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often are left to their own to figure out the health care system. And most of the time, they are not going to qualify, or qualify with strict contingencies. This is a key population group, as they represent the next generation of adults. Therefore, in order to support these individuals to successfully contribute in society, services need to be provided and jobs need to be created all around.   Luckily, Medicaid expansion does both. Expanding Medicaid would result in more than 24,000 jobs for Missourians, because the state would save money from uncompensated care costs per hospital; as well as support recovery programs on an individual level. If that wasn’t enough good news, the ACA is designed to be a self-funded program. Therefore, revenues from the ACA will actually reduce the federal budget.   Missouri policymakers must get serious about expanding Medicaid now, as this is an opportunity to save money and, more importantly, lives.     Megan Smalley St. Louis

To the Editor: In 2006, I had my first and only foray into a political race. I ran for the Nixa School Board against two incumbents and lost. In hindsight, I’m glad I lost. Had I won, I would’ve had to join the Missouri School Boards’ Association (MSBA), an organization that has taken positions that are fundamentally opposed to my beliefs. For example, MSBA consistently fights to keep our taxes high. During the last legislative session, MSBA was an effective advocate for defeating House Bill 253 – a bill that would have resulted in the first income tax cut for Missourians in decades. Now, MSBA is gearing up to fight tax cuts in the next legislative session. In their own words, “The battle continues.” To educate their members, MSBA is hosting 15 anti-tax cut meetings in various regions of the state. I asked Brent Ghan, MSBA’s chief communications officer, if they invited anyone in support of tax cuts. They had not. The organization is not interested in a debate. Their position is set. They will not support tax cuts that reduce Colleges cutting state revenue. costs, America should MSBA’s position on tax cuts essentially pay attention means they will only support tax bills that maintain or grow the size of government. To the Editor: Yes, I am glad I never became a member Lincoln College in central Illinois cut of MSBA. Unfortunately, my tax dollars tuition costs by 24 percent two years still flow to the MSBA through my local ago. The tuition dropped from $23,000 to school district’s membership dues. It is $17,500. This year Concordia in St. Paul, frustrating that our tax dollars go to the Minn., cut their tuition $10,000. Converse MSBA to fund their efforts to keep our College in South Carolina has announced they will cut their tuition by 43 percent. taxes high. James V. Shuls, Ph.D. Newburgh Theological Seminary College Education Policy Analyst of Indiana announced Oct. 1 a freeze on Show-Me Institute tuition costs and a $500 reduction. Lincoln College was experiencing a declining enrollment and trying to survive Expanding Medicaid a sluggish economy. The decision was to make some adjustments in order to become and mental health more competitive with colleges across the To the Editor: nation. As some Affordable Care Act, a.k.a. Across the country higher education Obamacare, opponents draw pictures of has become a buyer’s market. Colleges lazy 26 year olds living at home eating costing $20,000 to $40,000 a year have undeserved home cooked meals, another become out of reach for the average picture is left blank, or perhaps masked. American. Prospective students have This picture could be unveiled by Medic- become reluctant to embrace a lifetime of debt when affordable education is out aid expansion. This picture is comprised of young indi- there with a little searching. Neighboring colleges will be forced to viduals diagnosed with a mental illness, with long experiences in governmental pay attention. More Americans will have programs. Those in the age gap of 18-30 options. Education at a more affordable who are diagnosed with a mental illness price could become a reality.

so novel at the time. This tax credit scheme advanced by Kriegshauser and his allies clearly violates our state Constitution. As James Carroll, himself a former Catholic seminarian, notes in his bestseller, “Constantine’s Sword,” separation of church and state is detested not only by the Vatican, but also by dictators (e.g. Hitler and Mussolini). For years, the arch-conservatives in the Vatican have sought public money (our tax dollars) for parochial schools (at the expense of public schools), and their surrogates in America have been relentless critics of public education. In March of 1933, the German parliament in Berlin passed the Enabling Act, which gave Adolf Hitler dictatorial power. Hitler’s first initiative was to demand that all German clergy give him an oath of allegiance. Those who refused were imprisoned, the most famous of whom were Martin Niemollwe and Dietrich Bonhoffer. In the final days of WWII, Hitler had Bonhoffer executed; hence the latter paid for his integrity with his life. Moreover, at the end of our Civil War, the Missouri legislature passed a law (the Iron Clad Oath) requiring clergy to vow allegiance to the state. To his credit a Catholic priest in Lousiana, Mo., declined and was jailed; whereupon St. Louis Archbishop Peter Richard Kenrick raised the money and took the case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled Separation of church for separation of church and state, freeing the priest. and state Religious organizations should be selfTo the Editor: supporting. In no way, directly or indirectly, It is disappointing to note that the Post- should they depend on public money. Dispatch failed to inform its readers that Donald D. Meyer the recent letter to the editor urging supLabadie port for a tax rebate scheme for private and parochial schools (“Give school districts a better source of funding,” PostDispatch, Nov. 2) was written by Herman Kriegshauser, chairman of the leading lobby organization pushing for vouchers and tax credits, namely Citizens for Educational Freedom. This organization was founded by a Catholic priest and its office lies on Catholic church property in a St. Louis suburb. The foundation of religious liberty in America is separation of church and state. Fortunately, the Constitution of our Submit your letter to: state contains strong language upholding this vital concept. In order to escape relieditorwest@newsmagazinenetwork.com gious persecution many of our forebears, mine included, immigrated to our shores because of this constitutional protection,

I hope the government will not notice this recent college cost-cutting trend. They will figure out a way to mess it up. Currently there are multitudes of higher education options in America. Universities abound throughout our country. Many have maxed out their financial obligations. Competition will eventually make many of the schools cut some of their costs and offer better tuition rates. Could our government learn something from this trend? What if we had 200 major medical insurance companies competing state to state? One big insurance company under the thumb of the government is a losing scenario for Americans. What if we only had one automaker? What if we had only one appliance maker? What if we had only one cable news network? What if we could only buy oil from Saudi Arabia? What if we only had coal and no natural gas? Or, what if we only had natural gas and no coal? Whenever we are limited to one utility company, one gas station, one grocery store, one medical provider, one source of energy or just one of anything we are up the creek without a paddle. Regardless, if it’s college tuition or anything else, options and competition are good for America. Glenn Mollette

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Earning trust Last week, Edson Tandoc Jr., a doctoral candidate at the University of Missouri School of Journalism, compiled the following broad definition of a journalist: A journalist is someone employed to regularly engage in gathering, processing and disseminating news and information to serve the public interest. He based his definition on extensive research into how society currently describes the role. How do you define the role? Where do you get your news? Twitter? Facebook? CNN? Fox? The Wall Street Journal? Talking with a friend across a table in a coffee shop or with colleagues around the water cooler? OK, we probably all can agree that in those last two examples it’s unlikely you’re talking to journalists. But what about the first two? “New technology has increased access to mass communication for many people, but simply having the ability to communicate on a large scale does not make a person a journalist,” Tandoc wrote in a report that accompanied his definition. “In this age of information overload, it is vital for people to understand which information is trustworthy and which information is unreliable.” Trustworthy and reliable. For every journalist, that’s the goal – whether reporting for the Wall Street Journal or the community paper. The goal is to give you news you can trust. It may not always be news you like or news you agree with, but we want you to be confident that we are giving you news you can trust. We know that we have an obligation to be your eyes and ears when we are covering a story whether that story takes us to the sidelines of a sporting event, into a school or into a council meeting. Striving to remain impartial and accurate at times can be difficult. Even in the age of digital recorders, we can make mistakes. As Tandoc states in his definition, reporting is not just about gathering and disseminating information, it is also about processing. It’s not just about the words we record or write down, it’s about the things we perceive. Perhaps no where is this more relevant than in council and board meetings where discussions often can become impassioned, even heated. A great example of this is the article on page 13 titled “Maryville University proposes new athletic fields, maintenance building.” As the kicker above that head-

line suggests Town & Country residents are indeed divided about the university’s proposal – and they turned out in force to share their concerns. The meeting lasted more than three hours, not typical for a Town & Country Board meeting, which usually attracts only a dozen or so people and ends in less than an hour. For the reporter, the challenge is to provide residents who didn’t attend the meeting with all the pertinent facts, as well as a cross section of comments, without imparting any bias. But here’s the rub. Even if the reporter does all he or she can to write without bias, readers do not read without bias and bias affects trust. If you are in favor of a certain proposal, you’ll read your bias into the article, perhaps questioning why someone with an opposing view was quoted. Likewise, if you are against the proposal you might question why the reporter spent so much time on the details of the proposal, because “the fact is ___.” Fill in the blank. Gathering, processing, disseminating – that has always been the challenge. Technology has made disseminating faster and gathering easier, but processing? That’s the tough one. Next week, the nation will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. You may be old enough to remember the news reports of the day, and you might recall which ones you trusted and which ones you did not. Bob Schieffer, then a cub reporter at the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, recalled what it was like for journalists covering the nation’s biggest story that fateful day in Dallas. There was “no Miranda rule, no PR people,” he said. “We dealt directly with the cops.” Not so today. As Schieffer suggested, today’s reporters often are at the mercy of PR people and communications officers, who might add their own bias to the facts. Sometimes it’s not easy to get the access a journalist needs. By the way, Schieffer’s access was pretty amazing: he wound up giving Lee Harvey Oswald’s mother a ride to Dallas after she called the paper. Of course, at first he didn’t process the opportunity. “Lady, we don’t run a taxi service here,” he reportedly first told her. “Besides, the president’s been shot.” Don’t you wonder what he gathered and disseminated from that access?

Circle Of Concern is in need of pantry supplies to be distributed to area families through December. Both financial and in-kind (food and toy) donations are eligible for the Missouri Food Pantry Tax Credit, of up to 50 percent of the value of the donation, which can be applied directly to the donor’s Missouri state income taxes. Contact Circle Of Concern (circleofconcern. org) for additional details. West Newsmagazine kicked off the holiday season last week with an office food drive. Pantry supplies and a check were presented to Chris Pallozola, Circle’s executive director (in purple sweater).

IN QUOTES “While the Administration claims this is just a minor setback, these absurdly low enrollment numbers are emblematic of a much larger problem: Obamacare is unworkable, unsustainable, and unaffordable for the American people” – Congresswoman Ann Wagner

“. . . it’s clear that an investment in transportation is going to be needed, or tough choices will need to be made.” – Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission Chairman Joe Carmichael

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News Br iefs BALLWIN Town named one of Missouri’s best NerdWallet, a consumer advocacy website, conducted a study on the best towns in Missouri for young families, and Ballwin landed in the top 10. To find the best places for future parents and young families to settle down, NerdWallet analyzed data from 84 Missouri cities according to public school ratings, median home value, cost of home ownership, median income and economic growth. NerdWallet ranked Ballwin eighth after assessing the town’s cost of living, education system and economic growth. Its school districts also ranked high, receiving a nine out of 10 rating from the nonprofit GreatSchools.

has installed a prescription drug take-back drop box in the police station lobby at 300 Park Drive in Vlasis Park. The box, provided by Mallinckrodt, is accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The purpose is to provide a safe, convenient and anonymous method for collecting and disposing of expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications. Accepted items also include pet medications, vitamins and medicated ointments and creams. Unacceptable items include illegal drugs, needles, IV bags and tubing, hydrogen peroxide, aerosol cans and inhalers. A complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items can be found itemized on the drop box itself or online at missourip2d2.org. For more information or questions, call the Ballwin Police Community Affairs Unit at 227-9636.

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It could be called a quid pro quo, or even a tit for tat. By whatever name, the city of Ballwin will have a typical, but new, flagpole

in New Ballwin Park and AT&T will continue to use its cellphone tower there, minus the flagpole accessories that never worked all that well – and AT&T will pay for both. That’s the outcome of an ordinance approved by the Ballwin Board of Aldermen at its Nov. 11 meeting. The measure amends an earlier one granting the telecommunications company a special-use exception for the tower as long as it looked – well, sort of looked – like a flagpole. The problem was that the park’s U.S. flag rarely flew appropriately because it kept getting tangled up, creating a maintenance headache for the company. Under the new agreement, AT&T will pay the estimated $5,000 cost of a new flagpole to be placed in the park entrance median located near the tower. The job also will include running electrical service to the pole and landscaping the area. The city will take ownership of the pole and pay for electrical usage and ongoing maintenance. However, the agreement also calls for AT&T to give the city $3,000 to help pay for future landscaping needs. In return, the city agreed to forgo an extra $100 in monthly rent AT&T had agreed to pay for the cellphone tower site to rid itself of the ongoing maintenance problem. There is no immediate indication of a timetable for installing the new flagpole.

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Over the edge Two members of the Ballwin Police Department recently rappelled 19 stories down the Four Seasons Hotel at Lumiere Place to raise funds for Missouri Special Olympics. Sgt. Jim Heldmann and Officer Sarah Case raised a combined total of $3,345, making them the fourth-highest fundraising team at the time of the event. The competition included 89 individual participants. Heldmann and Case said they “enjoyed the competitive nature wrought from the fundraising and sharing in the adrenaline rush of ‘walking down the wall.’” They also said they wanted to “thank all the generous supporters who aided us in achieving this goal and provided funds for local athletes to train and compete.” Chesterfield. Nearly all of them will be on display in the food court near Subway at Chesterfield Mall, courtesy of Chesterfield Arts, through the remainder of the year. A full gallery also can be viewed online at chesterfield.mo.us/25-year-photo-gallery.html. Winners in the categories of Nature, Community Events and People were chosen by members of the Public Art Committee of Chesterfield Arts. A Mayor’s Choice winner and People’s Choice winner also were selected. Nature: Faust Park Trail by Ben Bresnahan Most Creative: Awaking & the Moon, by Dan Borders People: Twinkle Tree in Ladue Farms, by Cheryl McDonald Mayor’s Choice: July 4 Parade, by Tom Friel People’s Choice: Harper at Chesterfield Amphitheater, by Bonnie Turner

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A frequent critic of Creve Coeur government policies plans to run for an open seat on the Creve Coeur City Council. Robert W. “Bob” Kent announced Nov. 12 that he plans to run for the Ward 4 council seat now held by Jeanne Rhoades. Kent, a Greenville Subdivision trustee and 47-year resident of Creve Coeur, has spent three years attending council meetings. He is known for expressing his views in regular email blasts and addresses at council meetings. He spent 18 years in corporate management and has owned and managed small businesses in the St. Louis area for more than 20 years. He and his wife, Elizabeth, have raised four children. Kent said he would accept no campaign contributions and, if elected, would donate his compensation after expenses to the

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Town & Country’s Board of Aldermen on Nov. 11 gave final approval to a 20-year lease agreement that will allow for the installation and operation of solar panel systems at the city’s municipal center building and Longview Farm Park. The center, which will have a 25-kilowatt rooftop panel system, is at 1011 Municipal Center Drive and the park, which will have a five-kilowatt system, is at 13525 Clayton Road. Craig Wilde, director of public works, told aldermen that the lease agreement is with GreenGrid Solar, the financing entity for purchase and leasing payments, and the installation and maintenance will be through StraightUpSolar. He said the installation is eligible for as much as a $50,000 rebate from Ameren Missouri.

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Maryville University proposes new athletic fields, maintenance building

By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com While some Town & Country residents – including a half dozen members of the Ball family that is selling the tract of land under dispute – advocate the need for improvements to maintain the quality of Maryville University, many nearby oppose the university’s proposed plan. During a packed, three-hour public hearing on Nov. 11, Maryville representatives presented its plans for a maintenance/concessions building, two athletic fields with bleachers and parking lots to be constructed on 15.6 acres off Conway Road on the northeastern end of its campus. The city’s Board of Aldermen is expected to vote Nov. 25 on final approval of legislation that would rezone the so-called Ball tract at 13446 Conway Road near Hampshire Hill Lane to major educational campus and allow the issuance of a

conditional use permit and preliminary site development plan. The hearing drew more than 130 people, many of whom were forced to listen from the city hall vestibule or community room because there wasn’t enough seating in the board room. George Stock, of Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers Inc. and representing Maryville, told aldermen that plans for the Ball tract include relocated soccer and softball fields and a replacement of an old maintenance and outside storage facility now located on another part of the 126.2-acre campus. There also would be parking for 186 cars. The Ball tract is bounded by Maryville Office Park to the south, the university to the west, Conway Road to the north, and the Conway Hill subdivision and McCallum Properties group home to the east. Stock said the tract has lots of woodland

as well as the Smith Creek and its tributary on the southern third of the site, which will be preserved. Components of the proposal include: • An NCAA natural turf soccer field to be installed east of the existing practice field and just over 77 feet south of Conway Road. The field will have two 100-person portable aluminum bleachers on the field’s west sideline. An existing pedestrian trail from the main campus to the existing practice field will be extended along the southern part of the field, which would sit about 14 feet below Conway Road at Hampshire Hill Lane. • A softball field to be installed east of the soccer field about 200 feet south of Conway Road. It would have a 50-person aluminum bleacher and dugouts. The field would sit about 20 feet below Conway Road. • A 24,250-square-foot building to be used for concessions, restrooms, locker and team rooms and maintenance storage. The building would be about 478 feet south of Conway Road. Due to the ground’s slope, the building would be 14 feet tall on the front side and 25 feet tall on the rear. It would sit between 10 and 20 feet below Conway Road. About 25 maintenance and other staff members would work in the building. • An 11,250-square-foot open maintenance storage area would sit to the west of the building. The storage area would be enclosed on three sides with a 12-foot masonry wall and on one side with a fence. Inside would be six 25-by-25-foot bins for storage of salt, metal items like office equipment from the

campus for recycling, gravel, mulch, sand and topsoil. There would also be a hydraulic trash compactor and two 500-gallon aboveground gasoline and diesel fuel tanks. Plans for the site also include a pair of one-way ingress and egress driveways. The inbound driveway would be located 189 feet east of Hampshire Hill Lane. That drive would provide access to 35 parking spaces and would be gated, opened only for soccer or softball games. The other driveway would be near the eastern property line, be used for exiting games and would provide access to 95 parking spaces. To the south of the concessions/maintenance building would be 46 parking spaces to support that building, along with a private connector driveway to the rest of the campus. All parking lots would sit about 15 feet below Conway Road. Plans also include a 5-foot landscaped berm, sidewalk and continuation of a black aluminum fence along Conway Road. Stock said there would be no public address system or lighting for the athletic fields and games would end before dusk. However, he said there must be parking lot lighting to meet city code. A traffic impact study indicated that, even in a worst-case scenario with backto-back men’s and women’s home soccer games generating overlapping arrivals and departures, there would be no more than 127 cars entering and exiting the site during See TOWN & COUNTRY, page 15

Ellisville red light camera ruling causes reactions across state By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com A ruling made by the Missouri Court of Appeals regarding red light cameras in the city of Ellisville is causing ripples that seem to be reaching across the state. The panel of Eastern District judges who ruled on the case found that the Ellisville red light camera ordinance was in violation of Missouri state law. Specifically the panel ruled that the ordinance comes into conflict with several aspects of traffic violation statutes, one of which states that no ordinance can impose liability on the owner of a vehicle when the vehicle is being used with permission by a driver who is not the owner. “Accordingly, the ordinance is void as a matter of law and is unenforceable,” the ruling states. This ruling overturns a verdict in a similar case from 2011, in which a driver challenged

a Creve Coeur ordinance on the same basis. That ruling stated that the city was correct in its citation issued to the vehicle owner. Now, cities with red light camera ordinances similar to Ellisville may have to rethink their options. Creve Coeur sent out a press release after this most recent ruling, saying the city is now reviewing alternative options in light of the court’s decision. Across the state, Kansas City has stopped nearly all activity in regard to their red light cameras as a direct result of this ruling. Kansas City Communications Director Danny Rotert said the city is no longer writing red light camera tickets, and any camera tickets issued but not yet heard in court will receive continuances. However, warrants issued as a result of not appearing at court or paying the tickets are still valid. Rotert said that while the red light cameras would remain turned on and active,

the only tickets issued in the near future for running a red light in Kansas City would come from flesh and blood patrol officers. “We’ll be waiting for the Missouri Supreme Court to give us further guidance,” Rotert said. On the same day of the Ellisville judgment, the service provider for the city’s red light cameras, American Traffic Solutions, issued a press release on the safety factors of red light cameras. Among other statistics, the release claims that 84 percent of drivers who received and paid a red light camera ticket have not been cited again. Ellisville Mayor Adam Paul said that currently, the court has not ordered any action regarding the red light cameras in Ellisville. The attorneys for both sides in this case have until Nov. 20 to either file a motion for re-hearing or an application to transfer the case to the Missouri Supreme court. If neither attorney files one of these, the panel

of judges will then release a mandate that will be given to the Circuit Court for them to act upon. Paul said he is interested to see how this case will resolve itself if it goes to the Missouri Supreme Court. “Let’s get this thing to the Supreme Court where it needs to be, and let’s settle the matter once and for all,” he said. “I think all municipalities in the region want to see this thing played out in the Supreme Court. “We’ll respect whatever decision the courts make.” Paul said that personally he is not a fan of what he called “Robocops,” but he does believe the red light cameras create a safer environment for drivers and pedestrians. “I’m not a big fan of it, (but) I am a big fan of safety,” Paul said. “Some municipalities use it truly as a source of revenue. Ellisville’s genuinely was used and is used as a safety measure.”

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homes placed trash at the curb, with the rest using the rear yard pickup. Speaking for the city’s Horticulture, Environment and Beautification Committee, Committee Member Susan Baseley said the change would save the city money and improve the environment by reducing the time trash trucks spend in rear yard pickup. The committee backed ending the free backyard service and recommended the bid by Republic Services. Meanwhile, resident Scott Simon sent a letter to the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri on Nov. 13 asking for help in dealing with the way Creve Coeur officials reacted to two protests against the proposed change. Twice, the city would not allow a small sign into the Creve Coeur Government Center that promoted a 2010 sales tax increase ballot measure for free trash pickup to be brought into the Creve Coeur Government Center. The city would not allow David Caldwell to bring the sign to Coffee with the Mayor on Nov. 7, and Simon was not allowed to bring it into last week’s council meeting. City Administrator Mark Perkins explained that a city ordinance prohibits any kind of sign in public roads, public rights-of-way or public places.

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Wildwood’s City Council is considering whether to put a proposal on a ballot as early as April 2014 that would call for an annual assessment fee on homeowners – likely only those being served by the St. Louis Metropolitan Sewer District – to provide funding for a sanitary sewer lateral repair program. The council is set to further discuss the issue at their Nov. 25 meeting. City Administrator Dan Dubruiel told the council on Nov. 12 that many other cities throughout St. Louis County, such as Chesterfield and Clarkson Valley, have established this program, which assesses a fee to create the fund as a kind of “insurance policy” for homeowners in the event they experience major failure of their sanitary sewer lateral line. Dubruiel said Wildwood is looking at asking voters to approve an annual fee of $50. One issue being evaluated by the council is whether the program should be available only to those homeowners on MSD sanitary sewers or whether it also should include homeowners on septic systems. Unlike other areas in St. Louis County, a sizable part of Wildwood west of Hwy. 109

is outside of MSD’s boundaries. Only about 9,780 of Wildwood’s 13,000 households are connected to the sewer system now, Dubruiel said. Also, the program only would be available for single family homes as well as condominiums of six or fewer units within MSD’s boundaries. Wildwood is considering a $5,000 cap per project, at least initially, Dubruiel said. “The program would have to be selfsupporting to be able to make repairs, to ensure it’s not a drain on the city,” Dubruiel said. “Some other cities with this program in place have found themselves in the position of needing to suspend the program for a time, to build up the fund again, because they’ve spent all the money collected in a certain year on repairs. A city isn’t obligated to bankrupt itself for the program. “Clarkson Valley’s program, while it originally also included those homes on septic systems, has stopped providing service for those on septic due to a legal issue.” Councilmember Jeffrey Levitt (Ward 7) said he felt the city, if it were to approve placing an item on the ballot, would “need to do ample public education on this, because there could be people who might expect their homes to be covered when they’re not.”

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Residents seek answers as Lake Chesterfield drains again By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com The 22-acre main Lake Chesterfield off Pierside Lane in Wildwood – one of the first regional storm water retention structures in West County – is once again an empty hole. The 676 homeowners in the Harbors at Lake Chesterfield subdivision, who spent thousands of dollars in 2004 and afterward to fix the problems after water disappeared, have been seeing water drain again since June at the rate of about an inch per day before the lake recently drained entirely. Jim Waskow, chairman of the Board of Trustees, said that total emptying was due to an equipment failure as opposed to mysterious gradual draining. “We had dropped the level of that lake to find out what the problem was with leaking. We had been keeping tabs on the loss of water since it started in June, trying to find the source of the problem,” he said. “Then, we decided to open the sluice gate in late October, just wanting to drop the lake level 24 inches to then be able to recheck levels to see if water was still dropping in anticipation of November rains. We lowered the level a first time by two feet, and the lake was still leaking. “Then, we opened it again to check a second time. But the sluice gate malfunctioned and the rest of the water drained out of the lake.” The trustees have hired a geologist and

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engineering firm to help locate the source of the problem. Waskow said he’s frustrated that the fish, which are stocked in the lake, died due to all the water dropping out. “But we contacted the Missouri Department of Conservation, to see if it was feasible to save those fish, and they told us it would be cost prohibitive to try and do that. Even if we did make an effort, the majority of fish would likely die anyway,” he said. He suspects the lake problem may be a crack or erosion in the limestone underlay of the lake, which is much smaller than the erosion that caused problems between June 6 and 9, 2004, when the lake drained completely of millions of gallons of water. An investigation conducted then found a crack east of the spillway near the dam at the lower end of the lake which drained the water. The almost 30-year-old main lake and a smaller upper lake are built over an area of deep underground caverns and rock formations, as is much of this region, Waskow said. “Those on our board are diligently working to resolve this problem while being very cost conscious,” he added. “We know this is of concern to residents, but people with a lot of experience are working hard to rectify the problem. “We’ve had many residents spend their own time and money and equipment to help us find the problem so we’ve only had to spend a few hundred dollars.”

also a massive, unwarranted intrusion of an industrial facility into a high-end residenthe 4:30-5:30 p.m. peak weekday hour, so tial neighborhood,” said Dan Grossman, there would be no need to widen or install who lives on Hampshire Hill Lane. Grossman said he also feared traffic on twoleft turn lanes on Conway. Mayor Jon Dalton was not among those lane Conway would be adversely affected, considering the issue. He recused himself not just by those attending games but from from the discussion and any voting, saying more use by employees and recycling operahis law firm has represented Maryville tions going to and from main campus. “And there would be storage of chemiUniversity in the past. During public comment, Ball family cals and fuel tanks near Smith Creek and members, including 90-year-old matriarch its floodplain,” Grossman said. “Once this property is rezoned, it will Inga Ball, were among those who spoke in be easier for the board (of aldermen) to favor of the plan. “Maryville has no space for athletic later approve dorms or other buildings events, and there’s no other place they can if Maryville wants to expand east toward Conway Village, since a rumor is going go but our property,” she said. Tom Conlon, who lives on Topping around that Maryville is trying to buy the Acres Street and is on the Maryville board, McCallum Properties.” Pat Walker, of Babler Road, said he said “Maryville is a thriving, great university, and we need to see to it that it contin- feared the proposal could have a negative effect on property values, which in ues to thrive.” But many neighbors and others were turn could hurt city tax revenues, and also feared the university could eventually rent vehemently opposed. “The rezoning of this land at the request the fields out to other users. The Town & Country Board of Alderman of Maryville University is being sold as a benign relocation of athletic fields, but it is meet next on Nov. 25.

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Chesterfield Parkway West bridge to close in spring 2014

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By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com A development project on the Chesterfield Parkway West bridge will see the overpass widened to eight lanes, but will also shut the bridge down for four months in spring 2014. The project is a joint effort between the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Reinsurance Group of America, the latter of which is relocating its headquarters near the intersection of Swingley Ridge Road and Chesterfield Parkway West. The expanded bridge is expected to help relieve rush hour pressure for the area, as well as accommodate the traffic created by the 300 new jobs that will accompany the RGA move. The new bridge will include dual turn lanes, two lanes in both directions and new sidewalks on either side of the structure. The contractor for the project will be hired in December 2013, with construction beginning January of 2014. The Chesterfield Parkway West bridge is expected to be closed from April 1 through July 31. The project should be complete by Aug. 31, according to Michelle Voegele. MoDOT’s area engineer for south and west St. Louis County. During the four-month closure of the bridge, MoDOT is advising residents to use Olive/Clarkson Road or Chesterfield

Parkway East if they need to cross I-64. Drivers will still be able to use the on and off ramps on either side of the Chesterfield Parkway West bridge. I-64 also will be closed for one week near the beginning of the project, in order to safely demolish the bridge. During that time MoDOT will provide commuters with a detour around the construction that will bring them back onto I-64. The city of Chesterfield also has a role in the project. At a meeting on Nov. 4, the Chesterfield City Council passed an ordinance that authorized City Administrator Michael Herring to execute a maintenance agreement for several aesthetic enhancements for the bridge. According to Herring, Chesterfield reached out to MoDOT and asked for several modifications typically not included in its projects, such as black anodized aluminum bridge fencing. MoDOT agreed to the changes, but Chesterfield will be required to maintain both the retaining walls and fencing. “Whenever there is a project of that size and scope, we always initiate an effort to see if we can improve the overall appearance of it and do everything we can to make it an asset, an amenity to the community,” Herring said. “The cost and ongoing time and effort it is very minimal on our end.”

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By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net A move to square up current fiscal year budget accounts and a look at future anticipated spending for Ballwin’s administration and parks and recreation department highlighted the Nov. 11 meeting of the city’s Board of Aldermen. The budget re-appropriation will address situations in which actual revenue and outlays are more or less than originally planned when the 2013 budget was approved almost a year ago. The good news is that the city’s overall position had improved. Although revenue from various sources was down, spending also was less than planned. As a result, the expected draw from the city’s financial reserves to balance the 2013 budget will be almost $344,000 less than the anticipated $610,060. The city expects to have nearly $8 million remaining in its unrestricted reserve fund going into 2014. And while final figures for next year’s spending still are being determined, Ballwin anticipates tapping its reserves again to balance the 2014 budget.

In a preview of next year’s parks and recreation budget, Linda Bruer, the department’s director, said the 2014 operating budget totals some $4.7 million, or $20,000 less than the 2013 amended spending plan. The decrease is due primarily to a slight drop in one-time expenditures. But the budget still calls for reinstating an arborist position that has been vacant for five years. A drop in one-time expenditures also is the main reason why Ballwin’s department of administration anticipates a 2014 operating budget some $114,000 less than the approved 2013 plan. Tom Aiken, Ballwin’s assistant administrator, presented the administration spending plan which, among other things, includes a proposal to begin converting aging telephone equipment in city offices to a voiceover-internet-protocol (VOIP) format. Mayor Tim Pogue wound up the general discussion of the city’s spending plans with a request that Ballwin also consider pay increases for the city attorney, prosecuting attorney and municipal court judge, whose salaries have remained the same for a number of years.

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Two events raise more than $51K By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com When the City of Chesterfield lost two of its police officers in the first few months of 2013, BackStoppers Inc. stepped up to assist the affected families. Now, the city is returning the support. Both Chesterfield officers died from heart attacks. Police Chief Ray Johnson said BackStoppers was a tremendous source of help for the family members left behind. “They took on the financial obligations that these families were left with,” Johnson said. “In both cases … the surviving spouse just didn’t know what they were going to do and how they were going to keep the family together and make ends meet or anything else, and (BackStoppers) stepped in and relieved them of all that burden.” To repay BackStoppers for the help they’ve given to the officers’ families, Chesterfield, with the help of local businesses and volunteers including the Chesterfield Police Officers Association and Monarch Firefighters Community Outreach, held an event in August called Backstoppalooza. The concert-driven event was held in the Chesterfield Amphitheater and raised $29,500. The city plans to make it an annual event and is already looking at ways to make it a bigger hit. “We can’t thank them enough,” Chief Ron Battelle, executive director of BackStoppers, said. “It will affect all our survivors.” In addition to aiding surviving family members, BackStoppers also provides a psychological benefit for firefighters, paramedics and police. Johnson said the fear of leaving family members behind without support is constantly present for police officers, but an organization like BackStoppers can give officers peace of mind. “They take on this job knowing full well that they’re put in harm’s way just about every day and something tragic like this could happen,” Johnson said. “That’s always in the back of your mind. ‘What would my family do?’ The fact that BackStoppers is out there – knowing that, that just relieves the officers of a tremendous burden or sense of guilt that they would feel in not providing for their family.” ••• BackStoppers receives support from many organizations and businesses, but one of their steadiest streams of donations started in 2009 with a 12-year-old girl in a rocking chair. Jennifer Rubin, now 17, has helped to raise $67,000 for BackStoppers. Her nonprofit, teenager-run organization, Rockin’ 4 Relief, sends youths out to different Dierbergs locations once per year to rock in rocking chairs for a 10-hour stretch. Rubin began this event as a solo act, rais-

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ing $750 for BackStoppers in her first try. Since then, Rockin’ 4 Relief has grown in both the amount of money it raises per year and the number of people involved. At its most recent event on Nov. 2, the group had chairs squeaking back and forth at 21 different Dierbergs stores and raised more than $22,000. Thanks to some social media networking, the group has even drawn attention from outside St. Louis. In 2012, Rubin sent a Twitter message to Oprah Winfrey, who agreed to match the money raised by Rockin’ 4 Relief that year – and add $1,000 more as icing on the cake. In total, Winfrey donated $13,000 to the group. Rubin said the reaction to the group’s efforts by police officers has been amazing. “No matter how long I’ve known them, they’ve all been extremely supportive,” she said. Rubin said her interest in police work began at 10 years old in her school’s D.A.R.E program. After leaving D.A.R.E, she was asked to participate in an event called Safety Town, where Chesterfield Police teach young children different safety measures. Rubin said she began asking questions of her D.A.R.E. officer and other officers she met through Safety Town. Some of their responses made her realize how dangerous the job of an emergency responder can be. “I realized that law enforcement, along with firefighting and being a paramedic – I mean it’s really dangerous for them,” Rubin said. “I wanted to do something to give back to them, because they give to us every day.” Her realization led Rubin to becoming connected with the BackStoppers organization, and brought about her first rocking chair-fueled fundraiser. “She’s just an amazing girl,” said Battelle. “She’s mature beyond her years. “She’s been a great help to the BackStoppers and what we try to do for our families.”

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By JIM ERCIKSON ericksonjim@att.net Missourians desire more from their transportation system, but due to funding constraints the Missouri Department of Transportation will be hard-pressed to deliver what they want. That’s the message Greg Horn, district engineer for MoDOT’s St. Louis District, shared during a recent Progress 64 West meeting, and it’s what the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission was told Nov. 7 when MoDOT Director Dave Nichols presented a draft of the state’s Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The federally required plan will guide

transportation decision making for the next 20 years and is the result of a seven-month effort. Earlier this year, MoDOT conducted a public engagement program called “On the Move,” held 17 listening sessions around the state and completed a series of mobile tours that visited Missourians where they live, work and play to learn about their vision for transportation. The mobile tours traveled more than 25,000 miles to 232 communities in every county of the state. “We received more than 12,000 project suggestions from the public,” Nichols said. “Combined with the needs we identified in collaboration with our planning partners around

the state, it’s clear that what Missourians want from their transportation system far exceeds the $17 billion we forecast will be available for transportation over the next 20 years.” Based on the input received, four goal areas were established: • Take care of the transportation system and services Missourians enjoy today. • Keep all travelers safe, no matter the mode of transportation. • Invest in projects that spur economic growth and create jobs. • Give Missourians better transportation choices (more viable urban and rural transit, friendlier bike and pedestrian accommodations, improvements in rail, ports and airport operations). After a six-year period during which MoDOT’s construction budget averaged $1.2 billion per year, it has fallen to about $700 million this year, and projections are that by 2019 it will be $425 million. “About 70 percent of our revenue comes from fuel taxes, license fees and sales tax on motor vehicles,” Nichols explained, “and by law can only be spent on roads and bridges. The fuel tax has served us well for many years, but it is now a diminishing revenue stream. Cars are more fuelefficient and people are driving less.” Additionally, fuel taxes have not changed

in 20 years, a period during which concrete, asphalt and steel prices have increased two to three times, decreasing MoDOT’s purchasing power. “We’ve taken extreme efforts to put every possible dollar into the system,” Nichols said. “We’ve cut our staff by 1,200, closed buildings and sold equipment. But the bottom line is that we cannot cut ourselves to a better transportation system.” Because MoDOT can’t go out and campaign for more funds, the final decisions on what kind of transportation system Missouri will have and how it will be financed will be made by the state’s taxpayers, Horn said. The release of the draft starts a 45-day public comment period. “We want to know, ‘Is this the transportation system you want? Did we miss anything?’” Nichols said. Missourians are invited to visit missourionthemove.org, where they can enter their comments. Hard copies are available at MoDOT’s St. Louis District office in Chesterfield. At the end of his Progress 64 West presentation, Horn reminded those assembled that MoDOT’s responsibilities aren’t limited to roads and bridges but encompass other modes of transportation that together drive the economy and serve the state’s residents.

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cannot use tax credits available to those making solar installations. However, the Microgrid proposal says the company is conditioning its offer to lease the solar units on the ability to receive the solar rebate. It notes that Ameren will cut its rebate next year, and that to get the maximum rebate, the company must submit the needed paperwork to Ameren soon. Ameren has asked the Missouri Public Service Commission to suspend payments due to the financial burden created by a large influx of requests. The PSC has until Dec. 11 to make a decision. Because of this, Ameren has cautioned that it can’t guarantee rebates on energy programs. Missouri voters in 2008 approved a measure requiring utilities to obtain a certain amount of their electrical generation from renewable resources. It also sets a limit of 1 percent on rate increases stemming from that measure. Ameren contends the amount of solar rebates already paid so far this year and an even larger amount still awaiting approval will exceed the 1 percent rate limit. A memo by Theresa Bradshaw, city public information officer and management analyst, noted that Brightergy Solar Solutions offers leases totaling $2,100 a year, or $100 more than Microgrid’s proposal. The lease terms would be over five, 10 or 20 years. It would repossess the system under the five- or 10-year option, but the city could buy it for fair market value at the end of 20 years. However, since Microgrid is a partner with the city in its Green Power Community Challenge, Bradshaw recommended going with the Microgrid proposal.

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Ellisville city files potentially compromised By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The Missouri State Highway Patrol is running an investigation regarding potential tampering of Ellisville city documents. “There were some files that were potentially compromised and it’s being investigated accordingly,” Ellisville City Attorney George Restovich said. The case is being handled by the highway patrol at the request of Ellisville’s Police Chief. According to Sgt. Kevin Hunter, the public information officer for the highway patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, the investigation is currently in the preliminary inquiry stage. “Currently they (officers) are gathering the preliminary facts to make certain that it meets the criteria for an investigation of this type, as far as the nature of the crimes that may have been committed,” Hunter said. Restovich would not elaborate on the

nature of the files or the investigation, which was brought to the attention of West Newsmagazine by Councilmember Gary Voss (District 1). Voss said that in the interest of openness with the public, he believes the information regarding the incident should be released to Ellisville citizens. He said there was disagreement within the city council in regard to releasing the information to the public; however, he believes keeping Ellisville residents in the dark on this matter could result in more harm than good. “We were compromised,” Voss said. “This should not be kept a secret.” According to Voss, the potential tampering happened in the month of September. During a work session on Oct. 23, the council discussed the possibility of adding funds to the 2014 budget to install security cameras and swipe card locks around city hall.

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A good time for a good cause The Elegant Child in Ballwin raised more than $7,500 for the St. Anthony Food Pantry as part of their 19th annual carnival. “St. Anthony’s is a wonderful organization that helps hundreds of needy families and children each month,” said Debbie Rowland, co-owner of The Elegant Child. Area businesses donated items and services that were auctioned and raffled, and The Elegant Child staff members raised

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Winning posters and videos will be selected at a Judging and Awards Ceremony at B&B Theatres in Wildwood on Feb. 19. Posters will be displayed on various websites and at Six Flags, city halls, schools, recreational centers and other venues. Winning PSAs will be aired on MTV, MTV2 and many other channels, as well as at Six Flags and on school TV monitors. All winning entries will be displayed at Rockwood School District’s Spring 2014 Art Show. “Our PSA and poster contest is designed to engage youth in researching a substance abuse topic and designing a compelling prevention message,” explained Coalition Director Renee Heney. “The two-step creative process is a learning opportunity and the sharing process raises community awareness.” This is the third year the contest has been offered. Since its inception, more than 250 students have participated. Prizes are awarded at both high school and middle school levels.

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Fern Ridge High School, in the Parkway School District, was awarded four new laptop computers from The Rotary International and the Rotary Club of Des Peres. Students who don’t own computers will be able to check out the computers for home learning. “This could very well be the difference between whether a student graduates Rotary Club members (from left) Boyd on time or not,” said Paul Schwent, Fern Atteberry, Jonathan Morgan and Paul Ridge administrative facilitator. “For Shaver deliver laptops to Paul Schwent Fern two decades the Rotary Club has been Ridge administrative facilitator (with laptop). a strong supporter of Fern Ridge High School. Through its support of our school play and the arts, to scholarships provided for almost two dozen Fern Ridge graduates, the Rotary has been a large contributor to what we do here at Fern Ridge. “The relationship between the Rotary Club and Fern Ridge is a great example of what can happen when the community and its schools work together for the betterment of students.”

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Ellisville Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Ellisville will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 7:00 P.M. at the Ellisville City Hall, 1 Weis Avenue, Ellisville, Missouri, which will deal with all facets of the CITY BUDGET FOR THE PERIOD OF JANUARY 1, 2014, THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2014. This hearing will give the Ellisville residents an opportunity to become familiar with the entire budget for this accounting period. The budget summary information is available for inspection at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, Ellisville, Missouri during normal business hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. The City of Ellisville is currently working to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act mandates. Individuals who require an accommodation to attend a meeting should contact our office at least 48 hours in advance: City Hall 636-227-9660 V/TDD.

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Second-grader Tiana He wasn’t sure what was up when State Treasurer Clint Zweifel came into her MOSAICS program for gifted students classroom on Oct. 24. But she soon found out it was her college savings that were going up, after her poster, depicting her planned future career as a marine biologist, won a statewide contest for students in her age group. Tiana, who attends Parkway’s Pierremont Elementary School in Manchester, was a winner in this year’s MOST-Missouri’s 529 Colleges Savings Plan’s College Savings Month Poster Contest. Tiana said she “felt excited to win and surprised.” She added, “I want to be a marine biologist because I really like the sea.” She pointed out her future self in the poster, wearing a white lab coat and examining an octopus. There’s also a seahorse in the drawing. “But I couldn’t fit in a dolphin, though that’s my favorite animal,” Tiana said. Zweifel presented her with a large presentation check symbolizing the $529 that will be deposited into her MOST 529 account. Missouri children in kindergarten through fifth grade were invited to enter the contest by submitting a drawing depicting what they want to be when they grow up. Two winners were chosen from this age group, one representing kindergarten and second grade students and another representing entrants in the third to fifth-grade category. A fifth-grader from Warrensburg won in the latter category, Zweifel said. Students in sixth through eighth grades were asked to submit an essay explaining how higher education will help them reach

their goals. The winner of that contest was a seventh-grader from Columbia. The state had 46 entries in all contests, with 20 posters entered in the kindergarten through second grade category “I’m the first person in my own family to go to college, and, though my main responsibility is managing taxpayer money as treasurer, I work a lot on education issues,” Zweifel told Tiana, her classmates and her teacher Mollie Glazer. MOST 529, he explained, helps families save for their childrens’ higher education through high-quality, low-cost, easy-to-use and flexible savings options. Zweifel congratulated Tiana for the great work she did on her poster, which was displayed for everyone to see, and he encouraged the students to work hard in school, ask their teachers for help, and help others as additional ways to prepare for college. “The small investments made the biggest difference for me later in life,” Zweifel told the kids. He said the contest came about as a way to help increase awareness of MOST 529 among parents. “Getting a good college education offers the best chance for a good job and opportunities down the road,” he said. Parkway Superintendent Keith Marty advised Tiana and the other students that “a better education equates to a happier life.” Glazer said she was excited for Tiana, whom she called “an incredible artist who takes after-school art classes and always has been interested in science.” The MOSAICS program – which stands for Maximizing Outstanding Student Achievement Through Instruction, Curriculum and Support – is offered for exceptional students throughout Parkway.

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Woerther students remember troops with care packages all year long and toiletry items for Staff Sgt. Robertson and his fellow soldiers. The students brought in everything from soup to nuts and shampoo to shaving cream with some whiffle balls thrown in for fun. The Woerther students are also writing letters to the soldiers. Every month a different class writes and sends its letters. Robertson said some of the letters have included acrostics made out of a soldier’s name with each alphabet letter standing for a different military characteristic or word of thanks. Most of the letters, according to Robertson, tell the soldiers how much the students respect and thank them for leaving their families to go to a dangerous place. Karen Robertson and her students with collected goods at Woerther Elementary. One of the letters that touched Robertson’s heart the most was quite simple. “The letter said, ‘I have two words I want to By MARCIA GUCKES Guard unit at Kandahar Air Field. mguckes@newsmagazinenetwork.com The school’s collection project started say to you. THANK YOU,’” Robertson said. The letters sent by Woerther students The Veterans’ Day assembly at Rock- after Robertson’s son, Staff Sgt. Christowood’s Woerther Elementary School had pher Robertson and his unit, the 70th Mobile must be almost like notes from home an extra touch of patriotism this year. Public Affairs Detachment, was deployed to because each of the eight soldiers in the unit Standing straight and tall and spread out Afghanistan. That’s when Robertson made a has some connection to Missouri, according to Robertson. Those connections are across the school’s stage were hundreds of trip to Principal Jane Levy’s office. boxes of snacks and bags of toiletries ready to “I approached our principal and asked her explained on a bulletin board Robertson be packed and shipped to troops in Afghani- if it was OK for the kindergarten classes to made with pictures and short biographies stan. All of the items were donations collected support the unit,” Robertson said. “And she of each soldier. Her son, Christopher, is a by Woerther students. The collection was said, ‘I think the whole school needs to do it!’” 2000 graduate of Marquette High School. inspired by the son of Woerther kindergarten Pretty soon boxes were set up in the Others are from Florissant, St. Louis, teacher Karen Robertson and his National classrooms and started filling with food Kansas City, Jefferson City and Clever,

Mo. A few are not from Missouri but have spent part of their lives in the state. Robertson’s son has told her how much the soldiers appreciate the students’ efforts. “They feel fortunate to know that people care about them and want to take care of them,” Robertson said. “They especially appreciate the snacks that they can just shove in their pockets and have handy for when they need them.” The snacks will get to the unit’s pockets with the help of the Mid-Missouri Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2674 in Ballwin. Those groups are donating the funds to ship the collected goods to Afghanistan. Robertson said she was pleased with the generosity and surprised by some of it. “I took an invitation for our Veterans’ Day Assembly to the VFW in Ballwin and a gentleman reached into his wallet and gave $50,” Robertson said. “The VFW commander told me, ‘You just tell us what you need.’” VFW Commander Dominic Delia and fellow VFW member Tom Gertz attended the Woerther Elementary assembly. “The more you can get the kids involved the better you can keep the spirit alive,” Gertz said. “It was beautiful,” Delia said.

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Ring in the Holid Dr. Diane Metz, Babler Elementary principal (left) poses with Board of Education President Bill Brown, Board of Education Director Loralee Mondl, Babler Elementary student Sydney Gebhardt and Superintendent Terry Adams. Prior to the Nov. 14 Board of Education meeting, Sydney was recognized for her role in saving the life of a young child who nearly drowned at Chesterfield Family Aquatic Center this past summer.

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our district.” “When we removed the interim label from Dr. Adams’ title, we were conveying this total support for him and the excellent work he has done and continues to do,” Brown said. “While a majority of the board wanted to ask Dr. Adams to continue his work with Rockwood for another year and conduct the (superintendent) search the next school year, other board members felt that we had made a commitment to conduct the search this year and postponing the search for another year wouldn’t change what we eventually needed to accomplish.” As a result of that divided vote, Adams told the board he didn’t want to be a source of conflict for them or Rockwood, and he removed himself from consideration for a second year of service as superintendent, Brown said. The board on Nov. 21 is scheduled to review superintendent search firm proposals; listen to presentations by candidate firms on Dec. 4; and vote on a search consultant at its regular meeting on Dec. 5.

Parkway enters ‘Dating Game’ for grants By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Parkway School District will use a company’s database, in a kind of “Dating Game” arrangement, to hook up with foundations and corporations offering grant money to school districts and other nonprofit organizations. The district’s Board of Education on Nov. 13 approved a five-year contract with Metasoft Systems, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for a total of $8,000. “The company came to our attention when we went to see what kind of grant funding was out there,” Superintendent Keith Marty

told the board. “Metasoft through its database works with foundations and corporations seeking to provide grant money to nonprofits, like school districts. “We will have immediate access to search among thousands of projects and see the amounts available for educational initiatives. It will match us up to what’s out there, opening us up to lots of opportunities. We’ll still need to write grants, but we’ll have all this new access,” he said. Board member Chris Jacob added “it will be nice to have this tool. All this data would be hard to come up with on our own. This is like eHarmony for Parkway.”

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When the defending champion St. Joseph’s Academy Angels reached the Class 2 Final Four, the result was not what they wanted. St. Joseph’s left the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield with the third-place trophy. “I feel pretty much the same way I felt when the Cardinals lost the World Series to Boston,” St. Joseph’s coach Doug Smith said. “They both had excellent seasons, but it’s disappointing to get that far yet not win it all. That may seem like a ‘greedy’ attitude; but whether it’s a professional baseball team or a high school tennis team, when a program has won championships as many times as the Cardinals (11) and St. Joe (15), a kind of proprietary mindset takes root. “The expectation to win becomes so ingrained that anything short of another title is a bit of a downer. That said, better third than fourth.” This was just the second time the Angels have finished third in the state team tournament. The first was in 1986. It was the 13th time Smith has led the Angels to state. In the previous 12 trips, St. Joseph’s squads always made it to the final, winning the championship nine times. Rock Bridge stood in the way of the Angels earning another championship

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CBC graduate A.J. Cochran entered the 2013 season on the national radar, garnering multiple preseason All-America honors from publications that included College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer. As the final stretch of the regular season approaches, Cochran has sustained his status as one of the country’s top players and defenders. Top Drawer Soccer named him to its Division I mid-season top-100 college players list. Cochran, who rang in at No. 24, is enjoying a well-rounded junior campaign that includes three goals, among them the game winner in a 4-3 win against defending NCAA champion Indiana, and three shutouts. His effort against Indiana earned him Big Ten offensive player of the week honors. Recruited as a highly touted defender, Cochran returned for his junior campaign following a spring season in which the Badgers did not give up a single goal. The junior earned first-team All-Big Ten honors in 2012 for his stellar performance during the regular season and is looking to turn that experience into success for UW this year. He has played an instrumental role in the Badgers’ 10-match home unbeaten run, the country’s longest streak. Wisconsin shares that distinction with just one other team (Dayton) in all of Division I college men’s soccer.

Eureka won the Class 4 District 2 meet held recently at at Parkway Central. The Wildcats won with 42 points. Eureka junior Hannah Long won with a time of 18:07. Other top times were: 2. Hannah Pierson, Marquette, 19:02; 3. Sarah Nicholson, Lafayette, 19:03; 4. Maddy Brown, Parkway West, 19:17; 5. Anna West, Lafayette, 19:20; 6. Rachel Yergensen, Eureka, 19:27; 7. Andra Staciu, Eureka, 19:30; 8. Grace Breiten, Lafayette, 20:00; 9. Erin Kelly, Kirkwood, 20:01; 10. Danielle Mohrmann, Marquette, 20:06; 11. Eilish Overby, Eureka, 20:15; 12. Elise Larson, Lafayette, 20:19; 13. Isa-

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By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com Parkway North junior Anna Chisolm put up some amazing numbers, hitting for the softball Vikings this season. Chisolm, who plays shortstop and pitches, hit a whopping .667 with 62 hits and eight home runs. She drove in 40 runs. She recently was named the Suburban South Conference Player of the Year. “I think it’s special to be recognized with all the talented players we have in the conference,” Chisolm said. Her coach Amy Doyle said Chisolm merited the accolade. In addition to her batting average, Chisolm also led the conference in the following statistical categories – hits with 62, runs with 49, RBIs with 40, and home runs with eight. “Anna essentially hit two for three in every game this season,” Doyle said. “That is an incredible feat. Her ability to work the count and her pitch selection coupled with her ability to hit the ball where it is pitched makes her force to be reckoned with at the plate. “Add to that her instinct on the base paths and you have a player who is almost guaranteed to score every time she gets on base. She had 62 hits this season and scored 49 runs which is remarkable.” Chisolm has gotten better every year at Parkway North. As a sophomore, she hit .580 with 10 home runs and 27 RBIs. As a freshman, Chisolm hit .536 with two home runs and 22 RBIs. “I improved over last year and that’s what I want to keep doing,” Chisolm said. Doyle knew when she first saw Chisolm

as a freshman that she was going to be something special. “We knew that she was a game-changing player,” Doyle said. “We knew that she had the potential to become the player that she is because she is, without a doubt, the most naturally talented player I have ever worked with. In the field and at the plate, Anna comes to compete every day.” Chisolm credits her father, Ronald, and Greg Pennock for her hitting. Pennock gives hitting lessons at St. Louis Baseball and Fast Pitch Academy. She works with him once him a week. “They help me with my mechanics,” Chisolm said. Chisolm also takes pride in her defense and enjoys being a shortstop and pitcher. “I love shortstop. In the infield, the shortstop is sort of a captain of the field,” Chisolm said. “You can be loud and talk a lot, and I love to be loud and talk a lot.” Doyle said her fielding does tend to get overlooked because she is such a good hitter. “She is an excellent infielder with a range that allows her to get to balls in the hole that most would physically be unable to get to,” Doyle said. As a pitcher, Chisolm finished 7-4 this season. She throws a fastball, change-up, curve and screwball, as well as rise and drop balls. “During the offseason, I’m going to work a lot on my pitches,” Chisolm said. “I want to perfect them so I can be more dominant next year as a pitcher.” That is fine by Doyle, who likely will have Chisolm be the main pitcher next season. “On the mound, Anna has a lot of speed and can overpower hitters as evidenced by her 42 strikeouts in only 58 innings,” Doyle said. “Her strikeout average is 5.04. We will look to her more on the mound for us next year as our pitcher will graduate in May.” Doyle was a captain this year for the Vikings. “She leads the team both by example and vocally,” Doyle said. “Often times in the huddle, she works to get people fired up as well as offers advice on how to make adjustments and what her teammates can expect when they are up to bat. This season, the Vikings reached the Class 4 Final Four. Parkway North finished fourth. Next year, Chisolm has plans to go back with her teammates to Springfield. “I’d like to return to state. We want to win it,” Chisolm said. “It was really exciting to go there this year. It was the first time we’d ever been there. It was a good experience.”

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By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com Freshman Caroline Pozo is the latest in a long line of great tennis players at St. Joseph’s Academy. She finished second in the recent Class 2 state tournament at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, falling to Lee’s Summit senior Tess Herder 6-1, 6-1. Always the competitor, she would have liked a different result. “I feel like I did very well, but I wish I could have done a little better in the finals,” Pozo said. Despite her concerns, St. Joseph’s Academy coach Doug Smith said Pozo’s effort was “exceptional in light of the girls she defeated en route to the final.” “I felt Caroline had the toughest draw of anyone in the entire tournament,” Smith said. Pozo opened against Brooke Bernard, of Park Hill, and scored a 6-0, 6-1 victory. She followed that with a 7-6, 6-4 win over Trisha Sundaram, of Marquette, in a match that lasted longer than two hours. “I felt this was one of my better matches,” Pozo said. “I had played Trisha numerous times since I was 8 years old, and had never beaten her. She anticipates well and is very consistent, so a lot of balls come back over the net.” The concentration it took to play and defeat Sundaram was impressive, Smith said. “Trisha Sundaram is what’s often called a “human backboard” because she so seldom makes any unforced errors and thus never beats herself,” Smith said. “In the five or six times they had played previously, Caroline had never beaten Trisha, so she had her work cut out for her. She knew that it would pit her offensive game versus Trisha’s defensive style and that victory would hinge upon her being able to ‘finish’ enough points.” Pozo also won against defending state champion Risa Takenaka, a junior from Francis Howell North.

“I feel like I played a good match against her. I tried to mix up my shots and move her around, and combine hard, flat shots with some slice and drop shots,” Pozo said. “This was a very nice win for me because I had never beaten Risa in a tournament before.” “Leaping out of the frying pan and into the fire, Caroline’s next opponent was defending champion Risa Takenaka, whose style is reminiscent of Trisha’s but with a splash of offense thrown in,” Smith said. That win led to the title match. “Tess is a salty senior with an unrelenting bulldog mindset and demeanor,” Smith said. “Having lost a mere five games total in her three earlier matches, she was visibly fresh and eager. In taking down both Trisha and Risa, Caroline had expended so much energy, both physically and mentally, that when she reached the final she was pretty spent. “Then she ran into a veritable buzzsaw in Tess. It was a confluence of those two things.” Pozo’s brother, Alex, was unable to attend the state meet to watch her. The No. 1 singles player at CBC, he was playing a USTA tournament in Midland, Texas, at the same time. Despite not being there, Alex was texting her the whole weekend, telling her, “Just imagine I’m on the other side of the court – you’ve been hitting really well with me.” Pozo’s personal coach is her father, Javier. He is a teaching pro at Miller Tennis Academy at Forest Lake Tennis Club and started his daughter playing when she was 4 or 5 years old. She also works with Arlen Harris, of Run-It Performance, and Dan Chu, of Fitness in Motion, who help with off-court training. One of the highlights of her solid freshman season was winning both the team and individual events in the 18-team Bloomington tournament. “My uncle, Enrique Pozo, is the tennis coach at Sacred Heart Griffin in Springfield,” Pozo said, “and I got to play my uncle’s No. 1 player in the singles final. That was fun, especially since I won the match.” Pozo is not taking time off after the high school season ended. She played in the USTA Missouri Valley Supers and got second place in Girls 16s. “This was my highest level singles finish to date. I lost 10-8 in a third set tiebreaker. It was a great tournament for me,” she said. “Next is the Sweet 16, and at Thanksgiving, I’ll play the National Open in Minneapolis. These tournaments will hopefully help me qualify for the Winter Nationals in Phoenix during Christmas break.” “With her aggressive game and current skills, she’ll get better each year,” Smith said. “And this year’s run to the final should augur well as a prelude to even bigger things to come for her.”

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About 10 percent of the population is lefthanded, but in a survey of people diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, 40 percent were left-handed.

Left-handed link A simple survey conducted at Yale University revealed a link between being lefthanded and having a psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia. Roughly 10 percent of the U.S. population is left-handed, and looking at data on patients with mental disorders, researchers at Yale found that 11 percent of those with mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder were left-handed. However, when looking at patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder, researchers found that 40 percent were left-handed. “In general, people with psychosis are those who have lost touch with reality in some way, through hallucinations, delusions or false beliefs, and it is notable that this

One dose of HPV vaccine may suffice New research suggests that a single dose of the HPV vaccine may be sufficient for the prevention of cervical cancer. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all 11- or 12-year-old girls get three doses of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to guard against cervical cancer, but a study published in the journal Cancer Prevention Research showed than those vaccinated with only one dose of the HPV vaccine Cervarix had antibodies against the virus that remained stable in their blood for four years. For the study, researchers measured antibody levels in blood from 78, 192 and 120 women who received one, two and three doses of the vaccine, respectively. All of the women had antibodies against HPV for up to four years. Among women who had only one dose, antibody levels were lower than for women who had two or three vac-

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cinations but appeared stable, suggesting that the vaccine elicited a lasting response. According to recent CDC data, about 54 percent of girls aged 13-17 have had at least one dose of the HPV vaccine, and roughly 33 percent of girls have had all three doses. Researchers concluded that simplified HPV vaccine schedules may be called for in the future but said it is too soon to change current recommendations. “While our findings are quite intriguing and show promise, additional data are needed before policy guidelines can be changed,” Mahboobeh Safaeian, an investigator at the National Cancer Institute, said. Safaeian noted also that researchers have not evaluated the persistence of antibody responses after a single dose of Gardisil, the HPV vaccine that is more widely used in many countries, including the U.S.

Painkillers and depression Saint Louis University (SLU) researchers have found yet another problem with prescription painkillers: Their long-term use increases the risk of major depression. A study led by Jeffrey Scherrer, associate professor of family and community medicine at SLU, looked at medical records of about 50,000 veterans who prior to being prescribed opioid painkillers had no history of depression or opioid use. Compared to veterans who did not take opioids longer than 89 days, the veterans who stayed on opioids for 180 days or longer had a 53 percent greater risk of developing a new episode of depres-

sion, and those taking the drugs for 90-180 days had a 25 percent greater risk. Study results indicated also that higher doses of the painkiller were associated with a greater the risk of developing depression. “Opioids have long been known to allay pain and suffering, but reports of adverse effects are abundant and continue to emerge,” Scherrer said.

Smoking twins Smoking long has been linked to premature facial aging, and a recent study of twins provided some insight into the specific facial changes that make smokers appear older. Researchers took advantage of the annual Twins Day Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, to compare facial aging of identical twins with differing smoking histories. A photographer took pictures of 79 sets of twins with an average age of 48 years, and each pair included either a smoking and a nonsmoking twin, or one twin who had smoked at least five years longer than the other. The photos were shown to plastic surgeons who analyzed the twins’ facial features without knowledge of their smoking histories. The physicians found that the smokers had more sagging of the upper eyelids; more bags of the lower eyelids and under the eyes; more pronounced facial wrinkles, including lines between the nose and mouth; more wrinkling of upper and lower lips; and more sagging in jowls. Most of the differences found in the facial features of the twins were seen in the middle

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Ellisville Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Ellisville will hold a public hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, at 7:00 P.M. to discuss a Text Amendments to Municipal Code related Section 410.180(A) Real Estate Signs and Section 400.210 R-1 Single Family Residential Zoning District, Subsection B: Permitted Uses and Subsection C: Conditional Uses. This public hearing is in compliance with Title IV, Land Use, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ellisville. The City of Ellisville is working to comply with the American With Disabilities Act mandates. Individuals who require an accommodation to attend a meeting should contact City Hall, 636-227-9660 (V/TDD) at least 48 hours in advance.

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support, indicating they relied heavily on their parents to help them cope. Among patients’ siblings, there were playtime scenarios that indicated they felt left out as their parents focused on a sibling who was ill. Both the children who were ill and their siblings concluded their play with stories of successful recovery.

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Being physically active and reducing body weight by 10 percent can alleviate pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee. Wake Forest University researcher Steven Messier looked at 18 months of data on 400 people with osteoarthritis of the knee who worked to lose at least 10 percent of their weight. Some of the people dieted, some exercised by walking and doing strength training, and some did both. Study participants who did both enjoyed the most favorable results. “The exercise and diet group had the most decrease in pain,” Messier said. “They also had improved function and improved mobility compared to the dietonly and the exercise-only groups.”

Healing through play Observing chronically ill children and their siblings at play provided insight into how kids work through their fears and what is on their minds when faced with serious illness. Children with medical illnesses and their siblings who were staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Cincinnati were provided with a variety of medically themed toys. University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers who observed the kids playing with the toys found that through their play, the children were working through their fears. Observations revealed that the children were afraid of having blood drawn because they believed it meant something was being taken away from them. Some kids portrayed doctors as evil. Often, the children’s dramatizations called for parental

Media has become so pervasive in society that the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has revised its policy statement regarding children and media use. The new guidelines replace those that have been in place since 2001. According to the AAP, kids can gain many positive things from pro-social media, such as learning facts, empathy, racial and ethnic tolerance and a range of interpersonal skills. On the flip side, excessive media use has been associated with obesity, lack of sleep, school problems, aggression and other behavior issues. The AAP cited a recent study showing that the average 8- to 10-year-old spends nearly eight hours a day with different media, and older children spend more than 11 hours per day with media. Kids with TVs in their bedrooms spend more time with media, and nearly all teenagers use text messaging. The new AAP policy statement includes the following media management recommendations for parents: • Model effective “media diets” to help children learn to be selective and healthy in what they consume. Take an active role in children’s media education by co-viewing programs with them and discussing values. • Make a media use plan, including mealtime and bedtime curfews for media devices. Keep screens out of kids’ bedrooms. • Limit entertainment screen time to less than an hour or two per day. Discourage screen media exposure among children younger than age 2.

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A form of Chinese meditation has been shown to result in reduced smoking and cravings for cigarettes, even for smokers not intending to smoke less. Yi-Yuan Tang, of Texas Tech University, said that among 27 smokers, 15 had five hours in a two-week period of integrative body-mind training, and they wound up smoking less than smokers who did not have the training. Integrative body-mind training includes relaxation, mindfulness and mental imagery. Those trained in the meditation technique reduced their daily cigarette use by about 60 percent, and there was increased activity in parts of the brain associated with self-control, Tang said.

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By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net There’s a certain emotion about bridges. Perhaps a feeling of romance as well. They’ve been a focal point in numerous books, movies, poetry and short stories. “The Bridges of Madison County,” and “The Bridge over the River Kwai” – are but a few examples. Bridges also serve as metaphors, as singer-songwriter Paul Simon provided with “Bridge over Troubled Waters.” For the most part, though, people tend to take bridges for granted. We may cross one or more of them daily. Even famous spans such as the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges can become commonplace to those who live close by or travel them frequently. But for most of those whose work involves designing and building them, it’s a different story. Three major bridge-building projects are underway or nearing completion in the St. Louis area – the new Mississippi River Bridge, work on the Blanchette Bridge on I-70 and the new span that will become part of the Daniel Boone Bridge carrying I-64 over the Missouri to connect St. Charles and St. Louis counties. No doubt these projects will remain special to the many engineers, designers, craftsmen and laborers involved in making them realities. For Jim Gremaud, who has worked for the Missouri Department of Transportation for 28 years, the Boone Bridge will be especially memorable. It’s the biggest job he has been in charge of as project engineer. Make no mistake: while they often are taken for granted, bridges represent a huge combination of human ingenuity, mountains of details and an abundance of hard work. The new Boone Bridge provides an apt illustration. The story of the new structure dates back to documents created in the late 1990s and early in this century. Although not specifically

On Oct. 20, MoDOT received the People’s Choice Award – decided by popular vote of the general public - in the America’s Transportation Awards competition sponsored by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – for its Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program. In 2012, MoDOT built new bridges in each of Missouri’s 114 counties, completed the program more than a year early and came in under its $685 million budget – making Safe & Sound Bridge Improvement Program one of the nation’s two best projects completed last year.

identified, a new bridge over the Missouri was consistent with land use plans developed by St. Charles County and the city of Weldon Spring in 1996 and 2000, respectively. The 20-year, long-range transportation plan from the East-West Gateway Coordinating Council and the city of Chesterfield’s comprehensive plan, both released in 2002, also called for a new bridge over the Missouri. The first major task on the bridge project was preparation of an environmental impact statement, a 262-page document completed by MoDOT in 2004. The EIS included an analysis of every imaginable factor, not only for the construction alternative that eventually was chosen but also four other alternatives, as well as options other than a new bridge. To provide the flexibility needed for considering various bridge-building alternatives, environmental aspects were checked and cleared for an area extending 1,000 feet upstream and downstream from the existing crossing. The no-bridge options were eliminated after being judged inadequate or impractical for dealing with the issues at hand, namely improving the flow of growing traffic volume, addressing structural problems in the existing 1930s-era westbound bridge, improved safety and providing a system that met interstate highway standards. The final decision based on the 2004 EIS was for what now is being built – a fourlane bridge about 85 feet upstream of the existing eastbound span. When completed,

the new structure will carry eastbound traffic while the current 1980s bridge will be switched to westbound flow. Rehabbing the 1930s bridge wasn’t costeffective. It will be demolished when work on the new structure and updating of the 1980s bridge are complete. A construction program as large as the new Boone Bridge span isn’t planned and completed in a vacuum. MoDOT has been the lead agency, but many others also have weighed in. Impacts on the river’s floodplain and wetlands, possible effects on threatened or endangered species and the area’s flora and fauna, socio-economic factors and other aspects such as air and water quality meant that many other eyes were peering into the public fishbowl containing the bridge planning effort. The Coast Guard, which has requirements for projects affecting navigable waterways, and the Army Corps of Engineers, with structures such as the levee network close by, have been among the key players whose input and approvals were needed on various aspects of the project. The bridge’s proximity to Spirit of St. Louis Airport also meant the Federal Aviation Administration had to sign off on the plans. And, with federal funds paying for 80 percent of the project cost, Uncle Sam had other oversight with agencies such as the U.S. Department of Transportation and its Federal Highway Administration, A large bridge construction project is

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not one every contractor can handle, so MoDOT’s initial step in determining who it would hire was to issue late in 2011 an RFQ – a request for qualifications from those interested in bidding on the work. Those qualifications were especially important because MoDOT had decided to use the design/build concept for the bridge project, a method the agency hasn’t used often in the past. “With design/build, we’re asking contractors for their best input on many of the aspects involved in the project, based on what they have found works best on work they’ve done elsewhere,” Gremaud explained. “We give the contractors the basic requirements the project must meet and then ask for their proposals on how to get that job done the best and most efficient way. We don’t write a prescription for every detail. Instead, we give them a big box – the basic requirements and goals – and ask for their input on how to accomplish what needs to be done.” MoDOT’s goals included getting a bridge that would last for at least 100 years, be as maintenance free as possible, and produce an end product that was on budget and on schedule. In the final analysis, Gremaud said, “I believe we used the design/build concept the way it should be used. We told them we wanted the best they could give us in innovation and creativity and, based on the See COVER STORY, page 50

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also increases from 36 to 107 feet moving west to east. Rock causeways built into the river provide access for personnel and equipment used for building the piers and their shafts closest to each end. Barges are needed for similar work on either side of the navigation channel. Both causeways will be removed when that work is done. As part of the overall project, the Spirit of St. Louis Boulevard bridge over I-64 already has been raised. Roads to and from the bridge and associated interchanges also are included in the construction timetable. And speaking of timetables, the current plan calls for the new eastbound span to be open to traffic late next year. Rehab work on the 1980s span will follow in 2015 and be completed later that year. Demolition of the 1930s bridge will take place at the end of 2015. And then the people of St. Louis and St. Charles counties can do what always happens – take for granted the safety and reliability of another area bridge.

By the numbers Any way you look at it, a lot of work and material will go into the new Daniel Boone Bridge. Following are some estimated totals: • 18,100 cubic yards of concrete used for abutments, piers, related shafts and other parts. • 4 million pounds of reinforcing steel (re-bar) for the bridge’s substructure. • 6,323 tons of weathering steel plate girders used for the bridge superstructure. • 22,550 square yards of 7.5-inchthick concrete, plus a 2-inch thick concrete overlay and 2 million pounds of re-bar for the bridge deck. • 4,400 linear feet of new 12-inch-thick concrete, split about evenly on each side of the rive for related I-64 pavement. • 120,000 cubic yards of dirt and rock removed for the project. • 230,000 cubic yards of total fill materials need for the new roadway and new levee section. • 80,000 cubic yards of rock used for construction causeways on both sides of the river – the causeways will be removed when the project is complete. • 500,000 man-hours for the bridge project – a total that includes joint venture engineers, superintendents, trades people, professional workforce hours for the design work, and subcontractors and their tradesmen. In addition, MoDOT is investing 12-15,000 hours annually on the project.

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AWARDS & HONORS Scott Elliott, of Eureka, manager of two area PNC Bank branches, is a recipient of the PNC Performance Award, the highest honor PNC Financial Services Group gives to its employees. ••• Chesterfield-based Experience-onDemand was recognized at the recent Small Business Expo at the St. Charles Convention Center as St. Louis’ Best Consulting Firm.

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Com mu n it y Event s ART “The Language of Art,” a juried exhibition exploring the use of the written word, runs through Friday, Dec. 20 at The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts. Call 519-1955, or visit chesterfieldarts.org. ••• The STLCC Faculty Exhibition is from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday and from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays from Wednesday, Nov. 20 through Tuesday, Dec. 3 at St. Louis Community College, 2645 Generations Drive in Wildwood. The best of St. Louis Community College’s faculty artwork is on display in the Commons. Visit stlcc.edu/ww.

BENEFITS Chesterfield Arts participates in Operation Christmas Child, a program that ships shoeboxes full of small gifts to children in need, through Nov. 23. Art supplies, small gifts and personal hygiene items can be dropped off at Chesterfield Arts, 444 Chesterfield Center. As a finale to the benefit, Chesterfield Arts holds a shoebox decorating and packing event at which participants can decorate one or more shoeboxes to fill with supplies, from noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Chesterfield Arts. The event is open to children and adults. For more information, call 519-1955, or visit chesterfieldarts.org. ••• The city of Ballwin’s Trivia Night is from 6-10 p.m. (trivia begins at 7 p.m.) on Friday, Nov. 22 at Ballwin Golf Course. The event is for guests aged 21 and older. Complimentary beer and soda are available, sponsored by Jet’s Pizza. For more information and to register, visit ballwin. mo.us, or call 227-8580. ••• The WorldServe Water Bowl is from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at Chaminade, 425 S. Lindbergh Blvd. Guests join professional players on the gridiron in support of clean water projects in Africa. Team registration begins at $280 per team, and there are six age divisions. Each player

receives a T-shirt, a chance to win Rams tickets, a lunch catered by Pi Pizza, and the chance to participate in auctions and autograph sessions. Reservations (required) and donations can be made worldservewaterbowl.eventbrite.com. ••• The St. Louis County Library Foundation Holiday Bazaar and Open House is from noon-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at St. Louis County Library Headquarters, 1640 South Lindbergh Blvd. Festivities include special sales items, author signings, children’s activities and more. Artist Mary Engelbreit will attend and sign a variety of her holiday merchandise. Items are available for purchase. A book signing with John Oldani, author of “Christmas in St. Louis: Traditions, Displays, and Celebrations,” also is featured. All sales benefit the St. Louis County Library Foundation. Call (314) 994-3300. ••• A holiday open house benefiting three charities is from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Union Furniture, 21 S. Washington Ave. in Union. Santa will be there, the store’s Christmas windows will be revealed, and there will be live holiday music and refreshments. Guests can register to win a free Howard Miller grandfather clock and receive a free Christmas ornament just for stopping in. Food will be collected for a local food pantry; Ornaments for Officers Christmas ornaments will be sold with proceeds benefiting Backstoppers; and there will be a toy collection for Loving Hearts Outreach, with those donating a toy receiving a coupon for 10 percent off furniture and home accessories. Call 583-3133, or visit unionfurnituremo.com. ••• The Genesis Jazz Project Big Band performs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26 at the Midwest Music Conservatory, 15977 Clayton Road. The 20-piece band plays swing and Latin tunes. The price of admission is an item of food for Circle Of Concern. Call Bob Waggoner at (314) 427-4453. ••• A 1940s-style radio broadcast of “It’s

a Wonderful Life” is at 7:30 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.) on Friday, Dec. 6 at St. Louis Community College-Wildwood, 2645 Generations Drive. Seating is on first-come, first-served basis, and guests are asked to donate a canned good for Circle Of Concern food pantry or a new toy for Santa’s Helpers. Visit stlcc.edu/ww. ••• The fifth annual St. Mark Presbyterian Church Holiday House Tour is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 at five West County homes that are decorated for the Christmas season. There is a train display at the church, 601 Claymont Drive in Ballwin. Brunch is served at the church from 10-11:30 a.m., with reservations required. The cost is $10 for the tour and $7 for brunch. Proceeds benefit Lydia’s House for battered and abused women and their children. Call 227-9116.

FAMILY AND KIDS Fish Fries are from 4-7:30 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month until Lent at the Manchester American Legion Centennial Post 208, 225 Old Sulphur Spring Road. Shrimp, cod, catfish, Jack salmon, half- or quarter-chicken plates, and sides including macaroni salad, coleslaw, French fries, apple sauce and spaghetti are available to eat on site or carry out. Funds raised support the Post and its aid for veterans. Contact Louise Reuther-Howard at reutherhoward@att.net. ••• Ballwin hosts a Kids Night Out with Jungle Safari from 6-9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 at The Pointe. Kids aged 7-12 play games, make an animal mask and swim. Pizza and drinks are provided. Admission is $10 for members and $12 for non-members. Visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• The 14th annual Chesterfield Turkey Trot, a 5K run/walk and 1K kids’ fun run, is at 8:30 a.m. (fun run is at 9:30 a.m.) on Thursday, Nov. 28 at the Chesterfield Amphitheater, 631 Veterans Place Drive. Awards for the 5K are given to top overall male and female finishers in various age groups ranging from 12 and younger to 70 and older; 1K awards are given to the top boy and girl, with all kids receiv-

ing a participation medal. Long-sleeved T-shirts are available for the first 3,500 registered 5K participants and the first 300 1K participants. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by Friday, Nov. 22. Walkin registration is available at Chesterfield City Hall weekdays from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. through Monday, Nov. 25. Registration is available also at Fleet Feet in Chesterfield on Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 26 and 27, from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. To register online, visit chesterfieldturkeytrot.racesonline.com by 5 p.m. on Nov. 25. Call 812-9500.

HOLIDAY A Hanukkah celebration is from 6:307:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Schnucks Ladue Crossing, at I-170 and Ladue Road. Students from the H.F. Epstein Hebrew Academy Choir perform, and guests can join in at a storytelling session. Call (314) 205-0800. ••• The Gardenland Express Holiday Flower and Train Show is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily from Saturday, Nov. 23 through Sunday, Jan. 4 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Guests enjoy animated model trains and hundreds of traditional holiday plants. Admission is $5 until Dec. 19, $7 from Dec. 20 through Jan. 5 and free for members, with prices in addition to regular Garden admission. Visit mobot.org, or call (314) 577-5100. ••• Chanukah: Festival of Lights is from noon-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24 at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The event begins with the lighting of the first candle of the menorah. Choirs from the Reform Jewish Academy School and the Solomon Schechter Day School perform traditional music, and guests can browse a traditional “shuk” marketplace. Visit mobot.org, or call (314) 577-5100. ••• A Thanksgiving Eve Holiday Show is from 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27 at Stovall’s Grove, 18720 Stovall Lane in Wildwood. Colonel Ford and the Rough Riders perform hillbilly, honkytonk and traditional country music. Call 405-3024, or visit stovallsgrove.com. •••

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Supper with Santa is from 4:30-7 p.m. on Saturdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7 and 14 and Sundays, Dec. 8 and 15 at The Butterfly House in Faust Park. Tickets include a pasta dinner, picture with Santa, face painting, ornament making, story time, cookies and hot chocolate. The cost is $20 for children and $15 for adults ($2 discount for members). Reservations are required. Visit butterflyhouse.org, or call 530-0076. ••• Easter Seals and Life Skills host Milk and Cookies with Santa, an event geared toward kids on the autism spectrum, from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at the Chesterfield DoubleTree by Hilton, 16625 Swingley Ridge Road; and from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Sheraton City Center, 400 S. 14th Street. The festive event includes face painting, balloon animals, and thousands of homemade cookies from local bakeries. All children receive a printed photo with Santa. The event is free, but reservations are required. Visit lifeskills-mo.org. ••• The city of Wildwood hosts its annual Holiday Balloon Glow from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6 at Wildwood Town Center Plaza. Call 458-0440, or visit cityofwildwood.com. ••• The city of Ballwin hosts a Holiday Boutique from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. The free event gives guests the opportunity to take a picture with Santa, enjoy complimentary food and beverages, make crafts in Santa’s Workshop and go shopping at a vendor fair. Visit ballwin.mo.us. ••• The city of Ellisville hosts Breakfast with Santa from 9:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Park Administration Center in Bluebird Park. Santa accepts wish lists from children and poses for pictures, so guests should bring a camera. Pankcakes are provided. Admission is $4 per person with children younger than age 1 admitted free. Visit ellisville.mo.us, or call 227-7508. ••• Carol Bowman Academy of Dance presents “The Nutcracker” at 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Chesterfield YMCA Theater, 16464 Burkhardt Place. Admission is $7 for all ages. For information on group rates, or to order tickets by phone, call 537-3203. ••• The city of Ballwin hosts the Hermann Holiday Tour from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11, beginning with a wine tour and tasting at Stone Hill Winery. Lunch at the Concert Hall, a visit to Hermann’s City Park to enjoy Christmas tablescapes, a tour of a rectory with nearly 100 elaborately decorated Christmas trees, and a tour of Waurst Haus with free samples of

brats and sausages are featured. Transportation and lunch are included in the $65$75 fee. The event is for those aged 21 and older. To register, visit ballwin.mo.us, or call 227-8580. ••• “The Nutcracker” with Alexandra Ballet is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15 at The Purser Center at Logan University, 1851 Schoettler Road in Chesterfield. Tickets are $16.50 for adults and $11.50 for children, with group sales rates and Logan College discounts available. Call 519-1955, or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

SPECIAL INTEREST GriefShare is offered on Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. through Feb. 6, 2014 at The Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 12928 Ladue Road. The weekly seminar and support group is for people grieving the death of someone close. Sessions include a video seminar and group discussions. Each session is self-contained, so participants can start the free program at any time. To register, call Rev. Mike Kennison at (314) 434-0753, or visit griefshare.org. ••• West County Swing Dance Club meets from 8-10:30 p.m. every Tuesday at the Moolah Shrine Center, 12545 Fee Fee Road. The not-for-profit social group hosts more than 350 dancers each week, offering basic to advanced swing dance lessons before the dance at 7 p.m. Visit wcsdc.com. ••• A Pampered Princess Party is from 4-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at Morgan Le Fay’s Tapas Bar & Lounge, 14314 S. Outer 40 in Town & Country. The indoor market includes offerings from All About Accessories, Sentsy, Silpada Jewelry, Hopelessly Jaded, tarot reading and more. Guests also enjoy complimentary Mondavi wines and raffle drawings every 20 minutes. Visit morganlefays.com, or call (314) 317-9181. ••• Women N Faith, a Christian women’s group, meets from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23 at the Samuel C. Sachs Library in Chesterfield. Time for sharing and building friendships is featured. Contact Rebekah at rkerstetter1@yahoo.com to reserve a seat. ••• “Treasure Chests of Hope,” a service of remembrance for those who are dealing with the grief and loss of a loved one, is at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Living Word Church in Wildwood. All are welcome. Contact Wendy Sain at wsain@livingwordumc.org, or visit livingwordumc.org.

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Alibi 25 getting better all the time By SUZANNE CORBETT How does one make a good thing better? According to Alibi 25 co-owner and new on-site manager Nikki Armstrong, the answer is simple: Watch and listen to your customers to learn what they like and need. That is exactly what Armstrong and her co-owner and husband, Brian, did when updating the Alibi 25 menu. After a little more than two years in operation, the Armstrongs have updated their menu, keeping traditional favorites while introducing new items that cater to the tastes of their growing customer base. “We’ve tried to simplify and do things quicker, especially on our lunch menu,” Armstrong explained. “You can come in and get one of our quick lunch specials without having to go through a drive-through. It better serves those in the area who don’t have a lot of time for lunch.” Nine classic combinations featuring ham, turkey, chicken and tuna comprise the Alibi 25 collection of lunch specials. The old-fashioned Grilled Ham and Cheese is a reported customer favorite along with the double-decker Club Sandwich, which is layered with ham, turkey and bacon and dressed with lettuce

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and tomato. Fans of the wrap have three choices: a Buffalo Chicken sauced with Alibi’s own signature hot sauce; Chicken Caesar; and the Alibi Club Wrap, which takes the elements of the club sandwich and wraps them in a large flour tortilla. Armstrong and Chef Bryan Salters – who served as chef at Alibi 25’s sister operation, Bones French Quarter – have created a menu that keeps the best of the original while adding fresh, new and unexpected choices that offer some healthier options. “I think some customers are looking for a little something healthier, like our Spinach Salad that has blue cheese crumbles, dried cherries, and pecans with a raspberry vinaigrette,” Armstrong said. “It’s become our most popular salad.” Two more exciting new items are found among the appetizers: Shrimp Cocktail served with a house-made Bloody Mary dipping sauce, and Fried Spinach sprinkled with sea salt and parmesan. Both are considered gourmet in some circles, yet they fit perfectly within Alibi 25’s appetizer lineup that still includes hand-breaded mushrooms and onion rings, wings and toasted ravioli. “We’ve customized the menu and added a few unexpected things,” said Armstrong, who noted also that the entire list of appetizers is offered at half-price during happy hours, which provides a great way to sample Alibi 25’s menu items. Another new menu addition that shares the spotlight with Alibi’s specialty hefty hamburgers is a selection of all-beef, foot-long hot dogs. Top dog picks include the genuine ChicagoStyle Dog; the Tucson dressed with bacon, onion, mustard, mayo, tomatoes and jalapenos; and the Coney Island, which is covered in house-made chili, cheddar and chopped onions. Those who want their dogs dressed differently can order up

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22 THORNHILL DRIVE WILDWOOD Magnificent limestone 3 sty, 5BR, 4ba on 3 park-like acres of mature trees. Meticulously renovated. $939,900

18505 SASSAFRAS PLACE DRIVE WILDWOOD 3.2 ac of peaceful living, just minutes from the Town Center. Over 4000 sq ft of living space. $719,000

14707 THORNBIRD MANOR PKWAY CHESTERFIELD Amazing 1.5 sty villa in Nooning Tree. 4BR/3.5ba, open flr plan, gourmet kitch, W/O finish LL. $599,900

17531 GARDEN RIDGE CIRCLE WILDWOOD Stunning full brick ranch backing to trees. 4 car gar, 12' ceiling foyer, wood flrs, kit w/granite. $579,900

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64 CONWAY COVE (CHESTERFIELD) 3BR, 2F/2H ba, newer carpet & paint, wood flrs in dining/living rms. $154,900 214 FOX CHAPEL (CLARKSON VALLEY) Super fresh & updated. 1.5 sty in Forest Hills Country Club. 1.7 ac. $679,000 16039 AUTUMN OAKS CIR (ELLISVILLE) Beautiful 2sty backs to woods. Updated kitchen & baths. $449,500 2287 DOWNEY TERRACE DR (ELLISVILLE) Fantastic 2-sty on wooded cul-desac lot! Kitchen w/center isle. $355,000 4500 HWY 109 (EUREKA) Buck's Co charm! Stone house & stone outbuildings on 4.17ac. Zoned Comm/Res. $695,000 655 VISTA HILLS CT (EUREKA) Atrium ranch at The Legends Vista Glen subd. Lrg kitchen with island. $259,000 2733 HWY T (LABADIE) Renovated on 4.4ac with barn, lake, and gracious living. Res/Comm. Move in ready. $590,000 101 CLUB CREEK COURT (ST ALBANS) 1.5 sty sitting on gorgeous level lot backing to golf course. $849,900 1031 BRIDLERIDGE CROSSING SPUR (UNINC STL CO) Custom 4BR ranch. Open flr plan w/vaulted GR. $474,900 54 THORNHILL DR (WILDWOOD) Absolutely charming estate. 1.5sty on 4.5 ac w/incredable views. $1,399,000 18517 SASSAFRAS PLACE DR (WILDWOOD) One of a kind custom 1.5sty on 5 gorgeous acres. $995,000

16950 LEWIS SPRINGS FARM RD (WILDWOOD) Stunning custom 1.5sty on 3 acres. Attention to detail. $900,000 17900 HOMESTEAD BLUFFS DR (WILDWOOD) Custom 1.5 sty, incredible level lot, 6BR, 6 car garage. $924,900 2341 OSSENFORT VALLEY CT (WILDWOOD) One of a kind gated estate on 3 breathless acres. $749,900 1310 CHRISTMAS VALLEY DR (WILDWOOD) Wonderful 5BR w/pool, 4 car garage & barn on 3 acres. $749,900 2723 WYNNCREST MANOR DR (WILDWOOD) Incredible atrium ranch. 5BR, 4.5ba, 3 fireplaces. $725,000 1453 HIGHLAND VALLEY CIR (WILDWOOD) 2 sty on gorgeous lot backing to trees. T-staircase, study. $574,900 17884 SUZANNE RIDGE DR (WILDWOOD) Lovely 1.5sty, fenced level lot, 4BR, 4F/2H ba, great rm w/FP. $525,000 1338 WELLINGTON VIEW PLACE (WILDWOOD) Beautiful 2sty backs to trees, gracious entry foyer. $479,900 19108 OLD LOGGING RD (WILDWOOD) Exceptional cust ranch, 3 ac. Open flr plan4,000 sq ft of fin living space. $450,000 1503 SCOFIELD VALLEY LN (WILDWOOD) Custom built 3 sty on 3 gorgeous acres w/screend porch. $425,000 3876 THUNDERBOLT LN (WILDWOOD) 1 of a kind ranch on 3.5 breathtaking ac! Vaulted ceilings,wood flrs. $425,000 18852 HIGHWOOD EST DR (WILDWOOD) Quality thru-out this custom built 4BR, 3.5ba home. 3 acre wooded lot.$399,000 18717 PETRA CT (WILDWOOD) Nestled on 3 gorgeous acres, 2sty, 3BR, 3.5ba, 2 car garage, large dining rm. $374,900 2663 VALLEY RD (WILDWOOD) Looking for a large private lot? Updated 2sty home with 4BR, 3.5ba. $359,900 17017 WESTRIDGE OAKS DR (WILDWOOD) Lovely 2sty, wonderful level lot, T-staircase, study, 2sty foyer. $329,900 1435 BALD EAGLE RD (WILDWOOD) Amazing setting, beautiful ranch, 3.5 ac, mstr suite adjoins sitting rm. $325,000

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LAFAYETTE CROSSING (WILDWOOD) Custom Homes from the $1,200,000s on 3 ac estate lots. New Homes Division. MANORS AT THE ENCLAVES OF CHERRY HILLS (WILDWOOD) New Homes on 1/2 ac lots from the $600,000s. New Homes Division - MLS#12032829

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1522 BUCKHURST CT (BALLWIN) Impeccably maintained 4BR, 2 story with desirable open floor plan. $298,000 307 HOLLOWAY RIDGE CT (BALLWIN) Ranch style villa w/vaulted great room open kitchen 3rd BR in fin LL. $269,000 904 OAKWOOD FARMS LN (BALLWIN) 4BR/2.5ba 2-sty home. Bright/open/spacious flr plan. Lovely wood flrs. $219,900 819 WOODSIDE TRAILS DR (BALLWIN) Great ranch condo. 3BR, 3 full bath, 2 c gar. Fin W/O LL, back to trees. $225,000 400 STEPHANIE LN (BALLWIN) Charming Cape Cod-like home. 4BR/2ba, 2 c gar, huge fenced backyard.$179,900 16944 RIVERDALE DR (CHESTERFIELD) Magnificent cust 1.5 sty on wonderful lot. Extensive millwork. $979,900 17 UPPER CONWAY CT (CHESTERFIELD) Stunning 1.5 sty villa w/numerous amenities. Gracious foyer. $849,900 1800 ASTON WAY (CHESTERFIELD) Beyond spectacular, stunning 2sty w/pool on cul-de-sac lot back to trees. $839,900 1201 BONHOMME BRANCH CT (CHESTERFIELD) Beautifully appointed 1.5 sty with heated in-ground pool. $829,900 759 STONEBLUFF CT (CHESTERFIELD) Stunning villa, gracious foyer w/wood flrs, coffered ceiling, dining rm. $599,900 633 SPYGLASS SUMMIT DR (CHESTERFIELD) Condo in The Mansions at Spyglass Summit. $575,000 1933 BUCKINGTON DR (CHESTERFIELD) Charming 1.5 sty home with 5BR, 3.5ba, updated kitchen. $465,000 737 STONE MEADOW DR (CHESTERFIELD) Elegant great room villa - 3BR, 3 full ba, valted ceilings. $370,000

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