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The real lessons of 

Middlebury College 

[Editor’s note: This is a bonus column, 

released by Thomas Sowell on March 13] 

Many people seem shocked at the 

recent savagery of a mob of students at 

Middlebury College, who rioted to prevent 

Charles Murray from addressing a student 

group who had invited him to speak. They 

also inflicted injuries requiring hospitalization 

on a woman from the faculty who was 

with him. 

Where have all these shocked people 

been all these years? What happened at 

Middlebury College has been happening 

for decades, all across the country, from 

Berkeley to Harvard. Moreover, even critics 

of the Middlebury College rioters betray 

some of the same irresponsible mindset as 

that of the young rioters. 

The moral dry rot in academia – and 

beyond – goes far deeper than student 

storm troopers at one college. 

Frank Bruni of the New York Times, for 

example, while criticizing the rioters, lent 

credence to the claim that Charles Murray 

was “a white nationalist.” Similar – and 

worse – things have been said, in supposedly 

reputable publications, by people who 

could not cite one statement from any of 

Dr. Murray’s books that bears any resemblance 

to their smears. 

Academia, however, is ground zero in 

the war against people whose ideas go 

against the current political correctness. 

The virtual monopoly of the political left, 

on campuses across the country, allows all 

sorts of things to be attributed to people the 

left disagrees with, irrespective of whether 

those people have ever said anything 

resembling what they are alleged to have 

said. 

The professors don’t usually riot against 

people whose ideas they disagree with, 

because they can just dismiss those ideas, 

with some characterization that there is no 

one on hand to challenge. 

Professor William Julius Wilson of Harvard, 

for example, said of Justice Clarence 

Thomas, “He’ll say he pulled himself up by 

his own bootstraps. I say I was in the right 

place at the right time.” 

Just where did Justice Thomas say that 

he pulled himself up by his own bootstraps? 

The central theme of his autobiography, 

titled “My Grandfather’s Son,” credits the 

wisdom of the grandfather who raised him 

as what saved him. 

Nuns who taught him in school were 

brought to Washington, at his expense, to 

be present to see him sworn in as a Justice 

of the Supreme Court, to see that their dedicated 

efforts on his behalf had not been in 

vain. 

But has anyone ever asked Professor 

Wilson on just what he based his claim 

about Justice Thomas? The central tragedy 

of academia today is that you don’t have to 

have anything on which to base dismissals 

of people and ideas you disagree with. 

This attitude is not unique to William 

Julius Wilson or to Harvard. On the west 

coast, Professor Lanny Ebenstein of the 

University of California at Santa Barbara 

has included economists Stephen Moore 

and Walter Williams, as well as television 

host John Stossel, among those “committed 

to the welfare of the top few.” 

Professor Ebenstein has every right to 

disagree with these individuals on economic 

or other issues. But that is very 

different from attributing to them a commitment 

to “the welfare of the top few.” 

It so happens that I have read books by 

all three, without finding any preoccupation 

with the welfare of the affluent or the 

rich. I have known Walter Williams for 

more than 40 years. When we both lived 

on the east coast, we and our wives often 

met socially. 

In all that time, neither in public nor in 

private did I ever hear Walter Williams 

express the slightest concern for the welfare 

of the affluent or the rich. Innumerable 

times I heard him focus his concern on the 

well-being of people like himself, from a 

poverty background. That concern was 

also expressed in deeds as well as words. 

But who is going to ask Professor Ebenstein 

to cite the basis for his claim? 

Why should we expect students to welcome 

debate about differences of opinion, 

when so many of their professors seem 

to think cheap shot dismissals are all you 

need? Lacking their professors’ verbal 

dexterity or aura of authority, students use 

cruder methods of dismissing things they 

disagree with. 

So long as academia talks demographic 

“diversity” and practices groupthink when 

it comes to ideas, we have little reason to 

expect better of student mobs that riot with 

impunity. 

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RE-ELECT 

BOB NATION 

Mayor of Chesterfield 

Tuesday, April 4 

Testified before House and Senate, resulting in successful tax pool 

legislation, increasing our city’s revenue by about $280,000 annually 

- no tax increase. 

Fought for residents around River Valley, Schoettler & Wild Horse 

Creek Roads. 

Ended property tax one year early, saving Chesterfield property 

owners $1,000,000. 

Achieved $900,000 budget reduction this year. 

Cast tie-breaking vote to end secrecy and expose wasteful spending 

on useless vacant lot. The record shows Bob opposed this bad lease 

option from the beginning. 

Restored integrity and respect to City Hall.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

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Regarding ‘Ignoring 

the Salt Grains’ 

To the Editor: 

Charles Bolinger wrote an interesting 

article about online genealogy search in the 

March 8 issue of West Newsmagazine. 

In addition to Ancestry.com, he noted 

several other places to begin doing genealogy 

research. However, he failed to mention 

the services of the Mormon [LDS Church] 

family history centers. There are two in St. 

Louis County, one at 10445 Clayton Road 

and the other at 6386 Howdershell Road. 

Everyone is welcome at these centers and 

you can access the immense amount of genealogy 

information the church has collected 

from everywhere on the earth. There are 

usually people there who can help you. For 

example, one of the staff volunteers helped 

me learn how to decipher old German script 

handwriting. In addition, the LDS Church 

has a website [familysearch.org] that is very 

useful. 

Ralph Fluchel 

• • • 


So enjoyed reading Charles Bolinger’s 

“Ignoring the Salt Grains” cover story about 

his online genealogy search efforts! Not only 

is his own family story quite interesting but 

he very cogently outlined the time-consuming 

process and frequent obstacles we family 

historians must endure to achieve our results. 

As a long-time Ancestry.com member, an 

enthusiastic fan of the TV series “Who do 

you think you are?” [among others], and one 

who also has taken the Ancestry DNA test, I 

continue to dig deeper into various resources 

for my own research. However, being somewhat 

new to the St. Louis area, I’d like to 

express my appreciation to Mr. Bolinger for 

his tips on the local National Archives, the St. 

Louis Genealogical Society and our own St. 

Louis County Library. 

Researching one’s family history is such 

a fascinating and rewarding voyage, albeit 

frustrating and difficult at times! 

Other Ancestry members have assisted 

me in researching both the Irish and Polish 

sides of my family tree: We can now fill in 

our Irish line back to 1798 and our Polish 

branches going back to the early 1700s. I 

also hope to do more research on my former 

brother-in-law’s Russian tree, which now 

rolls back to the mid-1800s. 

Genealogy research/interest can also 

propel us to explore the foreign lands of 

our ancestors. My younger sister and two 

of my cousins joined me on a “roots trip” to 

Poland several years ago, which turned out 

to be a colorful, fascinating adventure. We 

even connected with a second cousin, who 

has now passed on, but with whose granddaughter 

I still maintain contact! To walk the 

land your ancestors walked, to see some of 

the scenes/sights they also experienced and 

to learn details about their lives is a truly special 

gift. This knowledge expands our sense 

of self as just one tiny link in a long line of 

family. 

For those of us descended from immigrants, 

we learn a better appreciation and 

understanding of the hardships and obstacles 

that our ancestors overcame to give us the 

life we perhaps take for granted here in the 

U.S. 

We can view ourselves much clearer, or 

perhaps in a whole different light, when we 

learn the secrets of our DNA – where we are 

from, what traits we’ve inherited, both physical 

and emotional. 

I so wish I could inspire the younger members 

of my family to become more involved 

in this endeavor, because we seniors won’t 

be around when they finally have time/interest 

in raising questions. However, I’m well 

aware of the daily burdens of work/familychildren/home 

that leave them no time to 

explore this exciting avenue. Thus, my sincere 

hope is that the many years of research 

I’m contributing, and the family research I’m 

compiling, will be held as a valuable gift for 

future generations of my family and which 

will one day answer some of the questions 

they or their descendants might have. 

Many thanks again to Charles Bolinger for 

his time, efforts and very interesting story – 

and to West Newsmagazine for publishing it! 

Any chance we could have a regular 

genealogical column in the West Newmagazine 

going forward? This is a hobby that has 

grown exponentially here in the U.S. and I’m 

sure many other St. Louisans share our interest. 

I nominate Mr. Bolinger to author such a 

column. He writes with quiet enthusiasm and 

conveys information so very clearly! 

Jane Killeen 

Regarding Dennis Prager 


Three, long editorial letters in the March 

8 edition of West Newsmagazine objected to 

Dennis Prager’s Feb. 22 column, “Note to 

the left: Four years ago, conservatives were 

just as depressed.” 

Many of us across the nation were apprehensive 

about Obama’s 2008 speech to 

“Transform America,” eight days before the 

election. In the 2012 re-election, we were 

shell-shocked, nauseated and felt like a 

ramrod had been pushed through our guts. 

Four months after the 2016 election, Prager’s 

article is the first I’ve read expressing our 

feelings so clearly. 

There’s no constitutional presidential 

popular vote, for small towns would have 

no voice with big cities. Trump’s campaign 

strategy was to win the electoral vote by a 

healthy margin. We need a president to make 

America great, work and safe again. 

Trump voters have been silenced: cars 

torched if it has his sticker on it; property 

vandalized if there is a sign in window or 

yard; people beaten or hair set on fire. Not to 

mention, destructive riots, amped up by paid 

professional protesters, all over the land. 

The past president orchestrated our police 

to be fearful and avoid the very neighborhoods 

that most need their services. He 

created wide divides by slicing and dicing 

Americans by race, religion, profession, economics 

and politics as he cool-jammed with 

Hollywood elite. 

If you want to read only your side, pay 

for the progressive St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

This community is over 85 percent registered 

Republicans, and we appreciate this no-cost 

West Newsmagazine. 

Marjie Saiter 

• • • 


I would like to thank those who took the 

time to write letters expressing their angst 

over Dennis Prager’s recent article, which 

could be summarized as “Grow up, progressives.” 

We now know who you are and we 

now know we would never, ever trust any of 

you to babysit our children. 

B. Hall 

Calling on Rep. Ann Wagner 


I am getting tired of Rep. Ann Wagner’s 

cold shoulder. I have called many times, 

asking Ann to hold a town hall. She has 

refused. On Thursday, March 16, I asked her 

staffer one more time to hold an in-person 

town hall. I referenced the March 7 St. Louis 

Post Dispatch article, “Wagner Ponders Tele- 

Town Hall after Constituents Complain,” 

and asked to be included in the call. 

Imagine my surprise when the Tele-Town 

Hall took place that very evening. The staffer 

never mentioned it despite the fact that I specifically 

asked to be included. 

Those who managed to be included took 

detailed notes and reported that the questions 

chosen by the staffers were setups for Wagner 

to repeat well-prepared talking points. There 

was no dialogue, no follow up. 

This is not democracy, Ann. Town halls 

are not staged events for you to avoid the 

hard questions. They are an opportunity for 

you to listen more than talk and to learn what 

your constituents care about. 

Furthermore, Ann, as a person of faith, it 

is your job to model Christian values. Jesus 

never avoided the people and neither should 

you. It’s time to stop avoiding those you 

work for. It’s time for an in-person town hall. 

Do your job. 

Rev. Krista Taves 

An open letter to 

President Trump 


Mr. President, I am the son of a simple coal 

miner, but the solution is so very clear to see. 

Here is my five-point plan: 

1. Secure the border by any means necessary. 

2. Immediately install e-verify and make it 

a felony for anyone to hire an illegal. 

3. Immediately make it a felony to provide 

government services to an illegal, any service. 

4. Screen all parents of U.S. citizens for 

criminal activity and give permanent status 

to live and work here provided they are, and 

remain, a person with a clean criminal record. 

Give these people two years to obtain their 

permanent status. 

5. Make it illegal to send money out of the 

country by anyone that cannot prove their 

right to be here. 

There is no argument of merit from any 

side that would make sense. This plan brings 

these people into the light to become productive 

members of our society. Those who do 

not qualify will be forced to leave because 

of their inability to work or be deported for 

criminal activity. 

Emil DeLuca 

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EDITORIAL 

Hope springs eternal 

This is the best time of year. 

No freakish spring storm or daylight 

saving-driven sleep deprivation 

can change this simple truth: Baseball 

Season is here. 

In 1870, the Chicago White Stockings 

and the Cincinnati Red Stockings 

held the first organized spring baseball 

camps in the warm clime of New 

Orleans. Spring training has been with 

us for the 147 years since. [As an aside, 

it is a crime that we ever changed the 

phrase “Stockings” to “Sox.” What, 

did they have trouble buying a proper 

URL? “Stockings” sounds so much 

more, well, baseball.] 

Sports have the unique ability to be 

distinctly of a certain time and place, 

inseparable from history and geography. 

Jack Buck reading his poem 

after the 9/11 attacks. Curt Flood suing 

for free agency as a result of the civil 

uprisings of the 1960s. All-time greats 

like Stan Musial and Ted Williams 

setting their careers aside to serve in 

World War II. 

Perhaps not quite as dramatic as 

those examples, but St. Louis in 2017 

certainly feels like it needs a baseball 

intervention. 

We scuffle our feet and gaze downward 

to our shoelaces to avoid political 

discourse, but we can speak for hours 

about Yadier Molina as one of the 10 

[five?] greatest catchers of all-time. 

When Jeff Fisher was fired as head 

coach of the team formerly known as 

the St. Louis Rams, we chuckled and 

sighed and changed the topic. Yet, 

when the topic of Cardinals skipper 

Mike Matheny is broached, we filibuster 

and debate decisions he made in 

the fifth inning of Game 104 and the 

role that he played in missing the 2016 

Postseason. 

Interstate 270 stands like some sort 

of precursor to Trump’s border wall. 

Those living to the east of the outer 

belt are distinctly divided from those 

living to its west, but when we speak 

of the Redbirds, we are bonded; when 

we share disdain for the Cubs, we are 

brothers and sisters. 

Togetherness seems elusive these 

days. American humanity now features 

a schism, whatever its cause. 

Those who love President Trump and 

those who don’t; those who understand 

Snapchat and those who don’t; those 

who communicate using emojis and 

those who are, you know, reasonable. 

We are a nation separated into varying 

categories of “those who.” But in 

this time and in this place, there is no 

“those who” surrounding the Redbirds. 

We are a single nation; e pluribus Cardinals 

Nation. 

Our season preview begins on page 

25 of this issue, so please enjoy all of 

our Cardinal content. We predict that 

the Redbirds will win 90-plus games. 

We predict that Kolten Wong will 

remain a lightning rod for secondguessing 

but will start 150 games this 

year. We predict that Carlos Martinez 

will be the most fun pitcher to watch 

since Joaquin Andujar. We predict 

Wainwright will get back to being 

Wainwright and Yadi will continue to 

be Yadi. We predict a breakout season 

for Randal Grichuk and a bounce-back 

season for Trevor Rosenthal. 

Mostly though, we predict that 

neighbors can stop ducking into the 

house to avoid neighbors. We predict 

that a person who lives east of I-270 

can sit next to a person who lives west 

of I-270 in section 364 of Busch Stadium 

and high-five when Stephen Piscotty 

ropes a double into the right field 

gap. 

We predict that this is the best time 

of year, based on 147 years of history 

and hope. Happy March, everybody. 

Baseball season is here. 

IN QUOTES 

“The administration’s 

budget isn’t going to 

be the budget. We do 

the budget here. The 

administration makes 

recommendations but 

Congress does budgets.” 

– Sen. Marco Rubio on 

President Trump’s budget. 

“Also, people will give 

the pizza delivery or 

plumbing or electrical 

guy the gate code, so 

where’s the security?” 

– John Gragnani, on allowing 

gates in Wildwood 

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Officer Denise Keller recommended the 

2-percent figure, noting the city has a pay 

plan in which salary ranges are set at the 70th 

percentile of those in similar communities in 

the area. Employees’ salaries regularly are 

brought up to the new minimums for their 

respective ranges, a move that can exceed the 

amount of merit increases, she said. 

Keller added that city management 

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staff on an ongoing basis and wants to keep 

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BALLWIN 

Groundbreaking set 

for Flamion home 

A groundbreaking for the new home 

being built for Ballwin Police Officer 

Michael Flamion will be held at 10 a.m. on 

Tuesday, March 21. 

The ceremony will be at the homesite on 

the southwest corner of Holloway Road 

and Stoddards Mill Drive, one block west 

of the Ballwin Police Station and Municipal 

Court. 

A house previously located on the property 

has been demolished to make room 

for the new “smart home,” designed and 

equipped to accommodate Flamion’s 

needs. The officer was shot and paralyzed 

from the neck down during a traffic stop on 

New Ballwin Road last July. 

The Gary Sinise Foundation announced 

Construction equipment on the 

site of the future “smart home” 

of Officer Michael Flamion and 

his wife, Sarah. 

plans to build the home for Flamion last 

year as part of its efforts to help veterans 

and first responders seriously wounded in 

the line of duty. The residence will be the 

first in the nation the Foundation has built 

for a police officer or other first responder. 

The Foundation bears the name of its 

founder, the acclaimed movie and television 

actor best known for his role as 

Lt. Dan in the Academy Award-winning 

movie “Forrest Gump.” 

Sinise is not expected to attend the 

groundbreaking. In a telephone interview 

with West Newsmagazine last year, the 

actor said he prefers to remain out of the 

spotlight during such events so that it 

remains where it belongs – on the veteran 

or first responder who has sacrificed for 

others. 

Ballwin City Administrator Eric Hanson 

told the city’s Board of Aldermen and 

others at the board’s March 13 meeting 

that he expects a large turnout of Flamion 

family members and friends, representatives 

from first responder organizations, 

Sinise Foundation officials and local government 

leaders. 

Jim Shubert, a Clarkson Valley resident 

and local businessman, serves on the 

Sinise Foundation’s Board of Directors 

and has been active in coordinating efforts 

for Flamion’s new home. 

Employees wage hike approved 

The city of Ballwin has settled on a 

2-percent salary increase for its employees, 

effective April 1. 

With no discussion, the Board of Aldermen 

at its March 13 meeting unanimously 

approved the boost as part of action on a 

number of consent issues, items the board 

approves as a group because they are 

included in an earlier-approved budget or 

in other ways are considered non-controversial. 

At a meeting two weeks earlier, the 

issue was the subject of some debate about 

whether the increase should be 2 percent 

as recommended by management or 3 percent 

as some aldermen recalled had been 

discussed during early budget planning 

sessions last fall. 

The board deferred action to provide 

more time to consider the matter. 

In a memo about the increase, Finance 

Dog park restriction 

concerns councilmember 

Among rules under discussion at the 

March 13 City Council meeting was one 

that bans children under 10 years of age 

from the fenced yard areas of the city’s 

dog park – a rule that concerns one councilmember. 

The city opened its one-acre dog park 

in October 2015 in the city’s Community 

Park at 2153 Hwy. 109. Memberships are 

limited to Wildwood residents, and, in 

2016, there were 317 households paying 

for annual memberships. So far in 2017, 

134 households have purchased a membership. 

The membership fee is $50 per year 

for up to three dogs in a household. 

Joe Vujnich, the city’s director of 

planning and parks, said the updated 

requirements had been reviewed by two 

veterinarians. The rules also have been discussed 

with the St. Louis Metro Area Dog 

Park Managers group, he said. 

However, Councilmember Sue Cullinane 

[Ward 3] said she’d been to the park, 

seen young children there and “there has 

been no problem.” 

But Vujnich said the city has concerns 

about the safety of children, especially 

around potentially large, unleashed animals. 

“This is a universal prohibition by 

regional dog park operators,” he said. 

Vujnich added there have been only a 

couple of incidents reported of aggressive 

dogs in the park, with one membership 

having been revoked.



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Parkway urges legislators to 

reject charter school expansion 

The Parkway School District Board 

of Education, on March 8, unanimously 

approved a resolution rejecting a charter 

school expansion statewide and urging 

legislators in the General Assembly to 

reject the expansion of charter schools in 

Missouri. 

The General Assembly is debating 

whether to expand charter schools across 

the state. 

Parkway officials said the district already 

provides innovative choice programs to 

students including experiential learning, 

career and technical education, virtual 

learning and personalized education, and 

strives to provide innovative educational 

experiences for students. 

“Charter schools would only serve to 

dilute these resources and opportunities for 

students in our community,” the resolution 

states. 

District officials added that, in 2016, 

less than 50 percent of the charter schools 

in Missouri met basic performance standards, 

while Parkway is a high-performing, 

accredited district with test scores in the 

top 10 percent in Missouri. Charter schools 

are classified as public schools and funded 

by state and local taxpayers but are governed 

by unelected boards. 

“If the General Assembly allows charter 

schools to expand into our school district, 

taxpayers in our community will not 

have a voice in whether a charter school is 

needed,” the resolution states. “If charter 

schools open, money will be removed from 

our classrooms due to increased overhead 

and operating costs. If only 300 students 

who reside in the Parkway community, 

regardless of whether they currently attend 

Parkway or not, enroll in a charter school, 

$3,594,500 or the equivalent of 50 teachers 

will be removed from Parkway classrooms.” 

District officials said that, since 1999, 21 

charter schools have failed in the St. Louis 

and Kansas City school districts, costing 

state and local taxpayers more than $620 

million. 

ST. LOUIS 

Veterans writing workshops, 

drama production scheduled 

The fourth annual Veterans Writing 

Workshops sponsored by the St. Louis 

Public Library and Missouri Humanities 

Council will begin in April at the Central 

Library, 1301 Olive St. in St. Louis. 

Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of 

America’s entrance into World War 1, the 

workshops are open to all veterans, active 

duty personnel and their family members. 

As part of the program, the library and 

Shakespeare St. Louis will host a production 

of “Cry Havoc,” which recently completed a 

six-week, off-Broadway run. Performances 

are scheduled for 1 p.m. on April 29 and 30 

in the Central Library auditorium. 

The one-person play introduces audiences 

to the Bard’s veterans and confronts 

the difficulties today’s soldiers face in 

leaving military service to rejoin the civilian 

world. In the play, Stephan Wolfert, 

a six-year Army veteran, examines his 

own experiences pre- and post-service in 

the lines of some of Shakespeare’s most 

famous speeches. 

Wolfert also will lead a workshop from 

10 a.m.-noon on April 29 designed to 

invigorate and reintegrate veterans through 

the performing arts. The class includes 

topics in body awareness, breath and voice 

work, guided journaling, resume building, 

nutrition and goal setting. 

Both Wolfert’s play and workshop are 

free and open to the public. 

The free writing workshop series will 

include two tracks, one for women and one 

for all veterans. 

The five women’s sessions will be held 

from 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Saturdays 

from April 1 through May 13, excluding 

April 15 and 29. Virginia Slachman, an 

award-winning poet, novelist and college 

professor will facilitate the workshop. 

The five sessions for all veterans will be 

held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays from 

May 27 through June 24. Kent Walker, a 

combat Army veteran who holds a master’s 

of fine arts degree in writing will head 

the classes. 

In addition, Ran Capps, executive director 

of the Veterans Writing Project based 

in Washington, D.C., will lead a two-day 

workshop from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on May 19 

and 20 titled “Writing War: A Guide to 

Telling Your Own Story.” 

Registration for the workshops can be 

done through the events section at slpl.org, 

by email at smorris@slpl.org or by calling 

(314) 539-0336. 

MISSOURI 

Career fair scheduled for 

military personnel, vets 

The 620th Combat Sustainment Support 

Battalion will hold a career fair on Sunday, 

April 2 at the Sgt. Mora Army Reserve 

Center in St. Charles. 

Vendor setup begins at 10 a.m. at the 

Center, located at 191 Soldier’s Drive, 

with the fair running from 11 a.m.-1:30 

p.m. Lunch will be provided free of charge 

to companies and organizations that preregister. 

A 30-minute training area tour 

also will be available. 

Those wanting more information 

should send an email by March 24 to 

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WEST NEWSMAGAZINE I NEWS I 13 

Residents seek, receive answers about upcoming Prop T 

By JESSICA MESZAROS 

The General Municipal Election on April 

4 is usually known as the time when local 

councilmembers, aldermen and mayors are 

elected to office. This year, it also will be 

an important day for parents and students 

in the Rockwood School District. 

District officials say Prop T [as in 

“Thrive”] would help fund major capital 

projects by allowing its Board of Education 

to issue general obligation bonds and 

borrow about $95.5 million to upgrade 

facilities without raising taxes, including 

new STEM spaces, a new Eureka elementary 

school and cycle maintenance until 

2024 or 2025. A four-sevenths [57.14 percent] 

majority is necessary for passage. 

According to the district’s website, Prop 

T would address class sizes and innovative 

learning, specifically: “building a 

new Eureka elementary school to address 

increased student enrollment; repurposing 

existing schools for early childhood 

education and RSD programs; adding 

classrooms to schools to address increased 

student enrollment; creating and equipping 

elementary innovative learning spaces to 

support Science, Technology, Engineering 

and Mathematics in the curriculum; 

completing the final phase of high school 

STEM lab renovations; and expanding the 

implementation of the one-to-one student/ 

Rockwood residents turn out at a district meeting to learn more about Prop T. 

technology program.” 

The district’s board voted unanimously to 

place Prop T on the April 4 ballot at its Jan. 

19 meeting. Soon after, Superintendent Dr. 

Eric Knost said he started getting questions. 

To answer some of those questions, Knost 

has been making the rounds of local meetings. 

A local action committee, Citizens for 

Better Rockwood Schools, also held two 

informational meetings on Feb. 22 and 23 

about the proposition. According to committee 

chairperson, Kary Bachert, about 20 

to 30 residents attended each meeting to 

ask questions and express opinions. 

“It was overwhelmingly supported by 

the people who attended the meetings,” 

Bachert said, of Prop T. She said certain 

elements like lowering class sizes and 

upgrading STEM spaces were especially 

well-received. 

“I think that keeping class sizes low, 

especially at the elementary level, really 

resonated with the patrons that were at 

the meetings,” Bachert said. “Patrons also 

liked the STEM additions. Even though it’s 

a tiny portion of the financial component, 

the parents that attended really appreciated 

that Rockwood is looking forward with 

being a leader in innovative classrooms.” 

Specific questions have been raised concerning 

the debt levy and overcrowded 

classrooms, especially as 2,300 new 

single-family homes are expected to be 

built within in the district, particularly in 

the Eureka quadrant, in the future. According 

to Knost, the new Eureka elementary 

school, proposed through Prop T, would 

help maintain lower class sizes without 

immediate redistricting. 

“Are we just talking about class sizes in 

Eureka?” Knost said. “No, we’re talking 

about class sizes all the way across the district 

because that’s a significant member of 

the students coming in. We would be running 

class sizes up if we weren’t building 

more spaces to house the students.” 

Knost said the proposition also would not 

increase the current debt service levy of 68 

cents per $100 assessed valuation. Real 

and personal property taxes would remain 

unchanged because the district has relied 

on the 68-cent levy to finance the capital 

outlay needs of the district and this bond 

issue. The existing tax rate is sufficient to 

pay the dues for future bonds and interest 

payments, Knost said. 

According to the superintendent, the 

district has an aggressive history in regard 

to paying off debt, expiring about $25 million 

in debt annually and a total of about 

$75 million in the past three years. The 

current goal for Prop T would be for the 

debt to be paid off in about 10 years. 

After the debt is paid off, the 68-cent 

levy would no longer be needed and the 

See PROP T, page 15 

Manchester board breaks its silence in salary debate 

BY BONNIE KRUEGER 

Since last September, the Manchester 

Board of Aldermen has silently listened to 

the many concerns and complaints brought 

forth by employees and residents regarding 

wages and benefits for the city’s 75 

employees. 

However, at the board meeting on March 

6, they broke their silence by reading a written 

statement, which was the culmination 

of emails between six aldermen. Aldermen 

John Diehl and Rich Baumann, both of 

Ward 3, abstained from contributing. 

Speaking as board president, Alderman 

Marilyn Ottenad [Ward 2] noted that the 

board values and respects the constructive 

comments and input received from the 

public during the two comment sessions 

held during its bimonthly meetings. 

“We continue to believe it is very important 

to hear from residents and take those 

viewpoints into account when conducting 

city business,” the statement read. “We feel 

it is important that the public know the rest 

of story, so to speak, since many of these 

factors are not really being presented in the 

comments so far on the salary issue.” 

According to the statement, the board 

requested staff salary recommendations 

from Finance Director Dave Tuberty, former 

City Administrator Andy Hixson and Mayor 

Dave Willson beginning in October 2015 

[with a second request in February 2016] in 

an attempt to rebalance the salary scale. The 

statement claims that those recommendations 

were never received. 

At the end of April 2016, a multi-city 

salary survey comprised of comparison 

charts of up to 10 different area municipalities 

was presented to the aldermen. An 

additional request for recommendations in 

May was made. Again, no recommendation 

for salary changes and adjustments 

were offered. 

Finally, in the cover letter that accompanied 

the 2017 budget proposal, dated 

Sept. 27, 2016, Hixson wrote: “While the 

city strives to provide the most competitive 

salary package for its employees, in order 

to accomplish the aforementioned goals, it 

is my opinion that 2017 is not an appropriate 

year to address salary adjustments.” 

Ottenad, reading from the prepared 

statement, said: “In light of this history of 

asking for a recommendation, receiving 

a recommendation and providing exactly 

what was asked for by the city staff, we 

are confounded by the ongoing derogatory 

remarks aimed at the board on this issue. 

That is not to say that something more may 

not need to be done. 

“However, we authorized everything on 

salaries and benefits that was asked of us 

by the city staff as a part of the budget this 

year, and yet, the innuendos, name calling 

and snarky comments continue meeting 

after meeting.” 

In the second portion of the statement, 

the board members addressed restructuring 

wages to a competitive “mid-range 

level,” which is estimated to have a cost 

of $650,000 in year one, plus the cost of 

matching and maintaining that increase in 

future years, including substantial health 

insurance increases. The board cited many 

concerns about appropriating those needed 

funds. 

“There has been a suggestion that we 

merely deplete our [general fund] reserves 

to immediately provide for this adjustment, 

but we cannot consider this magnitude of 

a salary adjustment in a vacuum,” Ottenad 

stated. “Depleting our reserves in one 

year without providing a long-term funding 

source is not realistic or financially 

prudent for the city, especially with other 

major ongoing expenditures that we have 

recently learned we will also have to cover 

in the coming months.” 

Those expenditures include $17,000 

recently approved for the costs associated 

with the new parks building currently under 

construction, which was not originally 

allocated to the project. The statement also 

cited recently discovered issues with the 

balcony and siding of The Lyceum building, 

which houses city hall. A financial cost 

to the city for remediation of those issues 

has not been assigned. 

Parks and Recreation Director Eileen 

Collins said she is frustrated by the prepared 

statement in light of what she said 

are “inaccuracies or exaggerations.” 

Collins indicated that the $17,000 

approved for the new parks building came 

See MANCHESTER, page 67

14 I NEWS I 



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end up needing to go into a nursing 

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found out that, in fact, they do work. 

When qualifying for Medicaid, 

you’re not supposed to have income in 

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from state to state, but in Missouri 

right now, it’s $834 per month for an 

individual and $1,129 for a couple. If 

you have less income than that, you 

are treated as “categorically needy.” 

These are the people you would 

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But there’s another category of 

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people who receive more than the 

threshold amount, but not enough 

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These are the “medically needy.” 

They have to “spend down” their 

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The other part of the qualification 

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Officials announced at the March 13 

Board of Aldermen meeting that 225 urban 

deer were culled as part of Town & Country’s 

annual deer management program in 

collaboration with White Buffalo, Inc. 

Following that announcement, Mayor 

Jon Dalton said that a new task force would 

be created to re-evaluate the city’s urban 

deer management program, which has 

been in place since 2009. The 2017 Deer 

Management Task Force appointments 

were unanimously approved by the city’s 

aldermen. Aldermen Lindsey Butler [Ward 

2] and Linda Rallo [Ward 4] were absent. 

The driving factor behind the task force 

is to combat the level of deer vehicle collisions. 

On its “deer management” webpage, 

the city reports a 32 percent reduction in 

crashes – from 90 crashes in 2015 to 61 

crashes in 2016. However, the same page 

also states, “On a related note, managing 

deer with vehicles is perhaps the most 

inhumane method for both the human and 

animal.” Creation of the task force also 

was in response to the “Vigil for the Deer 

of Town & Country” event held on the evening 

of Jan. 9. The vigil, organizers said, 

was in response to the city’s use of sharpshooting 

methods, resulting in the culling 

of about 1,200 deer and sterilization of 130 

does since 2009. 

“It is a continuing public health, safety 

and welfare concern in our city,” Dalton 

said. “It’s very important to me.” 

According to Dalton, experts from the 

Missouri Department of Conservation and 

other regional departments also will assist 

@WESTNEWSMAG 


Town & Country adopts new task 

force for deer management 

Deer vigil in Town & Country in January 

the task force as needed. 

Former alderman Barbara Ann Hughes 

and resident Doug Rushing will serve as 

co-chairs of the task force that also will 

include two representatives from each 

of the city’s four wards. Rosalie Trotta 

and Ron Burkhardt will represent Ward 

1, former aldermen Al Gerber [who also 

was part of the vigil] and Bob Tuckett will 

represent Ward 2, Dr. Nahid Hashemi and 

Glenn or Shawn Grow will represent Ward 

3, and Sue Blake and Tom Gura will represent 

Ward 4. According to Dalton, there 

was no negative feedback about any of the 

appointees prior to the aldermanic vote. 

Gerber said the task force is a mixture 

of pro- and anti-euthanasia advocates to 

create a balanced committee. “I have very 

high hopes,” he said. “After standing out 

in the cold that January evening protesting, 

we were very gratified to hear about the 

task force.” 

The task force will be responsible for 

analyzing the city’s deer management 

efforts since 2009 and making formal recommendations 

to the board in the coming 

months. 

CITY OF TWIN OAKS, MISSOURI 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Aldermen of the City of Twin Oaks will hold a public 

hearing on April 5, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be properly heard, at 

1393 Big Bend Road, Suite F, Twin Oaks, Missouri, 63021. Pursuant to the Section 400.320 of the 

Zoning Code of the City of Twin Oaks, theBoard of Aldermen will hear public comment and consider 

the following: 

• The Final Development Plan application on behalf of Regions Bank for a new bank at 1141 Meramec 

Station Road; and 

• The Final Deveopment Plan application on behalf of the City of Twin Oaks for a new Municipal 

Center at 1381 Big Bend Road. 

The hearing is open to the public and any person may attend and be heard. The proposed Final 

Development Plans are available for public inspection at Twin Oaks City Hall, 1393 Big Bend Road, 

Suite F, Twin Oaks, Missouri 63021 during normal business hours. Persons needing special assistance 

may contact Kathy Runge, City Administrator/Clerk at 636-225-7873 prior to the date of the hearing. 

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Kathy A. Runge, City Administrator/Clerk 

1393 Big Bend Road, Suite F, Twin Oaks, MO 63021 636-225-7873





Ellisville updates legislation to regulate ‘little libraries’ 

I NEWS I 15 


On March 15, the Ellisville City Council 

passed, on a 5-2 vote, a bill updating 

city regulations regarding outdoor book 

exchange boxes, otherwise known as “little 

libraries.” The boxes are exterior accessory 

structures that advocate the sharing and 

swapping of books and other reading materials 

among neighbors. 

The upgraded legislation states that all 

outdoor libraries cannot impede pedestrian 

circulation, cannot obstruct visibility 

at intersections and are limited in size to a 

maximum height of 6 feet 6 inches and a 

maximum width and depth of 3 feet. 

“They’re all customized,” said Ada Hood, 

director of planning and community development. 

“Some of them look like little 

houses or dollhouses. I’ve seen one that also 

looks like an old phone booth.” 

In terms of location, any and all exchange 

boxes must be located a minimum of 5 feet 

from any property line and will not be permitted 

in the public right-of-way or on any 

public property unless placed there by the 

property’s owner. In addition, each library 

also must be constructed in such a way that 

the contents are protected from the elements. 

Each library would have to comply with the 

city’s property maintenance code and protocol 

in regard to accessory structures on 

private properties. 

“[The boxes] have to be in good condition,” 

Hood said. “The covering has to be 

in good condition. If it’s stained, the stain 

needs to be in good condition. The paint 

needs to be in good condition.” 

In addition to feedback regarding the 

library size and maintenance, concerns 

about traffic and upkeep also were posed by 

some councilmembers. 

“I think it impedes traffic and you might 

have shoddy structures built all over the city, 

and we have a great library in the middle of 

our city,” Mayor Adam Paul said. “I think 

it’s cute and a great idea, but I think, at the 

end of the day, we’re going to have some 

weird structures.” 

Other members on the council saw the 

libraries as an opportunity for community 

bonding, especially in neighborhoods. 

“I think the way these little libraries are set 

up is to work in small communities,” Councilmember 

Mick Cahill [District 2] said. “So 

in some neighborhoods, you’ll have this set 

up so it’ll just be neighbors sharing books 

with each other.” 

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amount would drop to 14 cents for the 

remaining debt. Then, a tax transfer would 

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create a dedicated levy. 

“That way we won’t have to continue 

to ask for bond issues over time, they can 

take care of some of those cycle maintenance 

needs; new roofs, new carpeting, 

new HVAC, new tile,” Bachert said. “We 

can also take on some larger construction 

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Some residents also asked about the lack 

of STEM spaces for Eureka High from the 

previous bond issue not included in Prop 

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on those spaces remains postponed is 

because of Eureka’s ongoing flood recovery 

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changing floodplains in the community. 

“Instead of spending money on those 

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be a better use of taxpayer funds to wait 

instead of building those new STEM spaces 

and then moving them again,” Bachert said. 

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of positive support in the community, the 

district and Knost will continue to hold 

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By JIM ERICKSON 

After a lengthy discussion on how to balance 

efficiency and today’s marketplace 

realities with elected officials’ responsibilities 

for overseeing taxpayer funds, the 

Ballwin Board of Aldermen has decided 

to increase the amount of expenditures the 

city administrator and department heads 

can approve. 

The board’s finance and administration 

committee had debated the issue at an earlier 

session and had forwarded its recommendations 

to the full board for approval 

at its March 13 meeting. But it quickly 

became clear that the higher approval 

levels were going to face more scrutiny 

before final action was taken. 

There was no debate over raising department 

heads’ authority to approve expenditures 

for budgeted items from $1,000 

to $3,000. However, there was active discussion 

on raising the city administrator’s 

approval level from $7,500 to $15,000 and 

the cost threshold requiring advertising for 

bids. 

The original recommendation was that 

bids be sought on items costing $20,000 

or more instead of the current $10,000 

threshold. An issue in the debate was the 

cost of advertising for bids in publications 

of general circulation versus the effectiveness 

of unpaid notices in trade publications, 

similar announcements on the city’s website 

and sending information to individual 

vendors known to have an interest in providing 

various goods and services to the 

city. The latter much-less-costly methods 

have been as effective or more so than paid 

advertising, it was noted. 

Comments from Bob Jones, city attorney, 

appeared to help resolve the cost issue 

when he reminded the board that current 

requirements call for advertising in publications 

of general circulation in the area 

and/or relevant trade publications. 

“It doesn’t have to be both,” he said. 

Board consensus was the cost threshold 

for requiring formal bids should be kept at 

$10,000 while giving staff flexibility to use 

the most effective and efficient means for 

seeking the proposals. 

Aldermen expressed no concern about 

giving the city administrator greater 

authority to approve the purchase of budgeted 

items. Instead, comments focused 

more on citizens’ expectations of the oversight 

aldermen should exercise. 

However, Alderman Mark Stallman 

[Ward 2] observed that the higher approval 

authority applied only to items already 

authorized in the city’s budget and that 

anything not in the budget or over budget 

had to come before the board for approval 

anyway. 

Alderman Frank Fleming [Ward 3] 

reminded fellow board members that the 

recommendations for higher spending 

approval levels came after a survey of 

other communities asking what spending 

authority their city personnel had and that 

the Ballwin recommendations are not out 

of line. 

A motion to set the city administrator’s 

spending authority at $10,000 failed on a 

voice vote before a motion to go with the 

recommended $15,000 level was approved, 

although not unanimously. 

On a related matter, when only one provider 

is found able to supply a needed item 

or service, the board approved a change 

requiring that documentation justifying a 

sole source vendor be given to the board 

when the amount involved is within the city 

administrator’s $15,000 approval authority. 

Documentation on any sole source purchase 

higher than $15,000 automatically 

would go to the board. 

Jones was asked to draft legislation to 

implement the changes for approval at a 

City administrator Eric Hanson will have more 

spending authority under the new legislation. 

later meeting. 

In other action, the board approved earlier 

recommended changes in the city’s 

sewer lateral repair program. The new features 

include: 

• Soliciting bids for a sole source vendor 

who would handle all sewer lateral repairs 

under a two-year contract. The goal is to 

lower the average repair cost by assuring 

the selected firm that it will have all the 

work during the contract period. 

• Requiring a $150 user fee to be submitted 

when a residential property owner 

applies for the program. The fee will be 

returned if the application is not accepted. 

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Wildwood’s Lafayette Crossing subdivision’s gate 

debate could conclude with vote on March 27 

By MARY SHAPIRO 

Wildwood’s City Council voted 10-5 on 

March 13 to prepare legislation for a vote 

at its March 27 meeting to allow expanded 

use of security gates at the entrance to a 

subdivision, if the proposal meets certain 

conditions. 

Councilmembers Ray Manton [Ward 2], 

Sue Cullinane [Ward 3], Katie Dodwell 

[Ward 4], Debra Smith McCutchen [Ward 5] 

and Dave Bertolino [Ward 5] were opposed, 

while Greg Stine [Ward 7] was absent. 

After the effort failed [most recently in 

2014], residents of Lafayette Crossing 

subdivision, a six-lot subdivision off Hwy. 

109 near Lafayette High, once again have 

submitted a petition asking Wildwood to 

approve installation of security gates at the 

entrance to that community. 

The city now prohibits gated communities 

in all but a few limited circumstances, 

such as if a subdivision has two or fewer 

homes. 

In 2014, Lafayette Crossing subdivision 

residents asked for a change in laws to 

allow gated communities due to problems 

with unrestricted access to their properties 

off Hwy. 109. Some residents cited problems 

with trespassing, theft, vandalism and 

litter by those coming into their subdivision 

and advocated installation of gates. 

Features of proposed legislation at that 

time included provisions that gates would 

be considered only for those living on private 

streets; would have to be reviewed 

and approved by emergency service providers 

as well as the city’s Architectural 

Review Board; must be able to be opened 

in the event of a power failure; would have 

to be located at least 60 feet back from 

any adjacent, intersecting road; and must 

provide access to postal carriers, Rockwood 

School District buses, trash haulers, 

city workers and emergency providers. A 

minimum of 75 percent of lot owners with 

access through a gate also would have to 

approve each installation by adding their 

signatures to a petition. 

Those provisions also are to be in the 

new legislation. 

During a council work session on March 

13, Councilmember Larry McGowen 

[Ward 1] reiterated that residents of Lafayette 

Crossing, as well as Wardenburg 

Farms subdivision off Wild Horse Creek 

Road, have told him that security is an 

important factor in considering gates; both 

of those subdivisions are in Ward 1. 

“They’ve had property damage by unauthorized 

vehicles, such as tearing up yards 

on their private streets,” McGowen said. 

“These folks aren’t coming to us for any 

An example of a gates leading to a private neighborhood 

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reason other than trying to protect their 

homes and properties.” 

He said the 75 percent minimum 

approval needed from residents “is a bar 

set so high that I don’t think we’ll see a 

proliferation of gates – also, gates can be 

expensive to install and maintain.” 

“But this is a decision that ought to be 

left to the residents most affected by having 

entries off busy streets and who would be 

willing to put up with the in-and-out hassle 

of gates,” McGowen said. 

McGowen was not alone in his support 

of the property owners. Councilmembers 

Glen De Hart [Ward 1] Jeffrey 

Levitt [Ward 7] and Jerry Porter [Ward 6] 

also issued statements of support. Levitt 

pointed out that under the proposed legislation, 

first responders would have input 

on gates prior to approval and Porter 

insisted “this is nothing but a property 

rights issue.” 

“I’d like the council to be more accommodating 

and less dictatorial and understand 

that things can change in more than 

20 years [since the city was founded],” 

Porter said. 

But Bertolino said gated communities 

were not indicative of the “inclusiveness 

this city was founded on.” 

McCutchen called gates “a separation 

mechanism” when city goals have been 

to bring neighbors together, adding gates 

smack of “elitism.” 

“Anyone living near a high school knows 

kids will park on the streets, which is not 

an issue that warrants a gate, and anybody 

living off a main road knows there will be 

traffic in front of their street,” McCutchen 

said. “Seconds taken from emergency 

response because of taking time to open 

a gate could affect people’s health. And a 

fence would better protect a whole subdivision, 

if people are really worried about 

intruders.” 

She added that those moving to Wildwood 

should have known gates aren’t 

allowed “and those who want them need to 

go somewhere else.” 

“In this situation, crime and traffic are not 

the issue, and any allegations to the contrary 

should be substantiated and documented 

by an independent body, starting with our 

first responders,” Manton said. “This is not 

a property rights issue – it’s a traffic code 

issue. Further, where’s the public outcry? A 

handful of individuals, with developments 

relatively new to our community, shouldn’t 

have the right to request a change in an 

ordinance that affects the entire community 

without due process.” 

He also wondered if there was potential 

liability for the city by the change in laws. 

He unsuccessfully asked for a 30-day 

further delay in considering the issue, to 

allow staff more time to fully investigate 

the ramifications of a change, though some 

on the council said the plan went through 

extensive review in 2014. 

During the public comment portion of the 

subsequent council meeting, John Gragnani, 

who was among the city’s founders, 

said gates can be a nuisance, such as when 

they freeze or otherwise malfunction. 

“Also, people will give the pizza delivery 

or plumbing or electrical guy the gate code, 

so where’s the security?” he asked. “Gates 

will slow police and fire access. Some 

people could be forced to pay for them. We 

are Wildwood, not Chesterfield or Ballwin 

or Ellisville.” 

Sally Branson, of Old Slave Road, said 

she was “not in favor of making this 

change on a whim.” 

“From a security standpoint, gates would 

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road construction season begins 

By CHARLES BOLINGER 

Road construction is one of life’s 

certainties, a few notches below death 

and taxes. The upcoming construction 

season in West County is chockfull 

of projects big and small. As with 

any outdoor construction project, all 

work is weather-dependent. 

Easily the largest West County project 

in 2017 involves the Interstate 44 

and Route 141 interchange. Two flyover 

ramps are going up to help ease 

congestion from southbound 141 to 

eastbound I-44 and from northbound 

141 to westbound I-44. 

“The work on Route 141 at Vance 

and at Marshall is our first priority 

right now,” said Karen Yeomans, 

MoDOT’s Area Engineer for southwest 

St. Louis County. “Our schedule 

shows that we will open the new 

through turns early this summer. The 

other major work that is taking place 

is the construction of the flyover 

ramp from southbound Route 141 to eastbound 

I-44.” 

Yeomans said that work will continue 

through next spring while work on the relocated 

westbound I-44 ramps will continue 

through this summer. The overall project 

completion is July 2018. However, nothing 

in the project is planned to address how 

easily the core of the interchange floods 

during heavy rains. 

Other West County road projects in 2017 

include: 

• Resurfacing I-44 between Route 141 

in Fenton and Hwy. 109 in Eureka. Crews 

should begin this project this summer. 

• Interstate 64 will be resurfaced starting 

this spring from Chesterfield Airport 

Road to Route 340. Work should continue 

through the summer and fall, Yeomans said. 

• The Big Bend Road overpass at Interstate 

270 in Kirkwood will close for deck 

rehabilitation this summer. The new deck 

will feature five lanes [two through lanes 

in both directions plus a left-turn lane for 

eastbound drivers to access the northbound 

I-270 ramp] and sidewalks on both sides. 

Construction should start around Memorial 

Day and should wrap before schools starts 

in August. The current bridge was built in 

1962. 

• Interstate 270 will be resurfaced this 

summer as well. New asphalt will cover 

the highway between Route 364 and Interstate 

55 and work started on the northern 

end, between Route 364 in Town & Country 

and Hwy. 100 in Des Peres this month, 

with the remainder to be resurfaced in 2018. 

• Pavement repairs to Hwy. 100, just 

MoDOT’s Barrel Bob 

west of OO to Hwy. 109 in Wildwood. “On 

Hwy. 100, we will replace sections of the 

concrete pavement that have deteriorated,” 

Yeomans said. “This is not a total pavement 

replacement as much of it is still in good 

condition. The sections around expansion 

joints are what are in need of repair. This 

work will take place this summer into the 

fall.” 

Next year, MoDOT crews plan to: 

• Resurface I-44 from just east of Murdoch 

Avenue in Webster Groves to Route 

141. 

• Replace the Hwy. 109 bridge deck in 

Wildwood over Hwy 100. 

• Extend the southbound auxiliary lane 

between the I-64 east and west ramps and 

extend the northbound left turn lane to 

westbound I-64 further south in Chesterfield. 

“Right now, we have three lanes on 

southbound Olive from Chesterfield Parkway 

north of I-64 to the westbound I-64 

ramp,” Yeomans said. “That lane becomes 

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• Replace the Ladue Road bridge over 

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Police chief reflects on lengthy career, inspired as a child 


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By JIM ERICKSON 

After a law enforcement career that 

spanned some 45 years, Tom Felgate has 

pretty much seen it all. 

Some of what he saw has shown that 

most people are good, helpful and responsible. 

Other things are incidents he finds 

difficult to forget, even though he’d like to. 

Felgate retired early this month from his 

position as chief of the Ellisville Police 

Department, a position he had held since 

2004. In an interview with West Newsmagazine 

after the Ellisville City Council honored 

him by renaming the police station in 

his honor, he looked back on his career. It 

was a task he was somewhat uncomfortable 

doing. 

“I like to stay in the background,” he said. 

“After all, a chief is only as good as the 

command staff and officers he works with.” 

Felgate attributes his interest in law 

enforcement to an incident in early childhood. 

An auto accident in which he and 

other family members were involved 

resulted in him being taken to the hospital 

by a police officer. 

“I know he was just doing what he could 

to help us,” Felgate recalled, “but it sure 

made an impression on me.” 

Years later, in 1972, Felgate returned 

home from U.S. Army service that included 

duty in Vietnam and was hired as a police 

dispatcher in Creve Coeur. Meanwhile, he 

also attended the St. Louis Metropolitan 

Police Academy and then joined the Creve 

Coeur department as an officer. 

A subsequent move took him to the 

Manchester Police Department where, in 

1978, he was named Officer of the Year. 

Two years later, Ellisville hired Felgate 

to launch a detective bureau in its police 

department. He rose through the ranks and 

was named chief in 2004. 

High-profile cases 

During his career, Felgate investigated 

numerous high-profile cases, two of which 

he described with the help of notes he has 

kept to this day. 

As a member of the St. Louis area’s 

major case squad, he was involved in 

investigating the murder of an elderly Jefferson 

County woman during a burglary 

in which a large amount of cash was taken 

from a garment bag where the victim routinely 

hid money. The garment bag also 

contained mothballs. 

In following up leads in the case, investigators 

happened to question a car repair shop 

operator who reported that 

cash he received for work 

on a vehicle smelled like 

mothballs. Further followup 

led to two couples who 

had done work for the murdered 

woman and who were 

familiar with her home. A 

stash of the still-odorous currency 

also was found taped 

behind a mirror where they 

were living. Both men and 

one of the women ultimately 

were convicted of the crime. 

Felgate also remembers 

clearly a woman who was 

shot and killed early in 1980 

during a robbery at an Ellisville 

fast food establishment 

where she was the night 

manager. 

The case never was solved 

officially but the veteran policeman related 

how he became convinced the guilty person 

was the same man convicted of murdering 

four employees during the Pope Cafeteria 

robbery at the West County Mall later that 

same year. 

Felgate said he felt sure the Ellisville case 

could be solved and he reopened it 10 years 

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a handwritten note sent to police soon after 

the robbery-murder from someone who 

reported seeing a suspicious-looking person 

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Outstanding scientific minds 

awarded in science fair 

The Academy of Science-St. Louis 

announced the top students who participated 

in the annual St. Louis Science Fair 

– Honors Division on Saturday, March 4 

at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Commerce 

Bank Education Center. 

Jessica Sun, a senior at Parkway Central 

High was awarded first place and a $3,000 

scholarship for her project, “Development 

and Characterization of a Novel Zinc- 

Finger Construct for Targeted Epigenetic 

Modification.” 

Deepa Bhuvanagiri, a junior at Eureka 

High was awarded second place and a 

$2,000 scholarship for her project, “To 

determine if children or adults are more 

receptive to being educated on stereotypes.” 

Neha Gupta, a junior at Rockwood 

Summit High was awarded third place and 

a $2,000 scholarship for her project, “Comparison 

of Phase-Mapping Algorithms and 

Applying Them to Analyze Atrial Fibrillation 

Data Obtained Using Electrocardiographic 

Imaging.” 

All three will receive their awards at a 

dinner to be held at the Chase Park Plaza 

Hotel in St. Louis on April 7. Sun and Bhuvanagiri 

also will represent the Academy 

of Science-St. Louis Science Fair at the 

Intel International Science and Engineering 

Fair in May. 

Finalists, earning $1,000 each, are: 

• Aditya Gokhale, Parkway North High, 

for “Synthesis of Cuprous Oxide Nanocrystals 

for Solar Fueled Generation: 

Investigating Reaction Conditions and 

their Effects on Particle Morphology” 

• Divya Srihari, John Burroughs, for 

“Does Partitioning VLF Power into Narrower 

Bands Better Identify Sleep Disordered 

Breathing that Might Predict a Risk 

of Stroke in Community-Dwelling Older 

Adults? Results from the Cardiovascular 

Health Study.” 

• Jerry Zhang, Marquette High, for 

“Image Foreground Removal while Preserving 

Original Information of Targeted 

Objects.” 

Semifinalists, who will compete for special 

awards in May, include: 

• Ariel Burbridge, Rockwood Summit 

High, for “The Effect of Solid Concentration 

on Ethanol Production using Fermentation” 

• Jonathan Ebenezer and Kevin Qi, 

Lafayette High, for “How can we change 

CO2 emissions?” 

• Katie Kersting, St. Joseph’s Academy, 

for “Neurobehavioral Outcomes of Preterm 

Infants Whose Mothers Were and 

Were Not Administered Antenatal Steroids 

Prior to Delivery” 

• Sophie Lodes and Holly Shah, St. 

Joseph’s Academy, for “The Effects of 

Varying pH Levels on the Development of 

Danio Nerio Embryos in 36 Hours” 

• Bailey Weishaar, St. Joseph’s Academy, 

for “The Effect of Increasing Amounts of 

Sunscreen in the Water Environment on 

the Brightness of Pyrocystis fusiformis” 

In total, $14,000 in scholarships, which 

were made possible with the support of the 

Monsanto Fund, were awarded to the top 

10 students. More than 60 MDs, Ph.D.s and 

professionals with engineering/technology 

expertise served as judges. 

Athletes reach back to 

district’s youngest students 

It’s a long-standing tradition of giving 

back between Bowles Elementary and 

Rockwood Summit High students. 

On Feb. 27, about 35 student athletes 

from the high school traveled to the elementary 

school to share in storytelling and 

discuss the importance of academics while 

participating in extracurricular activities. 

The Rockwood Summit student athletes 

are former Bowles students. Eureka High 

Athletic Director Gregg Cleveland started 

this tradition about 25 years ago when he 

taught physical education at Bowles. 

“It kind of snowballed with that,” said 

Reading Specialist Amy Sutter, who 

assisted at the event. “You can’t just play 

sports without doing well in school. We 

really want to emphasize the importance of 

reading.” 

The high school athletes split up into 

small groups, read to all classes and 

fielded thought-provoking questions from 

the students. 

“They all remember when they were 

here listening to those athlete readers, so 

it’s a neat tradition that has continued,” 

Sutter said. 

Fifth-grader Dominic Bentrup, a keen 

observer, said he enjoyed listening to the 

story. “He [the athlete] was very fluent at 

reading, which I’m still working on,” Bentrup 

said. 

Another fifth-grader, Sophie Peterson, 

said she learned quite a bit. “We have to 

try to keep our grades up or else we won’t 

be able to play our favorite sports,” Peterson 

said. 

Students and staff celebrated the special 

A Rockwood Summit High student-athlete reads to students at Bowles Elementary.



occasion by sporting athletic wear. 

“I don’t think it’s something we’ll ever 

stop because the current kids, the former 

kids and teachers look forward to it. I think 

we’ll keep it going as long as we can,” 

Sutter said. 

Rockwood announces its 

Teachers of the Year 

The Rockwood School District recently 

announced its Teachers of the Year for the 

2016-17 school year. 

At the elementary school level, the recipients, 

in alphabetic order by school name, 

are: Kristin O’Connell, Babler; Kelly 

Stewart, Ballwin; Melisa Bauer, Blevins; 

Brandon Lococo, Bowles; Heather Vitale, 

Chesterfield; Maureen McGeehan, Ellisville; 

Denise Bigham, Eureka; Jane Leeker, 

Fairway; Kristina Rieman, Geggie; Nikki 

Klein, Green Pines; Kimberly Henning, 

Kehrs Mill; Amanda Boyle, Kellison; 

Susan Kline-Reed, Pond; Lisa Molengraft, 

Ridge Meadows; Brook Kessler, Stanton; 

Liz Schenck, Uthoff Valley; Tracy Wood, 

Westridge; Debbie Fox, Wild Horse; Kristi 

Davis, Woerther; Suzanne Lesser, Center 

for Creative Learning; and Jessica Weick, 

Early Childhood. 

At the middle school level, alphabetically 

by school, are: Bob Wilhite, Crestview; 

Katie Barsanti, LaSalle Springs; 

Allison Seitz, Rockwood South; Jennifer 

Ham, Rockwood Valley; Mallory Duncan, 

Selvidge; and Ann Pearce, Wildwood. 

At the high school level, alphabetically 

by school, are: Robyn Stellhorn, Eureka; 

Denise Meyer, Lafayette; Melissa Burger, 

Marquette; and Jason Miller, Rockwood 

Summit. 

Every year, each school selects its own 

Teacher of the Year. That teacher then completes 

the Department of Elementary and 

Secondary Education application for the 

district-level program. 

Piccinni chosen as Parkway’s 

new head of student services 

Superintendent Keith 

Marty has announced 

that Gina Piccinni has 

been named Parkway’s 

assistant superintendent 

of student services, 

effective July 1. The 

Board of Education 

Piccinni 

voted unanimously in support of the recommendation 

at its meeting earlier this 

month. 

Piccinni has served as the principal of 

Carman Trails Elementary since 2013. 

Before that, she was the coordinator of 

English Language Learning for the City of 

St. Charles School District and, prior to 

that, the principal of Null Elementary in 

that district. 

“I am proud of the work we do for kids in 

Parkway. I am grateful for this opportunity 

and look forward to serving the schools and 

community in this new role,” Piccinni said. 

Superintendent Marty noted that Piccinni 

has led Carman Trails to new levels 

of achievement and most recently the 

school was named a Missouri School of 

Character. 

“She brings to her new position a broad 

background of experiences from different 

states and school districts, as well as a 

focus on the achievement, growth and successes 

of each child,” Marty said. 

Piccinni earned a bachelor’s degree in 

psychology at the University of California. 

She received a master’s degree in education 

administration from West Texas A&M 

and her doctorate in administrator leadership 

for teaching and learning at Walden 

University. She is fluent in Spanish and 

Italian. 

Piccinni replaces Chelsea Watson, who 

was named deputy superintendent last 

month. 

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8, six will feature West County students. 

Performing in the final [in alphabetic 

order] are: 

• Matt Howard, singer and guitarist, Marquette 

High 

• Samanvita Kasthuri, Indian classical 

dance, Parkway South High 

• Tomas Larsen, pianist, MICDS 

• Kristin Meyer, tap dancer, Visitation 

Academy 

• Jordyn Piercy, singer and Susan 

Slane, guitarist, St. Joseph’s Academy 

• Saint Louis Ballet School dancers, 

Rebekah Apicello, Francis Howell 

North High; Victoria Cunnane, Visitation 

Academy; Ruth Connelly, Westminster 

Christian Academy; Greer Den Houter, 

Edwardsville High; and Abby Hernandez, 

Visitation Academy. 

A total of 17 acts will perform. 

“We couldn’t be happier with the level 

of talent this year. While we usually only 

advance 12-13 acts to the finals, this year 

is an exception and we have 17 qualifying 

acts!” exclaimed Mary Strauss, Fox Performing 

Arts Charitable Foundation Board 

president. 

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show that is free and open to the public. 

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By WARREN MAYES 

Youth water polo 

Joe Ruocco, 14, is headed to California 

at the end of the month to participate in the 

National Team Selection Camp for youth 

water polo. 

Ruocco, an eighth-grader at Wildwood 

Middle School, will be in camp in Orange 

County, California, from March 31 through 

April 2. Ruocco, a center, is looking forward 

to the camp. He believes it will help 

improve his game. 

“I will get to train with some of the best 

athletes in our country, which will help me 

move into a higher level of play and help 

me get to the next level,” Ruocco said. 

Ruocco plays for the Clayton Water Polo 

Club. If he makes the national team, he 

would be happy. He also would be eligible 

to attend other camps. 

“It would be an honor to play for the 

men’s national team,” Ruocco said. “It 

will be an experience of a lifetime to be 

able to play at that level. If I am chosen, 

I would attend two additional camps and 

then possibly an additional opportunity to 

play in domestic and international competitions. 

“There is also a chance to be selected for 

the Futures Camp in August at the Olympic 

Training facility in Colorado Springs.” 

High school volleyball 

Two local coaches recently were inducted 

into the Missouri High School Volleyball 

Coaches Association [MHSVCA] Hall of 

Fame. 

Lafayette’s Steve 

Burkard and Parkway 

West’s Susan Dean were 

inducted at the 2017 

MHSVCA Awards Presentation 

held in conjunction 

with the 2017 

Dean 

MHSVCA Coaches 

Clinic in Columbia. 

“I was completely shocked when the 

president of the coaches association called 

to tell me,” Dean said. “This is an unbelievable 

honor. Mostly it speaks to the outstanding 

kids, parents and coaches in our 

program over the years! They have represented 

West volleyball well.” 

Dean coached for 31 years at Parkway 

Central and Parkway West. She finished 

with a 594–380-49 record. 

Her first 13 years as a coach were at Parkway 

Central. From 1986-1998, her record 

was 183-172-26. Her tenure included two 

district championships and three district 

runner-up finishes. 

Dean moved to Parkway West and finished 

her career with a 411-208-23 record. 

Included were 13 conference championships 

[102-15 conference record], five district 

championships, 11 district runner-up 

finishes, five sectional appearances and 

two trips to the Final Four. The Longhorns 

finished second in 2001 and fourth in 2006. 

Of his selection, Burkhard said, “I was 

blown away. Totally surprised and a little 

embarrassed. I don’t think I ever did any 

more than anyone else who loves what 

they do.” 

In 20 years as a girls 

head coach, Burkard led 

his teams to a 442-186- 

25 record. The Lancers 

won the first state championship 

in 2011, defeating 

Lee’s Summit West 

in Burkard’s last year as 

head coach. 

Burkard 

Burkard’s teams also won seven conference 

championships and five district 

championships. He coached two Gatorade 

Players of the Year in Stephanie Campbell 

and Lily Johnson. And, he helped start the 

boys program at Lafayette. 

Burkard coached the boys for 10 years, 

going 175-50. There were four conference 

championships and two third-place 

finishes at state in 1992 and 1999 for his 

boys teams. 

Former players Patrick Bellrose and 

Ben O’Day played on Columbia College’s 

NAIA national championship team. Phil 

Eatherton, a 1992 graduate, played on the 

USA’s Olympic volleyball team in 2004 

and 2008. 

Emmie Haring on the court for the Griffins 

High school boys golf 

The Missouri State High School Athletic 

Association allows Missouri high school 

boys to play in two outside tournaments 

during the 2017 high school season. 

The Accelerated Golf Tour [AGT] in 

St. Louis has one tournament during the 

school year the boys can take part in, said 

Carol Fromuth, the AGT director and head 

coach at St. Joseph’s Academy. 

That two-day tournament is the season 

opener at Annbriar Golf Club in Waterloo, 

Illinois. It begins April 1. 

Already entered are Chaminade junior 

Colin Stolze and MICDS sophomore Sam 

Hanser, Fromuth said. 

The AGT is designed for collegiate and 

advanced high school golfers, offering 

two-day golf tournament. It also provides 

an opportunity to be observed by college 

coaches to evaluate players for future 

scholarships. For more information, visit 

www.acceleratedgolftour.org. 

College basketball 

Fontbonne University senior Emmie 

Haring earned a big accolade from the St. 

Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 

[SLIAC]. 

Haring, a Ballwin native and a graduate 

of St. Joseph’s Academy, was named the 

league’s Co-Player of the Year. 

The 5-foot-5 point guard also grabbed 

first team all-conference accolades. This is 

the third time Haring has earned all-conference 

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De Smet Jesuit grad David Goodwin on the ice for Penn State 

Haring was also named to the all-defensive 

team. Haring ended her season with 

191 assists this season. She broke her own 

single-game and single-season records this 

year. She also is the all-time SLIAC leader 

with 571 assists. 

She became the first Griffin to amass 500 

assists. Haring broke the record set by Lisa 

Pliskin, of Blackburn, in 1994. She averaged 

9.1 points per game and 8.2 assists 

per game against conference opponents. 

She also led Fontbonne with an 86.7 percent 

accuracy at the free throw line. And, 

she was third in the league with 66 steals. 

Fontbonne finished the year 13-13 and 

made it to the SLIAC Tournament for the 

first time since 2012. The Griffins won 

five games in a row to ensure their SLIAC 

Tournament spot. 

In her career, she scored 771 points, 

recorded 572 assists, had 300 steals and 

grabbed 363 rebounds. She started 96 of 

the 100 games she played. 

Her Fontbonne career records left her 

first in assists and second in steals. The 

record is 301 steals. Head coach Maureen 

Sias said Haring has left her mark in the 

program. 

“Emmie will leave as one of the most 

influential point guards for the Griffins,” 

Sias said. “Her vision on the court and 

ability to put her teammates into scoring 

positions was amazing. She has made her 

name known on the national level and 

will be greatly missed on the court next 

year.” 

College hockey 

Penn State senior forward David Goodwin, 

a De Smet Jesuit graduate, recently 

was named the Big Ten Conference Third 

Star of the Week for his performance 

against Wisconsin. 

After having his career-high and program-long 

10-game point streak snapped 

in the previous game, the Penn State captain, 

who is from Des Peres, tied his careerhigh 

with four points, including two goals 

and two assists during a 6-0 victory as part 

of Senior Night. 

This is Goodwin’s first weekly honor this 

season and the fifth of his career. He has 

126 points [as of March 6] in his career to 

move into ninth in the entire country for 

career points. 

With the Big Ten championships left to 

be played [after presstime], Goodwin is 

currently the program leader in points and 

assists [82] while his 43 goals are good for 

second, trailing only the 45 of teammate 

Casey Bailey. 

But he is more than just an athlete. Goodwin 

has been named one of five finalists for 

the 2017 Hockey Humanitarian Award, as 

announced by the Hockey Humanitarian 

Award [HHA] Foundation. 

The HHA Foundation and its long-time 

lead sponsor, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, 

present the award annually to 

college hockey’s finest citizen – a studentathlete 

who makes significant contributions 

not only to his or her team but also to 

the community-at-large through leadership 

in volunteerism. 

Goodwin also is one of 15 people named 

as a nominee for the 2016-17 Senior 

CLASS Award. CLASS stands for “Celebrating 

Loyalty and Achievement for 

Staying in School” and takes a focus on 

the total student-athlete and his/her performances 

on and off the ice. 

Both the HHA and CLASS award recipients 

will be announced April 7 as part of 

the 2017 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four in 

Chicago. 

Goodwin helped build the culture of 

Penn State hockey and, as a leader, has 

demonstrated the perfect balance of being 

vocal and leading by example. 

A senior who will graduate in May, 

Goodwin boasts a 3.65 grade point average 

as a double major in economics and 

Spanish, all while becoming the program’s 

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Marquette seniors Ashley Yarbrough 

and Alyssa Lemon ended their high school 

swimming and diving 

careers as champions. 

Yarbrough won her second 

consecutive state diving title 

with 451.05 points at the 

42nd Annual Missouri State 

meet at the St. Peters Rec- 

Plex. Lemon won her first 

state title in the 200 freestyle. 

Her winning time was 

1 minute, 50.87 seconds. 

“It was really cool because 

not only were we state 

champs together but we 

were also captains together,” 

Lemon said. 

“Alyssa’s win was a huge 

accomplishment. Not only is 

she a tremendous athlete but 

she is a fantastic person and 

leader,” Yarbrough said. “Alyssa is one of 

the hardest-working members of our team 

and I am incredibly happy for her.” 

Yarbrough was confident she could repeat 

as state champ. “My expectation going into 

state this year was that I would win,” she 

said. “I knew that the competition would 

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be difficult but I felt ready for the challenge. 

The pressure to repeat started the day after I 

won last year and I went to work two days 

later. I added new dives and 

improved my conditioning. 

“Two of the top 10 divers 

[Megan Hetzler of Parkway 

South and Sarah Bathe of St. 

Charles] were out last year 

with injuries and I knew they 

would be ready to go. Elle 

Christie [Lafayette High] 

is on my club team [Clayton 

Diving] and I competed 

against her several times 

during the season. I expected 

her to be my biggest competition 

and she definitely was 

this year.” 

Yarbrough said she was 

pleased with all of her dives 

at state with the exception of 

the inward 1-1/2 pike. Seven 

of the 11 dives scored more than 40 points. 

“I would not have won this year without 

improving my voluntaries and adding 

higher degree of difficulty dives,” she said. 

Lemon also won in an event loaded with 

talent. 

“Going into that race, I knew that it was 

going to be up for grabs for anyone,” Lemon 

said. “I had worked really hard all year and 

tweaked my stroke this season. Knowing 

what really fast girls I was racing, I knew 

that I couldn’t let that get in 

my head.” 

Lemon was very happy 

with her swim. 

“The 200 free was so 

much fun to race. That last 

50 I turned it on and left 

everything in the pool,” 

Lemon said. “I could see 

my coaches and team jumping 

up and down. When 

Alyssa Lemon 

I flipped for my last lap, I could hear my 

team cheering even louder and I was so 

proud to win it for them.” 

Yarbrough also was happy to win for her 

coaches. 

“I would not have been as successful as 

I am without my coaches,” Yarbrough said. 

“Coach [Lisa] Roth and Coach [Joe] Schoedel 

told me it was expected and how proud 

they both were of the accomplishment.” 

Lemon’s time broke her own school 

record. 

“It was so incredible to break that record,” 

Lemon said. “The time I put up was faster 

than anything I thought I could do.” 

Winning state took a while to sink in. 

“When I touched the wall, I was in complete 

shock. It was something that I never 

thought I would be able to do,” Lemon said. 

“It was so awesome to have 

my coach be able to give 

me my medal because he 

has pushed me and helped 

me in so many ways over 

the past four years. It was 

an awesome achievement 

for the both of us. 

“The day before, I had a 

lifetime best and set another 

school record with a time of 

4:59.44, which was a goal that I have had 

for myself the past couple years. To finally 

break the five-minute barrier was one of the 

best achievements I’ve had this season and 

I couldn’t have been happier with that time.” 

Yarbrough also said she had a good 

season this year. 

“I went undefeated again and my sister, 

Jessica, was on the team. She is a freshman 

and it meant a lot to have her on the pool 

deck with me,” Yarbrough said. 

In the fall, Lemon will attend Arkansas 

for college and continue her swimming 

career while Yarbrough will dive for Missouri 

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The St. Louis Cardinals head into the 

2017 campaign knowing that they are chasing 

the defending World 

Series champion Chicago 

Cubs. The Cardinals are 

considered only a contender 

– not a favorite – 

behind their archrival in 

the Central Division. 

“[Our motivation] is at 

an all-time high from a 

team standpoint after not 

making the playoffs last 

year,” St. Louis starter 

Adam Wainwright said. 

“It hurt.” 

Beset by injuries to both the pitching 

staff and lineup, St. Louis battled its way 

to an 86-76 record last season – one game 

back in the wild-card standings and outside 

the playoffs for the first time since 

2010. 

St. Louis was second to Chicago in the 

Central, finishing 17 1/2 games back. To 

help close that gap, the Cardinals signed 

former Cubs center fielder Dexter Fowler 

to a five-year, $82.5-million contract in the 

offseason. 

St. Louis’ starting rotation is expected to 

receive a boost from the return of Lance 

Lynn. The right-hander missed all of last 

season following elbow surgery, and the 

Cardinals are counting on his return to help 

a pitching staff that saw its team ERA rise 

from an NL-best 2.94 in 

2015 to 4.08 a year ago. 

Regardless of who has 

come and gone, though, St. 

Louis knows it’s an underdog 

this season in its own 

division – and the Cardinals 

are thriving on that 

position. 

“I think everyone’s 

coming in with a chip on 

our shoulders,” second 

baseman Kolten Wong 

said. “We’re ready to go. 

We know what the Cubs are bringing, you 

know what the Pirates are bringing and we 

know we got a pretty tough division again, 

so let’s get after it.” 

Some other things to watch as the Cardinals 

start on a path they hope leads to a 

postseason return: 

BIG ADDITION 

Fowler gives St. Louis certainties in both 

center field and at the top of the lineup, 

areas where manager Mike Matheny 

pieced things together last season. The 

Cardinals also are hoping Fowler’s athleticism 

has a ripple effect on the rest of 

the lineup, which was last in the National 

League in stolen bases last season. 

ROOKIES 

Right-hander Alex Reyes, who expected 

to compete for a starting spot, will miss the 

2017 season due to needing Tommy John 

surgery. Reyes was expected to start the 

season in the rotation or the bullpen. After 

missing the first 50 games last season for 

a second positive drug test, hard-throwing 

Reyes made up for lost time – working his 

way back through Triple A before a dazzling 

late-season audition [1.57 ERA in 46 

innings] in the majors. Luke Weaver, the 

2014 first-round draft pick who dominated 

Double A last season before joining St. 

Louis late in the season, will be a contributor 

at some point this season. 

INFIELD 

Three-time All-Star Matt Carpenter saw 

action at first, second and third base last 

season, but the plan is for him to enter this 

season as St. Louis’ primary first baseman. 

The Cardinals also seem committed 

to giving Wong a chance as an everyday 

second baseman and partnering with 

incumbent shortstop Aledmys Diaz up 

the middle. After hitting a career-high 30 

home runs last season, Jedd Gyorko enters 

this season in a competition with Jhonny 

Peralta – who was limited to 82 games 

because of injury last season – at third 

base. Of course, both also have the upthe-middle 

experience as well, so Matheny 

might have a chance to utilize the position 

versatility he’s so fond of. 

PITCHING 

While Lynn has already been touted as 

fully recovered and ready to go after missing 

last season, the health of right-handed 

starter Michael Wacha has been watched 

closely this spring. The 25-year-old battled 

shoulder problems for much of last 

season, finishing a disappointing 7-7 with 

a 5.09 ERA, but he spent the offseason 

strengthening his upper body with hopes 

of returning to the form that produced a 

17-7 record and 3.38 ERA in 2014. The 

Cardinals signed All-Star pitcher Carlos 

Martinez to a five-year contract [2017- 

21] that also includes club options for 

2022 and 2023, so the No. 1 pitcher’s slot 

has been filled. Martinez, 25, paced the 

Cardinals pitching staff in wins [16] and 

strikeouts [174] last season while making 

a career-high 31 starts with 195.1 innings 

pitched. The hard-throwing right-hander, 

a National League All-Star in 2015, has 

delivered 30 wins over the past two seasons 

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2008 to find a year when the Chicago Cubs 

finished ahead of St. Louis in the standings. 

It doesn’t happen often, but last year was 

painful for St. Louis fans. Not only did the 

Cardinals have to endure not making the 

playoffs, St. Louis watched the Cubs win 

the World Series. 

The Cardinals have regrouped this season 

under General Manager John Mozeliak. 

St. Louis spent big on free agents Brett 

Cecil and Dexter Fowler, the latter of 

whom just won a World Series championship 

ring with Chicago. They were moves 

made with an eye on improving an 86-win 

team, not solely a reaction to being passed 

by its rival. 

But has Mozeliak done 

enough to build a team that 

can catch the Cubs? 

“I always feel like it’s sort 

of dangerous to simply chase 

your neighbors,” Mozeliak 

said at the Winter Warm-Up. 

“That phrase – ‘Keeping up 

with the Joneses’ – can be 

dangerous, right? I think 

the best strategy is to try to 

build a club you think has a 

chance to win your division, 

get to the postseason. Obviously, 

a lot of things have to 

happen along the way, and Randal Grichuk 

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Part of that is playing well. You look back 

to last year, some of those things we just 

didn’t do that well.” 

Mozeliak went on to describe himself 

as “optimistic” about 2017 and reminded 

those in attendance that much would have 

to go right for the Cubs to repeat their 103- 

win championship season. 

“I’ll tell you this – nobody in our clubhouse 

is conceding anything. No one is 

waving a white flag and saying we’re just 

playing for second. I think that type of 

thought process would just be crazy, and, 

candidly, that’s why I think all of us are 

excited to get this [season] started,” he said. 

This season, Mozeliak knows what he 

wants to see from the club. 

“We’ve stated, really from day one, [that] 

we tried to improve our athleticism, tried 

to improve our base running and defense. 

Be less of a station-to-station ball club,” 

Mozeliak said. “Lots is being written about 

what we think about offensively, in terms of 

power, relative to where we were. I would 

imagine you’re going to see a regression 

in home runs, but I hope you’ll see a step 


Cardinals GM Mozeliak predicts 

‘an exciting brand of baseball’ 

forward in overall offense in terms of more 

activity on the basepaths, being able to 

score from second. Hopefully, an exciting 

brand of baseball.” 

Mozeliak is keen on seeing Wong 

become a more productive player for St. 

Louis. 

“I would say yes in the sense that when 

you think about what we’re trying to 

accomplish on the defensive side of the 

game [and] what we’re trying to say we’re 

trying to do offensively,” Mozeliak said. 

“When you look at sort of how we’ve put 

this whole club together, I don’t want to 

say he’s the keystone, but clearly having 

him have success could make all of us 

stronger.” 

The same goes for outfielder Randal 

Grichuk, Mozeliak said. 


“I think he’s one of those classic, 

extremely gifted players. As he’s evolving 

in his own development, I think he has a 

better understanding of where he needs to 

be,” Mozeliak said. “And I think there is 

that mental maturity aspect where you’re 

starting to see him grow and understand 

what he needs to do. When you have that 

kind of talent, when you have that sort of 

mental maturity coming together, it’s a 

good place to be. 

“Ultimately, he is somebody I could 

envision being a 30 home-run hitter for 

many years to come.” 

Catcher Yadier Molina is another year 

older, but don’t look for his workload to 

lessen. Molina played in a career-high 147 

games last year. 

Should he see less playing time to preserve 

him for the stretch run and possibly 

the postseason? That consideration is in the 

forefront more than ever for the 34-yearold 

winner of eight Gold Gloves. 

“I think we have that conversation here 

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every year,” Mozeliak said. “We’ve probably 

been doing it for at least four or five 

years, and I’ve probably been giving you 

the same wrong answer. I guess I could 

repeat that. I do feel like from a general 

manager seat that you would want to balance 

that and try to protect him better than 

we have, but the guy loves to play ... so 

we’ll see.” 

Right-hander Lance Lynn is completely 

recovered from Tommy John surgery and 

is ready to assume his spot in the rotation. 

Until this spring training, Lynn hadn’t 

pitched for St. Louis since the end of the 

2015 season. He had elbow ligament 

replacement surgery shortly after that. 

“I feel good. It’s been my normal throwing 

program since right before Christmastime,” 

Lynn said. “I’m just moving forward 

and getting ready for the season.” 

The 29-year-old Lynn is 61-39 with a 

3.37 ERA in his career. He started at least 

29 games each season from 2012 and 2015, 

twice exceeding the 200-inning mark. He 

also recorded at least 180 strikeouts in the 

first three of those seasons and was an All- 

Star in 2012. 

Despite his elbow injury, he said he has 

no intentions of changing his style or his 

passion for throwing fastballs. 

Yadier Molina 



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Looking further toward the future, Lynn 

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“Obviously, Mo [General Manager John 

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I’m back to being who I am. We’ll go from 

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hitter. This winter, Dexter Fowler 

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meanwhile, has maintained a low 

profile. Why the change? 

“I got punched in the mouth. 

Straight-up,” the 26-year-old 

Wong said of a 2016 season in 

which he batted .240 with five 

home runs and 23 RBIs in 121 

games. “Last year, I literally got 

punched in the mouth. Now it’s 

time for me to understand that 

last year was last year, and I’m 

ready for this year. Let’s see what 

happens.” 

St. Louis will have youth up the 

middle in Wong and second-year 

player Aledmys Diaz at shortstop. 

Diaz did not get “punched in 

the month” as a rookie sensation 

for St. Louis. He enjoyed a rookie 

season that will be long remembered. 

He went from a player cut from the 

40-man roster to an All-Star in less than a 

year’s time. 

Kolten Wong 

The Cardinals, on more than one occasion, 

have firmly stood behind Wong, 

despite his on-again, off-again performance. 

Last March, they rewarded Wong 

with a five-year, $25.5-million extension 

and a one-year club option for 2021. But 

Wong sputtered and was optioned to Class 

AAA Memphis in June. He returned less 

than two weeks later, this time as a second 

baseman and center fielder. Over the winter, 

Wong again has been anointed the starter at 

second base. 

“I’m appreciative of it,” Wong said. “It’s 

definitely an honor, but I’m not going to go 

into the season expecting to be the second 

baseman. Last year, I kind of came in with 

that mindset and it kind of backfired, so I 

want to come into this year ready to play, 

ready to earn my spot and earn my way 

onto this team.” 

Wong has goals he won’t disclose, but 

said he has spent the winter “simplifying 

my swing.” 

“I’m trying to get some hitches that were 

in my swing out and just become more of a 

guy that’s going to get on base,” Wong said. 

“In previous years, I came into the season 

hoping that I would hit 20 home runs. I just 


Getting Defensive: 

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middle infield 

Kolten Wong 


want to get on base. I just want to get hits 

and get on base. The rest will come.” 

Wong wants to finally establish himself at 

the big-league level and said there’s more 

than a little chip on his shoulder heading 

into the season. 

“I would say a block,” Wong said. “As 

soon as the season ended last year, I took 

a week off, tried to mentally relax and then 

get right back after it. I wasn’t happy with 

the way the season went last year, and this 

year I’m kind of playing with a chip.” 

Wong’s skill set matches the Cardinals’ 

vision of becoming more athletic and 

better defensively. He’s the best defensive 

infielder on their Major League roster 

and has the sort of speed that can help 

the offense from too often clogging the 

bases. But to benefit from Wong’s abilities, 

the Cardinals need to see consistency, 

something that has eluded Wong since he 

debuted in 2013. 

Wong found his confidence crushed last 

season by poor results and evaporating 

playing time. He started only 71 games at 

second, despite being healthy all year, and 

finished with a .240/.327/.355 slash line. 

To regroup, Wong chose to spend his 

offseason in St. Louis, where he was able 

to train with several teammates this winter. 

He’s worked to simplify his swing, even if 

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that comes at the expense of power. Finding 

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said, now exceeds his desire to go deep. 

Fowler, formerly of the Chicago Cubs, 

was brought in to stabilize the outfield, 

inject some enthusiasm into the clubhouse 

and provide speed and athleticism to the 

top of the order. But Wong disputed that 

the Cardinals’ clubhouse atmosphere had 

become drab. 

“I think everyone started making that 

assumption that something was wrong 

with the clubhouse because we weren’t 

playing well,” Wong said. “Sometimes that 

stuff happens. When you lose, you’re not 

going to have fun, and that’s what it was 

coming down to. We were losing and not 

having fun. We have to get back to winning 

and having fun.” 

Wong doesn’t dispute the impact Fowler 

is projected to contribute. 

“I think with Fowler 

coming, that’s going to 

open up a lot of stuff for 

the rest of us,” he said. 

“Having that guy who 

everyone knows can run, 

it opens up the door for 

guys like me. I know I can 

run, too, but that wasn’t 

for the team last year. I’m 

excited about this year and 

the opportunities I have 

and the opportunities as a 

team.” 

Although the Cardinals 

have been unwavering 

in their pledge to open 

the season with Wong at 

second base, Wong does 

not have any assumptions. 

Aledmys Diaz 

“You know, I just had to literally sit back 

and assess myself as a player. If I want to 

play in this league for numerous years, I 

knew what had to change. I had to become 

a better player, more consistent at the plate. 

I had to bring my speed and athleticism 

back to the field and let that take over, not 

worry about the home runs or worry about 

being this player everyone has me to be. 

Just be the guy I know I can be.” 

General Manager John Mozeliak 

believes Wong will be one of the keys to 

the Cardinals having a successful season. 

Aledmys Diaz 

Mozeliak has big expectations for Diaz 

as well. 

“I think Mr. Diaz had an exciting year 

last year, certainly a breakthrough year. 

He’s had a very good offseason in the 

sense of being able to prepare,” Mozeliak 

said. “Now, I think he understands expectations. 

So your real hope is that, as he 

looks into this year, he realizes he doesn’t 

have to put too much pressure on himself. 

He just needs to continue to be who he was. 

I do feel like, from a defensive standpoint, 

you’re going to see someone more comfortable 

and more at ease with being there 

every day.” 

Defense was a weakness for Diaz last 

season. 

Signed as a free agent in 2014, Diaz 

became a regular in 2016. The Cardinals 

originally planned for Díaz to spend the 

2016 season in Memphis. Instead, the 

Cardinals eventually moved three veteran 

players to accommodate him becoming the 

starting shortstop. Last April 5, St. Louis 

recalled him to the major league roster to 

take the place of outfielder Tommy Pham, 

who had departed on Opening Day two 

days earlier with an injury. 

On April 8, Diaz hit his first major 

league home run. He made the All-Star 

team. He hit .300 with 17 home runs and 

drove in 65 runs. 

[Bill Greenblatt/UPI photo] 

However, it was not completely a storybook 

season for him. Diaz opened his 

big league career by making 12 errors in 

his first 46 games. The low point came on 

May 13, when he committed three in a loss 

against the Dodgers. 

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BY WARREN MAYES 

Last year, Dexter Fowler helped the Chicago 

Cubs end their century-long championship 

drought. This year, he signed a 

five-year deal with the St. Louis Cardinals. 

In doing so, the veteran outfielder filled the 

last big hole left in the Cardinals lineup, 

after moves made earlier in the offseason 

to shore up the bullpen. 

“It was an honor just to be considered 

to be in the Cardinals organization,” 

Fowler said. “You play against the Cardinals, 

I’ve been playing against them for 

eight years now and they always come out 

fighting. Always fighting. It’s always good 

when a winning team wants you.” 

Fowler will wear No. 25 in honor of his 

mentor, Barry Bonds, because his usual No. 

24 is retired by the Cardinals. 

As a free agent one year ago, Fowler signed 

a one-year deal with the Cubs. He parlayed 

that into one of the best years of his career, 

hitting .276 with 13 homers and a careerbest 

.393 on-base percentage that landed 

him in his first All-Star Game. He also had 

a pair of home runs in helping the Cubs win 

their first World Series in 108 years. 

“Playing over there, and playing against 

the Cardinals, you see them and you saw 

that they weren’t far away,” Fowler said. 

“Obviously, they beat up on us, we beat up 

on them. It was almost even. It was one 

day or another. I can’t put my finger on one 

thing or another, but we’re definitely close.” 

Looking for the Cardinals to be better athletically, 

signing Fowler made sense. 

“He was always someone we were 

hoping to sign,” Cardinals General Manager 

John Mozeliak said noting that the 

club is “excited we got this done.” 

The lanky 30-year-old from Atlanta is 

a .268 career hitter. He’s expected to slot 

into the Cardinals’ leadoff spot, giving St. 

Louis a switch-hitter in front of lefty-hitting 

Matt Carpenter and righties Aledmys 

Diaz, Stephen Piscotty and Yadier Molina. 

[Bill GReenblatt/UPI photo] 

“You obviously have great presence 

at the top of the lineup,” Manager Mike 

Matheny said. “The athleticism, the excitement 

of bringing in a player that has all 

those physical attributes, I think it’s been 

well-said, this is the guy we were hoping to 

be sitting up here with.” 

Fowler said negotiations with the Cardinals 

were easy with one notable exception. 

“We were on a two-hour time difference, 

and I guess [Mozeliak] wanted to get in 

touch with me,” Fowler said, “but I was 

in the dentist chair, so he couldn’t get in 

touch.” So, Fowler sent his agent Casey 

Close a photo of him to pass along to 

Mozeliak. 

“That was a first for me, that kind of 

photo,” Mozeliak said. Everything proceeded 

smoothly after that. 

The news of his signing started breaking 

while Fowler was on a plane to St. Louis, 

and that also created some problems: 

namely, with his sleep. People started 

coming up to him while he was trying to 

take a nap and asking him whether the 

news was true. 

“I was like, ‘Uh, you know, I don’t 

know,’” Fowler said with a grin. “It was 

definitely funny.” 

The Cardinals were investigating the 

trade market for an outfielder during the 

winter meetings and decided Fowler was 

their best option, even though they will surrender 

a first-round pick in the draft since 

the Cubs made a qualifying offer to him. 

Still, it was a sacrifice the Cardinals were 

willing to make to not only improve their 

lineup, but snag a piece away from their 

biggest rival in the NL Central. 

“There’s always the baseball angle in all 

decisions, but there’s also the human element,” 

Mozeliak said. “We think about him 

as a leader. He wants to have a voice in that 

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Can it be 50 years since the St. Louis 

Cardinals team known affectionately as 

“El Birdos” won the World Series? 

Yes, time has slipped away. It was a different 

era for baseball in 1967. Back then, 

there were no divisions, no wild cards, no 

designated hitters. There was the National 

League and the American League. The two 

winners met in the World Series, which 

was played in the afternoon. 

Stan Musial was the team’s general manager. 

Red Schoendienst was its manager. 

The team dominated that season. It captured 

the National League pennant by 10.5 

games with a 101-60 record. They went on 

to win a seven-game World Series behind 

three complete-game victories by Bob 

Gibson. 

“That was some team,” said Orlando 

Cepeda, the 1967 National League Most 

Valuable Player, who famously christened 

the team El Birdos. “We had a lot of fun.” 

It was a team of stars. 

“There were a lot of great ballplayers on 

that team,” said pitcher Dick Hughes, who 

won 16 games that season. 

Hall of Famers Gibson, Lou Brock, 

Cepeda and Schoendienst all were a part 

of it. Hall of Famer Steve Carlton was a 

young pitcher on the team. At age 22, he 

went 14-9 in his first full season with St. 

Louis. Some other stars were former home 

run champion Roger Maris; center fielder 

Curt Flood, who hit .335 that year; fourdecade 

performer Tim McCarver as the 

catcher and the longtime voice of the Cardinals, 

Mike Shannon. 

Shannon moved that year from right 

field to third base to make room for the 

newly acquired Maris. 

“It had to be done,” Shannon 

recalled. “Roger was an outfielder and 

I was young, so I made the move.” 

Shannon drove in 77 runs, second on the 

club that season, and adapted well enough 

to third base. 

Most moves that season paid off. 

In 1967, the Cardinals entered the 

season with analysts giving them 

12-1 odds of winning the pennant. 

After acquiring Cepeda, in a 1966 trade 

for Ray Sedacki, he exploded in 1967. He 

earned his seventh All-Star Game berth – 

the National League won 2-1 – and for the 

season, he batted .325, with 25 home runs 

and 111 RBIs. His performance earned 

him the National League’s first unanimous 

selection for its MVP award. 

Gibson and Flood, who hit a team-high 

.335 in 1967, won Gold Gloves that year. 

But the road to the Series wasn’t completely 

smooth. In fact, it looked like that 

road was going to take a detour on July 15, 

when Gibson took a line drive off his leg 

from the bat of Pittsburgh’s Roberto Clemente. 

But when Gibson went down, Nelson 

Briles stepped up. Briles took over Gibson’s 

spot in the rotation. His contributions 

exceeded expectations. He went 10-2 with 

an ERA of 1.89 in 14 starts. 

“Nelly was just tremendous for us,” 

pitcher Larry Jaster said. “We didn’t miss a 

beat when he stepped into the rotation. He 

had a great season.” 

It looked as if Gibson would be out for 

the rest of the season. McCarver didn’t 

think so. 

“I have never said this in public,” McCarver 

said. “I thought it many many times, 

but when Bob broke his ankle and Nelson 

Briles took over in the rotation ... lurking 

in the back, I knew, was Bob. There was no 

way that the Boston Red Sox were going to 

win a game against this man, and I mean 

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that. No way, no chance.” 

Gibson believed he would be back, too. 

“I didn’t think I was going to return that 

year because the doctors, at most, said I’d 

be able to pitch next year,” Gibson said. 

“I made up my mind to pitch before the 

season was over. 

“I started throwing off the mound two 

weeks after the cast came off. Not hard, 

just playing catch, keeping 

my arm loose and throwing 

in the general vicinity 

of the catcher. After three 

weeks, I was going pretty 

good and thinking it may 

not take so long. The doctor 

came in … and said maybe 

I should slow down. After 

six weeks, I was throwing 

the ball really well. I came 

back, pitched five innings 

[on Sept. 6] and was ready 

for the World Series.” 

What a World Series 

Gibson had. He was the 

star of the Series, along 

with Brock. He won three 

games against the Red 

Sox, had 12 hits in the 

Series, reaching the .414 

mark, while the Cardinals 

only hit .223 overall. 

Still, it was Gibson on 

the mound that made all the 

difference. McCarver said 

he believed Gibson had an 

edge. 

“As was the custom with 

owners in those days,” 

McCarver said, “they 

allowed center field to be 

filled with people in white 

shirts. Trying to hit Bob with 

white shirts as backdrop? 

No chance. One problem 

with that, from the catcher’s 

standpoint, you can’t catch 

it either. There was no way 

Bob was going to lose 

Games 1, 4 and 7 and he 

didn’t.” 

However, it was more 

than people wearing white 

shirts in the center field 

bleachers that contributed 

to El Birdos success. 

There also were Gibson’s fastball and his 

tough slider to consider – and there were 

the drive and determination that made him 

hard so hard to beat. 

“I can’t explain it,” Gibson said. “I hated 

losing. I didn’t like my little girls beating 

me in dominoes. I had in the back of my 

mind, I wanted to be really, really good at 

what I did. I saw something once, that you 

should always set your sights further than 

you can reach. That’s the way I lived my 

life. I was going to try be the best at what 

I did. It was in baseball, but it could have 

been anything. That’s the way I go about 

life.” 

“I was going to try to be the best at what 

I did. It was in baseball, but it could have 

been anything. That’s the way I go about 

life.” 

Boston had to use its ace Jim Lonborg, 

the American League Cy Young Award 

winner, on the final day 

of the season, to clinch 

the pennant. 

Gibson and Lonborg 

stayed a game apart in 

the World Series until 

they met in Game 7 – 

both 2-0 pitchers, with 

Lonborg on short rest. It 

was not a fair fight. 

Gibson hit a homer 

run off Lonborg and 

the Cardinals were 

World Series champions 

with a 7-2 victory. 

It was Gibson’s third 

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“We were not to be 

denied,” McCarver said. 

“We always felt with Bob 

pitching, we were going 

to win.” 

For his efforts, Gibson 

won the Corvette that 

The line “Proud to support the (“tea 

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was given to the MVP of 

the World Series. 

“It was a very special 

time,” Hughes said. “I’m 

“team name” Font: CG Omega 

glad I got have a part in 

it.” 

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club’s World Series 

anniversary this summer. 

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You may have seen in him in the stands 

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Rethwisch, 44, said former St. Louis Cardinals 

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inspired his attire through the red cowboy 

hat he always wore to games. 

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He combined the hat with his love of 

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uniform. 

Once a baseball player himself, Rethwisch 

said, “Baseball drove me to compete 

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In 1990, as a high school senior, Rethwisch 

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David Freese would win a few years later. 

But Rethwisch’s dream of playing professional 

baseball ended 26 years ago. 

A car accident put Rethwisch on a different 

path, perhaps a bigger, better path, that 

has helped many people in dramatic ways 

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story he uses to inspire anyone with whom 

he comes in contact. 

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students. 

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the importance and benefits of not doing 

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team sports and staying fit. 

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trauma and seizures, he went into a coma. 

Doctors gave him less than 50/50 odds of 

survival, but six days later, he woke up. 

It would be months of doctor appointments, 

testing and rehabilitation before a 

See CARDINALS COWBOY, page 47 

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hopeful return to at least a functional life. 

To help him deal with his brain injuries, 

Rethwisch started seeing a therapist with 

his parents. This is where he says the fundamental 

recovery turn occurred. 

Rethwisch defied his doctors’ prognoses 

and did not need special care or help 

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as some had predicted. While it took about 

five years for him to get back to where he 

was before the accident, he never gave up 

his dreams. 

For 19 years, his parents ingrained in him 

the notion that he could reach any goal he 

set his mind on. Accident or not, he went 

on to achieve every goal he set for himself 

ever since, he said. 

As the Cardinal Cowboy, Rethwisch’s 

message is that the human mind is a very 

powerful thing and positive thinkers can 

overcome many obstacles. 

He said the mind knows only what it 

is programmed with and no one should 

program it with negativity or thoughts of 

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should be fed positive data, success and to 

strive for excellence. 

During his presentation, he said, “I show 

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chance to live and said I would probably 

need special care.” Then he adds that if 

he went through all that and recovered, 

anyone can achieve their goals. 

“I’m not that fast, I’m not that smart, I 

just work hard and I don’t quit,” he said. 

Rethwisch said he attends at last one 

game per home series as the Cardinal 

Cowboy, or between 40 and 50 home 

games a season. If the Cardinals advance 

to the postseason, he makes sure to go to 

every game, so that can mean another five 

to 20 games, depending on how deep into 

October the Redbirds advance. 

In addition, he gives 25-30 motivational 

speeches annually, plus another 25 charity 

events where he simply makes appearances. 

He said his favorite regular season 

moments through the years include when 

then-shortstop Ozzie Smith bounded 

on to the field with his hallmark back 

flips. Of the Cardinals’ postseason 

games, Rethwisch said his favorite is 

when third baseman David Freese hit the 

game-winning home run in extra innings 

during game six of the 2011 World Series. 

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Missouri. The organization 

provides support mainly to 

adults ages 18 up to individuals in their 

early 60s and currently aids approximately 

100 individuals. 

“It’s more teaching individuals how to 

do things for themselves than providing 

medical care but we do help with doctor’s 

appointments and such,” said Terri Gisi, 

human resource specialist. “Our services 

might entail helping them find a way 

to get a bus pass and navigate public 

transportation. We might help with 

learning how to balance a checkbook or 

with meal planning.” The individuals live 

in normal communities in single-family 

homes or apartments that are designed to 

house one to three people. “We provide 

superior service,” Camaron Burns, 

Business Manager said. “We want them 

to live like all of us live. Our 

director has high standards and 

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beautiful, decorated and in a 

safe neighborhood.” 

The Independent Support 

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(ISLA) through the Productive 

Living Board allows 

Community Alternatives 

Missouri to visit residents in their homes 

up to 10 hours per week. 

“Most consumers in the ISLA program 

share the common vision of gaining 

skills to become more independent.” 

explains Beth Pinkley, Program Manager. 

“Consumers receive services in each 

individual’s home, within the community 

of his or her choice. Each person is 

unique. As a result, services are designed 

to address his or her distinct needs and 

choice, as well as complimenting his 

or her strengths and personality traits 

based on their individual support plan. 

Consumers may utilize provided supports 

and assistance to build and nurture 

relationships within their community. 

As each consumer achieves their goals, 

new goals will be developed to increase 

independence.” 

An adult day program is available at its 

Hannibal facility, with plans to expand 

to St. Louis soon. Life 

skills are taught 8 a.m. to 

4 p.m. Monday through 

Friday at the facility. Gisi 

said that most individuals 

remain with Community 

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the duration of their lives. 

“They continue learning new skills,” Gisi 

said. “The main priority is that they live 

as independently as possible. We are 

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care reach their fullest potential. We want 

for them to be able to live their lives as 

independently as possible, just like the 

rest of us.” 

Community Alternatives Missouri also 

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social interaction. Events include monthly 

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Conley becomes first state wrestling 

champion in Chaminade’s history 


Danny Conley began wrestling in the 

sixth grade. Little did he know he would 

set history as a junior at Chaminade. 

Conley, who lives in Town & Country, 

became the first wrestler at Chaminade to 

win a championship. 

He captured the Class 4, 220-pound title 

when he scored a 2-1 victory in overtime 

against defending state champion Jackson 

Berck of Francis Howell Central. 

“Winning a state title felt 

great especially because 

I was the first,” Conley 

said. “There have been 

many great wrestlers come 

through Chaminade and to 

be the first one to finally get 

a state title was amazing.” 

As a sophomore, Conley 

finished sixth at state. This 

year, he said “it was a state 

title or bust.” 

To do that, Conley 

trained incessantly. Something 

so difficult to achieve 

takes determination, drive 

and desire. 

Danny Conley 

“It took getting up at 5:30 a.m. before 

school to lift; then going to practices 

after school all throughout the offseason,” 

Conley said. 

The state victory capped a season to 

remember – a 49-1 record and wins at several 

big tournaments during the season. His 

lone loss came when he finished second at 

the Kyle Thrasher Invitational [Francis 

Howell High]. Conley lost to two-time state 

medalist Jack Flynn, of Francis Howell. 

Flynn scored a pair of late takedowns to 

defeat Conley 13-8 at 195 pounds. 

Just before the district tournament, 

Conley decided to move up to 220 pounds 

and a state bracket that was loaded. No one 

gets to state on a fluke. 

“It was definitely a good bracket, especially 

with the returning state champ competing 

as well as one- and two-loss kids,” 

Conley said. 

In his first match, he scored an 11-1 major 

decision over Shane Wiegand, of Fox. 

“Danny dominated from start to finish in 

his first match,” Coach Todd Schumacher 

said. “He set a pace that Wiegand couldn’t 

keep up with right out of the gate.” 

He had two matches on day two, beating 

Joplin’s Jadyn Withrow [6-2] and Lindbergh’s 

Logan Wells [9-8]. 

“Danny again dominated from the very 

beginning. Withrow had upset Cade Cox 

[25-2] from Blue Springs in the first round, 

so Danny knew he had to be careful against 

him,” Schumacher said. “However, just 

like the Wiegand match, Danny wore out 

Withrow about halfway through the match.” 

Against Wells, Schumacher said Conley 

knew “he’d have to bring his best.” 

“Wells is very tall and uses his length 

to frustrate opponents,” Schumacher said. 

“That length allowed Wells to neutralize 

some of Danny’s leg attacks by turning 

them into a lot of scramble scenarios.” 

The winning points came on a reversal 

by Conley, which set up a rematch against 

Berck in the finals. 

“I wouldn’t have had it 

any other way,” Conley 

said. “I knew I could come 

away with the win. It was 

just about wrestling stingy 

the whole match and staying 

in position,” Conley 

said. “The game plan 

was to take him into deep 

waters and drown him and 

I feel I was able to do that. 

I was able to get him backing 

up and hit for stalling, 

which helped me dictate 

the pace.” 

There was some controversy at the end 

of the match. 

“The title match was almost a carbon 

copy of the District 2 match [which pitted 

Conley against Berck],” Schumacher said. 

“It went to tiebreakers again, but this time 

Berck was more active on bottom in the 

second half of the tiebreaker. Instead of just 

standing up to get an escape, Berck turned 

into Danny and tried to reverse him.” 

That’s where the confusion came in. 

“The controversy at the end had to do 

with reversal points being awarded to 

Berck after time had expired,” Schumacher 

said. “Danny was still holding onto 

Berck’s leg as the clock ran out, so even if 

time was left on the clock, points should 

not have been awarded. 

“The official was informed by the scorer’s 

table and the head of all officials at the tournament 

that the clock had expired. After 

about 5 minutes of debate, it was ruled 

that no points would be awarded to Berck, 

ending the match 2-1 in Danny’s favor.” 

Conley said he was “concerned at first” 

with what was going on. Then the head referee 

came over and declared that time was 

out when the referee dumped the two points. 

“It was a crazy feeling looking up at my 

family after winning, especially because 

they know what went into it,” Conley said. 

“Coach Schumacher and the coaching staff 

he has brought in have helped me tremendously 

and I wouldn’t have won it without 

them.” 



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Thousands of at-risk youth now can 

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asthma control program that went into 

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The Asthma and Allergy Foundation 

of America, St. Louis Chapter [AAFA- 

STL] announced that the MO HealthNet 

Division, of the Missouri Department of 

Social Services, has implemented a statewide 

asthma education and healthy home 

assessment program for high-risk children 

with uncontrolled asthma. 

It is estimated that 1 in 10 American 

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asthma, according to national statistics. 

“We are very excited for the implementation 

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• one or more inpatient hospital stays 

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• three or more urgent care visits 

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emergency room or urgent care visit 

Krieger explained that high-risk children 

are treated symptomatically at the hospital 

without looking for a cause or long-term 

treatment or management. Whereas Medicaid 

children with asthma might cost the 

state about $5,500 a year in medical bills, 

if left unmanaged, the bills can top over 

$20,000 a year per child with emergency 

room and urgent care visits. The new program 

would provide asthma education to 

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families, reducing these costs. The program’s 

success or failure would be gauged 

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these children experience. 

“Not only is it the financial aspect, but 

there is a reduced quality of life, which 

includes poor school attendance, which 

can affect the school’s funding,” Krieger 

stated. She estimates that certified asthma 

education and home assessment services 

can reduce risks by 80 percent. 

With 36 years of service to the St. Louis 

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MO HealthNet Division. Specifically, they 

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“When Johns Hopkins reached out to us 

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This is the second legislative initiative 

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Dispelling myths and empowering families 

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FELGATE, from page 19 

there hadn’t been any follow up on the note 

and Felgate had no way to do so because the 

note wasn’t signed. 

With the help of Mary Shapiro, who now 

works for West Newsmagazine but then 

was with another West County newspaper, 

a portion of the note was reproduced and 

run in the publication. Although it was a 

long shot, Felgate hoped the person who 

wrote it or someone who knew who the 

writer was would respond. 

The long shot paid off in ways Felgate 

hadn’t expected or hoped for. Still living 

in the area, the note writer, a woman, contacted 

Ellisville police. In a subsequent 

interview, she described the person and his 

car in vivid detail, which Felgate likened 

to someone having a near-photographic 

memory. Her description was based on recollections 

from when she happened to park 

her car next to the one driven by the person 

she had referred to in her note written 10 

years earlier. In particular, the woman 

described the person’s eyes as being especially 

cold and penetrating. 

The description reminded Felgate of the 

man arrested and convicted of the cafeteria 

robbery and murders. Shown a mugshot of 

the man, she quickly identified him as the 

person she had seen and clearly remembered. 

Felgate’s theory was that the man was 

casing the fast food operation when the 

woman saw him. Although Felgate subsequently 

visited the suspect, who then 

was awaiting execution on death row for 

the cafeteria slayings, the man refused to 

acknowledge any involvement in the Ellisville 

robbery-murder. 

Whether the man’s unwillingness to 

confess to another murder was influenced 

by the fact he still was appealing his earlier 

convictions is a matter of conjecture. 

Whatever the case, his appeals failed and 

he was executed by lethal injection in 

August 1991. 

“We just needed another thread to tie 

everything together, but we couldn’t get 

that,” Felgate summarized. “But I’m convinced 

he was the man who killed that poor 

woman.” 

Another minor bit of circumstantial evidence: 

Felgate said he learned the man’s 

nickname in prison was Snake Eyes. 

More dangerous now 

The retired chief acknowledges the 

police officer’s job has changed considerably 

during his career. 

“It’s way more dangerous now than when 

I started,” he said. “Back then, it seemed 

that most of the bad guys even were reluctant 

to shoot at police officers. Now, we are 

hearing all the time about police officers’ 

being killed and injured.” 

Although Felgate sees less respect 

for police officers today, he also 

believes the concept of community 

policing is helping to foster a better 

overall relationship between the general 

public and law enforcement. The 

practice of encouraging interaction 

between citizens and police emphasizes 

that “we’re all human beings 

who depend on one another,” he said. 

Watched over and guided 

As for his retirement plans, Felgate 

said with a smile, “My wife, Karen, 

and I already have begun entertaining 

our grandchildren more.” With two 

stepsons and a daughter and son of his 

own, he has 16 grandchildren. 

Some travel with his wife of 35 

years, including an upcoming family trip 

to Orlando, Florida, also is on the horizon, 

he said. 

In addition, Felgate enjoys golf and playing 

his [piano] keyboard. “And I love to 

write,” he said, noting that he has penned 

some unpublished novels and enjoys the 

creative process of putting thoughts and 

experiences into words. 

Felgate admitted that the council’s action 

to rename the police station took him completely 

by surprise. 

“I’ve enjoyed great support from the 



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Former Police Chief Tom Felgate leaves the station 

in Ellisville. 

[Jim Erickson photo] 

mayor [Adam Paul] and the council, but 

I sure didn’t know that was coming,” he 

said. “I was told they wanted to recognize 

me at the council meeting, but I was kinda 

overcome by their renaming of the station. 

So I was out there blubbering like an 

idiot and wondering ‘what have I done to 

deserve this?’” 

A self-described born-again Christian 

whose son now is a minister, Felgate 

observed, “I’ve been watched over and 

guided these many years in more ways 

than I can count.” 

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the Veterans Administration. For more 

information about the clinic, call (314) 

628-1607 or visit the company’s website, 

www.trinahealthofmo.com. 

Social media misnomer 

Despite its name, social media use by 

young people may actually cause them to 

feel more alone, according to a new study. 

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh 

School of Medicine recently conducted 

a national survey that found that the 

more time a young adult spends on social 

media, the more likely he or she is to feel 

socially isolated – defined as lacking a 

sense of social belonging, true engagement 

with others and fulfilling relationships. 

The study included 1,787 U.S. adults 

between the ages of 19 and 32, and used 

questionnaires to ask participants about 

their amount and frequency of use of 11 

popular social media platforms: Facebook, 

YouTube, Twitter, Google Plus, Instagram, 

Snapchat, Reddit, Tumblr, Pinterest, Vine 

and LinkedIn. Their perceived social isolation 

was measured using an assessment 

tool called the Patient-Reported Outcomes 

Measurement Information System. 

The results showed that, even when a 

variety of social and demographic factors 

were taken into account, participants who 

spent more than two hours a day on social 

media were twice as likely to feel socially 

isolated than those who spent less than half 

an hour on social media each day. Participants 

who visited one or more of these 

social media platforms 58 or more times 

per week had about triple the risk of perceived 

social isolation as those who visited 

fewer than nine times per week. 

“This is an important issue to study 

because mental health problems and social 

isolation are at epidemic levels among 

young adults,” said Brian A. Primack, M.D., 

Ph.D., the study’s lead author and director 

of the university’s Center for Research on 

Media, Technology and Health. “We are 

inherently social creatures, but modern 

life tends to compartmentalize us instead 

of bringing us together. While it may seem 

that social media presents opportunities to 

fill that social void, I think this study suggests 

that it may not be the solution people 

were hoping for.” 

The researchers noted that their results 

could not show which generally happens 

first among young people – their feelings 

of isolation or their increased use of social 

media – but they proposed three main theories 

about how frequent social media use 

could cause those feelings, including:





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• Social media use prevents more authentic 

social experiences because the more time a 

person spends online, the less time there is 

for real-world interactions. 

• Some social media platforms facilitate 

feelings of being excluded, such as when 

one sees photos of friends at an event to 

which they were not invited. 

• Exposure to the idealized versions of their 

peers’ lives posted on social media sites 

may lead to feelings of envy, and the distorted 

belief that others lead happier and 

more successful lives. 

The study’s authors noted that more 

research is needed to understand the effects 

of social media use. However, they said 

their findings, published in the American 

Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggest 

that social media does not offer a solution 

for feelings of social isolation – which have 

been associated with an increased risk for 

depression and suicide – but, in fact, could 

amplify them. 

A potential ‘one-two punch’ 

against superbugs 

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria, often called 

“superbugs,” represent an increasing 

danger to human health worldwide, with 

the World Health Organization [WHO] 

recently calling this issue a “critical priority” 

for the medical community. Researchers 

at Ontario’s McMaster University have 

potentially discovered a new way, using an 

antifungal medication along with antibiotics, 

to cure bacterial infections caused by 

superbugs. 

The researchers concentrated on Gramnegative 

bacteria, which are resistant to all 

antibiotics including those considered lastresort 

drugs, for their study. These bacteria 

cause pneumonia, wound or surgical site 

and bloodstream infections, and meningitis. 

Gram-negative bacteria have a seemingly 

impenetrable outer shell that acts as a barrier 

to antibiotics – which is what makes 

these infections deadly, especially in hospital 

settings. The research team tested 1,440 

off-patent drugs in search of one that could 

penetrate that barrier in the superbugs. 

Their discovery was that an antifungal 

medication, called Pentamidine, could 

penetrate the cell surface of Gram-negative 

bacteria, even the most resistant. Pentamidine, 

when used with other antibiotics, was 

found to be particularly effective against 

two of the three types of bacteria identified 

by the WHO as the most dangerous: 

Acinetobacter baumannii and enterobacteriaceae. 

The combination of drugs was 

somewhat effective against the third bacteria, 

Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 

“We looked for compounds that would 

mess with these bacteria, and I think we’re 

nailing it,” said Eric Brown, professor of 

biochemistry and biomedical science at 

McMaster’s Michael G. DeGroote School 

of Medicine. “These pathogens are really 

hard nuts to crack, but we found a molecule 

that shreds that shell and allows antibiotics 

to enter and be effective.” 

Although the combination therapy was 

found to be effective both in the lab and in 

mouse studies, Brown said more work is 

needed to determine potential side effects 

and ensure human safety, adding that tests 

of other compounds at McMaster are 

ongoing. The research was published in the 

journal Nature Microbiology. 

Canadian researchers may have found 

a new way to combat antibiotic-resistant 

“superbugs.” 

Here’s to living the good 

life, your entire life. 

Luisa, 84 

Getting older doesn’t mean you have to stop doing 

what you love. So we encourage our residents to keep 

on doing their thing while we take care of the rest. 

On the calendar 

This feels like home.® 

Staying Home Alone, a BJC-sponsored 

workshop for parents and children, 

is offered on Saturday, March 25 from DoughertyFerryAssistedLiving.com | (636) 764-3692 

9-10:30 a.m. at Missouri Baptist Medical 2929 Dougherty Ferry Road | St. Louis, MO 63122 

Center, 3015 North Ballas Road in Town 

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& country. The course is designed to help 

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determine the child’s readiness to stay 

home alone, and to help prepare the child 

for this experience. Workbooks are provided. 

Cost is $25 per family. To register, 

ANYONE CAN GET LUNG CANCER 

call (314) 454-5437 or (800) 678-5437. 

• • • 

Join Lung Cancer Connection for the 8th Annual Run.Walk.Breathe 

A beginner’s yoga class is offered on to raise awareness about the importance of finding a cure. 

Tuesdays, from March 28 through May 

9, from 4:30-5:30 Lung p.m. CanCer 

at St. Luke’s 

Lung Cancer Connection 

Hospital, 226 South Woods Mill Road in 

is not onLy a smoker’s disease; 

Chesterfield, on the 1st floor of the hospital’s 

West Medical 

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if you 

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have 

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Saturday, April 22 

gentle yoga class is designed for beginners 

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low-impact yoga spread class. Register tHe online word at about our new campaign… 

www.stlukes-stl.com; for more information, 

call (314) 205-6348 or email dinah. 

BLOW UP 

Event begins at 8:30 a.m. 

witherspoon@stlukes-stl.com. 

LUNG CANCER! Special guest appearances by our 

• • • 

Honorary Chair Charlie Brennen of 

A free information session on nonsurgical 

weight loss options is offered 

KMOX and St. Louis’ own Fredbird! 

Help us by hosting or 

participating in an event. 

on Wednesday, March 29 from 6-7 p.m. 

at Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, 

For more information 

1020 N. Mason Road in Creve Coeur, in All and donations to sign fund up research, for your preventative screening and Lung Cancer 

Medical Office Building 3. A Washington Connection’s balloon free programs kit go to in the St. Louis community designated to educate 

University gastroenterologist will discuss a the 

lungcancerconnectioninc.org 

public about lung cancer and support patients and their loved ones. 

new intragastric balloon device along with 

two other non-surgical options, endoscopic 

sleeve gastroplasty and aspiration therapy. 

Registration is required. For information 

To register, visit 

about the procedures and to register, visit 

lungcancerconnectioninc.org 

www.barnesjewishwestcounty.org. More 

details are also available by calling (314) 

542-9378.

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The Hare in the Air Egg Hunt at Logan University is just one of the 

many eggs hunts offered throughout West County for “kids” of all ages. 

local 

events 

ARTS & CRAFTS 

An exhibit of 3-D artwork by Maryville 

University students will be on display at 

the Tappmeyer House in Millennium Park, 

2 Barnes West Drive in Creve Coeur. A 

public open house and reception is from 

1-3 p.m. on Sunday, March 26; the exhibit 

continues through April 12 by appointment 

only. For more information, contact TappmeyerHomestead@gmail.com. 

BENEFITS 

The city of Ellisville hosts an American 

Red Cross Blood Drive from 3-7 p.m. on 

Thursday, March 23 in the Park Administration 

Building in Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer 

Creek Road in Ellisville. Walk-ins welcome. 

Please bring a valid ID. To schedule 

an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood. 

org and use sponsor code: ellisvillecity. 

For more information, contact the parks & 

recreation department at (636) 227-7508 

or visit the city’s website at www.ellisville. 

mo.us. 

• • • 

An Air Force JROTC Movie Night 

Fundraiser is at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 

24 at Lafayette High School, 17050 Clayton 

Road in Wildwood. The movie is “Star 

Wars: The Force Awakens.” Doors open at 

6:45 p.m. Hot dogs, popcorn, candy and 

soda will be available. Purchase tickets at 

www.squareup.com/store/lafjrotc-pa/. 

• • • 

A used book and baked goods sale benefitting 

the Ballwin Historical Commission 

is from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 

24 and from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, 

March 25 at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons, 

1 Ballwin Commons Circle. The 

pre-sale on March 23 is from 3-8 p.m. and 

costs $5. For more information, visit www. 

ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Kehrs Mill 5th Grade Gift Fundraiser 

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

March 25 at 2650 Kehrs Mill Road in 

Chesterfield. Anyone in the community 

may drop off their donation in the parking 

lot. Students and parents will be there 

to help unload cars. Acceptable donations 

include: soft goods like clothing, shoes, 

coats, bedding, backpacks or hard goods 

like toys, books, DVDs, sports equipment 

or knick-knacks. No heavy/large items 

like TVs or furniture. 

• • • 

The Breast Trivia Night Ever is at 6 

p.m. on Friday, April 7 at Beyond Broadway, 

112 Sidney Street in St. Louis. Tables 

of eight people are $400 and include open 

bar [wine, beer and mixed drinks], full 

dinner buffet, eight rounds of trivia, raffle, 

silent auction and more. Proceeds benefit 

Gateway to Hope – A Breast Cancer Lifeline. 

For more information or to register, 

visit www.gthstl.org/event/4th-annualbreast-trivia-night-ever/. 

• • • 

The 10th Annual Jim Hart Celebrity 

Golf Classic is on Sunday, April 23 and 

Monday, April 24 at Legends Golf Club, 

625 Legends Parkway, Eureka. This twoday 

event features a Celebrity Dinner 

Party to kick-off the festivities on Sunday 

evening. On Monday, the course opens to 

players from around the area who will be 

joined by celebrities who will be paired up 

with each foursome. For details, contact 

Amy Moore at (314) 276-5078 or email at 

amoore@sunnyhillinc.org. 

EGG HUNTS FOR ALL 

Hare in the Air is at 9 a.m. on Saturday, 

April 1 at the Logan University campus, 

1851 Schoettler Road in Chesterfield. The 

event is free to the community and includes 

egg hunts for children ages 2-8 and more. 

Registration begins at 9 a.m., with the 

Easter Bunny arriving by helicopter at 9:30 

a.m. For details, visit www.logan.edu/Egg- 

Hunt or contact HareInTheAir@logan.edu. 

• • • 

An Adult Egg Hunt is at 7:30 p.m. on 

Friday, April 7 at Schroeder Park, 359 Old 

Meramec Station Road in Ballwin. All participants 

must be over the age of 21 and 

should bring their own beverages, snacks 

and flashlights. All are invited to stay 

afterward for a bonfire. Pre-registration is 

required and can be done online at www. 


• • • 

The city of Eureka’s annual Youth Easter 

Egg Hunt is at 11 a.m. on April 8. Registration 

begins at 10 a.m. Separate hunts 

will be held for each age group from ages 

1 to 10. All hunts will be held at Drewel 

Park with parking available at the William 

F. Bud Weber Community Center. A 

free lunch will be provided to participants, 

along with the chance to take pictures with 

the Easter Bunny. Admission is free with 

the donation of a nonperishable food item 

for local charities. 

• • • 

The Ellisville Department of Parks and 

Recreation hosts an Easter Egg Scramble 

for children ages 1-9 at 10 a.m. on Saturday, 

April 8 at 225 Kiefer Creek Road 

in Ellisville. This event is free to attend. 

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny will be available for 

photos after the scramble, so don’t forget 

to bring cameras. 

• • • 

Equine-Assisted Therapy’s Ninth 

Annual Egg Hunt is at 11 a.m. on Saturday, 

April 8 at Longview Farm Park, 13525 

Clayton Road in Town & Country for kids 

ages 2-12. Price is $10/hunter. Participants 

must bring their baskets; prizes from 

the EAT Country Store. Proceeds benefit 

Equine-Assisted Therapy. Visit www. 

eatherapy.org. 

• • • 

The city of Eureka’s annual Adult 

Easter Egg Hunt is at 7 p.m. on April 8 

at the Legion Park Pavilion. Prizes contributed 

from local businesses. Admission is 

free with the donation of a nonperishable 

food item for local charities. 

• • • 

The Seventh Annual Doggie Easter 

Egg Hunt is at noon on Saturday, April 

8 at Fox Creek Veterinary Hospital, 

18962 Route 100 in Wildwood. All proceeds 

go to Open Door Animal Sanctuary. 

For details, visit www.facebook.com/ 

events/1818933391657130/. 

• • • 

A Flashlight Egg Hunt is from 7-9 

p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 at Schroeder 

Park, 359 Old Meramec Station Road in 

Manchester for ages 10-14. Participants 

must bring a flashlight and basket. Dinner, 

games and egg hunting are featured. Rain 

or shine event. For details, visit www.manchestermo.gov. 

• • • 

The Get Hopping Egg Hunt is at 10 

a.m. on Saturday, April 15 at Des Peres 

Park, 12325 Manchester Road in Des Peres. 

Children ages 3-6 will be able to participate. 

Bring a camera to snap a picture with the 

Easter Bunny. This event is presented with 

the help of Boy Scout Troop 313 and the 

sponsorship of Great Southern Bank. This 

event is free and reservations are not required. 

• • • 

The Ballwin Youth Egg Hunt is at 1 p.m. 

on Saturday, April 15 at Vlasis Park, 300 

Park Drive for ages 2-7. Bring a camera for 

pictures with the Easter Bunny. Admission 

is free; reservations not required. 

• • • 

An Underwater Egg Hunt is at 7:30 

p.m. on Saturday, April 15 at The Pointe 

at Ballwin Commons, 1 Ballwin Commons 

Circle. The event features candy and 

other prizes as kids, ages 7-14, hunt for 

eggs in the water. Stick around afterward 

for a late-night swim. Pre-registration is 

required and can be done online at www. 


• • • 

Living Word Church will celebrate 

Easter with services at 9 and 10:30 a.m. 

on Sunday, April 16, with an Easter Egg 

Hunt at 10:15 a.m. between services for 

children [age birth - fifth grade] at 17315 

Manchester Road in Wildwood. Sunday 

School [for preschoolers-5th grade] and 

childcare is available for ages 2 and under 

at all worship services. For details, visit 

www.livingwordumc.org. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

An amateur production of “Joseph and 

the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is 

at 7 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 

March 31, April 1 and April 2 at Wildwood 

Campus of the new Ellisville + Wildwood 

Church, 17770 Mueller Road in Wildwood.



Admission is free. For more information, 

visit Facebook: Take 3 Christian Theater. 

• • • 

“SCREENAGERS: Growing Up in 

the Digital Age” is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. 

on Sunday, April 2 at Bonhomme Presbyterian 

Church, 14820 Conway Road in 

Chesterfield. “SCREENAGERS: Growing 

Up in the Digital Age” is a documentary 

about teenagers and technology created by 

physician and filmmaker Delaney Ruston. 

For more information or to register, visit 

bonpres.org/screenagers. 

• • • 

Eureka’s annual Arbor Day Celebration 

is from 10 a.m.-noon on April 8 in 

Drewel Park. Free trees will be distributed 

to residents, one per family, in exchange 

for a nonperishable food item. 

• • • 

Tons of Trucks is from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 

on Saturday, April 8 at the parking lot of 

Target, 15025 Manchester Road in Ballwin. 

The parking lot will be filled with trucks 

and other vehicles of all shapes and sizes. 

There will be a siren-free quiet hour from 

1-2 p.m. The event is free and open to the 

public. Registration is not required. 

• • • 

Safety Town Open House is from 6-8 

p.m. on Wednesday, April 12 at Chesterfield 

City Hall, 690 Chesterfield Parkway 

West. Safety Town is a nationally-recognized 

preschool safety program, which 

teaches 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds about a wide 

variety of safety issues. For details, contact 

Officer Chadwick Meyer at (636) 537- 

3000 or cmeyer@chesterfield.mo.us. 

• • • 

Des Peres Cinema Series: Outdoor 

Movie at the Lodge is from 7-9:30 p.m. on 

Friday, April 21 at the outdoor pool parking 

lot, 1050 Des Peres Road. Enjoy a family 

movie. Bring food and drinks or buy concessions 

at the event [no glass]. Popcorn, 

candy and bottled/canned drinks will be 

available for purchase; cash only. Tickets 

can be purchased at The Lodge Front Desk. 

For details, visit www.desperesmo.org. 

• • • 

A Movie in the Park is from 7:30-9 

p.m. on Saturday, April 22 at Vlasis Park, 

300 Park Drive in Ballwin. Families can 

bring blankets, snacks and start the baseball 

season with “Field of Dreams.” Light 

concessions will be available to purchase 

[cash only]. Admission is free, no registration 

required. 

• • • 

Town & Country Crossing is celebrating 

Earth Day by hosting its annual catch and 

release Fishing Derby from 9:30-10:30 

a.m. on Saturday, April 22 at Hwy. 141 

and Woods Mill Road. Children ages 4-15 

years can participate in the Fishing Derby 

by pre-registering at (636) 220- 7827. All 

CALLING ALL BLUES FANS 

participants must bring their own poles and 

bait. Prizes will be awarded for smallest 

fish, largest fish, first fish and more. 

LIVE PERFORMANCES 

The Gospel of Mark Comes Alive at 

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Celebrate the history of the Hardees Iceplex at the 

last Blues Alumni Game to be played at the facility. 

This historic event takes place on Friday, March 24 at 

7 p.m. [doors open at 5:30 p.m.] and features over 20 

Blues alumni, plus door prizes and other giveaways. 

More than 100 jerseys and other items will be auctioned. 

Participating players include Hull, Bartecko, 

Hess, Campbell, Dunlop, Federko, Panger, Chase, 

Rivers, Komadoski Sr. and Jr., Wensink, Schofield, 

Tilley, Racine, Brooks, Turnbull, G. Cavallini, Mayers and Patey. Tickets are limited 

and are only $100 for this once in a lifetime event. All ticket proceeds will be 

donated to the Chesterfield Sports Complex fundraising effort and are tax deductible. 

To get yours, visit www.chesterfieldhockey.com. 

• • • 

Sign up now to participate in the Alumni for the Day Experience. Those participating 

will skate with more than 20 Blues alumni in pro-style! Admission is a 

$2,500 tax deductible donation and includes locker room access before and after 

the game, a spot on the Blues Alumni Roster for the game and an Alumni Jersey 

as well as food and drinks. But hurry, space is limited. All proceeds benefit the 

Chesterfield Youth Hockey Association and the new Chesterfield Sports Complex. 

Lutheran Church of Des Peres, 12345 

Manchester Road. For details, visit Concordia 

Seminary’s website at www.csl.edu/ 

thegospelofmark. 

• • • 

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PLACES 

Huntington Learning Center, located 

at 1370 Clarkson Clayton Center in Ellisville, 

recently celebrated the opening of 

its newest location with a ribbon-cutting 

ceremony. Pictured are center director 

David and Lauren Huguelet, along with 

the West County Chamber of Commerce 

members. Huntington Learning Center 

offers a comprehensive approach to student 

achievement with programs tailored 

to fit the unique needs, academic goals and 

schedules of each student. 

• • • 

Better Homes and Gardens ® Real 

Estate has announced the addition of Properties 

West to its franchise network. The 

newly named Better Homes and Gardens 

Preferred Properties will move to a new 

location in Town & Country this April. 

PEOPLE 

Reece Ebert, CPA, has joined Hochschild, 

Bloom & Company LLP of Chesterfield 

as tax director. Ebert graduated 

from Southern Illinois University with a 

Bachelor of Science degree in accounting 

and is a licensed CPA. He is a member of 

the American Institute of Certified Public 

Accountants and the Missouri Society of 

Certified Public Accountants. Prior to joining 

the firm, he worked at the St. Louis 

office of Bryan Cave as a tax specialist. 

Ebert has 30 years of experience in public 

accounting and works with clients in a 

variety of industries. 

• • • 

The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus Board 

of Directors named Laura Frank as executive 

director of the organization. Currently 

a board member, Frank has worked in 

education and has professional experience 

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David and Lauren Huguelet open the newest Huntington Learning Center 

designing marketing and press materials, 

and in developing communication strategies. 

She holds a master’s degree in sociology 

from the University of Washington. 

• • • 

The British Consulate-General in Chicago 

has announced the appointment of Mark 

Sutherland, a Ballwin resident, as honorary 

consul for the state of Missouri. In this 

role, Sutherland will work directly with the 

British Consulate-General in Chicago and 

the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., 

to further the existing cultural, political and 

economic connections between Missouri 

and the United Kingdom. 

NETWORKING AND EVENTS 

St. Luke’s Hospital’s Walk for Life & 

Hope takes place on Saturday, April 1 at 

Tilles Park, Gloria Rogers Shelter, 9551 

Litzsinger Road in St. Louis. Registration 

begins at 8 a.m. with the walk starting at 

8:30 a.m., rain or shine. Minimum $40 

donation per participant requested. Contact 

Kimberly Moore at kimberly.moore@ 

stlukes-stl.com for more information. 

• • • 

The Eureka Chamber of Commerce hosts 

a Bustin’ Clays For Business event on 

Saturday, April 1 from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at 

St. Louis Skeet & Trap Club, 18854 Franklin 

Road in Pacific. Registration is $100 

per person or $500 for a team of five and 

includes 100 sporting clay shoot, entry into 

a five-man flurry [100 clays] and lunch. 

• • • 

Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce 

holds its 27th Annual Golf Tournament 

on Monday, April 25 at Persimmon Woods 

Golf Club, 6401 Weldon Springs Road in 

St. Charles. Registration begins at 10:30 

a.m., followed by lunch at 11 a.m. and a 

shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Cocktails and 

dinner, awards, silent auction and raffle 

drawings take place at 6 p.m. $200 per 

person; $780 per foursome without green/ 

tee sponsorship and $1,000 per foursome 

with green/tee sponsorship. For more 

information, call (636) 532-3399 or email 

info@chesterfieldmochamber.com

15800 Manchester Rd. Ellisville MO, 63011 | For more events please see our website, stjstl.net, or call 636.394.4100 for more information.

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ELECTION PREVIEW 

In anticipation of the April 4 municipal 

election, West County candidates in contested 

races only were invited to answer 

the following questions: 

Why are you running and what are your 

priorities if elected? What are your qualifications 

for holding public office? 

Due to space limitations, only the 

answers to question No. 1 are listed here. 

Answers to both questions can be found 

online at www.westnewsmagazine.com. 

West Newsmagazine has not verified and 

does not endorse the statements made by 

the candidates. Candidates in all races are 

listed in ballot order; incumbents are identified 

with an “I” after their name. 

All board of aldermen, city council and 

trustee terms are two years, unless otherwise 

noted. 

PROPOSITION P 

[Prop P will be voted on countywide.] 

Shall St. Louis County impose a onehalf 

of one percent sales tax for the purpose 

of providing funds to improve police 

and public safety in St. Louis County and 

each of the municipalities within St. Louis 

County? 

BALLWIN 

Tim Pogue • Mayor [I] 

Jim Terbrock • Ward 1 Alderman [I] 

Mark R. Stallmann • Ward 2 Alderman [I] 

Jim Leahy • Ward 3 Alderman [I] 

Ross Bullington • Ward 4 Alderman [I] 

As alderman, I will continue to use 

my elected position to support continued 

economic development while keeping 

unnecessary regulations and barriers from 

blocking that advancement. I will ensure 

that Ballwin maintains our status as one 

of the few areas in St. Louis County that 

does not have a local property tax. As 

your alderman, I will continue to work for 

outstanding municipal services, including 

our great parks and recreational areas, toprated 

police force and ongoing improvements 

to our streets, and to ensure that our 

neighborhoods are safe and family friendly. 

Brant Harber • Ward 4 Alderman 

I want to be an advocate for Ballwin 

residents and bring fresh ideas and change 

to city government. I want to: Eliminate 

wasteful spending and deliver an efficient, 

well-managed and affordable local government. 

Support the police department by 

providing our officers with the tools and 

resources they need to keep themselves 

and our community safe. Attract new businesses 

that create jobs and stimulate our 

local economy. Ensure there is continual 

and adequate infrastructure investment in 

the critical areas of streets, sidewalks and 

lighting. Increase government transparency 

and accountability through virtual 

alderman meetings and online community 

forums. 

Terica Donnelly • Ward 4 Alderman 

I want to bring residents together so 

Ballwin remains a great place to live. I 

will continue the great work our current 

alderman have done to keep Ballwin fiscally 

responsible while treating our public 

employees and citizens fairly. I will also 

increase minority outreach to address their 

concerns. 

CHESTERFIELD 

Bob Nation • Mayor [I] 

We have achieved significant successes 

for the city and wish to continue on this 

course. Four years ago, I’d hoped to demonstrate 

fiscal responsibility, achieve better 

equity with the sales tax issue and increase 

transparency. During my tenure, we identified 

$900,000 in budgetary savings, ended 

property tax one year early [saving property 

owners $1,000,000], experienced successful 

sales tax legislation, developed a 

transparency portal and made it easier for 

taxpayers to see where their money goes. 

With the help of our new city administrator, 

new city attorney and councilmembers, we 

can continue to improve our service to our 

community. 

Randy Logan • Mayor 

My top priorities are to execute a review 

of the city’s comprehensive plan with input 

from the residents, allowing them to shape 

future development of the city. I will work 

to strengthen our financial position and 

get real results from sales tax pool reform. 

I will work to improve local government 

efficiency and transparency, streamlining 

systems and making them easier for 

the residents to understand and navigate. 

Lastly, I will return respect and dignity to 

city hall, healing the strained relationships 

with St. Louis County and other municipalities. 

Barbara McGuiness • Ward 1 

Councilmember [I] 

Ben Kumar Keathley • Ward 2 

Councilmember 

Our council continuously fails to exercise 

proper fiscal restraint and oversight. 

I am running because I believe that our 

city should renew its commitment to its 

residents. My top priorities will be preserving 

single-family neighborhoods, cutting 

wasteful spending and eliminating 

developer subsidies. We must redraw the 

comprehensive plan to protect our neighborhoods 

and move developers back into 

the “urban core” where they can revitalize 

a failing Chesterfield Mall. We must exercise 

better financial responsibility over 

our tax dollars. And we must quit giving 

handouts to developers at the residents’ 

expense. 

Aaron Wahl • Ward 2 Councilmember 

I am running because I am the best, most 

qualified candidate and because I care. I 

am not some opportunist using a couple 

of issues to get votes. I am the only candidate 

that has selflessly served for years as a 

community leader with experience in longrange 

planning, approving budgets and getting 

people to work together to accomplish 

great things. I will make sure our singlefamily 

neighborhoods are protected by Not 

Allowing New Apartments. I will support 

Chesterfield Mall. I will reduce Government 

Waste. I will redesign our tax structure 

to allow us to run our city more effectively. 

Ryan C. Miano • Ward 2 Councilmember 

I have some time for the first time in my 

personal and professional life to volunteer 

my service to the community. My top priorities 

are to listen to the people and work 

closely with the elected officials to make 

good decisions on their behalf and for the 

city in general. 

Christopher C. Natsch • Ward 2 

Councilmember 

I’m running for City Council to serve 

my community and ensure that Chesterfield 

remains the best place in our region 

to live, work and play. My priorities are 

to put forth a vision for the future of our 

community and establish a clear path to 

success; to protect the character of our 

community through a revised comprehensive 

plan and consistent planning and 

zoning process; and to proactively address 

our budget and safeguard our resident’s tax 

dollars. I believe our community deserves 

a leader with the skills and experience to 

proactively fight for our future. 

Dan Hurt • Ward 3 Councilmember [I] 

Matthew J. White • Ward 4 

Councilmember 

Candidate did not respond by deadline. 

Nathan Roach • Ward 4 Councilmember [I] 

I am running as a voice for the residents 

of Ward 4. My priorities are putting neighborhoods 

first; listening to the residents 

and putting their needs above any selfideology; 

and making our city government 

as transparent as possible by not hiding 

anything from the citizens of Chesterfield. 

I plan on continuing to make myself available 

to any resident that has an issue or 

concern they want to address. 

Michelle Ohley • Ward 4 Councilmember 

I am running for Chesterfield City Council 

because I love our city and everything 

it has to offer its citizens. My top priorities, 

if elected, are to continue working toward 

complete transparency of city government 

and support fiscal responsibility of 

taxpayer dollars. I will oppose taxpayer 

subsidies of private development; support 

good development where neighborhoods 

are considered first; continue to support 

the resolution passed by the current city 

council opposing a St. Louis City/County 

merger and will bring a common-sense, 

taxpayer-first mentality to all council votes. 

I want to see the city continue its positive, 

forward progress into the future. 

CLARKSON VALLEY 

James F. Meyer • Ward 1 Alderman [I] 

I have had the honor of representing 

Clarkson Valley residents of Ward 1 for 

the past 12 years. My top three priorities 

are as follows: Manage the city budget, 

while maintaining excellent services. We 

will continue to be responsible with your 

tax dollars. Ensure we continue to have 

excellent police protection and other city 

services. Reasonable code enforcement in 

order to help maintain our property values. 

Bernard A Squitieri • Ward 1 Alderman 


Honora Schiller • Ward 2 Alderman [I] 

F. Scott Schultz • Ward 3 Alderman [I] 

CREVE COEUR 

Alexis Travers • Ward 1 Alderman [I] 

Ellen Lawrence • Ward 2 Alderman [I] 

Charlotte D’Alfonso • Ward 3 

Alderman [I] 

Scott Saunders • Ward 4 Alderman [I] 

DES PERES 

Chuck Billings • Municipal Judge [I] 

I am seeking re-election as the judge in 

the city of Des Peres where I have served 

for 32 years. I currently serve as municipal 

judge in Fenton and Des Peres, and have 

recently withdrawn from the position of 

municipal judge in Overland after 25 years. 

I have worked for years to treat each and 

every person who comes before the court 

with the respect that people deserve and the 

dignity that a court and the city of Des Peres 

deserves. The Des Peres Court serves as a 

model for municipal courts throughout the 

state of Missouri. 

Mark R. Bahn • Municipal Judge 


Jane Langa • Ward 1 Alderman 

My first priority is that our neighborhoods 

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Park and Pioneer Park are neighborhood 

gems. I was involved in the upgrades to 

both. Despite the challenges of construction, 

infill housing makes Des Peres even 

more attractive for families and provides 

more housing variety. Working together, 

we find solutions to benefit residents of 

both newer and older homes. My second 

priority is how the business community 

evolves along Manchester Road. As all 

commercial development in Des Peres is 

limited to a Manchester Road frontage, this 

corridor is crucial to our tax base; residents 

don’t pay Des Peres real estate taxes. 

Benjamin J. Sansone • Ward 1 

Alderman 


Jim Kleinschmidt • Ward 2 Alderman [I] 

I have always done my best to contribute 

to the growth of Des Peres and would like 

the opportunity to continue to represent 

the citizens of Des Peres to the best of my 

ability. My top priorities, if elected are: To 

efficiently continue to manage the fiscal 

affairs of Des Peres to insure the highest 

level of government services to its citizens. 

To continue to restrict all commercial 

development to Manchester Road, thereby 

maintaining the residential nature of Des 

Peres with prudently controlled growth, 

development and redevelopment. To facilitate 

communications between Des Peres 

residents and city government to insure the 

best public safety services, public works 

services, and recreational facilities and 

opportunities for her citizens. 

Chris Jones • Ward 2 Alderman 

I chose to run for Des Peres Alderman 

Ward 2 to apply my experience and 

skills in a way that helps our community. 

My top priorities are public safety, walkable 

connections from place to place and 

smart development that includes our elder 

residents. We are lucky as a community to 

have parks, a vibrant commercial district 

and past aldermen who have offered their 

services to the city for a long time. I hope 

that I can bring a fresh view to Des Peres. 

My wife, Kathy, and I have been members 

of St. Gerard Majella Parish for 15 years 

where our three children attend the parish 

school. I strongly believe in giving back 

whether it is to my kid’s teams, our church 

others in need or my community. 

Sean P. Concagh • Ward 3 Alderman [I] 

ELLISVILLE 

Gary Voss • District 1 Councilmember [I] 

Ken Newhouse • District 2 

Councilmember 

I’m running for Ellisville City Council 

because the residents of my city need a 

new voice in city hall. My top priorities are 

to ensure fiscal responsibility in Ellisville 

government, ensure resident and non-resident 

traffic safety, promote new business 

and support our first responders. 

Mick Cahill • District 2 Councilmember 

[I] 

I am running for re-election as I have a 

strong desire to continue to be the voice of 

the residents at city hall. I have worked hard 

and will continue to support and encourage 

a wide range of business opportunities to 

promote a prosperous economy. I will diligently 

ensure a budget that keeps our city 

fiscally responsible and I will continue to 

promote responsibility. I will build upon the 

current sense of community within Ellisville 

through strong community interaction. 

Mike Roemerman • District 3 

Councilmember 

I am running for councilmember because 

I want to serve our city and I can bring an 

incredible amount of value and experience 

to the council. My top priorities are to bring 

my effective leadership to the council and 

represent my friends and neighbors with 

integrity while seeking improvements that 

make sense for our citizens and for the city. 

I want to lead the council in proactively promoting 

Ellisville as thriving community that 

is a great place to live, work and visit! I want 

to enhance accessibility of city services 

through city to citizen communications as 

well as citizen to city communications. 

Cynthia [Cindy] Pool • District 3 


If re-elected, my priorities would remain 

the same: Ethics – I believe that elected 

officials should be accountable for their 

actions; Communication – citizen engagement 

and communication between city hall 

and residents is crucial; Planning – while 

filling empty spaces within the city is wonderful, 

we must do so while preserving the 

character of our community. 

Suzanne Gundlach • District 3 

Councilmember 

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Michael A. Wiegand • Marshall 

Wes Sir • Ward 1 Alderman [I] 

Bryan Kiefer • Ward 2 Alderman 


Carleen Murray • Ward 2 Alderman [I] 


Shannon Britt • Ward 3 Alderman [I] 

Eureka has an exciting future. The 

increased number of homes that are 

planned for our area will provide an opportunity 

for additional goods and services 

that were not available before. At the same 

time, this will bring about issues that need 

to be addressed and important decisions 

that need to be made. This will require 

strong leadership, a vision for the future 

and experience to handle the situations 

as they arise. Also, it is very important to 

provide the leadership to the city that will 

enable it to proceed in a financially responsible 

way. It is my goal to keep our home 

town a wonderful place in which to live, 

work, worship and raise a family. 

Steve Grzyb • Ward 3 Alderman 

I believe that the residents of Ward 3 want 

representation from someone who listens, 

cares and will act on their behalf. I have 

invited people to express themselves and 

have learned that there are a wide range of 

concerns and interests, from better water 

quality, more options for shopping, places 

to take their kids, a safe walkable town 

with green space, flood control and better 

roads. They want changes that would 

make Eureka even better to live and raise 

a family without losing the small home 

town feel that they grew up in or that drew 

them here. 

MANCHESTER 

Paul C. Hamill • Ward 1 Alderman [I] 

I am running for re-election because 

there are more things I think the city needs 

to accomplish. First, I would like to see the 

next phase of the Chadwick stormwater 

project completed. Second, I want to continue 

to rejuvenate the main business district. 

While we have had a number of recent 

additions including Joey B’s and Culver’s 

as well as Academy Sports, I think more 

needs to be done. Third, I want to keep 

property values high by fixing streets and 

actively enforcing the code requirements. 

Norman E. Gierer • Ward 1 Alderman 


Mike Clement • Ward 2 Alderman [I] 

I’m running for city alderman because 

I enjoy the interaction with residents and 

city groups. The role of alderman allows 

one the opportunity to meet people, make 

friends and impact decisions that enhance 

the community’s quality of life. My top 

priorities are: Fiscal responsibility. The 

city budget needs to be balanced with 

strong reserves. New initiatives need to 

be adequately funded before consideration. 

Responsiveness to residents, which 

means assisting residents with their queries 

promptly and respectfully. Promoting 

quality of life. Ensuring that we have safe 

streets, healthy neighborhoods and fine 

city services. 

Brian Elliot • Ward 2 Alderman 

Manchester is facing some crucial issues, 

and I believe a fresh perspective is needed 

on the Board of Aldermen to properly 

address them. My top priority, if elected, 

will be to work with city leadership and 

the other board members to address the 

compensation and benefits structure for all 

employees. My personal experience with 

this issue has been a driving factor in pursuing 

the open alderman seat. Our employees 

are the backbone of the city, and we 

must invest in them to ensure the vitality 

and growth of Manchester. 

Richard Bauman • Ward 3 Alderman [I] 

The top three priorities that I will be 

focusing on are: Finding fiscally responsible 

ways to increase resources and activities 

for Manchester residents. Continuing 

to actively address concerns of Manchester 

residents. Bringing new economic development 

ideas and resources to the city of 

Manchester 

William H. [Bill] Pinkston • Ward 3 

Alderman 


TOWN & COUNTRY 

Jon Dalton • Mayor [I] 

Lynn Wright • Ward 1 Alderman [I] 

Serving as an alderman has been an 

honor and privilege. My priorities are 

working with residents, board members 

and staff; finding solutions to issues is what 

I enjoy most about serving our community. 

Continuing my perseverance to work for 

the community-based consensus on future 

developments at the Clayton and Ballas 

intersection and the Town Square Project 

to insure they represent the values of our 

community. We must continue to promote 

the high standards of our city, with a conservative 

budget and strict enforcement of 

master plan and zoning ordinances. I will 

work to maintain the beauty and character 

of our community. I will continue to work 

toward the city’s master trail plan to continue 

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Michael Cozad • Ward 1 Alderman 

I will make certain Ward 1 residents are 

informed prior to city projects coming up 

for a vote. I want to protect your property 

values and preserve our sense of community. 

Your concerns are my top priority and they 

will be addressed during the early stages of 

projects, proposed zoning changes, building 

codes and future proposals. I will bring a 

fresh perspective and new ideas to the Clayton 

and Ballas intersection. I will work with 

the residents to make sure the building construction 

is compatible with the surrounding 

area, has minimal impact on traffic and will 

serve as the city’s eastern entrance. I will 

help create Town Square as “the destination” 

for residents and families, and make sure 

the developer pays its fair share as a tenant/ 

partner. 

Tiffany Frautschi • Ward 2 Alderman [ I] 

Two years ago when I ran for this position, 

I pledged to increase transparency 

in government and keep Ward 2 residents 

informed, to listen and give voice to your 

concerns. I promised to do independent 

research and analysis on matters brought 

before the Board of Aldermen, and to carefully 

weigh citizens’ concerns against the 

responsibilities of city government. I spoke 

of our responsibility to be good stewards of 

the land, and that I would strike a balance 

between “the town“ and “the country” to 

ensure new development is responsibly 

restrained. I am fulfilling those commitments 

and remain dedicated to them. 

Fred Meyland-Smith • Ward 3 

Alderman [I] 

Town & Country is a special place made 

up of beautiful neighborhoods and wonderful 

neighbors. My top three priorities to 

make our city an even better place include: 

Fiscal responsibility, the Town Square 

project and quiet, peaceful neighborhoods. 

The general fund budget has been balanced 

in each of the 12 years that I have served. 

We must continue. We are on the verge of 

creating the Town Square – an asset at the 

center of our city as a place for neighbors 

and friends to gather and enjoy themselves. 

We must continue the city’s investment in 

expanding trails, traffic control, stormwater 

mitigation and noise abatement. 

Linda Robson • Ward 3 Alderman 

I am running for office to bring a new 

voice to city hall. The incumbent has been 

in office for 12 years and it is time for new 

ideas for our community. I am up for the 

challenge of continuing to improve our 

incredible city. My priorities are bringing 

visibility to city hall, preserving our green 

spaces and creating term limits for aldermen 

and the mayor. I will push to prevent 

new construction that will take away our 

city’s green space without adding benefits 

to our residents. Additionally, I want to 

have monthly forums for our residents of 

Ward 3 to inform residents of the current 

proceedings at city hall and provide a platform 

for them to voice any concerns. 

Jon Benigas • Ward 4 Alderman [I] 

TWIN OAKS 

Russell L. Fortune • Mayor 

Dennis L. Whitmore • Alderman-at-large 

Lisa Eisenhauer • Alderman-at-large 

WILDWOOD 

Larry W. McGowen • Ward 1 


Don Bartoni • Ward 2 Councilmember 

Sue Cullinane • Ward 3 Councilmember [I] 

I hope to continue serving the city of 

Wildwood and the citizens of Ward 3. My 

priorities are to: Insure Wildwood’s continued 

financial strength with coordinated 

oversight and long term planning; guarantee 

adherence to Wildwood’s master plan 

and the city’s vision; and provide citizens 

with requested and appropriate goods and 

services in Town Center. 

Tammy Shea • Ward 3 Councilmember 

I am running because the City Council 

needs to prioritize the long-term interest of 

the city’s development. We have a strong 

master plan that fits the interest of our population, 

geography and economic status. I 

believe the council has drifted away from 

our vision and values. Current economic 

and tax revenue challenges should dictate 

conservative spending habits. With that as 

a priority, I will seek to prioritize and limit 

spending to ensure better results. 

Katie Dodwell • Ward 4 Councilmember [I] 

I have been representing Ward 4 for six 

years now. I feel I need to continue in this 

role after gaining the trust and knowledge 

of what is important to the citizens and 

the city of Wildwood. My top priorities 

include: completion of Wildwood City 

Park components, fiscal management of 

city funds, continued support of the city’s 

master plan as well as Town Center development 

plans. I look at the city as a whole 

and work to insure that we retain our open 

space history as well as our Town Center 

business development. 

Jean M. Vedvig • Ward 4 Councilmember 

I will work with all officials and staff to 

scrutinize spending and stop the need for a 

tax increase. Spending priorities should be 

dedicated for the benefit of residents. Currently, 

spending is not directed with longrange 

plans for the benefit of residents. 

Doubling the salary of elected officials 

is just wrong. I am on the record opposing 

tax “giveaways” for developers with 

no benefit for the city or residents. I will 

work to promote the parks and trail system. 

I support the master plan, charter, plan of 

intent and Town Center regulations. Wildwood 

is a premier community and we need 

to protect plans approved by the people. 

David Bertolino • Ward 5 


Greg Alexander • Ward 6 


Greg Stine • Ward 7 Councilmember [I] 

Joe Garritano • Ward 8 


WINCHESTER 

Gail M. Winham • Mayor 

Marie Bach • Alderman Ward 1 

Tony Deluca • Alderman Ward 2 

PARKWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT 

Robert L. Gore • Director 

First and foremost, I am a parent, so my 

top priority is the same as I feel everyone 

shares – a quality education for their children. 

With that in mind, I would work to 

help ensure that our teachers and staff have 

the tools and support necessary to perform 

their jobs well; help ensure that all students 

in the district have the support to achieve 

to the best of their ability; and be a good 

steward of the trust that the parents of 

Parkway students have placed in the district 

to provide excellence in education for 

their children! 

Annmarie Puhan • Director 


Chris Jacob • Director [I] 

I have served Parkway students, parents 

and employees since 2008 on the Parkway 

board. I’ve come to know our schools, faculty, 

students, processes and educational 

processes. I am excited to learn and give 

more to Parkway to collaboratively meet 

current and future needs of our children. 

My priorities are to ensure the safety of 

students and employees and facilities; 

help students to prepare for their next 

educational or work experience; maintain 

financial viability and hire/retain the best 

teachers and staff. 

Peter N. Meisinger • Director 

Having worked extensively with Parkway 

faculty, staff and administration 

committed to helping our two exceptional 

sons with very different needs, I feel truly 

indebted to the district and want to ensure 

all Parkway students and family receive 

the same, very best academic experience. 

My priorities will include a continued 

focus on a broad, relevant curriculum that 

addresses all of our students’ needs using 

student growth as a guideline for academic 

achievement; recruiting, training and 

retaining the best faculty and staff that are 

comfortable developing tailored instruction; 

ensuring responsible use of revenue 

that supports a growth vision benefiting the 

entire Parkway community. 

Deborah A. [Debbie] Hopper • Director [I] 

I have proudly served on the Parkway 

School Board the past three years and have 

expended tremendous amounts of time and 

energy learning about the school system 

while building strong relationships within 

the community. I want to continue on this 

path. I am committed to Parkway and 

believe every student deserves the highest 

quality education in an effective, safe and 

financially stable district. My priorities are 

to support Project Parkway’s Personalized 

Learning Initiative to develop quality curriculum 

in an engaging learning environment; 

promote early childhood education; ensure 

school buildings are safe and environments 

are conducive to learning and teaching; 

close achievement gaps; and ensure financial 

stability/fiscal responsibility. 

Matthew [Matt] Eckerle • Director 

I’m a proud product of public schools 

all the way through and I want my kids 

to have the same opportunity. My career 

in technology would never had happened 

without exposure to a lot of interesting 

and diverse technology during kindergarten 

through grade 12. Technology is what 

spoke to me. For every technologist like 

myself, there is a scientist, a linguist and 

an artist who found their calling in public 

schools. I’m running because I want every 

student at Parkway to have the opportunity 

to find a path they are passionate about. My 

priorities, if elected, are funding, student 

preparation and equity of opportunity. 

Kristy Klein Davis • Director 

I am running for school board because 

I believe strong public education systems 

are critical to a thriving society. We have 

the opportunity to make sure Parkway 

School District is at the forefront of educational 

research and teaching kids the 

critical skills they will need to succeed in 

the future. My priorities will include cutting-edge 

curriculum that includes handson 

learning, robust STEM programs, arts, 

civics and fact-based debate; equal opportunities 

for all students, including strong 

special education resources and attention 

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Deciding how to fill a crispy waffle 

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topping combinations, it does cause 

one to stop and consider the options. 

“We make it really challenging for 

people to decide what they want to eat,” 

said Mary Ann Matchett, co-owner of the 

Town & Country location. 

“We always have 14 flavors available – 

12 frozen yogurts and two sorbets – that 

we change out monthly. We also have 

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bar, like fresh fruit, cookie bites and cool 

whip; then, we also have six sauces, like 

hot chocolate and hard shell.” 

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Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt 

But act fast. Flavors change monthly. 

“We have two new flavors every month 

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Matchett. “March’s featured flavors are 

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two April flavors are yet, although we 

did have a Marshmallow Peep flavor that 

was bright yellow last year. I do know 

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exclusively to Menchie’s. 

Menchie’s offers a healthy, all-natural, 

great-tasting frozen yogurt made with 

real yogurt containing live and active 

cultures. That’s a claim few frozen yogurt 

shops can make. It also offers gluten-free, 

vegan and no-high fructose options. With 

such commitment to quality and addressing 

alternatives for special dietary needs, 

it’s no wonder why Menchie’s expansion 

has skyrocketed to more than 500 shops 

worldwide. Expansion also includes 

menu additions, such as Menchie’s frozen 

yogurt cakes. 

“Any of the flavors we offer can be 

made into frozen yogurt cakes,” said 

Matchett. She said decorated cakes are 

available as either as a whole cake or a 

quarter cake slice. “We 

make them using a cake 



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base of your choice, top 

it with a frozen yogurt 

layer and then put a topping 

layer in the middle, like M&M’s or 

cookie dough bites, before adding another 

yogurt layer. It’s then iced and decorated.” 

As the weather warms, watch for special 

events and community fundraisers at 

Menchie’s. 

Many fundraising events help support 

schools in the Parkway School District. 

Other events are planned just for fun, 

like the April 15 Frozen Yogurt Social 

With Your Dog. Bring your well-mannered 

Fido or Fifi out and enjoy the afternoon. 

After all, spending a little quality time 

with your four-footed best friend, eating 

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt may prove to be 

the best way to welcome spring. 

discounted yogurt of equal or lesser value. cannot be combined 

with any other offer. valid thru 12/31/17. WNewsHalf 

Featuring Fresh Bread from “The Hill” daily! 

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150 Four SeaSonS Center 

CheSterField 

(Just west of Olive & 141) 

314-878-1474 

~ 

62 Fenton Plaza 

Fenton 

(Old Hwy. 30 & Hwy. 141) 

636-305-1474 

$5.00 off 

$30.00 purchase 

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Limit One Per Coupon 

Offers may not be combined 

Expires 03-31-17 

Open Mon-Sat • Closed Sundays|www.vivianosmarket.com 

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WEST SAVER 

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS 

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Custom 

Built Wheels 

Are Our 

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SPRING TUNE-UP 

$30.00 OFF 

May not be combined with other offers. 

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20% OFF 

ALL IN STOCK 

APPAREL 

Sale items excluded. 

Offer expires April 30, 2017 

15340 Manchester Rd. • Ellisville 

636-391-2666 

Professional Nail Care 

272 THF BLVD • Chesterfield, MO 63005 

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or www.islenailbar.com 

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One coupon per customer 

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MANCHESTER, from page 13 

out of a contingency fund that was specifically 

created for unanticipated costs while 

the building was under construction. That 

fund, she said, was drawn from budgeted 

funds. She also said that the repairs to The 

Lyceum can be funded through the Henry 

Newsmagazine 

Avenue project, and at least a portion of the 

overall cost will be Salesperson: reimbursed through a 

Proof: 

federal grant. 

Collins also commented on the use general 

fund reserves. 

“The general fund is currently at $1 million 

over the minimum we are required to 

hold. By allocating the $650,000 from that 

fund [the board] is merely spending the 

extra, extra. Per our ordinance, we would 

still have maintained our 20 percent in the 

general fund for emergencies and/or other 

capital projects,” Collins said. 

In the prepared statement, the aldermen 

also cite an estimated 

shortfall of $500,000 from 

expected city revenues in 

2016. 

Date of issue: 

Client: 

Size: 

Colors: 

Pictures: 

Logos: 

Copy: 

Manchester City Hall 

Tuberty confirmed that 

revenues are down from 

projections, but said that 

the budget is currently 

under audit and final numbers 

will not be available 

until April or May. The 

numbers previously given 

to the aldermen did not 

include the sales tax revenue 

from December sales, 

which Tuberty said is typically 

substantial with the holidays. He said 

the numbers he provided for the aldermen 

were tentative at best. 

A task force to address the salary/benefits 

issue has met twice to discuss 

next steps. They are in 

the process of contracting 

with a firm to create comprehensive 

job descriptions 

as well as a salary and 

benefits survey with neighboring 

municipalities. The 

task force is comprised of 

department heads; Mayor 

Dave Willson, acting as 

interim city administrator; 

and Clement, as the aldermanic 

representative. 

“The board has advocated 

that a salary survey is the 

appropriate first step, so, I am pleased with 

this decision. Our group also discussed/ 

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reviewed a variety of options that might 

provide current, future and long-term 

funding for city salary and benefit needs,” 

Clement said. “There was good discussion 

here, too. We need more data and more 

planning, but the work has started.” 

Even though Collins had worked with 

the finance department to prepare a salary 

survey just over a year ago, she, too, is 

encouraged by this first step. She said she 

feels that the results will strengthen the 

employees’ positions regarding their low 

rate of pay and benefits. 

“Ultimately, the aldermen want to do 

right by their ward constituents and represent 

their voices,” Collins said. “As 

employees, we also want to work toward 

the ultimate goal of making our community 

better for the residents. To accomplish this 

goal, we all need to work together.” 

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in the and 

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& 

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Quality Work 

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(314) 510-6400 

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“WE DO IT ALL” 

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JL CONCRETE 

SEALING & CAULKING 

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• Power Washing (Fresh & clean) 

• Crack Filling (Keeps moisture out) 

FREE ESTIMATES 

Call Jerry Loosmore Jr. at 636-399-6193 

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∙ Mold & Mildew Removal 

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Vinyl Siding & Patios 


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36 Years Experience • At this Location 27 Years 

14770 Clayton Road • 63011

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ELECTRICAL 

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HAULING 

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appliances, household trash, 

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decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up 

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Call: 636-379-8062 or 

email: jandjhaul@aol.com 

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HIRING 

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Overnight Full or PT • Will Train 

Full or PT Fryer/Decorator & 

PT Early Morning Counter Help 

Call Ann/Kelly 636.527.2227 

HELP WANTED 

PART-TIME OFFICE CLEANERS 

Earn extra income. Work evenings 

after 5:30 p.m. 10-25 hrs. per 

week. Now hiring for locations 

in Chesterfield, Town & Country, 

Frontenac, Richmond Hts., Creve 

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& Florissant. Must have reliable 

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CARPET REPAIRS 

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SKIPS HAULING & DEMOLITION! 

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appliances, furniture, debris, 

construction rubble, yard waste, 

excavating & demolition! 10, 15 

& 20 cubic yd. rolloff dumpsters. 

Licensed & insured. Affordable, 

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accepted. 22 yrs. service. Toll Free 

1-888-STL-JUNK (888-785-5865) 

or 314-644-1948 

HELP WANTED 

Pizzarellis New York style pizza 

is looking for a prep cook & 

drivers. Full time and part time 

positions. Apply in person at 

15858 Manchester Road, Ellisville 

Mo 63011 - Mon-Wed 4 

pm to 9 pm & Thurs-Sun 11 am 

to 10 pm or call: 314-704-1271 

HELP WANTED 

Administrative Assistant Wanted 

Administrative Assistant Wanted 

- PAYMENT METHODS - 

Garages • Decks • Painting • 

- Part-time 20+ hours a week. 

Tile 

Brick & Stone Work • Power Washing 

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JAN 27 

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check required. Please 

contact Brad at 636-938-7100. 

05/18 

GM OF SENIOR CTRS FOR 

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multi-unit exp. Prgm & bdgt 

mgmt. EOE 

For more information: 

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ADVANCED NURSING SER- 

VICES now hiring for all shifts. 

CNAs, HHAs, LPNs and RN positions 

available. Taking applications 

on Tuesdays and Thursdays 

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

N. Meramec, Suite 102, Clayton. 

Questions? Call 314-863-3030. 

CUSTOMER SERVICE 

Full time/Part time 

Paid holidays and vacations 

Flexible schedule 

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to student experience; and budget decisions 

that protect student interests. 

B. Sophia Ford-Glanton • Director 

I believe that having a diverse board 

that is reflective of the student body is 

important. I also believe that I should be 

the change that I want to see; if I want 

to see a more diverse school board, then 

I should offer myself to serve in that role. 

I want to advocate for students and families 

and preserve the academic excellence 

of Parkway schools. If elected, I want to 

work to increase access to early childhood 

education and work to introduce foreign 

language into the elementary curriculum. 

I want to ensure that our teachers have 

the tools necessary to instruct and guide 

our students. Finally, I want to ensure that 

the buildings that house our staff and students 

are properly maintained and updated 

to ensure a safe and healthy learning and 

working environment. 

Zach Goldford • Director 

I am running for the Parkway Board of 

Education because I will best represent the 

interests of our students and I will defend 

public education in our community. My 

top three priorities are protecting taxpayers’ 

investment in public education; upholding 

fair treatment for all students, educators 

and workers; and expanding mental health 

and counseling services. I will promote 

services that are efficient, effective and 

equitable for all students. I will advocate 

for a 21st century curriculum that emphasizes 

science, critical thinking and social 

responsibility. 

Philip A. Oehlerking • Director 


Jeff Todd • Director 

I am seeking election to Parkway’s 

Board to continue giving back to the 

school district from which I earned such 

a great education and have spent so much 

time volunteering as a parent. My top 

three priorities are centered around the 

core of our district. First, I will help keep 

Parkway’s promise to live up to the mission 

we so thoughtfully crafted. Second, 

I will work to ensure Parkway’s solvency, 

by being fiscally responsible and transparent. 

Third, I will strive to build on 

Parkway’s strong educational and community 

values, setting the bar for other 

districts. 

ROCKWOOD SCHOOL BOARD 

Lynne Midyett • Director [I] 

It is the responsibility of all to support 

and serve their local school district. I am 

passionate in wanting to “give back” by 

serving on the Rockwood Board of Education. 

The Rockwood School District 

unites over 20 cities to form an educational 

community where students learn and grow 

together. Continuously improving Rockwood 

School District is vital for all who 

live and work in these cities and beyond. 

All youth deserve a quality education. My 

priorities are fiscal responsibility, stellar 

strategic planning, and recruitment and 

retention of top talent with high quality 

professional learning to deliver innovative 

instruction in a safe and caring environment. 

An overarching priority is a board of 

education that functions as a team and is 

innovative in thinking and approach. 

Randy Kirk Miller • Director 

I am running for director of the Rockwood 

School Board because I am extremely 

passionate about Rockwood. I want to see 

the district not only succeed, but to thrive 

for all students of Rockwood. My top priorities, 

if elected, are to maintain low class 

sizes, especially in our grade schools. Also, 

with technology changing daily, STEM 

programs are imperative. The board needs 

to ensure that all Rockwood staff have 

the tools they need to give students a safe, 

innovative and stimulating learning environment. 

Leonard Keith Kinder • Director 

Six years ago, I observed that many 

friends had volunteered their services to 

Rockwood and realized that I had been 

given many opportunities through Rockwood, 

but realized that I had not given 

back to the community as a “thank you.” 

This is my opportunity! My top priorities 

are insure the safety for all students and 

provide facilities so they may learn to their 

greatest potential [pass 2017 bond issue], 

facilitate the continual updating of the district’s 

curriculum for the 21st century, hire 

the best teachers and provide world class 

professional development, and continue to 

balance the district’s budget. 

Tamara Jo Rhomberg • Director 

I have devoted a career of over 50 years 

to education and to the philosophy that 

all children deserve the type of education 

See ELECTION PREVIEW, page 70 

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that would ensure that they could reach 

their full potential and become productive 

citizens. During that time, I have 

taught a variety of grade levels and have 

had the opportunity to travel across the 

country as a national literacy consultant 

training teachers and working in school 

districts. I believe that I have the background 

and experience to support the 

mission of the Rockwood School District. 

I see being a school board member 

as an opportunity to give back my time 

and talent to the community. 

Sudhirkumar R. Brahmbhatt • 

Director 

I strongly believe that my administrative 

experience, educational background, 

management skills and strong sense of 

community service would benefit the 

Rockwood School District as it continues 

to prove investment in the cultivation 

of the intellect, from which we create 

the strongest communities. Since I am 

new for the position, I will have to learn 

the key issues that the school district 

is facing and the approach the current 

Board of Education is taking. My top 

priorities at this time are to foster a balance 

between budgetary limitations and 

the need to continue our high educational 

standards; continue the board’s support 

of educators’ evidence-based practices 

using innovation and the latest strategies; 

and promote diversity in the dynamic 

social climate of our community. 

• • • 

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com for election results. 

PROPOSITION THRIVE 

[Ballot language] 

For the purpose of continuing to fund 

major capital renovations, repairs and 

improvements, and to furnish and equip 

school sites, buildings and related facilities 

in the District, including but not 

limited to (1) building a new Eureka 

elementary school to address increased 

student enrollment and repurposing the 

existing school for early childhood education 

programs, (2) creating and equipping 

elementary innovative spaces to 

support Science, Technology, Engineering 

and Mathematics in our curriculum, 

and completing the final phase of high 

school STEM lab renovations, (3) adding 

classrooms to address increased student 

enrollment and (4) expanding the implementation 

of the one-to-one technology 

program, shall the Rockwood R-VI School 

District, St. Louis County, Missouri, issue 

its general obligation bonds in the amount 

of Ninety-Five Million Five Hundred 

Thousand Dollars ($95,500,0000 resulting 

in no estimated increase in the current debt 

service property tax levy? If this proposition 

is approved, the current adjusted debt 

service levy of the District is estimated 

to remain unchanged at sixty-eight cents 

($0.68) per one hundred dollars assessed 

valuation of real and personal property. 

The authorization of these Bonds with 

authorize the levy and collection of an 

annual tax in addition to the other taxes 

provided for by law on all taxable property 

in the District sufficient to pay the 

interest of the Bonds as they fall due. 

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EVENTS, from page 55 

Balaban’s will partner with Opera Theatre 

St. Louis in their Tastings program at 

7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 18 at Balaban’s 

larger part room, 1772 Clarkson Road in 

Chesterfield. Designed as an introduction 

to opera with a unique culinary twist, Tickets 

cost $20 per person on the OTSL website, 

www.opera-stl.org. 

SPECIAL INTEREST 

Ballwin Golf Course Open House is 

on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2 

at the Ballwin Golf Course, 333 Holloway 

Road in Ballwin. Buy one nine-hole round 

of golf and get one free. For tee time reservations, 

visit www.ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

Lunch and Bingo is from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 

on Wednesdays, April 5 and 19, and May 3 

at The Pointe at Ballwin Commons, 1 Ballwin 

Commons Circle. The event features 

lunch, fun, bingo and prizes. The group 

will play six rounds of bingo, followed by 

lunch and dessert, and then play six more. 

For more information or to register, visit 

www.ballwin.mo.us. 

• • • 

St. Louis Ovarian Cancer Awareness’ 

[SLOCA] annual “Living Out Loud” 

Gala & Auction is from 6-10 p.m. on 

Saturday, April 8 at Forest Hills Country 

Club, 36 Forest Club Drive in Chesterfield. 

The event will feature a gourmet sit-down 

dinner, a live and silent auction and more. 

For details, visit www.sloca.org. 

• • • 

PRYMAL Lifestyle Fitness Program is 

from 9-10 a.m. on Saturdays beginning 

April 8 at Bluebird Park, 225 Kiefer Creek 

Road in Ellisville. PRYMAL is a full-body 

workout designed to build muscle and burn 

fat in the quickest way possible. The cost is 

$150 for an eight-week session. For details, 

visit www.ellisville.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Ballwin Parks and Recreation 

Department’s Annual Mountain Bike 

Race will take place at 9 a.m. on Sunday, 

April 9 in Castlewood State Park, 1401 

Kiefer Creek Road in Ballwin. The course 

takes riders through the park and is divided 

into categories based on experience. For 

details and to register, visit www.ballwin. 

mo.us. 

• • • 

The Garden Society of Wildwood 

will meet at 10 a.m. on Monday, April 10 

at The Shack restaurant, 14810 Clayton 

Road in Chesterfield. Master Gardener 

Betty Struckhoff will speak on recognizing 

native plants and adding them to a landscape. 

For details, email Fran at fkomar@ 

wildblue.net. 

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