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Rates are DOWN! There are some very serious issues at stake in this year’s election – so many that some people may not be able to see the forest for the trees. Individual issues are the trees, but the forest is the future of America as we have known it.

The America that has flourished for more than two centuries is being quietly but steadily dismantled by the Obama administration, during the process of dealing with particular issues.

For example, the merits or demerits of President Obama’s recent executive order, suspending legal liability for young people who are here illegally, presumably as a result of being brought here as children by their parents, can be debated pro and con. But such a debate overlooks the much more fundamental undermining of the whole American system of constitutional government.

The separation of powers into legislative, executive and judicial branches of government is at the heart of the Constitution of the United States – and the Constitution is at the heart of freedom for Americans.

No president of the United States is authorized to repeal parts of legislation passed by Congress. He may veto the whole legislation, but then Congress can override his veto if they have enough votes.

Nevertheless, every president takes an oath to faithfully execute the laws that have been passed and sustained – not just the ones he happens to agree with.

If laws passed by the elected representatives of the people can be simply overruled unilaterally by whoever is in the White House, then we are no longer a free people, choosing what laws we want to live under.

When a president can ignore the plain language of duly passed laws, and substitute his own executive orders, then we no longer have “a government of laws and not of men” but a president ruling by decree, like the dictator in some banana republic.

When we confine our debates to the merits or demerits of particular executive orders, we are tacitly accepting arbitrary rule. The Constitution of the United States cannot protect us unless we protect the Constitution. But if we allow ourselves to get bogged down in the details of particular policies imposed by executive orders and vote solely on that basis, then we have failed to protect the Constitution – and ourselves.

Whatever the merits or demerits of the No Child Left Behind Act, it is the law until Congress either repeals it or amends it. But for Barack Obama to unilaterally waive whatever provisions he doesn’t like in that law undermines the fundamental nature of American government.

President Obama has likewise unilaterally repealed the legal requirement that welfare recipients must work, by simply redefining “work” to include other things like going to classes on weight control.

If we think the bipartisan welfare reform legislation from the Clinton administration should be repealed or amended, that is something for the legislative branch of government to consider.

There have been many wise warnings that freedom is seldom lost all at once. It is usually eroded away, bit by bit, until it is all gone. You may not notice a gradual erosion while it is going on, but you may eventually be shocked to discover one day that it is all gone, that we have been reduced from citizens to subjects, and the Constitution has become just a meaningless bunch of paper.

Obamacare imposes huge costs on some institutions, while the president’s arbitrary waivers exempt other institutions from having to pay those same costs. That is hardly the “equal protection of the laws,” promised by the 14th Amendment.

John Stuart Mill explained the dangers in that kind of government long ago: “A government with all this mass of favours to give or to withhold, however free in name, wields a power of bribery scarcely surpassed by an avowed autocracy, rendering it master of the elections in almost any circumstances but those of rare and extraordinary public excitement.”

If Obama gets re-elected, he knows that he need no longer worry about what the voters think about anything he does. Never having to face them again, he can take his arbitrary rule by decree as far as he wants.

He may be challenged in the courts, but if he gets just one more Supreme Court appointment, he can pick someone who will rubber stamp anything he does and give him a 5-to-4 majority. © 2012 Creators.com

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letters to the editor Where are the jobs?

To the Editor: Every time the question is asked, “Where are the jobs?” I want to ask, “Yes, where are the jobs? The Bush tax cuts (for the job makers) have been in effect for 10 years and I would like to know, “Where are the jobs?”

Sharon Owens Manchester

Putting a spin on it To the Editor: On Fox News Sunday (Aug. 19) Chris Wallace posed a question to former White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs. Gibbs’ answer left me speechless.

Appearing before an audience of hundreds of blacks Vice President Joe Biden charged that Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his running mate, Paul Ryan, are “going to put y’all back in chains.”

Given the audience makeup Wallace asked if Biden’s comment didn’t smack of racism. The spin put on this by Gibbs’ answer was incredible.

According to Gibbs, Biden’s assertion was in response to Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s promise to “unshackle” the economy by loosening bank regulations. From what I took to be the incredulous look on Wallace’s face he wasn’t buying this – and neither should anyone with a modicum of common sense.

Given the difference in the makeup of the two audiences it was patently obvious that Biden was using a racist metaphor to rally support for his boss among the Democrat Party’s largest constituencies. For Gibbs to expect Wallace and his audience to believe his spin, shows he is either among the dumbest of press secretaries or a political lapdog extraordinaire. In any case his answer showed a lack of respect for the intelligence of this country’s citizenry.

As I see it, were there an Olympic Medal for Blue Sky Gibbs would easily win silver.

Gold would go to his boss.

John R. Stoeffler Ballwin

Responding to the ‘Fate of Obamacare’ To the Editor: Recently two individuals wrote in support of Obamacare. Mr. Unterreiner (West Newsmagazine, July 25) allowed that the legislation needed some tweaking, but stated it made him “feel good” and that those leaders who wanted to repeal it were exhibiting an

“infantile approach to leadership.” I cannot recall the other gentleman who wrote in, but in support of Obamacare he referred to the various other government programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, etc., that were created to “protect us.”

To the latter gentlemen, I ask, protect us from what? Our own laziness or inability to do what prudent people do and save for retirement? Getting an education, working hard, earning a decent job that provides insurance? Providing for yourself so that others do not have to?

None of the programs mentioned are in good financial standing and all are contributing to America’s financial demise – is this the “protection” you are referring to?

Obamacare simply adds to the list. None of these programs were created to protect us, they were created to make us dependent upon the state and they have been, unfortunately, successful.

One of the writers indicated that Republicans have not offered alternatives to Obamacare. First, I suggest you stop getting all your news from MSNBC or the Post-Dispatch. The Republicans offered many market-based alternatives during the health care “debate” (they numbered in the “teens” if memory serves), but the Democratically controlled Congress would not entertain them. Go figure.

A recent study on Obamacare by the consulting firm Deloitte indicates that 9 percent of employers will drop employee insurance within three years, 81 percent will continue and 10 percent are unsure. That’s almost one in five that will drop or are on the fence.

Smaller companies were more likely to dump coverage – this group is where the majority of jobs are created. Additionally, the CBO released a revised report indicating that small business owners will pay some $4 billion more in taxes than previously estimated. And that the laws will now cover millions fewer people.

Is this good for our economy? Does this “protect us”?

How am I protected if my company drops its insurance coverage and I am forced to find it elsewhere-am I guaranteed the same coverage, the same doctors?

How am I protected when the sale of my home will now be taxed to help pay for this monstrosity?

How am I protected when a government official determines what treatment I or my elderly parents should receive?

How am I protected when this legislation adds to the certainty of America going bankrupt?

I love how using other people’s money

makes folks like Mr. Unterreiner “feel good” and how that somehow eliminates the financial implications of the legislation.

If you are a believer that “we “must all look out for each other,” Mr. Unterreiner, then by all means please put your money where your mouth is. Many of us “hardhearted conservatives” already do so. And really, Obamacare needs “tweaking”? A deal done with no transparency, no open debate, and literally, no one reading it before voting for it, and it needs only “tweaking”?

Those infamous words – “We need to enact it in order to find out what’s in it.”

How many lies were told in the process of getting this rammed down our throats? All of this is what you call leadership? Does the end justify the means? I’ve spoken mostly of financial implications but there are other implications as well. Liberty. Freedom.

Ring a bell? I applaud and fully support those who call for Obamacare’s total repeal.

As for the Supreme Court’s decision, I believe Chief Justice Roberts did us a favor and simply placed the ball on the tee for the coming elections.

We as a nation need to come to grips with the stupidity of former and current “leaders” and get our financial house in order.

We have men and women in our military dying for our freedoms and we as a nation cannot endure some financial pain to fix our problems? A sorry state indeed.

“The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.” – Greek historian Plutarch (c. 46-120 A.D.) Jon Schulte Manchester

Baxter Road improvement To the Editor: I read the two articles on the Baxter Road improvements with interest. When I read the comments of Chris M. (West Newsmagazine, July 25), I discounted them as from someone who was uniformed.

After reading comments from Carolyn H. (West Newsmagazine, Aug. 1), I felt compelled to respond.

I find it interesting that these two people are acting like this is a stealth project, conceived in the dark of night to frustrate the local residents!

Where have they been for the past three years? There have been public meetings, articles in the West Newsmagazine and certainly communication from their Home Owner’s Associations who have received tens of thousands of dollars in compensation for land that the County acquired for

this important road project.

Chris M. impresses me as being one of these new age people who feel that someone should have communicated to him directly about this project. I cannot believe that he lives off Country Ridge Drive and was not aware that this project and road closure that was scheduled. He should be aware that it would be easier to get to Clayton Road by driving west on Country Ridge Drive to Clarkson and then south on Kehr’s Mill instead of going way east to Schoettler Road.

Also, these two people vilified Paul Sneed, the project engineer for not putting up detour signs through the affected subdivisions. This was a decision that was made between the city of Chesterfield and the affected subdivisions. None of us felt it was prudent to have hundreds of cars diverted through our subdivisions endangering our children and pets. It was preferred that the traffic found alternate routes around but not through these subdivisions.

This is a three-month closure to replace and repair a faulty culvert under Baxter Road. Surely these adults can find alternate routes around this closure without endangering the local residents and without feeling like they are being personally inconvenienced.

Dennis F. Chesterfield

McCaskill duplicity To the Editor: I find it interesting that when more than two-thirds of Missouri voters opposed Obamacare, Senator McCaskill, who was elected to represent the voters, voted against the will of the people when she cast the deciding vote in favor of this legislation.

Now, in an apparent about face, McCaskill believes that Congressman Akin should remain her opponent in the Senate race because it was the will of the voters who nominated him.

So let me see if I understand her positions.

When it comes to ideologically driven, liberal legislation, she will vote with her party regardless of the opinion of those she is supposed to represent, however, when it is advantageous to her political career, she suddenly becomes righteous about the will of the people.

This glaring duplicity and self-serving behavior is exactly why McCaskill is not fit to represent the citizens of Missouri.

Carl Schroeder Wildwood

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The fun year of memories and misstatements It’s the fun year – the one that comes around every four years. It’s a year when some memories are short, while select sound bytes run long and hard.

For Todd Akin, his words will not be silenced. Justified or not, he is being forced to deal with his words.

Luckily, no other candidate for office has made memorable misstatements.

For instance, no one remembers … ‘’The reforms we seek would bring greater competition, choice, savings and inefficiencies to our health care system.’’

– President Barack Obama, in remarks after a health care roundtable with physicians, nurses and health care providers, Washington, D.C., July 20, 2009 ‘’No, no. I have been practicing ... I bowled a 129. It’s like it was like Special Olympics, or something.’’

– President Barack Obama, making an off-handed joke during an appearance on “The Tonight Show,’’ March 19, 2009. Obama later apologized to the Special Olympics. All was forgiven.

“Folks, I can tell you I’ve known eight presidents, three of them intimately.”

– Joe Biden, Aug. 22, 2012 “Stand up, Chuck, let ‘em see ya.”

– Joe Biden, to Missouri Sen. Chuck Graham, who is in a wheelchair, Columbia, Mo., Sept. 12, 2008 “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”

– Joe Biden, referring to Barack Obama at the beginning of the 2008 Democratic primary campaign, Jan. 31, 2007 “You cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent...I’m not joking.”

– Joe Biden, in a private remark to

an Indian-American man caught on C-SPAN, June, 2006 “When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt got on the television and didn’t just talk about the, you know, the princes of greed. He said, ‘Look, here’s what happened.’”

– Joe Biden, interview with Katie Couric, Sept. 22, 2008. Obviously Biden was unaware that FDR wasn’t president when the stock market crashed in 1929 and that only experimental television sets were in use at that time.

“Look, John’s last-minute economic plan does nothing to tackle the number-one job facing the middle class, and it happens to be, as Barack says, a three-letter word: jobs. J-O-B-S, jobs.”

– Joe Biden, Athens, Ohio, Oct. 15, 2008 As we get ready to elect a president and vice president we might do well to remember these sound bytes and take into consideration that candidates on both sides sometimes say things they would like us to forget.

But let’s also give Vice President Biden credit. He has said some things that were very intelligent. For instance, when he said, at a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H., Sept. 10, 2008: “Hillary Clinton is as qualified or more qualified than I am to be vice president of the United States of America. Quite frankly, it might have been a better pick than me.”

Another interesting summation being made during this year of fun is the oddity that being a self-made millionaire is so very bad if you’re running for the highest office in the land.

Isn’t that going against the Democratic Party in some way? Is it suggesting John F. Kennedy was actually a terrible president because he was out of touch with the average person?

No. Wait! We forget, Kennedy didn’t actually have a job. His millions were already made for him. It was family money, which made him just like any other average Joe.

Ballwin Mayor Tim Pogue (left) and Chief of Police Steve Schicker (right) with Officers Michael Hitchcock and Nathan Jaeger (top) and Kyle Duke and Mark Kramer, who received the Chief’s Distinguished Service Citation for Valor and the Citizen Service Citation. For more on this story see page 38.

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– Johan Bruyneel, Lance Armstrong’s former team manager, on the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency’s investigation of Armstrong

“This is a heartbreaking example of how the win-at-all-costs culture of sport, if left unchecked, will overtake fair, safe and honest competition.”

– Travis T. Tygart, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency CEO

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News Br iefs BALLWIN Fatal accident A two-car accident on Manchester Road Aug. 19 resulted in the death of a male passenger, who was riding in a Toyota sedan that pulled out of First Bank (15965 Manchester Road) and was T-boned by a Chevrolet pickup truck, driven by a man in his 30s, going westbound on Manchester Road in the inside lane.

According to Ballwin Police spokesperson Sgt. Nancy Walker, the impact propelled the car into the Moore Automotive Group parking lot. The man driving the truck was injured and taken to the hospital. He was later released. The women driving the Toyota and the male passenger, both in their 60s, were critically injured. The passenger died Aug. 22. The woman is still in the hospital.

An accident report will not be released until Ballwin Police completes its investigation.

CHESTERFIELD House fire averted On Aug. 20, Monarch Fire Protection Dis-

trict units were dispatched to Carriage House Court for a house fire. The Monarch battalion chief arrived on the scene first and found nothing showing. Upon entering the home, he found a trash can built into the kitchen cabinets that was completely involved with fire.

The fire was quickly extinguished by Monarch crews, and no hidden fire was detected. Investigation revealed that a 4-year-old boy started a stick on fire, and then put the stick into the trash can. His 13-year-old sister, who was babysitting, found the fire. She exited the building with her brother and called 911.

Monarch Fire Marshall Roger Herin said, “This incident was tragedy avoided, and is very preventable.”

Monarch officials state that this is a very common situation in terms of children playing with fire and remind residents that the district will be hosting its second annual Safety Fair on Sept. 29 at Chesterfield Mall from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.

Levee trail to be extended The Chesterfield City Council at its

Aug. 20 meeting approved awarding a $275,000 contract to L. Krupp Construction for the construction of Phase V of the Monarch-Chesterfield Levee Trail. The project will be entirely funded by a grant from the Great Rivers Greenway District and the Chesterfield Valley Transportation Development District. The new stretch of trail will extend east from the Ice Rink Trailhead under Hwy. 40 to connect to the existing trail near the intersection of Baxter Road and Edison Avenue, making the levee trail nearly 12 miles long. Work will begin in mid-September and is scheduled for completion by year’s end.

EUREKA CERT training offered Eureka EMA, Eureka Fire District and Eureka Police Department will present Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training on consecutive Mondays from Sept. 10 through Oct. 22 at the Eureka Fire District Training Center. Each threehour session begins at 7 p.m. Graduation will take place from 6-10 p.m. on Nov. 29.

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Security. These volunteers help public safety organizations within the community if a disaster strikes. Ongoing training for the volunteers will also be offered to keep them prepared.

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TOWN & COUNTRY Sexual misconduct arrest For the second time this summer, Marco A. Castaneda, 63, was arrested on charges of sexual misconduct. The latest incident occurred on Aug. 16 at approximately 2 p.m.

According to Captain Gary Hoelzer of Town & Country Police, the police department responded to a complaint in the 13200 block of Pinetree Lake Drive that a male had exposed himself to a teenage girl who was in her own yard. The man allegedly was sitting naked in an adjoining yard and staring at the teenager. He then approached the fence that separated the yards and continued staring while touching his genitals. The investigation at the scene led to the arrest of Castaneda.

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Castaneda is out on bond in both incidents.

WILDWOOD City Council to vote on BP liquor license request The Wildwood Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 20 gave a unanimous final vote to send an unfavorable recommendation to the City Council regarding a petition for a liquor license at the BP convenience store located at Hwy. 109 and Wild Horse Creek Road.

Karim Abdian, co-owner of the BP location and petitioner of the request, said his business is struggling and if the city does not grant his business the license, it might have to shut down. However, allowing alcohol would change the city’s master plan.

Joe Vujnich, director of planning and parks, said the master plan is intended to provide a high degree of expectation to residents, business owners and others about future land use, and if the plan is constantly changed, no resident or other entity can be assured these changes will not have a negative impact on them and their investment.

Abdian has come before the Commission multiple times since 1998.

“The Commission’s position remains unchanged in this matter from its previous reports (excepting 2002),” the recommendation said. “Specifically, the desire of the operator of this business to add the sale of alcoholic beverages does not justify changing the city’s master plan and comprehensive zoning map. Without those changes, the property’s zoning district designation cannot be amended either.”

Therefore, P&Z denied the request.

“This proposal deals with one person, one entity trying to maximize his profits,” resident Bill Kennedy said. “That is not cause to change our master plan, just as menial, trivial, isolated issues are not cause to change our Constitution. So we agree with staff, we agree with the recommendation and we hope you will send it onto Council where they will turn it down also.”

The letter of recommendation will go to the Council, where it will have the final vote.

WEST COUNTY Citizen advisory budget committee meets The newly formed citizen advisory budget committee of the Monarch Fire Protection District held its first meeting Aug. 15 and heard background information from district officials on their operations, the maximum tax levies and those now in effect, and how revenues from those levies are used.

Serving on the committee are Dick Barber and Russ Lake, both of Chesterfield, and Dr. Craig Spiegel of Creve Coeur.

The three members of the Monarch board of directors each named one person to the advisory panel.

Among other things, the committee heard that: • Monarch has separate tax levies on residential, commercial and agricultural real estate and on personal property for each of its four budgeted funds – general, ambulance, dispatch and pension.

• The assessed value of real estate and personal property in the Monarch district jumped substantially during the early part of the last decade but declined from 2009 through 2011. For 2012, there was a fractional increase.

• Tax levies in 2012 for most budget funds are below or no higher than what they were earlier in the last decade.

• Compared with other nearby fire protection districts, Monarch’s residential and agricultural tax levies are the lowest while its commercial and personal property rates are fourth lowest of the six districts examined. The other districts in the comparison were Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights, Metro West, Pattonville and West County.

Plans call for the committee to review the 2012 budget at its next meeting, now scheduled for Sept. 2, consider ways to streamline the spending plan and begin looking at 2013 revenue and budget projections.

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By CAROL ENRIGHT The first day of school was a traumatic one for an 8-yearold girl in the Parkway School District who was dropped off at the wrong bus stop and ended up wandering in Creve Coeur Park on Aug. 14.

According to Parkway spokeswoman, Cathy Kelly, the mix-up began when a change in bus routes during the day was not communicated to the school and the little girl was placed on the wrong bus – a bus that runs through her neighborhood, but makes different stops.

When she realized that the bus had passed her normal stop, the girl alerted the driver. According to Kelly, the driver stopped two stops past the girl’s normal stop and let her out, because the girl told the driver that she could walk home.

“The bus driver did not follow the appropriate protocol.

The bus driver is not allowed to drop students off at a different stop,” said Kelly.

The bus driver should have either radioed the transportation department or the school to verify the student’s stop or turned the bus around and taken her to the correct stop.

After the girl got off the bus, she made a wrong turn and ended up walking toward Creve Coeur Park instead of toward her home. Fortunately, a good Samaritan saw the little girl and asked her if she needed help.

“The little girl said, smartly, ‘I’m not supposed to get in the car with strangers,’” Kelly said.

So the woman contacted the girl’s mother, who had been frantically calling the transportation department and the school to find out why her daughter never made it home.

Kelly said district officials spoke to the mother and told her they were “terribly, terribly sorry, that this should not have happened, and that safety is the No. 1 thing we do every day with kids.”

Parkway Superintendent Keith Marty recommended that the bus driver be terminated for the incident, but the Board of Education will have the final say on whether the driver is fired.

Craig Elementary School Principal Bill Senti visited the girl’s bus stop on Aug. 16, where he talked with parents and students. The little girl was not at her stop that morning, but Senti and Parkway’s director of transportation, Will Rosa, have offered to ride the bus with her so that she will feel comfortable riding the bus again.

Ellisville drops proposed recall amendment

By SARAH WILSON After Councilmember Troy Pieper (District 2) made a motion to drop the Ellisville City Council’s proposed amendment to change the city’s recall process at a special meeting on Aug. 16, the Council unanimously agreed.

“I really feel that this is not the right time for this Charter amendment,” Pieper said. “There’s a lot going on in Ellisville, and to be honest, we don’t really need it right now.”

The proposed ordinance amendment came up after the Article 9 Alliance, a group of Ellisville citizens against the Walmart TIF project, informed the city of its plans to recall Pieper and Councilmember Linda Reel (District 2) from office. The Council declined to reveal who created the proposed amendment.

Residents in the audience cheered after the Council voted on the decision.

“Maybe you’re starting to listen by dropping this ordinance this evening,” Liz Schmidt, chair of the Article 9 Alliance, said to the Council. “I’m not entirely sure that’s the case. But I would advise you to carefully reconsider bringing this up again because the opposition to this situation that you created is mounting day by day by day, and it’s poisoning the spirit of this community.”

The Article 9 Alliance recently completed a door-to-door opinion poll of all residents in District 2 affected by the Walmart project. Volunteers knocked on a total of 1165 doors, or 94 percent of the doors. The question posed to residents was: “Should the City Council vote for granting the developer a condition use permit?” There were 101 residents who were in favor of the project, 396 who were opposed and 63 who were undecided.

“What the Council doesn’t understand is that a majority of Ellisville is angry and in opposition to this Walmart,”

Schmidt said. “They’ve always claimed that it’s a vocal minority, but our survey shows differently.”

“My position on the recall is if you can throw out … people out of town, then we can throw you people out of office,” Ed O’Reilly, Ellisville resident and former mayor, said to the Council.

Reel said that since the beginning, she has been torn over her decision to approve a Walmart.

“I have serious concerns that our city needs to encourage business, and I care deeply for our residents and their welfare. It is also a fact that it is the Council’s responsibility to keep the city solvent. My most serious concerns have been for the financial security of our city. Yes, we are OK right now, but we have nearly exhausted our options for cutting budgets, and we need to attract new revenue.

“When we lost Gordmans and Best Buy; this heightened my concerns. For that reason, I voted yes for this development. That does not mean I don’t care about the folks who would be directly affected. I have argued for everything they have asked for, and we have gotten almost all requests agreed to.”

In response to a question about her perspective on the recall and the Article 9 Alliance, Reel told West Newsmagazine: “I can honestly say we, the Council, gave this development much serious thought and consideration before moving forward.”

“It is hard for me to understand how someone can be subject to recall for doing their job in a difficult situation,” she said. “I do not believe that the intended purpose of Article 9 in our charter is to punish. I believe it was intended to protect against malfeasance. Our government cannot function if those in office must fear any disagreement would lead to recall, which is why I do not agree with Article 9 Alliance.”

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Akin statement reaction U.S. Rep. Todd Akin faced an onslaught of judgment as the result of a statement made on “The Jaco Report” on FOX 2 Aug. 19. He said, in part, to a question on abortion, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.”

In the wake of that comment, West County residents had plenty to say. Below are a few of those comments.

“Not only his comment, but politics in general is to blame. We need honest people who will work for the people who elect them and are not out for themselves or the lobbyists. Yes, it was Lundstrom wrong, but not any more wrong than the backstabbing and complicated political games of Washington.

We need to get back to the basics.”

– Carol Lundstrom, Des Peres “It was appalling the statements he made. It was insulting to women. I think he’ll lose a lot of women voters if he stays in the race. His statement was in poor taste.”

– Peggy Miller, Chester- Miller field “Actually, I know Todd Akin.

He’s a good man and I know he is not what some people are stereotyping. I was shocked when I heard and read about it in an article from the Post-Dispatch. A Virginia F. lot of the outrage came from the use of “legitimate rape” (the words he used). He meant to differentiate between statutory rape and forced rape. So it sounded like he was insensitive to women. Rape is rape and it is unfortunate choice of words. I think there will still be some things to be sorted out if he stays in the race.”

– Virginia F., Des Peres “The man is an idiot. It just shows how out of touch he is with reality.”

– Jan Weick, Ballwin

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“I think he was misinformed and misspoke. He is more conservative than anyone running for the Senate, and we need him right now. He’s a good man.”

– Christopher Crawford, Crawford Ballwin

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By CAROL ENRIGHT At its meeting on Aug. 20, the Chesterfield City Council approved by a vote of 6-0 to amend the zoning ordinance of a 65,000-square-foot office building at the intersection of Boone’s Crossing and Hwy. 40 to allow for 72-hour overnight stays for up to six patients at medical offices slated to built there. Citing conflicts of interest, councilmembers Bob Nation (Ward 4) and Connie Fults (Ward 4) abstained from voting. (Nation’s wife is employed by a local hospital, and Fults works in the health care industry.)

Dr. George Paletta, orthopedic surgeon and head team physician for the St. Louis Cardinals, went before the city Planning Commission on May 30 to request amending the zoning ordinance to allow overnight stays for recovering orthopedic surgery patients. The amendment stipulates that the overnight stays are for observational purposes only, which Paletta has said would be primarily post-operative pain management.

Paletta practices at The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis (TOC) and is also part of a new group, Regeneration Orthopedics, which is operating out of temporary offices in Chesterfield Valley until it can move into the new building. Paletta’s attorney, Mike Doster, told the Council that Paletta will continue practicing at both TOC and Regeneration Orthopedics.

Members of the Missouri Hospital Association have argued before the Planning Commission and the City Council that allowing 72-hour overnight stays qualifies the facility as a hospital and that the facility should have to meet the licensing requirements of a hospital.

Prior to the vote, David Durbin of SSM Health Care addressed the Council.

“We do have continuing concerns about patient safety and care. I understand that the

city’s primary concern is with land use planning and zoning. … I’m concerned that we have a proposal here that appears, at least based on my information, to propose for caring for six or seven people in a week for up to 72 hours in a week. And, according to Missouri statutes, that sounds surprisingly like a hospital in the state of Missouri,” he said.

Missouri law defines a hospital as a facility that treats three or more non-related individuals for longer than 24 hours at a time.

Although she abstained from voting, Fults voiced her concerns before the vote.

“I know it’s land use, but I am concerned with the precedent we’re setting for our office buildings,” said Fults.

Councilmember Randy Logan (Ward 3) reiterated the Council’s position that the city’s job is approving land use, not licensing hospitals.

“What we approved was the land use and the hours of operation and the parameters for operation under our rules. I understand that, at this point in time, there are hospitals who would prefer for doctors not to be able to administer care for 72 hours after surgery – and that’s not for us to decide.

That’s for the state hospital association, the state licensing programs for hospitals and doctors, to determine,” Logan said.

He noted that although the city has approved the facility’s land use “that doesn’t mean that they will actually be able to operate in the manner that they have petitioned us. For them to be licensed at that facility, they have to approach the appropriate state licensing boards for hospitals and medical offices.”

“There are lots of surgeries that are performed outside of hospitals now. I’ve had wrist surgery ... elbow surgery, and none of it was done in a hospital. And as near as I can tell, the hospitals didn’t mind that. This is a fight for them to fight, not for us,” he said.

Chesterfield man sentenced in fatal car crash Patrick J. McCormick, 55, of Chesterfield, was sentenced Aug. 17 to one-year in jail and five years probation for his role in a fatal car crash nearly one year ago.

On Aug, 26, 2011, McCormick driving a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe crossed the center line of Wild Horse Creek Road near Riverdale Drive and collided with 50-year-old Janet Esrock, a Whitfield math teacher driving a 1992 Infinit G20.

Esrock died Sept. 11 as the result of her injuries. Her teenage son Jonathon was in the car at the time of the crash and was seriously injured but survived.

According to Chesterfield Police, McCor-

mick’s blood alcohol level was 0.14 percent at 12:30 a.m., about two hours after the crash. In June, he pleaded guilty in St. Louis County Circuit Court to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and second-degree assault McCormick in the 2011 accident.

In addition to jail time, St. Louis County Circuit Judge Thomas J. Prebil also ordered McCormick to wear an alcohol-detecting device for one year after his release.

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Emergency Communications Center goes up in Ohlendorf West Park Funding for the new center comes from a one-tenth of 1 percent sales tax hike approved by voters in 2009

By JIM ERICKSON With construction well under way, the new Emergency Communications Center, located in Ohlendorf West Park in West County, is expected to be operational early in 2014.

Florissant Police Chief William Karabas, chairman of the St. Louis County Emergency Communications Commission, said the 35,000-square-foot, $16.2 million structure will incorporate the latest technology to facilitate rapid communications between police, fire, public health and other emergency agencies throughout a seven-county bi-state area in the event of a natural disaster or other emergency. Key government offices and facilities such as Lambert-St. Louis International Airport also will be part of the system.

sion originally declared the project had to be completed by the end of this year, but the commission sought and received a deadline extension.

Karabas said a new 911 system to be incorporated in the center will enable emergency personnel to pinpoint the location of callers using cellphones to report an emergency. The new capability will deal with situations in which a caller unfamiliar with the area is unable to provide an address or

other specific location information where emergency help is needed.

A request for proposals for the new system is being prepared and will go out as soon as officials believe specifications incorporate the latest technology available, the commission chairman said.

Use of land at Ohlendorf West Park meant the purchase of another site wasn’t necessary. In light of that saving, Karabas noted the commission has given $350,000

to the St. Louis County Parks Department for improvements elsewhere on the park property. Upgrades include new playground equipment and a walking trail.

In St. Louis County, the new emergency system also includes a nearly complete network of some 200 warning sirens. Karabas said testing of the sirens has resulted in adding about 14 new sirens and changing locations of a few others to achieve the desired coverage.

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Counties with agencies included in the new communications set-up are St. Louis, St. Charles, Jefferson and Franklin in Missouri and Madison, St. Clair and Monroe in Illinois, Karabas said.

Ohlendorf West Park is located on the east side of Hanna Road, south of Big Bend.

The general contractor for the project is Orf Construction in Bridgeton.

Karabas said initial work at the site began about three months ago. By mid-August, exterior walls were being erected.

The facility is being built to withstand an F-3 tornado, which includes winds up to 206 miles per hour. According to national weather statistics, some 99 percent of all tornadoes in the United States from 195094 were of F-3 intensity or lower.

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Wildwood to take a closer look at bug spraying trucks

By SARAH WILSON After a Wildwood resident expressed his concerns regarding potentially harmful chemicals caused by bug spraying in neighborhoods, the Wildwood City Council on Aug. 13 approved a motion to look more closely at the bug spraying services it receives.

Wildwood resident David Schneider said he was walking his dogs in his neighborhood when trucks came by to spray for bugs.

“I’ve had the unfortunate experience in my subdivision, where homes are 30 feet apart from each other, of being exposed to multiple assaults of chemicals being sprayed by commercial sprayers,” Schneider said.

“I’ve been told that we [the city] have some regulations in place for these sorts of issues in public spaces but none for private neighborhoods, which seems to me to be completely insane. … The commercial sprayers are coming in, they’re spraying these materials, and they have no way of containing them. In my case, now I have a lung condition as a result of being exposed to these materials.

“So I want to ask each and every one of you to consider putting some regulations in place that will severely limit the use of potentially dangerous chemicals in our neighborhoods. This community is founded on preserving … our neighborhoods, our neighbors and the environment, but we’re spraying and using chemicals in this community that are very dangerous, and there is nothing on the books to prevent people from doing this.”

Councilmember Tammy Shea (Ward 3) said the chemical “does have some pretty nasty side effects.”

She said spraying is the least effective method for controlling adult mosquitoes and said a small portion of spraying actu-

ally gets to its target.

“So it’s not only dangerous; it’s a waste on top of it,” she said. “It doesn’t really do much.”

Shea said the city should do research and take a closer look at it.

“And frankly, West Nile Virus, which is the big problem everybody’s trying to grasp with this spraying, is really not that big of a problem,” she said. “And with this dry weather we’ve been having, I can’t imagine that there’s a lot of standing water that is facilitating the population.”

Ryan Thomas, director of public works/ city engineer, said St. Louis County Vector Control manages and schedules all various types of mosquito control, including spraying, and completes that throughout municipal contracts. Wildwood for 2012 is scheduled for spraying on any given Sunday night, weather permitting. Spraying normally is done beginning at sunset but occasionally will be done in the morning before sunrise.

“Then the city receives a bill at the end of the season for the amount of services that they do provide in Wildwood,” Thomas said.

He said it usually costs between $5,000 and $10,000 per year and is part of the city’s public works operating budget.

“So that’s something that we could review and determine whether we wish to continue or limit the type of services that they complete because they don’t just spray,” Thomas said.

He said they also get rid of standing water areas.

“So we could potentially limit it to just that or I guess for starters just get a good understanding of what all they do and what all they can do and determine whether or not that’s what the city of Wildwood wants to continue or modify in the future,” Thomas said.

But even as Wildwood considers its options, St. Louis County has already made the decision to add extra shifts to its aerial assault on local mosquitoes. On Monday, Aug. 27, the St. Louis County Health Department began morning as well as evening spraying in certain areas throughout the county.

An increase in West Nile Virus cases throughout the country prompted the proactive strike; however, no cases of West Nile Virus have been reported locally.

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By MOLLY JAMES The Town & Country Board of Aldermen voted unanimously to change the municipality’s animal ordinance code at its Aug. 13 meeting, adopting St. Louis County’s ordinance concerning regulations for what constitutes a dangerous animal.

In its previous code, Town & Country specified the breed “pit bull dog” as a vicious animal.

Captain Patrick Kranz, administrative services commander for the Town & Country Police department, called the issue one of enforcement.

“The old regulations have been in effect since 2000, but then this year I received some calls on what could possibly be a pit bull and realized, wow, this wording is outdated and could be difficult to enforce,” said Kranz. “We talked about impounding the animal and talked to county and found that the county had no breed specific ordinance so they couldn’t take it.”

The county had already removed the breed specific section in its animal regulations and would not impound the pit bull.

Since Town & Country could not impound the animal and they could not turn the dog over to the county, the process of changing the regulation began.

“Captain Gary Hoelzer, operations division commander for Town & Country, brought this issue to Alderman Chuck Lenz and then the ball got rolling,” said Kranz.

The police commission recommended that the Board of Aldermen remove breed specific language and also proposed taking out the redundant content already covered by the county.

The resulting new ordinance removed the section about vaccinations and tags and impoundment for running at large, so that these tasks will be the sole responsibility of the county. Kranz explained that for St. Louis County nothing would change.

Any animal that has posed a threat to other humans or dogs, will be subject to the county’s code concerning dangerous and vicious dogs.

St. Louis County takes a case by case understanding that dogs need exercise socialization, food and water and proper care; without proper care any pet will become more unpredictable.

“We want to hold irresponsible owners accountable and not penalize responsible owners,” said Julie Jordan, of the St. Louis County Animal Care and Control office.

Approximately 4.7 million Americans are bit each year by a dog. But in Town & Country the problem is relatively small.

“Since 2000, I have only tracked seven dog bites and none involved a pit bull,” said Kranz.

From 2009 to 2011 bites have dropped from 1,480 to 888 in all of St. Louis County because of community outreach programs.

“Bites have dropped substantially since we have gotten into the public offering free services like leashes and collars and rides home for lost pets with tracking chips,” said Jordan.

Town & Country will still be responsible for responding to pet concerns in its municipality, including bires.

“We will also handle any issues related to leash law, animal nuisances and inhumane treatment of animals,” said Kranz.

If a dog bite did happen, Kranz explained that Town & Country police would go on the call, but the county would handle the investigation and quarantine the animal.

For issues on dangerous animals, Town & Country will defer to the county code, which requires among other things that pet owners keep a dangerous animal properly confined to a securely locked fence, post a visible public sign with the words “dangerous (dog, cat, or other animal)” have an electronic chip implanted and reported as a dangerous animal and must be properly spayed or neutered.

The 8-0 vote came in the midst of a lawsuit in Manchester over the breed specific language in that municipality’s animal code.

Hoelzer, who attended the Board meeting, could not comment on the specifics of the Manchester case, but did mention that in their research they found that cities with bans on a breed are often subject to lawsuits.

“In our case, we did not have a ban on pit bulls, but we did have restrictions,” said Hoelzer. “And now those restrictions are lifted.”

Town & Country resident Ryan Cox of Ryan R. Cox and Associates, LLC, includes animal law in his practice. In this debate Cox said he can understand the fears behind the pit bull breed.

However, he believes that the trend is moving away from breed specific language and that the revised statute in Missouri is part of the change. In 2009, Missouri statute 273.036 was amended so that the owner became liable for damages if a dog bit without provocation. The law makes exceptions for trespassers and in that instance the owner would not be liable.

“We once followed a one-bite rule,” Cox said. “Now we can look at this law and see that it is subject to all dogs and that before it was often difficult to prove that the dog bite in fact happened.”

Cox framed the Manchester case as fair.

“If I have a dog that has not done anything to warrant being labeled vicious that (labeling the dog) is inherently unfair,” Cox said. “It is like looking at a person and judging him based on certain characteristics without knowing anything about him.”

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Missouri Supreme Court strikes down medical malpractice cap

By DOUG KAUFMAN The recent 4-3 Missouri Supreme Court decision overturning the $350,000 cap on non-economic medical malpractice awards either reaffirms a constitutional right for Missourians, or is a step toward financial jeopardy for doctors and hospitals – it’s all in who you talk to.

The cap was part of a tort reform package that passed the Missouri General Assembly in 2005. On July 31, 2012, in Watts v.

Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, the Court ruled the cap unconstitutional.

In response to the ruling, SSM Health Care expressed its concern in a corporate statement.

“SSM Health Care is very disappointed that the Missouri Supreme Court ruled to eliminate the state’s cap on damages in medical malpractice cases,” the statement said. “Eliminating the cap will increase health care costs and could ultimately drive physicians out of the state, limiting Missourians access to high quality care.”

Dr. Jeff Zohner, who has a private, concierge-style internal medicine practice at the St. Luke’s Medical Complex in Chesterfield, knows Illinois physicians who practice in Missouri because the malpractice settlements in Illinois can be very costly. He said if medical malpractice

insurance rates increase in Missouri due to this decision, there will probably be a cost to patients. Concierge patients, who pay an annual fee to be part of a smaller patient group, might see an increase in what the doctor charges, Zohner said. Doctors with traditional practices would likely have to increase the turnover rate – the time a doctor spends with each patient.

“And that’s already a problem,” he said.

“It turns back the clock to a time when a medical lawsuit crisis had pushed Missouri doctors to the breaking point,” Slocum said. “Scores of physicians moved away, and access to health care was threatened in every corner of the state.”

The Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys (MATA) has a different take. In a statement on their website, the MATA said the ruling “is significant and a victory for victims of catastrophic medical malpractice.”

Former Missouri State Supreme Court “It turns back the clock to a Justice Mike Wolff, a professor of law at St. University School of Law, does not time when a medical lawsuit Louis expect a rush of large “pain and suffering” settlements as a result of this new ruling. crisis had pushed Missouri From 2002 to 2010, he said, the number of malpractice claims in Missouri has doctors to the breaking point.” yearly remained about the same.

– Dr. Stephen Slocum “It’s a case involving one kid,” Wolff said. “… So, the number of cases in which “That’s one way you would see this extra cost the cap is going to be reached or exceeded spread to patients. Basically they would have is really small.” less time with the doctor. It would be a meat In the case of that “one kid,” Deborah Watts, packaging kind of thing – you bring them in on behalf of her son Naython Watts, sued and move them out as quickly as you can.”

Lester E. Cox Medical Centers of Springfield, In a statement available on the Missouri Mo., plus specific doctors, claiming their State Medical Association (MSMA) web- medical negligence caused her son’s dissite, MSMA President Dr. Stephen Slocum abling brain damage. A jury awarded Watts said the current reversal is a backward step $1.45 million in non-economic damages. and “an immeasurable disappointment.”

When the damages were reduced to the cap

level of $350,000, Watts appealed, saying her right to a jury trial – guaranteed in the state Constitution – was violated because the jury award was not honored.

“This applies to the right to a jury trial, that the right to a jury trial remains inviolate,” Wolff said. “It applies, then, to injury cases and medical negligence, because there was such a thing as medical negligence in 1820, when the (Missouri) Constitution was adopted.”

The Court, according to the MATA statement, based a portion of its ruling on Article I, Section 22(a) of the Missouri Constitution, which says “the right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate.” The Court found that allowing the legislature to limit the amount a jury could award took the power out of the hands of the jury, in direct contradiction to the Missouri State Constitution.

Tim Dollar, president of the MATA, said the Court ruling “leaves no doubt” when it said the right to a jury trial shall remain inviolate. Dollar applauds the decision.

“The losses that we’re talking about in these cases are the worst kind of losses – human losses,” Dollar said. “Everyone who believes in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights should be thrilled with this decision because it protects children like Naython Watts.”

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Exploring social media As NASA’s Curiosity rover approached Mars, Christine Nobbe, a second-grade teacher at the Center for Creative Learning, was cheering from her hotel room and eating peanuts. Having Nobbe spent the past few days attending a NASA social event at Glen Research Center in Ohio, Nobbe said she was thrilled to be part of the historic event.

“At NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, peanuts are eaten for good luck,” Nobbe said.

“When JPL broke out the peanuts, I did, too.”

Nobbe was among approximately 125 people nationwide who were invited to participate in the social event. She was invited because of her connection to social media.

“Your ability to communicate using social media is a major factor in the selection process,” Nobbe said. “It’s exciting to take part in social events with other science and social media enthusiasts because we are all using Twitter, Facebook and other tools to share our experience with the world.”

Curiosity, the largest rover to land on Mars, is on a mission to determine if Mars could have supported life.

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Teacher of the Year finalist Janice Wenger, a third-grade teacher at the Center for Creative Learning, was selected as a finalist in the 2012 Missouri Teacher of the Year program. School districts across the state submit their top teachers for consideration in the program, and Wenger is one of six to be named a finalist.

“We’re excited Janice’s contributions to her students, school and the district have been recognized by the state,” said Bruce Borchers, Rockwood superintendent. “Our schools are outstanding because of teachers like her, and we’re proud to have her represent Rockwood in this program.”

The six finalists will also be recognized at the Missouri Teacher of the Year banquet on Oct. 15.

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“A year ago, we had to use the policy for the first time in decades and, as we used it, we found out there were some things that were really out of date in the policy,” McMillin said. “There were some things that were supposed to be used as criteria that we no longer have in the district. So just as a part of our normal process of updating policies, we went back through and made it up to date to the things we use now as criteria for it.”

McMillin said the changes were not substantial in terms of content but necessary to provide clarity.

“This is a policy that gets used so little, not just in Rockwood but throughout the state, that when it came time for us to actually use it, there were so many interpretations of it,” McMillin said.

To read the revised Policy 4740, visit rockwood.k12.mo.us/boardofeducation/ policiesandregulations/pages/default.aspx.

Drug prevention participants Jessika Buehler, a senior at Eureka High, and Madison Robinson, a junior at Rockwood Summit High, attended the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America four-day Mid-Year Training Institute in Nashville, Tenn., with Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition staff. They were among 1,800 prevention specialists and students honing their skills in developing and implementing effective prevention programs. Both students are members of Rockwood Helping Others Remain Safe, the youth arm of the coalition.

“There were over 400 kids at this conference, but very few others from Missouri, and I was so glad to be one of them,” Robinson said. “I learned some new strategic skills, and I know this will give us an edge in improving RHORS this year. I’m excited to get started.”

Renee Heney, director of the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition, and Shannon Green, project and youth coordinator, attended the conference with the students.

“We spent a week with other organizations and coalitions from across the country and are anxious to put our prevention skills to work to help make our community a better place,” Green said.

CADCA’s Mid-Year Training Institute is designed specifically for communitybased substance abuse prevention organizations. Participants took part in a variety of courses to expand their knowledge in prevention science and improve their skills in implementing evidence-based strategies to reduce drug and alcohol use. The conference covered a wide range of topics, including prescription drug abuse, underage and binge drinking, synthetic drugs, marijuana myths and environmental strategies to combat these issues.

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Chesterfield Day announced that Rachana Creeth has accepted the position of director of finance and administration. Creeth previously served as the business Creeth controller at Spartech Corporation and held financial leadership positions at MEMC, Ethicon Endo Surgery and General Electric.

Creeth currently is an involved parent at Chesterfield Day. “Our mission has always been clear to me as a parent, and I am thrilled about now having the opportunity to spend my days working to make the mission a reality,” Creeth said. “I am incredibly excited and can’t wait to join the dedicated CDS team in September.”

Young scholar Griffin Sauter, of Wildwood, was one of more than 400 specially selected students nationwide participating in this summer’s Joseph Baldwin Academy for Eminent Young Scholars at Truman State University.

The Joseph Baldwin Academy is designed to enrich the learning process of young gifted and talented students by challenging them with a college curriculum.

School principals or counselors nominate the scholars, who had to have completed the seventh-, eighth- or ninth-grade

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The scholars are offered one three-week class from a list of courses.

Sauter started the eighth-grade at Rockwood Valley Middle this fall.

Local student goes to Boys State Parkway senior Ryan Michael Fidell participated in The American Legion Boys State of Missouri in June on the campus of the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

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Parkway alumni make dreams a reality Five students at Parkway South Middle were among the 238 students awarded grants through the Parkway Alumni Association’s “Granting Dreams” program during the 2011-12 school year.

Adriana Beale, now an eighth-grader, was granted $250 for her “Dream for a Normal Life.” Beale has a condition known as alopecia, which is an autoimmune disorder that causes a people to lose their hair. In addition to losing hair on their scalp, they can lose eyebrows, eyelashes and other body hair. While sometimes temporary, it is often a life-long hair loss. Beale’s grant will go toward the cost of a custom-made wig, which can cost up to $6,000.

Beale has been playing the violin for four years and is a Level 5 gymnast. She also has been on the Manchester Stingrays water polo team and dances with the Kirkwood Dance Center. Her motto to live by is, “Even if you fall on your face, keep moving forward.”

Maleah Fallahi was awarded $100 for her “Improving Your Net Worth” grant request. She is a volleyball enthusiast and will use the grant for camp. She was on the Ace Xtreme select team before being selected for the Parkway Lightning Volleyball Club, where she has played for the past three years. Fallahi hopes to earn a college scholarship in the sport, where she specializes as an outside hitter and spiker.

She also enjoys playing basketball.

Seventh-grader Samantha Jaros also received a $250 grant to attend a two-week summer camp at Camp Lakewood. After attending the camp during the Parkway sanctioned Outdoor School this last school year, Samantha applied for the grant. At camp, she played volleyball – her favorite sport – and also participated in archery, swimming and arts and crafts. She looked forward to meeting new friends and spending the week of her birthday at camp.

Jaros spent a lot of time with her dad before his death late last year. He was her inspira-

tion and encouraged her to pursue her interests in sports. Now, Jaros’ mom is battling a second bout of cancer, and Jaros draws a lot of strength from her former elementary counselor at Barretts Elementary, Kelly Crupper.

“Sam is someone who is very resilient and smart and tries so hard, against all odds,” Crupper said. “She hasn’t given up.

She’s a fighter.”

Adam Krueger, also a seventh-grader at South Middle, received a $100 grant toward a “Men’s Gymnastic Mushroom.” Krueger is a Level 5 gymnast and has been competing in unsanctioned meets for two years.

Accompanying his written grant proposal were photos of gymnastic mushrooms, which can cost anywhere from $300 to $400.

“I compete in six events: floor, high bar, rings, vault, parallel bars and pommel horse/ mushroom,” he said. “Together, the pommel horse and the mushroom combine one score.”

During the 2011 meets, Krueger placed second overall for his age and level in championships. This year, championships were held at the end of March and he placed fifth for his age and level.

“It was my pommel horse/mushroom score that really brought my all-around score down,” Krueger said. “I was a little disappointed in my overall performance. I hope to do better for next year’s competitions. My mushroom will help me achieve it.”

The final student to receive a grant was eighth-grader Branden Speckman. He received a $125 grant to help pay for his participation in the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol.

This program, designed for teenagers, helps prepare young men and women for future military training. Speckman will learn to fly helicopter and planes, while also learning leadership skills and demanding physical training. In addition to flight training, Cadets can learn about survival training, photography and astronomy, while being held to a high moral standard.

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Westminster alumna makes a difference Westminster Christian Academy alumna Holly Sumner is living out the school’s global mission having recently traveled to Nicaragua with a group from the Church of St. Michael and St. George in Clayton, Mo. Sumner, having discovered her passion for the Spanish language early on at Westminster, challenged herself to study the language intently throughout her time there. Now, at 17, she is completely fluent and is using her excellent command of the language to make a difference and impact lives all over the world. She is an advocate for Compassion International and had the opportunity to visit one of four children she sponsors (one of nine with whom she corresponds) during her visit to Nicaragua.

While there, she also became involved with translation and interpretation work for a documentary called “Hit Man to Hero,” a feature-length film being produced by a group of St. Louisans, also in attendance on the trip. The film tells the account of a Nicaraguan man now devoted to liberating women and child victims of prostitution and sexual slavery. On the trip, Sumner visited the rehabilitation center established by the film’s main character and was at one time asked to translate between a nurse and an ill patient.

The footage of the translation was filmed for possible use in a Univisión special about the making of the film later this month.

Now in St. Louis, Sumner continues to assist with the film project in any way she is needed, namely by transcribing the film’s Spanish entries for its eventual translation into English.

Sumner says she was deeply impacted by the level of poverty in Nicaragua, specifically by the hopeless mindsets of so many women at the rehabilitation center.

“They are single moms making hardly any money, unable to provide for their family and feeling that there is no other way than resorting to prostitution,” Sumner said. “Poverty in Nicaragua is so different from what I’ve ever understood in the United States. I have never seen people who are so lost; my heart breaks for them.

Through my work on this project, I hope that I am able to help give them a voice.”

Earlier this year, Sumner completed her high school coursework through the University of Missouri and graduated in May. She hopes to complete her education degree and move to Nicaragua to teach English and Spanish literacy to children in grades kindergarten through eight.

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By SUE HORNOF This Labor Day weekend, West County’s newest large-scale entertainment venue will come alive with West County’s newest large-scale event: Forks & Corks – a showcase of fine food and drink, live cooking demonstrations, first-rate musical entertainment, an artist village and more.

Forks & Corks will run from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater – the venue voted by West Newsmagazine readers as “Best Thing to Happen to West County in 2011.” Hosted by the city of Chesterfield in partnership with Entertainment St. Louis, it will feature fine food from several Chesterfieldarea restaurants, wine and craft beers.

“This will become a signature event for West County over Labor Day weekend for years to come,” said Chesterfield Parks & Recreation Director Tom McCarthy.

Tastings will be provided by Balaban’s wine cellar & tapas bar, Charlie Gitto’s, Dierbergs, Espino’s Mexican Bar & Grill, Sarah’s Cake Shop, The Press Box, Veritas, Villa Farotto, Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro and others.

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The artist village will showcase the works of local artists exhibiting pieces created in a variety of mediums.

An exciting lineup of talented musicians will entertain on the Chesterfield Amphitheater stage throughout the event, beginning with the Jim Stevens Group, driven by saxophonist Jim Stevens and featuring music of soul, blues and rock greats.

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By CAROL ENRIGHT An urban developer trying to woo homebuyers to the city with a marketing campaign that takes a shot at Chesterfield is hoping the flagship suburb can take a joke. UIC (Urban Improvement Company), a developer in the Botanical Heights neighborhood, recently began distributing bumper stickers and bar coasters emblazoned with the slogan, “Friends Don’t Let Friends Live in Chesterfield.”

Why Chesterfield?

“We figured they had a better sense of humor than their surrounding suburbs,” said Brent Crittenden, UIC’s managing principal.

Crittenden called the campaign “tonguein-cheek” and said it was primarily designed to attract buyers in the city.

“We weren’t gearing it to attract people from Chesterfield to move here,” said Crittenden.

That would be a tough sell, according to Pat Sullivan, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of St. Louis & Eastern Missouri.

“The urban builder running this campaign knows that he has a harder sell than does Chesterfield,” said Sullivan. “He needs to make some noise, call some attention, in whatever ways he can, to what he is selling.

And what he is selling will have a strong appeal to a segment of the buying public.”

But Sullivan called people looking to buy in the city and those looking in Chesterfield “two different markets.” He said, “Very few buyers are choosing between Chesterfield and the city of St. Louis.” UIC’s Chris Hulse, who grew up in Wildwood near Chesterfield, had a lot of praise for his former stomping ground. Ironically, it was an offhand comment by Hulse that led to the “Friends Don’t Let Friends…” campaign.

“We figured Chesterfield was the nicest suburb in St. Louis – and they could take

it,” said Hulse.

It seems that UIC figured right.

“Frankly, it’s given me a chance to talk about all the things that are going on in Chesterfield,” said Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger.

Geiger praised UIC for a successful marketing campaign and said he didn’t believe many residents would take offense.

“The people love it out here, and they’re more than happy to take little jabs like that,” said Geiger.

Crittenden and Hulse said the campaign wasn’t aimed at Chesterfield, but designed to promote the growth of sustainable, walkable, vibrant, urban neighborhoods. But Sullivan said the argument that city living is more walkable and sustainable has weakened.

“Look at the new Wildwood downtown area, or New Town in the city of St. Charles.

These communities are very walkable and sustainable, and they have much more green space near them than do older, inner-urban, walkable communities,” said Sullivan.

Geiger said that Chesterfield has become much more walkable through the growth in its trail system – including the MonarchChesterfield Levee trail and the Riparian Trail – which includes eventual plans to connect to the Katy Trail. He also referred to the city’s plans for developing a downtown Chesterfield north of the Chesterfield Amphitheater between Burkhardt Place and Wild Horse Creek Road. Geiger said development of this “urban core” – which has been zoned for a million square feet of residential, retail, commercial and dining – has been stalled due to the poor economy.

Recently, West Newsmagazine (“West County remains ‘in demand,’” July 18) cited Census data showing growth in the nation’s major cities for the first time in more than nine decades. However, as the article pointed out, this national trend has done nothing to slow the growth in western suburbs such as Chesterfield, Wildwood and Eureka, which all experienced significant population growth in the last decade.

Crittenden said he believes a strong urban core is good for the entire region and sees easier travel as a way to “break down the barriers” between the city and the suburbs.

“I would like to see a better effort to strengthen regional mobility, especially through Metrolink,” said Crittenden.

Hulse said the developer supports the concept of a “unified, regional government.”

“We should all be rowing in the same direction,” he said.

What would he say to those Chesterfield residents who take offense at UIC’s dig at Chesterfield?

“Lighten up,” said Hulse.

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By MARCIA GUCKES “How do you lead from the troubling times in which we live?” That’s the question raised by former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to about 500 area leaders gathered recently at Living Word Church in Wildwood.

Rice’s speech was telecast live to those leaders and about 65,000 others gathered at satellite sites across the country for the Global Leadership Summit on Aug. 9 and 10. The annual summit is sponsored by the Willow Creek Association in Chicago and will be telecast to 160,000 leaders in 260 cities in 85 countries by the end of this year.

Rice was one of 12 speakers offering their views on leadership during the twoday meeting.

She told her audience that these are troubling times because the world has suffered three big shocks over the last 11 years, which have forced us to question our physical and economic security, and the stability of some of the world’s governments.

“The first big shock was on Sept. 11 (2001).

Here we were the world’s most powerful country and a group of stateless terrorists at a probable cost of about $300,000 created the greatest devastation on this United States since the War of 1812,” Rice said.

According to Rice the second big shock was the economic crash of 2008 and the third began in 2010 with the revolutionary upheavals in the Mideast known as the Arab Spring.

Rice used these events to draw several lessons for leaders.

“The strong cannot exploit the weak. If the strong exploit the weak then the democracy will not be stable,” she said.

“Every life is worthy,” Rice said. “Every life is also capable of greatness. And if every life is capable of greatness, we have an obligation as citizens of a democracy to make sure that the opportunity is there.”

She told the faith-based leaders that they

play a special role in providing opportunity for all people.

“There’s a lot that the government can do but it cannot deliver compassion. The church, when it goes out into the world, understands its responsibility to act like every life is worthy,” Rice said.

“Leadership is not simply about people following you, but helping people to see their own leadership capacity,” Rice said.

Rice added that leaders must believe that the future can be better.

“I’ve come to believe that the most essential character of the leader is irrepressible optimism,” she said.

According to Rice, a leader stays optimistic by keeping perspective and remembering that after the struggle comes the victory.

She reminded her audience of leaders who seemed to be in impossible situations yet struggled for change. She noted Nelson Mandela’s vision of a multiracial society in South Africa and Lech Walesa’s dream of freedom for the Polish people.

“Or how could a little girl who grows up in segregated Alabama where her parents couldn’t take her to a restaurant grow up to be Secretary of State?” Rice said about her own struggle.

“The true calling of leaders,” Rice said, “is to never accept the world as it is. Always work for the world as it should be.”

This was the fifth year for Living Word Church to host the Global Leadership Summit according to Lead Pastor Michael McIntyre. He said attendance has grown every year and this year representatives from more than 100 churches and organizations were at the meeting.

Condoleeza Rice served as Secretary of State under former President George W. Bush. She is currently a professor of political science at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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The squad of 23 girls is coached by Sandra Schuler.

This is the second consecutive year the school has placed first in their division at Regionals.

Squad members are Lindsey Baris, Gabrielle Bushman, Andrea Chelist, Molly Dicker, Lindsey Fafoglia, Caroline Fenton, Melanie Gavril, Megan Goddard, Alyiah Lanius, Jana’t Love, Marilyn Monroe, Jessie Mayer, Emily Novak, Molly Porfidio, Zoe Raft, Jamila Scales, Megan Schwandner, Lauren Skelly, Sophie Spizman, Marissa Turkin, Sallie Unell, Julia 2012 Marquette varsity team members: Mackenzie Anderson, Dani Ault, Torie Beckmann, Wasserman and Christina Wilson.

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The competition performance consists of tal Gray and Patrick Shelton said they are petition team secured their fourth consecutive Regional Championship in the Missouri a three-minute routine packed with stunts, extremely proud of the squad and are looking forward to the state competition.

High School Cheerleading Regionals Class jumps, tumbling, dance and cheers.

“At our dress rehearsal earlier in the week, 5 Large division on July 17 at St. Francis we were all really nervous,” explained Borgia High School in Washington, Mo. The win in the highly contested 5A Large Jordan Ehlert, senior co-captain. “But when Jr. Mustang baseball tryouts Division assures the Marquette team will it came time to compete on Tuesday, not one Tryouts for the 2013 12 and under Musbe a front-runner at the state competition in girl on the team was in doubt. We all turned tangs baseball team are currently taking on our smiles and knew that all we could do place. The team is looking for players who Columbia, Mo., Oct. 20-21.

The Marquette junior varsity team also was perform like the Marquette cheerlead- have a high level of desire and dedication took first in their division – their second ers we know we are.” to the sport of baseball and can play at the “We could not have asked for a better national level. straight win since the school started entering their JV squad last year. Both teams group of girls this year,” said Mary Riggio, The primary focus of the team will be senior co-captain. “We performed our rou- skill development as well as teaching fundaperformed deduction-free routines.

Led by head coach Abbey Gradle and new tine to the best of our abilities and hit it mentals. Players born after May 1, 2000 are assistant coach Morgan Kapp, a Marquette without a single deduction. We cannot wait eligible to tryout. This program is designed grad and former MHS cheerleader, the 22 to dominate at state as well.” to prepare players who are interested in con“Work ethic is a big part of our program, tinuing to play in high school. member varsity team beat out local rivals Eureka, Parkway South, Oakville, Patton- on the performance mat, at school, and in The team will play 30-50 games includlife,” Gradle said. ville and Francis Howell North for the title. ing one to two out-of-town tournaments.

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High school football A fresh matchup highlights the game for week two of the high school football season as Eureka hosts CBC. The two teams will play at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30 to get the second week of play under way.

“This is my eighth year in the program at CBC and we have never played them,” CBC coach Scott Pingel said. “To my knowledge, CBC has not played them before.”

CBC is fresh off a Class 6 state final appearance while Eureka puts good teams on the gridiron year in and year out.

Certainly, the Wildcats have caught the attention of Pingel.

“Oh man, they’re the real deal,” Pingel said about Eureka. “With coach (Farrell) Shelton, you’ll get some great ballplayers and some disciplined ballplayers. We saw them in their recent jamboree and they looked good.”

In addition to meeting Eureka for the first time, playing on Thursday also will be a first for the Cadets.

“We’ve never played on a Thursday before,” Pingel said. “They said they needed to play the game on Thursday. They requested it. We accommodated them.”

What does Pingel expect by playing a day earlier than normal?

“We’ll find out,” he said. “Really, you try and do as much as you can. The worse part of all of this is the newness. We don’t know about about them other than they are a good football and they will be playing at home. We’ll just push everything up a day and get ready.”

It will be the home opener for the Wildcats, who played at Lafayette to begin the 2012 campaign.

Certainly, they have the respect of Pingel.

“They’re great. Their speed is good. Their athleticism is good and they’re a very disciplined football team,” he said. “On both sides of the ball, they don’t make mistakes. I hear it’s tough to play there. They have very good crowds. Eureka is a country setting, but they have a great atmosphere.”

Pingel said he believes the Cadets’ fans will be there for his squad.

“I would assume we’ll have a good following,” Pingel said.

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SOFTBALL PREVIEW

By Warren Mayes Batter up! Several teams will be competing to return to state. Last year, Eureka reached the Final Four in Class 4 and Westminster Christian Academy did the same in Class 3.

Both squads finished fourth and would like another opportunity.

Parkway South has a new coach in Amy Belding. She was the assistant varsity coach under Terry Bazzell, who stepped down. The Patriots finished 24-3 last year but were upset in the district championship game.

Westminster Christian Academy has Rich Van Gilst, the baseball coach who has won back-to-back state championships, taking over the softball job. Ex-Cardinal Andy Benes chose to step down. Van Gilst is the interim coach for the Wildcats this year.

Kennedy went 18-5 last year and has four starters back from that squad.

Here’s a look at the teams in alphabetical order, with insight from the coaches.

EUREKA WILDCATS 2011 Record: 23-7, reached Final Four in Class 4 and placed fourth in state Coach: Mark Mosley, entering third year with a record of 37-14 at Eureka Returning: 12 lettermen, 8 starters Players to watch: junior SS Jamie Fowle (all-state last year), junior outfielders Kelsey Tepen and Allie Craft, sophomore 2B Jessica Poore, junior 3B Samantha Witte, junior P Maddie Krumrey Newcomers expected to help: junior OF/IF Hope Waller, freshman C Katelyn Massa Team strengths: Will have a very solid lineup from the top to bottom, outfield will be fast, defense up the middle will be very strong, pitching should be really good again. Last year gave this group a lot of good experience.

Goals: Win conference and districts.

Teams in the Suburban West Conference: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, Parkway South Favorites to win the Suburban West Conference: Lafayette will be our toughest opponent this year in the conference; Parkway South, even though they lost some key players, will still be very strong and Oakville will be strong again.

Quote: “I’m very pumped up about this season because I think we have great potential to do something special,” Mosley said.

“I think on paper we have one of the best teams in the state, but our entire conference is strong, and our district is incredibly difficult to get out of, so we will have to focus one game at a time in order to meet the goals we share as a program. This is a group of girls that I love working with because they work hard but have fun doing it.”

INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY 2011 record: 6-13 Coach: Rachel Gill, entering third year as varsity head softball coach at IWA Returning: 8 lettermen, 7 starters Players to watch: junior shortstop Hannah Harris, senior CF Emily Kolisch, senior P Megan Flynn

Newcomers expected to help: junior OF Courtney Armentrout, freshman IF Katie Lacefield Team strengths: Expect the team to be very strong defensively.

Goals: Win districts this year and then go from there.

Teams in MWAA White: Cor Jesu, Incarnate Word Academy, Nerinx Hall, St. Joseph’s Academy, Ursuline Quote: “We have a very good core group of athletes that are able to play multiple positions,” Gill said. “Once the field is set, I expect perfection on defense. Offensively, we lost our two big power hitters from 2011 (Reese Passante and Alexis Doherty). What we do have is consistency and speed offensively. I am excited to see who comes up with the big hit in the right situation. Overall, we are going to approach the season in a way that we take it one game at a time, play the game we love and have fun doing it.”

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Goals: Main goal is the same every year – want to improve every day so we can be playing our best softball in early October when districts come around.

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NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM Eureka, Parkway South, Lafayette, Oakville Quote: “We had a very challenging season DuBourg, Duchesne, Kennedy, Lutheran St. and we are looking forward to the start of the Peters, Rosati-Kain, St. Dominic, Trinity season to try and get a better reflection of our Favorites to win the AAA: Large school divi- abilities,” Meador said. “We return 10 playsion – Borgia, St. Dominic, Rosati, Duchesne, ers from last year’s team and we are adding DuBourg Small school division – Christian five new players to the mix. We have comO’Fallon, Lutheran St. Peters, Trinity petition all over the field with many of our Quote: “We are very excited for the players pushing each other for playing time.” upcoming season,” Ufert said. “We have some holes to fill because of graduation. PARKWAY CENTRAL COLTS Right now it looks like freshman Amanda 2011 record: 2-19 Cabrera will take over for Brooke Miller Coach: Tim Cerutti, entering eighth year (who is at Lindenwood this year) in the as varsity head coach at Parkway Central circle. Amanda may be a freshman age- with a 96-82 record wise, but her ‘softball age’ is well beyond Returning: 7 lettermen, 6 starters that. She has probably played more soft- Players to watch: senior SS Alyssa Waitz, ball than everyone in the program with the senior P/1B Jamie Lazaroff, senior CF Taylor exception of a couple of the upperclassmen Johnson, sophomore C/3B Melanie Wassergirls. Three-year returning starters Taylor man, sophomore C/IF Jaime Gottlieb Miller and Michelle Silva will need to be Team strengths: Excellent senior leaderour leaders on and off of the field. Both are ship. The improvement shown thus far by coming off of very productive summers. many of our players.

The key to a successful year will depend Goals: Besides the two yearly team goals – on how much we improve throughout the improve every day and have fun – we hope season. I think we have all of the pieces of to be more consistent defensively and in the puzzle. Now it is our job to put those our pitching. pieces in the right places. If we keep work- Teams in the Suburban South Confering hard and improving each day we will ence: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Parkhave another successful season.” way North, Parkway West, Seckman, Summit, University City, Webster Groves Favorites to win the Suburban Central LAFAYETTE LANCERS Conference: Seckman is the defending 2011 record: 16-13 Coach: Scott DeNoyer, entering ninth year champ and will be good again, but Webster as head coach with a 161-66-1 record at Groves should be right there with them.

Lafayette Quote: “I look forward to each day practicReturning: 5 lettermen, 5 starters ing and coaching these kids,” Cerutti said.

Players to watch: senior OF Mara Worley, “Last year, even during long losing streaks, senior OF Ashley Parks, sophomore P they maintained great attitudes and gave Maddie Seifert very good effort. This season I think we Team strengths: pitching and defense can improve upon last year. I know that the Goals: Win state. team will work hard toward achieving that.”

Teams in the Suburban West Conference: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, PARKWAY NORTH VIKINGS Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, 2011 record: 12-13 Parkway South Coach: Amy Doyle, entering third year as Quote: “I am very excited to start playing head coach with a 20-29 record at Parkway games,” DeNoyer said. “With the return of North five of our starters in addition to the newbies Returning: 10 lettermen, 9 starters to varsity, I expect to be very competitive. Players to watch: senior outfielders Emily We will be young with only two seniors.”

Lavine, Kara Montgomery and Amanda Kinamore; senior infielders Emilee Curtis MARQUETTE MUSTANGS and Courtney McClure; sophomore Anna 2011 record: 5-17 Chisolm, P Courtney Norris Coach: Chris Meador Team strengths: Our team chemistry Returning: 10 lettermen and overall playing experience improve Team strengths: Looking at multiple line- every year as the players continue to get up combinations and we will continuously stronger mentally and physically. We look until we find the best group of players have a tight knit group this year most of that give us the best chance to win. whom have played together for at least a Goals: Competing for the Suburban West year. Our returning sophomores – Emily championship and our district and see what Evans, Kailyn Graham, Sarah Stevens, and happens from there.

Kassidy Taggart – will continue to make an Teams in the Suburban West Confer- impact to our varsity program. ence: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Goals: Our goal this year is to win every Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, pitch and to stay in games both mentally Parkway South Favorites to win the Suburban West: See SOFTBALL PREVIEW, next page SOFTBALL PREVIEW, from page 33

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and physically. If we can leave it all on the field after each and every game the season will be a success.

Teams in the Suburban South Conference: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Parkway North, Parkway West, Seckman, Summit, University City, Webster Groves Favorites to win the Suburban South Conference: Seckman and Webster Groves are always tough opponents.

Quote: “We have a great group this year and I anticipate an exciting season,” Doyle said.

PARKWAY SOUTH PATRIOTS 2011 record: 24-3, lost in district championship Coach: Amy Belding, entering first year as head coach at Parkway South Returning: 9 lettermen, 5 starters Players to watch: senior P Sheridon Sprague, seniors Cassie Emerson, Shekinah Griffith, Allison Biggs, Kelsey Harper, Taylor Monaco, Tayler Regelsperger, Meaghan Mcgowan, sophomore SS Kaylyn Breitbach Newcomers expected to help: Lexi Glaser (who was hurt in 2011), Tori Spiguzza, Alyson Bisang, Kay Bettendorf Team strengths: Lots of senior leadership and strong pitching.

Goals: Continue a winning tradition and win conference.

Teams in the Suburban West Conference: Eureka, Fox, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Northwest, Oakville, Mehlville, Parkway South Favorites to win the Suburban West Conference: It’s not personal, we want to win all conference games.

Quote: “Hard work and doing the little things right have a positive outcome,” Belding said. “If we do those things than winning will be the outcome.”

PARKWAY WEST LONGHORNS 2011 record: 6-20 Coach: Jeff Chazen, entering fourth year at Parkway West with a 22-45 record Returning: 6 starters Players to watch: SS Kennedy Frank, 2B Taylor Scott Newcomers expected to help: 3B Ellie Ottensmeyer, a transfer from St. Charles West.

Team strengths: Should have an all around better team defensively and offensively.

Having six returning players makes us more experienced than in the past.

Goals: Be competitive in conference and districts.

Teams in the Suburban South Conference: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Parkway North, Parkway West, Seckman, Summit, University City, Webster Groves Favorites to win the Suburban South Conference: Parkway North, Summit and Seckman will be up there.

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to be a breakout year for the Longhorns,” Chazen said. “Experience and talent are at their most in years for this program.”

ST. JOSEPH’S ACADEMY ANGELS 2011 record: 16-10, won district and sectional, lost in state quarterfinals Coach: J.P. Cummings, entering 19th year as head coach with a record of 199-122 at St. Joseph’s Returning: 12 lettermen, 9 starters Players to watch: senior SS Haley Kavanaugh, senior 3B Anna Lanhorst, junior C Ally Knopp, junior P Emily Weible Newcomers expected to help: freshman Jennifer Pendelton Team strengths: Athleticism and offensively we should be able to get the ball into play.

Goals: To get better each game, to be emotionally consistent, and to be playing our best in October.

Teams in MWAA White Conference: Cor Jesu, Incarnate Word Academy, Nerinx Hall, St. Joseph’s Academy, Ursuline Favorites to win the MWAA White: Everyone is so well coached and prepared.

It’s great competition and great sportsmanship makes it fun.

Quote: “I’m very excited about veteran starters mixed with very athletic underclassmen for the season,” Cummings said.

WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2011 record: 19-8, won district, sectional and quarterfinal. Finished fourth in Class 3 state tournament.

Coach: Rich Van Gilst, interim head coach this year. Van Gilst assisted for five years in the 1990s and was an assistant in 2010 and 2011.

Returning: 7 lettermen, 5 starters Newcomers to watch: sophomore Stephanie Strothkamp, freshmen Kendra Slater, Taylor Dorsey and Annie Backs Team strengths: Infield and outfield defense.

Goals: To get better at every practice and at every game. Hopefully we will be ready at district time to compete for another district title. If so we will go from there. Winning the conference is always a goal.

Teams in the Metro League: John Burroughs, Lutheran North, Lutheran South, MICDS, Principia, Villa Duchesne, Westminster Christian Academy Favorites to win the Metro League: Lutheran South, Principia and Villa Duchesne will all be a challenge for us.

Quote: “If the girls continue to work hard they may surprise quite a few people – even themselves,” Van Gilst said.

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Healt h Capsu les A place for healing St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield recently celebrated the opening of the Mary Ann Lee Healing Garden, a place for patients and visitors to relax outdoors. The garden is part of a $6.2 million renovation and expansion of St. Luke’s Center for Cancer Care.

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School nurses stress importance of meningococcal vaccine The Missouri Association of School Nurses has joined state and national health organizations across the country in support of the Voices of Meningitis “Boost Our Rates!” initiative to educate parents about the importance of meningococcal vaccination for their preteens and teens.

According to the National Association of School Nurses, half of Missouri teens currently are unvaccinated against meningococcal infection, a serious infection that includes meningitis (swelling of the brain or spinal cord) and meningococcemia (blood infection).

Meningococcal disease can be hard to recognize, especially in its early stages, because symptoms are similar to those of common viral illnesses, but the disease can progress quickly and may cause death or disability in a single day.

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or 12 years, with a booster dose by 18 years of age to help protect them during the years when they are at greatest risk of infection.

Aspirin and cancer A new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute offers additional evidence linking a daily dose of aspirin with reduced cancer mortality.

American Cancer Society researchers analyzed data from more than 100,000 mostly elderly patients who reported aspirin use on questionnaires, were cancer-free at the study’s onset and were followed up for 11 years.

The researchers found daily aspirin use was associated with a roughly 16-percent lower overall risk of cancer mortality, both among those who reported taking a daily aspirin for at least five years and among those reporting a shorter-term daily dose.

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Surprise, surprise: A new study shows that preschoolers who watch violent, ageinappropriate videos are more prone to sleep problems than their peers who watch age-appropriate programs.

“The Impact of a Healthy Media Use Intervention on Sleep in Preschool Children,” a study published in the September issue of Pediatrics, tested whether changing the types of programs 3-5-year-olds watched improved their sleep. Study authors found that kids whose violent and age-inappropriate videos were replaced with educational and pro-social programs had much lower odds of sleep problems, including trouble falling asleep, waking during the night, nightmares, difficulty waking and daytime tiredness.

FDA approves eye disease drug for diabetics The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Lucentis for the treatment of a sight-threatening eye disease that sometimes strikes people with diabetes.

An injection of Lucentis (ranibizumab) administered once a month by a health care professional for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME) is intended to be used along with good diabetic blood sugar control, according to the FDA.

With all of the diet and nutrition apps available for smartphone users, it can be hard to discern which are best for managing one’s health. To help consumers choose wisely, three registered dieticians from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics have provided science-based reviews of the most popular free dietary apps for the iPhone, rating them on a scale of 1-5 stars.

Dietician Marisa Moore reviewed apps for diabetes and gave 5-star ratings to two apps: Blood Sugar Tracker, which she said allows users to easily log blood sugar levels, set target blood glucose ranges and view history and simple graphs to quickly identify out-of-range numbers; and Vree for Diabetes, which enables tracking for blood glucose, nutrition, activity, medication and blood pressure, and also features progress charts.

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diet. Crandall gave a 4-star rating to Eating Out G-Free, which includes tips on finding a gluten-free menu, creating a gluten-free shopping list, and staying gluten-free when eating out, plus lists of foods to avoid. The latter app supplements “The G-Free Diet,”

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In her review of weight management apps, Sarah Krieger gave MyFitness Pal’s Calorie Counter & Diet Tracker her top rating (4.5 stars). The app tracks a combination of fitness goals and offers nutrition analysis features to help users lose weight.

To read all of the dieticians’ reviews, which provide pros and cons of each app, visit eatright.org and search “app reviews.”

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is challenging youth ages 13-18 to create a 30- to 60-second video that will inform and motivate other youth to prevent bullying and promote an environment where kindness and respect for others matter. The creator of the grand prize video will receive a $2,000 cash prize. Creators of the two honorable mention videos each will receive a $500 cash prize. All three winning videos will be featured on stopbullying.gov.

Videos should focus on how youth can be more than bystanders when bullying occurs. The goal of the contest is to create an impact through videos that demonstrate peer-to-peer communication, positive messaging, and promotion of the stopbullying. gov website.

Entries will be accepted until Oct. 14, and winners will be announced on Dec. 20.

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Fruity chocolate in our future Scientists in the United Kingdom have discovered a way to make chocolate healthier by replacing as much as 50 percent of its fat content with fruit juice.

Chemists at the University of Warwick removed much of the cocoa butter and milk fats that normally go into chocolate bars and instead infused the candy with orange and cranberry juice. The chemistry does not take away the chocolate “mouth feel” provided by fatty ingredients, nor does it reduce chocolate’s glossy appearance, texture or ability to melt smoothly in the mouth.

“Everyone loves chocolate, but unfortunately, we all know that many chocolate bars are high in fat,” said Dr. Stefan Bon, lead author of the study. “However, it’s the fat that gives chocolate all the indulgent sensations that people crave – the silky, smooth texture and the way it melts in the mouth but still has a ‘snap’ to it when you

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“We’ve found a way to maintain all of those things that make chocolate ‘chocolatey,’ but with juice instead of fat.”

Bon said the study is the starting point to healthier chocolate; now, it is up to the food industry to use the new technique to develop tasty ways to use it.

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Education and events Dr. John Morris presents “Alzheimer’s Research Update: Changing the Treatment Paradigm in Alzheimer’s” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at Staenberg Family Complex, 2 Millstone Campus Drive.

Morris discusses how biological indicators may indicate underlying brain changes that precede symptoms of the disease, and clinical tests at Washington University aimed at preventing or delaying onset before patients have symptoms. To RSVP for the free event, contact Sarah Zoller at (314) 442-3261 or szoller@jccstl.org.

••• St. Luke’s Hospital will offer its Total Control Introductory Class from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Desloge Outpatient Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. Women’s health professionals will discuss exercise and treatment options for stress and urge incontinence, conditions experienced by one in three women.

Admission is free. To register, call (314) 542-4848.

••• An Alzheimer’s support group will meet from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20 at Parc Provence, 605 Coeur De Ville Drive in Creve Coeur. The Alzheimer’s Association sanctions the group. Call (314) 5422500 to RSVP.

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This year we have added a Public Safety Division with a special race shirt for Policeman and Firefighters. We also added a kids’ race around the Wildwood Town Center.

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Who says heroes don’t exist?

Good Samaritans save lives in West County

By JIM ERICKSON As first responders, police officers, firefighters and paramedics regularly put themselves in harm’s way. And while it’s part of the job and more or less taken for granted, the fact they may face a life-ordeath situation on the next emergency call puts them in a unique category.

Recent incidents in the West County area have demonstrated, though, that ordinary citizens, who may or may not have any special training, are also willing to step up and lend a hand – regardless of whether or not they know the person needing help, regardless of the life-threatening dangers involved.

These good Samaritan, and often heroic, acts challenge the oft-heard observation that we live in self-centered times when the emphasis is only on No. 1.

Braving the flames “I guess you’d call it a situation when your body takes over and your mind catches up later,” said Joe Caruso, a Des Peres resident, businessman and father of three.

On Aug. 14, he charged into the middle of flaming wreckage from an auto accident to rescue the two drivers who were injured in a smash-up on the east side of Manchester.

“It all happened so fast,” he said of the collision, which almost involved him and his 15-year-old daughter Sophia, who were riding in the family’s Volkswagen SUV. Caruso said he and his daughter, who was in the back seat on the driver’s side, were returning to their house after taking Sophia’s friend home.

“Sophia has her learner’s permit, so she asked me if she could drive home,” Caruso recalled. “It was dark, so I thought I should do the driving. In light of what happened, that probably was a good thing.”

When Caruso reached the intersection of Carman Road and Dougherty Ferry and was preparing to turn onto the latter, the light turned green and he started through the intersection. Glancing to his left, he saw a silver Chevy Blazer stopping for the red light and a black Chevy Tahoe coming up fast behind it.

“I could see there was going to be some kind of collision, so I floored the accelerator to get through the intersection and out of the way,” he said.

Caruso saw his fear realized when the Tahoe rear-ended the Blazer, sending both cars careening through the intersection and causing the Blazer to burst into flames.

Had he not acted quickly, one or both of

the other vehicles would have hit Caruso’s car on the driver’s side.

“Somehow they missed us,” he said. “It seemed more like a scene from some action movie because I didn’t think cars exploded into flames like that in real life.”

Caruso caught his breath for a second as he realized how close they had come to getting hit.

“I didn’t know how many people in the other two cars might be alive or dead. But I had to see what could be done, so I told Sophia to call 9-1-1 while I checked the other cars.

it exploded, sending pieces of metal and glass flying in all directions.

“I couldn’t tell if she had been burned or not, but her clothes weren’t on fire and I told her she was going to be ok and that help was on the way.”

The woman told Caruso there was no one else in her car and he turned his attention to the Tahoe, which had wound up sideby-side with the Blazer but headed in the opposite direction. The second car wasn’t on fire, Caruso said, but flames from the other burning vehicle were quickly closing in on the driver’s side.

Manchester Police Officer Gerad Gonzalez and Des Peres resident Joe Caruso (featured on the cover) rescued the occupants of the vehicles shown above.

(Metro West Fire Protection District photo)

“She kept saying, ‘Don’t go, don’t go.’

I’m sure she was afraid something might happen to me. But I just couldn’t stand there and do nothing, so I told her again to call 9-1-1 and get some help.”

At that point, there were no other cars around and Caruso was on his own. Because the Blazer was on fire, he approached it first and spotted a person in the driver’s seat. The heat intensified as he got closer and tried unsuccessfully to open the door.

“I’m not sure if the door was jammed or just locked, but suddenly it popped open and the driver – a woman – fell out and into my arms. The smoke and heat were pretty bad, so I dragged her away as fast as I could,” Caruso continued.

Caruso had just gotten the woman a safe distance from the burning car when

Caruso approached the passenger side of the car and saw a man, clearly unconscious, slumped over the steering wheel. It was then he noticed a white car had stopped nearby and a blond-haired woman was coming to help. At about the same time, Manchester Police Officer Gerad Gonzalez arrived on the scene after another motorist had alerted him that there was a fire at the intersection. Fortunately, when told of the problem, Gonzalez was just a short distance away on Carman Road and he reached the accident scene quickly.

Caruso recalled that he, Gonzalez and the woman managed to lift and pull the unconscious driver over the center console, out the passenger door and away from the endangered vehicle.

“While we were getting the driver out and

dragging him away, the main sound that I heard was the fire crackling and windows popping from the heat,” Gonzalez said.

Downplaying his own role, the Manchester policeman, a 16-year veteran of the force, praised Caruso’s actions. Both men noted the fact that an off-duty nurse also had come upon the scene and had stopped to help the woman in the Blazer. Unfortunately, from their perspective, neither man learned the names of the nurse and the woman in the white car.

During a later meeting of the Manchester Board of Aldermen where both men were honored for their life-saving efforts, “Gonzo” – as Gonzalez is known by his co-workers – also gave Caruso a personal note in which he described Caruso as both a “super-dad” and a “super-hero.”

Gonzalez’s wife, their two sons, ages 8 and 6, and his parents witnessed the award presentation, along with Caruso’s wife, his parents, Sophia, and one of his sons, Anthony. An older son, Joe, is a sophomore at the University of Kansas.

Personnel from the West County Fire Protection District, Des Peres Public Safety Department and St. Louis County police responded to the accident. West County took both drivers to Mercy Hospital.

Caruso noted that the emotional impact of the incident lingers.

“Sophia said to me later, ‘You left me,’ and so we’ve talked about that. She understands.

As a family, we’ve talked about pretty much everything and things will be ok. We’ve got good kids. They’re well grounded.”

At presstime, the St. Louis County Police report on the accident was not yet available and officials at Mercy could provide no information about the two drivers’ injuries without their names.

Helping a neighbor Kyle Duke, of Ballwin, was enjoying a quiet evening at his home on Coral Terrace Lane on June 2 when his next-door neighbor came to the door.

“He was very upset and told me his house was on fire and that his wife was trapped in an upstairs bedroom,” Duke said.

Another neighbor, Mark Kramer, also came to help and the two men tried to enter the home. Kramer was forced back by heavy smoke. Duke located a ladder, propped it against the rear of the home and unsuccessfully attempted to get in through an upstairs window.

About that time, Ballwin Police officers Michael Hitchcock and Nathan Jaeger arrived and joined the effort to rescue the

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He smashed out the window, crawled in and found the unresponsive woman.

Although flames had flared up, Jaeger, with help from Hitchcock, pulled the woman through the window and lowered her to Metro West Fire Protection District personnel who had arrived at the scene.

For their actions that night, Duke, Kramer, Hitchcock and Jaeger were honored at the Aug. 20 Ballwin Board of Aldermen meeting. Duke and Kramer received Citizen Service Citations, awarded to those who help the police department without regard to their personal welfare. Hitchcock and Jaeger were awarded the Chief’s Distinguished Service Citation for Valor, the highest honor given by the Ballwin Police Department.

“You know, I was so caught up in the moment, trying to reach my neighbor’s wife and get her out, that it never entered my mind that I was ever was in any danger,” Duke modestly said.

median wall, accessing the seat controls posed a problem, especially because the stricken driver was a large man. With few options remaining and the clock ticking, Smith climbed up on the car and began administering chest compressions on the driver through the moonroof.

It was then that Tettamble concluded she might be able to improve the situation. She managed to wriggle over the unconscious driver, reach down to the seat controls and recline the driver’s seat.

Smith said he carries a specialized mask on his key ring for use in mouth-to-mouth resuscitation cases, protecting the aid-giver should the victim vomit. He gave the mask to Tettamble who quickly began forcing air into the driver.

Although the exact timing is unclear, Maryland Heights police officers Ryan Metz, Mark Storer and Randy Thurman arrived on the scene and had with them an automated external defibrillator (AED).

“I’ve administered CPR on patients but I’d never used a defibrillator on a person before,” said Tettamble.

However, she had practiced with one in More than bystanders a work-related training session and that Just a few hours before Ballwin honored experience kicked in. its police officers and residents on Aug. The driver had no detectable pulse, so 20, Ricky Ferguson, a truck driver, was on Tettamble applied the AED. The first jolt Hwy. 364 headed to his home in St. Peters brought no response from the driver. Tetwhen the car next to him swerved and hit tamble resumed the CPR and then used the the road’s median wall.

AED a second time. That produced a faint “I looked over and saw the driver but recognizable pulse, although the man appeared to be unconscious,” Ferguson remained unconscious. remembered. “The car hit the median again It was about this time that a crew from and then kinda skidded along the wall until the Monarch Fire Protection District it stopped.” arrived and took charge of the victim. A Ferguson pulled his vehicle over, stopped Monarch summary of the incident reported in front of the other car and got out to see that within seven minutes of their arrival, what he could do to help. the firefighter/paramedics had removed the “All the doors were locked, but I saw that driver from his car and placed him in their the moonroof was open so I climbed up emergency vehicle. Fifteen minutes later, on the top of car and crawled through the he was at Mercy Hospital where he subseopening.” quently underwent bypass surgery, accordInside the car, Ferguson turned off the ing to the Monarch summary. ignition and unlocked the doors.

“I didn’t really think too much about what “I was a little freaked out so when this had happened until the man’s wife called a man and lady came up and said they could while ago,” Ferguson said, two days after help, I got out of their way,” Ferguson said. the incident. “She thanked me and blessed The man was William Smith, a former me. And I guess that’s when the whole situfirefighter from Concord, Mass., who now ation really hit me. She said her husband lives in St. Charles. The woman was Joy was better and they wanted to invite me to Tettamble, of Arnold, a delivery nurse in the the hospital when he was out of intensive obstetrics department at Mercy Hospital. care so that he could shake my hand.”

“As soon as I saw him (the driver), I knew Tettamble, who is married and has two he was in trouble,” Smith observed. children, said, “I only did what I hope Smith, who is now a field technician for anyone else would do if my dad, brother or a cellphone company, said he had admin- husband ever was in the same situation as istered CPR on several hundred people the man we tried to help.”

The Monarch report applauded the efforts during his 15 years as a firefighter and on of all three and the Maryland Heights police three occasions since then.

“The problem was that he was sitting officers, as well as Monarch emergency upright in the driver’s seat and CPR works crew members Ken Hansel, Dana Buckley, much better when the person is lying Justin Rottman and Joey Newton.

“Everyone involved … gave a man a down,” he noted.

But with the left side door up against the chance to live,” the report said.

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Seasonal trends reported by fashion bloggers and area boutique owners include: • Layering of clothing and jewelry • Colors: burgundy; black and navy worn together; gem tones • Sheer pieces

Shamballa-style bracelets – sometimes called “disco ball” bracelets – are a craze that recently has been spotted on dozens of celebrities, male and female alike. Kim Riordan, who carries a local designer’s Swarovski Crystal version at Jeans, Jackets & Jewels in Chesterfield, said the item has been “super hot, especially in St. Louis.” The bracelets feature an adjustable slide closure, and beads are available in a variety of colors.

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Fur and faux fur are fall and winter staples, but this year, designers are using fur as an accent in the form of vests, wraps, collars, sleeves and trims on skirts, dresses and sweaters. Brightly colored dyed fur, like that shown here on a Cartise vest sold at Marta’s Boutique in Ellisville, is especially popular.

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Bu si ness 20th anniversary The Elegant Child recently celebrated its milestone of 20 years in early childhood education by having an aerialview picture of their staff photographed by Metro West Fire Department’s Station No. 1.

Owners Debbie and Chip Rowland built the child care center in 1992 so that children in the community would have a school offering a high level of education in a loving, nurturing environment.

Located at 513 Strecker Road in Wildwood, The Elegant Child has grown from serving 80 children to 350 children, ages 6 weeks through kindergarten.

PEOPLE The Board of Directors of Saint Louis Crisis Nursery has elected Karen Evans, of Chesterfield, to the position of board president. Evans is a founding partner of Sterling Finan- Evans cial Advisors.

••• Drs. Andrew Labelle and Bobby Shah have joined Cardio-Pulmonary Associates at St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield. The

physicians are in practice with Drs. John Best, Neil Ettinger and Daniel Potts.

••• Lindenwood University has named Donnie Wieland as director of its Wildwood Extension Center, located at 16743 Main Street.

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Stanfill Stanfill takes over for William B. French, also of West County, who assumes the role of CEO. ••• Chesterfield resident Michele Duvall, CPA, French has joined the firm of Abeles and Hoffman as a senior accountant.

PLACES Mercy and Jefferson Regional Medical Center, a private, 251-bed hospital in Crystal City, have entered into a formal letter of intent to make Jefferson Regional a part of Mercy. The parties expect to complete the transaction in four to six months.

••• Tommy Bahama has opened at the Saint Louis Galleria its first store in the St. Louis area.

EDUCATION & NETWORKING Applications are being accepted for Leadership Chesterfield, an interactive, seven-month program established by the

Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce to challenge business professionals and community members while immersing them in the inner workings of the Chesterfield community. The program is open to anyone in the community who wants exposure to the many facets of Chesterfield. Participants meet once monthly for program days on the topics of: Government and Public Service; Community Organizations; History, Arts and Culture; Education and Training; Healthcare and Quality of Life; and Community Growth and Development vs. Transportation. The class size is limited to 18-20 participants. The first class meets on Sept. 18, and the final class is on May 14, 2013. For more details and/or to apply for the program, call 532-3399, stop by the Chamber office at 101 Chesterfield Business Parkway, or visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.

••• The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce holds a First Thursday Coffee networking event from 7:30-9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept.

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••• The West County Chamber of Commerce holds a First Friday Coffee Club networking event from 7:30-9 a.m. on Friday, Sept 7 at Sam’s Club, 13455 Manchester Road in Des Peres. To register, call 230-9900 or visit westcountychamber.com by Sept. 5.

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The Greater St. Louis Art Association’s Art Fair at Queeny Park features original works of approximately 130 artists.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES The Greater St. Louis Art Association’s Fall Art Fair at Queeny Park, one of the most reputable and longest-running (at least 35 years) juried art fairs in the region, returns Labor Day weekend to the park’s Greensfelder Recreation Center, 550 Weidman Road.

Approximately 130 artists from around the St. Louis region and the U.S. will exhibit at the juried show, offering a rare opportunity for the public to see and purchase original works of fine art and fine craft directly from the artists. On display will be a unique blend of different styles and mediums including ceramics, drawings, paintings, photography, jewelry, prints, digital art, glass, mixed media, fiber, sculptures, wood and more.

More than $4,500 in cash and prizes will be awarded at the show, which is judged by a nationally renowned panel.

Among the featured artists is longtime Chesterfield resident Louise Gawlik, 83, who moved here from the Chicago/Milwaukee area 44 years ago.

“I began learning the art of stained glass in 1986 at a local studio and haven’t stopped doing it since,” said Gawlik, who will be displaying her fireplace screens, mirrors, various objects d’art and window art.

Gawlick also accepts personal commission work, such as stained-glass entryways.

“I love abstracts, but also find myself designing pieces from nature depicting flowers, birds and beautiful scenery,” she said. “I have always been a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and admire his earth-toned colors and designs.”

Gawlick’s process is exact, and it sometimes takes her months to complete a project.

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Gawlik has won the Art Fair at Queeny Park’s St. Louis Artmart Award for threedimensional work. She also has exhibited as far away as Colorado, but these days, she stays mostly in the St. Louis area.

“The Queeny show is my favorite to do, and I’m looking forward to it this fall,” she said.

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COMEDY Louis C.K., Oct. 6, The Fox Theatre Kathleen Madigan, Oct. 13, Peabody Opera House Lisa Lampanelli, Oct. 19, The Pageant

Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top, Sept. 15, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Missy Higgins, Sept. 16, Old Rock House Music of Ray Charles, Sept. 21, Powell Symphony Hall Kenny G, Sept. 22, Powell Symphony Hall Rush, Sept. 22, Scottrade Center Glen Hansard, Sept. 25, The Pageant Lt. Dan Band, Sept. 28, The Family Arena “Pines of Rome,” Sept. 28-30, Powell Symphony Hall Houses of the Holy: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin, Sept. 29, The Family Arena The Avett Brothers, Sept. 29, The Fox Theatre Metric, Oct. 2, The Pageant Bassnectar, Oct. 6, Chaifetz Arena Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham,” Oct. 7, Powell Symphony Hall eighth blackbird, Oct. 12, The Touhill

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Academy Award-winner Glen Hansard performs at The Pageant Sept. 25.

Missy Higgins comes to Old Rock House Sept. 16.

LIVE PERFORMANCES “The Lion King,” through Sept. 2, The Fox Theatre “Brighton Beach Memoirs,” Sept. 5-30, Loretto-Hilton Center “Goodbye, Ruby Tuesday,” Sept. 7-22, Kranzberg Arts Center “My One and Only,” Sept. 7-Oct. 7, Stages St. Louis “Dinner With Friends,” Sept. 13-30, Dramatic License Theatre Disney on Ice: “Treasure Trove,” Sept.

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The event is one of the largest juried fairs in the bi-state region and features a variety of art for sale, live music, wine tastings, children’s activities and more. The work of more than 130 artists will be featured. Admission is $5. Visit artfairatqueenypark.com.

••• Chrystal Jackson, local resident and nationally known artist, teaches a watercolor class from 6-9 p.m. on Thursday evenings for four weeks beginning on Thursday, Sept. 6, at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. For more information or to register, visit ballwin.mo.us or call 227-8950.

BENEFITS Whole Foods is participating in the KidSmart Push for Pencils through Friday, Aug. 31 at the Town & Country location, 1160 Town and Country Crossing Drive. The nonprofit is collecting school supplies throughout the month to replenish the KidSmart Free Star for the start of the school year, helping provide thousands of children with supplies needed to succeed in the classroom. Visit kidsmartstl.org.

••• Woman’s Place, a drop-in center serving adult women who are experiencing the effects of abuse in their lives, hosts its third annual wine tasting from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30 at Grapevine Wines in Kirkwood.

Proceeds benefit Woman’s Place services.

Call (314) 645-4848 for reservations.

••• The Prudential Select Properties Golf Tournament to benefit The Sunshine Kids is at 11 a.m. (check-in) on Thursday, Sept. 6 at The Courses at Forest Park. Course games, a putting contest, drawings, raffles and more are featured. The registration fee includes greens fees and cart, beverages, lunch and dinner. Call Stacey Sanders at 299-1171.

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The Kennedy Classic Golf Tournament is at 1:30 p.m. (registration starts at 12:30 p.m.) Saturday, Sept. 8 at The Landings at Spirit Golf Club. Proceeds benefit Kennedy Catholic High’s operating costs and tuition assistance. For more information, contact Bonnie Higgins at 227-5900, ext. 405.

••• The Coldwell Banker Gundaker Chesterfield West office hosts a golf tournament to benefit Ronald McDonald House, The Humane Society, and Assistance League at 12:30 p.m. (shotgun start) on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Landings at Spirit Golf Club.

The fee is $100 per person and includes lunch, golf, dinner, drinks and a silent auction; hole sponsorships are available for $100. Call 532-0200.

••• The Body, Heart & Spirit 5K Run/1Mile Fun Walk is at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Chesterfield Athletic Club, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road. The annual event is in memory of Chris Zandstra, who was diagnosed with cancer of the nervous system at 4 months of age and was treated for bone and liver cancer. Proceeds benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Call 532-9992 or visit chesterfieldathleticclub.com.

••• The Endangered Wolf Center hosts the 26th annual Wolf Fest from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Washington University’s Tyson Research Center, 6750 Tyson Valley Road in Eureka. The event raises funds to preserve endangered wolves, and guests enjoy opportunities to view and photograph endangered wolves from around the world.

Exhibits from conservation groups, demonstrations by the Kahok Dancers, presentations by local canine groups, live music and children’s activities also are featured. It is the only opportunity to visit the center without prior reservations. Admission is $25 per carload. Visit endangeredwolfcenter.org.

••• The Alzheimer’s Association’s Walk to End Alzheimer’s is at 9 a.m. (registration at 8 a.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Busch Stadium. The organization works to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care,

support and research. Call (800) 272-3900 or visit alz.org/stl.

••• An Antique Show & Sale sponsored

by Old Trails Historical Society is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 23 on the historic grounds of the Bacon Log Cabin, 687 Henry Avenue in Ballwin. Barbecue, a bake sale and folk music are featured.

Proceeds are used for the preservation and maintenance of the Bacon Log Cabin. Call 527-2522.

••• A Supper and Fashion Show is at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11 at Dream House and Tea Room, 15425 Clayton Road in Ballwin.

Guests enjoy a fashion show while dining and receive a coupon for 15 percent off all purchases. Dinner is at 6 p.m. and is preceded by an hour of appetizers (free) and wine ($4). Door prizes also are featured. Admission is $30, $10 of which will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In addition, 10 percent of all cash register sales will be donated to the charity. Tickets are sold through Sept. 10 and can be reserved with a credit card by calling 227-7640.

••• St. Mark Presbyterian Church hosts a Holiday House Tour from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at five West County homes. Brunch is served from 10-11:30 a.m. at the church, 601 Claymont Drive in Ballwin. Homes are decorated for the Christmas season, and proceeds benefit Lydia’s House, which serves battered and abused women and their children. The cost for brunch is $7; the tour is $10. The first 100 ticket-holders receive a commemorative Christmas ornament. Call 227-9116.

FAMILY AND KIDS The city of Ballwin holds the North Pointe Dog Swim from 4:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at North Pointe Aquatic Center. All non-aggressive dogs with current vaccinations are welcome. Admission is $10. Call 227-8580 or visit ballwin.mo.us.

••• The city of Des Peres holds Dog Days of Summer, a dog swim, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at The Lodge Des Peres. Owners must show current proof of vaccinations. Admission is $10 per dog;

pre-registration is not required. Call (314) 835-6150 or visit desperesmo.org.

••• The city of Ellisville Pooch Plunges are from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6 and from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at The Edge Aquatic Center. A copy of each dog’s current rabies vaccination record is required.

Admission is $7 per dog and $3 per person age 3 and older. Handlers much be at least 18 years of age, and there is a limit of two dogs per handler. Call 227-7508.

••• Manchester Homecoming is from 6-11:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m.-11:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 and from 12-5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Paul A. Schroeder Park. Carnival rides, contests, raffles, live entertainment, games, food and beverages and more are featured.

Visit manchestermo.gov.

••• The city of Manchester holds a Doggie Paddle Party from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9 at the Manchester Aquatic Center in Paul A. Schroeder Park. Owners must provide complete vaccination records. Admission is $10 for dog and owner (limit two dogs) and $3 for each additional person. Proceeds benefit a local animal charity and the Manchester Homecoming Committee. Call 227-1385 or visit manchestermo.gov.

••• The Wheels in Motion Classic Car Show is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9 at Westport Plaza. Visit westportstl.com.

••• Square dance lessons sponsored by the West County Spinners Square Dance Club begin at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 and run weekly at Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road in Chesterfield. Singles and couples of all ages are welcome, and no experience is necessary. The first class is free; all others are $5 per person.

For more information, call (314) 890-9086, or visit westcountyspinners.com.

••• The Parent Network for the St. Louis Archdiocese Catholic High Schools sponsors a presentation on the heroin epidemic at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at Chaminade College Preparatory School. For more information, visit parentnetworkstl.org.

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Bandana Bash The sixth annual Bandana Bash to benefit Leukemia 24/7 and Friends of Kids with Cancer opens at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8 at Zick’s Great Outdoors, 16498 Clayton Road in Wildwood.

The event includes bone marrow testing from 8 a.m.-8 p.m.; an all-you-caneat pancake breakfast from 8-11 a.m. (free will donation); a 5K walk; burgers, The late Todd Zick, Leukemia 24/7 founder, brats and more served from 12-4 pm.; with Judy Ciapciak, executive director of live music featuring four bands on three Friend of Kids with Cancer at the 2009 stages from 12-10 p.m.; Texas hold ‘em Bandana Bash. and bingo, with registration at 2:30 p.m. and first call at 3 p.m; a pig roast from 5-8 p.m; and silent and live auctions.

Lafayette High graduate Todd Zick founded Leukemia 24/7 in 2007 after his leukemia diagnosis to help others battle blood cancer by raising research money and hosting cheek-swab bone marrow registration drives. Zick lost his battle with leukemia in 2010, but his mission to serve others continues. Friends of Kids with Cancer provides recreational, educational and emotional support for children with cancer and their families.

For more information, tickets and reservations for any or all of the events, visitbandana-bash.com.

••• Prairie Day is from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Shaw Nature Reserve.

Guests interact with early settlers and see what life was like on the American frontier, or enjoy a guided hike with a naturalist.

Experts from the Wild Canid Center, Missouri Heritage Foundation and Missouri Prairie Foundaion are on hand. Admission is $6 for adults and $2 for children/$3 for Missouri Botanical Garden members. Visit shawnature.org or call 451-3512.

••• BreakDown STL performs in a highenergy multimedia presentation at 8 p.m. (gates open at 7 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept.

15 at Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veterans Place Drive. The free community event empowers teens to make positive choices regarding sex, relationships, drugs, alcohol, self-harm, bullying and suicide by providing preventative health education.

For reservations, visit breakdownstl.org, email dawn.mclaughlin@breakdownstl. org, or call (314) 960-7625.

••• The St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash is on Saturday, Sept. 29, and Sunday Sept.

30 at the Wildwood Town Center. Amateurs and professionals compete for the grand prize in several categories including ribs, brisket, chicken, chili, pork steak, People’s Choice, chicken wing eating, best-decorated booth and more. Sponsorship opportunities for local businesses are available. Call Frank Schmer at 256-6564 for details.

SPECIAL INTEREST GriefShare is offered from 2-4 p.m. on Sundays through Oct. 14 at Bonhomme

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Participants can start at any time. Call Clair Allyn at 537-3658 or visit griefshare.org.

••• The West County Swing Dance Club meets from 8-10:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 Fee Fee Road. The not-for-profit social group hosts more than 350 dancers each week and offers basic to advanced swing dance lessons before the dance (at 7 p.m.). Visit wcsdc.com.

••• The National Active and Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 2071, features Esley Hamilton, historian for St. Louis County Parks, at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 6 at Young’s Ice Cream Parlor and Grill, 206 Meramec Station Road in Valley Park. Hamilton speaks on historic cemeteries and churches in the metro area. Call Corne Huelsebusch at 391-5781.

••• Westward Hoe Garden Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Westminster Christian Academy. A guided tour of the grounds is led by Mark Jennings. Call 391-6469.

••• Commerce Banks holds a shredding event from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22 at its Town & Country Banking Center, 1090 Schnucks Woods Mill Plaza.

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Lazy River provides a good spot to catch a great meal

By Suzanne Corbett Summer’s sizzling heat may have caused area rivers to run dry, but such is not the case at Lazy River Grill where the hungry gather for fresh fish, fine meats, hearty sandwiches and burgers, soups, salads and cold refreshment.

Situated at the crossroads of Big Bend and Sulphur Spring roads, Lazy River is dedicated to quality food and service and is known for its unique recipes and diverse selection of house specialties. In fact, the restaurant’s menu has garnered various honors, the latest of which was being chosen as the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce’s Best Seafood Restaurant and coming in second (behind Annie Gunn’s) for Best Special Occasion Restaurant.

“While we’ve always featured beef, pork and chicken on the menu, we became known for our fish because when we first opened, we had more fish on the menu than most other places,” said owner John Marciano, an avid fisherman who has outfitted his restaurant with vintage fishing equipment to create an outdoor motif that makes for a fun and nostalgic dining environment.

Lazy River Grill’s reputation for providing a wide variety of fish continues. Counted among the daily catch on

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the menu’s “Hot Fish” section, diners usually can find grouper, walleye, tilapia, salmon and Australian-harvested basa, which according to Marciano has become one of the most popular fish on the menu. All fish dishes are prepared fresh, and the chef uses a variety of treatments, including classic broiled, baked and flash-fried preps. Also offered are signature, featured specials, such as Pretzel-encrusted Walleye and Bronzed Grouper, which is pan-seared with a sun-dried tomato pesto.

Non-fish offerings are designed to please the most discriminating carnivores. Top picks include the top-choice, custom-cut rib eye and the bacon-wrapped filet mignon, which are nicely marbled to ensure maximum flavor.

There’s also a duo of French-cut pork loin Owner John Marciano’s Lazy River Grill soon will celebrate 11 years in chops that are charcoal-broiled, apple butter- business. glazed and served with roasted apples.

“We have people that come in just for our pork special events, and Lazy River Grill offers a semi-prichops,” said Marciano, who noted that the heartier entrées vate special occasion room for groups numbering 20-40 such as the chops and steaks always have been customer guests. Hosts can build their own menus or select from favorites, especially during the cooler seasons. one of the restaurant’s banquet menus. Lunch, dinner For those looking to grab a sandwich and a beer, Lazy and hors d’oeuvres reception options are offered with River offers seven specialty burgers and a variety of other all-inclusive pricing. sandwiches, such as Buffalo Chicken, tossed with hot sauce In October, Lazy River will celebrate its 11th anniversary, and baked with cheddar cheese, Grilled Tilapia, and the a testament to the consistent service and quality dining it 8-ounce Rib Eye Steak served on a toasted hoagie roll. provides to the community.

A nice selection of appetizers, soups and salads, plus a Asked to share the secret to Lazy River’s success, MarYellowstone Jr. menu for the younger set, also are featured. ciano replied, “We work to make everything right, and Now is the time to plan for those holiday parties and that’s what people like.”

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Patrick Interior Finish Co., LLC: Specializing in interior home remodeling, drywall, trim, taping & painting. Over 25 years experience. nO PAY TIL JOB COMPLETE! Honest Day's Work for Honest Day's Pay. References available. Licensed & Bonded.

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Ellisville, MO 63011 Apply in person, M-TH 2-4 Account Coordinator work w/ Sr. Acct. Exec. on acct. opportunities. Arrange mtgs, maintain contacts, assist w/quotes. Office, MSOffice req. Productive, results & action oriented. Exp. helpful. Strict n/S office. Email resume to latinfax@aol.com or fax 636-536-9456.

Inside Sales: PT person to set appointments for professional market. Accounting knowledge helpful. Experience in cold calling very helpful. Excellent pay.

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NOvENA TO ST. CLAIRE

Light a blessed candle. Ask St. Claire for 3 favors, 2 impossible & 1 for money. Say 9 Hail Marys for 9 days. Promise publication. God of Mercy, you inspired St. Claire with the love of poverty. By the help of her prayers, may we follow Christ in poverty of spirit and come to the joyful vision of your glory in the Kingdom of Heaven.

We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ., Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever.

Amen. O Glorious St. Claire, God has given you the power of working miracles continually, and favor of answering the prayers of those who invoke your assistance in misfortune, anxiety, and distress. We beseech you, obtain for us from Jesus, through Mary, his Blessed Mother, what we beg of you so fervently and hopefully.

If it be for the greater honor and glory of God and for the good of our souls. Amen. Please hear my Novena St. Claire. I believe in the power of prayer and miracles.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri A Public Hearing will be held at 8:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 4, 2012, at the Clarkson Executive Center, 15933 Clayton Road, at which time citizens may be heard regarding the property tax rate proposed by the City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri.

The tax rate is set annually to produce revenue as per the approved budget -- fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012.

The final tax levy to be set by the City shall be established in accordance with the provisions of Section 137.073 and 137.115.2 R.S.Mo. 1986 and Article X, Section 22 of the Missouri Constitution, and said determination shall be made in accordance with the most current information as to the 2012 assessed valuation for the City as is now known and provided by St. Louis County. Information and records concerning the City’s rollback calculations will be available at the Public Hearing.

Scott Douglass, Mayor City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri

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