StreetScape Magazine Winter 2006

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Coffee Lovers Local Celeb Finds Success & Inspiration

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Local Riders Rev it Up!

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NORTH & SOUTH

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FRENCH TOWN

The Secret Life of Cigars - pg 30

NEW TOWN

New Year’s Celebrations Around Town - pg 14

AND THE STREETS OF THE CITY OF SAINT CHARLES

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Winter 2006

CONTENTS

F E A T U R E S

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| NEIGHBORHOODS— A BIGGER CUP OF JOE Many coffee shops are becoming regular hangouts with the addition of Wi-Fi connections, great entertainment, and expanded menus. Find out what coffee shops around town have to offer.

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| CELEBRITY ROOTS—INSPIRED BY THE TALENTED, BEAUTIFUL, AND BRILLIANT Art Holliday has interviewed very talented and successful people.

He found his own success at KSDK with a lot of hard work and some hometown support.

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| NEIGHBORHOODS—REV IT UP They never rode motorcycles in their youth, but as these riders experience the wind in their faces, they say it’s as if they were born to ride.

D E P A R T M E N T S

4 6 8 12 20 22 24 Tom Hannegan (Publisher), and Christine Adams (Account Manager) at the Street Scape launch party—Thank you to everyone who helped make this event a success!

| COMMENTARY | ARTIST FEATURE | IF THESE WALLS COULD TALK | BEST SHOPPING FINDS | CELEBRITY ROOTS

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| DRIVEWAYS TO DOORWAYS | A LA CARTE | SUNRISE TO SUNSET | CALENDAR

| FAMILY FOCUS | HEALTH WATCH

ON THE COVER

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Photography by Bob Hill

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BEHIND THE SCENES COMMENTARY

PUBLISHER & FOUNDER TOM HANNEGAN

From the Publisher Welcome to the second edition of Street Scape Magazine! As always, we invite you to come as our reader and stay as our friend!

The first order of business for me in this winter edition of Street Scape is to thank my advertisers for their support and belief in this new and exciting magazine that keeps us all in touch with what’s going on and what’s to come in our one-of-a-kind city.

Thanks to all our readers who have proven that St. Charles has some interesting and unique stories to tell. Because of all of your dedication, we have already expanded Street Scape by 16 pages! That’s amazing given that this is a new publication. Certainly, many of you did come as readers and stay as friends.

Our photographers will continue bringing you pictures, pictures, and more pictures of the many events that make St. Charles what it is—St. Charles. From quilts to Harleys, battling bands to Main Street Christmas traditions and art walks, there is something for everyone. The cultural clusters of St. Charles are open for business. Please shop, dine and play right here in your hometown. When you figure how many people come from all over the country and the world to visit what we have to enjoy everyday, it’s pretty amazing. I believe in St. Charles and yes, Santa too.

Tom, Co-Owner of Hannegan Real Estate & Construction, LLC holds a master’s degree from Lindenwood University. Hannegan shares his passion of real estate, community volunteering, and his appreciation of St. Charles in Street Scape magazine.

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON Robin has been a writer/journalist for more than 15 years working in print and electronic media. Jefferson holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Missouri at St. Louis, with minors in writing and criminal justice.

ANN HAZELWOOD Ann is the owner of Patches etc. on Historic Main Street in St. Charles, Missouri. Hazelwood is an accomplished quilt author, historian, and appraiser with the following titles to here name: 100 Things To Do In And Around St. Charles and 100 Best Kept Secrets Of Missouri (Spring of 2007).

MONICA ADAMS Denice McKeown and Barbara Drant

Monica is a certified personal trainer and hosts a health and fitness show Sunday afternoons on KMOX Radio, and is the traffic reporter for FOX 2 News in the Morning. Monica is a St. Louis native who enjoys entertaining family and friends, and doing charitable work.

CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS MICHAEL SCHLUETER Michael photographs people and places for advertising and corporate accounts locally and nationally.

“The exploration and discovery process is what keeps photography so exciting for me.”

Joyce Show, Mary West, and Dick Conoyer BOB HILL Bob is the resident photographer at Snap Creative. He specializes in commercial photography for architecture, company identity, and product branding.

From all of us at Street Scape Magazine, enjoy the holidays. You will definitely see us in 2007 with new features and a new website. Advertisers don’t miss out. Call Christine Adams today. Happy New Year!

JEFF FULLER Jeff, owner of CJ Photography, enjoys capturing special moments at weddings, the love of families, and the personality of high school seniors. He has been in business over 10 years and has had numerous opportunities to pursue these and various other venues of photography.

Kindest regards,

DESIGN & PRODUCTION Jan Dunham and Dana Martin

THOMAS P. HANNEGAN, publisher

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SNAP CREATIVE, St. Charles, Missouri ANGELA NEAL, SARAH WATERS, DANIELLE WALZ www.snap-creative.com

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BEHIND THE SCENES ADVISORY BOARD Deborah Alessi Mary Banmiller Susan Berthold Nadine Boon Diane Burkemper Erica Butler Jody Cox Ann Dempsey Barbara Drant Sally Faith Lorna Frahm Bill Goellner Sheryl Guffey Mary Lou Hannegan Grace Harmon Ann Hazelwood Shirley Hill Chris Hoffman Jason Hughes Jan Kast Mike Klinghammer Martha Kooyumjian Caryn Lloyd Jeremy Malensky Nancy Matheny Denice McKeown

Bob Millstone Sandy Morhmann Suzanne Matyiko Maurice Newberry Craig Norden Grace Nichols Kim Paris Toekie Purler Sue Riddler Kathy Robertson Marc Rousseau Rocco Russo Richard Sacks Keith Schneider Bob Schuette Teri Seiler Joyce Shaw Kelley Scheidegger-Barbee Scott Tate Karen Vehlewald Aleece Vogt Brian Watkins Brian Wies Mary West Gail Zumwalt

636-255-0270 · www.foundryartcentre.org 520 North Main Center · St. Charles, Missouri · 63301

ADVERTISING CHRISTINE ADAMS Christine has worked in sales for over 11 years and we are very pleased that she has joined our family as Account Manager for Street Scape. She also has a Personal Training Certification for physical fitness. Hair and makeup

by Metro Salon, 116 South Main Street.

Contact Christine to discuss your advertising needs at 636-219-7358 or download a media kit available online at www.streetscapemag.com.

DISTRIBUTION Call Tom Hannegan at 636-916-4386.

A special thanks to Marilyn Geery, Sandy Morhmann, Diane Garrison, and Joyce Richardson for their contributions to this issue of Street Scape Magazine.

Volume 1, Issue 2 TPH Media 223 North Main Street, St. Charles, Missouri 63301 PHONE 636-916-4386, FAX 1-866-231-6159 WWW.STREETSCAPEMAG.COM Any reproduction of Street Scape magazine or its contents requires publisher’s prior written consent. Street Scape magazine aims to ensure that information is accurate and correct at all times but cannot accept responsibility for mistakes. Street Scape magazine reserves the right to refuse any advertisement and assumes no responsibility for submitted materials. Unsolicited material must include a selfaddressed stamped envelope.© 2006 TPH Media. All Rights Reserved.

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ARTIST FEATURE

An Artist’s Quest for Expression ‘Billy O’ Finds Inspiration Around the World

It all started in a small pond behind his house where he and his brothers would play. Young Billy O’Donnell had more in mind back then than skipping rocks or froggin’. The future artist dug up mounds of pond clay to use for sculpting.

“I would go down to the pond and pull pond clay out and make elaborate animals, cowboys and Indians,” O’Donnell, known in artist circles as Billy O, said. “My older brothers would just thrill at the act of stomping them into the ground.”

The fourth of eight children, O’Donnell didn’t give up, however.

He continued sculpting, sketching, drawing and creating in any way he could to quench his thirst for artistic expression.

artists,” O’Donnell said. “It just makes you work harder. I feel I’m not worthy so I work harder.”

O’Donnell said he is canceling travel plans for March of 2007 to stay in his home state of Missouri—to discover and replicate more of the local beauty he sees.

“There is a 200 year-old log cabin in Byrnesmill, Missouri. I want to spend more time painting and focusing on Missouri,” O’Donnell said. “Every time I travel, I see more wonderful things in Missouri.”

O’Donnell takes on some commissions but mostly he said he just paints what he likes and brings his works back to sell.

O’Donnell will display his works at the Foundry Art Center, 520 North Main Center, St. Charles from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, November 18 and from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, November 19.

For more information, call the center at 636-255-0270. ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

But somewhere along the line, sculpting and sketching gave way to painting and today O’Donnell lives to paint landscapes, still life and portraits—all over the world, in fact. When interviewed in September for this story, the now 50-year-old O’Donnell was in Loire Valley, France painting landscapes at a chateau along the river.

After his stint in France, the St. Charles artist would be on his way to Venice with a musician friend from New Orleans who also paints landscapes and then it was off to Rome. O’Donnell will spend November in Lana-i, Hawaii for his one-man show at a gallery there.

A husband and father of three, O’Donnell, used to take his children and wife along on his trips. He seems to find work wherever he goes. “I just work hard at what I do. I just have fun at what I do,” he said. “I meet great people and go with the flow.”

In October, O’Donnell was celebrated at the Laguna Art Museum in Laguna Beach, California. The director of Irvine Museum of Art in California, Jean Stern, was giving a lecture on American Impressionists and the next generation of landscape artists. “He actually included me as one of the next generation of landscape

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Billy O’Donnell displays a selection of his painted landscapes.

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Sister Cities Program Celebrates 10 Years Organizers Say Successes are Innumerable Sixteen years ago, Joe Daues, president of the St. Charles County German American Heritage Club, got tired of meeting for coffee without any purpose for the group. So Daues put out a challenge to his members. “I said by the next meeting, we need to come up with a purpose for our existence,” Daues said. Well, no one had any suggestions at the next meeting, except one guy, Daues himself.

“I came up with the sister cities program.”

“Six years later, on July 4, 1996, in Ludwigsburg City Hall, (then St. Charles) Mayor Bob Moeller and (then Ludwigsburg) Mayor Christof Eichert signed a pledge in the agreement to help our cities support each other in developing programs, educational, cultural, municipal, internships and peopleto-people exchanges, all designed to help us become friends and better citizens of the world.”

Daues said the research to find a match was extensive. “We were looking for cities with under 100,000 in population, near farms of grapes, a small university and near a river,” Daues said. Four replies came from 34 prospect letters the group had sent out.

“One was Ludwigsburg.”

A city of about 85,000 people, Ludwigsburg is located in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg, on a plateau above the Neckar River about six miles north of the state capital of Stuttgart, which is a sister city to St. Louis. Ludwigsburg is comparable in size to St. Charles and located near a larger city, Stuttgart.

“At a time in this world when the idea of peace in the world seems so distant, St. Charles can be pleased to say we are doing our little bit in promoting friendship and understanding with our friends in Ludwigsburg, Germany,” Daues said. “We are happy to say we have achieved this objective within the hearts and minds of

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over 1,000 high school children, and over 500 citizens from Ludwigsburg and St. Charles through our exchange program.”

In ten years, Daues said St. Charles has seen 550 Ludwigsburg students from Moerike, Schiller, Goethe and Otto Hahn Schools visit the city. The students have stayed with students from St. Charles West, St. Charles High, Lutheran–St. Charles, and Francis Howell North High Schools. “In turn, these schools sent over 450 St. Charles students on the Educational Exchange to Ludwigsburg,” Daues said. “Over 1,000 families of children experienced the benefits and enjoyment of meeting and making friends from a foreign land.”

But Daues said one amazing connection came between two young people that became more than friends due to the exchange program.

Anna Kramer and Cameron Bah-ram-ahi met in 1999 when Cameron was a junior at program. With only a first name and a St. Charles West High School. He went to birth year, the woman found the sister Germany as part of the exchange program. and the two were reunited after 50 years.

The two met in Germany, and again in the United States when Anna crossed the sea.

“The big picture is you’re creating good will They were married December 22, 2004 and and friendship between people who may today reside in Rolla, Missouri. Also in the not have met each other otherwise,” said past 10 years St. Charles has seen over 500 St. Charles Economic Development Director citizen exchanges in which St. Charles people Nadine Boone. travel to Ludwigsburg.

According to Boone, there is also a business In July, more than 60 students, citizens side of the Sister Cities program, one that and dignitaries from St. Charles visited could be very beneficial to both communities Ludwigsburg to celebrate the program’s 10th as the program and the connections grow. anniversary. It would be a vacation for some, In October 2005, Boone organized a business a celebration for others and the reunion of day while business people and dignitaries from a lifetime for two long lost sisters.

Ludwigsburg were visiting St. Charles. The A St. Charles woman had discovered a German city’s economic development director year earlier that she might have a sister in was also in attendance. “Now they’re starting Germany. An American GI in 1951, her to do that when we go there. So we’re getting dad had fathered a child. Daues called on a a sense of each other in terms of business,” friend he had made through the Sister Cities Boone said. ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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NEIGHBORHOODS

Wasn’t it W.C. Fields Who Said,

“Never Work with Children or Animals!”

O r S o t h e S a y i n g G o e s. . .

Traditions & Urban Legend ■ Go to the University of Maryland and find Testudo the Turtle on their campus, the act of rubbing his nose for good luck is the students most enduring tradition, going strong since 1933!

■ At the University of Waterloo the Boar is the icon that gets the rub.

While others think rubbing the statue of Einstein’s nose is good luck.

■ Visit Springfield, Illinois and good luck comes to you by rubbing Abraham Lincoln’s shiny nose.

■ St. Charles has Seaman in Frontier Park the faithful companion to Lewis and Clark on their expedition. Down on your luck?

Rub the dog’s nose.

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Debby Watson, Barat Academy President

Barat Academy Groundbreaking Midge Mckee

Barat Academy, the first Catholic high school in Missouri founded by a lay board of directors, will open their doors on September 4, 2007 with 150 (75 boys and 75 girls) freshman class only. Each of the following three years a new class of 150 freshmen will enroll until the student body totals 600. The school will provide single gender classes on a co-educational campus. A full range of athletics and performing arts will also be offered. www.baratacademy.org

Eric Norwine and Caitlin Epstein

Sister Maureen Gavin

Paul McKee

Daryl Roegner

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BEST SHOPPING FINDS

Top 5 Must-Haves to Make Your Wardrobe Sizzle 2

Best of the Season 1. Leopard Print This sexy pencil skirt takes you from day work to play. Pair it with a white blouse and white belt by day or throw on a black top at night.

Samantha Tracy high-waisted leopard skirt, $300 2. Structured Frame Handbag This bag is just what you need to pull your look together. The gathered leather ruffles paired with the antiqued hardware creates a feminine but bold statement. Carry it and every day will start out better. Lockheart large satchel bag, $675

3. The Little Black Dress Always a fashion staple, you can never have too many to add to your collection. Slip into this sexy lace number and be transformed into another era. Romance never goes out of style. Miguelina black lace dress, $425 4. The “Instead of Jeans” Pant More sophisticated than leggings, these tailored skinny black pants are back and hotter than ever.

This is a new twist on an old classic. Samantha Tracy skinny black pants, $335

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5. Flirty Beaded Cami A silk charmeuse top with velvet and crystal detail is the key to your wardrobe this season. Pair with skinny pants or a pencil skirt and you’re set for a night on the town. Miguelina sexy camisole with beading, $385

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Clothing provided by: Shelby Wolf Ms Flirt & Merle Freed 9642 Clayton Road St. Louis, MO 314.997.3300 ms-flirt@hotmail.com

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TIPS & TRICKS

Happy New Year!

Many venues in the Saint Charles area offer special New Year’s Eve events and packages.

Here are a few we found: ■ Foundry Art Center Please see the ad on page 15 for more information.

(636) 255-0270 www.foundryartcentre.org ■ New Years Eve Gala with Sh-Boom The Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center Menu includes hors d’ oeuvres, salads, entrée, sides & desserts. (636) 947-8270 www.heartbanquets.com ■ New Year’s Eve Lock-In St. Peter’s Rec-Plex (636) 939-2fun www.stpetersmo.net ■ Stegton Regency Banquet Center Terry Kratky & The Facts of Life Band dance the night away. Includes prime rib dinner buffet, open bar, luscious dessert table, hors d’ oeuvres, and Spumanti fountain toast at midnight.

636-946-6860 | www.stegton.com ■ Banquet Center of the Little Hills Special dinner menu. Reservations recommended. (636) 940-7712 www.banquetcenterofthelittlehills.com ■ Holiday Inn–Wentzville Special holiday package available. Please call for more information. (636) 327-7001 ■ The Columns Banquet Center Enjoy music by Trilogy, fabulous dinner buffet, open bar and Champagne toast at midnight. (636) 947-4729 www.columnsweb.com ■ Holiday Inn Select–St. Peters Choose from several exciting packages including entertainment and accommodations. Please call for more information. (636) 928-1500

Knitting Has Stitched Friendships Friendship and community define and shape us. Several friends gathered to share laughs and fun at a knitting class back in September and our model on the front cover can’t thank them enough for the scarf. Thank you ladies.

If you are in a group or club— and would like to share your photos, please download in the highest possible resolution and send to info@streetscapemag.com.

We would love to hear from you.

(If you are in an investment club, book club, bunko or poker, or scrapbook club, let us know and tell us about your group.)

TOP: Jean Saputo, Diane Garrison, Nadine Boone, and Jan Matinez.

MIDDLE: Lorraine Fugate, owner of Artistic Needles and Mary West.

BOTTOM: Jan Martinez and Nancy Matheny.

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Dec. 31, 2006 FOUNDRY ART CENTRE presents

BROADWAY NITES

Starring Larry Alexander

Broadway Nites Celebrate New Year’s Eve with Broadway Star Larry Alexander ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Complimentary Champagne on arrival Cocktails at 7pm (cash bar) Dinner at 8:15pm Broadway Performance at 9pm Dessert Bar and Champagne Reception

Call for further information and early reservations 636.255.0270 | www.foundryartcentre.org

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CELEBRITY ROOTS

Inspired by the

Beautiful, Talented, & Brilliant

L o c a l C e l e b r i t y Fi n d s S u c c e s s in Broadcast Journalism

St. Charles native and KSDK Newscaster Art Holliday credits a portion of his success in broadcast journalism and in life to a now deceased assistant principal from Hardin Middle School in his hometown.

Melvin Washington lifted Holliday up and gave him the spirit to take a chance. “At that age in middle school there were not many black role models. Here was someone given a lot of authority in the school, a respected educator. It gives you the idea that if you put in enough effort and do the things you’re supposed to do, you got a shot. As I reflect back on my life, that was really important for a black kid growing up. Hopefully that’s the role I served for someone.”

Holliday, 52, is in his 27th year with KSDK. He anchors “Today In St. Louis,” “Today At Noon” and “News Channel 5 at Noon.”

Holliday grew up in St. Charles, attending Benton Elementary, Hardin Middle School and St. Charles High School. His parents continued to live in the house he grew up in at 6th and Morgan until their deaths. A furniture delivery man for Preston’s Furniture and a sales clerk for J.C. Penney, the two had called St. Charles home for more than 50 years.

He attended Southern Illinois University at Carbondale for his freshman year with the intent of working in a film department or as a cinematographer. Upon switching to the University of Missouri at Columbia, to avoid paying out-of-state tuition, he started studying broadcasting. “I decided maybe I could make it as a broadcaster,” Holliday said.

Holliday said St. Charles organizations still call upon him to lend his name to their causes and he obliges on most occasions—most recently at a Trivia Night for the St. Charles Education Foundation.

Holliday’s first job was for KOCO TV in Oklahoma City where he broadcast the weekend sports editions for three years. But he soon found a home for himself at KSDK where he would do weekend sports and general assignment reporting during the week for 10 years.

Then in 1989, he was asked to switch to anchor. “My goal was to become the sports director, but I like what I do,” he said.

He points out that he owes a lot to teachers, coaches and scout leaders in St. Charles who supported him. He said he played a

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Paul Shaffer, Late Show with David Letterman musician, works with Art Holliday on Johnnie Be Good

lot of sports-basketball, softball, football—including those at the Boys and Girls Club. “No one who is successful makes it on their own,” he said. But aside from his history here, he said St. Charles is simply a great place to live. “There is a good quality of life here. You can breath the air. The dollar goes further and schools are good. It’s just a nice place to live.”

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It gives you the idea that if you put

in enough effort and do the things you’re supposed to do, you got a shot. As I reflect back on my life, that was really important for a black kid growing up. Hopefully that’s the

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role I served for someone.

Holliday has learned much from the experiences of his career and people he has interviewed. “There has definitely been an interesting mix of experiences. I interviewed Michael Jordan three times,” he said.

Holliday also covered both Rams Superbowls and each of the three Cardinals World Series in the 1980s. He also covered Pope John Paul’s most recent visit to St. Louis.

Holliday interviewed Jordan the first time in North Carolina, “when no one knew he would be the greatest player in history.”

He interviewed him again when Jordan was the rookie of the year

in the NBA and lastly when Jordan was larger than life. “Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. Imagine having to live that one down, being the only coach that ever cut Michael Jordan,” Holliday mused.

Holliday said meeting the beautiful, the talented and the brilliant is the best part of his job. “That is one of the attractions of this job, meeting successful people. They all have this aura. There is something about them, call it an energy they give off. If I had to put it into words, it’s almost tangible. I enjoy people at the top of their game. After all these years, I still get jazzed by these people. You can feel it in their presence.”

Holliday is over three years into production of a feature-length film titled Johnnie Be Good. He is researching, writing, shooting and producing the documentary on Rock-n-Roll Hall-of-Famer Johnnie Johnson, who died a year and half ago. “I enjoy film making.

(Johnnie Johnson) is one of the unsung heroes of rock-n-roll—at the very least one of the top rock-n-roll piano players.” For more information on the film, visit JohnnieBeGood.net. ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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TIPS & TRICKS

Welcome St. Charles Boaters Enjoy Boating Close to Home Few people consider St. Charles a popular boating destination. But with numerous marinas, restaurants, and sand bars along the Mississippi River, St. Charles makes a nice beach alternative and a popular weekend destination. And since access is located near major residential communities, it’s convenient to get out on the river.

Extend your boating fun with some early winter excursions before the freezing temperatures arrive. It might be cooler, but the views are still beautiful. And you might spot a bald eagle along the bluffs. Bring plenty of extra clothing and some hot cocoa to help keep you warm.

Now is also the time to start thinking about winterizing your boat. Many local dealers offer specials on winterizing, maintenance, and storage. You might also consider using this season to take care of basic trailer maintenance.

This committee within the St. Charles Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promote the economic growth of the Mississippi River at the Alton Pool (pool #26). Visit www.showmethemississippi.org and check the map of the Alton Pool, St. Charles, and surrounding areas. It’s a great guide to business and services along the Mississippi that support the local boating community.

The group meets the first Tuesday of every month. To join, you must be a member of The St. Charles Chamber of Commerce.

636-946-0633 | www.stcharleschamber.org

FIRST ROW: Susan Berthold, Cindra Smith, Linda Sanchez, Mike Deimeke, Terry Bachman, Ray Trautman, Paul Hopkins, Cathy Trautman, Bob Slough. SECOND ROW: Jeff House, Debbie House, Ed Berg, Dick Wempen, Dan Hamilton, Pete Tully, Scott Bachman.

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January 19–21, 2007 Friday—2pm–10pm Saturday20–10am–8pm Sunday21—11am–5pm

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Transportation, L.L.C.

Hotels

Offering High Quality Petroleum Products for Commercial and Agricultural Needs.

Phone: 636-456-3346

Email: fastlane-cstore.com

Visit the Saint Charles Convention Center for The Boat Show in Saint Charles. This show features a variety of boats including cruisers, ski boats, runabouts, aluminum and fiberglass fishing boats, pontoons, deck boats, personal watercrafts and more.

636-669-3000 | www.letsgoshows.com

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CELEBRITY ROOTS

Crazy Outfits &

Fancy Gowns Unforgettable Designs Dress Up H o l l y w o o d ’s B i g S t a r s Remember the Superbowl VISA commercial with all of the Superheros? Ever watch “Two-and-a-half Men” or “According to Jim?” Ever seen “Fun with Dick and Jane” or “Zoom?” Guess who made the costumes? St. Charles’ own Heidi Hafer has been living her dream in Hollywood, California for the past two years designing and sewing some of the movie capital’s best and most creative garb.

“I am the luckiest girl in the world. I have my dream job,” she said.

Hafer lives with her husband, Jeff, in Silver Lake, California in what is considered old Hollywood. The stairs to her apartment were the famous Laurel and Hardy music box stairs. Hafer grew up on Belle Plaine behind Lindenwood University in St. Charles. She attended St. Charles High School and Lindenwood University, majoring in art history. “I thought I would teach art history,” she said.

Hafer’s employer, Judy Corbett or J & M Costumes, had been doing Cole’s clothes for 35 years, Hafer said. Corbett also did the Carol Burnett Show, “back in the day,” Hafer said.

Hafer got the job at J & M after her boss at the St. Louis Opera called the company bragging about her work. She started making costumes for a children’s opera in the shop in North Hollywood.

That was two years ago.

Hafer designs and constructs television, commercial and film costumes. “It’s a fabulous job. I get to go on all kinds of sets and meet just about everybody,” she said. “I never know what I’m going to do that day.” Hafer said, “There’s no nine to five in Hollywood.” The day before this interview, Hafer was making a beautiful rhinestone corsett (seen at left). During the job, she received a call to make insect costumes for “According to Jim.” Hafer said growing up in St. Charles contributed to her successes in many ways, but mostly because of the culture and the arts available in the city. “Growing up in an historic city with the downtown area, people dress up. Seeing people in costumes and having access to that, I realized that this was something I could do—make something that was not just a normal garment, having something that was more interesting and exciting than just normal clothes.” ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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But her love of fabric and creation would take her to New Orleans and Mardi Gras costumes, and Milwaukee and Chicago theaters before returning to St. Charles to work for the St. Louis Opera, The Repertory Theatre and many other stages.

Hafer’s Barbie dolls and her friends were the best dressed on the block during her childhood. “I was always making costumes for my dolls growing up. I would dress friends in costumes or make them outfits,” she said. She would make crazy outfits or fancy evening gowns. It really didn’t matter as long as she was sewing.

“I had a toy sewing machine I think since birth,” she said.

Today Hafer’s models are a little more real and a lot more famous.

“Now I do all the clothes for Natalie Cole. She’s my big Barbie doll.

She might not like that, but she is. She’s life-size and I get to make all of these incredibly beautiful clothes for her.”

At last year’s Hollywood Bowl, Cole performed in one of Hafer’s creations—a multi-colored silk chiffon gown.

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Heidi’s costumes have appeared in live performances, movies, and commercials. Red dress (2); Natalie Cole’s performance at the Hollywood Bowl–Summer 2005. Gown (3); Geffen Playhouse production “Paint Your Wagon.” Sumo Wrestlers (1); “According to Jim.” Superheros (4); Visa commercial–Superbowl.

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Exploring

artistic and cultural opportunities for the City of St. Charles John Jewell at work on his commemorative statue

The Arts & Culture Commission reviews suggestions for artistic and cultural projects, programs, and festivals.

The Commission meets on the second Monday of the month.

For more information visit

www.stcharlescity.com Photos from Run and the Blast at New Town, Irish Heritage Days, Battle of the Bands, Mosaics, Quilts on Main, and Festival of the Little Hills

A Reflection of Dedication Saturday, September 23 St. Charles resident Marilyn Geery attended a special statue dedication for Sergeant John Ordway, First Sergeant for the Corps of Discovery. The statue’s face reflects the likeness of Marilyn’s husband, (the late) Peter Geery, who often portrayed Sergeant Ordway in stage productions. John Jewell, the artist, heard of Peter Geery’s involvement in the reenactment of the Lewis and Clark Journey and asked Marilyn to loan him photos of Peter as a young man. Jewell used the photos as inspiration for the facial features of the sculpture. According to the artist, Peter was an inspiration and he would “often think of [Peter] and his dedication to the Discover Expedition of St. Charles, to the area school children, and several organizations that he belonged to.” The 9-foot statue is located at the entrance to Fort Lewis Memorial Park in Washington.

Marilyn Geery attends the dedication of Jewell’s statue.

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ALL WORK & ALL PLAY —A Family Affair Th e B a ke r ’s h a v e c o r n e r e d t h e m a r ke t on family and business

They say a family that prays together stays together. But what about the family that plays together? The Baker’s work, vacation and play together. They’ve built a retail oil empire now spanning its second generation and for them, well, it’s all in the family.

All eight of R.G. Baker’s children work for Warrenton Oil, based in Warrenton, Missouri. The elder Baker moved his family from Detroit, Michigan to St. Charles in 1972 to purchase, on a 10-year buyout plan, a small oil/lube jobbership known as First Capitol Oil Company. At that time, First Capitol Oil employed five people and grossed about $5 million per year. Today Warrenton Oil Company has 415 employees and expected sales for 2006 are $181 million.

The company purchased its first service station for direct gasoline marketing in 1974 and by 1984, R.G. and his eldest son, Wayne, acquired

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Warrenton Oil Company. The two restructured the company to focus capitol and people on the direct marketing of gasoline through company-owned convenience stores, and First Capitol Oil became a division.

Today, Warrenton Oil operates 27 convenience stores from St. Charles to Fayette with concentrations in Columbia, Lincoln County, Kingdom City and Fulton. Twelve of the stores are co-branded with food service. There are 10 car washes.

Warrenton Oil operates in seventeen communities delivering fuel within a 150-mile radius of St. Louis.

In a strategic maneuver to enter the hotel business two years ago, Warrenton Oil opened its first Holiday Inn Express in Fulton. In May of this year, another Warrenton Oil Holiday Inn Express was opened in Warrenton.

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But it’s not all business as usual with the Baker’s, unless of course you count the leisure time the family of 22 and counting spends together. Each year the Baker’s take a ski trip to Colorado. “It’s mom and dad, the brothers and sisters and spouses and basically anybody that can go,” said Mary Baker Banmiller, director of retail operations and hotels for Warrenton Oil and one of three girls in the family. “Everyone chips in.”

They also gather to journey to the family lake house at Lake of the Ozarks.

In December of 2004, the whole clan trekked to Mexico for the senior Bakers’ 50th wedding anniversary.

Whatever the occasion, the Baker’s rarely leave anyone or any dog out. “A lot of dogs go on the trips too,” Banmiller said, “five on a normal basis.”

Banmiller said business is often a topic on the trips, but it’s not everything the family is about. “Being in business together, we take a lot of business-sponsored trips together.

We do talk business on other trips, usually until someone says that’s enough business.”

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Mom and dad

are proud of us. They want us to always value family first. With that the other successes will

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The Baker’s, like all families, can get sick of each other. “That’s just normal. We have our disagreements but we have to work them out. Mom and dad taught us that,” said Banmiller. “We all voice our opinions, but one of us has to make the final decision.”

And in this case it’s eldest brother and largest stock holder of the siblings, Wayne.

Banmiller said it’s difficult to go along with the decisions of her big brother, especially if she disagrees. “It’s harder because you’re an owner of the company also. In the corporate world, I didn’t own that corporation. I wasn’t financially responsible. Sometimes it’s harder that he’s making the final decision.”

The most recent addition to the Warrenton Oil family will be a specialty grocery store on the Boardwalk at Winghaven. The Marketplace by Fastlane, slated to open before Thanksgiving, will have a full-time meat cutter, deli and baker. It will offer private labels and catering as well as a large wine section. The company will sponsor wine tastings in the store.

Whatever the enterprise, the Baker’s have the market cornered on family and business.

“Mom and dad are proud of us. They want us to always value family first. With that the other successes will come along.” ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

The Baker’s have spent generations to corner the market on both family and business. Now they work, vacation, and play together.

OPPOSITE PAGE: Robert Baker, Elaine Baker, Jim Baker, David Baker, Wayne Baker, Debbi Baker, Ann Cilek, Mary Banmiller, Mark Baker, R.G. Baker and Betty Baker.

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How to

Stay Young Fi g h t i n g t h e B a t t l e A g a i n s t A g i n g Aging me? Now what do I do? A question that so many Baby Boomers are asking themselves as they try to fight the aging process.

Infomercials are geared towards the sagging rear-end, the love handles men hate, the arms that continue to flap in the wind even after you are done waving to your friends and those thighs that seem to have housed every inch of junk food you have eaten since you were a kid. We didn’t gain this weight overnight yet we want to lose it yesterday.

As we age, doctors tell us our metabolism will slow, our energy levels may drop, our minds aren’t as sharp and need to constantly be challenged; we’re looking for ways to keep our blood pressure, cholesterol and triglycerides in check. Our eyesite is waning, we are repeating questions as our hearing seems to be going too? Go ahead say it... it’s hell getting old! Or is it? There are baby boomers who swear they will beat the law of gravity yet. We’re running marathons, triathlons, riding in century rides and serving as role models to the younger population making up the skyrocketing obesity levels.

The one constant that all ages have is the age old question, how can I stay young?

Dr. Charles Willey, founder and CEO of Esse Health, a large internal medicine group and of Essence, the only locally owned and physician owned Medicare Advantage Program, says we have to start moving. Willey recommends, like so many doctors, to start a simple walking program but to remember not to push too hard or too fast too soon. Water is also a great friend, as in water aerobics, using the resistance of the water as you do fitness movements. The only thing you lose in the water is what the land brings in helping bone density.

Willey also stresses the importance of eating balanced meals. Examples of good protein sources would be chicken, fish, eggs, legumes, nuts, lean meats and then balance that with good vegetable sources, dairy and fruits. As your metablism slows down, those fatty foods, high sugar or sodium packed foods can really take their toll on you. One of the most important things to remember is your family history.

Check for diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other disabling conditions and remember that genetics play a deep role in your fight to be healthy.

Taste of Health Event The Silver & Gold Club held an exclusive free Senior Health Fair, providing information on a variety of products and services to help seniors stay healthy. Guest speaker topics included medicare and nutrition. Entertainment included the Kitchen Band and the St. Louis Strutters.

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Willey also stresses the importance of prevention and wellness programs to keep the rising cost of Medicare down. Medicare handouts and forms will start arriving in your mail boxes soon, if they haven’t already and remember that November 15th is the first date that changes to your Medicare Part D or other plans can be made. December 31st is a good date to shoot to have all of your changes in.

Willey’s Essence program is one that allows for comprehensive coverage with no annual premium. He stresses to make sure that your plan is covering all of your needs. Talk to your health care providers and if someone is caring for you ensure they check and double check your forms for accuracy.

Another strong point that Willey points out is to get out with friends, as you age you unfortunately lose close friends and family members that gave you such joyous memories throughout your life. If you settle in at home, loneliness can start creeping up, depression and isolation. These are all catalysts to your health. When you talk about caring for yourself or for the life of an elderly friend, remember that it is not just all physical;

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mental, emotional and spiritual health make up that pyramid. To be at the top of your game incorporate movement, walking, water movement, senior exercise classes, for those who are still competing in sports or elite events, be sure to do sport specific training.

It is very important if you are beginning a resistance training program for the first time to have a licensed, certified instructor show you how to properly train. A nutritionist or dietican can then teach you the importance of nourishment for your body. Willey wraps up by saying when it comes to supplementation and all of the marketing done to help arthritis, fighting the aging process, etc... to remember that a good multivitamin for your age is a great way to start. You can look for a higher amount of Vitamin A and D but an overall multi-vitamin taken daily for seniors will do your body just fine. Don’t get caught up in all of the marketing hype, just go back to the basics. They do truly work! â–

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Publisher Tom Hannegan bumped into Sheryl Crow and she autographed the first edition Street Scape Magazine cover!

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REV it UP R i d e r s F i n d Fr e e d o m , Th r i l l s i n a n A m e r i c a n I c o n Harley Davidson. It’s an American icon. It’s a beautiful machine. And it’s your ticket to freedom say many owners who waited til the kids were gone and the money came in to board their first bike. Now as they experience the wind in their faces, they say it is as if they were born to ride.

“It really is the thrill of the ride,” said Bill Green, chairman of the board of SCI Engineering, a company he founded.

“There’s a freedom there that you don’t get in an automobile.”

A professional engineer for more than 40 years, Green waited until he was 57 before purchasing his first Harley—a 750-pound gray and black Road King Classic. He’s 61 now. “I had never ridden one before. I always though I might enjoy riding, but I had to wait until I got older before I had the time and money to do it.”

Green said he thought about buying a motorcycle for at least six years before actually doing it. “Finally, my wife got disgusted with me and said, ‘Just get one.’

She thought I would ride it for six weeks and get tired of it. But I never did.”

Billy Collier used to ride behind husband Ron on his motorcycle. Now, after a safety course offered by the city of St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department, Billy rides solo.

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After a safety course offered by the city of Green said aside from the noise created St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department, by the monster of all motorcycles, Harleys Billy was road-ready. carry a sort of prestige. “You’re really buying an image,” Green said. But, he said, the machines are also very “individualistic. There “Ever since 1967, Ron has ridden and I’ve ridden with him on back. It never occurred are thousands of parts you can buy to make to me until three years ago that I could ride yours different than anybody else’s.” alone,” Billy said. “Then when I rode that snowmobile, it gave me the confidence. I Billy Collier, executive director of United don’t know why because they’re not at all Services in St. Peters, purchased her Harley Davidson Sportster 1200 cc just before her similar. The snowmobile has two runners 55th birthday. “Three years ago, I went snow- on the ground at all times. It was the largest mobiling and I decided if I could ride that on physical challenge I have ever had in my life.” my own I could ride a motorcycle,” she said.

Billy said at first the motorcycle was intimidating. “You have to be an extraordinarily Collier had ridden behind husband Ron cognizant and defensive driver. You have to Collier for over 34 years on his motorcycle.

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much more in tune with nature. You see, smell and experience the weather. If you’ve ever ridden by the ocean on a motorcycle, you see the beauty that God has given the earth. There’s just nothing like it.”

Billy hopes she has encouraged other women to try the pastime. “I think a lot of women were encouraged by seeing other women.

Hopefully, they think, ‘I can do this too’.” be totally cognizant of your eye, hand and foot coordination in order to break, shift and adjust directions.”

Billy said she believes more professionals are riding motorcycles. “As baby boomers reach their fifties and sixties, they have more expendable income. There are a lot of us.

We can go and do things that we always dreamed about but maybe never had the time or the money to do before.”

There was a time when Billy never would have fit in with the biker image. This mother of two and grandmother of three is known for her professionalism, candor and compassion for other people. “For a long time there was a negative persona about people who ride motorcycles. The first thing people asked when I got mine was, ‘Are you going to Sturgis?’ That’s just not my idea of a fun. I don’t want a tattoo. I don’t want to ride naked or see other people doing that.”

Instead, Billy rides to get in touch with herself and the world around her. “I get so

One St. Charles professional woman who has been an encouragement to others for years, is Nancy Matheny. “I bought my first motorcycle when I was 18 and could not afford other transportation. It was a 90cc Yamaha,” she said.

HARLEY DAVIDSON RIDE September 8th–10th St. Charles welcomed the Missouri State Harley Davidson HOG Rally. Die hard Harley riders, novice and motorcycle enthusiasts all gathered for a weekend of camaraderie and love for their HOGS. Not exactly the same scale and scope of Sturgis but St. Charles did REV it Up to host thousands of bikers. The Historic Riverfront District provided the entertainment venue along with the shops, restaurants, pubs and nightlife for the event.

The St. Charles Convention Center and the St. Charles Tourism Department along with the the City of St. Charles again rolled out the red carpet for yet another successful event.

But Matheny wouldn’t stay on the Yamaha for long what with family and responsibility coming her way. “I found it was liberating to ride a motorcycle. The fresh air, the temperature, the smells, the sounds, and the power of course.” After several motorcycles— including a 500 Kawasaki and a 750 Kawasaki—she got married, had children and gave up motorcycles. But the feeling of the ride never totally left her.

A CPA who specializes in expert testimony describes her career as a “rather serious job.”

So about 15 years ago, she bought a motorcycle for “early Saturday morning joy rides but decided those days were over, until last year.”

“After my husband bought a motorcycle at the Sacred Heart Auction, I became hooked again,” she said. “I now have a Harley Davidson Soft Tail Deluxe, and I love to ride. What is fun is that so many of my generation is doing the same thing.”

Like her, several of Matheny’s female friends have Harleys. “There is even a ‘Red Hat’ Harley group,” she said. “I think everyone has their bike feeling, even if they don’t ride motorcycles. It might be skiing or riding in a convertible, or something else, but it is a similar feeling. The sky is bluer, the cows are fresher and everyone waves. To me there is no better America than the one seen from the seat of a motorcycle.”

Jerry E. Scheidegger, Harley rider, is Chairman of the Board of Corporate Group, Inc. Corporate Group specializes in commercial and residential real estate, leasing, development, and management.

Simply put, said Green it’s the “roller coaster of the road. It’s the thrill of it,” he said. ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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How to Choose No Sniffing or the Best Cigars Hint: Crackling Allowed Are you ready for this? Sixty-seven percent of cigars imported to the United States come from the Dominican Republic and 35 percent are made in Honduras. The rest are from Mexico and Nicaragua. So what happened to Cuba?

can range from $5 per to up to $85 and beyond. He said a $20 cigar is more than sufficient and even a $5 cigar that is handmade and has a long filler is just fine. “My personal opinion is that the Dominican cigars are the best.”

To the smoker, a long filler or one long John Dengler Tobacconist, our resident cigar piece of tobacco means a cigar that will expert and long-long-time cigar front man in the area, said in Cuba’s quest for the almighty not fall apart in the mouth. A short filler in contrast, falls apart in pieces. Proper aging American dollar, the country’s cigar makers is also critical to a fine cigar, Dengler said. fail to age their tobacco enough, thus reducing them from the world’s finest cigar makers. “The longer it sits, the better it gets,” he said.

Unless of course it sits too long and becomes Instead of aging the tobacco for three years, too dry. In this case it will burn too fast. they do it for one year. Tobacco has to be Humidity content must stay between 68 aged,” Dengler said. and 72 percent, Dengler said.

They call it bulking. Piles of tobacco leaves Essentially there are three parts to any cigar— are left to age. As fermentation begins, the the filler, or interior; the binder, or what holds leaves meet the temperature of 160 degrees the tobacco together; and the wrapper, the causing them to give off ammonia. The longer the tobacco is aged, the less ammonia cosmetic finisher. The best cigars are hand can be detected. The result—better taste. It’s made and bound together by tobacco. all in the workmanship, said Dengler.

In comparison to a fine cigar, a $5 or $1 drugstore cigar is made by homogenized John Dengler Tobacconist is in its 89th year tobacco, a pulverized plant, to which rock of fine tobacco retailing. Dengler said cigars wall and glue has been added, Dengler said. “Consequently, there is a tremendous difference in composition and taste.”

Still, there isn’t much difference between an $85 and a $20 cigar, Dengler said. “You can get a good smoke out of the $20 cigar. Is it worth the $65 difference? Some people feel the more they spend the better it will be. It’s like going to a fancy restaurant and paying $100 for a steak when you can get the same thing at Tony’s for $25.”

One myth of choosing a fine cigar is in the smell. “People shouldn’t smell the cigar.

What they are smelling is the cellophane.

The clerk will know the guy doesn’t know anything about cigars.”

John Dengler shows the vast array of cigars he has available

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When choosing a fine cigar, Dengler said to go straight to the moisture content. “Hold the

cigar next to your ear. If it crackles, you shouldn’t buy it.” It’s more important to determine how the cigar is made than what they wrapped it with, Dengler said.

Cigar tobacco does not have chemical additives like cigarettes, Dengler said. Gun powder and salt peter are in the paper of cigarettes to help them burn correctly, he said.

The size of a cigar is really a matter of choice.

Some like the longer, thinner types, while others prefer a shorter, bulkier, robusto kind.

Long, thin cigars burn hotter than robusto.

Dengler said cigars are not inhaled because when a person inhales, they bypass the pallet.

Pair cigars with dinner and liquors, Dengler suggested. When serving a fairly heavy cognac or brandy, a heavier cigar is warranted.

Conversely, when guests will be partaking of a cigar between courses, better known as the cigar dinner, a lighter cigar with lighter wine is proper.

Ligero or the making of a cigar is sort of like cooking, Dengler said. “Different types of tobacco are added together as a blend and are heavier or lighter depending on this.” A creamy and subtle taste is derived from black tobacco which has a natural sugar content. It is maduro (Spanish for mature) and has been fermented longer. This tobacco is very black.

It is grown out in the sunshine and has a higher sugar content than a cigar made of light brown tobacco. In some cases tobacco can be steamed giving off a sweeter taste.

Cigars can also be flavored with raspberry, peach and other palletable choices. ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

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Coffee House Scene Offers More Than a Quick Pick-Me-Up

tree at First Capitol and Kingshighway Good things happen over a cup of coffee. on the Lindenwood University campus.

For some, it’s the only reason they can get up. Coffee. That rich, luscious, satisfying “My daughters love the tree,” Hunter aroma that’s supposed to draw us from our said. “It was kind of like naming a child. slumber into the kitchen and on with our It encompassed part of our family, culture, day. But scores of java lovers are traveling a lot farther than their kitchens and automatic the community and the campus.” coffee makers to capture the last drop and The Crooked Tree holds an open forum they’re staying for more than a pick-me-up. pretty much all of the time with artists sharing their talents on the guitar and piano.

Coffee houses have become more to coffee “If someone showers us with their music, drinkers than receptacles for their favorite we’re happy,” Hunter said. beverage. In fact, they’ve become destinations for people who just want to hang out, enjoy some folksy entertainment, hook up to the world wide web or grab a snack.

TOP: The Crooked Tree Coffee House is named for the stately Catalpa tree at First Capitol and Kingshighway on the Lindenwood University campus.

BOTTOM: Coffee enthusiasts who visit The Crooked Tree Coffee House find a comfortable setting to enjoy breakfast or lunch.

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The Crooked Tree features a full breakfast and lunch menu seven days a week. Owner Stein Hunter said the coffee house, located at 559 First Capitol Drive in St. Charles and named number one in St. Louis by AOL.com, is named for the stately Catalpa

Frozen blended coffees and at least eight smoothies are part of The Crooked Tree’s repertoire. But aside from the drinks and eats, coffee houses are becoming staples of the American landscape. “There is such growth in the industry, the slant away from alcohol consumption and the need to find a place to really communicate with people.

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younger generation needs a place to come to. It all comes together in one big piece in a coffee house glazed over with a haze of caffeine,” Hunter said. “It’s really about the people and about feeling at home and great coffee and food, probably in that order.”

The Prancing Pony offers iced coffees, lattes and mochas with dark and white chocolate and caramel. Woodstone oven pizzas, Tuscan turkey Philly’s, barbecue beef and chicken salad are some of the Pony’s most sought after delights.

The Prancing Pony has went beyond Wi-Fi to the written word—in hardback.

Manager Laura Davis said the coffee house at 3331 Rue Royale includes a book store stocked with over 50,000 books from fiction, romance, western and mystery to best sellers. A junior and children’s section is also available.

All beers are imported from all over the world, with no Anheuser Busch products available, Davis said. Fitz, Stewart’s and Jones sodas are featured and everything is served in a glass like an old time soda shop.

“I think coffee has been such a big thing, with the varieties of coffees and the flavorings you can put into them, from kiwi to raspberry to chocolate,” Davis said. “The quality has gotten so much better. There are a lot of mochas.”

The Prancing Pony holds children’s book readings each month. Live music and beer tastings are featured on Thursday nights and Karaoke on Friday nights.

Located in New Town, The Prancing Pony draws from the existing atmosphere of the larger than life gathering place. “It’s the atmosphere in New Town. A lot of people come to see this place and sit on the porch and patio.”

It’s a Grind at 3833 Elm Street in St. Charles is one of only two of its kind in Missouri. An outtake from the California chain, It’s a Grind boasts Giradelli chocolate in its blended drinks and smoothies, which Barista Luke Chellevold claims is the “best chocolate you can get your hands on.”

Chellevold said It’s a Grind was marketed on Showtime in the opening scene of Weeds where the stars are seen drinking from the coffee house’s cups.

It’s a Grind offers live music on Friday nights at 7 p.m. from folk groups to kids’ choirs to acoustic. Saturday features open mike night beginning at 7 p.m. Visitors have brought comedy, poetry readings and singing to the house.

LEFT: Allie Lapoint performs live at It’s a Grind.

BELOW: Guests enjoy relaxing over coffee. An outtake from the California chain, It’s a Grind features coffee drinks mixed with Giradelli chocolate.

The Prancing Pony features a book store stocked with over 50,000 books and includes a Junior and Children’s section.

It’s a Grind features drinks every month as well as a customer appreciation program.

Emails alert regulars about upcoming offers. Bagels, muffins, cinnamon rolls and croissants are among the food fare offered at the coffee house.

Picasso’s Manager Alex Brooks said in a word, Picasso’s is “obsessive” about the preparation of its coffees. “The word would almost be obsessive about how we fix our drinks and espressos,” Brooks said. “We do it in a very traditional manner. It would not be unfamiliar to those who have traveled to Italy where essentially the culture was ultimately born.”

Picasso’s skips the porta filters for hand grinding, tamping and dosing, Brooks said. He’s especially proud of his Mocha Masterpiece latte. Brooks said coffee houses are gaining popularity for many reasons, not the least of which is a changing culture.

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“They’re becoming popular because it’s a sophistication of the society. They appreciate coffee for what it is and can be—the most complex drink to your pallet there is, more than even wine.” Perhaps that’s why Picasso’s slogan is “The Art of Coffee.”

Picasso’s has gained a large following, said Brooks, due in part to the jazz and acoustic music offered up on Friday and Saturday nights at the coffee house.

Brooks said his clientele definitely appreciates the high quality drinks and the high level of knowledge that goes into them. “There are a million places to learn about coffee, from the Internet to schools, mostly in the Pacific Northwest, which is the coffee mecca,” he said. ■

ABOVE: Picasso’s Coffee House features live jazz and acoustic music on Friday and Saturday nights.

RIGHT: Alex Brooks prepares a Double Cafe Latte.

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HOURS The Crooked Tree 559 First Capitol Drive M–W 6am–6pm TH–F 6am–12am SAT 8am–12am SUN 8am–6pm

The Prancing Pony 3331 Rue Royale T–TH 7am–9pm FRI 7am–11pm SAT 8am–11pm SUN 8am–8pm

It’s a Grind 3833 Elm Street M–SAT 6am–9:30pm SUN 7:30am–9pm

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Employee Loyalty Keeps Ozark Airlines Alive Reunions Continue 20 Years After Company Closes Reunions continue 20 years after Ozark Airlines closes. What Tom Keyes, former president of Ozark Airlines’ Community American Credit Union, finds so fascinating about the event is that the former employees continue to gather after all these years. “The company is dead. The company has been out of business for years and still the employees get together to celebrate just the fact that they worked for the airline,” said Keyes.

Keyes worked for Ozark from 1952 through 1991, and served under the first president of Ozark, Laddy Hamilton. “Ozark was a small company when I joined. We survived primarily because of mail contracts with the government. But the airline grew and we were all jet by the time we went out of business. I went through four presidents.”

Keyes said Ozark Air Lines was “almost always” profitable. “But some of the major stock holders had the opportunity to merge the airline and make some money. I can’t blame them for what they did.”

38 aircraft, flying 578,208,000 revenue passenger miles and carrying 2,277,000 passengers. Based on 1978 traffic statistics Ozark logged 33,263,000 revenue miles and carried 4,725,800 passengers totaling 1,634,800,000 revenue passenger miles.

By the 1980s deregulation had changed the face of Ozark as the line continued to expand, reaching westward to Las Vegas in 1981 and San Diego a year later. During the same time frame, Norfolk, Cleveland and San Antonio became Ozark towns, and Florida destinations rose to six. Over 35 years, Ozark had developed from a puddle-jumping local airline flying DC-3s to a coast-to-coast, DC-9 only operation centered in St Louis.

Retired Captain Richard Roberts, Ozark’s Flight Operations director, said Ozark pilots started to retire in the late 1970s. “The flight operations group was a close family organization and management wanted the history of Ozark to be preserved and the Service from Ozark Air Lines started retired pilot employees to be recognized for September 26, 1950 when the first flight their efforts,” Roberts said. In early 1980 a departed St. Louis for Chicago via Decatur joint meeting was held between Roberts and with only one passenger. But by Christmas of Captains Dick Chapple, Cal Ettel and Pat 1959, Ozark served ten states and 52 cities Sweeney to consider forming a retiree’s and towns in America’s breadbasket while organization. At the suggestion of the operating 26,930 scheduled route miles daily. company, the founders chose the name By the end of the 1960s, Ozark had a fleet of “Ozark Silver Swallows Association.”

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“The name signified the silver in the retiree’s hair along with the ‘Swallows’ company logo,” Roberts said.

Ozark Air Lines was sold to Trans World Airlines in 1986 and soon after the association began losing the members’ interest and membership decreased. In 1999, the Board established a new direction for the Ozark Silver Swallows. A bi-monthly newsletter was published, an e-mail notification program was created, scheduled monthly board meetings were established with agendas and minutes, duties of the officers were realigned and three annual social events were enhanced. The membership recognized the new direction of the organization and today, nearly 1,000 members continue to support the association.

In 2001, Ozark Silver Swallows was incorporated as a not-for-profit Missouri corporation. The Ozark Silver Swallows’ mission is “To perpetuate the history and commemorate the former employees of Ozark Air Lines.” A Silver Swallows company store was established to bring in funds to offset the expenses of three annual social events.

While initially the Silver Swallows was an Ozark pilot’s organization, the by-laws were amended in 2002 to include all former Ozark employees. Today, more than 4,000

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former Ozark employees are encouraged and welcome to join the Ozark Silver Swallows.

In 2005 the Ozark Silver Swallows created and dedicated an Ozark Air Lines Museum at Lambert–St. Louis International Airport.

In September of 2005 an Ozark Air Lines Employees Commemorative Wall was dedicated at Smartt Field. At the 20th anniversary celebration, the Ozark Employees Swallows Lane Walkway, which further enhances the Ozark Plaza area at Smartt Field was dedicated. “All of these projects further fulfill the Ozark Silver Swallows mission of perpetuating the history and commemorating the employees of Ozark Air Lines,” Roberts said. The walkway wall and the walkway are made from bricks adorned with former employees names.

On January 1, 2006 the Ozark Silver Swallows and the Ozark Alumni Association combined their memberships and now operate under the name of the Ozark Silver Swallows Alumni Association Ozark Silver Swallows Alumni Association publishes colorful bi-monthly newsletters, sponsors the bi-monthly ROMEO (“Retired Ozark Employees Eating Out”) Breakfast Club, annual retirement dinners, holiday celebrations and an annual reunion each second Saturday of September.

Members encompass former employees from customer service representatives, to maintenance people, to vice presidents.

“We’ve had people come to our celebrations from Oregon, Iowa and Texas,” said Roberts, 68, who started at Ozark in 1959 as a ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON co-pilot. ■

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Building a Foundation in History M i l l s t o n e ’s I n f l u e n c e S p a n s 1 0 0 Ye a r s

“Everybody interviews me,” quipped Isadore Erwin (I.E.) Millstone. “Nobody’s living anymore. It’s great for me because I can deny it.”

One thing the 99-year-old developer can not deny is the incredible influence he and his family have had on the St. Charles and St. Louis landscapes during the last century.

Millstone’s life has spanned 18 U.S. presidential terms. He has lived through the industrial and the computer revolutions of the 20th century, the advent of the automobile and the airplane and personally overseen hundreds of pieces of infrastructure come to life throughout the St. Louis Metropolitan area and in many other parts of the world.

“Life was very simple then. Right after the 1904 World’s Fair, my father moved us from Adelaide Ave. to Kingshighway, which was a dirt street at the time,” Millstone said. “We walked or went on the street car. We had a horse and buggy.”

After graduating from Soldan High School in 1923, Millstone entered Washington University. At a tuition rate of $200 per year, money earned worked as a lifeguard during the summer, Millstone studied architecture and engineering. He was “fascinated” by a new material called reinforced concrete.

After attending school six days a week from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., he graduated in 1927.

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Thom Kuhn, Robert Millstone, and Isadore Erwin (I.E.) Millsonte

When Millstone started his career, many of the streets in St. Louis were made of brick or cobblestone. Most buildings had been designed with steel or wood framing and many foundations were constructed of rubble stone. He credits most of his success and much of the construction of the St. Louis Since small construction jobs were available, we know today to the newest product of though extremely competitive, the young the time—reinforced concrete. “You must engineer started Millstone Construction remember, at that time, reinforced concrete Company. Most of the larger construction was a brand new item,” Millstone said. companies that prospered during the boom “Buildings only went up five stories because of the 1920s went out of business. Millstone the floors rested on walls. When we had said the survivors of this era form the nucleus reinforced concrete columns and slabs we of the construction industry as it exists in could start building high rise buildings. We St. Louis today. were permitted to build the Kiel Auditorium.

We started to build alleys, streets and sewers.”

Millstone Construction Co. built most of the public housing projects including Pruitt And Millstone continued building, “We’ve Igoe and Laclede Town in St. Louis along built half of 90 percent of the bridges and with other housing projects in Florida, highways in this area,” he said.

Alabama and other states as well.

After WWII, Millstone constructed major After WWII, the company expanded into warehouses for General Grocer, Wetterau, major paving projects and airports. The General Electric, Westinghouse Electric, Stix Millstone paved most of the runways at Baer & Fuller, American Air Filter, Diamond Lambert Field and in the 1960s, built the Match, Prince Gardner, Cahokia Flour and first Busch Stadium and Mercantile Tower.

Following the stock market crash, there was little demand for engineers to design new buildings. “You could buy existing, almost new buildings, for 10 to 20 percent of the original cost and financing was non-existent,” Millstone said.

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many others. Millstone Construction was the first to construct major, regional shopping centers with large parking areas including Crestwood Plaza and Northwest Plaza.

In a joint venture with Fruin-Collins, Millstone won the $21 million contract to build the original Busch Stadium. “This project was unique from a design standpoint, poured-in-place reinforced post tensioned concrete,” he said. “The original Busch Stadium was built for another era, one that required a dual-use facility. I feel that today’s design better accommodates its sole purpose—baseball. After all, from a business perspective, the object is to earn more money. Among other issues, the new seating arrangements allow for the owners to accomplish this objective.”

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From 1929 to 1936 Millstone opened a number of offices outside the St. Louis area.

“Our first year, our volume was $34,000. As you can see, we were small which made it difficult to get bonding,” Millstone said.

But by 1936, Millstone was awarded the first federal contract for public housing in the United States in St. Petersburg, Florida.

the future were keys to my success. In the early days, many firms needed to be located near railways, so, I bought land along these routes. Eventually, companies wishing to expand would come to me not only to purchase the land but to design and build their buildings. My sixth sense really paid off after World War II, with regards to the combination of pent-up demand and the growth in the use of automobiles. Land became a precious commodity to many of my customers’ businesses since parking now became a significant design issue.”

Millstone Bangert also invested some $40 million, in addition to the TIF granted from the city of St. Charles, toward the purchase of 500 acres at Highway 370 and Elm Street to develop Fountain Lakes Industrial Park. The company allocated the entire TIF plus an additional $10 million for removing waste material and providing the 150-acre park to be turned over to the city of St. Charles upon completion. The park will be a model nature preserve with recreational facilities, wetland sanctuaries, paved trails, parking, restrooms and more.

This strategy was successful, so at the end of WWII Millstone set up the Millstone Foundation—a charitable foundation assisting St. Louis institutions. The foundation is still active today.

I.E. said that what has ensure the continuity and prosperity of Millstone for well over 75 years has been the willingness of the company to adapt to changing times and conditions, and to seek new areas of construction work.

Millstone will celebrate his 100th birthday on January 6, 2007. ■

Robert said the lessons learned from his grandfather are both countless and inestimable. “I find it difficult to articulate the lessons I have learned from my grandfather because his guidance has shaped my perspective in nearly every way,” he said. “His incredible success and positive impact is based on a true concern for every individual. He understands what motivates people. Whether it comes to civic, business or family matters, he combines his concern and understanding to do what is right for the particular circumstances at hand.

He has also surrounded himself with the best people and demonstrated his trust in them by delegating them complete authority. I am fortunate to be able to continue to learn from him, since we share an office together, and I discuss everything with him. He is an invaluable advisor.”

“We built St. Louis’ Clinton-Peabody housing Millstone Bangert is responsible for a signifiproject in 1939 using reinforced concrete cant portion of the construction of Highway During this time-frame, companies wanted 370, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary to invest in growth, not bricks and mortar. this month. Millstone Bangert, Inc. donated Eventually, we designed, built and leased 150 acres of land to the city of St. Charles for buildings to GE, Emerson, Famous-Barr a recreational park. I.E. said the donation was and many others. As we built, I bought a way for him to give back to the community. stock in many of my customers’ firms.”

“Millstone Bangert is not only concerned with preserving the environment, but also giving From a personal standpoint, “besides a lot of back to the community. That’s why we’ve not luck,” Millstone said, “I believe my willingness only donated the acreage, but we also utilized to work hard and my ability to visualize a $20 million TIF for the park,” he said.

ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

In the 1960s, when Millstone Construction, Inc. built the first Busch Stadium, St. Charles local Robert “Gus” Orf was one of the contract supervisors who worked on the roof.

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Congratulations Bed Head Winners!

If you could help someone in need for the holidays, who would it be and why?

Valerie Zulewski (Retired Goverment employee) “I would help the service men and their families, so they can be together for the holidays.”

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Congratulations to the winners of last issue’s bed head contest: 1. Mercedes Gibbs aka “Jimmy Neutron” submitted by Kelly McVey; 2. Catie Morhmann submitted by Michael Mohrmann; and 3. Ashley Jones submitted by Dawn Jones. Each winner will receive a free iPod! Thank you to everyone who participated in the competition.

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Q&A WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOUR DAD HAS GIVEN YOU? Craig Norden of Executive Real Estate – “Stay diversified.”

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Marilyn McCoy (City Clerk for the City of St. Charles) “My parents, because I want them to enjoy good health for many Christmas’ to come, with their children, grand-children, and great-grandchildren.”

Jan Lawien (Grants Administrator for Children & Family Services Authority) “I would wish a safe and happy ‘Home for the Holidays’ for every runaway and abused child in our community.”

Brian Hill (Owner of Captivations Jewelry) “I would like to help the homeless person, because the holidays without a home, is the lowest feeling a person can have.”

Rory Riddler (Ward 1 Council Person) “Through great community volunteers, like Maureen Bouxsein, I’d like to help Habitat for Humanity, which hosts an annual Festival of Trees to kick off the holiday season.”

Robert (Bob) Schuette (Owner of First Capitol Trading Post) “I would encourage helping the St. Louis’ Post Dispatch’s effort to help the 100 Neediest Cases.”

Donna Hafer (Owner of the Mother-in-Law Restaurant) “I would help Bridgeway Counseling Services, because they help so many people, especially women.”

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Creativity & Talent

Flares Up

Blue Flame Cafe | Chef Ken Arndt Bacon Tenderloin Penne Pasta: 1. Dice 2 strips of bacon

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2. Cook bacon in skillet 3. Saute with 1 tsp fresh garlic 4. Add 2 tbsp red & green bell peppers 5. Add 2 cups cream & reduce half-way

Whatever the entree, whatever the reason, The Blue Flame Café at 335 North Main is pulling in some big crowds and quickly becoming a destination for fine seafood dining.

General Manager Greg Vanover said owner Paul Wegeng opened the restaurant with the intention of bringing fine dining back to St. Charles. “Paul saw the opportunity to get that back, on the street, to offer quality seafood and steaks in a healthy venue,” he said.

And healthy doesn’t just mean low fat or low carb “side menus” for Blue Flame. “There is no fryer or microwave in this building,” Vanover said. “Everything is either grilled or oven-baked.” In fact, that’s how the eatery got its name. “We wanted to give it a name that fit with what we do. Everything is under the flame here. Everything is fresh.”

Vanover raves about Blue Flame’s signature Veal Cream Reduction Sauce. Vegetables are grilled and put into a pot along with spices and other unnamed ingredients.

Veal bones are added as well. The concoction starts out at a volume of about eight gallons.

Three days of simmering reduce the sauce to a gallon. “It is incredible,” he said.

The sauce is just one of Executive Chef Ken Arndt’s specialties. Trained at the Culinary Institute of America in New York and skilled at the Waldorf Astoria, Arndt brought a lot of creativity and a lot of talent to the grills at the Blue Flame, Vanover said.

“I don’t really think there is any other fine dining in St. Charles like this,” Arndt said.

“You have to go to Clayton to find a sit

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6. Add ½ cup fresh Asiago cheese 7. Add ¼ cup fresh Parmesan cheese

down, white linen, four course dinner with fine wines, fine service and fine atmosphere.”

Arndt prepares everything at the Blue Flame from scratch, down to his signature Lobster Mashed Potatoes. The Surf & Turf is a favorite, Vanover said—a South African petite lobster tail with petite fillet. “All the beef is prime,” he said.

Vanover said the Blue Flame already sports an “enormous amount of regulars” in its non-smoking environment. Weekends are almost to capacity, with most seating from reservations.

The simple yet enchanting dining room of the Blue Flame Café is finished in a smoky gray hue grabbing color from the paintings of local authors that adorn its walls. Vanover said a new artist is featured each month.

8. Toss above mixture with cooked Penne pasta 9. Grill beef tenderloin to desired temperature (rare, medium, etc.)

10. Slice tenderloin 11. Plate the tenderloin with the pasta & garnish with Parmesan cheese & scallions Crab Encrusted Red Snapper: 1. Season red snapper with salt & black pepper 2. Sear snapper on one side on grill 3. Transfer to baking dish 4. Combine ½ oz butter with 2 oz of cooking white wine & 2 oz of water 5. Season 2 oz of crab meat with above sauce 6. Add 1 tsp minced onions, 1 tsp bell peppers and ¼ tsp fresh garlic 7. Top red snapper with mixture and bake at 350 degrees for about 6 minutes

Top off the meal at the Blue Flame with one of the restaurant’s succulent desserts. Vanilla Bean Crème Brule is served with fresh strawberry and raspberry sauce. St. Louis Gooey Butter Cake is a hometown favorite and Caramel Apple Pie and Chocolate Bread Pudding are both served with Deters Frozen Custard.

LLOYD & HARRY’S

The Blue Flame Café is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday. The restaurant is closed Sunday and Monday and private parties are available. ■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

Named for everyone’s favorite dunces from the comedy, Dumb & Dumber, Lloyd and Harry’s is draped with reminders of them “I just like movies and everybody likes them,” Wegeng said.

Paul Wegeng also owns Lloyd & Harry’s on South Main Street. The bar and grill features 99-cent hamburgers and 29-cent peel-and-eat shrimp.

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Nadine Boone

Discover! 370 Committee

Recognized for Service to Area

Nadine Boone, St. Charles Economic Development Director, has chaired the Discover! 370 Committee for eight years, since she and businessmen Hyatt Bangart, Craig Felzien, and Keith Schneider met to discuss what could be done to stimulate growth along the 370 strip.

Together this group and developers have have created an industrial mecca along the corridor that is second to none.

Nadine enjoys fishing with husband Fraser Leonard

Governor Matt Blunt honors Nadine

“This 370 corridor has gone from open fields to what will be 20,000 jobs and nearly $3 billion in investments,” she said.

On September 26, Governor Matt Blunt honored Nadine Boone, Economic Development Director for the City of St. Charles, with the 2006 Governor’s Career Service Award for Economic Development. The award commemorated Nadine’s 27 years in economic development, having worked for the Missouri Department of Economic Development, the St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association and for the City of St. Charles for 12 years.

Robert Millstone, Nadine Boone, and Frasier Leonard

Saying Goodbye

City Hall Loses Secretary, Historian, and Friend

She’s served six mayors and nearly 400 council members in her 31-year reign at St. Charles City Hall. Joyce Hicks, secretary to the mayor, retired September 29 with more knowledge of city government under her belt than most of her bosses.

Hicks said she has “mixed feelings” about leaving the city after so many years. Hicks said her longevity in the job is attributable to her love for the job. “A person has to enjoy changes. I love what I do. It has been amazing.”■ ROBIN SEATON JEFFERSON

Hicks started with the city in June 1975 doing accounts payable in the city clerk’s office and began working in the mayor’s office in September 1976. “That was in the old building where the historical society is now,” she said. “It was the police and the city hall then. It was very interesting working there with all of the prisoners.” Hicks was 31 then.

She has worked under mayors Frank Brockgreitens, Doug Boschert, Mel Wetter, Grace Nichols, Bob Moeller and current Mayor Patti York.

Mayor Patti York said the city will be losing among other things, an historian. “She has dealt with so many different issues, items and people. It’s just that historical value that will be a big loss to the city. Plus she’s just like my sister and my best friend.”

FRONT ROW: Ruth Fields, Joyce Hicks, Karen Godfrey, Mayor Patti York, Nancy Goeke SECOND ROW: Jeanine Pavlakes, Brian Faust, Sean Martin

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MO KIDS Auction at Grappa Grill September 13 | MO KIDS was founded to help injured and disabled athletes. To help fund the purchase of equipment to aid those less privileged, MO KIDS conducts an annual auction.

This years event raised over $17,000.

Donna Brueggemann at 636-946-9595

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Jim Mckee, Allison Mckee, and David Hannegan

Jackie Sprague

Lisa Rodhouse, Tim Busse, and Sandy House

Nathan McKee, Tom Hannegan, and Tyler Hannegan

Aleece Poggemeyer and Ashley Hannegan

Dee Bax

Erica and Jeremy Butler

Larry Muench (Ward 2 City Council)

Sue & Rory Riddler (Ward 1 City Council)

Jeremy and Sarah Waters

Dan Borgmeyer and Barb Griffith

Street Scape Launch Party at the Columns Banquet Center August 10 | A special thank you to everyone who helped make Street Scape Magazine a success! Our streets are buzzing with activity and we’ll continue to bring it all to you! www.streetscapemag.com

Sandy and Mike Morhmann

Martin Meyer, Erin Joy, and Sherry Rich

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Quilts on Main September 9 | Main Street is the setting for this unique art show— hundreds of colorful quilts displayed on the facades of vintage buildings. Whether you are an art lover or quilter, “Quilts on Historic Main” is a thrilling experience. Set amidst the quilt displays you found quilt guild demonstrations and quilt raffles.

There were also featured artists, award-winning and professional quilt artists. Each block had interpretive guides happy to explain the patterns and types of quilts to all those who participated in this unique “happening”. www.quiltsonmain.com

Bluegrass Festival in Frontier Park September 9 | Music was enjoyed by all that attended this unique festival held at Frontier Park this fall. Banjo picking, guitar strumming, and fiddle playing abounded the Jaycee Stage. www.bluegrassamerica.com

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Irish Heritage Days in Frontier Park September 23–24 | Irish Heritage Celebration included storytelling, athletics, food, traditional crafts and live Irish music and dancing all day. www.failtestcharles.com

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New Town Movie Night September 8 | On the final summer season “New Town Movie Night,” parents and children enjoyed the timeless classic of Disney’s Lady and the Tramp. These Friday night movies are shown on the big screen at the New Town Ampitheatre, under the stars. This venue is held in a true “family-style” atmosphere. Grab your blanket and snacks and you’re ready for the evening. www.newtownatstcharles.com

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Iagemagine a place where tree-shaded streets encourwalking and biking … where your favorite coffee shop is right around the corner. It’s reality with The New Town at St. Charles, developed by Whittaker Homes. New Town simply goes back in time when fresh bread was at the corner bakery and when places to shop, worship or just hangout where footsteps or a bike ride away. When you buy here, you’re purchasing more than a home – you’re buying an experience

THEY THREW IN A WHOLE TOWN …. You’re choosing to drive less, walk more and simplify your life with everything you need in a true town setting … and that is a beautiful thing.

®

“Marsala’ s Market Now Open in New Town!”

Fresh Products, Boar’s Head Deli, USDA Choice Meats, fresh produce, bread, pastries and more!

Designed by Duany Plater - Zyberk & Company www.dpz.com

Pictures and renderings are artist’s concepts only and are not an express representation of what will be built. * Due to the velocity of sales housing types and price ranges may vary. ** Provided by Market Graphics Special Report

Prices from mid $100’s to $800’s+* Take Hwy. 370 to north on New Town Blvd., 1 1/2 miles to New Town on the right.

636-949-2700

www.newtownatstcharles.com

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Hot Summer Nights on North Main October 7 | The restaurants on North Main served New Orleans-style dishes to accompany the music of Jeremy Davenport, jazz musician, similar to the sounds of Harry Connick Jr. Restaurants placed tables outside on the sidewalks and street so diners could enjoy eating outdoors and listening to the live music. www.historicstcharles.com

Country Fair at the Academy of the Sacred Heart October 15 | The Country Fair was fun for all ages again this year! The event included food and entertainment, a carnival, children’s games, chicken dinner, clowns, children’s concert band performances, and a 5K and 1 mile fun run. Many Country Fair apparel and items are still available for purchase.

Contact the Advancement Office at 636-946-5632

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Civil War Reenactment in Frontier Park October 9–10 | Over 400 re-enactors brought history to life in Frontier Park. Demonstrations of medical care, civilian refugee life, Union and Confederate military. The members participate in battle reenactments and living history events throughout Missouri and in adjoining states. www.historicstcharles.com

Willows Way Kettles & Kegs at the Heart of St. Charles Banquet Center October 5 | The Kettles & Kegs chili cook-off and beer festival was held for the benefit of Willows Way. Participating restaurants included Ameristar Casino, Brewskeez Pub & Grill, Chevy’s Fresh Mex, Culpepper’s Grill & Bar, Game Day Sports Bar, Longhorn Steakhouse, McAlister’s Deli, Quintessential Catering, R.T. Weiler’s, River City Catering, Roly Poly and Super Suppers. A silent auction was held, and Bored of Education provided the music. Ameristar won the chili contest. www.willowsway.com

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The Festival of the Little Hills on Main Street August 18–20 | Another popular riverfront festival, The Festival of the Little Hills is a historic St. Charles tradition. This festival runs through an entire weekend and features great food, live enterta inment, craft shops, and shows for kids. Hot items this festival— Frogs that Gibbet on your command. Last year the iron weather vanes and this year the party cove directional signs (Jimmy Buffet would be so proud). www.festivalofthelittlehills.com

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Battle of the Bands at Noah’s Ark September 30 | Bands from around the area battled for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place at Battle of the Bands Bringing Down the Ark. All proceeds benefited the Aqua Ability Program of ShowMe Aquatics & Fitness, a not-for-profit organization. www.showmeaquatics.org

Run & the Blast at New Town September 10 | The Blast was fantastic! All had a great time and about 2,000 people participated in the event. Some of the highlights included the landing (and take-off) of the Black Hawk Helicopter, the petting zoo, and the 5K run—Liam Revell took first place and Brian Soule placed second. www.newtownatstcharles.com

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Oktoberfest in Frontier Park September 29–30 | There was authentic German food as well as American items. Vendors and craftspeople lined the streets presenting attendees with seemingly unlimited options for souvenirs and other purchases. Most notable again this year, Oktoberfest took on a 3-day format, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The ceremonial tapping of the first keg was held at noon on Saturday at Jaycee Stage in Frontier Park. The event had a beer garden, American and German foods, and nationally recognized entertainment. www.stcharlesoktoberfest.com

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Fourth Friday ArtWalk on North Main Street September 22 | On the fourth Friday of September, October, and November, various storefronts and shops on North Main Street, along with the Foundry Art Centre, will host Fourth Friday ArtWalks, 5:00–10:00 p.m., showcasing the work of around 60 artists. The artists’ work will stay on display for thirty days at which time new artists will exhibit their work for the coming month. Enjoy complimentary beverages and snacks at the Galerie Venues while visiting with the artists. Experience the variety of art: glass works, watercolors, raku pottery, giclee prints, acrylics, wood and metal sculptures, oils, digital art, photography, and clay art. www.saintcharlesriverfrontarts.com | www.foundryartcentre.org

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creative design solutions for advertising events web/multimedia environmental graphics print specialty marketing/invitations direct response marketing please call 636.561.4250 for more information or a portfolio review. www.giantleapproductions.com

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“Trash or Treasure” at the Saint Louis Science Center October 14 | The Saint Louis Science Center hosted an exciting “Trash or Treasure” event that featured Leight and Leslie Keno— regular appraisers on “Antiques Roadshow.” Local quilt expert Ann Hazelwood participated in the show as a quilt appraiser.

If looking for antiques, check out these St. Charles shops: Centuries Past Antiques - 119 South Main Street 636-946-1919 Hobbit’s Hole Antiques - 1019 South Main Street 636-947-6227 French Connection Antiques - 826 North Second Street 636-947-7044 St. Charles Antique Mall - #1 Charlestowne Plaza 636-939-4178

Mosaics on North Main Street September 15–17 | Missouri’s fine art festival is dedicated to making a high-quality arts experience as accessible as possible for the people of Missouri. This arts festival attracted more than 95,000 art collectors and patrons to Historic St. Charles and the metropolitan region. The twelfth annual fine arts festival was held on North Main in Historic St. Charles emphasizing family funand creative activities. www.saintcharlesriverfrontarts.com

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| The Buzz, An Urban Arts Experience |

www.streetscapemag.com

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| The Boat Show in St. Charles |

www.letsgoshows.com

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| Crescendo Concert Series,

Anthony & Beard | www.crescendoconcerts.org

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| Doug Talley Quartet Concert |

www.stchas.edu

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| Greater St. Louis Golf Show |

www.northcoastgolfshows.com

NOVEMBER

nov 15-jan 5

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| YPT Production: The Best Christmas

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| www.foundryartcentre.org

at Immanuel Lutheran Church |

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www.immanuelstcharles.org

| 4th Friday Artwalks |

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www.stcharlesriverfrontarts.com

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Trains on Main | www.historicstcharles.com

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| Christmas Traditions |

www.stcharleschristmas.com

nov 25-dec 31

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| Boar’s Head Christmas Festival

FEBRUARY

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| Breakfast with Santa |

15-17

| Mardi Gras King’s Ball |

Kim Paris 636-699-7504

www.historicstcharles.com | St. Charles Symphony

Holiday Concert | www.foundryartcentre.org

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| Fête De Glacé (The Festival of Ice) |

www.historicstcharles.com

Pageant Ever | www.stchas.edu

Going Solo Clay Plus (Jenny Dowd), & John Troy

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| Broadway Nites |

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| Mardi Gras Parade |

www.historicstcharles.com

feb 28-mar 3

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Center State Productions: Moon Over Buffalo |

www.foundryartcentre.org

www.stchas.edu

JANUARY

For more information on events in St. Charles, visit these helpful websites:

Lights on Main | www.historicstcharles.com

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| Progressive Dinner on Main Street |

636-398-4123

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| St. Louis Best Bridal Celebration |

www.stlouisbestbridal.com

www.mainstreetstcharles.com

DECEMBER

jan 12-feb 23

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On and Of Paper Third Annual Exhibition |

| Annual Candlelight Tour

in Boonesfield Village | www.lindenwood.edu

| Festival of the Trees |

www.foundryartcentre.org

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| Christmas Traditions at the Depot |

www.historicstcharles.com

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| Los Postados | www.stcharleschristmas.com | Home for the Holidays House Tour |

Kathleen McCoy 636-946-8648

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www.historicfrenchtown.com www.newtownatstcharles.com

| “Christmas Carol” at

Lindenwood University | www.lindenwood.edu

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| PaperWork In,

www.foundryartcentre.org

| Big Red Box, Christmas Shopping |

www.foundryartcentre.org

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BOOK CLUB

1-2, 8-9

www.historicstcharles.com

Set to start a new novel the next day, Sara Gruen, author of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, saw a photo of a 1930s circus in the newspaper. She recalls that the picture was so detailed that even the spangles on the costumes were visible. This so captured her imagination, she abandoned the planned novel and embarked upon the research that became Jacob Jankowski’s story in prose so vivid even the spangles on the costume are

WATER FOR ELEPHANTS Available at Main Street Books 307 South Main | 636-949-0105

visible. This is Main Street Books’ gift pick for the holiday season. Come in to find out more about what happened when Jacob ran off to join the circus.

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