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Pinot Noir SURE, THE DAYS ARE SHORTER NOW, and evening darkness seems to come so soon. But this time of year—after the holidays and before the hopeful sun of spring—is a great time to curl up with a glass of wine and a book or to spend time sharing wine with some friends. Cold weather recipe favorites can pair well with some of the world’s fun red wines. Wine is red (rather than white) because the red skins are left mixed in the grape juice during fermentation. The pigment in the skins produces red wine’s cheery red color and also leaves behind tannins that give structure to the wine. We all know how enjoyable a good steak is with a full-bodied and complex cabernet sauvignon or hearty red zinfandel. One great pick that I’ve seen recently is Ghost Pines’ California cabernet. It’s made by the venerable Louis Martini Vineyards and is thoroughly enjoyable. It is rich enough to hold its own with red meat, but simple enough to enjoy at a family dinner. The blackberry flavors and smoky, leathery notes on the back end of each sip make the bottle worth taking some time to enjoy. Navarro Vineyards Red Zinfandel 10 StreetScape Magazine
How about something softer? Sonoma County’s Cline Vineyard’s Cashmere “meritage” is surprisingly flavorful and leaves the taste of plums, cherries and maybe cocoa in your mouth. It is light on tannin and pairs very well with a menu of
pot roast and prunes. If dinner is not too spicy, this 2012 wine can add a bit of zing and complement roast potatoes and parsnips served with this meat dish. It would also go well with a pork roast or even glazed salmon. An added bonus is that some of the proceeds from this Cashmere series goes to the not-for-profit Living Beyond Breast Cancer. What about trying the Rhone region’s grenache (the French name) or garnacha (the Spanish name)? It is a fun and easy grape to enjoy with food. Unless you are ferreting a dear bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape out of your cellar, this varietal can be considered less “high maintenance” than a complex Bordeaux or cabernet. Though great Grenache abounds in southern France, you can also find good California Rhone wines. I recently enjoyed a Spanish garnacha by Borsao (2013) that was simple and perfect with our baked ham dinner. At 14.5%, it was high in alcohol content, but still maintained a lean and fruit-forward raspberry taste with some dusty edges. At $12 a bottle, it was a steal for a simple cold weather dinner.
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If white meat is more your style, a cozy chicken pot pie or winter cassoulet pairs well with a 2012 Edna Valley Chardonnay, made in California’s Central Coast nestled between Highway 101 and coastal Highway 1. The apple and pear flavors make this wine feel like sunshine in your mouth. Because this is a California chardonnay, it is well oaked and reasonable at under $15 a bottle. If you like this style of chardonnay, the oak gives some structure that helps the grape stand up to the butter and fat in the meal. What about having a nice wintery dessert, such as bread pudding? Well, of course, a tawny or ruby port would be a fabulous pairing with this custardy and crunchy treat. Here, Fonseca Bin 27 ruby port comes to mind; and it is easily sourced. Remember, there is lots of sugar in port, so drink it in smaller glasses! I know it may be corny, but Valentine’s Day is coming soon. Pink is in! If you like a bit of sweet and an equally sweet story, try some Sofia wine. It is the brainchild of Francis Ford Coppola, moviemaker turned Napa Valley vintner. Sofia is named in honor of his talented daughter Sofia Coppola. The rosé is lovely to look at and tasty. With its pink packaging, the mostly pinot blend Blanc de Blancs is festive to have with friends or just for you and that one special friend to enjoy. ¤
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The HotPot in Kirkwood combines great food with a sense of community Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos by Michael Schlueter STEP ONE, CHOOSE A PROTEIN. Step two, name your veggies. Step three, noodles, rice, quinoa or sweet ‘taters. Step four, get saucy. Caution, though. Those steps may take a minute. They include choices of some of the best local beef, chicken, pork and veggies, as well as the most tantalizing sauces in St. Louis.
is just about standing room only at lunchtime on any given day. When they started the business just over two years ago, the owners – chef Gregory Owens and Becky Schoenig – had no idea their little smoothie shop would morph into one of the best Paleo, gluten-free, vegetarian, as well as eat-how-you-want it stops in St. Louis.
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Dining area at Hot Pot Smoothie Shop
just took off,” Schoenig said. “We just wanted a place where friends and family could eat together regardless of their dietary needs,” Owens said. “We didn’t even know there was a group called the Paleo community. We had covered vegan, meat eaters, and gluten-free eaters. We thought we were hitting everyone. Then we discovered the Paleo or primal community, which is in the CrossFit Community. We tapped into that community by adding some elements, like sweet potatoes, and eliminating others, like processed sugars,
dairy, grains and starches. It’s very clean eating. By us making everything from scratch, we can cover everybody. There are very few people we can’t find something for.” The trick, they say, is fresh, local meats and produce, brought in fresh every day. The HotPot combines the health and excitement of Asian-influenced cuisine with a casual corner coffee and smoothie shop. Owens and Schoenig say they focus on natural and responsibly- sourced ingredients and offer breakfast and luncheon foods prepared to order. They call it “small batch made from scratch.” “All of our sauces, everything in here, is made from scratch in small batches,” Schoenig said. “Our meats are slow roasted.” Pork comes from Todd Geisert Farms in Washington, Mo. Chicken is brought in from Buttonwood Farms in California, Mo. “It’s so fresh, it’s never even frozen,” Schoenig said.
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The HotPot offers rice and noodle dishes with homemade sauces, such as green curry, garlic chile, green chile, lemon mango curry, miso, yaki and poblano pesto, along with freshly made sandwiches. The menu also includes a full line of artisan organic teas and coffee drinks, as well as a health conscious smoothie bar using fresh fruits
“Jedi” smoothie and vegetables grown locally with titles like “The Chuck Norris” and “The Jedi.” The HotPot goes through about 50 pounds of carrots every two days, literally hand-peeling and cutting them into shape in the shop. They use about four bushels of peppers a week and cases upon cases of kale. Owens said he has cooked for just about every fad diet he can think of over the years. He has come to the conclusion that he wants to prepare what he calls “Lifestyle Focus Food.” January | February 2015
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“What makes us unique is we don’t categorize ourselves. We are not restricting. We want friends and family to be able to eat together.”
Co-owners Becky Schoenig & Gregory Owens with staff at Hot Pot
The philosophy comes from the Asian concept of the “hot pot” being a communal dish, where food is prepared and served together as a family. This sense of community is central to Owens’ and Schoenig’s vision to provide environmentally-responsible food in a friendly manner to promote health and good stewardship throughout the community. A twenty-year culinary professional, Owens has experience in fine dining, private clubs, and as a personal chef, making his style refined and creative. Schoenig brings over twenty years of training, coaching and management experience to the business.
Dining area at Hot Pot Smoothie Shop Hot Pot
The HotPot now offers brunches on Sunday, with grain-free Paleo pancakes, sweet potatoes, beef hash, eggs, and gluten-free biscuits and gravy. Owens and Schoenig said they eventually would like to get into food delivery and pickup. For now, they will be opening a second restaurant in Frontenac in early 2015. Partnering with Mastermind Vodka of Pontoon Beach, Ill., the food philosophy will be the same, but with a microdistillery concept, including upscale bar food. “It will be a craft approach to traditional bar food with a focus on primary products with detail-oriented execution,” Owens said. “We will use a really good product and treat it very well, not dump all kinds of butter, salt and cheese to cover not treating the product correctly.” The HotPot is located at 11215 Manchester Road. For more information, visit www.hotpotsmoothie.com. ¤
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The Legacy of Mayor Tom Brown Leaving behind the family and the city that he loved Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos by Michael Schlueter
THERE WAS A TIME when few people could remember St. Peters when Tom Brown wasn’t mayor. This reporter never knew him as anything else. The architect of St. Peters died Oct. 16, 2014, of cancer; and it seemed like the end of an era.
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It was the end of the great exodus from St. Louis County to St. Charles County that Brown oversaw during its heyday. It was the end of a time when St. Peters was transformed from farmers’ fields to lively new subdivisions, a six-story hotel, and a brand new mall. But most of all, it was an end to the era when St. Peters was touted across the region as the model city Brown always knew it to be.
BusinessScape release of Garrett B. Trapnell. Trapnell had hijacked a TWA plane flying from Los Angeles to New York six years before and was serving a prison sentence in Marion, Ill. As it turned out, he was a friend of Oswald’s mother, Barbara Ann Oswald, who tried to hijack the St. Louis-based charter helicopter flown by traffic reporter, Allen Barklage, in May of 1978. Barklage ended up getting her gun, shooting and killing her with it. So, just months after her mother was killed, Robin forced a plane to land at the prison in order to get Trapnell released. And that was the plane Brown was on. FBI negotiators were able to free the prisoners, including Brown, and got Robin to surrender with no injuries or deaths. The bomb that was strapped to her chest was later determined to be railroad flares wired to what appeared to be a doorbell.
Tom Brown & family A lifelong salesman and father of five, Brown truly believed that St. Peters was just about the best place on Earth and really couldn’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to live there. Brown was in part, if not primarily, responsible for the glorious City Hall that residents saw rise from the fields along Mexico Road, the St. Peters Senior Center (Brown loved the seniors), and the Rec-Plex recreation center that would play host to the U.S. Olympic Diving Trials in 2004. But it was Brown’s approachability that garnered him support from citizens and outsiders alike. “We used to say he could sell ice to an Eskimo. I’ll never forget when those teenage girls came up before the board,” said Judy Bateman, a longtime friend of Brown’s and a veteran alderman on the St. Peters Board of Aldermen. “They told him they wanted a teen center, because they had nothing to do. He made it happen. That was the beginning of the Rec-Plex. It wasn’t just politics. He said, ‘These girls are right.’”
It was Brown who originally encouraged Bateman to run for the board on which she served under him for over a decade. She still represents Ward 2. “He was such a strong personality. He was the one who said if you’re not happy with things in the city, you should consider running. I was the first woman on the board,” she said. “My best memory of Tom Brown is that he had the best laugh of anybody I ever knew. It came right from his toes.” Certainly controversy and debate took a lot of the mayor’s time over the two decades he served the city, from the county’s changing to a charter form of government to the extension of the Highway 115 bridge. But politics and ordinances aside, intrigue and excitement just seemed to follow the man. Even outside of the walls of city hall, Brown was always finding himself in unique situations seemingly out of his control. Likely the most bizarre scenario was Brown’s winding up on TWA Flight 541 on Dec. 21, 1978, when 17-year-old Robin Oswald hijacked the plane, demanding the
Brown was actually able to escape before all of the prisoners were freed. The hijacker had agreed to let women, children and anyone over 60 years old off the plane. So when a mother and baby came toward Brown, he took his jacket off and rolled it up as if he were carrying a baby, too. Robin fell for it, and he walked off the plane. For his trouble, Brown got a full-length feature article on his ordeal in “The National Enquirer.” Six years would pass before his next adventure. The Brown family members, including the mayor, were contestants on the popular game show, “Family Feud,” in Hollywood, Calif. The family got a phenomenal six-day vacation in California, paid for by the show’s producers, Linda Didion Brown said. In typical Tom Brown fashion, the mayor left the show’s host Richard Dawson with a St. Peters Proud T-shirt and a key to the city. Ironically, the daughter who had signed the family up, Peggy Brown Geldien, was unable to attend, as she was nine-months pregnant. Brown was born on July 30, 1935, in Milwaukee, Wis., to Margaret Mills Brown and Wayne Brown. He was January | February 2015
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know there’s a Target right here’ or ‘Why are you not eating in St. Charles?’” Didion said her dad had always been a leader. “He was always the leader in our house,” she said. “I would go to him for everything — confidence, love, advice. My safest place was with him. Once every two weeks—we used to hate it—he’d make us have a family meeting. He had to know: ‘How are you treating your mother?’; ‘Are you doing your school work?’; ‘Are you making your beds?’ And you didn’t roll your eyes. If you did, you did it underneath the covers.” Didion said there wasn’t anything she and her siblings couldn’t go to their dad about, except maybe stealing his comb. “You could total a car, get pregnant, whatever it was, he wouldn’t lecture you. He would say, ‘We’re going to work it out.’ But do not take his comb out of his bathroom or leave your bed unmade,” Didion remembered with tears and laughter. “You’d suffer his wrath.” The kids would also suffer his wrath if they disrespected his wife while he was out of town, Didion said. “’You’re mother’s a queen, and she needs to be treated like a queen,’ he’d say.” Didion said the construction of the Holiday Inn was paramount in his vision of St. Peters being a first class city. “People thought he’d lost his mind. Everything centered around that Holiday Inn. I remember the holy rollers accused him of ruining the city. They were convinced the hotel would bring prostitution and drugs to St. Peters.”
Tom Brown raised by his mother, maternal grandparents Jesse and Hanora Fitzgerald Mills, and an extended family of aunts and uncles.
retirement in 2004.
He ran for and was elected mayor in 1984, following an incident with his dog. Basically, he wasn’t going to let a dog catcher impound the family dog, Prince, so Raised in a farming community, he he went to city hall and got the ordinance graduated from Lewis University in 1959 with a bachelor of science degree changed. He served the city for twenty years after that, during which no family member of and married his lifelong sweetheart, Rosemary “Minnie” Bellis. The two his was allowed to shop anywhere else, said had five children: Tim Brown, Mark daughter, Linda Brown Didion. Brown, Peggy Brown Geldien, Linda Brown Didion and David Brown. Tom “He would get so mad. He would be furious owned his own promotional and if we spent our tax dollars over the bridge,” marketing business from 1979 until his Didion remembered. “He would say, ‘You 20 StreetScape Magazine
The mayor kept his promise about building a senior center, Didion said. “He called it ‘the mature people’s play house,’” she said. “He raised the first walls with volunteers.” Bateman said she thought it ironic that Brown would pass at the same time the Holiday Inn was being torn down. “He was responsible for that, too,” she said. “We had to pass a special ordinance to build it. It was going to be six stories tall. The building codes didn’t allow anything that tall.” ¤
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20 Years of Proven Experience Even the less glamorous projects needed a dedicated leader. Mike saved our citizens thousands of dollars with his lateral sewer line insurance plan. Thanks to the plan, each citizen whose line broke saved an average of $3,000 on replacement costs. Mi learned and grew along with our city. He chalMike lenged his peers to work harder and do more for the people they serve. In return they valued and respected his leadership. They elected him multiple times to lead the city council as president and the county council as chairman. Like many of us, Mike was born and grew up in St. Charles. Together, this is where we built our homes, grew our businesses and raised our families. As Mayor, Mike will continue to make our city the best it can be for everyone who calls it home.
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BusinessScape SINCE ST. LOUIS HAS PRODUCED many of the top jazz artists in the world— think Miles Davis, Clark Terry and David Sanborn—it’s only fitting that it would host one of the top jazz promotional and preservation organizations. “Jazz was created in the United States. So we all share it, and we’re all a part of it,” said Gene Dobbs Bradford. Bradford heads up Jazz St. Louis, a not-for-profit organization that promotes, presents and preserves jazz in greater St. Louis through performance, education and outreach. Jazz St. Louis has undergone some major changes with the opening of The Harold & Dorothy Steward Center for Jazz, formally Jazz at the Bistro, in October. One of the five top jazz rooms in the world, the expanded and improved facility is projected to nearly double attendance by 2017. Bradford said the expansion wasn’t just about space. “It’s the future of performance venues,” he said. In October, Jazz St. Louis completed the public phase of a $10 million campaign to rehabilitate St. Louis’ Grand Center arts district. Jazz St. Louis’ new and expanded facilities house the brand new Centene Jazz Education Center and the completely redesigned and renovated Ferring Jazz Bistro, home of the Jazz at the Bistro concert series. The center also has capabilities built in for broadcasting and streaming and contains new rehearsal rooms with state-ofthe-art acoustics.
Gene Dobbs Bradford, CEO of Jazz St. Louis
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Great artists, educating the public, and preserving the legacy of jazz in St. Louis Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos Courtesy Michael Schlueter
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The new facility accommodates seating for 220, a lounge with additional seating for 75, greatly expanded space for jazz education, and a room for Jazz St. Louis staff. The second floor balcony was expanded, as well. “It’s a better place for the audience and the artist,” Bradford said. “We reoriented the stage so more people are closer to the music. We made dramatic improvements to the sound.” The late Barbara Rose, affectionately known as “the Jazz Mom,” established the framework for Jazz St. Louis in the 1990s when she started “Just Jazz” at the Hotel Majestic in downtown St. Louis. The program presented jazz musicians of national and international fame in a small, inti-
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mate atmosphere. In 1995, Ms. Rose moved “Just Jazz” to the Grand Center Arts District. The new music series was called Jazz at the Bistro, and incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) in 1998. Under Rose’s direction, and through her contacts, Jazz at the Bistro gained an excellent reputation throughout the United States. She helped further the careers of many of today’s leading jazz artists, including Benny Green, Diana Krall and John Pizzarelli. Following Rose’s death, Bradford was hired in 1999 as the organization’s executive director. Bradford quickly moved to expand the artistic diversity and educational programs offered by Jazz at the Bistro, including the Whitaker Education Initiative. In January of 2006, the organization changed its name to Jazz St. Louis. The name Jazz at the Bistro now refers to Jazz St. Louis’ nationallyacclaimed performance series held at the Bistro at Grand Center.
in-school performances and community outreach concerts.
Bradford said Jazz at the Bistro was named by famed jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and “USA Today” as one of the top 10 places to hear live jazz in the United States in 2007. CNN.com touted Jazz at the Bistro as “one of nine great jazz joints” in 2008, he said.
Jazz St. Louis’ education programs now include in-school performances through the Emerson Jazz in the Schools Program, student ensembles like JazzU and the Jazz St. Louis All-Stars, as well as youth concerts. The education programs also extend to an artist residency program, an adopt-a-school program, and multiple opportunities for adults and families. Since 2000, Jazz St. Louis’ education programs have reached more than 140,000 students, he said.
Bradford said Jazz St. Louis now presents more than 300 concerts and events per year, which include performances at the Bistro,
“Our objective is to expose kids to jazz music,” Bradford said. He added that the Jazz at the Bistro series sends “jazz musicians
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at the top of their field to schools to perform and talk to the kids about the history of jazz.” “Jazz is an important part of American heritage. Jazz was created in the United States,” adds Bradford. The expansion and rehab project was completed with leadership gifts from David and Thelma Steward, John and Alison Ferring, Centene Corporation, Ken and Nancy Kranzberg, Emerson, the Jazz St. Louis Board of Directors, and other jazz patrons. For more information on Jazz St. Louis and its programs, call 314-289-4030 or visit www.jazzstl.org. ¤
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Making Baskets Brett Ledbetter teaches skills and character to young basketball players
Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos Courtesy Michael Schlueter BRETT LEDBETTER said it’s not enough to be a great athlete. In fact, he said it’s the greats that taught him this lesson. He’s in good company. Mike Krzyzewski, the winningest men’s basketball coach of all time, said, “Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them. Character drives everything. Either a lack of it drives it downward or a lot of it drives it upward. Character is the foundation upon which you win.” On Nov. 15, 2011, Krzyzewski led Duke to a 74–69 victory over Michigan State, effectively making him the winningest coach in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history. His 903rd victory set a new record, breaking that held by his former coach, Bob Knight. Ledbetter uses snippets of interviews with Krzyzewski and other top coaches in the FilmRoomTV component of Ledbetter Academy, his progressive, 24-week basketball training program for kids, grades 5-12. 24 StreetScape Magazine
More than 200 kids show up weekly for what Ledbetter calls a scientific blend of FilmRoomTV, footwork and three-on-three play. Every training session starts with a 30-minute FilmRoomTV session. It’s a learning experience created to motivate and inspire young players using NBA players, college coaches, and best-selling authors. “When our players hear from people they look up to, it ignites the learning process,” he said. “It teaches the mental approach to the game.” The next 30 minutes are spent on footwork, a system Ledbetter developed to show kids how great players move and teach them the specific steps those players use in their winning moves. The final third of the session is a fast-paced, competitive training session comprised of one-on-one and three-on-three play, where players apply the skills they’ve learned in an intensified game setting.
BusinessScape “Let’s just say it’s been called ‘a game changer,’” Ledbetter said of his program. A basketball champion at a young age, Ledbetter knows what it’s like to have an athletic identity. He led the state of Missouri in scoring at 28.4 points per game as a high school senior. But he also knows the disappointment of loss. After a losing season at Idaho State University of 4-24, he was released from his scholarship. Ledbetter said his father warned him of the crash. After winning a high school game, basically on his own, his father told him that individuals don’t win championships. “What happens when you score a lot of points? You get a lot of attention. When you receive that attention, it’s positive reinforcement for what you’re doing,” Ledbetter said. “Unfortunately, that reinforcement is also the reason that I never had true team success. I was too selfish.” Ledbetter said it wasn’t until he met his mentor, college basketball coach, the late Neil Dougherty, that he was exposed to the “right way on how to approach and play the game. “He transformed my mind in a way only he could. He connected me to NBA players, college coaches, and best-selling authors to ask the questions I never had answers to; and I developed a strong passion to pass those lessons along to players and parents in the youth space to improve their basketball experience.” Considering his own identity as a young player, Ledbetter said, “It’s easy for kids to develop an athletic identity. We believe character comes first. You have to coach the person first and the player second. You have to get the order right.” He does this by teaching what he believes are the two types of character. Performance character dictates the character skills that make a person a great player. Moral character governs the character skills that regulate one’s relationship with others and make him or her a great friend and person. Ledbetter said there are two questions that people inevitably ask a player when they didn’t attend that player’s game: Did you win, and how many points did you score? He said the approach couldn’t be more misguided. “People who define themselves as athletes are defined by their results. There is a significant amount of adversity to become the best. Signals are being sent by society, and they put their esteem in those results,” Ledbetter said. “So when you put your esteem into something out of your control, it’s not on a sturdy foundation.” Ledbetter said players and all kids should be taught to be the best version of themselves while they’re going through the storms. “People who see themselves as a person first are defined by how they handle the results,” he said. “We ask kids ‘How do you want to be remembered?’ We spend time at the academy using sports they love to build those qualities of character.” January | February 2015
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BusinessScape Brett Ledbetter (on R) Founder of Ledbetter Basketball and FilmRoomTV Jason Rose (on L) Director of Programs for Ledbetter Basketball
Parents often send their kids to Ledbetter to develop their skills as players. Coaches at Ledbetter Academy hold that character drives the process, which drives the results. So while they take an academic approach to training, building an entire curriculum on the science of movement, character is always at the center of the game. Part of the academic approach is Ledbetter’s own innovative way of teaching the footwork of the greats. “We take the complex movements of the best players in the world and break them down into steps that anyone could make,” he said. The lessons are taught with 10-inch, black, rubber dots that coaches set out on the court in the pattern that the champion player used … in effect intentionally mapping out their footsteps. “For the last eight years, we’ve been studying the most effective ways to teach you footwork so that you can feel the way high-performing players move,” he said. And Ledbetter said it works for everybody. 26 StreetScape Magazine
“We pride ourselves on kids who are just being introduced to the game up to the high-end athletes,” he said. “We have a couple that are in the top five in the country for their class down to the fifth grader just picking up the sport.” Ledbetter said the one-on-one and three-on-three games are better for developing a player’s game. “When there aren’t as many players on the court, you spend more time with the ball applying all of the footwork that you’re learning against defenders,” he said. The footwork strategy will teach a player how to win the game, but the character strategy will teach a player how to win the game of life. “To date, I am proud of the fact that I am able to equip players with the skills they need by teaching them footwork that makes them successful. But I’m more proud of the fact that we are able to bring all of the people that have contributed to our FilmRoomTV project to our players to help advance their mindset and prepare them for life after basketball.” For more information on Ledbetter Academy, visit www.ledbetterbasketball.com. ¤
Congratulations Founder and Publisher of StreetScape Magazine Tom Hannegan for being selected to Focus St. Louis INDIVIDUALS SELECTED FOR THE 2014 – 2015 LEADERSHIP ST. LOUIS CLASS: Irene Agustin Executive Director The Bridge
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Krista Bauer Senior Director, Talent Management & Executive Compensation Ameren Tricia Beal Chief of Staff Novus International, Inc. Jeannine Beck Executive Director Maplewood Chamber of Commerce Gregory Bedell Managing Director Huron Consulting Group Benjamin Beinfeld Business Development Manager World Wide Technology Wesley Bell Program Coordinator/ Professor Criminal Justice and Legal Studies St. Louis Community College - Florissant Valley Cherie Stephens Bock Partner Thompson Coburn LLP Emily Brasel Director, Employee Comm. and Chief of Staff for Sr. VP Chief Human Resources Officer BJC Healthcare Jeff Burgess President - Commerce Brokerage Services Inc. Jason Busch Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs and Museum Programs St. Louis Art Museum Dedric Carter Professor, Washington University in St. Louis
Hal Davies VP of Finance and Chief Financial Officer Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Sarah Davis Attorney - Husch Blackwell Everett Dietle Director of Marketing and Communications Missouri History Museum Katherine Dockery Executive Director Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region Jill Dorries Director of Government and Industry Relations and Outreach Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Jeffery Eisenberg Director of Real Estate/ Owner Jeff Eisenberg & Associates Marie Elliott Community Relations Manager Missouri Department of Transportation Cara Ramsey Elsas Senior Vice President & Partner - FleishmanHillard Robert Endicott Partner - Bryan Cave LLP Robert Faulkner Attorney - Stinson Leonard Street LLP Amy Fields Chief Human Resources Officer - Amerinet Arik Frankel Senior Brand Manager Nestlé Purina Petcare Company
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BusinessScape THE LATIN PHRASE “omne trium perfectum” means everything that comes in threes is perfect, or every set of three is complete. In fact, there is a Rule of Three in English for about every discipline. For writing, it suggests that things that come in threes are inherently funnier, more satisfying, or more effective than other quantities of things. The Saint Louis Ambassadors and documentary filmmaker, Ann Morrison, want to trumpet the St. Louis region’s own tremendous trio this year with a celebration of what they say are three things that make St. Louis the perfect place to be. On Oct. 28, 2015, they, along with much of the St. Louis Region (including numerous business and civic leaders), will mark the 50th anniversary of the completion of the outside stainless steel shell of the St. Louis Arch, the coined nickname “Gateway to the West,” and the launch of the Saint Louis Ambassadors. And there’s a reason they’re choosing that date. “All three milestones and historic births occurred simultaneously at a ceremony lead by then St. Louis City Mayor A.J. Cervantes as he announced the three ‘births’ to the world in front of over 10,000 local onlookers,” said Rich Pisani, president of the Saint Louis Ambassadors. “I skipped work that day at age 18, because I wanted to see history in the making; and I did. I also got fired from Chrysler, and it was worth it.”
Celebrating 50 Years of the St. Louis Arch Documentary commemorates 50th anniversary Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos Courtesy Michael Schlueter Photo above: (R to L) Ann Morrison, filmmaker & producer of Gateway Arch movie. Matt Thomason, Narrator and script editor. Richard T Pisani, President & CIO of St. Louis Ambassadors/Co-Producer of documentary. Cicardi A. Bruce, Chairman & CEO of St. Louis Ambassadors/Historian for documentary
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Pisani said he went on to finish college, work for Xerox for seven years and has operated his own company since 1978. “All because of the Arch and getting terminated,” he said. Morrison has her own reasons for celebrating. “No one really knows who they are until they know their history,” she said. Through her company, Ann’s Films, Morrison has made it her mission to uncover history’s lost stories. Morrison has been hard at work on a one-hour documentary about the history of the St. Louis Arch and the memories locals cherish about it. As yet unnamed, her film will premiere in the theater of St. Louis’ Old Courthouse from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015. The courthouse is an historical landmark operated by the National Parks Department. It is a fitting venue for the film, as it overlooks the St.
BusinessScape Louis Gateway Arch. The movie will be safely secured for future presentations at the Missouri History Museum, the St. Louis University archives and the Library of Congress. It will be aired independently on KETC Channel 9, History Channel, A&E, Discovery Channel and YouTube and will be made available to the public on DVD so that it can be used in history classes everywhere.
Matt Thomason (L) and Ann Morrison at the Arch
Morrison is best known for her documentaries, “The Forgotten Genocide” and “Millions Cried No One Listened,” delving into the consequences of atrocities committed against the German population in the eastern part of Europe at the end of WWII. Her work is in the Library of Congress. Morrison said she tries with her documentaries to give a voice to experiences that remain relatively unknown. In just the past three years, her documentaries have garnered the endorsements of numerous cultural groups and historical leaders throughout the world.
about this place. It’s a small big town. I’ve never seen a city like this. It’s the only place I know where you can find something to do every single weekend for free. There is so much volunteerism.” The Saint Louis Ambassadors and others are hoping the film will bring new excitement to the city.
“Ann Morrison is the producer and director of the most important historical project that the Saint Louis Ambassadors has ever worked on for the preparation of our 50th Anniversary throughout 2015,” Pisani said. “She will be preserving our area’s history, which will help plan the future of growth of our entire St. Louis bi-state region.”
“Because St. Louis has dropped so drastically in business and visitors, we hope the film will revitalize things,” Morrison said. “The Ambassadors has the ability to bring all of these philanthropic and civic groups together to explain the history of the city. It brings an awareness and pride that people may have forgotten.”
Upon completion of the Arch in 1965, St. Louis’ mayor at the time, A.J. Cervantes, formed the Ambassadors to bring business tourism to St. Louis and tell the world about the Arch, Morrison said. “Every time a mayor, delegate or any kind of statesman came to St. Louis, they would be presented with a mini Arch. Any time any of them traveled, they would set up appointments with heads of state and really build up St. Louis as a wonderful place to live.” Morrison said it helps to do a documentary on a place she loves. “I love St. Louis. It’s really strange. I was born in St. Louis, but I’ve lived in Georgia and traveled the world. There’s something
Morrison said the city will be bringing back the Arch statue concept in 2015 in the same way Cervantes used the statue a half century ago. Her goals with the documentary about the Arch also follow the Rule of Three. “I’m taking part in this because this movie is about three things. My goal is to explain how important each thing was to the other. The whole world knows us by the term, ‘Gateway to the West.’ The Ambassadors have been a great part of the city. The Arch is by far the most important part of this film. The stories I am learning about. People have no clue how important the Arch is to us… the work it brought to St. Louis at a time when things were a mess. The whole area was raised. Buildings had to be wiped out. We had to get approval from the president.”
Morrison includes an interview in the film with Cicardi A. Bruce, chairman of the Saint Louis Ambassadors. While looking up at the Arch, Cicardi said, “St. Louis started right here 250 years ago in 1764 by our founders Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau. And, effective Oct. 28, 1965, this magnificent monument gave us the rights to the official nickname of ‘Gateway to the West’ and will help move our entire metropolitan area into the future.” The U.S. Small Business Institute and the 1904 World’s Fair Charitable Foundation are supporting the Saint Louis Ambassadors documentary project and will be hosting or co-hosting the six major celebratory 50th Anniversary events throughout 2015. The three groups have over one thousand volunteers that help civic groups, charitable organizations and small businesses with consulting, coaching and mentoring at no charge. Fifty percent of the proceeds from the sales of the Arch DVD will be donated by Morrison to the 1904 World’s Fair Charitable Foundation. The foundation will, in turn, contribute financially to the Missouri History Museum and the CityArchRiver project, a public-private partnership that is working on building connections to enhance downtown St. Louis, the Gateway Arch grounds, and the Mississippi riverfront. ¤
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The Noon Day Rotary Club Celebrating 90 years of Service Above Self Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos by Michael Schlueter “WHATEVER ROTARY MAY mean to us, to the world it will be known by the results it achieves.” Paul Harris, founder of Rotary, made that statement in February 1905, when he decided to create a group of professionals he hoped would embody the friendly spirit he felt in the small towns of his youth. Three men, along with the 38-year-old lawyer, gathered in Room 711 of the Unity Building in Chicago for the first Rotary club meeting. They called it Rotary, after the practice of rotating meeting locations. In just 20 years, Rotary would grow to more than 2,000 clubs and an estimated 108,000 members on six continents. Among them, over the years, would be Neil Armstrong, Sir Winston Churchill, Walt Disney, Thomas Edison, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President John F. Kennedy. With the motto “Service Above Self,” the invitation-only club changed its name to International Association of Rotary Clubs in 1912 to reflect the addition of clubs in other countries. The name Rotary International was adopted in 1922. The St. Charles Noonday Rotary Club #1845 celebrated its 90th anniversary of service to the community in November. The club was formed in 1924. Its first president was Guy C. Motley, field secretary for Lindenwood College.
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In 1932, Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor created the Four-Way Test, which since then has been translated into more than 100 languages. It begs Rotarians ask the following questions of the things they think, say or do: Is it the truth?; Is it fair to all concerned?; Will it build goodwill and better friendships? It was this test, said Susie Pundmann, that her father would base many of his life decisions upon, including the discipline of his children. Pundmann is the youngest of the three Pundmann children. Her father, Ed Pundmann, was the president of Pundmann Motor Company in St. Charles from 1982 until 2002. Ed passed away in October. He had served as a Rotarian for nearly 50 years and was president of the St. Charles Rotary in 1979. “My dad joined the club in 1967, before I was born,” she said. “If anyone in town ever needed him on a Thursday at noon, they knew to look at Rotary. He was strongly committed to the club until the day he died. Though he hadn’t been able to attend in the last few years, he was a regular advisor to club leadership, often hosting visitors who came to solicit his advice or assistance with a project. Susie said her father was “as solid morally as they come.” She said it was often Rotary’s Four Way Test that served as his compass when he was trying to determine a course of action. “I remember as a kid sitting with him in his office at the Motor Company. I had made a poor choice and had to chat with him to make sure I understood the impact of my actions,” Susie recalled.
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“He pointed to the wall and walked me through the test. He asked me to answer the four questions honestly. I did, and we agreed that I needed to make better choices in the future. That test, and the tenets and relationships in Rotary, helped define him as a man.” Susie—a consultant specializing in non-profit management, fundraising and communications—is now a member of the St. Charles Rotary. “I have to say, it is one of the involvements I am most proud of and committed to,” she said. “The work of Rotary and this club matters.” Rotary defines itself as an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Today, Rotary is in more than 160 countries worldwide, with approximately 1.2 million Rotarians in more than 30,000 clubs.
The St. Charles club has partnered with several local organizations, such as Unlimited Play and the city of St. Charles Parks Department, to help build the Discovery Playground at Jaycee Park. They worked jointly on the Mini Library Project with the St. Charles County library district, as well as a project with Youth in Need and Five Acres Animal Shelter. The club supported O.A.S.I.S. Food Pantry with its Jobs for Life Program by setting up a nursery and playgrounds for the children of those attending classes.
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St. Charles Rotary joined the Neighbor Helping Neighbor Coalition in 2014, working closely with the St. Charles school district, adopting Null Elementary and Jefferson Intermediate by filling their resource sheds with supplies to be distributed to children and families in need. “We have had several international projects over the years, some of which are House of Hope Orphanage and the Tent City Project, both in Haiti, providing backpacks and school supplies for a school in Nicaragua,” McPherson said. C
Rotary club membership represents a cross-section of a community’s business and professional men and women. The world’s Rotary clubs meet weekly and are nonpolitical, nonreligious, and open to all cultures, races and creeds. Linda McPherson, current St. Charles Rotary president, said the club has donated over $250,000 to the Rotary Foundation, the charitable arm of Rotary, during its 90-year existence. It has awarded the Paul Harris Fellow award to 141 if its members. “The Rotary Club of St. Charles has donated over $500,000 to the St. Charles community in the past 20 years, supporting our local charities and giving scholarships to students at Lindenwood and St. Charles Community College,” McPherson said. The club also founded the Community Council of St. Charles in 1954 and Habitat for Humanity of St. Charles County in 1996. McPherson, who has been a member for at least a decade, said she is proud and honored to be part of Rotary. “Our club is the oldest club in the state of Missouri,” McPherson said. “Our club alone has given back so much to the community over the years. It’s impressive.”
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Business Blog: Business tips from the Lion’s den Story by David Rosenwasser Photos Courtesy of David Rosenwasser TODAY’S BUSINESS environment lends itself to entrepreneurs. With the fast-paced, ever-changing world of technology, we often think that the only true entrepreneurs are those Silicon Valley residents who have raised hundreds of millions of dollars to accelerate their startup ideas into the next Facebook. The statistical data says that those individuals are the smallest of the category termed entrepreneurs. The vast majority of entrepreneurs are small business people who identified real, everyday needs or problems within society and remedied those problems with new, creative answers. The Duree Center for Entrepreneurship is one of three elements of the Hammond Institute for Free Enterprise at Lindenwood University. The mission of this entrepreneurship center is focused on student development, community outreach, business creation and university publicity. All Duree Center activities and programs support the innovative and creative power of entrepreneurship. To achieve these goals, the Duree Center has embarked on a number of programmatic offerings that provide experiential, educational paths to better understanding of entrepreneurship.
for high school age kids called SAGE (Students Advancing Global Entrepreneurship); and finally, a new program rolling out in 2015 called “Who Owns the Ice House”, a framework for understanding and implementing the entrepreneurial mindset. The Ice House program utilizes materials created by the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, a partner of the Kauffman Foundation.
These comprehensive programs allow people of all ages, all income levels, and all walks of life to access the knowledge of the entrepreneurial obligations. This past September, approximately 300 young people from the area were involved in the Lemonade Day program. The Duree Center, in partnership with the Economic Development Center of St. Charles and Partners for Progress, proudly introduced the The offerings presented by the Duree youth of our community to this national Center for Entrepreneurship include: a program. In addition, we partnered with series of free symposiums open to the the City of St. Charles and its Parks and student body and general public on a Recreations Department, the O’Fallon Parks variety of niches within and Recreation Department, the St. Charles entrepreneurship; a nationallyCity-County Library System, Boys and Girls developed program called Lemonade Clubs of St. Charles, Saint Paul Saturdays, Day where youth are trained in the fun- Big Brothers Big Sisters, and our featured damentals of entrepreneurship, which sponsor Fifth Third Bank. We hope to expoculminates in their operating their own nentially grow the participation numbers for lemonade stands and retaining the the Lemonade Day program over the next profits; another international program few years. 32 StreetScape Magazine
In 2015, the Duree Center will be approaching a number of area high schools and other age-appropriate organizations to recruit them for the SAGE team competitions. This international organization offers a stimulating framework for high school teams to open and operate their own businesses with social causes as beneficiaries of the profits. Lastly, the early part of 2015 will have the Duree Center introducing the greater St. Louis – St. Charles metropolitan area to a special fiveweek, one-night-a-week, program to inspire and engage enrollees in the fundamental aspects of an entrepreneurial mindset and the unlimited opportunities it can provide. This program provides a means to gain firsthand knowledge from unlikely entrepreneurs – ordinary people who transformed a simple idea into a sustainable success. The Duree Center for Entrepreneurship is housed at Harmon Hall on the campus of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo. You can contact the Duree Center via email at drosenwasser@lindenwood.edu or by calling 636.949.4432. You can visit the Duree Center website at www.dureecenter.org.
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Bissinger’s and The Caramel Room unveiled their new facility in a special Chocolate Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Grand Opening Party on October 15, 2014. Over 300 guests looked on as Bissinger’s President & CEO Tim Fogerty and Mayor Francis Slay cut a specially-created chocolate ribbon with an oversized chocolate champagne bottle to inaugurate Bissinger’s new Corporate Headquarters and showcase its premier 14,000 SF special event space, The Caramel Room. “We are so honored to be here carrying on Bissinger’s legacy. Originating in 17th century Paris, the company opened its St. Louis doors in 1925,” said Fogerty. “The increased capacity will allow us to keep up with demand and bring new jobs to St. Louis. The addition of private chocolate tours and special event space for parties, corporate meetings and receptions will make this a destination and major attraction for both local and out-of-town visitors.” The ceremony was the culmination of a year of intense effort and the renovation process took more than 250 people to complete. With ever increasing business, Bissinger’s was eager to take the operation to a higher level. It consolidated two facilities, bringing jobs from its Iowa City plant to St. Louis, and relocated everyone to the new 1600 N. Broadway location. This area is just north of the Four Seasons Hotel and on the cusp of an extensive revitalization. Bissinger’s now employs approximately 100 people. Constructed circa 1910, the historic property was once home to the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad Depot. A $15 million renovation was undertaken to upgrade to industry standards while preserving much of its original architectural detail. The four-story building contains 220,000 SF of office and manufacturing space and will now accommodate private chocolate tours. The top floor has a new 14,000 SF special event space which can seat up to 350 people for dinner and features a 4,200 SF deck offering unprecedented views. Bissinger’s explored many options when searching for a new facility, but felt a strong allegiance to the City of St. Louis. The company worked closely with the City, the St. Louis Development Corporation and the Missouri Department of Economic Development to bring the project to fruition. “We could never have taken a 100-year-old property that sat empty for decades and turn it into this incredible space without the help of so many,” Fogerty said. “We are committed to serving as a catalyst for change in the area and the new development will be an anchor for the community.” “We are very proud that Bissinger’s has their new Chocolate Factory and Headquarters here in the City,” said Mayor Slay. “I can’t imagine a company more fitting to be a part of the new front door of our City and be so visible as one enters the new Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge. This has got to be one of my favorite ribbon cutting ceremonies ever. It is a spectacular space and a real testament to your leadership and dedication to quality.” Fogerty presented the Mayor with a special limited-release chocolate bar commemorating the 250 anniversary of St. Louis. The hand-painted art features famous pioneers and landmarks that have been instrumental in the fabric of St. Louis’ iconic past, present and future. Available in both 60% Dark Chocolate and White Mint, the 8-oz. bars can be purchased for a limited time in both stores and online. BISSINGER’S HANDCRAFTED For more than 350 years, Bissinger’s confections have been made with our signature European chocolate and the classic skills that have been handed down from generation to generation of Chocolatiers. We seek out only the finest ingredients to provide both unique and innovative flavor combinations—all while staying true to our long-standing legacy. We believe that part of enjoying fine confections comes from a rich understanding of our history, sourcing only premium ingredients and the passionate attention to detail that goes into every piece we craft. Bissinger’s confections can be purchased at our retail locations, specialty food stores and large premier retailers nationwide; by visiting us online at www.bissingers.com; or by phone 800.325.8881. 34 StreetScape Magazine
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erry Sullivan had three fathers. The local decorated war veteran, jet pilot, and retired Lt. Col. of the U.S. Air Force was raised by a tolerant, unaffectionate, selfpreservationist named Willis “Curry” Sullivan. He was advised by Howard “Reno” Creech, an obliging, uneducated work hand with a deep, southern,
baritone timbre. And he was also the secret son of the man the “Saturday Evening Post” dubbed the “King of the Moonshiners” in 1958. The notorious head of a bootleg empire, Joshua Percy Flowers of Clayton, N.C., fathered Sullivan during a 15-year affair he carried on with Sullivan’s mother Beatrice. Sullivan outlines meaningful events from his life in Johnston County in his 2013 book “Lost Flowers: True Stories of the Moonshine King, Percy Flowers.” In it he describes living within the triangle of his three fathers—one of whom could love his son tenderly, yet make someone who wronged him disappear in the middle of the night. In the book, Perry offers a colorful and authentic testimony to Percy Flowers’ adventures, from dodging the law while building a moonshine whiskey empire spanning thousands of acres of farmland to developing muchadmired, renowned bloodlines for Perry with a gallon of moonshine
cockfighting and foxhound hunting. In his book, he tells the secret held for fifty years — that he is, indeed, Flowers’ son. He also tells of a rough-and-tumble yet wise and tender man, honoring his father’s legacy while passing on lessons learned to his own sons. Editors have just finished the preliminary work on a screenplay Perry wrote based on the book. A movie is forthcoming. Perry lives in Lake Saint Louis with his wife, Joanie Sullivan, and his two sons, Josh Sullivan and John Sullivan. But he also maintains a farm in New Melle where he keeps a horse and a rehabilitated, late 19thcentury barn where he still makes his father’s moonshine. He calls it his whiskey barn and meeting place and welcomes friends there like family. Flowers never wanted his son to make bootleg whiskey, though he was “the most
notorious moonshiner in the United States, not even second to Al Capone,” Perry said. “He told me never to mess with whiskey, that he wanted me to have a better life.” Yet two years before his death in 1982, Flowers told Creech to teach his son to make whiskey. “He said, ‘Howard, teach him how to make whiskey. Work him hard.’ I took some whiskey to him at the hospital on his death bed. He said, ‘That’s the way to make it.’” Regardless of his criminal exploits and connections to organized crime, Flowers managed to stay just out of reach of the law and actually established himself as a philanthropist in the post-depression-era south. As his operation turned out thousands of gallons of bootleg whiskey per year—he was selling it wholesale up and down the eastern seaboard—Johnston County thrived, Perry said. “Out of all of the numerous indictments, they could never convict him, because he was known as a Robin Hood,” Perry said. “They could never get a jury to convict him. He built churches and took farmers out to buy clothes and shoes for their children. He’s still a folk hero today. What distinguished him was not being a moonshiner.” Flowers’ brothers served time for an assault on a federal treasury agent in 1935, but the judge stayed his sentence. His attorney argued that 22 sharecropper families were dependent on Flowers for their livelihood. Perry said an FBI agent told him once that no sooner had Robert Kennedy become attorney general for the United States, then Flowers was added to the top 20 most wanted organized criminals. “He said he thought that it was because Percy’s moonshine business might conflict with Joe Kennedy’s operation,” Perry said. Flowers’ influence was well known to his
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son. After his death, Perry said the local sheriff approached him. “’You and Howard can’t make no more whiskey,’” Perry quotes him as saying. “He was willing to look the other way while Percy was alive.” Flowers was born in 1903, one of nine children. He quit school in the seventh grade. He grew corn and tobacco on his nearly 5,000 acres, using some of his corn for making illegal liquor, concealing the stills and spirits in his tobacco barns. Perry said Flowers started with nothing and made millions, building an empire from the whiskey business. “He was a shrewd businessman and invested in land — lots of it,” Perry wrote in his book. “His moonshining fortune financed his appetite for foxhound racing and cockfighting.” Flowers was an expert breeder and was also known to have the best foxhounds in the world. He was considered unbeatable in the underworld of cockfighting, Perry said. “Percy was known as a millionaire and high roller, but he was honest as any ordinary working man and always true to his word. Even an enemy would speak highly of his integrity … money men stuck together,” Perry wrote. “They had worked their way into the high rollers’ club, and they helped each other. It was a time when ‘men were men.’ They exuded complete confidence in themselves and ‘wishy-washy’ was for punks. They weren’t known for jogging, sipping coffee, taking a bike ride, or being diplomatically or politically correct. They didn’t wear sneakers or shorts. Their ways were as hard as the times they came up in.”
ance policy from the father who raised him, Willis Curry Sullivan. “My mother said, ‘You only need two things, Perry, Jesus and an education.’ So they turned me out to East Carolina University. I joined the military, and I have never stopped going to school since.” Though he went on to attain numerous military decorations for his flying in Iraq, Bosnia, South America and Asia, Perry did hold one thing in common with his birth father. “A guy from the wrong side of the tracks like me, I should have been in prison several times; and I never was. I flew in the squadron for Congressional Support during George W. Bush’s presidency. Imagine if they knew the moonshiner’s son was flying the plane.” It was Creech who told Perry about his lineage and Curry who lived with it. Perry said Curry stood behind the counter of Flowers’ general store for over three decades, from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m. every day, except Thursday, for a monthly salary of $300. “I never heard him complain, not once, not ever,” Perry said. Flowers simply acknowledged to Curry
that Perry and his sister Tammy were his children; and Curry could either accept it and never speak of it again or leave. Curry chose to accept it. Perry said he hated Curry for a time; but as he began to understand what it took to live with such a secret, he grew to love the patient, tolerant man that he knew. Creech’s part in Perry’s life was every bit as valuable as the other two fathers. In many ways, he taught Perry about life and what it can dish out, both good and bad. His unpolished southern drawl, genuine loyalty, and strength of character molded Perry in a way the other two could not have accomplished. Perry said he truly loved the old black man. Today, moonshine is hardly outlaw hooch. It can be purchased at Wal-Mart in Mason jars reminiscent of the era, but not authentic. Secrets aren’t kept quite as well, either; and justice is usually handled by the law. Nevertheless, Perry has documented a time when the cultural dynamic was very different from that of today. For more information on Perry and his story or to obtain a copy of his book, visit www.lostflowersbook.com. ¤
Flowers was considered a pillar of the White Oaks Baptist Church, according to the “Saturday Evening Post.” In North Carolina’s moonshine heyday, he was also the number one producer of hooch, happy sally, swamp root, hillbilly pop or corn squeezins, as locals have called it. In 1957, federal agents seized some 42,000 gallons from the state, almost a fifth of the national total. According to the 1958 article, Flowers made $1 million that year that he couldn’t account for from his legitimate enterprises, including tobacco, a general store, a gas station, a café, and renting out farmland. Perry said he left home at 18 with a piece of advice from his mother and a $1,000 insur-
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Ask the Expert The holidays have come and gone, but winter is still here. What can one do to overcome those cold winter blues? Though the nights are long, it doesn’t mean they have to remain grey. Removing all of your sparkly Christmas decorations and putting your everyday décor back in place can be a bit of a letdown. Those elegant or whimsical touches, now packed away for another year, played a part in family memory making and cherished traditions. This does not, however, mean the next two months have to be full of gloom. Consider this to be a great time to implement subtle or even dramatic changes to your interior landscape.
Make your living room an inviting, cozy setting. Add some greens and glistening mercury glass or crystal candlesticks to the fireplace mantle. Adorned with Luminara candles set in the timer position, the glow that greets you when you walk in the door is an immediate mood enhancer. As you glance around the room, if you still want to fill the void that’s left now that the tree is gone, take this time to spice it up. Add a new color to an accent wall or maybe even repaint the entire room. A splash of paint creates a whole new energy and can completely change the entire appearance of the room. This a great opportunity to update an old piece of furniture. Whether you change the upholstery completely or add new accent pillows, you can add life to the tired look. Throw in an oversized ottoman. Ottomans are great for putting your feet up, adding additional seating, or providing a place to set a tray full of your treasures.
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Soften the space with an oversized area rug. Rugs not only warm any room, but also add character to your intimate setting between the couch and love seat. If you have a coffee or sofa table, use this space to arrange a collection of all your favorite photos, collectibles, and trinkets. Changing the drapes and/or adding blinds are wonderful ways to finish off the new setting you have created.
Dress up your kitchen & dining area. Choose placemats that jazz up the table and colorful napkins coupled with jeweled napkin rings for additional sparkle. Dress up your chandelier by hanging some heart ornaments from the arms. Use mesh ribbon to wrap around the backs of your chairs to give the room a little more fluff. A large glass bowl for the center of the table filled with floating candles will add great low light to an already inviting dining area. Placing a fresh bouquet of flowers on the island is a nice way to add a pop of color and enhance the romantic charm.
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Love Your
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(and Style Your Love) Let style reflect the romance, from casual hangout to cool proposal…and a dash of red.
Photography & Direction: Lance Tilford Wardrobe & Styling: James Harrison Hair & Makeup: Tamara Tungate Models: Danielle Ronco and John Norvell with West Model & Talent Management Shot on location at Prasino St. Charles
You Never Know Who You Might Meet On Danielle: scarf and sweater by Merona jeans by Silver from Moss Boutique coat by Nomadic Traders from Michele’s shoes by Aldo clutch: vintage On John: sweat shirt: Coke® patch fleece shirt by St. Johns Bay cargos by Arizona boots from Bronx Diba
A Chance Encounter On John: varsity sweater by Merona from Target khakis from Thro’s On Danielle: coat by Double Zero from Moss Boutique sweater by Merona boyfriend jeans by Mossimo boots from Bronx Diba
A Third Date On Danielle: faux fur & beaded shift dress from Moss Boutique shoes by Steve Madden On John: jacket by Warren Jewel vest by Pendleton khakis by Dockers loafers from Bronx Diba 50 StreetScape Magazine
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A Proposal On John: velvet vest by Alfani tailored oxford by George slacks by Perry Ellis leather trimmed coat by I.N.C international concepts On Danielle: chiffon trousers and faux fur coat by Fever from Michele’s blouse by A.N.A shoes by Shi chain and clutch by Vintage Dessert: Chocolate Molten Cake 52 StreetScape Magazine
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Give your love a hand
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e v i l A Romantic ideas for Valentine’s Day & every other day of the year
Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos Courtesy of Chris Mautz & Howard Schatzberg HAPPY BIRTHDAYS ON FACEBOOK. Group texts instead of invitations. Emails instead of handwritten love notes. Where will it end? Luckily, one day of the year is still reserved for romance. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, “StreetScape Magazine” wants to honor the occasion with some tips for celebrating the festival of romantic love and keeping the romance alive (non-digitally).
We can start out simple. When you’re just lying around watching television, take your partner’s hand. It’s a small gesture with lasting effects. Couples can walk for miles holding hands. Why don’t we hold hands when we’re sitting or lying down? We need those connections all of the time.
Pick a password
Think of it as a sort of passion pin. Choose a word that will come up in casual conversation (radio, home, phone, food) and agree that every time one of you says the word, you kiss or just touch.
Ask each other out on a date
A date night can do wonders for marriage. And while it doesn’t have to be anything expensive, it should be something special. Reminisce about things you did or places you went when you were courting. Return to those places! Do those things!
Adore each other
In the words of Dr. Phil, “Wake up and ask yourself how you can make her or his life better today.” Praise your significant other for something he did. Remind her she is still the best thing in your life. Tell her she’s beautiful. Call her sunshine. Make him feel good about himself.
Use your best china for your best gal or guy
Don’t wait to pull out the fine tableware for guests. Do it for the one who really deserves it. Set a table that would rival the Ritz! Use that dusty china for the night and order pizza or Asian takeout. Light some candles. Turn down the lights. Feed each other. Dress up like you’re going out but never leave the house.
Flash your fella or your girl
Give your spouse a peek just out of the public eye when he or she is least expecting it. Spontaneity can do wonders to add spark to a mundane mood!
Power your own fun
Turn off all the electronics! Unplug the landline. Turn off the smart phone. Shut down the computer. And turn out all the lights. No distraction means absolute focus.
Dig out the candles and read each other a romance novel, tell ghost stories, or just cuddle. Make your own connections! Sweat to the beat.
Do a workout togethe
Go walking or running, just the two of you. Row a canoe together, if you can find one! Challenge each other to get physical with a jump squat competition or a race to the end of the beach.
Help someone else while helping yourself.
Go through your closets or drawers together and toss out anything your partner hates. Then take a day or evening and go shopping together, letting your partner pick some of your new wardrobe. Donate all your old stuff.
Make a happy memory list
Make a list of what attracted you to your spouse in the beginning. Have him or her do the same. Compare lists and see if you can rekindle any of the things on them, whether it is something you did, wore or said.
Agree to do something out of your comfort zone
Do something with your partner that he or she loves and you never want to do. This can be anything—a food they love, a place they want to try, a daring activity!
Write — yes, hand write — a letter or love note
Try writing again. There are still pens and pencils about. Use them! Put a note in his lunch or her purse. Mail a letter to your love, even if he or she lives with you.
Plan a dream getaway
Spend time planning a trip. It can be a real trip that the two of you might embark on within the year or a fantasy vacation where the sky is the limit! Spend time talking about your individual bucket lists.
Do nothing
Plan a day that the two of you do absolutely nothing unless you choose to. Just appreciate the person sitting or lying beside you. frans_wi14.pdf 1 12/8/14 12:46 PM Talk to him. Dream with her. Love each other! ¤
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LET’S FACE IT Dos & Don’ts of Winter Fashion Story by Tamara Tungate Bracing for the onslaught of wild winter weather with hats, gloves, sweaters and scarves is rough stuff. And it’s a particularly treacherous time of year for letting your style take a nasty slip and fall. However, wearing a homemade hat with a pom-pom is no easier than sliding on a sleek ski cap. Consider this seasonal survival guide a timely present for navigating the inclement conditions in style.
Do learn to tie your scarf A well-tied, stylish scarf is not only visually appealing but necessary to prevent heat loss from our necks. There are three simple ways to wear them.
Do wear calf-hugging boots
Most of our outdoor layer is on top, usually leaving our legs the most exposed. Boots that are up past our calf and tighter fitting keep us looking longer and leaner. You need to show The snuggest method is created the curve of the knee to showcase your leg’s true shape. Paired with matching by folding the scarf lengthwise and tights and dresses, this creates a pulling the two ends through the feminine winter look. loop created on the opposite side.
The once-around knot works
by placing the scarf on the neck with one side slightly longer than the other and then wrapping it around and through the loop. And if it’s not quite that cold yet, keep the once-around loose and limber.
Do stay bright
For classic and timeless outerwear, a wool coat is a worthwhile investment. Warm, waterproof, and durable, it works as a casual or formal look. My fave is that it doesn’t add pounds to our winter layers. Buy one size larger since wool doesn’t stretch.
Winter isn’t code for being drab and boring. In fact, nothing can be more uplifting and energizing than throwing some color into your winter wardrobe. An easy way to work color into your daily style is through accessories like a hat, gloves, scarves and sneakers.
Don’t bulk up
Don’t wear an oversized puffer jacket The overstuffed puff shape is still hanging in some closets. It didn’t do us any favors in the past and certainly doesn’t now. Bigger doesn’t mean warmer, and strutting about with added circumference isn’t attractive. There are much better options than looking like the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.
Don’t wear tights with open-toed shoes My rule is if it’s too cold to wear a sleeveless dress or blouse, then it’s too cold to wear an open- toed shoe. Some trends, such as colorful tights with strappy sandals, are better left to the catwalks and hardcore fashionistas. A classic boot, as mentioned earlier, pairs wonderfully with dresses and skirts. 56 StreetScape Magazine
Do wear long wool coats
If you find yourself layering to the point where it’s hard to bend over to pull your socks up, then you might be overdoing it. Either buy yourself the newest thermal underwear (it feels like second skin now) or do one solid layer underneath a thick sweater. To keep a slimmer look, don’t layer more than one thick sweater over another.
Don’t wear furry boots If I had a magic wand that I could wave across the land, I would eliminate all the Chewbacca feet that walk the streets. Are these boots house-trained? Please, help my sanity.
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Dynamic Duo
Andrew (left) and Leah (right) Haines
The Haines Duo Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos by Michael Schlueter Andrew and Leah Haines never imagined the road life would take them down when they married 17 years ago. He was 18 and had just graduated high school. She was 20, in college, and pregnant with her first child.
“We’ve literally been together ever since,” Andrew said. The two dated for a year and a half before marrying. But it has been said that out of adversity comes strength.
“I moved out, started my first job, and had a child, all in the same month,” Andrew said. They had been set up on a blind date by a friend of theirs. He was a junior in high school. She was a freshman in college.
After that first month, Andrew would go on to work for a building materials distribution company, drive a truck, work in a warehouse, and, at 19, start his first business. “I’ve been self-employed full time ever since,” he said.
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Today the Haines own two sports teams and are just starting up a home inspection business. Andrew and Leah own the St. Louis Ambush, a professional, indoor soccer team based in St. Charles. They also own the St. Louis Attack, a professional, indoor football team and member of the X-League, also based in St. Charles. They started their lives together in Lancaster, Pa., Andrew’s hometown. Over the years, the couple has bought and sold dozens of businesses. It all began after they started a business that advertised businesses for sale. “In doing that, we found a lot of businesses that were good opportunities,” Andrew said. Since playing in high school, Andrew said he had always dreamed of playing professional football. But because that was not an option, he did the next best thing. He bought his first sports team in Orlando, Fl., in 2001. He’s owned teams ever since. The Haines purchased the St. Louis Ambush and moved to St. Charles in 2013. The couple now has two children, Natira Haines, 17, and A.J., 10. Natira is a junior in high school and college bound. A.J. is an aspiring disc jockey, who already provides the tunes for his father’s sports teams’ games. Leah grew up in Baltimore, Md., one of three children. Her parents are both teachers. She said she thought she would become one, too, at one time, until life changed her plans. It was alright by her though, she said. She really just went to Lancaster Bible College to get out of her parent’s house.
easy way out. I look back and think I might have changed this or that, but then 10 other things might change, too. I wouldn’t want that. Marriage is like a business and a job. You have to work at it. The thought of not being together, it’s just very weird. She takes care of me.” Besides working at the couple’s businesses and taking care of Andrew, Leah said she’s a health and exercise fanatic. Leah said they really grew up together. “We both come from good families,” she said. Both sets of parents are still married to each other. “At times I think maybe I would have waited longer to get married. It was tough in the beginning and at that age, you’re really not emotionally ready. But like he said, the slightest thing would have changed everything.” Andrew said the couple’s ultimate goal is to own a major league sports team. “Any time I get to where I want to be, I come up with something new. I don’t think I’ll ever be satisfied. I just want to keep growing. It’s not ever about money. I never got handed anything. I didn’t have a trust fund. Our first apartment was not very nice. I don’t want to be broke. We’ve had a lot of money, and we’ve been flat broke. We have known both sides of it. Money doesn’t make you happy, but it definitely helps. I just want to make sure I’m doing something I love every day. My parents didn’t wake up and say, ‘I can’t wait to go to work.’ I actually do.” ¤
“I grew up in the church. I was pretty sheltered growing up, so I rebelled a bit in college.” Andrew grew up in Lancaster, second to the youngest of four children. A self-described “punk,” he said he had a lot to learn when he struck out on his own. “I was a punk, but at the same time, I wanted nice things. I grew up in a lower middle class family. I fell on my face a couple of times, but I’ve learned so much.” So the couple learned their lessons together, and the two say they wouldn’t have it any other way. And though they say they are polar opposites, it’s worked pretty well so far. “We are total opposites in every way. A simple thing like picking a movie to watch, we’re total opposites,” Leah said. “His side of the room is a mess. I like to keep mine clean. His car is trashed. Mine is clean. He’s more impulsive. I like to think things through. But we balance each other out. I know it sounds corny, but the love we have for each other, I really can’t imagine being with anyone else,” Leah said. Andrew said their willingness to appreciate each other’s differences and see things through is what’s made their marriage last. “It’s easy to just quit, so to speak. But we never did. That’s the January | February 2015
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Exit Batman, enter Sonny Kane‌ metalhead, janitor, and superhero
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WHEN LOCAL AUTHORS Oscar Pineda-Madrid and Jim Ousley decided to run a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a feature film they were writing, they never thought it would take their creative careers to a whole new level. And while they still intend to finish the movie at some point, the two seem perfectly content to be graphic novelists for a season. Pineda-Madrid said “The Rough & Tumble” is an action-packed, graphic novel anthology bursting with the full-color antics of unlikely heroes, loners and villains getting exactly what they deserve. The limited edition hardcover book will be 120 pages and will contain five stories: “Sonny Kane and the Mephisto Burlesque,” “Kings of the Night Time World!,” “The Great Pretender,” “Bubblehead Road,” and “Up to the Skies.” Benjamin Sawyer is illustrating “The Rough & Tumble.” A professional illustrator and comic book artist in St. Louis, Sawyer has self-published five books and produced many other books and commissions for a wide assortment of clients.
rewards, video production and design, in addition to Kickstarter and Amazon fees. For now, Pineda-Madrid said, the film will have to wait, but only temporarily. Besides, seeing his characters come to life in novel form is pretty cool, too. “We still want to do the film, but as we wait for that, this is
a long way from its beginnings in daily comic strips in the late 19th century. From there, the world met its first superhero, “Superman,” which appeared in print in 1938. Comics were then syndicated across the country. Decades later, Americans were introduced to digital comics.
A novel in the form of a comic strip— the graphic novel—has come into its own since its time on the fringes of American popular culture and its association with the somewhat misunderstood title of a fun way to bring that creative energy comic book. In contrast to a children’s into a creative prod- periodical, a graphic novel is widely uct; and there is this considered a long comic narrative for instant gratification a mature audience with serious literary to seeing your story themes and sophisticated artwork. come to life,” Today, Alan Moore’s “Lost Girls,” he said. volumes of “Sandman” by Neil Gaiman, and Japanese manga titles are The illustrated storyline has come taking more space on bookstore and
Grant Essig of Brighton Agency in St. Louis is designing the book. A multi-media director, Essig does everything from film making to animation and video editing to music composition. The three ran a Kickstarter campaign for 30 days (from July 31 to August 29). Kickstarter is a funding platform for everything from films, games and music to art, design and technology. It has seen over $1 billion pledged for more than 60,000 creative projects since its inception in 2009. Pineda-Madrid, Sawyer and Essig set out to raise $10,000, but exceeded that goal, ending with $11,355 in the coffers from 259 backers. Pineda-Madrid said the money will pay for illustration, printing, shipping,
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library shelves. With film and television versions of landmark books, such as “Sin City,” “Watchmen” and “Batman” increasing in popularity, the graphic novel is transcending the label of comic book. Even AMC’s epic television series, “The Walking Dead,” is based on an ongoing, black-and-white, American comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Tony Moore. Pineda-Madrid said he and Ousley were polishing up their movie script when they were approached by Ink and Drink Comics, a collective of independent writers and artists who formed a full-fledged publishing company in St. Louis several years ago. The group asked the two if they would be interested in adding a few stories to one of their semiannual, themed, short story anthologies. With the books they publish, Ink and Drink seeks to show off the depth and talent of comic creators in St. Louis. Pineda-Madrid and Ousley have since contributed to three Ink and Drink books, including the most recent one — a special St. Louis-themed anthology, created by local talent, called “Home Brew.”
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Pineda-Madrid and Ousley revived the character for their yet unused movie script for “The Rough & Tumble.” Hapless janitor and fervent metalhead Sonny Kane receives what appears to be a random invitation in the sleeve of an album. The invite is for a secret show; and Sonny attends, hoping to meet girls and hear some killer music. Instead he finds himself leading a group of fellow head bangers in an epic battle against the Prince of Darkness himself in “Sonny Kane and the Mephisto Burlesque.” A graduate of Francis Howell North High School, PinedaMadrid attended Lindenwood University on a theatre scholarship. He said he met Ousley at one of the local theatre groups where he worked when he was a teenager. The two made a movie for $7,500 in 2005 called “Hooch & Daddy-O,” from which they also pulled characters for one of the stories in their new book. The film won some awards in a small film festival in St. Louis, he said, including the Mastermind Award from the “Riverfront Times.” A 100-page graphic novel, “The Rough & Tumble” features a group of imperfect heroes, ranging from the shoot-first-askquestions-later detectives Hooch and Daddy-O in “Kings of the Night Time World!” to the sensual and secretive paramour Jack in “The Great Pretender.” The artwork and book design is expected to be completed in January 2015, with the books shipping out in March. To pre-order “The Rough & Tumble” or for more information about the anthology, visit www.roughcomic.com or www.facebook.com/roughcomic. ¤
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StreetScape Book Review Review by Main Street Books Jodi Picolt is well known for her excellent novels centered on hot button issues, from teen suicide and environmental protection to gay rights and mental illness. Her latest offering breaks new ground, while still offering the multiple perspectives and intriguing twists that make her writing so unique and gripping. In Leaving Time we are introduced to Jenna, a teenager determined to find out the truth about what happened the night that her mother, a biologist studying elephant grief, disappeared. With a father apparently driven mad by his loss and a grandmother who wants to leave the past behind, Jenna reaches out to the detective who gave up the trail years ago and a washed-up medium harboring secrets. Anyone looking for the comfort of a familiar author exploring a new genre will be left guessing until the very end.
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Drink a Trifecta Eat a Trifecta Story by Barrie Lynn | The Cheese Impresario www.TheCheeseImpresario.com I’ve always believed great things come in threes. I had the joy of going to a Spanish wine tasting at Straub’s Clayton store and was interested in tasting the wines from the eight bodegas of the Gil Family Estates. The Gil family has a passion for indigenous Spanish grape varietals and has brought together a spectacular collection of small wineries. These wineries deliver unique flavors from the varied Spanish terroir. Gina Borella and Jeff Cobb did a stellar job showcasing each wine. I thought BLAU would pair beautifully with a certain cheese I had in my fridge. The 2012 BLAU is a red wine from the Cellars Can Blau located in the D.O. Montsant appellation in Spain. I consider this wine a trifecta, as it is made with three different Spanish grape varietals – Carignan, Syrah and Grenache. This blended wine is then aged for four months in French oak barrels. The wine delivers flavors of berries, dark cherries, savory herbs like lavender, and a bit of spice. The cheese I paired with this red wine is also a trifecta. It’s handcrafted by Wisconsin Master Cheesemaker Sid Cook of Carr Valley Cheese Com-
pany. Gran Canaria is the cheese; and it is a smashing proprietary blend of goat, cow and sheep’s milk. The recipe is a closely held secret, and I can see why. Gran Canaria won Best of Show at the 2004 American Cheese Society Competition. I’ve never tasted a cheese with this particular complexity. It is a firm cheese with a light golden paste and a texture a little like Parmesan. When I smell it, I can actually “taste” this cheese with just my nose. The robustness of this blend is rubbed in flavorful olive oil that permeates the cheese just slightly. Take a bite of Gran Canaria and a sip of the BLAU, and you will be a happy traveler along the cheese highway. The Gran Canaria cheese delivers layers of flavor from each of the milk types, while the BLAU marries in your mouth with berries, cherries and spiciness. The cheese is so rich, I’d recommend taking two sips of the wine with one bite of this amazing trifecta. Enjoy!
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ROBERT DODD weighed 226 pounds when he and his wife Bonnie opened Smoothie King at 920 South Fifth St. in St. Charles. Thirty-one pounds later, the now slimmer and more energetic Robert said he swears by his smoothies. “I said when I opened the store June 1, 2014, I would go on a smoothie diet to see if it worked. I’ve lost 30 pounds. I feel as good as I did 20 years ago. I can tie my own shoes and put my socks on.” Robert’s favorite smoothie is the Chocolate Slim and Trim. He drinks the 225-calorie smoothie as a meal replacement. Bonnie said her husband wasn’t ready to retire, even though, technically, he did back in 2004. So the two went on the hunt for a franchise to open. They seriously began considering Smoothie King when their granddaughter—who just happens to be a gymnast and health enthusiast—was asking to be taken to the Smoothie King in Cottleville after her gymnastics classes. Robert said the South Fifth St. Smoothie King has the largest square footage of any Smoothie King in the United States. It also has the only drive-thru in St. Charles County. “A lot of people don’t have time to get out of their cars. We have lots of mothers with their children coming by after school. The drivethru is 60 percent of our business,” he said. “People who know what smoothies are about come back. We have a regular following.” Smoothies are a healthy alternative to fast food, Bonnie said.
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“It’s fast, but it’s healthy. They are very high in protein. Some kids have lots of allergies, so they’re lacking in protein. It’s hard for mothers to find them something to eat that has a lot of protein. We have whey and soy protein so they can choose soy if they are allergic to milk products. We have one mom who brings her son all the time. He’s allergic to so many things. Before, she was taking him to get chicken nuggets. Now they come here.” Smoothies can also be made gluten-free and vegan. Each individual smoothie is made to order. “Each smoothie is designed and individually blended for that customer, every single one.” Bonnie said.
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Along with the fresh strawberries, blueberries and bananas—just to name a few fruits—customers can add what Smoothie King calls “enhancers.” The shop offers these powdered vitamins and supplements for 99 cents each. They may include: muscle builders, which contain 100 percent pure creatine monohydrate and amino acids L-glutamine and taurine; energy enhancers, for clean, sustainable energy, which include green coffee bean, berry, vitamin B12 and ginkgo biloba; slimming enhancers, which contain chromium to help burn carbohydrates and fats, green tea to increase fat metabolism, L-carnitine to increase muscle mass and reduce fatigue, 5-HTP to decrease the appetite, and fiber to slow down digestion to keep us feeling fuller for longer. Other enhancers include antioxidants, fiber, multi-vitamins and probiotics. Every kid’s smoothie contains the multi-vitamin enhancer. Bonnie said they also offer smoothies for individuals trying to gain weight, such as cancer patients, as well as body builders, athletes and diabetics. “Every single smoothie is designed for the individual ordering it,” she said. Smoothies are affordable at $2.99 to $8 a piece. “For what you’re getting they’re reasonably priced,” Bonnie said. “They are not sitting in a machine all day long, and they’re all good for you.” Steve Kuhnau created the first smoothie bar in 1973. Since then, Smoothie King has grown to over 650 locations across three pilates_HP_wi14.pdf 1 the 12/8/14 10:50 AM continents. From the U.S. to Republic of Korea, Singapore
Inside the 5th Street Smoothie King and the Cayman Islands, Smoothie King has a simple quest: Make living a healthier, more active lifestyle delicious and nutritious. Bonnie said whether a customer is trying to lose a few pounds, have a little more energy at the end of the day, or simply feel better about his diet, each and every smoothie they make is blended for a specific purpose. “It’s why we call them ‘smoothies with a purpose.’ ” Smoothie King on Fifth St. is open from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m., Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. till 9 p.m. on Saturday; and 10 a.m. till 8 p.m. on Sunday. ¤
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COLD focus on your fitness goals Story by Andrea Robertson
“Tis the season” is upon us…heavy holiday eating, basking in less light, and busy last minute shopping. It’s that time of year where the focus of staying fit and keeping your fitness goals seems to loose priority. If you are anything like me, you love the Missouri recordbreaking hot summers and the beautiful scenery of fall. But come winter, it’s just about surviving the cold and allowing yourself to be a bit lazy…only to face panic and frustration come swimsuit season for “letting yourself go” during the winter months. Let’s make a deal and learn from years past. Let’s embrace the winter and make it a productive and fitness-oriented season. Sure, we will give ourselves a break here and there. What fun is Thanksgiving if you have to avoid the carbs of mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie or even the champagne toast at midnight on New Year’s?
To keep our fitness spirits high, let’s tap into the memory bank of the beautiful autumn day where you had the most amazing bike ride through the park…or a nice long run on the trail hearing the leaves crunch beneath your feet. Embrace the winter cold as an invigorating breath of fresh air and reward yourself with a warm bath and book by the fire after a long winter run. I have struggled both mentally and physically during past winters, but this year I am determined to stay motivated and active through the winter months. It’s not easy for me; I have a hard time waking up before the sun in the winter (especially if I’ve had a restless night tending to the kids or thoughts of work deadlines). I don’t like to figure out how many layers of workout clothes I will need just to remain comfortable. But above all, I hate wasting time. I hate wasting all the time I spent getting fit in the summer and staying fit through the fall. My goal this year is to not waste all of that hard work I put in but to build upon it. If you’re not like me, and you had a rough summer and didn’t reach your fitness goals, now’s the time to make a deal with yourself to get healthy and fit…New Year’s resolution anyone?
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Skinny Jeans Fitness enthusiasts recognize the “soul-satisfaction” of a demanding workout. We all want to be fitness enthusiasts, but it can be hard when you are comfy in your bed and looking at a 6:30 a.m. swim. I have found that concentrating on the end result (instead of my comfy bed) gets me up and to my pool. When I open my eyes, I think about the satisfaction I will feel when I complete another tough workout. I even smile at the thought that my competitors might have yielded to the comforters on their beds. We fitness enthusiasts have to motivate ourselves if we want to reach our goals. I really get enthusiastic during the last set of a very tough swim workout. One thought that always motivates me during the winter months is that if I am going to get out of my perfectly comfortable bed, then goodness I am going to finish the task in front of me. The thoughts that drive me to dive into the pool are, “If I am going to drag myself here I might as well make the most of it; and quite possibly if I keep this up, I could be back in my skinny jeans next weekend at my girlfriend’s birthday party.
Friends Another tip that can be a huge help is having friends with you while you workout. Build yourself a Rolodex of workout friends. These friends will meet you at the gym at incredibly early hours because their day is as crazy as yours. They want to push themselves as much as you do. Friends that are motivated to stay fit don’t have to be at the same fitness level as you. I have friends that run on the trail with me, but if one of us is feeling stronger than the other we have an agreement to just go on. I also have a swim group that runs together after an early morning swim. Sometimes we don’t even talk; just knowing that someone is “suffering” along side you can help you through the last bit of your workout. I also admire the women who are in the water aerobics class early in the morning sharing stories and giggling. Whatever your fitness goals are this winter, sharing them with friends makes the journey better.
Warm it up! Bikram and hot yoga are excellent ways to beat the freeze and to stay fit. This is something I have starting practicing more regularly the last few months. It is an incredibly rewarding and challenging workout; you will be happy to know that beginners are always welcome in hot yoga and Bikram yoga classes.
Plan a beach vacation No really, why not? Break up the winter with a nice vacation and a reason to get into swimsuit shape. It doesn’t have to be expensive. You and some friends can go to a hotel pool over a long weekend knowing you have to be swimsuit ready. They say that summer bodies are made in the winter, so why not challenge yourself to get into swimsuit shape in the middle of winter. So, good luck on your new adventure. Embrace the cold, make the most of winter, and plan for summer! Image courtesy of: TriflareRun, www.triflare.com
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Story by Kate Santellano Photos Courtesy of Kate Santellano If you are like most of us, the ending of the holiday season brings mixed emotions. Some are sad to say goodbye to another year, while others are excited to ring in a new one. It also means being a little bit closer to the biggest football game of the year — the big kahuna of games. The one that determines who is the best in the league. The one that makes us jump out of our seats, scream and shout. The game with the most expensive commercial airtime of the year. And the one with the commercials we anxiously wait to see – and critique. Ah, yes, it is
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Super Bowl XLIX. It is a day for the die-hard fans – and those who are there just for the commercials. Super Bowl parties have become quite a staple in American culture. While some fans will be braving the cold watching the game at the stadium, why not step up your game this year and have some fun in the comfort of your own warm home, surrounded by friends! Here are some tips and entertaining ideas that will add to your game day enjoyment. They are quick and easy and are sure to score some points with your guests.
Game Day Koozies and Coasters Astro Turf, or artificial grass, makes unique koozies that can easily be decorated with peel and stick letters and numbers. Astro Turf comes in a large piece so you’ll have plenty of extra to make koozies or coasters for every fan at your party! Just measure and cut the Astro Turf according to how many koozies you’d like to make. Wrap it tightly around an unopened can—preferably a cold one. Glue the koozies together using a hot glue gun.
DIY Game Day Table Runner You will need: — Rectangular patch of Astro Turf — White duct tape — White felt numbers — Scissors — Measuring tape — Glue
Instructions • Begin by Googling a football field to use for reference. • Measure your table. Then, using heavy-duty scissors, trim Astro Turf to fit (use the grid printed on the back of the Astro Turf to cut a straight line). • Divide Astro Turf into 12 equal sections (ten 10-yard markers and two end zones) or 6 sections if you’re making a half field, and temporarily mark each section with a small piece of tape. • Use white duct tape to create yard markers. (We used full tape strips for 50-yard and end zone lines, and then split the tape in half to make the rest of the yard markers.) Fold the duct tape over one end to help secure it to the Astro Turf while you’re taping the yard markers. • Glue felt numbers adjacent to the appropriate yard marker. Don’t forget to use duct tape to add small directional markers next to each number (see image). January | February 2015
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Pulled Beef Slider Bar Warm up the slow cooker and set up a sliders bar. Guests will have the luxury of choosing their own toppings to get exactly what they want, and you can sit back and enjoy the fun without flipping burgers all night!
What You’ll Need
— Slow cooker beef roast recipe — Sliced jalapeños — Chopped onion — Sliced pickles — Sliced red pepper — Avocado slices — Cheese slices — Ketchup — Mustard — Mayonnaise — Horseradish sauce — Barbecue sauce — Dinner or potato rolls
Instructions
• Cook beef roast using our slow cooker, beef roast recipe. Once cooked, carefully shred it with a fork. Keep pulled beef slider meat on a warm setting until ready to serve. • Prepare toppings, and put them in small bowls. Put slider rolls in a basket. • Set out serving utensils and napkins, and let your guests enjoy the feast!
Beer Dip This beer dip is salty, with a little kick, and goes perfectly with your favorite beer!
What You’ll Need
— 4 8-ounce packages of cream cheese, softened — 2/3-cup beer — 2 packets of ranch salad dressing mix (Add a little at a time until you reach your desired taste and level of saltiness.) — 4 cups of shredded cheddar cheese — Pretzels
Instructions • In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, beer and dressing mix until blended. • Stir in cheese. • Serve with pretzels.
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Nacho Bar Another quick and easy way to entertain your guests is to put out a DIY Nacho Bar! Guests will love that they can add the things they like, and you do the prep work in advance so that you can enjoy the party, too.
What You’ll Need
Nacho cheese ingredients: • 2 pound box original Velveeta cheese • 1 cup of mild La Victoria taco sauce • 1 cup of sour cream • Milk for thinning Other ingredients: • 2 large bags of tortilla chips • 2 pounds ground beef, cooked and seasoned • Salsa • 3-4 tomatoes, chopped • 1 jar jalapeno slices • 2 bunches of green onions, sliced • 16 ounces sour cream • 2-3 small cans of sliced black olives • 1-2 cans of black beans, drained • Guacamole: 4-5 avocados, ¼-cup sour cream, 1 lime, salt (directions follow)
Instructions
Cube the Velveeta; put it in a slow cooker with 1 cup of sour cream and 1 cup of taco sauce. Cook on high for 1 1/2 to 2 hours; stir often. Add milk to thin, as desired.
Guacamole directions:
Take 4 to 5 avocados, and mash them with a fork. Add 1/4 cup of sour cream, 2 tablespoons of lime juice, and a dash of salt. Mix the ingredients lightly.
Assemble Nacho Bar:
Put the cooked and seasoned ground beef in a small slow cooker on low, or a pan with a lid works fine. Put all your toppings in small bowls.
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to be diminished, and filmmakers need to look at musicians who can provide an emotionally-connected soundscape without creating a distraction. Another Top 10 film this year, “Gone Girl,” is a prime example of a score that’s powerful but subtle, courtesy of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who also scored Fincher’s terrific “The Social Network.” This sentiment goes double for the popsong laden, montage sequences in movies. Throw a factory-issue song onto the end credits, but stop using the sentiments of songs and lyrics to do your storytelling. Here’s an idea: hire actors who can actually convey those emotions! It’s the same for the TV experience: damn it, “Walking Dead,” stop with the soulful, bluesy, folkrock intrusions already.
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THE WAYWARD CRITIC The Best of the Worst at Movies The year’s “Best Of” lists are often very silly things. (That said, look for my best and worst list on the “Wayward Critic” blog in early January. Hooray hypocrisy!). Lists like that are highly mimetic, usually paying homage to the same two types of releases. First we have the big Oscar-bait epics released at the end of the year. The second type are the little darlings of film fests that got good buzz throughout the year, albeit most people in America won’t see them until they do win an Academy Award, because only then will they get some form of wider release. Luckily, we can enjoy a lot of quality current movies on VOD in our own living rooms, so our ability to see the
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likely award winners before those awards are handed out by stars in slinky dresses and chic tuxes is much greater now. That includes the documentaries, short films, and animated films. But I want to concentrate here on the big annoyances we suffer in the overall moviegoing experience. Here is my 2015 list of the best of the worst of going to the movies.
Overpowering Soundtracks
We know the sound system is awesome, swelling and pooling in our ears with mindblowing digital precision; but do we really need 15-second promos of things flying through space just to herald the logos of Dolby, Cinedigm, and DTS? Why don’t we get cool graphics and pictures trumpeting the projectionist or the film’s sound guy? Only the sound purists care, and they’ve scoped out the technical aspects before hitting the theatre, so please lose these promos. Heard, not seen.
Commercials That are Better Than the Movies We’re now pretty much resigned to the intrusion of 20 minutes of commercials, interspersed with “duh” trivia questions. But commercials have grown savvy in recent years. They play out like movie trailers themselves – funny, sexy, and stylish on their own. Yes, we would see a movie with Flo as the star, underwritten by Progressive Insurance. That said, please execute the Geico lizard (and the Geico pig, the Geico caveman, the Geico anything).
“Interstellar” is likely on my Top 10 list this year, but the score—by Hans Zimmer, an A- Annoying Theatre list composer—was so thunderously overChain Promos bearing in some moments that it punched a hole right through the dream of the story. Sweeping, thumping, orchestral scores need Sometimes the theatre’s own promo pieces and “turn off your cell phone” PSAs can be
clever, whether animated or live-action; but if you want us to keep coming back to your chain over another, please create new promos every couple of months. I’m talking to you, Wehrenberg.
The End-Credits Scenes
Marvel brilliantly played to its fan base by tacking on surprise end-scenes that teased new plot possibilities in future releases, elicited a chuckle, or both. They do it in every movie, and it’s become so pervasive that they’ve trained people to sit through the credits of all movies just to hang for the latest plot teases. But people, please don’t expect that every film, even every superhero franchise film, should have a teaser. There were collective groans at the end of “Man of Steel” when people realized they weren’t getting an encore. It’s fun, and it works terrifically for Marvel’s shared-universe strategy; but it’s not mandatory.
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have no business being in a theatre. And babies who check their cell phones are the worst. Just to end on a positive note, here are a couple of things we still like:
Trailers Even though I can see the latest trailers over and over again on my computer or tablet, I still get a little thrill out of seeing a teaser or trailer for upcoming movies. People gripe about the string of six or seven trailers (which is excessive), but we still love the tease. Trailers also serve as the psychological transition into movie land, when people start shutting up already.
Animated Shorts Thank you, thank you, Disney and Pixar, for still providing some brilliant, funny and touching short films before the feature. This gives your up-and-coming animators some time in the sun and enhances the moviegoing experience.
We will always gripe about the ridiculous prices for popcorn, soda and candy and the mandatory upsell (“Would you like the large for just 25 cents more?”). But this is I’ll have my 2014 Top 10 Movies list posted on the blog and Facebook page Jan.1! the cost of feeding your face at the movCheck it out. ies, since theatres don’t make a big cut on the actual tickets (especially in the first couple weeks of release). But new packaging would be marvy. Why do you package the candy and popcorn in bags and boxes designed to make the maximum amount of The Wayward Critic crinkly, snappy noises when opening them and sliding the hand in for another mouthreviews new releases and ful? Bonus snack counter peeve: I always, trawls the online and VOD clearly order my popcorn PLAIN; hearing this, the counter worker always, always asks services for notable if I want butter on that.
Yes, Only You Are Special Enough to Check Your Email During the Movie There is always someone who thinks they are above common courtesy and consideration; they just have to check that thing, and they don’t care if the glare in a dark theatre equals the light output of the Bat Signal. If you are in a situation that mandates you check your phone every 20 minutes, you should not be sitting in a movie theatre. Ditto babies – kids under the age of two
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SOME PEOPLE SAY it could be bigger than the Internet. Others say, not a chance. It’s going to be way bigger. It could quite possibly put an end to traditional manufacturing as we know it, revolutionize design, and impose geopolitical, economic, social, demographic, environmental and security implications on our everyday lives. Simply put, additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing, is just like copying, only much better. Consider this. Would you rather have a full-color, paper, 2D copy of your dream home or a new address? How about a black and white copy of a black Lamborghini or one you can drive to the beach? One more… a new heart when you’re 90 years old or a paper copy of one? Drew Goellner of Goellner Printing in St. Charles is the newest generation of printers in the Goellner family. His great-grandfather, Clarence Goellner, began printing in 1928, at the age of 16, for “The Daily Banner News” on Main Street in St. Charles. It was during the Great Depression, and his father had told him he had to get a job to help support the family. He opened the Goellner printing shop in 1955. His son, Bill Goellner, would introduce offset printing to the shop. His grandson, Chris Goellner, would usher in the age of digital printing.
Drew Goellner (R) and Bill Plemmons ( L)
3D…Not Just for Movies Anymore
3D printing is revolutionizing our world Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos Courtesy of Chris Mautz & Howard Schatzberg
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No doubt, each of the Goellners thought his own era was the most fascinating. But it’s Clarence’s great-grandson, Drew, who may be in the most innovative printing age of all—that of the 3D print. At 24, the youngest Goellner took it upon himself to dive into the world of additive manufacturing, even though he admits Goellner Printing may never offer the service on-site. The company contracts out the service for customers because of the diversity of the materials and equipment needed to accomplish it. Nevertheless, Drew is convinced that 3D printing is limited only by the imagination and resourcefulness of its users. Make no mistake, he insists, “You can print anything.” The difference, he said, is in the hardware and software. Technology has not yet reached the level of a universal 3D printer. In other words, there is not one printer that can print everything. But, to be sure, different machines can print everything, he said, even on a microscopic level.
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other hand, prints in multiple layers (hence the additive part) until the entire object is built. Initially, a 3D CAD file is created of the object desired, Drew said. The computer then slices the object into horizontal layers and prints them each individually on top of one another, as the object grows and grows. Applications for 3D printing are emerging almost daily, Drew said. An example is the human heart. “They can print a heart,” Drew said. “The problem is they can’t get the body to accept it.”
So printing pioneers and scientists first attempted to inject the printed heart with stem cells, but that didn’t work either. The latest attempts involve designing a CAD file of an individual’s stem cells (as of yet, probably mice) from their DNA and first printing its From cars to houses to food to human DNA. The scientists then grow the organ organs … what matters is the printer, the 3D from the individual stem cells. Non-funcCAD file, and the material the machine uses. tioning organs, such as ears and limbs, have And those materials are unlimited. Plastic, already been successfully printed. Hearts titanium, glass, nylon, chocolate, wood, and lungs are a thing of the future for now, iron, organic material, rubber, lead, concrete, Drew said. But he has no doubt it will hapmakeup, food—the list is endless. Materials pen, and he thinks in a matter of years. also have varying heat tolerances and loadbearing capacities to consider. “I have a great deal of faith in human 3Dprintingindustry.com explains the funda- ingenuity,” Drew mental difference between 3D printing and said. “I think it will existing, traditional manufacturing techhappen a lot faster niques. There are a number of limitations than we think.” to traditional manufacturing and automated processes, such as machining, casting, and Drew is not alone. forming and molding, which all involve Many reputable complex processes that require machines, commentators computers and robot technology. These on the technoltechnologies also require subtracting mateogy agree, the rial from a larger block, which results in up industry is only just to 90 percent of the original material going beginning to see to waste. the potential of 3D printing. “In contrast, 3D printing is a process for creating objects directly by adding material Global media layer by layer in a variety of ways, dependcompany, 3D ing on the technology used. Simplifying the Printing Industry ideology behind 3D printing for anyone who (3DPI), reports is still trying to understand the concept (and original content there are many), it could be likened to the daily about the latprocess of building something with Lego est developments in blocks automatically.” 3D printing, from pioneering home The copies we’re all used to are 2D-printed. users to makers to They are printed with ink on one layer of pa- industrialists. per. Additive manufacturing, or 3D, on the
The company’s latest stories include the introduction of AstroPrint, a combination hardware and software package that allows users to operate their 3D printer from their smart devices. There are the surgeons who are printing mini versions of their patients’ organs to practice on. A Tel Aviv company, mobileOCT, is developing a 3D-printable add-on for smartphones to enable the user, using a technology called Optical Coherent Tomography, to scan for cancer at home. Over in New York, at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2014 conference, Grace Choi presented her 3D Makeup Printer, the Mink, designed to print a range of foundations, eye shadows and powders. Then there’s Pancakebot, which is exactly what it sounds like – a printer that extrudes pancake batter into fun shapes from digital drawings. As this technology continues to penetrate more widely and deeply through industrial, maker and consumer sectors, its utilization is obviously only bound to increase. 3D Printing
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Fit in Fitness Make that Resolution stick! Story by Maria Mazzola
One out of every seven people who sets New Year’s resolutions actually sticks with them. Why is this? There are a few different reasons. Many people overindulge throughout the holiday season. We have lots of holiday parties. We get busy shopping, grabbing last-minute this and that. So rather than cook, we tend to run for the drive-thru. This whole time we’re thinking, “Well, after the first of the year, I am cracking down!” How does that work for you? Well, it depends on your mindset. How bad do you want to feel healthier and drop the unwanted weight? Your willpower is put to the test. Go to the gym Jan. 1, and you can barely get on an elliptical; try back on Feb. 1, and there is a good chance you will find a few of the machines open. Let’s face it. It’s work! It shouldn’t be about a diet. It should be about a lifestyle change. Heading into a new year feeling gung ho is common to most of us. But heading into a new year knowing you need to make a schedule, make the time, and seek out healthy resources, such as websites or cookbooks with easy, healthy recipes, can make that gung ho feeling dissipate if you don’t have the right motivation. Obviously, exercise is a huge factor in living a healthy lifestyle. Many people do not even know where to start. For the people who have never exercised before, walking is a great start. Although winter weather may not cooperate with a stroll through the neighborhood, a treadmill is another option. Local community centers often offer workout facilities for a reasonable fee. As a fitness coach who holds accountability challenge groups, I see the most common problem my participants have with weight loss is lack of cardio and simply not realizing how many calories they are consuming. The best way to track your food consumption each day is to use a fitness app or keep a food journal, and then record the calories. Most fitness apps these days have automatic calorie counters and help you figure your ideal calorie consumption per day. Most of the time, people do not realize what goes into their bodies day to day. Your calorie consumption adds up quickly; and if you are not getting enough cardio to burn the extra calories, you certainly won’t lose the weight. Keeping track of the two alone can help you get on track immediately. 78 StreetScape Magazine
On January 1, 2010, a friend sent me pictures from a New Year’s Eve party that I attended the night before. It was my “wow” moment, meaning that it was the point in time that I decided to make a change. I was 30 pounds heavier than I am now. I could see it in the pictures; and at that point, I decided to truly focus on a lifestyle change. I downloaded a calorie counter. I planned workouts for each week and recorded them in a journal. I pushed myself hard and refused to give up. I wanted it that bad. I was disappointed at the end of January to get on a scale and only see a four-pound difference. I decided to put the scale away and not get back on it until April. Soon, my clothes got loose; and I gained strength, coupled with a major increase in energy. Once I started feeling fantastic, it all became easier. By May 1, I was 25 pounds lighter. By doing it the healthy way, the weight stayed off. If you can get past that first month and get to the point where you feel lighter and healthier, it truly does get easier. But you have to hang in there and not live by the scale. Here are some tasty, healthy recipes to help with your new lifestyle change!
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Turkey Bacon Breakfast Sandwich:
Harvest Grilled Chicken Salad:
Chicken Sandwich & Fries:
Top a whole wheat English muffin with a fried egg with cooking spray, 1 slice cooked turkey bacon, ½ cup baby spinach and 2 slices of tomato. Serve with 1 cup of green and red grapes
Cook 3 oz chicken in ½ tsp olive oil. Serve atop 2 cups spinach along with 1/3 cup cooked quinoa, 1/3 cup chopped red apple, 2 tbsp chopped pecans & 2 tbsp blue cheese crumbles. Drizzle with 1 tbsp red wine vinegar & 1 tsp olive oil. Finish with black pepper to taste.
Season a 4 oz chicken breast with salt-free lemon herb seasoning and broil with 1 tsp olive oil. Top a whole grain hamburger bun with chicken, 1 slice tomato, ½ cup arugula and tsp light mayonnaise mixed with hot sauce to taste. Serve with 3 oz baked sweet potato fries.
Loaded Nachos:
Black Bean / Veggie Quesadilla:
Top 1 ½ whole grain corn chips with 3 oz cooked ground turkey breast. ¼ cup sliced jalapenos, ¼ cup shredded reduced fat Mexican-blend cheese & tbsp sliced black olives; heat. Serve with ½ cup chopped tomatoes & 1 cup shredded lettuce.
Top one side of an 8 inch whole wheat tortilla with 1/3 cup shredded reduced fat Mexican blend cheese, ½ cup thawed frozen corn, ½ cup black beans & 2 tbsp chopped green onion. Fold over and broil until cheese melts. Top with ¼ avocado, chopped, 2 tbsp plain nonfat Greek yogurt & 2 tbsp salsa.
Blueberry Pomegranate Parfait: Stir one cup of thawed frozen blueberries into 1 cup of plain yogurt, layer with 1/3 cup of cooked quinoa, ¼ cup pomegranate seeds & 1 tbsp sliced toasted almonds.
Sweet Snacks Apricot Almond Toast: 1 slice whole wheat toast spread with 2 tsp almond butter and 1 tbsp chopped dried apricots Apple with Spiced Yogurt Dip: Blend ¼ cup nonfat plain yogurt, 1 tsp almond butter and pumpkin spice to taste. Serve with 1 small sliced apple.
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A Responder Rescue truck
Responder Rescue Celebrating years of serving the St. Charles community Story by Kelley Lamm Photos Courtesy of Kelley Lamm THE DEFINITION OF A HERO is a man or woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his or her brave deeds and noble qualities — a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal person. A first responder is a hero!
with a wide array of potential medical emergencies. Because of the high level of stress and uncertainty associated with the position, first responders must maintain their physical and mental health. Even with such preparation, first responders face unique risks being the first people to aid those with unknown contagions.
First responders are employees of an emergency service who are likely to be among the first people to arrive at, and assist at, the scene of an emergency, such as an accident, natural disaster or terrorist attack. First responders typically include police, firefighters, and emergency medical responders, such as paramedics and emergency medical technicians. A certified first responder is one who has received certification to provide pre-hospital care in a certain jurisdiction.
First responders were among the earliest victims of the previously unknown SARS virus, when they cared for patients affected with the virus, and they were the first to arrive on 9/11. Most of us refer to first responders as heroes, those that risk their lives to save a life.
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Pat Byrne, captain of a local fire house, is the founder and president of Responder Rescue, an organization that provides emotional support, as well as monetary assistance, to St. Louis and St. Charles area first responders. This includes firefighters, police officers and EMS workers who have
been injured, become ill, or suffered a traumatic event, whether on or off duty. It was an honor to get personal with Pat as my special guest interview on KFAV Today’s Hot Country 99.9FM and find out more about Responder Rescue. KELLEY: Pat, being a firefighter and captain, what motivated you to create and develop Responder Rescue? PAT: I have seen firsthand, during many first responders’ careers, individuals who have been left financially and emotionally devastated after an unforeseen injury or illness. We knew we needed to help, and firefighters from the St Louis area established Responder Rescue in 2009. There is no way to prevent injuries or illnesses that strike individuals responding to emergencies. Many of our police officers, firefighters and EMS workers who have been injured or devastated
by illness have nowhere to turn for help and support. Responder Rescue will be an organization they can count on. By supporting Responder Rescue, you can help make a difference. KELLEY: Pat, can you share with us a story of how Responder Rescue helps a first responder? PAT: We had a firefighter’s sister contact us about her brother in need of some assistance. It was a typical type story where the firefighter was too proud to ask for help, and people really didn’t know he was in need of help. His family found Responder Rescue and filled out the request forms. The forms were mailed to her, and she worked with him to fill them out. After some coaxing by her, they filled out the request. He did not have a computer or one he could even use. We did everything the old fashioned way, by mail and face-to-face. He delivered the forms to me while I was on duty at the fire department. I was surprised to see such a young person in this type of need when he showed up. He arrived in his truck with two very large dogs riding along. We shook hands and talked a little. After a few moments, I discovered we had known each other and played hockey against one another over the years when County FD would play City FD. He had changed so much and was in such bad shape I did not recognize him. In our conversations, he stated that the two dogs were the only things that he had in his life anymore that kept him going. We were able to help clear up some of his needs and gave him the support needed to get through his tough times until his disability and retirement settlements could begin. Once that was completed, he actually paid the charity back all the money he was given. This is one example of the system working perfectly. In his own words, he has stated several times, “Responder Rescue is like angels. I’m not sure where I would be if they hadn’t helped me.” Today, he still has some health issues, but still lives in his house and has his vehicle, pension and disability settlements to make life a little easier. We wish everyone we help could end up this well. KELLEY: Pat, how does Responder Rescue raise dollars to help meet the needs
of first responders? PAT: The St. Louis community is among the most generous when it comes to charitable giving. Responder Rescue provides citizens, corporations and organizations a cause they can contribute to when asking themselves,”How can I help those individuals in need who have helped so many?” KELLEY: What was the first event you held to kick off Responder Rescue? PAT: Our first event was a softball tournament to benefit Matt Crosby, a Rock Hill police officer who was shot and paralyzed in the line of duty, and it was hugely successful. We knew at that moment it was just the beginning of the many lives we were going to impact. Responder Rescue plans and implements 95% of its own fundraisers. Our largest is The King’s Ball. Additionally, we hold an annual Poker Run, Bachelor Auction, several golf tournaments, River City Rumble boxing event, etc. KELLEY: The Kings Ball is the event of the year! I have enjoyed attending and co-hosting The Kings Ball and watching it grow. Pat, can you tell us about The Kings Ball?
2015 ball is expected to sell out to over 900 guests. We hope everyone will come out and join us for a great cause. KELLEY: I look forward to being there. Pat, what does your organization depend on to help our first responders who need help? PAT: We need volunteers. Our organization depends on volunteers. Our volunteers work hard to organize and put on several events a year. We are always looking for dedicated volunteers. We depend on donations. Any financial or in-kind donations are always welcome, as well as silent and oral auction items for our events. Memberships are also available, including individual, corporate, family, police, fire and EMS agency annual memberships. KELLEY: Thank you, Pat Byrne. You are a hero to all of those standing behind the mission of saving the lives of those who have been hurt in the line of fire. For more information contact at 314-627-0700 or check online at www.ResponderRescue.org.¤
PAT: The King’s Ball is a black-tie optional, Mardi Gras-themed gala held annually the Saturday before Soulard’s Mardi Gras. Our fifth annual ball will take place at the nightclub at Ameristar Casino. It will feature the Smash Band, DJ Gordon Montgomery, professional photography, an extravagant silent auction, a ring raffle, heavy hors d’oeuvres, top shelf bar, dancing, and lots of fun. The January | February 2015
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Page extension #172 is, Phase 3
The Completion of the Page Avenue Extension Years of blood, sweat and tears finally come to fruition Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos by Michael Schlueter The final leg of one of Missouri’s largest road projects ever— one that many thought they would not live to see completed— opened to all lanes of traffic in October. More than four decades after the proposed idea for another river crossing, motorists can finally drive the entire 20-mile stretch of the divided highway. The highway now connects St. Louis and St. Charles Counties between Interstate 270 in Maryland Heights and Highway 40 (Interstate 64) in Lake St. Louis. In the end, the overall construction costs were more than $500 million and didn’t include the millions more in land acquisition and other expenses. For most commuters in the St. Louis region, the Page Avenue Bridge Project and Extension, also known as Highway 364, is a welcome sign of relief for the ongoing fight that is rush hour traffic. But for some St. Charles County civic, political and business leaders—many of whom are no longer serving in the positions they were in when they fought for the project—it’s the culmination of decades of struggle. It’s been a project littered with bureaucratic road blocks they never thought would end. The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) opened the final 4.5-mile leg of the Page Avenue Extension between Highway K in O’Fallon and Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters on Oct. 25. This final leg linked the Extension to the other 4.5mile stretch opened earlier in the month between Highway K and 40/64.
When all is said and done, MoDOT will have built a nine-mile, four-lane, divided freeway from Route 94 at Mid Rivers Mall Drive in St. Peters to Interstate 64 in Lake St. Louis. The project included ramps connecting 94 and Mid Rivers to Route 364 and bridges over Motherhead Road and also Route 364. In addition, MoDOT put in a single point interchange at Route K, widened Route K to six lanes north and south of the interchange, created a roundabout at Bryan Road, and put in a bridge (including ramps) over Hanley Road. “It is a major milestone for us to open it up to traffic,” said Dave Simmons, project director for the Route 364/Page Avenue Phase III Design Build Project for MoDOT. Simmons said that, in the end, MoDOT, St. Charles County and local municipalities worked together to allocate $118.2 million to building Route 364/Page Avenue Phase 3. The $118.2 million was used for purchasing property, utility relocations, and design and construction. He said MoDOT used a design-build contracting process wherein contractor teams competed to win the job. Last year, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the project to the Page Constructors Joint Venture. This group included Fred Weber, Inc. and Millstone-Bangert, Inc. (now known as Millstone Weber, LLC), Kolb Grading, and lead designer, Parsons Transportation Group.
Civic leaders and politicians in 1969 couldn’t have known the extent to which their proposal would relieve motorists in 2014, though their foresight was exemplary. The East-West Gateway Council of Governments determined there was a need for the freeway that year, but little progress would be made for at least 15 years. The idea was to create another link between the counties over the Missouri River, while easing traffic congestion on the two other major east-west highways connecting them—Interstate 70 and Highway 40/61. Bridge proponents had their work cut out for them. The push for the project sent governments, politicians, business leaders and environmentalists into what seemed a 45-year quagmire with no end in sight. They fought over location, highway spending, suburban sprawl, and flood plain development. Environmentalists put up road blocks at every turn, mostly over the part of the route that was slated to go through Creve Coeur Lake Park. Former St. Charles County Executive, Joe Ortwerth, was serving Missouri’s 18th district in the State House of Representatives in the fall of 1984 when he first began championing the project. He was 28. It was Ortwerth who made the first public appeal to bring back the plan for a new river crossing. He worked with then Missouri Sen. Fred Dyer, a republican from St. Charles, to commission the Page Avenue Bridge Committee. It was made up of former St. Charles County Director of Transportation, Gary Turner, then United Services Director Billy Collier, then developer Bob McKelvey, local banker and community activist Darrell Roegner, and others. This committee was on the front lines of the fight to see the project through for years.
hurdle after another to combat the growing list of demands. The opposition from the environmental committees, including the National Park Service, FEMA, the EPA and Fish and Wildlife, was unbelievable. There was environmental impact statement after environmental impact statement done. And just when you thought you had satisfied the requirements of the federal government, they’d throw more at you. It literally required an act of Congress.” Then-Sen. John Danforth, R-Mo., pushed for the passage of federal legislation to exempt the project from federal regulation so it could cross Creve Coeur Lake Park. Ortwerth said. “That’s the extent we had to go to,” Ortwerth said. Additionally, Ortwerth recognized the willingness of the late George R. “Buzz” Westfall, his Democratic counterpart as executive in St. Louis County, to overcome petty arguing over suburban sprawl and get the project going in the late 1990s. “I believe leaders like Buzz Westfall realized, whether the bridge got built or not, people were not going to quit moving to St. Charles County.”
never have been built had local municipalities not worked with St. Charles County to keep the corridor open,” he said. “All it would have taken was one subdivision anywhere along that corridor and we couldn’t have put the highway through to 40 anymore.” Ortwerth now serves as executive director for the Missouri Family Policy Council, as an advocate for Christian values in public policy in state government (he also served as a minister for some time after leaving public life). He said there were many times when he didn’t believe he would see the Page project completed in his lifetime. “It was certainly the major undertaking of my career in public life. I devoted decades of my life to get it done. I am extremely satisfied to see it completed in my life. To be there and part of the celebration of its completion, there is no question I was very happy.” For more information on the project, visit Route.364@modot.mo.gov.
Ortwerth said he still has file cabinets overflowing with the documents supporting the construction of the Page Avenue Bridge Project and “They were charged with sustaining public Extension. But support to keep the fires burning with almost even with every monthly obstacles so stout most people fight he and the would have given up,” Ortwerth said. “The political powers in St. Charles community was just not going to place went through, let go. There were a ton of people working he said none comshoulder to shoulder to get it done. Really, pared in importance the whole community needs to be saluted to the local municifor its wherewithal and fortuity in seeing it palities keeping the through.” proposed corridor open. And the obstacles were many, Ortwerth said, finally requiring an act of Congress to get it “No one has talked started. much about the fact that the third phase “We just had to keep overcoming one of Page would January | February 2015
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KAHLIA COLLIER views assists as important as slam dunks, both on and off the court. She wants her players to be not only great athletes, but good citizens as well. Collier is the 26-year-old owner and general manager of the St. Louis Surge, a semi-professional women’s basketball team that is part of the Women’s Blue Chip Basketball League (WBCB). In her search for team members, she says she only takes players who are post-graduates and have proven themselves as contributors to their communities. When Collier took over the team, she was 23 years old, the team’s home court was at Vashon High School, and it averaged 50 to 60 attendees per game. Today, Surge players call the University of Missouri-St. Louis home. The team ended the 2014 season with attendance averaging about 2,000 per game and the WBCBL national championship. That’s because, just like her players, Collier lives and breathes Surge. She says she’s a walking commercial, and she’s not kidding. This networking expert can be seen on any average day decked out in team outerwear. But even with the national title, Collier says there’s no end in sight to where she plans to take women’s basketball in St. Louis. Along with plans to eventually transition the team into a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) team, Collier wants her players to be team players on and off the court.
Khalia Collier, Owner and General Manager of the Surge
Slam Dunk for the St. Louis Surge
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“I have played since I was five years old. My dad was my first coach with the YMCA. But I never really had any female role models to look up to in St. Louis,” she said. “The St. Louis Surge will set the standard for women’s basketball not only at a competitive level, but as role models in the community. The Surge will make our mark in St. Louis and grow women’s sports in St. Louis, while building distinction and strengthening the Surge brand.” Collier said she wants young girls to aspire to be like members of the Surge. She wants players to be seen as leaders not just on the court, but also in the community and in their everyday lives. She said she recruits every player personally. “If we can’t put you on an elementary school poster, you don’t make a good fit. We all work together as a team. If you’re not a great person, you’re not a great fit.
“The Surge team is dedicated to a high level of performance to service for our fans, sponsors or facility partners,” she said. “Every member associated with the Surge are leaders, mentors and role models in the community that strive to impact individuals everywhere.”
young women to play sports. That building process has been happening for 40 years.” Collier referenced the passage of Title IX, the monumental law passed in 1972 that required gender equity for boys and girls in every educational program that receives federal funding.
Collier played at Fort Zumwalt South High School, then at Columbia College and Missouri Baptist University, where she obtained her degree while playing basketball and golf. Of the 12 players on St. Louis Surge, Collier said eight are from the St. Louis region. “Six have advanced degrees. I market them as community members. The bonus is that they’re phenomenal athletes.” Collier wants to average more than 3,000 fans per game in 2015.
It is precisely that placement that puts the Surge on the line to be the best, Collier said. “We’re pioneering,” she said. “We are the first women’s team to make an impact. If you come to a game and you have a horrible experience, you don’t judge the Surge, you judge women’s sports. We have to set the standard.”
“The women’s market has been completely untapped in St. Louis. How you get butts in seats is by being engaged in the community. And we’re all in.” The Surge is in the right place at the right time, Collier said. “It’s the perfect time frame. It’s becoming more competitive and more acceptable for
One of the ways Collier is building strength and confidence in the Surge is by increasing sponsorship. She already has heavy hitters like Ameren, Maritz, Energizer and World Wide Technology on her side. She said she plans to grow that list in 2015. Collier said she learned of Surge when a friend was trying out for the team. Collier was working 70 hours a week in finance and sales for the corporate management team of Asbury Automotive Group at the time. She ended up being a fill-in player, and she
was hooked. Eventually, she said, she found out she was a better marketer than player (she’s already been featured on FOX 2 and KSDK), though she does jump in on a game now and again. She does still play golf, as well as chess, saying she enjoys the mental challenge of the game. So it’s onward and upward for the Surge, with no alternatives, she said. “Until you’ve exhausted all options, nothing’s impossible.” For more information on the St. Louis Surge or to purchase tickets, visit www.stlsurgebasketball.com. Season tickets are $55. Exclusive benefits for season ticket holders include: express lane entry; access to the Surge Hospitality Suite; no service charge on ticket purchases; locked-in seat location for every game; access to the arena 90 minutes before tip-off; kids-only, pre-game, court side experience; Chalk Talk with head coach before each home game (75 minutes before tip-off); and tickets to the Launch Party and Ring Ceremony (an intimate
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The Storybook Walk Taking a walk with your child just became more fun…and educational Story by Robin Seaton Jefferson Photos by Michael Schlueter THE ST. CHARLES CITY-COUNTY LIBRARY District and Foundation and the St. Charles Community College (SCCC) and Foundation are taking reading a step further… literally. Remember the old slogan, “Reading is FUNdamental”? It became the calling card of the oldest and largest nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. Fundamental is defined as: forming a necessary base or core; of central importance. It’s the status that RIF founder and former teacher Margaret McNamara sought for reading back in 1966. It’s hard to imagine that her reasoning was based on the fact that many children did not even own books of their own at the time. Today, books abound. A parent in the U.S. who wants his or her child to read would be hard pressed to find a community in the 21st century without some kind of free book or library program. The St. Charles City-County Library District and SCCC intend to prove that reading is not only fun and necessary, but that it 86 StreetScape Magazine
can be healthy. The two organizations have collaborated to create a half-mile trail that champions family connection, early childhood development, and health-and-wellness. It’s called the Storybook Walk; and it opens up a whole new way of reading together, while combining the healthy activity of walking. The idea was patterned after the original StoryWalk® Project created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, Vt., in collaboration with the Vermont Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition and the Kellogg Hubbard Library. Storybook Walk is a reading experience with a unique twist. Stories handpicked by the library staff are displayed page by page on wooden stations along the walking trail at the college. Participants can read the story as they meander along the trail. Stories are replaced with new ones at the beginning of each month to encourage families to return again and again. The Storybook Walk begins where the college’s orange parking lot intersects with the trail – near its child development center – and continues to the right, counterclockwise around the lake. It is open
daily year-round from dawn until dusk. Kristin Williams, executive director of the St. Charles City-County Library Foundation, said the Storybook Walk is in keeping with the foundation’s “Take 20 and Read!” program, wherein everyone in St. Charles County is challenged to pledge to read at least 20 minutes every day.
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“With the program, we try to educate people on how important it is to read every day. The Storybook Walk is about a twenty-minute loop, so it works out great.” St. Charles City-County Library Foundation board member, Dianne Garrison, said the Storybook Walk isn’t just for young people. “What is so exciting about it is that another way that it can be used is by people from my generation who have grandchildren. People are always looking for things to do with their grandchildren. This is a whole activity that costs nothing. Most people in my age group are on a fixed income. Every month there is a new book. There are benches or you can bring a blanket, then go to the library afterward. It costs nothing.” Garrison brought the idea to the foundation after attending a meeting of a committee she serves on for the St. Louis Zoo. Aware that Garrison was an advocate for literacy, Louise Bradshaw, director of education for the zoo, introduced her to the idea at the meeting. Garrison immediately called Kasey McKee, vice president for college advancement and planning at SCCC. McKee called Williams, and the three set the plan in motion. “This is really just an enhancement of these trails,” McKee said. “We already have a child development center, so we thought it would be a wonderful addition.” Books chosen for the walk must be 32 pages or less. There are 17 four-foot-high stations in all—one for every two pages of the book and one for the introduction. The Library Foundation buys three copies of each book used. Two books are needed for the display and one for the library. Williams said library personnel look for books with a lot of illustrations to keep kids moving along the trail. Her target audience is children between four and nine years old.
“We also try to pick books that spur other conversations or tie in with the seasons, since they are outside,” Williams said. Books that have won Caldecott awards for illustration and Newbery awards for literature are among favorites of the foundation. There are a few rules for the walk. Animals are prohibited on college properties, with the exception of service animals. Bicycles may be used on roadways only, not along the walk. Students needing assistance with service animal accommodation may contact the Accessibility Services Office, 636.922.8247. Faculty and staff needing assistance with service animal
accommodation may call 636.922.8300. The Storybook Walk was funded entirely by donations from the St. Charles City-County Library Foundation and the St. Charles Community College Foundation. To donate to the program, visit stchas.edu/gift, and select “Storybook Walk” in the drop down menu. For more information about this and other programs that the St. Charles City-County Library Foundation supports, visit www.stchlibraryfoundation. org. For more on the St. Charles Community College Foundation, visit stchas.edu/foundation. To check out the book on display, visit the local branch of the St. Charles City-County Library District. Find a branch at youranswerplace.org. Volunteers are always needed to switch out the book pages. If you are interested, contact McKee at kmckee@stchas.edu or 636.922.8472. ¤ January | February 2015
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Bill Plemmons (on L) and Drew Goellner (on R) with a 3D Printer and products it produced 3Dprintingindustry.com challenges In recent years, 3D printing has become readers to consider how technology has more accessible to small companies and affected recent human history. even individuals. According to 3Dprintingindustry.com, “Once the domain of huge, “Think of a light bulb, steam engine multi-national corporations due to the scale or, more latterly, cars and aeroplanes, and economics of owning a 3D printer, not to mention the rise and rise of the smaller (less capable) 3D printers can now world wide web. These technologies be acquired for under $1000.” have made our lives better in many ways, opened up new avenues and Drew said 3D printing in art has resulted in possibilities; but usually it takes time, the realization that mathematical algorithms sometimes even decades, before the can be printed into 3D forms. truly disruptive nature of the technol“It’s like picking up an equation,” he said. ogy becomes apparent. It is widely believed that 3D printing or additive The technology will also revolutionize manufacturing has the vast potential to fashion and makeup design, he said, relating become one of these technologies.” a future where women could choose their cosmetics and physically lean into a machine
that would print their makeup onto their faces, or perhaps even print new faces. Scientists are already studying ways that 3D-printed robots could be sent to Mars to build the settlements that humans have long dreamt of. And imagine a scenario in which astronauts could tell Houston what type of part they needed from space, and a file could be sent into space to print it. The space program would merely need to include all of the materials that any needed parts would be made of on the craft. Drew stated, as the technology grows, so will the need for more education. And as with any new technology, jobs will be lost. But new jobs will be created as well. “Skill sets will change. We will have to have people who know how to make the objects. We’re going to need more mechanical engineers. Whenever a new industry is created, it upsets another. It’s the natural cycle of business.” ¤
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ACNE What exactly is acne? Why do we get it? How & where can we receive treatment? If you think you are alone; you are far from it. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, it’s the most common skin disorder in the United States and most common disorder of the pilosebaceous unit of the hair follicle or pore Acne is characterized by the presence of pimples or “zits”, presence of blackheads, whiteheads; affects the face, neck, chest, back, and/or upper arms of acne sufferers. Acne is rarely found in other parts of the body. Acne can range from very mild to extremely severe. Acne has been commonly characterized by the presence of one or more of the following symptoms: • Papules • Pustules • Blackheads • Whiteheads or milia • Nodules • Cysts Acne is organized into two categories: Inflamed or Non-Inflamed Acne. Non-Inflamed Acne is the most severe. Inflamed acne sufferers
are most at risk for skin damage and scarring. Most acne sufferers have to deal with at least some degree of pigmentation problems. Most Inflamed acne is characterized by redness and inflammation: microcomedones , blackheads, milia, as well as papules and pustules, and possibly nodules and cysts. Some of the symptoms for Inflamed acne include: • Redness • Swelling • Irritation of the skin • Along with possible crusting, oozing, or scabbing of lesions These symptoms range from mild to extremely severe. Some acne sufferers will experience only the occasional pustule while others will battle angry looking cysts. Every individual will be different depending on skin type and immune system.
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Art Uncorked November 22, 2014 • Spencer Road Library Art Uncorked was held to raise support of the St. Charles City-County Library District. Art Uncorked increased awareness of all that our libraries have to offer and raised additional support for enhanced library programs and services.
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Star Studded Birthday Gala November 15, 2014 • Old Hickory Golf Club Presented by the Barnes-Jewish St. Peters & Progress West Foundation, this wawws a celebration of the many birthdays made possible by the excellent care provided at the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital. Funds raised will provide new cancer patients the hope and assistance needed for transportation, prescription drug costs, nutritional supplements and more.
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Beyond the Best October 23, 2014 • Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa StreetScape Magazine honored the top 50 leaders in business, charitable organizations and community. Beyond the Best supports the StreetScape Magazine Endowed Scholarship, awarded to a student majoring in business who demonstrates an entrepreneurial spirit and involvement in making the St. Charles community a better place.
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Taste of St. Charles November 20, 2014 • St. Charles Convention Center The Rotary Club of St. Charles hosted the event to benefit Adult Charities located in Saint Charles with the support of 30+ local restaurants who supplied an amazing selection of food and wine.
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Over the Top for Tots November 7, 2014 • The Columns in St. Charles An incredible afternoon that featured a delicious lunch, wonderful boutique shopping, and amazing auctions and raffles. All proceeds benefit Crisis Nursery St. Charles’ “Healing Hearts Program,” which provides art and play therapy for children who need help mending their broken spirits.
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Photos: A. Cupcake table centers B. KMOV’s Emily Rau, centered around Over the Top for Tots Committee members: Tammy Durbin, Angela Owen, Keri Crocker, Christy Mundy, Raegan Parrish, Penny Rogers, Jodi Lang, Kara Gatto, Karen Prideaux C. Crisis Nursery Art Therapist Ann Wier D. Travis of Mastermind Vodka and John Parker E. Keri & John Crocker, owners of Club Fitness and Crisis Nursery’s Healing Hearts Honorees F. Crisis Nursery Board Member Pam Weston and PR Manager Val Joyner G. Crisis Nursery Board Members Vince Blood and Tony Taylor of UPS making surprise $5,000 check presentation to CEO DiAnne Mueller H. Crisis Nursery CEO DiAnne Mueller and St. Charles Mayor Sally Faith I. Loren Babb, Victoria Schmitt Babb and Maya. J. Natalie Blakemore and Mayor Bill Hennessy of O’Fallon, MO. K. Barb Hibbeler, Megan and Mike Judy, Caitlin Hibbeler L. Joe Gable, Gus (namesake of Gus’ Playground) and Penny Long
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