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Our perspective What you are about to read is old news. You get this paper in your mailbox on Wednesday or Thursday, but we actually send it to the printer on the previous Friday. While that piece of information may not seem particularly interesting, it is relevant. We like to think that the delay in our publication forces us to make sure our stories include both information and perspective, that they are not forced by the constraints of the 24/7 news cycle – or the even more demanding need to be the first to send a tweet about some topic or another. At times, this perspective is a blessing. Other times, it is a curse. It seems that the events in Ferguson, Missouri, over the last week and a half, have been fueled by raw emotion – emotion that lacks perspective. We could not help but think that most all of the events would have turned out differently if any of the people involved had considered what their actions would have looked like five days later. As we are writing this editorial, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson has just released the name of the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown. He also released surveillance photos from a “strong arm robbery” that occurred at an unnamed convenience store minutes before the shooting. These photos seem to show Brown actively participating in the robbery, grabbing and intimidating the clerk at the store. The police report that the suspects stole some Swisher Sweet cigars. Thursday night, the night before we wrote this, was the most peaceful night in Ferguson since the shooting. Missouri State Highway Patrol had been placed in charge of policing the area. Members of the Highway Patrol handed out bottles of water to protesters. They talked to them. They let the protesters protest. Nobody looted, and there were no reports of violence. On Wednesday night, two days before we wrote this, St. Louis County police used tear gas on a news crew in Ferguson. They arrested two reporters who were stationed at a McDonalds. They arrested a St. Louis alderman named Antonio French. The night was anything but peaceful. Ferguson looked and felt like a war zone. On Tuesday night, three days before FOLLOW US ON

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“Well, I think it’s very sad. I think that there’s a certain faction who use this type of tragedy to their own purposes and I don’t think that the looting and all of that really has anything to do with what happened. I think it’s just an excuse for bad behavior and I’m very saddened for the family, because that was a horrible thing to have happen and it’s very upsetting for the community as well.” – Sharron L., St. Peters “I’m just disgusted by the whole thing. I know things happen, but the facts haven’t come out and nobody knows the truth about what happened yet and the riots are ridiculous. I mean there are people coming from other cities to go down and riot in an area they’re not even from. I know this community is afraid they’re going to come down here and do the same thing. So we’re a little bit on edge I guess you could say.” – Cheryl S., St. Peters “My heart is very saddened. I just think it’s totally unnecessary. My heart goes out to the young man who lost his family, who lost his life. I think that definitely something Local reaction should be done; however, I don’t think that Much of St. Charles County’s growth looting is the answer I think that we need to resulted from residents of North St. Louis take a productive stand and work together County heading west. Many of these resi- as a team to achieve what they’re originally dents remain connected to North County trying to achieve, which is to make sure there through employment at Emerson Electric is fairness in the police department as well as Co., headquartered in Ferguson, Express young teenagers not being harassed or murScripts in nearby Normandy and Boeing in dered. I just think to destroy the businesses Hazelwood. Those connections make the within the community is not the solution.” violence and unrest in Ferguson feel very – Michelle B., Wentzville close to home. In man-on-the-street inter“Well I think if people are going to be views, on Aug. 11-12, St. Charles County upset they should be doing it in a respectresidents reacted to the death of 18-year-old ful way or at least within the law; they Michael Brown and rioting that followed. shouldn’t start committing crimes – loot••• ing, breaking into stores, breaking into “I haven’t heard a lot of detail about what businesses – that’s just acting like animals. happened with the young man on Saturday, I think everyone is playing this race card. but regardless I think that it’s truly a shame It’s over and done with. If it was a white that the people are then looting, burning QT – kid that had been killed nothing would all those different things – for the simple fact have been said about it.” that those store owners are not responsible – Denise G., O’Fallon for what happened, and the store owners may not rebuild in that area.” [Editor’s note: Mid Rivers reporter – Annette C., St. Charles Michael Ryan contributed to this story.]

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A proposal that would spare cities from a possible ban on red-light cameras in St. Charles County has been withdrawn. County Councilman Joe Cronin (District 1) withdrew a bill before it was introduced at the Aug. 11 County Council meeting that would have amended provisions of a countywide charter amendment proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot. Voters are being asked to decide if redlight cameras should be banned countywide. Cronin’s bill would have limited any ban to the unincorporated area. The deadline for ballot measures on the November ballot is Aug. 27. The council voted 5-0 with one abstention on May 12 to ask voters countywide to decide whether to amend the county charter to prohibit the cameras. The amendment requires a simple majority for passage. St. Peters is the only governmental body in the county that uses red-light cameras. Cronin, who voted to abstain at the May meeting, said he doesn’t like red-light cameras. But he said he is worried about whether the county was interfering with the authority of municipalities to regulate themselves. In his bill, Cronin said Missouri appellate courts have invalidated red-light camera ordinances. But they have held “uniformly, that a city’s use of red-light cameras is a proper exercise of control over traffic on city streets” and is authorized by other court decisions. His bill asked voters to decide whether red-light cameras or similar devices or automated traffic enforcement systems can be used to enforce traffic regulations “outside of incorporated municipalities.” “I don’t have the votes,” Cronin said after the Aug. 11 meeting. He added that the issue may be decided in

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A petition drive may have come up short to place a charter amendment before St. Charles County voters to vote again this November on changing law enforcement in the county’s unincorporated area. And that has Jeri Zerr, the coordinator for the petition group, upset with the county Election Authority about petition signature requirements. Zerr’s group, the St. Charles County Sheriff Preservation Initiative, mounted a petition drive to place an amendment on the ballot, saying ballot language on a measure approved in 2012 was confusing. That year, county voters approved establishing a new county police department and procedures for choosing a new head county law enforcement officer, as well as changing the duties of the county sheriff. Zerr told the County Commission at their Aug. 11 meeting that the election authority gave her group different and varied numbers making it difficult to determine how many signatures they needed. “St. Charles County cannot give us a number,” she said. Earlier this month, the group turned in 8,500 to 9,000 signatures to the authority, a number that is short of requirements to place the amendment on the November ballot. County Election Authority Director Richard Chrismer said proposed charter amendments need the signatures of registered voters equal to 10 percent of the total vote for governor. The total countywide vote for governor was 183,490 in 2012, with 10 percent equaling about 18,349 votes. Chrismer said his office has worked

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High school security tightened As part of the Francis Howell School District’s ongoing commitment to school safety, the district will utilize buzz-in systems at the main and student entrances at each high school, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. The buzz-in system includes an intercom and a camera. After the start of school each day, all doors to the school will be locked and the only points of entry to the building will be through the main and student entrances. All parents and visitors, including latearriving students, will be required to push an intercom button, state their name and the purpose of their visit in order to gain entry into the school. School staff will make a visual determination prior to granting the visitor access to the school. In addition, all visitors will be asked to sign in and wear a visitor badge while in the school. High school buildings will be accessible to students participating in extracurricular activities in a manner similar to prior years.

Castlio Elementary named among top fundraisers Castlio Elementary, in the Francis Howell School District, was named one of the top 10 schools in Missouri to raise funds for heart disease and stroke research and education. Castlio students raised $7,855 for the American Heart Association, by participating in the Hoops for Heart fundraising event. Thousands of students from across Missouri participated in both the Hoops for Heart and Jump Rope for Heart events. For the 2013-14 school year, $2.3 million was raised at the nearly 850 events held statewide.

International math leader visits Fort Zumwalt

CYC City/County Champions The CYC Girls Intermediate Closed Division City/County Championship winner is the St. Joseph Cottleville eighth-grade softball team coached by John Meara. The team completed the three-game series scoring an impressive total of 42 runs, while giving up only two. Pictured (from left, bottom row) are Claudia King, Abbi Napoli, Maddie Blattel, Grace Smith, Emily Meara and Kristen Weber; (top row) Megan Sextro, Emma Heienickle, Coach Dan Largent, Katie McDonough, Elise Cornett, Coach John Meara, Maggie O’Brien, Grace Lewis, Coach Kelly McDonough and Jessica Kite.

Dr. Yeap Ban Har, of Singapore, paid a visit to the Fort Zumwalt School District on July 18 for a one-day conference as part of his summer professional development tour. He shared instructional, questioning, problem-solving and computational strategies used in Singapore math with and center gravity, changing solar panels nearly 100 elementary teachers, administra- in a lunar mission and working in mission tors and guests from around the St. Louis control in a space shuttle. area and across the state.

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Student stories published in anthology

During the week of June 18-24, Francis Howell School District teacher Amy Howell attended the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Howell, a Spectra facilitator at Henderson Elementary, attended the space academy to learn more about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields and activities she can bring back to the classroom. Howell and her fellow campers had the opportunity to participate in many handson and team-building activities throughout the week, including creating an Ablation Heat Shield to simulate the tiles on the space shuttle. They also took part in several simulations – experiencing anti-gravity

Six St. Charles County students were honored by The Grannie Annie Family Story Celebration with publication of their historical family stories or art in the ninth “Grannie Annie” anthology. Annually, the St. Louis-based nonprofit invites national and international students in fourth- through eighth-grade to interview an older relative and write a story about something interesting they discovered from their family’s history. Students are invited to share the story with the community, as well as submit the story for possible publication in the anthology. The St. Charles County authors include Harry Coons, from Academy of the Sacred Heart in St. Charles; and Emma Bell, Jack Christian, Abigail Fink,

Braden Luechtefeld and Grace Schlueter, all students at Immaculate Conception of Dardenne Catholic School.

Lutheran High names new coach Michael Wilhite has been named as the new head boys and girls soccer coach at Lutheran High. Wilhite is a graduate of St. Dominic High, where he was a four-year starter on the Crusaders’ state championship soccer team. He also played at Maryville University, where he earned a bachelor’s of science degree in nursing. Following his playing days, Wilhite served as an assistant coach at both Duchesne and at St. Dominic, helping both programs win several state championships. Currently, Wilhite works in the early childhood center in the Kirkwood School District. He and his family reside in St. Charles County. Andrew Nelson and Allison Patton will assist Wilhite as assistant coaches.

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By WARREN MAYES wmayes@ newsmagazinenetwork.com ort Zumwalt West reached the Class 6 quarterfinals in Neil Nowack’s first season with the Jaguars. For his second season, Nowack has seven starters returning on offense and seven on defense. Still, the Jaguars will have their hands full trying to unseat the Francis Howell Vikings as champions of the Gateway South Athletic Conference.Francis Howell, which reached the sectional round of the Class 6 playoffs, has five starters back on offense and seven on offense. Coach Byran Koch has a hard-working group of seniors he is anxious to see in action this fall. Duchesne coach Charlie Elmendorf enters his 20th season as the Pioneers seek to claim the Archdiocesan Athletic Association title and move on in the postseason. Look for the Lions of Fort Zumwalt East to roar again after last year’s sparkling 10-1 season. Coach Scott Eacret has four starters back on defense and four on offense from the team that lost to Parkway Central in the third round of the Class 5 playoffs. Parkway Central is in the same district so they could very

well meet again in the late fall. In Class 4, the St. Charles West Warriors have six starters back on offense and six on defense from last year’s 10-3 squad that reached the quarterfinals. Coach Gary Strauss is entering his 15th season as the head coach and he is expecting to field another competitive squad. The O’Fallon Christian Eagles have five starters back on offense and six on defense from last year’s 10-1 team that won the Archdiocesan Athletic Association Small Division championship before being ousted in the second round of the Class 3 playoffs by McCluer South-Berkeley. There are a three new head coaches this season. Dave Steinbacher is back for a second stint at Lutheran St. Charles. Matt Marty left and Steinbacher has returned. Steinbacher was the Cougars’ head coach from 1996 to 2000. St. Dominic’s Jim Cook departed and Blake Markway will be entering first year as head coach of the Crusaders. Markway has been the head coach for the previous two years at Warsaw. Eric Schroer takes over the head coaching chores at Orchard Farm. He has a total of 11 starters back from last year’s 5-6 squad for his debut season with the Eagles.

THE COMPETITION Archdiocesan Athletic Association Small Division: Cardinal Ritter, Kennedy, Lutheran St. Charles, Christian and Trinity Catholic Archdiocesan Athletic Association Large Division: Bishop DuBourg, Duchesne, St. Dominic, St. Francis Borgia and St. Mary’s Class 2 District 5: Brentwood, Hermann, Lutheran North, Lutheran, Maplewood, Principia, Transportation and Law High and Trinity Catholic Class 3 District 5: Centralia, Duchesne, Macon, Missouri Military Academy, Christian, Orchard Farm, Winfield and Wright City Class 4 District 3: Clayton, Jennings, MICDS, Riverview Gardens, St. Charles, St. Charles West, St. Dominic and University City Class 5 District 3: Fort Zumwalt East, Fort Zumwalt North, Fort Zumwalt South, Holt, Parkway Central, Parkway

North and Parkway West Class 6 District 2: CBC, De Smet Jesuit, Francis Howell Central, Francis Howell North, Hazelwood Central, Hazelwood West, Ritenour and SLUH Class 6 District 3: Blue Springs, Francis Howell, Fort Zumwalt West, Hickman, Jefferson City, Rock Bridge, Timberland and Troy Buchanan Gateway Athletic Central Conference (GAC Central): Fort Zumwalt East, Fort Zumwalt North, Fort Zumwalt South, Holt and Washington Gateway Athletic North Conference (GAC North): Orchard Farm, St. Charles, St. Charles West, Warrenton and Winfield Gateway Athletic South Conference (GAC South): Fort Zumwalt West, Francis Howell, Francis Howell Central, Francis Howell North, Timberland and Troy Buchanan See FOOTBALL FORECAST, page 19

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CHRISTIAN Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Orchard Farm (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Festus (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Trinity Catholic (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Cardinal Ritter (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Bishop DuBourg (A) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Lutheran South (A) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Kennedy (A) Oct. 11 - 1 p.m. - Westminster (A) Oct. 18 - 1 p.m. - John Burroughs (A)

FT. ZUMWALT WEST Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Holt (A) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt North (H) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - CBC (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Timberland (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Howell (A) Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. - Howell Central (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Howell North (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - De Smet Jesuit (A)

DUCHESNE Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - St. Charles (A) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Trinity Catholic (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - St. Dominic (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - St. Mary’s (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - North County (A) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - St. Francis Borgia (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Cardinal Ritter (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Jennings (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - MICDS (H)

FRANCIS HOWELL Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Webster Groves (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Nixa (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt East (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Francis Howell North (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt West (H) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Timberland (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Francis Howell Central (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (A)

ST. CHARLES

ST. CHARLES WEST

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Duchesne (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Windsor (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - St. Charles West (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Warrenton (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Trinity Catholic (H) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Winfield (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Orchard Farm (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Bishop DuBourg (A) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Affton (H)

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt North (A) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Cape Central (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - St. Charles (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Winfield (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Warrenton (A) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Orchard Farm (H) Oct. 4 - 1 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt South (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Festus (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Ladue Horton Watkins (H)

FT. ZUMWALT EAST Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Howell Central (A) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Howell North (H) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Howell (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Eureka (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt North (H) Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. - Holt (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Washington (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt South (A) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Warrenton (H)

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FT. ZUMWALT SOUTH

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - St. Charles West (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt West (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Washington (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt East (A) Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt South (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Holt (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Parkway Central (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Timberland (A)

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Troy-Buchanan (A) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Howell Central (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Howell North (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Holt (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Washington (A) Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt North (A) Oct. 4 - 1 p.m. - St. Charles West (H) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt East (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Vianney (A)

F. HOWELLCENTRAL

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Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt East (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt South (H) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Fox (A) Sept. 13 - 1 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Francis Howell North (H) Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt West (A) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Francis Howell (H) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Timberland (A) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Marquette (A)

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Vianney (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt East (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt South (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Francis Howell (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Francis Howell Central (A) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Timberland (H) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt West (A) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Washington (A))

ST. DOMINIC Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Warrenton (A) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Westminster Christian (H) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Duchesne (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - St. Francis Borgia (H) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - St. Mary’s (H) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Cardinal Ritter (A) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Lutheran (H) Oct. 11 - 1 p.m. - MICDS (A) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Priory (H)

HOLT

LUTHERAN ST.PETERS Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Principia (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Fr. Tolton Catholic (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Bishop DuBourg (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Trinity Catholic (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Kennedy (A) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Christian (H) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - St. Dominic (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Lutheran South (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Orchard Farm (A)

TIMBERLAND

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt West (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Battle (H) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Timberland (A) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt South (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Vianney (H) Sept. 27 - 1 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt East (A) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt North (H) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Washington (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (A)

Aug. 22 - 7 p.m. - Parkway North (H) Aug. 29 - 7 p.m. - Chaminade (A) Sept. 5 - 7 p.m. - Holt (H) Sept. 12 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt West (A) Sept. 19 - 7 p.m. - Troy Buchanan (H) Sept. 26 - 7 p.m. - Howell (A) Oct. 3 - 7 p.m. - Howell North (A) Oct. 10 - 7 p.m. - Howell Central (H) Oct. 17 - 7 p.m. - Ft. Zumwalt North (H)

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Pierce, RB Deon Lewis, WR Sam Bartlett, OL/DL Marcus Lowery, OL Mason Seeger Here is a look at each team with insight and RB/DB Camren Fullerton Newcomers expected to contribute: DB from the coaches: Cade Brister Team strengths: “Athleticism, several DUCHESNE PIONEERS 2013 record: 10-2. Lost 40-13 to McCluer years of varsity experience for multiple players and senior leadership.” South-Berkeley in Class 3 quarterfinals. Coach: Charlie Elmendorf, entering 20th year Goals: “Improve on last season’s record, compete for the GAC Central title, comas head coach. Assistant coaches: Pat Steagall, Hank Barrere, pete for the District 3 title and play great Cory Elmendorf, Shawn Trower, Sam Meyer football every week.” Favorites to win GAC Central: “Preand Taylor Jasin dicted finish for 2014 is 1) Fort. Zumwalt Returning starters: 5 offense, 4 defense Eas, 2) Holt, 3) Fort Zumwalt North, 4) Offense: pistol; Defense: 4-3 Players to watch: RB/SS Jared Mosquera, Fort Zumwalt South and 5) Washington.” WR/LB Alex Moore, QB/C Nick Thiele, 0L/DL Joe Dandridge, L/LB Hunter Eisenbath, FORT ZUMWALT SOUTH BULLDOGS L/DL Tom Malloy, SR FB/LB Will Travous 2013 record: 2-8 Coach: Scott Fulton, entering eighth year and WR/C Jake Rolfes Newcomers expected to contribute: 0L Shane as head coach. Loewenstein, 0L/DL Ethan McCracken, RB/ Assistant coaches: Prentice Henderson, LB Brice Edmondson, WR/DB Jack Busken, Jeff Renz, Chris Galvin, Jeff Auten, MauSE/DB Andrew Clark and WR/DB Jake Hearst rice Vick, Jason Caimi, Todd Biri, David Team strengths: “We will be solid offensively Matthews and Ben Burnett with experience on the line and skill positions. Returning starters: 9 offense, 7 defense Defensively, we have strength at linebacker and Offense: multiple spread; Defense: 4-3 secondary. We will have good special teams Players to watch: WR Marshawn Blackmon, KR Marquel Harris, WR/DB Devlyn with returning kicker Zach Dodson.” Goals: “Improve every day, stay healthy, out- Hogue, WR Jack Bratcher, QB/LB Luke work our opponents, play disciplined football, Kolisch, K/P Zak McCrary, WR/DB Tyler develop depth with young players, win a con- Nolle, OL Matt Georgie, OL/DL Austin Parres, OL/DL Christian Hundley, OL ference title and advance in state playoffs.” Favorites to win the AAA: “Duchesne or Jacob Lewis, RB/LB Pendilton Whaley, DB Channon Ross and LB Harrison Stephan Borgia.” Newcomers expected to contribute: RB/ LB Cameron Henderson, WR Kai Collier, FORT ZUMWALT EAST LIONS 2013 record: 10-1. Won Gateway Athletic WR DJ Burlage, QB Drake Whaley, DL Central Conference. Lost 46-8 to Parkway Marcus Forrest and OL Cade Benskin Team strengths: “Work habits and belief Central in third round of Class 5 playoffs. Coach: Scott Eacret, entering eighth year in themselves.” Goals: “Improve every day as a player and as head coach. Assistant coaches: Brett Bevill, Mike Bevill, as a person.” Rob Hawkins, Jim Klevorn, Bryan Beer- Favorites to win the GAC Central: “Fort man, Don Morris, Don Philips, Kurt Kruse Zumwalt East or Fort Zumwalt North.” and Taylor Schulz FORT ZUMWALT WEST JAGUARS Returning starters: 4 offense, 4 defense 2013 record: 8-4. Lost to Columbia Rock Offense: pistol; Defense: multiple 30 Players to watch: QB Shane Barret, DB/R Bridge 28-19 in Class 6 quarterfinals. Coach: Neil Nowack, entering second year Matt Etherton and DB/R Daniel Morris Newcomers expected to contribute: To be as head coach. Assistant coaches: Rod Murchison, Ben determined. Team strengths: “Returning an all-state QB Pike, Tim Fine, Dan Zull, Chad Towers, Matt Haynes, Bryan Carroll, Ric Troupe, Mike and talented receivers.” Rimmer, Dan Hayes, Kollin Groves, Ryan Goals: “To win week one.” Favorites to win the GAC Central: “Fort Haskell and Jami Webb Zumwalt North or Washington.” Returning starters: 7 offense, 7 defense Offense: spread; Defense: 4-2-5 FORT ZUMWALT NORTH PANTHERS Players to watch: S Dylan Bruce, S Blake 2013 record: 8-3. Finished second in the Benoist, LB Rourke Penn, DL Devin Strauss, Gateway Athletic Central Conference. Lost DL Kason Brown, DL Tom Early, QB Chase 34-0 to Parkway Central in the second Brown, OL Christian Demand, OL Dean Raft, round of districts. WR Logan Andersen, Kicker Nick Stanczak, Coach: Joe Bacon CB Donovan Killeen and WR/QB Jake Strauss Returning starters: 8 offense, 4 defense Newcomers expected to contribute: LB Offense: spread option; Defense: 3-4 Christian Kerr and RB Ethan Staskewicz Players to watch: DB/WR Justin Fitzpatrick, DB/RB Tré Johnson, QB Brenden See FOOTBALL FORECAST, page 20

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Team strengths: “We have strong senior leadership and a great group of young men that work extremely hard. We return seven starters on a defensive that was our strength last season. We have the opportunity to be very good defensively again this year.” Goals: “Get better and improve every day, play hard, and play the right way.” Favorites to win the GAC South: “Francis Howell.” FRANCIS HOWELL VIKINGS 2013 record: 8-3. Won Gateway Athletic South Conference. Lost 18-13 to Fort Zumwalt West in Class 6 sectional round. Coach: Bryan Koch, entering eighth year as head coach. Assistant coaches: Alan Wilmes, John Locke, Jason Skidmore, Justin Schmidt, Jacob Cole, Hosea Franklin, Zach Wierzbicki, Mark Malawey, Eric Mitchell, Mike Muench, Malach Radigan, Brad Livingston, Carl Wayne, Sam Kohler and Mark Henley Returning starters: 5 offense, 7 defense Offense: spread option; Defense: 3-4 Players to watch: “Our senior class has put in a ton of work over the last three years. We have a great group of seniors to lead our program.” Newcomers expected to contribute: “Our underclassmen have worked equally as hard, and will provide competition at every position.” Team strengths: “We will play hard in all three facets of the game.” Goals: “The Vikings will be great in the classroom first.” Favorites to win the GAC South: “All of the teams in our conference can compete every year for the GAC title.” FRANCIS HOWELL CENTRAL SPARTANS 2013 record: 7-4 Coach: Todd Berck, entering eighth year as head coach. Assistant coaches: Jim Greco, Larry McDevitt, Marcelo Menchaca, Jon Clark, Eric Heumann, Artie Tobias, Tyler Kasper, Don Lober, Steve Cross, Jeremy Winingham and Bart Coslet Returning starters: 5 offense, 4 defense Offense: spread; Defense: 3-4 Players to watch: WR/DB Zach McKinley, DE/TE Matt Oswald, OL/LB Joey Ziegler, OL/DL Ben Orlet, OL/DL Alec Schierding, OL/DL Brandon Murray, QB/DB Frank Davis and Corey McCoy Newcomers expected to contribute: OL/ LB Alex Chiles, WR/LB Dan Yates, WR/DB Kevin Bayer, OL/DL Alex Stumpf, WR/DB Dyllan Lindsey, OL/DL Cameron Julian and WR/DB Austin Fuqua Team strengths: “We return the majority of our offensive line and expect that to be our

strength early. Team unity and playing hard for 48 minutes.” Goals: “Our primary goal is winning Week 1 game against a very good Fort Zumwalt East team. We have a goal every season of winning the GAC South and winning at least one playoff game. After that, we take it one week at a time.” Favorites to win the GAC South: “Until someone takes it away, Francis Howell has to be the favorite.” FRANCIS HOWELL NORTH KNIGHTS 2013 record: 3-7 Coach: Brandon Gregory, entering third year as head coach. Assistant coaches: Sterling Finney, Myran Fletcher, Benny Anderson, Jamison Palmer, Ryan Buxton, Ryan Vonfeldt, Arty Johnson and Zack Kling Returning starters: 7 offense, 5 on defense Offense: multiple formations; Defense: 4-2-5 Players to watch: TE AJ Schulze, OL AJ Lozada, OL Kyle Springli, RB DJ Curtis, RB Elijah Keely, WR Donnell Hawkins. LB Rhe’Neze Galtney, QB Konner Fitzgerald, DB Trey Flowers and FS Moe Hill Newcomers expected to contribute: WR/DB Derrick Scarbrough, DL Chance Burke, OL Chris Schniepp and LB Isaiah Brooks Team strengths: “This year’s seniors were sophomores when I took over the program so they know my expectations. A lot of them started as sophomores so hopefully, experience will have a lot to do with our success this year.” Goals: “Be competitive in every game and have fun doing it.” Favorites to win the GAC South: “Francis Howell.” LUTHERAN COUGARS 2013 record: 2-8 Coach: Dave Steinbacher, entering first year as head coach. Assistant coaches: Jim Clark, Armand Haak, Brad Schenck and Zach Garrett Returning starters: 4 offense, 4 defense Offense: multiple; Defense: various fronts Players to watch: RB Bryce Jefferson Newcomers expected to contribute: “We have a number of young men who need to contribute this year including Aaron Holtmeier, Trey Dille, Derrick Griffitts, Chase Hamilton and Bradley Williams as well as contributions from the sophomore class led by Hunter Edwards.” Team strengths: “Right now we are a very young team, we have had an excellent work ethic in camp and though we are thin in numbers we have a great spirit on this team.” Goals: “Our goals are to be an extension of our school’s mission statement – to control the things we can control, and always be looking forward. Our theme is ‘No Looking Back’

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Cosmetic surgery for migraines People who suffer from migraine headaches might Untreated high blood pressure in midlife increases the risk find significant pain relief of dementia in old age, Johns Hopkins research suggests. from a technique that provides a bonus: cosmetic eyelid surgery. Hypertension-related dementia Plastic and reconstructive surgeons from Upon review of years of data on thousands the New Orleans Schools of Medicine, Masof Americans, researchers at Johns Hopkins sachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School of Medicine concluded that having Medical School who collectively operated untreated high blood pressure in midlife on 35 patients suffering from chronic nerve appears to increase the risk of cognitive compression migraines had a success rate decline in old age. of slightly better than 90 percent. The surA study designed to track risk factors for gery, which involved incisions through the atherosclerosis followed more than 15,000 upper eyelid, totally eliminated migraines in adults for 25 years and included assess- more than half of study participants; overall, ments of participants’ cognitive skills. Johns nearly a third of patients had 50-80 percent Hopkins researchers tapped into the study of their symptoms resolved. data, first gathered when participants were The surgery used in the study is an alter48-67 years old, and found that compared to native to a common endoscopic approach, those with normal blood pressure readings, which is not suitable for everyone and people with high blood pressure during cannot be performed by all surgeons, due to midlife had a 6.25 percent greater cognitive lack of equipment and/or experience. All study participants had previously decline over time. Those who took drugs to lower high blood pressure had less cogni- experienced a positive migraine relief tive decline than those whose blood pres- response to Botox or nerve block treatments. The study was published in Plastic and sure was uncontrolled. “It may not seem like a huge effect, but Reconstructive Surgery. that’s just the average amount of cognitive decline,” said Dr. Rebecca Gottesman, study leader. “Some people probably have a sig- Fewer hot flashes nificantly larger amount of decline. Since the A small study suggests that overweight number of people with hypertension is huge women who have hot flashes may get some on a population scale, that leads to a lot of relief if they lose weight. people with hypertension-related dementia.” Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Having high blood pressure readings only School of Medicine recruited 40 women who

were either obese or overweight, wanted to lose weight and were experiencing at least four hot flashes a day. Half of the women took part in an interventional weight loss program and lost more than 10 percent of their body weight, and the remaining women had little change in weight. “Women who received the intervention lost a lot more weight that the women who did not – on average, about 20 pounds – and they also tended to show greater reduction in hot flashes,” researcher Rebecca Thurston said. According to Thurston, while the study does not prove weight loss helps control hot flashes, it challenges some long-held theories. “In the past, we thought body fat might protect against hot flashes, but that idea has recently been challenged with research indicating women with a higher body mass index report more hot flashes than their leaner counterparts,” she said. “Our study suggested that weight loss achieved through diet and exercise may be a promising strategy to help manage hot flashes.” Thurston and her colleagues are in the process of designing a larger study to test the effect of weight loss on hot flash frequency.

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SPECIAL INTEREST Morning Star Church, 1600 Feise Road in Dardenne Prairie hosts “Experience Prayer: How Do I Know If I’m Hearing God’s Voice?” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22. There is no cost to attend. Childcare is available for those who register by Aug. 14. For more information or to register, visit mscwired.org/prayerexperience. ••• St. Charles County Parks and recreation

Department hosts Movie Nights in the Park at 8:30 p.m. on Saturdays through the fall at the St. Charles County Heritage Museum at Heritage Park, 1630 Heritage Landing, St. Peters. The movie celebration includes a showing of “The Muppet Movie” on Aug. 23, “Casablanca” on Sept. 20 and “Ghostbusters” on Oct. 25. Popcorn, soda and candy are available for purchase during each event, and moviegoers are encouraged to bring their own blankets or lawn chairs. Guests are welcome to bring their own coolers and snacks, but glass bottles are not allowed. For more information, visit stccparks.org or call 949-7535. ••• St. Charles Imperial Dance Club hosts a dance from 7:30-11 p.m. (free workshop at 7 p.m.) on Saturday, Aug. 23 at the St. Charles American Legion Hall, 2500 Raymond Drive. A collection of school supplies is being collected for donation to Bridgeton KidSmart. Admission for members of the club and sister club is $6, and is $8 for non-members. For more information, call 240 8463 or visit scidc.com. ••• Wheelers & Dealers Square Dance Club offers square dance lessons weekly from 7:30-9:30 p.m. beginning Thursday, Sept. 11 through April 2015 at Carrington Place, 2150 W. Randolph Street in St. Charles. For additional information, visit squaredancersstcharles.com. ••• A free emergency response workshop for churches is offered form 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12 at the Community Commons in St. Peters at 427 Spencer Road. Topics include assessing aggressive intruders, coordinating command during response, how to help through COAD and evaluating a church’s emergency response plan. To register, call 949-7408 before Friday, Aug. 29. ••• The city of O’Fallon is looking for vendors to participate in its 30th annual Fall Fest from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Civic Park. The deadline to apply for booth space is 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 12. Visit ofallon.mo.us/fall-fest for an application, or for details call 379-5614 or email mseymour@ofallon.mo.us.

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Huge savings on move-in-ready Fischer Showcase Homes End-of-summer savings are everywhere in the stores, and Fischer & Frichtel is ready with incredible savings for home shoppers, too. Months of favorable construction weather have enabled the prominent home builder to assemble an outstanding collection of Showcase Inventories, ready for immediate possession. Opportunities are dwindling to own a Fischer home in Charlestowne a multi-village development. In the Manor village, the two-story, four-bedroom display is now sale-priced at $279,900. Two three-bedroom Showcase two-stories are listed in the mid-$200s. Call (636) 947-5932 for details. Sales also are under way in the final phase of Fischer’s charming Lifestyle village and two move-in-ready Brentwood two-stories are offered for $139,526 and $137,900. Close-out is approaching rapidly at Spring Mill, where a four-bedroom Arlington II ranch with a three-car side-entry garage is sale-priced at $579,900. Only five open homesites remain in this gated community which fronts Muegge Road less than a mile from the Page Extension. Call (636) 441-5913 for details. In the heart of St. Charles, The Manors of Wynnbrooke has achieved a nearsellout in a matter of months. Sale-priced at $399,000, the final offering is a newly completed Carver two-story, set on a prime wooded cul-de-sac homesite. Call (636) 625-0376 for details. Entered from Mid Rivers Mall Drive at Ohmes Road, scenic Miralago has a three-bedroom Brookmont ranch, reduced to $279,900, and a Stratton two-story, reduced to $329,900. To learn more, call (636) 236-9318. Phase II is now open at Cimarron Forest and the current display, a two-story Sierra is sale-priced at $174,900. A Showcase two-story, sale-priced at $149,143, also is move-in-ready. Call (636) 639-1486 for details. Complete descriptions can be found online, FandFHomes.com, and be sure to visit the website’s “Special Offers” section for special money-saving promotions.

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CHOOSE THE QUICK MOVE HOME THATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RIGHT FOR YOU BUT HURRY...AT THESE SALE PRICES, THEY REALLY WILL MOVE QUICK!

The Brentwood $139,526 Charlestowne Lifestyle (636) 947-5932

The Cascade $149,143 Cimarron Forest (636) 639-1486

The Sierra $174,900 Cimarron Forest (636) 639-1486

The Stratton $279,900 Charlestowne Manor (636) 947-5932

The Brookmont $279,900 Miralago Manors (636) 236-9318

The Stratton $329,900 Miralago Manors (636) 236-9318

The Carver $399,000 The Manors of Wynnbrooke (636) 625-0376

The Arlington II $579,900 Spring Mill (636) 441-5913

The Arlington II $645,861 Estates at Deer Hollow (636) 273-1102

The Campton Villa $685,000 Kendall Bluffs (314) 579-9458

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quickly due to the beautiful surroundings that make most buyers want to call these communities home. The Grove at Belleau Creek in St. Peters has generated a lot of buzz within the area, and features Payne’s popular Vision Series of homes. One of the main selling points of this community is that it is centered around the area’s most popular dining, shopping and entertainment locations. Another is that it features ranch and two-story plans ranging from 1,300 to 2,500 square feet with pricing from $177,900. The new Vintage Grove community in Wildwood features Payne’s exclusive Louis Collection series of upscale homes. Offering ranch, 1.5-story and two-story homes, there are only 11 scenic, tree-lined homesites, so you’ll need to act quickly if you want to be a part of this gorgeous community. For information about any of these new communities, visit paynefamilyhomes.com.

offering an array of stunning ranch, 1.5story and two-story designs, including a selection of all-new plans. Homebuyers can’t beat the rare combination of secluded surroundings and convenience to highways, shopping and AAA-rated Wentzville schools. Best yet, prices in this amazing neighborhood start in the $250’s. But there’s more. Now through Oct. 31 buyers of any new Thomas & Suit home at Silver Pine Ridge can get a three-car garage, 9-foot main floor ceiling and 42-inch kitchen cabinets free. As a special offering for buyers who prefer a 1.5-story with a main-level master suite, Thomas & Suit has the 2,842-squarefoot Sequoia. This home, with the open floor plan preferred by today’s buyers, includes a large breakfast room and gourmet island kitchen opening onto a huge great room. Upstairs, buyers will find a massive bonus room, a full bath and three bedrooms, each with its own walk-in closet. “Three for Free” at Thomas & Suit’s The Sequoia boasts an impressive brick Silver Pine Ridge and stone exterior, a three-car garage, Thomas & Suit’s Silver Pine Ridge is sell- arched door openings, hardwood floors and ing fast, and there is good reason. more. Price of this home, which includes a In a Wentzville location with terrific large deck, is $349,900. Thomas & Suit has access to both Hwy. 40 and I-70, Thomas a beautiful selection of homesites still avail& Suit has a collection of beautiful wooded able for to-be-built homes and all qualify for homesites, many of which can accommo- the Three for Free package through Oct. 31. date a finished lower level. For directions and information, visit At Silver Pine Ridge, Thomas & Suit is tshomes.net or call (636) 332-0606.

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Shamrocks Pub & Grill: Home to great food and good times By AMY ARMOUR aarmour@newsmagazinenetwork.com Shamrocks Pub & Grill is a place where the staff knows your name. The restaurant, located at 4177 Veterans Memorial Parkway in St. Peters, prides itself on superior customer service. “Our staff is very one-on-one with our customers,” said Kelly Dent, who owns Shamrocks Pub & Grill with her husband, Kyle, and her parents, Tom and Mary Durst. “We have a lot of regulars, and we care about their lives. They are not just a number. We build relationships with our customers.” Whether it’s a girls’ night out, dinner with the family or a retirement party, Shamrocks Pub and Grill can make each celebration special. The 6,000-square-foot restaurant can seat 160 inside, and a large outdoor patio can accommodate an additional 150 guests. Half of the restaurant can be rented out, and Shamrocks will cater the event to meet the needs of customers – and they even deliver, both lunch and catered meals. Dent said Shamrocks can set up anything from a buffet to a sit down dinner or an appetizer bar. Hungry for some comfort food? Shamrocks offers traditional American cuisine like burgers,

pizza, sandwiches, soups and salads. The menu also features several Irish entrees like Guinness Lamb Stew, Bangers’n Mash, Corned Beef n’ Cabbage and Herd O’ Sheepherds Pie. An Irish Mac n’ Cheese combines a casserole of noodles, corned beef, bacon and homemade beer cheese with a hint of ranch dressing baked with mozzarella and provolone. Dent suggests new diners start out with the pub’s best seller – soft pretzels served with a warm, beer cheese sauce made with Smithwick’s Irish Red Ale. “A lot of people will get the beer cheese sauce to put on everything they Shamrocks co-owner Kelly Dent order,” Dent said. For the entrée, Dent recommends the made-from- after work or pick up a growler to take home. On Tuesdays scratch chicken pot pie which includes chicken, peas, and Sundays, bottled wine and Growler fills are half-price potatoes, carrots and onions in a creamy broth topped with the purchase of an entrée. with a flaky puff pastry. Not a beer drinker? For dessert, diners can try Aunt Lavern’s Gooey Butter Check out one of the 30 dessert martinis, ranging from a Cake or warm cinnamon pretzels. The pub also offers fried maple bourbon to bananas foster to red velvet cake. Dent recOreos, which are dipped in funnel cake batter before being ommends the Gooey Butter Cake Martini, which is topped deep fried and covered in powdered sugar. with a powdered sugar rim. Just looking for a place to catch up with friends and The pub also has live music on the weekends. The Main grab a drink? Event Band will take the stage on Aug. 23, and the Steve Shamrocks Pub & Grill is known for its vast craft beer Ewing Band will play on Aug. 30. In addition, pubgoers can choices. The bar has 24 different craft beers on tap to tanta- play darts, bag games or trivia during the week. lize the tongues of beer connoisseurs. From Dr. Acula – an Happy Hour is from 2 - 7 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 p.m. oak aged dark ale – to Box of Chocolates, a stout beer avail- 1 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Be sure to check the website for the able around Valentine’s Day, pub customers can grab a pint entertainment calendar and daily drink specials.

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