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Economic Whodunit During bad times, the blame game is the biggest game in Washington. Wall Street “greed” or “predatory” lenders seem to be favorite targets to blame for our current economic woes.

When government policy is mentioned at all in handing out blame, it usually is blamed for not imposing enough regulation on the private sector. But there is still the question whether any of these explanations can stand up under scrutiny.

Take Wall Street “greed.” Is there any evidence that people in Wall Street were any less interested in making money during all the decades and generations when investments in housing were among the safest investments around? If their greed did not bring on an economic disaster before, why would it bring it on now?

As for lenders, how could they have expected to satisfy their greed by lending to people who were not likely to repay them?

The one agency of government that is widely blamed is the Federal Reserve System - which still keeps the heat away from elected politicians. Nor is the Fed completely blameless. It kept interest rates extremely low for years. That undoubtedly contributed to an increased demand for housing, because lower interest rates mean lower monthly mortgage payments.

But an increased demand for housing does not automatically mean higher housing prices. In places where supply is free to rise to meet demand, such as Manhattan in the 1950s or Las Vegas in the 1980s, increased demand simply led to more housing units being built, without an increase in real prices - that is, money prices adjusted for inflation.

What led to a boom in housing prices was increased demand in places where supply was artificially restricted. Coastal California was the largest of these places where severe legal restrictions on building houses led to skyrocketing housing prices.

Just between 2000 and 2005, for example, home prices more than doubled in Los Angeles and San Diego, in response to rising demand in places where supply was not allowed to rise to meet it.

At the height of the housing boom in 2005, the 10 areas with the biggest home price increases over the previous five years were all in California. That year, the average home price in California was more than half a million dollars, even though the average size of the homes sold was just

1,600 square feet.

Although California - and especially coastal California - was the biggest place with skyrocketing housing prices, it was not the only place.

Other enclaves, here and there, with severe housing restrictions also had rapidly rising housing prices to levels far above the national average.

If the housing boom was so localized, how did this become a national problem?

Because the money that financed housing in areas with housing price booms was supplied by financial institutions across the country and even across the ocean.

Mortgages made in California were sold to nationwide financial institutions, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to firms in Wall Street which bundled thousands of these mortgages into financial securities that were sold nationally and internationally. The problem was that, not only were these mortgages based on housing prices inflated by the Federal Reserve’s low-interest rate policies, many of the home buyers had been granted mortgages under federal government pressures on lenders to lend to people who would not ordinarily qualify, whether because of low income, bad credit history or other factors likely to make them bigger credit risks.

This was not something that federal regulatory agencies permitted. It was something that federal regulatory agencies - under pressure from politicians - pressured and threatened lenders into doing in the name of “affordable housing.”

The housing market collapse was set off when the Federal Reserve returned interest rates to more normal levels, but it was a financial house of cards that was due to collapse, sending shock waves through the economy. It was just a matter of when, not if.

A fuller account of all this appeared last year in my book “The Housing Boom and Bust.” The revised and expanded edition, which has just been published, shows how more of the same kinds of policies today are making it harder for the economy to recover.

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letters to the editor Swing of the pendulum To the Editor: While there was plenty to smile about in Carl Schroeder’s recent letter concerning the current presidential administration (Letters To The Editor, Feb. 3), I found one thing particularly amusing.

Schroeder asserts that, “No longer are the citizens represented.” I am sure he and many of his conservative acquaintances may not feel represented, but I do and I am willing to bet there are many millions of fellow American citizens out there just like me who do, too.

However, I know how he feels. I could have written the same letter almost word for word nine years ago, when the latest conservative iteration of a “power hungry and ideologically focused group of individuals” took control of our government.

All I can say to Schroeder and those who feel as he does is, hold tight for a while.

Conservatives will reign again just as sure as a pendulum pulled to the left has no choice but to swing just as far to the right. And so it will continue, back and forth, until conservatives like Schroeder and liberals like me figure out how to disagree with respect, debate with civility and compromise with humility.

On second thought, perhaps Schroeder’s letter was not so funny after all.

Rich Graff West County

Fair and balanced

To the Editor: Regarding the editorial, “Robbing from the Rich,” (Feb. 10), I take issue with the premise that low-income Americans are not paying their fair share of taxes, as was implied by your editorial.

Because I am not a CPA, I suggest you ask a CPA to verify my comment. Is it not true that a taxpayer earning $100,000 pays the same income tax rate on his first $20,000 of income as another taxpayer who only earns $20,000? And whereas the low-income taxpayer may qualify for tax credits, is it not almost guaranteed that the high-income earner will itemize deductions - a large mortgage interest deduction, for example - and pay little, if any, income tax on that first $20,000 of income, just as the low-income earner?

While I appreciate the conservative perspective of West Newsmagazine, let’s keep some semblance of fair and balanced, even

on the editorial page. Not all conservatives are wealthy.

Klaus Illian Manchester

Stockholm Syndrome

To the Editor: I read Casey Godwin’s article about the experiences of Robert Ellis, Master Sgt., Army nurse and reservist, with Saddam Hussein in Iraq.

As I read the article, it was with a growing sense of horror that it could be the script of some “Bizarre Reality TV Show.”

First, I thank Ellis for his service. Also, although I’m an unabashed capitalist, I am not happy about his making money after writing a book about these experiences with Hussein. It seems to me he may have experienced a bit of reverse “Stockholm Syndrome.”

Throughout history, despots and murderers, like Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler, Pol Pot, Idi Amin Dada, Ruholla Khomeini, Kim Jong IL, Atilla the Hun, etc., although evil incarnate, have been able to “connect” with many people on their way to gaining complete power and control over the masses. They also were undoubtedly charismatic and had the ability to be charming and disarming when necessary.

Ellis claims to have a “similar” background to Hussein, who grew up in squalor near Tikrit, Iraq; it seems to me this comparison is a real stretch. Comparing growing up in the U.S., in St. Louis, with electricity, indoor plumbing and toilet paper is a far cry from living in squalor in a village in Iraq.

Having cigars and sharing stories with Hussein has convinced this soldier that our enemy actually was a good man and his “brother.” So, Saddam should be forgiven for murdering thousands of men, women and children? I think not.

I wonder how well anyone would have gotten along if Hussein, who like any “death row” convict, who has found “religion” and the compassion they never offered to their victims, was “rescued” and given back his power and luxurious lifestyle?

It also seems to me to be unfortunate that the Army, and the colonel who gave out the assignment, did not supervise more closely and that apparently counseling was not offered to this soldier, who seems to have

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needed it for a broad array of issues, even before he met Hussein. I really think it is To the Editor: a shame that Hussein was able to “brainSpring is on the way and, as seems usual, wash” this willing participant and that so is the plea for more Metro funding. even after his death his lies are repeated Metro has developed a 30-year plan for and promoted. “restoration and expansion of services” and so on. Again we are promised the world *** and instead we will see only another plea for more money next year.

To answer the Question of the Week, the Metro is incapable of living within its federal government has no business being budget and in these economically challenginvolved in the student loan program. Pres- ing times, we are being asked once again to ident Barack Obama’s plan to forgive stu- foot the bill for their incompetence. dent loans in 20 years for people who are So why don’t we just start all over again employed outside of public service jobs as Bi-State Development Agency did in the is an unnecessary social welfare program. early 1960s? Just for the sake of argument, Forgiving student loans for people who why don’t we disband Metro? opt to go into public service is not only Seriously, when I was growing up in the an absurd extension of social welfare and 1950s and 1960s, we could take streetcars an insult to all Americans who engage in and buses all over the city and county and commerce everyday, it again demonstrates it was very inexpensive and efficient. Let’s Obama’s complete incompetence rela- go back to the future. tive to our economy and how prosperity What if Metro was broken up into smaller accrues to the people. pieces and the routes sold to for-profit corThe federal government must become porations with a small central scheduling/ smaller and less involved in our lives as timetable organization to coordinate the we move forward or this once great land routes. If one part fails, the others can stay of freedom and opportunity will be bank- in business. rupted and ruled by government bureauWilliam Harrison crats and demagogues.

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Fair play for all

No texting while driving

To the Editor: In the Feb. 10 issue of West Newsmagazine, an article was published about a campaign working against texting and talking on the phone while driving.

As an 11-year-old, I would support the idea of a law stating that it is illegal for a driver to be handling a phone while driving.

Is a phone call or a text ever worth sacrificing the lives of people? Texting or talking on the phone endangers not only the one talking or texting, but also people in the car with the driver or people driving on the same road. Accidents caused by handling phones have many other consequences.

The ‘no texting while driving’ campaign should keep pursuing the goal to keep drivers’ hands on the wheel at all times.

Grace Hart Chesterfield

To the Editor: Businesses across the state need a fair field of play.

For more than 50 years, the West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce has worked to give every organization an equal chance to succeed. That is why our Chamber is concerned that some corners of Missouri retain an outdated, unfair set of charges for basic telephone calls.

It is bad for business when a call to one part of Missouri can cost 300 percent as much as a call to a neighboring town, or when in-state calls cost considerably more than calls to the rest of the United States.

Our Chamber supports efforts to level the playing field by removing this old, too expensive custom of exorbitant connection charges among phone companies.

Business no longer stops at a city limit sign. It is time for change.

Chairman Glenn Koenen President Lori A. Kelling West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce

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The puck stops here

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Spring is in the air Let’s be honest – it has been a long, cold winter. The economy is bad, job news is bad, the weather has been bad. But guess what?

Last week, down in Florida, baseball players started tossing the ball around.

Nothing invigorates more than spring and nothing signals spring quite the way the crack of the bat on the ball does. So this week, we at West Newsmagazine thought we would forego our normal editorial space and share with you some of our favorite quotes on the national pastime.

We hope it brings a smile to your face.

“People ask me what I do in winter when there’s no baseball. I’ll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” - Rogers Hornsby “Don’t tell me about the world. Not today. It’s springtime and they’re knocking baseballs around fields where the grass is damp and green in the morning and the kids are trying to hit the curve ball.” - Pete Hamill

“Baseball players are smarter than football players. How often do you see a baseball team penalized for too many men on the field?” - Jim Bouton “It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone.” - A. Bartlett Giamatti “Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher’s mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again.” -Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby “Hating the New York Yankees is as American as apple pie, unwed mothers and cheating on your income tax.” - Mike Royko

“That’s the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball.”

“If a woman has to choose between -Bill Veeck catching a fly ball and saving an infant’s life, she will choose to save the infant’s “The other sports are just sports. Base- life without even considering if there are ball is a love.” - Bryant Gumbel men on base.” - Dave Barry “That’s baseball, and it’s my game. Y’ know, you take your worries to the game, and you leave ‘em there. You yell like crazy for your guys. It’s good for your lungs, gives you a lift, and nobody calls the cops.” - Humphrey Bogart “Well, boys, it’s a round ball and a round bat and you got to hit the ball square.” Joe Schultz

“Ability is the art of getting credit for all the home runs somebody else hits.” Casey Stengel

DeSmet upset heavily favored CBC to win the Challenge Cup on the strength of four goals from senior David Goodwin. See the complete story on p. 27, and remember to keep up with breaking and expanded prep sports coverage on newsmagazinenetwork.com.

Quotable: “It is very, very important for Congress and administration to come to some kind of program, some kind of plan that will credibly show how the United States government is going to bring itself back to a sustainable position. (The Federal Reserve does not plan to) ‘print money.’”

-Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warning Congress

“Baseball, it is said, is only a game.

True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona. Not all holes, or games, are created equal.” - George Will

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Living with urban wildlife Missouri Department of Conservation Wildlife Biologist Tom Meister presents a program on living with urban wildlife beginning at 7 p.m. on March 10 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons Community Center (located on Old Ballwin Road approximately one-half mile south of Manchester Road).

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This year’s tour features three neighboring gardens that are visually connected and have enhanced the whole neighborhood.

There are two gardens highlighting creative ways to deal with challenging yards that have uneven slopes and water drainage issues, with many more gardening concepts to be showcased as well.

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Attendees will have the opportunity to provide feedback via keypad polling as well as via written and in-person comments concerning the preferred plans for the Manchester Road corridor. The consultant team will incorporate this feedback as it prepares final recommendations for the Manchester Road Great Streets Project for presentation to the public in May. The final round of public meetings for the Manchester Road project in May will discuss implementation strategies that the five communities along the corridor can use to move forward with improvements over the next few years. The preferred plans incorporate public input at visioning sessions conducted over the last several months as well as feedback from discussions with a range of stakeholders along the corridor and the technical analysis of the consultant team. These plans will illustrate in greater detail how Manchester Road will evolve over the next few decades within the corridor study area.

Participants will have the opportunity to visit informational stations and presentation boards and interact with members of the consultant team who will provide updates on the project, address key issues and accept comments from the community.

They will have the opportunity to view potential land-use alternatives as well as traffic management improvements, including unified signage design concepts, for the five cities along the Manchester Road corridor.

The open houses are as follows: • March 9: Ballwin Baptist Church (15101 Manchester Road in Ballwin).

• March 10: Crestview Middle School (16025 Clayton Road in Ellisville).

• March 11: Manchester United Methodist (129 Woods Mill Road in Manchester).

All sessions are 7-9 p.m. with keypad polling exercise beginning at 7:30 p.m.

Individuals wishing to participate in the polling should be seated 30 minutes after the hour for each meeting.

To learn more about the project, visit ewgateway.org/manchester.

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Eureka first to adopt anti-meth law

By Julie Brown Patton The Eureka Board of Aldermen voted on Feb. 16 to require prescriptions for purchases of pseudoephedrine products. Eureka is the first municipality in St. Louis County to require written prescriptions for the decongestant that doubles as methamphetamine’s main ingredient.

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration statistics show that Missouri annually has far more meth lab incidents than any other state. In fact, two years ago, more than twice as many meth-related seizures occurred in Missouri as in Indiana, the No. 2 ranked state for meth incidents. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control statistics, a total of 1,774 meth laboratory incidents were reported in the state during 2009. The figure includes all chemical, equipment and glassware seizures, operational laboratories, and dumpsites that were confiscated last year.

Eureka Police Chief Mike Wiegand said that when the cities of Union and Washington, Mo., filed the same type of prescription bill this fall, the amount of pseudoephedrine products purchased at the Eureka-based WalMart and Walgreens quickly rose by at least 8 percent.

“Pseudoephedrines were already behind the pharmacy counters, but the new suspicious factors seen in Eureka were brought to the attention of our aldermen and Drug Task Force members,” Wiegand said.

He said that from checking files, police detectives knew that people were purchasing the maximum amount of pseudoephedrine products individuals can buy, and also were purchasing from various places on any given day.

“Customers must show identification, and pharmacists are required to record who is purchasing the products,” Wiegand said. “We check the records on a regular basis and crossreference with local narcotic units.”

Wiegand said a recent sales record for pseudoephedrine products purchased during one day in January at the WalMart in Eureka indicated that 13 of the 17 purchases involved people from nearby counties who

were involved in meth-related investigations.

Officers also found remnants of meth labs dumped along Eureka area roads, including Hwy. 109, in the past few months. Wiegand said methrelated issues had not been the case in the area during prior years.

“This problem popped up in the last six months,” Eureka Mayor Kevin Coffey said.

Coffey said Eureka’s “prime shopping area along the I-44 corridor” made it painfully obvious that suspects were purchasing methamphetamine-oriented products there.

“Our board is conservative and doesn’t like the idea of government intrusion into people’s lives, but due to the weight of this particular problem, we felt it was necessary to take action,” Coffey said. “Reaction to the prescription bill has been very positive. Several pharmacists are relieved because it gives them more control of the situation and strengthens their ability to monitor dispensing. They are overjoyed, in fact. The circumstances that pharmacists face were a major reason the board made the decision they did about this new rule.”

Coffey said there had been promises from the pharmaceutical industry to establish better product sales monitoring systems, but that the concept had been discussed for several years.

“We had a problem here and now, and felt we had to act on behalf of the safety of our residents as well as for the overall good of the community,”

Coffey said.

Coffey said the goal is to keep Eureka a good place for families to live.

“This meth-related problem touched very close to home,” Coffey said.

He said the city became the seventh local government in Missouri to pass a prescription law.

Other West County municipalities are beginning to contemplate similar options. Town & Country Administrator John Copeland said he is aware of the pseudoephedrine situation and “is watching it carefully.”

Some Missourians advocate for a statewide prescription-only law for pseudoephedrine products. Nanci Gonder, spokesperson for the state attorney general’s office, said a survey was sent to county prosecutors to solicit their views about a potential statewide prescription-only law.

“A total of 96 of Missouri’s 115 county prosecutors signed a petition supporting the concept of making over-the-counter pseudoephedrine sales available by prescription only,” Gonder said.

Gonder said that while the state attorney general office has not taken an official stance on the matter, the information is being provided to the Missouri General Assembly.

Critics of such a law include certain drug- and medical-related associations, whose members say they believe such laws make it more difficult and expensive for those who are ill to get relief.

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State veterinarian board questions Town & Country’s deer management program

By Diane Plattner While area officials have said Town & Country’s recent deer control program met its goals, officials with the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board recently expressed concerns about certain aspects of the nonlethal phase.

Town & Country’s multifaceted deer management program called for the sterilization of up to 200 deer.

Officials hired Randy Junge, a Missouri-licensed vet, to perform the deer sterilizations. Junge also was supposed to directly supervise during the sterilizations a vet from Wisconsin, Steven Timm, who is part of Deer Management Contractor Tony DeNicola’s team.

However, Junge in early December told West Newsmagazine that he had rotated his sterilization shifts with Timm, adding that he believed they followed proper procedures.

On Dec. 17, Town & Country Alderman John Hoffmann (ward 2) filed a complaint with the state veterinary board. Hoffmann’s complaint stated, in part, that DeNicola at the Dec. 16 Town & Country Deer Task Force meeting announced “one vet was let go each night” and only one vet performed operations.

“This implied that the Wisconsin vet was operating without the supervision of a Missouri vet,” Hoffmann wrote. “During a question and answer session, I specifically asked Mr. DeNicola if veterinary procedures were being done without a licensed Missouri vet present. He stated that the Missouri vet was not on site, but was still technically supervising the procedures despite being at home.”

Hoffmann also noted that DeNicola said it would have cost an additional $7,000 had the Missouri vet been present for all of the deer sterilization operations.

The state board reviewed Hoffmann’s complaint at meetings in late January. The state board then wrote a letter to Town & Country officials that stated, in part, that it found that the veterinarian performing sterilization operations on deer in Town & Country “may have performed the services without a Missourilicensed veterinarian being present.”

In Missouri, a Missouri-licensed veterinarian is required to perform deer sterilization operations or they are to be conducted under the immediate supervision of a Missouri-licensed veterinarian in good standing.

“The board requested that in any future deer herd management contracts, the city of Town & Country include an expressed requirement that any out-ofstate veterinarian performing sterilization procedures do so under the ‘immediate supervision’ of a licensed Missouri veterinarian,” Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton said. “Without question, this was always the city’s understanding of Missouri state law and regulation and we fully understood that this supervision arrangement would be included in the implementation of our contract for the provision of this important non-lethal element of our comprehensive deer herd management program.”

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Street banner pilot project extended

By Julie Brown Patton The Wildwood City Council on Feb. 22 voted to extend for another six months a pilot promotional program using street pole banners in Wildwood.

The development company E-404 LLC has used the banners since last summer to accentuate renewed options at the previously foreclosed on Meadows of Wildwood subdivision, a retirement community that a prior developer abandoned. The program also promoted the “live, work and play here” elements of Wildwood.

Banners currently only line the poles located on Generations Drive and New College Ave. E-404 fronted the approximately $18,000 required for the pilot project.

Questions about overall clutter, banner placements, maintenance and the appropriate entity to execute future program expansions stimulated debates about extending the concept to other parts of Wildwood’s Town Center.

Earlier this month, the Wildwood City Council asked Wildwood Director of Planning and Parks Joe Vujnich to analyze and compare what had been approved for the program. First, E-404 was required to produce and pay for twice as many banners that promoted the city, compared to the number that promoted the subdivision.

“The total number of light standard poles and banners authorized by Council was 36,” Vujnich said. “A total of 23 of the 36 were intended to advertise Town Center and 13 were to advertise the Meadows.”

He said the department’s inspection yielded 29 poles with banners: 19 advertising Town Center and 10 advertising the Meadows development.

“Fifteen poles remain empty, with other types of government-related signage, such as speed limits, on them,” Vujnich said. “(E-404) used two less poles than what was authorized. We found the execution to be consistent with what was described for the pilot program.”

Extending the banner opportunity to Wildwood-based businesses came under fire when Vujnich led City Councilmembers through a proposed survey to be sent to local business owners in conjunction with an upcoming business appreciation event in March. Officials disagreed about whether and how to ask business owners about their awareness of, and interest in, the potential banner program. While business owners would be paying for the cost of any new banners, Wildwood would benefit from the approach of one banner purchased

A sample of the Wildwood city banners.

for the city with every banner purchased for a business.

City Councilmember Tammy Shea said she is concerned the city is setting itself up as a “quasi-Chamber of Commerce.”

“Is it appropriate for our Town Center?”

Shea said. “Is it a role the city should be playing? I think we need to examine and answer those questions before prematurely putting it out to business owners.”

City Councilmember Holly Ferris (ward 8) asked if business owners could be given different choices on the survey of what marketing avenues they believe would help their businesses. City Councilmember David Sewell (ward 6) asked if the banners fit into the new urbanism concept that Wildwood is following. Vujnich said there are national examples of banner programs appropriately designed and executed in ways that demonstrate that they are assets.

City Councilmember Ron James (ward 6) pointed to Kirkwood’s banner program as a positive example. But other officials quipped that it only promotes city-sponsored events, not individual businesses.

Shea said she wonders if street pole banners are strategic to business development, and whether government should be subsidizing such efforts.

The City Council eventually voted to eliminate the question regarding banners from the survey; however, City Councilmember Patricia Thibeault (ward 1) recommended that a suggestion box be made available at Wildwood Business Association meetings.

City Councilmember Bob Porter (ward 7) asked that the density of banners be 50 percent or less of the total poles available.

“Fifty percent would be 18 poles,” City Councilmember Michele Bauer (ward 8) said. “We would be requiring a reduction of three sets of banners.”

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Officials re-consider digital recordings of city meetings

By Diane Plattner Town & Country officials are considering a proposal to resume the full digital recording of certain city meetings. The Town & Country Board of Aldermen on Feb. 22 considered a resolution to fully digitallyrecord all city meetings of the Board of Aldermen, Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of Adjustment held in the aldermanic chambers.

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Town & Country officials approve green sales tax holiday

By Diane Plattner The Town & Country Board of Aldermen on Feb. 22 unanimously approved an ordinance authorizing the municipality to participate in the annual “Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday.”

The “Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday” exempts retail purchases of certain qualifying appliances, including washers, dryers, water heaters, dishwashers, refrigerators and air conditioners, from state sales tax.

It also allows Missouri’s political subdivisions to enact ordinances authorizing the holiday to apply to local sales taxes as well.

The measure exempts from local retail sales tax the sale of any Energy Star-certified appliance up to $1,500 from April 19 through April 25, 2010. It does not apply to retailers that offer for sale less than 2 percent of merchandise that qualifies for the sales tax holiday.

The ordinance will remain in effect each subsequent year until revocation.

The holiday encourages the purchase of energy-efficient appliances by exempting them from sales tax. It gives incentives for consumer awareness of and investment in energy-efficient appliances expected to reduce energy consumption statewide while promoting retail sales activity.

“The intent and purpose of the ‘Show Me Green Sales Tax Holiday’ is consistent with the city’s position in promoting and supporting reasonable environmental initiatives for the good of all,” Town & Country Mayor Jon Dalton said. “The recycling of older inefficient appliances and replacing them with newer Energy Star rated appliances not only will improve our environment, but will help reduce household energy as well as help create jobs.”

Dalton added that this holiday benefits area businesses that sell appliances by ensuring that their marketing and pricing remain competitive.

mann (ward 2) said the city had purchased a digital recording system to record certain public meetings. However, the city clerk, upon the city attorney’s advice, had stopped recording certain portions of public meetings, he said.

“How do you justify recording part of the meeting and not all of the meeting?” Hoffmann said.

Hoffmann said this change in meeting recording procedures occurred shortly after

someone had obtained a meeting transcript regarding Hoffmann’s questioning of a municipal judge who was up for reappointment.

“In the spirit of good and open government, the most accurate record of meetings should be made,” Hoffmann said.

In addition, Hoffmann said digitally recording meetings, which comes at no cost to the city, would enable a person absent from a meeting to listen to it.

Town & Country Alderman Tim Welby (ward 2) moved to continue the matter because Town & Country Aldermen Steve Fons (ward 3) and David Karney (ward 4) were absent from the meeting. Hoffmann urged the board to use common sense and not postpone passage of this resolution so that the next meeting could be recorded.

He was the only alderman who dissented from Welby’s motion, which continued the proposal until the March 8 board meeting.

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By Julie Brown Patton Committee members on Wildwood’s Rural Internet Access Committee say they are moving at warp speed to meet the March 15 deadline to apply for the second round of federal stimulus funds being issued by broadband expansion nationally.

Wildwood’s first bid at securing a portion of the $7.2 billion federal stimulus funding in 2009 failed, primarily because the area was not considered “rural” from an overall consensus standard.

A delegation of citizen volunteers and city staffers studied the situation, met with state officials, attended a one-day workshop that federal representatives hosted for potential applicants, and researched a variety of options.

“This time we are much more aware of exactly what’s expected in the process,” Wildwood City Councilmember David Sewell (ward 6) said. “The application itself is a doozy, but now we know what rules we’re expected to work within.”

Sewell said state officials now agree that many sections of Wildwood’s terrain are very rural.

“And we are considered ‘shovel-ready’ from a technical standpoint in that we would be ready to execute with the right infrastructure and technology,” Sewell said.

The committee identified four technical options for highspeed applications in the future: DSL, cable, FTTH and WiMAX. Sewell said they had determined that WiMAX would be the best option, especially considering that it is the type of technology that would naturally upgrade itself over time.

“It’s the lower cost-of-entry solution,” Sewell said.

The first round of high-speed costs was estimated at $1,943,950, with a total of $1,554,872 requested from federal funds and a city-matching portion of $388,718.

The Wildwood City Council evaluated and voted on a funding equation that reflected changes in the second round of applications. Matching funds now must be 30 percent, and there must be a minimum 25 percent loan component.

homes and does not enable residents to work from their houses.

Ironically what many people love about Wildwood - the trees and rolling forests - are exactly what blocks companies from being able to deliver typical high-speed options.

Some parts of Wildwood admittedly have more rugged terrain, especially wards 1 and 6, than others.

However, in the same City Council meeting, on Feb. 22, in which the Rural Internet Access project was discussed, City Councilmembers also approved a variety of highpriced maintenance issues that will come from the city’s David Sewell , Ward 6 budget, most of which will not benefit the city’s rural areas.

For example, a contract of up to $175,000 will be applied to replace sidewalks in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 - all With a city-matching portion of $388,718, a loan com- but 6. Another contract of up to $495,000 to resurface ponent of $485,988, and a state-matching portion of select roads was approved for wards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8. A $194,359, the tally that Wildwood will request through the third contract for up to $880,000 was approved to replace second round of applications is $874,885. streets in wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 - again all but 6. A Sewell said hurdles for the current application include fourth contract for $1,020,000 was approved for replacing the state partnership aspect, financial assistance and secur- the Strecker Road bridge for ward 2. ing a letter of support from the governor.

Citizens and some officials have pointed out that the When some City Council members asked about the cost lion’s share of city budget and services goes toward the implications, Wildwood Director of Planning and Parks more urban areas of Wildwood, and that rural InterJoe Vujnich pointed out that Wildwood residents have net access has been one of the few items that have been been promised high-speed Internet for the past 10 years. requested from the more rural residents. Additional dis“We are losing potential residents due to this issue, and cussions included potential rollout plans, loan parameters, we’ve had incidents recently where people are calling the bandwidth limits, cellular dead zones due to Wildwood’s city to ask where broadband is before even looking at foliage and terrain, and options about owning equipment. houses that are for sale,” Vujnich said.

All but City Councilmembers Jim Baugus (ward 3) and Additionally, lack of high-speed Internet access nega- Jean Vedvig (ward 4) voted in favor of pursuing the federal tively impacts students’ ability to do homework from their application.

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Gazebo in park gets upgrades

By Ted Dixon Jr. Creve Coeur officials recently announced that upgrades to the gazebo at Laverne Collins Park are coming along nicely and should be ready by this spring.

Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins said at a recent meeting that the city has received funding from a federal grant as well as private donations from the Lions Club. Creve Coeur Public Information Officer Melissa Weiss said the work involves the installation of flag poles, providing electricity to the gazebo and some landscaping. She said the entire project costs $37,000 and $30,000 of that would be reimbursable through the grant and the Parks Department.

The gazebo at Laverne Collins Park in Creve Coeur.

Creve Coeur Public Works Director Jim Heines said the work is a culmination of a group of smaller projects to improve the development of the park. The gazebo is 20 feet in diameter and is named in honor of former Creve Coeur City Clerk Laverne Collins. It is located at 10581 Olive Street Road.

Creve Coeur extends moratorium on adult businesses within three months.

Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins said there are no current proposals for an adult business in the city.

Under the resolution, there are number of words and phrases that can be defined in this scenario. For example, an adult cabaret would be a business featuring dancing or other live entertainment. “Adult media” could be characterized as magazines, books, videotapes, movies or slides relating to hard core material.

An adult media store is a business that rents or sells media that involves using 10 percent of the public floor area that is devoted to adult media.

Creve Coeur passes trash, alcohol ordinances

By Ted Dixon Jr The Creve Coeur City Council passed two ordinances Feb. 22 that change the city’s code of ordinances regarding trash storage and allowing alcohol consumption in city parks. The alcohol law relates to the rental of pavilions in parks and the Tappmeyer House at Millennium Park.

Regarding the trash ordinance, the city changed the law dealing with storage, location of residential garbage, recycling and yard waste receptacles when not at the curb for collections. The new code stipulates that garbage and all other waste receptacles must be stored on the premises either inside a structure or otherwise in a location that is not in an area between the street of address and the plane of any face of the house that is predominantly oriented towards that street of address.

City officials had received complaints that residents are leaving them in front of the garage doors, alongside the driveway.

Before the legislation passed, an amendment was added. City leaders had expressed concern about a 5-foot requirement for trash storage. Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins said it would be better off to start out as less restrictive, so the 5-foot requirement was taken off the books.

Regarding the alcohol legislation, the city now will permit consumption in city parks in conjunction with the rental of the Tappmeyer House at Millennium Park and park pavilions.

The city currently prohibits all alcoholic beverages in city parks. Officials had reviewed alcohol restrictions in neighboring municipalities and found few restrictions.

Therefore, the City Council determined that park alcohol restrictions should be relaxed to allow the possession and consumption under certain circumstances. One provision is that glass containers, including all glass beverage containers, are prohibited.

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In August 2009, city officials passed a resolution establishing a moratorium on adult businesses. It expired Feb. 24. The extension allows the City Council more time to review the proposed ordinances which the Creve Coeur Planning and Zoning Commission has reviewed.

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Officials consider rules to allow for a farmers’ market

By Casey Godwin Fresh, locally-grown foods soon may be available at a new seasonal farmers’ market in Ballwin. Owners of the Barn at Lucerne recently approached the city with the intent of opening a farmers’ market in May. The market would be located in the Barn’s parking lot (930 Kehrs Mill Road).

“The problem is, we really don’t have anything on our books to deal with this issue,” Ballwin City Administrator Bob Kuntz said at the Feb. 22 Board of Aldermen meeting.

Kuntz said the city also does not have any regulations to deal with Christmas tree sales, but that situation in the past has been handled by following special events regulations, which allows an event to run only three consecutive days per event and for the event to be held only three times per year.

“If we want to establish a farmers’ market, we want to have some criteria that can apply as a template in other locations throughout the city in the future,” Kuntz said.

In order to establish those rules, the board directed the Ballwin Planning and Zoning Commission to develop an amendment to the zoning ordinance. Kuntz said that until the commission creates a category that includes farmers’ markets and subsequent rules for dealing with such an entity, the

board cannot act on the request from the Barn’s owners.

Ballwin Alderman Frank Schmer (Ward 2) said he is concerned about the potential success of a farmers’ market in Ballwin.

“There have been other communities that have tried to do this and other communities that are trying to do this and are having a hard time,” Schmer said.

Schmer pointed out that farmers’ markets in Maplewood and Wildwood have not been successful due to straying from the traditional concept of a farmers’ market.

“What I saw in Wildwood was six booths selling zucchini and two guys selling jewelry,” Schmer said.

Nancy Pino, owner of the Barn, said the idea already has attracted attention of about 25 local farmers.

“We really want this to be a farmers’ market,” Pino said. “It will primarily be produce and items made by farmers using products grown on the farms.”

Localizing produce also is a goal of the farmers’ market. Pino said any produce that comes from outside Missouri and Illinois would have to be labeled as such. By keeping fees low, Pino said she hopes to be able to attract primarily local farmers.

The board unanimously approved directing the Planning and Zoning Commission to review the issue at its next meeting.

Wildwood

Farmers’ Market gets new manager

By Julie Brown Patton When The Farmers’ Market of Wildwood launches this spring, a new manager will greet customers. Glenn Gaehle was selected from among seven candidates for the job.

Wildwood launched its first season of once-weekly markets in 2009 after an arrangement was worked out with Koman Properties Inc., to dedicate a portion of the land located in the public plaza to the venue each Saturday.

The manager position reflects an annual contract. Joe Vujnich, Wildwood’s director of Planning and Parks, said city officials believed it was appropriate to search for a new individual this year. The city is compensating the manager with $15,000 for the season as well as providing the tents and tables for vendors.

Gaehle is a lifelong Wildwood resident who resides about 3 miles from the current City Hall location. Previously, he has handled the set-up for Wildwood events,

including the Barbecue Bash.

“We had gardens while I was growing up; and I have small ones myself now,” Gaehle said.

He said he likes the open location of Wildwood’s market, and that his goal is to double its size.

Vujnich said that overall, 30 to 40 different vendors participated in the The Farmers’ Market of Wildwood last year, with some weeks averaging 15 to 20 vendors.

Gaehle said he hopes to attract new vendors by inviting local people or larger area farmers who raise vegetables, berries and fruits.

“The main factor for everyone to remember is to be patient for what’s in-season,” Gaehle said. “With where we live, we don’t get locally-grown tomatoes in May or early June. Other produce does come in early some years, so we’ll try to work with that.”

The Wildwood market is tentatively slated to open May 15.

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My Favorite Teacher Essay Contest, which the Republican Women’s Club (RWC) of St. Louis sponsored, recently held an awards ceremony to honor the winning teachers and students from the Rockwood School District’s Blevins Elementary School in Eureka.

Friends and family were on hand at Eureka City Hall to honor teachers and students, along with Missouri Rep. Tim Jones (R-Dist. 89); Eureka Mayor Ken Coffey; Eureka Alderman Marilyn Leistner; Arleen Jackson, past president of RWC of St. Louis; and Sharon Barnes, president of RWC of St. Louis. Jones presented each teacher with a House Resolution, a Missouri Blue Book, a copy of the Missouri Constitution and a state flag that had flown over the state capitol. Coffey and Leistner honored the teachers with a City Proclamation.

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• • • Bethel United Methodist Church 17500 Manchester Road, Wildwood 458-2255 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., March 27 Notes: Dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children. Dine in or carry out.

• • • Holy Infant Church 627 Dennison Drive, Ballwin 227-7440 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays through

March 26 Notes: Meals, sandwiches, a la carte items, sides and desserts; separate children’s menu. Prices vary; dine in or carry out.

• • • Incarnate Word Parish 13416 Olive Blvd., Chesterfield (314) 576-5366 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through March 26 Notes: Fried Icelandic cod or premium butterfly shrimp; dine in, carry out or buy in bulk; $8 for the full dinner platter, $4 for the half dinner platter; $1 for sides and desserts.

• • • Sacred Heart Catholic Church 17 Ann Ave., Valley Park 225-5268 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through March 26 Notes: Baked and fried fish dinner plates to include tilapia and Jack salmon; sides and desserts also available. Prices vary; dine in or carry out.

• • • St. Alban Roe 2001 Shepherd Road, Wildwood 458-2977

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fri., March 26 Notes: Menu items include fried cod; cheese and veggie pizza; hush puppies and fries; macaroni and cheese and salad.

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• • • St. Clare of Assisi 15642 Clayton Road, Ellisville 394-7307 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fridays through March 26 Notes: Menu entrée items include fried or stuffed cod; peel-and-eat shrimp; cod bisque; cheese pizza; cheese sticks; sides include macaroni and cheese, applesauce, slaw, green beans and spaghetti; kids’ meals also available. Items are individually priced; dine in or carry out.

• • • St. Clement of Rome 1510 Bopp Road, Des Peres (314) 965-0709 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays through March 26 Notes: Cod and shrimp dinners. Prices vary; dine in or carry out.

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By Warren Mayes Business is going to pick up dramatically in Class 5, District 2 football action this fall.

The Missouri State High School Athletic Association (MSHSAA) recently released the high school football district pairings for 2010-11. MSHSAA groups schools into districts within each classification based on geographical location and conference affiliation. The ability for all schools in a particular conference to complete a conference schedule takes priority in making football assignments.

However, in instances where all schools in a conference cannot complete a full league schedule (every school plays every other school once), geography takes priority. The latter scenario occurs occasionally in conferences with more than eight members that also compete across multiple classifications. Once again, two teams advance out of each district.

District play for all four-team districts will begin in week 8 of the regular season, while six-team and five-team districts in the three Class 5 districts will begin in week 6.

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One new district pairing that should be especially competitive is Class 5, District 2. This district will include 2009 state champion Webster Groves and semifinalist Parkway North. In addition, there are two teams that reached the quarterfinals: Chaminade and Parkway Central. Chaminade is a member of the Metro Catholic Conference (MCC), while the other three schools belong to the Suburban South Conference.

Last season, Webster went 13-0 and won the 5A state championship. Parkway North finished 10-2 with both losses coming to Webster Groves. Parkway Central wound up 10-3. The Colts had one loss to Webster Groves and two losses to Parkway North.

Chaminade wound up 9-4 with two losses to Webster Groves, one loss to DeSmet (a 6A semifinalist) and one loss to 6A playoff qualifier Christian Brothers College (CBC).

“These four teams were a combined 44-8 last year with only one loss coming from an opponent outside this district,” Parkway Central Coach Mark Goldenberg said.

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Some notable classification changes involving area squads includes Eureka moving from Class 5 to Class 6. Joining Eureka in District 1 are Fox, Northwest and Oakville.

But the spotlight will be on the Class 5, District 2 games.

“In my opinion, this is the most competitive and difficult district in Missouri, regardless of class,” Chaminade Coach Doug Taylor said.

He had no disagreements from his coaching comrades.

“My thoughts are whoever survives from this district should be battle tested and have a chance to advance out,” Goldenberg said.

Parkway North Coach Bob Bunton was more succinct in his assessment.

“Help,” Bunton said.

Taylor said that when he learned about the new configuration, he was taken aback.

“My main thought was, ‘What have I done to make the people in Columbia mad at me?’” Taylor said. “My next thought was, what an incredible challenge this is going to be for all four of us.”

Bunton agreed.

“I don’t think too many people would disagree that our district is the toughest in Class 5,” Bunton said. “The first thoughts our staff had when districts were announced was that two of the best teams in the metro area from 2009 will not even make the play-offs in 2010. You are talking about

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Parkway North and Parkway Central had Parkway West and Kirkwood in their district last year. The two new teams will make the district that much more difficult.

“I thought last year’s district was very tough, and it was, so we will see,” Goldenberg said. “On paper it sure looks tough.”

The Chaminade Red Devils have been in a district with Vianney and Roosevelt as well as Webster Groves. The addition of the two Parkway schools changes the makeup.

“With no disrespect to Vianney and Roosevelt, this is definitely a more difficult district for us,” Taylor said.

Chaminade will be getting two fresh games in the deal. The Red Devils have not met either Parkway North or Parkway Central.

“This is the other thing that makes this district so difficult for Chaminade,” Taylor said. “While Webster, Parkway North and Parkway Central are very familiar with one another, we will have to spend a lot of extra time preparing for brand-new opponents.”

Goldenberg said he respects the Red Devils.

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Lafayette wins girls’ state swimming The four seniors all will swim at Division I schools next year but they will have fond memories of how their high school careers finished.

“They’re just fabulous,” Gabel said about the four seniors. “They worked hard all year and really throughout their careers.

I’m just so happy they got that win. It was nice for them to get that and go out of their high school careers with a big win and a state championship.”

One move Gabel made was to put McCoy in all three relay events to score points. The strategy worked. The Lancers finished third in the other two relays. Lafayette came in third in the 200 free relay with a time of 1:39.23. The girls on the relay were junior Taylor Paskoff, senior Hannah Witzig, Grammar and McCoy. “Our girls needed to be in the top three in the relay and that’s where we ended up,” Gabel said. “That’s why I put McCoy on all three relays to get those points.”

Lafayette finished third in the 200 IM relay in 1:49.53. Girls on the relay were Holz, Wright, Paskoff and McCoy. “It was exciting to see them doing so well,” Gabel said. “I knew it was going to come back to the 400 free relay and it did.”

Holz captured the 100 freestyle in 52.18 seconds for her first state individual cham-

By Warren Mayes The Lafayette High School Fab Four seniors saved their best for last.

Needing to win the last event - the 400meter freestyle relay - the Lancers’ crew of Samantha Wright, Jessi Holz, Ashleigh Grammar and Shannon McCoy finished their high school career in style. The defending 400-yard freestyle relay champs gave the entire Lafayette team a state championship.

The Lancers quartet finished in 3 minutes, 31.06 seconds to nip the Springfield Glendale relay team by a mere .35 seconds.

Lafayette won the 35th annual Missouri State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters with 227 points, just ahead of the Falcons’ 223.5 points. The state championship is the 10th overall for the Lancers, who last won the state title in 2007. Blue Springs has dominated lately, winning four of the last five state championships.

“I didn’t say much to them,” said Lafayette Coach Todd Gabel, who recorded his first state championship with the storied program, about this relay team. “They knew they had to win it. I told them to go out there and to finish the meet with a win.

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DeSmet upsets CBC

By Brian McDowell When DeSmet senior forward David Goodwin’s last shot of the game bounced off the skate of CBC senior Ryan Trenz into the goal, it ended what is sure to be remembered as one of the most thrilling Mid-States Club Hockey Association match-ups of all time. Goodwin ended up with four goals in the Feb. 24 Challenge Cup, including the game winner in sudden death overtime.

“I’ve never had four goals in a game,” Goodwin said. “For that to happen on a night like tonight is just unbelievable.”

His achievement earned the DeSmet Spartans a 5-4 upset over perennial champions CBC. The victory earned the team both the Cup and the league championship.

“It was incredible, insane, and I can’t believe it really happened,” DeSmet goalie Nic Herman said.

CBC struck first in the contest held at the Scottrade Center on a goal in the last minute of the first period from senior forward Nick Sarachino. That silenced the large and loud contingent of DeSmet students in attendance at the game for a few seconds, until 30 seconds later, Goodwin answered with a goal of his own. Junior Tyler Lee scored an assist on the play, which tied the game at one at the end of the first. The Spartans jumped out in front a few minutes into the second period with an unassisted breakaway goal from the point by senior Bryan Niedbalski. The lead did not last long, as a minute later, CBC freshman Dominic

Valencia tipped the puck in from the goal post with an assist from Eric Aldag.

The Cadets took the lead with an unassisted goal from Nick Saracino with 1 second left in the period. In the game’s first two periods, CBC outshot DeSmet 38-10.

Then DeSmet Coach John Murray gave his players a pep talk that had a simple message.

“We’re not going to roll over for them,” Murray said. “If they want this game, make them take it.”

The Cadets continued to dominate in the early part of the third period, as junior Jack Ryan scored with an assist from Valencia.

“All of our playoff games have been very topsy-turvy,” CBC Coach John Jost said.

“So we make it a point to never think we have a game wrapped up.”

A slashing penalty on CBC senior Blake Ryan gave the Spartans a power play.

Goodwin took advantage, shooting a goal from just outside the crease with assists from Kevin Cortivo and Joe Horak. When an interference call on Connor Mullin put the Cadets in the penalty box again, the Spartans spent almost the entire power play firing off shots in the red zone.

CBC goalie Justin Davis fended all of these off, until a second after the penalty was killed, when, from the crease, Goodwin tipped in a shot from Horak, who earned an assist on the play along with Nick Blase. This tied the score at four at the end of regulation, which sent the game into a 10-minute sudden death overtime period.

DeSmet’s Ryan Hogland is taken down by CBC’s Brett Bauza in the Spartans’ 5-4 win in overtime on Feb. 24 to capture the Challenge Cup Championship.

Goodwin missed a prime scoring opportunity at the start, firing a shot wide when Davis was behind the net for a second.

“I couldn’t believe I missed it,” Goodwin said, “I was beating myself up on the bench after I missed that shot. So I just told myself that I was going to have to find a way to make up for it by winning the game.”

His opportunity to do that came with 34.6 seconds left in the period. He fired a shot that was seemingly going wide when it bounced off of Trenz’s skates and into the goal.

“Redemption was sweet,” Goodwin said, “It wasn’t pretty, but it went in.”

DeSmet players spilled out onto the ice and their fans went crazy as a Mid States

Eureka loses in Wickenheiser Cup hockey game

By Brian McDowell The Eureka Wildcats surprised many local hockey fans this year. They struggled early, but after a coaching change and an uncharacteristically good playoff run, the Wildcats advanced to the Wickenheiser Cup finals of the MidStates Club Hockey Association on Feb. 24 at the Scottrade Center.

It was the first time in the team’s history to make it past the second round of the playoffs. Unfortunately for Eureka, in their final game of the season, the Wildcats’ amazing post-season run met a dead end, as Oakville beat them 2-1.

“I wish it had turned out the other way,” Eureka Coach Mark Holder said.

“We played a very solid defense, but we had trouble getting the puck in the net.”

Fine work from Eureka goalie Tyler Stewart and Oakville freshman Zach Jost dominated the low-scoring contest.

Eureka’s only goal in the game came 5

minutes into the first period off the stick of junior forward Ryan Gardner, with an assist from Ted Jones.

“Usually when we score first, it means we dominate and we add goals,” Gardner said.

Eureka’s lead did not last long.

Three minutes later, a pass from Ronnie Wilhausen set up Oakville senior Blake Pschier to score from just outside the crease. Nick Busse also had an assist on the game-tying goal.

Thanks to a strong defensive effort from both teams, the game remained tied until the third period, when Oakville’s Adam Loffelman scored what would be the game-winning goal on a close-range shot. Adam Poppas earned an assist. A cross-checking penalty on the Wildcats’ Adam Vollmer stifled the team’s attempt to come back in the contest’s final minutes, as the Tigers snuck away with the victory.

The Wildcats were held to two shots in the third period, and only had 18 in the game, compared to 25 for Oakville.

Still, Eureka’s players and coaches know that they have a lot to look forward to and that they have accomplished quite a bit.

“I’m a junior so I know that I can play in this game again, and win it next time,” Gardner said.

“I know we made some key mistakes this year,” Holder said. “We’re going to reflect on that for a little bit, but ultimately, we’re looking forward. There are a lot of good young players on this team and I can’t wait to see what they’re going to do next year.”

Eureka’s Ryan Gardner battles Zachary Schmidt of Oakville for the puck in the Wildcats’ 2-1 loss to the Tigers in the championship game of the Wickenheiser Cup.

team finally found a way to unseat CBC. “It was a good game, but I’m disappointed,” Jost said. “It’s much more fun to go out a winner. We had some adversity this year. We’re a team that battled, but we didn’t have one left in the tank.”

This was the first time that the Spartans have beaten the Cadets in two and a half years.

“It was nice to be able to stick it to them for once,” Herman said.

When asked which aspect of his championship season he was most proud of, Murray thought for a minute and then answered, “These kids....they didn’t give up at all.”

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By Casey Godwin When the Obama Administration introduced a comprehensive financial stability plan, with the key component known as the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), last spring, many homeowners in financial strife saw an opportunity to save their homes from possible foreclosure while getting back on their feet.

Donise Reitz, of Ballwin, was one such homeowner. A single mother, she was just another person feeling the pinch of a downturn in the economy. In 2008, she lost one of her part-time jobs and the business that was renting a forklift she owned closed, meaning an additional loss of income for the Reitz family. Suddenly, Reitz, who had prided herself with always maintaining perfect credit and being able to afford her home that she bought in 2006, was relying on savings and credit cards to get by.

After learning about HAMP, Reitz contacted her mortgage company, Nationstar, to find out if she would be eligible for the program. She filled out all the necessary documents and provided all the information that Nationstar requested and soon learned she had qualified to participate in a four-month trial period that could lead to permanent modification through HAMP. She was sent a letter from Nationstar that outlined her trial period; the modified payment, which was a fourth of her normal mortgage payment; and when each payment was due. In bold letters, the document read, “These payments should be sent instead of, not in addition to, your normal monthly mortgage payment.” It also stated that “if the trial period payments are made in amounts different from the amount stated, your loan may not be modified.”

“From the very beginning I asked them specifically, ‘will this affect my credit?’,” Reitz said. “They assured me over and over again this would never affect my credit as long as I was current when I went into the trial period and as long as I made my pay-

ments on time.”

However, that is not what happened.

Three months into the trial period, Reitz decided to buy out the lease on her car. She was shocked when the loan application was rejected. Soon after, Reitz learned that one credit card company dropped her and another lowered her credit line. When she asked the credit card companies what was going on, she was told that she had severe delinquency reported on her credit report

by Nationstar. Nationstar was reporting that Reitz was only making partial house payments.

“I got a demand letter from Nationstar and they told me to disregard that,” Reitz said. “They again said it was not affecting my credit.”

Furthermore, the trial period was extended by two months and almost every time Reitz would call Nationstar, she was told she had not sent in needed documents yet, such as pay stubs and a financial statement.

“No one ever called me to tell me they needed this,” Reitz said. “I wonder what would have happened if I had not called them.”

After four months in the trial period and learning that her credit was being impacted, Reitz began making her full payments again despite being told of the extension.

In January, she was called and told that she had not been accepted into the program and soon after, she was sent a demand letter for more than $8,000. This amount, which was the equivalent of the difference in amounts between her normal mortgage payment and the modified payment for four months, was due immediately in order to avoid foreclosure.

“Now I’m stuck with a 7 1/2 percent interest rate because I can’t refinance, I have poor credit, and I really don’t know what else is to come,” Reitz said. “I wish I had never, ever done this.”

Unfortunately, Reitz is far from alone.

In late 2009, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) and the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA) conducted a survey of 113 NACA members from 24 states about the prevalence of foreclosure sales in violation of HAMP. Almost 95 percent of those consumer advocates were representing homeowners in cases where the servicer attempted to proceed with a foreclosure sale without a completed HAMP review. Most of those advocates were representing dozens of homeowners in such cases.

The results of the survey clearly showed that servicers were not abiding by the current HAMP policy on stopping foreclosure sales.

Homeowners that enter HAMP must first go through a trial period, which is supposed to last only three months. A homeowner must complete an initial eligibility evaluation so that it can be determined whether or not the homeowner qualifies.

“The first step involves publicly available and easily applicable criteria; the second is subject to the servicer’s determination with incomplete disclosure to homeowners,” said Ellen Taverna, a legislative associate with NACA. The eligibility criteria for trial modification are outlined on the program’s Web site (makinghomeaffordable.gov). These rules include owing equal to or less than $729,750 on a first mortgage and hardships such as an increase in mortgage payment or reduction of income. Those who meet the qualifications and are approved would have their mortgage payments reduced to 31 percent of their current gross income.

“The servicer is supposed to review what its contracts with the investors say and run

what’s called a ‘net present value’ test to determine if the investor will make more money under the terms of a proposed modification or if it doesn’t, proceed with a modification,” Taverna said. “(The U.S. Department of Treasury) has not made public the net present value test and the servicer does not need to tell the homeowner what all of the inputs it used were.”

According to the Department of Treasury, January data shows that more than 1 million homeowners have started trial modifications, but only 116,000 have received permanent modifications.

The guidelines to be accepted into the trial period are the same as those for permanent modification. While it seems those accepted into the trial period need only follow the rules to then be accepted for permanent modification, servicers are not making the leap an easy one.

“In our experience, many of the people who are denied permanent modifications are denied because the servicer has lost submitted documentation or has made a new determination, on no apparent basis, that the homeowner no longer qualifies,” Taverna said. “Because there is no public, servicer-by-servicer reporting of the reasons for denials at the permanent modification stage, it is hard to know for sure what is going on.”

Those who are dumped out of the program find that they owe the difference between the reduced payment of the trial period and their regular mortgage amount in one lump sum, often with the threat of foreclosure if prompt payment is not

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received. In the event of receiving permanent modification, that amount is added to their principal balance.

“The problem is made worse because servicers have taken far longer than the trial period of three months to approve or deny the permanent modification,” Taverna said.

Despite what Reitz was told, Taverna said entering the trial modification period can have significant impacts on credit.

“Even if someone was current upon entering the trial modification, they are no longer reported as current during the trial period, but as making payments under a plan – which is a significant detriment to credit,” Taverna said.

Taverna said that some homeowners have not been told of the impact on their credit and that servicers are being silent on the issue.

Nationstar declined to comment regarding Reitz’s situation.

“Without an attorney or housing counselor, some homeowners may not understand the full impact,” Taverna said.

Reitz said she was fortunate that when Nationstar demanded more than $8,000 to prevent foreclosure at the end of the trial period, she was able to come up with the money.

“I know there have to be a lot of people

who would go into this thinking they were helping themselves and then not be able to pay that large of an amount and then lose their house,” Reitz said.

Reitz contacted a lawyer, but was told it would cost too much to fight Nationstar. And unless Nationstar officials will make efforts to remedy the damage to her credit, Reitz is stuck with a damaged credit report.

Taverna warned that all homeowners need to be aware of what the potential damage to credit entering into the trial period could mean.

“A trial modification will actually harm their credit,” Taverna said. “There are even examples of servicers mistakenly reporting that homeowners are delinquent on two accounts.”

Taverna said that homeowners who feel they have been wronged by the services not abiding by HAMP rules should seek legal assistance from an attorney focused on foreclosure prevention issues. NACA manages the Institute for Foreclosure Legal Assistance, which is a not-for-profit program that has enabled more than 35 organizations in 28 states to hire attorneys to represent homeowners facing foreclosure. Information on that program can be obtained at foreclosurelegalassistance.org.

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By SUE HORNOF When kids head to camp this summer, what is not in their duffel bags may be just as important as what is. When packing for camp, camp professionals say, it probably is best to leave the e-gadgets at home.

According to a new study released in January by the Kaiser Family Foundation, children ages 8 to 18 devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes per day to using entertainment media, and because they spend so much time “media multitasking” – listening to music on an iPod while watching TV on a cell phone, for example – they manage to pack a total of 10 hours and 45 minutes worth of media content into that 7 hours and 38 minutes.

Much of the time kids spend with electronic media is solitary, and summer camp is about connecting with others.

American Camp Association (ACA) CEO Peg Smith put it this way: “Consider what children, youth and adults deal with today on a daily basis. We are sub- Camp experts encourage campers to leave electronic devices at home. jected to a cacophony of noise from computers, cell phones, video games, iPods and Palm Pilots; yet if you listen carefully, there is while parents may be tempted to engage an unnerving silence. In a world of wires, in electronic correspondence with their signals and bandwidth, what can be more campers, they should “remember that fundamental to positive human develop- camp is not the stock market or a breaking ment than meaningful relationships with news story. It’s community living, away others and nature – rollicking groups of from home, in a natural recreational setkids having fun at camp? The camp experi- ting. Nothing needs to be transmitted at the ence is human; humans together as they are speed of light. Plus, children are exposed to meant to be – sharing, discovering, explor- electronic technology all year. It’s nice for ing, growing and succeeding.” them to have a break during the summer.”

ACA President Peter Surgenor said that According to Thurber, waiting a few days the No. 1 item that he and other camp for a traditional letter to arrive gives kids a directors tell campers to leave at home is chance to reflect, form new relationships, the cell phone. Surgenor said that learn- solve problems on their own and sort out ing to live in a new community apart from their emotions. It also is healthy for parents one’s family is a huge value of camp; a cell and kids to talk about their experiences phone connection to parents undermines after spending time apart. that and even can cause homesickness.

To alleviate worry while kids are away, Although many camps prohibit cell many camps have adopted high-tech phones, iPods, computers, video games and methods of communicating with parTVs, parents may be allowed to send camp- ents. Many post e-newsletters, videos ers e-mail, which at some camps is printed and photos on their Web sites to reassure and distributed with the regular mail. parents that all is well. When kids get Christopher A. Thurber, Ph.D., clini- home, there will be plenty of time to for cal psychologist and co-author of “The families to reconnect with old-fashioned, Summer Camp Handbook,” advised that face-to-face conversation.

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sickness, and kids also may feel pangs of homesickness at day camp.

• Whether a camper is missing parents, home cooking, a sibling or a family pet, homesickness typically is mild, and the vast majority of kids have a great time at camp in spite of it.

• Everyone can learn to cope with homesickness, and research has uncovered multiple strategies that work for kids. Most children use more than one strategy to deal with homesickness.

• Homesickness builds confidence. When a child overcomes it, his/her independence is nurtured and the experience helps prepare the child for the future.

• Homesickness has a silver lining: If a child misses something from home, there is something at home that they love.

• To prevent a strong case of homesickness, parents and kids should make camp What parents should know decisions together and arrange plenty of • Missing home is normal. Many stud- practice time away from home. Parents ies have shown that 95 percent of boys should share their optimism rather than and girls spending at least two weeks at overnight camp felt some degree of home`See HOMESICK, page 37

By SUE HORNOF When parents send their kids off to overnight camp, it is natural to worry that they may become homesick. Just as natural is for kids to actually experience homesickness, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which reports that in environments like summer camp, upwards of 90 percent of kids experience some degree of the malady. The ability to spend time away from home and parents is a skill that all kids must learn, the AAP reports.

In an article for the American Camp Association’s “CAMP” magazine, Christopher A. Thurber, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and an author of the AAP homesickness report, offered information on homesickness for parents and coping strategies for campers:

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(ACA) have shared their knowledge and experience to ensure quality camp programs. The ACA operates CampParents. org, a comprehensive Web site that features expert advice for families from camp professionals. There is information on camp ‘The Secret Ingredients of Summer selection, camper readiness, costs, packing Camp Success’ tips, preventing homesickness and other Nothing can put a damper a camper’s issues of importance to families. experience quite like a case of homesickThe CampParents.org camp locator ness. “The Secret Ingredients of Summer includes data on camps nationwide and Camp Success,” A DVD/CD set by has a custom search feature so families can Christopher Thurber, a board-certified identify programs that will best fit each clinical psychologist and the author of the camper’s needs.

• • • “Summer Camp Handbook” and numerous Newsmagazinenetwork.com book chapters and scholarly articles on What summer camp opportunities are homesickness prevention, is designed to help campers minimize homesickness and available close to home? The Newsmagazine Network 2010 Summer Camp Direcmaximize camp’s benefits.

Thurber’s content is based on a decade of tory, now online at newsmagazinenetwork. research about how kids and parents cope com (click on “Summer Camps 2010”), is with being apart for a time. The DVD is for a simple way to explore the great variety of new camper families to watch together; the summer programs throughout the area.

The directory lists specialty programs in CD is for parents to listen to in the car, after art, academics, dance, horsemanship, perthe opening day drop-off.

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HOMESICK, from page 36 their anxiety and never make a pick-up deal.

What kids can do • Stay busy, because fun, physical activities nearly always reduce the intensity of homesickness.

• Stay positive, and keep the focus on fun things to do at camp.

• Stay in touch with home by writing letters, looking at a photo or holding a special memento.

• Stay confident. Anti-homesickness strategies take time to work, but kids who stick with them for five or six days almost always feel better.

Thurber maintains that it is a parent’s job to coach a son or daughter through homesickness, not to avoid the topic altogether.

Surviving homesickness is a growth experience that will pay big dividends, and after a session at camp, parents can expect to see an increase in their child’s confidence, social skills and leadership.

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The city of Eureka Parks and Recreation Department presents “Spring into Art!” from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thurs., March 18 at Eureka Community Center. The monthly senior social features a performance by Irish dancers from Holy Infant School.

Admission is $5 and includes lunch. For more information or to register, call 9386775.

• • • The Ballwin, Ellisville and Manchester Parks and Recreation Departments host an Adult Egg Hunt at 7:30 p.m. on Fri., March 26 at Bluebird Park in Ellisville.

Participants bring bags/baskets, flashlights and drinks. A bonfire follows the hunt. Preregistration is required and all participants must be 21 years of age or older. Admission is $6 per person until March 21 and $10 per person after that date. To register, call 227-7508.

• • • The City of Eureka hosts an Adult Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on Sat., March 27 at Legion Park. In the event of rain, the event will be moved to the Eureka Community Center. Participants must be age 21 or older and may bring food and beverages (no glass bottles). Prizes and music by the Cruzen Band are featured. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person.

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The annual Elementary Art Exhibit showcasing talent of young artists from Chesterfield’s private, parochial, Parkway and Rockwood School Districts opens with a free reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fri., March 12 at The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts. The exhibit continues through April 9. Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

• • • The Greater St. Louis Art Association presents the 34th semiannual Art Fair At Queeny Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., April 9, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sat., April 10 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., April 11 at the Greensfelder Recreation Center in Queeny Park (550 Weidman Road). More than 100 juried artists from across the country exhibit digital art, fabric, fiber, glass, jewelry, mixed media, acrylic/ oil/watercolor painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, and wood. A wine tasting is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday; drawings for $100 each to be spent on artwork are at 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday and at 3

p.m. on Sunday; and interactive children’s Discovery Art sessions are from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $5 at the door. Call Vic Barr at (314) 997-1181 or Maggie McCarthy at 724-5968.

BENEFITS “Scrabble Mania!” is at 7 p.m. on Fri., March 5 at Chesterfield Arts. Attendees play word-inspired games of skill and chance, enjoy snacks and a cash bar and compete for prizes. Admission is $15 per person or $40 for a table of four players.

Proceeds benefit the Chesterfield Writers Guild. For reservations, call 519-1955.

• • • “An Afternoon with the Masters,” a classical music concert, is at 4 p.m. on Sun., March 7 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (327 Woods Mill Road). Admission is free and free childcare is available.

Proceeds collected in a free will offering benefit the church’s music ministry, including Lutheran Youth Summer Music Camp scholarships. Visit goodshepherdlutheran. com.

• • • “Fanfare of Quilts 2010” is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat., March 20 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., March 21 at the Greensfelder Center at Queeny Park (550 Weidman Road). More than 350 quilts by members of bits ‘n Pieces Quilt Guild, challenges, demonstrations, appraisals, a quilt raffle, vendors and more are featured. The St. Luke’s Hospital Mammography Van is on site. Admission is $7 and includes both days. Proceeds benefit artists, quilters and women’s health. Call (618) 444-0838 or visit bitsnpiecesguild.com.

• • • The 2010 Parkway Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.) on Sat., April 3 at Maryland Heights Community Center. Admission is $120 for a table of eight. Proceeds benefit programs that serve the Parkway community. For reservations, call (314) 415-8074 or visit parkwayalumni.org.

• • • The Parkway South High 10th annual Festival of Foods and Silent Auction is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Mon., April 12 at Parkway South (801 Hanna Road).

More than 30 local restaurants providing samples of their house specialties, a large silent auction and musical entertainment provided by students are featured. Tickets are $10 per person and include samples from each restaurant. Proceeds support a non- alcoholic, all night graduation party

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FAMILY & KIDS “March Morpho Mania” is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays through March 31 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Faust Park. Visitors are surrounded by more than 3,000 tropical blue morpho butterflies in free flight.

Admission is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 3-12 and free for younger children.

Call 530-0076 or visit butterflyhouse.org.

• • • Assumption Greek Orthodox Church holds a Friday Lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fri., March 5 and every Friday at Assumption Parish Center (1577 Des Peres Road in Town & Country). Volunteers prepare and serve a variety of Greek delicacies and pastries. Call (314) 966-2255 or visit assumptiongoc.org.

• • • The City of Eureka Parks and Recreation Department presents “Luck o’ the Irish Ice Cream Social and Karaoke,” a middle school night out for kids aged 10-14, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., March 26 at Eureka Community Center. Participants must be signed in and out by a parent. Admission is $6 per child; pre-registration is required.

Call 938-6775. Parent volunteers are welcome.

• • • The city of Ellisville Kids’ Easter Egg Hunt for children ages 1-9 is at 10 a.m. on Sat., March 27 at Bluebird Park. Admission is free. Call 227-7508.

• • • The City of Eureka hosts an Easter Egg Hunt for kids ages 12 and younger at 10 a.m. on Sat., March 27 (rain date is April 3) at Kircher Park. The first 350 participants receive a goody bag. Admission is one non-perishable food item per person. Call 938-6775.

LIVE PERFORMANCES Living Water Academy presents “A Salute to the Brave,” a musical journey through the 1940s that includes a tribute to America’s military, at 7 p.m. on Fri., March 5 and at 2 p.m. on Sat., March 6 at West County Community Church (17770 Mueller Road in Wildwood). Admission is free. Call 821-2308.

• • • “(un)acceptable,” an Easter drama, is at 7 p.m. on Sat., March 27 and at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Sun., March 28 at St. John Lutheran Church (15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville). Admission is free. Call 394-4100 or visit stjstl.net.

SPEAKERS The Aish Speaker Series presents Rabbi Lavi Greenspan at 7 p.m. on Wed., March 10 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton.

Greenspan tells his story of becoming blind at age 26, at which time he was enrolled at Fordham Law School. For more information or to reserve tickets, call (314) 8622474 or e-mail stlouis@aish.com.

SPECIAL INTEREST A wine tasting is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Thurs., March 4 at Morgan Le Fay’s Tapas Bar & Lounge (14314 S. Outer 40 Road in Town & Country). The tasting fee is $10 and includes a palette-cleansing menu by Chef Brust. To RSVP, call (314) 317-9181 or e-ail morganlefayllc@aol. com.

• • • The Spring Seminar & Environmental Expo, a free event on tree care and greening your home, is from 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sun., March 7 at the Creve Coeur Government Center (300 N. New Ballas Road).

Doug Seely, certified arborist, speaks on tree care and maintenance at 2 p.m.; at 2:45 p.m,. Richard Reilly, LEED-AP environmental consultant, speaks on greening the home, offering information on weatherization, tax credits, do-it-yourself projects and green certification systems. A variety of education booths also are featured. Call (314) 872-2511 or visit creve-coeur.org.

• • • River Valley Readings is from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wed., March 10 at The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts. Mary Jo Bang, an award-winning poet, author and director of the Creative Writing program at Washington University, and Jenny Mueller, a poet and professor, are the featured guests.

Admission is free. Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

• • • The West St. Louis County Jaycees 50th Anniversary Dinner Celebration is from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Sat., March 20 at the St. Louis Marriott West (660 Maryville Centre Drive). Also planned for the anniversary weekend are a tour of Junior Chamber International and a visit to the gravesite of Henry Giessenbier, founder of the Jaycees. The chapter is trying to locate former chapter members to invite to the celebration. Contact Lori Vincent at 394-4603 or tlvin412@sbcglobal.net.

• • • Christian Marriage Ministry holds Marriage Growth Weekends the weekends of April 23-25, July 16-18, Sept. 24-26 and Nov. 5-7 at the St. Louis Best Western Airport Plaza Inn and Conference Center (4530 N. Lindbergh Blvd.). A $50 registration fee is required to hold a spot. For more information and to register, call (314) 4340144 or visit cmm-stl.org.

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The Second City to play at JCC’s new Arts & Education Building

By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES The Second City, Chicago’s famous comedy troupe, will play a big role in the grand opening of the Jewish Community Center’s (JCC) new Arts & Education Building. On March 6 and 7, The Second City performers will present “Jewsical!

The Musical” in the new Carl & Helene Mirowitz Performing Arts & Education Center on the JCC Creve Coeur campus.

The show’s title – “Jewsical! The Musical” – is a play on words that is likened to a Dr. Seuss rhyme. The show is billed as a hilarious satire of everything Jewish, including all those words like “schmuck” and “chutzpah.” The content is a combination of The Second City and “Saturday Night Live” comedy styles featuring five actors performing a comedic revue of Jewish life and culture.

“Each cast member has multiple roles,” said Knute Horwitz, an original cast member who has been with the show since 2006. “It’s basically a series of sketches and songs with blackouts.”

A trained opera singer, Horwitz utilizes his big, basso voice in the creation of his various stage personae.

“Sometimes I feel like I’m channeling my own ancestors,” Horwitz said.

Asked if non-Jewish folks would get the Jewish jokes too, Horwitz said, “I like to refer to Jerry Seinfeld’s quote – ‘Jews are like everybody else, only more so.’ So sure, it doesn’t hurt to be Jewish, but I’d recommend it to everybody. ‘Jewsical!’ has been very well received by the general public.”

This updated production’s topics include a musical ode to an online Jewish dating service (JDate), and a visit to the country’s first Thai-Kosher fusion restaurant. Other funny sketches provide advice for dealing with Jewish grandparents and some insight into what a Jewish mother “really” is thinking.

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that was both entertaining and had a wide audience appeal,” JCC Director of Events Lisa Liebschutz said. “I thought of The Second City, checked The Second City’s Seth their Web site Weitberg in “Jewsical! The online, and Musical.”

‘Jewsical!’ just seemed the perfect fit. It was pure luck.”

The production will be the inaugural run of “Jewsical!” in St. Louis, and the JCC is thrilled to bring it here.

“We wanted something light humored for our grand opening,” JCC CEO Lynn Wittels said. “This production’s script has been tweaked from its original. It’s really new and fresh. Everyone will like it.”

Chesterfield sculptor Don Wiegand’s portrait sculpture of I.E. Millstone will be formally dedicated at the Saturday night reception and will later stand in the lobby of the Arts & Education Building.

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Global Quesadilla wraps up a world of flavor

By SUZANNE CORBETT Ben Reeder’s world is wrapped in a tortilla.

“I can’t think of a more pliable medium than a tortilla,” said Reeder, who owns The Global Quesadilla Company.

“Almost anything you can think of can be folded into one.”

Reeder’s tortilla revelation occurred after researching alternative dining options and finding that the most popular take-out foods were pizza, Chinese and sandwiches.

Reeder combined those concepts, flavors and culinary styles to create The Global Quesadilla Company, which began as a small operation in University City and relocated to West County in October.

“We needed room to grow, and this space gave us enough room for a dining room, which is something we never had before,” Reeder said, adding that carryout and delivery would remain a vital part of the restaurant. “We’ll deliver anywhere on earth. You just have to order enough.”

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ther East,” Reeder said. “We even have Pangea ‘Chos, one of our nachos that have a little bit of everywhere on them.”

Quesadillas with an Italian accent include the Parma (grilled chicken topped with a Parmesan cheese sauce and covered in provel and mozzarella), and the Florentine – a spinach tortilla spread with Global’s famous signature spinach artichoke dip and filled with fresh, diced tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

The Far East features teriyaki-glazed chicken or steak blended with red and green peppers, red and green onions, shredded carrots and mozzarella on a flour tortilla. The Farther East is a hot The Global Quesadilla Company offers flavors from around the world. and spicier version.

The St. Louis quesadilla or wrap could well be called flavor combo with a side of bleu cheese dressing.

“The Hill” with its ingredient mix of Parmesan tomato Those not sure from what part of the planet they want sauce, a tomato basil tortilla, pepperoni, Italian sausage, their quesadilla might order the O.Q. (Original Quesaprovel and mozzarella. The New Orleans puts blackened dilla), which folds into a flour tortilla grilled chicken or chicken on a grilled tortilla with smoked bacon, cheddar steak with cheese and pico de gallo and is served with and Monterey Jack. salsa and sour cream on the side.

At the top of the menu and a top pick for customers is Any quesadilla can be made as a wrap, and vice versa. the Buffalo.

The difference: a quesadilla is folded and a wrap is rolled.

“By far the Buffalo Chicken is the best on the planet, After traveling through Global Quesadilla’s menu, one without the bones,” Reeder said. might wonder where in the world Reeder will go for inspiGlobal’s take on this classic bar food layers buffalo wing ration for his next creation. sauce, grilled chicken, bacon, cheddar and Jack cheese on “Anything on earth can become a quesadilla,” Reeder a grilled tortilla. Go the extra 29 cents and complete the said. “We’ll never stop looking for something new.”

Lenten Lunch & Dinner Specials • Crab Cakes • Tendersweet Fried Clams

• Frog Legs • Lobster Rangoon • Coconut Shrimp • Yellowstone Walleye

• BBQ Salmon • Grilled or Blackened Grouper

STEaK SPECiaL

Carryout Children’s Menu Happy Hour Daily 165 Lamp & Lantern Village Town & Country

636-207-0501

Wednesday & Saturday

John Marciano, Proprietor

631 Big Bend Rd. Manchester

www.lazyyellow.com

636-207-1689

Locally Owned & Operated “We Collect Old Fishing Stuff”

Award Winning Latin American Restaurant Open for Lunch • Dinner • Private Rooms

Beck’s GF and Tammy Square Center MAY 15 4PM-7PM Food Drive!

Steaks • Seafood • Chicken & More

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1/2 lb. LoNgSTrEET burgEr Only $3.95 on Mondays

GLUTEN-FREE Prepared Meals, Cakes & Breads

12oz. New York Strip Steak $10.95

We Offer Catering With A Variety Of Delivery Options!

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KIDS EAT FREE ON SUNDAYS! One child per adult entree purchased. Free meal only from the children’s menu. Not valid with any other offer

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Hungry Yet? Enter t ai n ment Join us for Lunch: Mon-Fri: 11-2:30 p.m.

Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band, April 29, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Brad Paisley, May 29, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Dave Matthews Band, June 16, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Photo courtesy of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.

LIVE MUSIC WED - SUN!

SERVING BREAKFAST ON SUNDAY • 9AM-2PM

Morgan Le Fay’s Tapas Bar & Tavern

The Best Rueben in Town!

Happy Hour Monday - Friday: 3-6 pm

5 OFF

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$20 Purchase not valid with any other offers.

Expires March 31, 2010

100 Holloway Road • Ballwin, 63011 636.220.8989 patio seating • catering • private events www.candiccis.net

We Cater Lunch For a lunch coupon and for more information. See our website: www.MorganLeFays.com 14314 South Outer Forty 314-317-9181

Dine In • Carry Out • Delivery

Now Open!

Authentic Mexican Restaurant

15 Years In Ballwin

Weekly Specials Margarita Mondays Tuesday Beer Night Wednesday & Thursday: Happy Hour Specials 2-6pm 189 Lamp & Lantern Village Town & County

Mark Your Calendar 63 Days ‘til Cinco

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BUY ONE lUNCh/diNNER GET 2nd FOR 1/2 PRiCE

(636)256-7600 Buy 1 Get 2nd For 1/2 Price

Quesadilla, Salad or Wrap Of equal or lesser value.

Not valid with other offers. expires 4/30/10

Equal or lesser value. One coupon per table.

Not valid with any other offers.

Expires 3-31-10

OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK! Family Owned & Operated Since 1995 15307 Manchester Rd. • Central Plaza • Ballwin

636-394-8686

FAMILY & KIDS

Mike Super, March 6, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center Lauren Orkus stars in “The Diary of Anne Frank” playing through March 7 at the Loretto- Disney on Ice, March 10-14, Scottrade Center Hilton Center.

Moolah Shrine Circus, March 18-21, The Family Arena COMEDY “Superstars of Comedy” with Arnez J, “Yo Gabba Gabba LIVE: There’s a Earthquake, Sheryl Underwood, Jay Party in My City,” March 21, The Fox Theatre Lamont, March 12, Chaifetz Arena

CONCERTS Willie Nelson & Family, March 11, The Pageant “’70s Soul Jam” (various artists), March 13, Chaifetz Arena Jay-Z, March 19, Scottrade Center “Experience Hendrix” (various artists), March 20, The Fox Theatre John Mayer, March 20, Scottrade Center Martina McBride and Trace Adkins, March 26, Scottrade Center Celtic Woman, March 30-31, The Fox Theatre The Guess Who, April 15, Ameristar Casino Ben Folds, April 16, Chaifetz Arena Trans-Siberian Orchestra, April 18, The Fox Theatre Nickelback, April 23, Scottrade Center

Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons stars in ”August: Osage County,” the 2008 Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, running through March 14 at The Fox Theatre.

“Illusionist and NBC’s “Phenomenon” winner Mike Super makes his St. Louis debut performance on March 6 at The Touhill.

Harlem Globetrotters 2010 World Tour, April 17, Chaifetz Arena

LIVE PERFORMANCES “There’s a Burglar in My Bed,” March 6-7 and March 11-13, Robert G. Reim Theatre “The Diary of Anne Frank,” through March 7, Loretto-Hilton Center “August: Osage County,” through March 14, The Fox Theatre “Menopause the Musical,” March 4-May 9, The Playhouse at Westport Plaza “The Importance of Being Earnest,” March 4-6 and March 10-13, Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center “Jewsical! The Musical,” March 6-7, JCC Arts & Education Center “Crime and Punishment,” March 10-28, Loretto-Hilton Center

tickets and information Ameristar Casino: tickets.com, 940-4965 Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center: touhill.org, (314) 516-4949 Chaifetz Arena: thechaifetzarena.com, (314) 977-5000 The Family Arena: familyarena. com, (314) 534-1111

Fox Theatre: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 JCC Arts & Education Center: jccstl.com, (314) 442-3133 Loretto-Hilton Center: repstl. org, (314) 968-4925 The Pageant: thepageant.com, (314) 726-6161 The Playhouse at Westport

Plaza: theplayhouseatwestport. com, (314) 469-7529 Robert G. Reim Theatre: stagesstlouis.org, (314) 821-2407 Scottrade Center: ticketmaster. com, (314) 241-1888 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater: livenation.com, (877) 598-8703

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“Let Us Shine the Perfect Light on Your Investment.”

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No Job is too small!

Joseph Dubbs The Hubby

8a.m. - 7 p.m

(314) 623-7066

MOLES Now Available Outdoor Fireplaces and Fire Pits

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1 Room Or Entire Basement FREE Design Service Finish What You Started As Low As $15 sq. ft.

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around the house InsIde and out Dan Bauman 636-332-8577 314-852-0589

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Call J.D. At 636-233-4484

Established in 1979

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Traditional Finishes To Old World Charm

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Custom Woodworking • Bookshelves Fireplace Mantels • Doors Entertainment Centers Theatre Rooms • Custom Bars

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Specializing In:

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remodeLing, repairs & Honey do’s

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Computer Services

For Rent Vacation

Help Wanted

Bath/Tile Service

Masonry Service

Specializing in Home Offices and Small Businesses.

County Computer Consulting LLC, can support your computers and networks.

Call Ray for more information at 636-391-3853 or www. CCC-LLC.BIZ.

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Includes beach front cabana, 3 pools, tennis courts & more.

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Lumber and Millwork Driver/ Loader for Metro St. Louis area deliveries. Must have current CDL with airbrakes. A minimum of 5 years experience to include Forklift and Moffitt use.

Apply in person at Kelly Building Products, 425 Old State Road, Ellisville, MO

$75.00 Off Bathtub•Tile

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

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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

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Electrical Services

Mill Direct Pricing on Name Brand Carpet, Laminate and Hard Woods. Free financing, free estimates. We employ our own installers. Call Beautiful Carpet 314-994-1012

SMALL JOB SPECIALIST Minor Electrical Work. Ceiling fans Installed. Light Fixtures Replaced. Security Lighting.

Dusk to Dawn Motion Detectors. Low Voltage Yard Lighting.

Bathroom Exhaust Fans. GFCI Receptacles/Switches.

Recessed Lights. Specializing in St.Louis County's Finer Homes.

Free Estimates. Insured for your protection. Accepting Visa / MC 314-353-5555

Cleaning Services

Flooring

House cleaning done, reasonable, references. 20 plus years experience. Ask for Liz 636273-6349

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

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE Weekly, Bi-Weekly, Monthly Move in & Move Out

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Computer Services

Upholstery Services St. Francois Upholstery Co. 35 Years Experience. Local References. Cliff Byrd Jr. (owner) Call 636-390-8532 email:stfranuph@aol.com

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Call Mike at 636-675-7641 Service at your home or office for: • PC problems or set-up • PC won't start or connect

•Spyware •Adware •Virus Removal •Hardware •Software Upgrades

$30 diagnostic charge only for first ½ hour Day, evening and weekend appointments available.

For Sale Baldwin-Fantasia Organ Full Size. Excellent condition. Very reasonably priced. Please call for appointment. 636-7792689

Garage Door Services West County Garage Door Service. Proudly serving West County since 1980. Springs, cables, electric openers. No extra charge for Evenings and Weekends! Call 636-388-9774

Hauling Services

J & J HAULING

WE HAUL IT ALL Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, appliances, household trash, yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, decks.

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

Call: 636-379-8062 or email: jandjhaul@aol.com

Help Wanted Caregivers Wanted. Experience with all aspects of home care. Must have good communication skills. Work where you are appreciated!

Call 636-391-0000 Attention!

Can you see yourself or your child in front of the camera?

Companies hire Images Agency to supply them with people for Ads & Commercials.

We're accepting applications for all ages, sizes & heights.

Major companies like Picture Me, Sears Portrait Studio, BJC Hospital, Build-A-Bear, Honda etc. use our people.

Apply Online at stlcastingcall.com or call 314-372-0500.

Beginners Welcome!

Wanted Full-Time Inside Sales/ Customer Service. Ballwin/ Fenton location. Daytime hours.

Will be calling on existing business clients, helping retail customers. Prior sales experience helpful. $10/hr. Email jeff@cartridgeworldstlouis.com with qualifications.

Lead Sign Maker/Graphic Designer - Full service, fast paced, fun sign business offering terrific opportunity, possibly leading to management position. 5+ years sign industry experience, strong computer skills, background in vinyl application, large format digital printing, more. Send resume only; no calls! Send resume to mbutlers@charter.net Job applications for summer employment with the Ellisville Parks and Recreation Department are now available: applicants can pick up an application at Ellisville City Hall or the Park Administration Building, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or download an application at www.ellisville.mo.us. Send application to Sherri Klekamp, 225 Kiefer Creek Road, Ellisville, MO 63021. All applicants must be 16 years of age or older; application deadline is Friday, April 16, 2010. For any questions, please contact Sherri Klekamp at 636.227.7508 or sklekamp@ellisville.mo.us OPPORTUNITY IS KNOCKING Looking to be your own boss… this is it. Get maximum return on your time and effort. Only you can limit your earnings. To learn more about this opportunity, respond by e-mail to: opportunityknocks@wmhuittco.com.

Job applications for summer employment with the Ellisville Parks and Recreation Department are now available at the Park Administration Building in Bluebird Park. Positions available include: Lifeguard or a swim team coach, if interested please contact Crissy Vigna at 314.743.4826.

Send resume/application to Midwest Pool Management, 156 Weldon Parkway, Maryland Heights, MO 63043.

To download the application, please visit. www.midwestpool.com

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Home Improvement JS Home Services Handyman • Carpenter 25 Plus Years Experience Cheap Rates! Free Estimates! House Closings, Deck Repairs, Structural Repairs. All Jobs Big or Small.

Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

Call James at 314-420-3562

Total Bathroom Remodeling Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 20 Years Experience

Davis Home Repair & Maintenance

Painting, Carpentry, Interior & Exterior Door Installation.

Plumbing, Bathroom Remodel, Handyman Services. No Job Too Small.

References Available.

Call Waid

(314) 277-7891

HOME CRAFTSMAN

PROFESSIONAL, HONEST WORK WITH PRIDE AND INTEGRITY Basements, Built-Ins, Moldings, Doors Carpentry, Bookcases, Cabinets Kitchens, Baths, Painting, Repairs Whole House Remodeling OWNER ON THE JOB 30 Years Experience–Super Quality

Landscaping/Lawn Care Waldo Gonzalez Landscaping. Residential & Commercial Check our Lawn Mowing Specials. Spring Clean-up, lawn mowing. Fertilizing, aerating, dethatching. Leaf removal, gutter cleaning. Mulching, yard maintenance, tree & bush trimming, retaining walls, hauling and more. Fully insured. Call 314-713-3635 Mikes Lawn Service: Dependable, responsible. Mowing, shrub trimming, mulch, Spring clean-up. References. Call 636-346-9704

Spring Clean-up & Vacuuming

•Landscape Design & Installation •Lawn Mowing & Fertilization •Drainage Work •Landscape Lighting •Mole Trapping Fast Free Estimates (636) 296-5050

636-225-7286

No Tools? No Time?

No Problem.

Handyman 314.322.2705

MyHoneyDo.com FOUNDATION CRACK LEAKING? Let the "Foundation Specialists" by Vickroy Homes LLC solve your problem. Crack injection special, 8' crack, from $259.00 or 2 for $450.00 5 year warranty Call 636-537-0697 for appt.

Home Improvement

PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPING A Cut Above! Spring Clean-up, aeration, power raking, leaf, bush & tree removal. Gutter cleaning. Mowing, mulching, bush & tree trimming, edging, retaining walls, drainage work, patios, and more. 636-2375160 or 636-519-9190

Spring Cleanup! Leaf r e m o v a l , mulch ing, tree & brush removal, stump removal, trimming, planting, garden tilling, and gutter cleaning, mowing! Valley Landscape Co. (636) 458-8234

Chesterfield Lawns & Landscapes

Mowing lFertilizing lRetaining Walls lPaver Patios & Walks l

• Quality New Construction • Kitchen& Bath Remodel • Decks & Room Additions • Lower Level Finish • Exterior & Trim Carpentry • Over 25 Years Experience • References, Insured

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and Much More....

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MIENER LANDSCAPING Rock walls, patios, pruning, chainsaw work, etc. Friendly service, with attention to detail. Call Tom 636.938.9874

W E S T c l a ss i f i e d s Landscaping/Lawn Care

Drainage Work

Including Foundation & Run-Off Problems Dry Creek Beds Call For a FREE Consultation

(636) 296-5050

Kalemis Enviroscapes

314-567-3666

Complete Landscaping Services Free Estimates

Spring clean-up, fertilizing, mulching, pruning, weed control Mowing Creative landscapes & installations decks, walkways, lighting, irrigation, retaining walls, patios Erosion & Drainage Control Residential & Commercial

• Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • Professional Lawn Mowing • Spring Clean-up • Mulch

Landscaping/Lawn Service

Outdoor Kitchens & Fire Places Lawn Maintenance, Fertilizing, Mulch, Retaining Walls Landscape Design, and Installation Call for a FREE Estimate. ittle Joe's awn and andscape

A-1 Custom Painting & Wallpapering, we handle your design needs, professionally trained.

Faux finishes, texturing, marbling, graining. Interior & exterior, insured, free estimates.

All work done by owner. Call Ken or Hugo at 636-274-2922 or 314-640-4085. 24 years experience.

Pa i n T i n g 3 rooms $490 includes paint Call Today

314.941.1851

314-651-0261

Serving West County Since 1989

since 1992

Specializing In Water Features

Will Beat any Reasonable Bids

Free Estimates (636) 296-5050

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1282 White Rd. - Chesterfield - $290,000 Beautiful 2-story with circular driveway! Grand entry through leaded glass door, formal dining room, separate living room and family room with cozy brick fireplace. HUGE bedrooms all with either double or walk in closets! New deck, updated kitchen, must see!

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705 Cliffside Dr. - St. Clair - $230,000 Lakeside living! Enjoy the good life in this one of a kind ranch on a 15 acre fishing-only lake which adjoins to a 35 acre lake!

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