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Contents Nov–Dec 2021 | Volume 12, Number 6

Message from the President

Feature

Happening Now

From the Archives

Program Guide

Independent Lens: Ferguson Rises Monday, November 8, 9 pm

It was Ferguson, MO, and its people that propelled Black Lives Matter to international prominence and inspired a new global civil rights movement. Ferguson Rises explores the depths of the aftermath and protests following Michael Brown Jr.’s killing through a wide range of community members.

Team Member Spotlight Bentley Blair Production Facilities Manager t Nine PBS: I have been with Nine A PBS for nine years. What show(s) on Nine PBS are you watching or recommending? At our house, with three little kids, we are always watching the Nine PBS KIDS line up, from Pinkalicious to Odd Squad. Briefly, what is your responsibility at Nine PBS? As production facilities manager, my responsibilities include oversight of productions and events for both Nine PBS and V9-Digital. I also oversee day-to-day building operations. What do you enjoy doing when you're not at work? When I’m not at work, I’m usually helping my wife’s growing online apparel business and going to my kids’ soccer and baseball games.

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S N A P S H OT S

Nine PBS in the Community

Named after the last living founding member of the station, the Nine PBS Raymond H. Wittcoff Legacy Luncheon was held in August.

Nine PBS's Judy Woolsey (left) and Brittany Farmer (right) get set to welcome guests to the screening of USS St. Louis: Centuries of Service in the Public Media Commons.

Lydia Gwin, Chew in the Lou project manager, participates in the Q in the Lou BBQ festival in Kiener Plaza in October.

One of the longest running, locally produced public affairs programs in the U.S., Donnybrook returned to the studio on September 23 for the first time since the pandemic began. Here the panelists prep for the show.

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Nine PBS Board of Directors Chair Mark C. Lindgren Vice Chair Cynthia Brinkley Treasurer Mark Krieger Secretary Ashley Kemper Immediate Past Chair David Steward II

The USS St. Louis: Centuries of Service screening on September 21, included friends, from left: Frances Levine, president and CEO, Missouri Historical Society; Amy Shaw, president and CEO, and Kara Vaninger, producer, from Nine PBS; Honorable Charles A. Williams, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Paul Stillwell, author and historian; and Mark Sundlov, Soldiers Memorial Director, Missouri Historical Society.

Dear Friends, I have been buoyed by our team’s ability to work outside of the studio walls to serve our community while enduring the stresses of living through a pandemic. In a challenging year, we have continued to produce top-quality work, resulting in four Mid-America Emmy® Award nominations for work produced in 2020. The year has been momentous to say the least. We successfully reintroduced ourselves as Nine PBS, even showing up on monitors in St. Louis Lambert International Airport. We added seasons of members’ favorite cooking and traveling shows to the PBS Video App. We engaged learners and communities through virtual discussions and highquality resources. We also received the distinction of being a top place for women to work. We told stories that move us. We have reopened our building to staff. Our team’s commitment to the community is exemplified by our designation as a gold-level vaccination organization by the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry this summer; 100% of our team is vaccinated! Nine PBS follows the latest health advisories on COVID-19 to keep those we serve safe.

On a personal note, I know change is a constant, but saying goodbye to Richard (Dick) Skalski, Nine PBS’s senior vice president, chief financial and operations officer, is bittersweet. Dick announced his retirement effective September 14. Dick has been instrumental in day-today operations and ensuring Nine PBS’s financial health for 21 years. His talents and good nature will be missed by our whole team. Thank you to the Community of Supporters you see listed in this issue for ensuring that Nine PBS endures as an essential community institution. Because of our supporters, friends, foundations, and corporate sponsors, we continue to serve you and the region in ways no one else can. Warmest wishes for a happy holiday season!

Members Nicole Adewale Donald Aven Kathy Barney Fred Bendaña Lee Broughton David Conner Jill Falk Christopher Gagliano Harvey A. Harris Dennis Hummel Robert Koplar Todd Korte Mark S. LaVigne Brendan Lind Dennis Lower Thomas C. Melzer Pamela Morris-Thornton Mary Nelson Angela Pearson Cynthia Peters James Snowden Chad Stiening James E. Williams, Jr. Emeritus Dan Burkhardt Maxine Clark Pepe Finn Juanita Hinshaw Janet M. Holloway Ken Kranzberg Kim Olson Jack Schreiber Patrick Sly Dr. Donald Suggs Milton P. Wilkins, Jr. Executive Team Angela Carr, Vice President and Chief Impact Officer Russ Hitzemann, Vice President and Chief Individual Giving Officer Matt Huelskamp, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Chrys Marlow, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer

Amy Shaw President and CEO

Kate Midgett, Vice President and Chief Organizational Excellence Officer

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SFEEPAT T EUMRBEE R

Stories That Move Us

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On Wild Horse Island, MT, bighorn sheep lambs (left) and red fox kits (above) sit in the grass. Photo credit: Joseph Pontecorvo/ Courtesy of The WNET Group and TMFS GmbH

Television’s best night of nature, science, and technology programming is on Wednesday evenings on Nine PBS. New seasons of Nature, Nova, and Secrets of the Dead are now available to watch live or on the PBS Video App. Find all-new episodes in the November program listings. The new season premiere of the popular Nature series, now in its 40th year, began in late October with My Garden of a Thousand Bees. On November 3, at 7 pm, discover the wonder and beauty of Africa in Nature: The Elephant and the Termite, as an extraordinary drama plays out at the waterhole. Part of the new season, Nova: Universe Revealed, began October 27, at 8 pm. The five-part series, which continues throughout November, is a sequel to and expansion on Nova’s acclaimed 2019

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series, The Planets. Huge new advances in the scientific understanding of our universe allow the filmmakers to take you to places we didn’t even know existed 10 years ago. It’s a celebration of the incredible power that human beings have to ask questions and find answers, using nothing more than imagination and scientific exploration. A new season of Secrets of the Dead explores some of the most iconic moments in history to debunk myths and shed new light on past events. Debuting November 3, at 9 pm, an archaeological quest on The First Circle of Stonehenge reveals the oldest stones of Stonehenge originally belonged to an earlier sacred site—a stone circle built on a remote hillside in west Wales.

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The Rockies: Where Legends Are Born

New Nature Podcast

As issues of conservation and climate change become increasingly important, the iconic Nature series continues to educate and enlighten us. A new, two-part series, Nature: Born in the Rockies, follows the lives of several Rocky Mountain animal families as they find a home and raise their young. From infancy to independence, it unravels the story of the Rockies through the eyes of those born there.

If you’ve tuned into PBS’s Nature series over its 40 years on air, you know that it tells incredible stories of the natural world’s diversity and quirks. From bees to bears, the show has explored every corner of the amazing lives of animals.

The Rocky Mountains are the second largest mountain range on Earth—3,000 miles long. This formidable chain of mountains encompasses a hundred separate ranges from its southernmost point in the American Southwest, to its northern tip in the Canadian Arctic. And because of this, the Rockies encapsulate an astounding array of ecosystems, from prairie to Alpine tundra. Many of North America’s greatest rivers originate in the Rockies, providing life-giving water to arid land and fresh drinking water to millions of homes. An ever-expanding human population is placing increased pressure on wilderness, making the Rockies one of the last refuges for North America’s most iconic species, including Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, Greater Sandhill cranes, grizzly bears, and American bison

Nature’s new podcast, Going Wild with Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, continues its long history of exploring the natural world and examining its sometimes-painful interactions with humanity, through eight episodes. Journey deep into the heart of the world’s most remote jungles, savannas, tundras, mountains, and deserts with wildlife biologist Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant as she studies wild animals in their natural habitats.

Born in the Rockies Episodes First Steps Wednesday, November 10, 7 pm From early spring to late summer, follow new animal mothers through the trials of raising a family in the Rocky Mountains. Cranes migrate north to give birth, a bison mother protects her lambs from threats, and young mountain goats learn to climb.

Growing Up Wednesday, November 17, 7 pm Young animals face new challenges as winter envelopes the Rocky Mountains, and spring means the end of childhood. A grizzly mom prepares her cubs for hibernation, a mountain lion raises her kittens, and a bison calf must learn to survive the snow.

G oing Wild is available free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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HAPPENING NOW

Charlie Brown and the Gang Return Nine PBS is the only place you can watch these two beloved Peanuts classics on broadcast television.

Nine PBS Appoints New Board Members Having a positive, inclusive, and high-performing culture and serving our community are organizational priorities at Nine PBS. We are pleased to welcome seven new members from the St. Louis community to our Board of Directors who will enable us to advance these priorities. • Nicole Adewale, cofounder and principal/director of business development, ABNA Corporation. •F red Bendaña, vice president and general manager, sales and account management, Express Scripts • Jill Falk, vice president, communications, Schnuck Markets, Inc.

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving The classic 1973 film follows the Peanuts gang as they take on the Thanksgiving holiday, learn the true meaning of gratitude, and tackle obstacles along the way. Sunday, November 21, 6:30 pm, on Nine PBS and the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel

• Todd Korte, president and CEO, The Korte Company •M ark S. LaVigne, president and chief executive officer, Energizer Holdings •P amela Morris-Thornton, vice president, diversity, equity, and inclusion, Panera LLC •A ngela Pearson, senior vice president and market leader, PNC Private Bank

Amy Elected to PBS Board In September, Amy Shaw, president and CEO of Nine PBS, was selected to serve a three-year term as professional director on the PBS Board, along with four other station leaders across the country.

A Charlie Brown Christmas The first TV special based on the Peanuts comic strip, the animated special made its debut in December 1965. Feeling down about the commercialism of Christmas, Charlie Brown becomes the director of the crew's holiday play and discovers the true meaning of Christmas. Sunday, December 19, 6:30 pm, on Nine PBS and the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel 6

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"We are thrilled to welcome these station leaders to our Board of Directors," says PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger. "They bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and passion to PBS, and we are grateful for their commitment to the essential mission of public television.”

HAPPENING NOW

Nine PBS Honored with Four Regional Emmy Nominations The Nine PBS team rose to the challenge in a difficult year for producing television, resulting in four MidAmerica Emmy® Award nominations for work produced in 2020. The winners were announced on October 23 (not in time to make the print deadline). The St. Louisbased Emmy organization is a chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

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Living St. Louis Anne-Marie Berger, Gabrielle Hays, Jim Kirchherr | Category: Magazine Program Nine PBS’s long-running magazine-style program continues to make an impact by highlighting the diverse people, places, and cultures that make metropolitan St. Louis an interesting and thriving place to live.

A Living St. Louis Special: Kids, Race, and Racism Anne-Marie Berger, Brooke Butler | Category: Public Affairs Program

Local children and their parents model ways of talking about racial identity and racism in this special that stresses how it is incumbent on all of us to actively build a more equitable society. The special was supported locally by PNC.

Living St. Louis: The Oops Program Jim Kirchherr | Category: Environment/Science— Short-Form Content

This Emmy-nominated short digs into a recycling program at the St. Louis County Health Department that tags noncompliant recycling bins with information for homeowners about what should and should not be placed in the bins in hopes of increasing recycling efficiencies.

Living St. Louis: The Switzer Story Kara Vaninger | Category: Historical/Cultural— Short-Form Content

A quick take on the sweet history of Irish immigrants who brought their candy-making skills to St. Louis and started the Switzer Licorice Company, which survives to this day. Watch Living St. Louis and find video links to these Emmy-nominated stories at ninepbs.org/2021EmmyNoms.

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Living St. Louis Special: Pathways to Work Through the Pathways to Work initiative, Nine PBS is committed to telling stories about career pathways for youth in our community and opportunities for midcareer individuals to upskill or reskill their talents. This special looks at St. Louis Community College’s 2021 State of the St. Louis Workforce Report, an annual analysis of the trends and challenges impacting our region’s employers and workforce. It examines the definition of quality jobs, organizations that are building the pipeline to equitable opportunity, and how employers and individuals can play a role in transforming our region into an equitable and prosperous place to live and work. Watch or livestream Monday, November 22, 7 pm, November 24, 2 am, November 26, 7:30 pm, and November 27, 2:30 am; stream on ninepbs.org and the PBS Video App after initial broadcast.

On August 11, Nine PBS hosted the St Louis Community College’s 2021 State of the St. Louis Workforce Report release, streamed live on Facebook. Participants included, from left, Hart Nelson, St. Louis Community College; Charles Gascon, Federal Reserve of St. Louis; Val Patton, Greater St. Louis, Inc.; Dr. Jeff Pittman, St. Louis Community College; Marilyn Bush, Bank of America; Dr. James Carrington, Danforth Plant Science Center; Dr. Art McCoy, Regional Business Council; Amy Shaw, Nine PBS.

Presented in part by Lumina and Rung.

PBS KIDS 24/7 Channel Is Now Available on DirecTV Ways to watch the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel have expanded! It’s now available on most DirecTV packages (except basic). No action is required if you are a DirecTV subscriber; the PBS KIDS channel will simply pop up as an option on your channel guide. Please note that the PBS KIDS 24/7 channel feed is available only in the Eastern Time Zone on DirecTV (so the PBS KIDS schedule online and in Nine PBS Magazine will be one hour behind).

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HAPPENING NOW

“The Mother of All Romcoms” Coming to Masterpiece A four-part television miniseries to reimagine The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling, based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel, is filming entirely on location in and around Belfast. Rising stars Solly McLeod and Sophie Wilde will lead the cast, which includes Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston. A picaresque story of the title character’s complicated journey to find real love, Tom Jones has delighted and scandalized readers since it was originally published in 1749.

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An Animated Twist on a Christmas Classic Back in January 2008, Living St. Louis producer AnneMarie Berger took a peek inside the art studios of St. Louisan Mary Engelbreit.

action scene by scene, shot by shot. Animator Dan Beckmann had to get the unique patterns and textures of Engelbreit right.

An entrepreneur, artist, and author, Engelbreit was moving into the film world—working to produce a short animation of her 2002 book, The Night Before Christmas. But she didn’t have to fly to Hollywood to work with talented animators, she found them right in St. Louis. She chose Schwartz & Associates Creative to bring life to her drawings.

Engelbreit's drawings were used as a reference to build models. To get them to move, Dan created wire frames to act as a structure. He often acted out the roles to get the expressions exactly right, to see how cheeks move, for instance.

They took the original poem, with the same characters, and added their own fairy tale, including a magical spell and a hero, Gregory the Mouse, who saves Christmas. Three-dimensional animation involved a lot more work than Engelbreit anticipated. “You have to draw the characters from all sides,” she said, and think about clothing details, the way the characters move their hands and heads, and their voices. They had to look at the characters in a new way. The software was high-tech, but the story was produced the old-fashioned way, using paper and pencil. The filmmakers had to create a storyboard, depicting each

" You have to draw the characters from all sides."

Academy Award and Tony Award winner, Kevin Klein, a St. Louis native, was enlisted to portray the voice of Papa. In a twist, Engelbreit worked briefly at a retail store in St. Louis owned by Kevin’s dad. Engelbreit illustrates things from everyday life and has even used gun violence, women rights, and voting rights as subjects. Her artwork appears on a wide range of products including calendars, T-shirts, mugs, gift books, rubber stamps, ceramic figurines, fabric, and a list that's grown to include nearly 6,500 products over the years, with more than $1 billion in lifetime retail sales, according to her website.

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Birge Mark Bishop Mr.* and Mrs. Van-Lear Black III Clinton and Susan Blandford Mrs. Jane Bliss Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bortnick Sharon K. Bower John Brencick Mr. Glenn Brenton Kerry and Susan Brethauer Brewer Science Michael Brockman Spencer and Phoebe Burke Diana Burnson and Kathy Grewe Donald and Claudia Busiek Lisa Caldwell Kate Calhoun Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Cantor Ms. Patricia Carl Carol and Don* Carlson Susan and Roy Carlson Ms. Brandy Carr Marie A. Casey and Kenneth J. Entringer Sumitra and Raghavan Chakraverty Dustin Chalfant Lewis and Jean Chase Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Chesky Mrs. Charlotte Chitwood John Cihota Mr. and Mrs. Charles Claggett Ms. Pamela Coffin and Mr. Terry Lueckenhoff Robert and Barbara Cohn Roy Cole Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cook Thomas and Joyce Cornwell Ann M. Corrigan Michael L. Cox Lois F. Crampton Pam and James Crane Joseph and Marcia Crosby

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Russel Frey Clarence and Roslyn Friedman Robert and Carol Fries Andrea Frinel Robert and Shirley Frost Gerald J. Funk Dr. Suzanne Furesz Christopher Gagliano Walt and Nancy Galvin Michael Gans David P. and Carol Gast Michael Genovese Mr. and Mrs. David Gifford Mr. and Mrs. James Gilsinan III Mrs. Joseph F. Gleason Helen Goertz Annamarie Goldstein Jose Gonzalez Jill Goodman Cathy Gorday Thomas Gow and Karen Witmer-Gow Michael Grayson Robert Grebe Barbara Green James F. Gruenewald and Donna Campbell Elizabeth Guthrie and Bruce Shapiro Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hacking Deborah Hagemann Raymond and Frances Hagrman April and Albert H. Hamel Robert and Jan Hansen Michael Hardgrove Dr. and Mrs. Clarke T. Harding Mrs. Anna Harris Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Harris Neal Harwood Ms. Mary S. Hawker Margaret K. Heard Mrs. Patricia G. Hecker, Hecker Family Charitable Foundation of the St. Louis Community Foundation Ms. Victoria Heil Sue Heimburger Jeff Helmers

Ruth Hempen Sue Anne Hempstead Gayla and Richard Heppe Charles Herbel Vela Hermann and Chris Goetsch Ms. Eyvonne Herndon Michael and Jeanne Hevesy Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craig Higgins Tom and Karleen Hoerr Tom Hollis M.D. Holm Donald and Teresa Holt Lotsie and Rick Holton Jack and Becky Hood Alan Hopefl Estate of Arthur Don Hubeli Dennis Hummel John Hunzeker Joel and Joanne Iskiwitch Mr. Richard S. Jackson Mr. Franklin Jacobs and Ms. Marylen Mann Ms. Linda Jacobsen Dr.* and Mrs. James G. Janney Nikki Jansson Mrs. Bettie S. Johnson Mr. Clyde Johnson Tom and Nancy Johnson Mr. Richard and Ms. Linda Wallace Jones Sharryl Jones Mr. and Mrs. John Jordan, Jr. Laura K. Justiss Mrs. Fanny Katz Dr. Richard Katz and Dr. Stacey Smith Larry and Cheryl Katzenstein Mary Kaufman John Kavanaugh Dr. Duane and Rev. Carol Keller Rosemarie Kellner Linda Kessinger John and Susan Kilo Sally and Thomas Kinealy Mrs. June King Robert and Tracie Kirkland

Dr. Robert E. Kleiger Sheila Kleinman Nancy Klepper Robert and Caralmae Knickmeyer Lynn Koehler Eric Koestner Daniel Kogan Aurelia Konrad Charitable Foundation Robert and Emily Koplar Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Korte Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kowalczyk Mr. David Krausch Paul and Fran Kravitz James M. and Mary Lou Krueger Kim Kuehner Mr. and Mrs. Larry Kuhlman Richard Kutta and Nancy Meyer Mrs. Robert Labarge Andy and Jan Laidlaw Abigail R. Lambert Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Landiss Stanley Lawson Joseph and Sandra Lehrer Arthur and Gloria Lieber Carol Lippman Dr. and Mrs. Jay Liss Theodosia Logue Jerald Lohman Tim and Jan Long Patricia A. Loomis Stanley and Lucy Lopata Charitable Foundation Paul Lorenz and Julie Coulter Ms. Rebecca Luce Ms. Patricia Ludwig Mary Lutz Jana MacChesney Judith Maclean Jonathan Magruder Jane Mahan Sawyer Marglous Foundation David and Laura Margolis James Marker Ms. Katherine Marshak

Karen K. Marshall Ms. Charlotte Martin Edward Martin David Mason Suzanne Mason Susan Matlof Wilma Matta Patricia and Eugene McArdle Ms. Sherry McCrory Virginia McDonald Michael D. McGrath Thomas R. McPherron Minoo and Persis Mehta Scott Merritt Susan Metcalf Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Meyer Paul and Gail Meyers Ahmad Mian Anthony Michaels Tim and Wanda Michels Rebecca Miller Sherry L. and Alan Miller Ms. Judith C. Miniace Francis Mithen Ms. D. C. Mize Jeff Moll Bonnie Moore Brad Moreau Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mosbacher Mr. Joseph M. Mount Susan Mulcahy Helen and Robert Mustell Virginia and Dick Navarro Susan Neely Eric and Barbara Nelson Mary Nelson Lolita Nero Dr. C. A. Nester Elaine C. Nicholson Mike Niemeyer Sam and Rhoda Kahn Nussbaum Mr. Ronald Nystrom Daniel L O'Brien and Robert Eigenrauch Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'Connor Daniel and Sharon O'Donnell Dawn O'Donnell NOV–DEC 2021 | ninepbs.org

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David Ohlemeyer Natalie Olwig Ifeanyi Orizu Ms. MaryBeth Ortbals Chaya Pande W. Michael Panneton and Suzanne Gregoire Roberta Peduzzi Roger Phillips Gordon and Susie Philpott Mrs. Joy Pierce Joyce Pion Mary Ann Pirone Mr.* and Mrs. William Pitcher Ms. Susan Plassmeyer Bill and Jane Pohlman Robert and Vivian Pollak Mr. and Mrs. Maury Poscover Mrs. Ruth Powell Mary Jo and Bob Proost Nancy Pruitt Ms. Lynne Puetz Dave and Carol Rabe Gale Rahmoeller Mr. and Mrs. Rex Reed Mrs. A. J. Reimers Julie Reiner Eric and Lynnette Ressner Mr. David Riedel and Ms. Margaret Donnelly Carole Riley Anne Riser Mr. George Roberts Mr. and Mrs. James Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Neal Roller Susan and Terry Roscoe Mr. Harold Rose Nancy Rosenstock Lawrence Rosier Donald and Nancy Ross John and Maricarolyn Rucker Mr. and Mrs. James Runk Thomas and Melissa Ruwitch Dr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Ruwitch, Jr. Nancy Sachs Scott Sacilowski 16

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Ms. Beverlee Noll Sagel Estate of Carol Sagner Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Saks Frank and Sally Sandy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Santel Marieta Scherer Geraldine Schiller David and Wilma Schopp Jack and Sherry Schreiber Dorothy Schuchat Kevin Schulte Kenneth and Patricia Schutte Andrew Schwartz Mr. Hugh Scott III David Seevers Thomas Sehr and Margaret A. Wayne Roy and Carol Selbert Ms. Ruth Seldin Jeffrey Serkes Don Shaffner Miss Michelle L. Shanika Ms. Sheila Shantz Dr. and Mrs. Richard C. Shaw Teresa Shaw Lewis B. Shepley Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sherrington Bethany Sleckman Dr. and Mrs. William Sly Judith K. Smart Ms. Barbara Martin Smith Mrs. Mary Smith Ms. Nancy Smith Mr. Scot Smith Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sparks Carolyn Steele Gary Stephens David and Patricia Stevens Chad and Amelia Stiening Paul and Martha Stohr Mr. Andre Strzembosz Stupp Bros. Bridge and Iron Co. Foundation Donald M. Suggs Matthew Surmeier Sarah Susman

Constance Suydam Michael Swartz Dr. Harriet K. Switzer Ms. Patricia Taillon-Miller Mr. Melvin Tann and Dr. Jacqueline Turner Bob Tarrant R. David Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Tegeler Steven and Marilyn Teitelbaum Billie Teneau and Alan Ranford Ms. Irene Thalden William Thess Michele Thomas Rick and Diane Tinucci Barbara Todt Peter Toivonen Jennifer Orgel Tompras and Nicholas Tompras Mr. and Mrs. Simon P. Tonkin J. Ellwood Towle Lee and Pat Trame Mr. Selden Trimble Sarah Trulaske Ms. Sharon Upchurch Joseph Valenti Raymond R. Van de Riet, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Dyke Ted and Molly Vehige David Verble Harlan Villers Elizabeth Vonalt Thomas and Carol Voss Katrina Wade Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Waltman Richard Ward Mr. Henry Webber Ann Weidmann Gary and Janice Weil Terry and Phyllis Weiss Virginia Weldon Mary Welge Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wentzien Ron and Paul Wepprich Kelvin R. Westbrook

Miriam Whatley Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wheatley Ellen White Gene Whitford Michael and Jane Wieland James Williams, Jr. Ed and Mary Wilson Kenneth Wilson Mary Sue Wofford Robin Wolf Michael Wolff Branson and Kathryn Wood Heather Wood Mark Wrighton Christian and Cynthia Wunderlich Gerald Wunderlich Ms. Mary Wyss Dr. and Mrs. Terry Zenser Lon and Judy Zimmerman

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