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What happened?

above all earthly blessings Just what happened on Nov. 4? And what is going to happen in the years ahead?

The most important thing that happened was that the country dodged a bullet.

Had the Democrats retained control of the Senate, President Obama could have spent his last two years in office loading the federal judiciary with judges who share his contempt for the Constitution of the United States.

Such judges – perhaps including Supreme Court justices – would have been confirmed by Senate Democrats, and could spend the rest of their lifetime appointments ruling in favor of expansions of federal government power that would make the freedom of “we the people” only a distant memory and a painful mockery.

We dodged that bullet. But what about the rest of Obama’s term?

Pundits who depict Obama as a weak, lame duck president may be greatly misjudging him, as they have so often in the past. Despite the Republican sweep of elections across the country last week, President Obama has issued an ultimatum to Congress, to either pass the kind of immigration law he wants before the end of this year or he will issue executive orders changing the country’s immigration laws unilaterally.

Does that sound like a lame duck president?

On the contrary, it sounds more like some banana republic’s dictator. Nor is Obama making an idle bluff. He has already changed other laws unilaterally, including the work requirement in welfare reform laws passed during the Clinton administration.

The very idea of Congress rushing a bill into law in less than two months, on a subject as complex, and with such irreversible long-run consequences as immigration, is staggering. But there is already a precedent for such hasty action, without Congressional hearings to bring out facts or air different views. That is how Obamacare was passed. And we see how that has turned out.

People who are increasingly questioning Barack Obama’s competence are continuing to ignore the alternative possibility that his fundamental values and imperatives are different from theirs. You cannot tell whether someone is failing or succeeding without knowing what they are trying to do.

When Obama made a brief public state-

ment about Americans being beheaded by terrorists, and then went out to play golf, that was seen as a sign of political ineptness, rather than a stark revelation of what kind of man he is underneath the smooth image and lofty rhetoric.

The president’s refusal to protect the American people by quarantining people coming from Ebola-infected areas – as was done by Britain and a number of African nations – is by no means a sign of incompetence. It is a sacrifice of Americans’ interests for the sake of other people’s interests, as is an assisted invasion of illegal immigrants across our southern borders.

Such actions are perfectly consistent with Obama’s “citizen of the world” vision that has led to such statements of his as this in 2008: “We can’t drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that every other country’s going to say OK.” In a similar vein, Obama said, “We consume more than 20 percent of the world’s oil but have less than 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves.” In short, Americans are undeservedly prosperous and selfishly consuming a disproportionate share of “the world’s output” – at least in the vision of Obama.

That Americans are producing a disproportionate share of what is called “the world’s output” and consuming what we produce – while paying for our imports – is not allowed to disturb Obama’s vision.

Resentment of the prosperous – whether at home or on the world stage – runs through virtually everything Obama has said and done throughout his life. You don’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to find the clues. You have to shut your eyes tightly to keep from seeing them everywhere, in every period of his life.

The big question is whether the other branches of government – Congress and the Supreme Court – can stop him from doing irreparable damage to America in his last two years. Seeing Obama as an incompetent and weak, lame duck president only makes that task harder. © 2014 Creators.com

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To the Editor: The Nov. 5 editorial “It’s a matter of trust” completely ignored the fact that the Monarch Fire Protection District Directors were overwhelmingly elected by the voters/ taxpayers of the Fire District. They did not appoint themselves to this position and their mission is no different than any other elected officials, be it legislative bodies or other local boards. They seek to affordably provide quality services to the public.

I was elected to serve as a Monarch Director for more than 13 years. During my first seven years on the board, my votes consistently gave the firefighters and their union almost everything they requested, including significant increases in wages and benefits. I was their best friend and there were no conflicts. In 2005 their never-ending demands became unreasonable, and I finally said “no” for the first of many times during my final six years on the board. I made it my mission to pay greater attention to my constituents who elected me to represent them. That was the beginning of the conflicts, lawsuits and agendas that continue to this day.

No one wished for cordial relations and happy employees more than I. Unfortunately, it was made clear to me the only way to achieve this was through tax increases and ambulance billing with the union’s end goal being continued unjustified significant increases in wages and benefits. Keep in mind that then, as is the case now, the wages and benefits earned by Monarch firefighters exceeded local, state and national averages and far exceeded earnings of Chesterfield and other neighboring police officers.

Yes, the job carries risk and those who do it deserve our respect and admiration. But they were not drafted into their jobs and they are very well compensated for their work (wages exceeding $100,000 per year with many getting three months of paid time off per year for working 2-3 days per week). Don’t forget there are hundreds of men and women across Missouri who perform similar dangerous and important work as volunteers.

The sad truth is as long as taxpayers elect directors who take their responsibilities seriously, and the firefighters’ union insists on having control of the purse strings, these conflicts will not end.

Rick Gans Chesterfield

The voters have spoken

To the Editor: The voters have spoken. They voted for a

Democratic party opportunity to adopt the blueprint for obstructionism and gridlock followed so effectively by Mitch McConnell and John Boehner during their years of openly advocating opposition against any bill which might make this president look good -- even bills originated by Republicans and subsequently supported by Obama.

The immediate question seems to be: Will the president and Democratic leaders adopt that blueprint or will they step up and actually try to find ways to get along with the Republican Congress by employing a new “what’s good for the country” approach instead of the current gridlock approach? That might best be accomplished if both parties fire their Congressional leaders – as in goodbye Reid, Pelosi, McConnell and Boehner, hello new leaders untainted by years of personal animosity toward their counterparts.

It should be noted that the Republicans now have a problem similar to the one the Democrats had – they do not have a “Super Majority” with power to overcome the minority party’s power to obstruct.

Additionally, the presidential veto power will enable the Democrats to easily create the same sort of gridlock which ironically produced a historically high stock market, reduced unemployment, lower inflation, lower gas prices, fewer war casualties and an almost complete recovery from the G.W. Bush Great Recession.

To recover from the Coolidge-Hoover Great Depression took FDR more than 10 years and a world war which forced enormous tax, borrow and spend policies, and a spirit of cooperation onto Republicans – many of whom otherwise despised FDR and everything he stood for.

Where would today’s stock market, unemployment, war casualties and costs, gasoline prices and inflation be if President Obama and Congress had found ways to compromise and get things done? Perhaps they should all take more time off.

Democrats know that Republicans were kicked out of Washington six years ago after squandering Clinton’s surpluses; leading us into a stock market crash and Great Recession that nearly collapsed the U.S. and world economies, locking us into costly disastrous and completely avoidable wars after a 9-11 attack which might not have occurred at all if Gore and a competent National Security Advisor had been running things instead of G.W. Bush and Condi Rice – all while creating a wave of crony capitalism and national socialism which produced ENRON and “too big to fail” scandals.

Perhaps, rather than getting too combative about what is good for the country, Demo-

crats should simply do what Republicans did during the FDR years; step aside and let the majority party do everything their way. Two years isn’t much time, but maybe the Republicans can do it all again by 2016, thereby making it tragically easy for a Democratic victory in 2016. Who knows, maybe it will be Howard Dean in 2016!

Bill Howard Chesterfield

Driving on Manchester

To the Editor: Dear drivers on Manchester: Can we all be a little bit nicer to each other?

As new resident of Ballwin living directly off Manchester Road, I’d like to send out a kind request. Please, be kind when driving on Manchester. Put down your phone, pay attention, don’t block intersections, let someone go in front of you and please – if someone lets you in, give that person a wave! Be kind and say thanks!

Since moving to Ballwin in July I’ve been so disappointed driving on Manchester. My rule of thumb is to let someone in when I can.

I’m close to stopping that practice simply because rarely do I ever get a wave of thanks from the other driver. And rarely am I let in from my subdivision. Daily I come close to death as I try to turn right and force my car onto Manchester for my commute, Each evening I play chicken with the cars coming my way as I try for a left turn off of Manchester.

If only we could be a bit more conscious of other drivers, our commute would be a little bit better.

It’s my first experience living in West County, and driving Manchester alone is making me reconsider. Having lived all over the country, I was very excited to move to Ballwin. Now, not so much.

So, be kind. Give a wave of thanks. Let someone else go first. Get off your phone and please at least drive the speed limit and not 25 mph as that hinders traffic flow.

Thanks.

Jennifer M. Ballwin

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Walk on by On Nov. 6, a woman named Alice made an impassioned plea on Facebook: “Please do not do business at the Chesterfield Mall Bath & Body Works!!”

She went on to say: “I was very disappointed today while on a field trip with my Special Education students. They were given an assignment to find stores on their own and locate a product and write down information about the product.”

She explained that, while the task seems easy, it “is an important skill these students are still learning.”

“As we got ready to walk into Bath & Body Works we were met by a worker who told us we were not welcome to come in the front door,” Alice wrote.

“We stopped in our tracks and I told him who we were and what we were doing.

He told me we were not welcome in the store. He then pointed out to the sensor at the entrance and told me that if the three students and I walked in the door of his store that I would hurt the sales for the store since we couldn’t buy anything.”

Alice stated the obvious – that clerk had no idea whether she and her students were there to buy anything or not. She explained to her students that they were not welcome.

“They did not understand why,” she said. “I then found out that a few other groups (on the same outing) tried to go into the store and were met with the same rudeness.”

And it’s not just happening in Chesterfield. In March of 2014, USA Today reported that a field trip for a group of special needs students from Montgomery Public Schools ended with the children and a teacher being asked to leave a Bath & Body Works store at the Eastdale Mall.

At that time, the store’s parent company, L Brands, issued an apology.

According to L Brands, each Bath & Body Works store is equipped with a sensor to monitor foot traffic, which is matched to store purchases. Each location is expected to achieve a certain percentage of sales per the total number of customers.

Apparently, the employees in Chesterfield and Montgomery did not want to throw off their sales quotas for the sake of an educational scavenger hunt.

The company trained them well in the relevance of numbers. Too bad it did not train them in the importance of people – or the power of social media.

As we rush headlong into the season of frenzied holiday shopping, images of packed Bath & Body Works stores come to mind. Those scented hand creams and candles make good gifts for all the people for whom you want to show appreciation.

But now, another image comes to mind – the image of Alice’s students, their faces reflecting confusion over why they were not allowed inside the store like everyone else. That’s an image that anyone who knows and appreciates individuals with disabilities just won’t be able to get out of their heads.

If Alice’s Facebook post is any indication, that number is huge. Her post alone has had over 131,000 shares – and all those people who shared Alice’s post likely had their posts shared as well.

Remember the old Faberge commercial? “You tell two friends and I’ll tell two friends and so on and so on.”

Faberge and Alice understand social media’s power. Bath & Body Works? Not so much.

In a secondary post, Alice added: “I do want to thank Susan from Kirlin’s Hallmark at Chesterfield Mall, who was absolutely wonderful to my students today during our field trip. She told them that she was happy to meet them and asked for them to all come back and see her again – and to bring their parents and friends.”

No doubt they will.

Here’s a training lesson Bath & Body Works would do well to remember: Even if Alice’s students did not have money to spend on their field trip – and perhaps they did – no doubt their parents and friends will this holiday season, but when it comes to Bath & Body Works, they might choose to just walk on by.

Leah Stanley, Southwest Middle student, and her dad, Blake Stanley, were among the Parkway familes who celebrated together last week in honor of Veterans Day.

IN QUOTES “Yesterday, I met with Harry Reid and told him I would not be supporting him for Minority Leader. I heard the voters of Missouri loud and clear. They want change in Washington. Common sense tells me that begins with changes in leadership.”

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According to figures submitted by Denise Keller, the city’s finance officer, the annual cost of the 3 percent merit increase pool for employees is $264,000, compared with the initial expense of $351,000 to pay for boosting pension benefits to the next higher level.

Both figures included funding to adjust salary scales that have put some new employee pay levels close to what more experienced personnel receive. The “salary compression” situation arose when Ballwin raised employee salaries generally to be more competitive with other area communities.

City gets good news on budget surplus

At its Nov. 10 meeting, the city’s Board of Aldermen unanimously approved an ordinance amending operating and capital revenue funds and revising total expenditures for the fiscal year.

Higher-than-anticipated sales tax receipts were the main factor in a nearly $312,000 revenue increase that more than offset lower income from the city’s golf course, The Pointe community and fitness center and the North Pointe aquatic center.

Contract awards on street and sidewalk projects that were $228,000 less than budgeted also contributed to the positive results. And while police officer turnover had a potentially negative impact on the department’s experience level, it also meant a nearly $108,000 reduction in personnel costs.

The net effect of these and other variances means a $348,000 allocation from reserve funds meant to balance the budget has turned into a surplus of more than $288,000 in the city’s operating budget.

Similar favorable results in the city’s capital budget have resulted in a surplus of more than $341,000. Contingency funds of more than $220,000 budgeted for government center renovations also were not spent.

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City plans bond refinancing The city of Chesterfield again is moving to take advantage of current low interest rates to refinance an earlier bond issue.

Interest rates on the original $17.76 million bond issue – passed in 2005 – range from 4 to 5 percent. However, Chesterfield Finance Director Craig White said the anticipated rate on the refinancing will be in the 2 percent range. That means an estimated net reduction in debt service payments of about $563,000 until the new bonds are retired early in 2019.

The original bonds were issued to finance construction, repair and other improvements to streets, curbs and sidewalks in the city.

The current amount outstanding from the 2005 bond issue is $9.125, a figure that includes bonds valued at $1.66 million and just under $192,000 in accrued interest due on Feb. 15, 2015. On the new transaction’s anticipated Jan. 6 closing date, the city will place some $1.85 million into an escrow account to cover the next month’s debt service payment and then refinance the remaining $7.465 million.

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In the latest refinancing, Chesterfield taxpayers will benefit from the fact that Moody’s Investors Service has given the city a AAA credit rating. That’s the best bond rating Moody’s gives and will mean the city should benefit from the lowest possible interest rate in the market.

Chesterfield officials believe the city is the only city in the state with a AAA rating.

“I think the rating says a lot about the city and what’s happening here,” White said.

A proposed ordinance authorizing the refinancing had its first reading at the Chesterfield City Council’s Nov. 3 meeting and will come up for final approval at a session later this month.

MANCHESTER Street to be renamed in soldier’s honor A U.S. soldier who was killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan will soon have his name on a Manchester street.

During its regular meeting Nov. 3, the Manchester Board of Aldermen voted to rename John Morgan Avenue to honor SPC Matthew Walker, a Hillsboro, Missouri, native whose grandparents are members of Manchester United Methodist Church.

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City’s flood plain map changes Owners of property in the city of Manchester may find that their holdings have either been added to the city’s flood plain or removed from it under a revised city flood plain management code that could impact federal flood insurance coverage of some properties, city officials said.

“Some properties have been pulled out of the flood plain, and there have been some properties added,” said Manchester Public Works Director Bob Ruck.

The revised code was adopted by the Board of Aldermen Nov. 3.

City Administrator Andy Hixson said the revisions were requested by the federal government, which periodically updates laws and regulations regarding flood plains.

Kathleen Arnett, Manchester’s director of planning and zoning, said the legislation incorporates a new, preliminary map which depicts flood plain and non-flood plain properties along two Manchester creeks – Grand Glaize and Fishpot. She said she does not know the number of properties affected.

“Far more properties come out of the flood plain than go in,” Arnett said of the new flood plain map, which she said is to be finalized and published in February by the federal government. At that time, mortgage lenders, but not individual property owners, can expect to receive flood plain “revalidation letters” from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Arnett said.

Property owners can review the revised Manchester flood plain map, which is based on new flood data, by visiting city hall, or by doing a property search through FEMA’s flood map service center website, msc.fema.gov.

WILDWOOD Half Ironman event planned for West County Wildwood’s City Council is set to vote Nov. 24 on a resolution that would give the city’s endorsement to a planned half Ironman event – to be called Ironman 70.3 – tentatively set to be held June 7, 2015.

Ryan Thomas, the city’s director of public works, told the council during a Nov. 10 work session that the city’s Board of Public Safety/ Bicycle Advisory Committee recommended that the council support the half triathlon event.

While the event is set to start with a 1.2mile swim in Creve Coeur Park lake in Maryland Heights, Thomas said much of the 56-mile bicycle leg would use roads in Wildwood. The preliminary route shows use of streets, coming out of Chesterfield – including Wild Horse Creek Road, Ossen-

fort Road, Hwy. T, Old Manchester Road, Old Fairway Drive and Old State Road – and continuing north through Ellisville. Participants would return to Maryland Heights for the 13.1-mile run segment of the event.

“This event would replace one currently being held in Lawrence, Kansas, and hopes are to attract about 2,500 competitors,” Thomas said. “We think the event would certainly have a positive impact in Wildwood, and we can see family members coming here to watch the ride.”

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Council to vote on lower speed limit for Centaur Road To address some drivers who are traveling up to 30 miles per hour over the current speed limit, Wildwood’s City Council is set to vote Nov. 24 on final approval of legislation that would reduce the speed limit on Centaur Road, between a railroad crossing near the city’s boundary with Chesterfield and Eatherton Road, from 45 to 35 miles per hour.

The rest of Centaur, between Wild Horse Creek Road and the railroad crossing, would remain at the current 30 mph limit.

Ryan Thomas, the city’s director of public works, has told the Council that the current 45 mph segment crosses the Monarch Chesterfield Levee, where a new floodgate with a concrete wall was added last year next to the road by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and where a future trailhead and parking area are planned for a connection to the Monarch Chesterfield Levee Trail.

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Council approves changes in hunting regulations Wildwood’s City Council voted 14 to 1 on Nov. 10 to give final approval of legislation that will amend the city’s hunting regulations.

As previously reported, one change will mandate the hunter, rather than the land owner, be responsible for that hunter’s actions on any property upon which they’re authorized to hunt. Members of the city’s Board of Public Safety have said they feel the current liability falling on the land owner may be discouraging some owners from allowing hunting on their property.

The other change will drop from a minimum 450 feet to a minimum 200 feet the distance that archery hunters (other than those with crossbows) must keep away from a house, apartment, church, school, playground or similar facility when discharging a weapon. The 450-foot minimum distance would still apply to hunters with other types of firearms.

Only Councilmember Sue Cullinane (Ward 3) was opposed. Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) was absent.

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Three new developments announced for Ellisville Square

By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The Brixmor Property Group has announced three tenants who will occupy the vacancy left by K-Mart in the Ellisville Square shopping center.

Sports Authority, Michaels and Party City will occupy 40,000-, 19,000- and 16,000-square-foot sections, respectively.

The developer had previously announced the building would be split three ways between the tenants.

The stores are slated to open in the third quarter of 2015, according to a press release. Ellisville City Manager Bill Schwer said a Jimmy John’s restaurant, also to be located in Ellisville Square, is set to break ground soon as well.

Two of those three retail chains already

are present nearby in surrounding communities, and local officials are uncertain what will happen to those developments.

Ellisville currently has a Party City store within its boundaries, located just across the Manchester/Clarkson Road intersection from Ellisville Square near the Gold’s Gym. Schwer said he did not know what the future of that store would be.

The future of the Michaels store, currently in the New Ballwin Plaza, is equally nebulous. Ballwin City Administrator Robert Kuntz said that while the city would like to retain Michaels, common sense would indicate the store is looking to relocate to the new location.

“I would be very surprised if they retained a presence in the city of Ballwin,” Kuntz said.

By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net A consultant, whose agreement with Central County Emergency 911 was terminated more than a year ago, has filed a lawsuit alleging that she was the target of libelous statements and breach of contract.

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by Colleen Dealey are Timothy Flora and other members of the CCE Board of Directors as well as Mike Turner, the dispatch center’s executive director. Dealey is seeking $40,800, costs, attorney fees and other relief on each of the action’s three counts and punitive damages from Flora, Turner and CCE on two of the counts involving libel and conspiracy to commit libel.

The lawsuit recounts Dealey’s work with the dispatch center beginning in October 2012 when she was hired to provide technical expertise as CCE expanded its operations. The first contract was extended twice, the second time in June 2013 for an additional six months. However, the CCE board terminated Dealey’s consulting contract just three months later.

The termination came after a number of events described in the lawsuit including: • Flora’s efforts to provide information to the board suggesting that Dealey hadn’t disclosed a conflict of interest from her ownership of a software development company with Ernie Rhodes, chief of the West County EMS and Fire Protection District.According to the lawsuit, Flora also accused Dealey

of receiving kickbacks from CCE vendors through the software company and for billing CCE for more than her contract specified.

• Flora’s asking for and then receiving a forensic copy of the hard drive from Dealey’s laptop computer. The copy included not only Dealey’s billing records and various reports but also confidential medical and other personal information from EMS calls handled by the various agencies dispatched by CCE. • The discovery that a person employed at the center during Dealey’s tenure used CCE facilities to host websites with adult content and the failure of Turner to inform the CCE board on a timely basis, even though Dealey says she advised him to do so.

• Dealey and Turner differing on a number of issues, including lack of accountability and network security, overspending on the expansion effort and Turner’s alleged inability to provide the CCE board with accurate information on important matters.

Asked about the lawsuit’s allegations, Turner declined to comment, but Flora issued a statement saying: “Ms. Dealey’s lawsuit is totally without merit. She is asking (CCE) to pay her for work she never performed. Right now she is hoping that the CCE board of directors will choose to pay her to avoid the costs of litigation.

If the board declines to pay her, we expect her to withdraw her claims. We plan to file a counterclaim against Ms. Dealey, and I fully expect that she will dismiss her claims before she has to testify under oath.”

Chesterfield opts to run city arts program with Parks department addition

BY JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net The city of Chesterfield will assume responsibility for directing the community’s arts program.

As part of a preferred option presented by a committee of city staff, $100,000 formerly allocated to the Chesterfield Arts organization will be used to pay for the plan.

The approach calls for promoting one of three existing recreation managers to a new position of arts and entertainment superintendent and hiring an entry-level person to assist in the new effort.

The arts program will be in the parks and recreation division under the supervision of Director Tom McCarthy.

McCarthy, along with Libbey Tucker, Chesterfield’s community services and economic development director, and Mike Geisel, director of public services, were on the committee appointed by City Administrator Michael Herring to explore alter-

natives for an arts program. The council earlier had asked for staff input on the issue after Chesterfield Arts, which had headed the arts program under a contract with the city, encountered financial problems.

At a special Nov. 8 meeting, the Chesterfield City Council approved the staffing aspect of the plan on a 5-1 vote, with Councilmember Barry Flachsbart (Ward 1) opposed. Councilmembers Mike Casey (Ward 3) and Nancy Greenwood (Ward 1) were absent.

Flachsbart said an alternative option of promoting someone to take charge of the arts program but hiring no additional staff would be adequate “to do what we need to do now.” If there later proves to be a need for more staff, the city can take that step then, he said.

He added that arts activities are valuable for the city’s economic development; however, he said he prefers having as much money as possible going for

additional contracted services for residents, rather than hiring more staff.

However, Geisel maintained the alternate proposal would be a step back, resulting in a loss of momentum because the city would be unable to continue all arts programing efforts.

The committee report said the citydirected arts program would include art events, programs, classes and an expansion of public art sculpture and entertainment offerings. The city would partner with the Regional Arts Commission, Missouri Arts Council, local high schools and universities and other organizations “to elevate the arts in Chesterfield to the next level.”

The report also recommended the current Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Committee be modified to add “Arts” to its name and expanded to include members who previously served as Chesterfield Arts volunteers or who have an interest or expertise in the arts and entertainment.

There was consensus that any recommendations on committee structure will go first to the city council for review and approval. Similarly, any new or special programs requiring added funding also would be subject to council approval as has been the case in the past.

According to the report, Chesterfield Arts now plans to focus on providing educational classes to a broader area beyond Chesterfield and a new name for the organization is likely. The new city-run program should not duplicate or compete with those efforts, the report said.

Mayor Bob Nation noted that he had hoped the staff report would include options other than bringing the arts program in-house. Both McCarthy and Geisel said that while the city will direct the effort, there will be many opportunities to work with other outside organizations.

“Partnerships are this city’s strong suit,” Geisel said.

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Eureka’s Planning and Zoning Commission has voted to give negative recommendations to the Board of Aldermen regarding Winter Brothers Material Company’s request for rezoning and a special use permit.

The negative votes won applause from the audience; however, City Attorney Kathy Butler later said that the company would have 30 days to appeal the action once the written report of the commission decision comes out.

An appeal could take place as early as December, meaning the Board likely wouldn’t consider the issue until January, she said.

Members of the commission cited potential traffic and quality of life concerns about the plan.

Only chairman Ken Knapp and Mark Schmiedeskamp favored the rezoning, and the commission unanimously opposed granting the special use permit.

The proposal is for about 247 acres at Williams and Augustine roads, on the western bank of the Meramec River.

Greg Hoffmann, an attorney for the sand and gravel mining firm, also said the firm likely won’t decide on making an appeal until December at the earliest.

The property is currently zoned residential, and P& Z Commissioner Tom Siebenman, along with others on the commission, has said that zoning allows for many uses of the site, such as schools and golf courses, not just homes.

“Winter Brothers bought this site in 1974 to mine it. Has it taken them 40 years to figure out they can’t build homes there?”

Siebenman asked. “I see no compelling reason to change the zoning. They haven’t shown that residential use is unreasonable.”

Addressing the assembled group of residents and P&Z members on Nov. 12, Tom Winter, president of the firm, said sand and gravel taken from the site would benefit and are needed by the entire region.

“Sometimes members of a community must compromise and assume certain burdens due to the greater good for a sustainable society,” he told the crowd, adding the company would be subject to federal and other regulations to prevent noise, water and air pollution and other problems.

He asked the commission and residents to “ensure concerns are based not on fears and misconceptions but on facts.”

Conversely, resident Carleen Murray, who lives in the Augustine Heights subdivision, presented the city with 738 signatures on petitions from residents opposed to the Winter Brothers plans.

“This commission represents us – not the greater St. Louis area,” she said.

She urged the commission to “keep this land residential and put the safety and welfare of Eureka residents before the profitability of a company.”

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During a public hearing on Nov. 10, Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning and parks, told councilmembers that the development for 3.11 acres at 107 and 109 Centaur Road – now owned by Michael Phelan and located on the west side of Centaur, north of Wild Horse Creek Road – is being renovated and is proposed for reuse as general or professional offices (not including medical or dental) and limited service and retail facilities.

The two-story main brick house on the site, now empty, was built in the late 1800s

and had at one time been used as a general store for the old town of Centaur, he said.

The other two buildings were completed around 1920 and recently have been used for storage.

Vujnich said Phelan’s plans would “restore the site to its past glory and the feeling is that the limited uses proposed would not affect surrounding neighbors.”

The special designation is applicable to the site because the city’s Historic Preservation Commission has determined the main building has been there for more than 100 years, the site acted as a major commercial node for the community over generations, and the site is a major landmark in that part of Wildwood.

The HPC is recommending Phelan put the property and buildings on the city’s historic registry, that he not be allowed to demolish the main building or station structure unless the commission would allow it, and that he follow all requirements for rehab and restoration.

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“I’ve had people walk through my front door,” she said, close to tears, adding that she hadn’t known about the prohibition on gates on private streets when she moved in.

“I will do everything in my power to protect my kids. If you don’t pass (this legislation), I guarantee you’ll see me in court.”

Jeff Tottleben, who lives on Wardenburg Farms Drive, called Woerther’s veto “unfortunate.”

“The mayor is going against the wishes of the majority of residents who care about this issue,” he said, adding that most attending public hearings or responding to surveys on the issue supported the plan for gates.

He said most of the neighborhoods which would qualify for gates would be in Wards 1, 2 and 6 and all of the councilmembers representing those wards have supported the plan.

“There’s been virtually no opposition from those who would be impacted,” Tottleben said. “If there’s a concern on gates, why are they allowed on some private property now? I pass seven or eight homes with gates, driving my daughter to school.”

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com The Wildwood City Council, on Nov. 10, failed to override Mayor Tim Woerther’s veto of the council’s Oct. 27 approval of legislation that would allow installation of gates at the entrance of certain private residential streets in the city.

While the council voted 9 to 6 in favor of an override, 11 votes were needed for passage.

One resident threatened litigation against the city over its failure to pass the legislation.

However, Woerther, in his rationale for the veto, said homeowners who’ve come forward to support the ordinance change made a choice to live in Wildwood “with full knowledge of the conditions for their respective subdivisions.” Of supporters’ contentions that they want gates due to safety and traffic concerns, Woerther said: “None of these reasons are factual and only serve to foster divide in our community.”

He said restricting traffic to prevent excessive wear on streets “doesn’t hold water,” because streets, if built to proper standards, should remain in good condition for decades.

Regarding security concerns, Woerther said emergency responders, including the Metro West Fire Protection District, have told the city that the presence of gates can delay response to calls for service, many of which are for medical issues in which seconds count.

“Wildwood doesn’t need to trade a false sense of security for real safety,” Woerther said.

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Chesterfield approves rezoning request for ‘the wedge’

By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net After more than a year of discussion and revisions, the city of Chesterfield has approved a zoning request for a five-acre site on Chesterfield Airport Road.

On a 7-1 vote, the Chesterfield City Council rezoned the property from a C-8 commercial district to a PC planned commercial district. The tract is on the north side of Olive Street Road, west of its intersection with Chesterfield Airport Road, and is referred to as “the wedge” (McGrath Plaza).

The petitioner, Energy Marketing, LLC, plans to tear down an existing convenience store with pump stations – the only development now on the property – and build a similar new operation along with a quick-serve restaurant and, eventually, an unspecified retail/commercial operation.

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Except for motorists making a right turn, other vehicles exiting the property will use the relocated Olive Street Road running along the site’s west side to Chesterfield Airport Road.

Five persons spoke on behalf of the petitioner at the council’s Nov. 3 meeting.

Among the items mentioned were the various changes made to satisfy city planning officials’ concerns regarding how best to route traffic entering and exiting the site and the redundancy of having both a median dividing eastbound and westbound traffic and a pork chop. St. Louis County requires one or the other, not both, it was argued.

After a proposed amendment to lessen the median requirements and restrictions on left turns out of the property failed on a 2-6 vote with only Derek Grier (Ward 2) and Bruce DeGroot (Ward 4) supporting it, a motion to approve the rezoning change with the traffic-related provisions intact passed 7-1.

Barry Flachsbart (Ward 1), who had strongly supported the left-turn restrictions, voted against final approval citing his concern over gasoline stations in the valley.

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Mayor Tim Pogue said he anticipates making recommendations to the board of aldermen early in January for replacing Shamed Dogan and Mark Harder, both from Ward 2.

Dogan was unopposed in the Nov. 4 election for the District 98 seat in the Missouri House while Harder won 70 percent of the vote in his race for the District 7 position on the St. Louis County Council. Both ran on the Republican ticket.

Harder has represented Ward 2 on the Ballwin board since his election in April 2011. He was re-elected in 2013 and his current term runs until April 2015.

Dogan was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the board and took office in September 2011. He was re-elected to a full term in 2012 and again this year. His current term ends in April 2016.

Both Dogan and Harder likely will submit official letters of resignation in December in preparation for assuming their new positions in January. Pogue said he has discussed potential replacements with both of the departing aldermen.

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The mayor’s recommendations are subject to aldermanic approval and, if that is received, the new board members will be sworn in on Jan. 19. They then would serve until the April 2015 election when both positions would be on the ballot, one for Dogan’s unexpired term and the other for a full two-year term.

Meanwhile, the official filing period for the April 2015 election begins Tuesday, Dec. 16.

With both of the Ward 2 posts to be decided in the April voting, candidates will be required to choose which position they want to seek.

“I’ve really enjoyed my three years as an alderman,” Dogan said. “I’ve gotten to work with a mayor, seven fellow aldermen and an experienced staff who have all helped maintain Ballwin’s standing as a great place to live, work and play.”

He listed the approval of an ethics measure – that reduced the amount of gifts aldermen and city officials can take from lobbyists and special interests – and serving as a watchdog for Ballwin taxpayers as the achievements in which he takes the most pride.

As for his new role, Dogan said, “I’m looking forward to supporting policies that will give Missourians more freedom in health care, in education and other aspects of their lives. I also want to encourage the growth of private sector jobs, not govern-

ment bureaucracies.”

Dogan pledged to be accessible to his District 98 constituents in the same manner he has been as an alderman.

For his part, Harder said, “I believe my time on the Ballwin Board of Aldermen was very productive and hopefully helped create a more transparent and accountable city government.”

He cited his efforts to have budgets, minutes and the city’s monthly check registry posted on its website as among his accomplishments.

Harder also noted his support for local business and housing development, for a yearly street repair budget that “keeps us ahead of major problems before they become bigger and more expensive” and his leadership in passing an ordinance to limit protests at funerals in the city.

As a member of the county council, Harder said he will push for more accountability and transparency and call for an audit of every department and agency. He also said he will oppose a merger of St. Louis city and county and pledged support for an environment encouraging more and better high paying jobs in the county.

“We will also need initiatives to help the county heal from the incidents that happened in Ferguson this past summer,” Harder stated.

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The “Character Goes Viral: Students Stop Cyberbullying” campaign started at the CharacterPlus Student Summit when 80 students from regional high schools met and collaborated on the campaign, including students from Lafayette High.

They created the hashtag #StartsWithUs to use on social media and spread the message by taking the “Clothespin Challenge.” Students write #StartsWithUs on a clothespin and “pin” it on a backpack or shirt of a friend. A photo or video of the “pinning” will be uploaded on social media, and everyone who gets “pinned” then passes the message along by “pinning” a friend.

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Rockwood teams up with others to combat bullying Members of the St. Louis Community College-Wildwood’s honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, met with Selvidge Middle students in October to talk about bullying.

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This event was the first of its kind exclusively for kids age four to 14. Over 500 kids participated from as close as St. Louis and St. Charles counties to as far away as Lake of the Ozarks; Quincy, Illinois; Kansas City; Louisville, Kentucky; and even Minnesota and Arizona.

“It was a fabulous event that spread like wildfire through social media conversations,” said Debby Watson, president of Barat Academy. “Over 500 kids ran the 1.2-mile course in teams, helping each other make it through the obstacles. It was quite a sight to see, very enjoyable and rewarding for everyone who participated,” Watson said.

The Mini-Mudder included an obstacle course with four of the 20 challenges requiring the kids to make it through mud. Similar to the adult mudder competitions, teamwork and strategy was imperative to navigate the course and make sure everyone on the team was able to finish.

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Kyle Denney, an eighth-grade social studies teacher from Selvidge, explained why they thought the presentation would be valuable to their students.

“We opened it up to all of the kids on Student Council. They are the big leaders of the school and we want them to take back what they learned today,” he said.

The chapter members partnered with the Megan Meier Foundation to present information to the middle school students. Megan’s mother, Tina, founded the Megan Meier Foundation in 2007 after her daughter ended her own life due to bullying. She has presented to more than 126,000 students, parents and educators about bullying and cyberbullying.

Meier encouraged the students to speak with a trusted adult when they witness or experience any type of bullying or cyberbullying. She also helped them to understand a broader definition of bullying and the intended and unintended consequences of it.

Peabody awards two Parkway educators Shelly Farinella, counselor at Fern Ridge High, and Jason Lievanos, sixth-grade world geography teacher at West Middle, were surprised with Peabody Energy Leaders in Education awards.

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Award recipients are selected throughout the school year by a committee of top educators and business leaders and each earn a $1,000 award.

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Bollman and Keith Brown, maintenance generalist at the school, make up the team responsible for general maintenance in the building and they look after one another.

“We have always had each other’s back,” Brown said. “We lean on one another and balance each other out. We are just like a family.”

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Marquette again wins Suburban West Conference The Marquette Mustangs won their second consecutive Suburban West Conference swim meet and set a record doing it.

The event was held at Lindbergh. The Mustangs finished first with 539 points.

That set a school record for points scored in the conference meet.

Eureka was second with 390 points.

Lafayette placed third with 359 and Parkway South came in fifth with 187.

The conference title capped a season to

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remember for Marquette. The Mustangs finished 11-0 in duals. The team also was the Marquette Relay champion and the Lindbergh Invitational champion.

“I’ve been particularly proud to coach this group of boys,” coach Joe Schoedel said.

Marquette’s only other undefeated season was in 2007. Those Mustangs scored 515 points in the conference meet.

“At the beginning of the season, we knew this team was particularly deep, so we set goals for ourselves to go undefeated and win conference,” Schoedel said. “After winning conference last year, the only way to improve was to break our school record for points scored, which we knew would be a fun challenge. They stepped up and every boy entered in the meet scored, most in the top eight. It was fun to watch.”

It was Marquette’s fifth conference championship.

“Most of the guys scored in the Top 8 and we got to see a lot of time drop all around,” Schoedel said. “We got a new school record from senior Sam Marlow in the 100 backstroke. Even though this is their second conference win in a row, they were just as excited, as it meant completing our goals we had set at the beginning of the season. Records are always fun to set.

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They defended their title in the best way possible, and that shows the potential for this team for years to come.”

High school swimming Parkway West won the first Suburban Central Conference meet. It was a new league formed this year and included some teams from the former Suburban South.

The Longhorns won that meet last year.

Parkway West finished first with 477 points. Parkway Central came in second with 445 points.

“The boys were very excited to win the conference meet.,” said coach Allison Zeller. All of their hard work throughout the season paid off with this victory.”

The Longhorns’ Luke Christensen was a double winner in the 200 and 500 freestyle races. He won the 200 free in 1:50.49 and the 500 in 4:57.15.

Parkway Central’s Spencer Kraus also was a double winner. He won the 50 free in 22.39 and the 100 free in 48.97. Teammate Connor Ripp won the 200 IM in 2:01.26.

The Colts also won the three relays.

They took the 200 medley relay in 1:40.86,

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the 200 free relay in 1:34.26 and the 400 free relay in 3:21.63.

Zeller said the meet caps off a solid season for the Longhorns, who were 9-3 in duals.

“Every season brings in a group of new kids and you are always going to have your ups and downs,” Zeller said. “This year we had to really come together as a team in order to win this conference meet. We could not rely on one or two guys, it had to be a team effort. “This group of boys stuck together all season and worked hard for this win.”

••• In the first Suburban XII championship meet hosted by Rockwood Summit, Parkway North finished third behind Kirkwood and Summit.

The Vikings’ Jared Dachroeden won the 200 free in 1:49.66 and the 100 back in 53.89, and Josh Zimmermann won the 500 free in 5:05.23. The team also won the 400 free relay in 3:29.62.

••• In the Metro Catholic Conference championships, St. Louis University High took first with Chaminade, CBC and De Smet Jesuit lining up behind the Junior Billikens.

Chaminade’s TJ Halliburton won the 100 fly in 53.11 and the 100 back in 51.08.

Teammate Michael Nester won the 200 IM in 2:04.62, and Jo Jesse won the 100 breast in 1:00.84.

Amateur golf Marquette’s Frankie Thomas won both of his matches in the recent 2014 MidAmerica Junior Cup at Fox Run Golf Club.

The Kansas City Golf Association and Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association forged a 4-4 tie in the Junior Cup allowing the KCGA to return to western Missouri with the Mid-America Cup. “It was a great experience,” Thomas said. It was his first time playing on the Junior Cup team.

“I was selected for the team because I won the Missouri Junior Amateur and I also qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur,” Thomas said. “It meant a lot to be chosen because

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The four-ball and foursomes format for the matches isn’t something most junior golfers play very often, so it was really fun, especially with the girls as our partners for the foursomes matches on Sunday.”

In four-ball match play, Thomas and Chris Ferris, of Lindbergh, defeated the duo of Preston Fleenor/Eric Pahls 2&1.

In foursomes, Thomas and Logan Otter, of John Burroughs, topped Jean Tyrrell and Pahls 2&1.

“I loved teaming with Logan Otter in the foursomes alternate shot match,” Thomas said. “Logan and I worked well together ... picking each other up after a bad shot or hole, deciding on specific targets to aim at and where to roll the ball on the greens.”

It is an experience Thomas said he will long remember.

“Playing on the team was a great experience. It is really fun knowing that your team is coming through and that your match is important,” Thomas said.

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The race was held on the Tennessee River and was hosted by Atlanta Rowing Club & Lookout Rowing Club.

The team of John Jaeger, a senior at Ladue, and Hunter Wallace, a junior at Ladue, finished in second place with a time of 20 minutes, 24 seconds for the 5,000 meter race.

Coach Andrew Black said he was pleased with their performance.

“John and Hunter are among the best junior rowers in the country,” Black said. “They work very well together and stay consistent.”

Both will be rowing after high school.

“John has committed to row at Brown University, where he will be studying engineering,” Black said.

“Hunter is just starting the recruitment process and is already garnering interest from coaches at top programs.”

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Lafayette Lancers win fourth consecutive state volleyball title

Pure joy: Members of the Lafayette Lancers team’s fourth consecutive Class 4 title.

By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com The Lafayette volleyball program stands in elite company.

The Lancers became only the third school in state history to win four Class 4 girls state championships in a row. West Plains did it first from 1984-87. St. Joseph’s Academy accomplished it from 1990-93.

Now, it’s Lafayette’s turn.

Lafayette (27-7-2) defeated St. Joseph’s Academy 25-20, 25-20 at the Show-Me Center in Cape Girardeau Nov. 1.

“There are a lot of teams that would lose their nerve in those situations. I credit our senior leadership for helping the team stay calm and sticking with our game plan.”

On the final point, Alayna Martin set Taryn Griffey in the middle and she hit the ball off a St. Joe blocker out of bounds.

That set off the celebration.

“The girls stormed the court hugging each other and falling into a dog pile,” said Young.

He said he also fell to his knees “in a moment of pure joy and excitement.”

All the Lancers contributed to the championship, Young said, but several girls stood out.

“Tori Roe was stellar in the back row collecting 54 digs, including 18 in the championship,” Young said. “Taryn Griffey really stepped up her game at state leading us in kills for the weekend with 29 and nine blocks. Allison Turner collected 28 kills including eight in the championship. Amanda Noel had 24 kills and nine blocks on the weekend. Alayna Martin ran the 5-1 offense and collected 88 assists at state.”

The Lancers are losing seven seniors this year to graduation. Still, the cupboard is not bare.

“We will return three starters and five total players that saw significant playing time this year,” Young said.

them that our kids believed they could win in the clutch and that seemed to calm some nerves going into the state tournament.”

In pool play on the first day, all the teams play two sets with each other. The best two records play for the championship. Lafayette defeated Ozark 25-21, 28-26. Against St. Joseph’s, Lafayette won 25-15 but lost 25-18. The Lancers defeated Liberty 25-20 and then lost 25-21.

“Pool play this year at state may have been the most exciting that we’ve been a part of,” Young said. “We beat Ozark in two, but we were down 18-24 in the second set before coming back to win behind the volleyball team celebrate after clinching the strong serving of Lauren Flowers. We beat St. Joe in the first game and then lost.

“So our record was 3-1 going into our It was the third title for coach Zach last match versus Liberty. St. Joe and Young. Assistant coach Steve Burkard won Ozark had a one-game playoff to reach the the first championship before stepping championship due to a tie in pool play.”

That set up a rematch with the Angels. down to become an assistant.

The Lancers had four starters back from In the season opener, St. Joseph’s defeated Lafayette 23-25, 25-15, 25-22. But those last year’s (38-1-2) squad .

This season, Lafayette lost more than scores became a distant memory at state.

“In each set, we were up by five or six they had in the previous years. Still, they points and then St. Joe would come roaring were ready to play in the Final Four.

“We had to get through a very tough sec- back and then we would pull away at the tional that included Cor Jesu (the No. 5-ranked end of the game,” Young said. “We knew team), which we beat 26-24 in the third game St. Joe had a great team defensively and to get to state. I think after our match with that no lead was safe against them.

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“Some people don’t do a centerpiece because they don’t want to have to talk over it, but you can create a low-lying centerpiece by laying garland down the center of the table and adding picks, bows and other elements,” Jeanie said. “Then, stack it with different candlesticks or other objects to create a special theme for your particular room. We like using luminara candles; they’re made of wax, smell like vanilla and have a real-looking flame that will light up a room.”

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“One thing most guys know about jewelry is that it sparkles and can cost a lot of money – but there can be two pieces of jewelry that look the same, but can be hundreds if not thousands of dollars apart in price. It is important to know and understand why,” said Craig Betz, third-generation jeweler and owner of Glenn Betz Jewelers in Des Peres. “Many factors make up the quality and value of a piece of jewelry – the type of metal, the manufacturing process, and the quality/rarity of gemstones and diamonds, for example. Those are things you count on your personal jeweler to advise you on.”

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There’s an art to successful pie baking, and leaving the pie to an expert pastry chef is an excellent idea. In fact, the hardest part is deciding what kind of pie to order, but the experts at Woodsmoke BBQ & Windowsills Pies offered some suggestions.

“Our most popular Thanksgiving pie is our pumpkin pie, and our new caramel apple walnut crumb pie has been a big hit,” Pastry Chef Linda Heinermann said.

For a sweet addition to a holiday buffet, Bernadette Faasen, owner of Windowsills Pies, suggested pecan, chocolate pecan, custard or apple pear crumb pie, among others. A favorite among children is the S’more pie, a crushed graham cracker crust filled with chocolate custard, topped with homemade marshmallow and toasted.

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The public meeting series was held to gather citizen input on expectations for the district that serves Manchester, Town & Country, and portions of Winchester, Valley Park, Ballwin, Des Peres and Twin Oaks and unincorporated St. Louis County. And while the initial meeting in August drew what West County leaders viewed as a good turnout, attendance fell at later sessions.

“We reached out to the community in every way we could – by talking with community leaders, by sending out notices, on our website and through social media – because we wanted the entire process to be open and transparent,” Rhodes said.

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Rhodes said work on the draft is underway with the guidance of Dr. Barton Wechsler, dean of graduate programs at the University of Missouri’s Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs. Wechsler was hired as a consultant on the planning project.

Among the issues likely to be included in the draft is what Rhodes described as the district’s community outreach.

“People want more information on hazards and potential emergency situations and how to prepare for them,” he said. “And maybe we need to do more to reach out to our schools and meet with subdivision and neighborhood groups. We used to do that and we may need to consider bringing that back.”

David Cobb, board chairman, agreed with Rhodes.

“I think we’re also at a point where we need to be very clear with those we serve about what levels of service we can provide and what the financial implications of that are,” Cobb said. “So I think it comes down to our explaining that if you want the ultimate in service, here’s what it will cost to provide that. If you just want to maintain the status quo, then this is what it will cost.

At one end or the other of that range, or somewhere in between, there’s a point where our taxpayers will say ‘this is what we want and can afford.’ We need to do our best to make sure we get that input and respond accordingly.”

However, John Hoffman, a blogger who lives in Town & Country, has criticized the planning program. Among other things, Hoffman accuses members of the district’s command staff of lying about local nursing homes not having emergency generators and about West County not being competitive in its salaries for firefighter-paramedics “I don’t think we have to be concerned about what one person says in a blog,” Rhodes said when asked for comment on Hoffman’s remarks. “He (Hoffman) is entitled to his opinion, but we haven’t lied about anything.”

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Walking at work Besides providing the physical benefits one might expect, working at a walking workstation can give mental health a boost, too.

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“We found that the walking workstations, regardless of a person’s exercise habits or body mass index, had significant benefits,” study author Michael Sliter said. “Even if you don’t exercise or if you are overweight, you’ll experience both short-term physical and psychological benefits.”

Sliter’s paper on the study, which he wrote entirely from his walking workstation, was published online in the American Psychological Association’s Journal of Occupational Health Psychology.

Not allergic after all Many people who have been told they are allergic to penicillin were given bad information, according to two studies presented at the recent American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) Annual Scientific Meeting.

In one study, 384 people believed they had a penicillin allergy, but when tested, 94 of them tested negative for the allergy.

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“They may have had an unfavorable response to penicillin at some point in the past, such as hives or swelling, but they did not demonstrate any evidence of penicillin allergy at the current time,” said Dr. Thanai Pongdee, lead author of the study.

In another study, 38 people who thought they were allergic to penicillin tested negative to the drug when given a skin test.

The studies are significant because people who think they have a penicillin allergy are given alternative antibiotics, which can be limited, more toxic, more expensive and less effective.

The bottom line, according to James Sublett, allergist and ACAAI president-elect: “When you are told you have an allergy to something, it’s important to be seen and tested by an allergist, who has specialized training needed for accurate diagnosis and treatment. If you’re truly allergic to a medication, your allergist will counsel you on an appropriate substitute.”

Getting rid of readers Reading glasses soon may be unnecessary for the many Americans who rely on them to see things up close.

According to information released last month at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), a corneal inlay device currently being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looks like a promising remedy for presbyopia, the near-vision blurriness many people experience after age 40. In one study, about 500 non-nearsighted adults aged 45-60

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“This is a solution that truly delivers near vision that transitions smoothly to far distance vision,” said John Vukich, ophthalmology and vision sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

The devices can be implanted in about 10 minutes and can be removed if necessary, according to the AAO. They currently are available in parts of Asia, Europe and South America.

Generic meds In a consumer update issued last month (“Generic Drugs Undergo Rigorous FDA Scrutiny”), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that anyone who thinks generic drugs are not as effective as the brand-name drugs for which they may be substituted is wrong.

The update explains that brand-name drugs often are patented so manufacturers can recoup development costs, but when a drug’s patent expires, other drug companies can copy that drug and seek FDA approval for a generic version.

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Medicare scam alert The Better Business Bureau (BBB) and Missouri Department of Insurance have issued a warning for seniors, urging them to be alert for scammers who may try to take advantage of them during the Medicare Open Enrollment period, which runs through Dec. 7. According to a BBB news release, scams could come in the form of a phone call, door-to-door salesperson or via online communication. Medicare does not telephone consumers to enroll them in insurance plans, so seniors should hang up on anyone who calls claiming to be from Medicare and

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• Be wary of door-to-door salespeople, as Medicare has no sales reps, and agents cannot solicit Medicare plans at residences without an appointment.

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Noninvasive and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed by dermatologists rarely have adverse effects, a new study suggests.

Researchers at Northwestern University looked at data on common cosmetic procedures performed by 23 dermatologists during a 13-week period in 2011. The procedures involved laser and energy devices as well as injectable neurotoxins and fillers. Among the more than 20,000 procedures performed, 36 were associated with at least one adverse event, and 48 adverse events were reported overall, none of which was serious.

Adverse events – usually lumps or nodules, persistent redness or bruising, skin darkening, erosions or ulcerations – happened most commonly after procedures on the cheeks, followed by procedures on “smile lines” and eyelids.

The study authors concluded: “In the hands of well-trained dermatologists, these procedures are safe, with aggregate adverse event rates of well under 1 percent.

Moreover, most adverse events are minor and rapidly remitting, and serious adverse events were not seen. Patients seeking such procedures can be reassured that, at least in the hands of trained board-certified dermatologists, they pose minimal risk.”

The study was published online in JAMA Dermatology.

Adverse events associated with noninvasive and minimally invasive cosmetic procedures performed by dermatologists are rare, a recent study found.

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By JIM MERKEL With his accomplishments thus far, Tony L. Marr Jr. qualifies as a college student to watch.

At Westminister Christian Academy, he maintained a solid 3.0 average, while playing soccer and running track. Now studying business administration at St. Louis Community College at Forest Park, he has a 3.58 grade point average and is a peer mentor for five young black students.

The 21-year-old student said he is being watched, and not in a good way. Marr is black and contends police are targeting young blacks because of their race, both in West County and elsewhere.

"My experience, it has been one that has kept me on watch," said Marr, who lives in South St. Louis. "When a police officer sees a young black male driving in West County, he's going to say 'What's he doing out here?'"

Twice, he said, police in West County followed him and pulled him over. Both times, they told him he had run a stop sign.

Both times, he said, he knew he didn't. He said it helped that he wasn't belligerent and identified himself as a student at Westminster, which is in Town & Country.

Marr is hardly the only young black man who thinks he is being targeted by police.

A Pew Research Center Poll taken in 2007 revealed that

only 37 percent of blacks had confidence that local police would treat races equally. Seventy-seven percent of whites thought police would treat all races fairly.

After Ferguson, that impression – right or wrong – have taken on new meaning throughout the St. Louis area, including in West County. When they're behind the wheel, African-Americans say they're subject to an offense often called Driving While Black.

Indeed, racial profiling statistics for traffic stops throughout the state and by municipal police departments in West County seem to indicate that blacks are pulled over more than they should be.

A state law passed in 2000 seeks to discourage racial profiling, which is defined as "the inappropriate use of race by law enforcement when making a decision to stop, search or arrest a motorist."

Under that law, police officers must report the race of all drivers they pull over.

Police agencies must submit that data for their officers to the state Attorney General's office. That office, in turn, prepares a report available on the Internet at ago. mo.gov/VehicleStops.

The key statistic in the reports is the "disparity index," which compares the number of times drivers of a certain ethnic group or race are pulled over to the percentage of their population in a certain municipality or jurisdiction.

A rating of "1" means traffic stops for their group match their population. A rating higher than 1 means they're being stopped more often than their population indicates they should. A rating less than 1 means they're being pulled over less often than their population indicates.

Statewide in 2013, blacks had a disparity index of 1.59, while the disparity index for whites was .96.

However, in a number of West County municipalities, the disparity index for African-

Americans exceeds the statewide figures, sometimes by a lot. Creve Coeur's index is 2, Ballwin's is 2.17, Ellisville's is 2.35, Manchester's is 2.38, Chesterfield's is 3.43, Town & Country's is 5.02 and Des Peres's is 10.78.

Officials of police agencies say many of the high ratings result because more African-Americans drive on their roads than live in their communities.

"We're a big enough city that we draw every type of people," said Chesterfield Police Captain Steven Lewis.

Lewis estimates that the equivalent population of African-American motorists should be double the 6.68 percent of blacks who actually live in the community.

In the last three years, the department has had only two complaints about traffic stops from blacks, Lewis said.

Town & Country's report for 2013 of a 5.02 disparity index came with an explanation: Its boundaries include part of Interstate 270, which has drivers from all over St. Louis County and beyond. That explanation noted that only 2.69 percent of Town & Country's population is African American, but that the city's "motoring public is reflective of the demographics of the state and St. Louis County."

"Nearly 400,000 motorists travel through our city limits each weekday with the second most voluminous interchange in the state (Interstate 64 and I-270)," the written explanation said.

The statement also said the Town & Country Police Department is committed to treating all drivers fairly.

"A careful examination of the data indicates that our practice matches this policy," the statement said.

"We have internal controls and audits that we use to monitor our officers' activity," said Captain Bob Arthur, commander of operations for the Town & Country Police Department.

Just south of Town & Country, the presence of two big roads bringing people in from all over the county combined to give Des Peres a 10.78 disparity index.

"We have a major shopping center (West County Mall) and two major thoroughfares through St. Louis County, which are Manchester and I-270," said city Director of Public Safety Keith Krumm.

Because of this, the disparity index isn't accurate, Krumm said. Only .97 percent of Des Peres' population is African-American.

A total of 23.7 percent of St. Louis County's 2013 population is African American.

"Our percentages fall within the population of St. Louis County," Krumm said.

In Creve Coeur, Police Chief Glenn Eidman insists that his department doesn't target anybody. Whereas the city's population is about 17,000, about 42,000 vehicles pass through during the day, he said. That accounts for the city's diversity index of 2, he said.

All officers receive diversity training, Eidman said. Officers who pull over too many African-Americans are sent notices with stastistics, he said.

"I think our diversity index is in line," Eidman said.

That 2 disparity index figure is down from recent years in Creve Coeur. From 2000 to 2010, it was well above 3. But since 2011, it has stayed close to 2.

Creve Coeur Police Sgt. Charles McCrary was surprised and pleased when a reporter told him of the drop in the disparity index.

An African-American, McCrary oversees his department's Bias Based Policing program, which tracks stops by individual officers. He said the department doesn't have officers who continually rate high.

"Our department is pretty proactive to make sure they keep it low," McCrary, a 29-year veteran of the Creve Coeur department, said.

"You have to have reasonable suspicion to pull somebody over," he added.

McCrary, who is 52, said he's seen an improvement in standards over the years.

But those reassurances are not enough for African-Americans who say they are targets of police, both in West County and throughout the state.

Another African-American Ferguson protestor, Patricia Bynes, also has concerns about racial profiling in West County and elsewhere.

Bynes, the Democratic Committeewoman for Ferguson Township, has been widely quoted in such outlets as CNN, The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times and the Al Jazeera cable network. She spoke of one instance when she pulled over at 2:00 a.m. the morning as she came from a house party when she was in her mid-twenties.

"I gave him (the police officer) my license and registration, but his response was I looked like I shouldn't be driving around in that area at that time of night," said Bynes, who works in West County. "He came back after about five minutes. He said, 'You check out. You don't have any warrants, and you're a long way from home. Drive safe,'" she said.

"That was one of the most uncomfortable interactions I've had with a police officer."

While many people in West County can't imagine not trusting the police, Bynes said "that is a reality for many (others) who live in other parts of this county and this country."

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There are two elements to the cost of a home: the price of the house and the mortgage interest rate. When considering a purchase, you want to have at least an indication where prices and mortgage rates are headed.

Unlike the stock market, where prices can go up and down daily, house values are expected to increase by almost 20 percent between now and 2018. And Freddie Mac recently projected that mortgage rates will be as much as one full point higher by this time next year. With both prices and interest rates projected to increase, it would appear that right now is among the best times to buy a home.

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• Wyndgate Oaks (636-625-0376), entered from Hwy. N in O’Fallon and offering three desirable enclaves: the Heritage section, cul-de-sac homesites and nine plans with three-car garages, from $366,900; the Estate section, with settings up to three acres and eight designs including three-car side-entry garages, from $409,900; and Wyndgate Oaks Reserve, three spectacularly wooded, 2.5 to 5-plus-acre sites and Estate plans from $648,900.

• Spring Mill (636-441-5913), one of St. Charles’ most scenic gated neighborhoods, nearing closeout on Muegge Road, less than 1 mile from the Page Extension. Spring Mill’s final homeowners have the choice of eight Estate designs, from $327,900. Details of the “20/20” incentive can be found at Time to save with Fischer’s “20/20” www.FandFHomes.com. promotion As the saying goes, “Hindsight is 20/20,” Payne Family Homes to build at Huntand Fischer & Frichtel is encouraging pro- leigh Ridge spective homebuyers to act now, while two Payne Family Homes recently closed on money-saving opportunities are simultane- the acquisition of 308 acres of land with ously available. developed lots in Huntleigh Ridge, an existFor a limited time, Fischer is offering ing neighborhood north of I-70 in Wentzville. purchasers of to-be-built homes in several Partially developed in 2007, there has of the firm’s upscale communities the free- been no new construction at Huntleigh dom to personalize their preferred designs, Ridge since 2012. taking 20 percent off all custom options, Payne Family Homes will now breathe including floor plan modifications. new life into the project, finishing this new The promotion is not restricted to community with 168 homes perfect for options “packages” or a predetermined list young families and other first-time home of eligible upgrades. Instead, buyers can buyers priced from $159,900 to $195,900. choose the home that suits their lifestyle, “We’re excited to be building north of I-70, then include the special amenities they’ve a first for Payne Family Homes,” said Cyndie always wanted at tremendous savings.

Roche, vice president of sales and marketIncreasing the purchaser’s buying power ing. “Payne is happy to be bringing homes to still more, interest rates are at the lowest families in the Wentzville school district who point of the year – across the board on a care about quality as much as price.” variety of financing programs. Coupled Payne’s Vision Series, named after the with the current incentive offer, homebuy- visionaries that inspired them, offer outers have the chance for virtually unlimited standing design valued for budget-conscious savings while these rates are still in effect. buyers. Customer-designed from the ground Fischer’s “20/20” promotion is available up, these ranch, 1.5-story and two-story in the following communities: homes offer a spacious owner’s suite and an • The Estates at Deer Hollow (636-273- open concept great room, kitchen and café.

1102), a wooded haven off Hwy. 100, five The two- and three-bedroom plans were minutes from Wildwood Town Center. created to bring quality and craftsmanship Deer Hollow showcases homesites from to 1,300 to 2,630 square feet of living area, 3 to 9 acres and Fischer’s top-of-the-line filled with light, thoughtful use of space and Estate Collection, from $399,900. features not often found in this price range.

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••• Through its participation in the Ace Cares for Kids Icon Campaign, Rick’s Ace Hardware and its customers have raised more than $7,000 this year to support Cardinal Glennon and St. Louis Children’s Hospitals through the Children’s Miracle Network campaign. Rick’s Ace Hardware has area locations in Des Peres, Ellisville and Town & Country.

••• Dr. Andy Hayes has opened Hayes Orthodontics at 14444 Clayton Road in Ballwin.

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••• Keystone Construction Company has been selected as the design/build contractor for MiTek Industries’ new 100,000-square-foot headquarters building in Chesterfield. Construction is currently underway and is expected to be

Chiropractor Josh Adams has opened Chesterfield Spine and Sports Medicine Center LLC, located at 16216 Baxter Road, Suite 190 in Chesterfield. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 7 a.m.-noon and 2-6 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday from 7 a.m.-noon, and Saturday mornings by appointment. The office may be Linda Klingebiel, Dr. Josh Adams, Kaiti Moore and Lindsae Gilbert with Fredbird. reached at 778-1515.

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••• Variety the Children’s Charity has announced the commitment of more than $3.1 million to support more than 14,100 St. Louis area children living with disabilities. The charity announced grants at this year’s Champions for Children Summit held at the Chase Park Plaza on Nov. 12.

Civic group Progress 64 West hosts the 27th Annual Excellence in Community Development Awards Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 26, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield. Tickets are $85 per person, or $695 for a table of eight. To register and pay, visit Progress64West.org and click on the registration link, or call 314-997-3390.

••• The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Winter Festival, an evening of live music, hors d’oeuvres and drinks, live and silent auctions, a visit from Santa and more, on Friday, Dec. 5, from 5- 9 p.m. in The Carousel House at Faust Park, 15189 Olive Blvd. Cost is $40 per person; sponsorships also are available. For information or to register, visit chesterfieldmochamber.com or call the chamber office at 532-3399.

AWARDS AND HONORS Jim Dean, CEO of Chesterfield-based Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc., has been named one of the 100 Most Influential Mortgage Executives in America by Mortgage Executive Magazine for the second consecutive year. With over 23 years of mortgage experience, Dean has personally closed over $650 million in residential loans while managing all aspects of the loan origination process.

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ART “Missouri Landscapes” featuring the artwork of Manchester resident Helen Hume is on display in the upstairs meeting room/gallery of the Manchester Police facility, 200 Highlands Blvd. The show runs through Thursday, Jan. 8 from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. daily.

••• The St. Louis Community College-Wildwood faculty art show is Nov. 24-Dec. 12 with artwork on display in the Commons, 2645 Generations Drive in Wildwood, during regular school hours.

BENEFITS The Angel Band Project and Maryville University present One Voice, a live and virtual choral music concert to benefit survivors of sexual violence, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Edward Jones Auditorium at the Edward Jones headquarters in Des Peres. Tickets are $50 and are available at brownpapertickets.com.

••• The 12th Annual Fair Trade Market is Nov. 22-23 and 28-30 at Manchester United Methodist Church, 129 Woods Mill Road, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily. For additional information, visitmanchesterumc.org.

Westminster Christian Academy, 800 Maryville Center Drive, presents “Seussical the Musical,” directed by Allen Schwamb, Nov. 20-22 at 7 p.m. Based on the works of Dr. Seuss. Purchase tickets online at wcastl.org or call (314) 997-2900.

••• Family Sing-a-long Movie Night featuring “Frozen” is at 4 p.m. on Nov. 23 at St. John Church, 15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville.

Dinner, snacks, live-characters and activities round out this event for a donation of mittens, gloves or a hat. For additional details, visit stjstl.net/next-steps/kids/frozen-over.

••• The 15th annual Chesterfield Turkey Trot begins at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 27 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater, and includes a 5K Run around Chesterfield Mall and and a 1K Kids Fun Run starting at Burkhardt Drive.

Cost is $29 for the 5K run and $12 for the 1K Fun Run. Register online at chesterfield. mo.us, or call 812.9500.

••• The Town & Country Turkey Trot and 1/2 Mile Fun Run is Friday, Nov. 28 at Longview Farm Park, 13525 Clayton Road. The 5K begins at 9 a.m., followed by the Fun Run at 10 a.m. Adult 5K registration is $30, and $20 per child for the Fun Run (accompanying adults free). Immediate Family registration for both events is $75. Proceeds will be

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - CITY OF ELLISVILLE Notice is also hereby given that the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Ellisville will hold a public hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, on Wednesday, December 10, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. to consider Text Amendments to Chapter 420: Floodway and Floodway Fringe Districts.

Notice is also hereby given that the Council of the City of Ellisville will hold a public hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. to consider Text Amendments to Chapter 420: Floodway and Floodway Fringe Districts.

These public hearings are in compliance with Title IV, Land Use, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ellisville.

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HOLIDAY The Eureka Parks and Recreation Department hosts a senior lunch for Thanksgiving from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at The Timbers of Eureka. For more information, call 938-6775 or email parks@eureka.mo.us.

••• Union Furniture, 21 South Washington Ave. in Union, hosts a Holiday Open House on Sunday, Nov. 23 from noon-4 pm. Canned goods and toys collected benefit local charities. For more information, call 583-3133.

••• Star of Bethlehem Craft Fair is at Incarnate Word Parish, 13416 Olive Blvd., beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29.

••• The Chesterfield Lions Club’s 49th Annual Christmas Tree Lot at Four Seasons Shopping Center on Olive Boulevard, just west of Old Woods Mill Road, is from 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Nov. 30-Dec. 20. Cash or check purchases only.

••• A Toys for Tots drive is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 at the Walgreens in Eureka, 250 East 4th Street, and features a visit from the St. Louis County Search and Rescue Air Support helicopter lands at 9 a.m., carolers from 9-10 a.m., face painting, a photo with Santa and more.

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SPECIAL INTEREST Creve Coeur Camera hosts its semiannual Photo Expo on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22 at its Creve Coeur location, 11615 Olive Blvd. More than 20 free photography seminars and a free lunch are offered. For more information, contact Stephen Weiss at (314) 567-3356.

••• A Service of Remembrance is at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 23 at Living Word Church, 17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood, for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. For more information, visit livingwordumc.org or contact Wendy Sain at wsain@livingwordumc.org.

••• The congregations of Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ, St. John’s UCC and St. Thomas UCC join for an evening of community Thanksgiving service at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at The Little Rock Church on the Hill, 17842 Wild Horse Creek Road..

Donations and non-perishable food items are collected for Circle Of Concern. For more information, call Gail Schneider at 532-3556.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT “Lots of people wanted us to come back to the area so we are,” said Jack Massa, co-owner of Massa’s Of Course!.

Jack admitted that he had been searching for the right location around the Route 141/Town & Country area for awhile when the space at Woods Mill Center, 14312 South Outer Road, became available. Now, all that’s left to do is add the finishing touches to the new location.

“We’re still hanging pictures and getting ready but we’re shooting for the first part of December to open,” Jack said.

The franchise’s solid reputation has allowed its continued expansion since Jack and his brother Bill opened their first restaurant in the 1980s. The new Town & Country location joins existing popular locations in North St. Louis County, Ballwin (Ellisville), Winghaven and New Town.

“Good people, good food and atmosphere is what keeps brining people back, no matter where you are,” Jack said.

Massa’s newest Town & Country location boosts 4,000 square feet and will open for both lunch and dinner while

Massa’s Of Course!

15310 Manchester Road • Ballwin (636) 391-3700 5-10 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 5-11 p.m., Friday-Saturday 14312 South Outer 40 Road • Town & Country Opening December 2014 www.stlmassas.com

its sister West County restaurant in Ballwin will remain a dinner-only destination.

Town & Country will feature a full-service bar paired with a menu built on the same quality and signature dishes Massa’s customers have come to expect and enjoy. Of course, Jack has a few surprises planned as well, featuring a slightly expanded menu with additions such as paninis and enhanced salads.

“We’re known for our salads and pastas,” Jack said. “We’ll also have pizza and sandwiches along with the old standbys we’re noted for.”

Counted among those classic standbys is Beef Pepe, Massa’s signature beef entrée – nine ounces of beef tenderloin medallions grilled to order and finished with a rich pepper cream Jack Massa with his daughters, Kim (Massa) Rubenstein (left) and Tammi sauce. Medallions also can be prepared as (Massa) Ruzicka Bleu (bleu cheese) and in the classic Modiga (coated in breadcrumbs) style.

Mussels, always a favorite among gourmands, are pre- Chicken Pesto Pasta. Each pasta dish is truly Italian-born, pared with a garlic, white wine clam sauce that is perfect made with pastas imported directly from Italy. for sopping up with warm crusty bread, which is provided “Our customers love our pastas,” said Jack. “ Our Cajun tableside by the basketful.

Pasta and our homemade Cannelloni have been customer Seafood Stuffed Portabella is another can’t-miss appe- favorites for years that you can order at any of our places.” tizer for seafood lovers and arrives brimming with clams, No matter which Massa’s customers choose, they’ll shrimp, scallops and cheese. always find plenty of good food, affordably priced, and Of course, what would an Italian restaurant be without comfortable surroundings where the good times roll. pasta – which is a menu mainstay, especially at Massa’s “That’s what it is about,” Jack said. “That’s what keeps in Ballwin where choices include Linguine Tamara and people coming back.”

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his stately stone and brick ranch home is located in the prestigious Meadowbrook Country Club community.

The exceptional 3 bedroom, 5 bath villa, loaded with upgrades and amenities, features golf course and lake views. Enjoy an elegant dinner in the formal dining room with coffered ceilings. Relax in the great room with beautiful lake views.

Enjoy the comfort of a wood-burning fireplace surrounded by built-in bookcases with extensive paneling. Breakfast is a

pleasure in the gourmet kitchen with 42 inch honey cabinets, generous island with pendant lighting and a cozy breakfast area opening to the deck with lake views beyond.

Escape to one of two main level master suites for private relaxation, each with a luxury bath. Lower level finish provides the perfect guest retreat, offering a large bedroom with a full bath, a second family room with gas fireplace and wet-bar area, and loads of storage beyond.

Walkout from

235 Meadowbrook Country Club Estates • $699,000

the lower level to a lawn large enough for a garden or play area. Underground utilities provide for uninterrupted views and an attached garage insures protection from the elements.

Freshly painted and filled with natural sunlight, this home shows like a display.

The additional Meadowbrook Country Club amenities are

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available and include golf, clubhouse, swimming pool, tennis and more. For more details, please visit www.bhhsall. com, or call 636-537-0300 for a private viewing.

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