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Few things can make you appreciate home like staying in a hotel. This includes not only low-budget, bare bones hotels but also sweepingly large and ornate luxury hotels. What many hotels seem to have in common are needless hassles. Since most people who stay in hotels do so while traveling, and stay only a few days in a given hotel, you might think that those who run hotels would want to make it easy for someone who arrives a little tired (or a lot tired) from traveling to use the various devices they find in their hotel room. But you would be wrong. That thought never seems to have crossed their minds. Recently, at a well-known luxury hotel in Los Angeles, I found that something as simple as turning on a television set can require a phone call to the front desk, and then waiting for the arrival of a technician. Then it took another phone call to get a list of which of the dozens of channels were for which networks. Why the turning on of a television set should be anything other than obvious to a newly arrived hotel guest is apparently a question that never occurred to the people who ran this hotel. Nor did it apparently ever occur to them that someone just arriving from a journey might want to be able to relax, instead of having to cope with complications that the hotel easily could have avoided. The next morning, in the shower, I found myself confronted with a dazzling array of knobs and levers, none of which provided any clue as to what they did. The lever rotated and four of the surrounding knobs both rotated and tilted forward and backward. Apparently it was not considered sporting to come right out and tell you how to get hot water or cold water. That was something you could find out for yourself by being either scalded or chilled. Being fancy and opaque seemed to be the guiding principle. Getting on the Internet required another phone call to the front desk. In fact, it required two phone calls, because I was first referred to the wrong technical support group. It is easier to get on the Internet at almost any institution other than a hotel. And, at this particular hotel, you had to go through the whole procedure every day, instead of just signing up for Inter-

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letters to the editor Protesting at funerals To the Editor: I would like to applaud the city of Manchester and their city attorney, Patrick Gunn, for stepping up and finding a way to stop organizations like Westboro Baptist Church from protesting at the funerals of those who have served us. I hope these legal arguments and strategy will become a standard for others to follow. I am definitely a supporter of “Freedom of Speech,” but not when it is misused as a twisted guise to personally insult those who have lost their lives fighting for that right and their families. As a lifelong Christian and father of a deceased child, I strongly believe that all families should have the right to honor, respect and bury their family members in peace. This is especially true for those families who have lost a precious family member in defense of our country. For Westboro Baptist and others like them to claim they are protesting such funerals on behalf of their Christian beliefs is ludicrous. There are other, more Christian ways to express their beliefs. Chalk one up for the good guys. It’s about time we stood up for those that understand what “God and Country” is all about. Mike Clausen Wildwood

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To the Editor: This is a response to Alice, the author of “Black Friday is no bargain for retail employees.” (West Newsmagazine, Nov. 21) Alice, it sounds like your daughter is a hard-working individual and I’m sure you are proud of her during these hard economic times. My retail background is very similar to your daughter’s. For years I spent all of the holidays working in the stores, but take heart. If she is persistent, it will pay off in the long run. I worked my way through the ranks as a department manager, manager, assistant buyer and then eventually started my own manufacturer’s representative firm. It took years, but it was worth it. The retail environment is a great option for young people and the on-the-job education you receive is unique, irreplaceable and extremely marketable. Yes, it is highly competitive these days as retailers position themselves to offer value to the consumer through “bargains” or “crazy store hours.” When the consumer supports these efforts it makes these companies stronger and more profitable, and that creates more jobs and

opportunities for people like your daughter to move up the ladder with higher pay and, yes, maybe some time off for the holidays. There really isn’t any substitute for hard work and sacrifice if you expect rewards above the usual standards. We should embrace that concept and instill it in our kids at every opportunity. Otherwise all of us will be exactly the same with the same substandard benefits and no chance of realizing our individual dreams. Tell her to keep up the good work. Rick Christmann Wildwood

voucher programs. There was the concern of many for our environment, believing that Obama was paying more attention, and taking global warming (and science!) seriously. And I haven’t even touched on the lack of trust issue. Any candidate that changes his mind as often as Romney did is bound to have some voters who might not trust him. Obama supporters aren’t fully satisfied with their president, but the alternative was so extreme in so many ways, that he couldn’t even be considered by voters in the middle. I heard many reasons that folks in St. Louis County weren’t going to vote for Why Obama won Romney/Ryan, and not one of them (unless To the Editor: you count a student here and there who was I find it amusing that Republicans have worried about student loans) was voting for decided that the best way to find out why Obama because they wanted “more stuff.” they lost the presidential election, is to ask Here’s some truth: According to the other Republicans why they think Obama Department of Health and Human Services, voters voted for the president. How about 4.3 million people are on welfare, 63 milasking the people who actually did vote for lion voted for Obama. Obama why they voted that way? The whining and finger-pointing that I worked for both the McCaskill and have been going on remind me of an aththe Obama campaign this election cycle. I lete who played a decent, but not very passpoke with hundreds of voters, from both sionate game, and loses to a more skilled, sides of the aisle, and I may have a more dedicated team. Afterward this athlete accurate answer than “Obama supporters blames the ref, the other team, the food are all moochers.” at the concession stand, his shoes being This excuse makes Romney supporters too tight, anything except for his own feel better I’m sure, declaring that those team. That athlete will never improve if he who voted differently than they did, were doesn’t look at how he can change his own flawed. This helps one avoid the fact that game and at what he did wrong. their candidate himself, or the policies This will be the fate of the Republican being touted, were actually flawed in many Party if they don’t stop finger-pointing, voters’ eyes. and look at what they can do differently Here is one of the things I heard from next time. Obama supporters: The world is not coming to an end, “Obama understands the middle class Obama is not the Antichrist, and Romney better than Romney, the man who has told was not a great candidate. And, believe it people with no health insurance to ‘visit or not, Obama supporters are not a bunch the ER,’ and students who need help with of anti-American moochers. tuition to ‘ask their parents for a loan.’” The truth hurts sometimes, but it’s the I heard many concerned about Romney/ only way forward. Ryan feelings about women’s rights, includCarmen Bumgarner ing equal pay, access to birth control and Ballwin freedom to make personal health care decisions. Many young people told me that the The trouble with Twinkies Romney/Ryan plan to push a constitutional To the Editor: amendment banning gay marriage was a After reading the editorial (West Newsviolation of civil rights in their opinion. magazine, Nov. 21) about the Hostess situThen there were the seniors afraid of ation, I cannot help but be “disgusted” by Ryan’s Medicare and Social Security plans, the fact that the writer failed to mention as well as St. Louis County union workers that the 12 executives managed to get 80 who didn’t appreciate the union-bashing percent pay raises from a company that they had heard from the GOP duo. was “bankrupt.” There were parents concerned about Before you start blaming the 18,000 Romney/Ryan’s plans for gutting PBS workers who were expected to take a 37 and public education, with the support of percent cut in wages and benefits, check

all the facts! And, no, I am not a Hostess employee. I’m just a man who looks at all the facts without blaming the working people. I would expect that a newsmagazine would do a better job of checking into the facts before printing such nonsense. Brian Flynn

Questions for Mr. Doolittle

To the Editor: It is sad that Mr. Doolittle (“A response to Thomas Sowell,” West Newsmagazine, Nov. 28) would waste his time compiling such a lengthy discourse that is lacking analytical reasoning. Mr. Doolittle says, “two facts become obvious: He (Sowell) absolutely hates Barack Obama and he (Sowell) will publish and embellish any lie, etc.” Can Mr. Doolittle give an example that was gleaned from the article (“Libya and Lies,” West Newsmagazine, Nov. 7), or any article, that would support this statement? How do these two “facts” become so obvious to anyone? Mr. Doolittle goes on to say that Mr. Sowell dedicated “the first half of his article to repeating the lies of the far right wing” that are “heavy with wild accusations and very light in fact.” An example, please. Could we see a list that compares the facts with the spin? It would provide some much needed credibility. Can Mr. Doolittle identify these “uninformed idiots,” who he claims are making a living generating hate? Name calling comes easy when you don’t bother to provide evidence. The level of anger in Mr. Doolittle’s letter is obvious in the first paragraph. It progresses to the point of near explosion in the last few paragraphs. Mr. Doolittle, I do see through the hate, as, I’m sure, many others will. It is unfortunate that the rabid hate described so vehemently in your letter appears to be spewing from your direction. Joyce L. Link Manchester

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You can make a difference On Nov. 21, members of Progress 64 West, honorees and invited guests gathered for the organization’s 25th anniversary luncheon. Dedicated to enhancing quality of life on both sides of the Missouri River, Progress 64 West is comprised of corporate and civic leaders and volunteers who donate their time to make a difference for the communities in which they work and live. At the end of the celebration, Tom Fleming, president and chief executive officer of Distribution Management, Inc. issued a call to action that bears repeating. ••• All of our honorees this afternoon have made a difference in our community, but it’s not necessary to be a business or civic leader to have an impact. We can all make a difference if we will simply show up, show up by making a conscious effort to pay our good fortune forward. There has never been a time in my life when so many need so much. Almost 20 years ago, shortly after the flood, I received a phone call from Chesterfield Mayor Jack Leonard. After telling me how sorry he was that my business was under water he asked me to do him a favor and chair the Mayor’s Flood Recovery Task Force. I said, “Jack, I’m really busy right now and I know nothing about flood

recovery.” He said, “Tom, none of us do.” So I showed up the morning of our first meeting and every morning for the next month and then every week for the balance of that year. Although initially I had no idea what I was doing, I truly feel that I made a difference. I would like to make a special appeal to our youth who have the element of time on their side. I challenge you to strive for relevancy in all you do, become an impact player in your life’s work. Embrace responsibility not entitlement. There are many ingredients for success but none more significant than just showing up. Show up for your family and friends by playing an active positive role in those relationships. Show up for your school and community by volunteering your time for worthwhile activities. Show up for your employer and our country not by following the crowd but by forming your own educated opinion and leading. If you truly believe that you can make a difference, you will. I would like to share a story with you that many have heard but is worth retelling because of its message. An old man is walking on the beach early in the morning when he comes upon a young boy tossing something into the water. “What are you doing?” he asks. “I’m saving the starfish,” the boy responded. “What a foolish young man you are. There must be thousands of starfish on the beach. You can’t possibly make a difference,” the old man said. The boy reached down, picked up another starfish, tossed it back in the water, looked up at the man and said, “I made a difference to that one.” That evening the boy is again walking on the beach with his mother. “Look, Mommy,” he said. “There’s the man I was telling you about.” His mother looks up and in the twilight of sunset she can see the silhouette of the old man as he bends down, picks up a starfish and tosses it back in the ocean. We can all make a difference if we are simply willing to show up.

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Clearing out a lifetime of clutter is a daunting task. But Mike Wilke, co-owner of Manchester Coin & Jewelry and D&M Estate Buyers, has advice for people who are planning on moving or downsizing: “Don’t try to tackle it all at once.” He recommends cleaning out one drawer — or one room — at a time. “You can do it slowly,” said Wilke. “You can do it on your own terms, and it’s best to do it when you are able. Do it now so your children and relatives don’t have to do it later.” But how can someone know if an item has any value before bringing it in? “We try to tell people, ‘Don’t make the decision for us.’ It’s hard to determine sometimes what is worth money and what’s not when you’re looking at things in the basement,” Wilke said. “We just had an old metal car that came in. If you would call today and ask, ‘What’s an average metal car

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News Br iefs BALLWIN Trash day parking solution The Ballwin Board of Aldermen has approved an ordinance making it illegal to park on the cul-de-sac portion of a specific city street on trash collection days. Passage was prompted by a Hollybend Drive resident who had told city officials that trash collection trucks couldn’t get to containers along the cul-de-sac when cars were parked there. As a result, parking now is prohibited from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on collection days – normally Tuesday on Hollybend except when a holiday is observed on Monday or Tuesday and service is delayed a day. During an earlier discussion of the problem, it was noted that if an ordinance were passed affecting only one street, there could be subsequent requests involving culs-desac on other streets. The consensus was that if there were similar situations elsewhere, they would be addressed as needed.

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Chesterfield road projects St. Louis County officials on Nov. 29 celebrated the completion of a $5.2 million improvement project on Baxter Road in Chesterfield with a ribbon cutting. Chesterfield Councilmember Mike Casey (Ward 3) said “this is the greatest improvement that Ward 3 and the resi- County Executive Charlie Dooley and Councilmember Mike Casey dents of Chesterfield celebrate the completion of Baxter Road improvements. have ever seen.” The project began in the spring of 2011 and was completed ahead of schedule. Baxter Road now has three lanes, previously two, and a center turning lane. A new sidewalk also was built, along with a new bridge over Creve Coeur Creek between Manor Creek and Country Field drives. In other road news, St. Louis County engineer Edward Werkmann said crews have been “pouring concrete pavement the past couple of weeks on Long Road and Wild Horse Creek Road, west of the bridge.” He noted that during the week of Nov. 26, “we are installing temporary traffic signals for the Long Road/Wild Horse Creek Road intersection.” “We are also striping temporary lanes,” he said. “And, in the near future we’ll switch traffic onto the completed permanent pavement and work on the other half – the part the traffic is currently driving on.” mart to be built on Manchester Road at the current site of Clarkchester Apartments. The Ellisville City Council at its Oct. 3 meeting denied the initial appeal Debold filed directly with the city. “I was the sole ‘no’ vote as I felt the answers were inadequate for denial and the others had a countervailing view on the measure,” Mayor Adam Paul said. “Mr. Debold has been a compatriot of Ellisville for over 30 years, and I don’t consider this a win for either party. In my opinion, I wish the Council could have been more forthcoming with Mr. Debold, as it may have circumvented the lawsuit entirely. Currently, the decision lies within the courts and remains a matter of dispute.” Given that the case is still pending, Debold and his attorney, Jane Dueker, of Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP, declined to comment.

WILDWOOD Greensfelder Park zip line hit a snag The St. Louis County Council temporarily tabled any legislation that would allow for a treetop adventure course at Greensfelder County Park in Wildwood. The Council has been considering contracting with Go Ape!, the company that would build a tree canopy course, which would include hanging obstacles, swings

and zip lines. Tom Ott, acting director of St. Louis County’s Department of Parks and Recreation, said the proposed plan is not dissimilar from a high ropes course that used to be in Greensfelder Park. However, many residents have expressed concerns regarding traffic, how the course would affect horses in the park, taxpayer dollars paying for the course and an outside company coming to Wildwood. “Right now, what I’m trying to do is talk to both members of the public, people who are parks professionals, both inside and outside St. Louis County, and trying to bring to this the best analysis that I can in terms of whether this is an appropriate use for the park,” said County Councilmember Greg Quinn (District 7), who would introduce any legislation because the course would be in his district. “That, in my mind, is the main question. “I know there is a particular history with this park, and I know what the traditional uses of the park are, so I’m trying to develop as much information as I can. … I talked to some of the other councilmembers, and I think that everyone at this point is sort of in the same situation.” Asked whether the Council is considering doing any traffic studies before making a decision, Quinn said, “I think pretty much everything right now is being looked at. There haven’t been any decisions made yet on any particular items.”

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Complicated sales tax creates murky ‘pool’ for St. Louis County By KATE UPTERGROVE with CAROL ENRIGHT What to do about the tax pool – St. Louis County’s sales tax program that seems to pit local communities one against another? It’s a question that has been raised many times in the past 15 years, but now it appears that some municipalities may be willing to take matters into their own hands. At the Nov. 26 Creve Coeur City Council meeting, Mayor Barry Glantz and City Administrator Mark Perkins presented a letter from Fenton’s Mayor Dennis Hancock. Hancock invited 36 St. Louis County municipalities – “those that lose revenue under the current tax structure” – to meet at Riverchase in Fenton on Nov. 30 for the purpose of discussing how to move forward. The goal would be to reach a compromise, but reaching that goal may be as complicated as the tax code. According to St. Louis County’s own website, the sales tax distribution system is “a complex set of rules (that) governs the distribution of the 1 percent local sales tax in St. Louis County. Some cities, designated point-of-sale or ‘A’ cities, retain most of the sales tax revenues collected from businesses within their boundaries. ... Other cities, designated pool or ‘B’ cities, share revenues with others in the pool on a per capita basis. Unincorporated St. Louis County is part of the pool. Legislation passed in 1993 provides for some sharing of revenues by point-of-sale cities: A sliding scale is used to calculate amounts contributed to the pool by point-of-sale cities. Finally, areas annexed by point-of-sale cities after 1995 remain in

the sales tax pool. As a result, some cities have both point-of-sale and pool portions and are thus designated A/B cities.” In addition to the 1-percent countywide retail sales tax, local municipalities can choose to levy an additional local sales tax. According to City Administrator Mark Perkins, Creve Coeur has a three-fourths-cent local sales tax for the benefit of the city, but “we share even that.” Hancock explained that 15 percent of local sales tax revenue also must be contributed back to the pool.

“In Creve Coeur, if we didn’t have to share anything at all, we’d gain $1.2 million,” Perkins said. “If we had to share in entirety, if there were no point-of-sale and all sales tax had to go in the pool, we would lose about $1.1 million. “We’re the only county in the state that is required to share its sales tax.” He added that “St. Louis County is the primary beneficiary of the current tax-sharing plan. They put $30 million in and pull $41 million out.” While Perkins refrained from passing judgment, Hancock said, “We (Fenton city officials) don’t think the system is fair.” Hancock, along with Mayor Bruce Geiger of Chesterfield (a B city), has been a vocal proponent for change. He pointed out that Fenton, like Creve Coeur, is an A/B city. “East of Hwy. 141 Fenton is an A city, west of Hwy. 141 it is a B city,” Hancock explained. “So the tax revenue goes into the pool and gets shared among all St. Louis County municipalities, but it’s Fenton’s residents that have to deal with the traffic and noise that results from the development of retail operations, and the city incurs the cost of additional police, etc. No one gives us any help in covering those costs.” Geiger made a similar argument before the Missouri House Interim Committee on Local Governance in September. “Chesterfield will soon be home to a premium outlet mall that is expected to generate

$150 million in annual revenues,” he said in prepared remarks.We have been working with the developer for well over a year and have spent significant time and expense to bring this to fruition. When the outlet mall is operational, approximately $1.6 million of General Fund revenues will be generated. “As a pool city, while all of the sales tax revenues will be generated in Chesterfield, we will receive $100,000. The remaining $1.5 million; the other pool cities will receive $800,000 and St. Louis County Government will receive $700,000. Once the new mall is operational, Chesterfield will be required to provide the necessary police protection, traffic, street maintenance and handle issues 2 million people a year coming to the new mall will create. “The same scenario exists in every St. Louis County pool city. There is simply no incentive under the current system for a pool city to generate sustainable long-term economic growth.” It’s not just Fenton, Chesterfield and Creve Coeur that are concerned. The push to change the current St. Louis County tax system seems to have reached a boiling point among a number of other municipalities. The Nov. 30 meeting (which took place after presstime) will bring some of those communities together, but the issue is difficult and a long-term solution is yet to be decided. As Glantz told his City Council, one thing is clear: “It is as Mr. Perkins said – and I hate to put it in these terms, but he said it very well – this is a zero-sum game. Whatever is decided, there will be losers and there will be winners.”

EPA conducts clean up at contaminated Callahan property in Wildwood By SARAH WILSON The Environmental Protection Agency on Nov. 26 began the removal of suspected paint waste on a former National Priority List site known as the Callahan property. The contaminants being removed were chemical hazards associated with paint waste that were originally uncovered during an EPA investigation in the 1980s but were later cleaned up. The EPA in 2011 conducted an Expanded Site Review of the area and discovered that there was still some suspected paint waste buried in the ground, but Ben Washburn, spokesperson for EPA Region 7, said the agency waited until now to dig up the property because the cooler temperatures would limit the smell. He also said the cleanup was not

related to the Times Beach cleanup and that there was “very low risk of exposure and human health risk.” Washburn called it a “small-scale cleanup,” but some Wildwood residents disagreed. “They anticipate removing 1,000 cubic yards,” Barbara Sprenger said. Sprenger was also concerned about a Removal Site Evaluation that Tetra Tech EM Inc., an environmental engineering and consulting services firm, prepared in 2005 for the EPA that included “critical information that was omitted from the DNR (Department of Natural Resources) report,” such as a survey indicating buried metal near the surface and a possible pierced drum. Based on analytical results of samples collected during the investigation, elevated levels of VOCs were identified in

subsurface soils at the former drum burial area. In addition, a geophysical survey indicated that some buried drums might have remained on site. “The point is, they withheld serious vapor release information and apparently did nothing to protect the residents then, and I don’t expect them to protect us now,” Sprenger said. Councilmember Tammy Shea (Ward 3) said the report “does contain some rather troubling information that would have been, I think, valuable to the city back in 2005 when we were in the heat of the discussion.” She also cited evidence that Bob Feild, the project manager for the Bliss-Callahan sites at the time, said he did not want the report attached to any future work. “And I think he was very successful. …

It just further illustrates the sort of obstacles we’ve had with this agency and why those who have followed it a little (more) closely than maybe others feel like they can’t be trusted,” Shea said. Resident Victoria Allen said that to understand the gravity of the property and the magnitude of the problem, “you need to think of this as a cancer.” “And this is a cancer that has metastasized,” Allen said, “and it metastasized 30 years ago. … It got into the bloodstream of our earth and who knows how many of us. … If I had one paragraph letting me know anything about what I was near, I never would have moved here, and you can bet that the people that live in the area, if they understood the gravity of it, they would never have moved here either.”

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construction,” Wolfe explained. “We’ve always just been dealing with phase one. Whereas their project (Taubman Prestige Outlets Chesterfield), they announced 550 (square feet) and then it went down to fourand-a-quarter and then it went down to 310.” Wolfe said people should view St. Louis Premium Outlets in the context of the larger Chesterfield Blue Valley development, which is zoned for retail, office, hotel, restaurant and entertainment venues. Wolfe also talked about the road improvements Simon is making to the area. “There’s widening on Chesterfield Airport Road so that all the traffic that is now bottlenecked up there will flow easily – even with the three-and-a-half million visitors that we’re going to have to the outlet mall in 2014,” Wolfe said. “So this is not just a story about an outlet mall. It’s a major development anchored by an outlet mall,” he added. And Wolfe said the larger development is getting a lot of interest. “We have a ton of stuff in the works, probably conversations going on with 100 users,” he said. “We’re probably going to sell an additional 25 locations – plus or minus five – can’t predict because there are users that are 70,000plus (square) feet that are interested, and they will require up to 10 acres. And there are people that simply want a bank location or a fast food that’s an acre-and-a-half.” Wolfe said the market for office space is slow, “but there’s a real symbiotic relationship between outlet malls and hotels and eating places.” Wolfe indicated that the development also will feature “entertainment concepts” which could include places such as a bowling alley or a children’s venue similar to a Chuck E. Cheese’s. “I can’t give you names, but it will be places where you can go and have fun besides shopping,” he said.

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Town & Country waits for final solar panel decision in Clarkson Valley case By MOLLY JAMES A definitive decision on the installation of residential solar energy systems in Town & Country was not reached during the Nov. 26 Board of Aldermen meeting. A proposed bill that would have amended the municipal code to adopt regulations pertaining to solar energy systems was tabled in light of a pending Clarkson Valley residential solar panel case. On April 16, Jim and Frances Babb of Clarkson Valley filed a suit against the city of Clarkson Valley and the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) challenging the city’s refusal to issue a special use permit to install solar panels on their home. The Babbs were joined in their suit by the Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association (MOSEIA), an association of companies that design and install solar energy systems. On June 29, Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled that the city was in the wrong and ordered it to issue building and special use permits to the Babbs immediately. However, a portion of the case still remains tied up in court and it is that portion that has Town & Country watching and waiting. “It just seems to me you’d want to wait for a final judgment on the one case that’s speaking directly to what we’re doing,” Mayor Jon Dalton said during the Nov. 26 meeting. Alderman Phil Behnen (Ward 4) agreed that waiting would give the municipality time to form a sensible plan based on the results of that case. Both Behnen and Alderman Skip Mange (Ward 1) expressed concern over the possibility of moving forward while a neighboring lawsuit still hung in the balance.

As it stands now, Town & Country residents are allowed to install solar energy panels under conditional allowances. “Right now they would come to City Hall and fill out an application and then go in front of the Planning and Zoning Commission,” Behnen said. “But we want to give someone more guidance and the case in Clarkson Valley will give us some clarification.” Typically such a request is approved by the city within one or two meetings and the resident is then able to install his or her solar panels. Behnen mentioned that although a very small number of people have solar panels in Town & Country, perhaps fewer than 20, solar panels themselves are becoming fairly mainstream. One study, performed by the Solar Energy Industries Association, showed an uptick of 42 percent in installations between 2011 and 2012. Having spent a year drafting and considering the solar energy proposal, Behnen is aware of the benefits, but also some concerns residents may have. “We want to encourage residents to use solar, but we want also it to be approved by neighbors,” Behnen said. “The one objection comes when people want to put it on the front of their house instead of on the back or the side. I would like to put panels on my home and it would be on the back of my house where no neighbors would see it.” The municipality is seeking to curtail such complaints in their proposal. Alderman Fred Meyland-Smith (Ward 3) weighed in saying, “We want to encourage solar energy, but we need to be cognizant of the other surrounding neighbors because everyone needs to be treated fairly and equitably.”

Town & Country balances 2013 budget By MOLLY JAMES The Town & Country Board of Aldermen met Nov. 26 to discuss Bill No. 12-61 for the proposed budget that would authorize expenditures for the 2013 year beginning Jan. 1. The bill passed unanimously as Ordinance 37-11 and will include a provision for city employees’ dental and health care coverage. Alderman Phil Behnen (Ward 4), chairman of the finance committee, said the changes made were similar to last year’s budget. “We are fortunate to have a balanced budget this year,” Behnen said. He credited the balanced budget to Town & Country’s Mayor Jon Dalton and the city administration deftly cutting expenses and to the

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Ellisville’s Central Dispatch to meet needs of Mehlville fire district in 2013 By JIM ERICKSON The Central County Emergency 911 Board of Directors has approved a contract to supply dispatching services to the Mehlville Fire Protection District. Effective July 1, 2013, the contract represents a first step in what could become a major change in how 911 calls are handled and relayed to first responders that provide firefighting and emergency medical services in St. Louis County. The move also will mean that South County Fire Alarm, the fire and EMS dispatching service the Mehlville district now uses, will cease operating, at least in its present form, on July 1. Mehlville is one of the founders and owners of South County and provides a major part of its operational funding. Mehlville also has two of the three directors on South County’s Board. Mehlville Chief Brian Hendricks confirmed that South County’s Board has voted to end operations as of July 1. He added that he couldn’t speak to what other agencies that use South County’s services may decide to do as far as maintaining a dispatch service in some other configuration. An update from Robert Schultz, Central County legal counsel, at the Nov. 19 Board meeting raised additional questions about how many other agencies that South County now serves eventually will remain. Schultz noted that contract drafts similar to the Mehlville agreement have been sent to the Valley Park Fire District and the Affton and Pacific fire protection districts for their consideration. Those three districts also are served by South County. Other agencies involved in the dispatch operation are the Crestwood Department of Fire Services and the Fenton, Lemay and Eureka fire protection districts. Located on Weis Avenue just north of Manchester Road in Ellisville, Central County’s facilities were built to accommodate growth in its operations. The center also made recent

overtures to the Pattonville and Robertson fire protection districts and the West Overland EMS and Fire Protection District to handle its dispatching needs, but there has been no official word on those proposals. The potential for a large scale expansion earlier prompted the Central County Board to hire Colleen Dealey of Staunton, Ill., as a consultant to advise it on how best to handle what could be rapid growth in a short period. Dealey made a presentation on her findings at the Nov. 19 meeting and, after a closed door session to review the Mehlville contract and related expansion issues, directors voted to extend the consulting agreement with her. In her remarks, Dealey noted that Central County’s advanced technology gives the agency a competitive advantage in attracting new customers. Hendricks reinforced that view in a later interview. “We’re looking forward to our relationship with Central County and the services it will provide,” Hendricks said. “As fire chief, one of my primary goals is providing the best possible service to taxpayers and doing that in a fiscally responsible manner. “Dispatching is a vital part of delivering a better, faster response on calls involving fires and medical emergencies. I’ve seen Central County’s facilities and the kind of dispatching service it provides to help our people get to where they are needed as quickly as possible. “That’s not a reflection on the personnel at South County. It’s simply a factor in how we’re able to go about our job.” The Mehlville-Central County agreement runs through 2018 and is automatically renewable unless either party gives written notice to end it. There is a 30-day opt-out provision that could apply if any aspect of the contract is found to be invalid or unenforceable, resulting in a material effect on either party’s rights or obligations.

Babler State Park to close for deer hunt The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will close Babler State Park, Dec. 8-9, to allow deer hunters to participate in a managed hunt aimed at reducing the park’s deer population, which has grown too large and is damaging natural resources within the park. By law, state parks are established as wildlife refuges and hunting is not permitted except under special circumstances. The hunts will be conducted following guidelines established by the Missouri Department of Conservation. All participating hunters submitted special applications this summer and were selected through a

random computer drawing. Only those hunters who already have a special permit will be allowed to participate in the hunts. “These hunts provide benefits for the hunters and for state parks. They provide hunters with a unique opportunity to help us manage the deer herd and provide protein for the family table, or for another family through the Share the Harvest program,” said Bill Bryan, director of Missouri State Parks. A managed hunt at Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood on Nov. 26-27 resulted in the taking of 19 deer – 15 does, three button bucks and one antlered buck.

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Ballwin City Council considers following Manchester’s lead By JIM ERICKSON The city of Ballwin has joined the list of communities considering restrictions on protests at funerals. On the recommendation of Alderman Mark Harder (Ward 2), Ballwin’s Board of Aldermen asked Robert Jones, city attorney, to draft an ordinance on the issue in the wake of an 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in October that said the city of Manchester could enforce such an ordinance.

Court finds in favor of Ballwin demolition By JIM ERICKSON The city of Ballwin has won a court case involving a structure that the city, as well as nearby property owners, wanted to tear down because its deteriorated condition made it a public nuisance and a dangerous building. At the center of the dispute is a longunoccupied and deteriorating house on Breezeview in southeastern Ballwin. Earlier this year, the city took action to demolish the structure but was stymied by the discovery of so much personal property in the home that pre-demolition tests for asbestos couldn’t be made until the items were hauled away. Before that step could be completed, a person claiming to be the trustee of a trust that owned the property responded to the city’s demolition notice. The notice had been mailed to the person listed on public records as responsible for the property and the city wasn’t aware there was a new trustee with a legal interest in the dwelling. Ballwin subsequently filed suit against the trustee, Walter Adam Yung, and Clyde C. Farris Jr. The legal action, which says the property is encumbered by a deed of trust in favor of Farris, sought to enforce a tax lien for $8,624, representing expenses the city incurred while attempting to tear down the structure. Legal expenses involved in bringing the suit also were sought. Yung subsequently filed a counterclaim against Ballwin for its actions and sought damages for personal property hauled away before the demolition process was halted. In a recent decision, Circuit Court Judge Patrick Clifford ruled in favor of Ballwin in its suit for demolition-related costs and against Yung in his counterclaim. Yung was given 60 days to make specified repairs to the outside of the house and to permit Ballwin building inspectors into the home to determine if any interior damage caused by raccoons was fixed. A hearing is scheduled for Dec. 5 on Ballwin’s claim for more than $15,000 in legal expenses related to the case.

Originally enacted in 2007, Manchester’s ordinance was aimed at preventing picketing and protests by members of an activist Kansas church who frequently demonstrate at funerals of soldiers. Protestors from the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka claim the deaths are God’s punishment for the nation’s immorality and for tolerating homosexuality and abortion. The ruling by the full Court of Appeals came after a Westboro member had filed

The apparent consensus among Ballwin suit in 2009 challenging the Manchester ordinance. Two earlier court rulings had aldermen was the city’s ordinance draft said the local law was unconstitutional, should follow the Manchester model. Creve Coeur and Ellisville are also but Manchester ultimately prevailed in the considering authoring similar ordinances. appeal process. The Manchester ordinance does not ban Ellisville discussed the matter at its Nov. 7 protests but sets restrictions on them. Among City Council work session, and at its Nov. other things, the measure says demonstrators 26 City Council meeting, City Administraare not allowed within 300 feet of a funeral tor Mark Perkins indicated that the matter or burial service while it is under way and will be on the agenda for Creve Coeur’s for an hour before and after the rites. Dec. 10 meeting.

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Tom Vineyard, chief of the Monarch district. “The same is true of brush fires. They can break out in areas far-removed from any roads where our trucks can operate.” The Polaris ATV can carry a water tank to deal with brush fires. Firehouse Subs operates a restaurant at Chesterfield Crossing on Clarkson Road, an area that’s in the Monarch district. The Jacksonville, Fla.-based chain was started some 18 years ago by two brothers with a firefighting background. The company’s nonprofit foundation was founded in 2005. Its goal is to provide funding for life-saving equipment, disaster assistance and educational opportunities for first responders and public safety organizations. The ATV got its first taste of action when it responded to a brush fire on Nov. 11. It was dedicated in a ceremony at Firehouse Subs on Nov. 29.

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One Pond property faces its demise, the other joins the historic registry By SARAH WILSON Wildwood Mayor Tim Woerther announced that the Old Pond School, located on Manchester Road in Wildwood, was on Nov. 6 placed on the National Historic Registry. “So we have a good piece of history here in the city of Wildwood,” Woerther said. “Congratulations to everybody working on that.” He said a plaque would eventually be placed on the building and that in the near future the city would hold a ceremony to celebrate. Over the years the city renovated and restored the building – the third of four Pond schools – to hold it as it originally appeared. The Old Pond School was built on land that the Dreinhofer family, one of Wildwood’s earliest pioneering families, donated in order to build the first Pond School for the children of the area. The second Pond School was constructed around 1880 on the same piece of land. After the turn of the century, the wooden schoolhouse caught fire and burned to the ground. Following the fire, plans were made to construct a new modern Pond School on the property – the third Pond School. With the reorganization and consolidation of the area school districts in the 1950s, a decision was made to construct a

new more modern fourth Pond School just west and within sight distance of the old school. It is this Pond School that is still in operation as an elementary school in the Rockwood School District today. The original school property was donated in 1999 to the city of Wildwood, which made a commitment that the school would be renovated and restored as it had once appeared and would be eventually opened to the public as a meeting facility and small museum. The surrounding outdoor property would also ultimately become a public park operated and maintained by the city. “I knew it was a significant enough structure to be placed on the National Registry,” said Lynne Martin, chair of Wildwood’s Historic Preservation Commission. She said the city now has four properties on the National Historic Registry. “We are just trying to save some of our history,” she said. In the meantime, things are not looking as good for the former Pond Hotel, also located on Manchester Road. After a long history of considering its restoration, the building is on its final straw – and has been for a while. Joe Vujnich, Wildwood director of planning and parks, said nothing has been done

Old Pond School as it stands today

yet, “but it just continues to deteriorate to the point now, where I think more and more people are kind of recognizing that it’s not going to be restored and that it’s just becoming more of a problem than anything else.” “Nothing has really changed over the last few years, but every once in awhile, someone will bring it up and we’ll look at it and think, what should we do?” Vujnich said. Martin said it is up to the property owner to make any decisions regarding its demolition.

Scott Keller, current owner of the Pond Hotel, originally had plans for the vacant property when he purchased it in 1995, but Vujnich said the last time he spoke with him, Keller was more inclined to remove the building. Vujnich said he would be contacting Keller about his current plans for the property. “But it’s a pretty significant, historic feature in the old community of Pond, and it would be a shame to lose it,” Martin said.

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Progress 64 West scholarship winners Three area students were recognized, on Nov. 21 at the Progress 64 West 25th Anniversary Luncheon, for their business acumen. Honored were Emma Nasi from Timberland High School in the Wentzville School District, Sam Ploeger from Marquette and Nikolas Ioakimides from Parkway Central. Nasi received a $5,000 scholarship for her business idea, Midwest Independent Nurse Specialists, LLC. Ploeger received a $2,500 scholarship

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Parkway Partners The Parkway School District Board of Education in November formally recognized the inaugural class of Parkway Partners. The group includes important members of

the community who have taken a leadership role in partnering with Parkway. The mission statement of the new “Parkway Partners” states, “In the coming months and years ahead, Parkway hopes to cultivate and grow the existing partnerships it has with the inaugural class and to expand its partnerships with other businesses and community groups.” Partnerships can encompass a wide variety of activities that support student learning, such as mentoring or tutoring students, providing real-world workplace experiences and internships, donating funds or supplies to support district events or activities, helping develop curriculum and providing field trips or job shadowing opportunities. The inaugural class of “Parkway Partners” includes: BJC Health System, the city of Chesterfield, Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis, Maryville University’s School of Education, Parkway Middle School Mentors, Nationwide Insurance Company, OASIS organization, Parkway Advisory Council for Children with Disabilities, Parkway Alumni Association, Parkway’s PTO Leadership Council, Stages St. Louis and West County YMCA.

Emerson Excellence in Teaching Ninety-three local educators in November were honored with Tiffany crystal apples at the 2012 Emerson Excellence in Teaching Awards. Each school’s administration selected the recipients to celebrate their achievements and dedication to the teaching profession.

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Parkway Central senior breaks school record for walked mile By MIA KWESKIN To run a mile in less than 8 minutes and 45 seconds is impressive, but to walk a mile in less than 8 minutes and 45 seconds – well that’s record-breaking. In early October, senior Ivan Miller broke the Parkway Central High School record for fastest walked mile when he clocked in at 8 minutes and 32 seconds. “I was shocked to hear Ivan’s time, because I run a lot of races but I’ve never run a marathon at that pace. I pictured myself out on a training run and Ivan walking past me,” science teacher Jen Meyer said. Miller has taken Walking Fitness three times and is signed up for the class again next semester. In his first semester of Walking Fitness he walked the mile in 9 minutes and 45 seconds. In his second semester he hit 9 minutes and 10 seconds. This year, he dropped his time an astonishing 38 seconds. “It’s creepy because it’s just natural to me,” Miller said. Physical education teacher Aaron Mueller, who believed no one could challenge

Parkway Central senior Justin Bradshaw’s 8-minute, 45-second record, thinks this is a perfect chance for a walk-off. “We need to seize this opportunity to have a showdown between Justin and Ivan,” Mueller said. Naturally a fast walker, Miller says his strategy is simply walk as fast as you can. Music often helps, but he’s convinced it’s really a mental game. “I think to myself, ‘Almost done! Almost done! One more lap!’” Miller said. This summer, in hopes of improving his mile walk time, Miller walked in neighborhoods, parks and even on the outer roads. While he’s now a walking celebrity at Parkway Central, Miller actually credits a complete stranger for his natural speed. “I learned how to walk fast when I was 5 years old and walking through a neighborhood. There was a 50- or 60-year-old lady power walking so I acted like I was passing her on a racetrack. She was my original inspiration,” Miller said. [Editor’s note: Contributor Mia Kweskin is a senior at Parkway Central High.]

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A fundraiser benefiting The Jack and J.T. Snow Scientific Research Foundation was held on Nov. 4 as a service project of the Babler Elementary School Girls on the Run team. The goal was to raise awareness of and funding for research on Wolfram syndrome, a rare form of diabetes, as well as support one of Babler’s own, second-grader, Raquel Gebel, who suffers from the syndrome. Over 200 individuals participated in the 1-mile walk/run Barclay and Merry Gebel, Stephanie Snow Gebel, along the Wildwood Trails, which (back row) along with Jack, Raquel and Lauren concluded with a health fair and Gebel enjoyed the fellowship and support of friends carnival at Babler Elementary at a recent Babler Elementary Girls on the Run School. The cost for participation in the event was $15 per person which included a race T-shirt and silicone bracelet with the “STOP WOLFRAM SYNDROME” message. Raquel, the granddaughter of the late Jack Snow and niece of former San Francisco Giants first baseman, J.T. Snow, was diagnosed with Wolfram syndrome in late 2010. “We are so grateful for the hard work of the Girls on the Run team and their leader, Tara Ference, for so generously donating their time and efforts to raise money and awareness of our foundation and of this terrible illness,” said Snow Foundation president and co-founder, Stephanie Snow Gebel, mother of Raquel. “Every dime counts toward helping stop the progression of Wolfram syndrome for Raquel and others like her who are suffering from this rare disease.” The Snow Foundation is a not-for-profit organization committed to providing funding for Wolfram syndrome research worldwide.

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Parkway to roll out ‘Bring Your Own Device’ program to all secondary schools this last comment by possibly allowing students without their own computing devices to check out devices owned by the district. Smartphones are the device of choice – with 40 percent of students in the pilot choosing to bring one to school – followed by tablets, iPads, iPods, laptops and regular cellphones. After his presentation, Swoboda introduced the Board to a panel of middle and high school students who have been participating in the pilot. The students told the Board that they primarily use their devices to take notes in class, look up things on the Internet and play games during free time. Superintendent Keith Marty asked the students if they thought bringing in their own computing devices has made them more motivated and engaged students. “I think it’s easier because I’m a very slow writer, and a lot of the time the class (photos.com) is waiting for me to finish up. So the one By CAROL ENRIGHT 14 Board of Education meeting, Tom Swo- thing I can do is I can just take a picture Three months into its “Bring Your Own boda, coordinator of instructional technology, of it and do it later,” said Emily Miller, an eighth-grader at Central Middle. Device” pilot, Parkway School District offi- updated the Board on the pilot program. “I think that it keeps me more organized and cials and students report that the program Swoboda said that 20-25 percent of stuhas gone better than expected. In August, the dents are using their devices in school, 65 tells me what I need to do, instead of not having district began allowing students at its North percent of middle school students surveyed my own device,” said Carly Lander, who is High and Central Middle schools to bring said that having a device in class helped them also in the eighth grade at Central Middle. In an interview after the meeting, Carly’s their own personal computing devices to learn, and 10 percent of students said they do school and connect to the Internet through not have a device to bring to school. Swoboda mother, Lori Lander, agreed. “She’s more organized than she’s ever the district’s wireless network. At the Nov. said the district is looking into addressing

been,” said Lander. North High freshman, Andy Zhang, said using his own device is “really swift.” “It actually makes my work a lot more efficient,” he said. “Probably something that would take me an hour writing by hand would probably take me 15 minutes typing, at most.” Zhang called the school laptops “dinosaurs.” “I think bringing in our own devices is so much better. It’s much more secure with our data, too,” Zhang added. Board President Beth Feldman asked Ryan Boeckman, a science teacher at Central Middle, whether the devices have been distracting students in class. Boeckman said he viewed devices in the classroom as “just another teaching opportunity.” “It’s our job as educators to teach them to use that power in the right way,” said Boeckman. Cameron Schoene, a freshman at North High, told the Board he brings his iPad everywhere. “What would you say if I told you you couldn’t bring your iPad to school anymore?” Feldman asked. “I’d cry,” Schoene said with a chuckle. Parkway rolled out its “Bring Your Own Device” program to all of its middle and high schools on Dec. 3.

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VOLLEYBALL Suburban West Conference First team: OH Lily Johnson, Lafayette; S Maggie Scott, Lafayette; MH Stephanie Cambell, Lafayette; MH Sarah Makowski, Oakville; MH Caroline Finnell, Marquette; OPP Melanie Crow, Lafayette; MH Jennifer Brendel, Oakville; OH Eleanor Lorenz, Lindbergh; MB Maddie Jones, Lafayette; S Brianna Becker, Marquette

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Player of the year: F Keith Grieshaber, Marquette Coach of the year: Chris Kenny, Marquette First team: F Gino Bono, Northwest; F Dani Delic, Lindbergh; F Mike Munsell, Oakville; F Andy Weber, Parkway South; F Nick Werner, Marquette; F Tanner Zahn, Lafayette; M Justin Armfield, Eureka; M Ryan Butchart, Lafayette; M Alex McGlassion, Northwest; M Nijaz Muratovic, Mehlville; M Blake O’Hearn, Fox; M Brian O’Neal, Lindbergh; M Jake Peters, Marquette; M Patrick Ries, Lindbergh; M Nathan Setlich, Fox; M Brian Tate, Oakville; M Nathan Wilcoxson, Eureka; D Ricky Crabtree, Mehlville; D Kyle Filiput, Oakville; D Nick Mayer, Northwest; D Matt Schulz, Eureka; D Henry Wynd, Marquette; GK Ryan Gettinger, Lafayette; GK Troy Korte, Oakville; GK Connor Pahl, Eureka

Metro Women’s Athletics Association, Blue Division First team: Sarah Ashmore, Whitfield; Claire Brusati, St. Elizabeth; Kristina Eason, Notre Dame; Allie Fitzgerald, Visitation; Sarah Lammers, Barat; Emily Narez, Notre Dame; Katherine Scholten, Visitation

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SWIMMING PREVIEW By WARREN MAYES It is time to jump back into the water. The 2012-13 high school girls swimming season is here. MICDS is coming off a third-place finish at state last year and looks to be strong with coach Kristen Kaiser building a consistent team that has finished in top four at state in the past three years. Parkway North finished fourth at state last year and has two-event state champion Heather Lundstrom back for her senior season. Lundstrom won state last winter in the 200 IM with a time of 2 minutes, 3.72 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 54.51 seconds. Parkway South swept through Suburban West Conference dual matches last season undefeated and won the conference meet. Coach Sara Gerth has 25 swimmers back. Lafayette and Marquette both look to be good this season, too. Here is a look at the teams in alphabetical order with insight from the coaches: EUREKA WILDCATS Coach: Sharon Wasson. Entering 18th year at Eureka with a dual record of 290-70. Has coached two state champions and two state record holders in Amber Green. Returning swimmers/divers: 17 Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior Stephanie Mueller, junior Emily Muggleton, senior Ellie Figueroa Goals: Take one meet at a time. First goal to win the Summit Quad. Teams in Suburban West Conference: Eureka, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Mehlville, Parkway South Favorites to win conference: Lafayette, Marquette INCARNATE WORD ACADEMY RED KNIGHTS Coach: Autumn Cortivo Swimmers/divers to watch: Seniors Alyssa Heinsohn and Kiley Zwick in the 100 breast, junior Ellen Klasing in 100 back and freshman Allison Bell in 200 IM Teams in the Metro Women’s Athletic Association: Cor Jesu, Incarnate Word Academy, Nerinx Hall, St. Joseph’s Academy, Ursuline Goals: Working on having the upperclassmen qualify for state KENNEDY CELTS 2011-12 record: Finished second place in three of the last four years. Coach: Ann Hawkey. Entering sixth year with Kennedy swim team. Returning swimmers/divers: 17 Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior Carlye

Chaney in the 50 free, 200 free, 500 free Coach: Kristen Kaiser. Entering sixth Newcomers expected to contribute: year at MICDS. Also finished fourth at Freshman diver Samantha Molner state in 2011 and fourth in 2010. Teams in AAA: DuBourg, Villa Duchesne, Returning swimmers/divers: 13 Kennedy, Rosati-Kain, St. Dominic, Trinity Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior Trey Favorites to win conference: Rosati-Kain Ross in the 100 fly and 100 back; senior Masha Podokshik in the 200 free, 200 IM LAFAYETTE LANCERS and 500 free; junior Lily Reisinger in the 2011-12 record: Finished 9-1 in duals. 100 free and 100 back Second at conference; 17th at state Newcomers expected to contribute: Coach: Todd Gabel. Entering sixth year Freshman Sarah Finlay in the 200 free, 100 at Lafayette. back and 500 free and freshman Geneva Lee Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior Goals: Win the Metro Conference. Get Gretchen Cox in the 100 back and 200 free, a trophy at state again. Swim dual meets junior Lauren Hansen in the 100 back and in order to set ourselves up for a great end 100 free, senior Taylor Holz in the 100 fly of season. and 200 IM, sophomore Claire KirchhoeTeams in Metro Conference: John Burfer in 200 IM and 100 breast, junior Mollie roughs, Lutheran North, MICDS, Principia, Macrae in 100 fly, senior Laura Paskoff Villa Duchesne, Westminster Christian in 100 and 50 free, junior Mae Riordan in Academy 200 IM and 500 free, senior Kelly Shaw in Favorites to win the conference: Villa diving, senior Emily Slater in diving Duchesne, MICDS Newcomers expected to contribute: Freshman Jordan Stout in 200 and 500 free PARKWAY NORTH VIKINGS Goals: Win conference meet. Do well at 2011-12 record: Finished 13-0 in dual state meet. meets. Finished fourth overall in the state Teams in Suburban West Conference: for second year in a row. Eureka, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Coach: Bart Prosser. Entering 12th year Mehlville, Parkway South at Parkway North. Swimmers/divers to watch: senior MARQUETTE MUSTANGS Heather Lundstrom in the 200 IM 2011-12 record: Finished with a 7-3 (defending state champion) and 100 butdual meet record. Third at conference, 20th terfly (defending state champion); Kaitlin at state. Zinselmeier in the 100 free, 200 free and Coach: Joe Schoedel. Entering third 50 free; Megan Petersen in backstroke year at Marquette. and multiple free events; Taylor Vinson in Returning swimmers/divers: 25 sprint events; Maggie Roderick in sprint Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior events Natasha Porporis in the 200 IM and 100 Goals: To finish over 500, perform well at backstroke, junior Abby Watson in the 100 conference and have a great showing at state backstroke, junior Jessi Goring in the 100 Teams in Suburban South Conference: butterfly and 50 freestyle, sophomore Raquel Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Parkway Porporis in the 500 and 200 freestyle, senior North, Parkway West, Summit, University Sarah Barger in the 500 freestyle, junior City, Webster Groves Claire Krofft in the 500 freestyle Favorites to win conference: Parkway Newcomers expected to contribute: West has a large group of young year-round Allison Tichenor, Anna Main and Emily swimmers as well as Parkway Central. Hoping Nelson that we will be in the mix with those teams Goals: Try to improve on our third-place this year for a high finish at conference. finish at conference and 20th-place finish at State. We also could take down a couple PARKWAY SOUTH of school records. 2011-12 record: Went undefeated in conTeams in Suburban West Conference: ference duals. Were conference and conferEureka, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, ence meet champs. Finished 12th at state. Mehlville, Parkway South Coach: Sara Gerth. Entering fifth year as Favorites to win conference: Lafayette, head coach at Parkway South. Parkway South, Marquette Returning swimmers/diver: 25 Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior MICDS RAMS CeCe Etter in the IM, free and back events; 2011-12 record: Lost one dual meet. junior Samm Crocker in sprint free and Lost conference by one point. Finished fly (she finished second in the 50 free at third at state meet. state last year); sophomore Jenna Wilkes

in distance free and fly, sophomore Kirstie Crook in free events; sophomore Lauren Hetzler in sprint events Newcomers to watch: Freshman Maddie Heutel in free events, junior Anna DaSilva in sprint events Goals: We would love to win our conference again, and get a top 10 finish at state. Teams in Suburban West Conference: Eureka, Lafayette, Lindbergh, Marquette, Mehlville, Parkway South Favorites to win conference: Lafayette is going to be a challenge. Marquette also is always very tough. PARKWAY WEST 2011-12 record: 7-5 Coach: Allison Zeller. Entering third year as head coach at Parkway West with a record of 18-7. Returning swimmers/divers: 13 Swimmers to watch: State returners are Emily Ross, Ashley Robinson, Natalie Folkins and Francesca Giganti Newcomers expected to contribute: Freshmen Caroline Bias, Irene Frederick, Carolyn Kammeyer, Grace Miller, Lindsey Stucki, Kristen Petersen and Joan Tao Goals: Win conference championship. Finish in top three at Parkway South Invitational. Improve from our ninth-place finish at state last year. Teams in Suburban South Conference: Kirkwood, Parkway Central, Parkway North, Parkway West, Summit, University City, Webster Groves WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN ACADEMY WILDCATS 2011-12 record: Finished 8-6 in duals. Sent one relay and one swimmer in two individual events to state. Coach: Kent Kehr. Entering 25th year as head coach at Westminster. Returning swimmers/divers: 26 Swimmers/divers to watch: Senior Ellie Straub in 100 back, junior Leah Votava in 100 fly, sophomore Kaitlin Kittelson in 100 breaststroke, senior Amber Terschak in 200 free Newcomers expected to contribute: Freshman Lauren Massot in 100 back, freshman Kaitlin Terschak in 200 free Goals: Qualify our medley relay and at least one or two individuals to state. Finish in top 4 in conference. Teams in Metro Conference: John Burroughs, Lutheran North, MICDS, Principia, Villa Duchesne, Westminster Christian Academy Favorites in conference: Villa Duchesne and MICDS

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By WARREN MAYES CBC coach Terry Michler has earned the right to enjoy his latest accomplishment. The veteran Cadets soccer coach just added another state championship – a 2-0 victory over nationally ranked Chaminade. The recent Class 3 state tournament was played at Blue Springs South High in suburban Kansas City. CBC finished at 25-5-1. “It never gets old,” said Michler, who is not ready for a pipe and a rocking chair. “Even at age 65, it’s not old.” During the regular season, Chaminade scored a 1-0 victory over the Cadets. So to meet and beat Chaminade at state left Michler feeling good after the game. “It was unbelievable,” Michler said. “It was not expected, that’s for sure. That’s what makes it extra special. The kids worked hard every day. At the end of the year, they were as good as they can be. It’s not the easiest way to win state, but when it happens it’s great.” The state championship was the eighth title overall for CBC and the seventh championship under Michler, who is the winningest boys high school soccer coach in the nation. The history of soccer excellence at the school is legendary. CBC’s state titles came in 1969, 1983, 1984, 1988, 2004, 2005 and 2009. The Cadets finished second in 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1996 and 1997. CBC has come in third in 1978, 1979, 1998 and 2000. Before the start of this high school season, the Cadets lost seven players to the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Academy program because of a rule that will not allow players to compete for both club and the high school teams. “They were talented players. To be in that position, to make that choice, you have

to be a pretty good player,” Michler said. “They chose and we moved on.” In the postseason, CBC had to run a proverbial gauntlet. The Cadets opened with a match against defending state champion De Smet Jesuit and scored a 2-0 victory. In the district title game, the Cadets needed two late goals to topple Marquette 4-2. The goals came from L.J. Adewumni and Dave Geerling. In sectional play, CBC had to work hard to get past upset-minded Lafayette. The game-winning goal came from Adewumni. “I think we had to go through five potential state champions to do what we did,” Michler said. “De Smet and Marquette were both legitimate teams. Lafayette had a very good team.” In the quarterfinals, CBC scored its fourth win of the season over Vianney with a 3-2 victory. In the state semifinals, CBC got past Rockhurst 1-0. With just over eight minutes to play, a ball out of the back from Xhovani Dokaj set up Adewumni for the breakaway goal that was all the Cadets needed. “Dokaj passed the ball probably 40 or 50 yards and Adewumni ran it down,” Michler said. “He pushed the ball in the corner for the goal. It was a three-touch play that covered 80 yards. “That was huge. As long as we scored this season, we won. In our five losses and tie, we were scoreless. Once we scored I felt pretty good. Rockhurst is a very good team and they were well prepared.” After the game, Michler said he was happy for his athletes. “I could see how much it meant to them,” Michler said. “They’re a nice group of kids. Chaminade had the special kids. Our kids got along and work hard and now they’re state champs.” And they will always be state champs.

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Victory is sweet for Nick Orf and the Parkway Central Colts By WARREN MAYES Parkway Central senior Nick Orf ended his high school swimming career on a high note. Orf successfully defended his state championship in the 200 IM. However, he cherishes the second consecutive state win in the 200 IM relay as well as being part of the winning 400 free relay. Orf competed with his fellow Colts in the recent Missouri boys swimming and diving championships at the St. Peters Rec-Plex. “Winning a relay is much more exciting than winning an individual state championship in my opinion,” Orf said. “You always have those three other guys to share in it, and we also get a big Missouri state plaque that I think is pretty awesome. It’s so great to win a relay state championship because I feel like more recognition goes to the school.” The 200 medley relay team was composed of junior Riley Brown doing the backstroke, senior Brandon Weissman doing the breaststroke, Orf doing the butterfly and junior Zach Rogers doing the freestyle. Their winning time was 1 minute, 36.81 seconds. It was the first event of the state meet. However the addition to Rogers made the difference. “We didn’t realize Zach, our teammate from Parkway Swim Club, would be joining our team because he was moving,” Orf

said. “We all swam exceptionally well, especially Brandon, who we put in the breaststroke, which is not his best stroke. We did not get a school record, but we came very close to last year’s time, missing it by a little over a half-second. “We were all excited to have won, but we also had to focus on the rest of the meet. After a moment of celebrating, we all jumped back into the pool to warm down because Zach had the 200 free immediately afterward and Brandon and I had the 200 IM.” Indeed. Two races later, Orf defended his championship in the 200 IM with a winning time of 1:51.44. “I was really happy that I could defend my state title, even though it wasn’t as fast as I swam last year, so I did not break my own school record,” Orf said. “I wanted to break that state record, so seeing that I hadn’t even gone a best time was a little disappointing.” Orf thought the Colts also could win state. Instead, they finished second to powerful Rockhurst with 203.5 points. The same foursome that won the 200 IM relay, won the last event of the state meet – the 400 free relay, with a time of 3:11.84. “It was a pretty awesome race,” Orf said. “I had never been on a winning 400 free relay and after losing Larkins and Biggs, I didn’t think we had a chance. But once again Zach

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Rogers joined the team and Riley Brown stepped up and we were able to win it. I never thought of myself as a freestyler, so it’s pretty cool to win a 400 free relay.” For his second event, Orf swam in the 100 butterfly. He finished second. “I thought about not doing the 100 fly this year because I had other options where I could possibly win an event, but I decided to stick with it,” Orf said. “The 200 fly is my real best event but I love swimming fly

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By SUE HORNOF A holiday tradition launched in 2009 will continue this year when the Wildwood Business Association holds its fourth annual Holiday Balloon Glow, a free event set for 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at the Wildwood Town Center. Now a favorite holiday activity for many area families, the Holiday Balloon Glow provides a chance for people to celebrate the season as a community and at the same time support fundraising efforts currently under way at the Wildwood Family YMCA. “The money that comes from the Wildwood Balloon Glow goes to our Strong Community Campaign,” said Mike Ace, executive director of the Wildwood YMCA. “Our goal is to raise about $87,000, which will help scholarship youth and families to participate in YMCA programs.” Strong Community Campaign funds typically are used to help out families who are unable to pay for YMCA programs. The biggest area of need, Ace said, is for summer camp scholarships. “This past summer, we tripled the requests from parents needing a safe place for their kids to go for the day while Mom and Dad were working,” he said. “It’s kind of shocking; you drive around Wildwood and you think everybody’s doing pretty well, but that’s not the case. There are a lot of people struggling.” The Holiday Balloon Glow once again will include plenty of family fun. Guests will see a 4-story hot air balloon light up the sky, have the opportunity to take

photos with Santa in a decorated sleigh, enjoy music, purchase holiday greenery and see the community tree. Children will be able to make an ornament to take home or hang on Wildwood’s tree, and the first 100 kids age 10 and younger to visit the arts and crafts tent will receive an envelope containing between $1 and $20 in “mystery cash,” compliments of West Newsmagazine. Goodie bags will be distributed to the first 300 visitors, and there will be horse-drawn carriage rides around Wildwood Town Center, hot cocoa and sweet treats. While admission to the Holiday Balloon Glow is free, money is raised through sponsorships from Wildwood Business Association members and proceeds from concessions. In addition, Fahr Greenhouses will donate a percentage of its holiday greenery sales, Indigo Joe’s will donate 10 percent of its restaurant proceeds from the evening, and Wildwood Pub & Grill will donate proceeds from the sale of desserts it will be providing. “The Wildwood Business Association is glad to support this year’s fourth annual Holiday Balloon Glow,” Wildwood Business Association President Holly Ferris said. “Thanks to our members who are sponsoring the event, we are hoping to double our donation from last year to our local Wildwood YMCA. “We want the community to know that we appreciate their patronage of our members, and sponsoring this event is our way of giving back.” The gold sponsors of this year’s Balloon Glow include Cherry Hills Family Eye Care, the city of Wildwood, Electro Savings Credit Union, Lakeside Exteriors, Jeff Reeves-American Family Insurance, Living Word Church, Mikel Garrett-State Farm Insurance, St. Louis Community College, and West Newsmagazine. When people support the Wildwood Holiday Balloon Glow and, in turn, the Wildwood Family YMCA Strong Community Campaign, they’ll be helping out neighbors in need. “The other nice thing about the Strong Community Campaign is that 100 percent of the money goes directly to support kids in the program or a family membership,” Ace said. “We don’t take any administrative fees out of those dollars. The money is all kept here at this Y, at this branch, so when people contribute here locally, it stays local. “When people support the Balloon Glow, they are benefiting people right here in this community.” For more information on the Wildwood Balloon Glow, visit wildwoodba.org.

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Stress is hard on people’s health; it can cause headaches, upset stomachs, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and it can lead to harmful behaviors, such as eating too much or too little or abusing drugs or alcohol. Kathryn Tristan, a research scientist on the faculty at Washington University School of Medicine and author of “Why Worry? Stop Coping and Start Living” (Beyond Words, December 2012) suffered for years with anxiety and learned to overcome it. Tristan compiled the following list of tips for taking the stress out of the holidays: • Focus on fun. Expect pleasure, not perfection, and you’ll draw it to you. • Simplify. Enjoyment comes from simple camaraderie. Most people will never notice all the details you are worrying about. • Start new traditions. Grown children with families or new blended families need flexibility. You can’t make everyone happy. • Focus on now. Enjoy today; enjoy now. Live in the present moment instead of the unpredictable future. • Downsize your parties. If you are running around serving a big crowd, you don’t have time to interact and enjoy. Make it smaller. • Delegate. If you do it alone, you’ll be totally stressed out. Is this what you want? • “No” is not a four letter-word; use it. If you are miserable, you aren’t helping anyone. It’s OK to put yourself first. • Expect less, not more. When you boil it down, it’s just another 24 hours of life, so the big days are an illusion. Focus on simple pleasures. • Express feelings in more positives. Focus on the positive attributes/remembrances of people/family – not their shortcomings. • Reschedule parties for January. Suggest postponing a party to January to ease tight schedules and extend the fun.

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After ‘The Biggest Loser’ Fans of “The Biggest Loser” TV show have seen many people who have lost a lot of weight as a result of diet and exercise, but are they able to maintain the weight loss? Kevin Hall, a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health, used a computer model to project what happens after people lose lots of weight by following the program used on “The Biggest Loser.” He found that keeping weight off would not require an unreasonable regimen. “They would have to have about a 20 percent calorie cut from where they started, with about 20 minutes a day of vigorous exercise,” Hall said, adding that the plan is doable for many people, including those not on the show. Hall’s study appeared in the journal Obesity.

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On the calendar “Joint Pain,” a free program for those with joint pain that is preventing enjoyment of daily activities, will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Des Peres Hospital. Attendees will learn about treatment options and surgery techniques. To register, visit despereshospital.com. ••• “Waiting Room Warrior: Becoming Your Best Healthcare Advocate” will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the Cancer Support Community, 1058 Old Des Peres Road. A longtime medical social worker and breast cancer survivor shares professional and personal perspectives on advocacy and empowerment within the cancer journey. Attendees will learn ways to claim personal power and optimize partnerships with health care providers. The program is open to anyone with a cancer diagnosis or supporting a person with cancer. To RSVP, call (314) 238-2000, or register at cancersupportstl.org. ••• CPR for Family and Friends will be offered from 8:30-11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15 and from 6:30-9 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 18 (choose one date) at Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur. Attendees learn to perform CPR for infants, children and adults

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TRAFFIC JAM

The solution to transportation woes may mean leaving the car at home By JIM ERICKSON The love affair most West County residents have with their automobiles isn’t likely to end soon, but public transit developments are taking on a larger profile as developers, employers and younger generations recognize the value and need for such transportation. For Metro Transit the focus is on the future – including bus rapid transit, light rail operations and commuter rail service. With former Chesterfield Mayor John Nations at its helm, Metro Transit is quietly going about the task of operating the buses and light rail that carry people to and from St. Louis County, the city of St. Louis and St. Clair and Madison counties in Illinois – and planning for the region’s future needs. “A lot of people may not realize or fully understand the impact that our operations have throughout the area,” said Nations. John Langa, the company’s vice president of economic development, elaborated, noting that developers increasingly regard sites near mass transit routes and stations as being more desirable and that property values in such locations appear to reflect that demand. He cited activities valued at some $1 billion that are either under construction or have been committed since early last year on properties within a quarter-mile of MetroLink’s light rail stations. At a recent meeting of Progress 64 West, Jessica Mefford-Miller, Metro’s chief of planning and system development, cited studies showing that for every dollar invested in transit development, $4 in additional economic activity resulted. What’s in store When Nations was named to head Metro’s operations two years ago, he confidently said the company was ready to expand public transportation and make it even more of a factor in the area’s economic development. More recently, Mefford-Miller, in her meeting presentation, reviewed the short- and long-term growth the company anticipates. Included are: • A bus rapid transit (BRT) plan that envisions higher-speed service using dedicated stations and fewer stops on existing highways and urban streets. The all-day, two-way routes would follow interstate highway corridors, namely I-55 to South County I-44 to Eureka, and I-64 to Chesterfield. Also, a BRT route using the I-70 corridor would extend into St. Charles County, an area not now served by Metro. In addition, a route linking the northern and southern parts of St. Louis also is being

considered. To increase the speed of service, BRT routes anticipate using dedicated lanes. high-occupancy-vehicle lanes, and/or highway shoulders. On city streets, traffic signal prioritization could be employed. • The expansion of light rail operations, including, as a top priority, extending to the Westport area the existing line that ends at Clayton. Other options include a branch into the Florissant area from the current route to Lambert Airport; extending the line now ending at Shrewsbury into South County; and extending a line from South County north through South St. Louis, into downtown and continuing into the north side and on into the Florissant Valley area. On the Illinois side, another alternative is a line leading from the existing route at East

Funding may require local support Finding the money to finance these projects clearly is a challenge. Missouri, unlike many other states, is not a major source of financial support for metropolitan area transit systems. That means Metro relies on local and federal revenue sources, in addition to other miscellaneous grants and assistance, and passenger fares. Passenger fares constitute only about 19 percent of Metro’s total transit revenue and fall well short of even covering Metro’s costs for employee wages and benefits. Metro’s ability to keep all of its transit operations running and meet its debt obligations and other expenses came to an end in 2009 when the company was forced to make major cuts in service to keep its head

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St. Louis that would head north and east through Madison County to Edwardsville. The ambitious plans come with a price tag estimated at $60 million per mile and likely are a decade or more from reality. • Commuter rail service featuring longer distance routes operating during rush hours is also being considered as a viable future transportation option. Likely points from which the high-capacity diesel-powered trains would run to and from downtown are Pacific and Alton. Metro’s goal is to complete the first and possibly a second BRT route and to wrap up planning and engineering for a new light rail route by 2016. By 2021, completion of one light rail route is anticipated, along with additional BRT routes. The schedule for longer-term projects extends to 2041. More immediate steps include the 2013 opening of a North County transit center and an expanded Civic Center downtown transit center.

terfield nursing home and many of the employees there relied on Metro to get to and from work,” Nations recalled. “She told me she never used Metro and hadn’t been a supporter of the system until she happened to hear a presentation I made about the importance of the system to everyone, with some examples involving local businesses and their operations. “She said it was only then she realized that people involved in taking care of her mother needed Metro’s services to get to work. She thanked me for what I had said and apologized for not having thought about that aspect of the issue before.” Backing the right horse Raymond Friem, Metro’s chief operating officer for transit, firmly believes Metro’s customers can be confident in the quality of the company’s services. He backs up that view with a number of observations and facts, including the fact that Metro’s painstaking maintenance program enables the company to get 50 percent more use from its buses both in terms of years of effective service and mileage. “Metro was nominated for having the best maintenance department among transit systems worldwide and we were the only North American operation that wound up in the top five,” Friem said. “Our maintenance costs actually are lower now than they were a few years ago and our reliability record is six times better, too. “Manufacturers like to test their transportation-related products with us because they know their equipment and ours will be taken care of properly and that test results will be that much more reliable.” Metro’s maintenance department has attracted other attention, too, and it now maintains fire trucks operated by the St. Louis Fire Department. Metro’s security department has received the federal Transportation Security Administration’s Gold Standard Award for the passenger safety record the local transit operation has posted. “Metro’s operations have been written about in various trade publications, and while that’s nice, the main thing is that we feel we are using taxpayer dollars efficiently and effectively,” Friem said. “Federal grants more and more are based on results, and we like that because we know we can win in that kind of competition.”

above water. An emergency, short-term state appropriation provided stop-gap funding to restore some of the transit routes but many employees who relied on public transportation suddenly found they had no reliable, long-term way to get to and from work. That reality brought together scores of businesses and a wide range of community organizations to support a ballot proposal for a sales tax increase to restore deleted services and to expand transit operations throughout the area. Nations played a leadership role in the 2010 campaign, which gained strong voter support and was approved. He described an experience that emphasized one of the effort’s most persuasive talking points – while not everyone uses the transit system, everyone relies on those who do. The situation involved a woman who approached Nations with both The power of partnership an apology and words of thanks. Nations emphasized that Metro doesn’t “This woman’s mother was in a Ches- make its plans and operate in a vacuum. It

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Metro by the numbers – a brief history – What’s now known as Metro Transit has experienced major change and diversification since it was formed more than 60 years ago. And while its buses and MetroLink light rail system are fairly well known, its CallA-Ride service and its operation of the Gateway Arch trams and riverboats and the St. Louis Downtown Airport at Cahokia-Sauget, Ill., may not be as familiar. Established in 1949 under an interstate agreement between Missouri and Illinois that was approved by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Truman, the organization first was known as the Bi-State Development Agency (BDSA). The Metro name wasn’t adopted until 2003. After its formation, 14 years passed before BDSA operated its first public transit vehicle. In the interim, it launched a comprehensive planning process for metropolitan area development, sponsored a Mississippi River water quality study that led to local industries agreeing to treat wastes to reduce pollution, and completed a review of St. Louis County sewer problems that led to the creation of the Metropolitan Sewer District. The agency also sponsored an area-wide survey of highways and expressways, one of the nation’s first instances of coordinated interstate highway planning. BDSA’s move into public transportation in 1963 was born of necessity. At that time, some 15 different transit firms operated in the area with little or no coordination of transfers and schedules. Not surprisingly, fares were on the rise, ridership was down and the financial viability of the operators was a serious question. A joint St. Louis City-County study recommended a unified, regional approach for public transit and BDSA ultimately purchased the 15 firms’ transit facilities and began operating them. Today, Metro’s operations highlights include: • 73 MetroBus routes in Missouri and Illinois, with more than 6,000 bus stops. • 37 MetroLink stations. • More than 18 million annual bus and rail service miles. • More than 4.8 million Call-ARide service miles. • More than 45 million annual boardings.

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one side for approximately 5 minutes until golden brown. Turn over and fry on other side 2 to 3 minutes. Remove latkes from pan and place on the wire rack to allow some of the oil to drip off. Continue with remaining batter until used up, adding more oil when necessary. Chef’s note: Latkes can be made in advance, stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator (place sheets of wax paper between each layer of latkes) and reheated in a 350ºF oven for 5 minutes before serving. Top with anything you like – sour cream, dill, smoked salmon, or applesauce. Or sprinkle on a little extra salt and enjoy them plain. Tradition with a twist: Eliminate the onion, substitute garlic salt for Kosher salt, and add 1/3 cup of grated parmesan cheese.

Applesauce 10-12 large apples, peeled and each cut into 1-inch pieces 1 Tbsp. sugar 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/4 cup water Chef’s note: Gala or Macintosh apples provide a sweeter finish; Granny Smith apples a tarter one. Place apples in a 6- to 8-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan. Sprinkle with sugar and stir. Although the apples will release juice as they cook, adding up to 1/4 cup of water may be needed to prevent the apples from sticking to the pan and scorching. Cover and simmer over medium heat, stirring every few minutes to prevent sticking. Reduce heat to low and simmer the

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Santa’s Magical Kingdom is open from 5:30-10:30 p.m. Sunday-Thursday and from 5:30-11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays through Sunday, Jan. 6 at Jellystone Park in Eureka. The drive-through holiday light display features animated scenes, special effects and millions of shimmering lights. Photos with Santa, train and wagon rides and Kringle’s Store also are featured. Admission is $19 per family vehicle and $30 per limousine, commercial transport van or small bus. Call 938-5925, or visit santasmagicalkingdom.com. ••• The Living Word Church tree lot is now open from 2-7 p.m. Monday-Friday, and from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays at the church, 17315 Manchester Road in Wildwood. Proceeds fund student scholarships and mission projects. Visit livingwordumc.org. ••• The Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Tuesday, Jan 1 at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis. G-scale model trains and hundreds of holiday plants are featured, and the Orthwein Floral Display Hall offers a festive landscape and a fairytale cottage. Admission is $5 for those age 3 and older, in addition to regular Garden admission. Call (314) 577-5100, or visit mobot.org. ••• The city of Eureka holds a holiday light display contest, with judging on the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 12. A sign will be placed in the yards of winning homes and businesses. To register, call 938-6775, or email parks@eureka.mo.us. ••• The Eureka Parks and Recreation office is helping out Santa by offering letters from Santa to boys and girls of all ages who are residents of Eureka and send a letter by Friday, Dec. 14 with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Santa Claus, c/o Eureka Parks & Recreation, P.O. Box 125, Eureka, MO 63025. ••• St. Louis Family Church presents “Snowball Fight!” at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, Thursday, Dec. 6, Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 and at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the church, 17458 Chesterfield Airport Road. The Christmas holiday concert features the season’s best songs. Admission is free, and child care is available for kids through age 4. Visit slfc.org. ••• The city of Eureka hosts Pizza with Santa from 6:30-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7

and from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Eureka Community Center. Guests enjoy pizza, create holiday crafts and sit on Santa’s lap (photos are not provided, so bring a camera). Children receive a treat bag. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person; tickets now are available for residents and are available Dec. 3 for non-residents at the Eureka Parks and Recreation Office. Call 938-6775, or email parks@eureka.mo.us. ••• St. Louis Community College at Wildwood hosts “It’s a Wonderful Life,” a radio play, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 in the multipurpose room. The holiday classic comes to life in a radio broadcast. Seating is on first-come, first served basis, and admission is free. Guests are invited to donate a canned good or new toy. Visit stlcc.edu/ww. ••• A Christmas cookie sale and craft show is from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Salem in Ballwin United Methodist Church, 14825 Manchester Road. Call 256-7171. ••• A free breakfast with Santa is from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Ellisville Elks Lodge #2664, 1007 New Ballwin Road. Call 227-0404. ••• The Women’s Cookie Walk is from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at United Methodist Church of Green Trails, 14237 Ladue Road in Chesterfield. Homemade cookies and treats are available for $8 per pound. Numbers are given out starting at 8 a.m., and guests can wait inside with a cup of cider until the sale begins. Proceeds benefit missions for women, youth and children. Visit umcgt.org. ••• Old Trails Historical Society hosts a Gingerbread House/Cookie Sale from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at Bacon Log Cabin to raise funds to maintain the historical site at 687 Henry Road in Ballwin. Homemade cookies sold by the pound, jams, jellies, breads and holiday gifts are available. Call Cindy at 227-8859 or Janice at 220-7330. ••• The city of Ballwin hosts a Holiday Festival from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. Kids enjoy photos with Santa, games and activities while adults shop at a vendor fair. Complimentary refreshments are featured. To register for a table, call Melissa Musgrove at 207-2357, or email mmusgrove@ ballwin.mo.us.

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NEWSMAGAZINENETWORK.COM ••• The city of Ellisville hosts Breakfast with Santa from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Park Administration Center in Bluebird Park. Santa accepts wish lists from children and poses for pictures, so bring a camera. Juice and pancakes are provided. Admission is $3, with free admission for children younger than 1. Call 227-7508. ••• St. Mark Presbyterian Church hosts a Holiday House Tour from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at five West County homes. Brunch is served from 10-11:30 a.m. at the church, 601 Claymont Drive in Ballwin. Homes are decorated for the Christmas season, and proceeds benefit Lydia’s House, which serves battered and abused women and their children. The cost for brunch is $7; the tour is $10. Call 227-9116. ••• The city of Ellisville’s Canine Christmas is from 12-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 at the Park Administration Center at Bluebird Park. Santa poses for photos with pets, and refreshments are provided for people and dogs. Dogs should be kept on a leash and current on all shots, and handlers should bring a copy of rabies vaccination record. Call 227-7508. ••• “Season of Joy,” a Celtic Christmas celebration, is at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8 and at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 Woods Mill Road in Manchester. The church’s adult Cantana Choir and Orchestra perform the story of Jesus’ birth. Call Kathy Desnoyer at 532-0590 or Jamie De Geer at 391-6685. ••• Chanukah: Festival of Lights is from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd. in St. Louis. Storytelling, music, dance and a menorah-lighting are featured; choirs from the Reform Jewish Academy School and Solomon Schechter Day School perform, as well as the quartet Shir Ami and the group HaShemesh. Call (314) 5775100, or visit mobot.org. ••• A Hanukkah Celebration for families with children younger than 10 is from 4-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 9 at the Marilyn Fox Building in Chesterfield. Guests may bring size 1 diapers and gently used infant clothing and gear for Helping Hand Me Downs. The cost per family is $10 for JCC members/$15 for the public in advance and $15 for members/$20 for non-members at the door. Call Marianne at (314) 442-3454. ••• Supper with Santa is from 4:30-7 p.m. on Sundays, Dec. 9 and 16, at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park.

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EDUCATION & NETWORKING The West County Chamber of Commerce holds a First Friday Coffee networking event from 7:30-9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at St. Louis Community College, 2645 Generations Drive in Wildwood. To register, call 230-9900, or visit westcountychamber.com. ••• The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce Holiday Gala 2012 is at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 7 at the Doubletree by Hilton, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road. Cocktails, dinner, live and silent auctions and entertainment by the Bob Kuban Band are featured. Tickets are $75 per person. Call 532-3399. ••• “All You Need to Know to Land a Job,” a three-day workshop for the underemployed and unemployed, is from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, Wednesday, Dec.

Progress 64 West celebrated its 25th anniversary on Nov. 21 with its Excellence in Community Development Awards Banquet, held at the Doubletree by Hilton in Chesterfield. Progress 64 West works to promote responFrom left: St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley; St. Charles sible growth and County Executive Steve Ehlmann; Progress 64 West board development along members Dan Human, secretary; Jerry Rosen, treasurer; Dave the I-64 corridor Gannon; Pam Hobbs, president; Bill Hardie, chairman; Tom Shaw, from I-270 westward Sr.; Sharon Huber; Debbie Shaw-Franke; and John Hammond. to I-70. Each year, Board members not pictured are Pastor Ed Fasnacht, vice president; Jim Susman, administrator; and Tom Walsh. the nonprofit, civic (Photo by Bryan Schraier) organizaiton recognizes with its Community Development Award institutions and individuals who have fostered economic development and improved quality of life in the area. Each of the 2012 honorees were chosen from the list of those who were honored in the last 25 years for their commitment to the community. They include: Maryville Centre, THF Realty, St. Louis Family Church, McBride Homes, West Newsmagazine, Missouri Research Park, MasterCard, Citi, the city of Wentzville, General Motors, Partners for Progress, the Hwy. 141 Connector, the Boone Bridge and the Page Avenue Extension. 12, and Friday, Dec. 14 at St. John Church in Ellisville. Attendees learn how to create a resume, conduct themselves in interviews and network. Admission is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Call Annmarie at 779-2331, or visit stjstl.net. •••

The West County Chamber of Commerce holds its Holiday After Hours Party from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 at The Wildwood Hotel. Networking, appetizers from Callier’s Catering and drinks are featured. To register, call 230-9900, or visit westcountychamber.com, by Dec. 11.

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Missouri minimum wage goes up a dime in January, despite opposition By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEY What will a dime buy you? Not much, but despite that, business organizations and working men and women are still battling over it. Missouri’s lowest paid workers will receive a 10-cent per hour raise in January, as Missouri’s minimum age rises to $7.35 an hour. The raise marks the first time in three years that the state minimum wage has increased, and the first increase in years, thanks in part to inflation. The 10-cent increase means a full-time minimum wage worker will reap just $208 more in annual income. The weekly increase for a 40-hour worker amounts to just $4. The new rate, however, will now be higher in Missouri than the federal standard of $7.25 per hour because Missouri law states that minimum wage be adjusted annually based upon cost of living. The law approved by Missouri voters in 2006 balances minimum wage with the state’s inflation level. Workers may be somewhat pleased, but the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the new minimum wage will put state-wide retailers at a competitive disadvantage. Currently, Illinois is the only neighboring state with a higher minimum wage than Missouri. The Chamber wants legislators to repeal the automatic inflationary adjustment but others are fighting the change. “At a time when Missouri businesses are struggling to provide jobs in today’s difficult economic climate, it is concerning news that labor costs will increase and Missouri businesses will become less competitive compared to other surrounding states,” said Missouri Chamber President and CEO

Daniel P. Mehan. “This announcement underlines the need to break Missouri’s minimum wage away from the automatic escalator to which it is currently tied. It causes uncertainty and positions Missouri to eventually raise its minimum wage to uncompetitive levels.” The Chamber says the increase for Missouri places it in a minority group of states with minimum wage rates higher than the federal minimum wage. Missouri is one of 10 states that have automatic increases based on inflation and among 18 states that have minimum wages higher than the federal minimum standard. The Chamber says as the minimum wage increases, the ability of employers to continue to employ workers is damaged – hitting entry-level jobs especially hard. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, employers in retail or service businesses whose annual gross income is less than $500,000 are not required to pay the state minimum wage rate. Tipped employees, such as restaurant waitstaff, must be paid half of the state minimum wage rate or $3.625 per hour. That means those workers will see an increase of just 5 cents per hour. However, if the tipped employee does not make up the other half of the minimum wage in tips, the employer is required to pay the difference so that the tipped employee is paid $7.25 per hour. Lara Granich, director of Missouri Jobs with Justice, said the repercussions that businesses imagine are unfounded. “All the research shows that businesses do not move to states with lower minimum wage rates. That’s just a scare tactic in the public today to try to keep the minimum wage down,” Granich said.

Circle Of Concern executive director resigns By KATE UPTERGROVE It’s been just about nine months since Charlene Buckley took the helm at Circle Of Concern, but on Nov. 26 she resigned as executive director of the West County charity. Chris Pallozola, who joined Circle in September, has been appointed to the position of community relations director/acting executive director. “We appreciate that Chris is willing to take on the additional duties of acting executive director,” Jerry Caesar, Circle’s Board president, said in a press release. “In the short time that Chris has been with Circle, she has shown dedication to our mission, a caring, compassionate attitude to our clients as well as a relationship-ori-

ented approach to staff, volunteers, donors and the Board.” Pallozola has nearly 20 years of nonprofit experience; previously she was the executive director of the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare as well as the Cahokia Mounds Museum Society. “Circle Of Concern is well known in our community,” Pallozola said, “and I want to use the skills that I have learned through my nonprofit leadership experience to build on the good work that Circle has done for the past 45 years.” She added that in this holiday season “Circle is experiencing unprecedented demand for its services.” “I know that our community will continue to support our work,” she said.

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JingleFest 2012, Dec. 5, The Family Arena Thunderhead: A Tribute to Rush, Dec. 7, The Family Arena Handel’s Messiah, Dec. 7-9, Powell Symphony Hall Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Dec. 8, The Fox Theatre Christmas with the Celts, Dec. 8, The Family Arena David Cassidy, Dec. 8, J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts The Moody Blues, Dec. 9, The Family Arena Trey Songz, Dec. 9, The Fox Theatre Fun., Dec. 11, Peabody Opera House Talib Kweli performs on Dec. 22 at Old Rock Zappa Plays Zappa, Dec. 12, The Pageant House. Silversun Pickups, Dec. 12, Peabody Opera House Pepperland: The Beatles Revue, Dec. LIVE PERFORMANCES 14, Old Rock House “The Divine Sister,” through Dec. 15, Tony Orlando’s Great American Kranzberg Arts Center Christmas, Dec. 14-15, J. Scheidegger “The Foreigner,” through Dec. 23, Center for the Arts Loretto-Hilton Center Circus Flora’s “A Child’s Christmas in Moscow Ballet’s “Great Russian NutWales,” Dec. 14-16, Powell Symphony Hall cracker,” Dec. 5, Peabody Opera House “Batman Live,” Dec. 7, Chaifetz Arena “Wicked,” Dec. 12-Jan. 6, The Fox Theatre Circus Flora’s “A Child’s Christmas in Trey Songz brings Wales,” Dec. 14-16, Powell Symphony Hall his “Chapter “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 14-Dec. 23, The V” world tour to Touhill The Fox Theatre on Dec. 9. “An Acoustic Christmas,” Dec. 15, Peabody Opera House “Good People,” Jan. 2-27, Loretto-Hilton Center

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Com mu n it y Event s ART St. Louis Community College at Wildwood hosts a faculty art exhibition during building hours through Friday, Dec. 7 in the student lounge. Visit stlcc.org.

BENEFITS A U.S. Marines’ Toys for Tots collection is from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays through Wednesday, Dec. 12 at the office of Daniel W. Klug, Edward Jones financial advisor, 17045 Baxter Road in Chesterfield. Residents may help needy children from the area by bringing in new, unwrapped toys. Call 537-5571. ••• “A Wicked Wonderland,” an event that benefits STAGES St. Louis and Broadway Cares, is at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 17 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. A holiday performance featuring the cast of “Wicked” is followed by a VIP reception. Live and silent auctions also benefit the organizations. General admission is $50; VIP admission is $100 and includes a meet-and-greet reception and silent auction. Tickets available at metrotix.com. ••• The Viral Cancer Research Foundation hosts a New Year’s Eve Party & Fundraiser at 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 31 at Mahler Ballroom, 4915 Washington Ave. in St. Louis. European-style hors d’oeuvres,

live music by Hudson and the Hoo-Doo Cats, a dance show by Lucy and Michael Fitzgerald, a champagne toast at midnight, dancing, prizes, a silent auction and cash bar are featured. Admission is $100 per person/$1,000 per table of 10. Call (314) 517-8837, or visit viralcancerfoundation.com. ••• A trivia night and silent auction to benefit Gateway Indoor Percussion is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Saturday, Jan. 12 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 14033 Clayton Road in Town & Country. The nonprofit organization teaches young adults respect and teamwork through musical education. There are cash prizes, a 50/50 drawing, a silent auction and games. Admission is $20 per person/$160 for a table of eight. To reserve a table, contact Mary Jo at (314) 750-2000 or mjkrejci50@aol.com.

FAMILY AND KIDS Winter Jewels are on display from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays through Dec. 31 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park. Guests can view Ruby Lacewing and Emerald Peacock butterflies, amidst a winter scene, throughout the holiday season. The cost is $6 for adults, $4.50 for seniors and $4 for children. For more information, visit butterflyhouse.org, or call 530-0076.

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