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A civic sacrament<br />
Rep. Peter Defazio, a congressman<br />
from Oregon and one of the 68 Democrats<br />
who chose not to attend Donald Trump’s<br />
inauguration, told his local paper that he<br />
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Friends, do us this favor: If you know<br />
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what you can to make sure this man does<br />
not retain his seat in Congress. He is undeserving<br />
of the honor of serving our nation.<br />
He doesn’t get it. Vote him out.<br />
To the rest of the 68 members of our distinguished<br />
body of power who felt the need<br />
to publicly boycott this uniquely American<br />
event, shame on you. The inauguration is<br />
not pomp and circumstance, it is arguably<br />
the most American event we share as a<br />
nation.<br />
Charles Krauthammer gets it. In a stirring<br />
turn of phrase shortly before the ceremony<br />
began, the estimable pundit referred to the<br />
inauguration as a “civic sacrament.” The<br />
peaceful transfer of power – particularly<br />
when it happens between two individuals<br />
as ideologically opposed as Mr. Trump and<br />
Mr. Obama – is one of the bright lights we<br />
shine out into the world. It is a civic sacrament<br />
indeed.<br />
One would think that Democrats would<br />
follow the lead of the outgoing president.<br />
By all accounts, former President Obama<br />
was perfectly graceful in dealing with the<br />
incoming administration. Alas, those 68<br />
men and women took the low road, undermining<br />
the office of the President of the<br />
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disdain for our American form of<br />
democracy.<br />
We understand that President Trump<br />
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Many polls have his popularity rating at an<br />
all-time low for an incoming president. He<br />
elicits both fear and hope. He is mysterious<br />
and nearly impossible to define in historic<br />
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seen in the last century, which is precisely<br />
why he won the office.<br />
Those who chose to stay home need to<br />
catch up.<br />
Trump’s inaugural address was rife with<br />
populism and big promises. There is no<br />
way he can fulfill them all, just as there was<br />
no way Obama could see through all the<br />
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Can I claim my child<br />
living with my ex?<br />
January <strong>25</strong>, 20<strong>17</strong><br />
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One of the most frequent, confusing &<br />
problematic tax situations is the exemption<br />
(deduction) for children of divorced or<br />
separated parents. Who can claim them?<br />
Beginning back in 2009, the IRS decided to<br />
get out of dealing with what they considered<br />
civil matters. The new rules accomplish that<br />
by adhering strictly to tax law and leaving the<br />
civil matters to lawyers, judges and the courts.<br />
For divorces in effect starting after 2008 the<br />
overriding factor starts with the tax definition of<br />
“custodial parent “(which may be different than<br />
what the divorce decree states). That alone<br />
is a full topic for another day but for now let’s<br />
just say it is loosely defined as the parent<br />
the child spends the most amount of nights<br />
with in a given year. Typically, in a dispute,<br />
school records carry the most weight with the<br />
IRS when establishing the child’s residency.<br />
Many people don’t realize that for divorces<br />
effective AFTER 2008 some old rules are gone.<br />
The default rule now states the custodial parent<br />
has priority. If the noncustodial parent claims the<br />
exemption (deduction) for the child, the custodial<br />
parent must formally release that exemption by<br />
furnishing the noncustodial parent with a signed<br />
form 8332 or substantially similar statement.<br />
The noncustodial parent must then attach that<br />
form or statement to their tax return when filed.<br />
This effectively takes the IRS out of the picture.<br />
It has now become a civil matter between the 2<br />
parties. Attach Form 8332 or no go. In cases of<br />
a divorce in effect prior to 2009, a noncustodial<br />
parent claiming the child’s exemption can<br />
attach a copy of the divorce decree proving<br />
they have the legal right to claim the child.<br />
It is not unusual for divorce situations to be<br />
“sticky”. We advise the custodial parent releasing<br />
the exemption promptly furnish Form 8332 for<br />
a couple of reasons. 1-It establishes YOU as<br />
the “custodial” parent. This makes it simpler<br />
to establish that fact in order to claim the tax<br />
benefits entitled to you relating to the child<br />
such as the Head of Household filing status or<br />
Earned Income Credit(even though you don’t<br />
claim them as a dependent). 2-Avoid headaches,<br />
legal fees and contempt of court charges<br />
related to not furnishing the required forms.<br />
If you have questions in regards to<br />
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR<br />
Teachers beware<br />
To the Editor:<br />
Missouri public school teachers beware!<br />
Rex Sinquefield and his organization The<br />
Show Me Institute have an agenda of<br />
15 policies that they would like to push<br />
through the state legislature and have<br />
signed by the governor.<br />
One of those policies is to privatize/<br />
eliminate the Missouri Public School<br />
Retirement System [PSRS] also known as<br />
a teacher’s pension.<br />
Mr. Sinquefield is not a politician or<br />
an elected official. He is a Republican<br />
millionaire living in Missouri who has<br />
an agenda for our state. Mr. Sinquefield<br />
wants to change our teacher pension from<br />
a defined benefit [DB] plan to a defined<br />
contribution [DC] plan similar to a 401K<br />
retirement account. He claims that nationwide,<br />
state-run public pension funds are<br />
greatly underfunded. That could be true in<br />
other states, but not in Missouri. There are<br />
states in which teachers do not contribute<br />
into their own retirement system. Again,<br />
not true for Missouri teachers.<br />
Missouri teachers contribute 14.5 percent<br />
of their salary into the Missouri PSRS.<br />
Their contribution is twice the 7 percent<br />
contributed by workers into the Social<br />
Security program.<br />
Missouri PSRS has consistently been<br />
at, or above, the 80 percent funding level,<br />
which reflects how solvent the teacher<br />
pension fund has been. In fact, the Board<br />
of Directors just made a policy change in<br />
2016 that includes no cost of living allowance<br />
for five to 30 years, so that the funding<br />
level can reach 84 percent, well above<br />
the 80 percent already considered healthy.<br />
How would a defined contribution plan<br />
effect a retiree already receiving a Missouri<br />
PSRS pension? There would be no contributions<br />
by new or current teachers into the<br />
PSRS to fund our pension. Will our benefits<br />
be cut? How long will existing funds<br />
last? Many teachers, myself included, do<br />
not qualify for Social Security and those<br />
who do see a 50 percent reduction in Social<br />
Security benefits because of the Windfall<br />
Elimination Provision. So if the Missouri<br />
PSRS runs out of funds during our lifetime,<br />
what do we do for an income?<br />
New and current teachers need to familiarize<br />
themselves with what a defined<br />
contribution, aka 401K account, would<br />
mean for them. From what I have read so<br />
far, there will be few winners, and mostly<br />
losers, if our public retirement pension<br />
goes from a DB to a DC plan.<br />
The Show Me Institute has posted some<br />
vague and misrepresented information on<br />
its website. I encourage everyone to educate<br />
themselves with regard to the facts.<br />
To falsely compare our DB plan to other<br />
state’s DB plans is simply wrong. We need<br />
to tell Rex Sinquefield, our state legislature<br />
and our governor to please leave our<br />
teacher pension alone.<br />
Deb Sellmeyer<br />
Sowell’s logic<br />
To the Editor:<br />
Sowell was the most logical commentator<br />
around and will be missed. Thank you,<br />
Mr. Editor, for serving your community<br />
with logic.<br />
Linda Humphrey<br />
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LAKE SAINT LOUIS<br />
Possible Garden Center<br />
expansion raises concerns<br />
A proposed special use permit to expand<br />
outdoor storage at the Lake Saint Louis<br />
Garden Center at 3230 Technology Drive<br />
drew the ire of nearby Waterford Mills<br />
residents.<br />
A resolution granting the special use<br />
permit and site plan improvements to<br />
Kirkwood Material Supply Inc. that came<br />
before the Lake Saint Louis Board of<br />
Aldermen on Jan. <strong>17</strong> drew flak from at<br />
least a dozen or more subdivision residents.<br />
The board opted not to make a decision yet<br />
on the resolution at the end of a more than<br />
three-hour meeting. Instead, it tabled further<br />
discussion until the board’s March 6 meeting,<br />
when all board members could attend. Alderman<br />
Karen Vennard [Ward 2] was absent.<br />
The permit and improvements would<br />
add 16 storage bins for road salt and other<br />
materials that would be at least 12 feet high.<br />
Richard Kopp, president of Kirkwood<br />
Material Supply and owner of the garden<br />
center, said he needs to buy more building<br />
materials. “I need to compete with Lowe’s<br />
and Home Depot,” he said.<br />
Residents, however, questioned whether<br />
the permit would change the nature of the<br />
garden center during the public comment<br />
portion of the meeting.<br />
Gary Smith, president of the Waterford<br />
Villas Homeowners Association, said residents<br />
are worried about the impact of the<br />
changes on their property values. His comments<br />
were echoed by other residents. Kim<br />
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more the description of light industrial.”<br />
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said they had mixed feelings about the proposal<br />
because Kopp appeared to be responsive<br />
to residents since buying the property<br />
in 2015 and the business had been open<br />
since 1985. “This is a tough one,” said<br />
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Tabling a decision on the resolution until<br />
March 6 also allows Kopp time to meet<br />
with subdivision representatives.<br />
O’FALLON<br />
City approves<br />
‘semi-nudity’ legislation<br />
O’Fallon, on Jan. 12, approved a bill<br />
designed to restrict the establishment of<br />
adult businesses in the city.<br />
The City Council approved the bill<br />
amending the definition of “semi-nudity”<br />
as it appears in the city’s zoning laws. The<br />
bill is a pre-emptive strike against the<br />
establishment of businesses like Social<br />
House II, a controversial University City<br />
sports bar whose wait staff wore nothing<br />
but body paint from the waist up. Social<br />
House II closed its doors last year soon<br />
after University City seized its liquor<br />
license and passed an emergency bill regulating<br />
“sexually oriented” businesses.<br />
O’Fallon’s bill made implicit mention of<br />
the Social House II controversy. The new<br />
ordinance states that female employees<br />
are in a state of semi-nudity if they appear<br />
without “opaque clothing” that covers the<br />
entire front of the breast. Businesses who<br />
allow employees to appear in a state of<br />
semi-nudity are considered “sexually oriented<br />
businesses,” and are, therefore, subject<br />
to city zoning regulations applicable to<br />
adult businesses. Such zoning regulations<br />
prohibit adult businesses from establishing<br />
near residential areas, and also limit the<br />
amount of adult businesses concentrated in<br />
any one area.<br />
By passing the bill, O’Fallon joins Cottleville<br />
and St. Peters in passing similar<br />
legislation.<br />
Citizens Police Academy<br />
to be offered<br />
Individuals from all walks of life are<br />
invited to enroll in the Citizens Police<br />
Academy, a six-week class, which begins<br />
Feb. 28 and meets from 7-9:30 p.m. on<br />
Tuesdays and Thursdays at the O’Fallon<br />
Police Department in the O’Fallon Municipal<br />
Centre, 100 North Main Street.<br />
The cost for the course is $30. Applicants<br />
must be at least 18 years old, St. Charles<br />
County residents and pass background<br />
checks. Applications and additional information<br />
are currently available at ofallon.<br />
mo.us/PD/citizens-police-academy. The<br />
deadline for submission is Tuesday, Feb.<br />
<strong>17</strong>. Class space is limited.<br />
Activities and topics covered in the program<br />
include:<br />
• Patrol operations, including riding<br />
assignments with an O’Fallon Police Officer<br />
• Investigations overview [criminal, traffic,<br />
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• Drug awareness, local drug task force<br />
• Use of force, Taser and less-lethal<br />
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• Police K-9 program<br />
• Community Services Division<br />
• St. Charles County Regional SWAT<br />
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If email is not possible, please<br />
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ST. PETERS<br />
City to study possible e-cig ban<br />
St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano has asked<br />
if the city should include e-cigarettes in the<br />
ban on smoking on city buildings.<br />
Pagano discussed a ban with the city’s<br />
Board of Aldermen during a board work<br />
session on Jan. 12, but no action was taken<br />
because of some lingering questions that<br />
he asked city staff to research. Once that<br />
information comes back, Pagano may ask<br />
the board to amend the city’s health and<br />
sanitation code to include e-cigarettes in<br />
the city’s existing smoking ban.<br />
E-cigarettes are battery operated devices<br />
that deliver nicotine and other chemicals<br />
to users via vapor instead of smoke. The<br />
National Institute on Drug Abuse says that<br />
while e-cigarettes are often cited as a safer<br />
alternative to cigarettes and other tobacco<br />
products, little is actually known about the<br />
health risk of the devices.<br />
Pagano was not citing the use of tobacco<br />
– although he said he had doubts about its<br />
safety – rather he was more concerned<br />
about the instances of e-cigarettes exploding<br />
in pockets and purses. During the meeting,<br />
he showed a video of a news report,<br />
aired earlier this month by KSDK, about a<br />
case of e-cigarettes going up in smoke. The<br />
reported noted concerns about the devices’<br />
lithium batteries that may contribute to the<br />
explosions.<br />
“I really believe that there is an extreme<br />
hazard there,” Pagano said.<br />
Alderman Judy Bateman [Ward 2] questioned<br />
whether a ban would apply to city<br />
employees at work. Pagano said he had not<br />
thought about the issue and agreed with<br />
Bateman that he did not want employees<br />
penalized for possession.<br />
Other aldermen, including Alderman<br />
Michael Shea [Ward 3], asked if the intent<br />
was to protect people from exploding<br />
devices or emissions. City Administrator<br />
Russ Batzel noted that e-cigarettes are not
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After the city staff researches these questions,<br />
the issue will return to the board at a<br />
work session scheduled for Jan. 26.<br />
ST. CHARLES COUNTY<br />
Fort Zumwalt discusses<br />
statewide budget cuts<br />
The Fort Zumwalt Board of Education,<br />
at its Jan. <strong>17</strong> meeting, discussed how cuts<br />
to the state budget could impact the district.<br />
On Jan. 16, Gov. Eric Greitens cut $146<br />
million from the state budget, about $8.6<br />
million of which was in school transportation<br />
funding.<br />
It’s too early to know exactly how much<br />
funding the district will lose; however,<br />
Fort Zumwalt Chief Financial Officer Jeff<br />
Orr estimated that the district’s transportation<br />
funding of about $1.9 million could be<br />
reduced by approximately $200,000. The<br />
cut, he said, will not hurt district programs<br />
because transportation is a relatively small<br />
part of its $220 million budget and district<br />
reserves would be able to cover any losses.<br />
Monday’s cut comes after a $5 million cut<br />
to school transportation by former Gov. Jay<br />
Nixon at the beginning of fiscal year 20<strong>17</strong>.<br />
County Council leadership named<br />
On Jan. 10, the seven-member St.<br />
Charles County Council elected Mike Elam<br />
[District 3] and David Hammond [District<br />
4], to serve in those positions in 20<strong>17</strong>. The<br />
vote was 6-0 with councilmember Michael<br />
Klinghammer [District 6] absent.<br />
The chairman presides over regular<br />
council meetings and can call special<br />
meetings and executive sessions. Councilmember<br />
Joe Cronin [District 1] served as<br />
chairman and Elam served as vice chairman<br />
in 2016.<br />
Elam, a Dardenne Prairie resident, has<br />
worked for 30 years in the communications<br />
industry for radio and television<br />
companies as an on-air personality, creative<br />
service director and as an account<br />
executive for Charter Media. He also has<br />
a voice-over business and is heard on radio<br />
and television in the St. Louis area.<br />
Hammond worked 32 years in local<br />
government, including more than 20 years<br />
in St. Charles County. He began working<br />
in St. Charles County in 1985 when he<br />
was hired as building commissioner in St.<br />
Peters. He later became the director of the<br />
county’s building division. He retired in<br />
2010 and two years later was elected to the<br />
county council.<br />
Ehlmann lends support to<br />
driver-for-hire legislation<br />
St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann<br />
lent his support, on Jan. 10, to a state<br />
bill that would regulate new means of personal<br />
transportation such as Uber and Lyft.<br />
Ehlmann testified in support of House<br />
Bill 130, which on Jan. 12 was reported as<br />
“do pass” in the House General Laws Committee.<br />
The bill would establish a statewide<br />
regulatory system for Transportation Network<br />
Companies [TNCs] such as Uber and<br />
Lyft.<br />
In a news release, Ehlmann said Uber<br />
and Lyft are a significant new transportation<br />
option for employees, residents and<br />
visitors in the county. The bill is sponsored<br />
by state Rep. Kirk Matthews [R-Pacific].<br />
Its companion bill in the Senate [SB185]<br />
is sponsored by state Sen. Bob Onder<br />
[R-Lake Saint Louis].<br />
Ehlmann said that a number of county<br />
businesses and residents have told him that<br />
they want this service available.<br />
TNCs, such as Uber and Lyft, are accessible<br />
through an app on smart phones or<br />
the web. Customers call for a ride then<br />
are picked up by a certified driver. TNC<br />
drivers provide transportation in their own,<br />
non-commercial vehicles.<br />
Under the bill, TNCs must disclose the<br />
fare or fare structure on their websites or<br />
digital networks, provide riders the applicable<br />
rates being charged and the option<br />
to receive an estimated fare. The TNC’s<br />
digital network must display a picture of the<br />
TNC driver, the license plate number of the<br />
vehicle and a detailed electronic receipt to<br />
the rider.<br />
TNCs also must adopt a zero-tolerance<br />
policy toward drivers using intoxicating<br />
substances, enforce driver eligibility<br />
requirements, including background<br />
checks and registration, adopt nondiscrimination<br />
policies with respect to riders and<br />
maintain individual trip records of riders<br />
and drivers.<br />
TNCs are not restricted in unincorporated<br />
St. Charles County or in any other<br />
county municipality, except the city of St.<br />
Charles, where they are prohibited. However,<br />
Uber is not operating in St. Charles<br />
County and someone desiring to hail an<br />
Uber ride anywhere in the county will not<br />
be serviced.<br />
If the bill fails to pass at the state level,<br />
Ehlmann and County Councilmember Mike<br />
Elam [District 3] are interested in taking<br />
steps to move forward at the county level.<br />
“We should be a leading force in the state<br />
for embracing technology in all phases and<br />
giving our citizens more transportation<br />
options for moving around the region,” said<br />
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that constantly crosses city and county<br />
boundaries.”<br />
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By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH<br />
They’re starting to go now – firemen and<br />
police officers who are bridges between<br />
eras – those whose careers began in a<br />
simpler time and who helped shepherd in<br />
change within their departments as new<br />
responsibilities and demands emerged.<br />
Rob Wylie retired on Dec. 30. He was<br />
chief of the Cottleville Fire Protection District<br />
for 11 years and, before that, a firemen<br />
in St. Charles County for another 19 years<br />
at other departments. He began his career<br />
as a firefighter with the St. Charles Fire<br />
District, then moved on to Central County<br />
Fire and Rescue, where he became assistant<br />
chief before being hired in 2005 as the<br />
Cottleville chief.<br />
His work and dedication were recognized<br />
by county government officials on<br />
Jan. 9 when County Executive Steve Ehlmann<br />
read a proclamation to the County<br />
Council noting that the county “is pleased<br />
to acknowledge and applaud [Wylie’s]<br />
faithful service to county citizens and to<br />
county government.”<br />
The proclamation lists the organizations<br />
and groups Wylie has worked with over<br />
the years, a glimpse into how the jobs of<br />
emergency providers have changed in the<br />
last 30 years.<br />
Wylie served in a variety of capacities<br />
ranging from director of the St. Charles and<br />
Warren County Haz-Mat Team, president<br />
Former Cottleville Fire Chief Rob Wylie [left]<br />
and County Executive Steve Ehlmann<br />
of the Greater St. Louis Fire Chief’s Association<br />
and the Professional Fire & Fraud<br />
Investigator’s Association, chairman of the<br />
St. Louis Area Regional Response System,<br />
and as a member of the Governor’s Homeland<br />
Security Advisory Council, among<br />
others. He also was a tactical medic and<br />
leader with the St. Charles Regional SWAT<br />
team for 20 years.<br />
That experience reflects how firefighters<br />
today not only put out fires, but can<br />
be paramedics, safety experts and educators,<br />
emergency responders, homeland<br />
security planners and team members with<br />
other emergency responders. They also are<br />
masters of technology who offer new tools<br />
to do things they have never done before.<br />
Still, the dedication to save lives kicks in.<br />
St. Charles County Police Chief David<br />
Todd said, “For his last hurrah, Rob was<br />
responsible for helping pull a woman from<br />
a burning vehicle while under gunfire in<br />
Ferguson. So he has served the county and<br />
citizens very well as a tactical medic and<br />
representing his fire service.”<br />
Wyle, 55, has worked with Todd for<br />
years. He said he was proud of developing<br />
partnerships with other emergency providers<br />
and of building relationships – internally<br />
between management and employees,<br />
and externally with district residents. The<br />
latter help the public to understand “what<br />
we could offer the community outside of<br />
just showing up when somebody has a<br />
heart attack or their house is on fire,” he<br />
said. “Our end goal was to be considered<br />
the agency of first resort, not the agency of<br />
last resort.”<br />
Times were simpler for firemen 30 years<br />
ago. Years ago, police and fire departments<br />
were “two sandboxes” that had limited<br />
interaction with one another. The county’s<br />
10 fire districts, the county ambulance district<br />
and police department now work and<br />
plan together.<br />
“St. Charles County has really become<br />
one big emergency services group,” Wylie<br />
said.<br />
Even though house fires are generally<br />
down, due to good code enforcement and<br />
education efforts, issues remain. The house<br />
fires that occur often burn faster as a result<br />
of new building materials. Firefighters now<br />
have to worry about pipelines and flooding<br />
along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers,<br />
hazardous wastes being shipped through<br />
the area and more emergency medical<br />
response. Wylie said emergency response<br />
is 70 percent of district calls, and that the<br />
district is charged with protecting even<br />
more people when the workday population<br />
balloons to 100,000 from 40,000 residents.<br />
Homeland security also has been added<br />
to the list of fire department responsibilities.<br />
It’s a list Wylie said will grow. “That’s<br />
going to continue because you have an<br />
agency of very highly-trained, motivated<br />
people that when something comes up and<br />
you look around and say who is going to<br />
deal with this,” he said. “The fire department<br />
says ‘pick me, I’ll do it.’”<br />
Among the factors that have allowed this<br />
to happen are new technology and firefighters<br />
educated to use it. When Wylie started<br />
as a volunteer fireman in 1985, computers<br />
did not exist in stations, there was one<br />
radio in the truck and no cellphones. Later,<br />
the one computer the district had when<br />
Wylie became assistant chief at Central<br />
County was used by the receptionist as a<br />
word processor. “Now, if the computers go<br />
down, I might as well stay home,” he said.<br />
New technology requires more education.<br />
At least an associate’s degree is<br />
required to get promoted in some departments<br />
and a master’s degrees for higher<br />
ranks. Few firefighters had college degrees<br />
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Zachary’s Playground to get 10th anniversary facelift<br />
By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH<br />
St. Charles County’s first all-inclusive<br />
playground is getting a bit of a facelift in<br />
time for its 10-year anniversary.<br />
The Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen<br />
has approved awarding a $300,000<br />
contract to All Inclusive Rec. LLC for the<br />
design, materials and installation of a new<br />
surface for Zachary’s Playground in Hawk<br />
Ridge Park off Orf Road. The board took<br />
action at its Jan. <strong>17</strong> meeting.<br />
The soft, pliable surface is a key component<br />
of a facility designed to accommodate<br />
children with disabilities who often can’t<br />
play on standard playground equipment.<br />
The park design goes beyond guidelines<br />
established by the American Disabilities<br />
Act in removing physical barriers for children.<br />
The cost of maintaining that equipment<br />
is high.<br />
In April 2007, when Zachary’s Playground<br />
opened, supporters said the equipment<br />
might need maintenance in eight or<br />
10 years.<br />
That proved to be the case. Darren<br />
Noelken, the city’s director of parks and<br />
recreation, told aldermen on Jan. <strong>17</strong> that<br />
the city has been patching the play surface<br />
of the park for at least five years. Frequent<br />
use and heavy wheelchairs often rip up the<br />
surface.<br />
“We’ve seen where two colors meet that<br />
the seams are splitting apart,” Noelken<br />
said. “It’s time for an upgrade.”<br />
The city had budgeted $2<strong>25</strong>,000 for the<br />
work this year; however, Noelken said the<br />
city’s parks board recommended the use of<br />
a more durable tile that is extensively used<br />
at other playgrounds. The tiles fit together<br />
like a puzzle and are a better product with<br />
a good guarantee that will not require the<br />
same kind of patching, he said.<br />
Funding for the project is revenue from<br />
Proposition P, a 10-year, half-cent sales tax<br />
that city voters approved in 2013, which<br />
will fund a number of parks and public<br />
works projects.<br />
Noelken said the park will be closed to<br />
public use when work begins in late March.<br />
After 10 years of hard play, the rubber surface<br />
at Zachary’s Playground is patched and worn.<br />
The park is expected to be reopened in late<br />
April or early May. The work also will<br />
involve replacing a sidewalk and concrete<br />
at entrances, so that they are flush with the<br />
new tile.<br />
The journey toward creating Zachary’s<br />
Playground began when Todd and Natalie<br />
Blackmore found that their son, Zachary,<br />
couldn’t play with other children in most<br />
playgrounds because a disability confined<br />
him to a wheelchair. In 2002, the Blackmores<br />
were introduced to a more accessible<br />
playground in Washington, D.C.,<br />
and they began work on creating a similar<br />
playground in Lake Saint Louis.<br />
Zachary’s Playground opened in 2007<br />
and featured a specially designed play<br />
component, the rubberized surface and,<br />
later, a splash pad. The playground was<br />
one of the first in the St. Louis area and<br />
became a “destination” attraction for local<br />
families and those from other parts of the<br />
country.<br />
Now, there are two other all-inclusive<br />
playgrounds in St. Charles County – Brenden’s<br />
Playground in O’Fallon and Jaycee<br />
Park in St. Charles. Similar playgrounds<br />
have been proposed in Wentzville and Cottleville.<br />
Noelken said a 10-year anniversary celebration<br />
for the playground also is planned<br />
with details to be announced in an upcoming<br />
news release.
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St. Charles County officials are trying<br />
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interchange on Route 364 between <strong>Mid</strong><br />
<strong>Rivers</strong> Mall Drive and Hwy. K.<br />
The County Council agreed on Jan. 9 to pay<br />
$618,980 to George Butler Associates, Inc. to<br />
design a possible interchange on Route 364<br />
at Gutermuth Road. County officials worry<br />
about traffic congestion in nearby Cottleville<br />
and at the Route 364 Hwy. K interchange in<br />
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three-mile stretch of Route 364 between <strong>Mid</strong><br />
<strong>Rivers</strong> Mall Drive, where Route 364 meets<br />
Hwy. 94, to Hwy. K in O’Fallon.<br />
Design is one thing, beginning construction<br />
work is another. Federal and state funding<br />
is needed to build the interchange. For<br />
now, the Missouri Department of Transportation<br />
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infrastructure projects and needs to tap into<br />
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John Griefzu, the county’s assistant<br />
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Route 364 interchange design work<br />
By STEPHEN JOHNSON<br />
O’Fallon residents can expect to see<br />
more art in public spaces as a result of the<br />
City Council establishing a Cultural Arts<br />
Commission at its Jan. 12 meeting.<br />
The creation of the commission comes<br />
a year after the city began gauging public<br />
opinion and collaborating with Via Partnership,<br />
a St. Louis-based public arts consulting<br />
group hired to design surveys and draft<br />
a plan for how to form the commission.<br />
Councilmember Rose Mack [Ward<br />
2], who sponsored the bill, said the main<br />
focus of the commission will be to make<br />
O’Fallon more attractive to businesses and<br />
more comfortable for residents.<br />
“If we can draw people from outside of<br />
our city to come in and maybe have dinner<br />
here, or lunch, and get acquainted with our<br />
city, I think that’s a plus,” Mack said. “And<br />
that’s what I envision this doing.”<br />
O’Fallon will not use any general revenue<br />
money to fund the Cultural Arts<br />
Commission, but the commission could<br />
work now puts the project closer to breaking<br />
ground if more federal or state funding<br />
becomes available.<br />
County Executive Steve Ehlmann has<br />
said even though sources of funding may<br />
be lacking, getting work done on the<br />
Gutermuth interchange, particularly a<br />
stalled study that looks at transportation<br />
alternatives and issues along the Interstate<br />
70 corridor in St. Louis and St. Charles<br />
counties, needs to continue.<br />
Efforts to increase more state funding<br />
are expected to be discussed during the<br />
present Missouri legislative session that<br />
began this month. There also has been<br />
some discussion of more federal money<br />
for infrastructure improvements becoming<br />
available with Donald Trump in office.<br />
The design work is an outgrowth of the<br />
county’s 2015 agreement to pay $<strong>25</strong>9,000<br />
to study a possible extension of Birdie<br />
Hills Road that would run west of Cottleville<br />
and provide a north-south arterial<br />
road, tying it in with the interchange along<br />
Gutermuth Road. An extension would<br />
bypass downtown Cottleville and alleviate<br />
traffic congestion on Hwy. N.<br />
Even if funding becomes available,<br />
building an interchange may take several<br />
years or more to complete, Greifzu said.<br />
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of a Cultural Arts Commission<br />
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County Council allocates more money to help people in need in 20<strong>17</strong><br />
By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH<br />
WYLIE, from page 10<br />
St. Charles County is giving slightly<br />
more money than last year to slightly fewer<br />
charitable and nonprofit organizations that<br />
help people in St. Charles County.<br />
The County Council approved allocating<br />
$318,500 in grant funding at its Jan. 9<br />
meeting to provide services, medicine and<br />
food, transportation, housing and utility<br />
assistance, case management and other services<br />
for the 20<strong>17</strong> fiscal year, which began<br />
Jan. 1. Last year, the county allocated<br />
$315,000 in charitable funding.<br />
The funding is allocated to three funds<br />
set up in the county’s budget – homeless,<br />
indigent and Project CARE [Community<br />
Assistance Relief Effort]. Local nonprofit<br />
organizations apply each year for funding<br />
to the county’s Community Assistance<br />
Board, which includes nine citizen members<br />
appointed by the county executive.<br />
The board reviews the applications and recommends<br />
funding allocations to the council,<br />
which has the final decision on funding.<br />
The funding for the county’s largest fund,<br />
the homeless fund, is derived from a $3 fee<br />
on all recorded documents in the county<br />
that was approved by voters in 1991.<br />
The indigent fund’s source is the county’s<br />
general fund. Project CARE is a relatively<br />
new fund, established in 2014, that<br />
allows residents to make donations when<br />
they pay their taxes. This year, the council<br />
approved $<strong>25</strong>0,000 in allocations from<br />
the homeless fund to 10 organizations,<br />
$40,000 to six organizations for indigent<br />
support and $3,500 in Project CARE funding.<br />
The county also allocated $<strong>25</strong>,000 in<br />
federal Community Development Block<br />
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Sts. Joachim and Ann Care Service of St.<br />
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Project CARE. That’s down from 2016<br />
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assistance, received $33,<strong>25</strong>0 in homeless<br />
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when Wylie started. But some things<br />
haven’t changed.<br />
“The kids that come into the fire service,<br />
they are just as hungry as we were when we<br />
started. They’re just as gung-ho. They want<br />
to do the right thing. They want to learn.<br />
They want to keep on the cutting edge of<br />
things,” Wylie said. “They just have more<br />
tools to do it than we used to have.”<br />
The job, he said, is still dangerous, but<br />
funny and weird aspects of the job still<br />
exist. Such as an incident during the<br />
December 2015 flooding along Dardenne<br />
Creek when a women refused to leave her<br />
water-logged home via rescue boat manned<br />
by firefighters. “The guys call back on the<br />
radio and said, ‘she’s got this 185-pound<br />
pig and she won’t leave unless the pig<br />
comes,’” Wylie said. “I said, ‘unless it’s<br />
butchered and wrapped with paper, it ain’t<br />
coming in the boat.’”<br />
Those are the types of memories Wylie<br />
wants to take with him. “I’m going to miss<br />
the camaraderie. I’m not going to miss getting<br />
called out in the middle of the night<br />
when its 2 degrees outside.”<br />
One thing that may never change – firefighters<br />
still rescue cats from trees. “Hey,<br />
the agency of first resort, right,” Wylie said.<br />
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The commitment to quality extends<br />
to every part of a remodeling project:<br />
from design to project scheduling to<br />
construction to customer service. They<br />
work with each customer to prevent project<br />
delays, cost overruns and to minimize<br />
disturbance while work is being<br />
performed. Their expert consultants<br />
strive to create a project that suits the style, needs and budget of each customer.<br />
Many products offered by Dalco are manufactured in their own facilities, including<br />
custom replacement windows and custom entry doors. Products Dalco does not make<br />
are purchased directly from manufacturers and distributors, providing assurance to<br />
customers they are getting tested and proven materials without the expense of distributor<br />
costs.<br />
Visit Dalco’s extensive showroom to browse through all the quality products on display.<br />
Touch and feel the fine woods and veneers that make up their cabinet line of more than<br />
6500 combinations of wood, colors and styles. See granite countertops, cultured marble,<br />
shower doors, tubs and faucets and a wide assortment of many other products.<br />
The elite Dalco craftsmen are thoroughly trained and committed to making sure every<br />
detail is right. They are a full service<br />
remodeling business, installing roofs,<br />
siding and doors in addition to remodeling<br />
kitchens, baths and performing most any<br />
other home improvement project, and their<br />
in-home estimates are free.<br />
Dalco Home Remodeling is big enough<br />
to have the resources to do the job right<br />
but with a small company “treat you like<br />
family” attitude.<br />
13795 St. Charles Rock Road • Bridgeton<br />
(314) 298-7300<br />
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Finding someone to repair a nostalgic piece of jewelry can be a challenge in this age of<br />
disposable consumer goods. Anne Womack, owner of The Jewelry Fixx, understands<br />
that even the least expensive piece of jewelry can have intrinsic value, making it worthy<br />
of repair.<br />
“I love all kinds of jewelry and I repair, redesign and<br />
adapt all types of jewelry, but I really enjoy fixing<br />
those pieces that may not have great monetary<br />
value but that have significant sentimental value<br />
for my customers,” said Womack. “There aren’t<br />
too many repair services for costume jewelry<br />
and my services are affordable, so these favorite<br />
pieces can be fixed and my customers can<br />
preserve their memories without spending a great<br />
deal of money.”<br />
Womack’s services include making simple<br />
clasp repairs, restringing beads, replacing broken<br />
elements, lengthening or shortening strands,<br />
Anne Womack, owner<br />
Making broken treasures new again<br />
making matching jewelry, recreating jewelry with<br />
different colors or metals and making entirely new<br />
jewelry pieces. She is always upfront about whether she can repair a piece and, if so, she<br />
keeps her costs reasonable.<br />
“I get creative and really have fun with each piece. I have worked on rosaries, I replace<br />
rhinestones, I have the tools to handle gold, silver and pearls, as well as stretch jewelry<br />
and vintage pieces,” Womack explained. “I do my best to fix everything.”<br />
Womack has been in business for more than four years and has created a loyal following<br />
of satisfied customers throughout the<br />
St. Charles area. She has the tools,<br />
supplies and expertise to fix or create<br />
most any piece of jewelry.<br />
For more information, call or stop by<br />
The Jewelry Fixx and see first-hand<br />
how Womack can make that broken<br />
treasure into something new again.<br />
5335 Highway N. • Cottleville<br />
(636) 248-1368<br />
www.thejewelryfixx.com<br />
Increasing access to mental health and addiction treatment<br />
Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Susan Mathis, and Chief Medical<br />
Officer Azfar Malik, MD, CenterPointe Hospital provides high-quality mental health<br />
and addiction treatment for adults, senior adults and adolescents. With 104 inpatient<br />
psychiatric beds, 46 chemical dependency residential beds and outpatient services at its<br />
St. Charles location, CenterPointe Hospital<br />
is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to<br />
providing quality care.<br />
CenterPointe offers additional outpatient<br />
programs at several locations throughout<br />
the St. Louis Metro and mid-Missouri<br />
region. CenterPointe provides the area’s<br />
only private residential treatment center,<br />
The Changing Pointe, for addiction to<br />
alcohol, prescription drugs, opioids and<br />
other mood-altering substances, with<br />
detoxification, outpatient and medication assisted treatment services also available.<br />
During this past year CenterPointe opened its Silver Lining Senior Adult Program,<br />
providing a full continuum of mental health and addiction treatment for seniors, including<br />
inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.<br />
Other specialized services include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and<br />
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), which offer alternative options for the treatment of<br />
depression and medication-resistant disorders.<br />
“CenterPointe Hospital is committed to serving the mental health and addiction needs of<br />
our communities,” said Susan Mathis, “and we continually strive to meet the needs of our<br />
patients and families during their time of crisis in a caring and professional environment.”<br />
With a history of proven success<br />
and specifically built with the<br />
needs of patients in mind,<br />
CenterPointe has developed a<br />
level of comprehensive care<br />
unmatched by private treatment<br />
centers in the region.<br />
4801 Weldon Spring Parkway • St. Charles<br />
(636) 441-7300 • (636) 447-2136 Admissions<br />
www.CenterPointeHospital.com<br />
Timeless furniture resale boutique<br />
Classic furniture, home décor and collectibles deserve a repeat performance. Encore<br />
Consignment Gallery is an upscale boutique specializing in gently used home furnishings<br />
too timeless to be discarded.<br />
Store owners Maureen Strobeck and Barb Lampe opened the gallery three years ago to<br />
fill a niche in the furniture resale market<br />
for West County.<br />
“There’s been an attitude change<br />
about resale. People realize there are<br />
beautiful things out there, so why buy<br />
new?” asked Strobeck.<br />
The gallery caters to people looking<br />
for a unique piece, a change in décor,<br />
or those who are simply moving up<br />
or scaling down. Treasures that were<br />
once loved have an encore, bringing<br />
happiness to a new home, cash to a<br />
consignor and protection for the environment.<br />
Consignors are provided with a safe, friendly and reliable location to reduce clutter while<br />
earning extra money. With state-of-the-art systems to track and monitor consignment<br />
items, and experts to help determine market value, it is an easy and profitable exchange.<br />
Shoppers also are in for a treat during each visit to the Encore Consignment Gallery. The<br />
staff is among the best in the furniture and home décor industry and eager to assist in the<br />
selection of items that make a house a home.<br />
The 10,000-square-foot showroom is constantly rearranged to display gorgeous new<br />
arrivals every day. “It is bittersweet how quickly<br />
things change around here,” Lampe said.<br />
The professional services of Encore Consignment<br />
Gallery are now available for the management<br />
of private estate sales. In addition to handling<br />
all of the sale details, the staff will take unsold<br />
items back to the store and continue to market the<br />
items for an extended period of time. Call for more<br />
information about this valuable service.<br />
287 Lamp & Lantern Village<br />
Town & Country • (636) 220-9092<br />
www.encorestl.net
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Neighborhood mechanic expands from 6 to 10 bays in Cottleville<br />
On March 4, 1974, Leonard Mertz began what has now become his legacy. He purchased<br />
an old three bay gas station in Overland and opened Len’s Auto Repair. For the next 32<br />
years he worked tirelessly to build a solid reputation for quality auto repair and honest<br />
automobile advice.<br />
In the beginning Len worked alone,<br />
but eventually his sons Kim, Jon and<br />
Greg joined him in the business. Jon is<br />
the service writer in Overland, and Kim<br />
and Greg serve as ASE certified Master<br />
Technicians at both shop locations.<br />
In 2003 the Overland shop was<br />
expanded to six bays and in 2012 a<br />
second six bay location was opened in<br />
Cottleville. Len’s Auto Repair continued to be known as a neighborly repair facility with<br />
exceptional technical expertise. It is a place where customers can get their vehicles repaired<br />
by honest mechanics, have their tires inflated or car fluids checked at any time and have<br />
their auto repair questions answered by experts.<br />
Len’s Auto Repair employs 10 ASE certified Master Technicians and it holds the elite<br />
designation as an ASE Blue Seal service facility. The mechanics work on import and domestic<br />
light cars and trucks, specializing in drivability diagnostics. There are few mechanical<br />
problems they have not seen before, and few mechanical problems they cannot fix.<br />
In order to be even more accessible<br />
to customers, the Cottleville shop<br />
is adding four new service bays,<br />
to be completed next month. The<br />
shop’s expansion will mean even<br />
better and more efficient service for<br />
customers.<br />
Len’s Auto Repair is grateful for the<br />
privilege of serving the Cottleville<br />
community and invites everyone to<br />
visit the new and improved shop for<br />
any and all automobile repairs.<br />
(L-R) Marit, Greg, Jon and Kim Mertz<br />
5161 Highway N • Cottleville • (636) 441-2330<br />
8701 Lackland Rd. • Overland • (314) 427-2330<br />
www.lensautorepairinc.com<br />
Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m.<br />
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Fight winter’s chill with fresh flowers<br />
The Flower Stop has been proudly serving St. Charles since 1995 and has been under<br />
the new ownership of Beth Fishbeck since February of last year. Beth, a seasoned floral<br />
designer and owner of a second flower shop called Bloomers, purchased The Flower Stop<br />
so she could continue serving many of her long-time customers who had moved from<br />
the north county area to St. Charles.<br />
Committed to offering only the finest<br />
floral arrangements and gifts, and<br />
backed by service that is friendly and<br />
prompt, Beth and her staff foster the<br />
neighborhood connection to ensure<br />
each flower experience is perfect.<br />
Few gifts create an impression like<br />
fresh, colorful flowers. A gift from The<br />
Flower Stop will make any occasion<br />
one to remember. Looking for<br />
something special for a sweetheart this<br />
Valentine’s Day? An elegant arrangement is sure to please.<br />
The Flower Stop provides flower delivery in St. Charles and the surrounding areas, and can<br />
even handle flower delivery nationwide through their network of trusted florists. Need to send<br />
a last minute gift? It’s no problem with The Flower Stop for they offer same day flower delivery<br />
at no additional cost. From lavish anniversary flowers to heartfelt sympathy arrangements<br />
to bridal bouquets, The Flower Stop delivers quality flowers and service every time.<br />
“Ordering a beautiful bouquet of fresh,<br />
colorful flowers has never been easier,”<br />
said Beth. “We have a large selection<br />
to choose from in every style for any<br />
occasion. When you order from The<br />
Flower Stop you can be sure to receive a<br />
hand-arranged floral bouquet delivered<br />
with care. Your special occasions<br />
deserve nothing less than a brilliant<br />
arrangement from one of the friendliest<br />
flower shops in St. Charles.”<br />
5209 Highway N. • St. Charles<br />
(636) 939-4401<br />
www.theflowerstop.net<br />
Where dreams come true<br />
The Crown Luxury Resale is a luxury consignment shop located in Cottleville. “The<br />
Crown,” as most people refer to it, allows customers the options of trading their items in,<br />
consigning them or selling them outright.<br />
The primary focus of The Crown is to provide customers with an outlet to buy or sell<br />
authentic, high- end luxury accessories for<br />
both women and men. Everything sold is<br />
guaranteed to be 100 percent genuine or the<br />
purchase price is refunded. The store has a<br />
stringent authentication process and does not<br />
accept fake or knock-off merchandise.<br />
The Crown pays cash for gold, jewelry,<br />
coins and watches.<br />
The Crown is not a traditional consignment<br />
Sharon and Butch Dowdy, owners<br />
shop. When items are brought in, they<br />
are appraised and the customer is given<br />
a contract and inventory of the items that guarantees a fixed price for the items. The<br />
guaranteed amount never changes. If the items are subsequently discounted for sale, the<br />
discount comes from the store while the customer’s guarantee remains the same.<br />
An exclusive feature of The Crown is the ability to use gift cards to pay for up to half of the<br />
purchase price of items from the store. The store will accept many cards, including Target,<br />
Walmart, Starbucks, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and more, provided the amount on the card can<br />
be verified.<br />
“In our six years in business we have helped<br />
customers get treasures that they once thought were<br />
out of reach,” said Sharon Dowdy, who opened the<br />
store with Butch Dowdy in 2010. “We buy and sell<br />
Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Rolex, Tiffany, David Yurman,<br />
Lagos, Waterford and many more luxury brands. We<br />
pride ourselves on having absolutely nothing you<br />
need, but everything you want.”<br />
For a once in a lifetime shopping experience, visit<br />
The Crown in Cottleville, check out the Facebook page<br />
for current specials, or call for more information.<br />
3939 <strong>Mid</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Mall Dr.<br />
Cottleville • (636) 294-6612<br />
Mon. - Fri., 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.;<br />
Sat. - Sun. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m.<br />
www.CrownLuxuryResale.com<br />
Software solution designed for small business<br />
In today’s economy small business owners need every competitive edge. Saving money<br />
on routine tasks associated with doing business can provide the advantage that is needed<br />
to spur growth or land that perfect deal. Enter<br />
PlazSales, the new software solution designed for<br />
small businesses and created by the Manchester<br />
software development company PlazSoft.<br />
Developed as an easier to use, more feature<br />
rich and better-priced alternative to the leading<br />
small business accounting software, PlazSales<br />
combines checkout, point of sale, accounting,<br />
customer and ticket management to maximize<br />
Jeff Minnis<br />
productivity, sales, profitability and customer<br />
relationships.<br />
PlazSales provides functionality and ease of use<br />
that is not available elsewhere. It integrates point of sale and accounting functions seamlessly<br />
into one program that doesn’t require daily syncing between the two. It allows businesses to<br />
document activities and opportunities surrounding transactions or tickets, including customer<br />
rewards programs, to nurture customer relationships. The interactive digital system tracks<br />
sales, reward programs and inventory, streamlines workflow and payroll, eliminates wasted<br />
paper and ink and could save businesses hundreds of dollars a month in processing fees.<br />
“Using our competitor’s small business accounting software for years in my store, Jeff<br />
Computers, motivated me back in 2008 to begin developing an alternative solution to save<br />
businesses time and money and also provide functionality that I thought was missing,”<br />
explained Jeff Minnis, developer and owner of PlazSoft. “I also wanted to help businesses<br />
go green. After eight years, I’m excited to bring a<br />
robust solution to market.”<br />
Small business owners can also save money<br />
with the managed IT services provided by<br />
Minnis at his store, Jeff Computers. Choose from<br />
several plans for data protection, remote backup,<br />
computer optimization and more.<br />
14366 Manchester Road • Manchester<br />
(636) 200-3533<br />
www.plazsoft.com
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Natalie Stevens, Abbie Carpenter and Katie McNevin were the recent winners<br />
of the Stock Market Game. [Photo courtesy of the Francis Howell School District]<br />
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Barnwell students reap great<br />
return in Stock Market Game<br />
The Stock Market Game is an online<br />
simulation of global economic markets and<br />
students at Barnwell <strong>Mid</strong>dle are seeing its<br />
dividends.<br />
“The Scented Napkins,” a team comprised<br />
of three seventh-grade girls from<br />
the Barnwell Spectra program – Natalie<br />
Stevens, Abbie Carpenter and Katie McNevin<br />
– recently placed second in the region<br />
and fifth in the state in the Stock Market<br />
Game. It was their second year participating<br />
in the game.<br />
Spectra teacher Heather Tomicich said<br />
she couldn’t be more proud of her students.<br />
“The girls ended up with a total equity of<br />
$115,874.96. Some of the big name stocks<br />
that they went with were Office Depot<br />
[making them approximately $3,900] and<br />
PetroQuest Energy [making them approximately<br />
$2,100]. Their No. 1 investment,<br />
in which they purchased 5,000 shares,<br />
jumped from $3.63 to $6.92 in five days.<br />
Since they will be participating again next<br />
year, they decided not to share this stock’s<br />
ticker,” Tomicich teased.<br />
Social media guide for parents<br />
The Francis Howell School District will<br />
present a social media guide for parents on<br />
Feb. 9 from 6:30-8 p.m.<br />
The program will focus on the current<br />
trends in social media and how students<br />
use it. Parents are invited to learn about all<br />
the apps kids use and the ones they should<br />
avoid. The goal is for parents to leave<br />
with new awareness of how social media<br />
is changing their definitions of friendship,<br />
education and self-worth.<br />
Presenter Julie Smith is a professor and<br />
author of “Master the Media” and has presented<br />
all over the country on this topic.<br />
The session will be held in the board<br />
room at the District Administration building,<br />
located at 4545 Central School Road<br />
in St. Charles. The Parent Engagement<br />
Speaker Series is free to attend, but a RSVP<br />
is required.<br />
Francis Howell students<br />
receive perfect ACT scores<br />
David Yang from Francis Howell High<br />
and Kayleigh Ammond from Francis<br />
Howell Central High are part of 0.06 percent<br />
of two million students who received<br />
a perfect 36 on the ACT.<br />
With a GPA of 4.67, Yang ranks first academically<br />
in his class. This year, he takes<br />
four AP classes, including Calculus BC,<br />
the highest math class offered.<br />
Francis Howell High Principal Dr. David<br />
Wedlock said he is proud of the outstanding<br />
character Yang exhibits through his kind<br />
interactions with others.<br />
“Academically, David possesses a<br />
dynamic mind, with great interest in<br />
solving complex math problems and<br />
we congratulate him on this remarkable<br />
achievement,” he said.<br />
Ammond was recently recognized as a<br />
commended scholar by the National Merit<br />
Scholarship Corporation. She received an<br />
AP Scholar award from the AP Program<br />
for receiving high scores on her exams and<br />
was named a commended student by the<br />
Bright Flight Program.<br />
Francis Howell Central Principal, Dr.<br />
Sonny Arnel said, “She is truly a unique<br />
woman who is caring and dedicated to her<br />
education, music and her friends. I cannot<br />
wait to learn what she accomplishes in her<br />
future.”<br />
St. Louis Teen Talent Competition<br />
kicks off seventh year<br />
The Fox Performing Arts Charitable<br />
Foundation’s seventh annual St. Louis<br />
Teen Talent Competition will begin with its<br />
preliminary rounds on Saturday, Feb. 4 and<br />
Sunday, Feb. 5.<br />
Twenty-three high school students from<br />
St. Charles County will compete in the preliminary<br />
round for a chance to perform on<br />
The Fabulous Fox stage on April 8 and win<br />
scholarships and prizes. A complete list<br />
of preliminary acts can be found online at<br />
www.foxpacf.org.<br />
Eighth-graders make St. Joseph/<br />
Cottleville soccer history<br />
Nov. 20, 2016 will go down as one of<br />
the greatest days in the history of the St.<br />
Joseph/Cottleville boys’ soccer program.<br />
St. Joe’s eighth-grade boys soccer team<br />
came away with the CYC open tournament<br />
championship, thanks to a 1-0 victory over<br />
St. Catherine Laboure on that day.<br />
The championship win was the first-ever<br />
tournament championship won by an open<br />
team at the school in program history.<br />
“The way it works in CYC, they usually<br />
have an open bracket and a closed [playoff]<br />
bracket and you have kids that have played<br />
select soccer, so it’s more competitive,” St.<br />
Joseph/Cottleville coach Brian Trost said.<br />
“I have had most of these boys since kindergarten,<br />
so it’s special for me because<br />
I’ve always known these kids had the heart<br />
and the talent to do it.”<br />
St. Joe’s started its championship run off<br />
with a 2-0 shutout win over Mary Queen<br />
of Peace in a first round game on Nov. <strong>17</strong>,<br />
at the Eagan Center in Florissant. Next up<br />
came a 5-0 shutout victory in the semifinal<br />
round on Nov. 19 over Christ-Prince<br />
of Peace at St. Sabina School in Florissant.<br />
That led into the championship game the<br />
next day against St. Catherine Laboure.<br />
Cole Lemkemann scored a second half<br />
goal to put the Saints ahead.<br />
“It was quite a battle, we scored in the<br />
second half with a lot of activity in front of<br />
the goal and Cole got a foot on it and put it<br />
in the net,” Trost said.<br />
Saints defenders Drew and Will Nicholson<br />
and goalkeeper Chris Harris made it<br />
stand up to deliver the school’s CYC open<br />
tournament crown.<br />
St. Joseph went 9-0-1 in the regular<br />
season last fall and did not give a goal in<br />
the CYC City-County playoffs.<br />
“It was a team effort,<br />
everybody played well<br />
on the team and I’m<br />
just really happy they<br />
were able to pull it all<br />
together and make it<br />
happen,” Trost said.<br />
St. Joseph/Cottleville<br />
[Tim Trost Photo]
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the ball and Garthe became the man of the<br />
night and perhaps the Spartans’ season.<br />
“I was there and just jumped and got it<br />
and threw it up,” Garthe said. “It was pretty<br />
cool. The whole student section just went<br />
crazy with everybody just jumping around.”<br />
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High school boys basketball<br />
It was the shot heard throughout the GAC<br />
South conference. Around Francis Howell<br />
Central these days, it is simply known as<br />
“The Shot.” On Jan. 6, against Fort Zumwalt<br />
South, Francis Howell Central guard<br />
Nathan Garthe hit a half-court shot that he<br />
never got a chance to see go in.<br />
Garthe, a 6-foot senior guard for the<br />
Spartans, picked off a mid-court pass with<br />
just under a second left and heaved a shot<br />
just beyond half court. The ball swished<br />
through the basket at the buzzer and sent<br />
the Spartans faithful into absolute bedlam<br />
as the Spartans claimed a 51-50 victory<br />
over the Bulldogs.<br />
Garthe had no chance to see the shot go<br />
through, as he was mobbed by a mass of<br />
students, players and fans. “I actually was<br />
blocked by the crowd and a lot of other<br />
people creeping onto the court to see if it<br />
went in,” he said.<br />
Getting the game-winning shot was<br />
probably the last thing on Garthe’s mind<br />
prior to the end of the game. He had just<br />
two points on the night prior to the gamewinning<br />
three over Fort Zumwalt South.<br />
“He had a tough night scoring the basketball,<br />
but he does so many things for us<br />
defensively and that was a big three he<br />
hit,” Francis Howell Central coach Larry<br />
Anders said.<br />
The win was huge for the Spartans.<br />
“It helps a lot because as long as we don’t<br />
crash and have a terrible record, we’re<br />
basically guaranteed to be seeded above<br />
them [Fort Zumwalt South] because of the<br />
head-to-head,” Garthe said.<br />
Zumwalt South led 50-48 with 2.7 seconds<br />
left and the Bulldogs just needed to<br />
inbound the ball cleanly from their basket<br />
and time would run out. South inbounded<br />
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girls’ basketball team.<br />
Zumwalt South ventured to Parkway<br />
West for the EPR Classic Tournament on<br />
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Jan. 3-6 and the Bulldogs finished a solid<br />
second place in the eight-team field, which<br />
included McCluer, Marquette, Parkway<br />
Central, Parkway West, Northwest-Cedar<br />
Hill and Troy Buchanan.<br />
The Bulldogs opened the tournament on<br />
a strong note as they blasted Parkway West<br />
49-21. South raced to a 22-13 lead at the<br />
half and never looked back in dispatching<br />
the Longhorns. Sofia Popp and Hannah<br />
Karl paced the Bulldogs with 19 and 8<br />
points on the night.<br />
One night later in the semifinals, secondseeded<br />
Zumwalt South got a stiffer challenge<br />
from Marquette as Abby Tiemann<br />
scored five of 10 points in the final five<br />
minutes of the fourth quarter to help the<br />
Bulldogs stop the Mustangs for a 50-46<br />
semifinal win.<br />
Zumwalt South led 38-27 after three<br />
quarters before Marquette rallied in the<br />
final quarter to close the gap.<br />
Karl, who fouled out, led the Bulldogs<br />
with 16 points and Popp chipped in 12<br />
points.<br />
In a back-and-forth championship game<br />
on Jan. 6, the McCluer North Stars tied it<br />
at 34-34 at the end of regulation to force<br />
overtime.<br />
The Stars outscored Zumwalt South 10-9<br />
in the extra period and the Bulldogs fell<br />
44-43. Karl, who was named to the alltournament<br />
team, led the Bulldogs with<br />
15 points. Popp and sophomore Hannah<br />
Warnecke were also named to the all-tournament<br />
team.<br />
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A healthy balance between independence and support<br />
Cedarhurst of St. Charles is more than just a place to live — it’s a thriving, new<br />
community for seniors. The community will open this spring with 76 assisted living<br />
apartments and 24 apartments equipped for memory care services. Cedarhurst of St<br />
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The assisted living apartments are<br />
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The memory care service at Cedarhurst includes a completely customized and individual<br />
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The community offers scheduled group and individual activities to foster fun, friendship,<br />
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Cedarhurst of St Charles encourages a healthy balance between independence and<br />
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A home brew hangout<br />
What began as a hobby for Don and Stephanie Drilling, the making of beer, wine, mead<br />
and cider at home is now serious business for the owners of Design2Brew, Missouri’s<br />
first brew on premises experience. Design2Brew is a retail store, a brewery and a brewit-yourself<br />
facility, dedicated to helping others<br />
pursue their passion of home brewing.<br />
St Louis metro home brewers and craft beer<br />
lovers looking for a full selection of grains,<br />
hops, yeast and equipment will appreciate the<br />
bright store, great customer service and fresh<br />
ingredients. Design2Brew brews small batch<br />
handcrafted beer for customers to enjoy in<br />
their tap room while shopping, brewing, or just<br />
hanging out. Respecting brewing traditions, and creating bold yet balanced flavors,<br />
Design2Brew’s tap list rotates often with fresh new beer offerings each week.<br />
Whether an expert or novice brewer, customers can make their own beer, wine,<br />
cider or mead using the equipment, bottles, corkers and fresh ingredients provided at<br />
Design2Brew. It’s the perfect way to test drive the home brewing hobby without a large<br />
investment of time, money or space, with the added bonus of having the advice of an<br />
expert brew master at every step along the way.<br />
The Design2Brew facility was designed for brewers and winemakers by individuals who<br />
brew and make wine. The Drillings personally select every item in the store and they test<br />
most all of the equipment prior to sale. With more<br />
than 120 varieties of fresh malts, more than 100<br />
types of hops, malted gluten free grains, the largest<br />
selection of artisanal honey in the <strong>Mid</strong>west, a lending<br />
library of reference books and a variety of free or lowcost<br />
classes, Design2Brew has everything needed to<br />
make exceptional beer and wine at home or onsite.<br />
9995 Winghaven Blvd. • O’Fallon<br />
(636) 265-0751 • www.design2brew.com<br />
Hours of Operation: Mon-Fri, 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m.; Sat, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sun, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.<br />
Unique gift boutique expands to new location<br />
Thirteen years ago, Sarah Corrigan and her mother, Mary Kay, felt there was a real<br />
demand in the community for a unique décor, gift and floral boutique. Soon after, they<br />
joined forces to start The White Hare, offering distinct home accessories, gifts and an<br />
extensive, top-notch floral selection.<br />
One of the store’s most popular features is the in-home accessorizing service. This<br />
service caters to the personal desires<br />
of the client by helping with the design<br />
of a new space or simply by adding<br />
finishing touches to an existing one.<br />
“We come to your home, go over<br />
the areas you would like to improve,”<br />
Sarah said. “We then schedule<br />
another day when we return with a<br />
selection of items specifically for your<br />
space. It’s that easy.”<br />
In addition to personalized service,<br />
the store carries the best quality<br />
floral and home décor merchandise<br />
available while maintaining a good price for its loyal and dedicated customers. Custom<br />
floral design is another popular service that keeps customers coming back.<br />
“We emphasize customer service and getting our clients exactly what they want and<br />
need,” added Sarah. “We are always changing and striving to have the most creative<br />
displays and newest products out there. It’s not<br />
uncommon for a customer to come to the store three<br />
times in a month, and it looks different each time.”<br />
The White Hare is expanding for a third time,<br />
nearly doubling its space to over 13,000 square<br />
feet, enabling the store to carry more variety, a larger<br />
selection of furniture and offer additional services.<br />
This spring Sarah and Mary Kay can be found at<br />
their newly renovated Cottleville location, the<br />
former <strong>Mid</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Golf Club, at 1010 Miralago<br />
Way, just one mile down the road from the current<br />
location.<br />
Decor, Florals and Gifts<br />
www.TheWhiteHare.com<br />
6121 <strong>Mid</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> Mall Drive<br />
St. Peters • (636) 441-1111<br />
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Remodeling St. Louis one home at a time<br />
For more than 45 years Dalco Home Remodeling has been fulfilling the dreams of its<br />
customers throughout St. Louis with well designed, hand crafted remodeling projects.<br />
From kitchen and bath remodels, to new roofs, Dalco is dedicated to making each<br />
remodeling project a dream come true.<br />
The commitment to quality extends<br />
to every part of a remodeling project:<br />
from design to project scheduling to<br />
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work with each customer to prevent project<br />
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disturbance while work is being<br />
performed. Their expert consultants<br />
strive to create a project that suits the style, needs and budget of each customer.<br />
Many products offered by Dalco are manufactured in their own facilities, including<br />
custom replacement windows and custom entry doors. Products Dalco does not make<br />
are purchased directly from manufacturers and distributors, providing assurance to<br />
customers they are getting tested and proven materials without the expense of distributor<br />
costs.<br />
Visit Dalco’s extensive showroom to browse through all the quality products on display.<br />
Touch and feel the fine woods and veneers that make up their cabinet line of more than<br />
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The elite Dalco craftsmen are thoroughly trained and committed to making sure every<br />
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remodeling business, installing roofs,<br />
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kitchens, baths and performing most any<br />
other home improvement project, and their<br />
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Dalco Home Remodeling is big enough<br />
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but with a small company “treat you like<br />
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13795 St. Charles Rock Road • Bridgeton<br />
(314) 298-7300<br />
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Making broken treasures new again<br />
Finding someone to repair a nostalgic piece of jewelry can be a challenge in this age of<br />
disposable consumer goods. Anne Womack, owner of The Jewelry Fixx, understands<br />
that even the least expensive piece of jewelry can have intrinsic value, making it worthy<br />
of repair.<br />
“I love all kinds of jewelry and I repair, redesign and<br />
adapt all types of jewelry, but I really enjoy fixing<br />
those pieces that may not have great monetary<br />
value but that have significant sentimental value<br />
for my customers,” said Womack. “There aren’t<br />
too many repair services for costume jewelry<br />
and my services are affordable, so these favorite<br />
pieces can be fixed and my customers can<br />
preserve their memories without spending a great<br />
deal of money.”<br />
Womack’s services include making simple<br />
clasp repairs, restringing beads, replacing broken<br />
elements, lengthening or shortening strands,<br />
Anne Womack, owner<br />
making matching jewelry, recreating jewelry with<br />
different colors or metals and making entirely new<br />
jewelry pieces. She is always upfront about whether she can repair a piece and, if so, she<br />
keeps her costs reasonable.<br />
“I get creative and really have fun with each piece. I have worked on rosaries, I replace<br />
rhinestones, I have the tools to handle gold, silver and pearls, as well as stretch jewelry<br />
and vintage pieces,” Womack explained. “I do my best to fix everything.”<br />
Womack has been in business for more than four years and has created a loyal following<br />
of satisfied customers throughout the St. Charles area. She has the tools, supplies and<br />
expertise to fix or create most any<br />
piece of jewelry.<br />
For more information, call or stop<br />
by The Jewelry Fixx and see firsthand<br />
how Womack can make that<br />
broken treasure into something<br />
new again.<br />
5335 Highway N. • Cottleville<br />
(636) 248-1368<br />
Increasing access to mental health and addiction treatment<br />
Under the leadership of Chief Executive Officer Susan Mathis, and Chief Medical<br />
Officer Azfar Malik, MD, CenterPointe Hospital provides high-quality mental health<br />
and addiction treatment for adults, senior adults and adolescents. With 104 inpatient<br />
psychiatric beds, 46 chemical dependency residential beds and outpatient services at its<br />
St. Charles location, CenterPointe Hospital<br />
is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to<br />
providing quality care.<br />
CenterPointe offers additional outpatient<br />
programs at several locations throughout<br />
the St. Louis Metro and mid-Missouri<br />
region. CenterPointe provides the area’s<br />
only private residential treatment center,<br />
The Changing Pointe, for addiction to<br />
alcohol, prescription drugs, opioids and<br />
other mood-altering substances, with<br />
detoxification, outpatient and medication assisted treatment services also available.<br />
During this past year CenterPointe opened its Silver Lining Senior Adult Program,<br />
providing a full continuum of mental health and addiction treatment for seniors, including<br />
inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.<br />
Other specialized services include Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and<br />
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), which offer alternative options for the treatment of<br />
depression and medication-resistant disorders.<br />
“CenterPointe Hospital is committed to serving the mental health and addiction needs of<br />
our communities,” said Susan Mathis, “and we continually strive to meet the needs of our<br />
patients and families during their time of crisis in a caring and professional environment.”<br />
With a history of proven success<br />
and specifically built with the<br />
needs of patients in mind,<br />
CenterPointe has developed a<br />
level of comprehensive care<br />
unmatched by private treatment<br />
centers in the region.<br />
4801 Weldon Spring Parkway • St. Charles<br />
(636) 441-7300 • (636) 447-2136 Admissions<br />
www.CenterPointeHospital.com<br />
Timeless furniture resale boutique<br />
Classic furniture, home décor and collectibles deserve a repeat performance. Encore<br />
Consignment Gallery is an upscale boutique specializing in gently used home furnishings<br />
too timeless to be discarded.<br />
Store owners Maureen Strobeck and Barb Lampe opened the gallery three years ago to<br />
fill a niche in the furniture resale market<br />
for West County.<br />
“There’s been an attitude change<br />
about resale. People realize there are<br />
beautiful things out there, so why buy<br />
new?” asked Strobeck.<br />
The gallery caters to people looking<br />
for a unique piece, a change in décor,<br />
or those who are simply moving up<br />
or scaling down. Treasures that were<br />
once loved have an encore, bringing<br />
happiness to a new home, cash to a<br />
consignor and protection for the environment.<br />
Consignors are provided with a safe, friendly and reliable location to reduce clutter while<br />
earning extra money. With state-of-the-art systems to track and monitor consignment<br />
items, and experts to help determine market value, it is an easy and profitable exchange.<br />
Shoppers also are in for a treat during each visit to the Encore Consignment Gallery. The<br />
staff is among the best in the furniture and home décor industry and eager to assist in the<br />
selection of items that make a house a home.<br />
The 10,000-square-foot showroom is constantly rearranged to display gorgeous new<br />
arrivals every day. “It is bittersweet how quickly<br />
things change around here,” Lampe said.<br />
The professional services of Encore Consignment<br />
Gallery are now available for the management<br />
of private estate sales. In addition to handling<br />
all of the sale details, the staff will take unsold<br />
items back to the store and continue to market the<br />
items for an extended period of time. Call for more<br />
information about this valuable service.<br />
287 Lamp & Lantern Village<br />
Town & Country • (636) 220-9092<br />
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The dental solution that keeps clients smiling<br />
Genovese Dental offers a complete dental solution that will make clients smile.<br />
Visiting the dentist can be a positive experience at Genovese Dental. The Cottleville<br />
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facility.<br />
Whether a patient needs a basic cleaning<br />
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Dr. Genovese and his expertly trained staff<br />
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professionals are dedicated to providing high<br />
quality care.<br />
Dr. Genovese has served the St. Charles<br />
Michael P. Genovese, DDS<br />
community for more than 30 years.<br />
Dr. Genovese and his team provide excellent<br />
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To determine the best treatment plan that fits within the patient’s budget, Genovese<br />
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Dr. Genovese is an active member<br />
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the Missouri Dental Association, the<br />
Greater Saint Louis Dental Society<br />
and the Cottleville Chamber of<br />
Commerce.<br />
Genovese Dental strives to give<br />
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HIGH & DRY Foundation Repair has a solution for your foundation problems. Whether<br />
it’s a leaky spot in the basement, a crack in the concrete or a leaning/settling foundation<br />
wall, HIGH & DRY can provide a cost-effective, professional repair.<br />
Co-owned by husband and wife, Tom<br />
and Cindy Ely, the full-service foundation<br />
repair company has fixed tens of<br />
thousands of cracks in the St. Louis<br />
metro area. The company specializes<br />
in cost-effective crack injection, wall<br />
stabilization, settling foundations and<br />
interior drain systems. Highly trained<br />
team members inject the cracks from<br />
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The family-owned company can also<br />
Tom and Cindy Ely, Owners<br />
Keeping your home high and dry<br />
structurally repair cracks and bowing<br />
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“We use state-of-the-art technologies<br />
to provide a reliable and cost-effective solution for our customers’ needs,” Tom said. “Our<br />
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HIGH & DRY uses material suppliers of only the highest caliber and keeps up with the<br />
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HIGH & DRY Foundation Repair<br />
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2016. The company is also A+ rated<br />
with the Better Business Bureau with no<br />
complaints.<br />
“We’re honest, with no intimidation,”<br />
Tom said. “We are going to tell the<br />
customer what they need – and nothing<br />
more.”<br />
2103 Penta Drive • High Ridge<br />
(636) 273-1150 • (314) 426-0900<br />
Office Hours:<br />
Mon.-Fri., 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />
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A home and a whole lot more<br />
Cottages of Lake St. Louis is a new and innovative approach to skilled nursing care.<br />
It is a family community where elders enjoy excellent quality of life and quality of care<br />
based on meaningful relationships built on equality, empowerment, and mutual respect.<br />
Unlike traditional institutional care for the elderly, each 10-room cottage features private<br />
rooms and baths clustered around a large and<br />
open kitchen, complete with hearth room and<br />
fireplace, with all the comforts of home. No early<br />
morning wake up calls, no long and narrow<br />
hallways, no large and expansive dining halls<br />
and no absent caregivers. Residents are always<br />
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of cooking and the constant encouragement to<br />
follow their own routines and pursue their own<br />
interests, with help and support at every turn.<br />
The low ratio of caregivers to residents is rare<br />
in the industry and it creates a workplace where the staff establishes deep relationships<br />
and claims ownership of their home as well as the outcome of the care they provide.<br />
This transformation model provides a better life for elders along with the highest quality<br />
clinical care.<br />
Creating a home-like setting extends beyond the walls and furniture at Cottages of Lake<br />
St. Louis. Extensive interviews and conversations are held with residents and family<br />
members to ensure activities are designed around specific interests and passions.<br />
Allowing each resident the freedom to engage in life in accordance with their skills and<br />
abilities is of paramount importance.<br />
“Our community is just a better way of providing<br />
dignity, engagement and privacy for our elders<br />
at a time when they really need it,” explained<br />
Al Beamer, chief executive officer of Cottages of<br />
Lake St. Louis.<br />
Call to schedule an appointment to visit and<br />
discover the benefits of living at Cottages<br />
Lake St. Louis. Watch for their grand opening<br />
celebration in February.<br />
2885 Technology Dr. • Lake St. Louis<br />
(636) 614-3510<br />
www.cottageslsl.com<br />
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Classic flavors and continental cuisines with a touch of soul best defines O’Fallon’s<br />
latest addition to its culinary landscape – Clayton’s Restaurant.<br />
Clayton’s owners Kevin Kaegel and Chef Jim Thomas opened the eatery this past July<br />
and theirs is a business partnership based on the desire to create an elegant dining<br />
experience with casual pricing.<br />
Thanks to their combined creative talents, Clayton’s has<br />
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delivering a menu and service that’s par excellence.<br />
Clayton’s is a fine food establishment, in contrast to a fine<br />
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pasta entrees are served as a meal and not in an a la carte<br />
fashion. In addition to the traditional classics, the menu offers a<br />
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“We try to keep it simple without being overwhelming,” said<br />
Chef Jim Thomas<br />
Elegant dining with casual pricing<br />
Kaegel. “What we do is all very, very good. We have a lot of<br />
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Clayton’s offers daily specials, a full Sunday Brunch buffet and an early bird dining<br />
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“We make it affordable,” Kaegel said, “because we want people to be able to come in<br />
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Before launching the business, Rich Kempa, owner and founder of Richbuilt Basements,<br />
worked for more than 16 years as a designer and draftsman at consulting engineering<br />
firms. Today, Kempa operates his business<br />
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Richbuilt Basements specializes in<br />
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Originally, Kempa handled projects from<br />
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“Now, with multiple crews and the same<br />
employees for more than 10 years, we<br />
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To reach that goal, Kempa said he and<br />
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his team make sure to keep the lines of<br />
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To date, Richbuilt Basements has<br />
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Tammy Noel, executive director, has been with<br />
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“I love helping families build a plan for success<br />
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Sylvan now also offers programs on iPads, which replace only materials – not Sylvan’s<br />
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“Kids absolutely love working on the iPads<br />
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Noel also partnered with area schools to<br />
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Whether you parlez-vous Français,<br />
habla Español or sprechen sie Deutsch,<br />
learning foreign languages in public high<br />
schools has changed in the past 30 years.<br />
While the familiar Euro-centric players<br />
are still around, some intriguing new<br />
options are, or will soon be, available to<br />
some area students.<br />
In suburban St. Charles County in 1987,<br />
typically the only foreign tongues taught<br />
came from Europe – German, French,<br />
Spanish and Latin. To take a different language,<br />
one had to attend private school,<br />
hire a tutor, wait until college or pay to<br />
self-immerse with Rosetta Stone.<br />
Eileen Rodriguez-Kiser, a Spanish<br />
teacher at Parkway West High School, sees<br />
daily how her students put what they use<br />
into practical 21st century applications.<br />
“The one thing I’ve learned from my students<br />
about speaking a foreign language<br />
and language acquisition is that they want<br />
to do real world tasks with it,” she said.<br />
“They want to connect with their peers<br />
around the world and they want to do it<br />
now. They want to make videos, they want<br />
to chat, they want to follow each other on<br />
social media to put their language to use to<br />
do what they like doing.”<br />
Today’s students have a wider range of<br />
options and methods are tied to changing<br />
technology, students’ career plans and Missouri<br />
education standards, from which area<br />
private schools are exempt.<br />
These changes are not confined to other<br />
lingoes; the way English is taught has<br />
changed, too, as have some of the links<br />
between language and literacy.<br />
School credit or real world skills?<br />
During the 1980s, some public schools<br />
pitched taking Spanish as a springboard to<br />
success. Officials predicted that the number<br />
of Spanish speakers would overtake speakers<br />
of English and that being bilingual would<br />
become the norm. Today, students in the<br />
Francis Howell School District can choose<br />
from Spanish, French and German, plus<br />
Mandarin Chinese, which is new this year. In<br />
the early 21st century, career paths dictate, in<br />
part, which language students should take.<br />
“As far as the ‘key to success,’ I think<br />
that depends on what your personal and<br />
professional goals are,” Erin Thurston, a<br />
high school English content leader at Francis<br />
Howell, said. “For instance, if a student<br />
is interested in pursuing a career in health<br />
care, Spanish would be advantageous;<br />
however, for someone going into investments,<br />
German would be advantageous.<br />
“Widely speaking, U.S. employers still<br />
demand Spanish over all other languages<br />
combined; however, the U.S. State Department<br />
has recently named Mandarin Chinese<br />
a ‘critical language’ for English native<br />
speakers.”<br />
April Burton, Francis Howell’s world<br />
languages content leader, concurred.<br />
“With the successful Chinese economy,<br />
students interested in international business<br />
would undoubtedly benefit from<br />
learning Mandarin,” Burton said. “However,<br />
there are strong reasons for learning<br />
Spanish, French and German, as well,<br />
many of which are also rooted in economics.”<br />
She advised future lawyers, doctors<br />
and musicians to brush up on their Latin.<br />
“In the past, in foreign language I and II<br />
classes, you had workbooks and filled in<br />
Rafael Arriojas, with guitar, leads the Saeger <strong>Mid</strong>dle Culture Club in a Latin dance.<br />
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worksheets,” Parkway’s Modern and Classical<br />
Language Coordinator Amy Belding<br />
said. “In general, [today’s] vocabulary is<br />
now focused around themes, making communications<br />
intrinsically motivated. In<br />
Spanish, we discuss sports and arts using<br />
the language versus tio [uncle] and tia<br />
[aunt] and now, 90 percent of [language] is<br />
focusing on communication more than regulation.<br />
It’s receptive versus expressive.”<br />
That reception has helped Rodriguez-<br />
Kiser’s classes to forge an ongoing collaborative<br />
relationship with Prepa Tec Garza<br />
Sada High School in Monterrey Mexico,<br />
which is part of a large network of Tec de<br />
Monterrey, one of the best university and<br />
prep school systems in Mexico.<br />
“In this seven-year plus relationship, our<br />
students collaborate at least once a month<br />
via Skype,” she said. “We work on projects<br />
together and share them with each other<br />
and they connect on social media. West<br />
and Prepa Tec students are expected to<br />
incorporate their real world cultural learning<br />
in both speaking and writing assessments,<br />
but to them, the Skype sessions are<br />
just plain fun!”<br />
While even ‘80s students can remember<br />
some of the words they learned in a foreign<br />
language, educators point out that the<br />
benefits of taking a second language do not<br />
stop with those new words.<br />
“Students who study foreign languages<br />
develop a better understanding of English<br />
grammar, improve their English reading<br />
and writing skills, as well as improve their<br />
English vocabulary due to the fact that the<br />
English language builds off of many other<br />
languages,” Burton said.<br />
“Studies have shown that students who<br />
have taken two or more years of a foreign<br />
language score higher on SAT or ACT<br />
tests,” Burton said. “However, another<br />
important factor to consider is that with<br />
the global economy that we have today,<br />
our students must be developed into global<br />
citizens who have the skills to collaborate<br />
with people of different cultures.”<br />
Fort Zumwalt offers classes in French,<br />
German and Spanish. In its next budget<br />
cycle, [2018-2019], it will evaluate student<br />
needs, survey the local business community<br />
and examine area university trends to decide<br />
if and what other foreign tongues need to be<br />
added, said Jennifer Waters, assistant superintendent<br />
of curriculum and instruction.<br />
Rodriguez-Kiser highlighted her students’<br />
collaboration with their peers in<br />
Mexico as an example of “going native.”<br />
“One of the best parts [of the collaboration]<br />
is that we have two exchanges each<br />
year,” she said. “In September, the Prepa<br />
Tec students come to Parkway West for a<br />
first-hand experience of life as a Longhorn,<br />
see the sights of St. Louis, take in a Cards<br />
game, eat toasted ravioli, St. Louis style<br />
pizza and gooey butter cake and be part of<br />
our families.<br />
“In February, we have an amazing group<br />
of 20 students who will go to Mexico to<br />
live with their Prepa Tec hosts for a week,<br />
many of whom hosted in September and are<br />
looking forward to being with their friends<br />
again. We will attend classes at Prepa Tec,<br />
see the sights and eat the wonderful foods<br />
for which Monterrey is known.”<br />
Rodriguez-Kiser said her students’<br />
experiences break down barriers and stereotypes<br />
on all levels and allow them to<br />
connect with their peers and have real<br />
buddies. “There’s just nothing like having<br />
an authentic global connection to give students<br />
the opportunity to use the language<br />
they’re learning in they way they want to<br />
use it,” she said.<br />
Know your native tongue<br />
It’s not just foreign language learning that<br />
has changed over the past three decades.<br />
In English/language arts classes, personalized<br />
learning has settled into public school<br />
curricula.
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“Before in English, everyone was<br />
assigned the same book, for example,<br />
‘Women in America.’” Parkway high<br />
school English/language arts coordinator<br />
Erin Croley said. “The classroom pacing<br />
is different now. You might have 20 texts<br />
on women in America and a fast reader<br />
may get through six of those 20 books and<br />
make connections among the books they<br />
read and that’s great. Then, you may have<br />
a student who only makes it through one<br />
book and that’s fine, too.”<br />
Francis Howell students take English I,<br />
English II, English III and one credit from<br />
communication arts elective courses. Students<br />
need to take two, semester-long communication<br />
arts electives to equal one full<br />
credit. Fort Zumwalt, Parkway and Rockwood<br />
require four English/language arts<br />
credits to graduate.<br />
Overall, students across Missouri are reading<br />
less literature and more non-fiction texts.<br />
“Since we revised our curricula first to<br />
Common Core State Standards and now to<br />
the Missouri Learning Standards, we have<br />
increased our ratio of literature and informational<br />
texts to 50/50 in our English/language<br />
arts classes; however, high school<br />
students in general see about a 70/30 ratio,<br />
with 70 percent of their reading being<br />
informational texts, throughout all their<br />
coursework,” Thurston said.<br />
At Fort Zumwalt, Holloway said freshmen<br />
take English I, sophomores take English II,<br />
while juniors take American literature or AP<br />
English and seniors take American literature,<br />
an elective class or AP English.<br />
Shelley Willott, Rockwood’s director of<br />
curriculum and instruction, said the district<br />
offers juniors a language arts class focused<br />
on American literature plus optional senior<br />
British and world literature classes.<br />
“There hasn’t necessarily been a shift<br />
in emphasizing non-fiction over literature<br />
but a move toward balancing student<br />
exposure to both literature and nonfiction,”<br />
Willott said. “Teachers share<br />
reading strategies for both literature, and<br />
non-fiction in an effort to prepare students<br />
to navigate a wide variety of texts.”<br />
At Fort Zumwalt East High School, English/language<br />
arts teacher Candy Holloway<br />
said, “We’ve followed the non-fiction standards<br />
since 1993, when the Show-Me Standards<br />
were enacted. I think we have learned<br />
more effective ways to build history and<br />
content for literature we might be using.”<br />
No matter what language is being spoken,<br />
fluency matters.<br />
“There is a clear and obvious connection<br />
between oral language development and<br />
literacy,” Thurston said. “Many believe it<br />
to be one of the biggest predictors of literacy<br />
success for students.”<br />
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When choosing a new floor or redesigning<br />
a kitchen or bath, Beseda Flooring Kitchen<br />
& Bath will assist customers in finding the<br />
right product to meet their specific needs.<br />
Their experienced designers will assist<br />
Jill and Brian Beseda<br />
customers from concept to installation and<br />
everything in between. Providing valuable<br />
product advice and innovation is what has kept generations of customers returning to<br />
Beseda Flooring Kitchen & Bath time after time.<br />
Beseda Flooring Kitchen and Bath is an award winning Mohawk Floorscapes Center.<br />
In addition to Mohawk products, the company’s showroom features most major<br />
brands in a comfortable, stress free shopping environment. Beseda Flooring Kitchen<br />
& Bath provides an option for nearly every purpose, decorating style and budget.<br />
Customers will be surprised at the<br />
wide selection of products offered in<br />
carpet, wood, tile, laminate, vinyl,<br />
vinyl plank, vinyl tile, cabinets,<br />
countertops and accessories. Their<br />
in-home estimates are always free.<br />
Beseda Flooring Kitchen & Bath<br />
wants to be “your one stop shop.”<br />
5773 Westwood Drive • St. Charles<br />
(636) 926-9989<br />
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Delivering expert craftsmanship with ease<br />
PF Siding, Inc. offers exterior home improvement services to West County and<br />
surrounding areas. Since their establishment in 2008, they have been delivering energy<br />
efficient solutions to home owners through<br />
all of their services. From hail damage<br />
inspections to new roofs to custom gutter<br />
installation to dramatic new siding, their<br />
customers know them for their honest and<br />
professional workmanship.<br />
With PF Siding, customers find a team<br />
of dedicated and experienced individuals<br />
providing the highest degree of service.<br />
The team’s leader, owner Mauricio Silva,<br />
Mauricio Silva, owner<br />
personally supervises every job from the<br />
beginning. It is Silva, not a salesperson or<br />
a rookie, who prepares the free cost estimates, putting his more than 10 years of field<br />
experience to work for the customer’s benefit. Silva also is the perfectionist who makes<br />
certain his team provides the best exterior restoration services on the market.<br />
“After many years of working as a subcontractor, I decided to step it up and open my<br />
own company in order to provide a better service to the community,” said Silva. “We have<br />
completed many exterior restoration jobs in the area, making many customers happy and<br />
satisfied. Not only does my team have experience and good customer service, we have<br />
honesty and character which our customers recognize and appreciate.”<br />
PF Siding solves customers’ exterior remodeling needs with creative solutions, combining<br />
curb appeal with durability. They create exteriors for looks and for life, using materials<br />
that are no or low maintenance. From start to finish, their remodeling process focuses on<br />
creating a stress-free experience for<br />
their clients.<br />
Their customer first focus provides<br />
accurate, detailed estimates, full<br />
satisfaction with their services<br />
and fair prices. Delivering expert<br />
craftsmanship with ease is what they<br />
do at PF Siding, Inc.<br />
1<strong>25</strong>1 Pioneer Drive • St. Louis<br />
(314) 415-5504<br />
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Fresh and friendly - a win-win dining experience<br />
After <strong>25</strong> years, it’s a winning combination that continues to bring success to Erio’s<br />
Ristorante, one of St. Peter’s most iconic culinary landmarks.<br />
According to owner Pete Pulizzi it is the consistency and quality of his staff that have<br />
been the secret to keeping customers coming back.<br />
“I have some people that have been here for 20<br />
years, another for 15 and another for 16 years. My<br />
chef has been with me for 28 years. That’s why the<br />
food is always consistent. And people know that and<br />
that’s a win-win.”<br />
That win-win relationship starts in the kitchen where<br />
only the freshest ingredients are used to recreate the<br />
time-honored recipes for which Erio’s is known –<br />
recipes featuring locally sourced produce such as<br />
homegrown tomatoes, basil and eggplants in addition<br />
to the best meats and seafood including certified<br />
Pete & Joan Pulizzi with customers<br />
Angus beef and chicken that has never been frozen.<br />
Erio’s homemade sauces are the foundation used<br />
in several of the restaurant’s Sicilian creations and the perfect enhancement for their<br />
delicious pasta dishes. In addition to pasta, Erio’s Ristorante provides a full menu of<br />
entrees, salads and appetizers along with something special. Daily specials vary and<br />
can range from seafood to rib-eye steaks to short rib ravioli.<br />
Bridging from specials to specialties, means talking pizza – a signature dish since day<br />
one that has helped build Erio’s reputation. Scratch dough is ladled with Erio’s homemade<br />
sauce and topped to order.<br />
No matter which pizza or menu<br />
dish selected there’s one thing<br />
guests can count on. Erio’s<br />
will always keep it fresh and<br />
provide professional, friendly<br />
service from its expert staff. It’s<br />
a combination that continues to<br />
make Erio’s a winning dinner<br />
choice.<br />
Erio’s<br />
Ristorante<br />
951 Jungermann Road • St. Peters<br />
(636) 928-0112<br />
www.EriosRistorante.com<br />
4-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday; 4-10 p.m.,<br />
Friday and Saturday; Closed Sunday<br />
Compassion and excellence in home care<br />
Does a family member need a little help to stay in their home? You can place your<br />
trust in Martha’s Hands.<br />
Eileen Hedrick founded Martha’s Hands on the principles of compassion and excellence<br />
she learned from the Sisters of Mercy. During Hedrick’s nursing education, the Sisters<br />
of Mercy stressed compassion in serving<br />
God’s children utilizing the excellence of<br />
their nursing training. These principles are<br />
embedded into the success of Martha’s<br />
Hands. The company lives by the mission<br />
of “love through service.” Excellent nurse<br />
care managers oversee all care provided to<br />
their clients.<br />
Assistance that Martha’s Hands can<br />
provide, includes bathing, grooming,<br />
Denise and Eileen Hedrick, founders<br />
dressing, meal preparation, medication<br />
setup and reminders, light housekeeping,<br />
laundry, errand running, companionship and spiritual support.<br />
Since its founding in 1997, Martha’s Hands has become one of the most trusted home<br />
care agencies in St. Louis.<br />
Co-founders Denise Hedrick Huber and Eileen Hedrick (pictured above) recently<br />
celebrated a milestone providing over three million hours of service.<br />
“While we have grown over the years, our success comes from focusing on our<br />
original mission of “love through service,” Eileen Hedrick said.<br />
Martha’s Hands continues to strive for high standards and is actively involved with<br />
the Home Care Association of America and the Missouri Alliance for Home Care.<br />
Martha’s Hands also supports the local community through volunteering with the<br />
Alzheimer’s Association, Memory<br />
Care Home Solutions and Kirkwood<br />
Chamber of Commerce.<br />
If you need guidance through the<br />
maze of senior care issues, place<br />
your trust in Martha’s Hands.<br />
(314) 965-4350<br />
www.marthashands.com<br />
Window treatments for every budget<br />
Budget Blinds has proudly served our community by offering high quality stylish<br />
window coverings for more than 16 years. The company’s goal is to provide expert<br />
design service, professional installation and the very best products for every budget.<br />
Locally owned and operated, Budget Blinds offers blinds, shades, shutters and drapes<br />
from all the recognized national<br />
brands, including Hunter Douglas,<br />
Springs Window Fashions (Bali<br />
and Graber), Lafayette, Horizons,<br />
Draper, Norman Window Fashions<br />
and more. Budget Blinds also has<br />
some incredibly unique products<br />
from international vendors exclusive<br />
to the company as well as its own<br />
Signature Series and Enlightened<br />
Style brands.<br />
“As the nation’s No. 1 window<br />
coverings specialist, we’re able to<br />
provide access to more brands, more fashion-forward styles, and more window treatment<br />
options to fit any budget,” said owner Mark Levine. “We also offer free in-home visits with<br />
our experienced design consultants to measure, assist with selections, bring samples<br />
and swatches so you can see how the products and colors will look in your home, and<br />
provide a free estimate. This means no running from store to store or taking your chances<br />
on the internet.” The company employs its own staff of talented designers as well as its<br />
own crew of professional installers. “Our buying power is unmatched and our warranty<br />
is undeniably the best in the industry,” said Mark. “We also have a showroom where<br />
we encourage our customers to touch<br />
and feel the quality of our fabrics and the<br />
products.”<br />
Regardless of your budget and your<br />
window’s size or shape, Budget Blinds<br />
will have a customized window covering<br />
solution to fit your needs and beautify<br />
your home.<br />
(636) 529-0632<br />
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A blood test may help predict necessary recovery times for athletes with concussions.<br />
health<br />
capsules<br />
Preventing peanut allergies<br />
Childhood peanut allergies threaten an<br />
estimated 400,000 kids in the U.S. today<br />
– and that number is on the rise, requiring<br />
more and more families to be constantly<br />
on guard against exposure to even the tiniest<br />
amount of peanut-containing products.<br />
New guidelines recently issued by the<br />
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious<br />
Diseases, part of the National Institutes<br />
of Health, may help to solve this growing<br />
problem. The guidelines seek to prevent the<br />
development of childhood peanut allergies<br />
by introducing peanut-containing foods to<br />
infants, based on certain risk factors.<br />
“This update to the peanut guidelines<br />
offers a lot of promise,” said Dr. Stephen<br />
Tilles, an allergist and president of the<br />
American College of Allergy, Asthma and<br />
Immunology [ACAAI]. “Peanut allergy<br />
has literally become an epidemic in recent<br />
years, and now we have a clear roadmap to<br />
prevent many new cases moving forward.”<br />
The guidelines vary for children determined<br />
to be at high, medium or low risk for<br />
peanut allergy. For an infant at high risk,<br />
defined as already having severe eczema<br />
and/or egg allergy, the ACAAI recommends<br />
introducing peanut-containing foods<br />
as early as 4-6 months for babies who have<br />
already started solid foods, after an allergy<br />
specialist determines it is safe to do so and<br />
under the specialist’s supervision.<br />
Children in the moderate risk category –<br />
those with mild to moderate eczema – do<br />
not require an allergist’s evaluation. Those<br />
infants can have peanut-containing foods<br />
introduced at home by their parents starting<br />
at about 6 months of age. Low-risk children,<br />
those with no eczema or egg allergy,<br />
can be introduced to peanut-containing<br />
foods according to their parents’ preference,<br />
also at around 6 months.<br />
Local health experts have directed parents<br />
looking for more information about the new<br />
guidelines to contact their pediatrician, allergist<br />
or the St. Louis Chapter of the Asthma<br />
and Allergy Foundation [www.aafastl.org].<br />
Predicting<br />
concussion recovery time<br />
Millions of sports-related concussions<br />
occur among U.S. athletes each year, but<br />
there is currently no objective test to determine<br />
how long recovery will take. New<br />
research sponsored by the National Institutes<br />
of Health [NIH] has discovered that<br />
measuring levels of a blood protein called<br />
tau could help to determine the amount of<br />
recovery time needed for athletes to safely<br />
return to their sports.<br />
In about half of college athletes, concussion<br />
symptoms resolve within 10 days,<br />
while in others, the symptoms become<br />
chronic.<br />
The study measured tau levels in 632<br />
soccer, football, basketball, hockey and<br />
lacrosse athletes from the University of<br />
Rochester. After baseline pre-season blood<br />
plasma sampling and cognitive testing, the<br />
athletes were monitored for concussions;<br />
the 43 athletes who suffered concussions<br />
during the study were then compared with<br />
a control group. Blood samples obtained<br />
at six hours, 24 hours, 72 hours and seven<br />
days post-concussion showed that athletes<br />
who needed a longer recovery time before<br />
returning to the field had higher tau levels<br />
than those in the control group at all four of<br />
those intervals. The results were the same<br />
for both male and female athletes, as well<br />
as across the different sports studied.<br />
The study researchers concluded that<br />
changes in tau, measured as soon as six<br />
hours after a sports-related concussion,<br />
may help to objectively predict concussion<br />
recovery times and provide important<br />
clinical information for athletes, trainers,<br />
and team physicians.<br />
“Incorporating objective biomarkers<br />
like tau into return-to-play decisions could<br />
ultimately reduce the neurological risks<br />
related to multiple concussions in athletes,”<br />
said Dr. Jessica Gill, NIH Lasker Clinical<br />
Research Scholar.<br />
The study was published online in the Jan.<br />
6 issue of Neurology.<br />
No worries about<br />
genetic health data<br />
With the advent of genomic testing companies<br />
like 23andMe, information about<br />
one’s genetic makeup and potential health<br />
risks is now readily available. That fact has<br />
led critics to assert that without medical<br />
interpretation, genetic information could<br />
be harmful or frightening to consumers.<br />
But the overwhelming majority of customers<br />
have no worries about the data, and<br />
in fact welcome it, according to a National<br />
Institutes of Health study conducted at<br />
the University of Michigan. Less than 2<br />
percent of the more than 1,600 genomic<br />
testing customers who participated in the<br />
study said they regretted receiving the<br />
information, and only about 1 percent felt<br />
they were harmed by the results. In all, 93<br />
percent felt genetic testing was the right<br />
decision, and 94 percent said they would<br />
do it again.<br />
“These data suggest that many of the<br />
concerns and criticisms about putting this<br />
information into the hands of consumers may<br />
presume an exaggerated likelihood of harm,”<br />
said J. Scott Roberts, associate professor of<br />
health behavior and health education at the<br />
university’s School of Public Health. Roberts<br />
said that one of the main pieces of genetic<br />
data consumers were interested in was their<br />
ancestry – 74 percent said they very interested<br />
in that information, while trait information<br />
and data about health risks each were<br />
rated as important at 72 percent.<br />
On the calendar<br />
Treat Yourself and Your Heart, a<br />
free program offered by Barnes-Jewish<br />
St. Peters and Progress West hospitals, is<br />
on Monday, Feb. 13 from 4-6 p.m. at the<br />
<strong>Mid</strong>dendorf-Kredell Library, 2750 Hwy. K<br />
in O’Fallon. Medical staff will offer BMI,<br />
blood pressure and bone density screenings<br />
at no charge. Attendance is limited;<br />
advance registration is required. Register<br />
online at www.bjcstcharlescounty.org.<br />
• • •<br />
A free Family and Friends CPR Class<br />
is offered on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 6:30-9<br />
p.m. in Conference Room B at Progress<br />
West Hospital, 2 Progress Point Parkway<br />
in O’Fallon. This class, developed by St.<br />
Louis Children’s Hospital, is designed<br />
for parents, grandparents, babysitters<br />
and childcare providers. It is taught by a<br />
registered nurse who uses the American<br />
Heart Association’s curriculum, which<br />
includes hands-on skills practice, but does<br />
not include certification. Registration is<br />
required by calling (636) 344-5437.<br />
• • •<br />
A free Community Health Sceening<br />
is offered on Wednesday, Feb. 22 from<br />
7:30-9:30 a.m. in Conference Room B at<br />
Progress West Hospital, 2 Progress Point<br />
Parkway in O’Fallon. Screening tests provided<br />
include lung function check, blood<br />
pressure check, cholesterol lipid panel<br />
and glucose, body composition analysis<br />
and Body Mass Index [BMI]. Participants<br />
should fast for at least 10 hours prior to<br />
the screening. Registration is required and<br />
is available online at www.bjcstcharlescounty.org;<br />
for more information, call<br />
(636) 928-9355.
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Alliance Tax Accounting owners Darrell Hackmann and Bob Woodsmall<br />
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PEOPLE<br />
Darrell Hackmann and Bob Woodsmall,<br />
owners of Alliance Tax and<br />
Accounting, 5505 Hwy. N in Cottleville,<br />
are celebrating 10 years of service in St.<br />
Charles County.<br />
• • •<br />
Anne Ritter, principal, tax services at<br />
Brown Smith Wallace, was elected chairman<br />
of the Greater St. Charles County<br />
Chamber of Commerce effective Jan. 1,<br />
20<strong>17</strong>. Ritter has been a member of the<br />
chamber’s board since 2009 and on its<br />
executive committee since 2014. In 2014,<br />
she was asked to serve on the advisory<br />
board for Citizens National Bank in St.<br />
Charles. Ritter also is a member of Missouri<br />
Chapter of the PEO [Philanthropic<br />
Educational Organization] Sisterhood<br />
and serves on its finance committee. The<br />
Missouri Society of Certified Public<br />
Accountants recognized Ritter as a<br />
Woman to Watch – Experienced Leader<br />
in 2014.<br />
• • •<br />
Tanvira Alam, DO<br />
has joined the practice<br />
of obstetrics and<br />
gynecology at the<br />
SSM Health Medical<br />
Group’s O’Fallon<br />
location. Alam also<br />
will be seeing patients<br />
at SSM’s Lake Saint<br />
Alam<br />
Louis location. Alam is board certified in<br />
obstetrics and gynecology. She received<br />
her bachelor’s degree from Bangladesh<br />
Medical College and completed her medical<br />
education at the New York Institute of<br />
Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine.<br />
She completed her residency at NYU<br />
Lutheran Medical Center and is currently<br />
welcoming new patients.<br />
• • •<br />
The city of Saint Charles has hired<br />
Jim Wright as its public works director.<br />
Wright comes to Saint Charles from the<br />
Missouri Department of Transportation<br />
[MoDOT], where he most recently served<br />
as area engineer for St. Charles County.<br />
During his time at MoDOT, Wright<br />
worked with district and statewide planning<br />
staff to identify and prioritize area<br />
needs, as well as align the planning process<br />
with statewide goals and resources.<br />
Wright also served as the direct liaison<br />
for media, civic groups, business leaders<br />
and the general public, as well as federal,<br />
state and local officials. Wright received<br />
his Bachelor of Science degree in civil<br />
engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla.<br />
• • •<br />
The Saint Louis Zoo Association has<br />
elected its new officers and members,<br />
including Joseph T. Ambrose, vice<br />
chairman of First Bank as president of<br />
the Association; John R. Sondag, president<br />
of AT&T Missouri as vice president;<br />
Barbara J. Wilson, director of financial<br />
operations for Boeing Defense Space<br />
& Security as treasurer; and Robert B.<br />
Smith, vice president of strategic business<br />
development at Ascension as secretary.<br />
New board members include Mary<br />
Campbell, assistant vice chancellor for<br />
real estate at Washington University<br />
in St. Louis; community leader Karen<br />
Condie; Mary Elizabeth Coleman,<br />
CEO of Tucker Allen; Caryl Flannery,<br />
staff vice president in human resources<br />
at Centene Corporation; Pamela Glaser,<br />
first vice president/investments at The<br />
Private Wealth Management Group-<br />
Stifel; Ken Hannah, chief financial<br />
officer of Caleres; Michael Hickey,<br />
member, intellectual property at Lewis<br />
Rice LLC; Edward E. “Ed” Hightower,<br />
Ph.D., retired superintendent, Edwardsville<br />
School District 7; Jim Mazzio, vice<br />
president of central U.S. sales at World<br />
Wide Technology; John Meara, cofounder<br />
of Argent Capital Management;<br />
Julia Mize, beer category + community<br />
vice president at Anheuser-Busch-Inbev;<br />
Stephen Reese, continuous improvement<br />
executive at U.S. Bank; William<br />
“Bill” Schmidt, general partner, Cultivation<br />
Capital; Michael D. Shonrock,<br />
system president, Lindenwood University;<br />
Ashish Sinha, chief technology<br />
officer of operations at MasterCard;<br />
Maria Teresa Tersigni-Tarrant, Ph.D.,<br />
director of morgue and human anatomy<br />
laboratory operations at Saint Louis University;<br />
and Jimmy Williams, owner of<br />
Estel Foods, Inc.<br />
EVENTS AND NETWORKING<br />
A ribbon cutting ceremony and open<br />
house takes place on Friday, Jan. 27 from<br />
3:30-4:30 p.m. at Advanced Orthopedic<br />
Solutions, 8633 Mexico Road in O’Fallon.<br />
The public is welcome to attend. Contact<br />
Sara Henderson at (636) 240-1818 for<br />
more information.<br />
• • •<br />
Lunch and Leads, a new group<br />
sponsored by the Western St. Charles<br />
Chamber of Commerce, meets on the<br />
last Monday of each month from noon-1<br />
p.m. at Sunny Street Cafe, 1814 Wentzville<br />
Parkway. Each event focuses on<br />
connecting interested members and nonmembers<br />
with business leads. There is<br />
no fee to attend; individuals pay for their<br />
own lunches.<br />
• • •<br />
The next Connect @ Lunch, sponsored<br />
by the O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce &<br />
Industries, is on Wednesday, Feb. 1 from<br />
noon-1 p.m. Chamber members, contact<br />
Erin Williams at (636) 240-1818 for location<br />
information and details.<br />
• • •<br />
The Greater St. Charles Chamber of<br />
Commerce hosts a Lunch with Leaders<br />
event on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 11 a.m.-1<br />
p.m. at the J. Scheidegger Center for the<br />
Arts, 2300 W. Clay Street in St. Charles.<br />
Joe Reagan, president & CEO at St. Louis<br />
Regional Chamber, gives the keynote<br />
address and discusses regional issues. For<br />
more information, contact Lori Tainter<br />
at lori@gstccc.com. The cost is $30 for<br />
members [register early to receive an<br />
additional $5 early registration discount],<br />
$35 for guests.<br />
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ARTS<br />
The O’Fallon Photo Club’s 20<strong>17</strong> photo<br />
exhibit is open through Feb. <strong>17</strong> at Renaud<br />
Spirit Center (RSC), 2650 Tri Sports Circle,<br />
O’Fallon. The show represents clubs members’<br />
work over the past year.<br />
• • •<br />
The Saturday Art Club is from 1-3 p.m.<br />
on Saturdays through March 4 at Foundry<br />
Art Centre, 520 N. Main Center in St.<br />
Charles. The Saturday Art Club is a sevenweek<br />
program where children learn about<br />
famous artists, art movements and create<br />
works of art inspired by them. Mediums<br />
covered include ceramics, drawing, painting,<br />
sculpture and mixed media. To register,<br />
visit www.foundryartcentre.org.<br />
BENEFITS<br />
The Academy of the Sacred Heart<br />
Trivia Night at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan.<br />
28 at 619 N. Second St. in St. Charles.<br />
The theme is 1920s, and features a table<br />
decoration and dress-up contest. Tables of<br />
eight and individual tickets available. Beer,<br />
soda, and water provided. Sign up online<br />
at www.ash1818.org/main/trivia-nightsignup.<br />
For more information, call (636)<br />
946-5632.<br />
• • •<br />
C.O.P.S Camp Trivia Night Fundraiser<br />
is at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11<br />
at Memorial Hall in Blanchette Park, 1900<br />
W. Randolph St. in St. Charles. Must be<br />
21 and up to attend. All proceeds benefit<br />
C.O.P.S. Camp, which provides children<br />
the opportunity to learn about the duties<br />
of First Responders. To register, visit www.<br />
stcharlesparks.com or call (636) 949-3372.<br />
FAMILY & KIDS<br />
The Fete de Glace Festival of Ice<br />
is from 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Saturday,<br />
Jan. 28 at 100 N. Main St. in Saint<br />
Charles. North Main Street Ice Carvers<br />
[individuals & teams] bring the art of ice<br />
carving to life with chainsaws, chisels,<br />
grinders, knives and cold spray. Visit<br />
shops and enjoy lunch at the various<br />
restaurants. For more information, visit<br />
www.historicstcharles.com.<br />
• • •<br />
Motorcycles on Ice is at 6:30 p.m. on<br />
Saturday, Jan. 28 at The Family Arena,<br />
2002 Arena Parkway in St. Charles. Speedway<br />
bikes and quads are modified and<br />
compete on an indoor ice arena. For tickets,<br />
visit www.familyarena.com.<br />
• • •<br />
A Daddy-Daughter Sweetheart Dance<br />
is from 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4<br />
at Civic Annex, 410 East Elm Street [off<br />
Sonderen] in O’Fallon. Music, dinner<br />
and dancing are featured. Formal dress is<br />
required. Tickets will be available through<br />
Thursday, Jan. 19 or until the dance is full.<br />
Register online at www.ofallon.mo.us/<br />
parks&rec or call (636) 474-2732.<br />
• • •<br />
Celebrate Winter Trails is from 1-3<br />
p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Broemmelsiek<br />
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shoes for a stroll through Broemmelsiek<br />
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a two-night stay at a camp site in the park.<br />
Participants must be present to win. For<br />
more information, call (636) 949-7535 or<br />
visit www.stccparks.org.<br />
• • •<br />
A Father & Daughter Sweetheart<br />
Dance is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday,<br />
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Center, 10604 Veterans Memorial Pkwy.<br />
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complete with dinner and dessert, a live<br />
D.J., balloon artist and a complementary<br />
photograph. This event is designed for<br />
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Pre-registration is required and ends<br />
Sunday, Feb. 5, or when all spots are<br />
filled. Register at www.lakesaintlouis.<br />
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• • •<br />
“Lila, Life of a Missouri Slave” is from<br />
noon-5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 12 and March<br />
12 at Historic Daniel Boone Home at Lindenwood<br />
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performance by Angela da Silva is at 1:15<br />
and 3:15 p.m. each day. Guests also may<br />
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compelling stories. Call (636) 798-2005 or<br />
visit www.stccparks.org for details.<br />
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A Winter Dance Concert is at 7:30 p.m.<br />
from Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 9-11 and at<br />
2 p.m. on Feb. 11 at Lindenwood University,<br />
209 S. Kingshighway in St. Charles.<br />
Student and faculty choreographers present<br />
innovative and unique works developed<br />
and adapted all from the mind of the<br />
individual artist. For tickets or more information,<br />
visit www.lindenwood.edu.<br />
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A Board Game and Card Game Meet-<br />
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bring their favorite games and a limited<br />
game library of the latest games and some<br />
treasured classics will also be available for<br />
use. Dungeons & Dragons groups are welcome,<br />
but must call ahead to reserve a quieter<br />
space to have their session. The entry<br />
fee is $10 and includes complimentary<br />
drinks and snacks throughout the event.<br />
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• • •<br />
A Severe Storm Spotter Class is from 8<br />
a.m.-noon on Saturday, Feb. 4 at St. Peters<br />
Justice Center, 1020 Grand Teton in St.<br />
Peters. The purpose of this class is to train<br />
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• • •<br />
Valentine’s Day with Shirley Temple is<br />
from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at St.<br />
Peters Cultural Arts Centre, One St. Peters<br />
Centre Blvd. The Time for Tea speaker<br />
series returns to the St. Peters Cultural Arts<br />
Centre with Emmy-Award winning voice<br />
talent and professional actor, Mary Saputo.<br />
Those attending are encouraged to bring<br />
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at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre or by<br />
phone at (636) 397-6903, ext. 1624.<br />
• • •<br />
The 18th annual Crazy Bowl is at 6:30<br />
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is at 5:30 p.m. For reservations or<br />
more information, call (636) 441-0329 or<br />
(636) 940-3333, ext. 240.<br />
• • •<br />
A Day Trip to Explore Various Religions<br />
is from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, Feb.<br />
24. Participants meet at the west parking<br />
lot of St. Peters City Hall, One St. Peters<br />
Centre Blvd. The cost is $79 per person<br />
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- kitchen & bath, plumbing,<br />
electrical, carpentry. 24HR<br />
Emergency Service. Commercial<br />
and Residential. Discount for<br />
Seniors/Veterans. 636-541-9432<br />
AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY<br />
Wood Flooring, Kitchen Remodeling,<br />
Countertops, Cabinets, Crown<br />
Molding, Trim, Framing, Basement<br />
Finishing, Custom Decks,<br />
Doors, Windows. Free estimates!<br />
Anything inside & out!<br />
Call Joe 636-699-8316<br />
LANDSCAPING<br />
LEAF REMOVAL<br />
• Tree & Bush Removal • Mulch & Rock<br />
• Retaining Walls • Drainage<br />
• Paver Patios • Fire Pits • Walkways<br />
BRUCE & SON<br />
636-322-9011<br />
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PAINTING<br />
PAINTER<br />
DAN VOLLMER<br />
• I AM INCORPORATED INC. •<br />
INTERIOR SPECIAL 2015<br />
$75 Per Avg. Rm Size<br />
(12'x12' Walls 3 Room Minimum)<br />
FOR 35 YEARS<br />
FREE ESTIMATES: CALL DAN<br />
(636) 265-0739<br />
exterior painting!<br />
ADVANTAGE<br />
PAINTING CO.<br />
Interior &<br />
Exterior Painting<br />
Drywall Repair • Taping<br />
Powerwashing • Wallpaper Stripping<br />
Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates<br />
636.262.5124<br />
INSURED<br />
MENTION AD & RECEIVE 10% OFF<br />
PLUMBING<br />
• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING •<br />
Good Prices! Basement<br />
bathrooms, small repairs & code<br />
violations repaired. Fast Service.<br />
Certified, licensed plumber - MBC<br />
Plumbing - Call or text anytime:<br />
314-409-5051<br />
ST. JUDE NOVENA<br />
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus<br />
be adored, glorified, loved and<br />
preserved throughout the world<br />
now and forever. Sacred Heart of<br />
Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude, Worker<br />
of Miracles, pray for us. St. Jude,<br />
Help for the Hopeless, pray for us.<br />
Say prayer 9 times a day; by the<br />
8th day prayer will be answered.<br />
Say it for nine days, then publish.<br />
It has never been known to fail.<br />
Thank you, St. Jude. –NAN<br />
WATERPROOFING<br />
TOP NOTCH Waterproofing &<br />
Foundation Repair LLC<br />
Cracks, sub-pump systems, structural<br />
& concrete repairs. Exterior<br />
drainage correction. Serving Missouri<br />
for 15 years. Finally, a contractor<br />
who is honest & leaves the<br />
job site clean. Lifetime Warranties.<br />
Free Estimate 636-281-6982<br />
We’re the place to check out first.<br />
MID RIVERS<br />
H O M E P A G E S<br />
636.591.0010<br />
Looking for Hispanic speaking<br />
people with leadership qualities to<br />
expand a St. Louis based company.<br />
Call for appt only. All questions will<br />
be addressed on the appt.<br />
Call 800.478.7441<br />
MID-RIVERS<br />
CLASSIFIEDS WORK!<br />
636.591.0010<br />
WEDDING SERVICES<br />
Marriage Ceremonies<br />
Full Service Ministry ~ Any time, Anywhere<br />
314-703-7456
NEW YEAR’S<br />
EDWARDSVILLE<br />
1508 Troy Road<br />
(618) 307-1047<br />
LADUE (Ladue Crossing)<br />
8857C Ladue Rd.<br />
(314) 561-4059<br />
O’FALLON, MO<br />
1301 Highway K<br />
(636) 542-9997<br />
FLORISSANT<br />
132<strong>25</strong> New Halls Ferry Rd.<br />
(314) 831-8900<br />
SHREWSBURY<br />
7576 Watson Rd.<br />
(314) 373-4585<br />
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS<br />
6108 N. Illinois (159)<br />
(618) 624-5200<br />
ARNOLD<br />
884 Arnold Commons Dr.<br />
(636) 321-2621<br />
BRIDGETON<br />
12100 St. Charles Rock<br />
Rd. (314) 209-9099<br />
WENTZVILLE<br />
1215 Wentzville Pkwy.<br />
(636) 856-2334<br />
SOUTH COUNTY - MEHLVILLE<br />
3<strong>17</strong>7 Lemay Ferry Rd.<br />
(314) 892-1001<br />
WEST COUNTY - ELLISVILLE<br />
15599 Manchester Rd.<br />
(636) 391-5444<br />
KIRKWOOD<br />
10821 Manchester Rd.<br />
(314) 822-26<strong>17</strong><br />
ST. PETERS<br />
4484 S. St. Peters Pkwy.<br />
(636) 928-7999<br />
FENTON<br />
72 Fenton Plaza<br />
(636) 496-6005<br />
www.thebedroomstore.com • All of our showrooms are open from 10:00 am to 8:00 pm Monday through Saturday and from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Sunday.
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