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I OPINION I 3 

THOMAS SOWELL 

Sorting the candidates 

Don’t End 

Summer Yet! 

Despite a nuclear Iran looming on the 

horizon, the media seem to be putting 

most of their attention on two candidates 

for their respective parties’ presidential 

nominations next year. Moreover, Hillary 

Clinton and Donald Trump each make their 

own party nervous. 

If next year’s election comes down to 

Clinton versus Trump, a lot of people may 

simply stay home in disgust. 

When we are this far away from the official 

start of the primary election season, we 

can usually just say, “It’s still early days.” 

Many a front-runner this early in the process 

has ended up out of the running by the 

time the party conventions were held, and 

totally forgotten by election day. 

That is the way it usually is. But that is 

not likely to be the way it will be this time. 

This is Hillary’s last hurrah. It is now 

or never for her. And the Democrats have 

nobody comparable as a vote-getter to put 

in her place. 

Even if an investigation finds Hillary 

guilty of violating the law in the way she 

handled emails when she was secretary 

of state, the Obama administration is not 

likely to prosecute her. And President 

Obama can always pardon her, so that the 

next administration cannot prosecute her 

either. Hillary doesn’t even have to take a 

plea bargain. 

Someone with a sense of shame might 

well withdraw from the contest for the 

Democratic Party’s nomination, now that 

public opinion polls show that most people 

distrust her. But since when have the Clintons 

ever had a sense of shame? 

On the Republican side, former Speaker 

of the House Newt Gingrich has pointed 

out that if Trump can continue to get 20 or 

25 percent of the Republican voters on his 

side, he can build up a formidable lead of 

delegates in winner-take-all primaries. 

It will not matter if 60 percent of the 

Republican voters turn against him, if 

that 60 percent is split up among all the 

other Republican candidates, with none 

of those candidates getting more votes 

than Trump. 

Sometimes financial backers can withdraw 

their support and force a stubborn 

candidate to drop out of the race. But 

Trump has enough money of his own to 

stay in the race as long as he wants to, even 

if that ruins the Republicans’ chances of 

winning the 2016 elections. 

Ironically, the Republicans have a much 

stronger set of presidential candidates than 

usual to choose from this year. But the 

media obsession with Trump means that 

even the best of these candidates are not 

likely to get enough exposure for most 

voters to get to know much about them. 

Governors with superb records – such 

as Bobby Jindal in Louisiana and Scott 

Walker in Wisconsin – may not have much 

name recognition on the national scene. 

And certainly the little sound bites in the 

so-called “debates” are not likely to tell the 

voters much. 

This is not just the candidates’ problem. 

With this country facing historic dangers, 

both internally and internationally, we 

urgently need to find someone with depth, 

insight and courage as the next President of 

the United States. 

But, with the media obsessed with 

Trump’s show biz talents and persona – 

and covering everything he says, does or 

might do, 24/7 – how are the voters to sort 

through the large number of Republican 

candidates to find a couple that are worth 

getting to know more thoroughly? 

It will be like trying to find a needle in 

a haystack. And never was finding that 

needle, the right leader, more important for 

the nation. 

Internally, we are so polarized over 

immigration that our current “leaders” 

have left our borders wide open to terrorists 

from around the world, rather than take 

the political risks of offending voters on 

one side of this issue or offending voters 

on the opposite side. Instead, they risk 

American lives by their inaction. 

Internationally, our “leaders” have written 

a blank check for our most dangerous 

and fanatical enemy – Iran – to get both 

nuclear bombs and the missiles to deliver 

them. And the Obama administration, 

with a track record of huge shameless lies, 

offers us its reassurances. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

Stillborn tax exemption 

To the Editor: 

“For all taxable years beginning on 

or after January 1, 2015, for each birth 

for which a certificate of birth resulting 

in stillbirth has been issued under section 

193.165, a taxpayer may claim the 

exemption under subsection 1 of this section 

only in the taxable year in which the 

stillbirth occurred, if the child otherwise 

would have been a member of the taxpayer’s 

household.” 

I have been trying to add this one sentence 

to the Missouri tax law for the past 

nine years. 

Basically, what it is, if you have a stillbirth 

you may put the baby down as an 

extra deduction on your state income tax 

return. For most of those years, it was 

hard enough to get one sponsor in the 

Missouri Legislature. In 2015, we were 

able to get three bills introduced. Hearings 

took place for two of the bills and I 

testified in person for both of them. Over 

the course of several months, numerous 

votes were taken and passed. One bill 

reached the Senate floor and the other 

reached the House floor. 

Each year, as the end of the legislative 

session approaches, legislators sometimes 

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of legislation. This is what happened with 

the stillborn tax exemption language. Senator 

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Senate Bill No. 115. 

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Agreed To and Finally Passed.” Both 

chambers passed HB517. The Senate vote 

was 34-0 and the House vote was 140-11. 

On July 6, 2015, Gov. Jay Nixon signed it 

into law. Missouri became only the second 

state to offer this one time deduction. 

In memory of my daughter Sarah 

Elizabeth, born into Heaven on March 

30, 2004. On behalf of my wife, who after 

being told our baby had no heartbeat, had 

to endure hours of labor and delivery and 

went home with empty arms and brokenhearted. 

For all the parents who have suffered 

the tragedy of a stillbirth, all the families 

who don’t even know yet that this 

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finally for myself, I want to thank everyone 

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News Briefs 

By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH 

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DARDENNE PRAIRIE 

Santos resigns as alderman 

Dardenne Prairie Alderman Doug Santos 

(Ward 2) announced Aug. 19 that he was 

resigning his seat on the city’s Board of 

Aldermen to spend more time with his family. 

Santos, who was elected to a two-year 

term in April 2014, said he had recently spent 

four days in the hospital with a sick child. 

“It made me realize I wasn’t spending 

enough time with him,” Santos said. 

Doug Santos receives applause from his 

fellow board members after announcing his 

resignation. 

His resignation was effective at the 

meeting. Mayor David Zucker thanked 

Santos for his service to the city and said 

he was personally saddened, but noted, “I 

understand the reason.” Santos received a 

round of applause from aldermen and the 

meeting’s audience. 

The board will appoint a replacement for 

Santos to fill out the remaining months of 

his unexpired term. The seat is up for election 

next April. 

The board is expected to make a decision 

on filling the vacancy at its regular meeting 

on Sept. 16. 

Uptown moratorium tabled 

A moratorium on new development in 

much of Dardenne Prairie has been put on 

the back burner. 

The city’s Board of Aldermen agreed 

at its Aug. 19 meeting to table imposing 

a moratorium on new development in the 

city’s Uptown Zoning District for now. But 

the city is expected to hold public meetings 

in coming months to gather input on 

changes to the district and its development 

regulations. 

The board took that action after hearing 

from residents and businessmen concerned 

about shutting off development activity. 

The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission 

also voted at its Aug. 12 meeting to 

recommend that the moratorium be tabled. 

Property owners suggested that a moratorium 

might discourage real estate sales 

and instead recommended that the city 

make changes that would attract more and 

varied kinds of business uses. For their 

part, potential buyers said they have been 

discouraged when they learned about strict 

building codes and design issues in the district. 

“I think we’ve had one (a moratorium) 

for the last seven years,” said Robert Shatero, 

referring to the fact that he has had 

some interest but no buyers for a property 

he owns in the district. 

Ed Holthaus, a realtor for Shatero, said 

over the last two and a half years he has 

received as many as 10 calls a month 

from potential buyers; however, he said 

that interest falls off when the potential 

buyers learn the development rules in the 

district. 

While the moratorium is off the table, 

Zucker and the city’s board members do 

want to examine the city’s comprehensive 

plan, which serves as a guide for future 

land use, spells out possible zoning in specific 

portions of a city and sets policy on 

issues such as housing, parks, flood-prone 

areas and other issues. Zucker also has said 

he will call public meetings – sending out 

notifications to property owners and residents 

– to discuss the comprehensive plan 

and uptown district. 

The uptown district, adopted in 2007, 

is an attempt to provide the town with a 

civic “core”– a type of mixed-use area that 

includes a kind of downtown. However, 

Zucker agreed that the district has not been 

a draw for development. 

ST. PETERS 

Local company offers festival 

app for Celebrate St. Peters 

It started when Nick Brueggemann went 

looking for corn dogs at Cottleville’s St. 

Patrick’s Day parade. 

A corn dog stand could have been a 

needle in a haystack at an event with 

40,000 to 50,000 people. Finding his wife, 

finding out if the parade had started, and 

locating parking lots were other issues. 

“Wouldn’t it be great to have some technology 

on his phone to figure all that out?” 

Brueggemann asked, according to David 

Rachell, marketing director for Palaroo, a St. 

Peters-based computer software company. 

Brueggemann happened to work as a 

software engineer for Stauder Technologies, 

another St. Peters-based company, which 

provides computer mapping systems for the 

military. Rachell and Stauder’s owner ran 

into each other and began talking. 

Soon Palaroo, a separate company, 

began research and development of a new 

mobile app designed for users at outdoor 

events. The app was launched this summer 

at PrideFest and Festival of the Little Hills 

in St. Charles. And, St. Peters officials are 

urging attendees at the annual Celebrate St. 

Peters event Sept. 18-19 to download the 

free app onto their smartphones and other 

mobile devices – before heading to 370 

Lakeside Park. 

Palaroo, also the name of the app, 

includes a clickable map of the Celebrate 

St. Peters fairgrounds, which shows all 

of the booths and food vendors as well as 

stage schedules and restroom locations. 

“(Users) can see simply every detail of 

this event on the app by simply clicking it,” 

said Amada Karas, an event organizer for 

St. Peters. 

Karas said Palaroo can tell a user not 

only where a vendor is but whether that 

vendor is out of, say, cotton candy. Users 

also can get directions and use GPS technology 

to find their friends or learn about 

parking. And, the app can send out an alert 

to remind a user that a band is playing in a 

few minutes. 

Using the app, organizers can warn 

attendees about bad weather or other emergency 

situations. 

While the app is free for users, event 

organizers must pay to use the service. 

“By the time we got to the Festival of 

Little Hills we were ready to rock and roll 

with it,” Rachell said. About 1,200 people 

downloaded the app for the festival. 

The company, which works out of an 

office at 114 Mexico Court in St. Peters, 

has three full-time employees along with 

Rachell. Growth plans include gradually 

moving into Chicago, Kansas City, Indianapolis, 

and Memphis, and into California 

in December. 

City fulfills promise, bans 

protests at funerals 

St. Peters has a new ordinance that limits 

picketing and protests at funerals, fulfilling 

a promise city officials made to revisit the 

idea after repealing an earlier ordinance in 

2010. 

The city’s Board of Aldermen unanimously 

approved a new ordinance at its 

Aug. 13 meeting that city officials say 

incorporates language in similar ordinances 

adopted by the city of Manchester 

and St. Charles County. The language is 

strong enough to withstand legal challenges, 

city officials said. 

“We have basically come back to a 

promise we made four years ago to revisit 

putting this code back on the books after 

it was removed because of threats of legal 

action,” said Alderman Patrick Barclay 

(Ward 4). “We told people we would come 



back after it was tested in the courts.” 

In 2010, St. Peters repealed an ordinance 

restricting protests at funerals after 

receiving a letter from the American Civil 

Liberties Union, which challenged local 

laws restricting protests. However, since 

that time, ordinances in Manchester and 

St. Charles County appear to meet legal 

challenges, Special City Counsel Randy 

Weber said. He said the city’s new ordinance 

“marries” provisions from both ordinances, 

which have been reviewed by the 

court of appeals. 

St. Peters’ ordinance states that its purpose 

is to “protect the privacy of grieving 

families and to preserve the peaceful character 

of cemeteries, mortuaries and places 

of worship, during a funeral at that place” 

while providing picketers and protestors an 

opportunity that “minimizes the interference 

with the rights of families participating 

in a funeral.” 

The ordinance bans protests within 300 

feet of “the premises of a cemetery, mortuary, 

place of worship or other location 

were a funeral is conducted” and within 

one hour before or after a funeral service. 

Funerals refer to the ceremonies and services 

but not funeral processions on public 

streets and highways or wakes or visitation, 

the ordinance adds. Violations of the 

county ordinance can result in a $500 fine 

or 90 days in jail or both. 

Alderman Jerry Hollingsworth (Ward 4) 

asked Weber if he felt the new ordinance 

was legal. 

“We absolutely do,” Weber replied. 

WELDON SPRING 

City acquires park property, 

surveys residents 

Weldon Spring residents are telling their 

leaders that they are more interested in 

walking paths and bike trails than athletic 

fields for playing baseball, soccer or football 

for five acres of recently acquired park 

property. 

That information is according to the 

results of 121 responses to a city parks and 

recreation survey that was included in the 

city’s June 15 newsletter and sent to every 

household and business in the city, and 

filled out at a city Fourth of July event. 

“I think residents are interested in passive 

kinds of recreation in the park,” said 

City Administrator Michael Padella. The 

city of 5,500 residents is located in the 

southeastern portion of the county, south 

of Hwy. 94. 

That survey dovetails with what 

the public earlier had told St. Charles 

County officials about developing 120 

acres of new park property (the former 

Sammelmann Farm and Homestead) 

inside the Weldon Spring city limits. 

After the county acquired that property,





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its parks and recreation department conducted 

its own survey, which had 3,837 

respondents, the majority of whom were 

interested in seeking natural recreation 

amenities such as walking trails, fishing 

ponds, a picnic shelter and nature and 

conservation areas. 

Padella said the city’s survey was a first 

step in developing options for utilizing 

the park property, which was purchased in 

June for $250,000. The property is adjacent 

to the city’s present 13-acre park near 

Independence Road and city hall. Padella 

said the city hopes to begin developing it 

this year. 

Half the survey respondents were female 

and between the ages of 45 and 65. The 

top three activities or amenities that survey 

respondents favored were, in order, extending 

walking and bicycle paths, a farmers’ 

market and extra picnic shelters. Extending 

walking and bicycle trails was favored by 

nearly 80 percent of respondents. 

Other amenities mentioned by respondents, 

in order, include an amphitheater, a 

second playground area, a workout station, 

an indoor event venue, lake expansion, 

sporting fields and facilities, and the construction 

of a second log cabin. 

Padella said residents have not favored 

developed athletic fields with lights; however, 

the existing park has some undeveloped 

fields that are used for practice. 

MISSOURI 

DAR to find and mark 

patriot’s graves 

The Caroline Close Stuart Chapter, 

National Society Daughters of the American 

Revolution (DAR) are looking for 

Revolutionary War Patriot graves in the 

Warren County area. A part of the mission 

of the DAR is to find and mark the 

graves of the men and women who helped 

to found our country. 

One hundred years ago the Missouri 

DAR surveyed the state and marked a 

number of these graves. Since that time 

many more Revolutionary War veterans 

have been documented throughout the 

country and the state. However, finding 

and marking their graves remains a major 

job for local chapters. 

“We need the residents and landowners 

of Warren County to help us find Veterans 

of the American Revolution and their 

graves that may be located on their property,” 

Chapter Regent Karen Wisner said. 

“We want to make sure these men’s and 

women’s roles in our country are never 

forgotten. Marking their graves insures 

their final resting place is recognized and 

maintained.” 

To provide information about graves or 

learn more about the DAR, contact Regent 

Karen Wisner at (636) 244-3461. 

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A recent Missouri Supreme Court ruling 

struck down some language in St. Peters’ 

ordinance governing red-light cameras, 

but didn’t invalidate their use and may 

have left the door cracked open for their 

future use. However, opening that door 

soon seems unlikely. 

While the ruling may have scored some 

legal points, the reality is that, in practical 

terms, red-light cameras in St. Peters, or 

the rest of St. Charles County, are now a 

moot point. 

The city of St. Peters removed its 

red-light cameras following a vote by 

aldermen on Sept. 1, 2014; and a charter 

amendment, approved on Nov. 4, 2014, 

made their use county-wide illegal. Both 

of those actions took place after the city’s 

appeal of an earlier court ruling was 

filed – the appeal in which the Missouri 

Supreme Court ruled Aug. 18. The vote 

faces another legal challenge. 

In December, St. Peters along with Lake 

Saint Louis, O’Fallon, former Dardenne 

Prairie Mayor Pam Fogarty and O’Fallon 

Alderman Jim Pepper filed suit challenging 

the countywide ban. The lawsuit contends 

that the ban is counter to state laws giving 

municipalities control over traffic regulations 

within their boundaries. The case is 

still pending before St. Charles County 

Circuit Judge Dan Pelikan. 

The Aug. 18 Supreme Court ruling was 

one of several on appeals of lower court 

rulings on red-light camera ordinances in 

the city of St. Louis and in Moline Acres 

as well as St. Peters. In that opinion, the 

court affirmed an October 2013 ruling by 

St. Charles County Circuit Court Judge 

Ted House that St. Peters red-light cameras 

conflict with state law because convictions 

don’t require penalty points on a 

driver’s license. House had dismissed a 

ticket received by Bonnie A. Roeder, a city 



Supreme Court ruling strikes down 

portion of St. Peters’ red-light ordinance 

resident, on those grounds. At that time, 

St. Peters was the only St. Charles County 

municipality using red-light cameras. 

A month after House’s ruling, the city’s 

Board of Aldermen revised their red-light 

ordinance to include penalty points, but 

still went ahead with the appeal. 

In its Aug. 18 ruling, the high court 

determined that the city’s ordinance does 

indeed conflict with state law “which 

requires the assessment of two points for 

a moving violation, because the ordinance 

creates a moving violation and states that 

no points will be assessed.” 

In their appeal, the city had argued that 

the state’s charges code manual doesn’t 

include red-light cameras, so the city isn’t 

required to report it to the state for points 

to be taken off on a driver’s license. But, 

despite upholding House’s original interpretation, 

the court did not find that the 

entire ordinance should be thrown out. 

The ruling “upheld the St. Peters redlight 

camera ordinance except for the sentence 

regarding our not charging points 

against a violator’s driver’s license,” city 

officials said in a statement following the 

Supreme Court ruling. 

In regard to the lawsuit challenging the 

countywide ban, St. Peters City Attorney 

Randy Weber has said that aspects of 

the Supreme Court’s ruling actually may 

strengthen the city’s use of red-light cameras; 

however, city officials have said they have 

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St. Peters Aldermen consider using 

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The new palette for artistic expression and 

informing the public about city services in 

St. Peters could be as close as that clunky 

metal traffic signal box at city stoplights. 

Alderman Dave Thomas (Ward 1) suggested 

that the traffic boxes, which contain 

switches that control the lights at an intersection, 

could become used for advertising, a 

place to put up poster art for promoting city 

services or events or as eye candy for drivers. 

The boxes, which can be as large as 6 

feet tall, are used as a place for public art 

in places like Seattle, Tampa, and locally 

in St. Louis, Manchester and Clayton. The 

signal boxes sit on city rights-of-way. 

Thomas told aldermen at the Board of 

Aldermen work session on Aug. 13 that 

one of his reactions to seeing examples in 

the area was that the space could be sold. 

“They could be a great revenue source,” 

Thomas said. 

He said the city could charge, say, $500 

for placing art on many of the 81 traffic 

signal boxes in the city. About threefourths 

of the boxes could be considered 

prime locations and the remaining 25 percent 

might be appropriate for artwork. 

While the option of making money from the 

boxes is intriguing, Thomas said opening up 

the boxes for private advertising might not be 

the best idea. On the other hand, using them 

to share information about parks and other 

services, and as a venue for local artists for 

beautification might be more viable, he said. 

“For our community and to share information 

about what’s going on, the opportunities 

are endless,” Thomas said. 

He acknowledged that if the boxes were 

offered to private advertisers the city might 

have limited authority to regulate what 

messages are placed on them. 

“I don’t know if I’m interested in that,” 

he said. 

City Attorney Randy Weber echoed, 

“You don’t control content.” 

Mayor Len Pagano said the city has 

looked at other signage in the past – “from 

gorillas to flags”– but hasn’t taken action 

on those proposals. He said a lot of staff 

time has been devoted to those ideas, but 

that the board could do as it wanted. 

Several board members liked the idea. 

“I really think, Dave, you’re on to something 

here,” said Board President Jerry 

Hollingsworth (Ward 2). 

Hollingsworth, however, wasn’t 

enthused about the city selling advertising 

on the boxes, saying someone on city 

staff would have to sell the space and staff 

is busy now with other things. The only 

market for advertising may be small local 

businesses – national advertisers and stores 

probably would not be interested, he said. 

Hollingsworth, Thomas and Alderman 

Patrick Barclay (Ward 4) liked the idea of 

advertising park facilities such as the St. 

Peters Rec-Plex, advertising city events 

and/or allowing local artists or art students 

to use them. The artwork could be regulated 

by the city, they agreed. 

Thomas said instead of having someone 

paint at the box in the middle of traffic, the 

art or logos could be produced on a vinyl 

sticker that could be placed on the signal 

box and removed easily. 

Aldermen Judy Bateman (Ward 2) and 

Mike Shea (Ward 3) had reservations about 

the boxes. 

“It’s a little nervous to me,” Bateman 

said. A brightly decorated signal box may 

be another distraction for drivers at a traffic 

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lot of distracted drivers in the city, she said. 

“People are not paying attention.” 

“I echo Alderman Bateman’s concerns,” 

Shea said. “I see a lot of aggressive driving.” 

Ultimately, Thomas asked that city staff 

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boxes to gather more information and see 

how much it would cost to paint the boxes. 

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Members of Team Gracie and Team Zach are (from left) Jimmy Vollmer, Jim Vollmer, Gracie 

Gibson and Natalie Blakemore. 

Lake Saint Louis Triathlon sets 

stage for memorable win 



Mother Nature may have washed out 

Gracie Gibson’s chance to complete the 

Lake Saint Louis Triathlon, but she did win 

one race – against a friendly rival before 

a monsoon-like rain shut down the event. 

Gracie, 16, was competing in her first 

triathlon on Aug. 22, an event that includes 

swimming, bicycling and running. The 

annual Lake Saint Louis competition draws 

hundreds of participants, but Gracie, born 

with cerebral palsy, isn’t its typical athlete. 

“She’s basically a quadriplegic in the 

sense that she can’t control her arms and 

legs,” explained her father, Ron. “She also 

has difficulty speaking. She has to be fed 

and can’t walk.” But that hasn’t stopped 

Gracie from doing a variety of things ranging 

from kayaking and rock wall climbing, 

to dancing and even joining a choir. 

“She can’t sing a lick,” Gibson said. “But 

she’s part of it and she’s very proud.” 

In all her activities, Gracie is proudly 

encouraged by her parents, Ron and Kimmy. 

Pride was at stake at the Lake Saint Louis 

Triathlon as well. “Team Gracie” was competing 

against “Team Zach” for something 

akin to bragging rights. 

Zachary Blakemore, 15, has Pelizaeus- 

Merzbacher disease, a rare genetic central 

nervous system condition that confines 

him to a wheelchair or walking device. 

But, like Gracie, that hasn’t kept him from 

enjoying life or kept him out of the triathlon. 

In fact, this year’s event marked the 

third time he has participated. 

He and his parents, Todd and Natalie 

Blakemore, are accustomed to meeting 

challenges head-on when it comes to Zachary. 

Natalie co-founded nonprofit Unlimited 

Play in 2003 to help raise money to build 

a special all-inclusive playground in Lake 

Saint Louis. Named Zachary’s Playground, 

it is located in Hawk Ridge Park off Orf 

Road. Through Unlimited Play, Natalie 

continues to work with clients around the 

country to build similar playgrounds. 

Of the triathlon, Natalie said: “Zachary 

wanted the same experience. He watched 

my dad and myself do it for years,” she said. 

“And every single year, he asked when he 

could do it. He never thought he couldn’t.” 

But how could he? The triathlon includes 

a 1-mile swim, a 15-mile bike ride, and a 

6-mile run. But Blakemore said, there is a 

category for challenged athletes. 

“We’ve taken it to the next level,” Natalie 

said, noting that if athletes can’t complete 

the triathlon as outlined, “there is still 

a way to participate.” 

In order for Gracie and Zachary to participate, 

a swimmer must literally tow them 

in an inflatable raft. A bicyclist then tows 

them in a special two-wheeled cart, that is 

then converted into a vehicle that can be 

pushed by a runner. 

Natalie was the swimmer, and Jim 

Vollmer was the bicyclist on Team Zach. 

Unfortunately, the running portion of the 

race was rained out. 

On Team Gracie, Natalie’s mother, Joan 

Mackey, was the swimmer, and Lake Saint 

Louis Fire Protection District Chief Chris 

Fay the bicyclist. 

“It’s a good opportunity for kids who 

really don’t have any other opportunity to 

compete without our help and the resources 

we can provide,” Fay said. 

Fay set up a special account for donations 

to raise money to buy the special 

needs trailer he would tow. 

See TRIATHLON, next page





For now, chickens can go about the 

business of being chickens in much of 

Dardenne Prairie as long as they and their 

owners don’t run afoul of their neighbors. 

The city’s Board of Aldermen agreed at 

its Aug. 19 meeting to amend its municipal 

code to delete a provision that prohibits 

chickens and certain animals like pigeons, 

doves, duck and geese on parcels of land 

smaller than 3 acres. 

The 5-1 vote resolves a conflict in the city 

code that occurred from zoning regulations 

allowing chickens and other animals as a 

permitted use in the city’s R-1A residential 

zoning district for properties 1 acre or larger. 

Having chickens is not an identified use in 

residential lots less than 1 acre. Alderman 

Dan Koch (Ward 3) cast the lone no vote. 

Rather than change the zoning regulations, 

the board opted to delete the 3-acre 

requirement and address the issue only if 

the city receives more complaints. 

Alderman John Gotway (Ward 3), who 

researched the issue and checked the city of 

Creve Coeur’s chicken control ordinance, 

didn’t favor tinkering with the zoning ordinance 

for now. 

“We can work this out reasonably, more 

intelligently, give it more time as problems 

come up, if they come up,” Gotway told 

the board during a work session before its 

regular meeting. 

“I would agree with John in thinking 

that going forward we would be putting 

the chicken before the egg,” said Alderman 

Blake Nay (Ward 2), which drew a 

gentle laugh from the board and audience. 

“I couldn’t help it.” 

Mayor Dave Zucker said it was just the 

beginning for the puns. 

“They are going to be rolling down the 

chute all night,” he said. 

Puns, however, were limited. While 

acknowledging that chickens may not be 

the top priority for the city now, Zucker said 

the issue raised strong opinions among residents 

“that are underpinned by philosophical 

differences” about the role of government. 

For all the years chickens were unregulated, 

the city has not had problems with noise or 



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Dardenne Prairie Council amends ordinance in favor of chickens 

odor and with them running loose, Zucker 

said. Stricter regulations may require inspections 

and regulations that the city would have 

to fund, he said. 

“That’s an argument for not creating an 

enforcement mechanism that puts the healthy 

hand of government on the necks of citizens 

without a compelling reason,” Zucker said. 

Once there are problems that are not 

hypothetical, then the city could adopt 

appropriate regulations, he added. If someone 

gets guinea hens, known to be noisy, 

“we’ll be back here with an ordinance.” 

TRIATHLON, from previous page 

He raised about $300 that, along with 

other donations, allowed him to purchase 

the $1,000 trailer, which was donated to 

Unlimited Play and is now available free of 

charge for others who want to participate 

in a racing event. 

A father came up to team members at 

the event and said his daughter and others 

would love to participate in the event. The 

desire is there, Natalie said. 

“After the bike race, Zach was freezing. He 

was soaked so we have him in the clubhouse 

wrapped in a blanket and he’s chattering, and 

the first thing he says to me is: “Mom, when 

are we going to start running?’ I said, ‘Zach, 

we’re not going to start running. It’s lightening 

and storming outside.’ And he was so sad 

we were not running,” Natalie said. “It means 

that much to them, to be able to participate in 

any way they can. They’re just as excited as 

everybody else that gets to that line.” 

Getting to the starting line meant being 

ready at 6 a.m. for an early morning swim. 

Mackey for Team Gracie turned out to 

be the winner. Natalie, however, suffered 

equipment failure. 

“I sure did have a rope malfunction,” 

Natalie said. “The rope came off my waist, 

I had to swim back. (But Gracie) was 

extremely happy, no excuses.” 

Ron said Gracie enjoyed the race. 

Unfortunately, just after the bicycling 

portion of the triathlon started, the skies 

opened up and heavy rain fell. 

What the rain could not diminish, though, 

was Gracie’s and Zachary’s zest for life.

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Area students succeed 

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Four of the area’s best and brightest high 

school students spent their summers working 

in research labs, writing and presenting 

research papers, and learning from professionals 

in a variety of science-related disciplines. 

Noah Angeles, of Timberland High; 

Yushin Lee, of Ft. Zumwalt North; Allison 

Foster, of Francis Howell and Pratyush 

Sontha, of Francis Howell North participated 

this summer in the 28 th annual Students 

and Teachers As Research Scientists 

(STARS) program, hosted by the University 

of Missouri-St. Louis. 

“STARS equips these students with 

the confidence, content and experience to 

pursue science degrees and become leading 

physicians, biochemists and more in their 

fields,” said Ken Mares, program director. 

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Teaming up for St. Jude 

During the 2014-15 school year, the 

Francis Howell High Student Council participated 

in “Team Up St. Jude.” 

Over the course of the school year, the 

students developed and participated in several 

activities to raise money for St. Jude 

Children’s Research Hospital. As of Aug. 

14, the students had raised $4,639.47. 

A recognized leader 

Recent Francis Howell graduate Sarah 

Bostic was a runner up in this year’s 

YWCA Future Leader Program. 

Sarah participated in the Future Leader 

Academy, which provides a forum for 

young women to refine their skills and competencies 

in the areas of leadership, communication, 

self-awareness and team building. 

In recognition of her efforts, Sarah was 

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The Francis Howell School District’s 

class of 2015 outperformed the state on the 

ACT, with more seniors than ever before 

taking the college entrance and placement 

examination. 

The ACT exam is one indication of the 

extent to which students are prepared for 

college-level work. 

More than 93 percent of the district’s 

class of 2015 participated in the ACT, an 

increase of more than 18 percent. The state 

average participation rate in 2015 was 77 

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ACT scores, or composites, are reported 

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2015. The state average is 21.7. A decrease 

was anticipated with the new expectation 

that all juniors take this assessment. 

“Increasing the number of students 

taking a college entrance exam is one 

indicator we are preparing students for 

colleges and careers,” said Dr. Mary 

Hendricks-Harris, chief academic officer. 

“Now that almost all students are taking 

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as coach of the Indians 

New Wentzville Holt football coach 

Ethan Place has had quite a busy and 

accomplished life since graduating from 

the school back in 2001. 

And this fall, he will use those life 

experiences to take charge of the program 

in which he played quarterback for three 

years. After high school, Place served his 

country as a Marine from 2001-2005 and 

was a decorated sniper, who served overseas 

in Fallujah, Iraq. 

After leaving the Marines in 2005, Place 

found himself back in Wentzville on the 

sidelines as a quarterbacks coach and and 

offensive coordinator. It was during those 

six seasons that Holt Athletic Director Ben 

Hebisen got to see firsthand that Place had 

the potential to be a head coach. 

“Ethan has a great football mind, and the 

way he relates to these players is just outstanding,” 

Hebisen said. “He understands 

them and they relate to him very well and 

they respect him tremendously. You could 

see then that he had the makings of a really 

good head coach, so it is not a surprise that 

he is in this position now.” 

Another experience that helped to prepare 

Place for the role of head coach was 

his stint in Joplin. Place coached in Joplin 

from 2011-2015 and was there when a tornado 

devastated the school and town. 

“We got to Joplin in 2011 and the tornado 

hit that first year and the place was devastated,” 

Place said. “So, we stayed and helped 

the school rebuild – and to see that school 

and those people come back and be what it is 

now, it really puts life in perspective.” 

Coming back to Holt, Place takes over a 

program that finished 2-8 in former coach 

Ken Moore’s last season. But he’s not 

concerned. In fact, he’s planning on keeping 

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“I think that coaches tend to make football 

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Hebisen believes that Place’s military 

background and success could well translate 

into success on the gridiron. 

“His dedication and bravery and character 

are qualities we want for our young men 

to have,” Hebisen said. “I know he will 

take what he has learned from his years in 

the military to help mentor and guide his 

players in how to be quality people on and 

off the field.” 

Place, who has a nine-person staff, 

including five assistants who are Holt 

alums, said he has just a few simple goals 

for the upcoming season. 

“We really just want try to excel in the 

fundamentals and get better each practice, 

each day and each week,” Place said. “It has 

really been a rough go around here the past 

couple years for these kids, so we’re trying 

to get the confidence back in them. I want 

them to know there are going to be ups and 

downs, but we want to improve and get 

better in everything we do each day.” 

– Jonathan Duncan 

Coach Ethan Place talks with Holt freshman 

kicker Cole Mueller. (Photo by Ben Hebisen)

Friday, September 18 

Saturday, September 19 

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FREE PARKING & SHUTTLES 

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Firefall 

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For more information & updates visit 

www.stpetersmo.net 

A Message from Mayor Len Pagano 

We’re getting ready to Celebrate St. Peters and 

we welcome everyone from around the region to 

come and celebrate with us! Please 

join us September 18 and 19 at our 

beautiful 370 Lakeside Park for an 

exciting weekend of great music, 

good food, fireworks, rides, games 

and all kinds of fun along the lake. 

Our city staff has worked hard to put 

together Celebrate St. Peters 2015 

with something for everyone. 

Music lovers will have a 

great time. We’ll have a variety of 

entertainment going on three different stages. On 

Friday night, Mid Rivers Newsmagazine and The 

Big 550 KTRS present Terry Jones Rogers and Scott 

Nienhaus who will bring their beautiful harmonies 

to the Main Stage and share songs from their 

memorable careers, which includes stints with The 

Byrds, Firefall and Nicolette Larson. 

Poco wowed fans at Celebrate St. Peters in 

2012 and is sure to repeat that excitement this 

year as the main act on Friday night. Get ready 

for an enjoyable and entertaining evening as Poco 

performs hits like “Rose of Cimarron,” “Heart of the 

Night” and “Crazy Love,” again presented by Mid 

Rivers Newsmagazine and The Big 550 KTRS. 

Saturday night on the Main Stage, KSHE-95 

presents Firefall and The Burton Cummings Band to 

help you rock the night away. A staple of the 1970s, 

Firefall takes the stage around 7 p.m. with hits 

like “You are the Woman,” “Strange Way” and “Just 

Remember I Love You.” It’s a must-see performance. 

And, you won’t want to miss the fabulous fireworks 

display that takes place immediately following 

Firefall. What a setting we’re fortunate to have, with 

fireworks reflecting off the lake! 

After the fireworks on Saturday night, we’ll 

welcome The Burton Cummings Band to the stage. 

Burton Cummings is the former 

lead singer and songwriter of the 

award-winning Canadian band The 

Guess Who. With hits like “American 

Woman,” “These Eyes,” “Share The 

Land,” “Laughing, No Time” and 

“Hang On To Your Life,” The Burton 

Cummings Band will have the 

audience on their feet and no doubt 

singing along. 

The Celebrate stage is located 

in 370 Lakeside Park’s new corporate pavilion, 

but we also have two additional satellite stages 

offering entertainment on Saturday and featuring 

everything from dancing and music to science 

and magic for kids of all ages. And best of all – all 

of this entertainment is free! 

We’ve got thousands of free parking spaces, 

too, or you can buy a reserved parking pass in 

advance at City Hall or the St. Peters Rec-Plex and 

be guaranteed a nearby parking spot all weekend. 

However, you can only get your reserved spot in 

advance, so act now! 

We have over 60 vendors offering crafts and 

a big variety of food, snacks, beer and soft drinks 

for sale. The Home Depot and our very own St. 

Peters Cultural Arts Centre will be bringing back 

the always-popular free fun activities for kids. 

It’s going to be a great weekend of fun, food, 

music and relaxing at 370 Lakeside Park in St. 

Peters. For all the Celebrate St. Peters details and 

important information, check the city’s website at 

www.stpetersmo.net. 

My wife, Joyce, and I hope to see you along the 

lake so we can all celebrate together! 

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In keeping with tradition, this year’s 

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Kids also have several choices for hands-on 

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The St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre again hosts 

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festival. The Home Depot Kids’ Workshop 

also is back this year with unique projects for 

kids to build. Both activities are free of charge 

and located in a special area near the marina. 

Also on Saturday, the Family Stage 

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Monkey Tales Theatre, performing in 

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This year there are only two sessions 

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What to know before you go 

Before you head to 370 Lakeside 

Park to enjoy all the fun of Celebrate 

St. Peters, take a few minutes 

to familiarize yourself with the celebration’s 

regulations. 

What you should bring 

• Lawn chairs or blankets to sit on during 

the Celebrate St. Peters concerts. Seating is 

available on the lawn and on paved surfaces. 

• Cash for concessions and game tickets. 

An ATM machine is available on site for 

guests needing cash during the event. 

• Soft drinks and food, but no alcoholic 

beverages, glass bottles or coolers. 

What you cannot bring 

• Visitors may not bring pets into 370 

Lakeside Park during the Celebrate St. 

Peters event. Doing so is a violation of city 

code; however, this rule does not apply to 

any animal owned and used by a disabled 

person or pets staying/remaining in the RV/ 

tent camping area of the park. Please note 

that the St. Peters Rotary Club Dog Park will 

not be open during Celebrate St. Peters. 

• Visitors may not bring glass beverage 

containers into 370 Lakeside Park during 

Celebrate St. Peters. Glass beverage containers 

include, but are not limited to, glass 

bottles, glass jars and drinking glasses. 

However, baby bottles, baby food jars and 

glass lined vacuum bottles are exempt. 

• Visitors are not allowed to bring alcoholic 

beverages into Celebrate St. Peters. Food, 

soft drinks and beer are sold at concession 

stands throughout the festivities. 

• Visitors are not allowed to bring coolers 

into Celebrate St. Peters. 

Getting there 

370 Lakeside Park is located at 1000 

Lakeside Park Drive. The Park is accessible 

from the 370 Lakeside Park Drive/Truman 

Boulevard exit off Hwy. 370, north of I-70. 

If you’re heading east or west on I-70: 

Take Exit 224 to access Hwy. 370. As 

you drive east on Hwy. 370, use Exit 2 to 

reach 370 Lakeside Park Drive. Turn left 

on Lakeside Park Drive, and head north to 

park entrance. 

If you’re heading west on 370: Exit from 

Hwy. 370 at Lakeside Park Drive, turn right 

and head north to park entrance. 



SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

Friday, Sept. 18 

5-11 p.m. 

Carnival Rides and Games 

Booths open 

7-11 p.m. 

Main Stage entertainment presented by 

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine and 

The Big 550 KTRS featuring: 

• Rogers and Nienhaus 

• Poco 

Saturday, Sept. 19 

11 a.m.-11 p.m. 

Carnival Rides and Games 

Booths open 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. 

Arty’s Corner Kids’ Art Project, 

presented by The St. Peters Cultural 

Arts Centre, near the marina 

The Home Depot Kids’ Workshop, 

near the marina 

11 a.m. 

Childbloom Guitar Program of 

St. Charles County on the 

Community News Family Stage 

Noon 

Serapis on the Celebrate Stage, 

under the Corporate Pavilion 

12:15 p.m. 

Abra-Kid-Abra on the 

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Thousands of free parking spaces are available 

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Park both inside and outside the park. Free 

shuttle buses will bring guests to and from 

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A limited number of reserved parking 

passes (500) also are available and provide a 

convenient spot inside the park near the festivities, 

allowing guests easy access to their 

vehicles while at the event. One pass is good 

for both Friday and Saturday. Reserved parking 

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St. Peters Rec-Plex registration desk during 

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From country rock to rock ‘n’ roll, and all 

genres in between, the free entertainment 

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get guests on their feet and out of their seats. 

The music begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, 

when Rogers & Nienhaus, two world class 

performers that deliver a full, high quality 

sound, perform on the Main Stage, presented 

by Mid Rivers Newsmagazine and 

The Big 550 KTRS. The duo sings and 

plays multiple instruments throughout their 

show, including guitars, bass guitar, piano, 

mandolin and harmonica. 

Poco, the band that rocked the festival 

three years ago, follows Rogers & Nienhaus. 

Poco’s talented musicians successfully 

blended country and southern California 

rock with a string of critically acclaimed 

albums, notably “A Good Feelin’ to Know” 

and “Crazy Eyes.” The significance of 

the band in the evolution of country rock, 

which still influences both the country and 

pop charts today, can’t be overstated. The 

band’s exuberant, fast-paced songs, virtuoso 

instrumental work and tight multipart 

vocal harmonies make a memorable beginning 

to this year’s celebration. 

On Saturday, festival guests are in for 

an afternoon of great music as the Celebrate 

Stage, at the new Corporate Pavilion, 

features popular local talent. The band 

Serapis, a leader on the St. Louis music 

scene, starts things off at noon with a 

performance set that includes rock, blues 

and reggae blended with carefully selected 

cover music. At 3 p.m. one of the hottest 

shows in town, Butch Wax and the Hollywoods 

with Theo Peoples, perform songs 

of the 50s, 60s and 70s, including Motown, 

rhythm and blues, and rock ‘n’ roll. 

At night, the musical entertainment 

continues on the Main Stage presented 

by KSHE 95 with country-flavored rock 

from the band Firefall, beginning at 7 p.m. 

Firefall has eight albums, three of them 

gold and one of them platinum-plus, and 

put 11 singles on the charts. The group 

has ties with the area through the hit song 

“When the River Rises,” written by a band 

member in response to the cancellation 

of several concerts due to the 1993 flood 

waters in the midwest. The upbeat message 

about finding strength in adversity 

was first played on St. Louis radio and 

was used by CNN as background music 

for reports on the disaster. 

A fireworks display over the lake follows 

the music of Firefall and sets the mood for 

the headlining act of The Burton Cummings 

Band presented by KSHE 95. 

Burton Cummings is that rare artist who 

has transcended time, genres and generations 

with a body of work that continues to 

resonate with fans both old and new. With 

original rock ‘n’ roll superstars The Guess 

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international hit singles and albums including 

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well as posture problems,” Razi said. “The 

good news is that many schools are shifting 

to having electronic textbooks rather than 

having students carry around heavy books.” 

The AAOS and the Pediatric Orthopaedic 

Society of North America issued these 

tips for avoiding backpack-related injuries 

this school year: 

• Use both shoulder straps to better distribute 

backpack weight, and adjust straps 

to keep the load close to the back. Consider 

cross-body bags and roller bags, which can 

be good alternatives to backpacks. 

• Remove or organize items if too heavy, 

and pack heavier things low and toward the 

center of the bag. 

• When lifting a backpack, bend at the 

knees. 

• Carry only items required for the day. 

• If the backpack seems too heavy for 

the child, have them remove some of the 

books and carry them in their arms to ease 

the load on the back. 

• Encourage your child to inform you of 

any numbness or tingling in arms or legs, 

which could indicate too much weight is 

being carried. 

• Encourage your child to drop off 

books in his or her locker as time permits 

throughout the day. 

Calories on the go 

Which of the following is the least 

healthy scenario for enjoying a bite to eat: 

eating while visiting with a friend, while 

watching TV, or while taking a walk? 

According to results of a study published 

in the Journal of Health Psychology, 

eating while taking a walk is the least 

healthy because it could lead to overeating 

later in the day. 

For the study, researchers gave participants 

a cereal bar and had them eat it while 

doing one of the above-mentioned activities. 

Later in the day, participants were 

offered a variety of snacks, some healthy 

and some not. Compared to the other participants, 

those who ate their cereal bars on 

the go ate more snacks and consumed five 

times the amount of chocolate. 

Lead author Jane Ogden, a professor at 

the University of Surrey, said there are a 

couple of possible explanations for the 

walkers overeating later in the day. 

“This may be because walking is a powerful 

form of distraction which disrupts our 

ability to process the impact eating has on our 

hunger. Or, it may be because walking, even 

just around a corridor, can be regarded as a 

form of exercise, which justifies overeating 

later on as a form of reward,” Ogden said. 

Eating in the presence of any form of 

distraction can actually lead to weight 

gain, Ogden said. 

“When we don’t fully concentrate on our 

meals and the process of taking in food, we 

fall in to a trap of mindless eating where 

we don’t track or recognize the food that 

has just been consumed,” she said. 

Messenger moles 

The number of moles on a person’s body 

may send a message about melanoma risk. 

Dermatologists have known for some 

time that people who have more than 50 

moles have an increased risk of melanoma, 

the deadliest form of skin cancer. 

And according to new research, melanoma 

patients with fewer than 50 moles tend to 

have a more aggressive form of the disease. 

Caroline Kim, M.D., a board-certified 

dermatologist at Harvard Medical School, 

noticed in treating patients with advanced 

melanoma that those with fewer moles 

tended to have the most aggressive cancers. 

Upon review of the medical charts of nearly 

300 melanoma patients, Kim discovered that: 

• Patients with fewer moles had thicker, 

more aggressive melanoma than those with 

many moles. 

• Patients with many moles who also had 

atypical moles – another melanoma risk 

factor – tended to have thinner, less aggressive 

cancers. 

• Compared to those with fewer moles, 

patients with more than 50 moles were 

more likely to be diagnosed with melanoma 

at a younger age. 

Kim said one reason for her findings could 

be that people with a large number of moles 

may be more likely to get regular checkups 

with a dermatologist, resulting in early detection 

of their cancer and treatment when the 

melanoma is thinner and less aggressive. 

Another reason could be attributed to 

biological differences in patients. 

“We already know that melanomas 

are not all the same genetically,” Kim 

said. “It’s possible that there are different 

pathways that drive melanoma in these 

two patient groups, resulting in different 

degrees of aggressiveness. If patients with 

fewer moles are more prone to aggressive 

melanoma, then we need to make sure that 

they are also being educated and screened, 

in addition to patients with many moles.” 

Kim said more research is needed to 

confirm the results of her study and noted 

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that while some people have a heightened 

risk for skin cancer, it can strike anyone. 

“It’s important to educate yourself about 

skin cancer no matter how many moles you 

have,” she said. “All skin cancers, including 

melanoma, are most treatable when 

they’re detected early, so it’s important to 

be aware of warning signs on your skin.” 

Kim’s research was presented at the 

American Academy of Dermatology’s 

2015 Summer Academy Meeting. 

Spice it up 

A daily dose of spicy food could lead to a 

longer life, recent research suggested. 

In an observational study in China, 

researchers looked for a link between spicy 

food consumption and total risk and cause 

of death among roughly 500,000 adults. 

Participants were enrolled in the study 

between 2004 and 2008 and had no history 

of cancer, heart disease or stroke. 

During a median follow-up of 7.2 years, 

roughly 20,000 participants had died. 

Compared with those who ate spicy foods 

less than once a week, those who ate spicy 

foods one or two days a week had a 10 percent 

reduced risk of death, and those who 

consumed spicy foods daily or almost every 

day had a 14 percent lower risk of death. 

The most commonly consumed spices 

among those who reported eating spicy foods 

were fresh and dried chili peppers. Results 

were similar for men and women and stronger 

among those who did not drink alcohol. 

Because the study was observational, 

researchers said it is too early to conclude 

that spicy food increases longevity but 

called for more research they said could 

“lead to updated dietary recommendations 

and development of functional foods.” 

On the calendar 

“Sports Injury and Concussion Prevention” 

is from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, 

September 23 at Progress West Hospital’s 

Healthwise Center, 6 Jungermann Circle, 

Suite 117 in St. Peters. Dr. Brandon Larkin, 

from St. Peters Bone and Joint, provides 

information on how to keep an athlete 

safe. Admission is free, and registration is 

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News and notes 

Celebrating grandparents 

Sunday, Sept. 13 is National Grandparents 

Day, a day set aside to honor grandparents 

throughout the U.S. 

It has been 45 years since Marian 

McQuade, a stay-at-home mother from 

West Virginia, began campaigning for a 

special day to recognize the lonely elderly 

living in nursing homes and for grandchildren 

to be receptive to the wisdom their 

grandparents could share. Eight years later 

– in 1978 – President Jimmy Carter signed 

a federal proclamation declaring the first 

Sunday following Labor Day as National 

Grandparents Day. 

To learn more about Grandparents Day 

and find suggestions for ways to celebrate, 

visit grandparentsday.org. 

Retirement savings survey 

Fewer than one in five working Americans 

(19 percent) are putting away more 

money for retirement now than they were 

one year ago, according to a Bankrate. 

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nation’s employed (55 percent) are putting 

about the same amount as last year toward 

their retirement nest eggs; 14 percent are 

saving less than they did a year ago, and 

10 percent said they added nothing to their 

retirement accounts this year or last year. 

“With millions of Americans behind in 

their retirement savings, it is important not 

only to save, but to save more each year,” 

said Greg McBride, chief financial analyst 

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the maximum, 401k contribution limits 

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Falls Prevention Awareness Day 

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According to the National Council on 

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every 13 seconds in the U.S., an older adult 

is seen in an emergency department for a 

fall-related injury. 

Fortunately, falls are not a normal part of 

aging, and evidence has shown that most 

falls are preventable. The NCOA offers these 

tips for reducing the likelihood of falling: 

• Find a good balance and exercise program 

(see calendar item below). Look to 

build balance, strength and flexibility. For 

referrals, contact your local Area Agency 

on Aging, find a program you like, and take 

a friend. (To contact the Mid-East Area 

Agency on Aging in St. Charles County, 

call 1 (800) 243-6060, or email info@mideastaaa.org.) 

• Talk to your healthcare provider. Ask 

for an assessment of your risk of falling, 

and share your history of recent falls. 

• Regularly review your medications with 

your doctor or pharmacist. Make sure side 

effects are not increasing your risk of falling. 

Take your medications only as prescribed. 

• Have your vision and hearing checked 

annually, and update your eyeglasses. Your 

eyes and ears are key to keeping you on 

your feet. 

• Keep your home safe. Remove tripping 

hazards, increase lighting, make stairs safe, 

and install grab bars in key areas. 

• Talk to your family members. Enlist 

their support in taking simple steps to stay 

safe. Falls are not just a seniors’ issue. 

On the calendar 

“Free from Falls” is from 1-3 p.m. on 

Monday, Sept. 14 at Spencer Road Library, 

427 Spencer Road in St. Peters. The class 

covers adult fall prevention tips and is followed 

by a screening to assess mobility 

and balance. Admission is free; registration 

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Home values are up, 

but so are sales 

St. Louis metro area home values have 

gone up 5.6 percent over the past year and 

real estate website Zillow.com predicts they 

will rise 2.9 percent within the next year. 

But Zillow’s home sales “thermometer” 

currently indicates a near balance between 

a seller’s and buyer’s market with no clear 

advantage to either. 

Nationally, sales of newly built, singlefamily 

homes rose 5.4 percent to a seasonally 

adjusted annual rate of 507,000 units 

in July, as shown in newly released data 

from HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau. 

“Today’s report is in line with other government 

data and improving builder sentiment 

and shows a gradual but consistent housing 

recovery,” National Association of Home 

Builders Chief Economist David Crowe said. 

“As job growth and consumer confidence 

continue to strengthen, the housing market 

should make additional gains this year.” 

Here’s what’s new in new homes: 

Fischer’s Spring Mill nearing grand 

finale 

One after another, the opportunities for an 

address in prestigious Spring Mill are rapidly 

disappearing. Only three scenic homesites 

and one Showcase ranch are still available in 

Fischer & Frichtel’s high-fashion community 

on Muegge Road in St. Charles. 

Less than a mile from MO-364 (Page 

Extension) and sheltered by the woodlands 

of Wapelhorst Park on the north, Spring 

Mill has become an area landmark and a 

preferred residential destination with its 

dramatic gated entrance, densely wooded 

grounds, 5-acre lakeside nature preserve, 

winding creek and relaxed-yet-refined 

neighborhood ambience. 

Gorgeous in any season, the community 

will soon be ablaze with colorful autumn foliage, 

and the final to-be-built home settings 

are expected to sell quickly. All three of those 

settings exceed one-third acre and, depending 

on the site selected, buyers can choose 

from any of Fischer’s seven upscale Estate 

Collection designs, starting from $403,900. 

The future owners of Spring Mill’s 

sophisticated Showcase Inventory can plan 

on entertaining holiday guests in their new 

home this year, as well. 

Construction of the Durham II has just 

begun, and completion is projected for late 

November/early December. Like all homes 

in the community, this wonderfully open 

three-bedroom, 2.5-bath ranch ensures 



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curb appeal with a price-included three-car 

side-entry garage, architectural shingles and 

James Hardie fiber-cement siding. Offered 

for $525,207, the Durham II is also planned 

with a premium brick elevation, full-yard 

irrigation system, and an optional hearth 

room, bringing the total living space to 

approximately 2,400 square feet. 

Adding still more value-for-investment, 

interior amenities will include hardwood 

and ceramic flooring throughout, a 12-foot 

ceiling and window wall in the great room, 

formal dining room, 42-inch floor-to-ceiling 

fireplace in the hearth room, and an 

open staircase to the deep-pour, walkout 

lower level with stained oak railing, oversize 

newels, and wrought-iron balusters. 

The designer kitchen will feature an 

oversize island; 42-inch custom cabinets 

with crown molding; upgraded granite 

countertops; Whirlpool stainless appliances, 

including a double oven, gas cooktop, 

range hood, and microwave; double 

roll trays; and a walk-in pantry. 

Lavished with cultured marble and 

adjoined by a spacious walk-in closet, 

the master bath will have an adult-height 

double vanity, large soaking tub, and frameless 

glass shower enclosure. 

To preview floor plans for the Durham II 

and Spring Mill’s entire Estate Collection, 

visit www.fandfhomes.com, or contact 

community sales manager Scott Blakely at 

(314) 458-8940 for additional information. 

McKelvey Homes celebrates 117 years 

It’s McKelvey Homes’ 117th birthday, 

but you get the gifts. 

During the month of September, purchasers 

at select McKelvey communities 

can enhance their homes with one of three 

designer upgrade packages – each valued 

at $11,500 and included free of charge in 

honor of the company’s founding and coinciding 

with the grand opening of Wyndemere 

Estates in Lake Saint Louis. 

The designer packages include: 

• Floors and bath package – hardwood 

flooring in the kitchen, breakfast room and 

hearth room (per plan), plus a ceramic tile 

floor, tub deck and shower surround in the 

master bath. 

• Gourmet kitchen package – granite 

countertops, upgraded cabinetry and stainless 

steel Whirlpool appliances, including 

See PRIME, page 32

CHESTERFIELD 

CHESTERFIELD 

COTTLEVILLE (ST. PETERS) 


DISPLAY HOME 

Kendall Bluffs (314) 579-9458 

Campton Attached Villa $670,000 

159 Kendall Bluff Court (Lot 46) 

3 BR / 3 BTH / APX 3,500 SF 

Chesterton (314) 393-9526 

Nantucket II Ranch $899,900 

32 Chesterton Lane (Lot 32) 

4 BR / 3.5 BTH / APX 3,851 SF 

Miralago Manors (636) 875-7416 

Whitehall Ranch $399,900 

102 Vistalago Place (Lot 19) 

2 BR / 3 BTH / APX 2,742 SF 

Miralago Estates (314) 458-8940 

Arlington II Ranch $517,435 

1221 Miralago Way (Lot 42) 

4 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,653 SF 


CREVE COEUR 

O’FALLON 

O’FALLON 

DISPLAY HOME 

Miralago Estates (314) 458-8940 

Wyndham 1.5-Story $545,000 

1202 Miralago Way (Lot 32) 

4 BR / 3.5 BTH / APX 3,752 SF 

Enclave Bellerive (314) 469-4436 

Nantucket Ranch $1,326,344 

200 Mulberry Row Court (Lot 27) 

3 BR / 2 full, 2 half BTH / APX 3,451 SF 

Wyndgate Oaks (636) 625-0376 

Durham II Ranch $525,000 

213 Wyndharbor Court (Lot 735) 

3 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,388 SF 

Wyndgate Oaks (636) 625-0376 

Parkview II 1.5-Story $699,900 

203 Wyndharbor Court (Lot 740) 

4 BR / 3.5 BTH / APX 3,903 SF 

ST CHARLES 

ST CHARLES 

WENTZVILLE 

WILDWOOD 

Charlestowne Manor (636) 947-5932 

Brookmont Ranch $239,193 

3132 Calhoun Drive (Lot 59B) 

3 BR / 2 BTH / APX 1,678 SF 

Spring Mill (314) 458-8940 


2398 Spring Mill Estates Dr. (Lot 106) 

3 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,422 SF 

Cimarron Forest (636) 639-1486 

Sierra 2-Story $168,984 

124 Cimarron Summit Way (Lot 61) 

2 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 1,480 SF 

Deer Hollow (636) 273-1102 


3927 Wild Hollow Court (Lot 24) 

3 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,445 SF 

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Fischer New Home Inventories Ready for 

Move-In Everywhere You Want to Be! 

Fischer & Frichtel has assembled an outstanding collection of new Showcase Inventories in fine communities 

throughout the metro region. Shoppers will find a terrific selection of Fischer-built Showcase homes at 

great prices—some ready for immediate possession and some at various stages of construction-in many of 

the area’s most desirable residential locations.

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The beautiful gated entrance of Fischer & Frichtel’s Spring Mill in St. Charles. 

PRIME, from page 30 

a built-in double oven, gas cooktop, microwave 

and dishwasher. 

• Walkout and patio package – a 7-foot, 

10-inch framed lower-level walkout with 

two sets of twin windows, an open stairway 

with oak balusters and a 10-foot by 10-foot 

concrete patio. 

McKelvey is one of the St. Louis area’s 

oldest home builders, but this offer won’t 

last long. 

The 117th Birthday Blowout offer is for a 

limited time and is available on to-be-built 

homes only. For more information and a list 

of participating locations, call (636) 332- 

9884 or visit www.mckelveyhomes.com. 

Bridgewater offers special pricing on 

former display 

With the brisk pace of home sales, 

Bridgewater’s offerings of move-in-ready 

luxury villas are moving quickly. 

The popularity of The Villas at Ohmes 

Farm has left only one available in this 

community. This former display home, 

filled with upgrades and amenities, is 

offered at $324,990. 

The villa’s extended Warson floor plan 

offers: 

• Bridgewater’s signature wide-open spaces 

• a formal dining room 

• an enlarged ultra laundry room with the 

popular pocket door entrance to the master 

bath/suite where most laundry is generated 

• a luxury kitchen with a statement-making 

backlit pantry door for beautiful ambient 

lighting, 42-inch birch cabinetry with 

crown, an elegant subway tile backsplash 

and a beautiful four-window bay in the 

breakfast room. 

Luxurious wide-plank birch hardwood 

flooring, 9-foot ceilings throughout the 

main floor with vaults in the great room, 

kitchen and breakfast room, and a deep 

pour foundation add to the open and gracious 

feel of this beautiful villa. 

Enjoy the brisk fall air that’s right around 

the corner with a beautiful custom designed 

and trimmed direct vent gas fireplace featuring 

a stacked stone surround. Entertain 

on the beautiful custom aggregate patio 

and enjoy a professionally landscaped yard 

with mature evergreens and trees. 

Don’t miss the opportunity to live and 

entertain in this luxury villa in a beautiful 

community. For more information, contact 

Mark Murphy at The Villas at Ohmes Farm 

at (636) 489-9669 or visit www.bridgewatercommunities.com. 

Scenic building sites available at 

Homestead Estates in Wildwood 

If you’ve longed to have a beautiful estate 

home in the rustic reaches of West St. Louis 

County, Coldwell Banker Gundaker has 

announced the availability of 21 homesites 

in Homestead Estates in Wildwood. Buyers 

can use their own home builder or choose 

from one of CBG’s preferred builders. 

Homesites in this premier community 

range are from 1 to 3 acres and some are on 

cul-de-sacs. Plus, there are three 10-acre 

opportunities that are ideal for equestrians. 

The homesites are priced from the lower 

$200’s to the mid $300’s. 

Despite being tucked away in the gently 

rolling, wooded hills of West County, the 

fully developed property has all public 

utilities including natural gas. The scenic 

200-acre tract has walking trails, abundant 

wildlife and lakes, and is located in the 

award-winning Rockwood School District. 

To visit Homestead Estates, take Hwy. 

40 to exit 5, Long Road, and go west on 

Wild Horse Creek Road to left on Hwy. 109 

to right on Hwy. BA (Babler Park Road) to 

south on Pond Road then west on Rieger 

Road to the entrance at Homestead Manor 

Drive. For more information contact Mary 

Beth Benes at Coldwell Banker Gundaker 

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A Black & White All Media Art Show 

and Competition runs through Sept. 8 at 

the Cultural Arts Centre located inside St. 

Peters City Hall. 

• • • 

The Katy Depot Quilt Show, presented 

by the St. Charles County Quilters, is on 

Sept. 19 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Frontier 

Park, 500 S. Riverside Drive in St. Charles. 

For additional information, visit www. 

stcharleskatydepotquiltshow.org or email 

stcharlescoquilters@gmail.com. 

• • • 

The Foundry Art Centre in conjunction 

with Saint Charles Riverfront Arts 

hosts “2nd Thursdays” at the Foundry 

Art Centre, 520 North Main Center on the 

second Thursday of each month through 

September from 5:30-8 p.m. Admission 

to this family-friendly event is open to 

the public and free, with nominal fees for 

food. The Foundry Art Centre is located at 

520 North Main Center near Historic Main 

Street in Saint Charles, Missouri. 

BENEFITS 

A Martial Arts Demonstration to benefit 

St. Charles Backstoppers & Paralyzed 

Vets is at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 at St. 

Charles High. Admission is $5 per person. 

Contact Jack Harvey at kuksoolwonstl@ 

att.net for details. 

• • • 

The United Way of Greater St. Louis-West 

Region’s annual Chocolate, Wine and All 

That Jazz event is at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, 

Sept. 12 at St. Charles Community College, 

4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. 

Food, wine and chocolate tastings, and live 

jazz from The Dawn Weber Group will be 

available for guests, in addition to a silent 

auction. Tickets are $60 per person for early 

bird pricing, $70 after Aug. 21, and $80 at 

the door. For tickets, visit www2.stl.unitedway.org/jazz 

or call (636) 939-3300. 

• • • 

The 11th Annual Sts. Joachim and Ann 

Care Service Golf Outing is at 11:30 a.m. on 

Monday, Sept. 14 at Bear Creek Golf Club in 

Wentzville. The cost is $125 per player with 

proceeds benefiting vulnerable families in St. 

Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. For 

information or to register, visit info@jacares. 

org or call (636) 441-1302, ext. 263. 

• • • 

Tri-County Women’s Connection Luncheon 

& Program’s Fall Fashion Show is 

from 11:15 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 

16, at The Christy Banquet Center, 9000 

Veterans Memorial Parkway in O’Fallon. 

For reservations, call Joan at (636) 561- 

0956 or Marcia at (636) 925-8588. 

• • • 

St. Charles County Parks and Recreation 

Department’s annual Paws in the Park is 

from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 

Broemmelsiek Park, 1795 Hwy. DD in Defiance. 

Admission is a dog food/pet supply 

donation at the gate to benefit St. Charles 

County Pet Adoption Center and Five Acres 

Animal Shelter. For more information, contact 

Nancy Lee Gomer at (636) 949-7535 or 

visit www.stccparks.org. 

• • • 

Beta Sigma Phi hosts its 6th Annual 

Quarter Auction from 11:30 a.m.- 3:30 

p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20 at the St. Peters 

Cultural Arts Center at city hall. Come 

early and shop from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 

p.m., Auction will start at 12:30 p.m. 

Bring several rolls of quarters and snacks 

for your table. Paddles are $3 each or two 

for $5. Call Louise at (636) 928-3221 for 

reservations. 

• • • 

A Luncheon for Life to benefit Our 

Lady’s Inn is on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 

11 a.m. at Wine Country Gardens, 2711 

South Hwy. 94 in Defiance. One-of- a-kind 

silent auction items, unique boutique and 

specialty jewelry designed by the women 

who reside at Our Lady’s Inn are featured. 

Tickets are $45 per person and reservations 

are required as this event is expected to sell 

out. Register online at www.ourladysinn. 

org or by calling Jessica Faltus at (314) 

736-1544. Sponsorships are available. 

• • • 

Tri-County Citizens’ Advisory Board 

hosts a Halloween Trivia Night Challenge 

at 6:45 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on 

Saturday, Oct. 24 at V.F.W Post 2866, 66 

VFW Lane in St. Charles. $20 per person, 

maximum of 8 people per table. Soda provided, 

cash bar, carry-in food allowed. For 

tickets, call (636) 441-0329. 

FAMILY AND KIDS 

The IllumiNite event is on Friday, Sept. 

11 from 5 p.m.-10 p.m. at Frontier Park, 

500 S. Riverside Drive in St. Charles. Enjoy 

delicious food trucks, cold beverages, live 

music by Carrie and the Catapults and 

family fun activities. The IllumiRun 5K 

begins at 7:30 p.m. Registration is online 

at www.stcharlesparksfoundation.org. 

• • • 

A Patriot Day Ceremony is at 8:30 a.m. 

on Friday, Sept. 11 at O’Fallon Municipal 

Centre, 100 North Main Street. Please join 

in this moving ceremony honoring our first 

responders and remembering the victims 

of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. 

Fun at the lake 

• • • 

National Days of Service and Remembrance 

take place Friday, Sept. 11 and 

Saturday, Sept. 12 at various locations in 

O’Fallon. To learn more, call O’Fallon’s 

Volunteer Services at (636) 379-5417 or 

email volunteer@ofallon.mo.us. 

• • • 

A Support Our Troops Supply Drive 

runs through Sept. 11 with collection sites 

inside City Hall and the Renaud Spirit 

Center; details and additional sites are 

listed at www.ofallon.mo.us/volunteer. 

• • • 

The Pool Paws Dog Swim at Alligator’s 

Creek Aquatic Center is from 11 

a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12 in Civic 

Park, 403 Civic Park Drive. Admission is 

$10 per dog with one person, and $3 for 

each additional person. All dogs must be 

accompanied by an adult (age 18+) and 

have written proof of rabies vaccinations. 

Details at www.ofallon.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Rotary Club of St. Peters and city of 

St. Peters hosts the 3rd annual “Bark for 

the Park” Dog Parade & Show at 1 p.m. 

on Sunday, Sept. 27 at 370 Lakeside Park in 

St. Peters. For $20, dog lovers can participate 

in the Dog Parade and receive an event 

T-shirt. Register your dog for $5 (optional) 

and they receive an event bandanna. To 

receive shirt/bandana registrations must be 

received by Sept. 18. To register, contact 

Christine Rutherford at (314) 262-0624 or 

crutherford@cliservices.org. 

• • • 

O’Fallon Historical Society Log Cabin 

Museum tours are Sunday, Sept. 13 and 

Sunday, Sept. 27 from noon-3 p.m. at 205 

Second Street in Civic Park. 

• • • 

The fall session of social dance classes 

begin Sept. 13 at St. Charles Community 

College in the College Center dance studio 

on the SCC campus, 4601 Mid Rivers Mall 

Drive in Cottleville. Classes run through 

Dec. 13. Participants learn how to swing, 

rumba, line dance and more. Tuition is $50 

per person. Students, ages 14 and up, should 

enroll with a partner. For more information 

and to enroll, visit www.stchas.edu/dance. 



The Lake Saint Louis Ambassadors host 

the Lake Saint Louis Fall Festival on Saturday, 

Sept. 19. The 5K Run the Lakes event begins 

at 11 a.m. at the Lake Saint Louis Community 

Association Clubhouse at 100 Cognac Court 

on Lake Saint Louise. At noon on Windjammer 

Point the festival gets underway with safety 

and health presentations, and kids and family 

activities. In the evening, Butch Wax and the Hollywoods will play at the Pavilion. 

Beer and wine will be sold at the event; no outside coolers/alcoholic beverages 

are allowed. Details and 5K registration online at www. lslambassadors.com. 

LIVE PERFORMANCES 

A free Labor Day concert is from 7-8:15 

pm. on Monday, Sept. 7 in O’Fallon’s Civic 

Park, 305 Civic Park Drive. For details, 

visit www.ofallon.mo.us/parks&rec/community-bands. 

• • • 

The Free Summer Concert Series 

continues at 6:30 pm. on Thursday, Sept. 

10 featuring State Line Drive and Thursday, 

Sept. 27 featuring Javier Mendoza in 

Clock Tower Plaza at the Meadows, Hwy. 

40 and Lake Saint Louis Boulevard. 

• • • 

A John Denver Tribute Concert is at 7 

p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11 at the Sisters of the 

Most Precious Blood’s St. Joseph Chapel, 

204 North Main Street in O’Fallon. For 

details, email ehogan@cpps-o’fallon.org. 

• • • 

The 11th annual, award-winning Budweiser 

Taste of St. Louis – The Ultimate 

Food Experience – returns to the 

Chesterfield Amphitheater, 691 Veterans 

Place Drive in the city’s Central Park, 

Sept. 18-20. The event is free and showcases 

35+ restaurants on 314 Hot Sauce 

Restaurant Row, the Stella Artois Chef 

Battle Royale, the Goose Island School of 

Cooking Stage, Dillard’s Concert Stage, 

the ArtWalk, the Sachs Properties Kids’ 

Kitchen - Cooking with STEAM, Presented 

by SCOPE and more. Visit www. 

TasteSTL.com and follow Twitter, Facebook 

and Instagram @TASTESTL 

• • • 

The Wentzville Octoberfest Wine & 

Art Festival is on Oct.17 from 11 a.m. to 7 

p.m. in the streets of Wentzville’s historic 

Village Center. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

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to the Elks’ Lodge for a free meal 

on Sept. 11 at 1163 Tom Ginnever Ave. 

Meals start at noon, and will be served 

until approximately 7 p.m. First responders, 

including fire fighters, EMS, police 

and members of the sheriff’s department 

are welcome. For more information, call 

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PEOPLE 

Central County Fire & 

Rescue (CCFR) Engineer 

Eric Braatz has been 

named the St. Charles 

County Fire Academy 

Instructor of the Year for 

the third year in a row. Braatz 

Braatz is the lead SCBA 

(self contained breathing 

apparatus) instructor, and assists with live fire 

training at the Academy. He has volunteered 

as an instructor for the past 15 years, and has 

been with CCFR for more than 20 years. 

• • • 

Kirby Morris has 

joined Midwest Bank- 

Centre as vice president 

of commercial lending, 

based at the bank’s 

Morris 

WingHaven branch. 

Morris has provided 

financial services to 

local business customers 

since 2003; he holds a bachelors degree 

in finance from Missouri State University. 

PLACES 

With a nearly $6 million makeover almost 

complete, the O’Fallon Retail Walk, 

located on Hwy. K at Feise Road in O’Fallon, 

has nearly doubled its tenancy, with several 

new retailers set to open their doors in the 

next several weeks. Among them are Fresh 

Thyme Farmers Market, a natural foodoriented 

grocer, as well as discount retailers 

Ross Dress for Less and Five Below. 

• • • 

Owner and Director Gina Marsh recently 

opened a new preschool, The Montessori 

Home, at 1 Sugarwood Drive in St. Peters. 

The school offers certified Montessori instruction 

for children ages six weeks to 10 years. 

• • • 

Dynamic Life Chiropractic recently 

opened at 4122 Keaton Crossing Blvd, Ste 

105 in O’Fallon, celebrating with a June 

ribbon-cutting event. Chiropractic care is 

provided by Dr. Kristin Gaines Porlier, a 

2009 graduate of Logan University. 

• • • 

First Bank’s Warrenton branch recently 

hosted a community Fraud Prevention 

Workshop at the Scenic Regional Library. 

Participating were First Bank’s Trish 

Turner, trust regional director of wealth 

management, and Pam Faron, Warrenton 

Branch senior manager. 

AWARDS AND HONORS 

Toney Thornhill, principal auctioneer 

for A Higher Calling Benefit Auctions in St. 

Peters, recently received two prestigious 

designations from the National Auctioneers 

Association. The Certified Auctioneers 

Institute (CAI) designation has les 

than 1000 designees worldwide, and the 

Benefit Auctioneer Specialists (BAS) has 

less than 500 active designees. 

EVENTS AND NETWORKING 

The Western St. Charles County Chamber 

of Commerce holds a free monthly 

business seminar on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 

from 9-10 a.m. At the Lake Saint Louis Fire 

Protection District, 2533 Lake Saint Louis 

Blvd. A speaker from the AAIM Employment 

Association will discuss the topic of 

active listening. For more information, call 

the chamber office at 636-327-6914. 

• • • 

The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce 

holds its 23 rd Annual Golf Tournament on 

Monday, September 14, at The Falls Golf 

Club, 1170 Turtle Creek in O’Fallon. Cost 

of $500 per team of four or $125 per single 

golfer includes lunch, 18 holes of golf with 

cart, one mulligan per player, beverages on 

the course and awards dinner. For more information 

or to register online, visit the chamber 

website at www.ofallonchamber.org. 

Grand opening 

Savers, a thrift superstore chain 

with more than 330 locations, recently 

opened its fourth St. Louis area store 

at 1920 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles, 

celebrating with a ribbon cutting on 

August 6. The new store continues a 

partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters 

of Eastern Missouri (BBBSEMO), 

through the agency’s Clothes for Kids’ 

Sake program. The St. Charles Savers store is open Monday through Saturday 

from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.





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By SUZANNE CORBETT 

Sipping and savoring the fruit of the vine complemented 

with farm-to-fork inspired cuisine served in one 

of Missouri’s most picturesque valleys has made Montelle 

Winery a premier destination. 

Perched 400 feet atop the Osage Ridge located off Missouri 

Hwy. 94 – aka Missouri’s Weinstrasse – Montelle 

provides guests with some of the state’s most commanding 

views of the Missouri River Valley. 

“I never get tired of the view up here – it’s a breathtaking 

view no matter the season,” Montelle Winery Manager 

Brian Obermark said as he walked Montelle’s hilltop terrace 

overlooking the valley below. “We’re open all four 

seasons even in the winter months and the view is still 

spectacular even with a blanket of snow.” 

Montelle’s outstanding location is surpassed only by 

its wines, which are the result of owner/winemaker Tony 

Kooyumjian’s vision to make Montelle a world-class, 

award-winning winery. It’s a goal he has achieved – and 

the best news is that Montelle patrons can taste that excellence 

seven days a week along with food options that take 



Exquisite wine, food pair perfectly with Montelle Winery’s breathtaking views 

Montelle Winery 

201 Montelle Dr. • Augusta • (888) 595-9463 

10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday 

10 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday (closes at 5:30 p.m. Oct./April) 

10 a.m.-10 p.m., Saturday (closes at 6 p.m. Oct./April) 

11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday 

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Montelle Winery offers breathtaking views to enjoy with its 

award-winning wines and perfectly paired food offerings. 

guests way beyond cheese, sausage and crackers. 

As Kooyumjian says, “There’s nothing better to show 

off a good bottle of wine than good food.” 

“There’s a magical pairing between food and wine, and 

there are many different ways to do those pairings so we 

tailor our café menu and our sunset dinner menus to reflect 

the wines we make on the property,” Obermark added. 

Montelle’s Klondike Café is the core of its foodservice 

operation, offering an extensive menu of upscale casual fare 

accented with fresh baked breads. Select a bottle of wine and 

order up from appetizers like Baked Brie topped with strawberry 

sauce. Or choose an entrée salad which include Caesar, 

Greek or the Orchard Apple & Chicken Salad laced with 

Gorgonzola – perfect when paired with River Country White. 

Looking for heartier fare? Choose from creative sandwiches, 

wraps and pizzas – all listed with wine pairing recommendations. 

The London Port Roast Beef Sandwich glazed 

with Cynthiana Port and built on focaccia is excellent with 

a Norton. House-made Fromage Pizza sauced with tomato 

basil and topped with mozzarella, asiago and feta crumbles 

is a heavenly match when served with Montelle’s Chardonel. 

Chef Steve Brusca oversees Montelle’s foodservice 

operations, both at the Café and its seasonal Sunset Dinners, 

which are served every Friday and Saturday night 

through September. These three-course gourmet meals are 

served on the deck complete with white tablecloth service 

and a drop-dead gorgeous sunset. The fixed gourmet menu 

changes weekly and varies in price, topping out at $34.99. 

Obermark suggests: “Come out early to enjoy the complimentary 

wine tasting. Whether you’re a novice or a 

sommelier – (our staff) can give you the educational experience 

you’ll want at the tasting bar.” Advance reservations 

for Sunset Dinners are required and can be made online. 

The Klondike Café is open year-round and even offers 

a kids menu, making Montelle a destination for the entire 

family to enjoy. 

“I’ve seen people out here from 8 days old to those in 

their 90s,” said Obermark. “It’s a place for everyone and 

an experience that’s built around great wine, great food, 

great people and a great view.” 

• • • 

And don’t miss Montelle’s sister winery, Augusta Winery 

(www.augustawinery.com), founded in 1988 by Tony 

Kooyumjian and located at 5601 High Street in Augusta, 

also overlooking the scenic Missouri River Valley. 

We will be closed Labor Day Sunday and Monday. 

Have fun Bar-B-Qing or if you have to go to 

another restaurant, just think how happy you will 

be when we open back up on Tuesday! 

(Thank God our food is better than my ads!) 

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Apply WWW.HUDSONMANAGEMENTSERVICES.NET 

On-Line At: 

WWW.HUDSONMANAGEMENTSERVICES.NET 

The O'Fallon Family YMCA, 

3451 Pheasant Meadow Dr., 

O'Fallon, MO, is now hiring for 

our Y Club Before and After 

School Program. Applicants 

must be 18 years or older and 

love working with school aged 

children. Shift times are Monday 

- Friday, 6:15 am - 8:45 am 

and/or 3:00 pm - 6:15 pm. (shifts 

are flexible) Employees will 

work off-site at a local Ft. Zumwalt 

elementary school location 

and will receive a free YMCA 

membership to all 25 Gateway 

Region YMCA's. Reliable transportation 

required. Apply at 

www.ymcastlouis.org/careers, 

or contact Susan Scrivens at 

636-379-0092 x260 or susan. 

scrivens@ymcastlouis.org. 

Local Landscape Company 

seeks entry level crew for 30 hrs/ 

wk, $12/hr starting wage. Also, 

seek one FT position $13/hr + 

bonus program. Be part of a 

crew installing products outside. 

If you are dependable and hard 

working, then please contact us 

at 636-978-7588. 

Furniture • Home Décor • Collectibles • Dishes 

Glassware • Cookware • Candles • Artwork • Lamps 

Jewelry • Ladies Apparel • Purses • Shoes • much more! 

You’ll LOVE our new shop! 

We are a 50/50 Consignment Shop 636.486.2676 

Consignments accepted Tues. & Fri. 11-4 1055 Venture Drive 

A portion of all sales goes to AUTISM SPEAKS® 

St. Peters, MO 

courtneys.corner.consignment@gmail.com 

Home Improvement 

HAPPY HANDYMAN SERVICE 

- "Don't Worry Get Happy" 

Complete home remodel/ repair 

- kitchen & bath, plumbing, 

electrical, carpentry. 24HR 

Emergency Service. Commercial 

& Residential. Discount for 

Seniors/Veterans. 636-541-9432. 

Landscaping 

ONE-TIME CLEANUP 

Tree/Bush Trim & Removal 

Retaining Walls • Rock & Mulch 

Powerwashing 

Staining Decks & Driveways 

FREE ESTIMATES 

ALL TYPES OF LANDSCAPING 

- Erosion Control, Stone Walls, 

Staircases, Patios, French Drains. 

Landscape Maintenance, Bush 

Trimming, Mulching. Call 636- 

366-4007 or 314-873-7091. See 

us at www.A1Erosion.com. 

Painting 

PAINTER 

DAN VOLLMER 

• I AM INCORPORATED INC. • 

INTERIOR SPECIAL 2015 

$75 Per Avg. Rm Size 

(12'x12' Walls 3 Room Minimum) 

FOR 35 YEARS 

FREE ESTIMATES: CALL DAN 

(636) 265-0739 

exterior painting! 

• M I D R I V E R S C L A S S I F I E D S • 

Painting 

ADVANTAGE 

PAINTING CO. 

Interior & 

Exterior Painting 

Drywall Repair • Taping 

Powerwashing • Wallpaper Stripping 

Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates 

636.262.5124 

INSURED 

MENTION AD & RECEIVE 10% OFF 

Plumbing 

ANYTHING IN PLUMBING 

- Good Prices! Basement 

bathrooms, small repairs & code 

violations repaired. Fast Service. 

Certified, licensed plumber - 

not a handyman. Call or text 

anytime: 314-409-5051. 

Prayer 

ST. JUDE NOVENA 

May the Sacred Heart of Jesus 

be adored, glorified, loved 

and preserved throughout 

the world now and forever. 

Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for 

us. St. Jude, Worker of Miracles, 

pray for us. St. Jude, Help for 

the Hopeless, pray for us. 

Say prayer nine times a day; 

by the 8 th day prayer will be 

answered. Say it for nine days, 

then publish. It has never been 

known to fail. Thank you, St. 

Jude. HM 

Wanted 

Wanted To Buy. Baseball Cards, 

Sports Cards, Cardinals Souvenirs 

and Memorabilia. Pre-1975 

Only. Private Collector. 314-302- 

1785. 

Waterproofing 

TOP NOTCH Waterproofing & 

Foundation Repair LLC. Cracks, 

sub-pump systems, structural & 

concrete repairs. Exterior drainage 

correction. Serving Missouri 

for 15 yrs. Free estimate 636-281- 

6982. Finally, a contractor who 

is honest and leaves the job site 

clean. Lifetime Warranties.

FIRST TIME GUEST? 

ENJOY A 

COMPLIMENTARY WAX 

COTTLEVILLE CHESTERFIELD LADUE 

636.447.9299 636 536 0777 314 721 0777 

6225 Mid Rivers Mall Dr. 1640 Clarkson Rd. 8853 Ladue Rd., Suite O

Mid Rivers Newsmagazine 9/2/15

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