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I OPINION I 3

THOMAS SOWELL

Suicide of the West?

Britain’s release of Abdel Baset alMegrahi - the Libyan terrorist whose bomb blew up a plane over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988, killing 270 people - is galling enough in itself. But it is even more profoundly troubling as a sign of a larger mood that has been growing in the Western democracies in our time.

In ways large and small, domestically and internationally, the West is surrendering on the installment plan to Islamic extremists.

The late Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn put his finger on the problem when he said: “The timid civilized world has found nothing with which to oppose the onslaught of a sudden revival of barefaced barbarity, other than concessions and smiles.�

He wrote this long before Barack Obama became President of the United States. But this administration epitomizes the “concessions and smiles� approach to countries that are our implacable enemies.

Western Europe has gone down that path before us but we now seem to be trying to catch up.

Still, the release of a mass-murdering terrorist, who went home to a hero’s welcome in Libya, shows that President Obama is not the only one who wants to move away from the idea of a “war on terror� - as if that will stop the terrorists’ war on us.

The ostensible reason for releasing alMegrahi was compassion for a man terminally ill. It is ironic that this was said in Scotland, for exactly 250 years ago another Scotsman - Adam Smith - said, “Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent.�

That lesson seems to have been forgotten in America as well, where so many people seem to have been far more concerned about whether we have been nice enough to the mass-murdering terrorists in our custody than those critics have ever been about the innocent people beheaded or blown up by the terrorists themselves.

Tragically, those with this strange inversion of values include the Attorney General of the United States, Eric Holder. Although President Obama has said that he does not want to revisit the past, this is only the latest example of how his administration’s actions are the direct opposite of his lofty words.

It is not just a question of looking backward. The decision to second-guess CIA agents who extracted information to save American lives is even worse when you

look forward.

Years from now, long after Barack Obama is gone, CIA agents dealing with hardened terrorists will have to worry about whether what they do to get information out of them to save American lives will make these agents themselves liable to prosecution that can destroy their careers and ruin their lives.

This is not simply an injustice to those who have tried to keep this country safe, it is a danger recklessly imposed on future Americans whose safety cannot always be guaranteed by sweet and gentle measures against hardened murderers.

Those who are pushing for legal action against CIA agents may talk about “upholding the law� but they are doing no such thing. Neither the Constitution of the United States nor the Geneva Convention gives rights to terrorists who operate outside the law.

There was a time when everybody understood this. German soldiers who put on American military uniforms, in order to infiltrate American lines during the Battle of the Bulge were simply lined up against a wall and shot - and nobody wrung their hands over it. Nor did the U.S. Army try to conceal what they had done. The executions were filmed and the film has been shown on the History Channel.

So many “rights� have been conjured up out of thin air that many people seem unaware that rights and obligations derive from explicit laws, not from politically correct pieties. If you do not meet the terms of the Geneva Convention, then the Geneva Convention does not protect you. If you are not an American citizen, then the rights guaranteed to American citizens do not apply to you.

That should be especially obvious if you are part of an international network bent on killing Americans. But bending over backward to be nice to our enemies is one of the many self-indulgences of those who engage in moral preening.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Cash for clunkers

True liberty

nomic cost vs. benefit. This is our presiTo The Editor: To The Editor: dent?

Regarding the Question of the Week, I recently saw a photo, taken at the White Gee, after paying taxes, fighting our “Was cash for clunkers” a success?”

House, of a U.S. Marine guard standing at wars, contributing to the betterment of our That question cannot be answered until attention while Nancy Pelosi and Harry standard of living, supporting and educatwe see the repossession figures for a Reid paraded by him. I thought how ironic ing our current generation, do not spend 12-month period following the end of the and contradictory this photo really was. the money, let him die. Hey, what a great program. There is a good reason that a lot Here were these two liberty-hating offi- idea. Sure, let’s have government bureauof people drive clunkers; that is all they cials walking past an honorable Marine, a cratic parasites take care of our health care. can afford. volunteer sworn to defend this country; yet Not much different than our current VA So now we wait to see the failure rate these two miserable and pathetic Demo- hospital system. and find out if the taxpayers have to pay cratic standard-bearers are doing everyNow, Mr. President, let’s apply that same again because the banks or financial lend- thing they can to defeat all that we know to cost vs. benefit to the many government ers are in trouble because of another feel- be good, true and honorable. agencies that try to run our personal lives: good program from our president.

They should be ashamed of themselves Housing and Urban Development, DepartEdward Blount but because there is no shame left in Amer- ment of Energy, Department of Education, Ballwin ica, that is not going to happen.

U.S. Postal Service, INS, just to name a The stupidity wrought last November few. These guys have not done a thing to gets emphasized ever more forcefully with justify the trillions of dollars wasted. Not Remembering Sept. 11 each passing day. to mention the thousands of pages of our To The Editor: From international apologetics to tax code along with the unnecessary IRS, We should never cease to remember the economic incompetence and a level of rather than implementing the “fair tax.” heinous attacks of September 11, 2001. ineptitude only imaginable in fiction, these Mr. left-wing politician, put your ego Islamic jihadists have been attacking the people are the worst excuses for leaders aside for a moment, look in the mirror and West for decades. Many of these attacks America has ever had in more than 225 tell me how great you are running your should have been considered attacks years of governance. own life before you think you can run more of war, starting with the bombing of our Even less than stellar leaders of the past than 300,000,000 American lives.

Marines in Lebanon. Other attacks include had a love and passion for American values, Most Americans are not going to put up our embassies, the USS Cole and the first a basic love of country. with this.

World Trade Center bombing.

These socialists care only about power.

Fred F. Foster No American should trivialize the sac- This is the power they can take from the Chesterfield rifices made by the military to protect people. The American masses, recently our freedom or the intelligence agencies all too willing to behave like sheep, must in providing the information required to gain and regain some level of intellect and prevent future attacks. Blaming the United principle.

States for terrorism is like blaming the rape They must rise up and defeat the enemy victim for the rape. within. Failure to do so will result in a loss Eight years after the greatest atrocity of liberty never even considered as being Sen. Kennedy perpetrated on American soil, there is no possible in America. This regime is Marx, To The Editor: consensus on a strategic plan to combat the Mao, Lenin, Hitler, and Stalin, Castro, In losing Sen. Edward Kennedy, the jihadists.

Chavez and any Muslim leader, just with- country has tragically lost one of the most Osama bin Laden and his minions out the mass graves and gas ovens. The important patriots of this era. I cringe at believe that destruction of the West will thought process is the same: Control the the possibility that, without Kennedy’s enable them to usher in the greatest people. assistance, all of the unfortunate souls of Islamic caliphate, surpassing the golden The method is different for now except, this nation who have been deprived of the age of Islam centuries ago. Their radical of course, for the 50 million unborn who health care that they have deserved from movement has slaughtered thousands of have perished or the upcoming time frames birth will once again be refused it by the innocent Muslims all over the world in the for the elderly when, well, their time may end of September. name of Allah. have just run out.

Ironically, a couple months ago, Ted Nightly world news report bombings by Rob Schultz Kennedy was mentioned so much in the the jihadists on markets, killing women St. Louis County media that one might have forgotten about and children, the destruction of schools for his worsening health. In a May issue of girls and other mass killings to promote “Time” magazine, Republican California their warped view of Islam. Violence by the Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, in praising radical jihadists is not only a global probKennedy for his tireless fight for health lem but more so for the Muslim world. care reform, added, “With Sen. Kennedy As the years pass, the pain and memo- Cost vs. benefit leading the charge, nothing will stand in ries of 9/11 may subside, but will never be To The Editor: the way.” Schwarzenegger was absolutely forgotten.

Our president is telling us it would be correct.

Patricia Bollozos better to take a pain pill rather than do a Then in early July, Kennedy himself Wildwood lifesaving procedure because of age. Eco- wrote an article for “Newsweek” maga-

zine. Among his arguments for health care reform, he made sure to emphasize, “We have to make certain that people can keep the coverage they already have.” Kennedy even brought up facts from history that I had not been aware of.

Did you know, for example, that when Theodore Roosevelt ran against both Wilson and Taft in the 1912 presidential election, his platform for the Progressive Party called for national health insurance?

Did you know that Harry Truman was still pushing for national health insurance 30 years later? Some of America’s finest historical leaders shared Kennedy’s argument - that we are all entitled to health care regardless of class.

Some would rather ignore the arguments that Kennedy made because of his own personal misfires.

I will be the first to admit that he acted stupidly in the Chappaquiddick incident and his long addiction to alcohol always was a concern. Let us face it: He truly was the very stereotype of a “Kennedy.”

Nevertheless, I think that Kennedy should have been elected president in 1980. Unlike Jimmy Carter, he would have been a stronger force in the White House altogether and unlike Ronald Reagan, he would have devoted the appropriate time necessary to social programs and would not have so blindly lavished all of his attention on the defense budget instead.

The national debt would not be nearly as high as it is now. The Cold War would have ended earlier. Most importantly, with somebody who cared as strongly as Kennedy did about health care reform running the country, advancements in the health care industry would have been remarkable.

Now Kennedy is dead. The flags have been lowered. The beacon for health care reform has gone out. This way the lie of “death panels” will now seem more believable to the citizens at town hall meetings and health care inflation runs the risk of costing more in the next decade than reform ever would have.

With that being said, I hope we can heed the advice of the Kennedy, the greatest U.S. Senator of our time, because - to use his own words - what we cannot afford is to wait another generation.

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Stupid is as stupid does On the morning of President Barack Obama’s address to the nation last Wednesday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that one of the main goals of the speech on health care reform would be to “speak clearly... to the American people.”

Speak clearly?

That would seem to be an odd goal for a president with such laudable oratorical ability. After all, this speech was repeatedly being considered a potential “game changer” for the president’s desire to overhaul the nation’s health care and health insurance systems. One would assume that President Obama would be very comfortable with his ability to communicate and would set loftier, oh, wait a minute.

Gibbs does not mean “speak clearly” as in “don’t mumble” or “enunciate” or “stay on message.” What Gibbs means is “speak slowly, use small words and remember you are talking to Astroturf.”

What Gibbs is saying is that the president and his elitist advisors have decided that the average American is too stupid to keep up with this complex debate. He is saying that Town Hall protesters and Tea Party activists and the Average Joe-theplumber do not actually disagree with the president’s policies, they simply are not bright enough to understand them. The White House believes that the people, the voters, are a few pills short of a prescription when it comes to this debate.

Of course, the White House is not alone in this feeling. Humphrey Taylor, chairman of the Harris Poll and noted British political adviser, wrote that most Americans are “strongly influenced by political rhetoric that varies from the accurate to the simplistic to the completely false. It is unreasonable to expect the public to understand the details of the proposed reforms or how they work in practice.”

Exactly.

How can the American people understand all this fancy talk - especially if some of them have not even read the bill? That is, after all, why we elected our trusted representatives, to do all that heavy lifting such as reading and understanding these

complex pieces of legislation.

But Taylor is not the only enlightened soul who believes that the health care debate is beyond the comprehension of “we the people.”

Huffington Post contributor Lance Simmens spells out the best way to reach the unenlightened folk out there and concludes by saying that “if all this sounds like it is a little me-centered, it is. That is the only language we Americans seem to be able to relate to, at least those who are currently spewing the ill-informed spittle that is being voiced and covered at these town hall meetings or that is being propagated by the conservative opposition forces.”

Spot on again. Clearly, the only reason to disagree with anything that President Obama does, says, eats or steps in is if one is just too ignorant to understand the message.

This is what the intelligentsia thinks of the average American. Strike that, this is what they think of the average conservative or Republican or Libertarian or disagreeable independent. The dumb argument does not apply to liberals. If a liberal cannot figure something out, such as how to properly fill out a ballot for instance, then ignorance is not to blame.

The culprit for liberal error is always something more sinister, like racism or sexism or classism.

Nevertheless, these elitists are the people who want to shape health care policy.

Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, Lance Timmens and Humphrey Taylor - these are the people who want to determine what happens when a child gets sick, these people who are filled with resentment and dislike and distrust. And not because they want to help. Rather, because they believe that the average family is not smart enough to decide on their own.

Luckily, us average Americans whom these people loathe so much do understand one thing. We understand how to vote and we understand how to peaceably protest and express opposition. In other words, the average American knows how to speak - and when speaking, they will absolutely speak clearly.

Question of the week: Are you smart enough to understand health care reform? (see editorial above) Answer the question: editor@westnewsmagazine.com

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- Parkway School District Superintendent Robert Malito, on the Missouri Supreme Court’s ruling against public school districts that had argued that the state fails to provide enough money and does not distribute funds fairly to all schools.

“Obama (in his speech to Congress) sounded smooth, polished, strong and convincing, and what he was selling was snake oil, that was a completely bogus claim.”

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CREVE COEUR Safety Fair is Oct. 11 The Creve Coeur Safety Fair is from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 11 on the campus of Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital.

The event is free and open to everyone.

The Creve Coeur Police Department and the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District will be displaying their equipment along with 40 other agencies.

Highlights include: free seasonal flu shots; police canine demonstrations; police helicopter and emergency medical helicopter; police S.W.A.T. Team demonstrations; free child fingerprinting; free car seat installations and bike helmet fittings from St. Louis Children’s Hospital (helmets will be available for a discounted price at the fair); simulated vehicle crash and rescue.

DES PERES New Schnucks opens with cooking school The new Des Peres Schnucks, which

opened Sept. 15, is opening with the grocery chain’s first cooking school. The new store, located at 12332 Manchester Road near Ballas Road, will introduce the cooking school with free demonstrations and samples Sept. 15-18. The first class is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Sept. 18 and will be taught by Sid Cook, an award-winning cheese maker with Carr Valley Cheese.

Schnucks plans to offer eight to 10 classes each week. The school is managed

by Gabrielle DeMichele, who previously worked with L’Ecole Culinaire.

Dierbergs may also open Des Peres Mayor Rick Lahr recently confirmed rumors that Dierbergs officials plan to open a location in the city. Lahr posted on the city’s Web site that, “Dierbergs has finally approached the city and shared with staff a preliminary plan.�

The Chesterfield-based grocery chain has proposed a 70,000-square-foot store for the southeast corner of Manchester and Lindeman Roads. Dierbergs has an option to buy land located along Manchester Road that is bounded by Tallie Drive on the east, Manhattan Ave. on the south and Lindeman Road on the west.

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In the statement, Lahr said Dierbergs intends to gain approval from the city to demolish all existing structures currently on the land before building. Currently, a former Barnes and Noble bookstore sits on the site.

Repeated calls to Dierbergs went unanswered, but Lahr said the grocery chain intends to file zoning petitions in late September and present the preliminary site plan to the Planning and Zoning Commission in October. A vote on the project is not expected until next year.

Post Office remains open Des Peres Mayor Rick Lahr announced at the Aug. 24 Board of Aldermen meeting that the Des Peres Post Office branch will remain open. The branch faced closure when the U.S. Postal Service announced it would close approximately 40 St. Louis area locations last month. “We did write the Postmaster General a letter asking them to reconsider,� Lahr said. “We received a letter back on Aug. 14 indicating the Des Peres Post Office will remain open and will no longer be considered for possible closure. It’s been taken off the list.�

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Moving to Ellisville The St. Louis chapter of a nationallyknown non-profit organization received the official go-ahead to move its local headquarters from Chesterfield to Ellisville.

The Ellisville City Council unanimously voted to approve the move.

The Assistance League of St. Louis will now operate its base at 30 Henry Ave. The organization aids the poor with programs such as fighting illiteracy.

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Schmidt said the Henry location will be used only for administrative purposes.

Fundraisers will be conducted at other locations, Schmidt said.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY Grading Work for Hwy. 141 has started The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and its contractor, Dave Kolb Grading, have started grading work in preparation for the Hwy. 141 relocation project that begins early next year.

Crews started grading north of Olive Blvd. near Woodchase on Sept. 8 to prepare for utility relocations needed as part of a project to upgrade and move Hwy. 141 further east.

The center turn lane of Olive Blvd. will be closed near Woodchase and just east of Toreador; however, drivers at those locations will be able to access Olive Blvd.

Drivers can expect heavy truck traffic crossing Olive Blvd.

Crews will not be working on the roadway between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. weekdays, and 7 p.m. to 8 a.m. weekends to minimize noise for local residents.

The $742,000 job will excavate north of Olive Blvd., build an embankment south of Olive and generally grade the area south of Olive to prepare for utility work. The project is funded using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (economic stimulus) money.

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To ensure the latest round of environmental testing is as robust and definitive as possible at a Wildwood property adjacent to a national Superfund contamination site, the Wildwood City Council hired a thirdparty expert to review the approach to this month’s testing. Mundell & Associates Inc, a risk assessment and environmental consulting firm, will conduct the review.

Testing results will provide data for a lawsuit over land that has been a debated public safety issue since Wildwood officials blocked St. Louis real estate developer Wesley Byrne from developing a subdivision there. Byrne launched the suit against the city last fall.

Ed Paschal, owner of St. Louis-based Custom Environmental Services, reviewed Indianapolis-anchored Mundell’s original work plan and recommended a number of suggestions.

Joe Vujnich, Wildwood’s director of parks and planning, said Paschal will continue to support city officials on an asneeded or requested basis.

Vujnich said actual testing would begin this month on the site near the Strecker Forest area and is slated to be completed

by Sept. 30, according to revised plans.

Former survey work on the site recently was verified so that all entities involved are confident about the parameters and boundaries established for the testing.

The price range for the city’s contract with Mundell & Associates is $114,000 to $148,340. Paschal is being compensated on an $85 per hour basis. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) also just authorized another $113,000 worth of testing to be done on the property as well through the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

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Missouri Supreme Court closes door on school funding lawsuit

By DIANE PLATTNER A long court battle has culminated with a recent decision from the Missouri Supreme Court that upheld a lower court’s decision favoring the state.

On Sept. 1, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled against school districts that had argued that the state fails to provide enough money and does not distribute funds fairly to schools. The ruling upholds a lower court ruling in 2007 from a Cole County judge.

The lawsuit, filed in 2004, involved nearly half of Missouri’s 523 public school districts, which sought up to $1.3 billion in additional funding each year for schools.

The five-year legal battle, which ranked among the most complex in the state’s history, tallied approximately $6 million in attorneys’ fees, which the state or public school districts paid.

The districts had argued that the state

was obligated to provide enough money to guarantee an adequate education. The high court, affirmed by five of seven judges, ruled that the state already is meeting the only constitutional requirement relevant to the lawsuit.

That is that the state must use 25 percent of its spending on education. The high court also ruled that students in poor school districts are not entitled to the same amount of money as those in wealthy districts.

Many school district officials argued that poorer school districts are held accountable to the same academic and organizational standards. While concurring with the core constitutional findings of the court, one judge criticized the spending disparities among school districts, which range from approximately $6,300 to $16,500 per student in the St. Louis area.

He also noted flawed property tax assessments on which the state’s school funding

formula is built. Many St. Louis area school district officials had said that requires suburban and urban schools to spend more local property taxes to support schools.

“The decision is not surprising,” said Robert Malito, superintendent of the Parkway School District. “We are especially disappointed on behalf of our residents that the courts did not address the flaws and inequitable statewide property assessment system.”

In January 2008, Parkway discontinued its membership with the Coalition to Fund Excellent Schools (CFES), a consortium of school districts, including Rockwood, involved as interveners in the case to have their voices heard.Rockwood officials also expressed their disappointment in the high court’s decision.

“The ending of the Committee for Educational Equality (CEE) case against the state of Missouri by the decision of the

Supreme Court of Missouri was certainly disappointing to all of the participants in the Coalition to Fund Excellent Schools (CFES), including Rockwood,” said Shirley Broz, Rockwood’s chief financial officer.

However, Broz said the upholding of the lower court’s decision will not have an effect on Rockwood as it does not change any of the current revenue streams.

“Although we are disappointed in the ruling, we are pleased that the added attention on state formula matters resulted in a new formula that is focused on the needs of children,” Broz said. “One of the intentions of the CFES was to encourage a closer look at the methods and accuracy for assessing taxpayers’ property across the state. We certainly hope our legislators will continue to be responsive to the needs of school districts and our children in their work with the state formula to fund schools.”

and public input.

However, not everyone present at the Aug. 24 meeting was in support of the current plan. A representative of the city’s current landlord, Koman Properties, voiced a different scenario than the one recommended from steering committee members because he said he believed “it had not been an open process.”

“This is probably one the biggest decisions many of the council members will make while serving the residents of Wildwood,” said Scott Haley, Koman Properties’ director of development. “Having only 48 to 72 hours to digest the actual report, the committee’s recommendations, and the questions we have raised, do not give this process the justice it requires or deserves. Many of the council knew nothing of our proposal until a few days before the meeting.”

Haley said Koman offered to sell the existing City Hall portion of the building, the entire lot on which the building sits and convey a parcel of ground that adjoins the parking garage for a future police substation for less than $4 million.

“The most important and critical aspect of our proposal is that it saves the city-owned, 4-acre parcel for a future use - a park, a recreation center, a public event space for hosting future movies or concerts nights or Wildwood Days,” Haley said. “We believe our proposal is what Wildwood constituents would want. Why disinvest yourself from this valuable asset when there are other cost-effective options?”

Haley said he has requested the opportunity to present, in specific detail, his

Recommendations revealed for new Wildwood City Hall City’s landlord proposes less expensive alternative

By JULIE BROWN PATTON Eight key conclusions related to a new Wildwood City Hall initiative were emphasized at the City Council’s Aug. 24 meeting.

The Wildwood City Hall Steering Committee issued a lengthy report that analyzed various options over a 15-month period.

The Wildwood City Council voted to accept the committee’s recommendations, which gave approval for a unique consortium of architects, who also live in Wildwood, to move forward with preliminary design considerations to share with residents and business owners.

Immediate next steps for the process include listening sessions between Wildwood residents and the architects. A meeting is scheduled for 7 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 22 at the current City Hall.

In addition to an overall visual presence that would capture Wildwood’s essence, the architectural consultants will consider specific city operational needs as well as current and future space allocations.

Wildwood City Administrator Dan Dubruiel summarized guiding factors as: • Long-term best interests of the city would be to own its own building, which is designed specifically to the city’s requirements.

• Wildwood should place the new building on property the city currently owns in the Town Center business district.

• A 15,000-square-foot building is rec-

ommended to accommodate future needs.

• The new building should incorporate 5,000 square feet needed for the St. Louis County Police-Wildwood Precinct.

• The City Council should approve an agreement to engage services from an architectural collaborative group so conceptual designs can be developed.

• The new building should be Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-certified.

• An initial project cost of $6 million is recommended, with $4 million funded from designated city reserves and $2 million to be financed from bonds or capital lease financing.

• The proposal should be placed on the April 6, 2010, municipal election ballot, assuming designs and plans are progressing accordingly in preparation of the Jan. 19 deadline for filing ballot issues.

Public input sessions to review and comment on more developed conceptual building designs are targeted to occur during November.

Wildwood City Councilmember Bart Cohn (ward 1), who served as a City Council liaison to the steering committee, indicated that the current recommendations reflected years worth of valuable and relevant data compilation, cost pro formats

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Got flu?: Area schools going on defensive to attack swine flu

By DIANE PLATTNER St. Louis County schools are using the defensive tactic to fight the global pandemic of the H1N1 or swine flu, a Type A flu.

Unlike regular seasonal flu, the swine flu did not die out this summer and infected more than one million Americans, including children at overnight camps nationwide last summer. That prompted officials to brace for flu outbreaks at area schools this fall and their predictions are proving accurate.

Within these first two weeks of the new school year, Rockwood School District officials said they received information indicating suspected or reported cases of Type A influenza in at least five Rockwood schools. All of the ill students are being treated at home or have fully recuperated, officials said. Students in at least three Parkway schools were also diagnosed with some type of influenza, district officials said. “Due to the large number of type A cases, Missouri health officials aren’t testing for H1N1,� Parkway Superintendent Robert Malito and Parkway Manager of Health Services Lisa Harnacker wrote to parents. “If a child is diagnosed with type A flu, we assume it is swine flu.�

Several area colleges and universities are reporting cases of swine flu, including Washington University, which recently reported its first case, and Saint Louis University, which has reported at least 45 swine flu cases, prompting officials to set up a “recovery center� near campus.

While area officials say there is no need for panic because the swine flu is generally behaving much like seasonal flu in terms of severity, swine flu still strikes a nerve because it has killed several people worldwide.

In addition, some estimates expect the swine flu to infect up to 40 percent of the United States population, double the rate of the typical flu, which is why hospitals expect to be overwhelmed.

Because children and teenagers are the primary carriers of the swine flu, they will be among the first priority to receive a swine flu vaccine around October, when about 160 million doses are expected to become available.

Dolores J. Gunn, director of the St. Louis County Department of Health, said everyone in St. Louis County who wants to be vaccinated will have that opportunity once all the doses have arrived. “Despite the initial focus on the most vulnerable groups, it is important to remember that everyone who wants a vaccination will

be able to get one,� Gunn said. “It is not a question of ‘if,’ but ‘when.’ There will be enough vaccine for everyone.�

Some schools will be used as clinics for distributing the voluntary shots.

Parkway plans to plan to make the H1N1 vaccine available to students with parental consent as soon as it is ready, said Parkway spokesperson Paul Tandy.

About 200 adults from the St. Louis area are participating in clinical trials to test the vaccine’s short-term safety and effectiveness. Trial participants get five shots over nine weeks, including two doses of swine flu vaccine, the seasonal flu vaccine and some placebos. Their blood is tested before and after the shots to determine their immune systems’ production of antibodies to fight the flu. The flu immunizations are supposed to reduce the probability of catching the flu virus or reduce its severity.

Officials for the County Health Department stressed that until a vaccine is available, the only weapon available to fight the new H1N1 flu virus is prevention.

That is the tactic now being used to fight the swine flu by officials in the Rockwood and Parkway School Districts. “We’ve received approval at the district level to provide every classroom with hand sanitizer so the schools/teachers/parents don’t have to pay for them,� Tandy said. “They should arrive in a few weeks.�

Meanwhile, Tandy said Parkway is regularly cleaning heavy-traffic areas and working hard to educate students, staff and parents about proper preventative measures they should take. “For now, prevention is our best strategy,�

Mailto and Harnacker wrote. “Parkway’s teachers and staff are stressing precautions and healthy habits with students. Our nurses and custodial staff are working hard to keep schools clean and safe by focusing on germ-attracting surfaces such as doorknobs, handrails, cafeteria areas and desks.�

Rockwood is also taking various preventative flu measures, including: • Emphasizing healthy practices of washing hands and covering coughs. • Continuing to clean and disinfect classrooms and buildings with a special emphasis on high-touch surfaces, such as door knobs, desktops, light switches and water fountains. • School nurses monitoring student health throughout the day. • Following the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the St. Louis See SWINE FLU, page 49

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Ellisville officials develop plan in case of flu crisis

By TED DIXON JR. Taking a pro-active approach to what could be a potentially devastating health crisis, the Ellisville City Council on Sept.

2 passed a resolution that helps the city implement its own influenza plan.

Ellisville City Manager Kevin Bookout said during a city work session that the plan is simply a framework for the city to work with in case of a possible H1N1 flu pandemic this fall and winter.

Bookout said the city can be flexible within the guidelines that the plan sets forth. Ellisville Mayor Matt Pirrello said the plan is pretty straightforward, although it is extensive and very detailed.

The purpose is to prepare the city in the case of an outbreak. The guide would provide essential services and mitigate the speed of the pandemic among employees.

Advanced preparation is needed to better equip Ellisville to act in a pandemic emergency, officials said.

The plan also outlines potential human resources for pandemic sick leave and flexible work schedules. Pandemic influenza is defined as a global epidemic that is capable of causing widespread human illness and possibly death. It can be easily transmitted through human-to-human contact and, unlike the common flu, is prevalent in various geographic areas.

“H1N1 is different than regular flu,” Bookout said. “The risk groups and symptoms are different.”

Those who are at risk of contracting the disease include people whose immune systems, because of their age, health, chronic disease or other factors, are less likely to fight it off. Some of its symptoms include sore throat and nasal congestion, muscle aches, dry cough, headache, dizziness, fatigue, fever, chills and nausea. People most at risk include anyone between the ages of 6 months and 49 years old, pregnant women and people of any age with chronic medical conditions.

Government entities are afraid that the swine flu, as H1N1 is often referred to, can interrupt government operations and services due to a reduced workforce. It is estimated that more than 30 percent of the population would be infected as a result of a severe pandemic in Missouri alone.

The chain of command/leadership for departments and city services will be determined on a case-by-case basis according to the plan. Bookout, and in his absence, Ellisville Assistant City Manager Eric Sterman, would be responsible for coordinating the maintenance of essential services in the city during a pandemic.

Another strategy the city would use is the Emergency Management coordinator to lead various tasks during a pandemic.

Ellisville could opt to include the Metro West Fire Protection District in some of its discussions as they provide emergency services to citizens.

The city’s plan has strategies to mitigate influenza’s spread. The city would enforce the expectation that people who develop symptoms stay at home. Within the workplace, other steps to stop the spread include limiting face-to-face contact when possible; using surface disinfectant to clean common surfaces; stopping hand shaking; limiting

or suspending meetings, and considering phone conferences; and avoiding touching of the eyes, nose or mouth to prevent the spread of germs.

Regarding the dissemination of information in case of a pandemic outbreak, the city intends to post information on the flu and how it is spread; share information on proper hygiene methods and behavior to reduce the risk of spreading the flu; and provide information to employees to help them protect themselves and their families.

To limit the need to purchase supplies during a pandemic, the city may decide to keep an inventory of infection control supplies on hand. According to the plan, masks and gloves would be given to individual employees in the case of an outbreak. Also, specialized flu shots that may help prevent a specific illness would be administered.

If Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declares a pandemic outbreak, the city of Ellisville would suspend all work-related travel until further notice.

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Bridge at Route BA and Hwy. 109 to be replaced in October

By JULIE BROWN PATTON The bridge near Edmund A. Babler State Memorial Park at Hwy. 109 and Missouri Route BA in Wildwood is targeted to be replaced next month as part of the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) Safe and Sound Bridge Improvement Program.

Jesse Jonas, P.E., MoDOT resident engineer for the St. Louis District office, said department managers plan to improve 802 of the state’s worst bridges by Oct. 31, 2014.

The bridge near Route BA was constructed in the 1930s, and is targeted for work in early- to mid-October after final design plans have been approved, Jonas said. “Once the contractor starts work, they will have 37 days to open the new bridge back to traffic,� Jonas said.

Jonas said Rockwood School District’s bus transportation coordinator has been informed of the temporary closure.

Drivers will be rerouted to Route BA, which runs parallel with Hwy. 109 via two different entrances and exits, creating minimal additional travel time due to the

detour, Jonas said. He said Hwy. 109 south of the bridge will continue to be open to local traffic only.

The bridge will be 6 feet wider upon completion.

Jonas said projected costs for the state’s entire bridge improvement program is $486 million, which will build 554 new bridges and make the average cost per bridge $878,000.

Of the 23 bridges in the St. Louis metropolitan area being improved with this program’s funding, the bridge at BA and 109 is the only West County structure being replaced. “Safe and Sound largely targets the bridges in rural Missouri that have not received the level of attention our urban structures have in past years,� Jonas said.

MoDOT’s Mike Astrack, intermediate traffic studies specialist for West County, said average traffic daily volume on Hwy. 109 near the bridge at north BA is 13,566 vehicles.

Route BA will be the detour route when Hwy. 109 faces closures at Bonhomme Creek for that bridge sometime during late 2010, officials said.

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While Wildwood City Councilmembers Jean Vedvig (ward 4) and Holly Parks (ward 2) said they appreciated the committee’s ability to tackle the complexity of the issue and thought everyone should forge ahead, Wildwood City Councilmembers

Robert Porter (ward 7) and Tammy Shea (ward 3) said they were struggling to digest all the material and wanted more time to review it.

Wildwood City Council member David Sewell (ward 6) said that because this actually is the third time that the City Council has evaluated City Hall-related options, he believed it would serve constituents best to move forward and enable Wildwood residents to provide comments during the next phases of the process.

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M ISSOURI N EWS B RIEFS state to propose policies and legislation to support small- and medium-sized businesses with efforts to participate in the The St. Louis Regional Chamber and global economy.

Growth Association (RCGA) recently preAllen attended the ALEC task force meetsented Missouri Sen. Jane Cunningham ings, discussing goals and direction the task (R-Dist. 7) the RCGA 2009 Lewis & Clark force will take. Among those objectives Statesman Award for her legislative efforts are to enhance and facilitate international benefiting economic development in the St. trade opportunities; obtain United Nations Louis region. access status; foster cooperation between RCGA presents the annual award to law- the United States and the United Kingdom; makers who have demonstrated leadership and to preserve and spread Jeffersonian and a sustained effort on behalf of the St. Louis region. RCGA cited notable legislation regarding economic development, capital improvements and regional transit system for the award selection.

During the 2009 legislative session, Cunningham worked as an advocate to support emergency funding for the St. Louis Metro Transit System and was praised for her efforts by Metro President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Bob Baer.

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Independence and create a dedicated truck lane. The project totaled at about $4 billion, however funding is not in place for any Truck lanes approved part of that project.

The Missouri Department of TransporMoDOT is applying for a $200 million tation (MoDOT) has been given federal federal grant to start construction on the approval to rebuild Interstate 70 with a project between Cooper and Saline Coundedicated truck lane. ties.

Last month, the Federal Highway wIf the grant is approved, the 30-mile Administration approved MoDOT’s pro- section would be used to test the concept posal to expand I-70 to three lanes both and build momentum to find other funding directions between Lake Saint Louis and sources to complete the project. stlouischildrens.org

Freshman legislator awarded for health care advocacy To honor and recognize the efforts of Missouri Rep. Sue Allen (R-Dist. 92) in her work this year for health care advocacy, Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Ron Richard awarded her the Freshman Legislator of the Year Award for Healthcare Advocacy.

Allen was a member of the Health Care Policy Committee, which discussed legislation that would increase health care coverage for autism as well as legislation that would protect pharmacists’ rights to refuse to assist in abortion methods and legislation to establish a new cancer awareness program. Allen also sponsored House Bill 1177, which would change eligibility requirements regarding the non-MO HealthNet eligible personal care services.

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International Trade Task Force member Missouri Rep. Sue Allen (R-Dist. 92) recently attended the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) conference in Atlanta, Ga., as a member of the newlyformed ALEC Task Force on International Relations.

Allen is a member of the Missouri House of Representatives International Trade Committee. This committee promotes job creation and economic activity through the export of Missouri goods by attracting business from other countries to Missouri.

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By JULIE BROWN PATTON Wildwood’s smoking ban initiative, which Rockwood Valley Middle School students originally launched in May, still has the support of the group even with a new school year.

Students, parents and the lead teacher for the project, Becky Forristal, attended the Wildwood City Council meeting on Aug. 24 to place pressure on Wildwood City Council members regarding moving the proposed Clean Air Act to its next steps in the law-making process. As a whole, they demanded to know how each City Council member stood on the topic.

During the public comments portion, student Jillian Pfeiffer asked City Council members if they were “wasting our (the students’) time.�

Although the typical process for exploring any type of proposed ordinance has been followed, the students expressed impatience about its adoption.

Wildwood City Administrator Dan Dubruiel explained that the city’s administration/public works subcommittee had devoted three lengthy meetings from June through August to drafting the ordinance

Rockwood Valley Middle School students, teachers and parents prepared questions for the Aug. 24 Wildwood City Council meeting regarding the support of each City Councilmember toward the proposed Clean Air Act.

and that the next step was to schedule a public hearing.

Wildwood City Councilmember Jean Vedvig (ward 4), who has supported the students’ desire to see a smoking ban for public places, said she is happy with the proposed ordinance as long as a few definitions, such as those specific to boundaries of public places, are “cleaned up.�

Other City Council members expressed concern that the ordinance “may be overreaching� where it pertains to outdoor locations.

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By TED DIXON JR. A CVS Pharmacy store in Ellisville that was approved approximately a year ago will not open until early next year.

The Rhode-Island-based pharmacy got the go-head in August 2008 to build a store at the site of the torn-down Agostinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant at 15846 Manchester Road in the Bradford Hills Shopping Center (at the intersection of Clarkson and Manchester Roads).

The plan approved was to build a drivethrough facility on a property of 1.78 acres.

The brick stone building, completed in July, is approximately 12,900 square-feet. Once it opens, it likely will be in operation 24 hours, seven days a week.

Another provision listed in the conditional use permit was that CVS would sell packaged liquor at the store. CVS representatives were on hand at the Sept. 2 Ellisville City Council meeting asking for a 90-day extension because the conditional use permit for the liquor license is about to expire.

CVS spokesman Mike DeAngelis said

the extension has to do with the acquiring of a liquor license, not with obtaining an occupancy permit. DeAngelis confirmed to West Newsmagazine that the store in Ellisville will open in January.

However, Ellisville Mayor Matt Pirrello said the extension has nothing to do with the liquor license. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to get the occupancy permit,â&#x20AC;? Pirrello said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done it.â&#x20AC;?

Pirrello relayed the information to the representatives at the meeting that the presence of CVS President Thomas Ryan would be needed at a future Ellisville City Council meeting in order to explain in detail why an extension is needed. Although Pirrello said he does not think Ryan would show up, city officials have spoken with him on a one-on-one basis.

Pirrello said he expected some explanation from CVS by mid-September as to why they cannot seem to get the store open. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really want the store to open,â&#x20AC;? Pirrello said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve jumped through every hoop to get the store to open.â&#x20AC;?

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By DIANE PLATTNER The Parkway and Rockwood School Districts resumed school the day after Labor Day with normal school schedules, which were not altered to allow large groups of students to view the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidential speech to schoolchildren.

Instead, district officials gave individual school building officials the discretion on whether to allow their students to view the Sept. 8 C-SPAN broadcast of President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech.

That decision came after several parents in Rockwood and Parkway contacted district officials regarding how the school districts planned to handle the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech.

Some people, like Sarah Greaney, wrote on Parkwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page that they believe they should have a choice of whether their children view the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech.

Many others, locally and nationwide, alleged that Obama was trying to indoctrinate children to follow his political agenda.

Those allegations were fueled, in part, by the White Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failure to release an advance copy of the speech.

In addition, several groups complained that the speech was accompanied by an administration lesson plan encouraging students to â&#x20AC;&#x153;help the president.â&#x20AC;? That got the attention of Missouri Lt. Governor Peter Kinder, a Republican, whose concerns eased after some of the lesson plans were changed.

Still, the speech had spurred a nationwide movement to let kids stay home from school that day, prompting area district officials to make some quick decisions prior to the speech. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As superintendent, I would ask that buildings not alter their regular school day activities on Sept. 8 to allow for large groups to view the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech,â&#x20AC;?

Rockwood Superintendent Craig Larson told Rockwood school principals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the other hand, as a district we are not setting any expectations for teachers regarding the viewing of this broadcast in their classrooms. If teachers feel it is appropriate for their class and curricular objectives, they may have students watch the broadcast.â&#x20AC;?

Parkway School District Superintendent Robert Malito also gave Parkway building principals or teachers the option of deciding whether to broadcast the speech to certain classes if it was relevant to the curriculum

and classroom activities.

In such cases, Malito said students should have the option of not participating, and teachers are expected to be prepared to offer an appropriate alternative lesson for students wishing not to participate.

In addition, Parkway officials said the speech could be taped and played later in events after school as well as viewed by other technology tools. Moreover, Parkway officials recorded the speech and made it available to teachers and administrators for future use.

Airing the speech live or at a later date would not bother several Parkway and Rockwood parents who said that while the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s views and his speech may be contrary to their views, kids should not be so insulated and should be taught to hear opposing viewpoints. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind the schools broadcasting the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech as long as they allow parents the options to either excuse their children from viewing the speech or allow parents to attend the viewing along with their children at school so that they can cogently discuss the issues with their children following the presentation,â&#x20AC;? said Carl Schroeder, a parent at Rockwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wildwood Middle School. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe that as president, Barack Obama, as much as I may disagree with his agenda, deserves the respect of the American people just as I believed the same for President (George W.) Bush.â&#x20AC;?

In the end, Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15-minute speech steered clear of any political agenda, instead encouraging students to study and focus on their goals, despite hardships they may face. The speech, many said, was a harmless pep talk, no different than prior presidents who have offered back-toschool addresses to millions of students nationwide with little fanfare. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, we can have the most dedicated teachers, the most supportive parents and the best schools in the world, and none of it will matter unless all of you fulfill your responsibilities,â&#x20AC;? Obama told the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s students.

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Nina treasures this quote from acclaimed designer Bunny Williams because it reflects her beliefs about interior design. “I don’t design rooms, I design backdrops for living.

Like a couture suit, each one is timeless, comfortable and a reflection of the owner’s personality.” Nina listen to each client and this allows her to create beautiful rooms. Even more important to Nina is that these rooms are designed not so much to be looked at but rather to be lived in.

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One of Nina’s recent projects was decorating the Dromcastle custom home. It was featured in the St. Louis Home Magazine’s home tour.

Being part of a design tour which was held to benefit a child with cancer was to Nina a special use of her design skill. Her own first apartment was also a labor of love. Nina says, “In my own home, I am choosing timeless pieces, adding each one as my finances allow.

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Ellisville, Ballwin collaborate on pooling resources

By TED DIXON JR. On Sept. 1, in a meeting of officials from the neighboring communities of Ballwin and Ellisville, department heads from both cities discussed ways to collaborate that would be beneficial to both municipalities.

The meeting was held at Bluebird Park in Ellisville.

Ellisville Mayor Matt Pirrello said the dialogue between the two entities actually began 15 years ago.

“It was for the sole purpose of sharing resources and forming partnerships to hold down costs for the cities,” Pirrello said.

Pirrello said it expanded from that and grew into discussions on sharing resources that revolved around, for example, the parks system connecting trails between the two cities. Pirrello pointed out the recent amicable relationship involving Ellisville’s residents’ ability to use Ballwin’s swimming pool at The Pointe while the city built a new aquatic facility at Bluebird Park to replace an aging one.

Pirrello said one of the purposes of the meeting was to bring new Ellisville City Council members and new Ballwin Mayor Tim Pogue up to speed on the projects between the two cities.

During the meeting, department leaders from the public works, city planning and recreation departments from both cities spoke. There was discussion about the collaboration between the police departments as well.

Gary Kramer, Ballwin Public Works director and city engineer, said both departments have been sharing equipment on various projects recently. His counterpart from Ellisville, Bill Schwer, said the two suburbs also have been sharing building materials, such as hot asphalt and crack sealing. Schwer said in the future, they will apply for federal grants for sign fabrication. When Pirrello asked Schwer if there were any streets that would link the cities together, Schwer said that there had not been much discussion on that issue.

Ballwin City Administrator Bob Kuntz added that there could be several opportunities on the western edge of Ballwin and the eastern portion of Ellisville.

“Particularly along Manchester Road,” Kuntz said.

Ellisville Parks Director Lisa Blumer said there has been discussion on designing a running-type of program that would begin at Bluebird Park and end at the Pointe in Ballwin. Ballwin Parks Director Linda Bruer said one of the creative programs the cities are exploring is something called “The Great Adventure Challenge,” similar to what is seen on the popular real-

“It was for the sole purpose of sharing resources and forming partnerships to hold down costs for the cities.”

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“It’s to provide activity for young adults,” Bruer said.

Bruer also mentioned the Adult Easter Egg hunt that, along with Ellisville and Manchester, was held this spring. She said that event drew big crowds.

Bruer also pointed out that the cities are discussing the possibilities of developing a community theater program during the summer that could possibly meet at Bluebird Park.

“We will continue to pursue that,” Bruer said.

Thomas Aiken, Ballwin assistant city administrator and city planner, said with the current Great Streets Initiative underway, there is talk of developing a master database for all properties along the Manchester corridor. He said it would involve the five West County cities in that program.

Aiken said the cities would like to utilize any Community Development Economic Block Grants that could be available for future projects, such as improving the bus stops along Manchester Road. However, one barrier to that is that any funds would be limited due to Ballwin’s affluence.

Those funds are allocated to lower income communities.

“We don’t really use them,” Aiken said.

“We are both well off.”

Ellisville Police Chief Tom Felgate and Ballwin Police Chief Steve Schicker could not attend the meeting, but other officials provided reports. Kuntz said the Ballwin Police Department has a system that provides e-mails to its citizens should an emergency such as a missing child, malfunctioning traffic signal or water main break arise. Kuntz said it is a free service.

Kuntz said the onslaught of social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook could really be of benefit to the cities.

Ellisville City Manager Kevin Bookout said the two police departments are working together on active shooting training.

Pirrello said the meeting was the third in a series of discussions between the neighboring communities and another will be scheduled for early next year.

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New car owners get a break on safety inspections

By CASEY GODWIN Beginning Jan. 1, 2010, new vehicle owners will get a five-year break from safety inspections. Missouri House Bill 683 will go into effect that date and will no longer dance around the odd- and evenyear rule that current new car owners face regarding inspections.

Purchasers of brand new vehicles now get one- to two-year exemptions on safety inspections, depending on the model year and what year the vehicle is purchased. For example, a 2009 vehicle bought in 2009 would get a two-year exemption with the first safety inspection falling in the next odd year, 2011.

The new exemption would mean the safety inspection would not be required for the five-year period following the model year of manufacture. However, the lack of safety inspection may interfere with the way certain emission exemptions are handled. “(HB 683) throws a little glitch in our ability to give people mileage exemptions for vehicles that are two or four years old, depending on the exemption requested, because we require safety inspections to be used as official state documentation of what the mileage is,” said Chuck Dachroeden of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

As the process stands currently, new vehicles are exempt from emission testing for up to four years provided the odometer reads less than 40,000 at the time of their first required biennial safety inspection.

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“We haven’t figured out how we’re going to work it out,” Dachroeden said. “I think we as an agency will be able to find a way to work through this issue and still allow (the exemption) to occur, we’re just going to have to determine what kind of documentation we’re willing to accept.”

Those who purchase new or used vehicles also may already have noticed a change in the way temporary registration is handled.

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition receives funding The Rockwood School District, in partnership with the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition, recently was awarded a grant to support the school district’s efforts in drug prevention.

The Drug-Free Communities Support Grant provides $125,000 per year for five years and is potentially renewable for five additional years. The grant was funded by the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), a non-profit organization that works to maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities.

Ken McManus, Rockwood’s coordinator of Drug and Alcohol Prevention Services, said the monetary award is significant, but the inclusion of Rockwood in this national network of roughly 800 funded Coalitions brings with it enhanced respect and recognition.

“Accountability on several levels is imperative within the structure of this large grant program,” McManus said. “We have an incredible opportunity to help prevent

drug abuse and guide students and community members toward safe, healthy lifestyle choices.”

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In addition, the Rockwood Drug FreeCoalition is teaming up with Eureka Police officers and firefighters to present a prescription drug “Take Back Program” on Sat., Sept. 19 and Sat., Nov. 7 at the Eureka Police Department (120 City Hall Dr. in Eureka).

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Marquette student to play in national orchestra Phillip Hsu, a senior at Marquette High School in the Rockwood School District,

has been selected as a member of the National High School Honors Orchestra.

Only 80 high school string players from across the United States have been selected to be a part of the orchestra.

“Phillip is an amazHsu ing young man,” said James Nacy, Marquette’s orchestra teacher. “As a violist he has participated in St. Louis All Suburban Honors Orchestra for three years, Missouri All State Orchestra for two years and is beginning his third season as a member of the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra. He is an equally gifted pianist, having won numerous competitions and awards.

And he manages to do this all while maintaining a GPA of 4.619.”

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Hsu is the first student in the Rockwood School District to achieve this honor.

Hospital, Parkway collaborate on seasonal flu vaccinations St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital is taking steps again this year to protect students from influenza by working with area school districts and offering seasonal flu immunization at the schools.

The program was piloted last year at elementary schools in the Fort Zumwalt School District. This year, the Parkway School District has joined the pilot program and will offer immunizations at three schools.

“Vaccination against seasonal influenza is just as important as vaccination for swine flu,” said Joseph Kahn, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics at St. John’s Mercy Children’s Hospital. “Immunization is the first line of defense in protecting children from influenza. Children can

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Family picnic Gateway Academy, a private Catholic grade school in Chesterfield, kicked off the new academic year with an old-fashioned Family Picnic featuring games, contests and a live band.

Beautiful weather greeted more than 200 students, families and alumni for an afternoon of fun to start another year of school in style.

Activities included water balloon contests, three-legged races, a cakewalk, barbecue, bicycle raffle and live music from City Lights.

“We had a great day,” said Denise Cress, principal and executive director of Gateway Academy. “We were happy to welcome our new families and reunite with our returning families.”

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“Dr. Blackburn is very deserving of this honor,” said Shari Sevier, director of guidance and counseling for the Rockwood School District. “She always has her students’ best interests in mind as she goes about her work. Sally’s ingenuity, sense of humor and genuine warmth draw

Student selected as U.S. Senate Page

Chaminade College Preparatory School recently announced that Vincent Taormina, a junior, has been chosen as one of 30 juniors across the United States to serve as a United States Senate Page.

Taormina is the son of Vincent and Michele Taormina of Chesterfield.

Taormina is the first student in Chaminade’s 100-year history to be selected to the elite program.

Taormina will spend his fall semester in Washington, D.C., and will attend the United States Senate Page School. The school offers a traditional junior year curriculum which complements the student’s school at home and emphasis is given to the unique learning opportunities available in Washington, D.C. Taormina’s parents said they are excited about their son’s once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He has followed politics since he was young.

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spread the flu to people who could get very ill, such as grandparents, younger siblings or babies. If we make it easy for students to be vaccinated, for instance, at school, we hope to reduce the number of flu infections.”

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By CASEY GODWIN There still is no plea from a Sunset Hills police officer charged with causing a crash that killed four college students from India in West County.

At a pre-trial conference on Sept. 8, attorneys met with St. Louis County Circuit Judge Michael T. Jamison for a status update on the case.

A second conference has been scheduled for 9 a.m. on Oct. 13.

Christine Miller, 41, was charged in June with four counts of first-degree involuntary manslaughter and one count of seconddegree assault. Due to her injuries from the crash, Miller was released to home confinement and monitored with an ankle bracelet.

Miller, who served the Sunset Hills Police Department for more than 12 years, is accused of drunk driving in a crash that occurred about 1:45 a.m. on March 21. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s accident reconstruction report, Miller’s Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling in the wrong lane on Dougherty Ferry Road

Patriot Day September 11, 2009 marked the eighth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. As a tribute to those who lost their lives or were hurt during this tragic event, students in several schools in the Rockwood School Districtparticipated in ceremonies and events on Patriot Day. Lafayette High School students, staff and the community gathered early in the morning around the flag pole outside the entrance of the football stadium for a short ceremony. Members of the Jr. Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) Honor Guard raised the American flag and then lowered it to half staff, whileBugle Corps trumpeters played “Taps.”

in Des Peres when it made impact with a Honda Accord turning right off Des Peres Road. Miller and the driver of the Accord were seriously injured. The four passengers in the Accord were killed.

Nitesh Adusumilli, 27, of Ballwin, the driver of the Accord, was seriously injured in the crash. Killed in the crash were: Anusha Anumolu, 23, of Charleston, Ill.; Anita Lakshmi Veerapaneni, 23, of Charleston, Ill.; Priya Muppavarapu, 22, of Charleston, Ill.; and Satya Subhakar Chinta, 25, of Aurora, Ill. The three women from Charleston, Ill., were graduate students at Eastern Illinois University.

Authorities said that when Miller’s bloodalcohol content was measured at 4:35 a.m., more than 3 hours after the crash, it was twice the legal limit at 0.169. A spokesperson for St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert P. McCulloch’s office said Miller had been drinking at an area bar with friends that night.

Miller’s attorney, Scott Rosenblum, could not be reached for comment. A trial date has not been set.

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Town & Country officials tackle Clayton Road project

By DIANE PLATTNER Town & Country officials are gearing up for a Clayton Road project, which they say will substantially improve the area in several ways.

Several years ago, Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton established the Clayton Road Task Force to address increased use of the road and associated traffic control, as well as safety and impact issues resulting from the closure of a portion of Hwy. 64/40.

“The Task Force provided valuable analysis and advice to me and the city as we made difficult decisions in this area,” Dalton said. “I have called that group back into service and expanded its membership to help us evaluate the refurbishment of Clayton Road now that the Hwy. 64/40 project is almost complete.”

The Clayton Road Task Force met Sept.

9 to discuss the project.

“After extensive study and evaluation, including valuable input from our Parks and Trails Commission, the city of Town & Country is implementing a major new public works project along Clayton Road that will substantially improve our infrastructure and enhance our parks and trails system throughout the community,” Dalton said.

Dalton said the project’s first phase, which is in the design and engineering stage, includes refurbishing Clayton Road

from east of Hwy. 141 to Clayton Place and installing a detached trail from Longview Farm Park to Clayton Place.

Phase two, which is expected to begin next year, will include the refurbishing of Clayton Road from Clayton Place to Town & Country’s eastern boundary near Bopp Road and installing a detached trail continuing from Clayton Place to Bopp Road, Dalton said.

He said the approximate budget for engineering and construction for each phase is $2.25 million, 80 percent of which is

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By JULIE BROWN PATTON St. Louis County Associate Circuit Court Judge Judy Draper on Sept. 9 denied a motion that residents made to intervene in the creation of a Transportation Development District (TDD) in conjunction with the development of a Schnucks store.

Draper also denied the residents’ request for a public hearing on the matter.

Draper on Sept. 1 took under advisement a filing from a coalition of West County residents to set aside an order that created the TDD. The TDD was formed to help fund the cost of community improvements near the intersection of Clarkson and Kehrs Mills Roads, where a Schnucks is to be constructed.

The residents’ filing had requested a public hearing be held for the proposed ”Clarkson Kehrs Mill Transportation District,” which would impose a 1-cent sales tax on purchases at the Schnucks to pay for roadway and related improvements required for the future development.

Draper asked for additional briefings from representatives of Schnucks and the city of Ballwin, as well as the intervening residents, regarding the relevance of the new Missouri law effective Aug. 28 that requires public hearings for all new TDDs. Schnucks filed a petition to create the TDD on July 15. The court entered an order approving the TDD on Aug. 11. Area residents filed their motions to intervene on Aug. 14, immediately after they learned of the TDD.

funded through a grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s SAFETEA-LU program. Additional funding for phase one is coming from St. Louis County under an arrangement that city officials negotiated in connection with the Hwy. 64/40 closing.

Dalton said the anticipated completion of phase one is in 2011. Completion of phase two may occur in 2012, but that remains subject to the recommendations of the Clayton Road Task Force, which is actively meeting and seeking input from the community, Dalton said.

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Kennedy won in storybook style. The game was tied at 14. Senior quarterback Mike Baker found receiver Marty Husak open for a 15-yard touchdown pass with 18 seconds to play. Long chose to attempt a two-point conversion and Dan Stewart ran the ball in to make it 22-14. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baker made the correct read and Marty did a good job maintaining his spacing to get open,â&#x20AC;? Long said about the touchdown pass. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went for two points because we had momentum. I believed that we could convert it and I knew that the game was not over so we might have needed the points. It was risky, but a calculated risk, I believe.â&#x20AC;?

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Now the key is to keep going, Long said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have worked very hard to improve as a football team and we are very excited to get back into the win column,â&#x20AC;? Long said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This really was a Kennedy-wide event as we have received so much support from the school community and so many were in attendance. The end-of-game celebration will probably be as memorable to our players as the game itself as our student body rushed the field. It was an awesome sight. It was a very emotional evening for our team, our parents and our students and other supporters who were at the game.â&#x20AC;?

Metropolitan Open Skip Berkmeyer can cross off one more goal that he has accomplished.

One of the Midwestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top amateur players, Berkmeyer, of Town & Country, fashioned a 2-over-par 72 to post a 2-stroke win over Ted Maloney to capture his first Metropolitan Amateur Golf Championship at Bellerive Country Club, a par-70, 7,100yard layout. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t won it. I set a goal for myself to win everything at least once,â&#x20AC;? Berkmeyer

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I missed the first one. Obviously, to do it at Bellerive makes it special.â&#x20AC;?

Berkmeyer finished with a three-round total of 214, two strokes better than Maloney and three ahead of Duke University standout Adam Long. Scott Langley, a Parkway South graduate and junior at Illinois, and Jim Holtgrieve rounded out the top five, both finishing at 218.

Berkmeyer said he did not put any pressure on himself going into the tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been playing great in the last month before the tournament. My expectations werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t extremely high,â&#x20AC;? Berkmeyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought Scott Langley was playing so well that he was the favorite. I took the expectations and pressure off myself. I ended up having a chance and won. Sometimes, expectations are curses. There is a lot of luck that goes into this and I am just fortunate that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have my name added to the other great players who have won this event.â&#x20AC;?

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at St. Alban’s Country Club.

The tournament will be played Sept.

23-25 on the Lewis & Clark Course.

Chosen to the Missouri team were Skip Berkmeyer, of Town & Country, and Darren Lundgren, of Grover.

“I’m excited about making the team,” Berkmeyer said. “I’ve been looking forward to it all summer. I’ve built my schedule to include participating in it and being able to make the team. It’s a USGA event here in St. Louis and to be able to play in one in your hometown doesn’t happen very often so this is very nice.”

The biennial national championship brings together teams of three non-collegiate, amateur golfers from each state.

High school boys’ soccer Marquette won the Marquette Round Robin season-opening tournament. There were six teams in the event.

The Mustangs defeated St. Francis Borgia 2-1 to finish unbeaten in three games. Mike Noonan scored the winning goal.

Marquette’s new coach, Chris Kenny, said the opening tournament helped.

“It is good in a sense that is gives us a good idea of what our strengths and weaknesses are and where we need work,” Kenny said. “The other thing is that we had to work hard in all three games, so hopefully we will be better prepared for the Suburban West Conference and beyond.”

In the opening games, seniors David Large, Eric Moyer and Noonan caught Kenny’s eye.

“All the seniors have played well, and we were solid in other areas but not exceptional,” Kenny said. “We have four sophomores who are all contributing. Overall we are pleased but recognize areas that we must improve on to compete against the best teams.”

Girls’ softball Lindsey McDaniels and Chelsea Smith combined to strike out 11 batters as Fort Zumwalt East beat Parkway South 4-3 to win the Parkway Invitational Tournament.

In the third-place game, Parkway Central defeated Ritenour 6-0.

Patriots’ senior pitcher Amanda Geile, who went 20-4 with a 1.35 earned run average (ERA) last year, took the loss.

Parkway South, which finished second in the state last year in Class 4, won its first three games of the season-opening tournament before falling to Fort Zumwalt East.

“It was good to get out there and play and see how we did,” Patriots Coach Stephanie Villigram said. “It was good for us. We felt like there were some things we did well and some things we need to work on.”

The Parkway Invitational had 16 teams

competing.

“It’s a great tournament,” Villigram said.

“I like that we get to get out there and play four games in three days after two weeks of practice. The girls were ready to compete.

We would have liked to have won it, but I felt we played well. It’s still early.”

• • • Webster Groves stunned the field and won the Suburban South/West Tournament.

The 11th-seeded Statesmen went 4-0, including a 4-3 win over No. 1- seeded Parkway South, the runner-up in Class 4 last year. Webster Groves opened with a 14-0 trouncing of sixth-seeded Lafayette.

The girls stopped third-seeded Rockwood Summit 2-0 and followed that with a 1-0 victory over second-seeded Oakville to reach the title game.

Parkway South’s wins included an 8-4 decision over Mehlville, a 14-1 whipping over Lindbergh and a 6-5 win over Parkway Central to reach the title game.

High school girls’ golf St. Joseph’s Academy shot 344 and won the 18-team Summit Invitational by 19 strokes over runner-up Francis Howell at Crescent Farms. Summit’s Lindsey Eisenreich was the medalist with a 79.

The other team scores included Summit A (365), Ursuline (366), Lafayette (384), Cor Jesu (388), Marquette (399), Parkway West (402), Nerinx Hall (408), Summit B (414), Eureka (415), Howell Central (440), Farmington (444), Holt (444), Ft. Zumwalt South (446), Parkway Central (460), Webster Groves (461) and Borgia (501).

The other top individual scores included Lindsay Fox, Visitation (80); Gina Della Camera, St. Joseph’s (81); Brittany Jostes, Francis Howell (82); Kathy Back, Parkway West (82); Sami Khan, Visitation (83); Libby Garner, St. Joseph’s (84); Valerie Mielziner, Howell Central (84); Madeline Conlin, Fort Zumwalt South (85); Kelly Lamarche, Lafayette (86); Brandy Jung, Howell (87); Madison Smith, Potosi (87); Andrea Frankewicz, Ursuline (88); Betsy Dulle, St. Joseph’s (88); and Anne Govern, Marquette (88).

St. Joseph’s finished third in the state Class 2 tournament last fall.

Amateur men’s golf Two West County natives played well in the recent 109th Amateur at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa.

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Langley, a native of Manchester, downed David Sheman of Canada, 2 and 1 to advance to the second round.

Langley got off to the early lead, pacing Sheman by two Langley through five holes.

Sheman won holes 8, 10 and 11, giving the Canadian the lead for the first time.

“I had a lot of chances and put the pressure on him at the beginning then at the end,” Langley said. “My whole idea was to focus on what I could control through the first nine holes. I played well during stroke play and I felt I had a good a mindset from the beginning.”

After Sheman double bogeyed Hole 12, the competitors halved 13 and 14 before the match turned on the par-four 15th. Langley’s approach shot was just 10 feet past the hole and then he made a fast downhill

putt for birdie to take the lead. Langley clinched the victory with a chip shot on 17 to within 6 feet of the cup. He tapped in for birdie and the win. In stroke play, Langley put together rounds of 70 and 72 to tie for fifth at 2 over.

“I was focused on getting a solid first round and putting myself in good position,” Langley said. “I accomplished what I wanted to, which is just advance.”

However, Langley lost in his second round of match play. Marcel Puyat of the Philippines sent Langley back school with a 4 and 3 victory.

Chaminade graduate and Colorado senior Justin Bardgett also played in the tournament. Mark Anderson of Beaufort, S.C., defeated the Chesterfield native 2 up.

Bardgett finished in a tie for 61st with a 148 in stroke play.

Prep football – week four A big rivalry game in the Metro Catholic Conference featuring DeSmet visiting CBC is West Newsmagazine’s pick for the Game of the Week. The two teams play at 7 p.m. Friday (Sept. 18).

DeSmet has won the battle the last two years, with a 21-14 victory last year.

“I feel the rivalry is pretty intense between the two schools because so many of the kids know each other,” CBC Coach Scott Pingel said.

DeSmet Coach Pat Mahoney agreed.

“We have a natural competition because of our proximity to each other, but it is a conference game, which makes it huge,” Mahoney said.

Pingel said he has no plans to give a big pep talk to get his squad ready for this game.

“I really do not have to say much to get the guys excited because they have had our number the last couple of years,” Pingel said.

Mahoney will give a talk before the game because it is important.

“They are still young men who need leadership no matter the opponent,” Mahoney said.

Each coach knows what must be done to obtain a victory Friday night.

“The keys for us will we be able to match up with their size,” Pingel said.

“I have not seen much film of them but

I know that they are extremely athletic and fast. We will have our hands full.”

Mahoney said the Spartans must stop the CBC rushing attack.

“On defense, we will have to control their running game,” Mahoney said.

“On offense, we will have to use all our weapons. It should be a great game. They are much improved.”

Action this week kicks off Thursday with three games featuring Suburban South Conference rivals. Parkway West plays at Francis Howell at 6 p.m.; Parkway North hosts Eureka while Parkway Central entertains Webster Groves in league games that begin at 7 p.m.

Here are the games scheduled for Friday: Chaminade hosts Francis Howell Central at 7 p.m.

Kennedy goes to Edwardsville to play Metro East Lutheran at 7 p.m.

Lafayette entertains Kirkwood at 7 p.m.

Marquette visits Oakville at 7 p.m.

Parkway South plays at Mehlville at 7 p.m.

Westminster plays at St. Francis Borgia of Washington at 7 p.m.

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Parkway North football coaches all bleed purple and white

By WARREN MAYES Once a Parkway North Viking, always a Parkway North Viking. At least it is for the majority of the football coaching staff.

Head Coach Bob Bunton has never worked anywhere else. He is in his 27th year with the football program and has been the head coach since 1999. Bunton also adds offensive coordinator and offensive line duties to his job. He spent 15 years as the offensive coordinator before becoming the head coach.

All but three of the football coaches graduated from Parkway North.

“It is unique to have so many of us be here from Parkway North,” Bunton said.

“We’ve been together a long time. Even the guys who are not North grads have been here 30 and 21 years, and (the) other one is a former ball boy. Kevin Kinney has been here 30 years. Jeff Kinney is his son and Jeff was our ball boy when he was little.”

The only other coach who did not graduate from Parkway North is Clint Johnson.

“Having everyone here a long time is good,” Bunton said. “No doubt it helps continuity. I know how fortunate we are to keep that continuity going. We’re all very happy at Parkway North. We all get along very well.”

Bunton is just the third head coach at Parkway North, which opened in 1972.

Mike Works was the first coach.

“He came back this summer for the first time in a long time,” Bunton said. “I introduced him to the kids and they all enjoyed that. He opened the building here and coached for five years.”

Denny Staub took over in 1977 and Bunton was on his first team. Staub coached until he retired and Bunton took over.

“All of the coaches on the staff who played for him had a great mentor in Denny Staub,” Bunton said. “Many of us played for Coach and to this day we all still have a lot of respect for him, not only as a football coach, but as a man of great character.”

And they all love the school.

“Oh yes, we all wear purple and white,” Bunton said. “We also bleed it. We’re proud to tell the kids that. I think that comes across in all of us. On Friday night you’re not only playing for your team and so forth, this is our school you’re playing for. It’s certainly a unique thing I think. I don’t know many other staffs that have as many graduates of the school on their coaching staffs.”

Johnson is the varsity defensive coordinator and coaches the linebackers. Jim Parks is in his 18th year and is a former Parkway North captain.

Parks coaches the quarterbacks and running backs. Mark Reeder graduated from Parkway North in 2003 and is the junior varsity offensive coordinator and coaches the receivers.

Matt Maier is a 1990 Parkway North graduate and is in his seventh year with the program. He is the varsity defensive assistant coach and defensive line coach. Fred Friedman is in his 10th year and played four years at Parkway North. He is the varsity defensive assistant coach and coaches the defensive backfield.

Brett Katz is in his seventh year and is the junior varsity head coach.

Kevin Kinney is the veteran, with 30 years on the coaching staff. He is the head freshman coach as well as is in charge of strength and conditioning for the entire program.

Grant Kniffen is in his 24th year and is a 1979 North graduate. He coaches the offensive and defensive line for the freshmen.

Jeff Kinney is the freshman defensive coordinator and coaches receivers and linebackers.

There are two newcomers: Bobby DeMoulin, a former quarterback at Hazelwood Central and just graduated from Lindenwood University. The other newcomer is Russell Vincent, a volunteer freshman coach, who works with the receivers.

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Online dating can be a remarkable instrument for expanding options as long as participants are cautious and take some important safety steps.

“Single people today have a wide variety of online dating Web sites to go to and find that special someone,” said Jane Atherga, a local counselor. “It is definitely different today than it was 20 years ago.”

Unfortunately, experts warn that more and more these days, singles need to remain cautious.

“Just the other day in the news we heard about a first date where the guy stated to the girl that he left his wallet in her car,” Atherga said. “She gave him her keys and he stole her car.”

Atherga said that there are some simple tips that singles need to follow before, during and after a date.

When creating an online dating profile, Atherga said that individuals need to ask themselves some questions before writing the profile, including: • What is special, unique, distinctive or impressive about you or your life story?

• What are your relationship goals?

• What personal characteristics (for example, integrity, compassion, persistence) do you possess, and how can you demonstrate that you have these characteristics?

• What is the single most compelling reason you can give a person to be interested in you?

“Many people consult their friends and family for help in writing their online profile,” Atherga said. “There are things that friends and family love about you that you might not otherwise think about.”

Atherga said it is best to exchange photos at the onset. But Atherga warns people to post and exchange a truthful photo of the present, not something from 10 or more years ago.

Atherga gave the following advice on things

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Dear BBQ Enthusiast, It is with great pride and exuberance that I welcome you to the city of Wildwood for the fifth annual St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash. This year’s BBQ extravaganza will be held in Wildwood’s Town Center Plaza on Sept.

26 and 27. The St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash is a local BBQ contest consisting of eight categories: Brisket, Ribs, Chicken, Pork, Pork Steak, Dessert, Chili, and Chef’s Choice.

Five years ago, we began the event with seven participants, and this year, we have grown to more than 100 BBQ teams. The support of Wildwood businesses has been spectacular, and their presence will also be felt at the Bash. The Wildwood Business Association has helped

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also to make this event the largest BBQ contest and festival in St. Louis.

Please join my fellow BBQ Brethren and new business partners, and you will encounter the sale of hundreds of BBQ samples, live music, children’s activities, the Metro West Fire Protection District Kids’ Que, beer, margaritas, wine and several great new businesses.

I believe that this year’s Bash will be the best and most entertaining in our history. Follow the smoke and check out the best BBQ in the Midwest, found only at the fifth annual St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash in Wildwood.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT not to let personal preferences influence Competitive barbecue is a serious culi- their judging. You have to be fair, because nary sport that demands serious judging, we owe everyone a fair shake.â&#x20AC;? and only certified judges will judge the The Schmidts have judged contests such products of the pit-masters vying for top as the prestigious Jack Danielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Invitational, honors at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Louis Home Fires Memphis in May, and the American Royal, BBQ Bash. all of which are judged on a point system. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to be a certified judge to judge â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as the rules are followed, the the Bash,â&#x20AC;? said Frank Schmer, Bash orga- point system will allow the good teams to nizer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anyone can become certified judge. rise to the top of the pack,â&#x20AC;? Schmidt said.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simple: First, you have to love good Judges are unpaid and travel to contests barbecue, and then you have to take the at their own expense. The first thing a judgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; class.â&#x20AC;? judge learns, Schmidt said, is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;black The Bash will require 135 judges for the doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean burnt and red isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always 100-plus teams expected to compete. raw.â&#x20AC;? Black is the color of the bark, which â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a lot of judges because one occurs when the spices and smoke comperson canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t eat that much,â&#x20AC;? Schmer said. bine with the meatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s juices and caramelize â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are eight categories â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Ribs, Brisket, with the sugar in the rub. Red is the color Pulled Pork, Chicken, Pork Steak, Chili, that slow smoking creates.

Dessert and Chefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice. Each judge Judges check also for an even finish, works both days, judging four categories moistness, tenderness and flavor, especially each day and tasting everything their des- smoke flavor, which should not overpower ignated team cooks.â&#x20AC;? the meat.

Certified judges and barbecue teachers Teams at the St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Richard and Susan Schmidt teach classes Bash will vie for cash prizes, with the for St. Louis judges and will oversee the grand champion winning $500 and the title corps of judges at the Bash. of State Champion, earning the right to â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to know how to cook compete at the biggest barbecue contest in to be a judge; you just have to know how the world: the American Royal in Kansas to taste and smell,â&#x20AC;? Richard Schmidt said. City. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We judge on appearance, tenderness/texAt West Newsmagazine press time, open ture and taste.

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Ten randomly chosen barbecue teams will be eligible for the prestigious Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash.

Each of the 10 participating teams will receive two pork butts, donated by The Bull Market, to begin cooking on Saturday night. On Sunday morning, tickets will be available to the public for purchase, priced at $5 for five tickets and a golden coin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can buy as many tickets as you want,â&#x20AC;? Bash organizer Frank Schmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You then use one ticket at any Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

Choice booth you want â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you get a sample, and after you try a few, you decide which one you like best.â&#x20AC;?

There will be a box representing each of the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice teams on the Bash stage.

Individuals vote by dropping the gold coin into the box of the team whose food they liked the best. The team collecting the most coins will be declared the Peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Choice Award winner.

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By SUE HORNOF The St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash has come a long way since its humble beginnings in 2005. That first year, Frank Schmer, owner of St. Louis Home Fires (formerly Smoke â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fire) held the Bash on the parking lot of his Ballwin store. Seven teams participated, and 50 people came out for the event. Last year, the Bash was held in Vlasis Park in Ballwin, featured 98 barbecue teams and more than 10,000 people attended.

The 2009 Bash will include about 110 teams from throughout the Midwest and will be held in Wildwood for the first time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wildwood has welcomed the Bash with open arms,â&#x20AC;? Schmer said.

While the Bash is first and foremost a barbecue competition, as it has grown in size it also has grown in scope. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the first year it will be more than barbecue,â&#x20AC;? Schmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be

kind of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Taste of Wildwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; but of course will lean more toward a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Taste of Barbecue.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got crab Rangoon, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got shark bites and calamari, French fries and funnel cakes. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got ice cream and shaved ice.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing sushi, and Simply Sueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CafĂŠ is doing peanut butter and jelly. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be able to sample barbecue for anywhere from $1 to $5. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be seeing people selling ribs for a buck a bone.â&#x20AC;?

Schmer said that teams competing include fathers and sons, fraternities, neighborhoods and restaurants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There also will be many teams that will donate a portion of their sales to a charity,â&#x20AC;?

Schmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will probably be 50 charities represented at the Bash.â&#x20AC;?

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Hall. The fundraiser takes place on the same day that the N.C.C.S. holds its eighth annual Walk for the Children in Forest Park, but this is the first time the organization has sponsored a walk in West County.

“We’ve always wanted to get a charity involved in the Bash, and this was a good fit for us,” said Frank Schmer, BBQ Bash founder and organizer.

Jill Methard, N.C.C.S. spokesperson, said that Schmer approached the N.C.C.S. about kicking off the 2009 BBQ Bash with the N.C.C.S. Walk for the Children.

“It was all Frank’s doing,” Methard said. “He wanted to partner with a children’s charity, and that’s how it all came about.”

The N.C.C.S. is a St. Louis-based national charity whose mission is to improve the quality of life of children with cancer and their families worldwide, providing:

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Individuals wishing to participate in the Walk for the Children can register at walkforthechildren.org, but Methard said that people who show up on the morning of the event are welcome to participate as well. Registration begins at 8 a.m.

“What we’re hoping is that families and kids will go out and get pledges,” Methard said, adding that the Web site offers tips for securing pledges.

“After the walk, we hope everyone goes to the BBQ Bash,” Methard said. “It’s a 1-mile walk, so you can get some exercise in the morning and go fill up on BBQ in the afternoon.”

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Kids love barbecue, too, and the littlest pitmasters can get grilling at the St. Louis Home Fires BBQ Bash in Wildwood.

The Metro West Fire Protection District Kids’ Que is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26.

Throughout the day, paramedic/firefighters will be teaching kids how to cook safely and how to be safe around grills as they help them cook hot dogs on a specially designed kid-sized grill.

Children will also receive yellow aprons, compliments of Metro West Fire Protection District.

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West County Women’s Club serves community through volunteerism

By JULIE BROWN PATTON Benefitting local communities by volunteering time and talent is foremost to the West County Women’s Club members. The current group of 20 women from Manchester, Ballwin, Town & Country, Chesterfield, Clarkson Valley and Creve Coeur focus on six major areas, including the arts, conservation, education, home life, public affairs and international affairs. The group also holds or participates in various fundraising activities, with one of the prime beneficiaries being Missouri Girls’ Town in Kingdom City.

Marla Simons, who founded the West County chapter along with nine other women in 1989, said they host meetings from September through May each year on the second Monday of each month.

“On-site meeting places vary if we’re doing a special theme or purpose that month, but our general meeting spot is the fire station in Manchester near Henry (West County EMS and Fire Protection District at 223 Henry Ave.),” Simons said.

The local chapter is part of a state group, General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Missouri Inc. (GFWC), as well as the GFWC International. The international organization is one of the world’s largest and oldest volunteer organizations with more than 10 million members globally.

GFWC of Missouri is comprised of more than 7,000 club members of all ages, interests and experience.

Simons said they are a non-profit, nonsectarian organization that “comes together on behalf of our communities and leaves

with learning a little more each time.”

Examples of local benefactors of their service have been the Special Olympics, Ronald McDonald Houses and the Be Wise – Immunize! program. The women currently work with the Woodsmill Tennis and Racquet Club staff in Chesterfield to manage the silent auction portion of an annual fund-raiser held there. In turn, they earn a percentage of the event’s ticket sales to donate toward a variety of charities.

They also work with Schnucks floral managers to deliver flowers during Valentine’s Day each year to earn money to donate to charities.

Guest speakers at previous self-educational meetings have included prosecuting attorneys, grocery store managers, state representatives, science center directors, a genealogist expert and Humane Society representative.

Simons said fund-raisers have ranged from shows held in their homes to feature local artists to selling wrapping paper, having garage sales and hosting pom camps with Rams cheerleaders. She said they also have held social events, such as wine-tasting parties, car rallies, chili cookoffs and progressive meals.

The group’s 20th anniversary will be celebrated in May 2010, and Simons said it promises to be a special year.

More details about the club can be viewed at gfwcwestcounty.org. Fees are $40 annually, with another $3.65 often donated to Missouri Girls’ Town to represent a commitment of one penny a day to the special cause. Membership is open to all women.

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Fix healthy snacks and lunches for hungry school kids

By GRETCHEN A. HARMAN When children arrive home from school between 2 and 3 p.m., they usually are starving. Lunch was before noon and dinner will not be ready for a couple of hours. It can be a challenge to provide children a healthy snack after school activities or homework without spoiling dinner or contributing to excessive calorie intake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Part of healthy eating is offering healthy snacks and lunches for your children,â&#x20AC;? local nutritionist Jane Herger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By serving a variety of healthy foods, you are helping provide added nutritional value throughout the day to meet the minimum daily requirements for your kids.â&#x20AC;?

The minute the lunch boxes open at lunch, kids look to see what all their friends have and what looks best. Often, they will trade for what they think is good and dump the rest of the lunch in the trash can.

How do parents know their children are getting any good nutrition at lunch? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is advised that incorporating fresh fruits and vegetables into healthy snacks and lunches as much as possible is key,â&#x20AC;?

Herger said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents should try and leave out unhealthy sugary foods and food loaded with unhealthy fat content.â&#x20AC;?

But the No. 1 challenge for most parents is to learn how to whip up snacks consisting of these fresh fruits and vegetables that are appealing to children. Parents know that healthy school lunches and snacks often are sacrificed when it comes to convenience.

However, with a little preparation and forethought, healthy school lunches and snacks are easy and inexpensive to make. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imagination and a little experimentation is necessary, especially with younger kids or those that are fussy eaters, as are many teenagers that insist that they despise chicken this week and yet loved it the week before last,â&#x20AC;? Herger said.

Below are some tips that Herger suggested for packing a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunch and offering some healthy options: â&#x20AC;˘ Pack a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lunch box with plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and high-fiber foods that are low in fats, salt and sugar. â&#x20AC;˘ The best way to provide a healthy lunch box is to group foods into separate servings.

Pack a small container or bag of fruit pieces, wheat crackers and cheese or a small tub of yogurt for morning breaks and then pita bread roll-ups or sandwiches and a piece of fruit for the main course at lunchtime. â&#x20AC;˘ When planning healthy

snacks, leave plenty of time for their next meal so that they are not too full.

Just like preparing school lunches, healthy snacks are important, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to spend a lot of time and money when it comes to healthy snacks,â&#x20AC;?

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Below are some easy, healthy snack ideas: â&#x20AC;˘ Sprinkle cheese on half of a tortilla, fold closed and microwave for a few seconds to melt the cheese for a quick cheese quesadilla. Use pita bread, flatbread, a bagel or English muffin for the base of a quick pizza. â&#x20AC;˘ Keep fruit-flavored yogurt, sliced cheese and cut vegetables on hand for easy snacks. For on-the-go snacks, keep a stash of individual servings of apple sauce or other favorite fruit, granola bars or single-serving packages of nuts. â&#x20AC;˘ Fruit kabobs: Skewer bite-sized chunks of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite fruit. Try a lowsugar cream cheese dip or peanut butter dip for protein. Be creative and include marshmallows, string cheese or bitesized soft pretzels for variety and fun. â&#x20AC;˘ If a child likes milkshakes, try making kid-friendly smoothies. Use a variety of fresh fruits to make a yummy drink. â&#x20AC;˘ Devise a fresh fruit salad made up of seasonal fruits and then top with lowfat flavored yogurt. â&#x20AC;˘ Make pizza topped with healthy alternatives like plenty of veggies and lowfat mozzarella cheese. â&#x20AC;˘ Graham crackers and peanut butter sandwiches. â&#x20AC;˘ Flavored rice cakes and popcorn. â&#x20AC;˘ Tacos shells (hard or soft) stuffed with fresh veggies and low-fat cheese. â&#x20AC;˘ Make trail mix with different varieties of Chex Mix, nuts, tiny pretzels and snack crackers.

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Daily planners help students transition to middle school

By DIANE PLATTNER The days of elementary school now behind them, sixth graders in the Parkway and Rockwood School Districts are navigating their way through new challenges in middle school with the help of daily planners.

While decades ago only certain students used daily planners on an optional basis, many area middle schools now offer daily planners to all students.

“In sixth grade, daily planners are a learning tool to help with the transition from elementary to middle school,” said Mike Baugus, principal at Parkway Central Middle School.

Aidan Dunne, a sixth grader at Parkway Central Middle, said he already is finding benefits with his daily planner.

“The school planner helps me with my organization so I have a place to write stuff down, like homework and other assignments,” Dunne said.

Karen Seiber, Rockwood School District executive director of secondary education, agreed that the daily planner is vital to helping sixth-grade students stay organized.

“The daily planner is a necessary organizational tool that provides Rockwood middle school students the support and guidance they need in sixth grade,” Seiber said. “One of the challenges sixth-grade students face is changing classes and making sure they have everything for their class.”

That is why all students at Rockwood Valley Middle School carry a student planner to every class where teachers help students use them, school officials said.

“Planners are particularly helpful for sixth-grade students as they adjust to a new school and are an outstanding tool that our kids use to help them stay organized,” said Andrew Loiterstein, principal of Rock-

wood Valley Middle School. “The planners are organized with spaces each day to write assignments for each content area and also have sections with study tips and reference information. To personalize the planner further, the cover is designed each year by a Rockwood Valley student.”

Rockwood Valley sixth grader Garrett McBay said his planner is extremely helpful.

“Planners are probably one of the best resources that students have when it comes to being organized,” McBay said. “I use mine to keep dates, schedule events and put down homework due dates.”

While middle school officials employ additional tools, like orientation, to help students adjust to middle school, daily planners can play a vital role in that transition, officials said.

“We feel strongly that organization is an important skill that we can help students develop and learning benefits as a result,” Loiterstein said.

Baugus also said that the daily planner helps students with time management and long-range planning skills. In addition, he said it can be a communication tool between teachers and parents.

“Some of our parents write comments to teachers about the homework in their kids’ daily planners,” Baugus said. “While there are other tools, like e-mail, the planner can serve that purpose as well.”

District officials said they strongly encourage not only sixth graders, but every secondary student through high school to use daily planners, and students are taking that advice.

“Overall, I think my student planner is a useful tool because I use it everyday,” said Kandis Myton, a seventh grader at Parkway Central Middle.

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Officials are asking parents to keep stuThe CDC is not recommending the clos- dents with flu symptoms at home for three ing of schools because of confirmed or to five days and to notify the school. Sick suspected cases of influenza A or H1N1. students should remain home until they Officials said they want to avoid a panic have no symptoms for 24 hours without like last spring, when more than 700 the aid of fever-reducing medication, offischools in half the states closed because of cials said. the swine flu.

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The event offers a unique opportunity for residents of all ages to gather and learn how they can make the community a safer place to live while also enjoying free hot dogs, hamburgers, chips and refreshments.

The new additions to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Safety Day are the new Paramedic Units, which are equipped with the state-of-the-art lifesaving technology. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the time the 9-1-1 call is received, until the time the patient arrives in the emergency room, you can rely on our highly-trained paramedic/firefighters to treat even the most complex medical emergencies,â&#x20AC;? said Metro West Board Chairman Bob Reboulet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now they are able to do it with the new vehicles and equipment to better serve the needs of the patient on the way to the hospital.â&#x20AC;?

In addition, the entire family will have the chance to see all of the equipment used to fight fires, transport water, and rescue people from rivers and rock bluffs. There will be demonstrations of the Metro West K-9 Search and Rescue unit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buddyâ&#x20AC;? and his handler, paramedic/engineer Brad Stahlman. Firefighters will be teaching children ages 7-15 how to accurately spray a fire hose and adults 18 and over will be able to learn how to use a fire extinguisher.

There also will be child car seat safety checks. Officials said that nine out of 10 child passenger safety seats are improperly installed. It takes 32 hours of training for Metro West paramedic/firefighters to learn how to properly fit a seat for each child and vehicle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety day is the perfect opportunity for you to come and ensure the safety of your child,â&#x20AC;? Metro West Chief of Fire and EMS Services Vincent T. Loyal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our car seat technicians will make sure your seat meets National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) as well as your automobile manufacturerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendations and that your children are as safe as possible while traveling in your vehicle.â&#x20AC;?

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For the kids, there will be plenty of oneof-a-kind giveaways, including fire helmets, badge stickers, Metro West Fire Truck and Paramedic Unit cards. The Metro West CERT Team will be making photo IDs for the first 200 children.

Representatives from the Ballwin, Ellisville and St. Louis County-Wildwood precinct Police Departments will have police cars and other special displays as well.

The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) will have two emergency response vehicles on display.

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By CASEY GODWIN The city of Manchester has set a tentative date for the grand opening celebration of its new police headquarters.

The $9 million, 24,000-square-foot facility is expected to be ready for its debut on Sept. 19 and 20, provided St. Louis County gives it a thumbsup.

Ruth Baker, city clerk with Manchester, said they are still waiting on the final inspection from St. Louis County officials. Baker said it is unclear when the city would get those results.

The new 2-story police headquarters is located on four acres at 200 Highlands Blvd. Drive, on the east side of the Manchester Highlands development project. That project is on the northeast corner of Hwy. 141 and Manchester Road.

The police department and municipal court department will operate out of the new building, once it is open.

Currently, the department operates out of the current City Hall at 14318 Manchester Road and a building just west of City Hall.

The grand opening celebration is expected to begin at noon on Sept.

19 with a ribbon cutting and dedication. Manchester officials then host an open house of the new facility from noon to about 5 p.m. on Sept.

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he most important thing about what anyone says are not the words themselves but the credibility of the person who says them.

The words of convicted swindler Bernie Madoff apparently were quite convincing to many people who were regarded as knowledgeable and sophisticated. If you go by words, you can be led into anything.

No doubt millions of people were listening to the words of President Barack Obama when he made a televised address to a joint session of Congress on his medical care plans. But, if they think that the words he says are what matters, they can be led into something much worse than being swindled out of their money.

One plain fact should outweigh all the words of Barack Obama and all the impressive trappings of the setting in which he says them: He tried to rush Congress into passing a massive government takeover of the nation’s medical care before the August recess - for a program that would not take effect until 2013.

Whatever President Obama is, he is not stupid. If the urgency to pass the medical care legislation was to deal with a problem immediately, then why postpone the date when the legislation goes into effect for years - more specifically, until the year after the next presidential election?

If this is such an urgently needed program, why wait for years to put it into effect? And if the public is going to benefit from this, why not let them experience those benefits before the next presidential election?

If it is not urgent that the legislation goes into effect immediately, then why do we not have time to go through the normal process of holding Congressional hearings on the pros and cons, accompanied by public discussions of its innumerable provisions? What sense does it make to “hurry up and wait” on something that literally is a matter of life and death?

If we do not believe that the President is stupid, then what do we believe? The only reasonable alternative seems to be that he wanted to get this massive government takeover of medical care passed into law before the public understood what was in it.

Moreover, he wanted to get re-elected in 2012 before the public experienced what its actual consequences would be.

Unfortunately, this way of doing things is all too typical of the way this administration has acted on a wide range of issues.

Consider the “stimulus” legislation. Here the administration was successful in rushing a massive spending bill through Congress in just two days - after which it sat on the President’s desk for three days, while he was away on vacation. But, like the medical care legislation, the “stimulus” legislation takes effect slowly.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that it will be September 2010 before even three-quarters of the money will be spent. Some economists expect that it will not all be spent by the end of 2010.

What was the rush to pass it, then? It was not to get that money out into the economy as fast as possible. It was to get that money - and the power that goes with it - into

the hands of the government. Power is what politics is all about.

The worst thing that could happen, from the standpoint of those seeking more government power over the economy, would be for the economy to begin recovering on its own while months were being spent debating the need for a “stimulus” bill. As the President’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, said, you cannot let a crisis “go to waste” when

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- and no one’s words have been more repeatedly the direct opposite of his deeds - whether talking about how his election campaign would be financed, how he would not rush legislation through Congress, or how his administration was not going to go after CIA agents for their past efforts to extract information from captured terrorists.

President Obama also has declared emphatically that he will not interfere in the internal affairs of other nations -

Why postpone the date when the legislation goes into effect for years more specifically, until the year after the next presidential election? “it’s an opportunity to do things you could not do before.”

There are lots of people in the Obama administration who want to do things that have not been done before - and to do them before the public realizes what is happening.

The proliferation of White House “czars” in charge of everything from financial issues to media issues is more of the same circumvention of the public and of the Constitution. Czars do not have to be confirmed by the Senate, the way Cabinet members must be, even though czars may wield more power, so you may never know what these people are like, until it is too late.

What Barack Obama says is not nearly as important as what he has been doing - and how he has been doing it.

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ubris-laden charlatans” was the way a recent e-mail from a reader characterized the Obama administration. That phrase seems especially appropriate for the Charlatan-in-Chief, Barack Obama, whose speech to a joint session of Congress was both a masterpiece of rhetoric and a shameless fraud.

To tell us, with a straight face, that he can insure millions more people without adding to the already skyrocketing deficit, is world-class chutzpa and an insult to anyone’s intelligence. To do so after an analysis by the Congressional Budget Office showed this to be impossible reveals the depths of moral bankruptcy behind the glittering words.

Did we really need CBO experts to tell us that there is no free lunch? Some people probably did and the true believers in the Obama cult may still believe the president, instead of believing either common sense or budget experts.

Even those who can believe that Obama can conjure up the money through eliminating “waste, fraud and abuse” should ask themselves where he is going to conjure up the additional doctors, nurses, and hospitals needed to take care of millions more patients. If he cannot pull off that miracle, then government-run medical care in the United States can be expected to produce what government-run medical care in Canada, Britain, and other countries has produced - delays of weeks or months to get many treatments, not to mention arbitrary rationing decisions by bureaucrats.

Obama can deny it in words but what matters are deeds

while telling the Israelis where they can and cannot build settlements and telling the Hondurans whom they should and should not choose to be their president.

One of the secrets of being a glib talker is not getting hung up over whether what you are saying is true, and instead giving your full attention to what is required by the audience and the circumstances of the moment, without letting facts get in your way and cramp your style. Obama has mastered that art.

Con men understand that their job is not to use facts to convince skeptics but to use words to help the gullible to believe what they want to believe. No message has been more welcomed by the gullible, in countries around the world, than the promise of something for nothing. That is the core of Barack Obama’s medical care plan.

President Obama tells us that he will impose various mandates on insurance companies but will not interfere with our free choice between being insured by these companies or by the government. But if he can drive up the cost of private insurance with mandates and subsidize government insurance with the taxpayers’ money, how long do you think it will be before we have the “single payer” system has he has advocated in the past?

Mandates by politicians are what have driven up the cost of insurance already. Politicians love to play Santa Claus and leave it to others to raise prices to cover the inevitable costs.

Politicians have driven privately-owned municipal transit systems out of business in many cities, by simply imposing costs and restricting the fare increases needed to cover those costs. The federal government can drive out private insurance the same way that local politicians have driven out private municipal transit and replaced it with government-run transit systems.

Barack Obama’s insistence that various dangerous policies are not in the legislation he proposes sounds good but means nothing. Unbridled power is a blank check, no matter what its rationale may be. No law gave the President of the United States the power to fire the head of General Motors, but TARP money did.

When there are “advisory” panels on what treatments to approve and the White House’s existing medical advisor has complained of Americans’ “over-utilization” of medical care, what does it take to connect the dots?

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Johnson missed all of last season because of a knee surgery sustained during a golf outing before the season began. Team doctors have fully cleared him to return to all hockey activities.

Johnson, 21, injured his right knee in a golf cart accident last September but reported with the rest of his teammates for the beginning of this season’s training camp.

“He’s been training hard and is in great shape,” Davidson said of the 6-foot-4 Johnson, who has been working out in St. Louis throughout the off-season and recently weighed in at just more than 230 pounds. “He’s like a racehorse that’s in the starting gate that’s ready to rock. We’re excited about it. He’s really matured. He followed everything right to the ‘T’ regarding getting his leg back and strong and the rest of the body, too. It won’t be easy for him coming back after missing a year, but we think he can do it.”

Johnson had five goals and 33 points in 69 games as a rookie in 2007-08. His return will not only help the Blues’ defense, but also the power play because of his skating and puck-moving skills and heavy shot from the point.

“It’s not going to be completely easy for him to step in and be a player at the top level, but nothing would surprise me about Erik,” Davidson said.

Johnson’s return adds some depth to a defense corps that includes Jackman, Roman Polak, Mike Weaver, Carlo Colaiacovo and recent pickup Brendan Bell, who was with Ottawa. The 26-year-old Bell had six goals and 21 points in 54 games with Ottawa last season.

Youngsters battling for potential spots include Pietrangelo, Tyson Strachan, Steve Wagner and Jonas Junland.

The defense will start the season without veteran defenseman Eric Brewer.

“Brewer we’ll miss no doubt,” Davidson said. “But that will open opportunities for others. Brewer gave us good experience out there on the blue line. It doesn’t help losing him. In a perfect world, everybody is 100 percent healthy. We just have to deal with it.”

Brewer was doing rehabilitation resulting from two back surgeries since December. However, his comeback bid has been delayed. He had a problem with his right knee during rehabilitation and in late August, he underwent arthroscopic surgery in Vancouver. The knee was injured during Brewer’s rehab process.

Brewer, 30, has two years remaining on the four-year contract extension he signed in 2007. He is scheduled to make $4.5 mil-

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“He just tweaked his knee during the workout process,” Davidson said. “It bothered him some and he called us. He had an MRI and it showed there was a little cartilage problem. It sets him back a bit, but it’s nothing of significance.”

The knee procedure was Brewer’s third surgery since he left the Blues lineup on Dec. 11. He underwent his first back surgery Dec. 19 to repair a herniated disc and then had another back surgery in April when the nerve failed to regenerate properly.

The Blues did not make any major changes in the off-season, signing former Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin and Bell.

“Our starting goalie Chris Mason is a good one,” Davidson said. “He really feels comfortable here. He played real well in the second half of the season last year. By getting Ty Conklin, we have good depth now.”

The team will welcome the return of Johnson and Paul Kariya.

“We re-signed (Coach) Andy McDonald last season, and that’s like getting a new player,” Davidson said. “We wanted to keep him here and he agreed. We’re growing from within. We’ll add more as we go along. You have to keep cultivating.”

Overall, Davidson said he likes the shape the Blues are in as they begin work for the 2009-10 season.

“I don’t feel uncomfortable with our team as it is right now at all,” Davidson said. “I feel strong about it.”

And strong about Murray as well.

“I think our club is well-coached,” Davidson said. “I know it’s well-coached. You have a lot to do as a head coach, and Andy Murray handles it very well. You have to deal with different people, and Andy does a nice job with that.”

Tkachuk said he believes the Blues are in a good place. That is why he returned to wear the Blue Note again.

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While many non-Jews assume that Hanukkah is the most important Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur actually are much more significant.

What sets the holidays apart, said Rabbi Mark Shook, of Temple Israel in Creve Coeur, is that they are established in the Torah, the Hebrew scripture that is the basis for Jewish law.

“The description of these holidays in the texts describes them as the ‘Sabbath of Sabbaths,’” Shook said. “Jews categorize holidays into those on which you can work and those on which you cannot. We do no work on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.”

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.

Because Jews do not believe in the resurrection of Christ, the Hebrew calendar is not divided into the eras B.C. and A.D. Rather, it uses the calendar era Anno Mundi (A.M.), which means “in the year of the world” and which begins at the Biblical creation of the world. This year, Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Sept. 18 and ends at nightfall

on Sept. 20, marking the year 5770 on the Hebrew calendar.

“Rosh Hashanah is a time for recognition of the fact that there is a power greater than ourselves,” Shook said. “The language about it in the Torah is very monarchical, referring to God as the ruler, as sovereign.

It takes the perspective that we can’t do it all ourselves. It’s a reflective time for taking stock of our lives, looking at what we do and trying to render our own judgment.”

There are several rituals practiced by Jews during Rosh Hashanah. One is dipping sliced apples into honey, symbolic of renewal and a sweet new year. Another is baking a Challah, a special Sabbath bread that typically is braided into a circular loaf symbolizing the cycle of the year returning.

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“A lot of the tradition comes from a passage in the Book of Daniel about people being ‘written in the book,’ some for everlasting life and some for eternal nothingness,” Shook said. “This holiday picks up on the idea that we are mortal – we are not here forever. So what is your legacy going to be? Will people remember you for your faults or your successes?”

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“Phantom Unmasked” committee members include many mothers of youngsters with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes. Pictured (from left) with Phantom (Jonathan Moss) are Cindy Patton, Teri Cohen, Ally Klein, Amy Terschluse and JDRF Executive Director, Metro St. Louis/Greater Missouri Chapter, Marie Davis.

‘Phantom’ cast members unmask for West County benefit show

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Less than a week after “The Phantom of the Opera” opens at The Fox Theatre, “Phantom Unmasked,” a spirited Broadway cabaret, will unfold in Chesterfield.

On Mon., Oct. 5, 20 young and talented cast members from the national touring company of “Phantom” are taking a night off from their roles in The Fox Theatre production to present a show of their own at The Purser Center at Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield.

“Phantom Unmasked” is a fundraiser for the Metro St. Louis/Greater Missouri chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

“We’re very excited because ‘Phantom Unmasked’ is the first fundraiser we’ve done like this – a really big show,” JDRF Executive Director Marie Davis said.

The production takes place the day after the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes in Forest Park, and Davis said that it will serve as “the relaxing cool-down” after the annual fundraiser.

The executive producer of “Phantom Unmasked” is Rich Krechel, a well-known St. Louis impresario who has helped plan many local theatrical fundraisers, including events for Stages St. Louis and The Kevin Kline Awards.

“I look for worthy charities and am more excited about this one because it benefits children. Kids with diabetes are so wonderful in the way they cope with their disease,” Krechel said. “Each actor in the company will perform songs that they love. They get tired doing the same ones (in ‘The Phantom of the Opera’) every night. This is their unmasking. The company’s musical direc-

tor will accompany them on piano.”

Krechel said that he chose The Purser Center for the production because it is large, accommodating 900 audience members.

“Phantom Unmasked” also will include an impressive selection of food.

“The $150 tickets will include a heavy buffet, because it’s the dinner hour, with a premium open bar,” Krechel said. “The $250 level ticket adds a cast party after the show with desserts, coffees and liqueurs.”

The JDRF began as an organization for children with diabetes; today, it reaches out to the needs of both children and adults with the disease. The organization’s mission is to fund the research needed to treat, cure and ultimately prevent diabetes. The JDRF is the leading charitable funder and advocate of type 1 (juvenile) diabetes research worldwide. Since its founding in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes, JDRF has awarded more than $1.3 billion to diabetes research. More than 85 percent of the organization’s expenditures directly support research and research-related education. Last year, JDRF funded more than 1,000 centers, grants, and fellowships in 22 countries, including nearly 40 human clinical trials.

Several “Phantom Unmasked” ticket packages are available. Performance only tickets are $75 each; $150 tickets include a cocktail reception and premiere seating; and $250 tickets include the cocktail reception, VIP House Seats and admission to a post-production cast party. Tables may be reserved at a discounted cost.

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Com mu n it y Event s BENEFITS The Meet Me in St. Louis Antiques & Garden Show is from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 18 (opening party), from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 19 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 20 at Queeny Park. Furniture, paintings, prints and other 18th- and 19th-century items from 50 exhibitors from across the country are featured.

Admission is $15 on Friday and includes and wine and cheese reception and $7 on Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds benefit The Wiegand Foundation, Inc. For more information, call Carol Dark at (314) 485-1108.

• • • “Ride for Kids 2009,” a motorcycle ride benefiting the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, is at 10 a.m. (registration begins at 8 a.m.) on Sun., Sept. 20 beginning at St. Charles Community College in Cottleville.

The minimum donation is $35 per motorcycle. Call (800) 253-6530 or visit rideforkids.org.

• • • Marquette High School Class of 2010 and 2011 Senior Farewell sponsor “Taste of Marquette” at 5 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 21 at the Marquette High School Commons.

Area restaurants serve special dishes or drinks until 6:30 p.m.; a silent auction runs until 7 p.m. For ticket information, including advance ticket sales, call Julie Engerer at 532-8939.

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• • • “Drive Me Wild,” a golf tournament to benefit Wildlife Center of Missouri, is at 12 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 25 at The Landings at Spirit Golf Club in Chesterfield. Corporate and hole sponsorships and foursomes are available. Visit mowildlife.org.

• • • “Art Takes Flight” is from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 25 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park.

Wine, hors d’oeuvres, live jazz and an art auction are featured. Ticket prices start at $75 with upgraded ticket and sponsorship opportunities available. Proceeds support the Butterfly House’s local, national and international conservation efforts, education programs and exhibit enhancements.

Pre-registration is required. Call (314) 577-5199.

• • • The third annual “Mother of all Trivia Nights” benefiting Mother to Mother is at 6:45 p.m. (game begins at 7:30 p.m.) on Fri., Sept. 25 at the Kirkwood Community Center (111 S. Geyer Road). A silent auction also is featured. Tickets are $25 per person/ $125 for a table of eight. To register, call (314) 517-3436 or visit mothertomothersupport.org.

• • • The National Kidney Foundation 2009 Chili Fest is from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on

Sat., Sept. 26 at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights. More than 50 chefs compete for top honors in several chili and salsa categories; beer tasting and live music also are featured. Admission is $5 and free for children younger than age 12; samples are 50 cents. Call (314) 961-2828 or visit nkfchilicookoff.org.

• • • Mostly Mutts Animal Rescue holds a trivia night at 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26 at Doubletree Hotel (16625 Swingley Ridge Road) in Chesterfield. Cash prizes, a 50/50 drawing, a silent auction and mulligans are featured. Snacks are provided and a cash bar is available. Admission is $120 for a table of eight. Call (314) 607-5852 or send an e-mail to kelly@mostlymutts.net.

• • • Old Trails Historical Society hosts a Trading Post Flea Market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sat., Oct. 3 at the Bacon Log Cabin (at the corner of Henry Road and Spring Meadows) in Ballwin. Crafts, collectibles, antiques and flea market items, barbecue and bakery goods and free cabin tours are featured. Interested vendors may purchase a space for $15. Proceeds benefit the preservation of the historic Bacon Log Cabin. Call 527-2522.

• • • The annual Action for Autism Golf Tournament is at 12 p.m. (shotgun start) on Mon., Oct. 5 at Forest Hills Country Club. Registration and hole assignments are at 10:30 a.m., a buffet lunch and Early Bird Auction are at 11 a.m. and cocktails,

dinner, awards and an auction follow the tournament. Visit afastl.org.

• • • Run for Mercy 2009, a 5K run and family walk, is at 9 a.m. on Sat., Oct. 10 at Queeny Park. Various sponsorship levels are available with proceeds benefiting the Mercy Ministries St. Louis Home, a 30-bed facility dedicated to bringing wholeness and total health to young women who are facing issues such as eating disorders, selfharm and suicidal tendencies. Call 3262015 or visit mercyministries.org.

• • • Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes is at 10 a.m. (registration is at 8:30 a.m.) on Sat., Oct. 10 at Creve Coeur Lake. Participants walk a 1- or 3.7-mile route; a complimentary breakfast, entertainment and more are featured. Proceeds benefit the American Diabetes Association. To register or volunteer, visit diabetes.org/stepout.

• • • The St. Louis Chapter of the Bereaved Parents of the USA hosts the Golfing for Angels Tournament at 12 p.m. (shotgun start) on Sat., Oct. 10 at The Golf Club at Wentzville. The entry fee for the fourperson scramble is $90 per person/$360 per team. Golf, cart, supper and beverages, prizes and a $20,000 hole-in-one award are featured. Call (314) 574-3733.

• • • “Fall Fest at the Barn 2009 is from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sun., Oct. 18 at The Barn at Lucerne (930 Kehrs Mill Road) in Ballwin. Live music; the Tour

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FAMILY & KIDS The St. Louis Strassenfest is from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 18, from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 19 and from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 20 at Central Park (behind Chesterfield Mall) in Chesterfield. Continuous live entertainment; traditional German food and beverage booths; and a Children’s Village with petting zoo, jugglers, storytellers, carnival rides, games, art and crafts and more are featured. Free parking and a shuttle are available at Chesterfield Mall. Admission is free. Visit strassenfest.org.

• • • A Steak Night is at 5 p.m. on Sat., Sept.

19 and the third Saturday of each month at Ellisville Elks Lodge (1007 New Ballwin Road). Dinner includes a 14-ounce rib eye, sides and dessert for $10. Live music begins at 8 p.m. For reservations, call 2270404.

• • • “MOMMES (Mothers of Multiples in Metro East & St. Louis) hold a children’s

re-sell-it sale from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26 at Nipher Middle School (700 S. Kirkwood Road) in Kirkwood. Good quality, gently used clothing for newborn through size 12/14, toys, books, videos, baby equipment, maternity items and more are featured. Admission is $1; VIP passes for entry at 8 a.m. are $10. Call (314) 5176802 or (314) 971-0922.

• • • A fried chicken dinner is from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the Bethel Fall Boutique is from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 26 at Bethel United Methodist Church (17500 Manchester Road) in Wildwood. Dinners are $8 for adults, $4 for children aged 6-10 and free for younger children. Call 4582255.

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A taste of Greece The Fall Greek Fest is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 25, Sat., Sept. 26 and Sun., Sept. 27 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (1755 Des Peres Road) in Town & Country. Greek food, live Greek music, traditional Greek folk dancers, a Hellenic travelogue, church tours and a Kids Corner are featured. For more information, call (314) 966-2255 or visit stlouisgreekfest.com.

HEALTH Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital presents “Live Life Aware: Understanding Your Hereditary Cancer,” a free health and wellness event, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 30 at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Medical Office Building #2, in Creve Coeur. To register, call (314) 747-7222.

SPECIAL INTEREST Dave Ramsey’s “The Total Money Makeover Live!” – a live nationwide

simulcast and the nation’s largest event on personal finance – is from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 19 at St. John Lutheran Church (15800 Manchester Road) in Ellisville. Ramsey presents a proven plan that has helped millions of people take back control of their money. For more information and to register, visit stjstl.net or daveramsey.com.

• • • St. Louis Imperial Swing Dance Club holds its Anniversary Dance at 7 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 19 at Trinity Lutheran Church

(Clayton Road and Hwy. 141) in Chesterfield. Admission is $5 for members and members of sister clubs and $8 for guests.

Attendees may bring canned goods for donation to shelters. Call (314) 434-4812 or visit slidc.com.

• • • A preview of Financial Peace University, a 13-week financial course beginning the week of Sept. 28, is at 6:30 p.m. on Wed., Sept. 23 at St. John Lutheran Church (15800 Manchester Road) in Ellisville.

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El Nopal keeps it real with authentic Mexican fare

By BETSY ZATKULAK quesadillas, burritos and more and This October marks 16 years since David and Nikki are priced at $4.50.

Escamilla stopped waiting tables at Nikkiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pollo ranchero is definitely a and opened their own restaurant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; El Nopal Authentic customer favorite,â&#x20AC;? Escamilla said of Mexican Restaurant in Valley Park. At the time, they were the chicken breast that is marinated excited, a bit nervous and expecting their first child. Today, in a teriyaki-based sauce, grilled and the Escamillas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; now the parents of four children and topped with El Nopalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cheese dip owners of four El Nopal restaurants â&#x20AC;&#x201C; are proud of their and served with Mexican rice, sour reputation and grateful for their customers, without whom, cream, lettuce and tortillas. they realize, none of their success would be possible.

Another top-seller is The El Nopal, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here a long time, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing pretty which combines diced grilled steak, good,â&#x20AC;? Nikki Escamilla said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have customers who onions, tomatoes and green pepwere coming when I was pregnant who still come; it really pers. Refried beans, rice and warm is amazing.â&#x20AC;? tortillas make the perfect accompaOpen for lunch, dinner, and takeout, El Nopal dishes niments. But the hands-down house up food that is meticulously prepared and highlights the favorite is El Nopal Dip â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cheese, authentic, mild flavors of Mexico. For anyone who likes pico de gallo and ground beef comextra heat, a dash or two of El Nopalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hot sauce will do bined to create a gooey, delicious, the trick. addictive concoction that is wonder- El Nopal employees (from left): Elvira Luna, Joel Mil, Daniel Rosa, Guadalupe Strada and Lorenzo Organista.

El Nopalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reasonably priced menu brims with appetiz- ful with warm tortillas. ers, hearty soups and salads, fajitas, steak and chicken speMargaritas at El Nopal are housecials, vegetarian dishes and just about every combination made and served frozen or on-the-rocks.

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Assisted Care

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St. Thomas UCC Sunday School

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Concrete Services

Lori's Cleaning Service. I take pride in my cleaning. Call Lori 636-221-2357.

Computer Services

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Serving West St. Louis County 10% discount for Seniors (60+)

for Small Business & Individuals

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Carpet Services CARPET REPAIRS. Restretching, reseaming & patching. No job too small. Free estimates. (314) 892-1003

Childcare Services Childcare, experienced momteacher has openings. Loving care, good meals. Baxter and Clayton area. Call Miss Michelle at 636-537-1451.

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Electrical Services

Computer Problems?

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Call 636-532-0859

Ask about our special offers for new customers!

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To schedule an appointment call Matt at 314.226.4279 o r w w w. y o u r p c d o c s . c o m

Hauling Services Charlieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hauling: Service 7 days. We haul construction debris, furniture, appliances, tree limbs, household trash, yard debris, railroad ties, bagged leaves, etc. Neat, courteous, professional, competitive rates. (314) 434-6837

J & J HAULING

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Garage/Rummage Sales

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Garage & Basement Clean-up Neat, courteous, affordable rates.

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WOOD FLOOR REFINISHING Add instant equity to your home Professional Floors of St. Louis 25 year old fully insured company serving entire metro community Sanding, refinishing, repairs, new installation, most manufacturers available.

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Small Business and Residential Computer Support, Repair and Maintenance For A Free Estimate Call

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Helping Moms Earn an Executive Income From Home!

Our team is expanding locally!

We are looking for serious, enterprising partners to work with our company, which is on target to double our business in the next 48 months. Fantastic team, training and support.

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Beginners Welcome.

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Home Improvement

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References Available.

Call Waid

(314) 277-7891

Patrick Interior Finish: Specializing in doors, trim mouldings, drywall-taping-painting.

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JS Home Services Handyman â&#x20AC;˘ Carpenter 25 Plus Years Experience Cheap Rates! Free Estimates!

House Closings, Deck Repairs Structural Repairs All Jobs Big or Small Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

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Home Improvement

Help Wanted Mortgage Protection Specialist. PT/FT earn 75K+ Great opportunity for Insurance Agents, Mortgage Brokers, Real Estate Agents, Teachers and more.

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' Christmas Lights Installed 'Carpentry 'Drywall 'Painting 'Trim Work ' Install Cabinets & Countertops ' Tile Floors & Walls ' Light Electrical ' Hardwood & Snap Flooring ' Hardscape

Retaining Walls, Flagstone Walkways & Patios Brick Walkways & Patios, Ponds & Waterfalls

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Painting Services

Public Announcements

Woman's Touch Painting Interior painting, faux, wallpaper removal, wall repair, I also build wood storage shelves.

Meticulous painter since 2000.

Call me at 636-346-5757

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri

Aeration, Seeding, Sodding, Fertilizing, Spraying, Grass Cutting, Yard Clean-up, Weeding, Trimming, Edging, Mulching, Planting, Dethatching, Brush Removal, Retaining Walls, Patios & Drainage Work

Call 314-426-8833

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PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPING A Cut Above! Mowing, clean-up, mulching, bush & tree trimming, edging, aeration, retaining walls, patios, leaf, bush & tree removal and more.

636-237-5160 or 636-519-9190

MCLEAN EXCAVATING

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314.265.9003

â&#x20AC;˘ Quality New Construction â&#x20AC;˘ Kitchen& Bath Remodel â&#x20AC;˘ Decks & Room Additions â&#x20AC;˘ Lower Level Finish â&#x20AC;˘ Exterior & Trim Carpentry â&#x20AC;˘ Over 25 Years Experience â&#x20AC;˘ References, Insured

CALL RICH

Mikes Lawn Service: Dependable, responsible. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, seeding, fertilizing. References.

Call 636-346-9704

Morales Landscaping LLC

Window Services

REPLACEMENT WINDOWS AND DOORS INC.

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LAWN & LANDSCAPE, LLC

Aeration $40 and UP

LAWN CARE POWERWASHING OVERSEEDING & FERTILIZING LEAF & BRUSH REMOVAL RETAINING WALLS FREE ESTIMATES

314-537-0361

I LOVE TO PAINT

314-623-1781

Professional Lawn Mowing Grass Cutting $30 and up!

Leaf, Bush & Tree removal.

Retaining Walls, Patio, and Much More!

Call 636-699-5189

Fall Cleanup! Leaf remova l , mulching, tree & brush removal, stump removal, trimming, planting, garden tilling, and gutter cleaning, m o w in g! Snow Removal. Valley Landscape Co. (636) 458-8234 AERATION & MOWING! Reliable landscape company serving the West County area offers weed control, fertilizing treatments, seeding, trees / shrub pruning and maintenance. Call Dennis at Shearn Landscaping, 636-530-1998 or 314-591-2787 Craig's Lawn Maintenance LLC Fall clean-up, aeration, shrub trimming seeding, fertilization, mulching weekly mowing & more! Insured / Workmen's Comp. Senior discount. Call Craig at 314-330-7883 or 636394-9978

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Landscape Design & Installation â&#x20AC;˘Lawn Mowing & Fertilization â&#x20AC;˘ Schrub Pruning â&#x20AC;˘Brush Clearing â&#x20AC;˘Retaining Walls â&#x20AC;˘Ponds â&#x20AC;˘Drainage Work â&#x20AC;˘Mole Trapping Fast Free Estimates (636) 296-5050

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Masonry Services Autullo Masonry Inc. Brick and stone contractor. 32 yrs in business in St.Louis. Our reputation is built on quality and service for all your masonry needs. Paving, sidewalks, patios, walls, fireplaces indoor and outdoor, fire pits and tuck pointing. Free Estimates. Insured. Call 636-394-5543

Mole Services OUTDOOOR SOLUTIONS Now offering mole trapping services. 636-296-5050.

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Pray this prayer for three consecutive days without asking for wish. After third day, wish will be granted no matter how difficult.

Promise to publish this dialogue as soon as your favor has been granted.

Barb

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Interior & Exterior painting, crown and decorative moulding, wallpaper removal, texturing, drywall and rotten wood repair. Call 636-778-9013

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Pet Services

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BOBCAT

Notice is hereby given: That the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Clarkson Valley, Missouri, will at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at the FruCon Center, 15933 Clayton Road, hold a public hearing to consider the following: a request from Midwest Music for permanent signage at its music conservatory located at 15977 Clayton Road; Clearwire Communicationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request for three (3) additional antennae on an existing 120â&#x20AC;&#x2122; monopole owned by Cricket Communications, with an additional equipment cabinet to be located in the existing compound at property known as 2351 Clarkson Road, and for changes to the zoning code of the City of Clarkson Valley in language for certain prohibited fence materials in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;PCâ&#x20AC;? district and to consider amending language to the Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s adoption of the International Residential Code allowing habitable basement space (other than sleeping rooms) without additional means of egress and to make a recommendation to the Board of Aldermen.

Frank W. Hodgdon, III Planning and Zoning Committee City of Clarkson Valley

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Huffman Painting Quality Interior / Exterior painting. Expert power washing. Professional and friendly service. 18 years experience.

Glendale resident. Call Ed @ 314-961-6903

Interior and Exterior Painting Power Washing " Window Washing Gutter Cleaning

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Canine Waste Management.

Our trash can not yours' 314-605-7301

Piano Lessons PIANO LESSONS. Experienced piano teacher now accepting new students. All ages accepted, you're never too old to learn the pleasure of music. Lessons given in my Creve Couer home. References available. Call Sofia at 314750-4094

Plumbing Services

For all your Residential & Commercial Plumbing needs Local 562â&#x20AC;˘Licensed in St.Louis County

(636) 386-8755

ANYTHING IN PLUMBING. Good Prices!

Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired.

Fast Service. Call anytime: 314-409-5051 Affordable Plumbing Repairs and bathroom remodeling.

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