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THOMAS SOWELL

Survival optional

It used to be said that self-preservation is the first law of nature. But much of what has been happening in recent times in the United States, and in Western civilization in general, suggests that survival is taking a back seat to the shibboleths of political correctness.

We already have turned loose dozens of captured terrorists, who have resumed their terrorism. Why? Because they have been given “rights” that exist neither in our laws nor under international law.

These are not criminals in our society, entitled to the protection of the Constitution of the United States. They are not prisoners of war entitled to the protection of the Geneva Convention.

There was a time when people who violated the rules of war were not entitled to turn around and claim the protection of those rules. German soldiers who put on U.S. military uniforms, in order to infiltrate American lines during the Battle of the Bulge, were simply lined up against a wall and shot.

Nobody even thought that this was a violation of the Geneva Convention. American authorities filmed the mass executions.

Nobody dreamed up fictitious “rights” for these enemy combatants who had violated the rules of war. Nobody thought we had to prove that we were nicer than the Nazis by bending over backward.

Bending over backward is a very bad position from which to try to defend yourself. Nobody in those days confused bending over backward with “the rule of law,” as President Barack Obama did recently.

Bending over backward is the antithesis of the rule of law. It is depriving the people of the protection of their laws, in order to pander to mushy notions among the elite.

Even under the Geneva Convention, enemy soldiers have no right to be turned loose before the war is over. Terrorists “militants” or “insurgents” for those of you who are squeamish - have declared open-ended war against America. It is open-ended in time and open-ended in methods, including beheadings of innocent civilians.

President Obama can ban the phrase “war on terror” but he cannot ban the terrorists’ war on us. That war continues, so there is no reason to turn terrorists loose before it ends. They chose to make it that kind of

war. We do not need to risk American lives to prove that we are nicer than they are.

The great Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said that law is not some “brooding omnipresence in the sky.” It is a set of explicit rules by which human beings structure their lives and their relationships with one another.

Those who choose to live outside those laws, whether terrorists or pirates, can be - and have been - shot on sight. Squeamishness is neither law nor morality. And moral exhibitionism is beneath contempt, when it sacrifices the safety of those who live within the law for the sake of self-satisfied preening, whether in editorial offices or in the White House.

As if it is not enough to turn cutthroats loose to cut throats again, we now are contemplating legal action against Americans who wrung information about international terrorist operations out of captured terrorists.

Does nobody think ahead to what this will mean - for many years to come - if people trying protect this country from terrorists have to worry about being put behind bars themselves? Do we need to have American intelligence agencies tip-toeing through the tulips when they deal with terrorists?

In his visit to CIA headquarters, President Obama pledged his support to the people working there and said that there would be no prosecutions of CIA agents for prior actions. Then he welshed on that in a matter of hours by leaving the door open for such prosecutions, which the left has been clamoring for, both inside and outside of Congress.

Repercussions extend far beyond issues of the day. It is bad enough that we have a glib and sophomoric narcissist in the White House. What is worse is that whole nations that rely on the United States for their security see how easily our president welshes on his commitments. So do other nations, including those with murderous intentions toward us, our children and grandchildren. © 2009 Creators Syndicate, Inc.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Neighbor woes To The Editor: Your story about the Countrylanewoods II Homeowners Association lawsuit and the court-ordered bylaw vote is the tip of an iceberg that threatens many West County residents.

Missouri residents can do little to stop trustees who abuse their significant power over people and private property. Other states have laws governing homeowners’ associations, but Missouri has no regulatory oversight that protects people. Some associations are governed under Missouri law as non-profit corporations, but nobody enforces Statute 355 for neighborhood associations.

After our trustees refused to correct serious issues raised by dozens of residents, our only option was to ask a judge for help.

Our situation is a flagrant example of association abuses: * Our leadership changed our indentures so assessments can be easily raised with votes collected after the deadline and without enough votes to make that change. This impacts some 497 homeowners, many of whom are unaware of what has happened. * Our leadership tells us we cannot remove them even though Missouri law says we can. After they were voted out, they wrote new bylaws without any association vote, which they say retroactively prevents their removal. So residents voted them out again and elected new leaders.

We have been refused office. Meanwhile, the ex-directors are spending subdivision funds and increasing our insurance rates to retain office. * While the ex-trustees provide postagepaid ballots for their own re-election, residents are required to vote in person for annual assessment votes. This excludes people who are sick, out of town or disabled. Our unelected leadership refuses to establish and publish a written procedure for absentee voting.

While many residents share the concerns of the 24 homeowners who asked the court to correct these problems, many other people apparently are either uninformed or do not care about what is happening, which helps perpetuate the problem. One neighbor told me “it doesn’t matter if the leadership follows the rules so long as they’re doing a good job.” I believe until the indenture is honored and Missouri laws are followed, the job being done is not good enough.

Unfortunately, neighborhood associaSubmit your letter to:

tions have significant unchecked power in Missouri. Circuit clerks do not verify indenture filings for accuracy or validity and the city and village tax office, a private business, apparently sends out assessment bills with zero scrutiny. Our next step is to get laws passed here like those in other states to help protect people against future neighborhood association problems.

John Osthus Manchester

Where the money goes To The Editor: Thanks to Diane Plattner for reporting the story about the Parkway School District spending more than $1 million in 2005 on improvements in a neighborhood. We need to understand where the tax money goes.

There is only one Parkway Board member left who was responsible for that misuse of tax money.

You help us understand why we need to vote to elect and replace school board members.

Gladys Hoffman St. Louis County

Inexperience matters To The Editor: Who says President Barack Obama is inexperienced? He saw how easy South America and African dictators took over their economy and he is doing likewise, only more so.

First, he conned the young and inexperienced, and the old and hopeful into electing him as president.

Now he is taking over the banks, then the auto industry, then Wall Street, then the Catholic Church, and who knows what is next?

Obama’s plan to re-distribute the wealth of our nation is a plan for disaster, just as is his plan for socializing our medical system.

Instead of trying to pin past problems on President George W. Bush, perhaps he is too inexperienced or maybe too blockheaded to remember the problems caused by: 1. President Jimmy Carter, giving away the Panama Canal and letting 100,000 Cubans dump into Miami, many of them drug addicts, criminals, etc.

2. President Bill Clinton, cutting our

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Bush to spend extra money to re-build our We found an average of nine geese total at national defense.

New Ballwin Park, Vlasis Park and The Our news media is to blame for many of Pointe on a given day. our problems by trying to portray Obama Prior to GeesePeace’s involvement, the as the saint and savior, forgetting about his parks staff in 2005 said there were a total corrupt Chicago past. of 130-140 geese in New Ballwin Park, Hopefully some of the honest Democrats, Vlasis Park and The Pointe. of which there are few, will stand up for John Hoffman says 80 geese now live in the American people and resist Obama’s Vlasis full-time. Residents and visitors to drive to socialism by a dictator. the park know this statement is not true.

Jim Yettke Canada goose population numbers in the Ballwin winter months grow because they include migratory geese, which can number in the thousands. These geese will not be affected The next Pope? by a round-up because they leave our area To The Editor: by the end of March and return to nest in Your April 15 feature, “Cardinal Pre- northern states and parts of Canada. view,” by Sheila Frayne Rhoades, was a The article described what the Parks wonderful biography of a “local boy done Department did from 1992 to 1996 to deter good.” geese. Nothing they tried is or was a single Tim Dolan represents the good, moral, valid deterrent. What did the Parks Departhard-working people of West County. ment do from 1996 until 2005, when they Family and church are very important decided to do a round-up and slaughter? here.

Since GeesePeace volunteers have been Dolan, I pray, could be our next Pope. involved, more than 300 eggs were treated He is so much like Pope John Paul II. humanely to prevent a hatch and the parks Plus, he will always be a “Cardinal” are in much better shape. A population baseball fan. How unique – a Cardinal decrease from 180 in 2005 to the numbers Dolan being a Cardinal fan. now speaks for itself.

Mary A. Dust The last paragraph inferred that GeeseEllisville Peace received $8,000 a year. That is not true. GeesePeace has never received 1 cent from the city of Ballwin for hundreds Goose round-up of hours spent helping the city in workTo The Editor: ing nests, dealing with nests in difficult A few points in your recent article about locations like store fronts, parking lots the Ballwin application for a goose round- and responding to emergency calls from up must be addressed. the Parks Department. As for the $8,000 Goose round-ups do not work. The area expense to Wyndsong Border Collies, is cleared of geese only for a short GeesePeace recommend two and one half period of time; other geese fly in and months of work at a cost of $2,500, not absolutely nothing is gained. eight months at $1,000 per month. City A goose round-up was held in Forest Park officials ignored this recommendation and a couple of years ago. They rounded up a now want to pursue a round-up. total of 67 adult Canadian geese, which GeesePeace has shown that our humane were sent to slaughter. The following year, methods work. Why doesn’t the city of they rounded up and killed 37 adult Cana- Ballwin take the money they are willing dian geese. If round-ups work, why do they to spend on a round-up and put $1,000 occur year after year? Forest Park now on a four-week border collie program to uses a reputable border collie service and send the remaining geese (after the nestno longer has a problem. ing season is over and before the summer Vlasis Park does not have 80 geese molt – from mid-May to mid-June) on today. It is questionable if the entire city their summer molt mitigation to the north, of Ballwin has 80 geese. Park officials and the parks will be clear. who are trying to build a case for roundJackie Seigal up are exaggerating the numbers. We have GeesePeace St. Louis numbers of geese in Ballwin locations taken by a Ballwin resident who is part of

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A trying case The St. Louis County Mental Health Court, which is featured in a story on page 16 of this issue, has been, by nearly all measurable standards, a great success.

The recidivism rates of its graduates are very low, the success rates of participants is high, even the relatively low cost of the program works in favor of the mental health court. The county’s drug court system also has seen excellent recidivism numbers at a greatly reduced taxpayer cost, though it seems constantly entrenched in political warfare.

The only standard by which these two relatively new systems fail is decidedly not measurable - they simply do not feel very much like punishment.

Is the goal of our criminal justice system to rehabilitate criminals or is it to punish criminals? Can it effectively do both?

The United States famously has more of its population incarcerated, to one degree or another, than any other country in the world.

Nearly one out of 100 adults in this country either are behind bars or on parole or probation, a level four times higher than China.

The success of these new, specialized courts begs the question - have we been doing it wrong the whole time?

If the goal of our justice system is to punish offenders, then the answer is no.

In a free society, the restriction of freedom is punishment. It also stands to reason, as an aside, that the very freedom our society champions is the reason we have a higher incarceration rate than China. Incarceration also serves the purpose of protecting the remainder of the citizenry from the criminals - at least for the time of their incarceration.

The mental health courts and drug courts, however, have a goal that is very different than punishment. The goal of these systems is to address and correct the underlying cause of the criminal behavior and in doing so, to reduce the future recurrences of the behavior. An advocate might say that it focuses on the future more than the past.

Users of these court systems are not, after all, in the system because they use drugs or because they are mentally ill. They are there because they stole, or committed assault, or some other relatively low level crime, and

the system has determined that the cause for those actions was drug use or mental illness.

But almost every crime has an underlying cause. No sane person would advocate that Bernie Madoff go to some sort of greed court to reduce future occurrences of Ponzi schemes. Nobody thinks Michael Vick should go to “I grew up in the poor South where dog fighting is accepted” court. What makes the drug-addicted or mentally ill defendant any less responsible than Vick or Madoff? Where exactly do we draw the line between the criminals we wish to punish and the ones we wish to heal?

Consider this: Bob has worked for Big Corporation for the last 20 years of his life as a mid-level manager. Bob has gotten the occasional traffic ticket and 10 years ago was arrested for driving drunk. Bob makes a decent living, but has never been able to put away enough money to really feel comfortable. He has a wife and two children.

In 2008, Bob gets laid off from his job at Big Corporation. The family struggles by for six months, but Bob simply cannot find decent work. He has taken a few part-time jobs at nearby stores, but he cannot find anything that pays a livable wage for his family. Eventually, the mortgage company forecloses on Bob’s house. He falls behind on his health insurance payments and gets dropped from the plan. His family literally cannot afford to get sick.

One night at his part-time job, Bob is tasked with making that night’s cash deposit - roughly $10,000. A short time ago, that amount of money would not have been tempting to Bob, but his daughter has developed this odd sounding cough and Bob is desperate. Bob takes the money, takes his family, and leaves town.

When Bob gets caught, he will be charged with felony stealing. He will face jail time.

His family will be left without a father.

The underlying cause of Bob’s crime is relatively obvious. What court will Bob go through? Why is he less worthy of help than a drug addict?

The success of the mental health court is definitely something to be lauded. However that very success might raise far more questions than it can ever deliver in answers.

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Quotable: “The biggest misconception, and I picked this up a little from the kids, is that they always think that police are targeting them. We don’t write these laws; we’re charged with enforcing them whether we agree with them or not.

We do try to do this with some reasonableness.”

- St. Louis County Police Officer David Rose, after teaching Rockwood forensic science students about law enforcement.

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The Ballwin Police Department is joining with other law enforcement agencies to crack down on Missouri’s safety belt law violators and to reduce highway fatalities.

The “Click It or Ticket� mobilization will run May 18-31.

Officials said that in 2007, a driver in a Missouri traffic crash had a 1 in 32 chance of being killed if they were not wearing a seat belt. In cases where the driver wore a seat belt, their chances of being killed were 1 in 1,294.

and was bleeding profusely. The woman, who had passed out and had no pulse, was revived by Bible and was able to respond to questions that led to the arrest and charging of a suspect.

The woman was treated at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur for an 8-inch gash to her throat. Doctors commented that Bible undoubtedly saved the woman’s life.

Bible has been with the Creve Coeur Police Department for more than 10 years.

She has been one of the department’s primary field training officers, having trained or assisted in training seven officers.

Her investigative skills led to her being assigned in December 2008 to investigations, making her the first female detective in the Creve Coeur Police Department’s history.

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Police Officer of the Year Creve Coeur Police Officer Nicole Bible was recognized by the Creve Coeur– Olivette Chamber of Commerce as the 2008 Police Officer of the Year.

Bible, without regard to her own health safety, performed life-saving actions on a woman who had been stabbed in the throat

The Creve Coeur City Council on April 27 approved the five-year capital improvements program (CIP), which will target the fiscal years 2010-14.

The CIP is used to assess the long-term capital needs of the city. Among the goals are replacing and repairing deteriorating infrastructure; developing a comprehensive strategy for replacement of major capital

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items; and making significant improvements to the public works garage.

The discussion also involved replacing the idea to obtain a new electronics message board with a new boiler instead. Creve Coeur City Administrator Mark Perkins said the city has made a grant application for those items the city does not feel it is necessary to include in the five-year plan. “If we are unsuccessful with the grant application, then we will look at other opportunities to make these purchases,�

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DES PERES Elite city with AAA rating The city of Des Peres recently joined an elite group of municipalities when Standard & Poor’s Rating Services issued the AAA general obligation bond rating to the city. The rating reflects the strength of Des Peres’ financial operations, reserves and good economy. “The AAA rating is the highest attainable, rarely achieved by a municipality,�

Des Peres Mayor Rick Lahr said. “This rating is possible because of the conservative fiscal philosophies and practices established by the Board of Aldermen and supported by the Des Peres management staff. What this means to Des Peres residents is an affirmation from an outside and independent source that the financial affairs of the city are managed efficiently, that we can realize a savings when refinancing

municipal debt, and most importantly to residents an anticipation that the Board of Aldermen and I can continue the practice of levying a Des Peres municipal property tax of zero, which saves each homeowner in our city an average of $250.00 annually.

I consider this AAA rating an achievement on par with the successful re-development of West County Center and the addition of our state-of-the-art community center, The Lodge.�

Standard and Poor’s has awarded AAA ratings to only four municipalities and a total of 10 governmental entities in the state of Missouri. Standard & Poor’s cites four key factors in assigning the AAA rating, including strong and proactive leadership, effective debt management polices with moderate-to-low debt ratios, a vibrant local economy, and sufficient reserves and polices that guide strong financial management practices.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY Stop, Drop, Control campaign The West County EMS and Fire Protection District recently launched the national STOP•DROP•CONTROL Campaign, a high blood pressure awareness and community health outreach campaign.

This national program is a collaborative effort between Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., a leader in the development of high blood pressure treatments, patient resources and support materials, and the

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Can You Imagine What It Would Be Like Without Trees?

April beautification winners announced The Chesterfield Beautification Committee has announced the winners of the 2009 Beautification Awards for wards I and II. The award for ward I was given to Vincent and Lisa Nooney, 603 Stablestone Drive in Greenfield Village. The beautification award 1121 Nooning Tree for ward II has been awarded to Jim and Julie Eisenhart, 1121 Nooning Tree Drive in the Nooning Tree subdivision.

“The homeowners were thrilled that their efforts had been noticed and acknowledged,” said Kay Folsom, committee chairwoman.

Beautification winners in wards III and IV will be chosen for June/July. In August the committee will select a winner from each ward. Each ward then will have two winners throughout the various seasons.

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The program is designed for firefighters, their families and the community to better understand the risks associated with high blood pressure and to help manage the condition. Currently, the leading cause of on-duty death among firefighters in this country is heart disease, while uncontrolled high blood pressure is a leading cause of heart disease.

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Fire safety for kids program offered Firefighters/paramedics with the Monarch Fire Protection District are offering local fifth graders the opportunity to participate in an educational fire safety program designed to prevent fire-related injuries and fatalities.

Fire Safety for Kids is a program in which the firefighters teach children about fire safety and then give the children a 116page book that Gateway Community Safety Net produced. The book features information on how to avoid a fire, plan an escape route from the home and what to do if fire breaks out. It also offers health and first aid information, along with important safety tips for parents, teachers and babysitters.

Also included in the book is an educational DVD that features animated characters, interactive games and quizzes. It also connects to the Community Safety Net Web site, where kids can enter online contests and win prizes.

An excellent resource for parents, the programs contain important information and Web sites for more help.

The fifth graders are encouraged to take the book and DVD home to be shared with their parents. The children then are encouraged to write an essay about what they learned.

House fires are the third leading cause of death among children, mostly as a result of smoke inhalation. Kids start 30 percent of these fires. Thus, officials said there is a need for fire safety education among young people.

The program is open to all fifth-grade classes as well as Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops in the Monarch Fire District.

For more information or to schedule a visit, call Shawn Karl at (314) 691-0749.

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY

Officials want nuclear waste removed from area near water supply

By CASEY GODWIN The St. Louis County Council is urging the United States Congress to clean up radioactive waste at the West Lake Landfill, which is near a facility that supplies water for St. Louis County.

The site, located in Bridgeton, currently is the responsibility of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is on the agency’s Superfund National Priorities List. Members of the St. Louis County Council, along with environmentalists, want Congress to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to take over in hopes that the agency will remove the waste.

The West Lake site is in the Missouri floodplain and only 8 miles upstream from an American Water intake on the Missouri River.

The radioactive waste, left over from uranium processing for the development of nuclear weapons in the 1940s, was illegally dumped in the landfill in 1973. No protective liner was ever installed to prevent leaching.

Kay Drey, a member of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment, said the pure uranium ore waste on the site has a half life that is equivalent to the lifespan of the Earth, about 4.5 billion years.

“This is very dangerous stuff,” Drey said.

“It’s wrong to have these materials in the floodplain. I can’t think of a worse place for nuclear waste.”

In May 2008, the EPA issued a Record of Decision stating that a scientificallyengineered landfill cap would be installed at the waste site.

“The agency is not going to let it sit there unless we’ve done our homework,” said Debbie Kring, Community Involvement Coordinator for the EPA’s Region 7. “Anytime we are leaving waste in place, there’s a process of going back and evaluating it to be sure it’s still protected.”

Kring said the EPA continually monitors wells and gases emitted at the site and has never found any cause for concern. American Water officials said they monitor water at the intake facility more closely than any other facility and that they also have never had an issue.

The precautions still do not instill confidence in others.

“It makes me nervous that only time will tell whether it should have been dealt with differently,” said St. Louis County Councilmember Barbara Fraser, who has been working closely with Drey. “I believe the county should go on the record taking a position on having a cleaner environment.”

St. Louis Councilmember Kathleen Bur-

The West Lake Landfill is only 8 miles upstream from an American Water intake on the Missouri River. The site contains radioactive waste left over from uranium processing.

kett, who represents the district in which before major flooding along Coldwater West Lake sits, said she is not so certain Creek. that removing the waste is the best remedy.

“That entire site was under water,” Drey “There’s a lot of controversy over said. “If it hadn’t been removed, it would whether moving it would be safe,” Burkett have been in that floodwater.” said. “There’s talk of it leaching into the Kring, with the EPA, said that is not a Missouri River, but no one has brought concern. proof that it has.”

“Levees burst during (Hurricane) Katrina Drey said leaving the waste at West and the landfill caps were not compromised Lake is a gamble and that the site should by the flood water,” Kring said. “That was a be cleaned up in a similar manner as all major break and people were not watching other sites in the St. Louis area have been that as they should have been. That was the cleaned up. She said a near disaster at Latty responsibility of the U.S. Corps of EngiAve. in Hazelwood was narrowly avoided neers, the very people (St. Louis County) because waste there was removed shortly wants West Lake transferred to.”

Proposed Schnucks development near Marquette High causes concern

By DIANE PLATTNER Several Rockwood School District patrons recently expressed concerns about a proposed development at the corner of Kehrs Mill and Clarkson Roads in Ballwin, near Marquette High School.

Schnucks Supermarkets is offering to purchase property at that corner, contingent upon rezoning.

The property is located at 2511 Kehrs Mill Road, a 4.27-acre site at the southeast corner of Kehrs Mill Road and Clarkson 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 while Marquette High School is located diagonally across Clarkson Road from the site.

The proposal, which includes the addition of another turn lane on Kehrs Mill Road, sparked concerns from several Rockwood School District patrons, who addressed the school board at its April 23 meeting.

Myrna Meadon, who lives on Eagles Glen Court in the Clarkson Crossing subdivision, said a large commercial grocery store will disrupt the residential area.

“It will put a lot of traffic here,” Meadon said. “You already can’t get through here as it is.”

Meadon said Marquette students previously tried to park in her subdivision before police prohibited that practice. She said she fears those students may now try to park in Schnucks and more kids will try to cross the busy Clarkson Road and Kehrs Mill intersection.

“It is a safety issue,” Meadon said. “You can have all the traffic lights in the world, but kids will be kids. They think nothing will happen to them and they do foolish

things. Clarkson Road is a very busy, major thoroughfare.”

In addition to safety and traffic issues, Meadon and other area residents expressed concerns about issues such as water runoff, sewer, trash, odors, crime, lighting and noise associated with a new commercial development.

“It will adversely impact our quality residential lifestyle and campus atmosphere of the neighborhood,” said resident Gerry Matlock, whose house borders the proposed development. “It will also adversely impact our property values.”

Meadon said a representative in her neighborhood recently wrote a letter asking the Rockwood School Board to formally oppose the proposed development.

“As far as a position by the district, the board has not taken an official stance on this issue,” Rockwood spokeswoman Kim Cranston said. “We are in the process of doing further research.”

Meadon said the Rockwood School Board in prior years has formally opposed commercial proposals for that site. She said residents hope the current school board will write a letter opposing the development before Ballwin officials make a decision on the proposal.

Still, Meadon and other residents fear Ballwin officials will support the new development to make up for its dwindling tax base after some restaurants and bars closed in the wake of the municipality’s smoking ban.

“We don’t feel city officials have residents’ best interest at heart,” Meadon said.

“And we are fighting a big local corporation.”

The proposal is expected to be presented to the Ballwin Planning and Zoning Commission on May 4. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Donald “Red” Loehr Police and Court Center (300 Park Drive in Vlasis Park).

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Manchester officials seek input for time capsules

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What should the future know about the current age? The trick is, everything has to fit into a 1-foot-by-2-foot plastic container.

Officials for the city of Manchester are attempting to figure out just what should represent the current times in three time capsules it plans to bury at the new police station that currently is under construction.

The station is expected to open by August with an open house planned for the beginning of August.

Exact placement of the three time capsules remains unknown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sending out requests to all the aldermen, the Manchester Historic Review Commission, and other groups to see what we could put in the time capsules,â&#x20AC;? Manchester Mayor Dave Willson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping to get the community involved. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never done a time capsule, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure what people will want to put in them.â&#x20AC;?

The cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic Review Commission already created a preliminary, and quite lengthy, list of items, Manchester City Clerk Ruth Baker said. The list spans from high-tech gadgets to historical artifacts, including an iPod, stamps and history of the Manchester Post Office, coins, an autographed baseball from Ozzie Smith, a Nintendo, computer magazines, small popular childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s toys - and a set of dentures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I imagine theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to pick and choose because all of this is not going to fit inside,â&#x20AC;?

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Bob Ruck, Manchesterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of Public Works, said the city plans to have the capsules dug up in separate intervals of 25, 50 and 100 years. However, exactly

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Willson said a decision on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going inside is about seven weeks away. He expects an artifact commemorating the city in some way will make it inside, and maybe a compact disc.

For now, two of the black capsules sit in Ruckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office and a third is at Manchester City Hall.

Residents of Manchester are invited to submit their own ideas. Items submitted should be small and should reflect current times or the city. Ideas can be submitted via e-mail to cityhall@manchestermo.gov or by calling 227-1385.

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Town & Country contracts with deer management firm to enter into a contract with White Buffalo Inc. The company will perform both an innovative, non-lethal deer sterilization method and lethal sharp-shooting services for about $150,000. City officials plan to begin with deer sterilization this fall, folBy DIANE PLATTNER Town & Country officials are moving lowed by sharp-shooting this winter, said forward with a plan to address their deer John Copeland, Town & Country’s city population, which includes a unique non- administrator.

Copeland said city officials recomlethal component that has made the municmended White Buffalo over the other deer ipality a pioneer in deer management.

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District considers offering Chinese curriculum

By DIANE PLATTNER Rockwood School District officials are considering approving a new curriculum that will explore Chinese language and culture, which would be a unique program in the area.

On April 23, the school board gave preliminary approval to offer students the new curriculum. Robert Headrick, Rockwood’s coordinator of foreign language, presented the basics of the curriculum, which would focus on exploratory Chinese course offerings in the initial two years. Beginning in 2011, Rockwood officials will propose a sequential series of Chinese courses for continued learning, Headrick said.

“Current trends indicate that our students will be competing in a global economy,” Headrick said. “We believe this course would prepare students in their careers as businesses are looking for employees who can interact successfully with people from China both with language and culture.”

Headrick said he is not aware of any other nearby public school districts offering Chinese. Nationally, enrollment in the study of Chinese has increased by 20 percent since 1998, he said.

Headrick said successful experiences in Chinese will enable students to: • Communicate (speak, listen, read and write) in Chinese.

• Acquire knowledge and understanding of the language and culture.

• Connect with other disciplines and bodies of knowledge available only to those who understand Chinese.

• Become a lifelong learner by using Chinese for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

The board is expected to make its final decision at its next meeting, at 8 p.m. on Thurs., May 14 at Crestview Middle School.

management services for about $540,000.

“It was a no-brainer from a cost perspective,” Copeland said.

Bill Kuehling, the Town & Country Deer Task Force chairperson, said the municipality previously tried educating people about peaceful co-existence with deer but those efforts have not reduced the deer population.

Bow-hunting, currently allowed in some cities such as Clarkson Valley, also has been ineffective in reducing the deer population, Kuehling said.

Officials with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) officials and others say sharp-shooting, likewise, will not be effective in reducing the deer population in the long term and will only perpetuate the killing cycle.

Kuehling said many people hope nonlethal deer sterilization will be the only deer population control method used in the long-term.

Copeland said that officials from the Missouri Department of Conservation will be monitoring Town & Country.

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Janet Gianino, correction case manager for the St. Louis County Mental Health Court, recalls an instance when one of her clients fabricated the abduction of his children after seeing such a case on the news. He knocked on doors in his St. Louis County apartment complex until the police were called. Intoxicated, he assaulted one of the officers. A few nights later, he brought the same intoxicated tale to a local bowling alley, where again police were called. The night ended with multiple assaults, landing him in jail.

If this man had entered the traditional court system, he could have been sentenced up to four years in the St. Louis County jail and up to eight years on probation, Gianino said. Instead, he was sent to the mental health program, which included a successful 45 days in an alcohol treatment program and was reconnected with health care professionals. He has been alcohol-free for a year and has continued his treatment for depression.

Gianino has worked with the St. Louis County Mental Health Court since its inception in 2001. Based on her decades of experience with the St. Louis County Department of Justice Services, Gianino said there is a definite benefit for defendants who enter the mental health program. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We spend a lot of time educating defendants about their illnesses and the importance of their medication,â&#x20AC;? Gianino said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We also educate families and connect them with support groups.â&#x20AC;?

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defendants in the traditional court system is very high. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to slow that down by working with those (defendants) who have committed St. Louis County ordinance violations,â&#x20AC;?

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The Mental Health Court typical only deals with misdemeanors committed by those suffering from mental illness or mental illness combined with drug abuse.

Statistically, 42 percent of those who pass through the court have bipolar disorder, 23 percent are schizophrenic, 16 percent have major depression, and 49 percent have a dual diagnosis of drug and alcohol abuse.

Stiffelman said success rates typically are high, although in 2008 there was a much higher percentage of re-arrests, believed to be due to hardships stemming from the down-turned economy. In 2008, of those who completed the program successfully, 24 percent have been re-arrested. Of those who were not successful in the program, 49 percent were re-arrested. From October 2001 through September 2008, 590 of more than 800 defendants completed the program, 68 percent of whom have been deemed successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These people are seriously ill, so thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of people we were able to help get through the system,â&#x20AC;? Stiffelman said.

The program is voluntary and recommendations are made for defendants either by their defense attorneys, a judge, or a specially-trained group of police officers who make up the St. Louis County Crisis Intervention Team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The majority of our clients who successfully complete the mental health court end up with their charges either being reduced See COUNTY, page 17

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Local police chiefs warn of phishing scams

By TED DIXON JR. Many people have seen the suspicious text messages or e-mails, or heard the official-sounding phone calls, but several bank customers in the area have been duped and gave out critical bank account information to the evil-doing scammers. That has prompted some local law enforcement officials to urge consumers to use common sense if they receive these types of communications.

Phishing is the criminally fraudulent process of suspects trying to get sensitive information such as user names, passwords and credit card numbers while masquerading as a trustworthy entity such as bank or credit card company. The con artists usually carry out these activities by e-mail or instant messaging. Some direct users to a fake Web site whose look and feel seem identical to the real one.

Officials said that even when using a server authentication program, it may require vast software to detect if the Web site is fake. Criminals also use a standard phone call to try to steal money from customers. The potential damages that can result ranges from denial of access to e-mail to significant financial loss.

“We have a couple of people who fell into the scheme,” Ellisville Police Chief Tom Felgate said. “One of our residents got an automated phone call saying they had a problem with their account. It sounded official. Obviously, the bank would have that information.”

Felgate said one resident did not give sensitive bank account information to the phone caller and promptly alerted his

department of the scam. Still, others have fallen prey.

“It baffles me,” Felgate said. “Why would anybody give their account number?”

Felgate offered some sound advice to customers.

“Don’t give anybody information over the phone unless you know with certainty who you’re talking to,” Felgate said.

Some of the victims have been the elderly, but another local police chief said that young people can be targets as well.

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COUNTY, from page 16 or dismissed,” Stiffelman said.

The average program for an individual is nine months. Two case managers work with the defendant to ensure they understand the treatment plan which plans vary according to the specific nature of the illness.

“The program helps the defendant by ensuring they receive proper treatment and keeps them out of jail,” Stiffelman said.

“Prior to the mental health court, our jails were filling up with mental health patients who had minor charges.”

And sometimes even the most basic things in life – such as following county ordinances – can be too complicated for someone suffering a mental illness.

“Often these defendants will not understand that they are experiencing certain side effects of medication or won’t realize the importance of maintaining treatment and will act irrationally,” Gianino said.

“We hope we’re getting these people the help they need.”

privacy,” Eureka Police Chief Mike Wiegand said.

Wiegand reported almost half a dozen incidents of phishing in the last several weeks. He said most people have been smart and have not given information to the scammers.

“If a bank calls you and tells you there is a problem, they will tell you to come to the bank,” Wiegand added. “It’s your bank; they already have your account information.”

Wiegand said the text messages in the

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Consumers can go to ic3.gov to fill out a complaint form if they have been a victim of a phishing scheme. Victims also can contact the fraud departments of any one of the three major credit bureaus to place a fraud alert on a credit file.

The three credit bureaus contacts are: • Equifax: (800) 525-6285.

• Experian: (800) 301-7195.

• Trans Union: (800) 680-7289.

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Michael Hairsine, 20, is now quarantined with a confirmed case of the Swine flu at his home in Ellisville. The college student came home from Loyola University in Chicago, where he tested positive for flu, now believed to be the Swine flu. A man who answered Michael’s home telephone on April 30 said Michael is in quarantine and unavailable to talk to West Newsmagazine.

This is one of nine probable cases of Swine flu in Illinois, with Missouri’s first official case of the illness reported the prior day in Platte County near Kansas City. Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said April 29 that state health officials believe a Platte County resident likely contracted the virus, confirmation of which is being sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Rockwood School District officials said they could not confirm a rumor that five students were sent home from a middle

school to be tested for swine flu. However, Rockwood Supervisor of Health and Wellness Amy Weir said all district school nurses are monitoring students. Nurses are telling students with flu-like symptoms to see their doctors and be tested to ensure no presence of the swine flu.

Parkway School District Spokesperson Paul Tandy said his district has likewise had no reports so far of Parkway students being tested for swine flu. He said some Parkway students had traveled to Mexico over spring break in mid-March, but believes the incubation period is over and any swine flu from that would have already surfaced. Officials with both districts said they are prepared to close any school with a confirmed case of swine flu, following a recommendation from the St. Louis County Health Department.

“If we have a confirmed case of swine flu, we would close the school not reopen until seven days after there are no new confirmed cases,” Tandy said. “We will follow any recommendations of health officials.”

Meanwhile, both school districts are sending regular reminders to patrons about precautions and updates on this illness.

Swine flu preparation Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced that Missouri health officials are taking significant steps to deal with a new strain of swine flu that has prompted federal officials to declare a nationwide health emergency.

Nixon said that while no case of swine flu had been confirmed in Missouri, state health officials and the medical community have been on high alert because of the contagious nature of the new flu virus. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is the lead agency in coordinating the state’s preparation for possible influenza cases.

Missouri officials have stockpiled enough anti-viral medications to treat more than 600,000 cases of swine flu. Nixon directed state health officials to request Missouri’s share of federal medical supplies; federal officials are providing additional doses of medicine, three million surgical masks to limit the spread of the virus and three million enhanced medical masks for medical workers and others who may be repeatedly exposed. These supplies augment significant private stocks of anti-viral medication and other medical supplies in Missouri.

Federal health officials have determined that the virus is susceptible to two antiviral medications.

The Missouri Department of Health and

Senior Services is working closely with local public health agencies and medical facilities to increase detection of any cases of swine flu in the state. If cases are found, officials will take steps to limit the spread of the virus. The state is putting into effect plans and tapping into resources put into place as part of its pandemic influenza preparedness efforts.

Nixon said all Missouri residents could take steps crucial to halting the spread of the flu, including: • Washing hands often with soap and water, especially after coughing or sneezing. Alcohol-based hand cleaners also are effective.

• Covering the nose and mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing.

Throw the tissue in the trash after using it.

• Avoiding touching eyes, nose or mouth.

• Avoiding close contact with sick people.

• Staying home from work or school when the flu is present and limiting contact with others to keep from infecting them.

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By DIANE PLATTNER this petition is putting their words into More than 100 students at Chesterfield action,” Rolfe said.

Elementary School in the Rockwood Student Oliver Rolfe agreed.

School District are taking action to try to “We can stop them (puppy mills) terminate terrible conditions in Missouri’s by having the police go there,” Oliver many puppy mills. said. “And we’re sending a petition to the These young animal ambassadors are senators in (Missouri) and Washington.” members of Club HOPE (Helping Our “I thought signing the petition was imporPets and Environment), a program that the tant because we can solve this problem and Humane Society of Missouri and the Rock- by signing the petition, we get one big step wood School District offer. The group of closer,” Kylie said. about 120 students, who are in first through Rolfe said that community action is fifth grades, meets monthly at the school vital because Missouri is so notorious for throughout the year to learn about animal its horrid puppy mill conditions that it has welfare issues. Their final meeting this year earned the nickname “Puppy Mill Capiculminated April 23, where they signed a tol.” petition protesting the condition of Mis“We would be very pleased to hear how souri puppy mills to be sent to Missouri you are planning on helping to tackle this Gov. Jay Nixon and other state government problem as we are sure you too are not officials. proud of the label Missouri has as being “Sadly, this year, we have learned about the Puppy Mill capitol of the country,” the the business of puppy mills in our state and petition states. as young children, we are very saddened While Missouri passed an animal breedto know the conditions of how dogs and ing law in 1992, official said its enforcepuppies are kept in order to breed as many ment has been difficult. The state currently dogs as possible,” the petition states, in has many unlicensed puppy breeding part. “We would very much like to see an operations and there are only a handful of end to puppy mills and at a minimum help agriculture department inspectors for Misto work towards finding a solution towards souri’s 1,800 licensed breeders, Rolfe said. this end.”

Legislative proposals to close puppy Student Kylie Bring said she learned a mills have failed in the past and prior great deal from the project. efforts to strengthen animal-breeding laws “We’ve learned that tpuppy mills are sparked proposals to make it a felony to o f gardening places where all the breeder cares about photograph animals in breeding operations is the money for the puppy, and the dogs without written permission. Those proposdon’t get good care,” Kylie said. “That is als also failed. why they are bad.”

Rolfe said she was pleased to learn Student Zach Janicki agreed. recently that Nixon has pledged to crack “They (puppy mills) are bad places for down on puppy mills. Nixon’s administradogs,” Zach said. “They are kind of like tion has created a reporting system, known a factory. All the breeder cares about is as Operation Bark Alert, which allows making their product. For puppy mills, people to report suspected unlawful breedtheir product is puppies. A lot of dogs die ers to the state Agriculture Department’s in puppy mills.” new Web site.

Club HOPE Co-Leader Stacy Rolfe said These issues are among the education it was important for the group to put their taught by Club HOPE, which earned praise knowledge into action. from Chesterfield Elementary School Prin“At their young ages, they understand cipal Jill Ramsey.

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There were more than 170 student teams involved in projects that had to incorporate scientific research to solve community problems such as environmental pollution.

Only 30 teams were chosen as national semifinalists. The Oddly Charged Particles completed a thorough audit of energy usage at Selvidge Middle School, made field trips to organizations that specialize in energy conservation and made energy conservation proposals that the Rockwood School District and even the state of Missouri adopted.

The group’s project will now be evaluated for the national finals, and the students may qualify for an expense-paid trip to Walt Disney World where they may compete for savings bonds and learn about the science and technology behind Disney World. This same group also recently competed in the National Robotics Competition in Atlanta, Ga. The goal of the Christopher Columbus Awards is to engage students in hands-on learning and community involvement in a

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The candidates will be recognized at a luncheon at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Columbia, Mo., on April 26.

The Missouri Association of Secondary School Principals sponsors Missouri Scholars 100. Schools across Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this statewide recognition. The selection is based primarily on a formula using the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grade point average (GPA) and American College Test (ACT) or Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) score.

Each student nominated had to first meet criteria of an academic decathlon, which included 10 â&#x20AC;&#x153;eventsâ&#x20AC;? designed to ensure the academic strength of the student. To meet the decathlon requirements, the student must have a minimum GPA of 3.750, a minimum ACT score of 29 or a minimum SAT score of 1,900; be ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class; and have taken upper level courses in mathematics, science, English and foreign language. The student must also have excellent attendance, be an exemplary school citizen and be involved in the school activity program.

Students named to Missouri Scholars Academy Ten sophomores in the Parkway School District have been named to the 2009 Missouri Scholars Academy (MSA).

The academy is a three-week residential program held on the campus of the University of Missouri-Columbia for 330 of Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gifted students who are ready to begin their junior year in high school.

Schools from throughout Missouri were invited to nominate candidates for this statewide recognition.

Parkwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners included Linda Du and Anisha Gururaj from Central High; Remi Balogun, Chris Camie and Nathan Emmons from North High; Jennifer Mahan, Brian Peng and Michael Zhao from South High; and Megan Arnell and Hope Bretscher from West High.

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America Mathematical Olympiad qualifier Michael Zhao, a sophomore at Parkway South High School, recently qualified to participate in the United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO). A math club member, Zhao is the first student from South High to qualify for the USAMO. To quality, Zhao had to score in the top 1 percent of ninth and 10th graders nationally on the American Mathematics Competition 10 (AMC 10). He then advanced on to the 3-hour, 15-question American Invitational Mathematics Exam (AIME). There he competed with 10,025 other students from the United States and Canada.

Zhao was one of only 514 students invited to participate in the USAMO, placing him in the top 5 percent of students in grades nine through 12 in the United States and Canada.

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Student is sixth in nation Selvidge Middle School received some outstanding news about one of their eighth-grade students. Susan Christie, who is Dzhuliya Vasileva’s French teacher at Vasileva Selvidge Middle School, just received the national results of the Grand Concours (the National French Test). Vasileva placed sixth in the United States at Level 1-A. Prior to this national placement, Vasileva received first place in the St. Louis regional contest.

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By WARREN MAYES very competitive person, and that is hard There is a reason Marquette shortstop to teach, so I am glad he comes to the park Kyle Grieshaber sounds wistful about his every day with intensity and a sense of senior season. urgency.”

“We just had our prom,” Grieshaber said.

It has been a fast four years for Grie“It’s bittersweet. It’s all coming to an end.” shaber. He saw time on the varsity as a Still, there is plenty of baseball to be freshman and made the squad as a sophoplayed for the hard-hitting Grieshaber, a more as the starting shortstop. He has been three-year starter for Coach John Meyer’s there ever since.

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“I swung a little bit as a freshman from the varsity (and) the JV, but then I was all varsity,” Grieshaber said.

Playing four years was not luck for Grieshaber, Meyer said.

“Kyle is very athletic,” Meyer said. “He could have played varsity soccer or football if he wanted to. He is blessed with athleticism. He has worked hard in the weight room over the past four years to get stronger. He has played shortstop ever since his sophomore year. Kyle could play the outfield and catch, too, if it was necessary. He has always hit for a very high average.”

There is more, of course, to Grieshaber than just baseball. He also is solid in the classroom. His grade point average (GPA) is 3.5 and American College Test (ACT) score is 27.

“Kyle is a solid student,” Meyer said. “I see him as an ambassador for the program during our summer camp for kids. He loves to work with the younger kids, and that is where I see his true colors. The campers really look up to him, and he is fantastic as a teacher of the game.”

Grieshaber will play at the University of Louisville. Grieshaber also earned the Grieshaber running the bases.

University of Louisville’s National Scholar Award based on his high school overall GPA and his ACT score. During the summer, “So far it’s all pretty good,” Grieshaber Grieshaber plays for the Rawlings Prossaid. “I’m hitting the ball pretty well.” pects. Last summer the team played in a That is an understatement. Grieshaber is tournament at Louisville. hitting a whopping .565 with four doubles, “Over a four-day period, I was pretty hot a triple and a home run. and Coach (Dan) McDonnell, the head “I hit every day after school or at prac- coach at Louisville, saw me and went after tice,” Grieshaber said. “I hit at the cages or me there,” Grieshaber said. “They talked wherever I go. I work tremendously hard to my parents (Daniel and Cindy) and they on my hitting.” talked to me and gave me an offer. I went That work is paying off for him. on an unofficial visit and I made the com“Right now I’m seeing it and attacking mitment right after that. I got to meet all the baseball,” Grieshaber said. “Whenever the guys and I got to walk around campus.

I see a strike, I try and attack it with all I It felt like home. I can see myself there for can. Hitting, that’s my favorite part of the the next four years and progressing through game. All I ever did as (a) little kid was hit my game.” and hit and hit. You can’t win ball games Grieshaber wants to major in sports unless you hit. It’s fun for me.” administration at Louisville.

Meyer said, as a senior, Grieshaber is There is also a chance Major League one of his team leaders. However, he is not Baseball (MLB) could take him in the June strictly a vocal leader on the field. draft; there have been scouts at his games.

“Kyle has led by example through his “I know the (Florida) Marlins saw him hard work and dedication,” Meyer said. play, and MLB sent a regional scout last “That is the easy part, but he is also vocal week,” Meyer said. “There will be more as and says what needs to be said. He is a the season progresses.”

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Parkway South baseball star uses versatility to shine on diamond

By WARREN MAYES Parkway South senior Scott Sommerfeld sees the ball and hits the ball. And, boy, has he been hitting the ball.

In a recent three-game stretch, the 6-foot-1, 190-pound Sommerfeld blasted six home runs for the undefeated Patriots.

He has seven total homers this spring.

“It was a good week,” said Sommerfeld, who was hitting .600 at press time. “Last year was the most home runs I ever hit, and that was two. So this is incredible for me. I got pitches I could hit.”

Playing Columbia Hickman, Sommerfeld smacked two home runs, including a walk-off grand slam, helping the Patriots rally from a seven-run deficit in the seventh inning to win 12-10.

Later that same day against Columbia Rock Bridge, Sommerfeld hit two home runs in his first two at-bats as Parkway South scored a 16-4 win.

For his encore, Sommerfeld went 3-for-3 with two home runs, four runs batted in (RBIs) and three runs scored to lead Parkway South to a 13-3 victory over Mehlville.

“He’s hit six home runs in three games and seven overall and he has almost 30 RBIs,” Parkway South Coach Adam Stahl said. “He’s having a great year.”

Sommerfeld loves hitting more than anything.

“I practice in the batting cages and during the off-season,” Sommerfeld said. “I try to get up and hit something every day. I like to think of it as doing something that I love while getting better. I enjoy it obviously. I like to hit every day. Something can always be improved on, so that’s why I keep doing it.”

That work ethic impresses Stahl.

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He’s always thinking of the group. His commitment and dedication is second to no one. He gets tunnel vision on something and he doesn’t lose it. He keeps his focus.

His self-discipline with his game and in the classroom is great. It’s all part of his makeup. He’s a special kid.”

Sommerfeld said he does not think of himself as a home run hitter. Rather, he wants to put the ball in play and see what happens.

“Honestly, I just try to keep hitting the ball hard,” Sommerfeld said. “You can’t think about hitting home runs. That doesn’t work. I just try to hit line drives. They do the work for me.”

Sommerfeld has been around the program since he was in the eighth grade. He was a team manager, and that helped get him ready for high school ball.

“I got to hang around the team and be around the older guys,” Sommerfeld said.

“That was exciting for me. I caught some in the bullpen. I just wanted to help out. It was a great learning experience for me.”

That was the springboard for Sommerfeld’s career.

He is a topflight catcher, but this season, Sommerfeld is playing center field for the Patriots.

“I like center field a lot,” Sommerfeld said. “This is the first year I’ve ever played it. Last year I played in left and right and caught. Sometimes I’d play first base. I love center field. Everything is in front of me. It’s like a quarterback on the football field. It’s a good way to play the game. You have a different angle on the game and I like the position.”

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The Cadets won the tough test, featuring 24 teams held at Crescent Farms Golf Club in Eureka. CBC shot a 317, shading Chaminadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 322. Last year Chaminade and DeSmet tied for the championship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tournament was big in that our players finally played up to their potential,â&#x20AC;? Pingel said.

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Senior Alex Roth shot a 75 to finish fifth, while senior Mike Ehlers finished with a 78, good for 11th place. Chaminadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nick Grabbe finished third with a 76.

The other top 15 scores, which all resulted in medals for the players, included: â&#x20AC;˘ Garrett Sneed (Marquette) with a 78 for sixth place. â&#x20AC;˘ Kyle Weldon (Parkway South) with a 78 for seventh place. â&#x20AC;˘ Nick Langley (Parkway South) with a 78 for eighth place. â&#x20AC;˘ Eric Laugeman (Eureka) with a 78 for ninth place. â&#x20AC;˘ Johnny Pak (Parkway West) with a 78 for 10th place. â&#x20AC;˘ Austin Goodman (Lafayette) with a 79 for 12th place. â&#x20AC;˘ Sean Hellebusch (Parkway North) with an 80 for 14th place. â&#x20AC;˘ Gabe Laske (Parkway West) with an 80 for 15th place.

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Parkway West finished third at 323, while Oakville placed fourth at 325. Westminster and DeSmet each scored a 331. Westmin-

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The Parkway West Longhorns host Lafayette in girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soccer at 4 p.m. on May 8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of talent this year but struggle sometimes finding the back of the net,â&#x20AC;? Longhornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Coach Annie Wayland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are consistently contenders in all of our matches, which shows what talent we do have despite some unfortunate results.â&#x20AC;?

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ster was the new team in the field, taking over for John Burroughs, which dropped out this spring.

High school water polo The annual DeSmet Invitational at the Rec-Plex in St. Peters ended with the host team taking third place. The Spartans defeated Marquette 13-7.

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girls certainly have moments where they are playing fantastic and all the elements of the game are coming together for us.

We hope as the season continues and we figure our strengths our successes continue.â&#x20AC;?

Wayland knows Lafayette will be a difficult opponent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lafayette has always been a challenge for us,â&#x20AC;? Wayland said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They consistently have talented players and work incredibly hard as a team. This game will most certainly be a challenge for us, a challenge our team can definitely rise to. Lafayette has a strong offense, so we need to shut down their key threats and not make any mistakes in the backfield.

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Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (SLUH) 76-game winning streak in the championship game 14-10. The Wolverines also won the 2007 tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was pleased to finish third,â&#x20AC;? DeSmet Coach Miguel Figueras said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our goal was to get third or higher. The only thing I would like to change was our first half vs.

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High school girls’ track and field Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) sophomore Lauren Waterbury is busy breaking her own records.

In her first-ever track meet at the Skippy Keefer Relays at John Burroughs this spring, Waterbury set a school record in winning the long jump with a leap of 17 feet, 9 1/2 inches. Waterbury also claimed the triple jump title, going 34-10.

“Setting a school record is a huge accomplishment,” Waterbury said. “Setting one in your first meet is even more rewarding. I am just glad that that happened because it was a real confidence booster. At first I wasn’t sure how well I had done, considering I had never really done the long jump before. After Coach (Jim) Lohr told me (I set the record), I was pretty much in shock, finding it hard to find the right words to say.”

Her record did not last long. In the recent MWAA meet, she won the long jump with a jump of 18-8 1/2.

“Lauren is a very gifted and coordinated athlete who would be great in whatever sport she played,” Lohr said. “She has a silent drive that seems to motivate her and keeps her focused in practice. She is having to learn a bunch of track and field in a hurry and seems to be picking things up very quickly due to her past athletic experiences in her life. She is very wellrounded, which has allowed her to pick up new techniques with ease. She is fun to work with in practice because she really is very coachable and you can see progress daily.”

A long jumper is an athlete who has good balance and speed as well as good body awareness.

“We are working on Lauren’s speed by running her in the 100 meters (12.8 seconds is her best time) and she runs a

Belen match-up in the final and they certainly got it. With Belen Jesuit first, SLUH second and DeSmet Jesuit third, St. Ignatius has to be looking down smiling.”

Making the all-tournament team were coMost Valuable Player (MVP) J.C. Lopez (Belen), Sam Miller (Marquette), co-MVP Anthony Lopez (Belen), Matt Stipanovich (DeSmet), Will Page (SLUH), Jake Bakas (Belen), John Heafner (SLUH) and goalie Matt Hohenberger (SLUH).

Overall Figueras said he was pleased with his club.

“We were down to two starters and one bench player all weekend,” Figueras said.

“Senior captain Danny Holtgrewe injured his ankle before the season began with a

leg on our 4x200 meter relay,” Lohr said.

“As far as her being a good jumper, she has shown the ability to be a good long jumper and we are working on the triple jump as well. That takes more work and coaching, so the progress is not as evident early. I think she will be good in both horizontal jumps before the season is over.”

While she owns the long jump record, Waterbury is getting close to the triple jump record, which Rebecca Perry set in 1999. Perry won two state championships with her record of 38-10 1/4.

“It was Becca’s long jump record that Lauren broke first and then she buried her own record,” Lohr said.

Overall, Lohr is pleased with his young talent.

“I was surprised to see her have such success so early in the season,” Lohr said. “We knew in Florida watching her drills on film and in her practices that she was going to eventually put all the pieces together and have a lot of big jumps, but to see her learn a highly technical event so quickly, that takes a lot of athletic ability. Lauren is very smart when it comes to understanding technique.”

third-degree sprain. He never got it looked at and finally went to the doctor before our Oakville game. Only letting it rest and heal on its own would make it better, so he was out. Bob Morrissey, a senior starter, and Andrew Dean, a junior bench player, were leading retreats for their church group and were not around to play.”

The tournament will continue and expand, Figueras said.

“Next year it will be April 15-17, and we hope to expand to a 16-team format and include more teams from Florida and Illinois,” Figueras said. “The tournament isn’t possible without all the behind-the-scenes work of the DeSmet parents. I am lucky to have them.”

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New moms According to the most recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau: • August is the month with the highest number of births.

• Wednesday is the most common day of the week to deliver a baby. 2006 was the first year since at least 1990 that any day of the week other than Tuesday had that distinction.

• The most popular names for newborns are Jacob and Emily (2007 data). The Social Security Administration reports that Emily has topped the list of popular baby girl names since 1996, and Jacob has topped the list of baby boy names since 1999.

Unmarried with children • In the U.S. in 2008, there were 9.8 million single mothers living with children younger than 18, up from 3.4 million in 1970.

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The city of Ballwin and St. Luke’s Hospital’s Spirit of Women program host an “Honor Your Mother Walk” at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 9 beginning at Vlasis Park.

The 1-mile or 3-mile walk/run course runs through the park and connecting neighborhoods. The event is open to everyone aged 5 and older. The fee to participate is $20; proceeds provide free mammograms for the uninsured. For more information or to register, call 227-8950.

A Mother’s Day Pancake Breakfast is from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sun., May 10 at Simply Sue’s Café (2368 Hwy. 109) in Wildwood. Proceeds benefit People to People student ambassador tuition. Tickets are $6 in advance, $7.50 at the door and $20 for a family four pack when purchased in advance; kids younger than age 3 are admitted for free. Call Marissa or

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Rockwood introduced the new forensic science class into its high school curriculum for the 2008-09 school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of kids come into the course because of the television show CSI,â&#x20AC;? Rockwood teacher Michele Doerhoff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But most of the students are there because they like the hands-on approach.â&#x20AC;?

Doerhoff said lab work is a large part of the class. Students are exposed to a wide variety of forensic areas that reinforce math and science skills. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It basically puts reality into the classroom,â&#x20AC;? Doerhoff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The types of labs we do in class can be related to the real world.â&#x20AC;?

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Women, on the other hand, gravitate toward relationships with other women, often seeking out social networks that provide the opportunity for bonding.

So is it nurture or nature?

“It’s both,” said Diane Sanford, a psychologist in Creve Coeur who specializes in women’s health. “At different stages in our development, women are flooded with female reproductive hormones that make us more sensitive and inclined toward bonding.”

Sanford said a book called “The Female Brain,” by Louanne Brizendine, supports that theory.

“We’re flooded with female hormones during adolescence and then again when we’re pregnant,” Sanford said.

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“Girls learn in their families and in school with their peers that their self-esteem depends more on relationships and succeeding in relationships,” Sanford said.

Whether women’s bonding instincts are biological, a result of upbringing or a combination of both, Sanford said this need causes many women to gravitate toward support groups and social networks that provide the opportunity to connect with other women.

“Women used to live with extended family nearby, in the same town, on the same land and often in the same house, so there were always other women around to teach, nurture and provide a sense of sisterhood,” Sanford said.

“But our society has become more isolated. Families live hundreds of miles apart and our opportunities to connect and bond with other women have become less frequent, so these women support groups have become more important to us.”

The Red Hat Society is a perfect example of such a network. Founder Sue Ellen Cooper said the group certainly fills a need for the thousands of women who belong to the 30,000 chapters that exist in 29 countries.

“The Red Hat Society started out as a play group for women, but it’s evolved to be so much more than that,” Cooper said.

“Playing will always be an aspect of it, but it’s become a sort of support group for women.”

Cooper said she never set out to “change the world” when she founded the Red Hat Society.

“But I’m thrilled that so many women say it has changed their world,” Cooper said.

The Red Hat Society started in Fullerton, Calif., when Cooper wanted to give a fun gift - a bright red vintage hat - to a friend for her birthday, along with a copy of a poem called “Warning” by Jenny Joseph.

Her friend loved the gift and duplicated it by giving it to another woman, who did the same thing. Before long, they realized they were becoming a sort of “Red Hat Society” and they decided to go out in April 1998 wearing their hats and purple dresses (to mimic the poem’s image). Other women noticed them, asked questions and the idea spread.

“Women seem to understand that everything is enhanced and more pleasurable when you do it together,” Cooper said. “I needed this group of women, and it was no surprise to me that other women needed the same thing. Women are people oriented.

We raise the children, we’re more nurturing and we like to nurture each other, too.”

The Red Hat Society started out as a group for women aged 50-plus, but it has expanded to include Pink Hatters, which typically are chapters of younger women.

“The group fills varying needs for different ages of women,” Cooper said. “I found that when I retired, all of my friends were at work. I forgot to keep up with my girl-

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friends. Some women find themselves alone from a divorce or the death of a spouse. Other women have isolated themselves raising their children and suddenly discover they need to bond with other women when their children leave home. It all goes back to us needing to be around each other for validation and support.”

Sanford agrees and adds that women especially benefit from social interaction with each other during transitional phases in their lives, like the transition into motherhood or menopause. For example, she is the clinical advisor for an organization called Mother to Mother, a postpartum and

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pregnancy support group.

Mother to Mother provides telephone support to women who are experiencing emotional difficulties during postpartum and pregnancy. Through Mother to Mother, women are paired with volunteers who also are mothers who experienced pregnancyrelated or postpartum adjustment issues.

But the organization also provides an informal support group that meets twice a month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is absolutely a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bonding group,â&#x20AC;? Sanford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By talking and meeting with other women who have gone through or are going through some sort of pregnancy or postpartum issue, women feel reassured. They know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not alone.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the most beneficial aspects of our bonding nature.â&#x20AC;?

Mary Bauer discovered that understanding womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need to bond is vital to the success of her business. She owns Butterfly Life fitness center, a women-only health club, and said she has learned a lot about the bonding nature of women in the two years she has owned the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The phenomenon of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fitness is so different from men,â&#x20AC;? Bauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When a guy goes to work out, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all he wants to do - work out. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a different story with women.â&#x20AC;?

For example, the fitness approaches that work best are classes like cycling or Zumba or small group personal training. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One-on-one personal training, which you would think would be ideal, doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work here,â&#x20AC;? Bauer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women want to be with other women. They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to work out alone.â&#x20AC;?

Bauer has found the same thing goes for weight loss programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I want to help a (woman) take off 10 pounds and be healthier, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to be able to do that by giving her one-on-one nutrition and fitness consultations,â&#x20AC;? Bauer

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Women are people oriented. We raise the children, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more nurturing and we like to nurture each other, too.â&#x20AC;?

SUE ELLEN COOPER FOUNDER OF THE RED HAT SOCIETY said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The women want to lose weight together. They want to face lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenges with other women.â&#x20AC;?

So Bauer has made sure that she offers plenty of opportunities for women to do just that, through group exercise, nutrition, book clubs, fashion shows and programs on things like making New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolutions stick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are social animals, and you have to feed our mind, body and soul at the same time,â&#x20AC;? Bauer said.

Sanford points out that there are dozens of other formal and informal networks where women can meet to connect, bond and share common experiences.

Parents as Teachers, a program that provides home visits and other services geared toward helping parents become their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first and best teacher, often organizes play groups where mothers of young children can connect. Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) also offers meetings where mothers can experience authentic community and personal growth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bible studies, book clubs and womenfocused Internet sites all provide ways of having community, bonding and relationships, and these relationships are key to our physical, emotional and spiritual health,â&#x20AC;?

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The St. Louis Better Business Bureau (BBB) reports that the Foundation for Children with Cancer, a St. Louis charity which solicits nationally, gets most of its funding through a telemarketing company that takes nearly 90 cents of every dollar raised for the charity.

The president of the group, Renee L. Verhoff, blames the funding arrangement on the charity’s founder and former president, who resigned under pressure in March 2006.

Last month, after the St. Louis Better Business Bureau (BBB) inspected a copy of the charity’s fundraising contract, Verhoff acknowledged some responsibility for the lop-sided fundraising contract with Charitable Resource Foundation, a telephone and direct-mail solicitor that charges exorbitant rates, leaving charities with a slim margin of the donations. Verhoff said the contract with Charitable Resource Foundation of Greenwood, Ind., was automatically renewed in July 2007 when she, the charity’s attorneys and its board members forgot to notify the professional fundraising firm that they wanted to cancel the agreement.

The BBB Wise Giving Alliance in Arlington, Va., reports that the charity failed several standards dealing with effectiveness and finances.

Charitable Resource Foundation is well known throughout the non-profit and law enforcement communities for its questionable fundraising contracts, BBB officials said.

Jim Judge, director of the BBB Charity Information Service, said the agreement between the Children’s Cancer Foundation and Charitable Resource Foundation raises serious questions about how the charity is supported.

“If a charity – no matter how good its work – gives nearly 90 percent of its donations to a fundraising company, it is a sign of an inefficient organization,” Judge said.

“We question whether donors would give to a charity if they knew that only pennies of their gifts were actually getting to children with cancer and their families.”

Foundation for Children with Cancer has offices at 11327 Gravois Rd. It solicits donations nationally and uses its money to make grants to families of children suffering from cancer.

In its 2007 report to the Internal Revenue Service, the most current information available, the charity says it raised nearly $3.2 million. Of that amount, the charity

says, about $271,000, or 8.5 percent, went directly to benefit children with cancer and their families.

The charity also came under public criticism in early 2006, when the charity, then known as Reach Our Children, paid $3 million over a three-year period to a marketing company co-owned by the wife of founder and president David Lovell. Lovell soon was forced to leave the charity and Verhoff was named to succeed him as president.

That same year, Verhoff said that the board was trying to renegotiate its contract with Charitable Resource Foundation which was paying the charity 12 percent of all donations it raised.

In an e-mail to the BBB in February of this year, Verhoff said its fundraising costs continued to be high “but it is due to contracts that D. Lovell had signed off on before he left that we can’t get out of.

For more information on a charitable organization, call the BBB at (314) 6453300 or visit bbb.org for a report.

Tips on charitable giving • Never give to a charity you know nothing about.

• Do not hesitate to request written information from the charity regarding its programs and finances.

• Never commit to donate over the phone unless you are familiar with the organization.

• Hang up the telephone on aggressive and harassing solicitors.

• Never give cash, credit card numbers, or bank account numbers; always write a check payable to the charity so you have record of your donations.

• Don’t be fooled by a convincing name or one that sounds like the name of a well-known charity.

• Don’t make assumptions when you hear words like “police” or “firefighter” in an organization’s name.

Although an organization claims it has local ties or works with local police or firefighters, it does not necessarily mean contributions will be used locally.

• Be aware of statements such as “every penny will go to the charity.” All charities have expenses, so check carefully and know where your money goes.

• A charity that can use your money today will welcome it just as much tomorrow. Watch out for appeals that bring tears to your eyes, but tell you nothing about how your donation will be used.

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Straub’s Vice President Trip Straub said that the Ellisville Farmers’ Market will utilize many of the same operating practices Ellisville Farmers’ Market used in recent years at the Clayton Farmer’s The city of Ellisville and Straub’s Fine Market, which he believes will help things Grocers are partnering to bring the Ellis- run smoothly. ville Farmers’ Market to the Straub’s “We’re thrilled to be able to bring a farmparking lot at the corner of Clayton and ers’ market to Ellisville,” Straub said. “The Clarkson Roads on Thursday evenings, farmers are excited, and we look forward beginning at 4 p.m. on May 28 and con- to creating the best farmers’ market in West tinuing through September 24. About 25 County.” vendors are expected to participate.

Ada Hood, director of planning and The Farmers’ Market of Wildwood community development for the city of The Farmers’ Market of Wildwood Ellisville, said that the Ellisville Farmers’ launches at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 9 at WildMarket will feature local farmers selling wood Town Center and will be open on fresh produce, cheeses and other locally Saturdays through Oct. 31. The majority of grown, food-themed products. All items will be from either Missouri or Illinois, “with emphasis on the homegrown, homemade or handcrafted,” Hood said.

“The market will feature high-quality vegJazz/pop etables, fruits, nuts, plants, artisan cheeses, vocalist fresh meats and the best barbecue you’ve Anita ever tasted,” said Beth Huch, market master Rosamond and director of business development for will entertain from 10 a.m.

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Local restaurateur and chef demonstrations and possibly an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Chefâ&#x20AC;?-style event also are planned.

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The West County Chamber of Commerce holds Networking After Hours from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Fri., May 15 at Xenon International Academy (15435 Clayton Road). Admission is free for members and $15 for guests. To register, call 230-9900 or visit westcountychamber.com.

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Wall of Time Parkway students know what time it is in Baghdad to California this summer and I like to see what time it is at my friend’s house in Los Angeles,” sixth grader Maddie Knight said.

Parkway South Middle School Assistant Principal Angela Frye said she thinks the World Wall of Time looks amazing. She said it coincides with the sixth-grade world geography curriculum, seventh-grade world history curriculum and eighth-grade geography.

“Understanding the time differences is important as students learn about conducting business around the world, stock markets, understanding flight schedules and television schedules, and on a personal note, keeping in touch with family members currently stationed in the Middle East RACHEL ELKINGTON or living in other countries,” said Laura Howard, a Parkway South social studies “It puts the world right here in the hall- teacher. way for our students,” said Martha Ehrlich, Howard and Ehrlich wrote a grant for the Parkway South Middle social studies cur- project, which the school’s Parent-Teacher riculum leader. “Our students are able to Organization (PTO) program awarded. see the global world and think about lives Other teachers also contributed to the projand families elsewhere.” ect, including applied technology teacher Students agreed.

Ronnie Smith, who built a frame for the “I look at the wall to see what time it is in map; art teacher Jennifer Schuck, who Iraq,” said Rachel Elkington, a sixth-grade painted the frame; and world geography student who has a family member stationed teacher Pat Luna, who developed student there. activities using the wall to meet curriculum Sixth graders Gabriel Manias and Jake standards.

Eovaldi said they like to look at the time “When it was first up, it garnered a lot of wall because it can tell them the time a attention from students, parents and visihockey game in Canada will be shown in tors,” Frye said. “It still does. Our World St. Louis.

Wall of Time is definitely a part of our cur“I look at the time wall because I’m going riculum for future years.”

By DIANE PLATTNER Students at one Parkway School District middle school need not travel far to know what time it is around the world.

Parkway South Middle School students now can visit their new World Wall of Time Zones in the school’s main hallway.

Completed in February, the wall features seven clocks that tell the time around the world, including in Honolulu, Hawaii; Baghdad, Iraq; Los Angeles, Calif.; and Sydney, Australia.

“I look at the wall to see what time it is in Iraq.”

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Green Pines Gators go green

By DIANE PLATTNER Students at Green Pines Elementary in the Rockwood School District recently learned from professionals in various fields about the many ways to be environmentally friendly.

Green Pines students on April 21-22 had the opportunity to hear environmentally-friendly presentations from 17 professionals in various fields at their schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Young Learnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference. Green Pines students and staff chose this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference theme, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gators Go Green,â&#x20AC;? because students are interested in community efforts to keep Green Pines Elementary second graders Alex Hoffman and the earth green, Green Pines Trenton Bell recycle crayons.

Principal Jane Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students understand that the choices we make today impact â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plastic bags, when thrown away, become the world they will be living in as adults,â&#x20AC;? part of the food chain when they get in the Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not only a topic of environment and animals eat it instead of interest in our school, but in our nation as food,â&#x20AC;? student Michelle Farmer said. we look at not only ways to plan today for Second grader Trenton Bell said he a more stable economy, but also a more learned about the benefits of recycling. environmentally-aware society.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t throw away water bottles,â&#x20AC;? Bell Brown said the Young Learnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Confer- said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plastic from water bottles can be ence this year was scheduled on Earth Day, recycled to make carpet and fake wood.â&#x20AC;? which made the topic a perfect fit. Among Kindergartner Mason Fyffe said she, too, the presenters were: learned about recycling. â&#x20AC;˘ J.P. Dunn: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bio-fuels Help the Environâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned how to recycle newspaper, ment,â&#x20AC;? which included a bio-fuel truck and plastics and other stuff,â&#x20AC;? Fyffe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At display. home last night I recycled some cardboard, â&#x20AC;˘ Anne Hanson: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plastic Problems,â&#x20AC;? in too.â&#x20AC;? which the teacher and local activist for Fifth grader Holly Heineman said she recycling and conservation education learned about the need to carpool to reduce relayed issues with the proliferation of air pollution caused by car emissions. plastics in the waste stream.

Fourth graders Daniel Wilson, Brett Rissâ&#x20AC;˘ Martin Pion: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bike to School and Save mann and Andrew Paczkowski added that the Earth,â&#x20AC;? which included health, envi- they learned how to save gas by biking. ronmental benefits and safe practices of â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was cool to find out what else you can biking. grow plants in besides soil because soil is â&#x20AC;˘ Jennifer Lewis: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rainmaker,â&#x20AC;? which a limited resource,â&#x20AC;? said Jake Wegner, a featured information about soil and water fourth grader. quality, erosion and pollution, including a Lisa Graves, Green Pinesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Parentdevice called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;rainmakerâ&#x20AC;? that demon- Teacher Organization (PTO) chairwoman strates the concepts of surface run-off. of the Young Learnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference, said â&#x20AC;˘ Susan Blandford: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Van Goâ&#x20AC;? Recycle the conference is truly a unique learning Unit, which featured a traveling recycling opportunity for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By incorporating community experts unit and the need for reusing or recycling into the classroom, the students are items to avoid placing items in a landfill.

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Rockwood names new chief finance officer Under the direction of Rockwood School District Superintendent Craig Larson, the Rockwood Board of Education unanimously approved appointing Shirley Broz, Rockwood’s executive director of finance, as the new chief financial officer, beginning on July 1. Broz will replace David Glaser who recently announced his intent to retire from Rockwood at the end of the 2008-09 school year.

Broz has been with the Rockwood School District for the past 13 years and currently serves as the executive director of finance.

A certified public accountant, Broz has served as the president of the Greater St. Louis Association of School Business Officials. She currently serves as the president on the MoASBO Board of Directors and has been the Conference Programs Coordinator since 2001 for MoASBO. Previous to her school district experience, Broz worked for several international corporations. Her knowledge of budget preparation and presentation has earned the Rockwood School District the distinguished honor of being the first school district in the state of Missouri to receive the ASBOI Meritorious Budget Award.

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“Few people in Missouri have Ms. Broz’s qualifications and none of them understand Rockwood’s financial structure or have the relationships with Rockwood’s stakeholders that she has developed over the past 13 years,” Larson said. “It is also important that Ms. Broz is a person of unquestioned integrity - a critical asset in our current times.”

Over the next several months, Broz and Glaser will be working closely together to make a smooth transition in leadership.

State tax refunds slow in coming

By MARY ANN O’TOOLE HOLLEY There is a reason that some taxpayers still are waiting for their Missouri tax refund.

The state usually hires 300 temporary employees to help process tax returns, but because of the budget crunch, the state has hired less than half the usual number this tax season, said Ted Farnen, a Missouri Department of Revenue spokesman.

Missouri has slowed its tax refunds and borrowed $325 million from cash reserves to pay bills and employees. Farnen said it is taking a longer time for some to receive their tax refunds, but the state is doing what it can to make low-income and disabled taxpayers’ returns a priority.

Missouri Budget Director Linda Luebbering said the state has had to dip into its budget reserve fund eight out of the past nine years so it is nothing unusual.

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By SHEILA FRAYNE RHOADES Chesterfield resident Kris Arneson has plenty to be happy about this Mother’s Day: Her daughter survived childhood cancer and now is making a big difference in the world.

At age 16, Emily Arneson was diagnosed with a germ cell tumor for which she was treated with surgery and three months of chemotherapy. In remission since 2000, she leads a life of generosity, bravery and adventure as a traveling nurse.

“Emily’s desire to become a nurse started when she was in treatment for cancer,” Kris Arneson said. “The nurses and her other care givers made a big impact on her, and in some measure, she wanted to give back by helping sick and hurting children.”

Emily graduated from Marquette High School in 2001 and earned a nursing degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

From 2005-2007, she was a pediatric intensive care nurse at Cardinal Glennon Children’s Medical Center.

“Hospitals need travel nurses because there is a huge nursing shortage all around the U.S,” said Emily, who has traveled extensively in the U.S. and also to Jamaica, Mongolia and Uganda to do nursing work.

“I was excited about taking my nursing and medical background to serve in places where good health care is so desperately needed.”

In January, Emily went to Uganda to

bring two children to Cardinal Glennon for heart surgeries that she was instrumental in getting doctors to perform. Later, she transported a little girl who underwent multiple surgeries back to Mongolia.

In July, Emily leaves for a year’s stay in Tanzania to volunteer as a nurse in a Christian missionary school, performing exams and checking children regularly and also providing health education to the community.

Ballwin resident Sarah Majino, 26, a third-grade teacher at Westbridge Elementary and a high school friend of Arneson’s, will accompany her to Tanzania.

“I think Emily is amazing and so inspirational,” Majino said. “She is a genuine person who wants to serve others.”

The friends talked for years about going to Africa, and Majino taught for two weeks last summer in Zambia.

Both women now are learning to speak Swahili.

Kris Arneson said that it was hard to part with her youngest child (Emily has two older brothers) but she and Emily’s father, Mark Arneson, said they are very proud of their daughter.

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For a minimum donation of $5 per box/ plastic bag, the contents will be shredded, thus preventing them from falling into the wrong hands. A TV monitor on the truck allows viewers to watch as their items are destroyed.

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St. Louis Senior Olympics c/o Jewish Community Center – St. Louis 2 Millstone Campus Drive Creve Coeur (314) 432-5705 StLouisSeniorOlympics.org Volunteers of all ages are needed to assist with the St. Louis Senior Olympics (May

21-25), which the Jewish Community Center (JCC) is hosting.

The Olympic-style competition for adults aged 50 and older features more than 85 different athletic events, including basketball, bowling, cycling, golf, swimming, track and field and more. Games are held at the JCC facilities in Creve Coeur and in Chesterfield and at 12 additional venues across the area.

“We need people to do everything from handing out T-shirts and medals to chasing homerun derby balls,” St. Louis Senior Olympics Director Nicole Liebman said.

Volunteers d emay sign sup through i May g 15 by phone or online at stlouisseniorolympics.org; volunteer forms are available also at area Schnucks stores.

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House 15193 Olive Blvd.

Chesterfield 530-0076, ext. 12 butterflyhouse.org • Guest Services volunteers aged 14 and older are needed to greet guests, give out information and answer questions.

• Play partner volunteers aged 14 and older are needed to man hands-on children’s activities.

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The Butterly House in Faust Park offers volunteer opportunities for teens.

Wildlife Center of Missouri 1128 New Ballwin Road Ballwin 394-1880 mowildlife.org • Animal care volunteers aged 16 and older are needed to assist the Center’s animal care specialists in the care of unique wildlife patients. The Center’s mission is to rehabilitate injured, sick or orphaned wildlife and release the animals back into the wild. Volunteers are asked to choose at least one shift per month and are needed especially on Friday evenings. Shifts are available every day and evening. Full training is provided.

• Shadow volunteers aged 13-15 work alongside a parent or guardian. Full training is provided.

• Junior volunteers aged 7-12 receive classroom-type instruction in wildlife and environmental issues once per month.

World Bird Sanctuary 125 Bald Eagle Ridge Road Valley Park 225-4390 worldbirdsanctuary.org • Junior volunteers aged 13-18 help in the education and animal management departments, assisting with many of the daily chores. Volunteers are in safe proximity of the animals while learning about conservation and animal care. Volunteers must be 16 years old before they are able to handle birds of prey.

• Docent volunteers aged 16 and older teach visitors about the animals. The organization is looking for volunteers who love animals and talking to the public.

The docent program is stationed in an airconditioned building where members of the public view bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, native and exotic owls, pelicans, cranes and many other birds.

This program involves interaction with the public and does not require the handling of animals. Volunteers work a minimum of four hours per week, all at one time, and may work more.

Full training is provided for all volunteers. The next volunteer orientation meeting will be held in mid-May.

How volunteering pays According to Youth Service America, an international non-profit resource center that works to expand the youth service movement, youth who volunteer are: • More likely to do well in school; graduate; vote; be philanthropic.

• Less likely to abuse drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, or engage in destructive behavior.

• More likely to give to charitable organizations as adults.

Youth who volunteer say the benefits include: • Learning to understand people who are different from them.

• Developing leadership skills.

• Becoming more patient.

• It makes them feel good.

• It makes a difference.

United Way offers Summer Volunteer Guide for Youth The United Way of Greater St. Louis Summer Volunteer Guide for Youth is full of summer volunteer possibilities for individuals aged 8-19 at reputable, non-profit agencies throughout the St. Louis region.

All agencies listed in the booklet are certified by United Way’s Volunteer Center.

“This Guide is extremely popular,” United Way Volunteer Center Vice President Rick Skinner said. “It’s a great way to have teens and younger kids get connected, have a lasting impact and help build a healthier community.”

Within the Guide, each agency lists a description of the project, the hours needed and the age requirement of the volunteer.

For a copy of the Guide, call (314) 539-4063 or download it at stl.unitedway.org.

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Karate is offered as an optional activity. Two five-week sessions are offered, running from mid-June to mid-August.

Extended daycare is provided at no extra charge, both before and after camp hours.

Adventure Learning Center 850 New Ballwin Road • Ballwin (636) 394-0600 adventurelearningctr.com Adventure Learning Center Exploration Camp is West County’s answer to an affordable and exciting summer for children 2 to 12 years of age. Field trips are available for school age students and weekly trips are scheduled for their preschool students. Exploration Camp provides an enriching environment that will strengthen your child’s observation skills and broaden their knowledge of the community in a safe nurturing manner. Their field trips, speakers, entertainers and theme

projects provide a framework for learning that any child can enjoy. Lunch and snack is included! Weekly outdoor water play or visits to the pool are a must! Be prepared for your child to have FUN while they make summer time memories and friendships!

Baskin Farm 18124 Baskin Farm Dr. • Wildwood (636) 458-5053 baskinfarm.net Baskin Farm Summer Camp offers a great opportunity for children to spend all day with horses. Campers learn hunt seat riding as well as how to care for horses and riding equipment. The experienced staff provides quality instruction with an emphasis on safety. Sessions are offered for beginner and intermediate riders. Baskin Farm is set on 18 acres in West County near Hwy 109. Check their web site for 2009 camp dates. Call today, as space is limited.

Camp Taum Sauk Lesterville (314) 961-1655 taumsauk.com Camp Taum Sauk is a family owned co-ed overnight camp on the Black River in Lesterville, MO., dedicated to creating positive, lasting impressions on children ages 8 to 15. With a strong concern for safety and an emphasis on individual attention, the experienced staff leads campers through a wide, exciting variety of experi-

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ences including horseback rides, mountain biking, caving, zip wire, giant swing, ropes course, wilderness skills, archery, riflery, creative arts, tennis and more. Children learn confidence in the water through Red Cross swim instruction in the pool. Other water activities include canoeing, kayaking, rafting, tubing, snorkeling and fishing. Transportation to and from St. Louis is provided.

Carol Bowman Academy of Dance, Ltd. #16 Clarkson-Wilson Centre Chesterfield (636) 537-3203 Their summer program is an ideal time to introduce children of all ages to the different disciplines of dance. Daytime and evening classes are offered to accommodate everyone’s schedule. For their younger students ballet, tap, and tumbling are incorporated to encourage coordination, rhythm, and creativeness. For the experienced dancers, classes in ballet, pointe, modern, jazz and tap are structured to help maintain technique, flexibility and tone. Call for details or to request a schedule.

for students 7 ½ to 18 years of age. The shows this year are The Wizard of Oz, High School Musical and a comedy version of Cinderalla. Plus a camp for 3 ½ to 7 ½ year olds of Peter Pan. It’s incredible to see, but in one week’s time Ms. Becky brings to life a full production with sound, lights and costumes. Camps sizes are limited. There are only 25 spots left & one camp is full.

Call now to reserve a spot. Becky teaches musical theater and drama at Wildwood Dance & Arts and tutors privately in drama and vocal music and has directed over 150 shows since 1989.

Countryside Montessori School 12226 Ladue Road • Creve Coeur (314) 434-2821 countrysidemontessorischool.info Countryside Montessori School offers a 9-week summer program (four 2-week sessions and one 1-week session) for children ages 2-7. Each child will enjoy Montessori class time, arts & crafts, daily pony rides, swimming instruction/water play and more! Hours are 8:30-12:30 (snack included) or 8:30-3:30 (lunch included).

Summer camp dates are June 8 thru August 7. Please call for registration materials or check out their Web site.

Chesterfield Arts 444 Chesterfield Center • Chesterfield (636) 519-1955 chesterfieldarts.org Dance Incorporated For your budding Picasso, Van Gogh, 317 Ozark Trail Drive, Ste. 160 J.K. Rowlings or just artistically curious Ellisville child, Chesterfield Arts presents Art Camps (636) 394-0023 2009, offering drawing, painting, pottery, dance-inc.com illustration, writing and more. Camps are Dance Incorporated hosts two of the half-day, one week at a time. Take one, two most exciting dance camps ever for ages or more! Camps are for grades PreK-eight 3 through teens. Whether trying out for the and there are advanced classes for teens school dance team or just for fun, dance and sdults. Spring art classes are available cheer and flip under the instruction of the now. Call to register or check their web site field’s highest professionals. Taught by for more information. former and NFL cheerleaders, a Mizzou cheerleader, Missouri State Gymnastics champion and Mizzou gymnast. ”Pom Children’s Theatre Workshop & Cheer” camp is June 8-12. “Passion for (636) 227-4267 Fashion and Dance” camp is June 15-19 beckviola.com and offers dance, cheerleading, poms, hip Becky Viola’s Children’s Theatre Work- hop, makeovers, glamour hairdos, manishop presents 4 – one week drama camps cures, pedicures and much more. Camps

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15440 Manchester Road • Ellisville Intermediate and advanced riders have the (636) 227-3573 opportunity to attend sessions that focus faziosmusic.com Fazio’s Rock Academy Summer Camp on the equitation, hunter and jumper skills is a unique rock & roll band experience necessary for the show ring. Beginner sesfor guitarists, vocalists, bassists, and sions provide hours of riding experience keyboardists between the ages of 9 and which is enhanced by fun, hands-on-activ17. Two sessions occur Monday July 20 ities covering horse safety, grooming, care through Friday July 24 and Monday July and much more. Contact Kennedy Farms 27 through Friday July 31 at John F. Ken- today for more information about opportunedy High School. Students attend camp nities for all ages or e-mail them at kenfrom 8:50 AM until 3:20 PM each day with nedyfarms@kennedyfarms.com. break for lunch. Students then return on Friday evening for the Fazio’s Rock AcadLiving Word Church emy Concert. Curriculum includes band 17315 Manchester Rd. • Wildwood placement and rehearsals, innovative song(636) 821-2800 writing classes, rock music theory classes, livingwordumc.org stage use, and much more! Tuition is $369 Living Word Church offers fun summer per week (if student is enrolled both weeks, 2nd week tuition is reduced to $339). Price programs for children in preschool through includes songbook and Fazio’s Rock Acad- 5th grade. In June, the Living Word Early Childhood Center is sponsoring a circus emy T-Shirt! themed four week summer camp for children ages 2-5. Contact the ECC director, Jeannie Kraus, at (636) 230-0089 for enrollment information. Children entering Kindergarten through fifth grade can sign High Energy Gym up for a week of VBS Sportslife Camp.

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Com mu n it y Event s ART “Art on the Spot,” an exhibit featuring works that will be created by teams of artists using unconventional materials, runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays through June 20 at Chesterfield Arts (444 Chesterfield Center). Call 519-1955 or visit chesterfieldarts.org.

• • • Art Fair at Laumeier is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., May 8, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sat., May 9 and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sun., May 10 at Laumeier Sculpture Park (12580 Rott Road). The nationally acclaimed, juried fine art and craft fair features 150 artists from across the country with works for sale in sculpture, clay, painting, mixed media, printmaking/ drawing, new media, jewelry, photography, fiber, glass and wood. Food and drink, adult and children’s entertainment, artist demonstrations and hands-on art activities for kids also are featured. Admission is $8 for adults, $5 for children aged 6-11 and free for members and younger children; a separate admission of $12 on Friday provides unlimited wine tasting. Call (314) 821-1209 or visit laumeiersculpturepark. org.

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• • • The Wednesday Club of Eureka presents the Antique Roadshow of Eureka from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., May 9 at Eureka Community Center (333 Bald Hill Road). Guests may have items appraised by experts for $5 for the first item and $3 for each additional item. A rummage sale is from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the same location. Funds support college scholarships for Eureka High School students, Meals on Wheels and other local charities. Call 938-4440.

• • • The Juvenile Diabetes Association “Unmask a Cure – Dream Gala” is from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Sat., May 9 at Kemp Auto Museum (16955 Chesterfield Airport Road) in Chesterfield. The Mardi Gras-themed party features hurricanes, beads, saxophone music, dinner, a live auction and live music by Fabulous Motown

Revue. Tickets are $300 per person. Call (314) 729-1846 or visit jdrfstl.org.

• • • The Chesterfield Lions Club holds a barbecue from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Fri., May 15 and Sat., May 16 at the Four Seasons Plaza parking lot (on Olive Blvd. just west of Woods Mill Road). Proceeds support various area organizations in need.

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• • • Assumption Philoptochos Ladies Society (RSG) holds “Ready, Set…Give! 5K/10K Walk and Run 2009” at 8 a.m. on Sat., May 16 and Sat., May 23 (check in both days is at 7 a.m.) at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (1755 Des Peres Road) in Town & Country. Participants agree to raise $25 or more to benefit Nurses for Newborns. Call Maria at (314) 966-2255.

• • • A plant sale featuring annuals, perennials, houseplants, vegetables and mixed planters is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat., May 16 at Bethel United Methodist Church (17500 Manchester Road) in Wildwood.

Proceeds fund mission work. Call 4510526.

• • • Ride On St. Louis, Inc. holds a 3-mile Charity Walk/Trot from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat., May 16 at Clydesdale Park (9426 Green Park Road). Entertainment, giveaways and T-shirts for participants are featured. Walkers must have a minimum donation of $30. Proceeds serve disabled children using horses as a therapy treat-

ment alternative. To register, visit rideonstl.org or call 464-3408.

• • • A scrapbooking marathon to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sat., May 16 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wildwood.

Admission is $5 and includes meals and snacks. For reservations, e-mail sassystriders@hotmail.com.

• • • The Missouri Fiddlers and Old Time Country Music Association Fiddlers Contest is at 2 p.m. (registration begins at 12 p.m.) on Sat., May 16 at Stovalls Grove (18720 Stovall Lane) in Wildwood. Adult and junior competitions, more than $700 in prizes and a barbecue pork dinner are featured. Admission is $10 with proceeds benefiting the Association. Call 405-3024.

• • • The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center and Art Trends Gallery hold a blood drive from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tues., May 19 at Art Trends Gallery (703 Long Road Crossing Drive) in Chesterfield. Gourmet treats, healthy food, raffle drawings for signed art and other items, health and fitness information and more are featured.

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Call Deb at 227-7792. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The second annual Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Memorial Golf Tournament is at 1 p.m. (check-in is at 12 p.m.) on Fri., May 29 at Riverside Golf Club (1210 Larkin Williams Road) in Fenton. The cost is $320 per foursome and includes cart rental, green fee, boxed lunches, beverages on the course, a barbecue dinner and awards ceremony. Proceeds benefit the St. John Vianney High School scholarship fund established in the name of Riordan, a Vianney graduate who was killed in 2007 at age 24 while serving in Iraq. To register, call Nick at (314) 607-2185 or visit ltdanriordan.com/calendar. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Take Strides to Thrive, a 5K run and walk to benefit Thrive St. Louisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operation of the Pregnancy Resource Centers, Best Choice Sexual Integrity Program, Our Ladyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inn and BreakDown St. Louis, is at 9 a.m. on Sat., May 30 starting at St. Louis City Pregnancy Resource Center (4331 Lindell Blvd.). Live music, refreshments and games for kids also are featured. Registration is free; those raising or donating $25 receive a T-shirt. Visit thrivestlouis. org. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ 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 $89 per player registering by May 10 and $99 after that date.

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FAMILY & KIDS The city of Wildwood hosts a Movie Night featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hoosiersâ&#x20AC;? at 8 p.m. on Fri., May 8 outdoors at Wildwood Town Center Plaza. Admission, popcorn and beverages are free. Guests should bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating. Call 458-0440, ext.

126, or visit cityofwildwood.com. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The Wildlife Center of Missouri holds an open house from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sat., May 9 at the Center (1128 New Ballwin Road) in Ballwin. Tours, games, interactive educational activities, crafts for kids, digital fingerprinting, animal welfare and adoption groups, food, prizes, face painting and juggling are featured. Call 394-1880 or visit mowildlife.org. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ Creve Coeur Days 2009 is from 6 p.m.

to 10 p.m. on Thurs., May 14, from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Fri., May 15, from 12 p.m. to midnight on Sat., May 16 and from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sun., May 17 at the BarnesJewish West Hospital campus. A parade, carnival midway, live entertainment and more are featured. Visit crevecoeurdays. com. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The St. Louis County Greek Fest is from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fri., May 22, Sat., May 23 and Sun., May 24 and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mon., May 25 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (1755 Des Peres Road) in Town & Country. Greek food and pastries, live Greek music, dancers, gift items, church tours, a kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; corner and more are featured. Call (314) 966-2255 or visit stlgreekfest.com.

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SPECIAL INTEREST â&#x20AC;&#x153;4 Women Only,â&#x20AC;? a ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; night out featuring dozens of area vendors presenting samples and services, is from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tues., May 12 at Ambassador Floor (17770 Chesterfield Airport Road) in Chesterfield. Free massages, expert designing tips, fitness tips, recipe ideas, wine tastings, coffee samples, bakery goods, products and accessories available for purchase, drawings and prizes are featured.

Registration is required. E-mail rsvp@ ambassadorfloor.com or call 728-1600. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ The Chesterfield Writers Guild presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;River Valley Readingsâ&#x20AC;? featuring authors Sally Van Doren and Pamela Garvey from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wed., May 13 at The Gallery at Chesterfield Arts. Admission is free. For more information, visit chesterfieldarts.org or e-mail janessa@chesterfieldarts.org. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ An open house is from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thurs., May 14 at Cape Albeon, a senior living community (3380 Lake Bend Drive) in Valley Park. Call 861-3200. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;˘ A Fly Tying Night is from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Tues., May 19 at Lone Wolf Coffee Company (15480 Clayton Road) in Ballwin. Admission is free. Visit lonewolfcoffeecompany.com.

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By BETSY ZATKULAK For Ray and Debbie Higgins, owning and operating Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frozen Custard for the past 16 years has been a labor of love for the community, for their employees and for customers whom they have watched leave Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happy time and time again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So much has changed since we first built this place,â&#x20AC;?

Ray Higgins said of Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; West County location, located just south of Hwy. 141 and Big Bend.

One thing that has changed is the fact that Hwy. 141 used to run right in front of the store; about five years ago, the road divided. Now, there are hundreds of new homes on Dougherty Ferry Road and Big Bend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice,â&#x20AC;? Higgins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even though weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not sticking out on the main road like we used to when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d see 28,000 cars a day 20 feet in front of store, our business has stayed relatively the same because neighbors spread the word and people see us as a destination.â&#x20AC;?

Established in 1983 by Terry and Diane Fritz, Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frozen Custard uses an exclusive recipe for making fresh

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Flavors include Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Original (90 percent fat free vanilla); Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lite (95 percent fat free vanilla); Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No Sugar Added Vanilla; Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chocolate; and Cake Batter (white cake, yellow cake and brownie).

Flavor-of-the-Day offerings change every month and can be found online.

The Turtle Sundae â&#x20AC;&#x201C; custard crowned with hot caramel, hot fudge Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frozen Custard in Valley Park. and Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret pecansâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reigns supreme as Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most popular dessert. awards dinner to show their appreciation for their teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Also unbelievably good is Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; customer service, hard work and dedication. which likely is due to the ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hiring practices and the Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Frozen Custard rewards their customers, also, by way they treat their employees. hosting special events like Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Annual Car Hop Night â&#x20AC;&#x153;The young people we hire â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we look hard at their grade with live music, a dance contest for kids and prizes. This point averages; we talk to their parents,â&#x20AC;? Debbie Higgins year, the event is from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sat., June 13. said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to hire people whose attitude is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey, this While some things have changed since Fritzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opened 16 is fun.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? years ago, others remain constant.

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