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Community Alternatives Missouri/ResCare: 

Lending Extra Assistance To Individuals Who Want To Live Independently 

Everybody at some point in life needs a 

helping hand, but some need just a bit 

more assistance. 

Community Alternatives Missouri/ 

ResCare, based in Town & Country, extends 

its reach to individuals with developmental 

or physical limitations who need extra 

help with basic life skills. The aim is to 

teach those individuals so they can remain 

independent and living on their own. 

“We serve individuals with developmental 

disabilities in their home setting to live 

as independently as possible. Each day 

we are assisting individuals reach their 

highest potential with goals, whether that 

be cleaning, cooking, shopping or trips 

and outings such as Cardinals Games.” 

said Genelle Hines, Executive Director. 

Community Alternatives Missouri/ 

ResCare, a division of ResCare, a private 

national company based in Louisville, Ky., 

focuses on residential services throughout 

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 and live as 

independently as possible. We do help 

with doctor’s appointments, medication 

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 expects high 

quality. When she walks into 

a home, she expects it to be clean, wellmaintained, 

beautiful, decorated and in a 

safe neighborhood.” 

The Independent Support Living 

Assistance Program (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 Alternatives 

Missouri for the duration of 

their lives. 

“They continue learning 

new skills,” Gisi said. “The 

main priority is that they 

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I OPINION I 3 

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Free market care 

President Trump and Paul Ryan tried to 

improve Obamacare. They failed. 

Trump then tweeted, “ObamaCare will 

explode and we will all get together and 

piece together a great healthcare plan for 

THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!” 

But I do worry. 

Trump is right when he says that Obamacare 

will explode. 

The law mandates benefits and offers 

subsidies to more people. Insurers must 

cover things like: birth control, alcohol 

counseling, depression screening, diet 

counseling, tobacco use screening, and 

breastfeeding counseling. 

Some people want those things, but mandating 

them for everyone drives up costs. It 

was folly to pretend it wouldn’t. 

Insisting that lots of things be paid for 

by someone else is a recipe for financial 

explosion. 

Medicare works that way, too. 

When I first qualified for it, I was amazed 

to find that no one even mentioned cost. It 

was just, “Have this test!” “See this doctor!” 

I liked it. It’s great not to think about costs. 

But that’s why Medicare will explode, too. 

There’s no way that, in its current form, it 

will be around to fund younger people’s 

care. 

Someone else paying changes our 

behavior. We don’t shop around. We don’t 

ask, “Do I really need that test?” “Is there a 

place where it’s cheaper?” 

Hospitals and doctors don’t try very hard 

to do things cheaply. 

Imagine if you had “grocery insurance.” 

You’d buy expensive foods; supermarkets 

would never have sales. Everyone would 

spend more. 

Insurance coverage – third-party payment 

– is revered by the media and socialists 

[redundant?] but is a terrible way to 

pay for things. 

Today, 7 in 8 health care dollars are paid 

by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance 

companies. Because there’s no real 

health care market, costs rose 467 percent 

over the last three decades. 

By contrast, prices fell in the few medical 

areas not covered by insurance, like plastic 

surgery and LASIK eye care. Patients shop 

around, forcing health providers to compete. 

Obamacare pretended government controls 

could accomplish the same thing, but 

they couldn’t. 

The sickest people were quickest to 

sign up. Insurance companies then raised 

rates to cover their costs. When regulators 

objected, many insurers just quit Obamacare. 

This month Humana announced it’ll 

leave 11 states. 

Voters will probably blame Republicans. 

Insurance is meant for catastrophic 

health events, surprises that cost more 

than most people can afford. That does not 

include birth control and diet counseling. 

The solution is to reduce, not increase, 

government’s control. We should buy medical 

care the way we buy cars and computers 

-- with our own money. 

Our employers don’t pay for our food, 

clothing and shelter; they shouldn’t pay for 

our health care. They certainly shouldn’t 

get a tax break for buying insurance while 

individuals don’t. 

Give tax deductions to people who buy 

their own high-deductible insurance. 

Give tax benefits to medical savings 

accounts. [Obamacare penalizes them.] 

Allow insurers to sell across state lines. 

Current law forbids that, driving up costs 

and leaving people with fewer choices. 

What about the other “solution” – Bernie 

Sanders’ proposal of single-payer health 

care for all? Sanders claims other countries 

“provide universal health care ... while 

saving money.” 

But that’s not true. Well, other countries 

do spend less. But they get less. 

What modern health care they do get, 

they get because they freeload off our 

innovation. Our free market provides most 

of the world’s new medical devices and 

medicines. 

Also, “single-payer” care leads to rationing. 

Britain’s official goal is to treat people 

four months after diagnosis. Four months! 

That’s only the “goal.” They don’t even 

meet that standard. Bernie Sanders’ plan 

has been tried, and it’s no cure. 

If it were done to meet American expectations, 

it would be ludicrously expensive. 

In 2011, clueless progressives in Bernie’s 

home state of Vermont voted in “universal 

care.” But they quickly dumped it when 

they figured out what it would cost. 

It’s time to have government do less. 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 



To the Editor: 

A recent letter in this newsmagazine 

from Mr. Overschmidt contained several 

allegations regarding Dennis Prager and 

others that defy reason [Mid Rivers Newsmagazine, 

March 22]. 

The first is that both Prager and Thomas 

Sowell are kooks who are out of step with 

the public. By chance, a column written by 

Mr. Sowell appeared in the same edition of 

this newsmagazine. It’s difficult to imagine 

that any rational person could read that 

column and conclude that the writer is a 

“kook.” 

The next claim is that college professors 

do not want their lectures recorded 

because they might want to write a book. 

Given that most professors are teaching 

classes for which there are an abundance 

of textbooks, this explanation is probably 

untrue. It’s far more likely that professors 

are aware that, while their left-wing rants 

may have an effect on impressionable students, 

they would likely invite only ridicule 

if shown to an adult audience. 

Mr. Overschmidt’s last allegation is the 

completely inane belief that colleges are 

fostering open thought and critical thinking, 

but nothing could be farther from the 

truth. Many colleges, particularly those on 

the east and west coasts, have brainwashed 

their students into a form of groupthink. If 

a student has an opinion that differs from 

that of the collective, they will be verbally 

and possibly physically assaulted. There 

is less freedom of speech on college campuses 

than anywhere else in the United 

States. 

If a speaker who might want to introduce 

new subjects for discussion and debate is 

invited to the campus, students have rioted, 

burned buildings and harmed individuals. 

If students are exposed to new ideas, they 

react in fear and require safe zones, comfort 

dogs and conduct cry-ins. 

Contrary to Mr. Overschmidt’s opinion, 

conservatives pray that students wake up, 

start thinking for themselves and learn 

something about the freedoms in their 

country. 

Robert Arden 

• • • 


Regarding the letter to the editor by 

Mike Overschmidt in the March 22 Mid 

Rivers Newsmagazine, I find it interesting 

that, in his letter criticizing Dennis Prager, 

he ends by saying he’s about “fostering 

open thought and critical thinking” and 

that “conservatives can’t stand the public 

thinking for themselves” after first calling 

people who do not think like Mike does 

“kooks” with “lies and twisted rationalizations.” 

We should all be profoundly concerned 

about the loss of intelligent debate and 

polite conversation between those who 

disagree. 

Instead of name-calling when someone 

thinks differently than you do, I challenge 

everyone to seek out opinions different 

from yours and ask questions in an effort 

to learn more about their position. Chances 

are, you just might discover you have a lot 

in common with whomever you deem to 

be “kooks.” It is time to end the “us against 

them,” partisan, politically correct, namecalling, 

free-speech-stifling era and move 

into dialogue that respects individuals and 

encourages positivity and growth. 

Laura McCoy 

Refugees and 

Michelle Malkin 


On Feb. 8, an article was published in 

your newsmagazine: “Not all refugees are 

welcome” by Michelle Malkin. I was quite 

surprised that you will publish an article 

that is so ignorant and so offensive not 

only to refugees but to anyone who came 

to this country from somewhere else. 

I guess Ms. Malkin’s narrowed mind 

doesn’t allow her to see the horrors that 

many refugees have experienced. I guess 

she will never know how is to live in 

a country where your house has been 

destroyed, your family was killed and the 

only way to survive is to go to another 

country and rebuild your life from zero. 

She also doesn’t understand the revenue 

generated by the millions in American dollars 

that foreign students are bringing to 

this country. Maybe she could ask Harvard 

or Stanford universities for that information 

and for their opinion on this issue. 

And about the “117,000 slots for seasonal 

agricultural workers,” it is a fact that 

Americans do not want to work in the fields. 

She can ask Trump’s sons about it. They 

cannot find American workers to work in 

their vineyards and they may have to hire 

some of these foreign temporary workers. 

The only applications they received so far 

are from people in Asia, the Philippines 

and other countries. Not one application 

from an American. 

Articles like this one do not educate the 

public, they just create more division and 

hatred. 

The United States is a beautiful country. 

It is beautiful because it is rich in traditions, 

hope and diversity. 

Ms. Malkin should be thankful that 

people like her were not in office when her 

parents wanted to emigrate here. 

Ivette Geusz 

Dennis Prager revisited 


There seemed to be considerable angst 

directed toward Mr. Prager for his column 

describing how conservatives felt when 

Obama was elected. There was also the 

standard complaint about not offering a 

balanced view, but they did print those 

negative letters, didn’t they? Now, this 

was a column that wasn’t overtly disparaging 

of the left, but did point out a number 

of differences regarding how the left and 

right react to political situations. With all 

the negative outpouring being directed at 

Mr. Prager for stating simple, documented 

facts, one has to ask the question: 

Why were you people not writing in and 

condemning these hateful, dangerous, distasteful 

and property damaging acts of disobedience 

by the left when they occurred? 

One could interpret this absence of 

rebuke to mean that it must be acceptable 

for the left to destroy things or disrupt 

people’s work and lives when upset about 

some situation, but not for a conservative 

to simply and peacefully describe his or 

her perspective on similar situations. 

How terribly sad and alarming. 

Keep up the good work and thanks for 

continuing those conservative columnists’ 

articles. 

Jon Schulte 

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Mills subdivision in Lake Saint Louis 

in Jan. 27 and March 21 stories published 

in Mid Rivers Newsmagazine were incorrect. 

The proper name for the subdivision 

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News 

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DARDENNE PRAIRIE 

Dardenne Prairie reaches 

annexation agreement 

Two land annexations on the April 4 

ballot didn’t need to be there. 

The city and Thomas Drew Gilmer, 

trustee of the Harry V. Gilmer Irrevocable 

Trust, the owner of the parcel, reached a 

pre-annexation agreement that will allow 

the property to be brought into the city. 

The parcels – a 15.75-acre property south 

of Route 364 and a 16.6-acre property to 

the north – are among the largest pieces of 

unincorporated land that the city can annex 

and are prime candidates for development 

that could be a source of tax revenue. The 

two also were among five parcels of unincorporated 

parcels on the April ballot that 

city voters were asked to approve as involuntary 

annexations. 

The city’s Board of Aldermen approved 

the agreement by a 4-0 vote at a special 

meeting on March 29. Aldermen Kevin 

Klingerman [Ward 1] and Doug Santos 

[Ward 2] were absent. 

According to Mayor David Zucker, the 

agreement requires the city to consider a 

commercial zoning for the southern parcel 

and a residential or planned unit development 

zoning for the northern parcel with 

a density up to four single-family houses 

per acre. 

Goss said four units per acre would be a 

maximum and density may be less. There 

also is a prohibition in the agreement 

against any multi-family development, he 

said. 

For the commercial property, the owners 

may consider submitting a request for a 

community improvement district [CID], 

neighborhood improvement district [NID] 

or transportation development district 

[TDD] for the property. Those agreements 

often apply tax revenue to infrastructure 

improvements. 

Zucker said the city agreed to look at a 

special district if requested by a developer. 

But Goss said he didn’t anticipate a special 

district would be needed unless some 

unanticipated expense occurs. 

“Case law requires us to look at the 

facts and it would be inappropriate for us 

to pledge for use to create a CID or TDD 

in advance of an actual petition and the 

owners understand that,” Zucker said. 

Hamilton noted that if the city doesn’t 

approve a zoning change for the residential 

density or commercial use on the tracts, 

the owners can seek a de-annexation from 

the city. He said it was a typical provision 

in a pre-annexation agreement. 

Goss said a possible residential development 

may come before the city and 

its planning and zoning commission for 

review soon. Both parcels are for sale and 

developers are being courted. 

The north parcel is next to Pinnacle 

Pointe and Dardenne Meadows subdivisions, 

and the south parcel is on Hwy. N 

across from a Walgreens store. Zucker said 

the parcels are near parts of the city that are 

seen as areas of development in the city’s 

comprehensive plan. They are also near 

Route 364 and Bryan Road and among the 

largest unincorporated tracts the city could 

annex. 

ST. CHARLES COUNTY 

I-70 study to provide vision 

for 40-mile corridor 

Its unveiling was modest – a few people, 

along with local public transportation officials, 

gathered in Normandy City Hall on 

March 30, viewing charts and maps and a 

few posted sticky notes with written comments. 

But this quiet first public meeting on the 

restart of the Interstate 70 corridor belies 

its significance. Over the next year, St. 

Charles and St. Louis county municipal 

and county government officials and the 

area’s three major transportation agencies 

will be developing what some say is 

a vision for the future of one of the area’s 

major transportation routes. 

The Envision I-70 Planning and Environmental 

Linkages Study is expected to 

look at a variety of transportation, economic, 

environmental and safety issues 

along a 40-mile long, half-mile wide corridor. 

The corridor extends from Wentzville 

to downtown St. Louis. 

‘We want to get a vision for the whole 

corridor and have a plan so when municipalities 

want to do something, businesses 

want to come in and do something – an 

intersection or section of highway – we 

have a plan for the entire corridor,” said 

Laura Ellen, a Missouri Department of 

Transportation [MoDOT] planner helping 

to coordinate the study. 

For a while, the study looked dead. The 

study was shut down in 2014 because 

MoDOT lacked of funding. MoDOT and 

the East-West Gateway Council of Governments 

came up with $1.5 million to 

resurrect the study in last December. St. 

Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann 

and other area officials pushed hard for its 

resurrection. 

Ellen said the result, at the end of this 

year, will include recommendations for 

breaking the corridor into sections. 

“That’s one of the key outcomes of the 

study,” Ellen said, “to know what sections 

we can build so we can start developing 

further projects as the funding becomes 

available.” 

Ehlmann and others have said the study 

is critical because the Trump administration 

has signaled that additional federal 

money may be available for infrastructure 

projects that are “shovel ready.” 

Gary Elmstead, a transportation lobbyist 

for St. Charles County, also said he thinks 

some new federal funding may be possible. 

“You’ve got to be ready if it drops out of 

the sky,” Elmstead said. 

Another public meeting is set for this fall. 

Earth Day recycling 

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Environmental Health and Protection will 

host an Earth Day electronics recycling 

collection from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on April 21 

and April 22. 

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collection. For questions regarding this 

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new electronic items require a lot of energy 

and deplete the amount of raw materials 

available in the future. For example, it 

takes more than 500 pounds of fuel, nearly 

50 pounds of chemicals and more than one 

ton of water to manufacture and distribute 

a computer and monitor to the marketplace. 

However, more than 70 percent of the 

e-waste collected through recycling can be 

repurposed into new products or raw materials. 

To illustrate this: for every one million 

cellphones recycled, more than 35,000 

pounds of copper, 700 pounds of silver and 

75 pounds of gold are recovered. 

To complement curbside collections, the 

Division of Environmental Health and Protection 

accepts recyclable material from 

residents throughout the year. In addition 

to electronic devices, the facilities accept 

aluminum, cardboard and paper supplies, 

plastics, clothing and textiles and more. 

I-70 road improvements 

to begin in 2018 

In summer 2018, the Missouri Department 

of Transportation [MoDOT] will 

begin a large project to re-stripe lanes, 

improve interchanges, build outer roads 

and construct sidewalks on and near I-70 

from Woodlawn Avenue to T.R. Hughes 

Boulevard in O’Fallon. This is a year later 

than Mid Rivers Newsmagazine previously 

reported. 

Due to an error on the Missouri Department 

of Transportation’s website, Mid 

Rivers Newsmagazine previously reported, 

this project would start this summer and 

end in 2019. However, St. Charles County 

Area Engineer Andrew Tuerck said the 

project actually is scheduled to end by 

spring 2020. 

In terms of funding, Tureck said, “The 

I-70 outer road project is a cost share project 

among the city of O’Fallon, St. Charles 

County Highways and MoDOT that aims 

to alleviate traffic congestion around the 

Route K/I-70 interchange.” 

County tops Missouri’s 

healthiest list 

For the eighth consecutive year, St. 

Charles County ranks at the top of Missouri’s 

“Healthiest Counties” list. 

The annual report, released by the Robert 

Wood Johnson Foundation and the University 

of Wisconsin’s Population Health 

Institute, places St. Charles County first 

in Missouri for the “Health Factors” category 

and second in the state for “Health 

Outcomes.” 

“As individuals and, as a collective unit, 

our community has traditionally placed an 

emphasis on being healthy,” Department 

of Public Health Director Hope Woodson 

said. “Earning these high rankings for an 

eighth consecutive year recognizes both 

our department’s efforts to enhance this 

community and the commitment made 

by residents, businesses and leaders to 

make health a priority. Building upon an 

active citizenry, a strong economy and an 

extensive support network, we can proactively 

overcome potential health risks and 

educate residents on ways to further their 

quality of life.” 

Healthy behaviors, access to medical 

care and environmental surroundings 

influence a population’s health. St. Charles 

County topped the state for the fifth consecutive 

year in the “Social and Economic 

Factors” category and received high marks 

for “Health Behaviors” and “Clinical Care” 

to earn its first place ranking in Health 

Factors. A low premature death rate that 

is among the top 10 percent in the nation 

and a low percentage of those reporting to 

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treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; 

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St. Charles County Council approves McClay Mansion plat, final plan 

By BRIAN FLINCHPAUGH 

Historic McClay Mansion 

The approvals and permits are nearly in 

place for a controversial wedding and 

banquet center being developed on a 

10.25-acre tract off of McClay Road in St. 

Charles County that includes a 193-yearold 

historic home. 

Now the focus may shift to what will 

be built on the tract, particularly an ornate 

7,200-square-foot building by a company 

that specializes in largely hand-crafted 

barns, custom homes and large buildings. 

Ruth Choate and Michael Stanford 

sought something unique when it came 

to the wedding and banquet center. They 

found B & D Barn Builders, a company 

from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 

which offers custom building work and has 

connections with the Mennonite religious 

community, they said. 

Mennonites are a diverse group whose 

members sometimes adopt conservative, 

and often 19th century, clothing similar 

to the Amish, although they are separate 

groups. They are known for their barnbuilding 

and woodworking skills. 

“We went up there to Pennsylvania and 

met with them and just fell in love with it,” 

Choate said. “They are amazing in what 

work they do.” 

A sawmill and forge will arrive on site 

via four 18-wheel trucks. The house will 

feature curved trusses, a 31-foot-high ceiling 

and the building will featured handforged 

iron hardware. “It’s going to blow 

people away,” she said. 

Choate and Stanford say they will house 

and feed the company’s work crews while 

they put up the barn, starting in June. The 

barn is expected to be finished by Aug. 18 

– the date of the first scheduled wedding. 

Choate said she has 26 weddings scheduled, 

which will be held on weekends. 

The crews will be housed in the nearby 

historic stone house. “They are all excited 

to stay in a stone house,” Choate said. She 

said workers and company members have 

seen pictures and they are thinking of 

bringing their wives. “They said they are 

not used to such fancy accommodations,” 

she said. 

Choate spoke enthusiastically about 

the building after the St. Charles County 

Council took action at its March 27 meeting 

on an issue that moves the development 

one step closer to reality. The council 

unanimously approved a preliminary plat 

and final development plan for the site, to 

be known as the “McClay Mansion.” 

Plat and plan approval is one of the 

final steps before construction can begin 

to develop the site. The county still must 

issue a building permit and the U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers also has to issue a 

permit for a bridge planned to span a small 

creek. 

The approvals are the latest chapter of 

a lengthy review process 

and contentious debate 

that started last year over 

development of the property, 

which is in the middle 

of a residential area. 

Choate and Stanford 

requested to rezone the 

property from residential 

single-family to a planned 

unit development [PUD] 

designation that allows 

commercial development 

on about eight acres and 

residential on two acres 

for their own home. They 

wanted to develop the 

eight acres as a banquet 

center to hold bridal showers and weddings. 

The tract is located on the north side of 

McClay Road, about 400 feet east of St. 

Peters-Howell Road and about 300 feet 

north of McClay. The property features 

green space and trees and is largely surrounded 

by homes. The stone house and a 

70-year-old barn are the property’s major 

features. 

Choate said the property was restored 

after it was purchased in 2013. She said 

she wants to open up the historic house to 

the public and the banquet center would 

support upkeep of the property. 

The old house will not be used for banquets 

and the center would be built with 

materials that limit noise, Choate said. She 

said the center was not a party center but a 

place for “elegant weddings.” 

The banquet center plans were not supported 

by some residents, who said traffic 

is already heavy on McClay and St. Peters- 

Howell roads and nearby ball fields have 

bright lights and a nearby Elks Lodge 

hosts weddings and other events. 

Some of these residents said after the 

meeting that they are looking into filing 

suit to reverse the decision, which several 

called “spot zoning” – allowing an inappropriate 

commercial property in a residential 

area. 

Last September, the council approved a 

rezoning request for the property that has 

gone back and forth between the council 

and the county’s planning and zoning commission 

over the last several months. 

A procedural error delayed approval and 

it had to be heard twice by the county’s 

planning and zoning commission before 

the September approval. With a planned 

unit development overlay district approved 

as part of the zoning, the property owners 

had to submit a preliminary plat and final 

development plan to the planning and 

zoning commission for review. 

The county’s planning and zoning commission 

recommended the council approve 

the preliminary plat and final development 

plan at its Feb. 15 meeting. 

A nearby property owner, Lisa Portilla, 

wrote a letter to the commission objecting 

to approving the plat and plan because of a 

concern that a historic cemetery might be 

disturbed. County officials said there was 

no clear evidence of a burial site. Under 

state law, it would be up the property 

owner and developer to properly handle 

any marked or unmarked graves, they said. 

Choate said work on the site will include 

the new center, parking and landscaping, 

which may cost more than $3 million. 

“I think it’s going to be one of the most 

beautiful places in Missouri to get married,” 

she said. “I think it’s going to be one 

of the most beautiful places in the United 

States to get married and it’s right here in 

St. Charles County.” 

April once again brings showers of love 

By BECCA NEWTON 

Having a young child at home means joy 

and laughter, but many families also experience 

sorrow during this time. Another 

child at home means another mouth to feed, 

another body to clothe and another diaper 

to change. 

According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 

official poverty measure, more than 16 

million children were living in poverty in 

2011. The St. Charles area is looking to 

change that. 

“The Shower of Love was created to 

provide access to baby-care necessities, 

thereby reducing parental stress and lessening 

the risk of child abuse and neglect,” 

Michelle McElfresh, event coordinator, 

said. “Donations from the Shower of Love 

stock the shelves of the nine non-profit 

agencies with baby-care essentials for 6 to 

12 months for St. Charles County families 

in need.” 

Throughout April, nine different nonprofit 

agencies will work together to assist 

families in need that have babies and young 

children. Those organizations, including 

Nurses for Newborns, ThriVe, Sts. Joaquin 

and Ann Care Service, the Community 

and Children’s Resource Board and Youth 

in Need, will partner with local business, 

schools and churches to collect various 

baby items for those in need. The Shower 

of Love is looking for all types of babycare 

products, such as formula, 

diapers and baby bottles. Requests 

also include pacifiers, sippy cups, 

clothes and car seats. Gift cards and 

cash donations also are welcome. 

In addition to those separate 

drives, volunteers from the partnering 

agencies will be in 17 different 

stores such as Walmart, Shop 

& Save and Dierbergs on April 27 

to collect donations. Last year, a 

recorded $118,000 in total donations 

was collected. Shower of Love hopes 

to achieve that number this year as well. 

“People are recognizing this as a real 

issue and are getting into the habit of looking 

for an opportunity to help others in 

A volunteer with Our Lady’s Inn sorts donations from 

the Shower of Love event. 

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need and trying to reduce this stress that 

can occur, especially with the costs being 

so high for diapers and formula.” Bruce 

Sowatsky, executive director for the Children’s 

and Community Resource Board, 

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A legal hurdle that slowed the development 

of new homes near Peruque Creek in 

Lake Saint Louis may be going away. 

But a new complicating factor – although 

city officials doubt it is a real concern – 

may literally fly in the face of getting work 

started quickly: bats. 

Lake Saint Louis officials said that settling 

the lawsuit could be the first step 

toward starting work on 20 single-family 

homes in a subdivision called Oak Bluff 

Estates. Aldermen had approved a controversial 

rezoning of 19 acres to allow home 

construction in 2015. 

Nearby residents opposed the rezoning, 

saying that the new homes might increase 

runoff, flooding and siltation along Peruque 

Creek, which flows into the community’s 

more than 600-acre main lake. Some residents 

said the property also may be encumbered 

by a former licensing agreement with 

the nearby Oak Bluff Preserve subdivision 

and subject to restrictions. 

The board’s regular meeting agenda 

included a bill approving preliminary and 

final plats subdividing the 19 acres into 20 

residential lots, which was the final approval 

needed to start work on the development. The 

property is located at the end of Silver Fern 

Court, east of Duello Road, west of Interstate 

64 and south of Prospect Road, near the Oak 

Bluff Preserve subdivision. 

City Administrator Paul Markworth 

said Anne Kelly, an attorney for Oak Bluff 

Investment Group LLC, notified the city 

about a separate issue that came up as the 

settlement agreement was reached. “Don’t 

laugh,” Markworth advised the board 



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during the work session. Indiana bats, an 

endangered species, migrate to Missouri 

at the end of March and provisions in 

federal law in some cases prohibit trees 

where the bats can roost from being cut 

down between March 31 and the middle 

of October. 

Derek Koestel, the city’s public works 

director, said his research suggests the 

regulations may only apply to the removal 

of trees on public land. The city government 

is not involved in regulating issues of 

endangered species. 

City officials were not sure if the provision 

involves public land or applies to 

areas that use federal funds. 

“I don’t think this is going to be a problem, 

but I don’t know enough to say that it 

isn’t,” Koestel said. 

In an interview on March 22, Markworth 

said the investment group cannot remove 

trees without showing the city that federal 

requirements involving the bats would 

not apply. Kelly, who was at the regular 

meeting on March 21, agreed that some 

research may be needed. 

Another issue involves getting substantial 

work done before the zoning, which 

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by a 5-0 vote involving the preliminary and 

final plats. Alderman Gary Turner [Ward 1] 

was absent. No one spoke at a public hearing 

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St. Peters gets closer to finalizing plans for bond issue improvements 


St. Peters officials are closer to finalizing 

their plans for building and/or improving 

several major swimming pool and golf 

course facilities, but it may be some time 

before they’re done. 

The city’s Board of Aldermen reviewed 

bids for two separate swimming pool projects 

at its March 23 work session but made 

no decision on awarding contracts. 

The smaller of the two projects is a 

proposed splash pad that would replace a 

kiddie swimming pool at Laurel Park, 181 

Driftwood Lane. The second is the city’s 

proposed $3.5 million aquatic center to be 

built on a former athletic field just south 

and near the city’s Rec-Plex complex off 

Mexico Road. 

The splash pad at Laurel Park is in this 

years’ budget. St. Peters voters approved a 

$12 million no-tax increase bond issue last 

August to pay for building the aquatic park, 

along with a new $5.7 million St. Peters 

Golf and Banquet Center at 200 Salt Lick 

Road, just south of Interstate 70. 

City Administrator Russ Batzel told 

aldermen at their work session that he 

wanted permission from the board to continue 

to negotiate with bidders on both 

swimming pool projects before aldermen 

take action on awarding contracts. The 

projects are being built as part of a “designbuild” 

process that allows some negotiation, 

he said. 

Westport Pools, Inc. was the only, and 

recommended, bidder for the Laurel Park 

project and is considered the top bidder 

among three for the aquatic center project. 

The bid for the Laurel Park splash 

pad was $192,825, which is slightly 

higher than the city’s budgeted price for 

the project. 

Batzel suggested that the Laurel Park 

project could come before the board at 

its April 13 meeting. He suggested, however, 

holding over the aquatic center bid 

until May to allow information on the golf 

course plans to be presented at the April 

meeting. 

“I think the board would want to view it 

as a whole,” he said. 

Westport was recommended from 

among three bids on the aquatic center 

although its bid was the second lowest. 

Capri Pools & Aquatics submitted the low 

bid of $3.59 million, followed by Westport 

at $3.76 million and Arco Construction 

Co. at $6.32 million. Batzel said city 

staff felt Westport offered the best combination 

of skilled staff, project approach 

and experience. 

Although some adjustments may take 

place as part of the city’s talks with Westport 

officials, plans call for an eight-lane, 

24-yard competition pool; a 427-foot “lazy 

river” that includes a long channel with a 

current where swimmers can float using 

inflatables; a splash pad; a one-meter 

diving board; two deck slides and a beach. 

The project also includes a shaded area, 

party pavilion and bathhouse. Those features 

had been recommended in an earlier 

study by Westport. 

Another consultant’s study of the golf 

course recommended more space for storing 

golf carts, new banquet facilities seating 

350 people, expanded parking, more 

kitchen improvements, covered space 

for golf events, as well as a patio and 

deck space. The present facility would be 

demolished. 

Batzel said the timeline for completing 

the aquatic center is May 2018 with the 

golf course improvements scheduled by 

late fall 2018. He said an early priority is to 

set up meetings with subdivision residents 

near the aquatic center and to hold open 

houses where the plans for the center and 

golf course could be outlined. 

At about the time voters approved the 

bond issue last August, residents of Carrington 

Place and Dardenne Estates subdivisions 

questioned whether the city had 

informed them properly about the impact of 

new facilities on their nearby homes. Mayor 

Len Pagano and aldermen faced, at times 

angry, comments from residents who said 

the improvements would hurt their property 

values and questioned the need and location 

of the bond issue improvements.

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Three St. Charles County Council 

members are expected to sit down and 

talk with various public and private representatives 

about the county’s development 

and building requirements. 

Councilmen Joe Brazil [District 2], Joe 

Cronin [District 1] and David Hammond 

[District 4] with meet to review aspects 

of what staff and council members say is 

a “complicated” code. 

“We want to look at ways to improve 

the process,” Hammond said. He was 

not specific about issues and said councilmembers 

are expected to meet with 

various representatives ranging from 

developers to bankers. 

The council adopted a resolution at its 

March 27 meeting, forming the ad hoc 

Development and Building Research 

Committee or DBRC. The resolution 

suggests that committee members could 

review “real estate development ordinance 

provisions which are outdated and 

would benefit from revision.” 

The committee also could review legislation 

regarding floodplain matters, 

building and construction, and community 

development matters. Councilman 

Mike Elam [District 3], who is also 

council chairman, can choose members 

and select their role. 

Hammond said a public hearing may be 

held on any proposed changes. Changes 

also may require new ordinances to be 

adopted by the council. 

Previously, the council said it was not 

ready to adopt new building codes governing 

residential and commercial construction 

and improvements until several 

members received explanations for what 

they said may be too many rules. 

The council failed to pass a bill at 

its Feb. 13 meeting to update a series 

of international residential, building, 

plumbing, mechanic, fire and electrical 

codes changes. The city currently 

uses 2009 international codes and typically 

amends them about every six years 

to include changes in later codes. 

Jared Agee, the county’s director of 

building and code enforcement, told the 

council at a March 13 work session that 

the international codes are used worldwide. 

The county staff’s goal is to standardize 

building codes to make it easier 

for buildings county-wide to comply. 

“We adopt them to address recent 

safety and welfare concerns,” Agee said. 

Examples are what authorities learned 

about the impact of flooding on buildings 

during Hurricane Katrina or emerging 



Council forms committee to discuss 

county building requirements 

building technology. 

Agee said the county also meets with 

groups like the Home Builders Association 

of St. Louis and Eastern Missouri to 

review possible code changes. Suggested 

changes are sent to the county’s building 

commission and a final draft bill is sent 

to the council for approval. 

However, last month Brazil and Cronin 

said their review of the code changes 

raised a number of questions about 

increasing building costs, particularly for 

rural county residents. 

They also claimed the 7,000-page code 

is confusing. “How are we supposed to 

pass something that doesn’t make sense?” 

Brazil asked at one point. 

“There is a lot more to this than just 

changes to the code. A lot of it involves 

how the county interprets the code and 

how the county interacts with residents 

affected by the code,” Cronin said. 

Councilman Terry Hollander [District 

5] was skeptical. “People in our county 

aren’t bashful about coming to these 

meetings and complaining,” Hollander 

said. “In the seven years that I have been 

on the council, all the things you brought 

up, I haven’t heard one person come up 

and complain about these things.” 

Brazil said the reason that council 

members from more rural districts may 

not hear complaints is their districts 

include municipalities with building 

departments. However, unincorporated 

residents must go through the county. 

“So I do receive the complaints,” 

Brazil said. He said he is not convinced 

that changes he read in the new codes 

will increase safety. “There are so many 

rules in this thing, there are 7,000 pages; 

I don’t get it,” he said. 

Hollander, a former county building 

official, tried to point out last month that 

some of the issues complained about 

were already in effect and others would 

not be in effect. He said it is critical for 

the county to keep its codes current. 

“It benefits anybody who wants to stay 

up with technology in today’s world,” 

Hollander said. Some new products or 

techniques may not be used within the 

county if they are not included in an 

amended code, he said. “That’s what 

going to end up happening if you don’t 

keep your codes current,” he said. 

After they finish their meetings, Elam 

suggested the committee report back to 

the full council with their recommendations. 

He said the newly-minted ad-hoc 

committee may be disbanded after a final 

report to the council, which is due by 

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By NATHAN RUBBELKE 

Alligator Creek 

Plans are coming together for two major 

park projects in O’Fallon. At its March 

23 workshop meeting, the O’Fallon 

City Council reviewed presentations on 

designs for the new O’Day Park and an 

expansion of Alligator’s Creek Aquatic 

Center in Civic Park. 

Last August, a majority of O’Fallon 

residents voted to fund improvements for 

the two projects. An open house showcasing 

the designs will be held from 

5-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 in the 

food court at O’Fallon City Hall, 100 

North Main Street. 

Jim Wolterman of SWT Design presented 

the schematic design for O’Day 

Park, saying the plans call for a unique, 

destination park on a 57-acre wooded 

tract off of Hwy. DD. 

Plans include an activity and conference 

center, a camping area, trails, an 

amphitheater and an adventure playground 

area. 

The activity and conference center 

will have a capacity of approximately 

320 people, with parking adjacent to the 

facility, per the current designs. 

“What a great amenity that this will be 

for the overall park,” Wolterman said. 

The building has rotated about 45 

degrees from prior plans, which allows 

for greater visibility, and better integrates 

the center into the land’s natural topography. 

Parking also has moved further from 

the property line, Wolterman explained. 

O’Day Park’s current designs also 

include a camping area, which has moved 

further south into the park from previous 

designs. 

Discussing the new location, Wolterman 

described it as the “perfect place for 

camping.” 

A special and unique playground area 

also will dot the park, Wolterman said. 

The extensive, adventure playground will 

include climbing, water and active play 

zones. 

“We just really don’t want to have the 

same thing that is found in the other 

parks in the county, the region, the state,” 

Wolterman said. 

Parking also will be located near the 

playground area. 

Describing the design process as a 

yardstick, Wolterman said his team is 

currently only about 12 to 14 inches 

along in the process. 

“We still have a lot of thinking, a lot of 

design to do but we have a great foundation 

that is built at this point,” he said. 

Meanwhile, expansion plans at Alligator’s 

Creek Aquatic Center in Civic 

Park are near the end of the schematic 

design process. Expansion include 

increasing pool capacity by 300 to 400 

people, adding new lazy river and spray 

pad features and modifying the existing 

pool. Fifty-three additional parking spots 

also are part of the plan. At the March 

23 workshop, the city council heard it 

will have to make a decision to finish the 

process. 

The original plans called for adding a 

new combined bath house and program 

facility but the design team proposed 

separating the two facilities. 

The combined facility would have two 

levels, with the bath house beneath the 

program facility. The other option has 

the bath house and pool support building 

near the pool deck with the program 

facility located in the northeastern quadrant 

of Civic Park. 

Separating the buildings minimizes 

tree removal and moves the program 

facility closer to the majority of parking, 

Kerry Newman of SFS Architects said. 

Councilmembers said they would need 

to see the costs and review the pros and 

cons of the options before making a decision. 

The program facility will include 

multi-purpose rooms, classrooms, storage 

space and a catering kitchen. 

Both the O’Day Park and Civic Park 

projects will go out for bid around 

August, Parks and Recreation Director 

Cindy Springer said. 

The design team intends to start O’Day 

Park construction this fall, with completion 

scheduled by the end of 2018. 

Aquatic center construction should begin 

in September with the opening planned 

by Memorial Day 2018. 

“It’s going to be a busy couple years, 

but we are trying to move these [projects] 

along as simultaneously as possible,” she 

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For some kids, making homemade 

slime and craft stick towers isn’t just a 

temporary distraction; it’s a crafty introduction 

to basic chemistry and an early 

lesson in engineering and architecture. 

Crafts are a long-standing summer 

camp tradition, plus some crafts can teach 

children valuable life skills in a way that’s 

more hands-on than a textbook lesson. 

For students with a passion for science, 

technology, engineering and math 

[STEM], crafts can serve to jumpstart 

valuable lessons outside the school environment. 

Summer camp is usually an outdoor 

experience, which means campers are 

literally surrounded by lessons in science 

and biology in all directions. Science lessons 

can be as simple as making a Discovery 

Jar of local plants or exploring 

constellations on a clear night. 

In addition to outdoor activities, crafts 

like homemade slime combine fun with a 

sneaky chemistry lesson. Slime kits can 

be purchased at many local craft stores or 

can be made from scratch by mixing glue 

and gradual amounts of liquid starch. 

Kids can customize their experiments 

with food coloring and glitter. For older 

campers, adding powdered black iron 

oxide creates “living” slime that can be 

manipulated with a magnet. 

Summer camp is usually seen as a 

chance to step away from technology. 

However, when it comes to STEM skills, 

educational mobile apps can serve as 

inspiration for crafty creativity. Apps 

like Scratch and Scratch Jr. provide elementary 

and middle school students with 

interactive stories, games and animations 

to explore. For older kids, apps like App 

Inventor allows young enthusiasts to 

invent their own app, and DroidScript 

allows aspiring code writers of any 

age and experience level to learn basic 

Javascript used for creating Android and 

Apple apps. 

It’s easy for kids to build small structures 

that highlight engineering skills 

without the use of toxic or dangerous 

components. Kids can build a variety of 

easy and harmless structures from craft 

sticks, clothespins, rubber bands and 

clips. Crafts that showcase engineering 

might also serve a functional purpose by 

teaching kids to work with their hands. 

Craft stick catapults and harmonicas 

require only craft sticks and rubber 

bands, and can be used as lessons about 

basic construction and physics. 

Math activities aren’t just limited to 

flash cards. One of the easiest ways to 

engage campers, or kids at home this 

summer, is to create a craft that focuses 

on counting, sorting or organization. 

Math Scavenger Hunts are a popular way 

to get kids to explore their environment. 

Ask kids to find math-related items in 

the world around them. A basic list of 

what to include on the hunt could include 

a percentage, a bar graph, a fraction, a 

polygon, a price with dollars and cents, 

a line longer than two inches, a number 

greater than one million and so on. The 

scavenger hunt can be adjusted depending 

on the math lesson and be done both 

indoors and outdoors. Baking is another 

activity that gradually teaches kids mathematical 

vocabulary and measurement 

skills all while working with various 

ingredients that can turn chemistry into 

tasty treats.



By JESSICA MESZAROS 

“Make new friends, but keep the old,” 

isn’t just a rule for Girl Scouts to follow. 

The advice extends to kids of all ages, 

especially with a variety of camps and new 

friends on the horizon this summer. 

Summer camp is a prime 

opportunity for kids to 

expand their social circle 

outside of the typical 

classroom environment. 

But for some kids, it can 

be difficult to step outside 

their comfort zones and 

master the technique of 

expanding their circles. 

Below are tips from local 

guidance counselors and 

school staff members that campers of all 

ages can keep in mind when making new 

acquaintances this summer: 

Keep it natural: It can be intimidating 

to take that first step into a camp environment 

and getting up the nerve to meet new 

people. But the best advice for students is 

to be yourself and don’t try to “put up a 

front.” Also, it’s helpful if mom and dad 

don’t try to help. 

Keep it real: While kids range from 

extroverted to introverted, everyone is in 

the same boat on the first day of a new 

experience. 

It’s normal to have some anxiety when 

making friends, going to a new place and 

meeting new people. In reality, everyone 

that gets off that bus on the first day is a 

little shy. 

Keep it positive: Summer camp provides 

a wonderful opportunity for students 

to navigate new places and meet new 

people, but it also can be overwhelming 

for some kids. According to Minichiello, a 

trick for coping with any anxiousness that 

might occur is to turn apprehension into 



Getting to know you 

Tips for making, keeping friends at camp 

positive energy and promote a change in 

mindset. 

Keep it social: Gone are the days of letters 

and long-distance phone calls. Keeping 

in touch with new friends after camp 

ends has never been easier, thanks to the 

prevalence of social media. 

The convenience of apps 

like Facetime and Snapchat 

might also encourage 

shyer campers to make 

connections knowing that 

future communication 

with new friends is a feasible 

option. 

As kids get older 

and [social media use] 

becomes appropriate social 

media can keep them in 

touch with their new friends, allowing their 

communications to stay current. 

Keep it open: Just because students 

make new friends doesn’t mean their old 

friends need to be put on a shelf. The 

important thing is to keep in mind is that 

within their circle of friends, there’s room 

for many. 

“If you’re worried about balance, just let 

the people in your life know that they are 

important to you,” high school counselor 

Erin Schulte said. 

Acknowledging the presence of old 

friends while remaining open to new 

friendships will help kids expand their 

circle of friends without others feeling left 

out or jealous. 

“I think friendships, in general, are just 

making the people you’re with and the 

people you’re friends with feel appreciated 

and important,” Schulte said. “While 

you’re at camp and you’re making new 

friends, be with them and enjoy that, but 

if you miss your friends from home, tell 

them ‘this would have been so funny if you 

were there.’” 

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middle school boys to learn, make new 

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where the emphasis is more on fun, 

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By GLENNA ALLEN 

In today’s world where the only constant 

is change, summer camps everywhere are 

revising curricula and activities to embrace 

new values, new technology and new experiences. 

Designed to address the needs of 

campers in a multi-generational, multi-cultural 

and greater risk-taking society, camp 

leaders are finding ways to fully engage 

imaginations and creative processes and 

turn them into opportunities for learning. 

Here are some exciting activities and 

programs appearing in resident camps and 

day camps this summer. 

Sustainability 

The desire to leave a smaller environmental 

footprint has reached the camping 

industry. More and more camps are finding 

ways to teach campers about recycling, 

conservation and sustainable living. 

Some camps have even eliminated the 

use of paper plates and plastic utensils. 

For years, the Girl Scout and Boy Scout 

organizations have encouraged campers 

not to disturb anything in its natural state, 

whether a bird’s nest that appears empty, 

a beehive that’s dormant or wildflowers 

growing in the fields, and this concern for 

the environment has expanded beyond 

the outdoor camp experience. All types of 

camps encourage recycling and some even 

have their own gardens, cared for by the 

campers, the produce is used in culinary 

programs as well as in meal preparation at 

camp. 

Community service projects 

Camps all across the country are organizing 

community service projects that 

give campers an opportunity to make a 

difference in the lives of others. Campers 

participate in endurance 

feats to raise money for charities, 

volunteer to help senior 

citizens, donate their time to 

paint and refurbish buildings 

within a camp’s town and volunteer 

at local homeless shelters, 

all designed to promote 

concern for the less fortunate. 

Often kids who get a taste for 

community service while at 

camp want to continue volunteering 

when they return 

home – and that is a plus for 

everyone involved. 



Summer camps keep pace with change 

Adventurous fun 

Day and resident camps 

have always kept their eye 

on new activities in which 

children are interested. Some 

of the latest activities introduced 

at camps include skateboard parks, 

go-karts, golf facilities, circus programs 

and aquatic facilities. Most camps retain a 

balance between traditional favorites and 

the more adventurous and experimental 

initiatives in order to provide a variety of 

challenges for children with a wide range 

of interests, while still delivering the core 

programming for which summer camp is 

known. 

Visit days 

Taking their cue from elementary 

schools that offer meet-the-teacher days 

and colleges that host high school juniors 

and seniors for visits, many camps are 

inviting new campers to spend a day or 

an overnight at camp before committing 

to attend for an extended period of time. 

These visits allow campers and parents to 

get a sense of the camp program prior to 

deciding to register. It helps to build confidence 

for future campers and they get 

excited about the idea of going to overnight 

camp, spending time on their own 

away from their parents and sampling 

camp life for a short period of time. 

Nutritious snacks and meals 

With all of the focus on childhood obesity 

and nutrition, the trend toward offering 

healthy food options has taken hold at 

many camps. Resident camps incorporate 

healthier food items and day camps encourage 

healthy snack options such as fruit, raw 

vegetables and plenty of water. The healthy 

food choices can be found throughout the 

dining areas, including salad bars with 

grilled chicken, tuna, eggs and fresh vegetables, 

baskets of fruit and other wholesome 

selections. Parents can visit a camp’s 

website or call the camp director for further 

information about the camp’s menus. 

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A peek inside summer camps 

Kids have been attending summer camp 

since 1861 and many of the traditions 

have stood the test of time, but keeping 

current with new programming and practices 

means summer camp will continue to 

appeal to generations of young people. 

The following data from the American 

Camp Association [ACA] reflects current 

trends at ACA-accredited camps, which 

number more than 3,000 nationwide: 



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• More than four in 10 camps offer family 

sessions. 

• Almost half [47 percent] of camps offer 

specialized programs for individuals with 

disabilities. 

• Nearly half [47 percent] of camps are 

primarily overnight camps, 35 percent are 

primarily day camps, and 26 percent offer 

both day and overnight camp programs. 

• More than 80 percent of camps offer 

coed programs, 20 percent offer femaleonly 

programs and 13 percent offer maleonly 

programs. 

• Females comprise nearly 60 percent 

of total camp enrollment, according to the 

ACA National Outcomes Study. 

• Camps offer a variety of programming, 

including recreational swimming 

[84 percent], camping skills [57 percent], 

climbing/rappelling [39 percent], horseback 

riding [30 percent], teambuilding [69 

percent], community service [36 percent], 

farming/ranching/gardening [26 percent], 

and wilderness trips [19 percent]. 

• The top five camp activities are recreational 

swimming, arts/crafts, challenge/ 

ropes, archery and aquatic activities, 

according to a 2014 ACA report. 

• In the past two years, camps have 

added programs such as adventure camps/ 

programs [22 percent], family camps/programs 

[15 percent], nature/environmental 

education programs [12 percent], and gardening 

programs [19 percent], according 

to a 2014 ACA survey. Also new are programs 

in college planning; health, wellness 

and fitness; service learning/community 

service; and cooking with food from the 

camp’s garden. 

• More than half of ACA-accredited 

camps offer ropes course activities or have 

other constructed adventure/challenge 

facilities. 

• Nearly half of camps have community 

service or good deed programs, such as 

community clean-ups, food drives, recycling 

programs, and volunteering with 

senior citizens and hospital patients. 

• One in five residential camps in 2014 

reported relationships with schools or 

school curricula. New partnerships with 

school systems are emerging as a way 

to help children retain learning over the 

summer. 

• Technology remains absent from most 

ACA summer camps, with 74 percent of 

camps not allowing campers to use personal 

electronic devices at any time. For 

camper-parent communication, 84 percent 

of camps use handwritten correspondence 

in the form of letters or postcards. 

• Enrollment at 82 percent of ACA camps 

has stayed the same or increased within the 

past five years; 50 percent of camps were 

90-99 percent full. 

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Parks & Recreation 

Mathew DeWinters 

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Administrator 

Tamie Smith 

636-755-5333 

Business Promotions 

Alicia Gay 

636-755-5314 

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Terri Voss 

636-755-5301 

Building Inspector/ 

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Kim Clark 

636-755-5311 

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A Message from the Mayor of Dardenne Prairie 

We are very excited to begin the 2017 

Parks and Recreation program in Dardenne 

Prairie. The annual Easter Egg Hunt 

is scheduled for April 15. Youth Baseball 

and Softball begin their seasons in April 

under management by our City’s Parks and 

Recreation Department. Outdoor Summer Concerts & Movies return to 

City Hall Park this summer starting on May 20th. Look for many more 

new activities, including cricket, this summer and fall. Check out www. 

dardenneprairie.org for the latest schedules and event happenings. 

We are very pleased to welcome the St. Charles Community College 

School of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences to Dardenne Prairie. 

Purchase of the Dardenne Prairie Campus, at One Academy Place 

from Lindenwood University was finalized in February. SCC will be 

expanding their health sciences program and other valuable skill training 

programs at the Dardenne Prairie Campus. 

The Board of Aldermen approved plans to build a Walmart 

Neighborhood Market in Dardenne Prairie at the NW corner of Bryan 

and Feise Roads. Walmart agreed to meet specific architectural standards 

required by the City to improve the exterior appearance of the Market. 

Construction is expected to begin in November. 

We continue to make improvements to our streets and sidewalks. The 

City plans to spend over $900,000 in street and sidewalk maintenance, 

repairs and new construction in 2017. 

We continue to make improvements to the City’s website to provide you 

with more information. You can now sign up for e-mail blasts from the 

City. 

Come visit us in Dardenne Prairie! 

David Zucker 

Picking Up After Your Pet 

GRASS and WEEDS 

When it rains, storm water washes pet waste 

and other pollutants into storm drains. Storm 

drains flow directly into ponds, streams and 

rivers. Excess nitrogen in pet waste contributes 

to the depletion of oxygen in our local water 

bodies, which is necessary for healthy underwater 

grasses, fish and other wildlife. 

Roundworms and hookworms, deposited by 

infected animals, can live in the soil for a long 

time and be transmitted to other animals and 

humans. Picking up after your pet also reduces 

chances of the transmission of these parasites. 

Picking up after your pet will help prevent a 

serious health threat to the natural habitat of our 

ponds, streams and rivers affecting our quality 

of life. Please help keep our ponds, streams and 

rivers clean by picking up after your pet on walks 

and in your yard. 

Spring is just around the corner and this is a reminder to keep 

grass, vegetation, and weeds no higher than 6 inches. The City 

Code Enforcement Officer is authorized to write tickets for those 

property owners or tenants who fail to keep their property mowed. 

(Dardenne Prairie Municipal Code Section 215.120 (A)). 

It’s All About 

Spring 

It’s time to kick off 

spring with the Dardenne Prairie 

Parks and Recreation’s annual 

Annual Easter Egg Hunt 

Price: FREE • Dates: April 15 (Saturday) 

Ages: 0-8 • Gender: Both • (Pre-registration is not required) 

Egg Hunts will be divided by age and begin at 10 a.m. with the 

0-2 and 3-4 age groups. Ages 5-6 and 7-8 will follow shortly after 

the previous hunt ends. Find a special egg and 

win a prize. The Easter Bunny will be visiting, so 

bring your camera. Event takes place at Dardenne 

Prairie City Hall. Tree seedlings will also be given 

away for the Arbor Day Celebration. Arrive early 

Summer Concert & 

Movies Series 

Price: FREE • Dates: May - August (Saturday) • Ages: All 

Would you like something fun and safe to do with the entire 

family. Try coming out to the Dardenne Prairie Outdoor Summer 

Concert & Movie Series! These free outdoor concerts and 

movies provide a great way to enjoy the summer with family and 

friends. The series features an exciting line up of bands and movies 

and takes place on the 3rd Saturday of each month starting in

Parks and Recreation’s annual 

Easter Egg Hunt, Yoga In The Park 

and Summer Concert & Movies Series. 

The events will take place at 

Dardenne Prairie City Hall Park. 

See events listed for times and details. 

to collect a free Easter basket. 

Yoga In The Park 

Price: FREE • Dates: Apr. 8 - June 24 (Saturday) 10:30 a.m 

Ages: 14+ • Gender: Both • May register after class starts 

There is not better place for yoga then outdoors. Come out and 

enjoy City Hall Park on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month 

starting in April. This class is for all levels. 

May from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Event located at City Hall Park, 

located at 2032 Hanley Road, Dardenne Prairie. 

May 20 : 

June 17 : 

July 15: 

August 19: 

September 23: 

Band: The Davis Twins | Movie: Sing 

Band: Butch Wax & The Hollywood’s 

Band: FanFare | Movie: Finding Dory 

Band: Borderline 

PRAIRIE DAY (12:00 p.m - 10:30 p.m) 

Adult Programs 

Adult Co-Rec Softball League 

Price Team: $390 • Dates: May 5-June 6 (Friday) • Ages: 16+ • Gender: Co-Rec 

This is a sanctioned recreation league. Bad sportsmanship will not be tolerated. League games will be 

played on Friday evenings. Teams must have a minimum of 4 females on the field during play. 

No individual registration is taken for league play. 

Adult Wiffleball Tournament 

Price Team: $50 • Dates: June 9 (Friday) • Ages: 16+ • Gender: Co-Rec 

Gather four friends and get ready for some All American fun. Wiffleball is a variation of baseball, 

played using a perforated, light-weight plastic ball and bat. The double elimination recreational 

tournament is an activity everyone can enjoy. 

Adult Co-Rec Kickball League 

Price Team: $230 • Dates: Aug. 2-Sep. 13 (Wednesday) • Ages: 16+ • Gender: Co-Rec 

Take a break from the work week and feel like a kid again. Adult Kickball is a great opportunity to 

have fun and get some exercise in a relaxed social sports setting. Gather your friends, families, coworkers 

and join as a team or group. 

Senior Events & Trips 

Ages: 50+ 

The Parks and Recreation Department hold senior lunch every 3rd Friday of the month at City Hall. 

Doors open at 11:00 a.m with lunch served at 11:30 a.m ($4 residents - $5 non-residents). Games 

include: bingo, bunco, spades, and live music. Trips are also provided for your enjoyment. Please 

contact the Parks and Recreation Department for additional information. 

TRIPS: 

Lincoln Museum 

St. Charles Adventure 

Scenic Grafton, Illinois 

River City Rascals 

Mark Twain Riverboat 

(4/20/17) - $85 

(5/25/17) - $57 

(6/22/17) - $75 

(7/20/17) - $65 

(8/22/17) - $85 

Pitching & Hitting Clinics 

Price: Res: $15 - Non-Res: $20 • Dates: Pitching: May 6 - Hitting May 7 

Ages: 7-16 • Gender: Both 

This is the youth version of baseball/softball spring training to help get your child ready for tryouts 

and the regular season. Learn pitching/hitting techniques and drills to make you a successful player. 

The clinic will be held at the Dardenne Prairie Baseball Fields and instructed by The Hitting Zone. 

CORE Soccer Summer Camp 

Price: $75 • Dates: Camp 1: June 26-29 (Day & Night) - Camp 2: July 24-27 (Day Only) 

Ages: 4-18 • Gender: Co-Rec 

This four day, one hour per day program offers activities that directly relate to motor skill 

development. Each class consists of FUN interactive games, with the use of many different props. 

Day Camp: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m • Night Camp: 6:30 p.m-7:30 p.m 

CORE Soccer Training 

Price: $65 • Dates: April 23 - May 14 (Sundays) • Ages: 6-12 • Gender: Both 

This is a four week, one hour per day program. The CORE Ball Skills Program is centered on the 

‘5 CORE Technical Skills’: (Ball Mastery, Passing-Receiving, Defending and Finishing) Full participation 

each week is required to fully benefit from this class. 

Youth Football Skills 

Price: Res: $38 - Non-Res: $42 • Dates: Sep. 5-Sep. 26 • Ages: 3-6 • Gender: Both 

This four-week, 45-minute introductory program is designed for 3-6 year olds interested in learning 

the basic fundamentals of football. Each child will work one on one with their parent or guardian in 

performing various drills including throwing, catching and kicking, as well as offensive and defense 

drills. This Camp will be taught by the Missouri Wildcats Semi Pro Football Team. 

For questions or to register please Contact 

the Parks & Recreation Department 

(636)755-5308 

Mathew@dardenneprarie.org 

Youth Programs 

Board Workshop: 5:30 PM 

1st & 3rd Wed. of the month 

Board of Aldermen: 7:00 PM 

1st & 3rd Wed. of the month 

MEETING TIMES 

Planning & Zoning 7:00 PM 

2nd Wednesday of the month 

Municipal Court 6:00 PM 

4th Wednesday of the month 

All meetings will be held at 

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All Saints goes green for St. Pat’s 

How do you make a canned food drive 

interesting? Start with a theme and make 

sure all of the cans contain green vegetables. 

Students from All Saints School in St. 

Peters launched ‘Go Green for St. Pat’s’ to 

collect vegetables to donate to St. Patrick 

Center. The drive brought in 1,100 cans – 

enough to create a huge shamrock. 

St. Patrick Center provides opportunities 

for self-sufficiency and dignity to 

people who are homeless or at risk of being 

homeless. The nonprofit helps individuals 

and families develop positive, permanent 

changes through safe, affordable housing, 

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Two sixth-grade students from Academy 

of the Sacred Heart earned perfect scores 

in a vocabulary competition involving students 

from across the country. There were 

only 18 perfect scores nationally. 

Competing in the second of three meets in 

the Gold Division – for students who have 

‘clearly superior language skills’ – sixthgraders 

Jaye McNeil and Christine Mwangi 

each earned a perfect score of 20. Marian 

Cooley, sixth grade, earned a score of 19. 

Laura Craig, a sixth-grade teacher, coaches 

the students to prepare them for competition. 

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competition based on completing analogies. 

It is explained as an exercise in critical 

thinking that helps students learn to think 

analytically and metaphorically. Meets 

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Francis Howell senior earns 

construction scholarship 

SITE Improvement Association, an 

independent construction contract group, 

awarded a $2,500 scholarship to Dustin 

Burt, a senior at Francis Howell High. 

Burt plans to study electrical and 

mechanical engineering at Missouri University 

of Science and Technology. The 

scholarship is awarded based on academic 

achievement, community involvement and 

financial need to students with a parent 

employed by a SITE member company. 

The organization has awarded more than 

$250,000 in college scholarships to more 

than 130 students for 17 years. Funds are 

made through voluntary contributions by 

SITE member companies and the SITE 

Advancement Foundation. 

Local students named 

top scholars 

Six seniors from the Fort Zumwalt 

School District, three seniors from the 

Francis Howell School District, three 

seniors from the Wentzville School District 

and one senior from Lutheran High School 

of St. Charles County have been selected 

as members of the 2017 Missouri Scholars 

100, a program that honors 100 of the 

state’s top students in academics. 

From Fort Zumwalt are Lauren Nowakowski 

of East High; Melanie Spence 

of North High; Tanmayee Pydimukkala 

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of West High. From Francis Howell are 

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and Connor Monahan of Timberland High. 

From Lutheran High is Allison Hartman. 

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Team of Francis Howell High for winning the Class 6 State Championship. 

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By JONATHAN DUNCAN 

Golden Girls win state 

championship 

Most teams dance together after winning 

a state championship – but for 

the Golden Girls of Francis Howell 

High School, dancing together as a 

team is what clinched the title for them. 

A season that started last April culminated 

in February, when the Golden Girls Dance 

Team won the Class 6 State Championship 

for the second time in the past three years. 

“After the very first practice, I was thinking 

this team reminds me a lot of our team 

that won two years ago,” senior Becca 

Tierney said. 

Make no mistake; the Golden Girls do 

more than dance. The student-athletes in 

the program have a cumulative GPA of 

3.55 and are actively involved in supporting 

causes such as the Juvenile Diabetes 

Research Foundation, First Responders 

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The Golden Girls Dance Team of Francis Howell 

High won the Class 6 State Championship. 

Lutheran St. Charles 

names new volleyball coach 

There will be a new face on the sidelines 

for the Lutheran St. Charles freshmen girls 

volleyball team this fall. 

Rachel Versemann has been named 

freshmen girls volleyball coach for the 

2017-2018 school year. 

She graduated from Concordia University 

in Chicago, where she was a fouryear 

starter on the women’s volleyball 

team. She also played basketball and ran 

track for the Cougars while attending Concordia. 

After college, she began her coaching 

career at St. John Lutheran School in 

Forest Park, Illinois, where she coached 

fifth- through eighth-grades and was also a 

third-grade instructor. A year later, she also 

served as varsity head coach at Walther 

Lutheran High School in Melrose Park, 

Illinois. Versemann spent three years at 

Walther, then joined the staff of Concordia 

as an assistant coach. 

This is Versemann’s second time coaching 

at Lutheran, as she previously coached 

under Cathy Chapin from 2000-2004. 

During the past six years, Versemann, 

who teaches kindergarten at Fairmount 

Elementary in Francis Howell, worked as 

an assistant coach with the boys and girls 

programs. 

Versemann is glad to be back at Lutheran 

St. Charles and is looking forward to building 

relationships with players and families 

as the Cougars continue to build upon their 

recent volleyball success. 

Lady Vikings took third 

at track invitational 

The Francis Howell girls track team had 

a strong performance at the Festus Early 

Bird Invitational. The meet had 20 of the 

top area girls teams competing. The Lady 

Vikings finished in third place in their first 

meet of the season. Below are some of the 

top performers: 

• Pole Vault - Lauren Beauchamp [1st] 

• Long Jump - Lauren Beauchamp [3rd] 

• 4x800 Relay - Taylor Russell, Chloe Figgins, 

Erin Gilbert, Maddi Leigh [1st] 

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University of Southern California, was 

based on data from thousands of women 

between the ages of 65 and 79 living 

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the Women’s Health Initiative Memory 

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Tiny, inhalable air pollution particles 

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research team found that older women 

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and 92 percent more likely to develop 

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general population, these findings indicate 

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for about 21 percent of dementia 

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pollution were stronger in women who 

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can, in turn, increase the risk for falls, 

disability and even death. 

The researchers examined information 

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who participated in the ESTHER 

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study were between 50 and 75 years old 

when it began, and follow-ups occurred 

after two, five, eight and 11 years. At 

the eight-year mark, doctors visited the 

participants at their homes for a geriatric 

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the medications participants were taking 

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from meat or other animal products, 

according to new research. 

Using data from participants in the 

Framingham Osteoporosis Study, which 

included about 3,000 men and women, 

researchers found that greater dietary 

protein intake is related to higher muscle 

mass and overall muscle health in both 

sexes. Those benefits held true whether 

the participants’ main sources of protein 

were animal- or plant-based foods. Plant 

foods that are significant protein sources 

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“We know that dietary protein can 

improve muscle mass and strength. 

However, until now, we did not know 

if one protein food source was better 

than another in accomplishing optimal 

results,” lead author Dr. Kelsey M. Mangano 

said. “This study is significant as it 

suggests that higher protein intake from 

any food source will benefit muscle mass 

and strength in adults.” 

Results from the study were published 

in the American Journal of Clinical 

Nutrition. 

On the calendar 

Better Balance, offered by Oasis 

St. Louis, continues on Tuesdays and 

Thursdays through May 18 from 1:30- 

2:30 p.m. at the Kisker Road Library 

Branch, 1000 Kisker Road in St. Charles. 

The class covers techniques to improve 

balance, strength and flexibility and 

decrease the risk of falls. The fee is $6 

per class. Register online at www.bjcstcharlescounty.org 

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Americans responded to higher mortgage 

rates by snapping up new homes at 

the fastest pace since July 2016, reports the 

U.S. Commerce Department. New-home 

sales rose 6.1 percent month-over-month. 

That pace is nearly 13 percent higher than 

February of last year, a positive sign for the 

housing market that demand is robust at 

the start of the spring home-buying season. 

Some buyers may look to lock-in their 

purchases, concerned that mortgage rates 

will rise – action, sooner rather than later 

– which could further stimulate the market. 

Here’s what’s new in new homes: 

March for Babies playhouse on display 

in Fischer & Frichtel communities 

As Platinum Sponsor of the March of 

Dimes’ 2017 March for Babies–St. Louis, 

which takes place April 29 in Forest Park, 

Fischer & Frichtel carpenters have created 

a “Dream Playhouse.” 

The playhouse is “on tour” for viewing 

in various Fischer communities and will 

be raffled off to the public. Tickets may 

be purchased online through May 1 at $5 

per ticket or five tickets for $20, with all 

proceeds going to the March of Dimes. 

The playhouse will be on display in The 

Manors of Provence in St. Charles from 

April 6-12; in the Reserve at Brook Hill, 

also in St. Charles, from April 13-28; and 

at the “March for Babies” site in Forest 

Park on April 29. 

The winning raffle ticket will be drawn 

and announced at Fischer & Frichtel’s 

corporate headquarters on May 2. For 

complete details on the playhouse and 

opportunities to donate to the March for 

Babies, visit any Fischer & Frichtel neighborhood 

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If you can dream it, Griffey Homes 

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Griffey Homes is a very creative company, 

notes sales manager Kim Valerio. 

“We like to say, ‘If you can dream it we can 

build it.’” 

You can see this in action at Griffey’s 

newest community, MacArthur Park, 

located on Central School Road just off 

Mid Rivers Mall Drive. MacArthur Park is 

a single cul-de-sac of 11 homesites, many 

backing to trees. Four homes have been 

sold. Prices start in the low $300’s. Construction 

is under way on the new “Denali” 

display. 

“Griffey Homes is different from other 

builders,” Valerio explained. “We welcome 

plan and elevation changes.” 

Along the way, Valerio helps buyers 

with their selections. She has extensive 

experience in design and decorating with 

30 years in business. When the home is 

completed, Tim Griffey conducts every 

new home presentation and walk-through 

prior to closing. 

This kind of personal service is possible 

because Griffey Homes is a small, familyowned 

company that has been in business 

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Standard features in every Griffey home 

include a three-car garage; 9-foot mainfloor 

ceilings; 42-inch kitchen cabinets; 

granite or Silestone countertops; Moen 

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roof shingles and a fully-sodded yard. 

For more information about MacArthur 

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Pre-construction special at Steve 

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Building on the success of his upscale 

Wyndgate Forest in western St. Charles 

County, Steve Thomas Custom Homes 

offers 10 large homesites on a single cul-desac 

street at Eagle Estates off of Orf Road. 

Construction of one sold home is nearly 

complete, noted Thomas, who added that 

during the pre-construction phase, buyers 

who act quickly can get half off $20,000 in 

options on to-be-built homes. 

Most Eagle Estates homesites back 

to woods and average a third of an acre. 

The spacious floor plans and many of the 

standard features from Wyndgate Forest 

are offered, including a three-car garage, 

granite kitchen countertops, direct-vent 

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Eagle Estates sales are handled at Wyndgate 

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that, overall, 7.8 million deaths worldwide 

from heart disease, cancer, stroke and other 

causes could be prevented each year if 

people ate more fruits and vegetables. 

Their study showed that the risk of dying 

prematurely from all causes was reduced 

by almost a third, and the risk of cardiovascular 

disease went down by about a quarter, 

in people who ate 800 grams [28.2 ounces] 

of fruit and vegetables every day compared 

with those who ate very little or no fruits 

and vegetables. 

“We see a gradual reduction in risk with 

increasing consumption, so a low or moderate 

intake is better than not eating fruits 

and vegetables at all,” said lead researcher 

Dagfinn Aune. “The risk of heart disease, 

strokes and premature death decreased by 

10.8 percent for each 200-gram increase in 

consumption of fruit or vegetables – up to 

an intake of 800 grams.” 

Although it’s true that people who eat 

lots of fruits and vegetables are more likely 

to have other healthy habits as well – for 

example, being more physically active and 

not smoking – the researchers attempted to 

adjust their analysis for those factors. “We 

saw pretty much no significant difference 

in the results of studies with and without 

this kind of adjustment. Nevertheless, we 

cannot completely exclude that the results 

are due to factors we have not been able to 

take into account,” Aune stated. 

The meta-analysis also was the first to 

examine which specific fruits and vegetables 

can be connected to a reduced risk 

of disease. It found that apples and pears, 

citrus fruit, fruit juice, green leafy vegetables, 

and other fruits and vegetables rich 

in vitamin C were among those linked to a 

reduced risk of cardiovascular disease and 

premature death. 

“Part of what is most fascinating about 

this study is that the association between 

fruit and vegetables and mortality is greater 

than one would expect only on the basis of 

the relationships we find with cardiovascular 

disease and cancer, so it is conceivable 

that fruit and vegetables are beneficial in 

preventing other diseases and causes of 

death as well,” Aune said. “But since we 

had very limited data, we could not do 

analyses for other causes of death. This is 

something we want to pursue.” 

Kids cause sleep-deprived 

moms; dads – not so much 

New research confirms the claims of 

many women that they don’t get enough 

sleep due to having kids – but men’s slumber 

is unaffected by having children in the 

house, according to a new study. 

Researchers from Georgia Southern 

University surveyed about 5,800 people, 

including 2,900 women aged 45 years and 

younger, and found that less than half of 

those respondents with children [48 percent] 

got fewer than seven hours of sleep 

per night [seven or more hours of sleep is 

considered optimum]. Having more kids 

equated to sleeping less, with each child 

in the home increasing the odds of insufficient 

sleep by nearly 50 percent. By 

contrast, 62 percent of women without 

children said they slept seven hours or 

longer per night. Among male respondents, 

no link was found between having children 

in the house and how many hours of sleep 

per night they typically got. 

In addition to the number of children in 

the home, the researchers looked at factors 

including age, race, education, marital 

status, income, body mass index, exercise, 

employment and snoring as possible factors 

linked to sleep deprivation. They found that, 

among the younger women surveyed, the 

sole factor associated with getting enough 

sleep – or not – was having kids. 

The study will be presented at the American 

Academy of Neurology’s 69th Annual 

Meeting in April. 

On the calendar 

BJC of St. Charles County sponsors a 

Lunch-and-Learn program on Friday, 

April 7 from noon-1 p.m. in Conference 

Room A of Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, 

10 Hospital Drive in St. Peters. Dr. Scott 

Zuick answers questions about lung and 

pulmonary health. Lunch is included; the 

event is free. Registration is required and is 

available online at www.bjcstcharlescounty. 

org or by calling (636) 928-9355. 

• • • 

Pediatric First Aid Basics, a free program 

designed by St. Louis Children’s 

Hospital, is offered on Wednesday, April 12 

from 6:30-8 p.m. at Progress West Hospital, 

2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon, in 

Conference Room B. A registered nurse 

presents about practical age-specific safety 

issues and how to prevent and handle 

common childhood injuries. Registration 

is required by calling (636) 344-5437. 

• • • 

A free Community Health Sceening is 

offered on Friday, April 14 from 7:30-9:30 

a.m. at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, 

10 Hospital Drive in St. Peters. Screenings 

will be conducted in suite 117 of Medical 

Office Building 1. Tests include lung function 

and blood pressure, cholesterol lipid 

panel and glucose levels, body composition 

analysis and body mass index [BMI]. 

Participants should fast for at least 10 

hours prior to the screening. Registration is 

required and available online at www.bjcstcharlescounty.org; 

for more information, 

call (636) 928-9355. 

• • • 

An American Red Cross Community 

Blood Drive will be held on Friday, 

April 28 from 1-5 p.m. at Barnes-Jewish 

St. Peters Hospital, 10 Hospital Drive in 

St. Peters and also at Progress West Hospital, 

2 Progress Point Parkway in O’Fallon 

during the same hours. Appointments are 

not required, but may speed the donation 

process. Use sponsor codes BJSTPETERS 

or PROGRESS WEST when signing up 

online at www.redcrossblood.org or register 

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From craft brewery desert to oasis: 

The St. Charles County craft brewery boom 

By ANDREW TESSMER 

Once referred to as a “craft brewery 

desert,” St. Charles County is quickly 

becoming an oasis for those seeking to 

expand their beer options while staying 

close to home. 

July 1995 marked the opening of Trailhead 

Brewing Company, the first brewery 

in St. Charles since prohibition. O’Fallon 

Brewery opened in 2000 [and since relocated 

to Maryland Heights], a year before 

Exit 6 Pub and Brewery, the area’s first 

microbrewery, opened in Cottleville. Still, 

five more years passed before Friendship 

Brewing Company opened its doors in 

Wentzville in mid-2016. After Friendship 

opened, the timeline contracted greatly. 

In January 2017, homebrew shop Design- 

2Brew opened its microbrewery and tasting 

room. Just two months later, Two Plumbers 

Brewery + Arcade opened its doors in 

St. Charles. In the next four months, three 

more breweries will open in the now craft 

brewery oasis. 

So, the question arises, “why are so many 

craft breweries popping up in St. Charles 

County?” 

Jake Harrell, head brewer at Trailhead 

Brewing Company said the interest in craft 

breweries “is due to an interest in variety 

as it had been previous to prohibition.” 

“For decades, the American people were 

exposed to ‘American lagers’ only,” Harrell 

said. “Nowadays, the public has a 

renewed interest in local and handcrafted 

products, whether classic, traditional styles 

or new, cutting-edge brews. 

There is so much variety to offer that 

many are wanting to put out in their local 

neighborhoods to showcase what is possible 

from such a wide variety to ingredients.” 

And the people of St. Charles County 

have proven, by patronizing early adopters 

such as Trailhead, that they are thirsty for 

even more locally produced beer options. 

“I’m a lifelong resident of Wentzville. 

I wanted to create something unique in 

my hometown community,” said Brian 

Nolan, co-owner of Friendship Brewing 

Co. “Opening the brewery is our slogan 

realized – it’s the culmination of years 

of friends making beer and beer making 

friends,” Nolan said. 

The brewery itself is akin to a beer 

museum, with posters, signs and memorabilia 

of bygone brands covering nearly 

every inch of the 3,600-square-foot space. 

Featuring more than 25 taps, plenty of 

indoor and outdoor seating, and an onsite 

kitchen, Friendship has become a hangout 

for those throughout St. Charles and 

beyond. 

People take pride in their communities, 

and craft breweries are becoming a point of 

civic pride in burgeoning and established 

towns across the country – St. Charles 

County is no exception. 

Nationwide, the demand for beer is only 

growing. Luckily, so is supply. At the end 

of 2016, the Brewers Association reported 

a record-setting 5,301 operational breweries 

in the U.S., putting a craft brewery 

within 10 miles of most Americans. This 

average, however, does not yet hold true 

for some St. Charles County citizens. 

“There were plenty of people in St. 

Charles who wanted to go to a local 

brewery but didn’t want to have a 30- to 

45-minute car ride to the city to do it,” said 

Brad Wheeling of the soon-to-open St. 

Peters-based Third Wheel Brewing. “We 

really want to be the kind of place where 

people can just hang out, bring their laptop 

or a book and casually sip a beer while they 

do their thing.” 

Defining craft breweries 

While there is no singular or legal definition 

of what makes a brewery a craft 

brewery, there are a few guidelines that 

may help put a circle around the burgeoning 

trade. 

According to the Brewers Association, 

craft breweries produce six million barrels 

– 252 million gallons – of beer or less 

per year. They focus on innovation, creating 

entirely new flavors or styles, and often 

add twists to classic styles. In addition, 

craft breweries generally maintain integrity 

in what they brew and in their independence 

from non-craft breweries. 

Bible study and a wort chiller brought 

three guys together to create Good News 

Brewing. As the story goes, co-owner 

Josh Miller was in the hospital waiting for 

results related to his unborn child while the 

guys were attempting to solidify a name for 

their North O’Fallon-based brewery. With 

Josh’s longing for good news about his yetto-be 

born child, he suggested the name 

Good News Brewing and the name stuck. 

In addition, the guys enjoy spreading good 

news. Their 1,000-square-foot space – a 

former dairy – will feature a brick fire 

pizza oven, a large patio and eight to 10 

taps pouring a line of experimental beers 

including a dark chocolate-pomegranate 

stout and smoked cherrywood wheat in a 

homemade, one-barrel [31 gallon] brew 

system. 

New and unique is the 

defining feature of the 

beers produced locally – 

and many are produced in 

micro batches. 

Exit 6, located in Cottleville, 

brews all of its 

beers a 1.5 barrel brew 

system, which allows 

them the flexibility to 

brew more often and 

be more experimental. 

One such beer is their 

Iced Oatmeal Cookie, a 

sweeter variation of a 

classic amber ale that, 

thanks to some special ingredients, tastes 

just like a glass full of grandma’s iced oatmeal 

cookies. 

“There was no place to get a wide selection 

of craft beer in St. Charles when I 

opened,” said Exit 6 owner Jeff Britton. 

“Being involved in the community, I knew 

there were craft drinkers out here, but a 

huge void in options. I wanted to try and 

fill that void.” 

Beer, friends and fun 

While experimentation is key to brewing 

beer, so is producing and drawing attention 

to classic, oft-forgotten styles. According 

to Dave Johnson, head brewer for the 

O’Fallon-based Missouri Beer Company, 

“craft beer should be approachable, come 

in a wide variety of styles and honor the 

tradition of classic styles.” 

One such classic and very approachable 

beer is Missouri Beer Co.’s dark mild, a 

style that originated in 17th century England. 

The full-flavored, dark-colored beer 

features light, toasty notes, no hop bitterness, 

low alcohol [around 3.5 percent alcohol 

by volume] and a much thinner body 

than most dark-colored beers. The dark 

mild is good gateway style for those on the 

fence about dark beers. 

After tasting such a wide variety of 

experimental and classical styles, creativity 

often takes hold, leaving a newly minted 

beer enthusiast thinking about experimenting 

on their own. This is where homebrewing 

comes in and where a bulk of today’s 

craft breweries got their start. 

Due to the increase in popularity of 

homebrewing, shops focused on carrying 

the malt, hops, yeast and equipment used 

to make beer at home started popping up 

across the county. Once such shop in the 

area is Design2Brew. 

In addition to shopping for ingredients, 

customers can brew a beer right in the shop 

and Design2Brew is licensed to serve its 

small batch beers on the premises. 

“Homebrewing is a unique way to better 

appreciate beer,” said Christian McCarthy, 

head brewer at Design2Brew. “Tasting the 

ingredients during the stages of brewing 

helps [the brewer to] understand the flavors 

each ingredient imparts into the finished 

beer.” 

All-in-all, craft beer, whether making it 

or drinking it, should be fun. The recently 

opened Two Plumbers Arcade + Brewery 

has embraced this sentiment with its combination 

of nano-brewery and retro arcade. 

“Beer and games, what could be better 

than that?” asked Two Plumbers’ owner 

Robert Schowengerdt. He said the catalyst 

for opening Two Plumbers was “because 

we kept running into other residents at 

beer festivals in St. Louis. We started to 

realize there were a lot of people like us 

who wished there was a craft brewery in 

our home town.” 

Sampling the oasis 

With a focus on fun and promoting St. 

Charles County’s craft beer scene, April 

22-29 has been designated as St. Charles 

County Craft Beer Week – a week designed 

to highlight what each local brewery and 

other beer-focused establishments have 

to offer. Each venue hosts special events 

throughout the week beginning with a beer 

fest at Shamrocks Pub & Grill in St. Peters. 

“Tasting is the best way to experience 

beer,” said Kyle Dent, Shamrocks owner 

and craft beer aficionado. “The beer fest 

is like an appetizer designed to whet the 

appetite for more good things to come 

throughout the week.” 

For more information and a schedule of 

activities, visit www.stccraftbeerweek.com 

and check the special St. Charles County 

Craft Beer Week section in the April 19 

issue of Mid Rivers Newsmagazine.





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hunts for all ages. 

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ARTS & CRAFTS 

A Quilt Social is at noon on Saturday, 

April 8 at St. Joseph School cafeteria, 1355 

Motherhead Road in Cottleville. Doors 

open at 11 a.m. and lunch will be available. 

For details, call Mary Jo at (636) 219-9713. 

• • • 

The 15th Anniversary of the Augusta 

Plein Air Art Festival is Thursday, April 

20-Sunday, April 30. The artists will spend 

10 days in Defiance, New Melle, Washington 

and Augusta painting “en plein air,” 

a French term for in the open air. Events 

include sunrise and sunset paint-outs, all 

day paint- outs, quick paints, children’s 

paint-outs and workshops are offered to 

participating artists and the public. For 

details, visit Augustapleinair.com, email 

augustapleinair@gmail.com, or call (314) 

369-6804. 

• • • 

Dinner, Concert & Art is on Saturday, 

April 22 as part of the Plein Air Art Festival 

in Augusta. The public is invited to 

observe the artists at work, with judging at 

5 p.m. followed by a dinner at 5:30 p.m., 

and a concert and gallery showing at 7 p.m. 

at the Historic Harmonie-Verein [more 

recently known as the American Legion 

Hall] in Augusta. To purchase tickets, 

visit augustaheritagefoundation.org. For a 

detailed Augusta Plein Air Events schedule 

and ticket reservations, call the Greater 

Augusta Chamber of Commerce at (636) 

228-4005. 

• • • 

MOSAICS Fine Art Festival announces 

the Call to Entry for its 23rd Annual Arts 

Festival Event, now through May 1. Juried 

artists will be notified no later than May 

20 and booth fees will be due by June 19 

to the arts organization upon invitation 

and acceptance to the festival. Artists may 

apply online at www.zapplication.org/ 

mosaics. For details, call (314) 482-5476 

or visit www.stcharlesmosaics.org. 

• • • 

Emmaus Homes is in need of donated, 

handmade quilts for a quilt auction by 

May 21. Quilts can be dropped off at either 

Emmaus Homes office location at 3731 

Mueller Road in St. Charles or 16020 Hwy. 

47 in Marthasville. For more information , 

call Emmaus Homes Development at (636) 

534-5200. 

FAMILY & KIDS 

Brain Fit is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on the 

second Thursday of every month at The 

Wellness Connection, 111 O’Fallon Commons 

Drive in O’Fallon. Brain Fit is a free, 

hands-on class with mom and baby to learn 

the seven activities to overcome delays 

with the milestones in the first year of life. 

Parents must bring their child and a physio 

ball. RSVP required at (636) 978-0970. 

• • • 

The St. Charles Community College 

Library will host its 24th Annual Used 

Book Sale from 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 

April 10-12 at 4601 Mid 

Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. The book 

sale is part of National Library Week, 

which is April 9-15. Both fiction and nonfiction 

material will be available. Books 

will be sold for $.50 for paperbacks and 

$1 for hardbacks. For details, call Theresa 

Flett at (636) 922-8620. 

• • • 

Designs for O’Day and Civic Park projects 

will be showcased at an open house 

from 5-6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 11 at 

the O’Fallon City Hall food court, 100 

North Main Street. The open house will 

offer a first look at the proposed project 

designs and a chance to talk to the design 

teams, who will be on hand to answer questions. 

For details, visit www.ofallon.mo.us. 

• • • 

The Optimist Club of St. Charles’ 46th 

Annual Spaghetti Dinner is from 11 a.m.- 

6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 21 at Blanchette 

Park, 1900 W. Randolph St. in St. Charles. 

Patrons will enjoy a traditional Italian 

spaghetti dinner with all the trimmings. 

Italian cuisine from Pio’s Restaurant will 

be featured. Salad, drinks and dessert are 

included. Wine for adults and soft drinks 

will be available for all. Tickets are available 

from any Optimist member, at the 

door or by calling Dale Westby (314) 550- 

7723, Sharon North (636) 724-0148 or 

Gerry Prinster (314) 973-2928. 

EGG HUNTS FOR ALL 

O’Fallon’s Underwater Egg Hunt 

is from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, April 7 at the 

Renaud Spirit Center [RSC], 2650 Tri 

Sports Circle in O’Fallon. Kids should 

bring swim goggles and waterproof containers 

for egg gathering. Pre-registration 

is required by Friday, March 31. Register 

online at www.ofallon.mo.us/parks&rec. 

For details, call (636) 474-2732. 

• • • 

O’Fallon’s Adult Easter Egg Hunt is 

from 7-10 p.m. on Friday, April 7 at Sports 

Park. The event features a DJ, adult beverages 

and food trucks. Participants will 

receive T-shirts, souvenir gifts and prize 

packs. Bring flashlights and baskets to 

win a prize for collecting the most eggs. 

Register [program 410202-A] at www. 

ofallon.mo.us/parks&rec. Or, sign up at 

the Renaud Spirit Center or the Parks and 

Rec Administration Office, 400 Civic Park 

Drive in O’Fallon. For details, contact 

Tyler Landreth at (636) 474-8105 or tlandreth@ofallon.mo.us. 

• • • 

An Easter Eggstravaganza is from 

10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 8 at The 

Villages of St. Peters, 5400 Executive 

Centre Parkway. The event features an egg 

hunt, games, crafts and egg-citing goodies. 

Rain or shine. RSVP to (636) 477-6955. 

• • • 

An Easter Egg Hunt and Earth Day 

Festival are from 8 a.m.-noon on Saturday, 

April 15 at City Hall Park Pavilion, 2032 

Hanley Road in Dardenne Prairie. Hunts 

will be divided by age groups. Find a special 

egg and win a prize. The Easter Bunny 

will visit, so bring a camera. The Earth Day 

Festival and Arbor Day Celebration will 

take place at City Hall Park from 9-11 a.m. 

before or after the egg hunt. Visit booths, 

make environmentally-friendly crafts and 

pick up a free tree seedling [one seedling 

per family]. For event questions, contact 

the Parks & Recreation Department at 

(636) 755-5308 or email Mathew@dardennepraire.org. 

• • • 

Meet the Easter Bunny now through 

Saturday, April 15 in Center Court. Monday-Saturday 

from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 

Sundays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visiting 

the Easter Bunny is always free. For 

details about Fast Pass and available 

photo packages, visit www.shopmidriversmall.com. 

Since Fido and Fluffy are 

part of the family, you can bring them, 

too, during Pet Nights, Tuesdays, March 

28, April 4 & April 11 in Center Court 

from 6-9 p.m. Furry friends [dogs and cats 

only] attending Pet Night must be leashed 

at all times. Pet photos with the Bunny 

will only be taken during scheduled Pet 

Nights. Please park and enter the mall at 

the V-Stock entrance. 

LIVE PERFORMANCES 

St. Peters Choral Society, under the 

direction of John H. Smith, will present its 

26th Annual Spring Concert; America! 

United We Stand, on Sunday, April 30 at 

2:00 p.m. at the Fort Zumwalt South High 

School Auditorium, 8050 Mexico Road, in 

St. Peters. Tickets are available from members: 

$10 for adults and $5 for kids, 12 and 

under. Tickets also available at the door 

until sold out. Go to the website, www. 

stpeterschoralsociety.org for details or call 

(636) 447-5341.

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by Mid Rivers 

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St.Charles MO 63303 

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MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 

Buy 1 Get 1 Drinks 

(8pm - Close) 

THUSDAY 

Rib Platter $7.99 

Acoustic Open Mic Night 

& $1 Beer 

(8pm-close) 

New Menu! 

FREE BUFFALO DIP 

with purchase of 2 Entrees 

($5.95 value) 

Comedy Open Mic 

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Cannot be compined with 1/2 price menu 

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All Day & Night 

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Sirloin Steak, 2 Sides & 

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Beer & Cocktail Specials 

(9pm - Close) 

SUNDAY 

1/2 Price Menu 

1/2 Price Drafts 

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1/2 Price Appetizers 

(6pm - 10pm. No Coupons) 

75¢ Beer & Drinks 

(9pm-11pm) 

Cowboy night 

SATURDAY 

Live Music 

(9pm - Close) 

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Happy Hour 

Food & Drink Specials! 

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38 I BUSINESS I 

business 

briefs 

PEOPLE 

The St. Charles County Democratic Central 

Committee hired Bill Otto as executive 

director. A retired air traffic controller 

of 31 years, Otto served seven years in the 

U.S. Navy after attending Meramec Junior 

College and the University of Missouri-St. 

Louis. Otto served on the Bridgeton City 

Council from 1989 to 1995. In 2012, he 

was elected to his first term in the Missouri 

House. 

• • • 



Shari Wynn, vice 

president of Gershman 

Mortgage, was 

awarded the St. 

Charles County Women’s 

Council of REAL- 

TORS Affiliate of the 

Year award. Wynn has 

been with Gershman 

Mortgage since 1985. 

• • • 

Lewis Rice law firm 

member Sarah E. 

Mullen, of New Melle, 

recently received the 

2017 Women’s Justice 

Rising Star Award 

from Missouri Lawyer’s 

Weekly. The winners 

will be celebrated 

Wynn 

Mullen 

at the Women’s Justice Awards dinner on 

April 27 at the Four Seasons St. Louis. 

• • • 

O’Fallon resident Dale Bax, vice president 

of St. Charles-based Bax Engineering Co., 

was elected to the Midwest BankCentre’s St. 

Charles County Advisory Board. Bax leads 

residential design for the full-service civil 

engineering and land surveying firm. 

• • • 

Lindenwood University advertising 

students Rebecca Gander, Jess Hodge, 

Shelly Hoerner, Cassie Klopmeyer, 

Morgan Riggs, Sierra Teson and Maggie 

Winchell recently won first place in the 

student division at the St. Louis ADDY 

Awards, presented by the American Advertising 

Federation. For the competition, the 

group assembled a multi-faceted advertising 

campaign for Snapple. 



Lindenwood students receive ADDY award 

PLACES 

Dierbergs Markets recently donated 

$75,000 toward Operation Food Search’s 

capital campaign to assist with ending food 

insecurity problems in the greater St. Louis 

region. 

• • • 

MID RIVERS HOME PAGES 

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at low cost vs. replacement 

Polyfoam or Mudjacking 

CALL FOR A FREE INSPECTION 

Transferrable warranties • Small jobs welcome 

Serving the area 

since 1955 

A division of Quality Waterproofing 314-202-6000 

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DECK STAINING 

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Years! 

POWER WASHING 

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Removal of Mold & Dirt from Siding Gutters Whitened 

Also Available: Window & Gutter Cleaning 

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Now Scheduling 

Spring Projects! 

Custom Decks • Concrete 

Int/Ext Paint • Powerwashing 

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Windows • Gutters • Sun Rooms • Pole Barns 

Snow Removal • Kitchens & Baths 

Carpentry • Drywall • Remodeling 

“WE DO IT ALL” 

16 Years Experience 

Senior Discounts 

Free Estimates 

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Guaranteed 

Satisfaction 

636.244.0461 

JetStreamCleaningServices.com Serving the area since 2003 

THE FAN MAN 

INSTAllATIoN ProFESSIoNAlS 

Ceiling Fans • Wholehouse Fans 

Gable Vent Fans • Recessed Lighting 

Specializing in installation for two story homes 

with no wiring on first floor. 

When Handyman Quality Just Won't Do. 

(314) 510-6400 

New Horizons 

Pressure Washing 

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• Homes • Concrete 

• Decks • Gutters • Block & Brick 

Homes starting at $199 

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Insured • FREE Estimates 

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We Fix Leaking Chimneys 

GUARANTEED! 

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Call for a Free Estimate! 

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Lawn Cutting & Maintenance 

Landscapes, Fences 

& More L.L.C. 

10% OFF 

A Full Year 

Service & 

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(636) 294-0280 (314) 795-8219 

Mark Grannemann 

Construction • Exteriors • Roofing 

ROOF LEAKING? 

Call Today! Inspected Today! 

A-Tech Exteriors 

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• 1 Room Or Entire Basement 

• FREE Design Service 

• Finish What You Started 

• As Low As $15 sq. ft. 

• Professional Painters, Drywall 

Hangers & Tapers 

Call Rich on cell 314.713.1388 

Brad Thomas 

Stairs 

•Baluster Replacement 

•Staircase Remodeling 

Brad Thomas 

314-954-2050 

Wildwood 

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ARBORISTPLUS 

TREE SERVICE • SINCE 1994 

Deadwooding • Pruning • Removal • Trimming 

Stump Grinding • Emergency Tree Service • Gutter Cleaning 

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Fully Insured & Licensed 

• Roofing 

• Windows 

• Gutters 

• Siding 

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Starting at 

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I BUSINESS I 39 

• MID RIVERS CLASSIFIEDS • 636.591.0010 • 

From left are Mary West, Mary Jo Garofalo, Mayor Sally Faith, Michelle Rosner, Lone Callahan, 

Bob Rutkowski, Paul Sikorski, Carol Minges, Jim Combs, Dave Franke, Robyn Whalen, Brad La 

Macchia and Steve Broadbent. 

Jerry Kelly Heating & Air Conditioning 

held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its 

new location, 4631 N. Saint Peters Parkway. 

Owners Steve and Jill Miles were 

joined by company founder Jerry Kelly, 

employees, family and friends along with 

St. Peters Mayor Len Pagano, representatives 

of the city, and board members and 

ambassadors of the Greater St. Charles 

County Chamber of Commerce. 

• • • 

1st Financial Federal Credit Union 

broke ground on its new branch, located 

at 1721 Zumbehl Road in St. Charles with 

Mayor Sally Faith and Alderman Mary 

West [Ward 4] attending. 

• • • 

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital 

– Lake Saint Louis recently opened 

to patients the first section of its tower 

expansion. The multi-phase project will 

expand the hospital and improve access for 

patients in Western St. Charles, Warren and 

Lincoln counties. 

NETWORKING AND EVENTS 

Powers Healthmart Pharmacy, 7776 

Winghaven Blvd. in O’Fallon, sponsors 

a St. Luke’s Mobile Mammography 

Van Visit on Friday, April 7 from 8 a.m.- 

1:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, 

call (314) 205-6267 or contact Sharlene 

Powers at (636) 265-2924 for more information. 

• • • 

A St. Charles County Veterans Connect 

Jerry Kelly Heating & Cooling grand opening 

event takes place on Saturday, April 8 from 

11 a.m.-2 p.m. at St. Charles Community 

College/Student College Center Building, 

4601 Mid Rivers Mall Drive in Cottleville. 

Sponsored by Vision Leadership 

of St. Charles County, the event is free and 

provides local veterans with money management 

education, continuing education 

information and complimentary business 

attire for job interviews. 

• • • 

The O’Fallon Chamber of Commerce 

& Industries hosts a free Business After 

Hours for chamber members on Tuesday, 

April 11 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Krilogy 

Financial, 1 Mid Rivers Mall Drive, Suite 

120 in St. Peters. Appetizers and drinks 

provided. Register online or contact Sara 

Henderson at (636) 240-1818 for more 

information. 

• • • 

A Young Professionals of St. Charles 

County meeting takes place on Wednesday, 

April 12 from noon-1 p.m. Location to be 

determined, contact Scott Tate at scott@ 

gstccc.com for more information. The 

event is free to attend. 

• • • 

The Greater St. Charles Chamber of 

Commerce hosts a Small Business Expo 

on Wednesday, April 19 from 11:00 a.m.- 

5:00 p.m. at the St. Charles Convention 

Center, 1 Convention Center Plaza. Chamber 

members receive a discounted booth 

– a $500 value for $200. If interested, call 

(636) 946-0633 or email scott@gstccc. 

com. 

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY 

Are you ready to be physically 

and financially fit in 2017? 

Call for appt. ONLY. Get all the 

information on this appt. 

800.478.7441 

ELECTRICAL 

ERIC'S ELECTRIC 

Licensed, Bonded and Insured: 

Service upgrades, fans, can lights, 

switches, outlets, basements, 

code violations fixed, we do it 

all. Emergency calls & back-up 

generators. No job too small. 

Competitively priced. Free Estimates. 

Just call 636-262-5840 

HAULING 

J & J HAULING 

WE HAUL IT ALL 

Service 7 days. Debris, furniture, 

appliances, household trash, 

yard debris, railroad ties, fencing, 

decks. Garage & Basement Clean-up 

Neat, courteous, affordable rates. 

Call: 636-379-8062 or 

email: jandjhaul@aol.com 

ASSISTED CARE 

Helping you stay Right at Home 

We tailor in-home care to individual needs, including: 

• Companionship 

• Light Housekeeping, Laundry, Groceries, Transportation 

• Medication Reminders 

• Assistance with Doctor Appointments 

• Assistance with Personal Care 

• Alzheimer's & Dementia care 

• Post-Op & Rehab Assistance 

• Help with Hospice & Respite 

Don't overpay for Homecare 

All our caregivers are carefully selected from the St. Charles area, 

bonded and covered under Workmans Comp 

• Matched to your specific needs • Live-In Care $ 180/day 

• Homecare Assistants $ 17.50/hr. 

Senior Services, Unltd. 

A Not-for-Profit Agency 

140 Jungermann Road 

(Next to Barnes St. Peters Hospital) 

636-441-4944 

28 Years Serving Area Seniors 

HOME IMPROVEMENT 

AFFORDABLE CARPENTRY 

Wood Flooring, Kitchen Remodeling, 

Countertops, Cabinets, Crown 

Molding, Trim, Framing, Basement 

Finishing, Custom Decks, 

Doors, Windows. Free estimates! 

Anything inside & out! 

Call Joe 636-699-8316 

HAPPY HANDYMAN SERVICE 

"Don't Worry Get Happy" 

Complete home remodel/ repair 

- kitchen & bath, plumbing, 

electrical, carpentry. 24HR 

Emergency Service. Commercial 

and Residential. Discount for 

Seniors/Veterans. 636-541-9432 

LANDSCAPING 

• Erosion Control • Walkways 

• Retaining Walls • Landscape 

• Patios 

Maintenance 

• Staircases • Bush Trimming 

636-366-4007 or 314-873-7091 

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In Home Care & Assistance 

For More Info Call: Right at Home St. Charles 636-379-9955 

LANDSCAPING 

MULCH,MULCH,MULCH! 

• Tree & Bush Removal • Mulch & Rock 

• Retaining Walls • Drainage 

• Paver Patios • Fire Pits • Walkways 

BRUCE & SON 

636-322-9011 

Follow us on Facebook • FREE ESTIMATES 

Chris' Lawn & 

Tree Service LLC 

Locally owned & operated 

Full Service Lawn Maintenance 

and Tree Care Company 

Mowing • Fertilization 

Mulch • Shrub Trimming 

636-265-7007 

314-482-3707 

PAINTING 

PAINTER 

DAN VOLLMER 

• I AM INCORPORATED INC. • 

INTERIOR SPECIAL 2015 

$75 Per Avg. Rm Size 

(12'x12' Walls 3 Room Minimum) 

FOR 35 YEARS 

FREE ESTIMATES: CALL DAN 

(636) 265-0739 

exterior painting! 

ST. LOUIS 

PAINTING & RESTORATION 

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314-968-7848 

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PAINTING 

PAINTING 

ADVANTAGE 

PAINTING CO. 

Interior & 

Exterior Painting 

Drywall Repair • Taping 

Powerwashing • Wallpaper Stripping 

Top Quality Work • FREE Estimates 

636.262.5124 

INSURED 

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PLUMBING 

• ANYTHING IN PLUMBING • 

Good Prices! Basement 

bathrooms, small repairs & code 

violations repaired. Fast Service. 

Certified, licensed plumber - MBC 

Plumbing - Call or text anytime: 

314-409-5051 

ROOFING 

SCENTSY CONSULTANT 

Scentsy aromatherapy, essential 

oils and much more are available 

from your local Independent 

Consultant today. Products 

for the whole family. Great 

holiday packages available. 

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WATERPROOFING 

TOP NOTCH Waterproofing & 

Foundation Repair LLC 

Cracks, sub-pump systems, structural 

& concrete repairs. Exterior 

drainage correction. Serving Missouri 

for 15 years. Finally, a contractor 

who is honest & leaves the 

job site clean. Lifetime Warranties. 

Free Estimate 636-281-6982 

WEDDING SERVICES 

Marriage 

Ceremonies 

Renewal of Vows 

and Baptisms 

Full Service Ministry 

314-703-7456 

DECK STAINING 

BY BRUSH ONLY 

ST. LOUIS 

ROOFING & RESTORATION 

SIDING • WINDOWS • GUTTERS 

314-968-7848 

TREE SERVICE 

DORSEY TREE SERVICE 

Trees trimmed or removed, 

stumps removed. Bucket truck 

service. Fully insured. 

In business for 30 years. 

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