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Random thoughts on the passing scene: The great boxing champion Joe Louis once said about an opponent who was known for his speed: “He can run, but he can’t hide.” In the Congressional elections this year, many Democrats are running away from Barack Obama, but they can’t hide their record of voting for Obama’s agenda more than 90 percent of the time.

Now that the Western democracies have learned the hard way what the consequences are when you admit all sorts of people into your country – including people who hate both the principles and the people of your society – will that cause zealots for open borders and amnesty to have some second thoughts, or perhaps first thoughts?

I hope Yankees manager Joe Girardi was watching the World Series when Madison Bumgarner was allowed to come out and pitch the 9th inning, even though he had already made 107 pitches. Time and again, Girardi has taken out a pitcher who was pitching a great game and brought in a reliever who lost it. Baseball statistics provide good rules of thumb, but bad dogmas on a given day.

There seem to be a lot of comic-booklevel movies, with human beings playing the role of cartoons.

Never take other people for granted.

There is a point of no return in all relationships.

Back in 1947, J.A. Schumpeter said, “Effective political reasoning consists mainly in trying to exalt certain propositions into axioms and to put others out of court.” That is still the game being played by “global warming” zealots.

Some people question Obama’s competence, because he appointed a man with no medical background to be the Ebola czar.

But Obama is not trying to solve a medical problem. He is trying to solve a political problem, on the eve of an election – and a political partisan is the way to do that.

Expecting Obama to be concerned about a medical threat to the American people is unrealistic, in view of the man’s whole history.

When I see some of the bonehead plays by professional football players, I cannot understand why guys getting paid millions of dollars cannot stay alert for two hours, once a week.

Too many intellectuals are too impressed

with the fact that they know more than other people. Even if an intellectual knows more than anybody else, that is not the same as saying that he knows more than everybody else put together – which is what would be needed to justify substituting his judgment for that expressed by millions of others through the market or the ballot box.

Conservative talk show host Sean Hannity recently pointed out an essential parallel between Islamic extremists and Nazis. One believed they were the “master race,” the other that they are the only true religion. Both believed that this entitled them to kill others, just for not being part of their group.

Unless the Secret Service is given unambiguous authority to shoot anyone who climbs over the White House fence, without being second-guessed by people who will say “he shot an unarmed man,” any president is needlessly at risk – and millions of American voters’ choice for that office can be nullified by any crackpot.

You don’t know who is armed or unarmed until it is too late.

Attorney General Eric Holder hit a new low, even for him, when he acted indignant about the leak of evidence supporting the police officer in the Ferguson, Missouri, shooting – on grounds that this was an attempt to influence public opinion before the grand jury makes its ruling. What was Holder doing from day one, other than trying to influence public opinion in the opposite direction?

In going through my mail, I am always amazed at how many people seem to think that a series of unsubstantiated pronouncements constitutes an argument.

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of Europe? Who reduced our nuclear arsenal unilaterally, getting nothing in return?

Who went on the U.S. apology tour? Who pulled our troops out of the Middle East with advance notice to our enemy? Who has traded war criminals for a deserter and leaves a soldier in a Mexican jail?

Who abandoned our men in Benghazi and lied about the cause of the attack? Who called ISIS a JV team? Who is gutting and weakening our military? Who will almost double our national debt in his eight years in office?

America is weak and spineless and is deemed so by our enemies. We are suffering the consequences of community organizer thinking, not leadership from the helm of the leader of the Free World.

Obama wanted to fundamentally transform America … and may ruin it to a degree that may never be recovered.

Mr. Summers, if you need progressive thinking, don’t propose to wreck a magazine I and others enjoy to get your fix. You have options. You can write to the editor Keep your change to express your views – yours are printed To the Editor: occasionally, along with similar views.

Why is it that when they do not like You can stop reading West Newsmagazine. something, liberals always want it to You can watch MSNBC, read the Post-Dischange to suit their perspective? grace, Newsweek, Time, Huffington Post, Now along comes Mr. Summers (“Time etc. There are plenty of options out there for a more even perspective,” West News- to meet your needs, we simply do not need magazine, Oct. 29) who doesn’t like the nor want a similar one in West County. conservative tilt of West Newsmagazine Keep up the great work West Newsmagazine! and wants less “far-right” content Jon Schulte I say to Mr. Summers, if you don’t like Manchester it, don’t read it. Do you ask the Post-Dispatch, to include less “far left” content?

How about MSNBC? I do not care for their Making sense of content so I do not read or listen to them – fall traditions well, I will listen to MSNBC if I want to get my heart rate up for a few minutes. It’s To the Editor: called liberty, or freedom to choose, someIf it is known that some football helmets thing that liberals are all about as long as have been scientifically proven to be supeyou select from their choices. rior in safety for high schools and colleges, West Newsmagazine has an audience, then why haven’t our political leaders myself included, who like the content mandated that all helmets be made to meet as it is. We enjoy an educated, articulate those standards? person in the form of Dr. Sowell (or Ben I’m not for government control of priCarson, or Bill Cosby, etc.) who speak vate industry, but when lives are affected it the truth, who are not victims, who have may be time to step in. been successful in the face of adversity, Shame on the educational institutions whether you like to hear it or not. I do for not making this decision on their own. understand that these people undermine I would believe the safer helmets should the progressive theory that women and have priority over fancy-looking buildings minorities are victims and need help and grounds. from that “party who knows best and On another note, by the time this is who cares.” printed, the political rhetoric will be You indicate that Obama is not to blame over again! It’s a disgrace to Americans for current world situations, contrary to to have to listen to our politicians bash Dr. Sowell’s opinion. Who hit the “reset each other in an effort to win votes. It button” with Russia and pulled missiles out would be energizing and exciting to To the Editor: I just want to thank “A grateful doublelung transplant” for his message (West Newsmagazine, Nov. 22).

My mother-in-law (who is now deceased) received a double-lung transplant in 2000 from a young girl (age 15) from Washington state. We have been lucky enough to meet the parents of the girl and her grandparents and have formed a very loving relationship.

Thank you for not only bringing awareness to a great cause (organ donation), but for thanking your donor.

It is a sad thing that one life must be lost to help another, but bless the people that donate, as they are giving the gift of life.

Thank you, LeCette DuPont for your gift 14 years ago. We had Betty Wallace a lot longer because of you and your family.

God bless.

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actually hear politicians tell us detailed plans of what they would do, if elected, to improve our lives with meaningful changes. Rather than make voting decisions based on creative bashing, the voters could actually digest the plans put before them and hold the elected to their plans for the next election period. Is this not possible in America?

Doug Kalusniak

To the Editor: As an artist and resident of West County, I am of course interested in the direction taken by Chesterfield Arts. I have a 17-year history as a teacher, instructing watercolor, pastel and oil painting classes. Some eight of those years were for Chesterfield Arts.

I am a recipient of Visionary Artist of the Year. Once I was asked to speak to a group of interested Chesterfield business owners.

Painting as I talked, I suggested to them that the importance of art in any community comes from within. The intellectual intrigue for the arts is not more important than they make it. With shrinking funding for cultural studies, this responsibility weighs heavily on those who are now community leaders. My hope is that Chesterfield Arts will rise as a pure arts concern.

Remley Martin

To the Editor: We are all aware of the increasing deer population – what a nuisance that can be. (“Regulation changes proposed to spur hunting in Wildwood,” West Newsmagazine, Oct. 22.)

I have spent a small fortune on “Deer Off” trying to protect my hostas and other plants.

We have from three to five deer daily at the entrance and throughout our subdivision.

A humane solution – in my opinion – To the Editor: Sadly, many people don’t appreciate how would be to put out some feed that would prevent them from procreating. Simple, important and useful the arts are to our civilization. In our humdrum, everyday lives we humane. Thanks for listening. often don’t see it as a priority, but as a luxury.

Mrs. J. Urban Well, perhaps that’s where part of the ‘humChesterfield druminess’ comes from. Just imagine for a second what our world would be like with no art. Everything text & not artfully worded text at that. Look around you. Now imagine all Voices from that is art removed from your world. A pretty Newsmagazinenetwork.com glum place if you ask me. As a for instance, I have to admit even I was surprised to learn In response to “The Value that the right art in a hospital environment of Community Art” can reduce patient stays by up to 22 percent, To the Editor: reduce the pain meds taken and reduce sedaThat is a wonderfully written article. tives taken. That’s no small effect. Art is far There are many residents of Chesterfield more than decor. Once I learned the above, who support the Chesterfield Arts.

I began specializing in creating exactly that We (our family) is one of them, kind of “healing art”. I love that I can have and we have budding artists at home. that kind of impact on people’s lives.

Please do suggest ideas on how ChesterDavid Coblitz field Residents can do their bit to help.

There are many who would be interested. To the Editor: Regards!

What an amazing article and an amazing Vidyalakshmi Iyer organization. I hope the community rallies for the arts in Chesterfield. It means so much to so many!

Nicole Dutton To the Editor: I have served on a RAC arts panel in recent years and have always been impressed by Chesterfield Arts’ drive and imagination. The article pays tribute to that excellence, but it fails to explain Stacey Morse’s departure. Is she moving on and up to a new career or is she leaving because she is disappointed at the current arts climate in West County? A good piece Submit your letter to: of journalism should have included that editorwest@newsmagazinenetwork.com vital information.

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It’s a matter of trust On Oct. 30, there were three accidents on Interstate 64 and its exit ramps – one during the morning drive time on the exit ramp at Olive/Clarkson and two others during the evening commute. Those accidents were nearly parallel, with one on eastbound I-64 and one on the exit ramp to Timberlake Manor Parkway.

Monarch firefighter-paramedics responded to all three accidents – blocking traffic and providing aid.

Here’s a fact. Most of us would not want to have to work an accident on a crowded highway.

Here’s another fact. Most of us are grateful that there are men and women who are willing put themselves into harm’s way to come to our aid – whether they are assisting at the scene of an accident, responding to the need for medical attention, or fighting a blazing fire.

Firefighter-paramedics and police are two of the most respected groups of employees on the taxpayers’ payroll.

That’s a fact. Sure they have their detractors, but the majority of us appreciate these men and women in uniform – and are willing to pay them well to do a job that we don’t want to do.

Last month, “a statistically valid random sample of registered voters” in the Monarch Fire Protection District received a survey in the mail. The survey looked very official and was signed by “The Monarch Fire Protection District Firefighters and Paramedics.” That’s a fact.

If the recipient wanted to compete and return the survey anonymously, it appeared they could. Nowhere on the survey did it ask for the recipient’s name or identifying information. Another fact.

But appearances are tricky.

The survey was not anonymous. That’s also a fact. A survey code in the upper lefthand corner linked each unique form to a unique recipient. To be fair, the cover letter contained the following disclosure: “A completed, mailed survey will enter your address into the drawing to receive one of three $100 (Target) gift certificates.” The truth was there. It just wast very transparent.

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It was from the firefighters union who works for the fire district. The Professional Firefighters of West St. Louis County, a group of Monarch firefighterparamedics representing themselves, sent the survey. Oddly, the fire district and the firefighters union within that district are two very different entities, which never seem to see things the same way and have markedly different agendas.

The cover letter says: On behalf of the Professional Firefighters of West St. Louis County who so proudly serve the residents in the Monarch Fire Protection District...”

But would the average recipient really know to separate the district from those firefighter-paramedics? Probably not.

Sometimes the facts are cloudy – and you have to ask yourself why?

Do the Professional Firefighters of West St. Louis County not trust us? And if so, is that because of all the infighting within the district between union representatives and the elected officials who serve as Monarch’s Board of Directors?

It is a rare week when this newsmagazine does not have to report on some disagreement between the fire district and the firefighter-paramedics.

Aren’t you tired of getting caught in their crosshairs? Don’t you wish these entities – who work for you, by the way – could just learn to work together in a fair and transparent way? They bicker and argue and try to undermine each other – and they try to use taxpayers as pawns in their games.

Please stop the games!

It would be wonderful if we did not have to point out the distinction and the marvelously separate agendas of the Monarch Fire District and the firefighters union that works for them. It’s time for the Professional Firefighters of West St. Louis County and the Monarch Board of Directors to clear the air, trust their taxpayers and work together to create a professional environment that we can trust with our tax dollars, property and lives.

If that doesn’t happen – and soon – no amount of Target gift certificates will be able to buy our opinions or our trust.

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Parkway South High students Claire and Katie Sharp presented city officials with a framed certificate of commendation from the Parkway Safe and Drug Free and Teen Voice for Change organizations.

In addition to scheduling periodic times when residents can bring in unused and expired prescription drugs, Ballwin also now has a secure receptacle at police department headquarters where medications can be disposed of at any time,.

Mayor Tim Pogue accepted the commendation on behalf of the city.

City ranks among top suburbs The city of Ballwin has added another award to its growing list of recognitions.

Mayor Tim Pogue announced at the Oct. 27 Board of Aldermen meeting that Business Insider, an online publication, has ranked the city 46th among the 50 best suburbs in the nation.

The ranking was based on a review of data on nearby 300 suburbs with a population between 5,000 and 100,000 and within 25 miles of the nearest metropolitan area.

Among other things, the ratings examined average commute times, median household income, poverty and crime rates, public school ratings and housing affordability.

No other Missouri communities were on the list, although two Kansas City suburbs in Kansas were included. Overall, cities in the Midwest dominated the list, attributable primarily to reasonable living costs, the publication said.

CREVE COEUR City delays action on drivethrough restaurants The Creve Coeur City Council spent

more than two hours discussing a bill tightening rules on drive-through restaurants on Oct. 27 before delaying final action until its Nov. 10 meeting.

Much of the discussion was taken up by businesspeople who said the plan would hurt commercial development on Olive Boulevard and residents who said more drive-throughs would hurt the city’s quality of life. But the council also approved amendments tweaking the bill.

Councilmembers approved an amendment requiring the best technology for a speaker system that keeps the noise down.

Another amendment called for cars in line only to be able to leave the line up until the order board. The bill previously had required cars to be able to leave any time.

The council also asked the staff to find out how long the stacking lane at the McDonald’s at 11521 Olive Blvd. is, so the city can determine what the minimum number of cars should be. The bill now says there should be enough room for at least 10 cars.

The council also is considering cutting the minimum square footage requirement for free-standing drive-through restaurants below 3,000 square feet, the number now in the bill.

City wins renewable energy award The city of Creve Coeur has been received the Community Renewables Project of the Year award from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council at Solar Power International. The award, won through popular vote, recognizes achievement in the advancement of renewable energy use through an innovative approach by a community. This milestone was reached through a successful community Green Power challenge completed in 2013, “My heartfelt congratulations to the citizens and businesses in our community,” Creve Coeur Mayor Barry L. Glantz said.

“This is a wonderful achievement, one that we can be proud of and continue to build

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Upon completion of the challenge, the City of Creve Coeur became the second EPA Green Power Community in Missouri, and the fifth in the Midwest. In order to receive this designation, the community needed to offset 3 percent of communitywide energy use through renewable energy sources. The city surpassed the challenge requirement by offsetting 3.77 percent of the community’s energy use with renewable energy.

WILDWOOD Economic development consultant sought Wildwood’s City Council will soon start sending out requests for proposals for hiring an economic development consultant.

Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning and parks, said members of the city’s Economic Development Task Force, including six councilmembers, suggested engaging a consultant to help develop an economic development plan and give the city a type of report card to improve the city’s business climate.

Vujnich said the request will be sent to consultants identified by staff and will be provided to those who respond to notices on the city’s website. Responses will be accepted through Dec. 1, and work should be done by May of 2015, when updating of the city master plan will begin.

Council to consider change of use for property on Pierside Lane Wildwood’s City Council will consider legislation Nov. 10 that will allow for changing the use of the former KinderCare child day care center at 16375 Pierside Lane, at Old Manchester Road.

Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning and parks, told the council during an Oct. 27 public hearing that the owners of the property are asking the city to allow use of the site for retail, office, medical or dental activities.

The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission had recommended those uses, but not another use, for a financial institution

with a drive-through, Vujnich said.

He said St. Louis County – before the city’s incorporation in 1995 – had zoned this site and adjacent property for mixed use district development, “the first county experiment with mixing residential, institutional, commercial and recreational uses.”

He said the KinderCare site was limited to use as a child care or nursery school facility, and KinderCare had been there for 17 years, though, in June of this year, KinderCare didn’t extend its lease on the property.

“The property owner feels unable to lease the site to another day care center and wants the right for other uses to operate there,” he said. “And the Planning and Zoning Commission feels limited office use – for professional, medical or dental – would be appropriate and would be less intrusive than child care, in regard to hours of operation, noise and traffic.”

Council to vote on hunting regulations Wildwood’s City Council will vote Nov. 10 on final approval of legislation that will amend the city’s hunting regulations, to try to encourage more hunting to control the area’s deer population while not endangering residents living in highdensity parts of the city.

The council, on Oct. 27, voted 15-1 in favor of the changes, with only Sue Cullinane (Ward 3) opposed.

One change would mandate that the hunter, rather than the landowner, be responsible for that hunter’s actions on any property upon which they’re authorized to hunt. Members of the city’s Board of Public Safety have said they feel the current liability falling on the landowner may be discouraging some owners from allowing hunting on their property.

The other change would reduce from a minimum 450 feet to a minimum 200 feet the distance that archery hunters (other than those with crossbows) must keep away from a house, apartment, church, school, playground or similar facility when discharging a weapon. The 450-foot minimum distance would still apply to hunters with other types of firearms. The board has said that archery devices have a shorter

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Page Extension project comes to an end Photos by SUE STEINIGER A ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 31 marked the opening of the final section of the Route 364/Page Avenue Extension, the roadway that connects St. Louis County to St. Charles County via a central corridor.

St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann, in describing the project, said, “It is amazing to see that, after a 45-year effort, the entire Page Extension is finally complete.

“A lot of people thought this would never happen, and a lot of people put a tremendous amount of work into making sure it did happen.”

Phase 1 of the Page Extension, which extends from I-270 to west of Jungs Station Road, opened in December 2003. Phase 2, from Jungs Station to Mid Rivers Mall Drive, opened in August 2012.

Phase 3, a $118.2 million, four-lane divided highway from Mid Rivers Mall Drive to I-64 in St. Charles County, opened in two parts with public ceremonies on Oct. 5 and Oct. 31.

St. Charles County worked with the Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission to bring the project to fruition. The county and its municipalities teamed up to fund $57 million of the Phase 3 project, with MoDOT funding $61.2 million. St. Charles County’s half-cent transportation sales tax, reauthorized in August 2012, provided $29,150,000 for the project. O’Fallon contributed $2.25 million to help with additional right-of-way costs, and Dardenne Prairie added $600,000 for improvements at Hanley Road.

For more on this story and additional images, visit newsmagazinenetwork.com. effective range than other firearms and that, even on a three-acre site – the smallest property where hunting is allowed in the city – the 450-foot minimum could be preventing bowhunting from taking place in certain areas, officials have said.

Over the past few months, the board has been considering possible changes to hunting regulations that could help facilitate hunting in areas where a high deer population has been a concern.

While that high population has been the greatest problem in areas of the city – generally east of Hwy. 109 – where small lots won’t accommodate any hunting – the board didn’t recommend reducing the minimum lot size for hunting to less than three acres, officials have said.

Cullinane has especially objected to the first proposed change, saying a landowner giving someone with a weapon permission to hunt but then having no responsibility for what happens there “flies in the face of logic.”

Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) said the city eventually should look at banning use of high-powered rifles for hunting anywhere in the city.

“I get calls about this each hunting season,” he said. “I think we should continue to allow hunting especially with bows, because there is less risk. But, even in the western area of the city, it’s hard to find homes far apart, and bullets can travel a great distance.”

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The city has been considering changes to its prohibition – in all but a few limited circumstances, such as secondary emergency access to a road that serves less than three lots – of gated communities, after a resident of the Lafayette Crossing subdivision told councilmembers about her problems with unrestricted access to her property off Hwy. 109.

Some residents also have cited problems with trespassing, theft, vandalism and litter by those coming into their subdivisions and advocated installation of gates at entries and exits of subdivisions located mostly in rural areas of the city served by private streets.

After the vote, Woerther said it was his intent to veto the legislation, adding he would put together a statement on the issue and his action for presentation during the council’s Nov. 10 meeting.

“Gates will delay first responders, and safety is my main concern,” he said.

Councilmembers Greg Stine (Ward 7), Debra Smith McCutchen (Ward 5), Dave Bertolino (Ward 5), Sue Cullinane (Ward 3), Paul Wojciechowski (Ward 8) and Katie Dodwell (Ward 4) also opposed the legislation.

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Veterans Day Observances The following events are open to the public.

FRIDAY, NOV. 7 Wildwood Middle, 17401 Manchester Road in Wildwood, hosts a tree planting from 9-10 a.m. Veterans only also are invited for breakfast from 8-9 a.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 9 Ellisville Police Department, in conjunction with St. John Church and Parkway Chamber Strings Orchestra, host a concert from 2-3 p.m. at St. John Church, 15800 Manchester Road in Ellisville.

A rendering of Chesterfield’s proposed Veterans Honor Park.

Veterans Honor Park coming to Chesterfield with help, financial support from community

By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net The city of Chesterfield and a committee of local residents are partnering to turn a field in the city’s Central Park into a site to honor past, present and future veterans of all U.S. armed forces.

The Veterans Honor Park will be located on the west side of Veterans Place Drive in Chesterfield’s Central Park and will occupy a 16,500-square-foot area next to the south entrance of the Chesterfield Amphitheater.

A model of the park is on display in the lobby at Chesterfield City Hall.

Designed by the St. Louis architectural firm Powers Bowersox Associates, the treelined park will create a sanctuary occupied by curved benches surrounding a central monument fountain. Also featured will be the U.S. flag flanked by banners from all branches of the armed forces.

Plans call for the park to accommodate visitors during regular day and evening park hours.

“I feel the park will be a great asset not just for Chesterfield but for the entire region,” said Matt Ferguson, a Powers Bowersox designer who has worked on the project. “It truly is a unique concept.”

Support from the public is critical to the project and the committee has set up a website (vhp.chesterfield.mo.us) to provide information about the park and opportunities available to support it.

The sponsorships and donation levels include various sizes of pavers that can be inscribed, beginning at $250, as well as

benches, fountain contributors and the park title sponsorship.

“We have sold lots of pavers and there has been a snowballing type of response,” said Jan Misuraca, who with former Chesterfield Mayor Bruce Geiger, is heading up the committee’s fundraising effort for the park. “During the past couple of months, we have started talking with potential corporate sponsors and are optimistic the level of support needed from that segment of the community will be forthcoming.”

Estimated total cost of the honor park is $2 million. In addition to donating the land for the project, the city has pledged $500,000 if the committee comes up with the remainder.

“Chesterfield’s commitment is especially significant because the city has agreed to be responsible for maintenance and security at the park after it is built,” Misuraca said. “That bodes well for the park’s future and longevity.”

The committee is targeting 2015 as the hoped-for groundbreaking for the park.

“We wanted to create a park that is inviting, engaging and respectful,” Misuraca said. “To the best of our knowledge, what we are planning will be a first-of-its-kind tribute to veterans. There are many memorial locations throughout the nation, including the ones in the Washington, D.C., area that are especially well known. But we don’t know of any other facility that is designed to be a place where the community can honor and recognize all veterans and also have

an opportunity for an educational experience while visiting the site.”

Elizabeth Morrison, a Parkway teacher and the 2001 national social studies teacher of the year, is writing curricula for elementary, middle and high school students to facilitate the honor park’s educational aspect. Age-appropriate courses of study will be available to all area teachers.

Quick response (QR) codes included throughout the park will enable students and other visitors to use smartphones and other mobile devices to explore and learn about the military branches of service and stories of veterans.

Morrison has received numerous grants for writing social studies curricula, including the Veterans’ Story Project of the Library of Congress. She also is developing information so that honor park materials can help fulfill merit badge requirements for the Boy Scouts. In addition, the park committee is looking into requirements for a Girl Scout badge.

Misuraca’s father, Lee Wall, a World War II Army veteran, chairs the honor park committee.

“This park is something that has been on my mind for many years,” he said. “It’s important to me because it honors all who have served or will serve to protect the freedoms we in this country enjoy.

“We want to provide the brave individuals, their families and the general public a place to remember those veterans who walk among us every day and those who paid the ultimate price in serving their country.

MONDAY, NOV. 10 • Green Pines Elementary, 16543 Green Pines Drive in Chesterfield, hosts an assembly at 8:45 a.m.

• Kehrs Mill Elementary, 2650 Kehrs Mill Road in Chesterfield, hosts a concert from 6:30-8 p.m.

TUESDAY, NOV. 11 • Chesterfield Elementary, 17700 Wild Horse Creek Road in Chesterfield, hosts an assembly from 9-10 a.m. Veterans only also are invited for breakfast from 8-9 a.m.

• Fairway Elementary, 480 Old Fairway Drive in Grover, hosts an assembly from 9:15-10:15 a.m.

Veterans only also are invited for brunch from 8:15-9:15 a.m.

• LaSalle Middle, 3300 Missouri 109 in Glencoe, hosts an assembly from 8:15-9:15 a.m.

• Selvidge Middle, 235 New Ballwin Road in Ballwin, hosts a celebration from 8-10 a.m.

• Bethesda Meadow, 322 Old State Road in Ellisville, is the site of a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Following the ceremony, veterans and attendees form a Living Avenue of Flags along Old State Road.

• VFW Post 6274, 115 Mimosa in Ballwin, will be serving meals to veterans beginning at noon and running through the dinner hour. Additionally, Troop 357 will be having a flag retirement ceremony at the post at 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 12 • Crestview Middle, 16025 Clayton Road in Ellisville, hosts an an assembly from 8:40-9:40 a.m.

• Wild Horse Elementary, 16695 Wild Horse Creek Road in Chesterfield, hosts an assembly at 1:30 p.m.

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com To address potential danger created by drivers traveling up to 30 miles per hour over the current speed limit, Wildwood’s City Council, on Nov. 10, is set to vote on legislation that would reduce the speed limit on a portion of Centaur Road.

The stretch of road in question is between a railroad crossing near the city’s boundary with Chesterfield and Eatherton Road. The speed limit would be reduced from 45 to 35 miles per hour.

The rest of Centaur, between Wild Horse Creek Road and the railroad crossing, would remain at its current 30 mph limit.

Ryan Thomas, the city’s director of public works, told the council during a work session on Oct. 27 that the current 45 mph segment crosses the Monarch Chesterfield Levee, where last year a new floodgate with a concrete wall was added by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A future trailhead and parking area also are planned for the site as a connection to the Monarch Chesterfield Levee Trail.

With these improvements and the anticipated increase in bike and pedestrian traffic, vehicle speeds on Centaur are becoming a greater concern, Thomas said.

He said the city’s Board of Public Safety recommended lowering the speed to 35 mph, to provide for a more appropriate speed limit and cause a more gradual transition from one speed limit zone to another on Centaur.

A speed survey conducted last month on Centaur Road showed speeds in excess of

70 mph on this stretch, “which is a serious speeding issue,” Thomas said.

He said the safety board also recommended increasing radar enforcement, particularly during times when the Monarch Chesterfield Levee Trail sees its heaviest use. “(Reduced speed limit) signs alone won’t make any difference because people are used to blasting down that road,” Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) said. He suggested starting with more radar enforcement before changing the speed limit.

But Thomas said the speed limit will become more of an issue as the trailhead, which would increase sight distance challenges for some on the road, is developed.

Councilmember Jeffrey Levitt (Ward 7) suggested the city consider doubling fines on the section proposed for the speed limit change.

“I bike along that stretch twice a week, and reducing the speed limit would be great,” Councilmember Glen De Hart (Ward 1) said. “It’s a dangerous road, often half-covered with mud and water because it doesn’t drain well. It needs a much lower limit.”

Councilmember Ed Marshall (Ward 2) added that the section of Centaur in question “used to be considered one of the best places to race cars, until somebody rolled a car.”

“If we’re going to approve this change, we need to make sure the police will sit there and catch speeders,” Councilmember Debra Smith McCutchen (Ward 5) said.

“I’d hate to pass a law we can’t enforce.”

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Wildwood considers how best to help nonprofits that benefit its residents

The Wildwood City Council might amend the city’s sign law to allow some nonprofits, such as the Pond Athletic Association, to sell and post sponsorship banners such as those shown.

By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com A subcommittee of Wildwood’s City Council is set to develop guidelines that could allow some nonprofit agencies to apply for grant money from the city.

The council voted to take that action during a work session on Oct. 27 after some of its members disagreed over a request to provide a long-term funding commitment to the Pond Athletic Association.

Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning and parks, told the council that PAA representatives recently submitted a request to the

council’s planning/economic development/ parks subcommittee for funding for the 2015 season and the next nine subsequent years.

Last year, the city provided the PAA with $10,400 in support of its training league members – children ages 2-5 – who are Wildwood residents.

The 2015 request is for $25,000, the same amount provided to PAA in 2013, which was the organization’s 50th anniversary and during which Wildwood was a major sponsor of activities. The funding in 2013 also helped the organization to allow any child who wanted to play with PAA do so for free.

3) said the PAA could derive extra funding if Wildwood would allow the organization to put up sponsorship banners in the outfield, something that Vujnich said had been allowed before 1995 when Wildwood incorporated.

A temporary variance approved by the city’s Board of Adjustment in 2013 for Pond’s 50th anniversary allowed banner sponsorships, which raised almost $30,000 that year, Vujnich said.

“Lafayette High School also would like to be able to put up sponsorship banners to raise money for their programs,” he added.

With the council approving the action of looking into allowing nonprofits to put up sponsorship banners and earn revenue from doing so, Vujnich said a proposal could go before the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission as early as this year to amend the city’s sign laws.

Noting that other nonprofits might come to the city with similar requests, Councilmember Jim Bowlin (Ward 6) suggested devising objective standards that the council could use in approving or rejecting any funding proposals from nonprofits.

“To be proactive, we need to set aside an open pool of grant money that nonprofits benefiting our residents could apply for as long as they follow that set of guidelines,” Sewell added.

Despite the request, the subcommittee once again recommended an allocation of $10,400 to be used for Wildwood children in the training league in 2015.

City codes prevent entering into longterm agreements, Vujnich said.

PAA officials have said that lighting and other infrastructure improvement needs at their aging ballpark facility need funding that they are unable to raise, especially since Wildwood sign regulations prevent the posting of sponsorship banners that could provide revenue. PAA officials said that economic hardship could be offset by increased donations to the organization from the city and a long-term financial commitment.

“But if we fund them, where do we draw the line?” Councilmember David Sewell (Ward 6) asked. “We would be setting a bad precedent if we do that. Are we funding other not-for-profits? This is a slippery slope.”

Vujnich agreed. “We don’t want to create a situation we’d regret in the future,” he said.

City Attorney Rob Golterman said the city is limited in what it can do to fund a private organization.

“I have misgivings about funding one nonprofit over others,” Councilmember Greg Stine (Ward 7) said.

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By JIM ERCIKSON ericksonjim@att.net At its Oct. 27 meeting, the Ballwin Board of Aldermen has given approval to a number of pending issues, but one failed to gain the five votes needed for approval.

Approved was an ordinance permitting businesses in the C-1 commercial district to sell and display merchandise outdoors as long as their activities meet certain requirements. The issue was discussed at two earlier meetings after a merchant on Manchester Road said the practice was an important part of his company’s marketing efforts.

Also approved was an ordinance requiring a permit for special events, defined as an activity on public or private property that deviates from normal uses on the land.

The measure lists the kinds of events covered, which range from block and neighborhood parties to organized runs and walks and outdoor music performances. As noted during earlier board discussions, the purpose of the ordinance is to enable city police, public works and code enforcement departments to plan for the events and determine that public health, safety and the

rights of others are not negatively affected.

Settlement provisions, in a lawsuit brought by a number of Missouri cities against CenturyLink and related companies for failure to pay business taxes on revenues received for communications services, also gained approval by the board. Robert Jones, city attorney, said the small number of CenturyLink customers in Ballwin means the city will receive less than $100 in the settlement.

Turned down, on a 4-3 vote, was a proposal for Ballwin to join the Missouri Clean Energy District. The measure needed a board majority, or 5 votes, for approval. Proposed and discussed at earlier meetings, the measure drew supporting votes from Aldermen Jim Terbrock (Ward 1), Frank Fleming (Ward 3) and both Ward 4 aldermen, Mike Boland and Kathy Kerlagon. Michael Finley (Ward 1), Shamed Dogan (Ward 2) and Jim Leahy (Ward 3) were opposed. Alderman Mark Harder (Ward 2) was not present for the vote.

Joining the clean energy district would have enabled Ballwin businesses to apply for low-cost loans to finance energy conservation projects and pay back the borrowings through a property tax lien on their property.

Monarch Fire Protection District approves new safety manual

By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com The Monarch Fire Protection District Board of Directors approved a district safety manual at its meeting on Oct. 29, which district officials hope will improve safety for employees and, by proxy, its residents.

The manual covers several different aspects and settings of a firefighter-paramedic’s job, and is split into six main sections: fire fighting, emergency medical services, training, special operations, driving and station activities.

“I think it is going to dramatically impact safety,” Interim Fire Chief Chuck Marsonette said. “Now there is a guideline for firefighters to use that will coincide with their common sense. Safety is common sense and training combined. This (the manual) gives an outline of how that common sense decision making should flow.”

Monarch Firefighter and official with Local IAFF 2665 Andy Stecko said anything that can make the work environment safer is a positive step forward; however, there are a few conflicts with the manual that may arise in the heat of an emergency.

“At the union, we always endorse the safest practices possible to do our jobs,” Stecko said. “I think that it has some useful information, but it does conflict in a few areas

with what it is that we do. We do an inherently dangerous job; it is kind of difficult to be vanilla about safety practices.”

Marsonette described the manual as a “living document” and said changes will be made to it as the need arises.

“I’m very pleased with it,” Monarch Board Member Jane Cunningham said. “It was a collaborative effort and I think a very fine product, according to our (workers’ compensation insurance) carrier.”

In each section of the manual, a list of bullet points is given, including safety practices such as “check and prepare your equipment prior to the beginning of each shift,” and “wear eye protection when operating all power tools, hand tools, performing forcible entry, breaking glass, performing ventilation, extrication, etc.”

The manual also contains flow charts for analyzing the cause of an accident and what to do when an injury is sustained.

“We have excellent employees,” Marsonette said. I believe that with a combination of this manual and continued training, we will reduce workers’ compensation costs; we will reduce injuries.

“The main thing is that I want our employees to come to work healthy and go home healthy.”

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NO MORE WASHBOARD: Board of Aldermen approves fix for New Ballwin Road

By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net Motorists who travel the section of New Ballwin Road just south of Manchester Road are on the way to having their prayersor curses-answered.

After a long discussion of costs, new technologies, trade-offs and budget realities, the Ballwin Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Oct. 27 to add resurfacing of the road's washboard-like pavement to the city’s list of 2015 road projects and to use city reserves to pay for it.

Preliminary plans call for work to begin after schools close for the summer to lighten the traffic load at the busy intersection. However, depending on how the bidding process goes and the schedule of repaving that is part of MoDOT’s recently launched Manchester Road improvement project, it is also possible that much of the work could be done at night, according to Gary Kramer, Ballwin’s city engineer and public works director.

here, or nearly all of the projected $140,000 city’s four wards, and the city’s aldermen strongly support that approach. Accordcost for the New Ballwin Road repaving.

Alderman Frank Fleming (Ward 3) said ingly, the consensus was that the funds he didn’t think it was fair to use money saved be used for other road projects saved on projects in one ward to pay for on the priority list in the two wards. The work on a major road elsewhere. Graywood board then approved dipping into the city’s is in Ward 3 while Whiteacre is in Ward 2. reserve funds to pay for the New Ballwin The affected section of New Ballwin is in project. However, exactly what form the Ward 2; however, the road is considered a repaving project will take remins unclear.

Alderman Mike Boland (Ward 4) said the major route with citywide importance.

Ballwin officials plan road projects New Ballwin section “needs to be fixed right.”

“I don’t want to spend $140,000 if the carefully to balance as much as possible the amounts spent annually in each of the work isn’t going to last,” he said.

Alderman Jim Terbrock (Ward 1) agreed, adding that he doesn’t think asphalt paving is the answer. Kramer responded, saying that his department has taken core samples of the roadway and will seek MoDOT’s input on what paving technique will work best.

The impact of the New Ballwin traffic load on the roadway is magnified by northbound vehicles, especially heavy ones, having to brake on the downhill stretch as they approach the Manchester intersection. That puts more pressure on the pavement, resulting in the waves and ruts that now exist.

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Primarily for budget reasons, repaving the short stretch of New Ballwin was not on the original list of public works projects city officials reviewed last month as part of the 2015 spending plan’s preparation, but aldermanic concerns about the road’s condition led to efforts to find a way to include it.

One option, suggested by City Administrator Robert Kuntz, was to lower the cost of the planned resurfacing of two other city streets, Graywood Drive and Whiteacre Court, by using new technology known as microsurfacing. A contractor from Springfield, Missouri, is willing to do the work at cost to demonstrate the patented process, which has not yet been used in the St. Louis area.

According to Kramer, the contractor has used microsurfacing in Rolla, and officials there have been pleased with the results.

Kramer said the technology would save an estimated $134,000 on the two projects

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By DAN FOX dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com A fatal accident on Oct. 11 cost Lafayette alumna and St. Louis resident Megan Mangene her life. Friends and co-workers of Mangene are trying to make a change so that a similar tragedy doesn’t befall another innocent driver, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is experimenting with similar goals.

The accident occurred on eastbound Interstate 44 in Sunset Hills, when Mangene and a driver traveling in the wrong direction had a head-on collision, according to a Sunset Hills Police Department report.

Mangene passed away at a St. Louis area hospital on Monday, Oct. 13.

“She was just bubbly, was always happy and fun to be around,” Melany Meyer, a friend of Mangene, said.

Mangene worked at Brothers Bar in Wildwood, and owner Shawn Sullivan said she will be missed.

“People just loved her,” Sullivan said. “It will always be a little bit different around here.”

In memory of Mangene, several of her friends have started a petition on Whitehouse.gov, calling for a new law to be enacted. The law would require directional spikes to be placed on all entrance and exit ramps for highways, to prevent drivers from entering the highway from the wrong

direction.

The petition can be found by searching for “Megan’s Law” on petitions.whitehouse.gov.

In another initiative to reduce the number of wrong-way collisions, MoDOT has begun the process of testing new wrongway signs on I-44 ramps in St. Louis.

In a press statement released Oct. 20, MoDOT said crews would begin installing flashing signs and updating striping on eight I-44 ramps over the next few weeks.

These ramps include eastbound I-44 to Lafayette Avenue, Hampton Avenue and Jefferson Avenue and westbound I-44 to Arsenal Street, Grand Boulevard, Vandeventer Avenue, Hampton Avenue and Jefferson Avenue.

The solar-powered signs can detect vehicles traveling in the wrong direction on a ramp. Once detecting a wrong-way vehicle, the signs will begin to flash and will notify law enforcement about the potential for a wrong-way incident.

According to MoDOT, 25 wrong-way crashes have occurred on I-44 over the last eight years. Twenty-two of these occurred at night, five of the accidents were fatal and four others resulted in disabling injuries. Only three of those crashes could be directly attributed to a driver impaired by drugs or alcohol, the release said.

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On Oct. 19, 352 volunteers from Living Word Church in Wildwood came together for Go! Serve St. Louis Day. Adults, youth and children shared their time and talents to complete 25 service projects – 10 on site at the church and 15 out in the community.

“It’s great to see our families serving together and taking the church Living Word volunteer happily tackles a project Oct. 19 into the community,” Lead Pastor Rev. Michael McIntyre said. “This is the church in action and it is awesome!”

In addition to participating in events like Go! Serve St. Louis Day, Living Word Church also maintains a list of current service needs and opportunities in the community that are ready for hands-on service. Known as the Needs Pool, this ongoing mission welcomes new volunteers. For more information, visit livingwordumc.org and click on the Needs Pool link under Quick Links: Serving.

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Winter Brothers Material Company presents proposal to Eureka P&Z

By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Eureka’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Oct. 29 – for the second time in a month – continued public hearings on possible rezoning and a special use permit to allow for a proposed Winter Brothers Material Company sand and gravel extraction and processing plant.

The next time P&Z will hear comments is Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Timbers Recreation Center, 1 Coffey Park Lane.

On Oct. 29, Greg Hoffmann, an attorney for the Sunset Hills-based sand and gravel mining, detailed the company's plan for the site that sits in both Eureka and St. Louis County.

Hoffmann said the company will extract an estimated 30 to 40 million tons of material from the site over about 40 years.After the 40 years of operations, Winter Brothers would make the property available for recreational use such as a park, he said, though City Attorney Kathy Butler questioned whether the company would continue to maintain the site if the city couldn’t afford to develop the property as a park.

Currently the property is zoned as residential, a zoning that Hoffmann said unreasonably restricts the property to a use to which it is not adaptable and which is not economically feasible. He added that the site is flood prone, lacks infrastructure for residential development, and is within the river floodway and floodway fringe designations areas where homes would either be banned or couldn’t be built without the site being raised.

“It would cost us almost $20 million to raise that part of the land, which would be 2.5 times what the whole property is worth,” Hoffmann told the commission.

He also said that a 40-foot wide Phillips Petroleum pipeline runs through the property, “and no wants a home that’s built over a high-volume propane pipe due to fears of explosion.”

But Butler said that residential zoning allows for many other uses of the site, such as schools and golf courses, and not just homes. She added that the same pipeline runs through the entire city, and at least 10 subdivisions were built over it.

Butler also said that flooding could affect Winter Brothers’ operations at the site, though Hoffmann said a proposed scale house would be elevated above the flood level. Environmental precautions would include a 300-foot buffer between the excavation area and the river, he added.

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that the weight of trucks – a total of up to 240 would enter and leave the site daily – would be between 9 and 15 tons and thus wouldn’t be allowed to drive on Williams or residential roads, Barrett Braun, an attorney representing the Save Our Homes - Eureka organization of residents, said that lighter vehicles – such as pickup trucks coming to the plant to buy materials – would be allowed to use residential roads.

Addressing additional concerns, Hoffmann said the so-called “wet extraction” process the company would use would allow for sand and gravel extraction by hydraulic dredge, so there would be no blasting or crushing. He also noted that the operation would be well within St. Louis County noise ordinance limits. Proposed hours of operation would be 6 a.m.-10 p.m.

Mondays through Saturdays, though the site would only be open for sales – when traffic would be entering and leaving – until 4 p.m.

According to Lee Cannon with Crawford Bunte Brammeier, results of that company’s traffic access review showed existing infrastructure is more than adequate to support additional company vehicles safely and effectively. He said entry to the site would be through the South Outer 44 Road.

While Cannon said only empty dump trucks would use Hwy. 109 to get to the tract, Butler contended that no traffic impact study had been done to gauge the effect of adding up to 240 trucks to existing traffic on area roads like Hwy. 109 where traffic already often backs up and where there are five traffic signals within a quarter of a mile.

Butler asked Cannon, “How can you tell this board that Hwy. 109 and I-44 can handle more traffic if you haven’t studied traffic levels?”

Cannon was booed by the audience when he said “adding 24 trucks an hour won’t change the level of service on roads.”

While Mike Carlson, a senior geologist with Gredell Engineering Resources Inc. in Jefferson City, said that only a handful of recorded wells are within a 1-mile radius of the city, Butler explained that all of Eureka’s water system is provided by municipal and private wells and could be vulnerable if the plant would flood.

Ryan Winter, vice president of the firm, said fuels used at the plant would be stored above the 100-year flood level.

The company also would file a spill-prevention control plan with state officials, though he admitted “acts of God could exceed that plan.”

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Of her experiences in the classroom, Thompson said, “It’s important to learn a language because it opens the world.

Learning a language means learning about culture and different perspectives. Learning a language teaches students how to be open to new ideas and appreciate diversity.

“I think French rocks,” she added. Her Rockwood colleagues said the same about her.

“I have met few people in my life who are kinder or more compassionate than Della,” said Rockwood World Language and ESOL Facilitator Jeff Tamaroff. “Her moral character is beyond reproach and in that capacity she serves as another excellent role model for fellow teachers and her students.”

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Bow Tie Tuesday goes viral at Craig Elementary Craig Elementary Principal Bill Senti had no idea he would be starting a schoolwide domino effect when he began wearing bow ties on Tuesdays.

Having first heard about Bow Tie Tuesday on Twitter at hashtag #bowtietuesday, Senti joined the trend, and soon after, Assistant Principal Berin Waller did too.

At the end of last school year, there was an unrelated surprise assembly for Senti and Waller at which the kids wore paper bow ties. This school year, with the addition of a few new male staff members, the idea of Bow Tie Tuesday spread. Perhaps not surprisingly, several male students also began wearing bow ties and now even the girls are getting in on the action – either wearing them traditionally like the boys, or sporting bows in their hair.

Foreign language master Marquette High French teacher Della Thompson believes a good foreign language educator is someone who not only cares about students but also Thompson has a passion for languages. Her passion was honored recently by the Foreign Language Association of Missouri (FLAM), which recognized her as its 2014 Distinguished Foreign Language Educator.

“This prestigious award is presented each year to an outstanding Missouri teacher who has significantly and positively impacted foreign language teaching and learning,” said FLAM President and Eureka High French teacher Janice DeNure.

As the recipient of the award, Thompson will represent Missouri as a nominee for the Central States Conference on the Teaching

Students at Woerther Elementary are helping those in need, one blanket at a time.

Students created more than 50 blankets for Project Linus during their Fall Academic Celebrations.

“We’ve helped Project Linus since 2009,” said Woerther Principal Jane Levy. “Our students really enjoy this service project.” According to the Project Linus website, the charity “provides love, a sense of security, warmth and comfort to children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need through the gifts of new, handmade blankets and afghans, lovingly created by volunteer ‘blanketeers.’”

“We truly appreciate our students, their parents and our staff for their care and concern for others,” Levy added.

Rossman supports American Heart Association Rossman School was awarded the Mission Impact Award by the American Heart Association (AHA) at the St. Louis volunteer appreciation celebration on Sept. 13.

Rossman has supported the AHA’s Jump Rope for Heart and Hoops for Heart fundraisers for over 25 years, raising more than $150,000 for heart research and health education. Last year, the school’s small group of 150 participants raised $15,757 through its two events.

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Missouri Baptist University honors local alumnus Jason Lievanos, of Parkway West Middle, has been awarded the Educator of the Year Award from Missouri Baptist University.

The award is presented to university alumni who display excellence in and dedication to the positive development of youth.

Lievanos, a sixth-grade world geography teacher, is now in his eighth year of teaching.

Westminster administrators travel to Seoul Westminster Christian Academy’s partner school, Saemmul Christian Academy (SCA) in Seoul, South Korea, celebrated the dedication of its new campus in midOctober and Westminster administration was on hand for the celebration.

Construction on the school’s new campus was completed in the summer, allowing Saemmul students to begin the 2014-15 academic year in the new building this fall. To celebrate the school’s new facility, SCA hosted a national conference, inviting Christian educators and administrators from schools throughout the country to attend.

Westminster head of school emeritus Jim Marsh and best-selling Christian author Philip Yancey were keynote speakers for the event. Westminster Head of School Tom Stoner also spoke at the conference about the integration of faith and learning.

Westminster administrative leadership helped to establish SCA in 2008 and today continues to play an influential role in the development and growth of the school.

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Rockwood’s Board of Education on Oct. 16 approved a plan to provide a $25 cash stipend per new employee referral for existing Adventure Club employees who have been employed for 90 days or longer. To receive the referral stipend referred employees also must remain on the job for 90 days or more.

Adventure Club programs have been a staple in the Rockwood district since 1984 and now are being offered in some Parkway elementary schools for the first time.

Programs offer before and after school care, early dismissal and late start care, holiday care and summer programs for elementary school students.

Applications for children to participate in the program are accepted throughout the school year; however, the placement of students is dependent on staffing levels.

Wait lists for some schools are offered, said Leanne Cantu, Adventure Club coordinator.

As of mid-October, Cantu said 26 Adventure Club shifts (6:30-8:30 a.m. and 4-6 p.m.) needed to be filled.

“But that’s down from 83 shifts we needed to fill earlier this school year,” she said, adding that a recent West Newsmagazine article had helped with recruiting.

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Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition highlighted during Red Ribbon Week

By BONNIE KRUEGER bkrueger@newsmagazinenetwork.com Many years ago, Matt Schindler experienced a defining moment in his life – the loss of his best friend to drunk driving.

As a guidance counselor at Selvidge Middle, Schindler now uses that tragedy to educate others about the dangers of substance abuse.

“My friend Ryan drove drunk and died in a one-vehicle accident,” he explained.

“The grief I witnessed through the eyes of his dad is something that is permanently etched in my mind and something I don’t want anyone else to ever experience.”

With the support of Partners in Education and the Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition, Schindler planned “Red Ribbon Round Up” at Selvidge, a unique and interactive learning experience that allowed students and their families to become aware of the dangers of risky behaviors and engage in candid conversations.

The event, which featured interactive booths and presentations by local organizations, was one of many that took place in Rockwood during Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 27-30.

“Our main objective simply is to stop substance abuse within the Rockwood community,” explained Rockwood Drug-Free Coalition Director Renee Heney. “We accomplish that through partnerships with community organization comprised of parents, educators, youth and community leaders from various fields, including healthcare, business, law enforcement and city government.”

The partnerships are working – at least as far as Selvidge seventh-graders Phillip and Keyshawn are concerned.

“That stuff messes you up!” Phillip exclaimed. “What I have learned is just how many people die due to drugs and alcohol. It’s crazy!”

“My grandma died of lung cancer after being a longtime smoker,” Keyshawn said.

And while he thinks the drug problem is more prevalent in St. Louis City and even in North County where he lives, he said he knows it is in the suburbs, too.

One of the most popular interactive learning booths at the Round Up was organized

by Marquette's SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) chapter. With help from the coalition, SADD provided a drunk driving simulator. Participants had the opportunity to drive pedal cars while wearing specially designed goggles that mimicked varying degrees of intoxication.

Students Michelle Li and Paige Knittel founded the Marquette SADD chapter after attending a “Ride the Wave” Leadership Conference, sponsored by the coalition this summer, and wanting to do more. The group currently has about 20 to 25 members with Li as president.

Throughout the year, the Rockwood DrugFree Coalition sponsors awareness campaigns, student organizations, events and more – all with the goal of creating a safer community.

At Lafayette, an annual Challenge Day that focuses on anti-bullying, acceptance and tolerance through compassion and empathy.

At Rockwood Summit, students can participate in TREND (Turning Resources and Energy in New Directions). During Red Ribbon Week, TREND spotlighted drunk driving through a Day of the Dead event that visually portrayed the 30 teenagers who die in drunk driving accidents daily.

Heney explained that while many Red Ribbon Week activities are aimed at middle and high school students, drug-free education in Rockwood actually starts at the elementary level with the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program and parenting classes offered through the coalition.

“Our goal is to empower parents to open communication with their child,” Heney said.

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By MARY SHAPIRO mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com Rockwood Superintendent Eric Knost and Chief Financial Officer Tim Rooney plan to make a special presentation to the district’s Board of Education on Nov. 13 in regard to facilities needs districtwide.

“We will lay out our findings on facilities needs and recommend a plan to address them going forward,” Knost told the board on Oct. 16.

Proposition S, a $38.4 million no-tax rate increase bond issue to fund security, technology and facilities’ maintenance needs in Rockwood, failed to win approval on the April 2013 ballot. The ballot followed the release of state audit results, which criticized Rockwood for, among other things, overpaying its former program management firm by more than $1.2 million. The audit also accused a former board member of violating

state laws against conflict of interest.

However, the district since then has addressed issues brought up by the audit and named Knost to the superintendent post this year.

“It’s time we started talking about the situation, because Rockwood has significant needs which, for financial reasons, haven’t been dealt with over recent years,” Knost said.

As an example of an unmet need, Knost said Eureka High’s homecoming football game had to be moved to Parkway Central on Oct. 11, due to soggy grass fields on Eureka’s campus. Parkway Central’s field in Chesterfield is artificial turf.

“The Eureka High band didn’t end up going (and) we received calls from parents who were upset about the home field condition,” Knost said. “We’ve analyzed what we’re spending to maintain fields, and we’ll share that information on Nov. 13.”

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first set, and lost 18-25,” Casado said. “The second set, Lutheran played incredible volleyball, serving tough, digging every ball and blocking. We could not keep up with them. They were clearly the better team.

Our girls also were tired from the three-set match against Hermann.

“I think our district was pretty tough and I would not be surprised if Lutheran St. Charles wins it all.”

The loss did not detract from overall season success for Whitfield.

“I think the team peaked at the right time – districts,” Casado said. “These girls gave everything they have. I’m proud of them.

They are true Warriors.”

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High school girls volleyball Whitfield made its mark in the Class 2 District 6 meet before the Lutheran St. Charles Cougars earned a 25-18, 25-14 win over the Warriors in the championship match.

Whitfield stunned defending state champion Hermann 23-25, 25-23, 25-15 in the semifinals. Whitfield finished its season 15-16.

Coach Cip Casado said Whitfield had faced Hermann before many times before in sectionals but never in district play.

Before the match with Hermann, Casado said his girls were ready for the task at hand.

“Our team was focused and ready to play,” Casado said. “I think they were ready to play in the semifinal match at districts, regardless of the opponent. I also think everyone, every team is a bit nervous when it comes to playoff volleyball.”

After dropping the first game, Casado was somewhat concerned.

“We played poorly the first half of the set and played way better the second half, but it was not enough,” Casado said. “We had missed serves and we were not efficient in our serve location. We fixed that and we

blocked better on the second set. We were down 17-23 in the second set and we called our second time out.

“We got the ball back and senior Hannah Lewis, who is a very good and efficient server, served excellent to keep Hermann off system and we won the set. Pamela Zuluaga, our outside hitter, also was key in two big hits at 21 points and defense. Our libero Emily Kampen also did a great job keeping the ball off the floor in defense.”

That led to the decision game.

“We knew we had some momentum going into the third set,” Casado said. “And our girls played tough the first 10 points of the set, building a lead. That carried on all set. We just played solid volleyball all set, serving tough and blocking. We also servereceived very well.”

It was a good victory for Whitfield.

Casado did not call it an upset.

“I don’t see it that way. In districts, pretty much if you play good volleyball, any team can win,” Casado said. “There is a lot of pressure in all the teams.”

That win led to the playing Lutheran St. Charles for district title. Casado said his girls played well in falling to the Cougars.

“We pushed them three-fourths of the

The MICDS girls golf team set out to win the state tournament. The Rams did just that – and in so doing set school history and topped their archrival. MICDS captured the Class 1 Missouri state championship at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield by 14 shots. Defending champion John Burroughs was second.

“The stroke differential wasn’t as much as one would think,” MICDS coach Steve Johnston said. “After day one, only being up two strokes, we discussed as a team that we needed to showcase our talent on day two. And believe me, we had several kids struggling on day two, nervous they’d blown it. After a few brief pep talks, they got refocused and finished strong.”

MICDS finished with a 664 team total while the Bombers of John Burroughs were a distant second with a 678 total. Last year, MICDS was second to John Burroughs.

“The culmination of the hard work and the kids’ passion to perform well finally led us to our goal of competing at state and winning it,” Johnston said. “I thought one day our program would progress enough to have several talented kids at one time (to win state). Luckily, many of the golfers attending MICDS are afforded the opportunity to learn at a club or have a professional assist them from a young age.”

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the state tennis meet at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. It was her first trip to the state tournament.

“She is the first girl from Whitfield who has made it to state,” Whitfield coach Jill Starr said. “There was a boy, Michael Gardner, about eight years ago who made it to state.”

Klutke beat Clinton’s Adriane Dehn in her opening match 6-1, 6-1. She followed that with a 6-3, 6-1 win over Chillicothe’s Sydnie Whiteside to make the semifinals.

However, Klutke’s run ended when he lost 6-2, 6-2 to eventual state champion Yurie Heard, of Pembroke Hill.

“Our expectation going into state for her was to make the final four,” Starr said. “She played very well and was very focused.”

Starr is pleased to have Klutke back for two more years.

“I’m extremely happy to have Grace return,” Starr said. “We hope to be back at state next year.”

High school boys swimming Parkway West won the annual Parkway Quad held at Parkway North.

The Longhorns finished first with 414 points. Parkway Central was second with 383. Parkway North came in third with 294 and Parkway South was fourth with 263.

“It is a great meet for all of the high schools,” Parkway North coach Bart Prosser said. “It’s kind of like a bragging rights meet. It is good and bad to have it so close to the conference meet. The good is that it gives a good sense of how quick you might swim in conference the following week. It’s bad in the sense that you don’t necessarily want to be competing at such a high level one week out before one of the two biggest meets of the season.”

Parkway Central won the 200 IM relay in 1 minute, 47.21 seconds. Members of the relay were Graham Wells, Eric Fenton, Connor Ripp and Adam Barr.

Parkway West’s Luke Christensen won the 200 freestyle in 1:50.67 and the 500 freestyle in 4:55.65.

Parkway West won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:33.76. Members of the team were Cheng Hau Kee, Florian Hartfelder, Drew Bonnett and Christensen.

Parkway Central’s Wells won the 200 IM in 2:04.03. Spencer Kraus won the 50

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Parkway North’s Jared Dachroeden won the 100-yard backstroke in 55.79.

Parkway South’s Kurt Weatherford won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:05.12. Parkway South also won the 400-yard freestyle in 3:38.46. Member of the relay team were Adam Liu, Cooper Faddis, Blake Ritchie and Weatherford.

Parkway South’s Faddis won the 1-meter diving competition with 242.65 points.

Soccer Hall of Fame awards The St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame recently held its 2014 Hall of Fame banquet at the America’s Center.

Chesterfield’s Chris Papagianis, 64, was inducted for his playing career at Southwest High School and Harvard, where he also is in the Hall of Fame. The other 2014 inductees included Nick Archer, Mike Barnstead, Ed Cody Jr., Vince Drake, Austin Gomez, Carl Hutter, Mike O’Mara, Tom Pollihan, Ray Schnettgoecke and Francis Slay.

Honorees for 2014 were Rich Meisemann receiving the Msgr. Jimmy Johnson Award; Dan Flynn, USSF secretary general, receiving the Bob Burnes Benchwarmer Award; Jeff Robben, of St. Mary’s and Notre Dame, receiving the Jimmy Dunn HS Coach of the Year Award; 1964 CYC All-Star Team, 1-1 tie vs Liverpool FC, receiving the Msgr. Louis Meyer Team Award; and the Future Soccer Star Honorees for 2014: Sam Peterson, Eureka High School; Kyle Weinrich, St. Charles West; Madeline Cowell, Duchesne; and Maddie Pokorny, Webster Groves.

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Club in Poplar Bluff. On No. 10, Gregory hit a 3-wood 192 yards.

“It took me 64 years to do it,” Gregory said. “It was a great golf shot. It hit 10 or 12 feet in front of the hole. We couldn’t see it.”

Unfortunately, his playing partner spoiled it for him.

“He got there first and he saw the ball in the cup,” Gregory said. “He said, ‘let’s don’t tell him yet.’ I’m looking for my ball.

He asked if I was playing a Titelist 1. He said it was in the hole and gave it to me.”

It’s been said, the three hardest things to do in golf are hit a hole in one, an albatross and shoot your age.

“I’ve got two of the three,” said Gregory, who does not have an albatross, which is a term used for three under par on any one single hole.

Gregory was a teacher for 31 years at Ritenour. He also was the swimming coach for the Huskies.

“I still officiate swimming meets,” Gregory said. “Swimming has been my sport, but golf is, too.”

What is in his future?

“I’m waiting for my second hole in one,” Gregory quipped.

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By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com Lafayette sophomore Caroline Pozo enjoyed more than a tennis season to remember. She had one for the record books.

Pozo won the Missouri State High School Class 2 singles championship. She won all four of her matches at state without losing a set – no opponent earned more than five games off her.

Pozo finished her sensational season with a 24-0 singles record. Amazingly, she did not lose a set all season.

However, Pozo remains modest and downright humble when evaluating her year.

“It was a great season, and I joined a team with amazing girls, which made it even better,” Pozo said.

Lafayette coach Donna Stauffer was a bit more expansive.

“It’s the most dominant season we have ever had and it is doubtful there are many other players who can compare with that record,” Stauffer said. “When you add in her doubles record, she was 43 wins and one loss overall.”

As a freshman, Pozo played for the St. Joseph’s Academy Angels. She finished second in state singles play with the Angels.

She transferred to Lafayette this year.

“I found out last May that Caroline was registering at Lafayette for her sophomore year and wanted her to continue playing high school tennis,” Stauffer said. “I was very excited that Caroline would be joining our team. I had watched her play several times the previous season and in tournaments and knew she already was an extraordinary player and that she would continue to grow. It also changed the possibilities for our team this season.

“We had lost our No. 1, No. 2, No. 4 and No. 5 players from last season, and I felt this would be a rebuilding year. Having Caroline join our team gave us more depth and more

strength at the top of our lineup so we could be competitive against any team.”

Pozo quickly fit in with her new teammates.

“I felt like a Lancer the first day I went to practice,” Pozo said. “Everyone was very welcoming and very nice.”

After a first-round bye in the district, Pozo scored a 6-2, 6-2 win over Emily Terrebonne, of Marquette; a 6-0, 6-0 win over Sydnee Yap, of Parkway West; and a 6-2, 6-1 win over Claire Martin, of Parkway West.

“Caroline dominated in these matches and played very tough, both mentally and physically,” Stauffer said of the district tournament.

In the individual sectional tournament, Pozo played Elena Wilner, of Parkway Central, and won 7-6, 7-5.

Pozo noted it was a grueling match.

“She (Wilner) played very well and again it was windy and cold, which aren’t my favorite conditions,” Pozo said. “It was not my best day but I just had to stay positive and persevere. I was very excited to go back and I felt a little more confident going into the tournament.”

Then came the Class 2 state singles at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield.

“Caroline was very focused and was mentally ready for the challenge,” Stauffer said. “She was excited about the opportunity to compete at state. It helped in that she was familiar with the format and was comfortable with the situation. Our discussions centered around what she needed to do to play her best.”

Certainly, Pozo played her best and that resulted in a state championship.

In the championship match, Pozo got past former state champion Risa Takenaka, of Francis Howell North, 6-4, 6-1.

“I was confident going into the match because I had beaten her the last two times I played her and I knew how to play her and was confident in my strokes, but I struggled with some nerves at the beginning of the match,” Pozo said.

Stauffer was confident Pozo had the skill to win.

“To win against Risa, Caroline knew she had to be patient and set up her shots because Risa covers the court extremely well,” Stauffer said. “Caroline played very smart.”

When it was over, Pozo immediately thought of the medal ceremony to come.

“I was thinking about how good it felt to come back from getting second last year to being on the top of the podium,” Pozo said. “And I was thinking how I wished my brother could have been here with me. He was playing his own match at SIU Carbondale and he won, too.”

Her brother, Alex, is a CBC graduate and a freshman for the Salukis. He was a four-year state championship qualifier.

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The Illinois State place kicker and Lafayette graduate kicked game-winning field goals on the final play recently in back-toback road games for the Redbirds.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” Aussieker said in a phone interview from Normal.

“It was something to have both games come down to a winning field goal. It’s definitely been a dream. I never had the opportunity to kick a game-winning field goal before and then I got to do it two weeks in a row.”

Aussieker nailed a game-winning field goal in a 20-18 win in front of a hostile crowd at Indiana State. Aussieker calmly kicked the game-winning 20-yard field goal with three seconds left in the contest to lift the No. 15 Redbirds past the Sycamores on Homecoming at Memorial Stadium. The Wildwood native also added a 34-yard field goal early in the third quarter, which put the first three points of the day on the scoreboard for Illinois State.

That kick earned him the Special Teams Player of the Week honor for the Missouri Valley Conference.

For an encore, Aussieker did it again.

The Redbirds’ senior snapped a 34-34 tie with a 34-yard field goal on the game’s final play to complete a stunning Redbird comeback and lift Illinois State to a frenzied 37-34 victory over Western Illinois at Hanson Field.

“I was real excited,” Aussieker said. “(But) we’ve made that so many times in practice (that) the nerves were very minimal. I felt like I made the kick before I went out there. It was a tie ballgame but I wasn’t going out there thinking ‘if I miss it, we go into overtime.’ It was the end of the game, and I wanted to end the game right there.

“The life for a kicker is everybody expects you to be perfect. You have to keep your mistakes to a minimum and don’t repeat them.”

He’s been perfect this season. He is the current school leader in career field goal percentage at 75 percent (37 of 49) and ranks fourth all-time in career scoring with 256 points, just 15 points behind Stephen Carroll, who scored 271 points from 2001-04.

Watching the clock, Aussieker gauges whether it might come down to a late field goal. Against Western Illinois, he thought he might be called upon. And, since both kicks came on the road, he had to shut out the hometown crowds.

Nick Aussieker (No. 95) has made placekicking a calculated art.

“I’m definitely aware that everybody is looking at me,” Aussieker said. “The fans are either cheering for me or against me. I stay really focused on hitting a clean ball.

Everything else is blocked out. You don’t hear anything when you’re locked in.”

But he can’t do it alone. Senior long snapper Chris Highland and senior holder Scott Kuehn are crucial to Aussieker’s success.

“I have a ton of trust and faith in them,” Aussieker said. “They make my job easier.”

The trio has a nickname.

“We’re starting to become known as ‘The Battery.’ It’s a new phrase for the three of us,” Aussieker said.

Aussieker grew up in West County playing all sports, but especially hockey and soccer. In middle school, he went out for the Junior Lancers program.

“I talked to my dad and told him I wanted to try football,” Aussieker said.

He won the starting kicking job as a sophomore at Lafayette, where he earned three letters.

Aussieker was a first-team Class 6A All-State kicker selection by the Missouri Football Coaches Association and the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association after his senior season. He also earned first-team all-Suburban West Conference honors as a kicker and punter. He averaged nearly 54 yards per kickoff and 35 yards per punt in his final season with the Lancers.

He set Lafayette’s single-season record with nine field goals as a senior while helping team get to the state quarterfinals. He also is the school’s career record holder with 18 career field goals made.

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Have a tree trimming party For a festive yet casual holiday party, invite guests to decorate your Christmas tree. Have it set up and strung with lights before guests arrive, set out ornaments and hooks and let guests add the trimmings. If kids are invited, consider setting up a craft station where they can create ornaments to take home. You can set out bowls of popcorn and cranberries for young and old to string and add to your tree. Play some holiday music and serve appetizers, sandwiches or cookies, depending on the time of day.

Get a room If throwing a festive holiday party appeals to you but cleaning and decorating your home do not, consider hosting guests in a private room at an area restaurant. The possibilities range from a pizza party or casual cocktail buffet to an elaborate, sit-down dinner. Reserve your room now, choose a menu and send out invitations. Then, leave the work to the experts and be a guest at your own party.

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Call a caterer Hiring a caterer to prepare at least some of the food is the No. 1 way to lessen the stress of hosting a party at home. You’ll have professionally prepared, beautifully presented foods for guests, and when you factor in the time and trouble you would have expended shopping, cooking and cleaning up Make merry music after yourself, you’ll find the service is well Perfect for families, a caroling party is a worth the cost. Caterers can help with menu simple way to spread the spirit of holiday joy. planning, and many provide servers to set Invite guests to gather at your home to practice up, keep the buffet stocked, tend bar, serve some songs before bundling up and taking to guests and clean up during and after the party.

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By WARREN MAYES wmayes@newsmagazinenetwork.com It was the final trip to state for Parkway Central’s Elizabeth Leath. The Colts senior made it a memorable one.

Leath finished second overall in the Class 2 state championship at Twin Hills Country Club in Joplin. She fired a 76, falling by one shot to state champion Mariah Peters, of Blue Springs, in what turned out to be just be a one-day tournament.

The state tournament was shortened to 18 holes when the opening round was canceled because of rain.

"Yeah, that was unfortunate because you always want it to be a two-day event," Leath said. "I got 10 holes in on the first day before it was stopped. That was good.

I had a lot of positive thoughts about the course. To me, it was just another good practice round to prepare myself. It was still good to get on the course even though we didn't get to finish."

Colts coach Todd Pannett said playing those holes was helpful.

"She was playing her best golf at the right time," Pannett said. "We had a great week of work leading up to state and on our practice round on Sunday she was striking it very well ... on Monday after nine holes she was 2 over par in a constant light rain; then the heavy rain came and day one was a wash."

Pannett said they had been preparing for this.

"Our goal, that we set on day two last year at the state tournament, was to be in the final group on day two (this year) with a chance to win it," Pannett said.

"Since it got reduced to an 18-hole tournament, we just wanted to go out and take it one shot at a time. The conditions were brutal, with the winds really up and the course very soggy. We just needed to grind it out and stay focused on the task at hand."

Still, Leath overcame all the bad conditions. She carded three birdies and ended with the 76. It's the best score at state ever for a Colt.

"It's crazy to think about it being the best score. It's kind of exciting," Leath said.

Pannett was pleased with how well Leath played.

"I was very, very happy. Here is a kid who has played in the shadows of several very good golfers over the past four years and it was her time to shine," Pannett said. "I think she has been very underrated. She deserves everything she has gotten. I think there is only a handful, if that, of girls who have worked as hard as she has over the past four years to improve her game."

The highlight of her high school career came at state, Leath said.

"Walking up 18 is something I will never forget," Leath said. "I had a good drive. I had a good approach and I got a birdie on a 15-foot putt. I signed my scorecard. My family was there and coach was there.

"All the hard work was there and it paid off."

Overall, her season was outstanding.

She was the medalist in eight of nine conference dual matches. She was the Suburban 12 Conference champion and voted the Conference Player of the Year. She also finished second in the district tournament and was second in the sectional tournament.

"I would say she has been the most productive golfer to ever play here at Central," Pannett said. "I know they had a few good teams in the 70s. But as an individual, there has not been anyone that has done what she has here. She went to state four years in a row, finishing 36th as a freshmen, 20th as a sophomore, tied for 11th as a junior and second as a senior. That is a pretty successful high school career.

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The FDA has issued a consumer update about the potential dangers of mixing medications with dietary supplements.

Mixing meds The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a consumer update to remind people of the potential dangers of mixing medications and dietary supplements.

According to the update, taking prescription or over-the-counter medications along with vitamins, minerals or other dietary supplements in some cases can pose a health risk because certain supplements can affect the absorption, metabolism or excretion of a medication and alter its potency.

“Some dietary supplements may increase the effect of your medication, and other dietary supplements may decrease it,” said Robert Mozersky, FDA medical officer.

“You may be getting either too much or too little of a medication you need.”

For example, drugs for HIV/AIDS, heart disease, depression, organ transplant treatment and birth control pills are less effective when taken with St. John’s Wort, an herbal supplement. The prescription blood thinner warfarin, the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba, aspirin, and vitamin E each can thin the blood, so taking any of them

together may increase the potential for internal bleeding or a stroke.

The FDA warned also that taking both supplements and medications could be harmful to children because their metabolisms are unique and at different ages, kids metabolize substances at different rates.

“The bottom line is, before you take any dietary supplement or medication – overthe-counter or prescription – discuss it with your health care professional,” said Mozersky, who offered these tips: • Every time you visit a health care professional’s office, bring a list of all the dietary supplements and medications you are currently taking. Include the dosages and how many times a day you take them.

Or, bring all supplements and medications to the office visit.

• Call your health care professional before adding a dietary supplement to your daily routine, and let him/her know what other supplements and medications you are taking.

• If your health care status has changed, particularly if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or have had a recent illness or surgery, tell your health care professional.

Pain in the neck Pain specialists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have reported that over time, a combination of spinal steroid injections and physical therapy is the most effective treatment for a common form of neck pain.

“We designed our study to answer the question that primary care doctors face when they see patients with neck pain: Should I send them for a series of injections, try conservative measures first, or do both?” explained Steven P. Cohen, M.D., professor of anesthesiology and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins and director of its pain treatment center.

Study participants included 169 adults who were experiencing neck pain from a herniated disc or narrowing of the spinal canal (spinal stenosis) that inflamed or pinched nerves in the neck and caused pain radiating to the arms. Participants were

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After one month, no significant differences in pain outcomes were found between those getting injections and those getting the other treatments; however, the combination therapy produced better results on some measures of pain. Three months after treatment, 56.9 percent of patients who received the combination therapy reported meaningful relief from their arm pain and satisfaction with their treatment, compared to 36.7 percent of those who received injections alone and 26.8 percent of those who received physical therapy and pain medication.

“All of this suggests that epidural steroid injections should not be a first-line, standalone treatment, but they may improve outcomes when used in conjunction with a multidisciplinary treatment approach that includes physical therapy and exercise,” said Cohen, noting that additional research is needed to better explain the research findings.

Rapid weight loss surprise Slow and steady might not win the race when it comes to weight loss, a new study suggests.

Researchers at the University of Melbourne wanted to find out if obese individuals who lose weight at a slow rate should expect better long-term results than those who lose weight more rapidly. Their findings were at odds with the dietary guidelines most often recommended worldwide.

“Global guidelines recommend gradual weight loss for the treatment of obesity, reflecting the widely held belief that fast weight loss is more quickly regained,” said Katrina Purcell, study co-author and dietician. “However, our results show that an obese person is more likely to achieve a weight loss target of 12.5 percent weight loss, and less likely to drop out of their weight loss program, if losing weight is done quickly.”

The study involved 200 obese adults (body mass index of 30 or greater). Some participants were assigned to a 12-week rapid weight loss program with a very low-calorie diet and had an average weight loss of about 3.5 pounds per week. Others underwent a 36-week gradual weight loss program based on current dietary recom-

mendations and lost an average of slightly more than 1 pound per week.

Three years later, researchers found that the initial rate of rate loss did not affect the amount of weight regain, as participants in both groups reported similar amounts of weight regain.

The research was published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Cooking with oil Frying food in olive oil results in healthier food than frying in several seed oils, according to a report in the American Chemical Society’s Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Noting that heating cooking oils can result in the formation of potentially toxic compounds and that by-products of heated oils can affect nutritional properties of foods being fried, a team of scientists conducted an experiment using four oils: olive, corn, soybean and sunflower. They reused each oil 10 times and found olive oil was the most stable for deepfrying and sunflower degraded the fastest when pan-frying. The researchers concluded that for frying foods, olive oil maintains quality and nutrition better than seed oils.

Music to the ears It is not uncommon for people to remove their hearing aids when listening to music, and a recent study seems to help explain why.

According to research results published in the journal Ear and Hearing, today’s hitech hearing aids may not be particularly helpful when listening to music.

“Hearing aids have gotten very advanced at processing sounds to make speech more understandable,” explained Naomi Croghan, who led the study at the University of Colorado Boulder. “But music is a different animal and hasn’t always been a part of the hearing aid design process.”

According to a CU-Boulder news release, modern hearing aids use a type of processing that amplifies softer sounds but leaves loud sounds untouched. While helpful for engaging in conversation, that processing can cause music to sound distorted.

For the study, researchers had hearing aid users listen to music using various hearing aids and found they tended to prefer music

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Top hospital The independent health care ratings organization Healthgrades recently named St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield among the top hospitals in the nation in several specialties.

In a study published on Oct. 21, Healthgrades identified St. Luke’s as being among the top 10 percent of U.S. hospitals for cardiology services (2012-2015), pulmonary services (2003-2015), neurosurgery (2012-2015), and gastrointestinal medical treatment (2010-2015).

Earlier this year, Healthgrades recognized St. Lukes’s for the eighth consecutive year as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, ranking it among the top 1 percent of the nation’s hospitals based on overall survival and complication rates. that was subjected to less processing.

“What’s interesting about this is that more is not necessarily better,” said Professor Kathryn Arehart, a member of the research team. “If I am in a noisy restaurant and I want to hear the people at my table, then more processing may be better in order to suppress the background noise.

But when listening to music, more processing may actually do more harm than good.”

Researchers noted that while participants generally agreed that less processing was better for listening to music, individual preferences differed from person to person.

“When it comes to hearing, like a lot of things, the average result does not fit everyone,” Croghan said.

On the calendar “Sleep Issues in the Young Child” is from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 at St. Luke’s Hospital Institute for Health Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. The free program is for parents only and covers healthy sleep practices and proven strategies to help parents and caregivers. To register, call (314) 542-4848, or visit stlukes-stl.com.

••• “What are Probiotics?” is from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10 at Longview Farm House, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & Country. The Missouri Baptist Medical Center Lunch and Learn event features Dr. Rahul Dhillon, gastroenterologist, who explains why probiotics are essential to human nutrition and how they can be used to prevent and alleviate various conditions, particularly those affecting the gastrointestinal tract. To register, call (314) 996-5433.

••• “Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation” is from 7-8:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10 at St. Luke’s Hospital Institute for Health Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. A licensed professional counselor provides education, information and a hypnosis session. Admission is free. To

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••• “Diabetes Update: The Bionic Pancreas” is from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at St. Luke’s Hospital Institute for Health Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. Attendees learn the latest information on diabetes treatment and technological innovations from an endocrinologist, visit vendor booths, speak to health specialists and observe a Dierbergs culinary team cooking demonstration. Admission is free.

For more information and to register, call (314) 542-4848, or visit stlukes-stl.com.

••• “Reach Out: Advice on Teen Issues & Safety” is from 7-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Chesterfield City Hall. Chesterfield Alliance for Positive Youth (CAPY) Chairperson Earl Barge facilitates a forum featuring a panel of experts in teen issues who discuss bullying, suicide, drug use, computer safety and social media concerns. Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, call Earl Barge at (314) 606-1803.

••• A Mindful Eating Workshop is from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at St. Luke’s Hospital Institute for Health Education, 222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. Participants learn several techniques that will help them better understand their eating habits and how to modify them to reach nutrition goals. Stress eating also is discussed. Admission is free. For more information, call (314) 542-4848.

••• “Legal Matters and Goals of Care” is from 1-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, 12634 Olive Blvd. in Creve Coeur. An attorney presents information on advance directives, powers of attorney and qualifications for assistance. A facilitator leads the group in ways to engage a loved one in conversations about his/her goals of care. Admission is free, and no registration is required. For more information, call (314) 542-9378.

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By LISA RUSSELL Civic partnership group Progress 64 West, a nonprofit alliance of area citizens and business leaders that promotes development along the I-64 corridor from I-270 westward to I-70, will hold its annual awards banquet on Nov. 26 at Chesterfield’s DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.

The group is set to honor a select list of area businesses and individuals with its Excellence in Community Development Awards.

This year’s corporate and organizational honorees include Flat World Supply Chain, an O’Fallon, Missouri-based logistics and supply chain management company; Junior Achievement of Greater St. Louis; Medical Transportation Management (MTM), which provides non-emergency transportation to Medicaid beneficiaries across the country; and St. Luke’s Hospital.

In addition, Progress 64 West will present a Lifetime Achievement Award to Gordon Gundaker, chairman of Gundaker Commercial group and former president and CEO of Coldwell Banker Gundaker,

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Area high school students receiving Louis S. Sachs Scholarship awards also will be recognized at the banquet.

Keynote speaker Jay DeLong, vice president of new ventures and capital formation for the St. Louis Regional Chamber, will highlight the event’s theme, “Passing the Torch to a New Generation.”

DeLong directs the Regional Chamber’s efforts to facilitate equity and venture capital, and to identify and recruit promising start-up technology companies to the St. Louis region. He is a co-founder of T-REX, a downtown venue located on Washington Avenue that provides startup companies with low-cost and flexible enterprise space, while also serving as a technology incubator. Two years after its inception, T-REX is now home to more than 100 start-ups and other companies.

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Helping Wings of Hope to fly On Saturday, Oct. 11, at its headquarters in Chesterfield, Wings of Hope honored the many supporters, donors and volunteers who help the 52-yearold humanitarian charity make a real difference in the world.

The themed celebration was called “On the Road to Wings of Hope,” a tongue-in-cheek reference to the 1940sera Bob Hope/Bing Crosby “On the Road” Marilyn and Jay Rickmeyer, Paul and Lisa Rolwes, Jeff

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About 200 guests enjoyed a buffet of global culinary treats prepared by Wings of Hope President Doug Clements and other staff members.

The crowd then danced the night away to the big band sounds of Gateway City Big Band. Traditional Nepalese dancers added to the night’s international ambience.

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PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET FY 2015 A Budget Hearing Will Be Held by the City of Wildwood on NOVEMBER 24, 2014 AT 7:30 P.M. for All Interested Citizens of the City of Wildwood. The Hearing Will Be Held at 16860 Main Street, Wildwood, Missouri, 63040 for the Purpose of Discussing the Proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2015. General Fund, Capital Improvements, and Special Revenue Funds Proposed Expenditures Total $20,614,524.00. The Proposed Budget May Be Examined after November 17, 2014, on Weekdays at City Hall Between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. or on the City’s Website at www.cityofwildwood.com All Interested Citizens Will Have the Opportunity to Give Written and Oral Comments. All Citizens Are Encouraged to Attend and Comment.

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Pat Britt, 77, of Creve Coeur, is a talented athlete who has competed in 40 marathons, including two ultra-marathons; qualified six times for the Boston Marathon; and participated in 14 different events at the 2014 Senior Olympics. When not training for marathons, working out or playing golf, Britt can be found volunteering. Whether playing wheelchair basketball with kids at Shriners Hospital, taking children from Our Little Haven to the park, helping out at Ronald McDonald House or working to fulfill wishes of sick kids through The Dream Factory, he is committed to bringing smiles to young faces and providing support to those in crisis.

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Harry Hope, 82, of Creve Coeur, has dedicated his golden years to spreading the word about the tremendous sacrifices made by Korean War veterans. A Korean War veteran himself who faced unspeakable challenges during the war that left him scarred, frostbitten and lucky to be alive, he is president of the Gateway Chapter of The Chosin Few, a Korean War veterans association. He helps lead the Honor Flight Program, which transports veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit the war memorials. Hope works tirelessly to honor those who fought to keep America free.

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Sleeping in dentures Elderly people who wear their dentures to bed at night are putting themselves at increased risk for coming down with pneumonia, a recent study found.

Because poor oral hygiene is a known risk factor for pneumonia in the elderly, researchers in Japan investigated various oral health behaviors and incidences of pneumonia among more than 500 adults aged 85 and older. In a three-year period, 48 cases of pneumonia were identified among the study participants, and those who wore their dentures overnight had a little more than double the risk of contracting pneumonia than those who removed their dentures for sleep.

Those who wore dentures while sleeping were more likely also to have tongue and denture plaque, gum inflammation and other oral health problems, researchers said.

The International and American Associations for Dental Research published the study.

Medicare Open Enrollment With Medicare Open Enrollment underway and running through Dec. 7, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is urging people with Medicare to review their current health and prescription drug coverage options for 2015.

The CMS has projected that for 2015, the average Medicare Advantage premium will be $33.90 and the average basic Medicare prescription drug premium plan will be $32 per month.

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Brain game claims Dozens of the world’s leading psychologists and neuroscientists have issued a strong consensus statement on the value of computer-based cognitive-training software – commonly called “brain games.” The products are marketed as making people smarter, more alert, faster learners and even as tools for preventing dementia. Often, they are advertised as being designed by neuroscientists at prestigious universities and research centers.

In a Stanford Center on Longevity statement issued last month, “A Consensus on the Brain Training Industry from the Scientific Community,” more than 70 scientists signed and released the following statement about brain games: “We object to the claim that brain games offer consumers a scientifically grounded avenue to reduce or reverse cognitive decline when there is no compelling scientific evidence to date that they do. The promise of a magic bullet detracts from the best evidence to date, which is that cognitive health in old age reflects the long-term effects of healthy, engaged lifestyles. In (our judgment), exaggerated and misleading claims exploit the anxieties of older adults about impending cognitive decline. We encourage continued careful research and validation in this field.”

The scientists noted also that “no studies have demonstrated that playing brain games cures or prevents Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.”

“Do not expect that cognitively challenging activities will work like one-shot treatments or vaccines,” they wrote. “There is little evidence that you can do something once (or even for a concentrated period) and be inoculated against the effects of aging in an enduring way. In all likelihood, gains won’t last long after you stop the challenge.”

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NEWS AND NOTES, from page 44 According to the scientists’ consensus, a “moderately effective” way to improve brain fitness is to engage in regular aerobic exercise.

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Baby boomers and drugs A study published in Annals of Epidemiology forecasts that as baby boomers age, illicit drug use among seniors will become more common.

Projecting drug use in the year 2020 among adults aged 50 or older, Dr. Wilson Compton, a researcher with the National Institutes of Health, estimated that marijuana use likely will triple and prescription drug misuse will double, primarily due to the shifting percentage of the U.S. population that uses drugs.

Compton said he believes drug use among boomers-turned-seniors could lead to a reduction in memory function, poorer coordination, more accidents and more relationship problems.

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likely to take preventive health measures than those who believe physical and mental declines are inevitable consequences of aging, a study found.

Researchers at the University of Michigan looked at questionnaires completed by more than 6,000 Health and Retirement Study participants, a nationally representative sample of Americans older than 50.

Adults who reported greater satisfaction with aging – including feeling useful and energized – were most likely to have their cholesterol tested and receive colon cancer screenings. Women satisfied with aging received mammograms and Pap smears more frequently, and men who were comfortable with getting older had more frequent prostate exams. Aging satisfaction levels did not affect participants’ likelihood of getting a flu shot, however.

According to researcher Eric Kim, adults who believe health declines typify old age are less likely to seek preventive health care most likely because they mistakenly believe that lifestyle changes will not make a difference in their overall health.

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for West County senior adults, is from 10-11 a.m. every Thursday at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 15764 Clayton Road in Ellisville. Chair exercises help elderly individuals to exercise and move without putting undue pressure or strain on the body and have been shown to slow mental decline, help prevent falls, strengthen muscles, improve sleep and result in increased ability to accomplish day-to-day physical activities. Admission is free; refreshments socialization follow each session. To learn more, visit stmartinchurch.org, and enter “sit and be fit” in the search box.

••• Mobile Technology: “Keeping in Touch,” a free seminar for adults aged 50 and older, is from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 at Chesterfield City Hall, 690 Chesterfield Parkway West. The program covers computer basics, such as working with tablets, smartphones, button layouts, features, navigating screens, and apps. To reserve a space, contact Karen Bono at (314) 615-4474 or kbono@stlouisco.com.

••• “Knee Replacement: Is It Right For Me?” is from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 at St. Luke’s Hospital, 232 S. Woods

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••• “I Have Hip Pain: What Are My Options?” is from 6-7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 20 at the St. Luke’s Hospital Desloge Outpatient Center, 121 St. Luke’s Center Drive in Chesterfield. An orthopedic physician discusses the many causes of hip pain and answers participants’ questions. Admission is free; registration is required. Call (314) 542-4848, or visit stlukes-stl.com.

••• Missouri Baptist Medical Center presents “Fit for Function” from 10 a.m.-noon on Friday, Nov. 21 at Longview Farm House, 13525 Clayton Road in Town & Country.

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EMERALD ASH BORER: Alien invader strikes close to home

By JIM ERICKSON ericksonjim@att.net What is now considered the most destructive forest pest ever seen in North America will be coming soon to a specific type of tree near you. What’s worse is that detecting it isn’t easy, which means considerable damage can occur before it’s obvious something is wrong.

“It’s about like trying to stop a tornado,” said Mike Walsh, forestry programs manager at Forest ReLeaf of Missouri. He was describing the emerald ash borer (EAB), a small – about a half-inch in length – beetle whose name comes from its dark metallic green color.

As its name implies, the critter targets Missouri’s native ash trees – blue, green and white ash. Pumpkin ash, a popular ornamental tree, also is susceptible, according to Hank Stelzer of the University of Missouri’s Cooperative Extension Service. Despite their names, mountain ash and prickly ash are not true ash trees and are not at risk, he said.

EAB first was found in the state in the summer of 2008 south of Greenville at a Lake Wappapello campground. Since then, the beetle has been found in 11 Missouri counties, most notably in the Kansas City area. Earlier this summer, an infestation was discovered in St. Charles County at an industrial park on Hwy. N, a few miles south of Interstate 64, when an employee there noticed a declining ash tree in the parking lot. Further inspection revealed the distinctive, tiny D-shaped exit holes in the tree.

Close-up of emerald ash borer shows its distinctive dark green metallic coloring.

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An urban forester from the Missouri Department of Conservation and entomologists from the Missouri Department of Agriculture collected an adult specimen and sent it to Brighton, Michigan, where personnel from the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed it was EAB. Experts say the natural range of the borer is eastern Russia, northern China, Japan and Korea. Until 12 years ago, it had never been found in North America. The most likely theory of how EAB came to America is that it arrived in ash wood used for stabilizing cargo in ships or for packing and crating heavy consumer products.

The first infestation was discovered in 2002 in southeastern Michigan; however, research has shown that EAB was infesting ash trees 10-12 years before its initial

discovery. The pest now has been found in 23 other states, including Missouri.

Although adult beetles can fly a half-mile or more from the tree where they emerge, the broad distribution of the pest is primarily due to people inadvertently transporting infested ash nursery stock, unprocessed logs, firewood and other ash commodities. Federal and state quarantines in infested states now regulate transport of these products.

Individual borers don’t have a long life but even a small number can wreak havoc in a short time. Research shows the beetles can have a one- or two-year life cycle.

Adults begin emerging in mid- to late May, with peak emergence by late June.

Adults feed on ash tree leaves, although that isn’t what causes the serious damage.

Females begin laying eggs about two weeks after emergence. In one to two weeks, tiny larvae begin boring through the bark and into the cambium, the area between the bark and wood that supplies nutrients to the rest of the tree. Here, the larvae feed for a number of weeks, effectively reducing the flow of nutrition to the tree and creating S-shaped swirls, or galleries, in the process.

Larvae pass through several stages as they grow, eventually reaching a length of 1 to 1.5 inches. Most overwinter in the outer bark or outer inch of wood, with pupation occurring in the spring and adult beetles emerging to begin the cycle again.

Local municipalities take action “The first thing a homeowner can do right now is take an inventory. Communities too,” Stelzer advised. “Do they have ash trees? If so, how many? And what is their general condition?”

An inventory is exactly what will be happening early in 2015 in the city of Ballwin, where ash trees make up an estimated 25 percent of the urban forest, according to Will Rein, the community’s city forester.

Ash species are the most populous type of tree by a wide margin in Ballwin.

Aided by a $25,000 “super grant” from the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance program (TRIM), the inventory will provide extensive data, including GPS coordinates, appraised value and maintenance needs.

“We need to know our tree inventory and its condition in order to develop a plan for dealing with infestation when it occurs,” Rein said.

Such a plan will include treatment possibilities and ongoing tree removals, as well as strategies for re-establishing the valuable community resource that trees are considered to be, he added.

The inventory process is expected to take about six weeks.

Rein said Ballwin’s ash trees include those in parks, city-owned rights-of-way

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along roads and subdivision streets, as well as those on private property.

“Over the years, ash trees were a species of choice to replace the American elms lost to Dutch elm disease,” Stelzer said. “Plus, they hold up well in urban environments.”

Until now.

The city of Chesterfield also has received a $10,000 TRIM grant, but for a different purpose.

The community will use the funds to remove declining ash trees at the Chesterfield Valley Athletic Complex and to replace them with a diverse mix of species appropriate for the facility.

Mindy Mohrman, Chesterfield’s arborist, said the grant will take care of removing and replacing about 30 of the athletic complex’s 150 white and green ash trees. Although the trees to be cut down are declining, they are not yet infected with EAB, she added.

Ash trees account for about 20 percent of Chesterfield’s urban forest.

To proactively combat the EAB threat, Chesterfield has enacted an ash management program to reduce the number of public ash trees at least 5 percent annually by removing dead and declining specimens.

Des Peres Parks Superintendent Steve Braddock predicts the EAB also will have “a serious impact” in his community. But Anne Nixon, Town & Country’s parks and recreation director, said ash trees comprise less than 5 percent of the tree canopy there and damage will be much less than where the species are more prevalent.

Lisa Blumer, Ellisville’s parks and recreation director, also said, “We don’t have a lot of ash trees here so we’re taking a waitand-see approach at this point.”

With its 71 park sites covering 12,719 acres, county parks definitely will be affected, said Tom Ott, St. Louis County parks and recreation director.

“We have ash trees in both our manicured

and wooded areas,” he observed. “In our manicured areas, we plan to remove infected trees and replace them. We could treat them, but it is costly to do that, especially with larger trees.”

Dealing with alien invaders at home When it comes to inspecting ash trees for signs of EAB infestation, Rein said homeowners should look for signs such as trees that are thinning in their upper sections, or crown, D-shaped exit holes – though the holes are tiny and often difficult to spot from the ground – and shoots on the tree’s trunk or branches, often at the margin between living and dead tissue.

Stelzer noted that the crown of a tree with EAB will be mostly dead within two years of showing symptoms.

“If that tree is providing shade to your home, I think the cost of losing that shade in terms of an increased energy bill justifies the expense of protecting that tree,” he said.

Field trials of new insecticide products and application methods have shown even large ash trees, including those in heavily infected areas, can be protected.

Researchers say it is best to begin using insecticides while ash trees are still relatively healthy. Homeowners can apply an over-the-counter product each spring. The relatively few chemicals available to homeowners are granules spread over the ground around the tree and watered in, and liquid mixtures applied to the soil (soil drench).

Professional applicators have many more products available, including those designed for soil drench or injection, trunk injection, systemic bark spray and preventive truck, branch and foliage cover sprays.

When it comes to planting trees and avoiding scourges such as the EAB, arborists and other experts have a saying somewhat akin to that used by the real estate industry. Instead of “location, location, location,” the tree gurus, advice is “diversity, diversity, diversity.”

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••• Janie Evans has joined Pulaski Bank Home Lending as vice president and senior loan officer at its Creve Coeur office, located at 1 Pulaski Center Drive. Evans, a St. Louis native, brings more than 21 years of mortgage lending experience to the position.

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••• Balaban’s, located in the Dierbergs Marketplace at Clarkson and Baxter roads, marks the fifth anniversary of its reopening in Chesterfield with a series of special events this month, beginning with a Chateau Montelena wine dinner to be held on Sunday, Nov. 16.

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Celebrating 50 years Jenifer Hanser, owner and director of Countryside Montessori School, and her staff are celebrating the school’s 50th anniversary in 2014. Countryside offers a variety of Montessoribased early education programs for children ages 8 weeks through kindergarten. The school is located at 12226 Ladue Road in Creve Coeur.

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••• The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce holds a Business After Hours networking event on Thursday, Nov. 13, from 5-7 p.m. at the Homewood Suites Hotel, 840 Chesterfield Parkway West. The event is free for chamber members and $15 for non-members.

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••• Civic group Progress 64 West hosts the 27th Annual Excellence in Community Development Awards Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 26, beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Doubletree

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PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF BALLWIN, MISSOURI December 1, 2014 A public hearing is scheduled before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Ballwin on December 1, 2014 in the boardroom at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center, 300 Park Dr, Ballwin, MO, 63011, at 7:00 P. M. upon the following: 1. A petition submitted by Mark Teitelbaum of Riverlake LLC, 320 N. Bemiston, Clayton, MO, 63105, for the approval of a final Planned Single Family (PSD) site development plan for the subdivision known as Westglen Court at the address commonly known as 855 Westglen Village Dr. 2. A petition from Scott Paul of Vanderbilt Homes, 2617 Wynncrest Ridge Dr., Chesterfield, MO, 63005, for the approval of a zoning district change from the R-1 Single Family district to the PSD Planned Single Family district on the approximately 3 acre site commonly known as 214 and 216 Ries Rd., Ballwin, MO, 63021.

3. A petition from Scott Paul of Vanderbilt Homes, 2617 Wynncrest Ridge Dr., Chesterfield, MO, 63005, for the approval of a seven lot single family subdivision on the approximately 3 acre site commonly known as 214 and 216 Ries Rd., Ballwin, MO, 63021.

4. A petition from Glenn Travers of Premier Auto Service, 225 N. Highway 67, Florissant ,MO, 63031, for the approval of a petition for a special use exception for an automobile and motor vehicle service and/or repair facility and front yard parking at a location commonly known as 14925 Manchester Rd., Ballwin, MO 63011.

The City of Ballwin will consider the zoning ordinance or district regulations as provided herein, or may adopt different changes or provisions, without further notice or hearing, as the Board of Aldermen may deem to be in the public interest. The public hearing may be continued, by announcement at the public hearing, from time to time, as deemed necessary by the Planning and Zoning Commission, without publication of the time and place of the continued public hearing. Petitions of protest against zoning district boundary changes, duly signed and acknowledged, must be submitted by owners of thirty percent or more of either: (1) the area of the land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in the proposed change(s), or (2) within the area determined by lines drawn parallel to and one hundred and eighty-five feet distant from the area proposed for a zoning district change, public rights-of-way excepted. These petitions will be considered in determining the percentage of favorable votes by the Board of Aldermen necessary to make the zoning district change in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Ballwin. Residents of Ballwin are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the programs and services of the City of Ballwin regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, national origin or political affiliation. If you are a person requiring an accommodation, please call (636) 227-8580 V, (636) 527-9200 TDD or 1-800-735-2466 (Relay Missouri) no later than 5:00 P.M. on the third business day preceding the hearing. Offices are open between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.

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••• A Sausage & Turkey Supper is served from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 at St. John UCC-Manchester, 332 Old Sulphur Spring Road. Carry-outs are available.

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••• An American Red Cross Blood Drive is from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Living Word Church in Wildwood. Visit livingwordumc.org for additional details and to make an appointment.

••• Aish Hatorah Jewish Learning Center, 457 N. Woods Mill Road hosts an American Red Cross blood drive from 1:15-5:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 16. Donors must bring a photo ID. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code AHJLC or call 1-800-REDCROSS. Walk-ins are welcome.

••• St. Alban Roe Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary Council #12022 hosts the Celebrate St. Louis Fashion Show and Luncheon at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 at St. Alban Roe Parish Life Center,

2001 Shepard Road in Wildwood. Tickets are $30 per person, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit Our Lady’s Inn and St. Anthony’s Food Pantry. For details, call Suzette Topik at 458-4260 or email Margie Krentz at rkrentz48@sbcglobal.net.

••• The Girls in the Know fifth anniversary fundraising celebration is at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 at Vue 17, 1034 S. Brentwood Blvd. Tickets are $75 per person. For more information, call Gina Marten at (314) 717-1270 or visit girlsintheknow.org.

••• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, St. Louis Chapter hosts its 10th annual trivia night from 7-10 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Saturday, Nov. 15 at the Jewish Community Center (Marilyn Fox Building), 16801 Baxter Road, Chesterfield. Guests are welcome to bring their own food and drinks and decorate their tables. To register, call Jessica or Amy at (314) 645-2422 or visit aafastl.org/trivia.

••• Ballwin Parks and Recreation Department hosts a trivia night at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Friday, Nov. 21 at Ballwin Golf Club. Teams of eight can compete in 10 rounds of trivia. The evening includes complimentary beer and soda, but guests may bring their own snacks.

For details, contact Matt Struemph at 2278950, or visit ballwin.mo.us to register.

••• The Angel Band Project and Maryville University present One Voice, a live and virtual choral music concert to benefit survivors of sexual violence, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22 at the Edward Jones Auditorium at the Edward Jones headquarters in Des Peres. The concert supports music therapy programs, as well as the Teresa Butz Music Therapy scholarship fund at Maryville University. Guests can mingle with the performers at a post-concert cocktail reception. Tickets are $50 and are available at brownpapertickets.com.

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FAMILY AND KIDS St. Louis Community College-Wildwood hosts a free Astronomy Night on Nov. 7 from 7-9 p.m. in the basketball court near the far parking lot. Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and lawn chairs for a night of stargazing. The college will provide telescopes. Astronomy instructors will be on hand to guide the viewing. Children will receive pizza, drinks and glow stick necklaces.

••• Ballwin Parks and Recreation hosts Late Night Fridays from 6-9:45 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7 at The Pointe. Kids can swim, followed by snacks, activities and a screening of “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” To register, visit The Pointe at Ballwin Commons or visit ballwin.mo.us.

••• Ballwin’s and Manchester’s parks and recreation host a family scavenger hunt at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8 beginning at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. The cost is $20 per car and includes snacks and prizes for winning teams. To register, visit ballwin.mo.us or go to The Pointe.

••• Half Day Hoopla is from 1-4 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at The Timbers of Eureka.

Kids ages 5 to 10 can enjoy an afternoon of games, crafts, sports and activities. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call 938-6775 or email parks@eureka.mo.us.

••• The National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse – St. Louis Area along with local community coalitions hosts a Legislative Forum – an important conversation regarding substance abuse prevention and health and safety issues – on Nov. 21 from 9-11 a.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). State representatives as well as city mayors, civic leaders and law enforcement offi-

cials have been invited to participate. The event will be held at NCADA’s new location, 9355 Olive Blvd. in Olivette. Priority issues to be discussed include drug monitoring, the Good Samaritan law, marijuana, methamphetamine labs, and alcohol and tobacco control. Contact Danna Squires at dsquires@ncada-stl.org or by calling (314) 962-3456 no later than Nov. 14 to register.

HOLIDAY The Young Friends of St. Luke’s hosts the third annual Holiday Party benefiting St. Luke’s Pediatric Care Center from 7-11 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at Anheuser Busch Brewery, 1200 Lynch Street. Guests can enjoy cocktails, appetizers and have the chance to win prizes. The cost is $50 per person. RSVP to Ted Stahl at (314) 205-6231 or stahl@ stlukes-stl.com or visit stlukes-stl.com/events.

••• Town & Country’s Community Relations Commission hosts its annual Holiday Boutique on Nov. 15 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Longview Farm House. Each room of the Longview Farm House will be filled with unique one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted jewelry, scarves, children items, holiday décor and gift items for all ages. Complimentary cookies and drinks will be offered.

••• A Middle School Holiday Dance is offered the evening of Friday, Nov. 21 at the Eureka Community Center (333 Bald Hill Road). Pizza dinner and drinks are included.

All participants must be signed in and out by an adult, and parent volunteers are welcome. Pre-registration is required, and will be accepted at The Timbers through the start of the event. For details, contact the Eureka Parks and Recreation Department at 9386775 or parks@eureka.mo.us.

••• A holiday tree lighting celebration takes place from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2 on Central Avenue in Old Town Eureka. For more information, contact the Eureka Parks and Recreation Department at 938-6775 or parks@eureka.mo.us.

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••• The Ellisville Police Department hosts a Veteran’s Day concert from 2-3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9 at St. John Church, 15800 Manchester Road. The Parkway Chamber Strings Orchestra performs a mix of classical, contemporary and patriotic music. For more information, contact Tom Felgate at tfelgate@ellisville.mo.us.

••• Soorya Performing Arts’ young talent performs on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 4-7 p.m. at the Mahatma Gandhi Center, 727 Weidman Road. Tickets are available at sooryaperofrmingseries.brownpapertickets.com.

SPECIAL INTEREST Yargis World Record is an attempt to set a world record for the longest connected screen time while playing PlazSoft’s Yargis space

game. Gamers are invited to bring their laptops to the James S. McDonnell Planetarium, 5050 Oakland Avenue in St. Louis, on Friday, Nov. 7, and be part of this historic event. The event begins with registration and game testing at 7 p.m. and game play beginning at 8 p.m. For additional information and system requirements, visit yargis.splashthat.com. To learn more about Yargis, visit yargis.com.

••• Baby Boomer Advisors presents Should I Stay or Should I Go?, a complimentary lunch for Boomers evaluating their current living situation, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at The Egg & I, 11692 Manchester Road in Des Peres. Topics include home modifications, the importance of title correctness, private duty home care options and home staging. Seating is limited to 25 attendees. RSVP by Nov. 10 to Maggie at (314) 910-2151 or maggieb@kw.com.

••• Eureka Parks and Recreation offers a senior lunch from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6 featuring the Eureka High Show Choir. For more information, call 938-6775 or email parks@eureka.mo.us.

••• Jennifer Hoffman presents Legislative Issues and Needs of Children in Foster Care at the West County Democrats meeting at 9 a.m. (program begins at 9:30 a.m.) on Monday, Nov. 10 at United Food & Commercial Workers, Local 655, 300 Weidman Road, Ballwin. Hoffman is the legal services director for Voices for Children. For more information, visit westcountydems.org.

••• Neil Richards presents “Five Myths About Privacy” at the AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield meeting at 8:45 a.m. (business meeting at 9:30 a.m., program begins at 10:15 a.m.) on Thursday, Nov. 11 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 14088 Clayton Road, Chesterfield. Richards is a professor of law at Washington University and a member of the Advisory Board of the Future of Privacy Forum. For more information, contact A. Patricia Shores at 448-4387 or apatriciashores@att.net.

••• Garden Guild Presents a standard flower show celebrating St. Louis’ 250th birthday from 2-5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14 at Friendship Village, 15201 Olive Blvd. in Chesterfield. For more information, contact Susan Reed at smreed39@gmail.com.

••• A lecture on The Risk of Human-Caused Climate Change is from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the multipurpose room at St. Louis Community College at Wildwood.

Larry Lazar from The Climate Reality Project presents the free lecture. For more information, visit stlcc.edu or call 422-2241.

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••• The congregations of Chapel of Chesterfield United Church of Christ, St. John’s UCC and St. Thomas UCC join for an evening of community Thanksgiving service at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 25 at The Little Rock Church on the Hill, 17842 Wild Horse Creek Road. The combined choirs perform with the Chesterfield Community Ringers Bell Choir. Rev. Dr. Allen Fluent is the guest speaker. A free-will offering and non-perishable food items are collected for Circle of Concern Food Pantry. For more information, call Gail Schneider at St. Thomas United Church of Christ, 532-3556.

••• Winter Jewels is celebrated from Nov. 28 through Jan. 4 at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House. Guests can go on a treasure hunt through the animal exhibit hall, discover fairy gardens in the tropical conservatory and find new friends in the gnome forest. Admission is $6 adults, $5 seniors, $4 children 3 to 12, and free for ages 2 and younger. For details, visit butterflyhouse.org or call 530-0076.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT Quality and freshness are more than words to John filets, rib-eye steaks and custom burgers. All are cooked to Marciano. They’re a commitment and a guarantee that are order over a charcoal-flame grill.

Open flame charcoal grilling is a classic grill technique given to every plate – and every customer – served at his that provides natural caramelization when foods are Yellowstone Café and Lazy River Grill.

“It’s all about the food and what we have to offer,” Marciano seared. The result is unparalleled flavor.

Open flame caramelization enhances the restaurant’s said. “Everything begins with quality and freshness. You have signature French-cut Double Pork Chops, which are charto start with quality if you want high quality on the table.”

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Once it’s delivered, the expertly trained staff at each loca- fish – like Yellowstone’s and Lazy River’s Lime Grilled tion oversees to its proper storage to maintain freshness Salmon.

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“I think people have associated us with fish because I quality I wouldn’t even have it on the menu.

Both restaurants are decorated with antique fishing, “I stand by everything we serve – and we cook from think we do it better than other people. We know how to hunting and camping memorabilia. Old lures, outboard scratch. Everything is cooked on a skillet on a stove on a handle and cook fish, but we do everything.”

Better fish begins with better quality. At Yellowstone motors, creels, paddles, bobbers, minnow buckets, nets, flame grill or flat top. Everything is cooked the old fashand Lazy River, quality also includes variety. Genuine decoys and even boats hang from the ceiling and decoioned way – no microwave cooking.”

Among Yellowstone’s and Lazy River’s old-fashioned Florida grouper is offered along with wild-caught salmon rate the walls. And according to the restaurants’ website and walleye and farm-raised tilapia, basa (catfish) and frog (lazyyellow.com), they’re always looking for more. legs.

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Hauling

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Skips Hauling & Demolition!

Junk hauling and removal.

Clean-outs, appliances, furniture, debris, construction rubble, yard waste, excavating & demolition! 10, 15 & 20 cubic yd. rolloff dumpsters. Licensed & insured.

Affordable, dependable & available! VISA/MC accepted. 22 yrs. service. Toll Free 1-888-STLJUNK (888-785-5865) or 314644-1948.

Substitute Custodial Aide: Manchester, MO. On call as needed, no guaranteed hours. $7.60/hr. Tenth grade education or equivalent. Basic math skills, ability to lift 40 lbs floor to waist.

Must have reliable transportation. Drug test and Background check required. For more information, call 636-207-4231, or e-mail: lreich@mid-eastaaa.org.

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Furniture • Appliances Electronics • Yard Waste Residential • Estate Commercial Estate Clean-Out

www.honestjunk.com

(314) 225-8787 (314) 808-2495 Locally Owned & Operated

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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 PT Events Coordinator – West St. Louis County Chamber of Commerce - Responsible for coordinating and overseeing all special events for the Chamber.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Strong communication skills, self-starter with a professional appearance, HIGH ENERGY and ability to work with and manage volunteer teams and leaders. Track record in fund raising and corporate sponsorship development. Must have/maintain a dependable car. Strong organizational skills. Ability to work with little supervision and to lift/move heavy objects or stand for long periods of times.

Send resume: Lori A. Kelling at lkelling@westcountychamber. com or call 636.230.9900 for more information.

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY for a part-time job at Edible Arrangements in Chesterfield.

We are looking for enthusiastic and outgoing people with some prior customer service/food preparation experience. Up to 25-30 hours per week! Please call Lynn at 314-665-6175.

Home Improvement George " Ed" Graham Big Man's Little Helper Carpentry

Home Improvement

Call for a FREE Estimate!

314.359.2490

Accurate Repair & Remodeling, LLC - Quality Remodeling and Handyman Services. Kitchens, Baths, Carpentry, Small repairs.

Trusted by homeowners for over 13 years. www.remodelguy.com 314-255-7034. We accept MC and Visa.

Will train Call Ann or Kelly at

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Nutrition Administrative Assistant: Manchester MO, Mon – Fri 8 am-3:30pm. Competent in Microsoft Office Suite, good typing, punctuation and grammar skills. Experience equivalent to H/S graduation plus two years experience in Secretarial/ Admin Asst role. Must have reliable transportation, Drug test and Background check required.

Contact Laura Reich: 636-2074231 or lreich@mid-eastaaa.org.

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636-236-9693 COMPASSIONATE CAREGIVERS WANTED! Visiting Angels has an immediate need for experienced caregivers in the Ballwin, Manchester and Wildwood area.

Required services are: Turning, lifting, personal care, and light housekeeping in client’s home. Day and night shifts needed. Apply on line: www. westplexhomecare.com or call (636) 695-4422.

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Call Larry 314-397-8479 HOUSE CARE & REPAIR LLC. Home maintenance, Carpentry, Painting, Yard/ Garden, Fence Repair/Build, Deck Staining.

FREE ESTIMATES!! We are insured for your protection. Call Barry Parker @ (636)-744-2024.

Handyman Corner Inc. Reliable Employee Owned PLUMBING • ELECTRICAL CARPENTRY 30 yrs. Experience • Estimates

(636) 230-3588 CELL: (314) 799-4334

SPECIALIZE IN DAMAGE CONTROL: Expert CAULKING APPLICATION/ PRODUCT KNOWLEDGE for showers, tubs, windows, doors and trim. STOP the LEAKS and DAMAGE. Also Carpentry & Deck Repair. - Call John Hancock today! 636-795-2627.

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Landscaping Greenstone Landscaping LEAF CLEANUP, FALL PRUNING. Trimming, Mulching, Retaining Walls, Landscape Design & Property Management. Proud Member of BBB. Visit mowstl.com.

314-968-4900.

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636-296-5050 LEAF CLEAN-UP in Ballwin area. For a FREE and PROMPT estimate, call or text Jack at 31433-9040.

• Clean Out • Retaining Walls • Paver Patios • Mulch 1 FREE CUT w/1 year contract Free Estimates

314-280-2779 Accept major Credit Cards 1-Time Clean-Up • Mulch • Rock • Retaining Walls • Sodding • Tree & Bush Removal.

FREE ESTIMATES. Call BRUCE & SON LANDSCAPING at 636-3229011. See great before & after photos in our Portfolio on www. bruce-son.com.

Va l l ey L a n d s c a p e Co. Tree and shrub tr imming and removal, complete lawn care. (636) 458-8234 We accept MC/Visa/ AMEX/Discover. .

PEDRO MARTINEZ LANDSCAPING - A Cut Above! Mowing and

FREE Estimates!

636-305-7300

All Around Construction LLC - All interior and exterior remodeling and repairs. Historic restoration, molding duplication. Finished basements, kitchens, baths and decks. Liability, workmens comp, and EPA certified in lead removal.

20 years exp. Call 314-393-1102 or 636-237-3246.

Landscaping

M I E N E R LANDSCAPING

Retaining walls, patios, pruning, chainsa w work, seasonal clean-up. Friendly service with attention to detail.

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Clean-Up. Aeration, Bush/Tree Trimming, Fall planting, Drainage work, Leaf Removal, Fence Repair and more! References available. FREE Estimates. Call Anytime! 636-237-5160.

Complete Lawn Maintenence for Residential & Commercial

Leaf Cleanup & Vacuuming Fertilizing • Planting • Sodding Seeding • Mowing • Mulching Edging • Spraying • Weeding Pruning • Trimming • Bed Maint.

Dethatching • Brush Removal Retaining Walls Paver Patios & Drainage Work

LUIS GODINA

Prof. Lawn Mowing & Maintenance

CLEAN-UP! Trim Bushes • Sodding Mulch • Retaining Walls LEAF REMOVAL

314-365-7524

MISSOURI LANDSCAPE

Retaining Wall Specialist

Concrete & Paver Flat Work • Hardscaping Angie's Business SNOW REMOVAL List

314-849-5387

Fully Insured • Free Estimates • Residential & Commercial

LEAF REMOVAL & FALL CLEANUPS Aerating, Seeding, Dethatching. Tree & Bush Trimming & Removal. Mulching.

FREE Estimates. 636-432-3451 TWO MEN & A MOWER.

LEAF CLEAN UP!

COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL

314-651-LAWN (5296)

MORALES LANDSCAPE LLC. Clean-Up, Mowing, Mulching, Aeration, Trimming/Edging, Weeding, Leaf/Tree Removal, Sod Install, Planting, Retaining Walls, Paver Patio, Stone & Brick & Drainage work! FREE ESTIMATES. 636-293-2863, 636-3466923 or moraleslandscape01@ gmail.com, moraleslandscape@ hotmail.com.

LANDSCAPE GARDEN MAINTENANCE

Pruning•Trimming•Weeding Mulching•Installations & Renovatiowns Call: Frank

636•220•9142

When you need a professional!

FALL CLEAN-UP

Music PIANO LESSONS: Masters Degree in Composition w/ Piano major, 5 yrs. in Europe, 30 yrs. teaching experience to all ages. Taught music theory and piano at college level. Manchester & Strecker. Call Arthur at 636821-3099.

Painting ADVANTAGE PAINTING & POWERWASHING Interior & Exterior Painting

Licensed Landscape Architect/Designer ~ Free Estimates ~

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The Most Spectacular Home in Shepard Oaks is Available!

Provided by West Newsmagazine’s Advertising Department This pristine custom built home by DeShetler Homes Inc offers six bedrooms and ten baths.

The open floor plan offers 9500+ square feet of custom finishes on over two acres in a park like setting. The special features include gorgeous custom molding, beautiful hardwood flooring and elegant millwork. The gourmet kitchen is 21’ x 21’ and has a 10’ x 6’ island with three inch granite that features a second separate sink on one side and a large sitting area on the other. The abundant custom cabinetry offers slow close protection drawers and the counters are black honed granite. The top of the line appliances include two Sub Zero side-

by-side refrigerators with freezer drawers, two Bosch dishwashers, Sub Zero icemaker, Wolf six burner gas stove with two gas ovens and Wolf built in microwave. The stunning hearth room has a floor to ceiling stone fireplace, an expansive wall of floor to ceiling windows, a 14’ boxed beamed ceiling, custom bookcases and atrium doors opening to a 34’ patio with outdoor gas fireplace. The large dining room has hardwood flooring, a gas fireplace with raised marble hearth and atrium doors leading out onto the rear patio overlooking beautiful scenery. The library/study offers gorgeous custom Eucalyptus paneled walls extending onto the 22ft ceiling. Custom built in bookcases and cabinetry surrounds the Putting On The Ritz fireplace and atrium doors invite you to Tuesday, November 18, 4 - 6:30 pm the front patio. The main floor master Hearthroom Cafe suite has a 12ft coffered ceiling, a wall 265 Lamp & Lantern Village of windows overlooking the beautiful Ticket Price: $30* private scenery, dressing area with builtins including a his and her walk in closet.

COCKTAIL PARTY • FASHION SHOW • ENTERTAINMENT The master bath has an architectural Door Prizes/Drawings barrel vaulted ceiling with Palladian window, heated floor, his/her separate Join the fun and support the vanities with granite countertops, a Ronald McDonald House granite surround Kohler whirlpool *Approximately 50% of ticket price goes to Ronald McDonald House tub and a 8’x6’ walk in shower with Entertainment by the St. Louis Sirens frameless glass. The lower level features a vocal trio whose high energy show is 10’-12’ceilings, a recreational room filled with comedy, costumes & choreography! with adjoining 17’ x 11’ formal bar/ For Tickets Contact: granite kitchen including Sub Zero and Jeanne Belle: 314-610-3600, Bosch appliances, a two level theatre jeannebelle@cbgundaker.com or room with a 100 inch projection screen, Liz Whitworth: 314-606-2031, a large fitness room with adjoining bath, lizwhitworth@cbgundaker.com poker room, additional office, a large

bedroom with full bath and walk in closet. The lower level is complete with a second family room with stone fireplace opening to a large screened patio. The second floor has a custom in-law/nanny suite with full kitchen, living area separate from the bedroom

extensive landscaping including front and rear concrete stamped patios, custom stone retaining walls, lighting, lawn irrigation and 5’ metal fencing. This elegant custom home has been professionally decorated including special touches throughout by professional decorative painters. This custom home is perfectly located just minutes from highway 64/40.

with full bath and multiple walk in closets including private washer/dryer. The home offers all the amenities you could imagine including 8’ arched doors on the main floor, a large main floor laundry with two washers and dryers, five HVAC zoned high efficiency Lennox furnaces with energy efficient water heaters and central vacuum system. The pets have their own room with a raised tub and access to the outdoors via dedicated back stairs and door. Special features include Smart Home Technology equipped with AMX touch panel screens throughout integrating the lighting, climate control audio/ visual entertainment and security. The home offers a whole house generator- Kohler Power System that is self-monitoring. The exterior has

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