bowl, combine mozzarella, Parmesan and mayonnaise. Spread this mixture evenly over tomatoes. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown.

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314 PENSHURST PLACE CHESTERFIELD Wonderful open floor plan great room ranch with extensive finish in W/O LL. 4BR, 3.5ba! $379,865

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1025 TERRACEROCK CIRCLE BALLWIN 4BR, 2ba ranch in family friendly neighborhood. Nice back yard. Eat-in kitchen. $224,500

232 VALLEY VIEW RIDGE VALLEY PARK Cute 3BR, 2ba ranch. Liv rm, kit and breakfast rm . Many updates.

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1207 KIEFER WOODS CIRCLE (BALLWIN) Spacious 2 sty, cul-de-sac. Greatrm w/palladian windows. $475,000 347 RIES RD (BALLWIN) Beautifully appointed 1.5 sty, 4BR sits on a spectacular level park-like lot. $299,900 846 WOODSIDE TRAILS DR (BALLWIN) Ranch villa with 2BR,3 full baths and a 2 car garage. Open flr plan. $220,000 825 WOODSIDE TRAILS DR (BALLWIN) Great ranch villa with 3BR/3 full baths.

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