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Some advocates of “social justice” would argue that what is fundamentally unjust is that one person is born into circumstances that make that person’s chances in life radically different from the chances that others have – through no fault of one and through no merit of the others.

Maybe the person who wasted educational opportunities and developed selfdestructive behavior would have turned out differently if born into a different home or a different community.

That would of course be more just. But now we are no longer talking about “social” justice, unless we believe that it is all society’s fault that different families and communities have different values and priorities – and that society can “solve” that “problem.”

Nor can poverty or poor education explain such differences. There are individuals who were raised by parents who were both poor and poorly educated, but who pushed their children to get the education that the parents themselves never had.

Many individuals and groups would not be where they are today without that.

All kinds of chance encounters – with particular people, information or circumstances – have marked turning points in many individual’s lives, whether toward fulfillment or ruin.

None of these things is equal or can be made equal. If this is an injustice, it is not a “social” injustice because it is beyond the power of society.

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Seventeenth century philosopher Thomas Hobbes said that words are wise men’s counters, but they are the money of fools.

That is as painfully true today as it was four centuries ago. Using words as vehicles to try to convey your meaning is very different from taking words so literally that the words use you and confuse you.

Take the simple phrase “rent control.” If you take these words literally – as if they were money in the bank – you get a complete distortion of reality.

New York is the city with the oldest and strongest rent control laws in the nation.

San Francisco is second. But if you look at cities with the highest average rents, New York is first and San Francisco is second.

Obviously, “rent control” laws do not control rent.

If you check out the facts, instead of relying on words, you will discover that “gun control” laws do not control guns, the government’s “stimulus” spending does not stimulate the economy and that many “compassionate” policies inflict cruel results, such as the destruction of the black family.

Do you know how many millions of people died in the war “to make the world safe for democracy” – a war that led to autocratic dynasties being replaced by totalitarian dictatorships that slaughtered far more of their own people than the dynasties had?

Warm, fuzzy words and phrases have an enormous advantage in politics. None has had such a long run of political success as “social justice.”

The idea cannot be refuted because it has no specific meaning. Fighting it would be like trying to punch the fog. No wonder “social justice” has been such a political success for more than a century – and counting.

While the term has no defined meaning, it has emotionally powerful connotations.

There is a strong sense that it is simply not right – that it is unjust – that some people are so much better off than others.

Justification, even as the term is used in printing and carpentry, means aligning one thing with another. But what is the standard to which we think incomes or other benefits should be aligned?

Is the person who has spent years in school goofing off, acting up or fighting – squandering the tens of thousands of dol-

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letters to the editor ‘Puppy Problem’ To the Editor: In response to the letter to the editor

by Linda Clay, “Puppy Problem,” I ask why you allow statements to be made that cannot be proven.

In her letter she states that “the cute little pet shop puppies came from parents that most likely are living a hellish existence.”

She goes on to say that you should not buy puppies from a pet shop. I own a pet shop and we raise some of our own puppies and we purchase puppies from local people who like to raise puppies in their homes and who do not like dealing with the general public. We also purchase puppies from USDA-inspected and licensed breeders; these breeders care for their animals and do not allow their animals to be “raised in hellish conditions.” We visit and inspect these facilities before we do business with the breeder. The “Puppy Mill” stories exploited in the news most often do not involve USDA-inspected and licensed breeders. The USDA inspects our facility on a regular basis.

A local owner of a furniture store makes the same unsubstantiated claim in his radio commercials. No one seems to hold these people accountable for liability statements they are making. Before the animal rights, rescue groups, and PETA people (and the furniture store owner is involved with these groups) make these generalized claims, they should prove their allegations before defaming an individual’s livelihood.

I, along with Linda Clay, would not purchase a puppy from a “puppy mill.”

Jon Lochmann Wildwood

More on the mosque

To the Editor: As many of you are painfully aware by now, the news both in papers and on radio the last couple of weeks has been inundated with the controversy concerning the wisdom, the right, the tolerance or the lack of tolerance of building a 13-story mosque at Ground Zero. The opposing viewpoints have speedily degenerated into a cacophony of name-calling, label-slurring, tension-stirring, and mud-slinging, which I don’t know about you, but have left my head spinning. Thankfully, two commentaries: first, a radio interview and second, a news article, have greatly helped me come up for air and get my head straight on the subject. I would like to share a brief summary of these.

First, the radio interview, which I was privileged to hear on Truth Talk Radio 630

AM on Fri., Sept. 10, was the broadcast devoted to “Remembering 9/11,” by Dr. Gina (Loudon), political analyst, writer, policologist, national speaker and wife of (Mo.) State Sen. John Loudon. She was interviewing Kitty Werthmann, an 80-year-old refugee from Nazi Austria, who was able to escape to this country with her family when she was 12 (68 years ago) and who still goes around America, even today, telling her personal story and the story of the gradual advance of totalitarianism under Hitler’s regime. She feels compelled to tell the story because she says, sadly, that she sees a great similarity in America, now, to what happened under Hitler in the 1930s. She wants to remind people that America is truly the greatest country in the world and to warn them not to let freedom slip away. On the subject of building the mosque at Ground Zero, she states her opinion unapologetically and in the form of an analogy: “Building the mosque at that site would be like erecting a statue of Hitler at Auschwitz.” Thank you, Kitty, for helping me see this more clearly.

Second was an article posted on RiteOn Newsletter on Sat., Sept. 11 from an earlier article written by Newt Gingrich, with whom most of you are probably familiar.

But for any of you who are not, he is a writer, national speaker and former Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1995-1999, and also one of the key leaders in what is remembered as the “Republican Revolution” in the 1990s.

Listed in the paragraph below are some of the reasons he opposes the proposed “Cordoba House” mosque near Ground Zero.

First, he feels that there should be no mosque near Ground Zero so long as there are no churches or synagogues in Saudi Arabia. He feels that this would be a distinct double standard and would allow and encourage Islamists to behave aggressively toward us while demanding our weakness and submission. Secondly, he believes that even the name “Cordoba House” is a deliberately insulting term because it refers to Cordoba, Spain, the capital of Muslim conquerors who symbolized their victory over Christian Spaniards by transforming a church there into the world’s third-largest mosque complex. Thirdly, he rejects the notion of some of the mosque’s backers that the proposed term “symbolizes interfaith cooperation” since every Islamist in the world recognizes Cordoba as a symbol of Islamic conquest. Fourthly, we have not rebuilt the World Trade Center in nine years, but the proponents of the mega-mosque are planning to build the 13-story, $100 million structure within a year. Fifthly, the

people behind the Cordoba House refuse to reveal all their funding sources.

You can find Newt’s full article on RiteOn. org. But after reading this myself, I believe in Newt and Kitty more strongly than ever and in Newt’s words: “No mosque. No self-deception. No surrender. The time to take a stand is now.”

Tricia Reichardt Wildwood

Teacher compensation

To the Editor: I would like to take issue with some of the information about teacher compensation in a letter written to you by Rick and Ann Standal from Ballwin, which was published in your Sept. 1 edition.

First of all, the authors treat educators as if they are union employees who clock in and out with a six-hour day. As a retired Parkway counselor, I know that is not the case. I worked at Parkway South High School for 14 years and many teachers at that high school stayed much later than 3 p.m. If you don’t want to believe me, drive by a Parkway school after 4:30 p.m. You will be amazed at how many cars are still there. If teachers needed to leave earlier, they usually dragged a large briefcase with them so that they could grade papers and prepare for the next day’s lessons at home.

In the evening, they could also count on returning e-mails, phone calls, and posting their lessons and homework on the school’s Web site. Many days they come in early or stay late to attend meetings with parents or to attend IEPs for students with disabilities.

Summers are usually filled with attending workshops and institutes or graduate classes. My experience tells me that teachers and counselors are professionals. They do their jobs, which involves far more than six hours a day that they are required to spend inside the school building.

The Standals also mention that the average teacher’s salary in Parkway is $55,176.

I need to point out that a teacher who earns this salary in Parkway according to the Parkway Web site has a master’s degree and 14 years of experience. The highest pay for a teacher who has a bachelor’s degree is $47,500, and that is with 16 years of experience. Everywhere in the (letter), the Standals talk about teachers having only a bachelor’s degree, so this needed to be pointed out to the public. I also found out on a 2005 MBA Profile for Saint Louis University graduates that in that year the average salary for an MBA with 15 years experience was $110,000, with a salary range from $85,000-$200,000. Teachers with master’s degrees in 2010 are defi-

nitely not overpaid.

Here was another quote: “The question I ask myself is not why people become teachers, but why wouldn’t they when you work six hours a day for 180 days for 30 years and then retire at 85 percent of your pay with full health benefits for the rest of your life.”

This quote is totally inaccurate. According to the Public School Retirement System calculator, a teacher in the Missouri system will receive 75 percent of compensation average after 30 years. Teachers do not receive health benefits for the rest of their lives. As a matter of fact, teachers who started teaching before 1987 did not pay into Medicare and they also have no Medicare benefits unless they worked a second job to receive those benefits. Those without Medicare pay out of pocket for health care the rest of their lives. When we consider that teachers get a good pension, we should also take into account that for those 30 years they paid between 10-14 percent of their salary into the retirement system every year, unlike most workers who pay 6.2 percent into Social Security. If most American workers put that into their 401K and invested wisely, they would have a comparable pension as well.

Another error in the Standals’ letter was that teachers get cost of living for the rest of their lives. That is incorrect. The maximum cost of living lifetime multiplier is 80 percent. When that percentage is used up, the monthly pension checks remain the same, unlike Social Security which does have a COLA for someone’s lifetime.

They also mention that the “system is out of whack.” In 2010, The Public School and Public Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri was one of four systems in the nation nominated as the Large Public Plan of the Year by Institutional Investor magazine. Yes, it has been affected by volatility in the market and the contribution rates have increased in recent years, but I am confident that the Board of Directors will skillfully navigate the markets and produce competitive returns or change the defined benefit calculator to keep the level of risk lower than most large public pension plans throughout the country. It is certainly not out of control or ready to collapse as the Standals indicated.

In the history of the teachers’ retirement system, no Missouri workers have been asked to supplement the retirement system with their tax dollars.

Paulette Tarantola Retired Parkway counselor Chesterfield

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Which way to Mayberry?

Last week was network television’s much-ballyhooed premiere week. New shows were rolled out, old favorites began again, red carpets were walked.

According to each station’s promotional advertisements, every single new show this year was the most “talked about,” “anticipated,” “dramatic” or “exciting.”

Well, these shows may have been anticipated before anyone saw them, and they may be getting talked about now, but the drama and excitement were noticeably lacking. Television, dear readers, is a wasteland.

Consider arguably the most hyped new program of the fall, NBC’s “The Event.”

NBC spent six months building intrigue around the serial drama, carefully telling viewers everything “The Event” was not.

Unfortunately, they forgot to mention that “The Event” is not very good television.

After viewing the pilot, the show seems to be about a guy and his fiancee, and the fiance’s dad who might be a pilot, and the president, and some lady from some secret lab. Oh, and a plane disappears.

Oh, and the show jumps back and forth in time, which is really annoying. It was just an awful, awful, awful waste of the airwaves.

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Of course, no one can forget about that new cop show. You know, the one where the one cop is kind of a renegade and the other one is pretty strait-laced, but they end up working together pretty well because they learn to compromise in hilarious yet meaningful ways? Which show is that, you ask? It is every other show on television.

Up in the front of the offices here at the Newsmagazine Network, there is a nice, flat-screen TV up on the wall. Generally – and this is not likely to come as a great surprise – we just leave Fox News or the Fox Business channel running all day.

Until about three weeks ago, we would switch to Fox Sports for Cardinals games, but that became too aggravating. People walk by the TV, some stop for a second to check the headlines or to see how many runs the Cardinals are losing by, and then go about their day.

Last week, for some reason, the TV was tuned to TV Land, a station that reruns classic shows. They were airing “The Andy Griffith Show.” Crowds gathered around the set and watched and laughed and everybody said the same thing: “They just don’t make television shows like this anymore.”

If they only had a plan This November, Republicans are likely to gain some significant ground in both the House and the Senate. People are fed up and scared and frustrated, and so more change is coming our way.

In anticipation of expected victory, the Republicans laid out their plans for leadership in last week’s “Pledge to America.”

The five-point plan included sections on job creation, repealing ObamaCare, smaller government, national security, and restoring trust in government.

Those all seem like laudable goals, but the plan falls far short of any significant accomplishment.

We are entering the era of impossible government mandates that demand significant overhaul. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and ObamaCare all threaten

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the economic core of society. They each individually are game-changers, and collectively, they are the single biggest threat to our way of life.

The Republican pledge simply puts duct tape on the Titanic. There is way too much, “Our mandates are better than their mandates,” which is actually true, but it is not enough.

Yes, it is better to put on duct tap than to pour water into the Titanic, which is what the Democrats are doing, but it still will not stop it from sinking.

Those previously mentioned big four government mandates represent more than $100 trillion worth of problem, and this country cannot afford to pay that bill.

Somebody needs a better plan, and soon.

Question of the week: What is your favorite new television show?

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The Wildwood Historical Society recently held a Victorian Costume Ball attended by, among others, Stan Prater, of High Ridge, as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.

Quotable: “What’s becoming increasing clear is that this isn’t a normal recovery. There’s little we can do to create jobs until demand returns, and demand isn’t returning.”

-Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak, responding to last week’s surprising increase in initial claims for unemployment.

“It’s unbelievable. I’ve seen so many people in a combination of professional fields – school teachers, former real estate agents and people with master’s degrees.”

- Charlie Gitto, Jr., on his restaurant receiving 1,400 applicants for 140 jobs.

Web site of the week: www.mayberry.com The online collection for all things related to the Andy Griffith show.

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News Br iefs BALLWIN Gun and GPS thefts The Ballwin Police recently received reports of several thefts from vehicles.

On Sept. 10 in the 1000 block of Del Ebro, a victim reported that he left his handgun in his vehicle and came out to discover it missing. The weapon was valued at $500, and the vehicle was found to be unlocked, police said.

Another theft from a vehicle occurred on Sept. 12 in the 800 block of Guenevere. According to police, the victim stated a person or persons unknown had taken his GPS unit, valued at $200, out of his unlocked vehicle overnight.

Also on Sept. 12, a victim reported that someone stole a GPS unit, valued at $250, from her vehicle. That incident occurred in the 400 block of Sunstone, police said.

in Chesterfield, Pace revealed that the 54,000-square-foot building will house the St. Louis County Library’s existing genealogical collection that currently occupies the upper floors of the library’s headquarters in Frontenac. The Center will be located near the intersection of Wild Horse Creek and Baxter Roads, directly across from the Ascension Catholic Church.

The Chesterfield facility promises to be a comfortable place for people to find information about their ancestors. It will sit on land donated by local real estate developer Sachs Properties and will be built with private funds, so no additional taxation will be necessary for its construction.

Pace said the building would be a cultural asset that will attract people from around the area, providing economic benefits to West County.

edly just asked to try on a watch and then ran out of the store with it still on his wrist.

The suspect was described as a thin, black male, 5’6”-5’8”, wearing a dark brown dress shirt and a tan vest. Police said he might have gotten away in a tan Impala with Tennessee plates.

More room to play The Ellisville City Council on Sept.

15 approved a resolution authorizing the city to apply for a grant with the St. Louis County Municipal Grants Commission that would enable expansion of the existing playground at Bluebird Park.

Ellisville Parks Director Lisa Blumer said the city applied for the maximum amount of $184,000 and said the city should know by the end of the year whether or not it will receive the grant. Residents expressed a desire for a bigger playground, and the city would like to add more facilities and a swing set to the playground, Blumer said.

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Ground will be broken for the new $18 million Family Heritage Center in Chesterfield late next summer, according to St. Louis County Library Director Charles Pace.

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At approximately 11 a.m. on Sept. 14, an individual stole a diamond-encrusted Rolex watch worth approximately $84,000 from Clarkson Jewelers in Ellisville.

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An ordinance passed at the Sept. 15 Ellisville City Council meeting prohibits the parking of standalone trailers on streets between the hours of dusk and dawn.

Councilmembers approved the ordinance for reasons of public safety.

Ellisville City Clerk Kate Demeter said the ordinance takes effect immediately and applies on all city streets.

EUREKA Hot ticket The Eureka Fire Protection District Firefighter’s Association will hold its 18th annual Backdraft Rodeo at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 1 and Sat., Oct. 2 at Lions Park in Eureka. Funds raised from the rodeo are donated to many area charities, including Missouri Children’s Burn Camp, St. John’s Mercy Medical Center Burn Unit, Muscular Dystrophy Association, D.A.R.E., the Eureka Police Department and several others.

For more information, call 938-5505.

Party in the park The Eureka Parks & Recreation Department invites the public to join in a celebration of the grand re-opening of Drewel Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 9 at the park, which is located on Hill Drive in the Shaws Garden subdivision. The park has been updated with an inclusive playground, outdoor classroom, rain garden and refurbished park amenities. There will be children’s activities, food and beverages, a storybook trail walk and more. The event is free.

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Hundreds ‘Run to Remember’ in Wildwood More than 400 people showed up on the morning of Sat., Sept. 11, when Metro West Fire Fighters, the Metro West Fire Protection District and the city of Wildwood joined forces to host “Run to Remember,” a 5k race to honor those who on Sept.

11, 2001 lost their lives in the terrorist attacks in New York City and on Flight 93 that crashed in Pennsylvania.

Proceeds from the run totaled more than $10,000 and are being donated to BackStoppers of St. Louis and The Pujols Family Foundation.

“When we decided that we were going to do this event, we had no idea what to expect,” said race coordinator/runner and Metro West Fire Protection District Captain Brad Shelton. “Needless to say we were moved by the outpouring of runners and community members who came out to remember and honor those who were lost on 9/11.”

Winners of the “Overall Male and Female” categories were Rick Brunn (18:49.7) and Heather Fieser (20:50.7).

The Manchester Board of Aldermen at its Sept. 20 meeting unanimously approved a plan to seek federal STP (surface transportation program) funding through East-West Gateway Council of Governments to construct and repair a sidewalk on Meramec Station Road between Mautenne Drive and the Grand Glaize Library.

The decision came after residents reported that under its current conditions, the road is unsafe for pedestrians.

The city already has spent $24,000 on planning, engineering studies and easement acquisitions for the project. However, constructing the sidewalk with city funds was blocked by votes from some aldermen who cited concerns about the cost of the project.

City officials expect to learn by the end of the year whether or not they will receive the grant money.

TOWN & COUNTRY Calling all artists The city of Town & Country’s newly formed Public Art Commission will hold an outdoor art competition in conjunction with the city’s annual Fall Festival.

“Impressions of Town & Country” will challenge artists to paint local scenes “en plein air,” which is French for “in open air.” Artists are invited to bring a blank canvas to Longview Farm House at 8 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 23 and may draw from inspiration anywhere within the city’s limits.

At 4 p.m., artists will return to Longview Farm Park, where professional artists will judge their work. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three winners, and there will be non-monetary awards for “people’s

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Applicants flock to fill West County jobs

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES It is a sign of hard economic times. Last month, restaurant owner Charlie Gitto, Jr. placed a “Now Hiring” placard outside his newest “From The Hill” eatery in Chesterfield, and more than 1,000 people applied for jobs.

On Sept. 8 and 9, B&B Theatres held a hiring fair to staff its new Wildwood Cinema 10 slated to open on Oct. 1 in the Wildwood Town Center, and hundreds of people applied for full- and part-time employment.

“We’ve never seen anything like this in all my 30 years in the business,” Gitto said of the response to his job opening advertisement. “We opened our restaurant in Harrah’s (in Maryland Heights) back in 2004 and didn’t have anywhere close to this number of applicants.”

Gitto said he advertised the job openings

also through Craigslist and via online postings. He had about 150 positions to fill.

“It was a bit overwhelming but not crazy,” Gitto said. “We’re very organized and happy to provide jobs for the Chesterfield area.”

Numbers aside, Gitto said he was surprised at the backgrounds of many of the job seekers.

“It’s unbelievable,” Gitto said. “I’ve seen so many people in a combination of professional fields – school teachers, former real estate agents and people with master’s degrees.”

In the end, 140 jobs were filled from a pool of 1,400 applicants. Charlie Gitto’s opened on Sept. 9 at 15525 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield.

Paul Farnsworth, general manager of the Wildwood Cinema 10, said that 260 people turned out to apply for work at the

A “Now Hiring” sign posted last month at Charlie Gitto’s in Chesterfield brought in droves of applicants. The restaurant opened on Sept. 9.

10-screen theater.

“The job fair turnout was incredible,” Farnsworth said. “I personally conducted 250 interviews.”

Farnsworth, who was hiring managers, bartenders and part-time concession personnel, said that traditionally, B&B Theatres’ positions have been filled by high school and college students, but older adults from all walks of life put in applica-

tions for work at the Wildwood complex.

Farnsworth said that when he asked potential employees why they wanted to work at the theater, the typical response from adults was that they wanted to “get back on track after being laid off.”

Ultimately, Farnsworth hired 32 employees, including some retirees.

“Unfortunately these aren’t all full time positions,” Farnsworth said.

Flachsbart set to serve as Chesterfield’s interim mayor

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Barry Flachsbart said he was very surprised to hear about the recent resignation of Chesterfield Mayor John Nations.

As president pro temp of the city council, Flachsbart in October will be appointed to serve as an interim mayor for the rest of Nations’ term, which ends in April.

“No one knew this was going to happen,” Flachsbart said. “I’m excited about the opportunity to serve the city. I know that the mayor always says that public service is a great privilege, and I want to do my part to keep Chesterfield an outstanding city.”

Flachsbart has a long and colorful resume. He worked as a sportswriter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in high school and college and was a weekend clerk at the paper’s city desk. He took the graduate program in engineering at Stanford University and was an early expert on computer technology for companies like McDonnell Douglas and Union Pacific.

Work in the private sector, he said, exposed him to many management styles and ways to solve day-to-day problems and will come in handy in his role as Chesterfield’s mayor.

Flachsbart once was president of Citizens for Chesterfield, the group that filed the original papers to incorporate the city.

“We had a vision back then to offer good services efficiently, and that has played out

well,” Flachsbart said. “We were always pro-development, but pro good development. We wanted to put commercial development in the right place. Because of this, both our businesses and our residents have been very well taken care of.”

Chesterfield has grown beyond his wildest expectations.

“It’s certainly better than I ever thought it would be,” Flachsbart said. “I think one thing we did right early on is that we established zoning practices that protected the quality of our neighborhoods. We have lots of great businesses in this city, and we are a business friendly community, but we’ve tried to be that while the integrity of our neighborhoods has been upheld.”

Flachsbart was a part of the original Chesterfield City Council until 1990, when he left his post to launch an unsuccessful bid for mayor. He ran for a council seat again in 1994 and has been part of the city’s governing body ever since. He was in his second one-year term as president pro temp of the council when Nations announced he was resigning to take over as head of Metro.

As interim mayor, Flachsbart expects to focus on the city’s budgeting.

“My main goal is to keep us fiscally sound during these economic tough times,” Flachsbart said. “Our city government has always done an excellent job at this. We always try to have cash on reserve for any-

thing that comes up.”

He said Chesterfield has a rule that the city has to keep at least 40 percent of its operating budget in financial reserves at all times. Thanks to efficient city management, current reserves are $1 million over the total – an amount that Flachsbart said would keep Chesterfield running for at least half a year if the city took in zero tax revenue.

“Of course, we do end up using some of that money from time to time,” Flachsbart said, “but this policy allows us to not worry about the little things.”

Such financial discipline is necessary, he said, because the city loses so much in sales tax revenue every year. He explained that when Chesterfield first became a city, in accordance with state law, it was not allowed to keep sales tax revenue on goods purchased within the city limits. Instead, the money is put into a pool with sales tax revenue from other cities. Even though most of Chesterfield’s budget comes from that pool, Flachsbart estimated that the city ultimately loses $6 million annually by participating in the tax pool.

“This law was essentially written to discourage cities from incorporating,” Flachsbart said.

The rest of the city’s revenue comes from utility taxes.

“Despite this pool system not performing well for us, we still want the city to run effi-

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ciently,” Flachsbart said. “It has put us in the position of being fiscally conservative.

We have fewer city employees per capita than most any other city in this region. So, we have to attract the best employees we can, so we can do more with less. We don’t pay them princely salaries, but we do pay competitively, and they all do a good job.”

He touted the city’s good bond rating, recent positive assessments of the police See FLACHSBART, page 48

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Drochelman made his first march alone on Sept. 11, 2002, the first anniversary of the attacks. Around 3:40 p.m. that day, he left a note for his wife, grabbed the American flag from his front porch and began a 21-mile trek to the Arch.

“I had wanted to do something just a few days after the attacks, but I wasn’t in good health at the time,” Drochelman said. “I couldn’t start something in the memory of those victims and then not finish.”

By 10:40 p.m., Drochelman reached the Arch and made a commitment to himself to complete the journey every year that he is physically able.

The following year, Drochelman’s family walked with him, and the trek slowly grew into a local event. Eager to encourage any participation, his two sons, daughter, and daughter-in-law contacted local news outlets to spread the word and provided T-shirts, water and bananas for everyone who walked. A few more people would join in each year.

This year, however, there was a drastic rise in participation, due in part to promotional support from a friend of Drochelman; 100 people gathered at Mike Duffy’s and began walking east on Clayton Road.

Another 100 joined in at various points along the way.

Drochelman said people are welcome to

join the March at any point, walking just 100 yards or the full 21 miles.

“That’s what America is all about,” Drochelman said. “We all start at different places but finish together as Americans.”

Drochelman said the purpose of the “March to the Arch” has not changed since its inception.

“It’s about remembering the victims,” Drochelman said. “Innocent Americans died because someone hated other Americans that (the victims) had never met. We can’t ever let that memory go, no matter how much time passes.”

Drochelman said the “March to the Arch” is a way to remember all Americans who have died because they were Americans and not just those who died in the 9/11 attacks or those who died in war. It also is meant as a sign of American strength in the face of tragedy, he said.

“My goal was also to show that this country cannot be defeated, even if we were shaken by a great loss, so the people who attacked us look and see that they’ve bitten off more than they can chew,” Drochelman said.

One walker, whom Drochelman identified only as “Ron,” in 2003 began an impromptu singing of “America the Beautiful” that quickly spread across the entire group and has became a tradition.

“Our only rule is you need to bring a flag,” Drochelman said. “It doesn’t matter what size; we just need to show that this is about our unity as Americans.”

As for next year, Drochelman has high hopes for a big turnout, as Sept. 11 falls on a Sunday and will be the 10th anniversary of the attacks.

Information on ”March to the Arch” can be found at marchtothearch.com.

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The public now through Oct. 18 may vote for I-64 to win the national “People’s Choice Award” for best project in the country by visiting americastransporationaward.org. The awards will be announced at the national AASHTO meeting on Oct. 31.

The I-64 St. Louis project was the largest highway improvement in Missouri history, yet reopened one month early and $11 million under its $535 million budget. All project goals were met or exceeded despite limited funds, limited space and the need to limit the impact of construction. The project closed two 5-mile sections of I-64 for one year each, but survey results show 95 percent of Missourians were satisfied with how the work was handled.

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As a Top 10 finalist, the I-64 St. Louis project is now in the running for the grand prize and the People’s Choice Award. Winners of both awards will receive $10,000 to go toward a charity or scholarship.

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meeting, a Ballwin resident spoke also in opposition to the subdivision, stating that the proposed homes are too close and pose aesthetic and safety issues. The resident pointed to homes in Windy Acres Estates, where in June a home was struck by lightening, and six neighboring homes were affected.

Aldermen at the Sept. 13 meeting voting in opposition to both ordinances were Terbrock, Michael Finley (ward 1), and Ron Markland (ward 2).

for the Estates at Hallmark Place passed five to three.

At the Aug. 23 Board of Aldermen meeting, Alderman James Terbrock (ward 1) said he was concerned that plans for the Estates at Hallmark Place called for only 18 feet between some of the houses and suggested a minimum of 20 feet.

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Goss further advised that the Rockwood School District is in favor of the detention basin and is working with the developers.

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By BARB REUTER The Ballwin Board of Aldermen at its Sept. 13 meeting reconsidered an ordinance approving the preliminary development plan and a zoning change for the Estates at Hallmark Place.

The ordinance failed to pass at the Aug. 23 meeting, but the aldermen in attendance voted to reconsider the bill.

Brad Goss, representing the developer, Rowles Homes, Inc., addressed concerns regarding setback requirements, fire safety, and the planned detention basin on the Selvidge Middle School property.

Goss said there would be 18 feet between the homes, following the current building code and setback requirements, and that there would be no fire hazard given the distance between the homes.

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The Creve Coeur City Council for a few weeks was considering a text amendment to the Planned Community (PC) zoning ordinance that would have made changes to the permitted uses in districts less than 40 acres. The bill was sponsored by Creve Coeur Councilmember David Kassander (ward 3) and would have limited commercial development of PC districts of less than 40 acres.

Many residents over the course of the debate have expressed concerns about expanding commercial development in the city encroaching their neighborhoods.

In 2000, the district’s minimum acreage was changed from 40 to 15 acres to allow a nursing home, the Parc Provence, to be built on a 16-acre assemblage of previously zoned land on Coeur de Ville Drive The reduction in minimum acreage, however, was made without changing any of the permitted uses specified for districts of less than 40 acres.

Subsequently, in a 16-acre PC district that was created for the Parc Provence, uses such as retail stores, banks, drug stores and dry cleaners were allowed without conditions.

Kassander had argued that since the site on Coeur de Ville is zoned PC for the Parc Provence development, any of the above mentioned uses could be put on that property, and little could be done to stop it.

The owner of the facility, Charles Deutsch, stated his opposition to the proposed text amendment and told the council

it would hamper any potential development on the property. Deutsch argued that he was being unfairly targeted.

Deutsch’s lawyer, Douglas Barron, offered a final plea to the council before the vote was taken.

“This text amendment represents a wholesale change of the district,” Barron said, adding that the amendment was a naked attempt to control the undeveloped seven acres of the Parc Provence property.

He said it could cost the facility dearly if the amendment was approved. Kassander said that the new proposal had nothing to do with the nursing home. He argued it was a zoning issue.

Creve Coeur Councilmember Jeanne Rhoades (ward 4) agreed with Kassander.

“Some of us on the dais have a broader view,” Rhoades told Barron. “I don’t buy into that you are uniquely targeted.”

Creve Coeur Councilmember Tara Nealey (ward 2) sided with Deutsch. She said the developer has delivered and come through over the years on his project.

“You are targeting Mr. Deutsch,” Nealey said.

When she uttered those words, residents in attendance roared back at her in disapproval and denied targeting Deutsch.

Regarding the voting process, Creve Coeur City Adminstrator Mark Perkins said since a protest petition was filed on the matter, a supermajority of six council votes in favor of the amendment was required for passage. The final vote was 4-4. Those who voted in favor of it were Kassander, Rhoades, Laura Bryant (ward 4) and Robert Haddenhorst (ward 3).

Those voting against it were Nealey, Beth Kistner (ward 1), David Kreuter (ward 1) and A.J. Wang (ward 2).

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Landfill looks likely in Labadie

By BRIAN MCDOWELL Franklin County Planning and Zoning officials on Sept. 21 voted to recommend giving Ameren UE authorization to build a landfill for coal ash waste in a 100-year flood plain adjacent to the company’s large power plant adjacent to the Missouri River in the small town of Labadie.

One committee member voted no, and another abstained from voting at all, but all other appointed committee members voted to recommend approval of the project, with a long list of stipulations. Those stipulations included recommendations that the project be within 1,000 feet of the power plant; that a levee system must be built, maintained and inspected at Ameren UE’s expense; and that the transportation of the potentially hazardous material from other Ameren facilities to be stored in the landfill would require a conditional use permit from the county. Committee mem-

bers maintained also that the project must follow all existing state and national environmental laws.

Some residents of the area insisted that the coal ash that would be stored in the proposed facility is toxic and unsafe. They said they worry about what would happen if the area surrounding the site of the landfill flooded like it did in 1993 and the coal ash found its way into local groundwater and the Missouri River, which is the source of most of St. Louis County’s drinking water.

Those concerns are what drove a group of citizens to form the Labadie Environmental Organization, a group that has maintained a presence at all meetings at which the project has been discussed.

Even though many of the group’s demands were adopted into the committee’s recommendations, other requests – such as the formation of a citizens’ advisory committee to monitor the landfill – as well as concerns about the effects of coal ash on local groundwater, were ignored.

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Not clicking in Missouri Fewer Missourians buckled up this year compared to 2009, according to a statewide seat belt survey conducted in June 2010.

Despite evidence proving the benefits of wearing a seat belt, nearly 24 percent of Missouri motorists are still not making it click. Only 76 percent of Missourians buckle up regularly, compared to 77 percent in 2009, which is eight percent less than the national average of 84 percent.

“We are just totally baffled as to why these people still don’t buckle up and risk their lives unnecessarily every time they ride in a vehicle,” Leanna Depue, chair of the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety’s Executive Committee said. “Unfortunately, Missouri just can’t seem to get our overall seat belt usage rates to increase, and it’s not likely to improve significantly without a primary safety belt law. We could save so many lives just by making our seat belt law a primary one.”

In 2009, 878 people were killed in Missouri traffic crashes, and 67 percent of the vehicle occupants killed were not wearing a seat belt. Wearing a seat belt is the best defense in a crash because it provides protection from being ejected and keeps motorists from smashing into windshields, dashboards and other passengers.

The annual survey involved more than 126,419 observations of drivers and passengers in 460 locations in both urban and rural counties. Missouri worked with The Missouri Safety Center to conduct the survey. Since 2004, the usage rate has fluctuated only slightly between 75 and 77 percent.

“We just wish they’d consider our needs more than those of a private company,” Labadie resident Patricia Schuba said.

“What they approved wasn’t near enough.”

Ameren UE officials who were present at the meeting declined to comment on the decision.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Childhood friends of a Chesterfield man who has ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) have organized a fundraiser to help with the cost of medical bills.

In 2006, Gregg Neely, 43, was diagnosed with ALS. The Parkway Central and Miami of Ohio University graduate and his wife, a full-time employee of the Rockwood School District, have two children – Sam, 17, Delaney, 10, and Bode, 4. The family’s health insurance covers only a small portion of Neely’s many medical bills.

Prior to becoming ill, Neely worked for 15 years for Gourmet to Go and was an avid hockey player.

Neely’s friends secured the partnership of the St. Louis Bandits and will hold a fundraiser at 7:05 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 1 as part of the Bandits hockey game at the Hardee’s Iceplex (16851 N. Outer 40 Drive in Chesterfield). The St. Louis Bandits, a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League’s North Division, will face the Springfield Junior Blues.

“Gregg’s health has taken a turn for the worse in the past year,” said Laura Tockman, a friend of the Neely family. “He now needs a feeding tube. Because he has trouble breathing, he was given a tracheotomy so he could be hooked to a ventilator when necessary.”

Gregg and Stacey Neely with their children, Sam, Delaney and Bode.

Tickets to the game are $5. VIP tickets to the benefit are $30 and include admission to the hockey game and to a VIP area where there will be food and drinks, along with the opportunity for autographs and pictures with some St. Louis Blues players and alumn. Silicone bracelets reading, “For Gregg” will be sold for a donation of any amount.

Neely’s children will be dropping the honorary puck before the game.

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Laura Tockman at (314) 486-4514.

Tribute to Tennessee

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Plans recently were announced to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of the late two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Thomas Lanier “Tennessee” Williams, who was raised in St. Louis.

To pay tribute to the artist, the Tennessee Williams Family Foundation for the Arts is collaborating with The Wiegand Foundation, Inc., to create a memorial bas-relief sculpture of the playwright. Current plans call for the piece to be a gift to the city of St. Louis.

“Creating a permanent tribute to my uncle was my father’s longtime dream,” said Francesca Williams, an artist who resides Collinsville, Ill., and the daughter of playwright’s brother, Dakin Williams.

“I’m happy to take these first steps to see his dream become a reality.”

Those first steps included preparation of the sculpture’s preliminary cutout, which on Aug. 28 was unveiled in the Chesterfield studio of sculptor Don Wiegand.

“We are hoping to have the project underway by Tennessee’s birthday on March 26, 2011,” Wiegand said.

Francesca Williams and Don Wiegand.

Williams, born on March 26, 1911, died in 1983. His most acclaimed works include “The Glass Menagerie,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “The Night of the Iguana.”

In 1980, President Jimmy Carter presented him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Contributions to the project are encouraged and may be sent to: Tennessee Williams Project, The Wiegand Foundation, Inc, One Wiegand Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63005.

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In an impassioned speech, Everingham said her husband, Charlie Everingham, after 29 years as a Manchester police officer and 42 total years as a police officer, was forced to either resign or be fired.

Everingham said that on Sept. 2, Manchester Acting Police Chief Timothy Walsh and City Administrator Ed Blattner presented her husband with two sheets of paper: a pre-written letter of resignation, and “a document saying he was fired.”

Everingham said Walsh told her husband, “You can either resign, or I’m going to fire you.”

“Charlie was forced to make a split-second decision,” Everingham said. “To Charlie, being fired meant he did something wrong, and he knew he didn’t do anything wrong.”

She said it was important to note that “if you are fired as a police officer, you lose your police accreditation.”

“So, (my husband) signed the pre-written forced resignation letter on Sept. 2,” she said.

Everingham said that someone told her that Walsh said he hired a police officer for “political reasons” and that that officer did not meet the minimum requirement of 70 on the Manchester Police Department test.

She urged the board to look into the situation regarding her husband’s choice to resign or be fired and “the acting chief’s hiring methods.”

“Members of the board, please conduct an investigation of these issues,” Everingham said. “Please suspend (Walsh) until the investigation is concluded. Lie detector tests of all involved might be helpful. I know my husband is most willing to take one.”

Everingham said the controversy surrounding her husband was just “the tip of the iceberg” and that an investigation would bring other stories to light.

She took several city officials to task, calling them “little boys.”

“The political diapers you are wearing are full and the stench is beginning to reek outside of City Hall and this building,” Everingham said. “I would suggest you put on your ‘big boy’ pants and realize you work for this amazing city of hard-working people; they don’t work for you, nor your

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“My husband loves this city and is, obviously, beloved by it. Your actions gave neither a chance to say goodbye after 29 ½ years. And you dare to celebrate 50 years of this police department without him. Shame on you.”

Everingham did not cite any reason for the alleged disciplinary action against her husband.

A source who asked to remain anonymous told West Newsmagazine that prior to being given the choice to resign or be fired, Everingham had gone to Walsh and given Manchester Mayor Dave Willson a memo accusing some of his fellow police officers of unspecified criminal activities.

Willson acknowledged receiving such a memo from Everingham but said the accusations outlined therein contained no names and no specific timeframe, so he never acted on it. Willson said he never discussed the allegations with Everingham or Walsh.

“All I know is that I got a phone call from the city manager telling me that Charlie Everingham resigned,” Willson said. “It surprised me, but that was the only thing I ever heard about it.”

Willson said he supported Suzie Everingham’s right to make public comments during board of aldermen meetings but that he would not otherwise be reacting to what she said.

Board members said they were told only that the longtime police officer had resigned. Alderman Bob Tullock (ward 1) said at the meeting that the board and Manchester residents need to know what happened.

City Attorney Patrick Gunn said he would need permission from Charlie Everingham before details of the case could be made public.

Walsh declined to comment, stating in an e-mail to West Newsmagazine, “It is the long standing policy of this city not to comment on on-going personnel issues. I must comply with that policy.”

West Newsmagazine’s call to Blattner for comment on the matter was not returned.

According to Suzie Everingham, when news about what happened to her husband hit the community, the Everinghams spent a few days on the phone telling and retelling the story.

“Everyone was appalled, and many were embarrassed to say they lived in Manchester,” she said. “I am a chaplain at a congregation in Manchester, and when See POLICE, next page

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A photo that the trustees from the Countrylane Woods II subdivision presented to the Manchester board of aldermen shows exposed telephone cable in an area traversed by children.

Stormwater study gets approval

By BRIAN MCDOWELL The old cliche, “When it rains, it pours” has taken on real meaning for some residents of the Countrylane Woods II subdivision in Manchester who say that stormwater is causing erosion in a channel that was built in a creek bed in that area.

Delivering an impassioned plea to the Manchester board of aldermen at its Sept. 6 meeting, the board of trustees for the neighborhood of Countrylane Woods II appealed to the city to help deal with the situation.

The trustees claimed that the problem has been ongoing for a long time.

According to Mike Ritchie, flooding six or seven years ago left a sanitary sewage pipe exposed, and there was a large sewage spill in the area.

“Now, with an inch and a half of rain, the creek goes from dry to raging in about 15 minutes,” Ritchie said. “That creek is just going to get worse and worse.”

Trustee Eric Ruegg said that in some portions, the water flow had moved up to 14 feet from where it originally started and had begun encroach into a few residents’ yards within the subdivision.

Ruegg said that in some of the areas where children have been known to play, exposed sewer pipes, manhole covers, and

telephone and electric wires still could be seen in the creek beds.

In 2002, a city-funded scientific study found that there were three main channels of erosion from stormwater in the area.

Since then, the trustees for Countrylane Woods II placed a wall of rocks to try to contain the effects the water has on the area. However, rushing water eventually damaged the rock structure and eventually overcame manmade restrictions to the water’s flow.

“This thing has been a hazard for a half dozen years, but it seems like nobody’s really had the money to deal with it,” Ruegg said.

Ruegg said that he was only asking the city to do what it had promised to do all along and work with the list of priorities it established eight years ago, during the original study.

Citing safety concerns, $300,000 for a planning, engineering and design study was unanimously approved by the aldermen. Completion of a Missouri Corps of Engineers study of the matter is expected to take a year.

The trustees expressed their appreciation for the actions taken by the city of Manchester.

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Firefighters collect record amount for MDA

By SUSAN E. SAGARRA The firefighter/paramedics of the Chesterfield-headquartered Monarch Fire Protection District collected a record amount of donations from the community during the recent Fill-the-Boot campaign to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA).

The Monarch firefighters collected $21,637, the highest amount of any fire district in St. Louis County and the surrounding area. The only exception was the St. Louis Fire Department, which collected $29,055.

“The Fill-the-Boot campaign is one of our biggest fundraising efforts, and we work with 165 fire departments in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area,” said Lauren Green, executive director of the St. Louis Chapter of the MDA. This year’s total exceeded Monarch’s previous record of $14,332.

“People were more than generous,” said Dan Stoverink, a Monarch firefighter/paramedic who serves as the Monarch shop’s coordinator for the fundraiser. “It is amazing. MDA is such a great organization, and the community recognized that.”

Stoverink said that every firefighter/ paramedic at Monarch participated in the campaign during two collection weekends,

one in early June and the other during the Labor Day weekend, which was held in conjunction with the annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day MDA Telethon.

“All three shifts worked at five intersections within the Monarch Fire District throughout both weekends,” Stoverink said. “Between the two weekends, everyone helped collect the money. The firefighters are really appreciative of the generosity from the community.”

Stoverink said that over the years, he has met numerous families affected by MDA. “I’ve gotten to know some of the families, and the parents are inspiring,” Stoverink said. “They don’t want sympathy.

They just want a cure. The kids also are just amazing. Some are just sharp as a tack.”

Green praised the firefighters’ efforts.

“The Monarch firefighters did an amazing job,” Green said. “It is just fantastic that they collected so much. Firefighters are the backbone of what we do at MDA, and Monarch has set the bar for the entire St. Louis area. It’s a huge accomplishment and we’re very proud of them.”

Green said that over the years, Monarch has helped MDA in numerous ways.

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of their firefighters, Ron Bristow, has been a camp counselor for several years, and these guys go above and beyond. They don’t just collect the money. They are very humble, and in addition to their job of protecting and serving, they are always willing to help out in the community with efforts like these.”

Still, Andy Stecko, Monarch shop steward and 3rd District vice president of the

Professional Firefighters of Eastern Missouri Association, said that the people in the community deserve the credit.

“We understand how tight people’s budgets are these days, and we are grateful that the community opened their hearts and their wallets to help us raise these funds,” Stecko said. “It is because of their generosity that we were able to contribute so much.

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By SARAH WILSON German music, children’s rides and bratwurst will once again be featured at the annual St. Louis Strassenfest, returning to Chesterfield on Oct. 1, 2 and 3. Admission is free for all.

“We look forward to a beautiful fall weekend for our family-oriented event,” St. Louis Strassenfest President Patrick Worzer said.

This year’s Strassenfest is not a typical festival with pop bands and concession booths from large chain restaurants. In previous years, Strassenfest featured mainstream oldies pop bands, but to give the event a more authentic feel this year, live German music will be played all weekend by a few different bands, including the featured Jay Fox and the Bavarian Showtime Band.

The traditional German festival allows only recognized nonprofit groups to take part. More than 35 organizations participate and earn funds by operating food, beverage, arts and crafts and game booths.

Since 1960, Strassenfest has helped raise $8.2 million to support cultural, educational, civic and charitable activities in the St. Louis area.

The St. Louis Strassenfest is an all-volunteer event.

“We hope to build on last year’s success, especially in light of the economy hitting charity fundraising especially hard,” Chesterfield resident Doug Littlefield, event organizer, said.

Littlefield, along with Worzer, works with the city of Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Chesterfield Mall and Sachs Properties to coordinate the event.

The original German-style Strassenfest was in 1960 in Columbia, Ill. Each year, the event expanded, and by 1971, Columbia officials decided it had gotten too large for the small city. In response, the St. Louis Strassenfest Corporation was formed, and in 1972, the event was held in St. Louis for the first time.

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL A father visiting his daughter’s elementary school class normally is not newsworthy, but when he is in the military, half a world away in the middle of a war zone, such an event becomes much more interesting.

That is what happened on the morning of Sept. 9 in Paige Nilson’s second-grade classroom at Barretts Elementary in the Parkway School District. Col. Peter Ries is an Army reservist stationed at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, where he works as a staff judge advocate. His unit, the103rd, has up to 8,000 soldiers and is in charge of all transportation and supplies in Iraq and moving all equipment and personnel out of the country as part of the draw-down.

This deployment, Ries’ second to Iraq, began in February 2010, and he is to return home in April 2011. Ries gets to talk most every day by phone to his family and about once a week on Skype, computer video technology that allows live teleconferencing.

Ries’ daughter, Emma, is in Nilson’s class, which chose a pen pal program with troops stationed in Iraq as their service project. Emma’s mother, Jane Ries, came

up with the idea of using Skype to let the colonel talk to students about his experience in Iraq.

A computer was used to link Skype to a SMART Board in the classroom, so the kids could see Ries and he could see his daughter’s classroom.

Ries’ wife and fifth-grade son, Jack, sat in for the event.

Jane Ries held up a laptop showing pictures her husband took in Iraq as Peter narrated them. Images included the base, troops, the mosque on base, the mess hall, the base movie theater, helicopters, transport vehicles and a few of the palaces where the military now base their operations.

“I work a lot of hours here,” Ries said. “It is hard for us to be away from our families.

This is honestly the first group of kids I’ve seen in quite a while.”

He said that the food was good and included a variety of American and foreign foods. He described the computer lab on base and said it is where soldiers go during off hours to check e-mails, use the Internet and make contact with their families.

Ries said he will return home briefly in October for his son’s birthday, and he promised to visit the class in person then.

After the conference, students discussed what that they have written to their American military pen pals, citing questions like, “Do you have any pets back home?” and, “Have you seen the Hannah Montana movie?”

Nilson is using the exercise to teach social studies and letter writing but recognized that it could Second-graders at Barretts Elementary visited on Skype with a have a broader effect. classmate’s father, who is stationed in Iraq.

“I hope they learn the importance of helping Emma said that during weekly Skype others,” Nilson said, “and that they develop conversations with her father, she talks an appreciation for different people and mainly about school and soccer practice. different places and other communities. I “It was fun to see him on the big screen,” want them to realize that their letters have Emma said. purposes.”

Jack talks to his father about school, She said the conference with Ries rein- football and other sports and asks about forced her teaching. what is happening in Iraq.

“The Ries family is so incredible,” Nilson “He gives me the scoop on what he’s said, “and Emma is such a good leader in hearing, what he’s eating for lunch and class. The picture was clearer than I thought what he’s downloaded on i-Tunes,” Jack it would be. I’m glad that everyone got to said. see each other, and I was very impressed Both kids said it was very difficult to with the kids’ questions.” have their father away for so long.

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Chesterfield Montessori School recently kicked off a new school year with its annual “International Grill Fest.” Families shared dishes representing the Jaya Sastry and her many nation- student, Sophia Enstall, alities within the at the Chesterfield School school commu- Montessori “International Grill nity.

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“On behalf of the children and families we serve every day, I truly appreciate the support from everyone that participated in this event,” Howard Park Center Executive Director Dawn Casey said.

Pictured are Dawn Casey (right) with Orville Middendorf and Jane Middendorf, who were presented with a decorative plate as a thank you for their generous sponsorship of the Golf Classic. were named semifinalists in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program.

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U.S. high school students and their teachers are invited to compete for nearly $115,000 in prize money by participating in the Bill of Rights Institute’s fifth annual “Being an American” essay contest. Top winners and their teachers also will receive all-expenses paid trips to the nation’s capital.

Students are asked to share their thoughts on American citizenship by answering the question, “What civic value do you believe is most essential to being an American?”

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Girls and Women of Distinction Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri (GSEM) is accepting nominations for the 2011 Girls and Women of Distinction Awards. GSEM will honor 10 girls and 10 women who positively impact the community. Nominations are based on girls and women exhibiting courage, confidence and character and who make the world a better place.

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Box Tops for Education Green Trails Elementary recently launched its 2010-2011 Box Tops for Education fundraising campaign. This year, the school has set a goal of $1,500 in earnings through Box Tops.

The Box Tops for Education program offers three ways to earn cash for schools through everyday activities, such as buying groceries, shopping online and purchasing books. Schools can earn up to $60,000 each year.

To help students at Green Trails reach their goal, collect Box Tops from participating products and send them to Green Trails Elementary, Attention Joy Hungerford – Box Tops Coordinator, 170 Portico Drive, Chesterfield, MO 63017, or sign up on the Box Tops Web site at boxtops4education.com.

Counselor of the Year Cathy Westbury, a school counselor at Stanton Elementary in the Rockwood School District, was selected as the Elementary School Counselor of the Year for the state of Missouri.

“We are enormously proud of Cathy, her nationally recognized school counseling program, and her many talents and gifts,” Stanton Principal Matt Miller said.

Westbury was recognized for the difference she has made through her efforts for student leadership opportunities, devotion to guidance curriculum and efforts to curtail bullying.

“Cathy runs a superb school counseling program at Stanton,” Dr. Sharon Sevier, director of Guidance and Counseling for Rockwood, said. “We look forward to nominating her for the national counselor of the year recognition.”

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By BRIAN MCDOWELL The girls in Ms. Friend’s first-grade class at Ross Elementary School write and illustrate elaborately detailed stories about friends, pets and slumber parties. They can do so without boring or facing ridicule from the boys in their grade, who are busy in Ms. Roy’s class, where they are writing stories about football games, “Star Wars” and zombies without worrying whether their female classmates think that these are appropriate topics for literary exploration.

The unique set-up of separate gender classrooms is becoming more available at elementary schools in the Parkway School District. Ross Elementary is starting a separate classroom for each gender in both first and second grade.

The program does not separate the genders completely; boys and girls in the classes have recess, gym and lunch together. Specifically, the program was designed to address the different needs and interests that boys and girls have in a classroom setting.

Participation is voluntary and requires parental permission.

The unique program has been running with great success at Carman Trails Elementary School in Ballwin for the last couple of years. Sylvia Bronner, the school’s interim administrative intern and original boys’ first-grade classroom teacher said teaching in a mixed-gender classroom made her better at her job.

“I did a lot of learning about physiological differences between boys and girls that I could apply in any classroom I was teaching in,” Bronner said. One positive result of the separate gender classroom, Bronner said, was that the boys learned to love the writing process.

“It became their favorite activity,” Bronner said. “I found that we had taken the focus off other things to give them time to write. It all came from these learning strategies we had – things like some boys learn better standing up – and the importance of not comparing work to other kids in the class. They liked to write and they liked to read each other stories, as long as the topics were something that was interesting to them.”

Bronner said the set-up also had a positive effect on the mental attitudes of some students.

“We just want kids to see themselves as learners, and want them to know that school is a place for them,” Bronner said, “and, in a traditional classroom setting, not all kids feel that way.”

The success of the program at Carman Trails inspired Ross officials to give it a shot.

“I don’t have any hard data yet, but the kids are happier,” Ross Principal Lisa Greenstein said. “For some boys and some girls, this program works better.”

Greenstein said the classes seem to be helping children gain confidence as learners, and she is impressed at the way the structure engages boys.

Kelly Friend, a part-time marathon runner, teaches the first-grade girls’ class.

“I didn’t want the girls class to be all pink and purple,” Greenstein said. “I think her toughness and competitiveness can be a good example for young girls.”

Friend said she sees the girls emulate her, wearing a scarf on days after she wears a scarf, or using the same phrases that she often uses. She discourages cliques from forming by moving the girls to a different desk every day.

“As their teacher, I keep having ‘ah-ha’ moments,” Friend said.

The structure allows girls to explore their interests, such as colors and social activities, and to perform activities designed to enhance self-image.

Julie Roy, who teaches the boys’ firstgrade class at Ross, said it has been a challenge.

“I have found it’s effective to explain things using bullet points,” Roy said. “I just tell them exactly what is expected of them. I find boys don’t want to copy me exactly, but they do need some type of structure.”

Roy said her students value consistency.

They have been working on construction and design projects using mathematical manipulatives.

The two teachers often compare notes after the school day, since they are teaching the same curriculum in different ways.

The process has illustrated differences between the genders, even at a young age, which are illuminating. For instance, a classroom discussion in which students were asked to share something about themselves took “forever” in the girls’ classroom, as the girls wanted to discuss every point made by fellow students.

Given the same exercise, the boys opted for one-word answers, and Roy said she had to pry to get them to express anything emotionally.

“I just want them to be comfortable,” Roy said, “and with this, I think they are.”

Both teachers said they were amazed by the smoothness of the transition and that, so far, it has worked exactly as their training indicated it would.

Greenstein said the future of the program at Parkway and expansion to other grades and schools will depend mainly on academic results and parental interest.

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High school boys’ soccer New team, new year, but the winning goes right on for the Eureka boys’ soccer team.

The Wildcats recently won the Mehlville Cup, going 4-0 in the tournament.

Gary Schneider moved up from assistant to take over for Bill Goggin. He inherited a club that lost 14 seniors and nine starters.

Winning the tournament was a great start to the season for Eureka.

“My expectation going into the tournament was that every player that played in the game would give the team a 100 percent effort,” Schneider said. “I think we got that from all of them. We still have a long way to go, but I really like our effort right now.”

Eureka defeated Mehlville, Seckman and Westminster to reach the championship game.

“In those wins, there were spots in the game that we were not playing well and things were not going our way,” Schneider said. “Our seniors stepped up and put us on their shoulders and refused to let us lose.

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Eureka faced Oakville for the title and came away with a 1-0 overtime victory.

Jake Johnson scored the lone goal.

“This is a bittersweet game,” Schneider said. “We won the game, and Jake Jackson came through for the game-winning goal.

It was a really a back-and-forth game.

“But we lost a very good goalie for the season in Connor Pahl. He took a pretty hard hit, but he will recover. He certainly scared me and everyone for a while there.”

His boys showed Schnieder their moxie when Pahl went down.

“I’m really proud of how our team responded when Connor got hurt,” Schneider said. “The trainer that was on site that night did an awesome job with him and really helped everyone remain calm.

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Our boys could life insurance have collapsed aand fallen but we walk in apart the park didn’t, and we came out even harder and eventually put one away in overtime. I was very proud of them that night.”

Pahl is a sophomore.

“It’s not really who steps up to replace him. Connor Pahl and senior Brian Woodward were fighting for a starting spot,” Schnieder said. “So it should be an easy transition for Brian to be named the starter.

Dane Roper has moved up from JV to help us out and back up Brian. If that should happen, I know Dane will be ready to take the net over from Brian.”

The Eureka Wildcats varsity soccer team

Winning the tourney was important for the club, but Schneider said he was looking for more than just victories.

“We are not hung up on wins and losses,” Schneider said. “We are trying to play the best soccer we can every time we step onto that field. Those four games showed that we have some things that we can certainly improve on.”

Still, Schnieder acknowledged he is happy with the start to the season.

“If you would have told me a month ago that we’d lose 14 seniors and nine starters off of last year’s team and we’d start the season beating Mehlville, Seckman, Westminster and Oakville and have a record of 4-0, I’d think you were joking,” Schneider said.

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High school boys’ cross country Parkway West won the Stan Nelson Invitational with 43 points.

Other team scores were Eureka 53, Kirkwood 91, DeSoto 103, Lafayette 115, Northwest 157, Hazelwood West 193, Fort Zumwalt North 227, Christian 236, Hazelwood East 261.

Eureka junior Ethan Lambert won the race in 16 minutes, 39.10 seconds. Junior teammate Cade Netscher was third in 17:02.37.

Lafayette senior Kurtis Harshman was fourth in 17:06.15.

Parkway West Coach Dale Shepherd said the event was run on a flat course at Northwest Intermediate School.

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but not as bad as I had expected,” Shepherd said. “It was our goal to win, but we were short-handed so there was some apprehension.”

Here are the Longhorn results: junior Steven Shearman (5th - 17:10); sophomore Chris Carter (6th - 17:14); senior Bryan Witt (7th - 17:15); senior Andrew Reilly (13th - 17:36); sophomore Kevin Koboldt (14th - 17:41); senior Nick Bonner (22nd - 18:09); and junior Alex Poppen (30th 18:46).

It was the second big meet win for the Longhorns, who also won the Parkway Quad.

The Parkway West JV also finished first.

The young Longhorns were led by Cody Moore, Brett Dubuque, Andrew Kuehnle, Jordan Gagstetter and J.D. Hankammer, who finished first, second, third, fifth and sixth in the race, respectively.

The Parkway West Invitational is set for Sat., Oct. 2 at McNair Park in St. Charles.

High school girls’ cross country Lafayette won the Stan Nelson Invitational with 15, and Parkway South was second with 55 points.

Lancer sophomore Jesse Maddox won the race in 20:57.67. Sophomore Grace Bueckendorf was second in 21:07.59.

Junior Maddie Henning was fourth in 21:20.90. Sophomore Kelly Carpenter was fifth in 21:40.17, and sophomore Amy Bower was sixth in 22:13.29.

Parkway South senior Amanda Schmidt was seventh in 22:19.25.

Incarnate Word Academy won the recent Lutheran South Invitational with 40 points.

Other team scores were Lutheran South 77, Villa Duchesne 80, Lutheran North 93, Notre Dame 112, Oakville 11 and Whitfield 144.

High school boys’ swimming

Photo by Kurt Rahe

Parkway Central won the Marquette relays with 274 points.

Other team scores were: Lafayette 234, Parkway South 224, Marquette 214, SLUH 198, CCP 178, Parkway West 162, Kirkwood 104, Vianney 90, Cape Central 68,

and Clayton 64.

Parkway Central Coach Kevin Mabie said he was proud of his boys for winning the meet.

“We were hoping to win, but knew it would be tough,” Mabie said. “Two of the top four teams in the state from last year were there, as well as tough Lafayette and Marquette teams. This meet is a great way to start the season. It’s a little bit different, which is fun, but it allows us to really see a lot of the best teams in the area.”

The win lifted the Colts to 2-0 in meets this fall. However, the boys will not be resting on what they have done so far.

“We have a long way to go before achieving our goals,” Mabie said.

The Colts had five first-place finishes: the 200 free relay team of Logan Emery, Danny Truong, Zach Biggs, and David Cruz; the 600 IM relay team of Emery and Nick Orf, and Josh Mo; the 400 medley relay of Riley Brown, Drew Larkins, Orf and Emery; the 300 breast relay of Larkins, Mo, and Brandon Weissman; and the 200 medley relay team of Brown, Larkins, Biggs, and Truong.

Several of the boys have qualified for the state meet.

“Our 200 free relay is currently the fastest in the state,” Mabie said. “Orf dropped his IM time below 2 minutes, and the state cut is 2:07. He went 52.8 in the 100 fly, and the state cut is 57. Riley Brown got his backstroke cut with a time of 58.18, and Drew Larkins got his breast cut of 1:02.72.

Lafayette Coach Todd Gabel was pleased with his squad.

“We felt really good about getting second, considering we DQ’d our fly relay,” Gabel said.

Lafayette’s divers took first place, and the 900 progressive relay team broke a 10-year-old record with a winning time of 8 minutes, 19 seconds.

The Lancers’ dive team consists of Charlie Zimmerman, Colman Swisher and Anthony Levy.

Swimmers on the 900 progressive relay team were freshman Patrick Vega, junior Alec Morgan and sophomore Jon Glaser.

“The boys swam best times in the 900 progression relay,” Gabel said. “It is huge deal when you can break any record but even bigger when it is 10 years old. All the years it stood with all the fast swimmers trying to break it.

Lafayette had three teams finish second.

The 600 individual medley team consisted of Alex Vavra, Glaser, and Lucas Bruder.

The 400 free relay team had Vega, Connor Parsons, Josh Daminato and Alec Morgan.

The 300 breast team consisted of Jeremy Bruder, Jared Rahe and Bruder.

Several Lancers also achieved new state cuts at the meet including, senior Alex Vavra (200 IM), Bruder (100 breast), Glaser (200 IM) and Vega (100 back).

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Lafayette’s Barber is a cut above Sophomore excels in two sports

By WARREN MAYES Lafayette High School sophomore Kate Barber is quickly becoming one of the top two-sport athletes for the Lancers. She is among the reasons Coach Kate O’Connell’s field hockey team is playing well this fall and Tim Walters’ soccer squad is successful in the spring.

The Lancers are 7-0 in field hockey, and Barber leads Lafayette with seven goals and 11 assists for 25 points.

Lafayette is fortunate to have her: She had a choice between Lafayette and Fort Zumwalt West. Barber’s mother is a teacher at Kehrs Mill, and Barber is a limited choice student at Lafayette.

“She wanted to have the opportunity to play field hockey and soccer,” O’Connell said. “Fort Zumwalt West does not have field hockey.”

In 2009, Barber made the U16 Junior National field hockey team. She also was chosen this past summer for the Junior Olympics for the second time.

“She trains with the junior national teams and the Midwest High Performance team, which is an elite training team for college athletes,” O’Connell said.

For Barber, making the teams is the result of hard work.

“To make the junior national team, you go through the Futures, which is a regional tournament,” Barber said. “It’s been held at Anheuser-Busch Park here. From there, you get selected to nationals, and then you get to the Junior Olympics. Those were held at Virginia Beach, Va.” This past summer, she again made the Junior Olympics team but did not get to the next step of junior nationals.

“When you go, you’re one of the top players in the U.S.,” said Barber, who plays center mid. “I did a lot over the summer.

Being able to play with good players makes me a better player. I like it.”

So does O’Connell.

“Kate brings an intensity level and a dedication that a coach can only dream of,” O’Connell said. “Kate plays at a very high level, and it is great to have an athlete that is committed to field hockey.”

As a freshman, Barber had seven goals and 24 assists, so she is on her way to smashing those stats this season.

“Last year was a building year for Kate.

She moved around at different positions and then settled into the center mid position,” O’Connell said. “She has really grown into more of a leadership role this year, she has more confidence over the ball and in the circle she has a knack for scoring.

“Kate is definitely more of a quiet leader.

She leads by example. She has a great work ethic, commitment and dedication.

Kate Barber

Kate knows her role. As a sophomore, she would never try to step on anyone’s toes.

She is not a captain, but she leads on the field in a unique way. As a center mid, she really has to control the speed and pace of the game. She does this quite well.”

Barber likes to be a good teammate.

“I just feel like I have to be helpful for the girls. It helps me, and I think it helps them be better players,” said Barber, who has been playing field hockey for seven years. “I’m an athletic person, and field hockey is something I’ve picked up that I like and that I think I’m good at.”

Barber is not the lone reason Lafayette is off to a good start this fall.

“Lafayette field hockey is truly a team; it’s not just about Kate,” O’Connell said.

“She is a great player, but she is great because we have tons of other great players around her. Shannon Knobloch is a senior committed to play at SLU next year. Abbey Angevine, Jordan Woolums, and Lindsay Carr are all great seniors that are committed to play soccer in college. We have a good team.”

Come spring, Barber plays soccer and Walters has her to himself.

“Kate is a fighter and scrapper and very talented player. Put those three things together, and good things happen,” Walters said.

Barber did not take long to make the varsity last year as a freshman.

“I brought her up quickly. It was an easy thing to do,” Walters said. “The coaches loved her and so did the team. Put that with the talent and it’s a no-brainer.”

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“She’s one of my top goal scorers, if not the top,” Walters said. “I look forward to three more exciting years with her. She has all the tools, but what makes it great for me is that she has the fight and work rate that made myself successful at the college and professional levels.

“She will certainly be one of our go-to girls. She has a great deal of knowledge of the game and that will continue to grow. She already makes others around her better. She has also improved my coaching by giving a new dimension that I haven’t seen in a while.”

O’Connell agreed Barber can play well on both fields.

“Kate is a very talented athlete, as are many girls on our team,” O’Connell said. “She works very hard, and that plays a big role. She naturally has incredible change of speed and general field awareness. These are similar skills

in field hockey and soccer.

You must be able to eliminate a defender, and this is something that she does very well in both sports.

“To be a varsity starter in two very strong sports at Lafayette shows a lot.”

What is her best sport?

“Kate has been playing soccer for a very long time.

She has committed a lot of time to soccer, and now her time is transitioning to field hockey,” O’Connell said. “I am not her soccer coach, so this is hard to say, but I have seen her play soccer and she is very strong. I always compare it in this way – Kate is arguably the best U-16 player in the entire Midwest for soccer.

“She is the only player in the Midwest region to train with the U-21 National team.

These are very high honors in the field hockey world. I am not sure what her soccer resume is, however I know she is one heck of a field hockey player. She’s very strong. She has incredible speed, vision, and the ability to read players.

As for specific skills, she is a great corner hitter and she has strong elimination skills.”

Barber said she is leaning toward field hockey as her best sport.

“I prefer field hockey over soccer,” Barber said. “I just think I’m better at it. I like to score goals. Field hockey is played like soccer, but it’s a different concept. You’ve got running and getting in position. They both help me out with each other.”

Colleges already are looking at Barber.

“She has been seen at many national level tournaments,” O’Connell said. “I have spoken with many top Division 1 schools about Kate. I personally would like to see her play at Indiana.”

O’Connell is an Indiana graduate.

For Barber’s part, that is all down the road.

“I hope we can keep winning and can be really good this fall,” Barber said about the field hockey team.

Then, it will be on to soccer.

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From left, David Morrisey, Patrick Vega, Josh Daminato, Brian Boucher, Brent Huffines and Coach Todd Gabel show parents what they do in practice.

Lafayette holds Fall Sports Parents’ Night

By WARREN MAYES Parents of the Lafayette High School fall sports athletes gathered recently in the school gym for Fall Sports Parents’ Night to talk about the upcoming season.

There was a general meeting with Athletic Director Steve Berry, followed by breakout sessions for each sport.

“We had a very nice turnout,” Berry said. “We don’t actually count numbers, but from the look, I’d say we had more this year than

in years past.”

The event, Berry said, was about giving the parents an opportunity to meet their son’s or daughter’s coaches and sponsors and to see what the student-athlete has been involved in since fall sports practices began Aug. 9.

It was an opportunity also to pass along some general information that will assist the parents in staying better informed.

Berry said about 800 parents and all of the sports teams were present.

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By WARREN MAYES Priory last defeated Mary Institute County Day School (MICDS) in 2003, and the Rebels are out to end that losing streak.

MICDS travels to Priory for a 1 p.m. game Sat., Oct. 2 in an ABC League game.

MICDS Coach Josh Smith said he looks forward to the game every year.

“It’s become a good rivalry over the years,” Smith said. “They always play us tough. We’ve had some success against them in recent years. But with the current status of things for us, I’m sure a lot of schools have circled us this year.”

Priory is off to a good start this season.

The Rebels have won their first four games.

“It’s a combination of the ball bouncing our way and our players executing on the field,” Priory Coach Marty Combs said.

On the flip side of the coin, MICDS won just one of its first four games.

The Rams defeated the Rebels 42-21 last season. However, Smith said his club played well in that game and was not that much better.

“That score last year is deceptive,” Smith said. “They were better than that score would indicate. I don’t think we were that much better than them and certainly not by

that score. It was a game where we scored just before the half and then played very well in the second half.”

There is a reason why Priory and other ABC schools have not beaten the Rams, Combs said.

“MICDS has a tremendous program with a long history of winning football teams,” Combs said. “Success breeds success. The John Burroughs loss (21-0 on Sept. 11) was the first ABC League loss since 2003 for MICDS.” His squad always anticipates playing against MICDS, Combs said. It is one of the big games on the Rebels’ schedule.

“Every team each year has to make one of their goals to beat MICDS,” Combs said.

However, Combs said he does not try to magnify the game for his squad.

“Some would say it is a really big game; others, maybe not so much,” Combs said.

“I treat every game as a rivalry game, especially if it is for a conference championship.”

The successful start to the season for Priory has many contributors. Many players have stepped up for the Rebels, who last year went 8-6 and made a deep run in the playoffs.

Combs had three starters on offense and

four on defense return this fall from last year’s talented team. They have picked up on that success from 2009.

“It has really been a team effort on offense with different players making plays when we need them,” Combs said. “Defensively, Colin Linkul, Peter Jochens, Ray Bayer and Seve Esparrago are playing the best ball right now.”

The keys to a win over MICDS by the Rebels are simple, Combs said.

“Contain their potent offense and control the line of scrimmage,” Combs said. “We need to eat the clock and score. We don’t want to do anything to beat ourselves.”

Despite the slow start, Smith said he and his staff are working hard to fix things. The squad still practices hard and wants to play well.

“When you’re down, it’s a lot of little things like execution, experience and discipline,” Smith said. “It’s just not one thing that has caused us to get off to the slow start. If it was, we’d have had it fixed by now.”

The Rams are not without athletes.

Junior running back/linebacker Michael Scherer is standout on both sides of the ball. The 6-foot-3, 230-pounder is drawing interest from Division I schools. Scherer is

averaging 6.7 yards per carry. He also is the team’s leading tackler.

John Valentine, a 6-5, 245-pound senior, plays on the offensive and defensive lines.

Against Priory, Smith said the Rams have a big job ahead of them.

“Traditionally, you have to stop the run,” Smith said. “They are a physical team that likes to play a smash-mouth style of football. They have a strong offense. I think it’s going to be a good game.”

Other games on Fri., Oct. 1: CBC at Vianney, 7 p.m.

SLUH at Chaminade, 7 p.m.

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What are the class sizes? What is the student/teacher ratio? How challenging is the curriculum? Is the school coed, or single sex? How diverse is the student body? Does the school offer extracurricular activities and programs that will allow the student to explore his or her particular interests beyond the classroom?

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“I felt the open houses gave my boys an opportunity to see and get a feel for each school in a non-pressure way,” Matthes said.

Several area students who now attend private high schools agreed that the open houses are worthwhile.

“After visiting the high school open houses, I had a better sense on what the school had to offer, such as the classes I could take, the extracurricular activities I could be involved in, and the spiritual atmosphere that is offered to the students,” Chesterfield resident Joseph Beckerjeck, said.

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By DIANE PLATTNER A national canine competition that will take place locally promises “incredible” entertainment for the entire family.

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Competitors from around the globe, including the U.S., Poland and Canada, will compete in the free, family friendly event.

In January, the competition will be televised on NBC. Purina staged its first Purina Incredible Dog Challenge in the fall of 1998 in Gray Summit. Now in its 13th year, the unique canine competition showcases the world’s most athletic dogs in events such as agility, flying disc, and dog diving, a crowd favorite.

This year’s finalists were chosen at regional events held in St. Petersburg, Fla., and San Diego.

The Purina Incredible Dog Challenge is an invitational event, and according to organizers, features some of the best dogs in their sport. Dogs are scouted through various sanctioned organizations, local clubs and other national competitions.

According to event organizers, local dogs still have a chance to earn a right to compete in certain categories. Local dogs this year are invited to the Dog Diving qualifier on Fri., Oct. 1, with registration beginning at 9:30 that morning.

The finals begin the next day at 11:30 a.m. with the Agility Competition, followed by Diving Dog, Jack Russell Hurdle Racing, 30-Weave Up-and-Back and at 2:45 p.m., the Freestyle Flying Disc competition.

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Dogs compete head-to-head on a 60-weave pole course in a tournament elimination format. Eight dogs start in four quarterfinal races, with winners advancing to the semis and finals.

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Both dog and handler are judged on skill, originality and presentation.

Those who miss the finals can catch the Purina Incredible Dog Team, comprised of 10 trainers with more than 30 outstanding dogs, performing extraordinary acrobatic tricks on Oct. 2 and 3 at the St. Louis Strassenfest, taking place at Chesterfield Parkway at Lydia Hill Road.

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A few years ago, she competed in Miss America’s Outstanding Teen pageant, won the Miss Lake of the Ozarks Outstanding Teen title, and in 2008, she finished in the top 10 in the Miss Missouri Outstanding Teen pageant.

This year, on Sept. 11, Burke was crowned Miss Spirit of St. Louis at the Florissant Civic Center – a big win in that it sealed her advancement next June to the Miss Missouri pageant, which is part of the Miss America system.

Competing in pageants and being crowned Miss Spirit of St. Louis allow Burke the opportunity to shine a light on her greatest passions: community service, leadership and dance.

“It’s definitely a dream come true,” said Burke, who aspires to go all the way and win Miss America. “I love community service, and it is something that is so strong in the Miss America pageant.

“I love to perform. Being a dancer, obviously, I love being on stage, so I love how the Miss America program combines those two loves for me.”

For the talent portion of the pageant, Burke performed a jazz dance number.

Her platform, “Be Healthy, Be a Leader,” addresses one of the nation’s largest public health threats.

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One million people live in St. Louis County, home to seven Fortune 500 companies and 25 percent of Missouri’s jobs, which is why the county executive’s job is considered the second most important government position in the state, after only the governor. The county executive works with a $500 million budget, supervises 4,300 employees and acts as a mayor for unincorporated areas of the county. Services provided by St. Louis County government include public safety, highways and traffic services, culture/recreation, public improvements and planning and zoning, election services, assessment, community health and social services and more.

The county executive, with the help of the seven-member county council, oversees it all.

On Nov. 2, St. Louis County voters will elect a county executive. Candidates include incumbent Democratic candidate Charlie Dooley, Republican Bill Corrigan, and Libertarian Theo (Ted) Brown, Sr. A Corrigan campaign poll conducted on Aug. 4 and 5 by The Tarrance Group showed Dooley and Corrigan in a statistical dead heat. The poll, which had a sampling error of plus or minus 5.8 percent, had 46 percent of those surveyed indicating they would vote for Dooley, 43 percent indicating they would vote for Corrigan and 11 percent undecided.

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tions and is running for his a third term.

“Right now, the biggest part of my job is to encourage businesses to move here and to stay here and to work with the people of this county to create opportunities for them,” Dooley said.

Dooley grew up in St. Louis and graduated from Wellston High School. He served in the Army in Vietnam and for 30 years was a supervisor at McDonnell Douglas.

He served on the Park Board for the city of Northwoods and was mayor of that community from 1983-1995. During that time, Dooley was president of the local Municipal League and the Missouri Chapter of Black Mayors and a member of the St. Louis County Economic Council.

Dooley said his Democratic affiliation and political career stemmed from his belief that government should help people.

“It was a very difficult decision for me ‘This is my calling’ The window in the St. Louis County to run for this office the first time,” Dooley Executive’s ninth floor office in Clayton said, “but I know I made the best decioffers a great view of the county that for sion.”

He said he represents the entire commumore than seven years Charlie Dooley has overseen. Dooley assumed the job of nity and has “reached across the aisle.”

“I feel like this is my calling,” Dooley county executive in 2003 upon the death of George “Buzz” Westfall, has won two elec- said. “I love representing people and being

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Events in St. Louis County during Dooley’s tenure as county executive include the rebuilding of I-64, the beginning of the Route 141 expansion, the opening of River City Casino, the opening of the Metropolitan Education and Training (MET) Center in Wellston, four small business incubators throughout the region and construction of Monsanto’s Helix Center in Creve Coeur.

Dooley pointed to those projects as evidence of his commitment to creating opportunities for county residents.

“St. Louis County is the economic engine and the core government in the state, and I am proud of what we’ve accomplished here,” Dooley said.

Dooley’s job has not been without its challenges. The county has lost 40,000 jobs since he has been in office.

“Name one place that hasn’t lost jobs,

but we’re trying to recoup by working on things like the China Hub,” Dooley said.

“If you look at areas like what happened with Express Scripts and UMSL, we have had successes. … I look around and see positive developments in every place in the area. We have a new animal shelter that is 26,000 square feet that was built without a tax increase.”

Dooley’s campaign claims his office has lowered the property tax rate by 10 percent since he took office.

“We know that’s not our money; it is simply an investment in the community,” Dooley said. “Of course, only 6.5 cents of every dollar we take in from property taxes goes to county government.”

Dooley said St. Louis County is Missouri’s only county with a AAA bond rating.

“That enables us to do everything we want to do when it comes to infrastructure,” Dooley said. “We also have a fully accredited health department in this county.”

He has an optimistic plan.

“The China Hub will be a game-changer and will lead to the enhancement of Lambert. The new bridge being built over the Mississippi will create jobs, as well as the North County Records Center and the plans to change Jamestown Mall,” Dooley said.

“We are redoing (I-) 270 and Dorsett, and they have made the (Route) 367 a place of value now. We have been working with the public schools to make them better.”

Dooley said his favorite part of the job is “meeting the people that roll up their sleeves and make the community tick.”

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One may think that an enthusiastic political leader with such a proven track record would have an easy time getting elected, but Dooley is facing the biggest challenge of his political career in running against Bill Corrigan.

“We’ve never been at a disadvantage in this election,” Dooley said. “In the end, the candidate that is the most ethical is always going to win.”

‘The leadership and the vision’ Dooley’s opponent never has held a public office.

“I have a keen interest in both public service and giving back to the community,” Corrigan said.

Born in University City and raised in Florissant and Ballwin, Corrigan grew up in a household of 10 people. He remembers how his mother cut corners to feed her family. His father was a judge for 30 years.

Corrigan attended the University of Notre Dame, working his way through college with a job on assembly lines at General Motors. He later worked for the Highway Department and attended law school at Mizzou; for the past 25 years, he has been an attorney. He lives in Ladue with his wife and two teenage daughters, works for the Armstrong Teasdale law firm, sits on the boards of several non-profits and is active in his parish.

“I spent most of my life in this county,” Corrigan said. “I care deeply about this region, and I know I can make this a great race.”

The area’s economic outlook inspired Corrigan’s run for county executive.

“The county is in decline,” Corrigan said.

“I have the skill set to offer the shareholders – the people – something better.”

Corrigan pointed to media reports from earlier this year stating that 34 county employees received cars and gas cards from the county at taxpayer expense.

“These were highly paid people that worked in Dooley’s office that had their cars and their gas paid for by the taxpayers,” Corrigan said. “When we started bringing up this issue, Dooley told everyone that this has been the policy for 30 years, but he has had seven years to deal with this issue.

He only just recently started limiting who in his office got cars, when this became a political issue. Well, leadership is being accountable to voters.

“I have no problems with the county executive having a car to go to meetings or events that he needs to go to. … But Dooley still uses that car to go to the grocery store and run personal errands. That is wrong.”

Corrigan supports the election of a county tax assessor who would answer to the county’s voters and said such a change would help fix the county’s broken

tax system. Until recently, Corrigan said, Dooley opposed the move, preferring to appoint his own tax assessor.

“When I announced my support for this issue, he seemed to change his mind and put it up for a vote,” Corrigan said. “That is not leadership.”

The measure passed on Aug. 3 with almost 75 percent of the vote.

“I offer solutions and not just criticisms,” Corrigan said. “I have the leadership and the vision to help make this community better.”

Corrigan opposes a merger between the city of St. Louis and the county.

“I’ve heard that Dooley is in favor of it, but I am sure that he is trying to keep that quiet,” Corrigan said. “Still, I want to help the city recruit business, because a good and healthy and vibrant downtown helps us all. So I am willing to work with Mayor Slay with that, to attract business here.”

Corrigan said he attended municipal meetings around the county and was told by community leaders and citizens that Dooley never had met with them.

“Even people in North County, when I went up there, told me that they feel that Dooley takes them for granted,” Corrigan said. “He also hasn’t been spending time in Jefferson City representing our interests there like he should be doing. So, where exactly has he been?”

Corrigan said county government should live within its means but that under Dooley’s leadership, it has not. When the recession started, Corrigan said, the St. Louis County budget went up and the county government now is the area’s 10th largest employer, while the in the last seven years, 40,000 jobs in the county were lost.

“You cannot be a good steward and offer multi-billion dollar, no-bid contracts to companies that donated to the county executive’s political campaigns,” Corrigan said.

Corrigan called on Dooley to return $24,450 in campaign donations from real estate developer John Steffen, who was charged by the U.S. Attorney’s Office with bank fraud. He said Dooley’s former top aide and campaign manager, Darin Cline, resigned last fall due to troubles with the IRS. Corrigan’s campaign has alleged that Dooley’s current campaign manager, John Temporiti, inappropriately pressured two members of the county council to change “no” votes to “yes” in favor of a six-figure contract between St. Louis County and one of Temporiti’s family members.

His campaign filed an ethics complaint against Dooley for failure to properly report campaign donations.

Corrigan has challenged Dooley to a series of four debates – one each in North County, South County, West County and See THE RACE, page 44

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While Dooley would not agree to Corrigan’s desired debate format, he expressed his desire to debate Corrigan.

“I’ve got a great story to tell,” Dooley said. “I am the only one in this race talking about the real issues and not all this other garbage. I know we’re working with the League of Women Voters, and we’re doing a few of the candidates’ forums, and if he steps into my world, I think he’ll decide that’s plenty. I just need enough time to discuss the issues that actually impact people’s lives.”

Dooley said charges such as those Corrigan leveled against him are among his great frustrations about politics.

“Running for an election should be an opportunity,” Dooley said. “Instead, it turns into mudslinging, innuendos and mistruths. It’s silly season, and that is unfortunate, because we miss out on our chance to educate voters.”

Asked about the perk car issue, Dooley said, “We had that for 40 years in this county, and it wasn’t a good thing to do.

The time was right to end it, and now, when employees are outside of work, they pay for their own transportation. Something like that is easy for a candidate that is on the outside looking in to criticize.”

He denied ever opposing the election of a tax assessor.

“I only said that we’re the best county to decide such a thing,” Dooley said. “We don’t need other counties to vote on what we should do. I didn’t want there to be a statewide election on a local matter. I’d rather listen to what the people of St. Louis County feel about it.”

Dooley acknowledged that his campaign in 2007 and 2010 received donations from Steffen and said the money was since donated to the Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity.

“Now, he also gave $25,000 to the RNC (Republican National Committee),” Dooley said. “Are they going to return that money? Or is Mr. Corrigan too incompetent to know?”

Dooley said it is untrue that anyone on his staff ever was indicted for anything and that an FBI investigation officially cleared his office of any wrongdoing.

“I have a good team of good people that are very ethical,” Dooley said.

Dooley issued new ethics guidelines as a part of his campaign.

“The county has a customer service number, 615-5000, that is always answered by a human voice,” Dooley said. “We also started a watchdog number for people to report ethics violations. I know that honest government starts at the top, so my life and career are an open book, and I only ask my opponent to do the same thing.

“This is an election between my opponent and me. I have disclosed four years of tax returns. People can see how much money I have. He refuses to do that. My records are open to the public. Will he do the same? If not, what is he trying to hide?”

Dooley said Corrigan in the last eight years refinanced his mortgage five times at the bank at which he sits on the board.

“Why did he do that?” Dooley said.

“What is his salary at this bank? Did his salary come from TARP money that his party opposes but his bank received? I think voters should know about this.

“If you ask Corrigan about Metro, he has no comment. If you ask him about development in North County, he has no comment.

Where I stand on these issues is clear. No one knows where he stands. I will not let my ethics be questioned by a rich lawyer from Ladue.”

Regarding time spent in Jefferson City, Dooley said, “I have spent enough time there. We also got a great lobbyist down there and a great team that I am always in communication with. Much of the money to improve Metro came from the state.”

Dooley pointed out the necessity of Metro and other projects he has taken on during his time as county executive.

“The fact is, we couldn’t afford not to do what we did for Metro,” Dooley said.

“We needed to do what we did to (I-) 64.

Improving our infrastructure is the key to our success. That is what creates jobs and opportunities. This is what I have focused on.”

Addressing concerns that he would support a city-county merger, Dooley said, “For something like that to happen, conditions would have to be right. If it could be done in a way where the county wouldn’t lose any money, maybe. That would have to make sense to the voters; they have the buy-in and the ownership here. Is that what the community wants to do? I do think that everyone is better off working together.

That is what a group like the East-West Gateway is all about. Putting us together in name really means nothing.”

Asked if he had any regrets about his time in office, Dooley said, “I wish I had communicated better on some things. There is always room for improvement, but I know I have made the right decisions. Now, how do we move forward?”

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A three-point plan Corrigan campaign spokesperson Susan Ryan said that Corrigan has, indeed, refinanced his home five times.

“Like millions of other Americans, as rates fell, Bill financed his home to get a better rate,” Ryan said. “There was no sweetheart deal.”

Ryan said it is true that the bank at which Corrigan is on the board received TARP money.

“This investment enabled families to remain in their homes and businesses to continue to pay employees,” Ryan said. “To date, this community bank, which has been serving the St. Louis community for 90 years, has already paid back $2 million in interest, and taxpayers will make money on the investment that the government made.”

Asked if the RNC was returning the donations from Steffen, Ryan said, “If there is any politician who took money from indicted real estate developer John Steffen and they performed an official act on his behalf and then took more money, they should return that money as well.”

Regarding Dooley’s claims that campaign contributions from an indicted lawyer were donated to charity, Ryan said, “Are they returning the ‘please’ portion of the political contribution or the ‘thank you’

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portion of the political contribution? Charlie has clearly acknowledged that this money is tainted, but in typical fashion, he’s not doing the right thing by donating the entire amount. The money is tainted, and it should be returned. This is completely outrageous.”

All candidates are required to disclose and report to the state of Missouri a personal financial statement that is accessible to all county voters. Corrigan has complied with the requirement; however, Ryan indicated he will not go beyond the requirement to satisfy the publicity stunt of a political opponent.

“The cloud of ethics controversy following Charlie Dooley has finally caught up to him, forcing him into releasing his Dooley speaking at Fenton plant. tax returns because people believe he’s a corrupt politician,” Ryan said. “Charlie tive, he would emphasize small business Dooley has a track record of no-bid con- creation and support. tracts and coercing his employees into “I have met with business leaders and contributing 1 percent of their salaries to gathered their ideas,” Corrigan said. “I his campaign. Dooley is running for politi- listened to them and their concerns, and cal cover because he can hear the footsteps they share my commitment to making the of an angry electorate that has finally had county better.” enough.”

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Ferdinand’s great-grandson Paul Dau, a fourth-generation owner, took over the business in 1975, and his daughter, of the fifth generation, helps out in the store as well.

Paul attributes the company’s success to its ability to establish a relationship with each customer.

“We treat people fairly, and we’re service driven,” Paul said. “We’re a family business that understands other families we’re serving, and we’ve always kept those standards first and foremost. My generation, as well as my dad’s generation, was taught the golden rule: ‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ And we’ve stood by that.”

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“Our books are open, available and understandable, unlike the federal government’s,” Flachsbart said, “and we’re more transparent than they are. All of our bills are put on our Web site before we vote on them. We always listen to public comments at our meetings. One of our goals is to get the public more involved and to be more interactive with our citizens.”

Another issue Flachsbart thinks a lot about is the quality of life in Chesterfield.

“That is one of the main things that attracts businesses to a community,” Flachsbart said. “Great arts, and parks and recreational opportunities; reliable police and public services. I know that people in the city government have disagreed on several minor things, but these are what we’ve all been focused on since the very beginning.”

He cited city improvements now underway, including new hiking trails being built with the cooperation of Great Rivers

Greenway, and an amphitheater in Central Park.

“People really appreciate the opportunity to walk, run, bike, rollerblade, be outside,” Flachsbart said. “That’s a really big draw in getting people to want to come here and live here.”

Flachsbart said there is nothing in his agenda that is new; he said that he wants to keep doing the right thing for the people of Chesterfield.

He also said he is considering a real run for mayor, so he could continue to hold the job once his interim term is up in April.

“I’ve thought about it, yes,” Flachsbart said, “but I haven’t officially announced anything like that yet. The biggest part of a decision like that these days is financing, and I know that such a race would be very expensive, but my inclination is to run. I guess I should wait and see who else is planning on running.”

When asked whose announcement could stop such plans to run, Flachsbart joked, “My wife. If she were going to run, I’d probably have to reconsider.”

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• • • The Wildwood Business Association holds a general membership meeting from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 7 at Living Word Church (17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Visit wildwoodba. org.

• • • “Essential Ingredients for Lasting Success in Business” is the topic of an eWomenNetwork Accelerated Networking Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 8 at the Doubletree Hotel in Chesterfield. Admission is $35 for members and $45 for non-members registering before Oct. 5 and $55 for everyone beginning Oct. 5. Call (314) 968-9664.

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A variety of West County businesses showcase their products and services. Call 2309900 or visit westcountychamber.com.

• • • The Wildwood Business Association holds Business-to-Business After Hours from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 14 at Big Bear Grill (16524 Manchester Road in Wildwood). Visit wildwoodba.org.

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Victoria reigns in Wildwood

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Members and guests of the Wildwood Historical Society on Sept. 21 traveled back in time to the 1860s. “Gen. and Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant,” together with other ladies and gentlemen in period dress, were present at the Society’s Victorian Costume Ball. The special event was held at the historic Bethel United Methodist Church in Wildwood.

Members of the 8th Missouri Volunteer, U.S. Infantry Re-Enactment Organization provided dance demonstrations.

The 8th Missouri is a living history group based out of St. Louis. Members are dedicated to preserving and teaching American Civil War history.

Stan Prater, of High Ridge, member of the 8th Missouri and Civil War buff extraordinaire, is locally known for his portrayal of Grant.

“I actually started ‘being Grant’ down at Grant’s Farm,” said Prater, who appeared in the movie “Gettysburg” and presented a brief history of Missouri’s part in the Civil War. Most members of the 8th Missouri Civil War Re-Enactors, Inc. wear the federal blue uniform, but Prater described the unusual garb of what

was then called the American Zouave.

Made strictly in St. Louis, the uniforms are composed of a deep blue jacket with red trim, a red sash and large, red trousers. Soldiers in the original 8th Missouri wore the Zouave uniform for the duration of the Civil War. Prater described how they fought and won many battles. The Zouaves were mainly composed of fierce fighters – Irish workers from the St. Louis waterfront in the 1860s.

“Mrs. Grant” described the ladies’ gowns and the language of fans. After polite bows and curtsies, hoop skirts swished and bounced while couples performed the “Patty Cake Polka” and other period dances.

The Wildwood Historical Society hosted the Victorian evening.

Wildwood’s history started more than 200 years ago, when settlers took advantage of Spanish land grant offers in the area. During the 1800s, 10 different communities grew up around rural post offices. They eventually joined to form the city now called Wildwood.

The Wildwood Historical Society was founded in 1999.

“Society members strive to learn from

the past and preserve our area’s heritage,” Jim Martin, Society president, said. “Our focus goes beyond Wildwood. Everyone is welcome to join.

All of West County benefits from this preservation. Since the WHS is not connected with the city of Wildwood, we can take risks. We have freedom to do more.”

The “more” includes the Society’s acquisition of the Hencken Place property in the old community of Dutch Hollow. The chicken coop there is used for Society meetings, and the other buildings house a museum.

“We welcome donations or loans of antiques and other historic memorabilia (pictures, artifacts, etc.) to fill out the museum space,” Joan Schmid, museum director, said.

The Wildwood Historical Society meets at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hencken House Museum, 18750 Hwy. 109. For more information on the Society, contact Martin at 799-7610 or visit wildwoodhistoricalsociety.org.

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Grief programs help kids cope with loss

By MEL PETERSON Some area programs are helping children who have experienced a loss to navigate the grieving process.

St. John Lutheran Church in Ellisville for years has offered GriefShare for adults and recently started its Good Grief Group for kids.

“It’s not a support group,” Good Grief Group spokesperson Linda Brady said.

“Kids are not forced to talk. They can open up in their own way.”

The group offers hands-on activities, crafts, toys, books, and music that allow kids to find outlets for their grief and the tools they need to discover their own grieving processes.

Brady said the course is designed as a “growing season” curriculum, meaning each session covers a different topic. The group meets for an hour once a week for 10 weeks, and the sessions are meant to be taken as a whole, but joining in halfway through the course is acceptable and beneficial, she said.

The course is open to children ages 4-12 and is for any child – member of the church or not – experiencing a loss.

Sessions are on Monday nights and are held at the same time as GriefShare sessions, so parents and children can attend their respective sessions simultaneously.

So that parents can become a part of their child’s process beyond the sessions, the church offers parent guides to help keep discussions going at home. The course fee is $25 to cover the cost of materials and handbook, and scholarships are available.

Another group offering help for grieving

children is BJC Healthcare. For the past 12 years, BJC has offered Stepping Stones Bereavement Camp for Children, a weekend camp held every August in Eureka.

Eileen Spinner, volunteer program coordinator, said the camp is free and open to children ages 6-12 who are coping with any type of loss. On average, around 60 children attend. Stepping Stones features therapy, activities, crafts, a carnival and bonfires.

Spinner said the intent is to make the weekend as close to a camp experience as possible, but it is a camp with purpose.

Quintessential steppingstones are made in memory of the loved ones, as are boats for a boat ceremony on the lake. Closing ceremonies are open to the camper’s family members, enabling families to share moments of letting go.

The camp is meant to give kids the opportunity to grieve and grow along with others. “Shared experiences can be a big help,” Spinner said.

Stepping Stones would be nothing without donations and its volunteers. According to Spinner, the camp is free of charge because it relies heavily on donations.

There are 80-90 volunteers every year, including mothers, nurses, teachers and people who might have experienced a loss in their own childhood or just recently.

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Raising awareness of ovarian cancer Local organization communicates message behind the teal ribbon

By SHANNON F. IGNEY Ovarian cancer cases are on the rise.

According to the National Cancer Institute, an estimated 21,880 new cases of ovarian cancer will be reported in 2010, up 330 cases from 2009. The disease will claim an estimated 13,850 lives.

Often referred to as a “silent killer,” ovarian cancer is the most deadly of gynecologic cancers. Statistics published by the Mayo Clinic indicate that only 20 percent of cases are identified in the early stages; it occurs in one out of 57 women regardless of age, and to date, there is no reliable screening test for detecting the disease.

For one local organization, those statistics are too grand to be ignored.

The St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness organization (SLOCA) for the past eight years has been educating the public about ovarian cancer and providing support to women battling the disease. The all-volunteer, non-profit organization has 130 members dedicated to increasing awareness and survivorship of the deadly disease.

“Our goal is to make the teal ribbon as pervasive and recognizable as the pink ribbon is for breast cancer,” said SLOCA spokesperson Jan Paul.

A survivor herself, Paul stressed the importance and necessity of communicating the symptoms of the disease to women of all ages, race and health history.

“The fact that 80 percent of cases are caught in advanced stages makes it much more resistant to treatment,” Paul said.

“And, there is no early detection screening test for ovarian cancer – your annual PAP smear does not test for ovarian cancer – which is why it’s so important that women know the symptoms.”

There are many symptoms of ovarian cancer: fatigue, indigestion, back pain, pain with intercourse, constipation, menstrual irregularities and unexplained weight gain or loss. However, research studies have identified four symptoms that are key to diagnosis: • Bloating • Pelvic or abdominal pain • Urinary frequency or urgency • Difficulty eating, or feeling full quickly To increase awareness of early symptoms, SLOCA is active in the community.

Members volunteer time to staff information booths at health fairs and community festivals – including The Working Women’s Survival Show – host fundraisers and

sponsor events, such as Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day at Busch Stadium.

In addition, one of the most powerful ways SLOCA is working to increase awareness is through its traveling speaker’s bureau, “Survivors Teaching Students: Saving Women’s Lives.” At each symposium, survivors speak to classes of medical students, resident doctors, physician assistant and nurse-practitioner students to share their personal experiences with the disease.

Each woman gives a detailed description of the symptoms she experienced, tells how the cancer was diagnosed and shares her treatment and recovery plan.

“In addition to knowing the symptoms, persistence in getting a diagnosis from your doctor is vital,” SLOCA member Beth Hudson said.

Hudson, a Des Peres resident, lost a sister to the disease and is herself a threeyear survivor.

“That is why we tell our stories to medical students; to make them aware and ask them to listen to their patients,” Hudson said.

“Women have to be their own health advocates,” Paul said. “We have to know the symptoms, listen to our bodies, and act.

Communication with our doctors when we know something is not right can make the difference.”

The speaker’s symposium has proven so successful that SLOCA will be expanding it to include professional women’s organizations, church groups, women networking groups and family groups.

SLOCA sponsors monthly gynecological cancer support groups in partnership with the Barnes-Jewish Wellness Community and Barnes-Jewish Siteman Cancer Center.

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Autumn Awareness Ultimate Luncheon & Fashion Show Sheraton Westport Hotel Lakeside Chalet Nov. 11, 2010 Reservations: sloca.org, or (314) 849-3970 Living Out Loud Auction & Dinner Ameren Corporate Headquarters April 30, 2011 For more information, to attend an upcoming event or schedule a survivor’s symposium for your organization, call SLOCA at (314) 995-6220 or visit sloca.org.

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Robert W. Boyle, DMD

Clarkson Dental Group 1748 Clarkson Road at Baxter • Dierbergs Market Place 636-537-0065 www.clarksondentalgroup.com From the moment you step into Clarkson Dental Group you will feel at ease. From the tranquil atmosphere of their reception area to the exam rooms “with a view” . . . the office is designed to provide you with state-of-the-art dental care in a relaxed and comfortable setting.

Clarkson Dental believes in treating you the way they would like to be treated—with kindness and respect. You will discover that the professional experience of the staff is surpassed only by their warmth and friendliness. The office is smaller by design, so that time can be taken to get to know you and give you the best care possible. You want a more personalized level of attention and a higher quality of care and that is Dr. Boyle’s highest priority for you.

Dr. Boyle and his staff will listen carefully to you and your goals and address your questions and concerns. You and Dr. Boyle will be provided with a detailed examination and explanation of your dental health. From there, Dr. Boyle and the patient discuss and create a custom plan for comfortable treatment that ensures your optimal dental health and well-being. You will feel very confident knowing that you look great and feel great.

Dr. Robert Boyle has been voted a “Top Doc in St. Louis” by other St. Louis dentists and dental specialists multiple times. He was also voted the “Best Dentist in West County” by his patients.

To learn more, please visit their Web site at www.clarksondentalgroup.com. To make an appointment, please call 636-537-0065.

Christopher Kling, M.D.

Town CenTer DermaTology 16759 Main Street, Suite 201 • Wildwood • 636.821.1661 • towncenterderm.com Christopher Kling, M.D., is a board certified dermatologist who specializes in medical, surgical and cosmetic dermatology for adults and also in pediatric dermatology. He is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgeons.

“I enjoy helping people of all ages, utilizing both my interpersonal and surgical skills,” Dr. Kling said. “I especially enjoy getting to know the entire family, as all ages have something to gain from my expertise in the treatment of many different skin problems like acne, warts, eczema, rosacea, changing moles or skin cancer.”

Recently relocating his practice to a state-of-the-art facility at Wildwood Town Center, Dr. Kling is experienced in the latest cosmetic treatments, including BOTOX® and a variety of filler materials for unwanted wrinkles and sclerotherapy or laser treatments for unwanted leg veins. An in-office medical aesthetician performs microdermabrasion, facials, chemical peels and skin care analysis.

Dr. Kling has an excellent bedside manner, and as the father of three young children, is great with kids. At Town Center Dermatology, every member of the family receives prompt, professional care with a compassionate, personalized touch.

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Dr. Jason L. Strotheide, D.C.

Strotheide ChiropraCtiC 173 Long Road, Suite 100 • Chesterfield • 636.530.1212 3412 Nameoki Road • Granite City, IL • 618. 876.7800 • www.goodback.net Combining technology, credentials, and experience does make a difference. The latest digital x-ray equipment, 46 years of serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, and outstanding credentials are what set Strotheide Chiropractic apart from others. For more than 115 years, chiropractors have been committed to spreading awareness that there are safe, natural and effective options for all health care needs, including headaches, neck pain, mid-back and low-back pain, auto injuries, and work and sports-related injuries.

At Strotheide Chiropractic, we provide the highest level of personalized service designed to elevate the patient’s quality of life. In addition to more traditional chiropractic treatment, Strotheide Chiropractic uses the Pro-Adjuster in the treatment of its patients. The Pro-Adjuster is the most scientifically advanced form of chiropractic service currently available. It is computerized, painless, safe for all ages, and allows patients to receive chiropractic treatment without popping, twisting, or cracking.

Dr. Jason L. Strothheide, D.C.

ChirohCG WeiGht Loss Centers, LLC 173 Long Road, Suite 100 • Chesterfield 3412 Nameoki Road • Granite City, IL 636.530.1212 www.chirohcgweightlosscenters.com The ChiroHCG Weight Loss Centers Program is designed and supervised by doctors. As a ChiroHCG Weight Loss Center patient, patients will experience rapid, healthy weight loss without hunger or cravings. The Center’s typical female client will lose between 20 and 30 pounds in 42 days and the typical male client will lose between 25 and 40 pounds in 42 days. These results are typical.

The ChiroHCG Homeopathic formula has been specially blended to include the strongest homeopathic HCG available, as well as four other homeopathic compounds that aid in boosting metabolism, suppressing cravings, help to detoxify the body, and boost energy. By blending these four other compounds into the formula, patients do not need to purchase any additional supplements in order to maximize their weight loss or to aid in detoxification of the body.

As previously stated, this is a doctor-supervised program. All ChiroHCG Weight Loss Program clients receive six weekly follow-up visits with either Dr. Strotheide or Dr. O’Leary at their Chesterfield Valley location.

When asked why he decided to bring the ChiroHCG Weight Loss Program into his clinics, Dr. Strotheide said, “In my 17-plus years of treating patients, I have come to the realization that many of the health problems people suffer from are complicated by being overweight. I made the decision, that in order to help our people not only feel better, but to actually be healthier, we had to address the issue of weight. I researched many different programs and found ChiroHCG to be very comprehensive, easy to follow, and most importantly, safe and effective.“ Dr. Strotheide also wanted to point out that the ChiroHCG Weight Loss Program is being used by many people who are not chiropractic patients and they do not need to be a chiropractic patient in order to use the ChiroHCG Weight Loss Program The ChiroHCG Weight Loss Program is available to both patients and non-patients exclusively at Strotheide Chiropractic.

If unsure if the ChiroHCG Program is right for you, please call and schedule a nocharge, no-obligation ChiroHCG Weight Loss Program consultation.

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Dr. Vidal Sheen

The Sheen Vein inSTiTuTe 11144 Tesson Ferry Road, Suite 100 • St. Louis, MO 63123 314. 842.1441 • www.thesvi.com The Sheen Vein Institute was established solely for the purpose of providing those individuals suffering from varicose vein disease a facility that is capable of caring for all aspects of vein disease. Dr. Vidal Sheen, the owner and Medical Director of The Sheen Vein Institute, is a board certified vein treatment specialist focusing exclusively on the non-surgical treatment and management of varicose vein issues.

Dr. Vidal Sheen, M.D., RVT, RPVI, is a graduate of The Johns Hopkins University and received his medical degree from the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine. He completed his internship and residency at the Barnes-Jewish hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and in Phlebology (the treatment of Varicose Vein Disease).

Dr. Sheen feels that the ultimate goal should be to provide patients not just a better understanding of vein disease but also unique solutions to their individual vein issues. With the result being; legs that look better and feel better.

Amy Miller, M.D.

St. LouiS Skin SoLutionS 13100 Manchester Road, Suite 250 • Des Peres 314.543.4015 • www.stlouisskin.com St. Louis Skin Solutions has been in business for over 6 years helping people obtain healthy beautiful skin. A wide variety of treatments are available at St. Louis Skin Solutions including: Botox/ Dysport, dermal fillers, SmoothShapes for cellulite, laser hair removal, peels, along with treatments for rosacea, sun damage, acne, leg veins, fine lines & wrinkles, skin care and more.

The newest addition is BHRT (Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy), which can improve your skin, but also can improve muscle tone, bone density, mental clarity, and libido, along with help reduce fatigue. Dr. Miller will discuss BHRT at a Health and Wellness seminar on Tuesday, October 26 from 6-9 p.m. at The Lodge Des Peres.

Dr. Miller and her small, personal staff make everyone feel welcome and never try to sell people things they do not need. “More than 50 percent of our patients are from referrals, which says a lot about us,” Dr. Miller said. Please come meet them at their open house on Tuesday, November 2 from 4-7 p.m.

Dr. Mary T. Grimm and Dr. J. Daniels Lamping

NoN-INvasIve Body slImmINg By ZeroNa 226 S. Woods Mill Road • Chesterfield • 314.878.7333 www.marygrimmzerona.com • www.danlampingzerona.com Over the years, Dr. Mary T. Grimm and Dr. J Daniels Lamping have acquired a passion for helping their patients lead healthier lives through diet and exercise. They are now offering their patients a new non-invasive way to lose fat and inches and feel better with Zerona, the perfect method to helping someone either jump start or complete their transformation to a healthier lifestyle. With Zerona, patients but can lose the extra fat and inches.

Dr. Grimm is a board certified OB/GYN, certified in clinical densitometry (CCD) and specializes in nutrition and weight management. She currently offers a medically monitored weight loss plan. Dr. Lamping is a board certified OB/GYN who emphasizes good nutrition, health and exercise. He currently offers Juice Plus +.

Dr. Grimm and Dr. Lamping do not give up on their patients. The do not advocate a diet, but rather a healthy lifestyle change, and the recommendation they make for their patients is what they practice every day.

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The CliniCal ReseaRCh CenTeR, llC Phillip Korenblat, M.D., CPI and Jeffrey Tillinghast, M.D., CPI 1040 North Mason, Suite 112 • Creve Coeur • (314) 514-8509 • www.clinicalresearchcenter.com Located on the campus of Barnes Jewish West County Hospital • 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. – Fri.; 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sat. •

Clinical Research: Why should you participate?

•• You should participate in a clinical trial if your illness is not adequately controlled.

•• You have an intolerance to current medication or side effects.

•• Your current medication is not fully effective.

•• You have curiosity concerning your illness and potential study medication.

•• A desire to help advance medications approval process and helping as a public service.

Clinical research is not typically talked about during everyday conversations. It is not discussed in high school science classrooms, and it is usually only discussed in a doctor’s office when a patient has been diagnosed with an illness, for which no available treatment exists or for which available treatments are unpleasant, unsafe and ineffective.

Yet arguably, clinical research touches every person’s life regularly. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 55 percent of all Americans are taking prescription medications at the present time. Ninety percent of Americans report routinely using over-the-counter medications. The average American simply does not realize that all medicines go through clinical testing with people just like them.

Without study volunteers, clinical trials cannot be conducted, and ultimately, public health advances cannot be realized.

At The Clinical Research Center, the subject’s well being and safety are the primary goals. There are multiple important respiratory trials being conducted every day at the center. Physicians are Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, as well as Certified Clinical Researchers. The center has specialized for more than 20 years in the area of respiratory illnesses, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and allergic

respiratory illness, including allergic rhinitis.

“We are always looking for patients with different types of respiratory illnesses who would like to do clinical research.” Dr. Phillip Korenblat said. “Some studies are testing medications, and some are testing devices. Patients who have any of these respiratory conditions can call us to see if there is a research study available.”

The Center has been conducting Patient Satisfaction Surveys since 2000, which have shown that subjects are highly satisfied with their experience and willing to participate in future studies.

“We have a great local volunteer database who have stated that they would consider helping us with a study but we always would like to see additional people interested in clinical research” Dr. Jeffrey Tillinghast said. “Our clinical trials are important to us, and we strive to make our subjects the most important part of what we do.”

The studies are conducted by the physician and a trained Study Coordinator, who is a Registered Nurse and they are available to subjects 24 hours a day.

Located on the beautiful Barnes Jewish West County Hospital campus, the center is easy to find, has safe, convenient parking, and flexible hours with evening studies available as well as during the day.

Overall, the center has completed more than 300 clinical trials. The clinical and research experience the doctors and nurses possess can assure patients they are in the right place. The center is hopeful that ongoing public opinion will reflect a better-informed community, greater appreciation of the value of clinical research to public health, and deeper recognition of research volunteers.

Call the center to see if you qualify for a research study, or join the database for future trials.

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Heather Cosby, LCSW • Becky Ralston, LPC • Jo Ann Gehner, LPC Carol Cosby, LCSW • Cindy Eisenbeis, LCSW • Tina Larrigan, LCSW

Main Street CounSeling, llC 1286 Jungermann Road, Suite G • St. Peters, MO 63376 (636) 498-0700 • www.mainstreetcounseling.com Main Street Counseling is owned and operated by Cindy Eisenbeis, MSW, LCSW. The office is located in St. Peters with easy access from the Page extension and Highways 94 and 70, making it easily accessible to individuals in both St. Charles and St. Louis County. The therapists at Main Street Counseling have over thirty years of combined experience. We work with individuals of all ages and are specialized in various areas including trauma and grief counseling, relationship and couples issues, older adult issues, depression and anxiety, behavior issues, anger management, and child and adolescent issues.

The therapists at Main Street Counseling realize that when difficult experiences force people into complex situations, time, encouragement and guidance are often needed to reach the very personal decision to seek mental health services. It is the goal of Main Street Counseling to provide therapy in a respectful, sensitive and non-judgemental manner. Main Street Counseling makes it their number one priority to provide therapy that will teach skills necessary to handle life’s challenges and to provide a relaxed atmosphere where clients can heal and develop their inner strength.

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Jacqueline Hartman, MA, CCC SP/A

EllisvillE HEaring CEntEr 15991 Manchester Road • Ellisville • 636.394.4240 After 40-plus years in the field, Jacqueline Hartman, MA, CCC-SP/A, can handle most hearing care issues. The audiologist is a graduate of Washington University’s program at Central Institute for the Deaf and served on staff at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center and St. John’s Mercy and on the faculty of Washington University Medical School. For nearly 30 years, she has specialized in hearing aid fitting and repair, diagnostic testing and specialty assistive hearing devices. With a full line of hearing aids, Hartman can meet most any client’s needs, regardless of their level of hearing loss or budget constraints.

Also new are hearing instruments designed to ensure the clearest speech possible even in the noisiest enviroments. Hartman founded her hearing center on the principles of personalized service, competitive pricing and up-to-date products and services.

Clients always are provided with straightforward explanations about their hearing problems. “Information about hearing solutions can be confusing,” Hartman said. “You can count on us for fair and honest answers to your questions and a commitment to a successful outcome.” She has a second location, Hearing Center of Kirkwood, in Kirkwood.

Anne T. Riordan, M.D.

WildWood dermatology 16516 Manchester Road • Wildwood • 636.458.8400 Finding a skin care product to reduce fine lines, tighten and revitalize sun-damaged skin and shrink pores is as close as the dermatologist’s office.

“Many of my patients complain that there are so many products that are available over the counter and they spend so much money, but they are not sure what they are buying,” said Dr. Anne Riordan, a dermatologist for 15 years practicing at Wildwood Dermatology and who was seen on “Show Me St. Louis” and on “Great Day St. Louis.”

After five years of research and development, Dr. Riordan developed a revolutionary skin care product called Azfasst, which is specially designed to promote overall skin rejuvenation, improve texture and clarity of the skin and tighten fine lines and wrinkles.

The product can be used on all skin types and contains lactic acid, salicylic acid and green tea, which have been shown to exfoliate skin, improving its clarity and smoothness.

“Salicylic acid decreases oil and decreases pore size, and green tea has been shown to help improve sun-damaged skin,” Riordan said.

Azfasst is reasonably priced and available at Wildwood Dermatology or on their website at www.asfasst.com.

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Kit Whittington, R.N., B.S.N., Founder

SeniorS Home Care West County 636.225.2600 • Mid County 314.962.2666 • Clayton/Ladue 314.863.2667 “Seniors Home Care allows individuals who want the benefits of assisted living, but do not want to move out of their home, to stay in the comfort of their home and maintain their independence,” says Kit Whittington, R.N., who founded SHC to provide a support system for older adults. SHC services reassure those struggling to raise children and also provide supportive care to elderly parents. Companionship, medication reminders, transportation, shopping, light housekeeping, cooking and personal care among the many offerings. To determine an individuals needs, a SHC registered nurse conducts a detailed, complimentary assessment and creates a checklist itemizing the client’s needs. Care is provided by screened, bonded and insured SHC employees who have completed a professional training program designed by Kit. SHC services range from a 30-minute Quick Visit to 24-hour care seven days a week. Services are offered also to those in nursing homes, hospitals, or recovering from illness.

“My goal is for older adults to be able to live with dignity,” Kit says. “Seniors Home Care provides individuals just that, through the kindness and respect we show them.” SHC has a Better Business Bureau A+ rating and won a Torch Award in 2009.

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Laura Wagner, M.D.

Laura Wagner, Inc. 14377 Woodlake Dr., Suite111 • Chesterfield • 314.434.1111 Laura Wagner, M.D. (formerly Dr. Laura Grady) is a Board certified dermatologist and skin care specialist who has been in practice for 17 years. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Duke University and completed her medical training at Washington University School of Medicine.

“Dermatology is a fascinating specialty,” said Dr. Wagner, who first and foremost is a medical doctor. “It provides a window into the patient’s general health. It is a component of internal medical care.”

Rather than perform cosmetic procedures, Dr. Wagner treats more complex medical conditions.

“My practice is in general dermatology and skin cancer,” she said. “Patients should see me when there are changes in preexisting moles, sores that won’t heal, itching or new or long-standing rashes.”

Dr. Wagner treats patients of all ages, from infants and young children to the elderly, and accepts Medicare assignment.

Each patient is seen personally by Wagner – never by a physician’s assistant or nurse practitioner.

“I am very available to my patients,” she said.

Dr. Norman N. Bein, MD FACS RVT

Vein SpecialtieS 11456 Olive Boulevard • Creve Coeur 1987 Hwy. A, Suite 200 • Washington 866.626.VEIN (8346) • www.Veinspecialtiesllc.com Dr Norman Bein dedicates his surgical practice, Vein Specialties, to the in-office treatment of vein disease. Dr. Bein has been a board-certified surgeon for more than 30 years and is a registered vascular technologist. He specializes in the medical and cosmetic treatment of varicose and spider veins that can occur on the legs, face, chest and hands. By utilizing state-of-the-art equipment and the latest laser technology, he tailors each treatment to individual symptoms, using minimally invasive procedures that result in little or no downtime. This ensures long-term and lasting results.

Insurance coverage is available for medically necessary vein procedures, and Dr. Bein’s staff is dedicated to assisting with the process. Treating vein disease is not only a small part of Dr. Bein’s practice – it is his focus – and that makes a big difference to patients.

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Apple talk Capitalizing on this year’s crop

By SUZANNE CORBETT Johnny Appleseed likely would not recognize the apples harvested today. Unlike the majority of heirloom apples Johnny sowed in the 18th century that were small and often oddly shaped, apple varieties today can range in flavor and size from sweet to tart and diminutive to gigantic. The Honeycrisp, Jonathan and Red Delicious have replaced the once popular Pippin, Spitzenburg and Winesap varieties.

As the apple season progresses, so do the varieties of apples being harvested, each having a unique flavor profile and texture that will define it as an eating or baking apple. A few varieties, such as the Jonathan, are considered all-purpose because of a semi-tart flavor and firm texture.

Current apple trends have placed the Honeycrisp as the most sought after eating apple, dethroning the Red Delicious, which earns high flavor marks for its rich, sweet, mellow taste. Red’s brother, the Golden Delicious with its tangy, firm flesh remains a favorite among bakers, along with the Granny Smith for apple pies.

Since surfacing a few decades ago at markets, Galas and Jonagolds have con-

tinued to grow their fan base. Galas are orange-yellow, have a pleasant sweet, crisp taste and are great for tossing in the lunch bag. Jonagolds, a cross between the Jonathan and a Golden Delicious, have an orange-red blush over a yellow skin with a sweet, subtle tartness reminiscent of vintage apple varieties that have been making a comeback.

An old-time favorite is the Winesap, a late-season variety requiring cooler autumn nights to ripen. It is a tart apple with an aroma some describe as wine-like.

Some used to call Winesaps “good keepin’ apples,” as they could be successfully stored in the cellar throughout the winter.

No matter which apples are selected from the more than 7,500 documented varieties, proper storage is the secret to keeping apples through the season. If purchased in plastic bags, they should be kept in that bag and placed in the crisper section of the refrigerator. The plastic bags help retain the apples’ moisture. Just make sure the plastic bag has a few vent holes to allow the apples to breathe and the air to circulate.

Most apples keep well when stored in

Pillsbury’s Topsy-Turvey Apple Pie

cool conditions, which apple growers define as between 35 and 55 degrees. That is good to know, since after a day of apple knockin’, one might wind up with more apples than the refrigerator can hold. Large amounts can be placed in a cool garage or basement in corrugated boxes or on plastic or wooden racks. If kept a outside in the garage, they should be covered with an old blanket to safeguard them from freezing.

Finally, remember that one bad apple really can spoil the bunch. Before and during storage it is important to sort and use apples with defects immediately. Only perfect apples free of bruises and decay

should be stored for later use.

Apple season is as fleeting as autumn itself. Before the trees are picked clean, head for the orchard or farmer’s market and get your share of this year’s harvest.

Grandma Eckert’s Apple Pie (Recipe from the Eckert Family Cookbook)

6-7 cups sliced Golden Delicious apples Dash of cinnamon 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour 6 tablespoons cream (optional) 1 tablespoon butter, melted

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Topsy-Turvy Apple Pie (Recipe courtesy of Pillsbury)

In a mixing bowl, combine apples, cinGlaze and Crust: namon, sugar, flour, cream and butter.

1/4 cup brown sugar Place one piecrust into a 9-inch pie pan 1 tablespoon butter, melted and fill with apple mixture. Cover apples 1 tablespoon corn syrup with the second piecrust, flute edges to 1/2 cup pecan halves seal, and prick top crust with a fork. Brush 1 box (14.1 ounces) Pillsbury refrigercrust lightly with milk before baking at 425 ated piecrusts, softened as directed on box degrees for 15 minutes; reduce temperature Filling: to 350 and continue baking for 45 minutes.

2/3 cup sugar Makes 8servings.

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour Baker’s note: Pie may be frozen, baked 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or unbaked, for future use. Do not thaw 4 cups sliced apples unbaked pies before baking.

Heat oven to 425 degrees. In 9-inch glass Apple Walnut Tea Bread pie plate, mix brown sugar, butter and corn (Recipe courtesy of Suzanne Corbett) syrup. Spread evenly in bottom of pie plate. Arrange pecans over mixture. Make 6 cups flour piecrusts as directed on box for Two-Crust 1 3/4 cups sugar Pie, placing bottom crust over mixture in 2 tablespoons baking powder pan.

2 teaspoons salt In small bowl, mix granulated sugar, 2 eggs flour and cinnamon. Arrange half of apple 3 cups whole milk slices in crust-lined pie plate. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups chopped black or English wal- half of sugar mixture. Repeat with remainnuts ing apple slices and sugar mixture. Top 2 cups finely chopped apples with second crust; seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust.

Mix together the flour, sugar, baking Place pie on sheet of foil on middle oven powder and salt. In a separate bowl, beat rack; bake 8 minutes. Reduce oven tempereggs with milk. Stir in dry ingredients, ature to 350 degrees; bake 35 to 45 minutes blending well. Mix in walnuts and apples longer or until apples are tender and crust and pour into two greased and floured loaf is golden brown. Immediately run knife pans (pan size 9” x 5” x 3”). Bake at 350 around edge of pie to loosen. Place serving degrees for 60-75 minutes. plate upside down over pie; turn serving Makes 2 large loaves or 4 small loaves. plate and pie plate over. Remove pie plate.

Serve warm or cool with whipped cream.

Makes 8 servings.

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Pumpkinland is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday throughout October at Thies Farm’s Creve Coeur Mill Road and N. Hanley Road locations. A children’s play area is featured and includes wagon rides, a corn maze and a small pumpkin. On weekends, concessions, pony rides, a craft area, face painting and more are offered for an additional fee. Pumpkins are available for purchase. Admission is $5 for children and $3.25 for adults at the Hanley location and $5.50 for children and $3.25 for adults at the Maryland Heights location. Reservations must be made in advance and are offered Tuesday through Friday only. Call (314) 428-9878 or visit thiesfarm.com.

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October Harvest is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday through October at Daniels’ Farm & Greenhouses at 352 Jungermann Road in St. Peters.

Activities include a giant straw maze, farm animal petting zoo, unique fort maze, tube slide, pony express train, tire swings, pony rides on weekends, straw bales, corn stalks, Indian corn and more.

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Drip, a haunted house, is open from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Friday and Saturday and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday through Thursday (with exceptions) starting Oct. 1 near Chesterfield Airport Road and Arnage Drive in the Chesterfield Valley. Visitors are invited to tour an old farmhouse where a farmer was found murdered more than 50 years ago. Admission is $20; a $5 discount is available online. Visit fearthedrip.com.

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Fright Fest is open from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, and 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday throughout October at Six Flags St. Louis. Halloween attractions, kids’ crafts, a costume contests for kids aged 12 and younger, nightly shows and haunted rides are featured. For details and ticket prices, visit sixflags.com/stlouis.

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The Darkness, a re-themed attraction through a haunted funeral home, is open throughout October, and re-opens Nov. 5-6, at 1526 S. 8th Street in the Soulard neighborhood. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $15 for children 50 inches tall or shorter. Combination tickets for The Darkness, Lemp Brewery Haunted House and Creepyworld are $50 for adults and $35 for children 50 inches tall or shorter. Hours and a $2 coupon are available online. Speed Passes are available for an additional fee.

Call (314) 631-8000 or visit scarefest.com.

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Creepyworld, seven haunted attractions in one location, is

open throughout October at 1400 S. Old Hwy. 141 in Fenton. Tickets cost $20 for adults/$15 for children 50 inches tall or shorter. Combination tickets for Creepyworld, The Darkness and Lemp Brewery Haunted House are $50 for adults and $35 for children 50 inches tall or shorter. Hours and a $2 coupon are available online. Speed Passes are available for an additional fee. Call (314) 631-8000 or visit scarefest.com.

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The Lemp Brewery Haunted House, a haunted underground attraction, is open throughout October, and re-opens Nov. 5-6, at Lemp Brewery at 3400 Lemp Ave. Tickets are $20 for adults/ $15 for children 50 inches tall or shorter. A combination ticket for the Lemp Brewery Haunted House, Creepyworld and The Darkness are $50 for adults and $35 for children 50 inches tall or shorter. Hours and a $2 coupon are available online. Speed Passes are available for an additional fee. Call (314) 6318000 or visit scarefest.com.

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A pumpkin patch is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday from Oct. 9 through Oct. 31 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church at 327 Woods Mill Road in Manchester. A large assortment of pumpkins and gourds are available for purchase. Visit goodshepherdlutheran.com.

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“Friday Night Live Halloween Edition” is from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 15 at The Lodge Des Peres. The event is for kids aged 10-14 and features music, a spooky swim, games and more. Tickets are $5 per person and go on sale Oct. 1. Visit desperesmo.org.

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The city of Des Peres Fall Festival is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 16 at Des Peres Park. A bonfire, hayrides, ghost stories, bluegrass music and a showing of “Monsters Inc.” are featured. Admission is free. Visit desperesmo. org.

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The city of Ballwin hosts a Family Hayride from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 16 through Castlewood State Park and ending on the banks of the Meremac River. Dinner under the stars, a bonfire and local entertainer Babaloo are featured. The event is for those aged 3 and older. Regular admission is $12; VIP admission is $10. Call 227-8950.

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“Pumpkins in the Park,” a toddler get-together, is from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Thurs., Oct. 21 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Admission is $3 per child; parents are admitted for free. Registration is available at ballwin.mo.us or at The Pointe.

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Halloween Hoedown “Monster Mash” is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 22 at the Eureka Community Center. Various interactive entertainment options are offered. Activities include spooky-inspired crafts, ghoulish games and a costume contest, with some outdoor activities planned. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person. Children receive a special Halloween bag. Tickets are required and must be picked up at the Eureka Parks and Recreation office beginning Fri., Oct. 1; those purchasing tickets must be able to

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prove residency. If tickets remain, they will be offered to non-residents beginning Oct. 18. Call 938-6775.

children aged 3-5 with the assistance of a parent or guardian. Kids are encouraged to come in costume. The fee is $10 per child and includes a carousel ride for the child The “Booterflies” Halloween Party is and parent. Registration is required. Call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 23 and (314) 615-8383 or visit the Carousel Gift Sun., Oct. 24 at the Sophia M. Sachs But- Shop. terfly House at 15193 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. Kids aged 3-10 and their families The city of Ballwin concludes its concome in costume for a party with a not- cert series in the park with a Halloween so-scary Haunted Village, Pumpkin Patch Concert and Costume Contest from 6 Barn, Tiny-Bit Mad Scientist Lab, Buggy’s p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 27 at New Halloween Party, Bugtilda the Witch’s Ballwin Park. Hillbilly Authority perBoarding House and plenty of party games. forms a concert. Call 227-8950.

The cost of events is included with Butterfly House admission of $6 for adults and $4 The city of Manchester Halloween Fesfor children aged 3-12; younger children tival is at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. (two entry are admitted free of charge. Call 530-0076 times) on Fri., Oct. 29 at Schroeder Park. or visit butterflyhouse.org.

A variety of games with prizes, a hayride, pumpkins and pony rides are featured.

“Ghouls in the Garden” is from 1 p.m. Tickets must be purchased in advance and to 4 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 24 at Missouri go on sale in the Park Office on Oct. 1.

Botanical Garden at 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Everyone older than age 2 needs a ticket.

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Admission is $5 for kids aged 3-12; adults Halloween at the Y is from 6:30 p.m. are admitted with regular Garden admis- to 8:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 29 at the Wildsion of $4to $8. Advance reservations are wood Family YMCA at 2641 Hwy. 109. required by Oct. 21. Call (314) 577-9570 Haunted hayrides, pony rides, “The Repor visit mobot.org/membership. tile Experience,” a cakewalk, spooky crafts and more are featured. Hot dogs “Preschool Pumpkins,” a chance for and snacks are sold, and costumes are pre-schoolers to decorate mini pumpkins, encouraged. Advance registration is sugis from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wed., Oct. gested. Families may sign up in advance 27 and Thurs., Oct. 28 at The Carousel at for $20 by calling 458-6636 or pay $25 at Faust Park. The program is designed for the door.

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• • • The “Make Your Mark” mural project unveiling is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 7 at Chesterfield Arts (444 Chesterfield Center). Area students unveil their design for a 550-foot mural to be painted on the floodwall at Baxter Road and Edison Avenue in Chesterfield. Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

BENEFITS The St. Mark Charity Scramble, a golf tournament to benefit Circle Of Concern, is at 8 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 2 at The Landings at Spirit Golf Club (180 N. Eatherton Road in Chesterfield). The fee is $100 per player/$400 per foursome. Call Glen Corlett at 537-2348.

• • • “Moving Forward,” the fourth annual St. Louis dystonia walk-a-thon, is at 9 a.m. on Sun., Oct. 3 at Creve Coeur Park.

Proceeds benefit the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation, which funds research and promotes education to individuals and families affected by dystonia, a disorder

that robs victims of the ability to control their muscles. Call (314) 469-3243.

• • • The Men’s Club of St. Paul’s Des Peres holds its 61st annual Roast Beef and Potato Pancake Dinner from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 3 at St. Paul’s Lutheran (12345 Manchester Road in Des Peres). Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids; dinner is served family-style in the school or on a carryout basis. Call (314) 822-0447 or visit stpaulsdesperes.org.

• • • The St. Louis Blues 14 Fund Golf Classic is at 10 a.m. (registration opens) on Mon., Oct. 4 at The Country Club of St. Albans. The St. Louis Blues team, owners, executives, coaches and alumni join foursomes to raise money for the St. Louis Blues 14 Fund. Foursomes are available for $2,500 and include two Blues celebrities as the fifth and sixth players. Golfers also enjoy a Blues gift package, lunch and awards reception with silent and live auctions. Call (314) 589-5998 or visit stlouisblues.com/golfclassic.

• • • A giant garage sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tues., Oct. 5 and Fri., Oct. 8, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 6 and Thurs., Oct. 7 and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 9 at Community Christian Church (623 Meramec Station Road in Manchester). Call 394-2772.

• • • The 43rd annual luncheon and fashion show to benefit the Rural Parish Workers of Christ the King opens with a boutique at 10 a.m. on Fri., Oct. 8 at the Ritz-Carlton in Clayton. Cocktails, lunch and fashions from Chesterfield Mall and West County Center also are featured. Tickets are $60 per person/$600 for a table of 10, or $120 per person/$1,200 for a St. Michael’s Club table. Call (314) 845-9472.

• • • Friends of Kids with Cancer presents a Steely Dan tribute concert performed by Groovethang from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 8 at Kemp Auto Museum (16955 Chesterfield Airport Road). A cash bar and appetizers are featured at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35. Call (314) 275-7440 or visit friendsofkids.com.

• • • Friends of the Saint Louis University Liver Center hold their annual “Denim & Diamonds” Gala from 6:30 p.m. to midnight on Sat., Oct. 9 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Ballwin. Actor, writer and cancer survivor Anthony Herrera is the guest speaker. A cocktail reception, dinner, live and silent auctions, live music and dancing are featured. Tickets are $200 per person. Call (314) 576-3078.

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• • • The Midwest Knights 15U baseball team hosts a trivia night at 7 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 9 at Trinity Lutheran Church (14088 Clayton Road). Tickets are $20 per person with tables of eight available. Raffles and games with prizes also are featured. Proceeds benefit the Midwest Knights. Call Jenny Pappas at 207-7789.

• • • A fashion show and dinner to benefit Lydia’s House is at 5 p.m. on Thurs., Oct. 14 at Dream House & Tea Room (15425 Clayton Road in Ballwin). Tickets are $35 per person. For reservations, call 2277640.

• • • The parents of Boy Scout Troop 801 in Manchester host “Trick or Trivia” 2010 at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.) on Sat., Oct. 16 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (1755 Des Peres Road in Town & Country). Admission is $120 for a table of eight and includes attendance drawing

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• • • The second annual Fall Fest at the Barn is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 17 at The Barn at Lucerne (930 Kehrs Mill Road in Ballwin). Pony rides, magic, games for kids, live music, food and drink, artists, local and organic produce booths, an antique tractor and engine display, artwork from the Fall Fest at The Barn Young Artist Competition and a canned food drive to benefit Operation Food Search are featured. Admission is free; games and pony rides require tickets. Call Nancy Pino at (314) 432-8484.

• • • A craft fair is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Nov. 6 and Sun., Nov. 7 at Parkway North High School (12860 Fee Fee Road).

Proceeds benefit the Parkway Alumni Association. For more information or to download an application to participate as a vendor, visit parkwayalumni.org.

• • • The American Cancer Society holds “Guessaroo Trivia Night” at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Sat., Nov. 13 at the Edward Jones Corporate Office Atrium (12555 Manchester Road in Des Peres).

Guests may decorate their tables and dress in costume for their favorite decade, TV show, rock band, etc. Prizes are awarded for best-decorated table/costumes and for the top team. A silent auction, raffles and entertainment also are featured. Tickets are $20 per person, $160 per table and $650 for a VIP table. Call (314) 286-8157 or visit celebaroo.org.

• • • Assistance League of St. Louis hosts “A Jazzy Affair” Cabaret at 7 p.m. on Fri., Nov. 19 at Kemp Auto Museum (16955 Chesterfield Airport Road in Chesterfield).

Vintage automobiles, a speakeasy, entertainment by The Benefit Blues Band and Angela Keeton, an auction, and a cocktail buffet with cash bar are featured. Admission is $85 ($60 is tax-deductible) and funds remain in the St. Louis community to support philanthropic projects of the Assistance League. Call 227-6200.

FAMILY & KIDS Fun Friday Puppet Shows are at 10 a.m. (doors open at 9:30 a.m.) every Friday morning from Oct. 1-Nov. 19 at the St. Louis Carousel at Faust Park. Tickets are $5 per person in advance and $6 on the day of the performance; children 12 months of age and younger are admitted free of charge. Tickets include a ride on the carousel. Visit the gift shop at the carousel or call (314) 615-8383.

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Canine Carnival The Animal Protective Association of Missouri hosts its 20th annual Canine Carnival from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 3 at Tilles Park in Ladue. Games and contests for dogs, children’s activities, vendor booths and a Pooch Parade are featured.

Other highlights include Purina Incredible Dog Team performances, a game for cat lovers, pets available for adoption, and carnival food.

Proceeds benefit homeless animals at the Animal Protective Association of Missouri. Admission is free, and tickets can be purchased at the event for games and activities. To pre-register, visit apamo.org or call (314) 645-4610.

• • • The Eureka Pacific Elks Fall Flea Market & Craft Sale is from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 2 at the Elks Lodge (19 W. 1st Street in Eureka). Indoor and outdoor rental spots are available. For more information, e-mail sqdog@msn.com.

• • • The Best of Missouri Market is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 2 and Sun., Oct. 3 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. More than 120 Missouri food producers and artisans and entertainment for all ages are featured. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for those aged 65 and older and $5 for Garden members and kids aged 3-12; younger children are admitted free of charge. Call (314) 577-9400 or visit mobot.org.

• • • The fourth annual “Run for the Apples” is at 7:30 a.m. on Sun., Oct. 10 at Congregation Shaare Emeth (11645 Ladue Road in Creve Coeur). A 10k and 5k course are featured, and a 1-mile family fun run starts at 8:30 a.m. Awards are presented to the top three male and female runners in different age groups. The participation fee is $20, $23 on race day. To register, visit active. com. For more information, call (314) 5690010.

• • • The Chesterfield Alliance for Positive Youth sponsors “Be A Positive Light,” its annual Family Forum, at 7 p.m. on Wed., Oct. 13 at the Chesterfield Government Center (690 Chesterfield Parkway West).

Laura Logsdon, a local mother, addresses

bullying and harassment in schools. Registration is not required. Call Valerie at 3463651 or Rico at (314) 565-6612.

• • • A Fall Festival is from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 16 at Des Peres Park (12325 Manchester Road). A bonfire, hayrides, ghost stories, bluegrass music, a showing of the movie “Monsters Inc.” and concessions are featured. Admission is free. Visit desperesmo.org.

HOME IMPROVEMENT & DÉCOR A Holiday Open House & House Tour is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 1 and Sat., Oct. 2 at Imogene’s Tea Room, Botanicals and Home Décor (16635 Old Chesterfield Road in Chesterfield). Shuttles run from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. to the owner’s home, which is decked out for Christmas.

Call 733-0077.

• • • The 30th annual Home Builders Association of St. Louis and Eastern Missouri Home & Remodeling Show is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., Oct. 1 and Sat., Oct. 2 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 3 at the St. Charles Convention Center.

More than 200 companies exhibit products and services in 300 booths. A seminar

by Matt Fox and Shari Hill of HGTV’s “Room by Room,” the Mills Apple Festival, the Habitat for Humanity St. Charles ReStore building products warehouse sale,

and the Walter Knoll Holiday Floral Stage are among the featured attractions. Admission and parking are free. For details, visit stlhomeshow.com.

• • • “Holiday Décor,” an “Entertaining Evenings” event, is from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 3 at Mary Tuttle’s (17021 Baxter Road in Chesterfield). A demonstration and refreshments are featured. For reservations, call 728-0480.

LIVE PERFORMANCES The Ellisville Farmer’s Market features the music of Wack-A-Doo on Thurs., Sept.

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An outdoor antique show featuring 28 quality antique dealers is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 2 at Old House in Hog Hollow (14319 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield). Call (314) 469-1019 or visit oldhouseinhoghollow.com.

• • • Trailnet hosts Ride the Rivers Century, a bicycle ride featuring a 100-mile route, two ferry rides, views of the River Ring, and food, at 6:30 a.m. (registration begins) on Sun., Oct. 10 starting and ending at Ameristar Casino in St. Charles. The cost is $45 for those pre-registering by Sept.

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Straight No Chaser, Sept. 29, The Pageant Lady Antebellum, Sept. 30, The Fox Theatre “Rhapsody in Blue,” Oct. 1 & 3, Powell Symphony Hall Glenn Miller Orchestra, Oct. 2, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center “An Evening with Renee Fleming,” Oct. 2, Powell Symphony Hall Vampire Weekend, Oct. 3, Chaifetz Arena Kansas, Oct. 9, The Family Arena Drake, Oct. 12, The Fox Theatre Mary J. Blige, Oct. 16, The Fox Theatre Bob Dylan, Oct. 21, Chaifetz Arena Je’ Caryous Johnson with Brian McKnight and Vivica A. Fox, Oct. 23, Chaifetz Arena “Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho,’” Oct. 29-30, Powell Symphony Hall

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By SARAH WILSON Wine connoisseurs no longer have to leave the state or to or tend to get headaches from wine travel to the middle of nowhere to enjoy delectable wine are in luck.

Other available beverages include and a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere.

Barbara Gillick first opened the Eureka Wine House beer, water and mixed drinks.

The staff at Eureka Wine House is with her husband, Charles Gillick, in 2008 after retiring from styling hair for 44 years. The couple already owned adamant about not driving under the the building, and after months of brainstorming and plan- influence, so they always encourage ning, the one-time office space was transformed into an customers to take a cab home and leave oasis of comfort. their car there when necessary.

The scenic, outdoor area is what attracts many of Eureka “People don’t have to travel far to Wine House’s customers, who are invited to sit out on enjoy a lot of the good Missouri wines,” Eureka’s only grape-colored patio and relish more than Barbara Gillick said. “People just enjoy 120 different kinds of wines, including selections from sitting outside and enjoy their friends or around Missouri. Others are imported from countries such family.”

Plenty of food is available to enjoy as Italy, Spain, France, and Argentina. Wine is available by the glass, bottle or case, and bottles are sold to take with the wine as well, including sausage, home, ranging in price from $15 to $75. Some of the most cheese, chips, crackers, and gourmet Eureka Wine House. popular local wines are Claverach, from Eureka, Chau- fudge. Customers also are invited to bring mette, from Ste. Genevieve, Robller, from New Haven, their own food or have food delivered to “Once in awhile, we get people who just want to jam on and Westphalia, from Osage County. The Westphalia is them from nearby restaurants while they sit outside. Free other nights of the week, too, when the weather is nice,” Wi-Fi also is available. Dogs are welcome outside on the Gillick said. deck as well – anything to put a smile on the customer’s Customers also can book events at the Eureka Wine Eureka Wine House face. However, one of the few rules: bringing in drinks House – the perfect site to host birthday parties, wedding from elsewhere is prohibited. showers and bachelorette parties.

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636-225-9944 carry out The Landings at Dougherty Ferry and Big Bend Rd.

2964 Dougherty Ferry Rd.

636-379-4447 636-379-4446 carry out Seconds from T.R. Hughes Ballpark

1090 Tom Ginnever Ave.

www.jjtwigsstl.com

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D I N I N G

Includes Iced Tea

6 oz. Burger with Fries Ham Club with fries Grilled Chicken Breast & Side Salad BBQ Pork Sandwich & Potato Salad (Substitutions extra)

Clancy’s Irish Pub At The Barn Of Lucerne

930 Kehrs Mill Road • Ballwin 636.394.2199 www.clancysatthebarn.com

Tuesday Specials All You Can Eat Fajitas For 2 People Includes One Cocktail Per Person $29.99 14870 Manchester Rd. ( 2Miles West of 141)

636.394.3455

www.SenorPique.com

N ope w No ger & pot Bi g N t S e fer f i D

Good Friends. Great Food.

Cold drinks.

Join us For lunCh or dinner on our outdoor Patio!

$5.99 lunCh sPeCials every day 288 lamP & lantern villaGe uPPer level

636-256-7201 $3.00 off for two dinner Buffets Expires 10/31/10

Seafood, ChineSe, ameriCan & JapaneSe CuiSine

15425 manCheSter rd. #38, Ballwin, mo 63011

636.591.0010 Hard to Find...

Easy to Fall in Love With

WELCOME TO

(East of Ballwin Post Office in the Ballwin / Schnuck’s Plaza)

Tel: 636-527-7988 • Fax: 636-527-7188

BIG SCREEN TVs ON THE PATIO Live Music Wednesday thru Sunday

1/2 PRICE BAR APPETIZERS & DRINK SPECIALS, SuN-ThuRS

100 Holloway Road • Ballwin 63011 636.220.8989

Morgan LeFay’s $5 DAILY LUNCH SPECIAL M-F JOIN US ON FACEBOOK!!

NEW HAND CRAFTED TAPAS AND ST. LOUIS FAVORITES BEST REUBEN IN TOWN COMFORTABLE LOUNGE SEATING FREE LIVE MUSIC EVERY WEEKEND DIRCTIONS: 40 TO 141 NORTH, LEFT ON CONWAY, SOUTH AT FIRST LIGHT 6/10 MILE ON RIGHT 14314 S. OUTER FORTY

314-317-9181

MorganLeFays.com

patio seating • catering • private events www.candiccis.net

OCtObEr EvEntS!

Oct. 1st Mark Moebeek 7-10 Oct. 2nd barb Soetebier 7-10 7-10 Oct. 8th Ed rohan Wine tasting 6-8 7-10 Oct. 9th Steve Leslie

...a Grape Place.

Over 150 Wines to Choose From!

107 South Central • Eureka • 636-938-5411 www.eurekawinehouse.com

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#1 Cajun Creole

#1 Appetizer Selection #1 Brunch • #1 Mac ‘N Cheese #3 Most Creative Appetizers #4 Potato Skins • #4 Bread Pudding • #5 BBQ *2010 RFT Reader’s Poll

Live music Tuesdays, Fridays & Saturdays

636.591.0010

34 S. Old Orchard Webster Groves 314.968.0061 hwy61roadhouse.com

OCTOBER FlavORS OF ThE day

Friday & Saturday Specials Happy Hour Specials 4-6 pm & 9-11 pm

TRy OuR puMpkin and CinnaMOn FlavORS-OF-ThE-day

Sun

636.394.3455

www.SenorPique.com

TueS

815 Meramec Station Road

reeses Choc. Chip

(1 block South of Old Hwy. 141 & Big Bend)

oreo

(636) 225-8737

Cookie dough

Sun.-Thur. 11:30am-10pm Fri.-Sat. 11:30am-11:00pm

Pumpkin

3

10 17 24 31

Mint Chip Toffee Crunch Black Cherry Pistachio nut

4 11

18 25

Butter Pecan Lite

Choc. Choc. Chip rapberry Lite

Appetizer Special

Mini Tacos $3.00

Wednesday Nights - Trivia

Thur. & Sat. Nights - Karaoke

Debz Corner

Mon - Sat 11am-1am 685 Big Bend, Manchester 636-394-0120

Steaks, Chicken, Seafood, Grouper, Walleye, Chops, Burgers and Sandwiches Carryout Children’s Menu Happy Hour Daily Locally Owned & Operated

“We Collect Old Fishing Stuff” www.lazyyellow.com

Fri

631 Big Bend Rd. Manchester

636-207-0501 Gift Certificates Available 636-207-1689

6

19 26

13

20

Black Berry Lite

27

red Velvet Cake

Pistachio nut Strawberry Lite Brownie Batter Butter Pecan

7

14

21 28

Pumpkin

SaT

1

2

Choc. Cookie 8

Cinnamon

15

Choc. Mint Chip Jamaican Choc.

White. Choc. almond Chocolate Marshmallow

22 29

Mint Chip Cinnamon

9

16 23

30

TRICK OR TREAT? WE'RE DEFINITELY A TREAT!

Great Pitcher & Shot Specials

165 Lamp & Lantern Village Town & Country

Thu

Choc. Malt 12

Debz Corner

Open For Lunch & Dinner

5

Pumpkin Cheesecake Cappuccino almond

Stop by The Local Watering Hole

John Marciano, Proprietor

Wed

Yellow Cake

14870 Manchester Rd. ( 2Miles West of 141)

Mon

Come To

The Hill

For Great Italian Food & Catering!

Conveniently located off Hwy 44 at Kingshighway & Hampton exits Di Gregorio Foods 2232 Marconi Ave. www.digregoriofoods.com

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DR. SOOT Your Chimney Is My Priority

• Chimney Flue Cleaning Tuck Pointing • Dampers & Repair • Custom Chimney Caps • Chimney Crowns Repaired • Dryer Vent Cleaning

(636) 343-8348 www.Drsootchimney.com

• Window Cleaning • Gutter Cleaning • Power Washing • Deck Restoration

TOOLS

Furniture & Decorating Co., Inc

Call Today!

Squeaky Clean Insured • Free Estimates

(314) 494-7719

8125 Brentwood Industrial Drive Off Manchester Just West Of Hanley

644-6677 (800) 444-0423

Bi-Specializing State inConcrete Residential 3 q Drywall repair/Painting 3 q Caulking/Grouting 3 q And much more!

Bonded & Insured/Experienced Employees/ Professional, Safe And Reliable

636-530-1663 www.mrhandyman.com

Professional Workmanship Driveways • Patios • Sidewalks • Porches Steps • Garage Floors • Repair Work Exposed Aggregate • Stamped Concrete

ST. LOUIS STAIR & WOOD WORKS

Visit our showroom in the Maplewood Area!

7156 Manchester • (314) 644-2625 • www.stlouisstair.com

Family Owned • Insured • Since 1963

FREE Estimates 314-849-7520

Mon, Tu, Th, Fri. 12-5; Sat. 10-1; Closed Sun. & Wed.

New or replacement Concrete Driveways, Patios & More Standard or Decorative Finish

Free estimates & Consultation

636-978-7147

Neighborhood Discount Available

www.customfinishes.net

BATHROOMS REMODELED “Water Damaged Showers a Specialty” Tub to Stall Shower Conversions Grab Bars/ High Toilets/ Personal Showers

Your Best Source for New Construction, Service & Pool Renovation

636-394-0315

Tile & Bath Service, Inc. 25 Years Experience • At this location 20 years 14770 Clayton Road • Ballwin, MO 63011

Little Giant Pool & Spa

636.271.2200 • www.littlegiantpool.com

FREE ESTIMATES

Specializing in installation for two story homes with no wiring on first floor.

Coupon offers + Client Photos At SnRConstructionCompany.com

(314) 510-6400

636-227-4700

Kitchen * Bath * Fireplace Floor * Shower * Entry

636-394-0799 / 636-346-6386 www.suburbantilecompany.com

Making Access Easier

Quality Work At Competitive Prices!

Call Steve (314) 616-9061

Concrete Tear-Out • New Construction Patio • Foundations Porch • Skid-Steer Work Insured • 25 Years In Business

TILE YOUR HOME

Ceiling Fans • Wholehouse Fans Gable Vent Fans • Recessed Lighting

Kitchens & Baths • Basement Finishing Custom Decks & Patio • Sunrooms • Painting • Electrical

15% off

636-391-2226

www.englishsweep.com

Serving West County Since 1985

Family Owned & Operated since 1998

Expires 10/31/10

Established in 1979

Sweeping Chimney Covers Tuckpointing Brick Work Camera Evaluation Flue Relining Full Restoration Air Duct Dryer Vent Maintenance

INSTAllATIoN ProFESSIoNAlS

Construction Co

Home ImPRoVemeNTS

$1,500 or more

“Your Sweep for Life”

CHIMNEY SERVICES

Est. 1980 • Insured • Free Estimates

THE FAN MAN

S&R

CALL ABOUT TUCKPOINTING SPECIALS!

Suburban Tile Company

visit our showroom

www.tileandbathservice.com Senior Discounts Available

Your Stairs

Replace Old Iron Rails • Upgrade Your Basement Stairs Open Up Existing Stairs • Do-It-Yourself or Let us Install It * FREE D-I-Y Installation Instructions w/Purchase *

Tear Out & Replacement

SHOWERS REBUILT

17322 Manchester Road

(636) 458-3809

Custom Finishes, Inc.

®

Since 1930 Upholstering, Repairing and Refinishing

Re model

D R IVEWAYS PATI O S & M O R E

3 q Kitchens & Baths 3 q Wood Rot 3 q Windows/Doors

Seabaugh

Bosch, Porter Cable, Ryobi, Makita, DeWalt, Delta, Sioux, Skil, etc., etc.

Tim Gamma - B.S. Horticulture Board Certified Master Arborist Pruning • Fertilization Planting • SPraying trimming and removal

314-725-6159 gammatree.com Insured

Residential Garage Door Openers Commercial Gate Operators Residential Gate Operators Telephone Entry Systems

DON JAMES HANDYMAN SERVICE 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE

FAUCET LEAK TO FULL REMODEL TILE • CARPENTRY • PLUMBING ELECTRICAL • DRYWALL FREE ESTIMATES

636-288-6410 I RETURN ALL CALLS!

Call Today for Professional Installation

(314) 772-6500 zumwaltcorporation.com Sales and Service For Garage Doors and Operators

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F inish & Trim C arpentry C o .

Custom Woodworking • Bookshelves Fireplace Mantels • Doors

Custom Landscaping Installation Pond & Pondless Water Features Erosion and Drainage Control Rain Gardens/Rainwater Harvesting Block and Stone Walls • Walks and Patios

Entertainment Centers Theatre Rooms • Custom Bars

R. Kinder

Master Carpenter #1557

(636) 391-5880

636-451-2498

Certified Aquascape Contractor • “Family Owned & Operated” • Fully Insured

www.natural-designs-landscaping.com

Insured • Satisfaction Guaranteed Since 1979 • www.finishtrim.com

Professional Painters Inc. (636)

PLUMBING

We Come PREPARED! • • • • •

Fully stocked trucks for expedient repair Quality plumbing repairs Fair • Honest • Reliable Reasonable rates • Licensed Satisfaction Guaranteed Specialists in OLD HOME repair.

Kitchens • Baths • Basements Stairs • Decks • Additions Honesty, Integrity and Quality Workmanship

T O N Y L AM A R T I N A

FREE ESTIMATE (636) 405-0153

PLUMBING COMPANY 965-9377 INC. “We want to be your family plumber” Now Available Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Pits

Specializing in Energy Efficient Renovations!

P5313

www.MRPBuildingGroup.com

Specializing In:

Driveway & Patio

Interior / Exterior 458-7707 Drywall Repair

New and Replacement

Power Washing Cedar Treatment Paper Removal Carpentry Fully Insured

Traditional Finishes To Old World Charm

www.stl-concrete.com

HanDYMan

Need Help?

On a VOP call PrOfessiOnal!

 Roofing

 Painting

 Siding

 Staining

 Soffit/Fascia  Carpentry

Home Repairs • Plumbing • Electrical Carpentry • Painting • Windows & Doors Appliances • Roof Repairs • Decks & More!

 Gutter/Guard

Residential & Commercial Interior & Exterior Powerwashing Bonded & Insured Check us out on Angie’s List!

StlRoofing.com for more coupons Locally Owned Business Since 1988

636-391-6905 FREE

ESTIMATES!

G&G Window Cleaning

636-227-2200

www.G-Gwindowcleaning.com

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Landscape Contractors

Professional Landscape Design and Installation Paver Patios • Retaining Walls Water Features • Plantings Landscape Lighting and Repair Update Existing Landscapes Call for Free Design Consultation and Estimates

(314) 581-0099 www.LandDesignStl.com

Tile & Grout Cleaning 10% Off • Floors • Countertop and Free • Concrete surfaces Carpet Deoderizer • Carpeting

Free estimates & Demos OMNI TURBO CLEAN 314-749-3878 omniturboclean.com

 Repairs

 Tuckpointing  Concrete

Let us Take the “PANE” out of WINDOW CLEANING

Free Estimates • Topping Trimming • Pruning • Removal

10% OFF Any Service must mention ad

Ron Johnson

Owner~Operator Family Owned & Operated Insured For Your Protection

314-448-2580

Free Estimates

What’s On Your To Do List?

handyman

636.541.0375 • 636.394.2319

(314) 822-0849

CALL

TODAY!

The Cleaning Agents, LLC

“We’re Tough On Grime”

1279 Hwy 100 • Wildwood, MO 63069

FREE UPGRADE To A 30 Year IKO Architectural Shingle

Limit one coupon per person per job.

Not valid with other offers. Exp. 10/31/10

$200

OFF

ANY PROJECT Totaling $1000 or More

Limit one coupon per person per job.

Not valid with other offers. Exp. 10/31/10

FREE POWERWASH

With Any Full Job Purchase

up to a $500 value!

Limit one coupon per person per job.

Not valid with other offers. Exp. 10/31/10

NEED ELECTRIC? T.D. DeVeydt Electric L.L.C. Licensed - Bonded - Insured New Service • Repair • Remodel

Troubleshooting • Upgrade • Back-Up Generators

(636) 451-5107 (Cell:(636) 485-7723)

314-606-8160

Residential • Commercial • New Construction

Call for a free estimate today!

NO MORE MOLES!

“Finally, An Affordable Mole Service”

MOLES

Don’t Live With Moles... My Customers Don’t!

Average Yard Has 1-2 Moles • Litters Are Born March - July Local and Neighborhood References No Poisons • No Chemicals • Child & Pet Safe Traps Less Expensive • More Reliable • More Effective • Fast Results

Call J.D. At 636-233-4484

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GARAGE DOORS

GARAGE DOORS

Electric Openers & Controls

Skill • Quality • Dedication

Spacious Room Additions • Basement Finishing Specialists

Gourmet Kitchens Luxury Baths Distinctive Decks

3 & 4 Season Rooms Screened Porches Garages

Seamless Project Management From Start To Finish

636-946-6870

We Service All Brands

Door Solutions, Inc.

FAST REPAIR SALES • INSTALLATION • 24HR SERVICE

Garage Doors • Electric Openers 314-550-4071 • Residential • Commercial We Service All Brands

Insured • References Free Estimates

www.keimarcontracting.com

24 Hour Service • 314-550-4071

$ 500 off Summer Discount

GOT MOLD?

Biotek

Let us help!

With this ad!

Certified Mold Remediation Company Custom-Designed & Built Decks • Porches • Gazebos

Specializing in:

(636) 227-0800 www.archadeck.com FREE ESTIMATES

• Residential Remediation • Commercial Remediation • Indoor Air Quality • Guaranteed Odor Removal - Pet, Tobacco, etc.

Carpet Cleaning

Assisted Care

In Home

Caregivers Quality In Home Care For People of All Ages Dependable, Highly Trained Compassionate Caregivers Flexible Customized Care Hourly, Shift or 24 Hour Care Locally Owned and Operated

314-576-6400

www.caregiversstl.com

636•887•4384

A preferred home care choice since 1987. College degreed professionals provide care/companionship. Why accept less?

Competitively priced options.

Care managers and clinical staff available. Bonded & insured.

StafflLink / Gretchen (314) 477-3434

Automotive

I BUY

RUNNING USED CARS Get More Money Than A Tax Deduction

Cash Paid On The Spot Call Sam 314-302-2008 Business Opportunity

Mid-Rivers Carpet Cleaning

5 reasons to call right now!

1. A clean and beautiful carpet!

2. Be ready for the holidays!

3.We use state-of-the-art technology!

4. You name the price!

5. Family owned and operated.

Insured. Call Now!!

636-466-3123 www.midriverscarpet.com

Childcare Certified Teacher Childcare available in my home. 6 weeks to 5 years old. Reasonable Rates.

Call Cathy at 636-220-6930

BABYSITTING Ages 1+

Ladue resident available for babysitting throughout West County. 6+ years of childcare & private school experience. I love children & the joy they bring to life. Healthy eating, exercise & fun!

Sarah Keefe 314-477-5667

Home Helpers is your #1 source affordable, dependable care by compassionate caregivers. ♥ Senior Adults ♥ Recuperative Care ♥ Alzheimer’s / Dementia Care ♥ Bathing/Personal Care ♥ Transportation ♥ Meal Preparation ♥ Housekeeping ♥ On Call 24/7 Insured/Bonded and Carefully Screened West County 636-391-0000

www.homehelpersstl.com

Carpet & Flooring CARPET REPAIRS. Restretching, reseaming & patching. No job too small. Free estimates.

(314) 892-1003 WOOD FLOOR REFINISHING Add instant equity to your home Professional Floors of St. Louis 25 year old fully insured company serving entire metro community Sanding, refinishing, repairs, new installation, most manufacturers available.

Free estimates 314-843-4348 profloorstl.com

Stay at home Mom with assistant providing childcare, has opening available. Loving care in a safe environment with Reasonable Rates. Located near Manchester & Clarkson Road Available 6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Lots of References!

Call Jill for more information.

(636) 346-1299

Cleaning Services Lori's Cleaning Service

Choose a cleaner who takes PRIDE in serving you and is grateful for the opportunity. Call Lori at

636-221-2357

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly Move in & Move Out

AFFORDABLE PRICING $10 OFF New Clients

Your Satisfaction is Our Goal Insured & Bonded Call 314-426-3838

Cleaning Services KEEPING IT CLEAN

We cut costs, not corners!

Flexible cleaning schedules, move-in/ move-out cleaning, residential & commercial cleans. Bonded, insured, screened employees. petfriendly. Discounts for seniors and new customers! FREE Personalized estimates.

Call 314-852-9787

We Don't Cut Corners, We Clean Them!

Family Owned & Operated.

Licensed & Insured. If your cleaner lacks the Personal Touch, cleans only the at the surface or requires a contract, then call Annette for a detailed estimate by phone! We will prove ourselves every time!

Psalm 14:40 314-522-3835

Concrete Services

SJS INC CONCRETE DrivewaSidewalks. Porches.

Patios. Pool decks. Stamped Concrete. Exposed aggregate. Foundations poured/repaired. Epoxy injection. Water proofing. Basement Floors.

Walls. Stone Work. Walkways. Steps. Bobcat work.

Grading. Residential-Commercial. Free Estimates. Specializing in St. Louis Counties Finer Properties.

314-353-5555

Counseling Services Erica Rosen-McGinnis, LMSW

Family Wellness Counseling, LC

Providing affordable counseling services in Wildwood and Ladue. Free phone consultation. Day and evening appointments available. 314-338-3387

Education

PRIVATE TUTORING

Math- Physics -Spanish (K-12)

ACT/SAP Preparation In-Home Tutoring One-on-One Sessions

FIRST LESSON FREE 314-680-0144

• • • • •

1 Room Or Entire Basement FREE Design Service Finish What You Started As Low As $15 sq. ft.

Professional Painters, Drywall Hangers & Tapers

Call Rich on cell 314.713.1388

Computer Services Serving St. Louis & St. Charles Co www.stlpcguy.com

Call Mike at 636-675-7641 Service at your home or office for: • PC problems or set-up • PC won't start or connect

•Spyware •Adware •Virus Removal •Hardware •Software Upgrades

$30 diagnostic charge only for first ½ hour Day, evening and weekend appointments available.

COMPLETE COMPUTER SERVICES At Your Place...or Our Place!

Computer Service & Support

for Small Business & Individuals

Computer Problems?

Computer Support Needs?

Computer Training Needs?

Website Needs or Questions?

Moving to a MAC? For Economical On Demand Service and Support Since 1995

Call 636-532-0859

Ask about our special offers for new customers!

PCQUIK

HALF "BIG BOX" RATES Custom Builds-Upgrades In-Home or bench repair SYSTEMS FROM $299!

314.473.6922 Fast & Affordable

Specializing in Home Offices and Small Businesses.

County Computer Consulting LLC, can support your computers and networks.

Call Ray for more information at 636-391-3853 or www. CCC-LLC.BIZ.

Electrical Services SMALL JOB SPECIALIST Minor Electrical Work. Ceiling fans Installed. Light Fixtures Replaced. Security Lighting.

Dusk to Dawn Motion Detectors. Low Voltage Yard Lighting. Bathroom Exhaust Fans.

GFCI Receptacles/Switches.

Recessed Lights. Specializing in St.Louis County's Finer Homes. Free Estimates.

Insured for your protection.

314-353-5555

Affordable Expert PC Repair Only $55/Hour

Chambers Computers 15274 Manchester Rd. Ste 275 (New Ballwin & Manchester Rds.)

(636) 220-2395 www.chambers-computers.com

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Firewood 314-808-3330

Seasoned Firewood- Oak & Hickory. Sold in 4x8 stacks.

Call for prices.

All Split Firewood For Sale 4ft x 8ft x 16in cut.

Delivered & stacked $85.

573-631-0291

For Rent Destin Florida Area. Beautiful 3 bed, 3 bath condo or home, Gated Gulf Front community.

Includes beach front cabana, 3 pools, tennis courts & more.

Call for Special Spring/summer rates and availability. To view pictures please go to www.vrbo.com /127089 or /148365. For Additional info Call 314-922-8344.

Furniture Repair Professional Repair & Restoration Services by Vintage Workshop. Painting, staining, distressing & refinishing. In-Home Furniture Repair services available. Free estimates. 636-946-5204

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Help Wanted

WEST COUNTY GARAGE DOOR SERVICE. Proudly serving West County since 1980. Springs, cables, electric openers. No extra charge for Evenings and Weekends! Call 636-388-9774

Caregivers Wanted. Experience with all aspects of home care. Must have good communication skills. Work where you are appreciated!

Call 636-391-0000

CNA's - Caregivers

West St. Louis County Area CNA's with current license Caregivers with Experience Insured vehicle a must Download an application at

Seniorshomecare.com Or call 636-225-2600

WE HAUL IT ALL Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, appliances, household trash, yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, decks.

Garage & Basement Clean-up Neat, courteous, affordable rates.

Call: 636-379-8062 or email: jandjhaul@aol.com

Help Wanted

Actors/Models:

Do you have the desire to be considered for jobs in showbiz such as print ads, commercials, TV/films?

We can help! We develop, market & place “real looking” people ages 3mos thru seniors. Accepting applications for all sizes & heights.

Beginners welcome! Images Agency (since 1988). State Licensed. Apply Online at

stlcastingcall.com

Account Sales Executive to

work with sales team to handle existing accounts and develop new accounts with Ad agencies and Fortune 100 companies across the US. Inside Sales with 20% travel.

Sales experience beneficial.

Email resume to latinfax@aol.com or fax 636-536-9456

Inside Sales: Part time person to set appointments for professional market. Accounting knowledge helpful.

Experience in cold calling very helpful.

Excellent pay. Ellisville office. 636-271-9190.

Landscapers

Knowledge, care, & installation of plants, lawn care, use of large mower & power equipment, valid drivers license, drive trucks with trailers, seasonal full-time, all types weather.

(EEOC Employer) Call Mike: 314-220-0400

DIRT CHEAP POWER WASH Power Washing 1 Story Ranch Homes @ $95.00!

We Clean & Stain All Sizes of Decks!

Hauling Services

J & J HAULING

Home Improvement

CNAs/Home Health Aides/ Live-ins: Seeking experienced, dependable people to provide in-home care to seniors. Car Required.

Competitive pay and 401k plan.

Call 314-569-9890 Monday-Friday.

LOVE DOGS?

Earn extra cash dog sitting in YOUR OWN home over the holidays. Interviewing dog lovers for overnight sitting of ALL size dogs. Great for retirees/ stay at home parent. Done in your home/ immediate cash payments. Need to be available during the day/ over the holidays. Need sitters without current pets of their own.

Call 314-600-2044

RN

Part-time

Case Manager. Workers Compensation experience preferred. Send resume to englandfax@sbcglobal.net

Home Improvement

Call Mike Today For Your Free Bid!

314.378.9064 Power Washing. Staining/ Sealing. Decks, fences, siding, Attention brick, concrete. Free Estimates 314-744-1883 DECK MASTERS Homeowners

For All Those Who Need Interior Painting...

Who Were Looking For A Better Price & Deal...

636-225-7286

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

Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

Call James at 314-420-3562

Don's Handyman Services PLUS

For all repairs & remodeling needs. Big or Small...

I Can Do It All! FREE estimates. Call Don 7 days a week 314-581-7485

Professional Outdoor Services *Mowing and Fertilization *Landscape Installation & Retaining Walls *Brush Pruning & Clearing

Core aeration, slice seeding, lawn repair, crabgrass control, fall fertilizing and seeding.

(636) 296-5050

636-466-2050

Va l l e y L a n d s c a p e C o .

Mowing, leaf removal, mulching, tree & brush removal, stump removal, trimming, planting, garden tilling, and gutter cleaning! (636) 458-8234

For All Your Interior Painting Projects...It's

“Let The Paint Flo!”

Call Flo Today For Your Free Bid

636.485.2647 “Let The Paint Flo” Is A Division Of

Dirt Cheap Wash The FAN GuyPower Trained & So You Have To Know The Price experienced tradesman availIs for Going To Be Dirt Cheap!!! able light electrical services: new outlets/ switches, water heater repair, lighting/ fan installation & repairs. Fair, dependable & honest. Call Paul 636-734-8402

BY THE YARD

LAWNANDLANDSCAPE.COM

• Fall Aeration • Overseeding • Fertilization • Brush Removal • Retaining Walls • Lawn Care

MIENER LANDSCAPING Rock walls, patios, pruning, chainsaw work, etc. Friendly service, with attention to detail. Call Tom 636.938.9874

(New Customer Discounts!)

Let us give your home a fresh new look, by selecting paint colors, designing new window treatments, rearranging existing furntutrre, adding accessories or new mouldings!

Over 25 years experience.

314-537-0361 Kalemis Enviroscapes

Fall lawn/garden clean-up, fertilizing, de-thatching, aerating, mulching, edging, pruning, weed treatments Erosion/drainage control.

Creative landscape plans, patios, plant installations, lighting, irrigation, retaining walls and more...

Snow removal/Booking now For new customers only: Any Fall yard clean-up of $250 or more will get $45 off the total price of the job.

Free On-Site Consultations & Estimates

Drainage, Sod, Erosion, Overgrowth Clearing & Pruning Free Estimates

Aeration, Overseeding, Seeding, Fertilizing, Sodding, Mowing, Spraying, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Planting, Brush Removal, Edging, Mulching, Retaining Walls, Paver Patios & Drainage Work

Call 314-426-8833

AERATION & MOWING!

Reliable landscape company serving the West County area offers weed control, fertilizing treatments, seeding, trees / shrub pruning and maintenance. Call Dennis at Shearn Landscaping, 636-530-1998 or 314-591-2787

636-466-2050

Call 314-283-1760

IMPROVING St Louis Homes Since 1998 S&R Construction

FREE ESTIMATES!

Call Steve 314-616-9061

Customer photos and discount offers at www.

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Crabgrass and/or Nutsedge problems?

Call now for Fast Free Estimates.

636-466-2050

•Lawn Mowing & Fertilization •Retaining Walls & Paver Patios •Landscape Design & Installation •Drainage Work •Landscape Lighting •Mole Trapping Fast Free Estimates (636) 296-5050

TransformYourRoom.com

Basement Finishing, Custom Decks, Kitchens, Baths.

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

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

Masonry

314-567-3666

ROOM TRANSFORMATIONS!

MORALES LANDSCAPE LLC. Spring & Fall clean-up, grass cutting, Fall Aeration, mulching, trimming, weeding & tree removal, planting, sodding & seeding, retaining walls, paver patio, decorative gravel, stone & brick work, drainage work & more! FREE ESTIMATES 636-699-5189 Mikes Lawn Service: Dependable, responsible. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, yard clean-up. References. Call 636-346-9704

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Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 20 Years Experience

PROFESSIONAL REMODELING

HONEST WORK WITH PRIDE AND INTEGRITY Basements, Built-Ins, Moldings, Doors Carpentry, Cabinets, Walls Baths, Painting, Repairs Whole House Remodeling OWNER ON THE JOB 30 Years Experience–Super Quality

Lawn & Landscaping Services

...A Certified Belgard Installer...

Retaining Walls (Any Size) Paver Patios Erosion & Drainage Control Check Out Our Projects At www.stoutlandscaping.com

(636) 227-5595

Autullo Masonry Inc. Brick and stone contractor. 32 yrs in business in St.Louis. Our reputation is built on quality and service for all your masonry needs. Paving, sidewalks, patios, walls, fireplaces indoor and outdoor, fire pits and tuck pointing. Free Estimates.

Insured. Call 636-394-5543

MILBOURN

TUCKPOINTING

Chimneys, Walls, Spot & Solid Waterproofing, Caulking Do Own Work • No Job Too Small Licensed & Insured 38 years in business Free estimate 10% senior discount Credit cards accepted

314-484-1548 Piano Lessons

Learn To Play The PIANO at your own pace!

40 yrs. piano teaching experience. Master of Music & LRSM degrees.

Call Jessica 636-236-5536 PIANO LESSONS: Masters Degree in Composition w/ Piano major, 5 yrs. in Europe, 30 yrs. teaching experience, all ages. Taught music theory and piano at college level.

Manchester & Strecker. Call Arthur 636-458-0095

Piano Instruction for children & adults. 20 yrs experience. reasonable rates.

Call Marty 636-536-1230

Prayers

Novena To The Holy Spirit Holy Spirit, you who make me see everything and show me the way to reach my ideals. Give me the divine gift to forgive and forget them all who have done wrong to me. I, in short dialogue, want to thank you in everything and confirm once more that I never want to be separated from you no matter how great the material desires may be. I want to be with you and my beloved one in our perpetual glory. Thanks for favors.

Pray this prayer for three consecutive days without asking for wish. After third day, wish will be granted no matter how difficult.

Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted. T.S.

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W E S T c l a ss i f i e d s Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri Notice is hereby given: That the Clarkson Valley Board of Aldermen, will at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 at the Fru-Con Center, 15933 Clayton Road, hold a public hearing to discuss a request from Lee and Associates for a special use permit to locate a lease sign in the “C” office district for the Fru-Con building known as 15933 Clayton Road.

Scott Douglass, Mayor City of Clarkson Valley

Painting Services A-1 Custom Painting & Wallpapering We handle your design needs, professionally trained. Faux finishes, texturing, marbling, graining. Interior & exterior, insured, FREE estimates. All work done by owner. 26 years experience. Call Ken or Hugo at 636-274-2922 or 314-640-4085. www.A1Ken.com

Riverside Painting Residential Interior and Exterior Painting.

Insured.

Senior discount!

We just keep rolling it on!

Call Ken 636-391-1746

Painting Services

We Clean & Stain All Sizes of Decks!

Owner / operator specializing Call Mike in interior painting,Today decorative &For faux Your painting,Free wall textures, Bid! concrete staining. Design consultation. Insured. References. FREE ESTIMATES 314-397-3868

314.378.9064 Attention Homeowners

For All Those Who Need Interior Painting...

Who Were Looking For A Better Price & Deal...

The Wait Is Over!

For All Your Interior Painting Projects...It's

“Let The Paint Flo!”

Call Flo Today For Your Free Bid

636.485.2647 “Let The Paint Flo” Is A Division Of Dirt Cheap Power Wash So You Have To Know The Price Is Going To Be Dirt Cheap!!!

ABSOLUTE PERFECTION Painting Company Established 1984

Comprehensive painting, staining, papering & finishing services.

Interior/ Exterior.

Residential/ Commercial

Jack Bokern, Owner 314-962-5025

DECK STAINING

BY BRUSH ONLY "No Mess, No Stress" Decks • Fences Play Sets • Gazebos

Work Guaranteed!

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please mention ad at estimate

16 Years Experience References • Free Estimates

314-452-2204

Interior & Exterior Will BEAT any reasonable Estimate!

Call 636-230-0185 I LOVE TO PAINT!!!

DIRT CHEAP Interior and Exterior Painting POWER WASH Power Washing • Window Washing

Gutter Cleaning Power Washing 1 Story www.painting-pros.com Ranch Homes @ $95.00!

636-527-2501

CEDAR PRO

Professional Painting Paints, Glazes & More

Jim's Paint & Trim Service.

Interior & Exterior painting, crown and decorative moulding, wallpaper removal, texturing, drywall and rotten wood repair.

Call 636-778-9013

Cabinetry & Furniture Too! Affordable Quality

DON'T PAY MORE! Free Estimates.

Call David Sontheimer 314-732-FAUX(3289) www.cabinette.net

THREE DECADES OF QUALITY WORK

Plumbing Services

Decks- Playsets-Tie Walls- Fences- Hardwoods Work Guaranteed • Insured • References

314-852-5467 314-846-6499

Tree & Misc Services

WE BUY SCRAP METAL Earthbound Recycling

Buying 1 to 2,000lbs. of copper, aluminum, brass, stainless steel, lead and car batteries. FREE drop-off for steel, vinyl and cardboard.

25 Truitt Dr., Eureka, MO 63025 Open M-Sat 9-5.

636-938-1188

EarthboundRecycling.com

Roofing Services

Professional Plumbing repair & replacement. Over 15 yrs. experience. Free Estimates.

Call Ron 636-527-0176

(636) 257-7399 • 24 Hrs. COLE TREE SERVICE Tree and stump removal.

Trimming, deadwooding. Free estimates. Insured. 636-475-3661 www.cole-tree-service.biz

Tuckpointing

MILBOURN

Affordable Plumbing Repairs and bathroom remodeling.

Call Craig 636-458-1161 or 314-614-4840

TUCKPOINTING

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(314) 288-9952 ANYTHING IN PLUMBING. Good Prices!

Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired.

Fast Service. Call anytime: 314-409-5051

To place your ad, call Hope!

636-591-0010

Real Estate 4 Bdrm 3.5 Bath Villa–Chesterfield

Luxury Home & 3 Acres

Chimneys, Walls, Spot & Solid Waterproofing, Caulking Do Own Work • No Job Too Small Licensed & Insured 38 years in business Free estimate 10% senior discount Credit cards accepted

314-484-1548 Wanted To Buy

WANTED TO BUY Your old car or truck Running or not!

Clean title only. Serving the Chesterfield area for 7 years. Call Pete Suntrup

636-346-5433

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Kitchen Faucets/Disposals Installed. Bathroom Vanities, Toilets Repaired/Replaced. Water Lines/Drain Lines Replaced. Dishwashers/Ice makers Installed.

Specializing in St.Louis County's Finer Homes. Free Estimates. Insured for your protection. 314-353-5555

Wildwood Ranch, 4+ Bdrms, Grtrm, Fin walk out LL with full bar. Screen Porch, Chef Kitchen, Formal DR, Great for Lg Family, priv. setting. Call Sandy Today!

Properties West 16100 Swingley Ridge Rd. 636-532-5900 Chesterfield, MO

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1979 Chesterfield Ridge

Lg Ranch Villa, 4 Bds, 3.5bth, FR, DR, walkout LL. Private yard, all this and a great price–MOTIVATED SELLER Call Sandy Today!

Sandy Trenz GRI, ABR, CRS CDPE 314-308-4398

Anytime...

Anywhere...

Marriage Ceremonies Renewal of Vows Baptisms Full Service Ministry Non-Denomination

(314) 703-7456

Pet Services

Yucko’s

POOP SCOOP’N SERVICE

314-770-1500 www.yuckos .com

Wags to Riches

Full Service Mobile Grooming Spa on Wheels We offer: Pet/show clips, aroma therapy baths, nail clipping and grinding, teeth cleaning, high velocity drying & more! We come to you any day of the week at anytime.

Specializing in large breeds and geriatric dogs.

For the pampering your pet deserves, call

Convenient Dog Grooming

Full service grooming in your home...

Reasonable rates Free consultation All services available Keep your pets stress-free in their own home.

Great for older dogs.

Call for appointment.

314-591-0009

West County Pet Care. Pet Sitting & Dog Walking. We take care of Pets in your home where Pets prefer.

Daily, Weekly Rates. Insured 636-394-6852 314-401-5516

Insured, Licensed & Bonded

Free Initial Consultation!

(314) 518-4900

$325,000

16304 Sunset Pointe Court ~ Wildwood This exquisite display worthy 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath, 2 story home offers stunning exotic African cherry wood flooring! For a free 24 hour recorded message regarding this property, please call 1-800-628-1775 ext 1406!

636-549-1129 www.TheKrauseTeam.com

Gorgeous 4 BR, 3 BA on 6+ Acres, Finished LL, Fabulous newert CHERRY kitchen w/ solid surface countertops, large covered MLS# 10025477 deck.

5111 Bonnie Bell Lane Villa Ridge

1-877-554-Dogs

www.DomesticDogSolutions.com Services: Obedience Training, Boarding, Pet Sitting, Behavior Modification, Poop Scooping.

Fully Insured and Bonded.

512 Copper Lakes Boulevard ~ Wildwood This spectacular 3 bedroom, 2 bath great room ranch home offers a fantastic heated pool and sits on the lake and is also loaded with updates! For a free 24 hour recorded message regarding this property, please call 1-800-628-1775 ext 1416!

244 Hill Top Dr. Labadie

MLS# 10043487

636-980-7040

Ada’s Lil’ Angels, LLC Pet Care & House Sitting

656 Charleston Oaks Dr. $391,900 Beautiful BALLWIN Area Home 2900 sq ft. 4 Bd, 3.5 Bth, 2 car OVRSZED Garage Updated Kitchen w/ granite, 4 season rm, fin. LL, Call for appt. 314-608-2010 Working w/ agents - 3% comm

Large 3/4 ac. level lot with 3 BR, 2 BA, walk-out LL.

MLS# 10052466

$144,000

632 Tucker Hill Ln. Gray Summit

2 Story on 2+ Acres just West of Wildwood. Very roomy on all 3 finished levels. Great location!

$242,900

PRice ReDuceD Serving West St. Louis County and Eastern Franklin County 2658 Highway 100, Gray Summit

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Real estate showcase

Premier Real Estate Boutique Proudly Serves West County!

Provided by West Newsmagazine’s Advertising Department Kay Bova Realty is a full service real estate brokerage boutique. Built on the philosophy that passion breeds success, Kay Bova Realty’s savvy team of professionals has created a powerful brand that services an extensive list of clients, providing concierge level real estate service. Kay Bova Realty proudly demonstrates that the success of a real estate brokerage is not based on size, but knowledge and personal attention to their client’s needs. Thus, strongly enforcing

their slogan “Big Enough to Provide Excellent Service, Small Enough to Care!”

Kay Bova Realty has all the resources to help you through the buying or selling process. Title company, inspector, mortgage lender, or contractor can all coordinate with you through the Kay Bova Realty home.

To help make your move even more con-

venient, Kay Bova Realty also volunteers the use of their community service vehicle for clients or charities. You can often see their truck around town moving furniture, distributing toys, or transporting goods for

food drives.

“We love to help our community in any way we can, “ says Kay Bova, “providing service is our main focus, and this service goes far beyond the time of closing. We are building a lifetime relationship.”

Please feel free to stop by Kay Bova Realty if you are in the neighborhood. They love getting visitors and helping out friends and families anyway they can.

When you do drop in you will find much more than professional realtors, you will find a family you can count on!

Visit Kay Bova Realty at 14567 Manchester Road.

From Hwy 141

go west on Manchester (1/4 mile west of Baxter Rd.) You can also call 636-7281881, or visit their website at www.sellingstlouis.com.

Kay Bova 636-728-1881 www.SellingStLouis.com

PROPERTIES WEST 636.532.5900 each office independently owned & operated

GORGEOUS ATRIUM RANCH!

UPDATED/FAST CLOSE!

18558 Great Meadow Dr. Wildwood • $1,100,000 Hdwd. flrs, detailed moldings, granite kit & hearth rm on private 3 acre lvl culdesac lot.. Spacious bdrms w/walk-in closets, 6 total bthrms. 2 gas frpls. 4C side entry gar. Fin LL w/full ba.

Call Mike Leeker 314-435-4040 www.MikeLeeker.com

16642 Highland Summit Dr. Wildwood • $399,900 STUNNING Vaulted ATRIUM ranch w/Hearthroom, Updated Gourmet Kit., HUGE Fin. Lower w/Rec Rm, Exercise Rm, 2 Bd,& Fam Rm! Screen Porch, Patio, Deck & More!

Call Stephanie Thompson 314-479-4555 stephaniethompsonrealtor.com

12905 Mason Manor Rd. Creve Coeur • $394,000 Lovely brick front home has lush gardens/beautiful sunroom/newer kitchen-baths-carpet-paint-custom office in finished lower level/rear garage entrance. Cust patio/plantings.

Call Barb Woodham 314-346-2272 www.barbwoodham.com

UPGRADED TO THE NINES!

WILDWOOD VILLLA!

GREAT PRICE REDUCTION!

1572 Fountainhead Ln. Spanish Lake • $385,000 Upgraded to the nines! Whole house gas generator, 3-car side entry, 9-foot ceilings, 3 acres, gated, granite, warming drawer, walk-in pantry, walls of windows, crown molding, wet bar, finished lower level,3-sides brick,sprinklers. 50’ composite deck.

Call Robin Williams 314-401-0155

Chris Ronberg 314-922-4358

16021 Kerryton Place Dr. Wildwood • $248,000 GORGEOUS END UNIT private location, beautifull SUN ROOM !! Wonderful Main Floor Mstr Bd, hdwd flrs, professionally finished lower level. Hardwood Floors. Gated community.

Call Mike Leeker 314-435-4040 www.MikeLeeker.com

Stephanie Thompson 314-479-4555

Barb Woodham 314-346-2272

14350 Lake Tahoe Dr. Chesterfield • $199,900 Updated 3BR 2BA beauty! Brick & vinyl ext! Pro landscaping! New Quarry tile flooring! New neutral carpeting! New white cabs, upgr kit appl! Fireplace!

W/O to screened-in porch & sweeping bkyd! Stroll to lake w/fountains!

Call Chris Ronberg 314-922-4358 ChrisRonberg.com

Robin Williams 314-401-0155

Mike Leeker 314-435-4040

Location is everything.

To advertise, call 636.591.0010

Clearwater Beach

LUXURY ON 3 ACRES!

The only oil you’ll see... ...is tanning oil.

Discount Code: 63005

www.beachresortcondos.com

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Find Your Dream Home at

www.prudentialalliance.com 18061 Wild horSe creek rd - cheSterfield A MUST SEE --over 12,000 sq ft, 1 ½ story home on approx.

7 acres overlooking St. Charles River Bluffs, 11 car garage Cathy Shaw- Connely (636)346-4960

2818 S. Point PrAirie • defiAnce Estate w/ 2 homes & 2 story horse barn on approx 16 acres. 4 Bed 2 1/2 bath 1 1/2 story & 2nd home 4 bed 4 bath ranch.

Cathy Shaw-Connely / Tom Shaw, Jr

1009 SAvonne ct - cheSterfield WOW! 1 ½ story on 1 acre, 5 bed, 5 ½ bath, Media room, heated pool and stone patio Cathy Shaw- Connely (636)346-4960

19076 Ben Alder • WildWood 14+/- equestrian acres with 36x48 4 stall barn, fenced pasture. 4 bed ranch style home.

Scott Peterson / Karen Burns

232 lArimore vAlley - cheSterfield Priced to sell! Beautiful updated Atrium Ranch! 3.45 scenic acres, 4 bed 3 12 bath, 4 car garage & 5 fireplaces Cathy Shaw-Connely (636) 346-4960

2942 eAgle Point dr - Wentzville Spectacular Atrium Ranch home! Approx. 4,600 sq ft 5 bed, 5 bath on 3 acres. Just minutes off Hwy 40/61 Scott Peterson (314) 503-6457

9708 Avondale - Beautiful 4 bed 1/2 story home on 3+/- acres for lease or sale. Cathy Shaw-Connely (636) 346-4960 / Tom Shaw, Jr (314) 283-5064 tuscany ridge - 3 acre level lots. Beautiful lots in the heart of Wildwood. Cathy Shaw-Connely (636)346-4960 / Barb Lawless (314) 662-2554 4325 fox creek rd - One of a Kind Executive 1 1/2 story home on approx. 20+/- acres, 5 bed, 7 bath, 8 car garage. Cathy Shaw-Connely (636) 346-4960 / Tom Shaw, Jr (314) 283-5064 2523 maple crossing dr. - Updated, Clean-as-a-whistle, 3 bed, 2 ½ bath, finished lower level.

Cathy Shaw- Connely (636)346-4690 2041 desloge estates rd. - Beautiful southern style plantation, remodeled home on 14 +/- acres. 5 bed 3 1/2 bath with guest house. A must see! Cathy Shaw-Connely (636) 346-4960 Chip Dewitt (314)503-3619 4750 hwy d - Great Horse farm on 27.62+/- acres w/ a 6 stall horse barn, plenty of pasture and in-ground pool. 5 bed 4 1/2 bath Ranch style home. Cathy Shaw-Connely (636) 346-4960 / Tom Shaw, Jr (314) 283-5064 11=/- acres w/ lake - 4734 Fox creek Rd in the heart of wildwood, Trail access to Rockwood & Greensfelder. Scott Peterson (314) 503-6457 $10, 000 per acre - 81 acres available in Wentzville. Scott Peterson (314) 503-6457

Contact Your Home and Lot Specialist

200 Long Road • Suite 160 • Chesterfield, MO 63005

(636) 532-1922

Chesterfield/Wildwood

636-537-0300

2726 WYNNCREST MANOR WILDWOOD Beautiful 5BR/3.5+ bath 2 sty home on large level yard, back to trees.

Fabulous gourmet kitchen. $700,000

Ladue/Frontenac

314-997-7600

Relocation

800-325-7700

Want more info on area open houses?

Just click on STLOpens.com

961 SHEFFIELD FOREST CT WILDWOOD Simply the best! Stunning, completely renovated 4BR, 5ba, 1.5 sty home. Extensive millwork. $624,900

New Homes Div

636-733-5040

2019 KEHRS MILL RD CLARKSON VALLEYCustom 1.5 sty tucked away. 2 sty great rm, main flr master ste, fabulous kitchen w/granite. $649,900

2208 DARTMOUTH GATE CIR WILDWOOD 1.5 Story on lovely level lot. 2 sty great rm, updated kitchen w/granite & wood flrs, main flr master ste. $449,900

3801 TAMARA WILDWOOD Gorgeous ranch home on 10 acres in Wildwood. Features an updated kitchen, inground pool, $449,900

8 CONWAY SPRINGS DR CHESTERFIELD Classic, all-brick 2-story, 4BR/2.5ba, over 1 acre - level, perfect for pool! Major makeover . $420,000

16860 CHESTERFIELD BLUFFS CIR CHESTERFIELD Updated 1.5 Story in Chesterfield Bluffs. Wood flrs throught, updated kit w/corian counters. $380,000

1928 BUCKINGTON DRIVE CHESTERFIELD Lovely 2 sty in Scarborough subd. Premium lot backs to woods.

Main level wd flrs. Fin W/O LL. $369,900

441 LONDONDARY BALLWIN Great ranch with 3BR, 3 full baths, wood flrs, updated kitchen, fin LL rec room, inground pool . $300,000

1 MONARCH TRACE #308 CHESTERFIELD Beautifully appointed vaulted great rm, fabulous kitchen, ceramic tile flr & back splash, 42” cabs. $199,900

688 HUNTLEY HEIGHTS (BALLWIN) Contemporary, emaculate 2sty. Loft-4BR. Large eat-in kitchen, wood flrs. $339,900 1313 RUSTICVIEW DR (BALLWIN) Spacious 3BR/2ba home in convenient subd. Updated kitchen/baths. $259,900 825 WOODSIDE TRAILS DR (BALLWIN) Great ranch villa, 3BR, 3 full baths. Great rm w/FP. Updated eat-in kitch. $205,000 412 GREAT HILL (BALLWIN) Charming, updated 1.5 sty. Maple cabinets, bay window, skylights, fabulous patio. $155,000 754 WOODSIDE TRAILS DR #101 (BALLWIN) Affordable living in this garden condo. 2BR and 2 full baths. $127,500 423 BUSH (BALLWIN) Brick & vinyl exterior with large, level & fenced backyard in Rockwood Schools! $119,750 161 CUMBERLAND PARK CT #G (BALLWIN) Absolutely stunning 3BR, 2ba condo in West County! $116,500 1028 KEHRS MILL RD #2 (BALLWIN) Updated garden condo in building w/elevator. 2BR, 2 updated baths. $115,000 759 WINDY RIDGE DR (BALLWIN) Great Treetop Condo! Vaulted ceilings!

Fabulous view of park-like setting.$110,000 711 LOFTY POINT (BALLWIN) Spacious Treetop condo with newer deck overlooking trees. Large master suite. $104,700 998 TARA OAKS DR (CHESTERFIELD) Custom 2sty,former display, great lot, inground pool, gourmet kitchen. $725,000 1838 ELMSFORD LN (CHESTERFIELD) Beautifully appointed 2 sty w/ingrnd pool.

Lovely wood flrs on main level. $644,500 899 A HOG HOLLOW (CHESTERFIELD) 17 acre lot, currently being used for crop growth. Level lot. $561,000 17119 SURREY VIEW DR (CHESTERFIELD) Pristine ranch, 4BR,3.5ba, 2 FP, 3 car garage, level lot. $549,900 2206 TWIN ESTATES CIR (CHESTERFIELD) Fabulous 2 sty home with 4BR, 2.5 baths and a 3 car garage. $464,900

213 GRAND BANKS (CHESTERFIELD) Come see this gracious 4BR, 3ba villa in elegant Baywood Village. $325,000 12 GREENBANK (CHESTERFIELD) Forest Hills Country Club! Sprawling 3BR, 3.5ba ranch. $325,000 1210 CREVE COEUR CROSSING LN #1 (CHESTERFIELD) 2BR, 2ba top floor vaulted ceiling condo. $115,000 16643 STERLING POINTE CT (CLARKSON VALLEY) Custom 1.5 sty, gorgeous inground pool, 2 sty great rm. $890,000 214 FOX CHAPEL (CLARKSON VALLEY) Beautifully appointed 1.5sty home in Forest Hills Country Club. $739,000 25 LADUE MEADOWS (CREVE COEUR) Spacious ranch, perfect for entertaining!

Private, wooded 1 acre lot. $469,000 1594 TERRA VISTA (CREVE COEUR) Gorgeous former display with all the bells and whistles. Gourmet kitchen. $350,000 652 #201 EMERSON RD (CREVE COEUR) New construction! 1BR/1ba. Granite, stainless, wood flrs. $164,000 578 SARAH LN #106 (CREVE COEUR) Updated 2BR, 2bath w/remodeled kitchen & view of golf course. $149,900 3168 AUTUMN TRACE (MARYLAND HTS) Backs to the lake. Great views.

2BR, 2.5 bath ranch condo. $145,000 2313 CHARLEMAGNE (MARYLAND HTS) Nice townhouse offers 2BR,1.5ba, liv rm, kit/din LL fam rm. $124,000 1865 SEVEN PINES (ST LOUIS) Traditional 3BR, 2bath ranch with lg liv rm & adjoining dining rm, wood flrs. $209,900 124 CRESCENT BLUFF DR (ST LOUIS CO) 3800 sq ft of perfection on 3.4 acre wooded lot. 4BR, 4.5ba home. $599,999 6205 CLIFTON AVE (ST LOUIS HILLS) St Louis Hills 3BR/2ba ranch has LR, DR, fam rm, eat-in kit, sunrm. $244,900 12824 PORTULACA #D (STLOUIS UNINC) 2BR, 2ba condo. Freshly painted – newer carpet, AC, & furnace. $74,900

9367 CADDYSHACK LN (SUNSET HILLS) Stunning 1.5 story with 4+BR, 4.5ba in Tapawingo! Large LR. $695,000 12911 CEDARLEDGE CT (UNINC ST LOUIS) Open flrplan ranch w/3BR, 2.5ba on main. Low maintenance siding.$214,900 12947 MIDFIELD TERRACE (UNINC ST LOUIS CO) Beautiful home, vaulted great room, separate dining room. $199,900 2119 SADDLE CREEK RIDGE (WILDWOOD) Stunning 1.5 sty, private lot, gourmet kitchen, granite. $1,250,000 849 STONE BRIDGE SPRINGS DR (WILDWOOD) Custom 1.5sty, 3 acres, lovely views, 2sty great rm. $799,000 16236 WYNNCREST RIDGE CT (WILDWOOD) Stunning 2 story atrium home with 4 BR + bonus room. $674,000 1418 RIDGETREE TRAILS (WILDWOOD) Custom 2 story on gorgeous treed 1.5+ ac lot. Circle drive. $624,900 841 STONE BRIDGE SPRINGS (WILDWOOD) Stunning atrium ranch sitting on 3 wood acres. 4BR, 3.5ba. $549,900 1651 WILDHORSE PKWY DR (WILDWOOD) Atrium ranch on cul-de-sac lot, back to trees. Vaulted great rm. $525,000 17517 SUMMIT VIEW PLACE RIDGE (WILDWOOD) Gorgeous 1.5 sty, 3.22 ac backs to Rockwood Preserve. $450,000 2011 WAKEFIELD FARM RD (WILDWOOD) A horse lover's dream! 4BR, 3.5ba ranch w/fin W/O LL. $399,900 17147 CAMBURY (WILDWOOD) Newer townhome, 2BR, 3.5ba, 2 car gar. Tall ceilings, wood flrs, SS appls. $224,900 335 OAK PARK VILLAGE DR (WILDWOOD) 3BR ranch, vauted great rm, FP, kitchen with black appliance $215,000 123 IMPERIAL CROWN WAY #J (WILDWOOD) Updated garden condo, 2BR, 2ba, one carport space. $115,000 133 JUBILEE HILL #A (WILDWOOD) Move-in ready garden condo. 2BR, 2 full bths. Eat-in kit, all appliances. $105,500

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44 W. Oak Hill Dr.- Ellisville- $284,900 Completely remodeled, over half acre land! Updated kit, new carpet, flr to ceiling brick frpl in FR, 3 updated FULL baths! Whlchr accessible.

305 Remington Way Dr. – Ballwin $440,000 Pristine “like new” one owner 2sty in Remington Place! First class upgrades, huge mstr ste, bonus rm. Over 3600 sqft!

684 Rustic Valley Dr. - Ballwin - $155,000 Great ranch with lots of potential! Finished lower level, large master bedroom, 2 full baths.

1445 Whispering Creek Dr. –Ballwin - $115,000 Prime location, maintenance free condo with pool and clubhouse! 2BD, 2 full baths, and great view from deck!

338 Bellestri Dr. – Ballwin - $210,000 5 bds & 3 baths! Updated kit, bay window, sunroom, wet bar, patio & lrg fenced bkyd! Grt nbrhd & Pkwy schools.

249 Vistaoak Ct. – Ballwin - $190,000 Pottery Barn Decor, Awesome Updates, Finished LL, Private, Fenced yard.

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1722 Smizer Station - Fenton - $189,900 Huge 2 story updated property on over an acre! Possible commercial zoning, great investmetn!

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12529 Robinview Ct. – Creve Coeur $310,000 4BD/2.5 BA on Creve Coeur cul-de-sac! Vaulted ceilings, updated kitchen, large grt rm and rear deck!.

340 Towerwood Dr. – Ballwin $169,900 Updated hm in great location! Bright open flr plan, updated kit, fin. lower level with wet bar! Must see!

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10 Fieldstone Ladue $1,995,000

17360 Cougar Trails Wildwood $597,822

24 Forest Club Chesterfield $550,000

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748 Cedar Field Ct Town and Country $475,000

11984 Moorland Manor Ct West County $459,900

6906 Pershing Avenue University City $385,000

554 McBride Pointe Dr Ballwin $328,000

5 Hollyridge Ballwin $258,900

325 Baxter Rd Ballwin $229,900

4440 Lindell Blvd, #1603 CWE $219,000

122 Towne Square Ct Eureka $150,000 $2,000,000 - $400,000 • 1133 Pond Rd Wildwood 1233 Takara Ct Town & Country 525 Conway Village Town & Country 122 Summit Ave Webster Groves 154 Carriage Square Creve Coeur 12900 Thornhill Dr Town & Country 10044 Briarwood Dr Ladue $399,000 - $200,000 • 14630 Hunters Point Chesterfield 2815 Barvilla Ballwin 1541 La Dina Ellisville 2701 Wood Eagles St. Charles 501 Audubon Village Spur Wildwood 813 Payson Dr Olivette 1216 N 5th St St. Charles

915 Clayworth Ballwin $200,000

414 Water Tower Dr Union $145,000

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63 Willow Brook Dr $199,999 - $50,000 • 1310 Laven Del Ln 336 Providence 8056 Davis Dr #1S 8615 Glenwood 7611 Suffolk 109 Meadow Ridge 12132 Old St. Charles Rd 1152 Toreador 5 Monarch Trace Ct #103 15593 Bedford Forge Dr #19 12183 McKelvey Plc 8536 Old Bonhomme

1734 Schuetz Rd Creve Coeur $175,000

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2348 Esther Clifton Heights $135,000 Creve Coeur

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