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The ‘gun control’ farce 



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President Obama’s intrusion into 

the mourning community of Roseburg, 

Oregon, in order to promote his political 

crusade for stronger gun control laws, is 

part of a pattern of his using various other 

sites of shooting rampages in the past to 

promote this long-standing crusade of the 

political left. 

The zealotry of gun control advocates 

might make some sense if they had any 

serious evidence that more restrictive gun 

control laws actually reduce gun crimes. 

But they seldom even discuss the issue in 

terms of empirical evidence. 

Saving lives is serious business. But 

claiming to be saving lives and refusing 

to deal with evidence is a farce. Nor is 

the Second Amendment or the National 

Rifle Association the real issue, despite 

how much the media and the intelligentsia 

focus on them. 

If there is hard evidence that stronger 

gun control laws actually reduce gun 

crimes in general or reduce murders in 

particular, the Second Amendment can 

be repealed, as other amendments have 

been repealed. Constitutional amendments 

exist to serve the people. People do 

not exist to be sacrificed to constitutional 

amendments. 

But if hard evidence shows that restrictions 

on gun ownership lead to more gun 

crimes, rather than less, then the National 

Rifle Association’s opposition to those 

restrictions makes sense, independently of 

the Second Amendment. 

Since this all boils down to a question of 

hard evidence about plain facts, it is difficult 

to understand how gun control laws 

should have become such a heated and 

long-lasting controversy. 

There is a huge amount of statistical 

evidence, just within the United States, 

since gun control laws are different in 50 

different states and these laws have been 

changed over time in many of these states. 

There are mountains of data on what happens 

under restrictive laws and what happens 

when restrictions are lifted. 

Statistics on murder are among the most 

widely available statistics, and among the 

most accurate, since no one ignores a dead 

body. With so many facts available from so 

many places and times, why is gun control 

still a heated issue? The short answer is 

that most gun control zealots do not even 

discuss the issue in terms of hard facts. 

The zealots act as if they just know – 

somehow – that bullets will be flying 

hither and yon if you allow ordinary 

people to have guns. Among the many 

facts this ignores is that gun sales were 

going up by the millions in late 20th century 

America, and the murder rate was 

going down at the same time. 

Among the other facts that gun control 

zealots consistently ignore are data 

on how many lives are saved each year 

by a defensive use of guns. This seldom 

requires actually shooting. Just pointing 

a loaded gun at an assailant is usually 

enough to get him to back off, often in 

some haste. 

There have been books and articles based 

on voluminous statistics, including statistics 

comparing gun laws and gun crime 

rates in different countries, such as “Guns 

and Violence” by Professor Joyce Lee Malcolm 

of George Mason University. Seldom 

do these factual studies back up what the 

gun control zealots are saying. 

Why would an ultimately factual question 

about the consequences of gun control 

laws divide people along ideological lines? 

Only if at least one set of people were more 

devoted to their vision than to the facts. 

This shows up when gun control zealots 

are asked whether whatever new law 

they propose would have prevented the 

shooting rampage that they are using 

as a stage from which to propose a new 

clampdown on gun ownership. Almost 

always, the new law being proposed 

would not have made the slightest difference. 

That too is part of the farce – a 

deadly farce. 

So is the automatic assertion that whoever 

engaged in a shooting rampage was 

a madman. Yet these supposedly crazy 

shooters are usually rational enough to 

choose some “gun-free zone” for their 

murderous attacks. They seem more rational 

than gun control zealots who keep creating 

more “gun-free zones.” 

Gun control zealots are almost always 

people who are lenient toward criminals, 

while they are determined to crack down on 

law-abiding citizens who want to be able 

to defend themselves and their loved ones. 

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Socialism: Alive and thriving 

in St. Louis County 

To the Editor: 

I happened to notice a couple recent 

letters expressing appreciation to Chesterfield 

Mayor Bob Nation for his efforts 

on many fronts. With regard to the long 

standing county sales tax issue, I can 

attest to his commitment and persistence 

in trying to modify or eliminate the current 

system. I admire his courage to attack 

such a controversial and complicated 

issue. Very few people understand that the 

massive redistribution of revenue lacks 

rational rules that are equally applicable 

to St. Louis County and its 90 municipalities. 

A Missouri state law passed in Jefferson 

City many years ago mandated a regressive 

sales tax redistribution scheme in St. 

Louis County, and nowhere else in the 

state. Several St. Louis County Republican 

mayors and legislative leaders are 

fighting even mild reform of our sales tax 

“pooling” law, with one such mayor publicly 

admitting in a 2015 House committee 

hearing that this is acceptable “socialism.” 

The current forced “pooling” system 

has led to municipal spending abuse, divisive 

infighting, and in at least one case, 

massive hoarding of surplus funds at the 

expense of all other St. Louis County 

cities. Some cities are forced to pool their 

money; others keep their money. In 2014, 

Chesterfield paid $13.9 million of its sales 

tax dollars into the pool but only received 

back $6.6 million – a 52 percent penalty 

for generating growth in their city. By 

contrast, in 2014, another West County 

municipality contributed $1.9 million to 

the pool but took out $4.9 million – a 150 

percent reward for enacting anti-development 

policies. Note that although the revenue 

is shared, the costs of development 

and other negative consequences are not. 

With inconsistent treatment, lack of real 

economic justification and false claims 

of regional benefit, this toxic scheme 

has reached a critical point – the cost of 

growth is greater than the revenue generated 

in some of our most productive cities, 

Chesterfield being a prime example. This 

will lead to the future shrinking of the 

overall sales tax pool – less money for 

everyone to share. 

In 2015, Rep. Mike Leara, Sen. Dave 

Schatz and I all filed identical state bills 

asking for moderate reform: Allow cities 

to keep just 50 percent of the sales tax they 

generate within their borders (strictly limited 

to the 1 percent county-wide sales tax 

only). No city in St. Louis County would 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

be negatively impacted by more than 1.8 

percent in short-term reduction of its take 

from the pool. Furthermore, Sen. Schatz 

offered a “hold harmless” provision: the 

50 percent cap would not apply if total 

overall pool numbers ever fell below Dec. 

31, 2014 amounts – limiting our reform 

only to a reduction of future growth. 

Our legislation passed both the House 

and Senate, but a final read in the Senate 

was blocked when the Senate shut down 

early. 

Rep. Leara, Sen. Schatz and I will stay 

the course in 2016 and refile our conference-agreed 

bill. We are on the right 

side of this issue. With persistence, good 

policy will prevail. 

Your comments on this issue are appreciated 

and you can contact me at Sue. 

Allen@House.MO.gov if you would like 

to receive updates on the progress of the 

bill when it is introduced in January 2016. 

Rep. Sue Allen 

Missouri House District 100 

Responding to 

‘Why have elections’ 


“Let’s just say it. The Republicans are 

the problem. In recent years the Republican 

Party has become an insurgent outlier 

– ideologically extreme; contemptuous of 

the inherited social and economic regime; 

scornful of compromise; unpersuaded by 

conventional understanding of facts, evidence, 

and science; and dismissive of the 

legitimacy of its political opposition.” 

This is the conclusion of the excellent 

book “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks” 

that is co-authored by a Republican and 

a Democrat. 

In reading Mr. Sowell’s editorial in the 

Sept. 23 issue of West Newsmagazine, 

he exemplifies perfectly the essence of 

that quote. He compares our president to 

Adolf Hitler, and he states that the Iran 

deal will leave “American cities in radioactive 

ruins.” Both statements are totally 

false. But Mr. Sowell implores citizens 

to “become informed voters.” With the 

information he provides, I’d rather they 

be uninformed. 

On the very next page, a letter to the 

editor lists the qualifications to be president 

as “35 years of age and a natural born 

citizen.” The letter writer then concludes 

with: “Our current community organizer 

president became president meeting half 

of those requirements.” This is outrageous. 

Again, read the quote about Republicans 

being the problem. 

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This state of affairs saddens me. I 

remember when the Republican Party 

included such great men as Robert Taft, 

Everett Dirksen, Jacob Javits and Bob 

Dole. Even Ronald Reagan would not win 

the nomination given the state of today’s 

Republican Party. I fully believe that our 

country needs at least two viable political 

parties. The current Republican Party is 

not viable. In fact, it borders on the insane, 

as evidenced by the editorial and letter. 

Keep it up, and you will never win 

another presidential election – and you 

may become extinct. 

Frank Nigro 

Meeting the needs of all St. 

Louis County Parks users 


Recently, I wrote a letter to the editor 

(Oct. 7, West Newsmagazine) displaying 

my frustrations at St. Louis County Parks 

targeting equestrians with a $5 fee. 

However, as of Oct. 6, several of us 

(equestrians) had a very engaging meeting 

with the heads of St. Louis County Parks. 

Our discussions were well intended and 

met with understanding and thoughtfulness. 

At this time, equestrians are urged to 

help maintain areas of the park and to be 

careful to park in designated areas. It was 

a wonderful feeling knowing that our park 

officials do their best to support all users 

of parks and are there to meet with different 

groups in order to maintain open 

communications. 

Equestrians, please remember to: 

• Keep manure picked up and parking 

lots clean. 

• Park in places that don’t block paid 

camping spots. Keep those camping areas 

clear so people can get into their reserved 

spots. 

• Help with park trail maintenance work 

days when possible. 

Thank you. 

Marcia Voorhees 

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By THOMAS SOWELL 

One of the many painful signs of the 

mindlessness of our times was a recent 

section of the Wall Street Journal, built 

around the theme “What’s Holding 

Women Back in the Workplace?” 

Whenever some group is not equally 

represented in some institution or activity, 

the automatic response in some quarters 

is to assume that someone has prevented 

equality of outcomes. 

This preconception of equal outcomes 

requires not one speck of evidence, and 

defies mountains of evidence to the contrary. 

Even in activities where individual 

performances are what determine outcomes 

and those performances are easily 

measured objectively, there is seldom anything 

resembling equal representation. 

For 12 consecutive years – from 2001 

through 2012 – each home run leader in 

the American League had a Hispanic surname. 

When two American boys whose 

ancestors came from India tied for first 

place in the U.S. National Spelling Bee 

in 2014, it was the 7th consecutive year 

in which the U.S. National Spelling Bee 

was won by an Asian Indian. 

We all know about the large over-representation 

of blacks among professional 

basketball players, and especially among 

the star players. The best-selling brands of 

beer in America were created by people 

of German ancestry, who also created 

China’s famed Tsingtao beer. Of the 100 

top-ranked Marathon runners in the world 

in 2012, 68 were Kenyans. The list could 

go on and on. Although blacks are overrepresented 

among professional football 

players, even the most avid National Football 

League fan is unlikely to be able to 

recall seeing even one black player who 

kicked a punt or a point after touchdown. 

Should there be an article titled: 

“What’s Holding Black Kickers Back 

in the NFL?” Could it be that blacks 

are more interested in playing positions 

where there is more action and – not incidentally 

– more money? 

Should there be an article titled: “What’s 

Holding Back Whites in the National Basketball 

Association?” Or an article titled: 

“What’s Holding Back Non-Asian Indian 

Kids from Winning the Spelling Bee?” 

Lawsuits claiming discrimination have 

been won on the basis of statistical disparities 

far smaller than these. 

Among the many reasons for gross disparities 

in many fields, and at different 

income levels, is that human beings differ 

in what they want to do, quite aside from 

any differences in what they are capable of 

doing, or what others permit them to do. 

Observers cannot just grab a statistic and 

run with it, though that is what is done too 

often in the media – and even in courts of 

law. 

Particular opportunities are seized by 

some groups and used to rise from poverty 

to prosperity. But, for other groups, those 

same opportunities might as well not exist, 

because other groups are oriented in different 

directions, and those opportunities 

might not even catch their attention. 

As regards statistical disparities in 

the representation of women in various 

occupations or at different income levels, 

a number of outstanding female scholars, 

including Professor Claudia Goldin 

of Harvard, have shown many ways in 

which women’s circumstances and priorities 

differ from those of men. 

Men, for example, don’t get pregnant. 

And where children are raised by a single 

parent, that parent is a mother far more 

often than a father. You cannot work the 

60-hour weeks that are needed to reach 

the top in some fields when you have 

children to raise. 

But we seldom hear about such facts, 

while we constantly hear charlatans 

loudly proclaiming numerical “gender 

gaps” in employment or pay, and suing 

for discrimination. 

Charlatans are only half the story. The 

other half includes people who are gullible 

enough to be led around like sheep 

by those exploiting the prevailing political 

correctness dispensed in our schools, 

colleges and the media. 

Moreover, the sheep in both high and 

low positions often also implicitly believe 

that the cause of statistical disparities 

must have originated wherever the statistics 

were collected, and therefore must be 

the fault of the employer – even though 

the factors behind those disparities may 

have originated far from the employer 

and long before the people involved 

reached the employer. 

So long as there is widespread gullibility, 

there will be charlatans ready to 

exploit it for their own benefit, either 

politically or financially. 

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with the Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital Safety Team, West County EMS and Fire 

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to School Day earlier this month. Carrying the event banner and leading the first group of 

students to the school from the staging area at the First Evangelical Free Church parking lot 

were Manchester Mayor David Willson (left) and Dr. Gina Piccinni, Carman Trails principal. 

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“What it does advocate is treating others with respect, 

even if you don’t agree with someone’s viewpoint.” 

– Ben Gleason, of Ballwin, on Parkway sex health curriculum changes 

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Actions by a Ballwin police officer and 

two residents have earned recognition 

from the city’s police department. 

Receiving citizen service citations at the 

Oct. 12 Ballwin Board of Aldermen meeting 

were Ryan Ravens and Anthony Lindahl 

while Officer Michael Dahm earned a 

chief’s commendation. 

According to Ballwin Police Chief Steve 

Schicker, Lindahl and Dahm played key 

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who was unresponsive when pulled from 

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4. Summoned to the scene by his daughter 

and two friends, Lindahl performed CPR 

on the child and asked his wife to call 911. 

Dahm was the first to arrive and relieved 

Lindahl in the CPR effort until paramedics 

came and transported the child to the 

hospital. The boy survived. 

Schicker said Ravens was traveling 

east on Twigwood on Aug. 14 when 

he saw two Ballwin officers struggling 

with a man. Ravens stopped his car and 

helped subdue the man, prying the man’s 

hand away from one of the officer’s duty 

weapon in the process. 

CHESTERFIELD 

City to order police cars 

early to save money 

The Chesterfield Police Department will 

order 10 replacement police vehicles earlier 

than anticipated but will save money 

in the process. 

Police officials reported to the City 

Council recently that the Chevrolet Impala 

made for police departments and what the 

city has been using for a number of years 

no longer will be available after Nov. 1. 

Because cars available from other manufacturers 

cost $6,000 or more than the 

Impalas, ordering the ten vehicles due for 

replacement in 2016 before the November 

date will save the city at least $60,000. 

Because current specialized equipment 

now on the Impalas can’t be moved to any 

other make/model vehicles due to their different 

configurations, buying replacement 

gear would add another $30,000 to the total 

acquisition cost for other vehicles, police 

officials said. As a result, approving the 

purchase before the November deadline, 

with contract execution in 2016, will mean 

total savings of about $90,000. 

The council approved a change in the 

department’s 2015 budget to provide for 

the early order, and the 2016 spending plan 

will not include funds for those vehicles. 

Grant sought for 

Veterans Honor Park 

The city of Chesterfield will seek a 

$500,000 from the St. Louis County 

Municipal Parks Grant Commission to 

help finance construction of the Veterans 

Honor Park in Central Park. 

At its Oct. 7 meeting, the City Council 

approved a resolution authorizing the city 

to seek the grant in its annual request for 

parks-related projects funding. 

Chesterfield already has pledged 

$500,000 to the effort and a committee 

that supports the honor park also has raised 

almost that much for the project, said Mike 

Geisel, director of public services. 

Chesterfield has received 10 grants over 

the years totaling more than $2 million, 

according to Tom McCarthy, director of 

parks, recreation and arts. 

MANCHESTER 

Tax rate expected to 

remain unchanged 

At the Board of Aldermen public hearing 

on Sept. 21, the proposed 2015 property tax 

levy for the city’s general operating fund 

and debt service fund was unanimously 

approved by a margin of 4-0, with Aldermen 

Mike Clement (Ward 2) and Marilyn 

Ottenad (Ward 2) not present. 

Finance Director Dave Tuberty said 

that 2015 was a reassessment year, with 

an increase in residential and commercial 

property valuation. The valuation is 

at $336.7, which is an increase from the 

2014 valuation of $323.6, allowing the city 

to retain last year’s tax rates for operating 

expenses and debt service. 

The personal property tax rate of 24.3 

cents per $100 will remain unchanged from 

the previous year, as will the combined tax 

rate for owners of residential and commercial 

property of 23.8 cents. The taxes on 

residential, agricultural, commercial, and 

personal property is expected to generate 

$803,484. 

Tuberty said that the city’s property tax 

levy, which has a ceiling of 61 cents person 

$100 of assessed valuation, is expected to 

remain unchanged for the sixth consecutive 

year. 

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The Wildwood City Council, on Oct. 

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the park which includes a pavilion, trails, 

all-inclusive playground, and dog park, 

among other features. 

City officials have said the next phase 

of work will include more trail improvements, 

improved access and a play area 

in the Great Meadow section of the park. 

Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of planning 

and parks, said that the city is hoping 

for $400,000 to $450,000 in county park 

grant funds for the project. He also noted 

that city officials should find out by the 

end of this year if a grant is approved. 

High speed Internet 

utility poles approved 

Wildwood’s City Council, on Oct. 12, 

gave initial approval to a contract with 

Tim Reinhold Enterprises, LLC (d/b/a 

T.R.E. Electric LLC) at a cost of $30,135 

for installation and extension of electrical 

service for up to three utility poles in the 

Melrose and Allenton roads area, as part of 

the city’s high-speed Internet program with 

providers Bays ET and Wisper ISP. 

A vote on final approval is set for the 

Council’s Oct. 26 meeting. 

The effort would further help provide 

necessary infrastructure for the service 

to homes in the rural western part of the 

community with no or poor high speed service, 

said Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of 

planning and parks. 

“The new poles could serve 100 to 110 

households,” he said. 

Originally, plans were for a pole in the 

Whitsetts Fork Road area, but Vujnich 

said that site is being reconsidered due to 

access, topography, and impact on homes 

there. 

WEST COUNTY 

Parkway sets 2015 tax rate 

Parkway School District’s Board of Education 

has given final approval to a 2015 

residential tax rate of $4.46 per $100 of 

assessed valuation, an increase from the 

2014 rate of $4.07. 

Patty Bedborough, Parkway’s chief financial 

officer, told the board that the district’s 

total assessed valuation had increased by 

4.3 percent – to $4,336,050,920 in 2015, 

from $4,156,208,650 in 2014. 

The change will mean that the owner of a 

$250,000 home and cars valued at $15,000 

would pay Parkway taxes of $2,328 for 

2015. That compares to a total of $2,140 

for 2014. However, the assessed value of 

homes could change during this reassessment 

year. Of the $188 increase, $78 would 

be from increased debt service – of 15 cents 

per $100 of assessed valuation – due to the 

passage of Parkway’s Prop S $94 million 

bond issue which was approved by voters 

in November 2014. The remaining $110 is 

the result of a one-year recoupment charge. 

While the residential rate includes a voluntary 

rollback of about 24 cents per $100 of 

assessed valuation, Bedborough said the district 

is requesting that about 24 cents of the 

2015 residential tax rate – resulting in about 

$6.4 million – be used for recoupment of 

prior years’ protested tax appeal settlements 

that resulted in lower home values. This is 

the last year the district would have to request 

this revenue, Bedborough said, explaining 

that recoupment money would be used to 

build the district’s reserve fund balance, not 

to fund any extra expenditures. 

“We need to continue to calculate 

recoupment and roll up tax rates to recoup 

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Chesterfield City Council tables mayor’s Ward 1 nomination 

By JIM ERICKSON 

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Chesterfield’s Ward 1 residents will have 

only one representative on the City Council 

for the foreseeable future after the council 

voted 5-2 to table Mayor Bob Nation’s 

choice of a nominee at its Oct. 7 meeting. 

Nation’s nomination of Barbara 

McGuinness to replace Nancy Greenwood, 

in the wake of her recent death, 

was supported by councilmembers Barry 

Flachsbart (Ward 1) and Dan Hurt (Ward 

3). However, Councilmember Mike Casey 

(Ward 3) quickly moved to table the 

nomination and Bruce DeGroot (Ward 4) 

seconded that motion. 

After some discussion with acting City 

Attorney Harry O’Rourke about which 

motion took precedence, councilmembers 

Bridget Nations (Ward 2), Elliot Grissom 

(Ward 2) and Connie Fults (Ward 4) 

joined Casey and DeGroot in voting to 

table the nomination. 

State law provides that the mayor has 

the authority to nominate someone to fill a 

council vacancy; however, the nomination 

must be approved by a majority of the council. 

The appointment would be effective 

only until the April 2016 municipal election 

when voters would be asked to select 

someone to complete the two-year term that 

Greenwood was elected to last April. 

During an agenda review session before 

the council meeting, Fults noted that she 

would have preferred to know about the 

nomination earlier. DeGroot made a similar 

comment during the meeting, adding 

that he did not know McGuinness personally 

and wanted to learn more about her 

background. 

Nation told the council that McGuinness 

has a long record of community 

involvement, including her active role in 

the incorporation of Chesterfield and service 

as chair of the city’s planning commission. 

Among other things, she also has 

had leadership roles in the River Bend 

subdivision where she lives and in relief 

efforts after the 1993 flood in Chesterfield 

Valley, he said. 

Hurt said he supported the nomination 

because Ward 1 residents should be fully 

represented on the council. Flachsbart also 

made that point, adding that the action by 

the council majority effectively deprived 

the ward of what it legally should have. 

After the vote, Nation asked the council 

to reconsider its action and, as an alternative, 

to postpone the vote until a later meeting 

to allow time for members to consider 

McGuinness’ record of community service 

and other credentials. Such a move 

required one of the councilmembers who 

voted to table the nomination to also make 

the reconsideration motion. No one did. 

Barring a special meeting, the council 

won’t have an opportunity to act in any 

way on the nomination until its Oct. 19 

session. If the nomination were removed 

from the table then, it could be placed on 

the agenda for the council’s next meeting, 

now scheduled for Nov. 2. 

“I hope she (McGuinness) doesn’t take 

this personally,” Nation said after the 

meeting. “What happened tonight isn’t 

about her. It’s really about the efforts of 

some on the council to undermine the 

legal authority of the mayor.” 

McGuinness, who attended the council 

meeting with her grandson, confirmed in 

a later interview that she did not take the 

council’s action as a personal affront. 

“I’m more than willing to provide them 

with a resume and to meet personally 

with anyone to answer their questions,” 

McGuinness said. 

In a reference to recent disturbances in 

North County near the ice cream business 

she and her husband operate in Jennings, 

McGuinness said: “I’ve lived through two 

riots and have been in much worse situations 

than ‘on the table.’ I can get through 

this. 

“I just want whatever happens to do justice 

to the work that Nancy Greenwood 

devoted herself to during her life and to 

honor her memory.” 

McGuinness added that she had sent 

an email to all councilmembers advising 

them that she had been asked to serve and 

requesting their support. 

In response to questions from West 

Newsmagazine about the decision to table 

McGuinness’ nomination, DeGroot said 

Chesterfield has a long-established practice 

of vetting all nominations for various 

boards and commissions and that council 

nominees should not be excluded from 

that process. 

He added that he definitely thinks 

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LOCAL IMPACT OF MONSANTO LAYOFFS UNKNOWN 

Company to retain emphasis on R&D center in Chesterfield 



Monsanto has announced plans to trim 

2,600 jobs from its workforce to cope with 

the downturn in agricultural commodity 

prices and the resulting pressures on sales 

and profitability. 

Because the global agribusiness giant is 

headquartered in St. Louis County and with 

a significant expansion of its research and 

development facilities currently underway 

in Chesterfield, the question locally is: 

How will those cutbacks affect Monsanto’s 

St. Louis area workforce? 

But that answer remains uncertain 

and, in fact, may not be known for some 

time. The number of jobs to be eliminated 

is about 12 percent of Monsanto’s total 

personnel count of 22,500 people. Half of 

those people are employed in the U.S. and 

4,200 work in the St. Louis area. 

“We’re currently evaluating our 

organizational needs and will be making 

initial changes to our workforce over the 

coming months. I’d also note that during this 

time, we will continue to add roles where 

needed to hire for the skills and experience 

… to grow the company in the future,” said 

Tyson Pruitt, senior manager of corporate 

and Monsanto Fund media relations. 

In a recent conference call for investors 

Work continues on the expansion of the Monsanto Research & Development facility in 

Chesterfield. 

(West Newsmagazine/Jim Erickson photo) 

and news media, Hugh Grant, Monsanto’s 

chairman and CEO, said the focus now 

will be making the company a tighter-run 

business and improving its position in a weak 

agricultural market. One of the actions cited 

in the conference call as an important part 

of Monsanto’s overall restructuring efforts 

was the further development of Chesterfield 

Village as the company’s global research 

and development center. That emphasis will 

include research that will “drive efficiencies 

and lead to the delivery of new solutions for 

farmers,” Pruitt added. 

Monsanto announced the $400 million 

research center expansion two years 

ago and work on the project began soon 

thereafter. The larger operation then was 

expected to create 675 new jobs in the area 

across all levels, including laboratories, 

greenhouses and plant growth chambers. 

Pruitt said the target date for completing 

the new facilities is spring 2017. 

The research center is located north of 

the Chesterfield City Hall building on 

Chesterfield Parkway West. 

Despite the company’s current business 

challenges, which include unfavorable 

foreign exchange rates, crop surpluses that 

have caused commodity prices to plummet, 

lower seed sales and competition from 

manufacturers of glyphosate, the generic 

version of Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, 

Grant was optimistic about the company’s 

future. 

“The world is consuming the current 

oversupply (of commodities such as corn 

and soybeans) at a record pace,” Grant 

said. The consumption is driven by income 

growth in expanding economies around 

the world and the ability of consumers 

to upgrade their food choices to include 

more varied diets higher in protein. He 

added, “The fundamentals of our business 

are strong and Monsanto remains the best 

positioned company in the industry.” 

Grant noted that a focus on 2016’s 

priorities “will set the foundation for 

expected rapid growth” in subsequent 

years. And he said he remains confident 

that Monsanto will reach its target of more 

than doubling fiscal year 2014’s ongoing 

earnings per share by fiscal 2019. 

The company has reported net sales of 

$15 billion for its 2015 fiscal year and net 

income, attributable to Monsanto, of $2.3 

billion, compared to $2.7 billion in the 

previous year.

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Ellisville City Council resurrects 

contentious new home development 

By DAN FOX 

dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com 

McBride & Son Homes has reappeared 

before the Ellisville City Council to discuss 

a veritable phoenix of residential developments 

– The Arbors at Bluebird Park. 

In mid-September, the council shot 

down this proposed development, which is 

targeted for an approximate 8.8-acre tract of 

land off Klamberg Lane near Bluebird Park. 

After it was voted down, Councilmember 

Mick Cahill (District 2) – who voted against 

the development – moved to reconsider 

the legislation, resurrecting the proposal in 

order to give McBride a shot at addressing 

some of the residents’ and councilmembers’ 

concerns. 

The legislation returned before the council 

on Oct. 7 as an ordinance approving a 

petition to rezone 8.291 acres, located at 60 

(partial), 69 and 75 Klamberg Lane, from 

R-1 Single Family Zoning District to R-2 

Planned Residential. 

The proposed development features 20 

houses in the $300,000 to $400,000 price 

range. Two of these lots would be located 

within Ballwin city limits on an additional 

.5 acres within the subdivision. 

The council approved the ordinance 5-2 

on its first reading, with councilmembers 

Cindy Pool (District 3) and Vince McGrath 

(District 1) opposed. Pool objected to 

a second reading, moving the potential 

approval of the legislation to the council’s 

Oct. 21 meeting. 

In response to resident complaints 

about the original development, McBride, 

in its latest proposal, reduced the number 

of proposed lots from 21 to 20. As a result, 

Jeannie Aumiller, of McBride, said the 

average lot size for the development has 

been increased from approximately 9,800 

to 10,400 square feet. 

Aumiller also said McBride had heard 

concerns regarding the construction of 

two-story homes on two lots nearest the 

existing homes. 

“With those two lots we can agree to 

limit ourselves to building only ranch 

homes, one-story homes, on those two lots,” 

Aumiller said. 

Councilmember Mick Cahill (District 

2) said that he would “definitely not 

approve” the rezoning unless McBride 

agreed to make those first two homes 

ranch-style houses. 

“I’m glad you came down to 20,” Cahill 

added. “I would have loved seeing 18.” 

However, McBride’s alterations to its 

proposal did not mollify every resident in 

attendance. Several residents questioned 

the R-1 to R-2 zoning change, asking why 

the city needed to change its zoning for this 

development. Mayor Adam Paul said the 

major difference between R-1 and R-2 is 

that with R-1 only one lot can be developed 

at a time. 

“At any time you consolidate lots into 

a subdivision, it requires it to go to R-2,” 

Paul said. 

Resident Diane Weber said she feels the 

development could create too much traffic 

in the subdivision. 

“I would like to know why it is so important 

that we need to increase the population 

of Ellisville,” Weber said. “The Arbors 

at Bluebird Park will be 20 houses with 

approximately 80 people. I don’t understand 

how that small amount of people is 

really that important to the city.” 

Michael King, another Ellisville resident, 

spoke in support of the development and 

against the idea that a new development will 

increase the property values of surrounding 

homes. 

“I have some sympathy for the traffic, 

but I think it’s a betterment for Ellisville to 

have additional residents,” King said. “The 

bottom line is, we all live in that neighborhood 

in 50-year-old houses. No development 

will ever increase the value of our 

50-year-old houses.”



Rockwood looks toward better 

interaction with residents 

By MARY SHAPIRO 

mshapiro@newsmagazinenetwork.com 

The Rockwood School District Board 

of Education is considering changing the 

district’s mobile app and website to help 

them better interact with residents, as well 

as provide more information on the duties 

of board members. 

At a board retreat on Oct. 8, Board 

Member Dominquè Paul suggested refining 

the district’s app to allow for more 

interactivity and so that people could ask 

questions of all or individual board members. 

There would also be answers provided 

to frequently asked questions about 

the board and its responsibilities. 

“Some people question what the board 

does,” she said. “We could even bring up 

some of the residents’ questions during 

board meetings.” 

While the email addresses, phone numbers 

and biographies of board members 

are on the district’s app and website, there 

is only a feature to ask the district superintendent 

questions, Paul said. 

“People now interact differently with 

technology,” she said. 

Board president Matt Doell said the app 

could be revised to let residents directly 

contact the entire board, find out what 

they do and find out about ways to interact 

with them. 

Doell, as the board president, said he’d 

be responsible to ensure answers – from 

all or as few as one person on the board 

– are provided within 24 hours to anyone 

with a question. 

NOMINATION, from page 13 

“Ward 1 should be fully represented on 

the council.” 

Nations and Fults voiced similar comments, 

noting it would be a disservice to 

residents to vote on a nomination that had 

not been fully reviewed. 

Nations also said it would be unfair to 

categorize councilmembers who voted to 

table the motion as being in a group targeting 

the mayor. 

“I can only respond to the mayor’s 

actions as I see fit,” Nations said. She 

also confirmed having received an email 

from McGuinness saying Flachsbart had 

asked her to serve, but noted “that’s quite 

a bit different from the mayor actually 

announcing a nomination.” 

Fults said she too thought councilmembers 

should have received specific details 

about any prospective nominee from either 

Flachsbart or Nation so the issue could be 

While board meetings allow for public 

comment, those using the time have no 

more than three minutes per person and 

don’t receive an immediate reply from the 

board. 

Board members, also during the retreat 

meeting, said they wanted to consider 

the logistics of re-implementing a former 

practice of holding awards presentations 

and possibly board meetings at various 

locations in the district throughout the 

year. 

Board meetings normally are held 

on the first and third Thursdays of each 

month at Crestview Middle School in 

Clarkson Valley. However, some members 

said that, in the past, board meetings 

rotated between various district schools 

periodically. 

Also, the auditorium and parking lot 

at Crestview sometimes are packed tight 

during awards presentations, they said. 

While some members said moving 

meetings around could mean more wear 

and tear on equipment, adding that the 

Crestview cafeteria has special audio 

visual equipment setups that aid in the 

meetings, others said switching locations 

could make it easier for residents throughout 

the 150-square-mile district to attend 

at least some sessions and would highlight 

features of various schools. 

Moving the meetings also could help 

with a board proposal to encourage various 

student groups to make voluntary presentations 

on what they’re doing during 

board meetings, officials said. 

discussed in advance of the nomination 

being made at a public meeting. 

“We were left with no alternative,” Fults 

said. “I don’t think anyone wanted to vote 

against the nomination, so the best alternative 

seemed to be to table it. 

“My hope is that the situation we’re in 

now gives Ward 1 residents a reason to 

give us their input.” 

Before the Oct. 7 meeting and after the 

agenda review session that preceded it, 

councilmembers met behind closed doors 

for more than hour. Nation declined to 

respond to a question about whether he had 

been excluded from much of that meeting, 

saying that what happens in closed sessions 

should remain confidential. 

The closed meeting came on the heels 

of a similar executive session two days 

earlier on Saturday, Oct. 3. 

According to O’Rourke, no actions 

occurred during the closed session. 


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New Emergency Communications 

Building dedicated in West County 



The dedication of the Chief William 

Karabas Emergency Communications 

Building at 1150 Hanna Road in St. Louis 

County’s Ohlendorf West Park marked the 

official end of a construction project that 

began three years ago. But it also was the 

culmination of a police chief’s dream from 

many years earlier. 

William Karabas, a retired Florissant 

police chief and chairman of the county’s 

Emergency Communications Commission 

(ECC), reviewed the history of the 

communications center during its Sept. 30 

dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony. 

Karabas recalled an incident during his 

earlier tenure as police chief in Brentwood 

when a tanker truck hauling gasoline 

crashed on Interstate 170. The mishap 

ripped open the tank, spilling thousands of 

gallons of fuel that exploded and leaked 

into the sewer system. 

Scores of policemen and firefighters 

responded to the inferno. A primary concern 

was that gasoline vapors in the sewer 

system posed the threat of additional explosions 

and fire in nearby homes and other 

structures. A major problem was that the 

command and control center set up to deal 

with the emergency couldn’t contact the 

various first responders on the scene due to 

differences in their respective communications 

systems. As a result, the method of 

relaying instructions and other important 

information was reduced to having runners 

convey messages between the various 

units at the scene. 

Karabas concluded there had to be a 

better way of dealing with such situations 

and found an early supporter in George 

“Buzz” Westfall, then serving as St. Louis 

County executive. Charlie Dooley maintained 

that support when he succeeded 

Westfall in 2003. Steve Stenger, who won 

the county executive’s position in 2014, 

also has backed the effort, Karabas said. 

The ECC chairman noted that St. Louis 

County voters, who approved a sales tax 

hike to pay for an improved emergency 

communications system, also deserve “our 

gratitude and thanks.” 

Karabas said he was honored by the decision 

to place his name on the building that 

houses dispatch equipment and personnel. 

The building also houses ECC operations 

and the county’s Office of Emergency 

Management, which works to prepare and 

deal with large-scale emergencies. 

Use of the facility began last year when 

the building’s occupants started the movein 

process. 

The county’s bureau of communications 

relocated its operations from Clayton 

to the new Hanna Road site in July. The 

bureau responds to 911 calls countywide 

and dispatches responders for 40 police 

departments and relays fire and emergency 

medical calls to dispatching services such 

as Central County Emergency 911. 

With state-of-the-art capabilities, the 

new center has 71 telephone, radio and 

supervisory personnel who man the operation 

24/7, according to Dan Davis, a shift 

supervisor. Some 800,000 emergency calls 

are expected to be handled there annually. 

Extra call-handling positions provide 

capacity for expansion, such as adding the 

volume of fire and emergency medical dispatching, 

Davis said. 

Sirens in the countywide emergency 

warning system also are controlled there. 

The structure is designed to withstand 

major windstorms, including tornados, and 

has backup generators to supply electricity 

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By JIM MERKEL 

The Creve Coeur property tax will go 

down slightly, following action by the City 

Council, but that doesn’t necessarily mean 

residents will pay less taxes. Individual taxpayers 

may or may not pay less, depending 

on whether their property’s assessed value 

has increased. 

The Creve Coeur City Council voted Sept. 

28 to set the 2015 city residential property tax 

at 6.9 cents per $100 assessed value, down 

from 7.2 cents last year. The commercial 

property tax will be 7.4 cents, down from 7.9 

cents, and the agricultural property tax will 

be 5.9 cents, a decrease from 9.2 cents. 

Under the Hancock Amendment to the 

state’s constitution, voters must approve 

collecting more than what was collected 

in the previous year, plus an amount equal 

to the Consumer Price Index. The CPI 

increase this year was .8 percent. 

The total assessed value in the city has 

increased since last year; therefore, to 

avoid collecting too much residential property 

tax, the city had to cut its tax rate. 

Councilmember Robert Kent (Ward 4) 

was the only councilmember to vote against 

the tax rate decrease. He introduced a substitute 

bill that kept the residential rate the 

same and lowered the commercial and 

agricultural rates as in the main bill. That 

substitute failed. 

In an e-mail, Kent noted that the residential 

rate makes up a small amount of the 

city’s budget and that Creve Coeur has a 

sizable reserve on hand. 



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Creve Coeur City Council approves slight decrease in property taxes 

The 2015 tax rate will bring in about 

$583,000 out of total general fund revenues 

of about $16 million. Of that, about 

$314,000 will be from residential taxes, 

about $268,000 will be from commercial 

taxes and a small amount will be from 

agricultural taxes. The city does not have 

a personal property tax. 

Under the new residential tax rate, the 

owner of a home with a market value of 

$375,000 and an assessed value of $71,250 

would pay $49.15 in taxes. 

Ballwin reviews 

2016 budget plans 



Ballwin city officials have given the 

Board of Aldermen a look at departmental 

plans and activities affecting the 2016 

budget now being developed. 

In a 75-minute work session before the 

board’s Oct. 12 meeting, aldermen learned 

that expenditures in the administration 

department likely will be lower in 2016 

while expenses in the police department are 

expected to increase. The parks and recreation 

department will emphasize street tree 

maintenance and removal efforts next year 

and the public works department is looking 

to replace a number of trucks used to support 

its various service programs. 

Tom Aiken, assistant city administrator, 

said a lack of capital spending projects and 

fewer equipment purchases are key factors 

in a 2016 administration budget expected 

to be $50,000 less than in 2015. 

Police Chief Steve Schicker explained 

his budget will include expenses related 

to meeting certification standards, a step 

police departments must take under provisions 

of Senate Bill 5 recently approved by 

the Missouri General Assembly. Overall, 

Schicker projected spending will be about 

2 percent higher in 2016 than in 2015. 

Linda Bruer, director of parks and recreation, 

noted that the city’s 2015 tree inventory 

identified 314 trees that need to be removed 

due to their poor condition and another 182 

trees rank high in priority for trimming. 

In his review, Gary Kramer, city engineer 

and director of public works, outlined the 

need for replacing five trucks that are 14 to 

20 years old and noted that activities such 

as roadwork projects, snow and ice control, 

mosquito control, leaf collection, pavement 

striping and traffic signal maintenance also 

will continue with no increases in personnel. 

The budget work session was the second 

in a series of steps leading to a formal 

budget presentation and board action on 

the spending plan later this year. 

In 2016, Missouri State 

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With a Board of Education vote – on 

accepting proposed changes to Parkway’s 

sexual health education curriculum 

– planned for Oct. 21, the board, on Sept. 

30, heard from four speakers who said the 

changes should go at least as far as proposed, 

if not further. 

In previous meetings, other residents 

have contended that the changes are not 

needed and have expressed concern about 

the inclusion of lessons, as early as third 

grade, that include gender role, expression, 

and identity and sexual orientation. 

Proposed revisions to the health and 

physical education curriculum framework 

are the result of a regular review process. 

The curriculum, which also focuses on 

nutrition, safety, substance abuse, mental 

and emotional health, and disease prevention 

previously underwent a review during 

the 2007-2008 school year. 

Ben Gleason, of Ballwin, a parent and 

a Parkway West High graduate, said he 

applauded the district for taking on the task 

of revising its sexual health curriculum. 

“The proposed sexual health curriculum, 

including information on LGBT issues and 

sexual violence, seeks to present medicallyaccurate, 

age-appropriate information in 

a factual, respectful way. It’s important to 

acknowledge LGBT issues since we have 

LGBT students in our families and our 

schools,” Gleason said. “The curriculum 

doesn’t advocate or promote sexual activity, 

gender identity or gender expression. 

“What it does advocate is treating others 

with respect, even if you don’t agree with 

someone’s viewpoint.” 

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Residents in support of sexual 

health curriculum changes speak up 

Dr. Sarah Garwood, who lives in Ballwin 

and is a Washington University pediatrician 

specializing in adolescent medicine, 

said she fully supports the proposed curriculum 

revisions, as does, she said, the 

mainstream medical community. She also 

said she wished the changes went further. 

“I think we have to acknowledge that 68 

percent of transgender teens report being 

bullied and harassed in school,” Garwood 

said. “The numbers aren’t quite as high, but 

pretty close, for lesbian, gay and bisexual 

students – and this can lead to devastating 

mental health consequences. Forty percent 

of transgender people eventually attempt 

suicide …, a direct result of the systematic 

and institutionalized discrimination stigma 

and exclusion transgender people face.” 

James DeLuca, of Chesterfield, a Parkway 

parent and alum, called it “unconscionable 

to negate humans, children, because 

of what they feel and who they are.” 

“Refusing to acknowledge them, even if 

only within the confines of an abstinencebased 

comprehensive health curriculum, 

is exactly what you are doing – you are 

negating them,” DeLuca said. 

Rob Wild, of Ballwin, an associate vice 

chancellor for students at Washington 

University and a Parkway parent, said 

he applauded the board for considering 

“important changes related to gender identity” 

in the new health curriculum. 

“These changes are important for the 

health and safety of our children and are 

based on our current scientific understanding 

of gender,” he said, adding that improving 

education related to gender identity in 

middle and high schools “is a critical step 

in the right direction.” 

Chesterfield considers changes in 

alternative community service options 



The city of Chesterfield is considering a 

change in its municipal court’s options for 

assigning defendants to community service 

in lieu of fines and/or imprisonment. 

At its Oct. 7 meeting, the City Council 

approved the first reading of an ordinance 

to expand community service alternatives, 

setting the stage for a second reading and 

final approval at an upcoming session. 

Drafted by Municipal Court Judge Rick 

Brunk, the ordinance would extend the 

court’s authority to assign defendants to 

alternative community service (ACS) for 

charitable, religious or educational organizations 

or entities approved and authorized 

by the municipal judge or authorized by 

city council resolution. 

In an earlier memo, Brunk noted that 

Senate Bill 5, approved by the Missouri 

General Assembly in its most recent session, 

requires courts to offer ACS as an 

alternative to fines. Chesterfield’s current 

ordinance allows ACS on public streets, 

highways, alleys or other public works, 

buildings or grounds. It also requires that 

a city department head supervise the work. 

Brunk pointed out that mandating that 

ACS be performed essentially for the city 

with no other options poses problems due 

to the city’s limited schedule, transportation 

issues and a defendant’s physical 

capacity. He added that a more comprehensive 

approach to ACS would satisfy the 

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a more than two-ton concrete slab for demonstrating 

how to use power tools to free 

victims trapped under heavy objects. 

While West County EMS/FPD did not 

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Chris, Jen and Amy Bosche at the Patriot Day event at Selvidge Middle 

By BONNIE KRUEGER 

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Remembering 9/11 

Selvidge Middle student Jen Bosche, like 

most young people, doesn’t have memories 

of 9/11. 

The tragic event happened before Bosche 

was born, but her father has shared his 

memories. And, on the 14th anniversary 

of the event, Chris Bosche shared his story, 

not only with his daughter but also with her 

Selvidge classmates. 

As an emergency room physician, Chris 

served on a disaster medical team and 

operated a first-aid station at ground zero 

near the World Trade Center. 

“One moment, my wife and I were 

together watching the attacks on the Twin 

Towers,” Chris said. “Then, I got the 

call and am on my way. I considered it a 

privilege to be selected to go and serve 

those in need. Many were ready and willing 

to take the call.” 

For three weeks, Chris took care of those 

injured during the aftermath of the terrorist 

attack. 

“This is our generation’s Pearl Harbor,” 

he said. “Like our parents and grandparents, 

we’ll always remember this date and where 

we were at that moment in our history.” 

A few years ago, Chris returned to the 

site of the twin towers. 

“It was an emotional experience,” he 

said, noting that people were so kind 

and appreciative to him and his fellow 

responders. “I wish we could carry that 

feeling with us every day.” 

Today, he is committed to making 

sure young people are informed about 

what happened on that day. 9/11 changed 

America in ways both great and small, he 

said. 

“I believe that it connects us,” Jen said. 

“The date brings us together each year to 

remember.” 

Education grant supports STEM 

In August, River Bend Elementary was 

awarded a $1,000 grant as part of the 

Dannette Ward Science Education Grant, 

sponsored by Monsanto. 

The grant will serve to initiate the 

school’s first STEM (science, technology, 

engineering and mathematics) program 

on robotics for students in kindergarten 

to fifth grade. River Bend also received a 

“portable” 3-D printer, made available by 

Monsanto’s Automation department. 

The school qualified to apply for the 

grant by hosting a Science Demo Day, 

held in conjunction with the school’s 

science fair, at which Monsanto employees 

volunteered to showcase a number of 

science experiments. 

Parkway honored with two 

more Blue Ribbon schools 

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan 

recently recognized eight Missouri schools 

as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2015 

– and Parkway’s McKelvey Elementary 

and West Middle are two of them. 

“I am extremely proud of the high 

academic achievement at McKelvey 

Elementary and West Middle schools,” 

said Superintendent Dr. Keith Marty. 

“Achieving National Blue Ribbon status 

was a team effort from teachers, students 

and parents. Both schools are meeting the 

needs of all students and demonstrate that 

all can achieve at high levels.” 

The U.S. Department of Education will 

honor 285 public and 50 private schools 

at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 9-10 

in Washington, D.C. In its 33-year history, 

the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program 

has bestowed this coveted award on more 

than 8,000 of America’s schools. 

Earlier this year these schools were 

honored as Missouri Gold Star Schools, 

a program conducted by the Missouri 

Department of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

“Congratulations to the students, 

teachers, school staff and their communities 

for this tremendous accomplishment,” 

said Commissioner of Education Margie 

Vandeven. “These schools model the hard 

work taking place in our public schools 

across the state in preparing students with 

the necessary skills for success now and 

after graduation.” 

Parkway now has 17 Blue Ribbon 

Schools. 

Students learn to be 

as busy as bees 

At the beginning of this school year, 

students from preschool to 10th grade at 

The Fulton School at St. Albans came 

together to take part in the second annual 

honey harvest. 

The school’s resident beekeepers/ 

teachers, Joe Dittrich and Valerie Mertz, 

helped students extract almost 18 pounds 

of honey, or about 31 half-pint jars. 

The 2015 harvest was three times the 

harvest of 2014. 

The Fulton School started their program 

more than 18 months ago with two hives 

and, even after losing one of those hives 

during last year’s cold winter, they are up 

to four very robust, very active hives with 

more than 200,000 bees. 

Children’s Miracle Network 

names 2016 ambassador 

Peyton Wuennenberg, 10, has been 

chosen as a Children’s Miracle Network 

(CMN) hospitals ambassador for 2016. 

“The timing of CMN’s appointment 

Teachers, students and staff of McKelvey Elementary celebrate the school’s Blue Ribbon 

status with Parkway Superintendent Keith Marty (back row, right).





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of Peyton as a 2016 Ambassador could 

not have been better. It was a perfect 

pick-me-up in the heart of her Delayed 

Intensification phase of treatment, a.k.a. 

the most intense weeks of her 2.5-year 

treatment,” her mom, Kelly, explained. 

Peyton, who was diagnosed with 

leukemia after developing acute symptoms 

this spring, is happily in remission; 

however, she will continue aggressive 

therapy until summer 2017. 

As an ambassador, the Chesterfield 

youth will share her story throughout the 

year, giving thousands of people a new 

understanding of why children’s hospitals 

need community support. She was selected, 

in part, due to her highly successful 

fundraising for cancer research through 

Pedal the Cause. Since her diagnosis, she 

has raised nearly $17,000. 

Of the various events she will attend 

in 2015, Peyton said she is most looking 

forward to “Miracle Treat Day” at Dairy 

Queen. “I am ready to go make myself a 

DQ Blizzard with Heath, cookie dough, 

Butterfinger, and hot fudge!” she exclaimed. 

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who drew a cardinal; Quinn Thomas, who 

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The Fabulous Fox Theatre. 

Ogle and Winsborough are now high 

school students. 

Registration opens for the 

2016 Teen Talent Competition 

Fox Performing Arts Charitable 

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registration to all high school students in 

the St. Louis metropolitan area for its 6th 

Annual St. Louis Teen Talent Competition 

to be held in spring 2016. 

The event will follow a competition 

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special awards, prizes and the opportunity to 

compete in the finals onstage at The Fabulous 

Fox Theatre on Saturday, April 23. Interested 

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Performing arts categories include, 

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Contestants may perform with original or 

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In addition to scholarships and 

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performance opportunities within the St. 

Louis area arranged by FPACF and by 

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have performed at The Muny, Sheldon 

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Taste of Maplewood, Let Them Eat Art, and 

Fair St. Louis and with the Chamber Music 

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Rockwood student honored 

for strong character 

Only four Missouri high school seniors are 

being honored by the Better Business Bureau 

for demonstrating high ethics through 

leadership, community service, personal 

integrity and academic achievement. Eureka 

High senior Christopher Barnett is one of 

those students. 

As a “Student of Ethics” award winner, 

Barnett will receive a $2,500 college 

scholarship and be honored at the BBB 

TORCH Awards luncheon on Friday, Nov. 

13 at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis. 

Celebrating St. Louis 

Last year six Wildwood Middle students 

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Museum’s History Clubhouse art contest. 

Thousands of talented young artists 

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Parkway Southwest Middle viewed from a 

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the launch into an all-school endeavor. 

“In addition to selecting our experiments, 

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Ruth Knop, a Parkway West High School 

math teacher, was recognized at the Parkway 

School District Board of Education meeting 

on Sept. 30 for winning a 

2013 Presidential Award for 

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This summer, President 

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math and science teachers as 

recipients of the award, which 

they received at an event at 

the White House. Knop and 

her fellow award recipients 

met Obama in the East Room. 

“It was amazing to meet 

Ruth Knop 

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a separate ceremony in Washington, D.C. 

I was extremely honored and humbled 

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Parkway School District officials are 

pledging more sensitivity to Jewish and 

other minority religious holidays after 

some parents, during public comment at 

the Sept. 30 Board of Education meeting, 

criticized the district for an incident at 

Parkway West High School during Rosh 

Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. 

Parent Michelle Hoberman, of Town & 

Country, said information on taking part 

in a musical was given out at Parkway 

West by a teacher only on that one day, 

when her daughter was not at school. 

“It’s not just at Parkway West, and it’s 

very concerning and heartbreaking that 

children need to face this,” she said. “It 

doesn’t just happen with Jewish families 

but also those who are Muslim or other 

minorities. It’s like a school giving a test 

on Christmas. I would encourage the 

process of instilling in educators the need 

to recognize people of different faiths, so 

people don’t feel left out.” 

Leiba Levine, another Parkway parent, 

suggested that since there are many faiths 

educators following an initial selection 

process done at the state level. Each year, 

the award alternates between kindergarten 

through sixth-grade teachers and sevenththrough 

12th-grade teachers. The honor 

comes with a $10,000 award 

from the National Science 

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recipient’s discretion. 

“Part of it will pay some 

bills, and my family will use 

some of the money to travel,” 

said Knop, whose family 

includes Dennis, her husband 

of 13 years, and sons Jackson, 

11, and Ryan, 7. 

Knop has been at Parkway 

West since 2000, teaching 

everything from pre-algebra to honors 

pre-calculus. In 2005-2006, she also was 

a math curriculum coordinator for the 

district. This year, her current class load 

includes honors pre-calculus and Algebra 

II courses. 

“My students were amazed that I met the 

President and shook his hand, Knop said. 

“They have been nothing but supportive.” 

Board president Chris Jacob praised 

Knop “for all the students over the years 

that (she has) impacted.” 

Parkway pledges more sensitivity 

to Jewish, other religious holidays 

and cultures represented in Parkway, their 

holidays and events need to be figured 

into the district’s calendar, especially 

since some dates change from year to year. 

“Why has it taken seven years to fix this 

religious holiday issue?” asked Susan 

Jack, who lives in Town & Country. “Kids 

shouldn’t be penalized for celebrating 

with their family and friends.” 

Edward Weinhaus, of Creve Coeur and an 

adjunct professor at Washington University, 

said he had removed his children from 

Parkway after some middle school students 

in 2008 created “Hit a Jew Day.” 

“Will the adults here please stand up and 

take responsibility?” Weinhaus asked. 

Desi Kirchhofer, the district’s assistant 

superintendent for secondary education, 

said he apologized after the meeting to 

parents of children put in positions that 

made them uncomfortable. 

“We’ll continue working on getting 

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to penalize a child based on their beliefs. 

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High school boys cross country 

Lafayette won the Suburban West Conference 

meet at Northwest with 18 points. 

Marquette was second with 69 points. 

Other local scores included Parkway South 

with 82 and Eureka with 107. 

Lafayette junior Austin Hindman won 

the race in 15:24.94. Seniors Alec Haines 

(15:26.09), Devin Meyrer (15:26.75) and 

Dylan Quisenberry (15:47.54) followed to 

sweep the top four spots. Senior Tommy 

Laarman was ninth in 16:26.64. 

Hindman also recently competed in the 

ITU Junior Elite World Championships in 

Chicago and was the top U.S. finisher. 

Hindman, a junior from Wildwood, 

finished in 25th place. A strong line of 

thunderstorms moved into the city, forcing 

a delay for the junior men’s race, which 

was turned into a 5k run/20k bike/2.5k run 

duathlon. Hindman’s total time in the event 

was 54 minutes, 10 seconds. 

Hindman was one of four American 

males to compete in meet. 

• • • 

In the Suburban Central Conference 

meet at Forest Park, Parkway West won, 

finishing with 25 points. Parkway Central 

was second with 45 points. 

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was the medalist with a time of 16:48.66. 

Parkway West sophomore Andrew Lofgren 

was third in 17:07.76. The Longhorns 

also claimed the next four spots. 

Sophomore Kyle Andersen was fourth in 

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High school girls cross country 

Parkway Central won the Suburban Central 

Conference meet with 26 points to nip 

Parkway West by four points. 

Parkway West senior Rachel Osborne 

was the medalist with a time of 20:03.40. 

Parkway Central junior Lizzie DeJoie 

was second in 20:04.95. Her teammates 

took the next two slots. Senior Sarah 

Masden was third in 20:10.68. Junior Claire 

Huang was fourth in 20:15.99. Junior 

Richelle Bain was eighth in 20:43.77. 

Senior Kara Stark was ninth in 20:44.08. 

High school girls golf 

Parkway West won the recent Suburban 

XII Conference Tournament at Cresent 

Farms, finishing with a 351 to best Kirkwood 

by eight strokes. This was Parkway 

West’s fourth conference title. The others 

came in 1979, 1980 and 2013. 

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“We had high hopes of a strong finish but 

knew we had a challenge ahead to outscore 

the favorite in Kirkwood,” Parkway West 

coach Greg Schade said. “Crescent Farms 

was a fair test – plenty of trouble to get into, 

but also getable with a good round. It was 

in great shape, and the weather was ideal.” 

Senior Rebecca Su was medalist with a 77. 

It was her first conference championship. 

Senior Lily McMorrow was fifth with a 

90. Junior Hannah Bozue was eighth with a 

92. Junior Mia Walton was ninth with a 92 

and junior Kacie Jaycox was 31st with a 115. 

“All the girls played well,” Schade said. 

“It was a total team effort to beat Kirkwood 

by eight shots.” 

High school hockey 

The Mid-States Club Hockey Association 

will be down a team this season. 

There will be no team from Fort Zumwalt 

North. This forced a change to the St. 

Charles and Suburban Conferences. 

In the St. Charles Conference North 

Division will be Fort Zumwalt East, Fort 

Zumwalt West, Fort Zumwalt South and 

Duchesne. In the South Division will be 

Francis Howell, Francis Howell Central, 

Francis Howell North, Wentzville Holt and 

Wentzville Timberland. Teams play each 

team in their division as well as two teams 

from the other division. Teams also can 

schedule one-time games against five outof-conference 

teams. 

Teams in Suburban Conference Southwest 

Division are Lutheran South, Northwest, 

Parkway South, Parkway West, St. 

Mary’s and Webster Groves. Teams in 

the Central Division are Clayton, John 

Burroughs, Ladue, MICDS, Priory and 

Whitfield. Teams play each team in their 

division twice and each team in the other 

division once. They also can schedule one 

team in the opposing division. 

Teams in the Municipal Conference 

Rockwood Division will be Eureka, Lafayette, 

Marquette, Rockwood Summit and 

Westminster Christian Academy. Playing 

in the South Division will be Kirkwood, 

Lindbergh, Oakville and Seckman. Teams 

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The season begins in early November. 

Lafayette grad named 

tennis champ 

Lafayette graduate Arianna Demos was 

crowned champion in the No. 3 singles 

draw for the Western Illinois women’s 

tennis team in the Warhawk Invitational in 

Whitewater, Wisconsin. 

Demos, a Ballwin native, fell 3-6 in the 

first set of semifinals action to Katarina 

Samardzija of Grand Valley State. The 

sophomore then bounced back with a 7-6 

victory and won the tiebreaker to advance 

to the finals by a score of 11-9. In the finals, 

Demos defeated Faith Huckabee from 

Olivet Nazarene University by scores of 

6-1 and 6-3 to win the No. 3 singles draw 

championship. 

“Demos had a tough semifinals match 

that came down to a two-point difference,” 

said head coach Mary Beth Gunn. “She 

played the best tennis I have seen her play 

and stayed mentally tough on key points. 

After winning a three-set match, she had to 

go right back on the court and play in the 

finals, which she was able to win.” 

Demos finished her high school career 

with the second most wins in Lafayette 

tennis history. She helped Lafayette finish 

third at state in 2011 and seventh in 2012. 

She was a member of the National Honors 

Society and also lettered in track and field 

for the Lancers. 

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Whitfield junior Madison Walsh 

looks toward field hockey future 

Madison Walsh, 16, a Des Peres native, 

who plays either forward or midfield at Whitfield 

has given a verbal commitment to play 

field hockey at the University of Louisville. 

“My sophomore year when I visited for 

the first time, I immediately fell in love 

with the campus, and the facilities for athletes, 

but most importantly the field hockey 

coaching staff,” Walsh said. “They are all so 

nice and warm-hearted, and I know when 

I attend school there in 2017 that I will be 

coached by some of the best people.” 

Louisville will be getting an excellent 

athlete, Whitfield coach Maggie Young said. 

“I couldn’t be happier for Madison and 

have thoroughly enjoyed being her coach 

the last three seasons,” Young said. “She has 

brought a lot of character to our program 

and we are incredibly proud of her. Madison 

is a fun player to watch and her teammates 

have learned a lot from her.” 

“I would say my strengths are my speed, 

and field vision,” Walsh said. But her coach 

said her strengths are “in her stick work 

and one-on-one abilities,” in addition to her 

distribution skills and ability to conduct a 

speedy counterattack. 

Earlier this year, Walsh participated in 

the Junior Olympics through the Futures 

program, run by USA Field Hockey. Her 

Futures experience began as a participant in 

a regional tournament held in Houston. 

“In Texas, there were about 200 girls 

that were randomly split up into different 

teams and we all just played each other 

while being evaluated,” Walsh said. “From 

there about 20 girls were picked to go to 

the National Futures Championship in 

Lancaster, Pennsylvania.” 

“I was lucky enough to (then) get selected 

to play in the Junior Olympic Games in 

Virginia Beach,” Walsh said. “At Junior 

Olympics, there were eight teams of about 

13 girls that got picked from the National 

Futures Championship.” 

The experience was something Walsh 

said she will cherish for a long time. 

“It was an amazing experience for me,” 

Walsh said. “Being able to play with the 

best 16-year-olds in the country not only 

made me a better player, but gave me the 

confidence to know that I can play at that 

level and do well. That is an experience that 

I will never forget.” 

Whitfield began postseason play this 

week. Walsh said it’s been a good season for 

the Warriors. 

“We are a fairly new team this year with 

a lot of new freshmen and even a new 

senior so it’s been really exciting to see all 

the new players grow in the sport,” Walsh 

said. “I’m excited to see how the rest of the 

season goes.”

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The Lady Lancers cross country (from left) Mollie Rogan, Emma Riordan, Grace Breiten, Sarah 

Nicholson, Anna West, Katherine Wuesthoff and Julia Romero 

Lady Lancers look toward Class 4 

cross country meet this weekend 

By WARREN MAYES 

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The Lafayette Lancers will compete in 

the Class 4 District 2 meet on Saturday, 

Oct. 24 after having put together another 

successful regular season. 

Coach Scott Brandon is happy with how 

his girls have performed this fall. 

“It’s turning into a special season, Brandon 

said. “We have wonderful young ladies 

on the team who are also quite talented. It 

makes for a great combination.” 

The girls won recent the Suburban West 

Conference meet at Northwest with just 24 

points. Marquette was second with 72. All five 

of Lafayette’s runners placed in the top 10. 

Senior Anna West, who finished fifth in 

state last fall, won the race with a time of 17 

minutes, 14.81 seconds. Senior Sarah Nicholson 

was second in 17:53.44. Senior Grace 

Breiten took fourth in 18:52.76. Sophomore 

Mollie Rogan was seventh in 18:59.71. 

Senior Julie Romero was 10th in 19:15.30. 

It was one of several victories this season 

for the Lancers. 

Lafayette also won the Green Division 

of the Forest Park Cross Country Festival 

at Aviation Fields for the first time earlier 

this season. It was the 10th anniversary 

of the meet and Lafayette’s fourth year of 

participation. A new course that snaked its 

way around the park next to the Planetarium 

was run, and Brandon said the event 

“could be the most competitive meet held 

each season in Missouri.” 

West led the Lancers out and quickly 

established her finishing position of 

second place overall in the meet. Brandon 

said West had her eyes on St. Genevieve’s 

Taylor Werner, but was unable to close 

Werner’s 10-second gap. 

Nicholson locked up in a competition 

against Chelsea Drum, of Jackson, and 

Mikayla Reed, of Washington, finishing in 

fifth place with a time of 18:17. 

“Julia Romero once again finished as our 

third runner. She is setting herself up to be 

an important rallying leader to close our 

gap between two and three,” Brandon said. 

Romero finished in 31st place with a time 

of 19:42. Rogan, running for the first time 

at Forest Park, finished in 35th place with 

a time of 19:53. Katherine Wuesthoff finished 

in 36th place with a time of 19:59 and 

Emma Riordan finished in 61st place with a 

time of 20:31. So, in a field of 223 runners, 

the lady Lancers finished in the top 61. 

“That’s impressive,” Brandon said. “This is 

the best we have finished at Forest Park. All 

of the girls ran well and were able to celebrate 

their victory with Ted Drewes and a trip up on 

the stage to receive their first-place trophy.” 

On the road, Lafayette competed in the 

Brooks Memphis Twilight Classic. 

“The Twilight Classic is a unique meet 

as it is run at a soccer park in the suburbs 

of Memphis (Tennessee) during the evening 

hours under the lights,” Brandon said. 

“The lights provided not only illumination 

but created an electric glow of excitement.” 

Lafayette took eight girls to run in the varsity 

girls division and, as expected, they came 

out strong. During the first lap of the race, 

West and Nicholson quickly found themselves 

with the lead group. During the second lap, 

they moved ahead of the front pack. 

“By the last half lap of the race, Anna 

established a definitive lead on the field 

and Sarah was comfortably placed in 

second,” Brandon said. 

West broke the tape and finished as the 

meet champion with a time of 18:04.25. 

Nicholson finished in second place with a 

time of 18:22.08. Romero crossed the line 

in 15th place with a time of 19:34.74. 

Breiten finished in 27th place with a time 

of 19:57.43. Rogan finished in 29th place 

with a time of 19:58.19. Riordan finished 

in 32nd place with a time of 20:07.33. 

Wuesthoff finished in 48th place with a 

time of 20:39.93. Abby Murphy came in 

98th place with a time of 21:40.49. 

As a team, Lafayette won by five points over 

Houston High, of Germantown, Tennessee. 

Acknowledging the dedication of his 

runners, Brandon noted, “cross Country 

is a team sport and every team member is 

important for the finishing result.”



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• Plan costumes that are bright and reflective. 

Make sure shoes fit well and costumes 

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Kids resisting exercise 

Parents who try to “guilt” their children 

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A University of Georgia study found that 

middle-school students who feel like they 

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feel pressured by parents to be more active 

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A question-and-answer session follows 

the presentation; light refreshments are 

served. For more information, call Missouri 

Baptist Medical Center at (314) 996-5433. 

• • • 

“Relaxation Techniques 101” is from 

7-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29 at St. 

Luke’s Hospital Institute for Health Education, 

222 S. Woods Mill Road in Chesterfield. 

Presented by a certified holistic stress 

management instructor, the program is for 

people experiencing pain, fatigue, insomnia 

or other stress-related symptoms. Attendees 

learn to ease symptoms through relaxation 

breathing, mindfulness meditation, music, 

humor and other techniques. Admission is 

free. To register, call (314) 542-4848. 

• • • 

“Massage and Music Therapy” is from 

1-2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at Barnes- 

Jewish West County Hospital, 12634 Olive 

Blvd. in Creve Coeur. The class is part of 

a series of free, monthly caregiver classes. 

Class time is from 1-2 p.m., and a questionand-answer 

session is from 2-2:30 p.m. 

Another class, “Legal Matters and Goals of 

Care,” is on Tuesday, Dec. 8. No registration 

is required. For information, call (314) 542- 

9378, or visit barnesjewishwestcounty.org.





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HOURS: Monday-Thursday 9-5:30 • Friday 9-8 • Saturday 9-4 

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• Solid spiritual foundation based on traditional Catholic principles 

• Rigorous academic preparation for grades K-8 in a 

joyful, nurturing environment 

• Latin, Spanish, Art, Music & P.E. • Student/faculty ratio 9:1 

To preach...the unsearchable riches of Christ.” (Ephesians 3:8) 

OPEN HOUSE 

Thursday, November 5, 2015 

9:00-10:00am Tours • 10:00 - 11:00am Presentation and Q&A 

www.SaintAustinSchool.org • 314-580-2802 

1755 Des Peres Road • St. Louis, MO 63131 

Non-Discriminatory Policy – The St. Austin School does not discriminate against 

applicants and students on the basis of race, sex, color, and national or ethnic origin. The St. Austin 

School adopts this racially nondiscriminatory policy as to students, makes this policy known to the 

general public, and operates in a bona fide manner in accordance therewith in administration of its 

educational policies, admissions policies, tuition assistance, scholarship and loan programs (if any), 

and other school administered programs. 

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~ 6 Weeks To 10 Years 

~ Developmentally Appropriate 

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~ Full & Half Day Schedules 

~ Before And After School Care 

~ Degreeed, Montessori Certified 

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~ Aerobics, Dance, Computer 

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Opportunities 

~ Summer Fun Program 

~ Field Trips 

~ Nutritious Meals And Snacks 

Provided 

~ State Licensed 

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Ryan Callahan’s new cookbook easily 

could be described as a labor of love, but 

you just as easily could refer to it as a labor 

for life – a quality life that’s enjoyable to live. 

The reality behind those descriptions is 

that Callahan wanted 

to do whatever he 

could to help his 

mother, Missi Callahan, 

cope with cancer 

and the chemotherapy 

treatments she was 

undergoing, and to 

prevent her from experiencing 

the fate of his 

best friend and both his 

grandfathers. They all 

died from the disease 

after losing weight 

and strength during 

chemo treatments. As 

a trained chef, he set 

a goal of developing 

recipes that would 

keep his mother eating well despite chemotherapy’s 

side effects – most notably the loss 

of appetite that occurs because food doesn’t 

taste good and the metallic taste that chemo 

often leaves in a patient’s mouth. 

Callahan’s cookbook started out of as 

a batch of wide-ruled notebook paper on 

which he jotted down the changes his 

mother was experiencing and what worked 

to counteract those changes. 

“I would write down tasting notes, 

adjustments to recipes and ideas for how 

to make dishes more appealing,” Callahan 

explained. 

Subsequent conversations with his 

mother’s oncology team, a dietician and 

cancer support groups convinced him that 

the information he was compiling represented 

one-of-a-kind data. 

“Originally I had planned just to put 

together an easy-to-read pamphlet that I 

could give out at local cooking classes and 

to other people who asked for one,” he said. 

“But my wife convinced me what really 

was needed was a complete cookbook.” 

Callahan’s wife, Jessie, spoke modestly 

about her contribution to “Cooking for 

Chemo...and After.” 

“I personally am not a cook and most 

people who find themselves in the caregiver 

role all of a sudden have to cook for 

another person full time,” she said. “So, 

the most important thing I did was to convince 

Ryan to turn what he had learned and 

(to) put all of his culinary knowledge into 

an actual book that would help others. 

“I made sure he explained how to cook 

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to help chemotherapy patients 

for the beginner, as well as for anyone 

who already knew their way around the 

kitchen,” Jessie added. It was super important 

to make sure that anyone could pick 

up the book and learn what, why and how.” 

Callahan’s interest in the culinary arts 

started in early childhood when he would 

watch his grandfathers 

cook family meals on 

major holidays. 

“I remember always 

wanting to help them 

cook everything, 

but being routinely 

shooed out of the 

kitchen because quite 

frankly I was probably 

in the way,” he 

recalled. 

For his fifth birthday, 

he asked for an Easy- 

Bake oven. “Back 

then, it was more or 

Ryan and Jessie Callahan 

less a big white box 


with a 100-watt light 

bulb in it,” he recalled. 

In a family that enjoyed eating out, Callahan 

was exposed to foods and cooking 

styles from all over the world while growing 

up, leaving him with a willingness to 

try anything. 

During his time at Eureka High, he took 

three years of cooking classes and four 

years of French while trying to decide 

whether to become a doctor – his mother’s 

preference – or a chef – his personal choice. 

A family trip to Paris in 2003 when he was 

17 tipped the scale in favor of the latter. 

His favorite recipe in the cookbook is 

one for chicken and dumplings. 

“It was the one my mom enjoyed and 

was able to eat the most,” Callahan said. 

Stressing the importance of the “roundness 

of flavor,” he says in the book: “It is not 

my recipes that are going to help you. It is 

my theory of how to properly season and 

use flavor in your food that will.” Accordingly, 

he strongly warns against skipping 

early chapters on understanding flavor and 

applying the “roundness of flavor” when 

cooking for chemotherapy patients. 

Callahan also cautioned that his book is 

not intended to be taken as medical advice 

or as a substitute for talking to a licensed 

dietician or nutritionist, and noted that he 

is neither of those things. 

“But I am a professional chef who wants 

you and your family to have a happy, 

healthy experience beating cancer ….” 

It worked for Missi. Thankfully, she has 

been in remission for more than a year and, 

according to her son, weight loss has not 

been a problem.

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OPEN HOUSES 

Andrews Academy 

888 North Mason Road • Creve Coeur 

(314) 878-1883 • www.andrewsacademy.com 

Joe Patterson, Head of School 

A traditional, private elementary school dedicated to creating a learning environment where 

imagination and creativity are inspired and academic challenges are met. Andrews emphasizes 

basic academic skills – mathematics, reading, writing, spelling, grammar, social studies, and STEM 

– while maintaining a broad range of specialized programs in the disciplines of art, computer science, 

library, music, Spanish, physical education and performing arts. Their objective is to encourage 

maximum intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of each child on a personalized 

basis. They welcome each child as a unique individual and strive to foster self-confidence, selfdiscipline, 

independent initiative for learning, consideration for others, and accountability for one’s 

own actions. Call to schedule a tour or obtain additional information. 

• • • 

Crossroads College Prep 

500 DeBaliviere Avenue • St. Louis 

(314) 367-8085 • www.crossroadscollegeprep.org 

Jason Heisserer, Head of School 

Crossroads College Prep: It’s not enough to be smart. They expect their students to be smart AND 

good. Crossroads prepares students to be successful in college and actively engaged in the wider 

community. Their students think critically, solve problems creatively, and act with empathy. At 

Crossroads, everyone has a place, a voice and something to contribute. They combine challenging 

academics with athletics, the arts, and chess. Their student body includes accomplished athletes, 

performers, and participants in top-level competitions and organizations. They are proud to be 

located in the City of St. Louis. Visit them at their Open House, Sunday, October 25, 1 p.m. 

• • • 

Kirk Day School 

12928 Ladue Road • St. Louis 

(314) 434-4349 • www.kirkdayschool.org 

Taylor Clement, Headmaster 

Directed by new Headmaster Mr. Taylor Clement, Kirk Day School is an institution poised to 

engage the 21st century learner through a balance of traditional academics and technological 

foresight. Ranked in the top 10% of Christian schools in America, Kirk Day School has been 

preparing elementary students for the academic rigors of college preparatory high schools since 

1992. Children, ages 2 through 6th grade, experience the benefits of small classes and a curriculum 

enriched through technology, the arts, foreign language, physical education, as well as a variety of 

after-school sports and activities. Students are taught to engage the world critically, thoughtfully, 

and Christianly. Over 50% of graduates enter honors programs in secondary school. Reserve your 

place at an upcoming Open House on Friday, November 20, or January 22, 9-11:30 a.m. 

• • • 

Catholic | Independent 

Coed Montessori Toddler - K 

All-Girls 1 - 12 

gotoviz.org/openhouse 

ALL-SCHOOL 

OPEN HOUSE 

Toddler - Grade 12 

Sunday, November 8 

12:00 - 4:00 p.m. 

No RSVP required 

Lutheran High School of St. Charles County 

5100 Mexico Road • Saint Peters 

(636) 928-5100 • www.lutheranhighstcharles.com 

Craig Ernstmeyer, Head of School 

Lutheran High School of St. Charles County is a Christian, college-preparatory institution 

whose mission focuses on the spiritual, academic, and personal growth of students in grades 

9-12. LHS teachers demonstrate a passion for learning and serving, and over 82% of the 

faculty hold master’s degrees. Students come from over 30 different middle schools, both 

public and private. The rigorous curriculum engages students in technology and fosters 

collaboration, and 92% percent of the student body is involved in extra-curricular activities 

including athletics, the fine arts, and clubs. Graduates of LHS are empowered to become 

leaders and serve their communities. 

• • • 

Miriam: The Learning Disability Experts 

501 Bacon Avenue • St. Louis 

(314) 968-3893 • www.miriamstl.org 

Joan Holland, Head of the School 

As the region’s oldest and most comprehensive resource for children with complex learning 

disabilities, Miriam: The Learning Disability Experts, serves more than 800 children annually 

through its two programs: Miriam School and Miriam Learning Center. For nearly 60 years, 

Miriam School has offered an independent special education school for children pre-K through 

eighth grade with learning challenges. Miriam Learning Center is a resource for children who 

can remain in their current educational environment, but have access to Miriam’s range of 

services from testing and tutoring, to after school classes. Miriam helps children with learning 

disabilities be successful. Contact Miriam to find out how we can help your family.




OPEN HOUSES 

The St. Austin School 

1755 Des Peres Road • St. Louis 

(314) 580-2802 • www.saintaustinschool.org 

The St. Austin School is a kindergarten through 8th grade school devoted to a classical academic 

program in the Catholic tradition. At The St. Austin School, parents know their children 

are in good hands.Experienced and dedicated teachers work to instill in each child a love for 

learning and the skills of critical thinking and careful reading. A strong academic tradition, 

including Latin, Spanish, music and art prepare the students to succeed and excel in secondary 

schools of the highest caliber. Small class sizes enable teachers to know their students as 

individuals and to maximize their inherent gifts. 

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• • • 

St. John School 

15800 Manchester Road • Ellisville 

(636) 779-2325 • www.stjls.org 

St. John School provides an innovative Early Childhood, Elementary and Middle School 

Christian education to children of all faiths. St. John students become part of a community 

where they learn the skills necessary for spiritual, emotional, and academic success in life. Our 

goal is to develop confident, well-rounded individuals through a balance of strong Christian 

values, flexible learning environments andage-appropriate digital citizenship. Explore St. 

John School to our Open House on November 19 at 7pm to learn more about how your child 

and family can benefit from a Christian education. Fully accredited by AdvancEd. 

• • • 

St. Joseph’s Academy 

2307 S. Lindbergh Blvd. • St. Louis 

(314) 394-4300 • www.sja1840.org 

Jennifer Sudekum, Principal 

This year marks the 175th Anniversary of St. Joseph’s Academy, a college preparatory high school 

sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet. The curriculum, rigorous by design, offers 

more than 140 courses, including honors and Advanced College Credit courses. The school seeks 

a balanced approach which invites young women to pursue many interests and prepares them to 

make a profound impact in the world. The curriculum also teaches students the importance of 

serving others through community engagement. The school has challenged young women to grow 

in faith, knowledge and respect for self and others for 175 years. For more information visit www. 

sja1840.org. Their Open House will be on Sunday, November 8 from 12 - 4pm. 

• • • 

St. Paul’s Lutheran School 

1300 North Ballas Road • Des Peres, MO 63131 

314-822-2771 • school.stpaulsdesperes.org 

Janet Profilet, Principal 

For over 165 years, St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Des Peres has created a legacy of providing 

excellent education and a foundational faith for a lifetime. It continues this tradition 

of excellence today through its vision of developing caring servant leaders through challenging 

curriculum, diverse extra-curricular programs, championship sports teams, and 

dynamic service opportunities. Students are engaged through integrated technology, balanced 

literacy programs, and dedicated teachers focused on enriching the lives of each 

student through the gospel. With engaged parents, eager students, and passionate teachers, 

St. Paul’s is a place where the culmination of faith, family, and learning meet. 

• • • 

Twin Oaks Christian School 

1230-A Big Bend Road • Ballwin 

(636) 861-1901 • www.twinoakschristianschool.org 

Cathy Jones, Head of the School 

A well-rounded student deserves a well-rounded school. Twin Oaks Christian School 

is committed to providing a strong, accredited, balanced education with a Biblical 

perspective. Their teachers and staff are devoted to developing all aspects of the 

character—academic, emotional, physical, spiritual—in each of their students. Children 

ages 3 through 8th grade receive private school education, fine arts instruction, physical 

education, Spanish instruction, a competitive athletics program and extracurricular 

activities at their conveniently located (141 and Big Bend) campus. Come visit their Open 

House on Thursday, November 5th at 7:00 PM 

St. Paul’s Lutheran School and 

Early Childhood Center in Des Peres 

“Developing caring, servant leaders” 

• Updated technology & iPad initiative 

• The balanced literacy difference 

• Before & after school care 

• Full & half day kindergarten 

• Serving ages 10 weeks through 8 th grade 

• Dynamic, service leadership opportunities 

• Students’ test scores are well above 

national standards 

FALL 

OPEN HOUSE 

Sunday, November 15 

Noon – 2:00 PM 

KINDERGARTEN 

OPEN HOUSE 

Wednesday, January 13 

6:00 PM 

Saved to Serve! 

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OUR FOCUS: your child 

Our students’ national test scores are 

consistent with acceptance requirements of 

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•Advancedtraditional 

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•Music,Art,Spanish, 

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•STEM(Science,Technol- 

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Open House January 31, 2016 from 1-3pm. 

For a tour and interview 

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OPEN HOUSES 

Ursuline Academy 

341 S. Sappington Road • St. Louis 

(314) 984-2800 • www.ursulinestl.org 

Dr. Tina Reichardt, President • Dr. Mark Michalski, Principal 

Founded in 1848, Ursuline Academy is a Catholic, college-prep high school for young 

women that is part of an international network of Ursuline Schools. As a nationally 

recognized school of excellence, UA provides a program for a range of college-bound 

learners so they may achieve their potential with faith life, academics, arts, athletics, 

leadership and community service. UA’s warm and welcoming environment encourages 

respect for the individual, high academic standards, global awareness and service to our 

worldwide community. The result of an Ursuline education is a confident young woman 

prepared for living and leading in a diverse world. 

• • • 

Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School 

801 S. Spoede Road • Frontenac 

(314) 432-2021 • www.vdoh.org 

Donna Collins, RSCJ, Villa Duchesne Principal 

Villa Duchesne and Oak Hill School is an independent, Catholic school educating boys and 

girls age 3-grade 6 and young women grades 7-12. As a member of an international network 

of Sacred Heart schools, it shares an educational philosophy of faith, academics, service, 

community, and personal growth. The students are prepared to serve as global citizens 

through cultural exchange opportunities in 45 countries. Small class sizes and supportive 

teachers ensure exceptional individualized attention with 100% of students attending fouryear 

colleges and universities. Visit www.vdoh.org to learn more. 

• • • 

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Visitation Academy 

3020 North Ballas Road • St. Louis 

(314) 625-9103 • www.visitationacademy.org 

Rosalie Henry, Head of School 

Visitation Academy is an independent Catholic school with a long-standing reputation for 

academic excellence, teaching students to “Live Jesus” and emulate the Salesian virtues 

of joy, humility, simplicity, reverence, and respect in everyday life. The Lower School 

offers a coed, Toddler-Kindergarten Montessori environment and an all-girls program in 

grades 1-5; the Middle School bridges childhood to young adulthood for girls in grades 6-8; 

the Upper School provides a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum for young women in 

grades 9-12. A Visitation education provides students with a foundation for future success, 

building confidence and an inner strength that will last a lifetime. 

• • • 

Open House 

Thursday, November 5th, 7-8:30pm 

Learn More about Christian Education in Your Neighborhood 

1230 Big Bend Road Twin Oaks, MO 63021 | phone: 636-861-1901 

twinoakschristianschool.org 

Join us for 

Open House 

November 8 

12 pm - 4 pm 

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Empowering. Dynamic. Unique. 

Offering individual parent tours as personalized as the Miriam 

student experience. Call to schedule yours today. 

Independent Special Education School 

After-School Support Services 

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Chesterfield resident 

Kathleen McNeal has 

joined PolyAd Holdings, 

LLC, as manager, 

financial planning and 

analysis. McNeal previously 

worked with 

McNeal 

CenturyLink, Eastman 

and Anheuser-Busch InBev; she holds an 

MBA in finance from Washington University 

and a bachelor’s degree in accounting 

and management from Webster University. 

• • • 

Jonathan Eggers, of 

Chesterfield, has joined 

Alliance Technologies 

LLC as network operations 

manager. Eggers 

has over 15 years of 

experience in information 

technology; he 

previously served as a 

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Eggers 

managing consultant with Project Leadership 

Associates, where he managed client 

relationships and led major client technology 

projects. He is a graduate of Boston 

University, where he earned a Master of 

Science degree in computer information 

systems with a focus on project management. 

• • • 

Lewis C. Chartock, Ph.D., president 

and chief executive officer of MERS/ 

Goodwill, has announced his retirement 

effective this month. Chartock has held his 

current position for the last 14 years and 

previously served as president of Metropolitan 

Employment and Rehabilitation 

Service (MERS) from 1994 until its 2001 

merger with Missouri Goodwill Industries. 

Chartock will retain the president emeritus 

title and position. 

PLACES 

Chesterfield-based Cornerstone Mortgage, 

Inc., was recently recognized for 

the fifth consecutive year as one of the 

fastest growing companies in America, 

according to the 2015 INC. 500/5000 list. 

Cornerstone has grown by more than 

66 percent over the last three years, with 

revenues exceeding $22 million in 2014. 

The company is now licensed in Florida 

and North Dakota in addition to Missouri, 

Kansas, Illinois, Ohio, California and 

Texas, and also operates SmartMortgage. 

com, an online-based direct-to-consumer 

mortgage lending division. 

• • • 

St. Louis Children’s Hospital and 

SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s 

Hospital recently benefited from 

a six-week fundraising campaign in partnership 

with 98 Walmart and Sam’s Club 

stores across Missouri which raised over 

$587,000. Local Walmart and Sam’s Club 

associates hosted a variety of fundraising 

activities such as car shows, bass tournaments, 

cookbook and kettle corn sales and 

“jail and bail” events. Nationally, through 

donations accepted at cash registers and 

in-store fundraising activities, Walmart 

and Sam’s Club raised more than $42 million 

for the 170 hospitals that make up the 

Children’s Miracle Network. During the 

remainder of 2015, St. Louis area Walmart 

and Sam’s Club associates will work to 

raise an additional $400,000, with the goal 

of generating $1 million in total contributions 

to the two hospitals by year’s end. 

AWARDS AND HONORS 

Logan University has been honored 

with Paraquad’s 2015 Shine the Light 

Award. This is the first time Logan has 

earned the award, which recognizes organizations 

and individuals whose actions 

promote a fully accessible community 

for people with disabilities and anyone 

who benefits from increased accessibility. 

Logan faculty and students have provided 

hands-on chiropractic treatment to 

Paraquad members since July 2013. The 

award will be presented at the Celebrating 

St. Louis Accomplishment event on Nov. 4. 

• • • 

The city of Creve Coeur recently 

received two awards for excellence in 

governmental accounting and financial 

reporting. The city earned the Certificate of 

Achievement for Excellence in Financial 

Reporting (CAFR) for the 23rd straight 

year, as well as the Outstanding Achievement 

in Popular Annual Financial Reporting 

(PAFR) award for the 11th consecutive 

year. The awards are the highest such 

recognitions given by the Government 

Finance Officers Association of the United 

States and Canada (GFOA), a nonprofit 

professional association. 

• • • 

Mosby Building Arts has been named a 

2015 Torch Award recipient by the Better 

Business Bureau of Eastern Missouri and 

Southern Illinois. Mosby previously won 

the prestigious award in 2009. Winning 

businesses are selected based on their commitment 

to customer service and adherence 

to outstanding ethical standards. The 

2015 Torch Award ceremony will be held 

at a luncheon Nov. 15 at the Chase Park 

Plaza Hotel in St. Louis. 

EVENTS AND NETWORKING 

The Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

sponsors a Business After Hours networking 

event on Thursday, Oct. 29, from 5-7 

p.m. at Crown Vision Center, 162 THF Blvd. 

In Chesterfield. The event is free for members 

and $15 for guests. Register online at 

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Remembering 9/11 

Local first responders 

receive community’s grattitude 

On Sept. 11, Meramec Valley 

Bank recognized local first responders 

for the 14th consecutive year, by 

providing them with a token of the 

community’s gratitude. 

This year bank staff delivered 

a total of 55 sandwiches and five 

tubs of salad to fire department 

and police personnel in Ellisville 

and Valley Park along with dozens 

of donuts, cookies and muffins to 

the St. Louis County Precinct in Twin 

Oaks and to the firefighters of the 

Fenton Fire District. 

636.256.7901 

www.chesterfieldmochamber.com. 

• • • 


holds its Fall Golf Classic on Monday, Nov. 

2, at The Landings at Spirit Golf Club, 180 

N. Eatherton Road in Chesterfield. Registration 

and lunch begin at 11:30 a.m.; entry 

fees of $85 per player or $325 per team of 

four include golf and lunch. Register online 

at www.chesterfieldmochamber.com, or call 

the chamber office at 636-532-3399. Sponsorships 

are also available; for information, 

email info@chesterfieldmochamber.com. 

• • • 

The West County Chamber of Commerce 

hosts a First Friday Coffee on Friday, 

Nov. 6, from 7:30-9 a.m. at Kennedy Catholic 

High School, 500 Woods Mill Road in 

Manchester. Members and non-members 

are welcome. Register online at www. 

westcountychamber.com; for more information, 

call Deb Pinson at 636-230-9900. 

• • • 

The West County Chamber of Commerce 

hosts a Business After Hours networking 

event on Thursday, Nov. 12, from 

5:30-7:30 p.m. at Jay Wolfe Toyota, 14700 

Manchester Road in Ballwin. Members 

and non-members are welcome. Register 

online at www.westcountychamber.com; 

for more information, call Deb Pinson at 

636-230-9900. 

Meramec Bank Senior Vice President Jim 

Jones thanks Ellisville Police Chief Tom Felgate.

A Special West Newsmagazine Advertising Section 

Home Decor Worthy Of A Repeat Performance 

Mon-Fri 10-6pm | Sat 9-6pm | Sun 11-4pm 

287 Lamp & Lantern Village | Town and Country MO 63017 

(636) 220-9092 | www.furniturehomedecor.com

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1st Year 

Anniversary 

SALE 

20% OFF 

Entire Purchase! 

October 22 - 30 2015 

636.778.3300 

Hosts Gifts, 

Bombays, Lamps 

and So Much More 

17676 CHESTERFIELD AIRPORT ROAD • CHESTERFIELD, MO 63005 

Located in West Valley Plaza, Next to Regions Bank 

STORE HOURS: MONDAY - SATURDAY 10:00 am - 5:00 pm • CLOSED SUNDAYS 

Home Decor Worthy Of A Repeat Performance 

Mon-Fri 10-6pm | Sat 9-6pm | Sun 11-4pm 

287 Lamp & Lantern Village | Town and Country MO 63017 

(636) 220-9092 | www.furniturehomedecor.com 

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Anne Marie Design Studio 

17014 New College Ave., Suite E • Wildwood • 636.302.2551 

www.annemariestudio.com 

Anne M. Boedges, President and Designer of Anne Marie Design Studio, LLC has 

been helping clients fall in love with their homes all over the St. Louis area since 

2001. Anne obtained her BFA in Interior Design from Maryville University in St. 

Louis, MO. She has previously taught the NKBA Bath Design Certification Course 

at St. Louis Community College. Specializing in Kitchen and Bath Design, Anne’s 

positive and down to earth approach helps clients feel anything is achievable, and her 

unique attention to detail distinguishes her work amongst the rest. Call today for a 

free consultation. 

All Surface Flooring 

15324 Manchester Rd. • Ellisville • (636) 230-6900 

www.allsurfaceflooringstl.com 

Having been in the family owned flooring business and servicing the St. Louis area 

with all types of floor coverings for over 30 years owner Roy Field opened All Surface 

Flooring in July 2009. All Surface Flooring is a Mohawk Color Center, which means 

they have up-to-date styles in carpet, laminate and hardwood, ceramic and porcelain, 

luxury vinyl tile and plank. All Surface Flooring is rated A+ with the BBB and an 

Angie’s List member. You can find them on Facebook and follow on Twitter. Please 

come in and meet their staff and enjoy the All Surface Flooring experience. 

Bella Home Accessories 

17676 Chesterfield Airport Road • Chesterfield • 636.778.3300 

Recently opened, Bella’s Home Accessories is a store focusing on accent furniture, lamps, 

accessories, unique gift items, and great seasonal products. A store full of accessories 

for everyone’s taste! Great prices to fit your budget. Stephanie Chase, a Missouri State 

graduate who grew up in Chesterfield, is fulfilling a life long dream to own her business 

focusing on the home. Bella’s is located at 17676 Chesterfield Airport Road, the entrance 

is located behind Regions Bank. Store hours are Monday-Thursday 10-5pm and Friday- 

Saturday 10-4pm. Come in and check out Bella’s! 

Bueler Inc. 

13314 Manchester Road • Des Peres • 314.966.3191 

www.buelerinc.com 

Since 1984, Bueler Inc. has been meeting the area’s home renovation needs, giving 

the personal touch to residential design/build remodeling projects. The company 

specializes in kitchens, bathrooms, lower levels, room additions and total house 

renovations. The company employs its own highly skilled craftsmen. To keep up 

with trends, Bueler Inc. is a certified aging-in-place specialist, certified kitchen 

designer, certified graduate remodeler and active in local industry professional 

organizations. Bueler Inc. has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and has 

won numerous design awards, including nine St. Louis Homer Awards. 

Encore Consignment Gallery 

287 Lamp & Lantern Village • Town & Country • 636.220.9092 

www.furniturehomedecor.com 

Classic furniture, home decor and collectibles deserve a repeat performance. Encore 

Consignment Gallery is an upscale boutique specializing in gently used home furnishings 

too timeless to be discarded. The 10,000-square-foot showroom is constantly rearranged 

to display gorgeous new arrivals every day. Encore Consignment Gallery also is a retailer 

for Heirloom Traditions Chalk Paint and the store offers creative workshops for painting 

and repurposing furniture and other accessories using the paint. Classes are taught by 

Maria Price of Maria Price Designs, LLC.





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Extraordinary in every detail. 

An inspired blend of precision 

engineering and architectural character 

produce an entryway that performs 

as exceptionally as it looks. 

Classic-Craft ® 

Collection 

Entry Doors 

636-728-0003 

Visit our showroom in Chesterfield Valley 

Mon - Fri 8 - 5, Saturday 10 - 3 

680 Crown Industrial Ct. 

heartlandshome.com 

Your front door is the first impression of your home... 

Make yours a lasting one with a ThermaTru Entryway from Heartlands. 

GENERAL CONTRACTING INC. 

Seamless Interior/Exterior Transformation 

Full-Service 

Remodeling Contractor 

BASEMENT FINISHES 

ROOM ADDITIONS 

KITCHENS • BATHS 

SCREENED PORCHES 

SUNROOMS 

SIDING • ROOFS 

Angie’s List Service Awards • Licensed • Insured • References • Free Estimates • Free Design Service 

Like us on 

Facebook 

636.946.6870 • www.keimarcontracting.com

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PRESEASON 

FIREPLACE, 

GAS LOG & INSERT 

SALE 

SAVE NOW ON 

EFFICIENT ZONED HEAT 

THAT WILL CUT YOUR 

UTILITY BILL! 

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English Sweep 

Ballwin • 636.391.2226 

www.englishsweep.com 

English Sweep, the right choice, are chimney and ventilation specialists who have 

served the area since 1979. They have seven certified chimney sweeps, the industry 

standard. Two crews handle repairs to the inside and outside of your chimney, 

stop fireplace odors and fix leaking chimneys. They keep fire and carbon monoxide 

in its place. They install flue liners for fireplaces, furnaces and water heaters, 

chimney covers and flashing, and gas fireplace inserts. They sweep dryer vents to 

prevent fires. The Chimney Safety Institute of America and English Sweep recommend 

annual evaluations. Call with questions or to schedule an appointment. 

Forshaw 

825 South Lindbergh • St. Louis • 314.993.5570 

www.forshaws.com 

Forshaw features sealed gas inserts that will turn your fireplace into a beautiful 

furnace. Not only will you make the fireplace the focal point of your room, but 

your insert will work in tandem with your furnace to provide efficient zoned heat 

to your home. These highly engineered products can actually pay for themselves 

by allowing you to heat your home more efficiently than you can with a single 

furnace. A wide variety of finishes and style is available, and Forshaw offers 

complete, professional installation. 

We feature 

and 

Fox Brands 

624-B Trade Center Blvd. • Chesterfield • 636.532.1311 

www.fox-brands.com 

FOX-BRANDS has been helping people keep their homes beautiful since 1994. 

There are three companies beneath the family owned and operated umbrella: 

CarpetMasters, Hardwood Rescue and DuctMasters. CarpetMasters offers and 

installs all flooring types, including carpet, hardwood and tile as well as other 

popular flooring types. Their team also includes expert carpet cleaning and repair 

technicians. Hardwood Rescue specializes in dustless sanding and refinishing of 

hardwood flooring along with custom hardwood installations. DuctMasters is skilled 

at cleaning air ducts and ventilation systems. Each company has proudly earned an 

A+ rating with the BBB. Give them a call, they are local and they are ready to serve. 

There’s no other store like 

FORSHAW 

of St. Louis Inc. ® 

825 South Lindbergh. 63131 

314-993-5570 

Quality Since 1871 

Mon.,Wed.,Thurs.,Sat. 10:00-5:30 

Tues. & Fri. 10:00-8:00 

Sun. Noon-5:00 

www.forshaws.com 

Galmiche And Sons 

2280 Chaffee Drive • Creve Coeur 314.993.1110 

www.galmicheandsons.com 

For generations, thousands of area families have trusted Galmiche and Sons with 

their heating and air conditioning needs and has also provided the design, engineering 

construction and maintenance of HVAC systems for many businesses 

throughout the greater St. Louis area. Galmiche and Sons has been a family run 

business since 1950 and continues to maintain an excellent reputation for prompt 

customer response and top notch customer service with highly skilled technicians 

and installers. They carry a full line of equipment and replacement parts 

for all models of heating and air-conditioning equipment for both residential and 

commercial customers.Customers also enjoy added value in the form of 24-hour 

service, free in-home estimates and service agreements.



You Can Dream It... Let Bueler Build It 

Fall 

Specials! 



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40 - 70 % OFF 

Retail 

All Sofas, Loveseats, Chairs, Sectionals, 

Recliners, Home Theater Seating 

NEW ARRIVALS! 

KITCHENS & BATHS 

LOWER LEVELS & ADDITIONS 

PROFESSIONAL DESIGN/BUILD REMODELING 

Purchase from items in stock 

with Quick Delivery or 

choose Your Style & 

Color and Custom Order 

at Special Sale Prices! 

Bueler, Inc. 

sInce 1984 

314.966.3191 | Showroom: 13314 Manchester Road • Des Peres | www.BuelerInc.com 

FALL CARPET DEALS! 

NEW CARPET 

CARPET CLEANING 

3 Rooms Carpet Cleaned 

Only $ 119 

SINCE 1994 

Unbeatable 

Prices! 

99 ¢ 

Starting at 

SQ.FT. 

(Material Only) 

www.stlcarpetmasters.com•636.532.1311 

624 B. Trade Blvd, Chesterfield, MO 63005 

Offer based on 

room size 

of 250 sq. ft. 

or less* 

Call Today for 

FREE IN HOME 

ESTIMATES! 

OPEN 

Mon.-Fri. 10-9 pm 

Sat. 10-6 pm 

Sun. Noon-5 pm 

636-394-5710 

www.leathersinteriors.com 

Up to 10 

ONLY $ Vents 

180 

Offer Expires 11/30/15 

Cannot be combined with other coupons or offers. 

Limit one coupon per customer. 

Offer expires 11/30/15. 

FINANCING AVAILABLE 

St. Louis’ Original Leather 

Specialty Store 

445 Lafayette Center 

at Manchester & Baxter by Petco 

Air Duct CLEANING 

Remove Debris & Allergens 

Duct Masters 

AIR DUCT CLEANING 

BREATHE CLEAN AIR 

Call Today! 

636.530.6095 • www.stlductmasters.com 

$ 100 OFF 

500 sq. ft. OR MORE 

HARDWOOD 

REFINISHING 

636.532.5476 

www.hardwoodrescue.com 

FOX-BRANDS 

Susie and David Fox, owners 

• Dustless Sanding & Refinishing 

• Custom Hardwood Flooring 

Sales & Installation 

Offers expire 

11/30/15 

.com

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Services we offer: 

•Crack Injection•Waterproofing• 

•Bowing Walls•Settling Foundation• 

$5O OFF 

any crack repair over $250 

Limit one coupon per customer, per household. Must present coupon prior to job 

completion. May not be combined with other coupons or offers. Expires 11/30/15. 

FREE ESTIMATES! 

Lifetime of Structure Warranty 

636.273.1150 

www.highanddrystl.com 

“A+ Rated” 

Heartlands Building Company 

680 Crown Industrial Court • Chesterfield • 636.728.0003 

www.heartlandshome.com 

Heartlands Building Company offers Outdoor Living at its Best! TM Their screen 

rooms, patios, decks, outdoor kitchens, and pergolas have all the beautiful features 

you want at the level of quality you expect. Add the warmth of a fireplace, 

the practicality of a built-in grilling area, and the cooling effect of ceiling fans 

and retractable solar screens to create a space for relaxing family time or to 

entertain a crowd. Visit their showroom to view displays including decking and 

railing, a full sized screen room, grills, entry doors, and outdoor furniture or call 

for an appointment to receive an estimate. 

High & Dry Foundation Repair 

2103 Penta Drive • High Ridge • 636.273.1150 • 314.426.0900 

www.highanddrystl.com 

HIGH & DRY foundation repair is a family owned business serving the 

Greater St. Louis area since 2006. They specialize in foundation crack repair, 

sump pump/drain system installation, and stabilizing bowing and/or sinking 

foundations. Most of the time, this work can be done from the interior without 

the need of excavation, which makes it more cost-effective for the customer. 

They also offer free estimates and transferrable Life of the Structure warranties 

with no fees. Their goal is to provide the best quality and customer service in 

the industry. HIGH & DRY has received the Angie’s List Super Service Award 

multiple times and have an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. 

No RooM 

FoR YouR 

BRooM? 

Furniture • Appliances • Electronics • Big TV’s • Fences • Decks • Sheds 

Trampolines • Swing Sets • Above Ground Pools • Railroad Ties 

Remodeling Debris • Garage/Basement Clean Out • Estate Clean Out 

H NEST 

JUNK REMOVAL 

Call TODAY and we’ll HAUL it AWAY 

$ 

25 OFF Any Pick-Up 


314-312-1077 

FREE Estimates by Phone or On Site 

www.honestjunk.com 

Locally Owned & Operated • Residential or Commercial 

Honest Junk Removal 

Manchester • 314.312.1077 


Honest Junk Removal specializes in residential and commercial disposal of 

unwanted items, including appliances, furniture, construction debris and more. 

Jim and Ben, owners/operators, have 25 years of business experience. They and 

their trained, courteous and reliable crew live in the community they service, 

specializing in West County. They want their customers to feel safe and secure 

when allowing someone in their home. They will remove items safely and efficiently, 

recycling whenever possible. They set themselves above the competition 

by answering the phone personally, setting and meeting appointment times convenient 

for their customers, providing high quality service from their trustworthy 

staff while offering competitive pricing. 

Keimar General Contracting INC. 

St. Charles • 636.946.6870 

www.keimarcontracting.com 

Keimar General Contracting Inc. offers all types of remodeling services for 

homeowners in St. Charles and throughout the greater metro-area. Specializing 

in finished lower levels, distinctive decks, updated kitchens and baths, room 

additions, home theaters, arbors and pergolas, and more, no project is too large 

or too small. Their staff of fully insured and licensed professionals are committed 

to the company goals of customer service and quality workmanship. They 

are hands-on from the inception to the completion of every project, ensuring 

satisfaction and enjoyment for every client.





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PIROUETTE ® WINDOW SHADINGS 

Victor Shade Company 

10100 Page Ave 

Saint Louis MO 

314-428-7979 

www.victorshadecompany.com 

Time to decorate your windows for the holidays! 

Save with mail-in rebates on a selection of stylish Hunter Douglas window fashions. Ask for details. 

Ask about 

Save 

Measuring and 

Installation 

$ 100* 

or more with rebates 

on qualifying purchases of 

Hunter Douglas window fashions. 

SEPTEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 7, 2015 

* Manufacturer’s mail-in rebate offer valid for qualifying purchases made 9/15/15 – 12/7/15 from participating dealers in the U.S. only. Rebate will be issued in the form of a prepaid reward card and mailed within 6 weeks of rebate claim receipt. Funds do not expire. Subject to applicable law, a $2.00 monthly fee will be assessed 

against card balance 7 months after card issuance and each month thereafter. Additional limitations may apply. Ask participating dealer for details and rebate form. © 2015 Hunter Douglas. All rights reserved. All trademarks used herein are the property of Hunter Douglas. HOL15MB4 53052 

SHUBERT DESIGN FURNITURE 

Guaranteed Lowest Prices 

40-80% Off 

msrp in stock and special orders 

Founder’s Day 

SALE! 

FRENCH MARKET BEDROOM SET 

5 Piece Set $ 1799.99 

Made in America!! 

4 Finishes; Merlot, Cherry, Grey, and White 

Includes: Queen Bed, Triple Dresser, 

Mirror, Chest 

Nightstands available for $ 299.99 each 

Add $150 for king size bed. No further discount 

This Is The Real Deal 

It is SHUBERT QUALITY 

We Will Pay The Sales Tax 9.1%* 

PLUS we will match it with another 9.1%* 

*some restrictions apply 

LAURA MATTHEWS 

SOFA 

From $ 699 

Made in America!! 

Many Fabrics Choices 

No further discount 

COUNTER 

HEIGHT 

TABLE 

W/LEAF 

Sale Price 

$ 

299.99 

msrp $ 1400 

Several Finishes 

& Styles. 

A Variety of 

Name Brand 

Counter Stools 

from $69 

SHUBERT DESIGN FURNITURE 

161 Gaywood Dr., Manchester, MO 63021 

(636) 394-2220 www.shubertdesign.com 

Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 am - 6:00 pm • Sun. 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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As advertised by McGraw Milhaven 

on KTRS Radio 

R-410A 

CELEBRATING 

65 

YEARS 

10 Year 

Parts 

Warranty! 

0 % Financing 

for 9 Months 

Factory & Utility 

Rebates 

Up to $2,050 


www.galmicheandsons.com 

Leathers Interiors 

445 Lafayette Center • Manchester • 636.394.5710 

www.leathersinteriors.com 

Leathers Interiors, in business for 27 years, is the original leather specialty store 

serving St. Louis and the surrounding area. They have exclusive leather furniture 

for any room in your home or office, all at discount prices. Whether your style and 

taste is traditional, contemporary, or transitional, they have the look you desire. 

They have friendly and helpful service to give you advice on making your rooms 

comfortable and beautiful! At Leather Interiors, they know customers are looking 

for both quality and value in furniture - at excellent prices. Their showroom has 

some of the industry’s best brand names; Natuzzi Editions, Bernhardt, Leathercraft, 

Elite Leather Co., Comfort Design, Palatial, and Flexsteel. 

Mailbox HQ 

1 Valley Park Road • Valley Park • 636.225.6414 

www.mailbox-hq.com 

www.mailbox-hq.com 

Mailbox HQ manufactures their own line of decorative mailbox posts and represents the best of 

other fine products. Customers may now visit the workshop and view over two dozen different 

post displays and many beautiful boxes and address signs. Check the website, mailbox-hq.com 

or phone 636-225-6414 for the open to the public hours and directions to 1 Valley Park Rd., just 

off Highway 141. Or go to mailbox-hq.com, choose a mailbox and phone in your order. Their 

experts will answer your questions- your mailbox installation is just a phone call away. Email is 

mailboxhq@sbcglobal.net. 

Shop At Home Floors 

314.997.5300 

www.shopathomefloorstl.com 

Your home is your castle. That’s a fact that Shop At Home Floors believes and 

respects.They are foremost a customer service organization. With 45 years of 

flooring experience, they are well qualified and prepared to handle all the details 

– ordering, measuring, delivery management, installation, quality control and 

communication – giving their customers a no-hassle and beautiful floor. Plus, 

passing on huge savings because they don’t have brick-and-mortar overhead. 

Locally owned and operated, Shop At Home Floors employs a crew of about 20 

installers, a difference that, allows the company “to better control both quality 

and customer service.” 

Shubert Design Furniture 

161 Gaywood Dr. • Manchester • 636.394.2220 

www.shubertdesign.com 

Shubert Design has been St. Louis’s first name in fine home furnishings 

since 1980. They offer the finest quality furniture brands at the most competitive 

pricing. Whether your style is transitional, traditional, casual, or 

contemporary, their experienced interior designers can help you find the perfect 

piece to fit your needs. With their low price guarantee and 40-70% off 

MSRP, you can’t go wrong. Come visit their 22,000 square foot showroom 

today. Love where you Live.



Workshop 

1 Valley Park Rd. 

Valley Park, Mo 63088 

Largest display of decorative mailbox posts 


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NOBODY BEATS OUR PRICES! NOBODY!! 

43% to 70% OFF 

CARPET • WOOD • CERAMIC • LAMINATE • TILE 

COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL FLOORING 

Free removal of your 

old post, a $25.00 

value offer good until 

December 12th, 2015 

mailbox-hq.com 

contact us for public hours, directions and questions 

636-225-6414 

mailboxhq@sbcglobal.net 

Chimney Repair Specialists! 

Flue 

Liners 

Crown 

Repairs 

& Chimney 

Covers 

Replace Rusted 

Chimney Tops 

Before 

We Are Specialists At Hardwood Flooring 

ShopAtHomeFloorsStL.com 

ADDITIONAL 10 % OFF 

AND FREE INSTALLATION 

First 50 Callers Only! Must Mention this Ad 

With coupon only. Not valid with any other offer. Offer expires 11/15/15. 

We Will Bring You 

America’s Best Selling Floors! 

Tuck-point & 

Brick Work 

Flashing 

Solutions 

After 

Public Services, 

Teachers and 

Government Discounts 

Available! 

October is Fire Safety Month! 

• Over 50% of House Fires are Caused by Chimneys & Dryer Vents • 

Call to Get Your Chimney & Dryer Vent Swept Today! 

Angie’s List Super Service 

2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 

Established in 1979 

www.englishsweep.com • 636-391-2226 

45+ Years of Experience • St. Louis Owned & Operated 

Senior Citizan and Military Discounts Available 

CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE 314.997.5300

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Fall Sale at SummerWinds Nursery! 

SummerWinds Nursery 

54 Clarkson Road • Ellisville • 636.227.0095 

www.summerwindsnursery.com 

SummerWinds Nursery appeals to both the serious and casual gardener, by 

providing an exceptional level of customer service, a beautiful selection of 

high-quality plants, unique garden decor and outdoor living merchandise—all 

in an inviting atmosphere that makes shopping fun and the garden a success for 

its customers! Their diverse staff offers expertise on a wide variety of gardenrelated 

topics, including: specialty hand-picked trees, annuals, houseplants, 

perennials and distinctive gifts and décor. At SummerWinds, they guarantee 

your success. 

40 % OFF 

All Trees & Shrubs 

Victor Shade Company 

10100 Page Avenue • Chesterfield • 636.530.9788 

www.victorshade.com 

As a family owned and operated company, Victor Shade Company has proudly 

served the Greater St. Louis area for over 105 Years. Their goal is to provide 

custom-made shades, shutters, and blinds with superior customer service. As 

a Hunter Douglas Gallery, they are able to offer a full range of products and 

options to satisfy even the most discerning taste. Visit them at their designer 

showroom to see, touch, and feel full-sized products. They will also come to 

you with a FREE in-home consultation. Let them show you why they are your 

best choice for window treatments. 

Select Fall Blooms On Sale at SummerWinds 

20 % OFF 

Mums & Pansies 

and Ornamental 

Cabbage & Kale 

Sale Valid: Wed. 10/21/15 - Tues. 10/27/15 

Discount Off Regular Price | Not Valid on Prior Purchases | While Supplies 

Last | Cannot be Combined with Other Discounts or Coupons 

Family 

Owned & Operated 

45 oz. 

Everstrand Heavy 

only $2.49 

Free Padding and 

Free Installation 

HOURS: 

Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm 

Sat 9am - 4pm 

50 % OFF 

Select Styles 

See Store for 

Details 

Baldwin Landing 

58oz SmartStrand | Serona Ultra 

$3 49 

sq. ft. 

FREE 8lb. Padding 

and 

FREE Installation! 

12 MONTHS FREE 

FINANCING AVAILABLE 

Addison Park 

38 oz. Smartstrand 

$2 99 

sq. ft. 

FREE 8lb. Padding 

and 

FREE Installation! 

www.facebook.com/SummerWindsNurseryEllisville 

www.SummerWindsNursery.com • Open 7 Days a Week 

Ellisville - 636.227.0095 

54 Clarkson Road (One block north of Manchester Road) 

12 Months Free Financing 

F L O O R I N G , L L C 

“Your Flooring Professionals” 

636.230.6900 

15324 Manchester Road • Ellisville • www.allsurfaceflooringstl.com




WEST NEWSMAGAZINE I COVER STORY I 51 

ELECTION PREVIEW 

Al Gerber, Dean Plocher vie to be the 89th District’s newest representative 

By DAN FOX 

dfox@newsmagazinenetwork.com 

In May 2015, Missouri Speaker of the 

House John Diehl resigned after admitting 

to sending intimate text messages to a college 

intern. The result of that resignation 

was an unexpected void in the 89th district 

and an open seat in the Missouri House of 

Representatives. 

Two local challengers have stepped forward 

to fill that gap and fight for the 89th district 

seat in the Nov. 3 election – Democrat 

Alan Gerber and Republican Dean Plocher. 

Gerber was born in the area that would 

eventually become Town & Country and 

attended The Principia School. After high 

school he studied mathematics at the University 

of California-Santa Barbara, eventually 

earning his Ph.D. Gerber then worked 

for Lockheed Martin in the aerospace and 

technology fields, after which he returned to 

St. Louis in the early 2000s, where he started 

a business. He served two years as a Town 

& Country alderman, and currently teaches 

mathematics in downtown St. Louis as a professor 

for the University of Phoenix. 

Plocher is a current Des Peres resident and 

alumnus of Horton Watkins High School. He 

attended Middlebury College in Vermont, 

where he earned an undergraduate degree 

in political science. When he returned to St. 

Louis, he received a law degree from Saint 

Louis University. Immediately after graduating, 

Plocher worked in a small law firm that 

focused on real estate matters; for the last 14 

years, he has managed his own law firm. He 

also served as Diehl’s campaign treasurer 

and currently serves as municipal judge for 

the city of Pine Lawn. 

West Newsmagazine contacted each candidate 

with questions regarding their experience 

and issues critical to the region. What 

follows is their responses in ballot order. 

WEST NEWSMAGAZINE: What has 

prepared you or qualified you for this position 

of public office? 

GERBER: I am a former alderman in 

Town & Country, a former small business 

owner who knows how to balance a budget 

and make a payroll, and a Ph.D. in mathematics 

as well as an information technology 

professional 

PLOCHER: I was born and raised in 

West St. Louis County, attended Ladue 

Horton Watkins High School and Saint Louis 

University School of Law. I now raise my 

children with my wife, Rebecca, not far from 

where I grew up. My experience as a lifelong 

resident of the area makes me qualified to 

represent the people of the 89th district. I 

know the community and the people living 

in it, and I understand the issues that face our 

Alan Gerber 

district. When elected, I will use this knowledge 

of the district to fight for our families, 

our schools and our community in our state’s 

capitol. 

WEST NEWSMAGAZINE: What are 

the biggest issues facing the residents of the 

89th district? 

GERBER: Ethics legislation – it’s an 

embarrassment that Jefferson City is ranked 

50th in the nation for its lack of ethics laws. 

Sensible controls on gun violence. Treating 

women as equals in the workplace and 

on issues of reproductive choices. Meeting 

the education funding formula set up under 

(former Gov.) Matt Blunt to keep our schools 

competitive with other states. 

PLOCHER: Ensuring there is an environment 

in the 89th district that will promote job 

creation and economic growth is of utmost 

importance. Additionally, guaranteeing our 

children are receiving a quality education in 

a safe environment is of equal importance. 

WEST NEWSMAGAZINE: How will 

you fight for the residents on those issues? 

GERBER: Missouri has no limits on 

lobbyist gifts to legislators, no limits on 

campaign contributions and no limits on 

legislators becoming lobbyists. This situation 

means that those with money to spend 

on politicians can get priority treatment in 

our capitol, whereas residents’ interests are 

secondary. I will fight to keep this issue at the 

forefront of the political discussion until the 

legislative branch takes action. 

PLOCHER: Working as state representative, 

in order to grow the economy, I will 

fight to cut government regulations that 

stifle small businesses while also working 

to keep taxes low so citizens of the 89th 

district can invest more of their hard-earned 

dollars into their priorities and the economy. 

In regard to our children’s education, I will 

advocate for additional resources being 

available to our local schools and teachers 

and push for an increase in funding to our 

K-12 foundation formula. 

WEST NEWSMAGAZINE: What future 

impact do you see Obamacare having on the 

St. Louis region? 

GERBER: My brother lost his job and his 

health insurance a couple of years ago. He 

lived in terror of an accident or a sickness 

that would drive his family into bankruptcy. I 

helped him sign onto an insurance exchange 

(he lives in Illinois), and he was able to find 

appropriate insurance that let him protect 

himself and his family until he could get back 

Dean Plocher 

on his feet. The fact that Missouri has not 

expanded Medicaid has cost the state billions 

of dollars – money we sent to Washington 

but it never came back to Missouri – and cost 

thousands of jobs and several hospital closings 

in rural areas. This lack of action has 

been inexcusable when we need all the jobs 

and growth we can get. 

PLOCHER: We have seen over the past 

several years that Obamacare has increased 

access to healthcare for very few while raising 

the premiums of almost everyone and 

increasing costs for small businesses. These 

trends will continue if action is not taken. I 

look forward to working with legislators to 

develop a plan for Missouri that will counter 

the negative effects of Obamacare on the residents 

of the 89th district and its businesses. 

WEST NEWSMAGAZINE: Are there 

transportation issues in the region? What 

are they and what are your thoughts on 

their solutions? 

GERBER: Due to the increased efficiency 

of car engines, gasoline consumption has 

fallen along with gas tax revenue, to the point 

that the Missouri Department of Transportation 

cannot keep up with necessary maintenance. 

We must keep up our infrastructure if 

we want to attract business to Missouri. 

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infrastructure in our state is aging 

and needs repair. A number of our state’s 

bridges are in critical condition and MoDOT 

claims I-70 is in desperate need of rebuilding. 

As state representative, I will work toward 

reasonable solutions to these infrastructure 

needs. A proposal several years ago, which 

would have raised the sales tax to pay for the 

roads, was neither a responsible nor a sensible 

solution. Instead, the state should first look to 

find efficiencies within the budget that will 

free up tax dollars for a greater investment in 

our infrastructure needs. Having a modern 

infrastructure is vital not only to the 89th 

district, but also the St. Louis region and our 

state as whole. 

WEST NEWSMAGAZINE: What is 

your stance on right-to-work? How do you 

feel it will impact the community and local 

business owners? 

GERBER: I talked to a small business 

owner yesterday who told me that right-towork 

is a terrible idea. He called it a ‘race to 

the bottom’ that lowers salaries of all workers 

and would ultimately hurt our businesses. 

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Should it remain or should it go? And if it 

goes, how do you answer taxpayers regarding 

the funds already spent to be compliant with 

Common Core expectations, even as the state 

moves towards its own education standards? 

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level, and I am for anything that will raise 

the standards of our schools. No education 

system is perfect and if someone can come 

up with an improvement on Common Core, 

then let him or her explain it. If someone 

really has a better idea to replace Common 

Core, it should be phased in slowly because 

this kind of change is costly. 

PLOCHER: The state legislature has 

moved toward eliminating Common Core 

by law in Missouri effective at the conclusion 

of the current assessment cycle. I 

oppose federal government overreach by 

dictating educational standards to Missouri. 

Missouri, in the past, has been a leader in 

educational assessment and accountability. I 

am a strong advocate for rigorous standards, 

high achievement and accountability. Our 

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therein is more important. The cost of failing 

to provide our kids with a quality education 

is far greater than the cost of replacing these 

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Tucked away in the small central Hungarian 

town of Herend is the world’s largest 

manufacturer of luxury porcelain goods. 

Since 1826, the Herend brand named for 

its birthplace has been famous for serving 

illustrious clients like Queen Victoria, for 

whom one of its most well-known dinnerware 

patterns is named. More recently, 

Prince William and 

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Hungarian government. 

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which in addition to 

dinnerware and a line 

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include intricate figurines 

of animals, birds, 

aquatic creatures and 

other themes in a 

wide variety of sizes 

and colors. Many are painted in Herend’s 

signature fishnet pattern; all are painted 

painstakingly by hand, by a few hundred 

highly skilled artists who spend up to 16 

hours completing each finely detailed piece. 

One of those artists, Marianna Steigervald, 

soon will demonstrate her skills in 

West County. 

Chesterfield Jewelers, one of three St. 

Louis area retailers for the Herend brand 

and the region’s largest, has been chosen 

from among more than 300 stores nationwide 

to be among the 10 stops on Steigervald’s 

2015 U.S. tour. The Chesterfield 

store will host an artist event from 10 

a.m.-4 p.m. on Nov. 7, when Steigervald 

will be available to personalize customers’ 

previously purchased Herend items. 

“She will be demonstrating how the 

products are painted and then also personalizing 

the product; she can write special 

messages or whatever the customer wants. 

It makes an already special piece even 

more special,” said Beth Castellaw, Herend 

regional sales manager. 

According to Chesterfield Jewelers 

owner Kathy Goslee, Nov. 7 promises to 

be a very busy day for Steigervald as the 

Herend brand has an extensive following 

in the St. Louis area. 

“We have one customer who only wants 

turtles; some only want blue, or polar bears, 

or big limited-edition pieces … people fall 

in love with it and the next thing they know, 

they have a whole houseful of pieces that 

end up as family heirlooms,” Goslee said. 

More than 200 existing customers have 

been invited to a pre-event party to welcome 

Steigervald on Nov. 6. 

“Herend symbolizes tradition,” added Julie 

Beck, product specialist with Chesterfield 

Jewelers. “Family and tradition is already 

huge here in St. Louis, 

so it really appeals to 

those customers who 

want to hand down 

something that has 

lasting value.” 

Steigervald’s visit 

also could result in a 

sizable donation to a 

local charity. 

After her 10-city 

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Chesterfield is the 

second to last stop, 

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select the city she 

deems “most hospitable.” 

The winning 

Herend artist Marianna Steigervald at work city will receive a 

Herend soup tureen 

and platter valued at $6,500. 

Goslee said she hopes to win that designation 

for the St. Louis area, and to donate 

the money to the nonprofit organization of 

her customers’ choosing. 

“We will be asking those who attend the 

event to give us their input on their favorite 

charity, so if we win, our customers 

will decide where the donation will go,” 

Goslee said. 

Chesterfield Jewelers carries a fairly 

large inventory of Herend pieces yearround 

and has received about $200,000 in 

additional inventory for the event, she said. 

Those pieces are already on display. 

“We encourage people to come in 

advance and make their selections. Then 

we can write down their personalizations 

and they can either watch (Steigervald) 

personalize it for them or leave it with us 

and pick it up at a later date,” Goslee said. 

Prices for Herend items vary widely, 

with items available at just about any price 

point customers are comfortable with – but 

considering the fact that each piece is completely 

hand-crafted, as far as figurines are 

concerned “you can pretty much figure on 

about $100 per inch,” Goslee said. 

Chesterfield Jewelers is located on the 

eastern edge of the Chesterfield Valley at 

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2015 artist events can be found on the 

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The Artists Boutique fine art and crafts 

show is on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 

and 8, from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Kirkwood 

Community Center, 111 South Geyer Road 

in Kirkwood. Admission is free. 

BENEFITS 

The American Association of University 

Women’s trivia night is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, 

Oct. 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church in 

Town & Country. Proceeds benefit the Legal 

Advocacy Fund. For further Information, 

visit www.aauwballwin-chesterfield.org. 

• • • 

The 14th Annual Neighborhood Watch 

Trivia Night is at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 

p.m.) on Friday, Nov. 6 in the Creve Coeur 

Government Center Multi-Purpose Room. 

Food and light refreshments will be provided. 

Call (314) 442-2075 or email gfico@ 

ci.creve-coeur.mo.usl. for reservations. 

• • • 

St Alban Roe, 2001 Shepard Road in Wildwood, 

hots its Annual Trivia Night is at 7 

p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.) on Saturday, Nov. 

7. Tickets are $20 per person. Call (636) 458- 

8481 for reservations and information. 

FAMILY AND KIDS 

The Ellisville Parks and Recreation department 

hosts fall hayrides with hot dog roasts 

and s’mores on Thursdays in October from 

6:30-8 p.m. at Bluebird Park. Admission is 

$7 for residents; $9 for non-residents. For 

more information or to register, call (636) 

227-7508 or visit www.ellisville.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Mid-East Area Agency on Aging’s 

First Annual Big Wheels for Meals is at 

10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 at Creve Coeur 

Lake Park. Featured are kid-friendly activities, 

entertainment, and refreshments. 

• • • 

A Middle School Trivia Night is from 

7-9 p.m. (doors open at 6:15 p.m.) on Friday, 

Nov. 6 at The Lodge Des Peres. Middle 

schoolers, ages 12-15, enjoy seven rounds 

of trivia and compete for prizes. Teams can 

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enter a patriotic-themed best dressed competition 

by decorating themselves and their 

table in creative red, white and blue gear. 

Outside snacks and beverages are permitted. 

Admission is $15 per person. To register, 

visit www.desperesmo.org. 

• • • 

A used book sale is from 3-7 p.m. on 

Thursday, Nov. 5, 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Friday, 

Nov. 6 and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 

7 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons. A presale 

admission of $5 is charged on Thursday 

evening. Proceeds help with the upkeep of 

the original Ballwin School House. 

HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS 

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 

Woods Mill Road, sponsors a pumpkin 

patch from Oct. 10-31 to benefit various service 

ministries. Hours are Monday through 

Friday from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday from 

10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Sunday from noon-6 

p.m. For more information, visit www.goodshepherdlutheran.com. 

• • • 

October Owls and Orchids runs through 

Oct. 31, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. ,Tuesday 

through Sunday at the Sophia M. Sachs 

Butterfly House in Faust Park. More than 

1,000 owl butterflies will take flight during 

the annual October Owls and Orchids 

event. Owls and other animals from the 

World Bird Sanctuary will also be on display. 

Tickets are $6 for the general public 

and $3 for Missouri Botanical Garden 

members. 

• • • 

St. Louis Community College-Wildwood 

hosts a Howl & Prowl Fall Fest Open Mic 

Night on Friday, Oct. 23, from 5-9 p.m. The 

event kicks off with Halloween-themed 

games and activities for children, a costume 

parade and face painting. For more information, 

visit www.stlcc.edu/ww. 

• • • 


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Pumpkin Run/Walk on Saturday, Oct. 24. 

Races begin at 8 a.m. at Chesterfield Towne 

Center, located at the intersection of Long 

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and Edison roads in Chesterfield Valley, and 

include 5K and 10K races along with a halfmile 

Children’s Fun Run. Entry fees are $25, 

$30 and $10 per person, respectively. The 

event benefits Wings of Hope, and is sponsored 

in part by West Newsmagazine. Register 

online at www.chesterfieldmochamber. 

com/annual-gumbo-flats-pumpkin-run. 

• • • 

Oktoberfest, sponsored by iTap, is from 

1-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24 at the iTap/PM 

BBQ parking lot, 161 Long Road and benefits 

the Moohlah Shriners Children Hospital. 

This is a family friendly event with activities 

for kids and adults. 

• • • 

A BOOterflies! Halloween Party is from 

5-7 p.m. on Oct. 24 at the Sophia M Sachs 

Butterfly House. Admission, activities, 

crafts, treats and goody bags are included in 

the event ticket price. Reservations required. 

Visit www.missouribotanicalgarden.org to 

learn more. 

• • • 

The Creve Coeur Parks and Historic 

Preservation Committee sponsors Halloween 

at the Tappmeyer House, 2 Barnes 

West Drive, on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 2-4 

p.m. Bring a carved pumpkin to participate 

in the jack-o’-lantern contest. Costumes 

are encouraged, but no masks or weapons. 

Refreshments will be provided. 

• • • 

The Town & Country Symphony’s 

“Pirates and Thieves” Halloween concert 

is at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25 at The 

Principia, 13201 Clayton Road. 

• • • 

Ballwin Baptist Church, 15101 Manchester 

Road, hosts a Trunk or Treat event from 

5:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Candy, 

games, hayrides, hot dogs, a bonfire to roast 

s’mores, raffle prizes, and the Metro West 

fire department are featured. 

• • • 

The city of Eureka and the St. Louis 

County Library invite you to Legion Park on 

Friday, Oct. 30 from 7-9 p.m. to sit around 

the campfire and listen to ghost stories. 

Children of all ages are welcome. Participants 

are encouraged to come in their Halloween 

costumes to this free event. 

• • • 

A Route 66 5K Run/Half-Mile Halloween 

Costume Fun Run starts 8 a.m. on Saturday, 

Oct. 31 at Wildwood Middle School 

to benefit the YMCA Annual Campaign. 

Refreshments before and after the race, and a 

T-shirt (5K only) are provided while supplies 

last to participants. Sponsored by the city of 

Wildwood and the Wildwood YMCA. 

• • • 

A Halloween public skate is at 2:30 p.m. 

on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Creve Coeur Ice 

Arena. Enjoy candy and skating to festive 

Halloween music. Dress up in your favorite 

costume (sans masks/weapons) for a chance 

to win a prize. 

• • • 

A Halloween candy exchange is – from 

noon-5 p.m. for ages 3-17 at The Lodge Des 

Peres on Sunday, Nov. 1. Bring one pound of 

candy to exchange for one youth admission. 

The Lodge will donate the candy to a nonprofit 

organization. 

• • • 

LIVE PERFORMANCES 

A Hymn Festival and Rededication 

Organ Concert is at 4 p.m. on Sunday, 

Nov. 1 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The St. 

Paul’s 2015-2016 music season begins with 

this celebration of the renovation and expansion 

of the church’s 30-year-old pipe organ. 

For more information call (314) 822-0447 or 

visit www.stpaulsdesperes.org 

• • • 

The Gateway Ringers’ Bells & Brats 

handbell concert is at 4 p.m. on Nov. 1 

at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 327 

Woods Mill Road in Ballwin. For more 

information, contact Jamie De Geer at (636) 

391-6685. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

The Women in Science & Entrepreneurship 

Conference, presented by the Missouri 

Cures Education Foundation, is at 8 a.m. on 

Friday, Oct 23 at the Donald Danforth Plant 

Science Center, 975 N. Warson in Olivette. 

The conference is held to inspire and enable 

women to reach new heights in science. 

• • • 

A free Document & Data Destruction 

event is from 9 a.m.-noon on Saturday, Oct. 

24 at the First Evangelical Free Church, 1375 

Carman Road in Manchester. One carload 

per family. For details, visit www.dnstl.com/ 

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Concert seeks to inspire dreams, 

encourage action in local youth 

By DAN BOEMEKE 

Shell Shock Your Dreams – that’s the 

advice a host of musical superstars will 

be dishing out on Oct. 30 when they take 

the stage at the Chesterfield Amphitheater 

for a unique one-day music festival that 

begins at 3 p.m. 

Andy Grammer 

Designed to encourage dreamers, Shell 

Shock Your Dreams brings together several 

well known local, national and international 

artists for a celebration of life that 

is punctuated by really good music under 

the stars. Headlining the event is American 

pop singer Andy Grammer, whose first 

album was released in 2011 and who lit up 

televisions this fall on “Dancing With The 

Stars.” Born in Los Angeles and raised in 

New York, Grammer has gone from a hustling 

street performer on Santa Monica’s 

Third Street Promenade to a platinum-selling 

recording artist and songwriter. 

Shaggy 

Joining Grammer on the amphitheater 

stage is pop sensation Shaggy, whose 

album “Hot Shot” went platinum six 

times; London-based alternative rock 

band The Paperboats; local country music 

talent Tyler Lewis; and British DJ Jez 

Pereira, who has played worldwide at 

events such as the Monaco Grand Prix 

and Burning Man in Nevada’s Black Rock 

Desert. 

While these artists encompass a great 

diversity of musical styles, they all come 

from humble beginnings and have made 

their dreams come true through hard work 

and determination. 

“Inside of all of our cores there is a deep 

passion that you can personify,” Shawn 

Tilstra, creator of Shell Shock, explained. 

“The idea (behind the event) is that we 

will inspire people to contort themselves 

completely to their dreams.” 

Tilstra said the inspiration for the event 

was born in the countless stories his wife, 

an educator, shared about brilliant students 

who simply gave up on their dreams. 

“It just resonates in me that we must 

change that culture,” Tilstra said. He’s 

willing to lead by example – shell-shocking 

his own dream of getting this message 

to the people that need to hear it most. 

Prior to the concert, Tilstra and the 

artists performing will be visiting local 

university classrooms to share their stories 

and get personal with the people they 

most hope to inspire. 

“There is a whole host of musicians that 

have our message,” Tilstra said. “They try 

to share it by baking it into their music, 

but it does not always translate.” 

Sometimes it takes getting up close and 

personal, and this group is willing to put 

in the work to make sure that happens. 

“It is cool because all of the artists are 

very much getting behind the event and 

treating it as much more than a performance,” 

Paul Da Silva, founder of The 

Paperboats, said. “I like working with 

Shawn because he has been very meticulous 

about who is playing, because of 

what we represent.” 

Silva said he has never been sure where 

his aspirations would take him, but has 

managed to reach continuing levels of 

success and recognition from the likes 

of MTV and Vodafone for the music his 

band creates. Silva said that success has 

come from nothing other than keeping his 

eye on the prize. 

“You have always got a chance at success 

as long as you are doing what you wish 

to succeed at. The second you stop that 

chance goes away,” Silva said. “It is not a 

coincidence, because coincidence is simply 

where preparation meets opportunity. 

“When you shoot for the stars and land 

on the moon, you have still achieved a 

great feat.” 

For festival attendees, having a good 

time is a requirement, but the true purpose 

of the event is to inspire those with a dream 

to chase it – and to realize, as the artists 

themselves have, that when shooting for 

the moon a little shock and awe can’t hurt. 

Tickets for this all ages concert range 

in price from $25-$55 and are available 

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Cedar Lake Cellars: Wright City’s gourmet destination 

By SUZANNE CORBETT 

Napa Valley hasn’t anything on St. 

Charles County. Just ask Cedar Lake Cellars 

Winery & Event Venue Manager Gina 

Fernandez, who’ll be the first to compare 

the Cedar Lake Cellars complex to any of 

the finest winery destinations in California. 

“We’re trying not to be like every other 

winery in Missouri. We’re trying to be the 

best winery in the Midwest,” said Fernandez, 

explaining how Cedar Lake Cellars’ 

multiple structures, beautifully appointed 

tasting and dining rooms, and picturesque 

grounds equal any of California’s wineries. 

“When you come here we want you to feel 

like you’re in Napa,” Fernandez said, “but 

we have much more. We have wines from 

Missouri and California. We also bring in 

wines from all over the world.” 

In celebration of its fifth anniversary the 

winery has added nine new “elite” wines 

under the 3 Swans label to its growing 

Cedar Lake Cellars Winery & Event Venue 

11008 Schreckengast Road • Wright City 

(636) 745-9500 

10 a.m. - 9 p.m., Friday-Sunday 

www.cedarlakecellars.com 

Reservations recommended 

wine roster – a selection of premium wines 

bottled just for Cedar Lake Cellars, which 

Fernanadez describes as lower production, 

higher value wines from select Californian 

appellations. 

Reviewing the wine list, one can’t help 

but think of food, which is exactly why food 

has become a vital element to the Cedar 

Lake Cellars’ experience. 

“We’re more food-focused now,” 

Fernandez explained. “Wines are only a part 

of your experience here. We’re serving fullservice 

dinners on Fridays and Saturdays in 

the Cedar Room (located inside the tasting 

room) as well as grab-and-go lunches at the 

Lakeside Grill.” 

Chef Lee Gustin has overseen Cedar 

Lake Cellars’ kitchen for the past four years, 

creating a unique cuisine that perfectly 

reflects the region’s diverse culinary 

richness. 

“We live in farm country so there’s no 

place better to get great 

farm fresh produce,” Lee 

explained. 

But it should come as 

no surprise that his secret 

ingredient is wine, which 

appears in his latest 

seasonal dishes, including 

his Marinated Thick-Cut 

Pork Chops. Fire-grilled and sauced with a 

house-made Cabernet apple butter, they’re 

served with wine-laced butternut squash 

and wild mushroom risotto. 

Got a sweet tooth? Finish dinner with 

Lee’s fabulous Merlot Brownies. For late 

night munchies, consider taking home a 

tub of wine-spiked caramelized onion dip, a 

delicious take on the 1960’s classic. 

Lee’s Fall Harvest Super Salad captures 

all of the season’s flavors in one bowl – 

fresh kale, Brussels sprouts, shaved broccoli, 

pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries tossed 

in a mango dressing. 

Fall, dinner, lunch and Sunday brunch 

menus recently debuted featuring Barley Fed 

and Salt Roasted Prime Rib and cinnamon 

and honey marinated chicken, which becomes 

Honey and Crushed Pepper Chicken. 

The Lakeside Grill’s more relaxed offerings 

are what Lee calls upscale concessions; but 

they, too, provide equally creative plates such 

as Asian Nachos, built on won ton chips and 

topped with Asian veggies and sweet spicy 

sauce along with a Crab Rangoon dip. Even 

the burgers have a gourmet touch, especially 

the burger of the month. This month’s burger 

is the Chili Pie Burger, a custom-grilled 

creation topped with Fritos corn chips, chili 

and cheese sauce. It’s an off-the-chart combo 

that’s a proven winner. 

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Chef Lee Gustin of Cedar Lake Cellars 

Winery & Event Venue 

Brunch aficionados will find it difficult 

to decide what to sample first at the Sunday 

buffet, which overflows with choices. 

Before or after your meal take the time 

to sample wines at the tasting bar. After all, 

Cedar Lake Cellars is first and foremost 

a winery. Then, make a stop and shop the 

marketplace, a cozy little nook where you’ll 

find gourmet items such as Cedar Lakes’ 

dressings, dips, sauces and pickled delicacies 

– perfect when served with a glass of wine. 

DINING 


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Clancy’s 

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11am - 3pm, Every Tuesday - Saturday 

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Rib Wednesdays 

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Friendly Staff 

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Dinner: 4:30-9pm Tues.-Sat. 

Closed Sundays 

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Steaks, Chicken, Seafood, Grouper, Walleye, 

Chops, Burgers and Sandwiches 

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Hot Fish Daily 

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Children’s Menu 

Happy Hour Daily 

Party Room Available 

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Gift Certificates Available 

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Manchester 

636-207-1689 

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Sunday - Thursday 10:30 am - 9:30 pm • Friday and Saturday 10:30 am - 10 pm 

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Ballwin, MO | Manchester Rd. behind Burger King and Arby’s 

Entertainment 

Bill O’Reilly and 

Dennis Miller’s 

“Don’t Be a 

Pinhead” Tour 

comes to the 

Peabody Opera 

House Oct. 23. 

COMEDY 

Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy, 

Oct. 30, Peabody Opera House 

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, Dec. 

4, The Touhill 

CONCERTS 

Davina & The Vagabonds, Oct. 23, Old 

Rock House 

Tom Papa with Denise Thimes, Oct. 24, 

The Sheldon 

Stevie Wonder, Oct. 25, Scottrade Center 

Hoot and Howl at Powell, Oct. 25, 

Powell Symphony Hall 

Janet Jackson, Oct. 29, Chaifetz Arena 

Craig Finn with Esme Patterson, Oct. 

29, Old Rock House 

Twenty One Pilots, Oct. 31, Chaifetz 

Arena 

The Mavericks, Nov. 5, The Pageant 

An Evening with Switchback, Nov. 5, 

The Sheldon 

McGegan Conducts Mozart, Nov. 6-7, 

Powell Symphony Hall 

FORGOTTEN SPACE: Grateful Dead 

Tribute, Nov. 6, Old Rock House 

All Time Low & Sleeping with Sirens, 

Nov. 11, Chaifetz Arena 

Gladys Knight & The O’Jays, Nov. 13, 

The Fox Theatre 

Ben Folds, Nov. 17, The Pageant 

“Matilda The Musical” runs through 

Nov. 1 at The Fox Theatre. 

Chaifetz Arena: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 

Edison Theatre: edison.wustl.edu, (314) 935-6563 

The Family Arena: familyarena.com, (636) 896-4200 

The Fox Theatre: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 

J. Scheidegger Center for the Arts: luboxoffice.com, 

(636) 949-7012 

Loretto-Hilton Center: repstl.org, (314) 968-4925 

Old Rock House: metrotix.com, (314) 534-1111 

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Jackson Browne, Nov. 19, Peabody 

Opera House 

Straight No Chaser, Nov. 27, The Fox 

Theatre 

Michael McDonald, Nov. 28, The Fox 

Theatre 

Y98’s Mistletoe Show 2015, Dec. 4, The 

Family Arena 

Christmas with Amy Grant & Michael 

W. Smith, Dec. 11, Scottrade Center 

LIVE PERFORMANCES 

“Matilda the Musical,” through Nov. 1, 

The Fox Theatre 

Bill O’Reilly and Dennis Miller, Oct. 23, 

Peabody Opera House 

Tom Papa and 

Denise Thimes 

appear at The 

Sheldon Oct. 24. 

“Disney’s Mary Poppins,” Oct. 23-25, 

The Touhill 

“I and You,” Oct. 28-Nov. 15, Loretto- 

Hilton Center 

Missouri Ballet Theatre presents “Dracula,” 

Oct. 29-30, Edison Theatre 

“Legally Blonde the Musical,” Oct. 

29-31, J. Scheidegger Center 

St. Louis Civic Orchestra, Oct. 30, Purser 

Center 

“Mamma Mia!,” Nov. 6-8, The Fox 

Theatre 

“America’s Got Talent” Live! The 

All-Stars Tour, Nov. 15, Peabody Opera 

House 

Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas,” 

Nov. 17-22, The Fox Theatre 

Alvin and the Chipmunks Live on 

Stage!, Nov. 18, Chaifetz Arena 

Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker, 

Nov. 30, The Fox Theatre 

“Peter and the Starcatcher,” Dec. 2-27, 

Loretto-Hilton Center 

“The Elves and the Shoemaker,” Dec. 

19-23, Loretto-Hilton Center 

The Pageant: ticketmaster.com, (866) 448-7849 

Peabody Opera House: ticketmaster.com, 

(866) 448-7849 

Purser Center: logan.edu/PurserEvents, (800)782-3344 

Powell Symphony Hall: slso.org, (800) 232-1880 

Scottrade Center: ticketmaster.com, (866) 448-7849 

The Sheldon: thesheldon.org, (314) 533-9900 

The Touhill: Touhill.org, (314) 516-4949

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CHILDCARE 

BALLWIN IN-HOME DAY CARE 

has 3 openings for infants and/or 

toddlers. - Tuesday-Thursday will 

consider Monday. 7am - 5pm. 25 

years experience and references. 

Call Julie at 314-630-4576. 

CLEANING 

Old fashioned cleaning by 

Jan. We don't cut corners, we 

clean them. Weekly, Bi-weekly or 

monthly. References available. 

Call 314-513-8028 to schedule. 

DAZEY HOUSE CLEANING - 17 

years experience in West County 

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Weekly • Bi-Weekly • Monthly 

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grateful for the opportunity. Call 

Lori at 636-221-2357. 

QUALITY CLEANING SERVICE 

- Two trustworthy West county 

sisters will clean your home or 

office - weekly or bi-weekly. Insured/bonded. 

References available. 

Free Estimates. 636-579- 

1435 or 314-660-5636. 

ELECTRIC 

ENGINE REPAIR 

MOBILE WRENCH - On-site 

Small Engine Repair/Maintenance 

for Lawn mowers, ATVs, 

motorcycles, go-carts, etc. Quality 

service and reasonable rates. 

No hauling or waiting for equipment. 

I come to you! Buy • Sell 

• Trade. Contact Don @ 314-749- 

6612. 

COMPUTER SERVICES 

Serving St. Louis & St. Charles Co 

www.stlpcguy.com 

Call Mike at 636-675-7641 

Service at your home or office for: 

• PC problems or set-up • PC won't start or connect 

•Spyware •Adware •Virus Removal •Hardware •Software Upgrades 

$30 diagnostic charge only for first ½ hour 

Day, evening and weekend appointments available. 

ERIC'S ELECTRIC - Licensed, 

Bonded and Insured: Service 

upgrades, fans, can lights, 

switches, outlets, basements, 

code violations fixed, we do it 

all. Emergency calls & back up 

generators. No job too small. 

Competitively priced. Free 

Estimates. Just call 636-262-5840. 

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FLOORING 

CARPET REPAIRS 

Restretching, reseaming 

& patching. No job too 

small. Free estimates. 

(314) 892-1003 

FOR SALE 

For Sale: Zimmermann Grand 

Piano w/walnut polish finish. 

Model 145. Only two owners 

and approximately 25 years old. 

Excellent condition. 4'9" L, 39 

3/4"H, 57 1/4"W, weight: 462 lbs. 

Call for appt: 618-883-2779. 

INDOOR GROWING LIGHTS 

- 2 hydro-farm light systems - 

1000w & 430w, moves back & 

forth on tracks with growing tables 

& stands for growing plants 

indoors (like orchids). $400. Call 

636-230-0726. 

• W E S T C L A S S I F I E D S • 

GARAGE DOORS 

DSI/Door Solutions, Inc. 

Garage Doors, Electric Openers. 

Fast Repairs. All makes and 

models. Same day service. 

Free Estimates. Custom wood 

and Steel Doors. BBB Member, 

Angie's List. Call 314-550-4071. 

GARAGE SALE 

30 YRS. OF STUFF: table tennis 

table, garden tools & fencing, 

regular tools/saws, shelving 

units, small furniture items, file 

cabinets & much more. Saturday, 

10/24, 8am-2pm at 826 Judson 

Manor Dr., south of Olive & east 

off of Woods Mill Rd. in Chesterfield. 

HUGE MOVING SALE - Tools, 

housewares and home decor. 

Like new beautiful interior and 

exterior Christmas decorations. 

Books and music. No clothes or 

furniture. 18715 Babler Meadows 

Drive, Wildwood, MO. Sat. 

10/24 8 to 4:00 p.m. 

LARK ESTATE SALE: Oct 24, 

25th in Town & Country by Mason 

& Hwy 141 off N. Outer 40. 

Look for Signs. 9-4:30. Home 

w/b razed for new homes-50 yrs 

of treasures to sell. View Pictures: 

previewestatesale.com. 

HAULING 

Skips Hauling & Demolition! 

Junk hauling and removal. 

Clean-outs, appliances, furniture, 

debris, construction rubble, 

yard waste, excavating & demolition! 

10, 15 & 20 cubic yd. rolloff 

dumpsters. Licensed & insured. 

Affordable, dependable & available! 

VISA/MC accepted. 22 yrs. 

service. Toll Free 1-888-STL- 

JUNK (888-785-5865) or 314- 

644-1948. 

J & J HAULING 

WE HAUL IT ALL 

Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, 

appliances, household trash, 

yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, 

decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up 

Neat, courteous, affordable rates. 

Call: 636-379-8062 or 

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Here are a few of our open positions: 

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Associate Director of Special 

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Youth Care Specialist 

Admissions Coordinator 

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Aging & Disability Resource 

Center (ADRC) Manager - 

Ballwin, MO. M-F 8:00 a.m. 

– 4:30 p.m. Full benefits; 

exempt status. Bachelor’s 

Degree in human services 

field. Masters preferred. Three 

years experience in human 

services delivery system. AIRS 

Certification within one year of 

hire. Knowledge of community 

resources and social agency 

programs, budgeting Great Circle and 

is agency that 

provides a unique spectrum of 

personnel management and skills. 

families. With specialized 

programs and highly-trained 

Excellent communication skills 

with an emphasis on public 

speaking. Computer proficiency. 

Valid driver’s license and 

dependable transportation. 

314-919-4713 or 314-301-0072 

For more info. contact Laura 

Reich at 636-207-4231 or email 

LREICH@mid-eastaaa.org. EOE 

behavioral health services to children 

professionals, we provide hope to 

those in difficult circumstances 

throughout Missouri and beyond. 

HIRING 

Donut Shop 

OVERNIGHT 

FRYER/DECORATOR 

and PT Counter Person 

Call Ann 636-527-2227 

CLEANING SPECIALISTS: Ellisville 

& Wildwood. Professional 

cleaning company now hiring! 

Mon-Fri, start 6:30pm. 10-20 

hrs/wk; $10/hr. Must be 18+, 

drug free, clean background 

check. Apply online at www. 

janitron.com or call 636-444- 

9055, M-F: 8am-5:30pm. 

Chiropractic Assistant Opening: 

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Wildwood. We're looking 

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weekends. Will train. Computer skills 

needed. Call for an interview. 

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Manchester & Baxter Rds. 

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Help Wanted 

Hiring Non-Medical Caregivers 

for Seniors in Ballwin/Wildwood. 

Do you enjoy working with 

seniors in their home? We are 

looking for caregivers that 

can help with meal prep/light 

housekeeping/personal care 

(bathing, dressing) and errands. 

Day and evening shifts available. 

$10/hour with *shift premiums* 

paid for *2 hour shifts*. www. 

westplexhomecare.com or 

call 636-695-4422. Flexible 

Schedules* 

ADVANCED NURSING SER- 

VICES now hiring for all shifts. 

CNAs, HHAs, LPNs and RN positions 

available. Taking applications 

on Tuesdays and Thursdays 

9am-11am and 1pm-3pm at 141 

N. Meramec, Suite 102, Clayton. 

Questions? Call 314-863-3030. 

Great Circle Hiring Day 

Come to Great Circle's St. Louis Campus 

Thursday, 11-12-15 

FIRST Annual Hiring Day Career Event 

Great Circle Open 

Positions 

10am - 2:30pm 

St. Louis Campus 

Large Jones Hall on Campus 

330 N. Gore Ave. 

Webster Groves, MO 63119 

Great Circle is an agency that provides 

a unique spectrum of behavioral health 

services to children and families. 

For questions, contact: 

Tomye.Harris@GreatCircle.org 

Armando.Florentino@GreatCircle.org 

314.919.4759 or 314.919.4713 

CARE PROVIDERS FOR SE- 

NIORS needed. Seniors Helping 

Seniors is looking for compassionate, 

mature, male and female 

caregivers to provide a variety of 

services for seniors. Experience 

with Alzheimer's helpful. Parttime, 

day and overnight shifts 

available. 314-717-1094. 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY - 

Wood Flooring, Kitchen Remodeling, 

Countertops, Cabinets, 

Crown Molding, Trim, Framing, 

Basement Finishing, Custom 

Decks, Doors, Windows. Anything 

Inside and out! Free estimates! 

Call Joe 636-294-0059. 

101 HOME REPAIRS & RE- 

MODELING. 20+ years experience. 

Carpentry, Plumbing, 

Painting, Electrical, Flooring, 

Windows & Doors, Kitchens 

& Baths. Free Estimates. Insured. 

All work guaranteed. 

Call Daniel at 314-486-1972. 

Total Bathroom Remodeling 

Cabinetry•Plumbing•Electrical 

21 Years Experience 

SPECIALIZE IN DAMAGE CON- 

TROL: Expert CAULKING AP- 

PLICATION/ PRODUCT KNOWL- 

EDGE for showers, tubs, windows, 

doors and trim. STOP the LEAKS 

and DAMAGE. Also Carpentry & 

Deck Repair. - Call John Hancock 

today! 636-795-2627. 

All Around Construction LLC - All 

interior and exterior remodeling 

and repairs. Historic restoration, 

molding duplication. Finished 

basements, kitchens, baths and 

decks. Liability, workmens comp, 

and EPA certified in lead removal. 

20 years exp. Call 314-393-1102 or 

636-237-3246. 

FALL LEAVES 

CLEAN-UP 

Leaf Vacuum 

636.293.2863 

Complete Lawn Maintenence 

for Residential & Commercial 

LEAF CLEAN-UP & VACUUMING 

Fertilizing • Planting • Sodding 

Seeding • Mowing • Mulching 

Edging • Spraying • Weeding 

Pruning • Trimming 

Bed Maintenance • Dethatching 

Brush Removal • Retaining Walls 

Paver Patios • Drainage Work 

Licensed Landscape 

Architect/Designer 

~ Free Estimates ~ 

Call 314-426-8833 

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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. 

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. 

VALLEY LANDSCAPE CO. 

Tree and shrub trimming and 

removal, complete lawn care. 

(636) 458-8234 We accept MC/ 

Visa/AMEX/Discover. 

M I E N E R 

LANDSCAPING 

Retaining walls, patios, 

pruning, chainsaw work, 

seasonal clean-up. Friendly 

service with attention to detail. 

Call Tom 636.938.9874 

www.miener lands 

c a p i n g . c o m 

RETAINING WALLS • PAVER PATIOS 

MOWING 

STAINING DECKS BY BRUSH 

Free Estimate 

314-280-2779 

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LANDSCAPING 

ittle Joe's 

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Prof. Lawn Mowing & Maintenance 

awn and 

awn and 

andscape 

CLEAN-UP! andscape 

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PAINTING & REPAIR 

Interior/Exterior • Wallpaper 

Dry Wall • Crown Molding & Trim 

- 25 years Experience - 

Fully Insured • Owner/Operator 

Call Gary 314-805-7005 

PETS 

andscape 

Trim Bushes • Sodding 

Mulch • Retaining Walls 

1 FREE CUT w/Annual Contract 

314-365-7524 

314.941.1851 

Serving West County Since 1989 

Lawn Maintenance 

ittle Joe's 

Fertilizing • Mulch 

Retaining ittle Walls Joe's 

awn and 

Landscape awn Design and 

andscape 

& Installation andscape 

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MORALES LANDSCAPE LLC. 

Clean-Up, Mowing, Mulching, 

Aeration, Trimming/Edging, 

Weeding, Leaf/Tree Removal, 

Sod Install, Planting, Retaining 

Walls, Paver Patio, Stone & Brick 

& Drainage work! FREE ESTI- 

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LEAF REMOVAL, FALL CLEAN- 

UP! CALL for Fast and FREE Estimates. 

Dethatching, Tree & Bush 

Trimming, Planting & Removal, 

Bed Cleanups/Mulching. Grass 

cutting starting at $30. 636-432- 

3451. 


PLUMBING 

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DECK STAINING 

BY BRUSH ONLY 

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. 

LICENSED PLUMBER available 

for all plumbing needs. No job 

too small. Free estimates. 25 

years experience. Senior citizen 

discount. 24 hours. Call 314-808- 

4611. 

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Fully Insured • References 

NO Spraying or Rolling/Mess! 

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30 Years! 

SCHEDULE NOW for Early Fall Rush!! 

KEVIN'S PAINT SERVICE. Professional 

& Expert interior/ exterior 

painting, drywall & ceiling 

repair, and powerwashing. 30 

years painting experience. Low 

rates and Free Estimates. Call 

Kevin at 636-322-9784. 

Convenient 

Dog Grooming 

Full service grooming 

in your home... 

Reasonable rates • Free consultation 

All services available 

Keep your pets stress-free at 

home - great for older dogs 

Ask about discounts for rescues! 

Call for appointment 

314-591-0009 

PAINTING 

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. JH 

REAL ESTATE 

I BUY HOMES 

ALL CASH - AS-IS 

I have been buying and selling 

for over 30 years. 

$ $ 

No obligation. 

No commission. 

No fixing up. 

It doesn't cost to find out 

how much you can get. 

Must ask for 

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314-496-5822 

Berkshire Hathaway Select Prop. 

Office: 636-394-2424 

CLASSIFIEDS 


ROOFING 

ROOFING 

Kirkwood Roofing 

Insurance Specialist 

All types of Roofing 

Fully Insured • FREE Estimates 

314-909-8888 

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ROOFING 

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Exterior Specialist 

ROOFING 

• Emergency Repairs • Free Roof Inspections 

• Insurance Claims • Fiber Cement Siding 

• Powerwashing/Decks/Staining 

Call Jim 314-723-0027 - Insured 

ROOFING Roofing SPRING FALL SPECIAL 

FREE UPGRADE ON SHINGLES! 

Email: 

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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. 

WATERPROOFING 

Basement Waterproofing 

Yard & Gutter Drains 

Storm Sewer Installation 

& Replacements 

33 Years Experience • FREE Estimates 

Call Tony 636-675-2231 

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TREES 

DORSEY TREE SERVICE - Trees 

trimmed or removed, stumps 

removed. Bucket Truck service. 

Fully insured. In business for 30 

years. Call 314-355-5115. 

PHIL'S TREE SERVICE - FREE 

Estimates, FULLY Insured. 

Topping, Trimming, Removal, 

Pruning, Landscaping. 25 Years 

of Experience. ASK ME ABOUT 

FIREWOOD! Call today! 636-466- 

2888. 

Residential • Commercial 

Complete Tree Service 

Tree & Brush Removal • Pruning • Dead-Wooding 

Deep Root Fertilization • Stump Grinding • Cabling 

Storm Clean-Up • Plant Healthcare 

Fully Insured • Free Estimates 

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12249 Ladue Road 

1154 Greystone Manor 

360 Willow Weald Path 

REAL ESTATE SHOWCASE 

Fischer’s Success at Enclave 

Bellerive Opens New Doors for 

Luxury Home Buyers 

Creve Coeur | $1,199,900 

2762 Wynncrest Manor Dr 

Wildwood | $839,900 

1501 Saint James Place Ct 

Chesterfield | $1,149,000 

4020 Princeton Ridge Dr 


401 Equestrian Pointe Ct 

Chesterfield | $850,000 

12842 Topping Manor Dr 

Town & Country | $775,000 

1270 Polo Lake Dr 

“Enclave Bellerive has exceeded even our expectations!” observed John Fister, community sales 

manager for Fischer & Frichtel. “Our display model has already been purchased, and the Showcase 

Nantucket is our final offering.” 

One of the region’s most impressive 

success stories, Enclave Bellerive 

officially grand opened in 

February, and just months later, 

only one opportunity remains to 

own a Fischer & Frichtel home in 

this prestigious West County neighborhood. 

Projected for delivery in 

late November on a wooded, halfacre 

homesite, the “Nantucket” is a 

one-of-a-kind ranch from the builder’s 

high-end Signature Collection. 

The one-of-a-kind Nantucket, for sale and 

scheduled for delivery in November 


1516 Lace Bark Ct 


1734 Baxter Forest Valley Ct 


2289 Ridgley Woods Dr 


17640 Myrtlewood Dr 


18165 Melrose Rd 

Open Sunday 1-3 


2650 Sun Meadow Dr 

Ellisville | $619,995 

224 Timber Trace Dr 

St Albans | $575,000 

14867 Conway Rd 


16627 Highland Summit Dr 

For the luxury home buyer, however, Fischer’s near-closeout could prove a huge advantage. 

“Custom home buyers rarely have a chance to see the home they’d like to build,” Fister explained. 

“Here at Enclave Bellerive, we have 

a magnificent furnished display, an 

inventory model nearing completion, 

and several additional plans 

under construction, all of which can 

be built elsewhere with our ‘Build 

It Where You Want It’ program. 

Fischer’s majestic Chesapeake display, available for 

viewing at Enclave Bellerive 

“For a limited time, custom clients 

planning to build a home on 

their own site can actually tour an 

example of their preferred Signature 

design, experience Fischer’s 

legendary craftsmanship, and explore 

their many custom options.” 

Enhanced by a classical gazebo, 

shimmering water features, and impeccable landscaping, Enclave Bellerive is a privately 

gated, multi-village neighborhood, located at the intersection of Mason and Ladue roads, 

opposite Bellerive Country Club. 

Clarkson Valley | $420,000 

600 Bellerive Estates 

Creve Coeur | $349,000 

46 Green Valley Rd 

Eureka | $240,000 

INFO 24/7: To access pictures, info, and in-depth 

school & community info on any MLS listing from 

your phone: Call or text HOME to 314-449-9933 


2246 Jesters Dr 

Lake Sherwood | $269,529 

786 Crescent Woods Dr 

Valley Park | $174,900 

Alliance 

Real Estate 


1917 Dewitt Ridge Dr 


302 Williams Dr 

Eureka | $149,900 

For information on area Open Houses visit 

www.StlOpens.com 

8077 Maryland Avenue | Clayton | 314-997-7600 

17050 Baxter Road #200 | Chesterfield | 636-537-0300 

Relocation | 17050 Baxter Road | 636-733-5010 

www.bhhsall.com 

©2015 BHHS Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchises of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the 

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity 

Available for viewing are Fischer’s 

“Chesapeake” display, a spectacular 

5,572-square-foot, 1.5-story with 

four bedrooms, and the three-bedroom 

Nantucket Showcase Inventory. 

Offered for $1,349,172, virtually 

every aspect of this sophisticated, 

3,451-square-foot ranch has been dramatically 

customized, inside and out. 

“This truly is a once-in-a-lifetime 

opportunity for the custom home 

All Signature designs reflect Fischer & Frichtel’s 

buyer to see these fine homes in 

legendary custom craftsmanship 

various stages of construction,” 

Fister added. “And once clients have – THIS PROPERTY OFFERED BY – 

chosen a specific Signature plan, they’re www.FandFHomes.com 

literally hand-carried through the entire customization 

process by our design professionals at 

Fischer & Frichtel’s fashionable Home Center.” 

Complete details on Enclave Bellerive, Fischer’s 

“Build It Where You Want It” program, and 

the for-sale Nantucket can be found online at 

www.fandfhomes.com. For additional information, 

Fister welcomes calls at 314-469-4436. 

John Fister 

314-469-4436

CHESTERFIELD 

CHESTERFIELD 

COTTLEVILLE (ST. PETERS) 


DISPLAY HOME 

Kendall Bluffs (314) 283-6510 

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 $799,900 

32 Chesterton Lane (Lot 32) 

3 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,951 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 $520,935 

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 $1,349,551 

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 

WENTZVILLE 

WENTZVILLE 

WILDWOOD 

SOLD 

Spring Mill (314) 458-8940 

Durham II Ranch $525,212 

2398 Spring Mill Estates Dr. (Lot 106) 

3 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,422 SF 

Cimarron Forest (636) 639-1486 

Cascade 2-Story $149,529 

218 Cimarron Ridge Crossing (Lot 21) 

2 BR + loft / 1.5 BTH / APX 1,365 SF 

Wilmer Valley (636) 332-3077 

Durham II Ranch $350,143 

227 Wilmer Ridge Dr. (Lot 28) 

3 BR / 2 BTH / APX 2,299 SF 

Deer Hollow (636) 273-1102 

Durham II Ranch $585,510 

3927 Wild Hollow Court (Lot 24) 

3 BR / 2.5 BTH / APX 2,445 SF 

FOR MORE INFO CONTACT: 

(314) 283-6510 

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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