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I OPINION I 3

THOMAS SOWELL

Photographic fraud The media have an obvious vested interest in constantly urging that cameras be allowed in more places where governmental decisions are being made, including the Supreme Court of the United States. Like so many things that are said to be good for the public, this is something that would be good only for its advocates - and harmful to the process of making decisions in the public interest, as distinguished from providing a forum for grandstanding.

The adage that “seeing is believing” should be a warning. What you see in politics is what politicians want you to see. You believe it at your own risk - and at greater risks to the country.

Televised Congressional hearings are not just broadcasts of what happens to be going on in Congress. They are staged events to create a pre-packaged impression. Politically, they are millions of dollars’ worth of free advertising for incumbents, while campaign finance laws impede their challengers from being able even to buy name recognition or to present their cases to the public nearly as often.

The real work of Congress gets done where there are no cameras and no microphones - and where politicians can talk turkey with one another to make deals that could not be made with the public listening in.

To be a fly on the wall, able to listen in while these talks were going on, no doubt would be very enlightening, even if painfully disillusioning. But that is not what you are getting in video footage on the evening news.

Some might argue that, in the absence of the cameras, many people might not know what is going on in Congress or in the courts. But being uninformed is not nearly as bad as being misled.

For one thing, it is much easier to know that you are uninformed than to know that you are being misled.

Quite aside from the fraudulence of a photographic facade, even if everyone involved played it straight, there often is remarkably little to be learned from observing a court case, for example, unless you understand the legal framework within which that case is to be decided. That is especially so in appellate courts, including the Supreme Court.

The same thing applies in many other contexts. You could watch televised brain

surgery for years without getting a clue, if you had no medical training that would enable you to understand what is being done and why - and what the alternatives are that you do not see on camera, much less know whether the surgeon has consummate skill or is botching the whole thing.

The more complex the issue, the more likely that understanding the context is vastly more important than seeing a picture and hearing sound bites.

Wars are especially susceptible to being distorted on camera. A dramatic event with emotional impact need not tell you what its military significance is. The viewer is able only to react emotionally, in circumstances where rationality can be the difference between life and death, not only for the combatants, but also for the societies from which they come.

Even when televised Congressional hearings are meaningless in themselves - the real decisions having been made off camera - their implications can be devastating. But implications cannot be televised.

Over the past two decades, judicial confirmation hearings often have become exercises in character assassination against nominees whom senators oppose for political reasons having nothing to do with the inflammatory charges that are aired on nationwide TV. Judges who have for years supported civil rights have been depicted as racists.

Other events in their careers have been twisted beyond recognition. Utterly irrelevant questions have been raised to appeal emotionally to uninformed television viewers.

The most direct harm is of course to the nominees. But the most important harm is to the public and to the country. Not only are many top-notch people lost and many innocuous second-raters appointed in their place, many other top-notch people refuse even to be nominated, rather than see the sterling reputation of a lifetime destroyed by political demagogues.

None of those lost people and their talents are televised, though they may be far more important than what is televised. © 2009 Creators Syndicate, Inc.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR No to Schnucks To The Editor: I am strongly opposed to any commercial development at the corner of Kehrs Mill and Clarkson Roads. I do not live in Ballwin, so the city of Ballwin may not care what I think. I am a resident of Chesterfield and I feel putting a grocer, be it Schnucks or otherwise, will adversely impact the residents of Chesterfield as well.

1. Safety is paramount. I have children who attend Marquette High School and the traffic is congested enough when school opens and closes. There also is congested traffic later in the morning for families traveling to Kehrs Mill Elementary. If either one of these schools have an event, like a holiday concert or sporting event after school hours, traffic is a nightmare.

2. I do not think it is fair to ruin the residential feel of the neighborhood. This is adverse to all the residents of Ballwin, Clarkson Valley and Chesterfield who reside in this area. This will impact our property values to change the residential zoning.

3. We do not need another grocer in the area. We already have two Dierbergs Markets, Straub’s and Trader Joe’s on Clarkson Road. We have Wal-Mart and Sam’s in Chesterfield Valley as well as Schnucks at Hwy. 40 and Olive Blvd. and three Schnucks on Manchester Road.

4. Why does this grocer not look for a place in the Valley? That makes much more sense.

Toni Hodges Chesterfield

To The Editor: If you have ever driven around Marquette High School in the morning or the afternoon when the kids get out of school, you already know about the traffic issues.

Not to mention that around 5:30 when the sports practices end in combination with the regular after work traffic.

I am not really sure that Schnucks and the city of Ballwin are thinking of all the negatives this store will bring. I understand that Ballwin wants the tax revenue but at what cost?

There are already enough car accidents at this section of Clarkson and now let’s add a new store.

I hope that safety will be put first in thinking of the students at Marquette and Kehrs Mill Elementary. Is it going to take a few kids being hit or more car accidents

to realize that this is a decision that makes no sense.

Lisa Sidney Chesterfield

for those children.

Now, 100 days later, you see that he has This is a residential area with four gro- run away with your life savings (investcery stores already present within 2 miles ments), made off with your freedom (many of this site. I understand that the city of assaults on the First and Second AmendBallwin needs the money, but please, not at ments), denigrated your personal choice the expense of our children and our neigh- and ingenuity (free market system) and borhoods. last, but not least, confiscated your most Charles Grelle cherished family history and memorabilia West County (the Constitution and two-party system).

You cannot believe this is true, so you get the magnifying glass out and read To The Editor: The new Schnucks location makes no again the terms of the “sweepstakes.” To sense. I also believe this location would your horror, you see for the first time in evolve into more than a single Schnucks little red print on the bottom left corner of store and become a large strip “some- the last page a small note saying that the terms for the contest were null and void thing.”

Once the door is open where does it after Nov. 4, 2008, and that the originators of the sweepstakes were not registered in stop?

St. Louis County is re-doing Kehrs America.

Yep. You were taken (with close to 66 Mill to the west to allow for improvements in access to the high school finally. million other “hopeful” Americans). You With Clarkson being divided and the high now have several options: You can go to school there, that corner would be a mess the corner and suck your thumb (what else is there for you to do after losing your job?), with more traffic.

I do not support it and will fight it. I just put wax in your ears and blinders over your hope our leaders listen and do not succumb eyes (Hillary Clinton’s suggestion for dealing with adversity), sign up for your first to “pressure.”

I believe this economic downturn has anger management seminar (with Robert Gibbs), explore the options of obtaining a proven we are overbuilt with commercial Retailers. I know the cities and busi- permanent visa to another country (from nesses want to grow but the reality is the Janet Napolitano) or join a support group “pie is only so big” and we become satu- called “Club for Growth” where fellow citizens, who have been duped and deceived, rated with common retail solutions.

Let’s learn from this and “grow” in a can bond together and take constructive controlled manner and not end up with a steps to restore national sanity.

Nope, it is not pretty. But when you similar situation 10 years from now.

Larry Schamerloh get down to brass tacks, who is really to West County blame?

Tricia Reichardt Wildwood

To The Editor: In regards to the Question of the Week, “Will a new Schnucks store create too much traffic near Marquette High School?” the answer is absolutely.

We live in a subdivision in this area, and we have a child in Kehrs Mill Elementary, about two blocks away from where this store would be built. We have traffic all the time from the Marquette High School area, and there is construction on Kehrs Mill on the west side of Clarkson Road, so the traffic does get backed up there now already.

We have a Dierbergs less than a half mile away at the corner of Clarkson/Clayton, and another one at the corner of Clarkson and Baxter.

Yes, I know that is why Schnucks wants to be in that particular spot - it is about halfway between both of these competitor’s stores. However, we do not need any more grocery stores that close to homes (a new Straub’s just went in at the corner of Clarkson/Clayton also) and while I shop at almost all the local grocery stores, I can guarantee that I will not be using this Schnucks if they put a store in this location and I will stop using all other Schnucks stores in St. Louis.

At the meeting concerning this proposal that was held May 4 it was so crowded with homeowners that they had to reschedule the meeting due to the fact that all attendees could not hear the Schnucks plan.

That is certainly proof enough that the vast majority of homeowners close to this area Sympathy note to are concerned about the traffic and the fact fellow Americans this intrusion into a suburban area would lower home values.

To The Editor: Schnucks - find some other place for Dear fellow Americans, are you mad a new store - we do not want you at the enough now? Some smooth-talking salescorner of Clarkson Road and Kehrs Mill man (now President Obama) came into Road. town (Washington, D.C.) and offered Mike and Sue Wallace you the winning sweepstakes (campaign Chesterfield pledges). You had never before fallen for such jargon (out and out lies), but this man To The Editor: was “different” (well, in color anyway My wife and I live in the Picardy subdivi- and, yes, in eloquent speech, so unlike the sion and we are very much opposed to the former president). proposal by Ballwin to zone the property For the first time in your life you really on the corner of Clarkson and Kehrs Mill wanted to believe this handsome young from residential to commercial to allow a man and all his noble-sounding platitudes.

Schnucks store to be built on that site.

So you enthusiastically sent in your check That intersection already is overly before the due date (vote on Nov. 4, 2008). crowded with the proximity of Marquette This charming, yet unknown, man guaranHigh School and Kehrs Mill Elementary teed that you would be paid back in full and a Schnucks store would be a hazard after a short time.

Apologize or not?

To The Editor: Regarding the question of the week: Should America apologize?

America does not need to apologize to any country and/or dictators, socialistic governments, etc. I am proud of my country, unlike President Barack Obama and his wife.

My husband gave his life so we can have a free democracy. I suggest Obama and his wife serve on a war front and maybe they can understand what price has been paid so we can have a free democracy.

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Graduation day

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The brass ring While President Barack Obama’s commencement speech at Notre Dame dominated national headlines, it was his lesser known speech at Arizona State University that provided the greatest insight into his personal philosophy.

Arizona State had reservations about inviting President Obama to give the commencement address two weeks ago. Some within the university felt the young president “hadn’t achieved enough” yet. But despite the controversy, President Obama did speak at the graduation, and was even able to poke a bit of fun at the “achievement” quotes. Then the president went on to try and convince the impressionable students not to achieve anything.

In fairness, that is not exactly how it happened, but that is exactly how many are interpreting the president’s remarks and rightfully so. What Obama actually said was this: It may be tempting to fall back on the formulas for success that have been peddled so frequently in recent years. It goes something like this: You’re taught to chase after all the usual brass rings; you try to be on this ‘who’s who’ list or that top 100 list; you chase after the big money and you figure out how big your corner office is; you worry about whether you have a fancy enough title or a fancy enough car...But at this critical junction in our nation’s history, at this difficult time, let me suggest that such an approach won’t get you where you want to go; it displays a poverty of ambition.

Let’s deal with the exceedingly obvious portions of this quote first. President Obama and his wife are wealthy people; that oval room the president spends so much of his time in is a pretty nice corner office; President of the United States, Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces and Leader of the Free World all are pretty fancy titles; and the car that drives the president around features

staggering amounts of armor and bulletproofing and a communication system that makes OnStar seem like two Dixie cups with a string between them - so it probably passes the fancy test as well. We will not even talk about his airplane. It is clear that the president does not personally suffer from any “poverty of ambition.”

Yet the truly frightening connotations of this quote lie just outside the obvious. The president uses this quote as a jumping-off point to encourage a life of principle and morality and substance - noble pursuits all. But the implication is that financial success and a moral life are mutually exclusive paths and that suggestion is insulting, misleading, a little frightening and just plain wrong.

The people who are on the “who’s who” list and the top 100 list for their success in business also happen to be, almost without fail, the same people who are on the top charitable donor list.

For every Bernie Madoff, there are 100 I.E. Millstones, or Warren Buffets, or Bill Gateses. Are we to believe that these people or this world would have been better off had men like that not captured the “usual brass rings”?

More and more, it is beginning to feel like there is a war against the wealthy in this country. Near the end of his speech, President Obama says that a great life motto is to “find somebody to be successful for” and to “rise to their needs.” That sentiment is a long way from rugged individualism and enlightened self-interest.

This country has stood for more than 200 years as a great “brass ring” in its own right. Our founding fathers believed that there was a better way of doing things, a better life that could be had due to individual accomplishment and individual achievement. Now President Obama would like a “fundamental change of perspective and attitude” and a “new foundation for our economy and our prosperity.”

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BALLWIN Public hearing on shopping center The Ballwin Planning and Zoning Commission holds a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Mon., June 1 at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center (300 Park Drive) regarding a proposed development on the southwest corner of Clayton and Henry Roads.

Dan Thies, of Clayton Henry LLC and WB Properties LLC, will present plans for the shopping center. The proposal calls for a CVS Pharmacy; coffee shop; restaurant; bank; retail stores; a 4-story, 180,000-square-foot, 125-unit independent care facility; and a lake.

Letter carriers collect record amount of food In less than a day, Ballwin area mail carriers collected a record of 81,000 pounds of food for Circle Of Concern.

Letter carriers from the Ballwin Post Office on May 8 collected food while they delivered the mail as part of the national

munity and the hard work by our local letter carriers is greatly appreciated.”

“Stamp Out Hunger” drive. Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers have organized this drive for the past 17 years. Circle Of Concern has received food collected in the Ballwin area for several years.

This year extra effort by the letter carriers and a great public response resulted in a 60 percent jump over the average collected in recent years. Also helping this year were nearly 100 volunteers from groups in the community who sorted and packed the food at the post office. For the second year in a row, Kay Bova Realty loaned Circle a truck for the day. U-Haul also made a truck available to Circle to help get the 40 tons of food back to the pantry.

“We are extremely happy that our friends did so much to help us,” Circle Director Glenn Koenen said. “The food filled our warehouse - including the garage which normally holds our van - and all the space we could find. The generosity of the com-

The Lone Wolf Coffee Company in Ballwin has received approval to sell alcohol.

Representatives had faced opposition from neighboring residents of the establishment, which is located at 15480 Clayton Road. Numerous residents voiced their opposition to the request at a recent Ballwin Planning and Zoning Commission.

Representatives of Lone Wolf said that having a liquor license – along with indoor entertainment – will enhance their business and give them the ability to offer more to their customers.

Residents who live next to the facility have had issues in the past with other businesses that had liquor licenses at that location. However, after the Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend approval, the Ballwin Board of Aldermen voted 7-1 to approve the sale of alcoholic beverages by the drink on the premises only. The legislation also permits indoor entertainment.

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Cell phones and related accessories can be dropped off between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Creve Coeur Fire Protection District Administrative Center, 11221 Olive Blvd.

Updating dry cleaning codes The city of Creve Coeur is updating its code regarding machines that are located in laundry, cleaning and garment services in the city.

At the May 11 Creve Coeur City Council meeting, Creve Coeur Director of Planning Paul Langdon said that American Cleaners on Olive Blvd. near Graeser Road is more than 50 years old and was the catalyst for the update.

At issue is that changes in technology has prompted dry cleaning business to use solvents that are safer and pose less environmental risk. Steve Kling, an attorney representing American Cleaners, said that the Creve Coeur city code is so old it does not address the ability to use those solvents.

If the amendment is approved, American Cleaners would be allowed to use the new technology.

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Cell phone collection The Creve Coeur Fire Protection District is collecting old cell phones which will be cleaned and set up to dial 9-1-1 only.

The phones primarily will be used by

EDGE Aquatic Center opens The new EDGE Aquatic Center of Ellisville was scheduled to open on May 23 for its inaugural season. The aquatic center

PUBLIC HEARING City of Ellisville, Mo. Pursuant to Section 89.020, RSMo. and Title IV, Land Use, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ellisville, notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Ellisville will hold a public hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 7:00 P. M. to consider amendments to the Land Use Regulations for the City of Ellisville with regard to continuances, public hearings, and defining and regulating medical offices, schools, and multitenant office buildings. This hearing will give Ellisville residents an opportunity to become familiar with the proposed amendments. Individuals wishing to review the proposed changes should contact City Planner Ada Hood at City Hall or by phone (636-227-9660).

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Police chief for a day Chesterfield Police Chief Ray Johnson on May 12 changed places with Kehrs Mill Elementary fifthgrade D.A.R.E. student Lauren Milburn for a few hours.

Johnson arrived at the Kehrs Mill Elementary School, in Chesterfield, where Lauren watched as the chief stood in for her in class. Lauren then had lunch with the chief at Red Robin Restaurant in Chesterfield Valley, and then went to the Chesterfield Police station where they once again switched places.

“Chief” Lauren Milburn presided over a Police Command staff meeting.

Johnson instituted the Chief for a Day program 12 years ago to recognize one lucky D.A.R.E. Kehrs Mill Elementary fifth student each year. grader Lauren Milburn.

The students must write an essay detailing how they would perform as Chief of Police. Johnson then reads the essays and selects the winner. That student also receives an airbrushed uniform shirt with insignia as Chief of Police and a number of other police items from the Chesterfield Police Department.

From left: Chesterfield Police D.A.R.E. Officer Josh King, Kehrs Mill Elementary fifth grader Lauren Milburn and Chesterfield Police Chief Ray Johnson.

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TOWN & COUNTRY Police warn of extortion scam The Town & Country Police Department has investigated several recent threats that were transmitted via telephone and e-mail in which the caller/sender threatens harm to the family unless a large sum of money is sent.

Officials said that a subpoena on the e-mail threat revealed that the message originated out of Nigeria. The telephone call is under investigation but is believed to be a similar scam.

While officials for the Town & Country Police Department said they do not believe there is any real threat involved in these communications, anyone receiving similar threats is encouraged to call the Town & Country Police Department.

Det. Sgt. Rick Kranz is the coordinator for these investigations and he may be contacted at (314) 432-4696.

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Due to the recent medical issues of the executive director, the event originally scheduled for June 7 has been cancelled.

Information regarding the specifics of the fall event will be posted at a later date.

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Some say no, others say yes to proposed Hwy. 141 improvements

By CASEY GODWIN Improving and extending Hwy. 141 could be a blessing or a curse, depending on who is asked. During a May 14 open house, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and St. Louis County officials were on hand to discuss the status of the project and to hear public input.

MoDOT officials have plans to expand Hwy. 141 into a six-lane highway from St. Luke’s Hospital north to Olive Blvd. The new road is expected to be built just east of its current location, and the current road would become an extension of Old Woods Mill Road. Two single point interchanges would connect Hwy. 141 with Olive Blvd. and Ladue Road.

St. Louis County has plans to extend the new Hwy. 141 from Olive to connect with the Maryland Heights Expressway, essentially creating a new road that will connect West County to Hwys. 364 and 370, as well as businesses in Maryland Heights. The county project is being called the PageOlive connector.

Construction on the MoDOT project is slated to begin by early June 2010. The county anticipates start on its section later that year. Combined, the projects are expected to be completed in 2012.

Karen Yeomans, MoDOT area engineer for West County, said the expansion is the last piece of a project that has been going on since the 1970s.

“The two-lane road (Hwy. 141 north of Interstate 64) used to go all the way south

past I-44,” Yeomans said. “The road that’s out here is very congested and there are a lot of neighborhoods that have to come out to this road that’s essentially a highway.”

Currently, Hwy. 141 has 20,000 cars a day traveling in that area. Yeomans said the new roadway is anticipated to see more than 50,000 cars a day once it is finished, yet neither MoDOT nor St. Louis County are calling it the solution to I-270’s congestion.

“It will have some effect on 270, but more than that it will give people a choice,” said Stephanie Streeter, deputy director of the St. Louis County Highways and Traffic Division. “There aren’t many north-south roads, so if and when 270 has infrastructure upgrades, we will need alternative routes.”

The Parkway School District’s Central High School, Central Middle School, administrative offices and bus depot are located on Hwy. 141 near Olive Blvd. Bus drivers for the district said traffic around the schools is a nightmare.

“I would say on a good day, it takes almost 20 minutes to get off the lot,” said Fred Matlack, manager of fleet maintenance for the school district.

Students at the middle school are picked up first in the afternoon, and most drivers have to return to pick up high school students.

“In the afternoon it’s horrible because you have everyone coming down 141 to get to Hwy. 40 or to go all the way to South County,” Matlack said. “Normally traffic is

The new Hwy. 141 would be routed primarily between the two subdivisions pictured here.

backed up both ways (at the schools).”

MoDOT officials estimate that construction costs for the project south of Olive Blvd. could hit $60 million and purchasing of right-of-ways will be about $35 million.

“We’re receiving $65 million in stimulus funds, which is the only way we could fund this project right now,” Yeomans said.

For the project north of Olive Blvd., the cost is approximately $65 million.

Streeter said St. Louis County received $20 million in federal stimulus money for the project. The cities of Chesterfield and Maryland Heights have put up a combined total of $10 million and St. Louis County plans to spend $30 million towards the project.

Opponents of the entire project said it is too costly and will be detrimental to federally-protected wetlands. Some residents said they are furious that the county is allocating $30 million for the road project instead of aiding Metro, which recently cut off service west of I-270 due to a $50 million deficit in their budget.

“I admit there’s traffic problems, but they are slow-ups for 15 minutes twice a day,”

said Pat Smith, who lives in the Woodlake neighborhood off Hwy. 141 near Olive Blvd. “But they just want to spend this stimulus money. It’s an irresponsible project that will destroy acres of wetland.”

Woodlake neighbors have joined forces with the Missouri Coalition for the Environment to fight the project. Smith said the road would cut through more than 2 miles of protected wetlands.

“They are going to wreck an ecosystem and where’s the benefit?” Smith said. “This exact same road runs just a mile east of us (referring to I-270).”

Steve Coates of MACTEC, an environment consultant firm working with St. Louis County, said impacts to wetlands are coordinated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop an appropriate mitigation plan.

“There will be impacts, but there will also be mitigation,” Coates said. “We’re working with the county parks department and will be developing a high quality wetland site and will be working on environmental restoration. I think this will be a good project in terms of environmental mitigation.”

Missouri cracks down on repeat DWI offenders with ignition interlock devices

By CASEY GODWIN Every year, more than 400,000 people nationwide will get drunk, get in their vehicle and then get arrested for driving while intoxicated – for at least the second time.

Out of the 1.5 million arrests of impaired drivers each year, one-third of these are repeat offenders, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) data from January 2008.

Missouri hopes to make a dent in that alarmingly high number with new requirements on ignition interlock devices. On July 1, a new law will go into effect that will require the use of the interlock device for six months on all license reinstatements for repeat offenders. Additionally, all individuals issued a limited driving privilege will be required to have the device installed

during the term of probation.

While installed, the devices have proven to be effective, according to the statistics from the NHTSA. First-time offenders are 60 percent less likely to repeat and repeat offenders are 65 percent less likely to repeat while the interlock is in place.

However, local defense attorneys report little impact on their caseloads.

“We have repeat offenders come through the office frequently,” local paralegal Kevin Martin said. “We’re talking second, third, forth, even fifth and sixth offenders.”

Martin said his office has been seeing an increase in DWI offenders since November.

“We’ve been seeing the downturn on the economy impact the number of traffic stops and I think the increase in DWI offenses are in direct correlation to that,”

Martin said.

Ignition interlock devices generally have been a requirement for repeat offenses as ordered by a judge. But starting July 1, the Missouri Department of Revenue will require proof of installation in order to reinstate a driver’s license. Proof also will be required to be submitted monthly over the six-month period.

Gabrielle Millenbrouck, vice president of Interlock of St. Louis, a company that specializes in ignition interlock installations, said the device is relatively inexpensive and difficult to fool.

The device is installed in a way that intercepts the ignition system. In order to start the vehicle, the driver must blow into the interlock, providing a sample for the blood alcohol concentration test. If the results are below a .02, then the driver can turn the

key and the ignition will start.

While the vehicle is in motion, the device will require another test after 10 minutes and then random tests every 15 to 45 minutes. An alarm will sound and a light will flash, allowing the driver 5 minutes to complete the test.

“If the driver fails, the car would never be shut down as that is a huge liability risk,” Millenbrouck said. “The horn would blare steady until the car is shut off. Then the driver is required to give one more test.”

At that time, if the driver passes the test, he or she can restart the car and the horn will de-activate.

“The horn alerts authorities that the vehicle is not in compliance with the interlock and it motivates the individual to exit the See MISSOURI, page 19

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Tel: (314) 405-2500â&#x20AC;˘ FAX: (314) 405-2400 The number of applications submitted took a dramatic upward swing starting in October 2008, just before the Nov. 4 presidential election, Wichtman said.

An employee of JB Custom Leather, a firearms dealer in Ellisville, said he has seen a definite increase in demand for all types of guns and ammunition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the Democrats in Congress, people are worried about gun law restrictions,â&#x20AC;? said the employee, a former police officer who has been a gun dealer since the 1960s, and asked not to be identified by name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more people panic buying GENESISÂŽ S-310 GAS GRILL or buying ammunition and hoarding it.â&#x20AC;?

The employee, who said the demand is the most dramatic he has ever seen, said he believes the panic is unfounded. s 4OTAL #OOKING !REA s 4WO 3TAINLESS 3TEEL â&#x20AC;&#x153;The United States has always been a gun 3QUARE )NCHES 7ORK 3URFACES country,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they said tomorrow they would confiscate all the hand guns, s "45 0ER (OUR )NPUT s .ATURAL 'AS 'RILL )NLCUDES theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never be able to do it. It would be -AIN "URNERS ! &OOT &LEXIBLE (OSE a total waste of time and money trying to do it.â&#x20AC;? s 34 ,/5)3 ,!2'%34 3%,%#4)/.

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Lake Saint Louis Police Sgt. Paul R. Bastean, who operates Missouri Concealed Carry Training, LLC, one of the largest firearms training facilities in the state, says all available classes are filled and he has had to add three more instructors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at capacity,â&#x20AC;? Bastean said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with a 144-person waiting list.â&#x20AC;?

Bastean is working to construct a new permanent facility with an indoor firing range.

Carry concealed firearms licenses are issued to qualifying St. Louis County residents exclusively through the St. Louis County Police Department.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens, a resident of Missouri, at least 23 years old, successfully complete a firearms safety training course from a certified instructor and provide the department documentation to that effect.

Applicants must: â&#x20AC;˘ Appear in person. â&#x20AC;˘ Provide a valid Missouri driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, non-driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license or military ID and orders. â&#x20AC;˘ Complete the application affirming that all qualifications have been met. â&#x20AC;˘ Submit a photocopy of the firearms qualification certification. â&#x20AC;˘ Pay a $76 fee - check, cash or money order made payable to Treasurer - St. Louis County.

The applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingerprints are taken and the licenses are good for three years.

Applications are accepted at the St. Louis County Police Headquarters (7900 Forsyth Blvd.) in the Private Security Unit (street level of headquarters) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Wildwood will seek public input on a smoking ban

By ADAM LAMPEL Officials for the city of Wildwood are considering the possibility of a city-wide smoking ban after hearing a persuasive presentation from a group of seventh graders.

Several students from Rockwood Valley Middle School on May 11 asked the Wildwood City Council to ban smoking in indoor public places.

While the issue was not on the scheduled agenda for the evening, the presentation was powerful enough to move the City Council to refer the matter to the Administrative/Public Works Subcommittee.

“The presentation by the students was comprehensive and informative,” Wildwood City Councilmember Jean Vedvig (ward 4) said. “The council enthusiastically applauded the students and thanked them for the presentation.”

Vedvig said she believes that there is plenty of evidence to support a smoking ban and made the motion to send the issue to the appropriate subcommittee and the issue is scheduled to be addressed on June 9.

“I believe citizens of all ages have rights no matter what their age,” Vedvig said. “I am impressed by the passion displayed by the students and the support they received from their parents.”

Vedvig said that in addition to the health benefits of a smoking ban, she has found that there are statistics to prove there is no economic downside for restaurants and bars.

“I personally would support the appropriate legislation to ban smoking in public places, and welcome input from all residents (and) businesses,” Vedvig said.

Former Ballwin Mayor Walt Young also spoke in support of the students and their cause.

While Vedvig is ready to support such legislation, Wildwood Mayor Tim Woerther said he believes the decision should involve the people who work and live in Wildwood.

“We should go to the businesses in the city to get their opinion and understand what they see and face daily on the subject,” Woerther said.

Woerther said the City Council likely will gather the results available from other municipalities’ smoking bans before making any decision.

“We must also look at the ordinance in effect in Ballwin and at what Clayton is considering,” Woerther said.

Woerther said it might be wise for the city to create an ordinance that is dependent on St. Louis County enacting a broader smoking ban to keep the playing field level when it comes to business.

Woerther concluded by discussing public participation in the process.

“What would be better than to have the residents determine to what degree any limitations on smoking should be in their community?” Woerther said. “Either way, Wildwood is at the starting point when it comes to considering what ‘smoke-free’ should be within the city.”

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By DIANE PLATTNER The Rockwood School District Board of Education recently echoed many residents who oppose a proposal to rezone a residential Ballwin property to allow for a grocery store.

The Rockwood School Board May 14 unanimously voted 6-0, with Board Member Janet Strate absent, to write a letter to the Ballwin mayor expressing the boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preference that the property on the southeast corner of Kehrs Mill and Clarkson Roads remain residentially zoned.

Schnucks Supermarkets has proposed purchasing and building a store on the 4.27acre property, located at 2511 Kehrs Mill Road. The property, which currently has one single-family residence, is bounded by the Clarkson Crossing Subdivision to the east and south. A National City Bank is across Clarkson Road to the west and the Picardy Hills multiple-family subdivision is across Kehrs Mill Road to the north.

Because Kehrs Mill Elementary and Marquette High are near the Clarkson/ Kehrs Mill intersection, the school board cited concerns about the proposed rezoning, including:

â&#x20AC;˘ The current amount of traffic at Kehrs Mill and Clarkson, â&#x20AC;˘ Marquette Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s size, one of the largest high schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in West County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a school district, Rockwood works with many municipalities and respects their right to control zoning and planning,â&#x20AC;? the board stated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the same time, we are responsible for maintaining and improving student and staff safety throughout the school district.â&#x20AC;?

The school boardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement comes as a relief to many residents, including those who feared the current board might take a different position than prior Rockwood school boards, which previously has opposed commercial proposals for that site.

Many of the approximate dozen Rockwood patrons who spoke at the meeting expressed concerns about the impact a new commercial development would have on traffic, pedestrians and child safety. Resident Terry Grogan cited a boy who was recently struck on an area street and said the Schnucks proposal to build a crosswalk would not necessarily gain approval from the state transportation department.

Some residents will get relief from MSD run-off charge The Missouri Legislature has passed a charging any residential landowner for bill that will prohibit the Metropolitan St. storm water management services if MSD Louis Sewer District (MSD) from charging does not provide sanitary sewer service to residents the â&#x20AC;&#x153;impervious surface run-off the landownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property and any storm chargeâ&#x20AC;? that it implemented a year ago. water run-off from the property does not Missouri Rep. Tim Jones (R-Dist. 89) drain to a sewer that MSD maintains. has sponsored several pieces of legislation The legislation applies only to residential regarding the matter and on May 11, he was properties and will have an impact on propsuccessful in helping pass Senate Bill 242, erty owners who do not receive sewer sersponsored by Sen. David Pearce (R-Dist. vice from MSD. The measure now heads to 31). The legislation prohibits MSD from Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to sign into law.

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Driving while texting, excessive alcohol on rivers to become crimes Legislation also targets sex offenders, solicitation Web sites

or on the grounds.

It also prohibits certain sexual offenders from knowingly being present in or loitering within 500 feet of any public park with playground equipment or a public swimThe Missouri Legislature on May 15 sent ming pool. Any person violating this proa comprehensive crime bill to Missouri vision will be charged with a class D felony Gov. Jay Nixon. for the first offense and a class C felony for Among other things, House Bill 62 will a subsequent offense. make it a crime for anyone under the age of The new law also will prohibit certain 21 to send text messages while driving. sexual offenders from serving as an athletic The measure prohibits any person 21 coach, manager, or trainer for any sports years of age or younger who operates a team in which a child younger than 17 moving motor vehicle from sending, reading, or writing a text or electronic message.

Another provision in the legislations prohibits anyone from possessing or using a beer bong (or other drinking device) that is used to consume large volumes of alcohol on or within 50 feet of all rivers in the state except the Mississippi, Missouri or Osage rivers. The measure specifically prohibits containers holding more than 4 gallons of an alcoholic beverage. Violators will be charged with a class A misdemeanor.

In addition, the new law makes it a class 3 felony to produce, manufacture, sell, or distribute a fraudulent document intended to serve as a motor vehicle insurance identification card. Anyone possessing a fraudulent card will be charged with a class B misdemeanor.

The law also focuses on sexual offenses.

One provision of the measures prohibits certain sexual offenders from being physically present or loitering within 500 feet of or approaching, contacting, or communicating with any child younger than 18 years of age in any child care facility building unless the person is the parent, guardian, or custodian of a child in the building

years of age is a member. Any person violating this provision will be charged with a class D felony for the first offense and a class C felony for a subsequent offense.

The new law will allow an offender of certain misdemeanor sexual offenses to petition to exempt his or her name from the sexual offender registry if he or she meets current qualifications for the removal and was younger than 19 years of age at the time of the offense.

Finally, the new law creates the crime of promoting online sexual solicitation

if the person or entity knowingly allows a Web-based classified service owned or operated by a person or entity to be used by individuals to post advertisements promoting prostitution, enticing a child to engage in sexual conduct, or promoting sexual trafficking of a child. Anyone promoting online sexual solicitation will be charged with a felony and could face a $5,000 fine for each day of violation.

To read more about what is contained in the bill, visit house.mo.gov/content. aspx?info=/bills091/bills/HB62.htm.

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Wildwood creates guidelines for landscaping, groundwater use

By ADAM LAMPEL Nearly two years after beginning the process of reviewing the groundwater issues plaguing some portions of Wildwood, the Wildwood Planning and Zoning Commission has presented its findings in evaluating the problem.

Residents brought the groundwater problems to city officials’ attention in August of 2007.

The commission’s findings have been organized in a manual that focuses on environmental protection and conservation as the cornerstone of any strategy to ensure that all residents in the city have an adequate water supply. The commission also is recommending a change to the municipal code in order to incorporate the policies listed in the manual.

The change would accommodate the introduction of the Sustainable Plantings Guide as a component contained in the manual.

The manual was structured to provide information regarding the planning and design of landscaping materials, their beds, and care, along with identifying plant materials that are native to the Wildwood area and need little or minimal water to survive.

“This option was chosen for consideration since it is relatively inexpensive and easier to implement than most of the others,” Wildwood Director of Planning and Parks Joe Vujnich said. “In the end, the City Council recognized that many of the plantings were also native to this area

and would have additional benefits to the environment, which ended up being a bonus. It is the hope of all involved that every property owner in the city will take advantage of the guide and use less water, improve habitat, and implement a sustainable approach to landscaping.”

The city worked with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, which employs geologists and hydrologists, and in those discussions, it was determined that conversation is a key component in main-

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In addition, every 30 days, the driver must bring the car back to the place where the device was installed so it can be reported to the state and the device can be checked and re-calibrated.

Millenbrouck said the device also now is available for motorcycles.

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taining adequate water table levels.

One suggestion that had been denied by the commission was the use of deep community wells instead of individual wells due to a lack of upside.

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•t The requirement for low-water use landscape planting, as part of any new residential or institutional project in the area of the city dependent on the Ozark Aquifer for potable water.

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By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEY Motorists hitting the roadways for a summer vacation could find small-town speed traps reduced.

A bill that the Missouri Legislature sent to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on May 12 is designed to rein in speed traps along the nation’s highways and make roadways safer for drivers. Among the more than four dozen provisions included in House Bill 683 is a measure that is likely to get a hearty thumbs-up from drivers.

The measure is intended to curb communities that pad budgets with speed trap revenue. It would revise a 14-year-old law to further limit the amount of total revenue small towns can receive from traffic violation fines.

Supporters say the effort is not intended to punish local governments. Instead, they said they want to rein in cities that use their police departments to “pester” drivers with unreasonable ticketing.

In 1995, Missouri lawmakers approved legislation limiting the amount of traffic fine revenue municipalities can keep.

Under that law, cities or towns that receive more than 45 percent of their total annual revenue from fines for traffic violations must turn over any amount in excess of that 45 percent to the Missouri Department of Revenue. For cities with fewer than 1,000 residents, the bill would reduce the amount to 35 percent.

Among the trucking provisions in the bill are rules prohibiting the issuance of commercial driver’s licenses to haul hazardous materials, or hazmat, to people who fail to pass background checks.

Trucks transporting hazardous materials could be driven solely by operators who pass a background check with the U.S.

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Licenses would be denied or revoked if the federal agency issues a “determination of a threat” by drivers.

Supporters say the change is needed to address federal rules that require states to deny or revoke licenses to people who pose threats to the country.

Another truck-related provision would require all shipments of radioactive waste traveling in and through the state to be assessed fees. The rule would sunset after six years. Currently, Missouri does not charge fees for the transport of radioactive waste products.

The proposed rule change would have shippers who fail to pay fees or notify the Missouri Department of Natural Resources about shipments face penalties up to 10 times the amount of the original assessed fee. Revenues from the fees would be deposited into the state’s Environmental Radiation Monitoring Fund.

The measure calls for exempting from the fees and notification requirements radioactive waste being shipped by or for the federal government for military or national defense purposes.

Also included in the bill is a provision that is intended to help make roadways safer. It would allow abandoned vehicles left on the roadside to be towed after being left unattended for 24 hours.

Missouri law now requires 48 hours to pass before abandoned vehicles can be moved from roadways outside of urban areas.

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By TED DIXON JR. The Creve Coeur City Council on May 11 rejected a proposed ordinance that would have established provisions regarding the filing of false or frivolous complaints “in reckless disregard of the truth” by elected or appointed officials.

Creve Coeur City Councilmembers Laura Bryant and Jeanne Rhoades (both of ward 4) sponsored the proposed legislation.

The issue came as a result of recent incidents involving charges of ethical wrongdoing.

In addition to Bryant and Rhoades, only Creve Coeur City Councilmember David Kassander (ward 3) voted in favor of the amendment to the city’s Code of Ethics.

Voting against were Creve Coeur City Councilmembers Beth Kistner (ward 1), David Kreuter (ward 1), Tara Nealey (ward 2), A. James Wang (ward 2) and Robert Haddenhorst (ward 3).

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Rhoades added that the objective of the ordinance was not to discourage or penalize someone who raises a legitimate question or files a legitimate complaint that later is found to be invalid for a variety or reasons; she said it was created as a deterrent.

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By TED DIXON JR. gone. Goldman proposed to the city earlier Ellisville officials remained concerned this month that the entrance into the Dierabout traffic issues surrounding the busy bergs grocery store would have been widintersection of Clayton Road and Clarkson ened by adding another lane.

Road. Thus, the Ellisville City Council on Other provisions in the proposal would May 20 once again turned down the request have been Waterway’s commitment to of Waterway Gas and Car Wash to place a provide detention to eliminate any off-site gasoline, car wash and convenience store drainage; secure storm water accommodaat 1308 Clarkson Clayton Center. tions from the Metropolitan Sewer District; The only Ellisville City Councilmember and install a sidewalk along the west propto vote in favor of the proposal was new- erty line. comer Linda Reel (Dist. 2).

The Missouri Department of TransportaWaterway officials made another case tion (MoDOT) nixed the idea of placing a to land a spot where several once stood, curb cut on Clarkson. and failed yet again. The city revisited the Goldman said it would hurt the company issue after initially rejecting and ruling in if those coveted curb cuts on Clarkson were January of 2007 that thet ocar wash would not included in the new proposal. f gardening bring additional and unwanted traffic probEllisville leaders who voted against the lems to the busy shopping center and sur- project once again cited traffic concerns. rounding neighborhood. Waterway Vice “A traffic study recommended no access President and General Counsel Michael to Clarkson,” Ellisville City CouncilmemGoldman said the company closed its ber Clark Compton (Dist. 1) said. “MoDOT store that it operated on Manchester Road does not allow access through a thoroughfor many years because it no longer was fare in that short of distance.” a viable location for the company. He said Compton added that additional traffic the access and the building used were not would have created more conflict. He said good enough. many motorists use the main exit to enter Waterway’s new proposal took out the into the Dierbergs, which is expanding. proposed curb cuts on Oregon Trail and Ellisville Mayor Matt Pirrello said Ozark Trail Drive that were drafted in the Waterway had planned to come back with a original plan. Also, Goldman said that any different proposal and it came back “status cross traffic on nearby Field Ave. would be quo.”

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Bu llet i n Boa rd Rockwood Teacher of the Year AnnMarie Gilman, science teacher at Lafayette High School, has been named the 2009 Rockwood School District Teacher of the year.

Gilman has taught in Rockwood for 10 years. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri – St. Louis, earning a bachelor’s degree in education and unified science. Gilman earned her master’s degree at Lindenwood University in secondary education.

“Providing opportunities that stretch students beyond their immediate ability and helping them connect their learning to the world at large is an indication of a great teacher,” Gilman said. “This is what I strive to do for my kids.”

Each year, the individual schools in Rockwood choose an educator to represent their school as the teacher of the year.

From this selection of candidates, the district recognizes the school-level teachers of the year. One of these individuals then is selected as the Rockwood Teacher of the Year, and will go on to compete for the state title sponsored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The following teachers were honored with the school-level recognition:

• Elementary School Teacher of the Year: Emily Dittmer, Ellisville Elementary.

• Middle School Teacher of the Year: Elizabeth Majino, Crestview Middle.

• High School Teacher of the Year: AnnMarie Gilman, Lafayette High.

Gilman said that she cannot imagine doing anything more important in her life than passing on the love of learning to others.

“I believe there is exceptional potential and power in every student,” Gilman said.

Presidential scholars Two Rockwood School District seniors and two Parkway School District seniors have been selected as semi-finalists in the Presidential Scholars Program.

The two Rockwood students are Hannah Bliss from Lafayette High School and Spencer Templeton from Eureka High School. The two Parkway students are William Sun from Central High School and Morgan Tichy from West High School.

The semi-finalists were selected from more than 3,000 candidates on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character, and involvement in community and school activities.

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A panel of distinguished educators, after a review of students’ essays, self-assessments, descriptions of activities, school recommendations and school transcripts, chose the semi-finalists.

Only 12 Missouri students were selected as semi-finalists in the prestigious U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, the U.S. Department of Education announced.

Established by Executive Order in 1964, the Presidential Scholars Program recognizes some of America’s most outstanding graduating seniors. Approximately 550 students are selected nationally as semifinalists.

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Parkway West students attend press association conference Six Parkway West High School students recently attended the National Scholastic Press Association Conference in Phoenix, Ariz.

Students attended pre-convention workshops, toured the Arizona State University (ASU) Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and attended more than 200 different learning sessions. In addition to the workshops, students participated in a Journalism Write-off Competition.

Of the 1,107 students who entered these contests, Parkway West High School walked away with three National Award winners: • Caroline Ayers won an Honorable Mention for sports copy and caption writing.

• Katie Masucci won an Excellent Award for student life copy and caption writing.

• Laura Zambarana won an Excellent Award for academic copy and caption writing.

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Miss Missouri has anti-smoking message The reigning Miss Missouri, Lacey Fitzgerald (right), visited Wildwood Middle School in the Rockwood School District recently with an anti-smoking message, courtesy of the RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. Pictured with Fitzgerald are (from left): P.E. teacher Kim Jennings, Timmy the Timberwolf and P.E. teacher Bob Koger. of its corporate-sponsored 2009 Merit Scholarship winners. Parkway School District winners and their corporate sponsors included: • Parkway Central High: Jeffrey H. Huang (Pfizer Inc.) and Erin S. Li (SAP Software).

• Parkway North High: Rebecca Corman (The Boeing Co.).

• Parkway South High: Sarah G. Wilson (The Boeing Co.).

More than 1,000 distinguished high school seniors received corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards that approximately 200 companies, foundations and other business organizations financed.

Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000.

New director of institutional advancement Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School has announced the appointment of Sr. Lucie Nordmann, RSCJ, as director of institutional advancement. She first returned to Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill in October to serve as manager of donor relations.

Nordmann is the former director of development at Lydia’s House. She was in education for 30 years, serving as head at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau, La., and Doane Stuart School in Albany, N.Y. Nordmann also spent 12 years at St. Luke’s Hospital as a chaplain and patient/family advocate.

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By DIANE PLATTNER Not even a near-fatal heart attack could stop Glenn Koenen from seeing his daughter graduate from college.

Koenen, executive director of Circle Of Concern in Valley Park, was at the Drake Knapp Center in Des Moines, Iowa, at about 10 a.m. on May 16, where he was about watch his daughter, Cassaundra, receive her diploma from Drake University.

Suddenly, he slumped to the floor in the middle of a heart attack, prompting his sister-in-law to call out in the audience for help.

A nurse from Minneapolis attending the graduation jumped out of the stands to help Koenen, who had no pulse when she began CPR and chest compressions, which lasted about 2 minutes. That was when Drake staff members and a doctor arrived with a defibrillator, which shocked Koenen’s heart back to beating. Des Moines Fire Department medics then arrived to transport Koenen to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

“They said I was dead,” Koenen said.

“Two hours later I was having lunch.”

O But Koenen was more worried about his daughter.

“I felt so bad that I ruined her graduation,” Koenen said.

So hospital staff contacted Drake University officials. A few hours later, Drake President David Maxwell and a handful of Drake administrators arrived at the hospital, where they delivered Cassaundra’s diploma to the graduate, who was dressed in full graduation garb by her father’s bedside.

Glenn Koenen

“They were not going to tell me at all before they came,” Cassaundra said. “But then told me about an hour before they got there because they thought I would cry if they completely surprised me.”

Koenen said he beamed with pride.

“I bet she is the most famous graduate at Drake this year,” Koenen said.

Koenen said he did not recall much of ne at the ceremony. what had happened “I was having trouble focusing finding Cassey’s name in the graduation program,” Koenen said. “The next thing I remember, I heard someone apologizing for bumping the stretcher going out of the stadium.”

Koenen said he is a bit concerned because doctors could not determine why his heart stopped this time after he had bypass surgery in 1999.

He said he expects and hopes to be home in St. Louis in a few weeks.

Swine flu hits Rockwood

By DIANE PLATTNER Rockwood School District officials have confirmed a case of the swine flu at the district’s Fairway Elementary School in Wildwood. Rockwood officials said they received information the afternoon of May 13 from the St. Louis County Health Department indicating a Fairway student has a confirmed case of H1N1 flu (swine flu).

The second-grade student has been out of class since May 8 and already has been treated for the illness, wrote Fairway Elementary School Principal Karen Hargadine in a letter to parents. Hargadine stated that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently revised its recommendations for school closings related to this virus.

“The CDC no longer recommends schools routinely close due to confirmed or sus-

pected cases of influenza A H1N1,” Hargadine wrote. “Instead, this flu is treated like any other seasonal flu that impacts schools every year.”

Hargadine said that in the case of seasonal influenza, schools typically only close if a significant number of students or staff become ill and school functioning becomes disrupted.

As a reminder, officials said that students and staff who are sick should stay home if they have flu-like symptoms, contact their doctor, and notify the school office. Flulike symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue.

For more information on the swine flu, visit the CDC Web site at http://www.cdc. gov/h1n1flu/ or call the St. Louis Health Department at (314) 615-5000.

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Construction tycoon and philanthropist I.E. Millstone missing

By DIANE PLATTNER Missouri Water Patrol officials on May 18 resumed their search for the body of a man who was seen jumping into the Missouri River two days earlier.

Authorities feared Isadore “I.E.” Millstone, 102, of the Millstone/Bangert construction firm, was the man who jumped from the Daniel Boone Bridge into the Missouri River at about 1:15 p.m. on Sat., May 16. Authorities said the incident occurred just about the same time Millstone, of Ladue, went missing.

Investigators around that time found an unattended vehicle belonging to Millstone’s caretaker near the bridge and authorities said they believe the caretaker had not driven the vehicle there.

The patrol will continue searching for at least a week but the swollen Missouri River has made the search difficult, officials said.

Prayers for Millstone’s safety were said by his family, who said he had left letters to some family members prior to his disappearance and that he had been suffering from anxiety after taking pain medication for a recent shoulder injury.

Millstone, who has outlived his two wives and two children, built with his construction company several St. Louis landmarks, including the “Meeting of the Waters” fountain near Union Station, the double-decker Hwy. 40 (Interstate 64) through downtown, Northwest Plaza and the former Busch Stadium that opened in 1966.

He also was a visionary in the 1950s when he donated 120 acres at Lindbergh Blvd. and Schuetz Road for what would

become the home of the Jewish Community Center, its campus named for the Millstone family.

“Many people thought it was too far west,” said Rabbi Howard Kaplansky, of United Hebrew Congregation in Creve Coeur. “But he is the kind of person when he speaks, everyone listens. We look to his vision. His is always looking forward with imagination.”

On May 3, Millstone spoke at the grand opening of the new Staenberg Family Complex on the Jewish Community Center campus, Kaplansky said.

“His mind was keen when he spoke at the Staenberg opening,” Kaplansky said. “He was the only one who spoke without notes and people were riveted by what he said.”

Millstone, who graduated in 1927 from Washington University with an engineering degree, contributed in many areas, including education, culture, religion and philanthropy. Those contributions, Kaplansky said, have improved the quality of life for many people, directly and indirectly.

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PROMise to be drug-free campaign is success

By DIANE PLATTNER A new campaign to raise awareness of the lethal dangers of mixing drugs and/or alcohol with prom celebrations was a success this prom season, organizers said.

Officials kicked off a new â&#x20AC;&#x153;PROM-ise to be Drug Freeâ&#x20AC;? campaign this prom season with various projects aimed at getting the message out to support a drug-free, alcohol-free prom season. The multi-faceted project, coordinated by the Rockwood Drug Free Coalition and St. Louis County Police, included: â&#x20AC;˘ Highway signs reminding motorists of the campaign. â&#x20AC;˘ Safety reminders with floral purchases through area grocers and floral retailers. â&#x20AC;˘ Safety tips sheet in the Rockwood e-news newsletter and high school newsletters. â&#x20AC;˘ Alert Now reminders from Rockwood principals to parents regarding prom safety.

Police had a heightened presence in the community during the prom season, generally from mid-April through early M ay.

On April 13, they started posting electronic informational signs throughout the district with the message â&#x20AC;&#x153;PROMise to be drug and alcohol free.â&#x20AC;?

In addition, mock drunk driving accidents were conducted a few days prior to prom nights to further raise awareness of the lethality of mixing drugs and/or alcohol with prom celebrations. Eureka High School juniors and seniors on April 15 watched the Drunk-U-Drama on the school parking lot, where Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), the Eureka Police Department, the Eureka Fire Protection District, ARCH Air Medical, Schrader Funeral Home and Hendricks Brothers Towing officials all participated in a fake fatal head-on collision involving five victims on prom night.

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In addition, a letter, signed by St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch and area city attorneys, was distributed to area hotels and other relevant businesses advising and thanking them for their roles in assuring alcohol- and drug-free celebrations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Violations of laws regarding possession or consumption of alcohol, driving while intoxicated, providing alcohol to minors and related matters will be handled swiftly and severely,â&#x20AC;? McCulloch wrote.

Ken McManus, Rockwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coordinator of Drug Free Schools and chairperson of the Drug Free Coalition, said he believes the program was a success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe all these things added together prevent tragedy,â&#x20AC;? McManus said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the tragedies prevented are the ones we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know about, prevention research indicates that reminding people about health and healthy choices raises the likelihood that better choices will be made.

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McManus said preliminary reports from a recent Search Institute survey show that 79 percent of Rockwood teenagers who are 12-17 years old do not drink alcohol.

He said he had heard of no drug/alcoholrelated incidents at any area proms this year. St. Louis County Police officials also said no prom-related arrests had been made in the area.

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Boys’ state golf Two Parkway South golfers tied for fourth place while Chaminade finished second as a team in the Class 4 state golf tournament. CBC came in 11th in the event held at Rivercut Golf Course in Springfield.

Parkway South junior Nick Langley and sophomore Kyle Weldon each shot 147 to tie Kirkwood’s Ben Crancer for fourth place.

“Nick had an excellent year,” Parkway South Coach Mark Wade said. “Nick shot the only under par round of the tournament with that 70 (on the second day). Kyle has been outstanding all year. He is a sophomore with a very bright future. Both Nick and Kyle are Division 1 college golfers.

They both have a passion for the game and the bigger the event the bigger the both of them play.”

While Wade said he was happy for his two Patriots, he did miss having his team at state.

“I wish we had qualified our team but we came in second behind a very good CBC team at district,” Wade said.

In the team scores, Rockhurst took first with a 593. Chaminade and Holt each tied

at 616 but the Red Devils won on the fifth player scorecard to claim second. Each team had five golfers competing but only the top four scores counted. CBC finished 11th with a 658.

Chaminade Coach Jim Prag said he is not unhappy his team did not duplicate their championship from 2004.

“I am very pleased with our second-place finish,” Prag said. “We played solid and consistent golf as a team both days and all the guys contributed to the final outcome.”

The Red Devils had a purpose all season.

Last summer, Geoff Morris was killed in an auto accident. Just before the recent district tournament, Morris’ father, Dan, died as the result of a heart attack. Prag said he thought Geoff would be happy with how the team performed.

“Geoff has to be smiling his big, engaging grin and celebrating right along with us,” Prag said. “He was and still is very much a part of our team’s chemistry. The Chaminade golf team and whole Chaminade community would like the Morris family to know we grieve with them and that Geoff and his recently departed father will never be forgotten.”

Senior Danny Schaller led Chaminade with a seventh-place finish with a total score of 148.

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regulation,” Prag said. “His putts were just not falling for him and that kept him from going under par.”

Alex Staskiel was 19th at 153. Alex Doneff was 39th with a 158. Nick Grabbe came in 51st with a 160. Senior Clay Fox shot a 161 to finish 58th. His score was the tiebreaker to enable the Red Devils to break tie with Holt.

“The neat thing about our team’s performance this year at state is that each player contributed to our success,” Prag said.

“Clay Fox’s 77 on day one was a huge help even though his day two score did not count except for the tie-breaker. Alex Doneff’s 80 did not count on day one, but on day two his solid 78 was a big help; not bad for a sophomore. Alex Staskiel started off slowly on day one but still managed to come back strong on the back nine with a one over par 37 and continued on day two with two more 37s to post a great round of 74. Nick Grabbe played solid and steady and his scores counted both days. So along with Danny’s good rounds, they all played a significant role in our achievement.”

CBC Coach Scott Pingel also said he was not disappointed.

“We were excited to qualify as a team for state but we were disappointed after the first day,” Pingel said about the 333 team score. “That’s how it goes in golf sometimes.”

Senior Alex Roth was disqualified for signing an incorrect scorecard on the first day.

“We had to take the fourth score and that

was a 98 and that’s a 17-stroke difference,” Pingel said. “That’s the first time that’s ever happened for him.”

Scores for CBC were Adam Welch tied for 23rd with a 154, Tanner Bulejski tied for 63rd with a 162, Mike Ehlers tied for 72nd with a 163; Brian Schaper tied for 123rd with a 182 and Roth came in 131st with his second-round score of 81.

“We struggled early on but we really turned it around on the second day,” Pingel said. “I’m happy with the team. Overall, it’s probably been the best group I’ve worked with; not the most talented but a hard-working group.”

Other local scores were: Johnny Pak, Parkway West, 152, tied for 14th; Teddy Jones, Eureka, 154, tied for 23rd, Scott Hamel, DeSmet, 154, tied for 23rd; Ryan Orr, Lafayette, 160, tied for 51st; Chris Cartmill, DeSmet, 160, tied for 51st; Matt Miklas, Eureka, 162, tied for 63rd; Ryan Behm, DeSmet, 162, tied for 63rd; Gabe Laske, Parkway Wet, 165, tied for 79th; Connor Kastev, Lafayette, 172, tied for 108th; Sean Hellebusch, Parkway North, 172, tied for 108th; Rick Weber, DeSmet, 173, tied for 114th; Jefferson Hartig, Parkway North, 178, 120th; and Blake Schiel, Parkway Central, 190, 129th.

In the Class 3 tournament at Fremont Hills Country Club in Nixa, Priory’s Steve Theisen tied for 52nd with a 167. Luke Johnson, MICDS, and Bob Jones, Priory, each shot 168 to tie for 57th. Mason Mein-

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Boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; state golf The Chaminade golf team finished second as a team at the Class 4 state golf tournament. From left: Chaminade Coach Jim Prag, Nick Grabbe, Danny Schaller, Clay Fox, Alex Doneff and Alex Staskiel.

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Two Kennedy players qualified for the Class 2 state meet at Sedalia Country Club.

Tom Simon shot a 177 to finish in a tie for 72nd. Nick Russell shot a 178 to finish in a tie for 78th.

Langley leads Illinois with a 72.00 scoring average this season with 12 rounds under par and four at even par. His round of 64 at the D.A Weibring Invitational is a career best. Langley was named Big Ten Golfer of the Week on March 4, after having helped Illinois win the Tinervin Cup and April 1 after winning the Spring Break Invite.

Scholarship signings High school boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; tennis CBC junior Matt Kuelker won the Class 2, District 3 meet at Chaminade. Chaminade senior Joey West had to retire in the first set.

Kuelker, a two-time state medalist, beat Parkway Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michael Davis 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals. West defeated Parkway Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nishaad Balachandran in the semifinal 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Kuelker is undefeated at 19-0.

In doubles play, Lafayetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duo of Mick Lyons and Jake Goodman topped Parkway Centralâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin brothers Tony Zhang and Andrew Zhang 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 for the right to go to state.

The state meet will be held May 29-30 at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield, Mo.

College golf Illinois sophomore and Parkway South graduate Scott Langley has garnered First Team All-Big Ten accolades for his terrific spring season with the Illini.

Langley has finished in the top 12 in eight of 10 tournaments this year, including titles at the D.A. Weibring Invitational and the FAU Spring Invitational. He also placed fourth at Olympia Fields. Langley has three titles to his credit in his young career, having also won the Argonaut Invitational in 2008. As a freshman, he nearly made the cut for the final round of the NCAA Championship.

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By WARREN MAYES After winning two national championships, the St. Louis Bandits started over this season.

There was a new coach in Jeff Brown and there were 23 new players on the 25-man roster. The two holdovers were Grant Gorczyca and Andrew Hamburg.

However, the result was the same for the Junior A hockey team that plays out of the Hardee’s IcePlex in Chesterfield - another Robertson Cup title. The Robertson Cup is awarded to the North American Hockey League, USA Hockey’s Tier II Junior A national champion.

The Bandits scored a 3-2 overtime victory over the Wenatchee (Wash.) Wild in the title game at the North Iowa Ice Arena in Mason City, Iowa. St. Louis finished with a sparkling league-best 42-9-7 record that included a 16-game winning streak.

Clinton Bourbonais, who was named to the Robertson Cup All-Tournament Team, connected for the Cup-winner in the extra session. Gorczyca, a CBC graduate, scored the other two Bandits goals.

“Winning never gets old,” said Gorczyca, who was a member of three state championship teams (2004, 2005 and 2007) at CBC. “It was a great feeling, being able to bring another national championship to my hometown. It is something I will never forget. I played on the team that won last year. It was my first year playing junior hockey and I was not sure what to expect.

I thought winning it last year could not be topped, but going into overtime this year and winning was a lot more nerve-wracking and special.”

Along with Gorczyca, there were four local athletes on the squad. Dan Weiss

went to Parkway South while Patrick and Brendan Sheehan graduated from CBC. Tyler Elbrecht is from Edwardsville, Ill. Weiss, who played for three years for Coach Steve Duello at Parkway South before leaving his senior year to play for the Springfield Jr. Blues, said being part of this Bandits bunch was special.

“We had an unbelievable group of guys and I’d have to say the best year of junior hockey I’ve ever had,” Weiss said. “When Bourbs (Bourbonais) scored, I was in shock.

I was so mentally and physically drained from the week it took me a second for it to set in. When it finally hit me, I went nuts and almost fell over the boards trying to get off the bench. I threw off my stuff and rushed to go celebrate with my team.”

Brown was hired by his old teammate Kelly Chase, the Bandits’ vice president of hockey operations and a co-owner.

“I’ve been at this a long time and I was never fortunate to win it all as a player,” Brown said. “I got to two Stanley Cup finals but we didn’t win. This (Bandits win) was just great. To be called national champions is a special feeling.”

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Anything short of that is unacceptable. The guys set their sights high. Winning this year was not a fluke. They earned it.”

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In a recent game with rival Parkway West, Borgschulte smacked a walk-off homer with two Colts on base in the eighth inning to give Parkway Central a 10-7 victory. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say definitely my highlight of the season was the walk-off homer against Parkway West, our biggest rivals,â&#x20AC;? Borgschulte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It a pretty neat experience. It was my first time doing that.â&#x20AC;?

He came up to bat after Cameron Berra walked to put runners on first and second. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was trying to hit a gapper to get the winning run home,â&#x20AC;? Borgschulte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first pitch was a fastball low but the second pitch came in right down the middle. I hit it good. I knew when I hit it, the outfielders werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to get to it and we would win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it had a pretty good chance to get out and it did in right centerfield.â&#x20AC;?

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He also got a punch in the kidney for his efforts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time someone hits a home run, he raises his hand at home for a high five,â&#x20AC;?

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Borgschulteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blast came in the midst of an eight-game winning streak for the Colts.

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Borgschulte, who has signed with Western Kentucky and hits clean-up, is hitting .448 with a 32 RBIs. He had seven homers and 12 doubles.

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Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look as Good as You Feel: Surgical and Non-Surgical Options to Help You Look and Feel Your Bestâ&#x20AC;? from 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wed., May 27 at Doubletree Hotel and Conference Center (16625 Swingley Ridge Road) in Chesterfield.

Board-certified plastic surgeons will provide information that is needed to make an educated decision about surgical and nonsurgical cosmetic treatments, including surgical procedures of the face, body and breast, and non-surgical BotoxÂŽ and laser rejuvenation techniques. To register for the free event, call (314) 542-9378.

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Mental health awareness Screenings for cholesterol, blood presThe National Alliance on Mental Illness sure, body fat and blood glucose will be (NAMI) Walk and a mental health fair will offered by appointment; appointments can be at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 30 at the upper be made upon event registration.

Several â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heart-Smartâ&#x20AC;? educational staMuny parking lot in Forest Park. Opening ceremonies will get underway at 8:45 a.m.; tions also will be featured. To register (required), call 866-776-3627. For more 3.1-mile and 1-mile walks begin at 9 a.m.

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra Direc- information, visit ssmhealth.com/heart. tor of Communications Adam Crane is serving as honorary chair of the NAMI Walk.

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Preserving their kicks on The year was 1946 and songwriter Bobby Troup was traveling west with his wife, Cynthia. Being the ever-encouraging muse that she was, Cynthia suggested her husband write a song about the stretch of road on which they were driving, Route 40. It was too little, too late, said the songwriter – they would be on Route 66 any minute.

Traveling Route 66 near St. Louis, Cynthia whispered into the afternoon breeze, “Get your kicks on Route 66.” Nat King Cole would be the first of dozens of musicians to sing that famed phrase of Bobby Troup’s song “(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66” in the decades that followed.

Troup’s lyrics, which outlined the path the U.S. route follows, may have helped immortalize Route 66, but 25 years after decommission, the legacy of the road stands on its own. People come from all over the world to drive the 2,448 miles of roadway that cuts through eight states – Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.

“It’s a part of our history,” said Glenda Pike, of the Route 66 Association of Missouri. “It represents the good and the bad.”

Route 66, which was patched together from existing auto trails, was given U.S. Highway status in 1926. One of the original U.S. highways, Route 66 starts in Chicago and seems to zigzag through the Midwest before heading southwest to Los Angeles.

John Murphey, a cultural resources specialist with the U.S. National Park Service, said that because the highway was pieced together from existing private highway trails, it was able to connect communities all along the route.

“What we were seeing was this mass of proto-highways and a man named Cyrus Avery was able to link them together rather than have the government build a new highway,” Murphey said.

Route 66 saw the desolate escape poverty in the Dust Bowl to travel west for work during the 1930s. After World War II, the auto industry boomed and soon the family vacation meant driving to “exotic America” along Route 66, where people could visit trading posts, the Grand Canyon and Native American country.

“Other highways skirted Arizona and New Mexico, but back then, Route 66 was the only one that really got into Indian country,” Murphey said.

In the 1960s, the route was frequented by those seeking attractions on the West Coast, such as Disneyland in California.

However, as the interstate system was built, providing travelers with a straight

“We find that a higher percentage of foreigners than Americans are driving Route 66,” Murphey said. “They usually come in large, well-organized groups from places like Norway, Italy, Germany, Great Britain and Japan. Some will actually ship their vintage cars by boat to the U.S. in order to drive them across.”

Murphey said he believes that to many foreigners, Route 66 represents America.

“The road hits a number of points in American history,” Murphey said. “Getting on the road is like driving through the heart and the myth of America.”

Points of interest Route 66 is lined with mom-and-pop restaurants, shops, gas stations and hotels, but each state has a few “must sees.” The following are some of the hot spots, listed by state: • Illinois Route 66 starts at the intersection of Jackson Blvd. and Michigan Ave. in Chicago. Lou Mitchell’s, a bakery on Jackson, is considered the first stop on the Mother Road. Restored in 2002, it is known for handing out donut holes to people waiting in line and for serving the “best coffee in started.”

Chicago.”

Historians have noticed a shift in the South of Bloomington, motorists may kinds of travelers that still take the scenic notice a rustic sign that reads “Maple route. Vintage car enthusiasts and motor- Sirup.” Follow the sign to Funks Grove to cyclists have maintained a love affair with get pure maple syrup from their grove of the “Mother Road,” as it is often referred record-sized sugar and black maple trees. to, but it is foreigners who now ride the • Missouri road in droves.

St. Louis boasts a variety of attractions, including the Chain of Rocks Bridge, Ted Drewes, and the Donut Drive-In, which, with the help of a grant, recently repaired its neon sign. About 5 miles east of St. Robert sits the historic town of Devils Elbow. Joe Sonderman, traffic reporter for KLOU, has driven the entire route multiple times and considers Devils Elbow his favorite stop.

“It’s like time has stood still,” Sonderman said. “It represents the look of the Ozark area – the rock bluffs and buildings with sandstone slabs.”

• Kansas Rainbow Bridge, located 2 miles west of Riverton, is a white concrete Marsh arch bridge (named after the engineer James Barney Marsh) that spans Brush Creek.

It is the sole surviving bridge of that type along the route.

• Oklahoma Outside Arcadia, motorists may get

By CASEY GODWIN cut-through approach to the same regions, Route 66 lost popularity. Whole towns folded virtually overnight, and those that did survive became tourist traps to those still willing to take the long way.

“The only thing about Route 66 that’s constant is change,” Pike said. “That’s been the way this road has been since it

All photos courtesy of the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program.

Ted Drewes in St. Louis.

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• New Mexico The El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, built in 1937, is known for hosting many Hollywood stars and has plenty of old autographed head shots in the lobby to prove it. Main Street in Albuquerque has seen a revival in the last couple years, Murphey said, and has become a hot spot for travelers along the route.

• Arizona The Grand Canyon is an obvious stop Gas station for Route 66 travelers, but that state is also known for the historical mining town of a laugh from a 66-foot soda bottle along Oatman. The early 1900s town now is a Route 66. The giant bottle is a new attrac- ghost town, but it is highly photogenic and tion on the roadway and is part of the new provides an interesting look into the Gold POPS gas station, which features more Rush era. than 400 kinds of soda.

• California The Blue Whale in Catoosa is perhaps Before finishing the trek in glamorous one of the most famous Oklahoma Route Los Angeles, stop in Amboy, a virtually 66 attractions. It was built in the early abandoned town in the Mojave Desert.

1970s by Hugh Davis as an anniversary gift Once a ghost town, Amboy has seen recent to his wife. Visitors can stop and cool off in interest by investors and is starting to the whale’s pond. spring back to life, Murphey said.

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The City of Winchester will hold a Budget Hearing at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 10,2009 at the City Hall, 109 Lindy Blvd., Winchester, Missouri.

The Budget Hearing will deal with the City Budget for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. All citizens of Winchester, Missouri will have the right to give written and oral comments at this hearing.

The overall unenacted budget summary follows: It lists, rounded off, major sources of anticipated income and preliminary recommendations as to how expenditures would be made. These figures are subject to adjustments which may evolve due to adjustments at the City, County, or State levels. This summary, and the back up information is on display upon request at the City Hall, 109 Lindy Blvd., Winchester, Missouri during normal business hours 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Preliminary Anticipated Revenues: Real Estate and Personal Property Utilities Fines, Permits, Licenses Park Programs Sales Tax and Interest Capital Improvement Sales Tax & Interest Cigarette, Gas, Vehicle County Road & Bridge Cable TV Franchise Fee Miscellaneous Total Revenues

$ 44,100.00 131,750.00 55,545.00 1,800.00 226,300.00 89,950.00 63,900.00 23,000.00 12,000.00 1,655.00 $650,000.00

Preliminary Anticipated Expenditure Allocation: Administrative Public Safety Streets & Sewers Park & Recreation Maintenance Total Expenditures

$329,368.00 182,843.00 84,925.00 25,399.00 27,465.00 $650,000.00

Board of Aldermen • City of Winchester By: Barbara Beckett, CMC City Administrator/Treasurer Residents of Winchester are afforded an equal opportunity to participate in the programs and services of the City of Winchester regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, familial status, national origin or political affiliation. If you are a person requiring an accommodation, please call (636)391-0600 or 1-800-735-2466 (Relay Missouri) no later than 4 p.m. on the third day preceding the hearing. Offices are open between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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1995. Designed in the 1940s Streamline Moderne style, it was famed for its motorcourt style, reminiscent of an earlier phase of motels.

The 66 Park-In Theater in Crestwood once featured films for a capacity of 800 cars. The theater operated from the late 1940s until 1993, when it was closed. In 1994, it was demolished to make way for a National supermarket.

“Every time I drive by these places, my heart sinks,” Sonderman said. “It’s not just that they’re gone, it’s that they were replaced by a grocery store and a subdivision with cookie-cutter houses.”

Like all St. Louisans, Sonderman grew up with Route 66 all around him. The road has been realigned multiple times in the St. Louis region, although most are familiar with three prominent routes – the original route (1926-33), the Southern Route (193377) and the By-Pass Route (1936-65).

“Route 66 crossed over every bridge in St. Louis except Jefferson Barracks and Eads,” Sonderman said.

Sonderman said his interest in the route sprang from watching it whiz by outside the family car’s window at 70 mph.

“My old man wouldn’t stop for nothing,” Sonderman said. “I made myself a promise that one day I was going to drive it and stop at every one of those tourist traps.”

He has since driven the entire route, but prefers to do it in segments now. Sonderman’s fascination with the road has helped him create a Web site of photo memorabilia (66postcards.com).

He also has joined forces with the Route 66 Association of Missouri in an effort to garner State Scenic Bypass Status for the historic route in Missouri.

“My hope is to include the three major alignments in St. Louis as part of the scenic bypass status,” Sonderman said.

Pike said the scenic bypass status would serve as another means to preserve and promote the route. She said the route within the St. Louis City limits may not be included in the new status as the city does not want those portions of the route included.

“This is history you can touch, live and feel,” Sonderman said. “You can read about it in a book, or you can get off the interstate and see it.”

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BENEFITS A GI-style breakfast that is open to the public is from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sun., May 31 and on the last Sunday of every month at the Ballwin VFW Post (115 Mimosa Lane). Proceeds benefit active duty military, veterans and military dependents. Call 527-9555. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dine Out for Ty,â&#x20AC;? a fundraiser to benefit Ty Krewson, a Lafayette High School student who is recovering from a fractured neck, is at 6 p.m. on Tues., June 2 at Vallartaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mexican Restaurant (16461 Village

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The Lafayette Football Booster Club Golf Tournament is at 1 p.m. (registration is at 12 p.m.) on Sun., June 7 at Aberdeen Golf Club in Eureka. Dinner, beverages, prizes, a silent auction and raffle also are featured. The cost is $99 per player. Call Ron at (314) 406-2695. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ 2009 Taste of Clayton is from 1:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sun., June 7 at Shaw Park. Food, beer, wine and other beverage samples from area restaurants; live music by Ralph Butler, R. Scott Bryan, and Groovethang; a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; area with childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cuisine and inflatable sports activities; and a fireworks display are featured. Taste tickets are $1.25 each; items cost from one to four tickets each. Admission is free. Proceeds benefit St. Vincentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry to the Poor, Lift for Life Gym, and the Clayton Parks Foundation. Call (314) 290-8544 or visit tasteofclayton.com. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The 14th annual Parkway Alumni Association Golf Tournament is at 11:30 a.m. (putting contest and lunch) on Fri., June 12 at Missouri Bluffs Golf Club. The 18-hole tournament is at 1 p.m. and is followed by dinner and silent and live auctions. The cost is $125 per golfer and includes lunch, greens fees, carts, refreshments, prizes, dinner and auctions. Proceeds fund programs benefiting Parkway School District teachers and students. To register, visit parkwayalumni.org. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The third annual Ballwin Police Depart-

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ment Charity Golf Scramble to benefit The BackStoppers Inc. is at 12:15 p.m. on Mon., June 15 at Ballwin Community Golf Course. Prizes, lunch and dinner are featured. Call Rob at 227-2650.

• • • The Monarch Firefighters Golf Tournament to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is at 12:30 p.m. on Mon., June 15 at The Landings at Spirit Golf Club (180 N. Eatherton Road) in Chesterfield.

Check-in is at 11 a.m.; lunch and a putting tournament are at 11:30 a.m; dinner, awards and a silent auction follow the tournament.

The entry fee is $90 per person/$360 per team for entries received by June 1 and $95 per person/$380 per team after June 1. Call Chris Gelven at (314) 494-7832 or Shawn Karl at (314) 691-0749.

FAMILY & KIDS The Great Turtle Derby is at 2 p.m. (registration is at 1:30 p.m.) on Sat., June 6 at Stovall’s Grove (18720 Stovall Lane) in Wildwood. Participants bring a turtle for racing on the dance floor; eight races run with winners of previous races competing in the final race. All turtles are released to a conservation area following the event. Call 405-3024.

• • • A Youth Fishing Derby is from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Sat., June 13 at Des Peres Park. Fishing, a Biggest Fish Contest, raffles and more for youth aged 3-12 are featured. Admission is $5 per participant. To register, visit desperesparksandrecreation. com by June 11.

LIVE PERFORMANCES Fenton James Blues Review performs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thurs., May 28 at Lone Wolf Coffee Company (15480 Clayton Road) in Ballwin. Admission is free.

Call 527-7027 or visit lonewolfcoffeecompany.com.

• • • The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce presents Bob Kuban in concert at 7 p.m. (concessions open at 5:30 p.m.) on Tues., June 2 at Faust Park. Free birthday cake, special prizes and fireworks are featured.

Guests should their own seating. Admission is free. Call 532-3399 or visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.

• • • The city of Ellisville presents the Steve Leslie Band in concert at 7 p.m. on Thurs., June 4 at Bluebird Park. Guests should bring their own seating. Admission is free.

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• • • The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce presents The Scott Laytham and Karl “Trickee” Holmes Duo in concert from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tues., June 9 at Faust Park. Admission is free. Call 532-3399 or visit chesterfieldmochamber.com.

The city of Ellisville presents Nonstop Classic Rock Band in concert at 7 p.m. on Thurs., June 11 at Bluebird Park. Admission is free. Visit ellisville.mo.us.

• • • The city of Des Peres presents Ralph Butler in concert at 7 p.m. on Fri., June 12 at Des Peres Park. Admission is free; concessions are available. Guests should bring their own seating. Coolers are permitted; glass containers are not. Call (314) 8356102 or visit desperesmo.org.

• • • An Erin Bode Group Live Performance and Workshop is at 7 p.m. on Mon., June 15 at Fazio’s Frets & Friends (15440 Manchester Road) in Ellisville. A live performance by the band and a question and answer session about songwriting, arranging, vocals and more are featured.

Admission is $20. For reservations, call 227-3573 or send an e-mail to brianv@ faziosmusic.com.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING City of Ellisville, Mo. Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Ellisville will hold a public hearing at the Ellisville City Hall, #1 Weis Avenue, on Wednesday, June 17, 2009, at 7:00 P.M. on the Petition of Steve Rauschenbach for a conditional use permit to allow outdoor dining with liquor sales at Mulligan’s, 11 Clarkson Road, with the C-3 Commercial Zoning District. This public hearing is in compliance with Title IV, Land Use, of the Municipal Code of the City of Ellisville.

CATHERINE DEMETER City Clerk The City of Ellisville is working to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act mandates. Individuals who require an accommodation to attend a meeting should contact City Hall, 636-227-9660 (V/TDD) at least 48 hours in advance.

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• • • Relationships expert and New York Times best-selling author Dr. David Lieberman presents “How to Make a Good Marriage Great” at 7:30 p.m. on Sun., May 31 at Aish HaTorah West (457 N. Woods Mill Road) in Chesterfield. To reserve tickets, call (314) 862-2474 or e-mail stlouis@ aish.com.

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• • • A Ladies Night is from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sun., June 14 at Best Buy in Ellisville. The store opens after hours and demonstrates products to women, who are invited also to participate in several free training classes. Drawings for gift baskets are held every 30 minutes. The first 100 ladies receive a free sample of ice cream, compliments of Cold Stone Creamery in Wildwood, and a goody bag filled with area business information, coupons and more. Kids’ activities, including movies and arts and crafts, are provided to occupy children. For more information, e-mail Erica.Weiss@BestBuy.com.

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By SUZANNE CORBETT Sean and Lisa Clancy had more than Irish luck when they opened Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub at the Barn of Lucerne: They had a family tradition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a fifth generation butcher,â&#x20AC;? Sean Clancy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since butchering has been a family tradition, I guess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise we found a former cow barn to open our business in.â&#x20AC;?

Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expertise in cutting meats has set Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub apart from other area restaurants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know what good meat is, especially a good steak and how it should be cut. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I cut all our steaks,â&#x20AC;?

Clancy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We even will cut your steak to order, so if you want a bigger steak for dinner, you can have it. We also grind all our own hamburger and make our own corned beef.â&#x20AC;?

Savoring a hand-cut steak from Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artisan meat counter is a treat, especially on Saturdays when any steak in the case is featured for $14.95. Steaks are grilled, topped with a dollop of house-made steak butter and plated with a twice-baked potato and green beans seasoned with

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The restaurant is known also for its pit-smoked meats, including prime rib, chicken, ribs, chops and pork steaks. For private parties or the occasional special event, Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offers the ultimate barbecue experience: spit-turned pig roasts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pig roasts have gotten to be big, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of the items we feature on our catering menu,â&#x20AC;? Clancy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along with the spit and the pig, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll bring everything you need to make the party â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from the sides to the paper products. If you want to roast the pig or barbecue for yourself, we can rent you the pit and provide the meat to cook.â&#x20AC;?

Adhering to Irish pub tradition, Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also offers pub fare that partners perfectly with a pint of domestic or Irish The patio at Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish Pub at The Barn at Lucerne. brew. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fish and chips and corned beef and ravioli, egg rolls and potato skins, which are priced at just cabbage are on the menu all year,â&#x20AC;? said Clancy, noting that a quarter apiece from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through where there is corned beef there are Reuben sandwiches, Fridays. which at Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrive nicely stacked with thin-sliced On the lighter side, there are a variety of fresh salads, corned beef and ample melted Swiss cheese and sauer- baked tilapia and a hickory-smoked chicken breast sandkraut. wich â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ideal for a leisurely lunch on Clancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lovely outBurgers range in size from a 6-ounce hindquarter to the door patio.

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DICK MORRIS: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pelosi is expendable. The job of a Democratic speaker is to pass the program of the Democratic president. Her ability and track record is measured on a scale of effectiveness.

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SUSAN ESTRICH: She is the most popular and most admired woman in the world. She has smarts, beauty, style, a great husband, a great mother, two beautiful children and a very handsome dog.

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our reputation? That is just foolish pride of a child, and we are no longer a â&#x20AC;&#x153;newâ&#x20AC;? country.

To The Editor: We can stand tall, apologize to encourage The United States of America is a world some nationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; leaders to take their guards leader in protecting peace and providing down and get back to solving problems, people everywhere with the guidelines for which is what we are out to do. We are not health, happiness and success. in this to be the coolest kid. We want to be Any actions our country has taken have the best leader. been considered as the right thing to do You would be hard-pressed to find any based on the circumstances in effect at the well-liked boss, class president or country time. for that matter that did not admit imperfecHave mistakes been made? Probably. tion from time to time. I see nothing wrong But the ends have justified the means and, with the president apologizing. Good for in the final analysis, the actions were nec- him. We need a new approach. essary and the mission accomplished.

Amy Russell Mick Howrey St. Louis County Ballwin To The Editor: To The Editor: Of course America owes the world an We are not a small, weak nation. I do not apology - several apologies, in fact. think any other country would deny that.

We, the American people, apologize for Even in the office or at a school, popularity opposing tyrannies and oppression that and the watchful eye have its price. resulted in grave personal and societal Lead by example, we want these other struggle and strife (examples: Husseinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s countries to get along? We have to show Baathist regime, the Soviet Bloc, Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s them that we are not above a little humility; Nazi machine, Jefferson Davisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; slavewe do not think we are perfect and righ- based economy, and the misguided grip of teous in all we do. And what could it hurt, Britain and European governments at the

time of American colonialization).

You, the world, would have ceased to exist as organized, informed civilizations without Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts, and because being â&#x20AC;&#x153;civilizedâ&#x20AC;? requires a set of responsibilities you obviously were (again) unprepared for, we humbly apologize for having sustained you only so that you would clearly see your limitations once more.

We are sorry for the American blood spilled on your farms, city streets, in your homes - what a sticky mess we left for you to clean up. We are sorry for the burden that our sacrifices - made in a selfless spirit of Brotherhood - have placed upon you once again.

It certainly is our fault for having placed pearls before swine, for delivering the most Godly gifts one man could bestow upon another: liberty and justice for all.

We failed to recognize that you, the world, were still so stupid, jaded, indolent, entitled, that you would mishandle these gifts yet again - how short-sighted of America.

We are embarrassed to have been, for the past 30 years, your one true â&#x20AC;&#x153;super power,â&#x20AC;? the only nation capable (in recorded history) of stewarding and guarding and judiciously applying our military prowess, often more

for your own benefit than for ours. For our grace on a global scale, please forgive us.

Perhaps the right thing to have done -actually, what any other nation with our capabilities certainly would have done - would have been to conquer you, to beat the hell out of you, to teach you the self-preserving power in subservience to state. Had we done that, we could have forced our errant ideologies (freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press; need I go on?) down your throats, circumventing the need to apologize at this moment in history.

We beg your pardon for having been the only nation capable of extending its iron fist as a helping hand.

So, we are sorry, and it feels exceptionally good to list Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s egregious errors.

You, the world, had better hope, however, that we do not pick up our ball and go home, as shamed children do - as you have done. If it comes to that, the time for apologies will have passed, and the world will certainly come to know a sorrow felt in the darkest corners of hell. And for having delivered such wisdom, America might not have a world left to apologize to.

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Electrical Services

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Flooring

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For Sale Metal Desk excellent condition, 6 drawers. Call 636-532-2746

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Subdivision

SJS INC CONCRETE Driveways. Sidewalks. Porches.

Patios. Pool decks. Stamped Concrete. Exposed aggregate.

Foundations poured/repaired.

Epoxy injection. Water proofing.

Basement Floors. Walls. Stone Work. Walkways. Steps. Bobcat work. Grading. Residential-Commercial. Free Estimates. Specializing in St. Louis Counties Finer Properties. 314-353-5555

Hauling Services

GARAGE SALE Multiple homes

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Re/Max Suburban

Window Services

Help Wanted

Replacement Windows Energy Efficient CNA's â&#x20AC;˘ Caregivers West St. Louis County Area

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Perennial Bed, dead heading, weeding and some planting.

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

Leads provided, will train. Call 636-778-0592

Acting & Modeling Agency seeking ages 3mo to 80yrs.

Beginners Welcome.

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

Call 636-391-0000

On-Call Scheduler

Private Duty Nursing Company is looking for EXPERIENCED On Call person to answer calls Mon-Fri 4:30pm - 8am and 24 hours on weekends Fri 4:30pm thru Mon 8am. Blackberry provided whie you do on call. Every other week rotation. Medical Knowledge a plus. only experienced applicants need apply.

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email: classifieds@westnewsmagazine.com

(314) 277-7891

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Granite tops from $25 sf., Hardwoods from $6 sf., Ceramic, Painting. 25 yrs experience.

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121 Plaza Drive Wildwood Town Center Highway 100 & Taylor 636-458-1001

Davis Home Repair

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We install Alside Windows with one of the best warranties in the business Call Waid

Building Maintenance Services Powerwashing & deck staining, most decks $500. AC service and cleaning starting at $45. Painting, carpentry, drywall, plumbing & electrical.

Your home improvement and repair specialist! Residential & Commercial. Insured and bonded. Call us today at 314583-5250

DAVIS HOME REPAIR & MAINTENANCE Painting, Carpentry, Interior & Exterior Door Installation. Plumbing, Bathroom Remodel, Handyman Services. No Job Too Small. References Available. Call Waid

Painting, Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing, Door replacements, all Odd jobs, No job too small! Very Reasonable Prices! Free Estimates!

All work Guaranteed! 636-791-2079

JS Home Services Handyman â&#x20AC;˘ Carpenter All odd jobs my speciality 20 Plus Years Experience Free Estimates!

Siding, Termite Damage & Decks $50 OFF $200 labor cost with this ad 1 time use Licensed, Bonded, Insured.

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Painting Services

Pet Services

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

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

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

Pet Sitter. Vacation with peace of mind while your pets are cared for comfortably in their home where they prefer.

Daily visits, affordable rates.

Call: (636) 938-1375 or www.mypamperedpetsitter.com

Get Ready for Spring Jim's Paint & Trim Service.

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

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

West County Pet Care. Pet Sitting & Dog Walking. We take care of Pets in your home where Pets prefer.

Daily, Weekly Rates. Insured 636-394-6852 314-401-5516

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Plumbing Services Affordable Plumbing Repairs and bathroom remodeling.

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LANDSCAPE CONTRACTORS & NURSERY SPRING DIGGING SPECIAL ON LARGE SHADE TREES ASSORTED VARIETIES PRICES STARTING $25 TO $100

Trees & Shrubs Design & Installation

FREE ESTIMATES - GREAT PRICES!

636-451-5050

Craig's Lawn Maintenance LLC Spring cleanup, weekly mowing, trimming & blowing, aeration, seeding fertilization, mulching & more! Insured / Workmen's Comp. Senior discount. Call Craig at 314-3307883 or 636- 394-9978

ittle Joe's awn and andscape

314.941.1851

Serving West County Since 1989

SHEARN LANDSCAPING. Reliable Lawn Service by Shearn Landscaping. Chesterfield Residents we will beat current service by 10% on mowing. Shearn also offer total maintenance services. Call Dennis at 636-530-1998 or 314-591-2787

BOBCAT â&#x20AC;˘ Excavating â&#x20AC;˘ Grading â&#x20AC;˘ Clearing â&#x20AC;˘ Demolition â&#x20AC;˘ Yard Drainage Fast & Reasonable CALL RICH

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Kraemers' Lawn Service LLC Grass cutting and trimming.

Commercial & Residential.

Lawns starting at $25 a cut.

Free Estimates. Reliable. Insured.Call Terry 314-413-6445 or 636-458-1077

Morales Landscaping LLC. Spring clean-up and mulching.

First cut free for New Customers. Grass cutting $30 and up.

Leaf, bush and tree removal.

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Mulch Services Premium mulch or topsoil delivered to your home.

All types of Bobcat work also available. All major credit cards accepted. Call Alâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greenhouse at 314-739-2476.

Double Ground Oak Mulch, All Natural. Buy by the pick-up or dump truck load. Spread prices and dump prices available.

Call 314-808-3330

NuCoat Painting Co. Interior and Exterior. Pressure washing, wallpaper removal.

Specialist in preparation and detail. Spring discounts. Free estimates. 314-651-8442

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314.265.9003

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Waterproofing

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314-846-6499

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ANYTHING IN PLUMBING. Good Prices!

Basement bathrooms, small repairs & code violations repaired.

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Tree Services

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636-227-3227

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Lessons in your home.

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33 Years Experience. Free Estimates Call Tony 636-6752231 or 636-527-9263

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473 Lafayette Ctr Next to Dierbergs

(Baxter & Manchester)

636-391-6622

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Experienced, insured, arborist, references. 314-832-9097 COLE TREE SERVICE Tree and stump removal. Trimming, deadwooding. Free estimates.

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