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[ LETTER FROM THE EDITOR ] In today’s issue we have a section called Mission Possible. It was conceived to highlight nonprofit efforts in the most positive light—positive in the sense that they do wonderful and necessary work, but also in the sense that their goals, no matter how overwhelming (curing cancer, eliminating child abuse, neutralizing mental illness), will eventually be accomplished with the right combination of funding, brain power and dedication.

But, to state the obvious, ‘it takes a village.’ The community has to rally behind a cause for goals to be achieved. And while, granted, it’s easier to empathize with human suffering, caring for the environment, too, is a mission that should be possible—and I’m not talking about big steps like backyard composting or running out to buy a Smart car. It’s clear people have very different views on Earth in the Balance issues.

But environment abuse is not a victimless crime, which is why I just have to ask: What makes someone leave their empty car idling while they are in a store? In April?

I have often seen this behavior and don’t understand it. In fact, recently I saw it on two successive days, one cold, one hot; ostensibly the absent drivers couldn’t bear to return to an uncooled/unheated car.

Really? There is definitely something wrong if we can’t give up even that little to save so much. Earth Day is next week and I hope it’s the kind of sunny, green, gorgeous day that reminds everyone: We’re on the honor system here.

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THE 10TH ANNUAL BACK TO SCHOOL WITH JOE BUCK CELEBRITY BEE, BENEFITING KIDSMART—TOOLS FOR LEARNING, TAKES PLACE MAY 8 AT THE WINGS OF HOPE HANGAR AT SPIRIT OF ST. LOUIS AIRPORT. THE EVENT IS PRESENTED BY EMERSON. TICKETS ARE $250; SPONSORSHIPS START AT $1,000. PICTURED ON THE COVER: RAMPAGE, NATALIE BUCK, JOE BUCK, TRUDY BUCK, LOUIE AND FREDBIRD. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 314.291.6211 OR VISIT KIDSMART.STL.ORG. COVER MAKEUP STYLING BY WHITNEY FOGEL, PRIMP MAKEUP ARTISTRY

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WITH A BACKPACK FULL OF FRESH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, a kid can take on the world. Just think of the ideas that might pour from those pens and the problems that might be solved with those sharp pencils! And nothing says I’m ready to work like a snowy sheaf of blank notebook paper.

But more than 90,000 students in St. Louis can’t afford school supplies. We’re not talking about iPads and other expensive extras, but basics: pencils, paper, scissors, binders and other tools of the student’s trade most of us take for granted. The government doesn’t provide enough money to meet the need, and teachers often end up spending their own cash on classroom materials.

KidSmart—Tools for Learning provides free school supplies to tens of thousands of children in need. “Every child deserves to be equipped for learning,” says president Jennifer Miller. “Our mission is to empower children in the metropolitan area to succeed in school by making sure they have essential tools. The need is huge, and we rely heavily on donations and on surplus office supplies and merchandise that individuals and businesses would normally discard.”

Established in 2002, KidSmart has distributed more than $35 million in school supplies to more than 102,000 disadvantaged youngsters in the area. The free educational supply store, staffed by volunteers, serves kids in prekindergarten through grade 12. Teachers from eligible schools (those in which 70 percent or more of student families are at or below the poverty level) are invited to shop for materials at KidSmart’s free store once a month, from August through May. KidSmart reaches 123 schools in 12 districts throughout St. Louis. “But there are still thousands more children who desperately need our services,” Miller says. “We’re not publicly funded, and we’re not a United Way agency. We depend on community support to keep our shelves stocked with materials.”

The annual Back to School with Joe Buck Celebrity Bee, KidSmart’s signature fundraising event, takes place May 8 at the Wings of Hope hangar at Spirit of St. Louis Airport. The bee, presented

by Emerson, teams local celebrities, sports stars and corporate sponsors to test their knowledge of science, current events and other subjects—with occasional help from area students. Rampage, Louie and Fredbird serve as honorary chairs. Expenses are covered by KidSmart’s board, so all proceeds and sponsorship dollars directly benefit the free store.

“The audience plays along, and it’s great fun,” says Buck, who has emceed the event for 10 years.

It’s a family affair for the Fox sportscaster, whose daughters, Natalie, 17, and Trudy, 14, come with him every year. “I was one of the lucky ones,” he says. “I grew up in Ladue; I went to Country Day. I was given every opportunity to learn, and I’m trying to do the same for my kids. But every child deserves the same chance. Teachers need tools, students need supplies, and our community needs educated young people to drive our future. KidSmart helps make it possible.”

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THE[IN]SIDER #TS smalltalk

A glimpse at what’s going on around St. Louis and beyond.

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4/7 Lauralee @lauraleegilkey Cardinal baseball is back in STL! Today is a good day. #STLOpeningDay

There will be a joyful noise EASTER SUNDAY AT HISTORIC TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH near downtown St. Louis. That’s when the church’s new organ, with 3,199 hand-crafted pipes, makes its debut. The instrument includes 20 ranks of pipes restored from Trinity’s last organ, a 1928 Kilgen. Trinity, founded in 1839, is the oldest Lutheran church west of the Mississippi.

The organ is now one of the largest in St. Louis.

4/10 LaTrina Rogers @latrinar @GamlinWH I may need a frequent diner card.

4/2 Rex Oberle @RexOberle (To the tune of Olivia Newton John’s seminal hit “Physical”) Let’s get digital! Excited to be at the #umsldigital conference. @UMSLDigital 4/1 Moonrise Hotel @MoonriseHotel Due to multiple comments of our beds being too comfy, we’ve replaced them with straw-filled mattresses. #AprilFools

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St. Louisan ALEX FREEDMAN recently made his Major League Baseball broadcasting debut, calling a game between the Houston Astros and the Miami Marlins during spring training.

Freedman, manager of media relations and broadcasting for the Oklahoma City Redhawks, the Triple A affiliate of the Astros, also was honored by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters for ‘best play by play’ at its annual awards ceremony in March. The 2002 Clayton High School grad is the son of Ava Ehrlich and Barry Freedman of Clayton.

4/1 Dan McLaughlin @DannyMacTV The @Cardinals game yesterday was the highest-rated opening day road game ever on @FSMidwest A big thank you to all our great fans.

3/31 Bri Ackerman @briackerman woke up in a great mood for the best day of the year #OpeningDay #Cardinals

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Work published by Dr. Ron Bose, Ph.D., and his colleagues at Washington University School of Medicine has been recognized as a ‘paper of the year’ by The Journal of Biological Chemistry. Only 22 of more than 4,000 papers submitted were selected for the honor. The article details the structure of two proteins that, when bound together, boost the growth of many breast cancers. Bose is a medical oncologist at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

it will bring back fond memories. Moog is honorary chair of the gala, which celebrates the 10th anniversary of the museum’s current building. But she and CAM have a long history together.

She served as board president back in the days when it was called Forum for Contemporary Art, and led the board in developing a strategic plan that included a $12 million capital campaign for the current facility. She was also a member of the committee that selected the building’s architect, Brad Cloepfil of Allied Works Architecture.

After a six-year hiatus, the LADUE DOGWOOD PARADE & FESTIVAL RETURNS MAY 10.

The parade, a beloved neighborhood tradition for 20 years, was last held in 2007. “Then I-64 highway construction got in the way, and the parade kind of slid off the radar,” explains Charlie Hiemenz, general chairman of the parade committee. Maxine Clark, founder of Build-A-Bear, serves as honorary grand marshal of the event, which starts at Horton Watkins High School and ends at Ladue Middle School for the Taste of Ladue Festival. Don’t miss the T&S [SNAPPED!] photo studio, where you can be ‘photographed’ on a T&S cover!

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Bagels and bonefish are coming to Brentwood. In the bagels development, an Einstein’s Bagels franchise is taking over Applegate’s at 1912 Brentwood Blvd. It’s a stone’s throw across the boulevard from one of the metro’s busiest Panera/St. Louis Bread Co. locations. This provides a quick breakfast (or lunch) spot for any and all Clayton or Galleria-bound noshers, but devotees of the true bagel will tell you Einstein’s are chewier. The late Applegate’s had been there for a quarter century and offered up more varieties of soup than Baskin-Robbins has ice-cream flavors. In the other, more involved development, a Bonefish Grill will open this fall in front of the in-progress Drury hotel, also set for completion in 2014.

(Bonefish will be about four times as expensive a project as Einstein’s, which is reportedly in the $400,000 range.)

Bonefish, which anglers will tell you are hard fighters, is an apt name for the eatery: The Florida-based restaurant has nearly 200 stores nationwide, with about three dozen completed from the start of 2013 to the end of this year alone.

Many a fish-ionado will tell you that this is a ‘nicer’ chain, where Bang Bang Shrimp rules and you can customize fish with your choice of sauce.

Marilyn Monroe was larger than life. She still is way larger, as anyone lucky enough to witness all 18 tons of her on a recent stop in Chesterfield could tell you. The aluminum-and-stainless replica, ‘Forever Marilyn,’ was en route from California to sculptor Seward Johnson’s hometown of Hamilton, N.J., for a retrospective next month. Chesterfield Arts arranged for the flatbed truck carrying Norma Jean’s vivid likeness to stop here along the way. She was not in the altogether; i.e., she was not all together: the work has to travel disassembled to make the trip. The sculpture is of the actress in her iconic pose above a subway grate, holding her dress down against the upward breeze (which reportedly drove then-husband Joe DiMaggio bonkers from embarrassment). Those

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who missed a photo op with the lovely torso should not feel cheated, however; there was only a two-hour window at Chesterfield Arts HQ (across the parking lot from the mall) before she was on her way again.

As early as its meeting tonight (April 16), the Ellisville City Council could vote to join neighboring Ballwin as a municipality formally saying ‘uhuh’ to a much-ballyhooed merger of St. Louis city and county. Ellisville would become the second town in the county to officially oppose the concept. An organization advocating for the merger, Better Together St. Louis, includes Mayor Francis Slay and County Exec Charlie Dooley on its board. Better Together states that 1.3 million metro residents “are served by 115 local governments, which include St. Louis city and county, as well as 90 municipalities and 23 fire districts … To date, there has been no comprehensive single study that has looked across the city and county to determine whether the region could improve both service and cost by streamlining and eliminating redundancies…” Leaders in Ellisville and Ballwin, at least, decry Better Together as a PR ploy.

If wishes were horses, they say, beggars would ride.

Residents of Kirkwood, in a recent survey, let city officials know what they’d like to have in their recreation center, from an indoor track and indoor pool to exercise and training facilities. The center, last renovated in 1992, was built in 1966, and the survey was presented without dollar signs … as in, dream for it. City officials took all the ideas with a grain of salt, and have sensibly recommended that the next step be a feasibility study. (So, that velodrome, 18-story hang-gliding tower and dressage stables? Not gonna happen—yet anyway.) The center’s footprint is one thing to consider: The outdoor swimming pool/water-park complex is adjacent, and city park land would likely be sacrificed were a larger center to be built. Of course, at this point, only possibilities are being discussed, and even the drawing-board stage is somewhere in the vapors of the future.

The public works department in Maplewood has started its annual spring cleanup of potholes, filling them up and tamping them down.

This year they’re testing environmentally safe chemicals to mask the odor of tar that makes so many drivers turn up their noses. Several lovely scents have

been mixed with the asphalt: orange, lilac, evergreen and roasted coffee.

(What—no maple syrup?) April Fool!

We shall not be punk’d, although this is the second year that the city’s marketing director, Rachelle L’Ecuyer, has tried (her tongue firmly in cheek). Two other, more elaborate April 1 schemes were cooked up by Schlafly Brewery and the City of Chesterfield. With a nod and wink toward the litigation he’s mired in with his aunt Phyllis, Tom Schlafly released an amusing video alleging he’s trademarking the word ‘beer,’ the ‘R’ in beer a registered trademark symbol: BEE®. (He’s not, of course.) Chesterfield, meanwhile, tried some leg pulling with a very long, fake news release about scoring a second Ikea store for the region. (They didn’t really, of course; the only store the company plans to build here, to date, is near downtown.) But Chesterfield is in dire need of more retail. Gotcha!

With apologies to Mark Twain, reports of the demise of the Casa Loma Ballroom have been greatly exaggerated.

In a case of mistaken identity, some partygoers who heard about the ‘Castle Ballroom’s’ impending demolition and were up for a night of dancing to a live big-band orchestra have gone elsewhere, or nowhere at all. Confused callers have asked if and where dances will be moved, and whether reception deposits will be refunded. Not to worry. “The Casa Loma is alive, well, and open for business,” says owner Pat Brannon. The Castle Ballroom, however, “closed before Eisenhower became president!” What people are responding to are reports that high winds in November collapsed a wall of the long-neglected Midtown Castle Ballroom venue, where once the likes of Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong could be heard. It changed hands several times in the past few years, and there were hopes for restoration, but years without maintenance took their toll, and bad weather was the coup de grace. Yes, your grandparents may have danced at the Castle as well as the Casa Loma, but you and your posse have only the latter left. The iconic space at Cherokee and

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Iowa in south St. Louis, ca. 1927, is now a pivotal presence in the resurgence of the Cherokee business district.

When a hot air mass collides with a cold air mass, the weather really sucks. Violently. A tornado touched down in U. City a couple of Thursday nights ago, snapping the tops of mature trees like twigs, uprooting others, and damaging houses here and there. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. The only thing that travels faster than a tornado, of course, is a rumor.

Text messages, tweets and fervid Facebook posts reported that a twister touched down in Glendale, another hit the grounds of Hixson Middle School in Webster Groves, and yet another in (Insert Your Locality Here). Although none of that probably happened, it did scare the living daylights out of friends and relatives, near and far. (And yes, golfball-sized hail did strike Olivette… but that was not during the same bout of heavy weather.) When the sirens go off, citizens, go directly to the basement or secure location in a public building.

Then, mind your own business. Don’t tell all of us what you don’t know.

Warning: Anyone who spreads ‘news’ of a faux disaster will be forced to endure ridicule, on air, from a battery of local TV meteorologists.

Joe Schwab, record collector and longtime record buyer and seller, has put his Euclid Records into a two-story space where art dealer and gallery McCaughen & Burr once was located, on Gore Avenue in Old Webster. Vinyl snobs have discovered there a bigger, better space to browse … and it feels and smells like an old bookstore (which is a good thing, dagnabbit). Euclid moved from its Old Orchard digs in the venerable DeSoto Building at Big Bend Boulevard and Summit Avenue (sharing a wall with Cyrano’s). Its former space has been divided, the portion closest to the dessertery (601) is now a real-estate business. The side along Summit (601A) is now occupied by Benjamin Guffee Studio. But, whatever happened to McCaughen & Burr, you may ask? It moved just around the block and west a ways on Lockwood to the former home of late, lamented Webster Records, once site of a decades-old neon sign that advertised record players.

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it takes a village COMPILED BY STEPHANIE ZEILENGA

>>What brought your family here?

In celebration of St. Louis’ 250th birthday, Town & Style is compiling and sharing tales from readers about family histories in St. Louis. To share your story, email us at tellus@townandstyle.com.

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Our father, John Martin Dressel, thrived for 100 years in our Sappington family home, where he could be seen farming and selling peaches at a roadside stand in front of the house. The Dressel home, a classic example of 19th century architecture, was built circa 1804 and eventually was moved log by log to Defiance for preservation. Our father also founded Gravois Bank and served for 30 JOHN MARTIN DRESSEL years on the local school AND SELMA KRUSE AT THEIR 1916 WEDDING board. The Dressel School still bears our name.

The six of us siblings grew up working the farm and then branched out to become, variously, president of Gravois Bank, a grade school teacher in Kirkwood, an employee of Gulf Oil in Texas, a vice president of General American Life Insurance, a World War II veteran who personally captured 100 Germans and a Monsanto engineer. Four siblings eventually took up residence at Friendship Village Sunset Hills.

My family ties to St. Louis go back to 1767, when Clemente Delor de Treget came here from Cahors, France. He founded Carondolet, which was originally known as ‘Delor’s Village,’ and later was called ‘Louisbourg’ in honor of King Louis XVI. Shortly after St. Louis passed from French to Spanish hands, Treget wished to have his commission as captain of the militia renewed. To flatter Baron de Carondolet, the governor general of Louisiana who was in Spanish service, he named the village for him and received his commission.

My father’s mother, Sophie Delor Young, was named after her aunt Sophie Delor, an entrepreneur buggy whip manufacturer. She married John Kiburz, who PH founded Kiburz Pattern Works in 1898 at 1616 IE DE Pine St. The company produced wood and metal LO R patterns, as well as brass, bronze and aluminum casings. The company closed in 1961, and the Plaza Square Apartments were constructed in the space.

My mother’s father, William J. Kiely, came from Ireland in 1892. He was an initial investor in the Fox Theatre and attended the grand opening with his family in 1927.

John Kiburz’s family was also invited. It was there that my mother, Julia Kiely, and father, John Kiburz, met. They married a year later and built one of the first homes in Claverach Park in Clayton.

I married Joan Zupez 54 years ago. We have three children and for 36 years we lived in Claverach Park, just down the street from where I was born 81 years ago.

—William J. Kiburz

—Roy and Oliver Dressel

The Nicholses are one of the old American families of Scotch lineage found in the New World prior to the Revolutionary War. My fourth great-grandfather, Jesse Nichols, was a lieutenant in the Virginia militia, and he and his mother provided beef to the Continental Army. After independence was won, Jesse brought his family west to Smith County, Tenn. Jesse’s son William continued the family’s migration TTO M LEF T) WIT H westward (BO LS HO NIC VEN STE LIN GS. HIS MO THE R AN D SIB through Clinton County, Ill., eventually settling in St. Louis County in the 1820s. William’s son Thomas was a shopkeeper in Manchester and acquired and farmed land in Bonhomme Township. His oldest son, my great-grandfather George Washington Nichols, became a doctor. He and his wife Mary Monnier were buried in the cemetery at the Old Meeting House on Geyer Road in Frontenac. My grandfather, Eugene Jaccard Nichols, was their only child.

He was a real estate developer and a graduate of Washington University, as was my father, Willard Nichols.

—Steven Nichols

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My great-grandfather was the third son of a gristmill owner in Ohio. After the Civil War ended, his older brother came home to take over the business, so in 1864 he moved at the age of 16 to St. Louis. He started as a blacksmith and then became a millwright.

In 1875 he started the Williams Patent Crusher & Pulverizer Company, one of the oldest continually operating businesses in St. Louis.

—Robert M. Williams

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On September 1, 2013, Life Skills joined Easter Seals and its nationwide network of service providers. As such, our agency is now known as Easter Seals Midwest. Life Skills and TouchPoint Autism Services merged in 2012. The partnership with Easter Seals is the next step in reaching our strategic goals to help more individuals with developmental disabilities across Missouri.

“Camp Weloki has helped me deal with friends at school and also taught me to be proud of who I am and to stand up for my beliefs.” ZOEY, age 11 Enrolling now for

summer camp sessions JUNE/JULY 2014

THE VELVET

HAMMER by joan berkman

Q: I WAS LAID OFF FROM A MID-LEVEL MANAGERIAL POSITION AT A LARGE COMPANY ABOUT 14 MONTHS AGO AND HAVEN’T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A SIMILAR JOB AT A COMPARABLE PAY GRADE OR LEVEL OF RESPONSIBILITY. I’VE BEEN OFFERED AN ENTRY-LEVEL POSITION AT A MUCH SMALLER FIRM, AND I’M WONDERING WHETHER I SHOULD TAKE IT OR HOLD OUT FOR SOMETHING BETTER? YOUR THOUGHTS? ——Feeling Anxious in Affton

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A: If unemployed more than a year, I’d definitely be tempted to jump at the very next job offer. Be aware that the longer one’s work history runs fallow, the higher a prospective employer might raise his/her eyebrow and wonder whether that prospective employee’s skills were still viable, or worse—question their work ethic. But before I made a snap decision, I’d calmly evaluate my present situation—personally, professionally and financially—to determine whether this career move would make sense now and long-term. First and foremost, I’d review my finances and determine whether I’d be obliged to take the job because I needed money for essentials, such as food, clothing, rent/mortgage, etc. If I determined that I had the financial wherewithal to consider other options, I’d then want to do a kind of cost-benefit analysis, writing down all the pros and cons of taking the job versus not taking the job. A couple of downsides/costs of not taking the job are pretty obvious: lost income and continued unemployment. But would the potential benefits of taking the job outweigh the alternative(s)? To make this judgment I also would want answers to several additional questions.

Would this entry-level position put my skills and training to good use? Would I have an opportunity to learn even more valuable skills and/or knowledge that could further my career? Are the prospects for advancement promising? Would there likely be any job security and, if so, could I envision myself working my way up through the ranks to reach my career objective(s)? There might be no cut-and-dried answers to these questions, but by thinking them through and doing your due diligence in checking out the company, you may be able to piece together enough information to come to a well-reasoned decision and, hopefully, alleviate your anxiety.

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[ASSET$ & ANSWERS Q by tony di martino

What’s the best strategy for financing a private school education for my child?

As we prepare for our Passover seder with family and friends, let’s remember that our collective story is broad and deep and is strengthened by our diversity.

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HAPPY PASSOVER! Wishing you and your family a joyous celebration of freedom, life and peace.

If you’re trying to fund a private elementary education, I recommend establishing an annual funding goal to meet expected tuition costs, and then finding a high-quality, well-managed mutual fund or a privately managed account. Making a substantial, lump-sum investment on an annual basis—say, $10,000 or even $25,000 a year for four or five years—is a reasonable way to go. Make sure to review expected tuition costs and investment strategies annually with your adviser.

If we’re talking about high school, I would again establish an annual funding goal. But I’d systematically invest, monthly or quarterly, into a more aggressive mutual fund or privately managed account for two reasons. First, we have 14 to 15 years to invest the funds and during that time, we’ll probably go through two or three market cycles. So we’ll have time to recover from possible dips in the market. Second, a systematic investment plan maximizes dollar-cost averaging, which forces investors to buy fewer shares when the market is higher and more shares when the market is lower. Both the longer time frame and dollar-cost averaging increase the probability of successfully reaching your goal of building a nice pool of assets.

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SENIOR VP, INVESTMENTS RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES

With the way college tuition keeps increasing, parents need to prioritize when it comes to primary and secondary education for their kids. Even if you start saving from the minute your child is born, which you absolutely should do, it’s a challenge to accumulate the $150,000-plus you’ll need for college. So ask yourself if an exclusive elementary and high school is really something you can afford.

If not, but you still want it for your child, see if a grandparent or other generous, financially secure relative can help cover the cost.

The Coverdale Education Plan is a savings plan for high school and below, where your money grows tax-free. But you’re only allowed to contribute $2,000 a year—which doesn’t go far toward a private school education. Also, even the most exclusive schools offer financial aid—I’d estimate at least 20 percent of students are receiving some kind of aid. Don’t be embarrassed to ask.

If you insist on using college savings to pay for elementary or secondary education, I’d advise your kids to take out loans in their own name for college. Then you can help them pay those back, if you want.

But as an adviser, I really hate to see parents dip into their 401(k)s or other retirement funds to cover elementary or secondary tuition!

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REACHING OUT ] THE ENVIRONMENT

With Earth Day around the corner (April 22), it’s a good time to think about what we can do for the environment. If your CFL lightbulbs are all in place and your recycling is sorted, you might look into other ways to give back to planet Earth. by rebecca koenig

gateway greening //

TO HELP Hoping to put your green thumb to good +Volunteer in a state park. These natural

TO HELP +On Saturday mornings from March through October, volunteer at Bell Demonstration Garden. Workers care for ornamental plants and 20 vegetable beds that demonstrate seasonal growing techniques. The next volunteer orientation is 10 a.m. May 10 at 3871 Bell Ave. +Work at City Seeds Urban Farm, a 2.5-acre downtown plot with 48 raised vegetable beds, berries, beehives, orchards, rain garden and harvest station. Volunteers work with St. Patrick Center clients 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. weekdays from April through October.

The next volunteer orientations are 9 a.m.

April 17 and May 1 at 2200 Pine St. +Volunteer at a youth garden. Gateway Greening supports 90 youth gardens that help kids learn about healthy food.

VOLUNTEER CONTACT Andrea (Annie) Mayrose | 314.588.9600, ext. 110 andrea@gatewaygreening.org gatewaygreening.org

missouri department of natural resources//

Missouri’s landscape is one of its greatest treasures, not only for its beauty, but also for the resources it provides farmers, fishermen, hunters and recreational athletes.

playgrounds need program interpreters, trail maintenance workers, special event support and plant restoration workers. +Join a stream team. These volunteers monitor water quality, pick up litter and plant trees to help keep stream ecosystems healthy.

VOLUNTEER CONTACT Susan Higgins | 573.526.1002 cleanwater@dnr.mo.gov | dnr.mo.gov

saint louis zoo //

One of the city’s most beloved institutions needs your help! Do your part to support wildlife conservation while helping others learn about the natural world.

TO HELP +Give walking tours. +Be an ambassador or docent, providing directions and teaching visitors about zoo history, animals and the environment. + Work at a fundraiser or special event. +Volunteer at Camp KangaZoo. Teens ages 15 and older lead games, crafts and activities for campers. +Hone your horticulture skills. Help the crew keep the zoo beautiful by planting, watering and weeding throughout the grounds.

VOLUNTEER CONTACT Volunteer Services | 314.781.0900, ext. 4670 stlzoo.org

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+RAIN GARDEN WORK PARTY AND LUNCH DEER CREEK WATERSHED ALLIANCE 9 A.M. | BRENTWOOD

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+ ST. LOUIS EARTH DAY FESTIVAL 11 A.M. TO 6 P.M. | MUNY GROUNDS

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+RECYCLING EXTRAVAGANZA 10 A.M. TO 4 P.M. | SLCC – FOREST PARK

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+NATIVE PLANT SALE MISSOURI WILDFLOWERS NURSERY 9 A.M. TO 3 P.M. | WHOLE FOODS – T&C

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use? Gateway Greening supports sustainable urban agriculture through community gardens, programs and civic planting events.

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+CIVIC GREENING PLANTING GATEWAY GREENING 9 A.M. TO NOON | KIENER PLAZA AND MARKET STREET MEDIAN

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SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPING TOUR DEER CREEK WATERSHED ALLIANCE 4:30 P.M. | MICDS

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IN FOCUS

NONPROFIT NEWS 1 EASTER SEALS MIDWEST

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100 S. Brentwood Blvd, Ste. 500 | 314.726.2300 | monetagroup.com

Join Easter Seals Midwest May 3 for Walk With Me, featuring a 5k run, 1-mile walk, entertainment and fun for the entire family.

PICTURED: SCOTT SGARLATA, JARRAD HOLST, KATHRYN ELLRICH, MEGHAN GODWIN, JOHN BRESLIN, SHALE HOUSTON

2 JEWISH FEDERATION OF ST. LOUIS

Federation professional society members enjoyed “A Cool Night With the Blues,” a UMB Series event featuring an exciting game and former players Terry Yake, Reed Low and Perry Turnbull.

12 Millstone Campus Drive | 314.432.0020 | jfedstl.org

PICTURED: JUDY AND ROBERT KRAMER ENJOYED MEETING FORMER BLUES PLAYERS PERRY TURNBELL (FAR LEFT) AND REED LOW (FAR RIGHT).

Moneta Group Charitable Foundation is proud to partner with Autism Speaks and Mental Health America of Eastern Missouri in 2014, granting each organization $25,000.

PICTURED: DONALD KUKLA, DANIEL WEST, KAITLIN WOOD, ANGIE DETTMERS, MANDI CAWTHON, CHRISTIE SCHMUKE

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The 18th annual Kingdom House golf tournament and dinner auction is June 2 at The Country Club of St. Albans. Proceeds fund programming to empower kids and families.

Tickets available online.

1321 S. 11th St. | 314.421.0400 | kingdomhouse.org

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Joe Buck is back to host KidSmart Tools For Learning with his all-star lineup of St. Louis celebrities. This event equips thousands of local kids with $1 million in free school supplies.

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—Gene Diederich, Moneta Group CEO

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IN HIS 1992 BOOK, EARTH IN THE BALANCE, AL GORE PROCLAIMED THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE “a mortal threat . . . more deadly than that of any

military enemy.” You may or may not agree, but it’s hard to argue that limiting fossil fuel use isn’t a positive.

Modifying which car we drive and how we drive it are things we all can do. To reduce our gasoline consumption, we should be driving slowly and steadily, accelerating slowly, and walk or bicycle when feasible. And simple maintenance, like keeping the right tire pressure, increases efficiency.

As for ‘green vehicles,’ these come in a variety of flavors, from microcars like the Smart car, to hybrids like the Prius, all-electrics like the Nissan Leaf, and high-mileage vehicles like the diesel VW Passat TDI. Let’s see how they stack up.

SUBCOMPACTS/MICROCARS Smaller, lighter vehicles are intrinsically more fuel efficient. Their production is also less environment-destructive. Anyone who has traveled knows there are many very small cars that never make it to the States. At Plaza Mercedes-Benz, I test drove a Smart car and at Lou Fusz Fiat I drove a Fiat 500.

SMART FORTWO>> MPG 34 CITY/38 HIGHWAY/36 COMBINED | $13,270-$17,930 (CONVERTIBLE) (+) Small enough to park two in a single spot. Iconically cute with practical interior. (­–) Uninspiring drive train, lackluster mileage. Some drivers may be intimidated in traffic by such a small vehicle. (­= ) If you’re in love with it, buy it! If not, drive it and decide for yourself.

FIAT 500>> MPG 31 CITY/40 HIGHWAY/34 COMBINED | $16,195-$26,095 (ABARTH TURBO) (+) Neat interior with a compact rear seat and good storage. Exceedingly cute! A great drive. (­–) Premium fuel. Turbo Abarth very speedy and sporty, but fuel mileage suffers a bit. (­= ) You can find a more efficient car, but the Fiat 500 excels in smiles per gallon.

MINI COOPER>> MPG 30 CITY/42 HIGHWAY/34 COMBINED | $19,950-$47,353 (FULLY OPTIONED JOHN COOPER WORKS) (+) The original retro-styled cute car, its powerful and great handling package has made it a favorite. (­–) Small for some, and can become pricey depending on options. Dodgy service history. (­= ) Try it. Consider an informed purchase on the used market.

HYBRIDS If you examine energy use in a vehicle, a modest amount of power is needed to maintain constant speed on level ground. Much more power is needed intermittently to accelerate the vehicle to speed, and car brakes normally use friction to slow the vehicle, converting all that hard-won momentum into brake heat. A newer innovation such as the Chevy Volt is the ‘plug-in hybrid,’ a design that may allow electric vehicle (EV) operation over a limited range, with an internal combustion motor for backup.

CHEVROLET VOLT EV MPG 35 CITY/40 HIGHWAY/37 COMBINED | $34,185-$36,605 (+) A good drive! $7,500 federal tax credit in 2014 (­–) Only 38 mile pure EV range; Engine noise in gas mode with premium fuel. (­= ) Despite being stigmatized by issues at first, the Volt is a reasonable plug-in that operates well as an EV with gas for backup.

TOYOTA PRIUS >> MPG 51 CITY/48 HIGHWAY/50 COMBINED | $24,200-$34,720 (+) Well-sorted with great mileage. Practical and capable. Feel virtuous! (­–) Plug-in model only has an 11-mile EV range. Noisy and poor handling. Not a driver’s car. (­= ) Drive it and decide if you like it. It’s a great car if you aren’t bothered by the shortcomings.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES (EV) You can ditch the internal combustion engine entirely and go all-electric. There remain significant impediments to the all-EV. (Long charge times, the need for special charging stations, and limited mileage range pose a challenge.) For most of us, these vehicles will be city cars at best. Also remember that most home electricity is produced through the burning of fossil fuel. With losses in transmission and charging, the ‘carbon footprint’ isn’t minimal unless you have your own hydroelectric generator.

NISSAN LEAF>> MPG 126 CITY/101 HIGHWAY | $21,490-$34,840 (+) Compact car feel and reasonable performance. Resembles a ‘normal’ car when driving. (­–) Rated 84 mile range. Charges in as little as four hours with special charging station, but a conventional wall outlet takes 16 hours. (­= ) A practical city car for the right person. Won’t work for long trips.

TESLA S>> MPG 94 CITY/97 HIGHWAY/95 COMBINED | $63,570-$119,720 (+) Capable luxury, high performance EV. Range up to 265 miles. St. Louis has a service center. (­–) Cost, small support network. Charging time. (­= ) A fabulous vehicle, if you can afford it.

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WHAT | HOPEFEST WHERE | The Ritz-Carlton WHY | To help provide a home away from home with

compassion, service and comfort for patients and families in medical crisis.

WHO | Executive director Kathy Sindel, emcee Anne Allred of news Channel 5, honorary chair Dr. T.S. Park, event chair Jill Alexander, Virginia McDowell, Colleen O’Neill, board president Steve Wohlert, Steve Strick II and a host of supporters HIGHLIGHTS | Presentation of the Heart of Haven House to Rosanne Sartori and Community Partnership Award to Go! St. Louis, represented by Alison Berger

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WHAT | Restaurants For Restoration wine kick-off event WHERE | Forest Park Visitor Center WHY | The Restaurants For Restoration initiative was first launched

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lifesaving mission “to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke.”

WHO | Heart Ball chairs Steve and Denice Martenet; vice chair Lynn Britton; Hugh D. McCulloch awardee Dr. George Kichura HIGHLIGHTS | An evening of auctions, cocktails, dinner and dancing with music by Synergy

in 2001 as a joint effort by Major Brands Premium Beverage Distributors and its supplier partners to build community awareness and raise funds for the major renovations the park has undergone in the past decade.

WHO | Forest Park Forever executive director Lesley Hoffarth, Major Brands CEO Sue McCollum and local restaurateurs who support the effort HIGHLIGHTS | Wine tasting and a short documentary about restoring Forest Park

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WHAT | 100th Anniversary Party WHERE | Norwood Hills Country Club WHY | The St. Louis Camera Club is one of the oldest in the

nation; documentation exists that as early as 1891, members of a camera club in St. Louis presented lantern slides in New York City.

WHO | Event chair Valery Snyder and club president Karen Kotner HIGHLIGHTS | Vintage cameras and wardrobe celebrating various decades of the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history, and having three generations of Kuehns present. Oscar Kuehn, the first club president, was there in spirit through his granddaughter Margaret Kuehn, great-granddaughter Christina Kuehn Fultz, and great-great-granddaughter Danielle Fultz.

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WHAT | Affair to Remember WHERE | Starlight Ballroom at the Chase Park Plaza WHY | The Alzheimer’s Association annual gala supports its mission to

eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

WHO | Lifetime Giving Award recipient Sanford Jaffe, Alzheimer’s Champion Award recipient Scottrade (accepted by Rodger Riney), emcee Frank Cusumano and many supporters HIGHLIGHTS | An evening of dinner and auctions, and entertainment

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shift to blue

Anatome perforated leather jacket, $605 from Mister Guy Women | Atelier Nicole Miller dress, $345 from Vie Michael Kors ‘Selma’ handbag, $198, Movado watch, $495; both from Macy’s West County |‘Miralenia’ perforated bootie, $110 from Aldo West County

FRESH BLUES GIVE PUNCH TO ONE OF OUR FAVORITE TRENDS

navy know how We’re in the Navy now, so get with the program

and edit your wardrobe. Say sayonara to black and give yourself the blues. Navy, especially in combination with white, is everywhere this spring: indulge!

By Suzy Bacino Photos by Suzy Gorman

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MIX YOUR PRINTS AND STRIPES TO GRAPHIC EFFECT. navy prep

Charter Club sweater, $40, INC tank, $30, Tommy Hilfiger ‘Ravelin’ flat, $89; all from Macy’s West County | Lilly Pulitzer ‘Buttercup’ short, $108, and bracelet, $198; both from Pink Magnolia Striped tote, $40 from Aldo West County

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take it in stride

Ocean Drive dress, $50 from Pulse|Lilly Pulitzer ‘McKim’ wedge, $148 from Pink Magnolia Shay necklace shown as bracelet, $495 from Vie Michael Kors ‘Weston’ handbag, $298 from Macy’s West County| scarf, $15 from Aldo West County

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pool party

Alexis ‘Dominic’ tank, $297, and ‘Dex’ pant, $319; both from Vie | Lilly Pulitzer ‘Coastal’ tote, $98 from Pink Magnolia| Minnie Rose sunglasses, $106 from Distinctions

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FEATHERS AND LACE IN COMBINATION ARE AN UNEXPECTED HOME RUN. spring fling

Yoana Baraschi lace dress, $395 from Mister Guy Women | BCBG Generation ‘Polka’ heels, $89 from Macy’s West County| Moyna feather handbag, $246, Blanchay earrings, $550; both from Vie

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shake it up

Cartise blouse, $129, Peace of Cloth pant, $179; both from Distinctions | Lilly Pulitzer ‘On the Square’ necklace, $68, and ‘Kristin’ wedge, $198; both from Pink Magnolia Brahmin handbag, $235 from Macy’s West County

NAVY ACCESSORIES PUNCH UP A WHITE WARDROBE.

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Ted Drewes Frozen Custard is featuring its delicious jumbo fudge sundae for $2.60 through April 27 at the Chippewa location.

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Join us for Easter brunch on The Starlight Roof at The Chase Park Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 20.

Call for reservations 212 N. Kingshighway Blvd. | 314.633.3056 chaseparkplaza.com

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For 23 years, Dream Play Recreation has offered St. Louis the absolute finest in residential play equipment. Visit our showroom for your test play today!

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9 | PICCIONE PASTRY

Piccione Pastry is a late-night pastry shop that embraces the time-honored traditions in Italian baking. Celebrate our birthday April 22 to 27 with discounts, drawings and daily prizes.

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10 | KASPER AT TAUBMAN PRESTIGE OUTLETS

Kasper, a brand of The Jones Group of quality stores, offers suits, separates and dresses in petite and regular sizes 2 to 18 in designer looks at affordable prices.

17017 N. Outer Forty Road, Space 136 | 636.489.3836

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Back by popular demand! Always … Patsy Cline opens next week at The Playhouse at Westport Plaza, featuring 27 of Patsy Cline’s unforgettable hits!

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4 | FIRST & GOAL FOOTBALL CAMP

Full-contact and no-contact football camp that runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m June 23 to June 27. Rams players will visit to talk to the kids, and a physician from Mercy will talk about football health.

636.530.4606

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COCA Summer Teen Intensives for teens ages 14 to 18 at Washington University, June 2 through 13, in ballet, musical theater audition, photography and theater design.

524 Trinity Ave. | 314.725.6555 | cocastl.org

5 | AMINI’S HOME RUGS AND GAME ROOM Amini’s lighting gallery brings you the best selection of lighting from the name you trust, Jaffe Lighting. Visit today to see our variety of ceiling and wall lights, lamps, outdoor lighting and accessories.

17377 Chesterfield Airport Road | 636.537.9200 aminis.com

14 | MISTER GUY CLOTHIERS

You’ll be on trend in this orchid pink Edwardian lace dress from Yoana Baraschi. Pair with a chunky chain necklace from our new designer, French Kande.

9817 Clayton Road | 314.991.5262 | misterguyclothiers.com

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Free Alzheimer’s Community Education Seminar given by author and educator Jolene Brackey 1 to 3 p.m April 25, or 9 to 11 a.m. April 26th.

O’Fallon | Chesterfield | Dougherty Ferry 636.449.7575 | gvcc.com

Brighten your life and feel wonderful in a colorful outfit from Distinctions. Bold prints, bright colors and lots of fun looks to choose from!

12354 Olive Blvd. | distinctionsinfashion.com

7 | KODNER GALLERY

Currently featuring works by modern and contemporary masters such as Arthur Osver, Roy Lichtenstein, Pablo Picasso, Claes Oldenburg, James Rosenquist, Jasper Johns, Cy Twombly and many others.

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YOU TRAVEL FREQUENTLY BY AIR, but hate the delays, long security lines and discomfort of commercial flights. Your company wants to attract new business, but prospective clients can’t get a direct flight to St. Louis. You want to travel in style when you represent your company or vacation with your family, but dislike dealing with anonymous customer service reps at jet charter companies.

Jet Linx gets it. The members-only private jet service caters to business owners, corporate execs and affluent families. The company, which has one of the 10 largest fleets in the country, operates from Lambert International Airport, 15 minutes from downtown and 12 minutes from the Clayton business district. It’s owned locally by business and philanthropic leaders Jim Mauzé, Keith Harbison and Bob Hermann Jr. “Jet Linx is not a jet charter company,” Harbison says. “Our exclusive jet card membership program offers guaranteed availability and guaranteed hourly rates on jets of all sizes—no other local operator can do that. We’re the only operator in the region with the top rating from all three major industry safety agencies. We’re also up to 40 percent less expensive than other national providers. It’s a different approach to private jet travel.”

The company, established nationally in 1999, opened here last year. “The time was right—these days, a private jet is not so much a luxury as a productivity tool,” Mauzé says. “With Jet Linx, you and your managers can hit multiple markets in a single day, and get home in time for dinner. And you can fly clients, vendors and prospects here, as well.”

Jet Linx has nine bases nationwide and can fly clients almost anywhere in the world. The company also provides aircraft management services for corporations and individuals who own their own jet. The newly renovated Jet Linx private terminal and hangar, formerly used by the Missouri Air National Guard, is adjacent to Lambert’s main terminal. “Lambert has been incredibly supportive of our services, which supplement the airport’s commercial flight options,” Mauzé says.

Amenities include a lounge, a conference room and Wi-Fi. “You’ll plan and schedule your flights with a local client service rep, not a faceless voice at the end of an 800 number,” Harbison says. “When you pull up to the aircraft or terminal, a service agent greets you, parks your car and transfers your luggage to the aircraft.” Service reps stock your jet with your favorite foods and beverages, and wash your car while you’re gone, he adds.

“We combine the friendliness of a locally owned company that knows you and your needs with the resources of a national infrastructure,” Mauzé says. “The result is an unparalleled level of personalized service and value.” Best of all, there’s no waiting around or racing to catch a connecting flight. “We value your time as much as you do,” he says. “Jet Linx gets you where you’re going quickly, safely and comfortably, with more time to get more done.”

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THE BEES ARE FLYING TODAY. Bob Sears spots their small bodies in the air as he unlocks the gate behind a large house across from Forest Park. Their hives are tucked into a corner of the yard: six white boxes that hold entire worlds.

In this sanctuary, the soft smells of cedar smoke, pine needles and warm beeswax lull Sears into a reverie as he inspects bee colonies and tends to their needs. Most of the time, he’s a lawyer. But on spring afternoons, he’s a beekeeper.

As trees bud and the air warms, backyard beehives hum to life across town.

There are hundreds in the St. Louis area, their keepers motivated by curiosity, business savvy or love of honey. They also know that the future of flowering plants rests on honeybee wings. Crops like almonds, apples and avocados require bees’ pollinating services, but mites, diseases and the mysterious colony collapse disorder threaten their survival and endanger the entire ecosystem. “Although bees can survive without human support, these days they probably won’t,” Sears says.

So he heads to his apiaries to do his part. Instead of a full body suit, Sears dons only a veiled hat and latex gloves from his dentist’s office. He doesn’t mind being stung, he says. “It triggers an adrenaline rush that’s actually enjoyable, a beekeeper’s high.” On each box lid, he scrawls notes about the colony’s history, hieroglyphs that tell stories of queens come and gone. Sears gently examines a honeycomb frame, its cells filled with white larvae, yellow pollen or shimmering honey. He notes which hives need protein and sugar and which queens are laying eggs well.

Sears’ house belies his passion; only a single piece of bee-adorned celadon pottery in the living room hints at how he spends his free time. But half the garage is stuffed with spare frames and white bee boxes, ready for summer, the high honey season. Rooting through his equipment, Sears speaks about bee biology with reverence. They’re social insects that work together as

a ‘superorganism’—“That’s the buzz word,” Sears says. The queen bee is the heart, sustained by the nectar her children gather. The beekeeper is a facilitator, another servant to the queen.

He happened upon beekeeping while looking for a hobby at his weekend home in Franklin County. “I wanted to have an activity related to the natural environment, but I didn’t want it to take up too much of my time, which ruled out chickens and horses and livestock,” Sears says. An ad for a beekeeping workshop caught his eye in 1993. “It was a little like fraternity rush: They exaggerated how inexpensive, easy and pain-free the activity was, so we dove in.” The first season was rough. “We were doing all the right things, but our bees didn’t make it,” he says. “It’s a sickening feeling when you lose a colony.”

Now, Sears has four beeyards, two in St. Louis and two in Franklin County.

They can produce 2,000 pounds of honey a year. His sticky sweet syrup has won blue ribbons at the state fair, and has been the honey of choice at the famous Chez Panisse. Sears now sells his honey at the Missouri Botanical Garden, Bowood Farms and Cafe Osage.

It’s only fitting that social insect aficionados do a little socializing of their own. Sears helps run the Eastern Missouri Beekeepers Association, also known as “Bee Club,” which was founded in 1939 and provides educational support for the area’s keepers.

Bees are not pets, yet Sears is attached to his colonies. “That’s the motivation for beekeepers: the connection with the bees and feeling part of the system of nature that bees support,” he explains. Plus, the rhythms of the growing season and the serenity of the beeyard are addictive. “One year you’re thinking about a hobby, and four years later you’re at a farmers market with honey, lip balms and lotions. You’re a beekeeper.”

APRONOMICS [ BOB SEARS OF EASTERN MISSOURI BEEKEEPERS ASSOCIATION

by rebecca koenig | photos by bill barrett

[ honey cake with almond topping ½ t. almond extract Cake: 1 ½ c. flour ½ c. melted butter 1 t. baking powder ½ c. honey ½ t. baking soda 2 eggs ½ t. salt ¼ c. sour cream 1 t. vanilla extract Cake: >> Preheat oven to 350 F. >> Cream butter and honey. >> Lightly oil 8-by-8-inch baking dish. >> Add eggs one at a time, beating well. >> Stir in sour cream, vanilla extract and almond extract.

Topping: >> Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt >> Stir flour, sugar and brown sugar until blended. and stir into creamed mixture until smooth. >> Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. >> Pour batter into dish and spoon on topping. >> Stir in almonds. >> Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.

Topping: ½ c. flour ¼ c. packed brown sugar ¼ c. sugar 3 c. cold butter, cut into small pieces ½ c. chopped almonds

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[ BISTRO 1130 MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE ] 1130 town & country crossing drive | 636.394.1130

[ amuse bouche ] THE SCENE |

Intimate bistro with dramatic Moroccan-style decor

THE CHEF |

Karim Bouzammour

THE PRICES |

$6 to $10 starters, $14 to $29 entrees

THE FAVORITES |

Calamari appetizer, Tabbouleh Quinoa Salad, Chicken Tagine, Cherry Crème Brulee with Chambord, Lentil Soup

THIS LITTLE BISTRO at Clayton and Woods

Mill roads occupies a scenic storefront overlooking an attractive pond with fountain. Owned by Mikki Jones, it has been around for several years, initially serving French fare and now moving to an interesting Moroccan-Mediterranean menu.

There is definitely room in town for something like this, since we have so few North African restaurants. Bistro 1130 goes way beyond kebabs with several tagine offerings (one-pot entrees served in the traditional Moroccan earthenware), couscous entrees, paella, and several lamb dishes, including meatballs, chops and stews.

A starter of Calamari ($7) was very good. It included a generous serving of squid fried in crunchy cornmeal batter, liberally salted, and accompanied by garlic aioli and ‘sharmola’ (chermoula), a tangy Morrocan red sauce heavily flavored with green pepper. Also very

good was the tabbouleh ($7), made here with quinoa, which imparted a wonderful crunchy texture to the cold grain salad. The blend of lemon juice, scallion, parsley, slivered tomato and yellow squash exuded refreshing flavors.

Evoking the exotic is the Moroccan Lentil and Vegetable Soup ($5), heavily flavored with saffron.

Not thick like most lentil soups, this one had plenty of broth, too, and was excellent. The Hummus ($7) here is creamy and cumin-laced and is attractively served with feta cheese, pepperade and warm pita.

For a real taste of Marrakech, order a tagine, the covered conical casserole filled with stewed meat and veggies. The chicken version ($14) was delicious, a colorful assortment of white meat, carrots, peas, garbanzo beans, sliced potatoes, cauliflower in three colors and shredded cabbage. The allure of stewed meat

is its moist texture and the way it absorbs the flavors of its broth: salty, sweet and a little bit sour.

The Paella entree ($22) was a hefty serving of saffron-laced rice dotted with the classic seafood— clams, shrimp, mussels, fish—and sausage. It could have used more flavor and less time in the oven, as the seafood began to toughen. Same for the pork entree ($18), which caught my eye thanks to its stuffing of figs and pine nuts. While it was deliciously sweet and savory at the same time, it was a bit dry. The accompanying slivers of squash, however, were perfectly salted and peppered.

There is a featured crème brulee each night, and we lucked into one with cherries and Chambord ($9). Besides having terrific flavor, the presentation was impressive: on the plate next to the custard were caramelized banana slices on a pool of high-quality chocolate syrup—not Hershey’s.

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TAGINE | An earthenware pot used for the North African dish of the same name.

Culinary School - Tourism and Management, Tangier, Morocco

CHERMOULA | A Moroccan sauce flavored with cumin, paprika, garlic, herbs and

Fresh herbs, citrus, Moroccan spices

RAINBOW CAULIFLOWER | Brightly colored cauliflower that is the result of cross-breeding (not genetic engineering), yielding orange, purple and green florets.

Meat/fish and veggies are stewed inside the base, with a tall conical lid fitted on top to seal in the juices. olive oil

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FAVORITE INGREDIENT FAVORITE LOCAL RESTAURANT

Annie Gunn’s

FAVORITE COOKBOOK

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Recipes of my mother and grandmother

>> Bistro 1130 has one of the prettiest patios in town, with twinkle lights and a little lake out front. It’s so romantic!

— MAGGIE T. OF CHESTERFIELD

>> The food reminds us of our trip to Morocco. It’s very authentic and fairly priced, too.

— SCOTT M. OF CHESTERFIELD

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MOST MEMORABLE DINING EXPERIENCE

Bergamo in Greenville, S.C. with my wife.

The fish was amazing, it was cooked exactly how I would have cooked it.

GUILTY PLEASURE FOOD

Beignets

LEISURE

HAPPY [HOUR by cory cuff

SUMMER IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER and I, for one, cannot wait to be drinking on a patio. This begs the question: What do you look for when making a summer cocktail?

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3 oz. ginger beer

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What brought your family here? How did they contribute to the fabric of our town? Where did they work? Did they start a business? Settle Wildwood? Build homes in Clayton?

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need one direction to go and they have to hit it with ferocity.

Whether that means a citrusy drink, an herbal drink, or a spiced drink, it needs to live up to and exceed expectations. This same concept applies to the color of the drink and the presentation.

Bartenders should aim to inspire awe with the presentation of their drinks at all times, but this is of the utmost importance during the summer season. And one more suggestion: Try doing cocktail shorts, because if you told me there was a place where I could sit on a patio and drink smaller versions of amazing cocktails, I would start paying rent there!

In celebration of St. Louis’ 250th birthday,

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>> Next, do not make the drink overly sweet. It’s essential to balance the drink with a bit of sugar, but one of the biggest misconceptions, thanks in part to frozen daiquiris and pina coladas, is that sugar in excess is an expectation. Sugar should be used sparingly; it tends to kill the palate and it has a negative impact on everything from a second round to a good feeling in the stomach.

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With that small disclaimer out of the way, let’s get down to business. While creating delicious cocktails, you will have to think about three key things: How acidic is it? How sweet is it? How intense is it? One of the reasons vodka, gin, pisco and cachaca do well is because they’re all high in acidity. Aside from vodka, they each have a perceivable flavor that typically will push and permeate its way through the other ingredients they’re paired with, making for a complex drink.

We want everyday stories about everyday people.

Help T&S publish 250 stories in honor of St. Louis’ 250th!

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MUPPETS MOST WANTED >> It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the lights,

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White Flag Projects | White Flag Library | Free whiteflagprojects.org >> Cooper Jacoby draws from corporate architecture and government signage to address how financial and human capital circulate. Through May 17.

because everyone’s favorite puppets are back with

Muppets Most Wanted, a delightful comedic caper.

11 a.m.–6 p.m. | The Muny at Forest Park | Free | stlouisearthday.org

The trouble starts when a mysterious tour manager, inauspiciously named Dominic Badguy, proposes to take Kermit and the gang on a world tour. But Badguy is not really in show business; he’s actually a henchman for Constantine, the world’s most dangerous frog, who just escaped from a Russian gulag and who happens to look exactly like Kermit. The dastardly duo wants to use the Muppet tour as a cover-up for their scheme to steal the crown jewels of England, so Constantine clandestinely switches places with Kermit and sends the beloved bandleader to a Siberian jail cell. Constantine’s impression of Kermit is not very convincing, but the other Muppets are so thrilled their director is finally letting them do whatever they want that they don’t notice the switch until it’s almost too late.

Catchy musical numbers and clever jokes make this movie thoroughly entertaining. The human acting complements the ever-amusing Muppets, with hilarious leading performances by Tiny Fey, Ricky Gervais and Ty Burrell and cameos by celebrities ranging from Usher to Tony Bennett. Muppet fans will appreciate a few inside jokes, but newcomers quickly will get caught up in the zany antics, too.

SHOULD YOU SEE IT? Yes! —R.K.

earth day rain garden work party

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now–4/20 on the threshold of spacemaking: shinohara kazuo and his legacy Kemper Art Museum | Free kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu

now–5/3 woman in the dunes

Bruno David Gallery | Free | brunodavidgallery.com

now–5/2 st. louis–old & new

Grafica Fine Art & Custom Framing | Free graficafinearts.com

[ ETC. ] 4/19 bunnies on the loose 5k

8 a.m. | Wehner Park, 5200 Lenox Ave. | $20–$30 | bunniesontheloose.net

4/20 enrichment eggstravaganza: egg hunts for the animals 9 a.m.–4 p.m. | Saint Louis Zoo | Free | stlzoo.org

4/27 st. louis earth day festival

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ALSO IN THEATERS Captain America: The Winter Soldier | The Face of Love | Le Week-end

9 a.m. | Deer Creek Watershed Alliance Mount Calvary Church | Free deercreekalliance.org >> Learn about rainscaping with native plants before identifying and removing undesirable plant species in the on-site rain garden. Lunch provided.

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BREAKFAST WITH THE BUNNY 8 a.m.–11 a.m. | Eckert’s $6–$12 | eckerts.com

>>>4/21 EGG ROLL

9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | The Magic House Free with admission | magichouse.org Children 12 and under are invited to roll up their sleeves and participate in exciting activities including a scavenger hunt, spring-inspired art projects and an egg race. They will also get to meet a special guest, the Easter Bunny!

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OPENING FRIDAY Dom Hemingway | Alan Partridge | Transcendence | Haunted House 2 | Bears NOW ON DVD The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Philomena | Black Nativity | The Invisible Woman

[ THEATER ] revelations

8 p.m. | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater The Fox Theatre | $35–$70 dancestlouis.org >> Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s St. Louis program includes its signature masterpiece, Revelations, as well as The River, Pas de Duke and other new works by some of the country’s greatest choreographers. Through April 26.

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4/17–4/20 twelfth night

WUSTL’s Performing Arts Department | Edison Theatre | $10–$15 | edison.wustl.edu

4/24 aziz ansari

7:30 p.m. | Fox Theatre | $30.50–$50.50 fabulousfox.com

4/29–5/11 joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat

Fox Theatre | $25–$75 | fabulousfox.com

[ MUSIC ] 4/16 miley cyrus

7 p.m. | Scottrade Center | $39.50 – $89.50 | scottradecenter.com

4/22 il divo–a musical affair: the greatest songs of broadway live

7:30 p.m. | Peabody Opera House | $62.50–$125 peabodyoperahouse.com

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TOPICS of the month of the month

by amber peterson

The month of April commemorates several important health-related causes: Child Abuse Prevention

According to Saint Louis Crisis Nursery, every day in Missouri, 1 in 4 children are reported abused or neglected across all socioeconomic backgrounds, and more than half of abused children are under the age of 6. These organizations work to help those in need.

SAINT LOUIS CRISIS NURSERY

crisisnurserykids.org

ST. LOUIS COUNCIL ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

stlcocan.org

MISSOURI KIDSFIRST

missourikidsfirst.org CHILDRENS ADVOCACY CENTER

DR. MARK FESLER WITH PATIENT DENNIS STEENSEN

stlouiscac.org

THE CHILD CENTER INC.

thechildcenter.com

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapists help people participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities, according to the American Occupational Therapy Association. St. Louis has several occupational therapy education programs that provide community care and train the next generation of therapists.

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS: PROGRAM IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (RANKED NO. 2 BY U.S. NEWS AND WORLD REPORT)

ot.wustl.edu

SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY DOISY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES: DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL SCIENCE AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY (RANKED NO. 36)

slu.edu

MISSOURI OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

motamo.net

Autism Awareness

Autism affects a large number of families; according to Action for Autism, nearly 1 in every 88 children born today will be diagnosed with the disease. These groups advocate for the autistic population and provide opportunities for health care, education and improved quality of life. For a list of related local nonprofits, see “Reaching Out: Kids With Special Needs” in the March 12 issue of Town & Style.

Sexual Assault Awareness

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 in 71 men reported experiencing rape at some time in their lives. These organizations work to end sexual assault and serve its victims.

RAVEN ST. LOUIS

ravenstl.org

ST. LOUIS ENDING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN NETWORK

slevawn.org

THE WOMEN’S SAFE HOUSE

twsh.org

WOMAN’S PLACE

womansplacestl.org LYDIA’S HOUSE

lydiashouse.org SAFE CONNECTIONS

COVER STORY

SLUCARE

by tony di martino ‘RELAPSE’ IS NOT A WORD YOU WANT TO HEAR when you have cancer. Within a

year of being treated for a rare type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Dennis Steensen’s cancer came back with a vengeance. “I’d had an autologous bone marrow transplant of my own stem cells, and the remission rate is usually at least five years,” he recalls. “That the cancer came back so fast was bad news. My doctors didn’t hold out hope. Patients who relapse so soon often don’t last more than a year.”

Then he met Dr. Mark Fesler, director of The Center for Outpatient Blood and Marrow Transplantation, a collaboration between SLUCare (the physicians of Saint Louis University) and SLU Hospital. “After a course of salvage chemotherapy, we gave him a reduced-intensity allogeneic, unrelated-donor-cell transplant in July,” says Fesler, assistant professor of internal medicine, division of hematology/ medical oncology at SLU School of Medicine. “He’s responding well, and his prognosis is good.”

Enduring two rounds of chemo and/or radiation and two bone marrow transplants in less than two years is no picnic, admits Steensen, a 65-year-old Richmond Heights resident and former warehouse worker at Schnucks. “But the second time around was much easier on me,” he says. “Thanks to the Outpatient Center, I went to the hospital on treatment days but was able to recuperate at home. It was a blessing to sleep in my own bed at night. My recovery was faster, and my morale stayed high.” Patients are required to have a caregiver 24/7 for several months following the transplant, and SLUCare educates them to recognize symptoms requiring emergency attention, he adds. The Center, established in 2012, is the only outpatient bone marrow transplant option in the region and one of fewer than 10 in the nation. “It expands the scope of our inpatient program, which has treated patients from around the world since 1990,” Fesler explains. Due to advances in supportive care, most transplants can now be done on an outpatient basis, he notes. “It’s as effective and safe as an inpatient procedure, and patients report much higher levels of comfort, satisfaction and control, which benefits the healing process,” he says. “It takes a multidisciplinary team of experts to carry it off, and that’s what we offer.”

Bone marrow, the spongy material found inside bones, is where most of the body’s blood cells are developed and stored. A transplant may be needed when bone marrow stem cells, which produce other blood cells, are damaged by disease or by high doses of chemo or radiation needed to cure some cancers.

The goal of a transplant is to transfuse healthy blood stem cells into the patient and restore healthy cell production and function.

Steensen, still in remission, feels terrific. “Dr. Fesler is as giddy as I am! I’m so grateful to the man upstairs, the donor and the SLU BMT team. They gave me another chance at life.”

safeconnections.org This is a partial list and does not include all relevant organizations.

THE CENTER FOR OUTPATIENT BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION IS LOCATED AT SLU HOSPITAL, 3655 VISTA AVE. PICTURED ON THE COVER: CENTER DIRECTOR DR. MARK FESLER AND PATIENT DENNIS STEENSEN, WHO RECEIVED A SUCCESSFUL OUTPATIENT BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AND IS NOW IN REMISSION. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 314.268.7700 OR VISIT SLUCARE.EDU/BMT. COVER DESIGN BY SARAH GIBSON | COVER PHOTO BY SLUCARE

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PREEMPTING CANCER [ by sara savat

This year, more than 1,665,500 new cancer cases will be the disease and more than 585,700 people will die from cancer in the U.S., estimates the American Cancer Society.

Many of these deaths could be prevented through broader screening efforts and patient self-advocacy.

To protect yourself, be aware of your personal and family medical history and know the warning signs.

CERVICAL CANCER + DR. TERESA KNIGHT

WOMEN’S HEALTH SPECIALISTS OF ST. LOUIS

At least 80 percent of the sexually active populations have one or more strain of human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes nearly all cervical cancers. Therefore, it’s very likely that most women will be exposed to the virus in their lifetime. Fortunately, most healthy women will fight off the infection. Like any virus (chickenpox, flu, herpes), HPV stays in the body forever. A woman with a history of HPV who now tests negative has not gotten rid of it, but rather the virus is no longer actively replicating or is dormant. There’s always a risk that HPV will reactivate, especially if the immune system is not functioning properly. Because HPV is common, the resulting dysplasia, or abnormal and potentially precancerous cells, are also common. If the infection doesn’t clear up on its own, or if it’s not treated, dysplasia can progress to cervical cancer.

At one time, cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer death in women in the U.S. and worldwide. Thankfully, with routine screening by Pap smear, cervical cancers are now uncommon. Of the 12,000 cases that are reported annually in the U.S., half could have been prevented by following the recommended Pap smear guidelines.

DR. ALLIE ALVAREZ-WILSON

SSM HEALTHCARE

Cervical cancer is an overgrowth of the cells in the cervix, which is the opening to the uterus. More than 99 percent of cervical cancers are due to an HPV (human papilloma virus) infection— a virus that causes cervical cells to grow without regulation. Screening Pap smears are the best tool we have in combating cervical cancer.

There is no reason anyone should develop or die from cervical cancer if they are keeping up with their annual exams as instructed.

All women should be screening for cervical cancer starting at age 21. For women age 21 to 30, Pap smears should be done every three years. Women over the age of 30 should continue the tests every three years unless they have an HPV test done at the same time and test negative. In this case, they can space the test out to every five years. Studies are conflicting, but most agree that after the age of 70, Pap smears can be stopped. All women are recommended to see their gynecologist annually for continued breast and pelvic exams.

genetic testing >> + “GENETIC TESTING IS A POWERFUL AND VALUABLE tool that can provide information of critical importance in the appropriate patient care setting,” says CATHERINE E. COTTRELL, PH.D., MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF GENOMICS AND PATHOLOGY SERVICES AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. Increasingly, genetic testing is done on cancer

patients to provide a greater degree of personalized care, Cottrell says. “Results from genetic testing can inform a physician about a patient diagnosis, provide information about patient treatment and management options, and might aid in the identification of at-risk family members to allow for appropriate follow-up and counseling.”

If you have a personal or family history of cancer

and are interested in genetic testing, skip the do-it-yourself testing kits available online. “Genetic testing should be performed by a certified clinical laboratory at the request of a physician who is working closely with a patient to explain the test options, as well as to provide access to counseling,” Cottrell says.

“Direct-to- consumer genetic testing should presently only be considered for recreational purposes.”

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OVARIAN CANCER + DR. NICK CHOBANIAN

MERCY HOSPITAL ST LOUIS

The problem with ovarian cancer is that the symptoms— pelvic pain, bloating, trouble eating or feeling full quickly, frequent urination and unexplained changes in body weight— are vague and non-specific. Because the symptoms are easy to ignore or attribute to other problems, many patients wait too long to seek medical help. In fact, 75 percent of patients present with advanced stage III or IV ovarian cancer. It’s important to pay attention to these symptoms and seek medical attention if the problems persist or worsen.

For women who have a strong family history of breast or ovarian cancer (such as a mother or sister), genetic testing is important. Women who are carriers of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations can have up to 40 percent risk of developing ovarian cancer. However, they can significantly decrease that risk by opting to remove their fallopian tubes and ovaries. It should be noted, however, that only 5 to 10 percent of all ovarian cancers are genetic and the vast majority are sporadic.

immunotherapy >> + “IMMUNOTHERAPY IS A TREATMENT DESIGNED TO HARNESS THE BODY’S IMMUNE SYSTEM and enhance its response to a disease,” says DR. CARL FRETER, SLUCARE HEMATOLOGIST. “In the case of cancer, cancer cells are the target.”

Immunotherapy is becoming a more important and powerful tool in treating cancer, Freter notes.

“It’s already being used clinically and experimentally to treat a number of cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma, melanoma and kidney cancer, as well as autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus,” he says. “In the case of leukemia, oncologists are using immunotherapy in conjunction with bone marrow transplants to enhance the ability of the

DR. CAROLINE WERNER

GENESIS OB/GYN

Ovarian cancer tends to have a high mortality rate because it is generally found later in the course of the disease. Unfortunately, there are no reliable screening tests for ovarian cancer.

Ultrasounds are not an ideal screening tool because they tend also to find benign conditions, which can lead to unnecessary surgeries. Neither are the current blood tests on the market, specifically CA-125 and OVA1, which are used to determine if someone needs surgery and to follow someone after they have been diagnosed with cancer. The CA-125 test is not a good screening tool because increased levels of the CA-125 protein also can be associated with other conditions and cancers, including cirrhosis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, endometriosis and cancers of the breast, lung, liver, pancreas and bladder. Further, a negative CA-125 test does not rule out ovarian cancer because, in some cases, the protein level remains normal in women with ovarian cancer.

Risk factors for developing ovarian cancer include infertility, endometriosis, low number of pregnancies and children, starting periods early, going through menopause late and living in industrialized areas. Taking birth control pills decreases your risk up to 60 percent, as do pregnancies, tubal ligation, hysterectomy and removal of ovaries. transplanted bone marrow to attack the leukemia and limit the attack of the transplanted bone marrow on the rest of the recipient’s body.”

But it’s a far from perfect tool, Freter cautions.

“We know how to give and start it and manipulate it to some degree, but it’s kind of like a bucking bronco,” he says. “We need to learn how to control it better.”

Incontinence? Vaginal Prolapse?

These conditions are more common than you think, and they can be treated.

This powerful conversation could change how you’re living — Join female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery specialists, Dr. Jerry Lowder and Dr. Chiara Ghetti, along with physical therapist Tracy Spitznagle and registered nurse Julie Hake, for answers to your questions about pelvic floor disorders.

Wednesday, April 30 at 6 p.m.

Hilton St. Louis Frontenac • 1335 South Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO, 63131 Event sponsored in part by an unrestricted educational grant from Boston Scientific.

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SKIN CANCER PREVENTION AND + DETECTION DR. LARRY ALTSHULER

CANCER TREATMENT CENTERS OF AMERICA - TULSA, OKLA.

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, affecting 2 million people. Several different types exist, including basal cell, squamous cell and melanoma. Each type can cause death, although melanoma is the most deadly. Diagnoses of melanoma are increasing with nearly 70,000 cases per year.

The earlier you detect a skin lesion and see a doctor, the better the prognosis. Everyone should perform selfexams at least once per year (using a friend, family member or mirror to examine your backside). Use a body map, available at skincancer.org, to document location and size of abnormalities. Look at every area, including lips, nose and genitals. Use a hair dryer to help examine your scalp.

People who have any of the following factors are at a greater risk for developing skin cancer: a lighter natural skin color, family or personal history of skin cancer, frequent or prolonged exposure to the sun through work and play, a history of sunburns (especially early in life) or a history of indoor tanning. Additionally, people who have blue or green eyes, blond or red hair, and skin that burns, freckles, reddens easily or becomes painful in the sun are at increased risk.

DR. JOSEPH A. MUCCINI

MIDAMERICA SKIN HEALTH & VITALITY CENTER

The vast majority of skin cancers are caused by exposure to ultraviolet light—either from the sun or indoor tanning beds—which damages DNA. How much UV exposure is too much? If you develop a tan, you’ve damaged your skin enough to damage your DNA. And once you’ve damaged your DNA, you cannot undo that damage. What you can do, however, is make the decision to sin no more. Wear sunscreen every day, wear protective clothing and hats, and avoid the sun during peak hours to prevent any further damage.

Most of the time, skin cancer is asymptomatic. Just because a mole or lesion is not bothering you does not mean you can ignore it. For basal and squamous cell carcinomas, pay attention to things that are red, growing or develop a crusty horn, bleeding or ulceration, rapid growth and rapid change. For melanomas, remember ABCDE: Asymmetry (if you draw a line down the middle, the two sides will not match), Border (uneven or coarse), Color (having multiple colors), Diameter (larger than 6 mm, the size of a No. 2 pencil eraser) and Evolution (changes in size, shape, color, elevation or symptoms).

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[HOW TO CHOOSE A PRIMER ON PRIMER by marylyn simpson | photo by bill barrett

PRIMER HAS BECOME AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT in many a beauty-lover’s makeup routine, and rightfully so.

Smaller pores, shine-free skin, does it get any better? Yes, it does.

Foundations with built-in primers not only reduce time in front of the mirror, but are easy on both your skin and bank account.

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COVER GIRL OUTLAST STAY FABULOUS 3 IN 1 FOUNDATION Cover Girl outdid itself with this one. Boasting SPF 20, full coverage foundation and a primer, the liquid foundation is sure to keep you covered in more ways than one. Forget thick, cakey liquid foundation of years past. Stay Fabulous is lightweight, and thanks to the built-in primer, your skin will stay shine-free hours after application.

Ulta, $12.99

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ULTA DOUBLE DUTY PRIMER & FOUNDATION Ulta’s Double Duty Primer & Foundation may have won the battle when it comes to most natural-looking coverage. Once I applied a pea-size amount onto my face, it immediately disappeared, filling in fine lines without a trace of buildup. I recommend staying true to your skin tone with this product, as it makes for a great foundation and base for your brighteners and bronzers.

Ulta, $12.50

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PER-FEKT SKIN PERFECTION GEL I recently was introduced to Per-fekt, a beauty brand that prides itself on highly concentrated, multi-functional formulations created to save application time and reduce waste. So it would seem only natural for Per-fekt to have its own alternative to a foundation-meets-primer combo. No brushes needed; pat a small amount of the Skin Perfection Gel onto your face after moisturizing. It can be used along with your regular foundation or alone, depending on what kind of coverage you need. It’s free of oil, sulfates, parabens and other irritants and leaves your skin with an instant airbrushed finish.

Sephora, $48

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PHYSICIANS FORMULA ALL-IN-1 BEAUTY BALM CREAM If you’re looking for a product that covers, primes and brightens, then look no further than Physicians Formula All-in-1 Beauty Balm Cream.

Unlike traditional foundation, this one has more than 10 beauty benefits (including SPF 30) while maintaining a lightweight texture.

If you regularly wear bronzer, try the BB Cream in a shade or two darker than your skin tone. Not only will it give you all the benefits of a brightener and anti-aging cream, but also an instant bronze, saving you even more time in front of the mirror.

Ulta, $14.99

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MAYBELLINE INSTANT AGE REWIND THE LIFTER The pretty packaging and mousse-like texture of Maybelline’s Instant Age Rewind The Lifter primer foundation is just the icing on the cake when it comes to this anti-aging foundation. Built with peptides to firm skin and instantly cover visible signs of aging, the primer then works to smooth out skin texture and reduce pore size. No cakey liquid foundation buildup here, The Lifter leaves your skin with a fresh and flawless finish.

Ulta, $13.99

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HEALTH&BEAUTY

[interview with lynn deane]

TO FACE [FACECOVERING UP CANCER] by marylyn simpson

A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event, and many women fighting the disease find their beauty routines must change to accommodate much more than itchy bandanas and dry skin.

“Don’t abandon who you are,” says Lynn Deane, a breast cancer survivor and director of the Bariatric Clinic at Des Peres Hospital. “You’re so filled with fear you don’t want to be so shallow as to think, ‘What’s going to happen to my beauty routine?’ [But] maintaining a sense of ‘this is what I’ve always done’ is so important.”

Before her diagnosis with stage 4 inflammatory and lobular breast cancer in 2002, Deane was a busy mother of three young children and served as president of the Ladue School Board. An avid beauty product-lover, Deane decided early in her cancer treatment to focus on the positive aspects of her evolving appearance.

The first thing that changed was her naturally thick hair. “It takes two to three chemo treatments for your hair to fall out,” she says. “My doctor told me to cut my hair very short, but not shave my head because it would hurt my scalp. When your hair is really short, I recommend getting a wig because it’s easier than waiting until your hair is gone. If you had great hair before, have great hair with the wig. It’s important to have a really good wig.”

Deane’s new beauty routine didn’t stop with her hair accessory. Due to intense chemotherapy, her skin completely dried out, a common side effect

of treatment. Deane recommends using a quality hydrating moisturizer, especially if you decide to wear makeup during treatment. One brand she particularly likes is Lindi Skin, which focuses on products for skin exposed to chemotherapy and radiation.

Next, Deane covered up dark under-eye circles and found a natural-toned bronzer for all-over coverage. “I used Chanel, Lancome and Nars, and they all worked really well for covering up dark circles,” she says. “I was so pale everywhere, and being sick and not having any hair, I went to a lighter color with all shades of makeup. I started wearing eyeliner during cancer and had never worn it before.”

The most marked change Deane experienced was more than skin deep. In just less than a year, her battle with breast cancer gave her a new outlook on life and image. “In every way it was better,” she says. “You learn to take better care of your skin and hair. Never do it in a dull way when you can do it in a way that’s more fun.

Take pictures of yourself bald: it’s very humbling and it will remind you that you’re stronger than you think.

At the time, you think it’s a bad look, but now when I see that one picture of myself in that bandana, I know I was really fighting a good fight and I looked pretty damn good, too.”

LYNN DEANE WITH DAUGHTER ELIZABETH DEANE

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THE RECENT STORY of NFL player Ray Rice hitting his girlfriend really bothered me. I work with so many teenage girls and women in their 20s that it sickens me to think about how many of them might suffer the same fate some day. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention bear out my fears. As prom night approaches, the combination of alcohol and hormones can provide a disastrous mix.

About one-third of U.S. adolescents are victims of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner; fully one-fourth of high school girls are victims of physical or sexual abuse. Girls between the ages of 16 and 24 have the highest rate of partner violence, and 70 percent of college students say they have been sexually coerced. This sets in motion a downward spiral, as victims of dating violence face a higher risk for substance abuse, risky sexual behaviors, eating disorders and further domestic violence.

Among an adolescent girl’s best protections against dating violence is intuition. Girls tell me that when a guy walks into a party, their radar goes off telling them that he either feels safe or that he seems like a creep. I strongly encourage them to trust that internal alarm. But in order to do that, they first have to be aware of how it feels when their alarms are going off; they have to notice it, and then respond to it by taking some sort of action to take care of themselves. This is where I worry that girls have become out of touch.

When I asked a group of adolescent girls on a recent weekend retreat how many of them take some time regularly to be alone and quiet, the answer I received matched what I have heard from young women the past four or five years: zero. And when I ask them why not, the answer is always the same: There’s no time. There is no time anymore for solitude, reflection, soul-searching or self-discovery. Particularly during their transformative adolescent years, girls need to go inward to know what they are feeling, know what they need, and to connect with that inner voice that knows the answers to their questions and what is right for them. I want every girl to make decisions out of that place instead of being swayed by external pressures.

I want them to rely on their gut intuition, but in order to do that, they need to be aware of that intuition, to recognize when it is kicking in. And that comes from being able and willing to check in with themselves. That’s where today’s hyper-busy schedules and electronic distractions do the most damage. Girls are experts at being busy and distracted, but unprepared to be quiet, mindful and directed inward.

We have a responsibility to teach girls these skills, and it’s best to begin by middle school age, when many of them start to ‘date.’ Girls haven’t lost their intuition; they just don’t know how to access it. Make sure that in addition to the dress, corsage, heels and hairdo you include discussions about knowing and trusting gut feelings when it comes to boys. The back seat of a car is not the place to learn this skill.

TIM JORDAN, M.D. IS A BEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICIAN WHO SPECIALIZES IN COUNSELING GIRLS AGES 6 THROUGH COLLEGE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO DRTIMJORDAN.COM.

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DIELMANN ] SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

by stephanie zeilenga

NOT MANY HOUSES MAKE YOUR JAW DROP when you walk in the front door, but 40 Portland Place, a Richardsonian Romanesque mansion on the market for the first time in more than half a century, is the one-of-a-kind place that does. “They just don’t build them like they used to,” says Andy Dielmann, president and founder of Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty. “It’s a real gem. Each room has special, one-of-a-kind features you won’t find in newer homes. You just walk in and say, ‘Wow.’” Designed by local architect Frederick Ronsack for Brown Shoe Company founder George Warren in 1897, the home sits on a lot-and-a-half in the Central West End. Its features read like an architect’s most extravagant wish list: rosewood paneled reception hall, parquet floors, original frescoes, classical plaster moldings, and so on.

But possibly the most stunning feature is the solarium, added in 1908 and featuring a domed Tiffany-style skylight. “You couldn’t replace the home today for $20 million,” realtor Steve Lange says.

Dielmann Sotheby’s, which specializes in the luxury market, is perfectly positioned to market a home like 40 Portland Place, says Dielmann. The company’s affiliation with Sotheby’s Auction House means Dielmann agents can make use of a unique blend of media outlets to market each home they represent. “Sotheby’s is known throughout the world for its service in the luxury market, so we not only have local expertise, but we also bring to the table the marketing and exposure that come with being involved with an international company,” Dielmann says. “If somebody is coming from New York or California, they’re going to know the Sotheby’s name. It

provides that marketing exposure not only locally, but also nationally and internationally.”

Increasingly, broad exposure is key in the luxury real estate market, he adds. “You have to have every type of marketing at your disposal,” Dielmann says. “We offer a wide range of different marketing tools to expose properties to as many different people ANDY DIELMANN as possible.” To that end, Dielmann PHOTO: BILL BARRETT Sotheby’s homes get exposure in publications like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Architectural Digest.

Dielmann Sotheby’s reputation rests not only on this specialized targeted marketing, but also on delivering personalized service. “We are a global society and we’re seeing a lot of people from across the continent coming to St. Louis,” Dielmann says. “You have to adapt no matter where they are, and we try to personalize each transaction in a way that really suits each buyer or seller.”

This level of service isn’t reserved for historic gems or mega-mansions. “It doesn’t matter if it’s a $100,000 home or a multi-million dollar property,” Dielmann says.

“We pride ourselves on the white-glove service we give to all our properties, no matter their price.”

PICTURED ON THE COVER: DIELMANN SOTHEBY’S AGENTS ASSEMBLE ON THE GRAND STAIRCASE OF 40 PORTLAND PLACE. DIELMANN SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY SPECIALIZES IN THE ST. LOUIS LUXURY MARKET. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL 314.725.0009 OR VISIT DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM. COVER DESIGN BY JON FOGEL | COVER PHOTO BY BILL BARRETT

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THE CHASE PARK PLAZA | CENTRAL WEST END #1403 — 2 Bedrooms, 2½ Baths $725,000 Classic Chase condominium with great views, open kitchen, gas fireplace and tray ceilings. Many building amenities.

2769 KEHRS MILL ROAD | CHESTERFIELD 4 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $625,000 Fabulous home with open floor plan. Stainless steel appliances, 3-car garage, cedar deck, & irrigation system.

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5153 WESTMINSTER PLACE | CENTRAL WEST END 5 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $474,900 This home was built to entertain! Spacious rooms, hardwood floors, granite counter-tops, and covered front porch.

4909 LACLEDE AVENUE #901 | CENTRAL WEST END 2 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $469,000 Free flowing floor plan with gorgeous views of the city.

Custom closets, custom window shades, & spacious rooms.

538 DONNE AVENUE | UNIVERSITY CITY 4 BEDROOMS, 2½ BATHS $375,000 Stately home with wonderful flow. Stylish kitchen with retro feel. Fantastic deck and yard.

6963 CLAYTON AVENUE | HI-POINTE 3 BEDROOMS, 1½ BATHS $359,900 Remodeled with a flair for the spectacular! Generous sized rooms, large closet spaces, and 2 decks.

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11 UPPER LAUREL BLUFFS COURT | HAZELWOOD 4 BEDROOMS, 3½ BATHS $345,000 Light-filled home with high ceilings, maintenance free exterior, newly refinished walkout and stainless steel appliances.

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I recently repainted my house, but it didn’t produce the ‘wow factor’ I was hoping for. Do you have any suggestions about what I might do next?

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DEAR WANTING WOW NOW,

As a general rule, painting parts of a house a medium gray is not a prescription for achieving a wow factor. I would also observe that there is not a lot of painted surface on this façade to allow much impact anyway. To pull off more pizazz for your home, we need to take more extensive measures. Therefore, I would like to suggest a three-tiered approach, showing increasingly involved alterations.

PHASE I Starting with the easiest and least expensive changes, I would suggest upgrading your front door and garage doors. I think a red, six-panel front door with sidelights and new carriage-style garage doors would add an elegant, more detailed feel to the home. Making the bedroom windows look more authentic also upgrades things. Improving the continuity of the landscaping and refurbishing the mailbox bring the house up to the standard of a well-maintained residence.

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PHASE II The next level of improvements shows more architectural changes. I think that having made the bedroom windows thinner and taller and showing wider, more authentic-looking shutters updates the 1960s feel of these elements and helps temper the overriding horizontal feel of the elevation. I would use the same idea with the living room windows and combine that change with a major upgrade to the front porch—using taller, thicker columns and a new front-facing pediment makes the front porch the main focus of the composition rather than an afterthought. The house has taken on the feeling of a Southern Colonial rather than a modest ranch.

PHASE III The final step would be to bump up the architecture even further by creating more roof and window interest. The front porch has been removed to allow a bolder living room window composition. Additionally, a new brick walk leading to the street draws the eye toward the front door, and a new evergreen hedge gives the yard a ‘groomed’ feel that puts the finishing touch on the property.

If you want to bring a wow factor to this home, the quickest way is to paint the front door a bright color and add plenty of bright flowers. Beyond that, you can see here a number of architectural upgrades that could dramatically alter the appearance of your property.

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g n i t s ho AT HOME] THE GRADUATION PARTY by stephanie zeilenga

As the end of another school year approaches, a new crop of graduates don their robes and mortar boards. No matter what follows, graduating high school is a big deal, which is why it is so often celebrated with a party.

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Backyard barbecues are always a hit, but for a more memorable spread, use the graduate’s new school or state as inspiration. Heading to Mizzou? Serve some Shakespeare’s Pizza, available at local grocery stores. Flying south? Set out fried chicken, sweet tea and hummingbird cake. If your grad is staying closer to home to attend Washington University or SLU, consider a Pappy’s Smokehouse spread with cupcakes from Jilly’s.

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For a more relaxed meal, create a hot dog bar. Include toppings like bacon, hot peppers, pineapple, slaw, sauerkraut, relish, chili and veggies.

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There are tons of resources—both local and online—for customized invites.

Check out tinyprints.com and minted.com, or peruse Etsy for hand-crafted invites.

Locally, Hi Ho Helio in Creve Coeur does custom designs, and Vellum in Kirkwood carries a large variety of designers.

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Artfully arrange glass dishes, canisters and cookie jars with sweet treats in the colors of the grad’s college.

Sweet Be’s Candy & Gifts on Manchester Road offers a variety of color-coordinated sweets and Miss M’s Candy Boutique on Delmar Boulevard provides candy catering, including a custom candy buffet. For an elegant twist, consider a custom macaron tower from La Patisserie Chouquette in Tower Grove.

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In the invite, include a College Survival Kit wish list. Ask people to bring things like laundry detergent, first aid kit items, pens, pencils, hand sanitizer, granola bars, and even gift cards for coffee and pizza. You could also incorporate these items into a small guest gift for other grads attending the party.

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Tug on guests’ heartstrings with a photo invite featuring your all-grown-up grad’s photo from a younger ‘first day of school’ snapshot.

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Graduation is just one milestone of many!

Commemorate the passing of the years with a photo display of old school portraits or adorable moments from your kid’s life. Hang the photos on a clothesline with clothespins, or cut ‘2014’ out of foam board and make a collage.

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On the gift table, prominently place a large mason jar or glass canister labeled ‘Laundry.’ Ask guests to contribute spare quarters, nickels and dimes.

Graduation get-togethers are all about friends and families.

From the grad’s high school pals to adults who have watched him or her grow up, the more the merrier! Many choose an open house-style affair; backyards, parks and community clubhouses are popular setting choices.

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$225,000 3BR/1.5BA, Ladue schools, new kitchen & windows, 1st floor laundry, hardwood floors, 2-car garage.

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>>EGG-STATIC ABOUT APRIL

April is inextricably connected to eggs in my mind. Of course, Easter is one reason for this, and so is the general sense of spring being a time of rebirth and new life. But most of all, by raising chickens at my farm, we can hardly keep up with the number of eggs we’re collecting this month!

Spring’s longer days mean chickens increase their laying after the winter slowdown. I can’t say enough about the taste and health benefits of farm-fresh eggs, so if your community allows it, why not consider raising your own chickens—and reaping the big benefits?

>>BACKYARD OR FARMERS MARKET

If you want to venture into the world of backyard poultry, White Leghorns are a popular choice.

They are great layers, known for being friendly and generally calm. I’m also partial to Buff Orpingtons, which are what many people call to mind as the

quintessential chicken with their beige (or ‘buff’) feathers. You do not need a rooster for eggs; in fact some city ordinances might allow hens, but not roosters. Things to consider before bringing birds home include predator-proof housing, access to the outdoors, the cost of food, bantams (smaller size) versus standard breeds and cold weather protection. I tell people that adding chickens to your family is like bringing home a dog or a cat—so take into account those demads.

Now if you’re not interested in raising backyard chickens of your own, drop by the local farmers market and see what’s available. Even some grocery stores are beginning to carry fresh eggs.

Check and see.

>>FLAVOR AND NUTRITION

The eggs laid on my farm travel from the backyard to the table the same day they’re laid.

Not so for their supermarket counterparts, which

are often one or even two months old by the time they reach the shelves! During this sitting time, their flavor diminishes. Not only do fresh eggs taste better, but they pack serious health benefits, containing less cholesterol, more A, D and E vitamins, and more omega-3s than eggs from processing plants.

>>SELECTING AND STORING

Eggs need to be stored properly to preserve their integrity. Some people say cool eggs don’t bind as well in baking, lose flavor in the fridge and that fresh, free-range eggs can keep for up to a week at room temperature, especially if they have not been washed. Washing eggs removes a thin membrane called the bloom that prevents bacteria from entering the porous shell. Most cookbooks advocate storing eggs at a temperature under 40 degrees, i.e. the fridge, where they can last up to five weeks.

P. ALLEN SMITH, HOST OF TWO PUBLIC TELEVISION PROGRAMS, IS AN AWARD-WINNING DESIGNER AND GARDENING EXPERT. HE IS THE AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS, INCLUDING SEASONAL RECIPES FROM THE GARDEN.

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15 Willow Hill - Ladue - $999,000 NEW LISTING! this “like new” gem offers an ideal blending of “Old Ladue” charm and modern conveniences. entertaining will be effortless with the updated kitchen and hearth room. the master suite can accommodate the largest suites of furniture while offering western views of sunsets and unsurpassed ambient light.

The lower level offers a finished great room with direct access to the pool.

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58 Muirfield Court - T & C - $995,000 NEW LISTING! special architectural features greet you upon entry of this stunning French country manor. The gourmet kitchen boasts top appliances, granite tops and a breakfast room. Relax in the spacious main floor master with luxurious bath and sauna. Expansive lower level is like having a home within a home with all its offerings. enjoy warm days ahead courtesy of the saltwater pool.

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Q | Who can come in and tell me what I should do to increase sale price before I list?

A | All our associates know what does or does not contribute to a home’s market value. It’s one of the more important services we provide to those considering a home sale.

Coldwell Banker Premier Mark Gellman, The Gellman Team

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Q | Our kitchen is spacious, but hasn’t been updated in 20 years. What is the value in getting new appliances?

A | A potentially outdated kitchen with new

appliances might present better to the market, however, the appliances might not provide value if the buyer wants a gas range and you have a new electric stove or the buyers want stainless and the new appliances aren’t.

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Q | Do I really have to put many of my belongings in storage before showing my home?

A | It is imperative to de-clutter and show your home

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Q | I want to take some of my light fixtures with me

when I move; should I replace them with cheaper ones or just let the new owners do it?

A | The best thing is to take them down and replace with something that will go with the decor of your home before putting your home on the market.

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Q | My home is generally dark; how can I make it look brighter when prospective buyers come through?

A | Mirrors are your best friend, and with good reason—a well-placed mirror makes the most of a room’s natural light, enhances views, opens small spaces and adds oomph to your decor.

Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty Katherine Wienstroer 8301 MARYLAND AVE., STE. 100 | 314.495.1285 DIELMANNSOTHEBYSREALTY.COM

Q | Is it preferable to have a wood-burning fireplace or a gas one?

A | It depends on the buyer. Some buyers prefer

a wood-burning fireplace because they enjoy building a fire, the smell and hearing the crackling of the fire. Others like the convenience and no-mess aspect of a gas fireplace.

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Q | We need to replace the roof—should we invest in tile or go to the cheaper shingles?

A | Ideally replace with tile to preserve the architectural beauty of the house. Your insurance coverage might help if there is storm damage.

Beyond that, it is often a financial decision.

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Q | What’s the most important home improvement project people should consider when selling their homes?

A | Getting buyers through the front door is the first step.

Any improvements made to the outside landscaping will return your investment. De-cluttering and staging a home for sale are also necessary steps.

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Q | We want to install a pool, but aren’t sure we’d get our money back at selling time. Any advice?

A | Adding a pool is a lifestyle investment. If you’re going to get mileage out of it, then it’s a smart investment. Typically a pool doesn’t add significant value to the price but it may make it sell faster, depending upon the area and price point.

Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty, Ted Wight

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Q | I read somewhere that you should remove art

when you show your home because it’s so personal—but I think art on the wall is attractive.

A | Generally wall art helps a home show well. Make sure it is hung properly. If your art is offensive in any way, I would remove it.

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Q | Is it really necessary for me to paint my walls

neutral and change my carpeting? Seems like a lot to spend when I’m leaving.

A | A clean, neutral palette allows buyers to picture their furnishings within your space without distraction. Distinctive-colored carpeting might not appeal to the masses, reducing the pool of prospective buyers.

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Q | I hear wallpaper is coming back—does that mean I can leave mine up when I list the home?

A | Not necessarily. Wallpaper can date your home.

Like strong paint colors, wallpaper styles obviously from a past era, coupled with personal taste, can make them unattractive to potential buyers.

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Q | How important is updated landscaping? I’m not sure we’d get a return on our investment.

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Q | The wood floor in the kitchen is worn in several spots.

Does it make sense to redo it before selling?

A | If you are trying to get top dollar for your home, you must

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Q | How can I improve my old closets before selling?

A | The first thing you should do is go through the closets and eliminate anything you don’t need. Next I would either have a closet-organizing company come, or if you are handy you can install closet organizers yourself. The closet needs to look clean and orderly. Be sure it has good lighting, too.

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Q | Would it be wise to pull up the blue carpeting on my stairs and just refinish the wood?

A | Absolutely! Buyers usually ask, “Are there hardwood

floors under the carpet?” If the carpet is old and dated, pull it up and refinish the floors. Hardwood floors are a huge selling feature!

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Q | Do more buyers want a pool or avoid one because of the liability issues?

A | I think young families enjoy having a pool during the hot St. Louis summers, but being a pool owner requires being responsible and providing supervision.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Licensed Professional Counselor Affordable Therapy Illness, Grief, Life Transition & More 1200 S. Lindbergh (314) 485-7111 www.JadaMuticLPC.com

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Certified Granite installer

LAWN & GARDEN

LAWN & GARDEN

PLUMBING

TREE SERVICES

TONY LAMARTINA PLUMBING

Complete Lawn Maintenance for Commercial & Residential Spring Cleanup, Mulching, Edging, Mowing, Turf Maintenance, Planting, Sodding, Seeding, Weeding, Pruning, Trimming, Bed Maintenance, Dethatching, Leaf & Gumball Cleanup, Brush Removal, Retaining Walls, Paver Patios & Drainage Solutions.

Member of BBB For a Free Estimate Call 314-426-8833 www.mplandscapingstl.com Licensed Landscape Architect & Designer

A+ rated from BBB Serving St. Louis for over 30 years 314.965.9377 www.TonyLaMartinaPlumbing.com $20 off any service call Please present ad - Expires 5/20/14

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REAL ESTATE- FOR RENT SINGLE CAR GARAGE FOR RENT

Partially Heated, Very Clean, Near Queeny Park, 24/7 Access $100 Per Month 314-822-0428

SERVICES WE BUY DIAMONDS!

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TRAVEL

TREE SERVICE PROFESSIONALS

Trimming • Deadwooding Reduction • Removals Stump grinding • Year round service • Fully insured Contact Michael Baumann for a free estimate & property inspection at 636-375-2812 You’ll be glad you called!

Tim Gamma – B.S. Horticulture Board Certified Master Arborist

Tom Gamma ISA Certified Arborist

314-725-6159

ABSOLUTE LAWN CARE

Aeration, Dethatching Overseeding, Winterizing Leaf Clean-Up, Shrub Trimming & Overgrowth Removal Call Rod 314-713-4285

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TREE SERVICES

DBL GROUND OAK MULCH All Natural 12 Cubic Yards $475 20 Cubic Yards $775 Delivered & Spread 314-808-3330

SPRING INTO COLOR!

• Mulching • Edging all garden beds • Cutting Back Perennials • New Plantings • Seasonal Pots Specializing in Landscape Design & Year Round Maintenance Call 314-498-0877

PAINTING M & M CUSTOM PAINTING Interior & Exterior Painting, Staining, Powerwashing, Wallpaper Removal.

Insured and Free Estimates.

Dependable. Owner & Operator Matt 314-401-9211

Complete Tree Service for Residential & Commercial Tree Removal, Brush Removal, Pruning, Plant Healthcare, Deadwooding, Stump Grinding, Deep Root Fertilization, Cabling & Storm Cleanup Over 40 Years Experience For a free estimate call 314-426-2911 or email us at info@buntonmeyerstl.com

Stump Removal • Trimming • Shaping • Removals • Cabling Spraying • Residential • Commercial • Plant Healthcare

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$975,000 733 Middle Polo Drive Janet McAfee Agent: Jody Fancher Price per square foot: $195.43

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$1,370,000 6428 Cecil Ave. Elizabeth Real Estate Group Agent: Steven Engel Price per square foot: $296.15

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P R U N I N G ■ F E R T I L I Z AT I O N ■ P L A N T I N G S P R AY I N G ■ T R I M M I N G ■ R E M O VA L

Everything for your property.

We specialize in design and construction of brick & stone walks, walls, patios and pool decks.

33 Years in Business Call George Knapp For a Free Estimate (314)567-6066

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COLE TREE SERVICE

• Trimming & Pruning • Tree & Stump Removal • Lot Clearing • Deadwooding • Storm damage clean up We Accept Credit Cards Insured/FREE Estimates www.cole-tree-service.biz 636-475-3661

TUCKPOINTING TUCKPOINTING & MASONRY

20+ Years Experience ALL WORK GUARANTEED Complete Home Tuckpointing Spot Tuckpointing with Color Match Chimney Repair & Rebuilding Brick or Stone Patio & Walkway Repair Insured tuckpointingandmasonry.com 314-352-4222 All Major Credit Cards Accepted

VACATION PROPERTIES GULF COAST CONDO

Carillon Beach, FL, Destin Area 3BR, 3BA, 3 pools, tennis courts and so much more!

Great Rates. Available NOW! Call Dave at 314-922-8344 For Pictures Please Visit www.vrbo.com/148365

CHALET AT INNSBROOK

Wonderful Family Chalet at Innsbrook, Sleeps 11. Enjoy 3 private wooded acres & a large chalet complete with finished lower level/game room. Hot tub & fire pit on the property for your exclusive use. This upscale chalet is available year-round for stays of 2 nights or more. Full details, photos & reservation calendar at www.vrbo.com/424270 or call Sarah Bernard at (314) 753-3552

$499,000 417 S. Fillmore Ave. Red Key Realty Leaders St. Louis Agent: Teri Nicely Price per square foot: $146.08

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$569,000 14 McKnight Lane Dielmann Sotheby’s Intl Realty Agent: Shelley Armstrong Price per square foot: $199.65

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$2,995,000 12 Apple Tree Lane Janet McAfee Agent: Elizabeth Coulter Price per square foot: $333.85

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$470,000 1473 Mason Valley Road Coldwell Banker Premier Group Agent: William Mitchell Price per square foot: $182.24

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$815,000 10576 Frontenac Woods Lane Laura McCarthy-Town & Country Agent: Joan Schnoebelen Price per square foot: $226.45

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$639,000 17 Enfield Road Dielmann Sotheby’s Intl Realty Agent: Thomas Kalish Price per square foot: $254.18

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$628,000 24 Muirfield Lane Gladys Manion Agent: Stephanie Connell Price per square foot: $187.57

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$605,000 16655 Anna’s Way Court Coldwell Banker Gundaker Lake St. Louis/Wentzville Agent: John Cochran Price per square foot: $149.57

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